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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
League or Women Voters
 WiU Gather Wednesday

The legislative program of the Connecticut League of Women Vot- CTS will be discussed at an advisory meeting of the League Council on Wednesday, December IA at the Y. w. c. A. in New Haven. The local League presidents fro mall parts of the state will meet with the State Board of Directors to consider pos sible legislation, to indicate the primary interests of the members of their local Leagues, and to ad- wise the State Board as to the sub jects which they would like given special emphasis. The. Leagues legislative program will not be finally adopted until January, but the meeting on December 14th is being held in order that the State Board may be informed as to the preferences of the local Leagues.
 Miss Katharine Ludington of Old Lyme, state president, will preside. The program will include 8 resume by Miss Florence L. Harrison of Northford, vice-president in charge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10

M. Sobel of New York, who will be trying next week to regain the wo- mems team title which she held in 1886 and 1897.
 When East played the ten of clubs to the opening lead, West reasoned that if it was the start of an echo, then South had at least a five-card club suit which he had never bid. This seemed improb- able, so West construed the play as a use of the lead directing conven- tion, and shifted to spades, the highest plain suit.
 He led the spade deuce, indicat- ing to his partner his re-entry in the lowest plain suit. Mrs. Sobel East) ruffed and returned a club, ruffed Vests spade return and gave west a club ruff. A third spade was ruffed by East, giving East and West six tricks.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
Coming Events
DECEMBER

Dec. 1O-Concordia society Bavar- ian night program, society hall.
 Dec. 1O-Civic Theater dance, The Elton.
 Dec. 10-Cwoans' club annual dance, Central Y. M. c. A.
 Dec. 10-Valley Rensselaer, alum nj dinner, Waverly inn.
 Dec. 11-Sen. Gerald P. Nye. Second church forum.
 Dec. 11-Hebrew Ladies' Aid Assn show, Temple hall.
 Dec. 11-Baroness Catherine de Hueck, Sacred Heatrt school hall.
 Dec. 12-Waterbury Choral club concert, Women's club.
 Dec. 12-Dr. Howard H. Hag- gard, Waterbury Junior league.
 Dec. 1S--Dan Stiles, lecturer, Women's club auditorium.
 Dec. 14-Workers' Alliance Jew ish concert, Beth-El auditorium.
 Dec. IA, 15, 16-Dickens' Christ mas Carol" Second church.
 Dec. 15-Mt. Carmel glee club show, MT. Carmel hall.
 Dec. Is and 16-Civic theater play, Stage Door," Women's club. Dec. 17-Junior Republic char ity ball, Waterbury Country club. Dec. 18-Christmas pageant, Sec ond Congregational church.
 Dec. 2O-Don Cossacks chorus con- cert, Women'S club.
 Dec. 23-Top Matters dance, Wa terbury Country club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
Xmas Sale By Nurses
 VIII Continue Today

Whit the first day of their an- nual Christmas Sale successful held yesterday, the alumnae of St. Mary's Hospital Training School for Nurses will continue the event today. Ar ticles for sale are on display in the main reception room of the hos pital and were purchased as suitaSse Christmas gifts by many visitors at the hospital yesterday.
 Miss Helen Sullivan is in charge of the miscellaneous articles at the sale with Miss Helen Halpin ar ranging the toys and Miss Margaret German in charge of linens.
 The proceeds will be used for Charity and members of the alum nae and friends of the hospital are urged to call today to view the dis play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10

of program, of the material which has been published by the State League to aid local Leagues in their study of possible legislative meas ures; summary by Miss Dorothy W. Greer, General Secretary of the State League, of the platform pledges of the political parties and the replies from successful candi- dates to the General Assembly to questionnaires which were cir- culated b ythe League prior to the recent election; and statement by Mrs. Edith Valet Cook of New Ha- ven, vice-president in charge of legislation, of the political possi- bilities.
 The meeting, which will open at 11:30 a. m., will be preceded by 8 short meeting of the State Board of Directors. Luncheon will be served at 100 p. m. The meeting is open to State Board members, To- cal League presidents or their proxies, an done visitor from each local League.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Women s Club To Meet On Tuesday

