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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

One of the finest bits of news that decora1eo the
 front pages of local daies n years was the recent good tdngs of the appointment of Father OShea to the permanent pastorae of the lovely Immaculate Concep- ton church If there ever young fellow who oe- served this splendid award, it is our beloved Father OShea For in him. doesn't have to stop very long or search very deep of the finest attributes 1ouu
 the human trinity-the mental, moral ana physlcal- which when developed in large measure on all three sides produce a well rounded gentleman And sure enough he all of that Mentally alert-thorougny cog nizant of his tremendous responsibility Physically the essence of action and holding up like thorougnoreo under the great strain of the last few trying years Morally real humble leader Fully aware ot mans shortcomings and weaknesses he strives to lead the way bv daily exemplary life studded with untold good deeds and remote from lip service The greatest contribution
 man can make this world to enrich the relationship
 and spirit very vocation of profession he has chosen as his Life's work Father OShea has not only accom- plshed this noble goal but his years Of untng eorts and zeal in this community have enriched and enhanced the city of Waterbury and that when the his tory of this particular in Waterbury recorded that we will find him duly credited with playing no small part in it's growth and development May the Good Lord be kind to him his position and spare him to us TOT decades to come And if he wears the cares and duties or his new responsibilities with the same style smile as he has in the past he deserves the golden crown when ne ascends the golden stairway. 'DAJ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
No Conflict Between
 Rowland, School Board
Explanation Given at Meeting on Supply, Grade Pur=
 chasing of COal-COmmittees File Reports

Discussion of the coal situation with reference to it's use in local schools led yesterday to concensus of the board of education to the ef- feet, We recognize Controller Sher- wood L. Rowland as a, city officer and want to cooperate with him 100 per cent"
 Commissioners Martin Tehan, Louis Bria and Harry c. Post were named a committee to work with Supt. of Schools Thomas J. Condon in drafting a resolution on the death of the late Commissioner Thomas F. Bergin.
 Bria Inquiries
 Routine business of the meeting had been completed, and motion to adjourn was expected when Com missioner Bria questioned Chairman John Walsh on the subject of order ing such small quantities of coal at a time for the public schools. Com missioner Bria wanted to know if the small orders were being sent in as manner of disturbance to Con- troller Rowland.
 There is no reason for us to clash with Controller Rowland, in spite of what other offices might do,' said MT. Bria. If we did," he contin- ued, it would be the children in schools who would suffer-"
 No Coal Shortage
 Chairman Walsh allayed the fears of MT. Bria by saying that the board is sending through acquisitions to the controllers office as heretofore There is no danger of lack of coal supply in any school" he said, flor there is always one to four weeks supply on hand"
 Several members of the board, in- cluding. Commissioners Kearney and Post, then asked the purpose of keeping such a small supply of coal on hand, instead of ordering in large quantities.
 It was then recalled that in pre- vious years, when large quantities of coal were kept in the school bins, there were several instances in which it had to be removed, either because it failed to combust properly in that particular furnace, or be- cause of fire breaking out in the coal pile itself.
 Spontaneous Combustion
 Chairman Walsh stated to the members that in one instance more than 50 tons of coal had to be re- moved from one school and spread on c vacant lot, because of the im- possibility of extinguiShing the fires which continually broke out because of spontaneous combustion.
 He also informed the members that several of the schools are exper- fencing trouble with the coal in use, and that the neighborS are con- blaming of the Soot, dirt, and smoke which emanateS from the school chimneys. "Only by finding the coal which burns satisfactorily in each individual furnace can we eliminate this" he said.
 Commissioner Kearney questioned Chairman Walsh on the necessity of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

