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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
7hiSSpOrting
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Where There's a Will There's Way
BY JOHN A, CLUNEY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
DUKES, CHESTNUT
 HILLS TO CLASH

Oakville, Dec. 7.-Oakville Dukes and the Watertown Chestnut Hills will square off Thursday evening in @ basketball contest that will have considerable bearing on the out ccme of the first round. The game is booked for 8:3o at the high school court.
 The Dukes are leading the league at this writing and if they get by the powerful Hills, they will prob ably go on undefeatsd in this round as they will have slid past their sternest opposition. A win for the Hills, however will throw the loop into a four team race.
 The Blue and Gold Is a slight fa- vorite probably because of their great defense but the Hills have more scoring power and the Dukes "Maginot Line" will have to be at It's best.
 A large crowd should turn out to witness what in all probability turn cut to be the best game of the year. A fine preliminary will start the fireworks of at 7:30. The probable
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
Boys Club Notes

The Intermediate B league begins tonight at 6:45. The Pembertons and the MarvelS will clash in this lirSt game and while their game Is In progress all members of the group who are not connected with any team will be organized into units that will play together through the season All intermedi. ateS are invited to join this league which IS designed chiefly for be- ginners.
 The Senior House league swings into It's second stage this Friday night at ' o'clock when the Tigers play the Achmes. Following this game the Warriors will take on the Gophers. Bombers play the Pond Aces and the Post Ohlce take the Princetons on In mortal combat.
 The Junior league at the club will begin this Saturday morning with the Pemeertons clashing with the EnckorS at Il o'clock, Following this match the Unknowns clash with the Pirehlls and the Texans meet the Hawks Much interest centerS around this league for the younger teams and action should be both interesting and beneficial to all concerned.
 The Varsity meets tough oppo- nent this Saturday night when the Wonder A. c. of Torrington visits the Club floor. This team has long been prominent in Connecticut hoop circles and this year is no excep- ton. Two undefeated teams clash in the prelim when the Bombers line up against the Reserves Of the visitors, The Varsity girls will show their skill for the first time this season when they play host to the St. Joe J. Vs. Dancing will follow the main go.
 Being in first place in the State league is quite a novel feeling for the local State quintet but Captain Fisher and his green and black team mates will show that their victory over last years champs was no mistake last Saturday when they take on the Orcutt Street hoopsters of Bridgeport Saturday afternoon at 2:30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
ANSONIA NORWOODS
 AT NAUGY SATURDAY

Ansonia Norwoods will provide the first opposition of the basketball season for the Naugatuck Chemical combine, coached by Joe Smey, the teams scheduled to meet Saturday night in the borough YMCA. Fed erek of the visitors, recently scored 25 points against the Bridgeport Iriquois.
 With Chemical will be Walter Booth of last years Rhode Island State varsity, Bill petrilas, Doh Mariana. Art Nauges, Bill Winkus George Backtis, Jack Dunn and I'd ulaslrL.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
STARS SHUT OUT

New Haven, Conn.,, December 2 = (UP) - The New Haven Eagles blanked the Syracuse Stars, 50, in an international Hockey League game here last night before 2,000 fans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
SCION OF BASEBALL

Alan Doubleday. grand-nephew of Abner Doubleday. the founder of baseball, is a sophomore fullback at Syracuse University.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
GRAY HORSE BATTERY

The Fort Myer Battery in New York, commanded by Captain Rob- ert L. Taylor, is composed entirely of gray horses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
VETERAN TRUMPETEER

