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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
Quintuplets Will Pay Visit
 To British Royalties In May

Toronto, Ont, March 7-(UP)- The Dionne quintuplets. are coming down from Callander May 9 for a command performance" before their visiting naajesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. It will be their first time away from home. They will travel the 200 miles in a private railway car on special train, accompanied by papa" and "mama"-Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionne and Dr. A. R. Dafoe, who deliv- cred them May 28, 1884.
 The Ontario government an- nounced their coming, and said Dr. Dafoe had agreed to it, although at Callander, the doctor denied that he had been consulted. He has been piqued since he learned that the itinerary of the royal tour did not include a visit to Callander, and he once protested that the snub to the quintuplets, who are technically the kings wards, twas an insult to the French Canadian race"
 Harry c. Nixon, provincial secre- tary, disclosed the text of letter he sent yesterday to Papa" Dionne, which said that their majesties were particularly desirous of see- ing your famous quintuplet daugh- ters," and which was interpreted a virtual royal command which could
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07

not be ignored. The letter said: May I remind you that this prob ably will be the only opportunity your daughters would ever have to see their majesties."
 Nixon said that Percy D. Wilson, the babies official guardian for the province also would accompany them here. The government will provide the train. Tentative plans were for the quintuplets to stay in their train until their majesties complete a city tour, then to be taken by automobile, with a police escort, to the lieutenant governors chambers where the king and queen would receive them.
 The quintuplets, nearing five years already have been instructed how to behave in their majesties' pres ence. When Dr. Dafoe first learned of the royal visit he assumed that Callander would be on the itinerary and he had nurses teach the babies to curtSy and to great their majes- ties in French.
 The babies have never been of the premises of their nursery since they were carried there from the farm house where they were born and have never ridden on anything larger than tricycleS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
|Y.M.C.A. Notes

Education for Social Action was presented at the meeting of the Advisors last night by Mrs. Kay Maftin, Advisor of the Y-Etts. and Melvin Freeman, Advisor of the Cresents Club. The speakers stress ed the methods employed in deal- ing with various age groups. Both agreed that group work afforded wonderful opportunity for facing the current issues of the day. Follow ing the speakers the meeting re- solved itself into a spirited discus- sion.
 Roy H. Walch showed colored mo- ton pictures of trip from Maine to Mexico" at last nights assembly of the students and faculty of Mat tatuck Technical Institute in the University Club rooms at the Hotel Elton. James B. Griffin of the Scovill Manufacturing Company discussed Industrial Transports tion." The meeting was in charge of the Student Council, Guy B. Winston, Jr., president.
 Rev. Thomas L. Crosby of South Waterbury discussed Democracy" at last nights session of the Front Page Forum at the Central Y. M. c. A. lobby. Next Monday Roy H Walch of Crosby High School will be the discussion leader.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
OLD MARATHON
 RUNNER IS DONE

Philadelphia, March 7-(UP)-The athletic career of Stanton (Sandy) Haines, A, veteran marathon run ner, was ended today when his left leg was amputated as result of an automobile accident.
 Haines was struck by a machine allegedly driven by Dr. Samuel w. Fernberger, University of Pennsyl- vania psychology professor, while he was refueling his own car in Fair mount Park last night.
 He was taken to Presbyterian hos pital with possible fractures of both shoulders and internal injuries, as well as the crushed leg. His condi- ton was critical. He was caught between his own machine and that of Dr. Fernberger,. police said.
 A former Cornell student, Haines had participated in the annual Bos- ton A. A. marathon since 1886 and was frequent competitor in the Port Chester, N. Y., runs. His wife Lillian, notified George Lane, 27, a teammate on the Passon A. 0. club and within a short time more than dozen cross-country and marathon runners were at the hospital to of- fer themselves as blood donors. A transmission was given before the operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
CLARK GABLE IS
 TO BE DIVORCED

Las Vegas, Nev. March 7.-CUP)- Mrs. Maria Gable, 48, gets her di- vorce today from movie actor Clark Gable. After the five-minute hear ing, the handsome Gable will be free to marry Carole Lombard. Gable, wht asked her for the di- vcrce and settled some $30OOOO on her to hasten it, stayed in Holly '.ood making movies. He had mail ed the court waiver of opposition. Their friends in the film colony predicted that after a brief interval Gable and Miss Lombard would slip away to Mexico or Nevada and marry.
 Mrs. Gable is his second wife and is 10 years his senior. She was a wealthy Texas widow, mother of two children, when she wed the actor at the time he was going prom thence as film heart-throbber playing opposite the late Jean liar low. His first wife was a dramatics teacher who groomed him for the stage and movies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
COP. LEADERSAT
 LEAGUE MEETING
Educational Series Con= tinued Last Night-Op-
 pose Manager Plan

