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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-22
Chairman

Vice. Chairman
Past Commander George A, Nc
Duff. Senior Vice-C Commander ].
Peter Costigan and Harry A.
DeVorken, representing the le-
gion; Henry Brophy, manager Of
the West Ends and Henry DelPo
manager OF the indies, Local
sports writer's In attendance de-
clare the match to be one OF the
finest sporting events arranged
here In months.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-22
Rev. Francis Higgins
Clergyman 20 Years
St. Michael's Pastor Celebrates Anniversary Thurs
day-Library Adds Many New Books
W ERVILLE
Mrs. r. W. Henion-l7S0 ThOmaston Ave--TeL $500

weekly Thursday evenings, during
the months TO come. The results fol-
low;
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PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss, Dec. Is.

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss, Dec. Is.
In a beautiful 6O-acre park be-
side the Gulf of Mexico, the Inn
by the Sea, under the manage
ment of Mrs. I. T. Rhea, pro-
videS vacations that are thor
oughly unique.
Sixty guest rooms are con-
tanned within the Inn, which is
more like a private home than
a hotel. Included In the facili-
ties are a fleet consisting of
cruiser, two speedboats, two
sailboats and an cupboard for
the use Of the guests. A con-
densed golf course is on the
hotel grounds and two other golf
courses are nearby.
Fishing grounds for channel
bass, drum croaker, mullet,
green trout and bass are near
by, and the interesting and his
toric Gulf coast country is ideal
for touring. Less than two hours
distant is New Orleans.
Near by are Fort Massachu-
sets, built by Union soldiers
and sailors during the Civil
War, Cat Island. Beauvoir, last
home Of jefferson Davis. and
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CHARLESTON, S. c.
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SUNSHINE CITY
ALL SET FOR
GREAT SEASON
Climate, Beauty Lure
At St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Dec.
l5.-Christmas in the warmth
of the subtropics, underneath
skies of cloudlesS blue, in a set
ting of gorgeous hued flowers
in full bloom and with millions
of golden oranges sparkling on
trees of bright green foliage.
will be enjoyed by "sunworship-
pers" gathered here from every
section of America as autumn
gradually gives way to old King
Winter and his icy breath
throughout the North.
Since early September the
Southland trek has been under
way and with each succeeding
month the swelling numbers OF
winter vacationistS nave as
sumed record breaking proper.
lions as the finest tranSporta-
ton equipment in the nation is
pressed into service to care for
the growing army.
TRAVEL MADE EASY
Fast through special trains
with overnight service out of the
East and Midwest connecting
with the two main arteries serv-
ing Florida, the Atlantic Coast
Line and Seaboard Air Line, are
already in operation for daily
travel through the season.
Air conditioned and stream
lined motor BUSES of the latest
model have been added to the
equipment already rolling into
the Sunshine Commonwealth.
Coastal steamship lines and
plane service into st. Petersburg
and elsewhere in the State are
carrying steadily growing pas
senger lists.
Before winter gives way to
springtime, more than 100000
will make up the vast seasonal
tourist occupation of Florida.
Arrivals here between now and
Christmas will find st. Peters
burg dressed in gay and festive
holiday attire, with miles of
multicolored electric lights and
colorful tinselled bunting fes-
TONED through palms and
Australian pine on the water
front,
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ELIZABETH CITY, n. G.
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Annual FlOwer Festival
Planned by Mobile, Ala.

and full information Of the
azaleas is available on request.
The young men Of the Jay
Gees have built this civic feSti-
val from a modest beginning 10
years ago to one Of the out.
standing tourist attractions OF
the country. Each year, thou
sands of tourists who ride over
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One of the enchanted spots
of the Deep South for tourists
is Mobile, famed for it's annual
flower festival, the Azalea Trail,
a 17-mile tour of flower-lined
city and suburban streets. These
gorgeous flowers generally reach
the height of bloom in late
February and continue in full
flower for about six weeks. de-
pendent on weather conditions.
The Mobile Junior Chamber of
Commerce which sponsors this
flower festival sets the date for
the official opening each year
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CHARLESTON, 8. G.
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the famed flower trail marvel
at the beauty of the azaleas,
which were first planted in Mo-
bile by FifiSe Langlois, one of
the French founders Of this city.
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Inn by the Sea on Gulf
Mecca for NeWlyWeds

