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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-23

bacKgf0und Tor those trimmings. We are not having cocktails but food-out there in the clear, cool air, remember.
 If you like, instead of using the usual tray for hors d'oeuvres, you may place on round tray as many pretty scallop shells as will fit, and in each one arrange some appetizing bit such as her. ring fillets, little balls of deviled hm mixed with finely minced parsley and cream or mayonnaise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-23
SUNDAY CHICKEN

Joint a chicken as for frying, put it in a casserole and cover with a mixture of half milk and half cream Add salt and pepper to taste and a generous piece of butter. Cover and put in the fireless or electric cooker or cook in the oven until tender Make a cream gravy with the juices left in the pan, seasoning it with a little minced parsley. Serve with buttered fresh peas and lightly whipped mashed potatoes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-23
Shrimp and Grapefruit Salad

Peel and free a grapefruit from membrane and cut the pulp ir pieces, enough to fill cup. Add te the fruit 1 cup of cooked shrimp A cup celery, finely cut and 1-3 cur diced cucumber. Marinate in a little French dressing, well-seasoned chill and when ready to serve, pile lightly into lettuce cups. Serve with more French dressing and garnish with a few sprigs of cresS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-23

orative little tid- bits will do very we'll as high spots W h ich dress up the en- senble, but for informal dinner on the porch, terrace or in the g a IT d en, there should be more substantial hors d'oeuvres as a .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-23

If you cannot repaint your kitch- en, and its walls need cleaning, make bran cleaner by boiling l pound of bran in 1 gallon of water for 1 hour. It will not only clean the paint, but will retain the gloss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-23
x THE CHEF SUGGESTS Hors D'Oeuvres For Your Outdoor
 Dinner Should Be Very Substantial
THE CHEF SUGGESTS
By JOSEPH BOGGIA Chef-The PlazaNew York

Do not strain too much for fam cy effects in the l1ors d'oeuvres you select for outdoor dinners. The dec-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-23
Kitchen 

Paraffine quickly cleans and de- odorizes a greasy kitchen sink. Use the liquid paraffine, pouring few drops on a cloth and rubbing over the entire surface of the sink. Rinse afterward with hot soapy water.
 Always keep handy a good strong sink brush, renewing this helpful little article as soon as it becomes limp or worn. You can get as good brush as you need for this pur- pose at the. dime store for no more than cents; and for 10 you'll see pretty brushes with painted wooden backs to match your color scheme.
 After your spring painting of this and that about the pantry and kitchen what did you do with your paint brushes? Soak them in turpentine and wipe and wipe and wipe them on countless rags to get them clean? If you had washed them in hot soda water and soft soap you'd have been saved all that muSs and trouble.
 Do your children like to make soap bubbles? A great old mid-sum- mer game Make them even more interested in it by tinting the water in several shades a bowl of blue, one of rose, one of greep, one of purple. You'll be as delighted as they are with the result.
 Wax bread papers make a good cleaning pad for the gas stove. When the glass peephole in the oven becomes blackened, clean it by us- ing baking soda on the rag as you would soap or securing powder. and it will become bright and clear.
 Germany plans to build 5000 miles of new motor roads within 10 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-22

During the past few months while the cast has been in rehearsal, if comments that have been floating throughout town ring true, then 1t is an established fact, that Wa terbury can rightfully boast of an Eleanor Powell in their midst, when Lucille Colucci appears behind the footlights to perform some intri- cate tap-dancing steps.
 For loads of laughs we recom- mend that you bring some anti laugh solution, for when Steve Ferucci and Felix Guarini hit the deck with their skits. it's just one hearty laugh after another. Your writer las come to the one sane conclusion that these two would even make Ned (Frozen Face Sparks crack out in laughs.
 Other highlights of the evening will be: Joe Palladino, singer; Luke Mannello, crooner: Sal Longo, bari- tone; Kenneth and 'ele: Al Rick CT. formerly of Hollywood, with his Harmonjca Pals: Danny Barrett and Thomas Cocchiola.
 Don't forget it's tomorrow even- ing at Temple hall. for one of the best first nights" in Waterbury's s history of entertainment. And if you have your dancing shoes, Tim- mic Grove will play for dancing following the presentation of the show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-22
Mayor Hayes Signed Tax List Agent for His Mother Jury Informed

