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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
PUBLIC INVITED
 TO VISIT CAMP
Y. M. C. A. Committee Issues General Invitation
 For Sunday Afternoons

In accordance with a suggestion made by the camp promotion com mittee in their visit to the Y camp yesterday, all visitors will be well come at the camp next Sunday afternoon from 3 to 6 p. m., whether or not they have relatives or friends staying there. A general invitation to all Waterburians to pay a visit to the camp at this time has been made by Cal Martin, director oi the camp.
 A change of plans in the camp schedule has been made, with the result that 8 barbecue is now to be held on Saturday, with the minstrel previously scheduled for that date to be postponed 8 week. As mat ters now stand, the program on Saturday will include dinner. an extra long siesta, then meal in barbecue style at night, followed by the usual campfire. The camp chef, Pete Nichols, will supervise the roasting of three sheep in out door pits.
 Eleven new boys were added to the camp roster yesterday: Ralph Delillo, James J. Bary, Jr., Cor don Evans, Roger P. Rose, David H. Byerly, Benjamin Coe, Richard Schwirsky, Mark Petruzzi and AL Ian Lichentein. Fred Chesson passed his beginners test yesterday and John Conlin and Ernest Blum quail flied for using boats.
 Tonight the board of directors of the Y. M. 0. A. will pay Q visit to the camp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
Local Delegation
 Attends Opening
 Ceremonies Today
man to Be Chosen Commander-Armstrong Ex- pected to Be Reelected State Treasurer

party was held for the officers and chairmen who attended.
 Auxiliary Slate
 Mrs. Margaretha Hartle of New Haven is slated to become depart ment president of the auxiliary, which is holding Its convention CO., incidently with the Legion. Mrs. Anne Beaumont of Rocky Hill is ex- pected to be named department chaplain while Mrs. Mabel Smith of Windsor Locks is scheduled to succeed Mrs. Verena Dolan of Bris- tol as president of the first district.
 Reelection of the following de- partment officers of the Legion ap- peared certain: Judge advocate, Leo J. Bowling, Hartford; historian, Henry Rudolph of New Haven; treasurer, E. P. Armstrong, New Haven, Rev. Fred Errington of Hig- ganum was slated to be elected chaplain and Arthur J. Baldwin of Milford appered to have enough votes to be elected a member of the national executive committe ale though a contest with J. Fred Col lins of Greenwich was a possibility.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
FULLER STREET

A costume show was held Mon day night, in which winners were Gloria Ann DeVito, for the prettiest; Eva Curzi, the most original; Don- aid Vance, the oldest, and Rudy Mazuroski and Gene Mullaly for the funniest. Other participants in the contest were Sarah Fratoddi, Margie Vance, Lorraine St. Martin, Dick Martin, Joan Vance, Patsy Vance Anna Lerz, Lillian Carangela, Ida Bottachieri and Jimmy Walch.
 Judges were Walter Buczak, An- gelo Grasso, Elizabeth Grasso, Ray Sastaury, Lionel Langevion and Jean Angeloni.
 The Fuller street girls volleyball team defeated the girls from Ham, ilton park tn tight three-set en- gagement, 3-15, 1o-14 and l5-ll.
 A progrem of races was held at the playground last night, Winners were: Joan, MargiG and Patsy Vance, Shirley Walch, Rita Scharine Sarah Fratoddi, John Sebetta, Davit Hira, Ray Walch, Donald Vance Jimmy Connolly and Ralph Della Penna.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27

Four delegates representing Corp. Coyle Post, No. of Waterbury were officially seated as the annual con- vention of the Connecticut Depart ment, American Legion. got under way in Bridgeport today. William wilson post also of this city and were entitled to two delegates in the convention.
 Tomorrow evening a large dele gation of Legionnaires will journey to the Park City to participate in the "40-and-8" parade. The big convention parade, however, is slat- ed for Saturday afternoon. Corp Coyle posts delegatoin will be es-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
YOUTHS ABSENCE
 WORRIES PARENTS
John Kuncas, IS, Missing From Home For Over
 Two Weeks

