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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
Fire Chief Impressed With Efficiency Of New Apparatus
New Faces, New Ideas
For Local Democrats
Secretary of Brass Workers Analyses Needs of Party;
Suggest Revival of District Caucus, New Deal

A "New DEAL in the Democratic
party in Waterbury is called for by
John ]. Driscoll, executive secretary
Of the Waterbury Brass Workers
Union, in a letter today to Chair
man William H. Dunlavey of the
Democratic town committee. Mr..
Driscoll suggests "as the first step in
this direction" revival of the dis
trict caucus to allow the rank and
file larger voice in party affairs.
Mr.. Driscoll declares that the
voters want something more than
new faces in the cast; they want a
new play entirely" He says that the
tax rate reductions should be made,
and that fair revaluation of prop
erty should be started so that I'M
fair assessments against home own
ers should be lessened and so that
factory assessment can be increased
to make the factories pay their "fair
share of the tax burden"
Progressive Program
Mr.. Driscoll, pointing out that he
is speaking as an individual member
of the Democratic party, proposes
that the party locally adopt pro-
gressive program, including plat
form planks endorsing a federal
housing program here and calling
for reductions in gas and electricity
rates.
The letter by Mr.. Driscoll follows:
October 6, 1889.
Mr.. William H. Dunlavey,
Chairman,
Democratic Town Committee,
Waterbury, Connecticut.
Dear Sir:
AS an individual member of the
Democratic party, and a citizen
who hopes for an improved city
administration following this COM
ing election, have been some
what disturbed at the reports con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
FILOMENA SIRICA
WILL Be HONORED

Miss Filomena G. Sirica will be
honored at a testimonial dinner a.
the Hotel Elton, Thursday evening,
November 8 at O'Clock by the In
ternational Music Festival Com
mittee.
The committee Is honoring Miss
Sirica in appreciation of the excel
lent work and performance Of the
Music Festival which drew an over
flowing crowd to Buckingham Hall
last Jure. They feel the festival was
a great civic and cultural enterprise
and patriotic duty in bringing all
nationalitieS under one nag for o
united America In q cultural spirit.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements for the banquet Is made
up of Chairman Felix Guarini, Mrs.
Lucien Derouin, Lazar Kuperman
and Professor Alexander Aleksis.
Plans for the testimonial were COM
pleted at . committee meeting at
the home Of Mrs. Derouin Of Louns-
bury Street Thursday evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
WORKERS TO PLAN
SEAL CAMP AICN
Various Local Chairmen
to Meet in Hartford
Next Tuesday

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outlined at an aII-dav session of
local chairmen and workers at the,
Hotel Bond on Tuesday October 10
according tn an announcement made
bv the state Tuberculosis Commits
sion TODAY II is expected tl1at
more than one hundred leaders of
the tuberculosis campaign through
oa,t the state will he nresent at this
conference and at a similar one to
be held the following dav at Bridge
port. both of which will be con-
ducted bv Charles q. Newcomh cam.
paipn director for the National TIL
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
PHILLIPS TRIAL
AGAIN ASSIGNED
Federal Judge Bondy Sell
eCts November IA for
Formal Hearing

Federal Judge William Bondy in
New York yesterday set Nov. 14th
for the trial OF Rowley w. Phillips
of the r. F. Griggs brokerage house
of this city, and four other men
charged with mail fraud, conspiracy
and violation of the securities and
exchange act in connection with at
fairs of McKeSson and Robbins,
Inc, wholesale drug concern.
The others who are scheduled to
go on trial with the local broker
are Horace B. Merwin, president of
the Bridgeport City Trust Co., of
Bridgeport, John H. McGloon for
mer controller of the McKesson cor
poration and Leonard and John o.
Jenkins, brothers of Mrs. Carole
Coster, widow of F. Donald Coster,
McKesson president, who commit
ted suicide last December when he
was exposed as Philip Musica, the
possessor of a criminal record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
Latest re-Fighting
Plans Demonstrated
At National Meeting
Investigation Of Arson Cases Featured at Gathering
ofFire Chiefs in San Francisco; Methods Closely
Studied By Incendiary Experts

