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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08
SPECIAL DEGREE
 GIVEN MEMBERS
Sheridan Council Enter tains 25=Year Veterans
 at Annual Event

Twenty-Five year members of Sheriden Council, A, Knights of Columbus, were signally honored last evening at the Columbus club when the Honorary Degree of the Order was exemplified. A large attendance of members witnessed the initiation of the veteran members in this sec tion, the ritual work being conduct ed by Grand Knight Thomas w.. Scadden.
 Seated in the officers chairs for the occasion were: Deputy Grand Knight, Roger Walsh; Chancellor, Cornelius F. Maloney; Warden, Jo- seph Cronan, and Lecturer, John McAyoy.
 Among those receiving the Honor ary Degree were: Harry Bannon, Past Grand Knight Edward G. Bob- bin, Fred J. Carr, Chancellor James F. Colwell, Past Grand Knight Mi chael H. Conlan, Lawrence Copes, Henry A. Hayden, George H. Heckelman, John Kane, John Mes sick, David Mccormack, Deputy Grand Knight Charles E. McDonald, Past Grand Knight Joseph H. Mo- Ginniss, Dr. J. Henry McGrath, Jeremiah F. Ring, John L. Robinson, Henry E. Smithwick, Daniel G. Sul- livan of Watertown, and William Walsh.
 Following conferring of the degree short talks were given by many of the members present. Among those addressing the council was the Rev. Joseph Valdambrini of Our Lady ot Lourdes church. Father Valdam- brini spoke at some length on his acquaintanceship with Pope Plus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08
Extraordinary Grand Jury One Year Old

made to John L. Gaffney. secretary, Lilley building, Waterbury Con-, and must be in by May 1, 1899.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08
l8Me1nbersOf Jury Received Charge First
First Witnesses Before Body Were Rowland,
 Armstrong, Purcell

Today is the first anniversary of the extraordinary grand jury inves- tigation of Waterbury's administra- ton affairs-the investigation re- sponsible for the current trial of g men on charges of conspiracy to defraud the city of more than a million dollars.
 A year ago today the 18-man grand jury sat in the same panel which today housed the jury of 12 and two alternates. Instead of hearing evidence, however, the 18 man jury heard a charge from Judge Ernest A. Inglis, the same judge who is presiding at the trial.
 Judge Inglis charged the grand jury with its extraordinary" pow CTS and duties, after denying a mo- tion by Attorney Josiah H. Peck of Hartford, counsel to former Con- troller Daniel J. Leary, to squash the proceedings, before they started.
 The jury, at the completion of the charge, proceeded to its official quarters on the third floor of the courthouse and elected Atty. Carl A. Lundgren of Ansonia, foreman and George H. CoWdell of ProS- pect, clerk.
 First witnesses called were Con- troller Sherwodo l.. Rowland, Ac- countant William J. Armstrong and Accountant James P. Purcell, the latter the states star witness in the present prosecution.
 Subsequently, the jury held 46 sessions, many of which extended into the night, called approximately 14O witnesses, and heard testimony aggregating $500 pages of transcript. The fury is now in recess, awaiting a call to reconvene. The call will come from Foreman Lundgren, who will be guided by the suggestions of Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn.
 The grand jury following the recommendation of Judge 1nglis, filed a report May 19, setting forth allegations of rampant corruption and mlsmanagement of the city's finances and recommending that 27 men be arrested on charges of conspiracy. ......
 It also recommended that five legislators be arrested for corrupt legislation. The recommendations were followed by Special Prosecu- tor Alcorn, who obtained bench war rants for the arrests in the Water bury and Hartford superior courts.
 The legislators trials must wait until the conclusion of the conspir- acy trial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08
HOLMES AWARDS ARE AVAILABLE.
Announcement of Local Scholarships Made By
 Atty Gaffney

Announcement is made that the Samuel Holmes scholarships at Yale University, Academic and Yale School of Engineering only, are open to students of Waterbury, Wolcott, Prospect and Middlebury.
 The awards are given annually under the supervision and direction of a committee chosen from the members of the board of agents of the Bronson Library fund. This committee consists of Bernard H. Fitzpatrick, president of the board; |; E. Vincent Maloney, publisher of the Waterbury Democrat; and Atty. John L. Gaffney, secretary of the board.
 Requirements for successful at tainment of awards are high acad- emic standing and deservability as reflected by the applicants charac- ter, efforts and reaction to course of study. Records of Crosby high school activities as well as those of the Yale bureau are considered in the various awards which are made dur ing the month of June.
 Written applications should be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08
Baltimore Has !. Nothing On Us

