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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
u. s. ENGINEERS STUDY LAYOUT
Public Hearing to Be Held on Naugatuck River
 Changes July 18th

The engineers office of the U. s War department has called a public hearing for July 25 on flood control measures for the Naugatuck river The hearing will be held in the al- dermanic chambers at the City Hall at 1 p. n1., and number of prop erty owners from the Brooklyn Sec- tion have been notified to attend.
 Because of the government survey now underway, the City of Water bury has taken no action on flood control plans. The board of works had set down a public hearing for last month, but postponed 1t at the request of army authorities.
 The army engineers are surveying the Naugatuck in it's role as 8 trib- utary of the Housatonic river, since the planned flood control project is officially planned for the Housatonic
 Owners of property in the vicinity of Bank and Riverside streets have long protested against flood waters entering their land and buildings after severe storms. The city engin- eering staff has drawn up flood con- trol plans, but they are being held in abeyance until the army an- nounces its intentions in regard to curbing the river.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12

Island and Massachusetts, elected Herman Dolan of Hartford, presi- dent; Michael D. McGovern of New Haven, second vice president; Thomas O'Dea of Waterbury, third vice president; A. E. Reilly of Hart ford, treasurer, and John F. Reardon of Hartford, secretary.
 Local councils will be established at Waterbury, Stamford, Bridgeport, New Haven, New London and Hart ford. The loss leader bill actually went into effect legally July ].
 The bill is aimed to stamp out practices of some large scale mer- chandisers, who invariably reduced below cost the sale price of some article, in order to attract cus- toners. Under the terms of the new legislation, the superior court, on complaint of any individual, may re- strain this practice by injunction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
.CROCERS FORM
 FOOD COUNCIL
Statewide Group to Insist Upon Observance of Law
 on Sale Prices

Beginning July IT, one hundred and seventy-flve Connecticut grocers known as the Connecticut food coun- cil, will institute a program oi policing" to insure observance oi the new state "loss leader" law. The law provides, in short, that whole salers must sell merchandise for two per cent more than their cost, and that retailers must sell at six per cent above that figure. The two per cent and six per cent are minimum figures.
 Meeting at Hartford last night, the newly organized council, similar to groups in operation in Rhode
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12

Dee Carlin's orchestra has everyone sitting up and taking notice these days with their very danceabe inter- poatons of the latest song hits Johnny Bede famous worries Flavo Cicchet is their versatile drummer John Morarty noted for his coorful jazzbows is the bass fiddler. Al Jarus is first trumpet with Larry Dickens second trumpet Dante Galuppo vm vigor and vitality exponent is trombonis while Bill Maccha will be found at the first alto clarinet Joe Durso the second tenor carinest while last but not least is Vincent DeRosa third alto-clarinet. Watch these lads, they may sky rocket to the top soon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12

Real estate operators since Peter Minuit's time have regarded him shrewd barganer His purchase Of the island of Manhattan for sixty guers worth of trnkets has down in history real estate buyers dream. But according to research workers for the Federal Writers Project of New York City, the Canarse Indians, from whom Mnuit made his purchase were not so dumb, for they sold something they did not really own. The Canarses, who dwelt Long Island, heard that Mnuit in the market for land and sold him Manhattan Island Later on, because of this trick cry it was necessary for the white to buy part of the island over again from the tribes living Wash ingtOn Heights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12

Editor, Tall Tower Topics Your many interesting little items about the Waterbury of 20 25 3O and 50 years ago certainly must recall many events to the folks who knew their Waterbury back at the turn of the before you got through running those odtme recollec tions you might get something in the Tower about the great field days that the Hibernians held annually down at the old athletic field in the West End the that stood where the carbarns later erected Surely many Waerburians must recall that fearless exponent of the broad-sword that great fighting Scotsman Dun- can Ross who brought here several times to meet all corners in brutal test of strength and agility with weapon that many could barely brandish. There some great exhibitions of the of the broadsword at those Hibernian outings all of who witnessed them can attest. .. Ancient Mariner
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12

Seen in print. A-Indian American Legion posts are not uncommon but down at the Cherokee Reserva tion Tn North Carolina has just been organized with Just members of this tribe eligible There 16 char ter members present when the cooru rites of installation were held recently before the 5000 members of the The new commander of the post is George Owl Could It be the George Owl who pastmed in this city and burned up the local amateur league with his fine play?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12

