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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25
LOCAL GIRL IN.
 BIC BROADCAST.
Mary Elaine of Hollywood, FOrmery Mary Abrams
 of Waterbury

When "The Big Broadcast of 1888" opens at the State theater today many in Waterbury will take a good look at one of the beauty brigade of dancers and remark:
 "S'funny! But, you knowy that girl, the brunette with the neat ah-that is-the third from the left that girl looks familiar"
 And they'll be right. Because Miss Mary Abrams, the dancer who might be subject of this hypothetical comment, is a native of this town and went from Waterbury to Holly wood by the bathing beauty route.
 It was in 1886, that Mary Abrams displayed her shapeliness as con- testant for the title, Miss Connecti- cut" vieing with that Niugatuck-to- New York victor of beauty pageants,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25

Miss Tile Grey, once of the Holly wood restaurant, now of the Inter national Casino. address, Broadway.
 Then, Miss Abrams, Is. lived at 575 Washington avenue, the records reveal; Tillie Grey lived on Grand street. Waterbury. The two local girls competed at Roton Point park. South Norwalk, that year, and TiIlie went to Atlantic City, winning third place in the national contest.
 Miss Abrams appears in the State theater picture with such celebrities as w. c. Fields, Dorothy (Jungle Princess) Lamour, Shirley Ross, Ben Blue, Lynne Overman, Tito Guizar, Kristen (Metropolitan) Flagstad, and Shep (Rippling Rhythm) Fields.
 Local girl makes good in Holly wood!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25

Formation of the. Association of Catholic Clergy of Waterbury is praised by the Catholic Transcript, official diocesan publication, in an editorial in this weeks issue. The association, formed last Monday night at dinner meeting of priests from Waterbury and nearby towns, is headed by Rev. Dr. Eugene P. Cryne, pastor of St. Patrick's church, who was elected president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25

President Rev. Francis M. O'Shea, P. R., pas tor of the Church of the Immacu- late Conception, is president. The Transcript says editorially that never before was such an as sociation so necessary" Success of the new organization, it says, will mean the formation of similar groups in other cities and towns of the diocese.
 The editorial in, The Transcript follows in full:
 Bound To Grow
 Sixty of the Catholic clergy of Waterbury and vicinity gathered at the Elton hotel to pay honor to the Rev. Francis M. O'Shea. the new permanent rector of the Immaculate Conception church, Waterbury. They were unanimous and outspoken in declaring this young priest a hard and success
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25
Newly Formed Priests Association Praised
Odd Fellows Hosts
 At Meeting Monday
Plans for Republication of IntiatOry Degree in lOr
 rngtOn Next April to Be Discussed Here

Torrington, Harvey Smith of Tor- rington, William Maton, Ernest Bur- dett, Charles Schmidt and William Brink of this city, George Schmidt and Leslie Wilder of Collinsville. Nathan Wellner and Harry Beeler of Canaan, Lester Fraperie and Robert Provan of Winsted, and 0. Edwin Anderson and Joseph Bar- rett of Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25

Bookstores and publishers in Jap an declare they are receiving letters from dealers in the United States advising that business relations must cease because of the China incident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-25

Discharged from the army after the World War as physically fit. Ar thur Edwards, aged 52, has died in Hull, England, from the effects of being gassed while fighting in France and from malaria while serving in India.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27

Gyl1ICoS, II VIII last WCli. dild SOoa
less than a dollar TO build. Where
large or multiple windows demand
great length. the other dimensions
may be larger in proportion. or box
es for each window made.
Remember that window boxes are
a decoration for the house. They
should harmonic with it. and i'm
prove its appearance. The boxes
should usually be painted to match
the dominant color of the house.
or of its trim. The flowers will
look best if they make a contrast
ing note. providing an accent of
color.
Perhaps the finest of all window
box flowers are petunias, because
they blossom constantly through
out the summer, and provide SO
interesting a variety of color, form
and habit. The balcony type petu-
Mas, which produce trailing vine
like stems, make graceful festoons
which drape from the boxes.
Tall nasturtiums. particularly the
new doubles. including Golden
Clean. and its hybrids. give the
same effect as the balcony type
petunias: and they are excellent
window box subjects. Fragrant flow
ers. such as methiola bicornis, mig
nonette. weeks stocks. and
dwarf snapdragons are doubly at
traetive. The list of flowers that
can be grown in. window boxes
embraces almost the entire seed
catalog.
Boxes which spend most OF the
day in shade offer a special prob
lem. If tn shade is that of a
building perhaps only foliage plants
can be grown. such as ferns, fancy
leaVed caladiums, crotons rubber
plants and other florists subjects.
If there is some sun, tuberous root
ed begonias will probably do well.
Impatiens the Zanzibar balsam.
bearing flowers of salmon or rose
on bushy plants Is inches tall are
excellent in semi-shaded places
Violas thrive in partial shade, and
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27

