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Abbott. John S. III
Addison, Marry c.
Ahern, Frank L.. jr.
Aikman, Cicely
Allison. Ethel A.
Alfred, Frances
Anderson, Ellen S.
Andrews, A. r.
Appleby, William G.
Arnold, Robert G..
Ashby. William c.
Baer, June D.
Baer, Lois
Bailey, Dorothy M.
Ball. Jean C.
Ballantine, Louise A.
Barbee, Roberta v.
Barnes, Jean M.
Barnes, Richard w.
Barr, Richard A.
Barry. James r.
Bassett. Stewart S.
Bebermeyer, D. c.
Behrens, Elenor M.
Benner. James r.
Berg, Ardelle G.
Bicking, Florence NJ.
BieSemeier, Mary c.
Bigge, Ercell v.
Birgfeld, Frank A.
Blue, Jane A.
Bono. Evert L.. jr.
Boswell. Isabelle H.
Bracket, j. F.
Brady. Edward A.
Braithwaite. Edna L.
Bray. Madge r.
Bremen, Robert C.
Brewton. Ethel E.
Brown, Alan r.
Brown. r. D.. jr.
Browne, James S.
Bruce, A. D., jr..
Buchanan. j. A., jr.
Buck, Roger c.
Buell., Arthur H.. jr.
Bumbarner. M. e.
Burnside, Bruce H.
Burr, William N.
Burdette, Richard P.
Burrus. Margaret l..
Butler, Frances B.
Butler. Scot
Calisto. Ralph A.
Calnan, Mary C.
Cam pbell. James B.
Cardillo. Gloria L.
Carleton, William H.
Darlington. G. B.
Cassell. Elizabeth j.
Cavanaugh. r. I.
Cave, Cathryn St. c.
Chambers, Jay Lee
Chickering, w. E., jr,
Clark. Esther v.
Clark, Frances v.
Cobb. Jane Howell
Collie. Martha Alden
Coiner. P. B.. ir.
Collins, j. A.. II
Columbus. Julian
Conner. Ann Beverly
Cook. Phyllis Ann
Cooke. Olga
Cooley, William o.
Cornwall. Roland S.
CQwdrey, Roy B.
Cox. Patricia May
Cozier, Barbara
Crane, Hal p. jr.
Crane. Jacob L., III
Crawford, R. W.. Jr.
Croarkin. Joann E.
Cromelin. Carol
Culin, Frank L. III
Cumberpatch. J. R.
Cummings, D. A.
Cunningham, H. c.
Daniels. Jane
Danly. Dorothy J.
Darley, Mary
Darling. John NJ.
Darr. Jewel Marie
Davis. Annette K.
Davy, William A.
Dawson, Adeline A.
Dawson, Bette
Dawson, H. A., ir.
Dawson, Marjorie r.
Delano, Marsery l..
Dellett. Margaret L.
Derrickson, E. w.
Dewey. Donald
Dissinger. Mary P.
Dix. Everett s., jr.
Dodge Austin P.
Donaldson, Mabel 6,
Doneghy, John H.
Donovan. Marianne
D'Orsay. Betty-Jo B.
Drayton. Harold E.
Dreisonstok. Bette A.
Drury Margaret l..
Duffy, Bonnie j.
Duke. James T.. jr,
Edwards, Ann Louise
Elmore, Stanclin C.
Ettenger, R. Lee, Sd
Everett, Mary A.
Ewald. Frank W.
Farmer. A. A.. ir.
Ferrari. John j.
Fink. James A., jr.
Finn, Mary Martha
Fischer. Audrey H.
Fleming. William r.
Foster. Lucie Hester
Fowler, Nancy D.
Fratt. Nicholas D.
Freer. John William
Freseman. v. c.
Frost, Jack Arthur
Fugler, BARLEY A.
Garner. Charles W.
Garrison. Peggy w.
Carver, Reed Eldon
GaSser, Georgia A.
Gibson, Margaret L.
Gibson, Richard
Gilbert, Mary Ellen
Glrard, Florence ].
Golding, M. G.
Goode, Helen G..
GoSsett. j. w.
Gottshall. VIM. H.
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Evening star., 1940-06-20
Armstrong School
Awards Diplomas
To Glass Of $50
Col. West A. Hamilton
Presents Certificates
At Commencement

