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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-18
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-18
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CITY COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT

City Council meets tonight in
council chambers at the City Hall
for the second regular meeting
of the current month.
Clerk Roberts reports that sew
Ieral matters of importance are
scheduled for attention at this
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18

mean, that don't base their atten- tion on furnishing good service but continually haraSs the customers by removing half-f1elld glasses. You'll never suffer that here; in fact, you won't even find any wait ers."
 While holding his first job in 1921, Decker went to evening school to learn English. Then he opened a dancing studio in uptown New York, which he operated until 1927. In 1883, after spending the inter- vening years in the restaurant busi- ness, he started the Empire Ball. room.
 Ended Dime "a Dance
 That, too, looked like 8 fool hardy move" Decker said. Because we were opposite Roseland, one ot the city's most 1lourishing dance palaces. I reduced prices and elim- mated the dime a dance charge. Il didn't take long for the crowds to arrive"
 He later changed the Empire into the Congress Cafe, but went broke in 1895 when his walters went on strike on New Years Eve. Decked joined the ranks of the employed again when he agreed to take one of West 52nd Streets big Chinese restaurants out of the red. Employ ing some Srastic sefurnisnings ana his own flair for the business, he became a success again.
 Married to native Hungarian, a friend of his school days, Decker resides modestly in Manhattan but is never far from the nightly hurly- brlrly at his night club"
 People wonder at my success" he said. T don't any more. I be- lieve in my business and have be- come convinced that's half the battle"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18

ginning to work in Connecticut. One very successful colony is now es- tablished in the center of Bridge port.
 Spread Of Beetle In 194O
 Meanwhile the Japanese beetle is making steady headway in the State, according to MT. Johnson. Hartford was badly affected in 1940, as were such places as North Green- wich, Hamden, New Haven and su- burbs, Ridgefield, New Canaan, Danbury and New London. Beetles appeared in the Naugatuck Valley for the first time. Foliage, gardens and grapes suffered particularly. and fruit in peach orchard in Green wich and on backyard tree in Hamden was injured. There were few complains from suburbs in which lawns had been treated with lead arsenate in recent years, MT. Johnson said.
 Although substitute materials have been tried, lead arsenate retains first place for killing beetle grubs and for protecting foliage. Other poisonous but expensive sprays have been fairly successful. In one experiment MT. Johnson reports that six or seven applications of rotenone spray killed beetles on contact and repelled others.
 The experiment station continues working in laboratory and field with parasites and sprays. A copy of Cir cular 132, containing directions for treating turf, will be sent to resi- dents of the State on request.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
STATE AIRCRAFT
 WARNING GROUP

Hartford, Conn, Nov. 18.-CUP)-- Organization of the Aircraft Warn ing Service, a civilian unit with duties corresponding to those of air wardens in England, was started to- day throughout Connecticut.
 These observers, mainly American Legionnaires who are not subject to military service, will be assigned to strategic stations in every section of the state after 8 period of training. Their duty will be to spot enemy" aircraft and report their presence to army information centers at Boston and New York.
 A practical test will be given Jan. 10, from 10 a: m, until noon, when all observers will be summon ed to their lookout posts while army planes conduct a mock invasion of New Finland. A second test has been scheduled from 6 a. m, Jan. 20 to 6 D. m, Jan. g, when the volunteers will be on permanent call while a major invasion" is carried on by the army air force.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18

