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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

The honor roll for tho third marking period ct Driggs grammar school was released this morning by John M. Brophy and includes pupils In grades four to eight in- elusive. It follows'
 Grade s-droup I1-Muriei Alex ander, Charles dillis, Marion kolins, Alvin Reiner, Sherman Shiller, Eleanor Collins, Kenneth Neale, Ber- nard Weinstein, Carmine oalasso, Lillian Lukaehevich, Herman soeh- in, Theresa 9imone, Janet Prager, Adrienne Luria, Bella Horenbein, Matte Holmes, Herman solomon, Joseph Cipriano.
 Group fff-Anita Alemany, Rob- ert Asjirlan, Joseph Bilanin, Phyl- lis Distefano, Florence Mazzamaro, John Mohrmann, Mary Ryan, Au- drey Ryder, Ryland Stoddard, Mich. ael diordano, Lucy spinella, Mor- ton Kass, Lawrence Shapiro, Arthur Wynkoop, Molly Samela, Ruth Bernknopf, Doris Nelson, Joseph Santogatta, Janice drier, Anna De- Vico, Frank Young, Franklin Pot- tor,
 Grade 7-droup r-Bertha Bog dan, Rita Jacobs, Harvey Koizim, Walter pastushak, Anita Rudniok, Dorothy Saeharcff. Mildred schuy. Ter, Selma Schwartz, Charles Step- ney, Herbert Wolfrey.
 Group if-Walter Torrance, Ar- lene Keshian, Bereniee LaPierre, Eleanor Midgley, Carmella Peru gini, Betty Chesson, Roberta Metz- Ter, Jean Ronalter, Mary Castaldi, Mario DiCecco, Anna Do Vico, Jo- seph Incardona. Harry Kalpin, Lu- ellie Lake, Carmela Marinara, John Moriarty, Wilbur Parker, Gloria Ruby, Laurice Spencer, Robert Step-
 Group III-Mattie Timmons, Mary Louise Wiggin, Melvin London, John McHugh, Estelle Bromberg, Hazel Lieber, George Hallock, Mary Guer- rera, John Barry, Philip Harel, Ma rie Cavallo. Helen Cipriano.
 Grade 2, Group III continued)- William Brown, Timothy Kelly, James To Russo, Nancy Rogers, George Armour, Shirley Barnhart Mary Di Domizio, Mary Marasco, Vito Santarsiero, Ann Culhane, An- drew Longo, Gertrude To Russo, Joanne Sipnella (25).
 Grade 6, Group III continued Michael Bucci, Shirley Castonguay, Barbara Feest, Joseph Fusco, Alean 0atling, Irving Goldberg, Frank Healey, Gladys Hunter, Samuel Kaplan, Barbara Mckee, Canio Pos- sidento, Norman Rosenbaum, Bar bara Wheeler, Bernice Wolfrey (3i).
 Grade 6, Group II-Herbert Alex ander, Jurgen Brugmann, Teddy Conway, Vito Doria, Elsie Gaber,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Many Driggs Pupils
 Given High Ratings
Honor Roll for Third Marking Period Released This
 Morning By Principal John M. Brophy

Franklyn Hacxett, Rose Kramer, oscar Melman, Evelyn Rowe, jo- sephine verrastro, John vollmayer, Harriet Brown, Helen Bogdan, Marie ruseo, Jean sperring (i5).
 Group fII-Allan Hartley, Kath- erine Hayes, Mario Leo, Filomena Massaro, Annette Miller, Myrtle Petty, Harvey Parsons, Hazel Mae Rose, Charlotte Hunter, Lauriee Lee, Margaret Haddad, Arden Caston- quay, Jennie Do Witt, Gertrude De fndieibus, Marie Landolh, Josephine sabia, Samuel swirsky.
 Grade !, Group i-Edward Ahearn, Alvin Daniels, Charles Lusher, Mark sacharoff, William Vosburgh (5).
 Group II-Bernlee Damsker, Har- old Gardiner, Robert Hadded, Elvira Marano, Eta Petroeeia, Virginia Raymond, Roslyn Solomon, Jean Anderson, Anne dastonguay, Ben- nett lamkin (i0).
 Group IIr-Harold Klein, Richard Palatine, Harlan Armour, Paul Beaulac, Carmen Cesare, Lawrence Feuerman, William doldstein, David Kaplan, Josephine Miele, Doris oberstein, Catherine Raggo GID.
 Grade {, Group I-Nancy Fan- ming, Anthony Rosa, Richard Stan- nard, Marion Swentor.
 Group II-Dorothy Beck, Janet Bowen, Irma dreenblatt, Rhoda Hertzmark, Mary Lou Jordan.
 Group III-Craig Bristol, John Collins, John Culotta, Alan Schroe- der, Alfred Silverman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

