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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
Women OfU.S. Urging
 National Defense Plan
Influential Organizations Unite for Adoption of Ade= quate Program; Session in Washington Jan. 25=27

meeting at the MayfoWer hotel, Tuesday evening, January 25, it was announced today by Mrs. Gladys Mooney, of Detroit, chairman.
 National Defense
 The purpose of the three-day con- ference will be to stress to the entire country the importance of national defense along the broadest lines to assure an enduring America-not only the physical defense of our borders, but defense of the Ameri- can tradition, social, ethical and gov ernmental. The conference will en- phasize the Constitution ,our tri- partite form of government and the civil rights bill as our basic national defense. It will discuss our safe- guards at home, such as education for citizenship, freedom of speech and religion, governments service to youth, preservation of our na- tional health, and the like. In ad- dition it will discuss our safeguards abroad, such as trade treaties, neu- trality and international arbitra- tion. And in conclusion it will con- slider the bulwarks of defense, the army, navy, marine corps and air forces.
 More than 1000 women, represent ing 40 leading women's organiza- tions with combined membership of 2,500,000, will attend the confer ence.
 Affiliated Units
 Participating in the conference will be the women's organizations affiliated with the Veterans of For eign Wars and with the American Legion; the American War Mothers; the National Women's Relief corps; the Daughters of Union Veterans; the American Gold Star Mothers Inc; the Service Star Legion, Inc; the American Women's Legion; and 32 other organizations of compara- ble importance in national life.
 The mass meeting, to be addressed by MT. Gerard, on Tuesday evening, January 25, vii lopen the formal ses- sions of the conference after the delegates have returned from pil- grimage to the Tomb of the Un- known Soldier at Arlington National
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
POSTS TO HONOR
 JOHN DE FASTING
April g Set as Date for Tribute to Nat'l Italian
 Vets Commander

Complying with the requests of state and national officers affiliated with various posts in New York state, the local committee in charge of a testimonial dinner to John De- Pastino of htis city, has selected Saturday evening, April 23rd, as the date of the event.
 Originally the committee planned the tribute to MT. DePastino as local congratulatory gesture on his election as national commander of the Italian American War Veterans and in appreciation of his services as president of the Italian Brother hood for seven years. The joint committee of Florio post, local unit of the national veterans group, and the brotherhood immediately dis coveed, however, that MT. DePas- tinos associates in the various parts og New York state dere desirous of taking part.
 The committee meeting last eve hing decided to make the affair post-lenten event and selected the date announced. Commander Mich acl Giordano of Florio post and Dr. Rudolph Damianl Of the brother hood are co-chairmen of the gen. eral committee of arrangements. Umberto Santopietro is secretary and Arangelo Cimaglia, treasurer.
 Major Michael J. Galullo, past commander of Corp. Coyle post, American Legion, will officiate as toastmaster. Invitations have been expected to Lieutenant-Governor Frank Hayes and to Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York city.
 Various subcommittee have been named and will meet weekly to complete arrangements for the event, which will be held at the Elton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11

Other officers names include: First deputy, Mrs. Francis Phillips; second deputy, Mrs. Frederick R. Kellogg; treasurer, Mrs. 0. H. Neus- wanger; secretary, Mrs. Frederick B. Webster; chairman of the camp committee, Mrs. Archer Rowbottom; chairman of the finance commit tee, Mrs. Frederick Kellogg; chair man of badge and awards commit tee, Mrs. Frank P. McEvoy; chair man of training and personnel committee, Miss Florence Turn bull; chairman of publicity, Mrs. w. Glen Kirby, of Naugatuck.
 The annual reports, the infor- nation in the reports was worked into the form of radio sketch by Miss Elma Stuckman, Girl Scout director Those who took part ill the sketch were Corinne HickcoX, representing the older girls; Aidi- mae Holmes, representing the inter- mediate girls; and Constance Dorf- man, representing the Brownies; Doris Hayward, Golden Eaglet Scout; Miss Ruth Girard, Girl Scout leader; Kate Kirby, who described the Girl Scout pageant; Rachel Seaver, who described the international encampment, which she attended; and Pauline Meyers, who described the publicity pro- gram. Mrs. Cowperthwait was an- nouncer.
 Moving pictures of camp, taken by Charles A. Templeton and John A. Coe, Jr., were presented. Doris Lange played several piano selec- tions, and the senior Girl Scout troop served the supper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
Wadham's Post

