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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-15
DEC. 81 DEADLINE
FOR TAX REFUNDS

Guy r. Helvering, commissioner
OF internal revenue, made known
through the Waterbury ONCE Of the
internal revenue department that
Dec. 81 Is the last day for filing
claims for refund of taxes paid un.
der the agricultural adjustment act.
This date Is the extended time made
by the last congress, and all claim
ants who doubt that their claims 90
filed are adequate should Ale new
or amended claims before Dec. 81.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-15
vARCoNI CAST

Victor Varconi plays the role OF
the Russian officer, Col. Borodin
attached 10 the Confederate Army,
In AROUSE and Beware" which
teams Wallace Berry, Dolores Del
Rio and John Howard In the leads
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-15
14-P oint Program
For State Drawn Up
Conn. Development Commission Draws Up COmpfe.
hensive Plan at Meeting in Hartford

Hartford December is. - fourteen-point program,
designed to stimulate and develop Connecticus resources
was adopted last night by the eevenman State Develop
ment Commission at its monthly meeting In the Hotel
Bond. Charles E. Role, chairman Of the commission, in
making the program public, pointed out that many Of
the projects included In the program well under
vvcv
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Code Of Good Taste
For Radio Stations
Bans Liquor Ads
Broodcosters Hear
Talks by Will Hays
And J. 6. StuhImun
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated PRESS.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. July 13.-
Representatives of 400 of the Nations
largest radio stations established
good taste" standard of radio ad-
vertising yesterday, banning. among
other things, advertising for any
Spurious or hard liquor
Delegates to the 17th annual con-
vention of the National Association
of Broadcasters heard Will H. Hays,
speaking by radio from Hollywood,
Calf, last night, say that radio, the
press and motion pictures each re-
fleet the ideals, the inspiration, the
aspiration, the hopes and the art
and the culture of the people,
The president of the Motion Pic
ture Producers and Distributors of
America praised the three as de-
tenders of freedom and liberty. each
rejecting "a composite, definite dis
tillation of the character and the in
telligence of our civilization"
In another long distance speech
the radio men heard James g.
Stahlman, publisher of the Nashville
Banner and former president of the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation, say from London that de-
mocracy has her back to the wall
on this side of the Atlantic europe E.
The preservation of it on our own
side will make certain its future" :"
The radio men also banned in
their good taste" code advertising
of drugs described by their makers
as cures" matrimonial agencies
fortune tellers, astrologers, mind
readers, character readers, palmists,
phrenologists and numerologists.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
Stopped on Way West

Grover Cleveland, who became
President, when fresh from college
could not find work and, like most
young men of those days, determined
to go West to seek his fortune. On
his way there he stopped in Buffalo
to visit an uncle, was persuaded
to remain there, given a place in
a lawyers office as an Office boy
the West thus losing a prospective
settler.
Evening star., 1939-07-13
The Dust Bowl
Once Held q Sea
BY the Associated Press.


SPRINGFIELD, Colo.-Winds that
blew during the recent big drought
uncovered the bones of a prehistoric
mammoth in sands on the Kern
farm.
Experts from the Colorado Mu-
scum of Natural History said the
skeleton was that of creature
which once lived in the sea and that
there was evidence the sea was
locatedin the dust bowl. The skel-
eton, with neck 20 feet long, was
taken to the museum.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Guests Of Honor
At Last Nights
Rotary Banquet

