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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

Christmas program Monday, over the NBC.Red Network, from o:30 to 800 D. m., EST. The chorus will open the program singing "Jingle Bells" following which Crooks will sing "The Holy City," The featured orchestral number, Parade of the wooden Soldiers" will be played next. Then, the Charioteers will be heard in two numbers, "Darktown strutters' Ball" and woman In the Shoe" Crooks will sing the aria, 'La donna e mobile" from VerdfS "RiRoletto." Miss Brodsky'S num- Der will be 1.-TWO Hearts in Three Quarter Time" The finale will be a medley of Christmas carols that Includes "Come All Ye Faithsul," " "FIoiy Night" and "Hark the Here ald Angels" Crooks and the chorus singing with the orchestra.
 The Hollywood premieres ce "snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," worlds flrst feature length animated cartoon, will be described in special broadcast from the Carthay Circle The. ater on Tuesday from 1l:4b ?.
 m. to l2:lB c. m, EST, over the NBC.Blue Network. The coior and glamour of . Holly" wood premiere win be heighten. cd by the appearance oe such fantastic film favorites as Mic. key Mouse, Minnie Donald Duck and Pluto the dog, In addition to Snow White, the Prince and Che Seven Dwarfs from the new Disney feature.
 With Clinton Twiss and Don Wilson, NEG ailnouncers, et the microphone, the broadcast VIII present music and dramatic scenes from the film. Wilson will act as narrator, outlining the story of the fairy tale against . background of sym. phonic music from the picture, played by the orchestra which recorded the original tunes.
 Snow White will sing her songs, 'Wishing Well," "WhiStlO While You Work" and "Sonae Day My Princess Wlll come" and the fairy prince will be heard in cone Song," and In . duet with Snow White. The Seven Dwarfs, who win inhabit . dwarf village constructed In the pare facing the thester, will sing their mining song, "Dig, Dig, Dig," and "Hi.ho" Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Pluto, Disney favor. ites, will be brought to the mi. crophone by special nevents an. nouncer Twlss, and they will greet the radio audience lm company with Hollywood film celebrities. The film is the most pretentious cartoon ever at- Eempted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
LOCAL EMPLOYES
 SHARES BONUSES
International Silver COffl- pany, Farrel Foundry to
 Present Checks

Two local factories have posted notices of payments of Christmas bonuses to employees and two others are reported to be preparing such notices. Several thousands of dol- lars are involved.
 The International Silver Company of Meriden handed out about $l00,- 900 to its entire personnel, including about $e,100 to the local division. George H. Yeamans, treasurer, said that the local division would be transferred entirely to Meriden by January 1. ..t
 The same company will also pay a g dividend on December 27, for each share dividend on its cumula- tive preferred stock, which will total about $i20,0o0. This payment will bring the total dividend per share paid by the company to $lo in less than year.
 The Waterbury Farrell Foundry has also made arrangements to pay bonus to each employe, amounting to 5 per cent of the earnings dur ing the past six months. The total figure could not be ascertained.
 Jerome R. LaVigne, office man. ager of the Waterbury Buckle coi1l- pany could not be reached today for verification or denial in regard to the runnored issuance of @ bonus to employees. The rumor was from an informed source, however. A bonus based on two per cent of their pay during the past year will be paid employees of the Musler- Liebeskind company, according to an announcement last night by Henry Liebeskind, secretary. treasurer. Forty-two employees will benefit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

still going strong "Uncle Billy Anderson, ex- slaye born on plantation Lexington Kentucky on Christmas Day. 1836 in the job daily at hs barber shop here The Negro centenaran has been working since he was when he served his mistress body ser three times day" Although "Uncle Billy says his Zap prehenson ant good as it used to be- he can recall tuckians as James Lane Alen John Cabe Brecknridge and William c. P. Brecknrdge. When Billy was 16 his owner died and he sold the auction block One day after he changed hands, he slipped away to Lexington to attend the funeral of Henry Clay Upon his return he was whipped. Resentful, Billy ran away friendly itinerant pedder helped him to escape put the seryce in Cleveland and then crossed into Toronto Canada where he learned his trade He returned to Ohio in 1862 Gen. w T. Sherman The general liked the Negro and made him his personal servant. Billy served sherman
 until the close of the Civil War; when he returned to Lex ipon and opened his shop He's been at the same oca- tion for GA years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

