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Evening star., 1940-10-13
SPUNK IN SPORTS
Continued from poge six

For months afterward, he was
stretched out motionless in bed. His
family hoped only that Glenn would
get well enough to walk on crutches.
But he refused to accept his obvious
fate. Day after day he gave his weak
limbs a workout. Finally he could
walk without wincing. Months later
he could jog. The rest is history. Many
who have cheered the mile king as he
unleashed that supercharged finishing
kick of his, have taken closeup look
at the most amazing legs in athletic
history. They still carry the cruel
scars of that schoolhouse fire.
Cunningham is one of several track
stars who have raced to glory on legs
injured seriously in youth. The pins of
Cornelius johnson. the sprinter. were
battered by an oil-tank explosion.
Joe Mangin. miller. fell from wagon
and broke his hip in two places. Bill
Bonthron, Princeton's mile hero of a
few years back, got his legs entangled
in a maze of Scorching electric wires
which knocked him unconscious and
tumbled him to the ground from
sixty-foot tree.
Future Troek kins7
In CALIFORNIA, track fans look to
Louis Zamperini as the mile king of
the future 1t could be. in this day of
Horatio Alger dreams come true.
At the age of ten, Louis ran into a
half-inch pipe. which penetrated his
thigh
He recovered from that and became
a rodeo performer. A wild Mexican
steer tossed him into the air and he
landed on his knees. The shock laid
him up for four months.
Two months later a horse kicked
him in the ankle, and growth devel-
oped on the bone. Then followed a
sprained ankle while skiing, and an
automobile accident that put the un-
lucky fellow on crutches for six
months.
What is worse than all those minor
matters" says Zamperini, "is my
trick knee. | was born with it. While
walking down a street. that knee
sometimes collapses for no reason at
all. I'm always fearful lest the knee
will fold up in competition, but that
Evening star., 1940-10-13

has not happened since a cross
country event in 1882"
Would you still be aiming at track
trophies if your legs had undergone
the ravages of Zamperini's? Yet he is
running persistently in most of the
nations leading mile races against the
top competition of the world.
Cont Keep En- Down
ALMOST any sport star one singles
out has his physical weaknesses.
Jimmy Foxx. the home-run-hltting
Boston Red Sox catcher. endures pain
full sinus trouble, causing his eyes to
water so much that he hardly sees
the ball. Nancy Merki, the marvellous
thirteen-year-old swimmer, was an
infantile- paralysis victim only five
years ago. Ives Gosselin, of Quebec,
skis though he has but one leg. And
he can perform the most difficult
figures.
Anyone who has ever played golf
knows the age-old admonltion: Keep
your eye on the ball
Sure, it's sound doctrine - if you
can do it. But do you know there are
several golfers, playing consistently in
the sos and COS. who have never
once focused an eye on golf ball?
D. They are blind.
Captain Gerald Lowry, Britisher.
for one A caddy aims him toward the
hole, places the clubhead next to the
ball, and tells him the distance. On
the putting green, the caddy rattles
the head of club in the hole, and
Captain Lowry puts in the direction
of the sound That's ALL A few years
ago he scored 78 at Walton Heath -
which is no buffers paradise by any
means.
A year ago, Robert A Altman, Penn
sylvania wrestler, received an award
from Philadelphia sports writers as the
most courageous athlete of 1888"
He had won forty-four out of fifty
eight graphing bouts - and he was
blind!
So if you think you are little too
short in stature for basketball, too
slight for football, too shortwinded to
try tennis. don't pity yourself. Others
much worse off not only enjoy sports.
but play them in championship style
Evening star., 1940-10-13
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18

juries when he fell on the ice at Walnut and East Farm street Sat- urday. He is being treated at St. Mary's hospital.
 Miss Irene Morrell, of 132 East Main street, suffered abrasions of the face and forehead, severe lag ceration of the left knee, and con- tusions of the nose when the auto mobile in which she was passeng- CT collided with one driven by George Farrel, colored, of 69 Pearl street, at East Main street and Meriden road, Saturday.
 Both Farrell and Marcel Linteau, 21, of Il West Clay street, driver of the car in which Miss Morel was riding, were arrested and notified for court March 25.
 Dragged 400 Feet
 Murphy was struck at Willow and Ridgewood streets by Traurigs car and dragged 400 feet to Hillside avenue before Traurig became aware of the accident. Murphy is under treatment at St. Mary's hos pital for fractured ribs, abrasions and contusions of the face and fore- head.
 The light snowfall Saturday kept city sanding units busy throughout the night. Some streets were so glazed with ice that they were closed to traffic until sanded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
REV. W. R. DILLON
 WILL SPEAK HERE
Three Hours Agony Serv= ice at Immaculate COn=
 ceptiOn Friday

