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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15
Controversy Raging ODer Housing Project City's "Slums" Criticized at Public Hearing C. l.. O. Organizer Claims Landed Barons"
 Opposing Plans.
Opposing Plans.

and was told that for every unit torn down. Little publicity had been given this phase of the propo- sition until last evening. MT. Allerton said that he knew no plan to tear down existing build ings and MT. Culligan remarked that the government would be satis- | fled "if they are eliminated" but that this would be up to the local authority. The Waterbury real es- tate man said that -per-month units would not help the slum- dwellers" as none of these could afford to pay the amount" In answer to question by MT. Harris whether real estate men present knew of rents in Water bury for less than $20 monthly, several answered that they do.
 Various opinions were voiced, in brief, as follows:
 Mrs. Leila Alexander, manager of Pearl Street Neighborhood House: We are paying a huge amount for what is bred in the Slums.
 A. J. Hinkleman: "The vested in- terests seem determined to block the project"
 Frederick F. Nuhn: People in the slums, so-called, are not able to pay $20 monthly. Where will they go if they are moved out?"
 Lloyd Fitch: "Slum clearance pro- jects in England and Sweden have proved failures. The project would not reach the slum-dwellers."
 MT. Allerton: Not one real estate man has intimated that we are against slum clearance or that it would hurt our business. Those who say that must have guilty con- sciences to bring it up. We are for Slum clearance but hold that this project won't reach the persons in the Slums."
 Frank Norman: " Have to pay $25 for four rooms and glad to get it."
 Charles J. DeBisschop: Have rent for $3.50 room."
 Alex CaShin, c. I. O. organizer: "The landed barons are opposing this and the Serfs and slaves are supporting it. Those who talk about tax burdens should have been half as vociferous before the board of aldermen last night when they raised the tax rate four mills"
 Norman Neale: If they won't let WPA workers in the units then the project won't help those for whom it is proposed"
 Alderman C.. Arthur Dubois: What will the project actually cost? Will it provide homes for large fam lilies who are most in need?"
 MT. Harris: "Over-Stated question. The project will be built for both small and large families"
 Attorney Max Traurig: ''The poor man is not the one described by proponents of the project but is one who has worked all of his life to sake $3,O00 to build a house, now has to bear the burden of taxes, is the one on whom the burden of the proposed project falls"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15
Slnde, ALcorn Clash
 On Religious Angle

ence to the state,' twas the next remark by the prosecutor.
 Shade interposed at this point, "Are you asking questions or giv- ing instructions?"
 Slade objected to the remark of Alcorn, but Judge Inglis over ruled him.
 ''The purpose of the remark was to meet your obvious question and the purpose for which you put it, |" said MT. Alcorn with face flushed.
 Tt is not on account of your church that I'm excusing you,'' said MT. Alcorn as he challenged Ahern.
 Your church believes in law and order?" doesn't it," he asked the venireman.
 Ahern agreed that it did.
 On Tuesday the religious ques- tion took an important part in the proceedings, when several venire- men were dismissed immediately after they had been questioned about their church affiliations. The questions were all put by de- fenSe counsel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15
BETTY SOLOM|TO| ON DANGER LIST
Savings Street GirlIniured By Car While Crossing
 Street

The name of Miss Elizabeth Solo, mito, 18, of 79 Saving street, who was critically injured when struck by an automobile last night, remain ed on the danger list at St. Mary's hospital today. She suffered a pos- sible skull fracture, and other in- juries of the head and body.
 Miss Solomotc was struck while crossing East Main street from the entrance to the Scovill Mfg. Co. bowling alleys to a parked car. She had gone into the building to in- quire for a friend.
 The driver of the car, Leon Lock- wood, 21, of 12 Sterling stret, was freed in bonds of $1,0O0 after be- ing questioned by Deputy Coroner William B. Hennessy. Motor Patrol men Joseph Mccarthy and James Wagner rpeorted that Lockwood took Miss Solomito to the hospital after the accident.
 Mrs. Olive ziegler, 37, of g Val entine street, suffered a fractured rib late yesterday afternoon when her car was struck by another au- tomobile as she was alightning from it on Watertowr avenue. The driver of the other car, Ralph A. Ely, 54, of Needham, Mass, was not held. Lieut.. Joseph McEvoy investigated. Mrs. ziegler was taken to tn coffee of Dr. Edward H. Kirschbaum.
 