Col. West A. Hamilton, a member
Of the Board of Education, last
night presented diplomas to more
than 100 graduates of Armstrong
High School at final exercises there.
Prizes were awarded by DR.. Garnet
G. Wilkinson, first assistant superin-
tendent of schools.
A ritual. 1.-THE Light of Truth"
was performed, with Quentin Banks
as master of ceremonies. Others
participating were Dolores Bellfleld.
Conrad Edwards, Naomi Williams,
Mildred Edmonson, Samuel Dean,
Ruth Hawkins and William Branch.
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Lane, Marvette X.
Laporte, j. E.
Larkin, l.. K.
Lauder, Margaret J.
Law, Myra l..
Lee, Augusta F.
Lee, Mary A.
Lee, Jerome A.. jr.
Leechey, Mary A.
Lehman, George NJ.
Leonard, John c., jr.
LevinSon. E. B.
Lewis, Jane
Lewis, John D.
Lewis, Miriam H.
Lewis, Sara L.
Logan, John B.
Logan, Margarete p.
Loggins. j. E., jr.
Long, James S.
Love, Anne H.
Lum, Patricia B.
Macdonald. M. A.
Mahoney, T. E., jr.
Makela, Priscilla J.
Malloy, Nancy S.
Marsh. James S.
Marshall, Geoffrey
Marshall. Jane
Martenstein, A. Sd
Massey, Shirley L.
Martin, Margaret e.
Mcdowell, Nancy
McElvain, Edna M.
McHenry, Patricia A.
McGrath, John F.
McHugh, Jeanne F.
Mcmahon, Georse j.
Mead, Charles A., jr.
Measell, l.. D., jr.
Mellichamp, E. c.
Merrifleld. Velma J.
Mickelsen, P. A..
Miller. Dorothy j.
Miller, John F., Sd
Monroe, NJ. v.
Noodle, David W.
Morris, Elaine E.
Moses, Elizabeth Y.
Motley, A. w, jr.
Moye. Dorothy A.
Mullen, c. E.
Mullikin, Walter H.
Murphy. L. S., jr.
Myer, Marcia L.
Neale, Wilbur A.
Mkt, Irma
Noack, Elizabeth A.
Mobiles, Harriet o.
Norman, Arthur l..
Notz, William A.
Nye, Robert G.
Ogden, Bryan K, jr.
Olden. John NJ.
O'Neale, William L.
Oppy, Virginia A. j.
Osborne. H. H. lr.
Ostrow, Bernard H.
Overstreet, Reading
Palmer, c. G.. ir.
Parker. Harold c.
Parr. Robert H.
Parrish. Jean E.
Parsons. Robert c.
Peirce, Peter W.
Pennebaker, P. M.
Perley, Patricia
Perry, Virginia E.
Peterson. J. A.. jr.
Pierce. E. r.. jr.
Pollock. Richard H.
Pond, Nancy I.
Poore, Jane E.
Poore, John w.
Purvis, Emily B.
Rabbit. E. K. Jr.
Raitt, Mary H.
Ramsey, Barbara A.
Rathbun, Phyllis M.
Reed. Howard P.
Reed. Jane McB.
Riani Eleanor H.
Ricardi. Gloria Ann
Richards. Cecil l..
Richards. J. P. I'd
Richmond, c. H. jr,
Ridgway. Address o.
Ridley. Joanne e.
Riggleman. c. Ann
Riley, Virginia Lee
Ring. Mary NJ.
Rivenburgh. B. Ann
Robillard, P. Alice
Robinson. Enid X.
Rogers. Mary Anne
Rogers. Nancy Sibley
Rosenthal, Jack s.
Ross. Marian
Rothrock. Sarah l..
Rountree Jean A.
Rubin. Hannah
Rucker. Frances N.
Rushbrook. e. Mae
Rutherford. K. A.
Rutland. H. Ross, jr.
Ryan. Rachel L.
Sanders. Pauline D.
Savage. Margaret l..
Schneckloth. B. G.
Schnepfe. Anne T.
Schollenberger. B.. j.
Schneider, Anapel
Schreiner, Z. D.
Schuette. r. Wood
Scott. BENJAMIN F.
Scott. Dorothy Lee
Seller, Norma Jean
Seitz. Henrietta v.
Senge. Jean Marion
Sha dc. Retty "
Shaw. John p.
Shaw. Ralph Bacon
Shields. Betty c.
Short, Margaret M.
Shreve. Ruth e.
Shuman. Barbara
Silsbee. Henry B.
Simon. Dorothy A.
Skinker. B. E. jr;,
Smith, Anne DuvaN
Smith. Dorothy Ann
Smith. Nice, B.. jr.
Smith. Paul. jr.
SNYDER, Dorothy F.
Soderstrom. joyce l..
SpanaHel. D.. p. J.
Spandou, Natalie e.
Spencer, Carolyn c.
Spratt. Mary j.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Woodrow Wilson
Graduates Glass
OF More Than 400
Muurer Makes Address
At Closing Exercises;
SiIsbee VuIedictoriun