Guests of honor at the banquet
at the Montezuma Ballroom last
niGht, sponsored by the Rotary Club,
we're Coach Wally Smith and the
following 43 members Of the high
school football squad:
Jim Macris, H., Bob Dawson,
r.h., Frank Reed, r. e., Dave Jara-
milo, l.g., "Bronko" Gastellum,
r.g., Dan Uribe, l.g., Gus Cabrera,
l.h., Eddie Marian, c., Albert Zen
izo, f., Carlos Cabrera, q.b., Bill
Baffert, q.b., Ernesto Marian, c.,
Bud Edwards, l.h., Alex Durazo,
l.e., Bob Frias, re-, AL Camerlin,
Jr., re-, Eddie Acedo, re-, Arman-
do Parada, l.e., David Miller, l.e.,
Ed Bayze, r.t.
Ed Pierson, It,, Johnny Pearson,
r.t., "Heinie" Hudgin, c., Larry"
Villsnueva, l.g., Moe" Villanueva,
r.g., Johnny Phillips, r.g., Al Gas
tellum, r.g., Joe Berrellez, l.h.. Ted
Bonoran, l.g., Bob Blea, r.t., Ed
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Douglas
Merchants To
Be Tried Here

County Attorney Frank Thomas
of Cochise county and his deputy,
Burr Sutter, son of Attorney Fred
Sutter of Bisbee, were here from
Bisbee Wednesday arranging for the
trial in the Santa Cruz County SUI
perior court of Alfred and Sam
Levy, Bisbee and Douglas mer-
chants.
The Levys were granted change
of venue from Cochise to Santa
Cruz county Wednesday morning ON
the grounds that they felt they
could not get fair trial in Cochlse
county.
They are charged with presenting
false claims to the state based ON
relief funds issued by the State
Social Security Board.
The Levys were among five prom
inent Cochise county merchants ar
rested on the charge of presenting
false claims. Two of the number,
were convicted, and one pleaded
guilty, in the superior court of Co
chise county.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Jackson Day
Campaign
Under Way

On November Is the Democratic
National Committee, headquarters
in Washington, began a Jackson
Day Campaign to raise funds to
carry ON the activities of the party.
One million letters were sent out
simultaneously in 48 States to loyal
Democrats urging every one who is
able to do so to contribute $25 to the
cause of promoting Democratic sue
cess in 1910.
The campaign will end on January
8, and the only resemblance to the
method employed for Jackson Day
dinners of previous years is that on
January 8 in the various States the
National Committee intends to give
dinners in some centrally located
city to which every contributor OF
the $25 will receive compliment
tary ticket. These dinners are to
celebrate the successful conclusion
Of the campaign.
Dean Stanley of Phoenix, manag-
ing director of the drive in Arizona,
has appointed Victor j. Wager, ST.
and Craig Pottinger as Santa Cruz
County members of his advisory
committee.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Committee For
Xmas Decorating
Named By RAIDER

r. E. WeSterlund, chairman;
Penn Kaanta, Rev. C. E. Howe
and C. L. Drew were appointed
Tuesday as the committee to
have charge of the second an
nuaI community outdoor hOli-
day decorating contest.
They were named by President
Chet RAIDER of the Lions Club, spon-
sors of the contest, and whose ef-
forts led last year to outdoor deco
rating at 62 homes in this city.
The date on which the decora-
tions are to be up will be set short
ly by the committee and is expect
ed to be about December /. The
committee will also select prizes to
be awarded just before Christmas.
The Lions solicit the cooperation
of all other organizations and the
public in general in beautifying No
gales for the approaching holidays.
1t was announced that Fred KEN
meries who had charge of last year S
decorating of the ornamental street
lighting standards will again be in
charge of that department this
year.
The Lions Club and the Nogales
international originated the out
door decorating contest last year.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Proposed New
High School
$4,000 Project

0. H. Oldfather, principal of the
Patagonia Union High School, and
Rue Capps, clerk of the board of
education of the Patagonia Union
High School District, were visitors
here Wednesday.
They said the proposed new high
school at Patagonia is a $4,000
project, instead of $4,000 as one
would be led to believe in reading
the legal notice for the special bond
election to be held Saturday Decem-
ber 9, now appearing in this paper
Of the $4,000, the sum of $45, 900
would be WPA assistance costing
taxpayers nothing. The other SOS, 900
will be raised through bond is
sue, if the electors vote the bonds
at the December 9th election.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25

