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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
By DOLORES di LORENZO

St. Lucy's parish celebrated its thirteenth anniversary Oct. g. Sit- uated on Branch street, in the North End section of the city, St. Lucy's parish has risen to promi- hence.
 On October g, 1926, St. Lucy's parish was divided officially. The first mass, however, was said at the YMCA Hall on East Farm street. At that time, there were only two masses, which were said at eight and ten o'clock respectively, with an attendance of about 400.
 At the present time, the parish toners of St. Lucy's church number between 7,500 and 5000. Three years ago, the parishioners outnumbered the seating capacity, which. is ap- proximately 800 persons, so that it was imperative to make an addition to the church. The basement was made over, and now there is a spe-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

Leonard E. Welch has been certified as top ranking candidate for appointment as associate high way maintenance engineer in the State Highway De- partment by Personnel Director Harry w. Marsh
 Sammy Procopion, manager of the South End Bull dogs dropped in this morning with complimentary tickets for their Halloween dance at the Polish- An,er;can hall Tuesday October 3l Geneveve Purkowski, Eleanor Wenkert, John Calvin and Tommy Coyle tennis enthusiasts had a grand time hitting them for the final time at Hubbard park recently
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
BLIND EVANGELIST { CONDUCTS MISSION
Capt. John Wilson Speaks Again Tonight at SaI-
 vatiOn Army Citadel

Captain John Wilson. blind evan gelist now conducting preaching mission at the citadel of the local Salvation Army, spoke last night from John 5:1-10 on the subject Wilt thou be made whole?". Ad- jutant Hugo Wiberg during the ser vice paid tribute to the late Chief of Staff of the Army, Commissioner John McMillan, who passed away recently ih London. Others partici- pating were Lieutenant Raymond Smith and Paul Duren. Tonight Captain Wilson will have for his subject "A happy man..
 Tomorrow evening a delegation of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

John Dalton seldom gets mad and when he does that's news The other evening John supervising the weekly bngo game in St. Francis Xaviers parish hall when he lost his temper You could almost hear pin drop as the numbers were being called and any minute John expected someone to yell bingo and finish the game. Someone did
 neghborhood kid opened the back door and yelled bngo Everyone was so interested in their cards thev figured was someone in the hall and mussed up their cards to prepare for the next game Even Dalton fell for it. If he got his hands that lad I'll bet that kid wouldn't yell bingo. 5..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
THE THREE RURAL R'S
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

tRepeat from another October0 Back in the days of country schoolhouse, Small, obscure and somewhat stufty; Where young ones learned to write, also read In fashion prescribed by McGuney- The curriculum called not for numerous courses, Civ.cs was not known by that name, The three R's predominated all through the year And many pupil achieved great fame. They may not have learned Of social science Of extras they got just smatter, But figures spelling, geography too, Ind history combined the subject matter. Interior decorating was not generally included, No languages on old Maple Ridge, But gosh, almighty! who ever failed In orating Horatius at the bridge! Etymology and spelling went hand Ill hand, They bounded every state on the map; Yes a lot was learned in the little Schooinouse That is quite missed by the young modern sap.
 FEM EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
1odsys Answsrs e l. RANlUM CRACKERS
tQuestions on Comic Page,

1. The danger zone is an area in the North Atlantic off the coast of Europe where U. s. citizens are ad- vised not to travel on ships of bel ligerent nations.
 2, The safety zone is that area around the continents of North and South America declared closed to warlike activities for safety of in ter-American shipping,
 3. A German sea raider sunk the British steamer Clement off the coast of Brazil.
 4. The Mauretania, British lux ury liner, was warned of attack in German radio broadcast.
 5. Pan-American continued its transatlantic clipper flights, but changed terminals to neutral points like Dublin, Ireland, and Lisbon, Portugal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
HOPE

For-havinG tasted once Of hope, remembrance brings again dazzling, lighted memory unto my brain. And having walked with angels here upon the hardened land dream that one may come to me to take my hand. Somewhere within the multitude one must exist to feel the tremblings that relentlessly my senses steal. r-....,. And 1t is hope that fills my breast z and makes my pulses beat } a wild crescendo of content ito crush defeat.
 --Nakhoma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
Sweden Alarmed By
 Actions Of Russia
U. s. Military Expert Points Out Europes Newest
 Danger Spot-Major Eliot to Address Women

