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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
DIXIELAND SWING
 BAND PLAYS RITZ
Bob Crosby Bridgeport Feature Sunday; Kyser,
 Kaye Booked in April

Bing Crosby's versatile brother, Bob, comes to the Ritz ballroom in Bridgeport on Sunday, March 18th to dispense his Dixieland Swing. Debonair Bob has inherited some of that Crosby vocal talent, in fact, his musical career started as vocalist for the Dorsey brothers orchestra. It's band of stars. there's glamour girl, Kay Weber, Ray Bauduc on the drums, Happy La Mare, guitar ist and funmaker Eddie Miller. Bob is meeting with tremendous success on the air and throuough personal appearances.
 On St. Patrick's night, Thursday, March 17th, an Irish Mardi Gras carnival will be held at the Ritz. Faith it'll be a lot O fun, with the snakes n and jigs and the good ould sons. There Is dancing every Saturday with the Casa Ritz or- chestra, featuring the Ritz Rhythm Boys. Two big events are scheduled for the Ritz, Kay Kyser, Sunday, April 3, and Sammy Kaye on Easter Sunday, April IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
Tynan Death Shocks

The funeral of Dr. Maurice J. Ty- nan, 49, a former Democratic bur- ess from the second ward and at one time a candidate for warden here, will be held Monday morning from his home, 6 Culver street to St. Francis church with burial in St. James cemetery.
 Friends were shocked today to hear of the death of the well known dentist. Dr. Tynan suffered heart attack yesterday morning and died at 5 o'clock in the afternoon at his home.
 Ills failed to ragain consciousness after the attack. He was native Of Colchester and attented the Col chester public schools nd was grad uated from Bacon acaGemy, Col chester. In 1915 he was graduated from the Baltimore College of Dem tai surgery. He came to Naugatuck soon after and opened his office here. He has been a dentist for almost g years.
 When the United States entered the World war, Dr. Tynan enlisted as a lieutenant in the army and was stationed at Camp Greenleaf Ga. He returned here at the end of the war and resumed his practice.
 He was an active Democrat and a loyal supporter of his party. He was a member of the American Dental association, the American Legion | and Naugatuck Eagles.
 He leaves besides his wife, Mrs Helen Tynan, three sisters, Mrs Michael OLeary of Hebron; Mrs Martin Dode, of Newtown and Mrs Mararet Carlson, Hartford; two brothers, Dr. James Tynan of Bos- ton and Daniel Tynan of Nauga- tuck.
 The body was removed to the Buckmiller funeral home, 20 Park place and will be returned to Dr Tynan's home tomorrow afternoon Friends may call at his hime after ' o'clock Saturday night. Time oi funeral will be announced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
To Conduct Sale

The Terryville Woman's club will conduct a silver tea and sale of ar- ticles made by the blind March 31 in the social rooms of the Congre- gational church.
 The annual sale of Easter seals will be conducted through the mails with Mrs. Michael Duke, Mrs. Ueo- pold Prock, Mrs. A. Smolenski, Mrs. Amos Lister, Mrs. Luther Potter, Mrs. Felix Borkowski. Mrs. Frank Mathes and Mrs. John Gibb in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
CHARLES TERRY
 DIES IN BRISTOL
Private Funeral Held This Afternoon; Legion Sons
 Meet Tonight
TERRYVILLE Correspondent: ] F. Ryan, IA w. Main St.-Tel. 8559. Bristol Div.

