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Hotels Anticipate No Trouble Taking
Care OF Crowd Coming To
Nogales For Cattlemen's Convention
Pullman Coaches To Be Brought In, If Necessary;
Crowd To Begin Arriving Mid Afternoon
Sunday For Executive Meeting

been received for at least 200 per
sons and local hotels could care for
approximately 100 more. 1T is the
opinion of the hotel managers that
accommodations will be available for
ALL" he said.
Mrs. ]. M. Keith of Phoenix, Sec
retary of the cattlemen's associa-
ton, informed Mr.. Dittmer that she
anticipates the crowd will begin ar
irving here mid-afternoon Sunday.
Many of the cattlemen will be ac-
companied by their wives.
A meeting of the associations ex-
ecutive committee will be held Sun
day evening and the convention will
be officially called to order Mon
day morning.
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Rotary
Observance
Week Feb. 1924

Rotary international has desig-
mated the week of February 18 to "a
as Rotary Observance Week, an oc-
CASTOR which will be celebrated by
the Rotary club of this city and by
the majority Of the 5000 Rotary
clubs of IS countries. This comedies
with Rotarys thirty-fifth anniver-
sary, which will constitute the basis
for many club activities.
Rotary was founded by Paul P.
Harris, in Chicago in 1905, and is
generally regarded as the forerun-
ner Of the service club movement in
the United States. The major pur-
pose Of Rotary Observance Week is
to devise ways and means of MAX
ing the activities of Rotary clubs
and Rotarians more effective from
a service standpoint.
From Rotary clubs all over the
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Fair Commission
Reflects DOnneu
And Thompson

Writ G. Bowman and r. E. Heady
returned Wednesday from Phoeniz
where they attended the annual
meeting of the Arizona State FaiI
Commission, of which they are mem
berS.
The commission reelected for. the
year 1910 the officers who served
in .1939-W. A. Thompson, chair
man; and Scotty Donnell, secretary
Mr.. Bowman said that while in
Phoenix he was informed two more
candidates are to seek the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor. Al
ready five are in the race-Gover-
nor r. T. Jones, Sidney P. Osborn,
James H. Kerby, Senator G. M.
henderson and Howard Sprouse.
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Boice Brothers
To Attend
Nogales Convention

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Boice of EN-
pire Ranch, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
q. Boice Of Arivaca and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Boice of Tucson will be
among many out Of town persons
in the city for the annual conven-
ton Of the Arizona Cattlegrowers
Association, opening Monday.
Frank Boice is secretary-treasurer
of the Chiricahua Ranches Company
and brother-in-law of Robert
Grsntham, manager of the local
General Petroleum plant, owned by
Charles G. Boice, who also owns the
local Charles G. Boice Ford Agency.
Mr. Grantham is a brother of Mrs.
Frank Boice.
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DIRECTOR FOR WILD LIFE
SURVEY IN ARIZONA NAMED

recommendations will be made to
the State Game Commission as to
management practices, and also as
to further Federal aid In developing
or protecting desirable fauna.
Nichol is a recognized authority
on both the vegetation and wild
life Of Arizona, the author Of nu-
merous university publications and
magazine articles. For the last two
or three years he has spent most of
his time on leave, making mountain
sheep Investigations for the Ma
tional Park Service.
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TUCSON (Ariz.) Feb. 16-AndreW
A. Nichol, University OF Arizona
range ecologist, has been named tc
direct the first complete wild-life
survey OF the Copper State ever un-
dertaken.
BY the end of 1910 more will be
known about the birds and animals
OF Arizona, their numbers and dis
tribution, than was ever known be-
fore.
just how much money will be
available for the survey Is not
known, but it will certainly be more
than $4,000. The funds will be
mostly Federal, distributed through
the National Wildlife Federation.
DISTRICT DIVISIONS
Director Nichols plans to divide
the State into several districts for
his Investigations. He will work in
close cooperation with the Arizona
Fish and Game Commission.
Pledges of aid have come from the
Arizona Cattle Growers and Wool
Growers Associations, US. Forest
Service, Soil Conservation Service,
and Grazing Service.
FEDERAL AID
First an inventory will be made
of game and fur-bearing species,
and of birds. AS the work progresses
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WPA Project
To Start On
Monday

