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Evening star., 1939-06-25
British Forestry Group
To Be Feted Here

Sir Richard st. Barbe Baker,
well-known British explorer and
founder of Men of the Trees, Brit
ish forest lovers society, will arrive
IN Washington tomorrow with q
delegation bound for a tour Of the
countrys national parks and for
ests. The group will be feted at a
luncheon Tuesday at the Carlton
Hotel.
The delegation of seven plans to
purchase grove of Pacific red
wood trees and make a study Of
Civilian Conservation Corps camps.
Sir Richard Is Forest Advisor Of
the Royal Domain in the Duchy
Of Cornwall, England.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
| RuhIund Gives
Hot Weather
diet Hints

Health Oficer George c. Rutland
yesterday. counseled Washington
mans to subsist largely on fruits
and green vegetables during the hot
weather season, but advised against
q "strict" vegetarian diet.
"A diet that excludes all animal
or flesh food and all food products
derived from animals, such as ami
NAL fats, milk, butter, cheese and
eggs, is not recommended" he said.
Happily for their own good, most
vegSarians do include milk, butter
or other animal fats that serve to
balance their dietary"
- Milk, meat, fish and eggs are
needed to build tissue, that is. bone,
muscle and blood, but in lesser
amounts in summer than Ia winter.
he said.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Electric and Radio
Woqe Heurinq Set
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Labor Department yesterday
ordered hearing July 6 on prevail
ing minimum wages In the electrical
and radio industry.
The hearing was called to pro-
vide data on which Secretary Per-
kins will base her determination
of minimum wages for the industry
under the Walsh Healey Act.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Bishops Secretary to Preoch

Thomas G. Spence, secretary to
Bishop James E. Freeman, will
preach at services In the Chapel
Of the Redeemer, Glen Echo, Md,
at $50 am. today. The annual
Sunday School picnic Of the chapel
viii b held June 70 at Glen Echo
Park.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
TeIecruft Club Cruise

Members of the Telecraft Clubs
will leave for a moonlight cruise at
8:45 pm. Thursday on the steamer
Potomac, which departs from the
wharf at Seventh street and Main
avenue SW.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

She thinks she's lucky that her
husband was willing to let her spend
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-08-17


Evans of the Consumer Distribution Corporation to
study the cooperative movement that part of the
country. In the following article, Rchele
of the interesting features Of the movement
scotia).
study of the coop perative movement in Nova SEQ
tia is particularly heartening because there one
cally facing the facts of their economic posi-
industriously but cautiously tacing. the job Of i'm
proving their lot.
The story is fairy tale Of miraculous ac-
oonp1i sfment through cooperatives, the books
one to antici pate. However, does away from
the country with his cooperative spirits lifted and
confidence in the ability Of the little nan
to "do something about it,"
There appeared me two chief reasons for the
past and future Of the movement in
Scotia. The first is the peoples deeply rooted
convi ction that educatio is the necessary instr
ment Of progress, that persistent and earnest study
must precede each new step. The second is the
equally deeply rooted conviction that they, the peo
pie themsel YES, largely to blame for the hard
ships that have upon them and that if their
di ton is to be improved they must do the work them
selves.
The study group method of educ alton begun
there by the Legendary work Of Father J. ].
Tompkins and is being carried by the Extension
Service of Saint Francis Xavier utiversi ty. The
Service has field workers forming study and discus
sion groups throughout Nova Scotia, and acts as
clearinghouse for all cooperative activity. The
work is carried non-denominational basis and
has been warmly received throughout the provinces.
Even those Nova Scotians not in the movement will
testify to the excellence Of the work done by the
from St. Francis Xavier. The success of the
study group method is largely attributable to the
fact that the grous' work is always cetered about
practical problem, such as starting a credit
union, building lob ster factory, marketing pro-
duce. Although the leaders will tell you they,
like ourselves, have the problem of more talk Of
study than actual di gging in, they have done con-
siderable ging in and have many prosperous credit
unions, lobster factories carneries, and stores to
show for their efforts.
The feeling that they must solve their own pro-
blems is the most inspiring part of the movement.
They backed up to the wall before they turned
and faced their problems. Without outside help, and
beginning from destitute positi their beginnings
were necessarily meager. But they have made pro-
gress. They stand firmly on their own two feet
and moving forward. Though they outrank this
country In credit union pro gress, their stores do
not match ours. However, they are eager to learn
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-08-17

