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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
HARTFORD OFFERS CONCERT IN PARK
Guest Artists to Appear in Free Open Air PrO=
 gram Tomorrow

Music lovers within reach of Hartford will be interested, it is an- ticipated in the announcement that John Bitter, guest conductor, and Mabel Deegan, New Haven violinist, guest soloist, will be featured on the program tomorrow evening of the Hartford Symphon yorchestra when the unit of the WPA federal music project gives the third in its sum- mer series at the Music Shell in Bushnell park, Hartford. AS is cus- tomary at these open-air sym phonies, admission is free, and chairs may be had at nominal fee. Quantities of park benches are supplied through the courtesy of the park department and early corners may make their sc:ec,ion. The con- cert will begin at 8:30. Officials Of the federal music project announce that if rain threatens on Wednes- day evening, the program will be given the following night.
 Miss Deegan will play the first movement of the Beethoven Con- certo in D Major for violin and orchestra. She is widely known throughout the state having ap- peared frequently as soloist with choral groups and with the New Haven Symphony orchestra. Be- ginning her study of the violin at the age of six, she continued with Troostwyk unti, his death in 1923, the year when she won the prize given by the American Federated Music clubs for young artists. Later she spent season at the American Conservatoire in France at Fon- tainebleau returning to make her New York debut in 1926. For three years she was soloist with the Col legiate Church of St. Nicholas on Fifth avenue.
 Orchestral numbers will include Cherubini's overture "Anacreon"; Ernst Toch's "Pinnochio", the Romeo and Juliet fantasy of Tschaikowsky, and as a finale, "Tales of the Vienna Woods" by Strauss.
 John Bitter is well known in Con- necticut music circles since he was for three years at Taft school, Wa tertown, and later headed the music department at Avon Old Farms school at Avon. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and has had extensive musical training here and abroad, At present he is conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony orchestra in Florida where he is director of the Chamber Music society and ac- tive in musical activities throughout the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05

with a band concert. Prizes were awarded for outstanding costumes worn in the parade. The streets of the section were lined with hum dreds of persons to witress the strange and grotesque figures on parade.
 Parade judges were Attorney Mi chael V. Blansfield, William M. Har- ris and Mrs. Lewis c. Merrill. Miss Helen Stoddo-d was chairman of the prize commlaNs The Bunker Hill and Fulton American bands and the Bunker Hill Fife and Drum corps provided the parade music.
 Major Newton w. Alexander was parade marshal. Firemen and na- tional guardsmen took part ano Captain William J. puggan repre- sented the police department. Among the groups represented in the line of march were thel Bunker Hill Parent = Teacher association, the Women's Association of Bunker Hill the Community Club the Kings Daughters, and the Boy and Cir Scout troops.
 Promptly at 9:30 a, m., the par ;ade swung down from the Bunker Hill church grounds, to Grandview avenue, Bunker Hill avenue, to Wa ertown avenue, and then returned y the same route.
 Prize Winners
 The grand prize for the outstand- fng feature of the parade was awarded the Kings Daughters of Bunker Hill. The best senior marching group wal the Bunker Hill Mems league.
 Best junior marching group: 1st, Coyotes; 2d, Girl Scouts; Sd, Boy Scouts of the Blessed Sacrament church.
 Other prizes were awarded as follows
 Best float 1st. Wamens society; 2nd Bunker Hill Parent-Teacher
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05

