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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05

Last evening members of the
 staff of Wequapausett, Girl Scout camp, presented parts of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, "The Mikado" for the enjoyment of the campers. The cast was as follows: Naki-Poo. Jane Stoddard; Ko-Ko, Barbara Bray; oh-Bah, Eleanor Webster; Pish Fish, Elma I. Stuckman; Yum Yum, Helen Koblish; Pitt Sing, Angela Bonati; Peep Bo, Betsy Blakeslee; Katiska, Pearl Dunsmore; Joan Sheehan; chorus, Edith Freund, Dorothea Gross, Bar bara Welton, Billie Kegel, Doris Ro- bic, Agnes Connolly, Marion Daly, Evelina Hauser, Mary Nixon, Dru- cilla Littlehales and Finetta Nor ton.
 The play was directed by Finetta Norton. Billie Kegel was in charge of properties, E. Eleanore Smith of costumes, Charlotte Christoffersen of publicity and Barbara Welton was flute accompanist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
2 KILLED IN CRASH

Avon, Conn.,, Aug. 5.-(UP)-An- thony Bruno, %, Thompsonville, and David Bellingeri, 23, Windsor Locks, were killed early today when the car in which they were riding left the road and crashed Harcld Geissler, Warehouse Point, believed to be the driver of the car, was taken to St. Francis hospital, Hart ford, where his injuries were de. scribed as minor. State police ane local constables investigated the ac- cident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS WON

Sandusky. O. CUP)-Linda Grob young Sandusky opera singer, w0r her training through scholarships Her first scholarship was at the Cin- cinnati conservatory of Music. Ths next year she won 1t ags.n. Then she went on to study in New York. winning two national scholarships.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
DEMOCRAT LEADER
 OF ROCKVILLE DEAD

Rockville, Conn, Aug. 5-(UP)- Funeral services will be held Mon- day for George F. Dunn, 72, prom inent local Democratic politician, who died yesterday after a long ill., ness.
 For the past 10 years, he was messenger of the Holland county superior court. He was a former Democratic registrar of voters, and also held the chairmanship of the Democratic city and town commit tee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
Program Chairman

Program Chairman
 Ingersoll girls teams.
 There will be @ track meet be- ginning at 1:30. Jim Carr will be the starter; Jim Conway, Milton Hollister and Edward Banziger as judges and timers. Bill Derwin will be the judge of jitterburg con- test to be held at 4 o'clock, with prizes to be awarded to the win- ming couple. John Cluney and Chick Kelley will take charge of 8 program of boxing bouts, in which C ltestants are Young Buff vs. Jim Dupree; George Stevens
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
Five Block Dances
 Arranged For Week
Lafayette Street Scene of Public Event Monday Night;
 Students Attend Yale Summer School
BROOKLYN NEWS

Emily Burke, Lillian Wolfe, Agnes Adams, Phoebe Gerulaitis, Violet Vitkausas, Eddie Kripaitis, Frank Steponaitis, George Steponaitis, AL bert Jekela, John Dougall, Mrs. Marcella Digimas, Valeria Yaksta, Mrs. M. Colney, Mrs. Nellie Matuse- Vich.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
Billions of Gallons of Water Available to Waterburans
Work Crews Repairing
 Damages Due to Storm
Yesterdays DownpOur Interrupted Telephone, Elec-
 trc Service Four Homes Hit By Lightning

Eighty lines and 175 telephones put out of com
 mission during the height of the electrical storm in the city yesterday and four homes struck by Tightening in downpour which brought almost as much rain as fell in the entire month of July Hit by lightning were the homes Lauro of 1907 North Main street, Mrs Nicola Rossi at Scott road and Frederick Gray at 136 Cables
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
Hike Completed

