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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23
TROOP 2s soFTBALL DRILL

The Boy Scouts of Troop 26 will hold softball practice Wednesday evening at the Mill street play ground. All the players are re- quested to be there at 6:30 as the boys have a game for Thursday May 70 with the Ayers Street Midgets, they are requested to show up Thursday evening also. The team got oil to a good start winning l for l when they defeated Saint Lucy's scouts last Friday. according to James V. Laviana, manager.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23
North Square

All concerned are asked to be on hand tonight for a meeting at Joes Barber Shop, where members of the North Square Merchants League are to gather, with players lists ready for inspection. Schedule:
 American
 Wednesday, Palmers vs. Rielly 6, Burns; Lakewood, 6:15, Umpire, Pettine.
 Thursday, Legion Grill vs. Hamzy Lakewood, 6:l5 Umpire, Rajnville. Friday. Mccarthy vs. Keenan's Grill, Fulton No. 2 6:l5, Umpire, Greece.
 National
 Friday. Hanley's vs. Phils Grill, Lakewood, 6:15, Umpire, Pettine. Friday, Moschella vs. Dams Tav- ern, Fulton No. 6:15, Umpire, Ger ace. et Sunday, Aster vs. Joe,s Barber Shop, Fulton l0:l5. Umpire, Greece.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23
SOUTH END sOFTBALL LEAGUE


 The South End softball organiza- ton has opened It's fourth week of play. Tonight the Bombcrs will meet the Centrals in a league en- counter at 6:30. The Mil street Pirates and Red Wings who will cross bats Thursday will probably be one Of the biggest attractions of the week. Captain Reilly of the Diziez 1938 winner Of the American divisIon will oppose the South End 8uIldoss in tho second feature tilt of the week Friday at 8:is, and at 7:z1 the Eourdcs will stack up Heaiz1st last year champions the st. Ann4 A. 4. sponsored by Michael
 asrcsius Thls Thursday
 All south End league managers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23
S0fbaU Ne0,s

and officers are requested to be at the Boys Club Library at 8 D. m. Thursday to discuss about the dance, financial business and the players rules.
 The Old Timers
 The St. Ann's Old Timers and the Laurel Lunch are still looking for games on Wednesdays. A challenge was put on the paper recently and a reply is expected soon, Home and home games might be arranged. To any old timers softbau club who wishes games with these two Old Timers teams, of the South End an answer in the paper will be suffi- cient. For more information write to Bill Lacourse, PAS Mill street, St. Ann'S team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23
City-Wide

Only one game was played in the City, Wide softball league last night, the Lithuanian c. P. 0. winning from the Indies 12 to 5 with l6 hits counted by the winners. The score. L. o. P. c. .. .332 0l3 x-12 IS 1 Indies ....... .002 101 l. s T 3
 Yoskin and Alexander: Viola and Laudosi. Umpire Kenney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23
Industrial


 Games tonight in the league in- clude several crucial clashes accord ing to the following schedule, which lists four undefeated teams: Ham, ilton park, diamond No. 1, Farrel Foundry vs. American Brass, umpire Guglielmo; No. 2. Paper Box vs Benrus, umpire Fusco; No. 3, Brock Hall vs. Blake and Johnson, umpire Perriello; Fulton park, No. l, Scovill vs. Post OfIice, umpire Greece; No 2. Eiux vs. Ingersoll, umpire Hoar; Waterville, No. 1, Chase Office vs American Fastener, umpire, Kier- sted: Brassco park. No. 1, French vs. Chase Metal Works, umpire Gar ace: Washington park, No. 1, Water bury Buckle vs. U. s. Rubber, um- pire, Barone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23

Copyright, 1889. King Features syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-23

The schedule for the week: May 22-Blewitt vs Cavanaueh. May 25-Youngquist vs Fitzmaur-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-08
LARGE ESTIMATE FOR
XMAS HOLLY PREDICTED

Delmarva Peninsula farm houses
have become factories, with the kit
chen as the workroom as the usual
harvest of the Christmas holly crop
has got underway.
Holly is the last major crop of the
year, with estimates of its value for
the peninsula ranging around the mil
lion dollar mark. Farmers, commits
sion merchants and woodland owners
are preparing for the cutting and
packing of fresh holly and home manu-
facture of wreaths.
Holly is considered one Of the most
profitable crops in good season as cost
of raising it is negligible. It grows
in a 500-mile strip along the Allan
tic seaboard from central Delaware
to the Carolinas and, on the peninsula,
major shipping points and auction
blocks are located at Bishopville,
Fruitland, Pittsville and Marion Sta
ton, in Maryland, and at Seaford,
Bridgeville, and Georgetown, and Sell
byville.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-08
DELAWARE RIVER IS
THRONCED WITH DUCKS

