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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-24
PAST LEADERS
NIGHT At POST

Members Of Tacoma post. No.
13s, American Legion. will rally
round Thursday evening in celc-
hrstion Of past commanders night
honorinE the young posts three
former leaders-Dr r. A. Hedberg,
Warren Lagerquist and r. p. Kohl
II will be up To these fellows 10
provide the entertainment. but the
only feature so far announced will
he the music Of Louis Nomellini,
accordion artist. and a group of
selected students.
There will be refreshments and
all World War veterans whether
members Of the legion or not will
be welcome.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-24

Some Of them didn't wednesday.
and echoes of the roll call hardly
had died away before Speaker John
Sylvester and his majority leaders
had fired" IL employees.
And n WAS no coincidence
that all those dismissed were
On the patronage list Of MEN,
bers who had voted against n
majority move 10 appropriate
368,O 400 more for expenses Of
the legislature, including MEM
beyp' salaries.
Why punish employees, you ask,
FOR q members sins
Well. it's just legislative poll
tics. It's been done in the past
and viii be In the future.
The present majority leadership
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-24
These Figures
Strangely Match

BIiISTOW. Okla. Amazed was
the word to describe the postoffice
staff here. Employees checked and
rechecked figures, but their first
total was correct. Receipts for
the Bristow postoffice for the last
quarter of 1888 were exaetly-to
the penny-4the same as for the
final three months of 1887. The
total was S7,922.43.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-24

day night at Century ballroom.
Many have accepted, and will fol-
low Lt.-Gov. Vic Meyers to Fife.
He will lead his band for the
dancing,
At request of Pierce county
commissioners. Rep. Hugh Ro-
sellini, Tacoma, has introduced
measure to give the county
power to lease property nc
quired through non-payment of
taxes.
The leases would go to highest
bidders at public auction, with or
without the right to purchase.
Today's Rest Crack cat the Gold
EN- Jubilee session.: Fifty years
ago we became IA state. and here
we are still quarreling about it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-24
Tbat,s b0iV ne
get along
u1tb Ony work

VoUR FAMILY is really .
1 oompany-like us. 1t has
al soru Of jobs and response
bilities and worries. There's the
lawn TO now :. baby to feed
=. linoleum to wax screen
70 fix doctor to call :.
clothes to buy -. taxes to meet
-. bills to pay ;. and so on
through every activity you can
think Of.
And our Company is 4 good
deal like your family. We say
that knowing most families
have plenty of concerns at
home. plenty Of activities,
plenty of business strictly theirs
% keep them fully occupied.
4 4 4
So Il is with US. We starr
with the far-Aung search for
crude. Before we've refined and
marketed that oil in maybe
500 different forms have
done almost every kind Of job
there is to do. These jobs in
clude something Of almost
every industry, every trade, ev-
cry profession. But every one
Of them is I'm the family"
4 + 4
We may fix screens in Arabia.
rush the doctor in Alaska, and
dodge Indian arrows in Vene-
zuela. We may perform q mil
lion plain and fancy jobs. Yet,
everywhere and all the time,
We stick resolutely TO our last
and attend to our own knitting
which is the oil business and
nothing else but
Standard Oil Company
of California
No. o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-24
u.EGIS. Light
AND
POLITICULARS
,By Tacoma Times staff writer,

CAPITOL. 0lympia-If you of the $50 persons
the payroll of this 26th legislature and wanted TO keep
your Job you would spend portion of your time in seeing
that the member who had sponsored you voted right
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27

