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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
De SeneCtute
Race of Agile Methuselahs Being Produced in U. s. as Examples of Oldsters' Feats
 Come to Fore.
Come to Fore.
NEW YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE.

tribe of aged athletes is clan apart. This city marveled six weeks ago at Dr. Graeme M. Hammond, a beard ed neurologist, who ran four miles on his eightieth birthday, wearing out several journalists who sought to compete with him, and who ad- mitted that he both smoked and drank. That's the stuff! It seems only a few years back that all old men attributed their longevity to what is generally known as clean living. Then there is King Gustav V of Sweden, age eighty, height feet 3 inches, weight 125 ponnds. There is 8 man! Ten years ago peo- pie thought it remarkable that a man of seventy could play tennis as well as he. Well, at eighty he still plays tennis. Moreover, there have been no complaints about his handling of the king business. But the popular "Mr. G." is a youngster compared to our own Edward T. Stotesbury, who last February cele- brated his eighty-ninth birthday at oAAh oCoCAA bJ ACdOAl6 NdAlO, playing the drums and otherwise having whale of a time for him. self. It will be observed that MT. Stotesbury, like most of the other vigorous old fellows, is not fat. Prob ably there is lesson in this. Then there is that other clean-l -limbed gaf- fer, Oscar L. Richard, a New York broker, who will soon be eighty three. He is one of the worlds most graceful skaters, and he has spunk enough to talk back to traffic cops.
 The list is long. A seventy-eig year-old Connecticut woman can play eighteen holes of golf without drawing deep breath. A seventy seven-year-old great-grandmoth out west swimS five miles on her birthday. The evidence is SO vast and so terrifying in it's implications that perhaps we should have sur- vey, by Columbia university or the Carnegie Foundation or some other institution which dotes on surveys, to determine scientifically, with graphs and charts, just what it is all about. It would be disconcerting if they discover that life begins at eighty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16

Since the state started to condemn land for the Merritt Parkway rather than buy it through representative some interesting episodes are occurring. In a couple of instances the state has secured small plots of land, less than an acre, for nothing. This was done by placing valu- ation of $1 on the land, then placing a damage claim of $1 against it. In several instances this was done, but not without protests which naturally must be aired in court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
 Chimera is pronounced ki-' mee'-ra; not sheim- ezra.

A. Young cats have tWenty-six, which become loose and drop out, and are replaced by thirty perma- nent ones.
 o. What will the displacement be of the new U. s. super -dreadnaught, North Carolina?
 A. 35,00O tons.
 o. When was the Tennessee Val ley Authority created and what is it's general purpose?
 A. It was created by Act of Con- gress approved May Is, 1883, and amended August 31, 1885. Its gen. eral purpose is to develop the Ten nessee River System in the interest of navigation, flood control and na- tional defense and to generate and sell surplus electricity to avoid the waste of water power.
 o. Who designed the half dollar commemorating the Seventy-fiftn anniversary of the Battle of Gettys- burg?
 A. Frank Vittor.
 o. What was the population of England in the year 1900?
 A. The first uniform census o1 England was taken in 1901 and showed total population of 8,892,- 536.
 If you want a copy of Oru book. let THE HEALTH BOOK," write to Waterbury Democrats Washing. ton Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cent in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16

There are so many holes in our streets and roads now after the successive freezes and thaws that it'll be long time before Superintendent From" Fleming and his department aides get them in apple-pie order People seldom realize that weather conditions, plus a constant stream of au- tonobiles, take pronounced toll of our highways. That's why we think any city or town is entitled to some share of what the motorist pays in taxes for road upkeep.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
Selected Poem
SUNDAY IN WALL STREET
(Charles Malam in the New York Times)

(CharleS Malam in the New York Times) Just now the business of the world is closed. Only the dusty pigeons are exposed To being ruined or to getting rich; The pigeons, being pigeons, won't know which. They strut and croon along the window lodges. They wing to shelter on the skys sharp edges And look down at us as with mocking eye Asking, where is your shelter, low or high? They have affairs, no doubt, that ask attention. How else explain such casual suspension Here where the towers of the gods await Monday and the resuming reign of fate? They have considerations we might mock Even we two continuing our walk,
 Consider briefly what Monday brings More precious than the tranquil sound of wings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
Looks Like Weakness.

