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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-24
FIFTY WOMEN ARE
 KEEPING VIGIL
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(Continued from Page D the other wives, trying to console them. She was hopeful, Of her hus- band she said:
 He is perfectly all right. I know it. The whole thing will be over tomorrow"
 Mrs. Nauuin, pretty plumb bru- nette and the mother of two young children, had been up, like the oth- CTS, all night. When first she heard the news, she trernhled by collected herself and devoted her time to the others.
 Meanwhile, this ordinarily re- posed little city of 15y000 had been converted into a turbulently aroused community whose one interest and topic of conversation was theSqra- Jus. Thousands milled around the navy yard, where the PiscataQua river pours into the Atlantic ocean and intently watched rescue prepa- rations and operations. Most Live In Portsmouth Most of the officers and sailors at- tached to the yard are quertered in small apartments and cottages throughout the city. The usual social activities of the navy set" had, of course, come to an abrupt halt. The bridge parties, the Saturday night dances, the gay get-togethers were now erninently unimportant. The toWnspeople, too, found it difficult to reslurne their day-to-day tasks. Portsmouth itself, although the only seaport of New Hampshire, long has been an important naval center. The navy yard is one of the largest in the country and is the principal one for the construction, fitting and repair of submarines. The yard was established in 1900.
 Historic City i The city, one of the most pictur- esque in New England, is rich in historic tradition. Scores of fine col- onial houses built in the late 17th gentry still stand. Many are muse- ums now.
 The treaty that closed the Russo Japanase war was negotiated here in 1905. Two somber forts, one with a formidable, old stockade, frown down on the city from commenting heights in the harbor. They are Fort Constitution and Fort Me- Clary.
 Among the historic sites are the former residence of John Paul Jones, the William Pitt tavern and the building in which Daniel Websetr practiced law from 180 Ito 1916.
 Three Conn. Families New London, Conn.,, May "A. (UP) The wives of three men aboard the ill-fated Squalus kept vigil to- day at Portsmouth, N. H., awaiting progress of rescue operations, while the family of another closely fol- lowed press and radio reports for favorable news.
 Among the crew, whose wives lived here, were Rove Henry Campbell, Omaha, Neb., chief torpedoman; Arthur Lagrand Booth, Milford, and John Allan Chestnut, chief machin- ist mate.
 Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Chestnut left last night to be near the scene of the rescue. Mrs. Booth joined her husband at Portsmouth two weeks ago.
 At Bridgeport the family of James Andrew Aitken, fire controlman, prayed for his safe deliverance.
 q was always afraid something like this would happen" his sister, Mrs. Chester Walsh, said,
 Booths mother, Mrs. Ada Booth, Fairfield, clung to hope of a rescue
 I'm sure he will be saved," she said. Booth has been in the navy 16 years.
 The Squalus is sister-ship of the Sargo, which was constructed at Gro- ton and delivered to the navy two months ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-24

code, which will become effective only if the charter is adopted, was passed without record vote.
 Voted With Culhane
 Voting with Senator Culhane against the bill were Senators Frank Simmons of Enfield and Nehemiah Candee, of Norwalk, both Republi- cans, and Senator Samuel Malkan, of New Haven, Democrat.
 Speaking in opposition to some of the charters provisions was Sem ator Daniel Mccarthy, of Ansonia, Democrat, who said he believed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-24
WORLDS BUTTONS COLLECTED

Malaga, N. J. (UP)-Mrs. Ger trude Patterson probably is the na- tion,s No. button collector for, since she started her hobby two years ago, she has acquired collection of more than 28,000. She has specimens from all parts of the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-24

The original Santa Claus, or St Nicholas, was Bishop of Myra dur ing the 4th century. The present name comes from Germany, Holland and Russia and seems to have orig mated with the conversion of the TeutonS to Christianity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-24

