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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08

to bring cheer to several hospital
patients. Mrs. Besse Block, presi-
dent, or Mrs. Mollie Fidler will call
for. donations If notified.
Memorial Services
In connection with the observance
Of Armistice Day the post will re-
ceive reports from various committees
and the chairman will give final IN
structions. The program arranged
calls for memorial services Friday
evening at the Bethel synagogue.
State Department Commander Mar
tin Horwitz of New Britain will be
the principal speaker.
The post and auxiliary will be rep
resented in the big Armistice Day
parade Saturday morning and in
the evening will sponsor their fourth
annual dinner and military ball. The
proceeds from this elaborate social
function will be donated to the well
fare fund of both units and admin
iStered for the benefit of local fam
lilies and Waterbury veterans in
United States government hospitals.
Floor Show Planned
A,foor show featuring professional
talent will be presented under the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08

surance of home mortgages, under
Title II, representing as much as
80 per cent Of the appraised prop
erty value.
Where foreclosure costs on a
So, 900 property run as high as
$3.50, lenders are less willing to
undertake the risk of handling
loan involving a down payment of
only $500. In other states where
costs of foreclosure are generally
less than 500 lenders are in more
favorable position.
Under the new plan of home con-
struction under Title I, lenders
often are asked to consider making
loans where the borrower makes
down payment of $3.50 Or less.
considering that the risk is too
great, in view of the unduly high
foreclosure expense in relation to
the small down payments and slow
repayment, lenders in some states
have been forced to forego partici-
patton in the program and to deny
the privileges of the act to their
communities.
1.-THE passage by states of the
Uniform Real Estate Mortgage
Act, prepared by the Central Hous-
ing Committee, would seem to be
the logical solution to the problem
now faced by borrowers, lenders,
and the building industry" Mr.
Med Donald commented.
"This proposed act, If enacted by
the states, would tend to standard
ize the home-mortgage structure
still further, to equalize the cost Of
home-morgage money, and to give
final impetus to the use Of the
long term amortized high ratio
home mortgage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08
new CATECHISM
AWAITS SANCTION
Archbishop Murray Speak
er at CateCheticaI
Congress

A four-day meeting of the Ma
tlonal Catechetical Congress of the
Confraternity OF Christine Doctrine
ended yesterday in Cincinnati, Ohio.
MOST Rev. John T. McNichols, arch
bishop Of the Cincinnati diocese,
was host, Among other archbishops
and bishops attending was Most Rev.
John Gregory Murray, archbishop
OF st. Paul, MINI. One of the most
important matters for discussion of
the Congress was the question of
the revision of the Baltimore cate
chism, In use for over fifty years
by American Catholics.
The question of revision of the
small catcheciSm in general use
was discussed last year when the
congress met IN Hartford, Conn. At
this time proposed changes were
suggested and a plan of revision
drawn up. The work in the re-
vision has progressed and the new
form has been sent to the Vatican
for final approval. 1t is expected,
If approved by the Vatican, that the
new catechism will be in circu-
lation within six months or year
Archbishop McNichols stated in re-
gard to the revision:
In teaching religion" the Arch
bishop stated, lit is important 10
distinguish between text that the
Bishop of each diocese authorizes
and a course in religion. The lat
ter will naturally include graphs
Illustrations. helps to teachers and
pupils, and commentaries by ca
pable and learned theologians and
teachers of religion.
THE Bishops of the United States
in the revision of the Baltimore
catechism have been concerned only
with the text which would be an
accurate summary of Christian
doctrine. The revised text. as SUBJ
mitted to the Holy See, is intended
for pupils of ~ years Of age. Sc
lected questions will be drawn from
this text for smaller catechisms
The SOL questions now contained
in the revised Baltimore catechism
viii be developed for high school
and college students"
The next Catechetical Congress
| win Be held in Los Angeles, Cal,
n October. 1910.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08
Walter Wilaclaeu
On Br0ddzeuy
CTads Mark l.ss.st. ed, Opyr,sh, 1919 paw rror ina

who that wretched looking man Is
on my left-and 80 Good Night. =
Heheheh!
At Club Is last night the Jack
White blitzkriegers convulsed Joan
Blondel1 and Dick Powell, when a
piffled pretty tip-toed unsteadily
across the floor to 60 to the Pow
der Room.
"Ah," said frankie Hyers, "a
tight-rope walkerls
NetcheIIeh!
Paul Whiteman tells about Me-
foofsky and Klotz hurrying home
through q dark alley when they
encountered two thugs.
Should We run?" said Klotz.
."Uff cuss!" replied Mefoofsky,
"dares two Of them, and we're
alumni
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08
Sounds Like Him!


