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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

@, How did the U. s. production
Of steel ingotS and castings ana the
number of employees engaged IN II,
compare in 1898 and 1892
A, In 1899, production totaled A.
100000 gross tons and there were
4sS 900 employees: In 1898, production
was 2s350,000 tons and employees,
443, 900.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11
What's Your |. O.?

Can you answer seven OF THESE
test questions? Turn to last page
for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

sistant Chief Of Naval Operations,
a most important post, And he
went TO the new President and
suggested that Roosevelt might
want TO transfer him IN view OF
their previous difficulties, The
President, however, told him TO
forget 1t and continue in his new
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-11

Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
Tobin Launches Attack on Independents

for the post of senior vlce-comman. der end Joseph oipriano for junior vIce.Commander. William o'cOnnor will be unopposed for chaplain and Martin Mattson for treasurer. The newly elected commander will name the adjutant.
 The chapters officers will be for- mally installed by state department executives.
 The auxiliary's ofiicers include Mrs. Josephine Donahue, who suc- ceeds Mrs. Lena O'Neil as presi- dent; Mrs. Qsrmaine Dezinno, sen- for vice-president: Mrs. Carrie Clancy, first junior vice:preSident; Mrs. Mae Reilly, second junior vice. president; chaplain, Mrs. Julia ConklIn; treasurer, Miss Rose Null llgan; Mrs. Belle Martone, adju- tant; Miss Ella Costello, conduct ress; Mrs. Anna Holmes, patriotic instructor; Mrs. Delma D'Angelo, sergeant-r earns. Mrs. Mary Over ton will be the new state committee woman.
 ] At the coring joint meeting plans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
 ENGAGES COUNSEL
Legal Battle Looms Over Contract for Miss Luel- la Leslie

Watertown, May 7--Miss Lucia Leslie, South School principal who did not receive a contract for next year, has secured counsel to repre- sent her, SO the open meeting scheduled for this evening at the high school has been postponed un- til Thursday evening of this week to allow her lawyer time to con- fer with S,@eriptendent of Schools Gordon 0. swift to sec is c possible settlement on the question can be arranged.
 Joseph R. Nell. chairman of the board of education. emphatically stated that Thursdays confab will be open to the public,
 Two weeks ago Q delegation of Oakville residents attended the board meeting and demanded the board explain why Q contract was not given Miss Leslie. The board agreed if Miss Leslie attended the next meeting Supt. Swift would tell her the reason. Miss Leslie could not be reached yesterday or today for comment as she is believed out of town. She Is absent from school on sick leave.
 Among some who have signed the petition demanding that Miss Leslie's contract be renewed are: Mir. and Mrs. Charles Lorensen, J. J. Andrews, MT. and Mrs. George Thompson, MT. and Mrs. Eugene Corcoran. MT. and Mrs. Charles Venneau, MT. and Mrs. Fred Jack son, Frances and Eugene Edwards, MT. and Mrs. J. L. Cadden, John J. Sclum, MT. and Mrs. Raymond Beach, Mir. and Mrs. Armand Richards. MT. and Mrs. Albert Adams, MT. and Mrs. John Dres- cher, MT. and Mrs. Nelson Cor coran, Mir. and Mrs. Melvin F. Conner, MT. and Mrs. Herman Riess, MT. and Mrs. William F. Russell, MT. and Mrs. Frank R. Tracy. MT. and Mrs. Frank Mene- trey, MT. and Mrs. Harry Brown. Mir. and Mrs. Robert Ineson, MT. and Mrs. T. McNaught, MT. and Mrs. John Russieuski, MT. and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
Charges Republicans
 With Seeking Control
 OfFormer Democrats
Recent TCwn Committee Meeting Called Illegal; Chair. man DeLuca to Proceed With Plans-TObin, Hart.
 ley "Ousted" From Third Party Picture

caucus is opposed to Town Chair man Hartley and Is expected to seek to elect . new chairman.
 The group broke with the town chairman when he supported MT. Tobin and put the party on record as endorsing all the regular Demo- cratic candidates last fall. The anti Hartley wing claimed at the time that the endorsement was given il- legally.
 It Is expected that MT. Tobin will take the matter to court If Mr Hartley's removal as town chair. man is voted.
 Town Committee
 The new Independent Town Com- mitte, whose status Is challenged by MT. Tobin consists of the following William Ferrari, James Watts, jer- emiah Mccormack, Walter Legge Matthew Kane, John Bowler, Jos eph DeLuca, oswald Aubertin Roger V. Connor, Matthew Kerwin Joseph Devery, William Walsh, johil santopietro, Frank Wall, George McNamara, Earl Belanger, Walter Charest, John Lally, Joseph Ippolito and John Ryan.
 The situation now promises to re. suit in Q prolonged battle between the group named above and the h. dependent Democratic wing led by MT. Tobin and Mr. Hartley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07