The fact that local and state advocates of the Connecticut Merit System feel 1t necessary to apologize for remarks made by Robert L. Johnson, president of the National Civil Service Reform League, in this city recently shows up fault in the organization and its drive to put civil services requirements in all forms of government. MT. Johnson in the course
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16

1. Which is the lightest metal?
 2. Near which city is Mt. Vesu- vius?
 3. What is the color of powdered opium? 4. Does moratorium mean cancel lation of a debt?
 5. Who was Charles Cotin?
 6. Which country owns the is- land of Hong Kong?
 2. Name the first President of the German Republic.
 6. What is the name for the larg- est antelope found in Africa?
 g. Name the principal tributary of the Rio Grande.
 10. In what year did Charles A. Lindbergh make his solo flight from New York to Parisf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
A Book a Day
The Biography of One Acre
BY BRUCE CATION

The critics are having a hard time figuring out whether Donald CulrosS Peattie is a naturalist who writes f1rst-rate literature or liter ary man who likes to discourse about natural history. It doesn't make much difference, either way; he produces fine books, in which a hu- mane and civilized viewpoint on life is set forth in fine prose.
 His newest offering is "A Prairie Grove" (Simon and Schus- ter: $2.50, in which he undertakes to tell the story of one acre of ground in Illinois, from prehistoric days down to the present; and a rich, moving chronicle he makes ot it, too.
 This acre includes a little grove in the middle of the great prairie He tells what that prairie was like in the days before the white mar came; tells of the Indians who lived there, of the way they ad- juSted their lives to the rich eartt about them, of the way in which they ewer able to live on and ir this tiny grove for generation! without robbing the land of it! riches or even altering it's visibl, aspect.
 Then he tells how the frs French explorers came and doe a good service in reminding u that our middle west has a varied and colorful French background O whose existence it remains large ly ignorant - how the French gav way to the Anglo-Saxons, how tn Indians were driven away and tn prairie was exploited and changed
 It makes a fine, thoughtful story It gets a trifle confusing, here an there, from the introduction of f1c tionaliZed human history, but in tn main it is an excehent job, wei worth the reading.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, April 16-The most comforting news of the day, it seems to me, is a toymaker's report of a pacifist trend in his business. He was talking of it the other day in the lobby of the McAlpin, where all the nations toymakers will assem- ble soon with samples of their wares.
 War, he happily declares, is on the wane as a motif in the latest toys and the rising generation is becoming bored with the phal- anxes of tin and wooden soldiers. There isn't much of a market any more for junior arsenal equip ment and the pop-gun has taken a dive in the adolescent fancy.
 So it is a cheerful sign to hear that the boys and girls lean heav- fly toward Charlie Mccarthy and, though most little men are abashed about cherishing dolls of Snow White, they cry for the Seven Dwarfs and mechanical Dopeys have won the hearts of most of the kids of America. A Shirley Temple doll, incidentally, still is one of the big sellers. On the crime front, the toy manufacturers in ventories show that cops are sell ing faster than robbers, which is a clear indication that youngest Americans are leaning on the side of law and order.
 If you suspect that the children are in a breeding mood this year and won't play, you are horribly mistaken, because this man tells me that seven acres of space are required to display all the brands of toys that are being manufac- tured. The farmer, by the way is in the spotlight this year and there are countless gardening i'm plements in miniature. Swing too, has been officially recognized for that is the kind of music the kids will hear when they wind ur the spring in the toy bands. Styles in clothes will be fashionable ano the last word: dolls now can bt equipped with smart airplane lug gage and shoe wardrobeS.
 "They Also Serve"
 It happened at one of those Parl avenue parties at which "cafe so' ciety" shows up. Before the dinner began, a young man with monocl' and a drawl said to 8 fellow gues nearby "Beastly nuisance, isn't it. Spoke to that fellah over there took him for a gentleman-ant found he had ribbon in his coat The confuonded headwaiter. l sup pose"
 "Oh, mo-" replied the other, "h' is the guest of the evening"
 Hang it all, is he?" exclaimed the florid Britisher. Look here old chap, would you mind sittinl next to me at dinner and tellinl me who's who?"
 Sorry, I can't sit," came the di rect reply, you see, happen t. be the confounded headwaiter."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
Daily Almanac
Moon rises 8:46 p. m.

