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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

OakvtlIe Fin vs. Paper BOX sh0uld be the best match while Mattatuck Manufacturing may give Plume & Atwood 6 battle. The Mattatuck team has been wining games lately. Miss Penikas of Oakville Pin rolled q nice l36 game last week while her teammates rolled a nifty 637 game. Hrs. 0pea rolled Q nice 32o tor high three Of the week.
 League Records
 Individual high single -stasiunas. iSs.
 Individual high three-Minervinc. 344.
 Team high single-Paper Box. 6se.
 Team high three --American Pas. tener, i6s5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02
GIRLS DUSTY Games Tonight

American Fastener vs. Farrel. Plume & Atwood vs. Mattatuck Manufacturing. Ingersoll vs. Waterbury Tag. Oakvilie Pin vs. Paper Box. Pat. Button, bye.
 Standing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

The matter came before the board when a letter to Mayor Scully from MT. Olsen was read in which the former told of the splendid coopera- ton he was meeting with on all sides. The letter pointed out that in the mayors own department there was an item for $1,250 for auditing, which could have been transferred to other items but was not.
 Largest Saving
 The largest saving was reported from the welfare department. In the past this department has overrun its appropriations instead of reporting savings. The finance commissioners were informed yesterday that the department is in a position to trans fer $35 ,955 to the contingency fund. The transfers will be made from items in the 1940 budget for the pay ment of rents, care of patients in local hospitals and fo rthe care of patients in other institutions.
 Brookside home reported that it could transfer $8,500. The transfers would be made from the items TOT beds and mattresses, from the salary item and from the food item.
 Other department heads reported willingness to have some of their re- maining unexpended appropriations transferred to the contingency fund as follows: Fire department, $4,803, of which $1,000 was from the insur- ance item and $500 from the ap- propriation for motor vehicle sup plies; MT. Olsen's own department of budget director, $1,970, of which $1,25O was from the appropriation for an audit of the tax collectors office and.$720 from the salary item; city controllers department, $4,250, of which $3,100 was from the appro- priations for office equipment and supplies and $500 from the salary item; city clerks department, $1,00O of which $750 was from the appro- priation for office supplies and $250 from the item for advertising.
 To Select Firm
 The board deferred action on tie matter of designating an auditing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

The Tag Day drive sponsored by St. Mary's Hospital Aid society for the benefit of st. Mary's hospital will be conducted all day Thursday, September 26, the proceeds to be ap- piled to the building fund for the new hospital wing which, it is ex- pected, will be completed by early winter.
 At an enthusiastic meeting yes terday afternoon at the Nurses Home, of officers, directors and par ish chairmen, plans were completed for the tag dag drive. Tags were distributed to local chairfnen as well as to those representing Naugautck, Beacon Falls, Thomaston, Water town and Cheshire. It is planned to have nurses at. desks in the city banks, student nurses will be located in the business sections of the city, high school girls will conduct a house house canvass, and taggers will, also be stationed at factory gates. Each parish chairlady will have several assistants. Donations of any amount will be gladly re- ceived. Mrs. Joseph McGinnis' is general chairman, Mrs. F. P. Mo- Evoy drive treasurer, and Miss Catherine Maloney, chairman of publicity.
 Mrs. McGinniss will be assisted by the. following chairmen who will take part in the general tag day can vass: Chairman for factories, Mrs. Edward Bradley; for stores, Mrs. Henry A. Hayden; parish chairmen include: St. Francis Xavier, Mrs. Martin Tehan, Mrs. Louis Lynch; St. Patrick's, Miss Helen Shanahan, Miss Frances Courtney; Blessed Sacra- ment, Mrs. Louis Walsh, Mrs. Bern- ard Fitzpatrick; Immaculate Con- ception, Mrs. John Gaffney; Sacred Heart, Mrs. Alfred Wolff, Miss Flor ence Cassidy; Sacred Heart, Bouley Manor section, Mrs. Martin Cam pion, Mrs. Julia McDonald; SS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
City Organized d For Campaign To Boost
 Fund For Hospital
Generous Response Expected Next Thursday in Public Appeal to Aid St. Mary's HOspltal-Nearby
 Communities Cooperating in Campaign