reason citizens will be urged tol
avail themselves of the more libe
! provisions of the new housingl
| laws.
For a limited period, until July|
|. 1899, the new legislation reduces
the insurance premiums on small
homes from Y percent to 4 perl
cent. 1t eliminates entirely the|
existing annual service charge all
lowed the lender of y percent onI
| the face value of the mortgage. /
and further reduces the costs of
insured mortgages by figuring facet
value of the mortgage. 1t is conf
| templated that these new premiumI
arrangements will reduce the cost
of insurance of mortgages from|
| about ga percent to 5ls percent
with a special provision for redhc-|
ton to 81 percent in case of house.
costing $4,000 or less and insur'
before July /, 1899. i
On newly constructed houses ap-|
praised at $4,000 or less, the mini-l
mum permissible down payment
OF equity requirement will be rel
duced from $40 percent 20 10 perl
cent Thus on $4,000 newly conf
Structed house. the minimum down.
payment would be $500 and thel
maximum insurable mortgage would
be $500, representing 80 percent ofl
the appraised value.
On newly constructed houses
appraised at $4,000 or less, theI
inSurable limit will be 90 percent
OF the appraised value up to S600oI
plus 80 percent of the appraised
value above $4,000. For example, onI
newly constructed $4,000 hou
the minimum down payment WolI~,
be $l,400 and the insurable limit
would be $4,000. On all other homes
housing from one to four familiess|
the insurable mortgage limit will
remain at 80 percent of the ap-|
praised value, but not in excess
of $4,000 under any circumstances.
Provision is made for 80 percent
insured mortgages on newly con-
structed apartment buildings, or a i
group of not less than ten single
family dwellings, provided mort
cages are in excess of $4,000 but
not in excess of 100000 or l,l50
per room. This is an entirely new
provision, and should not be con-
fused with the existing section OF
the law which provides for insur-
ance of mortgages on large-scale
rental housing projects owned and
managed by limited-dividend cor
porations..
mot only with the erection oil
more homes in Ell Centre relic
the serious housing shortgage whichI
exists here, and which steadily be-
comes more aclsse, and Whloh,
while it endures, very seriously re-
tards the natural growth which we
would otherwise expect of Ell Cen
tro said chairman King at cham
Der of commerce headquarters, but
healthy stimulation of building
at this time will do a great deal
to improve business in general
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27

/ The words gay Vienna" are more
than a phrase; they are a state
of mind, and that state OF mind
prevails today. Every one seems
to be relaxed. There is signiti-
cant phrase that you hear in the
coffee shops:
Things are hopeless but not
serious-Why Worry?"
You can get 102 different kinds
of coffee in the cafes; you can get
almost as many opinions on what
is going to happen now that Adolf
Hitler has succeeded in forcing
Nazis into the Austrian cabinet.
Even the political demonstrations
are light hearted. NaziS march
down one side of a street singing
Deutschland Ueber Allies Nom
Nazis march down the other side,
singing the Austrian national an
them-and to the same tune.
When people get tired OF march
ing they go to the cafes and wise
crack. One joke goes:
The Rome Berlin axis is a spit
on which Austria is being brown
ed
The Drowned of course, refers
to the Brown Shirt-the symbol of
NaZiSm.
Reply To Jests
The Nazis reply to such jests
by scratching the Austrian five
schilling piece until its cross be-
comes a swastika. Thus they force
non-Nazis to circuate the Nazi
insignia.
A few heads are sore from politi-
cal Scuffles. Many more throats
are sore-from shouting and sing
ing. There has been almost no
bloodshed.
Schuschsigg's speech steadied and
relaxed the nation. 1t also appears
to have united behind the slogan
of independence" elements which
hitherto have been uncooperatiye. :"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27

