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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
City Enjoys Happiest
 Christmas In Years
Church Services, Home Parties, Social Events High
 lights; Record Temperature Brings Out Throngs

merchants said, and Tuesday night it was impossible to get many ar- ticleS.
 Holiday Parties.
 Holiday parties continued today The Lions club met at The Elton this noon for its annual party, with John Stokes in charge of arrange mentS. Santa Claus arrived to make special late appearance. There were gifts for the members of the club and an entertainment program.
 The Christmas observance, as usual, centered on the church and the home. Churches were beauti- fully decorated and lighted. Din- ing room tables in the homes were laden with turkey and other holi- day delicacies, while gifts were piled high beneath the Christmas trees.
 As nightfau came, the lights of thousands of gaily bedecked trees began to twinkle from windows in every part of the city. Hundreds made automobile trips to look at the window displays, and at trees and other decorations on lawns and verandaS.
 A large amount of special deliv- cry mail was handled by the post office yesterday. There was no reg ular mail service, and the last of the holiday cards and packages were being distributed today.
 In Remembrance
 Approximately 100 members of Clark commandery Knights Temp lar, met yesterday in the con- mandery's asylum, Masonic temple, to celebrate it's annual Christmas observance. Idris Alderson, com mander, presided at the services and the choir of St. Johns Epis- copal church sang.
 Rev. Francis o. Ayres Jr. was the speaker. His subject concerned the principles of Christmas, it's ideals and customs. Miles "A Martin pre- sided at the organ.
 Comdr. Alderson read the names of II Sir Knights who died during the past year: Frederick A. Moul- throp, Pierrie c. Cowles, Willis M. Hall, George W. Andrew, Weston G.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

The city's Christmas observance of 1940 was history today, and it was business as usual once. again. It was the happiest holiday cele- bration Waterbury has had in years, marked by smiling sun which sent the temperature up to 60 degrees and gave the city it's warmest Christmas in more than 50 years.
 Churches were thronged at serv- ices during the day, and thousands made visits to admire beautiful Ma tivity scenes. Special musical pro- grame featured familiar carols.
 Mayor and Mrs. Vincent A. Scully attended Christmas mass at Brook side home yesterday morning at g o'clock. Accompanying them were City Treasurer and Mrs. Serge A, Belanger. The mass was celebrat- ed by Rev. Edward L. Morrison, pas tor of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
 Turkey Dinner.
 Later the mayor took part in the holiday program at Brookside, whict included a turkey dinner, entertain ment and the distribution of gifts The city welfare department, the Lincoln House, the Diocesan Bu- reau of Social Service and other or ganizations gave food, clothing and gifts to several hundred needy fam lilies. The Salvation Army distribut- ed more than 300 Christmas baskets.
 Thirty carol singers from the Chase Park Community house, &C., companied by the WPA orchestra, toured the city Tuesday night. They visited hospitals, convents and in- stitutions.
 Instead of the furs and heavy clothing usually worn on Christmas day, lighter garments were in order yesterday. Many men were seen without topcoats, and the weather was so mild that children were able to have a grand time in yards and streets with their new toys from Santa Claus.
 Christmas displays were being taken down in many stores today, to be succeeded by displays of New Year gifts and needs. The pre- holiday trade was the greatest that they had enjoyed in many years,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
Statement Answers
 Recent Attack On
 Prominent Americans
No Hymn of Hate to Be Taught Local School Children Declares Mrs. Katherine Johnson; Activities of
 William Allen White Committee Also Scored

