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Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21
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Charles Rust. Of Morton. pa
spent the weekend with his sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. John Jester, oi
Georgetown, were guests last We'd
nesday Of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs Francis Kitchens.
The farmers have harvested q fair
crop OF scarlet clover and are now
cutting and ha=ling the pea crop.
which seems fairly good.
Lee Campbell and family, Of viii
mington; were callers OF Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur Campbell on Saturday.
They were accompanied here BY Mr..
and Mrs. Elisha Campbell, who have
been on 4 ten-day visit with their
som Howard Campbell, and family.
Mrs. Parsons Of Milton, recently
spent some time with her daughter,
Mrs. George Pepper, and Mr.. Pepper.
Mr.. and Mrs. freed Glaser, Of Nor
ristown, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Conner, OF Elizabeth, N. j., were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hor-
ace Gilbert.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lowe and
daughter, of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend az their home here. Miss
Mary Lowe attended the commence
ment exercises Of her cousin, Rich
ard Dennis, in Lewes, on Friday
night.
Sunday School next Sunday morn
ing at 10, followed by class-meeting
at 11:O0, led by Green Brittingham.
Mrs. Name Green called on friends
in Milton on Wednesday Of last
week.
Taylor Vaughn has bought a new
Mrs. John w. Houston left on Mon
day for the University of Della
ware, Newark, where she will attend
the summer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hitch were
called on Sunday evening to the bed
side Of the formers mother, who is
seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chapel en-
at dinner on Sunday, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Harry Hastings and twOI
sons, and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Gil
bert.
AT present Mrs. Lima Campbell,
Roy King and William A. Green are
On the sick list.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21

James Logan and M. and Mrs. Har-
old PalmtOry. They were accOmpan-
led back on Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs.
James Logan and son Jimmie who
are guests at the Magee home.
Mrs. Helen May Mitchell, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lelzites OF
this town and Frank Locates Of
BridgeYille, were married Saturday
evening. June Is. by the Rev. J. E.
Parker at the Methodist parsonage
in Ocean View. They were attended
by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lekites, Jr.,
brother and sister-in-law Of the
bride. The bride was becOmingly
gOwned in blue with white access
orles. After a short wedding trip
they will go to the groOm's home
at BFidgeville, where he holds a po-
sition with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. Mrs. Locates has for
several years been in charge Of the
cafeteria at the Lord Baltimore
School in which capacity she will be-
greatly missed. Her many friends
here wish for her a long and happy
married life.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21

Mrs. Lizzie Mccormick visited
friends in town Saturday.
MessrE. Linf0rd Evans and Geo.
L. Bennett took the Short Course at
the University of Delaware last
week.
Mrs Cove A. Bennett was i'll at
her home here last week. Their
daughter. Hilda, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with her par
ents.
AIrs. Russell Hudson Of RehOboth
spent The weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Wilson McCabe.
Louis Lynch accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Jearman to Chester, Pa,
for the weekend with relatives.
Sunday evening, Rev ]. E. Jones
preached an inspiring sermon in
honor Of Fathers Day.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21

THE ONLY TOOL that some peo-
pie seem willing to use in building
ur their hong town. is the hammer.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21
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Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21

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Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21

The price. incidentally, is one of the bigges
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17

Taxes, imposed rom spain, went sky-high.
 Philip also insisted on hogging Dutch trade and grabbing from the Dutch needed raw materials" much as the Czechs are today furnishing them to the Germans.
 so THE DUKE or
 ALBA SET OUT
 The Dutch didn't like 1t at all. In the northern part they were turning Protestant, too, and Philip and church authorities joined in perseeu- tions to stamp out these "heresies."
 So the Dutch, like any people with spunk, rebelled. They chose William the Silent, Prince of Orange, as lead- CT. And the Spanish ruler sent vet- eran troops under his governor, the Duke of Alba, to break up this non- sense.
 Alba tried hard enough. He went through Holland like afl Attila, burn- ing, killing, torturing. The more brutal Alba got, the more stubborn the Dutch got. The Spanish soldiers were professionals, far from home often unpaid, and often they killed burned and robbed just to pay them. selves.
 The Dutch didn't have much of ar army. But they had courage. Ever when their big city of Haarletn was captured after 0 seven month siege they fought on.
 THE SPANISH WERE
 ANOINTED WITH OIL
 Here Is how the r,utch fought at Alkmaar, though they knew from the Haarlem experience that they would oil be butchered if the spaniardS took the town:
 Every living man was on the walls. They fired cannon, nuskets, pistols, anything that would shoot. They poured boiling oil, water, melted lead, unslaked lime, everything but the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
SETTLEMENT IN
 S1O,OOO SUIT
Case Withdrawn Today in Superior Court; City
 Named Defendant