payments to three employees.
 The judge continued the case for two weeks in order that Barrett and his three employees might agree on the amount of money owed. The three complaining witnesses are Lloyd s. Degnan, Jacob Marcella, and James Rooney, John Hayes, wage claim adjustor for the state labor department, also appeared as Q state witness.
 No Payments
 Hayes testified he had considera- ble correspondence with Barrett and at one time arranged e confer ence between him and the employees when he said 1t was agreed the money would be paid. The wages were never paid, however. he said,
 Attorney Michael Ciano, defense counsel for Barrett, changed the plea from not guilty to nolo con- tendere. Ciano said there was some question as to tho amount owed and the hours the employees actually worked.
 Barrett is Q painter.
 Anthony Sidoreneo, 43, of 53 Bishop street, was ordered to pay SIS to his wife and children when arraigned in city court today on a charge of non-support. The pay ments are to be made every time Sidorenco receives his WPA check
 Mrs. Sidorenco was not too sat- isfied with the decision. claiming that her husband will pay once. and then stop paying until she brings him to court again.
 Judge John l.. Gaffney, however. told Sidorenco that the first time he defaults he will spend GO days In jail.
 Cases Continued
 Motor vehicle continuances were also granted to Robert L. Stevenson, 1T. of 89 Monroe avenue, who will be tried Jan. 8; and John c. Valie- kaitis, 30. of Middlebury, who will appear Jan, 2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
.NOTRE DAME GRID
 CAPTAIN IGNORED
John Sirica, Former Local Theater Manager, Enter.
 tains in Thompsonville
Special to tho Democrat

Especial to the DemocraO
 ThompSonville, Dec, 27,-John D. (Chuck) Sirlca, manager of the Strand theater and former man. ager of the Lyric and Lido thea- ters In Waterbury, entertained TOO at Q theater party last evening In honor of Milton Piepul Notre Dame university football captain-elect, a home town boy.
 Cornelius P. Sullivan, first select- man of Enfield, extended an offi- cial welcome to the towns out- standing gridiron star. Other speak, CTS were his two high school coaches, Bob Walker of Enfield high school and Billy Wise of Ca- thedral high school, Springfield, Mass. Representing the sportswrit. CTS was William Cavanaugh of Springfield. Rev. Joseph Kasper- kiewicz curate of St, Adelbert's parish, of which MT, Piepul Is a member, also spoke
 Elliott I, Peterson, superintendent Of the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet GOukpbhSl WUo AiaotSA VI SVAOAAApAtASol and presented Piepul as "a Thomp. sonville boy who has made good" and also as "a favorite son who has spread the name of Thompsonville over the entire country.
 Those participating In the speak, Ing program, which was preceded by Q series of short motion pic- lures of football games in which Piepul participated this fall, was led by the St. Adelberts drum corps national VFW champions. An autographed football, donated by the Greys Athletic club and bear. Ing the name of the Notre Dame first string players, was awarded Miss Julia dedzik, of 70 West street. A community celebration and sports night in honor Of piepul had orig. lnally been planned by his friends here, but was necessarily cafceled because of inability to reconcile Piepul's holiday engagements with available dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
AUDITORS CLAIMS
 ARE COMPROMISED
Finance Board to Receive Recommendation Set.
 tling Firms Charge

The economy committee of the Board Of Finance last night voted to recommend Q compromise pay ment in the bill submitted by Grit- fenhagen and Associates for city auditing work. The recommends ton will be presented to the finance board when 1t holds Its last meet. ing of the year tomorrow after noon,
 It was decided by the committee that the city should reimburse. the firm for $458 spent in postage be- yond what had been estimated, and offer to pay half tho remainder Of the bill, The amount paid by the city would be $5i8.
 The firm had submitted a bill of approximately $500 beyond the es- timate, informing the board that thousands more items had to be checked than 1t had been under. stood when the price was originally yiven the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
' DEGREES! Temperature Drops to Lowest Point of Current Season
 Snow Pre-.
 dicted.

Snow for tonight was predicted as the city shivered through the coldest day of the winter. Plumb ing Inspector James R. Walker re- ported an official minimum of 2 degrees above zero. Early this af- ternoon the mercury was at 14 above
 Scores of motorists found their automobile radiators frozen. Steaming vehicles gave evidence of the penetrating cold, and many cars were seen being pushed or lowed. Water pipes were frozen in some homes, and blowtorches and other means of thawing were in order.
 Youngsters on Christmas holi- days from school enjoyed skating at city parks and at ponds and lakes on the outskirts of the city.
 The temperature went down to the 7-degree mark shortly after midnight and remained at that figure until after daylight, Ther- mometers in several places regis- tered lower figures, some of them recording only Q degree or two above zero.
 The prediction for tonight is for cloudy weather, followed by snow, with the temperature rising slowly tomorrow,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
HOLY CROSS BOYS
 VICTIM OF JOKER
Dance at Elton Tonight Not Postponed as Stated
 in Morning Paper