Missing for two and a half weeks, John Kuncas, 18-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Kuncas of 16 Green street, is wanted home by his parents who are almost broken hearted over his recent action.
 The Brooklyn couple paid a visit to this office yesterday afternoon in the hope that story be printed begging the lad to return home. When he left home he left all his personal belongings and a note ad- dressed to his 21-year- brother Anthony saying he thought he was doing the wisest thing by leaving home.
 The lad and his brother were em- ployed at the Waterbury hospital where the oldest boy is still work ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
FIRST SNOWFALL

Auckland, New ezaland July 27- (UP-For the first time in 140 years snow fell throughout New Zealand today. The fall was light in Auck- land, but many southern districts were snowbound. Heavy sheep losses were anticipated. Dunedin was isol- ated except by sea and streets were blocked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
FAIRLAWN

Gertrude Frankowski, Joyce Mc- Guire, Jackie Boyd and Belle Kenny were the winners in the make-be- lieve show held at the playground last evening before a crowd Of 200 spectators. ,
 Others who took part in the show were George Becker, Ruth Lawlor Joyce Mcclure, Rosemary East wood, John and Madeline LaWlpr, Pat and Betty Narciso, Mary Ma rush, Doris Cole, Mary Ann Rossi, Joanne Rossi, Cecil Lavoie, Flor ence and Janice Osborne, Mary Theresa Gauvin, Sally Squires, Hel- en Slavin, Rosemary McAulifie' Gloria McHugh, Donald Gauvin, Gertrude Frankowski, Lucille ana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
CHASE PARK

Winners of the novelty races held last night at Chase park were as follows: Clarence Lovejoy, Joseph and Edward Chateauneuf and Well don Lovejoy in the clothespin race; James Nutbrown and James Week, in the sack race; Teddy Greatorex, potato race; Orville Papparazzo, Don McGrath, Victor Vincenzi and Ed ward Chateauneuf, cracker relay race, and Jackie McGrath, banana race.
 A costume show was given this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 Tomorrow night at 7:15 o'clock the mems volleyball team will take on the South End team Another rehearsal for the playground pag- cant will be held tomorrow morn- ing at 9:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
WASHINGTON PARK

The supervisors of the Washing ton park playgrund put on some- thing new in the line of play ground contest with a pie-eating contest last night. The winners were: Fred Talstrom and Robert Macory. Those who lost out in the contest are clamoring for a return
 match, as many of them as possible. The other contestants included Mar garet and William Deary, Kathleen Murphy, Joseph Calo, Eleanor Null hall, Betty Dillon, Evelyn Beasley, Ann Russell, Marie Gatfney, Betty Schlosser, Teresa Dillon, Billy Cur ley, Ned Dooley, Gene Gladney and Joseph Frazier.
 Judges were: James Hartnett, William Dewes, Francis Joyce and Peter Kurron.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
ADDRESS GIVEN ON
 NEW HEALTH BILL

The Kiwanis club met at The Elton yesterday noon to hear an address by Dr. Roger B. Nelson on the Wagner national health bill, over which Congress i3 deliberating. According to Dr. Nelson, 1t is prob- able that no action will be taken on the bill during this session, as the American Medical Association op- poses certain of its provisions that would affect private practice Of physicians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
Playground Actiuities

Belle Kenny, Barbara Doyle, Shir- ley Narciso, Margaret Cruess, Jac- kie oyd, Betty Kenny, Clarence Doyle, Florence Karpleman and Mary Robinson. The judges were Thelma Blower, Betty Boyd and Marjorie Lucien.
 The next rehearsal for the pag- cant cast will be held at Hamil- ton park Monday afternoon. Vivian Galligan is in charge of this group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
FUTURE FARMERS
 APPOINT CURTISS

Charles B. Curtiss, of Woodbury, was elected secretary of the Future Farmers of America recently at the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the organization at Storrs. Another Woodburian, Edward Lizauskas, was elected treasurer.
 President of the FFA is Alvs B. Woodruff, Jr., of Guilford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
FUNERALS

The funeral of Joseph H. Deer ing of Jackson Heights, L. l., will be held Saturay morning from Uni- versal chapel, 51st street and Lex ington avenue, New York, with a solemn high Mass at 10 o'clock at St. Catherine's church, All East 68th street. Burial will be in old Calvary cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The funeral of Julian zembrzuski will be held tomorrow morning at 8:15 o'clock from the home, 309 River street, with a high Mass at St. Stanislaus Kostka church. Bur- ial will be in the family plot, Cal vary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
RAILROAD WORKER
 INJURED AT YARD

