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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
WATERBURY MAN
GOOD SAMARITAN
Drove Car Without License
to Get intoxicated
Friend Home

Naugatuck, Sept. 11-Playing the
Good Samaritan" role did not hurt
Steven De Filio of 142 Hill street,
Waterbury, in borough court today.
Stevens was arrested last night for
driving a car without an operator S
license, but explained he took over
the task to help out Charles Vergii,
AZ, Of 461 North Main street, Wa
terbury, who, according to De Filio,
was parked in the center of the
road near the power house in Bea-
con Falls, in an intoxicated condi-
ton. When Steven said he saw the
car there and decided to drive YER
gil home even though he had no IL
cense, in order to prevent possible
injury to Vergii, the court fined
him 81 without costs, and then re-
mittec the 81 fine.
The case of Vergii, who was orig
inally charged with intoxication,
was continued for week and it is
possible after the local court fin
ishes with him, he may be arrested
by Beacon Falls authorities on a
charge of driving a motor vehicle
while under the influence of liquor.
De Filio said he was riding with
his brother when he came upon
Vergii's car and at that time Yer
gil was at the wheel, and the lights
were on. Judge Thomas Neary said
that from the evidence given, if the
case of Vergii were in his jurisdic-
ton, he would find Vergii guilty of
drunken driving. He pointed out
Beacon Falls is not in his jurisdic-
ton however. De Filio drove the
car from Beacon Falls to Church
street here where he was arrested.
Patrolman Raymond Carlson, who
made the arrest, said he whistled
and De Filio did not stop and then
the patrolman Communicated the
first car that came along and gave
chase until De Filio stopped. BY a
coincidence. the car that the pa
trolman used FOR the chase was the
one@driven by De Filio's brother.
Steven De Filio said he saw the
patrolman with his hand out but
thought he was directing traffic and
had passed him when he heared
the whistle. He said he didn't think
it meant him. so he continued on.
John Rinkus of 80 South street,
Waterbury was fined 81 and costs
of $l1.26 on an intoxication charge,
and sentence on a breach of peace
charge was suspended. Patrolmen
Harris Burke and Walter Lysiewicz
made the arrest.
Joaquin Caetan of 80 Aetna street
forfeited a So bond when he failed
to appear to answer a charge OF
passing a stop sign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