|
construction in this CITY,
This was the result of action by
| the Ell Centre chamber of commerce
directors, at their Wednesday meet
| ing, when it was revealed that most
other southern California commu-
mites had shown an increase in
building permits in January of
this year, as compared with the
month of January, 1897
This study made by chamber
directors disclosed that IN January
Ell Centre ranked only 63rd among
all cities and towns of southern
California in value of its building
permit
Terms Easier
Directors were advised that the
new liberalized regulations for
federal mortgage insurance made
the terms much easier than when
the FILA plan was inaugurated a
couple of years ago, and that citi-
zens who could not meet the con-
ditions at that time can now avail
themselves of the federal plan for
aid TO the home builder.
Chamber directors approved the
slogan, Every American Should
Own His Home and this will be
used in conducting theEl Centro
campaign.
The program will be initiated by
a meeting of the chambers better
housing committee, of which M. O.
King is chairman, and which COM
prises:
M o. King, Cecil w. Ashley,
Neal H. Gavin, E. L. Carson, c.
L. Collins, w. C. Costello, II. V.
Davidson, Mrs. A. B. Hanson, Paul
A. jenkins, j. S. Jones, w. w.
McEuen, Charles E. Sones, w. T.
Spears, G.. H. Shaw, Arno G. Yae-
excl.
Chairman King has arranged for
a meeting of his committee early
this week and additional plans will
be made then for the campaign
to erect more dwelling houses in
El Centro, and for the large public
ioAiSiiSoii oii N1diSil w WllCl1
builders. material men, bankers,
contractors journeymen engaged in
the building trades prospective
home owners and the public gen.
orally will be invited to attend.
The new provisions of the federal
housing act will be explained by
Administrator NARROW and his as
sistantS, and it is believed hat
number of Ell Centre citizens who
have been considering the erection
of homes under the new housing
legislation just adopted in Wash
ington will decide to begin con-
struction at once, and that the
building of the first few new homes
in Ell Centro will act as a stimulus
to the erection of other dwellings,
here. Thus the very serious hous-
ing shortage may be relieved
The lack of sufficient houses in
this city, many believe, is retard-
ing what would be the natural
growth of Ell Centre, and for that
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27
Over the Back Fence
FRED AMES

II is a common isait of human
nature 20 place little value upon
that which is cheap OF easily at
tainable and to value very highly
those things which are costly or
very difficult of attainment, re-
gardless of their intrinsic merit, I
remember a rather amusing in
stance of that tendency in my own
family. Not long after my wife and
| were married, and while we were
still living in the middle west, l
gave her a very fine potted ger
anium one Christmas. My wife was
delighted, her gift was the envy OF
all the neighbors, and I soon came
TO wish heartily that one of them
would steal it Our entire house
hold soon came to revolve around
that drafted plant! We literally
sat up nights with it in the winter
time to keep it from freezing, and
the health and comfort OF the
human occupants was no longer
the first consideration in the heat
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27
Auction Philosophy
By .. l.. ZINN

Folks, I have been asked several
times what is a good sale OF golf
players at a Calcutta pool Our ex-
perience in several Imperial Valley
Calcutta Pool sales is this, for a
good sale the players ought to
bring twice as much as there is
in the pool 10 start with. If they
bring less it is a poor sale, if they
bring more it is an extra good
sale. In other words if there is $500
in the pool to start with, you
ought to have $1,000 in the pool
when the sale is over. for good
sale, as one half the sale money
goes to the one drawing the player
l hope this answers the question,
golfers.
The watermelonS and cantalopes
are sneaking from under the cov-
erS, the BOYS are going to have to
remove the covers and take
chance on frost. Folks, you are
going 10 eat cantalope and water
melons earlier than ever this year.
Yesterday was the biggest crowd
ever at the community sale. Prices
were good.
I'll be seein' you,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27
Valley Residents
Await FILA Loans

Valley residents continued to
await FLA. loans during the past
week. building contractors reported
today as only a few remodeling
jobs were in the process of con-
struction.
Work is nearly compie;ed on the
Bill Hart home in El Centre. Hart
is remodellng and redecorating
two rooms in his Vine street home.
Mrs. r. A. Howard, of Seeley, is
having remodeling work done on
her home. Builders are adding
three rooms-a bathroom, n bed
room and a kitchen.
Mark McCleliand reports excel
lent progress on the county hoSpi-
tai and dairy remodeling work on
the several valley dairies is pro-
crossing nicely.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27
Seals Schedule
Benefit Contest