So I think the 37,OOO,00O people who have been given Social Security numbers may feel that the govern ment knows what it is doing. When you become eligible for the old-age insurance benefits, the record on which they will be based should be complete and accessible.
 Take a Little Trip
 No bookkeeping and filing job in the history of the world ever ap- preached this one. The records of 5,OO0OO0 World War veterans kept by the Veterans Bureau is child's play; even the largest insurance companies never tackled such a task
 Without the most up-to-date ma chinery, much of it specially de- signed for the purpose, it would have been quite impossible even to- day to keep a running record of the wages paid to 37OO0,000 people over a period of years.
 But it is being done today. Per- haps you'd like to go with me into the place that is keeping your ac- count with the government.
 All 37,0O0o00 of us can't go, cer- tainly, or they couldn't get any work done. Even the way it is they are answering between five and six thou sand inquiries a day from people who want to know about some phase of their social insurance.
 No Place in Washington
 Down on the Baltimore water front, looking out over the harbor, is huge, blank-looking building that used to be soft-drirk ware house. The Bureau of Old Age h. surance moved here from Washing ton a little more than a year ago. Space enough in suitable building simply was not available in Wash ington.
 Today, on eight floors of this vast building, 40O0 employees of the So- cial Security Board keeps its rec ords. Here are the master indexes that enable clerks to find instantly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

trying out coal at this time, asking why past invoices could not be used in determining the proper grades for the various schools.
 He asked why MT. Walsh did not give these invoices to MT. Rowland for references in buying coal.
 Suggests Grace
 Tt is not as easy as that" was the answer. T do not wish to appear to be suggesting to Controller Rowland as to who he should buy the coal from" He stated that instead he would merely give him the grade of coal as numbered on the invoice for each particular school.
 Several news textbooks were added to the approved list, upon recom- mendation of the committee on text books. It was also voted to suggest to the board of aldermen and board of finance that the sum of $120 be transferred from an appropriation for auto supplies, to new item termed garage rent"
 School Activities
 The committee on school activities reported that permission has been granted to the following:
 Junior branch of the Civic Theatre of Waterbury to have announce ments made in the schools of Jack and the Bean Stalk to be pre- sented by the local group on March 12. No tickets are to be sold nor S money to be collected in the schools.
 Waterbury Society for Mental Fly giene, use of room No. 108A in Crosby high school on Thursday evening for a course to be given by Dr. George K. Pratt.
 Casper Davis post, No. 136, through MT. Poudin, use of the Sprague school gymnasium on Tues day evening, February 8, for the pur- pose of showing moves.
 State board of education of the blind, permission to nolG an exhibit and sale of articles made by the blind to the teachers in the three high schools during the week of February '. .s..ts.
 Miss Lura Stanton, principal of Welton school, permission to dispose of old books, the proceeds to be used for school purposes.
 Miss Mary c. Coyle, principal of Russell school, permission to have entertainments, the proceeds to be used for school purposes.
 The Thomas studio and Curtiss Art company, permission to take group photographs of the gradu- ating classes in the public schools.
 Financial report from Croft school has ben received and approved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

the record of any one of 37,000,000. Not all the Social Security files are here. Public assistance, like that to the blind, is elsewhere. Unem- ployment insurance, largely state matter. is elsewhere. But the master records, and the federally admin istered old-age insurance systemf, center here.
 Here They Are
 Here, amid the chatter of 680 ma- jor-size accounting machines, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
AID FOR AGED RAISES BITTER
 VIRGINIA ISSUE
No Phase Yet Adopted Of FederaI-State
 Program
Rx WALTER DusTMANN

