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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
The PAYOFF
Experts Soy Greenberg Will Be
 Back on First Base by June Smaller, Glove of the OutfieIder Biggest Difficulty in Making Switch
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Sports Editor

New York, Feb. 12.-Most of the boys believe Henry Greenberg, switched to left field by Detroit to make room for Rudolph York, will be back ct first base by June. Buddy Hassett of the Boston Bees, who was a much more agile initial sacker than Hank Green berg, says 1t took him some time to get used to the fingered out lhelder's glove when he was trans Iferre6.
 Wally Pipp recalls his trouble lon line drives when the late Miller Huggins switched him to picket Ipost to humor Babe Ruth, who had an idea his legs would last longer to first base.
 Hassett advises Hankus Pankus EGreenberg to go to the nearest Isporting goods store, get a fin- Igered glove and pound into it Ifrom now until training starts at Lakeland. He asserts the Bronx IBomber should do this for months wear 1t night and day . tget the feel of it.
 "I'd been wearing mitt all my life" explains Tenor Hassett, "catching the ball in the webbing.
 "When was moved to the out held, I had to learn to catch the ball in the palm of my glove, and 1t wasn't easy after so many years of first basing.
 suTao7.n ic O ruIoln nf O diffor. ence between a mitt and glove.
 "This is especially true these dayS, with first basemer1 wearing nitts that look like fish nets, mitts that snare losses so easily that some first basemen don't even know they've got the ball in these nets."
 FENCES TOO CLOSE
 rO SUIT GREENBERG
 Greenberg wore one of the fishiest pf first passing nets, by the way. His 3nitt was one of the reasons why They limited the size of first base nen's mittS.
 But Greenberg himself seems concerned chiefly about retrieving brives close to concrete fences. | When Pipp went to the Yankees butfield one spring he could han Rile simple chances all right, but bne line drives he didn't know Fhother to come in, go back or $tand still. Whatever he did was usually wrong.
 Pipp says he was greatly re- kieved when someone hit a low line drive that almost tore the kaluable Ruth's ear off. The Bam- bin0 quickly made up his mind Ehat first passing might shorten. fataer than prolong, his career.
 0reenberg must also learn to khrow from the outfield, master the art of judging long flies and
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ANOTHER HANDLEY

Pittsburgh, Feb. 14-(UP)-Gene Handley, Pittsburgh rookie who will try out for his brother Lees third base job on the Pirates, has signed his 1940 contract, President w. E Benswanger said today.
 Signed as a free agent last May when he was released by Albany, Gene, played with Toronto and Hartford last season. Lee has not vet accepted terms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
BRUINS, RANGERS LEAD
BY United Press

The Boston Bruins, scoring the Highest number of goals in the Ma. konal Hockey : League this season, balloped the Detroit Red Wings last lipht. lO-3 and moved into a dead- hck with the idle New York Rang 'rs for the first place today.
 ! Herb Cain Nith two goals and two
 ssists led the puck parade.
 It was the only game staged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
ADDITIONAL SPORTS =.
Dente Dents Dusty League Wood For
 424 Pin Total

Results of Industrial league bowl ing matches last night ran pretty much true to form, though e high single of 164 was rolled by Jack Raynor of Chase and Danny Mon- tanari of Rubber Chemical, while ". BozO Dente of American Brass had Q I63 and Larson of Waterbury Manufacturing a 151. It was Dente who turned In the best individual effort with strings of 146 and l25 plus his 153 for "A total and high three honors.
 Chase Metal, Blake and Johnson, and American Brass were three- game winners; while Farrell Foun- dry, Trench Manufacturing and Naugatuck Rubber Chemical won 2 of three games. Scores:
 WAT, INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
 (Mattatuck RecreatiOn)
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TECHNICAL FOUL
 WINS FOR TIGERS

IA free throw from technical bul gave the North End Tigers
 B to 25 hoop victroy over the North
 Ind Pals last night at the Boys Hub in which the championship of he North End for junior entries was 'ecided. The game was tied with en seconds remaining, when Ref iee Al Damelio stopped the Pals rom arguing with him by calling
 technical foul which was made
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Merchandise
Household Articles

