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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
Collections Totalling
 $13,4 Made Within
 Year From Employers
Course of Statewide Investigations 43 Claims Rejected Following Preliminary Inquiries

State Labor Commissioner Joseph M. Tone, in report com- pleted today for the fiscal year July l, 1897, to June 30, 1888, announced that the sum of $13,459.07 in with held wages was collected during that period for Connecticut workers by the State Labor Departments wage claim adjuster.
 The amount exceeds, the commis- sioner pointed out, by almost $5,000 the $8,552.l5 which was collected in the 1936-37 fiscal year. He termed this "a splendid increase" and added that he expects the good work to continue in the interests of the workers of Connecticut. 671 Complaints
 During the years 671 individuals complained by letter and in person that employers were withholding pay. Of the complaints, 460 were settled and 143 were rejected. At the close of business in June, 79 we're pending, chiefly because they were made late in the month. Eleven were pending at the finish of the 1936-1937 period.
 The Departments adjuster, MT. Tone revealed, dealt with approxi- mately 500 employers in his en- ! deavor to secure withheld wages, but arrest was resorted to in only IT cases.
 One employer, a contractor, served seven months in jail and paid fine of $700 for failing to pay workers while another served 90 days for the same reason.
 The most numerous complaints made by any one group of workers were in the construction trades. Two hundred and thirty-Six individuals protested and 151 received $4,626.82 in back pay.
 Factory workers received the next largest sum $3,255.04. One hun- dred and nineteen complaints were made and 54 individuals were paid, the commissioner said. Mercantile Firms Employers in mercantile establish ments were forced to pay $981 .O2 to Al persons and owners of bakeries gave, through the Labor Depart ment, $60413 to workers. Agricul. tural laborers received $814.79, ane employees ill hotels and restaurants $48058.
 The commissioner said that em ployes of garages, dairies, ant cleaning and dyeing establishments as well as domestic servants also col lected wages due them.
 May was disclosed as having beer the month when the greates amount, a record breaking total O. $2,896.15 in withheld pay. was aurneo over to- Connecticut workers.
 Of the 67l complaints, 90 percent came from residents of the Hartford area. The rest originated in al parts of the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
HAMILTON PARK

Thirty children participated ir the costume show given at the Hamilton park playground yester- day. In the group were clowns, ca detS, band leaders, tramps, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and Pen. rod. Prizes went to Helen Lord, who was dressed as Japanese girl; to Raymond Keavney, who represent ed a tramp; and to Raymond Walsh who was policeman. A large crowd watched the show and showed a great deal of interest in it.
 Other children who took part were: Francis Keavney, Josephine Mcintyre. Bobby, Mary and Patri- cia Lord, Nancy Walsh, Clara and Mabel Banto, Marie Kallis, Irene Davis. Mary and Rosalyn Shea, Marguerite Shea, Finifred Monroe, Margery Brown, Marie and Louise Bienvieu, Grace and Janice Wal ker, Larry Graham, Esther Banks, Agnes Ashson, Robert Keene,, Joan Barrow, Barbara Thompson, Frank Walsh, and Franics McKiser.
 Results of the baseball games which opened the different leagues yesterday: in the Junior League, Bombers 2, Fairlawn A. c. 9; Braves 2, Aver St. Eagles 3; Maple A. c. 9, Tigers 8; East Sides 10, Comets g: Pemberton Aces 3, All Hots 2. In the Midget Leauge, the Hohawks won from the Silver Stars, 9-8; and the Sts. Peter and Paul team won by default from the Rockville Aces Games arc scheduled in the midget and senior leagues today.
 The Glee Club, which already boasts large membership, will have a rehearsal at the playground today at 2 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
7 Vacation School
 Centers Established
South Waterbury and West Side Hill Classes Begin
 Monday-Remainder Open Following Week

