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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05

Building activity in Waterbury showed a gain in estimated cost and in number of permits during June, the monthly report e Building 1n- spector Patrick Carlin revealed to- day. There were 58 permits, for con- struction costing $85, ,000, issued dur ing June, as compared with the May total of 40 permits and construction cost of $73,900.
 During June, there were 32 per- mits issued for work on residences
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05
Playground News
CHASE PARK

CHASE PARK
 The opening block dance of the season will take place at Chase Park, and will be on Friday, July [. The band has promised to be In ex- ceptionally good form for this oc- casion.
 Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock a doll show will be held at the park, with prizes to be awarded for the cutest, funniest, and largest dolls.
 In connection with the opening of the local ball leagues, all fellows who have played with the Chase teams are asked to report as soon as possible. New candidates are also welcome.
 Miss Emile Fitzpatrick will direct the activities in preparation for the pageant at Chase Park. Hours of rehearsal will be posted on the bul9 letin board.
 Handicraft classes under the dir ection of Miss Nancy Luddy will get under way this week, and all child ren interested in taking part are requested to report to her as soon as possible. Swimming classes are also getting started this week.
 A large crowd attended the annual swimming meet for the girls of this city, held yesterday at the Chase Park pool. The best individual per- formances of the day were turned in by Henrietta Milsted, with three first places and one second, and Teenie Hinkley, with two firsts and two seconds. Meet officials were Mrs. Mary Beebe, starter; Arthur M. Me- Donald, announcer; and Howard Neubert, Dorothy Caffrey, and George Stankovich.
 Winners were as follows: 20 yard dash in midget class, first, Henrietta Milsted; second, Sally Grinsunas; third, Barbara Tomlinson; 40 yard dash for juniors, first, Barbara Renda; second, Irene Morin; third, Beverly Gensler and Elvira aStula; 40 yard dash for senior, Teenie Hinkhley; second, Mary Jonikas; third, Alice Hinkley.
 Breast stroke, for midgets, first, Henrietta Milsted; second, Theresa Karluskaitis; juniors, first, Barbara Renda; second, Frances Derry; third, Beverly Gensler; seniors, first, Alice Hinkley; second, Teenie Hink- ley; third, Susan Colella.
 Back stroke, for midgets, first, Henrietta Milsted; second Jane Stol- lard; third,. Sally Grinsunas; back stroke for juniors, first Beverly Gensler; second, Barbara Ruda; third, Francis Derry; for seniors first, Teenie Hinkley; second, Mary Jonikas; third, Alice Hinkley.
 Winners of the midget relay race were Henrietta Milsted, Lorraine Grant and Jane Stollar, Jane Stol- lar was first in the midget diving contest, with Bernice Miscavage sec- ond. Ida Colella won the junior diving event with Beverly GensleI and Henrietta Milsted in a tie for second place. Mary Jonikas won the the senior diving with Teenie Hink- ley second.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05
Building Activities Increasing Here
New Bids Received For
 Hamilton Ave. Project
Board of Works to Consider Estimates on Paving Pro- gram Tonight; Work to Be Completed By Late Fall

Bids for the construction of sew CTS and the completion of other necessary underground work pre- paratory to the paving of Hamilton avenue will be opened at a meeting of the board of public works to- night. The board two weeks ago rejected all three bids submitted at that time, because two of the bid ders had made mistakes in their figures, and ordered that new bids be submitted.
 The board tonight will also hold public hearings on the levying of sewer assessments against property owners on the following five streets: Park road, Arden road, Thrushwood place, Fern circle and Robinwood road.
 The sewer construction and un- derground work must be completed before the city can proceed with the paving of Hamilton avenue, be- tween Bridge street and Harpers Ferry road. It is hoped to have the paving done before the end of the street returned to her home Monday from St. Mary's Hospital, following an operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05
Holiday Celebrated
 Very Quietly Here
Legion Auxiliary Plans Food Sale Tomorrow-Mrs.
 Albert Hughes Home From Hospital
WATERVI Mrs. Correspondent-23 Drggs st-Tel 3-54ss

the past year, and Mrs. Atherton, was secretary and treasurer. Ap- proximately twenty members at- tended, from various sections of the state. The guest of the evening, was E. D. Baugh, of Lafayette, h. riana, executive secretary of Purdue University. Moving pictures of the college were shown.
 Miss Eleanor Chatfield of Pros pect, has been @ weekend guest, of Miss Janet Brodie, of Thomaston avenue.
 Mrs. Albert Hughes of Sheffield
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05
GEN. ALARM FIRE

