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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

campaigns in various sections of the of the country all designed to "erad- icate this menace tof commu- nism) from American life"
 Resolution Passed
 Nucleus of the movement Is the resolution passed at the recent mid winter conference of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States at Atlantic City, charging all Jewish war veterans associations to "eon- tinue its historic militant opposition to this challenge directed against established American democracy to the end that this menace may be rooted out and destroyed"
 In announcement Of the cosl- ference discussions. the following explanation Is made;
 "To be a Communist and to keep faith with the ancient Covenant of Israel Is a moral impoSsihility, There Is no place for God in the Bol- shevist scheme, Communism Is the most materialistie of all philosophies Its sole concern Is with the bodily needs of man. For his spiritual needs 1t has only contempt,
 Further Every decent Amer ican, non-Jew as well as Jew, Is sickened at the thought of the tor lures and indignities inflicted on the Jews in Germany. They would be equally siekened if they were eQual- ly well-informed of the sufteringS of Jews in the U. s. s, R, tRuSsiaD, !, Tie condition of the Jews in Rus sta today who have stood out against the savage persecution and the blasphemous propaganaa of the Communist dictatorship, is appal- ling"
 Priest Quoted
 And, continuing, Father Joseph N, Moody, an American Catholic priest and scholar, estimates that no less than Ss per cent of the Jewish population belongs to the category of elaSs-enemieS, who have no legal or economic rights" "ClaSS enemies" 1t was explained, not only have no vote, they have no right to bread cards, no right to hold office, no right to work tn factories, no right to send their children to schools. The condition is described as worse under Stalin than 1t was in the ozarist regime.
 The text of the prefix and reSoM~ aon passed at the conference of the Jewish War Veterans. which will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

win preside as general chairman, The complete committee includes Mrs, M, Kelly, Mrs, W, sutton, Mrs, E, Joyce. Mrs, Joseph Kendriek, Mrs, John D9ieS, Mir, and Mrs, John Cuddy, Mir, and Mrs, John Whelan and Walter Seanlon,
 The testimonial is a token of appreciation for the work performed by the past officers during their terms of office, Dancing will fol- low the brief ceremony,
 Ear Renders
 Blake defeated Donovan i6-i4. Murphy defeated Morin 1914 and Dulae won over Conway by the same score last night ia the week. ly games of the "45" tournament of the Washington Hill Earbenders, The standing Is now; Donovan le- 6; Blake la-ss Dulae ia-s; Murphy 1891, Conway s-la; Morin s.i2, Next games are scheduled for Friday night.
 Gents Meet Tomorrow
 A final report on returns from the play Born Lucky" which was presented February l6 will be made by the committee at a meeting of the Gents of the Hill tomorrow af. ternoon at 2;S0 o'elork. President William ', Johnston will preside, Various other business matters will he considered.
 The Gents of the Hill took pos- session of first place In the second round of the Washington Park league last night by trouneing the Baldwin Props S9-26, The Reymond Hillies retained second place by drubbing the Sacred Hearts, 3S-2i, The Gents play the Tribunes Mon- day night at Q p, m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
Fairmount Club Has
 To Postpone Social
Annual Birthday Party Planned Next Wednesday Can'
 celled Until March 9-Angle Bible Class Speaker
WAT RVILLE
Mrs. '. W. Henion-i7s8 Thomaston Aye-TeL 3-54gs

