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Evening star., 1940-03-14
Woodruff Will Strive
To Run Fastest $50
In Human History
Records to Be Sought
Also by Boricon and
Herbert at Hanover
BY the Associated Press.

HANOVER, N. H., March IA
Running the fastest half mile in
human history will be the objective
tonight of long John Woodruff, the
University of Pittsburgh's Negro
Olympic champion, when he makes
his first start on Dartmouth's light
ning-fast clap board track.
That lanky star high-lights the In
dians' third annual indoor record
smashing carnival for he has as
signed himself the herculean task Of
running $50 yards in less than 1:49.2,
the worlds unofrcial outdoor record,
claimed by England's sgd Wooder-
son.
WoOderson's Mark Not Affected.
If Woodruff succeeds, and many
students of track form expect him
to do Just that. his fastest-half-
mile-in- n-history will not affect
Wooderson's outdoor mark, only the
indoor records of 1892 and 1:498
that John Borican chalked up for
the 300 meters and half mile here
last year.
Borican is another member of the
all-star Negro record-breaking crew
scheduled to launch a massed attack
against time tonight. He is content,
however, to have woodruff attempt
to erase those two Of his marks
without dispute, for he intends to
direct all Of his attention toward
shading another of his indoor marks,
the 3:026 record he set for the
three-quarter mile distance on the
smaller Madison Square Garden
track recently
Figure Record Cinch for Herbert.
The experts agree that Woodruff
and Boricar must outdo themselves
to fulfill their ambitions. but few
doubt that Jimmy Herbert. the great
New York University Negro star,
will erase the 27-year-old mark of
49.6 seconds for the quarter mile
set in Buffalo by Tom Halpin Of
the Boston A. A. Several times
this season Herbert has been clocked
close to 48 while running the last
quarter for the Violet mile relay
team.
About an hour after Herbert
completes his individual "quarter"
he is scheduled to run anchor as N.
Y. us relayists strive to improve
the 3:15.2 indoor mile team record
that Fordham set here last year.
The Violets will compete against q
fast Boston A. A. quartet.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
81 Teams Begin Quest
For Pro-Amateur
Golf Laure|s
BY the Associated Press.

oy tuV AScOClAtCu EECSBs
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March
IA. - Thirty-two teams matched
strokes today as the first match play
round began in the National Winter
Amateur Professional Golf Tourna-
ment.
Felix Serafin of Scranton, Pa, and
Frank Allan of West Pittston, Pa,
led the 10 teams that had to par
ticipate in the 36-hole qualifying
test yesterday with a brilliant best
ball score of 129, 13 under par.
Allan, an amateur, gave Serafln
sterling support as they clipped of
IL brides and an eagle between
them.
Two strokes back at 131, three teams
tied for second place. They were
Jimmy McHale of Saranac Lake,
N. Y, and Powell Creighton, jr., of
Bronxville, N. Y; Frank Moore of
Reading, Pa, and Oscar Evers OF
Jacksonville; Chandler Harper OF
Portsmouth, Va, and AL Dollins OF
Roanoke, Va. Scores of 40 or bet
ter were necessary to qualify.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Court Battling Tense
In National College
Tournament
Four Comes Thot Close
Second Round Decided
By Total Of 6 Points
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, March 14.-Stall-
ing is one thing teams competing in
the national intercollegiate basket
ball tournament haven't been
taught.
The four games which closed the
second round were decided by an
aggregate of only six points. A
dramatic example is Glenville State
The Pioneers were leading the de-
Tending champions from Southwest
ern College by five points with only
21a minutes to play. Southwestern
won, 38 to 81, when Marvin Tucker
fired from midcourt in the closing
seconds.
Two of the teams moving into
public favor are the Pittsburg,
Kans., Teachers and San Diego
State, opponents tonight in the fea-
ture battle Of the quarterf1nals.
The Kansans have stormed to two
comparatively easy victories, St.
Joseph, Al to 26, and East Texas
State. 55 to 80.
San Diego, however, is the meets
clutch team. In the first round
Milton Milky Phelps made a des-
peration toss in the dying seconds
to eliminate East Central State, SO
to IS. In the second round Rick
Miller collected three points in So
seconds for the Californians' 48 to
46 triumph over Appalachian State
Leading second round results:
Tarkio College, so; west Texas State, 40.
Pittsburg, Kans.. Teachers. IS; East
Texas State Commerce. 33.
Hamline o., 81; Kanxas Wesleyan, 80.
Delta State. 81: Superior Teachers. 40
Texas Wesleyan. 20: Southeastern State,
San Diego State. ~; Appalachian State.
Maryville Teachers. 43; Peru Teachers,
Southwestern College. IS; olenville
State, 81.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Purple Gloves Boxers
In Second Rou3d

