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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
CONFERENCE GETS
 DIR. ALONZO GRACE
Education Commissioner New Britain College
 Speaker Saturday

The Teachers College of Connecti- cut at New Britain will sponsor an educational conference on Saturo.y, December 10 at the college. All graduates and friends of the insti- tuition, including teachers, super visors, principals, superintendents and members of boards of education are invited to attend. Its purpose is to demonstrate and discuss some of the newer trends in education. The conference will provide opportuni- ties to raise questions and evaluate those trends in relation to the daily work of the school. Members of the college and training school faculties will speak and direct the demonstra- tions. The training schools, Camp Stanley and Vance will welcome wis., itors the preceding Friday, Dec. g.
 The program is as follows:
 l. Greetings, pr. Herbert D. Welte, g a. m.; music by the Vance school, Mrs. Helen Olson, director.
 2. Address, Dr. Alonzo Grace, commissioner of education. x 3. Trends in Education.
 Elementary division, Dr. William Dyer, president, 9:30 a. m; Read ing Readiness" Miss Myra Foster; Social Studies as Unifying Fac tor in the Curriculum" Miss Jennie Hendricks; demonstration, Our Part in the Community" grade 2, Vance school, Miss Eleanor Mack inson; demonstration, Greek Life and Story" grad 6, Stanley school, Miss Ellen Murnane. Modern Methods of Speech Improvement" Dr. M. Agnella Gum; demonstra- tion, Speech Recording and Choral Speaking" grades 4 and 5, Camp school, Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson.
 Secondary division, Dr. s. Willard Price, presiding, 9:30 a. m. Trends in
 Business Education, Frank Ash; Industrial Arts Education, Raymond Phipps; Social Science Education, Dr. Jesse Johnson; Science Educa- tion, Charles Pratt; Mathematics Education Dr. Herbert Fowler.
 4. Round Table Conferences, II a. m.; primary, intermediate, busi- ness, industrial arts, secondary fields, members of the faculty will act as group leaders.
 5. Individual conferences and ex- hibits, 12 noon.
 6. Luncheon, Marcus White Hall. l2:45 p. m.
 T.. Sports Program, 3 D. m., spon- sored by Women's Athletic associa- tion.
 Recent graduates from Waterbury and vicinity are: Loretta Barry, Ruth Hiding, Frances Hudner, Ma rion Patterson, Ruth Perkins, Irene Bolger, Mary OKeefe, Catherine Finn, Christine Kelly, Hedwiga Stulginski, Mary Grove, Anna Ske- han, Margaret Cleary, Frances Ma zulaitis, Gertrude Doran, Mary Fitzpatrick, Louise Butler, Helen Egan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
So The Pot Says Nothing To The
 "Old Kettle"

"Twenty-six men are on trial in Waterbury, Conn.,, on charges of having defrauded the city of more than S1,0OO,OOO. The pot says nothing to the kettle. There are both Democrats and Repub- licans among the defendants" The publication of the little comment above in the Frankly Speaking" column of the Rock ford, H., "Register-Republic" started a former Waterburian back along "Memory's Lane. In letter to the Democrat he ex- presses surprise over reported in- cidents here, adding, T thought we had enough of that kind of stuff here in the middle west" Newspaper reports of the local conspiracy trial have become of international interest. Paris and Berlin papers have carried articles on the charges.
 From the middle west, however, comes the latest reaction of a "BraSs-Cityite":
 Rockford, H.,
 December 1, 1888. Dear Editor:
 I was born in your Brass City, December g, 1891, and lived at 253 Wolcott Street. I enlisted in the Army August "A, 1910, and stayed in until June 4, 1920. I was discharged at Camp Grant, here in Rockford, and here am. But what I read this p. m. in my local evening paper, - sure was surprised - about officials in Waterbury. I thought we had enough of that kind of stuff here in the Middle West.
 am enclosing the article in my p. m. paper.
 I sure had a lot of friends in Waterbury, but the last I heard from anybody was in 1914.
 I went to school with one of your linotype operators, Joe Maroney, I don't suppose he is there now. I sure would like to hear from some of my old friends, and would you as editor give me few lines in your paper? Hoping that you will justify my request, I am respectfully yours, 
 Joseph Scadden,
 503 w. State Street,
 Rockford, H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
Red Cross Roll
 Call $6,746.47