Peter and Paul, Mrs. George Cor coran, Mrs. Katherine Zibell; St. J0lin of the Cross, Middlebury, Mrs. Edward Jackson; StS Michael's, Mrs. Bernhard Wilhelm, Mrs. Joseph Mc- Ardle; Our Lady of LourdeS, Mrs. Frederick Palomba, Mrs. Anna Had den; St. Margaret's, Mrs. James Bolan, Mrs. Robert Bolan; St. Thomas, Mrs. George Bolan: St. Lucy's, Miss Lillian Manganaro; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Miss Medlys De zinno; St. Cecilia's, Mrs. charles Wollschlager; St. Ann'sr Mrs. R. P. Dumouchel, Mrs. Armand Blanchard; St. Stanislaus Miss Marie Brovick; St. Joseph's, chair man to be announced later; St Mary Magdalen, Mrs. Joseph Dick Mrs. Margaret A. Shields, Mrs Charles Heating; Naugatuck and Union City, Mrs. Mary Penrose Mrs. Seymour Zonn, Mrs Jeannette Matzkin; Beacon Falls, Mrs. Will liam Bauket; Thomaston, Miss Mary Doyle; Cheshire, Mrs. Edward Herr Watertown, Mrs. Harold U. Cleary; Zion church, Mrs Rosa L. Willer Complete committees will be ar- nounced early next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Parish Chairmen Named for ''Tag Day.
Bremen Battle Cough Epidemic On Union Street

> Twenty four families were thrown into fits of coughing late yesterday afternoon when tops floor resident of an apartment house at 2s 1-2 Union street ignited two large cans of sulphur and left the apartment while the fumes did their work.
 Louis Viconico, boarder, open ed his door to go into the, kitchen, but his lungs were seized by the acrid fumes. Gasping, he called the fire department.
 So strong was the sulphur. that firemen had to don gas masks before they were able to get into the apartment, pick up the two cans, and throw them into the courtyard. Meanwhile the fumes had penetrated through- out the building and the whole house began to cough.
 Lieut.. Eugene A. Legge, who investigated said cough, cOughp that Mrs. Mary Miami, wishing to fumigate her apartment. was responsible for the cough situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

Waterbury's Republican organ nations wiII hold joint outing at DeBisschop's grove October 1s, according to an announcement made last night at a meeting of the Young Republicans Club. Harold Hadley, president, who is in charge of the affair, said that all local Republican candidates for office, and several of the state ticket members will attend.
 The Young Italian Republican Club will hold an outing Septem- Der 29. The New Haven county meeting will be held here in Oc- tober. Wendell Willkie, presiden- tial nominee, may visit Water bury when he comes to COnnecti- cut some time in the future, Vernon L. Hall, Town Chairman told the gathering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
(. O.P. CHOOSES
 LUKE STAPLETON
Nomination for Judge of Probate Unanimous at
 Delegates Convention

Cheshire, Sept. 20- Luke H. Stapleton was nominated for judge of probate last night at the conven- tion of the Republican delegates from this town and Prospect, the towns covered by the probate dis trict. The selection was unanimous. With both towns predominantly Re- publican, nomination is practically tantamount to election. The pro- bate judgeship is now held by James R. Lanyon of this town, who has reached the retirement age, and consequently cannot be candidate again.
 The Cheshire delegates to the convention were Stephen Clark Arthur Devylder. Charles Farist and Fred Voos. MT. Stapleton, an assistant clerk of the court of com- mon pleas in New Haven, is now serving as trial justice of the town
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
ALIEN REGISTRATION
 MAY SET NEW MARK

A new records was expected to be set this week as aliens, 165 of whom were registered at the post office yesterday, continued in a steady flow today.
 The highest single days number of aliens to register to date was on Sept. 3, when 180 were registered and hngerprinted. One hundred and Seventy-nine were registered last Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
MEaaos oF \ GIRL FRIDAY