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Richmond, Va, Feb. 1.-(UP)- Old-age assistance advocates in Vir- ginia-only state in the union which has not adopted some phase of the federal-state program-are en- trenching themselves for a finish fight as the 1888 general assembly enters first stages of its 60-day ses- sion.
 The senate of the oldest 1egisla- tive body in the New World ap- peared to observers to be major hur- dle of the old-age aid supporters. It was the resistance of this house that defeated an old-age bill during the 1886 session after it had passed the lower house almost intact; and membership of the senate is vir- tually unchanged.
 Ill addition, perplexing prob- lem facing supporters was that of obtaining the $2,900000 annually recommended by the governors ad- visory legislative commission to in- stall the program.
 Bill Omits Security
 The $163, 100000 appropriations bill as recommended to the assem- ply by retiring Gov. George c. Peery, while largest in the states history, omitted any mention of the social security program and at the same time left only $500,00O in the state treasury available for it.
 The majority of the 100 house of delegate members and 40 senators already have voiced opposition to any increase in taxation to meet the new demand for funds.
 Only alternative, therefore, ob- servers believed, will be to pare the huge appropriations bill so as to squeeze from it the needed money.
 One of the vital issues of the session will revolve around the ex- pected attempt to trim the appro- priations measure, observers pre- dicted, as several lobbying and semi-lobbyist groups will strenu- ously oppose any such move.
 Free Textbooks Asked
 State teachers and educators ara solidly behind three-point pro- gram of free textbooks, higher pay and retirement plans involving in- creases of upward of $6,0O0,0O0 The appropriat bill grants them only $1 100000 increase.
 State hospital leaders are seek ing vast new funds to fight tuber- culosis, establish a separate negro insane hospital and increase gen. eral facilities; the judiciary is seeking higher pay; the penal de- partment wants separate parole and probation divisions.
 Opponents of the old-age meas ure also argue the 1886 public as- sistance act, which aids both aged and needy children has proved enough of a success to obviate necessity for the new program.
 Old-age proponents, however, predicted ultimate victory this ses- sion, with the knowledge that their own determined efforts will receive the support of Gov. James H. Price of Richmond.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
Episcopal Society
 Convenes Tomorrow
Mrs. Ralph Grain to Entertain Members -Fairmount
 Community Club Gathers This Evening
WATERVI Mrs. R. w. Henion-l7S6 Thomaston Aye-reL 3-s462

Waterville, February 1. - The Parish Society of St. Paul's Episco- pal church will hold a business meeting Wednesday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, at the home Of Mrs. Ralph Grain of Boyden street.
 The monthly meeting of the Fair mount Community Club will be held tonight at Fraternity Hall on Boy den street, at o'clock. Raymond Palmer, president, will be in charge.
 The Casper s. Davis, American Legion, Junior Auxiliary, will hold business meeting, Friday night. at 2 o'clock, at Fraternity Hall. Mrs. Clifford Northrop will be in charge, and following the regular meeting, social hour will be enjoyed. The hostesses will be June Cook and Dorothy Atherton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
Biggest Bookkeeping Job on Earth
How the Social Security Board Keeps Track
of Every Cent Earned by 37 Million People
EDITORS NOTE first of stories taking the of the vast bookkeeping job which the keeping records s7OOOOOO social security clients
BY WILLIS THORNTON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

Washington, February If you of the 37 000- 900 people who for and eventually hopes to receive cia security benefits may have had moments when you have wondered whether they really keeping all those records straight, you could retire" at 65.
 You may have wondered if they really keeping ord of all payments and they whether they can find it among all those 37, 7,0OO0O0
 Iwondered, too So went to find out.
 We'll Pm convinced When saw my own index record pulled exactly seconds my popped Three minutes afterward another of building paid last in hand It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
Rita Demers Excels

The Waterville Bowling Alleys were filled with enthusiastic specta- tors Friday night, to witness match between a girls team from the Scovill Company and girls team from Waterville, which resulted in decided victory for the Waterville team. The local girls took three straight strings, and Rita Demers, with her high single of IA and high three string total, of 315 points, added much color to the match, and brought glory to Waterville. The scores follow:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

Waterburians who saw Seth Goodwin and Joe Kenny drive away from the Central early Sunday morning with their ski equipment atop their coffee grinders must have thought the pair and their passengers balmy ot A warm was beating down on the snowess town which gave onlookers the wrong impression. The two loads of ski enthusiasts their way to Brode Mountain about miles past Near Ashford where ski dtons most ideal although there not the least sign of in Pttsfeld they passed through. How ever Brodie Mountain never more inviting to ski lovers than then For long hours they enjoyed the pastme with spills being taken like pills. The whole gang MT. and Mrs. Seth Goodwin, MT. and Mrs. Carl Goodwin Joe Kenny Francis Levesque, Al and Ed Doyle and Ed Goodwin want encore next week Boy oh boy, they take it! Ed Goodown incidentally showed the party how they do it in the White Mountains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

records are kept.
 Here, in @ vast room as long as a city block, are the cabinets of "hex- oline" indexes which are the master key. They cover half acre of floor space.
 Here are 12 separate but similar accounting factories" each keeping posted the wage records of the work CTS of one of 12 regions" into which the country is divided. They occupy four acres of space.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
ARAB IN CAROLINA PRISON

