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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
ANGLERS AGAIN
 TRYING LUCK
Fishing Enthusiasts Flock to Streams Nearer to
 Home

Many a Waterbury fisherman, disappointed yesterday in stocking a creel with trout from the more distant streams, turned today to brooks near home after several To- cal anglers had reported fin catches in such waters as Cotton Hollow brook, the Pomperaug river and Hop Brook. While good catches were reported some sizeable fish were taken, the opening day of the fish, ing season was mixture of success and poor luck for the thousands in the state who sought to entice to the surface flashing, fighting trout.
 Take Andrew J. Cooney, we'll known sportsman. It was "Andy's" bad luck to attempt the brooks in vicinity of Colebrook and Canaan, brooks where, presumably, the Wa terbury Fish and Game Protective Associations 4,000 fine trout were stocked recently.
 "Too well fed" remarked MT. Cooney. Too much feeding in the water. Lots of water bugs taking away interest of the trout in such matters as flies-or even worms"
 Mrs. Fanny Prosl, of IA East Main street, however, with usual luck, had taken nine fish from the Weekeepeemee river early yester- day; Jack Ahearn, of Wyman street and Ronald Delaney, Willow street, found good fishing in the Pomper- aug river near North Woodbury; Ignace Dervis, of Baldwin street, had good luck at Cotton Hollow Brook, near Naugatuck.
 Numbers were out again today, seeking less crowded areas where man could cast fly with some as- surance that it would eventuate on the surface of some likely water over a rock at the edge of pool; not in the trousers of casting neighbor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
Cops T estimonySaves
 Chinkus F rom Penalty
Naugatuck Man Wins Discharge on Breaking and En- tering Charge Following Supernumerary's Evidence

ough court by Deputy Judge Thomas Cunning on charge of breaking and entering.
 Chinkus was accused of attempt ing to break into the Polish -Ameri- can club last night about 11:30 o'clock. Peter Grzymalas, a member of the club, said he saw a man at the window and going outside en- gagged in struggle with him. The man got away and catching up to him again second struggle ensued, this time GrZymalas losing his um- brella. Grzymalas then called for police help.
 Grzymalas in court today said he could not see the mans face but he was sure he wore a brown coat and said the voice resembled that of Chinkus' whom he knew for years.
 Supernumerary Kenny in testify ing said he met the accused last night about IS minutes after the al- legged attempt to break into the club, but he was wearing a sweater, not a brown coat. Deputy Judge Cunning immediately granted the discharge following the Supernumerary's testi- mony.
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Legal Notices

DISTRICT of WATERBuRY,, ss.
 PROBATE COURT, April 14th, A.
 D. 1888. ESTATE of HECTOR
 BAURRASSA. late of Waterbury.
 in said District, deceased.
 Upon the application of ALBERT BELLEFEUILLE, praying that an instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased may be proved, ap- proved. allowed and admitted to probate, as per application on file more fully appears. 1t is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Waterbury, in said District. on the 21st day of April A. D. 1888 at 10:30 o'clock in the forenoon (Standard Time), and that notice be given of the pendency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by pub fishing the same one time in some newspaper having circulation in said District. also by leaving with or by mailing in registered letters, postage prepaid from Waterbury. a copy of this order to all parties in- terested and residing without the Probate District of Waterbury on or before the 18th day of April 1888.
 EDWARD J. SHAWN. 4-16.1t Asst Clerk
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 ----------------- but most men still favor conserva- tive hues. Mems accessories, how ever, notably shirts and ties, are definitely more brightly colored.
 Lent ended at noon today, with many attending holy Saturday Serv- ices in the churches this morning. Tn Catholic churches, priests bless ed baptismal water, Easter water, the Paschal candle and the New Fire in traditional ceremonies.
 A sunrise service at Bunker Hill will herald the arrival of Easter tomorrow mornng. The service, which will begin at 5:45 a. m, will be attended by hundreds of persons from all parts of the city. Groups rom Protestant churches in nearby towns will also attend.
 Highlighting ervi ices in all churches tomorrow will be special musical programs. Beautiful Easter decorations will also be in evidence.
 Social Affairs To Resume
 The end of the Lenten season finds social affairs being resumed, with numerous events being listed for tonight and the nights of next week. College students, home for the spring recess, will sponsor numerous dances and parties next week, while societies, clubs and fraternal or ganizations also plan gatherings for next week.
 Good Friday services in the churches yesterday were attended by large congregations. At St. Johns
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It's about to start. folksl