Days were spent demonstrating
modern chemical methods of fight
ing fires, new methods of life saving
at fires, and in the demonstration
of the newest fire fighting equip
ment. Squads of members of the Sar
Francisco fire department partic-
ipated In the demonstration of the
latest methods In fire fighting.
One of the features Of the coz
vention was course IN trailing VIC
Tins guilty Of arson. It featured
the manner in which those who
practice arson operate and the vari-
GUS tricks they use in their trade
and several means of combating
this crime devised by some of the
best detectives In the country were
described.
Chief Cavanaugh left New York
on a special train chartered by fire
cl.iefs from the East. A special
itinerary was arranged whereby the
fire department heads were able to
visit some of the most scenic and in
teresting spots in America, includ-
ing Pixies Peak, the Grand Canyon,
Hollywood and other interesting
points.
Paid Own Expenses
For the first time in a great many
years, and perhaps ever, Chief Cava-
naugh was the first fire chief from
Waterbury to pay his own expenses
to a national convention. In pre-
vious years an item was set up in
the city budget to care for the ex-
penses, 1t being figured that the edu-
cational benefit derived by the chief
Was well worth the money to the
city of Waterbury.
The sum of $500 was set up in
this years budget to cover the chiefs
expenses but the controllers office
first was responsible for cutting off
5000 Of the amount and finally the
economy committee of the board of
finance transferred the balance of
the appropriation to other sources.
Among Chief Cavanaugh's close
associates on the trip to the Pacific
coast were Chief Michael Kenna of
the Hartford fire department and
Chief j. Miles Calvin of the Nauga-
tuck fire department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07

Automobile deaths for the first
nine months of the year are less
by one over the same period last
year, but equal the six fatalities
registered at the end of September
1887, according to statistics released
today by Accident Prevention Blu
reau of the police department.
The schedule shows that acci-
dents have been decreased in Sep
tember 1899 by 63 or As per cent
less than September 1887 and by Is
or Is per cent less than the same
month in 1888.
The Accident Bureau and Inves-
tigating squad under the direction
of Capt. william Duggan, Lieut..
Joseph McEvoy and Sergt. Charles
McWeeney will stress strict en-
forcement of all motor vehicle laws
for the balance of the year to pre-
vent the loss of any more lives in
Waterbury.
The summary and analysis OF
the bureau, as prepared by Stats
tician James Little, follows:
Total Traffic Total 100: Fatal /;
Non-fatal IS; property damage 81
Mv-Pedestrian, total 10; fatal /;
non-fatal 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
CHASE PARK WILL
START OCTOBER 9
House of Officials Plan
Adult Program for VIM
ter Months

After its annual fall houseclean-
ing Chase Park House will open for
the winter season Monday, october
9th. The weekday hours will be
from 3 to 10 o'clock and on Satur-
day from 2 to 5.
Mill Mildred Dunno, head super
visor, has planned an interesting
and extensive adult program for the
coming months, which will include
basketball, badminton, sewing class
es, community dancing, entertain
ments and the seasonal tournaments
in checkers, ping pong and basket
ball.
Miss Eleanor Culhane, assistant
supervisor, will be in charge of the
children's program. The .children's
playroom and sunporch have been
completely redecorated and clubs
will be formed in cooking, hand
craft. dramatics and gymnasium.
Mike Hayes of the park depart
ment will handle the basketball
schedule and Clarence Millstead of
the WPA staff will supervise the
daily gym program.
The West Side Community Club
will meet every Monday night at
the park house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
SHANAHAN NAMED
FOR YD OFFICE
Vigneulles Post to Elect
New Commander Here
October 20

At a meeting last night in the state
armory, Col. William ]. Shanahan
was nominated for commander OF
Vigneulles post, Yankee Division
Veterans association. Elections win
be held Oct. 20.
A delegation from the Waterbury
post will attend a meeting Of the
state department in Torrington to-
morrow at o'clock,
Others nominated at last nights
meeting included: Senior vice-com-
mander, Michael Giordano; junior
vice-commander, Nicholas Muccino:
chaplain, Henry Schaefer: treasurer,
Frederick Rowe: secretary, Walter
Bolan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR OBSERVANCE
Veterans Groups to Stage
Armistice Day Parade,
Dinner=Dance