Edward steine, 45, O. 38 Bernard avenue, an employe of the New Ha- ven railroad, was injured at 10 o. clock this morning in mishap at the freight yard, and was taken to the Waterbury hospital in the hos pital ambulance.
 Hospital authorities said he sus- tained a fractured left leg when he fell off a freight car, or some thing in freight car fell on him"
 His condition was described as good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
DIED

ZEMBRZUsKI In this city, July 25th, 1889, Julian Zembrzuski. of 300 River st. Funeral Friday morn. ing. at s:15 o'clock. from So9 River St., to St. Stanislaus Kostka Church. Burial in Calvary ceme- tery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many especially the Warden, Deputy War den and Guards of the Wethersfieid state Prison; the Waterbury Police Dept: the D. A. V. of Hartford: the D. A. V. and D.. A. V. Auxiliary of Waterbury: bury. Yankee r,i.s Division and st. ful floral tributes and the sympathy and kindnegs shown us during our recent berSavement. the death of our beloved husband and father. Frederick ]. Ryan.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
ILL HEALTH SkeptieoI? Don't Blame Them

T h e y had D c e n ailing or months, taken d r u gs by the score, and a 6 o o q m a n y o f { h 0 m h a q even submit- ted to an op- eration which { h c y W c r c [ o l q W a z necessary to regain { h c ir h e a l [ h. Months pass ed, and still
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
Walter Willclaell Or Br0adzCay
(Trade Mark Registefedl copyrIght isss. Daily

Walter
 movie
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27

Farm women of Turkmenia have taken a fancy to eau de colgone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27

MEYER-Month's mind mass of re- quiem will be celebrated Saturady morning. July 29th, at 800 o'clock, at St. Thomas Church, for the repose of the soul of the late Jo- seph Meyer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27

Nearly 100000 school children in Russia will visit summer camps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27

regaining the healthy body which once was theirs. Is 1t antf won der they were skepticaI upon no wonder at all, for how of- ten had they had their hopes blasted? Therefore, can you ap- preciate their enthusiasm when, after they had been given three or four treatments. they noticed the old ailments gradually leav- ing them that good, old time Pep and Energy again showing itself? They are now once more enjoying 1902 Natural Inward continue to retain the healthy body which is now once again theirs, and which everyone is rightfully entitled to.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27

HIGGIsTON "A first anniversary mass of requiem will be celebra ted Saturday morning. July 29th, at 7:30 o'clock, at St. Patrick's Church for the repose of the soul of the late Michael Higgiston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27

In Case You're Still Reading:- July and August are the heaviest months for fan mail, because most of 1t comes from children, and that's when they're on vacation : :. The chief electrician on a movie set is called "the best boy" |. Movie kisses can be only half as long on Sunday as on weekdays on Massa- chusetts screens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
MASSES

HANLEY-Month's mind mass of requiem will be celebrated Friday. morning, July 28, at 7:30 o'clock, at St. Francis Xavier church, for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs. Sarah Agnes Hanley.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
IOCouncil Will
Send Observers
To Flood Session

Delegates TO the Western Mary.
land Industrial Union Council LAS
Thursday night voted to send thre,
of its representatives to the meeting
called for Monday. February 18th Al
the Y.M.C.A. for the purpose o.
acquainting the public with pro.
posals for flood protection. The &C.
ton was taken following the read.
ing OF communication from tho
local Chamber OF Commerce.
Those named TO attend are Clyde
D. Lucas. Harry E. Castle and Wal
ter frost
The program will include the
showing of slides and an explana-
ton OF the latest proposals for To-
cal food protection.
A dinner will precede the meeting
at the Central Y.M.C.A. Tickets for
the dinner are priced at One DOL
lar and may be obtained through
the local Chamber OF Commerce
office. Liberty Trust Building.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
FtLkAtSkH

