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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-09-26

Az orosz diktator eppen olyan
eskudt ellensegiink, mint a ne
met vagy az olasz. Semmi jot
mem varhatunk tole.
Hiu alom az, hogy a dikta-
torokat egymas ellen lehet
uszitani. Azoknak erdekei telje-
sen azonosak es a vilagert Sc
gyengitenek egymast. Kulono-
sen Stain szemeben kivanatos
az, hogy a megmaradt europai
demokracia, Anglia valahogy
beket ne kosson Hitlerrel, ha-
mem folytassa a haborut. Stain
szerint csakis akkor haladhat
elore a bolsevizmus, ha Anglia
es Nemetorszag teljesen t0nkre-
teszik egymast. A romokon az
utan diadalmasan haladhat
elore a vOrOs zaszlo, amely mar
reg mem kepviseli a proletarsag
uralmat, hanem ait a carl dix
tatori rendszert, amelynek ellen
elet es halal ura, Stain all.
A legazolt bait nemzetek
fiai ugy erik, hogy cserben let.
tex hagyva eppen azok altal
akiknek atneneti Onallosagu.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-09-26

senki mem fordit figyelmet?
senki mem forit figyelmet?
line, csak most lattuk, hogy
meg a minket es szovetseges
tarsat cserbenhagy6 franciak
is t0bb segitseget kapnak to-
link, mint a mi fajunk, amely
huseges maradt.
Mem ertettiik ezt a kifaka-
dast. A mi emberunk tehat ell
magyarazta, hogy a francia
uralom alatt levo o-China
erdekeben nyomban megmoz-
dult az amerikai kilugyminisz-
ter es figyelmeztette a japano-
kat, hogy ahhoz nyulni mem
szabad. Ugyanilyen biztatast
kapott Dania a maga Green
landon levo birtokarol es a hol.
landok a tavol Keleten levG
gyarmataik fel6l. Meg az iga.
zan hitvany olahsag is kapott
biztatast Anglia reszer6l, SGT
hazug cseh birodalom volt We
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-09-26

Akik a budapest magyar r0-
vidhullamu radio leadasoknak
hallgatoi, 0r0mmel vettek fel
csut0rt0k0n, september 19-en
a hiradast, hogy az ohaza is
lelkesen keszul annak a min
den eddigit feliilmulo nagy "a
randoklatnak fogadasara, amit
az Amerikai Magyar Reforma.
tus Egyesiilet indit Erdelybe,
mihelyt megnyilik az ut S ell
csendesiilnek Europa haborus
hullamai.
De nemcsak a radio hallgato-
sag ertestilt mar err6l a terv.
rol, hanem kerek egy esztend6-
vel ezelott az egesz amerikai
magyarsag azoknak a hireknek
es hirdeteseknek reven, amiket
az ut szervez0je, Mt. Borsy-Ke-
rekes Gy0rgy k0zolt a lapok.
ban.
Nemelyek = egy evvel e.
el6tt! - hitetlenkedve razo.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-09-26
ASOKSzOR ISMETELT MASzLAC

