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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

and started the fire.
 The blaze was discovered by Michael Ortone, of 293 South Main street, shortly after eight o'clock. He called to passerby who notified Patrolman Michael Carroll who, in turn sent in the box alarm.
 Bremen were directed by Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh and Deputy Chief Martin Campion. Many valu- able pieces of furniture were saved by the flremen.
 Traffic was rerouted by police.
 Another fire on South Main street was extinguished in the closet Of Mrs. John Bergin at 168 South Main street early last night. Lieu tenant Legge said the blaze was started by sparks from a cigaret which ignited clothing in the closet. The fire had spread to the walls of the closet when f1remen arrived and put it out with small damage.
 An automobile fire was extin- guished yesterday afternoon on Hill street. The blaze was blamed on an overloaded motor. The car was owned by Joseph Keiner, of 32 Rosemont avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22
AGED MAN FOUND
 RETURNED HOME

Domenic Boccicchio, 86, of 160 Oak street, who was reported insisting from his home Friday, was located in Watertown yesterday by Officer Ralph Orsini, of the Watertown po- lice department.
 Officer Orsini said he remembered a man aswering to Boccicchio's de- scription spending the previous night at the Watertown jail as a lodger. When he heard that Boccicchio was missing, the officer cruised about Watertown and found the aged man walking toward the Woodbury town line.
 He was returned to his home by local police.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22
Short Circuit Leads
 To Damaging Blaze
Albert Furniture Company Suffers Fire Loss, Heavy
 Smoke Damage; Bremen Prevent Serious Situation

More than $1,000 damage was caused by fire at the Albert Fur niture Company, Inc, 268 South Main street, yesterday morning. The blaze, which was blamed on short circuit, was extingulsned by three companies of f1remen using four lines of hose and two chemical lines.
 Bremen fought the fire before dense crowd of church-goers and others who were held in check by large number of policemen. Dam age was confined to the front part of the first floor and the front and left side of the second floor.
 Acting Fire Marshal Eugene A. 'Legge said short circuit in the wiring of the electric sign affected the wiring of lights in the windows
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

puncture or a blowout has to be re- paired. here is no place in the world where a used" tire is worth so much. have known of ($50O (Chinese currency) being paid for a single used tire in China's North west.
 But it is rain one most fears on the road, except where it has al- ready been surfaced. Even a sprinkle makes a loesS road impossible. There is only one thing to do if it rains in China's Northwest, and that is to wait until the sun shines and dries up the road again.
 RUSSIA'S HELP
 IS GREAT
 Few seem to realize that Russia has extended far more credits to China than England and the United States put together. The Japanese have tried to make the world be- lieve that this help was going to the Communist minority in China in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

Lanchow is a thousand miles north of Chungking.
 To those who have lived in and near Shanahi, this was the far dis tant, inaccessible Northwest. As a matter of fact, Lanchow is practical ly the geographical center of China Here lies a vast area of free China" which the Japanese have not the slightest hope of penetrating.
 The gas used for the trip is brought on camel back all the way across Chinese Turkestan (Sinkiang) fro mthe Turk-Sib railway. Trucks would consume nearly all the gaso- line they could carry in making the trip, hence they carry their more important loads of munitions, and the gasoline is brought in previous ly by camel caravan.
 BreakdoWns are frequent, for there are no service stations. Nor are spare tires carried, for they are too scarce and cost too much. A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

Time has made many changes ln the Marine Corps but nownere is the change apparent than it is aboard ship, where the soldiers follow precise routine from Reveie to Taps More than century ago marines manned the fighting tops of old sailing frigates to harass the enemy with their muSketry fire They rarely given tasks ordinarily performed by sailors since they have been regarded the military complement of vessels since the days of John Paul Jones' Today Marines important part of the ships gunnery department. They usually assigned to either the secondary anti-arcraft batteries and sometimes to both types They take part in regular target practices and handle their guns with the skill that of the bluejacketS who man the main batteries Marines are also trained and equipped to land hostile shore against opposition for the purposes of protecting American lives and property As the military force of the Navy they prepared to ashore in small boats manned by sailors HammockS disappearing from our modern war craft and most marines now sleep sturdy folding cots bunks The soldiers often ashore either to stretch their seaegs for drills ers or for target practice rifle ranges Some fifty to sixty Marine detachmens ranging from small units of thirty or forty to upward of hundred men, aboard ou batteshps or cruisers the gnmentS being made according to the class number of such vessels in mission Approximately 5000 marines serve at sea- Most landubberS are awkward at every marine is given training at sea school either the east west coast before he is assigned to regular marine detachment aboard ship He becomes familiar with the drills duties customs and terms Of the before goes aboard bat tleShp cruiser In tn performance of wide variety of duties many marines who not members of regular ships attachments serve in the Philippines China the Virgin Islands and esewhereor take part in maneuvers involving long voyages Even aboard crowded naval recruits readily adapt themselves to their new environ ment and promptly "learn the ropes" from their more experienced shpmaes Equally at home aoat or ashore in every age the marines have merted the name given to them by Kpling, Soldier and sailor, too" Log of the D. S. Marines
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

