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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12


WPA's "back 1og"-its list of re-
gistered relief clients awaiting WPA
jobs-hasn't been shrinking bit.
On the contrary, it has actually
been rising. 1t stands now at
about 100000 = second highest
total in WPA history, exceeded
only by the waiting list built up
after the 1887 crash. What that
means is simply that every time
one man quits WPA there ere 10
more waiting to take his place.
DEFENSE HASN'T
HELPED SOUTH
Various explanations are offered.
Chief immediate reason for the rise
in the waiting list is a recent in
crease in reliefers in the south,
which so far has received few bene-
fits from defense spending, which
has virtually lost its cotton markets
overseas, and which has lately been
hit by number Of floods and tor
nadoeS.
Beyond that is the fact that de-
fense-industry unemployment is
both Spotty and slow. 1t is notice
able in industrialized areas, almost
invisible in other places. Such i'm
portant defense industries as ship
building, aircraft, machine tools, al
minimum manufacturing, explosives
and the manufacture of engines
currently employ fewer than $4,000
men all told; they could double their
labor requirements without making
a real dent in the total of jobless.
Lastly, Congress last spring forced
WPA to make a drastic cut in its
rolls, the labor market wasn't able
to absorb all of those cut off, and
many of them are back waiting for
reassignment to WPA jobs.
Barring a basic change in the
work-relief policy, there is little
chance of a real cut in WPA until
unemployment is extensive enough
to dip into that million-man waiting
list of certified relief clients.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12

Q. What Is the meaning Of the
surname Hotchkiss?
A. It Is varian spelling Of the
British surname Hodgkins, mean
ing "son of Hugh" Hugh Is Of
Teutonic origin and means mind"
or spirit"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12
What's Your |. O.?

Can You answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn 70 last page
for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12

Q. Who played the role Of 'Buf-
falo Bill" in the photophay, The
Plainsman?"
A. James Ellison.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12

Copyright, 1910 by United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12

@. When did the. Russian invasion
of Finland begin and when was the
peace treaty signed between the
two countries?
A. Russia invaded Finland on
November 80. 1899, and the Finnish
Russian peace treaty was signed In
Moscow, March Is, 1910.
Evening star., 1940-03-24
Il Short Story Complete in This Issue


4 UDREY REYNOLDS had before her pleased
~ eyes an oval bowl of slightly tarnished
d - plated silver resting on an ornately
fluted pedestal. The oval bowl contained a BIZ
sected banana covered with two large scoops
of French vanilla ice cream, covered in turn
by generous layer of marshmallow syrup,
sprinkling of stale chopped walnuts and the
two halves of an unnaturally red cherry.
Audrey dug her spoon into all this nonsense
with the long drawn sigh of the unabashed
gourmet - as Gene Walton attacked a simi-
lar concoction with relish no less emphatic.
They were supremely content with each other
and with their common occupation. They
needed, for the moment, no words.
1t was. perhaps. this wordlessness on their
part which misled the occupants of the ad-
joining wooden booth in Crosby's Campus
Candy Club. The place. it must be admitted,
was not club and it was not within one hun
dred and seventy five miles of campus. but
it was, at least, owned by man called Crosby.
and it did specialize in delights of the tooth.
It was patronized, as rule, only by members
of Medvile' younger SET Audrey had been a
little surprised to see DR.. Steven Madison
come into the place with an unknown lady of
his own years.
DR.. Madison was the amiable physician
who had removed Audrey Reynolds tonsils.
He was unmarried He lived in the Medville
Inn and he had his Offices in the kennicott
Building on the corner of Center and Lombard
Streets. That was all Audrey knew about him.
He was about forty years old and, conse
quently, he was not very interesting. He
existed, in Audrey's adolescent mind, merely
as remover of tonsils. 1t was, therefore. with
considerable CONSERVATION that she heard the
doctors voice. moved to unmistakable emo
ton, penetrating the thin partition of the
wooden booth.
Marcia -" he was saying. Marcia, you
know how feel about you. You can't take
this attitude. dear You can't be so unreason-
able!'
The womans voice was curiously warm,
and vibrant. But. Steven, if you'd only try
looking at this situation from my point of
view To demand that sacrifice my
career to yours - do you think that's any
too reasonable? Oh. my own dear darling!
Audrey's face was dull burning red. She
stared fercely at melting mound of ice
cream. 1t was Gene who quick as lightning
Evening star., 1940-03-24