 Cuba may reduce its government expenditures in the next fiscal year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15
ANTHONY EDEN ON
 HISTORIC VISIT
Visits Grave of His Great- Great Grandfather Today
 at Annapolis

Annapolis, Md, Dec. 15-CUP)- Anthony Eden, former British for eign secretary who quit the cabinet in a protest against deals with dic- tators, came to this ancient Mary land capital today to visit the grave of his great-great-grandfather, Sir Robert Eden, a Tory" and last pro- vincial governor of Maryland.
 He was welcomed here by Gov. Harry w. Nice, Rear Admiral Will son Brown, superintendent of the U. s. Naval Academy, and String fellow Barr, president of St. Johns College.
 Eden drove from Washington where he had spent three days con- ferring with President Roosevelt, state department officials and others. Eden was scheduled to make a short radio speech here after which he will go to Baltimore and then re- turn to New York.
 Many documents bearing the sig nature of Eden's ancestor were col- lected in the colonial mansion of Hammond Harwood house for Eden's inspection. His portrait was moved to the mansion from the state capi- tol. He is buried in St. Anne'S church. yard to which his body was moved in 1926 from the yard of old St. Margaret's church at Winchester. Sir Robert came to Maryland in l769 and fled the country when the Declaration of Independence was adopted in l776. He returned in 17SS in an unsuccessful attempt to col- Iect claims of Lord Baltimore from the newly organized state assembly, but died the following year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15
City To Negotiate
 Loan Of $1, 500, 900
Controller Reports Today on Plans to Raise Money in
 Anticipation of Tax Receipts Due Next May

come populous within compara- lively brief period. In Detroit, for instance, the rate on municipal loan would run between one and one half and one and three-quarters percent, it was reported, whereas in Boston, with a nearly equivalent population, the rate would be only a fraction of the amount due to the long period of credit rating.
 Due to the lower rates of inter- est shown in instances of recent loans of Connecticut municipalities (the town of Suffield borrowing re- gently at 8 .25 rate, (twenty-five hundredths of one per cent) it was predicted that the controller prob- ably could obtain the short-term loan for between .18 and .21 or .22 per cent.
 Money has been at extremely low rates of interest during some con- siderable period, with the city of New Haven obtaining loan from a utility company at no interest against the tax return of the com- pany for next year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15

How the city of Waterbury will borrow about $1,5O0,0O0 in anticipa- tion of tax receipts due in May is expected to form major discussion at the meeting of the board of if nance at 4 o'clock today.
 Controller Sherwood l.. Rowland was instructed at the last meeting to report on bids for the loan when he answered a question of com missioner to the effect that he "had it in mind'' and had talked about it" with various interested per- sons"
 The rate for the loan last Decem- Der was .35 but whether money will be available at more or less just now will be reported today, it is anticipated.
 Numerous transfers of small items are in prospect and report on the cash balance of the city which will determine how much of the bills now received will be paid.
 So far as the rate of interest the city must pay for the loan neces- sary to carry it until next years re- ceipts are derived, it was cited today that New England and eastern sec- tion cities are ablbe to borrow at far lower prices than the newer com- munities such as Detroit, Los An- geles, and the cities which have be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15

Referene to religious af1liations of veniremen by defense counsel in the Waterbury conspiracy case to- day brough the statement from Special Prosecutor Hugh. M. AL corn that religion makes no dif- ference to the state in selecting jurors for the trial.
 During the questioning of Joe seph w. Ahern of Meriden, a Democrat, and a comlnunicant of St. Joseph's Catholic church, Att torney Benjamin Slade asked questions concerning religious be- uefs.
 What church do you go to2" he asked.
 '"St. Joseph's Roman Catholic, !" he replied.
 When Slade had concluded the questioning, MT. Alcorn addressed him, "It doesn't make any differ ence to you that some of these men on trial are of one religion or another" he said.
 "No," was the reply.
 "Nor does 1t make any differ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15
HURRICANE FILMS
 SHOWN ENGINEERS
Connecticut Society Holds First Waterbury Meet
 ing at Elton