Dropping poinsettas. Along about this time ot the year the Christmas ponsetta which looked so hand some and colorul for the holidays begins to resemble nothing more than dropping dishrag But 1t doesn't need to be regated to the cellar or garage because or its dried-up appearance A few simple directions w,n nrevent complete loss Place the remaining stalk in a cool dry place where 1t can dry out thoroughly When the weather turns warm remove the old dirt from the roots and repo in rich soil. Put in warm sunny spot and don't be stingy with the water Pom temperature changes cause dscooration and loss or foliage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

aphrase the words of our first Com- mander- n-chief-not large air force, but Q good one. Our prin- cipal defense Is at sea--a navy which can command the approach es to these shores and to the afore- said island stepping-stones, and control oil movement of forces to- ward points from which Q real threat could Do developed against us,
 n Europe the air comes first. In this country, the seq comes first, That's the basic principle of our national defense.
 The Navy needs its aviation, which Is necessarily and essentially c part of tho fleet, as much Q part of 1t as the battleships or the criis- CTS or the destroyers. To take that aviation and put 1t Into Q separate control would be Q severe handicap and 0 wholly useless one.
 The same principle applies to the air force serving with the various units of the army-observation. spoting and reconnaissance planes, and tho attack aviation which has, as demonstrated in Spain, become c necessary part of any large army grouping.
 There remains the General Head- quarters Air Force, the air striking unit which operates to c certain extent independently of the land and seq force, yet whose observa. tions must always be co-ordinated with those of the other components,
 Can 1t be seriously contended that for this, totaling under pres- ent plans not more than one-quar- ter of our total first line air strength Q separate government department Is requiredM
 We hear much about the admir- ais and generals who are enemies" of the air arm and are "stifling It's development" Yet these same ad- mirais and generals are responsible for the defense plans of this cotn- try-plans which at any moment they may have to carry Into actual URuCbbAbAA AA W0ks ASSSo bAAySAAS ee- riously suppose that they are, out of pure spite, preventing the pro- per development of weapon which Is necessary to the performance of that duty-necessary, in tho last and most selfish analysis, to the main- tenance of their own professional regulations if war should come
 Differences of opinion there may be, and these must Do threshed out. But there can be no difference of opinion on the geographical fact that this country cannot Do directly attacked by great European air forces, and that it's first and prim- ary defense Is on the sea and not in the air.
 Opinions cannot dry up oceans Opinions cannot change the hard cold fact that the effective bomb- ing radius of European bomberf is 600-7S0 miles, probably less un- der the extraordinarily variant con. ditions of war. The Atlantic is somewhat wider than that-aboui four or five timesl To attack us, c European air power must first es. tablish itself within striking dist- ance--and what we need to prevent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
SECOND SEMESTER
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

College life in February Is just bore, Mid-year exams make Q student sore. second semester stares him in the face, He's got to cram to keep up the pace Set so easily during first term, But now he's bitten by the dodrums germ What an annoyance to cram for mathl And physics and chemistry excite his wrath. He wonders Just why he came to college What the heck good is all this knowledgel Back at home they're having lots Of run, Not even missing their far-on son. Second semesterl gosh he's got to study, Doesn't want to funk like his buddy Who got his walking papers long before midyears And caused his folks at home lots of tears, College curriculum in February is relentless as rate, If a guy isn't careful he gets the gate. But exams all over, second semester on the way He lives with passing seventy to fight another day.
 FEM. EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