Sergeant Billy Gray, chief trum- peteer of the 77th Regiment. has been the official New York race track bugler since 1906
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

this constructive and far-sighted step for good, sound and eco- nomical government"
 Classified Service
 Nearly 90 per cent of the state employees will come within the classi- fled civil service lis twhen the law is completely operative, he pointed out.
 We are proud of our legislature for having passed such a bill, be- cause we believe that this law will bring the service of the state tn highest type of man and woman the type who are not interested in political sinecure but who are anx- ious to render a real service to their community. We believe that young men and women fresh out of high school and college will be attracted to the service of the state because they will be given an opportunity to make government career, secure in the knowledge that as long as they perform their duties faithfully and well they will be protected from the threat of the political ax-inan. As long as they are industrious and ef- ficient they will be able to carry on their governmental duties without fear or favor of the political hench- man and his influence.
 We will be able to attract tc the service of the state, men and wom- en of all ages who are sincerely in terested in making government se.- vice career. We realize that It Is only by attracting people of this kind that government may nope to 1: aprove the quality of the service 1t renders to Its people. 1t is orly in this way that an increase If efficiency and a decrease of taxes may be hoped for. We are proud that Rhode Island is leading the way to better service at less cost to its taxpayers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

Hartford, Conn.,, March 17.-This chart. compiled by the safety educa- tion department of the Aetna Casu- alty and Surety Company, shows that Connecticut ranks 14th among the states listed according to their decreased or increased automobile fatality records for January of 1889, having 24 deaths this year as against 20 for January 1888. This is a de- crease of IT per cent.
 Statistics from 36 states from which reports are immediately avail- able indicate that there was a de- crease of nine per cent in automo- bile fatalities in these states during January of 1889 as compared to the corresponding month in 1888.
 The following tabulation shows the relative death toll in each of the reporting states, comparisons being made on both a numerical and a percentage basis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
SYMPHONY UNIT
 TO GIVE CONCERT
Frank FOti to Direct Pro- gram in Bridgeport
 Wednesday Night

The Bridgeport Federal Sym pllof1y Orchestra under Frank Foti vii! open its spring concert series Wednesday evening at Central High School auditorium, Bridgeport, be- ginning at 830 o'clock. Hans Joachim Heinz, lyric dramatic tenor will appear as guest soloist with the WPA Federal Music Project unit. A feature of the program to be given will be transcription by MT Foti of Corelli's La Folia" originally written for piano and violin, and now so far as is known to be pre- sented for the first time by any symphonic group. For the first time in Bridgeport will be played "Til Eulenspiegel by Richard Strauss. The program will be opened by Smetana's overture to The Bar tered Bride" and will include as the main orchestral offering Mendels- sohn's symphony No. 5" also known as '"The Reformation Symphony"
 The guest Soloist first appeared in America in Los Angeles in 1887, Ait otAiIS iJAtd NOll uCi GIlC
 tMahler) under Otto Klemperer. Since then he has been heard in leading roles throughout the United States. His European experience includes eleven years with the State Opera in Berlin, Germany, appear ances with the Opera Flamande at Antwerp, and tour of Czecho-Slo- valia in opera and concert followed by . concert tour in Italy. He will sing three arias: Comfort Ye, My People" from Handels Messiah; ''Dalla sua pace" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and the aria of Pylades from Gluck's "Iphigenia."
 Subscription tickets for the four concerts are now available at the office of the Federal Music Project, 164 State Street, Bridgeport, at one dollar for adults and fifty cents for students. Single admission is forty cents for adults and twenty-five cents for students.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Market Very Nervous When Trading Started
Stocks Drop More Than One POint-Seling Securities
 Here Reflected Sharp Break in London
BY ELMER c. WALZER United Press Financial Edit0r)

New York, March 17-Stocks dropped fractions to more than a point in nervous opening dealings today. Bonds declined in moderate trade and initial cotton futures prices were steady.
 Selling in securities here reflected sharp break in London in uncer- tainties created by the central Eu- ropean situation.
 Automobile issues were hard hit and high priced shares had loses ranging to 3 points in Westing- house Electric which opened at 11O.
 Chrysler opened 200O shares at 78 IA of 5-8 and General Motors 2000 shares at 48 1-8 off l. Steel was down 1-2 at 58 3-4 on the first sale, block of 200O shares. Bethle- hem was down IA at 68 "a on 1500 shares.
 American Telephone declined nearly 2 points to 162 1-2 and losses of a point or more were made by Eastman Kodak, Johns -Manville, Goodrich and Union Pacific.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Agreements

