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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29

phies have been offered are as fol- lows:
 Senior Glass
 l, Best playing ancient corps first and second trophy; 2, best play ing-modern fife and drug, first and second trophy; 3, best playing-fire, drum and bugle, first and second trophy; 4, best playing-bugle and drum, first and second trophy; 5 best playing combination, first tro- phy; 6, best appearing corps, first trophy; 2, fancy drill-first trophy 8, best appearing major, first medal; g, baton swinging, first and second medal.
 Junior Class: Same As The
 Senior Class
 Feminine Class
 1, Best playing, first trophy: 2 best appearing, first trophy; 3, best fancy drill, first trophy; 4, baton swinging, first and second medal; 5, best appearing major, first medal Prizes will be provided for any class not listed upon notification oi entrant. ........
 All corps will register at Temple hall starting at 12 noon. The par ade will start at 2:30 sharp, from Freight street to Grand to Bank North Main to West Main past the Elton Hotel, out West Main to Meadow and to the Randolph Gloves Stadium. ...-.-t
 Junior competition will start im- mediately after the parade.
 Feminine competition will start immediately after the juniors. Sen- for competition will start at o'clock sharp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29
POLI'S

A gigantic all-star vaudville pro gram headed by Dooley and Evans, one of Americas foremost comedy teams, comes to the Loew Poli theater, to be presented from the stage on Wednesday evening at g p. m.
 Other big acts on the bill include Kirk and Clayton, the rhythm steppers; Tucker and Smith, two gentlemen from nowhere; Loretta Gray and O., mite-y cute, and the three Cards, fancy steppers. Gus Meyers Jr., and the Loew Pon or- chestra will furnish the musical background fro the show, which will be presented in addition to double feature screen program, and best of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29
Special Committee
 Delays Consultation
No Conference Held With Corporation Counsel on New
 System of Appointing Teachers; Question Legality

MT. Kearney asked why no report on the proposed new system was forthcoming, although the commit tee was appointed months ago, and expressed scepticism when the cor1- mittee told him there was a ques~ tion of legality to be resolved.
 What legality?" snorted MT. Kearney, implying the legal bust- ness was red herring.
 The same meeting witnessed the protest of pr. Parkinson that, al- though he had asked for 8 list of applicants to high school posts, no list had been prepared.
 Dr. Condon was finally told t. prepare the list, after lengthy discussion on this head.
 The proposed revamptng of thG methods of selecting teachers fol the high school follows 8 charge by MT. Kearney months ago that pos litical football" was being played in the school department. MT. Kearney was supported by otheI members of the board in his de- sire to set up a system based on strict priority.
 The special committee was then selected to investigate the feasibility of this system.
 The last report related the com- mittee was involved in an intricate legal tangle.
 This tangle was to have been un- wound by the corporation counsel. No Comment
 School Supt. Thomas J. Condon said today he could answer no ques- tions regarding a report that he would recommend to the board of education Monday that the incom- ing freshmen at Leavenworth high school be limited to 400. The superintendent said he was not the source of the information.
 Members of the board who were reached said they know nothing of the proposal. Thomas P. Ashton, president of the hoard, could not bG reached.
 Mayor Vincent Scully, ex-officio chairman, said he has heard some talk" about the proposal, but noth- ing definite.
 The mayor said that something will be done about the overcrowded conditions, but he does not know just what the plans are.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29

Apple-blossom time Apple blossom time is one for celebrations in many sections of this continent Somehow or other the Towering of the apple tree occasions joy and and the promise of harvest ahead. Virginia starts the procession of applebosoms early in May and then slowly the band of color moves norhWard in an everncreasng arc Connecticut gets it about md-May with Mlddeteld the center of attention Lastly they come to Nova Scotia along about the first week in June: Nova Scotia IS the British Empires greatest apple orchard and despite the war will probably attract many tourists this year. Kent vile is the center of the celebration The sight is an impressive valley 12o by 40 miles, just one mass marks one terminus Windsor the tdewaters of Minas Basin where the tidal bore sweeps in to height of 50 feet, on the other....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29
$25 SUBSCRIBED FOR
 HOMELESS CHILDREN

