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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
Leniency OF Judge
Saves Norton From
Serving Long Term
Accused Pleaded Guilty on Four Counts Of Obtaining
Money Under False Pretenses Must Report
Regularly to Probation Officer

titive auto business and had to
make too great allowances. The
bills Of sales, he added, were to
cover other payments.
Tried To Stay In Business
Cassidy said Norton always had
the hope that next week or next
month" things would be better for
him.
The defense lawyer said this was
not the case Of a man who spent
the money in gambling, extravag-
ance or in drunken orgy" but the
case Of a man trying to stay in
business.
Judge McEvoy made it plain to
Norton this morning that he will
have to report regularly to Proba-
ton Officer Harris and that If he
does not reform his life Probation
Officer william Harris will so re-
port to the court and that the court
will then deal with the case, EVIL
IDENTIFY indicating that Norton would
have to 60 to prison.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
CORBETT HONORED
AT STAG BANQUET
ScOvill Employees Fete AS
sociate Engaged to Mary
E. La Chance

Employees of the hot forge depart
ment of the Scovill Manufacturing
company recently feted John M.
Corbett, Jr., at a bachelor dinner
at Harmon's. Mr.. Corbett's engage
ment to Miss Mary Elizabeth La
Chance was recently announced. He
was presented a purse at the ban
Duet in his honor.
Among those attending were: John
Corbett, ST., Edward LaChance, ST.,
Edward LaChance, Jr., Fred Bou-
cher. Fred Elsminger, Joseph
Williams, John Shanahan, John
Dickson, George Venter, Saliva
tore Colasanto, John Carew, Mel
son Thomas, Phillip Archam
bault, Thomas Byrnes. Joseph
Corbett, Fred Sankey, Theodore
lotto, James Doyle, Edward
Wendsell, Walter Neibuhr, Adam
Heller, Frank Klineman, William
Soden, George Tarket, Leo Bell
more, Anne Bufford, Andrew
Bufford, Francis Buckley, Rich
ard Capable, Michael Ceimela,
Walter Dwy, Arthur Ciccarelli,
Joseph Dahdah, John DeBlasio,
Patsy DeBlasio, Henry DeVoe,
Patsy Denisi, Joseph Drost, Mi
chael Giusto, Steve Grudzinski,
William Heller. Reginald McAdam,
Charles Marciana, Michael Nc
Enerney, Timothy Norris, James
Menturweck, August Terazzini, Jo-
seph Roberge, Romil Roberge, Frank
Shimkus, Frank Sokolwski, William
Hepney, Michael Swiderski, Ernest
Travisano, Stanley Wise, Frank
Vmudinas and Fred Colwell.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
ROACH STUDYING
PLAN OF HICKEY
Training Period at Ridge
field Barracks Being
Proposed

Superintendent of Police william
J. Roach today was studying a plan
announced yesterday by Colonel
Edward J. Hickey, state police COM
missioner, to provide a three
months training period at the
Ridgef1eld state police barracks fol
members of city and town police
forces.
The local chief said he would need
time to study the matter, before
deciding whether any local officers
would attend the course.
The course will start April 15
with a charge of approximately 81
a day for each student. Applica-
tons must be received by April TO-
There will be room for about 80
members of city departments and
qualified constableS.
The course will cover methods of
obtaining evidence, apprehension of
criminals, safety on highways, and
enforcement in general.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
FACTORIES WANT
TRAINED YOUTHS

Factories now need and want
high-school trained boys, G. Arthur
Dubois, executive secretary of the
Scovill Mfg. Company told an as
sembly of more than 200 Leaven-
worth high school boys yesterday
at the school.
Mr.. Dubois said the time has
gone when boys who have finished
grammar school are the only ones
who see factory employment. The
factories, he said, pick with much
more care through tests and rec
ommendations The executive also
mentioned the necessity for the
factory to give continuous training.
Senior class teachers also were
present at the assembly, held in the
gymnasium.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
St. Joseph's Speakers
Win Debating Honors
Awarded Verdict of Judges in K. of G. Contest on u
Foreign Policies; FIR. GaurOnskas Lauds Speakers