Sweden and the other Scandinav- ian countries would be seriously menaced by Russian military or diplomatic conquest of Finland Major George Fielding Eliot, Amer ica's foremost military critic, de- clared today in discussing the tense on the Baltic, where Soviet Russia apparently is making de- mands upon Finland similar to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

Oliver B. Atkin best man at the wedding Sat- urday in Hartford of M. Alma Skton of the Capitol City and J. Harold Yates of Providence, R. I. Probation Officer Kathleen Crowley will be one of the speakers at the 29th annual meeting of the Con- nectcut Conference of Social Work in Hartford, Oc- tober 25, 26 and 27. The problem of Connecticut's community welfare program faced by ;he imperative necessity of preventing social breakdown and at the time by difficulty in obtaining funds for welfare purposes will be the theme for discussion.
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and Rev. Michael McVerry, who is Father Scoglio's present curate.
 Call to Service
 In one of his sermons, recently, Father Scoglio urged that the young ladies and gentlemen of the parish enter the sisterhood and priesthood respectively, as there are few of Italian extraction. There is one sis- ter from the parish, and one young man studying for the priesthood, who will be ready to take up his duties in a year or so.
 Since the number of parishioners is gradually increasing, so too, is the work and it is evident that another curate will be of dire necessity be- fore long.
 A new rectory which will have g rooms, near completion. This will be more suitable to the needs of the two priests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

Moving of the wheel housing and rear axle several inches to the rear in the 194O DeSotos has removed ob- structions at the sides of the rear seat and permitted an increase t. 51 inches in cushion widths.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

Johnny Cronan, Jimmy BiancO, Paddy DameliO Rocco Rinaldi "Weenie Zenick Pat Zaccharia and An thony Cowboy Sebastian consumed plenty of hot dogs as they watched Yale and Penn battle it out on the gridiron in New Haven Saturday afternoon. Mrs Minnie Greenbatt of the Jewish War Veterans Auxil- ary is hOspitazed these days. MT. and Mrs. Edward Byrnes of Naugatuck braved the chilly weather Satur day to take in the Worlds Fair for the first time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

Mr. and Mrs. George Cederholm and their petite daughter Doris gave the exhibits at the World of To- morrow the once over Saturday. Katherine Maz- zote of 36 Spring street is counting the hours before her next natal day. October "A. Johnny Millerick, grad at Connecticut College last June is tackling metaphysical poets at the University of Iowa now where he is graduate student in English literature. Bring them down to earth John. Commissioner and Mrs Louis E. Bra paid belated visit to the Italian pavilion at the Worlds Fair the weekend
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
AnssOers Tc
 Test Questions


 Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 1. Shell fish.
 ?. An insane desire to take fife. 3. South Africa.
 {. The one on the dealers right. who cuts the cards. 5. Ninety.
 6. Hee'-la; not gee'-la. !. Elba.
 s. 5,2S0.
 3. A division of the Interior Department. charged with the management and disposal of the public lands. 10. Vermont.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16
AMOLA STEEL IS FEATURED
 IN NEWEST DODGE MODELS

Amola, the remarkable new alloy steel, is widely used in vital of the iD4O Dodge Luxuary. Liner models in springs, axle shafts. transmission gears. in the Hypoid rear drive, and in many other situations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

tn new 194O Chrysler models. For those who do not wish them, chrome-trimmed side shields have been provided. Side shields add to the sleek, trim appearance of the car.
 Running boards are optional on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

officers and soldiers from the An- sonia Corps will take part in the
 meeting. Captain and Mrs. John Lyons are the officsfs of this corps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

Traffic Officer "Midgie" Higgins is laid up at his home with bad cold Bernce Sullivan, stu dent at St Francis hospital in Hartford week. ended in town '. . Edith Zech was hOnOred at the 34th annual convention of the Luther Leagues of Con- necticut Saturday in Manchester by being elected archivist Herbert Pinter was succeeded as state president by Gladys Gritz of Merden
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-16

