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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

treasurer, J. William Johnson, vice. president, Charles Wilson, ST.; board of directors, the officers and Arthur Dusseault and Merle Googins; credit committee, Edward Frappier, Albert StearnS, Otto Vestewig and Otto Stage: supervisory committee, Cliff ford T. Jones, Donald Goulet and Cyril Roberts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

SUIGeL III WdVCApuAy. bACutOAAoAAV0 Colonel Donald McMillen, Com- manding officer of the New England province conducted the ceremonies and the music of the afternoon was furnished by the South Manchester Salvation Army Band.
 Ladies Aid Society
 The Ladies Aid Society of Grace Methodist church will hold a monthly business meeting on We'd nesday afternoon, February End, at p o'clock in the parlors of the church. Mrs. Arthur Twelves, president will be in charge.
 Pride of Welch
 The Pride ow Welch Circle, Com panions of the Forest, Will conduct a business meeting tomorrow at Foresters' Hall, on Hanover street, promptly at o'clock. A rehearsal will follow at 7:30 o'clock, for the cast of the musical comedy, which will be given by the Circle, Thurs day night, February 17th, in the gymnasium of Sprague school.
 Assembly Program
 The seventh grade pupils of Miss Rose Bannons room, presented an Assembly Program Friday afternoon in the gymnasium of Sprague school. The pupils of Miss Cronin'S sixth grade, Miss Georges seventh grade and Miss Monroes eighth grade, witnessed this very interesting pre- sentation which was as follows:
 Announcer, Christine Hardness
 l. Piano solo-"Dance of the Dwarfs."
 3. Pay-"The Land of Heath"
 Scene. Living room in the house of Sally & Tom.
 Characters
 The mother, Marie Duigon; Tom, Robert Albon; Sally, Catherine Knight; Dame Nature, Shirley Knight; MT. Wind, Wendell McKen- erney; Madame Rain, Ella Giggey; Sir Food, John Sizer; MT Digestion Richard Wilke; The Boy, Ernest CdIOU, 1ue d1Il, MdIy 1tydA, Counters, Russell Williams, Law renee Collins, Peter Ciaccio, Will liam Maher, George Kraft, Frederick Lefevre; Lady Sleep, Eleanor Wat son; Judge Scales, Joseph Baran- oski.
 Story telling hour will be held to- morrow afternoon, in the Water vile Library, with Miss Margaret Kilmartin, in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
NEMy 7E LHUYOHCS

presently, is arranging plans for celebration of the 200th anniver- sary of Methodism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
FORUM

Famous incidents in the life of Abraham Lincoln were re-enacted last night at the Second Congre- gatiOnal church forum by Lincoln Caswell, well known impersonatOr of the Great Emancipaior''.
 A large audience was held inter- ested for mere than two hours as MT. Caswell, in true life bearing a remarkable resemblance to MT. Lincoln, initiated his characteris- tics, speech and habits.
 Rev. John R. Coombs, associate pastor of the church, introduced MT. CaSwell. Several selections were sung during the evening by the Melody Girls quartet, a group of cOlored singers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
LAW DAY NAMED IN
 FORECLOSURE SUIT

Law day in the foreclosure action of Vernon D. Stratton against Ar thur Alsdorf was established as the third Tuesday in September by Judge Frank P McEvoy in superior court today. The judgment was granted last Friday, when the debt was stated to be $2,632.50.
 London has ruled that its police must be at least six feet tall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
Car Runs Away

A car owned by Albert Mitchell of Terryville, and parked in the driveway of Wesley Rood, of Fort Hill, rolled away from it's parking place, Friday afternoon, and after dropping over a four loot wall, crashed into a garage owned by Charles Richards, of 1884 Thomas ton avenue, causing considerable damage to both car and garage.
 According to MT. Richards, the car had been parked in the drive way with the motor running to allow the radiator to thaw out and yibra- ton must have started the fatal roll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

diploma. After birth, the babies are brought to the class, and the infants are also given diplomas"
 During the course expectant mothers are instructed in the pro- per care of their health. Later they are given instruction in the clothing, feeding and hygiene of babies.
 Members of the Girl Scouts of Waterbury assist at the course, serving refreshments after each weeks class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31

nurses are Misses Dorothy Carroll and Gertrude Budd, who are among those who conduct the classes. Mothers are given an op- pcrtunity to confer with nurses before and after class to seek sug- gestions and advice. The course is held each Thursday afternoon at the V. N. A. quarters on Central avenue.
 At the end of the eight-week course, each mother is given a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
MEMS LEAGUES