association; 3d, Bunker Hill dump float, Eddie Loeffler and MT. ,Loy.
 Best decorated automobile: Miss Lillian Loeffler.
 Equestrian group: Mrs. Hunger ford, Betty Brophy and Justine Maloney.
 Best individual horseman: Ed ward Strohacker; Sd, William Price.
 Class A, small floats: 1st, Bunker Hill, swimming pool, Philip Storey, Donald Piercey and Alison Lasher; 2d, decorated bicycle, David West: Sd, tandem of the Coy sos, Les ter Manning and Francis McAloon
 Class B, antiques: 1st, rent payer and taxpayer, Leonard Fairbank and Leonard Welton; 2d Mrs. James Brophy; Sd, Theodore Well ton; 4th, Marie Fortin and Baby Leroy Mertelmeyer; 5th, Donald Davis; 9th, Gordon Granger, Wei ner Larson; Joseph Overton, Nor man Duncan and William Taylor; 7th, Edward Loeffler, Jr.; 9th, Mrs. E. R. Granger and Ruth Granger; 9th, Miss Thelma Branch; 1Oht, Priscilla and David Talcott; 11th, ! Edward Anderson.
 Janice Niver Wins
 Class c, horribles: Sidewalks of New York, Janice Niver; Swing Music, Mary Fairbanks. and Grace George; Pirate, Duncan Green Wee Willie Wrinkle, Elaine Klies; Dutch girl, Frances Lynch; bear, Angeline Petrillo; Little Bo-Peep, Doris Theriault; Tom Sawyer, Thais Branch; Dutch boy, Eleanor Knutson; results of the depression, Robert Lewis; little Dutch girl, Marion Sunderland; Nanny Yo- kum, Alice Vanassee Baby Snooks, Judy Mercer; bathing beauties, Carol Lois Nelson; Martins and Mo- Coys, Everett Overton and Bud Harder; MT. and Mrs. Club, Ed mund Webb and Charles Heebner.
 Also: Bicycle trailer, Edwin Carney and Archie Doyon; Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara, Pa- tricia Reel and Jack Pracny; Lit tie Bo-Peep, Nancy Truelove; mothers vacation, Marue Mac Nish; Scotch costume, George An grave; golfer, Evaline Angrave; Baby Snooks Bertha Webb. Mon- day morning, Edna Sunderland; Chinese boy, Dorothy Knutson; forgotten lady. Jean Truelove; Scotch girl, Joan Mulligan; Scotch boy, Patricia Neagle; queen of hearts, Elinor Cooke; Chinese girl, Nancy Heebner; bandit, Herbert VerVeer; summer girl, shirley Schwartz.
 Honorable mention was award- ed Ralph Storey for his charac- terization of a New Deal Grad uate". MT. Storey, a member of the committee, was ineligible for prize.
 Bucks Hill
 Yesterdays celebration of the Fourth of July was an innovation for the Bucks Hill Community club. It was the first time the group has sponsored such an affair.
 A parade in the morning attract cd numerous spectators and provid- ed several laughs from its humor- ouS characters. The Bucks Hill Motor Patrol, including five young women on bicycles, participated.
 Overlook
 Overlook Cottage Parks celebra- ton was conducted at Fulton Park, commencing in the morning with baseball game. The Overlook A. c. defeated the Blessed Sacraments 11-4.
 Three hundred and fifty children participated in the sports program which took place during the after noon under the direction of Joseph Brenneis. Other members of the committee included: Joseph Ken- ney, Everett M. Stanley, Henry Preusser, Edward Banziger, Martin Tourney, Paul Reed. Harold Hadley,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
SIXTEEN BAPTIST
 DELEGATES LEAVE

A delegation of sixteen young peo- ple from the First Baptist church left this morning to attend the Connecticut Baptist Summer As sembly at Storrs. The conference begins tonight at 2 p. m. and will continue until July Is. Baptist young people from all over the state will be in attendance.
 Those from Waterbury are: Don- aid Sterner, Edwin Alexander. Fred erlck Rowe, John Barone, Bernice Prillwitz, Aida Bloodgood, Virginia Fenton, Helen Marggraff, Jean Copp. Ann Foster, Phyllis Anderson Ruth Houghton, Isabel Venter Hazelruth Burner, Lois Borden Elizabeth Allen, Miss Ethelyn Nich- ols, director of Religious Education at the First Baptist church, Miss Maude Dimmick who will teach q course on Junior Methods.
 Sunday. July 10 is visitors Sun day at the conference, and 1t is expected that a large number ol parents and friends of the young people will go to Storrs on that day All are welcome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05

ernmental agencies toward the in- dividual in need of employment o, relief it would be well to remove any possible suspicion that undue influence on convention nominat. ing system may be improperly ap- piled by the heads of relief and re. employment organizations.
 l appreciate your writing me on this subject and shall endeavor to see that action is taken upon it.. The party rules require the chair man to appoint committee to pre- pare tentative draft for presenta- tion of the platform of the resolu- tions committee. I shall request this committee to give considera- ton to plank on the direct pri- mary system and shall do whatever is in my power to secure the adop- ton of such plank by the conven. tion itself"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
10 Accidents!

