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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
DIRECTOR AWARDS
 PRINTING ORDER
Bond Press of Hartford to Print Primary, VOt=
 ing Lists

Award of the contract for printing primary and voting lists to the Bond Press, of Hartford, was announced today by Martin J. Sweeney, city di- rector of purchases. The firm sub mitted bid of $3,390
 Two other firms submitted bids, the Brass City Printing Co.,, of this city, and Case, Lockwood & Brain ard, of Hartford.
 The printing includes primary lists for Republican and Democratic par ties, preliminary voting list and final voting list. The work is to be done at various times between now and the elections in the fall.
 Award of city printing contract to Hartford firm last fall brought about protests by local printing unions. MT. Sweeney informed a del- egation visiting him that he felt bound to award the contract to the lowest bidder,
 According to the purchasing direc- tor, the Bond Press is a union shop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
WATERBURY GIRLS
 IN SARGENT CAST
College Picks Rose Kings ton and A. J. Steinmann
 for Program Parts

Boston, Mass, March 19 - The atrical glamour will dramatize mod ern theories of physical education and recreation when the entire stu dent and faculty body of Boston University's Sargent College of Phy- sical Education presents its biennial Arena Demonstration" as post convention event of the Eastern District Convention of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Friday night, March 29.
 A t1ve-day convention, attended by leaders of physical education from 12 eastern states, will precede the traditional benefit demonstra- tion of the student body. Proceeds from the program of mass exercises, dances, plays, and games, will be distributed between the Boston Uni- verSity School of Medicine Building Fund and the Dr. Dudley Allan Scholarship Fund. Dr. Sargent, founder of the college and pioneer in physical education for American women, first conducted the demon strationS in 1894. They have been continued regularly since that year as the only demonstration of its kind in the United States.
 Approximately 1000 high school girls from all over the country will be invited to attend the perform ance. Among the Waterbury girls participating in the program will be:
 Rose Agnest Kingston daughter of George L. Kingston of 149 Wood- tick road; A. Josephine Steinmann, daughter of Mrs. Olga J. B. Stein mann of R. F. D. No. 3, both of Wa terbury Conn, junior class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
State Loses Hundreds
 Of Beautiful Trees
Recent Storm Raises Havoc in All SectiOns-Experi-
 ment Station Offers Advice to PerpIexed Owners

Many ornamental and shade trees were severely damaged by the ice storm of March 5. In reply to per- sons who called the experiment sta- ton at New Haven to inquire what to do about injured trees, Mir. w. O. Filley and P. P. Wallace of. the for estry department have drawn up the following recommendations.
 "Injuries to shade trees caused by ice and wind on March should re- ceive prompt attention and care. The spectacular appearance of large broken branches and split trunks broken down by a heavy coat of ice may have discouraged property own- CTS from considering tree pruning and repair. However, large per- centage of the trees are well worth the cost of reasonable amount of repair work, if the replacement cost and aesthetic value of such trees is considered.
 Broken Limbs Replaced
 'sMany fine shade trees which have the tops severely broken down can be headed back and new branches allowed to grow from ad-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
POLICE TO AWARD
 62 CERTIFICATES
Traffic Safety School HOn= Ors Distributed By Lite
 tie and Dwyer
(NEA Telephoto)

Sixty-two certificates for passing examinations of the police depart ment traffic safety school are being distributed by Officers James Little and William Dwyer, instructors.
 The certificates, signifying suc- cessful completion of a six-weeks course, will exempt candidates for drivers licenses from being ques- toned on the motor vehicle laws.
 Officer Little said today that the class now taking the course will not meet this Friday, but will assemble Thursday night.
 The Friday class will not take place because it is Good Friday.
 Supt. of Police William J. Roach will speak on traffic safety at a meeting in the parish hall of St. Johns Episcopal church tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
CIVIL ENGINEERS MEET IN HARTFORD
Annual Convention Opened This MOrning-Water-
 bury Represented

The Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers will hold their annual convention today at the Wadsworth Athenaeum ill Hartford.
 Frederick J. Trowbridge, chair man of the internal affairs commit tee, and William K. Simpson, chair man of the external affairs con- mlttee, both of this city, made re- ports at the business meeting held this morning. FThe afternoon seS- sion of the convention will be taken up with technical papers. A ban quet will be held at the Hartford club thls evening. Several honorary members will be inducted at this time.
 Charles s. Root, city engineer, holds the office of director for the fifth district in the society and is expected to attend. Others from Waterbury who will attend are the many engineers of the Scovill Mig. O. and the Connecticut Light & Pswer Co.
 Harold M. Kopp, general engineer of the Connecticut Light & Power Co.,. will read a paper on 'Mainter- ance and Repair of Concrete Dams, " Charles L. Morris, commissioner of aeronautics will speak on airports as.d flying, and Norris w. Ford, nffic manager for the Connecticut Manufacturers association, will give an address on transportation.
 Of special interest to Waterbur- iins will be an address on early Connecticut clock making. to be given by Edward Ingraham, head O: the Ingraham Clock Co.,, of Bris- tol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
PussywiHows, Geese
 Conuince Wally Grohs Woodbury's "AlI-American" Weather Prophet Views Predictions on Snow Storms With Pride -Scoffs at Jim Tyler's Forecast of p Storms!

mas we have had in years and the only snow we have had that amounted to anything fell this month.
 q said that we would have three snowstorms that you would really call snowstorms and two of them took place this month" said Wally. We had one back in December you might possibly call a snowstorm. A couple of inches fell then.
 There wasn't snow fall prior to the blizzard that you couldn't dust off the sidewalk with a broom. Just because a flake of snow falls that doesn't constitute snow storm. In making my prediction of three big storms said we might have IT snowstorms of the type Jim Tyler calls. He said 9 and you can tell the cockeyed world we haven't had 9 no matter what Tyler's press agents say.
 "As my old friend Phineas Bar mum said, You can fool some of the people some of the time but you can't fool all of the people all of the time"
 AS I said spring is just around the corner. We'll wait until it &C., tually gently blows in and there is no more chance of snow. I'll get out my statistics and we'll check them with official weather reports and will Tyler's face and those of his press agents, be red. I'm wait ing for that day. Tyler has been getting away with murder too long.
 "I'll lay my cards on the table and let Tyler do the same. You haven't heard a peep out of him since his original prediction. He's not going to alibi this year. My predictions are all right on the button, and I'll prove it."
 Wally said that he might soften up and let us take hi picture when the "big day of reckoning" comes. He's just sparring for time now on the matter of the picture for certain personal reasons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19

Spring is just around the cor ner," said Wally Grohs, all-Ameri- can weather prophet, who halls from the wilds of Woodbury, when interviewed this morning. Wally explained that he was not emulat- ing Herbert Hoover in pulling that around the corner" stuff. He said he had no respect for man who wears high collars like the ones Hoover does. And he doesn't like high collars anyway, he said, par ticularly on beer.
 "The geese have already gone north and I picked pussy willows out in Woodbury only yesterday" said Wally. What further proof do you want?"
 Wally then went on to say T told you early last November that we would have a wide open winter and green Christmas and last Christmas was the greenest Christ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19

The word equinox Is derived from the Latin "aeQuis," meaning equal, and "nox," meaning night. And ''equal night" is exactly what the word implies-the time at which the length of night is equal to the length of daylight all over the earth.
 It occurS when the sun Is directly overhead at the equator all during @ days rotation of the earth. This happens twice a year, once in March and once in September. We of the northern hemisphere call the one occurring in March the "Vernal (Spring) Equinox" and the one in September the "Autumnal Equinox" 1" To people living south of the equa- tor it is just the reverse, the Sep- tember Equinox being the Vernal or Spring one, and the March Equinox the Autumnal. The date of either equinox is the first day of that par ticular season. Our Spring Equinox occurs on the twentieth day of the present month - March 20, (tomor- row) the first day, of Spring this year. South of the equator, this March date will be the first day of autumn = their Autumnal Equinox!
 If the earth's axis was perpendic- ular to the plane of its orbit, the days and nights would be of equal length al over the earth all during the year, The earth would be per- petually "equinoctial," for the sun would always be directly overhead at the equator, and there would be no seasons, But = and what a world of difference this "but" does make = the earth,s axis is not per- pendicular - it is slantedl As the earth travels around the sun in a year, only twice during the journey is the earth so situated with respect
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
REPAIRS SPLANNED
 FOR MARKET SITE