A joint meeting of the Mems leagues of the First and Second Congregational churches will be held tonight. Supper will be served at 6:30 at the First church, after which a program of entertain ment will be presented at the Second church.
 Moving pictures of winter sports will be shown, and a lecture on skiing will be given. The program will close with a series of games in the church gym.
 NOON CLUB
 Roy H. Walch spoke on "A Twelve Thousand Mile Auto Trip from Canada to MexicO," at 3 meeting yesterday of the Sunday noon club of the Second COngre- gatiOnal church. COlored moving pictures were used to illustrate the talk.
 The Young Peoples Pilgrim fel- lOwship of the church was ad- dressed yesterday afternoon by Miss Elizabeth Kirk, who described a trip to New Zealand and the South Sea islands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-31
Casper Davis Post
 To Present Movies
Public Invited to Show Feb 8-Terryville Mans Car
 Rolls Down Fort Hill, Drops Over Wall
w MELVILLE
Mrs R. W. Henion--l7ss ThOmastOn Ave.-reL s-s4ss

street in Waterbury. Lieutenant Colonel Donald McMillen, Com- marding officer of the New England province conducted the ceremonies and the music of the afternoon was furnished by the South Manchester Salvation Army Band.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
TwizzIer Answer

Three words from each Of the
ones listed are: span-pans, snap,
maps; parses-spares, spears, sparse:
lead-dale. deal, lade; emit-item.
time, mite; servo-sevee, vooeA verso.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Support Against Wind

To Withstand the considerable
wind pressure of the West, the giant
cactus has a lattice-like arrange
ment of woody flbres ingeniously
adapted to give support against the
wind and yet to allow contraction
and expansion.
Evening star., 1938-12-14

Tie. can be selected without worry, from our stock.
A. sombrooks, Limited Of London sends tie that is
sure to peose Diagonal stripes on soft background
with an under plaid in darker stripes. Awool, $3.50
B. AsiIk Resio Crovot in broad bold stripes. $3.50
The MErs eroas. SECOND Ftooa.
The Washington times., 1938-07-28
Pldns Revised to Speed Recovery
Business Upturn Expected by Md-Winter

QN.S) The Federal spending
program, financed chiefly by the
$3,755, 100000 spend-lend bill, is
undergoing sharp overhauling to
speed a business upturn by mid.
winter, it was learned today.
AS well as working to speed re.
covery, eight major bureaus are
also campaigning to bottle up
prosperity and keep it from going
back into hiding, as it did in ruin
ing the Administrators first re.
covery program of 1893.
Although revision of the lend
ing-spending program is increaS-
ing daily, operation costs about is
per cent, the overall cost Of the
The Washington times., 1938-07-28

ernor Horner State organization
Horan was faced by an almost un
broken bloc of jurists who won
their seats under the banner OF
the Kelly-Nash machine.
Horan fired the batch of depu'
ties shortly before the primary
last April, when the two factions
were battling to win U. S. Sena.
torial and congressional nomina.
tons.
The Washington times., 1938-07-28

Horan was saved at the last
minute late yesterday from going
behind the bars Immediately when
he was freed on $1,000 bond pend
ing appeal.
At a hearing unique in Chi.
cago's judicial history, Horan was
sentenced yesterday by a court of
Is municipal court judges sitting
en- banc for refusing to rehire SIS
deputies he had discharged. A
powerful local leader for the Gov.
The Washington times., 1938-07-28
TAKOMA PLANS
FLOWER SHOW

TAKoMA PARK, Md, July %
The fifteenth annual gladiolus
and midsummer flower show OF
the Takoma Park horticulture
Club will be held at the Takolna
Park Library, Fifth and Cedar
Streets, August 4 and 5.
Entries may be made in 81 diff
ferent classes during this years
show and a silver medal, donated
by the Henry F.. Mitchell Com.
pany, will be awarded to the
sweepstakes winner in classes l
to 81, inclusive, members of the
show committee said today.
The library will be open for
placing exhibits from 2 until 7
The Washington times., 1938-07-28
STARVED BABIES
HOME PROBED