Young Couples! Sale of 3 and 4 Rooms Furniture Albert's have been home outfitters for all of Connecticut for the past 30 years and in all our experience, we have never offered greater val- ues than these during our February Sale.
 Honeymoon"
 3 ROOMS FURNITURE S12Q $8 Down (18 mos. to pay).. Paradise"
 3 ROOMS FURNITURE &16Q $10 Down (18 mos. to pay) Manhattan"
 3 ROOMS FURNITURE S12Q $15 Down (18 mos. to pay) "De Luxe"
 4 ROOMS FURNITURE S210 $20 Down u8 mos. to pay) Albert Special"
 4 ROOMS FURNITURE S200 $25 Down (18 mos. to pay)
 NO PAYMENTS IF SICK
 OR UNEMPLOYED We arrange easy, convenient terms on any purchase and guarantee in writing, no payments in case of sick ness or unemployment.
 2 FREE COURTESY AUTOS" No matter where you live, we will call at your convenience to bring you to the store and take you back home again. There is no obligation whatsoever for this service. Simply phone or write us for arrangements.
 Albert's Furniture Go. 1xya4..Lv, Open Wed. and w dCeAUuIy Sat Eyes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
Legal Notices

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PROBATE COURT, Feb. 14th, A. D. 1940. ESTATE of MARY J.. McGRATH, late of Waterbury, in said District, deceased.
 Upon the application of DENNIS J. SHAWN, praying that an instru- ment in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased may be proved, approved, allowed and admitted to probate, as per application on file more fully appfa5fE, SRpEREp, # fs That said application be heard and determ:ned at the Probate Office in Waterbury, in said District, on the 18th day of Feb ruary A. D. 1940 at 9 o'clock in the forenoon (Standard Time), and that notice be given of the pendency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon by pub fishing the same one time in some newspaper. having a circulation in said District, also by leaving with or by mailing in registered letters, postage prepaid from Waterbury, q copy of this order to all parties in- terested and residing without the Probate District of Waterbury on or before the 18th day of February 1940
 Attest:
 JOHN J. HOWARD. 2-14-1t Clerk.
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EASY FOR UCONNS

storrs, Conn, Feb. 14- (UP) = The University of Connecticut bas- ketball team overwhelmed North eastern 67-49, here last night. John Yusievicz scored 31 points for the winners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
Autos and Trucks For Sale

194O-2 Door Sedan. 2 months old. Run only 2,OOO miles. Sold for 1923 new. Complete with radio, hea CT, spot and fog lights. Will sacrifice for quick sale, $775. Call 5-1146. MT. White.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
BASKETBALL RESULTS Bates A2, Boston University Al.

Bates A2, Boston University Al. Fitchburg Teachers GA, Keen Nor maj 51.
 New Hampshire 51, Lowell Tex tile 31.
 University of Connecticut 67, Northeastern 49.
 Norwich A, Vermont 39.
 Williams 43 American Interna- tional 38.
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sTATG 4sicr of of wHTERsURS f1NhnGnsSuT E: PRS uS
 ESTATE of orr BAILEY. late of the town of Reidsville N. c. leav- ing estate, in this district, deceas- . The i Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, prORerly at barred q recovery. All personb in- debted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 SIDNEY 6. CASSEL, z-14-3t Administrator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
Last Nights Fights

New Bedford, Mass.-Ted Lowry, 1661s, New Bedford, knocked out Italian Jack Dempsey, 165, New Bedford, cos; Irish Johnny Smith, l59, Quincy, decisioned Armand Bomber" Remillard, 164, Worces- ter (6); Johnny Skhor, 194, Boston, stopped Eddie Coderre, 198, Paw tucket, R. l., (0.
 White Plains, N. Y.-Matt Per- fetti, 128, Amsterdam, N. Y, out pointed John Rohrig. 1855, Clifton, N. J., (O; Bill McDowell, l51M, Dallas, Tex, outpointed Paul Grif- fiths, 155, Scranton, Pa, (6).
 New York (Broadway Arena).- Pat Foley, 133, New Englan, drew with Julie Gogon, 1924, New York (8); Lee Harper, 130, Port Arthur, Tex, outpo.nted Charley Varre, 129h, New York (0.
 New York--(C Coliseum) Tony Fer- rara, .49, New York, outpointed Ed Brink, 146, Scranton, Pa., (O; Ernie Vigh, 1601s, New York, knock ed out Larry Kellum, 159A, Boze- L.sn, Mont, @.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
Legal Notices
LIQUoR PERMIT