for strength, power and continuity you must have devoted and faithful service on the part of the men in the pews. Dr. F. R. Berry, Canon of
 Westminster Abbey and Chaplain to His Majesty the King, has warn- ed us that the task of the church is nothing less than to redeem the world and that we must rely on the laymen who are actually doing the worlds work. He says, "The Church is not 8 society of persons = The Church's task in the redemption of the social order rests with it's mem- bers in their daily work, in their various callings and professions, seeking to bring their fragment of the world into conformity with the will of God"
 For those laymen who will give their best to the Church of Christ we promise, in the Name of the Master, an exceeding rich reward. The happiest laymen we know are the ones who give the most, in time, in effort, in money, in deep and rev. erent concern. The strongest and most useful churches know are the churches which have vital, effective, devoted lay leadership. Everything seems to depend on that lay leader ship sooner or later. You. can't have a thorouhgly effective Sunday School unless the men of the church taken keen interest and your younger men are not likely to be readily enlisted in Church work un- less the older men have already set them a worthy example.
 One of the interesting commen- taries on lay service to the church I have from a friend of mine, 8 minister, who was driving north from Hartford to a preaching ap- pointment one summer Sunday morning. On his way he passed a country church and for some reason felt impelled to stop and look in at the open door. What he saw moved him deeply. It was a lovely New England meeting house and the early morning sun was streaming through the windows. It was some time before the hour for the service and there was only one person pres ent. He was dressed in his old clothes and he was arranging a very lovely bouquet of flowers in the vase on the communion table. It was a labor of love as was manifest in the way he did his work. My friend rec ognized the man. He happens to be the president of one of the great in- surance companies in Hartford. I can give you the name if you are interested to know. His summer home is near this country church and he makes 1t his business to take care of the flowers at the meeting hQlse. He loves flowers and he loves the Church. This happens to be one of the services he renders to the work of the Church of Christ.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
THIRD EXPLOSION
 INSIDE ONE WEEK
American Cyanimid Chem= ical Corp. at Pittsburgh
 Had Another Sunday

Pittsburgh, Nov. 18.-(UP)-State and federal authorities today inves- tigated a mysterious explosion at the Selden Works of the American Cyanamid and Chemical Corp.-the third within a week at plants of the Chemical Company. The latest blast yesterday wrecked half of a large building at the Selden Works in nearby Bridgeville, causing dam age estimated at $250,000 and in- f1icting minor injuries on two work men. Twenty three other men es- capped injury. While the plant was not known to be handling defense orders, agents of the federal bureau of investigation and the state motor police were reported to have begun an inquiry to determine whether sabotage was responsible.
 Last Tuesday, an explosion at the company's Burton explosives divi- sion near Edinburg, Pa, killed three workers, while blast at the firms Calco Chemical division at Bound Brook, N. J., killed a plant super intendent and injured three workers Neither of these plants was said tc be working on defense orders.
 Almost simultaneously with the Bridgeville blast, a fire destroyed the small plant of the Pennsylvania, Chemcial Co. at Johnstown, Pa, which was said to have been work ing on a government order for in- cendiary bombs. Michael Bozich, owner of the plant, claimed that the fire was larson with intention of essotage." He estimated damage at $l3000, including $5,000 worth of chemicals and equipment.
 Oscar Luft, manager of the Amer ican Cyanamid plant, said he had no idea" what caused yesterdays blast, which shattered windows in the neighborhood, toppled one chimney and was heard within a radius of more than five miles from Bridgeville. A small fire which followed tn, explosion was quickly extinguisled by the company fire department,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
The Democrat Service Bulletins '2oTH CENTURY WORLD HISTO- O-CRAPH"

The steps leading gradually to the outbreak of the two World Wars-he diplomatic results these bacstage diplomatic vsuazed for you in the Twentieth Century World Hso Graph ready for at The Waterbury Democrats Service Bureau.
 printed in cOlOrs all the principal contemporary 19OO It includes United States Europe, Africa and Asia.
 pictures the panorama of the march of world events It referencehOry of times at glance. of tOatarian despOtsm is outlined from Whms ambition to create ittle Europe" and the "Drang Ea to Adolf Hters actual accomplishment of this dream.
 will this exactly what need In understand. ing the sweep of century.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
WILLKIE BEGINS
 HIS OPPOSITION