Belefarad az ember abba,
hogy egy es ugyanazt a masz-
lagot milyen sokszor es gyak-
ran adogatjak be nekiink es
pr6baljak elhitetni AIT, hogy
Macy Amerikaban nemcsak po-
litikai terea van egyenl6seg,
hanem a gazdasagi es tarsadal-
mi mezok0n is.
Ami a tarsadalmi teren valo
egyenl6seget illeti, azzal k0ny-
nyen vegezhetiink. Evtizedek
ota elek Amerikaban, de mem
tapasztaltam meg soha, hogy a
Rockefeller, vagy akar az AS
tor, esetleg Vanderbilt csalad
barmely tagja setakocsizasra
hivta volna a new york; Fifth
Avenuen vagy a Central Park
ban John O'Hara komuvest,
vagy akarmelyik szegenysorsu
munkast. Ellenkez6leg! AIT ta-
pasztaltam es velem egyutt
mindenki ait tapasztalta, hogy
a nagy vagyonuak hazanak,
palotajanak ajtaja soha mem
nyilt meg elottiink.
De ITALIAN kar is ilyen mesz-
szire menni. Amerikai uri en-
berek, a legtobb esetben persze
politikusok sokszor jottek ko-
zenk, magyarok k0ze es ma
gyon jol ereztek koztiink ma
gukat. Elhoztak nehanapjan az
asszonyaikat is, akik igazan
kedvesek voltak, agyba-fobe di-
csertek az eteleinket, de vi
szonzasul soha mem hivtak meg
a hazukhoz bennunket. Ugy
ereztek, hogy mi abba a leg
k0rbe mem illenenk be es talan
mem is rosszakaratulag, de
igenis megmutattak, hogy tar
sadalmi teren mines koztunlz
egyenl6seg.
Gazdasagi teren pedig meg
kevesbe. Pedig a nagy toke iroi
ezt akarjak allandoan es gyak-
ran elhitetni veliink. ARA pro
balnak benniinket oktatgatni
hogy a hely, amelyet mi a gaz-
dasagi rendszerben t0ltiink be-
eppen olyan fontos, mint bar
mely nagy fizetessel es Macy
hatask0rrel jaro alias, tehat
mines jogunk ARA, hogy a ma
gunk reszere valami jobbat ko-
veteljink.
Most, ebben a pillanatban
egy Charming Pollock newt
iroval van bajunk, aki egyik
oriasi peldanyszamu folyoirat.
ban a regi maszlagot mem is
kaves, hanem levest nero ka'
nallal probalgatja beadogatni
Irja peldaul a kovetkezoket:
Az 1914-ik esztendo SOrar
egyik vi szindarabom probai
val voltunk elfoglalva, amikol
allandoan zaklatott benniinker
.egy fatal leany, hogy adjuni
neki valami kis szerepet ebber
a darabban. Megkerdeztem to
le:
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-09-26
AZ ELbUK0TTAK BUS PANASzA

Magyar tudasunk megelehe-
t0sen hianyos meg Europa
megosztottsaga fel6l is, ahon-'
nan szarmazunk. A regi id0k
nevelese mem tartotta szikse-
gesnek AIT, hogy bizonyos dol
gokat tudomasunkra adjon.
Hallgattak peldaul afelol, hogy
a carok birodalmanak europai
resze milyen elemekbol van
osszekeverve. Altalanos neven
csak Oroszorszag felol beszel-
tex es eppen csak sejtetni en-
gedtek, hogy abba a gyujtonev-
be belle van foglalva az elnyo-
mott, leigazott lengyelseg, to-
vabba a hadero legkivalobb ele-
me: a kozaksag. Arr6l, hogy el-
mex oft egesz nemzetet alkoto
tomegekben litvanok, esztek,
vagy hogy lettek is vannak, leg
tobbiinknek bizony sejtelmunk
sem volt.
A vilaghaboru utan tehat BIZ
zonyos meglepetessel lattuk,
amikor az Europat kontar sza-
box ollojaval darabokra vagda-
10 nagy urak harom vi orsza-
got hasitottak XII nagy Oroszor-
szagbol, amelynek nevei: Es-
tonia, Latvia es Lithuania vol
tax. Igen, csak voltak, inert
eek az orszagok tobbe nincse-
mex. Elnyelte azokat ismet
Oroszorszag.
Macy Amerika jarult hozza
muveltsegink nevelesehez az
zal, hogy ezeknek a fajoknak'
nemzetisegeknek vagy nemze-
teknek letezesere megtanitson
bennuinket. TIT ebredtiink ARA,
hogy a szomszed, akit eddig
orosz embernek hittunk, akj
mellettiink dolgozott a gyar-
ban, vagy a banyaban, volta
keppen mem orosz, hanem az
eszt nenzet fla. TT ebredtunk
ra, hogy mi tulajdonkeppen
rokonszenveziink az orosszal,
ellenben az eszt gyuloli AIT,
mint peldaul ahogy a nagy
olah gyulol minket, magyaro-
kat.
Aprankent kozelebb jutot-
tunk lelkileg es tarsas erintke-
zesiinkben is ezekhez az embe-
rekhez lit Amerikaban es a ko-
z0s nyelv, az amerikai nyelY
hasznalata lehetove tette AIT,
hogy gondolkozasukat megis-
merjuk.
A napokban eppen akkor ta-
lalkoztunk egy ilyen eszt en-
berrel (de lehet, hogy let vagy
litYan a jambor, inert meg
egesz biztosan mem tudunk k0z
tuk kiil0nbseget tenni) es szin-
tie csodalkozva kerdeztiik:
= Miert jarsz olyan szomoru
arccal, jo ember. Mem tudod
ITALIAN, hogy most 0riilnunk kel,
lene. A haboru veszelye egyre
messzebb esik t6link, hiszer
kormanyunk b0lcsessege eliza
tarozta, hogy megsegiti az an
COLT es tavol tartja innnen 9
diktatorokat?
A mi emberunk area, ha le.
het, meg buskomorabb lett e.
szomoruan kezdett oktatgatn
benniinket::
- Miert 0riiljek en-? Azert
hogy masokat er6teljesen We
delmeziink, ellenben rank sohs
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-09-26