Between 20 and Is men will be
put to work Monday on a. city-spon-
sored WPA project of widening
Iona street hill and Walnut street
hill and oiling Iona street.
Arrangements for the project were
made by committee of local citi-
zens meeting with WPA state Off
cials at Phoenix Tuesday. Members
of the committee going to Phoenix
were Supervisor Louis Escalada, City
Aldermen Paul Arend and R. G.
Edgell, County WPA Director Rob-
ert Jaratt and Eugene Siddell.
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Hathaways Have
Beautiful New
Country Home

The beautiful new country home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Hath
away, two miles east of the pump
ing plant ON the Santa Cruz river,
is rapidly nearing completion and
already the Hathaways have moved
In.
It has IL rooms, including five
bedrooms and three baths, and
among features are a patio, numer-
GUS windows, concrete floors, and
q big fireplace made of hard granite
from Washington Mountain.
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notwithstanding heavy regis
tratiOn for the 36th annual con-
vention of the Arizona CattlegrOw-
ers Association, opening Monday,
local hotels anticipate no trouble
in taking care of everybody who
will be here.
If necessary, the committee on
arrangements will bring in a. couple
Of Pullman cars, it was announced
yesterday,
E. j. Dittmer, manager of the Ho-
tel Montezuma, who is handling the
reservations, said Thursday noon
that up to then reservations had
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Races Net $500
For Horsen,en's
Association

Last Sundays races at the state
fair grounds IN Phoenix we're fo1
the benefit of charity-the money
going to the Horsemen's Associa-
ton of Arizona after the state re-
ceived its share.
The states percentage on the bet
ting was $2600, approximately $500
going to the horsemen's association
Everybody paid admission, even
the members of the State Fair Com
mission.
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Morris Back
From, Meeting Of
Natl Committee

Sam Morris of Globe, who repre-.
sented Writ G. Bowman at the meet.
ing of the Democratic National com.
mittee in Washington the first Of
the month at which Chicago was
named as the convention city this
summer, returned home Monday.
He said that Democratic National
Committeeman James Farley was
very much concerned about Mr..
Bowman'S health.
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OUT OF STATE
PEOPLE COMING

Among out of the state folks
making hotel reservations for the
cattlemens S convention are F. r Car
pehter, Durham, Colo, Forrest
Bassford, Kansas City; F.. E. Mollin,
Denver; and Charles H. Bennett,
Los Angeles.
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banquet will be held at the Monte
yuma Monday night and at noon
Tuesday there will be barbecue at
the Maverick picnic grounds on the
Harrison ranch.
The cattlemen's executive COM
mittee will meet Sunday night.
f. The, convention will close Tues
day afternoon
Local hotels report a heavy de-
mand for reservations from cattle
men throughout the state.
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LONDON STORES
RADIUM IN VAULT

LONDON, Feb. 16-(UP)- Fifty
feet deep in the Thames gravel un-
der Westminster Hospital a safe
deposit" vault is being constructed
for the hospitals radium bombs and
the contents-six grams of radium
salts valued at between $120, 900 and
$160, ,00O.
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9'sas l-
COURT OPENING

Sheriff ]. J. Lowe was a busy
man this week summoning jurors
for the term of court opening in the
Superior Court February 20. The
session will attract a large num-
Der of people from over the county
to add to the big crowd in the city
for the cattlemen's convention open
ing Monday.
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ROOSEVELT HERE

Elliott Roosevelt of Fort Worth,
a son of the President of the Unit
ed States, passed through here Tues
day enroute with a party of friends
on a. hunting trip to Sonora. They
will be in the neighboring state
about ten days.
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Morgantnau
Nogales Visitor

Henry Morganthau, secretary of
the treasury at Washington, and
wife, were here Thursday evening
from La Osa Ranch near Sasabe
where they are spending a vacation.
They were accompanied by a par
ty of friends from the ranch.
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Apaches Off To
Flying Start
In tournament

Nogales defeated Benson 30 to
rs yesterday. Tonight the NogaIes
team will play for the champion
ship of the southern conference,
meeting the winner of yesterday
afternoons Tucson -Bisbee game.
Nogales international., 1940-02-17
(By j. DUPUY)