The Armistice Day committee met
last night and approved plans to
observe the holiday in Waterbury
with a parade, exercises at the Hon
or Roll, and a dinner dance in the
evening at the Hotel Elton. A spe-
cial table at the dinner-dance will
replace the Gold Star Mothers ban
quet, formerly separate affair, and
lately point of controversy.
It was reported that several OF
the Gold Star Mothers had ex-
pressed the desire to become ac-
quainted with all of the veterans
instead of the same small group
year after year. The committee
voted to require that half of the ex-
penses of the dinner dance be paid
by the veterans.
Several other points were dis
cussed by the committee. The next
meeting will be held next Friday
night at 8 o'clock in the city court
room.
Among those attending the ses-
sion last night were: Leo Provost,
Mary Grove, Fred Seidel, Wallis
Inglis, Frank K. Downs, Michael De
PRIMO, Maj. Newton w. Alexander,
Rene w. Messier, Miss Helen Shan
ahan, and Miss Mabel Casey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
POST NEW RULING
ON COMPENSATION
Assistant Attorney Gem
eral Clarifies Legislative
Act on Employers

Hartford, Conn, Oct. THE con-
stituent units of employing groups
controlled by the same interests
with a total of five or more en-
ployees became subject to the unem-
ployment compensation law at the
end of 20 weeks employment, ac-
cording to an opinion made public
today by Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Harry Silverstone. Each COM
pany is subject to the act, he pointed
out, even though none of the units
Individually has five employees.
The opinion, requested by State
Labor Commissioner Cornelius j.
Danaher, together with an opinion
given August "a, further clarifies
an amendment to the act passed
at the last session of the legislature.
The amendment in question states
in part Gin determining whether an
employer shall be considered as hav-
ing five or more employees in his
employment at given time. there
shall be counted, in addition to his
own employees, the employees of
each employer whose business was
at the given time owned or con-
trolled by the same interests which
owned or controlled the business of
the employer in question"
The law also reads that employ
ers employing five or more persons
become subject to the act at the
end of 20 weeks and that an en-
ployer employing eight or more per-
sons becomes subject to the act from
he beginning of the calendar year.
The assistant attorney general,
in his opinion, stated that the pro-
vision of the bill making the en-
ployer liable from the beginning of
the year Is not applicable when the
employees of affiliated employing
units are counted and are of suffi-
Gent number to make the employ
er liable to the act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
ITALIAN BOYS
PLAN SUPPER
Scouts to Hold Father and
OSn Banquet Next
Thursday

Troop 26, Boy Scouts Of the
Church Of Our Lady of Lourdes,
completed plans for their annual
Father and Son supper to be held
in the parish hall next Thursday
evening at 1880 O'Clock, at the week
ly troop meeting last evening.
Francis Bouffard and Fred Bian-
chini will put on a knot tying de-
monstration at the supper while a
display of signalling will be given
by Rocco Mole and Richard Iannotti.
Knife and Ratchet tests were
passed last nightly Patsy Croce,
Ralph Daddona and Ray Grenier.
Sam Palone and Michael Bossco
passed their safety rules exams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07

Chief Thomas j. Cayanaugh of
the Waterbury fire department has
returned to Waterbury after two
weeks trip to San Francisco, where
he went to attend the national con-
vention of the Fire Chiefs associa-
ton Of the United States.
Chief Cavanaugh told a reporter
for The Democrat this morning that
1t was one of the most beneficial
and pleasurable trips that he had
ever taken in his life. He said that
the demonstrations of modern fire
fighting methods and new apparatus
for fire fighting presented at the
convention was almost the equivalent
of q college course in fire fighting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
HOPEVILLE CLUB
PLANNING SMOKER
Charles K. Ahearn Named
General Chairman of Ar
rangement Committee

John E. Grady, president of the
Hopeville Community club, has an
nounced that plans are now being
made for smoker and get-together
to be sponsored by the club for resi-
dents of South Waterbury on Tues
day evening, October II, in the
school gym.
Charles K. Ahearn has been
named general chairman of the af-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
Chairman

fair and will be assisted by Wilbur
Seeley.
A program of boxing matches and
athletic events is being arranged by
Tony Cardinale, and he is being as
sisted by Hubert and Ted Ahearn.
Masters Of ceremonies for the &C.
casion will be Vincent Downey and
Harry Leary. Publicity will be han
died by Mary Mazzarella, Charles
Ahearn, and Elmer Robinson. Ad-
vertising will be in charge of Hubert
Ahearn, and Wilbur Seeley will have
charge of speakers. Ladies of the
welfare committee, headed by Mrs.
Michael J. Hyland. chairman, will
be in charge Of refreshments.
Others, assisting in making the
event an interesting and success
full one are Sid Mont. Michael Hy-
land, and Guy Winston. All resi-
dents of South Waterbury are in
vited to attend and are assured of
an evening of entertainment and
fun.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
DR.. E. H. KIRSCHBAUM
KIWANIS SPEAKER