= Maganak egeszen rendes
allasa van. Miert akar minden-
aron szineszno lenni?
A klil0nben nagyon sep
leany orrat fintorgatta es ezt
felelte:
= Oh, en- csak egyszeru te-
lefon kezel6n6 vagyok es SEE
retnek valami nagyobb, fonto-
sabb dolgot csinalni.
Amire megmondtam neki a
magam velemenyet:
= Egy j6 telefon kezel6no
sokkal fontosabb allast tolt be,
mint egy rossz szineszn6.
Icy ir Pollock uram, aki ez-
Eel ait akarja bebeszelni ezer
es ezer sorsaval elegedetlen
leanynak, hogy ne torekedje-
mex valami magasabbra emel-
kedni, hiszen mem is lehet va
lami szebb annal, mint a tele-
fon kezelese.
Es mivel ez ICY egymagaban
mem lenne elegend6, Pollock
uram nagyot csavar az eszen
es mesejet a kovetkezo kepte-
len valotlansaggal toldja meg:
- Mikor a mi hazank belle
ment a vilaghaboruba 1917
ben, ez a leany honvedelmi szol
galatra jelentkezett es a hadi
telefon kezelesere atvittek
Franciaorszagba. OFT a csata-
teren egyszer olyan szerencseje
volt, hogy kilesett egy nemet
beszelgetest es ezzel egy egesz
amerikai ezredet mentett meg
a pusztulastol. Ez igazolja AIT,
hogy a telefon kezeles milyen
fontos munka.
EFT a kaprazatos loditast ter
meszetesen Pollock uram ta-
lalta XII. Ugy is mondhatnam,
hogy minden allitasat az ujja-
Dol szopta es csak egy celia
volt vele, az, hogy a rosszul fl
zetett es ideg0l6 munkaval tul-
terhelt telefonos kisasszonyo-
kat lebeszelje arrol, hogy ele-
gedetlenek legyenek.
Termeszetesen Pollock uram
mem all meg ennel a nagyot-
mondasnal, loditasnal, hanem
egyenkent pecezi XII az acsokat,
az asztalosokat, a cipeszeket, a
vasgyari munkasokat, minden
ket kezevel dolozo embert. Ell
akarja velik hitetni, hogy a
labuk alatt van a vilag koze-
pc, hogy munkajuk van olyan
fontos a gyar k0telekeben.
mint a gyar elnokee.
EFT keszseggel elhiszi Pollock
I1ramnak nnindenki A Ford
gyarban ismeriink vagy husz
embert, akik egyebet Sc tesz-
mex, csak naphosszat egy bizo-
nyos srofot vagnak az automo.
biloxi reszere. A Ford gyarra
nezve ez a husz ember eppen
olyan fontos, mint maga Henry
Ford vagy Edsel Ford, vagy
barmelyik, mas nagyfeju, ak
a gyari dolgokat felulr6l in.
tezi.
Igen, ez a husz ember ma
gyon fontos a gyarra nezve
inert ha eek egyszer mem vag.
max elegendo mennyisegii sro
fot, akkor masnap MCCALL az
egesz termeles es mem lehe1
Ford kocsikat dobni a piacra.
Ez azonban mem jelenti ait
hogy a husz munkas legyer
megelegedve a maga sorsava
es erezze magat olyan nagy.
max, mint Henry Ford. Ilyet
csak Pollock uram es tarsa
probalnak a munkasokkal ell
hitetni a regi civ alapjan:
- Mines olyan maszlag, ami
az emberek el ne higyjenek, he
sokszor isnetelik ait fiiluk hal
latara.
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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-09-26

