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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01

The board OF fire commissioners
yesterday directed Private Frank
Moore, the chiefs chauffeur, to APP
pear at the next meeting Of the
board, following Recommendation
by Fire Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh
that he be cited for bravery in res
cuing two women at a Central ave-
nue. fire Jan. II.
Owner Grateful
At the meeting, the board also re-
ceived letter from Mrs. Eleanor s..
Rush, owner of the building at 140
Central avenue, thanking the de-
partment for its care in salvaging
furnishings in her first floor apart
ment. Chief Cavanaugh called the
boards attention to the appropria-
tons in this years budget for new
equipment, and the commissioners
voted 70 have the purchasing di-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01
Weekend Events For
Wesleyan Graduates
Winter Gathering to Be Held February 16-l8-Alunlni
to Visit Sixty Classes During Visit In Middletown

gram includes a meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the alumni
council, with Chairman Robert ].
Laggren 10, Of New York, presid-
ing, at 1890, buffet luncheon In
Downey House at noon, and the
liquid air. demonstration in the
lecture room Of Hall Laboratory OF
Chemistry st 1880.
The rest Of Saturday afternoon
will be devoted to athletic events,
opening with a varsity squash match
with M. I. T. and freshman wreSt-
ling with Williams. This will be
followed by freshman basketball
with Amherst. Varsity basketball
with Amherst will start at 4 o'clock.
During the evening some Of the fra
ternitieS VIII hold limitations.
Sunday Preacher
The Rev. DR.. Raymond l.. For
man OF, of Cleveland, O., will be
the preacher at College church In
Memorial chapel Sunday morning.
An Alumni Fathers and Sons din
ner will be held in Downey House
at noon, ad there will be q fire.
side reading in Olin Library in the
evening.
Art exhibits to be held during
the week end in the Dawson Al.
rooms in DIN Library, will include
a series Of etchings by Francisco
Goya entitled Disasters Of War;
from the Wesleyan print collection,
and autographs by Currier and Ives
and others Of New England SUBJ
jects lent by Kennedy and Company
of New York, feature Of which
will be an old view of Middletown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01
Personal
TO Fat Girls


Now you can slim down your face and fig-
Era without strict dieting or back-breaking
exercises. Just eat sensibly and take Mar.
mola Tablets q day. according to the d.
sections. -.
Marmola Tablets have been sold to the
vublic for more than thirty years. More than
twenty million boxes have been distributed
Turing that period.
Marmola Is not intended as eure-atl for
eli ailments. This advertisement is Intended
only for fat persons who are normal and
healthy Otherwise and whose fairness is
caused by REDUCTION IN the secretion from
de thyroid gland (hypo-thyroidisml with
accompanying subnornnal metaboiie rates.
No other representation Is made as 70 TINS
according to the dosage as recommended.
We do not make any diagnosis ~ that is
the functicn Of your physician. who must be
consulted for that purpose. The foIynula y
included IN every package. Start with Mar.
rncla today and win the slender lovely dG.
urs that e Eightfully yours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01
Fire Board Presents
Orchids To Firemen
Fire Marshal Lahey Praised For Efficiency Citation
For Private MOOre-BOuquets For Housekeeping"

rector appear at the next meeting
to report on plans for obtaining
bids. Commissioner Archibald Phil
lips commented on the fine house.
keeping and general efficiency Of
the fire houses the board inspected
recently.
Commissioner John Brodie said
one Of the reasons why the local
department has as low fire-insur-
ance rates as any city In the state,
except Hartford, Is the efficiency Of
Fire Marshal Den Lahey.
Lahey was called before the board
and he explained his work in some
detail.
Petty Cash Fund
On motion of Commissioner Phil
lips the board voted to set up a pet
ty cash fund Of 500 for the chief
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01
MICHIGAN DEER STATE

San Francisco (UP)-With nearly
5000, 900 big game animals still left
in the United States, according to a
biological survey just completed
California ranks third in their popu-
lation. Michigan and Pennsylvania
are first and second in the number
Of deer they possess and which con-
stitute 5,OOO,00O Of the total OF big
game animals. California has the
largest number of big horn sheep
and Is second, after Washington,
with black bears.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01

BOY, IA, BREAD WINNER
Chico, Cal-(UP)-Henry George
johnson, IA, arrested on a charge
of driving q truck without a license,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01

revealed that for the past five years
he has supported his mother and
six brothers and sisters with truck
driving and the delivery Of a news
paper route. The matter Of the
license was quickly taken care Of.
with the judges congratulations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01