The $l0,O0o damage suit of Mau- rice Cashman of this city against the City of Waterbury, scheduled Co be heard before Judge Frank F. McEvoy in superior court this morn ing, was withdrawn when settle ment was made out of court. Terms of the settlement were not revealed.
 The plaintiff harges the City with being negligent in the upkeep of sidewalk condition on Hawkins street where he stumbled over q water box which protruded for more than three Inches above the surface of the walk, while walking along the street, November 24, 1886.
 The man claims that after stunn- bling he well on his back and suf- fered severe back injury and other internal and external injuries and that the injury to his back Is to large entent permanent in nature.
 Attorneys DeCicco and Mcdonald appeared for the plaintiff while At torney Timothy Sullivan represen- ted the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
ENGLISH DEBATE
 ABUSES GERMANS

Berlin. Jan. 17--tUP) - German newspaper showed great amusement today over the debate In the British House of Commons yesterday, in which as they put 1t, Prime Minis- ter Neville Chamberlain dismissed Leslie ore-Belisha aS war secretary because of his "very great qualities"
 "That is e splendid commentary on the capacities of those ministers who remain in offlce," said the Voelkischer Beobaehter official newspaper organ of the NaSl party.
 The Lokalzeiger said Chamber lain was trying to whitewash one of the greatest scandals in politi- cal history" 1t continued:
 "The fact Is that 1t was necessary to take the loud blatant Jew from the show window. 1n order not to weaken Jewish influence on the conduct of the war this target for general bitterness was taken from tho line of fire he will appear somewhere, for his qualities are in- deed great for Chamberlain'S pur- poses. So nothing has changed in England. The Jewish British war against Germany goes on"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
TAX COLLECTOR
 IS UNDER ARREST

Ridgefield, Conn, Jan. i7-(UP) Harvey B. Lown, 42, tax collector for 13 years and former Republican legislator, was at liberty today un. der $l0,000 bond awaiting arraign- ment in criminal superior court on charge of embezgling $l0,000 in town funds.
 Arrested on a bench warrant after auditors from the state tax depart- ment inspected his accounts, Lown was admitted to bail when his wife pledged their $i5,000 home as se- curity for his appearance in court,
 His counsel, William Hanna, as. serted this is 6 simple case of in- termingling of funds. He Is not short. It Is matter of poor book. keeping"
 Hanna said that after Lown was informed of the discrepancy the collector returned 4l0000 to the town. Low1 formerly was president of the Connecticut Tax Collectors Association,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
.LEG|ON'S SONS
 FORMING TEAM
Local Squadron to Enter Basketball Tourney;
 Committees Named

Appointment of committees, re- ports on activities throughout the New Haven county district and plans for future activities featured last evenings meeting of the Water bury Squadron, Sons of the Legion held at the American Legion home. The meetnig followed a swim at the Central Y. M. c. A. and one of the popular monthly "ham and beans" supper.
 Accepting a def from other Sons of the Legion groups in the state, 1t was voted last evening to organize basketball team and enter a tour nament sponsored by the various posts. Firse practise will be held shortly.
 At the squadron's next meeting February 20th, a special entertain ment will be held, featured by the presentation of naval pictures by the local recruiting staff.
 Committees appointed for 1940 activities as named last evening by Captain William T. Harrington, Jr., include the following:
 Ways and Means-Charles Mel vile, Kenneth Kirby and Daniel Mahaney.
 By-Laws-John Dizik and Arnold Leiberman. Sports George McDuff, Daniel Mahaney and Robert Laure. Entertainme11t-John Melville and Robert Mahaney. Publicity Franklin Litsky, James Harrington. Sick Call-Donald Haude, Ken- meth Kirby and Richard Clark. Membership-R ebert Costigan, Arnold LiebermaM and Roger Mel- vile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17