of its entire text in two daily news papers in Waterbury. It should bc published in all three papers, he de- clared. He also said that the city manager question had never been submitted to the membership of the Good Government association. If tt had, he said, the sentiment shown would probably have deterred lead- CTS of the organization from submit ting city manager charter.
 This amendment was defeated on a voice vote.
 Senator Culhane immediately pro- posed another amendment, which would set up the identical charter proposed for Waterbury in the City of Bridgeport. Lieut.-Gov. McCon- aughy ruled that the amendment was out of order.
 Unconstitutional Claim
 Senator Candee entered the argu- ment to charge that many provi- sions of the charter are unconstitu- tional. He moved that the bill be sent back to committee. The motion was lost, IA to 6.
 Senator Culhane offered still an- other amendment, this one making the charter apply to Glastonbury and East Hartford. This was also ruled out of order as not germane. "Now, I'm going to speak on the bill," said Senator Culhane. He be- gan going through the proposed charter, section by section. He was given brief respites when Senators Mccarthy. Sullivan and Candee took the floor to argue certain provisions of the charter.
 Gives Up Fight
 The lights were blazing brightly in the senate chamber and darkness was falling outside when Senator Culhane gave up the fight. He said he saw the measure was certain to pass. but that he had hopes the governor would veto 1t as unconsti- tutional He stated he was ready to argue for days, if necessary. but realized no arguments would change any votes.
 The charter referendum bill was then put to . vote. and passed ie-A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-24
Senator Culhane Loses
 His Fight In Senate

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-24
OFFICERS, MEN
 ABOARD VESSEL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-24
NAVY RESCUERS
 FAILED TWICE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-24

The Squalus has four hatches 10 which the bell could be attached, but three of them opened into the flooded compartments. This left only one exit for the trapped men.
 Should the diving bell be found useless, the men had the alterna- tive of using their "Momsen lungs" These devices. attached to the face. enable men to abandon submarines through emergency escape chambers
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
HALLOWEEN MARDI GRAS
Big Preparation Being Made by
Smyrna Firemen For Event

Smyrna Firemen are making
plans to put on a Halloween Mardi
Gras in town on Tuesday, October
81, the first since 1886. Since the
Firemer voted to have one this
year much interest is being taken
to revive this carnival frolic to
bring here for the parade and mas
querade prize contest as many Wis
iting firemen and organizations as
possible to make merry the night.
There will be band prizes, chill
dren's parade prizes, float prizes
and group prizes to the winners Of
the contest. The children's parade
will take place at z p. m, and
adult parade at 8 p. m. The con-
test will close with street dance
on Market Street Plaza. The COM
mittee in charge is Harper Jones,
chairman, Clifford Jones, John
Mood and Carl Bartlett.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
AND
ODESSA ROAD
Is To Be Made Wider Accord
ing to Plans of High
way Department
KENTON-HARTLY ROAD

Widening Of the highway be-
tween Blackbird and Odessa is one
of the projects planned by the
State Highway Department, to be
carried out in the future. Plans
are now in progress for the work,
which would entail an increase of
four feet in the highway. The cost
would be $4,000. A similar prof.
ect is contemplated for the high
way from the Maryland state line
to Kenton, via Hartly. This is an
eight mile stretch which will be
widened at an estimated cost of
$4,000. Bridge approaches for
the Indian river inlet span on
Route IA are also expected to be
constructed by the highway de-
partment at a cost of $4,000. Plans
for the Tull street grade crossing
elimination project at Seaford will
be available in November or De-
cember. This is to be a bridge
over the Pennsylvania railroad
tracks. 1t will have a IL foot
span Of structural steel, and be a
concrete bridge 1,4OO feet long.
Plans are now in progress and are
expected to be ready about Janu-
ary 1 to widen and rebuild the
High street bridge at Seaford over
the railroad. This work will cost
$4,000.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
UNITS
WAGE CONTEST
Hartly is Challenged By Cae-
sar Rodney Group of
Wyoming
IN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Members of the poultry commit
tees of the Caesar Rodney and
Hartly local poultry associations,
and representatives of the State
Board of Agriculture and the ex-
tension service of the University of
Delaware met in the State Board
building at Dover on Tuesday even
ing of last week to discuss plans
for conducting campaign for
membership in the Delaware Poul-
try Improvement Association. The
Caesar Rodney group was repre-
sented by George NJ. Bringhurst,
chairman; Paul NJ. Hodgson, secre-
tary and vocational agricultural
instructor; w. H. Hichter and
Charles G. Marker. Representa-
tives of the Hartly organization in
cluded Louis B. Bloom, chairman;
Ernest Smith, secretary; Melvin
Blechman, Eric Lasch and Henry
Morton The meeting was attend
ed also by H. L. Richardson, exten-
sion poultryman of the University
of Delaware, Kent County Agent
Russell z. Wilson, H. r. Baker,
poultry pathologist of the State
Board of Agriculture, and J.Frank-
lin Gordy, vocational agriculture
instructor in the Dover high school.
In connection with plans for secur-
ing members in the Delaware Poul-
try Improvement Association, this
campaign started October 10 and
will continue for period of ten
days, closing with victory dinner
on the evening of October 81 for
the winning team securing the
greatest number of members. At
the meeting last week Mr.. Bring
hurst of the Caesar Rodney COM
mittee challenged Mr.. Bloom of the
Hartly group to membership con-
test. Following the close of this
contest the members of the Caesar
Rodney local will hold their annual
meeting on November IA, and the
Hartly association will meet on
November Is, for the purpose of
electing officers and committee
members. The object of this state
poultry association shall be to pro-
mote the general welfare of the
entire poultry industry in Della
ware, and it is hoped that many
poultrymen will become actively
associated with this organization
during the coming year.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
WORKMEN SAFE
IN LANDSLIDE
None Seriously Hurt as Earth
BurieS EXcavatOrS i'm
Wilmington
UNDER 6 TONS OF CLAY