Editor Tall Tower Topics: Everybody today inter- ested in the accounts published in the daily newspapers depicting the too automobile accidents occur ring every day. And mostly everyone offering sugges- tions to try to eliminate them, or to reduce them one suggestion which came to to sound partially logical or wholly on chilly wintry nights especially drv ing at night When driver proceeding along thorough fare at night decides to turn into an ntersecting street he projects lis hand out of the window of the to denote his intention of turning into street According to the per- son who furnished me with the idea this gesture does not seem to be adequate especially when the driver
 ing dark gloves which makes the extended arm or hand not very dscernble His idea portrays the driver carry inc small red light similar to haShght, with row or small hand extended from it which could be pro- ected out of the car showing his intent He also adds that pedestrians should carry device of this type par tcuary on country roads to inform drivers of their loca ton and the direction they following The genial connosseur of traffic problems who ably manifested this
 mental image to me- stated that the manufacturers of these gadgets would be boon to industry, and help to retard the present business recession Yours very truly Otsey Pewgle.
 Good Night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

and horrid change in conditions over the map and, unless you are Q stu- dent of history, there Is no better manner in which to keep pace with this transition by event than by reading "The Illustrated World His- tory"
 The book, 1,152 pages, more than 1000 illustrations, makes the finest reference flle, as well.
 It is a volume. that must prove valuable and entertaining to every- one who can read. Tn fact, 1t should be a MUST" in everyone's library.
 You may see this excellent book, both editions, by visiting the ofslce of The Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

Hearsay |. . . Frank P. Crean who holds govern ment position as chief patrol inspector at Houto Me- expects to be with his parents MT; and Mrs James present plans materiaze he'll fly from Maine next Tuesday. |. . Henry Long and Idris Alderson should reap dividends of happiness for the untiring efforts marty for children of needy families. The less fortunate Edies will be guests of this lvewire service group at St. Johns Episcopal parish house tomorrow afternoon at o'clock Mrs. P. F. Tracy of South street has been confined to bed the past two weeks with illness, but expects to be up and around for whack at the holiday turkey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

Todays best story in novelette, form. :. The old song used to say redheaded woman was the cause o 1t all ." Up in Peabody, Mass, they're blaming it on redheaded man. He happened to be sitting in the front in the Peabody city Hall during oean0 Pafy al cas sns prize of $2OO the lucky number to be drawn from re- volving barrel. Came time for the drawing; every one edged little further towards the stage Announcer John Legasse called for volunteer to pull the lucky ticket. nameless red-head age about 30, appearance not alarming bounced to the footghts and was on the stage before second call could be given To Mr. Le- gasse skilled in this sort of thing the quick acceptance of the dubious of drawing the lucky ticket was ss stopped with it's opening near the redheads out, stretched right hand Before the stranger m Souia nuietiv said "Tlrn up your seeve!" Just like that And to make it convincing pulled up the sleeve him self . . A white ticket huttered to the ground Lynn ,wonan,s name was on it. Legasse smiled knowingly, the audience howed menacingly, and "Red" drfted
 through rear door of the auditorium with the speed of startled antelope . Had he remained he doubtless would have become Americas first victim of lotteryitls
 new form of murder, slow and painful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
BONES 300 MILLION YEARS OLD

Moscow (U.P0-Soviet paleontol- ogists have found on the banks of the Syas river a quantity of we'll preserved bones and parts of skele- tons of armored fish, which existed during the Devonian system of the Paleozoic era. The bones had lain buried in the earth more than S00,- 0O0. 900 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

Rev. David F. Gaines tells there are many young married people in his First Baptist parish who are deeply interested in forming some kind of an or. which they may have in common MT. Gaines sincere iv trusts that others who may be willing to cooperate in such program will communicate with him at once' as he is behind the idea one hundred per cent ex
 ected before long meeting of those interested will be called to consider affecting organization. The idea sounds real good to me- for there's nothing like friend- ship to promote church activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
GOLD FOUND IN WE'LL