Margaret's, st. AIMS, 3, and St..
Lucy, /.
The summaries follow:
40 yard dash GO years and under)
Won by Francis Datelle, Mount Car:
mel: second, James Piersoll, Sacred
Hearts; third, Tom Kielty, st. Johns
Time seconds.
40 yard dash-girls 90 years and
under)- Won by Ruth Kelly, st.
Johns. second, Marian Norris, Mount
Carmel: third, Frances Murphy, Inn
maculate Conception. Time 6.5 sec
onds.
so yard dash-G2 and under)--
Won by John Therrien, st. Johns.
Magdalene; third. Donald McGrath,
Blessed Sacrament. Time 6 seconds.
so yard dash-girls az and under)
won by Dorothy Madden, 1mma-
culate Conception: second, Florence
Beaudry, st. John: third, Harriet
Hopke. Sacred Heart. Time 10.1.
50 yard dS AS years ngna and u r.
Mary Magdalene: second, Charles
Devino, Mount Carmel; third, Joe
Berger, st. Mary Magdalene. Time
6.5.
SO yard dash-glrls-(14 and un-
derl-Won by Nellie Kulikauskas,
y
Flynn, st. John; third, Rita Clarity,
Immaculate Conception. Time 9.6.
IS yard dash-fiirls GS and under)
won by Tina Donahue, Blessed
Sacrament: second, Jerry Beck. Bles-
sed Sacrament; third, Elevelyn Swee-
IS yard dash - (1s and under -
Won william Sheehy SIS. Peter and
Paul; second, John Shell; Blessed
sacrement; third. Joseph curto
Is yard dash-girls Us and under
cuiate Conception; second, Rose
Dressed, st. Margaret's: third, wet
| tie Collins, st. John, SO.
second, Thomas Casey, Blessed sa-
crament; third, Joe Shea, immaculate
Conception. Time ia.
as yard dash-girls-G and over)
Won by Evelyn overton. Blessed
Immaculate Conception: third, incl
da Doolan, Immaculate Conception
| Time 90.
is yard dash-Q9 and over)-won
/ by Joe Kalosky, Blessed Sacrament:
second, Louis Aucelli, Mount Carmel;
third, stephen caugy' st. Johns
go yard dash-ls and over) -
Won by Charles Bedell, Immaculate
Conception: second, Anthony Switz,
Blessed Sacrament; third, Frank
Dutel, Blessed Sacrament. Time "a
seconds.
440 yard dash 90 and over) --
Won by Francis Costello, Blessed
Sacrament: second. Fred Bournival,
st. Ann; third, Anthony Valletta, st.
Lucy. Time IS seconds.
220 yard relay-Unlimted-Won by
J,,,,, "a CAanAntinU (Gnttth
bry, Shea, Bedell): second, st. Johns
(Marens. Koschak, Coon, Cauty.
third, Blessed Sacraments (Kalosky,
Casey, Switz, Costello). Time 1910.
Point score-Blossed Sacraments
22-13-45, Immaculate Conception H.
| 81, Mount Carmel, 1876: st. Mary
Ma gadelene, 9-5-14, SIS. Peter and
Paul 5. Sacred Heart 3-1-4. st. Mar.
garet's, 3, st. AIMS 8 and st. Lucy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
FORMER NAVY men
EAGER TO SERVE
New Regulations Posted at
Local Recruiting Agency
Regarding Service

Chief Electricians Mate, John w.
Nice ibbon, and his assistant Quart.
ermaster First Glass. Michael Swata,
local recruiters for the Navy at
Waterbury and surrounding COM
munities, quote the following In
formation officially received from
the Navy Department, for the bene-
fit Of those exservice men who have
applied for reenlistment during the
past fiscal year, and for those who
are contemplating reenlisting.
(a) Broken-service men, discharg-
ed under honorable conditions, who
are in all respects qualified and
have been out OF the service less
than eight ts) years, will be accept
ed In the same rating as that held
at time Of discharge. The team of
enlistment Is for four years.
tb) Men out Of the Naval Service
more than eight (0 years, and who
are less than IS years Of age, VIII
be accepted rs Seamen First Glass
or Firemen Second Class, under
conditions stated In sub-paragrapb
ca above.
(c) Existing instructions relative
TO the reenlistment OF married men
Of the 5th, eth and 7th pay grades
are applicable to broken service
men.
Cd Upon reenlistment, Navy
Broken service men will be trans
ferred 10 Receiving Ships IN &C.
cordance with current instructions
regarding other Refreshments.
Recruiting instructions and orders
for first enlistments will be mod.
fled only as follows
tO Age limits, Is and under 81
years.
Marine Corps and Coast Guard with
creditable discharges tBy reason Of
expiration Of term Of service or con.
venience Of governmenO may he
accepted for enlistment even though
they have been out OF service over
three (s) months, provided they are
under IS years OF age. These men
will be transferred 10 Naval Train.
Ing Stations.
(c) Quotas for broken service men
are unlimited.
(d) Quotas for frs, enlistments
will be governed according 10 cur.
rent instructions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
Smedley to Head Local Socialists Ticket
SCOVILL'S HAS
ANOTHER FIRE
Defective Electrical Equip
ment Causes Small
Damage