FREDERICK, Nd, July 20.
Sheriff Roy M. Hiltner began an
investigation today into condi-
tions in two backwoodS mountain
homes from which two starving
babies were rescued by County
Health Officer z. c. Kefauver
last night.
The infants, brought to Emer.
gency Hospital here for treat
ment, were still alive today, al
though authorities said their con-
dition was still critical due to
extreme malnutrition.
The Washington times., 1938-07-28
CAUSE OF FIRE
At DOCK PROBED

VANCOUVER, B. c.. July %
O.N.SO-Provincial police today
probed the still smouldering ruins
Of the Canadian Pacific Com
pany's docks, swept by a $780,.
900 fire late yesterday, to check
reports the flames had been of in
cendiary origin.
Pier D and three sheds, piled
with freight, were destroyed by
the flames
The coastwise steamers Princess
Adelaide and Princess Charlotte,
were saved only when tugs raced
through smoke and flame to throw
lines around the vessels and haul
them into the stream.
The Washington times., 1938-07-28

program will remain unchanged
because Of the sharper tapering.
off process for Federal spending
planned to start after January /.
These increased operations have
almost been universally adopted
throughout the line of recovery
bureaus, excepting CCC which has
reached its quota of 100000 en-
rollment and average $23, 900 900
monthly expenditures. First indi-
cations that a revision was under
way came with increased activity
on the part of the Federal Surplus
Commodities Corporation, which
started a program of wide pur-
The Washington times., 1938-07-28

'chaseS Of surplus crops under
orders from Secretary Wallace.
The Farm Security Administra-
ton then started readjuSting its
program and preparing for exces-
sively heavy expenditures in the
fall and winter months to stem
the tide against the poorer r
farmers.
Then 1t was learned that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had ordered more
activity from the U. S. Housing
Authority with its slum-clearance
program. Although dissatisfied.
he nevertheless found no fault
with Administrator Straus.
The Washington times., 1938-07-28
rs JUDGES CONVICT
BAILIFF IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, July % NS) 1.-THE State Democratic factional
fight that harks back prermary days last spring today left
Albert j. Horan chief baf of the Municipal Court under
indefinite jail sentence for contempt of court.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
HENDERSON, IN c. DAILY DISPATCH TUESDAY, APRIL s. 1888

unalterably opposed to the sale of Il
quor and unequivocally for statA-
wide referendum on the matter. In
spots, that will be an easy one, III
other spots the toughest sort of puz-
zle to get the right answer.
The Fair Tax Association and thu
North Carolina Merchants Association
are going to call for opposition to the
sales tax The Real Estate Associa-
ton (whatever it's official title) is go
ing to ask allegiance to the sales levy
The Farm Bureau Federation is go
ing to call for one sort of farm legis.
lation-the North Carolina Grange, if
past history is any real gauge of the
future, for a totally different kind.
The Petroleum Industries Commit
tee will seek legislators who favor All
amendment banning diversion of hign
way funds. The Textile Workers Or
ganizing Committee and the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor will probably
want totally different brands of labor
legislation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
Municipal Body
To Plan Course
tContin.'ed from age One.)

Of bringing municipal officials to-
gether to hear couple of outstand-
ing speakers and to exchange ideas
with reference to a statewide mum:
cipal legislative program for 1885," he
said in the letter.
1T is absolutely essential if NUM-
'cipal interests are to be protected and
promoted in legislative matters that
the town and city officials make
known their wishes and get actively
bch nd a program"
Charlie Johnson. director Of Local
Government and State Treasurer (and
incidentally, an undenied candidate
for governor in 194O) will he the prin-
cipal speaker at each. meeting, Healy
announced.
No indication was given in the let
ter of the matters which will be dis
cussed, but previous activities Of the
League make it practical certainty
+''at it Will call for return of intan-
gible tax revenue to local government
4 units; ask for q greater share of
highway funds for use on city streets
oppose the proposed exemption OF
..o-nesteads assessed at $1,000 or less;
and urge a ban on local and special
legislation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
ONCE Upon APRIL 5th