Terryville, March 11.-Charles Henry Terry, 70, of 283 West street, Bristol who died from complications at Il o'clock, Wednesday night, was well known in this town.
 He was a life long resident of Bris- tol, having been born in the same house where he resided for the past several years, on Sept. 5, 1867, son of William A. and Esther B. Terry.
 He was always mechanically in- clined and had severs> machine M- ventions patented, many of which are still being used. He was one of Bristol's first piano and organ tuners ill this section of the state. He also was at one time contrac- tor and constructed about 13 miles of Bristol's sidewalks as well as having charge of the construction of the first state aid road between Terryville and Bristol.
 He was an expert chess and checked player and defeated all corners in this section. For the past several years he had been re- tired, but was greatly interested ill the Terry's greenhouses in Bristol where he spent much of his time.
 On June 28, 1893, he was mar ried in Plymouth to Miss Cora E. Fenn, who survives him with one son, Fowler F. Terry of Bristol; one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Hawley of Waterbury: five grandchildren and sevedal nieces and nephews. One brother, William B. Terry, who was killed last summer in Bristol when hit by an automobile.
 The funeral took place this after noon at the Funk fueral chapel and was private. Rev. Dr. Francis T. Cooke, pastor of the First Congre- gational church, officiated with bur- ial in the family plot in West ceme- tery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11

The Terryville Public Speaking club will hold its annual banquet at the Austin house, April 20. The fol- lowing committee has been appoint ed ot make arrangements Ernest D Wood, Joseph Blackall, Elmer Hayes and Miss Martha Maske.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
At Congregational Church

Rev. Gibson Daniels of Hartford, superintendent of the Youth Re- ligious Education in the Congrega- tional churches of Connecticut, will preach in the Congregational church Sunday morning. Rev. MT. Evans, pastor, will conduct the worship.
 Dr. Harold B. Woodward will ad- dress the Young Peoples society isl. the social rooms Sunday evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
Educators Proposal May Mean Half Mill Tax Increase

died at the Bristol hospital We'd nesday morning, was held from the Scott funeral home, Thursday aft ernoon, with Rev. A. M. Schroeder, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran church, officiating. The body was placed in vault at Hillside cemetery to await burial in the spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
Funeral Of Mir. Hotchkiss

The funeral of William Hotcll- kiss of South Main street past com- mander of the Sons of Union Veter- ans, was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Buckmiller funer- al home, 20 Park Place. Rev. Ar thur F. Lewis, rector of St. Mi chaePs Episcopal church officiated Burial was in Grove cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
Sells Property

Mrs. Mable Mccoy of West Hart ford, administratrix, has sold prop erty on Orchard street, known as the Charles Armbruster property, consisting of house and land, to Harold w. and Victorine B. Cleve- land of North Main street, accord ing to a deed recorded in the office of Town Clrek Matthew F. Hayes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
Moves to New Britain

Patrick Hollywood, resident of this town for 35 years and assistant fore- man ill the press department of the Eagle Lock company for 8 years until his resignation two weeks ago, has moved to New Britain, where he will make his future home. MT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
To Fill Vacancies

Vacancies in the executive con- mittee of the local group of the United Rubber Workers of America union at a special meeting to be held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday in Linden park. Floyd Robinson, new organ lzer in this district, will speak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
Closing Exercises Tonight

A large attendance is expected to- night when closing exercises of the Salem and Hop Brook School Amer lcanization classes will be held in the high school auditorium at 8 o'clock. D. A. R. and school prizes and certificates will be awarded. Robert c. Deming, state field su- pervisor of adult education, War den John J. Sheridan and Supt. Harold E. Chittenden, will talk. A fine program has been arranged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
To Hold Party

The social committee of Plymouth grange will hold St. Patrick'S night party in Grange hall next Thursday evening, with prizes to be awarded winners of various card games. There will be dancing and refresh mentS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
Winners Announced

The Junior Audubon society of the fifth grade of the Prospect street school have been conducting bird house contest. The completed bird houses have been plcaed in the win dow of the Centre drug store.
 The winners follow: Girls contest first, Wanda Nypert, Olga Gabor, Helen Cichon; bluebird houses, Doris Dukeley, Donald Lounsoury and Myron Pasternack; wren houses, Edward Malley, Stanley Siesicki and George Duke.
 The houses were judged on the basis of workmanship, loaction and Sizeo of entrance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
Valuable Paintings

