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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
TWO WARSHIPS
 CONTRACTED FOR
Bethlehem Steel Company at Quincy to Expand
 Great Plant

Quincy, Mass, March 9(UP)- Contracts for two more warships were awarded the Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River plant today as officials announced plans for the largest expansion program since the World War. Some $640,0O0 will be spent to enlarge the plans to meet demands of 8 shipbuilding boom. The new contracts, increasing the total under construction to $751; 100000, were for two 6000-ton light cruisers costing $13,000,000 each. They will be 541 feet long and have 52-foot beam. Originally it was planned to build the cruisers in gov- erinment yards, but this order later was countermanded.
 Over 6700 persons the largest number since the World War, al- ready are employed on three pas- senger and freight vessels for the Panama Steamship line, four Amer ican export line freighters, the air. plane carrier Wasp, two destroyers and the battleship Massachusetts,.
 The expansion program calls for expenditure of:
 $160,000 for a four-story addition to the general offices.
 $60,000 for increasing the mold loft, which makes molds for the steel fabricating department.
 $160,000 for a turret dock, where turrets for the battleship Massachu- sets will be built.
 $10,000 for an extension of the boiler shop, where boilers and con- densers are built.
 $250,000 for new turret turning machines, scarfers and planers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
VOICE RECORDINGS
 AMAZE AUDIENCE

A private audience in the Hotel Elton last night was astoished, thrilled, and many times amazed as voices of famous Americans, long since dead, floated through the air. Recordings of the voices of these men had been brought to this city by Robert Vincent of New York, former employe of the late Thomas A. Ediosn.
 MT. Vincent's hobby for many years has been collecting recordings of not only famous voices but of other memorable events, such as the bugle call which sent England's famous Light Brigade into battle at Balaclava in such immortal fashion back in 1854. Alfred Lord Tennyson later made this charge famous in his poem.
 Such voices as those of Edison, Theodore Roosevelt, James Whit comb Riley, Calvin Coolidge, P. T. Barnum, Florence Nightingale, Wil- liam Taft Woodrow Wilson, the Late King George of England, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are among those precerved on the wax discs by MT. Vincent, whose remarkable hob. by dates back some 20 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
$50 More Added To
 Visiting Nurses Fund
Social Club Inc, Sends in Donation;
 Promises Further Ones in Resolution

Contribution of $50 to the cam- paign of the Visiting Nurse associa- tion for funds to support the pulp lie health program this year made a total of $9,42809 today.
 Among the contributions was one from the Irish-American Social Club, Inc, with the following mo- tation and resolution.
 "At regular meeting of the Irish-American Social club, held in their club rooms, 29 Field street, Tuesday, March 7th, 1889, the fol- lowing resolution was adopted:
 Resolved, that the president, Hugh McGill, and the treasurer Edward J. Loughlin, draw from the treasury of the club the sum of $5 to be given to the Waterbury Visit ing Nurses Association as an annual contribution of the Irish American Social club, further, that from time to time this club will contribute other sums of money for the use
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
NO DECISION YET
 IN CIVIL ACTION

Decision was reserved in the civil action of Mrs. Jane Macary against Joseph Libby yesterday afternoon in common pleas court.
 The litigation, heard by Judge Miles McNiff, was based on the wo- mans claim for $80 for four months back rent on store she leased to the defendant on Radcliffe avenue. A counter claim had been entered by MT. Libby for damages of $65O in which he sought to recover for stock he alleged was damaged by a leaky roof and by several attach ments an civil actions against him brought by the woman to vex and trouble him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09

