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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
RETIRED PETTY
OFFICER DIES
Alexander Mitchell Saw
Extensive Service With
u. S. Navy

Alexander Dick Mitchell, 40, res
tired Chief Petty officer of the
United States Navy, died Sunday in
Philadelphia. A native of this city,
he was the son of Frank and Isabel
la Reid Mitchell. Up to the time Of
his illness he was associated with
the Pennsylvania State College of
Cptometry.
Mr.. Mitchell spent 20 years in
the navy, and had seen service in
Panama, China, Alaska, in the
Mexican war, and the World war.
He taught in the submarine
schools at San Diego and at New
London, and recruited in Waterbury
In the early 1920's. He was stationed
for a time at the Lake submarine
works in Bridgeport for the navy.
He crossed the Atlantic on the 81 2.
one of the first American submar-
ines to cross the ocean after Amer
lea entered the war.
Mr.. Mitchell is survived by his
mother, Mrs George H Freeman, of
Waterbury; his wife, Catherine Nc
Dewitt Mitchell; one daughter, Is
abella Jean, Of Philadelphia; a
brother George, Of Waterbury
A military funeral will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock at
the Anderson funeral home. Burial
will be in new Pine Grove ceme-
terry. Friends may call tomorrow
evening from to g.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
LODGES GOING TO
BRIDGE OPENING
Odd Fellows Plan to Par
ticipate in MiddIetown
Celebration Saturday

About $50 members of Nosahogan
and Townsend lodges, I. 0. o. F.,
are expected to attend the cere-
monies at MiddletoWn Saturday in
connection with the opening of the
new Middletown-Portland bridge
The parade, which will be the main
event of the program, will start at
1:30 p. m, and afterward all Wis
tors will be entertained by the
Middletown lodge of Odd Fellows.
Buses will leave Waterbury Satur-
day morning at II o'clock, from the
local Odd Fellows hall. Stickers for
free parking at Otis playground will
be given all those who go in private
cars, and special parade hats will
be furnished to all who go.
The Townsend lodge met last
night, and discussed plans for the
37th anniversary of the founding of
the Rebekah lodge Of Odd Fellows.
Members of the arrangements COM
mittee are J. William Gardner, Rich
ard Owens and Ernest Burdett.
Nosahogan lodge will meet to-
night. Francis Merkle is chair
man of it's arrangement committee
for Saturday, assisted by Karl Wag-
ner, AL Weiner and William Shatas.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Rosario
Flammia Will be held tomorrow
morning at BIS o'clock from the
home, 439 South Leonard street,
to the Church of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel where solemn
high mass will be celebrated at
o'clock. Burial will be in the family
plot, Calvary cemetery.
A memorial service for Mrs.
Ellen Hyde Scovill, SO, of Water
town, will be held Thursday aft
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Wa
>ertown Congregational church.
Burial services for Glen Alan
Hockert, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Axel B. Hockert Of Falls ave-
nue., Oakville, were held today in
old Pine Grove cemetery.
The funeral Of Ignazio Sanchi was
held this morning at o'clock from
the Maiorano Funeral Home 95 Will
low street to Our Lady Of Lourdes
Church where a solemn mass of re-
QUEEN was celebrated at 8 o'clock
by Rev. Rocco Nadile. Burial was in
Calvary cemetery. The pall3earers
were Francesca Baiochi, Giovanni
Gaia, Giuseppe Vagnini, Aldo Zen
ca, Serafino Bartolini and Nello
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
0AKVILLE YOUTH
REPORTING BACK

According to information received
today from the local naval recruit
ing station Theodore Schafer, Sea-
man First Glass, U. S. Navy, the son
of Herman Schafer of Lilac ave-
nue., Oakville, Is to return to his
ship, the U. s. s. Minneapolis, a
heavy cruiser attached to the U. s.
fleet, and based in the Long Beach
San Pedro harbors after spend
ing 81 days leave at his home.
TED, as he is commonly called,
expects upon his reutrn to his ship
to enter a course of instruction in
the electrical profession, and has
taken Navy Training Courses in this
branch of study.
Ted attended Watertown high,
and while a student there, played
center on the high school basket
ball team. He is also playing bas-
ketball now in the naval service.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
STAMPS FLOOD
ALL COLLECTORS
Local P. O. Maintains Spe-
cial Service to Aid
Philatelists
G.. O. p.