Sparks, Kas. (U.P)-.Residents of Sparks and Tanning, Kas., have be. come so aroused over the finding of gold in a well near here that they are considering the organization of a joint stock company for further prospecting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
BEHIND l THE SCENESI WASHINGTON kgv RoDNEV DuTcHER-A Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Secret Estimates Show Unemployment Increas- ing Rapidly De- creased Buying Power Accentuateb Slump {. Jobless Count Surprises Officials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18
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MORNING PRACTICE
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Since Arabella got new plano
 She wakes the family before seven, Says she's got to do her scales
 Before her music lesson at eleven. Mornings when it's scarcely light
 Up and down she goes-whee! Major scales and minor scales
 Played in every key. Five finger scales, octaveS, chords,
 She makes the keyboard rattle, All the households wide awake
 And ready for Q battle. After scales it's exercises,
 ArpeggioS are her meat At racing up and down the keys
 Arabella can't be beat. Just at the end she does 8 piece
 To show that she knows how Too bad she hasn't an audience
 So she could take bow. Since Arabella got new piano,
 The family has no peace, you know, Because she starts so early in the day
 To play her do-me-sol-do. FEM. EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

'Marionette and the Medieval Christmas Play," translated from the Middle English by Prof. Homer A. Watt, Head Of the New York University Eng lish Department, will be dis. cussed at . round table of N. Y. U. professors and dramatlzed by the WPA Federal Theater Radio Division in the Literary Forum series over station WYNN and the Trans America network on Tuesday, December 2lst, from S:30 to 9 ?. m. Ashley Buck directs this program with John Rainey in charge of pro- dactlon.
 Vera ,Brodsky, concert pianist and the Charioteers, Negro male quartet, will join Richard Crooks tenor star; the symphonic orcheS- tra, conducted by Alfred Wallen. stein. and the mixed chorus on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

Bobby Breen, the extremely youthful singing protege of Eddie
 Cantor, win return to Cantors Wednesday night CBS radio show on December go, after which it comes to New York for eight weeks, starting January 5. Yt will Do the first time Bobby has been heard on the Cantor program since it vacationed for the Sum- mer months. Js Broeckx, and the welsh air, Deck the Hall" '"The Sleigh" and Jingle Bells" will musically close the broadcast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

9,00--Trom London. John Steele.
 0:i6--ChicaEO Symphony orch. 10:3Q--Ey Byerg Hotel Taft Orch. Time. IMPRESSIVE; iiii::iS--ccsspTiss;y pla.s. orch. t1:S0-The Dance Hour. il:4p-Horace Heidt's orch. l2.0O--Dlgn off. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-18

4 new series of morning programs entitled "The Rhyme Doctor" starts on WHOA, Monday, featuring Peter Maxwell, well known radio script writer and former newspaperman. To be heard from 8:30 to 0:46 a. m., the series is to be broadcast daily except Sundays. An hspira. tional series in which emotional problems of listeners are answered in rhyme, the broadcasts are new approach to the popular problem" programs in which listeners harassed by complex personal dif- faculties seek advice from radio commentators. Maxwell, who has been in radio for many years, makes his debut in this series as pro- gram personality. His past work has been mostly confined to scripting and among his better known shows are the Hezzy Gruff series of bu- colic philosophy. He is also the au- thor of Satin Skin" new book to be published soon.
 Top . notch spoilers from
 Brown University and Dart
 mouth College, will compete In
 the NEG weekly spelling bee on
 Sunday. The program directed
 by Paul Wing, win 60 out 0f the
 Boston Studios of WBZ.WBZA
 over the Coast-to- Coast Blue
 Network at 1880 ?. m. Each
 team consisting of five students
 will compete for four prizes, $26
 going to the best spelIef of the
 winning team. SIS to the. second
 best speller of the winning
 team. The best speller of the
 losing team will get SIS and the
 second best speller of the losing a team, $1O.
 Jeanette Mcdonald, singing star returns to the airwaves Sunday, Tor a special Christmas program at ' D. m. EST, CBS. Miss MacD~ .:ald has chcosen Christmas favoriteS for the program. Victor Herbert's oper. etta, "Babes in Toyland," offers two selections for the program when Miss Macdonald sings "Toy- land" and Josef Pasternack leads the orchestra in March of tne Toys" Leon Jessel's Parade of the wooden Soldiers" and "The Waltz Song" from "Romeo and Juliet" by 0ounod will be sung by Miss Mac. Donald. The Open House chorus VIII sing "sweethearts" from Herberts "Maytime," and Wilbur Evans, who returns from concert appearances in the middle west to appear on the program, will sing "I've' Told Every Little star" From Jerome Kern's Music in the Air" Accompanied by the st. Luke,s Boy Choristers, Miss Macdonald will conclude the program with e medley of carols, including "The Angels and the shepherd," Angels We Have Heard on High" "A. Christmas Carol" by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30
Stamp News