Hartford, Feb. 2-Taking advan- tage of what they believed an ex- cellent opportunity, Democrats in the senate yesterday bitterly as- sailed the conduct of the two So- cialist senators in voting with the Republicans on controversial measures. The Socialists were charged with voting against their honest convictions because of the Ideal" with the COP, with for- saking the principles of their party, and with voting "the way the boss in Bridgeport tells them to vote". The discussion arose over resolu- tions giving Republicans appoint ments as sheriffs of Litchfield and New London counties from now un- til June 1. when regular shrievalty terms begin. ..
 Attorney Edward F. Sweeney of Waterbury has registered under the lobbying act as legislative repre- sentative for . group of state den- lists. Several bills. affecting dentists are before the General Assembly. One of them, introduced by Senator George T. CulhaEe of Waterbury, would allow them to advertise in newspapers and on the radio, which Is now forbidden under an act passed two years ago.
 The statement of Democratic State Chairman J. Francis Smith favoring state reform was read with great interest at the Capitol yester- day. Judging from what MT. Smith, says the Democratic organization in senate and house will support the bill against dual jobholding.
 A meeting of the commission to study the revision of state election laws will be called in the near fu- ture by William J. Pape, Waterbury publisher. The commission will elect it's own chairman when n or- ganixes, but Gov. Baldwin has asked MT. Pape to arrange for the groups first meeting.
 The committee on motor vehicles held g hearing yesterday on . bili. similar to . Waterbury city ordi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

nance, which would prohibit gas stations from displaying "circus'' signs concerning the price of gaso- line. Adoption of the bill was op- posed by E.Starquist, of the Hart ford Citizens and Taxpayers league, who charged that the bill would be unfair to the motoring public.
 Present deupty sheriffs in Litch- field county will be swept out of office Feb. IS when Col. Ernest Mo- vey takes office by virtue of the resolution adopted yesterday. The present Democratic deputies will be replaced by Republicans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
GRACE JOINS IN
 STATE PROTEST
State Education Comnlis. sioner Opposes Cover.
 nOr's Economy Plans

(By Democrat Legislative ReporterD
 State Capitol, Hartford, Feb. B. Representatives of more than 20 or- ganisations have adopted resolutions condemning Gov. Raymond '. Bald- wins plan for the cyrtailment of state educational services, klclud- ing the closing of teachers colleget at New Haven and Willimantic an0 trade schools ct Manchester ana Middletown. The delegates met herr yesterday afternoon and drew uk plans for Q campaign against the adoption of the governors recon" mendations.
 Among the organizations rep. resented were the state department of the American Legion, the Leaga of Women Voters, the State Manu. facturers' association and the stata Grange, as well as many principals and teachers organizations and par- ent-teacher groups,
 The meeting adopted Q resolution criticising the governor for making such important and far-rcaching recommendation on one Of the states basic services without first
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

Fire to the U, s. A. The Irish government has Just announced that 1t will pay It's respects to the the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the naugura- tion of the American Constitution and the installation e George Washington as first President of the United March in two denominations, twopenny in carmine; threepenny in blue. The stamp shows the American Over 1t is -ERE In the upper left and right corners is the denomination To the left of the central figure Is profile of George Washington To the right Is the harp of Ireland The dates l78e1939 appear under the central motif In one claw the eagle holds an olive branch in the other thirteen arrows. Two lines of Gaelic cross the bottom of the stamp which translated read "The people of Ireland celebrate the l5oth ann versary of the American Constitution"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

Eppy Gagain of the Waterville Gagains is undergo ing treatment at St. Marys Hospital Billy Gibson Eddie Murray local boys, have left Florida to spend few weeks in Cuba. Barbara Lusher and Ruth Bell may enjoyed the sophisticated music of Duke Ellington and his grand orchestra in Hartford last week. St. Josephs Orphanage will receive the profits from the dance Saturday evening at 48 Green street. featuring the Merrymakers ork. Mate John McGibbon of the U s. Naval Recruiting Office will speak to the Young Mems Catholic Club of St. Anthony's Church in Bristol February 13.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
TAFT MEMS LEAGUE
 SPEAKER AT DINNER

The annual ladies' night program of the Mems league of the First Congregational church will be held next Monday evening featuring c talk on "Our Place Among Nations In the Matter of Peace" by Horace D. Taft, founder of Taft school in Watertown. A dinner will be served in the church parlors at 6;so o'clock. William Brown and Horace Millette comprise the committee on arrange ments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

steady flow of repiacements in the manner that tho Germans could The fault was almost entirely in the Air Ministry itself (the bureau- crats, not the fighting airmen).
 Moreover, the confusion and di- vision of authority resulting from trying to operate c separate air force with part of it serving ct sea and part ashore had even then com pelled the handing over of the Fleet Air Arm to Admiralty control. And in France they are coming around to the same point of view.
 Tn this country, however, we are up against an entirely different set of conditions.
 No great power can get ct us with It's full air strength all ct once. For eign airplanes can reach these shores only in driblets: either the few that can Do carried in chips, or Q trickle of planes coming toward us by means of the two available island stepping stone" routes-Fa- roes-fceland Greenland New foundland, or Azores Bermuda.
 What we need, then, is-to par-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
BY GEORGE FIELDING ELIOT Noted Military Expert; Author of
 The Ramparts We Watch"