Bellingrath Gardens, famous
beauty spot Of the South, near
Mobile,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
BY PETER c. RHODES United Press Staff Correspondent

Rheims, July 9-(UP)-Official inauguration ceremonies which will continue for three days, began at famous Rheims Cathedral here yes- terday. They mark the formal com- pletion of reconstruction work, which has been carried on contin- uously for 20 years. Among the leading donors whose gifts made the restoration of the cathedral, shattered and torn by German shells and bombs, was John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
 The first days ceremonies was a celebration of the centuries old history of this national shrine. Following a great dinner at which Catholic prelates from all parts Of the world attended with civil and military authorities, play enti- tied Hours of Rheims" was pre- sented on the spacious parvis in front of the cathedral. Hundreds of parishioners participated in the play, which resembles the popular passion plays of medieval times. Scene after scene evoked the his- toric days through which Rheims has lived, from the conversion and baptizing of Clovis, the first Cath ollie king of France, the blessing of Joan of Arc, the solemn coronation of Charles VII, who finally united the duchies into the French king dom, down to the tragic days of l9l4-1el8.
 Light to Bathe Cathedral As the play drew to its close
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
BEE HUNTERS IN
 BIG HUNT TODAY
First Public Event of Kind in U. s. Held Near Hgh-
 land Lake

Winsted, Conn, July 9-(UP- Using honey and sugar syrup as a lure, several hundred amateur and professional bee hunters scattered through the woods around Highland lake today in the first public wild bee hunt in the United States.
 Clockers stood by at the starting point to time their efforts and pro- claim as the winner the hunter who tracks down hidden swarm in the shortest time within one hour.
 Claude L. Yates, Hartford, as master of the hunt" instructed each contestant in chalk-talk be- fore the opening gun. Participants carried only their bee-boxes and a supply of sweetening.
 Their first objective was to cap ture a stray bee, feed it with the honey or syrup, release it and follow it's flight to the concealed colony.
 Its not quite as easy as all that. though" Yates explained. Tt would be impossible to keep up with the pace of the bee, so the hunter must mark it's flight, advance his box few hundred feet and await its re- turn. Thus the swarm is found after patient advancements as the bee. bringing other workers with 1t, re- turns each time for more honey or syrup
 The unusual event was sponsored by the Connecticut Bee Keepers as sociation, the oldest organization of its kind in the country
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
Three Day Ceremonies Mark Warorn Rheims Cathedral Restoration

Cardinal Tappouni, Syrian patri- arch of Antioch; Cardinal Gerlel archbishop of Lyons; Cardina Baudrillart, rector of the Catho" lie Institute; Cardinal Lienart bishop of Lille; Cardinal Suhard archbishop of Rheims; the arch bishops of Algiers, Cambrai Be- sancon. Bourges. Chambery, Auch Avignon. Tours and Aix; the bish- ops of Bayeux Bayonne, LuXem. bourg, Evreux, Strasbourg, Blois Belley, Quimper, Gap, Chartes Poitiers, Nice, Coutances, Orleans Chalons. Versailles, Namur, Val ence, Verdun, Tournai, Viviers Orna, Annecy, Soissons, Amiens Beauvais, TroyeS, Nancy and Mon- aco.
 One of the most impressive cer- emonies scheduled for Sunday i' the presentation of replica of the standard of Joan of Arc by a Brit ish delegation to Cardinal Suhard Lord Hewart, Chief Justice of the British courts, will lead the British delegation.
 President Albert Lebrun is ex- pected to attend the ceremony with a large delegation of French civil authorities. The French dele gation will be led by Paul Mar chandeau. minister of finance 1T the Daladier cabinet and mayor oi Rheims. The religious sermon will be delivered by Father Gillet, di- rector general of the Dominican order of priests. -..-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
ALCORN TOF|LE
 MINOR CHARGES
Expected at Tuesdays Court Session; Arraign=
 ment Date Soon