A drop of 33 1-3 per cent in motor vehicle accidents during the Fourth of July weekend was reported today by the police ac- cident squad. The comparison is with the same period last year.
 From July 1st until midnight last night there were 10 accidents listed. Last year during the same period there were IS. None of the weekend mishaps resulted in serious injury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
SENATOR LAWL0R
 GAINING SLOWLY
Lengthy COnvalescence Is Necessary Because of
 General Condition

Senator Joseph H. LaWlor, who has been critically ill since last week, was reported out of immed- fate danger today by his physician, pr. M. J. Lawlor.
 Dr. Lawlor said the senior mem- Der of the state senate has been improving steadily since an emer- gency operation for a ruptured ap- pendix last Tuesday. Because of Senator Lawlor's general condition, however, the doctor said, lengthy convalescence will be necessary.
 Senator LaWlor was rushed to St. Mary's hospital last Tuesday, a day after his wife had been admit ted to the same institution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
Attend Community Clubs Holiday Programs
Opposition Expected
 To Primary Proposal
Chairman J. Francis Smith Reported in FavOr-Otfef
 Leaders to Resist Any Attempt at Change

Opposition to the proposal for a direct primary system in Connecti- cut will be voiced when the Demo- cratic state convention is held in September. Despite the declaration of State Chairman J. Francis Smith in favor of the plan, there are many influential party leaders who will seek to have the issue sidetracked.
 MT. Smith announced his stand in letter to Thomas J. Dodd, of New Haven. written in reply to a communication from MT. Dodd. The latter said the convention method of picking candidates gives too much power to minority.
 MT. Smiths letter was as follows:
 T want to acknowredge your let ter concerning the possibility of the adoption of a direct primary sys- tenn. I have always felt that di- rect primary system would be pre- ferable to the present method and I believe definitely that it is time that it should be adopted in this state.
 The direct primary is obviously more suited to democratic form of government than is the convention system, although I must say that l cannot indorse your thorough going criticism of the convention system In this state at least, the nomina- tions of Gov. Cross for successive terms of office and the nomination of Senators Lonergan and Maloney, to mention only few, do not argue it's use as an implement of a flew petty political dictators."
 Nevertheless, as have said, di- rect primary is more democratic method Particularly at this time when the requirements of the na- tional economic system have vastly expanded the responsibility of gov-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
NEW STAMP ISSUES
 OFFERED FOR SALE
} Commemorative Series Listed for Public Within
 Three Weeks

Several new stamps are being is- sued by the local postoffice, begin- ming this month, Postmaster Babin said today. On July new Accent stamp went on sale. This is one of the new presidential series, and bears a portrait of President James Mad!- son. On July II a stamp of a new de- nomination, four and a half cents, will go on sale at Washington, ane on the next day 1t will be on sale here. The design will be the south front of the White House. This stamp is also one of the presidential series, but like the half-cent and thfe one and half cent, will not have presidential portrait on it. On July 15 there will go on sale stamp commemorating the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of the Northwest Terri- tory A Special stamp has already been issued to commemorate the anniversary of the passing of the Northwest Ordinance. On July 2l there will be issued d 5-cnt stamp, also in the presidential sers,s. This will bear the portrait ol James Monroe.
 
 The only sound gnat can hear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
Trial Ends

Withdrawal papers were filed today in the $5,O00 civil action of Clarence Reiser against the Nose mann company, which had been partly tried in the Court of Common Pleas. A jury was hear ing the issues of the case a few weeks ago when it was reported settled.
 The action was based on a col lision O.. Watertown avenue, De- cember 28, 1887, at 10 a. m. in volving car driven by Reiser and a truck owned by the de- fendant, operated by Carl Click.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
BOARD OF WORKS
 TO MEET TONIGHT

A request from the board of finance for information on the stat- us of WPA projects now underway or proposed will be submitted to the board of works at its regular meet ing tonight.
 The board of education and the board of park commissioners had regular meetings scheduled for this afternoon, while the board of health will meet tonight.
 The next meeting of the board of aldermen will be held Monday night of next week. No meeting is sched- uled for tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
Compensation Agreements

The following agreements fin which compensation win be paid weekly during the period of total disability were filed to- day and approved at the office of the compensation commis- sioner:
 Leopold Morse, Waterbury and Bernard L. Mullen, 95 Wolcott street, hernia, $l7.22 beginning May 20.
 T. G. Smith company and Joseph Armour, 36 Kingsbury str,ct, $l3.32, begining May 2l, ( silver in right hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
SPOTLIGHTING -
 Brass City News
Probation

Harry Fitzpatrick, 24, of Pear Lake road, was placed on proba- ton for two months after hear ing in city court yesterday or charges of breach of the peace The state did not press a charge of carrying concealed weapon a knife in Fitzpatricks posses sion having been found to be within the legal limit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
Trio Held

Charges of breach of the peace and resistance were lodged in Thomsponsville yesterday against Frank Arena, of Waterbury. Also arrested were his brother-i in-laW, Albert and Joseph SchWeitzer.
 Arena allegedly tripped Deputy Chief James Bailes as the officer was bringing the two brothers to the police station. State Trooper Edward Dooling assisted in the arrests. The trio will be arraigned in town court at Enfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
UNION FARLEY

The Waterbury Clock Go. unit of the Waterbury Brass Workers union will meet at 8 o'clock tonight at 55 Spencer avenue.
 At 7:30 members of the metal hose branch of the American Brass Co. will meet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
Congratulations!