James H. Phillips, chairman of the committee on church vacation schools in Waterbury, announced yesterday that seven neighborhood centers will be used for that pur- pose this year, each to serve it's own community. All boys and girls be- tween the ages of and IA are in- vited to enroll.
 Monday will be the opening day for the centers at South Waterbury and West Side Hill, and the rest will open one week later. All the schools will meet five mornings 8 week, Monday through Friday, from g to 11:30. In general, Bible study handwork, nature study, dramatics songs, games and visits to points o1 interest in and near the city vii make up the program. Each schoo will make up program of it's own under the general supervision of Miss Dorothy Gates, supervisor of religious education at the First Methodist church.
 The training school was held a month ago, which was attended by 50 prospective teachers in the schools, and an intensive program of promotion has been carried on.
 This will be the fourteenth sea- son in which vacation schools have been conducted in Waterbury. For several years under the auspices of the Waterbury Council of Religious Educa tion, they are now under the Waterbury Council of Churches, which absorbed the earlier organiza- tion year or two ago.
 The South Waterbury school will be held at the South Fed erated church, and Mrs. Mildred Moore will be director. Mrs. Irwin E. Zane will be in charge of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
CHILDREN NAMED
 FOR VACATIONS
High Sheriff Beckwith Selects Quota of Guests
 for Two Camps

High Sheriff Sutherland A. Beck with of Litchfield County an- nounced yesterday the list of youths he has chosen to attend summer camps with all expenses paid by the Litchfield County Sheriff's As sociation. A large number of chil- dren will be added to this list as soon as final arrangements are completed the Sheriff said.
 Some of the children will be sent to Camp Paugnut, Burrville, others will be sent to Camp Winacmy, Colebrook. The Torrington and Winsted Y. M. c. A. have cooper ated to great extent with the sheriff in making possible these summer vacations for needy chil- dren.
 A total of 176 children will be sent to camps this summer through the efforts of the Sheriff and the Litchfield County Sheriff's Associa- tion. Each town in the county will have at least two of its youngsters sent to these camps.
 The group attending Camp Paug- nut includes: Torrington-Calvin Elliott, John Brague. Edwin Becker, Ebert Becker, Edward Bobinski, Andrew Koplar, Leonard Bouch, Samuel Gath, Stanley Mierjwinski, Lorenzo Perisino. Siro Formaggio- nj, Rudy Formaggioni Joseph Gaio- nj, William Koldys, Joseph Besha- ra: Litchfield-Bernard O'Connell; Thomaston, James Wilson, Jr., Rob- ert Bellmay; Terryville, George L. Jenkins, Robert Cook.
 Winsted, William Cadrain, Mel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

New York, July 8.-One phase of the film industry that is as im- portant in New York as in Holly wood is the animated cartoon, and the most influential maker of them here is Max Fleischer, who puts out Betty Boop and several other fea- lures.
 Well, we learn from MT. Fleischer that the animated car- toon world conducts as desperate talent hunt for new stars as do the Hollywood moguls. Because, as in the case of Hollywood films, the cartoon films can't get along with narrow coterie of stars like Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop and Donald Duck. So every now and then MT. Fleischer sends his ferretS out for new material. They go around to the leading artists and ask for new pen crea- tion who will rock the box office records around the world.
 For example, MT. Fleischer now is seeking personality to go by the name of Sally Swing. She must be charming "jitterbug" who will amuse the film-goers who know all about hot trumpets and Sand street.
 Pretty soon Sally Swing" will be the sensational discovery of the sea- son! And ten talent scouts will claim to have discovered her on as many drawing boards.
 More Odd Jobs
 We wrote a piece about some rep resentative members of the distaff side who are in unusual lines of work. And the ladies, bless them, wrote in to sayl that we could go on with the same subject. So, our dossier replenished, we can tell you about Mrs. Marie Kramer who, a short while back, bought the 28- story Hotel Lincoln fey seven mill lion dollars, which seems a figure that belongs in a mans world.
 It is said to be the largest hotel in the world to come under the single domination of feminine financial titan. AS a matter of fact, Mrs. Kramer is not new to the hotel game. She is the wife of the Max Kramer who owns the Hotel Edison, vast Manhattan hostelry that is a brief distance from her new acquisition. It seems she liked helping her hus- band to run his place and decided that She would like to toy with one of her own. Seven millions didn't seme expensive for joy full diversion.
 And Mrs. Kramer likes the work. It's domestic. Soon after her marriage to Boniface Kramer, she did nothing but arrange the flowers in the hundreds of hotel rooms.
 "Then," she says, q started to do little more each day and soon l was doing much more than I should have done Now I know all about it. It's like running big home.
 "Im not the kind of woman who can stand around with a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