Rev. w. R. Dillon, O. F., will preach the sermon on The Seven Last Words of Our Lord at the three hours Agony Service Good Friday from 12:30 to 3:3O p. m. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Between these talks there will be appropriate music by the choir, directed by Professor Frederick Harmon, and prayers.
 Good Friday morning a solemn mass of the Presanctified will be celebrated at o'clock. Veneration of the Cross will be held immediate ly after that mass, again at 3:30 p. m. and after the p. m. tene- brae services.
 Holy Thursday morning at 800 o'clock high mass will be cele- brated featuring a procession of the Blessed Sacrament. Tenebrae ser- vices will be held in the evening at 8 o'clock. A double maze quartet, assisted by the boys choir, will sing the Benedictus.
 Holy Saturday morning at 6:30 o'clock the program will include the blessing of the new fire, paschal candle, baptismal and Easter Water. A high mass will be celebrated at 8 o'clock.
 Father Dillon will give a brief talk at all the masses Easter Sun day morning. The last mass at Il o'clock will be solemn high mass Confessions this week will be held Wednesday afternoon and evening and Saturday afternoon and even- ing. There will be no mass at 7:0C or 800 o'clock after Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
FLORIO POST UNITS
 TO VISIT HOSPITAL

A joint committee from the local Florio post and auxiliary of the Italian-American World War Vet- erans of the U. s. and its Ladies' Auxiliary will visit the U. s. Veter- ans hospital at Newington, Connec- ticut, next Friday, for the purpose of distributing gifts to the veterans who are confined there. They will also bring flowers to decorate the altar in the hospital chapel for Eas- ter Sunday.
 The committee which is headed by Michael Giordano, commander of the local Veterans council, includes Commander John Deschino, Senior Vice Commander Eustacchio Schi- appa, Quartermaster John Sforza, Past Commanders Leonard Mecca and Michael Di Prinio and Joseph La Porta. The Ladies auxiliary committee includes Mrs. EuStacchio Schiappa, president of the auxiliary,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18

remains in "The Breastplate" of st.. Patrick.
 T bind to myself the power
 In virtue of the Trinity
 By which I cry, Oh One in Three
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully said that he and others of Irish extraction can sympathize with the races of the world which are now suffering, for tn, Irish have suffered and know what 1t means.
 Labor Commissioner Danaher told several stories of Irish origin and said he was Irish and intended to remain so. He also told of the struggles of the Irish in years gone by.
 Ideals of St. Patrick
 Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson said that while he was not Irish "it was a pleasure for him to be taken into the fold" He spoke of the ideals St. Patrick tried to convey and said that all should emulate his ex- ample and to attempt to bring all men into brotherhood.
 NOA46A ACooAAoAt Os OOoCp11 k0AAAVAA oeAA0 that by following the teachings of St. Patrick we can make this coun- try a better land to live in.
 State Treasurer Joseph Talbot said that he was a descendant of Tipperarian and extolled the traits of the Irish race.
 Rev. J. Oliver Cronan, chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, tolc of the struggles of the Irish through the years and said:
 we who wallow in the luxury oi our age should not forget those an cestors who came here to this lanc of hope and opportunity to give us the security you and I enjoy to- day" '. Public and private dances and parties were staged throughout the city and large number of Water burians went to New York to wit ness the mamoth St. Patrick'S Day parade held there. ..tt Post Office EmpIOyes
 Employees of the Waterbury post office joined in the eighth annual St. Patrick's day dinner dance and entertainment given by the group at the Copper Kettle on Meriden road last night.
 Francis P. Sheehan was master of ceremonies and entertained with accordion solos. A program of jigs, reels and Irish ballads Irish orchestra dressed in Irish was presented by @ New York costume.
 Green carnations and Irish buton- iers of all kinds, green ties, green dresses, green decorations etc, etc. were in evidence cs all sides or Saturday night and yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
NEW CANDIDATES. FOR JUDGESHIP.
Smith, Fitzgerald Report ed "Out of Race" for
 Federal Appointment
(SpeciaI to The Democratl