Baltimore, Maryland, had a touch of gasoline "price war" demonstration similar to that staged in Waterbury recently.
 As in the local situation, $20 bills were the principal weapons of the warriors on a filling sta tion attendant who declined to join a price stabilization pro- gram.
 At the height of the rush hour, eight cars driven by pro- ponents of the agreement, en- tered the station, for one gall Ion of gas, an oil and water check, then rendered $20 bills in payment. The attendant was kept busy for two hours SCOUT ing the neighbOrhood for change.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08

XII, recalling seminary days to- gether in Rome.
 Father Valdambrini also spoke of his impending visit to Rome at which time he will pay his respects to the Holy Pontiff and seek 8 spe- cial blessing to be carried back to Waterbury and to Sheridan Council.
 District Deputy John F. Robinson of Cheshire also attended the cere- mony and spoke briefly on Colum- bianism. ..-,-....
 Following the meeting social was enjoyed with refreshments being served by a committee consisting of James German, Tobias Ramon, and Charles ValaitiS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08

A man in Kenya Colony recently
 made meal of elephants feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08

Skiing over the sand behind camels is a new sport in the Sa- hara.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08

Argentina shipped nearly 60O,- 900 tons of meat to England last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08
SCHLOSSER TO
 BE IGNORED
Supt. of Fire Alarms to Be Feted on Recent Ap=
 pointment

Superintendent of Fire Alarms Robert (Jack) Schlosser will be guest of honor tonight at 8 dinner in Tom McGrath's Pine Room, in celebration of his recent promotion from captain to superintendent of the bureau. More than 100 are ex- pected to attend, including officials of the fire department and mem bers of the Board of Commission CTS. ''''i'
 Superintendent Schlosser is pop ularlly known, especially in the Washington Hill and Brooklyn dis tricts, being resident of the Hill section, and having taken active part in athletics for the Brooklyn A. o. in earlier years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08
JUDGE A.F. ELLIS
 ADDRESSES CLUB

Judge Arthur F. ELS of Litchfield was the speaker at a meeting of the Waterbury Naturalist club last night at the Mattatuck Historical Society building. He urged that more people use the hiking trails laid out by the state.
 The clubs next outing VIII be March 18, and will comprise walks near Southington and Plainville. Miss Evalina Hauser and Miss Drucilla Littlehales will be in charge. '
 Moving pictures taken in Europe will be shown by Rev. T. LeRoy Crosby at the clubs next meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08
BARN DANCE IS
 PLANNED BY GROUP

An "Old Fashioned Barn Dance" will be given by the Junior Holy Name society of the Church of SS. Peter and Paul after the Lenten season, it was decided at a meeting of the society last night in the base ment of the school. The dance will b" held in Grange hall.
 Rev. James Wood, chaplain, is ad- visor of the society.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08
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NeuU York Heartbeat

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08
ARNOLD DIETS

Edward Arnold, who so-stars with Dorothy Lamour and Jack Benny in Paramount,s Man About Town" recently completed rigid diet course which took 35 pounds off in seven weeks. Chief feature of the diet was total abstinence from meat or alcohol in any form.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-08
EARLIEST SUCCESS

Bob Burns, whose starring picture, "I'm From Missouri" is before the cameras at Paramount, made his first success before audiences as a mandolin player with the Van Bu- ren Aueen City Silver Jubilee Cor net Band. The bazooka came later.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
From the
Press Box
Reel AII-Americu Team:
Accept No Substitutes
By JOHN LARDNER,

special correspondent TO Inc Star.
NEW YORK, Dec. Z (N.A.N.AD.-
Our all-America football team, to
which millions of clean-living Amer
leans look (and are still looking)
for enlightenment every year, is
ready.
Naturally, this all-America team
Is standard and official. Disregard
all others. ignore the claims Of
rival firms, which pretend that their
all-America teams will cure bald
ness, boil an egg and teach French
in six lessons.
Loath as 1 am to blow the whistle
on my colleagues, I happen to know
Of one all-America picker with
blue eyes, distinguished manners
and a harelip) who actually did not
see two or three of the players he
selected. This is hard to believe, I
admit, but anything can happen to-
day In the rotten, effete, sophisti-
Gated atmosphere of our modern
cities, which are so many Sodoms
and Gomorrahs.
have affidavits to prove that I
have seen all my all-America Sc
lections in action, or vice versa-in
other words, either I've seen them,
or they've seen me, which comes
to the same thing in the end.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
F0rkos and FiIchock Set One
Record Each, Share Another;
Dozen Hung Up in League

