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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
PURINTON SHOWS
 FILMS TO KIWANIS

Plans for the annual Kiwanis Inc ternational convention at Boston in June were described to members of the Waterbury Kiwanis club at their luncheon meeting at The Elton yes terday by Rev. Ernest Mac Gregor, of Norwalk, past district governor.
 Moving pictures of recreational facilities in New England were shown by Arthur L. Purinton, edu- cational secretary of the Y. M. c. A.
 Credit for the invention of the gasoline motor car sometimes is given to Siegfried Markus, a Ger man, who in 1875 constructed a crude machine which actually ran.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

They say :. That Ruth Butler feels ever so much happier since she returned from her honeymoon and her coworkers in Naugy wishing her happy sailing along the blue sea of matrimony. Leonard Montuar head
 usher at the Ldo ill at home and customers miss his smiling features Benny Scarpita local supernumerary is happy at the thought of spending his annual two weeks with the National Guards in upstate NYawk this year pon is nursing sore tootse as the result of renewing acuuaintances with his old sport, baseball. You may rest assured that Jane Mancini will forward postcards from Lake George when she embarks her honeymoon July 4th
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
FRANCO OFFICERS
 TAKE OVER POSTS
300 Witness Installation Exercises at Club Hall
 Last Evening

Officers of the Franco-American Social club were installed at exer- cises at the club hall on South Main street, with an audience of more than 300 witnessing the ceremonies.
 Inducted into office were Arthur Noel, ipresident; Ubald Desualniers, vice president: Romeo Dumouchel, secretary; Alice Veillette, financial secretary; Roderick Adam, treasurer, and Euloge Deloges. bookkeeper.
 Atty. Edward Balthazar was the installing officer with Joseph Le- mieux as master of ceremonies.
 A program of entertainment and dancing followed the installation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

Louis E. Brandeley became pres- ident of the Waterbury chapter, American Institute of Banking at the annual meeting Tuesday at the Waterbury Savings bank to succeed Federick w. Rowe. MT. BrandeIey was also named . dele- gate to the national convention at Grand Rapids, June 5, 6 and 2. Other delegates are Louis Traurig and Stanley Austin.
 Other officers elected were, first vice-prcsident, Franklyn Robert; second vice-president, Albert John- son; teasurer, Rowland Fowler; secretary, Miss Ann Cuba; board of governors, Ernest Anderson, George Baldwin, Harmon Boyd, Miss Alma Kiessling, Mrs. Ruth Schulzinski, Carl Johnson, George Stevenson and Walter Nelson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
ENGINEERS ENJOY
 BRIDGE PICTURES
Design of New Connecticut River Project at Middle
 town Discussed

The design and construction of the new Connecticut river bridge at Middletown were discussed at a meeting of the Waterbury Section, American Society of Mechanical En- gineers, at The Elton last night.
 Principal speakers were William c. Grove, structural and consulting engineer, of the state highway de- partment, and William CantWell, state bridge inspector.
 Both speakers illustrated their talks by showing moving pictures and slides.
 A. J. German presided at the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

President and Madame Leburn of France during their recent visit to London.
 The meals of the children are served as usual. When Mrs. Knight, their monitor, gives the O. K., they will entertain some of their friends at luncheon or tea. They will also go on visits with Queen Mary, who will be in residence in Marlborough. House not far away from Bucking- ham Palace.
 THEY'RE GOOD CORRESPONDENTS
 Once 8 week from the Palace and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
CANADIAN LEGION
 ARRANGES DANCE

Final plans for an old-fashioned barn dance to be held Saturday
 night at the Legion hall, i09 Bank
 street, were completed last night at
 an executive committee meeting of the Canadian Legion.
 All veterans organizations in the city have been invited. The dance is e benefit affair. Robert sprano is chairman of the arrangements committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

once week from Royal Lodge, Windsor, they will each write let ters to their parents, telling them everything they have done and how they are. On the other hand, the Queen will talk to the children daily from both Canada and the United States. She will give them full de- tails of all the wonderful things the King and Queen are seeing.
 But one thing she will not tell them-the presents and souvenirs she is bringing back to them from United States and Canada. Those will be their big surprise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
MIR. AND MRS. DANCE
 PARISH ATTRACTION

