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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03
PARKING DRIVE
 IS STILL GOING

The police drive against illegal parking hasn't abated and since the drive started two weeks ago Satur. day total receipts in the city court coffers are $6e4. With the urrelent- ing drive continuing. despite the ad. verse weather conditions the total before the three weeks period of the drive ends should hit the 9i,o00 mark.
 Today's amount. reported by City Court Clerk Alesrt J, Brcnsky, was e47 in tagged fineg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03
PRESIDENT HAS
 BEGUN HIS TOUR
May Inspect New Ameri= can That Were Given
 By Britain
BY T. F. REYNOLDS United Press White House COrres-
 Vnndanfl

pUAAuSAbl
 Aboard Presidential Special En Route to Miami, Dec. 3.-UP)- President Roosevelt headed, for a Biscayne Bay rendezvous with the cruiser Tuscaloosa today and an inspection of the new American de- fense bases acquired from Great Britain in the Caribbean.
 MT Roosevelt, accompanied only by his closest aides and advisors, is due in Miami at p. m. to board the 10,000-ton cruiser. En route there, he is expected to hold press conference (abouts noon EST) and disclose some details of his cruise through the South Atlantic and Caribbean.
 The Presidents cruise will be an eXacting inspection of the neutrality patrol and of the Atlantic squadron of the navy that is the first line of defense on the Atlantic side of the western hemisphere.
 The Tuscaloosa and a destroyer escort were standing off the Flor ida coast. Early this afternoon the cruiser, with MT. Roosevelt and his party aboard, escorted by two or more deStroyers, will head out into the Atlantic.
 Many Precautions
 When MT. Roosevelt crossed the Caribbean aboard the Tuscaloosa in February, elaborate precautions were taken to assure his safety. The same precautions will be taken this time.
 At night, searchlights will be played on the stars and stripes fly ing at the peaks of the Tuscaloosa and the destroyers, to denote their identity. Crews will be stationed at the guns "A hours a day, with live ammunition on the feeder Charged depth bombs will be on the racks on the strenS of the destroy CTS.
 The Tuscaloosa will have her es- corts 700 to 800 yarsd in advance to port and Starboard.
 Although the President maintained complete silence about his plans it seemed likely that his cruise would take him to or near Kingston Jamaica, the British naval base, and Gulebra islands, between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands where the Atlantic squadronu will be ma- neuvering Dec. !,
 Secretary of Navy Frank Knox will be with the Atlantic squadron on Dec. T.
 Until Dec. le
 MT. Roosevelt is expected to be absent from Washington until the afternoon of Dec. 16. Naval planes, shutting between his cruiser and the mainland, will bring out official pouches with paper work from the White House. Service planes also will stand by to carry the President quickly back to Washington should the necessity arise.
 Only his closest friends and aides were on the ship list for the Tusca- ioosa cruise-former Secretary of Commerce. Harry L. Hopkins: Major General Edwin M. Watson. his sec- retary and military aide: Captain Danssl J. Gallagher. sis naYai aide. and Rear Admiral Ross T. Me- fntyre, his personal physician and surgeon gecnra of the navys
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03
Marriage Intentions

The following marriage inten- tiOns were filed today with Town Clerk Mary Kilmartin.
 Albert GuarinO, 22 Ward Street, and Amelia Maria Philips, 65 Drake street.
 Charles R. Chamberlain, of WatertOwn, and Harriette M. Voilers, of 2S Quinsigamond Ave- nue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03
BY ROBERT A. KNowLTON

BY ROBERT A. kNOWLION Limited Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, Dec. 3.-(UP)-Eight states will increase their delegations to the House when the 78th Con- gress' ccnvenes ill January, 1943, while 10 states will lose one mem Der each, census figures indicated today.
 A census bureau report based on final l94O population figures showed that California would increase its delegation from 20 to 23 A gain of one each was indicated for Ari- zona, Florida, Michigan, New Mex leo. North Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee.
 Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana. Iowa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03
REPORT ON REINER
 ORDINANCE ASKED

The Board Of Aldermen voted last night to have a committee to which was referred a proposed new 0rdi- nance by Alderman Joseph Reiner, Republican leader, submit "a report on the measure.
 The ordinance, filed several months ago. would iorhid Che. oper-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03
LATE REALTY NOTES