Local stamp collectors should be
delighted at the rate with which
new stamps are being issued from
Washington these days, unless they
have begun to despair of obtaining
at least one Of every issue. The To-
cal post Office is making a special
effort to do everything 1t can to aid
the philatelists. acquisitions are
now being issued at the post Office,
which collectors may fill out and
present during the week to Carl r.
Deeley, clerk In charge of stamp
sales. These orders will be filled as
soon as they are received, and then
the collectors, to receive the stamps
they want, need only go to the win
dow set aside for their use on Sat-
urday mornings from 1890 to 1890
o'clock.
This unusual service has attract
ed much attention in and around
Waterbury, and several persons have
come in to the local post Office from
outlying towns to get the stamps
they want in this easy way.
The following stamps will 60 on
sale at the Waterbury post Office
during the month of August: The
six-cent in the presidential series,
which was due here last Friday will
be put on sale as soon as 1t ar
rives here from Washington. This
is red-orange stamp bearing the
portrait of John Quincy Adams. The
1-cent sepia, depicting Andrew
jackson, is scheduled to go on sale
here the 5th of the month. A week
later, the Scent olive, with the pic
ture Of Martin Van Buren,, will be
available. The 9-cent pink, bear
ing the portrait of William Henry
Harrison, is due here the 10Th of
the month. In addition to these
stamps In the regular presidential
series, commemorative is to be
issued during the month. This will
be the Iowa Territorial Centennial,
to use its official name. 1t will be
a purple, with dark brown center
and like most commemorative
stamps, will be of the Scent de-
nomination. The central design will
be the old capitol building of Des
MONIES. The stamp willsgo on sale
here on the 25th Of August.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02

members of city boards recon-
mended that Mayor Hayes be au-
thorized to appoint a committee of
is to consider change in welfare
distribution with view to providing
more employment, particularly
WPA jobs for white collar workers.
Request Of Vincenzo Spinalle,
seeking in behalf Of Spiaella broth
ers, a change in coming to allow ad-
ditions to the bakery on Bishop
street, was referred to a committee
of the board for public hearing
at 8 o'clock, August %, which is the
night on which the board next will
meet, by motion of Alderman King
Ston.
An offer Of $3.50 from Mary Evon
for the property at 724 and 725
Raymond street, taken over by the
city, was referred to the land COM
mittee.
Hearings
The board gave the board of
works authority to hold hearings
for laying sewers on the following
street: Charlotte street, Collins
street, Delaware avenue, Eldridge
street, Granger street, Grandview
avenue, Herkimer street, Melbourne
terrace, Rockland avenue, Robert
street, Steward avenue, StarvieW
avenue, Warren street, Bellevue
street, Burr street, Carmel street,
Chase parkway, Kelsey street, Mel
son street, Park terrace, Raymond
street, Simsbury street, Wilson
street, Winchester street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
STRIKE is ENDED

Thompsonville, onn., Aug. 2. -
(UP)-The strike of 300 workers in
the jacquard department o the Big
Glow Sanford Carpet Co., was ended
today by agreement between union
and company officials.
The walkout was called last week
when the union charged that form
er workers we're not given preference
in operating newly-installed high
speed looms. The company, it was
understood, agreed to transfer one
loom operator over whom the trouble
developed
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02

Popular with associates and public
alike, Sergeant Phelan had been in
the police department for the past
quarter Of a century. Named a
supernumerary in 1913, ne was APP
pointed regular patrolman Deem
Der 16, 1914. He was promoted 10
sergeancy July %, 1885. ~
Known On Hill
Much of Sergeant Phelan's police
service was in the Washington Hill
section, and he was known to Writ
ually all residents Of that district.
His promotion two years ago was
widely acclaimed.
A member of the Church Of st.
Francis Xavier, Sergeant Phelan
was leader in the Holy Name So
ciety Of that parish. He directed
several card tournaments and other
society affairs each year. He was
also member of the washington
Park Community Club and the Irish
American Social Club.
News Of his passing was heard with
regret today. His kindness had
endeared him to many, and his de.
votion to duty had made him re-
spected police officer.
The funeral will be held from the
home, so Lounsbury street, at 8:15
o'clock Thursday morning, to the
Church Of st. Francis Xavier, where
a solemn mass of requiem will be
celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial will
be in the family plot, new st. Joseph's
cemetery.
Surviving Sergeant Phelan are
three daughters, Mrs. Anthony
Stokes, and Misses Ethel and Mar
garet Phelan; son, Eugene Shor-
tell; two brothers, Patrick and Joseph
Phelan; two sisters, Mrs. Catherine
Reilly and Mrs. Joseph Blum; and
granddaughter, Mary Shortell, all o.
Waterbury.
Full departmental honors will be
paid by police at the funeral Thurs
day.
Roach's Tribute
Police Superintendent William j.
Roach paid the following tribute:
Sergeant Phelan was a good police
man and gentleman. Those who
worked with him for years knew him
as fine man and an able officer
and he was respected by his super
Tors and subordinates alike. The
department. suffers considerable
loss through his death"
Friends may call at the home
after 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
FOUR CHOSEN FOR
MINSTREL TROUPE

