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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
$5O,OOO SUIT ENDS IN$2O,OOO SETTLEMENT

New Haven, March l6-UP)-A $50,000 superior court suit brought by Joseph Finn, r, North Haven automobile mechanic, against the National Transportation Co.,. Bridge port, was reported settled out of court today for $20,500.
 Finn claimed he was injured per manently when he was run down by one of the defendants trucks operated by Thomas Iassigna, of Bridgeport, at Wallingford. June g 1897, while he was changing tire on his car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
New Doughnut Plant
 Formally Inspected
Employees of Raymond Baking Company Entertained
 at Dinner-New Addition Model in Every Respect

Over 275 employees, their families and friends of the Reymond Baking Company gathered last evening at the baking plant where a home night party was enjoyed. The af- fair which is the first of its kind since the completion of the new
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
(NEA Radiophoto.)

morning at 10 o'clock, although the case was completed yesterday af- ternoon. Carmody & Thoms ap- peared for the appellant, while At torney Walter E. Monagan repre- sented MT. Gould.
 The appeal was taken when Judge Slavin refused to allow the will to probate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
JUDGE, 97, IS DEAD

PaWtucket, R. T., March 16-(UP) Judge Ambrose Choquet, 97, oldest member of the Rhode Island Bar association, state senator in 1927- 28 and Franco-American leader, died of heart disease at his home last night. He was native of Varennes, P. 0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors for tho sympathy and kindness extend = ed to us during our recent bereave- ment, the death of our beloved hus- band and father. Martin r. Manner. (Signed)
 MRS. PAULINE MANNER
 and FAMILY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
No Bond Required In
 Taxpayers Action
Judge Rules Plaintiffs Need Not Post Guarantee
 Against Loss-Sale of Stock Divulged in Ruling

this action. This consideration op- crates in two ways. In the first place he has no standing to make the motion. If he deserves any re- lief on a motion made in this cause of action, he must first in- tervene and become a party to this action
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
MANUFACTURER DEAD

New Britain, Conn, March l6-- (UP)-Funeral services will be held Thursday for Stanley M. Hunt, 52, production manager of the Union Manufacturing Co.,, who died late yesterday after a short illness. He leaves his widow, son and two daughters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
DIED

GRIFFIN--In this city, March 10th, 1888, Daniel Griffin, of kooke Road. Prospect. Funeral Friday morning, at 8:l5 o'clock, from Mulville Fun eral Home, 270 West Main St.. to St. Mary's Church. Union City. at 800 o'clock, Burial in Clavary cemetery
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16

Skiing is declade to be more popular than ever in New Zealand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16

Sweden's foreign trade last year was the greatest in value in IT years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16

Efforts to stop the malaria epi- demic in hte Transvaal have proved futile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
President

addition of the doughnut plant was most successful in every respect.
 President Officiates
 Adolph Raymond. president of the Raymond Baking Company acted as the toastmaSter of the evenings ac- tivitieS. The employees party got un- derWay at p. m., and lasted until after midnight. Following a full course dinner the guests were shown throughout the plant, while the plant is in operation preparing and baking Reymond's finest bread and doughnuts, product which today is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16

Wage increases in Malaya have been followed by soaring living costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
GIVE US SOME
 FLOOD CONTROL

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Smyrna times., 1938-12-08
NEW PRODUCTS
OF ELECTRICITY
Clock That Turns on Radio /;
TOaster Time Regu-
lator, &c.
AMAZING NEW DEVICES

The only thing the electrical gen
fuses haven't invented yet is ma
chine to rock the baby to sleep
and they probably will any day
now! This is the impression one
gets from examining the amazing
new products that have been in
troduced by the electrical industry
recently. Here's a year's-end
roundup Of some of them you may
not have heard of as yet. You
may want to remember some Of
them when buying Christmas pres
ents, or writing your own letter to
Santa Claus: A clock has been
made that will turn on your radio
for your favorite programs. It's a
great boon to absent-minded per
sons who forget about their chos-
en- comedians or dance orchestras
until it's too late to hear them.
One electric toaster has a built-in
"clock" to regulate the toasting
period so that every slice is proper
ly Drowned and none is ever burn
ed. The clock automatically
lengthens or shortens the toasting
period depending on whether the
toaster is used when cold or hot;
SO the first slice is as uniformly
Drowned as the last one.
The household fuse has a new
brother known as the fustat, which
fits into ordinary fuse bases with
an adapter that prevents anyone
from installing the wrong size or
tampering with the device, giving
fool-proof protection. Fustats also
have brain" which distinguishes
between dangerous overlooking of
your wiring and the harmless suges
of current that electric motors
draw for an instant when started
This brain" keeps them from
blowing out unnecessarily.
For rooms that are hard to heat,
a fan has been developed which
hooks onto the furnace register
and sends warm air through the
entire without, believe it or
not, the semblance of a draft.
One of the new electric ironers
has been made SO light through in
genious stream-linging, that it can
be carried by the housewife from
one room to another as easily as
kitchen chair, enabling her to do
her ironing wherever convenient.
For the automobile, an electric
cigarette lighter has been develop
ed which does everything but re-
move the cigarette from the pack
age. You slip the cigarette into
hole in the dashboard, and it is
lighted when you remove it mo-
ment later. The lighter works
automatically, with a natural draft
supplying the first puff that you
have to take care of with ordinary
lighters.
Smyrna times., 1938-12-08
BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS
Where Carbon Thrive