A "Mr. and Mrs. Dance" will be held tomorrow evening in the par ish hall of St. Thomas church. The affair is being sponsored by the va- rious societies of the church, both men and women, and another large attendance such as featured previ- ous events of its kind, is expected tomorrow evening.
 Modern and old-fashioned danc- ing will be enjoyed by the parish oners and their friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

Ann Errichette is all set to attend formal dinner dance at Seven Gables with white floral gown. :. Ettore J. Spadoa, salesman superb, has big day Tn store for him. meaning May g, his birthday Jack Bannon of Wall Street is great baseball fan and spends most of his leisure time at it. Ralph Santo- pietro is spOring pea green suit which causes many a head to turn. . Henry Somma plans to install a radio in his May 26 his birthday. He doesn't be- lieve in Santa Claus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
BARRIERS STAGE | REVUE TONIGHT'
John Jannetty to Direct Musical Program at
 Temple Hall

A gay, humorous entertaining minstrel will be presented this evening at Temple Hall under the sponsorship of the Master Barbers and Local Journeymens unions. The show will be directed by John Jannetty.
 Tonightss performance should prove to be an outstanding perfor- manceS, for 8 gala array of local radio, artists have been secured to appear behind the footlights.
 Appearing in the sterling roles of merry court posters on a furlough are the merry madcappers, A. La- ella, A. Miro, D. Cocchiola and Bob Arcari.
 An outstanding group of feminine songbirds will chirp their way into the hearts of the guests, including: Edith Rossi, Fannie Rossi, Mary Patricelli, Theresa Maggie, Angela Cicchetti and Nellie Rosa.
 Featured male soloiSts will be-: Frank Orso, Brooklyn's songbird; Louis Rigutti, baritone; Jay Ciar- lone, singing barber! Bob Arcari, tenor; Andy Ciarlone, novelty sing CT; and Liberty Ranaudo and Ann Del Crosse, WATERS popular radio singing star.
 Baby Cupid should increase his business when New England's danc- ing sweethearts, Martone and Com ardo, romantically glide through their lovers dancing routine.
 The Master Barber's committee follows: General chairman, John Jannetty; entertainment, John Ciar- lone A. Schiavone; co-treasurer Michael Rosso; publicity chairman, F. Pisco; tickets, Michael Rinaldi; program, M. Tolomeo, secretary; i; assistants: P. Rosato, A. Nardiello, F. Mariana, E. Julian, T. Engla, L. D,Ambrosic, R. Bruscino, L. La- Capra and T. Valavicuis.
 Of the Journeymen the committee consists of: Marty DiTato, Peter SilveStro, Nick Monica, Nick Brus- cino, Anthony Testa, tickets; J. Colitti, Frank Pugliese, publicity; F. Mazzalupo, program; Joe Summa, treasurer; and E. Schiavone, tickets.
 Railway speed records of South America were broken recently when O UIyfv,f,.x,O fyo i,, l.. Do ro <v,,,,v cv,o~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

In this world of jazz and jitterS And tinny tunes that bore, It's good to have some moments Of nautical Pinafore. Hot tunes and blues songs Calculated to draw tears, Give one some sad moments Turned to joy by The Gondoliers. Roistering refrains and cowboy tunes Nasally intoned with a bravado, Are rather short in melody AS compared to The Mikado. True, twittering radio songsters Work long and very hard, But are apparently unacquainted With the Yeomen of the Guard. In this world of jazz and jitters An everlasting tin pan, What joy to hear sometimes From Messers. Gilbert and Sullivan.
 FEM. EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