The second fire at the Scoyill
Manufacturing company within
few days brought six companies Of
fire apparatus speeding to the Hay
den street entrance Of the plant at
II o'clock this morning.
The fire, which like last Fridays,
resulted In email damage, was calis-
ed, according to fire officials, BY de-
fective electrical equipment in smoke
pipes Of the japan room Of building
IL, a two-story brick structure.
Engines !, 2, 4, 10, trucks / and.
3 responded to an alarm from Box
55l5 and firemen quickly brought
the blaze under control, combining
1t to the interior of the smoke pipes.
Fire fighters extinguisned another
blaze this morning at 345 South
Main street In the second floor
apartment Of q tenement house. Ac-
cording to Lieut.. Eugene A. Legge,
aid to the marshal. the fire started
when q winow curtain was blown
over gas range in the apartment
of Albert Fortier. The blaze was con-
fined 70 the curtain by men from
Engines 10, 3 and Truck !.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
bRAWL SENDS
PAIR TO JAIL
Shotgun Fired in Kitchen
After Drinking Party
Winds Up

Two men are in jail today on
breach of the peace charges as the
result Of brawl last night in which
a shotgun was fred.
The men are Anthony Zukauskes.
q, Of Washington, Conn, and
Dominick Deloria, So. Of Branford
avenue, both of whom, according 10
Lieut.. William Foley and Patrol
man Edward Sullivan who made the
arrests, got into an argument follow
ing o drinking bout.
Police said Deloria fired at Zu-
kauskas when the latter failed to get
out Of the house. The bullet drilled
the kitchen stove in Deloria's place
where the fracas occurred.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

will be held at the Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles, October 24-27, inclusive
with the Los Angeles Realty Board
and the California Real Estate AS
ISOLATION as hosts. In addition to
general sessions on important pre-
sent national questions affecting
real estate it will have group ses-
sions conducted by the Associations
Institutes, Divisions and Councils
covering the following specialized
fields of real estate business activity
brokerage: mortgage lending: APP
praisal; real estate management;
home building and land develop
ment; farm land selling and man.
agement; industrial property use
and plant location.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
KOPPLEMANN AND
WIFE RETURNING

According to a cabled message
from ex-Congressman Herman p.
Kopplemann Of Hartford, he ex-
pected to sail from Paris last Satur.
day on the American liner S. S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kopple-
mann visited in England and Ireland
this past summer and the former
had expected to attend the World
Zionist congress in Switzerland this
month, as we'll as visit several other
countries, including Palestine. Upon
the outbreak of the war the Kopple-
MAINS went to Geneva, Switzerland,
to await an opportunity to secure
passage to the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
BURNS CLUB OUTING
is HELD SATURDAY

More than so persons attended
the annual outing of the Waterbury
Burns Club Saturday at the Lions
Club children,s farm at Bantam
Lake. Sports events for children
featured the program.
John Sydney Pearson, club pres
ident, and Mrs. Pearson were hosts.
James Davidson was chairman OF
the arrangements committee, and
Gordan Gentles supervised the
sports program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
"DICK" SLATOR ENDS
CITY EDITOR TASKS

william ]. "Dick" Slator, for the
past IL years City Editor OF The
Waterbury Republican has resigned
his position. He will be succeeded by
John j. DAILY Of Naugatuck, for
number of years Republican State
Editor.
Mr.. Days post will be filled by
C. Robert Abbott of Woodbury.. Mr..
Slator continues as member Of the
Republican staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
TO RATION BREAD

Berlin, Sept. 1l-tUP)--The off,
cial Gazette announced today that
bread would be rationed starting
Sept. IS.
Bread will be issued only on ra-
ton cards similar to those already
used for other foods.
The amount to be allowed each
person remained to be fixed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