John Grappone, Anthony Demeis,
Lucille Colucci and Nicholas De
Benedictus were added to the cast
Of the minstrel show to be pre-
scented August II at the Mount Car
nell Community hall, at yesterdays
rehearsal in the basement of the
Third Congregational church. AS
usual, Henry Del Pc, supervisor of
the Town Plot playground directed.
Further rehearsals will be held
daily this week.
Tonight the mems volleyball team
will play the Chase park team at
Town Plot playground. .
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
G. o. p.

The probate judgeshp attracting the
candidates and that there battles for the
nomination both Republican
will
undoubtedly
Judge Slavn has not yet whether will
already the Maurice
receptive mood for the nomination Another
to be Attorney Croccchia.
Should Judge Slavn withdraw
the city court will the nomination him.
didates Attorney Harry Spelman L. Ganey
friends have been sounding out sentiment in his behalf
Judge Savin has been consistent winner maies
leaders hopeful that he will again add strength
whatever ticket Is placed in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
Litchfield Church
Bazaar Dates
Announced

The annual church bazaar of st.
Anthony's parish in Litchfield
opens tomorrow evening and will
continue for five nights closing
next Monday evening. This yearly
event which is always held at this
season of the year has always at
tracted many Waterbury people
and it is expected this year that
the delegations from Waterbury
will be larger than ever. Rev.
James F. Egan, the pastor of st.
Anthony's, was for some time
curate at the Immaculate Concep-
ton parish In this city and was Ia
ter transferred to Goshen from
where he was transferred to
Litchfield.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
OBITUARY

SIMMONS-Annie L. Simmons,
wife of Edward L. Simmons of New
Haven, died yesterday morning at
st. Raphaels hospital after an ILL
ness of several weeks. She was born
in Waterbury and lived here until
her marriage about SO years ago.
She was the daughter of Patrick
and Mary Foley Mcdonald. She
had lived In New Haven for about
80 years.
Besides her husband, she leaves
two sisters, Mrs. Esther Kennedy
and Miss Mary j. Mcdonald, both
of South street, and several nieceS
and nephews.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning from the Cox and Smith
Funeral Home on Chapel street,
New Haven, to st. Brendan's church
in that city at 8 o'clock. Burial will
be in st. Lawrence cemetery, New
Haven.
MENGES-George Menges, IS, OF
1856 Tudor street, died at his home
yesterday. He was a painter by
trade and had been engaged In bus
mess for himself for the past twen-
ty-flve years continuing his work
until year and half ago. He
WIS the son Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustave Menges.
Mr.. Menges is survived by three
cousins, Ernest Zeigler Of this city;
George Riegler Of Marion and Harry
Riegler Of this city.
Ths funeral will be held from the
Lunny funeral home, rs Central
avenue tomorrow Afternoon. at 2
o'clock. Burial will be In Bucks Hill
cemetery.
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can denied it, others said they had
heard them quarreling.
Seaman Saves Life