Five laborers, buried for nearly a
half hour in a cave-in of six tons
of red clay while they were work
ing on the building excavation, at
Ninth and Shipley streets, Will
mington, escaped serious injury
Monday morning. The men are:
John Cerasari, So, of 2O9 Dupont
Street; Edward Duzynski, %, of
1105 Oak Street; Gene Cerasari,
%, son of John Cerasari; Peter
Burns of 1927 Orange Street, and
John H.Dixon of 400 Taylor Street.
They had just finished excavation
work on the Ninth Street side of
the project and had turned to get
sheet piling to put in place when
the 20-foot high wall of dirt crum-
bled on them. AS the men had
their back to the wall when it sud-
denly collapsed, they were unable
to escape. The Cerasaris and Du-
zynski were buried up to ther
chests and the Burns and Dixon,
Negroes, were completely covered
Fellow workmen, and police and
firemen who arrived shortly after
ward, We're able to free all but the
Negroes in relatively short order
They were nearly suffocated by the
dirt. The failure of earth to cling
to several large conduits under the
south side of Ninth Street brought
about the rupture along the earth
which left the embankment and
plunged to the bottom, Mr.. Dan
said. Contractors are re-
quired to provide protection for ad-
joining property and embankments
in making excavations, Mr.. Dan
continued. The Office is
sued permit to make the excava-
tion and construct the new build
ing to the F. w. Woolworth Com
pany, the general contractors.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
PLAZA LOTS SOLD TUESDAY
Four Lots on New Market Street
Plaza Sold For Total of S2470

The first sale of building lots on
the new Market Street Plaza at
an auction sale Tuesday afternoon
the first to be sold, set a better
value than anticipated. The Fruit
Growers National Bank and Trust
Company of Smyrna sold four so
foot lots back of the old bank prop
erty facing the plaza for a total of
S2,470. The lots were knocked off
in order from the south end as fol-
lows: No. 1 to G. Harvey Wright
agt. for $4,000; No. 2 to Miss Eva
Stehley for $4,000; No. 3 to r. v.
Deakyne for S6O5O0 and No. to
DR.. Ralph Jones for S615.O0. r. w.
Slaughter cried the sale. There
was a good number of enthusiastic
citizens watching to see how the
lots would sell.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Flower Show Tomorrow Af-
ternoon, the First Spon-
sored by Club Women
MEETING LAST WEEK

All flowers and garden lovers are
invited to exhibit at the first flower
show to be held by the Century
Club tomorrow afteroon and even
ing. There will be five classes Of
exhibits besides special class for
children under twelve years of age.
Each person may enter as many
exhibits as he wishes. Mrs. Nor
man Coleman and Mrs Harry Low
er who are co-chairmen for the
event will be on hand to receive
the exhibits from ten to eleven
thirty in the morning and from one
to two in the aftrnoon TIL regu-
lar meeting of the club will be held
at 230 in the afternoon Mrs.
George Boehmler will give a talk
on the subject, Flower Arrange
ment." Mayor Matthews will also
speak. The subject of his talk will
be spots in Smyrna Which Need
Identification. The flower show
will be open to the public from 7.30
to nine in the evening. About sixty
members and guests attended the
opening meeting of the club last
A luncheon was served
by Mrs. A. D. Cole and committee
and plans for new year revealed.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
NOTES OF SMYRNA GRANGE
State Grange to Confer the Sixth
Degree Here Tonight, October IL