Eletallomasainkra szerelt 0r0kos radio posta. FL
hozza keresztelok tahcvigamak lakodaak vegszteS
segek programat keznkhoz Elhozza hazatlan havasok
Ar, zugasat es vegrendeletek rettegett intez
VOI1 kedeset Elhozza biztato talakak hatar-
napjat es ietekes heyekre elviszi
nnc*nrn1 rosszakaratu nevtelen es epp exert al
PVSs0sO " jas leveleket besugasokat. Elhozza a
szvinknek kedves fenykepeket es elhoz-
"a penzt kero leveeket Kezbest posta ba6slatu
razsigeket is amelyek bztanak hogy masojuk lie
azokat klencszer kdjuk sect klenc sneroslnknek xii
lonben kiencedk napon rank k0szont nagy kaszas
nala Ehozza kranduo barataink tomeges aaasait sal
nagyito veg es irasszakerto nelku hogy neveket
XII tudjuk hamozn Elhozza husvet toasok enykepet es
soha be vltando karacsonyi igereeket Sokszor
Sc tudjuk, mkor posta jon, hogy XII m6kazik XII incse
kedk veliink, XII zavara nyugamunkat Ki tuda, hogy
mkor hoz szamlaka es sanos nagyon rtkan penzes
utalvanyt
Eetutjaink bocsen pislogo jez6 oszlopa posta.
OF vlagreszben kezbest postas eletet kirayok-
max es utszei kodusoknak egyarant
postas kezeben minden level csak munka Eel
arbocra eset eetnke adagolja sokszor nom, sokszor
komsz papron de mindig kegyetlenUl. Mert postal
o hireknek taaltak fel rosszaknak pedig azok
posta nelkul is gyorsan jutnak el hozzank.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-09-26
kat koszonhetik. A semmib6l

kat k0szonhetik. A semmib6l
epitettek eek a nemzetek iga-
zan ertekes, kulturalis orSza-
gokat, amelyeknek szellemileg
folenyes volta 0tven evi bizton-
sag utan orok gatat tudott vol
ma vetni minden orosz terjesz-
kedesnek. De ezt az otven evet
csak feleben kaptak meg es
akkor lettek magukra hagyva,
amikor a tamogatasra legna-
gyobb szuksegiik lett volna.
Ez mem maradhat ICY. Ami
lyen scent joga volt Magyaror-
szagnak a reviziora, eppen
olyan scent joga van ARA a
harom balti orszagnak is. Els
elton maid az lido, amikor a
reviziot megkapjak, inert igaz-
sagtalansag tortent veliik, anne
lyet a miivelt es demokratikuS
vilagnak jova kell tenni.
:O:
"A gy0ngy konnyet jelent"
= vajjon mem oman ered-e ez
a regi szolasmod, inert any,
nyi hamisgy0ngy van forga-
] lomban?
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-09-26
new TOOTH PASTE
CLEANS DANGER
AREAS Even WATER
May NOT ENTER