The following realty documents were filed with Town Clerk Mary Kilmaatin today.
 Quit Claim Deed. Freda Plaisted tO the Water bury Building and Loan AssOcia- ton, Inc, property on Pierpont street.
 Mortgage Deed. Gerard Lord Co Ge0rgianna Thi- bcdeau. property on South Main street.
 Mortgage Decd. Richard ad. Joy tO the Bridge port Peoples Saving Bank, prop erty on Arden road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03
Rep. Smith Of
 On Defense Trip

Congressman J. Joseph Smith left Washington yesterday to start an 5000 mile defense in- specti0n tour. He is chairman of the b-cOmmittee making the tour, during which naval defenses and bases in the Caribbean and in the southern states will be viewed.
 The subcommittee is com posed of members of the mili- tary affairs committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03
Market Declines At
 Starting Of Business
Opening Quiet-BOnds Very IrreguIar-An SteeIs
 Were Off COppers Also Showed Losses at Start

against the trend, including Stand- ard oil CNew Jersey), International Nickel, R. H. Macy, Jewel Tea, U. s. Gypsum. Commonwealth Edison and Loews.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03

The American 0in is really e deer. and is the largest Of the deer family. It's scientific name is Wapitl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03

ation of sidewalk stands beyond the street line. lt would also ban sand. wich-men and types of sidewalk stands. The request for e report was made by Mr. Reiner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03

The first cast ITO a plow m America was patented by Charles Newbold Of Burlington. vt.. in 1Jez
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03

On the average, motorists in New South Wales. Australia, run helE eaFn feE about 70 gears
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-03

The island of Madagascar lies to ate est of southeasisEn Afrlea.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Steel Industry Hopes
Decline Will Halt
Near Current Rate
Ideo Of Requirements
In Capital Goods Lines
Needed for Estimote
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 27.-There
is still no indication Of q buoad
upward movement In the steel In
dustry within the immediate fu.
ture, said Iron Age today in its
weekly survey.
The trade journal, however, saw
ground for hopes for - belated
seasonal expansion OF moderate
proportions possibly sufncient to
check the production decline at not
much below its current rate, which
is estimated at 81 per cent for this
week, a point and q half below last
weeks average"
New business is improving slightly
In some products, but 1t has failed
to develop In sufficient aggregate
volume to arrest the decline in pro-
duction, the review asserted.
What the steel industry needs"
It continued, "and what 1t lacks
at the moment as a basis for second
quarter calculations, is a definite
idea Of probable requirements In
some Of the capital goods lines,
notably building construction and
railroad equipment.
"A structural steel fabricating
company whose business is national
In scope reports that the total ton
mage being figured for construction
projects has declined to about one
third the January volume.
In the railroad equipment field
there is an expectation that $4,000
or more freight cars may be pur-
chased this year, but action prob
ably will be delayed for some
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Officers Paid
$1,091,507 by
u. S. Steel
~ the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March T.-Proxy
statements mailed to stockholders
by United States Steel Corp. today
for the annual meeting on May 8
showed that officers and directors
Of the corporation and subsidiaries
were paid IN l939-on IN accrual
basis-3l ,091 ,507 for services in all
capacities.
Comparatively small stock hold
ings Of directors up for reelection
caused some interest. ]. P. Morgan
was listed as owning lao common
shares, but Thomas w. Lamont.
another Morgan partner, 500 shares
Of common and 10 Of preferred.
Sewen L. Avery owned l preferred
share and 400 common, Philip R.
Clarke 101 common shares, James
A. Farrell / preferred and 20 COM
mon and George A. Sloan Is COM
mon shares.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
New York Produce

