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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
W.To Encourage
 Singing Of Anthem
Sound TraiIers to Assist Audiences in 10000 The
 aters to Take Part in Mass Singing

liant repely to the challenges of dictatorship forces
 4,O00 Units
 Through nearly 4,000 local units in cities and towns in every state, the V. P. W will sponsor the pre- sentation Of sound trailer films. When the words of the first verse of "The Star Spangled Banner" are thrown on the screen against a background of waving flags, the voices of mixed chorus will lead the audiences in the singing of the national anthem, he explained. The primary purpose of the campaign is contained in the trailer intro- duction which reads:
 With hearts full of gratitude that America is still the land of the free and the home of the brave, we, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, respectfully request that everyone stand up and sing our beloved national an- them"
 According to Commander in -Chiei Van Antwerp, the v. F. W. was a militant factor in the drive to se- cure congressional enactment of a law on March 3, 1881, designating "The Star Spangled Banner as the official national anthem. The V. P. W. submitted to Congress petitions containing five million voters sig natures urging adoption of "The Star Spangled Banner" as the na- tional anthem of the United States. Contrary to popular belief, the United States had no official na- tional anthem prior to 1881.
 130 Millions!
 "The film industry estimates that i30 million American people attend movie theaters throughout the country every ten days" Commar- der -in- Chief Van Antwerp said. Tt is the desire to the V. P. W. to mo- bilize a coast-to-coast chorus of l30 million voices, sing their allegiance to the democracy of the United States.
 We want every loyal American citizen to reafiirm his belief in our institutions of individual liberty by singing the national anthem in a manner that will hurl a defiant to those who sympathize with dictatorship creeds.
 Nothing stirs the souls of a real American as do the words and mu- sic of The Star Spangled Banner" he pointed out. "It is truly a hymn of democracy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
CHURCH SCHOOL
 PLANS MEETING
First Baptist Class Ends Sunday-Enrollment
 Very Large

The Church at School" which the First Baptist church has been con- ducting for the past month will meet for its final session Sunday evening with classes at o'clock and re- treatments at $50.
 There is large enrolment in this school, some coming from other churches, notably. the South Feder- ated and First Methodist. The teachers have been Dr. Arthur B, Jackson, psychiatrist: Rev. Herbert E. Hinton, promotion director of the Connecticut Baptist convention, Hartford; Rev. T. Leroy Crosby, pas tor of the South Waterbury Feder- ated church: Rev. William Brewster of St. Johns Episcopal church; Dr. John H. Foster; Miss Ethelyn Nichols, religious director at the Baptist church; Miss Dorothy Gates, director of religious education at the First Methodist church; and Rev. David P. Gaines, pastor of the First Baptist church.
 Speakers at the assembly hour fol- lowing the school, which has been combined with the Sunday evening worship, have been Dr. J. Hybert Pollard of Bristol, Rev. Thomas Le- roy Crosby. and Dr. A. T. Fishman of New Haven. The subjects taught have been "The Origin and Meaning of the Christian Faith" by MT. Gaines; "The Relation of Mental Health to Success and Happines," by Dr. Jackson: Christian Relation ships in Courtship, Marriage and Home Life" by Dr. Foster and MT. Brewster: World Christian Commu- nity" by Rev. Herbert E. Hinton; "A Christian Social Philosophy" by Rev. T. L. Crosby; "The Content of Chris tian Education" by Miss Nichols and Miss Gates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03

marks rather sorrowfully that to acc complish anything in congress you have to make enemies and says that certain members are exceedingly jealous.
 "You know he says, when l first came to congress, in 1929, l introduced my veterans bill'-the bill to pay 50 per cent of the sol- diers' bonuses immediately-'aild some of the older fellows in con- gress came around to ne and talked like this.
 "They said: Now son, you've got a good bill there-an awfully good bill. You nurse 1t along and play with 1t, but don't push 1t too hard or you might get 1t passed. If you don't get 1t passed, why
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
Hearing Continues

Testimony will be resumed in superior court Tuesday in the s15,- 900 suit of Antonio Ciano against the Cities Service Oil Go. The plaintiff is seeking to secure dam- ages for the death of his son, An- drew, of burns sustained in an ex- plosion at a gasoline station at East Main and Wolcott streets last February.
 Yesterday afternoon, Judge Frank P. McEvoy and a jury saw Prof. Clifford c. Furnas of Yale university present a demonstra- ton as to how the explosion oc- cured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
War Games