The Italian Republican League continued its series of educational meetings last night with a group of speakers from various departments of civic and official life of Water bury who discussed tax rates, chances of the Republicans in fu- ture elections, legislative matters, at a meeting at Liberty hall.
 Presided over by Pres. Michael J'Anthony, who introduced officers of the Italian Republican League to the gathering, the meeting was not designed, its officers remarked, to sponsor any political candidacy at this time. The League plans con- tinuing meetings for the purpose of informing present and new mem bers of the matters of municipal government which have become of mixed interest in Waterbury during recent months.
 Officers of the recently formed organization have not been formally installed as yet but the League has gone on record already as opposing the adoption of a city manager char ter here with a resolution on the matter now before the General As senbly.
 Among the speakers at last nights meeting were Francis T. Phillips, treasurer of the Republican town committee; Frederick w. Palomba, former chairman of the Repub- lican town committed; Charles C.. Foster, deputy controller and pur- chasing agent of Waterbury; Floyd H. Rasmussen, Brooklyn Republi- can leader; Attorney Maurice Grus- kay, Harold B. Post, Alderman Jos eph Reiner and Thomas F. Bane, and Controller Sherwood L. Row. land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
OAKVILLE PIN CONTRACT WEARS
Unionization of Brass Workers First in ScOvill
 Co. History

Ofiicials of the Waterbury Brass Workers union reported today that union members of the Oakville Pin division of the Scovill Mfg. O., will meet tonight at union headquarters 53 Spencer avenue, for possible rati- fication of contract with the com pany. The contract has been the subject of negotiations the past sev- eral weeks and is expected to be consummated tomorrow.
 When completed, they state, it will represent the first union con- tract ever entered into by the Sco- will Mfg. Co. in its more than 130 years of existence. The contract will affect between 600 and 700 em- ployes.
 Tn the event the employees ratify the contract tonight, it is expected to be signed tomorrow at meeting of union and company officials. John J. Driscoll, executive secretary of the Waterbury Brass oWrkers' union, Raymond V. Holwell, and several employees will represent the union group. Bonnet Bronson, vice president of the Oakville Pin Con- pany, will represent the company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
TWO REPUBLICAN
 GOVERNORS SORE
Baldwin, Aiken Displeased at Way Flood Control
 Plans Are Going

Hartford, Conn, March 7.-(UP) Two New England Republican governors today assailed the fed eral government for its shameful attitude on flood control and voiced New England,s determination to re- sist federal encroachment.
 The two executives were Gov, George D. Aiken of Vermont and Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin of Con- necticut.
 q am opposed to having the flood control program dominated by any agency federal or private, that is looking for financial returns from the production of power" Gov. Aiken said in radio address. "In such an event, flood control would in- evitably be sacrificed. Federal ac- tions in the matter of flood control have been entirely too arbitrary and shameful ."
 What Baldwin Said
 Gov. Baldwin said ''It appears to be the policy of the present admin istration in Washington to extend the powers of the federal govern ment into the states wherever pos sible, and on whatever pretext.
 "The people will resent such att tempts at the extension of federal authority, and especially will they resent them when they are accom- panied by the power to levy assess ments or taxes on business by tax ing industrial property owners along the streams and rivers"
 The two governors first spoke over a local radio station and then ad- dressed a church gathering, also broadcast. In the second appear ance, they attacked the govern ment's financial policies and called for return to economy as the only means by which recovery could be achieved.
 Gov. Aiken Attacks
 Gov. Aiken declared "The national spending program of the past few years with its wastefulness hasn't brought prosperity to America. The American people have to spend an- other winter at Valley Forge"
 There's no substitute for a good job," Gov. Baldwin said, land we all know it, and the sooner we get down to brass tacks and do something to make good jobs possible, the bet ter of we'll all be.
 That's the governments job, to help business and industry, by friendly, intelligent cooperation, so that business and industrial confi- dence will be restored, and things will open up again, so people can go back to work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
CONN. COMPANY
 IS REORCANIZED