Members of Wadhams Relief corps voted at meeting held last night to be represented at install lation ceremonies for newly elect ed officers of the Daughters of Union Veterans which take place at Trinity Episcopal church hall; the Sons of Union Veterans, Fri day night at the state armory and David Fannick Post J. w. V. Sun- day afternoon at Beth Fl auditor ium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
Canadian Legion

Announcement was made at last nights meeting of the Cam adian Legion auxiliary held at the chapter hall on Bank street, that Mrs. John Alexander of TOrring- ton will speak here at an open meeting to be held Jan. 24th. The auxiliary also accepted invitations to be represented at installation exercises to be conducted by Mary CaSwell tent, Daughters of Union Veterans which will take place to- night at Trinity Episcopal church hall, and also those of David Fam nick post, Jewish War Veterans, Sunday afternoon at Beth Fl aud- itOrium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
DONALD w. STREyELI
 MEMS CLUB GUEST

Donald W. Streveil, New England representative of a national airline. was the guest speaker at the regu- lar meeting of the mems league of the Second Congregational church last night. He showed motion pic. lures taken in connection with the operation of the line, with the films showing the cooperation of ground crews to assure the highest possible degree of safety.
 Harold Manning presided at the meeting which was followed by a so- cial. Refreshments were served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11

will include tn etasic national de- lenses provided by the Constitution an dthe tripartite form of govern ment, and the civil rights bill. The Wednesday afternoon session will be devoted to safeguards at home, and the "wednesday evening session to the national defense safeguards abroad-trade treaties, neutrality, and international arbitration. The bulwarks of defense provided by the army, navy, marine and air forces will be discussed the following morn- ing, January 27.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
Girl Scout Council
 Holds Annual Meeting
Mrs. George COwperthwait Again Heads Organization;
 Reports Presented in Unique Fashion By Cast

Mrs George E. Cowperthwait was reelected comms- sioner during the annual meeting of the Waterbury Girl Scout Council held last night at the Central Y. M C. A. at which time more than 125 members of the council and Girl Scout leaders were in attendance The speaker of the evening, Mrs. Albert Corbn of New Britain described European trip taken last summer and the national con- venton held at Savannah, Ga
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
POLISH LITERATURE
 GATHERED

Toledo (UP0 - The Toledo Public library owns one of the most complete collections of Polish lit- erature in America. The Lagrange Central branch in the heart of the Polish language district houses most of the books.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
CIO Loses NLRB
 Elections Here

Official report was received today from Washington in re- gard to the National Labor Re- lations Board election held in December at the north rolling mill of the Chase Brass 6 Cop per company.
 The board dismisses the peti- ton of the Waterbury Brass Workers union for recognition as collective bargaining agent for the employees of the firm. The election, as reported by The Democrat as of that day showed 240 votes against representation by the union and 179 for the union.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
NEW YMCA CLUB
 ORGANIZED HERE
Patrick Tarullo Heads Unit; ParamOunts Se=
 leCt Joseph GrassO

Patrick Tarullo was elected presi- dent of new club, organized at the Y. M. O. A. last night. As yet without name, the group selected it's officers for the coming season as follows:
 Joseph Buccini, vice-president; John B. Pietran, secretary; Con- stantino Borlini, treasurer; Stanley Ofsiany, program chairman; Louis Magnano, social chairman; Theo- dore Cocca, publicity chairman.
 Charles s. Edgar, of 55 Fern Circle was appointed advisor. MT. Edgar, whose home is in Greenwich, is en- gagged at the Scovill Manufacturing company in the Advanced Training Course. He is graduate of Yale. MT. Edgar has had considerable ex- perience in working with young men and boys having served as a coun- sellor at St. Paul'S school camp for three years.
 The group will make application to the Inter-Club Council for membership next Monday night. They plan to meet regularly on Monday.
 The Paramounts held their yearly election last night at Central Y. M c. A. When the balloting ceased the officers were elected as follows:
 President, Joseph V. Grasso; vice president, Michael J. Smeraglio; secretary, Alfonso Napoli; assistant, Constantine P. Napolitano.
 Program committee, Ralph E. Porto, George N. Veneziano, Albert A. Wallace. Social committee, Mi chael J. Smeraglio, Frank P. Ca- pone, Anthony M. Putet; Athletic committee, Constantine P. Napoli- tano, Alfonse Napoli; Inter-club representative, Vincent P. Romano.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
B. E. BOWEN NAMED
 BY MILK INSPECTORS