It's about to start, folksl
 THE BIG SHOW of the SEASON THE MOST POPULAR BABY CONTEST of 1888.
 Every child under five years of age in Waterbury is eligible to en- ter and to share in the $200 in cash and other wonderful prizes. It's FREE, folks!
 EVERYTHING IS FREEl
 First, you parents take BABY to the THOMAS STUDIO, the official photographer, in the Brown block, second floor neNr the stairs from the 41 South Main street entrance.
 Second, you either fill out the en- try coupon, printed daily in THE DEMOCRAT, or get someone at the studio to fill it out for youl Baby's picture is taken-and that means:
 Baby Now Entered
 BABY IS ENTERED IN THE MOST POPULAR BABY CON- TEST!
 BABY HAS AN EQUAL CHANGE WITH ALL ENTRIES TO WIN THE GRAND FIRST PRIZE-$100 CASH-THE TITLE MOST POP- ULAR BABYW
 Or any of the other fine awards.
 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU MAKE HASTE TO HAVE BABY'S FREE PICTURE TAKEN AT THE THOMAS STUDIO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
LOYALISTS FIGHT ON

Barcelona, April 16.-(UP)-Loy- alist Spain organized a new emer- gency governmental set up today and prepared to fight the civil war to it's bitter end.
 Gen. Jose Miaja, commander in chief in the Madrid area, was named in supreme and complete control of all Loyalist Spain outside of Catalonia. Coincidently 1t was announced that key cabinet min- isters already had left for Madrid and other cities to constitute gov ernmental juntas or committees and it was understood that two or three ministers would remain at Madrid.
 Admitting that Catalonia had been severed from Loyalist Spain proper by the Nationalist drive to the sea coast, the Loyalist author ities flashed wireless order to mer- chantmen on the way to Spain, dividing them between Barcelona and Valencia so as to insure sup plies for Madrid as well as Cata- lonia.
 For New Defense
 Gen. Enrique Lister, the brilliant Loyalist shock troop commander who two years ago was civilian mechanic, was sent to organize a new defense line based on the north bank of the Ebro river above Tor tosa. With him went his own divi- sion and other endorsements, to establish the south end of defense line that is to extend northward to the French frontier through the mountains of Central Catalonia.
 The Loyalists still had troops on both sides of the Salient which Nationalists drove to the sea, and reports were that the Loyalist counter r-attack in the Lerida zone of the Catalonian front was causing SO much trouble that the National ists yesterday flooded an area of about three square miles in hope of stopping them.
 Behind the Lister and other units sent to the Ebro river front went new fertilization units to build trench systems for long fight.
 It was recognized that the Loyal ists had suffered most severe re- verse. For the first time, the fa- nous International Brigade was split The German and Czecho- slovakian battalions broke yester- day on the Vinaroz front. The Germans retreated northward, the Czechoslovakians southward toward Valencia.
 Came on to Fast
 I reached the Loyalist front yes- terday just as the Nationalists were walking into Vinaroz under sky that seemed filled with Italian end German airplanes. They came on so fast that farmers were caught in their rice fields.
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not built, bridges constructed and parks developed, the money appro- priated for these things was de- voted to other purposes by his predecessors and he did not believe the people were able to pay it back at the rate of 40 mill tax.
 If Mayor Guilfoile is aware that many good people are behind with their taxes now it is difficult to see how he thinks he is looking out for them in his unprecedented special tax drive.
 Yours truly,
 JOHN SMITH"
 More Reflections
 Thus, with editorial and letter, the present sees the past and MT. Alcorn has opportunity to seek further reflection from the mir TOT he currently turns on Water bury's affairs. In fact, it would seem that another several hundred of witnesses, thousands, possibly, might carry through to the fall elections if the special prosecutor opened the doors for jury scrutiny of the administration which left office in 1922, left the original tax burden which now has major place at bottom of the investigation of municipal affairs.
 When, and if, MT. Goss is called by the special prosecutor, his stay before the jury might well be elab- orated into a period of weeks, a period of finding other records of other times, not to distantly re- lated, however, to the matters of the present. MT. Goss fought to have the surplus resource sinking fund established as recourse for deficits early in the Guilfoile ad- ministration, mindful of the crisis of the end of the Sandland re- gime, the near-bankruptcy of the city.
 Only this week has the sinking fund been under investigation by the Alcorn grand jury and, within short time, If, indeed, he is not here now, MT. Goss returns to the city from the south. Which makes all of this matter something of coincidence, in manner of speaking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
HIT-RUN PROBE
 OPENS MONDAY
Deputy Coroner Snlyth Is Conducting Inquiry in
 John Dimichuk Death