Coach Lon Bellman's Nogales
High School Apache hoopmen came
from behind in fading last min
ute rally to outpoint and nab a %
to 81 hair-line decision over the
mderrated Tombstone five in the
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TWO GOVERNORS May BE HERE MONDAY Y
GENERAL WASHINGTON
Comments on the News

pertinent Feb e. 19O his 20Sth birthday they
from 1889 1897 his presidential term of Office the
sage of George Washington first President to Congress-
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Lon Bellman, coach of the No
gales High School basketball
team, deserves much credit for
the fine showing he made this
year in giving the school a team
making an excellent record both
in conference games and in the
annual Southern Arizona TOurna-
ment now being held in Douglas.
His teams last year and this year
were two of the best in the his
tory of the school.
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IN THE COW
COUNTRY DOWN
MEXICO WAY
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Special Meeting
The borough board at its special
meeting tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
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Naugatuck, July l1.-Tomorrow
night marks the start Of the an
nlial two-day Our Lady Of Mount
Carmel celebration and 1t Is ex-
pected to rank with previous cele-
brations. It's climax viii come Sat-
lirday night when the annual fire.
works display will be held at Rec
reation field ct 10 o'clock sharp,
with thousands Of persons coming
to the borough to witness the dis.
play.
The display will include beautiful
set pieces, aerial bombs Of various
sorts, and other types of pyrotech-
MICS. Parking here will be at a
premium Saturday night and special
police VIII be assigned to assist in
handling the expected large traffic.
Tf1rongs will line the Naugatuck
river bank near the freight station,
grandstands at Recreation field will
be filled to capacity and there will
be hundreds at the filed. In addi-
ton, many will view It from vantage
points on the east side Of the town.
This exhibition Of fireworks has
gained the reputation Of being one
Of the best In the state.
Setting of Of an aerial bomb
about 8 o'clock tomorrow will signal
the start Of the. two-day observance.
Members Of the Our Lady Of Mount
Carmel society and others will at
tend service at st. Francis church
tomorrow night, and at the conclu-
sion Of this the group will mark to
the Green, where the Naugatuck
Military band will present q concert
ut 8 o'clock.
Early Saturday morning another
bomb win be set of. There will be
q parade Saturday morning with
the narchers attending q service at
st. Francis church. Saturday night
the group will again go to this
church and then will return to Rec
reation field, where q band concert
will be given prior to the fireworks
exhibit.
Many FOCAL Italian-Americans
look forward to this event with keen
anticipation each year. Funds for
the fireworks display are raised by
public contribution and the Our
Lady Of Mount Carmel society has
hcarge Of the celebration.
Concert Program
George Gentle will conduct the
Military band Friday night In its
concert on the Green. The program,
announced today, follows: Amer
lea" audience singing led by Miss
Helen Gorgonia; overture, Poet and
Peasant, Suppe; selection from
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Martin, Jr., now Republican ma
tional committee chairman and
compaign managed for Republican
nominee Wendell WiEkie, objected.
He told Democratic leaders that Re-
publicans would vote against a re-
cess beyond July 20 and that he
had been assured Of enough Demo-
cratic votes to make their views
stick. Congress recessed only one
week for the Republican convention.
Defense Plan Advances
The defense program is well ad-
vanced and administration officials
admitted that congressional recess
now would not impede 1t. Much Of
the remaining legislation, they said,
involves long-range plans.
When yesterdays presidential re-
quest for more defense funds Is APP
proved, the rearmament program
voted by this congress will exceed
in cost $4,000 900 ,000Athe greatest
for. ornaments In peace time his
tory.
Effective today the program will
be under the direction Of two new
members Of President Roosevelt's
cabinet. Col. Frank Knox, approved
by the senate to be secretary Of
the navy. will be sworn In at q
Whithe House ceremony at II q. m.
(EST). Supreme Court Justice Fe.
lix Frankfurter, an old friend Of
Knox, will administer the oath.
Republicans at Post
Knox was the Republican vice.
presidential nominee In 1895. His
Republican colleague in the cabinet
Secretary Of War Henry L. Stimson,
already was at his post. He took
his oath yesterday a few hours be-
before the seante voted, GO to 10,
to confirm Knox. The senate APP
proceed his nomination., Sc to %, on
Tuesday.
The naval expansion bill would
add 1,325,00 tons Of warships, plus
100000 tons Of auxiliary craft, to
the fleet, which when complete six
years hence, would provide two
ocean navy totaling 7ol vessels
greater than the combined present
naval strength Of Japan, Germany
and Italy.
Overwhelming congressional sup
port was indicated, most legislators
being ESPECIALLY pleased with the
Presidents promise that the new war
machine never would be used for
aggression and his pledge that the
United States would not send its
soldiers into European wars.
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Two-Day Festival To
Be Climaxed By Big
Display Of Fireworks
TOrrington Girl - Salvation Army Drive
Committee Named
NAUGATUcK
Committee Named
Correspondent: WIN. J. Baxter-Phone Naugatuck SECS