william nis J ,. caroselia, Ca @ of s7 Giles st. Waterbury, Conn.,, have filed an ap- plication dated Feb. 18th, 194O with the Liquor Control Commission, fol a Package Store Beer Permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the bury, Conn. The business is owned by The Fulton Markets, Inc, of 225 East Aurora St., Waterbury, Conn, and will be conducted by William J. Caroselia, of 97 Giles St.. Water bury, Conn, as permittee.
 WILLIAM J. CAROSELLA.
 Dated Feb. 18th, 1940. 2-14-21
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14

linking drives, and get used to bunglasses.
 Hammering Hank is a more or ess manufactured ball layer.
 He has practiced more diligently ban any Tiger since " Cobb roke in.
 BIC HANK WOULD TACKLE ANYTHING FOR $35.0OO
 Mickey Cochrane thought of mak- hg him a fychaser while watching Him shag flies while his refractured kft wrist was hearing in 1886. Coch- ane planned the change then |. D get Rudy York,s big stick in the |atting order. The Detroit man. gement has been all this time etting around to making the witch.
 Greenberg may be a flop in left leld, but having decided to at empt doing the job for $35,000 a kason, rest assured he'll give it a bod try. Large Henry has one 'onsolation. He is well paid |. ot more than any other ball player 1939
 Pipp collected only $4.5O0 in his lest year with the Yankees, and ad to hold out to do that well. lthough that season, before Ruth evolutionized the game, the Irand Rapids resident batted $40 nd led the American league in ome runs.
 Greenberg would stand on his lead in Macy,s window all sum- her for $S5,O00.
 Unparalleled patience and con- entration are the biggest things D his favor.
 Har3 Greenberg Is worker kom way back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14

NE W = Fords, Mercury, Lincoln Zephyrs. Geghan Motors. Inc, 1844 East Main St. Open evenings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14

GOODWILL USED CARS EMMONS and SEVILLE
 Pontiac Sales and Service 497 Meadow St. Dial 3-3l40
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Auto Springs. Axies. Etc.

FRAAdES-Axles, Wheels. Straight ened Cold in Car. Waterbury Auto Spring Co.,, 38 Brown Place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
Real Estate For Sale

EASTERN sECT1oN-several One family houses. $4,100 5000. L. J. Curley. 3.5169.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14

SILENT GLOW-Power burner. as low as e1.5O per week. Southern New England Ice CO. Watertown Ave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
Rooms, Board, Hotels
Rooms and Board
For Rent Real Estate
By Clyde Lewis

FOX ST, 33-Five rooms, End floor, hot water heat. All modern im- provements. Inquire ist floor. prem iSes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14

1888 PLYMOUTH 2 DOOR TOUR ING SEDAN = Jet black finish. Equipped with heater. Very low mileage. This is a real bargain.
 Malcolm w. Starr
 DODGE & PLYMOUTH 48l Watertown Ave. Dial 5-1146
 OPEN EVENINGS
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1936-4O BUICK DOOR SEDAN Perfect condition. A bargain.
 J. G. MOTORS, INC.
 Studebaker Sales and Service IT Willow St. Dial 3-2131
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-14
Real Estate Will Boom This Year-ChOOSe Your New Home
 From These Ads Now At Present Low Price Levels
Automobiles
NeuU Car Dealers
Ante and Truck Dealers

8 Aut0 and Truck Dealers
 '38 DeSoto 40. TT. Sed. H. e R. $588 '37 Plymouth Sedan ....... $3e5 '35 Studebaker Sedan ........ $295 '37 Terraplane Coupe ....... $395 ,37 Ford Sedan ......... $295 '35 Ford Coupe ............. $195 ,37 Graham Coupe, Heater ... $S75 '36 Graham Door Supercharger
 Sedan. Radio and Heater $395 ,S3 DeSo.o Custom 4 pr. Sedan $195
 Many Others To Choose From JOHN J. COLLINS, Inc.
 DeSoto and Plymouth 38 Willow St. Dial 3-2l24
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WHY PAY HIGH PRICES? For Used Cars Next Month When They Can Be Bought At LOWER FIGURES TODAY
 LOOK!! 1887 Buick Sedan ........,... $55O 1887 Dodge Sedan .......... $450 1887 Chevrolet Town Sedan :. $395 1887 DeSoto Sedan .......... $465 1887 S.udebaker Tour. Sedan $473 1886 Buick Sedan 1886 Dodge Sedan 1936 Pontiac Sedan 1884 Chrysler Airflow Sedan
 THE HOTCHKISS MOTOR
 -CO. Your Buick Dealer for Over 20 Years 398 West Main St.
 Tel. 3-3177
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Special Notices
Automobiles
NesO C1r Dealers

s Automobiles For Sale
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@ Millinery and Dressmakine
 FUR COATS cleaned, glazed and loops changed $l. Goats refined 8 H. Ciresi. 38 Winchester Ave 3-726!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
Another Year of Wonders