Waterville, Feb. 25-The date oi the F'airmount Community club an. nual birthday party. scheduled March ist. at St. Michaefs Parish hall, has been postponed until the night of Thursday, March 9th. be- cause the hall will not be available the night of March ist.
 A meeting was held Thursday evening. ct the home of Edward Rahn. president of the club, for members of the committees in charge of the affair, and reports were given. indicating that approx iinately two hundred members plan to attend the party.
 Mrs. Everett Cook is chairlady in charge of the dinner committee and she will be assisted by Mrs. Fred- erick seidel. Mrs. Charles Greene, Mrs. Mary snagg, Mrs. Harry sizer, Mrs. Rudolph Hackbarth. Mrs. Wil- liam Albon and Miss Helen Pocoski. Mrs. George Caldwell and Clifford Northrop are members Of the ep. tertainment committee.
 A regular business meeting Of the Community club will be held Wed- nesday. March ist, 6 o'clock. iii the club rooms. on Essex Avenue, when Edward Rahn. president, will be in charge.
 Card Party
 The Ladies Aid society Of st. Mi- chael's church held C card party yesterday afternoon at the Parish hall, Mrs. Joseph seery was in charge. assisted by Mrs. William Rooney. and Mrs. Leonard daugler, Prizes were awarded. and those at- tending were: Mrs. Michael Malia, Mrs. James McAree, Mrs. Joseph McArdle. Mrs. Edward Barlow. Mrs. John Chauyel. Mrs. James Waters Mrs. Peter Dutto. Mrs. o'Reilly, Mrs. Leroy Cook. Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, Mrs. Charles Dittrich. Mrs. Joseph seery, Mrs. William Rooney, Mrs. Leonard daugler. Mrs. William Heaney. Mrs. Thomas Buckley. Mrs. Henry Lachance, Mrs. Joseph dtiil- terinan, Mrs. Emil seebach, Mrs. frederick dillespi. Mrs John Bren. peis, Mrs. Charles Williams, Mrs. Cyril Gordon. Mrs. James Coillong, Mrs, John Mcdonald. Mrs. John Humphrey, Mrs. William Dunlavey, Mrs. William Dubay, Mrs. Francis Whaien. Mrs. James German. Mrs. William Moore. Mrs. Joseph Dunn, Mrs. Joseph Stone. Mrs. Charles Caffrey, Mrs. Hubert Cunningham, Mrs. Wesley Rood, Mrs. Albert Blanchard. Mrs. Peter Emmofis and Miss Josephine LaChancc,
 Another in this series Of Lcnten card parties will take place next Friday afternoon. iti the parish hall, when Mrs. Francis Whalen, Mrs. James German and Mrs. Peter Dut. to will Dc in charge.
 The first grade pupils Of Miss McdoWan's room. Of gprague School presented an Assembly program yes- terday afternoon in the gyniiiasiifii, as follows:
 Announcer-Mariiyn Watkins.
 Welcome-Russeil Niyen,
 song George Washington" -- Boys Chorus.
 February Birthdays
 St, Vaientine-Patricia Pafftley.
 Thomas Edison-Francis Lafferty
 Abraham Lincoifl-Roger Nelson.
 George Washington Robert Dee- Icy.
 Recitaticn-"Counting the Cost Arthur ArsenauIt.
 Mothers Goose Rhymes Shirley Steele, Joseph GiIhespy, Walter Fox, Helen Lanouette, George Fl. iiett, Martha Kenney, Marcia Ras. inussOn, William Brennan.
 Song - "Mary,s Cold" - Girls Chorus.
 Church services to be conducte'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
David Fannick Post
 Urges Action Here
 Among Membership
Catholic Priest Describes Condition of Jews in Russia Resolution of National J. W. V. on Americanism
 Keynote of Campagn

Campaign against Communism in Waterbury will start in earnest Tuesday night when the David A. Fannirk post, Jewish War Veterans. and its auxiliary, win hold Q joint mo eting to formulate plans for such Q drive, Commander Israel 0reen- blatt announced today.
 The local Jewish organizations are modelling their drive after similar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
PAST OFFICERS
 FITTED TONIGHT
Community Club Pays Tribute to Former
 Executives

Four past officers of the Wash- ington Park Community club will be guests of honor tonight at Q testimonial in the Community house. A large crowd, principally oi community club members will at- tend,
 The guests of honor will be Frank A, Stlrges, past president; John Dalton, past treasurer (ll years) : Arthur Erageau, past financial see- retary and Mrs, Henry A, Hayden past recording secretary,
 William F. Kelly, himself Q past president of the club will be toast- master, President James J. Gladney
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
HOCKEY PLAYER
 IS BADLY HURT

Hanover, N, H. February as, - (upl -. John A, Larigan of Great Neck, N, Y, was hoSpitalised today with a brain eoneuSSion as result of a Dartmouth fraternity hockey game,
 Larigan, a member of the sigma Alpha EpiSlon team, was injured in a collision with two opponents yesterday, He was unconscious for two hours, A sophomore member of the varsity football squad last season, he played im several games at end,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
New Spirit Replaces
 Public's Hostility
Police Officials Find More Cooperation in Evidence for
 the Safety Program; Fatalities Decline