Red Cross Roll Call returns; previously acknowledged: $6,24s.47 American Brass Company, 41eO.28; City Hall, $1 additional; Water- bury Trust Company, $1250; Waterbury Savings Bank, $3g; American Fastener Company, $31; First Federal Savings & Loan O., $5; Post Office as follows: Car riers, $36; Clerks $42, total re- turns SIS; Kenworthy, Inc. $5; Risdon Mfg. O., $3D.35; Crescent and Dernorest Sts., Mrs. Harold Manning, s additional; Merrill St. Mrs. Chester Ford, $1; Seminole Ave, Mrs. Joseph Dews, $2; Wilde mere Ave-, Miss Margery DiPietro, $11; Engelwood Ave, Miss Doris Salston, $6.90; Ashmun St., Mrs. George Stevens, $4; Brookdale Lane, Mrs. R. D. Schroeder, $4; Idylwood Ave, Mrs. Lura Dutton, g; Plank Road, Mrs. Bruno Reife $6; White Oak Lane, Mrs. Thomas Slater, $8; Sycamore Lane, Mrs. w. F. Judd, $8; Knoll St., Mrs. Thomas Candy, S1; Everready Circle, $5; office subscriptions, $1; mail subscriptions, $42O0.
 Total returns to date: $6,746.47.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
GAS HOUSE GANG
 BEAT CUSICKMEN
Greaney's KnuCkle Bruis= CTS Get Back Into '45'
 Win Column
Washington Hill

The Greaney Gas House Gang broke back into the win column af the "45" tournament of the St. Francis Xavier Holy Name society last night by defeating Jim Cusick S6-27. As result, Greaney took over first place honors again.
 Other scores were: FitZmaurice 35, O'Donnell 28; Whelan 35, Don- Ian 28; Frageau 33, Coughlin 30; Bowey 33, McHugh 30.
 The standing: Greaney 338; Don- Ian 336; Fitzmaurice 329; Frageau 322; Whelan 313; Bowey BIO: ODon- nell 305; Cusick 305; McHugh 30l; Coughlin 291.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
State Merit Council
 Meets In New Haven
Representatives of Vaf:Ous Civic Groups to Attend
 Discussion of Proposed Changes Affecting State,

A most diverse assemblage of various state interests will take place tonight when representatives Of leading statewide civic Organi- cations meet with the state council of the Connecticut Merit System Association at the New Haven Y.W.C.A. to consider important pr0- pOsals to improve many features of the state Personnel Department and Merit System. Horace D. Taft, president of the association, will conduct the meeting which starts at 6:S0 p. m.
 e Among the prominent political figures who will attend are Mayor George J. Coyle of New Britain; Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridge port; and James B. Lowell, newly appointed executive secretary to governor -elect Baldwin.
 Interest Varied
 Contrast of interest will be found in the presence of such people as: James J. Clerkin of the Connecti- cut Federation of Labor, A. o. HineN of the Manufacturers Asso- citation of Connecticut, Mrs. George Cowgirl of the American Associa- tion of University Women, and many other representatives of statewide organizations.
 Improvement in the Merit Sys- tenn in the state is the interest that draws such diverse groups to- gether. Concrete proposals to im- prove the Merit System include:
 l. Amendment to the present state law covering political activ- ity.
 2. Amendment requiring the selection of the top man on the eligible list to fill state merit system positions instead of allow ing the choice of any of the three top men, as at present.
 2. A Constitutional Amend ment providing for the principle of merit in appointments in Con- necticut government.
 1. An Enabling Act which would enable the larger towns of Con- necticut to adopt Merit Systems.
 5. Reduction of the present 10 man advisory personnel commit tee to enc of 5 members which may well represent not only the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
ALL WAY TO HOME

Newark, N. J.. Dec. 6 -- (UPl = George Dudman, Jr.. 25, who suf- fered an attack of acute appendi- citis in San Francisco yesterday. arrived here aboard a transport plane today and was taken at once to Polyclinic hospital in Manhattan for an emergency operation.
 The youth, who lives in Darien Conn, made the flight because he wanted to be operated on in hos pital near enough home to permit his parents, MT and Mrs. George Dudman, to be at his bedside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
20, ,OOO RETURN
 TO THEIR WORK

Flint, Mich, Dec. 6-UP)-Tem- porary settlement of a strike at the Fisher Body plant No. 1 returned 10000 workers to their jobs today, but after effects of the dispute forced the Pontiac motor car fac tory to close, throwing 5000 men out of work.
 General Motors officials announced that the loss of two working days at the body plant forced the Pontiac factory at Pontiac to close tempo rarily. The Pontiac plant will resume operations, probably tomorrow, when a normal production rate is resumed by the Fisher plant which supplies Pontiac with bodies.
 Workers at the Fisher factory re- turned to their machines today, but reserved the right to strike again Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
GAESS AND FLINT
 RECEIVE PATENTS