More than 400 students were
graduated yesterday from Woodrow
Wilson High School at final exer-
cises in the school stadium.
Principal Norman j. Nelson made
the diploma awards, assisted by As
sistant Principal Estelle Phillips
and Mrs. Agnes B. Hedges.
Glass Secretary Patricia Lum led a
salute to the flag, and Virginia
Riley gave the address of welcome.
The valedictoIy was by Henry Sils-
bee, and jerome Collins, president
of the class, presided.
Robert A. Maurer, vice president
of the Board of Edducation, gave
the address to the graduates. They
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Seven other girls participated as
students with perfect attendance.
Alvajeanne Foster, outstanding jun
ior, was the successor to the guard
ian of light.
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atasce Helen NJ

Steece. Helen W.
Steinbach. Lora 8.
Stephens, NJ. Louise
Stevens, william w.
Stevenson. M. Hall
Stewart. John H.
Stine. Naomi =.
Stockell. Charles w.
Stribling. 4. Roadway
Strohecker, A. Hazel
Stubblefield. Emmaio
Sullivan. James r.
Sutton. Patricia
TAFT, Amy Edith
Talbot. w. r.. jr.
Tanney, Mary E.
Taylor. Elizabeth e.
Taylor, John Edwin
Taylor. Richard j.
Tebelen, Gilbert
Theriault. Mary E.
Thomas, John N.
Thorup. Oscar A.. jr.
Truman, Jeanette D.
Torlinski, Nancy r.
Tossounian, Alice Z.
Townsend. Mary L.
Trager, Earl A.. jr.
Trease, Harold W.
Turner. Richard p.
vandegrift. J. L.. jf.
Voorhis. r. A. ", jr.
Waite. Charles L.
Wallace, Gladys c.
Walton, Fay c.
Walton. Ruth s.
Warner, Cromwell, jr.
Watson. Donald s.
Weaver, Charles r.
Weber. Evelyn l..
Wentworth, L. Y.
Westbrook, Marion s.
Whcelock, Beatrice ].
White. Beatrice A.
White, Miller G.. jr.
White. Nancy Ann
White. Nancy Cora
Whiteman. T. A.
Whitlock. Alan C.
Whitney, Courtney
Wilkinson, M. A.
Wilkinson, M. W.
Wilkinson. Mary B.
Williams. M. l..
Williamson, F. L.
Willis. Robert B.
Winters, R. Y, jr.
Wise. Matthew M.
Woodring. Jane H.
Woodward, Julia ].
Wright. John H.
Young, Louise G..
Young, Mary r.
Fucker. Harold S.
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Lvor in the Neither
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Grant. Bonnie G.
Grant. Marian H.
Graves. Dorothy N.
Green. Rosemary
Qrice, Ruth
Grover. Margaret A.
Groverman, r. H..
0ustafson. Jean A.
Guy, Robert l..
Hackett. Homer H.
Halls, Sadie Webb
Hall, Mary Lou
Hall. william c.
Haller, Herbert A.
Hambleton, Jean w.
HardiEg. James 8.
Harding. N. Mace.
Harmeling. John T.
Harris, Bessie
Haverstock. Ruth L.
Hayden, Ethel
Heishman, B, 8.
Heiss, Helen E.
Hendricks, Doris r.
Henry, l.. B., jr.
Henshaw. Martha D.
HerriottS, Esther r
Hill, Thurman, jr.
Hiliock, N. A., jr.
HELM, Ralph o.
Hoffman, Martha w
Holleran, Nancy c,
Hollingsworth, c. r,
Hoss, Mary H.
HouSeman, Philip j.
Howard. w. McN.
Hubbard, Jane
Huber. Marilyn
Huey, Robert M.
Hunt, Patricia A.
Hurley, Ronald A.
Jackson. Robert J.
James, Edith B. =
Jennings, Lois v.
Jervey, John p.
JohanneSSen, M. j.
johnson. Alice l.,
johnson, E. A.