AIEAaOS OF A GIRL FRIDAY
 Dear MT. w.: Huntington Hart ford II, and Airline Judge told me last night that their tentative wed- ding date is right after Christmas". He's the heir t0 the A. & P. gro- ceries, you know The London Express local offices are in the Mir TOT Bldg. Its publisher. Lord Beav- erbrook, happens to be a little oc- cupied right now running the RAF in London. Anyway, 8 card just came for him. which says: Hello. Just wanted to tell you that the Stork Club Balloon Nights start Sunday, September 22nd, 1940, at 1 a. m. Sherman Billingsley" Beaverbrook hasn't enough and big ger balloons over the City of Lon don. huh?
 Oh. yes, about young Hartford of the first paragraph. With all his millions he aspires to be a reporter which is what he's doing for an afternoon paper But with being Arline's fiance (and she lives so far away) Hartford gets too little sleep So his car has been altered to put folding lounge in it. When he gets into the car every a. m. (fully clothed) he removes his boots and jacket and slumbers for another hour while his chauffeur motors him to his office <. M. Berle dropped in to say he doesn't have to play Loew's State for a living. T can always sell travelling bags to Eleanor Roosevelt" he said.
 ..C. D. Jackson, gen1 mgr. over at Life, may soon head new outfit called "The Council for Democracy" Would that be actress Luise Rainer who goes horseback riding in Hampstead State Park? Great Neck resi- dents called and wondered :. The Tribs asst society editor, Helen Knapp, becomes Mrs. Kirk Delano AInes in Old Greenwich on the Sabbath. He's sixth cousin to FDR Mark Hanna is very excited about two young boys (writers, just out of Yale) for whom he sold three pieces in three weeks to Golfers They are John Cleveland and Luther Davis Ambass. Riddle ran into J. Gunther at the Stork. Last time they met was in Warsaw!
 The Newspaper Guild and Box Office, the film weekly, are tiff fling over the mag,s recent slash- ing of its editorial staff. A couple of lads who were fired refused to leave and are still there! Funny sitcheeayshun The NEG had its troubles the other night. Their hookups from London, Berlin and Turkey went off fine, and then their mechanical woe was trying to contact Washington, D. C..
 Your bosses from Des Moines and Minneapolis are in town seeing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Welfare Department
 Effects Big Saving
$35,955 of Original Appropriations to Be Transferred
 to Contingency Fund $65,O00 Total Reported

total savings of than $65 900 in the appropra tons of eight city departments in the 1940 budget reported to the Board of Finance at it's regular meeting yesterday afternoon by Budget Director Thorvd Olsen Mr. Olson gave credit to the heads of all departments for cooperating with him and helping to the city money The $65000 ordered by the Board of Finance to be transferred to contingency fund which cannot be drawn without the approval of the Board Aldermen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

firm to make the city audit for the present year.
 The board appointed a committee composed of c. Arthur Dubois, Con- troller Conlan and John Brophty to work with the mayor and the budget director in deciding on the firm which will do the auditing.
 The board passed vote that Corp. Counsel J. Gregory Inch take such action as he ses fit with respect to a reported shortage of $827 in the Hamilton park sinking fund, which is handled by ex-City Treasurer Ed wardL. Futile. MT. Futile, Controller Conlan reported, had informed him that he could produce evidence to show that there was no shortage. This was at a previous meeting of the finance board. He reported yes- terda that MT. Futile had thus far taken no action in the matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
COLLEGE NAMES
 FACULTY STAFF.
Two New Appointments Announced By Hartford
 Insurance School

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 20 - The Hartford College of Insurance has appointed James D. HoSkins, assist ant actuary of the Travellers, and Joseph A. Damn, chief examiner of the Travellers, as members of it's faculty, according to an announce ment made today by the College.
 MT Hopkins has been associated with the Travellers since 1914 and has been assistant actuary for the past IT years. He is an alumnus of Harvard where he graduated magma cum -aude ia mathematics.
 During the war he was instructor in artillery at the air service flying school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and at the present time is chairman of the committee no aviation of the Actuarial Society of America. Mir Hoskins will teach the first year course in life insurance.
 Joseph A. Damn will conduct cours- es in the field of fire insurance. He has been chief examiner for the Travellers since 1927. He was for- merly associated with the United States department of the London Assurance Corporation.
 "The appointment of these two junior insurance executives to the faculty is in line with the Insurace Colleges purpose to bring its stu dents in actual contact with the practical aspects of the insurance business" said the announcement.
 Other members of the Insurance College faculty are L. Ray Ringer of the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company; Maxwell M. Merritt o1 the Travellers; Edward G. Baird dean of the Hartford College of Law and director of the Hartford Col lege of Insurance; and William F Starr of the Hartford. College oi Law. These latter two members oi the faculty will teach the law courses provided for insurance stu dents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

A suggestion that a railway worker had received" piece of candy by eating it after a carton of confectionery had been damaged in freight car caused lightning strike of nearly 400 men in Newcas- tle-on-Tyne England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

Sticking" days have been revived this winter by Linton. England. and anyone wishing to gather free fire wood may do so, under official su- pertision in city and other wood-
 lands every Thursday and Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
FRENCH G. o. P.

