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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-12
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07

what the navy called security patrol" Object of these maneuvers, which began mysteriously five days before Christmas, was never ex- plained by naval authorities. Nu- merous theories were circulated.
 One Report
 One, published last week, was that the navy was aiding the coast guard in hunting boats owned by foreign CTS and illegally registered under the American flag. Coast guardesmen seized one Japanese fishing boat and announced that many other foreign CTS were using American ports illeg- ly. AS evidence that the navy was cooperating, naval launches armed with machine guns patroled San Diego bay nightly, and bluejackets halted and boarded numerous fish, ing boats to examine the papers and question the crews.
 California newspapers printed other rumors; that the navy was concerned by reported spy plot; that papers containing secret infor- nation on the Bremerton, Wash, navy yard had been taken from Japanese liner; that a fleet of for eign submarines" had been sighted of the coast.
 No Rumors Confirmed
 None of these rumors were con- firmed and navy authorities con- tinued to state that the maneuvers were routine. They began with an emergency mobilization that recalled many seamen from holiday leaves ashore. The last word from the lost plane was a radio report Wednes- day afternoon, when it was 200 miles northwest of Point Loma, which is across hte bay from San Diago. The message indicated that the bomber was cruising smoothly. The prevailing opinion was that the plane struck the sea and sank im- mediately. A bomber of similar de- sign nose-dived into the bay here few months ago and six men were killed giving evidence that the air. boats were not fool-proof in emer- gency landings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07
HURLEY REPORT
 AMAZES STATE
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General Charles J. Mclaughlin anc the governor conferred.

General Charles J. Mclaughlin and the governor conferred.
 4. The state supreme court heard arguments in the months long con- troversy over which department - public works or highway -. should control administration, construction and maintenance of highways and bridges.
 The case was up on appeal by the state from a superior court decision ruling the Highway Department was not deprived of control by a reor- ganization statute passed by the 1887 general assembly. 7 5. Attorney General Mclaughlin neared completion of a report which may decide what form an in- vestigation will take into the Mer- ritt Parkway land transactions.
 G. Commissioner Macdonald was progressing rapidly" on a report in which he will explain" circum- stances surrounding payments by his department of huge sums for the parkway land.
 '. Comptroller Charles c. Swartz worked on report which will com- pare prices paid for rights-of way with assessed values of the land.
 8. A $2l0,000 check paid by the state to the Port Green Realty Company, for a strip of land at Greenwich in connection with the parkway purchases continued miss ing in the state treasurer's office. It was the largest individual transac- tion in the parkway deals.
 Meantime, sources close to the governor predicted he would inves- tigate the land deals under a sec tion of the corrupt practices act which provides for designation of a state referee, superior court judge or judges, or common pleas court judge as an investigatory body, with full powers of subpoena.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07

Under the plan, members or mem berS and their families will be entitled to three weeks of hospital care a year, The rates will be low, with the basic rate for members being 75 cents month, or two and half cents day.
 The plan has worked successfully in New York and many other cities. In New Haven it has been signally successful, with three hospitals CO., operating and membership being listed in the hundreds.
 With the cooperation of em- ployers, workers will join in groups of 10 or more. The fees will be taken from their paychecks monthly.
 Those who work in establishments where there are less than 10 en- ployes are eligible to join if they secure nine or more others who are similarly situated. Membership can be taken out by the individual himself, for himself and one de- pendent, or for himself and his entire family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07