Local Union 26, United Rubber
Workers OF America, which has beer
in oral negotiations with the man.
agement of the Kelly plant fol
many months, will today present q
written agreement for signature
announced Charles II. Eline, presi.
dent OF the group.
The Voice Of Labor Is Informed
that the document to be presented
today will include provisions for:
/. A closed shop.
2. Pay raises within As days.
3. Annual paid vacation OF two
weeks duration.
The local already has agreements
in regards to seniority provisions
and has machinery for the settle
ment OF plant grievances.
Local rs won a National Labor
Relations Board election more than
ons rear ago by a vote OF TOO tc
1877. and has been designated as the
sole collective bargaining agency fol
all production and maintenance EN-.
ployeS.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02

urge Action
Although the meeting was called
on less than one days notice there
we're forty WPA workers. men and
women. who answered the call. The
meeting was presided over by Will
liam Taylor, vice chairman of the
group who is acting owing to the
disability of the chairman. Harry
Bartlett
Clyde D. Lucas. president OF the
Western Maryland Industrial Union
Council, and Arthur SchuSterman
president OF Local 1874 TWOC.
spoke to the meeting and urged
organization OF effective groups on
every project TO be ready TO take
action when any cuts were threat
encd.
Copies Of kilograms sent TO Sen
ators TydingS and Radcliffe were
read. together with letters that had
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
Meeting For All
.Bobbin and Spun
Stores Workers
Local 1874 Dept. Will
Elect Officers

William J. Grim. chairman. an
nounces that there will be an i'm
portant meeting for all Bobbin and
Spun Stores workers, both members
and non-members. and male and
female next Monday, February s
1899, at 1880 p. m.
The meeting will be held In the
Textile Hail. headquarters OF Local
1874, "a North Mechanic Street.
Very important business viii be
discussed and actions decided upon
at this meeting. states Mr.. Grim.
In addition there will also be the
nomination Of Shop Chairman and
the election Of committeeman 10
serve for the coming year.
A full attendance Is urged.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02

ers; Lodge 1926. Steel Workers: the
Newspaper Guild. from this section
of Western Maryland, together with
many WPA local organizations and
host OF labor unions. unemployed
organizations and Sympathizers in
Baltimore.
And the people spoke-and Sena-
tor Radcliffe thanked them for
sending their views - and voted
against them.
The Senate Votes
Practically all locals sent copies
OF their kilograms TO the Western
Maryland Industrial Unions Council
and the Voice OF Labor has studied
many OF them. They are pathetic.
human documents, which deserved
a better fate than they met.
John T. Jones. OF District 10.
UMWA, wired in part "Unemploy-
mcnt and part-time work conditions
in Western Maryland coal field
show no immediate signs Of i'm
provement. and this office has been
besieged since October last by I'M
employed union miners who have
been certified for WPA but not as
signed owing 10 lack OF funds
From the Zihlman local: 1T
seems astonishing 70 us that politics
can be played with the unemployed.
What justification can there
be for the sum the Republicans
want the Democrats TO cut the pres
ident's request to?"
Coney Speaks
And from Lonaconing, which ia
about as hard hit as any part OF
the Greek: Many OF our members
have been idle for months. We
hope that you will support the
presidents request so that the chill
dren OF our unemployed miners will
not 90 hungry"
The same story from Barton:
This mining section is hard hit by
and we do not know
what is going TO happen unless the
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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
Rubber Workers
Plan Movie Show

I Cumberland workers will be given
an opportunity on February 18th 10
see the most talked about film in
American labor circles when Local
Union 26 United Rubber Workers
OF America presents an educational
film show here with the feature pic
ture THE People OF the Cumber-
land" slated as the main attraction
The event will be given under the
auspices OF Local Union IS. United
Rubber Workers OF America which
recently presented program which
included films titled Work Pays
America" and Millions OF U.s."
The People Of the Cumberland
has been hailed as an outstanding
contribution 10 the labor movement
and local officials announce that a
two-reel Mickey Mouse comedy and
other features will be shown on the
same program.
The affair will be presented under
the auspices OF the Educational
Division OF Local 26 URwA through
its director Ernest NJ. Pueschel, and
will include q program Of labor
songs and a talk on the Wagner
Act.
Watch our next edition for the
announcement of the hall at which
the program will be given-but
meanwhile reserve the date, Satur-
day. February 18th for the best
labor show which has visited here
yet.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
Votes of Both Maryland Senators For Full
Appropriation Would Have Been
Sufficient To Swing the Tide
County Stewards Meet
To Oppose Lay-Offs
To Assemble at Ellerslie Tonight
And Plan Program Against Cuts