smaller nations.
The judges were Attorney Gather
inc T. Hanlon, Harold Brennan Of
the United States Internal Revenue
Department and Edward Jenusaitis,
a member of the University of Mia
CARA debating team, which recently
won an intercollegiate contest in
Chicago. william T. Harrington,
chairman of the knights of Colum-
bus committee ON educational ac-
tivities, officiated as moderator.
COntending Speakers
For st. JoSeph'S the speakers were
Frances Elinskas, Edward Shamba-
ris and Josephine Brazis. st. Mary
Magdalen;s team included Anne
Popovich, Harry Hermilac and Ida
Avoletta, with John Whitney as re-
buttaliSt.
Speaking for the judges and in
complimenting both teams, Mr.. Je-
nusaitis declared that the argu-
ments offered, the poise of the
speakers, their selection of words
were most creditable. In the opin-
ion of the judges, Mr.. Whitney was
the outstanding speaker of the eve
ming.
Rev. Benedict Gauronskas, assist
ant pastor of st. Joseph's church,
who is taking a personal interest
in the parish's G. Y. o. representa-
tives, paid tribute to the losing
team last evening at the close of
the debate. He expressed his pleas
ure over st. Joseph's victory, but
thought it only appropriate and
just to express his sincere approval
of the fine work of not only the
victors, but of the losers. He also
paid tribute to the G. Y. o. in Wa
terbury and expressed the hope that
it would continue its excellent pro-
gram of activities.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

In one of the most interesting
and best presented debates of the
current tournament, st. Joseph's
Catholic Youth Organizations rep
resentativeS captured honors last
evening in their contest with speak
ers from st. Mary Magdalen's par
ish. The oratorical exchange was
witnessed by large attendance at
the event sponsored by the Knights
Of Columbus committee on educa-
tional activities, in Columbus hall.
The subject debated was Resolved,
That the United States Should
Adopt Policy of Isolation Towards
All Warning Nations"
Pointing out that England and
Fra nee were again attempting to
place Uncle Sam in the role of a
Sentimental Sap" and that their
claims of fighting for democracy
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
Itinerant Preacher
May Launch Revival
Brother BObO Goes to Jail to Work Out $40 Fine May
Reform Sheriff Slavin's Frequent Offenders

George Bobo, SIS, colored, an tin
Grant preacher whose last address
was Chicago, Ill, was sent to Jail
today when he failed to pay a fine
Of $40 and costs imposed on him by
City Court Judge Theobald e. Con-
way on charge of vagrancy.
Patrolman Michael Karpelman
said he arrested Bobo yesterday at
South Main and Union streets
where the preacher was soliciting
from pedestrians. The officer said
Bobo had already obtained 50 from
merchants.
Personal Benefit"
Asked why he wanted the money,
the officer quoted Bobo as saying
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
Assistant Pastor


were contradicted by their tyrarl-
meal domination of their own COL
onies, the winning side urged Amer
lea to follow Washington's advice
Nand keep out of foreign en-
tanglements. Ask the veterans of
the World War if it paid America
to "butt in, challenge the young
speakers.
Should Take Part
On the negative side it was
claimed that morally, economically
or spiritually America could not as
sumo the attitude of an Ostrich
and that as a powerful nation ii
should exert its influence in main
tanning world peace and happiness
The failure of this nation to take
action in the conquest of Ethiopia
Czecho-S lovakia, Poland and Fin
land was pointed out as one reason
why dictators dare to "pick on
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
| Fill Weather Report

CONNECTICUT. Cloudy with
occasional rain tonight and SAT-
urday. slowly rising temperature.
Boston, March 2s-(UP)-Weather
forecast:
Massachusetts, CLOUDY al
rarmer followed by rain late to-
night and Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
TRIPLE PREMIERE

I So eager Is London, England, to
see the work of Vivien Leigh, as
Scarlet O'Hara in "Gone With the
Wind" that the film will open ST.
simultaneously in three theaters there
next month.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
EsrABLlsHED 1855

Doing Things in a Big Way, Is An
Old "Sompeck" Custom" Crog-
moor" Two Trousers Suits at
$24.75 Is a Case in Point.
s. "Crogmoor" two trousers suits at
STATS - sizes to 40 -i in our
Prep Shop" - second floor -
hove swept the country from
Maine to California - the peck
of suit value for 1910 and the one
good suit that con rub elbows with
the best Of them with no opol-
ogies.
These "Crosmoor" two trousers
suits at STATS as "Sompeek"
builds them, appeal to your good
Taste, your good judgment and
your olertness in picking the best
things Of life while pickins's best.
To most men the "crogmoor"
suits by "Sompeck" is more thon
q phrase - its a good product
honoring good name.
A "Jonus" two face inside-outer
reversible coat at $l9.75 to top
off and you're off to q good start.
"choote" hats, $3.50 Shoes,
$500 Tip to toe accessories.
chorge purchases today and To-
morrow billed in Mdy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
GRATED CORNEA
RESTORES EYE

