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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
WORLD'SFAIRDAY
 COMMITTEE MEETS
Alexis to Preside Tonight; St Patrick's Hold Social
 Thursday

The local Lithuanian Worlds Fair Day committee, appointed last week, vii. hold an important meet ing this evening at 8 o'clock in the choir rehearsal rooms of old St. Joseph's school on Congress avenue. Delegates from various Lithuanian organizations are invited. Profess sor Alexander Aleksis, chairman, will sound the gavel.
 Dance Friday
 A Spring time jamboree', featur- ing flea hop, contest, will be held at 48 Green street Friday evening under the auspices of the M. & B. A. c. Music will be furnished by the Melody Cavaliers. Edward Mill Ter is chairman of the arrange ments committee.
 Recital Enjoyed
 Pianists and singers of Miss Brone Basins gave brief recital during the first half of Miss Rasim's con- cert Sunday at Venta hall. Those who participated were:
 Marion Pranaitis, Dianna Theo- dor, Jenny Romanauskas, Sylvia Maraskauswas, Virginia Strong, Vim cent Yerkelun, Roger Keefer, Mari- anne Lasky, Janice Zebris, Virginia Smith, Robert Smith, Elvira Sa- tula, Gertrude Ulinskas.
 Members of the Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce Chorus were: Theresa Krivinskas, Anne Petrau- skas, Lascadia Romanauskas, Bea- trice Kukanskis, Lillina Wolfe, Con- stance Jegela, Victoria Gelbogis, Emily Burke, Isabella Skerstonas, Mildred Skerstonas, Olga Povilaitis, Agnes Adams, Della Skerstonas, Nellie Arininas, John Polmon, An thony Polmon, Tony Krivinskas, George Stephens, Norbert Krugelis, Edward Kripaitis, Peter Kukanskis, John Douglass, Walter Miklin and Albert Jegela.
 MEETING TONIGHT
 Delegates of five combined Lithu- anian societies are urged to attend a special meeting at St. Joseph's School Hall this evening at 8 o'clock. Plans will be completed for the an- nual state picnic at Sea Cliff Inn, New Haven, this summer. Dr. M. J. Colney, president, will handle the gavel at tonight's confab.
 Social Tomorrow
 A social and dance will be held by the Holy Name Society of St. Patrick's church tomorrow evening in the Lyceum at 8 o'clock. Music will be furnished by Connie Brack- en and her Musical Maids. Joseph Bowen, president of the society, is chairman of the committee in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
PARENTS DANCED,
 SON IS BURNED

Portland, Me, April 19-(UP)- While his parents made merry at a lodge dance, Llewellyn West, IA, was suffocated in bed early today as fire destroyed the two upper stories of a three-story wooden dwelling.
 Six other persons, including a crippled girl and brother and a sister of the victim, were rescued or escaped unaided.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard c. West, parents of Llewellyn, were notified of the tragedy at a dance at Hotel Eastland. The dance was cancelled as the couple hurried home. Later Mrs. West collapsed and was hos pitalized.
 Llewellyn's brother Theodore, g., and sister Lorraine, 15, escaped from the second-floor apartment.
 The cripple, Florence Olsen, 15, was carried to safety from third floor apartment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
PWA To Reach
 Peak Irl County Early In June

Following an important con- ference in New York City with Col. M. E. Gilmore of the Pub lie Works Administration on the status of PWA cOnstruc- ton activities in District Is Fairfield and New Haven cOunties) PWA Travelling Engi- neer Wm. F. KenwOrth report cd that 8 peak If employment under the current program will probably be reached some time in June of this year.
 MT. Kenworth reported to Col. Gilmore that there are about 14O0 persons on the pay roll of all projects in his dis trict. As construction gains mo- mentum with the advent of spring, 'Mr. Kenworth said ad- ditiOnal employment will be of- fered to workers in the area, un- til, ultimately, the maximum number possible are at work. On the Southbury training school and Fairfield county hospital at Newtown, the men employed will practically tri- pie. On these two projects alone over 2500 men will be employed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
Community Council
 Asks Traffic Light
Members Believe Installation Will Reduce Accidents at
 Homer Street and ThOmastOn Avenue
WATER WILLIE

HeniOn. COrrespOndent-2s Driggs st-Tel. s-54ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19