Tflle Crosse is missed in Oakville these days. She's
 using the guest towels of New Haven aunt for week or two Doris Jacaruso enjoyed her stay at the Con- gress Hotel while taking in the Democratic convention in Chicago last week. Ray Fitzpatrick, demon ootical reporter closed his busy desk this morning for two weeks Charley Hetzel is back seeking new coal customers after very enjoyable motor trip which took
 him through all the New England States with the excep tion of Rhode Island Never knew Charley was preu- diced . Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kane of Naugatuck are vacationing at Cedarland at Lake Zoar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22
Q ANSWERS TO
 CRANIUMC CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

1. (a) Latin for Penn's woods, named for the father of William Penn; (b) named after the Utes, an Indian tribe; Co named for King Louis XIV of France; (d) Spanish for mountainous.
 2. (a) Golden - California; (b) Nutmeg - Connecticut; Co Blue Grass-Kentucky; (d) Panhandle West Virginia.
 3. Persons residing in the Dis trict of Columbia do not give up their voting residences in the states from which they come.
 4. The flag had 45 stars in 1900.
 5. Arizona was admitted Feb. IA, 1912.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

Wythe Williams, fire-eating Connecticut author, foreign cor- respondent, newspaper editor and radio commentator, who has held his rival ether commentators by the ears with his "Blitzkrieg" |. methods of scooping repeatedly all news sources on vital Eur0- pean events, will become an ex. elusive member of the WATR. Colonial Network staff and in- augurate . new series of his unique views behind the news programs via WATR and seven. teen other Colonial stations in New England beginning tomorrow night at 7:30.
 The announcement of Williams new utilization was made over the weekend by John Shepard HI, President of the chain, who also made known that Williams will broadcast each Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday from 1880 to 7:45.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

Supernumeraries Babe" Breen and Freddy Sulli- van are motor patroImen nightly at the Chase Metal Works in Waterville They make their rounds in brand new Plymouth coach. Norma Rose Ruggiero of 96 Nelson Avenue hOnors the Tower with generous batch of tinfoil Aileen Kramptz has gone into bus mess for herself and has opened very modernistic beauty salon in Cheshire. Rev. A. Edward Gradeck of St. Joseph's Church is enjoying a we1earned vacation this week. . Dr. and Mrs Richard E. COfran- cesco are vacationing in Virginia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22
FLYER BAGS SIX WOLVES

Forest Lake, Minn. CUP) - When it comes to hunting wolves, Lionel Hopkins will take an airplane any day. Sweeping down low over fields and brlishland, Hopkins shot six wolves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

Bob Brophy of the Baldwin Street Brophys went bag and baggage to the Boy Scouts camp in Plymouth Saturday for weeks vacation. Mrs Edward Howard and her infant son returned from the Waterbury Hospital Tom Gilhooey of our composing room starts same staff back the job bright and early this morning after pleasant week at Bantam Lake with his wife and daughter. Bernie Commerford acquired nice coat of tan at Bantam Lake last week where he vacationed for four days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22
Briefs. ''The Old Homestead" that famous