r LARGEST sale of a single S. A cent postage stamp in the his- tory of the Philatelic agency was that recorded in Washington when the Virginia Dare commemorative was placed on second-day offering. A total of 575,275 stamps were sold for $28,763. The first day sale of this samp at the Manteo, N. C., postoffice, totaled $15,850. There were 317,000 stamps sold there and 226,730 covers cancelled.
 The Dare stamp, however, has failed to win collectors general applause. While the design is lauded, the color, the quality of the paper and the gum have been criticized.
 For the benefit of collectors de- string stamps of selected quality, the Scent Constitution stamp will be placed on sale at the Washing ton Philatelic agency on Sept. IS, the day after its first appearance in Philadelphia. To insure prompt shipment, mail orders to the agency must be limited to the B. cent Constitution stamp. The stamp is 0.84 by LA inches, ar- ranged horizontally and is printed in purple on rotary presses and issued in sheets of 50.
 Forthcoming issues: Russia, a series to commemorate the non- stop flight over the North Pole to Vancouver in June; British Hon. duras, pictorial set; Malta, IS val- ues illustrating historical and re- ligious subjects; Ecuador, 10 new airmails.
 A complete list of all stamps on sale has been issued by the Philatelic agency of the Canadian postoffice at Ottawa. Address financial branch of the agency at Ottawa. .
 , Spanish loyalistS have released 36 types in the last two months, while the Rebels have issued no less than 34, mostly surcharges.
 NEXT: What country is known as the "watchfob princiDality"?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30

hurried across the room to pun down the shade.
 Vaguely she was conscious that the cars motor continued to run as she combed her hair and changed her dress. Someone in the house must have called and asked him to wait. Few people from the apart ment ever phoned for a taxi; it was easier to walk down to the corner and hail one from the regular stand. You only pl1oneo when 1t rained- or if you had heavy bundles.
 Curious, CIlly raised the shade and looked out. A woman was get- ting into the car; the driver strug- gled to adjust two bags which he put in after her. Two large suit cases, to be exact. Cilly recognized the woman as one of the tenants from above. She did not know her by name, however.
 She thought 1t rather unusual for her to be leaving the house at this time with suitcases. Hadn't Sergeant Dolan insisted that they all remain on hand for further questioning? So he instructed Cilly.
 In a flash the truth dawned. The woman was running awayl She was deliberately going away to escape Sergeant Dolan's further question ing.
 quickly Cilly raised the window.
 "Taxi!" she called. "Taxil"
 But she was just @ minute too late. The car was already moving. The woman turned around, startled by the call, then leaned forward and urged the driver to greater haste. Cilly watched them disappear around the corner, annoyed at her own stupidity in letting the woman get away so smoothly.
 A few minutes later, she was standing at the taxi stand on the corner, waiting for the same cab to return. She waited several min- utes, growing a little nervous lest she be late for the funeral services. It was almost 1:30 when the driver finally drew up to the curb. She got into his car immediately.
 Greenwood Funeral Parlors," she directed.
 AS he started of, cilly started conversation.
 Quite busy this afternoon, aren't you?" she inquired.
 Yeah, I em. Were you waiting long?"
 Almost half an hour"
 I'm sorry, miss. I've been gone from the stand almost 40 minutes. Had to take a woman all the way down to the Atlantic Avenue Sta tion."
 That's the Long Island Railroad, isn't it?"
 "Yeah. She was in a hurry to catch a train. Going out on the Island somewhere I guess"
 Cilly felt a vague disappointment. Imagine trying to trace anybody who had left the Long Island Rail- road station with two bags! A hun- dred people left on trains every minute and there were thousand small towns on Long Island in which to hid eout.
 Did the woman come from the Bayview Apartments?" Cilly pur- sued, nevertheless. T thought saw you pick up a fare there."
 "That's right" the driver agreed affably. "She came from the same house where that girl was mur- dered :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30
AnsUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 l. California.
 2. Six-cylinder.
 3. The science of the phenO- mena of sound.
 1. No.
 s. Unless rich in minerals the food value of water is negligible.
 6. General John c. Fremont. ,. God Save the King" 8. North Carolina. g. American novelist. 10. From the practice of stitching leaves together to support and hide their nests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30
Cillv leaned forward in the car.