Twenty-four hour a day police protection will be provided for the art exhibit at the Futile house to start April l as there will be about 30 original paintings there in addi- ton to others, some of these being very valuable. Tt is one of the outstanding events of a cultural na- ture here in recent years, MT. Chittenden said. School children will be admitted free. An exhibit of work of local school children will be held in May. The superintendent re- ported he has not heard yet from mutual insurance companies con- tacted concerning local insurance.
 Emil Mannweiler again brought up the need for sprinkler system in some of the wooden school buildings here, mentioning the Rubber avenue school specifically. If
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11

fire occurred there with children in the building, T would not like to have it on my conscience" he said He suggested an engineer inspect such buildings. Superintendent Chittenden explained a special eff fort is made to keep school cellars clear of rubbish or comDustible stuff
 Funeral Of Mrs. Carberry
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary (Deni- han Carberry, of 61 Locust street who died at 6 o'clock last night in St. Mary's hospital after finger ing illness will be held from the Fitzgerald funeral home, North Main street tomorrow morning at 8:30 to St. Mary's church at g o'clock where a high mass of re- quiem will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. James cemetery.
 Mrs. Carberry lived here for 40 years and was a member of the St. Mary's Altar society. She leaves two brothers, Richard Denihan of Union City, and Michael Denihan of Ire land; and several nieces and neph- ewS.
 Friends may call at the funeral home from now until the funeral time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
KILLED
INJURED
Supper Planned

Hollywood was resident of New Britain before coming to this town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11

artInenC pudget this year, 1t will be very low, Superintendent Chit tenden indicated. The next expense for Il months is $196,469.S and theer is about $12,43O left for this month, but state credits are expect ed.
 Public grammar schools of the borough will open the morning ses- sion IS minutes later stating Mon- day and will close it IS minutes later than usual. The board voted to change the starting time from $40 to 8:55 and the closing morning time from 11:25 to 11:40. This is done to relieve the problem of children staying at school during the noon recess. Superintendent Chittenden said he has heard no objections, and George Kelly said a citizen had expressed the opinion later closing would bring the chil- dren into the noon traffic. Superin- tendent Chittenden pointed out St.. Francis Parochial school now closes at 11:35, and said the fact that the youngsters don't have to get up until 15 minutes later will help when day. light saving time is in effect. The plan will be instituted as a trial.
 A request from the Naugatuck Music Club organized recently to sponsor music in local schools, was received. It asks the board to ap- propriate sum of money for the purchase of new band and orchestra instruments for the school. The superintendent said the department has in the past spent money for repair and some replacements of instruments. He said he believed the Music Club wants more instruments so that the band might be increased in size. No action was taken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
To Address Group

"The Public School System will be the subject of talk by Supt. of Schools Harold E. Chittenden at a meeting of the Women's Republi- can club at 8 p. m. Monday at the home of Mrs. George Barwick, 42 Walnut street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-11
Special Meeting Tonight

Special Meeting Tonight
 Lawrence Bates, director, has call ed special meeting of the Sons of the American Legion this eve- ning in the legion rooms at which time nomination and election of officers will take place. Refreshments will be served following the meet ing.
 A membership drive is being con- ducted and efforts being made to enroll all sons of the legionnaires.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
The Parkway's Opened