Jones, Melville c.
Kaufman, Mildred
Kavookian, Ann
Kennedy. James v.
Kenney, Gloria e.
Kent. Eugene H.
kimbell, r. G.. jr,.
Kingman, A. F., Jr.
Knapp, George c.
Kochli, Fred, jr.
Kowaleski. J. F.. jr.
Kraft, H. D., Jr.
Labofish. M. R.
La Croix, j. P, 1r.
Ladd, Beverly
Lanerty, D. A.
Lane, John McA.
American air-c
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Hall. joseph y. Tyler Ross l.
Hall. Raymond j. Wallace Lawrence W.
Hicks William Was;1inRton r. z.
Houser. Louis Z. Wellman Carl
Jackson. Louis A. Whitaker. John g.
jackson, vincent WigRins william H.
Jenffer. Joseph Williams. John
johnson. t5ec"Re w. Wiseman Norris q.
johnson, Walter L. Woods. Arthur d,
Lancaster. Robert A, Wyatt William
Lee. Lawrence L.. jr Yosilida, Phineas ,
Magruder. Warren
Makers of razor blades in Epypt
face shortage of iron.
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American air-conditioning equip
ment is finding favor in the Neither
lands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
CONNECTICUT MEN
 ON SPEAKERS, LIST
Six Members of New Haven Staff to Attend Philadel-
 phia Meeting

Six members of the staff at the Experiment Station at New Haven are scheduled to speak before sec- tions of the Association for the Ad- vancement of Science, meeting at Philadelphia, December 26 to Jan- uary 1. They are: Doctors H. B. Vickery, J. G. Horsfall, L. o. Cur tis, R. Beard, J. w. Heuberger and A. E. Dimond. Among the seven papers to be given by the group, two are by special invitation of the as- sociation.
 Dr. Vickery, who is Chief Bioche- mist at the Station, will take part in the Liebig Centenary celebration. Liebig was a German chemist who first urged the importance of em- ploying science in the interests of agriculture. Dr. Samuel Johnson came under his influence while studying in Europe and later was instrumental in starting the Ex- pertinent Station system in the United States. Dr. Johnson became the first director of the Connecticut Station at New Haven. Dr. Wick cry ouUJcCI Go. AlcDlS SIlO Ltle Chemistry of Protein"
 Dr. Horsfall, Plant Pathologist at the experiment station, will present paper and demonstration entitled Predicting Protective Value of Flmgicides in the Laboratory" The paper is the result of the joint work of Doctors Horsfall, Dimond and Heuberger. Dr. Dimond will also present Measuring Inocululn Po- tential and Covering Index of Sprays" and, with pr. Horsfall, 'De- termination of the True Dosage Mortality Curve for a Fungicide. :" Dr. Heuberger's paper is on Timing Dosages of Sprays for Alternaria Control"
 The paper to be given by Dr. Cur tis compares the qualities of first and second generation hybrid squash and discusses the posSibili- ties of the second generation for commercial planting.
 The Entomology section will hear Dr. Beard speak on 'The Formation of the Tracheal Funnel in AnaSa Tristis De Geer (squash bug) In- duced by the Parasite Trichopodes Pennipes."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23