The statement has been made that
of all the FFV or First Fathers of
Virginia to paraphase slightly, the
only one with direct descendants to-
dav is John Rolfe.
This is the 324th anniversary of
the wedding of John Rolfe to the
Powhatan chieftain's daughter known
as Pocahontas, in what probably was
the first Christian marriage cere-
mony in the American English colo
MES.
The rite made the 2O-year-old Anne
rican Indian beauty, who had been
renamed Rebecca by the English, a
bigamist! She was being held cap
tive at the time, and she may not
have wanted to marry Rolfe. In any
case, she already had husband, one
of the captains of her father. She
was living with this husband when
one Samuel Argall abducted her to
compel the Powhatan tribesmen to
release English captives and goods
they held. The captives and goods
had been seized in retaliation for a
broken English promise
Pocahontas father sent back seven
captives, three muskets, a saw, an AK
and a canoe loaded with corn as ran
som for his daughter. The English
men were as good as their word usu-
ally was, and detained Pocahontas.
Rolfe took her to England, where
the proud, gently bred daughter of a
highly civilized tribe was exhibited
like savage animal. She developed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
OTHERS VIEWS
THE CROP VOTE


To the Editor:
About the best voting the farmers
Of this State have done in a great
many years was when they voted for
crop control some weeks sago They
were in a jam and there was moth
ing else for them to do, and I for
one believe they will see the fruits OF
that vote next Fall. 1t is a great pity
we have to have these crop control
laws that at best will only scatter
few crumbs but we must as things
are have them until we can get on our
feet. That is until we have sense
enough to vote for men to make our
laws who are not owned by our enc
mics, the plutocrats.
We have an overproduction of moth
ing in this country except million
aires. We would not have farm pro-
duce enough at present if the people
had enough money to buy what they
need. It would require at least
bale of cotton for each family in our
country to make what they are in
need of right now, and it is likewise
true of all the things we need and
should have to use for ordinary COM
fort. Here is our small county of
Vance 1 am quite sure it would take
more than a hundred thousand dol
lars to give the proper professional
care and treatment to the teeth, eyes
and bodily ailments of every one who
needs it, Mothers and fathers are
frequently unable to care for their lit
tie children because they have not
the money to get for themselves the
medical treatment and hosp!taliza-
ton they need, and many are the
mothers and fathers in this one coun-
ty looking every day upon one or
more child that they know should be
getting medical care they are not able
to buy.
One could go on writing page after
page telling of the needs of money
among our great producing class. It
is a theme \that is inexhaustable, vet
the men we send to manage our gov
eminent and give to the people fair
deal are content to just scatter a
few crumbs to the needy farmers and
workingnan with a crop control law.
They know it is inadequate and little
it will add towards getting many ne
cessities for the people but they
know it will fool them so they will
vote for them again, and they can
go back to Congress and continue to
i help the rich keep the working class
in line for their benefit. Any farmer
or workingman who votes next June
for any man we now have in Con-
gress from this State is voting against
his interest and that of his country.
Our North Carolina congressman
take no thought of the people except
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05

about election time and then just
enough to get the necessary votes to
send them back to- Congress. For
more than seventy years the produc-
ing class has existed on just promises
and it does seem they should now be
wise enough to demand a change
that will stop all the money going in
to the hands of the few rich.
Our great President has tried many
plans to give the producing class it's
share of the wealth of our country,
but these rich folks have, with the
aid of southern senators and repre-
sentatives, been able to make all of
them of little use, so we had as well
look for help in more drastic plan
than ever before tried in this coun-
try. We have got to come to the
thing very much like it to save Anne
RIGA. About two hundred dollars a
month for every person over fifty or
sixty years old and compel them to
spend it every month seems redicu-
lous to the thoughtless-the ignorant
but I swear unto you it is just as
sensible, and far more in keeping
with the doctrine of Jesus Christ,
than the damnable money policy of
our country today and in the past.
And I might add, that if the toiling
: millions should wake up some morn
/; ing with a full knowledge of how
the money of the country-our money
is managed in the interest of the
rich a very drastic change would be
made at once. Don't tell me there
would be no change made when the
3! class who produces all our wealth
found it a fact that they had to
make each year thirteen billions of
dollars for interest to go into the cof-
fers of the rich. That is just one of
the many dirty ways the people are
robbed on account of the monetary
. policy of our Christian" country. is
it any wonder they are all in debt
and living in poverty that should
cause a blush of shame to reach
within the very gates of Heaven.
What we need is some plan like the
pension plan to flood this country
with money until every debt is paid
and every one has all the comforts
and conveniences that this age of the
world can supply.
JAS. H. WRIGHT.
Henderson, April 8, 1888.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
ORDER AUTHORIZING $34, 900
SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS.