Protected from natural and hui
man enemies, caribou thrive in
northern regions, for their long,
sharp hooves can tear through snow
and ice to reach vegetation. Mag
nificent swimmers, they cross many
streams and lakes in their periodi-
cal migrations, breasting currents
with their antlers well above wa
ter Though not as fast in the wa
ter as commonly believed, they do
swim FIVE or six miles an hour.
Smyrna times., 1938-12-08

trees near fire-places or stoves, us
ing flammable decorations, and
lighting trees with candles or de-
rective and unapproved electric
lights, Christmas fires from these
causes are still common. While
most stores sell non-f1ammable
snow for decoration on and be-
meath the tree, cotton is still in
iudiciously used for these purposes.
Each year brings the story of a
Santa Claus badly burned when his
whiskers or clothing caught fire.
An obvious preventive measure, Of
course, is is guard against the use
of open flames or lights under such
circumstances, and fire-proof these
fammable materials.
BY implication and discreet sug-
question, the parent can do much
to encourage children to ask for
safe toys These are now available
in sufficient variety to satisfy any
taste and thus to obviate the need
of purchasing accident-b breeders.
Electrical toys should be avoided
unless they are well made. Cheap
toys Of this nature should be re
garded with suspicion. Toys oper-
ated by alcohol or kerosene like
wise are in the category Of unde-
sirables, as are toy or real fire
arms and fiimsy motion picture
machines in which explosive nitro
cellulose films are used.
When toys are being discussed,
children should be impressed with
the need of putting them away
Continued On Page Seven)
Smyrna times., 1938-12-08
Cow Carries Tidings
From F arm to I arm

REGINA, SASK.-It's the COW
that carries the message now in
southern Saskatchewan.
A woman near Gladmar, Sask.,
wanted 10 get in touch with a
neighbor. She was off the teIe-
phone line and could not leave
her home. Noticing the neigh
bor's COW grazing nearby. she
wrote her message, put it in a
bag, tied the bag to the cows
horn, slapped it soundly and
shooed it off in the direction of
its home.
The message arrived safely.
Smyrna times., 1938-12-08
Early Medicinal Giant

Peony is cited by PIiny, the
Greek, as the earliest Of medicinal
plants. Appollo acting as Paeon,
the physician, healed the wounds
which the gods received in the Tro-
jan war Early doctors were known
as Paeoni. The peasants of Sussex
use beads made of peony roots to
avert illness.
Smyrna times., 1938-12-08
Banks Issue Announcement

All the banks in Kent county,
with the exception of the Clayton
Bank, issued an announcement last
week to the effect that interest on
savings accounts would be reduced
from 1-2 per cent to 2 per cent
effective January 1st.
Smyrna times., 1938-12-08
EIIE SAFETY ETY.
'Go1;iIaScIL NEWS
i. May Be In. II &c
4. 1 Christmas HOli-
day Gaiety
i SAFE MOTORING

lime. the greeting
%. t..tmas" t,,1 will be on
n cnl,;'l-d sn. md in the midst Of
NJ; i.iPT "A. gaiety the contem-
| i'lars ,a5sep seems particular
= ast :. But there i an
sa+'' ! he thought. To be
a .i.+nas y must be safe-
4 sceertuate rather than
W. ulessure, and no one
! u,its this need for bell
''l'l ...,on %,,- will willingly ignore
.'.o.r5ize bis chances for
i.ritng to the Delaware sale-
.aI' "a he holiday safety Pro
!. Il !. four-foId. taking
y aoul4 .ocoutions against
ivlu' J. to,,s winter weather
49, .t5oor DlqV.
Y |. 5erhaps the chief danger
Y ! II. Although much has
'.' a..4. .rd esid about the in
'. ~. ! nlacing Christmas
Smyrna times., 1938-12-08