Hostility which he says was shown by the public tc the police departments accident prevention bureau has disappeared, declares Police Superintendent William x Roach in safety statement issued today Hostility he says has given way to fine display of spirit and cooper ation the public has to know and understand what the police trying to do in their traffic safety
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

On station WATR from 5:l5 to 5:30 this afternoon Mrs. Helen Brophy, department council mem- Der, wifi conduct the seth of . series of programs sponsored by the Department of Connecticut, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mrs. Brophy will speak on the silver jubilee of the organization coin- memorating the 18th anniversary of its founding.
 The local auxiliary, Lieut.. Shea post, vFW, will celebrate the silver jubilee at the Elton Onl March {.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
Sweepstakes Monday

will sponsor g "4b" sweepstakes Monday night, in the parish hail, which will be open to everyone in Wateryille. Each team will consist Of three players and IS games of "46" will De played. In case Of ties, elimination sets Of two out of three games viii be played until one team has been declared winner.
 This viii be the final tournament prior to the mammoth card party which the Holy Name society will sponsor ofl the night Of March 10th.
 A card tournament was held last Monday night, iii the Parish hail, featuring "46," with the result that there was q tic between Jim guI- Hvan,s and Gordon MacQuarrie's team. The teams then played tn se out of five games and suiiiyap's team won. The members Of the winning team included, Jim euiii- van, Walter Ryan and Homer eBy. der. and tte losing team consisted of Gordon MacQuafrie, Roy Cooley and Rob Wright.
 Tine tournament Monday night will De open also to women, af,d t is desired that several women teams enter, because 1t is aia interesting game for aIi and the sweepstakes Is being run to stimulate interest, especially among beginners, wt1o will be given afl opportunity to learn some Of the fine points Of the game. If there gre any men or women who have never played "43," this l | grand opportunity to start
 4 special meeting, will take place ct 7.20 o'clock Monday night @ complete aIl details ip connection with the party Cf March 10th
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
rETE SMITH TALKS

FkNh NMNIH NNANN
 The most loQuaeio0S man M Hol- lyweod is Pete smith A eheek-up today revealed that M the l0a Spe- eialtieS Pete has made since he started narratMg he has spoken lSS,NQ0 words,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

Britain boasts tisst t now raises nearly ail the potatoes t can eaE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25

1 tomorrow will be as follows:
 St. MichaeI's Church
 Masses will be held at 8 .. m and i0:i6 q. iil,. Rev. Francis Hig- gins will officiate.
 Gospel Hall
 Morning service will take place at i0:30 Q. m. Sunday School at 12 o'clock noon and evening gos- pei meeting at 7:30 o'clock.
 WatervilIe Union Church
 Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks. minis ter. Sunday school will be conduct- cd at Il q. m. and in the evening, at 7:30 o'clock, at the parsonage on Boyden street, regular church service will be held, when Miss Weeks will preach.
 St. PauI's Episcopal Church
 Rev. Raymond M. D. Adams, rec- tor. Holy Communion at 6 o'clock, Sunday School at e:46 o'clock, and morning prayer and sermon at il 0. III.
 Grace Methodist Church
 Rev. Alson J. Smith, pastor. The Everyman's Bible Glass will meet at e:i6 q. III. when Carl Froelich. president will De in charge, and Walter Angle, will be the speaker. His subject will De "The Christians Attitude Toward War and Peace" The meeting will be in observance of American Legion Day. and the American Legion Post Of Water. bury. and Waterviile, have been in. vited to attend.
 Church service will be held at i0:30 q. in. when Rev. MT. Smith will speak on the subject, Of The Way of the Heatben." Sunday School will take place at 1i:46 q. ifl. and ii the evening, at ' o'clock, the Epworth League society will be in charge of the service. Members Of the society who attended the Midwinter conference last week in Meriden will give reports Of the va. riotis meetings Of the conference.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Softeninq Americans