'P1l1zae Bezatlaana
So, politely and coldly. the subject of Tubby
Hastings was temporarily shelved. Gene
stopped at Georges garage for gas and then
he drove Audrey home. There was, during all
this time, lingering coolness between them.
and Audrey stalked into the Reynolds living
room with a rather absent greeting for her
parents. She was mentally preparing apt and
devastating retorts to any further remarks
Gene might have to make about Tubby 1t
was little time before it dawned on her that
her mother was in mad state of excitement
about something.
Audrey" Mrs. Reynolds said, lifting her
voice. Audrey! Did you hear what was just
telling your father"
mo. guess didn't"
well, it's the most exciting thing! Marcia
Meadows is back in town. =
who's Marcia Meadows?" asked Audrey,
courteousy. Her mother sighed.
marcia Meadows" she said, controlling
herself, "only happens to be just about the
most famous opera star America ever pro-
duced! That's all! And she only happens to
have been born and brought up right here in
Melville! Really, Audrey, it's pretty dis
graceful, the way you never seem to have
heard of anybody but Clark Gable and the
Four Marx Brothers -"
"Oh, don t know, Audrey father pointed
out, charitably. "Audreys never been inside
the Metropolitan - but she goes to the
movies at least three times week.
Mrs. Reynolds dismissed the subject. She
was looking dreamily into space.
II really do WONDER" she said, IF anything
might really come of that old affair between
Marcia and Doctor. You can say what you
please, Charles - I know it was on Marcia's
account that Steven Madison never married!
They were really desperately in love before
she went abroad to study. and he's never
really looked at any other woman. Well,
wouldn't it be the most romantic thing if they
should come together again - after all these
years! wonder if he's seen her -"
yEs," said Audrey. "Yes, he has. saw
them together about an hour ago - in Cros-
by's."
Her mother turned startled eyes upon her.
"You did,
why. yes sure"
well, don't stand there! For goodness
sake, Audrey! How did they look' How did
they act? What happened? Was the doctor
being awfully attentive to her, Audrey"
"Why, sure Il guess he was," Audrey
said vaguely. But, look, Mum, meant to
ask you do you know where my brown
shoes are with the crepe rubber soles?"
They're in the box with your galoshes -
you put them there. What was she wearing,
Audrey?"
"Who?"
Marcia Meadows"
oh guess it was some kind of black
outfit she had on. But really didn't notice"
Audrey said.
She could not have known. of course, that
the "black outfit" she had 50 irreverently dis
missed was the supreme triumph of great
dress designers life, or that the simple little
dress was to be the source of exactly seventeen
I,,
Evening star., 1940-03-24

flash, thought of the honorable thing to do.
GOSH" he said, very loudly and clearly.
Gosh, Audrey! I've just thought, haven't
got more'n half gallon of gas in that old
tank of mine! guess better stop at old
Georges on the way home!'
Yes Audrey said, feebly. Eyes, guess
you'd better"
The embarrassing conversation in the next
booth had ceased abruptly. and few seconds
later the unknown lady and Dr.. Steven Madi-
son walked rather hurriedly out of Crosby's
Campus Candy Club.
There was an awkward pause.
well, I'll tell you," Gene said. then. its
kind of pathetic"
Audrey nodded. She knew what he meant.
1t was, to her, both pathetic and absurd that
a man and woman as old as her own father
and mother could imagine for one single min
ute they were interested in each other. From
Audreys point of view her own age was
obviously the age for romance. her own age
and no other. From her point of view. then.
the doctors behavior was extremely strange
and embarrassing. She turned away from the
subject, bit abruptly.
you know, like this place" she said. Il
Evening star., 1940-03-24

