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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Method 10 Reduce
Traffic Congestion
In District Sought
Trade Bourd Unit Studies
Problem Arising From
Defense Program

Members of the Traffic Committee
of the Board of Trade today were
seeking new methods of handling
the constantly increasing traffic
flow in the District due to the de-
Tense program.
New highways to provide easy
access to congested areas are ur-
gently needed, Capt H. C. White
hurst, District highway director. told
the group yesterday at its first fall
luncheon, meeting at ODonnelrs
Restaurant.
The increase in Washington S
population, he warned. means the
clogging of present routes through
the Capital. Even now, he ex-
planned, there is need for an addi-
tional highway between Rock Creek
Park and Connecticut avenue and
possibly grade separation projects
at Klingle and Military roads and
!Tilden street NV. . a
Alexandria Bridge Proposed.
In addition, the speaker declared,
q new bridge at Alexandria would
aid greatly in accommodating the
growing flow Of trafiic between that
city and Washington.
The highway planning survey be-
ing conducted by his department, he
said, is now in its third season and
since it is necessary for the survey
to go through four seasons before
a complete count of motor vehicles
can be made accurately, no report
will be available until early next
spring Meanwhile. he asked for the
groups cooperation in eliminating
bottlenecks and traffic congestion in
and near Washington.
A start in promoting the free
flow of traffic here already has
been provided in a comprehensive
street-widening and road extension
program included in the 1912
budget.
Items in Program.
Among items in the program are:
l. Widening of Sixth street from
D to M streets NV.
z. widening OF WISCONSIN avenue
from r to Thirty streets
NV.
g. Widening of Third street from
H street to New York avenue NV.
f. Widening of M street Sc. from
Fourth to Eleventh streets.
S. Widening of U street from
Tenth to Sixteenth streets NV.
6. Paving of Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV. from Nebraska avenue to
the District line.
7. Extension of South Capitol
street from Nichols avenue to the
District line.
8. Extension of Alabama avenue
Sc. from Pennsylvania avenue to
the District line.
P. Y. Howat, chairman, presided
at yesterdays meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Porters Postpone WoIkout

Drug store porters of Local 113,
United Retail Employees Associa-
ton, decided at meeting last night
to postpone a walkout pending fur
ther efforts by the United States
Cancellation Service for a satisfac-
tory settlement with the Peoples
Drug Stores on the demands of the
porters for 10 per cent increase in
wages, and a reduction in the num-
Der of working hours. The meeting,
held at the Y. M. c. A. at, 1916
Twelfth street, was attended by
about 100 members of the union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Rure Editions Shown
To President by Purmo

Two volumes of a rare edition Of
the Book of knowledge" published
by the Grolier Society of New York,
were shown to President Roosevelt
today by Valta Parma, former
curator Of the Rare Books Division
at the Library. Of Congress.
The books are bound In French
levant leather and had IN original
value Of $500 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Wins Struyer Scholarship

Miss F. Abbie Wells. 1888 Thir-
tenth street NV, has been awarded
a one-year scholarship at Strayer
College. 1t. Col. Thomas j. Frailey,
chairman of the World War Or
phan's Committee of the District
Department of the American Le-
gon, announced today. The scholar
ship was offered to the Legion by the
college.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Naval Flyer Killed

The Navy Department said today
that 1t. William. Terrill HUDSON,
Navy flyer attached to the airplane
carrier Saratoga. was killed yester-
day when his plane crashed at sea
Oh the California coast. 1t. HUDSON,
born in Colchester, Ill, was n. He
Is survived by his widow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Plans Started for Fair

A special committee of the Arts
Club Of Washington met yesterday
to initiate plans for a Latin American
fair to be held at the club the fourth
week in october. Lyle A. Brookover
is chairman of the Fair Committee
and Mrs. William S. Hepner and
Rowland Lyon are vice chairmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Communists Call RoIIy

A Civil Liberties Rally" called by
the Executive Committee of the Dis
trict Communist party, will be held
at 7:30 pm. Friday at Eighth and P
streets NV.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