Ducks-thousands upon thousands
of them-have taken over the eastern
channel of the Delaware River as a
daytime sanctuary.
The duck front, at least quarter
mile deep, today stretched from be-
low Wilmington and vanished into the
reaches of the river far to the north.
For the past 10 days black ducks,
grey ducks, and teal, have been desert
ing the marshlands for the safety of
mid-river during the day, returning
to the fens at night to feed.
Riding the tide, almost wing to
wing, the ducks begrudgingly give
way to ferry boats and other sea craft
and settle for the day.
Veteran rivermen on the New Jer-
sey side said today's flight was the
largest so far.
Jersey hunters fretted, with every
duck hunters dream reality right in
their own backyard, but with every
gun silent.
Delaware's state line runs to the
low water mark on the New Jersey
side and the ducks-one-quarter mile
off the Jersey shores-were in Della
ware waters, safe from shotguns of
Jerseymen.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-08
COUNTRY BOYS
MONEY
YOUNG PEOPLE

At an age when the average city
boy is still charge on his fathers
purse, producing nothing, and not hav-
ing yet decided on what he will be
when he grows up, tens of thousands
Of country boys are already wealth.
producing, money-making, responsible
young people. That this is so is shown
by the accomplishments of the Future
Farmers of America, an organization
of rural youth dedicated to training
it's members in agriculture, and des-
cribed by Farnsworth Crowder in the
Rotarian Magazine.
Membership demands first the
choosing of farming as a career, and
the various degrees are earned by def
mite achievements on farm. Train
ing is not restricted to things of the
soil and barn. The typical Future
Farmer is a well-rounded person. His
vocational training includes hand
skills and public speaking. He is also
social fellow anxious to cooperate
for the community welfare.
A striking example of Future Farm
ers getting things done comes from
Stamping Ground, Kentucky. This
chapter, one of $500, has SO of the
boys shown on the roll call of 206,-
600. It's member first did some prof
liable farming that made their elders
take notice of the scientific ideas
learned from their advisor, Ivan Jet.
Then they erected a $1,000 headquar-
tiers building. A town Identification
project included the painting of
fences, the planting of shrubs, and
the removal of trash heaps. But
their browning achievement was born
of typhoid scare. They sampled
well water, found it contaminated, and
proposed waterworks system. When
the town council took no action, they
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-08
RUBBER FIGURE BALLOON
START FRIDAY NIGHT

Friday night will start the initiating
of the huge rubber figure balloons
which go on Parade Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock.
Down the main thoroughfare will
come, escorted by keepers in costume,
a dragon 80 feet long, from his fe-
rocious mouth to his slithery tail.
Then you'll see a stately red, yellow,
and blue drum major puffed to ID feet
of personality :: and behind him
will be procession of rubber animals
so huge that they have to keep sim
gle file line of march.
There's a sky-blue hippo, whose
name is Homer. He's the only hippo
that looks like Joe E. Brown. His
mouth is the largest ever seen on any
hippo all around the world. And an
alligator requiring ten men to keep
him under control; bug that's bigger
than his keeper; and contrasting to
these fierce beasts there's Donald
Duck, and also Junior; Mother Cotton
tail and Peter Rabbit; the organ
grinders monkey and a host of others.
The people of Salisbury, through the
Retail Merchants Association has
scheduled this gigantic balloon charac-
ter parade for Saturday, at 10 in the
morning.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-08

went to their representative in the
Federal Government, arranged for a
loan contingent on raising an amount
to match it. They raised their quota,
and now Stamping Ground has a
modern waterworks.
That the Future Farmers of Amer
lea take their responsibilities serious
ly is reflected by one Of their prize
winning orators: "No longer is farm
ing a matter of mere hard labor
A trained farmer ranks with doctor,
merchant, engineer, carpenter and
mechanic. He is all these. He buys
and sells, runs an engine, doctors his
livestock, applies science in selecting
seed, fighting pests, or feeding stock. "
These things the Future Farmers
are learning. "Much of the future of
the nations agriculture" the author
says, "is in their capable hands. Let
the countryside be glad!"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-08
SURVEY RELEASE
SHOWS ACTIVITY
IN BANK LOANS