Raleigh, N. 0. (UP)-North Caro-. linas prison system is now boarding its first Arab prisoner, survey e prison department records discloses. He is Fareh Yameen, from Palestine, who was sentenced to 90 days for not paying his board bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
AnSlUerS To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6. l. Vermont.
 2. The most important ore from which aluminium is Ob- tained.
 3. American poet. 4. Denmark. 5. Alexander Hamilton. 6. Public Works Adminis- tratiOn.
 !. The Marseillaise. 8. Joseph J. Mansfield of Texas
 9. The shore of the DeaG Sea.
 10. Thirteen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
10TH CENTURY CLUB
 ELECTS DELMONACO

The board of directors of the Twentieth Century Athletic club elected Antonio Delmonaco president and treasurer at a recent meeting. Joseph DiMaria was named vice. president and Vincent DiMaria, sec retary. The next meeting of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
THE FIT OF THE GLOVE
Good Evening.

Do you recall in the years gone by The gloves that ladies wore? They were either long or short With plenty of buttons what's more For utility one wore tan or brown, The elders always wore black, White to be sure for dreSsler wear And black stitching on the back Twelve and sixteen buttons my dear For the formal evening soiree It took an hour to work them on Those tight-f1tting kid glace. But today what difference! The fit so casual, not tight, Of many materials, ingenious cut Colors not dull but bright Modern gloves match the gown, The ensemble, or make gay conWast Not expected like gloves of old Several seasons to last. Can I help Madame? These swagger greens you will love, Sporty and loose, only five bucks, Is todays fit of the glove.
 -EM ENI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

Attorney Bill Jones spends much of his time Ill Torrineton as chief-aide to Attorney Vim Miller. Bob Sullivan also of counselors row. has his own office in New Milford. Buddy" Kelly is looking for a new overcoat One of his neghbors has one which duplicates the one Bud thought unique. Jimmie Little types much better since the traffic accident department ac quired typewriter. Jack Dooey when not serving coffee-and is an interested follower of local courts and their proceedings His brother, Joe, is showing only 'one wing these days since basketball mishap dislOdged his collar bone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
Meeting Tonight

The Pride of Welch Circle, will hold a business meeting tonight a5 Foresters' hall on Hanover street, at 2 o'clock. A reheasal will follow at 7:30 o'clock, for the members of the cast of the musical comedy, which will be given February IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

Chatter Charlie Book Jr., and Tommy Talbot of Naugatuck have returned from Merose Florida where they guested few weeks with Judge and Mrs Claremont
 Tolles of the Rubber Town. While there they spent many enjoyable hours with Johnny Moore Watervile's keeps busy these cold evenings taking indoor photos of his ive-months'-old daughter As a cameraman Henne doesn't fatter his offspring. Attorney Alphonse Srica noted Detroit crminaogst is visiting his family at their Franklin street residence for brief spell Fonse looks better than Arrow collar ad. Gertrude Me Grath of Edson avenue scored hit Beau Nash 1n "The Beau of Bath which the dramatic class of Leoa Reuters presented Saturday afternoon at the Copper Kettle Cert had the lead role in this famous play by Constance Darcy Mackay You hear marvellous and terrific" applied to her result of her performance new stage star is in her ascendency Waterbury,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

News oddities .. Louisiana is claiming the oyster for the nation During 1887 it produced 25OOO 900 bushels of the succulent bivalves Maryland Virginia, and Connecticut said to be breeding suleny in re- spective North Randall Cleveland suburb, is trying something that has much discussed It has opened moving picture theater in which the patron sit in his and watch the films. Specially built ramps make head-rOOm available At Franklin Institute in Philadelphia of the new courses is celestial navigation To facilitate instruction use of the Fes Planetarium is included. junior high school spelling contest at LOrain, Ohio by the young lady who knew how many ss' to put in msSpelI.
 Good Night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