New York, Nov. 18.-CUP)-Wen- dell L. Willkie began his loyal op- position" to the New Deal today by urging Republican leaders to fight an adjournment of Congress while the world crisis continues.
 Tt must be increasingly apparent to both Democrats and Republicans that Congress should stay in session continuously throughout this critic al period" he declared before he left for Florida vacation yesterday
 Willkie, though feeling great" said he still was not completely rested from his campaign for the presidency and expected just to "loaf around" for few weeks. He will vacation at Hobe Sound, a small resort about 30 miles north of Palm Beach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18

NO cTIIllle wraps lena preStlge to Decker's cloakrooms and few if any debutantes sit at the ringside tables, but well over half a million of New York's working people have contributed to the success of his self-service nightclub.
 The 41-year-old Decker arrived in this country 19 years ago and from an $8 a week automobile painter he has risen, albeit over several bumps, to the proprietor ship of, as far as he knows, the worlds only combination restau- rant, cafeteria, night club and a. musement center.
 Three Dance Floors
 Showmen and other restaura- teurs predicted little success for the Decker enterprise at its Nov. 2l 1889, opening, but the danceeria which at first glance seems like a haven for all Americas jitterbugs has just installed its third dance floor.
 "Oh. those dancers!" And the slightly paunchy Decker smiled They hop, they skip, they run - but how they jump! They splinter my floors to pieces, but I like it."
 Stenographers, clerks, bookkeepers, office boys and all those who can't afford the splendod of Broadway's more imposing night clubs, nightly pour into what was originally term ed "Decker's Folly" and dance from 5 P. M. to 3 A. M. to the music of three orchestras for a nominal charge of 75 cents. The admission price may be spent on food, wines or beer and soft drinks. Dancers may stay as long as they like.
 Reveals Pet Phobia
 Basis for his i've -and-dime bis- tro has been pet phobia of MT. Decker.
 I'm strictly allergic to walters or bus boys of the 'hovering' type," he said. You know the kind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
BY ELMER c. WALZER United Press Financial EditOrl

New York, Nov. 18.-CUP)-The stock market opened narrowly ir- regular today with trading quiet. Bonds were quiet and mixed. Cot ton futures opened 1 to 3 points higher.
 Steel shares were firm, oils and rails mixed, and utilities and motors steady. General Motors opened 1000 shares at 501s unchanged and a 1000 share block appeared in In- ternational Paper which rose F to 164. U. s. Steel opened at T 5-8 up 5-8 and Bethlehem 871s up IA. Climax Molybdenum rose a point to 313i.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
Laymen' s Responsibility
 In Future Is Outlined
Dr. Walker Praises Work in Past; Urges More in
 Future Renewed Interest Is Demanded

The laymen have carried a great responsibility and done magni- ficent work in times past" stated Rev. Dr.. John c. Walker, Second Congregational church pastor, yes- terday morning in his sermon en- titled, The Layman As Inf1amable Material
 Dr. Walker said in part:
 The laymen have carried a great responsibility and done magnifi- cent work in times past. We trust and believe that they will do far greater work in the fture. think it not too much to say that everything finally depends on the layman. It is certainly fair to say that given church is as strong as its lay lead- ership-and no strongerl The con- gregations in a given church may rise or fall on eloquent sermons but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
JITTERBUG SWING
 DANCES ATTRACT

Gaining in impetus are the week ly jitterbug swing dances at the Ritz Ballroom in Bridgeport every Sunday afternoon, 2:S0 to 5 o'clock Low down rhythmS are played for jivin' and rug cuttin', and if one does not dance, the gyrations of the bugs" are a whole show in them selves. On Sunday, November 24th, the Casa Ritz orchestra will play for the popular weekend event.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
Market Irregular At Opening Of Trading
Bonds Quiet, Mixed-SteeIs Were Frm-OiIs, Rails
 Quiet-UfIities, Motors Were Fairly Steady