Despite published reports to the effect that the annual Christmas dance of the Waterbury Undergrad- uate Club of Holy Cross College, scheduled for tonight at the Hotel Elton, had been cancelled, 1t was announced by the committee in charge and officers of the club this morning that the dance would be held as planned.
 Efforts to trace the source of the information that was given to the Waterbury Republican last night which caused the publication of a cancellation notice in this mornings paper were proceeding rapidly today and 1t was believed that cooperation of newspaper employees and the club officials would soon reveal the iden- tity of the practical joker" who called off the dance"
 The Holy Cross Undergraduate dance is always one of the most popular of the holiday series and it. was feared that the cancellation an- nouncement might seriously Inter- fere with many plans made for at tendance at 1t, but club officers and the committee were active today contracting ticket-holders to assure them the dance was on for this eve- ning,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Liquor, Unfavorable Driving Conditions
 Feared By Officials
Four Persons Killed in Connecticut January l. l939, Inspire Message of Warning From Motor
 Vehicle Commissioner COnnOr

volved in accidents during the ear- ly hours of the day. Two of the operators involved had been drink ing, according to the coroner's m- veStigatson. Ut is fairly certain" !" the Commissioner stated, "that fa- tigue did have something to do with the failure of the other operators to operate accident free"
 Hazards Developing
 Many hazards will be developed during the weekend, 1t was brought out. Winter driving is always dan gerous. Ice, snow and sleet can be expected any time. Traffic at this time of the year is usually light, Consequently, motorists are tempt ed to speed 1t up Q bit" not reali3- ing that a patch of ice probably will not be seen until 1t is too late to stop the car The most pro- nounced hazards this weekend, however will be fatigue and driving after drinking,
 It is not the desire of the Com missioner to place Q damper on fes- tivities which have been planned to welcome in the New Year. How ever. he does very emphatically state, If you Drive, Don't Drink" Celebrations will not terminate un- til the wee hours of the morning, January lSt. The mind already logged by lack of sleep, will become further hefuddled by excess use of alcohol. Those motorists who plan celebrations lasting most of the night are urged to leave their cars at home and arrange for other means of transportation,
 "The penalties which involve drunken driving are many" Com missioner Connor stated. "Acci- dents resulting from so called 'tip- sy' driving may result in the death or injury to members of the driv- CTS family or his friends, delay and inconvenience in arranging bail bonds; a heavy fine and court costs which run over $l00; Q possible jail or prison sentence, and the sus- pension of the drivers operators li- cense for one year." he commented.
 Need Licenses
 Many wage earners, head of families upon whom several people are dependent for their livelihood, need their operators licences in their work. Without the license they join the ranks of the unem- ployed. Still," the Commissioner explained, such people find them- selves before court on charges of operating under the influence and after conviction become embittered against the motor vehicle depart ment because we suspend their li- eenseS."
 Emphasizing the severe penalties for driving after drinking, Commis- sioner Connor urged all drivers to plan New Years parties so as to avoid the need for driving.
 "S4l people have been killed in Connecticut this year, as of Oecem- Der 26th." he said, What the final total for the year will be is prob lema teal" However" he con- tinued, with the cooperation of each motorist and pedestrian we can start the new year off with clean slate and avoid the tragedy of last New Years Day-the loss of four lives on our streets and highways.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27

All ten courses are open to Cath olics and Catholics alike. but two courses especially are designed for the f1on- Catholic inquirer. These are the courses on Fundamentals of Catholic Belief. by Rev. George Reilly. and Religion, Baged on Rea- son and Revelation" by by the Rev. Joseph Donnelly. The immediate purpose of these courses ig to suD- init for consideration, to all dispoSed to listen. the religious doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church. There is no intent 10 De eontfover- sial, but rather to be explanatory instructive, and convincing. It is aimed to set forth the sublime cx- cellence Of the Catholic Faith, and the supreme need Of the Catholic Church, as well as its intrinsic worth, but never will there be shown any disregard for the honest personal religious convictions of any fellow human being. 1t is felt that the Catholic Church, to be appreciated, should be known, and 70 this oppor- ttiity is taken Of presenting q study of it to oil the people Of Wa. terbury and vicinity, whatever their religious affiliations may be.
 The courses offered. each course consisting Of ten lectures 10 be given each Monday evening over the tens week period from January 9th t0 March 1itii. arc as follows,
 Ethics, Principles Of Right Living, Rev. Raymond ]. Kennedy.
 Marriage, It's Nature and Prob. lenS, Rev. Patrick W. Flynn.
 The Life-Gtving Saefaments, Rev. Bernard j. Foster,
 The Holy Sacrifice Of the Mass, Rev. James r. Woods,
 Fundamentals of Catholic Belief, Rev. George r. Reilly.
 Religion. Based on Reason and Revelation. Rev. Joseph E. DonnelIy.
 The Bible. It's Origin and C0n- tents. Rev. Alfred f. Cabitor.
 History Of the Catholic Church, John r. Kinney.
 The Catholic Church and Social
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
I@<~~M ~My~~%
 mvAbLsHID isss