other problems-stores ,wholesales, and factories-
which might break them if they attacked them with
enthusiasm but org nization financial
Visiting fisherman's village Prince Edward
Island, evidence of the dire poverty that
drove these people to the wall and made them face
their problems. These fishermen have only recently
turned the ii de In their favor. Since the onset Of
the depre ssi these people had steadily been getting
less and for their fish and been paying and
for their supplies and equipment. They had vir
tua1ly thing left to live They heard of coop
Grafton and decided to give it try. They pooled
what few dollars they could scrape up and marketed
their catch themselves, getting much better price
than they had been getting from the buyer who held
them in virtual servitude. Now they have their own
processing station, have just completed a lobster
factory, and are building cannery. Each of these
is built with very little capital, the Fishermen
themselves doing the work. Although they are still
future. The lack of balanced diet is evident. The
average one-half foot under average height. A
survey recently completed showed that 72S of the
school children are susceptible to tuberculos1s-
the d di1dren Of who catch tons of cod every year
but do not get enough for it to be able to buy cod
liver oil. But they have turned the tide. They
are better off than they yea ago. Their
accomp1i smets already insure them Of being better
off year, and their belief that they have found
the right way gives them faith that they Will be
much better off the following year.
In many parts Of the country they have had the
experience Of getting started and then failing
because they sacrificed ultimate for Immediate gains,
such competitive price reductions, and found
their orgamza alton wrecked and their former
hardships revis tied upon then. But their struggle
and their successes have given them strength and
Imagination, and they are, repeat. standing on
their two feet going ahead steadily.
One great advantage that they have over us is
very sympathetic pr The credit unions and other
cooperatives have become 50 important in the lives
Of great number Of people that the papers could
not afford to be msymrathetic. Another rea son for
the Iapers' being more sympathetic to the needs OF
the people is that the papers Independently
ed not chin-omed. Another great advantage is that
the people not primarily concernedMth patronag
dividends, but primarily concerned with winning
their economic Independence The family and religion
Of paramount Importance in Nova Scotia, but the
economic oppression threatened the institution
and the people determined to win their economic
freedom that they wi Il be secure in the things
they cherish.
But IT gratifying to Learn that they, too,
have problems, many Of the same problems We have,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
CITY Charter Revision
Affects Many Sections

Retirement of policemen, firemen
and teachers Is provided for in Sec
tons 6l-65 of the Culhane charter
revision bill. The Democrat is pre-
senting the full text Of the charter
act in daily installments.
Following are Sections 61-65:
SEC. 81. Retirement. Section two
hundred and eighteen of said
charter Is amended to read as
follows: The board Of police COM
missioners shall have authority to
retire from active service in the
police department any officer who
shall have attained the age OF
sixty-five years and who shall
have served in said department
continuously for a period of not
less than twenty-five years. Said
board shall retire from active SER
vice In said department any SUI
perintendent Of police who shall
have served in said department
continuously for period of
twenty years. upon the written
request Of such superintendent
that he be so retired. Any officer
who shall have served in said de-
partment continuously for per-
iod Of not less than twenty-five
years, unless dismissed from said
department for cause, having been
so retired, shall, thereafter, dur
Ing his lifetime, receive MONTH
ly from the pension fund of said
department, as pension, one
half Of the rate of compensation
received by him at the time Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29

and everything else afloat. The
seals just wouldn't concentrate.
"DEATH-RAY"
IS A FAVORITE
Most of Washington's ready let
writers are excited about bombs
bursting In air or a new form of
death-ray. The War Department Is
looking over one composed Of
streams Of electrons that a Califor-
MIA inventor says can explode am
munition and gasoline as far away
as two miles. Another suggestion Is
to drop on the enemy glass cases full
of-locusts, says one writer, but an
other with meaner disposition says
rattlesnakes.
II that sounds Hollywooden,
note that Frank Capra's latest pro-
duction is a system for guiding air.
planes and releasing bombs by re-
mote control. The famous movie d..
rector Is a stakeholder In a COM
pany about to market this device,
which uses garbled radio impulses.
Garbled-word experts are bonn
harding War and Navy departments
with 'unbreakable secret Codes" all
of which ignore the military axiom
OF simplicity" save this one:
"Just cross your carrier pigeons
with parrots - and teach the off.
spring to speak the message!"
But. the writer added:
Hurry! A spy Is trying TO read
this. He Is crawling toward me-
under the rug! can see the
hump!"
On which the endorsement was:
This guys got somethingl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
CLADNEY ELECTED
TO DIRECT TEAMS
Community Basketball
League Opens December
8 With Eight Clubs
Washington Hill