Second-round bouts in the Purple
Gloves amateur championships are
scheduled Saturday night at $50 at
Columbia Lodge, Rhode Island ave-
nue. at Third street NV. Title
winners will be sent to st. Louis for
the grand championship in August.
c. G. c. Camp No. 1893 apparently
has the strongest team entered and
is favored to cop the honors.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Lone Giant Looks Good
In Defect by Bosox
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March IA.
The New York Giants took time
out today to lick their wounds from
a 7-3 trouncing by the Boston Red
Sox and to prepare for a game with
the world champion Yankees. The
only Giant who stood up against
the Red Sox was Rookie Roy Joiner,
who held the foe to one hit In the
three middle innings.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
1888. Fresno. outpointed Dale SPAR,
l6l, Olathe, Colo. 1O).
SAN FRANCIScO.-Pat Valentino,
i75. San Francisco. STOPPED ANGELO Fug-
Gsi, 1853. Duluth. MINI. (9).
. ATLANTIC CITY.-Wickey Harkins,
a50H, Germantown. Pa, outpointed
Larry (Alabama) Russell. Norfolk, Va.
(10).
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Union Five Is Winner
Over Picked Team

Union University, G. I. A. A. cham
pions, defeated picked all-star five
Of players from the organization at
Heurich gym last night, 81 to 81.
Fraser and Glover totaled 28 points
for the victorS,
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Hockey Results

By the Associated Press.
Observation-Disclosures LEAGUE.
New Haven. 6; Providence. z.
Cleveland 3; Pittsburgh, /.
Hershey. 8: Philadelphia. i.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Omaha. ~; Kansas City. o.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Louis Gets 100000 Offer

PHILADELPHIA, March IA R.-
The Record said q group Of wealthy
Philadelphians had offered Joe Louis
a 100000 guarantee to fight Tony
Galento "or some other worthy op-
ponent" here during the Republican
National Convention in June.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Mat Matches
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON. Maurice (The AngeO
Tillet. 276. France. defeated Gino
Garibaldi. 22s, New York, straight
falls
WILMINGTON. Del.-Lou Plummer.
242, South Bend. and Don Evans, go.
Houston Tex. drew Each had one
fall when curfew law ended the match.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Hockey Standings
EASTERN AMATEUR LEAGUE.

Last NIGHTS Results.
Baltimore, 8; New York. 4.
Schedule.
Tonight-Baltimore at River Vale.
Tomorrow--River Vale at WASHING-
TON, New York ct Atlantic City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24
Co. Employees Join In Novel Carol Sing
INJURED TROOPER MAY WALK \ AGAIN
NOrwalk Cop Expected foi Be Up Tomorrow for <
 First Time in 4 Months }.

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 gDanbury, Dec. 24 State Police- man William B. Flynn looked foT-s ward today to the best Christmas present of all-he'IK be able to sit, up again and perhaps stand on his feet for the first time in four, months. .
 The officer, a native of Norwalk,; suffered a serious back injury on Aug .25 when his police car was forced of the road by an unidenti-. fled motorist. Since then he has lain on his back at the Danbury hospital in a heavy plaster cast.
 Today, however, he had recovered; sufficiently to escape the heavy cast. and doctors have made a light cast for him to wear and promise, if all goes well, he can sit up or stand or, Christmas day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24
Song Sheets Passed Out To Huge Throng
 Heralding Christmas
Holiday Given Joyous Welcome This Noon Churches Plan Special Programs Tomorrow; St. Mlchaels
 Episcopal Holding Midnight Eucharist Worship
NAUGATUC K
Correspondent: Wm , Baxtcr-PhOne- Nauxatuck SS4s