San Francisco (UP)-Dr. U. E.
Harding, former well known evan
gelist, blind for 43 years, but who
recovered his sight when San
Francisco surgeon in 1888 replaced
the cornea with one that had been
willed to Harding by an 80-year-old
woman, effective upon her death,
has resumed his evangelical career.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

The Young Peoples Fellowship
of st. Johns Episcopal church will
present a mystery play, The
House Of the Flashing Light this
evening at o'clock in the parish
hall under the direction of Lester
Shepard. Comprising the cast will
be Edward Moiin, Ruth LOgue,
Barbara Holman, Howard Par
sons, Lemuel Bowen, Muriel Han
sen, Helen Smith, Ernest James,
Robert Parsons, Ruth Dwyer, and
Marie Hanson.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
WIFE HELEN

Helen Brown portrays the wife in
John Nesbitt Passing Parade one
reeler, "Pellagra."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

AlL.STEEl cAEINET STAINLESS STEEL Super
Freezer . Tel-a-Frost Indicator interior
light Vegetable containsr PIECE set Of
eelorful dishes Famous Sealed In Steel
c. THRIFT UNIT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11

You know, Of course, that
BlsseIs ore just about best in
carpet sweepers. This one
is boil bearing, hos high low
brush thot really gets dirt, and
is cosy to run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11

Fine lamps with boses Of porcelain. Also
some domestic china, and white onyx
Plain coors and ivory backgrounds with
floral decorations. Stretched multfiliments
silk shodes, tlt-top type. Sizes to use
sineIy or in pairs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-05

mates. The American public In the
past seven weeks has responded
generously in contributing war re-
lief funds TO- their succor. However,
II America Is to continue relief in
their hour Of need, It IS necessary
that we support and fulfill his goal
Of 100000.
--latest reports from Europe
stress the importance Of added Red
Gross contributions. Today, the
people of England are confronted
with what has been described as the
worst siege in the history Of man.
If we are to share in meeting this
great emergency, we cannot relax
In our efforts"
Chairman Burial stated that do
nations in any amount to the War
Relief Fund will be most welcome,
and should be sent to the Water
bury Chapter located at IS Field
street. The Fund in Waterbury to-
day reached total Of 21,7l5.48.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-05
GEORGE H. EARLE
LEAVES FOR HOME
Son of U. S. Minister to
Bulgaria Was to Join
British Forces

Sofia, Bulgaria, July 5-(UP)-
George H. Earle Nv, son of the
United States minister to Bulgaria,
prevented by the U. s. state depart
ment from joining the British Royal
Air Force, leaves for home today to
join his own air corps.
The United States neutrality law
was invoked yesterday to prevent
the "a year old son Of George H.
Earle III, former governor of Penn
slyvania, from going to Britain to
join the Raj and fight against Italy
and Germany. The elder Earle an
nounced his son also-was influenced
by a cable from the United States"
saying that his own country needs
its airmen.
The neutrality act forbids Ameri-
cans to travel on the ships of bel
ligerent. Earle could not have
reached Britain without travelling on
a British ship.
1t was understood the youth, who
has been acting as his fathers Sec
rotary, probably would try to reach
Lisbon, Portugal, and catch a PAN
American flying boat for the United
States. Earle said his son might at
tempt to get to the United States
by way of Africa, presumably board
ing a Spanish or Portuguese ship
there.
A statement by the elder Earle
said:
MY son did not understand that
the neutrality legislation applied 10
an American holding no govern
mental position and living outside
Of America until the state depart
ment advised that II does apply.
THE British informed me he had
not as yet enlisted in the British
air force.
HE leaves Sofa Friday ttoday)
and will endeayor to reach home Via
Africa.
He has received Q cable that the
American air force needs men, He
viii join up II able to reach America
Both the Earles are flyers, The
younger has 800 hours In the air and
his father frequently few his own
airplane while governor OF PENN
sylyania, cracking up several times
without serious injury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-05
FORD TO AWARD
YOUNG DRIVERS
State Champions to Com.
pete for $4,000 Univer.
sity Scholarship