At the Penthouse Club last night,
q Hollywood rnogul told how he
had phoned an offer Of $3.50 a
week to Joe Frisco, one-time star,
to appear ip pictures. The vet
clown said he couldn't consider
less than $1,000 a week. This.
despite the fact that he hadn't
been employed for ages.
But, joe" insisted the man,
"this part1l make you in pictures
Its made to order for you, boyl''
"Ss.s-sorry," suffered the Once
Upon-a-Timer, "A G-note is m-m-
my f-f-f-figiire."
"well, them" compromised the
filmogul, "come on down to my Of
flee and let's talk about It."
WHAT" exclaimed the wit, land
be locked outta my r-r-r-room?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08
f annick Post Units
Meeting Tonight To
Perfect Preparations
'TwO-Day Observance on Armistice Day Arranged;
Fourth Annual Military Ball to Climax Celebration;
Auxiliary Arranges Rummage Sale

Final discussions on Armistice Day
plans will feature the joint meeting
this evening of David Fannick post
and its auxiliary Of the Jewish War
Veterans organization at the Amer
lean Legion Home on Holmes ave-
nue..
The auxiliary's meeting is one of
particular Importance to all menu
bers. Nominations of officers will
be made and reports will be made
on the, progress Of plans for the
units coming rummage sale. An APP
peal has been made to all members
and friends to respond generously
this time to the committees re-
quest for the donations of articles
appropriate for a rummage sale or
with cash contributions. Funds are
needed particularly at this time of
the year to answer the demands of
several needy veterans families and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08

A short play will be produced
following the next meeting Of the
G. Y. o. unit Of st. Margaret's
church, to be held next Tuesday
night. Miss Imelda O'Brien will be
director of the cast.
Unit members viii meet mem
bers of the Immaculate Concep-
ton church unit in a quiz on Nov.
81. w
Tonight at 3 o'clock the senior
unit of the Immaculate Concep-
ton G. Y. o. will have an iatelli-
gence quiz which will be in prepa-
ration for the general quiz to be
held between the senior units Of
the Immaculate and st. Margarets
G. Y. o. on Tuesday, November
21st. Those taking part in the quiz
this evening are as follows: Mil
dred Synnott, Ellen Hunt, Mar
garet Fitzgerald, Claire McNichols.
Joan German, Muriel McDuff,
Betty Moran, John McGurk, James
Luddy, Bill Gillette, Frances Dom
nelly, Bert Henebry, and Edward
Gillette. The unit invites all the
young men and women of the par
ish between the ages of 10 to Is to
attend. Father Hussey will also
continue with his usual interesting
talks. All girls desiring to play bas-
ketball should be present this eve
ming and sign up for Friday nights
at the Leavenworth gym.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08

when life Is tired Of you. The time
to die is when you have something
to die for"
Observation
The War, as we understand 1t.
is to show Hitler that the Bigot
they are, the Harder they Fall.
OF All Things!
The latest. episode in the fight to
Keeps The Air Pure. Columbia
Broadcasting banned the lyrics Of
"Chicos Love Song" the new
double-talk. live. The music pub
fishers persuaded the CHS execs to-
discuss 1t with three song-writers.
They arrived to find the execs
in conference with several scholarly
looking men, who were introduced
as the greatest authorities On foreign
languages. The song-writers recited
the lyrics. Each Of the profs agreed
that the words made no sense and
had no double meanings, and so the
writer's elatedly awaited the okay.
CHS, however, ruled thumbs
down." The excuse was that their
Hawaiian interpreter missed the
conferencel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08

when life is tired Of you. The time
to die is when you have something
to die for"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08
Pun, MY soull

Pun My Soul!
Dear Walter" writes The Bill
boards Mr.. Traube, "has 1t ever
been cracked that. all Communists
are providers under the skim"
No, but Fritz Kuhn's nickname
Is: Malice In cumberland"
Form OF Criticism
In Tony's, where Spivy's tall
ented friends make Tony's the
place 10 go these Sabbath mid
nights, Patsy Kelly was wondering
why the M.G.M. lion always growls
before a Metro movie commences.
Sometimes" offered a critic.
"it's because he's seen It'll"
Coop!
Moss Hart in The Stork Club
amused listeners with this: Alex
Woo llcott lectured In Newark and
invited Moss to come along. "It's
my home town." said Hart, "and
it's been decades since I've been
near 1t. I'll come with you on
one condition-that before you end
your talk you mention my name.
! want Newark to know that
know important people" Woollcott
promised. Moss sat on thre stage
near Alex throughout the talk.
When Mr.. w. concluded his lee
cure, he said TO the audience: II
always answer questions. hut If
! someone % sure to ash me
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08
Guest Of Honor