scheduled to be for personal prop erty under subtitle e, ~Carriers and other vehicles" and signed by him, and here is the summary of debts and assets of Donate Pietra- roria, scheduled e Carriers and bother vehicles, nothing" So that any purpose of offering this testi- mony is limited to one thing: that during the year 1883, when Pietra- roria was drawing these large sums of money from the City of Water bury, he swore in bankruptcy pro- ceedings on file in these records, that he owned no vehicles. It is the same purpose of evidence of- fered with respect to these tax lists; and I shall offer other evidence in respect to that particular thing, but it seems to me perfectly clear that the original sworn statement of the accused himself, with respect to his ownership of vehicles during the years he was drawning money from the City of Waterbury for trucking. is strong evidence to. substantiate the claim of the state.
 Not As Public Record
 Judge Inglis: I am passing my rul- ing on this, on the same basis that I did on the inventory and the pro- bate record; that it is not admis- sible as a public record. I will ad- init this only on the same theory as I admitted the tax list. That is as far as it ought to go, and the date of the discharge and the money he received
 Alcorn: It shows the period of bankruptcy, your honor, and during that period, he was drawing this money.
 Judge: think I have told you that those two mat ITS be admis- sible. I will admit as evidnece the reading of the first sheet, of these schedules and of schedule B2 and B4 and of the summary, if that summary is signed hy MT. Pietra- roria.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-22

Corp, and that corporation is en- gagged in the dispensing of liquor, beer?
 A. That's right.
 e. You had no connection at all with MT. Santalucia's trucking busi- ness?
 A. No.
 Miss Adolf Called
 MT. Hartigan excused. Lucille Adolf was the next witness called to the stand.
 c. (By Alcorn:) Miss Adolf, what is your occupation?
 A. am clerk in the bank ruptcy office in the Hartford court.
 Q. And how long have you been bankruptcy clerk?
 A. I have been employed in that court since June, 1881.
 @. And whether or not as clerk in the bankruptcy court, you are familiar with the record of the court?
 A. I am.
 Q. In response to a subpoena by the state, you brought the original records of the petition for bank ruptcy of Donate Pietraroria of Bristol?
 A. I have those records.
 o. Will you refer to your rec ords and tell me when the petition for bankruptcy was filed? A. I have the file.
 o. Will you produce the file with reference to the date of the filing of the petition? What was the date, if you recall?
 Objection sustained0
 o. Is that the original record that you have brought here of the proceedings?
 A. That is the original record forwarded to our office in Hartford.
 o. And is it signed?
 A. It is.
 o. And an oath administered?
 A. There is.
 Q. And signed by whom?
 Objections. The jury was ex- cused by the court. Alcorn Argues Alcorn: If your honor please, states exhibit 9 is a group of checks which your honor will recall, dated June, July, August, Septem- Der, October, November and Decem- Der of 1882. For the year 1882, the state will claim and offer evidence to show that Petraroria received a total of $17,291 from the City of Wa terbury: in 1883 he received $28,912; in 1884. $19,656; in 1885, $6,150, mak- ing total which it appears Pie traroria received from the City of Waterbury, of $72,009. Now, if your honor please, such records as are available are the c'-ecks, exhibit 2, which I will allude to: States ex- hibits 165 which is group of du- plicate checks covering the year 1934-from December 1884 to Jan- uary 1885. Then another group of duplicate cheeks, January 26, 1885 to October 12, 1885. I think that is clearly stated. And on each one of these duplicate checks that we have is stated truck hire". Now, as said, your honor. for the year 1883,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-22
WAKE UP YOUR LIVER B!LE-::.

lhe Morning Karin C, Co
 The liver should pour out two pounds of llouid bile into your bowels daily. If this bue isnot flowing freely. your food doesn't digest It just decays in the bowels. Gas blcats up your stomach. You get constipsted: Your whole system Is poisoned and you Feel sour' sunk and the world looks punk.
 A mere bowel movement doesn't get eS the cause. It takes those good. old Carter,s Little Liver Pills to get these two pounds of bile flowing freely and make you feel ''up and up." Harmless, gentle. yet emax- ing in making bile flow freely. Ask TOT Carter's Little Liver Pills by name. 70 cents. StubboEnly refuse anything else.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-22