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 26. eUP)
The San Francisco Seals tclay
named a squad OF Ii to meet the
Pacific Greyhounds. Semi-pro base
ball team, in benefit game at
Santa Rosa Sunday 2s
Catcher Joe Sprinz was appoint
ed to manage the Seal squad. Others
to make the trip are Pfeiffer, catch
er; Sam Gibson, Medeghini and
Petrocchi, pitchers; Babe Dahlgren,
first base; AL Wright, second base;
Frank Hawkins, third base: Ted
Jennings and Bill Lillard shortstops:
Walt Judnich, AL Nudge and Tom
Evart, outfielders. Dahlgren, HaW-
kins and Judnich, who are the
property of the New York Yankees,
have been practicing here for the
1888 season.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27
COAT THEFT
LEADS TO JAIL

BRAWLEY, Feb. 26 - Charged
with the theft of a coat from a
car, parked near carnival Thurs
day night. Frank Amments was
sentenced to a sixmonths term in
the county Jail, Friday morning In
Judge H. B. Griffiths police court.
P. Luna was given a IL day SEN
tence for carrying a concealed
weapon.
Two Vagrants were given su-
spended 30-day sentences on the
condition that they leave town i'm
mediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27

ing and airing of the house. The
first consideration was the we'll
being of the geranium. A couple of
geleh, and We found geraniums
growing everywhere like weeds. In
our backyard they were growing
along an old fence, five or six feet
high. They were a nuisance.
We had been living in Los An
geleS two or three years when
conceived the idea of getting sweet
revenge for all the trouble that
Kansas geranium had caused me.
About two weeks before Christmas
began dropping mysterious allu-
sions about something special in
way of a gift which was coming
up for Christmas. BY the time the
day arrived I had the entire fam
lily in a high state of expectancy.
On Christmas morning my wife
found large box elaborately
wrapped and tied, by her plate at
the breakfast table. Eagerly she
removed the wrappings and opened
the box, and disclosed to view-a
geranium. OF course in the end the
joke was on me, as every married
man will know That laugh cost
me plenty.
There are many varieties of
trees and plants which We can
never hope to grow successfully in
the Imperial Valley, but we are
fortunate in having many other
varieties equally attractive, which
will do exceptionally we'll here
Let us not hold in contempt those
plants which We may easily have,
simply because they are within
our reach.
One of the most attractive
blooming shrubs or small trees
which can be grown anywhere, and
one which does exceptionally well
in this region, is the oleander The
oleander makes a rapid growth
with very little care, it blooms pro-
fusely throughout the greater part
of the year, and it gives that ex-
otic, semi-tropical touch which
charms the visitor from less favor
ed climes. About seven varieties of
oleanders are listed by the larger
nurseries: The double light pink,
double rose pink, double salmon,
double white, single white, single
cherry red and the varigated
variety which has striped leaf.
The double salmon, also known by
the name of the Mrs. Roeding
Ole ander is low, shrubby variety
never growing very tall but always
covered with profusiCn of SAL
mon pink blossoms. 1t is variety
which should be planted more. The
double rose pink variety makes a
very vigorous growth, and as it
will stand lots of pruning it may
very easily be grown into tree,
which will provide some shade as
we'll as a great deal OF color. If
you wish TO give formal touch to
your garden, or TO the entrance to
your home, you may achieve that
effect very beautifully by plant
ing a row Of standard oleanders
on either side of the walk Stand
ard oleanders are those which have
been pruned to a single stem or
standard about four feet tall and
then, headed out in flat, bushy
crown, similar to standard roses,
or trees roses. BY frequent pruning
they may be kept at just the de-
sired height and size for many
years. Good standard oleanders
are, rather expensive, but if you
enjoy working with plants, you can
buy some good thrifty plants in
gallon cans and train them up in
the way they should go" yourself.
We could easily make Ell Centre
famous as THE oleander city" if
we should decide that it is worth
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27