Il
direction Of Attorney Morris Robin,
chairman. The entertainers have
been featured In Broadway produc-
tions and in nationally known night
clubs. Special reservations have
been made for representatives Of the
various veterans organizations.
Dress for the occasion will be in
formal.
Invitations have been sent and
accepted by national commander j..
w. v. Of the United States, Edgar
Burman of New York and staff,
Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, Maj.
Thomas Bannigan of U. s. Veteran
hospital, State Department of Con-
necticut American Legion Comman-
der Benjamin Alderman of Rock
vile, Gold Star Mother, Mrs. Hilda
Fannick, whose son the post was
named after; past department COM
manders of j. w. v. of the U. s. de-
partment of Connecticut, Dr.. How
ard Cohen Of Bridgeport, Joseph
Wolfson of Hartford, Atty. Milton
Richman of Hartford, Atty. Fred s.
Harris OF Meriden, State DEPART
ment Adjutant of Massachusetts,
Samuel Silverstein of Maiden,
Mass. State Department of Con-
necticut Commander Martin Horo-
WITT of New Britain, Past State De-
partment President Mrs. Nellie
Lubov of New Haven, Past State De-
partment President Mrs. Rae
Schoenberg of Bridgeport, President
of State Department of Connecticut
Mrs. Ethel Jacobs Of New Haven and
staff.
Committees
The various committees in charge
Of complete arrangements include:
Program committee: Commander
Irving Greenblatt, chairman; Abra-
ham Baltin, co-chairma..; Israel
Helfund, A. D. Litsky, Alderman Jo-
seph Reiner, Joseph Kleinman, Louis
Lieberman, Morris Nagdyman, Jo-
seph Yanowsky, Atty. Morris Robin.
Reception committee: Past Com
mander DR.. L. Weinberg, Atty. Har-
old Green, william Schneer, Rudy
Hennick, Commander I. Greenblatt,
Senior Vice Commander Abraham
Baltin, Junior Vice Commander
Morris Shapiro.
Music and entertainment: Atty
M. Robin, chairman; Rudy Hennick,
co-chairman; Harry Devorken, CO.
chairman.
Publicity: Jack Rutman.
General committee: P. C. william
Schneer, Morris Robin, Commander
Irving Greenblatt, A. D. Litsky, A..
Baltin, Morris Shapiro, Or. Louis
Weinberg, Harold Green, Samuel
Glickman, Robert Glickman, George
Karnofsky. Harry Leibeskind.
Decorating committee: Sampson
Seigal, chairman; Israel Goldman,
co-chairman; Samuel Lipetz, Aaron
Berman.
Dinner committee: A. D. Litsky,
chairman; Samuel Glickman, CO.
chairman; Charles Rosengarten, CO.
chairman; Samuel Lipetz, co-chair-
man.
AS space is limited It Is requested
that all those wishing to 60 are
asked to contact Past Commander
william Schneer, phone 4-22O6,
chairman of ticket committee at
once.
Broadcast
A special Armistice Day broadcast
will be heard over q national hook
up and through the courtesy of sta
ton WATR. Saturday evening, Nov
II. from 8-8:l5 p. m. The main
speakers viii be our national COM
mander Of j. w. ". Of the q. g.,
Commander Edgar H. Burman, and
Senator Joseph d. Lee Of Oklahoma
| Program sponsored by the Jewish
Word War Veterans Of the q. 8
national headquarters
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08

I spend my nights day-dreaming
over you
And that's a pleasant way to pass
the time,
Remembering all the little things
you'd do
And all the lazy moments you
made rhyme.
and you who were so quick to see
my faults
Would be a little grateful am
sure
To know I hold you in a ghostly
y waltz
And live again the presence OF
your lure.
50. where you are, be comforted to
learn
That you are stil q legend of
the past,
And smile at those who tell you
in their turn
That love dies down to nothing
ness at last =. 49,.
And let q lad with nothing else
to do
Still spend his nights day-dreaming
over you.
don VAIN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08
BUILDING PERMITS

Raymond Gaylord, to erect
One-family dwelling on Gaylord
drive, $1,000.
Michael F. O'Brien, TO erect
One-family dwelling on Herschel
avenue, $4,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08
Sees Need For Revision
In Foreclosure Laws