West Side Hill school, which will hold sessions in the West Side Hill Methodist church.
 The Central school will meet in the First Baptist church, and will be in charge of Miss Ethelyn Nichols, director of religious edu- cation for that church. The Oak vile school will meet in the Oak vile Congregational church, with Rev. Oscar L. Locke, director of the school in charge. Mrs. Leila T. Alexander will head the school to be held at the Pearl Street Neighborhood House, and Rev. AL son J. Smith, pastor of the Grace Methodist church, will head the Waterville school, which will meet at his church. A school in Vol colt will be directed by Rev. Orrin Dice, pastor of the Congregational church in Wolcott, and the school will meet at his church. Schools starting on July II will run for two weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
SOUTH END

The South End Playground on Dover street this afternoon will fea- ture an "On Wheels" contest at 2:30 with number of prizes off, fered for the best entries. Play ground supervisors Walter Hayes and Frances Dzinski will direct the contest, which will be in the nature of a memorial to Joseph Lee. na- tional pioneer in public playground activities.
 Plans are now being made for a girls volley ball team. and another for the men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
SETTLEMENT MADE
 IN $l,O0O SUIT

The $1,000 civil action of Mar garet Brophy against the Prudential Life Insurance company which had been pending trial in the court of common pleas was reported settled today. Withdrawal papers have been filed.
 The woman sued to recover un- der the benefits of policy on the life of the late William H. Walsh, who died June 25, 1887. The ques- ton of insurable interest had been prominent in the action. Attorney James E. Russell represented the plaintiff while Attorney U. G. Church was for the defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

terbury retreatants.
 Secretary Walsh stresses the fact that no room reservations will be made at Manresa. There are 30 available and the custom of past years-first come, first served-will be followed again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

win Carey, Martin Decker, Armond Danze, Robert Danze, Vito Endine, Albert Fenn. Alfred Fenn, Donald Florian, Harold Fleming, Ernest Gurtowsky, Edward Gurtowsky, Anthony Mollica. Albert Martinez, Lorin Miller, Richard Noble, Frank Pcrlak, Joseph Perlak. Lawrence Prentice, Abram Smith, Donald Ringwood, Richard Rngwood, Don- aid Reynolds. Oliver Toupense, Vi- vian Martinez, and Hope Sullivan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
LABOR OFFICIAL
 FORGOT THE SEAL

Hartford, Conn, July 8. UP)- Local American Federation of Labors leaders said today failure of Ira N. Ornburn, A. F. of L., Wash ington official, to place an official Union seal on a letter supporting renomination for U. s. Sen. Angus tnie Lonergan caused the Hartford Central Labor Union to ignor the letter.
 The Central Union here Con demned" Lonergan's candidacy and supported Rep. Herman P. Kopple- mann for the senate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
ROSS - IN NEW YORK WALTER WINCHELL
 is months
 VACATION and will again appear here
 August l.
and will again appear here
 August l.

lorgnette or sit and enjoy having 8 manicure hour after hour. I've always had everything I wanted Rolls -Royces, yachts, palaces. every thing. like to work"
 Mrs. Kramer is native of So- nora, Mexico, is of Aztec-Mexi- Spanish French origin, went to school in Arizona, California and Europe, speaks English, Spanish, French and German, studied voice once with aspirations toward a grand operatic Carmen" (no dice), and plays the guitar and slide trom- bone. She was a nurse in the front lines of France during the war, turns down bed neatly, is a capa- ble cook and an astute business wo- man. Now what more can a hotel guest expect of the proprietress? Sold on Insurance
 That brings us around to Mrs. Gertrude Brandwein, who is consid- cred the best insurance saleswoman in greater New York.
 (And, by the way, 1t never oc- cured to us until we were told, that there are 750 women selling life insurance in this town and that they earn from $5,000 to $3O,OOO a year at it)
 Mrs. Brandwein is the mother of a six-year-old daughter and looks forward to the day when her offspring can enter the same line of work. It is an occupation she loves so much that at re- cent dinner she extravagantly re- marked: We wouldn't trade jobs with any woman in the world"
 Apparently not, because this remarkable lady paid income tax on $33,000 in depression year, and earns much more when business picks up. Though it invites competi- tion for her, she wishes that all girls out of college would take up selling life insurance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

