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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22

liam Stevens and Miss Phyliss Duff,
 Party Tonight
 McGivney Circle, Daughters Of Isabella, will hold public card party at the Knights of Columbus hall this evening. The party will follow the regular meeting of the Circle which is scheduled for T:45 o'clock. Mrs. William O'Brien is chairman of the committee in charge.
 Miss Julia Dineen, assistant at the office of Dr. Thomas Baxter, is a guest of Miss Edith Kenea at her summer home in Orlando, Fla.
 The Fellows Craft club of Union lodge of MaSonS will be entertained at a program arranged by con- mittee of American Legion members of the organization following the supper meeting of the club at Ma sonic hall this evening. Lester Lumpkin is chairman of the ar rangement committee.
 Bridge Results
 Miss Amelia Witt had high score and Miss Agnes O'Blien low at the regular weekly meeting recently of the bridge club at which Mrs. Helcn Leary was hostess. Both the prize winners were substituting for regu- lar members of the club.
 One of the outstanding social events of the winter season will be the dance Friday night at Red Path Inn, sponsored by the ThomaSton Fire Department.
 Beulah Shanley FOnorcd
 Miss Beulah Shanley, daughter Of MT. and Mrs. Lloyd Shanley. is list ed among the honor pupils who will be graduated in June from Torring ton high school. Miss Shanley whose home is on the Torrington road was rated a brilliant pupil at Campville rural grade school from which she graduated in 1884 She has many friends here who will be pleased to learn of her excellent school record. She has taken an active part in All Club work and has won, among other prizes, several in cattle judg- ing contests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22

pedants. They are bright, noisy, enthusiastic like other children. Their height and weight are above the average and they lack the difficult shyness of ordinary children.
 The writer asked one boy what he reads in his spare time.
 Books on teeth," the boy re- piled.
 "Why, teeth?"
 'Because I want to be tooth scientist"
 What do you propose to do for teeth," the writer asked.
 "I'm going to find 8 serum, the boy said, ito inject in gums to make new teeth grow by stim- ulating the nerves. I read in a newspaper that a man of 70 had four sets of teeth. think any, body should be able to grow new teeth like that"
 "But where will you find your serum?' we asked.
 Tn vegetables. That serum Is in some vegetable and I'm going to find out which one"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22

the most primitive forms is be- gun. The children take collective jaunts to museums and do in- dividual research. In the class room they build models of the various kinds of shelters.
 Since study of any large subject like shelter or lighting must in evitably involve study of related subjects the children store up a tremendous volume of informa- ton. Professor Hollingworth and Dr. Greenberg state, with proud yet somewhat apologetic smiles, that one must get accustomed to hearing from these children about every fifteen minutes some fact one never knew before.
 In classes, teachers question eli- cits none of the pause-to- think characteristics of the ordinary school. On any question, most of the hands are up instantly. And they know when the right answer is given, too, for the hands drop just as quickly.
 Ambition at 10
 The kids are not stuffy little
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
SCOUT BANQUET
 TO BE OFFERED
WATERTOWN Correspondent: Mary CosgrOve
 Phone S75

Watertown, Feb. 22.-A Boy Scout banquet will be held in the Congre- gational chapel March 3. All Boy Scouts and their fathers are invited to attend. The banquet will begin at 6:45 o'clock. After the banquet there will be speaker and enter tainment.
 William c. Cleveland is general chairman, assisted by Mrs. Eugene H. Lamphier, chairman of table ar- engagements. Others assisting MT Cleveland will be Harold Healy rep resenting Troop 31; John Clarke, representing Troop and Herobert s. Dayton representing Troop l,
 Meeting Postponed
 The Legion auxiliary meeting planned February 28 has been post poned for one week in order not to conflict with the Republican club party on that date. The auxili- ary meeting will be held March at which time the district president, Mrs. Jessie HotchkisS and her staff will visit the post. It will also be past presidents night.
 Friendship Temple, Pythian Sis ters, Tuesday night will hold a white elephant party. Each member is asked to bring a small article to the party suitable for a prize. Mrs. Robert Litt1ejohn is in charge of the arrangements.
 T. J. Harty, general chairman of the fourth annual smoker of the Fish and Game association, has called a meeting fo the members of the entertainment committee for Tuesday at p. m., in the town hall. The smoker will take place March Sd in the town hall.
 Miss Catherine Johnson of Rob- erts street, who has been a patient at the Waterbury hospital the past week is much improved.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry B. Lockwood and son, H. Beecher, of Schenectady, N. r., visited with relatives in town Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
FRANCE IS VERY
 MUCH WORRIED
Diplomatic Structure Near Collapse; May Ask Peace
 of Italy, Germany
By RALPH HEINZEN United Press Staff Correspondent