Washington, D. C., March IS = Congressman J. Joseph Smith of Waterbury and Attorney John Fitz- Gerald of New Haven, the leading candidates for the vacancy on the federal court bench in Connecticut, have been virtually eliminated from consideration by the new attorney general, Robert H. Jackson, accord- ing to authoritative information here. MT. Jackson is now studying the qualifications of a number of candidates, preparatory to making 8 recommendation Co President Roosevelt, who will send the nomi- nation to the Senate.
 Currently leading the field in the race for the place as successor to former Judge Edwin s. Thomas is Judge Thomas c. Flood, of Port land. Ranking high, however, are former Judge Edward J. Finn of Waterbury and Attorney Martin F, Gormely, of New Haven, formerly of Naugatuck
 The place on the U. s. district court bench has been vacant for the past year. Congressman Smith has had the backing of his brother State Chairman J. Francis Smith while MT. FitzGerald has been sup ported by his father, Democratic National Committeeman David E. FitzGerald. Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy failed to make any recommendation for the appoint ment while he was serving as at- torney-general.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
No Dictatorship Here
 With Irish Vigilant
Governor Baldwin, Rev. John L. Bonn, S. J. Give Prin-
 cipaI Addresses at Irish-American Club Banquet

Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin, chief speaker at the sixth annual St. Pat rick's Dinner of the Irish American Social club at the Elton Saturday night asserted that as long as we have the Irish and other groups, who have known oppression and suffering we will never have have in our country dictatorship with its suppression of liberties, free speech and free press.
 Over $50 persons attended the banquet, which was one of the most successful yet held by the organiza- tion.
 The governor said he could not trace his ancestry back to Ireland but that hi- faith in the Irish was one of choice. He spoke in glowing terms of the Irish race. List of Speakers :
 Other speakers were Rev. John L. Bonn, s. J., professor of phil osophy of literature at Bostcg col lege; Mayor Vincent A. Scully Cong. J. Joseph Smith, Comsr. oi Labor Cornelius Danaher, State Treas. Joseph E. Talbot, Rev. j Oliver Cronan, chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, and Rev Roger B. T. Anderson, rector ot Trinity church.
 Rev. Francis M. O'Shea perma- nent rector of, the Immaculate Conception church offered the invo. cation. George Ryan chairman o! the banquet committee gave res. tune of the growth of the organiza' tion and Harold Boyce its president welcomed the guests.
 Dr. John D. Freney was toast. master and said that while there were Democrats and Republicans present he was sure that they were all Irish.
 Rev. John L<Bonn, s. J., profes- sor of philisophy of literature al Boston College gave one of the principal addresses of the evening The clergyman pointed out at the start of his address that peculiar fact about St. Patrick's Day is that 1t has become a national festival, moi flor a hera of arms, man of battle but Saint and that it is significant that all races join in celebration o1 the day.
 Danger in Exclusiveness
 Father Bonn said that the great est thing that threatens any civiliz. ation is exclusive nationalism, anc that the national state system is in. capable of meeting the needs of the modern world. He said that Chris. ianity must assume its pristine right to be creative spiritual force which has for its end the recreation of humanity.
 Father Bonn went on to tell oi the fight of the Irish people fol their freedom and said that "nov in the dignity of their freedom they remind us-in the blue-green anc gold chair of their poet-president of the glory of the reign of tho bards.
 Father Bonn set up as his three central facts:
 1. That the state itself, being insufficient, yet is beautifl thing and strong in-so-far-as 1t reflects the governance of God, and derives its authority from Him.
 2. That Cathorlcity, Irish Catho' licity differs from all other religions and sestS in this: That 1t alone 1! not Egocentric but De-centric.
 3. That the very heart of 1t stil
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
Official Action Taken
 By State Association
 To Defeat Campaign
Aid of Parents to Be Solicited to Protect Youngsters Right to Proper Educational Guidance; Water
 bury Represened at Meeting