President Homer R. Bernier of the French Republican club has called a special meeting of the members this evening at the club rooms on South Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

The walnut tree, whose wood furnishes rife stocks, is being tradi tionally planted at every British military camp and Mrs. Chamber lain( wife of the Premier, conduct ed the planting ceremony at Alder shot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

Among the Crofton Crocker col lection of portraits and articles re- lating to Nell Gwynnee which brought $350 at auction recently in London was receipt for $3 for "a pair of richly embroidered garters
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

Fathers were featured and gave their views on life at a crowded meeting "in behalf of the fathers of the world" at the Calidonia Bap- tist Church in Panama, R. P.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
YULE IN THIRD FINGER.

Joe Yule has been cast in "Third Finger. Left Hand," Myrna Loy starring picture
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Post Primary Paragraphs
BY THE OBSERVER

WellEit,s over with-an interest ing, clean, healthy primary contest or rather two of them. Some records and traditions were made or broken. For teh first time, primary contests were held simultaneously in both senatorial districts. One incumbent stays on-one is retired. The three cornered contest in the 18th was also novelty and William 'Tipper' Conley staged good contest for a third candidate and beginner.
 The important thing was the sportsmanship of the contests. Contrary to some opinion, primary battles can be good for a party as confession is for the soul. There was no excitement or controversy and there seems to be no bitter ness surviving.
 The vote was lighter than expect ed in both districts, but, as predict ed, the silent vote turned the tide to the winners just as it foiled the predicters. You cannot count frogs by the noise they make.
 The Town Committee deserves great credit for its efficiency and
 fairness in conducting the inter- party contests and all contestants, winners and losers, will attest this fact. The party is fortunate in it's chairman and general set-up and the committee obviously has the confidence and support of the
 great ma aj0rity of the party mem-
 bers, active or inactive.
 The correctness of Mayor Scully's position was verified by the results He expressed the personal prefer ence in the 18th and would make no pronouncement in the 18th. There were Town Committee members working for each of the candidates in the 18th. Some of the dissatisfied, expecting either or both Culhane or Lawlor to win, announced in ad- vance that 8 victory by either of them would be rebuke to the Mayor. There was no such issue, of course, but such over-zealous argu- ments may have pushed some votes into the winners totals.
 Primary campaigns are not con-
 ducted by press or radio but by
 way of the button -h0ling, whisper,
 rumor, promise method and these
 recent primaries were no excep- ton. There were all kinds of
 stories about this ones or that
 ones allegiance or opposition. loyal
 ty or disloyalty, and some people
 friendly to both sides were in Q
 spot. There were rumOrs, probably
 unf0unded, that few prominent
 partymen were showing strange
 symptoms of making strange bets
 or remarks, but certain facts dis-
 proved the Tum0rs in most eases.
 Those who after the state conven- ton took the illogical position that the victory of Mir. Hurley over MT. Gross was Q weakening Of the Wa terhury position in state politics would now have to take the equally groundless view that the election vf two senators friendly to Mayor scul- ly was a weakening Of the state strength in Waterbury. ft is obvious that neither argument Is sound. ft Is the. honest difference of opinion or choice Of candidates that makes politics and also true democracy.
 Wednesdays primaries were
 true tests e opanions end loyal.
 liog au1 the finest. eIennost, fnlf. eGi rzImof|es heiG In Waterbury ln g lons wh'io-rSoed eenoefney'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
RTNC EINGER

Hyrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas are teamed in Third Finger, Left Hand"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

Wednesdays primaries were true aesls e oDinions end loyaI- liog auG the finest. sIennoai, fnlf. e1i pzlnloFles hefG In Waterbury lfs g fons wh'io~1oed aenoefacy, seoe for ihe parts'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20
Walter WincheII
 Or Br00dN'ay :.

ssrade Mark Resaersd. Copyright iste Daily Mirror,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

The vote was lighter than expect ed in both districts, but, as predict ed, the silent vote turned the tide to the winners just as it foiled the predicters. You cannot count frogs by the noise they make.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-20

the cafe society freaks McClel- land Barclay, the Illustrator, sculp- tor and artist, has reed a Govt commission to study camouf1aging in Yurrop ,. Francia White saw this on newsreel marquee: Lon don Bombed Continuous Perform ance."
Evening star., 1940-12-19
Colonial Busketers Fit to Cope
With Rugged Slate Ahead, Slim
Loss to Oklahoma Ags Shows