force-which was against the Allies
And how he secretly trained youths
lin mufti) to fly i. And when
he was asked about it, Goering ale
ways said: "Just games and sports,
etc" When his air force was
ready, however, he announced las
he displayed his men in uniforms),
This Is Germany's new air f0rce!"
-. The other day when Fritz Kuhn
was asked by reporters: How come
your Bundsmen at Sellersville, Pa,
are carrying % rifles?" Kuhn ex-
planned: "Just games, sports" 4.
Now please clip and mail this to
Attorney General Murphy.
Why are the British only bombing
Germany with leaflets? Be-
cause nearly every important Ger
man industry is in hook to the ears
to British and French capital. Every
time a Nazi munitions plant is
blown up the Bank of England gets
Jared to its back teeth THE
Rains Came" which is playing to
capacity at the Roxy, opened the day
New York had its heaviest rain and
thunderstorm in years !. Publicity
stunt, no doubt Mr.. Kalten-
born's little boy, Rolf, weds Ruth
Brine, ex-CBS commentator on the
18th at Point of View, Stony
Brook, pops home Mitzi
Mayfair denies the reports else
where that she is weary Of being
a bride :. Ern Wstmore, who neg
lected to take out re-entry papers,
IS stuck in London One foreign
pavilion at the Fair is in the red
for $250,000 and is trying to sell
its imported wine at As cents the
bottle to hotels, etc Ex-Fire
Commissioner Dorman's boy, John,
secretly wed Elvira Reid in Janu-
airy, 1888, at Hoboken.
Every day some magazine brags
that 1t revealed the Russo German
pact years ago. Maybe it was just
Germany and Russia who didn't
know about 1t until now ). Over
10000 sailors were in New York for
II days during the summer and the
N. Y. cops hadn't one case! Con-
gratis to the Navy! incidentally.
30 per cent are high school grads
and only per cent are college boys
- the waiting list for the Navy
But only one out of every 80 are
getting commissions, and one out of
"a are accepted as gobs Quip
making the London rounds: when
is war not a war;" (Answer)
when it's declared" Who
smashed all those Sing Sing prison
windows and why? J. p. Nor
gan is purchasing agent here for
Great Britain's war supplies
At the very hour war broke Nor
gan was grouse-hunting with King
George. Dam good contact, wot?
The column agrees with one hun
dred and thirty million other Ameri-
cans that the New World War
should be the sole and exclusive
property of the Old World!!!!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11
BURKE TO ADDRESS
REAL ESTATE MEN

william F. Burke, q member OF
the board Of governors Of the Citi.
zens Good Government Association,
will speak tonight at the first fall
meeting OF the Waterbury Real Es-
tate Board. He will explain the pro.
visions Of the proposed city manager
charter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

The Dominion of Canada, during
1897. produced ga times as much
standard newsprint as the United
States, or 1877 per cent of the total
North American production Of A.
943 900 tons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

During May. 1899, the va!:e OF
aeronautic products exported from
the United States amounted 70
$l0, S85.3Ss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

Some bus companies In Japan
are carrying war wounded men at
reduced rates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

One Of those groups. who de-
nounce all the Isms but the Nazis
tup In the Bronx contributed
money to the leader mot Kuhn to
hire Gen. Moseley TO speak q.
They just learned that their chief
gambled away the coin in a craps
game -. He's been given week
to produces It.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-11

There was quite q little war over
at the offices Of Cue Magazine, too.
One Of the femme exec secs was
let 80 In . reorganization upheaval.
-. She got 50 mad, she bounced
= huge book off the head Of Fillmore
Hyde. ed-in-chief (say, there's an
;deaD and then took important
papers out Of files and threw them
to the breezes from the 10th story
window Nice girl, though.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Opposition Predicted