Haverhill, Mass. July S-tUp)-- A general alarm fire, apparently incendiary, swept the Moxcey & Johnson Paint Company warehouse early today, destroying 50 barrels of turpentine and aicoho! and caus- ing damage set at s5000.
 Because the two-stoFy wooden building Is in . eongested tenement district. fire chief Rufus 4. Critten. den called aid from nearby Groove. land and Georgetown. The blaze was controlled in an hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05
 Agreements

The following compensation agreements, in which payments will be made weekly during dis ability, have been filed with Commissioner James M. Lynch:
 Torrington Co.,, T0rringt0n, and Anthony Bendoritis, West Goshen, lacerated fingers, $11.33 beginning June "A.
 H. P. and E. Day, Inc, Sey- mour, and William Pope, Sey- May 25.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05
FULLER STREET

Mary Keefe and Mary Fowler are to be the judges of doll show to be presented at the Fuller street playground tomorrow afternoon. Prizes will be awarded to the own- CTS of the largest. funniest, prettiest, smallest and oldest dolls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage inten- tions have been filed at the of- flee of the town clerk:
 James Shechan, 1Sl Frost road, and Mary L. Haggerty. Scott road.
 Frank L. Kosko, 420 Wooster avenue, Naugatuck, and Nellie Robdeski, WoIcott.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05
WirlcIleIl on Vacation

During the month of July while Walter Winchell is on his vacation this column will be conducted by dffer ent guest writers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05

an American diplomat jokingly: I'm afraid you Americans look on us as too democratic; in fact, your President is king for four years, while l am Q very constitutional president for life ."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05

The Norwegian monarch once told
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
BORDER BRIEFS"
BY c. Cannady Hawkins

Living Above the Subsistence Line,
the 'therite IF ftc .1nerrine' message"
delivered by: the :pSsioE REV; D. P.
Young. stamped IAN. indeEble :. implies
::sios on the minds of the con gregstioi;;
This poignant and inspirationa1 devel-
opment of theme applicable to all,
clearly pointed out the way of true
christian living. Continuation of the
loyalty campaign has tended to in
crease the attendance and to create in
terest in each approaching Sunday
morning. A large and appreciative au-
dience welcomed the senior choir to
! Ebenezer Lutheran Church last Sun
day evening. Led by Mr.. c. C. I'm
derwood the chair was inspirational in
its Interpretation of spirituals, and its
singing may we'll be accorded credit
to Border. Augmented with solos by
Miss June Hawkins and comments by
Rev. Young, the entire program was
we'll received.
Mrs. Ann Crews was a genial host
ess to the combined missionary meet
ing last Thursday evening. These af-
ternoons of fellowship and socializine
are becoming more prevalent and tend
to create finer spirit among the Ia
dies.
Thursday, March 2, the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary society
are holding calendar social at the
church. This meeting will close with
| a devotional period followed by the
serving of refreshments in the base
ment of the church. The Lenten spiri,
will permeate the entire evening, and
the cooperation of all friends will be
sincerely appreciated. The postponed
Musical Tea sponsored by the Hospi-
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
Father, Mother, IA Children Were
Homeless Until U. S. Agency In
vestigated Undue Foreclosure