Second Congregational church children subscribed $25 last week to the National Crusade for Chil- dren. The drive was arranged by Dorothy Candeld Fisher of Yer mont, for the benefit of homeless children in Europe and China. Each child of the Second church was asked to give penny for each year of his or her age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29
Q ANSWERS TO
 CRANlUA CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

 1. Chamberlain and Levine made nonstop flight from New York to Germany in 1927.
 2. John Rodgers and crew flew from San Francisco to within 100 miles of Hawaiian Islands in 1925, were rescued after drifting nine days.
 3. Charles Kingsford-S Smith flew from Oakland. Calf, to Australia in three hops in 1928.
 1. Harold -Gatty accompanied Wiley Post on flight to England in 1881 and around the-world flight in 1881.
 B.. Henry Merrill and John S.. Lambe, in 1887, flew from Brooklyn. N. r., to London in 25 hours back again with coronation pictures in 25 hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29

Ed Fossbender, Fordham grad celebrated another birthday Saturday, but didn't let his friends know about it. Al Hermann will show his superb movies after Kiwanans digest their noon day luncheon wed nesday at the Elton. . MT. and Mrs Leo MargiOtta ot Orange Street will celebrate their fifth wedding ann versary this evening with private dinner party at the Elton . Leo McMahOn has new set of hook and slice proof irons which he claims will clip ten strokes from his game. He's been chasing that rainbow for several seasons without much success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29

"Denmarks prison' With Denmark occupied by Nazi troops many devOtee of Shakespeare has been quoting the immortal lines perhaps prophetic ones that Hamlet Prince of Denmark, used in this fashion
 Hamlet What have you, my good friends deserved at the hands of fortune that she sends you to prison thither?
 GuildenStern: Prison, my lOrd
 Hamlet: Denmarks priSOn
 Rosencrantz: Then is the world one.
 Hamlet: gOodIy one; in which there many confines wards and dungeons Denmark being one of the worst.
 ROsencrantz: We think not so, my lord
 Hamlet: Why then, 'tis none to you, for there is nothing either good bad, but thinking makes it sO to me it is prisOn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29
FATHER AND SONS

Lon Clancy, Jr, and Wallace Reid, Jr., are both acting in Cecil DeMille's Northwest Mounted Po- lice" and Jesse L. Lasky, Jr.. helped write the script. Their fathers all started with DeMille.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29
MANS HOPE sTIRs OPTIMISM

Pasadena, Cal. (UP)-Man has not yet reached his evolutionary peak and his evolution is still on the upward trend, according to Dr. John c. Merriam, president of the Car negie Institution of Washington, who is doing research work at the California Institute of Technology. Civilization need not destroy us,'' he declares,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29

Mary Pannone Catholic High grad, now cashier at a busy downtown eatery, comes through with her initial contribution of tinfo made up mostly Of mix bottle tops. Thanx, Mary, you're the tops Paul training mustache but the neighborhood boys still can't see him as Rhett Butler. It's Dick Todds guess ing on the European situation we'll probably be hearing a war song with title like Shoot the Mortar to Me, Mortimer While this side, can read the propa- ganda and sing Shoot the Hooey to Me, Hughe!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29
Good evening.
ON BORROWED TIME

All at once daylight increases, We're off the standard, the short day ceases We've borrowed just an hour from time For more daylight and more sunshine An hour lost is an hour gained, And so it is by law ordained To set our clocks ahead an hour, Just loan, so don't look sour, Because you must get up an hour earlier Is no reason for us to act surlter. When summer comes we won't mind at all Or right up to the early fall When we hand that hour back That was borrowed just for lack Of enough daylight. So let's go On borrowed time. On with the show!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29

Czech refugees in Brighton, Eng land. a seaside resort, have of- fered to work free in the public parks and gardens
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29

Harry Huev former K of L. basketball coach recently underwent an operation and had cartilage removed from his knee Jake and "Bossy Reger left yesterday hello to Jake Flowers former big league infelder. Vic Parkosewch of Orange Street wishes to thank all his kind friends who were so generous to him during his job Ed Fitzpatrick was presented life membership in the Cadets A. C. at the Washington Park Community basketball leagues annual prom Friday night Through Fs efforts the gym was decorated it never was before
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-29