A few river cities have started
 new flood works or have voted
 funds for such projects, but on
 the whole they do not approach
 the grandiose schemes mapped
 when the full horror of the event
 was fresh in the minds of the
 victims.
 When the waters subsided and l. refugees returned to their homes : to view the havoc and misery : wrought by the flood, feeling ran , high. From one end of the valley | to the other was echoed the cry: 'It must never happen again" 1, Newspapers and speakers took up : the cry. Mass meetings were held, [. and orators called for immediate <. action"
 i, Congress Urged to Act . When the clean up work began, anti-flood conferences were in full swing in virtually every city. Reso- 1, lutions were adopted calling upon . congress to act immediately. And then the conferees went back . home to try to rehabilitate them selves, their families and their . businesses. River towns began to . take on their old appearances, and : life returned to it's usual, placid routine.
 An airplane observer, flying over : this quiet and fertile region today, would find the landscape little , changed. A survey of flood area | indicates that public indifference, legal difficulties and vanity prob . ably are the chief causes of the : failure to take action. Many residents of valley towns : have grown accustomed to floods , of varying intensity aud seem to &C., cept them as a part of their fate. One old "river rat" at Marietta, |, where the last flood caused $1,500,- 900 damage, said it was "the curse of Satan"
 Many cities have refused to apply
 for any federal flood funds or to vote local funds because the people
 believe walls and other protective
 wosks would be 'unsightly."
 Cost Thwarts Projects Others contended the cost of the projects would far exceed the value of the property they were designed
 to protect.
 Tn response to the urgent de- mands that poured into Washing
 ton following the disaster, con- gross set aside about $25,000000
 in WPA funds for flood projects.
 Under WPA rulings, TO per cent of
 tho grant had to be used for labor
 with only 30 per cent for materials.
 The cities themselves were to pur-
 chase the rights-of- "Worst" Flood Projected Army engineers say floods are purely chance occurrences and can-
 not be anticipated. They have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07

cerned.
 No Statement, Says Rowland
 "No statements today" remarked Controller Rowland to The Demo- crat, in reply to query over the telephone which he thought was a call from another department in the City Hall.
 Anything to say about the change in acquisitions for laundry in the fire department, MT. Rowland?"
 No statements today. No state ments at all" was the reiteration, albeit somewhat more positive than the former avowal of nothing to say. The controller seemed surprised that his first patronage of party in so small particular already had reached public attention.
 "He has more surprises coming to him." an official commented.
 Perry's Incorporated
 However, about Perry's, Incor- porated, the concern which Monday will take over the pittance of work done by two widows, as has been custom n the fire department for half century, or longer. Always, widows have had preference in handling as much of this laundry work as was feasible.
 H. H. Camp, of 97 Litchfield ave- nue, Watertown, is president of Per- rvs, Inc, ShermanH. Perry of Main street, Watertown, is treasurer; Sarah A. Perry, Of 51 Central avenue Waterbury, is assistant secretary. These three are the directors, as well.
 The concern is located at 41 lief ferson avenue, Waterbury, anf il January, 1897, reported paid in capi- tai of $39,900, with no stock out against this amount.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07


 There ensued a minute interval of repetitious complaint by the controller concerning the pay rolls, the sheets, in question, the audit demand, the condition of his office, and more. The mayor, tir- ing of this, demanded again wheth- CT the controller intended signing the accounts so that the members of the board could append sigma lures. MT. Rowland asked permis- sion to leave and seek advice, prom ising to return.
 Even then MT. Rowland delayed answer. But, finally, after being re- primanded for interruption of va rious commissioners by the mayor and apologizing, he got out a direct answer, "No", to the mayors ques- ton.
 Board To Assist Controller
 Matter of whether the board would meet once a month, as the charter provides, or twice & month, in order to assist the controller in his part of city duties, finally was voted on the latter basis. It was brought out that the payrolls did not have to be passed upon by the board and the mayor told the con- troller that he hoped that the pay rolls of yesterday had been attend ed to, saying that the controller had better see to it that they were if he didn't want reaction from some of the city employees.
 Pay Without Approval
 It was brought out, too, that the controller has the right by charter to pay accounts due without ap- proval of the various boards, but the custom of resubmisSion of these accounts to the respective city boards had been continued. Com miSsioners reminded the controller that any hard and fast rule which would make it necessary for him to submit all accounts payable to the board would result in definite ham pering of his own conduct of of- flee.
 OlLy Auu1tOr Appears
 The city's auditor, Frank Troy, of Kingsley and company, was brought in to meet MT. Rowland and mem- bers of the board. The mayor de- sired to know whether MT. Rowland would have his office available for the audit when the occasion arrived and the controller remarked that he understood this was within the mayors province to determine.
 The matter of the December &C., counts was referred to the corpora tion counsel for determination whether there was anything in the charter which prohibited payment of due accounts by the controller before they had been brought to the board of finance.
 Many Words Spoken
 There were many thousands of words passed, Controller Rowland leading with his plea for "indul- gence" and complaint that, "I've only been controller four days"
 Comment by the commissioners, mixed as to political utilization, was unanimous concerning the net re- suits of the meeting, in terms of &C., tion. General sentiment was: "To be continued" followed by long, drawn Sighs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07