Felony court is next on the list.
With detective as a chaperon,
Maurice Ross, accused of being
specialist in stealing sewing ma
chimes. was waiting for the magis-
trate. Loud cries arose. Investi-
cation showed that a big striped
cat had been caught behind a graf
ing in a small window overlooking
the detention pen. With Ross ap-
parently deeply interested specta-
tor, officers went to work to liberate
the trapped feline. Their attraction
thus engaged. Ross opened the door
and stepped out into court. His
guardian missed him as he reached
an exit. Because of the crowd he
couldn't use his revolver. So Ross
got away. So did the cat.
Smyrna times., 1938-12-08
Highway Meeting Postponed

The State Highway Commission
postponed its meeting Tuesday, due
to the illness Of two members, "A.
Frank Fader, of Newark, and
Charles w. Cullen, of Georgetown.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

happy to show it to you and they
drop everything so that you may see
the best Immediately. Their policy
is that 1t is foolish to waste the Joy
Of this moment, for tomorrow there is
always work to do.
IN CASE you are tired and don't feel
like driving your car to North Car
olina take the Norfolk boat that leaves
Washington in the early evening.
Have dinner on board and sit on deck
while the boat glides down the Potomac
in the moonlight. You leave the boat
at s:15 o'clock the next morning after
a good breakfast and drive 10 miles to
Kitty Hawk. From Norfolk take Route
n, which changes to "a at the North
Carolina line. You should be at the
Wright Memorial at Kill Devil Hills by
1890 o'clock. This monument was
erected to the Wright brothers in
memory Of their famous hight. It Is
administered by the National Park
Service and they will be glad to give
you any information about the sur
rounding country and the sea. They
will not let you 60 fishing If the fish
are not biting but will suggest other
things to do But If the word comes
that there are fish at the inlet-and
believe me that word travels faster
than radio-everything else stops and
you will all go fishing.
This Is one of the most perfect va
cation lands available to Washington.
It has all the sport and adventure
that ang1 one could wish and Il you
Evening star., 1938-06-26

years. and conveyed by Francis HAM
mersley to George Mason in 1777 and
devised by him to his son. John Ma
son, and conveyed by Richard Smith,
trustee, to John Carter in 1912. John
Marbury, executor of John Carter,
conveyed to Bradley"
The Bradley here mentioned was the
11th Mayor of Washington. who died
August %, 1867. He was an original
member of the Association of the
Oldest Inhabitants, and when the or
ganization was formed, on December
7, 1865. he was elected first vice presi-
dent. During the year and a half that
Mayor Bradley continued to live after
the forming of this well-known body,
he showed keen interest in its web
fare, and on October 3, 1866. We find
the members meeting at his former
home on Analostan Island and par
taking of bountiful feast" The press
account at the time shows it to have
been one OF the most enjoyable OUT
lngS ever held by the association.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

first trial only the Knight Of Palmetto
took the ring; at the second the Knight
Of Richmond. and the remaining honor
fell, of course, to the Knight of the
Golden Horseshoe.
The Knight of Powhatan. entitled
to the first honors, received his award
and crowned Miss Bessie Dodge Queen
Of Love and Beauty; the Knight of
Palmetto, A. B. Cropley. selected Miss
Laura WEIGH AS first maid of honor;
the Knight of Richmond, Ed Legg,
chose Miss Mary Brewer second maid
Of honor and the Knight of the Col
den Horseshoe. j. N. Brewer, an
nounced Miss Hessie Boyle as his pref
erence for the third maid Of honor"
1t probably did not occur to many
people. of the large number of those
who attended the recent dedication
Of the new Chain Bridge. that before
the first bridge was erected on this site
Evening star., 1938-06-26

along about 1877, the only way to get
across the Potomac in this immediate
vicinity was by way of Mason's ferry,
unless one had his own boat.
This ferry was esta ablished in 1748,
and took the place of ferry estab-
lished about half mile lower down
the river on the land of Francis Aw-
brey. Still prior to the building of the
Chain Bridge ferry was established
in 1795 at the foot of South Capitol
street. in order to form direct con-
tact with lower Maryland.
AT THE foot Of Fourteenth street
in April, 1906, William M. Dun
canson was granted permission to keep
ferry to run to Alexanders Island,
which was later called Bridgeport.
And so when the first Chain Bridge
was erected, 1t meant more to those
who had to cross the Potomac than
any one can imagine today.
Other ferries that carried passengers
and freight across the Potomac River,
before bridges were available, includ-
ed the one operated prior to 1850 by
Col. Rice Hooe, which ran from
his plantation in Westmoreland
County, Va. to Maryland and Popes
Creek. Then there was Col. Fitz-
hugh's ferry which had its starting
point at Boyds Hole, Stafford County,
Va, in 1765. and other ferries-all
operating along the lower Potomac
were those at Quantico. following
Point and the White House: Poseys,
known as Ferry Landing on Doque
Greek; the Clifton, Vests and Addi-
sons.
Mason's Ferry, operating from Ana
Evening star., 1938-06-26