Cruise on the North Cape will be
recourted by DR.. Edward H. Kirsch-
baum at meeting of the Waterbury
Kiwanis club next Wednesday at
The Elton.
Club members heard the FIRST in
stalment" of the. story BY DR.. Theo-
dore F. Bevans at a recent meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07
sTARLET STEPS ALONG

Her third screen assignment COM
ing on the heels of her success In
Babes in Arms" and Dancing Co
Ed" June Preisser wins the role of
Euphrasia in Judge Hardy and
Son." As the gigglesome youngster
the dancer joins the trio of Mickey
Rooney's new girl friends in the lat
est of the M-G-M Hardy pictures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07

North China viii build highway
from Tientsin 70 the Tatung coal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-07

Chairman Of the annual home
coming day programs at the Uni
versity of Connecticut will be Ed
ward j. Moran, '39, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Moran Of Willow
street.
Homecoming day will be OBJ
served Oct. 81, the day of the
annual Maine Connecticut foot
ball game.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
Churchill
Euchanstic
DeUottons

The Rev, Timothy A. Murphy.
c,SSp,. pastor OF the Church Of
ST. Benedict, the Moor. Beechwood
al Begole avenues, announces the
opening OF the Forty Hours Adora-
ton in this church on Friday. oc-
tober and continuing to Sunday,
October 8. The exercises OF this
devotion will be conducted by the
Rev. Herman Flynn. C.S.Sp.
This devotion honors Our Lord
Jesus Christ present in the Sacra-
ment OF the Holy Eucharist. For
forty hours the Sacred Host will
be exposed upon the altar for the
alteration OF the faithful. During
this time special services will be
conducted and the faithful will
have an opportunity OF giving pub
lie honor and alteration to Christ.
II IS customary during This period
to spend some time in private
alteration and therefore the mem
bers OF the parish will visit the
church on these days to pray and
adore and to ask Gods blessing
upon themselves, their race and
their country.
This devotion commentaries the
forty hours which Christ spent in
the tomb and is a devotion of rep
aration to the Eucharistie Lord.
Solemn High Mass at 9 a. m, on
Friday, October will open this
period of Alteration. Services will
be conducted each evening at 7:30.
Confessions will be heard on Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday evenings
and Holy Communion will be given
at the masses each day. Father
=furphyaiso ANNOUNCES instruction
classes for children conducted by
the Dominican Sisters after the 8
o'clock mass on Sundays. Informa-
ton classes for adults at 7:45 p. m.
each Monday. A most cordial in
vitatioa is extended to the people
Of the neighborhood to attend these
classes.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
Tri-State Fair Is
Visited By 10000

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept 29-The
Colored tri-state fair is held once
each year at the Fairgrounds here,
participants coming from Arkan-
sas, Mississippi and Tennessee to
celebrate the three day affair.
More than 10000 attended the Tri-
State fair here and it was acclaim
ed as the best yet. The city and
county schools closed on Friday for
the occasion.
The booth entered by students OF
Manassas high school, won the first
prize for high school booths. Stu
dents of the grammar grades cf
Marion, Ark. walked away with the
first prize in the live-at-home Sec
ton with their booth. The farmers
of Brunswick. Tenn. won the first
prize for the general farm booth.
Sixteen couples engaged in a jit-
terbug contest in front of the grand
stand. The fair was well attended
There were horse racing. lectures
on agriculture and domestic
science
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
Feminine NoHeybaH
Fans Open Practice