HIhC SOhipicbVu
 Girls from Trails End unit have returned from a two-day blue trail hike. They started on the Tunxis trail in Bristol, camped overnight at Grand Junction in Wolcott and continued from there on to the Mat tatuck trail to Reynolds Bridge. Girls on the unit are: Edith Plumb Clara White, Bernice Hart, Janet Elwin and Barbara Bowen. Unit leaders are Miss Finetta Norton and Miss Eleanor Webster. Tuck" the camp dog, hiked with them.
 Seven girls of the Sky High unit, Charis Goddard, Muriel Smith, Dor- othy Harris, Carol Dicks, Nancy Edwards. Ann Darlington and Viola Humphries, with their leaders, Miss F. Eleanor Smith and Miss Joan Sheehan, combined an overnight camping trip anl hike this week. They set up camp at the Hemlocks, cooked supper and breakfast and prepared a trail lunch, then hiked to Greystone over back country roads, down the trail and back to camp, cross country.
 Members of Tip Top unit, who overnighted at Sunset orchard were hostesses to the rest of the camp Thursday evening at Sunset sing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
THEATER PASSES THE HAT

Warren, o. CUP)-Dimes, nickels and pennies built the Joyce Kilmer little theater here, according to Ed- ward McAleer, director. Why, when we gave our first performance" he said i've passed the hat. This year the theater entered its eighth season still on a contribution basis"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05

Prize Judge
 vs. Vic Fusco; George Marlnelli vs. Mickey CIT.
 The entertainment features will include Miss Lucille Johnson, well-known singer; Harry Cashin's quartet and other special acts.
 Edward Evans is the general chairman of the committee plan ming the outing, while Jack Lynch is in charge of the athletic pro- gram. Thomas J. Carmody is pro- gram chairman and Ralph l.. Brandely, veteran employe, will officiate as judge in the distribu- ton of prizes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
Holy Name Society
 Entertains Sunday
Ninth Annual Outing of "45" Players Takes Place at
 Schildgen's Grove-Sports Program Arranged
WASHINGTON HILL

Approximately 150 men will at- tend the ninth annual outing of the St. Francis Xavier Holy Name So- ciety "45" tournament at Schild- gems grove tomorrow. Final ar- engagements have been completed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
Card Party

Card Party
 Members of the Washington Park Community club and their friends will gather this evening on the lawn of Rocco Perugini, on Welles street, for second in @ series of outdoor card parties. Door prizes, and refreshments are included on the program.
 The public is invited.
 The committee includes MT. and Mrs. John Dzick, MT. and Mrs. John Whalen, MT. and Mrs. Frank Me- Grath, John Dalton, William Kelly Assia Arab, Rocco Perugini, Mrs. William Sutton, Mrs. Arthur Fra geau, Mrs. Elizabeth Joyce, MT. and Mrs. John Cuddy, Albert Sturges and MT. and Mrs. Matthew Kane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
CHURCHES UNITE IN
 SUMMER SERVICES

The First and Second and Bunker Hill Congregational churches will all meet as one body at the First church during this month, and the hrst Sunday in September. All the services will be conducted by Rev. James H. Phillips, assistant pastor of the First church.
 MT. and Mrs. Phillips have just returned from a vacation spent in North Carolina. They visited MT. Phillips family at Charlotte, and Mrs. Phillips family in Washington during their trip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05

Employees of the Waterbury Clock Go. and the Waterbury In- gersoll Co. will frolic today at Lake Quassapaug, the occasion be- in the f. annual outing of the Employees Aid association of the two factories.
 Silver trophies will be presented to the winners of each of two soft ball games. The first contest will be played at 10:3O between the Benrus and Ingersoll teams, and at noon there will be a game be- tween the Shoe Hardware and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05