MATURE of the opposition is
AN hard to define fully, as it
has not yet CONCEALED in words
or action, but one Senator ana
lyzes it this way:
Dictators can control popular
opinion with a stick. They can
change their national will be-
tween editions of their afternoon
newspapers simply by revising
their editorials. Democratic
opinion is a result Of growing
reasoning and conviction, which
can swell swiftly into a national
passion under too energetic
leadership. But it cannot be
turned off in a moment as the
dictators turn off their spigots
Of what they facetiously call
popular will. It must be handled
as carefully as the President
handled it in the measured
words Of his message.
Congress will certainly not
take an exciting attitude either
in voting appropriations or fix
ing policies, although some indi-
vidual members may. For a
further instance. very few votes
will, be cast to open United
States doors to any foreign
refugees as long as Americans
need Jobs.
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smooth, round generalities
which did not uncover the silent
opposition in Congress. The
message was milder than ex-
pected, which may explain the
scarcity Of critical comment.
From private observations,
dropped by certain non-NeW-
Dealing Democrats, it was evi.
dent, however, that the White
House is facing trouble even on
this issue. Some Of the remarks
were: Good speech for the
munitions makers: Guess he
had nothing to do with getting
us into this situation with the
dictators-oh, no.; He's Just
using the international situation
to justify a spending policy and
the whole New Deal"
Some of these cutting COM
ments may reflect personal ami
mostly, but not all.
Resistance to the defense pro
gram will develop the first min
ute that a concrete suggestion
is laid down.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Senators Ask for More PRAYERS

they explained, that the Senate's
rules only call for prayers now on
legislative days, and the Senate,
which maybe thinks a Higher
Power doesn't know some of its
members play golf on Sundays and
politics on weekdays, only has
about four legislative days a year.
Why? To save time, including
the time occupied by a prayer
when there is q prayer.
It all started when some con.
stituentS Of Senator "Call-me-
Jim" Davis protested about the
absence Of prayers. The Senator
could understand exactly how they
felt, too. He tried to explain the
legislative and calendar days, but
they had whiSkerS and it didn't
register. So Jim came back to
Washington and talked to Matt
Nicely, and between them the Sen.
ate Is about to have it
RESOLVED. that the Chap
lain shall open each calendar
days session of the Senate with
prayer"
One Senator insisted today,
after hearing about the plan, that
he would even vote for the Ten
Commandments II someone would
offer them.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Tredsury's Job

Coal Commission: Commenting
on the current personnel layoff
(predicted here October 22) Off
cialS declare Government collec-
tions on coal taxes will not be
affected, inasmuch as the job Zone
cent per ton for code members,
1912 per cent for nonmembers)
belongs under the Coal Act to In
ternal Revenue They deplore,
however, the Congress disposition
originally was to hold appropria-
t1onS to the amount estimated as
collectible per fiscal year .
Through this morning, 15O-17O had
been furloughed or terminated
(mostly the former), and the Ia
ment will probably reach 300 or
$50 within two weeks, it is said
. All axed stenographers have
been found new posts, it is said
(Which is something) by concerned
officials Thankful Note: The
administrative $50 uppingS given
those making $1,440 or less (as
spilled here December 20) are
largely saved, as the majority re-
ceived 'em prior to the layoffs
Flash: Some declare with good
reason Senator Guffey favors a
revision of the Coal Act this Ses-
sion.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Cannon Fodder First

they were supposed to have, while the little
girls looked on-sgouized. THEY had to wait
until the boys had all been served before they
got a crumb even.
This woman who told me the story said she
spoke to the teacher about it, and suggested
that TWO baskets would serve the purpose
one for the boys and one for the girls But
the teacher answered, "oh no. our young SOL
diers must be fed first"
The idea being. I suppose, that If there
weren't enough to go around, the girls could
lump it. And yet the girls are supposed to grow
up into plump maidens and have babies galore,
till the land, look after the chickens and COWS
all on empty tummies.
1t just amt right.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
FRANKLIN D.
ROOSEVELT
OOersin1plified Eccles
spending theory

coming fall, although many busi-
ness seers consider 100 quite
possible in 1910 if all goes veil.
DUT there is another thing:
~ Government spending con.
tributed only 6 per cent directly
to national income. the last
time it was counted officially,
in 1887. Of this amount only
2.6 per cent was work relief. (All
State, city, and Federal expendi-
lures for all causes, including
education, etc., amounted to 1875
per cent?
These figures count only di-
rect expenditures and do not
include the further generating
force of Government outlays.
But, even so, they seem to fail
short of justifying Mr.. Roose-
velt's opposition to economy,
which was the point Of his ma
tional-income story.
The figures seem to say this
is a 70-billion-dollar country and
rising now; that direct Federal
expenditures are probably only
small part of its value.
The general impression among
the economists here is that Mr..
Roosevelt took the Eccles spend
ing theory for the basis Of his
argument, but over-simplified it
in the telling.
X X \
THE PRESIDENTS message
L kept his defense program in
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SERVICE
Mrs. SaUin to Talk to
Social Council