B. E. Bowen, of Waterbury, was chosen vice-president at the an- nual meeting yesterday of the Con- necticut Association of Dairy and Milk Inspectors at Hartford, which saw William H. Frisbie, of Norwalk, elected president. The latter suc- ceeded Harold 0. Kelsey, of Middle town, deputy dairy and food com- missioner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11

January 25, 26 and 27. Nationally known figures including James liar vey Rogers, Sterling professor of political economy, Yale university; Robert Fechner, director, U. s. emer- gencvy conservation work; John W. Studebaker, U. S.. commissioner of education; Raymond Leslie Buell., president, Foreign Policy associa- tion; Scott P. Squyres, commander in-chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; and the Hon. orable James w. Gerard, former U. s. ambass ador to Germany, will dis cuss every phase of the subject com- mencing with the opening mass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
HEAD IS YELLED TO SCHOOL

Melbourne = CUP0 - Dr. D. w. Maloney, for 48 years Melbourne's representative in the Federal Par liament, has willed his head to the Institute of Anatomy at Canberra. At 83, Maloney is the British en- pire's oldest active politician.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11

National defense from it's broadest standpoint to include all safeguards at home and abroad will be stressed by leading authorities at the 18th Women's Conference on National Defense for an Enduring America, to be held in Washington, D. C.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
COURT ISSUES "TF" AWARD

San Jose, Cal. - (UP) - When Mrs. Fanny Frucht applied for divorce she asked also for half the money which she alleged her hus-. band had hidden away in sacks When the court granted her in terlocutory degree he also author ized the possession of half the money-if she could find it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
Behind The Lines
Far lick Post

Final arrangements for the in- stallation exercises for newly elect ed officers of David Fannick post and auxiliary to take place next Sunday afternoon in Beth Fl aud itorium, will be discussed at a joint meeting which takes place tonight at Roosevelt hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11

To avert a possible scarcity of water Lima, Peru, has ordered wa ter meters installed in all build ings. including houses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11

cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. Topics scheduled for discussion Wednesday morning, Janaury 26,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11

It is safest on icy roads, when slowing down to allow your motor to act as a brake.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-31
Teachers To
Attend MEA
Conferences
HAVE CHOICE OF FIVE
SESSIONS SATURDAY
IN FIVE CITIES

Redwood Falls teachers will
have their choice of attending any
of five all-day conferences of the
southwestern division of the Min
nesota Educational association
Saturday.
S. w. Limburg, music director
here, will conduct the band dem
onstration at the New Ulm meet
ing at which Junior and senior
high school work will be dis
cussed.
Leila Atcherson of Fairmont,
former teacher here, will talk on
"The Need and Opportunity for
Guidance of Junior and Senior
High School Girls" at the same
session and Thomas Pfaender of
New Ulm, who is well known
here, will talk on physical edu-
cation as a part of the program.
Grade school work will be tax
en- up at the Olivia conference;
English teaching will be discuss
ed at Jackson; audio and visual
aids to education will be survey
ed at Luverne and the conference
at Tracy will be on general sub
jects of interest to teachers.
President George A. Selke,
president of st. Cloud Teachers
college, will talk at Tracy in the
morning and in New Ulm in the
afternoon.
Expenses of the conferences
are born by the MEA.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-31
Early Return
of Patrolmen
Promised City
NEW HIGHWAY PATROL
CHIEF AND AID RE-
SPOND TO PLEAS