Mir. and Mrs Thomas Polosk spending their vacations sightseeing in the vast picturesque regions of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. So far the weatherman has been most kind to them. .. Saunders and his Dead End Boys" drop me postal from the Textile Building at the Worlds Fair where they viewed the mammoth display of fabrics patterns and textile machinery. . Mike Colangelo and Jimmy Gladney of the Dem composing room were among the 650OO cash customers at the AStar game in New York yes terday Deputy Judge Al Affeldt of Wocott is free wheelngit this week He'll be back at work bright and early next Monday morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
CROSBY AND KIDS

In the most unusual picture of his career, Bing Crosby will appear with some 50 talented youngster-sing- CTS, dancers and musicians-in his current production, "The Star maker" at Paramount, 1t was an- nounced today. Louise Campbell plays opposite Bing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12

MT and Mrs Joseph Kushlis of 118 Harrington Ave second wedding anniversary Mrs. Kushlis is the former Ann Gadney of Rye Street. Louise Patrick of Center Street is free-week-ing-it at the Elwood cottage Wavery Road at Indian Neck and making fine of her new Lastex bathing suit which fits snug bug in rug Marie Glasberg of East Main Street honored nue home where she is nursing broken ankle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
DREAM

All of life faded and swept Away into disrepute: My soul in ecstasy wept-- | gathered the breathing fruit And garrished fl with my heart Until it blossomed into 4 mastetplece Of fine art. 4 sound-~and away it fiewi
 --NAKHoMA,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
BASEBALL
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

BASEBALL Baseball Begins Its Hudredth Year As American SporO Oh where in this favored land Is there game enjoyed more2 Every six and eight year old Are able to keep score. One hundred years ago, they say, Someone hit the first ball, Another guy took up the bat And that, dear readers, isn't all Men on bases took stand, And others the field line. And as you know that little team Made history a baseball nine. Oh, the great American garnel On summer day that is fair, Mudves grief and MudVies joy Are joy over the air Oh, nowhere in this favored land Will you hear folks louder shout Than at grand old baseball game When Casey has struck out
 FEM EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12

PATCHWORK QUILTS Two patterns to choose from
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12

They say |. . t. F. P. Latimer, the Hartford Times gifted coumnist, is recuperating from serious illness on Cape Cod of which he has penned many delight fully interesting anecdotes in his trweekly accounts ... Miss Geneveve Cowles of Parnassus- 0n- Wheels will restore the weknown mural painting at the Con- necticut State Prison Miss C0wles painted the mural originally in 1916 and is going to restore its original color and brightness It measures 25 by 12 12 feet and is in the prisons assembly hall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
Todsys Answers se
 cRANIUM CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

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 3. Yes. Grand Duchess Charlotte, ruler of Luxemburg.
 4. Alfonso XIII, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was king from the day he was born, in 1886 until the revolution of 1881.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
Road Funds
Appeal Made
In Committee
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
By LYNN NISBET

Raleigh, Feb. 15.-"No other dollar
brings as much in human happiness
as the dollar spent for roads," declar-
ed representative w. Clarence Morse,
of Pasquotank, before the apprOpria-
tons committee yesterday afternoon.
He was supporting motion made 10y
Senator Ballentine, of Wa/e, that the
committee allocate the same amount
of money for county roads as was ac-
tual y spent on them last year. which
would be about four million dollars
more than the budget commission
had approved for that purpose. Last
year Governor Hoey made the four
million available. Ballcntine and
Morse argued that this VS. not fair
either to the roads or to the COVER
nor, and that the definite arpropr.a-
ton ought to be made at the same
time other appropriations were fixed.
The committee had just before that
approved the budget recon- alcndatiOn
for fifty additional highway patrol
men, bringing the total patrol to III
men for the biennium beginning
July 1.
While waiting for budget 4 'taches
men, the committee rambled off into
hot discussion about giving the
class room teachers another hearing
on their plea for increa used salaries,
voting down the proposal 80 to "a. A
motion then to restore the budget
figures in the school appropriation
was carried over for cons Iteration
after in the week
The Ballentine-Morse sally, sup
ported by Senator Jack Morphew,
Representative Clarence Stone and
others, was regarded as a last ditch
fight in the committee against the
governors proposition to dive~t seven
million dollars from the highway
rund to the general fund.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15