money from the city starting in 1884. The special prosecutor agreed that such was the circumstance, and withdrew. The 1934-1935 and 1897 lists were read. No transactions could be shown for 1936, he said.
 The 1897 listings for the Abrigador Digger and Philip Coppeto were ex- cluded because they were not signed by. Coppeto. Alcorn offered the ex- hibit as against both Philip and Ralph Coppeto, apparently the sign- CT; But Judge Inglis declined to ad- init it. Judge Inglis upheld conten- tions of Attorney Sidney s. Cassel that the state has not presented any evidence supporting its claim that Ralph Coppeto is interested in the Abrigador Digger.
 As court adjourned yesterday, the state was offering records from the office of Saul German, bankruptcy referee of Hartford county, showing that Donate Pietraroria of Bristol had filed bankruptcy proceedings in 40oo, bAAC ouAAC yCdA lAC 4CNCAtCO $28,912 from the city for truck hire.
 More Arguments
 The records were brought to the court under state subpoena by Mrs. Lucille Adolf. secretary to Berman since 1881. The jury was excused during arguments over the admis- sibility of the records, which Alcorn contends will show sworn statements of Pietraroria that he owned no trucks in 1883.
 Judge Inglis earmarked the por- tions of the document he would ad- init in evidence today, provided de- fense counsel could not support their contention yesterday that under fed eral law, bankruptcy records are not admissible in criminal action, ex- cept to show perjury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-22
Alcorn Continues
 Fight For Records
Judge lnglis Admits Tax Lists of Coppeto, Frankie Burns, Others; Fight Centers on Bankruptcy Records

Signature of Mayor Frank Hayes on the 1884 tax list of Frank J. Isurns Santalucia indicate that Mayor Hayes signed the list as agent for his mother, holder of a $21 ,OOO mortgage on the property, to avoid 8 10 per cent penalty, Bartholomew Scannell, clerk in the assessors office testified yesterday at the conspiracy trial, under cross-examination by Attorney James D. c. Murray.
 In a heated discussion on a previ- ous court day, Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn contended, in the absence of the jury, that the sigma ture would show a "tie-up" between Hayes and Santalucia.
 Producing a certified copy of land record showing that Ellen E. Hayes, mother of the mayor, was the owner of the Grand street property in question, Murray brought testi- mony from Scannell to the effect. that the property was conveyed to Mrs. Hayes by Santalucia April 25, 1881, subject to $2l, 900 mortgage.
 Murray asked, What does the name of Frank Hayes, and the ad- dress, 76 East Main street, mean on this tax list" He handed the 1884 list to the witness.
 Then this does not indicate that Hayes was the owner of any per- sonal property attributed to Santa lucia?" asked the attorney of the witness.
 The reply was No"
 Acted as Agent
 The witness stated that the sig nature indicated that Mayor Hayes was agent for his mother, and that undoubtedly he signed as agent to avoid possible 10 per cent penalty impossible if the property were not included on the list. According to Scannell, it was the general custom for holder of a mortgage to file the property taxable.
 Under the terms of an important ruling by Judge Inglis yesterday, Special Prosecutor Alcorn placed in evidence tax records of Philip Cop peto, the Abrigador Digger; Frank J. Burns, the Connecticut Supply Co.,: and the H. w. Connor O., of which James P. Healey is an officer The exhibits were admitted only as evidence against the particular de- feildants identified with them, how ev,r. not against the complete group of defendants.
 Through Thomas R. Hartigan. former secretary to the General Beer Sales company, which was operated by Santalucia, the special prosecu- to: succeeded in having admitted to evidence the 1885 tax lists of San- taiucia.
 G-artigan said that he signed the list for Santalucia "as matter of course" Judge Inglis finally admit ted the record, over strenuous de- fense objection, when Hartigan ad- mitted he had informed Santalucia of his action. Santalucia had not sent him back to make any changes or to void his signature, he said.
 Left to Jury
 Judge Inglis left it to the jury to decide whether the procedure con- stituted agency on the part of Har- tisen to sign the tax list. The 1885 list showed that Santalucia owned one truck.
 During the introduction of the Conner Go. tax lists, Attorney John H. Cassidy successfully objected to the attempt of Alcorn to present the 1880 list. According to the informa- ton, read by Cassidy, the Conner company was charged with receiving
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-22
HARMONY KINGS
 PRESENT REVUE
Excellent Program of Songs, Dances Arranged
 for Tomorrow Night