M. ]. Murray, newly appoint
ed chief of the state highway
patrol and Bert R. Morton, as
sistant chief, were in Redwood
Falls Tuesday comforting with
Sheriff L. j. Kise, Willard Holm
berg, president of the Lions club,
DR.. w. A. Brand and city officials.
They gave assurance that the
highway patrol station, removed
from Redwood Falls to Glencoe
in July, will be returned here,
crediting pressure from the sher-
ifs office, the Lions club and
the Farmer-Labor central COM
mittee for the return.
L. D. Ward and F. Dolls, form
erly stationed here, will be re-
turned.
Quarters for the patrol have
been secured in the city hall room
which has been used as a stor-
age place for band instruments.
Chief Murray said the Lions
club had agreed to furnish radio
receiver for the patrol car, as the
state appropriation does not COW
er that item of equipment. A
closer cooperation with radio
station KIND will be effected.
Murray, a former special agent
of the Bureau of Investigation,
United States Department of
Justice, commended Sheriff K1se
on his cooperation with the pa
troll department.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-31

village or city officials to make a
group of six from each section,
additional members will be APP
pointed to the committee.
Plans are to have similar or
CARNATIONS throughout the state,
to formulate policies "at home. y
: Wants Local Control
E. T. Ebbesen of Revere also
came out strong for publication
of relief items, urging abandon
ment of the state welfare board
and return of relief administra-
ton to the county commissioners.
''They will weed out the chisel-
ers and save our money" he stat
ed.
Il wonder why this state comp
troller Pearlove, whoever he is,
doesn't want relief items publish
ed" he demanded of A. D. Nc
Rae, executive secretary of the
county welfare board who was in
the audience.
ASK Mr.. Pearlove," McRae re-
piled.
''I'H tell you about that non
publishing law" Ebbesen told the
audience. 1T was made by one
man. You know whom I refer to.
He belongs to my party but that
doesn't make any difference.
when my taxes are delinquent,
they publish my name. Nobody
cares how I feel about that" he
concluded.
Later in a verbal tiff with Ern-
est Carpenter who charged Ebbe-
sen was just as bad as relief
clients in complaining when his
name was published, Ebbesen re-
piled, ''The difference between
me and the reliefers is that I help
pay the bill"
McRae Commended
Mr. McRae was commended as
the proper man for the welfare
office job here by Crimmins who
Continued on page 12)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-31
SCHMID, MANTZKE
TO OPEN BRANCH
PRODUCE STORE

John Schmid and George Man
tzke of Redwood Falls will open a
branch of the Tracy Produce COM
pany in the Muehlbauer building
on Third street Saturday.
They will handle poultry, eggs,
wool, hides and feeds and have
line of baby chicks during the
Matching season.
Mr.. Schmid has been in the
grocery, meat and produce BUSH
ness here for 80 years. Mr.. Mantz-
Ike moved back to Redwood Falls
in November, having worked for
the state highway department for
several years.
The building will be remodeled
and new door put in. Clifford
Hanson who had previously rent
ed it for wholesale electrical
supplies concern says he has OBJ
tanned the former Routine garage
building for his store.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-31
John Dahl in
Hospital With
Bad Injuries
MISSED TURN, CRASH
ED INTO DITCH NEAR
WALNUT GROVE

John Dahl of Redwood Falls is
in critical condition, physicians at
the hospital here said today.
Dahl was brought here from the
Tracy hospital by ambulance
Tuesday afternoon, suffering Sc
we're injuries sustained in an
automobile accident two miles
this side of Walnut Grove about
3 a. m. Saturday.
He evidently fell asleep while
driving home from Westbrook,
failed to make corner and
crashed into a ditch.
The accident occurred just
across the road from a farm
house and Dahl was able to honk
the horn for aid. He believes he
honked for about an hour before
the family awoke and took him
to the Tracy hospital.
His injuries include three frac-
tured vertebra, confusion of the
chest with lung hemorrhages and
other internal injuries as well as
head bruises and cuts about the
face.
His 1888 Chevrolet coupe is
badly damaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harm Johnson
who have been with him for two
years are in charge of the stock
yard.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-31
MRS. ]. E. MORTEN
HURT in CRASH
CAR AND TRUCK MEET
HEAD-ON IN STORM
WEST OF GIBBON