Washington Nov 8-Tmprovemen Standardization
statutes of the various the logical
which facilitate construction
Housing Administrator recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08
NetcheIIeh!
Newspapernnan Stuff

Newspaperman Stuff
The Roaring Twenties contrib
uted this riewspaperman legend.
Imogene Stanley, a reporter on the
N. Y. News, danced with the
Prince Of Wales during his visit
to this continent. Phil Payne, VINO
was afterwards killed In an at
tempt to fly from New York to
Rome, was Imogene's editor. He
assigned her to follow the Prince
to Montreal and get a story :.
Bulletins soon were pouring in
from the news services that an
American girl was dancing with
the Prince of Wales. But not d
word from Imogene Payne
frantically put through calls to
Montreal. Finally, several hours
after the story broke on all the
front pages, Payne located her.
Licking his chops in anticipation
of an exclusive story from the girl
who danced with the Prince of
Wales, Payne cooed: what did the
Prince have to say?" $a
what the Prince said to me, I"
replied Imogene In ethereal tones,
will always remain sacred be-
tween u.s."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04
ASSEMBLY AMENDS
 CERTIFICATE LAW
Youths Between Ages of IS and Fl Now Exempt
 By State

Employers hiring minors between the ages of Is and q are no long CT required to keep working certifi- cstes on file, State Labor Commis- sianer Cornelius J. Danaher an- nsunced today. The commissioner called attention to changes made III the law affecting minors at the last session of the state legislature which require employers to have working certificates only for those minors un- der IS.
 Requests made by employers in a number of instances that youths between Is and q who were re- ferred to employers by the Connec- ticut State Employment Service first secure working cards, indicat- ed, the commissioner pointed out, that a number of employers were not acquainted with the law change. Tn several instances, youths who did not have the cards lost out on jobs because while they were attempting to get one, the jobs were given to youths who had cards. issued. prior to June. By the time the youths returned to the hiring agent with the information that card was not required, the jobs in question had been filled.
 The commissioner also pointed out that as a result of the law change, employers will be able to eliminate a good many cards from the office files in instances where the minor is over IS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04

Miss Mitchell is thinking about having her telephone taken out, her doorbell removed and placing two vicious dogs in front of her home behind a fence of charged wire.
 No sooner did news reach At lanta that first showing of the pie ture would be here than her wor- ries began. Every time some local enterpriser thinks of possible way to cash in on the thousands of vis- itors to Atlanta, he calls her to ap- prove the ideas.
 But here's the chief bell-ringer: pass hunters! Virtually every resi- dent of Georgia has a relative who defended Atlanta against the in- vading Union Army, and all be- lieve they should see the moving pictures without cost.
 Ranking second to he pass seekers is the huge group wanting to know when the premiere will be held, will Clark Gable be here, will Vivien Leigh be present, what sears are coming, and scores ot other questions.
 The premiere is scheduled to be held late in the fall, but exactly when hasn't been established.
 As for the pass hunters, it ap- pears that they are out of luck for the time being. Nobody knows where the Annie Oakleys are com- ing from, and it appears that no one will be informed until the pre- miere is held.
 Theater owners are getting their share of calls, too. Members of historical societies who declare their parents, grandparents, uncles, great uncles. cousins, second cou- sins and more distant relatives raised guns against the Yankees are bombarding managers of the theaters, film exchange officials and even the ushers.
 If Gone With The Wind" isn't a financial success for the produc- CTS, it won't be because the film hasn't had enough publicity. For two years. maybe longer, few days have passed that nearly every newspaper in Dixie hasn't carried some sort of story about 1t. So many protests have been raised by both South and North alike that every foot of the cellu- Ibid is likely to make somebody angry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04
SEIDU DELPHIANS
 SPONSOR MEETING

Watertown, October 4. The Seidu Delphian Society met Tues day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Melvin Terrill of North Street. The subject was Katherine Cornelrs book, T Wanted to Be An Actress" Mrs. Melvin Terrill was leader and hostess, assisted by Mrs. Bronson Lockwood, Mrs. William Walker, and Mrs. Henry Long. Those attending were: Mrs. Henry Copeland, Mrs. Bronson Lockwood, Mrs. Ellery Brayton, Mrs. Merritt Atwood, Mrs. Seymour Smith, Mrs. F. N. Gather man, Mrs. William Walker, Mrs John Beach, Mrs. Henry Long, Mrs. William R. Cook, Mrs. Eugene Lamphier, Mrs. Fletcher Judson, Mrs. Gordon Swift, and Mrs. Mel win Terrill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04
YD Auxiliary