Special Prosecutor Hugh M. AL corn is expected to comply within a couple of days with the order of Judge Inglis to file more specific charges against Attorney Henry w. Minor, cne of the 27 recommended for arrest by the extraordinary grand jury :.
 Judge Inglis has ordered MT. AL corn to specify in what manner At torney Minor participated in the alleged conspiracy to defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars
 MT. Alcorn could not be reached at Hartford, but his son, Assistant Special Prosecutor Hugh M. AL corn, Jr., said that he expected the information would be filed within couple of days" Order for the additional information is the single point which defense counsel have obtained to date in their numerous preliminaries. Attorney Patrick Healey is counsel for MT. Minor.
 The new information will un- doubtedly be filed by Tuesday, which hac also been set by Judge Inglis as the final date for defense coun- sel to demur to the information as it now stands. Only a few counsel intend to file such dumurrers, and these will be agued next Friday. It is logical to believe that Judge Inglis may set a date for the arraignment of the accused at that time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09

mass celebrated by the leading cardinals of France, Great Britain, Belgium, Poland, Syria and the French papal nuncio, Cardinal Valerio- Valeri. Music from the High Mass of Vidor, with two or gans and trumpets, will be played during the solemn ceremony This will be the first mass celebrated on the high altar of the cathedral since the German armies reached the gates of Rheims in 1914. The ceremony will be broadcast throughout France and by short wave to the world.
 After the mass there will be a procession of benediction around the cathedral in which Archbishop Suhard of Rheims, assisted by the papal nuncio, will bless the re- stored parts of the cathedral. Sixty cardinals, archbishops and bishops will lead the procession. In the af- ternoon there will be a second procession bearing 100 relics of the Saints of France. At night the ca- thedral will remain floodlighted.
 Cardinal Hinsley Present
 Among the prelates assisting at today's opening ceremonies were: Cardinal Valerie Valeri, papal nuncio; Cardinal Verdier, arch bishop of Paris; Cardinal Van Roey, archbishop of Malines and primate of Belgium; Cardinal Hinsley, archbishop of Westmin- ster and primate of England; Car dinal Lihond, primate of Poland;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
CLOCK co. HAS
 RECALLED HELP
l5O to 200 Laid Off Last Christmas Start Work
 Monday Morning

In anticipation of new business, the Waterbury Clock company has recalled approximately 200 of its formef employees who were laid off during the 1887 Christmas period. Vice-President Charles H. Granger said today that between 150 and 200 had been asked to report to their regular departments on Monday morning.
 The factory had been almost com pletely shut down during the past week, for the employees annual va cation. MT. Granger said that in ad- dition to the ordinary staff which had been working prior to the shut down last week, almost 200 would be put to work on Monday.
 With this additional number, a staff of about 1,600 will be working, according to MT. Granger. In peak times as many as 2900 or 5000 have been at work in the Waterbury Clock company.
 MT. Granger stated that any work which his factory has completed thus far on electric razors has been purely experimental, and has not accounted for any great addition in employ ment figures.
 Several other local factories are also reported to be taking back old employees and in almost every in- stance those who have been working on short hour schedules are work ing longer hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09

floodlights lighted up one by one the statutes, rose windows and the facade of the great, until the en- tire cathedral was bathed in light. In contrast with the closing scenes of the play recalling the gradual destruction of the cathe- dral, the lighting showed every part restored to it's original beauty. No scars remain of the formerly splintered rose windows, the brok- en statutes, the crumbled buttresses and the shell-pierced facade. The millions of dollars donated by mil- lionaires and the pennies collected in churches and schools in all countries, together with the pa tient work of stonecutters, masons and glassmakers of France have removed the last signs of the World War
 Today the giant organs, whose restoration has just been completed, resounded again in the vast nave of the cathedral after 24 years of silence. Vast throngs crowded the cathedral and filled the square to hear a concert of Gregorian chants and church music. All places have been reserved for two months in advance. In the evening there will be second performance of the Hours of Rheims," together with short medieval religious play en- titled, "The Play of Adam and Eve"
 High Mass on Sunday
 Sunday will be the crowning day of the restoration ceremonies. There will be . Pontifical high
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
HALE-STARVED MAN IS FOUND IN. BOX
Police Take Semi-Lifeless lndigent to Hospital
 From Old Golf Lots