conducted as the footwear division set the example for what is proving unqueStionably to be the most elab- orately observed Christmas in bor- ough annals.
 A mems choral group from the Planning Department today sang carols in various of the office de- partmentS and participated in the mass sing. During the progress of the singing, traffic on Maple street was directed by special traffic off, cers assigned to duty by Police Chief John Gormley. Members of the in- dustrial relations department staff planned and directed the carol sing, assisted by general committee com prised of the following employees:
 John Dimling, Conrad Rohs, James Thompson, Fred Morton, Fenton Morton, Edward Morton, Lester Nor oney, Thomas Palmieri, James Men, illo, Nivf1 Mariana, Thomas Doyle, John Lasky, Lois Parken, Gertrude Lutze, Clarence Guild, Albert Marsh, Eldon RohS, Omar B. Gibbs, Ber- bara Stone Constance Linskey, Clar- ence Fenniman, Marie Ryan, Henry ZWick.
 Mary Kosowicz, Gladys Martel, Stella Elsberg, Abbie Jean Quick, Alice Murray, Eleanor OShea, Nell Moritis, Katherine Lynch, Mary Leonard, Elziro Fidalgo, Eleanor Lannon, Bertha zguzenski, Elizabeth Rooney, Martha Fetterman, Ernes- tine Ferreira, Marie Capello, Mary Nenet, Anna Angelli, Stella Oskoski, Augusta Pazzaglini, Angeline Rad- wick, Katherine Stiber, Victoria
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24

Exclusive of mechanical traps clay pigeons, Americans spend $i O00,0 900 annually for sporting arr. and ammunition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24

Naugatuck, Dec. 24.-Throngs ot young and old, participating in a monster carol sing sponsored at noon today by the footwear division ot the United States Rubber Company for its 4,6OO employees and friends gave ChriStmastide' advent a most joyous welcome. Massed in Maple street facing a beautifully decorated tree, above which large Merry Christmas" sign spread across the front of the plant building, the large gathering united in singing old fa- lnilair carols.
 Many singers of fame along the Valley, who are associated With va rious departments of the footwear division, participated in the singing, which could be heard for consider able distances about the central areas, the many voices being broad cast over a loud speaker system. First of the type sponsored locally in a number of years, the carol sing of the rubber workers was fine success.
 A large committee assisted in dis tribution of song sheets and in lead ing the singing, which climaxed two weeks of elaborate activity ill the footwear plant departments and of- fees in preparation for the Christ mas observance. Every plant and office room has been brilliantly dec- orated with illuminated trees, many of the decorative schemes being out standing, featured by many clever and novel ideas Of employees incor- porated in the decorative plan. Scores of yule parties have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24
DIVORCES GRANTED
 THREE PETITIONERS

Judges of superior court in New Haven yesterday granted an un- contested divorce to Dorothy Scar, Naugatuck, from Alfred Scar, De- troit, Michigan, on charges of de- sertion April 30, 1887. The couple were married October 20, 1883. Mrs. Scar was also granted the right to resume the name Dorothy Maschmeyer.
 Peter J. Daudelin, Cheshire, giv- en a decree from Mariane Oulette Daudelin, Oakland, Cal, uncontest- ed. The couple were married June 20, 1903, Mrs. Daudelin deserting June 2, 1883.
 An unconteSted divorce was also granted Orlando Gregorini, Nauga- tuck, from Eugene Gregorini, i11tol- erable cruelty. The couple were married June A, 1883.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24

Szuslecki, Jes Wright, Josephine D'Ambrosia, Norma Butcher, Lucy Commardi.
 Lucy Cambardelh, Edna Hudson, Helena Jones, Teresa DeVito, Gene vieve Paszel, AnastaSia Larridel, Lena DeVino, Flora Miglietta, Gene vieve Peters, Gertrude Reno, Julia Almeida, Vera Albiutio, Gertrude Bandler, Theresa Cagno, Gertrude Carey, Freda Cattano, Rose Creddo, Margaret Dawson, Carmela Delaney, Evelyn Feeley, Anette D'Ambrosia, Katherine Anderson, Tessie Calder one, Mary Andolina, Mary Ball, Elizabeth DeLeo, Helen Lulina, Jos ephine Else, Fay Gallagher, Jose phine George, Violet King, Ida Lita- vich, Jessie Grant, Gertrude Kelle- Ter, Olga Kelly, Mary Skehan, Mary MaStrontwone.
 Will Play Chimes
 Observing the nativity of Christ, all borough churches will conduct special services Christmas morning Outstanding in tomorrow's Christi mas ecclesiastical observance will be the playing of the new set of 20 chimes installed in the tower of the Salem Lutheran Church, the raols to be broadcast via a loud speaker system that will carry the chimes renditions to all parts of the bor- ough. The chimes are a gift to the church by Victor N. and Gunnard P. Peterson in memory of their late mother, Mrs. Matilda Peterson, who died in October. Organist J. Victor Rohs will play the chimes over the air tonight at 6:30 o'clock and again at 10 D. m., and on Christmas Day will play the chimes at a. m. dur ing a Julotta pre-dawn service irl the edifice.
 In the Hillside Congregational Church at 5:30 o'clock Christmas morning, the rector, Rev. Arthur H Johnson, will oficiate at a Julotta service. As in the original theme ot this ancient and traditional pre- dawn Christmas morn Swedish ser vice, there will be candlelight and Christmas music. The choir will render special program and girls quartet consisting of Mrs. Paul An derson, Norma Widen, Bertha John son and Eleanor Anderson, will sing Silent Night"
 Special masses will be solemnizeo on Christmas morning in St. Fran
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24