lated openly with tho Republican party in the election last fall"
 Meeting Illegal
 Under the party rules, MT. Tobin said, the town chairman is the only one who can call @ meeting. No such call was Issued by Town Chair man James Hartley. he said, and the meeting was illegal.
 Meantime, Joseph DeLuca, who was elected temporary chairman at the caucus and In whose name the call for the caucus was issued, said that the 20 town committeeman el- ected two weeks ago will meet with in the next week to choose 12 wo- men members who will be added to the town committee.
 The group taking part in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
CLUB TO OBSERVE
 DAY FOR FATHER
St. Stanislaus Young Men Enroll Five New
 Members

Five new members were admitted at the meeting of St. Stanislaus Young Mems Club at the parish hall Sunday morning, namely Henry Posila. Joseph Posila, Joseph Drost, William Ment,lrek and Frank Bur linski.
 Rev. John Balasa was elected to the board of governors and An- thony zembuski was elected ser- geant-at-aiTns. The latter was named to the governing board at a statewide Polish Youth meeting last month.
 The club made planS for c Fath- CTS day banquet in the near future, Henry Susteckie, Teddy Chimelin- ski and Frank Stepanski were chos- en to the social committee while Stanley Wise, Joseph Drost, Anthony Jasovich and William Menturek were named athletic committeeman.
 Plans were discussed for . soft ball league between members of the club. A local oil company will fur- nish the softballs for all league
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
CHASE TO PRESIDE
 AT GAYLORD FARLEY

The annual meeting of the oay- lord Farm Sanitarlum in Waling- ford will be held May i8 with sev. eral Wate burians attending. Irving II. Chase of this city Is president, Members of the board of directors Include Barrow Hemlnway of Wa tertown, Austin L, Adams of Mid dlebury, Attorney Chase Kimball of this city and John P. Elton of this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07

Attorney John r. Tobin today charged that Republicans are seek ing to gain control of the Indepen- dent Democratic party to use 1t as Q weapon against the regular Demo- cratic organization. He declared that . caucus two weeks ago at which . new Independent Democratic town committee was chosen was H. legal, and claimed that any action by the group now claiming control of the party is without any legal basis.
 "Those who took part in the so- called caucus were ali Republicans not Independent Democrats" Mr Tobin asserted. "They were all afsll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
Walter Wi1acIAeII On BrO0dzcay
(Tsaas MaFh Rssissssd CopyFst SaO Daily MirpOr Inc

American) living in Europe. She never wrote Q line before i. The very few people in the publish ing business who know her name have sworn to protect 1t. An ex. citing book.
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And Jack stats defines this years drama award as: "A Plaque-out"l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07

Clinton Ransiow. MT. and Mrs William J. Spender and MT. and Mrs. ?. Cavanaugh.
 Also, Mir. and Mrs. Carlos Hun gerford, Mrs. Julia Cavanaugh, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Gros. Alma & Agnes Leroy, Charles II. Buckingham, Paul Jamsky, Louis Pctrok. Alex. ander draboski. Columbo Godio. Carl Less, Boris Kleban, Mrs. Yashenko, MT. Karasuk, Tim Chere- dneckemio, John Buthewich, Mir, MLsura, Mrs. Joseph GregoraitiS and MT. and Mrs. John Wlisco.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
HE'S CLOsE-voTE CANDIDATE

Salisbury, Md. UP)--Perseverance conquers, John E. oMrris believes Morris wound up in . 0oe-6oe tic for the Democratic nomination for city council at the primaries. Well" he commented as officials planned . re- count and possibly Q special run. of election, "last year lost by . single Yote.m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
FORMAL ELECTION
 OF D.A.V. TONIGHT
State Department Execu- tives to OCnduct K. of P.
 Hall Installation

Formal election of officers of the Waterbury Chapter, Disabled Amer ican Veterans, will take place to- night at the regular ssmi-monthly meeting in K. Of P. hall. William Keavney is expected to succeed MichaJl Dezinno as commander. Dr. Rene Messier has been nominated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
run RnEVATB PAPERS
 CUE REPORTER