George Axelby; treasurer, Edward Seery.
 Directors elected for two years were: Edward Seery, Francis Reilly, James Brennan, Vincent Brezis. John Anderson.
 The Board of Directors now con- sists of the above and George Bur- goyne, Edward Roy, John Gilsen, George Axelby.
 John Brew was placed on the Credit Committee. The committee is now composed of John Brew, Bernard Wilcox and Thomas Mo- Guire.
 The Supervisory Committee for the ensuing year will be Carmen Ubaldi, Paul Peterson and Fred Greatorex.
 Refreshments were served and entertainment was furnished by the Moonlight Serenaders. Frank Con- roy, the Credit Union representative for this district, was present.
 There were 120 members present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
Credit Union Here
 Declare Dividends
Annual Meetings Also Witness Election of Officers;
 St. CeciIia's Unit Votes 59o for Members

Onlcers of three local credit unions were elected at annual meetings last night. Annual sessions were held by the federal credit unions of the Waterbury Buckle O., Wa terbury Button CO, and St. Cecilia's parish.
 The Buckle Co. unit elected Cor neliuS Coughlin to serve as presl- dent for another term. It was voted to pay a dividend of three per cent.
 Also elected by the Buckle Co. group were: Joseph Hyland. vice. president; Miss Kathleen Maher treasurer; Miss Agnes Cuddy, clerk secretary and Mary Orintas, assist ant secretary.
 The seven directors named were c. L. Coughlin, Miss Cudy, Miss Maher, Charles Earth, MT. Hyland Miss Orintas and Herman Ballan- tine. Supervisors appointed were Emile Savard, Arthur Morin nd Ann Yuskas. Thomas Univin, F. Tynan and Mary Fitzpatrick were named to the credit committee.
 The terms of the directors are for one year while Miss Maher was named as treasurer for two.year term.
 Waterbury Button
 The Waterbury Button Co.,, credit union voted dividend of 4.8 per cent. It was reported that assets increased q, 500 in the past year, and that more than two-third of the factory employees are members.
 Ofncers elected by the Button O., unit were:
 President, Armond L. Hamel, vice president, Ross Snyder; treas urer-clerk, Bernard Kaliss. These. with Alfred Derouin, Daniel Lynch, George Marvin and Mrs. Blanche Stevens, comprise the board of directors. The credit committee consists of Armand L. Hamel, Charles W. Johnson, Ernest Goth berg, Miss Beatriz Leblanc, Mrs Martha Baribault and Miss Barbara Craft comprise the supervisory conl- Inittee.
 st. Cecilia's
 Edward L. Siebert was reelected president of St. Cecilia's parish fed- eral credit union A dividend Of five per cent to members was voted. Other officers reelected were: Mrs. Katharine Hermann, vice. president and Charles Frey, sec- retary and treasurer.
 The committees named were: Credit, Charles Wollschlager, Val- antine Hahn and Stephen Gyurisc- ko, Jr., supervisory committee, Miss Barbara Craft, Mrs. Mary Ger ard and Mrs Addie Brenneis. The board of directors appointed were the four officers, Robert Neubert. Ann Attraman, Ernest Wagner and MT. Gyuriscko.
 Chase Metal Works
 The Chase Metal Works Federal Credit Union held its fifth annual meeting last evening at the Chase Foremen's Association rooms on North Main street and reelected George Burgoyne as president.
 The treasurer, Edward Seery, re- ported a net profit of $1515.24. It was voted to pay dividend of 5 percent to all shareholders as of December 31, 1889.
 The Board of Directors held @ meeting immediately after the reg ular session and elected the follow ing officers:
 President, George Burgoyne; vice. president, Edward Roy; Clerk,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17

kitchen stove, over on the spanish attackers. They tossed burning tarred hoops around the nesks of their as- sailants. If any got to the wall, they were set on with daggerS, fists, poles, axes, anything the burghers could lay hand on. Most of them had no armor, and no proper arms, But they fought like wildcats.
 Although their leader, William, was bumped off by gunmen hired by the Spanish, the Dutch continued stubbornly to fight for their homes. Within Q few years their independ- ence was won. They've still got 1t.
 NEXT: Brltain's little ships beat the biggest navy the world ever saw.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
MANUEL BARDAS
 GRANTED AWARD
Compensation Claim In- stituted Agains Middle
 town Respondent Ends