James J. Gladney was elected
president Of the Washington Park
Community House Basketball league
ct a meeting Of managers at the
Community House last night. Other
officers named for tn coming sea-
son are: vice-president, Thomas
Conway; secretary, william john
ston, and treasurer, william r. Kelly.
The board of directors will include
the officers and Frank McGrath and
John Dalton.
The Texans, q team from Brook.
lyn, were named to replace the
Welles. The league this year will
consist Of the following eight teams:
Gents Of the Hill, Robins, Hearts
Baldwin Props, st. AIMS, Texans
and Poll Five. The latter team has
taken over the franchise of the Rey-
mond Hillies who will not be rep
resented on the court this season.
The league will open December
8, o week from Friday night, with
the Props playing the Sacred Hearts
and ST. AIMS meeting the Robins.
Matt Phelan was again named timer
with the score keeping Job going
to James Fitzpatrick. The referees
for the year will again be James
Tracy and John Mccormick.
Community Club
The semi-monthly meeting Of the
Washington Park Community club
will be held Friday evening at 8
o'clock. A report on the fife and
drum corps meet held last week will
be given =. All members Of the Or
ganization are urged to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
LAURENCE HALL
UNION SPEAKER
Church Army Captain to
Address St. Johns Gath
ering Sunday

A union service will be held Sum-
day evening at 1880 o'clock at st.
Johns Episcopal church so the
usual forum at the Second Congre-
gational church will be omitted.
The speaker will he Capatin Lau-
renee Hall Of the Church Army,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The evening department Of the
Second Congregational church met
last evening. The members are COL
lecting soap wrappers and box tops.
A soap company has offered church
societies the opportunity Of raising
money by paying one-half cent for
each wrapper or box collected. Mrs.
Sumpf, Mrs. Robson, Mrs. Morgan
and Mrs. Holcomb are accepting the
wrappers for the Second church.
The union Thanksgiving service
will be held in the First Methodist
church tomorrow morning at $50
o'clock with the pastor, Rev. DR..
John j. Snavely as the preacher.
The Second Congregational Christ
mas celebrations will start the week
Of December 10. Dickens immortal
story "a Christmas Carol" will be
presented Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, December IS and IA, at 8
o'clock In Davenport hall. Friday
night, December IS, the Girl Scouts
Of troop 3 and the Junior Girls club
will entertain all young people Of
the church school. The following
week different departmental parties
will be held under the leadership Of
the principals. Sunday morning, De-
cernber "a. there will be a Christ
mas service such as has never been
given in this church before and Sun
day evening, Christmas eve, a very
beautiful pageant will be presented
in the auditorium at o'clock un.
der the direction of Rev. DR.. John
Coombs.
The Mr.. and Mrs. club are to have
a rummage sale in the gymnasium
Of the church on Saturday, Decem-
Der 2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
CAST TO REHEARSE
SUNDAY MORNING

The cast which will take part in
the entertainment program at the
Italian aid committee ball at Tenn
pie hall Dec. will hold q rehearsal
at $50 Sunday morning at the Di-
Vito music store.
Joseph Manganaro will be master
of ceremonies for the entertainment
portion Of the program. The en-
tertainment committee is headed by
Joseph LaPorta and Eustacchio
Schiappa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29

and his assistants have been urged
to call a halt.
This groups objection is based
on the fear that prosecuting labor
unions under the antitrust laws
will in the long run tend to de-
stroy the legislative safeguards
which have been built around
labor's rights in the asst few years
In effect, they fear, it will increase
the extent to which individual
judges may determine what acts
are and are not legal for labor
,lrlions-not only in connection with
the antitrust laws, but In other
fields.
AS matter of fact, the whole
question of whether the unions may
be prosecuted under the anti-tru
laws undoubtedly will have to be
passed on, in the end, by the SUI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29