As one recent Hudson buyer said: Like most people, the thing that's most likely to make me decide to buy new car is good deal for my old car on new one that I'd
 like to own. So when read that Hudson dealers were offering extra good deals, l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19

St. Paurs Episcopal Church Girls club will meet tonight at o'clock at the home of their leader, Mrs. Emerson Liebe on Colonial avenue.
 An invitation has been received by Casper s. Davis post auxiliary, to attend an Fidac program tonight at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19

is being greeted with snickers by Republicans who are not among the supporters of Controller Rowland. They believe it will be a setback for his aspirations for higher office.
 Friends of Miss Robinson and Mrs. Connor are openly 'resentful at the situation, and are critical of the tactics of those directing the controllers office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
$2,oOO JUDGMENT
 TO STAND AS IS

A motion to set aside the $2,0OO judgment in the suit of Joseph Mastrianni against Anthony Am prose and Pasquale Orsini was den- jed by Judge Miles McNiff in 8 memorandum handed down in com- mon pleas court this morning.
 The judgment was for injuries sustained in an automobile accident in May of 1885. The case has been pending since that time. Today's memorandum upholds the jury's verdict.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
BUILDING PERMITS

The following permits have been issued by the office of the build ing inspector:
 Waterbury Savings Bank, to dem0lish house and barn at 1924 Pearl Lake road.
 Colonial Trust Co.,, to demOlish three-story building on Leaven- worth street.
 Mary J. Calvin, to demolish barn at 125 Charles street.
 P. J. Massicotte, to erect addi- ton to garage at 19 Earl street.
 Thomas COnlon, to build new store front at TAO South Main street, $1,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
AMBASSADOR TO SPAIN

Washington, April 19.-(UP)- President Roosevelt today nominated Alexander w. Weddell to be ambas- sador to Spain.
 Weddell, now ambassador to Ar gentina, will be the first U. s. am- bassador accredited to the victorious Franco regime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-19
CLEVELAND TO SEE MoUNTIEs'

Cleveland, O., (UP)-The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will come here to put on their Musical Ride" "a spectacular drill on horseback to band music-at the Worlds Poul- try Congress late in July.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

Happy-struck by a car while
playing ball in the street.
doc" Observes Rules.
OF all the 'Dwarfs," Mr.. Dalton
told his listeners, DOC" alone was
uninjured and he escaped because
ne wisely observed the rules of traffic
safety which DR.. George E. Brun-
son, Knee-Hi's trainer, had taught
the little terrier.
DR.. Brunson, he added, taught
Knee-Hi that streets should be
crossed only at intersections, that
all traffic regulations should be
rigidly observed, that children
should never play in the street,
should never cross a street in the
face of oncoming vehicles, should
not play around automobiles and
should stop, look and listen
Evening star., 1939-12-14

before crossing thoroughfares.
The demonstration staged by
Knee-H and Mr.. Dalton was the
first one presented in the Mont
gomery County schools b." The
Stars traffic safety dog, which pre-
viously had appeared at schools in
Washington. Virginia and other Sec
tions OF nearby Maryland.
1t was originally scheduled to be
held outdoors at Rosemary street
and Connecticut avenue, but DR..
Brunson was called to New York
City Unexpectedly and Mr.. Dalton
was compelled to revise plans and
hold it in the school auditorium.
When he finished his story of the
mishaps which befell the "Dwarfs," :"
Mr.. Dalton presented Knee-Hi in a
series of tricks designed to illustrate
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Dwarfs Are Used
In Knee-Hi Safety
Demonstration
Dog Portroys Detection
= Over Traffic Injuries
Of Small Friends