they dislike. we Mothers of Ameri- can sons will not stand for it. After all these boys and girls in school are our children and we don't want them to be taught hatred. We want them to be real American citizens so that our city and >our country will be proud, not ashamed of them",
 National Mother Coming The local chapter is completing |plans for the official visit here, Fri day evening, January 10th, of Mrs Glayds Lynn of Springfield, Mass, national president of the Mothers of American Sons.
 Mrs. Johnson commenting on the plans of the Waterbury chapter quoted a statement issued by the national office. It follows:
 io aHpn .tt".u cmfwy cmfw cmfwcff According to press reports the the William Allen White Commit tee to Leave America Defenseless by Aiding Britain is working overtime to bring about the final step, which, military experts like General Wood and others tell us is an act of war and will involve US-money, muni- tions and men. This group is con- ducting an active campaign to:
 1. Repeal the Johnson Act.
 2. Repeal the Cash and Carry provisions of the Neutrality Act. (One convincing argument used when the Neutrality Act was being amended was to the effect that ANYONE could buy from the Uni ted States if he could pay. cash and could transport cargoes in his own ships)
 3. Convoy ships of belligerents through the war zones. We must again resort to our right of petition and implore Congress to turn deaf ear to any and all pro- posals which will further weaken our defenses. WRITE OR WIRE AT ONCE and urge your friends to do likewise. Remember, this is more important than anything that has gone before because we are closer to the brink. One more push and we topple over-into the chasm of WAR.
 Young, Smart, Brutal Have you read Scribner'S Con- mentator for December. The follow ing paragraph is found on page 56 'sThe draft ought to be made as ] popular as possible; and it ought tC aimed at raising contingents oi born brutes and young brutes =. For our total-war forces, we've got to have men who are strong, smart young, and brutal" Prom an edi- torial in Joseph M. Patterson's New York Daily News.
 This is a challenge to ALL MOTHERS who are worthy of the name. We give birth to our sons, guide them carefully through childhood; send them to Sunday school to learn Christian principles and prepare them for useful lives FOR WHAT? For group of inter nationalists to come along and pro- mote wars = to DRAFT human be- ings and make strong, smart young brutes" of them. If we submit to this, we are not worthy of the name of MOTHER. Reflect a mo- ment. Every generation it becomes necessary to bathe Christianity democracy or something or other, in the blood of the young manhood of our nation. WHO ARE THE MEN WHO PROMOTE THESE WARS? This time it is the identical group who promoted the war of 1917. Does that mean anything?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

The recent speech of Edmond Tay- Tor, author and foreign correSpori- dent, before members of the Water bury Teachers, Association was att tackled today by Mrs. Katherine Johnson, president of the local chapter of Mothers of American Sons. MT. Taylor in his lecture here arraigned Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, Colonel Charles Lind bergh and his wife Ann Morrow Lindbergh, Henry Ford and Rev. Charles E. Coughlin as Americas outstanding enemies of Democracy.
 Mrs. Johnson declared in state ment that if America had more men of the type of MT. Kennedy, Father Coughlin and Colonel Lindbergh, the Mothers of America wouldn't find it necessary to plea with "our Con- gressmen and Senators" to do their utmost to keep us out of war.
 Propagandists
 MT. Taylor was linked with propa- gandists in the United States who are striving to embroil this nation in the European War on the side of Great Britain. Mrs. Johnson ques- toned his authority for naming such outstanding Americans as ene- mics of Democracy and stated that this country's real enemies were those who are working day and night to take this country into war.
 'Tt's time for men like MT. Tay- Tor, Mrs. Johnson declared, to leave America and fight for any nation which appeals to them, 'but when he or any other speaker thinks he can come to our city and tell the teachers of Waterbury to teach our children to hate persons whom
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Ann Sheridan's squawk to an in- terviewer read well, but if she told the facts it might have read bet ter. Ann complained about the number of colyumists who linked her with a different romance week ly What Ann didn't add was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Granniss, John N. Lewis, George. H. Crane, William J. Stanley, Thomas F. Magee, Ernest s. Sweeney, and William Reither.
 Christmas songs were sung by Les- ter Atwood, assisted by Charles Gill; lis and Robert Brothers. Rev. MT. Ayres pronounced the benediction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Though living only 100 yards from tie station ct -Ilfracombe. England, thirty-three-year-o man had never been in a train until he went recently to Barn. stable for his arms medical bx- ammation, and the board passed him Grade 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
KIWANIANS SEAT MILLER JANUARY 1
Local Doctor to Be In- stalled as Lieutenant=
 Governor of N. E. Zone
Special to The Democrat)

Orange, December 26 Robert D. Pryde, of Orange. governor-elect of the New England Kiwanis Dis trict, and all other 1941 officials will take office on January l.
 MT. Pryde was elected last Sep- tember at the annual district con- vention in Brettonl Woods, N. H. Fred c. Mitchell, of Lynn, Mass, is the retiring governor.
 In the New England district there are IF clubs with a member ship of 5,923, MT. Pryde stated, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
EAEcUrIvEs STUDY COOLING

Rochester. N. Y. (UP)--A publish Ing company executive and a plumbing concern vice-president are spending their Wednesday evenings at Mechanics Institute Evening school learning to cook. Both are star pupils.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
RAID SIGNAL IS SOUVENIR

