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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19

The week end was a busy one at the Y. M. O.. A. camp at Smiths pond, Watertown, with the annual minstrel show, the last aquatic meet of the year, and the last meet ing of the honorary society, Sons of Mataucha all taking place. The camping season will close Wednes- day.
 Visitors to the camp yesterday enjoyed a very spectacular aquatic meet. In the evening, the Sons of Mataucha held their final camp fire, the speaker being Clayton S. Brown, director of the North End Y. M. c. A. Charles Raymond was made a member of the group.
 Saturdays minstrel show was di- rected by William North and Art Charpentier, and North took on the job of interlocutor, while Charpen- tier and Norman Heaven, William Stevenson, and Wedgebury Jayes were end men. Anon the individual performers of note were Lewis Att wood, who gave a monologue, Charles Raymond and John Jessell, who both did solos, and Bill Stew enson and William Judd, who did 8 drumduet.
 The following were the members
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
.ICKES WILL MAKE
 REPLY TO WILLKIE

Washington, Aug. 19-(UP)-Sec- retary of Interior Harold L. Ickes tonight gives the Roosevelt admin istration's answer to the acceptance speech of Wendell L. Willkie, the Republican party's presidential can didate. He will speak at 9:30 (E. D.. T.) over a National Broadcasting Company network. Ickes was one of the most outspoken advocates of a third term for President Roosevelt before his renomination by the Democratic convention at Chicago He has not discussed politics pub- licly since that time.
 Willkie told newspapermen in Nashville, Ind, yesterday that he and Republican Committee Chair man Joseph w. Martin, Jr., had named Sen. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire to polish off" Ickes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
Block Dances
 Are Scheduled

The park department today announced the schedule of block dances which it will sponsor this week. These dances have been going on for some weeks now, and continue to draw large crowds wherever they are held, just as in pre- viOus years. Each of the dances lasts from 8 to 10 o'clock, ex- cept on Thursday when the dancing will follow the per- fOrmance of the interplay ground circus, the finale of the playground season. The music as usual will be furnished by the Park Department band, recently expanded to IT pieces.
 This weeks schedule of dances is as follows:
 Tonight, at Division street; tomorrow evening, at Town Plot; Wednesday night, Pearl street; and Thursday, at Ham iIton park, in conjunction with the playground circus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
WILLKIE GOING
 OVER HIS FARMS
Awaits Reply to Challenge But Roosevelt Seems to
 Be Too Busy
BY WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE United Press Staff CorrespOndentl


 Nashville, Ind, Aug. 19-(UP)- Wendell L. Willkie inspects his five Indiana farms today while he awaits reply from President Roosevelt to his challenge that the two presi- dential candidates debate face-to- face the issues of the campaign.
 He announced that unless MT. Roosevelt accepts the challenge he offered in his speech Saturday &C., cepting the Republican presidential nomination he would not begin his formal campaign until midSeptem- Der. Then he will travel to Coffey- vile, Kans., where he once taught history in high school, to deliver his first campaign speech.
 Plans for the campaign were made yesterday with Rep. Joseph w. Martin, House minority leader and Republican National chairman. Soms time this week Willkie will leave for a vacation in Minnesota or Maine and then spend two or three days at New York City before opening the campaign at Coffeyville. From Kansas he will swing through the Northwest and down the Pacific coast.
 Pictures Main Object
 The tour of his 1,403 acres of farm land today was planned pri- marily to give newsreel cameramen ar opportunity to portray Willkie lawyer, former school teacher and utilities executive, as man of the soil He refused, however, to pose milking COWS, driving tractors or pitching hay because, he said, he never did such things before he be- came a presidential nominee.
 Tonight Willkie probably will list en to the New Deals reply to his Elwood, Ind, acceptance speech, a radio address by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. He already had delegated Sen. H. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire to deliver the Republican rebuttal to Ickes' speech
 He said that he was pleased with the nations reaction to the accept ance speech in which he endorsed conscription of man power and material aid to Great Britain as na- tional defense measures and attack ed MT. Roosevelt's administration of domestic and foreign affairs.
 The Elwood speech was regarded as a new Republican party platform ' o take precedence over the docu- ment which was adopted by the Philadelphia convention which nom- mated Willkie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
Last Week At Boys
 Club Camp Starts
Many Special Events Listed-Raymond Gleason Cap= lures Title of Robin Food' in Weekly Competition