widening of the canal was one of the
projects which under the four-yeal
plan were given preference. Thus it
was considered evident that Goering S
decree would be invoked to supply
necessary labor power for finishing
the canal in record time.
Under Goering's decree, every in
habitant of Germany, foreigners ex-
cepted, may be drafted for whatever
form of labor Goering, as dictator of
the four-year plan, deems necessary
Men or women holding jobs must be
given leave of absence immedateA
by their employers when drafted
If a task prescribed by the labor
office, acting under Goering's instruc-
tiOns, is of indefinite duration, the
person drafted is regarded as having
resigned from his former position. But
if he is drafted for only a stated pc
riod, the employer must keep his job
open for him and take him back when
the labor officers special requirement
is filled.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
Outlay To Be Two
Billion Dollars In :
stead of One Billion F.;
England Worried by
New Influx of Italian
Troops to Libya, Next
to Tunis

Washington, Feb. 15.-(AP)- The
House heard sales of war planes to
foreign nations defended today on the
ground that Americans are safe only
so long as England and France stand"
Cracking debate over foreign po-
Icy involved in President Roosevelt S
$5552, 100000 defense program shatter-
ed the quiet which had marked the
first days discussion of legislation
to authorize the armys share of the
program.
Representative Clifford, Republican,
Massachusetts,, launched the attack on
the airplane sales abroad, with a de-
claration that the inference was
"dreadfully plain" that the United
States was going into an alliance
with somebody"
Are we building these planes so
England and France can get them?"
Clifford asked, referring to the pro-
posed construction Of 1902 planes for
the army air corps. They would be
mighty useful to our friends"
Vote for Defense of Guam.
The House Naval Committee, mean
while, by a vote of IA to 5, rejected
HlOVc " Tie GdClIlC Is
land of Guam from the naval aviation
authorization bill, and then approved
the measure authorizing $68,4O0,0OO for
new and expanded aviation bases
While the House debated the ma
tional defense bill, it's Democratic
leaders decided to withhold any fur
leherr controversial legislation until
they can guage the effect of their APP
peal for solidarity at party confer
ence yesterday.
Other developments:
The Senate Commerce Committee
approved eleven appointments by
President Roosevelt to aviation and
maritime boards and sent them to the
Senate for expected confirmation.
Chairman Bailey, Democrat, North
Carolina, said serious charges that
had been lodged against some of the
appointees were unfounded. The ap-
pointees were interviewed by COM
Continued on Page Eighty
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
Rebel Forces
Are Facing
Gun Squads
Franco Prepares To
Execute Government
Leaders at Barcelona;
Siege of Madrid In
tensified as Loyalist
Minister r e a c h e S
Paris

Barcelona, Feb. .15,- -{AF9 - Six
Spanish government leaders went on
trial for their lives today while only
military formalities stood between
Eduardo Barriobero, president of
Neutrality-suspicious. peoples tribunals
and an insurgent firing squad.
BarriObero, 61-year-old anarchist
lawyer, was sentenced to death last
night by an insurgent military tri-
ibunal in the same room of the palace
Of justice where he himself once pro-
nounced death sentences on insurgent
sympathizers.
He will be executed as soon as the
captain-general of the military DIS
trict formally approves the sentence.
Barriobero, told the military court
he could have escaped before BARGE
Iona fell January 26, but preferred
to remain, was the first to get the
death sentence from the insurgent
conquerors of this Catalonian metro
polis.
These who went on trial today were
charged with high revolutionary
crimes.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
Hitler Orders Work
On Kiel Canal For
Widening OF Route

Berlin, Feb. 15.-(AP)-Nazi Ger
many's Fuehrer Hitler acted today to
give the Reich canal from the Baltic
to the North Sea wider than Panama
or Suez by the time her latest bat
tleship, the Bismarck, is commission
ed two years hence.
Citizens Owned by State.
Chancellor Hitler's decision to have
the historic Kiel canal widened tC
"make possible the parallel traffic OF
TIE largest type of ships" was second
ed by a sweeping decree by Field Mar
shall Hermann Goering, director OF
the four-year plan, whereby every
German inhabitant can be comman-
deered for every job deemed necessary
Cor the nation. The decree empowers
he federal labor office and its sub
departments throughout Germany tC
draft any worker who might be neeG
ed for tasks of Importance for the ma
tons welfare.
The authoritative news service
Dienst Aus Deutschland, said the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
Warren Trip
TO Raleigh
Starts Talk
State Capitol Wond-
ers if Congressman Is,
After All. Seriously
Considering Quitting
Congress To Run for
Governor in 1910
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Nv HENRY AVERHT