Imagine delightfully."- different tooth paste
that foams into a bubble bath fine enough
to clean pits and cracks SO tiny even water
may not enter theml
That's exactly what happens the instant
saliva and brush touch the NEW formula
Listerine Tooth Paste, supercharged with
amazing Luster- Foam detergent. You
wouldn't believe how it cleans, brightens.
polishes :. leaves the entire mouth SO
much fresher and cleaner.
Ask for the big 25t tubeor. better still, the
double size 4Of tube containing more than
Npound oftooth paste Atany drug counter.
Lambert Pharmacal Co., st. Louis, Mo.
THE NEW eoRMuLA
.lISTERINE TOOTH PASTE
s''s.sa;'s:s With s:s&amz@'~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24
Msgr. Valdan,brini Lauds
Efforts OF Red Cross

Saddened BY The European con-
illct which Is costing thousands Of
lives and bringing sorrow and de-
prlvatlOn 20 millions Of European
people. the Right Rev. MOnsignOr
Joseph valdambrlnl said today
concerning the efforts being made
by the American Red Cross In It's
attempt 10 alleviate some portion
Of the needs Of the people In the
ravaged countries:
"In che midst Of the tragic de.
velopments In Europe today, che
Red Cross, now as In the past,
stands above and apart from ma.
tlonal conflicts and plays its his.
torlc role Of the Good Samaritan,
binding UP the wounds OF those
who suffer. The Waterbury chap
ter Of the American Red Cross, Of
which ! am q charter member and
whose work I have shared for
many years, II now cooperating In
q nationwide campaign 70 raise o
great fund TO buy needed supplies
Of food, medicine, hospital equip
ment and many other things
necessary to bring relief In these
sad times.
1.-THE Red Cross ideal d che
Christian ideal. II deserves the
most sincere support Of oil Of us.
In Waterbury, I know we will do
our part 10 help. In helping the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24
Park Officials Study
Plans For Spending
Of $411,2 Budget
Formal Notification Given City By State WPA Head
quarters That Money Is Ready-New Athletic
Fields Fairgrounds to Be Built

The final formaiities IN connec-
ton With the SAIL, 400 WpA park
project here have been completed at
the state WPA headquarters In New
Haven and the money Is now avail
able, the ONCE OF Mayor Vincent A,
scully was notified today. Superin-
tendent OF Parks James y. Curtin
Immediately began plans 10 place
the various parts OF the project In
operation.
John p. Fitzmaurice, executive
secretary 10 the mayor, said that
the ofIlcial notice from New Haven
removed the last obstacle TO the
start OF the project. The project had
been delayed for two weeks, fol.
lowing approval by President Roose-
welt OF Washington and the cause
was traced 10 the state office. The
difficulties have oil been ironed out
and the project can now get into
operation.
The federal funds, together with
payments by the city as sponsor
will be used 10 develop oil parks and
other areas under park department
supervision. The work will start first
at Hamilton and Fulton parks and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24
CLASSROOM HEADS
OPEN CONFERENCE
Daisy Lord Presides To.
day at Panel Discussion
at Yale University

Miss Daisy Lord OF wildly high
school, NEA state director, will pre-
side Mt q panel discussion on Teach
on Relationships at the first North
eastern Regional Conference OF the
Department OF Classroom Teachers
at sprague hall, Yale university, to-
day and tomorrow.
Tonight the conference delegates
will be served shore dinner at
Wilcox's Pier restaurant at Savin
Rock OF $50 o'clock. The New
Haven Teachers League will enter
tain the conference members OF O
ten nj WoelSey hall tomorrow after
noon ut the close OF the assembly,
The purposes OF this conference are
10 acquaint the teachers with the
work OF the national department, 10
oxford the teachers OF the northeast
ern states an opportunity 10 know
each other and 10 consider the vari-
Gus relationships OF the teacher In
their varying aspects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24
RESERVE unit
AIDING DRIVE
Local Chapter to Boost
U. s. Army Recruiting
Campaign Underway