That her seventeen-year-old hen Is the oldest in England, is the claim of Mrs. Elizabeth Rumble of Xidmore End.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
Musical Staged At
 Camp Wequapausett
Girl Scouts Take Part in Presentation of Famous
 Operetta, "The Mikado"; Ladies' Aid to Meet
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and storytelling hour, in charge of Miss Billie Kegel and Miss Dor | othea Gross. Those who stayed out overnight were Caroline Hoffman, Margaret Innes, Irene Johnson, June Garner, Geraldine Freeman, Elaine Turner, Ruth Hardt, Hazel Rose, Natalie Evans and Joyce Kil- bourne, with Miss Barbara Welton and Miss Dorothea Gross as lead- CTS.
 MT. and Mrs. Armand Brown of Sprague street have returned from a vacation sp-1t in Maine.
 Services
 Church servicse to bc held tomor- row will be as lows;
 St. Michaels church-Masses will be held at 88 a. m., 9:l5 and Il O. clock. Rev. Francis c. Higgins will officiate.
 Waterville Union church--Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks, minister. Sun day school will take place at 10 O.. clock, and during the evening serv' ice, 7:30 p. m., there will be com. munion, and Miss Weeks will speak on the subject, "The Significance of the Lords Supper"
 Grace Methodist church-Rev. w. F. Sheldon, pastor Church service will be conducted at l0;30 a. m.
 St. Pauls Episcopal church. Church service will take place al 10 a. m.
 Gospel hall--Morning service will be held at 10.30 o'clock, Sunday school at 12 o'clock, noon, and eve' ming gospel meeting at 7:30 p. m.
 Ladies' Aid Meets
 A monthly meeting Of the Ladies Aid society of Grace Methodist church took place Wednesday after noon in the church parlors. Mrs. Arthur Twelves, president was in charge, and following the business session, a social hour was held, when special honor was paid to Mrs. Mary McNamara, in observance Of her birthday. Mrs. McNamara is the oldest member of the society and one of the most active. There was a birthday cake, and a lunch was served, the hostesses being Mrs. Jo- seph Caron, Mrs. Ackland Wright and Mrs. frt,1ur Twelves.
 Members present were: Mrs. Mary McNamara, Mrs. Melvin Benson, Mrs. Allan Fairhurst, Mrs. Lowell, Mrs Elizabeth Jenny, Mrs. Arthur Twelves, Mrs. Edward zaugg, Mrs. Donald Mcintosh, Mrs. Frank Will son, Mrs. Joseph Caron and Mrs. Ackland Wright.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05

ing for entry in the competitions of the Connecticut Fifers and Drummers Association, at the an- nual meeting in Torrington. More than 100 corps will participate.
 Jane Sheehy, baton twirling drum major will compete with the best majors in the state for official recognition as champion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05
New Pastor

New Pastor
 Rev. James A. Frederick arrived here today to officially become pas tor of the Church of St. Francis Xavier, succeeding the late Rev. Charles w. Brennan. Father Brod- erick will say mass tomorrow morn- ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05

The Philippines will organize a reserve bank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-05

Mr. and Mrs. Armand Brown of Sprague street have returned from vacation sp-1t in Maine.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-08
DELAWARE GIRL CORRALS
COOKING CHAMPIONSHIP

Introducing young lady who can
cook with more than ordinary pro-
iiCiency: Violet Long. IS, of Hartly,
whose 4-H Club foods record has
won for her one of the eight sec
tional awards in the 1899 National
iH Club foods preparation project.
The award, shiny new Servel
ElcctrOluX refrigerator, will be in
stalled in her home Immediately
following her return from the Ma
iiOnal All Club Congress now in
session in Chicago. Award winners
in the foods project were announced
Tuesday night dec. 81 at recep-
ton in the Drake Hotel (ChicagO)
fer national, state and sectional win
hers. by Louis Ruthenburg, president
Cf Servel, Inc. of Evansville. Ind,
sponsor of the foods activity for five
years.
The foods preparation program is
enc of several conducted under the
supervision of the Extension Service
ct the State Agricultural Colleges,
the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
and the National Committee on Boys
and Girls Club Work.
at dLAGiluduCC dt utSudy nlSul
function were George S. Jones. Jr.
E'C-prcsident and general sales
manager of Servcl. Inc: Miss Jane
Tiffany Wagner. home service direc-
tor, aud Miss Bculah Rodgers. home
service field representative. who are
well known i'm al Club circles. Also
present were State I'll Club leaSers.
government officials. representatives
"l the National Committee on Boys
and Girls Club Work. and home SER
vice women from gas companies
throughout the country.
Top honors in the foods activity go
to those girls who are tops in a
variety of hOmemakinS and allied ac-
llviiies. as well as i'm straight cook |
ue. They must be able to bake, !
rcast, can and preserve; plan. pre- /.
pare and serve a meal. and often on
- moments notice. They must give
public food demonstrations; Judge
contests at county and state fairs. /
Many create new dishes. raise garden .
l1oduce, and act as leaders in Al .
clubs.
This is Niolets record: Prepared
".265 dishes. 2.fl7 meals. canned L.
%o3 pInts of foods. made ~ -exhibits-'
and led Il club of twenty members for
one year. Her record also shows
that she gave II demonstrations and
entered five Judging contests
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-08
DON'T be kIDDED