Albert H. Gaess, local inventor, has been granted a patent on his apparatus for forming metal slugs, according to a list of new patents issued today from the U. S. patent office.
 Clarence H. Flint of Westport, as- signor to the Peter Paul Candy company, has also been granted a patent on chewing gum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
BUNKER HILL

Norman Wickstrand of Bristol addressed members of the Bun ker Hill Church Mems League last evening. He spoke on the History of the Pennington CanaP. Mir. Wickstrand was pre- sented by Raymond Sage, pres ident of the club. \
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06

administration, but also employe. taxpayer, and citizen. 6. An adequate appropriation to the State Personnel Depaft- tnent which will provide revolv- ing fund for the administration of the proposed Enabling act.
 Supporting Groups Representatives of the following statewide organizations which have endorsed the merit system move ment will participate in the discus sions:
 ! Connecticut Federation of Wo-
 mans Clubs The Parent-T Teacher Association
 of Connecticut, Inc. Connecticut Chamber of Com
 merce
 Connecticut State Teachers
 Association
 Connecticut Federation of Labor Connecticut State Empolyes As-
 sociation
 Connecticut League of Women
 Voters
 Connecticut State Federation
 American Association of Uni-
 versity Women Connecticut Forest and Park
 Association Connecticut State Grange The Manufacturers Association
 of Connecticut, Inc. The Connecticut Prison >Asso-
 citation
 The Connecticut Council of
 Churches and Religious Ed
 ucation
 The State Bar Association Daughters of the American
 Revolution Connecticut Federation of Mems
 Bible Glasses Council of Catholic Women Hartford Council of Social and
 Economic Agencies Hartford Citizens Committee Connecticut League of Mupici-
 palities
 The State Y. M. c. A. Ornithologists have determined
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06

CASH LOAN0--Up to $30O Privacy assured. Rate of Int S96 monthly on unpaid principal not exceeding SlOO. and 2% tn any remainder Personal Finance O.. of Water. bury lD0 Bank Et. Tel 3-sIO9 Lie No. l60.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
Society Notes

OUCACey 4NVSCo
 Election of officers as nominated at last months meeting will take place at the December meeting of the society next Sunday. The society will receive communion in body at 7:S0 o'clock mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06

be withdrawn from Italy. In MT. Ciresi's will he bequeathed to rela- tives in Italy houses and other prop erty in that country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
COLBERT AS BLONDE

Claudette Colbert will be seen as a blonde in one sequence of Para mounts "zaza." She sings com. edy song, I'm the Stupidest Girl in the Class. and wears blonde wig with long blonde braids.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06

Ornithologists have determined that 300 distinct species, with 1900 sub-species, of birds exist today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06

FREE SERVICE = Without cost or obligation, let the Koppers Service man cheek your furnace over for you. He will tell you how to improve its efficiency. Ask him too, about the money back guarantee on Koppers Coke. Don't delay. Do it today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25

 ENDORSINCS
 QUESTIONED
Investigation to Be Launch ed Into Public Back
 ing of Candidates

WASHINGTON, June 25-Chair- man Shepard of the Senate Cam paign Expenditures Committee said today an investigation would be con- ducted into the circumstances sur rounding any public statements made by Government officials en- dorsing any candidates for public office.
 The Senator made it plain that the committee would consider three endorsements in the light of pos sible undue influence" such in- dorsements might have on employees working under the official in ques- ton.
 Several Senators, discussing poli- tics in relief, were surprised today to find that the Senate, in approv- ing of the pump priming bill, sur rendered it's power to reject state WPA administrators.
 The Senators/said they were un- aware that when they voted on the bill, clause providing for such power had been omitted, although the clause had appeared in previous relief bills, requiring Senate approv- al of WPA officials receiving $5,000 year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
AS Navy Patrol Planes in Mass
 Flight to North
Bombers Expect to Come to Alaska After Stop
 Tn Seattle

SAN DIEGO, Cal, June 25.- Forty-eight giant patrol bombers took off from San Diego nonstop today on a mass flight for Seattle. Admiral Charles A. Blakely, Com mander of the scouting force, was in the last plane and there were about 300 men aboard. The planes were scheduel to land on Lake Washington this afternoon.
 The fact that several auxiliary surface craft already are in the Seattle area was taken to mean the planes would continue opera tions in the north, largely in AL aSka waters
 Admiral Blakely's flagship, the U. s. S. Wright, is due in Kodiak July 10 and the U. s. s. Langley, tender for the patrol planes, is due in Sitka July 8.
 Other vessels in the Seattle area are the repair ship Medica and the tender Arcter which will join the Wright at Kodiak.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
POtIatCh Queen
 Receives Royal
 Welcome Here
Miss Mary Winje Brings h. vitation to Attend Dedi-
 cation Tn Seattle