The waterbury chapter, Reserve
Officers association, OF @ meeting
at the federal building last night,
received an appeal TO aid the re-
cruiting drive 10 bring the regular
army up to full lesai strength.
Major Newton w. Alexander has
been named town chairman for
waterbury.
The appeal for aid In recruiting
came rom Major George B. Nor
ris, adjutant general, and Major
Harry D. Furey, executive officer
Both asked the cooperation Of oil
reserve officers.
Capt. Edwin Q. dluntz, Inf-res
was elected president Of the chap
ter, TO succeed Capt. J. William
johnson OF Naugatuck, retiring ex-
ecutive. oother officers elected
we're: First vice president, Lieut.
Frank p. McCue, QM-res,; second
vice president, Capt, Walter J.
Lynch, FARES; secretary, Lieut.
Finton J. Phelan, Jr, CARES
and treasurer, Capt. James p
Walsh, 1nt-res.
Plans for the recruiting campaign
were outlined TO the local chapter
by Major Brook Putnam, recruiting
officer Mt Hartford. A strong army
and navy, he said, would make any
aggressor nation hesitate before at
tempting TO conquer the United
States.
The army Is seeking LIS new
recruits from the northeastern
states by July /. The Connecticut
quota Is 2o6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24
ST. JOHNS CAST
REPEAT 0PERETTA
Pirates of Penzance' Here
Again Tonight, in Nau-
gatuck Tomorrow

The very capable cast Of 1.-THE
Pirates Of Penzance," Gilbert and
Sullivan's delightful operetta, Will
offer q repeat performance TO-
night In st. Johns Episcopal
church parish hall followed by
their third performance IN as many
days tomorrow night when they
Journey to Naugatuck to stage 1t
for the benefit Of st. Michaeli's
church Of that town.
Alvin A. Wooster IS musical di.
rector Of the show which was i'm
mensely enjoyed by an audience OF
approximately $50 last evening
Kenneth Downey staged the pro-
duction which was most colorful.
Martha Mcknight, as Mabel, IA
vored daughter, and Robert Hill as
Frederic, pirate by chance, won ap-
plause in the leading roles.
Other leading parts were played
by Edward Schoeck, Edgar Farm
lof, Lynnette Bowen, Eva Gelgau-
da, Clara Shepard, Ruth Logue,
Robert Parsons and Joseph Treat.
Robert Parsons, as Maj. Gen.
Stanley, was the center of another
amusing episode in his laughable
dilemma as the pirates surprised
him to take him captive-in his
nightclothes and bearing a candle
Other members of the cast were:
Barbara HOLMAN, Grace Holt
man, Gladys Fox, Mary Baker, Peg
Wesson, Constance DeBarba, Mil
dred Wooster, Muriel Hansen, Eve
Ign Belyea. Orphia Rushlow, Helen
Smith, Helen Farnlof, Bea Maho-
ney, Eleanor Hustled, Evelyn Hard
wick, Mary Louise Willard, Donald
Mahoney, Elvin Heavens. Christie
pher ellis, Edward Holman, Lester
Atwood, Edward Hay, Lemuel
Bowen, Robert Lysatt, John Mohr
otto Yulke, Richard Willard, Ed
ward Adams, Robert Neale, Stuart
Meyerhans, Lester Shepard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24
COPYRIGHT, 1910, JOHN BARR