Moon rises 8:46 D. m.
 Sun rises 5:13 a. m.; sets 6:31 p. m,
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 From the mere bud stage trees have f1ut- tered out into the tiny leaf stage in the last three days of warm weather It's remarkable how few days warmth will make such change in the countryside. One day it's bare and desolate, the next it's blanket of green, red and various colors
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
Questions and
 Answers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
copyTieht iess. NEA
By Frederick M. Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR o. Is there a difference between ordinary brown and white or color less iodine?
 A. There is 8 difference in the form of the iodine contained in the two varieties. Generally the ordin- ary brown tincture is considered more effective for medicinal pur- poses, although the colorless iodine is suitable for most uses.
 o. What does the abbreviation "q.v." stand for?
 A. The Latin "quod vide," mean ing which see."
 o. Will there be a worlds fair in the United States this year?
 A. No international expositions of importance are scheduled. Next year there will be two, one in New York and one in San Francisco.
 o. How many teeth do cats have?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16

The dictionary defines "axis" as "an imaginary line on which body rotates." The "Berlin-Rome axis" grows more and more imaginary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16

This isn't a recession; it's compress sion, which should start expanding soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
@ Daily G
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Brass Ring Goes This Week
 To Secretary Henry A. Wallace,
 Inspired Prophet of New World
snd ROBERT c AI1E1gl
N DREW PEARSON

EDITORS NOTE-Henry Wallace Secretary of Agriculture Roosevelt cabinet Ring ride The Washington Merry forthcoming sketch Secretary of the Treasury or genthau will complete this lively serieS)
 Washington, April 16 = After five years in the New Deal wash the colors of Henry Wallace have not run He has changed in respects He is not the yege- tartan he used to be- and he is actually intrigued by Washngtons social fe But the basic ideas he put into his kit bag in Des Mones in 1883 the tools he is still
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
A Thought for Today

And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was de- ternined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!-Luke 22:22.
 There is no traitor like him whose domestic treason plants the poniard within the sbreast that trusted to his truth.-Lord Byron.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-16
Test Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven or these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
Evening star., 1938-06-19

ply: .Inarshal, Virginia Garry: secrs-
tary. Kathryn Hlankeuship: chaplain.
Gertrude Stanton: junior custodian.
Frances Daily. and senior. custodian,
Mary y. Darden.
On July 10 . picnic Is PLANNED ct
Dare's Beach,
Bethel No. l installed ofncers a. fol-
lows: Honored queen. Marjorie sAuriel
Stein: senior princess. Bette White:
Junior princess. Dorothy Johnson;
guide, Margaret Yeager:: narshal.s Rosa
Robbins; chaplain. Doris Flynn: treas
s,,rer, Mary Ann Brown; recorder, Julie
IAKrenson: librarian, Florence Stokes;
pianist, Doris Proudley; first messen-
Evening star., 1938-06-19

ger. Betty Decatur; second messenger.
Marguerite Blick; third messenger,
DorotheA Priel; fourth messenger
Maxine Cling; NTH messenger. Audrey
Bsllman: senior custodian, Virginia
Brown: Junior custodian, Peggy Bever-
idge; inner guard. Carolyn 0entner
and outer guard, Lois Heinxman.
The installing officers we're: INSTALL
ing oficer. Katheryn Blankenship;
guide. Doris Kiuge. recorder, Minetta
Barnes; pianist. Adella Errera; senior
custodian, Dorothy Hoke; Junior Gus
-todian, Edna Earl Webb: chaplain
Doris White. Little Joan Yetton was
the flower girl.
Evening star., 1938-06-19