From here on it was nip and
tuck battle. Neither team was al
lowing sharpshooters to get set.
Occasionally, Gilham would pot
from a distance for G. w. and, just
as consistently, 200-pound Center
Vern Schwertfeger would work un-
der the basket for the Aggies.
With four and one-half minutes
to play, Conner of the Colonials
dropped field goal into the basket,
making it 28-25, but Substitute j. T.
Newman made it 1927 with another
two-pointer, and Harvey Pate, still
another substitute, made it 1928.
With the pressure on him, Gilham
drew foul shot and made it, tying
the count at 1929 as the bell rang
for the end of the game. A five
minute extra period was necessary,
as a result, and the Aggies drew first
blood as Smelser made it 1929 in
the opening moments.
A brilliant figure all night, Conner
scored from the floor to make it
31-21, but L. j. Eggleston and Smell
ser counted to make it 1881 and
thereafter it was a matter of when
the time was up. Gillian bagged q
long pot shot to cut the score to 1888
but Eggleston made good on a foul
shot and Smelser rung up a two
pointer and there was the game.
Evening star., 1940-12-19
Greasy Nea|e Leaves
Yale Post 10 Coach
Pittsburgh Club
Famed Grid Stroteeist
Hos Been Strong Fan
Of Professionals
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 19.-
Earle Greasy Neale, Yale back
field coach who used to take q bus
mans holiday almost every Sunday
in the season by seeing pro foot
ball game. has resigned to become
head coach in the Play-for-Pay
League.
Famed as gridiron strategist and
the inventor of the fake reverse and
man-for- man pass defense, Neale
signed a one-year contract with the
Pittsburgh Steelers of the National
League at Pittsburgh last night a
few hours after his resignation,
effective March /, 1941, was an
nounced.
Contract terms were not disclosed
by the Steelers, recently purchased
by Alexis Thompson, wealthy young
Yale graduate, except that Neale
also had been given an option for
"the next couple of years."
The veteran coach and former
major league baseball star-he
played with the Cincinnati Reds in
the 1919 World Series with the Chi
cago BLACK Sox"-has been at Yale
since 1894 as first lieutenant to Head
Coach Ducky Pond.
Evening star., 1940-12-19
Plea for Stress
On Sports Goes
To n. {. A. A.
Many Ready to Back
Move for Physical
Preparedness
BY EARL HILLIGAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-The West
ern Conference may launch, within
the next few weeks, a history making
driving to emphasize athletics as
an aid to the national defense pro-
gram.
Shortly after the first of the year
the presidents and athletic directors
of the Big Ten will meet here to
determine how the athletic pro-
grams of their schools can be
stepped up in behalf Of national
physical preparedness. And this
problem will be major one for
delegates to the National Collegiate
Athletic Association Convention at
New York December 30-31, accord
ing to Maj. John L. Grifhth, Big
Ten athletic commissioner and N. C..
A. A. secretary.
Much of the stress on physical
preparedness" said Maj. Griffith,
has been given impetus by the
revelations of our 1917 draft sta
tistics, which showed almost one
half of the men examined were de-
fectives and almost a third were re-
jected for unlimited service"
Would Emphasize Athletics.
The N. c. A. A. recently completed
survey which showed that scores
of schools plan to broaden their
physical education and athletic COM
petitive programs. Now the Big Ten
is ready to tackle the problem and
reports say that several influential
officials would support a program of
more emphasis on athletics-not
too much on academies" One edu-
Gator may propose that students
close daily classroom work in mid
afternoon and spend an hour in the
gymnasium.
The situation, bolls down to the
fact that the emergency has CEN
tered attention on the need for in
creased athletic activities in the
Nations schools-a need which some
educators feel might eventually pro-
duce a readjustment in the whole
educational curricula to meet the
challenge of the times.
40oJ. 0AAAACA SdAu C1ldG ply SlCdl
taainiag .Mes credited ~ some OBJ
servers With QermanyJ initial mill
tary success against France.
Policy Helped Germany.
He cited q study made by DR..
Seward Staley Of Illinois, which
showed an impressive post World
War development of voluntary ath-
letic activities in Germany which
replaced the compulsory military
training outlawed by the Versailles
treaty.
DR.. Staley reported that 3,710,000
German youths engaged in organized
athletics and concluded that those
who are familiar with the value of
athletic training in warfare must
realize that after all Germany was
the great benefactress under the
Versailles law"
Nearly 100000 youths now engage
in athletics in some 200 N. C. A. A.
schools, Maj. Grifiith said. In all,
more than 10000, 900 Americans now
participate in organized athletic
competition.