NEW YORK, March q. R-Eess A.
450: steady. Mixed colors: Fancy to
ase packed firsts 1s: graded frsts. 17h:
dirties, No. l, 1874; average checks.
Whites: Resales of premium marks
22A-25A.. Nearby and Midwestern pre-
MUM marks 2OA-22H: exchange specials.
2OA; standards. 1914. Resales Of ex-
change to fancy heavier mediums, 19.21h.
Nearby and Midwestern mediums. 1877
Browns: Nearbv fancy. to extra fancy,
2Ok-21: nearby and Midvestern specials
2o;2oM; standards. 1sh; mediums.
,ss{: a!shs5 tssR s1,Ts H. szs!: Sc
seconds (64-87). 26A-27A.
Cheese. 147039. irregular. Prices un.
Flour easy; spring patents. e.e5-9o:
soft winter straishts' 6.16-4o: hard winter
Rye flour easy; fancy patents. 6.2o-4o.
Nex @ & yS5S ssss: No No. 2 western. iii. If
N's sarlsg dsg! stesds; ss; No domestic. cif New
Lard weak: Middle West. sos.
Beans steady; marrow. $4,000; pea,
$50. red kidney. 4.75: white kidney. 3: so.
Other articles steady and UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. March 81 lP:-Gray goods
business was confined mainly to small lot
purchases Tor immediate requirements:
cold weather was retardine business
A good volume OF trading was done in
the rayon division. especially Bemberg
sheers. Buyers found mills had sold most
of their spot and nearby goods and supplies
for April were difficult to obtain. Taffetas
and crepe were active in the print cloth
section.
Silk goods remained quiet. Recent price
reductions in women's full fashioned hos
tery failed to stimulate buying.
Fill-in business comprised most of the
trading in woolen goods. ySizable orders
continued for fall mems wear.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Ford Motor Co.
Reports Sharp
Sales Increase
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated rreSs.
DETROIT, March 27.-The Ford
Motor Co. announced today that re-
tail sales of new Ford cars and
trucks and Mercury cars during the
second 10 days Of the current month
totaled 26,250. an increase Of 81 per
cent over the same period a year
ago.
The announcement also reported
sharp upturn in sales of Lincoln
Zephyr models, although the num-
Der of units sold was not given.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
North American Rayon.

s. r. Fuller, jr, president of North
American Rayon Corp, said the
company's net profit for 1889 was
$2,010,252, or $500 a share of COM
bined classes A and B common
stock. This compared with SAT- 1,l60,
or 60 cents q combined share, in
1898.
Directors declared dividend of
so cents a share on both classes
of common stock, payable April 10
to holders of record April 2. Pay
ments last year were so cents on
August IL and 50 on December &c.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Jersey City Livestock

tUnitsd states Department OF Asriculture) }
Cattle, $40 salable: total. $40. Steers
slow mostly steady; one load good and near
one load medium 1927 pound Canadians,
900; COWS fairly active. about steady;
ndYn h ho 5.6s25 SSHt.sr and o0
Bulls slow. steady to easier: GOOD sausage
bulls. 7.0O-7.5O; medium. 6.25-50: cutter
and common. 5.76-8OO
Vealers. 100 saiabie: total 100. Market
slow; weak to 80 lower: good and choice
nearby 1000.12.b0: common to medium.
calves available :
Hogs. 40 salable on the New York mar
ket: total l.21O. Butcher hogs mostly is
lower: GOOD and choice. 2OS-226 pounds.
6.25-6O
Sheep and lambs. none salAble; total.
1910. Market nominal
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. March ~ 0P, UNITED States
Department Of Agriculture) "A few scat
tered sales. mostly Of limited volume were
closed on domestic wools today. Prices
realized on these transactions indicated
about steady prices on spot woods. Twelve
month Texas wools brought s5 to 81 cents,
secured basis. A little greasy foreisn Texas
wool was sold at 66 to 68 cents secured
basis. Graded quarter -blood combins
bright fleece wool was sold at SO to 80
cents, in the grease.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Bond Stores. Inc.

Bond Stores, Inc, operators of a
nationwide chain of mems retail
clothing stores, reported 1899 net
profit of $2,643,552. equal to $3.77 a
share on the capital stock.
This compared with $1,65l,71l or
&2.35 q share earned in 1898.
Evening star., 1940-03-27

months pending determination Of
the future trend Of carloadings."
Declaring that scrap markets re
fleet the uncertainty Of immediate
prospects, Iron Age reported its
scrap composite declined Is cents
to $l6.29, lowest since the first week
Of September. 1899.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
FairchiId AirpIane
Reports It's First
Net Profit
BockIog Of Untitled
Orders at Years End
Totals $1,876,000
~ the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, March 27-Fair-
child Engine & Airplane Corp and
subsidiary reported 1899 net profit
Of $l87 ,694. This is the first net
protit since the corporations Or
ganization in 1896. Backlog Of un-
filled orders at the year-end
amounted to $1.S76,000, compared
with less than $200, 900 at the cad
Of 1898.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Pan American Petroleum.

