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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16
Salvation Army Voices Annual Appeal
Lest We Forget!
Painted Names on Citys Honor Roll Present Prob.
 le m to
 Officials

Local veterans organizations will be asked by Major Newton W. Alexander to agree on a plan for placing names of local World War veterans on the city honor roll in some permanent form. The plates containing the names of some A. 900 veterans were removed by the park repartment a few days for cleaning, only to have it discover cd that the names were simply painted on and that cleaning would mean their erasure.
 Major Alexander, who is chair man of the local Memorial Day committee, has discussed with of- flcials of one of the major factor ies @ set of brass plates with the names of veterans listed indelibly He has also consulted with Supt. of Parks James J. Curtin.
 City funds apparently will not be available for the project, at least this year, and the financing of the new set of names may have to be undertaken by the veterans groups.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16
NEWS 

Franklin E. Wright entertained the Married Couples Club of the First Methodist Church with pie lures he took on aeroplane flights with Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh and other aviators at the annual meeting in the church parlors last night.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard H. Smith were elected club presidents, MT. and Mrs. Harold Wright vice. presidents: MT. and Mrs. George w. Woodward secretaries; and MT. and Mrs. Jacob A. Kenny treasurers.
 Miss Martha McNaught, whose singing was one of the features of the Passion Play given recently at the Second Congregational Church. will sing several numbers at the silver tea which the Sigma Alpha Phi sorority of that church will hold next Saturday afternoon at the church parlors from 3 to o'clock.
 Opening the event will be a play given by the Junior Players. Mu- sical selections will also be offered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16

The annual maintenance appeal of the Salvation Army for funds to carry on the work of the or- ganiZation in the city during the fiscal year ending May, l94l, will be launched here on May % and con- tinue until June TO- according to announcement yesterday by Charles J, Allen, of the Connecticut Light & Power Co.,, who Is general chair man of the Appeal. Plans for the public appear were approved at the last meeting of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army, held on April 26, when Thomas F. Moore, acting chairman since the death of Rev. John N. Lewis, who headed the Advisory Board for many years, declared that 1t would be neces- sary this year to raise quota of $8,000 to supplement membership and other income of the local Sal- vationist corps in order that Sal- vation Army work be carried on uncurtailed the coming year In the Waterbury area.
 Special Gifts
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully, q mem- ber of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, will serve as honorary chair man of the appeal, and George J, Scott, as chairman of the Special Gifts Committee. Thirty or more men and women prominent In the civic, business, educational and re- ligious life of Waterbury have spon- sored the drive, and active commit tees representing the various busi- ness, professional and industrial di- visions now are being organized Supplementing their activities, uni formed Salvationists under the di- rection of Adjutant Hugo W!berg, in charge of the local corps, will fol- low up a mail appeal with a house to house canvass.
 T willingly agreed to serve as gen. eral chairman of this appeal for the Salvation Army" said MT. Allen yes- terday, "because I believe that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16

Wally simpson adhered to the Hauser health diet even before darbo did Alice Faye, married the very first man who ever pro- posed to her-Tony Martin. Be- Ginner's luck? Empress Jo. sephine always wore Q scarf around her neck to conceal e goiter =,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16
THREE DIVORCES
 ON LIST FRIDAY

The uncontested divorce action of Dominic Verrastro against Mary Perugini Verrastro will be heard at the short calendar session of sup erior court tomorrow morning by Judge Carl Foster,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16
THINGS I NEVER KNEW ABOUT
 GLAMnIIR GIRLS