With two Redskins among the
eight individual record breakers and
co-holders of one of the II marks
established, the National Football
League released its final statistics
for the 1899 season today.
frankie Filchock and Andy Farkas
are Washington's two new record
holders, individually and jointly.
Filchock's passing efficiency OF 61.7
per cent is rs per cent higher than
the previous best average hung up
by New York's Ed Danowski last
year, while Farkas' II touchdowns
represent two more than ever have
been made by any one player IN a
single season.
Pass Play Sets Record.
And Filchock's pass from behind
the Redskin goal line to Farkas
here in the Pittsburgh game on
october IS, which gained 80 yards
and produced a touchdown, was the
longest gain on a pass play ever
made in the league, exceeding by l
yard the greatest previous gain.
Rookie Davey OBrien of Phila-
delphia and Veteran Don Hutson
Of Green Bay led in the assault
on old marks, OBrien smashing two
passing records and Hutson three
in pass receiving. Gaining 1924
yards on his passes, O'Brien &C
counted for 207 more yards than
Sammy Baugh did in 1887, while
his feat of completing 81 passes in
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Eagles Now on Edge
For Rush Toward
Hockey Lead
Bottle With Skeeters
Should Prime Team
To Meet Orioles

Those Washington ice hockey
Eagles, plainly showing the effects
of a few days of rest and practice
without hard, bruising games, are
all set to go places in the Eastern
Hockey League.
They'll take the ice again tomorrow
night against the Jersey Skeeters
at Riverside Stadium, and If they
show the same keenness and odens-
i've tactics they uncovered against
the Atlantic City Sea Gulls Tues
day night they'll grab another from
the hapless River Vale, N. j., cellar
outfit.
But the big blowof will come SUM-
day at Baltimore, where the Eagles
can break the deadlock that now
exists between them and the Orioles
for second place in the league
standings. The Orioles are rough,
tough bunch. according to Coach
Redvers Mackenzie. If the Eagles
drop the Sunday engagement they'll
have another whack at the Orioles
next Tuesday night at the Riverside
rink.
Noticeable in the Sea Gulls bat
tie was the improved teamwork
and better passing of the Eagles
and their concentration at the goal
when an enemy sally threatened a
counter.
Twice during the hectic last four
minutes in which the Eagles rang
the bell three times, was the abil-
ity of Ramsay, Kuntz and Covert
to pass the puck in front Of the en-
emy net, drawing the goalie out Of
position and then passing through
him for a score. That happens to be
hallmark Of hockey success. But
the Eagles hadn't shown much Of 1t
before.
Tomorrow nights game, as usual,
will get under way at $3.50.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Heurich Quint Opens
Loop Campaign in
Contest Tonight
WiIkes-Burre Busketers
Invade; FiIehoek Will
Toss First Boil

A colorful local American Basket
Ball League team opens its sched-
ule at Heurich's gym tonight when
the Washington Brewers meet the
Wilkes Barre Barons.
A preliminary between Delaware
& Hudson and Jewish Community
Center, leading contenders in the
Heurich Amateur League, will
launch the nights activities, with
the main tilt to start at 9:15.
Flush with new talent the Brew
ers will appear here for the first
time with their new player coach,
Mack Posnack, last season one OF
the leagues smoothest guards. Pos
mack, a former Troy player, will be
in the starting lineup, with Ben
Goldfaden, former George Wash
ington star, as running mate;
with Mike Bloom, erstwhile Temple
lu,ninary and last year with the
Philadelphia Sphas, at center, and
Dick Lee, recently purchased from
Wilkes-Barre and either Eddie
Boyle or the local veteran, Whitley
Wilson, at forwards.
The Brewers first home game will
find one of their old members in
the visitors lineup, Mickey Schon-
field.
frankie Filchock of the WASH
ington Redskins will toss out The
first ball, and Chuck Solodare, one
of the most colorful of professional
officials, will referee the game.
Evening star., 1939-12-07

trade with some other National
League Club which might be per-
suaded to give up an established
place-kicker for some Redskin star,
unless the Redskins can reacquire
Tilly Manton from the Los Angeles
Bulldogs. 1t might deprive the In
dians of proven or promising talent,
but Washington seemed to have an
abundance of everything this year
except kickers.
No less than five games in the
National League were won by field
goals this season, with the Giants
winning two and losing one of
them. A field goal gave the cham
pions 1913 win over the Chicago
Bears and their 81 crucial tilt over
the Redskins, while three field goals
by the Detroit Lions Phil Martino-
witch were vital in the Giants lone
loss of the campaign, 14-18.
Veterans like Strong and Manders
may not be useful now for anything
but kicking field goals, but there's
no doubt they earn their pay when
their rare appearances account for
victory. 1t may not seem fair that
the difference between two whole
teams depends on an individual, but
as long as field goals are part of
the game, the guy who can boot
'em consistently from the 40-yard
line has become a must for any
championship contender in the Ma
tional League.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Hoyo Quint Shows Predicted
Skill in Beating 7errors