Briefs .. ''The Old Homestead" that famous American drama which many of us cut the atrica teeth revived for night in Swanzey, N H., Thursday Swanzey the locale Of the play and home production of The Old Homestead took place back in 1889. The government of the Republic of Liberia is Consulate General in New York City starting July 29 Orders be directed to The Liberian Phlatec Agency, Liberian Consulate General, PIT Broadway, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22
By GEORGE A. FITCH NEA Special Correspondent

| ny NSOASNNA1 AAs VII
 NEA Special Correspondent
 Chungking, China, July 22-With the roads to French Indo-o China and British Burma choked of by Japa- nese military pressure, all China's hope of supplies from outside the country hangs on the old Silk Road threading up through inaccessible, unknown Northwest into Russia. Mystery has shrouded the north western trade route. Few westerners get that far into China,s hinterland. The job of inspecting Y. M. o. A. huts along the northwestern war front has just taken me up into that little-known region. I talked with some of the drivers of Russian trucks, saw a good bit of the road, and learned of improvements which the Chinese were even then putting into this valuable supply line.
 THOUSANDS PUSH
 WORK ON ROAD
 The road is far from perfect, but every month sees improvement. Tens of thousands of men are at work. The four-day stretch from Sian to Lanchow has been surfaced. This is the first great stage of the old caravan route which once connected China with Europe. How many thousands of men it took to bring the stone from mountain and river bed, one con anly guess, but it was a prodigious undertaking for there is stone for many miles. To date I understand some 18,000,O00 (Chinese dollars) have been spent on that section alone.
 The terrain is extremely interest," ing. The soil is 'loess," the accumu- lation of dust swept in from the Gobi desert.
 Loess has the property of certical cleavage, so that all roads wear down, deeper and deeper with the years, leaving fantastic formations like young canyons.
 Loess not only has this property of vertical cleavage, it is also so fine that when rubbed between thumb and foreflnger it disappears into the pores of the skin. CAMELS CARRY
 GASOLINE
 The sturdy Russian trucks, with their serious-minde Russian drivers and mechanics. come in conveys of 10 to 50 all the way from the Turk Sib railway, 1900 miles away, every few days. I talked with some of these chauffeurs. They had been driving 10 and 12 hours a day for two weeks since they entered China, and were then at Lanchow, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

Pat McGroary and Tom Brophy, cribbage champions of Washington Hill issue challenge to John McGro- ary and Happy" Howard for match for beer and pretzels. Fay Clark, wOmens style commentator for WATR started weeks vacation this morning Lucetta Gaunt will be poscarding friends from Cape Cod this week. Betty Russell of this city and her sis ter Christine of Hartford will try to find out what is great about Great Harrington this week They may take shot at dude ranch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22
HAVE YOU TRIED THIS oNE2
BY. TEE MAN IN rz. TOWER

HAVE YOU TRIED THIS oNE2 Have you tried Hickory Nut FarmP Their chicken is swell, old farmhouse made into quaint lnn' Broad lawns with well. The Holsters are excellent
 At Old Ellison the- Sound You're sure of their flavor
 Just fresh from the pound. Aunt Sally's is famous
 For huckleberry pie, Or a quick bite of something And prices not high. Fried clans never better Are specialists of Nate Browder, You'll never go wrong
 On his Cape Cod clam chowder Travel the state roads
 From Connecticut to Maine, The eateries are varied
 With food fancy and plain. Summer is & gay time,
 Forget about the heat, It's What'n we do now
 And where do we eat?
 -EM. EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22
AnszUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6. l. Theodore Roosevelt. 2. Yes.
 3. F0rty-Niners. 4. Dorothy Thompson. 5. No.
 6. John Paul Jones. 2. Low spirits, melancholy. 8. Only south. 9. No.
 10. Max Schmeling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22
Dial Doings
BY JIM PARKER

The best laid plans etc Things certainly to give the new movie The AEcinty" d-up What's My NanA sayto appear The idea was for nm the movie when asked about his job of course s nagng to get the stoog on tn show x ps I were w vel & pleased ease with % M ron s a % S five dollars Mcnty og finally the micropnone ana clever gentlemen felt when at the end program Convention the broadcast had been heard only in the studo
 wATR-MBs, tonight 54S, Mcfarland Twins si5 Jim Britt Fulton Lewis Jr Lone Ranger Mystery Hall s45 Special Broadcast 1o R. G. Swing 1so Leo Resman
 agency handling Hope
 until September at least NEG already swamped with ticket requests for the starting September Ecson stage sces will the lead role the initial series n dropped the original title Metropolitan Airport Lou Costello @ an entire n hour show last week without benefit Of script as is something rare in radio
 Hka Waldorf, about the WPA worker receiving noticed this treatment he complaining about the unfainess of all te bank the PWA employe thrust
 at the at the man hs in front o of h and in b voice asked . How will you have t-heads or tails?"
 over concerning wATR- MBs of the Chicago Philadelphia the Mutual minutes half days of continuous boadcasng
 just one day. could probably have been that Fulton Lewis M would have had practically every before nn micropone Mr Lewis interviewed is vaTious celebrities during the four day convention session probable worlds
 The tonghts ho Are You" at of Marshall that only who should line for this that ancestry such Marsha man, and Fitz Marshall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22
Old Silk Road From Russia
 Chinas Last Hope For Supplies
American Sees SOvietS Moving Stores To Help Stricken Friend