CUw WEHVmAB&
 Times Square Tickertape: Owney Maddens adventure in the lookup was the beginning of a plan to off- eet Dewey'p record fog keeping the town laalndeyed. Election stuff ;. |. The New York Express. after that terrific bulldup, folded after one issuo The Louis primas. de- spito all their deniais, parted tn Boston Erio von etroheim Is stuck over here, not because he Is waiting for c Clipper but because he is waiting for q visa. The chump used no tact h Washington where he got sassy Billy Roses Diamond horseahoa revue is rated better than ever The public scandal over the Hunds finances will dwarf the Kuhn case in coin and odor l. |. Harry Richnaan says the Derby horse he bet on came in % late he had to tlp-toe in when he got Co the gtablel
 Ak the Game Geek last night, Q group was discussing theawaTd of the DrRma Critics Circle to the garoyah opus "rf the members are So certain" said someone, "why are 90 many of them giving and writing explanations for their choice"
 ''They've already given the award" said Ralph watkins, "What they're trying to do now is-- Square the Circle"
 And Jack etuts defines this years drama award as: "A PlaQue-out"l
 Members of Che Midwestern Psy- cholcgical Assn got the scientific low-down on why boy loves girl" It never struck us as 70 much of c problem of why" but of "why notf" Bruno Leasing Rudolph Block), who died last week, was the most envied reporter in the world He went where he liked. wrote what he liked in his "Vagabondia" column and never stayed put long enough to collect any enemies The columnist for the Toppenish (WashJ Review s an Indian gel named Nancy Wak Wak Nancy's an- cestors may have been plundered by the whites, but she's in 6 trade now where she'll learn how to roally got robbed Joe Pew, COP boss In Pennsy, no like DeWcys chances for the White House, Time reports Pew, who says how tho Republican moola will Do spent on the campaign, Time goes on, 'likc ell c. o. P. bosses, wants a man who can win" That's bad rec porting. What Pew wants Is c Democrat who can't.
 About ten weeks ago Q columnlst ran line saying that Elinor Troy had been dining with very rich old brewer. And she was trying to gel him to put up coin in Q George Jessel venture because she was SO smitten with Jessci The line was . phony, but 1t started . lot of items Lois Andrews, the adored of . brewer, resen d this report greatly. She decided she would meet "this guy Jessel" and upset L9 TTUyS fOtuAIlWV WPpASVhEv : The rest you know.
 A!lsn Prescott was visiting in South Carolina and found himself among the horsey set Usually never at a loss for conversation, this time he sat like a dummy, knowing not . thing about horses, especially the lingo Suddenly, his hostess discovered him and said: "And what sport do you like9" II shoot" said Prescott "Really.' she really'd, "and what do you shocts" "lzorses!" was tho re- tort.
 "Eacape, the much-discussed novel, is by an anonymous author, whose identity must not be exposed because 1t might compromise our Govt. This much may bo sad: She is Q professional woman tan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07

AmeTloanD HVing m Europe, She never wrote line before The very few people in the publish ing business who know her name have sworn to protect 1t. An exc citing book.
 Once there was Q fabulous office boy. He hooked on with the Wash- ington bureau of Q New England daily. He was . hard working kid, none better for handling hores on the phone, rustllng sandwiches, etc, One day hig two bosses were puzzled on how to verify a hot tip. The led instructed them, and when his hunch clicked they asked him how he happened to know. There was some gah at Q White Housetea, he explained, where the point had come up. Yes, sure, but what was he doing at . White House tear
 "oh," he replied blandly, T go to all of them"
 These same two had another yarn blocked by q financial angle they couldn't run to earth. The money men shied away from the story, and the reporters were wondering how they could possibly reach ]. P Morgan.
 Maybe l can help." offered the apprentice. I'm spending Sunday with him"
 The boy had been 50 spry bring Ing in sandwiches that when he asked for an extra day off on the week end he got 1t. He explained he intended to visit his folks in New England. Perhaps, suggested one Of the bosses, who was getting daged at the youngsters tnarvels he wanted to fetch down his cabin cruiser and polo ponies.N
 "oh, mo-" retoretd the upstart "I've got them here"
 The Herald Tribune editorially states that Raymond Clapper is one of the columnists who continually finds fault with all prospective presidential candidates-except yDR Well, the Hrs editorialist apparently isn't one of confrere Clapper's constant constituents Because MT. Clapper is anti.Third Term and has often argued why FDR shouiCn't run again Here is the probable prize for the Most Cautious Statement of the Year: By P. J. Philip, the N Y. Times Paris boy: "They (thc Russians) arc simply pro-Isussian and probably pro-c communistic" Probably? ? All the Nazi methods of treachery in Norway (which is now such big news) was shown to Americans a long time ago in the film, confessions of Nasl Spy" Some morally Starched New York newspapers censor the word "hell" out of their stage and movie ads, but accept adverts show Ing half-nude girls wearing girdles
 The Portland, Oregon, reader who wondered what the collective noun Is when referring to more than "a litter" of pigs. may now rest in peace Mrs. A. M. Herrett Of Cleveland wires: "Herd of cattle flock of sheep and drove of pigs" Ann Ragel of Savanna, H.. wires: "If she means grown up pigs (hogs) either 6 drove or Q pack would be the noun" J. Allan Dunn of The Explorers Club, New York, says the answer Is in the 27th edition of Ye Holy Bible (Chaptef VIII of st. Luke, verses 32 and 33) to wit: And there was there an herd Of many swine feeding on the mountain"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
DIoGENEs, HERE HE IS