Hyannisport, asMs.- (UP)-Cape Cod residents fear Joseph Kennedy U. s. ambassador to Great Britain will install at his summer home here the air raid signal he brought back from England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

lRORTRAIT OF A MAN TALKING TO HIMSELF Alfred Lunt's closing line in his clIrtain speech in Canada the other might must have endeared him to them ell. He merely said: wouldn't you rather be an Englishman in England now than a Ffenchman in FranceP" Wonder how many of his intinates know what the ''Hr in Attorney General Robert H. jack sons name stands for? ''Hough- 1 WOut" .. Now, if could only find out what 1t means I like hearing that Eddie Cantor learned about the actors club being in need of coin to give dinners to needy thespians. Eddie went there and laid 1t on the line Sort of cantor Claus I thought the We, the People" program was a bore Tuesday evening Wonder if anybody ever called the handsome ! South American boy; Desi Arnaz, a Lattnee Idol? Well, now he's been called it. and what does he wanna make of 1t? Chavez, the con- ductor of the rhumband at the Beachcomber. reminds me of Ella Logan - same nose or something When you're on 8 morning paper, holidays mean nothing
 merely another column.
 I wish some of those news com mentators would stop calling him Mir. Ka-nood ?son-the TX" being put there to confuse grownups who played hockey when they were kids .. When miss that Basin Street program I grumble the rest of the night !. I think the Wesley As- Sociates, an ad agency, have splen- did suggestion for the ciggie firms. For every pack they sell-to send one cig to the R. A. F. .. People who can't do the rhumba shouldn't They get in the way of those who can, for one thing The arr gument of Midwest editor that the folks east of the Alleghenies want war and those west of 1t don't-is squelched by the fact that 75 per cent of the Americans in the Can adian forces came from states west of the Alleghenies Girls who Over-rouge their lips make me vince Wonder what it's Nike not to sleep until noon? Christmas cards to those you love should be written: Merry XXXXXXXXmas." ;"
 Too bad about Billy Hill. They told him he couldn't live if he kept imbibing His publisher had him insured for $50OOO after he wrote Last Roundup" One of the things I'm glad I'm not is an answerer on a. quiz program When they falter or funk they seem such dopes Why do they have to advertise it? Another person I'm not going to remember in my will is the type who asks for your autograph and says: "Oh, he's left handed!" The best laugh I had all day was learning that Will liam Dudley Pelley,s lawyers at tached his. furniture in lieu of $l 900 legal fees-for winning him a stay of sentence from the pen 2. Serves them right for having anything to do with him That Washington newspapers observation about the fleeing Italians is corker: There's no place like Rome!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
BANK FORECLO OSURE
 FILED HERE TODAY

A foreclosure action by the Wa terbury Savings Bank against Har- ris Sodafslky, deceased, of Hartford and others, was today filed in supe- rior court, A promissory note of $5,- 900, secured by properties on River street and guaranteed payment by the defendants. Sodafsky and Charles Seigal. form the basis of the foreclosure. With accrued interest the amount involved is $7.000.
 Attorney William w. Gager ap- pears for the bank.
 To disseminate news about thu European war a committee place. posters daily throughout Belize British Honduras.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
Isaac Bear, Hemenway
Skies Battle To Tie

The Isaac Bear six-man football
team had to stave off a last half
rush by the Hemenway team yester-
day afternoon in order to gain a i
to 6 tie with the cellarites.
On the first kickoff of the game
Harlee Batten, halfback, sprinted 60
yards through a broken field for the
Bears score, but the try for extra
point failed.
The two teams rushed and passed
into each others territory for the
next three periods, but the Bears
got right on the edge of the prom
ised land twice in the first half and
could not muster the strength to
push over another touchdown.
The Hemenway lads must have
benefited from an intermission talk
for they came back to outplay the
Bears in the second half and Jimmy
Harvell capped a long drive with an
8 yard smash at the center for the
Hemenway score at the start of the
fourth period. Harvell led the en-
tire play with his deadly tackles and
fine running. Lowrimore, Greer and
Harris stood, out for Isaac Bear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
Ouerlin, Belloise Meet
In Title Bout Tonight