Pan American Petroleum g. Trans
port Co., and subsidiaries reported
for 1885 net profit Of S., 5,188,825 equal
to $1.10 an outstanding share COM
pared with $363,275 or 8 cents a
share for the previous year.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
New York Metal Market

NEW YORK. March ~ R.-Copper
f.a.s. New York, II go. Tin barely steady:
spot, New York, .5.O5-1O: East st. Louis,
$50. Zinc steady: East St. Louis. spot
and forward. 5.75. Pig from aluminium.
woiframite and domestic scheelite un-
changed.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Mergenthaler Linotype-l0 at 14A.
Capital Transit-20 at l412.
Potomac Electric Power 51k% pfd.-
at ia, 3 at ia.
Washington Railway & Electric Is
195l-500 at lO9.
Evening star., 1940-03-27

Quotations furnished BY National Asso-
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or arm bids or offers. but
should indicate approximate prices. and
by the srOnsors or issuers
Indicates. Not quoted by sponsors or
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Grumman Aircraft.

Leroy R. Grumman, chairman and
president, Grumman Aircraft Engi-
neering Corp, reported 1889 was the
most prosperous year in his COM
pany's 10-year history. Net income
of s892, ,O63 or $185 per capital share,
compared with $617,075 or $3.50 a
share in the year preceding.
Backlog of untitled orders has
been steadily increasing despite ad-
ditional expanded plant facilities.
Estimated current backlog was
$6,00O,0 900, which was 100000 higher
than the year-end figure.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Golden Cycle Corp.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
March ~ (P.-The Golden Cycle
Corp, operating the largest group of
industries in the Pixies Peak area,
earned a net profit Of $705,289 in
1889 out of gross income of $685.
1926 from coal and gold mining, mill
ing and transportation, President
Merrill E. Shoup reported to stock
holders today.
Net earnings compared to $725, 123
In 1898, the corporations best recent
year.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Dow Chemical Co,

DETROIT, March q R.-Dow
Chemical Co. reported today for
nine months to February 20 net
profit of $5,495, ,945, equal to SSH
q share on the common stock, COM
pared with $2,44O,560, or $3.50
common shares in the nine months
ending one year earlier.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
London Gold and Silver

LONDON. March 81 R.--Bar silver.
2ONd up 4. Equivalent, 36.72 cents,
based on dollar 1t 81 .O3J Bar gold 1855,
UNCHANGED. Equivalent. S33.06)
Evening star., 1940-03-27
London Tin Prices

LONDON March 2! R.-Iin easier:
E243 15s bid f244 asked.
Evening star., 1940-03-27
Roscoe W.;
Rei(hard

Under the leadership of far.seeins
Government executives, the Fed.
eral Government has fostered a
lone.ran9e program of wisely ex.
tended credits as a means of slim.
ulatin& and broadening purchasing
power through such aaencies as the
Federal Housing Administration,
Reconstruction Finance Corpora.
ton, Home Owners Loan Corpora.
ton, and so forth.
Retailers, too, feel that the exten.
sion of credit to responsible people
in their community plays an impor.
tant part in the welfare of their Gus.
toners. In our desire to provide
credit opportunities for every need,
we have developed several different
types of credit accounts, some of
which we are proud to say have
been revolutionary in broadening
the buying power of the average
family.
For instance, more than $1,000
people in Washington are using our
exclusive "Charsa. Plate" account
privilege. Others find it more con-
venient to use merchandise certif.
cate accounts which permit monthly
payments over an extended period
of time. Then again millions of
dollars worth of home furnishings
have been purchased in Washington
on our Home Budget Plan, which
extends payments up to one and two
years.
During our coming "44th Ami.
versary" we extend you a cordial
invitation to avail yourself of these
various credit facilities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
Lights VS.. Thieves

The Star has repeatedly urged better light
ing for residence streets in the interest OF per-
sonal safety and public welfare. 1t now repeats
the appeal on the grounds that adequate light
ing would stay the hands of thieves and van
dals who use the darkness to cover both the
destruction and theft of Towering plants and
blooms from front yards.
It is a narrowing experience for householders
and homeowners who put much labor and love
into the raising of beautiful plants and bushes,
and bring them into mature blooming. only to
awaken some morning to find them missing,
with a ragged hole in the ground to mar
the spot. And quite as maddening it is to
step forth upon the front porch and find at
this particular seasonal beautiful Crepe Myr-
tie, in full bloom yesterday, denuded today, its
limbs torn from the trunk by malicious hands.
If lights were burning throughout the night,
these depredations would not happen. Why not
light up the dark places and properly protect
the treasures of home dwellers?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
Myakka Park an Example