On December 13 there will be a regular meeting of the Waterbury Women's Club at 3 o'clock. Dan Stiles, better known to Waterburians as George Haig, will lecture on Mod- ern New England, illustrated with motion pictures. Some of his Sub- titles will be Keepers of the Lights, , Yankee Lovers" "New England Snapshots" Worlds Fair" and Rugged Individualists."
 He is well known in our local as well as New York newspaper world, graduate of Philips Exeter aca- demy. He has had a B. A. from Yale university. and graduate work at Wesleyan university. MT. Haig is also a well known lecturer in New Eng land and New York where he has lectured on New England, the land his birth.
 Preceding the lecture there will be a short musical program by Mrs. John Curry Walker accompanied by Mrs. William G. Russell. The follow ing numbers will be on their pro gram, "The Pilgrim Fathers" by Brown, "The Star" by James H. Rogers, and '"The Icicle," by Karolyn Wills Bassett.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
Ladies' Aid Society
 GiUes Play Tomorrow

Plans have been completed for the annual entertainment and dance sponsored by the Waterbury Hebrew Ladies Aid society, to be held at Temple hall tomorrow evening at 8 p. m., under the co-chairmanship of Mrs. George Kaplan and Mrs. Harry Brownstein, and commit tee of competent women.
 A comedy-drama, entitled TWO of 8 Kind" has been selected as the vehicle to be presented, under the direction of Mrs. Edward Cohen. The play depicts a typical Jewish American family of today, and is filled with humor, love, and a moral. The entire program is as follows:
 Prologue: Theme song, Ladies Aid Affair by the Juvenile Chorus; solo, 'Mien Shtetele Belz", Natalie Reich; :; Home Sweet Home, by the Juvenile Chorus.
 Two of kind: MT. Nadelberg, played by William Kosersky; Mrs. Nadelberg, Edna L. Cohen; Ida Nadelberg, Sayde V. Franklin; Jean nette Naoeloerg, Marjorie Spearo; Jack Stern, Louis Levin; MT. Gins burg, Harry Gruskay; MT. Burke, Alfred Garston.
 Epilogue: I'm Bubbling Over, by the Juvenile Chorus.
 Members of the Juvenile Chorus include: Joyce Schneer, Natalie Rabinowitz, Marion Greenblatt, Allyne Cohen, Natalie Reich, Bar bara Kuperman, Gloria Freedman, Helen Litsky and Leala Kuperman.
 De Vitos orchestra has been en- gagged, and dancing will follow until l a. m.
 Al funds derived from the enter tainment are used for the care of sick and needy Jewish families in the city. Mrs. Frank Meyers is president of the society.
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be held on Saturday evening, De- cember 31st at the council hall. Dancing and entertainment will be enjoyed from to 4;30 o'clock.
 The general committee includes: Joseph Cronan, chairman; Joseph Carolan, secretary; Charles Bannon, Vincent Saukas, George T. Dillon, Patrick Wallace, Joseph Carolan, Michael Delpo, Thomas Sheehan, Joseph Donahue and Frank Mo Very.
 Preliminary plans for the event were made at a meeting held last evening and the committee will gather again on Monday evening at g o'clock for further discussion of details.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
Albertus Magnus Club Plans Ne1U Years Tea Dance

Another Yuletide social event looms with the announcement of the annual New Years tea dance of the Albertus Magnus club of Waterbury. The dance will be held on Monday, January 2nd, from to 8 o'clock at the main ballroom of the Hotel Elton.
 Miss Mary Meehan has been named chairman of the arrangements and will be assisted by the following committees: tickets, Mae Stroker and Dorothy Shea; orchestra, Jane Plselan and Ann Lacey; publicity, Ir5ne Daly and Mrs. F. Ward Miller;
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and decorations, Mary Minnervini and Alice Moore.
 The local chapter of AlbertuS Mag nus alun1nae has sponsored a New Years tea dance for the past few years and the affairs have always been one of the most successful of the holiday events. Due to the pro- longed holiday weekend which oc- CUTS this year it is expected that many out of town house guests of undergraduates and alumnae mem- bers will be in attendance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
CONTRACT BRIDGE
 By VIM. E. MCKINNEY Secretary of the American Bridge League
Tell Your Partner What to Play with Suit Directing
 Convention

This is the first of a series of six articles discussing the latest in bidding and play which will be seen at the 18th annual convention and national bridge championships of the American Contract Bridge League at Cleveland the week of Nov. 28.
 The suit directing convention is one of the most valuable tools of the expert. In its essence, the play is one by which the defender not having the lead, in choosing the card to play to trick, tells his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
Personal