omcers: Queen. Gertrude Thomas;
senior princess. Evelyn Joyce: Junior
princess, Evelyn Hayes: guide, sLois
L.eftwich: marshal. Elaine Bacas: inu-
sician, N. Beane; treasurer. L. Leeper:
chaplain, r. Brown; recorder, G. VII
kie; librarian. q. Reed: first messenger,
3. Noil; second messenger. Y. eoper;
third messenger. NJ J. .T1hompsou;
fourth messenger. M. Haas: nth mes
senger, NJ. Bryon; junior custodian, d.
Ruby; senior custodian. T. Wall: inner
guard. 9. White and outer guard. A, B.
Fort.
The installing officers were: Queen,
Katherine Bruce: guide, Norma MUIR
Evening star., 1938-06-19

Frances Hay. however, finally decided
on Lillian Barbara Kolbey, because
she had covered more scholastic
ground in piling up 22h credits.
The other two were Beatrice Alice
slade and Joyce 0arn. All three will
receive scholarship medals. Miss Kol-
bey has won . four-year scholarship
to George Warrington University AID
Miss 0arn one to Brown University.
Evening star., 1938-06-19

picked up and taken to the station.
It y said that at the time the Black
and Tans, or at least the auxiliary po-
lice, very often raided homes likely
to be friendly in the hope Of being In
yited to tea,
Evening star., 1938-06-19
Jobs Daughters

Every one Is invited to attend the
open installation and dance Ut Bethel
No. 3 on June 20... The Bethel viii also
celebrate Its second anniversary. The
following line officers will BE- installed:
Honored queen, Lucille Mcdowell;
senior princess. Mildred Stanton;
junior princess, Evelyn Reynolds;
guide, Dorothy Ferguson, and marshal
Shirley Patterson.
The drill team will take part In the
". F. w. parade on juno 81.
Evening star., 1938-06-19
THREE At ROOSEVELT
TIE FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Trio Of Girls Have Uubroken "A
Records FOR Two Years and.
All Win Medals.

The unprecedented circumstance In
the history OF Roosevelt High School
Of three girls having solid "A" aver.
ages for the last two years made the
selection Of the class. valedictorian q
hard Job. it was learned today.
The committee, headed BY Miss
Evening star., 1938-06-19

How to Get Invited to Tea.
Immediately after the war Ireland
found herself under curfew law and
those found abroad after the hour were
Evening star., 1938-06-19