grand opera, I'll Travatore": waltz,
Blue Danube, ]. Strauss; polka
coronet solo by D. Vincent-A. Cen
tile; Worlds Fair March" accord
ion solo by Felix Nardello; popular
songs, 1.-THE Woodpecker Song" "At
the Balalaika" and Ma; "God
Bless America" audience singing
led by Miss Gargonia; songs from
the old folks; selection from the
comic opera, mile. Modiste", v.
Herbert; symphonic march: "Stars
and Stripes Forever" Sousa; "Star
Spangled Banner.
Local Man WEEDS
Miss Dianna Crosse, daughter Of
Paul Crosse, Of Torrington and Mi
chael Volpe, son Of Mrs. Anne Marie
Volpe, of Melbourne street, Nauga-
tuck, were married last Saturday OF
st. Peters church, Torrington. Rev
william p. Botticelli united the
couple in marriage and celebrated
the nuptial mass.
The brides sister, Miss Mollie
Crosse, was maid Of honor and
Ann Marie Petrucelli was flower girl
Daniel Volpe, brother Of the BRIDE
groom, acted as best man. A recep-
ton followed at the volpe home here.
The couple left on a wedding trip
and will reside at l04 Melbourne
street, Naugatuck, upon their return
M Meets Tonight
The official board Of the Methodist
church will meet at the church to-
night at 1880. ..,e
Continues Fine Work
Frank Shea, Jr. Of Naugatuck, star
twirler for the local high school in
1899, is making a fine record with
the Amsterdam, N. Y, team this
summer. He hung up his fifth
straight triumph Monday night, de-
feating the Rome, N. Y. nine by q
6-3 score. He permitted seven scat
tered hits, famed three and showed
his ability to clout the ball as well
as pitch by hitting a single, double
and triple to drive In three runs.
Funeral Of Mr.. st. John
The funeral Of Raymond j. st.
John, ST., Of l19 Scott street, who
died Tuesday night at his home fol-
lowing a long illness, will be held to-
morrow morning at 8:l5 o'clock from
his residence to st. Francis church
at 8 o'clock. where high Mass of
requiem win be celebrated. Burial
viii be in st. James cemetery,
Friends may call at the residence.
Mr.. st. John was the uncle OF
Town Clerk Raymond J. st. John.
Committee Chosen.
Harry A. Daily heads the local
committee in charge Of the cam.
paign for the Salvation Army War
Fund. the purpose of which Is to
secure funds to feed, clothe and
provide primary medical supplies for
refugees of all nationalities in
stricken sections Of Europe.
Assisting Mr.. Daily here are:
Norman H. Wood, treasurer; Charles
L. Berger, Harry e. Benham, Frank
z. Bronson, william @. Boies, r. r.
Butterfield, Harold w. Brown, AL
bert 8. Cox, Harold e. Chittenden,
Frank T. Green, Rosser A. Donley,
John w. Hayes, Rev. Edward r.
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In the courtroom IS expected to
accept the recent report Of the
the auditors appointed by the state.
Warden John j. Sheridan told The
Democrat today he Is quite pleased
with the auditors report. It shows
the finances Of departments over
which the administration has had
control are in fine shape, he said.
There are no Irregularities report
ed, such as have cropped up IN other
communities, he said. II have al
ways stated the books Of the town
are open to the public and the audi
tors report shows we have nothing
to conceal" he asserted.
He said the suggestion by the
auditors that he tax collector have
a separate office, has been consid-
cred here for several months by
borough officials. It Is not known
whether the board will act on any
Of the IA recommendations made by
the auditors tonight.
At the meeting tomorrow night,
Chief Of Police John j. Gormley is
expected to report on the condition
Of the police department budget, that
Is, as to whether 1t can stand an
increase IN pay for supernumeraries.
He may recommend the amount Of
the proposed increase.
Outing Plans Progress
Preparations for the outing Of the
Young Republican club Of Nauga-
tuck to be held at the High Rock
state park on Thursday, July 10 are
nearing completion. william A.
Painter, president, has announced
that . very large attendance is ex-
pected.
Paul L. Cornell, headmaster of
Rumford school, Washington, Conn,
will be the chief speaker. A picnic
lunch will be served from s D. m.
until 8 p. m.
The program includes a tug-of-
war between the local Young Re-
publican club and the Third Ward
Young Republican club.
The former outfit will be repre-
sented by: Bob Schildgen, Thomas
Talbot, Victor A. Anderson, Frank
Hotchkiss, william Painter, william
Evans, Dominic Minicucci, Al "a
patka. Burgess Joseph w. Nygren.
Henry Schildgen, 3rd and j. Ru-
dolph Anderson. The third ward
group viii consist Of Burgess Leo
Smigelsh. Edward Furs. Stanley Pos
cavage. Red Banno. Henry Ploski.
Stanley Max, Michael Stokas, Bart
Bartosinski, william PloSki and