Oakville, Dec. g - A Christmas pageant, Alteration of the Kings and Shepherds" was presented at the Union Congregational church last evening under the direction of Sumner A. Libbey. The senior choir furnished the music. The lighting effects were by Ralph Florian and Howard Ande, Jr., James Florian, William Mcbride and David Roger arranged the setting for the stage.
 Those in the cast were: Eleanor Andrews, Mary; Herbert Shaw, Jo- seph: William Mcbride, Harry Has sel, Jr., and Howard Overbaugh, shepherds; James Locke, shepherd boy; Edward Sprano, Arnold Gar mes and James Florian, kings; Bill ly Hassel, Richard Gilchrist and Charles Deichman, kings attend ants; Joan Menetery, Gwendolyn Locke, Carol Greason, Alice Straf- strom, Enid McDonald,. Avain Rel yea, Lorraine Fennimore, Keith Shaw, Helen Beveridge, Jean An derson, Nancy Roger, Joan Tender son, Helen Ranslow, Claire South- er1and and Priscilla Roger, angels.
 There was also another play Christmas Treasure" In the cast were: Jean Stafstrom, Enid McDon- aid, Janet Turner, John McMahon and John, Botelle.
 The Junior Choir of the Union Congregational church held
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
Old CIubfOOt Is Out Of This World .. Finally Puts His Paw Into For Keeps
BY MIA HERVICE

Newbery, Mich. Dec. 2s-Ag it must tO even the best of wolves, death came to ornery old Clubfoot the other day. After eluding the hot lead and cold steel of upper Michi- gan hunters and trappers for many a year, the notorious old timber wolf ran afoul of radio technician by the name of Leslie Fowls, who lives here in NewberTy.
 At least twice before the big brute had been trapped. Both times he tore loose, losing 8 forepaw once to get his nickname, Old Clubfoot, and dropping two claws from his other front foot in the second encounter.
 But the other day old Clubfoot was not as young as he once was, and he put his foot in it. Fowls placed his set so that the wolf en- tered a narrow approach and couldn't miss the trap. This time the trap held.
 Fowls, whose hobby is trapping, had prepared his own special wolf call" had waited with baited trap for three weeks ofter running across the trail of the wolf whose forays had made him the most sought after animal in the upper peninsula.
 Old Clubfoot was eight feet from tip to tip, and that's some wolf. But he was gaunt, having fallen upon unhappy hunting in his old age be- cause of his missing paw. He weighed about 100 pounds, but Fowls estimated he would have hit 150 had he been in good flesh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
Pedestrians!
Automobile Victims Become Statistics" Follow ing Accidents-Drivers Tell Story-Voices of
 Pedestrians Often Times Silent.