BY GEORGE FIELDING ELIOT Noted Military Expert, Author of
 The Ramparts We Watch"
 Copyright, 1889, NEA Service, Incl
 Much loose comment and looser thinking is current on the place of air power in our scheme of national defense.
 We are told, for example, that what we need is a sep arate air force, under a com mand and administration sep- arate from the army and navy. And whye Because of any relation demonstrated between such e set-up and our national strate- gical requirements9 Not ct oil - but because other great powers have such an arrangement.
 With European powers, the air comes first In their defense plan- ming and their military thought. Right across the frontier are tho air bases of the potential foe, only Q couple of hours flying time from the great cities and docks and in- dustrial centers that must be pro- tected. Can any one wonder that under such conditions air power is considered to require the sole at- tention of 0 separate department of the Government, just as does the army and navyq
 Rut-even eo. the nian hasn't proven an unqualified success, Great Britain, for instance, has had such Q separate Air Ministry ever since the World War, and no one can claim that Britain was pre- pared to meet the Munich crisis as far as her air force went. And at that, the actual fighting potential ities of her Air Force were not so much below those of the German as have generally been supposed.
 The defect lay farther back, in tho lAek of ability to keen Np Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

Officer Jimmy Stack has been missed along lower his home with bad cold "Jill" Mnervni of Wall Street celebrated her 23rd birthday last Saturday by tertaning friends from Waterbury Meriden New Britain tered at Nepaug Village In Unonvle The local lad has hopes of publishing a camp newspaper in the near future. Helen vignali Is sporting very different taking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

Between smokes Linda Boccacino attached to a cashiers desk in popular furniture store, is hos. pitalzed at Waterbury Hospital, and your scribbler nhcne employe was kayoed by old man winter and is at st. Marys Hospital for treatment What faux pas n renowned radio singing star made over the airways Sunday evening, when he appeared on one tobacco sponsored program to have the audience giggle with delight, when he mentioned the fact that he only smoked certain cigarette, which happens to be the sponsors chief rival.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
We Don't Need Air Force Separate From Army and Navy, Says George Eliot

"When George Fielding Eliot says we don't need air power able to move, strike and influence m enemy on It's own with. out being tied to any sur- face forces, while all the rest of the world is fever ishly building just what he says we don't need, I, for one, want to know why"
 AL WILLIAMS,
 FAMOUS FLYER
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

Attorney Robert L. Hal0ran nervously paced the floor of the anteroom of Superior Court in Hartford Tuesday afternoon while jurors were deliberatng on case In which he appeared for the defendant. The longer the jury stayed out the he seemed to become. The telephone rang and he was sum. moned "Its girl" voice informed him over the the Hartford Hospital. The jury came in with the verdict and witnesses wondered If Attorney Halloran heard 1t. In event he did not and reads this: he his case
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

Being even distant relative to an international figure has It's drawbacks says Ross DMaggio musical director for the Coronado series of girl westerns which are released by Grand National Pictures. He Is third cousin to Joe DlMaggo famous slugger of the worlds champion New York Yankees and three recent stories in newspapers about Ross's new songs credited Joe with being the composer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

daustella as "Teresa". Nicholas Mature as Antonio" and Frank Clemente and Rocco Basilico ai guards.
 4 program of entertainment will feature Frank Clemente, well known radio singer, harles Calabreese, Jane Cipriano soprano. Edith Rcssi Thomas Meccariello, comedian, and Betty Di Meco, who will play the accordion. Rocco Calabrees will per- form his tricks of magic.
 A farce will follow the play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
Kitchener Post

Lord Kitchener post, British Vet erans' association, will hold Q public dance Saturday night ct the posts hall on Scovill street. vice-Presi- dent Archie Aitcheson is chairman of the entertainment committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

Patents on all revolutionary de- velopments in the television field are helld in the United States and foreign countries have had to lease American rights to make progress in the industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

such Q thing is sea-power first of all, reinforced by air-power and land-power as need may be. No other nation may so defend itself, far from its own homes and fires sides: but we can, and for that fact we should thank God.
 What this country needs for It's security is an all.round balanced defense, not disproportionate in any clement, but sufficient in all and instantly ready to act. Tn that scheme Of balanced defense, air power plays . great but not Q com- manding part.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
CHAMP CHECK eIGNER .