Countering the assertion that banks
are not lending, the American Bank
ers Association has released for pub
LEGATION the results of q survey Of bank
lending activity in Maryland showing
that the commercial banks in the Old
Line State made $4,000 new loans
totaling $6O,OOO,0O0 during the first
6 months of the 1889 and renewed $50,
900 outstanding loans aggregating
$160,000,000 in the same period.
The survey also reveals that bust
ness firms in the state are using only
about one quarter of the ':open lines
of credit" maintained for their use on
the book of the banks.
These figures are based on reports
received from 81, or 81 per cent of
the commercial banks of the State
and make allowance for the concentra-
ton of lending activity in the metro
politan area of Baltimore.
The 81 banks reported they made
2S,629 new loans totaling $51, 1888, 799
between January 1 and June 80, 1889,
and renewed 97,400 outstanding loans
totaling $111,673,4 85. In addition,
they reported making 1928 new mort
gage loans to home owners and other
real estate owners totaling $4,260,-
373.
The average number of new loans
reported per bank was S15 and the
average loan was for $1,S09.
The average number of renewals
reported per bank was LOTT and the
average renewal was for $1,145.
The average number of new mort
cages reported per bank was IL and
the average mortgage was for $3,777.
In addition to making loans on in
dividual applications, the banks of the
larger cities maintain what are known
as "open lines of credit" on their
books, available to regular business
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-08

"In this year of 1889, the greatest
single influence over the mind of man
is still the printed word" declares
DR.. James E. West, Chief Scout Execu
tive of the Boy Scouts of America and
Editor of Boys Life, in rallying the
more than 100000 adult Scout lead
ers of the country to the extension
of the reading program of the Boy
Scout Movement. These men, the
largest group of volunteer workers
with boys ever enlisted in the sup
port of any social program, will in
turn, as part of Boys Life Week, from
December 1915, urge parents to sup
port the effort to provide good books
and magazines for their children.
ct have always felt it to be the
duty of our Movement" DR.. West
added in his message to Scout leaders,
''to give the boys of America the
vital factors for character growth and
citizenship training that can be con-
veyed through the printed page. It is
my peronal conviction that reading
is an essential factor. in the leisure
time of almost all boys. Wholesome
reading does, in a very definite and
practical fashion, supplement the ideal
isms of the Boy Scout program.
DR.. West also recalled that the Boy
Scouts of America has always been an
active worker with other agencies and
groups promoting better reading for
boys and has demonstrated that its
books and Boys Life magazine have
long been a vital force for good, for
enjoyment and for the kind of infor-
nation every American boy should
have. In addition to being the pub
fishers of Boys Life and several 9TH
er periodicals designed to help Scout
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-08
The President Endorses
The Bible Sunday

in the estaplishm "a. of their churches,
schools. courts AMI other public insti-
tu,ions.
In addition to special services in
tens of thousands of churches there
will be three nationwide broadcasts
in observance of the day. Over the
Columbia Network at 1:45 EST, SEN
ator James J. Davis will speak on the
theme "What the Bible Means to Me-"
Over the Red Network of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company the Rt.
Rev. James E. Freeman, of Washing
ton, D. c., will speak at 3:45 P. M.
EST, from the National Cathedral;
Mr.. Charles p. Taft of Cincinnati will
speak over the Mutual Broadcasting
System at 7:45 P. M. EST. Among
speakers on almost 100 local stations
throughout the country will be DR..
William Lyon Phelps on WNYC, New
York City, and Senator Charles o.
Andres over WDBO, Orlando, Florida.
The celebration, as formerly, is spon
sored by the American Bible Society,
now in its 124th year, which has from
the early days of the nations life
served all the churches in supplying
Scriptures in any language needed and
at the cost of production. Last year
the American Bible Society distributed
6,965,5O6 volumes of Scripture in over
40 countries and in 174 different Ian
guages.
In urging the observance of Uni
versal Bible Sunday President Roose-
welt says: "It is not without signifi-
canoe that the American Bible Society
has chosen for its theme in the OBJ
servance of Universal Bible Sunday
this year the text from st. Johns Cos
pei which proclaims truth as the med
ium through which men are made free.
"Never before in nineteen hundred
years did men more need the emanci-
patton from error promised in the sim
pie declaration: 'Ye shall know the
Continued On Page 16)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-08