The writer, a longtime Y. M. c. A. worker in the Far East, is one of the few outsiders to travel the Russian supply road into beleaguered China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

WATR-NTBS, tonight Mcfarland Twins 6l5 Jim Britt ], Fulton Lewis, Jr Lone Ranger Mystery Hall s:45, Special Swing u:3O Leo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
nv HARRY GRAysoN
NEA Service spsst. Eater

UNiE annual New Years Day
i Rose Bowl game between
Southern California and Tonnes
&C. this trip survived many
obstacles TO become focthaifs top
spectacle.
while Brown iourneyed 10 Pasa-
dena 70 TAKE a lao shefiaekins
from Washington state. Jan. 1.
iei6 Pennsylvania lost An idsnti-
eel dscision 10 Oregon the follow
ing year. and Harvard launched
the postwar series with . -
victory over Oregon. The Ivy
League thereafter turned thumbs
down on the coast proposition.
The We<ter Conference D.
cided 10 end IN SEASON On the
Saturday h<fors IhAaksgsvsng
after the phenemenal nrick
Muller s.d California smosh-
ercd Ohie etate. 3e-o. In 1871.
Navy appeared on the scene TO
tie Washington In 1874. but soon
both service schools cited diff
culties involving Academy regula-
tions which stood IN the way.
Notre DANES nous Four
Horsemen reached the end a the
trail in repelling Ernie Nevsrs
and Stanford. 77-io. In 1913. but
the good padres about that time
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East Us. West
Game On Air

Arrangements have BEEN
completed for the broadcast Of
the annual East-West shrine
sIl-star football game ~ Ksxar
stadium, San Francisco On New
Years day. according 10 word
received here today By g. H.
Freeth, local sales agent Of The
Tide Water Associated OH
company,
Vita Doug Msnten, veteran
Associated sperteastsr ~ the
msefophon<, the broadcast 81
the game WIN b. carried ever
MI stations Of the Mutual Don
Lee Brosdossting system and
win be beard locally over sta
ton KnGO starting II Ii<E p. m
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01

sicng vsry vea withcst ~ IVY
clustered lnseitosions - IL Allan
TIC pnabosrd ard The mere dkEnt-
"' me = s "a ns-s. ss,y e,ss,sm
In nar~ rsr~ns rears has h>ru ths
tIIssrsbutiu, AZ tlch<ts southern
csllfurnis. TIM seasons hast. has
bsen RETURNING sop1lcatisas FOR
days. ThoosHulD ntsua 10 abreast
In line FOR hsoeks tsysHx - get
their hands % 80 me tickste
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
Santa Anita
Track Opens
ARCADIA, Cal.

ARCADIA, Cal. - Santa Anita
parks streamlined gates swing
wide today on its sixth rich win
ter meeting with II fancy juve-
niles named for the opening S10,-
000-added California breeder
champion stake.
A crowd of $4,000 is expected
to jam the big green and silver
grandstand under bright blue skies
to witness the first card of the
season which will extend until
March 8. Hollywood's movie COL
ony, many of whose members, in
GLIDING Crooner Bing Crosby,
George Raft, Producer Louis b.
Mayer, Myron selznick and Mer-
vyn Leroy, race their own thor
oughbreds, will move into the pala-
tial clubhouse almost en- masse.
The favorite in the $4,000
mile feature today Is Neil s.
McCarthy's Big Ben, carrying
I22 pounds, but his edge Is
slight over other prize two
year-olds as The Fop and Red
Chip, both also packing LIZ
pounds.
Other entries are:
Ebony Night, Circle 8 entry Of
Sir Stratton and Sir Douglas, Air
Play, Allergic, Loreby, Bayamo
Breeze, Sun O. Prdes. Morning
Judge, Taysweep, Hayling, all at
I22; the Vera Bragg entry Of Miss
Yankee, 11s, and Boston speark.
l22; and Grantham, 11s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
10000 to Watch
Sugar Bowl Tiff