Raleigh, Feb ia violent cpl
demic of the wonder whats" has
broken out in Raleigh as the result
of Congressman Lindsay Warren S
flying visit to this State capital and
his brief appearance in the General
Assembly yesterday.
In the case of prospective candi-
dates for the governorship, particular
ly in such as have hopes of securing
administration support q. M. Brough-
ton and Willis Smith, for example)
the disease has appeared in really
virulent form they are wondering
what political intent motivated the
Warren visitating, and are fearful
that it confirms recent reports that
the first districts Washington rep
rcsentatative contemplates tossing his
hat into the 1910 governorship ring.
The congressman, of course, dis
claimed any and all connection be-
tween his trip here and the 1910 State
campaign. He told your correspond
ent with the greatest appearance of
sincerity that the recent newspaper
talk about him as a gubernatorial as
pirant is "all news to me-"
Just the same all and sundry arc
wondering what he did come here for.
1t is pointed out by those who keep
an eye glued on the political weather.
vane that Mr.. Warren seldom comes
to North Carolina while the Congress
is in session. They seem to feel that
he may have had in mind the max
ing of new acquaintance and contacts
among the North Carolina legislators.
The wonderers, just to keep in prac-
tice perhaps, are also wondering if
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
Weather Is
Freakish, And
DanageHeavy
CBy The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press.)
Severe WindstOrms in the south
and east and dense fog along the
New England coast brought about
display of freak weather today.
Gales of short duration unrOOfed
n number of houses and snapped
high tension wires in the vicinity
ow Lynchburg and Buena Vista,
Va.
Severe winds tore through the
suburbs of GreenviIle, S. c., dam
aging houses and sending three
persons to hospitals with minor
injuries.
Gusts of wind sweeping through
HagerstOwn, Md, wrecked several
buildings.
Fog drifting in from the At
lantic forced cancellation or de-
lay of air travel in the metrOpOIi-
tan New York area, and along the
New England coast delaying ar
irving vessels and tangled ship
ping.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
Vance Prison
Camp ToCost
Over $4,000

Raleigh, Feb. 15-(AP) The
Highway and Public Works Com
mission announced low bidders to-
day for construction work on
three new prison camps for Ashe,
Cherokee and Vance counties.
Contracts probably will be award
ed the low bidders in a few days.
The low bidders on general con-
tracts included: Vance, James
HARDWOOD, of Albemarle, $37, 800.
Crutchfield Plumbing Company,
of Greensboro, was low on plumb
ing for Vance at $3,964.35.
Austin Electric Company, of
Charlotte, was low on the elee-
trical work on the Vance job at
$2,416.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
statewide LIQUOR BAN GIVEN ASSEMBLY
Damaging Wind In
Asheville Region

Asheville, Feb. 15.- (AP) "A
severe wind storm swept over Ashe
vile early today, unrOOfing scores
of houses, uprOOting numerous
trees and SCATTERING windows, but
causing nc casualties so far as first
reports indicated. The wind was ac-
cOmpanied by a tOrrential rain.
An earth slide of several hundred
tons was reported to have covered
a highway near Hot Springs, about
so miles west of here, and fear was
expressed that possibly there had
been loss of life there. Convicts
were ordered to remove the earth.
The slide was believed to have been
caused by the same storm that
struck this vicinity.
One of the heaviest sufferers
here was the National Casket Com
pany. Its plant was unrOOfed and
otherwise damaged, portions of the
roof being hurled as far as 1000
yards. Operations were suspended
for lack of power.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
Britain To Double Spending
For Vast Arnnanent PROGRAM
War Planes Debate in
House Includes Asser-
ton America Is Safe
AS Long. as European
Democracies Stand i;
Centers Around $552
Million Defense