The Connecticut Society of Pro- fessional engineers held their first Waterbury meeting last night at the Elton. It was attended by 70 regis tered engineers from Waterbury and delegates from the New Haven and Bridgeport chapters.
 The speaker was Engineer Fred erick zurmuhlin, vice-president of the New York Society of Profess sional engineers. He explained the aims and objectives of the profes- sional engineer and his responsibili- ties as to welfare of the public. Oth- CT speakers were Allan Hubbard, president of the state society; Harry Harris, national director from Con- necticut, and H. Scott-Smith, presi- dent of the Waterbury chapter.
 Some very excellent pictures of the recent hurricane in Connecticut were shown that were taken by w. P, 4 cameramen.
 Carl Gotthardt, chairman of the state membership committee, acted as chairman of the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15

the Angus Park Woolen O., Inc, al DayviIle, which has been idle foi two and one-hah years, and iht Adams Manufacturing O., this city, which was vacated for sale Sept. % by the reconstruction finance cor poration.
 The Assawaga plant was one of the industrial mainstays of Kil-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15
WOMAN BANDIT
 HAD MAN TRICKS

Boston, December IS. - (UP) - Her right hand damned into her fur coat pocket as though conceal ing revolver, buxom brunette held up and robbed 8 Jamaica Plain cleansing shop manager of $100 and three dresses last night.
 Bernard Weinheld, 27, told police that the woman - hatless and about 35 years old - entered the store during business lull and inquired
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15
RESOLVED OF BLAME

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 15.-CUP) Kenneth L. Dorman, Salem, Mass, today was absolved of criminal re- sponSibility in the automobile &C., cident death November Is, of Bengt M. Johnson. 65. Johnson was struck by Dorman's car while crossing a street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15

lingly fCl many years. Water-pQMe ights and all machinery and e1ulp- rent will be sold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15
VACANT MILLS
 TO BE AUCTIONED

Putnam, Conn.,, Dec. 15.-CUP).- Two textile plants, victims of the de- pression and the migration of the industry to the south, will be dis posed of here by public auction Fri day.
 They are the Assawaga plant of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15
NAUGATUCK

3 ROOMS Arch st., Nangatuck, Ina. Frank Monzello, 3s5 North Main St. 3-9442.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15

the cost of repairing a fur cape.
 On her way out, he said, she snatched three dresses, remarking:
 "Okay, big boy, I'm leaving"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15

SERVICE STATIONS The General Oil Corp.
 326 Bank St, Cor. Meadow St.
 41O WatertOwn Ave.
 385 No. Main St. Cor Grove St.
 4S5 East Main St. Cor. Orange
 S2S SO Main St., Thomastor, Conn. The Downtown Service Sta. ... .146 West Main St.
 Next YMCAl Park Service Sta- Cor. East Main St, Meriden Road Congress Fuel Service .S4S Congress Ave. DiNapOi Service Sta. Cor. No. Riverside. Green St. Park Filling Station ......... 1921 North Main St. MOntambauIt Tire Surgery ..... .3OS Meriden Road
 1858 ThOmaSton Ave. Berts oil O. $ Service Sta, Main st., Oakvile Conn. Walnut Street Service Station ... .33S Walnut st.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15

GIFTS AND HOUSEFURNISHLNGS National Variety Cut Rate Stores 146 South Main St
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15

Cuba may reduce its government expenditures in the next fiscal year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-28
PREPARE THE GROUND

WHENEVER there is a double
major tenace" in your holdings
that Is an ace-queen-ten-you
should prepare the ground If pos
sible before taking the first finesse.
Ii you are able to eliminate all
ether suits except trumps from
both the dummy and your closed
hand, one-half Of the double finesse
Is sure to work. After the first
fnesse loses, the defender must
lead into your remaining tenace
Or else lead a suit which gives you
arlff in one hand and a disca, d in
tho other.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-28
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
BY Shepard Borcloy
tho Authority on Authorlties''

4-Hearts and South contracted fox
6-Hearts.
Declarer won the first trick with
the spade A and cashed the A and
K of hearts. He then went to
dummy with the heart to the 8
and finessed the 8 of diamonds,
which lost to Vests ]. West re-
turned a club to South's @. The
heart 8 was next played and taken
with the 10 In dummy for a second
finesse When this failed, South
considered himself most unfortu-
nate that both illnesses failed. The
kibitzers pointed out to him that
the simple expedient Of cashing
his three high clubs before attempt
ing a diamond finesse would have
saved the day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-28
Ne,U Way Of Examining
Heart Is Demonstrated