heard them quarreling.
Seaman Saves Life
Seaman Joseph M. Brouard was
on watch on the bridge when he
heard commotion. He looked down
on the deck and saw Duncan clutch
ing his wife'throat, beating her with
some kind of a short implement, and
apparently trying to force her over
the rail into the ocean SIS feet below.
Brouard ran down to the deck,
pulled Mrs. Duncan free, and car
ried her to the hospital. He sum-
moned DR.. Joseph Bohec, ships sur
geon, and Henry Villar, chief purser.
Mrs. Duncan had sWooned. She
revived and screamed: Get my hus-
band. Please save him. He'll jump
overheard"
No Trace Of Duncan
While DR.. Bohec was treating her
for cuts and bruises of the face and
throat, Villar organized a search for
Duncan. There was I'D trace Of him.
WClC VI OdQNdoO OfCl
the loud speaker system and all pas
sengers still awake were questioned.
None had seen him. BY that time it
would have been futile to put the
ship about and search the sea, as
Duncan would have drowned in a
few minutes even had he tried to
save himself in the rolling sea, de-
spite the fact that he was athletic
and had coached cross country run
ners at Colgate.
The Duncans had left their two
children at home. Mrs. Duncan told
ships officers that her husband had
sprung at her on some blind i'm
pulse. She said the only liquor he
had had that evening was a bottle
of white wine with dinner. Brouard
confirmed that Duncan did not seem
to be drunk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
MASSES

KEEGAN- Months mind mass Of
requiem will be celebrated We'd
nesday morning, at 1880 o'clock, at
st. Patrick's Church, for the re-
pose Of the soul of the late James
Keegan.
SWEENEY-A months mind mass
of requiem will be celebrated to-
morrow morning, at 500 o'clock.
at the m m C u ] a t e Conception
Church. for the repose of the soul
of Dennis Sweeney, late of Penn
berton st
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
FALLS TO DEATH

Norwalk, Conn.,, Aug. 2.-(UP)-
Slipping through an opening at the
top of large OF! storage tank, John
B. Coyle, so, Newark. N. j., fell 80
feet to his death late yesterday at
the Standard Oil Co., yards.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
Stokes Post

A meeting of Sylvester Stokes
Post, 6, Auxiliary will be held this
evening at o'clock at the home of
thte president, Mrs. Anna Matu-
savage TO Washington avenue. All
members are urged to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
COP. Aldermen Gang up on Judge McGraths Pension
Tributes Paid Late
Sergt. John Phelan
Death of Popular Policeman Widely Mourned; Depart
ment to Render Full HOnOrs at Funeral Thursday

Funeral services will be held Thursday for Sergeant
John F. Phelan of the best known members OF the
Police Department and prominent Washington Hill resident
Sergeant Phean died last night at ST. Mays hospital after
an illness of several months duration
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02
DIED

MENGEs-In this city. August list,
1888, George Menges, of 236 Tudor
st. Funeral tomorrow afternoon,
at $500 o'clock, from Lunny Fun
eral Home, rs Central Ave. Bur-
ial in Bucks Hill cemetery.
So East Clay street to st. AIMS
Church where services were con-
Quoted at $50 o'clock. Burial was in
Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02

Longhi, all members of the Mutuo
Socorsso Romagnola society.
The funeral Of Georgette Dionne
was held this morning at 8 o'clock
from the Belleville Funeral Home,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-02

IL y W. w hS
are now once
more enjoy
ing h e a | t h
through t h c
t r G a I m e nts
rec e | v e d at
I h l s Off ce,
a n d W h o
have direct
ed many of
your friends
here so that
i could also
help them, l
owe and give
many thanks,
as you have.
fharahv haln.
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PROF. DUNCAN in
TRAGEDY AT SEA

Continued From Page u
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YOU HELPED ME
TO HELP THEM
l Thank You.

To you who
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-15
''Sledgehammer''
Announces w ar
Declared On Sin
Young, Enthused Evangelist
Holding Services I'm Helton
c o m m u n ity.

Hitler may be getting ready to de-
clare war in Europe, but "Sledge-
hammer" Charles A. Keys, Jr., who
has been preaching on the street
corners, highways and by-ways of
Ashe county since he was only a
small lad, has actually declared war,
according to his own advertise
ments.
Glaring signs. tackled in various
parts of the county, carry the fol-
lowing high-powered evangelistic
appeal, ''War Declared Against the
Great Dragon!". Forward into bat
tie with the young soldier of the
Cross.
Copy printed in smaller type
reads-"He is unsparing in his con-
demnation of deceit. He has no soft
words for SIN. He breaks the stony
heart to pieces and batters down
the strongholds of the Great Drag
on, the Devil with the Word of God
in forceful, sledgehammer blows"
This week, at Z o'clock at night,
he is preaching at the Little Hell
ton Baptist church.
Saturday he says he will deliver
another sermon here next door to
SCOTS store on the subject of 'The
Meanest Man in West Jefferson.
With his dark hair slicked back,
Sledgehamp1er cracks jokes, tells
lurid tales and lashes sin in evan
gelistic fashion.
Some local people find his open
air service helpful, others are
amused and disguised. Due to con-
iestion in the business district here
where people are shopping, several
local citizens have suggested that
he hold his services somewhere ex-
cept on the main street.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-15
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
NORTH CAROLINA