In the days when it was still fashion able to toss Latin phrases into writing to show the authors versatility, they used to call such a year as the one just passed "Annus Mirabilis," the wonderful year.. The poet Dryden popularized the phrase by his poem of that title on the year 1866, which was such a time for England, crowded with great eventS the great fire of London, the defeat of the Dutch fleet, and a shower of others. By any such standard, 1940 was certainly such year. Free nations fell like ten-pinS, and vast World War found growing number ot people locked in bloody combat from Chungking to Athens.
 To prophecy of the year to come would be fun, but it would be dishonest. What will happen during the next 12 months we do not know. All we know is that events of the greatest gravity are in the making. We know that two worlds are at war (we have that on no less an authority than Hitler him. self) and we know that even during the year, one or the other may become tri- umphant.. In years past it has been our fate to read in the history books of those tremendous periods when the world was influx when the Asiatic invasions of Europe were finally hurled back when the Roman Empire at last fell prey to the northern barbarianS .. when the Moors were driven from Spain . when Napoleon's name became charm to frighten the children of a continent. And always we wondered: what must it have been like to live in such drifting, dan- gerous days
 Well, now we know. We, too, live in just such a time We know what life is when humanity has launched mighty events, like men who open dike to the sea only to be swept away on the tide of their own making. To child, every new day is as if the world had begun again. The child grows, and begins to think in terms of weeks, of months, then of years. But man, with his short span, never grows so old that year loses significance. To the oldest man or woman, the dawn of new year has certain fascination. Af- ter all, these pages are clean, they have not yet been neatly lined with construc- tive deeds or splotched with destruction. Both the good and the evil remain to be recorded.
 Let the auspices be never SO dark and menacing, we cannot be sure. The evils so clearly presaged may never happen at all; there may be on any of those white day pages good and happy things which have failed to cast any shadow before them. Such is the fascination of the new year, such is it's ever-recurring hope: May we meet the good with thankless, the evil with courage and all the grace to play our part well. And so-HAPPY NEW YEAR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

gently vacated by Erwin G. Woodward who resigned to accept the position of Director of the Agricultural College at University of Connecticut. Gov Ray mond E. Baldwin has just appointed his executive secretary, James B. Lowell, to fill out Woodward's unexpired term.
 That in itself might not cause too much comment unless somebody want ed to make an issue of the fact that the retiring governor was taking care" of his office staff before the change in administration AS a matter of fact years ago the office of secretary to the governor was considered stepping stone to the Superior Court bench. Any num- Der of justices made the accent in this fashion Time has proved, too, that all such appointments were good ones.
 But in announcing the appointment of MT. Lowell as Dairy and Food Commis- sioner the governor explained that there was only one requirement for the office and that was citizenship He said that the duties were purely administrative. All of which makes one wonder why in the past it was necessary to secure for the office anyone with any knowledge of agriculture, such as MT. Woodward was And if an administrator is only needed, then surely this is one depart ment that well might be included within the contemplated Department of Agri- culture. The incoming Legislature should keep this in mind.
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to the text of that letter, which is as flat, as categorical, as I could possibly make it.
 T want also to say in justice to Mir Dunn that at no time Ina! Mir. Dunn ever varied from the opinion of Secretary Hull or myself on this question of policy nor, ] repeat, has any other official of the Department.
 Since am on this general subject I would like to add one ol two words. Stories have appeared with increasing frequency in the past few weeks that there are fun- damental differences between the Secretary of State and myself. think it would have been humanly impossible for two people over period of eight years to agree more consistently and thoroughly than MT. Hull and I have done. There has never been the slightest im- portant difference of opinion be- tween us, and so far as person. ally am concerned think it would be impossible for any man In my position, who has been so closely associated with the Secretary-whc has had the opportunity of being associated with a man with his ex- traordinary moral courage and consistency, and I think an almost unique intellectual integrity = to have anything except very deep de- votion for him.
 "What the genesis or the origin of these stories may be, I am not going to attempt to speculate on this morning, but I am making this statement in the hope that it will do something to put an end to them"
 Very truly yours,
 SUMNER WELLS,
 Undersecretary of State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
Warlike Preparations