on the pedestrian who is walking on the travelled portion of the high way.
 The departments fatality book shows cases where the coroner felt the driver did not see the pedestrian because of conditions he could moi control-hiS lights were in good con- dition, windshield wiper was work ing, but it was raining hard, the street lighting was poor, the pedes- trains clothing was dark.
 Motor Vehicles Department off cials have concluded from the records concerning night pedestrian fatalities that pedestrian should never assume that driver sees him at night. He might further protect himself by wearing something white It may seem unjust to put most of the burden on YOU the pedestrian, but of you are struck it will be you not the driver who will feel it, pedestrians are reminded.
 Driver negligence shows up more clearly in daytime pedestrian acci- c&gss vsa1ese ~aOt Seeing" is no ex- cuse and driving too fast for con- ditions," approaching the pedes- trian without sufficient caution" fre- quently appear as determining fac tors. Panic on the pedestrians part or some carelessness such as step- ping into the street without looking often has to be taken into account by coroner in trying to get fair picture of the tragedy.
 But, night or day, more intelligent caution on the part of both driver and pedestrian would prevent many such accidents, the records clearly indicate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
SpOtlighting rassChyNews
The Ideal Giftl

The Waterbury Steel BaIl Company today announced the payment of bonuses fOtaling more than se,00O to its 90 em- plOyes here. The bonus aver aged more than s65 for each worker.
 Payment of the banus was announced by Y. Gruber, super intendent, wfhO said that the payment had been made by H. A. Schatz, owner of the con. cern.
 The Waterbury Steel Bah Company is the second local factory to give a Christmas bonus. The Waterbury Farrel Foundry and Machine Company gave a bonus last week, each employ receiving 10 per cent of his total earnings during the previous three months.
 The Steel Ball Company has its office in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., but its factory is located in this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23

Crash tag-Bracelet worn by cadets taking their first solo flight as means of quick identification in case of a crash.
 Stuffed cloud-A mountain with a cloud around 1t.
 In flat spin-Synonymous with Ines goofy' or he doesn't know the score"
 Sinker-A dangerous convection or down draft that pushes the nose of the plane down.
 Hedge hopping Flying too low.
 The old man-C Commanding of- ficer.
 Keep your nose down on the turns Advice to cadets to avoid letting the ships nose point up when mak- ing a bank or a turn.
 They pulled his number out of the hat-Grim terminology to determine a cadets fatal crack-up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23

it to earth and the rudder gets away from him on touching the ground.
 Wash tub ride-A flight taken with the army captain to determine whether the cadet is to be dropped from service.
 Wash out-Drpoped from service.
 Wash tub-The plane used for wash tub rides.
 Hanging the wash--When cadet is washed out, he must hang a clothespin on the wash line" in the mess hall before leaving for home.
 Check ride-A flight taken with the flight commander to determine whether the cadet needs the wash tub ride.
 Getting the emonade--Another term for wash out, derived from the word eliminate" via eliminate, {" "leminate." lemonade"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
A pedestrian is YoU-the Motor

A pedestrian is YOU-the Motor Vehicle Department points out.
 It is easy to think of the word pedestrian" as confined to statistics since it does seem that one doesn't become a pedestrian until he has been moved down by an automobile and has become statistic" on the Daily Accident Report.
 The driver involved in a fatal pe- destrian accident talks to the po- lice, the coroner, and the judge, but the poor pedestrians voice is seldom heard. He is by this time tucked away in a hospital bed or laid out in an undertaker's rooms. He adds one more number to the states sta- tistical story, and that is the only way he ever expresses himself.
 Again and again drivers explain "He appeared suddenly before my car," or T didn't see him at all, but stopped when I heard the impact" ]" These are, of course, after-da pedestrian fatalities, which consti- tute more than three-fourths of the CUJul.
 Plumbing through the coroner's reports, one gets the impression that poor lighting in some spots, plus tue fact the pedestrian is wearing dark clothing frequently gives cre- dence to the drivers story. The cor oner sometimes observes, however, that inattention on the part of the driver must have been an addition al reason for his not seeing the ped- eStrian.
 Sometimes there are combinations of carelessness-a driver travelling in heavy rain with a windshield wiper that does not work comes up-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23