NEW Thousands Of
big HATED Texans. confident that
Texas A. q N. would win over
Tulane In the sixth annual Sugar
Bowl football game New Years
day. matched oil and cattle green
backs today for Louisiana folding
money.
Bookmaksrs. with an eye to
profit and no regard for ssnti-
ment. offered two alternatives: .
10 4 on the AKgiss. champions of
the Southwestern conferences, or
even money and minus three points
on A. 4 N.
seventy thousand spectators
will jam the enlarged Sugar Bowl
stadium for the game largest
crowd ever To see q southern
sports event.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
Rambling Wrecks
FAVORED In Till

MIAMI. Flns--lcorKis Tseh. CO.
holder ~ the Southeastern eonf<r-
snes title. vas . z-te-s fsyerits
today 10 bFing psxss ~ third
Orange Bowl triumph n . row
when a sl2xhss with Missouri n
The ssxth snnusl New Years 1sy
gssd classic hsFs.
Tia odds On ths knxlns<<s
shortened - game tims approach
ID with . rush a. Isss Wspper> =
ths bix six shampions 80 toesf
Aii~Amsrsoa star, Pilehtn' ronf
cbrlstman.
o~erxsa Tseh Oh fi<id : llshfsv
sisys4 than Missouri. bat Coach
hilI Alexander counted heavily On
the speed. deception ana versatility
Of hls boys % make up fef ths
greater hsft u the north<rn rsprs-
ssnistivss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01

Puyallup Vikings, Buckley
Mountaineers and Highline Pirates
did most of the shouting in the
Puget Sound conference in 1899.
For Puyallup-It was cham
pionship for Al Dahlberg's grid
ders. championship for Don
Hartung's golfers, second place for
Pop Logan's tracksters and south
end division championships for
both Loren Ralph's tennis squad
and Marion Catron's Junior high
basketeers.
For BucIiey-An the teams
but football were coached BY
Jimmy Ennis, who moved on
to the greener Everett pasture
In September. The Mountain
GERS were champions In bas-
ketbalI and south end division
champs in softball.
For Highline-It was cham
pionship for Babe Virgins track
sters. a tie for first place In both
halves for Harold Rude's basket
GERS buckley won both playoffs),
q junior high title by Nell NC
Rays gridders, q tie for second
by Clarence Docka's footbailers'
. championship by Len Johnson's
tennis sharks and q runner up Tor
the Pirate golfers, also q Jonn-
son-tutored product.
The only crumbs left py lne
above greedy trio for the otner
five conference schools we're the
Junior high basketball laureis ior
Renton, the north end division
honors by Shorty Lufts Renton
softballers and a tie for second
by Matt Auczynsks Auburn loot
ballers.
TIGHT LEAGUE RACES
AL Of the major sport races
were battles right down TO ths
wire.
PuyaIIup Was in first place
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Kathryn Hemphill to
Quit Golf Journeys

COLUMBIA, :. C.-Miss kath-
ryn HemphilI. high-ranking golfer,
will not compete during 1870.
I'm not giving up tournament
play because I'm tired Of II or
because / want to- she said yes
terday. i've got To 90 TO work"
Miss Hemphill won the Texas
title from Betty Jamison. national
womens amateur champion. last
year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
Expect $4,000
At Shrine Game

SAN FRANCISCO A sell-out
crowd of $4,000 seemed assured
today for the annual East-West
Shrine charity football game to be
played New Years day in Kezar
stadium here between picked
squads Of college stars.
Local betting circles established
the East team as a slight favorite
at odds of 6 to 5. The Kerr
Bierman squad of % escaped
practice injuries while the West
drills saw Center Bulldog Turner
of Hardin-Simmons and Halfback
Bob Smith of Oregon forced to
the sidelines and not likely to see
action because of injuries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
Pilg psag Title
Wen b IasemaI

PORTLAND - Seattle sn1 n
coma sfars claimed ths ison's shArs
q honors h The Oregon stats tahls
tennis championships today.
Ray Pearson, Seattle. beat Har-
old Philan. Portland. defending
champion. 2i-17. All. ft-2f. 2i-t5.
for the singles title.
Pearson and his Seattle team
mats. Walter Judd. Pacific eoest
doubles champions. trimmed WI
tor Harns. Hungarian. end rred
sar. Portland. si-ff. si-1.
Hills.
bob rineham. Tscoma, downsd
Howard nAse. Portland. Tar the
class d titie.