Are Americans getting soft? Do
they lack push in the hind legs and
close their ears to the clarion call of
exercise?
If you accept the report to the
National Park Service from the
guardians at the Washington Monu-
ment, you may be inclined to fear
that we are becoming a nation of
riders in whom the urge to go places
via the time-honored "shanks mare"
is disappearing.
For the proportion of those who
hike up the Monument stairway to
those who tamely ride the elevator is
growing smaller and smaller.
During 1888 only 8O,24S hardy
spirits elected to climb up the tower
ing shaft while 737,735 rode the ele-
vator. During 1887, however, there
were 1s1,255 who pounded up the
stairway, while 81O,752 rode. The
losses in 1888, therefore, amounted to
73,Ol7 elevator riders and 111,OO7
mixers.
Ho, the spirit Of the pioneers! Ho,
the spirit of the veterans OF 81 who
wore out the roads between Virginia
and Pennsylvania! Ho, Albert Payson
Weston and other mighty hikers!
Howell, ho-hum!
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Park Police School

Today twenty-six members of the
United States Park Police will begin
three weeks course of instruction
in a newly created Park Police School.
During the next two months every
member OF the force will go through
this school.
Although the Park Police who pa
troll the large and growing system of
parks, parkways and Fairgrounds in
and around the National Capital al
ways have enjoyed high reputation
for efficiency and courtesy, the
school is expected to further raise the
standards of the force.
Especially important will be the
instruction the park policemen will
get In the handling of modern traf-
f1c problems, in view OF the campaign
Secretary Of the Interior 1ckes has
just launched through the Office of
National Capital Parks for improved
traffic safety in the local park system.
The curriculum, as announced,
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Democratic Harmony

Although more pleasant In tone,
President Roosevelt's Jackson Day
address did not reveal any weak
ening Of his determination to press
the issue of liberalism versus con-
servatism, both within the Demo-
cratic party and without. It was
essentially the same speech he de-
livered at Denton, Maryland, when
he asked the Free State voters to
repudiate Senator Tydings on the
ground that he was spokesman for
the conservative interests in the
party.
The Saturday night address re-
flected the SOLDERING effect of the
failure of the purge" effort, but it
offered no basis for intraparty peace
unless that accord is to be based
fundamentally on the Presidents
own terms. If Mr.. Roosevelt has
his way, the only measure for de-
termining the merit of a particular
Democrat will be the extent of his
liberalism" Unfortunately that
term is hardly susceptible of exact
measurement. It will mean different
things to different men. To Mr..
Roosevelt, apparently, it means but
one thing-unquestioning acceptance
in substance of his own political
philosophy.
AS head of the party, there can
be no dispute as to Mr.. Roosevelt'S
right, If he so desires, to attempt
to force the acceptance by the party
OF his own doctrines. No good pur-
pose can be served by winking at
the fundamental split in the organ
ization, and the country as well as
the party will be better off when the
issue is fought out and settled.
The President was entirely in the
right when he said: IF there are
nominal Democrats who as a mat
ter Of principle are convinced that
our party should be a conservative
party-a Democratic Tweedledum to
a Republican TWeedledee-it is on the
whole better that the issue be drawn
within the party, that the fight be
fought out and that If the Tweedle-
dums are defeated they join the
Tweedledees."
1t follows, of course, that the Presi-
dent must have recognized that If
the result should be the other way
round-if the fight should be won
by the TWeedledums, it would then
be up to the Tweedledees to move
out and seek new lodgment.
Evening star., 1939-01-09

1t seems to me, as that of the present
president of the Board Of Education of
the District. AS nearly every one who
lives here knows, Mrs. Marion Wade
Doyle has rendered 10 years of volun-
tary service to the board, the past four
as president. Her service has been not
only unselflsh and gracious, it has been
buSinesslike and statesmanlike. Her
10 years on the School Board are an as
surance Of a useful and intelligent serv-
ice of the District as Commissioner
should she be appointed to fill the ex-
isting vacancy.
President Roosevelt has called number
OF representative women to public posi-
tions in Washington. I believe he has
acted wisely in doing So I do not, how
ever, believe women should be appointed
to public Office simply because they rep
resent our sex. I support Mrs. Doyle, as
many other men and women are doing,
because We can think of no other person,
man or woman, better qualified than she
is, because of her 20 years of useful
residence in the District, to serve in
this administrative Office which calls for
the unique qualities which she has proved
that she possesses.
FLORENCE V. WATKINS.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Maryland Reforms