A terrier puppy died, two children were rescued by a frantic father, four families lost many of their belongings, firemen nearly were wounded by discharge of a shotgun and traffic along the street was rerouted for two hours last ngiht when flames swept through a four family house at 923 East Main street.
 Bernard Sparzo, occupant of the first floor, was using a lighted candle in search of a clothes closet at about 7:45 o'clock last night. He heard his wife scream.
 Dropping the candle, he rushed to the kitchen where Mrs. Sparzo had caught her hand in the wrin- ger of an electric washing machine. By the time the woman's hand had been extricated, flames were sweep ing through the bedroom where Bernard Jr., G., and Francis Sparzo, 4, were asleep.
 Their father dashed through the flames and grabbed the children, cried out to warn the occupants of the basement and the second and third floors: Mrs. Lloyd Leeman and two children; MT. and Mrs. Emil Bronsard, and three children; Francis Scalzo, 85, father of Mrs. Sparzo, respectively.
 Bremen arrived after 8 telephone call from a nearby gasoline station and for two hours fought the blaze which had extended throughout the house.
 Getting the children out of the flaming house, the Sparzos failed to notice absence of Rex, a terrier puppy. His body was found later in the pantry.
 Private Eugene Legge was help ing clean up debris after the fire was brought under control. A shot, gun on the wall of the Scalzo apart ment went of, load of buckshot tearing a hole in the wall and mar rowly missing members of the East Main street truck company. Pvt. Legge brought the gun out, found the other barrel was not loaded.
 Later, firemen recovered cash box containing several hundred dol- lars worth of securities from the Scalzo apartment, metal box con- taining cash from the Bronsard apartment.
 The Bronsards carried 14-months old twins to the street and took their children to the home of rela- tives on High street. The Sparzos ard MT. Scalzo were taken to the home of E. R. Roberts, 911 East Main street. \
 The candle was found cause of the blaze in the investigation by Fire Marshal Dennis J. Lahey, who determined that the Waterbury Savings Bank owned the building, that only the Sparzos had insur- ance. Damages was considerable, both by fire and water, the latter particularly heavy in the basement apartment of Mrs. Leeman.
 Traffic on East Main street was rerouted via Niagara and Wolcott streets for nearly two hours while fire apparatus blocked the street. Sergt. Charles McWeeney, Sergt. Eli Boulanger, Motor Patrolmen George McElligott, John Deeley, and Joseph Dunphy, Patrolmen Domenic Verrastro, Edmund Cass and Mat thew Noonan directed traffic and handled the several hundred persons who gathered at the scene. East bound traffic was rerouted up Vol colt street, and west bound up Mia gara street onto Wolcott street.
 Six brush fires, one of which re- quired the services of three com- panies reported at fire headquarters yesterday.
 The worst blaze was reported at TAO o'clock yesterday afternoon, when engine 8, Bunker Hill station was sent to the property of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
Dog Dies; Children Are Rescued; Much
 Property Is Lost
FOur-Family House Swept By Flames = Man Drops Lighted Candle in Clothes Closet in Hurry to Extri-
 cate Woman's Hand From Washing Machine

Chase Brass & Copper Co. off Huntingdon avenue. At 1:47 o'clock the auxiliary engine from head quarters was sent to the blaze, and at 2:31 engine 10. The fire was ex- tinguished and the companies back in services at $50 p. m.
 Other brush bIazes were reported as follows: 11:22 a. m., rear of 37 Ashmun street; 1:27 p. m., property of Daniel T. Harrington, IA Far rington avenue; 2 p. m., property of Fred Vought, 436 Hamilton ave- nue; 6:38 p. m, Warner estate, of Long Hill road; 7:14 p. nn., property of Muckle Bros, of Lakeside ave- nue,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
PIGEONS GATHER PENNIES

Fort Wayne, Ind. (UP) - The penny mystery" at the Allen county courthouse still remains unsolved. Pigeons are suspected of collecting 29 pennies, most of them Indian heads, and depositing them outside the window of one of the offices on the third floor of the courthouse on the outside sill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09

RHODE ISLAND - Generally fair and Friday. Somewhat cold CT tonight.
 MASSACHUSETTS, - Cloudy with light snow or rain this afternoon, ending early tonight. Friday gen. orally fair and somewhat colder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
Full Weather Report

Boston, March 9 (UP)-Weath- CT forecasts
 CONNECTICUT-G fair tonight and Friday. Somewhat colder Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09

of the Waterbury Visiting Nurses Association"
 Attest: ARTHUR J. LUNNY,
 Vice. Pres. Presiding. Other contributions received at the Visiting Nurse Home, 37 Gen. tral avenue, and The Waterbury naH,a0nrof ixnll1daA fln follo1rri,,r..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-09
$4OO IS SOUGHT
 IN CIVIL CLAIM

The Standard Accidnet Insurance Company of this city, claims $400 from William Ferdinandez of Nau- gatuck in 8 civil action filed in com- mon pleas court this morning based on loan made January 1 of this city for $37O,2O.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Willie O'Steen Sturdy BottIer
For City Tennis Crown

tennis triumph, but the odds were
against it.
Mary Belin on Game.
For Mrs. Belin, apparently as
good as she ever was, still appears
the class of the Districts netwomen
and is at her best when the chips
are down. AS an example of that
she put to rout and outclassed a
foe yesterday who only last week
had beaten her rather soundly in
a practice match. Perhaps if Anne
Ellis had not become nervous when
she saw Mrs. Belin pulling farther
and farther away yesterday, she
would have made better showing,
but after the ex-champ had gained
commanding lead in the first set,
Miss Ellis game died a natural
death. The final scores were 6-3,
6I1.
Mary and Anne matched strokes
for the first four games Of the OPEN
ing set, but once the former hit
her stride and began taking the net
behind those powerful drives of
hers, 1t was no dice for the Ellis
lass. Time and again Mary would
catch her foe flat-footed with those
tantalizing chops which just dropped
over the net and, when Anne rushed
in, Mary would clip the base-line
with power drive which left
Anne's cause hopeless.
Evening star., 1939-05-26