All Connecticut must have rejoiced in the ceremonies that were held down Tn Fairfield County yesterday afternoon. With officials, ranging from Governor Wilbur L. Cross downward in rank, the Merritt Parkway was dedicated and opened to the motoring public. To be sure only mere seventeen miles of road way are now available, but this constl- tutes practically half of the entire route and half is certainly better than none at all
 Two more miles of the route will be added to those now in use in about one more month The additional two miles are on the Norwalk end of the parkway and carry it to the intersection with U. s. No. ', which is the main road between Norwalk and Danbury, a fine entrance to the Berkshires from this section of the state. The additional two miles will also provide motorists from the Naugatuck Valley, that is from Waterbury and points to the north, with their best entrance.
 The Merritt Parkway has been a long time in the making. But actually the construction of the road itself didn't take as long as deciding what kind of a road should be built, where it should be built, and who should build it. We are glad that all such difficulties are well out of the way. It will be pleasure to roll along the smooth pavement of this modern road, beautifully landscaped we are told. Right now not single sign or structure mars the surrounding beauty. An oc- casional turnout is the sole interruption.
 From an aesthetic point of view the parkway is to be praised in high terms. But from a practical viewpoint it is supreme. It gives the state an auxiliary route across Fairfield County. It will give the good old Boston Post Road much deserved rest, we hope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
Labor Omnia Vincit

We first recall seeing this motto in barber-shop. It still hangs in a promi- nent place in a good many of them. Judging by the fortnight statement of the Connecticut Federation of Labor yes terday there will be more or less skirmish- ing for the support of organized labor when major political parties start rowing in this state in the fall. The obvious in- tention of the A. F. of L. state branch is to place itself squarely on the record as interested in the 1888 outcome.
 Whether or not the statements of Pres ident James Clerkin of New Britain may be considered as challenge to the tenta- tive plans of other labor groups to back individuals or groups of individuals re- mains to be seen. But it is certain that with the A. F. of L. obviously sending out instructions like this to state units the organization is not going to let the CIO or other groups get too much of head the laborerS may find themselves hedged in on all sides by fences not of their own building.
 In Connecticut it seems fairly certain that labor will be tossed this way and that by the conflicting demands of the A. F. of L., the CIO, and the Labor Non- Partisan League. The A. F. of L. plans to put no ticket of it's own in the field, but it will endorse candidates, whether they be Democrats, Republicans, or Socialist, so long as their labor record is good. If the average working man was to attempt to follow out an instruction to vote like this, it would compel him, probably, to split his ticket every which way
 We anticipate frenzied efforts on the parts of political leaders to appease the organized labor groups this fall, for there's no doubt their votes will figure promi- nently in deciding the 1888 election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
Ladder-Using Salmon

The Bureau of Fisheries announces with considerable satisfaction that salmon have been using the man-made ladders designed to take them over the Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River. A staff of counters who watched the ladders day and night reported that 24,072 fish went up in Is days with apparent ease.
 This finishes one chapter in the story
 of the great dam which, it was feared, might block the passage of salmon to the spawning grounds The next chapter will deal with the descent of young salmon. If they go down to the sea as successfully as their parents appear to be going up from the sea, all will be we'll
 There is a lesson of forethought and conservation in the salmon ladders which should be applied in other ways to lesser streams. Lack of similar concern for many rivers all over the country has per- mitted unnecessary pollution with indus trial waste, sewage, dumped rubbish, and so on. Beautiful rivers have been made ugly fish have been destroyed, recrea- tional possibilities have been lost and water supplies contaminated. The move ment to change all this has begun, but it comes too late in many instances.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
Recovery Spending

Here is an interesting and rather reas- surfing view on the problem of business recovery, as seen by F. F. Duncan, mid- western financial editor who regularly leans to the conservative side: Ut may be insanity to condone return to federal spending. It is bad ethics and it is poor economies. Later effects upon the tax payers may be disastrous. But it seems to be the literal fact that private dollars are willing to match government dollars as far as government wants to go-to stage recovery, to take men off relief, to supply them with regular jobs.
 "The spontaneous hurrah from the marketplaces perhaps suggests that four billions of spending will not be necessary. In fact, if Washington would just close down it's fear-breeding factory entirely, private capital would readily take 75 per cent of the burden off the governments hands. Cost would be split three private and one public" If it is really so simple as that, there should be general Lets go!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30