The I'D auxiliary held a busir ness meeting in their room at the state armory last evening. Election of officers was held and the fol- lowing were elected: President. Rose Downs; first vice-president, Mrs. Cassie Cronk; second vice. president, Mrs. Jane Meyer; treas irer, Mrs. Marie Bolan; chaplain, Mrs. Flo Schaeffer: secretary, Mrs. Ciel Kerins; sergeant-at- asms. Mrs. Mae Aylward: flag bearer Mrs. Sally LaWler; his- torian. Mrs. Helen Bropny; trus- tee Mrs. Alice Deadly; color pear CTS. Mrs. Gladys Dwyer and Mrs. Edith Giordano.
 < Halloween social will be held alter the next meeting, oct. l3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04

Boston, October 4-New England business activity was 99.9 per cent of estimated normal just prior to the outbreak of the European war. according to the New England Councils business index. In July, 1889, the index was 97.2 per cent of estimated normal and in August, 1888, it was 91.3 per cent.
 Except for possible unfavorable developments resulting from foreign conditions, the industrial outlook in aw England for the fourth quarter of this year is the best since 1886, the Council stated.
 There is strong similarity and dissimilarity in the conditions sur- rounding New England business at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 1889 and those of year ago. At this time a year ago, the New England business man was trying to dig himself out of the havoc created by the hurricane of Sep tember 21. Today the business man is trying to adjust his business poli- cies to the rapidly changing Euro. pean situation. Both in August, 1888 and 1899, the Councils index was at a new high for those respec- tive years. The background of gen. eral business conditions at the end of August, 1888 and 1889, however, was dissimiiar. By August, 1888, business activity in New England had recovered 195 per cent from the low point of December, 1887, and the rate of operations for the first eight months of 1888 averaged 81.3 per cent of the estimated nor- nal. The developments of Septem- Der, 1888, temporarily interrupted a forward movement in business ac- tivity, which ultimately recorded its peak in March, 1889.
 Throughout 1899, however, general business activity in this area has fuctuated within 8 range of less than eleven points and has aver aged 94.6 per cent of the estimated normal, or 16.5 per cent ahead of the first eight months of 1938.
 A review of the recent changes in the councils index, as indicated by the fluctuations of the seven compo- nents of the index, during August at least indicates the position of New England just prior to the pres ent international crisis.
 Tn the months from May through August general business activity in New England increased over ten per cent. This expansion in industrial output has occurred during the lis- ual midsummer low point, although by August most lines of activity were beginning to reflect increased operating rates. There were greater than seasonal increases in August, as compared with July, in the vol- ume of merchandise, lc.l., and mis- cellaneous carloadings, cotton spin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04

are spies. The fellow who shows the biggest scars on his body-al- legedly caused by Nazi whips or boots-and who curses Hitler and the Nazis longest and loudest, might be a German agent. Letters and other forms of communication are being carefully watched. The asso- ciates of the suspects are being tabbed.
 As a result of the anxiety of the authorities in this matter, warnings are now being posted up in hotel and restaurant lounges, public rooms and elevators People are asked not to discuss openly subjects that might be of possible value to the enemy. NABBED SUSPECTS
 AT WARS OUTBREAK
 After the crisis of September, 1888 British secret service agents began a systematic compilation of names and addresses of all active enemy agents and known German sym pathizers. So perfectly was the work done and so carefully were the sus- poets traced in their movements that immediately Premier Chamber lain declared war. almost every per son on the list was nabbed. They will be detained throughout the duration of the war.
 One set of people, some o1 whom presumably sent information useful to the Nazis during their sta. here, was comprised of the German newspaper men. Even before tn, war, several of these were ordered out of the country. The large mum. Der of alleged German correspond ents located in London was always a matter of suspicion.
 Drawing good salaries, living 1T good houses, driving automobiles fol the most part, these German corre- spondents were free to roam about and make mental notes of Britain's defense preparations. All of them were permitted by the British gov- ernment to leave the country when war was declared. Many of them are now in Amsterdam. A German news" factory has been set ur there, disseminating news by wire
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04
Business Conditions
 About 99. go Normal
Survey of New England Industries Prior to Outbreak
 of European War Reveals Encouraging Situation

dle hours operated, volume of raw wool consumption, electric power production, and employment in Mas sachusetts. Daily average boot and shoe production in Maine, Massa- chusetts and New Hampshire in- creased in August over July, but less than seasonal expectations. The volume of metal tonnage receipts was relatively unchanged in August as compared with July, after al- lowance for seasonal increases had been made.