Ar malt and passenger service has been inaugurated between Chunking, China. and Hami. Chi- noso Turkestan. where it connects with Soviet Russia's air service, making it possible to travel between chungkIng and Moscow in Ave days. Stockholm. Sweden. next year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

snowbirds Perhaps you would rather have
 oers or souabs but in the Province of Quebec they partial to "Oiseaux planes de LIsle dOrleans These planes are what they call, up there snow buntngs, resembling somewhat sparrows They are great deli cacy when served in aspc Zen aspc) quite flock of the
 be set before kng and the queen to be sure It seems these snowbrds fly south from the frozen regions eacn spring and arrive in the locality o the Island or orleans III decacy peculiar to the Canadian province of Quebec and like their brook trout and their Qaer) sunrlpened melons, cannot be equalled
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
Todsys Answers to
 CRANlUM CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

When you fold the paper once, it's twice its original thickness. Fold 1t twice, and it's four times that thickness. Fold 1t thrice, and it's eight times that thickness.
 So-if you could fold it 20 times, 1t would measure. roughly, ITO feet. higher than Niagara Falls.
 Thirty folds would make the papers thickness as much as the diameter of the earth, while 30 folds would make 1t more than tall enough to reach the moon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
Little PrinceSSeS Left At Home, "A Little Sad, But Doing All Right
BY MILTON BRONNER

NEA Service Staff COrrespOndent
 London, May 18-If you see King George and Queen Elizabeth, please tell them that their two little girls are well and busy as bees, and that everybody is trying to keep them for being too lonesome.
 Princess Elizabeth and her sis- ter, Margaret Rose, have just been to the Zoo, fed the elephants, watched the baby banda, ridden in a cart behind llama. All in all, their days are pretty full.
 Just like any other dutiful little daughters, they are remembering
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

Mr. and Mrs Bernard Rosselli of Platt Street are holding open house today in honor of their third year of matrimonial bliss. They blessed with daughter, Carolyn Ann . The Stork left MT. and Mrs Franklin Read of Mddlebury seven and half pound baby boy at St. Marys Hospital this morning at 4:3O o'clock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

Today BiII Garrity, popular carpenter at Farrel Foundry Company is celebrating another birthday and his genial wife Grace is getting the festive board all dressed up for the big birthday cake and a tho goodies only she knows how to make those deectabie dishes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18

Railway speed records of South America were broken recently when a luxury" train in Paraguay aver aged over 63 miles an hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-18
AnslDers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6. 1. Alkalles. 2. Paraguay. 3. Approximately e2.eeo,oeo miles.
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The Omaha guide., 1939-08-19
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MONEY - To dream of finding
money indicates that you will likely
find yourself tangled in dificultics
1t will pay to be tactful.
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-19
Two Negroes on Federal
Jury Probing WPA
Scandal

New Orleans, Aug. 6 (ANP)-
Sitting on the federal grand jury
investigating misuse of Works
Progress Administration labor and
materials are two Negroes, James
A. Holtry, treasurer of the Good
Citizens Insurance company, and
Preston King, proprietor of King
Brothers Grocery store. The jury
opened its probe last Friday
morning.
Conducting the hearing in the
strictest secrecy, the jury sought
to ferret out the truth of charges
made by Drew Pearson and Rob
ert Allen in their syndicated news
paper column, Washington Merry
Go Round" that WPA labor and
materials were used in private
construction by Governor Leche,
Attorney General Ellison and 9TH
err state politicians. The article
was declared based on affidavits
sworn out by alleged WPA work
ers.
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-19
INI%uj.lMI]L.AML
HARRY
Es1lE3s 20 REL

for their annual fall show. Doro-
Thy Keane, who was to return
from Boston to ssart her delayed
career in p%ioturd., cannot leave
now until September. The glamo-
rcus beauty, rated as one o f
Beantown's loveliest, has to wait
the payment Of damages for be-
ing knocked off a bicycle by a
woman motorist. Reginald Fender
son and charming wife just re-
turned by motor from a tour Of
personal appearances with Louise
Beavers in conjunction with their
Picture Reform School, They
were received with the greatest
acelaim n New York. Washington
ralinore, Norfolk, Newport News
and other cities topped off by a
parade and reception by the mayor
at Richmond, Ba.
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-19
Between the Lines"