Olympia, Wash.--(UP)--Washing ton has at least one honest hunter He sent S5 check to the state game commission, saying he was fining himself for killing a praire chicken, thinking 1t was q Hungar- ian pheasant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07

games. Articles of the clubs con. stitution were read by MarShall Kohalinskl and unanimously ac- cepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07

will be outlined for the state con- ventlon of the D. A. V. which will be held here in June.
Evening star., 1940-11-29
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON W. BURGESS

Ms Mischief slways way az yaits Us. to greet
That is a fact. Mischief always Is
waiting round ready to get folks into
trouble. There is nothing in the
world that Mischief quite so thor
oughly enjoys as getting folks into
trouble. and 1t never is so easy for
Mischief to do this as when hands
and feet are idle and folks have
nothing in particular to do.
Now, wouldn't you suppose that
when Happy Jack Squirrel found
those heaps Of nuts and corn right
at the foot of his tree he would have
been so happy that nothing could
have induced him to do anything
which would get him into trouble?
He was happy. He was so happy on
that Thanksgiving Day that he
just had to bark with JOY every time
he started back from his storehouse
to get more nuts or corn, and he
was thankful, too. He had just the
kindest thoughts of Farmer Browns
Boy you can imagine. All day long
he worked carrying those nuts and
that corn into his storehouse. When
night came he was tired squirrel,
but his storehouse was so full that
he couldn't get another nut into it.
Happy Jack was ready for winter
now. There wasn't thing to worry
about. There wasn't thing he really
needed to do. He could be as idle
as he pleased. The day after
Thanksgiving Day he slept most of
the time, for he had worked very
hard the day before and was tired.
The day after that he just sat
around; that was all there was to do
1t was the same the next day and
the next. 1t was then that Mis-
chief started in to find something
for Happy Jacks idle hands and idle
feet to do. He began to wonder
what his cousin, Chatterer, the Red
Squirrel, was doing. He wondered if
Chatterer had filled any of his store
houses. He didn't know that Farmer
Browns Boy had been as good to
Chatterer as he had been to himself,
and so he wondered.
The more he wondered, the more
he wanted to know, so presently he
began to snoop around and peek and
pry. He didn't know where any of
Chatterer's storehouses were, and
trying to find out gave him some
thing to do. Mischief went right
along with Happy Jack. He hadn't
any special reason for trying to find
one of these storehouses excepting
to satisfy his curiosity. But Mis-
chief, going along with him, was
planning trouble. That is always the
way with Mischief.
Evening star., 1940-11-29

For free Pronouncing Test No.
2. entirely new, send stamped
(3-cent), self addressed envelope
to Frank Colby, care of The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-11-29
Don't Take
Ny Word for 1t
By FRANK COLBY.
DecibeI
Noun. The Unit OF Sound
Measurement.

Question-What is a decibel, and
how is the word pronounced?-O. E.
Answer-Since Noise Abatement
week this question has been put to
me scores of times.
A decibel, technically one-tenth
of bel. is the smallest change in
sound intensity that is perceptible
to the human ear. The average per-
son cannot hear sounds of less than
80 decibels or more than 100 deci-
bells.
The noise meter registers sounds
in terms of decibels, just as an ex-
posure meter registers light and a
thermometer registers heat. With
30 as the minimum and 130 as the
maximum, these readings give us a
good understanding Of sound in
tensities:
Ordinary conversation, 40 to rs;
typewriter, so; adding machine, 10;
restaurant, 10; factory, IS; fire en-
gine at 100 feet, 80; loud speaker on
street, 81; automobile horn, 81; po-
lice whistle, 88; riveting, 90; pneu-
matte drill, 81; boiler factory, 81.
Accent the first syllable, which
rhymes with Bess.
Correct pronunciation: DESS-i-
bell.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
For free Pronouncing Test No.
2, entirely new, send stamped
Evening star., 1940-11-29
POINTS FOR PARENTS

