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Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24
NOTES OF THE MILFORD
LEGION AUXILIARY

The regular monthly business meet
ing of the American Legion Auxiliary
Unit No. 3. was held Monday eve
ming. March 13. with Mrs. George
Wells, the president. Mrs. Helen l.
Lynn presided.
The Ludlow peace amendment was
acted upon. Further schooling lor
war orphans was acted upon.
Mrs. w. o. Lankford was host 70
the auxiliary at covered dlsh
luncheon at her home. last Thurs
day. March 16.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24
CEDAR GROVE p. 4. A.

The Cedar Grove P. T. A. will hold
a meeting at the school house on
Tuesday night, March 2S. 1t is hop
ed that as many as possible will at
tend as some items Of interest to all
will be discussed. During the social
hour games will be played.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24

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- s2---- pulled out from New
York harbor bound for Rotter-
dam, Netherlands, her landing
port! 1t is at The Hague that
she will visit her daughter,
Phyllis who is Mrs. Gorden
Phelps. Mrs. Griffith sailed on
the S. S. Zaandam and will ar
rive OH the 9th. Mr.. Phelps,
with his family. are temporarily
stationed at The Hague. Their
last home was at Palembang,
Sumatra, where Mr.. Phelps was
in the employ of the Standard
Oil Company, as he still is. They
moved just before Christmas.
Mrs. Griffith will attend the in
ternationall meeting of the Home
Demonstration Clubs, held in
London in May, while she is
away. No time has been set for
her return, and the visit with
her son-in-law, daughter and
two grandchildren will be one
long holiday.
"
Today, Mrs. Oliver A. James
is giving a bridge-luncheon at
her home on South Walnut
street.
"
Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend
entertained a small gathering of
friends at her home on Monday
evening in compliment to Mrs.
L. Milford Taylor.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Nailor
were hosts to a large circle of
friends on Saturday evening,
when they gave a st. Patrick's
bridge supper to announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Miss Eva f. Nailor. to Mr.. Paul
Scotten, of Dover, son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B. Scot
ten. Guests arrived at seven for
the supper where the menu,
flowers, tallies, candies. in fact,
all of the appointments were
reminders of the Irish saint.
Guests from Dover were Miss
Mildred Jones, Miss Marjorie
Starkweather, Miss Mary Wal
ton. Miss Dorothy Wood, Mrs. j.
5. Willis. Jr., Miss Ruth Scot
ten, Mrs. Charles Paradee, Miss
Sara Scotch, Paul Scotch.
From Milford were the follow
ing: Misses Frances Roach, Alva
Griffin. Ada Shockley. Lille
Lord. Jeanette Kirby, Ethel Col
lins. Pauline Johnson, Zena
Coopersmith. Madclyn Davis.
Calhoun, Thelma
Virginia Soclrider. Mary
Priscilla Nailor. Mrs.
Clarence Welch. Mrs. Clarence
Kemp, Mrs. John Jewell. Mrs.
Raymond Masten. Mrs. o. b.
Bach, Mrs. John Roosa, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Shilling. Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Watson, and
Mrs. Joseph Kirby. Other out
Df-town guests were Mrs. Thom-
as C. Roe, ii. of Harrington;
Miss Frances Rees. of New Cas-
lie; Miss Mabel Steinbaker. of
Newport; Mrs. Percy Phillips.
,f Delmar; Mrs. Charles john
ston, OF Laurel; Miss Bertha
Iones and Miss Mary King, of
Milton. Mrs. Joseph Cook. of
and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
4 Hen Warren. of Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24

Mrs. T. Carlisle Collins was
hostess to the Tuesday Bridge
Club this week, and entertained
as extra guests Mrs. August
Faix, Mrs. Fred Reynolds. Mrs.
George Reed and Mrs. Edgar
Wood.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reynolds
entertained for the evening on
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Wood. DR.. and Mrs. John B.
Baker. Mr.. and Mrs. Gene l..
Pratt, DR.. and Mrs. Lester Ad-
kins. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II.
Grier and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Messick.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24
Local And State NeuUS

The Sussex County Volunteer Fire
mems Association met in Seaford
Tuesday night.
DIR. Charles L. Candee, former pas
tor of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church of Wilmington, and president
of the board of trustees of the New
Castle Presbytery, will be guest pas
tor at the First Presbyterian Church,
Milford. this Sunday morning, March
26. DR.. Candee will fill the vacancy
caused by the absence of the pastor,
Rev. John Jackson Brown, Jr., who
is with his family in Rock Hill, S. c.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24