to use in the assault against In.
terror Is EN- Buscher, a husky
slugger who regularly plays center
field. He hits lot and many Of
his hits are homers. He also will
be available for relief pitching. An
other star is First Baseman John
Mackey, the George Case of the De-
partmental League. He has. stolen
Is bases.
Jewett q SmOkeballer.
A speedball pitcher, Lefty Jewett,
will work for Interior. Lefty for.
merly hurled in the Piedmont and
Central Leagues and several years
ago pitched the old P. w. A. team
to the championship. He is a heavy
hitter also and when not working
on the mound plays the outfeld.
Huck Wynne, former Central High
School player, will catch. He once
had a tryout with the Senators and
played a bit in the International
League. Jim Murphy, the manager,
also is a pitcher.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
CoyIe to Broadcast Struggle
Between Unbeoten Interior
And Commissioner Mines

A measure of baseball revenge is
planned by the District Commission
ers when they tangle with the In
terror Department in a hot Depart
mental League game at pm. to-
morrow on the East Ellipse. The
Interiors have defeated the Com
missioners twice this season and
lead the league with a clean slate
Of seven victories.
The Commissioners are second
with five victories and the two losses
dealt by Interior. Both defeats were
close, the last one by run in the
ninth inning. Several players have
been added by the Commissioners
and a revamped lineup will face
Interior.
May Give Tip-off on Race.
Interior nearly has the first-half
championship sewed up, but tomor-
rows game may indicate how the
second half race will 60.
The game promises to be the out
standing sandlot attraction of the
week, and has been selected for a
play-by-play broadcast from the
diamond by Bill Coyle, Evening Star
sports commentator. 1t will be the
second in the series of sandlot broad
casts sponsored by The Star and
the National Broadcasting Co., and
will be heard beginning at 2 pm
over WMAL.
Tom Collins, manager of the
Commissioners, will send his ace
hurler into the game. He is Tommy
Doonis, right-handed speedballer,
who two weeks ago tossed a no-hit,
no-run game. Receiving will be
Jim Horan. Among the other out
standing ballplayers Collins plans
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Keen Performances by Hooe
And NopoG Warn Legg in
Evening Star Games

A brawney youngster with a shock
Of coal-black hair, lean, muscular
legs and determined disposition may
be the conquerer Of Washington
Lees sensational Wally Legg in The
Evening Stars games for the Dis
trict A. A. u. and metropolitan
scholastic championships Tuesday
at College Park. He is Lou Napoh
Roosevelt High youngster. who yes
terday qualified in the century and
220-yard events in trials of the Dis
trict inter-high track and field
meet.
Napoh easily qualified for today's
finals at Central stadium and in so
doing gave observers the impression
that here is the lad to beat Legg, If
the Westinghouse boy is to be
headed. He is q favorite to win
the sprint championships this after
noon.
Napon has but one fault-slow
start, but that seemed improved
yesterday. Once underway he's like
deer, and has finishing kick like
that of Glenn Cunningham, greatest
miller in history, who also is sched-
uled to run in The Stars games.
Coach Artie Boyd points out that
Napoh is just beginning to find
himself on the cinderpath.
Napon suffered a leg infection
last season that seriously hampered
him and consequently, little was
heard Of him. But he displayed no
sign Of the ailnent during the in
door season, breaking the 70-yard
dash mark in the\ University of
Maryland-5th Regiment games at
Baltimore. Last week in the &C"
Club games he got off slowly and
finished second to Legg in the 100
yard dash, but in the longer 200
yard sprint he had time to make up
precious ground lost in starting,
and came from nowhere to snatch
the honors from Toulotte of WI.
and Zuppa of Central.
Legg also may expect trouble from
Ray Hooe, Eastern's crack hurdler
who yesterday lowered the low
hurdles mark from 26.1 seconds to
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Biggest Sports Card
In Service Rivalry
Listed Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, May 26.-With Ia
crosse, tennis and golf matches. at
Annapolis and baseball and track at
West Point, Army and Navy will
offer the biggest day of sport in the
history of their athletic relations.
Local interest will attach strong
ly to the lacrosse game, in which,
owing to the unexpected defeat of
Maryland by Johns Hopkins, the
winning service has the possibility
of being co-champions with the Old
Liners.
The tennis match will consist of
nine singles and four doubles, and
though no such defeat as the IL to
loss to the Army last year is ex-
pected by the Navy, it Is admitted
that the soldiers have an edge.
The golf match will be the first
in which teams of Army and Navy
have engaged.
While neither Army nor Navy has
as good baseball record as last
year, the cadets have some edge here
also. The Navy will rely strongly
on Jerry Bruckel, who pitched the
6-to-1 triumph for the Middies
last year, and who again will be on
the mound.
Navy felt that it had some ad-
vantage in the track meet, but the
injury to Leon Chabot, ace sprinter
may keep him out of the event, and
this may well change matters.
The golf match is scheduled tc
start at 9 O'Clock, the tennis at
and the lacrosse at 2::3O.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
By BILL DISMER. Jr.