All signs indicate that the Mary
land Legislature which convened last
week faces one of the busiest sessions
in years. Added to the problems of
taxation, relief and road mainte-
nance which have faced previous ses-
sions is the major issue of govern
mental reorganization.
Sweeping changes in the State set
up are proposed by committee ap-
pointed by Governor-elect Herbert
r. O'Conor soon after he took office.
The proposals are intended to elm
mate waste, inefficiency, duplication
and overlapping which the commit
tee says exists in many State depart
ments. BY way of remedy the
abolition of six major Offices and
twenty minor boards and their con-
solidation under four new officials is
proposed.
The committees suggestions, al
ready indorsed by Mr.. O'Conor, de-
serve careful and impartial study
The committeeman who collected the
facts on which the recommendations
were based included such outstanding
Marylanders as DR.. Isiah Bowman.
president of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity; former State Senate Presi-
dent Lansdale G. Sasscer and Glenn
L. Martin, the airplane manufacturer,
Ihere Is always the danger that
the conclusions of such a group will
be weighed entirely from the stand&
point OF political expediency when
their report gets before the legisla-
tors. The merger proposal is at vari-
ance with the local and national po-
Htlcal trend toward more and more
bureaucracy. The practical, albeit
probably unintentional, effect of some
OF the suggestions from the non
partisan committee will be to legis-
late some of Governor Nice's Repub-
llcan appointees out of Office. This
ironically, may have more weight
with the incoming Democratic Legis-
lature than the inherent soundness
OF the proposals.
The Bowman committee has had
the wisdom to admit it could find no
cure-all for the States ills, but en-
phasized the basic need for "a
thorough and detailed examination
OF State departments and agencies. J"
IT the Legislature accords the new
Governor the support he has every
reason to expect and authorizes
such study it undoubtedly will rem
der the State valuable service.
Evening star., 1939-01-09

seems well worth while and park
officials have arranged for a series
of lectures and traffic motion pic
lures as features of the course.
Members OF the force themselves are
said to be enthusiastic over the
prospective benefits they will derive
from the school, which, in itself,
should augur well for the success of
the project.
Park officials are to be commended
not only for instituting the school but
for the apparent efforts they have
made to assure that its results will
be of lasting benefit to the Park Po-
lice force and to the general public.
Evening star., 1939-01-09
Cream and Health

For nearly year battle between
widely divergent interests has ragged
over the question of alleged "boot-
Logging" of cream into Washington.
After tumultuous hearing last Feb
ruary the Commissioners appointed a
committee OF seventeen to draft regu-
lations protecting the public health.
The committee was composed of rep
resentatives of Congress, the District
government and various producing
and distributing agencies, with
Health Officer Rutland as chairman.
Evening star., 1939-01-09

After nearly eleven months tho
chairman announces no agreement
can be reached because of the IRE
concilable differences of the various
groups.
Several problems involved in the
sale OF cream in the Capital are
involved, but the principal point at
issue is based upon a charge that
cream suitable for the manufacture
OF ice cream but not for sale in
fluid form is being shipped into the
city and diverted into retail chan
nels through dairies and restaurants.
This the retail outlets deny, while
the producers OF the Middle West
protest the present regulations,
which, they claim, would give Mary
land and Virginia producers prac-
tically a monopoly.
The great divergence of the men,
bers Of the committee, after eleven
months, makes 1t obvious that de-
termination OF the truth or falsity
OF the charges or the rights or wrongs
OF the regulations is impossible under
the steps taken thus far. It is re-
grettable that a committee which
represented the many factors of
the industry could not find a COM
mon ground. And it is hardly likely
that any or all of these will agree
with the regulations which the
Health Department now proposes to
submit on its own authority. But
the action now pending seems the
more reasonable method. DR.. Ruh-
land holds out hope in his letter
to the Commissioners when he says,
Quite obviously no unreasonable
regulations should be attempted"
II the illegal sale OF substandard
cream which might jeopardize
health is possible the regulations
should be modified without delay,
regardless OF who is hurt. DR.. Ruh-
land represents public opinion when
he states These regulations should
be drafted first and foremost in the
interests of the health of the COM
munity." That, and not the mat
ter of competitive advantage or
disadvantage, should be the sole
standard.