The varsity volley ball team of
the Lucy Thurman Y.W.C.A. is
making for one OF the fastest, most
interesting seasons OF Its history.
The group is planning a schedule
which will include games with
several out-of-town teams, as well
as local engagements.
Anyone interested in volley ball is
invited to visit practices or tryout
for the team next Tuesday evening
at 8 pm. Among the players who
have already reported for action
this season are: Odessa Trotter. Ar
berta Pendleton, Georgia Redd,
Alice Miles, Edith Arlington, Ruth
Digs, Maxine Smith, Iva Fykes,
Bessie Lee, La Claire Knox, Ro-
berta McMickens, Nina Lindsey,
Theodosia Chavis. Dorothy Adair,
Mildred James and others.
A "Y" membership and physical
examination will admit you to the
tryouts. Tuesday Is FUN night" at
the ~" Further information may
be had by calling Miss Cain, health
education secretary at Cherry 57l0.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30

Roscoe Toles had jabbing filters
Wednesday night when he left
handed his decision over Patsy Per-
roni, of Cleveland, on the Joe Louis
Bob Pastor fight card, but Toles
Just as well as hang his right paw
on a hickory limb as far as its use
fulness. As the bally-bally boys
would say. he Is still going around
with a right cooked and still hasn't
got enough nerve or speed 10 let
the hammer fly and send the old
gun barking and striking a target
once in a while.
Willie Smell, that impolite leather
tosser from the Joe Louis training
table, was in there with some fancy
maneuvers that were neat and as
fast as Kentucky lightning. He
picked out a big fellow, Italo
Colonello, of Italy, from among Bob
Pastors spar-mates. Little Willie
threw gloves from all corners Of the
ring with such skill in the opening
seconds that we thought he was
going to steal the show with one OF
those old fashion Brown Bomber
kills.
It Just wasn't Pastors night to
howl and victory boy Joe went out
and busted the feathers off OF Pas
tors last 10 round stay with the
champion in II periods of tanning,
afterwards saying that it was the
hardest fight he has ever had in his
life. When Galento struck Joe with
one Of the ring posts in their past
fight, the Bomber said that he was
hit harder than he had ever been
hit during the time he has been
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
FISHING
and
HUNTING


Deer hunters VINO go INTO Micnl-
gan Woous neHt november VIII oe
snootiis al pig taIget-lhe reco on u
All Oh ueer repoi'eu ior the 1890
SEASON.
Completed data OF the game di-
vision of the Michigan department
OF conservation, compiled from COM
pulsory reports returned by hunters,
show a total kill by l62,30l hunters
OF 44,8O9 bucks.
The total exceeds by 1855 the
greatest previous kill, 42,444 during
the 1895 season. 1t was in that year
an additional 10 counties in the
lower peninsula were opened to
deer hunters and reports Of success
or failure were made compulsory.
Az has been the case each wear
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
ATTENDS CHURCH MEET

Mrs. Frances Robertson of Los
Angeles, Calf, attended the Com
munity Church councils in New
York. Other places visited were
Washington, DC; Niagara Falls and
other points. While in Chicago she
was the guest of Mrs. Dora Dozier
OF 600 East Fifty-first street and
was also very royalty entertained
by her many friends in this city.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
Negro Life And History
Shown In Fair Pageant

NEW YORK, Sept ga pageant,
held in the Court OF Peace at the
New York Worlds Fair, portraying
Negro Life and History" drew the
rapt attention Of hundreds of Yisi-
tors to the fair.
The program included rendition
by chorus of 100 voices under the
auspices of the Rev. ]. C. Holden,
of plantation spirituals and work
songs depicting conditions on the
road gangs and cotton plantations
Of the South; folk dance of Negro
life in the South; spirituals by John
Brown Low, baritone.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
ROOmer Held

NEW YORK, Sept, 29.-Isaac Gar
ner, 3d. 1862 Third avenue. was or
dered held in $500 bail for Special
Session court by Magistrate Siegel
in Bronx court Thursday on a theft
charge. Compliments were Mr.. and
Mrs. Justine Owens, l742 Bathgate
avenue, who it is charged were
robbed OF cash while they slept
Garner was former roomer in the
Owens home. The money was taken
from the pockets Of Mr.. Owens and
the purse of Mrs. Owens.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-30
Fight Poets

Wednesday nights victory Of
hometown Joe Louis. heavyweight
champion. over Bob Pastor. was
the inspiration that encouraged
poets all over the country TO pick
up their pens and write their feel
ings during the numerous victory
celebrations for the Brown Bomber.
Street scenes inside homes and in
streets during the time OF the title
fist-fest found expressions in clever
lines from the nimble pens OF two
ThrOUfeTa Tp2fefS