Anaconda eased slightly while American Smelling had small gain.
 Douglas Aircraft gained while Glenn Martin eased. North Ameri> c~n and Consolidated Edison were unchanged.
 After the opening, prices moved ahead under lead of steel shares U. s. Steel doubled its opening gain Chrysler rose more than 8 point after a firm opening. Volume re- mained s. lall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
FIRST DRAFT OF
 CONN. YOUTHS

Hartford. Conn.,, Nov. 18.-tUP)- Connecticut made its first contribu- tion to the draft today as 50 young men from Hartford county were in- ducted into army service at Hart ford headquarters.
 Additional groups will be mustered into service throughout the state Tuesday and Friday to make up the states initial quota of 219. The first group of 50 have been assigned to Fort Devens, Mass, for training Most of the 219, it was announced were volunteers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18

COnnecticut's delegation to the 18th National All Club Congress in Chicago November 29-December includes Mary L. Wiemann, IS, of Norwich, New London County, chosen for outstanding work in food preparation. During nine years of club work, Elsie Trabue, state club leader, an nOunces she won first hOnOrS on yeast bread, kitchen articles, school lunch and milking con- tests; planned and prepared 368 dishes and 67 meals; canned 1SO pints of fruit and vegetables. and won first prize at State Fair for Meal in Five Jars." x X As state winner Mary receives a prize trip to Chicago from Servel, Inc, which also provides six $2OO scholarships for national winners. This is the sixth year of the contest, conducted in cooperation with the extension service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
TWO CONN. DEATHS
 FROM VIOLENCE

Hartford, Conn, Nov. 18.-CUP) An automobile fatality contributed to the two violent deaths occurring in Connecticut over the week end.
 James Murphy, 68, former Demo- cratic town chairman and selectman at Pennington, was injured fatally when run down by car in front of his home.
 Stanley Pukenelis, 79, Ansonia church sexton, succumbed to burns and Suffocation when his rooms on the second floor of a garage were swept by fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
THANKSGIVING
 DIVIDES TOWN

Sharon, Penn, Nov. 18.-(UP)- The nearby town of Orangeville will be a house divided this Thanks giving.
 The reason is that the middle of the towns main street is the divid- ing line between Pennsylvania and Ohio. Ohio is observing Thanksgiv- ing on November q, the date set oy President Roosevelt, while Penn sylvania's Thanksgiving will be or November 28 as set by Gov. Arthur H. James.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
SUPPER PLANNED BY
 LADIES' AUXILIARY

A large attendance is expected at a spaghetti supper of the Ladies Aid auxiliary of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in the parish hall Dec. 5. Tickets are now on sale at the rectory. Mrs. Anna Hadden is in charge of arrangements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
GETS COMPENSATION

Phyllis Luciano, of Minerva street, Derby, was awarded $7 weekly be- ginning Oct. 31 for & leg injury suf- fered while working for the Housa- tonic Dyeing and Printing CO, of Derby, in an agreement filed with Compensation Comsr. James M. Lynch today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
MRS. 1. B. BANKER
 GETS LAST RITES
LlTCHFlELD

Litchfield, November 18-Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian B. Banker, IT, former Litchfield resident and sister of Constable Ernest E. Brown of Litchfield, were held in the Beecher and Bennett Parlors at 100 Broadway, New Haven, this after noon. Burial took place in the West cemetery, Litchfield.
 Mrs. Banker died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grace B. Harger in Quaker Farms, Conn She had been ill several months. A daughter of Lucius Brown and Susan (Taylor) Brown, she was born in Litchfield and spent her earlier years here. She was the widow of the late George J. Banker of New Haven. In addition to her daughter and her brother, Mrs. Banker is survived by son, Raymond Banker of Scranton, Pa; a sister, Mrs. Ad- die B. Murphy of Canaan; two grandchildren and several nephews and nieceS.
 Litchfield, Nov. 18-The Litchfield fire department bowling schedule for the week of Nov. 18th through Nov. Fist: Monday. Nov. 18th Speedboys vs Firewaters; Tuesday Nov. 18th, Cowboys vs. Merchants; Wednesday, Nov. 10th, Pirates vs Steamrollers; Thursday, Nov. Fist Dodgers vs. SornadoeS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
HOLY NAME OPENS
 CARMEL FESTIVAL