President Franklin D. Roosevelt en-
dorses the observance Of Universal
Billie Sunday on next Sunday, Decem-
Der 10.
Universal Bible Sunday this year
will celebrate the fact that the Bible
is the cornerstone on which stand our
Christian American liberties. The
theme is THE Truth That Makes Men
Free" ana emphasis will be laid upon
the fact that our colonial forefathers
turrcd 70 thei, Bibles for guidance
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-08
Printed Word Is Greatest
Influence Over The Mind

Leaders the Boy Scouts of America
has produced a technical library of
pamphlets in more than a hundred
hobby and vocational fields and as
many more pamphlets and books. The
CONTINUED On Page 16)
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Pope Extends Blessing
To Catholic University

Pope Plus XII has extended his
blessing to Catholic University, ac-
cording to word received here today
from the Rt. Rev. Joseph M. Corri-
gan, rector of the university.
Monsignor Corrigan sent the fol-
lowing cablegram from Rome yester-
day to the Most Rev. Michael j.
Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore and
chancellor of the university:
Private audience today. Holy
Father sends paternal blessings to
university authorities, staff and
students"
Monsignor Corrigan sailed for
Vatican City February 18 to attend
the coronation ceremonies and to
extend the university's greetings to
the new Pope. AS Cardinal Pacelli,
Pope Plus XII visited America s
pontifical institution of higher learn
ing in 1896 during his stay in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Maj. Benton, Who Rode
In Lincoln Cortege, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YONKERS. N. Y, March 16.-
Maj. Charles A. Benton, 81, who
rode as an honor guard in President
Lincoln's funeral cortege and served
with Gen. Custer in the Indian wars,
died yesterday.
After serving in the Civil War he
won his commission with Gen.
Clusters cavalry.
Custer and 276 men were mas
sacred by Indians under Chief Sit
ting Bull at the battle of the Little
Big Horn, in June, 1876. Omcer
Benton, convalescing from a head
wound, had loaned Custer his horse
for the campaign.
He was one of the two last sur
viving members of Lafayette Post,
G. A. r., in New York City.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Bodybuilding Phase
OF Fascist System
Lauded by Hoover
Fovors Its Adoption,
Without Regimentotion,
For American Boys

Ey the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 16-Amer-
lea needs to keep pace with Fascist
states. says former President Her.
bert Hoover, in providing recrea-
tional opportunities for youth-but
with moral discipline as the goal, not
regimentation.
THE Fascist program embraces
much that we try to attain in our
boys club and Boy Scouts and our
multitude of institutions devoted to
youth" he said at a Boys Club of
America dinner last night.
That is, they Systematically ex-
anime them physically, undertake TO
build up their bodies, to give them
sports and recreation, to give them
encouragement and faith in the fu-
ture.
Build for Submission.
But it is practically compulsory.
They build for regimentation, for
submission and for mental and
moral subjection to their masters.
THAT is not what America wants.
We want to build for moral disci-
pline. We want education in
truth, not propaganda"
The former President warned that
"it will be a sign of degeneration
when we as private citizens sur
render character building to the
state.'
Appealing for support Of boys
clubs, now organized in 36 States,
Mr.. Hoover said, I'VE shall beg un-
blushingly till we have five times
our present 300 clubs"
Joe E. Brown Presides.
He estimated there are some 5000
600 youth in the United States who
have to 60 to the pavement in con-
gested cities for their mental and
physical outlet" There, he said,
I'VE make most of our gangsters and
feed most of our jails"
Joe E. Brown, film comedian, was
master of ceremonies at the dinner,
held at hotel where culinary
unions are on strike.
Two pickets were at the entrance
last night. A union telegram asked
the former President not to attend.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Bishop Mcconnell
Takes Rap at D. A. R.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 16.-Bishop
Francis j. Mcconnell of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church said yesterday
the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution might better be called the
mothers of fascism"
Prolonged kissing by several hun
dred members of the Women's Com
mittee of the American League for
Peace and Democracy, to whom he
was speaking. was the response to
his mention of the D. A. r.
He praised the militant" work Of
the league, urged the women to
stand firmly for their ideals and
said they would find increasing diff
flculty in maintaining civil liberties
during the next 10 years-and at
that point he referred to the D. A. r.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Jimmy Roosevelt Bids
Mother to Preview