Agreements in which cOmpen- sation will be paid weekly during the period of disability were filed and approved this morning in the office of Compensation Commis- sioner James M. Lynch as follows:
 Watertown Lumber Co.,, Maili street, Watert0wn, against Peter Kachergis, RED. No. ?, Water town, infection of right hand, $19.53 beginning March 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
GOVERNORS STUDY
 MERIT SYSTEMS
IS New State Executives Expected to Favor Im-
 mediate Changes

Governors throughout the nation have taken strong stand in favor of the Merit System as revealed in the March issue of THE MERIT MAN which goes on the newsstands today. This official publication of the Conn. Merit System Assn quotes 18 governors, from Rhode Island to Nevada and from Nebraska to Ala bama, as favoring adoption of Merit System methods. In additions, it reviews the recent passage of State Merit System Law and Merit Sys- tenn Constitutional Amendment by the Rhode Island state senate and the establishment of 8 Merit System Assn in Ohio. All in all, articles in THE MERIT MAN show that Merit System adoption holds the spotlight not only in Connecticut but throughout the Nation.
 Free From Coercion
 The whole question of Political Activity" of government employees is thoroughly covered in feature article in which freedom from po- litical coercion and political assess ment of public employees is upheld by quotations from United States Supreme Court decisions and backed by a study of laws in other states and municipalities.
 The political manipulation of the dual office holding bill is severely censured in an editorial which com pares the disagreeing action of the two houses with that which occurred during the passage of the present state merit system law.
 Stanley OMeara, legislative chair man of the Bridgeport Teachers as- sociation has contributed an ex- cellent article setting forth the viewpoint of the teacher with re- gard to merit system legislation. Showing the prominent part that teachers have played in developing public consciousness of the evils of the spoilc system, he points out that members of the teaching profession should be in the foremost ranks of those who wish to see the spells sys- tenn eliminated from our school sys- tenn. He reviews the action that has been taken in this direction and concludes that if intense interest and study of this problem continue, Connecticut will take the leadership in the complete abolition of the spoils system from public education. Citadel of Spoils
 W!tf public attention focused on the evils of the spoilS system, the job of Merit System advocates is much easier than it was 25 or 30 years ago when Henry w. Farnum organized Merit System Pioneers to battle the citadel of spoils. In it, ting tribute to this great Merit Sys- tenn pioneer, Horance D. Taft, presi- dent of the association dedicates The Merit Man to the memory of the man who first used the term Merit System" 34 years ago.
 The Merit Man calls attention to the judiciary committee hearing on State Merit System bills to be held on March 2l at 1:30 p. m. in the old senate chamber and reports the stand of the association on these bills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Breaks Reported!

Two breaks on Bishop street last night were being investigated today by Detective Lieutenants Edward McElligett and William H. Foley.
 In an attempted break at the chicken market of Joseph Danen, 65 Bishop street, the bars over a back window had been removed but entrance was not effected.
 A stone was thrown through the window of the Bishop Street Pack age store, 67 Bishop street, and about $1O worth of liquor was de- stroyed or stolen. It was in pints and half-pints displayed in the window, according to the manager.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Had Alibi

City court was lean of activity today and only one case of non- support, continued until tomorrow and five men charged with drunk enness appeared before Judge T. E. Conway.
 Of the five charged with intox- ication only one appeared to have reason for celebrating St. Pat rick's Day, basic reason. MT. - was born in Ireland.
 The case of Fortunate Gingras. 39, of 54 Milton avenue, charged with non-support was continued until tomorrow. Arrest was made by Patrolman James Phelan and $100 cash bond was supplied. 7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
INDIAN PENsIoNED IN 1857

Salinas, Gal. (UP)-Records just uncovered show that Monterey cotn ty was always kind and generous to Lo, the Poor Indian. The records found show that as far back as 1857, the county granted $50 to one Gabriel de Ia Torre for the support for six months of a blind Indian. It was not till 1929 that the state finally enacted its blind aid act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
INSURANCE STOCKS
AUSTRALIA HAS GOLD BOOM