Of the white South hung over her
like the sword of Damocles, she
came through with flying colors
as she always does. Negroes are
under great obligation to this
wonderful woman who took the
Constitution hall incident and
made of it a lever to lift Marian
Anderson and the Negroes to un-
expected heights.
On this mighty day when thou
sands e assembled to see her
make the Spingarn award to Mar
ian Anderson, it was not necessary
that she should make her address
too racial in its appeal. Her being
present and her task of making
the award spoke more eloquently
than words could have of her keen
interest in the Negro race. Marian
Anderson is today more than a
great artist; she has become the
leader of the Negro race and one
of the nations greatest bene-
factors. She is easily the most out
standing figure in the Negro race
in all the world and hat she
wears her honors and responsible
lities with such becoming grace
is a blessing for which the en-
tire race should thank God. Mar
ian Anderson is where she is
not by reason of arguments but
by reason of able performance
and by reason of cooperating
white friends. She, too, is another
convincing proof that interra-
cialism has endless possibilities
that need exploiting.
Thus not only the wonderful
message of Walter White and the
Magnificent and hallowing pres
ence of Mns. Roosevelt, but also
the beautifully hammered Marian
Anderson vindicate the %interracial
cause. Thus was the day made
mighty by mighty i%nterracial APP
peal by Walter White, by the
mighty presence and spirit of Mrs.
Roosevelt, and by the mighty
spirited and magnanimous Mar
ian Anderson-all representing
the mighty cause of Negro adj
vanrement. IT WAS A MIGHTY
DAY.
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-19

"are other troubles that keep men
poor. 1t is better not to discuss
here the enforced use of military
notes, the havoc wrought by OPP
UNI and heroin, the continual in
reference with personal liberty
and private property, because they
r so closely linked with military
procedure. They are, however, inn
portant bars to economic improve
men:.
apparently less politico- ilita-
ry and more largely economic -
their whole working" the survey
continues, care the general monop-
olistic and restr ctive controls.
Chinese business men II throt-
tied by the monopoly of t%ranspor-
tation and the discriminatory use
of it to control all wholesale
trade. They complain bitterly that
they and their people are reduced
to the statues of coolies and shop
boys for an alien economy. Spe-
officially, they point out monopo-
lies or discriminatory controls in
such varied lines as the following:
coal, salt, banking, cotton, metals
cement, lime, electric and water in
stallatons. Furthermore, they as
sert that when a Chinese business
is painfully developed after the
general experience of burning, con-
fiscation of commercial sites, and
looting, it frequently threatened
and hampered until it accepts a
Japanese partner, who then pro-
vides the average necessary per-
mits and a measure of security,
in exchange for a first claim on re-
turns and a managerial voice that
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-19
(by Dean Gordon B. Hancock for
AMP
NAACP CHANGING TACTICS
A MIGHTY DAY!