Cleopatra was Q female Durante, Her proboscis was SO gigantic that Pascal once flippantly recorded; Had the nose of the woman been shorter, the face of the world may have changed" Sappho" fa- nous Greek poeteSs of love, had lavender dyed hair Brenda FraEer's favorite midnight snack Is seafood, mama The most dreamed about Glamour Girl of the day is never seen out, and poses only for her pappy. That would be George petty's luscious lass, who Is the model for all her pater's Petty pretties Honore Balzac's frau was so frigid that he wrote; Any man who makes advances towards her is either fool or on optlmist" Mrs. Caligula, the reigning Roman Scandal of her day, was served up undraped by MT. Caligula to arnuse his dinner guests
 Dolores was the highest paid Showgirl of all time. Ziegfeid paid her 9650 per week simply for pos- Hlk III biiV 0hiy AhihAC ALIleL ica's first bride was Ann 6uras, Q Puritan pip The former Mar celle Edwards Manville sleeps with mascara on Lupe Velez was first to sport those evening gowns that reveal the epidermis from waist to hip Maxine Elliott, who weighed more than 200 pounds when she died recently and who had eat- on Q chocolate layer cake daily for years before, penned an article four decades earlier insisting; Beauties must be stern with them selves. They must frown upon the alluring box of bon bons. They must eat sparingly, even when hungry" Airline Judge tips hellhops with e tipple-a bottle ol brandy Lily Langtry, tine Jer- sey Lily, used to "eat" her thumb. Mrs, James Brown Potter mother of the former Eff Still man, was the first society woman to sign advertising testimonials |. Anita Colby has been engaged more often than any glamour girl on record,
 NinOn de Lenclos despised re. StrRint of any sort. While visiting she frequently infuriated her hosts by releasing their caged birds when they weren't looking At l6, Chorus Girl Lois Andrews Is al- ready battling that "middle-aged" spread-has to count calories con- stantly Honey Chile Wilder is the only co who can go walking with her dog and return home with Q Packard The Countess Dash- Sov, who helped overthrow Peter III, wore military uniforms because she believed they gave her sex appeal
 /. Cobina Wright, Jr.'s favorite uuaff Is beer. Her mother was the first social diseuse to be dropped irWm the Social Register George Sand once cut off all her hair and presented 1t to Alfred de Musset, the poet, as proof of her love for him Lilyan Tashman was the first blonde to wear bright red, which had always been considered strictly Q brunette color -. Julie Dc Krudener, an evangelist, was fol- lowed by Basic by 50,000 Pilgrims who stood in line for days, Just to kiss her hand,
 Wally simpson adhered to the Hauser health diet even before darbo did Alice Faye, married the very first man who ever pro- posed to her-Tony Martin. Be- sinner's luck? Empress Jo. sephine always wore Q scarf around her neck to conceal e goiter =.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16

Two other unconteSted divorce suits will be heard, namely, Faith Muckle against Reinold Muckle and Amel Stance against Lillian Davis Stance.
 Permission will be asked Judge Foster to place the case of Gladys Kendall against Raymond Kendall on the unconteSted list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16

The Egyptian Government plans to develop and make famous a spa at the newly discovered minerai water spring in Heluan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16

Denmark shipped over c billion eggs to Great Britain in the last year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
Connecticut's Own Sam Pryor 'Ringmaster'
For COP Convention AT Philadelphia Next Week

|, clalist mayor, 90 governor Of Con-
necticut, but McLevy declined u
lose his Socialist label. He Is cred.
tied In political circles with break
Ing the regime Of J. Henry Rora.
back, Connecticut political leader
and replacing him With o younger
leadership.
Pryor was behind Tunney, when
the former champion was preparing
TO meet Jack Dempsey the first
time.
Nobody paid much attention u
Us before the fight" Pryor ex-
planned smilingly, "but we had plen-
ty Of visitors after the fight"
He has an interest In Madison
Square Garden ct New York.
His hobbies are aviation, shooting
and fishing. Both he and Tunney
have homes on Jupiter Island oil
Hobe Sound In Florida. Pryora
chief interest, however, u his fam
lily.
"They arc all regular fellows" he
says Of his five children, whom he
Ia teaching to save their pennies.
1T used TO be popular for fathers
TO teach children TO save their PEN
MES. Why, I can write history with
my collection Of penny banks"
Pryor's political philosophy fol
success ID never try 10 hog every
thing for yourself"
Don't take anything" he con.
tinued. "Try 10 get II for the little
fellow, they won't forget you on
election day."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
DECREE, ALIMONY
AWARDED TODAY
Mrs. Theresa BurweIl Wins
Petition In Superior
Court

Theresa Crook Durrell, field inves-
tigator for the state Labor DEPART
ment, and Q member Of q prominent
waterbury family was this morning
granted q divorce BY Judge Carl
Foster In the Superior Court from
her husband, Arthur y. Burrell.
The divorce was granted on
grounds Of intolerable cruelty, Mrs.
Burrell testlfying that her husband
struck her on different occasions and
also squandered money belonging
10 her.
Mrs. Burrell under the court order
Is also TO receive an alimony pay
ment Of e700 and monthly payments
Of $50 q month from her ex-husband,
starting Is Of July 20. She was also
granted . change Of name 10 Their
esa Crook.
The couple were married on July
IS, 1889. Atty. Herman J. Weisman
was counsel Cor Mrs. Burrell and
Atty. Joseph P. Cooney, Of Hartford
counsel for Mr.. Burrell. The trial
Of the case took but O few minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
$4,000 FIRE
IN BOROUGH
Flames Damage Rear Of
One House, Scorch
Adjacent Residence
lspecIal 10 the pernoeratl