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, March 16.-Jimmy
Roosevelt's first publicly disclosed
act as vice president of Samuel
Goldwyn, Inc, was to get his mother
to attend a Goldwyn preview.
The Presidents son said last night
his mother would attend the preview
here the night of March "a as q
guest of honor.
Jimmy's duties as an executive in
the Goldwyn corporation never have
been fully explained. He spends
three weeks of each month here,
the other in New York, and he COM
mutes by airplane.
Evening star., 1939-02-03

larger number had been brought In
for health supervision last year than
in any previous year, the total being
1928, as compared to l0,194 the
year before.
DR.. Oppenheimer asserted that i'm
against communicable
diseases are on the increase.
DR.. Melvin P. Isaminger, direc-
tor of public health instruction for
the District, introduced the speaker.
Explaining a misunderstanding
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Need Of Increase
In Health Safety
For Babies Cited
Dr.. Oppenheimer Tells
G. u. Forum Audience
Of Mortality Rate

The need es more adequate IA
cinties in the District for maternal
and child health supervision 'in
order to make Washington really
safe place for babies" was stressed
by Dr. Ella Oppenheimer of the
District Health Department last
night in the opening discussion of
the second annual Public Health
Forum being conducted by George
town University.
DR.. Oppenheimer, who has been
director of maternal and child
welfare since 1886, said a reduction
In the infant mortality rate to 48
per thousand live births repre-
sents a distinct achievement here
in Washington" She warned, how
ever, that the rate is still suffi-
ciently high as to challenge us to
further effort"
She was assigned the subject of
Saving Babies by DR.. John r.
Cavanagh. chairman of the Health
Forum, and reviewed some of the
accomplishments in the last 10
years.
Between 1927 and 1887, DR..
Oppenheimer declared, the lowest
infant mortality rate recorded was
SO and the highest 70. The rate
of 4S for 1888, therefore, as very re-
assuring" she added.
Public Must Assist.
DR.. Oppenheimer warned, how
oFo rpIIlpa this
rate cannot be entirely successful
without full public participation
and cooperation.
TT must be an effort to bring
to all in the community the know
ledge and conviction of the impor-
tance and value of preventive care
for the preservation of maternal
and child life and for the promo
ton of better health and vitality
for the present generation and for
future generations she said.
Even with this knowledge, we
can look forward to the time when
all will seek this care and apply
this knowledge no matter what
their economic and social status.
We know that many who are not
dependent upon public care do not
now seek medical guidance and
prevention to the degree that they
should"
In that statement DR.. Open
heimer touched on one OF the essen
tial reasons given by Georgetown
University in promoting a combined
~f civ ,oIjn hrno oHr1CtS and
lectures to convey a better under
standing of general health measures.
Most of the audience in CASTOR
Hall consisted of young people from
public and private schools.
Cites Need of Nurses.
DR.. Oppenhelmer declared that
what has been accomplished so far
In safeguarding maternal and child
health represents but a small pro-
portion of what might be realized
with increased and better facilities
at the disposal of the Health De-
partment. She cited the need OF
additional public nurses, among
other things, to teach the dlcta OF
health in the clinic and the home
Better facilities also are needed, she
said, for the care of the newborn
and especially the premature.
In 1886, she recalled, a study re-
vealed that although the death rate
among babies from other than natal
and prenatal causes had shown some
improvement, there were, however,
far too many babies dying need
lessly from these causes BY 1888,
she said. efforts had resulted in more
than $500 expectant mothers regis
tering for health supervision, COM
pared with 1920 registered in 1886.
As to babies and preschool children,
she claimed the records show a
Evening star., 1939-02-03

relative to the Health Forums radio
broadcasts, DR.. Cavanagh said the
broadcasts delivered Wednesdays at
$50 pm. over the Nation wide net
work of the Mutual System would
not be heard in Washington. The
same program, however, will be
broadcast locally on Thursdays at
10 pm. through March 9 over Sta
ton VOL.
Next Thursday evening in Cas-
ton Hall, DR.. Gusts Lee Hall OF
Evening star., 1939-02-03

weekly luncheon Of the Washington
Kiwanis Club at the Mayhower
Hotel next Thursday.
The members voted to hold the
party at their meeting yesterday.
1t. Gov. Lyman Kelly Of the Capt.
tai District gave short talk at the
meeting which was attended by q
delegation of Arlington County
Kiwanians.
Announcement was made that