Principal Speaker those by which Russia virtually made protectorates of Estonia, Lat via and Lithuania.
 Major Eliot, who on Wednesday
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-14

''The tribesmen," replied Fatima,
"are going to Jerusalem to be num-
bered, so that they may pay their
taxes. And this will continue for
days. These are not times of re-
joicing and feasting for us!"
Rebecca looked up as bearded
man, leading an ass on which a
young woman rode, entered the
courtyard. SIS the inn keeper
here?" he asked gently. ''My wife
and I seek shelter"
"There are no rooms left" Fa-
TINA told him, going on with her
work. But Rebecca looked up at the
woman, whose face was weary and
touched with pain.
II will see what provision can be
made" the little maid exclaimed.
Her eyes never left the young wom-
ans sweet face. The woman smiled
at Rebecca, and her husband smiled
too. Rebecca's face lightened ca
gerly and even Fatima found her
self softening.
Rebecca had some difficulty find
ing her uncle, busy as he was with
many things. Then it was hard to
make him listen.
''There must be some place, I'M
Gle. That new stable, with the clean
straw, would be warm and comfort
able. She cannot 60 farther, I
know"
$50 be it," he answered. Then,
as they neared the group, he too
was impressed by the young wom-
ans beauty and the lovely warmth
of her smile. "There is naught but
the stable" he told them, "but Re-
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vors to give an authentic note to
your rhumba party decorations-lit-
tie pottery figures and tiny dolls
dressed in Cuban costumes; and for
noisemakers, a pair of maracas,
those gourd-like rattles filled with
seeds that rhumba orchestras shake
to emphasize the beat of the music,
and tiny wooden castanets that the
dancers manipulate with their hands
as an accompaniment to their steps.
Refreshments, too, can be dis
tinctly Cuban. A dish that has
gained fame among visitors to Cuba
is rice with chicken-"Arroz con pol
To-" With rolled sandwiches and
plenty of coffee, you have deli
cious, satisfying supper.
The Cuban idea of coffee is small
cups and plenty of them, filled with
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-14
White House Maintains
Traditions 130 Years Old

WASHINGTON. - Santa Claus
makes his 139th visit to the White
House this Christmas, carrying on a
tradition started December Is, 1900,
when Kris Kringle called on little
Savannah, granddaughter of Presi-
dent John Adams from Massachu-
sets.
The White House in those days
was in an unfinished state and the
great barnlike rooms were only
scantily furnished, providing great
contrast to the beautifully appointed
mansion of today. Yet the same
joyous spirit prevailed on that
Christmas morning, more than a
century and quarter ago, as that
found in the White House this Yule-
tide.
From early years of our country,
Presidents have set aside the heavy
burden of state and made merry
Christmas day with their families.
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becca will seek to make you COM
Portable there"
Even after she had done every.
thing she could, and had crept into
her own dark corner for the night,
Rebecca found she could not forget
the couple in the stable. Mary, the
man had called his wife. There was
such radiance about her. II Won
der what makes her so different"
Rebecca thought. And she opened
her eyes.
In amazement she saw light in
the courtyard, so much that it
seemed the dawn must have come.
But the light came from a star that
shone just about the stable. Out into
the yard the girl crept, and sudden
ly she heard child's cry, cooling,
happy sound.
Rebecca looked about. No one
was stirring. Far off, on the hill
side she saw what looked like a
group of men, shadowy, indistinct,
seemingly moving toward Bethle-
hem. 1t must be her imagination.
Possibly it was Ephrain's vineyard
she saw. Soon she stood in the stable
doorway.
There, lighted by a lantern, was
Joseph, bending over the young
woman and holding in his arms a
tiny baby-her frstborn. At Rebec-
cas- exclamation he turned, and in
to her outstretched arms he handed
the little figure and showed her the
snowy lengths of swaddling cloth.
Tenderly the maid clothed the in
FAINT and laid it beside the mother.
'"Thank you," Mary whispered.
"For the child's sake and in His
name, I thank you for what you
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-14
Christmas Tree Useful
During Rest of Winter