lostan Island to Georgetown, is prob
ably the best known of all the fer
ries, for 1t was actually in operation
up to ls43. when the Aqueduct Bridge
was completed. 1t was heavy screw
like affair. and was used by Gen.
Edward Braddock and a part OF his
army when they crossed the Potomac
in 1755. and it also conveyed Gen.
Washington across this river a num-
Der of times during his distinguished
career.
The name Masons Island is taken
from the name of its early owner,
George Mason Of Gunston Hall, who
was the fourth Of that name in q
direct line in this country. The first
George was born in England and died
in Virginia in 1886. George of Guns
ton inherited considerable land from
his father. as the latter had also in
herited from his forebears. Conse-
Evening star., 1938-06-26

quently the fourth George. when he
had arrived at the age of 81, found
himself one OF the richest men in
Colonial Virginia. his estates even ex-
tending into Maryland, where his
father died in Charles County in 1735.
JUST how the fourth George Mason
became possessed of Analostan
Island. the writer is unable to say,
for the authorities seem to differ as
to the dates and method of the Mason
family obtaining title, but he feels it
was by purchase and not by grant
The records Of the Virginia Land
Office show that as early as the year
1869 a patent was issued to Robert
Howsing (Howson). for a tract Of
5000 acres described as lying ''in the
freshes of the Potomac River" and
as having for its beginning a red oak
standing by small branch or run
nearly opposite an island commonly
called and known by the name of My
Lords Island.
Analostan Island obtained still an
other name. viz. Barbados, through
survey made of it by the Colonial
authorities Of Maryland for Capt.
Randolph Brandt on April 20. 1852,
and through the patent granted to
him for it by Lord Baltimore. 1t is
described in the certificate of survey
and patent as AN island lying in the
Potomac River over against Rock
Greek. in Charles County, commonly
called or known by the name Of Ana
lostan Island, containing by estimation
IS acres. To be held Of Zachiah
Manor. called Barbados"
On the rent rolls Of Lord Baltimore
the tract is carried as Barbados and
is described as an island commonly
called Anacostian Island; from which
it appears that in early days it went
indifferently by either name. Analos-
tian or Anacostian.
When George Mason died at Gum
ston Hall in 1892 he devised Analostan
Island to his son John, the item read
ing: Il also give and devise to my said
son, John Mason, and his heirs forever,
in like manner my island in Potomack
River opposite the mouth OF Rock
Creek which I hold under a patent
from the Lord Proprietor of Maryland
by the name Of Barbados" In this
connection it Is quite evident that the
testator was strong believer in pre-
paredness. for his will bears date Of
March 20, 1773, 10 years before his
death,
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Best Fishing Banks of Eastern Seaboard Found There as Well
Historic Spots-Sixteenth Century English Spoken at
Fishing Village Hatteras Island

beach in both directions without q
footprint, or person.
Way down the coast at Okracoke is
another fishing village. You NAV
reach this town only by boat. Unless
you are student Of Shakespeare, you
will have great difficulty understand
ing the residents, for they speak Eng
lish of the 18th century almost un-
changed. The ancestors of these peo-
pie settled these villages soon after
1900.
MANY Of the old people have never
been away from the island. Talk
ing with them you cannot help but
feel that they have preserved some
thing very fine by not having contact
with cities. They all have work to do.
No one is very wealthy and no one
destitute. There are fish in the ocean
clans and crabs in the bay. They
are good carpenters and painters (you
have to be to build a seaworthy boat)
and they have the assurance and con-
hdence Of people who know that life
cannot beat them with 50 many re-
sources at hand.
II you want to rest, or swim or sit
in the sun, If you want to feel your
cares slip away, 60 to Kitty Hawk
There within sound of the surf you
will find delightful lodge, the
Croatan. For very nominal cost you
may have q delightful room, coffee in
your room before you get up in the
morning and delicious food. On days
when the northeaster blows you may
sit by two great f1replaces around
which are told the most wonderful
tales Of fish, Of wrecks and the sea.
In front of the lodge. one the beach,
is keel like the skeleton of q huge
prehistoric monster, all that remains
Of three-master that came up in q
storm last fall.
On Roanoke Island you will feel as
though you belonged after two days.
All the stories of Southern hospitality
could be rolled into one and still not
do justice to the consideration afforded
all guests. These people love their
country a1d their ocean. They are
Evening star., 1938-06-26
By Margaref NoweH.