day, letters containing brilliant and
sometimes lurid scintillations fash
upon War and Navy Departments.
Like this one:
'TIitler's new invention Is an
airplane bomb so powerful a single
explosion will blow down every
thing for mile around. The Nazis
plan TO wreck London In single
night. To foil the blackout, they
win sneak up on the city by fol-
lowing the moonlight reflected
from railroad tracks.
"But they'll never bomb New
York, IL the Government adopts
my new invention. Over the rear
wheel Of the last car Of each train
leaving New York at night, fasten
q nozel. From this nozel squirt
black paint over the rails"
EXPERTS CONSIDER
EVERY SUGGESTION
Cockeye? Well, perhaps mildly &C.
centric. But the letter was duly re-
ferred through channels" to the
proper authority. For army and navy
both have men whose Job Is to read,
mark, learn and inwardly digest Just
such strange food for thought. And
every smallest cruinb Of wisdom
these genial experts pass on to spe-
cial experts--for Infantry. at Fort
Benning, Ca; for Cavalry at Fort
Riley, Kansas; for Coast Artillery at
Fort Bragg, N. G. Maybe back will
come word:
"This guys got something"
For u. s. military leaders be-
lieve It Is better to waste lot OF
time picking a rare ten-strike from
a barrage of screw-balls, than to
have one such experience as befell
the British War ONCE after the
World War.
The Britons were clearing files
from ten years before the war. They
found q complete set of drawings
and plans embodying the basic prin-
ciple and many features of the
modern tank that finally, following
three years of bloody losses, broke
the German line in 1917 and helped
win the war. But upon these plans,
submitted in 1905 by a patriotic
British inventor, was crawled in
large, official hand the words: THE
mans mad!"
HE'S IN CLASS
BY HIMSELF
About screw-balls you never can
tell (say our army and navy which
way the cat will jump. Tina puzzle
%ha ,,ox,x &c tyrvif1O sa0uy IN f}Ct,ra o,sk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
YOUTH COUNCIL
PLANS CONFERENCE

Protestants from this city and sur
rounding towns will attend the con-
ference Friday and Saturday In
Middlebury under the auspices OF
the Waterbury Youth Council of
which Rev. Ridgway F. Shinn IS
president. The theme will be ways
to Church Unity-That They All
May Be. One"
Rev. Harold e. Craw of Danielson.
formerly affiliated with the First
Congregational church here, will be
one Of the conference speakers.
Others will be Rev. william H. Nc
Canoe, pastor of Middlebury Con-
gregational church, Rev. william r.
Davis Of Watertown. Rev. Stanley
E. Kendig Of Hartford and Charles
Miner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
Boys Club Notes

Tonight Is movie night at the club.
Following the movies the Post Office
A. A. will hold a practice period in
preparation for their opening game
In the Senior House League and
following the mail men on the floor
will be the quintet led by Speed
Brady.
The Senior House League opens
this Friday with all four games des-
tined to be fulfil Of action from be-
ginning to end. Opening the pro-
gram will be the battle between the
Warriors and the Bombers. Follow
ing In the order named will be the
Pond Aces VS.. Princetons; the Post
Office VS.. Tigers; and the Acme VS..
Gophers.
Tonight at o'clock the managers
of the intermediate B League will
get together In the physical office
TO organize the league that will be-
gin next Thursday. All teams are In
vited to attend.
The intermediate A League will
begin next Monday at 6:45. The first
game will be between the vikings
and the River Aces. Following them
will be the Abrigades and the Bull
dogs; and the Vagabonds and the
Bees.
Teams wishing to enter the Junior
League to be held at the club this
year are requested to meet in the
physical office Saturday at II o.
clock. The league will begin the fol-
lowing Saturday at the same time.
The State League team will pry
off the lid to what is hoped to be a
successful season when they oppose
the strong Bridgeport Middle street
Boys Club team on the local floor
Saturday at 2:30. The Bridgeport
team won the state title last season
and also the year previous. Starting
the game for the locals will be act
ing Captain Fisher and "Bull' RAN
adj at guards, John Jeunati at CEN
ter and Vim Andolina and Jack Ar
media or Big Frank" at forward
posts.
The big red and black varsity
team opens its home season this
coming Saturday when they play
host TO the powerful Bristol Sham
rocks. The Bomber J. v. team will
play q preliminary contest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
AVICLIANESE NOW
HAVE 48 MEMBERS
Basketball Team Opens
Season in Danbury,
December IL