"A gay, harmonious, humorous and hilarious minstrel show will be pre- sented tomorrow evening at Temple hall by one of Waterbury's best known musical organizations, the South End Harmony Kings. The show will be under the masterful direction of Joseph Cipriano. Joe J. Famiglietti, Jr., the city's rowing reporter, will invade the scene when he takes over the master of cere- monies role.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-22

it appears evidence will be offered to show that in 1883, this man Pi- etraroria is presumed to have re- ceived $28,912. Now, in these checks that are states exhibit 2, you will find them referred to Donate Pi- etraroria, Eagle street, City. I think every check says Eagle street, City, or Eagle street, Waterbury, Conn
 Now, he signed a petition which seems to be dated the thirty-first day of March, 1883, and it follows through various proceedings and each one of these papers was signed of course, by Pietraroria, petitioner
 Now, what we want to show, if your honor please, by these papers a signed statement by him with re- speet to his personal property. On one sheet which he signed, it is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-22
FOX CAUGHT WITH HANDS

Monson, Mass. = (U.P) = Tony verlotta has won the name Tarzan as result of fox hunt. The dogs had uncovered a fox so close at bay that Verlotta wouldn't risk a shot = so he dropped his gun, tackled the fox and killed it with his bare hands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-22

To promote close relations be- tween Italy and Japan, the Italo- Japanese Cultural society in Japan has established a Yamato Award for the study of Japanese art in Italy.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-16
MRS. SADIE JONES
DIED ON JUNE 18th

Mrs. Sadie V. Jones passed away
early Monday morning, June 18th at
the John B. Parsons Home in Sails
bury.
Daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Long, of near Marion, she
was born January %, 1874 and was
therefore 65 years of age. Practical
ly her whole life was spent in Somer-
set County. She was a splendid Christ
ian character and leaves many friends
who will miss her greatly.
Funeral services were held from the
Home Wednesday, June 18th and bur-
ial made in st. Paul's cemetery, near
Marion.
Mrs. Jones is survived by one broth
er, Mr.. Thomas o. Long, of Somerset
County and two sisters, Mrs. w. S.
Powell of Howard County and Mrs.
M. L. Adams of Baltimore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-16
EDUCATIONAL TOUR
SPONSORED BY R. R.

An educational tour sponsored by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and approved by the Maryland and
Delaware Extension Services, will
leave Delmar, Delaware, Tuesday,
July 18th at 6 A. M, for three day
trip to New York and the Worlds
Fair. The cost is very small and every
effort has been used to make the trip
entertaining and interesting to men,
bers of the tour.
The tour includes one and one-half
days at the Fair; trip to West Point
by steamer and visit to Radio City
Music Hall or conducted tour thru
N. B. G. Studios.
Reservations have been made with
one of the best hotels in New York
and every minute has been arranged
for your pleasure.
Get in touch with the County A
gents office, Snow Hill, for outline
of the trip and cost. Reservations
must be made by, July 18th.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-16
LAST SESSION OF
MD. CONFERENCE
AT WESTMINSTER
Eventual Scattering Of The
Ministers Among The Diff
ferent Conferences

Pastors and delegates from all
Methodist Protestant charges on the
Eastern Shore will attend the last ses-
sion of the Maryland Conference at
Westminster this week, prior to the
completion of the recent merger of the
three Methodist denominations.
The conference convened at West
ern Maryland College, on Wednesday
last, for a weeks session.
In many respects the coming ses-
sion will be the most important in
the 100 years history of the Metho-
dist Protestant denomination, as it
will eventually mean the scattering of
the ministers among six different an
nual Conferences of the United States.
All Kent pastors have been invited
to return to their charges for another
year.
Rev. Mr.. Leister, of Bethany M. p.
Church, Pocomoke, has the unanimous
request of his congregation to return
for another year, and it is probable
he will be back. Hon. M. L. Veasey
is the delegate and Herbert Bounds
is the alternate.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-16
JOHN LAMBROS
OF OCEAN CITY
HEAVILY FINED
Convicted On Two Charges In
Connection With Violation
of Slot Machine Law