Sydney, Australia (UP) = With gold commanding higher market price than ever before, thanks to the United States arbitrary valuation of 1t, Australia is enjoying . real gold boom. In New South Wales alone $S,254,O0O worth at present rates was extracted the past year. The yield of 91. $50 ounces was the highest since 1916. Two newly opened mines are now averaging 1,- 900 ounces weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
INJURED BY OWN ACCURACY

Pasadena, Cal. (UP)--When some poet "shot an arrow into the air." poetical things followed. but when George Sargent, tired of breaking bottles by throwing stones at them, tossed one into the air and took a flying shot at it with a stone, the shattered glass came back and la- cerated his arm. The surgeon con- ceded he was a n1arksman all right.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
Spotlighting Brass City News
VIVA SteWardesS

Held in the arms of SteWardess Alice Dorsey, formerly of this city, two-year-old Harold Holt, Jr., arrived by airplane at New ark airport en route from his home in Monangehela, Pa, to New Rochelle, N. Y, where a doc- tor will attempt to check a dan gerous tumor that threatens the child's life.
 Miss Dorsey, 8 graduate of the Waterbuhy hospital school of nursing. resided formerly at 926 West Main street. She left Water- bury several months ago to be- come stewardess on the VIVA lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
ILLINOIS FIRST CANDY STATE

Chicago-(UP)--Illinois led all other states in catering to the na- tion's sweet tooth during 1887. The state roduced $9o,37l, ,i2l of confec- ticnery products. nearly ope-thiFd of the nations supply, . survey by the US. census bureau showed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
FLYING GAINS IN DELAWARE

Dover, Del-(UP)--Interest in aviation has increased in Delaware during the past year. There were 20 more licensed pilots and 18 more airplanes in the state on Jan, l than on the same date of 1888. The tatols gave GA pilits and 66 airplanes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
MINISTER HERE RESIGNS TASKS Rev Clarence Wells Leaves Congregational Church
 Passionate
WATERTOWN Correspondent: Mary C0sgr0ve
 Phone 875

Watertown, March IT - The res- ignation of Rev. Clarence E. Wells was accepted at a special meeting of the First Ecclesiastical Sociey of the Congregational church Wednes- day evening. MT. Wells has been in poor health since last August.
 At meeting of the Junior Legion Auxiliary held Tuesday evening in the Legion rooms, the following offi- cers were elected: President, Helen Bennett; vice-president, Mary Rob- erts; secretary, Lucille Miller; chap lain, Harriet Walton; seargeant-at- arms, Veronica Karzensky and his- torian, Madeline Campbell. It was voted to hold the meeting once a month. The newly elected officers will be installed at meeting to be announced.
 The public schools of Watertown will hold school Saturday to make up the day lost on Monday on &C., count of the snow. The three upper classes at the high school will at tend from 8 a. m. to 10:30 a. m., and the freshman class will attend from 10:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. Personals
 A son was born at St. Mary's Hos pital Wednesday morning to Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Cleary of Main street.
 Leroy G. Woodward Post will meet Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock due to change in plans. Commander Michael Roberts requests all rnem- bers to wear their legion hats at all meetings.
 A supper meeting of the Phi Sigma Phi Society of the Congre- gational church will be held in the chapel Friday evening at o'clock.
 There will be stations of the cross and benediction at St. Johns church this evening at 7:30 o'clock, fol- lowed by rehearsal of the senior choir.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
By JACOB SIMON United Press Correspondent

Jerusalem, March 17-(UP)-Brtish and Jewish police have been baed in recent months by series of bombngs fn places which carefully guarded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
ARAB TERRORISTS TRICK BRITISH, USE SL|NGSMEN TO HURL BOMBS 1 AS HOLY LAND REVOLT GOES ON
Ancient and Modern Stratagems Readily Discussed by Revolt Leaders
 In Damascus C. H. o.