Lawrence Kenny Of the East Ind
Community club viii be n ehaEEe
as officers Of the Platts Miils Com
munity club are installed Tuesday
night at the Bristol company audi
torilTn. Plans for several social
programs win be made at q BUSH
meas meeting following the install
lation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01
BUCKS HILL CLUB
MEETING TONIGHT

A meeting of the Bucks Hill Com
.munity club will be held at the
Community hall tonight at 8 o.
clock. The meeting will be fol-
lowed by square dancing and group
singing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01

A ACKNOWLEDGMENT great
grandmother gave her life 70
save three great grandchildren
in q fire which destroyed a house
IN London.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01
DIGGEs AS DIRECTOR

Dudley Digges, featured in Para
mounts 1.-THE Light That Failed
was a director with the Theater
Guild in New York before he turned
to acting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01
RACE OF NATIONS
FARLEY PLANNED

The board Of directors Of the
Pearl Street Community House at
q meeting last night named q COM
mittee TO make arrangements for
the election Of officers at the next
meeting. Miss Laura Skinner, Mar
garet Copeland and Franklyn Fisher
were appointed to the committee.
1t was voted to send a repre-
sentative to the Race Of Nations
meeting sponsored by the Water
bury Youth Council at the First
Congregational church Feb. 4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01

Phillips explained that the petty
cash fund would be more economical
for small items, because it would
eliminate much expensive paper
work.
In citing Private Moore for brav-
cry, Chief Cavanaugh said Moore
at the risk Of his own life ran up
two flights of stairs through thick,
checking smoke to rescue Mrs. Mar
tina Kaplan and Mrs. Jennie. Whit
ney, who were trapped in their
apartments.
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ton of the mobilization and to work
with the War Department and the
National Guard Bureau to: %
develop a positive national press
program in order that the public
may be kept fully informed with
regard to conditions affecting health.
sanitation and general welfare of
the troops of every component and
echelon, and (2) to secure the CO.
operation of the American press to
limit news and comment to the
presentation of facts and to elimi-
nate speculation when such specu-
lation operates to destroy public
confidence and to create dissension.'
Col. McCoach Introduced.
The conference was called to order
by Maj. Gen. Edward Martin of
Pennsylvania, acting president of
the association. The invocation was
by Maj. Arthur A. McCallum. chap
lain of 260th Coast Artillery here.
In introducing Col. David Nc
Coach, jr.. Engineer Commissioner
of the District of Columbia, who
delivered the welcoming address to
the convention, Brig. Gen. Albert L.
Coz. commanding general of the
District National Guard and selec-
tive service executive for the Dis
trict, told the convention that this
city was unique" because our citi-
zens have no say so in the selec-
ton of those who administer the
law" He praised Col. McCoach for
his "untiring efforts" as District
Commissioner.
The response to the welcome was
delivered by Brig. Gen. James C.
Do1er Of South Carolina, q past
president Of the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-21
Nearby Draft Boards
Speed Procedure
By Sunday Work
Gov. O'Conor Announces
Several Changes After
Baltimore Conference

Nearby Maryland draft boards
swung into action over the week
end as Gov. OConor announced sew
eral changes in the personnel OF
various boards throughout the State.
Following the Statewide confer
ence in Baltimore Saturday. at
which final instructions were given
to board members, medical advisers
and appeal agents, several boards
convened yesterday to begin the
sorting and numbering process.
Board No. in Montgomery Coun-
ty, which did not wait for the Balti-
more conference to begin its work,
expects to complete the listing of
names today and be ready to post
the names and numbers in the
courthouse at Rockville tomorrow,
according to Augustus R. Selby,
secretary.
Board No. 2 opened its Office In
the Jesup Blair Community Center
in Silver Spring and Board No. 3
in the Bethesda Chevy Chase Recre-
alton Center on Norwood drive yes
terday and completed sorting the
cards of the registrants outside those
districts.
Volunteers Assist in Work.
A volunteer corps of nearly 80
women living in the Bethesda
Potomac area is assisting in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-21
U. 5. Diplomat Denied
Properly Rezoning
On Wisconsin Avenue
Alexander Kirk Asked
To Erect Apartment;
Other Applications