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
Under and by virtue of power of
sale contained in a certain deed of
trust executed by Charlie Greer, ct
al, to the undersigned Trustee un-
der date of October %, 1896, and of
record in the Office of the Regis
ter of Deeds for Ashe County in
Book "a, Page 294, to which record
reference is hereby made; and
Default having been made in the
payment of said deed of trust as
therein provided and having been
requested to do so by the parties
at interest, I, J.. D. Stansberry,
Trustee, will, on the 10th day of
October, 1888, at the courthouse
door in Jefferson, North Carolina,
at one o'clock P NJ, sell to the high
est bidder for cash, to satisfy said
deed of trust, interest and cost, the
following described real estate, to-
wit:
BEGINNING on a spanish oak
sapling and an agreed corner, run
ming South % East about SO poles
to a spanish oak sapling, Henry
Greer's corner; then West 9 poles
to a maple, Henry Greer's corner.
then South IL poles to a black gum
bush, Henry Greer's corner; thence
Southwest with Henry Greer's line
% poles to a spanish oak, Henry
Greer's corner; then North 81 West
about IL poles to white oak, an
old corner; then South 80 West 81
poles to a spanish oak at the wag-
on road; then North Is West with
the road IA poles to a spanish oak
and white oak; thence an agreed
line 80 poles to an apple tree near
the branch and an agreed corner;
thence with the agreed line to
the beginning, containing Is acres,
more or less. r
This the 10th day of September,
1888.
]. D. STANSBERRY,
9-15-4t Trustee.
2
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~ The FEUD al :
49, SINGLE SHOT !
NMzT .u,..- By Luke Morf-R
By Luke Short

, lightly. 'Tell me about him, sis"
'Dave met him one day. He was
an agent for a mine and he was
scouting around looking over this
country. Dad like him and offered
him a string of good horses because
his own were pretty poor. He used
to come over quite a lot after that
and-well, we just liked each 9TH
er and decided to get married"
"After Dad died?"
eyes. A couple of months" She
turned to Dave and he could see the
pain in her eyes. "Oh, Dave, it was
awful. I was lonesome and dis
couraged and-he was so kind and
sympathetic and helpful"
Dave nodded, rolling a cigarette.
what about the place, Sis? I'll
have to 60 to Single Shot today on
business"
do you think it's wise? After
last night?"
Likely not" Dave said, "but I
don't always do wise things. Now
what about the place."
There's hardly a corral count,
the men tell me-" Mary said. Tied
never has been able to get the right
tally, but it's low. And there's the
paper on the place."
'Tn go to the bank"
you'll have to. Pearson is still
there. He's been awfully good to
us. Maybe he'd give us sixty or
ninety day extension, but I don't
know what good that will do.
we'll have to sell some land to
pay off the paper and get enough
cattle to stock the range decently.
And what if Hammond takes his
claim to court?"
''He can't win. We've got the
papers to prove it.
Cali that jasper needs is to have
some one talk salty with him."
There's always one thing we can
d." Mary said speculatively. eve
can sell out to him after he finds
out he can't bluff us, because it's the
only water he can get. I got let
ter from man awhile back-Crom-
we'll, 1 think his name was, asking
me to put a price on the ranch. It
was just after Hammond threatened
to take the care to court, so I fig
ured that Cromwell was Hammond.
what did you do?"
Nothing. I didn't answer him. I
got several more letters from him
offering money for the place, but I
ignored them all"
Good girl" Dave said, grinning.
Rosy, loaded with wood, entered
just then with two strangers who
Mary introduced as Sod Harmon
and Lew Finegan, the two remain
ing hands.
They sat down at table, Mary TAX
ing the hotcakes out of the warm
ing oven and setting them on the
table.
"Where you ridin' today?" Dave
asked Harmon.
"Not today" Dave said carelessly.
you're cleanin' out that corral first,
and rightin' those poles. After that,
you can fix that barn door. I'd shift
that hay in the loft this afternoon,
then rustic some boards and patch
that barn. After that, I'd get that
haydn machinery"
Continued Next Week.