Knee-Hi, stretched out on long
table with her head resting on both
paws, a woeful look in her eyes, was
q picture of utter detection.
The little traffic safety dog
sponsored by The Star had just
learned six of her friends had been
injured in accidents and were laid
up in hospital, so the speaker said.
. A wave of sympathetic groans
from an audience of some 600 stu
dents at Chevy Chase (Md0 Elemen-
tary School watching Knee-Hi and
Jack H. Dalton, the wire-haired
terriers assistant trainer, greeted
the announcement.
Eyes, six of Knee-His very best
friends have been hurt, and do you
know who they are?" Mr.. Dalton
asked
= Dwarfs Removed.
The children's answer. of course,
was a negative one and the speaker,
his eyes twinkling, explained:
Walt Disney's Seven Dwarfs'-
that is, six of them"
Mr.. Dalton, his young audience
greatly cheered by the realization
that he wasnerely jesting, picked up
q huge black suitcase and placed
it on the table beside Knee-Hi.
Carefully removing the dwarfs,
various parts of their bodies swathed
in bandages, Mr.. Dalton held them
up, one at time, and told them
Knee-Hi's tiny friends had been
injured because of carelessness.
Hospital List" Explained.
His explanation of the hospital
list" ran something like this:
Dopey-run down by an automo-
bile while crossing the street in the
middle of the block.
Sleepy-struck by, machine
while crossing an intersection
without watching where he was
walking.
Bashful and Grumpy-hurt when
they fell in the path OF an auto
mobile while riding tandem on
bicycle
Sneezy-run over when he fell
beneath a truck while frolicking on
the pavement with playmate.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
| Boy, g. Gives
Lunch Money
To knee-Hi

Knee-Hs safety demonstration
at the Chevy Chase (Md.) Ele-
mentary School has just ended.
Charles Morris, q 9-year-old pupil,
walked timidly to the platform and
handed Jack H. Dalton, Knee-Hi's
assistant trainer, q dime.
whats that for?" Mr.. Dalton
asked.
I'D like for you to take it and
buy Knee-H . present." the young
ster replied. He Rugged Knee-Hi to
him and burst into tears.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

look for guidance" Mr.. Dalton said.
If you," he told the children,
follow Knee-Hi's example and obey
those whom you should obey, I can
assure you that you will be safe from
injury"
The demonstration was the 7oeth
given by Knee-Hi in three years.
More than 100000 school children
and some 1000 adults have been
entertained by the little dog during
that time. Since she first began
trafilc safety work there has never
been q child injured during school
hours at any school where Knee-H
has visited.
Mr.. Dalton informed the Chevy
Chase pupils that photographs Of
Knee-Hi may be obtained by writing
Knee-Hi, in care Of The Star. Rules
for traffic safety appear on the
photograph below the dogs picture.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

that accidents can be eliminated by
observing the everyday rules of
safety.
"Dr. Brunson made obedience the
keynote of Knee-Hi's training and,
although he is not here today to
conduct the demonstration, we are
able to go through with our program
because Knee-Hi has been taught
to obey those to whom she should
Evening star., 1939-12-14

why are you crying?" Mr.. Dali
ton asked.
I've always wanted a dog like
her, but I've never been able to have
one" came the answer. Gee, I hate
to see her CO."
Evening star., 1939-12-14

1t developed the dime given to
Knee-H was part Of Charles lunch
money, but Mrs. Ann Rose, school
principal, saw to it that the boy en-
joyed full lunch at the school
cafeteria.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
Home Building Industry Needs Good
SaIesmanship ip. Authority Declares

SAN FRANCISO, March 16. (UP)
The home building industry
needs men who are sales-minded
as we'll as production minded
Lawrence H. Wood, real estate au-
thority, said today
This country is faced with the
greatest single family dwelling
shortage since the Civil war;" Wood
said. I'VE know we can deliver a
better house to the owner today
than ever before, yet We are not
building because We are not selling. "
Wood pointed to the automobile,
radio and insurance lines as lead
ers in aggressive salesmanship.
Last year this country spent
more money for radios than for
homes" he said I'VE are still SELL
ing houses by telling how much
brick and mortar they contain.
Automobiles are being sold on APP
peal to happiness, enjoyment, fun,
health, pride of ownership. Homes
must be sold the same scientific
way"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
Working Model Reproduces TembIor
That Raced Long Beach Buildings.
May Show wayto Prevent Collapse