Regret has been expressed here
among her friends for the pass
ing of Mrs. Albert Blackburn,
the former Miss Ellen Morris,
which occurred at her home ON
the edge of New Brunswick, N.
j., on Saturday. Mrs. Black
burn spent her early childhood
here, her parents being Mr.. and
Mrs. William Morris. She was
a granddaughter of the late Gar
rett L. Hynson. and a sister of
Mrs. Charles X. Weston, of Will
mington. Funeral services took
place at her home on Monday.
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A number of members of the
local Business Girls Club were
in Wilmington on Tuesday eve
ming for the nationwide banquet
of the Y. W. C. A. They were
Miss Eva Nailor. Miss Sarah Nut
ter. Miss Jean Galloway. Miss
Alva Griffin, Miss Mary Vim
yard, Miss Zena Coopersmith,
Miss Jeanette Manlove, Miss
Mary Clifton, Miss Ethel Col
Inns, Miss jeanette Kirby, Miss
Kathryn Davis. Miss Thelma
Jewell and Miss Ada Shockley.
"
At four on Sunday, Mrs. J.
Lynn Pratt entertained group
of friends at buffet supper in
compliment to Mr.. and Mrs.
Eldridge Prettyman, of Sails
bury, Md. The guests were DR..
and Mrs. J. Holland Burchenal.
of New York City, Mr.. Valentine
Massey, of Dover. Mrs. Elmer T.
Williams, Miss Frances Grier, DR..
and Mrs. Clyde Nelson. Miss Ella
Frances Lammey, Miss Mary
Jane Varney. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Prettyman. DR.. and Mrs.
John B. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederic Reynolds. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Messick, Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Prettyman. Jr.. Mr.. Harold
Wakefield. Mr.. Charles Pretty
man, Jr.. and Mrs. Frank r.
Grier and Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
l.. Pratt.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24

Mrs. George H. Baynum, who has
been in Philadelphia hospital for
two or three weeks past, is very
much improved at this time and is
expected to return home in a few
days.
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MIFFLIN

Holiday Miffiin. aged S5 years. af-
ter an illness of several weeks,
passed away at his home in Camden
en- Friday. March 10. He is survived
by a daughter. Mrs. Anna Hillegas of
Wilmington. and a grandson, Holli-
Gay Simmons. with whom he lived.
Funeral services were held Sunday,
with interment at Friends Graveyard.
Camden. He was a retired passenger
conductor of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24

Mrs. F. T. Harrington, Jr., and
children. Masters Henry and Freder-
ick, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter S. Camper, of near Bow
ers on Sunday last. They gave her a
basket of oysters in which she found
a precious pearl.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24

Carl Pleasanton who has been ill
with typhoi fever for two or three
months, is convalescing.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Woodrow, Mrs.
Fannie Joseph and John Palmer
spent Conference Week as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. JOS
eph.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-01
YOUTHS RECOVER
 FROM RAFT RIDE
Trio, Rescued From Mid= dle of Lake, Released
 From Hospital

We'll recovered after a night at St. Mary's hospital, Michael Pietro, 13, of 289 South Leonard street, John Farino, 12, of 236 South Leon- ard street, and Albert Ignotavich, II, of 3 Sixth street, were discharg- ed yesterday afternoon.
 The three lads were taken to St. Mary's hospital in 8 squad car by Sergeant Charles McWeeney, after they had been rescued from raft caught on a submerged stump in the middle of Hidden Lake," near Pied- mont street extension Saturday eve ming.
 The boys, who had found the raft during @ walk were caught on the stump after floating around the pond for a while. Police and the auxiliary engine from fire headquarters were used in the rescue, witnessed by scores of motorists and crowds from the neighborl- -ood.
 The boys were spotted by George .. Poulin of East Waterbury road, Naugatuck, who was fishing at the pond with his young son. The ma- rooned lads had been shouting for help for almost two hours, and might have spent the night "at seq" had not Mir. Poulin ventured along ct timely moment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-01
President Dedicates New York Worlds Fair
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rope, from which the American hemisphere was principally colon- ized, the years to come will break down many barriers to intercourse between nations barriers which may be historic, but which so great ly, through the centuries, have led to strife and hindered friendship and normal intercourse.
 "All who come to this Worlds Fair in New York and to the ex- position in San Francicso will re- ceive the heartiest of welcomes. They will find that the eyes of the United States are fixed on the fu- ture. Our wagon is hitched to a star.
 But it is a star of good will, a star of progress for mankind, star of greater happiness and less hard ship, star of international good will, and above all star of peace" ;"
 He rendered grateful thanks" to . the gesture of friendship which marked the almost spontaneous participation" of foreign govern ments in the fair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-01
CITY REFERENDUM
 USED ASFOOTBALL
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Government Association of Water bury in publicly denouncing Senator George T. Culhane for delaying consideration of the bill in the Sen- ate and insisting on its being print ed. This step, it is felt, has only served to stiffen Senator Culhane's opposition and make him bitter against the sponsors of the bill. Otherwise, it is believed, Senator Culhane might have consented to passage of the referendum bill, with only a minor alnendment or two.
 The cost of printing the bill, which will amount to from $1 1,100 to $500, must be borne by the CGGA. This could have been avoid- ed if the bill were taken up under suspension of the rules. A move along this line was defeated by Sen- ator Culhane last week.
 The bill threatens to split party lines wide open in the Senate. It has already passed the House, under suspension of the rules. Even mi- nor amendment to the bill will mean that it must go back to the House for further consideration.
 There is feeling that some Sem ators who voted for suspension of the rules last week may oppose the bill when they have read and studdied it. Some of the provisions in the city manager charter are almost revo- lutionary as far as Connecticut is concerned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-01
BABY PROTESTS
 ARE SENTENCED
Three Children Who Re- fused to Salute Flag Are
 Sent to Institution