EDITORS of two stories from Palestine revealing remarkably intimate using to harass the British.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

A film in Sweden wants to intro duce American potato peelIng -na- chimes Into that country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

Families in Rome wiht more than seven children will get cheaper gas and electric rates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17

NEW YORK CURE ..
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-21
U.S.G.S. Finds New Nose"
East OF Town OF Sunburst
NO LEASE RUSH
IS PROBABLE As
AREA IS LARGE

A well defined structural nose"
running up onto the main Kelvin
Sunburst field from the northeast
has been discovered and mapped
by the United States Geological
Survey but its announcement has
caused no great rush, as might be
expected.
A study of the map reveals that
the "nose" covers a wide area and
extends northward into Alberta on
the lower contours. The lowest con-
tour on the Montana side of the
line is the producing contour of the
Border-Red Coulee oil field, af-
fording an opportunity for another
pool in the Cut Bank series of sands
which c.. e. Erdmann, government
geologist, believes present.
Examination Of the map reveals
that the suggested location for a
test, in either sections or z in
Twp. BIN, Rg NV, lis on the crest
of the fold on the same contour
as the Border oil field. There is
no southwest closure shown but
Erdmann points out that 1.-THE ac-
of oil and gas is in
fluenced as much by rock fractur-
ing, sand lensing, porosity and
source-bed relations as by struc-
ture."
A suitable trap for oil is quite
definitely revealed, he says, by
well defined syncIines on either side
and although the Willshaw Flats
structure is covered with glacial
drift, the anticlinal nose is half
encfrcled by a rim of the ~Virgelle
on the northwest and
northeast.
The new map also shows a fair
" we'll defined nose" southeast OF
The town of Sunburst, where the
Bitter Creek-Cutler No. well was
drilled in 1922. This well was
somewhat of a mystery welp' and /
whether it ever reached the Madison
ime has been cushioned by many |
Who were present at the time of Its /
Claims of showings of |
ill were secuted by some but 1t
8 believed that in the light OF re-
,ults accomplished by acidization
hat the Cutler might have been
producer. On this same nose"
s the famous Sunburst-Boyce
which came in with a
arge flow of oil. flowed out OF
ontrol and turned to water. The
mystery Of the Boyce gusher has
lever been solved nor has there +
,een any other we'll drilled in the
-icinity. The 'shigh" is indicated
N this map to be west of the
soyce. Some further prospecting in
his district is assured on the
trength of this map.
The Boyce nose is part Of the
anne fold as the Willshaw flats
nticline which suddenly swings
orth and northeastward, east of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-10-21
NORTH
CUT BANK TEST
NEARING SANDS

A. B. Cobb Will on Sunday start
coring the Moulton sand, first pos
sible producing horizon, on his
North Cut Bank test on the Texas
company's Bilstad block OF leases,
located in center NWA SEA 4-36-
|5W, south and west of the Darling
pool. The well appears to be check
ing about the same, structurally.
as the Vasboe well in Section 27-
37-5W which was completed as
small gasser. It is about two miles
northwest of the Glacier Produc-
tion-McNamer gasser. with a rated
initial of 100000 cubic feet per
day.
Texas company's north Cut Bank
test, the zimmerman No. /, CIVIL
SWA SEA 26-S6-6W, is drilling
at 1900 feet, having found Colorado
shale at $50 feet and set 10-inch
casing at 779. This is north Off
est to the freakish Larson No.
producer, which is yielding oil from
the Sunburst sand. The extent and
trend of this new north slope will
be somewhat indicated by the out
come of the zimmerman well.
Aspen Oil company's Crowley No.
3 well in the Darling pool, in CEN
ter NWA NWA 24-37-5W, Is shut
in because Of the gas pressure
which yields too high a gas ratio
when the we'll is allowed to flow
from the Sunburst sand. 1t had an
initial OF 10 barrels per hour but
the gas flow increased to a point
where Il was necessary to shut In
in. This well was formerly known
as the Huber-Montana-Cr Crowley No.
8. Name was changed to Aspen
OIL company when Nadeau Brothers
and associates bought the half In
terest of ]. M. Huber of Berger,
Texas.
Italo Petroleum-C ornett No. /,
c SWH NwA 30-37-3W, directly
south Of the Border oil field, is
casing down to the
top of the Madison lime, at 2675
feet. The hole may be carried for
some distance into the lime, II the
understanding job is successful. The
hole Is caving badly.