think l like it better than Milbank's drug
store And they have marvellous ice cream
sodas. Yesterday Tubby Hastings and came
in here for choc late ice cream soda and -"
you and Tubby - WHAT"
Game in here for an ice cream soda. After
rehearsal. you know. Why. Gene. J." she added,
meeting his eyes. 1T didn't mean thing We
were only thirsty. that s all ~ we were only
absolutely parched!"
well, imagine that -" he said, with a
sardonic smile. Imagine that! The leading
man and the leading lady of the great. Won
derful, famous Medville High Dramatic Club
getting themselves all absolutely barehed.
going all over town guzzling chocolate ice
cream sodas - well! What I'd like to know
is why you couldn't be parched with Norma
Ramsay as per usual If it's not too
crude to inquirer"
For the pure and simple reason that
Norma wasn't anywhere around. said Aud
rev. But, of course, you've always taken this
completely insane attitude about the dra-
matte club u I've noticed that
attitude to see girl you're supposed to have
a certain respect for getting up on stage and
acting this big wonderful love scene with
guy who's nothing less than something to
make a cat laugh -"
Its not any big wonderful love scene"
Audrey cut in fercely. I've told you and
told you! There's just this one place where
Tubby says, Peggy, he says, some day we'll
have little home of our own in the country -
you and l. And what's the objection to that?
It's only the play! I'm not really any Peggy!
I'm not really going to have any little home in
the country. for goodness sake!'
"Oh, don't know. You might. Start out
this way guzzling ice cream sodas all over
town with -"
Il refuse to argue. simply refuse
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Chicago Livestock

Per- Epspartmsnt 5na . q sAassrieultSreS. AZ .SssisSIe
h faay hogs scfna s EFasys eW sass s
SOC. pounds weights; 5.00-35: auotable top.
5.65; compared week ago: 16O-240 pounds
5-I0 lower: lishtweishts, 15-25 down;
salable. cattle, 100: calves; none; COM
pared with Friday last week. few loads
choice to prime yearlings and light steers
ative weights, so off; common and medium
grade, weak to 25 lower. everything finish
ing better than Mondays low time, how:
ever; 1,3o0-l 500 pound steers in liberal
demand broader, with replacement cattle
mostly 25 lower: bulls. 25 of. and vealers
steady to SO of: light kinds nd showing de.
long yearlines and light steers. IL. 10; next
Fnssa sssRt R!'Gs IS: 'IP9ss
atssr. and 15SS pounds 11So but bulk fat
heifiers topped at 1880. but few above
$50; 20 i, he heavy cutter cows feil to 500 and a
ed sSfs1bsFs she.p g. tSss ss6o
pared with. Friday last week; fat lambs
strong to Is and more higher, ,yearlines
sharing upturn sheep steady TO weak;
It eloss sOp Duif afs Of weeks as Tan sss;ass
scaling 9e-104 pounds 91O-925. late
compared with e6-112 pounds weights ct
s,e5-9. 90 previous to midweek; top So e.
7.10-s.15. including freshly shorn IS
available this week, 5.i5; bulk. 4.25-5.I5.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Wool Market Very Quiet
Al Boston in Week
BY the Associated Press.

by inc hSSOclAteu FIeS6.
BOSTON, Feb. 3.-The Com
mercial Bulletin today reports:
THE wool market has passed
through an exceedingly quiet week.
Very little wool has been sold, ex-
cept some pulled medium quality
secured and a little foreign wool.
"Quotations are difficult to make
but efforts to sell wool indicate that
class three fine territory woods are
hardly quotable above the 90-cent
mark, clean basis, although a hur-
ried buyer might have to pay
slightly more. Other descriptions
are in relation to this level.
"A little more medium crossbred
South American has been sold to
Canada at slight increase in rates,
super SOS costing 80 to 1872 cents
in bond.
Foreign markets are stronger,
British control buyers having de-
liberately marked up prices on the
best woods at the Cape about
pence a pound, clean basis, evil
IDENTIFY to protect the price on COM
peting Australians, of which $4,000
bales more have been allotted to
this country. South America, also,
is slightly against the buyer again
this week.
THE piece goods markets are still
in the fog and evidently have come
to no conclusion concerning the
new season.
"Mohair is very quiet and hardly
changed in price"
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Washington Produce