The country has heard from Warm
Springs that President Roosevelt
wants drastic slashes of the budget
the next fiscal year. If our recOllec-
ton is correct the President has call
cd for similar slashes in the budget
every year since he has been in Of
flee. Unfounded hopes and pledges
have always been followed by an
nUal deficits.
Now. don't miss the point about
this new lending plan of the New
Deal because instead of spending
there is likely to be tremendous
lending, which will suit the rail-
roads, and other groups that are in
the habit of trying to pull themselves
out of debt by their boot-straps.
The method can be very easily ex-
tended to cover the 500 million dol
lars which the President asks for
more military preparedness. in be-
half of neutrality.
In short, al this talk about inn
proving IN past records regarding
the budget cannot and will not come
to pass. So don't take it seriously
your taxes will be more next year
tha nthey have ever been before.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-08
Don't Make Emergency
~ Permanent

Dangerous precedents can be cs-
tablished in the name of emergency
when steps may lie taken WHICH can
never be retraced
Here in our own country we are
not at war-but limited emer-
gency' has been declared. Plans are
being made for extending the powers
of government in many directions,
for the purpose of atOwedly protect
ing our interests. IL is essential. if
democracy is to he preserved and we
are to escape the blight of totalitar-
ianism, that the people thoroughly
understand the issues that confront
them-and analyZe them in spirit
of cool logic and not in a spirit of
hysterical emotionalism.
No fiat power should ever he plac-
ed in the hands of permanent gov
ernment bureau or department. If
laws must be enacted.
they should he administered by pure
ly emergency bureaus. which will
automatically dissolve when the
emergency is over, Every conceiv-
able protection must he established
in advance to make certain that the
be stepped from becom-
ing the permanent.
AS General Johnson observed re-
Gently in a radio address. to give
new lowers to the perma-
nent bureaus Of government would
to giving away liberty-and
for keeps. Politics lusts always for
more power. 1t never willingly re-
turns a grant IT authority, once il
has experienced it, 1t would he a
simple thing 10 @Ocializc industry
once we were Htampcded into eX-
ending powers of permanent gov
lnmcnt Departments. crushing Op-
msition and dissent. and controlling
he radio and the press. This would
)ring tOtalitarianism home with Il
Don't forget that not all the enc
MES Of democracy are abroad
here are plenty of them within our
,wn gates. When it is asked that
Congress give the government
lighter check rein on liberty. the
awmakers should make haste ex-
ecdingly slowly.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-08
TRINITY

Mr.. ami Mrs. Ice Carey and chill
ur"n AMI Mrs. Kenneth West spent
Saturday IN Wilmington.
Mrs y. !. Shocklcy aud son Lin
den spent sunday last with friends at
Ciaymont
Mr. and Mrs. George Young and
son, George, Jr.. of Ccntrcvillc. Nd.
called on Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Hast
ings on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. T. White and
daughter, Charlotte visited friends at
Hebron. Md. on Sunday
Mrs. J. l.. WiIIin returned honar on
Sunday after spending several weeks
with her daughters in liH2shurn.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayward Fc,rin3 of
fredericksburg. Mr. and Mrs Iohp
Williams and daughter Nancy nF
rear Fredericksburg. and Nlr aud Mrs.
In"8 Niriols and children visited
MIR and Mrs. VIII lasting; ON Sun
day
Mrs. Lii" Layton Of Hridgeyillc.
r"ni Sunday with i'gs. Robert Has
lrnga
Mr.. and Mrs Wilson Shurklcy and
daughter Saudra visited relatives 1T
salisbury on Sunday last
Nh anI Mrs. Luther Rust aud
family spent Sunday with relatives
near Srafpri
A number of I'll club mejnhrrS
and friends attended the annual III
club banquet at Georgetown on
Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morris who
have been living in this community
for number of years. have moved
(" farm near Hickman.
Miss Grace Hastings has been do .
ing substitute teaching in NIillsbOro /
This week
Mrs. Roland Cashwell and son arc .
spending some time in Stcdman, n.
g.
The Atlanta Home Demonstration .
club held a covered dish luncheon
at the home of Mrs. Treat Galloway
on Wednesday,.
The Ali of Trinity Church will
meet with Mr., and Mrs. Elmer Mel
son on Friday evening, December IS.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-08
GOOD BUSINESS