 planes available to the search to- day. The aircraft carriers Lexing- ton and Saratoga were ordered here from San Pedro at full speed, to pick up 50 planes at North Island sta- tion and steam out to sea where they will Sreve as bases of opera tionS.
 Eighteen huge dreadnaughts stopped gunnery practice of San Clements Island and began crisS- crossing the route of the lost places patrol. Cruisers followed the dread naughts and destroyers were called from their tactical maneuvers to rush ahead of the larger craft. The two carriers were to be stacked full of land planes. Seaplanes, including vombers of the same type as the lost one, were already at sea. Dozens of small surface vessels, tenders and launches, moved out en masse.. It was the most extensive search ever undertaken off these shores.
 Aboard Lost Plane
 In command of t'-e lost plane was Lieut.. T. E. Carpenter of Possumpsic Vt. His crew included: Cadet Philip O. Browning, Lees Summit, Mo-; Ed gar Anglin, aviation chief machin- ists' mate, Norfolk, Va.: G. A. Mills, radioman Srd class, Prescott, Mich: Joe D. Adair, radioman 3rd class, Farruthersville, Mo: o. c. Creech, machinists' mate, 3rd class, Rich land, N. Y., and L. Peace, chief machinists' mate, San Diego The plan was flying alone, observing ships on the surface and making rernrtS nn them hv radio. That waS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07
BOSTON PRELATE
 SAILS TOMORROW

Boston, Jan. - (U.P0 - Will liam Cardinal O'Connell, Catholic archbishop of Boston, will sail from here tomorrow on the Canadian Ma tional steamship Lady Somers for his annual winter vacation at "The Hermitage" in Nassau, Bahamas.
 He will be accompanied by his secretary and Monsignor Michael J. Splaine, pastor of St. Mary's of the Assumption church, Brookline. He plans to return hC~a iD 'atA March
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07

(Continued from Page D cember, 1886. Urban buying he said, was down per cent in December.
 Green asked the following legisla- tive action:
 l. Shortening of the hours of work through maximum hour regu- lation in industry.
 3. Maintenance of existing wage standards.
 3. Continuation of the public works program on an extended scale and establishment of admin istration of public works on a perm anent basis.
 4. Extension of the public low rent housing and slum clearance program by additional appropria- tion of funds and suspension of re- quirements for local contributions.
 5. Further stimulation of the social security program; to provide for nationwide system of unem- ployment-compensation; to extend unemployment and old-age cover age; to provide larger old-age bene- fits; to lengthen the period in which unemployment benefits are paid.
 '. Resumption of the work relief program on an extended scale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07
HOSPITAL PLAN
 CREATES INTEREST

Continued from Page D of the Scovill Manufacturing Con- pany.
 The trustees will hold their first meeting at the Waterbury Club next Thursday. Attending the ses- sion will be Robert Parnall, man. ager of the plan in New Haven. MT Parnall will direct the organization of the plan ill Waterbury, and will be in charge until preliminary or ganization has been completed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07

plotted what they term a theo- retical project" fiood-that is, the worst possible floods.
 It would cost $5OO,OOO,OO0 to pro- tect the Ohio Valley from such a disaster, according to Captian Pas chal N. Strong of the U. s. army engineers office at Cincinnati.
 Of this amount, $190,000,000 would be used for flood walls and $310,000,000 for reservoirs.
 Engineers have figured the height to which the river would rise if a project" flood ever came true:
 IIirhnSf Mprn-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07
OHIO VALLEY LACKS PROTECTION 5 YEAR AFTER DEVASTATING FLOOD
 AS COSTS BALK CONTROL PLANS
Army Engineer Estimates Half Billion Is Needed to Raise Barriers to
 Assure Full Safety
BY OTTO JANSEN United Press Staff Correspondent