Specializing in current Catholic literature and religious articles, Waterbury will greet the opening tomorrow of new firm, Dell and Lawlor Company, which will con- duct Religious Gift Shop at 391 East Main street. In addition to offering variety of suggestions for church, home and school, the shop will meet a popular local de- mand by providing modern books written by outstanding Catholic authors and dealing with prob lems of national and information al interest.
 The store will be supervised by MT. and Mrs. Thomas V. Dell of 13 Pleasant street. Mrs. Dell is the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19

ing them jobs in private enterprise.
The record of the Maryland State
Employment Service for the year Of
1888 indicates that it is succeeding in
it's task. From January 1 to August
13 of 1887, the Service placed 9,871
men and women in private industry.
The comparable figure for 1888 is
11,454. We hope to continue this
good work."
Leading the state last week with
281 private placements was the Bal
timore. This office also made 55
placements to public projects, or a
total for the week of 336, just over
half the state total. Cumberland was
in second place for private placements
with 45; and the office in Cambridge
continued its good work of the past
few weeks by finding 80 private jobs
for it's applicants.
Other offices in the Service, with
the number of private placements
made during the past week follow:
Frederick, %; Annapolis and Tow
son, 21; Hyattsville 20, Salisbury, 1S;
Hagerstown, II; Chestertown, 16.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19
Greenbackviue

Mrs. Layton Joseph was taken to
Memorial Hospital on Monday and
underwent an operation. At this time
she is doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sharpley, of
Huntington, w. Va, spent last week
with his mother, Mrs. J. T. Sharpley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Northam
spent the weekend with his grand
parents at Bloxom, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hudson, of
Philadelphia, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Graydon Tull Thursday enroute to
their home.
Mrs. Herman Marshall and daugh-
ter, Catherine of Atlantic City, N. j.,
spent part of this week with his moth
er, Mrs. Betty Taylor.
Mrs. VIM. Nelson of Saxis, Va, is
spending this week with her mother,
Mrs. Carrie Jones.
Mrs. George Taylor of Bloxom, Va,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Davis
this week.
Those visiting in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. Mumford this week
were: Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Conway
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19
MANY WORKERS
RETURNED TO
PRIVATE JOBS

Continuing its increased service to
private employers, the Maryland State
Employment service sent 502 men and
women back to private industry dur
ing the past week. The Is offices al
so placed 164 people on public pro-
jects throughout the State, bringing
the figure for placements up to a
total of 667.
On last Saturday, there were still
over 83 thousand men and women
actively seeking work through the Of
fices of the Maryland State Employ
ment Service. However, this is the
smallest number of job-seekers
which the Service has had on active
file since the beginning of the year
1888.
Commenting on these two facts, Mr..
Fringer, Director of the Service, said:
"The primary function of the public
employment service is to reduce the
number of unemployed people by find
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19

of Delmar, Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Lit
tie of Salisbury, Md, Mr.. and Mrs
Ranslow Wilgus of Selbyville, Del.
Mr.. Roy Mason left on Monday fol
his home in Philadelphia, Pa, after
spending the summer at their cottage
here. Mrs. Mason remained for a
while longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Kelley and
son, Ernest of Wilmington, Del, have
moved into the house of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Pilchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hill and son,
Otis, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Porter
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. D.
o. Hudson at Figgs Landing.
Mrs. Eldon Sharpley and son Skip
py, spent Sunday at Rehoboth Beach,
Del.
Mrs. VIM. Pruitt and daughter, of
Pennsville, N. j., are spending this
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. C. Pruitt.
Mrs. George Mason spent Saturday
with Miss Anna Mason in Whining
ton, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mills recently
motored to New Jersey and spent the
weekend.
Mr.. Milton Petit motored to Penns-
vile, N. j., last weekend. He was
accompanied home by Mrs. Petit and
daughter who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Pruitt there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Colona of Sails
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19