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-iR-steve
Belloise, a local boy with a knock
out punch but very little polish,
will attempt to BLAST Ken Overlir
loose from the portion of the mid
dleweight title which the Washing
ton star holds in a 15-rounder to-
morrow night at Madison Square
Garden.
Overlin has been recognized as
16O-lb. champ by the New York
state athletic commission since he
slapped and smarted his way to a
surprise victory over C e ferino
Garcia last summer. Belloise since
then also has given the veteran
Filipino a bad beating, and that
mainly is how he qualified for this
shot at what some call the mud.
dleweig'lt' crown.
Ove~,in quite properly is the ia
vorite, his hackers laying odds OF
8 to S against Belloise getting the
verdict. However, the latter's sup
porters think their nan has a good
chance of tagging Overlin with one
of his trip-hammer rights, and,
they are laying l against 3 that
the champ isn't around at the
finish. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
CAROLINA GETS
BACK INTO FORM
Suntheimer Returns To Cen
ter Duties As Offense, De-
Tense Drills Staged

CHAPEL HILL, Oct. 31.-R-
With Carl Suntheimer, scrappy 200
pound center, back and featuring,
Cardinals varsity showed more
strength and form at today's last
heavy drill.
The Tar Heels we're getting onto
Eshmont's and Blumenstock's
tricky ground plays, but Filipo-
VICES passes still gave trouble.
Scout Dick Jamerson completed
several heaves, mainly to Pete
Hitchcock, hustling reserve, any
one Of which might be costly Sat
urday.
Coach Ray Wolf also worked,
over Cardinals versatile attack
for Fordham's famed granite wall,
paying particular attention to the
blocking and to running and pass
ing of Lalanne, O'Hare, and Pc
cora; Sigler, and Cooke.
Indications tonight were that the
largest number of students would
follow the team to New York Sat-
urday on record here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
For Grid Game
Here Moving Rapidly

The ticket committee of the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce report
ed last night that sales for the
Davidson = Citadel game here on
November 30 are already far ahead
Of expectations and said that it
appears now that all seats in the
stadium proper will be sold out
long before the game.
Only a limited number of sta
dium tickets still remain and mem
bers of the committee warned fans
that they will soon be gone. Per-
sons desiring tickets may secure
them by calling James Moore, at
Glasgow Hicks, B. P. Curtis, of the
City Optical company, Rodney
Breeze, at the Cape Fear Term
inal, or Robert Dannenbaum, of
the Thirft-T-Store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
CHAMBERLAIN
COMING TO U. S.
Continued From Page One)

NCOAiIAIiucu from rage One)
his resignation on May 10, 1910,
while German troops stormed in
France and the low countries.
He then entered the cabinet OF
his successor-and once n of his
great critics-Winston Churchill,
and became Lord President of the
council. There was periodic cla-
NOR, generally from labor circles,
that he step down altogether from
the government, and on Oct. 3, he
resigned as Lord President, poor
health being given as the reason.
Widely Known
No politician in all the centuries
of Britain's parliamentary his
tory-not Pitt or Gladstone or Dis
raeli or any of the others-was
ever more widely known or widely
discussed.
The high point in his life came
on the night of Sept. 20, 1888.
when having flown to Munich and
made an agreement over Czecho-
slovakia, he returned to London
speaking of peace in our time'
and heard the great cheers of the
people in Downing street.
There was to be no more war,
ever, between Germany and Brit
ain.
The dark hour CAM in the early
morning of Sept. 3, 1889. He sat
before the microphones of the Brit
ish broadcasting corportion and in
a voice that trembled announced
to the empire the great decision:
War with Germany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
CLEMSON ULANE
GAME RATES TOP
Duke-Tech, Carolina Ford
ham Tits Get Notice; Sew
eral Loop Games On Card

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 31.@lH9-
Three intersectional contests and a
number of conference games engage
southern football teams this week,
but it will be a couple of inter-con-
ference, matches which will draw
the fans attention.
The ranking inter-league argu-
ments send the Southern confer
ences Clemson and Duke teams
against the Southeastern confer
ence's Tulane and Georgia-Tech, re-
spectively.
Clemson's Tigers, undefeated in
five games and beating the drums
for a ~post-season bowl invitation, go
to New Orleans for what may be
the game of the day. Finally click
ing after three c~arly-season defeats,
Tulane may give Clemson all it can
say grace over
Georgia-Tech, still master of de.
ception despite setbacks by Notre
Dame and Auburn, heads for Dur
ham, N. c., and a seventh renewal
of a bitter rivalry. A punting duel
was forecast between Techs guard,
Neil Gazette, and Dukes Steve
Lach. The Blue Devils have won
three, lost only to Tennessee.
In the Southern conference, North
Carolina State catches Furman, Vir-
ginia Military Academy clashes with
William and Mary, and Virginia
Poly meets Virginia.
North Carolina, paced by jim
Lalanne and Paul SEVERN, goes tc
New York for a turf-churner with
once-beaten Fordham. South Caro-.
lima meets undefeated Penn State,
and little Sewanee heads for Han
over, N. H., and its first big-time
game of the year with Dartmouth.
Southeastern conference competi.
ton pits unpredictable Louisiana
State against Tennessee, with the
Vols risking their chances for a bow
invitation. Once-beaten Alabama
meets Kentucky at Lexington, Geor.
gia and Auburn promise a free-for-
all at Columbus, Ca, and Mississippi,
undefeated in conference games,
goes to Nashville for a skirmish with
Vanderbilt.
Other games match Mississippi
State and Southwestern of Memphis,
Hampden = Sydney and Richmond,
Washington and Lee and West Vir-
ginia, Centre and Davidson. Wake
Forest and George Washington play
tomorrow night, along with The
Citadel and Wofford.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
Bookies Name Duke, State
And FOrdham AS Favor;too