First orders were received yes- terday directing officers of seven Waterbury National Guard com panies to prepare for the war games scheduled for next August at Plattsburg, N. Y. More than 50,000 troops are expected to par ticipate and the local companies will entrain Aug. l3 to remain at camp until Aug. 27. Prospective recruits must be enrolled before June 13,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
CHAMBERLAIN TO
 APPROACH HITLER
Will Find Out Whether He Wants to Back Up His
 Peace Speech
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS IJfnited prega Staff C0rresn0nder.i


 London, Feb. 3-(UP) = Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has decided to approach Adolf Hitler through diplomatic channels to see whether he is willing to implement the pacific statements he made in his Reichstag speech Monday, 1t was understood today.
 If the proposed diplomatic ex- changes revealed a genuine desire by German leaders to open more formal negotiations, it was said in well informed quarters, Chamber lain would be ready to propose to Hitler joint British German dec- laration of the desirability of be- ginning general European peace talks in which France and Italy would also take part.
 Cabinet Is Agreeable
 It was understood that the cabi- net. at special meeting yesterday, agreed to this program.
 Any peace talks would naturally include Italy's claims against France to satisfy Benito Mussolini,s undefired aspirations" in the Mediterranean, and this would be victory for him in that he would have the voices of Chamberlain and Hitler to urge Pacific settlement.
 At such conference also, Hitler would be able for the first time to make his formal claim for return of GerEaany's colonies.
 But there was a most important qualification as regards any general peace talks: the British govern mert is not willing to discuss Ger many's colonial claims except as part of general settlement which would include an agreement for limitation of armaments if not for actual disarmament.
 No Armament Set-Up
 Further, there will be no let up in the British armament program until there is assurance of a gen. eral agreement.
 In addition, France would be ex- pected to be most cautious in en- tering any general conference, as having everything to lose and noth- ing to gain unless it assured her of lasting peace on honorable terms and because her leaders would be afraid that the result might be an- other Munich conference" at which the British might "appease" the dictators by agreeing that France make the sacrifices.
 Diplomatic advisers of the gov- ernment were said to be of the opinion that the atmosphere for a general settlement was lacking, for the moment, despite the statements was lacking. for the moment, de- spite the statements Hitler made in his speech about his belief in a long peace.
 Concord Sentiment Grows
 Chamberlain, however. goes his own way, and 1t was said that not only he but a majority of the ca- binet were optimistic enough to be- lieve that there was growing in Germany, even among leaders. an opinion favorable to Concord in Europe. Ministers were said to ad- init that. they might have misin- terpreted the various factors which led them to their belief, but that they agreed to test. As regards the colonial question. 85 also was considered by the ca- binet yesterday. Informants said that the discussion brought out that the government was unable to un- derstand exactly what Hitler's real views were. because so far he had made ro official demand to this or l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
- SPOTLIGHTZNG - Brass City News

employees and the Oakville Co. for 8 contract have struck a snag on wages and the unions request that, in the event of lay- offs, non- union men be layed off first.
 The union employees will hold . special meeting Wednesday night at 53 Spencer avenue, 1t was decided last night at . membership session. Reports of a conference to be held on the same afternoon between the un- ion and company officials will be made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
Injured in Fall

Injured by 8 fall in her house, Miss Mary Beardsley of Plymouth, was taken to the Waterbury hos pital this morning in the ann bulance.
 Although there are no evident fractures and the fall occurred We'd nesday, authorities at the hospital said that possible back injury may develop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
Hunger Strike Convicts In
 San Quentin Facing Defeat

They'll stay in their cells 24 hours 8 day, meanwhile.
 Warden Court Smith was trying to find out the 'reaw reason for the strike. He said 1t could not be the food. The convicts say they are tired of too many beans" and "too much hash"
 Breakfast is served at 8 a. m. ell a. m. est) Q little before break fast, guards will go through the ,cell blocks and ask each convict If he desires to eat. If he doesn't, he won't be permitted to change his mind before lunch or before supper. His next opportunity for substan- tial meal will be at breakfast to- morrow.
 Some of the strikers were getting candy from the commisary. If con- victs. have money, they are per- mitted to spend $6 a week for sweets and tobacco, and various knick-knacks sold in the prison.
 Ireland is urging direct air x,nau SxyiklA TNroYana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
Boy Improved

Waterbury hospital reported im- provement today in the condition of Clayton Wheeler, 2, of 29 Haase street, Waterville, who suffered minor injuries in a coasting acci- dent on Sheffield street yesterday noon. The boys sled hit a car driven by Adolph Schrager, of South street extension, Plymouth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
Motion Denied