An inquest into the death of John Dimichuk, 50, of Cheshire, will be conducted by Deputy Coroner Wal ter w. Smyth Monday afternoon. Dimichuk, caretaker in the employ Of Dr. Herbert J. Corbett, was fatally injured when struck by hit-and- run driver on the Cheshire road shortly after midnight Sunday morning. He was not found unil six hours after the accident, and he succumbed to his injuries at Wa terbury hospital Tuesday morning.
 John Gwiazdowsky, alias James Starr, 21, driver of a truck which allegedly hit Dimichuk, is held un- der bonds of $5,000. Also held is Ed ward Miller, 24, who was with Gwiazdowsky at the time.
 A few minutes after Dimichuk was struck and left by the side of the road, Patrick Behan, A, was fatally injured when the car in which he was riding ran into the rear end of the truck driven by Gwiazdowsky. Hilman White, A, of 483 Meadow street, driver of the car, is free on bonds on $2,000.
 Dimichuk was fatally injured on the Waterbury side of the town line while Behan received his fatal hurts in Cheshire.
 Deputy Coroner Smyth will ex- anime more than half dozen wit nesses at the inquest Monday after noon.
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RECOVERY PLAN
 IS BEING AIDED
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 ecutive session next Wednesday.
 One Omnibus Bill
 An attempt will be made, he said, to place all spending money for which MT Roosevelt asked in one omnibus bill, together with whatever legislative authorizations are neces- sary. He indicated, however, that this procedure depended upon the ability of the house leadership to get a rule for consideration of legisla- tive authorizations in such fashion.
 The relief spending program calls for $2,062 100000. Taylor hoped to have the bill ready by May 1. Con- gress already is preparing to handle two items in the total. The house has voted $51,500,000 to keep the Civilian Conservation corps at its present strength through next year and the senate appropriations com- mittee has reported it favorably. The house will add a suggested ad- ditional $100,O00,0OO for roads to the agriculture supply bill next week.
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(Continued from Page D will be in the same vein as those resulting from the Merritt Parkway jury-conspiracy. The local jury starts it's seventh week Monday. The Bridgeport jury consumed eight weeks of probing before returning indictments.
 Whether the local action will be by indictment or bench warrant is question. Either avenue of ap- proach is open to the jury, for Judge Ernest A. Inglis, in his charge on the opening day of the probe. explained that they could either in dict direct, or report to Special Prosecutor Alcorn and allow him to file informations and seek bench warrants. Judge Inglis told the jury that the latter procedure would be the more satisfactory.
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sea.
 AS the Loyalist fleet awaited or ders at Cartagena, on the southeast , coast, to try to keep open the vital ports of Barcelona and Valencia, a little Loyalist submarine slipped away from Verdon, France, at the mouth of the Gironde river, in the Bay of Biscay, in gallant effort to reach the Mediterranean coast and raid Nationalist blockading ships.
 LOyalist Spain Severed The Nationalist thrust to the east coast had marked definite turn in the entire civil war. Loyalist Spain was severed. Loyalist armies held ! not only big area around Madrid but considerable areas in western : Spain and in the far south, as well as all southeastern Spain. But United Press dispatches from the Loyalist side indicated that the gov ernment was prepared to fight on even If it lost everything but Ca talonia.
 To this end, the new Loyalist line formed at the mouth of the Erbo river, and it was to be extended northward through the Catalonian ! hills to the French frontier. But already the Nationalists were hinting at a drive through the Pyrenees, along the French border, : to cut communication between Ca talonia and France.
 Further, they talked of extending their Mediterranean hold from south of Benicarlo to Tarragona-to form a front 75 miles long on the seacoast.
 Widen Their Hold
 Their positions at VinaroZ and Benicarlo, on the coast, apparently secure, the Nationalists widened their hold on the Barcelona -Valen- cia road by taking in Alcanar and Ulldecona, north of Vinaroz. Their airplanes reported that they sank one government gunboat and drove two ashore at San Carlos De La Rapita, at the south side of the Erbo Delta, the most important seaplane base in all Spain. Capture of San Carlos would give the Ma tionalists a base for their Italian airplanes now at Majorca Island, 125 miles east.
 Loyalist airplanes were active along the coast, seeking troop ships from Majorca.
 Along the coast toward Barcelona and Valencia moved tens of thou sands of refugees, seeking shelter in Loyalist territory. United Press cor respondents at the Loyalist front re- ported that as the Catalonian- bound refugees plodded northward. new troops and guns were moving
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Often, says Supt. Roach, this re- suits in a car being out of control. especially when the driver is travel ing along a busy street that is jut- ted with intersections. His state ment follows:
 "A study of the accident records reveals that the majority of our se- rious traffic accidents are in the main attributable to a few major causes: excessive speed when ap- preaching intersections, violations of right of way, driving on the wrong side of the road in an at tempt to overtake and pass other traffic. cutting left turns too sharp ly, failure to signal turns, cutting in and out of lanes, and failing to stop or slow down sufficiently at stop streets. In nearly every in-
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liberate case of using the bond money for current expenses with the well understood idea in mind that it would have to be raised by taxation at some future time. This enabled the officials to keep tte tax rate down, while they were there Gin office) themselves and let those who came after them settle the mess they were creat- ing.
 But there were more than the officials who went out and the ones who came in concerned in this transaction. The public was an innocent party to it and the fact that they see tax levy of $40 a thousand ahead of them is not encouraging these dull times.
 I think the mayor made a seri- ous mistake in asking for any more money than would be neces- sary to give the unemployed something to do and let the other things wait. If anybody kicked, all he would have to do is point to the fact that if reservoirs were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
OBITUARY