A & P with the interest of the
consumer in mind, was the first
large concern to adopt this system
as a policy and its activity along
these lines has the endorsement of
all leading consumer groups, as
well as the government"
All this wider distribution of quail
ity foods is a direct result of the
company's policy of reducing the
price spread between producer and
consumer, Mr.. BrindeI empha-
sized. A major factor in this elm
ination of in-between costs was
A & P's Introduction in 1912 of the
economy store" which dispensed
with delivery, premiums, telephone
orders and other expense-produc-
ing items which raised costs to
consumers, MIR. Brindell S a i d.
More recently, he explained the
food chain has been a leader in
development of the modern super
market" which features s~elf-serv-
ice and has already proved itself
as a major contribution to the ma
tons retail economy.
Mr.. Brindel1 stated: 1--WE believe
we have proved that efficient dis
tribution gives the consumer more
for each dollar spent. We have
worked to this end so that in the
past five years we have reduced
our retail distribution expense by
more than 20 per cent"
In conclusion, Mr.. Brindell de.
clared that "our organization, by
working to provide quality food for
Americans at the lowest prices
compatible with fair returns to the
producers and wage-earners, has
been able to provide a continuing
supply of nearly every old-time
luxury at low prices. We are con-
fident that the future will bring
still further advances IN the work
we are doing" 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

constantly visit creameries and
that the company also maintains
a small creamery for experiment.
al purposes. These activities have
been influential in elevating the
quality standards for butter
throughout the United States, the
A & P alone distributing approx
mately IT'S, 900, 900 pounds of the
highest grades of butter annually
Similarly, he said, the com.
pany's cheese department has con
stantly recommended and pro-
NOTED the sale of "cured' cheese.
and that in the operation of it's
own refrigerated C h e e S e ware
houses. it has been able to buy and
cure its own cheese, thereby max
ing a uniform quality available the
year round. AS a result, the COM
pany handles a larger volume Of
the finest quality "cured" cheese
than any other dealer or distribu-
tor in the United States-its total
sales of bulk Cheddar and process
ed cheese amounting to more than
so, 600, 900 pounds a year.
'"The same emphasis upon SUI
perior quality, lower cost and wild
err distribution has characterized
the company's activities in tn e
canned goods field" Mr.. Brindell
said. packing methods have adj
mittedly improved appreciably in
recent years and the company has
pioneered grade labelling of canned
fruits and vegetables, a advocat-
ed by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, for years. The
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
g1sT ANNIVERSARY
NOTED BY A. & P.
u;oneers For Budgeteers' Is
rheme Of Birthday Dram
atizing Widening OF Diet

,1,u mass merchandising meth
have widened the American
wv W. nv transforming luxury foods
'ato inexpensive staples, is drama
tized nationally this week by OBJ
N,.nce of The Great Atlantic
pacific Tea company's 81st an
nN wha anniversary theme, "Pio-
for budgeteers-since 1859"
nssl' announced today by R. A.
w wa local A. & P. supervisor.
nl take u greatest pride in the
that our constant striving for
i Ia;e;encv and lower retail prices
!. made it possible for millions
L ID American families to enjoy bev-
o. sraees, vegetables, fruits. meat,
e ela fish and dairy products
p pOuI' we're once considered luxur-
les" he said.
TO- "7be history of our company is
.acord of a constantly wider va
s;stv of quality foods being offered
. ~ . greater number of consum-
w. Mr.. Brindell said. las a
sa.tter of fact, when George
huntington Hartford founded the
TIP, in 1859 with the first store
a. New York, his first act was to
!ate tea out of the luxury class
and make it available to bulge
. as in modest circumstances. At
that time tea was selling for $1.0o
y Mound due to the fact that the
INCREASING agent in China, import
er speculator, wholesale tea deal
Or and wholesale grocer were all
realizing their profit on every ship
ment Of tea. BY purchasing tea
erect from China and eliminating
in.between costs, Mr.. Hartford sue
ceded in reducing the retail price
IN. 30 cents a pound"
Mr.. Brindell said that the public
resnonse to this new me.hod OF
merchandising resulted in the open
imp of new stores and the introduc-
ton Of additional foodstuffs. The
new mass merchandising princi.
ples we're applied to coffee and
tbey were so effective that the
A, & P. today operates its own
plantations in Brazil, and imports,
1oasts and distributes one out Of
every seven pounds Of coffee used
BY American consumers.
I'm the next three decades our
company gradually expanded their
line from coffee, tea and spices
to include other groceries, always
with a view to bringing more foods
to more consumers" Mr.. Brindel
said. by 1884 we were distribut
ing sugar. BY 1890 baking powder.
butter and extracts had been add
ed to u stock. Year by year we
brought a constantly widening va
riety Of foodstuffs to the American
public.
Probably our greatest contribu-
ton to a healthful American die1
was the part we played in making
fresh fruits and vegetables avail
able the year round. 1t is not many
years since the average home wa:
limited to canned and dried fruits
and vegetables during the fall ane
winter months. The quantity OF,
fresh fruits and vegetables pro
duced throughout the country nov
compared with that produced prior
to our coming into this field
shows a tremendous increase, par
ticularly in the southern states
whose produce is consumed dur
ing the fall and winter seasons.
The A. & P, in many instances
was the first to bring such produce
to northern markets in carlots dur
ing the winter months. Further
our promotional activities alonl
these lines have encouraged con
surners to use fresh fruits ant
vegetables on a y~ear-round basi
Evening star., 1940-11-20