Oy LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.
oNE OF THE most astonishing
.'isS demonstrated at the meet
s OF the American Medical asso-
n', TO my mind, was the new
n l.,Aoa of examining the heart
~, H'H the X-ray. A dye is put into
, ~ olood stream which shows UP
T. lne heart so that the different
,nalhoers of the heart and even the
,, ives can be seen. This idea of
S Talls selective dyes has been de-
a supea by the X-ray men with
S Sssal industry in the past few
i iba. 1t is truly uncanny to think
sr ~, special chemical can be
j n .s 9 which will appear only
n, u,e liver and cast a shadow on
St. cray plate. They have SUBJ
tbs IeS 10 outline the lungs, and
sto r Maneys and, of course, the
sUss iacn and intestines are old
MAN '' :. NOW the heart! The X-ray
-, Is taking over the entire body.
co me work of the Medical Milk
c0n4. .,llSsloners is an important
sNu''lOution to the public. veal.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-28

dealer: South. Neither side vul-
ierable.) .
!hls deal arose in a rubber game
ana the South player started off
WIN a 2-Heart bid. West over
, y this with 2-Spades and
:, and East passed. After g.
nedrtS by South, North went to
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-28
a Z 8
= A J 10 5
= A @ 8 4
= 8 2

mediately useful. 1t means that
that calf can be separated from
the herd, thus stopping one source
of the spread of the infection.
Undulant fever occurs in milk
cows and can be transmitted in
the milk to man. It is a very
chronic fever; sometimes lasting q
year. Chronic forms are found.
One case was Of dairyman who
felt all run down, went to a num-
Der Of doctors who made various
diagnoses Of heart trouble (myo-
carditis), etc., until at last one Of
them, because he was a dairyman,
decided to try him on undulant
fever vaccine, on which he prompt
ly cleared UP.
QUESTIONS FROM READERS
E. p. B.: please tell us some
thing about ringworm, its different
places Of location, treatment, etc."
Answer: Ringworm Is not a
worm. Il is a fungus which invades
the skin, often on the feet (col-
loquially called athletes foot")
But it may be on the skin any
where. Common sites are on the
thigh (Dobie's itch), under the
armpits, between the fingers. It's
treatment is either by drugs which
kill the growth, such as Whit
fields ointment or salicylic acid, or
by the use Of the X-ray.
EDITORS NOTE: Seven pamphlets
by Dr. Clendening can now be OBJ
tanned by sending 10 cents in coin.
for each. and g self-addressed en-,
velope stamped with a three-cent..
stamp, to DR.. Logan Clendening.. in
care Of this paper: The pamphlets
are: Three Weeks Reducing Diet.
indigestion and Constipation. Re
ducing and Gaining. Infant Feed.
OF Diabetes. Feminine Hygiene
and THE Care Of the Hair and skin -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-28

The ro ~ieet annually, and this year
their" most S striking development in
calfbO.u discussions was the test in
fever Tor the germ Of undulant
unduM1Nvtelr -Present Danger
the Msd;t fever-brucelliasis to
is an ' o. Milk Commissioners
all ovs esvear,-present health danger
nethoS Sr u, this continent, and any
sace es,' mat will detect it's pres
'y IN the herd will be i'm
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-28

o, " Clendening will answer
o auHs'lons of general interest
biss -, and then only through
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
Can Be Put Away

Judging by activities in local Demo- cratic ranks in the last few weeks, use of the term - dependent-Democrat- has just about been outlived in Water bury. By the end of this month thereIl be nothing but one solid Democratic party. Some 22,O00 voters will regard this as an augur of continued success at the polls That Waterbury will live up to all expectations in November when the state elections are held goes without saying. Even though no final settlement has been announced among party leaders, It IS very obvious that for any one faction to turn back now would be to invite adverse public reaction.
 The great mass of voters in any com- munity as large as Waterbury is not par ticularly interested or versed in the machinery of party politics. It is usually left to the efficient organization to man. age party affairs This has always been done in Waterbury; it will, undoubtedly, continue to be done here. But there may be such changes in the local organization which permit of freer participation by younger representatives of the party, of more ready acquaintance by the unini- tiate with the functions of a town com mittee, duties of district leader, cau- cuSeS, primaries, conventions, etc.
 For those who are interested in the acquisition of such knowledge and such training the opportunity now almost at hand is a fine one. We speak now under the belief that factions of the Democratic party engaged in removing such obsta- cles as seem to loom in the path of further party progress are truly sincere in their efforts to yield to the inevitable, party reorganization That this can be ac- camplished without any leftover hard ard differ on matters of policy. On the com mon ground of party interests many con- sessions must be made. When this is done, it again will be the Democratic party for Democrats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
Clean Landscapes