Dearborn, Mich, July 5-Thou-
sands Of high school age boys VINO
are members Of the Ford Good
Drivers League are hard at work
this week completing their tests In
the $4,000 Good Driving Contest
which the League is conducting. To
be eligible, all entries must be mall
ed to the league offices here with a
postmark not later than midnight,
Wednesday, July 10.
The contest which Is open to all
boys enrolled in the league, will
select a champion high school age
driver from each state in the Union.
The state champions, together with
sponsors Of their own choosing, will
receive free trips to the New York
Worlds Fair Ia August to compete
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-05

Boston, July -(Special) - Urging
all agencies to cooperate in train
ing for Jobs In New England indus
try, Albert e. Noelte, chairman Of
the New England Councils Com
munity Development Committee, to-
day announced the formulation OF
II recommended to assist in ac-
complishing zone Of the largest
tasks before the country today" z
The Recommendation jointly de-
veloped and adopted by the New
England Conference of Commits
sioners Of Education, the New Eng
land State National Youth Admin
istrators and the Councils Com
mittee, are designed to aid manu-
facturers seeking trainees and
youths seeking industrial training
"As industry responds to the ex-
pansion of the national defense
program, the call for machine oper-
ators and other workers will stead
ily increase, "Noelte said. This de-
mand can only be met by giving
young men training that will ade-
duately prepare them to do shop
work. The task of training the
young men which will be needed Is
so great that there is opportunity
for all agencies to cooperate in its
completion"
Recommendations Listed
The II recommendations, as an
nounced by Noelte, follow:
/. That the state and the United
States Employment Services be used
as sources of information as to the
demand for workers by kind and
number desired in industry in the
areas served by these agencies.
2. That, since large numbers OF
youths are cuEently employed at
governmental expense, by NYA and
CCC, these agencies be fully integ-
rated into any plans undertaken by
state and local educational and in
dustrial agencies engaged in the
training Of youth for national de-
Tense.
8. That there shall be developed
such cooperation between military
services and industry as will protect
each in securing and retaining the
men it needs for its purposes and
will also avoid competition for them.
4. That aptitude testing shall be
used by the training agencies
wherever practicable in selecting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-05
urgent SUPPORT
ASKED FOR FUND
Situation in Europe Grow
ing More Desperate;
$zI,7l5 Subscribed

It was announced today by John
M. Burial, Chairman Of the Wa
terbury Chapter, American Red
Cross, that relief problems arising
over Frances urgent refugee
needs and the threatened siege of
England have prompted National
Chairman Norman H. Davis, Of the
Red Cross, to appeal for "last min
ute" support Of the $20,000,0 900 war
relief fund.
Chairman Davis voiced his appeal
as follows, as the Red Cross fund
passed the $17,000,00O mark: Soap
itulation Of the French government
has not brought an end to suffer-
ing among the hordes Of refugees
and wounded soldiers who have fled
to the south. Urgent needs are re-
ported daily from these unfortu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-05

Milan and Crsmona recently
reached en- agreement on the course
Of the canal which ls 70 Be bullt
between the two Italian cities and
eventually VIII form the central see
ton o. the great waterway eonnset-
lng Belliflzoila and eillee, e0nsifue-
tion Of which hes been started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-05
MODEL OF 1914 STILL FAITHFUL

Geneva, N. Y.-(UP)-With the
engine out Of the chassis only once
for main bearing repairs, and
equipped with kerosene headlights
and its original old style brass ra-
diator, Jesse j. johnson still ope-
rates his 1914 automobile. He proud
ly boasts that 1t has never been In
an accident or towed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-05

for the national championship
A 5000 university ss1seIafzh|H
wiz so to tbs national winner. Nli'I&
81 other scholarships ranging -
value from the t2.00Q second pr'z4
win 60 to the other contestants
The boys and their sponsors ore -
be guests Of the league AZ New
York and the Fair for five days, be-
ginning August 20.
State champions win be chosen on
basis Of the scores made on three
contest requirements: answers to
questions on the Leagues book
How To Become A Skilled Driver.
a letter Of not more than 900 words
on what I Personally Can DO TO
Reduce Automobile Accidents and
25-mile driving test to be scored
by a qualified observer. Material
necessary for the tests was furnish
ed each boy when he enrolled
Officers Of the legaue at Dear
born, Mich, have issued last min
ute warning to members to get their
contest entries in before the dead
line July 10. The tests are not dif-
ficult, they pointed out and can be
completed before Wednesday even
by boys who have not yet started
on them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-05