John Lambros, of Baltimore, at
whose Ocean City boardwalk, restau-
rant States Attorney William G. Ker-
bin, Jr.,, and his Worcester County
Flying Squad" seized II amusement
machines, nine of them gambling de-
vices, was found guilty of violating
the state gambling laws before Judge
Fred A. Culver at Berlin on Monday
last and fined total Of $225.
Magistrate Culver found Lambros
guilty on two warrants and fined
him $100 on each charge. Costs a.
mounted to $25.
One warrant, sworn out by States
Attorney Kerbin, charged the Ocean
City boardwalk restauranteur with
operating two nickel slot machines,
one quarter slot machines, one 10-cent
slot machine, and one racing pinball
machine.
The second warrant charged Lam
bros with operating two nickel slot
machines, one horse racing gambling
machine and one claw machine.
Of the II machines seized by Ker-
bin in a raid on Friday night of last
week, two were found within the
law" from game of skill standpoint
and were returned to Lambros.
Lambros was out of town at the
time of the raid. Two of his clerks
apprehended at the time were releas-
ed when Lambros returned home and
pied guilty to charges of violating the
gambling laws, as well as ownership
of the nine devices.
The nine machines confiscated have
a total value Of $3.50. They will be
destroyed, Kerbin said and any monies
found in them will be given to the
treasury of Worcester County.
The raid cost him $975, Lambros
told officers, including the 1925 fines
and costs which he paid
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-16
OF
COUNTY BOARD
TO A SURVEY
HarbOr And Channel At TaylOr's
Island Proposed For Dredg-
ing Project
WILL PREVENT BOATS
FROM SUSPENDING WORK

The Board of Worcester County
Commissioners, in session at Snow
Hill on Tuesday, unanimously approx
ed resolutions urging Congressman
David J. Ward, of Maryland, to in
troduce legislation at Washington,
calling for a Federal survey of the
harbor and channel at Taylor's Land
ing, 2 miles from Girdletree, with a
view to obtaining appropriations for
dredging the harbor and channel for a
distance of one mile, as an aid to
navigation. ...
The resolutions, signed by Commits
sioners Charles L. Mason, Samuel E.
Shockley, and DR.. Thomas Y. Frank
lin, were mailed Tuesday to Washing
ton, D. G.
Incidentally the Taylor's Landing
project was the first request made
from the Eastern Shore to Congress
man Ward. He took his oath of Of
flee at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday morning
and was seated in Congress officially
two minutes later.
In their resolutions adopted the
County Commissioners pointed out
that Taylor's Landing, situated on
Johnson's Bay, 2 miles southeast of
Girdletree, was one of Worcester
County's principal Chincoteague Bay
seafood shipping centers; that thous-
ands of dollars worth of oysters, crabs
and CLAIMS were shipped from there an
nually; that the seafood industry
there furnished a livlihood for hun
dreds of watermen of Stockton Dis
trict, and that because of the forma-
tion of schoals and mudflats along the
wharf properties and in Johnson's
Bay channel at Taylor's Landing, the
seafood industry there faced an ire
parable loss.
"Unless something is done within
the next few months to alleviate this
Continued on Page g.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-06-16
OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL
DURING MAY
High Schools Closely Grouped,
Only Three And Two Tenths
Points Separate Them
OCEAN CITY LEADS
WITH POCOMOKE SECOND

The Worcester County high schools
were closely grouped in the matter of
school attendance for the month of
May '39, only 3.2 points separating
the leader, Ocean City, from Snow
Hill bringing up the rear. The gen.
eral average for the month was slight
ly below that for the same month in
'3S-the difference being only four
tenths of a point. Ocean City leads
with 95.7; Pocomoke, 93.5; Stockton,
93.5; Berlin, 92.9; Snow Hill, 92.5.
In the graded schools, the report
shows that the average this year is
nine-tenths greater than for the same
month last year-another close group
ing. Snow Hill A is ahead with
92.S; Bishopville, 92.6; Ocean City,
92.2; Pocomoke A, 92.1; Snow Hill
A, 91.3; Berlin A, 900; Stockton,
9O.5; Berlin B, 9O.4; Pocomoke B, SO.
Girdletree shows the way to the
two-teacher schools with 94.2; New
ark, 84.2; Whaleyville, 81.6; Atkinson,
SO.5. The general average for these
is $40 as against 80 for May, 1888.
st. Martins, the only one-teacher
school, beat its record of May, 1888
by TO points-98 as against 90.1. The
general average of the elementary
schools was 90.4 for May, 1889.
The Pocomoke colored schools lead
the procession by scoring 97.7 for the
high schools; and 91.2 for the graded.
Snow Hill high, 93.3; Berlin high, 87.7
Graded: Pocomoke 91.2; Snow Hill,
S8.9; Berlin S4.3. Unionville leads the
one-teacher schools with 97.9; and
Stockton, the two-teacher, with 900.
The general average for the high
schools fell slightly below that for
May 193S-93.3 as against 95.6 Gen
eral average for the elementary, 84.2
as against 80.6 for May, 1888.