AMHERST, MASS.-In northern
states where Christmas heralds the
coming of cold winter weather, the
tree that warns the living room De-
cember Is is being put to work the
balance of the winter outdoors. Ac-
cording to Arnold M. Davis, extern
sion horticulturist at Massachusetts
state college, fir trees can make ex-
cellent feeding stations" for birds
and offer them cozy shelter on frosty
winter nights. Suet is often tied to
the branches. The tree is also used
to protect climbing plants, or the
branches can be ripped off and laid
as a mulch over low-growing plants
or bulbs. Northern beekeepers find
the trees handy as windbreaks.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-14
Frequent Cleaning Is
Protection for Woodwork

Interior woodwork finish will last
longer and look better if subjected
to frequent and thorough cleaning.
1t may be kept clean by periodic
removal of surface dust and by pre-
venting the formation of grease Aim.
Woodwork should be washed or
cleaned when busting is inadequate.
For cleaning vanished or painted
surfaces, solvents that will attack
the covering must be avoided as
we'll as abrasive preparations.
A good quality of soap will usually
do satisfactory job. When the
paint is fecked, marred, or discol-
ored, it is necessary to resurface
the woodwork
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-14

Forty-two years ago an editorial
writer for the New York Sun penned
these now-famous lines in answer to
a scrawled letter from a little girl
named Virginia, whose faith in San
ia had been shaken.
Today Virginia is grown up, mar
ried, and serves as assistant prin-
cipal in an east side New York
school. Her name is DR.. Laura Vir-
ginia Douglas and this Christmas
she's playing Santa Claus not only
to her pupils but her own daughter.
Pink-cheeked, vivacious, yet shy
and hesitant in speaking of personal
matters, DR.. Douglas is not in favor
of breaking the news badly to a
child that there is no Santa Claus.
He will learn naturally, she says, as
he turns from the free, imaginative
stage of early childhood to an in
terest in the world around him.
When she first became old enough
to realize the full meaning of the
Suns editorial, she felt badly be-
cause poor children were not able
to have Christmas gifts as tangible
evidence of Santa's existence. Lat
err, she says, she grew to realize that
material gifts were not so impor-
tant as the faith which even the very
poor child could have in something
spiritual.
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A LII day long they had been 60
4 \ ing by the inn, camels and DON
keys stirring up dust, weary men
and women resting by the stream
outside the inn yard. The little coun-
try maid had never seen so much
travel.
Just outside the city of Jerusalem,
near by the village of Bethlehem,
there were plenty of people who
stopped for refreshment. And Jere-
miah kept a good inn. He was a
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-14
Yule Flower Named
After u. S. Diplomat

Thank an early American diplo-
mat for the poinsettia plant you
receive Cor don't receive) Christ
mas morning. The flaming flower
whose vermillion-red leaves are
mistaken at a distance for the
petals of its flower, was brought
to the United States about 1920
by Joel Roberts Poinsett, minis
ter to Mexico, who discovered it
growing there. Poinsett, who had
studied both law and medicine
abroad and served many years in
the diplomatic service, ended his
career in the American house of
representatives from 1921 to 1925.
But were it not for the plant he
brought back from Mexico, his
name would now be unknown.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-14

You'll find lots of recipes for hoi-
day entertaining in the specially pre-
pared leaflet Holiday Recipes" by
Eleanor Howe. You'll find old IA
vorites, and brand new recipes, too,
for Christmas cakes and cookies,
plum buildings, and CONNECTIONS. To
receive your copy of this leaf1et,
send 10 cents in coin to Holiday
Recipes" care of Eleanor Howe,
919 North Michigan Avenue, Chi
cago, Illinois.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
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able quaintness in the cut of the
top. Pattern includes panties, and
it's quick and easy to make.
Bingham, linen, batiste or chal-
lis are pretty everyday materials
for this frock. A party version
will be sweet in organdy or taft
feta, dinaity or dotted Swiss, with
ribbon instead of braid for trim
ming.
Pattern No. 1887 is designed for
sizes 2, 3, 4, S and 6 years. Size
3 requires 1B yards of 35-inch
fabric for the dress; A-yard for
panties. To trim with two rows Of
braid or bias fold requires BIZ
yards.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 149 New
Montgomery Ave-, San Francisco,
Calf. Patterns Is cents Gin coins)
each.
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Don't Marry the Girl
Day after Christmas