We old-timers who cast our first
vote In the presidential election
OF 1880, recall with special senti-
ment the decade Of the eighties"
The following decade, commonly
referred TO as the gay nineties,"
was also O period Of immense ma
tional growth, invention and prog
ress; but to us old-timers our men,
ory OF the eighties" sets that
period apart IN many admirable
respects from oil the other Won
derful years that followed.
Making due allowance for the
fact that we old.timers were then
looking through the youthful eyes
OF our "twenties," we are Of the
opinion that the conditions then
existing In America and In Europe
made that period o particularly
favorable time TO he living. Good.
will and good Fellowship pre-
vailed on both sides Of the At.
lantic.
II we wanted 10 classify that
decade as II affected America, per.
haps-"Era OF Great Expectations"
would express the spirit OF oil our
people, young and old, on the
farms and In the towns.
At that time every boy In Amer
leo had his eyes fixed upon young
Thomas A. Edison, "the wizard OF
Menlo Park" The newspapers and
magazines were Allied with pictures
and glowing accounts Of the hand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24

at the municipal golf course on
East Main street.
New athletic fields will be built at
Hamilton park, making II possible
to accommodate q number Of add.
tional baseball and softball teams
which have been seeking playing
space. improvements will be made
at ell city parks, the federal funds
allowing the park department 10
bring 10 accomplishment long
dreamed-of plans.
The city's share Of the total cost,
under present regulations, would be
over 100000, since the sponsor
must contribute 20 per cent. How
ever, the plan Is 10 transfer city
funds only as needed, and sufflcient
money Is now on hand 10 carry the
project through for some time.
Transfers OF funds from other ap.
preparations will be necessary when
present funds are exhausted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24
Federal Funds Made Available for Citys Park Program

Mrs. Clancy has q $4,000 first mort.
gage and q $500, second mortgage.
The lease provides that the lodge
shall retain a is foot right OF way
at the west end Of the property be-
ing rented. This Is expected TO
serve as q driveway TO the lodges
parking lot.
Permission for the Elks 10 lease
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24

the property was given several weeks
ago by the board Of coming appeals,
the board granting the fraternal
order an exemption from coming re-
strictlons In effect on West Main
street.
The lease carries Q provision for
O five.year renewal on expiration OF
the original iO-year period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24
ELKS Give LEASE
TO sun OIL CO.
Gasoline Station to Be
Erected on Property on
West Main Street

A lease from the Waterbury Lodge
OF Elks TO the Sun OIL Company was
filed today Mt the office OF Town
Clerk Mary g. Kilmartin. The
property involved 10 at the east
end OF the lodges land on West
Main street, and Will be used for a
gasoline station. The lease, for o
l0-year period, provides for o yearly
rental OF $2,l60.
Also filed were papers signed by
Irene Clancy, holder Of first and
second mortgages on the Elks' prop
erty, giving permission for the lease
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24
TAFFY PULL STAGED

The nearly lost art Of tay pulling
ought 10 be due for q revival after
the release OF "Sugan and God"
In the film, Joan Crawford and
Fredric March as the parents OF
Rita Quigley, stage O taffy pull.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24
$l5O,OOO SUIT
ON AIRCRAFT co.

Hartford, Conn.,, May 24.--(UP)-
A $4,000 suit was on file in federal
court today against United Aircraft
Corp, as result Of fatal plane
crash at Independence, O., May "a,
1898.
The amount was sought by the
estate of John Rodd Moffett, Chi
cago, one of several killed when a
United Air Lines plane smashed up
on the Newark Chicago route. The
suit alleges the crash was due to
failure of cylinder No. 8 to function
properly.
United Aircraft Corp, was sued as
manufacturer Of the motor. The cor
poration was co-defendant In q re-
Gently settled suit growing out OF a
fatal crash near Cleveland several
years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-24
HELPS BROTHER CELEBRATE

Rita Quigley who makes her film
debut as the daughter of Joan
Crawford and Fredric March in
Metro q oldwyn-Mayer's "Susan and
God" was HOSTAGES at a party at
which her brother, Quentin Quik-
ley celebrated his election as student
body president Of Loyola University.