vance payment of s2,5OO has alre. been made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24

home of MT. and Mrs. Henry P. Bird at 164 Fairview avenue.
 Pursuing a custom of many years, MT. Hotchkiss arose early Sunday to prepare to go to church. He was on his way to the bathroom and appar- ently suffered dizzy spell or sim liar ailment and attempted to re- turn to his room. He fell down the stairs. MT. and Mrs. Bird, attracted by the noise, rushed to the stairway and found Mir. Hotchkiss lying un- conscious at the bottom. Dr. William E. Hill was immediately summoned and ordered MT. Hotchkiss to the hospital.
 MT. Hotchkiss was found to have suffered a fracture of the fourth vertebrae in his neck and his condi- tion is regarded as very serious.
 Our Christmas Wish
 The correspondent of The Demo- crat wishes everyone very happy Christmas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24
Compensation Agreements

The following agreements were today filed in the offices of Com pensation Commissioner James M. Lynch: Louis Melchiore, 56 Lcrrain street, against the Col 0nial Sand X Gravel Co.,, $13.88 starting November 19, for lacera- tions of the left forearm.
 Sarah Muharem of 32 Cherry street, against he Central restau- rant, 425 North Main street, $1O.25 beginning July 9, bruises.
 Robert J. Moran, 16 Bunker Hill avenue, against the Waterbury Tool CO., $1O beginning October 12, for injuries to the right foot.
 Alexander Jestriby, 345 Court land avenue, Bridgeport, against the Eastern Malelable Iron Co.,, of Naugatuck, $15.33 starting Decem- Der 3, for infection of the little finger of the right hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24

M. Lynch, for s5 per cent loss of the use of the left hand.
 The agreement specifies that MT. Am is to receive the award in weekly payments of $25 for 148 and three quarter weeks. An ad-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24

clS, St. MaryS ana St. HedW1gS S churches, as announced at Masses last Sunday. At special high Masses to be solemnized tomorrow morning, programs of Christmas music will be rendered by the choirs. Many children and adults will receive Holy Communion. At each Mass the annual Christmas collection will be taken up.
 Midnig~. .achariSt
 Parishoners of St. MichaePs Epis- copal church will participate in their annual Christmas Eve mid night eucharist service tonight at midnight The service will begin at 11:30 p. m. There will be Commu- nion service Christmas morning at 10 o'clock.
 At 5 o'clock Christmas afternoon the annual Christmas party for the Sunday school children of the Hill side Congregational Church will be held in the parish hall Recitations will be recited and carols sung by the youngsters.
 General Holiday
 AS Postmaster Frank T. Green d. rected the rush of activity at the To- cal post offices today, the regular staffS and 30 extra workers striving to make delivery before Christmas of all mail matter received, Nauga- tuckians in general prepared for a happy holiday. Short shifts were conducted in local factories today, operations being suspended late in the day in most plants, not to be re- stunned until Thursday morning. Christmas will find all business sus- pended in the borough. Many resi- dents are planning to depart today to spen dthe holiday visiting rela- tives elsewhere while many former residents are arriving to be with To- cal relatives over the holiday. Extra trains and busseS are being operated through the borough to handle the expected heavy holiday, traffic.
 New sales records were established in most business houses, proprietors of which revealed today that the current seasons sales have surpassed all previous records. Sales of Christ mas trees, wreaths and other decora- tive green, electric lights and orna- ments far surpassed all previous vol- tune and a tour of the borough eve- nings reveals hundreds of homes brilliantly illuminated with colorful trees and exterior lights. Charitable and fraternal organizations will dis tribute toys and baskets of food to needy families.
 Rev. Arthur F. Lewis. first presi- dent of the Naugatuck Rotary club, delivered an impressive talk on the subject, Light" before this noon's advanced weekly luncheon meeting of the club at Halls tavern. Because tomorrow. the regular meeting date, is Christmas, this weeks session was advanced to today.
 Announcement was made that next years meeting program will be the same as this year, with weekly lunch con meetings to be held on each Wednesday noon. Today's session as- sumed the aspects of a Christmas party among the Rotarians. Presi- dent John H. Schmuck presided.
 Little change is reported in the condition of Vice. President Edward E. Hotchkiss of the Naugatuck Sav- ings Bank, one of Naugatuck's most prominent citizens, who is gravely injured at Waterbury hospital to which he was rushed Sunday morn- ing after falling down flight of stairs at his home. MT. Hotchkiss, who is an officer of the Naugatuck and civic positions. resides at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24