Hunter. w. H.. jr.
Hutchison, Louis s,
Keerer, Lee H.
kenyon. Kenneth A.
Bachelors Of Com
Special I
Adams, Heron r.
AIDES. Florence
Alexander, r. NJ.
Allen, Manley w.
Allen, Thomas H.
Anderson, Orrin L.
Anderson, W. W.
AShdown. r. Z.
Auth. Louise A.
Baer, Allen
Barnett. Armand H,
8ayne, Beulah z.
3earden, Wendell H.
6eaSley, Martin L.
8eitzen, Edwin W.
Bell. John Alton
Baker, Louis Z.
Aalock, John w.
Blanchard. Alan J.
8lumenauer.
Thomas W., jr.
Blythe, c. c., jr.
Boxer, David
Britts, L. P.
RrQwn, A. Lee, jr.
Bryan, v. G.. jr.
Burdsall. F. B., jr.
Buschman, Elmer v.
Bush, Lester Earl
Caldwell. Tom H.
Carlston, Clifford B.
Carmichael. r. F.
Castell. John NJ. jr.
CHANNEL, Earl T.
Chappelear. @. W.. jr
Christopherson, r. 6
Glow. James McLsarel
Coakley, James r.
Conman, Robert D.
Connor. Willis M.
Cook. George A., jr.
Cooper, c. L., jr.
Casper. Frank D., IL
Covington. Alfred B.
Cunningham, J. A.
Damn. r. D.. Sd.
Dancer. Ernest r.
Davidson, Heath D.
Dean, Henry T., jr.
Demmer. r. Z. r.
Qvilio. Francis N.
Dixon, Bryon r.
Dom, Junior Alfred
Dowd, Joseph v.
Duckett, Harry A.
Ousek. AurellA L.
Eby. Hugene L.. jr.
Edwards, w. 8.
Ellis, John M.
Erisman, Charles NJ.
fAllon, Charles W.
Farrts, Robert ].
Faris. Marvin l..
reelemyer. g. w.
Ferry, Hugh Alden
rtzRerald, J. H. Z.
rodrie. Durwood Ear
Forbes, Harold Z.
Frank. Max
Gable, John Thoma
Gantz. Samuel
Garrett, Edward H.
Garrett, Howard ].
Giammatteo. J. A.
Gilbert. Joseph
Gill, Norman e.
Glover. Arthur M.
Goodman. Shepard
Gordon, Irving H.
Gorham. Warren A.
Green, Alfred A.
Grier, Richard w.
+. Hall, Elmer Lee
Hansen. Kenneth J.
Harrison, George A.
Hart, Leslie r.
Hartunian, Henry q,
Harwood. Harold 8.
Haskins, Roland D.
Hebrew, Alan N.
Heleker, Charles Z.
Herbstreit. @. Harry
Hermes, John B.
Hickman. Andrew N.
Hindman, Le Roy. jr,
Hoffman, Robert D.
Holmes, Alfred v.
Aonabach, Elmer W.
Horn, Siviter w.
Aowes. Harry K.
Howk, Kenneth B.
Hudson. Robert ".
Hurley. Ralph L.
Hyatt, Joseph
s Jetton, Clyde L.
johnson. John N.
johnson, Samuel L.
Kalayitinos. James c,
Kaplon. Marvin J.
Kemp. Herschel L.
Kenyon, William Z.
6essler, Julius ].
Kett, Charles e.
KidWen. Robert W.
King, Meyer "a
6isssnger, Marlin ].
Kitchen. Emmett B.
Kitchener, Harry
knapik, John p.
6ogok, Edward c.
Evening star., 1938-06-19