Socially Minded Young Men Don't Have to Be Reminded It's the Proper Thing to Do - Meet Your Social Obligations In Our Social Security Tux or Tails $35. Automatically styled, beautifully toilored end droped, with thot subtle style touch characteristic of our distinctive tailoring.
 Gracefully streomIined, our soeioI clothes hishIisht the best points of young mans figure end odd social distinction 10 his oppsor- onee.
 With these fine dress clothes for the holiday festivities - correct accessories too-tip to toe.
 crushobIe opero hot $lz.50 dress shoes $7.50- collar ot- toched tux shirt $500 - ties for tails end tux $I.00-dress woist. coots $7.So.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
HARTFORD HAS
 COLDEST DAY

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 27.--(UP) ..- It was the coldest day of the year here today. The weather bureau rec ported the thern ometer dropped to seven at 5 q. H. and remained there for several hours.
 The bureau reported unofficially e 2 above reading in the north Blue Hills section of the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Mayor Preparing For Fade-Out As
 Chief Execufive

Mayor Patrick M. PerrieiIO is preparing t0 return tO his duties at the Hoffman Speciality Co. when he leaves office next week. He viii devete his remaining days in cfiice 10 cleaBiBg up various city affairs. He has un- der consideration ( plan Co make . final appearance before the board Of aldermen at that bCdy's Iast meeting Iate this week.
 The mayors office disclosed today that OB Christmas he wis. tied BrOOksIde home and dis. iribUtcd gifts t0 tbe needy there. Cigars were given the fpeii, and candy tO the yemen. The mayor left as tbe inmates were sitting down % c bouBti. ful Christmas dinner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Non-C Catholics Invited
 To Religious Lectures
School for Adults Opens Monday Evening" January &,
 at Waterbury Catholic High SchOOI-COurses Free

Considerable interest is already being manifested in the School for Adults under the direction of the Con- fraternity of Christian Doctrine that is being opened Waterbury on Monday evening, January 8th, at 800 o'clock This school will undoubtedly awaken wide interest in nonCatholic circles and cordial invitation to attend is extended to all nonCatholics There may De many who are interested in obtaining information about things Catholic rom Catholic sources
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27

Problems, Mrs, Frank P. McEyoy.
 Catholic Literature, Miss Mary II. Dwyer.
 Each lecture viii be given twsss each evening, one at eight and again at nine o'clock. thus afford- ing oil an opportunity Of attending two different lectures. All lectures are 10 be given at the WaterDary Catholic High School. There is no charge Of any kind. Ali lectures are absolutely free.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27


 Miss Attracta Murray, city hae- teriologist, will attend the 40th anniversary convention of the Soc clety of American Bacteriol0gistS In New Haven Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The gathering, held under the sponsorship of the Con- necticut Valley branch of the na- tional organization. will mark the anniversary of the first meeting, held Dec, ss. 1899.
 The three-day program will in- U.nde lectures by . number of ex- pestS, . series of round table dis- cusslons, business sessions and banquet The arrangements com mlttee Is headed by Dean Stan hope Bayne-Jones of the Yale medical school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Full Weather Report

Boston. Dee. 27-(UP)-Weather forecast,
 CONNECTICUT Cloudy pPc- ceded ny light snow tonight. Thursday, cloudy nnd not quite 50 cold,
 AIASSACHU SETTS AND RHODE preceded by light snow tonight Thursday cloudy; not ao cold,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
CIVIL WAR VET DIES