A little girl who has learned to
play an excellent game of tennis
on the citys Fairgrounds was to
meet a more experienced opponent,
whose court environments have
ranged from country clubs to VIM
bledon on the Army Navy Country
Club courts today, and the winner
was to be crowned champion of
The Evening Stars City of Wash
ington tournament.
Willie O'Steen, homegrown
product If ever there was one, was
conceded only a slight chance of
preventing Mary Cootes Belin from
becoming the second woman in the
Journeys 10-year history to win the
title twice, but if pluck and deter
mination will do 1t, Willie has more
than a fighting chance.
Semi Win Is Surprise.
Not many had conceded her the
ability to defeat Margo Lee in their
semi-f1nal match yesterday, even
though she was seeded second and
Miss Lee fourth. Especially did
they see Willie's finish when Margc
rallied to take the second set at
64, which evened matters" for
Willie's IS win in the first. But
far from being through and the
victim OF a counter-rally, Miss
O'Steen annexed the third and de-
cisive set by the same score as she
did the first and, with it, a place
in the finals.
Miss Lee made a valiant effort
as she thrice came from behind to
tie the score at 2-2, A and SIS.
but IN the end, Willie's all-around
game and equal stamina proved
too much for another girl whose
game has been reared in the privacy
OF the country club. Willie, game
to the core and possessor of sound
strokes, may pull the unexpected
again today and win her greatest
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Treasury, Procurement
Gain Net Victories

Treasury and Procurement have
another victory apiece on their rec
ords in the Departmental Tennis
League today, having disposed OF
Interior, Al, and Veterans Admin
istration, 80, respectively, in yester-
days matches.
Results:
Treasury, 4; Interior, 1.
Stewart and Cochran defeated Bolts and
Nolan. 3-6, 60. 6-3; Callan and Chalk
Simmons and Winstead defeated Payson
and Giockler, e.. 81; krineel and
6-3; Coe and Chamberlin defeated Sherr
and Eickman, 6-2. 6-3.
Procurement, 8; Veterans. 2.
and Hewitt, Ga: 50; Kendall and Brown
P) defeated Weiss and Johnson, So.
sZs: Kslle1t and Durham P9 defeated
maker. ,7Ee, e1; s-3; Weiksner and
2-6, Ga. 6-2.
Evening star., 1939-05-26

25s. Legg beat Hooe to the wire
in the &C" Club games. going the
distance in 25.4 seconds, but Hooe
appeared little of form in the
games.
Favorites came through with fly
ing colors yesterday as Central, de-
Tending champion; Eastern, Roose-
welt and Tech scored heavily. Tech
placed Is men in the finals and the
other II each. Western has three
and Wilson two in the champion
ship round, while Anacostia will not
be representa-.
Techs chances Of winning were
enhanced by the placing of O'Brien,
in both low and high hurdles; Davis,
high hurdles; Planer, low hurdles,
and Wedding, 220-yard dash.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Girl Softies Sturt

Washington Womens Softball
League starts its season at $50
o'clock this evening with Capitalettes
playing st. Elizabeth's at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital and Farm Credit
meeting Bureau Of Engraving on
Potomac Park No. / field.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Lead Hard to Retuin

The uncertain top spot in the BIZ
State Baseball League was occupied
again today by Reidsville, the
Luckies scrambling up by reason of
their 4-3 victory over Martinsville,
which had the distinction of hold
ing the lead for one day.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Fast Junior Tennis Field Lined Up for Start Of Stars Tourney Tomorrow
Walker Gets Ace
On ricky Hole