The first transatlantic spelling bee over two-way radio resulted in victory for the American team, who beat the British 28 to 24 The battle lasted fOrtve minutes and some of the words that dOwned men on both sides were "hemorrhage,' Loneliness" ida guerreotype, "corollary,' "isOsceles, "embarrass- ment" and many such stitcklers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01
club will be Friday night.

club will be Friday night.
 The club plans a varied program of track entries and enterprises dur ing the coming months. Plans are being made for an indoor track meet here in June and a road race in June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

Maize unfit for human consurnp- ton is being used as fuel for loco- motives in Kenya Colony.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

The Ladies Aid Society of Grace Methodist church will hold a month ly business meeting tomorrow after noon at o'clock in the parlors of the church. Mrs. Arthur TWelves, president, will preside.
 A Connecticut Light and PowerE Company service car, travelling south along the Thomaston highway a. short distance above the Chase Metal Works about 4:30 o'clock yesys terday afternoon, struck spot oIS the road which was just mass q ice, causing the truck to turn oveIz It seemed apparent that the occu pants would Le severely injured However, they opened the car door. which was on the upper side and crawled out, none the worse for their experience.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-28

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The Nome nugget., 1938-10-28
Official Totals of Recent Alaska General Election
Totals Of The
 Gen. Election

JUNEAU, Oct. 27 - A total of twelve thousand five hundred eighty one votes was cast in the general election in September as compared with thirteen thousand seven hundred two in the cleo ton two years ago, which was presidential year. According to the final report today of the can wasting board, all Democratic candidates to both the House and Senate were elected with the ex- ception of George Laiblin, Demo- cratic, Second Division Senator, who was defeated by twenty four votes by Leroy Sullivan, republican.
 Delegate Dimond received 8,406 votes, Grigsby 2,160 votes, White l,722. Treasurer Olson received 7,846, Chase 3,618. The unicam- eral legislature was defeated 6,517 to 4,931.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-28
Japan Told Stop "UnWarranted
 Interference

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (P)- The U s Government told Japan in a strongly worded note to stop "unwarranted interference with American rights in China" A three thousand word statement, presented by Ambassador Joseph C. Grew in Tokyo, October sixth, but made public only today, de- manded continuance of the Open Door Policy in the Orient. An early reply is expected.
 The unofficial interpretation here is that if a favorable answer did not arrive, soon relations be- tween the two countries might become strained.
 The United States accused Jap an of seeking another Manchou- kou out of the portions of China she has occupied and listed a long series of violations of Ann erican business and property rights. It said, Your excellency can not fail to recognize the ex- istance of growing disparity be tween the treatment accorded American nationals and their trade enterprises by Japanese authorities in China and Japan, and the treatment accorded Jap aneSe nationals and their trade enterprises by the government of the United States in areas within it's jurisdiction"
 Some students in fart eastern affairs professed to see in this statement a yelled threat that if Japau did not accord Americans better treatment, Japanese mer- chants dealing in or with the U. s. soon might encounter re- strictions.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-28
Photographic Briefs

BROOKLYN-Detectives inten sified their hunt for the one ma terlal witness known to be miss ing in the $427,O ,O00 Brooklyn armored car robbery. The rob bery occurred in 1884. However, recent developments have indie ated for the first time that police were near a solution of the crime "A woman known to have kept lodging houses frequented by gangsters, Mrs. Madeline Fully, was arrested as the third mater lal witness to be picked up in the past week. The first was Thomas Quinn, part owner of two boats used for the robbers escape. The second was Dr. Harry Gilbert said to have operated on one for removal of a bullet from a shat tered leg. Bail for the two men has been set at fifty thousand dollars each. Mrs. Fully was held on fifteen thousand dollars bail. The only missing witness now is Qulnns partner in the boathouse John Hughes.