Cincinnati, O.. Jan 7-( (UP)-It has been almost year since the grea ood swept through the Ohio Valley drove half million persons from their homes and destroyed $400 900 worth property but the first anniversary finds lit Ne done to nrevent a repetition of the disaster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07

The humerus is the principal bone of the forearm. The humerus of the ancient dinsosaur is about six times the length of the bone in our own arm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07
WIDOWSSUF
 BY CONTROLLER

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NAVY BOMBING
 PLANE IS LOST

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Leaves To Seek Advice

mayor if he felt like signing the accounts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-07
GREEN DEMANDS
 SPEEDY ACTION

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-17

the peoples protection. The first
threat was contained In the attack
upon the supreme court. It was re-
pulsed. The campaign for the reor-
ganization Of the powers Of govern
ment so rs TO greatly increase the
powers Of the executive was an at
tack upon the independence OF con-
gress. It has been checked. It Will
Immediately engage the attention Of
the next congress. This has been
followed by an attack upon the very
independence Of the people them
selves, demanding that their power
to choose their representatives be
surrendered to the executive. 1t Is
now, therefore, vastly important that
representatives In congress, whether
they are Republicans or Democrats,
should be those who will fulfill their
Constitutional duties IS representa-
tives Of the people and Of the dis
tricts and states from which they
come.
We are determined to 60 forward
as O free nation with the greatest
measure Of control through loc:l
self-government and with the great
est possible measure Of tndepend-
ence as states. To this end 1t "a
essential that we keep the choice Of
representatives IN congress within
the hands Of their constituents. con-
trolled by no other purpose than
their interests, reason and judgment
may dictate.
CoNNECTICT ECONOMIC
COUNCIL.
BY: HOWELL CHENEY, Treas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-17

They're running well these days. New
highways are springing up overnight, so
rapidly do the engineers push through
the mighty projects, Already money is
available for that 162-mile road across
Pennsylvania, linking the capital, Har-
risburg, with the great city of Pittsburgh.
This is route, you may recall, that util-
ICES the roadbed of a railroad started back
in the SOS, but never finished for lack
of capital and actual need for the road
itself It will even pass under several
mountains where the railroad moguls had
had tunnels drilled. And no sooner do
we digest information of this great route
then we read of scenic highway along
the Mississippi River from Minnesota to
the Gulf Of Mexico It will be some 1000
miles long. Only the bare announcement
has been made, so we can't quote estl-
mated costs, nor whether the route will
be entirely new or utilize existing high
ways In some states. There's only one
question uppermost in our mind. Can
the roadway be protected from floods?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-17

tation for these children If such q
plan Is carried out? Who Is going
TO look after children that are just
entering the first grade at the age
Of five and one-half years? II
they carry their lunch, which some
would have to do, who Is going to
look after them during the lunch
hour and keep them of the streets
Of Bunker Hill at that time? I'm
sure the teachers won't give UP their
lunch hour to do 1t and I don't
blame them.
Why doesn't the one with the
bright idea Of closing q school to
save expenses, call at the Roosevelt
school and look 1t over? Notice how
well maintained 1t Is. Why, the
only expense that is up here Is for
the teachers salaries and the jani-
tor. ] can remember a few years
ago the children contributed pennies
TO buy new flag. The one that was
used was q disgrace to q public
building and to think such q small
item would be neglected. Then Crit
fenhagen and Associates suggest
closing O school 70 save expense.
Why the taxpayers on Newton ter
race should be UP in arms at such
a suggestion.
No doubt we are considered q
bunch Of farmers" but we should
get busy and show the economic
brains" what we are made Of.
0riffenhagea and Associates think
up another bright idea to make up
the city's deficit and leave the
schools OF the city alone.
A VOTER AND TAXPAYER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-17