Manuel Barbas of Naugatuck, who suffered a back injury while lifting a large stone in Thomaston, Novem- Der g, 1889, while in the employ of Dionigu Arrigoni of Middletown, was granted a stipulation award of $50 in full settlement of his claim by Compensation Commissioner James M. Lynch in compensation court this morning. The borough man claimed that the injury dis abled him until January 6 of this year.
 Joseph Mazzoleni of East Canaan an employe of the State Highway Department, injured in Colebrook October ?, 1889, was granted Q stip- ulation award of $26, plus doctor bills of $So and hospital bills of $Sl. He was lifting a stone out of a hole when he sustained c sacro- lilac sprain, plus spaticity of the thigh muscles. From the day of the accident until November 1S when he returned to work he was advanced $l0.e4 Q week.
 Edward J. McNamara of New York was awarded $l60 in full set- clement of his claim against Robert E. Nuese of West Cornwall. Last November 2l while pruning apple trees he fell from e top branch and suffered a hernia of the left groin.
 John Scarmana of Torrington was granted $64 and an additional $85 for doctor bills against Ben Ossola and Son of Torrington, in full settlement of his claim. He suffered & hernia while working July 28, 1888.
 Joseph Villani of Worcester, Mass. will receive $l766 weekly during the period of his disability, from the New Haven Road Construction Com pany. Inc, for 6 crushed left mid dle finger, beginning December 20 1899.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
NoTABLEs HEAD CAST

Alan Marshal, brilliant Australian actor, and Barbara Read, RKO Radios new "flnd," head the cast of Married and in Love" The story based on the wife-hushand d-Sweet- heart triangle was directed by John FarroW.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
PROF. SCHENKER
 HERE TONIGHT

What Will the Allies Do9" Is the subject to be discussed by Prof. Andre Schenker of Connecticut University at the community forum on world affairs tonight at the Wa terbury Women's club.
 The forum will start ct 6 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
Dutch Got Dutch Up
 At Spanish Dutch Treat
BY WILLIS THORNTON
 NEA Service Staff Writer

getting Dutch up when you you're
  Spanish veterans laid siege to Alkmaar, in Holland.
 Netherlands under Spanish rule King Philip II of Spain needed lot of dough miscellaneous others @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17

Leo KozenlesISi, white hope from South Britain, has trained faithfully for Q chance to appear in the ring against some of these set-ups who are tossing challenges around. Leo has what
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17

IeumOr has it that business is slower at the trapshop. Perhaps traps for Russians, or giant tacks to pierce the treads Ot hostile tanks might De profitable items if the trade doesn't SO for peacc- time merchandise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17

It is said that the North Pole is moving southward at Q rate of ap- proximately six inches e year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17

 MURKY FLOOD WATERS.
 When a township as well-wa- tered as this one gets two inches of rain within a few hours, sorne- thing happens. It happened here Sunday night and Monday norn- ing. The Pomperaug kicked up wicked, the Shepaug did its level best, and the sullen Housatonic grumbled beneath the ice and gave apprehensive old ladies the cold chills.
 Rain ripped the storm mists to shreds and every Till became Q roaring torrent. Folks that should have fixed their roofs carried sauce- pans around to catch the drippings and vowed not to let another downpour catch them off base. Evening attendance at church services on Sunday even- ing fell to the vanishing point. Motor Inaniacs parked their fliv- CTS or got stalled beside the way. Pennsylvania Brook, Flag Swamp Brook, Battle Axe Brook, and various un. named streams went out of their banks sometime after midnight.
 Came the dawn. Sleepy local res- idents rubbed their eyes and reached over to turn off the alarm clock. Stray motor cars sputtered through the village and the Pomperaug roared. Cedarland was isolated. The flats at the foot of Squaw Rock swar1. Fortunately, we had no footing; the Lone Ranger was marooned and we would have been at the mercy of any law-breakers. Debris fioated downstream but nobody found any steam yachts on the loose. Workers at the Hawkins Com. pany enjoyed a holiday but the school bus came through and the children went to school, hopeful that they might return to their homes safely.
 Flood Bridge was aWash. A New Yorker who had never experi- enced q South Britain flood pre- pared to offer his place for sale and move to higher ground. Deer hunters saw the snow fade away and trappers wondered how many muskrats were drowned. The run- off was especially bad at Tran sylvania where . flood reared down from Grassy Hill and brought old leaves, ice, and gra- vel, to clog the sluiceways and Iit- ter the road. The new sewer beds in the Pierce Hollow section be- came an inland ocean. One of Bill WiIcox's COWS drank in the mud dy brook and came down with c severe attack of tonsilitis. While the storm was at It's height, q fox terrier at Trailerville had Q pup and Mir. Booths rooster started growing as if he expected clearer weather.
 That rooster was the bearer of glad tidings. Gradually, things drained back to normal and the ice jam ct the tailwaters of Lake Zoar settled down to wait for spring and a warmer sun. Dell Chandler, watcher of the sluice. ways, will clean the rubbish from the penstock and the wheels will again turn on the morrow. But Long Island Sound must be full to the overflow mark and the At. lantic Ocean is lower in salt cone tent than 1t was yesterday, before the hills of South Britain con- tributed their quota of fresh wa- ter.
 As Herb Warner says: "IGs alarmed lucky that rain wasn't snow. If it had been, and if lt' fiuffed up . bit, we'd have been undiscovered until Ground Hog Day." (By Bill Garrigus). NOTE:
 General Orders No. {, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, order Win. III. 0agrigus, Post No. l007, Southbury, Conn. to service on the National De. fense Committee ChAs. D. LOckhart. Post s2oS, New Haven,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
SUBMARINES IN
 MACHINERY TRIALS