Naugatuck, June 20 - Damage
OF 5000 was caused dwellings on
Aetna and Cliff street this morn
Ing when fire broke out In the rear
OF the home OF Mrs. Ella Miller, 40
Aetna street shortly before noon
hour.
According to Fire Marshal Mich
eel Shea the blaze started In O
shack OF the rear Of Mrs. Millers
home and was believed TO have been
started by children playing with
fnatchces. The fire spread 70 the
Miller home and for O time develop.
Cd into quite o blaze.
30 hot were the flames that they
scorched the house OF IL Cliff
street, which 10 also owned by Mrs.
Miller, but ID occupied by the FAM
lilies Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Casper
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Tleck.
II was Mrs. yleck who first dis
covered tho flames and who called
TO o man passing the house to turn
In tho alarm from tho firebox near.
BY.
The rear Of the Aetna street
house was badly damaged by flames
and also by water.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
Bullrushes, Bull, Baloney
Figure In Verbal Fareup
Alderman Burton Walker today

Alderman Burton Walker today
promised 70 attend the next
meeting Of the fire board and
charged that Fire Commissioner
Patrick Shea had his Bible
history mixed up" when the COM
missioner labeled Walker o "seIf-
elected Moses who takes IL upon
himself 10 lead the fire depart
ment out Of the bullrushes."
Commissioner Shea 20 labeled
Walker ct yesterdays meeting Of
the fire board when the alder
mans recent remarks shout the
new board and the new badges
the commissioners are wearing
was criticized.
Alderman Walker said today
that Moses never led anyone out
Of the bullrushes, being led cut Of
the bullrushes himself.
"What Shea probably wanted 70
say was that Moses, after being
found In the bulIrushes, led the
fire department into the Prom
iscd land" Walker said.
Told that the fire board had
asked him % attend Q meeting
10 nee how we 10 things here
the alderman replied that he
shall tFy very hare "a make The
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
SMITH coll EGE GIRL
a MAKES SEIMI.FINALS

Chestnut fziii, Mass, June 70 -
(UP.) - Barbara Bixler Of Garden
city, L. l., unranked Smith Col.
iego freshman, today had reached
the sefni.fina round Of the Ess!esls
aI Girls fnter-C Collegiate Tennis
Championships after eliminating
fourth.6eeded Frances PFindle OF
vassar In the tournaments major
upset.
Mis- BixIer cutIasted her more
experienced opponent 70 win their
auarter-finai match, To, 60, VI,
on the grass courts Of Loaewood
Cricket Club yesterday.
Top-seeded Mercedes (Beba)
Madden Of Jamaica Plain, Lake Eric
College freshman, gained the semi
finals with wins over Anne Cchen
Of wellesley and judy Lachenbrich
Of wisconsin. DecCnd.seeded kath-
crime HubbcIl Of vassar and Chris.
tine WapIes Of Bryan Mawr, seeded
No. ., compietsd the semi-final
U0A9s
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
SAMUEL r. PRYOR
Nati0nnl Committeeman

The "ringmaster" Of the Repub-
lican National Convention ut Phil
adelphia starting June "a Is 42-year-
old Samuel r. Pryor, who until re-
Gently was not widely known In po-
litical circles outside hts native Con.
necticut.
Friend Of Gene Tunney and Gene
Buck Of Broadway, Pryor became
chairman OF the convention ar
rangements committee after the
sudden death Of Ralph Z. williams,
national committeeman from Ore
gon who had managed the big
shows" Of the COP. for so many
years he was considered o virtual
fixture.
While completing arrangements
for the convention, Pryor has been
committing between Philadelphia
and his Greenwich, Conn.,, home In
his own plane. A frequent passeng-
or Is John Mulholland, magician,
who entertains Pryor's friends and
associates.
Pryor has O faculty that Is O vital
asset for anyone connected with
modern politlcs-the ability to get
along we'll with aewspapermen. He
avoids publicity for himself, how
ever.
He Is credited by political obsery-
ers with rejuvenating the Republi-
can party In his own state, and has
definite ideas regarding the neces-
sity OF giving young men and wo.
men O voice In party councils, and
believes that the party should help
the cause OF organized labor.
Pryor's first active participation
In q political convention was OF Chi
cago when Warren q. Harding was
nominated.
"They needed an errand boy OF
the convention" he explained. "They
wanted somebody who wouldn't tell
what was In important kilograms or
messages wired from Philadelphia,
the sickroom OF Boies Pcnrose.
II guess ! was Boies Penrose's
message bearer OF the convention. !
never told that before"
At that time Pryor's father, Sam.
uel, ST., controlled the American
Brake Shoe Co., the vanadium Steel
Co., an dis understood to have made
important contributions TO the Re-
publican war chest.
A millionaire and one Of the ma
tions important young Industrial
lists, Pryor entered Connecticut po-
titles In 0 serious way about five
years ago.
1.-THE first thing I did when I
really got into politics." he said,
twas 10 form o Young Republican
Club In name. We picked our CAM
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