Agents Of the Richfield
Oil Corporation from all
parts of Arizona will hold
a state convention in No
gales a week from today,
it was announced t h i S
week by ]. w. Harwood,
Nogales agent of the big
Oil company.
It will be the first time Arizona
Richfield agents ever held a state
meeting anywhere except Phoenix.
Twenty two Richfield agents, ac-
companied by their employees, and
wives, will be here, the total at
tendance to be in the ueighbor-
hood of fifty, Mr.. Harwood said.
The convention, highlighted by a
banquet, will be held in the Monte
yuma Ballroom. Business sessions
will start at 2 or 8 pm, the ban
quet will take place in the evening,
and most of the visitors will re-
main here over Sunday.
Decision to hold the. convention
at Nogales is a result of the recent
visit here of w. G.. King, Jr., Of
Los Angeles, Richfield southern dis
trict manager in charge of south
ern California and Arizona. Observ-
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
County Loses
Valuable Herd

One of the greatest herds of COM
mercial Hereford cattle within the
borders of Santa Cruz county was
shipped last week to re-Stock a
ranch near Long Beach, California
Owing to continued deficiency in
rainfall it was decided by the man
agement of the Larimore Livestock
Company of Sonoita to dispose of
their entire herd and allow the
range to re-seed and rest.
This herd of cattle was the result
of Is years of constructive feeding.
nothing but registered bulls having
been used from the beginning
Steers produced in this herd have
won prizes in ''halter classes" pen
lots, and feeding experiments con-
Quoted by the University of Arr
IONA, the entire calf crop having
been purchased by one California
feeder for five consecutive years
A small but select herd of reg
istered cows will be maintained by
the Larimore Company with the
idea of gradually restocking their
ranges as conditions seem to justi-
fy.
A few good registered range bulls
will be available to the trade after
January 1st at the ranch headquar-
tiers five miles northwest of So
nOita
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Wheeler Pinch
Hits For Hays
At Rotary Meet

Pinch hitting for Chief of Police
Don Hays of Tucson, who could not
be here, Harold Wheeler, inspector
of police at Tucson, addressed the
Rotary Club yesterday noon on
"Cr!rne Prevention !"
He said that five percent Of pris-
oners are mentally deficient, a ma
jor crime occurs every "a seconds, a
murder every "a minutes, so per
cent of crimes are committed by per-
sons under 25 years of age, and 2.5
percent of children in any COM
munity are subnOrmal.
Guests at the meeting, in addi-
ton to Wheeler, were Thomas w.
Falvey of Tucson, Sheriff j. j.
Lowe, Undersheriff Bert DeVaughn,
Deputy Sheriff A. G. Dalton, Chief
of Police Cyrus Marsteller, Police
men Lewis Fleischer, Harry Drew
len, r. G. Michelena, and the fol
lowing Nogales, Sonora, officers:
Chief of Police Jose Camberos, Po-
licemen Zeferino Rodriguez and
Baldamero Castaneda.
William Earl Powles was induct-
ed into the club as new member
DR.. Charles S. Smith was program
chairman.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Protest
Proposed Cut
In Copper Tariff

With the states most important
industry threatened with ineStl-
mable loss, citizens of NogaleS john
ed with other Arizona communities
Wednesday to protest the so per
cent cut in the copper tariff as
proposed in trade treaty now be-
ing negotiated between this country
and Chile
In more than 100 cities, towns.
villages and hamlets where copper
is the source of livelihood, citizens
met to issue a simultaneous protest
against a tariff cut which, it Was
charged, would prove disastrous
to Arizona's great copper industry
At each of the meetings, resoIu-
tions of protest were adopted and
then forwarded to Gov. r. T. Jones.
who will include all the reports 1n
one large and comprehensive repre-
sentation to the State Department.
in Washington.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Coach Smith And Football Squad
Guests OF Honor At Banquet
Sponsored By Rotary At Montezuma