The State of Florida has transformed a large
tract of waste land into a magnificent park
with comparatively little expense. When the
conservation department of the Peninsula
State conceived the idea OF retaining a great
area in the Myakka valley, that it might be-
come a vast picnic and camp grounds and
paradise for hunters, as well as a refuge Tor
wild life, it secured a CCC camp and started
a crew to work there.
Dams were built across a stream which
seldom exceeded a trikle. Lakes formed be-
hind the dams. These were stocked with fish
for anglers. Roads were laid out with an eye
to their beauty as well as their convenience
Trees and %shrubbery were set out. Great helds
of flowers came into existance. The visitor
may now drive for miles among scenes that
charm the eye and soothe the spirit. Fisher
well above par during the prescribed open sea-
sons. Campers nave ample sites upon which
to pitch their tents. Picnickers find their own
particular needs provided for. All who visit
Myakka Park come away with praise for the
farsightedness of a state department which
brough back to usefulness some square miles
of land useless for many years.
All this has been accomplished because the
right people had the vision and the energy to
carry out the project even when state finances
were at the ebb.
There is a thought in this undertaking which
could be beneficial, if applied in its general
principles to Greenfield Lake Park. There is
but little money available for this parks devel-
opment. The progress that has been made
with the meager funds on hand is amazing
The Greenfield Drive Association has d o n e
wonders. But all that has been accomplished
is, at best, a tiny contribution in comparison
with what could be done if a major improve
ment project were to be undertaken.
1t is pertinent to wonder if a detachment
for extensive landscaping operations and if
large contributions of trees and shrubs, bulbs,
cuttings, slips, plants and flower seed might
not be obtained gratis from the state forest
service and the federal department of agricul-
ture and botanical gardens at Washington.
A better plan, of course, would be for the
city to finance the project both for improve
ment and maintenance. But one attempt to
do his through a bond issue was a failure,
and another might meet similar rejection. 1t
would seem, therefore, that the CCC and gifts
from various public sources offer the best solu-
ton of the problem of making the best of
Greenfield Lake Park. Myakka Park, Florida,
shows what can be done by these means when
adequate effort is put forth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
HERE AND THERE

Rollins college, Florida, gives no lectures
and examinations, but instead permits students
to meet with faculty members for two-hour
conferences and study groups.
Some people become SO confused during an
election year that they think a soap box derby
refers to the political campaign speeches.
The antelope jack rabbit by contrasting mus.
cles can make it's fur appear light or dark at
will. Even the animal kingdom has its fifth
~colunnists.
Elwood, Ind, is so proud of its most promin.
nent native son that it wouldn't surprise us if
soon the center of that town is where Wendell
street crosses Willkie avenue.
German Soldiers Arrive in Canada" be.
gins a headline. Before you dive into your
bombproof basement-the line ends: AS
Prisoners"
Grandpappy jenkins says the punch that p,t
European democracy on the ropes was a J. A.
B. He must mean a Observation-Disclosures rabbit
punch
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
Foreign Bonds Pick Up

Modest buying of foreign dollar bonds of
almost all descriptions seems to be the rule
at the present time, perhaps because some
traders feel the war decline was overdone,
says the New York Herald Tribune.
Belgians jumped eight to 10 points on Fri
day, on a few trades, while Danish and Nor
wegian securities were in some demand. The
British Empire issues of Canada and Australia
tend to move onward with sterling quotations.
Even Italians have attracted a little buying,
although it is fairly clear Rome intends to de-
fault on it's dollar bond obligations.
Germans are said to have resumed their
dollar issues in this country, which may ac-
count for such unusual incidents as the rise
of 20 points in one issue. New York foreign
bond experts look for a general Improvement
in Latin-Americans, owing to the impending
conference.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-21
TOP O. THE MORNING

4 Christian oWes 1T to the community to
moue through the streets ON Sunday morning
to1oard the house of God. Every face turned
chMrchUards Sunday morning Leaves its i'm
press on the life of the toOm. II no one Uent
radio, public Uorship and spiritual Christian
dty Would gradually fade da0ay. Religion is q
social thing, and in its Christian form it IS
impossible for it to survive ii men hold a1oot
from one another. "Forsdke not the assem-
bling of yourselves together" is I'M old &C.
hortatiom Vhich all the generation will do we'll
to heed.
DR.. CHAS. E.. JEFFERSON.