BUTTER-s3 score, tubs. "a; 1-pound
score score tubs, S 5s; f-Deund prints; s$a; =
90und Isdrs prints; Ts Do1ndd prints prints $s
A-pound prints, 33h; 80 score, tubs.
3$ih; leapound prints, 81 4-pound prints.
31R: A-pound prints, 32.
LIVESTOCK-Calves. IL; lambs, 8.
Other prices unavailable.
From Agricultural Marketing Service.
Prices paid net fob. Washington:
EGGS-Market steady. For eggs can
died and graded in WASHINGTON (February
81. whites. u s. extras. large. 26: U. s.
extras, mediums, 23: U. S standards. large,
"a; U. s. standards. mediums. 21: o. s.
trades, 10 For nearby ungraded egees,
current receipts, whites. 21-22; mixed col
LIVE PoULTRY-Market steady. Fowl.
colored. all sizes. 14-15: No. 2. $40:
roosters. 9-1O Chickens. Virginia Rocks.
broilers and fryers, all sizes. Is: No. q 10:
Delaware Rocks and crosses, hroilers and
fryers, all sizes, 15 No. 2. $40: mixed
colored fryers, 1914. Turkeys, young
toms. 15 pounds and up, IA; young hens.
Keats, lA pounds and up. 16 . pound: old
keats. 10 pound: Capons, 6 pounds and
over. 1920: No. 2 and slips. 16.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
by the Associated Press.

Ry the Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. ga utilities
Power g. Light loan scored fast
recovery after dropping more than
3 points at the start of bond trade
today.
The utility company's SIS of SO
were off a minor fraction at SO as
the short session headed into the
final stretch. The SIPS of AT sold at
SO, up trifle.
Fast moves in these issues, which
contrasted strongly with the daW-
ding action of the balance of the list,
followed announcement the COM
pany plans to sell Indianapolis Pow
er & Light subsidiary.
The general run of corporate
bonds couldn't decide on a direction
and didn't try very hard.
Up a trif1e were Missouri Pacific
IS of II "F" at 16%, Pennsylvania
General 4las of IS at 1915 and
Union Pacific 31as of II at 96$4.
On the losing side were st. Paul
SIS at 6s4, Continental Oil 2As at
109l4 and Frisco AIS of 78 at IL.
Price changes in the few United
States Governments which appeared
on the tape were narrow.
In the foreign division Norwegian
loans stumbled after recent substan-
tial gains. The As sold down around
y point at 6634 and the IS of A were
off as much at 9112.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Feb. 3 tP.-Egss, ID. .334:
hrm. Mixed colors: Fancy to extra fancy,
24h-25h; extras: 24A: storage packed
average checks, 21-21R. Refriserator,
whites: Resale Of premium marks e71a-
30; nearby and Midwestern premium
24A.. Resale of nearby heavier mediums.
24-26h; Nearby and Midwestern. me-
diums 23R, Pacific Coast Jumbo and pre-
minms nran T. sa55i3731: specials a6sa291a; stand
o. Browns Nearby fancy to extra fancy,
22o,,25sa. Nearby and Midwestern specials,
s4s4: standards "a; mediums. 23
DUCK eggs 24-2S
.. Dressed poultry irregular. All fresh and
frozen prices unchanged
srriTn,s 1--we poultry. by freight. slow; No early
fooiored 20: Leshorns IA. Old ROSTERS
Express market was nominal: no sales
BWter. 397,393; weak Creamery, high
aI,a; hrsts tss-sD, 3oH-3fA; seconds
s4,sO. 25%o2aa4.
unchanged.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
D. c, FEBRUARY
Store Sales Up
q Per Cent From
Year Ago