Mrs. Josephine Walsh Wieland of New York has returned to her home after spending the past few days with Mrs. Ann Quinn of Wolcott street.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry P. Jones of Washington, D. C., have returned after spending a few days as the guests of MT. and Mrs. P. s. Ber- gin of Willow street. They attended the funeral of Mrs. Jones aunt, Miss Margaret Maher, which was held yesterday morning.
 Miss Susannah Wells of Willow street has been spending several days in New York city.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Pritchard of Meriden road are spending 8 few days in Springfield.
 Mrs. William Benton of Jersey City, N. J., is spending a few days as the guest of Mrs. John Shearon of Willow street.
 MT. and Mrs. Peter Thurston of Watertown avenue are in Boston, Mass, for a few days.
 MT. and Mrs. John Desmond of Baldwin street have with them for a few days, Mrs. Desmond's mother, Mrs. E. J. Ukena of Hopeweu Junc- tion, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
Operetta Presented
 At Saint Margarefs s

The junior department of Saint Margaret's school presented an adapted version of Humperdinck's operetta, "Hansel and Gretel' yes- terday afternoon at the school. The cast was directed by Miss Vernice Gay, assisted by Miss Alice Mer- Till and Miss Dorothy Frost. Miss Elsie G. Darlington created and di- rected the dances. The scenery and costumes were designed by the sev- enth grade under the direction of Miss Ruth Vickers.
 Waterbury girls who took part were Ingemarie Morgan, Barbara Phillips, Mary Ely, Marie Free man, Jean Granniss, Carolyn Sper- ", Mary Ann Futile, Mary Wild, Virginia Worden, Nancy Bean, Vir- ginia Bevans, Ruth Boardman, Nancy Bristol, Mimi Camp, Jean Coe, Elaine Cruikshank, Selma Greenblatt, Ann Kirschbaum, Louise Sheldon, Louise Tracy, Nancy Budde, Marjorie Garfield, Betty Jane Gilmour, Anne Hawkes., Terry Munger, Christine Neuswanger, Julie Pyle, Elva Rempfer, Cynthia Sperry, Joan Tracy, Gladys Neuswanger, and Louise Tracy.
 Ingemarie Morgan took the part of Hansel, and Barbara Philips played the part of Peter the father. Mary Ely was the cookie witch.
 Miss Jane Hamel was guest of honor at a surprise party given at her home on East Main street re- gently, the occasion being her six teenth birthday. The guest of honor was presented with many beautiful gifts. Entertainment was enjoyed and delicious luncheon was served.
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partner the suit (not trump to which a shift can be made. The play of an unnecessarily high card means a shirt 10 the highest suit not trump: a very low card, a shift to the lowest.
 The convention supplements but does not discard the time -honored defensive echoes by which ability to ruff are shown, and the com mand is given to cash tricks. Here is an examole of It's use by Mrs. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
Contract Problem (SOlutiOn in next issue)

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
Sheridan Council Arranges Dance For Nelu Years Foe

Among the events of prominence listed on the social calendar for New Years eve will be the annual dance of the Sheridan council, Knights of Columbus. The affair will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10
CLUB HAS SEX EQUALITY

Melbourne - (UP) = A club of 100 members at Melbourne Uni- versity has established sex equality by a provision prohibiting its male members from buying tickets for women at student entertainments and its women members from al- lowing their escorts to pay for them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-10

Radium sells for about ss4O.oOO an ounce,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-12
Reorganization Is Very
Urgent Need

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trations, commissions, bureaus, boards
and miscellaneous offices which could
be compacted into half that many.
Each Has Supporters.
The difficulty is that it is nearly a
hopeless undertaking to tackle these
outfits one at time. Each would
have fighters in it's favor. The sue
cession of scraps would continue
indefinitely.
General reorganization contemplates
grand jumbling, to be followed by
boiling-down process.
1t is a program unavoidably involv-
ing an initial terrific conflict-all the
little groups campaigning like fury,
jointly, for the continuance of their
collective existence. Still, it would be
one contest-an interminable strug
gle against an everlasting another
one.
Nub of Clash.
Two interests took the situation in
hand:
1. A committee under the chairman
ship of Senator Harry F. Byrd of
Virginia-a committee which sought
to put reorganization in Congress-
hands.
2. A committee under the chairman
ship of Louis Brownlow, newspaper
man and former city manager. This
latter committee was of President
Roosevelt's selection, and it under
took to put reorganization into the
hands of the President.
That is the nub of the clash:
Who is to do the reorganizing? Con-
gross or the President?
President Handicapped.
l will say frankly, l think that
one-man president can be counted or
to act more efficiently than a SOL
man congress.
Hitler and Mussolini do "get &C.
ton.
The President of the United States
is handicapped.
And he absolutely is right in as
sorting that our bureaucratic system
urgently calls for reorganization.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-12
TAX BODY ACCUSES
DUPONT AND RASKOB