The Zoning Commission today
denied the petition of Alexander
Kirk. charge d'affaires of the Amer
lean Embassy at Berlin, to rezone his
property at Wisconsin avenue,
Thirty fourth and R streets and
Reservoir road NV. to permit erec-
ton of an apartment house.
The commission announced its
decision at the conclusion of an
executive session during which time
some 10 other petitions were acted
upon.
Numerous prominent Georgetown
residents appeared at the commits
sion's public hearing to protest Mr..
Kinks application on the ground
that the proposed modern apart
ment house would ruin the atmo-
sphere which has been associated
with the old residences of the area
Mr.. Kirk was reported to be here.
but was unable to be reached.
The commission was scheduled to
reconvene during the afternoon to
consider the remainder of its docket,
which includes several proposed
changes in the zoning regulations
vigorously opposed by the Fedora ton
of Citizens Associations and other
civic groups. The proposed changes
would permit converts, monasteries
houses of religious study and resi-
dences of religious communities to
be established in restricted residen-
tial areas, and would eliminate the
limitation on the number of stories
building might contain in the
various height districts.
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0'Conor Will Favor
Income Tax Slash
For Maryland
Says State Departments
Have soved $780, 900
During Fiscal Year
D, TIE Associated press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. Ala
State income tax reduction will have
the blessing of Gov. O'Conor, now
that Maryland's financial condition
has assumed healthy proportions.
The Governor announced yester-
day that State departments, in the
fiscal year, had saved approximate
ly s75OO0O, and that the State sur
plus had climbed to S. 100000 as of
September 30.
The saving represented unex-
pended balances of appropriations
allotted the departments which re-
verted to the general fund. The
figure was about twice that of the
previous year, the Governor said.
This healthy condition. the
statement said, will make pos
sible a reduction in certain forms Of
taxation at the next session of the
Legislature. Particularly am I de-
termined to bring about reduction
in the income tax law and I am
confident that this now can be
done"
The Governor said the list of saw
ings reflects a general awareness
by the heads of departments that
economy is in order, and that appro-
priations are not to be used up sim
ply because they are available"
Heading the list of reversions was
the $3.50, 900 by the Department of
Welfare. The controllers Office
turned back 100000 and the Judi
ciary Department $4,000 All
other amounts were less than
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-21

intendent, responsible to the govern
ing board.
5. Adequate and efficient person.
mel. properly organized and COM
petently supervised.
6. Organized medical staff of eth
ical, competent physicians and sur
geons.
7. Adequate diagnostic and thera-
peutic facilities under competent
medical supervision.
8. Accurate, complete medical rec
ords, readily accessible for research
and followup.
9. Regular group conferences Of
the administrative staff and of the
medical staff for reviewing activities
and results so IS to maintain high
plane of scientific efficiency.
10. A humanitarian spirit - the
primary consideration being the best
care of the patient.
A Professionally approved hospital
was said to be one which has &C
cepted the minimum requirements
and is endeavoring to put them into
effect. but for lack of time or other
acceptable reasons has not been able
to do so in every detail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-21

man Frederick P. Lee.
The appointment of Donald A.
De Lashmutt, trial magistrate of
the Rockville Police Court, to sue
coed David E. Belts of Rockville az
appeal agent for Board No. l was
announced today by Gov. O'Conor
Mr.. Belts was appointed last week
but will not serve because he is with
in the draft-age limit. Mr.. Belts
is 20.
Leo W. Dunn. chairman of Board
No. l in Prince Georges County said
his board would complete number
ing today and would appoint clerk
at a meeting tonight. He expects
the list will be ready to post by
Thursday.
Will Appoint Clerk.
G. Gardner Shugart, secretary OF
Prince Georges Board No. 2, esti-
mated his board would complete
numbering today and will name a
clerk tonight or tomorrow.
Members of Prince Georges Board
No. 3. who expect to name clerk
and start numbering today, said
they had asked Gov. O'Conor to
name a successor to William A.
Coombe of Clinton, who resigned
because of Ill health.
The boards in nearby Virginia
continued the listing today and ex-
pected to be ready to post the names
and numbers of registrants within
the next day or two.
Other requirements, beside Judge
De Lashmutt, announced by Gov.
O'Conor include:
st. Marys County-Fulton Abel,
Compton, to replace w. H. Mat
tingly, Leonardtown; Bernard Duke,
Valley Lee, to replace George S.
Mills, Leonardtown; Kingsley Love,
Leonardtown, to replace John H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-21