A harvest festival sponsored by the Holy Name society of other par ish organizations of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel will open tonight at the church base ment. It will continue each evening through Saturday.
 The program each night will in- clude entertainment, dancing, and special events. Booths have been erected for the display and sale of articles of many kinds.
 Proceeds will go into the parish treasury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
'Danceteria' Goes Gaily> On, Spans Year On Broadway
By PAUL SCHEFFLES United Press Staff COrreSnOndent

New York, Nov. 18(UP)-Unique packed with versatile competitors Richard Square dancete shortly celebrates year supplying night glamour to New York cis social
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
CORY BUT
 GALLANT

Wagner first earned immortality in song among the Tennessee hill billies by shooting two peace off, cers. He had practiced for this feat by running away from his Virginia home and joining circus, where he became a crack shot. He left the circus at Meridian, Miss, in 1924, and while working at numbering found himself in the Lucedale jail for petty larceny.
 He obtained a saw, cut his cell bars, slugged the jailer who was bringing him his breakfast, and escaped. For nearly a month he was a aNfugitive, but on Christmas Eve, 1924, he moved down with shotguns two deputy sheriffs who knocked on the door of his hide out. He got away.
 For four months Wagner was a shadow, appearing briefly in this city rthat, then vanishing, But on April 13, 1925, a deputy and a policeman were shot to death, and a second policeman badly wounded in answering a complaint of a dis tnrbance near Kingsport, Tenn. Wagner's arrest followed next day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18

at Blountville, and he was promptly sentenced to be electrocuted. An appeal to the Tennessee supreme court saved him this time, and while awaiting a new trial, Wagner irn- proved his time by escaping from a new jail at Knoxville.
 Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
AND THEN HE
 BECAME A TRUSTY--

That October, Wagner went on trial again for murder, but the jury could not bear to give the death penalty to so heroic a figure, and the judge imposed a life sentence.
 On the way to Parchman, Miss, penitentiary, Wagner tried again to escape, but missed; and the fol- lowing year tried again to escape, by beating a guard, grabbing his rifle and shooting another guard. Confronted by third guard with a fine bead on his forehead, Wag- ner surrendered.
 This record qualified Wagner to become a trusty, which status he enjoyed for several years. He justified his jailers' leniency and confidence the other day. Forcing a convict camp driver in a prison car, he stole the drivers clothes and the car, set him afoot, and vanished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
ThONASTON

BINGO: Thurs. night-8 p. m, V. F.
 W. Rms. 20 regular games. Turkeys given on special games this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
Tune Up That Guitar, Willie .. Kinnie Wagner'S OutIawin' Again

Mexico passed under Wagner'S elusive feet, but he was run tc earth in the Red River Bottoms near Texarkana in the summer of 1926. The posse, led by a Mrs Lille Barber, who had succeeded to the sheriff's badge after her husband had been killed by boot leggers, closed in on Wagner. He came out of a clu1np of bushes hands up, and surrendered.
 T gave up because I was tired of being bounded like dog," Wag- ner said, possibly thinking of an- other verse for the ballad. ''When l saw that woman was leading the posse, I threw in the sponge. l don't fight against women." You could almost hear the chords of the guitar, Wagner being fresh from the murder of two friends in fight the night before.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-18
By NEA Service

By NEA Service
 Kinnie Wagner, one of those killers who inspire men in mountain cabins to tune the old guitar and make up songs, is at large again.
 Somewhere around northwest ern Mississippi and Arkansas, the bushy-haired, beetle-browed gum man who has killed at least five men has the. authorities once more on his trail. Before they find him there ought to be several more stanzas added to the hillbilly near classiv "Kimmie Wagner Was His Name"