If you believe the early monks,
don't select the day after Christ
mas to get married, start new
job or put on that new suit. It's
Childermass day, commemorate
ing the slaughter of the Holy In
nocents by Herod, and in the ear
ly days was considered an Occa-
sion of the greatest ill-omen.
Children, according to legend,
were soundly whipped Childer-
mass day to impress on their
minds the story of the baby mar
tyrs.
So intense was the fear of this
unfortunate festival that the cOrO-
nation of England's King Edward
Nv was postponed in order to
avoid the fatal date.
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have done. We thank
he r, don't w e,
Jesus?"
The baby opened
his eyes and smiled.
III e S m Il e d a t
me-" Rebecca ex-
claimed. II shall
never forget, a new
born babe smiled in
to my face to say
thank YOU"
Mary drew the
child into the shelter
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-12-14
Refrigerator Tins

Perishable food always should be
placed in the refrigerator as soon
as possible. Raw fruits and vege-
tables are best washed first under
running water and the outside of
milk bottles wiped with a damp
cloth. Left-overs should be cooled,
if necessary, and placed in spotless,
tightly covered containers to keep
odors from escaping and uncon-
genial flavors from mixing. Foods
with strong odors, such as cheese,
if put into the refrigerator, should
be kept on a top shelf.
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flavor? Whether
you like to sway
to the rhythm Of
the rhunba, or
prefer S w i n G,
you'll find a rhum-
ba party with a
menu of Cuban
delicacies, full of
charm for your
guests.
There are all
sorts of amusing,
inexpensive IA
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Coming, Next Week!

All this talk about entertaining
this way and that, and not word
so far about planning parties for
the younger members of the FAM
lily! Something must be done
about that right away-and next
week Eleanor Howe will do it
with an entire column devoted
to young peoples parties.
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Pattern 2051.

You can have this thick-piled
rug suitable for various rooms and
show it as your handiwork. It's
crocheted in squares which makes
it excellent pickup work. Pattern
2051 contains directions and charts
for making rug; illustration of it
and of stitches; materials re-
quired.
Send Is cents in coins for this
pattern to The Sewing Circle
Needlecraft Dept, 81 Eighth Ave-,
New York, N. Y.
Please write your name, adj
dress and pattern number plainly.
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Charming Frock
For Little Ladies

THIS frock (8587) is so devas-
L tatingly becoming to fashion
wise moppets that you needn't be
surprised if your own small
daughter develops a slight superb
ority complex when she puts it
on! From a high waistline, the
full skirt ripples about her dim
pied knees. The sleeves puff out
like little balloons. There's ador-
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Facts as Bricks

Facts are no more wilson or
knowledge than a trainload of
bricks is a habitable house. The
bricks are necessary to the house,
but if we want to turn them into
house we must know something
of the technique of building. We
too must learn how to use facts
Sir Norman Angel.
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through. Combine the above two
mixtures and simmer about two
hours. Stir frequently.
Meanwhile, cook spaghetti until
tender in large quantity boiling wa
ter (salted). Serve tomato sauce
over spaghetti and top with grated
cheese. Serve very hot.
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good man too. But
he was hard, spar
ing neither man nor
beast. And his niece
Rebecca was hard
put to do the tasks
that were set before
her.
"Why are there so
many travellers to-
day." she asked the
little slave girl who
helped her prepare
the evening meal
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of her arms. Her eyes closed, Joseph
walked to the doorway and watched
Rebecca as she returned to her
room. He, too, saw the clump of
trees or vines, or was it a group of
men on the hillside? Then he re-
turned to the manger and settled
down beside Mary and the sleeping
Jesus
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little extra brewing to bring out the
rich flavor.
After-Dinner Coffee or Demi-Tasse.
extra Strength)
Use 1h heaping tablespoons cof-
fee, regular grind, for each cup ~
pint) of water. Make by any meth
cd desired. If using decaffeinated
coffee, drip grind, measure we'll
rounded tablespoon instead of heap
ing TABLESPOON.