inson, end coach of the U. of A
coaching staff. McKale announced
Monday he would bring moving
pictures of the recent Arizona Mar
quette game in Milwaukee to show
at the banquet.
Other entertainment features or
the program included music by the
Mavericks and a number by Cav
ern Cafe entertainer. Jim Williams
carteoniss who draws "Out Our
Way said early in the week he
would try to attend the banquet
and there was a probability Gary
Cooper, movie star, now in Tucson,
might come.
DR.. Charles S. Smith, who sug-
gested that the banquet be held,
named the following committees to
have charge of what he called
"Wally Smiths party
Program: Wally Smith, chair
man; Chet Rosenstern, Craig Pot
finger and A. J. Mitchell. Enter
tainment: DR.. M. I. Merritt, James
v. Robins and Don Smith. Tickets:
I. H. Shannon, James Manson.
Banquet: E. J. Dittmer, ]. B. Page,
E. A. Alvarez, George D. Haido-
poulo. Music: Russell Meeker and
(Turn to Page Three)
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Bird And Hall.
Moving Offices

Attorneys Duane Bird and Thom-
as L. Hall are moving today and
tomorrow from La Vile de Paris
building to their beautiful new Of
fees in the Nogales Hotel building,
Morley and -aso, owned by Mr..
Bird.
The new offices, occupying the
entire ground floor of the building
extending along East street from
Morley to Nelson, have total OF
eight rooms and 5000 feet of floor
space.
There is a reception room, and
a file room, furnace room, labora-
tory, large library, and three Of
fices.
Bird and Hall had offices on the
second floor of La Vile building
six years, moving there from the
Noon building, Grand avenue and
Elm street. Mr.. Bird has been prac-
ticing law here about % years and
Mr.. Hall eight years.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Golf Tourney
Set For Sunday

A golf tournament at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning at the Santa
Cruz County Golf Course will be
made up of the following players:
First flight: Aviles-Kaanta, Agui-
lar-Pina, Prather Wilson, Cheshire
McNulty.
Second flight: Anderson-Mac
gregor, Hannah-Brown, Wilde-Ross,
Medler- -GaXiCla.
Third flight: Escalada- Farley,
Bradley-Rader
Tournament rules: Tee-up on fair
ways bunkers and rough play ball
as it lies.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Center Stripe
Originated
In Mexico

With claims and counterclaimS
arising throughout the country
among persons who contend that
they are the originators of the
white center stripe, the chances
are that the idea goes back many
years before the advent of the au-
tomobile
There is a road between Mexico
City and Cuernavaca, Mex, where
built-in center line of light-col-
ored stones prevented quarrels be-
tween travellers who wanted to be
certain that they and their burros
got a fair share of elbow room some
400 years ago.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Arizona Conflicts
On Work Program

FLORENCE, AriZ., Nov. 24-CUP)
-Convicts of the Arizona State
Prison, where nearly 40 inmates es-
capped last year, are being kept busy
now under a "baby WP.A." in
augurated by Warden Gene Shute.
Shute said he was instituting a
work-for-all program of 'pick and
shovel and wheelbarrow pushing"
for the convicts so they won't think
they're in a rest home
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
JURY BLAMES
MUSICIANS IN
AUTO WRECK
Arizona University Girl
ExOnerated Here By
Coroner's Jury