Portsmouth, N. H., Jan. 17.-(UP). |. The submarine Searaven will leave for Provincetown Saturday to en- gage in preliminary machinery trials, 1t was announced today.
 With naval and civilian observers aboard, the submarine Seawolf re- turned to Portsmouth navy yard yesterday after completing first sur- face tests off the Isles of Ehoals. The tests will continue the rest of the week. The initial tests were pro- nounced satisfactory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17

Larry Condon, Postmaster and marketman, keeps the longest hours of anyone on Main street. Early and late, dim lights gleain in the cool interior of Condon's Store as the proprietor cuts meat for the morrow, or balances the accounts for Jim Farley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
Briefs | By BILL
 | GARRlGUS

also becomes a member of the same committee, under the same order.
 Trooper Steindell, late of the 18th Cavalry, resides in the big red house at Roads End north of Mulberry Corners, and spins yarns of the Mexican border i'm 1914. Steindell stopped a greaser slug in his left leg, draws . small disability allowance, and does the best he can with the small jobs available. Only a few people know this man; hardly dozen know that his troop once rode into New Mexico to put down an Indian uprising as recent as 1914, prior to their departure for patrol duty at San Banito. You won't find it in the history books, but the In- juns needed careful handling only twenty-six years ago.
 Scene Groups of men hud. dled around old oil barrels in which burns seasoned hickory, ash, and birch. An eagle-eyed hired man from a nearby farm inspecting the flrewood. A bun dled-up WPAster running around the old red barn with another supply of fuel. The telephone in State Police Headquarters jingles and a clear, firm voice reports, 'The W. P. A. men are swipin' my woodpile. This is Bill Wilcox of Pierce Hollow speakingl" Out go the squad cars, and out go the fires, MT. Wilcox VOWS that If any more wood is stolen by the w. P. A workers, he will take the law into his own hands.
 The Lone Ranger, fire ball con- stable of South Britain, was not the leader in the investigation of the w. P. A. thefts. As Bill Wilcox might have reasoned, "Its . State job, so the State Police better handle it."
 Run1or has 1t that even the clapboards have been stripped from the Jim Cassidy farmhouse to provide fuel to warm the workers at the State Train- ing school. When it's cold enough to make men steal, it's cold enough to knock of work, or chop wood.
 Larry Condon, Postmaster and marketman, keeps the longest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17

In 17th century England, gen. tlemen were permitted to smoke in church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
it takes but he needs . manager shrewd enough to get on the inc side.

side.
 The kids know all about that cave on Rattlesnake but only 0 few of the oldsters have had an opportunity to inspect 1t. Years ago, the Ku Klux Klan used the cave to store kerosene in, prior to touching off 6 fiery cross from the drowning heights. It might have been the hideout for any number of bandits and, prior to that, the shelter for Pootatuck warriors who watched the first white men survey the valley. If that cave were nearer the Merritt Parkway or the Post Road, per- haps some inspired soul would build Q bar in the dank interior and string Neon lights to attract trade.
 The American way. Deacon Adelbert Chandler has labored long to further the aims of our struggling little Congregational Church. He seldom has missed . church service since he first camc to this vale. Now, As long last, Del Chandler hes ben elected . deacon. We have never known 0 more deserved appointment.
 City folks who visit our church are struck with the quaint an- tiquity of the little wooden boxes passed by the deaconS for the contributions. We have no Idea how old those wooden corn -pop- pers may be, but they've held a princely sum of hard-earned cash in their day.