Daniel IOriO of 39 WilliamS street, yesterday afternoon gave a family party in honor of his father, John IOrio, who was 85 yesterday. The party was at tended by seven sons and daugh- ters, Daniel, Frank, Vito, Dom- chic, Jenny, Josephine, Irene and their families. Thirty-five grandchildren of MT. IOriO were present. Refreshments were served, and there was dancing for the younger people.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05

Frank Minnaman, Conrad Carlsrud and William F. Guilfoile.
 In addition to the morning parade, the Bucks Hill group also sponsored picnic and field day at Faber's Grove. More than 200 at tended. The arrangements commit tee was headed by George Faber as- sisted by Mrs. Leland Smith and Mrs. Charles Schmidt, Jr.
 Committee
 The committee in charge of the Bunker Hill parade and celebration was headed by Ralph Webb, who was assisted by William Steinmetz, Albert Yoeffler, Miss Helen Stod- dard, George Slough. Charles Slater, Jesse Pelen, Mrs. J. Winifred Beecher, George Brown, Mrs. AL bert Colgrove, Walter Wood, Ralph Storey and Jesse Burton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
Full Weather Report

Connecticut - Fuir tonight and Wednesday. Little change in tenn pcrnture.
 Boston, July b-(UP)-Weathcr forecast:
 Rhode Island -- Fair tonight and Wednesday. Little change in tenn perature.
 Massachusetts--Gen fair to- night and Wednesday. Slightly war mer tonight in northeast portions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
DECLINE SHOWN IN
 POSTAL RECEIPTS
l29o Drop Officially Re- corded for June in
 Business Here

Postal receipts at the local post office fell off considerably in June, as compared with those of last year, Postmaster Charles Babin re- vealed today. The decrease amounts to more than 12 per cent. Stamp sales amounted to $29,433.03, this year, as compared with $32,431.97 last year. Second class matter amounted to $215.63, compared to $243.77. Receipts from permit mat ter fell off from $8,79O73 to $6, ,43O.31. Box rents decreased from $5.59 to $4.17. A falling off in other small items brought the total decrease to $5,313.27, or 12.83 per cent. Thus total receipts this June were $36,- 08982, as compared with $4l, ,403 .09 last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
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 ESTABLISHED 1888

A Broodside of Savings in Junior and Prep Shop = Second Floor.
 Comp suits 95 cents - from $1.95.
 Wosh play suits $l.39 -3 for $4.00-from $2.OO to $2.95. Linen, and fancy shorts e5 cents -from $1.5O.
 Poiomos 59 cents-from $1.OO Wool swim suits 25 and 50 cents. Wool kniekers $1.O0 = from $z.5O.
 Sports shoes $2.95-from $4.oo. Button-on bIouses 59 cents = from $1.25.
 ,Bosque shirt suits $l.29 -3 for $3.50.
 Sun suits 59 cents-from $l.00. Two trousers Prep" suits $l5.75 from $2O-sizes to 38.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05

The American 10-cent piece con- tains the Fascist emblem, the fasces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05

The only sound a gnat can hear is the buzSing of it's mate.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Flag authorized
For District as
Bill Is Signed

At last the District of Columbia,
like each Of the States, will have
an of1cial nag.
This was assured when President
Roosevelt signed bill just before he
left washington last night It creates
. commission to procure a nag design
for the National Capital.
Under this act the Secretary of
War. the Secretary of the Navy and
the president of the Board of District
Commissioners are named as the
commission to procure the design for
the flag. It Is also mentioned in
the act that the commission in select
ing this design shall have the advice
of the Commission Of Fine Arts.
For many years movements have
been started to get an oficial flag
IN Washington, but nothing was
actually accomplished until this bill,
which was sponsored by the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution and
supported by various other civic and
patriotic organizations, passed Con-
gress this week.
The President also signed H. r.
1882, which amends the Minimum
Wage Act of the District to provide
for fixing the salary of the executive
secretary Of the Minimum Wage
Board and other employees of the
board in accordance with the Civil
Service Classification Act Of 1928.
The President also signed q bill
licensing to practice the healing art
in the District DR.. Siegfried Speyer
and DR.. Luther Fete.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
CURBS0NA AIRPORT
URGEDBY HORNER
Association Head Advises
Ban on 21-Passenger
, AirpIanes.