They contribute the Community Chest because they
know it's an investment in happiness Not burdensome
responsibility :. but joyous expression Of Service
service to the community in which they live service
which gives others chance to live.
And the Bartons know that their the Chest
will do the most good because it is spread among 81 diff
ferent agencies, each with definite objective and each
doing its specific type Of work to make our community
better place in which to live.
Once year and ONLY once year these agencies
look to YOU. The Bartons have let them down.
Will you?
Evening star., 1940-11-20

They are typical Washington family. Jim has fairly
good Income Gladys manages very nicely with her small
but adequate home Jean is in her sophomore year at
high school, Young Ned will prep school next year,
Happy? Well say so Their healthy, wholesome children
are constant Of pnde They have the right home
environment; the right kind of companions and the
right kind Of facilities for building sound bodies and ds
No. the Barons have no burdens. But the real of
their happiness is their ability share with Others In
their gratitude for all the good things of life bestowed
upon them, the Barons unmindfu Of those in less
fortunate circumstances.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11

A workers meeting will be held Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, at the church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11
Foresters To Honor
 Bucks Hill Member
Class Of Candidates To Be Initiated December IS In Honor Of John w. BunneII-June Niven Injured
w AT ERVILLE

Watefville, Dec. LA mammoth bingo party will be held Friday night, December 18th, in St. Mi- chaels Parish Hall, under the spon- sorship of the Holy Name Society. The committee in charge will in- Clude, Patrick Shea, Thomas Kelly, Robert Cosgriff, William Brennan, George Graham, Fred Truelove, John Humphrey, Martin Lodge, Ray German and James Sullivan.
 Prizes will include 24 turkeys, as well as several special prizes. The party will begin at 8:30 o'clock and will be open to the public.
 Court Welch, Foresters of Ameri- ca, will conduct a short business meeting Friday night at 7:30 o'clock, in Foresters' Hall, to make arrange nentS for a celebration Sunday, December 15, honoring John w. Bunnell of Bucks Hill, oldest charter member of the Court. On that day, commencing at 2:30 p. m. a class of candidates will be put through, end 1t is expected several supreme officers and Grand Court officers will be In attendance, also delega- tions from Torrington, Hartford, Meriden, Bridgeport and all lodges of Waterbury.
 At recent meeting of the local court, it was voted to change the regular meeting night from Thurs day to Friday. This will continue for the winter months.
 A Christmas dance will be held Friday night, December 20, at the Fairmount Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps rooms on Thomaston avenue. This will be gala Christmas cele- bration and will consist of round and square dancing. The public is invited. Music will be furnished by Waterville,s own, Rusty Ranblers."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11