NOHlSCW ACoS OeSAA OOAAOoPVAANNAASl
 Paris, Feb. 22-(UP)-The cabi- net, fearing that a diplomatic struc- ture which France had been build- ing for 20 years was threatened with disaster, met today to consider its policy in Europe's new political phase. So urgent was the situation considered that Premier Camille Chautemps planned to risk the life of his cabinet by asking 8 vote of confidence in the chamber of depu- ties at foreign policy debate to be held Friday and Saturday. The cab inet met today as a formal council of ministers under President Albert Lebrup.
 Hear Govt. Intentions
 Tomorrow the foreign affairs com- mittee of the chamber meets to hear the governments intentions, and then will come the debate in the misunderstanding which it is eX- pected that a strong centrist party demand will be made for patching up relations with Germany and It. ally. But, as it proceeded with plans to offset the diplomatic danger which it foresaw as the result of the resignation of British Foreign Sec retary Anthony Eden, the cabinet was expected to take direct action to protect Frances own position.
 Hence the cabinet had for con- sideration at its meeting estimates for heavy increases in military out lays, including a big increase in the air force, additional appropriations for the army, and credits for two 35, ,000 ton battleships. It is known that the government intends, if ne- cessary, to make large purchases of foreign airplanes, and there were reports that Gen. Philippe Fequant might be replaced as chief of staff of the army as part of a sweeping reorganization aimed at speeding up the defense program.
 Delb0s May Resign
 There have been rumors that For eign Minister Won Delbos might re- sign. But there seemed wide agree ment with & statement by former Premier Pierre Etienne Flandin that Delbos' resignation would solve nothing.
 "The present situation facing France oyershadows the status of any one minister" he said.
 Flandin leads the centrist group which favors patching up relations with Italy and Germany. But the governmental popular front is op- posed to "abdication in face of the dictators' axis" and even some cen- trists favor a formal French Rus sian military alliance as basis for French foreign policy. That does not mean lessening of friendship for Britain, or refusal to cooperate with Germany and Italy; it is ar gued that the alliance would safe- guard peace.
 The cabinet met at 10 a. m. 6 a. m. EST) and Foreign Minister Del bos outlined the foreign situation. Then the cabinet began studying its course-roughly, whether to follow Britain into agreement with Ger many and Italy or to tighten poli- tical and military relations with Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
China Changes
 War Strategy,
 Arms Masses
Guerilla Tactics Call for Thorough Mobilization
 of Every Village