Mrs. William Savin, director
Of the Family Service Association,
will speak at a meeting of the
Council of Social Agencies in the
Young Women's Christian AsSo-
citation Building Monday.
Her address on the function Of
private family agencies in Wash
ington will be discussed by panel
including Major Charles Dodd,
Salvation Army; May HankinS,
public assistance division: Morris
KlaSs, Jewish Social Service
Agency; Mrs. Isabel Lindsay. How
ard University; John Nixon,
Washington Federation Of
Churches, and the Rev. L. ]. She
han, Catholic Charities.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Depends on Basis

IN FACT, Mr.. Roosevelt passed
i his goal in 1887 by what
seems to oe his own evaluation.
Prices then were 10 to is per
cent lower than 1929. On that
basis this was an 81-billion-dol-
lar country year before last. 1t
was even greater than that on
a per capita basis. The popula-
ton had increased 6 per cent
since 1899. So, even if you do
not count prices and just count
the population increase, this was
a 73-billion-dollar country then.
If Mr.. Roosevelt's dream of 80
billions came true at current
prices, this would be a 80 to 95-
billion-dollar country.
This would mean pushing in
dustrial production (now 1859
up to 1870. Highest guess so far
made for this year Is 100 for the
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SPEAKING OF GOVERNMENT WORKERS
J. Earle Moser~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~

asked that Farm Security adopt
this method The union also
asked for a bipartisan board Of
review. consisting Of an equal
number of members from the
union and the administration to
pass on cases where employees and
supervisors cannot agree on clas-
Sification.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

to the granting Of classified status
to these employees under the E.
O.'s Pointing out that the
usual practice is for the employe
himself to make out mis- job clas,
sification sheet and then submit
it to the supervisor for approval
or possible mutual amendment
the locals adjustment committee
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

OWCCL ILOW W "USCb1 OWCCL
hour OF prayer,
That calls me from a world
OF care"
old Hymn.
Brethren, this Government is
going to the dogs, and something
will have to be done about it.
Take the United States Senate.
The United States Senate has a
chaplain, and the Constitution
permits prayer. The chaplain is
even paid for praying-$1 $50 a
year.
But, friends, for that $3.50
the Senate last year listened to
only four prayers. Yes. sir. the
Rev. Ze Barney Thorne Phillips,
D. D., IL. D., was only allowed
to pray four times altogether in
the Senate in 1888. The four
prayers he delivered cost tn e
taxpayers $420 each, which is a
lot of money for one prayer. Or
Is it?
Anyway, Senators James ].
Davis of Pennsylvania, a Republi.
can, and Matthew M. Neeiy of
West Virginia, a Democrat, have
got together and after prayerful
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be another Sc
rieS Of broad
casts on t h e
e x e cutive or
derS extending
t h e classified
com p e t / t i've
system, during
civil Service
Week-just two
W e e ks before
they are sched,
uled to go into
effect T h e y
will be broad
cast over WRC
at 7:45 a. m.
do LIN nnna
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the Senators, all back for Con-
gress. So, so busy! Rushing
around, whispering and slap
ping backs after hours.
I often wonder if we who
live in Washington realize how
privileged we are to be right
at the very place where every
thing of national Importance
goes on-right or wrong. Il
hope someday, soon, someone
will invite me to come up to
the Senate restaurant for
lunch. Hope nobody will be