Before the young and tender
basket ball season opened Coach
Elmer Ripley went on record with a
statement that Georgetown would
have a good team, apd last night as
you watched the Hoyas subdue a
better-than-average Western Mary
land quint you couldn't help agree
ing with him. Georgetown won, 50
to "a.
They're far from perfect" Rip
said after the game. Far from
the smooth combination hope to
have when we really get rolling, but
I still think we'll have a pretty good
outfit. These boys will have a good
team if they keep plugging.
Throw out that Baltimore game"
he continued. THE Hoyas were so
nervous you could hear their teeth
Gathering, and on top of that we
were up against glass backboards.
That's the first time the boys ever
saw glass boards and they had no
way of judging their shots. And
don't forget Baltimore has a good
team-too good for our inexperi-
enced squad"
The teams actions bore out Rip
Evening star., 1939-12-07

ley's words. The boys looked bad
in spots, but as whole they were
good-much too good for Green
Terror outfit that will win a lot OF
games. George Pajak, Irving Rizzi
and Capt. Johnny Schmitt were
outstanding and Ripley intimated
that this trio will bear the brunt
of the attack.
Pajak and Rizzi shared high
scoring honors for Georgetown with
10 points each, but Irving Biasi OF
Western Maryland took the nights
laurels with 16.
Dick Dieckelman and Jim Giebel,
who rounded out Georgetown s
starting lineup, will see lot of ac-
tion, but Ripley expects to make a
few changes before next weeks S
game with American University
that should make a big difference
Both Dieckelman and Giebel looked
good last night, but plainly showed
a lack of experience.
Buddy O'Grady, Russ Miller, who
distinguished himself; Al Matuza
and AL Lujack also figure promi-
nently in Ripley's plans. He thinks
every coach needs at least 10 first
stringerS.
Evening star., 1939-12-07

a. single game exceeded by six the
previous high number.
Hutson, the Packers all-league
end for the last three years, estab-
lished three all-time records-most
yards gained on the receiving end
of passes for a single season and
for lifetime and the greatest number
of passes caught during any pro-
fessional football career. Hutson
now has caught 159 passes In five
seasons, accounted for 1880 yards
the 846 yards he gained this year
being a new season record in that
respect.
Baugh's only other previous pass
ing record, 81 completed passes In a
single season, also was smashed,
Parker Hall of Cleveland winding
up with 106.
Few Sloan Passes Intercepted.
Dwight Sloan of Detroit set a new
all-time low in pass interception
when he had only three of his caught
by the enemy this year, thus break
ing the mark of Danowski, who had
five interceptions in 1887. Jack
Manders of the Chicago Bears set
a lifetime scoring record Of 345
points, surprising Ken Strong's cur
rent total of $40, while Ace Gutowsky
of Brooklyn ran his ground gaining
record to 3,478 yards-80 more than
Cliff Battles gained with the Red
skins from 1892 through 1887.
The seasons leaders in each offen-
sive department.:
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Competent Field Goal Booe Among New Talent Sought by Redskins
20 Years Ago
In The Star

Jimmy Wilde, the English fly
weight champion, was decisively
outpointed by Jack Sharkey, New
York bantamweight, in Wilde's
American debut at Milwaukee.
Sharkey was awarded 8 of the
10 rounds in the non-title fight.
The proposed trip of Harvard's
football team to Pasadena Calf,
for a post-season game against
a Western eleven has been called
off because of objection by the
Railroad Board, due to the fuel
situation.
Lemon, Connolly and King of
Central; E. Pugh and Probey of
Tech were chosen for line posi-
tions on The Stars all-high grid
team. Strohecker, Newby and
Russell of Central and Burke of
Western were named for the
backfield posts.
Molly" johnson has been
named captain of the G. w.
track team for the coming sea-
son. c. A. Smith, jr., was named
manager.
Evening star., 1939-12-07

the Columbia Workshop as 1t portrayed in the
simplicity Of the 10th century.
EARLY FEATURES TOMORROW
situation it
during events
School of the Air
pm-WMAI, presents analysis of three
part during the Music Appreciation
SHORT-WAV PROGRAM
700 pm-BUDAPEST Hungarian Dance HAT4, 9l2 1878
700 pm-MOsCoW Broadcast English Rv96 meg,
M; RNE, IL meg, m.
pm-RONdE selections; Rosta Wade.
2RO, meg, IRF, 983 meg, 305
S:25 pm-MADRID, EAQ, 986 meg, 304 m.
pm-TOKIO, Variety. 1916 meg, 1877
pm-PARIS, Light Music TPB1 II 88 252 TPA4
I'LL meg, 256 m.
1880 pm-BERL1N DJD, meg, 254 M. DUN, ss1
81 m
11:oo pm-GUATEMAI4A, National Police
TGWA, 1877 meg, 1913.
pm-LONDON Talk Matters of Moment" GsD, 1175
meg, 255 M. GSC meg, 313 m.
5am-PARIS, English. TPB1 8S meg, m.
TPA4, It'll 256 m.