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meehan are the happy parents of baby daughter. The newcomer arrived at St. Mary's Hospital Friday. Mrs Meehan was wa. the former nursing attendant at the office or Dr' John Freheit ... Sergeant Charley McWeeney has just signed a contract for new l94O Studebaker Commander . Henry Sandy" Donahue, assistant scout executive recently underwent minor ear oper- ation and is still under the doctors care.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
Mcmillan Rules Officer May
Command Car To Make Arrest

RALEIGH, April 11.-lB-If a
law officer steps on the running
board of your automobile and tells
you to follow another car, you'd
better do as you're told.
If you don't Attorney General
Harry Mcmillan ruled today, you
may be found guilty of violating a
state law which says: IF any per-
son, after having been lawfully
commanded to aid an officer in ar
resting any person neglects or
refuses to aid such officer, he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor."
And what happens if your car is
wrecked or you are shot while you
are obeying orders and chasing d
fugitive?
THAT question hasn't arisen,'
said Mcmillan.
Other rulings, released today in a
digest by Mcmillan included these:
1t is unlawful to hunt game in
North Carolina on Sunday.
A person who acts as superin'
tendent in the construction of his
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
SENATOR BRIDGES
ATTACKS JACKSON
Says Communists Who Have
Violated Law Have Not
Been Sent To Prison

WASHINGTON. April 11.-tP-
Senator Bridges GRIND contended
in the senate today that commu'
nists had violated the la ION every
hand" but had not been sent to jail
because of failure of Attorney
General Robert H. jackson to
prosecute.
Where does this Immunity come
FROM" Bridges asked. Where do
the communists set their protec-
tion?"
Majority Leader Barley (D-Ky}
replied that Jackson was an liable
public servant" who was prompted
by sincere, disinterested motives in
an effort to bring about justice in
the courts"
Bridges said Jackson had recently
dismissed indictments against II
communists in Detroit involved in
the recruiting of young men for
service in Spain" while, on the other
hand, the cases against II other
persons-m mbers of the ~so-called
Christian Front-are being pressed
with enthusiasm"
us there a sit-down strike in
the department of justice against
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
Many Fruit Producers
Oppose Patman Measure

WASHINGTON, April Ill Up 49,
Representatives of Pacific coast and
New England Fruit Growers organ.
izations, opposing enactment of the
Patman bill, told a house ways and
means subcommittee today that
chain stores were vital market out
lets for fresh fruits.
John Rice, of Marlboro, Mass,
representing he Massachusetts,
Fruit Growers association, said that
enactment of the Patman bill would
completely disorganize" the fruit
growing industry. The in.
troduced by Rep. Patman CD-TeX)
would levy graduated taxes on chain
stores and, its author contends, force
breaking UP of the largest chain
systems.
Rory Collins of Hood River, Ore,
an apple producer and spokesman
for several farm groups, told the
subcommittee that he regarded the
chain stores as "a very natural out
growth Of Dull economic system and
a very necessary part of our distri.
button SYSTEM
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
Data Needed To Write Model
Marriage Law, Says Broadway

DURHAM, April Ii Up De
claring I'VE do not go at the whole
problem intelligently. but rather
pick at it one point at a time"
Prof. John S. Broadway, director of
the Duke Legal Aid clinic, declared
today that MISUNDERSTANDING
agencies must be established by the
several states before a model mar
riage law can be written and put
into effect.
Professor Broadway spoke at Duke
university to delegates attending
the Sixth annual conference on
conservation of marriage and the
family. The conference, attended
by $50 delegates from 10 states,
opened at Chapel Hill on Tuesday
and will be conducted there tenor
row.
Not until such an agency or com
mission, comprising psychologists,
physicians, psychiatrists, economists,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
lckes Says He Will Quit
If Roosevelt Reelected