New Haven, Conn, March 7-(UP) Reorganization of the Connecticut company, subsidiary of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road. was completed today in U. S. distrist court.
 Under an approved plan, the cap- ital structure of the trolley and bus company was reduced from $25 ,000,- 900 to $7,1O0,0OO. The New Haven railroad surrendered 198,770 shares of com mon stock, debentures amounting to $2O,123, 900 and notes totaling $3,978023 in exchange for 10000 shares of class A stock, 10000 shares of class B stock and $500, 0,000 in new indentureS.
 The railroad assigned 14,000 shares of the class A stock to the REC and the remaining 5000 shares to the RCC as security for loans.
 Current assets of the traction corn- pany were $2,611 ,995 and liabilities $1,842,029.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
Compensation Agreements

The following agreements in which compensation will be paid weekly during the period of total disability were filed today and ap- proved at the office of the compen- sation commissioner:
 Middlebury Stores and John J. West, Middlebury, left knee injury, $12 beginning Feb. 9.
 William L. Gilbert Clock Co.,, Winsted and Maurice Werner, Can ton, Conn, wrist injury, $7.85 begin ming January 19.
 Central News Co.. New Haven and James c. Scott, New Haven, hernia, $7 beginning January IA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
LEGION MEMBERS
 GATHER TONIGHT

Watertown, March 2 = Com mander Michael Roberts is calling a meeting of his committee for the planning of the anniversary cele- bration of the American Legion this evening at o'clock. Members of the committee are: Frank Roberts, Ray Stevens, Neil Machines, Donald Perry, Noel Stewart, John Miller and Carlos Hungerford.
 The Legion Auxiliary will sponsor card party in the Legion rooms Wednesday at 2 o'clock. Those wish- ing to reserve tables are asked to get in touch with Mrs. Edwin Will Hams.
 The annual meeting and election of officers of Watertown Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will take place Wednesday evening at 7:45 Annual reports of the committees will be heard.
 Party Postponed
 The party for the Juliette Low pennies of the Girl Scouts next Sat- urday has been postponed until a date in the near future.
 Members of the Watertown Peace Council and others interested held a supper at the Hobby Horse Coffee Shop on Northfield road Monday evening. After the supper, J. Linden Jaffee of New Preston. researcher in history. spoke on 'The Post Munich World and Americas Place Tn It."
 Among those from Watertown who attended the opera 'Il Trova- tore" at the Metropolitan in New York Saturday were: Mrs. Paul Well ton, Miss Edity Harrington, Miss Gloria Cleveland, Miss Mary Hick- cox. Miss Selma Goldberg, Miss Charlotte Hickcox, William c. Cleveland Edgar Moberg, Brandon Todd and Timothy Clifford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
JOHN DATELLE.
 WPA MAN, HURT

John Datelle, 31, of Avon ave- nue, a WPA worker, was injured in the left eye this morning when the chain which he was uslng to hoist rocks on Wilkenda avenue snapped and struck him in the face.
 He was taken to the Waterbury hospital by Richard Capaldo. where he was treated for small laceration in the lower right angle of his left eye and discharged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07

three power plants, and is the coltliest of the three projects.
 Sutherland and Tri-County were originally organized as irrigation projects, and when completed will irrigate nearly a half-million acres of western Nebraska farm land.
 Loup is only hydro-electric project, started in an effort by Co., lumbus, Neb., business men to stimulate local business conditions with some federal spending. Tri- County headquarters are at Tast- ings, Neb., and Sutherland at North Platte, Neb.
 The biggest stumbling block in the way of the purchase plan is Nebraska Power in Omaha. It produces and markets 60 per cent of the electric power consumed in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
JUDGE ELLIS TO
 ADDRESS CLUB

Superior Court Judge Arthur F. Els, chairman of the trails commit tee )f the Connecticut Forest and Park association, will talk to the Waterbury Naturalist club tonight at q meeting in the little gallery of the Mattatuck Historical society building on West Main street. The Connecticut Forest and Park asso- ciation sp,lsors the blue trails in the state. Judge ELS has hiked over most of the trails, and over many trails in various other portions of the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
Market Opens Firmer When Trading Started
Copper Shares Showed Better Strength h-Aviation
 Issues GO Fiigher-Steels Also Took Rise