 Repairs to the public market on Meadow street will be made before the opening of the 1940 season, it was said at the office of Mayor Vim cent A. Scully today. It is planned to build new driveway from the street, and to tar and oil the mar ket surface.
 No decision has yet been made on the installation of new lighting system.
 The improvements have been sought by farmers and dealers using the public market. The matter has come before the board of works several times.
 The improvements will be made by the street department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
TOWN BOUNDARIES
 CAUSING DISPUTE

Facilities of the court room on the top floor of the county building were taxed today as scores of witnesses and spectators gathered for trial of the action brought by Ralph Holt against MT. and Mrs. Francis Bur- ton. The litigation is based on a dispute over property boundaries in the town of Terryville.
 The trial is being held before Judge John F. McDonough of con- mon pleas court. Many neighbors and interested parties were in the audience as taking of testimony be- gan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
What and Whythe Spring Equinox?
BY CLARENCE A. HOLDEN s Materbuy Washington Service Buan

to the sun that 1t gives he sand effect as actually having a perpen- dicular axis, instead of an inclined one. The earth moves into one of these positions at twenty-four min- utes past one o'clock in the after noon of March 20. 1940. Eastern Standard Time. Then the inclined axis of the earth will be at right right angles to the sun, and we north of the equator will begin our spring season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
Marriage Intentions

The following marriage intentions have been filed at the office o1 Town Clerk Mary O.. Kilmartin.
 James H. ShrOng, 37S East Main street, and Mary A. Mart insOn, 125 Griggs street.
 Walter Scappini, 2S5 Bank street, and Lottie Tarinowich, "A Wood street.
 Michael MushlO0k Court hotel, and Mary CofrAncescO, 122 East Farm street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
HUSBAND AWARDED
 DECREE BY JUDGE

Judge Frank P. McEvoy in super for court today granted a divorce to Max Uecker in his cross-con- plaint against Rose Pratt Uecker. The court ordered the decree en- tered on grounds of misconduct.
 Mrs. Uecker brought suit for divorce against her husband, charging in- tolerable cruelty. The husband then brought a counter-suit, asking a divorce on charges of desertion and infidelity.
 Judge McEvoy ordered the decree entered for the defendant.
 South Africa is warning on ma laria,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19

'"Twenty-Mule Team is the screen saga of the muleskinners who hauled borax across the desert in the 1890s. Wallace Berry is the star of the pie ture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
PUTTERER TRACY

On mornings off from the movie sets, instead of sleeping late," Spen- cer Tracy rises at 6 a. m. and put ters around his garden and stables.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

diplomatic dignitaries are not, how
ever, the only holders of low num-
bers; local officials and prominent
private citizens have low tags, too.
The lowest plates-Nos. l, 2 and 3
are assigned to the three District
Commissioners, and the tags imme-
diately above these are held by AS
sistant Commissioners.
Among other local officials hold
ing low numbers are Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald, who has 78;
DR.. George G. Ruhland, District
health officer, 237; Police Court
Judge Curran, 173, and Assessor Ed
ward Dent, 20.
Well-known Washingtonians are
well represented among the low
number holders. To mention a few,
Mark Lansburgh has No. 81; George
Shaf1er, 220; Christian Heurich, 40
and $50: Charles Demonet, 80;
Sidney Lust, 365; Frank ]. Hogan,
851; Edward F. Colladay, 1856; DR.. J.
Rogers Young, 453; Carter Barron,
243; Isaac Cans, at; Floyd D.
Akers, 438; A. Julian Brylawski.
269; Walter Gay, $50 and 36l; O.
Paul Gascoigne, AS; Edgar Morris,
90 and Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, 801.
And these are only q few Of the
scores Of Washingtonians who hold
the coveted tags from l to $3.50.
The Districts low license num-
bers, In addition to identifying the
great and the near-great of the
present, recall, in some cases, dis
tinguished and sometimes historic
people and events of the past. Mrs.
William Howard Taft, for instance,
widow Of the former President and
Chief Justice, continues to be as
signed No. 76, the tags she has had
for years.
The turbulent days Of prohibi-
ton are recalled by Mabel Walker
Willebrandt, former Assistant At
torney General, who has license No.
776. An exciting phase Of the Capt.
tails official society during the
Hoover administration Is identified
with Mrs. Dolly Cans, ofacial host
ess for Vice President Curtis. Her
tags, 364, are still among the low
ones. Another prominent figure
Of the not-so-long past Hoover days
is Laurence Richey, who holds tags
numbered 176.
So It is that the past and pres
ent are linked, in measure at
least, by the Districts restricted
low-numeral license plates, which
indicate in some cases not only
those who are prominent and in
the news today, but those who In
other days received the acclaim and
attention that accompany high po-
sition.
One Of the reasons why former
headliners continue to receive low
numbers, though they may have
Evening star., 1940-02-04