CUSHING - Mrs. Stella Marek Cushing, who was decorated by the Czechoslovakian government last year in recognition of her in terpretations of customs of that country through music and dances, died Thursday at her home in Montclair, N. J. Survivors include a brother, Charles Marek of 12 South Elm street, this city.
 BURNAKIS-Vincent Burnakis of Lake Winnemaug Road, Watertown died at the Waterbury Hospital this morning following a short illness. He was native of Lithuania but came to this country thirty years ago. For the past 19 years he has re- sided in WatertoWn.
 MT. Burnakis is survived by his wife, Michalina; three sons, Mi- chael, Frank and John, and one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
Especial to The DemOcrat)

Naugatuck, April 16.-Testimony of Supernumerary Policeman Joseph Kenny this morning saved John Chinkus, 37, of 26 Prospect street from a fine and possible jail sen tence. Kenny's testimony resulted in Chinkus being discharged in bor-
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Carelessness, Speed
 Causes Of Accidents
Survey of Local Accidents Reveal Drivers at Fault in Majority of Cases-POlice Appeal for More Caution

Most of Waterburys traffic accidents caused by few violations and of careessnes declared Police Sup erntendent William Roach in safety statement today The principal fault says is driving at too high rate speed in view of conditions Few of the citys streets says handle traffic that flows at speeds ill , excess of 30 or 35 miles an hour.
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vary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Vituc- ci will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock from the Maiorano funeral home, 267 Bank street, to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes at 9:45 o'clock. Burial will be in Cal vary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today and tomor- row from 2 to Il p. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Catherine Bolger was held this morning at 9:30 o'clock from her home at 16 Eastwood avenue to the SS. Peter and Paul church for services at 1000 o'clock. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. There will be a requiem high mass for Mrs. Bolger at SS. Peter and Paul on Monday at 800 o'clock.
 The funeral of Mrs. Winifred Terrell Hebert was held this morn- ing from the Arthur J. Lunny fu- neral home, 25 Central avenue at 9:30 o'clock to the Blessed Sacra- ment church at 1000 o'clock for services. Burial was at the con- venience of the family.
 The funeral of Adomas PuniSkis was held at the Mazaika funeral home. 10 Porter street, yesterday. Burial was in St. CaSimir cemetery, Amsterdam, N. Y, later in the day.
 The funeral of Alexander Bakun, Jr., will be held this afternoon at 12:45 o'clock from the Deliniks fu- neral home, 17 Congress avenue, to St. Johns Episcopal Church, where services will be conducted at 1:15 o'clock by Rev. Dr. John N. Lewis, rector. Burial will be il the family plot, new Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Martin J. Fahy will be held Monday morning at 8:15 o'clock from the home, 289 Hillside avenue, to St. Margaret's Church, where a solemn high mass will be celebrated at 9 o'colck. Bur- ial will be in the family plot, new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Kate Rielly was held at the Bergin funeral home, 290 East Main street, this morning at 10 o'clock to the Church of SS. Peter and Paul. where Serv- ices were held at 10:30 o'clock. Bur- ial was in the family plot, St. Mi chael's cemetery, Bridgeport. A solemn high mass for the repose of her soul will be celebrated next week.