Smyrna Grange held their week
ly meeting last Thursday evening
with a large turnout of members.
After lengthy business session,
the degree team practiced for the
first and second degrees. The local
group hopes to have class of
candidates soon. The meeting to-
night Thursday, October 18th, will
be given to the special session Of
State Grange to confer the sixth
degree. Only sixth degree mem
bers and those wishing to take the
degree can attend. On Thursday
evening, October 10Th the Kent
County visiting program will be
held here Harrington Grange will
present the program. All Grang-
ers are invited to attend All Of
ficers are requested to be present.
The officers of the Grange wish to
thank the members and the public
for attending the Booster Night
program and minstrel show on
september ZSth at Whlch there was
an attendance of about $50. State
Master Jester and severdal State
officers and members of Milford,
Capital and Kenton Oranges were
present. Committees for the sixth
degree ceremony of Delaware State
Grange in the Smyrna Century
Club house this Thursday even
ing have been announced by State
Master Clarence E. Jester of Mil
ford Candidates for the seventh
degree also will undergo prelimin-
ary work in preparation for the
rites at Peoria, ILL.,, later in the
season. The sixth degree aides in
clude: Hospitality, Smyrna Grange
headed by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
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Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
CLERGYMEN TAKE OUTING
of Both Diocese of Pen
insuIa Guests of Stanley Evans


An informal discussion of objec-
tives of the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese of Delaware and Easton
featured a meeting of rectors in
Elkton, Md, Tuesday with the Rev
DR.. j. Warren Atkinson, ElktoE
rector, as host. Thirty clergymen
from the two dioceses attended, in
cluding the Rt. Rev. Arthur R. Nc
Kinstry, Delaware bishop. The Rt.
Rev. William McClelland, bishop of
Easton, was unable to be present.
The program opened with two
hour ride on the Elk River aboard
the boat of Vestryman Stanley
Evans. Women of Trinity Church
served luncheon, followed by the
church problems" forum in the
parish house. John Burlinson, lay
man of Spokane, Wash, showed
motion pictures and spoke on home
mission work in Wyoming. Eigh-
teen Delaware clergymen attended,
including the Very Rev. Hiram R..
Bennett, dean of the Cathedral
Church of st. John, Wilmington;
the Rev. William H. Darbie, the
Rev. Robert Bell, the Rev. Charles
F. Penniman, the Rev. DR.. Charles
w. Clash, the Rev. G. A. Rantz. the
Rev. F. T. Ashton, and the Rev.
Joseph H. carp.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
WARD TO
LEAD SCOUTS
Appointed ScOutmaster by the
Smyrna Troop of Boy
Scouts Wednesday
SPONSORED BY ROTARY

The Smyrna Boy Scout Troop,
sponsored by the Smyrna Rotary
Club began its fall and winter ac-
tivities last Wednesday evening
Mr.. Ellery ]. Ward, a member of
the faculty of the John Bassett
Moore High School, has been ap-
pointed Scoutmaster by the Troop
Committee which met last Tuesday
evening. Members of the Troop
Committee are: Chairman, Elmer
P. Corrie, George r. Miller, Will
liam E. Matthews, Jr., Vernon E.
Ford, George Records. Earl Ford,
of the local Troop, has been ap-
pointed Assistant Scoutmaster to
assist Mr.. Ward. Miss Ruth Kauff-
man, a member of the faculty of
the John Bassett Moore High
School, addressed the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club last Thursday evening on
the subject The Youth Move
ment." Personal contact by Miss
Kaufman with the Youth Confer
ence at Mortified, Mass, and an
account of the Hosteles in Europe
and her many experiences in the
exchange of ideas among the cit
liens of many nations were quite
interesting. In the United States
such places are now being operated
for tourists and travellers. Cooper
alton of Hosteler in the Hosteles
promotes fellowship. The various
types of Hosteles were described,
some very crude; others more
homelike. Rotary clubs through
out Europe cooperate with the
Hostel plan by buying a Hostel for
the Youth of the land. The Youth
movement in the United States, a
parallel organization to the Youth
Hostel Association in Europe, is
now in its infancy, although, pro-
crossing. DR.. c. j. Prickett re-
sponded to Miss Kauffman's ad-
dress. Harvey c. Jones was chair
man of the evening program. Char
les w. Hall, president of the Club,
presided. An education program
will be presented next. Thursday
evening. Visitors: Fred Bowdle,
H. H. Hanson, Charles Boyer, Do
yer.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
REVIEW STATE
HIGHWAY WORK
In Connection With 25th An
niversary of United States
Highways
w. w. MACK, PRESIDENT