"A lovely queen of the Sourdoughs, Miss Mary Winje, winsome pos sessor of red hair and pair of snappy blue eyes, received a royal welcome last evening upon her ar rival in the Capital City on the steamer Denali.
 Meeting the queen at the boat were Mayor H. I. Lucas, E. M. Pol ley, and Charles w. Carter, Presi- dent of the Chamber of Commerce and representative of Gov. John w. Troy Miss Winje was escorted to the glacier, where the party joined Miss Genevieve Juneau, great grand niece of Joe Juneau. A group picture was then taken showing MT Carter accepting the invitation to attend the Potlatch of Progress and dedication of Alaskan Way, in Seattle, on behalf of the Governor, from the ambassador of good will, Miss Wenje. From the glacier the royal visitor was shown points of interest in and about the city.
 Miss Winje, a native of Norway, has been an employee in the County-City Building in Seattle for the past eight years. She is thrilled" about her Alaskan visit and enthusiastic about the scenery in this part of the country.
 The contest, in which 25 candi- dates were entered to compete for the title of Queen of the Sour dughs, started in October and end- ed December Is, with Miss Winge. who had received 10,330 votes, chosen to reign over the Potlatch. The Washingtonians and the Sour doughs of Seattle sponsored the contest and Miss Winge stated that the event this year was much bigger than they had anticipated Twenty-seven nations will be rep resented at the pageant July %, 30 and 3l. which Miss Winge will reign over.
 The Sourdough Queen plans to spend three days in Skagway, be- fore boarding the steamer Alaska, for her return voyage to the south
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
DELEGATE OFF FOR NORTHLAND
 THIS EVENING
Dimond Flies West to Seat tie Leaving There Wednesday for Juneau GRUENING, BELL ARE
 ALSO COMING NORTH Postmaster Farley to Be in Ketchikan July IS
 for Dedication

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond said he will leave here tonight by plane for Seattle to catch the steamer Baranof out of Seattle next We'd nesday for Alaska. He is scheduled to make the Fourth of July address at Juneau and is due to arrive there on Saturday, July 2.
 Delegate Dimond said he will re- turn to Ketchikan to meet Post master General James A. Farley on July Is where the latter is sched- uled to dedicate the Post Office there.
 pr. Ernest Henry Gruening, Di- rector, Divisions of Territories and Island Possessions, is also arranging to leave here today for three months inspection trip over AL aska. pr. Gruening said he will &C., company Commissioner of Fisheries Frank T. Bell from Seattle July 2 to Ketchikan aboard the Fisheries flagship Brant.
 The Fisheries Commissioner will make survey of the fisheries in the Bristol Bay section and also visit salmon canning localities during his Alaska coast trip.
 Dr. Gruening will visit Juneau, Cordova, the Aleutian Islands, Matanuska, Fairbanks, and the Mt. Mckinley National Park.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
CusMesserSChTnidt,
 Pioneer of Juneau, Passes AWayToday
Founder of San Francisco Bakery Dies After
 Long Illness

Agustave Henry MeSserschmidt, wellknown 66-year-old pioneer passed away this morning at 4 o. clock in the St. Ann's Hospital as a result of an epileptic stroke. He had been in very poor health for some time and had been in St. Ann's Hospital for the past year. He was resident of Juneau for 48 years.
 Gus" Messerschmidt, as he was familiarly known, was born in Wurnberg, Germany, in 1872 and lived there until he was sixteen years of age, when he came to Am erica with his parents who settled in Philadelphia.
 In 1891 he came to the west coast and remained in California until the gold rush of '98 when he came to Alaska. He arrived in Juneau in November, 1898, and was employed in Douglas as a baker. In the spring of '99 he founded what is now the oldest bakery in Alaska, the San Francisco Bakery, which is still op- erating at 124 Second Street He was a life member of the Elks and member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo No. G.
 He is survived by sister, Mrs. Minnie Grauck, in Oakland, Cal; seven children, Mrs. K. K. Kyler, Juneau; Mrs. L. c. Niederhelman, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs George F. Shaw, Juneau; Mrs. Jack Schmitz, Juneau; George G. Messerschmidt, Juneau; Henry Messerschmidt, Ju- neau; William Biggs, Kimshan Cove; a nephew, John Hermle, Juneau; and seven grandchildren, all of Ju- neau.
 The remains are at the Charles w. Carter Mortuary. No funeral ar have as yet been made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
Search Continues For Heir Lost on
 Rugged Mountain
Medill Mccormick Still Not Found Companion
 Found Dead