~ Fl the coast of North Carolina,
just 270 miles from WASH
ington by car, is the most
~ beautiful strip of seacoast
on the Eastern shore Separated from
the mainland by body Of water
sometimes few feet, often q few miles
wide, 1t runs for nearly 400 miles
with rolling surf on a white beach on
the ocean side and tall reeds and all
kinds of waterfowl on the sound.
Fishermen know this place as hav-
ing the best fishing banks on the
Eastern seaboard. Real .sportsmen
would rather 60 through the high surf
of Oregon Inlet with a good fishing
guide than try a trip to the moon.
And it is almost as exciting and haz-
ardous. For their information, the
fishing is still excellent The season
for blues and channel bass, which is
usually over by June IS. is still going
strong because Of the late, cold sum-
mer.
Historians and archeolosists know
of Roanoke Island because Of its In
dian mounds, its Lost Colony and in
habitants who were comfortably set
tied and prospering before the Pill
grims landed at Plymouth Rock. Each
season they present pageant Of the
Lost Colony" in the outdoor theater
at Virginia Dare Park. Last year it
played 40 performances. The play
itself is a beautiful spectacle. the sur
roundings equally so. Set into the
natural hillside are comfortable seats.
The side walls are live oak forest
and the roof the starlit sky. Before
you is all the warmth, color and ex-
citement Of the play. with deep blue,
moon-glazed Albemarle Sound for .
backdrop.
IF YOU are courageous adventurer,
you will want to take q light. car
across the inlet on the ferry and drive
down Hatteras Island. If it is low
tide, you skim along the beach on the
wet sand at the edge Of the white
surf, soaring up hundreds Of all kinds
Of water birds on the way.
You will md tAe great hulk Of .
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captain. John T. Bivins: lieutenants,
Wendell A. Smith and Thomas B.
Nolan.
BY 1899 the officers had changed to :
President, James K. Redington: vice
president. Joseph Shillington: secre-
tary, Charles H. Bates; treasurer. Will
liam r. King: captain, S. w. Slime
metz, and lieutenants. Thomas B.
Nolan and c. w. Hecock.
The boat club had it's boathouse at
the foot of Thirty-second street and
here 1t gave many fine dances and
otherwise entertained its guests and
friends. 1t was also noted for its
barge parties to Columbia Landing.
about half a mile up the river beyond
the Three Sisters.
Not satisfied with its glory as
great boat club, the Columbia Boat
Club gave up its identity and formed
the Columbia Athletic Club, and as
such built a fine clubhouse on G street
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets, and equipped it at considerable
expense. Its boathouse was retained
and it also secured a lease on Ana
lostan Island where it installed an ex-
tenslve athletic outlay on the grounds,
including ball fields, tennis courts. run
ming track. grandstand and all the
necessary paraphernalia suitable for its
purposes. Its membership then num-
bered fully 1000. In 1892 the club was
compelled to give up the island, and
the last spring games were played
there June of that year.
ATER it had its athletic grounds
at Columbia Field, where was once
the cottage of David Burnes, an orig
1nal proprietor of the land that now
forms the City of Washington. and
whose daughter and only heir, Marcia,
married Gen. John P. Van Ness. The
latter profited by the nuptial alliance
and erected a mansion near the site of
his father-in-laws cottage, where
now stands the American Build
ing at Seventeenth street and Con-
stitution avenue.
Not only was the Columbia Boat
Club and its successor, the Columbia
Athletic Club. foremost in its sports
activities. but its membership included
some of the leading young men of the
city, including David S. Barry, Charles
H. Bates, N. Langdon Burchell, Will
liam Butterworth, w. w. Chisholm,
Joseph H. Crawford, w. l. Crounse,
w. H. De Lacey, William M Dove. Ed
ward H. Droop, Duane E. Fox, M.
Leroy Couch, DR.. Thomas v. Ham
mond, W. B. Hibbs and r. v. Oulahan.
Rudolph Kaufman and Victor
Kaufman also were early members,
as were Frank Hatton, Hallet Kilbourn,
Levi P Morton, later vice president;
Frank B. Noyes. w. H. Rapley, Sidney
Y. Smith, Edward J. Stellwagen and