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board esti-
mated yesterday that department
store sales in the week ended Janu-
ary ~ were 4 per cent larger than
in the corresponding week last year.
This margin Of gain over a year
ago was the same as for the week
ended January 20 and also for the
four weeks ended January 81.
BY Federal reserve districts, COM
parsons of sales in the week ended
January 81 and year ago were:
Increases-Boston per cent; New
York, II; Philadelphia, 7; .Cleve-
land, 10, and Chicago, 8.
Observation-Disclosures 2 per cent;
Atlanta, IT; st. Louis. 2; Kansas
City, S; Dallas, 8, and San Fran
cisco, Z.
No estimate was made for the
Minneapolis district.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Feb 3 lP).-Butter. 724 60s;
3o34; 81, 3O47; 80, 3OA SO, 80: IS. 29l2:
80, centralized carlots 30s4. EGGS, 9.619:
steady fresh graded frsts, local. 81 "a:
cars, 2134 current receipts. 2114, other
prices unchanged.
Potatoes 126; on track, 314; total
United States shipments. $50; old stock.
mostly to best available stock from all
sections best stock about steady; other
Idaho Russet Burbanks, U. S. No /, 75-
> 90; mostly 81 2-s5 Colorado Red Nc
Clures, U. s. No. /, few sales good color,
or more U s. No l washed 1852 OF l2;
unwashed car, fair quality, 1.45 North
Dakota, Red River Valley section. Cobblers,
Triumphs, $50 per cent u. s. No /. few
sales, llO-15; Wisconsin katahdins, car,
unclassified, .l.20. New stock. no track
sales recorded.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Demand Deposits Set
Record at New York
B, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Demand de-
posits of weekly reporting Federal
Reserve member banks in New York
City increased $7O,OOO,OOO last week
to a new record high of $8,727,-
100000.
To employ the funds, the banks
increased their security investments
$50 ,O00, 900, largely through purchase
of Government bonds. Government
guaranteed obligations and other
securities.
Total loans and investments rose
only $36,0OO,000, however, because of
a S20,0O0,000 decline in loans. Busi-
ness loans were $13,0O0,000 lower.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

United States Department of Ag-
ricultnre::
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Substantially
higher fed steer and yearling prices
last week induced the country to
offer a liberal quota of shortfed
and longfed bullocks OF varying
weight and finish. Lower prices
were the natural consequence and
closing levels were at least Is cents
under late last week, with good and
choice grades as much as so cents
off, All other killing classes were
under pressure and shared the
downturn.
Hogs advanced early in the week
and lost the gain, closing generally
steady to 10 cents lower than Fri
days average.
Lambs sold off early despite linn
tied numbers, regained the down.
turn and closed strong to 10 cents
higher. Yearlings and light steers
topped at S1210, hogs made $500
Monday and closed at $3.50 down.
Top lambs dipped to $915 early in
the week and finished with an out
side top of s940.
Demand Restricted.
Shipping demand was noticeably
abridged in the steer department.
and daily clearances were far from
complete. This was particularly
true on Monday, when considerably
more cattle were received than the
trade expected. Good and choice
steers with weight suffered mora
severely than others, selling off SO
cents in many instances, while
lightWeights and yearlings escaped
with a general 25 cents downturn.
Load after load of 1,100-1 300
pound cattle were on hand and
there was also a noticeable number
of 1,400-1 ,600-pound bullocks all Of
which came in for repeated price
pounding from the buying side.
Aside from top steers at $1210.
heavier offerings scaling 1850
pounds made s1165, some lao
FOUNDERS cashed at S11.60 and 1885,
pound bullocks reached s1150.
Heifers declined unevenly but fin
ished with general 25-cent down.
turn, with instances as much as so
cents lower. Meanwhile bulls lost
15-25 cents, most late sales rang
ing down from s725. Vealers fin-
ished steady to so cents lower. Gen.
orally sl150 down, with only a very
few selects up to s12.
Hogs Lose Advance.
Hogs advanced Monday, largely
because of limited numbers, lost
all of the gain on the following day
when supplies were more adequate,
and subsequently made minor de-
clines. Shipping demand was less
extensive than last week and packers
insisted that higher prices were in
advisable in the face of prevailing
meat trade conditions. At the high
time Monday top hogs reached
$3.50, slipped to $50, and closed at
$3.50 down. Bulk sales of good and
choice l80-240-pound averages after
mid-week were at S5.25-S560 with
most heavier butchers at S490-s5.35.
Underweights usually sold down
| from $3.50 and most sows brought
! S425-S475.
Lambs Top S9.40.
Lambs topped at S940 Thursday,
after having sold down from s9.15
at the low time. Weeks bulk fat
lambs, s885-S925: yearlings, s7.75-
s8.l5; top, s825; ewes largely $3.50
S5.15.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