LldllUdIIl IIIt IIIUtptII0ItIIOc VI IIIo
country.
Thousands of persons telegraph
ed the chancellor, pledging support
against Nazi penetration.
Baron Friedrich Won W5esner,
monarchist leader, pledged to
Schuschnigg the support of 100000
Jews.
The outlawed Socialists, under
leadership of Otto Bauer, who is
in exile, already have announced
that they will back the chancellor.
Vienna Gay
I came to Austria's capital, think
ing I might find a tense, perhaps
frightened population. did not.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27

the list of flowers which will do
we'll increases as the amount OF
sun is enlarged.
Rich soil of the type which flor
lists call potting soil, should be
used in window boxes. for there
is so little of it to feed the flowers,
it needs abundant plant food; apply
at rate of one level tablespoonful
for one square foot of soil.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27
Mrs. Cali Harrison
Building Home in City

Mrs. Cali Harrison, who Accord
ing to reports was building a new
home at 10th and Olive today re-
ported to the Post-Press that Mrs.
Alice Harrison is the builder.
At any rate the house is being
built at 10th and Olive. Mrs. ALICE
Harrison verified the rumor as did
Mark McClelland, contractor.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 26 CUP) -
Richard Archbold. wealthy scient-
ist. completed a nonstop flight
from San Diego, Calf, to Miami
today in ID hours and 25 minutes
when he landed his big flying boat
1t Pan American airport.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27
FILA OFFICIALS SLATED
TO BOOST FL CENTRIC.
CONSTRUCTIONPLANS

F. w. NARROW, Federal Housing Administrator for
southern California William o. Harris, his assistant and
H. Victor Davidson. of the Federal Housing staff,
expected to attend chamber of commerce luncheon meet
ing in Ell Centro Wednesday, March 9th and fire the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27

The Panay bombing may be a
"closed incident" to the Jap
anese, but here are two men
who haven't forgotten. Still
bedridden in a Shanghai hospi-
tai are Lieut.-Com. James j.
Hughes, top, skipper of the i'll
fated American gunboat which
was bombed and sunk on the
Yangtse river by japanese
planes, and Lieut.. w. ]. Geist,
an officer OF the Panay,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27
Petunias Suggested AS
Flower for Window Boxes
InHome: Start Work Now

Every one can garden the window box way, whether
he lives in the country in apartment dwelling And
is the time to be thinking of it.
For ordinary single window, box 3 1-2 feet long
inches deep and 10 inches wide good size If made of
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27
JACKET STOLEN

JVCNFI SIVLEN
BRAWLEY, Feb. rs = Theft of a
jacket and gloves from his car
while it was parked in front of
the Brawley Drug store, was re-
ported to police by Roy Marshall,
256 A street. The theft occurred
Thursday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27
Thousands Pied qe
Schuschniqq Hell p

EDIORS United Press European man.
Berlin Sunday and
reaction sends todays
dpatch on the crisis from Vienna)
MILLER
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-27
= Copyright 1888 by United l

VIENNA, Feb. 26. (UP)-Leaders OF important sec
ons of Austrian public opinion rallied today to the sup
port of Chancellor Schuschnigg in his attempt to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-30

ANSWER Calvin Coolidge mayor of Boston During his first term of Massachusetts, nationwide notice in the press for his handling of the police Boston and for his statement There against the public safety by anybody. anywhere anytime"
Evening star., 1938-04-01
In the Hunt Country
Activities Among the Horse Lovers in
Virginia and Maryland.

Stokes attended the Hum School al
Princeton and the University Of Vir-
ginia until the first Of this year. when
he stopped college and went into the
insurance business in Philadelphia.
THE wedding is the important social
event OF the Easter season in
Virginia. Many parties are Planned
in honor Of Miss Buchanan and Mr..
Stokes She has just returned from
Philadelphia, where a round of par
ties have been given for them by Mr..
Stokes family. Last night, Miss
Nancy Penn Smith of Philadelphia
and The Plains, Va, who is now at
the Virginia home Of her mother, Mrs.
Plunkett Stewart. entertained for
Miss Buchanan. Miss Smith and Miss
Buchanan attended the meet Of the
Orange County hunt this morning.
Miss Buchanan is niece and
namesake of Mrs. Walter NICK. Jones
of Ayrshire. near Upperville (she was
formerly Miss Helen Buchanan) and
Mr.. Francis Buchanan Of Silver
Spring. Md. is her uncle. Miss Bu-
chanan's grandfather was the late
Gen. James Buchanan Of Washington
and Ayrshire, lovely house that was
built by the general on his farm
where he maintained one of the largest
breeding establishments in Virginia
and string of well-bred race horses
Miss Buchanan has chosen the at
tendants for her wedding, including
Miss Margie Morton of Warrenton,