T. Briscoe, Leonardtown appeal
AGENT.
The Arlington County boards were
approximately one-third of the way
through the job of copying their
lists and were not expected to fin
ish until the latter part of the week.
Arlington Board No. l received
10 cards from other Virginia juris-
dictions today and Board No. 2 more
than 100. The largest number was
received from Charlottesville, where
many students at the University of
Virginia were registered last week.
The registration of a 34-year-old
civilian technician who was at sea
on Navy ship last Wednesday was
taken at the Arlington Courthouse
today. After making oath that he
was at sea on registration day. his
name was added to the county S
list.
Clerk Is Appointed.
The Alexandria board today an
nounced the appointment of Ad-
olson Staymaker as clerk and an
nounced it expects to have its list
of names and numbers ready for
posting Wednesday. A total of 6,232
men were registered in Alexandria,
but more than 500 belonged to other
jurisdictions. the board announced.
Judge De Lashmutt, 81, is native
of Frederick, Md, and attended
school there, in washington County
and at Charlotte Hall, a military
school in ST. Mary's County. He
later attended Georgetown Univer-
sity Law School, where he received
his law degree in 1910. He was con-
nected with the legal department
of the State Department when j..
Reuben Clark, later Ambassador to
Mexico. was solicitor and was en-
gagged in legal work with a firm in
New York City before returning to
Montgomery County to live in 1921.
He was manager of a motor COM
pany in Rockville for. several years,
but later returned to legal practice
there and last year was appointed
trial magistrate by Gov. O'Conor.
He is treasurer Of the Montgomery
County Bar Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-21

The Districts Saith traffic death
of the year was being investigated
today by the Accident Prevention
Unit of the Police Department. The
victim was Robert F. Scott 35 OF
514 Mississippi avenue, Silver Spring,
Md.
Mr.. Scott, an inspector for the
Capital Transit Co. was injured
about 1915 am. Friday and died
in Garfield Hospital early yesterday.
Police said he was cleaning the
street car tracks on Florida avenue
between Seventh and Eighth streets
NV. when he was knocked down
by an automobile. The driver OF
the car. whose name was given as
Harold L. Hoover. 90 of II Tenth
street NE, will be held for action
of the coroner. police said.
SO Killed Year Ago.
The traffic death toll in the Dis
trict at this time last year was SO.
A Washington woman died in
Casualty Hospital this morning OF
injuries received in an accident yes
terday in Oxon Hill, Md, in which
two other persons were seriously
hurt
Dead is Genevieve Miller, 80. Of
TOT G street Sc. The injured are
John c. Miller of 1880 K street NV,
and Ann Miller, 80, of 703 Eighth
street Sc.
A 79-year-old woman was in Sc
rious condition at Emergency Hos
pital today with injuries received
early yesterday when struck by a
street car on Fourteenth street near
Irving NV She is Bessie Colin OF
1857 Girard street NV. who was
under treatment for head and shoul-
der injuries.
Three persons were injured yes
terday when an out-of-toWn motor
ist drove through a safety zone in
which they were standing at Seventh
street and Florida avenue NV. The
victims, none of whom was seriously
hurt. were:
Elizabeth Carter, II. colored. OF
PASS Ontario road NV: Cornelius
Holland, "a. colored, of 1910 Eleventh
street NV. and winthrop Nc
Laughlin, colored of 1907 U street
NV. The motorist whose car struck
them was from San Francisco and
was charged with reckless driving.
Julia Burkett. 3, was under treat
ment for head injuries at Childrens
Hospital after falling from a taxi in
the Soldiers Home grounds. Police
said the cab was driven by her
father, Spann Burkett. 1901 Rock
Greek Church road NV.
Girl, 3, Injured.
Several hit-and-run drivers were
hunted today by police after acct
dents which brought injury to half
a dozen persons. Among the victims
were Willie Ross, 40, colored, of 412
Massachusetts avenue NV. and
John A. Thomas. 80, colored, Of 82l
Fourth street NV, who we're treated
at Freedmen's Hospital after being
knocked down at Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
DR.. Lloyd Newhouser. Al. and his
wife. 49, were treated for minor
injuries after their car was in COL
lision with another last night in
the 5000 block of Wisconsin avenue
NV. Driver of the second car, who
gave his name as Inward Marceron,
20. of 1922 Sherrier place NV, was
charged with failure to give right
of way.
Lydia Smith, %. colored. Of 1866
Worthington street NV, was treated
for minor injuries after being struck
by a hit-run driver near her home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-21
West Virginia County
Has No Draft Board;
q Refuse to Serve
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
Oct. 2l.-Morgan County was
still without a draft board to-
day. All appointees declined
to serve, all giving pressure Of
other duties as an excuse. The
appointees are former State
Senator P. E. Nixon. Ray R.
Rice and Perry Unger. Attor-
ney Charles S. Trump, named
as the boards appeal agent.
also declined to serve, on the
same grounds. The Governors
Office reported it had not re-
ceived the designations of the
men and, therefore, had not
been able to replace them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-21
Girl Sewing Doll Dress
Killed by Young Brother
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated FTeSS.
STRASBURG. Va. Oct. 21-Rubv
Nicholson, TO- was instantly killed
by a shotgun blast Saturday as she
sat on the kitchen floor of her home
in Powells Fort Valley, near Edith,
sewing a dress for her doll.
DR.. Harold w. Miller. Shenandoah
County coroner. said the shot was
fired from a gun in the hands of the
girls brother, Norman. 10. who told
the coroner he did not know the gun
was loaded. Dr. Miller withheld
verdict pending hearing in Trial
Justice Court at Woodstock later
this week
DR.. Miller said the children were
alone in the home at the time Of
the tragedy. The force of the shot,
he added, blew the little girl half
way across the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-21
State Police Assist
In Prince Georges
Liquor Law Drive
Five Places Are Roided
-
And Operators Charged
With After-Hour Sdies