Blame for the automobile collision
of Sunday October 1st in which six
persons were killed just north OF
Tubac was placed Thursday on the
late Frank Olivas, 25, of Tucson,
driver of one of the cars, and Fill
berto Quinteros of Tucson, owner
of the car.
The coroner's jury investigating
the cause of the deaths returned
the following verdict:
They were the result of col
lision between two cars, one driven
by Miss Harriet Manchester, and
the other by Frank Olivas. In the
opinion of this jury said collision
was caused by the negligence of the
driver of the musicians car, one
Frank Olivas, and its owner, one
Filiberto Quinteros.
The verdict was reached at 1:48
pm, after the jury had deliberated
48 minutes.
In the verdict the following were
listed as having been killed as a re-
suit of the crash:
Miss Mary Steele, 20; Miss Jane
Stoppenbach, IT; Guillermo Tru-
jillo, 30; Rafael c. Lopez, 36; Frank
Olivas, 26; and Miss Patricia Bryan,
20.
Miss Manchester, University of
Arizona coed, and her mother, Mrs.
Tom Manchester, Sr, of st. Louis,
Mo-, were in the courtroom at the
time the verdict was read.
Final day of the two and one half
Crurn TO Page FOUR
Nogales international., 1939-11-25

Between 80 and 80 out of town
physicians are expected here for the
annual meeting of the Santa Cruz
County Medical Society to be held
a week from tonight, it was an
nounced yesterday by DR.. Charles
S. Smith, secretary of the associa-
ton.
Featured by a dinner, and strict
ly a social gathering and evening OF
Nogales international., 1939-11-25

NNNA[F SA|TH C1lc 1COtdIy NluO'
it was one of the most delightful
affairs Of the year on the border.
C. B. Wilde presided as toast
master and Coach Smith and the
football players were highly praised
for giving Nogales one of the best
teams in the history of the school,
team that won five games, tied
Tucson, and lost but two.
At the banquet, j. F.. McKale, di-
rector of athletics at the University
of Arizona, was on the program
as main speaker of the evening,
and said early in the week he would
be accompanied here by Bud Rob
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Between 80 And 90 Out OF Town
To Attend
Medical Society Meeting Here Dec. z

fun, the meeting will be held at 7:30
pm, at the Cavern Cafe. There will
be absolutely no display of orator.
cal ability, DR.. Smith said.
All members of the Arizona State
Medical Association, and d their
wives, have been extended cordial
invitation to be present.
Reservations for the dinner close
Thursday Nov. 80.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
SILENT DOGS BITE

DANVILLE CHI Nov. 24-(UPD
Interviews with mail carriers in
this city do not necessarily con-
firm the old adage that barking
dogs seldom bite but twist ik
around logical point to read NON
barking dogs bit most often"
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
S.P. Doubles
Loading Platform,
At Patagonia

Account greatly increased busi-
ness, the Southern Pacific railroad
is to double the size of its loading
platform at Patagonia, it was learn
ed yesterday.
So great is the increase in ore
shipments, two trains now leave
Patagonia each week. For many
years there was only one train
weekly.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
ATTEND CONVENTION

County Supervisor R. T. Frazier
left early yesterday morning for
Phoenix to attend the state con-
vention of assessors. Assessor Rob
ert H. Fleischer and William Sim
onton, clerk of the board of super
visors, left Wednesday to attend the
meeting.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
100000 Taxes
Collected
In uo Months

The county treasurer's office has
collected about 100000 in taxes the
past two months, it was announced
yesterday by County Treasurer G.
Mignardot.
He said collections have been
coming in pretty good.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25

Sloan, f., Clarence Jolivette, r.h.,
Emilio Marian, re-, "Kiko" Pc
queras, r.h., Ricardo Salgado, re-,
Joe Dupuy, qb., Louie Santacruz,
re-, Gil Medina, Itf, George Frank
lii It,. AL R r.t,, Nanny
Bonoran, f., Johnny Peterson and
Richard Taliaferro. managers.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
ARIZONA RICHFIELD AGENTS
TO Hold CONVENTION HERE
DEC. End; FIFTY TO ATTEND
Will Be The First Time Richfield Oil Corporation
Agents Ever Held A State Meeting In
Arizona Outside OF Phoenix

ing the fine record made recently
by j. w. Harwood Nogales agent,
King decided to hold the next state
meeting in Nogales.
Among prominent Richfield Off
cials in addition to King who viii
attend the Nogales meeting is E.
w. Collett of Los Angeles, manager
of lubricating sales.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Covers were laid