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Episcopal church, seven clergymen took part in special three hour service which began at noon. At the Church of the Immaculate Con- ception, the annual three hour Good Friday services began at 12:30 O. clock. The Tenebrac service was held at the latter church last night, with priests from many of the city's churches taking part.
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F1fteen-Mle Front
 Captured By Rebels
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southward toward the new Ebro river line.
 The Loyalist troops. the core spondents reported, were discour- aged at the success of the Nation alist drive but apparently determin- ed to fight on.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many reia- tives, friends and neighbors, for the kindness and sympathy shown us during our recent bereavement, the death of our beloved mother, Mrs. Mary Grenier Chase.
 (Signed)
 The FAMILY of
 MRS. MARY GRENIER CHASSE.
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daughter, Mary Burnakis of Water town.
 The funeral will be held, time and arrangements to be announced la ter. Friends may call at the home in Watertown after 2 o'clock tonight.
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FUNERALS

Private funeral services for j.. Kieran Kelly of New York, formerly of this city were held today at the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street. Burial was in Cal vary cemetery.
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Italy is using more chemical pulp in making explosives than it can produce.
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DIED

BURNAKIS In Watertown, April
 18th, 1888. Vincent Burnakls, Of Lake Winnemaug Road, Water
 town. Funeral arrangements lateIs
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LOCAL PEOPLE TO
 ENJOY EASTER

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GRAND JURY TO
 HAVE BUSY WEEK

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GREAT BRITAIN
 ITALY TO SIGN

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Evening star., 1938-04-19
$1S,S0O PAID HERE
IN AGE AID TO 597
Lump Sum Benefits to April
Average $37-Virginia
Total Is $47,234.

Lump-sum old-age benefits totaling
sls,s392s had been paid to 597 Dis
trict residents by the end Of March, it
was announced today by the Washing
ton Field Office of the Social Security
Board. OF this total, 43 claims were
certified during the month Of March,
accounting for s5,4O6.52 through pay
ments averaging s37.8l.
For Maryland, there had been 1855
claims certified, 327 of them in March,
bringing total benefits of $50, 9,l4594.
The Virginia statistics showed a great
er number of certified claims during
March, 391. but total of only 1924
and benefits of $47,23436.
Throughout the Nation, the old-age
division Of the Social Security Admin
stration has certified 114,927 claims
and paid out benefits totaling s., 3,425,-
1914 All old-age benefits paid thus
far have been lump sums computed
at 3la per cent of the total wages re-
ceived in certain employment between
the time the law became effective and
the applicant reached the age Of IS.
After January, 1912, the system be-
comes one of monthly pensions to
eligible aged persons.
While the lump sums thus far certi-
fed have averaged between $25 and
$40. a claim of $549.50 was approved in
New York State during March. The
claimant had been working for sew
eral employers since January l, 1887.