Half-starved and emaciated, the mi-lifeless body of John Grodes- ky, 52, of no certain address, was found early this morning in a packing case at the golf lots on Thomaston avenue, once the To- cation of Waterbury's Hollywood squatter's colony.
 Patrolman Thomas Grady and Bert Lacey took the man in the police ambulance to the Waterbury hospital, where 1t was reported that he was iH a fair condition. Vomit- ing spells made it impossible for him to be fed immediately.
 Unable to walk or even move without assistance, the indigent man, who has no known relatives, had apparently been in the packing case for at least four days with no food or water. Chances for his re- covery were considered fair by hos pital authorities. Police reported that a MT. Archambault had dis covered the man in the box and re- ported to them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
CHICKEN MUST BE
 CUT, NOT HALVED

Atlanta, Ga, July g - U.PO A coalition was formed today to back specific piece of reform legislation
 Governor E. D. Rivers, Mayor William Hartsfield, and City Coun- cilman c. M. Bolen want law to prohibit restaurants cutting chick ems into only two pieces before they're fried. They want the chick ems thoroughly dissected in the kitchen.
 The coalition wishes Georgia to return to the old Southern Tradi- ton" in the matter of fried chick en. Bolen announced that he would introduce an ordnance at the next meeting of the city council, which would require:
 Fried chickens to be cut into small pieces because a half of a chicken slides off the plate when the diner attempted to carve it.
 Chicken soup to contain chicken.
 Bolen is locally celebrated as the sponsor of a movement to force shop keepers to hang their awnings higher so tall men won't bump their heads on them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
CROSS BACKS
 UP NEW DEAL
Urges Election of Con- gressmen Favorable to
 President Roosevelt

Hartford, Conn.,, July 9-(UP)-- Gov. Wilbur L. Cross today called on the Democratic party to nominate congressional candidates this year favorable to President Roosevelt and the New Deal. e'
 However, the governor told the Young Democratic state executive committee this does not mean that every man should be yes-man."
 At the same time, the governor came out for the direct primary sys- tenn of nominating candidates in- stead of the present convention sys- tenn.
 It was understood the governor favored placing a plank in the party's fall platform calling for the direct primary. New Deal and insur- gent Democratic groups recently started strong campaign for the primary system and indications were the convention this fall would be the last in the state.
 State Chairman J. Francis Smith last week said he favored the direct primary and the Connecticut Fed eration of Labor was understood ready to adopt a resolution at its September convention calling for it..
 In the governors address to the executive committee, he mentioned no candidates by name. His call for New Deal support came as some- what of surprise to some political
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
Barkley of Kentucky, and Bulkley of Ohio Win
 Presidential Praise
THOMAS TO RECEIVE
 HIS BOOST TODAY
Roosevelt Continues Vest ern Trip Amid Plaudits;
 Many Board Train
Ry FREDERICK A. STORM

BY FREDERICK A. STORM
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Aboard Presidents Special Train, En Route to Oklahoma City, July o. (UP) - Presi- dent Roosevelt was expected to endorse this afternoon another New Deal senator seking renomination in a bitterly contested primary. Yesterday he assisted Senate Majority Leader Alben w. Barkley of Kentucky and Senator Robert J. Bulkley of Ohio, and today, in a major speech in Oklahoma City, he was expected to speak out. for Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma.
 MT. Roosevelt arrives in Oklahoma City at p. m. c p. m., EDT) and will be taken by automobile to the fairgrounds where large crowd will be waiting for him. He was ex- pected to be greeted not by Thomas alone, but by Thomas rivals for the Democratic senatorial nomination Representative Conner Smith, who supports MT. Roosevelt when l thinks he's right" and Gov. E. w Marland, who is HOO per cent Roosevelt man." They were eX- pected to be on the platform when (Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
SWEDISH ROYALTY
 IN NEW ENGLAND