were on sale, and a doIl was won by Mrs. Frank Smith. Those ate tending were: Mrs. Leroy Cook, Mrs. Daniel OReilly, Mrs. Harry Sizer, Mrs. Everett Cook, Mrs. Russell Truelove, Mrs. Russell Ath- erton, Mrs. Gordon Spier, Mrs. George Caldwell, Mrs. Walter Hor- man, Mrs. J. l.. Washburne, Mrs. B. F. Bradley, Mrs. w. E. Pierpont, Jr., Mrs. c. c. Schlicker, Mrs. L. Lafferty, Mrs. Wendell Wall, Mrs. Perry White, Mrs. c. T. Perry, Mrs. Ralph Meyers. Mrs. William Rooney, Mrs. Louis Dadario, Mrs. William Dunlavey, Mrs. Edward Martin, Mrs. Sidney Hencl1el, Mrs. Frederick Hoadley. Mrs. Ralph Bates, Mrs. Alfred Emnions, Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. Louis Willard and Mrs. R. Ward Henion.
 Miss June Niven, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Lester Niven of Bonair avenue was injured in an automobile accident Monday, in Bridgeport and taken to a hospital in that city.
 Mrs. Partridge Ill
 Mrs. John Byrnes of Pembroke avenue was called to Norwalk yes- terday, because of the illness of her mother, Mrs. Adelia Partridge.
 Mrs. Robert Greatorex, president of the. Women''s Auxiliary of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, will be in charge of the birthday party this evening at 2 o'clock, in the parish hall, honoring all birthdays of members. A supper will be served. A birthday cake, baked by Mrs. Homer Senior, will be featured. Card playing will follow and 8 grab bag will be enjoyed. Mrs. Greatorex is being assisted by Mrs. Gordon Mac Quarrie, and Mrs. Harris Wright. Rev. Roger w. Barney will be guest
 The Women's Society for Chris tian Service of the Grace Methodist Church will hold Christmas party tonight beginning with a supper at 6 o'clock. A grab bag will be featured and social evening en- joyed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11
Salaries Proposed
 For Probate Judges
Bill May Authorize Superior Court Judges To Fix Remuneration In Various Counties Opinions Voiced

A bill placing probate judges of the state on salary basis will be submitted to the 1941 General As- sembly by Probate Judge-elect John P. Flanagan of the Bridgeport dis trict. His measure provides that the judges of the superior court fix the salaries for the probate judges, the amount being based on the number of matters handled by each court and the importance of its standing.
 Probate Judge-elect Edward Mo- Padden of Stratford says that he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11

Probert will lead the song service.
 A workers meeting will be held Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, at the church.
 Pastor Bible Speaker
 Rev. Conner R. Lewis, pastor of the Third Congregational Church, will be the speaker Sunday, at the regular meeting of the Everyman's Bible class, 9:15 a. m. at the Grace Mthodist Church. In the absence of Vincent Leonard, who is ill at the Waterbury Hospital, Charles Probert will lead the song service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11

favors a similar plan. The town council of Stratford Monday night adopted resolution urging that steps be taken to end the fee system for probate judges and to have them receive straight salaries.
 The proposal has come up several times in the past and has been con- sidered by the Probate Assembly, an organization of all probate judges in the state.
 Placing of probate judges on a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11
Women Not superstitiOus

Women Not Expectations
 The monthly business meeting of the Casper s. Davis, American Legion Auxiliary, will be held Fri day night, December B, at 7>o'clock, at Fraternity Hall, with Mrs. Dorothy Cook presiding.
 The Post and the Auxiliary will be represented this evening at the American Legion Second District meeting in Wallingford.
 The Waterville Girls Club has postponed its monthly meeting from December 12, until Friday, Decem- Der 20, so Christmas party may be included in the evenings pro- gram. The club will meet at the home of Miss Gladys Monroe and Mrs. Arnold Monroe on Wheeler street. Each member will bring a gift and a luncheon will be served.
 Mrs. Joseph Welton of Thomas ton avenue left Sunday to visit her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Lyman and family in Parkridge, Illinois. After the first of the year, Mrs. Welton plans to spend some time with her son, Clifford Welton, and his wife in Georgia.
 Frederick R. Book of Manville street will enter the Waterbury Hospital tonight and tomorrow will undergo a tonsillectomy.
 Pastor Bible Speaker
 Rev. Conner R. Lewis, pastor of the Third Congregational Church, will be the speaker Sunday, at the regular meeting of the Everyman's Bible Class, 9:15 a. m. at theGrace Methodist Church. In the absence of Vincent Leonard, who is i'll at the Waterbury Hospital, Charles
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