SCREEN BAD 'UN
Joseph Calleia portrays a two-gun
william In bad Man Of wyoming"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-14
ARIZONA PLAN
OF NINE HOURS
Held ILLEGAL

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-Ninety-
five Black Hills gold miners will
receive about $12,0 in back pay
under the wage and hour law. ac-
cOrding to the terms of a decree
signed by Federal Judge A. Lee
Wyman in the United States dis
trict court here permanently en-
joining the Canyon Corp. operators
of an underground gold mine near
Deadw Cd, S. D.. from future viola
tons of the law
The judgment consented TO by
the company. was based on a com
plant filed by Donald NJ. Murtha
acting regional attorney for the
wage and hour division of the de
partment Of labor. which charged
the company wi h failure TO pay its
employees time and ole-haF their
regular rate of pay for hours work
ed i'm excess Of "A the first year the
fair labor standards act was in eff
feet and for hours over 4 , after Oc-
tOber, 1899. Since Oct "a # this
year the law requires time and a
half pay after 40 hours a week
To avoid additional payment for
overtime work the firm installed an
illegal system of bookkeeping ma
nipulation. This system used an
artificial hourly rate which calcu-
lated at straight time for 6 hours
and at time and one-half for 2
hours in each S-hour day gave the
miners the same daily wage as they
had been receiving before the act.
The result was that the men. who
usually worked IS and 56 hours a
week, continued to receive the same
daily and weekly wage but without
any extra compensation for ever
time hours. The judgment estab-
fishes the illegality OF this system
sometimes calle the "Poxon plan"
or the Arizona plan. which has
been employed by several gold mines
in the west in an attempt to eyade
compliance with overtime provisions
Ct the act.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-14
SideIights OF Industry
sPEAKING OF PROGRESS

SPEAKING or PROGRESS
1t wasn't so many years ago that
Congress was urged to close the
[. S. Patent Office because every
thing had been invented " If any
additional proof is needed that
neither invention nor its mother
ever stop working. take a look at
what's new in the petroleum in
dustry
Oil wells now can be drilled
without a bit And if a bit gets
"key-seated in tough formation.
the well-drilling operation can go
on without delay The method is a
Now scheme for injecting acid
under pressure. Chemical reac-
tions set in, and the oil we'll comes
I'M
Emergencies d. happen in every
business. A new device for installa-
tion at natural gasoline plants
makes it possible to stop every
operation Immediately by moving
one lever.
Some oil wells have to be pump
ed regularly. Newly robot
well-pumping machines operate
anu NF44H are puulU-
ed at scheduled intervals, day or
night. without human attention.
Cementing well always has
been a long slow job. Slowest OPP
GRAFTON was waiting 70 hours fer
the cement to set for sure. A
new type of cement can be poured
and the setting-time guaged to
within Is minutes.
Deep-well drilling is common in
the industry today, but new are
portable rigs which can drill below
5000 feet and small test-coring
rigs which operate to 1000 feet.
Oil-well derrick-building has be-
come a job for quick worker, but
even the fastest are too slow when
the industry is In a hurry. And
usually II is in a hurry! Now
comes a 5ack-knife rig which can
be assembled within q few minutes.
It saves about three days time.
Operating OIL wells always has
called for extremely heavy equip
meat. Engines developing 100
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-14
COLLAR TO COLLAR
CONTROVERSY IS
SALT LAKE THEME

SALT LAKE CITY-Reid Robin
son OF Denver. president of the In
ternational Union of Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers. asserted that pro-
duction in the metal mining indus
try had increased and employment
decreased in the past IS years.
Robinson. speaking at a labor
hearing to provide a definition of
miners working day, said the union
contended that a person should be
paid for the time he is actually en-
ployed and that all time when he
is under company supervision should
be considered time worked.
In the mining district centered at
Butte. Mont, other witnesses said,
the rking day is defined as from
the time the miner enters the shaft
cage at the surface until he appears
al the shaft on the level where he
worked during the shift
Glen Zorn, representing the Butte
union, cOntended that under
such conditions the miners day ac-
tually was from So TO az hours
long.