members of the Connecticut branch at the Hotel Bond in Hartford Satur- day, Miss Leeper said: "It is up to us who are well-informed on the sub ject of childhood education to see that young children get the right kind of educational guidance"
 Miss Leeper urged the Connecti- cut ACE to take an active interest in present conditions" in kinder gartens and primary grades in the state. She stressed the need of an organized, intelligent group ready to act wesely where educational op- portunitieS for the child under years old are concerned. This is tine type of organization the AGE should make 1t their business to be, she said, we have been on the defen- sive long enough. It is time for us to get on the field of action"
 Favors Federal Aid
 The association for Childhood Education should actively support proposals for Federal aid to chil- dren that are introduced in Con- gress, Miss Leeper said. Childrer throughout the nation do not have equal educational opportunities, she pointed out. AS conditions are now educational methods in Texas diff fer greatly from those in Maine and child training in Oregon does not correspond to that in Southern states.
 If educational equalization cannot be secured through Federal aid, we must find some other way to get it Miss Leeper declared. Even if Fed. eral aid does eventually come through, interested groups shoulc still be on the auert to see that the younger child gets his share,s sht continued.
 Guests Presented
 The meeting was held under the sponsorship of the Hartford Assico- ation for Childhood Education anc was preceded by a brief business meeting of that organization, con- ducted by Miss Dorothy Dettenborn president.
 Miss Dettenborn introduced tht following guests, who brought greet ings: Miss Frances Treadick o. Boston, national vice-president o1 the AGE; Miss Fannie Smith ot Bridgeport, one of the founders ot the ACE; Miss Ruth Blakeslee o Springfield, Mass, former president of the Massachusetts AGE; Mis- Mary Kennedy of Waterbury, presi' dent of the Connecticut AGE; Mis- Margaret Gustin of Hartford, super visor of the organizations state de partment of world education; anc Miss Mary Griffin, president of thu New Haven AGE.
 During its business meeting tn 1 Hartford AGE voted to send as delegate to the AGE convention il Milwaukee, Wis, this spring th' president, Miss Dettenborn. During | the luncheon a showing of sprinl fashions was presented by down town department store. Miss Grayc' Long was chairman of the luncheon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
BROTHERS-IN-LAW
 FINED FOR FIGHT
DOnahue and StensOn Pay
 SlO Each for Disturb ance in Home

Joseph P. Donahue, 31, and William Stenson, 27, both of 2 Englewood avenue, was fined $10 and costs and put on probation for 30 days after arraignment in city court today on charges of breach of the peace.
 They were arrested Sunday by Mo- tor Patrolmen Raymond Grady and John Deeley after disturbance in their home. They are brothers-in- law.
 Philip Main, 23, of PTS Cherry street, arrested Saturday on charge of assault, was given suspended sentence. He was charged with as- saulting Burnet Kramer, of 300 Hill street, who asked the judge for le- niency because, he said, he and tht youths father are friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
PLAN SERVICES
 FOR HOLY WEEK
Various Local Churches to Observe Solemn Period
 of Lenten Season