London, Feb. 15.-(AP)-The gov
eminent announced today that it's
borrowing powers to finance Brit
aims huge re-armament program
would double, with the limit raised
from 2O0OOO,0OO pounds ($1,OOOOOO,-
OOO) to 4OO,OOO,OOO pounds ($2,OoOOOO,-
OOO).
Also, officials disclosed that Great
Britain sought and received confir-
nation that Italy again was sending
achievements to Libya, increasing
the government Mediterranean wor-
ries at a critica; stage in the Spanish
war.
Under the British-Italisn accord,
which went into effect last Novem-
Der 16, Italy had reduced by half her
strength in Libya, which faces
French Tunisia, an object of Fascist
expansion clamor.
Officials said the Earl of Perth,
British ambassador to Rome, had
been told by Italian Foreign Minister
Count Ciano that additional troops
were being sent to Libya because of
information received" that French
forces in Tunisia had been increas-
ed. Ciano was said to have added that
Italy would reduce her Libvan garri-
son when conditions were 'restored
to normal" f3
Officials declined to disclose the
number of Italians sent to North
Africa, but rel4lb,e reports said forces
there now numbered 6O0O0 as against
10000 maintained under the British
Italian accord
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
GUILFORD NEGROES
GRANTED RETRIEVE

Raleigh, Feb. 15.-(AP)-Paroles
Commissioner Edwin Gill announced
today that Governor Hoey would re-
prieVe Bat DeJournett, Negro, SEN
fenced in Guilford county to be ex-
ecuted here Friday. Gill said that
Elmer Williams, co-defendant with
DeJournett, "has confessed that he
actually killed Garland Mangum and
in a lengthy statement gives facts
that tend to exonorate DeJournett
Of murder, involving him only as an
accessory after the fact.
Williams, Gill said, is now serving
life term.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
Premier Finds
He's Jew And
Quits Office

Budapest, Hungary, Feb 15-(AP)-
Premier Imradi resigned today be-
cause of parliamentary opposition to
his sweeping proposals for regulating
Jews, and afterwards startled his
party members by announcing that he
had discovered that he himself was
partly Jewish.
In a speech before colleagues of the
party Of national unity, whom he had
persuaded to adopt his anti-J ewiSh
program, which envisaged laws cur
failing political rights of Jews, bar
ring them from certain types of work
and limiting their activities in others,
Imradi declared one of his great
grandparents was born a Jew.
'This fact, which only lately came
to my attention, is one of the reasons
why | felt myself obliged to retire as
PREMIER" said Imradi, who assumed
the Hungarian premiership nine
months ago. He had been accused of
trying to introduce an authoritarian
regime. Many legislators suspected
that he intended to abolish parlia-
ment or greatly reduce it's powers.
II held and still hold that legisla-
ton for the regulation of Jewish par
ticipation in economic and cultural
affairs of the country is a good thing
for our fatherland" he said in tired
voice at a party meeting in the par.
lament building. A conference last
ing most of the night preceded his
resignation. Parliament was scheduled
to consider his anti-Jewish proposals
today.
Under the terms of the proposal
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Waiter Hotel.
nv HENRY AVEKJLL.

Raleigh, Feb. 49, Kid Balanced
Budget took two hard pokcs to the
Jaw In yesterdays fight in the fin
,ance committee ring.
To begin with, the committee roar
ed down, without even demand for
a division a motion to reopen the
sales tax section with.a view to re-
placing basic building materials in
the evcr-lengthening list of goods,
wares and chattels upon which Tar
Heels must fork over that much-cuss-
ed three pennies on the dollar.
Then a bit later it fixed the fran
chise tax on railroads operating in
the State at rs cents per $1,000 in
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-15
England And France
{ Painted AS Defense
For United States
Tanker Taken Off
Bar In Cape Fear

Wilmington, Feb. 15.-(AP)-All
was well this morning with the
tanker Pan Virginian, 5,936-ton YES
sci, which grounded off Reaves
Point in the Cape Fear river Sun
day morning. but the tanker Chile
Oil, which had gone to her assis-
lance, was aground off Orion Point
four miles north of Reaves Point,
according to officers aboard the
United States coast guard cutter
MOdOc.
The MOdOc, with three tugs, was
to leave this afternoon for Orion
Point, where they will try to float
the Chile Oil.