Aviation shares turned up again. Douglas opened at 69 3-4 up IA. Glenn Martin gained 3-8 to 35 7-8. Steels were fractionally higher with U. s. Steel at 63 l-2 up 3-8. Loew's gained 1-2 to 50. Santa Fe rose 5-8 to 39 1-8 CErysler was up
 1-2 at 82 1-2 and General Motors held at the previous close of SO. Farm shares were steady, oils mixed and utilities slightly higher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07

rates as low as those of the private fuel-burning plants.
 DISTRICTS
 HAVE DIFFICULTIES
 Tri-County, Sutherland, and the Loup, common names for the three districts, have borrowed approxi- mately $60,000, 900 from PWA since the summer of 1883. Their estimated combined capacities are enough to supply all the power now consumed in Nebraska, but only the Loup is in condition to operate at capacity.
 Sutherland has had two years of serious construction trouble, and several months of testing will be required before its one huge plant will be put in service. Tri-County is not completed, and will not be until the fall of 1940. It will have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
BY ELMER c. WALZER

New York, March 2 - UP) = Stocks opened at advaning prices today. Bonds and cotton were steady.
 Copper Shares were stronger on a better market for copper metal Ken necott opened at 39 IA up 5-8; Sna- conda 31 3-8 up 3-8 and American Smelling 46 1-2 up IA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
DIES OF BROKEN NECK

Portland, Conn, March 7-(UP)- damned between a freight elevator and sieewall of the Portland Foundry Co, Prank s. SadlowsEi, 4o, died instantly from broken neck last night. It was believed he vas thrown on balance by a wooden gate which automatically descended as the lit began to move.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
TROOP INVESTITURE
 DELAYED TO MAR. 27

The investiture ceremony for the new Salvation Army Boy Scout troop was postponed until March 27 at meeting of the troop commit tee last night.
 Envoy Andrew M. Bassett, of Bos- ton, attended the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07

Nebraska, but has to cover only three per cent of the area of the state to do 1t. Without Nebraska Power in their system, the districts would have to spend about 40 per cent of the states power over about 97 per cent of the area. They would have about 60 per cent of the consumers of the state. but none of the big industrial users.
 Hydro district men in Lincoln declare they are going ahead with their purchase plan even though it means a rate war with private companies. Private utility packers are equally as firm about putting the districts under state regula- tion, and say they will meet the problem of federal financial com- petition when it arrives in fact.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
MAYOR RENOMINATED

Danbury, Conn, March 7-(UP)- Mayor Martin J. Cunningham Democrat, was renominated in a party primary last night, defeating James H. Dwyer and George Higson by substantial vote.
 Mayor Cunningham will be op- posed in the March 27 election by Charles M. Hatch, the Republican
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
WPA CLASSES AT
 CROSBY ANNOUNCED

WPA classes will be held at Crosby high school in the future, it was announced yesterday by project di- rectors. Accommodations at Crosby high are adequate to meet all adult education requirements of WPA, di- rectors said.
 It was also announced that sew ing classes at Leavenworth, Wilby, Hendrickson, Tinker, and Barnard schools held with Miss Mary Byrne, WPA instructor, are to be discon- tinued until further notice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
DIES OF INJURIES

East Hartford, Conn, March T.
 (UP)-Injuries suffered Feb. 25 when his bicycle was struck by an automobile caused the death late yesterday of Ralph H. Atwood, 14. The driver of the car, Edward Stecholz, Manchester, was held on a technical reckless driving charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07

Germany and Japan have ar- ranged for . barter exchange of books.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-07
CONNECTICUT SECURITIES The B. 2. Griggs Co
PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS.

PUbLlC UTILITY SIOCA0.
 Bid Asked Bridgeport Gas It. Go. 31 34 Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. 35 S8 Conn. Gas & Coke com. A l Conn. Gas & Coke pfd. 381s 40h Conn. It. & Power ..... 55 59 Conn. It. & Pow. 51s%
 plQ. ..................A .A1t
 Connecticut Power Go. 48 50 Conn. Ky. & Ltg Co. com h % Conn. Ky. & Ltg. Go. pfd. 5 2 Hid. Elect. It. Go. com. GA 66 Hid. Gas It. Go. com. 34 37 Illuminating Shares A .. 53h 55h New Haven Water CO. 66 69 South. N. E. Tel. Co. .151 156
 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
 Bid Asked Amn. Hardware Co. .... 261s' 28h Arrow Hart & Hege :. 37h 39k Bristol Brass Corp com. 34 36 Colts Pat. Fire Arms Go. 83 86 Eagle Lock Co. ......... 13 15 Eastern Malleable Iron. 7A 9h Landers. Frary & Clark 28 30 New Brit. Mach Go. com. 26 28 North & Judd Mfg. Go. 251s 271s Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co. 8 Remington Arms ...... 2A 3% Scovill Mfg. Go. ........ 25A ETA Stanley Works Co. com. 39 Al Torrington Go. ........ 25h 271s
 INSURANCE STOCKS
 Bid Asked Aetna Fire Insurance 481s 50h Aetna Life Insurance 30 g Automobile Insurance .. 324 34h Connecticut General .... 27h 29h Hartford Fire Insurance 79h 81k Home Insurance ...... 31 B National Fire Insurance. GA 66 Phoenix Fire Insurance 30 83 Travellers Insurance ... ATS 485
Evening star., 1939-01-08