Judge Frank P. McEvoy in su- perior court denied motion to set aside a jury verdict in the suit brought by Johanna Costello against the Waterbury Hospital. The jury had returned a verdict for the defendant.
 Mrs. Costello sued for damages of $l5,000 for injuries allegedly suffered in fall at the hospital. She claimed in her action that her injuries were caused by negli- gence on the part of the defend- ant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 3.--Mass singing of "The Star Spangled Ban- ner" in 10000 motion picture the- aters throughout the country will be encouraged by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States through the distribution of sound trailers as a means of emphasizing the blessings of Americanism.
 ' Commander -in-C Chief Eugene I. Van Antwerp announced the coun- trJwide campaign at national V. P. W. headquarters here as a "de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03

any other country for return of Germanys pre-war colonial terri tory.
 Ignores Colonies
 Because of this situation it was understood that the cabinet decid- ed to ignore all German references to colonies, and to deal with the problem only when and if request was received for colonies by ordin- ary diplomatic procedure and in the most formal manner.
 One encouraging report which reached officials here was that Premier Benito Mussolini, if he de- cides to make a statement on his demands against France tomorrow or within the next few days would be not less Pacific in his tone than was Hitler before his Nazi Reichs- tag.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
Negotiations Stalled

John J. Driscoil, secretary of the Brass Workers union, a c. I. o. affiliate, reported last night that negotiations between union
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03

The next session win % next Thursday at 5:s0 D. m.
 The second semester uf the Mattatuck Technical Institute at the YMCA will open Tuesday at D. m All students of all classes, elementary and advanced, are asked to be present at that hour,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03

Scottish reels classes have been organized in Paris by the Caledon- ian Society.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03

Ireland is urging direct air mail with France.
Evening star., 1939-02-12

Another completed the years course
in eight months. The others fin
ished with better than average rat
ings.
Standardized Work.
Instruction is standardized, but
plenty of attention is given each in
dividual A flying instructor has only
four or five students. Your first ride
will be merely a turn around the
field. Later the instructor will let
you take the controls and show you
how to turn, glide and climb, make
climbing and gliding turns, takeoffs
and landings, and how to get out
of spin After or 10 hours of
that, around and around the field,
you are ready to make your first
solo flight, or else. Else is an invi-
tation to a non-sociel gathering
called the Faculty Board. Its main
function is to notify cadets what
time the next train leaves for the
home town, and what officer will
furnish transportation.
With a prayer and a gulp, you
climb into the plane alone for the
first time. Everything set, you rev
up the motor and take off. It looked
easy. Maybe 1t isn't. No, it isn't.
Whoops, skidded badly on that first
turn. The seconds better. Slipped
q little, though. The thirds not SO
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Spirit Guide Led
Man to Oil Field

In the fall of 1867 Abram James,
spiritualist, was driving from Pit
hole to Titusville, Pa, with three
friends. A mile south of Pleasant
vile spirit guide" inspired James
to Jump from the carriage and over
fence into field on the William
Porter farm.
Hurrying to the north end, James
fell down, pushed penny into the
dirt and then lay back, pale and
rigid. When he recovered, he told
his friends of revelation that
streams of oil lay beneath.
James leased the property, bor-
rowed money, raised derrick over
the spot where the penny lay, and
commenced drilling amid the hoots
of by-standers. Reaching TOO feet
and no oil he became the laughing
stock of the region. Still Cray
James kept on drilling.
When he built tanks to store the
expected oil, people laughed even
louder. Early in February, 1869,
James struck OIL
His we'll, called the Harmonial in
honor of the spiritual philosophy,
opened up the Pleasantville field.
American Petroleum Institute.
Evening star., 1939-02-12

bad. Hold everything. The fourth
is almost good. Now to get down.
Here goes. Well, bumpy but safe.
Nothing broken, anyhow.
From then on things go faster.
During the second phase of train
ing, you will learn precision turns,
spirals, 360-degree turns for land
ings and 18O-degree overhead ap-
proaches, forced landings and pre-
cision turns on pylons-or else.
Cadets Washed Out.
Not many years ago 60 per cent
of the cadets entering the primary
school were washed out" before
graduation. BY more careful Sc
lection of cadets and instructors
this proportion has been reduced
gradually until now only about As
per cent are eliminated, most OF
them in the first 30 hours of flying
training. Some Air Corps officials
believe that, if cadets were selected
from those who have successfully
completed 80 hours of training in
the new college program the crop
of "washouts" could be further re-
duced, perhaps to only is or 20 per
cent.
A few hours more and you have
learned to loop, roll, execute ver-
ticle reverse, forward and side slip
| and make cross wind take-offS anC
Evening star., 1939-02-12
7 rec and Plant
Gains Are Made