Shanghai, Feb. 9. UP)-Re- moval of all restrictions on mass movements and the arning of the Chinese masses throughout the country marked a definite turning point in China's war strategy, po- litical and military observers agree.
 Millions of weapons were being distributed to the populace, in the country and in the cities and whole towns were receiving military train ing, with emphasis on guerilla tac- tics instead of positional warfare. Chinese women were being given military and nursing training, and young boys and girls were being taught first aid and other war relief work.
 Gov. Wu Teh-chen of Kwang- tung Province announced that 100000 rifles and huge quantities of ammunition were being distrib- uted among the people of Kwang- tung. Every village was being mobililzed on 8 wartime basis, he said.
 Feared Insurrecti0n Later
 The decision to place arms and ammunition in the hands of the masses was opposed by certain Kuo- mintang elements, who be lieved in keeping the armed strength in the arm, where it could be controlled more readily. Arming of the masses they argued, might lead to riot and insurrection now or later.
 The Communists made mass or ganization 8 cardinal point in their plan for resistance and this view also was supported by the majority of China's ablest gener- als, such as Feng Yu-hsiang, Pal Chung-hsi and Ii Tsung- -jen, who argued that the resistance con- ducted by the army must be ex- banded to resistance by the whole of the Chinese people if China hopend to survive the present crisis.
 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek threw the weight of his opinion with the latter and the result was creation of a Mass Organization De- partment to supervise the mobiliza- tion and arming of the people.
 Stored Munitions Seized
 The Chinese learned a bitter and costly lesson in TientSin, Peiping, Nantao and Nanking, where the Japanese found and seized hun dreds of thousands of weapons stored in dugouts which were aban- doned when the Chinese retreated.
 Those weapons later were used against the Chinese armies where as, had they been distributed to the popular, they would still be used to harass the Japanese, it was agreed. During the hostilities around Shanghai, thousands of Chinese who volunteered for the army or for duty with guerilla groups were not enlisted, due to re- luctance to distribute these weapons from military storehouses.
 They will not happen again, ac- cording to the new plan of strategy. Farmers, workers and all who vol unteer or are drafted for duty, henceforth will be issued rifles, small arms, hand grenades or other weapons, and the resistance will enter a new phase, it is hoped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
Board Explains City's Failure To Sell Bonds
Officials Advised to With= hold Small Issues; ROw-
 land Alleges Overdrafts

Criticism by Controller Sherwood L. Rowland of the non-sale of bonds by the city for projects dating as far back as 1929 was somewhat tempered yesterday at the meeting of the Board of Fl- nance. It was explained to Mir. Rowland that the city had been advised against sell ing the small bond issues at times when the city was floating larger issues to fi- nance during the depression.
 The controller reported over drafts" of four bond funds, two of which represent instances where the bonds were not sold, and that the funds derived from two bond issues had been used for other purposes. It developed that is the instance of the Washington Park Community House only $20,000 of the $40.000 bond issue was sold and that the cost of the house was $29,5l2, mak- ing an "overdraft" of $9,5l2, al- though $20,000 in bonds remain yet to be issued for the project.
 Reimbursement
 AS in the case of the TompkinS street pumping station, where the cost of $28,000 was met out of cur rent receipts instead of from the sale of the approved $50,000 bond issue "overdraft" was charged. He recommended sale of the bonds and reimbursement of the city treas ury.7
 At one time the controller was asked about what the balance of thc city is at present and William J. Armstrong and James r. Purcell spoke for him, the latter remarking that about $500,000' is available. Mir. Rowland deferred to his &C., ctyntantS.
 From General Fund
 yiaally, after discussion Of the costs of the municipal abattoir, which exceeded the amount of the linsold $35,000 bond issue by ST. 900, it was determined by Commis- sioner John H. Goss that the sale of $73,00N in bonds provided by board approval in years from 1929 to the present would make good the pay ments from the general fund and other appropriations.
 While MT. Purcell, the controllers accountant, said it would be legal, Mayor Frank Hayes remarked that an opinion from the corporation counsel would be sought on the natter.. The. mayor, replying to MT. Goss' suggestion that the corpora tion counsel could confer with Con- troller Rowland about the matter, resnarked:
 ''He can through me, and I will see that the corporation counsel gives an opinion"
 Sale of bonds will await the opin- ion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
Fire Commissioners m
 Surprise Inspection

consequence, firemen will have to be on the alert every day. The commissioners special inspections will be in addition to regular in- spections of fire statons by the chief and ranking officers.
 Purchase of new aerial ladder truck is expected to be voted in the near future by the fire board. An item in the 1888 fire depart ment budget sets aside the sum of $18,000 for this purpose. The truck, which will have an 85-foot aerial ladder, will replace one of the trucks now in service.
 Meantime, new appointments to the fire department are expected to be made soon. Promotions in the ranks are also said to be un- der consideration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
BY THE OUT EASTER