Religion" means the doing or performing of anything that is con- trary to the will of Jehovah God, Following the traditions of men and giving honor and glory 10 creatures is religion. The practice of anything that tends to give glory to creatures Is religion.
 Jehovah's Witnesses,
 l68 East Main Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11

Frederick R. Book of Manville street will enter the Waterbury Hospital tonight and tomorrow will undergo a tonsillectomy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11

A Christmas bazaar and dessert bridge was held yesterday afternoon in the Sprague school gymnasium by the Parent Teacher Association. Mrs. Ralph Bates, general chair lady, was assisted by Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. Everett Cook, Mrs. Louis Willard and Mrs. Alfred EmmonS.
 Articles of food and fancy work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11
CENSORED FILMS
 BOYCOTT SOUGHT
Rev. Paul SpOdnik Plays Pictures Used As PrOpa-
 ganda Against People

Rev. Paul Spodnik, assistant pas- tor at the Church of the ImEnacu- late Conception speaking at the no- vena exercises yesterday nacrning, afternoon and evening, stated the Legion of Decency survey shows there was an increase of objection able pictures last year and de- crease in 'unobjectionable films
 Films censored by the Legion of Decency should not be viewed by Catholics who should boycott the- aters showing them, he added Films should not be used as means of propaganda against people, he con- tinued after asserting that at least one production was shown recently in which Nazis were used as 8 means of propaganda.
 A good deal of Christian influ- ence could be brought about in a film which would portray the birth of Christ, he added. He urged fath- CTS and mothers to advise their children to keep away from movies that the Legion of Decercy terms objectionable.
 Yesterdays services marked the first in another series of perpetual novena in honor of St. Joseph.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11

as an issue in the election campaigns for many of the judgeships this fall. Judge-elect Flanagan was one of those who declared himself as fa- voring the proposed change.
 Under Judge-elect Flanagan's plan the superior court judge resident in each county would fix the amount of salary to be paid the judge of each probate district within the county. The superior court member would determine the amount after Q care- full study of the volume and import ance of the work done by each pro- bate district court within his county.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-11

Plans have been completed in Het- sinki, Finland, for the construction of apartments to accommodate 25O families and of 400 private dwelling houses.
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g.
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The Nome nugget., 1940-11-08
CHANGE IN NAME OF CIVIL AERONAUTICS

There is quoted below a not ice which has been received from the Acting Director of Admins tration and which will be com piled with, effective immediate ly:
 Under date of August 29, l94O Ire Acting Secretary of Com meroe issued Departmental Or der No. 52, as follows:
 It is hereby ordered and dir ected, that that part of the Civ il Aeronautics Authority, the functions of which are admins .ered by the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics under the dir ection and supervision of the Sec retary of Commerce shall here after be known as the Civil Aero nautics Administration.
 Robert H. Hinckley
 Acting Secty. of Commerce
The Nome nugget., 1940-11-08
City Council Meets

The City Council in special session on Monday, Nov. 4 heard inspector Kelsey report on the construction of the addition to the school building, just omplet- ed by contractor Geo. Hite. Kel- sey reported that the building was now completed and that mat erials and labor wsre paid for,
 and the construction was in ac- cordance with the plans and specifications.
 A recess was taken while the Mayor and members of the Coun cil visited the school and made a personal examination of the new
 addition. All members of the
 Council expressed their approval of the construction, the grade of materials used, etc. Upon return
 ing to the Council chambers and rsconvening a motion was made and unanimously carried, approv
 ing the construction of the build ing and accepting same from the contractor. The clerk was then requested to notify the Commits sioner of Education at Juneau of
 the action of the Council, recon msnding final payment to MT. Hi+a