Greenfield, Mass, May 1-UP)- Deerfield's three "baby pacifists" to- day were adjudged "habitual school offenders for their repeate d refusal to salute the American flag, and were sentenced to the Hampden county training school at Springfield.
 The defendants-William Johnson Jr.. 12 and his sisters, Dorothy, Il, and Gloria, 8-appealed and their counsel announced that their cases eventually will be carried to the United States supreme court, which already has ruled once against them.
 Their appeal today will automatic ally place their case on trial before the Franklin county superior court at the July session. District Judge Abner S. McLaud, who presided at this mornings trial in 8 juvenile courtroom from which press and public had been barred, allowed the youthful defendants to go free with out posting bail.
 Must Await Appeal
 The children will not go to the training school until superior court has considered their appeal, but neither, Schools Superintendent Marvin James announced, will they be permitted to resume their studies in the Deerfield school from which they have been twice expelled.
 It is on religious grounds that the children, members of the sect known as Jehovah's Witnesses, have re- fused to salute the flag.
 The training school is maintained by Hampden county and also is used by Franklin county for the housing of habitual truants or other school offenders.
 During this mornings hearings, the children were unable to show satisfactory cause why they should not be punished for their defiance of the nations highest court in re- fusing to obey Massachusetts com- pulsory flag salute law.
 Defense counsel included George K. Gardner, Harvard Law School professor; James Roberts of the Civil Liberties Union of Boston, and Olin R. Moyle of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Among the witnesses were Mrs. Samuel Moody, sixth-grade teacher Of William and Dorothy, and Mrs. Norman Eddy, third-grade teacher of Gloria.
 Summoned with the children was their farmer-father, a pious man who has taught them that the gov- ernment of Jehovah has been estab- lished on earth in accordance with scriptural prophecy and that they should swear allegiance to no other.
 On vacation when the nations highest court upheld the constitu- tionality of the flag salute law, the Johnsons returned to their classes when school resumed last Monday. They still refused to salute the flag, however, and on Thursday they were expelled for the second time.
 The Johnsons are members Of the religious sect Jehoyah's Witnesses and the business agent of the sect, John W. Miller, accompanied them to court today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-01
CHOIR FESTIVAL STARTS TOMORROW
Pauline Voorhees, to Pre- side at Organ on New
 Haven Program