Immediate and adequate safety re-
strictions should be placed on WASH
ington Airport since Congrass has
refused to pass legislation for an
airport for Washington. Charles r.
Horner, president Of the National
Aeronautic Association, said today.
Nov that the Camp Springs site
seems to he eliminated from further
consideration" Mr.. Homer said,
there is 10 reason for any further
delay by the Bureau. Of Air Com
merce In enecting the, safety resula-
tions demanded by the National Air
Line Pilots Association"
Further restrictions and the ques-
ton Of partial or complete closing
Of this dangerous airport should be
decided - soon Is possible, the N.
A. A. head declared. He suggested
that immediate restrictions be i'm
posed prohibiting altogether the use
Of 21-passenger airplanes, restricting
the Use of 14-passenger airplanesf to
the long runway only and forhidding
cross-f1eld landings or take-ons by
any. type Of airplane in cross winds
Of more than 10 miles per hour.
This may cause some inconven-
ience to the air lines and the travel
ing public, but the question OF pro-
tecting human life is paramount" !"
Mr.. Horner said. s.. KS
He suggested use Of Boiling Field
for emergency operations.
The President is right in insisting
that Gravelly Point be the downtown
airport and that Washington Airport
can never be made into a safe field," /"
Mr.. Homer said. IT the President can
proceed to develop Gravelly Poin,
with relief money or river and harbor
funds, 1t is certain his action will
meet with general approval by
aeronautic experts. The excellent
plans for 507-acre field at Gravelly
Point drawn for the Congressional
Airport Commission should be fol.
lowed out Is quickly as possible"
Evening star., 1938-06-17
"a PERSONS PASS
PHARMACY EXAMS
Secretary Of Virginia State Board
Announces Result of
Richmond Tests,
BY the Associated Press.

49, SA4s' nOooSAeSeu 1IcSS.
RICHMOND, Va, June 17-Twen-
ty-1our persons passed the examina-
tions conducted by the State Board
OF Pharmacy here Monday and Tues
day. A. L. I. Winnie, secretary Of
the board, announced the list rs fol-
lows:
Newton M. Brooke, jr., Warrenton
.. AudnaH Dodd, jr., Boykins; Rob-
ert Lee Richardson, Stuart; A. STRAIT
ton Whitmore, Broadway; william
Howard Joyner, Suffolk; John Lloyd
Msrttn, White Post; Nancy Burfoot
King, Surry; Lodelle Marie saville,
Covington; william Wendell john
son. Portsmouth; Denxil D. Cocker
ham. State Road, N. c.; willis J.
Comstock, Petersburg: Andrew Ralph
Martini, Ford; George Z. Barrow, jr.,
Blackstone.
Also Everett Dean otey, Wythe-
vile; Oakley Oran Vaughan, Hope
well; William Moate Lamar. Abe
marie, N. c.; Z. c.. Sutphin, Galax;
Abe Sheer, Richmond; Harold Leon
Edds, Richmond; william Wilson
Gray, Richmond; Hugh william Gra-
ham. Richmond; Stanley Harden
Jewell. Richmond: Pearl Elizabeth
Eherhard, Richmond, and James r.
Hollenbeck, Richmond.
Registration by reciprocity was
granted to Edmond De b. Ledbetter,
Chapel Hill, N. c.: Harry Leroy Rack,
Lancaster, Pa, and Donald r. San
ders. Washington. D. c.
Approval was granted to one school
Of pharmacy, that Of AlabaIna Poly
technic Institute. , 4
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Policeman Assigned to Listen
To Dogs after Sisters Complain,

dogs which bark and, disturb the peace
Of the neighborhood.
Miss r. B. Alexander testified that
the two dogs In question bark all night
and that she, as manager Of the apart
ment house, has lost one tenant and
several others have threatened to
move. Miss Letitia Alexander said
she could see the dogs by using . pair
Of field glasses, although she testified
that they were only IS feet awsy from
her window.
The former chauffeur told the court
that the distance was $50 feet and
that the dogs barked only when people
passed the house.
"The only way the complainants
could see the dogs would be through q
spyglass," he declared.
He was then asked whether his dog
was . leader Of the chorus. He re-
piled that the dog was not even q
member. The other defendant said
her dog was 20 little he could not bark
loud enough to disturb anybody.