numerals in the big, official volume
in the Traffic Department Building
at Fourth street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue NV. demonstrates by
graphic contrast the dynamic
changes in the map of Europe that
have been wrought in less than a
year.
And Finland's legation licenses,
DPL '261, DPL 262 and DPL 263-
will they, in a short years time, be
the ghost numbers Of a nation that,
like Poland and Czecho- -Slovakia,
has been wiped of the map?
The numbers of the Soviet Union
are 43 and A, preceded by the GUS
tomary DPL. Among the other
embassy and legation license plates
are: Denmark, 1873; Brazil, 80; Swift
zerland, 169, ITO; Colombia, 40, 141;
China, 142, 143, IA and las; Tur-
key, 80; Belgium, So, So; Italy, 80;
Haiti, 235, 236; Nicaragua, 237; Ire
land, 245, and the Netherlands,
251 to 259.
Highly placed national figures and
Evening star., 1940-02-04

A coincidence Of the diplomatic
number assignments is that of the
German Embassy. President Roose-
welt, it will be remembered, only a
few months ago recalled the Ameri-
can Ambassador from Berlin and
has not returned him to his post.
Likewise, the German Ambassador
to the United States has been alb
sent in Germany since a few days
after our representatives. recall.
The President and the German gov
ernment may be at odds on mat
ters of politics and theology, but
they have identical license numbers.
The Presidents are 100 to 110, the
German Embassy's DPL 100 to DPL
Ill. In fact, the German Embassy
raises him one.
Dark shadows of the past are re-
flected in some of the diplomatic
numbers. Vanished Czecho-Slo-
vakia still holds license numbers
DPL 233 and 234 and conquered Po-
lands Embassy is assigned DPL 68
and 70. The sight of these prosaic
Evening star., 1940-02-04

1l0, however, are assigned to Cabi-
net members. No. 118, just after
the lit Of the Secretary of War, is
held by the daughter of a former
Cabinet member, Senator James J..
Davis.
The holders Of many Of the low
numbers will rate Who's Who" In
any edition, and many Of them, per-
haps, will rate more than mention
when history is written. Gen. John
]. Pershing, for instance, has No.
ITS. as he has had for a number Of
years, and the next President,
whichever party wins, may swap his
present low tag for those more
coveted licenses between 100 and
ITO that belong to the White House.
To mention q few nationally
prominent people holding low num-
bers, there is Attorney General
Robert H. jackson, whose recent
promotion jumped him from 140 to
100; Joseph E. Davies, former Am
bassador and now special assistant
In the State Department, who has
$40 and 241; Senator Pat Harrison,
260 and 261: Senator Capper, IL,
and many more than can be mem
toned here. A roll call, in fact, Of
nationally prominent people would
find many Of them with cars identi-
fled by D. G. tags Of less than i've
digits.
Diplomatic tags, of course, are
easily distinguishable by the letters
''DPL" that precede the numbers.
The lowest Of these numbers in
1899, to 26. were assigned to the
British Embassy, as the Ambassa-
dor, Sir Ronald Lindsey, was the
dean Of the diplomatic corps. Lord
Lothian, his successor, will probably
not be honored with such minute
numbers this year, as the dean Of
the corps will be a diplomat Of some
other nation who has had longer
service here.
Diplomatic numbers, It may be
noted, are not assigned by the
Trafnc Department Of the District.
Tne assignments are mace py the
chief Of protocol Of the State De-
partment, who each year sends q
list to the Traffic Department indi-
eating just what embassy or lega-
ton is to get each number.
The DPL numbers run from to
500 and these are the only District
tags the numbers Of which are
duplicated. For example, If your
number is 414, there will not be an
other 4l4 on any other vehicle Of
any kind, except, perhaps, q diplo-
matte car which has the distin-
gushing DPL before the numerals.
These 500 DPL tags are manufac-
tured each year, but, Is . matter
Of fact, the entire allotment Is not
assigned. There a1e always some
spare numherA
Evening star., 1940-02-04