WASHINGTON, April II. - Up -
Secretary Ickes said today that if
President Roosevelt were reelected
he would resign from the cabinet
with thanks for the buggy ride
This was believed to be a reply to
critics who have been saying that
new deal officials were working for
a third term SO they could continue
in office themselves. Ickes is an ar
dent third term advocate.
Il would resign" he said, because
I think that he MI. ROOSEVELT ought
to have a free hand to start all over
again if that is what he would wish
to do"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12

own building is not a contractor;
in the legal sense, and cannot be
controlled by the North Carolina Ii
censing board for contractors.
If a man were married under an
assumed name, Or an alias, the
marriage would not be void.
A justice of the peace may serve
a stown commissioner, and a town
attorney may serve as chairman of
a county board of elections.
Salaries of state employees may be
garnisheed for non-payment of
taxes, but salaries of federal en-
ployes may not. In the case Of WPA
projects, salaries of workmen are
paid by contractors, so such wages
may be ga%rnisheed. In the case Of
WPA employees, the answe would
depend or whether the workers
were paid directly through federal
relief agencies.
Town, commissioners may by
proper ordinance, tax persons sell
ing ice,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
TRIAL OF HOWELL
BEGUN IN WAYNE
GOldsboro Automobile Me-
chanic Is Charged With
Shooting Policeman

GOLDSBORO, April Ii R 800
Leslie Howell, Goldsboro automobile
mechanic, went on trial in Wayne
superior court today charged with
murder in connection with the fatal
shooting March 7 of Policeman H.
C. Wiegand.
Mrs. William Phipps testified that
she heard Howell and his wife quar-.
reling before the shooting and Mrs.
Howell threatened to call police.
Almeda Phipps, Mrs. Phipps' daugh.
ter, said she heard Howell say he
would get" any officer who came
to the house.
Wiegand was shot in the stomach
rs he entered the Howell home, wit.
ness said. He died four hours later
in a hospital.
Four hours were consumed in
seating the trial jury, drawn from
a special venire which excluded
residents of Goldsboro township.
Judge c. E. Thompson is presiding.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12

lawyers and other specialists, can
assemble facts regarding marriage
problems and study them can there
be a basis for a model marriage
law, said Professor Broadway, who
is secretary of the National Asso-
citation Of Legal Aid organizations
and the author of articles on the
legal aspects of marriage.
Professor Broadway declared that
most authorities agree that our
marriage laws are 20 years behind
the times. State commissions rath-
er than a federal agency was sug-
gested for the study Of the problem
because of the difference in local
conditions. A central bureau for
the exchange of information would
be helpful, he said.
mo model marriage law now ex-
ists," said Professor Broadway, "but
some day we will have the material
on which to base such a law. First,
however, the public must come to
know just what it wants, the facts
must be assembled, and the problem
approached intelligently.
The Duke clinic director made a
survey of United States laws af-
fecting marriage and governing
paupers, minors, and physically dis
abled persons seeking marriage Ii
censes
DR.. Howard E. Jensen, of the
Duke sociology faculty, presided at
the morning session in York chapel.
In the absence of President W. P.
Few, he welcomed the conferees on
behalf of the university.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
MAY CANCEL CREDITA

NEW YORK, Opril 11.-LR-War-
rem Lee Pierson, president of the
Federal Export-Import bank, said
today that the wars spread to Scan
dinavia might require the cancella'
ton of some U. S. government cred
it's extended to those countries. He
spoke before the Academy of Pol1tl-
cal Science, departing from his pre-
pared speech to describe events IN
Scandinavia as shocking"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12

administration of justice?'
Bridges asked.
Barley asserted that 1.-The mere
fact a group of men in Detroit
were dismissed and a group in Ne"
York were not should not be re-
garded in any way as reflecting on
the abilities, motives or sincerity OF
Mr.. Jackson"
On the house side Of the capitol
communists continued today to lay
the groundwork for a legal test or
the Dies committees powers. Three
of them refused to give the COM
mittee the names of other party
Il. >mlers on the ground that politi'
cal beliefs and affiliations were prl-
ate matters. They argued also
that Chairman Dies (D-Texas) had
urged employers to blacklist COM
munist workers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
Bans On Teleuision
May Be Lifted Soon

WASHINGTON, April IL Up -
Chairman James L. Fly of the Fed
eral Communications Commission
talked with President Roosevelt
about television today and told re-
porters afterward that restrictions
on the industry might be lifted in a
few months.
The commission recently suspend.
ed an order permitting limited COM
mercial telecasting beginning Sept.
1, and is now conducting hearings
to determine whether to reinstate
its order.
Fly said he was hopeful that with.
in a few months there will be a
flock of receivers that will receive
all transmitters."
Lettuce was introduced into Eng
land from Holland in 1920.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
CAMPAIGN
'VILLOPENS SUNDAY
p,IIv Scheduled To Be Con-
N@ '''.tod At Wilmington Jew
ish Social Center