Every time we read of the past Roger Connor and his great base ball days. we think of the days of our youth when we carried his pic ture in the little pocket of our little waist shirt. In memory of the man who made real baseball his tory for the city of his birth-the good Waterbury of yesterday. You will recall that We spoke some time ago of the day of long ago when the New York Giants played an exhibition game here, and when the old town honored him with a band. and procession that made every "kid" of that time run away from school to see the representa- tive Waterbury man of the cele- brated Giants.
 Knew John L.
 Every bay of the early nineties heard of Roger Connor. Their parents told them about him, and what importance he then was in baseball. And then in after years when we met him, he proved to be just the kind of person worthy of the fine tributes paid him by the older ones, because of his friendliness. his decency, and his outstanding kindness. He was an intimate friend of the late John L. Sullivan, the we'll known cham pion of years back, and they often said, although unknown to us that upon one occasion during the win ter, John L. and Roger rode out Hamilton avenue way in one horse sleigh, both with top hats, and Buffalo coats that bundled them to the ears. At the time, John L. was with 8 road show booked for the Jacques theater that night.
 The other day, the New York Times published a communication from a resident of the city rela- tive to the location of the old polo grounds, of which there
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22

Members of the new board of fire commissioners have given a surprise to members of the fire department by making unan- nounced visits of inspection to several local fire houses. Re- inspections have been made in some cases, it was learned today.
 Taking part in the inspections have been Commissioner Thomas Mccarthy, chairman of the fire board, and other members of the board. It is reported that changes were recommended at some sta- tions, and later inspections made to see if the recommendations have been followed.
 The practice will be followed regularly, 1t is reported. AS a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
LOBAR PNEUMONIA CASE DISCOVERED

Waterbury held favorable place in the state in the statistics showing incidence of various major diseases last week with only one case of lobar pneumonia reported here of the 68- case total in the state. There were eight cases of this disease at New Haven, according to the state de- partment of health bulletin.
 One case of diphtheria and three of scarlet fever were reported from Waterbury. of ' cases of the former. l09 cases of scarlet fever through put the state. The latter disease showed increase over the preceding week with 39 cases in Bridgeport IT in Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
DONALD BUDGE
 STAYS AMATEUR

Los Angeles, Feb. 22.-(UP)-J. Donald Budge, Americas No. l tennis player, said today that any offers designed to lure him into the professional ranks might be attrac- tive" in 1889. but not before.
 He said without equivocation that he did not believe he was ready for professional play yet" He returned with three other Americans from four-months tour of Australia and other countries.
 For the time being at least, Budge said, he must concentrate on the Wimbledon all-England champion ship, the Davis Cup matches and the American nationals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
School For Rapid Learners May Give
 Nation Its Brain TruSterS of Future
BY PAUL ROSS

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 New York, Feb. 22-WheIl the work being done in little school on 12eth street here is finished, Amer ica will be assured of supply of Brain Trusters, foreyermore.
 At the Speyer School, better known a.s P. s. 800, there are fifty children whose average ages are and 1O. They read the most highly informative magazines and newspapers. They do their reg ular school work in the first two hours of the morning session and devote the rest of the day to re- search and study on subjects like sanitation, transportation, shelter and lighting. Each child reads an
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
DEBUT FETE

The screen debut of Leatrice Joy Gilbert in Metro Goldwyn-M Mayors Benefits Forgot" was celebrated when her mother, Leatrice Joy. gave 8 skating party for the youngster and her fellow students at the Berk- eley Hall school
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22

ton of New York City. They were divided according to their average ages into two groups of 25 and each group selected a sub- ject to study for that semester. Individual Research
 Teacher asks, Did shelter as we know it exist before Man came along?" No" choruses the class. So a study of shelter from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22
Mrs. Margaret Duff
 Hostess At Social
Washington's Birthday Party Features Pinochle Com.
 pettion-Firemen Hold Dance Friday Night
I'll o "A ASTON
Correspondent: Mrs Frank Judson STel l95