WHEREAS, The County Board o.
Education of Vance County has GER
titled to this Board a resolution pass
ed by said County Board of Educatio /
on February 10, 1888, showing that it
is necessary in order to maintain tho
constitutional six months schoo
term to provide a five room addition.
to the present Middleburg Higr
School, in Middleburg Township, at an
estimated cost Of $4,000; and
WHEREAS, said resolution repro
sents that no funds are available and
no provision has been made by loo al
OK or otherwise to provide said al
dit:on, and requests this Board to AL
thorize and issue $4,000 bonds in o.
der that said addition may be pro
vided; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Comm: =
sioners has carefully examined the
facts and has determined and hereby
finds as a fact that said statements
of said resolution are true and tina;
it has become the duty Of said Board
of Commissioners, acting as an adj
ministrative agent of the State IN
providing a State system of public
schools, to order the issuance Of a SUI
ficient amount of County bonds t.
provide said addition in order to main
tain the constitutional six months
school term: now, therefore,
BE 1T ORDERED AND RFSOLV.
ED by the Board of Commissioners of
Vance County:
l. That bonds of Vance County b.
issued pursuant to the County Fin
ance Act, as amended, in an amount
not exceeding $4,000 for the purpose
of erecting a five room addition &c
the present Middleburg High School
located in Middleburg Township.
2. That tax sufficient to pay the
principal and interest Of said Sonds
shall be annually levied and collected.
3. That a statement of the County
debt has been filed with tho Clerk anc
is open to public inspection.
4. That this order shall take effect
thirty days after the first publication
thereof after final passage, unless il.
the meantime a petition for it's sub
mission to the voters is filed under
said Act, and that is such event j.
shall take effect when approved by
the voters of the County at an cleo.
ton as provided in said act.
The foregoing order was finally
passed on the 4th day of April, 1888
and was first published on the 5t'l
day Of April, 1888.
Any action or proceedings question
ing the validity of said order must BE-
commenced within thirty days afte.
it's first publication.
H. M. ROBINSON.
Register of Deeds and ex-off:cio
Clerk of Board of Commissioners.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
TODAy,S BIRTHDAYS

Jesse H. Jones of Houston, Tex,
chairman of the r. F. c.. born in
Robertson Co., Tenn, GA years ago.
Spencer Tracy, screen star, 1887
Academy award winner, born in Nil
waukee, 38 years ago.
Anna Steese Richardson of the
Woman's Home Companion, editor
and playwright, born at Massillon,
Ohio, 70 years ago.
Lincoln Filene of Boston, noted
merchant, born there, 70 years ago.
Harper Sibley of Rochester, N. Y,
former president of the U. S. Cham
Der of Commerce, born IN New York
City, SO years ago.
Eugene E. Speicher of New York,
painter, born at Buffalo, N. Y, So
years ago.
S. Bayard Colgate of NJ j., soap
manufacturer, born at Orange, N. j.,
40 years ago.
Dean Wizard L. Sperry of the
Harvard Divinity School, born at
Peabody, Mass, Sc years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05


construction of 43,5OO-ton craft. Then
came the washington arms agree
ment" of 1922, which fixed $4,000 as
the maximum, and Uncle Sam scrap
ped his 43-5OO-tonners, at enormous
Joss.
Later followed a 1886 dicker, re-es
tablishing the 35,O00-ton basis, Tut in
Guiding what was known as the "es-
calator clause" under which, if any
one of the signatories exceeded $500.
tons, it was according to Hoyle for
the others to do so also
Japan's Stand.
japan, among others, did not in
dcrse this 1886 bargain.
1t now is reported that she is build.
ing some 45,0OO-tonners. One or two.
lions apiece, and Japan's resource
are limited.
Tokyo was diploma tically asked
whether this was true, and the an
swer was that this was none of IT,,
rest of the worlds business. It ~ne
a justifiable answer, considering that
Japan never o. KID the 1896 compact
Still, it has started Uncle Sam an
John Bull upon the As c0O-tcn war
path.
Why Big Ship?
How much good is a 45,000-tonne.
versus a 35,00O-tonner or lesser yes
sci?
Well, 45-0OO-tonner can throw a
shot from a gun so zig that it would
tip 20,000-tonner overheard with it's
recoil, and joggle 35,0OO-tonner. It
can throw it farther, with its 18-inch
gun, than any thrown by $4,000
tontonner's 16-inch artillery. W
But the smaller the gun. caliber,
experts say, the better tn. chance