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, June 25.-- A call for volunteers was issued toS day to speed the search for 21-year- old Medill Mccormick, Jr., heir to the Mccormick publishing fortune, who has been missing for four days in the rugged Sandia Mountain area, east of here.
 McCormick's companion, Richard Whitmer, 20, was found last nignt at the base of cliff, dead from an evidently high fall.
 The volunteer call was issued on the possibility that Mccormick may be clinging to ledge of an almost sheer cliff, near where Whitmer body was found.
 A plane is enroute from Colorado Springs with a group of veteran mountain climbers to aid in the search, and Governor Clyde Tingley is personally leading a party of searchers.
 Mrs. Ruth Handa McCormlcK Simms, the missing youths mother, remained at the search party head quarters through the night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
OL YMPIAN IS
 DERAILED IN
 HEAD0N CRASH
Milwaukee Train Collides with CCC Special Near
 Ingomar, Montana

SEATTLE, June 25. = According to advices received here, the Mill waukee Olympian collided head-on with an eastbound CCC train from Fort Wright, Wash, to Camp Dix, NJ., and killed one enrollee and injured another.
 The head-on collision occurred near Ingomar, Mont.
 The Olympian's coaches were de- railed and seven passengers, en- gineer and fireman were injured slightly. The Olympian was travel ing slow at the time.
 This is the second accident of an Olympian in one week, the other being week ago tonight when the crack train went through flood weakened bridge into Custer Creek, Mont.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
Aeronca Flown To Admiralty Island Lake

"Bud' Bedding and Sonny" Lund, pilots of the Gastineau Fly ing Club Aeronca, have taken ad- vantage of the good weather and flown the Aeronca to Lake Has selborg for the first time the little ship has been taken across country.
 Stopping at the lake only long enough to catch a few trout to prove they had landed, they re- ported the lake a "cinch."
 It has been a rule of the club heretofore that the Aeronca should not leave the harbor area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
Ellis Writes in Legion Monthly On Jap Invasion"

Clyde R. Ellis of Anchorage, for mer Department Commander of the American Legion and widely known in the Territory, has an article in the July issue of the American Le- zion Magazine, national publication of the Legion, dealing with Japa- nese fishing in Bristol Bay.
 MT Ellis, well informed on fish ing conditions in the north, has written a highly interesting and enlightening article under the title "Alaska's Now or Never" and gives an account of his trip over the Bris- tol Bay area la$ summer by air. plane. at which time he saw Japa- nese fishing operations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
(By Associated Press)

It is reported that the Spanish Government has threatened to bomb Italian cities unless Insurgent air raids on Loyalist centers cease.
 A report from London says the Spanish Ambassador is understood to have presented note to Foreign Minister Viscount Halifax telling of the Spanish Governments inten- tions to blast the Duce's homeland
 French reports said Premier Mus solini has warned Spain to be eau tious in the use of aviation, particu- larly on the Mediterranean Coast.
 The Loyalist threat to bomb Italy precipitated further bombings of Barcelona
 The Italians have an air base at Nallorca-east of the Spanish east coast, from whence bombers and fighters are stationed.
 Threat Serious
 The French government feels that the threat is one of the most seri- ous to Europe's peace since Hitlers Austrian coup
 The nearest Italian City is Genoa, 400 miles from Barcelona, but fast bombing planes would be able to shell Italy two hours after leaving Spain.
 Great Britain and France are re- ported to have warned the Spanish Government that the far-flung aerial reprisals on Italian towns would add materially to difficulties of the Spanish Republic and be dan gerous to the entire European situa- tion
 Barcelona authorities insist that both German and Italian planes have participated in repeated raids on the Spanish Coastal cities.
 It is further said that the Loyal istS have threatened to direct their aerial bombings on Balastic towns unless Gen. Franco quits bombing Spanish civilian centers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-25
SEARCH STARTS
 FOR NOME MAN
Eli Smith, Delegate, Town send Plan Convention,
 Is Now Hunted

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June B. The Townsend Plan headquarters has received a telegram which has started search for Eli Smith, 76, of Nome, Alaska, one of the two AL aska delegates to the National Townsend Plan Convention here.
 The telegram came from Edwin Eli Smith, of The Dalles, Ore, which said newspaper photograph of Eli Smith led him to believe the man is his father whom he last saw 10 years ago.
 Inform him my mothers name was Molly, my sisters name Lola. If correct ask him to write to me, !" The Dalles man wired.