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal,
March l6. (UP)-The disastrous
Long Beach earthquake of March
10. 1888, played a return engage
ment today in the Stanford en-
gineering school, but this time it
was to save lives and property in
stead of to destroy them.
Just six years after the southern
California coastal plain made its
historic Shudder, Stanford and Cali
fornia Institute of Technology en-
gneers unveiled their working mod
ell which they hope will show them
how to build earthquake proof
buildings.
The model consists of a platform
with a tiny scale-model building on
it. Two metal disks, the size OF
phonograph records, with irregular,
wavy edges, turn against the sides
of the platform. One creates the
north south motion OF the Long
Beach quake, the other an east
west movement.
When the model is Synchronized
in motion, it reproduces exactly
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16

the ground movement that laid
waste to Long Beach and shook the
rest of the area.
Prof. Lydik S. jacobsen of Stan
ford and Prof. r. R. Martel OF
Caltech spent years on the model,
working under an earthquake re-
search grant from the Los Angeles
county board of supervisors. In
June, the engineers plan to present
their findings for the guidance OF
future building codes and the de-
sign of public structures.
For the future" said Jacobsen,
simple rules of the thumb must
be formulated so that ordinary
structural engineers can design
buildings and make them safe.
The Stanford -Caltech investiga-
tion has sought to find out exactly
what happened to the ground in
the major earthquake and to elm
mate the gueSswork that previous
ly has ruled building theory.
The subject is still in an evou-
tionary stage" Jacobsen COM
mented, land does not yet lend it
self to a comprehensive codifica-
ton. When the characteristics of
earthquakes are positively known,
it will be possible to write building
codes embodying the requirements
for making buildings relatively
earthquake resistant"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
SpIivaIo Declares
SeIf-HeIp Project
Bound TO Failure

SACRAMENTO March 6. up
Former State Social Welfare Direct
or Rheba Crawford Splivalo today
criticized produc:on-ior-use pro-
poSals of the Olson administration
because Il hate TO see California
participate III failure
Mrs. Splivalo, former "angel oil
Broadway" and associate of Evan
gelist Aimee Semple Mcpherson,
charged Relief Administrator II.
Dewey Anderson with "subjugatlng
workers in Los Angeles county by
practically forcing them TO join
the Workers Alliance"
Mrs. Splivalo attacked high sal
aries, contended savings would be
effected in relief expenditures and
said money should "go to the needy
instead of men with great ambition
who would be power drunk Cars
in an empire of charity
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16

The A&P Food Stores conducting aggressive campaign
TO LOWER THE COST OF FOOD ITEMS to the consumers Of
So Calf Published government figures show that the cost
Of food TO the Of So Calf has increased sub
stantaly; while. DURING THE EXACT PERIOD these same
figures also show that the cost Of food TO every
other section Of the United States has decreased APP will
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
Dog Racing Track Operator to Close
In Compliance With Legal Ruling

RICHMOND. Cal. March l6
fUP) John J. Jerome, operator OF
the FL Cerrito dog racing track
said today he would close tomor-
row in response to Attorney General
Earl WaITen's order closing all such
tracks.
Jerome operated last night des-
pite Warren's edict and the attor-
ney general had deputies collecting
evidence of betting and other prac-
tices.
The formal notice to close ar
rived this morning and Jerome
who had consulted attorneys, said
he would close. He intimated a
court test might be made of War
ren's edict.
The attorney general said that
the tracks were operating illegally
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
Olson 0pposesG Gas
Tax Increase Plan

SACRAMENTO, March l6. CUP'-
Gov. Culbert L. Olson said flatly
today he was opposed to any in
crease in the present three cents
per gallon gasoline tax.
We're getting pretty good rev.
enue for the highway department
already" the governor said. Per
sonaily, I'd like to have some OF
the money slop over into the gen.
eral fund"
Olson made the statement in
commenting on testimony by
Director of Public Works Frank w.
Clark before the assembly roads
and highways committee, in which
Clark took no stand, either for or
against, on proposals to boost the
tax.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
Two New Permits
Granted Builders

El Centros burding permit total
surged upward again Thursday,
boosted $500 by two permits to
S110289.
Bert Cosley was authorized to
build a $500 home at 1883 Olive
street and Frank Lopez was given
a 5000 permit for alterations at 2S2
Cedar street.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
BARRIERS Protest
Price Cuttinq

SANTA CLARA, Cal. March TO.
CUP)-Fifty-tw of Santa Ana's 54
barber shops today declared a "holi-
day" against price cutting. and
closed their doors in protest against
two barber shops that have cut
the price of a haircut to 25 cents.
This meant that the four bar
bers in the two shops that remain
ed open had to handle all the ton
serial work for city of $4,000 per-
sons. Owners of the So barber
shops decided unanimously to re-
main closed until a satisfactory
settlement is reached"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
Agriculture Head
Will Be Chosen