weekly trips to Lake Quassapaug and to Pleasure Beach and the Bridgeport Zoo.
 After totalling up the camp lead CTS announced the winners, as fol- lows: Raymond Gleason moved down all opposition to win the title Robin Hood, as we'll as the highly prized miniature bow and arrow set. Thomas Soucy bested only by Glea- son, won honors as Little John" :" IT. horseshoe pitching, Dan Denne- hey defeated all-comers, to win the camp championship. Bob Gauthier won the junior title. Boxing honors went to Paul Iannaccone, the pools shooting championship to Anthony DelPrincipe, and the weeks nature award was won by Bob Ruey.
 After some stiff competition along the way, the basketball team com posed of Gauthier, Iannaccone Gleason, Brouillard, and Ward was victorious in the finals. The win ming softban team was Dan Grish's Terrors.
 Dan Grish, Pat Mangini, Bill Pace and Tom Soucy passed swimming tests, and were admitted into the select ranks of the whale division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
GERMAN BUND, KU
 KLUXERS TOGETHER
Joint Gathering Yesterday in Which Three BundS=
 men Were Arrested

Andover, N. J., Aug. 19.-August Klapprott, director of the German American Bund's Camp Nordland, and two fellows Bundsmen today faced grand jury action today on charges of making threats to do bodily harm in a fracas during a joint gathering of the Ku Klux Klan and the Bund yesterday.
 Klapprott, who is also chairman of the eastern department of the Bund, Nathan Kohler, assistant camp director, and Hugo Nepper, were arresetd by deputy sheriffs af- ter the gathering of some 1000 Bundsmen and Klansmen.
 It was estimated that 800 were Bundsmen and about 200 were Klansmen. Another 1000 at the camp were sympathizers and rela- tives and friends of two klan mem- bers who were married at the meet ing. The couple, whose names were not disclosed, wore klan regalia and a fiery cross was burned after the ceremony.
 The three were arrested on con- plaint of Fred w. Yockel of New York, adissident Bund member, wht with five others were distributing circulars at the camp attacking tht present Bund administration fo | it's failure to work for the releas' of Fritz Kuhn, former leader nov serving a prison term for the thef of Bund funds.
 Yockel charged that Klapprot and his two aides assaulted hin and his companions. Eighteen othe | dissident Bundsters distributed lit erature outside the camp. Speakers denounced Democrat! and Republicans who favor aid tt Britain, denounced the proposed sale of destroyers to Britain and de. clared that the Klan stands fol y,, eriro riSro
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
FIVE DEATHS BY
 VIOLENCE IN CONN.
(By United Press

Five persons died violently over the weekend in Connecticut, compilation disclosed today.
 Only one automobile death was recorded, that of Minnie Smaller, 73' Haddam, who was believed struck by a hit-run car Sunday night.
 Rudolph Lehr, 25, New Haven cabinet maker, was drowned while swimming in West Lake, Guiltord.,
 Mrs. Nettie Butcher, 51, Wlnsted, committed suicide by inhallng H. luminating gas. Several weeks ago, her husband sued for divorce. She was born at West Hampton, Mass.
 Twelve-year- -old Curtus Mathew son. New Haven, died at New Haven hospital after swallowing what au- thorities believed was part or a flashlight. >
 William F. Higgins, 35, New Haven, was electrocuted when ms body came in contact with hlgh tension wire at Branford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
CONCORDIAS HOLD
 ALL-DAY OUTING

Many of the members of the Con cordia Singing Society. and US Ladies Auxiliary, and their trlenos attended the all-day outing of the society yesterday at the Alpha Club in Miodlebury. The days events which began at 10 o'clock, included sports, music and singing py the members of the group.
 The committee was heaoeo oy Konrad Tauber and consisted ol Alex Drapatin, William Borcharo Eric Kuegler, Fred Rother, Jonn Kirschbaum, Ernest Kuhr, Free Mueller, Ernest Muller, Paul Reed and Joseph Hench.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
BRIDGES MAY BE
 DISCUSSED TONIGHT

Discussion of city bridges is ex- pected at tonight's meeting of the board of aldermen. The board will be asked to approve transfer ot $3 900, for repairs to the iron work of the Washington avenue bridge The request will probably lead to general debate on the bridge ques- ton.
 Aldermanic approval of other transfers will also be asked. Several claims for damages against the city will be filed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19