New York, July 9.--UP) Grown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden leaves for Boston by train at 3 p. m. today, and next week he will begin a tour that will take him to De- troit, Chicago and Minneapolis.
 The 55-year-old heir to the crown of Gustaf V had recovered from a kidney ailment that kept him in the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Gen. ter for 10 days after his arrival for the new Sweden tercentenary cele- bration. The marshal of the court, Nils De Rudebeck, said that unless there was a recurrence, the crown prince would continue the itinerary originally planned.
 He will spend the week-en at Boston and Cambridge, and will re- ceive an honorary degree from liar yard University.
 The Crown Princess Louise was accompanying him to Boston. Prince Bertil, son of the crown prince by his first marriage, is yachting in New England waters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
FRESHMAN TO
 SPONSOR BALLS

New York, July g UP) - Patrick T. Montford, N-year-old Irish humorist, sailed for home to- day so smitten with America that he will sponsor balls throughout Ireland next January in honor of PreSident Roosevelt's birthday and donate the proceeds to the Ameri- can infantile paralysis fund.
 Publisher of .Ireland's humorous Dublin Opinion, he said the Irish would take deep pleasure" in send- ing money to America for sick care because America, through the Irish Sweepstakes. had contributed gen. erously to the Irish Hospital Fund
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
"Rump" Session Would Force Test of Indepen-
 dents Party Rules
ONLY CHAIRMAN CAN
 CALL MEETINGS
Culhane Opponents Plan to Prevent Him Running
 on Independent Ticket

Court action looms if any attempt is made to oust Chairman James Hartley or Attorney John F. Tobin from the town committee of the Independent Democratic party. Easing their stand on party rules, supporters of the two powerful leaders are prepared to go into Superior Court if any attempt is made to hold a trump" meeting of the town committee for the pur- pose of naming successor to Hart- ley or removing Attorney Tobin.
 If regular meeting of the town committee is held, members of the Hartley group believe they can mus vent any custer. For this reason a meeting may be called soon, in which case 8 bitter floor fight would ensue.
 Culhane Opposed
 Meantime, opponents of Senator George T. Culhane within the ranks of the Independent Democratic party, which joined with the local Republican organization in sup porting him last fall, have made plans to take legal action against him if he either seeks to run for office as an Independent Democrat or engages in a primary of the regu- lar Democratic Party for the senator ial nomination from the 18th dis trict.
 The factional split in the I'D party, disclosed for the first time in The Democrat several days ago, has grown even wider. A third fac- tion has entered the field to oppose the Tobin-H Hartley group and the faction headed by Senator Culhane. Secretary Lester Lonergan of the town committee, Eugene Sheehan, and William T. "Tipper" Conley. whose candidacy for the senatorial nomination from the 18th district has been announced.
 der the rules of the Indepenc-
 Democratic party, meeting of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-09
53 JUDGMENTS
 |NFoRECLoSURE
That Was Number Granted in Local Superior Court
 During Year

Fifty-three foreclosure judgments granted in the Waterbury superior court during the fiscal year 1937- 38 which concluded July l, repre- scented total debts of $527,162.33, a survey of the court records reveals. Last years total was considerably higher. Outstanding among the foreclosure actions were those brought by local banks. The Water bury Savings Bank was plaintiff in four of the largest of the judg- ments granted.
 Pritchard Building
 The Pritchard building at the corner of Bank and Grand streets, involving a debt of ,271.62, was the largest single judgment of the year. The New York Life Insurance Company was granted judgment in this case against Jacques H. Green and others. No judgment of the year comes even in the near vi- cinity of equaling the debt involved in the Pritchard action.
 Others Outstanding
 Other outstanding debts were in- included in the actions of Roland H. Camp and others against Frank P. Guilfoile and others, 66,683.41; Waterbury Savings Bank against the estate of Samuel A. Weinstein; $14,671.15; Waterbury Savings Bank against the estate of Max Rosen, 17,199.36; Waterbury Savings Bank against Anna E. Alexander and others, $14,947.56; Waterbury Sav- ings Bank against Flora J. Bronson, 10,218.69. The remainder were of lesser amounts. The lowest debt re- corded in a judgment was $657.96.