One of the biggest achievements of the worlds fair New York City is preparing for may be cleaning the faces" of sur- rounding cities, towns and countryside. J. H. Thayer, state tax commissioner in New Jersey, is one of the people trying to do something about it. The highways of that state will be literally plastered with signs of all shapes, sizes and colors," he warns, unless something is done in time. People who think it pays to deface scen- cry are already increasing their demand for permits, thinking to benefit by the heavy traffic while the fair is in progress.
 He deplores the present lack of control over the thousands of hot-dog stands, small lunch rooms or service stations which line the states major roads on each side" Too many of them, he says, are "ugly and dirty and little more than crude shackS, which can only be con- sidered eyesores."
 It is strange that the American public has endured such evils so long. Not even the people who thus spoil the landscape benefit by it, because clutter doesn't at- tract business, but often repels it. One decent, artistic sign in front of place of business is far better, for merely practical reasons, than forty ugly ones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
It's New To Us

State Highway Commissioner William J. Cox announces that one of the final bridges to be built along the Merritt Parkway will depart from custom. In- stead of the automobile lanes converging on the bridge as they do at all other structures along this route they will open out and diverge. This not only departs from custom, so far as we know, but it will call for certain type of construc- tion that is new to this state. From the description of the proposed new bridge we've never seen one quite like it, although 1t is easy to visualize
 There will be two lanes crossing the bridge, which will be over a street, not watercourse or railroad, in Trumbull. The lanes will be separated by 30-foot strip, which is even wider than the grass strip separating the two lanes along the main section of the parkway. That will be only 21 feet. But here's the difference. Where a grass strip separates the lane along the roadway on the bridge it will be an open well covered by steel grill, This might seem to constitute a danger, but 1t actually won't be and isn't as dan- gerous as it may sound
 There will be coping of good height four inches - to prevent cars leaving the roadway. But should they go over the curb, the grill will be sufficiently heavy to support the average pleasure car On the outside of the bridge lanes there will also be four-inch curbing with several feet of concrete paving intervening be- fore the bridge wall. This, too, seems to be an innovation and is designed to keep cars well over to the right and to prevent them from shying away from the bridge abutments.
 This open-work bridge should attract plenty of attention, both from the trade, engineering and construction as well as the motoring public. We don't doubt but what some car will sooner or later land or 1t, but at least when approaching the structure there will be no fear of entering a bottle-neck, such as many highway overpasses now constitute. The new idea eliminates this completely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
A Book a Day
A Country Doctor Looks Back
BY BRUCE CATION

"Tt's the truest book that was ever written"
 This, from the widow of one of those old-time country doctors" is about the finest praise one could find for Dr. Arthur E. Hertzler's "The Horse and Buggy Doctor" (Harper and Brothers: $2.75), a saga of the rural practitioner.
 That "the same account might have been written by countless thousands of old country doctors" Hertzler admits willingly. His book is not so much an auto biography as it is history of medicine as practiced at the turn of the century, and on to today. It is far cry from the days when the physicians pistol, wireclippers, shovel and lantern were as import ant accessories as his instrument and medicine case, to this age of elaborately equipped offices and hos pitals, but Hertzler encompasses 1t with the same ease he has shown performing operations in farmhouse kitchens.
 It is the human touch", how- ever, which the "horse and buggy doctor" gives his story that pro- vides its greatest appeal - the little anecdotes of patients and cures. of patients and failures.
 All in all, 1t is a worthy tribute to those doctors who worked without thought of pay, without thought of self, so that little of the worlds suffering, both mental and physical, might be eased.-T. J. H.