Italy has abolished hte old-type livestock markets, and sellers must take the stock to public markets and offer it only to buyers for the army, meat dealers, or the meat products industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-24
COMPENSATION FOR
 BOROUGH WORKER

John Ann of IT Olive street, Nau- gatuck, will receive $3,718.75, in an agreement filed in the offices of Compensation Commissioner James
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-24
A MODERN AIRPORT
FOR IMPERIAL VALLEY

If there is anything in indications, I'M
perial Valley is due to get major air
port one of these days soon.
The federal government has shown
more than passing interest in airport
sites in the valley. And now comes the
state planning board with long-range
program envisaging a Glass Three land
ing field for the valley. 1t would be one
of six such ports under the proposed
plan.
1t begins to look like Imperial Valleys
own people may be the greatest obstacle
i'm the way of getting a major airport
for the valley.
Not that there is anyone here who
would oppose the project. Everybody is
in favor of it.
But. as in the past with other projects,
there is always the danger of dog in
the manger" fight between the commun-
tiles of the valley in which-as in the
past-everybody loses and nobody gains
anything.
For this once, let us concentrate on
getting final approval of a project which
will benefit all of the valley.
That is not to say that any community
should abandon its efforts to obtain ia
vorable consideration of its own pet air
port site 1t is merely to point out that
the big objective is getting the airport.
Where it is established must be entirely
secondary.
Whether it is near Brawley or 1mpe-
rial or Ell Centro or Calexico or Holtville,
or any other valley town, is really unim-
portant in view of the importance of
getting it FOR IMPERIAL VALLEY.
Wherever we live, in relation to towns
and communities, we will live in Imperial
Valley and our utmost efforts should
be directed to seeing that the valley pros
pers and advances.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-24
Editorials and Comment
SUNDAY NOVEMBER a. 1910
SKILLED LABOR
SHORTAGE IN INDUSTRY
international Falls, Minn., JournaO

international Falls, Minn., JournaD
There's been lot of talk about the
problem of skilled Labor in the light OF
the national defense emergency. Untll
recently, almost all of it was OF necessity
ill-informed, because there weren't sui
ficient facts on hand to justify much IN
the way of congratulations on the subject.
Now that sad state of affairs has been
remedied by the appearance OF timely
and comprehensive study of the skilled
and semi-skilled labor situation conduct
ed by the National Association of Manu-
facturers. Now instead of acting on the
basis of all the wild talk in the land in
dustry can settle down sensibly to the
task of clearing up any shortages when
and where they exist.
The survey in question went to over
six hundred representative companies,
and the results are Illuminating. They
show one out of four companies troubled
with present shortage of skilled labor,
and twice that number predicting that IN
the event of real emergency they would
have a similar problem.
This is important to know. 1t would
indeed be serious were it not for the great
advances made by industry in recent
years in perfecting improved methods OF
job-training. Here again it has been a
case of industry's long-term planning
paying big dividends for the whole ma
ton. The value of that planning will
become increasingly apparent as our de
fense program moves from its tentative
stages into speedy production.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-24
COMFORT FOR GERMANY

In yesterdays paper was a story more
puzzling than any which has come out
of Washington for many weeks. 1t quot
ed President Roosevelt as saying, in eff
feet, that the United States cannot pos
sibly increase the help she is now giving
to Great Britain.
1t is puzzling for two reasons.
l. 1t is something which, to a degree,
we all know, and therefore something
which does not need the emphasis of an
official presidential announcement, per-
mitted in direct quotations by the Pres
ident himself.
2. AS direct presidential quotation,
coming from the head of our government,
the statement not only gives Germany
comfort, but furnishes the NaZis a power
full propaganda weapon for use in her
negotiations with the smaller nations of
Europe The effect of such a statement
on those smaller nations is bound to be
incalculable, even without any attempt
by Germany to make the most of it.
We make no pretense of knowing why
the statement was made. There must
have been good reason. We merely
emphasize it in order that our readers
may, themselves, look for the answer in
the news dispatches of coming days.