en- points stronger than Carol..
"A fourth says Fordham is ONLY th,..
points stronger. The fifth d
list the game.
None of the five includes ~.
Wake Forest VS. George Wssbfr.,.
or Davidson VS. Centre games
The gamblers did pretty Wen l..
themselves last weekend in o,,,,
featuring North Carolina teams
One fellow offered to take eith-
Carolina or Tulane in an Indiyidn.,
bet, providing you would snot hin,
three points He won both o.,,'
because the final score was 1l,'
CTulane's favor. Another boolt.
offered TO bet I to 1 that the eams
wouldn't be a tie.
A third gambler offered to ,,ls
Duke and give three points. in an
individual bet, He won, since ,bo
Blue Devils walloped Wake Foros,
2S-0. He also offered to take Waks
Forest, providing you would efyo
him 10 points-he lost on that ono
In the parlay sheets last week
Carolina and Tulane were listed a,
even; Duke was ranked variously AZ
seven and nine points stronger tnan
Wake Forest; and Mississippi STATE
was ranked as 10 points stronger
than N. c. State. The Mississipi
State VS.. N. C. State score was 26.10,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
Ward Trying To Buy
Bees Baseball Club

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-LR-The
New York Sun said today that it
had learned negotiations for the
purchase of the Boston Bees by Ell
mer Ward, clothing manufacturer
and sportsman, still were in process.
Ward entered into a deal for the
Bees in conjunction with Bing Cros-
by, movie and radio star, the paper
said, but because of Crosby's inter
est in horse racing. Commission
Kenesaw M. Lands refused to sane
ton such a sale.
Naturally I am not as interested
in the purchase of the Bees now
as 1 was a few days ago." Ward
told The Sun, "but I have not en-
tirely dropped out Of the picture"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
BY A B. B r

RALEIGH, Oct. 81 Up The
bookies here r picking Duke, N.
C. State and Fordham to win this
weekend, but they think the scores
will be close enough to place the
three football contests in the ma
tural" category.
BY natural we are referring to
the number seven, which crops up
with loaded dice regularity in the
listing of points which the profess
sional gamblers will take or spot in
the games between Duke and
Georgia Tech, State and Furman,
and North Carolina and Fordham.
All of the listings are on parlay
sheets pick three games and get
paid q to 1; pick four games and get
paid 8 to 1 etc.,. None of five
bookies here offers to take an in
dividual bet on any of the weekend
contests featuring North Carolina
teams.
-Four of the five list State as seven
points stronger than Furman. The
fifth doesn't include that game on
his parlay sheet.
Two bookies list Duke as seven
better than Georgia Tech. A third
lists Duke as six points stronger
than the Rambling Wreck. Two
others don't include the game on
their sheets.
Three bookies list Fordham as sew
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-01
DEACS, C0L0NIALS
TO PLAY TONIGHT
George Washington, Hoping
For Conquest, To Use Passes
Against Wake Forest

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 Up -
Enthused over their one-sided VIC
tory over West Virginia. the
George Washington Colonials are
entertaining ideas of another con-
quest when they meet the Deacons
of Wake Forest tomorrow night.
Satisfied with his line play,
Coach Bill Reinhart today sent his
charges through a long passing
session, hoping for the same kind
of air success he had against the
Mountaineers last week.
George Washington has lost but
one game this seasonal defeat at
the hands of Kentucky.
Ken Batson. the Colonials'
speedy tailback. will not be able
to play owing to a shoulder in
jury. Otherwise the team is in good
condition. 4