next one"
Walker said that Shea "gets
oil excited when he speaks 30 that
he scarcely kn0ws what he's talk
Ing about. The alderman said
that the badge Shea claimed he
saw In Walkers was o discarded
lleutenant's badge which Fire
Chief Thomas r. Cavanaugh gave
him last year.
Tive had II polished ana flxed
up o BIT since them" Walker said.
"But my name IL not on II "a
Shea says" he added. II keep
IL for o souvenir"
Commissioner Shea also said
yesterday that Walker had told
him che hoped this board would
mot give the firemen run
around the way former boards
did,"
"Hut Walker himself was o
member Of the former board,
wasn't I1e7" asked Chairman Fin-
ton Phelan.
Commissioner Shea agreed and
added that the new board had
purchased . truck 81 o saving
Of 1880 aand got q better truck
than ths city ever had for che
meney.'
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
Market Irregular AT
Opening Of Business
Utility Shares Featured With Good Strength-MOrn.
ing Dealings Were Much Lighter Than Usual

Fractional advances we're noted In
most OF the common stocks, includ.
ing Colubla Gas, Commonwealth
Edison, Consolidated Edison, frlec-
tric Power, and North American.
Brooklyn Union Gas gained more
than q point.
Steel issues fiuctuated over q
wide area and around noon were
fractionally lower. Automobile "a.
sues also registered small losses
while Automobile Equipments were
higher.
Union Pacific gained 2 points and
other Rails geenarliy were fraction.
ally higher. Copper were irregular.
" lower with American Smelling
on more than o point. Westing-
house Electric gained q point and
Philip Morris 2 points. Allied Chem-
ical rose Q point In its section. Mer-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

New York, June 20 - CUP.) -
Strength In Utility shares featured
an irregular, quiet stock market
during the morning dealings today,
Preferred issues IN the utility Sec
ton made gains Ranging to 4 points
In American Power and Light s Der
cent. The 9 per cent rose 3 ~
points. Electric Power and Light pre-
ferred were up . point and more,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
Society Notes

Mrs. Rebecca Plutzik Of Cooke
Street and daughter, Mrs. Maxwell
H. Bloomberg Of Pittsburg attended
the graduation exercises OF the
graduate school Of Yale University.
Mrs. Plutzik's grandson Hyan
Plutzik received his master Of arts
degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. OraAo santopietro
Of Division street attended the
graduation Of their son, Olindo
santopietro ct Tufts College, Med.
ford, Mass, on Monday. Or. An
drew y. eantopietro, brother
and Carmine Albino, brother n-law
Of the graduate also attended.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
MIR. Smith Takes a Bow!

Patrolman Frank Smith who
lives on Hillside avenue" was
praised In O letter from two Bal
timore women which was read at
o meeting Of the police board yes
terday.
The letter pointed out that be-
cause OF the courtesy shown by
Patrolman Smith recently the two
women will always remember the
Waterbury police department.
They said that Otflcer Smith
helped them find O hotel and
gave them travelling directions
when they stopped In the city
some time ago.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
BRISTOL BRASS
WORKERS PICK Clio.