Almost $4,000 trees. shrubs, vines
and plants were planted last year by
the National Capital Parks within
the parks and around executive de-
partment buildings. according to
statistics in the Office of the chief
horticulturist, David Saunders. Of
these 36524 were planted in the
parks and 46,927 around buildings.
In the parks the division of plant
ing folloWs-7,367 deciduous shrubs,
1891 evergreen shrubs, 1884 rose
bushes, 22,90O evergreen vines, 664
deciduous trees and 81 evergreen
trees.
Around the buildings plants set
follow-7,235 bedding plants, 1900
pansies, 5000 bulbs. 4l2 rosebushes.
1856 English ivy plants, 11,135 vim
ca minor. $50 evergreen shrubs, 13
deciduous trees and 6 evergreen
trees.
In addition, 81 memorial trees
were planted for various organiza-
tions.
The types of shrubs planted in
cluded ligustrum, yucca, regels priv
ct, mahonia, abelia, Tsuga cana
densis, Stephandra f1exuosa, coton-
easter horizontalis. taxus cupsidata.
pierus japonica, pyracantha, cra-
taegus crus-galli. cydonia japonica
and rhus canadensis. Types of trees
planted were hemlocks, sycamores,
magnolia grandif1ora, Japanese
cherry. crab apple. dogwood, naples,
ash. weeping willows. elms, oaks.
Lombardv poplars, English elms, lin
dens, spruce and Scotch pines.
The fall planting of 10000 pansy
plants in the park near the rose
garden has been completed, and
many of them are already in blos-
| som,
Evening star., 1939-02-12

landing-or else. The final Is hours
OF primary training are devoted to
various kinds of landings. including
emergency landings on strange fields.
If you have not "or-elsed" by this
time you move over to the basic stage,
where the planes are bigger and the
motors more powerful and there are
no upper -classmen to plague you. In
fact, being an upper -classman your
self, you have certain responslblll-
ties toward the new dodos, especially
in regard to their instruction IN
military etiquette.
Meanwhile you are learning a
new vocabulary not strictly con-
nected with technical aviation
terms. A "dodo," of course, is an
underclassman. When assigned to
sit at the end of the table in the
mess hall and charged with the
sacred duty of keeping all dishes
replenished. he is also gunner"
While gazing f1xedly at the ceiling
after violating one of the innumer-
able mess hall customs he is said to
be riding the BEAM Talking
aviation in barracks is known as
bunk flying" A Chinese ace' is
a cadet inclined to fly with one
wing low. A cadet widow is young
lady who has dated successive
classes of flying cadets and known
them well. And so on.
Bigger Planes.
The next four months training is
pretty much like the first except for
the difference in the size and power
of the planes. If you manage to
graduate from this basic stage to
the advanced school at Kelly Field,
10 miles southwest of San Antonio,
your reserve commission is all but
assured. Only rarely are students
washed out at the advanced
school, where the military speciali-
zation begins. There you will be
assigned to one of the Army's four
aviation branches, pursuit, observa-
tion, bombardment or attack, and
given intensive work to fit you Tor
service in one of the tactical squad
rons scattered over the United
States and it's possessions.
Then one day you will be marched
down to the post auditorium, where
you and your classmates will be
given some advice, several hand
shakes, diploma and last and most
important, the silver-Winged en-
blem that goes with the "a. P" rat
ing you have worked so hard to earn
And finally, if there's girl in the
audience who has come all the way
out to the field on a Saturday morn
ing to watch you graduate, you may
escort her outside, away from the
generals and colonels, and tell he1
that if she will pin the wings in
their proper place on your left
breast you will reward her with q
kiss such as she will recall for many
moons, at least four, when the next
class graduates. The Air Corps has
no kissing rock, like West Point, but
it does have some nice cadet Gus.
J toms, Of which that is one.
Evening star., 1939-02-12

lesser ones though clearly your own.
Better give your path to dog than
be bitten by him in contesting for
the right. Even killing the dog will
not cure the bite
Those who deny freedom to
others deserve it not for themselves,
and under a just God cannot long
retain it."
Understanding the spirit of our
institutions to aim at the eleva ton
of men. am opposed to whatever
tends to degrade them"
Evening star., 1939-02-12
group of "dodos" reporting for training.
A group of "dodos" reporting for training
Big Waiting List Shows
Popularity of Training
Army Produces Pilots With
Degrees, on Land Along Old
Spanish Trail