.,;gn to aid Jewish war suf-
j., Poland and other parts of
IN provide assistance to ref
WHO have found temporary
in European lands, and to
a,,-s the settlement Of Jews in
F3I.;oe will be launched by the
f@am.;,,o+on Jewish community on
" I'5, a., evening, April IA, at 8
SUM- -. in the Jewish Social center.
oL.'' Braunstein will be the main
p D.,.er 81 the rally, which is a
sa' If rhe nation wide campaign of
rn;ted Jewish Appeal for Ref
's qnjd Overseas Needs, which
,nsss the Joint Distribution
an,ir+ee. the United Palestine ap-
..i and the National Refugee Serv-
~" rT,liqm Block and Rabbi Nor
,.,,i VI. Thurman, chairman and
O'' s%qirman respectively of the Will
.;.ston United Jewish Appeal for
. n-" have issued the following call
+he wilmington Jewish com
nanity;
ar5a CAPACITY attendance which
., ayrect at Il opening rally will
r,n. that our entire Jewish COM
s,,cirv is determined as never be-
s~a 10 display throngh this cam
.,;gn A renewed spirit of dedica-
..r1 10 the oppressed and persecut-
which We feel certain will be
rirrored in the attainment of a
.rrtr MAGNIFICENT goal. Only secri-
..+aI giving by all Wilmington Jews
viii meet adequately the serious
,robpms created by the war in
rrrono. the repercussions of which
r,ro been felt most keenly by the
lavish relief has prompted the lead
.rsas Of disaster. The necessity for
,royjdfng unparalleled sums for
Jewish deIief has prompted the lead
srshjn of our city to set a high goal
Which all Of us must strive to meet.
Ne can and must do a job of res
&e."
Other leaders in the Wilmington
United Jewish Appeal are E. L.
Pear Monroe Shrier, Louis Sch
var-z Clarence Sternberger, B.
Nav $ chairman of the out-of-Wil-
Drive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
FALSE TEETH
That Loosen
Need Not Embarrass

Many wearers of false teeth have SUI
fered real embarrassment because their
plate dropped, slipped or wabbled at
just the wrong time. Do not live in
fear of this happening to you. Just
sprinkle a little FASTEETH, the aka
line (non-acid) powder on your plates.
Holds false teeth more firmly, so they
feel more comfortable. Does not sour.
Checks "plate odor" (denture BREATH.
Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
EARTH TREVOR

ST. JOHNS, Mild, April 11.-tP--
Residents of many villages on the
south coast of Newfoundland were
reused early today by n earth
tremor. The shock was felt in Re.
con,re West and Francois, approyi-
matcly 200 miles west of here, but
no damage was reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
OPPOSE AMENDMENTS

Two minority members of the
hous1 committee investigating
the Labor Relations Board urged
congress to reject the majority's
II proposed amendments to the
Wagner Act, saying they were
based on a distorted picture
of the boards operations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
REFORM PLAN

President Roosevelt proposed
to congress the fourth of a series
OF government reorganization
programs. Among other things,
n program would put the Civil
Aeronautics Authority, now an
independent agency, in the Com
merce department and transfer
tho weather bureau from the
Agriculture to the Commerce
department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
Capitals Day

by The Associated Press)
The State department offered
the 1871 Americans in Scandin.
avia its full assistance in fleeing
that new theater of war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
SAYS FAILS

Senator Bridges (R-NH) told
the senate that communists had
violated the law ION every hand"
but were not jailed because of
the failure of Attorney General
jackson to prosecute.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12

To save coal, Italian industrialists
have authorized a plan o produce
methane gas for cooking and heat.
ing from sewage and garbage.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
BILL APPROVED

BILL APPROVED
The house approved a bill for
automatic reapp0rtionment OF
house seats after completion of
the 1910 census
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12

Colombia placed a 2 per cent tax
capital prizes won in lotteries to
aid the deaf and blind in the coun-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12

ADVERTISER EN,T
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12

Lettuce was introduced into Eng
land from Holland in 1920.
Evening star., 1940-05-27

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