of Columbia, his troop being No. 81,
stationed at Takoma Park. Mr..
Harries was very helpful, for he has
saved many newspaper clippings tell
ing Of q great number Of events in
which his own troop and some OF
the other troops Of the District took
part.
In news item, dated April 2, 1915
The Star tells Of Tag Day." then
about to be launched by the Scouts
It Is an extensive account, such as
this paper gladly gives to any SINH
lar worthy enterprise, but too much
to repeat here. But it did say:
There will be about 800 of the
finest boys in the world assigned to
place a tag upon your lapel, or on
your motor car, or on your front
door tomorrow, Mr.. Washington, and
the one great hope expressed by
Evening star., 1940-02-04
'Unlucky 13' Is In
Demand Among
Motorists

lost some of their prominence, Is
the policy of the Traffic Depart
ment which continues to assign the
same numbers to those who have
once been given tags between /
and 9999. For example, if you
have been receiving q low num-
ber, and this year Senator Tiptop
requests that number because 1t
comedies with his apartment num-
ber, he cannot get 1t. That is, he
cannot get that license number un-
less he persuades you to notify
the Traf1ic Department that the
change meets with your approval.
Under this arrangement, q newly
elected member of Congress, say,
cannot prevent the man he sue
ceeded from continuing to receive
q low number-provided, OF course,
the lame duck continues to live
here.
Low license plate holders receive
the same tag numbers year after
year. This raises the question:
Wouldn't It be more convenient for
Bill Jones, John Smith, Jane Doe
and the rest Of us to have the same
numbers each year?
Perhaps it would be for the tag
holders, but there IS q good reason
why most Of us will continue to
get different numbers each year.
This reason Is that . prohibitively
large clerical force would be re-
quired to handle the tags II the
same numbers were assigned to
each individual year In and year
out. The cost would be so great
that such an arrangement would be
financially impossible. So, except
for the fortunate $3.50 who get the
low numbers, we will continue to
receive whatever number falls to
our lot, hoping, incidentally, that We
haven't any unpaid traflc tickets
that will prevent our getting our
tags on time.
No discussion Of low numbers
would be complete without a refer
ence to No. 13. Despite the widely
held opinion that 13 Is unlucky,
one Of the most frequent requests
Of the Traf1ic Department Is for this
numeral. But these requests can
not be filled. This number is re-
served. And it is not reserved for
the police ambulance, q car as
signed to the morgue, the fire rescue
squad, or any vehicle that might be
associated with bad luck or disaster.
No. 13, bad luck or no, is on the
car Of the director Of motor vehi-
cles ana traf1c. william A. Van
DuSer, himself.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

by assistant patrol leaders of Troop l,
L. Gordon Leech, scoutmaster; VIII
liam L. Brown, w. Dawson and
Julian r. Hovey, assistant scout
masters. The transmission of scout
signals over great distances was
illustrated.
Indian hand wrestling was per-
formed by q detail from Troop IL
Robert jenkins, scoutmaster, and
Scouts Paul Sellers and Joe Moss
while an amusing cock fight, a scout
game, was played by detail from
Troop l, Falls Church, Va, F. T.
Fenwick, scoutmaster.
Helpful in Work.
A few days ago the writer called
on his old friend Fred L. Harries of
Takoma Park. one of the earliest
and most active for a long while
OF the scoutmasters of the District