NEW YORK, February 3 (Spe-
ciaD Directors of the Standard
Products Co. have declared a divi-
dend of Is cents a share on COM
mon stock, payable February 20 to
stockholders of record at the close
Of business February 10. .
Evening star., 1940-02-03
225 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 P.-St
Joseph Lead Co. reported IS tons of
Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $50 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis and $50 tons at the
New York average.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

r In bankruptcy or receivership or Deina
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act. OF
securities assumed by such companies
Rates Of dividends In the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
ton. Unless otherwise noted. special or
extra or extras. Accumulated dividends
paid last year. eDeclared or paid so
far this year Payable in stock Paid
last year h Cash or stock Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year.
ur Under rule WV With warrants XIV
Without warrants war Warrants.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Metal Market

NEW YORK. Feb 8 iPp.-Copper steady;
electrolytic. spot, II .62h export. f.a.s.,
New York. II so. Tin barely steady; spot
steady; spot, New York. 5.25-3O; East st.
Louis $40. Zinc steady; East st. Louis
spot and forward. $50. Pig iron alum
mum. antimony, quicksilver. platinum,
Chinese wolframite and domestic scheelite
UNCHANGED
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Production of Fabric
Gloves Up Sharply
Es the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Production of knit gloves last
year, the Census Bureau reports,
increased to 2,540,252 dozen pairs,
compared with 1851 1903 dozen pairs
in 1885,
Evening star., 1940-02-03
FOREIGN Markets

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 8 1P.-Rising
prices for tobacco stocks contrasted with
equities in the bourse today. American
securities were. on the whole. firm, al
though below Fridays parity levels.
London. Paris and Liverpool markets
were closed.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
eistion. OF Securities Dealers Inc. which
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
SHOULD indicate approximate prices and
unless otherWlses indicated, are as quoted
by the sponsors or issuers
sNot quoted by sponsors or issuers,
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 R-Crude rubber
No. / standard, SO contracts. March.
1889: July, 1901; September. 1882.
smoked ribbed, spot 1s.s3n. b Bid.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Chicago Stock Market

CHICAGO Feb 3 GP,.-Following is the
complete list of transactions on the Chi
cago Stock Exchange today:
Sales STOCKS High. Low Close
oh R01, sos.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Cattle Prices Slump
As Receipts Climb
During Week
Hogs Advance EorIy
In Period, but Turn
Down Before Close

The tollo,Ding reuieU of the
livestock market for the Deek
ended February 1 'Oas prepared
for the Associated Press by the
United States Department of Ag-
ricultnre:
Evening star., 1940-02-03

WV With warrants. XIV Without warrants
n New. st (stp) stamped.
sNegotiability impaired by maturity.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Investing Companies

NEW YORK Feb. 3 lP.-Nations
Association Securities Dealers. Inc: