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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

defending force led by Major Gen. eral James A. Woodruff, U. s. A., now commanding general first corps area, with headquarters at Boston. The defending forces will consist principally of the First Division, Regular army, drawn chiefly from military posts in New oYrk State, the 18th Infantry Brigade, Regular Army, from New England, and the Seventh Cavalry Brigade the larg- est completely mechanized unit in the United States Army.
 The work of the mechanized cav- airy brigade will be watched with especial interest. There are no horses in the organization, and the rugged nature of the country In the maneuver area will test severely the effectiveness of mechanized troops operating under the most adverse conditions.
 The spread of mechaniaztion in European armies has been an out standing military development since the World War but there arc many staunch partisans of the horse who maintain that the absence of the man on horseback is likely to prove fatal to the army which tries to ignore his essential usefulness. As the mechanized cavalry brigade from the regular army attempts to run rings around the 101st Cavalry (horse) from the New York Nation- al Guard, the experts will have every opportunity to gather material to support their pet arguments on the merits of machine warfare.
 While mechanization and motor- ization will gear the groud troops to the pace of modern high-speed war fare, Air Corps untis witll seek to drive the action even faster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
FIRE IN FITCHBURG

Fitchburg, Mass, July 10-(UP)- Fire swept a Main-street business block today, causing damage estim- ated at $30,000.
 The fire started in a second-floor tailor shop owned by Michael Pas kansky. Other establishments dam aged included Joseph Fines law of- flee, two beauty parlors, the Ritter Flower shop, Superior Cleansers, Clover Hill bakery and Annie Wards s Women's shop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
SQUALLS WILL BE
 SOON BROUGHT UP

Portsmouth. ". IT.. July i0-. (UP.-Barring unforeseen acci- dents, Rear Admiral Cyrus w. Cole said today. navy salvage workers will begin Wednesday to raise the sunken submarine squalus and its 26 dead.
 The last of five pontoons slated to be attached to the flooded stern Of the submarine was made fast yes- terday and today the salvage tug Falcon was to be moved to a point over the bow Of the ship for the sinking Of the two pcntoons to be attached Co chains reeved about that portion of the ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Payment Delayed

Garnishee of a judgment for $500 won by Fred Quatran0 of Waterbury in a civil action against the S. s. Kresge Go. was made today by Attorney Vincent A. Miller, on behalf of T. w. Weeks of Thomaston.
 Paper were filed in the office of the secretary of state, claim ing that Quatrano Is indebted to Weeks, a contractor. The pa- pers in effect, delay the payment of the judgment, pending the disposition of Weeks claim against Quatrano.
 The judgment Tn favor of Quatrano was rendered in the court of common please by Judge John F. McDonough last Thursday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Radiant Star Lodge

Installation of officers of the Radiant Star lodge, Shepherds of Bethlehem took place Saturday night in Engineers hall. At that time members made arrangements for an outing next Sunday at the summer home of Mrs. Olive Will son at Candlewood lake.
 The new officers inducted were: Commander, Mrs. Virginia Beer baum; vice-commander, Mrs. Eliz- abeth Pierce; marshal. Mrs. Alice Sullivan; chaplain, Mrs. Augusta Espelin: master of ceremonies, Mrs. Margaret Emery; inside, guard. Mrs. Elizabeth Grant; out side guard, Mrs. Minnie Fitzsim-
 mons; trustees, Miss Katherine Beerbaum and Mrs. Marion Alder man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
To Highest Court

Notice of intent to appeal to the supreme court of errors from the refusal of Judge William IT. Comley to set aside the jury's verdict of $10,000 for the plain tiff in the case of the estate ol George Freeman of Waterbury against F. H. Geary Co. of New Haven, has been filed.
 Counsel argued on the motion to set aside the verdict last week. Judge Comley refused to upset the jury's ruling, and the notice of appeal followed. Free man was killed in an accident on the Seymour road in January of this year, involving a car op- erated by himself. and a truck owned by the defendant. Attor- ney Vincent A. Miller of Water- bury represents Freeman's es- tate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Truck Fire

A truck owned by Joseph Pope caught fire at "A Chatfield ave- nue shortly after 3:30 o'clock this morning when, according to fire officials, it's gas tank over flowed near a lantern.
 An alarm was turned in from Box 413 and Engines 2, 3, 1 and 10, Truck l, and the Booster re- spondcd. Damage was confined to the gas tank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Market Edges Forward
 In Very Quiet Trading
Easing Tension Over Foreign SituatiOn Good Busi-
 ness News Helped to Boom Prices Up Little Bit

offered for delivery from Texas points, were bringing mostly 30 to 31 cents in the grease delivered to users. Graded fine Delaine bright fleece wools were receiving scat- tered demand at 28 to 31 cents in the grease Good French combing lengths fine territory wools in orig inal bags were showing 6 strength ening tendency at prices ranging from 65 to 66 cents secured basis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Hours Changed

Due to the press Of business In the conspiracy trial, the superior court office will remain open throughout the day from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Tn previous summers the court office has been closed from 1 to 2 D. m.
 The common pleas court office is open from 9 a. m. to 4 D. m. and the compensation court is open from Q 8. m. to 5 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
FOrgry Alleged

Joseph Hanley, 24. of 806 Bank street, was taken to Stockbridge, Mass, Saturday night by police of that town following his arrest here on a charge of forgery by Detective Lieut.. John Calvin and Detective Sergeant Anthony Mar ino.
 The warrant was issued by the Stockbridge authorities and in- volved a $14 check.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

der the name of the groom in year. ly. alphabetical order He added that a so-called bride index has been maintained for the past thirty-seven years which includes the names of brides together with the dates and places Of marriage. This lneex re- fers to the name of the groom un- der which the actual marriage li- cense is filed and thus facilitates the search for the marriage record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Car Hits Fence

A parked automobile left its station this morning about o'clock and knocked down a sec- ton of the iron fence of the American Brass Co.,, property on State street. The car had been parked in the driveway of the Southern New England Telephone Go.
 The vehicle, which was not damaged, Is owned by Oscar s. Lind, of 136 Elliott avenue, super intendent of the telephone build- ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
COLLEGE PROF. DIES

Bridgeport, Conn, July 10 - (UP) --Myron Herren, 42, professor of economies at Junior College of Con- necticut, died Sunday at Bridgeport hospital where he had been confined since early April.
 A native of Cleveland, O., he Is survived by his widow and his father, of Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
CRUEL TORTURER
 OF SPAIN KILLED

Barcelona. Spain, July l0-tup) --Alfonso Laurent Cik. 38. blond bearded. spectacled Austrian archi- tect convicted of . fantastic torture plot during the civil war. has been executed. it was announced today.
 Ok was strongled by the garottee at dawn yesterday.
 Ills trial last month produced evidence of . nightmare plot to drive Nationalist prisoners out Of theiF senses 90 as to extort confessions from them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Spotlighting Brass City News
Papers Served

Deputy Sheriff Albert Francis today made service of papers in connection with the divorce &C., ton of Jessie Collins Chepal against Oscar Chepal, which will be returned to superior court. Intolerable cruelty is alleged. The couple was married April IS, 1888.
 The plaintiff seeks an ac- counting of funds, in addition to the decree of divorce, accord ing to the writ, prepared by At t0rney Vincent A. Miller. An attachment to the extent of S1,- 800 has been made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
FRATERNAL
 NEWS
Conn. testers

Members of the Connecticut Jes- ters, which includes Pyramid Tenn pie of Bridgeport, and Sphin, Temple of Hartford, in Plymouth, will meet at the Sphinx Kaabans club in Plymouth, tomorrow after noon and evening to greet Les E. Walton of Springfield. Mo, Royal Impresario of the Royal Order of testers of the United States, Canada and Hawaii.
 testers will participate in 8 clambake. Idris Alderson of Water- bury is delegate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Gasoline Station

Gasoline Station
 Another gasoline station is to be erected on the Baldwin street high way-this one at the corner of Baldwin and Madison streets, on the property Of Michael Haddad. It is to be operated by the Gulf Com pany, in competition to one dispens- ing Shell gas, on the opposite cor- nor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
DIR. STRATTON DIES

Danbury, Conn. July 10-(UP) - Funeral services will be held Tues day for Dr. Edward A. Stratton, 76, retired physician and surgeon who died Sunday.
 He received his medical degree 55 years ago and for 42 years served as medical examiner here. His widow survives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

however. The trip is the teams award for winning the champion ship of the parochial league. Rev. David M. O'Keefe, Edward Curley and James Monaghan rae expected to be in charge of the trip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

S worlds Fenon pretty University of Washington graduate student congratulated by Grover Wh president the New Worlds after breaking worlds transcription speed for the third consecutive time in three
 Miss Fenn competing against the clock at the recently concluded Seventh International Commercial Schools Contest New York; rans cbed Dcaphone of S words minute This brilliant p0rmancehe fastest transcription dcaon achieved mdumestabshed her undputed right to the tt the worlds secretary making ord Miss Fenton topped the of the fastest secretaries American business, who also competed in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

NEW YORK CURB Amer. Superpower ..... g. Elec. Bond & Share .... 2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
CONNECTICUT SECURITIES The R. ?. Griggs Co.

PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01
FACT VS.. THEORY

/ II is often argued that reduction
in railroad freight rates to pre-war
levels, would increase The volume of
business handed by the lines. Leav-
ing aside the very vital question of
how the railroads would meet 1899
payrolls, operating costs and taxes
with 1913 revenues. there is a funda-
mental fallacy in that argument.
Freight rates are entirely unlike
passenger fares. A sharp reduction
in fares will often increase the num-
ber of passengers riding the trains,
and result in a temporary increase
in passenger revenues. But, as an
authority on transportation has OBJ
served, Nobody ships freight just to
give il ride" Freight moves only
because there is someone, some
where, to use or consume it. Unless
the freight rate is so large a part of
the price paid by the final consumer
as actually to limit his use of the
commodity, freight rates have mighty
little to do with the total amount of
commodities shipped. Freight rates
in the United States do not keep our
people from eating food, wearing
clothes, building homes, or doing any
thing else they want to do"
The argument for sharply reducing
freight rates is naturally based on
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01

MILTON FIREMEN's CARNIVAL,
Firemen's Parade, Friday night,
September 1st. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01
FELTON,

7
Miss Lille Harrington is spending
some time in Wyoming with Mrs. II
C. Kitchens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Harrington ant
two sons of Trenton, N. j., have beer
recent guests of Mrs. Walter Har
ringt0n.
The community was shocked to heal
of the sudden death of Frank Cover.
dsle, aged 81 years, ON August 21st
The deceased, well-known farmer
of this vicinity, had been in poor
health for several months. The fu-
neral services which were largely at
tended, were held on Thursday after
noon, August "a. at the Berry Funeral
Home. In addition TO his wife, Mr..
Coverdale is survived by four chill
dren, Mrs. HarwoOd George of Dem
ton, Ernest Coverdale of Wilmington,
Kensil Coverdale and Lindale Cover
dale OF Wilmington; one sister, Mrs.
John Kelley of Wilmington, and two
bI bIothers, Walter COverdale of Middle
town, and Benjamin Coverdale of Fell
ton, also survive. The funeral services
were in charge of Rev. Willard Ever
Nttf WIN Sndp-
el cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Potter and
two children and Mrs. Martha Kelley
of Philadelphia spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Jones.
Rev. and Mrs. Willard Everett and
son are spending their vacation with
friends in Indiana.
Mrs. Joseph Glacken who has been
spending the summer with relatives
in Missouri, Washington and Califor-
mia, returned to her home here last
week.
Mrs. Herman Bradley and Mrs. Nor
man Burton and son Gaylord attend
ed mariOnette style show at the Ho-
tel dupont in Wilmington on Friday
of last week.
Miss Doris Iva De Long has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Marker
in Rising Sun, Md.
Miss Mary Biddle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Van SAINT spent Sunday
at Ocean City, Md.
Miss Carolyn Plummer of Will
spent the weekend with Mrs.
Evelyn Killen.
A large group of relatives and
friends attended funeral services for
Elijah Steward, 65, which were held
on Wednesday afternoon, August %,
al the Berry Funeral home. Mr.
Steward, prominent farmer, died in |
Milford Memorial Hospital on August |
20, after a short illness. In addition |
10 his wife, Mr.. Steward is survived |
by three children, Mrs. Hensil Gov |
erdale, of FELTON,; Joseph Steward of /
and Thomas Steward !
ri Wilmington; two brothers, Harry !
Steward of Philadelphia and Joseph I
Steward of Canterbury. also survive. /
Rev. Robert Green of Harrington
conducted the funeral services, with .
nterment in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Camden.
Mrs. Sara F. Griner of Dover and
Gerald LOhse of GrantwOod. n. j.,
spent last Sunday with William
Frazier.
Mrs. Anna B. Gooden spent the
weekend in Harrington with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Smith.
Mrs. James Thawley of Green's
IOro, has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. W. A. Berry.
MILTON FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL
Parade, Friday night,
september lat. II
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01
4rONIGHT, AT MIDNIGHT /.


"We hand over our Tennessee Elec-
trio properties and $2,S00.000 tax
problem" tonight at midnight, said
Wendell L. Willkie, president OF the
Commonwealth and Southern CorpO-
ration, in a page advertisement, Au-
gust Is, 1899, in the Chattanooga and
Nashville papers.
Mr.. Willkie then reviewed in a
clear and forceful manner the out
come of a federal power program
that has eliminated a great private
electric industry in Tennessee, and
s2,SO0. 900 in taxes which this private
enterprise paid annually. He said:
"All of our facilities in Tennessee
have been built with the money of
many private investors. The COM
munities never had to increase their
debts to build plants and distributing
systems: they never had to pay out
I interest on bonds issued for electric
service. The savings of thousands
of citizens were brought, and would
continue to have been brought, into
this territory to help produce more
industry. more local wealth and
more steady jobs.
I'VE have had to sell our electric
properties and turn over a splendid
organization to the Tennessee Valley
Authority and other governmental
agencies because we could not stay in
business and compete with virtually
tax free and heavily-subsidized
plants. We now turn over to govern
ment agencies for about four-fifths
of its real value, one of the finest
public utility services in this or any
other country-one representing pri-
Vate investments of about hundred
million dollars"
In concluding his statement, Mr..
Willkie said of friends and associates
in Tennessee, Our hope is they will
never be required to defend busi-
ness of their own against govern
ment subsidized competition.
Mr.. Wilkes company, owned by
of citizens. has been ELI
1t was the first to go under
the federal power program that has
been spread across the nation.
The most important sentence in his
was the last, in which he
expressed the hope that his friends
would never be required TO defend a
business of their own against gov
ernment subsidized competition. The
force that has been set in motion to /
absorb the rights and interests Of /
private citizens in power production |
will seek to enlarge its hold over the
rights and interests of citizens in |
other lines of business. The Ten
M L. 4.
martyr to the cause of private enter
prise.
Midnight, August Is, 1899. will
have marked the end of democracy
and private enterprise as we have
known it for $50 years. unless the
policy and the tactics that eliminated
his company as a private institution.
ire reversed.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01
HUNTING DOWN THE GRAFTERS

The conviction of Mayor T. Frank
Hayes and his henchmen in Water
bury, Connecticut, is a victory for
good government Mayor Hayes was
Lieutenant-GoVern of the Nutmeg
State before he was elected Mayor
Now he has been found guilty of
being the leader of consplring-poli
ticians who manipulated city con-
tracts and public works through
which the city lost over a million
dollars. Prison sentences have been
imposed.
New York, Kansas City and vari-
ous other American cities have also
been the scenes of successful prose-
cutions of grafters in high places.
The State of Louisiana is cleaning
up political corruption on a large
scale.
Out of the political mess that has
been disturbing most of the nation
in these past few years there has
arisen many Lancelots who have
fought corruption and frand. Hats
off to them!
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01

the premise that current rates are
too high, and have an adverse effect
on consumption. The truth of the
matter is that freight rates are usu-
ally one of the smallest items in the
selling cost of any product. The
freight cost, for instance, on a fine
big apple from Oregon. moved three
thousand miles across the continent
to the New York market, is just lit
tie more than one-half cent And the
rail freight on all the lumber in a
$4,000 house will not average more
than $3.50.
What this all adds up to is that
the American railroads, under pri-
vate ownership, give the nation the
finest transportation service in the
world, at very reasonable cost. That
is fact. as against theories.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01