The Aviglianese A. G. held its
organized in November of 1887 at
Tooth meeting since the club was
the clubrooms recently at which
time 1t was reported that the per-
sonnet now consists Of AZ members.
Plans were made for the basket
ball season. This year the club team
will play home and home series with
state teams. Practice sessions are
being held weekly and the first
game will be played In Danbury
December IL.
The annual club elections will be
held December 20. Every Friday
evening the clubs bowling teams
meet. A banquet is planned at the
end Of the season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
St. LUCY'S CYO
SPONSORS PARTY

The senior Catholic Youth Organ
ization Of st. Lucys church held Its
bi-inonthly meeting last evening
In the church basement.
The social committee reported
that plans have been completed for
the children's Christmas party In
the church basement, Sunday, Dec.
"a, at 2 o'clock. The Children of
Mary 6odality will assist the YCO
In sponsoring this event. The Holy
Name Society are also contributing
to the affair.
James Jannetty is chairman Of
the Christmas party for senior mem
bers, assisted by Kitty Bartoletti,
Mary Polletto, Victoria Gagliadi,
Pete Polletto and Louis Russo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
ST. MARCARET'S CYO
INSTALLS OFFICERS

Officers of st. Margarets Catholic
Youth Organization were installed
at meeting in the parish hall last
night.
Frank Leroy. president, presided,
and the installing officer was Wall
ter Calvin. sergeant-at-arms.
Other officers are: Vice-presi-
dent, william J. Butler; treasurer.
Marie Mullen: secretary, Ann Jane
Bollard. Following the meeting
there was q dance. Refreshments
were served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
YOUNG REPUBLICAN
CLUB TO ELECT

The Young Republican club at
a meeting at party headquarters
last night made plans for the elec-
ton of new officers. The election
viii be held at the organizations
January meeting.
Plans for taking part In several
county and state programs we're
discussed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
Just Train Cats To
Ride Torpedoes---!'
One of Thousands of Weird Hints on How TO Win the
War That Pour Into u. S. War Dept.

able, so build seat on each tor
pedo. It would save money not
only on torpedoes but on cats;
you know cats have nine lives"
No cats, but seals really were tried
out In the last war. A pair were
trained to follow a British submar-
inc by the smell of the oil discharge,
The idea was that they would fol-
low and so betray German submar-
ines taking to the open sea. But
those swimming oil hounds turned
ou to be fine chasers Of submarines
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
THREE LITCHFIELD
BROTHERS SUED

Clarence Titterington of New
York city yesterday brought suit
for $4,000 in the local superior court
against Henry, Albert, and George
Perret, brothers, Of Litchfield.
The plaintiff claims that the de-
PENDANTS entered property he owns
In Southbuiy and cut down, de-
stroyed and carried away many
trees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON
NEA Service STAFF Correspondent

Washington, Nov. 90 - When Hit
Ter told the world that his Nazis had
invented a secret weapon which
could annihilate Britain and France
like lightning-bolt from Mars, he
shocked into action that fertile Or
ganlsm. the Yankee inventive brain.
Il. is now rapidly giving off
briifht ideas as to how to double
croas this new mystery weapon or
otherwise win the war. A dozen a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29

of antitrust law
violations by the
building trades
unions. Some of
the heaviest pres
sure has come
from within the
New Deal itself.
A considerable
portion Of the
liberal wing" in
and close to the
gover nment is
very much OPP
posed to the line
Arnolc's investi-
cation has TAX
an ond ArxAAISl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
BY BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

Washington, Nov. 2e.-The Amer
lean Federation of Labor Is not the
only important group that has tried
to call of Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Thurman Arnold,s Investigation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
KILLED
INJURED

These totals subject 10 later
correction owing to incomplete
reports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29

Sweden, which boasts It has the
heaviest coffee drinkers IN the world,
has found that its average con-
sumption Of tee il one-fifth Of o
mound q year.