 The last remnant of the United Con- federate Veterans and the Grand Army of the Republic is gathering at Gettys- burg this week. They number only 2,OOO who are now left of those armies that met in three-day battle July l, 2 and in 1863. This will be the last reunion of the Blue and the Grey on the scene of a bloody battle which took 43, ,454 lives. The lovely rolling country around Gettysburg, the hills and intervening creeks, all pres ent pleasing picture to visitors The historic memorial ground with it's mon- uments and figures in stone is an inn pressive national memorial. On seeing 1t, one finds it hard to visualize those first days in July, 1863, fields spattered with blood and buttercups, country of broad-backed horses, stone houses and long, green meadows. . fish-hook Get tySburg. There were the two ridges, an army along each, cemetery and seminary ridge, as described by Stephen Vincent Benet in his Gettysburg portion of John Browns Body" Since those days the armies have been gathering, a bit dWlndled, after each quarter of century, every twenty-five years to commemorate the event. Twenty-Five years from now all remaining members of the Blue and Gray bands will have passed on. But the memory of Gettysburg will finger through their sons and their grandsons and great grandSons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30

Unfortunately it is not possible to be- lieve all you read, even though articles are cleverly phrased and express some thing you would like to believe. Miss Buck states "yet the habtual readers of digests inevitably lose the apprecia- tion of style and grace in language. We ought when we put down a book to feel deeper sense of completion of self, not escape from it. A sort of life seems to be coming in which books could be largely eliminated and their loss scarcely noticed. The abyss between literature and the average person today is bottomless. Literature seems to me to be slowly dying of uselessness."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30

At session of the National Education Association now going on in New York Pearl Buck, novelist, stated that litera- ture is slowly dying" She rebukes readers for depending solely on digests for their literature. This is easy to under stand, though we have many fine per- iodicals of the digest type. But too many people are guided by what this and that article in a digest says, because it is rather nonsensical to believe that every writer that turns neat phrase is abso- lutely right in all his or her statments or deductions. Today there is such variety of subjects and so many intricate problems facing the world that it is i'm Portant to digest the digest carefully and to think properly for oneself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
Selected Poem
THIS IS HOW IT IS

(Oscar Williams in the New York Times) This is how it is: it were as though all earth In black confusion of doom, Had become one appalling jungle; Not a house anyhere: road: nor car Nor breakfast nor clean linen: cigarette: Nor the obsession of love for woman: Only ground and sky and nature Horribly hrsute on every inch Or Europe the Americas, your country. How would you feel if you given shining axe And told to cut path of golden godhood through
 that wilderness, And build the hanging empires of the brain? And yet that is how it is, my friend. With mind: there's job for you: In the jungle of mankind's mind:
 Utopias everywhere, but Utopia,
 Love everywhere, but no love,
 Saviors everywhere, but no savior,
 Millions of men, but no man. Unwrap the bandages of illusions from Your forehead, Roll up the sleeves of your philosophies Spit into your hands from your heart And get to work. The ages waiting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, June 30.-Opera over the water and under the stars again lures tens of thousands of deyotees to the marine ampitheater at handsome Jones Beach on the south shore of Long Island.
 The actors, since they are at least 100 yards from the specta- tors, look puppet-sized. And yet the words and music that cross the water come through with clarity. An ingenious loud speaker system carries the voices and in- Strumental music across the bay, high above the roar of the surf without the distortions that often emanate from an amplifier. Be- tween acts, garlanded gondolas float by in Venetian interlude, fire works blaze into the skies and water pallets are cleverly executed by a troupe of aquatic Anna Pavlowas.
 For the main show, the season at Jones Beach was started with the operetta entitled Three Waltzes," all the music of which has been drawn from the port folios of the Johann Strausses pere ct fills, and the later Strauss whose name was Oscar.
 Those fragile melodies were composed for al fresco auditors in Vienna, but the Strausses never dreamed that someday they would be played and sung beautifully on floating stage the size of a city block and that they would be heard and hummed by gallery, thousands strong, on the other side of softly illuminated lagoon.