A MIGHTY DAY!
The closing scenes of the clos
ing session of the Both annual
meeting of the NAACP brought
to a close a mighty day in Rich
mond, Va, "down where the South
begins" With the Mosque thea
tire, seating 5000 jammed, and
with other thousands milling a
bout the streets, the seem was
set for the fitting climax of one
mighty occasion, one that will be
riveted upon the memories of
those present through all the COM
ing years.
Walter White was wonderful as
he made one long and sustained
plea for i~nterracial cooperation.
The new spirit of the NAACP
was epitomized in Mr.. Whites
overt and covert appeal to the
South's better self. The NAACP
has come a long way during these
20 years, and Mr.. Whites address
was one ringing vindication of the
i~nterracial movement throughout
the nation. For a long time in
terracialism has been suspected
and even accused of cringing tao
tics. At times vitriolic attacks
have been unleashed against 1t,
but the more recent attitude and
spirit of the NAACP is a COM
mendation and confederation of
things i~nterracial.
This is as it should be, for COM
mon sense shows Enthusiastically
that without ~interracial coopera-
ton. social advance of the coun-
try is slowed down and the social
advance of the Negro race Is inn
possible. That the moving spirits
of the NAACP see this and have
courage to acknowledge it is one
OF the most hopeful signs of the
times. Strangely enough, in all
the discussions no reference was
made to any demands" which the
Negro was making on the powers
that be. Gradually, the Negro is
facing the ugly fact that demands
without means of their enforce
ment are oft-times ridiculous. We
are getting somewhere when Ne
oroes see this fact clearly. The
deck is cleared for action now,
and the plan is laid whereby the
NAACP may be changed from an
exclusive organization to an all
inclusive movement.
Representing all the interests
and creeds and ambitions of the
race. the NAACP annual meeting
should be the largest meeting of
Negroes of the country. There
ought to be at least 10000 dele
gates. The NAACP should be
turned into a movement for its
program is sufficiently conserva-
tive liberal to be all-inclusive.
This great orzanigation should not
only be the largest, but it should
be the most adequately financed.
Mrs. Roosevelt's appearance in
the closing scenes marked the eli
max of the occasion and of the
session. That she observed eau
ton in dealing with the problem
of the Negroes was quite in keep
ing with the sagacity that has
made her an idol of the nation.
Mrs. Roosevelt is without doubt
the most imposing figure in the
nation-there are no exceptions.
Although her appeals in the Ne
gro's behalf were cautiously word
ed and although the se%nsitiveness
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-19
Special to The Omaha
Guide from the Trans
Pacific News Service

Poverty in its grimmest aspects
is eating the hearts out of the
Chinese living in japanese oecu-
pied Marking. Facts and figures
presented in a survey which has
just reached this country, and
which made by M. Searle Bates,
an American professor of history
at the university of Marking, tell
plainly the sorry tale of Japan's
"order in Marking.
Since Great Britain has just rec
ognized Japan's right to go on
maintaining this "order in the Far
East" the facts as to what condi-
tions make up that "order" are
timely.
"Chinese economic life in Nan
king is indeed sick" Mr.. Bates
states in the survey. He points out
that loss of employment to the
Chinese in Making since the occu-
patton of that city by Japanese
military strategists, has been ire
mendous. The current 81 per cent
of employed would have to be in
creased by half to bring employ
ment up to normal.
He shows that there has been
2 great shift among the Chinese
employed from middle class occu-
pations to the most poorly paid
type of labor. He shows that lar
ger and larger numbers of women
have been forced out into the wage
earning world at practically slave
labor rates. He shows that employ
ed persons earning about 40 per
cent of what they formerly earned,
and that over fifty per cent of the
families are unable to live even
meagerly, on what their employed
members can earn.
That the Japanese occupation OF
Marking has most certainly
brought no order or economic sta
hility into the Chinese lives ir
Marking is evident in every sta
t~istical table presented in his sur
vey,
Mr.. Bates sent his investiga.
tors into every fiftieth house il
Marking. They interviewed fam
lilies representing 7,161 persons
living in various section of Nan
king. From this the figures fol
the entire population of the city
were computed.
I The figures, in Chinese curren.
cy, are difficult TO translate ii
American terms. But when the sur.
vey states that almost half of the
employed persons make less than
$40 a month in Chinese currency
and that rice alone costs $500 a
shin tan, which is 2.S American bu-
shells, one can make an attempt to
imagine the conditions.
The survey recognizes the Gin
exorable injuries of the war situa-
tom But beyond them," it states
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-19

can summon bayonets at will. I'm
der scch conditions there cannot be
much revival of Chinese CONNER
cial and industrial enterprise"
This, Japan, and even Great Bri-
tain, would have US believe is the
"civilizing influence" which is pen
etrating China.