The sixth week of the season at the Boys club camp in Middlebury came to an end Saturday, with a great competition in both land and water sports, followed by a corn and hotdog roast. A special treasure hunt was also staged, under the leadership of Asst Director Jack Winston.
 This week is the last on the camps summer schedule, and lead- CTS are making every attempt to have it the best of the season. They have planned spook night, stunt night, and initiation night, in ad- dition to the final campfire pro- gram on Friday. and the regular
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
MORE BICYCLE
 TESTS SOON

Bicycles which because their own CTS were at camp or on vacation have not yet been inspected will be examined at date to be set soon, Officer William Dwyer announced today.
 Last week TOO bicycles were passed at inspections which were held at Washington, Hamilton and Fulton parks and at the municipal athletic field. Certificates and markers were issued to the owners by courtesy of the AAA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
SAFETY PROBLEMS
 THEME OF FARLEY

Safety problems of New Haven County will be discussed at a din- ner meeting of the Highway Safety Commission at 6:30 o'clock tonight at the Hotel Taft, New Haven.
 Several prominent Waterbury citizens, including E. Vincent Ma loney, publisher of The Democrat, have been invited to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commis S o n r James M. Lynch has approved the following agreement filed today at his office:
 Edward F. Donsbough, of Ca- naan, and Kenneth Whitman, Canaan, payments of S14.57 week. ly from July 16 on, for fracture of the right foot suffered on the 9th of July.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
ELKS TO OPEN
 BAZAAR TONIGHT

Mayor Vincent A. Scully will carry cane and sport carnival hat as the Elks annual bazaar gets under way this evening at their West Main street quarters.
 Members of the fraternal order will parade through the downtown streets of the city at o'clock with red lights and three bands. At the bazaar a free attraction will be of- fered nightly in the person of Bus ter Gordon and his high diving troupe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
Needs Help, Claims
 Willkie m Accepting

Elwood, Indiana, Aug. 19.-High- lights from the acceptance speech of Wendell L. Willkie, Republican candidate for president, delivered here Saturday, include:
 I cannot lead this cause .(preser- vatiop of American democracy alone. I need the help of every American - Republican. Democrat, Independent - Jew, Catholic, or Protestant-every color, creed and race Party lines are down. Nothing could make that clearer than nomi- nation by the Republicans of lib- eral Democrat.
 We must admit that the loss of the British fleet would greatly
 weaken our defense.
 I cannot follow the President ir his conduct of foreign affairs ir this critical time . /. many of us have wondered if he is deliberately melting us to war. MT. Roosevelt has dabbled in inf1ammatorJ statements and manufactured par1- ics has courted war for which the country is hopelessly unpreparee ard which it emphatically doe! not want.
 I trust I have made it plain
 that in the defense of America
 and of our liberties I should not
 hesitate to stand for war. And
 I believe it the first duty of a
 President to try to maintain peace.
 We must not kid ourselves an. longer. We must begin to tell our selves the truth. We must face
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
BUILDING INSPECTOR DIES

West Hartford, Conn.,, Aug. 19.- (UP>-Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Andrews G. Larson 69, building inspector for 25 years, who died Sunday at his Saybrook summer home.
 Larson was the oldest official in point of service in the town. He leaves his widow and a daughter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT

Washington, Aug. 19.-UP)- Presidential Secretary stephen T. Early said today the White House has received about 200 telegrams "congratulating the President on Willkie's speech"
 Early said he forwarded the tele- grams to MT. Roosevelt at Hyde Park N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19

brutal, perhaps a terrible fact-our way of life is 1T. competition with Hitler's promise that when we beat him (Hitler) we shall beat him on our own terms, in our own American way.
 This administration .. breaches a doctrine of division we are asked to divide among ourselves that which we already have. We are told that capital hates labor and labor capital. am ashamed to say that some Amer jeans have made political capital of that supposed enmity.
 It is from weakness that people reach for dictators only the strcng can be free Only the pro. ductive can be strong.
 The direct effect of New Deal taxes has been to inhibit OppOr- tunity. Taxes shall be levied in accordance with each Onc's ability to pay. And the primary pur- pose to raise money.
 I charge that the course this ad. ministration is following will leac us, like France, to the end of tht road to economic disintegratior and dictatorship
 The Republican party be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19