/ ANY business man, or anyone else
! for that matter, who regards fire pre-
venti0n as an annoyance and an ex-
pense. IL making a tragic mistake.
! Fire prevention in industry, like fire
prevention in the home. is an in
vestment And it's an investment
that may pay unbelievable divi-
dends.
No business can insure against all
the ravagcs of fire. It's true enough
that you can obtain policy covering
the physical value of your property,
and that 40 sane business man would
do without one There are also GER
tain special forms of cOvcrage that
offer you valuable protection against
many other risks. Insurance has
been made as inclusive and as eflec-
tive as the human mind can devise.
But no company can insure you
against permanent loss of business
to competitors if your factory is out
Oi commission for few months. II
can't compensate for the many direct
and indirect losses suffered by your
community when fire strikes. And il
can't help the workman who loses
his job because the place where he
used to work is "A pile of ash and
debris.
Fire prevention should be con-
tinuous. planned activity in the small
business as well as the large. An
employee or group of employees
should he given definite duties in
such matters as periodic plant i'm
spectionS and elimination of hazards.
It y0u arcl't sure of what to do, your
local fire department will tell you.
And the National Board of Fire Tn
IS John Street. New York
city. will send you pertinent and in
elusive fire prevention information
free for the asking.
Beating fires to the punch is sim (.
ply good business. And il may save
your business
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-08
~EDuCATING" THE VOTERS

Shortly before a recent Iocai elec.
tiOn in a western state TO determine
whether a county would endorse
public ownership of utilities by Gre
ating a public utility district. an Off
educational work" remained TO be
done in connection with the election
BY educational work he meant tile
political campaign 10 educate the
people to belief in public owner
ship of the power industry, or TO be
still more specific. in socialism. He
was seeking to sell the public the
idea of basic change in our tradi-
tiOnal system of free enterprise. Sim
liar political educational work in
regard to the electric power con
troversy" is being conducted
throughout the country from IVA
in the Southeast. to Bonneville in the
Pacific Northwest. Most of il con-
sists of attacking imaginary evils of
private utilities. and most of it is
promoted by officials drawing public
Salaries.
The private utilities. in an effort
TO preserve the investments OF hun
drcds of thousands of American Citi-
zens in the industry. have sought to
make il definitely clear that they
cannot compete with taX-subsidizcd
public owner ship. Once it has been
fully established. the only course
left open for them is sale of their
properties at sacrifice prices to pub
lie agencies.
This has been their reply 10 social
istic educational work. But power
specialization promoters termed their
reply propaganda, as il that in it,
ELF were something evil. Yes. it is
propaganda. or educational work
If you prefer that term. but il seek;
to conserve rather than destroy the
property of private citizens II is
propaganda in favor of freedom and
a system of private enterprise ON
which this nation was founded and
grew to he the worlds foremost
power in Il century and a half.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-08
STATE GRANGE TO MEET
In MILFORD DEC. 1918
tcoglInuea Irom FIrst I,aeel

Rocsa, who was the first Master of
the delaware State Grange and a
member Of Milford Grange. A speak
er from the National Grange will
give the address of the evening.
Officers of the Delaware Grange
are: Master, Clarence E. Jester, Mil
ford; Overseer, Bailey Thomas. Cam
den; lecturer, Robert Yearsley. Mar
shallton' steward, Bailey Maull.
Lewcs; chaplain, Howard r. Moore,
Milford; treasurer, Mrs. Robert P.
Robinson: secretary. Harry C. John
son; Flora, Mrs. Nettie Jester, Mil
ford; Ceres, Mrs Walter Mills.
Greenwood; Pomona, Mrs. Helen
Thomas, Camden; assistant steward,
Bayard Taylor, Richardson Park;
lady assistant steward, Mrs. Mabel
Taylor, Richardson Park.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-08

THERE is RESERVE power and
energy enough in any good town like
Milford. if it was all put TO work by
the people who possess it, to double
the business. population. and wealth
of the community.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-08

Revivdls or as they are better
known "Protractive" meetings will
soon commence in the majority of
the lower Delaware churches.