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100000 of securities to each other at
prices far below what they had paid
for them. Eventually they re-sold the
securities to each other so each
wound up with his original holdings
They claimed the deductions from
their income tax for the losses in
Dictated by the difference between the
original value of the securities and
the prices at which the securities
were sold.
The board said when summed UP.
our whole question is one as to
whether the transactions considered
are such as the statutes as to de-
ductible losses intended and con-
templated or were paper transactions
to escape tax liability.
"The matter before us here requir-
ed examination in the light of the
ordinary actions and reactions of
men, guided by criteria of reasonable
human behavior in business transac-
tions"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-12
RebrieUe
GUen To.
Kidmuper

Miami, Fla, July 12.-(AF)- The
electrocution of Franklin P. Mccall
for the kidnapping of James Bailey
Cash, Jr., was stayed today.
Circuit Judge H. F. Atkinson grant
ed McCall's counsel a writ of error
permitting an appeal to the State SUI
preme Court. The writ is returnable
October 81. The execution, scheduled
for the week of July Is, meanwhile,
is automatically stayed.
"The principal contention he will
make" McCalrs counsel, G.. A.
Avriett said will be that, owing to
the peculiar wording of the kidnap
statute, the defendant, pursuant to a
plea of guilty, should have the benefit
of a jury, passing upon the point
whether he is entitled to a recon-
mendation of mercy"
The States "Lindbergh law pro-
vides death for violation unless jury
should recommend life Imprisonment.
Judge Atkinson conducted McCall's
trial without a jury and the death
sentence was considered mandatory
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-12
TENTATIVE FIGURE
FOR TAXES GIVEN
Preliminary Settlement Is
Made; June Payments
$1.685; Routine Up

A tentative settlement for 1897
taxes was made by the Vance County
Board of Commissioners Monday aft
ernoon with F. M. Dorsey, county tax
collector, but he will not be finally
relieved of the collecting respon-
sibility for last year, with last and
complete settlement, until the meet
ing of the commi ssioners the first
Monday in September, it was stated.
Mr.. Dorsey reported tax collections
Of $1,685.75 for June.
w. S. Strange reported ten prison
ers in the county Jail at the end of
June, and said that during the month
prisoners committed to his care had
served a total of 573 Jail days.
M. E. Wilder was named as town
ship constable for Sandy Creek town
ship for the remainder of the cur
rent term.
A license was granted to A. B..
Conn to operate pool room at
North Henderson,.
Consideration was given to the
school budget for the coming year,
as we'll as the regular county budget,
and both were tentatively adopted,
but the figures were not available
today, as some changes were being
incorporated in the statement by au-
thority of the boards decision 1t was
expected the figures would be avail
able by Wednesday. 1t was said, how
ever, that the budget would be con-
siderably less than that for 1887, and
the tax rate is expected to be slashed
considerably for 1938-39.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-12
RALEIGH CHAMBER
TO DROP AUTO TRIP
State Agriculture Depart
ment Sees Red in Action
of Commercial Body
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, July IL. - announcement
recently that the Raleigh Chamber Of
Commerce will this year abandon
sponsorship of it's annual State Fair
motorcade and booster tour has so
Rr passed almost without comment,
but behind the scenes it has created
something of a furore and has COM
pletely upset the peace of mind of
quite a number of people-some no
further away from the Chamber of
Commerce office than the Agriculture
Department building up by the
Capitol.
Fact of the matter is that more
than one member of Kerr ScOtt's de-
partment employees are busll engaged
in sleuthing out the why's and where
fores of the Chamber of Commerce
move, which apparently came right
out of a clear sky so far as d of A
folks were concerned.
Many of the Raleigh merchants and
business concerns who have partl-
cipated in past tours likewise known
| to be considerably concerned about
the matter. These business men and
houses feel that to stop the l5-year
old custom of ballyhOoing the Fair
hy a motorcade and tour is to lose
| lot of valuable advertising not only
for the Fair, but for the city of Ra-
leigh.
There are sub rosa reports that this
advocacy of the Fair tour and 'cade
and his connection with it had some
thing to do with the resignation" of
Howard Branch who has within the
last year been succeeded as head of
the of G, but what group or clique
in the Chamber opposes the tour
(Which cost the Chamber of Com
merce as an organization exactly
nothing) is matter of speculation.
At all events there is likely to be
something of a show down in regard
to the tour within very short while;
as fair officials, while they aren't
saying a word publicly, are known to
feel that discontinuance of the tour
is a direct slap at them and the pre-
sent management.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-12
i. S. NO. l HIGHWAY
GROUP WILL MEET
Convention Will Be Held at
Columbia On Next Fri
day, July Is