Launching a law enforcement
campaign with the aid of Maryland
State police, States Attorney H.
Winship Wheatley, jr., early yester-
day cracked down on four Prince
Georges County night spots and
arrested the proprietors on charges
of selling liquor after hours.
The State officers, directed by
Detective Sergt. w H. Conroy and
dressed in civilian clothes, appeared
at the Dude Ranch at Berwyn. Del
Rio at Bladensburg, the P & c.
Drive-In-Cafe at Cottage City and
Maryland Club Gardens at Hillside
The operator of a fifth establish
ment was arrested later on a war
rant served by county police, who
were not advised of the earlier raids.
This is only the beginning I'M
less the closing hours are strictly
observed" Mr.. Wheatley declared
today. I've had so many COM
plants about places selling liquor
after hours that I thought it was
time to do something about it."
Released on Bond.
The Prince Georges County grand
s,,r &c i,, coccinr, of TIDYNor
Marlboro, but Mr. Wheatley said he
preferred not to discuss whether the
cases would be brought before that
body for action. The men released
on bond pending a hearing next
Monday before Trial Magistrate
Walter l.. Green were Herbert Sachs,
operator of Del Rio; Emil Stamm
of Maryland Club Gardens: May
nard Fortune of the P. & c.; and
Milton F. Barrett of the Dude
Ranch. A. Michael Young of Mike
Young's Place at Hillside. was ar
rested later. All were charged with
selling liquor after hours.
Several employees of the raided
establishments also were arrested
and charged with selling liquor
without license. They were booked
at the Hyattsville police station as
Georgia Mae McVey. waitress at Del
Rio; Mike Ruiz, waiter, and Joan
Karee, waitress at the Maryland
Club Gardens; Mary Stanton and
Connie Hall, mattresses at the P. &
c.; A. J. Mcdonald, bartender, and
Josephine Grady, waitress at the
Dude Ranch; and Anton B. Nelson,
waiter at the Rustic Cabin at Col
mar Manor.
Working under Sergt. Conroy
were Sergt. Carl Dillinger, Corpl.
Paul Randall and Troopers Stanley
Eckhart, Harold Carl. Lester H.
Santee, James c. Latham, John
Landbeck and Newton Lloyd. They
were assigned to the job at the re-
quest of Mr.. Wheatley.
Received Many Complaints.
Mr.. Wheatley said he had re-
ceived many complaints that pack
age houses operating in the county
selling liquor for consumption OH
the premises were not complying
with the closing hours, 2 am. daily
except Saturday night. when the
closing hour is midnight. The law
prohibits the sale of liquor on Sum-
day. None of the package estab-
lishments was visited by the raiders
yesterday, but Mr.. Wheatley said his
enforcement campaign would ex-
tend to all establishments selling
liquor.
Since the fall term of Circuit
Court opened several weeks ago, Mr..
Wheatley explained, several traffic
manslaughter cases have been filed
and the accidents were attributable
to liquor bought after hours. Strict
enforcement Of the closing hours
will aid in decreasing serious trafdc
accidents, he believes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-21
Traffic Fatalities Rise
Sharply in Maryland

By the Assoclated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 81. - There
were 4S persons killed in Maryland
;rafic accidents in September. an
increase Of 49, per cent over Sep
temher. 1852. the Maryland Traffic
Safety Committee reported yester-
day.