Washington.-This is the true story
of Woodworking Negro farmer, a
furnish merchant" and the little
known Farm Debt Adjustment service
of the Farm Security Administration.
Just year ago, in February, 1893,
John Adams, Dixie farmer, lost his 400
acre farm to foreclosure, to George
Ramsey, white, holder of a second
mortgage ON Adams farm. During
the three years which preceded the
foreclosure, Adams, father of IA child
rem and one of the few Negro voters
IN his county, had farmed as an own
er with the help of the FSA rehabili-
tation program and had done WE'LL
Last year trouble arrived in the form
of foreclosure proceedings by Furnish
Merchant Ramsey, who had sold
Adams an automobile for $500 back in
1885, 10 years before Adams became
an FSA client, taking in full payment
a mortgage on Adams 400 acres. A
drawing account of several hundred
dollars was added to this indebted
ness, very little of which was used by
the farmer. SO the debt stood, the I'm
suspecting borrower making regular
payments on it.
Then" said Adems, about the
time | thought my bill was nearly
paid they grabbed my farm"
At this point the FSA county re
Mobilization supervisor heard abou
the foreclosure and began to invest
gate Adams, his client for thre
years, told him a story which indicat
ed many irregularities in the manner
in which charges included in the fore
closure had been handled.
The case was brought to the atten
ton of the district and state Farm
Debt Adjustment supervisor. Prelim.
mary examination convinced these mer
that Adams should not have lost his
farm, and that the timber standing or
his land would yield sufficient money
to clear up all the farmers indebted
ness.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
FORM DEFENSE COMMIr
TEE FOR BROOKLYN
YOUTH

New York, Feb, tCNA)-Delegates
rcaresenting twenty-five Brooklyn or
CARNATIONS at conference in that
borough formed a committee for the
defense of John Williams, a Negro
youth held in Jail on charges of rape.
Williams case has aroused consider
able indignation in the community be-
cause of the obvious trumped-up ma
ture of the charges against the boy.
Edward Kuntz, of the International
Labor Defense and main speaker at
the conference described the flimsy ma
ture of the charges against Williams,
stressing that 70 days had elapsed be-
tween the alleged rape and the filing
of charges by the white girl complain
ant. kuntz, who is well-known for his
work in the Scottsboro case, urged the
development of broad community
protest movement.
The conference was sponsored by
leading Brooklyn citizens, including
the Rev. Edward E. Chapman of the
local Congregational Church, who pre-
sided, City Councilman Louis Hollan.
der, who knows Williams personally
former Assemblyman S. A. DeMattec
of the 10th A. D., Rev. milford E
Simonson of the Cropsey Avenue Con.
gregational Church; Alexander Hoff
man of the Cleaners and Dyers Union
Max Kaplan, Secretary of the, joint
Board of Bakers of Greater New York
George J. Blako, chairman of the Com
munist Party of the 10th A. D., ane
Drs. Max Axelrod, Fred Weinberg
and Charles Borney.
Rev. Chapman was unanimousl,
elected Chairman of the Defense Com
mittee whose temporary headquarter,
at liz E. 10Th Street, New York City
care of the l. L. D.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Difficulty was encountered in push
ing the investigation because of the re-
luctance of the merchants attorney to
submit statement. Finally obtain
ed, this statement was found to have
been figured at compound interest, and
many of the items contained in it
were disputed by the borrower.
Although it was subsequently prov
ed that the second mortgage covered
by the statement could not have ex-
eeeded- $500, the amount claimed by
the merchant was in excess of $1,000.
There followed weeks of conference
with the client, the merchant and the
merchants attorney. The merchant
called in timber cruiser who told the
FSA people that timber on the fore
closed farm was worth not more than
5000 Ramsey admitted, however,
that he had charged exhorbitant in
terest rates.
The Farm Debt Adjustment super
visor talked with the same timber
cruiser who had placed the original
maximum valuation of 5000 on Adam s
timber, and asked him if he was not
ready to revise his figures. The cruiser
was. His revised valuation was $780,
This story has happy ending The
"furnish-merchant" took a mortgage
of $1,000 on all indebtedness on chat
tells, personals and real property owed
him by Adams, and decided the prop.
erty back to the farmer and his wife
The FSA supervisors found buyers fol
Adams timber, at price large enough
to cover all the foreclosed farmers in.
debtedness.
Adams has his farm back, free from
debt, and is busy now with plans fol
his 1889 "live-at-home" program, as
sisted by his thrifty wife. Short il
book-learning, he reads and writes
and keeps up with local and national
affairs.
American farmers have been saved
$780,, 693 in scaled down debts since
the inception of this service in 1885
Not all the cases have injustice by any
means. In many instances, creditors
as well as debtors were taking heavy
losses, due to bad farm situations
which left thousands of owners, rent,
ers and troopers unable to meet un.
adjusted obligations, even though most
4 of them were legitimate.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
SPIRIT LETTERS TO
WHITE MOVIE STAR
JAILS MAIL CLERK