Senator Willard +. Tydngs and Senator George L. Rad
cffe did NOT listen TO the of the people back home
when they voted against the WPA appropriation figure
quesed by President Roosevelt il revealed when check
up showed that unions made their pleas that hu
mainly and feeding of children be made paramount to the
pOcl fight against the New Deal
Senator George l.. Radcliffe shown TO be the rec
pent Of the kilograms and sent from West
Maryland unions and the majority of the local unions of
the United Mine Workers of America reported that they
saved the expense of wiring Tydngs, we know it would be
useless
However, local unions did include Tydngs their
list The good judgment of the miners borne out For
example, Local 1874 Celanese Workers Industrial Union
wired in behalf of its huge membership and received the
courtesy of printed postal card reply acknowledging
cept Of the local union views and promising consideration
To add further insult the postal card mailed AFTER
Tydings had already voted the subcommittee for the
duced appropriation.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02

Claiming rs TO so per cent Of the
300 employees. TWoC representa-
tives went before the NLRB in
Newark and charged the firm with
violating the Wagner Act by re-
fllsing to bargain with a bona fide
union supporting two company
unions and using coercion and in
limitation to prevent proper repre-
sentation OF its employees.
The union demands an agreement
providing for a union shop. a lC
per cent increase for the day shift
a 20 per cent increase for the mid :
die shift, 80 per cent increase for
the night shift. elimination of the
Bedaux system. weeks vacation
with pay and seniority rights
A manifestation Of workers
solidarity was revealed in the strike
when ALL transfers. engineers and
firemen refused 70 go through the
WV pANhtt llllCSs aAlutbiilk QONil
the power-house and stopping all
deliveries.
Twenty-four hour picketing. In
shifts. despite snow and zero wealth
or. showed the strikers determina-
ton TO win the walkout. The plant
was shut down in the third day OF
the strike. which is being conducted
by Al Barkan. Sub-regional director
and Edward Gill. Local PIT presi-
dent.
NLRB Hearings
At the NLRB hearing. Michael
Mckinley, former president of the
Amalgamated Celluloid Workers
Union and no wa member OF TWOC,
showed how the company dominat-
ed the "Amalgamated" since its in
corporation in 1887. The company
has since introduced another fake
union. the Independent Plastic
Workers Union OF N. J.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02

been sent James Blackwell. editor
OF Voice of Labor, spoke and offer
ed suggestion that the group
send an invitation to Senator Rad
cliffe TO visit this section and OBJ
serve WPA and the relief set UP
and that If lay-offS occur that the
groups be organized to make q
journey to pay tneir respects at
Senator Tydings' home.
EllerSlie Tonight
Project stewards were instructed
to b. IN attendance at the regular
meeting OF the Allegany County
Project Stewards called for the
Patriotic Sons OF America Hall
tonight Thursday. at 8 p. NJ,
Tho meeting voted TO support any
official proposals arri ed at in to-
nights meeting.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02

Radcliffe Straddles
Many local unions reported that
letters OF acknowledgment had been
received from Senator Radcliffe.
They we're the usual politicians
"straddling" affair, in which he
made no effort at all TO answer the
stirring or heart-rending pleas OF
the ,.ostltute people OF the Georges
Greek section. Senator Radcliffe
has not given any response to the
information that WPA represents
the only source OF income TO keep
people here from starvation. He
just went and quietly disregarded
the views OF the people back home"
and voted for hunger.
Indignant delegates OF the West
ern Maryland Industrial Unions
Council are recalling that when the
alleged flood OF protests descended
on senators in regards to the Court
proposals and the reorganization
measure that 1T was the voice OF
the people back home that prompt
cd them TO vote as they did. Dele
gates are asking what alibis they
can expect TO get Tor the votes OF
Maryland's senators on the WPA
deficiency appropriation. They
need not ask. They will get neither
alibi nor answer from those who do
the bidding OF their masters and
their masters are NOT the people
The People Speak
When Senator Radcliffe voted
against the amendment to restore
the amount cut from the presidents
requested appropriation by the
House he was already in receipt OF
the urgent pleadingS OF the Mary
land and District OF Columbia In
dustrial Unions Council: the West
ern Maryland Industrial Unions
Council: Local 1874. Celanese Work
ers' Industrial Union; District Is,
United Mine Workers OF America.
and practically every one OF It's local
unions in the Maryland section OF
District Is: the United Automobile
Workers; the Brick and Clay Work