Thomaston, Feb. 22-Decorations and favors appropriate for a Wash ington birthday party were featured at the pinochle party given by Mrs. Margaret Duff at her home on South Main street Saturday night. Mrs. James Byers had high score and Mrs. John Dick low. Other guests were Mrs. George Kindness, Mrs. Robert Wood, Mrs. Mabel Gil- lespie, Mrs. John Young, Mrs. Will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-22

While experts were at work on the ceiling of the historic Palazzo Giustiniani in Venice, on which $670,000 was to be spent. the great "art gem" collapsed
Evening star., 1938-09-19

industry Is . whole, output averaged
80 to 40 per cent below the same period
OF the previous year. Manufacturers
In the low-priced field were able to
report operations maintained at a
somewhat higher rate than the average,
but even in these lines production was
down 10 to rs per cent.
Dealer response to initial showings
Of 1899 models led many producers to
revise upward working schedules
planned for the summer and fall. Care
ful to keep operations in line with
actual orders, however, manufacturers
preferred to lose business, II necessary,
than to build up reserve stocks against
potential demand. On the basis of
the improved trend in inquiries and
orders, the trade estimated that ap-
proximately 100000 sets would be
produced between July and the year
end.
Though advertising revenue evi-
denced q downtrend from month to
month, cumulative broadcast billings
from January through July still showed
a substantial gain over the 1887 period.
Network sales for the seven months,
compiled by Publishers Information
Evening star., 1938-09-19
OUTLOOK IN RADIO
GROWS BRIGHTER
Many Factors Are Counted
Upon to Boost Sales
for Fall.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpeCl4l OlSpALC0 10 Inc SL&r.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19-Conciuding
dull half year in all divisions except
broadcasting, radio opened its 1899
season with outlook brightest in many
months. according to = survey by Dun
g. Bradstreet, Inc.
Rising consumer incomes, the re-
vival in home building and improved
prospects for automobile sales were
counted upon to stimulate demand for
all types of receivers. Extension of
rural power programs promised q
broadening of the potential market for
electrically operated sets. Reduced in
ventory holdings and more comprehen-
sive price agreements testified to the
industry's progress in putting its own
house in order.
Results for the first six months of
the year showed distributors sales of
as much as so per cent against 1897
totals, with the average drop between
Is and As per cent. Manufacturers
output reflected the severe curtailment
in schedules instituted in the last quar-
CNi VI 4ooS al OIOCI W 1lOlu SVOCkS W
current ordering levels. Narrowing of
the gap from the previous years level
during the latter part Of the period
failed to raise the half-year total to
within 10 per cent of the 1887 COM
parative.
In contrast to the poor showing in
the production and distribution divi-
sions, broadcasting succeeded in chalk
ing up sales gains over peaks estab-
lished year earlier. Billings of the
major networks for the six-month pc
riod totaled $37,s47,00o, an increase
Of 6 per cent over the $35,9l8,00O for
the first half OF 1887. Television drew
a little nearer to the popular market,
with the, scheduling Of regular broad
casts in several cities and retailing Of
home receivers for $125 to $780,
Against the peak levels recorded in
early 1882, production figures for the
first half Of 1888 made poor COMPARE
sons. As new orders arrived slowly
from dealers heavily stocked with new
and repossessed models producers held
schedules to a minimum to avoid
further inventory building. For the
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Figures
What They Mean
BY A. A. PATTON,
Associated Press Statistician.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-One of the
most important items in world trade
for hundreds of years, wheat has gone
'on the dole" in every major produc-
ing country.
The recent decision Of Secretary OF
Agriculture Wallace to subsidize ex-
ports of the No. l grain puts the
United States in the same category
with Canada, Australia, Argentina and
the Danubian countries.
The Federal Surplus Commodity
Corp. is the medium by which
the subsidy is affected. Buying wheat
from private sources (not in the pitt
1t sells in turn to exporters who can
produce a foreign customer at the
price offered by the customer. Losses
Of from 4 to Z cents a bushel are re-
ported to have been absorbed by the
F. S. c c.
. Other subsidy plans are followed by
the various countries. Canada pays
its farmers 80 cents a bushel, selling
for the best price obtainable. Argen-
tina also guarantees the grower a min.
imum price.