Sherwood Forests famous No.
5 hole, perched on a cliff beside
the Severn River, is only a 121-
yarder but aces on it are rare.
Scott Walker, Evening Star
printer, boasted one today. With
a No. Z iron he arched the ball
over the pond that lies between
tee and green and into the cup
it jumped amid the acclaim of
his playmates, j. B. Ross, E. M.
johnson, r. A. Taught and Lay
ton Clatterbuck.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Runs in Ninth Decide

Scoring two runs in the ninth In
ming, Naval Receiving Station came
from behind to defeat Boiling Field,
4-3, in Militia League game. Nc
Taggart hit homer and pitched
for the winners.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Petworth Needs Talent

Petworth A. c. wants an outfield-
er, third baseman and left-handed
first baseman, as well as a game
for Memorial Day. Call Randolph
5026.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
{. c. G. Boys Want Games

Camp Np-7, G. G. c., is seeking
games with strong unlimited teams.
Call Manager Bleil at Lincoln 7465,
Or address him at the camp, Ben
hing, D. G.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Home Run Tops Attack

Jacobsen's homer featured the at
tack as Patent ONCE defeated For
eign and Domestic Commerce, 1912
in the Commerce Softball League.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Bockus HurIs Good Come

F. A. A. turned back Internal
Revenue, 8-3, in the Government
League as Backus set down his op-
ponents with two hits.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Cathedral to PIoy Buick

National Cathedral Post, Amer
ican Legion nine. will meet Buick
A. c. Memorial Day at 1890 o'clock
at Magruder Field, Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1939-05-26
Goodwill Club in Action

Goodwill Boys Club tangles with
the Georgetown Insects tomorrow
at noon on Western High School
field
Evening star., 1939-05-26

tennis triumph, but the odds were
against it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-10-12
MRS. HENRY A, sCHAEFER

Mrs. Frances Virginia (Lohr)
Schaefer, 81, wife of Henry A. Schaef-
er of Grantsville, Md, died Friday
morning, October 6, at Memorial hos
pital, Cumberland, following an illness
of two years.
A daughter of the late Eli and Bar
bara Lohr, Mrs. Schaefer was born at
Bittinger April %, 1888. Shortly af-
ter her marriage in June, 1906, she re-
sided in Grantsville, later going to
Pennsylvania for five years and then
returning to Grantsville where she re-
5ided about one and one-half miles
southwest of the town.
Besides her husband Mrs. Schaefer IS
survived by one son, Donald C. Schaef-
err, of the U. S. Navy, on the U. S. S.
California, stationed at San Pedro
Calf, and one daughter, Lois Virginia
Schaefer, at home. Another son,
Charles, was killed in an automobile
accident nine years ago at the age of
10. Mrs. Schaefer was a sister of
Charles Lohr, Pittsburgh; Walter
Lohr, Los Angeles, Calf; Fred Lohr,
Lancaster, Pa; Miss Mary Lohr and
Mrs. Dwight Miller, Springs, Pa; Mrs.
Mabel burst, Salisbury, Pa; and Mrs.
Ernest Miller, Lancaster.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday at 2:30 p. m. in the Lutheran
church, Of which she was a faithful
member for the past thirty-three
years. Rev. Samuel D. Sigler, pastor
officiated Interment was in the
Grantsville cemetery. The pallbear-
ers were: George W. Diefenbach, Har-
old Miller, Adam A. Hanft, c. S. Eel
Ter, Frank ]. Getty, and Glen Yoder
Among those attending the funeral
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lohr and
two children, Pittsburgh; Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Miller and children, and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Lohr, Lancaster, Pa;
Misses Dorothy and Margaret Lohr
and Mrs. Earl Kick, Westminster,
Md; and Mr.. and Mrs. George Mar
CROFT, Accident.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-10-12
Students League of Many Lands
Coming To Mountain Lake

The Students League of Many Ma
tions, a group of sixteen people, are
coming to the Baptist church at Noun
tain Lake Park on Saturday evening,
October IA, at 1880 o'clock, for a
union service.
The Students League was organized
several years ago by DR., John A.
Davis, founder and late president of
the Practical Bible Training School of
Binghampton, New York. Dr. Davis
chose this means of advertising the
school which has prepared many for
the Christian ministry.
The union meeting in Mountain
Lake is made possible by cooperation
between Rev. E. A. Critics, pastor of
the U. B, church, and Rev. William B.
Orndorff, pastor Of the Baptist circuit.
The group will break up on Sunday
morning and go two by two into the
different Sunday schools and services
of the several community churches,
The members will be entertained in
the homes of church members at the
Park. The students are in charge of
Rev. NJ. C. Patterson, vice-president of
the Training school.