The opening of Holy Week yes- terday found the Passion being read in masses at all Catholic churches of the city. Statues are draped in purple since Passion Sunday as the church prepares for the end of the solemn Lenten season and the arrival of Easter.
 Special services will be held at all churches during the week. Holy Thursday will be marked by process sions in honor of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
 Tenebrae Services
 Tenebrae services will be held at the Church of the Immaculate Con- ce3tion Thursday and Friday nights Nt 7:30. A double male quartet, di- Sected by Prof. F. F. Harmon, will assist priests in the chants. The boys choir of the church will also sing.
 The mass of the Pre-Sanctified Will be offered in all Catholic churches Friday morning. The Way of the Cross will be held in the afternoon and evening.
 Ceremonies of the Three Hours Agony will begin at 12:30 Friday noon. Rev. w. R. Dillon will de- liver sermon on the Seven Last Words at the Church. of the Im- maculate Conception.
 Saturday morning will bring the annual Holy Saturday exercise, jn- cluding the blessing of Easter Wa ter, and the blessing of the New Fire and Baptismal water, reading of the litany, followed by high mass,
 Special musical programs will be offered in all churches Sunday.
 Maundry Thursday will be fittlng- ly observed by union Communion services in local Protestant churches Thursday evening.
 The First Methodist and Congre- gational churches will join for 9 service at the First Congregational church at 8 o'clock, featuring an address by Rev. Dr. John J. Snavely, Methodist pastor. He and Rev. Dr. John c. Walker, pastor of the Sec ond church, will officiate at the Communion table. The service viii be conducted by Rev. Dr. James E. Gregg, First Church pastor.
 The South Federated and First Baptist churches will join for a candlelight service at the Baptist church at 7:30 o'clock. The preach CT will be Rev. w. Webb Wright pastor of the Federated church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18

Any move to remove kindergartens from the modern system of educa- tion will be fought vigorously by the National Association for Child hood Education, according to Miss Mary E. Leeper, executive sec- retary. A program in defense of the Kindergarten is being prepared by the Connecticut regional branch of the association, of which Miss Mary E. Kennedy of Waterbury is president. :.
 Miss Leeper, in statement to Connecticut residents, warns of an "undercurrent of readiness to dis pense with kindergartens." She asks that Connecticut teachers and par- ents join in fighting the proposal.
 100 In Attendance
 In an address to more than 100
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
CASSIDY TO SHOW
 OLD ERIN MOVIES

Thomas P. Cassidy, former chair man of the Infantile Paralysis cam paign in Waterbury, will be the guest this evening of the Waterbury Dem ocratic Women's Booster club at a meeting in The Elton. Miss Mary Hennessey will preside. A general discussion is slated on the suggestion to sponsor charter party in the near future.
 MT. Cassidy will exhibit pictures taken on his recent trip to Ireland. A program of Irish music will be rem dered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
ALDERMAN BOARD
 MEETING TONIGHT

The board of aldermen will meet in special session tonight to vote an appropriation of $7,800 from the revolving sewer fund for the city's share of a city-wide sanitary sew CT project. The appropriation has already been recommended by the board of works and the board of fi- nance.
 Voting of the appropriation, which will come from funds paid in the form of sewer assessments, will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
PUBLIC SPEAKING
 COURSE TO START

The WPA Adult Education program will present a new course in public speaking, beginning this evening. at Crosby high school. The class will meet Monday evenings only for the next ten weeks. The emphasis will be upon practice speaking before the class and will be designed to aid be- ginners as well as those who have had some experience in speaking.
 Andrew McFadden, supervisor of the local WPA Education Program, will be instructor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
Old Driver
 Held In Auto Mishap
Car Hits RidgewOOd Avenue Man, Drags Him 400
 Feet-TwO Others Injured in Accident

Richard G. Traurig 16 of S5 Lincoln street arrested Saturday night on charge of violating the motor ve- kicle law following accident Willow street in which William Murphy, 62 of Rdgewood street was injured was notified to appear in court April when his case was called in city court today.
 Two other persons injured in weekend accidents and several minor collisions occurred the result of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
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 Sailor collar "Gob" suits - blue cheviot "Gob" reefer and skirt, $l7.75 and $l9.75.
 Spring coats, man tailored, straight lines figure hugging reef CTS with end without fur eolIors, $l6.75 10 $4o.75.
 Camel wool end camel hair coats single and double breasted mod els $19.75 to $39.75.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18

cold spell which iced the city's streets.
 Hurt In Fall Orazio Daddona 30, of Il Wood street, suffered head and body in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18
BLACK DIAMONDS

Coal is of utmost importance to the drug and dyestuff industries. More than 900 dyes are made from coal tar alone. Mauve was the first of these to be discovered, in 1856.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18

Kilner's car was taken from in front of A Willow street.
 Kilmer resides at AIS Riverside street, Torrington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-18

Mrs. Mary Giovanelli, Mrs. Michael Di Primio, Mrs. Charles VaIletta and Mrs. Angelo Possemato, past presls dent of the auxiliary.