Cilly leaned forward in the car.
 "The police will probably be ask- ing you about it." she commented cautiously. T don't think they would have permitted any of the tenants to go away until they found out who killed the girl"
 The taxi drivers eyes popped. "Gees!" he murmured. T never thought of that. Say, she might a been runnin' away, huh?"
 "She might have been. Do you remember who she was?"
 "Surel She phoned for me. Send a cab, she says, right away-Bay- view Apartments. You can ring my bell for me |. Apartment 4-B.' So I go over and ring 4-B, and she's down in a minute, with her bags. Jees! I never thought ."
 Apartment 4-B. That was Mrs. Wheeler, the widow. Mrs. Wheeler, who lived alone, and saw nobody go past her fire escape after the murder. Mrs. Wheeler had deliber- ately run away from Sergeant Dolan's questions. Why?
 (TO Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-30
CHAPTER XIV

An morning Cilly waited for Sergeant Dolan to put in an ap- pearance, nervously eager to tell him of all findings. The Utah news papers, she felt sure, led the case definitely away from Jim Kerrlgan' for 1t proved that someone 1n the house was implicated.
 Moreover, she felt convinced that it would be wise for the police to look into the habits and background of MT. Johnson. He might be able to tell a great deal more than he had. His sudden recollectoin of a tenant from Salt Lake City had come naturally enough, but had he spoken the truth when he said ne could not remember who it was!
 A sudden realization halted her train of thought abruptly. HOW ever, had she neglected to consider it before? MT. Johnson was the one person in the house who had the opportunity to commit the crime!
 He had every reason to be up on the roof at midnight, if only to look about and see that no one was there before he locked the door for the night. And he was the only per son Cilly had seen come out Of the front door as she knelt beside Amy on the ground!
 She had assumed, quite natural 1y, that he had come up rom HIS rooms in the basement to look ln- to the trouble. But was it not just as possible that he had come oo"n the stairs from the roof?
 Why hadn't she realized that De- fore? Based solely on circumstantiai evidence, Cilly knew that she could build iust as conclusive a case against the superintendent as Ser. geant Dolan believed he couio against Jim.
 There was to be sure, no motive. There was no apparent reason why MT. Johnson shc"'d want to Kill AYny.-Unless--ar Cilly hesitated to admit the rossib lity, even to her self-unless the man were mentally deranged. A few hours before she would have baniShed the thought, but now she saw him in new lght'
 H MT. Johnson were just a nor nal, simple working man, why would he pore over his morbid literature down there alone in his bacement rooms? He was not sutti- 1EispfIv educated to find such read inc easy. Cilly remembered how nlathodi2al he had spelled out each word in the simple note he had received rom Mrs. Elliot. How much mora dificult, therefore, he must hare found it to understand the technical praseology of his litera- ture on insanity. What curious fas- cination did it have for him? What horrible, distorted ideas ran through his simple mind as he slowly and painstakingly worked out paragraph after paragraph?
 However, in spite of MT, Johnson's curious literary tastes, there was still the matter of the newspapers to be explained. Apparently they clear ed the superintendent, as they cleared Jim of any connection with Amy's death.
 The funeral service for Amy Kerr was scheduled for two o'clock, so when 12:30 arrived and Sergeant Dolan had not put in his appear ance, Cilly relinquished the hope of seeing him. She went into the bed- room to change into the dull black dress. It might be that the sergeant would stop at the funeral parlors, if only to look over the friends and acquaintances assembled.
 Through the window, Cilly saw Q taxi draw up to the house and stop in front of her window. She