Philadelphia, Feb, (CNA)-Samuel
Bachelor, forty-two-year-old postal
clerk here for fifteen years, was in jail
this week on charge of sending
spirit" letters to Ann Southern, white
movie actress now i'll in Montreal
hotel.
Police said Bachelor told them he
wrote letters to Miss Southern because
he dreamed "she was in trouble"
Because l have helped people in
my neighborhood by talking with the
spirits, l thought l could write to her, y
he was quoted as saying. 81 wrote
her the letters in an effort to solve
her problems. l was in touch with her
by mental tclepathy."
In her hotel in Montreal, Miss
Southern said she had received a
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

tai and Social Service committee will
be held Sunday afternoon, February
10Th, at 800 p. m. A splendid pro-
gram has been arranged with an ap-
peal to all Several outstanding num-
bers will be presented and it is hoped
that the success of this venture will be
commensurate with the effort put forth
by this fine group of ladies, who are
contributing much to the welfare of
: the community.
Our Loyalty Compaign will continue
throughout Lent The membership
has responded splendidly, and greater
things are expected in the days ahead.
Let every member be up and at it in
I the Masters business.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
MEXICO DIVIDES LAND
AMONG Poems

Mexico City, Feb, (CNA)-Pushing
his progressive policy of satisfying the
land hunger of millions of landless
peasants, President Cardenas of Mex
leo, this week ordered the expropria-
ton of $4,000 acres of sugar land in
the State of Sinaloa, owned by the
United Sugar Company. Almost &c.
600 acres of the property already have
been distributed among the poorest
peasants.
Observers, comparing the close
similarity of the conditions of the
Mexican poems and the landless Me-
gro tenants and sharecroppers in the
Southern section of the United States
who do not own the land they TILL
commented on the benefits that would
accr.. = l.. = shern Negro farmers
if i:,.i II were to be enforced
in t Lr.tej II; ties.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
1T ISN'T FUNNY TO US.

Persons who inclined laugh attempts Senator
Bllbo to have bill passed dporng Negroes probably
given the matter very serious thought.
We have fear of being sent Africa how much
Mr. B1bo rants European powers would relish 100000
neighbors with American ideals or ideas.
Natives already state of and such
ton, would make bad matters much worse
There results though that u.s. everytime some
such cracked Drained scheme is asserted
certain element of people believe everything they hear and
certainly Mr. Bbo going be very complimentary u.s.
1t all helps the of Nazs Facist and misguided
who think that anything three meals dav
and liberty.
1t possible that long after the Senator's forgotten some
OF the hateful things he and his be
bered and occasional the ritual
of those who hate.
Negroes doing fairly we'll in north the late
Senator Iman travelled the countryside giving
loaded with anti-Negro propaganda
Some of those things said twenty-five years ago. are still be-
leved by people
While is impossible for Mr. Bibos ever become law
by the TOKEN is almost of the theorists
of destruction find inspiration hateful things to saw
and do.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

gorgeous gold bracelet studded with
diamonds" from Bachelor.
The postal clerk had written her
periodically for almost two years, she
said. "He said they were about re-
ligion and for the good of my soul.
They were all about God. Then he
sent me gorgeous gold bracelet
studded with diamonds. My name was
engraved on it in large letters and on
each letter was diamond. He said
in letter that the diamonds stood for
different phases of Christ's life"
Miss Southern expressed regret that
Bachelor had been arrested She said
she believed he was mortally sick and
that she felt pity rather than annoy
ance at his efforts. She had returned
the bracelet and all Bachelors letters
through her business manager, Miss
Sothern said. She finally decided to
take action against him when the last
letter came. 1t was, she said, the most
obscene letter she had seen.
81 didn't really want them to arrest
him, but l couldn't stand that sort of
thing any longer" she said. 81 hoped
they would warn him and he would
stop it."
Bachelor is being held on a charge
of sending obscene letters Through
the mails.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
BILL WOULD PUT KHAN ON
SPOT