A meeting of the membership of U.
S. No. 1 Highway Association will be
held in Columbia, S. c., on Friday OF
this week for the purpose of discuss
ing the program for the fall and
winter promotion work. An announce
sain representatives along the
entire route from Main to Florida
would probably be in attendance.
Grayson H. Harding, of Fredericks-
bury, Va president of the associa-
ton, will present a report and out
line the program for the coming sea-
son. 1.-THE amount of traffic using
this route directly affects every bus
mess man on the highway" Mr.. Hard
ing said, adding that "it is up to us
to see that U. S. No. is properly pub
lici2ed in order to get our share of
this business"
Members of the board of directors
are to be elected at this meeting, and
it is expected that a large number of
business men from along the entire
route will be present for the gather
ing.
Ray E. Hall, secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce of Fredericksburg.
and also executive secretary of the
highway body, said that, according
to conservative estimates many mil
lions of dollars will be spent in this
country during this year by curtis,
and, as the greatest movement of va
cationiss is along the north-south high
ways he business men along U. S. No.
1 hould get their full share of this
business
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-12
$1,000 Bonds
OfUnderpass
Will Be Sold
To Change Name of
Railroad Stree t.;
Salary Schedule
Fixing Deferred

Authority was voted by the Hen
derson City Council at an adjourned
meeting Monday night for the issu-
ance of remaining underpass bonds
in the sum of $1,000. This is part of
a total of $4,000 authorized by the
Council two years ago, of which only
$4,000 has been issued in formal secu-
rites.
The meeting was an adjourned ses,
sion from the regular monthly meet
ing for June, held the fourth Mon
day, and was held because a delay
was asked by the law firm of Mas
slich & Mitchell, bond counsel in
New York, to arrange certain technl-
calities connected with the bonds.
1t had been expected that the citys
EMPLOYEES would be told what their
salaries would be for the current fis-
cal year, but final settlement on that
issue was deferred until the regu-
lar July meeting of the Council on
the fourth Monday.
S. E. Jennett presented petition
to the Council from residents and pro-
perty owners in the. section asking
that the street for years known as
Railroad street be renamed Sunset
Drive. The city attorney was instruct
ed to prepare an ordinance to that eff
feet to be presented at the next meet
ing of the Council.
Mr.. Jennett asked that he be given
employment by the city as supervisor
of the expenditure of some $4,000 to
$4,000 on the Kings Daughters park
owned by the city, and which has just
obtained WPA grant in that sum for
improvements. Mr.. Jennett's services
will be in the nature of an engineer
and he will be paid $50 for his SER
vices over a period of six months.
M. J. O'Neil and K. L. Burton ap-
peared before the Council and asked
reduction in the tax valuation of the
ONeil hardware stock from $7,485,
at which price it was listed as of
last April 1. The concern recently
went into bankruptcy and the ap-
praisal Of the goods was set at $500.
1t was sold at auction and bought by
Mr. ONeil at $5,O55, and the council
agreed to establish that figure as the
taxable value of the merchandise.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-12
Van Mugs Nominat-
ed In Indiana

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were removed by the withdrawal of
other candidates.
Last year Governor Townsend had
declared Indiana Democrats would
not support for reelection chose pub
lie servants who have not been loyal
to the President"
Paul McNutt, whose White House
ambitions were a factor in bringing
about a truce between the regular
organization and Van Mugs received
the conventions endorsement for the
1910 presidential nomination. The con-
vention platform said:
with him (McNutt) as the nomi-
nee for President of the United States
our party can proceed with full con-
sciousness that every platform prom
Use will be respected, and that the
best interests of the people will be
conserved and advanced"