Miss Pauline Voorhees, of New Haven, will preside at the organ m Woolsey Hall, tomorrow evening when the Annual Choir Festival of the Music in Religious Education of the Connecticut State Federation of Music Clubs will take place as free and open con- tribution of the federation as part of the many Music Week Festivities. Miss Voorhees, presents brief organ recital proceeding the appearance of the massed choirs, representing six teen leading choirs of the state.
 Charles E. Lowe, Religious Educa- tion chairman, announces the dir ectors who will conduct the program as it portrays various types of re- ligious music. The four conductors will be Mrs. Priscilla Hall Mague, or ganist of the First Methodist Church in New Haven, Miss Voorhees,, or ganist at the Center Church, New Haven, William Baird Hart, organist at the First Congregational church in Ansonia and Carl Jensen, organist at the Second Congregational church in Waterbury.
 The choirs taking part in the fes- tival include Bridgeport, The First Baptist Church, Robert Crandell, director - The First Presbyterian Church-Miss Florence Haskin. dir ector; Ansonia, First Congregational Church, William Baird Hart. direct- or; Darien, First Congregational Church-Miss Elfreda Pfeiffer, dir ector: Hamden-Larson Cho;r-Miss Pauline Voorhees,, director, Nauga- tuck-First Congregational Church Miss Yer Straate-director New Haven-Calvary Baptist Church Miss Patricia Clark, director, Center Church, Miss Voorhees,. First Baptist Church, Mrs. Mary Clapp Howell First Methodist. Mrs. Priscilla Hall Mague. Plymouth Church, William R. Mague. Trinity Lutheran Church Mrs. Pauline Law Kirkwood: New Milford, Congregational Church Miss Dorothy Berry. director; Stamford Choir Guild of the First Congrega- tional Church, Charles Lowe, direct or, Stamford, Baptist Choristers Arthur F. Jury. director; Southport Congregational Church--Mrs. John shively, director. Waterbury Second Congregational Church Carl Jensen director.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-01

International Night program at Terryville Saturday night. The pro- gram, sponsored by the Good Citi- zenship club of the Terryville A. c. had various racial groups represent ed among the participants.
 The Waterbury delegation, direct ed by Professor Alexander Aleksis, sang Lithuanian songs and did Lith- uanian dances.
 In the local delegation were Mar celle Andrikis, Alexander Markus, Sophie Lukmisas, Anthony Miklin- ezich, Michalene Urkeeic, Anthony Bukauskas, Joan Lusas, Algird Ulin- skas, Aldona Bukauskas, Edward Stulginsi,is, Stephanie Tutoraitis, Charles Karinausckas, Adelbert Greblunas, Joseph Coskie, Ann Stok- na, Vincent fSlimas and Vaierian Markus, accoroionist.
 WOmen'S Alliance
 The convention of the Lithuanian Roman Catholic Women's Alliance was held here yesterday with 34 dele gates from various units throughout the New England states attending Moteru Sajunga, lodge 43, of Water bury, was host.
 The finale to the convention was a banquet served last night at Nem- unas hall, 48 Green street, followed by entertainment and dancing.
 Delegates and guests attended mass and received communion at St Joseph's church in the morning, and conferences were held in the after noon at Knights of Lithuania club rooms, 85 Green street.
 The committee in charge included Mrs. Martha Digimas, chairman; Mrs. Martha Zailskas, Mrs. Frances Balchunas, Mrs. Anthony Bukaus- kas, Mrs. Nellie Kanapka and Mrs Matthew J. Colney.
 Speakers at the dinner were: Rev Joseph Valantiejus, Miss Mary Ya- kobitis, Peter Yakobauskas, John Stokes, Mrs. Martha zailskas, Atty Albert Bronsky, Alderman William Kolbeck, Thomas Matas, Peter Krug- ellis, John Dougall, Miss Mary Alu- bauskas, Dr. Matthew J. Colney, Miss Stacia Petrosky, Anthony Shambrais Mrs. Nellie Kanapka, Mrs. Frances Balchunas and Mrs. Martha Digimas Mrs. Matthew J. Colney was mistress of ceremonies.
 L. c. P. c. Banquet
 The Lithuanian Citizens and Poli- tical Club celebrated the close of its bowling season with banquet Sat urday evening at the clubs rooms on Green street. Prizes were award ed the winning teams and to the outstanding bowlers of the season The team led by Captain William Bradunas received first honors; Captain Peter Kokokas' team won second honors. Vice-Pres- ident Peter E. Poskas presided as toastmaster. Members of the committee included William Joku- bonis, Charles Slokus, William Bra dumas and John J. Greblunas. The officers of the club included MT Jokubonis, president; Edward Satula treasurer and Francis Jeniolonia secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-01