Atlanta, Ga, Feb, (CNA)-Rep. J.
B. Davis, of Newman, is leading a
fight to suppress the terroristic Ku
Klux Kan i'll Georgia headed by I'M
perial Wizard Hiram w. Evans.
Davis is author of bill making it
misdemeanor to wear mask, hood,
or regalia for the purpose of conceal
ing identity. The measure was before
the Georgia Houses Committee on the
State of the Republic last week
This bill is aimed directly at the
Ku Klux Klan," Davis said. II think
the Klan has brought shame and dis
grace to the whole South. 1t is a dis
grace to permit the hooded. hoodlums
of the Khan to appear in public.
eff we can keep the masks off these
men, we can identify them. Then our
courts can arrest and convict them"
The Klan, after several years of in
activity, has shown renewed life in re-
cent months. Among its recent &C
Invites have been an organized attack
on Go unions in the South and a
campaign, initiated at a secret meet
ing, to eliminate prominent Negro
Democrats from the next National
Democratic convention and to swing
the convention behind Vice-President
Garner of Texas for Democratic nom
inee for President.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
ANNOUNCEMENT!

The Globe News and Guide Pub
LEGATION has been discontinued and
all contract advertisement will be
continued through the Twin City
Herald, the Twin Cities oldest
Negro publishers and printers. The
former staff of the Globe News
and Guide will open office for the
Herald in St. Paul. Watch for the
time and date. Job printing "A
speciality" Call Dale 5000 St. Paul,
Atlantic 1888 MINNEAPOLIS. We aim
to please one and all
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Mrs. Bertha Wright, $40 18th Ave
So, was hostess to the Mothers Eff
fort Club, Friday, February 18th, al
2 p. m. Delegates to the Mid-winter
Breakfast of the Minnesota Associ-
alton of Colored Women's Clubs gave
brief reports. Mrs Marguerite Wash.
ington, Pres, lead a discussion on
Beer Tavern Marriages and Why 81
Beer Should BE Redeemed by the
State Legislature After business the
hostess served buffet luncheon.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
UNCLE TOM GETS HITLER
BAH, IT'S TOO 'ANTI-NAZP

Berlin, Feb, (CNA)-"Uncle Toms
Cabin" is not suitable book for Ger
man children to read, in the opinion
OF Nazi educators.
Education Counsellor Hans Mems
hansen, addressing a Hitler Youth
gathering, said, Uncle Toms Cabin
was not desirable book, because it
runs counter to our racial ideals"
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
ST. PAUL SOCIAL NEWS

The Willing Workers Club met at
the home of Mrs. Rose Johnson, SOL
St. Anthony Ave-, ST. Paul. A num-
Der of members were present. Plans
were made for Penny Social in the
near future.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Mr.. Charles Strauders, Cpl Seventh
Ave. No., is able to be back to work.
Mrs. Ursula Bolts, 18th Ave. So,
wife of Rev. H. w. Bolts of Zion
Baptist Church, is confined to her
home
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

]. Finely Wilson, Grand Exalted
Ruler, will visit the Twin Cities Mar.
II. He will be guest of Ames Lodge
No. 100, I.B.P.O.E.W. ...:...:
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Mrs. Mildred Green, of SCI St. An
thonk Ave-, is confined to her bed, due
to illness, but as we go to press she is
improving.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Invitations have been issued for the
Mariposa Clubs party to be held at
the home of Mrs. katherine Bell
Digit, 600 Eighth Ave. No., Saturday,
Feb. 18th.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Mrs. Henry Zollicoffer and Mrs.
Joe Smith of San Angelo, Texas, ar
rived in city Friday, Feb. 18th to be
with their Uncle and Aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis, 1924 Minnehaha Ave.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Mrs. Charles NJ. Force, 1928 Min
nehaha Ave, has been i'll with the
grip the past two weeks.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
Local News

Mrs. Estelle Sims, 29lo Columbus
Ave, is i'll at her home.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Mr.. Edward Jr., 1880 Hiawatha, il
convalescing at home.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

The Anderson Circle held a George
Washington tea, Wednesday night,
Feb. 22nd. A large crowd attended.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Mrs. America Sims is slowly i'm
proving at Parkview Hospital.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Mr.. Edward Steward, 2o15 Colum
bus Ave, is i'll at his home.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

They expect to make Minneapolis
their future home.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

4oO-ACRE FARM RETURNED TO
NEGRO VICTIM OF MONEY
LENDERS IRREGULARITIES