visibility after dark; second, the vast difference between his speed and the speed of an approaching vehicle; third, the vast difference between the distance in which he can stop and that which vehicle must have"
 Adult Victims
 Commissioner Cox continued, Place yourself in the position of one of these adult victims. You have lost teh quickness and agility of youth. You know absolutely mo- thing about driving a car. You do not realize that whereas you can stop completely within two feet of the point where you first thought of stopping, car may require fifty feet. You have no realization of the fact that headlamps which blind and dazzle you hundred feet from the car, may not reveal you to the driver until he is within fifty feet of you that is, until he is TOO CLOSE TO STOP. Possessed of all this ignorance, you unconcernedly start across the roadway. An auto mobile is & couple of hundred feet away-too far to mean 8 thing to you. Surely you think, before that car reaches me, the driver will see me and slow down or stop. I am clearly visible. am flooded with the light from his headlamps.' But this is the hitch. You have no way of knowing that only one-thou- sandth part of one millionth part of the light of his headlamps shed on you is reflected back to the eye of the driver to enable him to see you.
 'If you are in dark clothing, if the night is rainy, or if the drivers windshield is dirty, or if the street illumination is poorly designed, he probably does not see you at all. Crossing Streets
 But you do not know this. Un- concernedly you start to cross the street. Two seconds pass The car has not slowed down, but it is still well away, and surely you are seen. In the flood of light in which you stand, you must be seen. You do not even trouble to look at the car; i; you merely quicken your pace g. trif1e. Another second passes. You are twelve feet from the curb now, 1 just in front of the car. And sud- denly you realize that you have not been seen. The car is not slowing down. It is only fifty feet away. And in less time than it takes to say I Only fifty feet away your life may have been Snuffed out"
 Commissioner Cox concluded, This situation of pedestrian haz- ards at the Christmas season comes closer to me than to most people. A few years ago, a relative very dear to me, an elderly lady unacquainted with automobile operation, did eX- actly those things which I have out lined above-and died of a fractured skull few hours later, on Christ mas morning.
 "In more than a dozen Cornecti- cut families last year. Christmas was changed for time of gladness to time of mourning by the death of some loved one who met death as 8 pedestrian just before Christmas. The best Christmas fit our Connec- l ticut drivers can give to their com- munities is exceptional driving care during these days of great pedes- trian activity. The best Christmas 'gift that the pedestrians themselves can give to those who love them is their health and welfare conserved through care in use of the streets and roadways during these days dhen darkness and the evening rush hour join to for mthe severest high way hazard of the year"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
Market Makes Decline With Trading Light
Rails Were Steadier Than Other Shares -SteeIs Wera
 FraCfOnaIIy Lower; Motors Registered Losses <

ton. New lows were made bl Burroughs Adding Machine and M6 Kesson and Robbins.
 Ingersoll- Rand gained 2 1-G. Universal pictures first preferred was up 3. American Locomotiva gained 1 1-8 to 89 and Liggett and Myers B 1 Ia to 96.
 Wool Market
 Boston, Dec. g = (UPl = New business was very quiet in the Bos~ ton Wool Market today, the D. S. Agriculture Department reproted.
 A few manufacturers recently awarded government contracts were taking up options which they hava been holding on South American wools. Interest was shown also i'm Australian and South African Mar ino wools that had recently arrived. Most kinds of domestic wools were quiet and nominal quotations were unchanged with last week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
"BrOvest People,

Ian Braley of Bethlehem. Conn, t5-year-old son of Berton Braley, noted author and correspondent, has presented the American com lnittee for Defense of British Homes, 10 Warren Street, New York, with a fine Winchester single shot rifle, according to c. Suydam Cutting, committee chair man. The American committee for Defense of British Homes, an or ganization of prominent business men, Sportsmen and employers, is collecting all types of small arms, ammunition, steel helments and binoculars for the use of British civilians in defense of their homes in the event of invasion. :.
 MT. Cutting disclosed that young Ian Barley's contribution was tagged with the dedicatory mes sage: "To the bravest people in Europe"