Tomorrow Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid of Dem mark will open the Danish pavilion. They visited the President and Mrs Roosevelt at Hyde Park.
 The Belgian pavilion also will be dedicated today and there will be special doings in honor of New Ha- ven.
 Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, Mayor F. H. LaGuardia and Sir Louis Beale, British commissioner general to the Fair and spokesman for the nearly 60 exhibiting foreign nations joined MT. Roosevelt in linking the Fair with peace and progress.
 The presidents formal opening ended ceremonies that included a parade of 10000 soldiers, sailors, and marines, exoticaliy coStumed groups from nearly all the countries of the Americas, Asia, and Europe, and the overalled workmen who built the fair.
 About 100000 visitors gaped at the 7OO-foot tryon and the 200-foot per- isphere, the theme center of the exposition housing the city of to- morrow. They strayed through l. 216 acres of bizarre buildings, func- tionally designed buildings, and sta- tuary. At night they witnessed an array of lighting effects and flame, water, and color displays which was set off by Dr. Albert Einstein, with the assistance of cosmic rays.
 Police reported few unhappy inci- dents. Seventeen children got lost and were returned to their parents. One worthless coin was passed at the gate.
 And Joseph F. Sadgen, an engin- ger, sat at home all day. He claimed that he and his daughter, Jacqueline, now 16, originated the whole idea five years ago. Exposi- tion officials were reported to have settled for $45,000.
 we won't go anywhere near the place." Shadgen said.
 Speech Of President
 New York, May 1-(UP)-Pres- ident Roosevelt, opening the New York Worlds Fair with his first pub lie utterance since Adolf Hitler's re- jection Friday of his peace plan, as- serted yesterday that the American wagon was hitched to a star of peace and that American nations were united in a desire to encour- age peace and goodwill among all nations"
 There was no direct reply to Hit ler's speech, nor any reference to it.
 There was a suggestion, however of refuting totalitarian claims oi weakness in democratic structure when the president said that Amer ican historians would write Of "re- cent years" that the people Of every party Of your land acquired a national solidarity of economic and social thought such as he'd never been seen before"
 He recalled that democratic gov- ernment had endured in the Unit- cd states unchanged longer than iIi any other country In any time. This has been due, he said, "to our own form Of government itself" and to "a spirit of wise tolerance"
 Break newn Barriers
 We in the United states" he said, "and. indeed. in ali the AmeF- leas, remember that our population stems from many races and kiflds reds and tongues. Often, ! think, Uf Americans offer ilp the silent prayer that oh tho continent Of Hu'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-01
Former Foreign Writer Gives Out Information
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is going on to Libya to see the fascist preparations for possible war in North Africa.
 New Black Sea Bloc
 The anti-aggression front leaders were hopeful of a powerful advance in their plans in the southwest. If the Soviets can be brought firmly into the united front, it appeared likely that Turkey also would join up and that an effort would be made to form a new Black sea bloc including Rumania, Bulgaria and Greece as a barrier to future ag- gression in the southeastern part of Europe.
 Rumania will fight rather than make any territorial concessions, Premier Armand Calinescu declared today in May day speech to 1000 members of the Workers union. De- nying reports that foreign powers had suggested that Rumania make territorial concessions to her neigh bors, Calinescu said:
 Those who believe we have some thing to give are mistaken. We will defend with ou blood what is ourS."
 Germany Urges Italy
 Germany has urged Italy to build up its supply of war reserve stocks and, as the result, large part of new Italian military appropriations will go to restock arsenals and for stocks of oil and coal, it was report ed today.
 Gen. Walter Won Brauchitsch, commander in chief of the German army, was reported in foreign mili- tary quarters to have made the re- serve strengthening suggestion to Premier Benito Mussolini at con- ference yesterday. There had been reports that large quantities of what would normally have been reserve munitions stocks were used in the Ethiopian and Spanish civil wars.
 Mussolini was reported to have told Brauchitsch that he now had more than 100000 men under arms not counting 90,000 Fascist militia men manning anti-air raid defenses, and not including native soldiers in Africa. One military informant sug- gested that Mussolini told Brauch- itsch that Italy was now producing about six airplanes day but could double that production if the neces- sary raw materials were more acces. sible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-01

government took strong stand toward the Nazis, apparently certain that Britain anc France would sup port Poland in opposing any thrust by Germany and that neither Lon- don nor Paris would seek to put pressure on the Polish government for a forced compromise in return on Danzig to the reich. It was in- dicated that Poland might assume a protectorate over Danzig as a counter move against Hitler's de- mands for Danzig and an extra territorial motor roadacross the cor ridor-which was regarded in War saw as merely an attempt to get a foothold that eventually would return the entire corridor to the reich.
 Russia Ready To Fight
 From Moscow, too came a Signlfi- cant May day development. Klem- enti Vorohilov, war commiSar, de- clared that the Red army is ready to fight if new general war breaks out in Europe, but he said that the Russians would not be involved in any petty adventures"
 Everyone knows that the Red army is for peace" he said at a great May day demonstration of troops nd other war materials in the Red square.
 In Rome, it was reported that Germany had urged Italy to build up war reserve stocks which were depleted partly by the Ethiopian and Spanish military adventures Fascist government and military leaders continued their talks with the chief of the German army staff Gen. Walter von Brauchitsch, who