Helen D. Smith must Do tho worlds champion check signer.
 An employe of tho treasury de- partment, where she has worked 3b years, Miss Smith puts in eight hours Q day, Ave and one-half days Q week, doing nothing but signing checks. Last year she signed up- wards of Q million. They 90 mostly to people who have loaned money to Uncle Sam.
 One doesn't, however. The monthly pay check drawn by President Roosevelt Is signed by Miss Smith.
 She likes her job, says she never gets writer's eramp; has Q trick of holding the pen loosely and wear ing Q rubber guard on tho most used finger.
 Copyright, 1889, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02

having consulted with the stats board of education or with educa- tionai experts.
 Commissioner Alonzo Grace Of state board of education and Presi- dent Albert N. Jorgensen of Con- necticut State College were named c committee of two to confer with the governor to discuss Q halt in the proposed plan.
 Waterbury teachers and principals have joined with other groups In organizing against the proposed elr- tailment of the states educational service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
BUSY FAMILY

Hedda Hooper, newspaper colum- ist and actress. and her son. De Wolf Hopper, will be seen together in Paramount's Midnight" starr ring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
AnssOers To
 Test Questions


 Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 1. Pegasus.
 2. Time measured by the apparent motion of the stars. 3. In 1907.
 {. Otsego Lake.
 5. Ali persons born in the U. S. are natural-horn Amer ican citizens. 6. Virginia.
 :. In'-fa-mus; in-faym'- us. 6. Antheridium. g. Twenty-one years. 10. Red, white and blue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
. BRUCE CATION
 IN WASHINGTON
Naval Officers Want to Be
 Missionaries; U. s. Good VIII Statesmen Draw Double Pay
By BRUCE CAPTION Democrat Washington
 CorresnOndentl

washington, Feb. 2-A number oi officers in the U. 8, Navy are rather anxiously awaiting the return from Colombia of Capt. Lawrence Reifs- nider, U. s. N.
 Captain Reifsnider has been named head of the U. s. naval mis- sion to Colombia, and he's down there now looking over the ground or possibly the water. When he comes back and makes his report certain officers will be detailed to go back down there with him and serve on the mission.
 In many ways Q Job on . naval mission is . coveted assignment. The officers pay from the U. s. Navy goes on as usual; meanwhile the country to which he Is assigned also pays him . salary--usually 1i0 per cent of what his American pay Is. So while the assignment lasts he draws double pay, and in addition Is considerable of . big shot.
 ANS AuNy 10 btNa W aSktu Oub ttiib~ sions. They don't give the navy any special tie-ups with the foreign countries involved, but they do serve to cement good relations. Also, they usually result in orders for Ameri- can goods. The officers don't serve as salesmen, but naturally they tell their hosts in reply to questions, that the U. s. Navy uses so-and-so's guns, such-and-sueh electrical equipment, and SO on, The orders usually follow.
 Not ell officers are crazy about the foreign assignments. The pay Is good, but the living expenses are high. A good deal of rather hlgh-olass entertaining is involved; and In the end, many of them wind up worse off financially than when they started.
 The Colombia mission brings the number of South American coun- tries which the navy Is tutoring up to four. Capt. Toussaint Beauregard, descendant of the famous Confeder- ate general, is head of Q mission to Brazil. He could tackle most any mission, by the way; speaks Portu- guese, Spanish, French and German, Then there's Capt. Bruce Canaga heading e mission to Peru and Capt, Guy Baker serving as naval adviser in the Argentine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
ITALIAN PLAYERS
 PRESENT DRAMA
Local Dramatic Society Arranges Special Bill
 of Entertainment

Mary daustella, well known local actress will have the leading role of Camilla in the play "Una spia" which will be presented ct
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
OLD STYLE

The world iS so full of Q number Of things I'm sure we should ail be as happy as kings
 NEW STYLE The world is so full of such terrible things Nobody Is happy, not even kings,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
BANoi BANol

The '3o girl will wear bang on her brow, She'll have to manage 1t some way somehow; Frizzed or straight and cut to beguile
 And fashioned in c manner to suit her style.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-02
ALL IN THE FAMILY

Charles Laughton and Elsa Lan- caster, cast opposite each other iD Mayfiower Pictures "rhe Beach~ comber," which Paramount will TO. lease in this country soon, are mar ried.