It was like old times Saturday night when Mayor Vincent Scully said farewell to National GuardSmen assembled in the State Armory for a dance. Twenty-three years before his father, the late Martin Seully, then mayor, too, went through the same rather unpleasant task. It is unpleasant to bid goodbye to men bound for training camps in many parts of this nation, even though we may personally feel that the threat of actual warfare is far-far distant. All these preparations are for war and not for anything else.
 They may be labelled national defense or preparedness, but they add up to the same thing We are creating fighting machine, one of the mightiest in this SUD- posedly civilized world. And so 1t is quite proper to be serious about this buSi- ness of saying goodbye to enlisted men, guardSmen, volunteers, drafteeS, and the hundreds of other young Americans who submit so cheerfully and readily to the call to duty. There are other activities, t0o, in Watrbury that remind us of long ago events.
 The war days from 1914 to 1917 were much the same Factories worked twenty-four hours a day. There were good wages for all able-bodied men and for many women, too. There was re- flected activity in all local lines of en- deavor. The same is quite true today. But the past is not too far distant that we can't recall and plan accordingly to avoid a repetition of what we should not have done in the first World War. The nation wants industrial expansion, but it also wants a normal existence for all of us at all times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
After the War

The United States is in the peculiar position that, although it is not in the European War, it has been forced to adopt "denfense economy and will be faced with all the problems of deflation of that economy when the emergency ends, even if it succeeds in keeping out. The fact that our viewpoint is not yet clouded by active belligerency makes it possible to give attention to that eventual shift back to peace economy which must come some time. Hence the suggestion is especially valuable that has been placed before the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by William L. Bait, former president.
 Batt wants a board set up right to plan how industries expanded beyond normal may be geared to produce a bet ter living in time of peace. We know, as well as we know anything, that such a problem will come. If anything could be more sensible than to set about solving it as far as possible in advance, we don't know what it would be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

upon the urgent recommendation of certain of the officials of the Department, was favorably dis posed to the extension of such credit and that thereupon com- municated with the President, then absent on his recent cruise in the Caribbean. and obtained from the President a direction that the project be radically modified.
 At no time has the Depart ment of State or any high official of the Department approved or recommended any project for the extension of a hundred million dollar credit to the Spanish Gov ernment. No such project has been under consideration. At no time has there been the slight est divergency of opinion between the officials of the Department of State with regard to the policy to be pursued toward Spain. At no time has there been the slight est difference of opinion between the Secretary of State and myself with regard thereto. never com- municated with the President dur ing his recent cruise in the Carib- bean with regards to any aspect or phase of the policy of this Government toward Spain.
 ''The story to which I have re- ferred is consequently con- pletely untrue.
 At a critical moment in the history of the United States like the present it is particularly re- grettable that the people of this country should be led to believe that there exist between the high officials of the Department of State disloyalties, controver- sies, and fundamental differences which do not in the remotest sense exist.
 T feel that I have, therefore, the right to request that the true facts, as I have set them forth above, be published in your col umn as soon as may be possible in order to correct the false im- precision created by the Merry Go-Round of December 20."
 Notwithstanding that letter, this article has appeared this morning I feel there is very little I can add
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From all sides you get news about parking meters And it's good news, too Bridgeport will put 200 of them along downtown business streets in January. New Haven and Middletown motorists all approve them. Hartford plans to adopt the idea in the spring. New Britain would like it's city fathers to see if they can't put them in. And meanwhile Wa terbury is disturbed by threats of vio- lence and what-not as the authorities continue to place more meters on the standards and pedestrians and motor ists alike continue to look at them as at seven-day wonders. Back in the old days there was no cry for parking meters, but for good substantial hitching post in front of every business house. And where there was apt to be congestion the posts were amplified by long rail ing which allowed a number of horses to be tied side-bylside. There was no charge for use of these hitching posts in those days, but by the same token there was little or no expense to the upkeep of the streets or roads. Snow and mud ac- cumulated at respective seasons. Only Nature aided in their removal.