Norwalk, Conn. Dec. 27--(UP)- Funeral services were held today for John Bechtold, 0i, one of the few surviving Clvil War veterans in this area, who died Christmas night after an illness. ,Bechtold claimed to have known President Lincoln.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
VISITING OFFICERS
 PRAISE POLICE
System Established By Local Dept Wins Admira.
 ton of HartfOrdites
(Acme Telephoto)

Praise for the local accident pre- vention bureau was voiced today by Hartford officials who paid q visit to Waterbury police headquarters
 William Egan, traffic engineer for the city of Hartford, said fin oil his experience he has never seen such an ideal set-up". Admiration was also expressed by Police Comnnis- sioner Daniel ]. Giuliano and Cap- tain Henry Wadsworth, assigned to traffic fin Hartford.
 The visitors were conducted on an inspection tour by supt. William J. Roach, Reputy supt Daniel ]. Car- son, Captain William Duggan. and James Little. statistician of the ac. cident prevention bureau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Conference Necessary ToAdjust Wage Claims
Judge Gaffney Suggests Round.Table Discussion for
 Employer, Employees, Labor Dept. Official

Round table discussion was sug- gested by Judge John L, Gaffney in the case of Harry Barrett, 33, of l702 ThomaSton avenue, who was arraigned in city court today on charges of failing to make weekly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27

-Four people were killed on Con- necticut streets and highways Jam uary l, 1SS9," said Commissioner Michael A. Connor of the State De- partment of Motor Vehicles, today, in commenting on the need for ex- treme care during the approaching holiday weekend, What Q tragic way to start the New Year, "the con- tinued.
 Three of those killed were in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Building Permits

The following permit has been issued at the office Of Building Inspector Patrick Carfin:
 Charles Makris. to erect office On Pine IIiII street, siOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27

Morocco has bosted It's consuinp. ton tax on gasoline nearly 90 per cent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27

Commodity prices in Northern Ireland are soaring because of the war.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

specific duties aboard. However, It
was added that experience has
demonstrated to those in charge of
directing this important work that
such stability of assignment is not
in accord with the changing mobili-
zation requirements. Accordingly.
a destroyer crew was selected as
the most highly organized group
that a division was likely to have
to supply from its own resources.
and training has been standardized
to fit divisions for such an assign
ment with the view that divisions
so trained could best adapt them
selves to other mobilization require
ments.
The last Naval Reserve Policy
Board urgently recommended that q
sufficient number of these courses
be made available to fleet divisions.
Another important matter is that
of subsistence for week end cruises,
when the officers and men are serv-
ing without pay. With q view to
improvement Of the facilities pro-
vided for armory training, it was
pointed out that the Bureau of
Navigation has initiated survey
of armory material, to accomplish
the best distribution of material now
available and to determine and
rectify deficiencies.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Y. N. c. A. News
Monday

Tomorrow-7:30 pm, Monday
Night Bible Glass, under the leader
ship of Miss Mable Nelson Thurston.
Subject: Peter breaches to the
Gentiles." BIS pm, forum. Senator
Rush D. Holt of West Virginia,
speaker.
Tuesday-12:3o pm. luncheon,
Religious Work Committee; pm,
Sigma Nu Delta Fraternity; Golden
Rule Club, E. A. Drumm, leader;
tbs pm. class in $50 This Is Re-
ligion," DR.. J. Lowrey Fendrich, jr..
leader; $3.50 pm, lecture on "The
Passion Play of Oberammergau," by
Page NICK. Etchison, before Cathe-
dral Brotherhood, at the Washing
ton Cathedral; 9 pm, Dormitory
Basket Ball League, in boys gym.
Wednesdays pm, Glee Club; 9
pm, Dormitory Council social.
Thursday-s:30 am, staff con-
ference; 7:30 pm, Dormitory Bowl
Ing League; $50 pm, Town Hall of
the Air.
Friday-7:3o pm, Debating Club;
$50 pm, Public Speaking Club; 8
pm, Y. M. C. A-Y. w. C. A. dance
at the Central Y. M. c. A.
Saturdays pm, Dormitory
Council barn dance.