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
Be chary OF making promises,
but tDlten they are made, be
scrupulous in keeping them.
Evening star., 1940-11-29

to spell the word
opposite
LeteredOut
correctly it's popular beverage.
Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
Leter-Out
Co ECIIPSES-PEIISSE a long cloak.
O) MODERATE-REMATED (married AGAIN..
BURGESSES-GUESSERS (they surmise).
LARDED-ADDLE (spoD.
ASSISTER-RESISTS (dghts back.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-02
Three>Day Sale, Starting
Friday, for Big Potlatch

store where foods were arranged
atractively, Mr.. Lindsay created
the Totem Food Stores. opening
markets progressively in Puyallup.
54th and South Tacoma way, 933
Market St, HOS So. X ST., 25th
and Alder SITS. 261s Sixth ave. and
3sth and Thompson. Low, con-
veniently placed shelving. national
and local brands that stand for
quality, fresh fruits and vegetables
direct from the orchards and gar
dens. and finest selected quality
meats are among the features
Totem Stores offer the marketing
public.
A Washington-owned and oper-
ated food store. Totem has helped
In the financial growth and de-
velopment Of the state by increas-
ing payrolls and by serving as an
outlet for distributing Washing
ton grown products. Since jan
uary, 1892, when Totem opened
its first store. following through
the years with the opening of six
other units in Pierce county and
seven stores in the cities OF Olym-
pia, Centralia. Chehalish. Aber-
deem and Hoquiam where each
Totem contributes its share OF i'm
proving and promoting the COM
munity.
Other Officials
Officials Of the Totem organiz-
alton, in addition to Mr.. Lindsay,
include G. Theodore Larson. as
sistant manager: w. e. Gosselin
and Clifford Erdahl. supervisors:
Clara Simpson. office manager;
Margery L. Charnley, advertising,
and John Koenig, market super
visor.
The store managers Of the To-
tenn food organization include:
Chester Hogan. Totem No. / in
Puyallup: Erdahl. Totem No. 2 in
South Tacoma; w. z. Gosselin,
Totem No. 5 on Market st; Ster-
ling Carmichael, Totem No. 4 on
Alder st; Ovid LeTourneau. Totem
No. 5 on X st; Glen Seller, To-
tenn No. 6 on Sixth ave, and An
thony Bussanich. Totem No. on
So. 3sth ST.
In keeping with the Potlstch
tradition Of old Indian days, the
Totem Food Stores will offer
many attractive concessions to the
thrifty housewives on the three
day celebration sale, Friday, SAT-
urday and Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-02
NO MAJOR SEA
BATTLES seen

LoNDON-Great Britain's ST
periority in naval strength will pre-
vent major sea battles in this wal
according TO British naval experts
who expect. however. an increasing
number OF engagements between
German commerce raiders and a.
lied destroyers and airplanes-
Brifain's naval advantage
makes IL virtually impossible
for the Germans TO engage her
in . majer naval battle, In the
opinion of British naval circles.
The British have IL battleships
and three battle cruisers commits
stoned. All of the battleships have
15-inch guns except the Nelson and
Rodney which have 16-inch guns.
Under construction are four 16-in.
gun. and five 14-inch gun battle
ships.
Britain entered the war with
six aircraft carriers. Six others
under construction will be fin
ished this year. She had Is
heavy, and IS light cruisers
commissioned. Nineteen de-
stroyers were under construc-
tion and 179 were commits
STONED.
Being built were rs submarines.
compared to 81 commissioned.
Since the war began, the British
have lost one battleship, one air
craft carrier, five destroyers and
four submarines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-02

Totem Food Stores are celebrat-
ing their annual Potlatch birthday
by offering big three-day sale
starting Friday. Feb. 2. This year
Totem win celebrate their eighth
year OF founding and. in keeping
with the reputation this Washing
ton-owned food store will give
away to all customers a Totem
Pole stick Of candy.
Totem Food Stores were started
In January. 1882. under the lead
ership Of Guy L. Lindsay. The
idea back Of the founding was to
offer q real western institution
with western ideas of friendly
service and economical prices. The
Totem Pole was used as sign
post of all good foods for the
family, just as In the old days
the Totem pole represented the
finest achievements OF an Indian
family.
Stream-Ine Stores
With the idea of giving the
housewife a modern stream-lined