The village druggist from Chapel
Hill, N. c., now freshman in the
House of Representatives, puffed
contentedly on his big briar pipe as
he sat at his desk in the Old House
Office Building and looked at a vase
of red roses.
The roses stirred the memory OF
Representative Carl T. Durham
Democrat, 46, tall, slender, white
haired and the only druggist in
Congress.
They came from a former Chapel
Hill girl" he commented. "She is
grown up and married now. But ]
remember when she was a girl !
used to tie up her sore fingers or re-
move speck from her eye. She
lives here now"
The flowers had come to the Rep
resentative as surprise from Mrs
F. Bernard Smith, PIT Oglethorpe
street NV, formerly Miss Neville
Pratt of Chapel Hill.
Representative Durham recalled
that she had attended high school
in his home town, seat of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, and often
came into the drug store where he
was pharmacist to buy pencils, pa
per, erasers and the like, as we'll as
to receive first aid now and then.
Mrs. Smith is a sister of Miss
Jane Phatt, secretary to four sue
cessive Representatives from the
9th North Carolina district. Miss
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Universities Enlist
To Fight tuberculosis

Six universities have been enlisted
by the National tuberculosis AS
sociation to aid in combating the
disease, it was announced yesterday
by DR.. William Charles White, chair
man of the Medical Research Com
mittee of the association.
with Yale, Cornell, Columbia,
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Van
derbilt Universities cooperating
with us in an endeavor to achieve
our final goal, the eradication of
tuberculosis, medical research will
continue to be one of the strongest
battle lines against this disease in
1939," DR.. White said.
The universities already have
started special scientific investiga-
tions and research into the cause
and cure of the disease. The as
sociation has appropriated SAL, ,595
including $1,000 from the District
Christmas seal fund, to carry on
the research work.
Evening star., 1939-01-08

ship Of the National Council Of
Catholic Men, has launched a Ma
tion-wide movement to enforce
strict and impartial neutrality on
the part Of the United States with
regard to the civil war in Spain,
will be held tomorrow night in
Constitution Hall.
The principal speakers will be the
Right Rev. Msgr. Fulton j. Sheen,
faculty member at Catholic Uni
versity; Irwin Laughlin, former. Am
bassador to Spain; Miss Aileen
O'Brien, daughter of a former
United States diplomat, and Mar
tin Conboy, New York attorney.
Msgr. Sheen will explain the back
ground and affiliations of the vari-
GUS organizations that are sponsor
Evening star., 1939-01-08
ing the Lift the Spanish Embargo

ing the Lift the Spanish Embargo
campaign.
Mr.. Laughlin will give intimate
views of such Spanish leaders as
Caballero, Prieto, Azana, Maranon,
Zamora and Lerroux, all of whom
he knows personally.
Miss O'Brien will tell Of what
she saw in Spain during the Is
months she served with an Irish
Red Cross unit.
Mr.. Conboy, regarded as an au-
thority on the embargo features OF
the Neutrality Act In its relation to
the sale and shipment of arms and
munitions, will deal with the en-
barge from a legal standpoint.
According to Edward j. Heffron,
secretary of the Keep the Spanish
Evening star., 1939-01-08

membership campaign in its his
tory. The drive, started last weaf,
will continue through the month.
Its goal Is $500 new members,
Burnett Siman and DR.. Ivy A. Pelz-
man, co-chairmen, will receive first
reports from the teams Tuesday
night.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Jewish Center 10 Elect
Officers Toniqhf

The Jewish Community Center
will hold its annual meeting and
election Of officers tonight.
The incumbent president, Ben
jamin Ourisman, is unopposed for
reelection. In addition to the off,
GERS, II trustees will be chosen.
The center, now in its 18th year
Is in the midst of the greatest
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Will Attend Convention

R. w. Griswold, president of the
District Life Underwriters Associa-
ton, left Washington last night for
Hollywood, Fla, to attend the an
nual convention of his company. He
will be gone about two weeks.
Evening star., 1939-01-08

Embargo Committee" many cities
In the East will send send delega-
tions to the meeting.