South Africa has ruled that na- lives may not move from farms 10 industrial centers having adequate labor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19

The Republican party be- lieves your happiness must be achieved through liberty rather than in spite of liberty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19
BROOKLYN NEWS

There will be a meeting of the committee for the annual outing of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel this evening at o'clock at the church hall. Final plans will be made for the outing, Sunday August 25, at the Bradley Orchard. A baby contest will be featured. There will also be refreshments, music and en- tertainment. All members are re- quested to attend tonight's barley.
 Group On Outing
 Members of the Lithuanian Health Culture Society enjoyed their annual outing yesterday at Lithuanian Park. Lakewood. The feature of the day was e beauty contest, in which the contestants appeared In evening dress, street dress. Sunday dress, house dress party dress. and in bathing suits The affair was managed by Mrs stan senkus, Mrs. Josephine Swim. kunas, Mrs. Walter Marines, Mrs Joseph chepurna, and Miss Ther' esq Babins.
 Also included in the days attrae. tons were the playing Of lawr games and folk songs and dance1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-19

We must not kid ourselves any longer. We must begin to tell our- selves the truth. We must face a
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-06
Accon7ac News

Miss Kathleen j. Russell, of Frank
ford, Del, spent the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Stewart
Russell near Accomac.
Rev. and Mrs. John H. Binsted have
returned home, after spending two
weeks with relatives in Washington,
D. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Manner, of
Danville, Pa, spent several days this
week in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alma J. Fox. They were accompan-
led to Accomac by Mrs. Manners
daughter, Miss Rebecca M. Fox, who
had spent two months with her mother
in Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin J. Powell have
returned from trip through the Val
ley of Virginia.
Mr.. William E. West, Jr., left this
week to attend the University of Van
derbilt, Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Jean Freeman and Miss Kath-
ryn Freeman, of Raleigh, N. c., spent
the past weekend in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben T. Gunter, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Davis and
children left this week to make their
home in Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. Kenneth Hayden of the U. S.
Marines, Portsmouth spent the holi-
days with his mother, Mrs. Blanche
Hayden.
Mrs. Neubal Kilmon of Ocean View
visited her mother, Mrs. Olevia Mel
vim, this week.
Mrs. Louise Scherer and Miss Beth
Bond spent the weekend at Virginia
Beach.
Miss Jessie Parker Johnson, of
Richmond, spent the weekend in the
home of Mr.. and Mr.. Harry r. Park
er.
Miss Ellen Fisher Gunter spent the
weekend in Keller with Miss Ann Ray.
Miss Bonnie Garner and Miss Mar
tina Gayle Garner have returned to
their home in Norfolk, after spending
several weeks with their grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Bond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip B. Twyford, of
Accomac and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Walter
Budd and Mr.. and Mrs. Jake ivy
ford, of Onancock spent the weekend
at Rehoboth Beach, Del.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-06

mer States Attorney of Kent. An ap-
pointment by Governor O'Conor to
fill the vacancies on the bench Great
ed by the death last week of Chief
Judge w. Mason Shehan will likely
be made within the next few weeks.
Under the Maryland law the jurist
who will fill this vacancy will have to
come from Kent or Talbot counties,
the other three being represented on
the bench. Mr.. Collins has the sup
port of the majority of the Kent bar
and also of political leaders of the
county. In Talbot an aspirant who
will likely receive consideration is T..
Hughlett Henry.
tits believed that Governor O'Conor
will name one of the three associate
judges, James Evans, Thomas J..
Heating or J. Owen Knots to the
post of chief judge and appoint from
Kent or Cecil county one to fill the
associate post thus made vacant. Any
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-06
VIR. GAMERS DISCUSS
WAGE-HOUR LAW