Bristol, Conn.,. June 20.--(Up)--
Employees OF the Bristol Brass Corp,
today overwhelmingly designated the
Congress for Industrial Organiza.
ton as their bargaining agent.
The vote In favor Of the CI0 was
205 10 81.
No other union was o factor In
the election. The vote was for or
against the CIo as q bargaining
agent.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
Raid Staged

Two Negroes were arrested To-
day charged with residing In o
house Of III repute.
They are John Wilder, ,26, Of 80
Abbott avenue and i47 North Elm
street; and Mary Mcdowell, 80, OF
30 Abbott avenue. The woman
was also accused OF possessing
policy slips.
The arrests were made by Lieu
tenant Patrick Moylan and Patrick
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

An amendment sponsored BY SEN
ator Robert M. LaFollette, Progress
slve Wisconsin, provided for an ex-
cess pcrfits tax 10 yield an esti-
mated el0O,000,000 to 100000, 900
annually. Another sponsored by
senator Tom Connally, Democrat,
Texas, would impose drastically In
creased personal and corporate In
come taxes In event Of war which
would yield an estimated 10000
100000 annually.
senate Finance Committee Chair
man Pat Harrison predicted that
the LaFollette and Connally amend
ments would be eliminated In con-
ference where the bill now goes TO
be reconciled with the House YER
sion.
Passage Of the tax bill, administra-
tor supporters said, will permit O
six.weeks congressional recess for
the political conventions. They want
orecess Saturday night.
No Adjournment
Senate Democratic Leader Alben
w. Barkley said there was no
chance OF adjournment which Is
opposed by 0 bipartisan group de-
terfnined TO keep Congress In ses-
sion for the duration Of the present
emergency.
Speaker william B. Bankhead
said no decision had been reached
on 0 recess and pointed out that
several appropriation bills, including
the farm bill, still await final action.
Approval Of the LaFollette and
Connaliy proposals last night came
as Q surprise TO Senators who were
eufnfnonded 10 q night meeting for
the first time this session. Prior
TO the voting the proponents OF the
amendments did not believe the
Senate would approve them.
The tax bill would lower the In
come tax exemption for single per-
sons from $1,000 TO $500 annually,
and that OF married persons from
1880 to $4,000. All taxpayers would
DO required 10 pay 10 per cent OF
their regular tax as O national de-
Tense "supertax" The measure
increases by one per cent existing
corporation taxes and increases the
yurtaxes In brackets from $1,000 TO
100000. Otherwise, II generally re-
taiSs the rates OF existing statutes,
Income Tax Rates
washington, June 20.-(UP)- THE
governments new national defense
tax bill, passed last night by the
senate, will create 2,io0000 new In
come taxpayers In the nation, 0 sur.
vey showed today.
The new payees will come from
two groups--single persons earning
between $500 and $1,000 and mar
ried persons whose earnings range
from $4,000 TO $4,000. Up TO now, In
come tex rates have been fixed Ia
exempt unmarried persons earning
less than $1,000 and married couples
whose taxable incomes fall below
$500.
A comparison In income range Of
married persons under the present
law and the new statute, including
the 10 per cent super tax, which "a
expected 10 20 into effect July ]:
PronoRNd,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
40 Years!.

Right Reverend Monslgnor
Matthew J. Traynor, who was
ut one time stationed here, will
celebrate the 49th anniversary
Of his ordination 70 The priest
hood June 20. He Is pastor Of
81. Mary's church, New Britain.
Monslgnor Traynor served Ut
81. Mlchaels church, Waterville,
leaving here for q post In
Bridgeport He has been In New
Britain for the past 10 years.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
RYIORTER VACATTOpFB

New London, Conn, June 10
(Up)--Decause Of heavy orders, the
Electric Boat Co., announced today
u would shorten it, vacation period
next month By Q wesk.
Vacations originally were sched-
uisd from July . to IS. The neW
schedule calls Ter O shutdown from
July 3 10 Q. The concern eoagtructi
submarineg.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
Spotlighting
Brass CityNews
Credit Unions

The growth Of credit unions In
the past year, particularly among
teachers, will be described at the
National Education Association
convention In Milwaukee June 30
July by James Z. Moran, ma
tional director OF the Connecticut
Credit Union League.
Miss Daisy Lord and several
other Waterbury teachers, in adj
dition to Mr.. Moran, are expected
TO attend the N. =. A. gathering.
Mr.. Moran is chairman Of the
teachers national committee on
credit unions.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
Settlement

The $4,000 civil suit OF Anthony
Buassi against the Handy Kitchen
Company was withdrawn In the
superior court this morning. The
suit was the result Of an automo-
bile action ct the corner Of West
Main and sperry streets on Jan.
uary 20th Of this year.
The plaintiff claimed to have
been struck by O truck owned by
the defendant company. Injuries
set forth were O conclusion Of the
brain and Commissions and abra.
sions.
Attorney william 3. Fitzgerald
appeared for the plaintiff.