SACRAMENTO, March 16. (UP)
"A successor to Director of Agri-
culture A. A. Brock will be an
nounced before April !, Gov Cul-
bert L. Olson said today.
Brock announced yesterday he
had submitted his resignation to the
governor upon being told that he
would be replaced soon. The re-
tiring director said he would enter
practice of law in Sacramento.
Brock served as head of the de-
partment of agriculture for six
years, having been appointed by
former Gov. James Rolph, Jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
ONE SENTENCED;
TRIAL, FIXED

Two cases were disposed of Thurs
day in Ell Centre police court.
James Winkler. accused of striking
Mrs. Etheler Anderson. pleaded not
guilty and will face trial Thursday
afternoon. Pat McCarville, Florida
ex-convict, was sentended to serve
10 days in Jail for begging.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16

and that there was no protection
for the betting public. The state
has seven tracks. of which only El
Cerrito is operating at present.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
RED HENS MISSING

Three red hens strutted at the
home of A. L. Drake, 82l He'll
street. El Centre, Wednesday; but
Thursday they strutted elsewhere.
Drake reported they had been
stolen
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16

correct this unfair condition BY REDUCING FOOD PRICES IN
i. California stores Because AP buys direct from producers
and eliminates every possible operating waste the A&P effects
savings which shares with its customers This that YOU
SAVE BY SHOPPING AT A&P and that you get The 'BEST
FOOD FOR LESS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16

Elliott Roosevelt, son of the Presi-
dent, and radio executive in his
own right, appears before the Fed
eral Communications Commission
in Washington and accuses New
Deal with retarding development Of
nations smaller radio stations.
Congressional inquiry of FEC is
seen as result of his criticisms.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
LADY LUCK IS
A TICKLE WENCH
Exeter Sun

Not so long ago we read about fellow
in Baltimore who was up on charge of
operating a gambling device, the type of
machine known as an iron claw The
Judge gave the fellow twelve chance to
maintain his argument that the device
was game of skill. Twelve times the
operator tried to get a valuable prize
from the machine, and twelve times he
failed. Conviction resulted Another
editorialist has remarked on the deserv-
ing fate that was visited on the man in
the way of legal punishment. Our own
attitude is that the man was sufficiently
punished by the evaporation that must
have overwhelmed him every time he
missed We can imagine him standing
there, praying for Lady Luck to help him
just once, manipulating the machine
while the eyes of the judge and the jury
were fixed upon him.
We suspect maybe that the Judge, and
probably quite a few of the jurymen, sat
there and. gloated over the fact that the
operator of the Iron claw was trapped
by his own Frankenstein that he had
more or less reaped a whirlwind. We
can remember once we were gulllble
enough to think that maybe the Iron
claw" was device of skill. That, coupled
with the desire we always had to run
power SnOVel, a1Ier ndNlHS run So iildily
of the other kind, insired us to spend
several nickles in the device, with the re-
suit that all we got was pinch or two
of hard candy. The money was not vast
ed our desire to run a power shovel is
satisfied, for we never could quite trust
one again.
But we would have liked to have watch
the man trying to convince the judge that
the device was a game of skill We would
have laughed, and grown fat.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-24
AN OLD FRIEND
: IN A new PLACE

p Many people in Imperial Valley will
i join in offering Roy B. Williams success
in his new post as federal engineer in
+, charge of construction of the S15,000,000
/ 'Friant dam unit of the Central Valley
project.
Williams, who went from the All AM
erican canal to Washington as assistant
to u. S. Reclamation Bureau Commits
sioner John c. Paige is remembered here
as a steadfast friend of Imperial Valley,
who appreciated the valleys problems
and did all il. his power to meet them. AS
engineer in d.arge of All American con-
struction, Williams won not only the lik-
ing, but the respect of all who came into
contact with him.
1t would be fruitless to wish Mr. Will
liams success on Friant dam, for as one
of the best examples of engineering eff
cheney in the very efficient reclamation
service, he is sure of that. Imperial Val
ley will join in offering him congratula-
tions, however.