"The epidemic Of crackpot pension
schemes sweeping the country must be
taken seriously only because their sur
face plausibility has succeeded in de-
luding so many millions Of the aged, their
friends and relatives" says a report from
experts of the Social Security Board. Such
authorities presumably know something
about this question, and they have a
special interest in it.
The basic facts are simple, they say.
If 100000 or 100000 elderly people
are to be supported by society, they will
have to be supported not just by printing
money, but by those who work. The
money to provide pensions will come out
of the national income. That income Is
the product Of the nations fields, factories
and mines, shaped by the labor of many
heads and hands. The experts insist
that it cannot be increased by taking
part of it from those who labor, to give
others who produce nothing in return"
The California scrip plan, they say,
could not be financed unless the present
volume of business transactions in that
state, now $4,000 100000 a year, were
multiplied by five They consider 1t very
unlikely that, under any plan, the state
could do five times its present business
buy and sell five times as many goods and
service. It doesn't seem possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-17
Revamped Calendar

We had some experience here in this
state recently with changed time, accord
ing to fixed standards, that we regret TO
saw did serious damage to the cause OF
DAYLIGHT saving. The extra week OF day
light saving, granted us by gubernatorlal
intervention, was for an emergency only.
II was decided at the last minute and us
imposition was naturally accompanied
bv some inconvenience. But the 1ncon-
venience to those not afflicted by the hur-
ricane was more than made up by the
convenience to the relief workers IN the
devastated areas.
Should the nations of this world decide
on a new calendar, such as seems to be
clearly indicated by the progress OF
reform movement 1t would not be
brought into existence under cloud OF
suspicion nor accompanied by discomfort
or inconvenience to anyone. The change
would, in all likelihood, be accomplished
quite painlessly. We wouldn't even be
affected. Few people realize, Of course,
how measurements affect our daily lives.
Few realize in what confused state are
our international standards. Take look
at them and find out what could be done
with little Standardization.
Linear measure Is one example with
the metric system proving itself by far
the most acceptable, yet hotly resisted
here in the United States where we en-
deavor to raise all standards, whether
they be simply weights or measures, to
the utmost efficiency Weights, too, show
Q surprising variation wherever com
merce Is engaged In. What has all this
to do, you might say, with The World
Calendar Just this - the new calendar
Of four equal and distinct quarters Is
meeting universal acceptance wherever
proposed. It is solution Of calendar
difficulties found in all parts Of the globe.
In view of such general acceptance we
can only hope that here in the United
States, where efforts are made to sell the
idea, It may take hold and gain ground.
Many American groups have given hearty
support TO The World Calendar. It can
only be hoped that many more will join
the movement to restore order to badly
disarranged measurement Of time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-17
CLOSING ROOSEVELT SCHOOL
NOT LIKED VERY WELL
By RESIDENTS
oct. Il, 1883.

Oct. IA, 1888.
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
II the City Of Waterbury has 10
|economize, why not start In the right
place? Begin with some Of those
people that do all the debating
about what should be done and col
lect salaries much too large.
Aren't there certified accountants
In Waterbury intelligent enough to
take care Of the citys financial az
fairs without going out and hiring
people, such rs 0riffenhagen AS
sociates, to come IN and tell US tax
payers where to economic?
/ am Just one taxpayer Of the
Roosevelt school district that is pro-
testing against this plan Of closing
the small schools. Roosevelt schools.
Of course, Is the one am most
concerned about. This school is
practically o new building. Why
should IL be closed7 To make an
other white elephant" to add. to
the city's list In this same section.
They now have the Isolation hos
pital and Athletic field on Water
town avenue. Why another?
Let those that are the cause Of
the large debt in the city pey said
debt not start on the city schools to
make Il up.
who Il going 70 pay for transpor-