York. these guards make practice
OF drinking glass of milk every
hour to give them greater endur-
ance.
Medical men and dieticians often
observe that the per capita consump-
ton of milk in this cOuntry-by both
children and adults--is far lower
than It should be, in the interests of
health. Few foods contain as much
nutritive value as milk, few are more
palatable, and few are less expen-
siye. A national milk consumption
double or more that existing today,
would result in marked betterment
OF the average standard of health.
And, incidentally, it would mean a
great deal to the dairy farmer, who
has been faced with excessive pro-
duction ver-consumption.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Harris and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Higgins, of Con
necticut, are visiting relatives in this
community.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Dickerson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric KOllmOrgan, of
fredericksburg, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Dickerson and Mrs.
James B. DicRerson ON Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. COnOway have
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs Sup
plee, of Wilmington.
Mrs. Helen Truitt and children, of
Seaford, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. DickersOn.
Mrs. Annie DickersCn, of Seaford,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sal
lie Harris, for a few days last week.
Misses Mary and Anna Smith en-
tertained Mrs. Ruby Ward, of Gorden,
Pa, Mrs. Roy Smith and Mrs. Charles
Short, of Greenwood, on Wednesday,
and Mrs. J. NJ Dickerson and Mrs
Frances Kollmorgan on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Mitchell, Of
Lewes, visited Mr.. and Mrs Willard
Harris and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Webb
on Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie O'Day called on her
aunt Mrs. Clara Donovan, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. ]. Williams enter
tanned the formers brother, George
Williams, of Wilmington, last week.
Messrs. Amos Wiley, Wallace Will
ley, George Smith, Frank Smith,
Mike Zitvogel and Levi Messick, of
near here, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Mes
sick and son, of near Cannon, went
ON trip to New Jersey Sunday.
Services at Chaplain's ON Sunday
as follows: Sunday School at p. NJ.
preaching at 8 p. m. by the pastor,
Rev. Harvey Hufnal. Boys and girls
are urged TO be present, as an award
will De given to those who have per-
feet attendance frt m September until
Christmas.
MILTON F1REMEN'S CARNIVAL,
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01

61-Display of Hardy Asters
62-MiniatuTe Bouquets mot over s
inches).
e3-Display of Cacti.
64-Plants in Novelty Containers.
65-Junior Exhibit by young people
under IA years. Finest Display
of Flowers Must be arranged
by the exhibitor)
651h-Miniature Gardens.
66- Mems Glass, Best Display of
Flowers Unjust be arranged by
the exhibitor.
+. r. A. Exhibits
Prof. Ralph Watson, Chairman
Glass
1-10 ears yellow corn.
2-Single ear yellow corn.
3-One peck soybeans.
4-0ne peck wheat.
5-12 Irish potatoes (white).
Six green peppers.
six red peppers.
SIP onions white or red).
9-Dozen brown eggs.
10-DoZen white eggs.
11-Largest pumpkin (weighU.
I2-Largest watermelon (weight).
13-Most unusual freak.
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MILTON FIREMEN's CARNIVAL,
Firemen's Parade, Friday night,
September 1st. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01
A LESSON FROM HOLLAND

The American people can learn a
valuable lesson from the lifeguards
at the beaches of Holland:
For, according to an item in the
Dairymen's League News of New
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01

The cost of stopping and starting
$50 ton passenger train travelling at
speed of SO miles per hour varies
from about "a cents to $3.50.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01

MILTON FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL.
Fircmen's Parade, Friday night,
September 13t II
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-22


The Bluffton Camp Fire Girls held
their tenth meeting at the home of
juice Garmatter, last Friday after
noon. Miss Theola Steiner and Mrs.
Gene Zuber supervised the meeting
of the organization. Dainty refresh
ments were served following the
meeting.
Those in attendance were: Sarah
Amstutz, Juanita Bame, Esther
Berky, Genevieve Buhler, juice Gar
matter, Mary Lou Schmidt, Mary
Lou Shaffer, Janet Steiner, and the
two guardians Miss Steiner and Mrs.
Zuber.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-22

Emerson Niswander is attending
Ohio State university this summer
where he is working on his NJ. A.
degree.
Lawn and garden seeds in bulk;
tested SEEDS and you save money by
buying in bulk. L. T. Greding, hard
ware.
William Wells, who graduated
from Ohio State, June II has secur-
ed a position with Lathly and
Hunter, architects of Springfield,
Ohio.
Mary Marshall, student at Bowl
ing Green university and Ethel Jean
Marshall, student at Miami univer-
sity, have returned to their homes
for the summer.
Prof. and Mrs. A. c. Schultz OF
Bluffton college have left for Chi
cago where he will enroll in the
graduate school at the University OF
Chicago. They will live for the sum.
mer with the parents of Mrs
Schultz.