Bonnie Moran, Jr.
Local leaders will entertain Mr..
Cornell at q dinner at Halls res
taurant before the outing.
Meet Tonight
Inc Naugatuck Hose, Hook and
Ladder association is scheduled 10
meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the fire
mouse. The meeting was originally
set Tor last Thursday but because
o. o.. the holiday was postponed .
Woedmen Meet Tonlght
Ine Woodmeu Of the World will
meet tonight at 8 o'clock In Good
year hall and oil members are asked
e. g attend. a social win follow
yeins CCC
kenneth J. kaufman OF i6s Mea.
COW street has enrolled n the Cl.
viiian Conservation Corps and has
ieft Tor Camp white, Winsted. II
was announced BY the local Cham.
pef o. Commerce today.
BFlels
MF. ana MIRA. Samuel Harrison
ana family o. Quinn street have
returned from o vacation apenk a.
ClaFemonf. n. u.
hs. and Ara. william pieklnnpn
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IIance. Victor M. Peterson, Richard
A. Latimer, Charles p. Rodenbach,
Joseph g. Raytkwich, Jr., Town
Clerk Raymond J. st. John, Theo-
dore Russell and George Shamlian.
Letters Of solicitation will be
mailed to many local residents next
week.
Briefs.
The Misses Lillian and Virginia
Smith of Trowbridge Place are va
cationing at Bantam Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ostroski and
son, John, Jr., Of Culver street, who
have been mentioning In New York
City and Greenwood Lake, N. j.,
have returned here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Donovan Of
Hill street have returned from Long
Island, where they have been vaca-
tioning.
Miss Mae r. Cullen, Rubber ave-
nue. school principal, Is attending
summer school ct Columbia univer.
sity, New York City.
Miss Martha Wasserback Of North
Church street, who has been vaca-
tioning In New York City, has re-
turned here.
Lillian and Edward Sodlosky, chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward J.
Sodlosky, Of North Main street, are
visiting their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Steiskal, Sr, Of Green
wich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ericsson 3. Schofield
Of Hillcrest avenue and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry ]. O'Donnell Of High
land avenue recently visited the
New York Worlds Fair. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rice and family Of Aetna
street also were recent visitors at
the Fair.
Miss Clementine st. John Of Cor
man street, who has been the guest
Of DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Hopkins
Shillito, Of New York City, has re-
turned here.
Mrs. e. Deegan Of Maple street
has as her guest Miss Alice Norris
sey, Of Astoria, L. I.
Special Meeting
The borough board at its special
meeting tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
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sent to the White House. The Sen
ate passed 1t late yesterday, a few
hours after receiving President
Rooseyelts total defense" program,
for $4,84s, III ,957 more for the Army
and Navy. The House must concur
In the Senate's minor amendments.
A request for money to carry
forward part Of the naval expansion
was included In the Presidents pro-
gram upon which the House appro-
priations committee will begin work
Immediately when 1t reconvenes
July az.
Seek To Cleanup
Both the House and Senate seek
to clean up odds and ends Of legis-
lation before recessing. In addition
to the naval expansion bill, con-
gressional leaders hoped to obtain
final agreement on the new Hatch
clean politics" Bill which was
passed by the House late yesterday
and on o $25,000,0o0 appropriation
for expansion Of Tennessee Valley
Authority power facilities for ma
tional defense purposes.
The recess Is In accord with
agreement between Democrats and
Republicans to remain In session in
definitely during the present enaer.
gency but TO recess for both nom.
mating conventions.
Democrats had hoped for longer
recess-two weeks or more. But
House Republican Leader Joseph w.
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of Highland Circle, who have been
vacationing In New Jersey and Other
states, have returned home.
Town Clerk Raymond j. st. John
Of German street, who has been va
cationing in Maine, has returned
home.
Chief of Police John j. Gormley
OF Beebe street who has been in
Providence. r. T., for several days,
has returned.
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SMOKERS CONTEST

At Menin, on the Belgian bor-
der, pipe-smoking contests are an
annual event. Each contestant
receives seven-hundredths of an
ounce Of tobacco and one match
Once lighted, the pipe must be
kept going and show smoke at in
tervals. Winning time last year
was 68 minutes.