Bethel No. S installed the following
Evening star., 1938-06-19

Massinople. Anthony
Mayer. Frank B.
Mehady. d. Dew.
Meinhardt, Arthur
Mellon. Edgar r.
Meyer Leo H.
Michael, william l..
Michaelson. s. J.
Miller, Abraham
Miller, George NJ. jr.
Miller, Merlin II,
Minko6. Harry
Norris. Jay D.
Norris. Owen M.
Murphy, Patrick
Myers, John A.. jr,
NeaSe. Gordon A.
Norton. Ralph Z.
Ceschger, Nelly T.
0lmstead. Norris A.
Parelman. 8. T,
Parmelee. John T.
Parsons. John w.
Patton. Basil
Peters, Bernice B,
Jefferson, Joseph G.
PeterSon. Leonard =,
Pollard, Wayne A.
Polyzois. Vasil
Price, Ben wood
Pridgen. Haynes M.
PuSey, c. Edmund
2utnter. Elwood L.
Rabon, H. A., jr.
Ragan. Edward A.
Rapp, Floyd A.. jr,
Raw. Clifford B.
Reckert. May G.
RRedneld, Charles II,
Reed, ]. Wilson
Reinhardt. N. w.
Richardson. w. q.
Eieseberg, r. w.
Einaca, c. W., jr.
Elnaca, Fred r.
Eoberts. Thomas w.
Roney. E. NJ, jr,
Roth. Robert K.
Rothgeb, Dale %.
Rouse, William n.
Eowe. Clyde c.
Rubin. Irwin
st: Clair. Elmore =.
Schenker. Sidney
Schildt. Russell C.
Schindler. Morris Z.
Schuler, Clarence u.
Scott. Thomas J,
Senft. Hyman
Sherer. Robert J,
Shultz. Edward K,
Sintetos. Alexander
Smith. Warren D.
SniMn. Edward H.
Snow. Chester W.
Snow. Ralph Dale
SodSisky. 1sidor
Spence. Carlos v.
Starr. Carlos w,
Stathes. Peter r.
Stearman. William r.
Stephens, Lorraine
Suntum. william j,
Surwit, Jesse Milton
sutton. George L,
Tebo, Robert
Tepiitxky. Sidney
Terrill. Alice c.
Thompson. Clyde A,
Thrift. Doris A.
Traweek. Tcby g.
Turner. Harry B.. tr.
Uhler. Bedford B.. jr.
Vest. Doren Dale
Vita. William J.
Wagman, Stuart e.
Washington. Richard
Weber. Thomas NJ.
Weinstein. Sidney
Welch. John Alan. jr.
Miber. Gertrude Z.
Widmayer. W. James
Williams. Ernest r.
Williams. John A., jr.
Willis. r. Leland
Wilson. George A.
Mtndham. James G.
Winkler. Elsie A.
Xidon, 0eorge J.
Zeigler. Earl Melvin
Ztckefoose. Guy P.
zuko6, Doris
Evening star., 1938-06-19
296 GRADUATED
IN ACCOUNTANCY
Benjamin Franklin School
President Main Speaker
at Commencement.

Two hundred and ninety-six stu
dents were graduated from the Ben
jamin Franklin Accountancy School
at final exercises last night in the
Mayflower Hotel.
John T. Kennedy. president of the
school, told the group that today we
suffer from the effects Of extreme
psrtisanship." Urging adherence to
the principle of cooperation, he de-
clared that the things we have In
common are more important than any
differences that may exist between u" !"
The valedictory was delivered by
Nelly Trudy Oeschger, highest-ranking
ing student In the undergraduate
course.
Eight members Of the class were
awarded gold watches for high scho-
lastic standing. Presentation was
made by Needham c. Tlrnage. They
were Robert E. T. Demmer, John M.
Castell, jr.; Warren Abbott Gorham,
g. Harry Herbstreit, Irvine Melvin
Kramer, Dale g. Rothgeb and Alice c.
Terrill, and Miss Oeschger, who also
received the Sigma Pi Omega award
to the woman with the highest average.
Win Memberships.
Membership in the National Asso-
citation of Cost Accountants was won
by eight ranking members of the post
graduate class. They were David
Brooks, Byron r. Dixen, Howard
Greenberg. Lawrence Macdonald,
James B. May. Martha Joan Singleton,
John F. Weeks and Esther Widen
steiner.
Candidates for the accountancy de-
erees and certificates were presented
by Joseph Fucker and Samuel A. syme
Of the university faculty. Degrees
were conferred by Dean Edwin c. Bos-
worth, with Belford E. Hunsinger,
treasurer, presiding.
Announcement Of the names of those
who because of high scholastic rec
ords were graduated with honor was
made by John B. Mckinley of the
accounting faculty. The honor grad
yates were Beulah Bayne, John M.
Castell, jr.; Robert E. r. Demmer,
Joseph v. Dowd, Warren Abbott Cor
nam, g. Harry Herbstreit, Kenneth B.
Howk, Robert verdelle Hudson, James
Christopher Kalavitinos, Irvine Melvin
Kramer, Clifford Wray Lovelace, Frank
Edward Magee, William Paul Magez.
Leo H. Meyer, Nelly Trudy Oeschger,
Dale D. Rothgeb, Hyman Senft, Robert
]. sherer, Isidor Sodsisky, Carlos v.
Spence, William Robert Stearman.
Alice G. Terrill, T. Leland Willis and
James Crawford Windham.
List Of Graduates,
Graduates are.