Covers were laid
for approximately
100 persons at the
stag banquet CIV
en- in the Monte
z u m a Ballroom
last night in hon
or of Coach Wal
ly Smith a n d
members of the
N o G a e S high
S c h ool football
squad.
Sponsored b y
Nogales international., 1939-11-25

President Roosevelt changed the
date this year in order that holidays
be spaced more evenly during the
last half Of the year. Henceforth.
after the coming Thanksgiving, the
holiday will be observed on the sec.
Ond Thursday Of November.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25

Thanksgiving is the one national
holiday in our calendar that has
u religious significance. For that
reason it was ignored by President
Thomas Jefferson, above, who held
that religious Observances had no
place in activities of the. state. Pres
ident Madison proclaimed four
Thanksgiving days-all in different
months. Other Thanksgivings have
been observed in July. April, May
and October.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Thanksgiving

O President Roosevelt's deci-
sion to Gdvance Thanksgiving
day from NoU. 30 to Nov. %
Which has been tollo,oed in
part OF the nation, did not, as
is popularity supposed, estab.
Lish a precedent.
Evening star., 1939-12-20
In mrnturtattt

ATwELL, R. E. t"sHoRTY",. In mem
ory OF my father and our friend. r. E.
CSHoRTY"l ATWELL. who died one year
ago today. December 20, 1898.
Christmas holidays bring sad memories
OF a loved one gone to rest;
He will never be forgotten
BY the one who loved him bsst saN
While he lies in peaceful sleep,
FRIENDS, PAPPY AND ELLIS.
CURTIS, LAWRENCE B. Sacred to the
"goin' home" of our loved one LAWRENCE
B. CURTIS, December 90. 1925.
There is no time that we could set
For parting: We who must remain
Even Even our % prayer r0S would be- be-: Not yeti
Not vet. dear God--another day
With US let our beloved, stay
that m Va: Wisely. e. God has has wiled vile It So. SOW
DEVOTED WIFE. PARTHENIA W. CURTIS.
GRAY. MARY F.. In sad but loving re-
membrance of darling wife and mother,
who left US one year ago today. December
90. 1898.
With tears, in our eyes. dear mother,
Each night when we kneel to pray,
We think nf you. your loving ways
And Of the night you passed away.
A mother who gave the best Of her life.
She taught US to love and also to pray,
Dear mother, in heaven, God bless you
DEVOTED 5GIs6 HUSBAND AND CHILDREN. :
PETRONE. PIETRO. In loving memory
four years ago today. December 20. 1885.
What would we give to clasp his hand,
His happy face to see.
To hear his voice and see his smile
HIS shfe ho3fSa mss9' M1r y PUP PA1Lsz &
AND SON. JOHN.
Evening star., 1939-12-20
Funeral Services Held
For Mai. Langley

Funeral services for Maj. Eugene
r. Langley, As, senior adjudicator
and reviewer at the Veterans Ad-
ministration, who died Sunday in
Mount Alto Hospital, were held to-
day in Hines funeral home, 2901
Fourteenth street NV. Burial was
in Arlington National Cemetery.
Maj. Langley, native of Rusk
County. Tex, served IN the Army
at the border and in Mexico in 1916
and 1917. On June /, 1918, he was
commissioned first lieutenant in the
Quartermaster Corps and COM
manded mobile auto repair unit
during the World War.
Maj. Langley began work for the
Veterans Bureau in April, 1921, as
an instructor of automotive trades
in the Vocational School for Re-
Mobilization of World War Veterans
at San Antonio, Tex. On July /,
1925, he was transferred to the
Washington regional Office of the
Veterans Bureau.
He was graduate of the National
University Law School of this city
and a member of the bar in Texas.
He was member of the Sigma Nu