Representatives of the Gamers and
produce dealers on the Eastern Shore
of Virginia attended a meeting at
the Exchange building, Onley, on Mon
day night, last to discuss what means
could be employed to keep Eastern
Shore agriculture from coming un-
der the wage-hour regulation which
goes into effect on October 1.
Several dealers and Gamers were
in attendance at the meeting which
was opened by G. L. Webster;
Jeff F. Walter later becoming chair
man.
Attorney Otto Lowe, of Cape Charl-
es, explained just what the new reg
ulation provides and there was a
general discussion of the Act by those
present.
The new regulation provides that
all packing houses, canneries and
freezing plants, in fact any agricul-
tural operation, except those perform
Gu OIl LIl0 IdIul OII WHlCII CIAC PAOuuSO
is grown, or where less than ten per-
sons are employed, shall have to COM
ply in full with the provisions Of the
wage-hour act.
At the meeting, it was the opin-
ion of several of those in attendance,
that this apparently was not the in
tent of Congress, as stated in the de-
bates leading to an amendment of
the Act, but was simply a ruling of
the administrator.
The wage scale will be 35c per hour
after October 1, until the close of
the year, and next year will be 40c
per hour, with time and half for
overtime.
It was the opinion of those present
that most of the costs connected with
these operations would fall upon the
farmer. He of course, cannot afford
to pay such a high rate under the
present law prices of farm produce.
Another meeting will be held on
Tuesday night, September 8, at 7:3O
o'clock, at the Exchange office, at
which time produce dealers of the
Shore will meet and further discus
sions will be held.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-06
MANY TAKING
INTEREST in
POULTRY WORK

Some of the most prominent ed
ucators and leaders in the poultry in
dustry will take part in the Poultry
Products Grading and Marketing
School which will be held at the I'm
iversity of Maryland from September
II to IA, it is announced by Dr. Nor
ley A JUL, head of the poultry de-
partment. The purpose of the school
is to give Maryland poultrymen an
opportunity to learn the fundamentals
of grading and marketing in the min
imum of time.
The school will be open to any pro-
Queer, commercial handler, inspector,
teacher, or student of poultry products
over Is years of age. In addition to
talks and lectures by prominent au-
thorities in poultry work, Laboratory
periods will cover Gambling and grad
ing eggs, and grading poultry.
DR.. H. C. Byrd, president of the
University of Maryland, will welcome
the poultrymen to the school on We'd
nesday morning. Others who will
talk during the week will include DR..
A. E. Van Wagenen and H. E. Bots
ford, Cornell University, H. G. Ham
onn, U. S. Egg and Poultry Marketing
Service; DR.. j. G. Huttar, G. L. F.
Egg Marketing Service; DR.. c. w,
Knox, U. S. Department of Agri-
culture; and r. R. Slocum, of the
Agricultural Marketing Service.
Further information regarding the
school may be obtained from James
M. Gwin, University of Maryland
Poultry Department, College Park,
Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-06
REWARD OFFERED FOR
RECOVERY OF BODY

The citizens of fredericksburg have
offered $500 reward to the person
or persons finding the body of Roger
N. Christopher, who was drowned Sun
day night when he slipped from a
yacht between Chancellor's Point and
Goose Creek.
C. S. Poole, president of the Fed
eralsburgh Fire Company, got in
touch with the State Conservation
Commission, and they assured him
that they would Immediately dispatch
the scene of the drowning.
Several boats from Secretary, Cam
bridge and Trappe have been search
ing for Christopher's body since the
drowning.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-06
PLANE CRASH KILLS
FLORIDA MAN, IS

Harry Westerberg, 35, of Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, died at $40 o.
clock Tuesday night at the North
ampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital,
to which he had been admitted about
an hour before, following the crash
of his airplane in a potato field near
Parksley. E.
Westerberg, who was said to be
the owner of the plane, was being
piloted by A. F. Raymond, also of
Fort Lauderdale, and the men were
flying north when a heavy rainfall
caused the ship to 60 out of control,
the motor stalled and the plane nose
dived into the field. The ship was
practically demolished and the victims
were rushed to Nassawadox by Chief
James Core of the Parksley Fire
Department, using the departments
engine.
Westerberg was found to be suffer-
ing from a fractured skull, multiple
fractures of the extremities and other
injuries. He never regained con-
seriousness. The condition of his COM
panion, who sustained a disclocated
hip, constusions, abrasions and LAGER
ations, is reported by hospital attach
es this morning as not critical. Mem
bers of his family were notified and
came to Nassawadox at once.
Arrangements were made for the
removal of Yesterdays body on -ad-
vices from the family and the re-
mains were taken to Fort Laudedale
last week.
At the time of the accident, Mrs.
Westerberg was visiting on Staten
Island and it is understood he was
on his way to join her in that city.