last week with Mr.. and Mrs. H. D
Outright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Miles of Philadel
phia, spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Miles. They
were accompanied home by Miss Rutl
Miles and Mr.. Joseph Miles who hac
been spending some time here.
Miss Elizabeth Hickman was the
weekend guest of her sister, Mrs. Rob
ert Pusey at Pocomoke.
Miss Jean McQuay of Florida and
Miss We've Paradis of New York are
spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Hancock.
Mrs. Milton Barnes and little daugh
ter, of Girdletree are spending some
time with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Sharpley.
Mrs. Annie Bromley, Miss Sue Tay-
lor, Mrs. Mary Peyten and Mrs. Ella
Davis spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover Tull at Beaver Dam.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Brittingham of
Pocomoke were guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. K. C. Petit.
Mrs. Warren Conklin and little
daughter, have returned to their home
in New York after spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. George Conk-
lin.
Mrs. James Nicholson and daughter,
Shirley, have returned home after
spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Guthrie at Fruitland.
Mrs. J. F. Nelson of New Church
is spending some time with her sister,
Miss Leona Collins.
Miss Grace Petit spent the week
end with Miss Lois Lang.
Mrs. G. M. Dryden of Snow Hill
is spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Dryden.
Mrs. Jacob Bessons and son, Edwin
and Miss Mary Taylor left Sunday to
spend some time with Mr.. Jacob Bes-
sons at Barbarton, Ohio.
Mrs. Florence Webb returned home
Friday after spending several days
with her sister, Mrs. w. J. Payne at
Pocomoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond DeVreas and
family of Drexel Hill, Pa, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Jones.
Miss Lucille Pilchard of Pocomoke
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. III. C. Pilchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Ward and Mr..
James Hudson spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Jester Green at Mardella.
Little Rebecca Hudson has return
ed from a visit to her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Hudson at Girdle-
tree.
Mrs. Richard Chapman and little
daughter, Shirley of Greenbackville,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19
STRIKING TESTS REVEAL HOW
RECENTLY IMPROVED SOAP
WASHES CLOTHES SHADES Winter

THERE are many discoveries that
i are far less exciting, but few of
greater importance in making life
more enjoyable than the discovery
of "scrubless soap. One of the most
outstanding of the "save work" soaps
is the granulated soap, Rinse, which
has helped so greatly to do away with
the hard work of washday.
A nelD principle
For years Rinse has given millions of
women whittier, brighter washes with
out scrubbing or boiling. 1t has done
this by producing rich, lively suds
that soak out the diligently and
safely luring out imbedded particles
and leaving to the housewife the
comparatively easy job of scrubbing
a few stubborn edges, rinsing and
hanging out a dazzling white. and
much brighter wash.
The effectiveness of Rinse suds has
been so marked that the makers of
SO famous washers have long recon-
mended this soap above all Others.
A further advancement
Recently the makers of Rinse an
nounced that they had improved
their soap. By actual test it was
proven that the New Rinse gives,
cup for cup, over $50 more suds
than the old. These suds are longer
lasting and faster-acting, too. The
New Rinse gives suds that last nearly
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19
he son recovers his health.

he son RECEIVERS his health.
Mrs. Marian Groner of Allentown,
Pa, came Saturday to spend two
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Ruben
Sturgis and Mr.. Sturgis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Eberle and
daughter, Elaine of Allentown, Pa,
are spending their vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton Ward and chill
dren, Helen and Edwin of Holly Oak,
Del, are visiting her mother, Mrs.
Blanche Russell.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19

bury, Md, visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Pilchard, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Sharpley
visited Mrs. Sharpley's mother, Mrs.
Jane Conner Davis on Chincoteague,
Va, who has been very i'll.
Mr.. Roland Lynch and Mrs. Ben
jamin Sturgis of Wilmington, Del,
spent the weekend with Mrs. Lula
Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Watson left Fri
day, Mrs. Watson to return to her
work at Rehoboth Beach, Del, and Mr..
Watson to enter Pine Bluff, Sails
bury, Md, for treatment. We hope
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19

were guests Wednesday of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Sharpley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Collins spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Red
den at Klej Grange.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19

one-third longer than ordinary suds.
What a blessing that is in hard water
areas!
The New Rinse in comparison to
old-fashioned soaps washes clothes
brighter and at least 5 shades whittier
with perfect safety.
The discovery of New Rinse may
not rate a mention in the history
books, but to millions of women it
means better washday results,
economy, freedom from hard work
washdays.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19
Stockton News

Miss Ruth Naught and Miss Bette
Hancock of New Britain, Conn.,, spent