Twenty-Five years Of highway
building throughout the United
States is being observed this week
in Richmond, Va, where the Amer
ican Association of State Highway
Officials is holding its annual meet
ing. w. w. Mack, chief engineer
of the Delaware State Highway
Department, is president of the
association, whose history predates
that Of the Delaware department.
The present State Highway De
partment in Delaware was created
in 1917 Although the highway
system began to be formulated at
that time, it was not completed as
system until 1885 when legisla-
tive action placed all roads in the
state in the highway system. In
1914 there were a total of 23S
miles of hard surfaced roads in the
state. All but about two miles of
these roads were located above the
New Castle County line. Today
hard-surfaced roads in Delaware
total 1852 miles, located in every
section of the state and including
every type of modern highway.
Since there was no State Highway
Department, and no state road pro-
gram in existence 25 years ago,
there was no expenditures of state
money for roads. In contrast, Del
aware expended S3,7s3, ,0OO.64 for
highway purposes during the fiscal
year ending June 80. The rapid
increase in the number of motor
vehicles also contrasts with the
situation of quarter of century
ago. In 1914 there were total of
3,05O automobiles operating with a
Delaware registration. At present
there are 7s,7OO cars and trucks
registered in Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
STATE MEDICAL
SOCIETY MEETS.
Closing a Three-Day Session
at Wilmington Tonight
With a Banquet
SMYRNA DOCTORS THERE

The three-day observance of the
150th anniversary of the founding
Of the Medical Society of Delaware,
bringing to Delaware physicians
and many prominent leaders in
medicine from this and other states
opened Monday night in Whining
ton with a business meeting of the
house of delegates of the society
at the Delaware Academy of Med
icine and closing tonight with a
banquet and addresses. Smyrna
Clayton doctors were in attend
ance. DR.. M. 1 Samuel, the retir-
ing president, in his annual report
recommended that the society urge
that City Council take action at
once toward remaining Eighth
Street Park ''Tilton Park" in hon
or of DR.. James Tilton, first sur
general of the United States.
DR.. Samuel lauded DR.. Tilton for
his work in the Revolutionary
Army and later during the War of
1912 and declared that Delaware
should give every honor to its fam
Gus physician Of the early days of
the nation. He pointed out that
the request that the park be named
in the patriots honor was referred
to the law committee of Whining
ton City Council last August and
has not been acted on since that
time. Another recommendation in
the report called for the discontin-
uance of free examinations given
by physicians to applicants for
government service. He said he
saw no reason why the government
could not give compensation for
such services. The creation of the
office of historian and that means
be taken to see that the records Of
the society are preserved in the
Delaware Academy of Medicine
were also recommended DR. Sam
uel further suggested that the dele
gate from the society to the Amer
lean Medical Society be elected for
a period of six years instead of for
two years, and that the secretary
be elected for six years instead of
for one year, as at present. The
house of delegates elected all offic-
rs of the society except the presi-
dent, who will be elected later at a
general meeting. The new officers
chosen Monday night were: First
vice-president, DR.. Joseph M. Bar
sky; second vice-president, DR.. Will
liam Marshall; secretary. DR.. Q. L.
Munson; treasurer, DR.. A. L. Heck;
councillor, DR.. Joseph Mcdaniel;
delegate to the American Medical
Society, DR.. Samuel; alternate, DR..
c. ]. Prickett; committee on sci
entific work, DR.. l. ]. McCollum,
DR.. Floyd Hudson, and DR.. Mum
CONTINUED on Page Ffvel
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL YEAR
Adopted at Meeting of Board of
Education For 1939-194O

At a recent meeting of the Board
of Education the members adopted
the following calendar for the
school year 1939-40:
School September 6. 1899.
Delaware State Educational Association
Meeting-October 26-27 schools
closed)
Thanksgiving 1924 (Or other date if
changed by Gov. McMullen)
Christmas Schools close at end of day, Fri
day, December 22nd, and open
Tuesday, January 2, 1910.
Easter-Schools close Good Friday, and
Easter Monday. March 22-25.
Visiting Day for Parents and Patrons
March %.
Music Festival-March %.
May Day-May....
Glass Day-June 7.
Neutrality-suspicious. 9.
Commencement-June 10.
Last day of School-June Z, 1910.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
NEW HIGHWAY BRIDGE PLANS
READY FOR CONTRACTOR JAN. |

Plans for st. Georges bridge will
be ready for contractors to esti-
mate on or about January 1, it was
reported out of Wilmington early
this week. The plans are now be-
ing prepared by the engineering
firm of Parsons, Klapp, Brincker-
hoff and Douglas, 142 Maiden lane,
New York City, it is said. The
new structure will be approximate
ly $500 feet long, and have four
traffic lanes and two sidewalks. 1t
will be of reinforced concrete and
steel, high level, cantilever type
highway bridge. st. Georges has
been without a bridge to span the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal
since the former bridge was de-
stroyed when the freighter Wau-