Editors note: President RooSe-
pelt's announcement that plans
for creating large RESERVOIR OF
trained pilots to proutde neces-
sary personnel for the enlarged
Army Air Corps program has
created widespread interest. The
first step is the training OF some
300 college students during the
current semester as part OF their
regular college courses. The pro-
gram contemplates training TO-
900 pilots a year in an emergency.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Locust Birds Dorken Sun

Swarms Of locust birds so dense
that they darken the sun are dam
aging crops in South Africa.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-11-23
MAHoNING MEGYEI
MAGYAR DEMokRATA KOR
AIakult 1881 november 28-an

Youngstown esk0rnyeke egyediili
magyar demokrata szervezete.
Tiszteletbeli elnok DR.. Laurisin Je-
no. Elnok Tausz Gyula Bella. Alel-
n0k es vegrehajt6 bizottsag eln0ke
Beniczky Jozsefne. Jegyz6-titkar Ress
JOSEF. 40S W. Federal Sa., Young
stown, O. Penztarnok Gagyi Janos. Ell
len0rok: Homolya Istvan es DR.. Sha-
ger Jen6. Haznagy es segedhaznagy
Haszonics Jozsef, Beniczky J6zsef es
Veres Imre. A vegrehajt6 bizottsag
tagjai Ress Jozsefne, Schager An
tai. Homolya Margit, Szalma Maria,
Schwartz Arpad, Nemeth Kalmanne
Halasz Istvanne, Spirk6 JOSEF, Left
ler Lidia es Pivarnik Ilona es a tisz-
tikar. Nagybizottsagi tagok: Az eln0k
es titkar es Dr. Laurisin Jen6. P6ttag
Dr. Shager Jen6. - Gyileseit tartja
minden ho Ak pentek estejen 1880
kor a hivatalos lapban jelzett helyen.
Hivatalos lap az Amerikai Magyar
Hirlap.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-11-23

lomrol valo eltavolitasa mem
hozza magaval Nemetorszagra
a demokracia uralmat, hanem
valami eppen olyan rosszat,
mint a nazignuS, vagy ITALIAN
ANIMAL is rosszabbat.
Nehez es sulyos parlamenti
harcok varhatok ebben a ker-
desben Angliaban es mines XII
zarva az, hogy a Labor part
es a konzervativek egyuttesen
meg fogjak buktatni a Cham
berlain kormanyt.
Az angol liberals, azaz sza-
badelvi politikusok jelszava az,
hogy az 0rd0ggel is szabad szo-
vetkezni Hitler elleneben. FL
ismerik, hogy a Stalinnal valo
kezfogas veszedelmes lehet, de
ugy valljak, hogy ez a vesze-
delem maid csak a j0v6ben
kovetkezik be, mig a Hitler We
szely a jelen veszedelme. Raer
tehat Anglia ARA kes6bb, hogy
a j0vo veszedelmet intezze ell
es most csak a mai nehez hely-
zetbol kell szabadulnia.
Annyira kulonosek eek a
jelentesek, hogy az egyszerii
amerikai esq azokat mem tud-
ia felfogni. Az amerikai esq
szerint ami veszedelmes hol-
nap, AIT keriilni kell ma is,
azzal mem szabad kacerkodni.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-11-23
CAMPBELL PoLGARi KOR
ES MAGYAR HAZ

Eln0k Hensperger J6zsef. Aleln0k
Id. Walter Janos. Penztarnok Pajt6k
Pal. Titkar Pollack Ferenc, akihe2
minden level cimzend6, cine: 392
Penhale Ave, Campbell, Ohio. Leve.
lez6 titkar III. Kiraly Istvan. Penztari
ellen6r Szepesi Gyula Trusteek: Hor-
vath JOSEF, Cseh Mihaly es Macy
Lajos. Hazgondnok Macy JOSEF.
Gydleseit minden h6nap negyedik
vasarnapjan 118 Reed Avei Magyar
Hazban tartja
A NSi osztsly tisztIkara:
Elnok Pollack Ferencne. Alelnok
Hizsnyai Lajosne. Titkar Halasz ia.
nosne, AZ Regent st., Campbell, Ohio
Levelez6 titkar Franks Ern6n9. P6nx.
tarnok Fabian Gyulan6. Gondnok> Ceg
ledi Lukacsne Trusteek: Horvath 10
zsefne. Cseh Mihalyn6 es 8zv. TimGr
Janosn3 - Gytilesek minden masodik
kedden a Magyar Haxban.
Hivatalos lap az Amerikai Magyar
Hirlap.