Mrs. Julian E. Morten suffered
a probable broken rib, decorations
above the eye, on the lip and be-
low the chin and bruises on the
knees and legs in an automobile
accident two miles west of Glib
bon about 8: Is p. m. Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morten and Mrs.
Morten's sister, Mabel Hoffman
were on their way to st. Paul
when the accident occurred. A
Marshall fruit truck was driving
west on the paving on the left
side of the road, the driver UNI
able to see in the heavy snow.
1t and the Morten car crashed
head-on.
Mr.. Morten suffered a bruised
shoulder and Miss Hoffman hurt
her knee slightly.
Harvey Matzener, also of Red
wood Falls, was driving about a
hundred feet behind the Morten
car and bumped it slightly from
behind after the crash. Mr.. Mat
zener took the injured persons to
DR.. 0. j. Esser of Gibbon for
treatment. Afterward they left
for ST. Paul by train.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-31
Clements Couple Honored
On Wedding Anniversary

Clements = Ninety-eight rela-
tives and friends honored MIR. and
Mrs. Otto Dahms on their silver
wedding anniversary Saturday
evening at their home southeast of
Clements where they have resid-
ed since their marriage.
Rev. j. H. Siewert of the New
Avon Evangelical church, of
which they are members, spoke on
the "Joys and Hardships of Life"
and a program of singing and
piano music was given by Mrs.
Joe Beran, Mrs. Henry Dahms,
Phyllis Dahms, Mrs. Ralph Dam
ger, Arlien Jacoby, Muriel Beran
and Lucille and Lorraine Jacoby.
Mrs. Dahms before her mar
raige was Miss Hilda Steinhaus.
They have six sons and two dau-
ghters, all of whom are at home.
Orchid and silver decorations
were used and the boys and girls
who served the midnight lunch
wore orchid aprons and head
dresses with silver trimming. In
the group were four of their chill
dren. Orvil, Virgil, La Vern and
Phyllis Dahms and Shirley, Mel
bourne, ROLAND, Sylvia and Ma
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-31
4Hatcheries
HereNeariine
Rush Season
YEARS OUTPUT WILL
BE NEARLY 100000
BABY CHICKS

Redwood Falls four hatcheries
will be turning out nearly $4,000
baby chicks week when the
Matching season gets underway in
earnest next week. In the Is
weeks season, the output should
reach 10000.
cts going to be a successful
season." operators of all hatcher
les agreed, explaining that a mild
winter with plenty of sunshine
and improved quality of feed
since drouth years have upped
the percentage of eggs Matching
considerably.
Rote's had their first hatch
March 18 and are now running a
regular boarding house" for
chicks. The majority of poultry
raisers want their chicks started"
and they are left at the hatchery
for a week or 10 days. Board
bills for chicks run from a cent
and a half to two cents a week
per chick here.
Rote's pay nine and 10 cents a
dozen above the market price for
Matching eggs, getting choice ones.
Chicks sell for from 81 to SO a
hundred, depending upon the
breed and quality but the Rote's
15-year-old son Gene gets IS
cents apiece for his during the
Easter season. He dyes them
bright colors for children's pets.
Hilbert's are running at top
capacity now, putting out about
5000 chicks in semi-weekly
hatchings. Their hatchery was
completely remodeled this spring
and reprinted in clean creamy
shade with green trim. Delbert
Hilbert, owner, has also purchas-
ed an additional incubator.
Two matches are already off at
the Boote hatchery and Floyd
Little, operator, says business is
fine. They have lots of orders for
custom Matched chicks, hatchings
in which the farmers bring in
their own eggs.
Little purchased the hatchery
building and lots from Dave Nc
Leod recently and expects to op-
crate without the Boote name
next year.
Frank Wild of the Snow hatch
cry is expecting his first hatch
sometime this week. When the
plant is running at capacity,
10000 eggs a week are Matched.
The price of Matching eggs and
chicks are about the same as they
were a year ago.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-31
Had Fun, Delegate
to Convention Saws

"Oh boy, oh boy, did we have
fun," said John Arnett of the
Redwood county central commit
tee on his return from the state
Farmer-Labor convention in Dull
nth last week.
E. A. Wendt, another delegate
from the county, said he had fun
too, commencing the coffee and
lunches served on the second floor
of the Duluth armory even up to
6 a. m. Sunday when Saturdays
session stretched that far into the
morning.
Julian E. Morten and DIR. w. A.
Brand were the other county
delegates who attended. DIR.
Brands daughter, Mrs. Bernice
Edwards and Betty Greene ac-
companied him as far as Crosby
where they visited Elizabeth
Chaplin, former Redwood Falls
teacher, who is on the faculty
there.