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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
MOTHER

MOTHER search among the plain and lovely words To find what the one word Mother means Without which the long day is blue and dreary. Mother, a word that holds the tender spell Of all the dear things earth And love beyond dream of anyone. search for words for her and there are none The word so beautiful as Mother aERs C. MCMAHON and JOSEPH LoAGBARDY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27


 which will bring the Panama Canal up to date.
 The new locks, larger than the old, will be single instead of in twin sets like the present ones, and will be located Q half-mile to a mile away from them They will provide for boats too large for the present locks, and reduce the danger of air raids damaging the locks and thus blocking the canal. < Three hundred families and 500 single men live and eat in the new quarters which make up Diablo. They are the advance guard of the horde of 10000 workers who will descend on the Canal Zone in 1941- A to dig 85.O00,00O cubic yards of f2rf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
BY JOHN RICE
NRA servlee spselaI CsIEe.penaenI

Balboa C. D. Every morning o'clock booted cd businee strides into bare little once in the new Diablo.
 He Colonel Thomas Lan army engineer energetic center
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
FARM BUREAUS EXPAND

Ithaca. N. Y, (UP)-First returns on 1940 Farm Bureau memberships among New York,s 55 agricultural counties indicate the largest mem- bership since 1921, according to state agricultural leaders. Returns from all counties are expected by the end of the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27
RGn0nlG Canal Has G1OzOing PGinS
  U S. Start. $277OOOOOO Job Building Second Set Of Lock.

KDuOEs NOTE 1his q twO sssEIss hy Watby Deocrst and NEA Service n . trip mEsum1 CeniEal America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

Here and there . Roy shipstad, well-known ice skating star discharged from New Haven Hospital yesterday where he has been patient since the Ice Fol lies played in the Elm City few weeks ago. Shpstads absence from the performance was noted during the lat ter part of it's stay in New Haven If it wasn't enough that Postmaster-General "Jim" Farley has given us James Fenimore Cooper postage stamp (2cent, red, is sued at Cooperstown N Y for first day sale this past January 29 we are now reminded of the author of Te LeatherStocking Tales" by the death of his only living srandchld Susan deLancey Fenmore at the age of SS Her death brought out the fact too that the novests name was hyphenated- Cooper. That not to his liking for Cooper himself hundred years or more ago asked the New York Legislature to legally change his last name to Fenimore (his mothers maiden name so that family honor and tradition might be preserved
 In Europe at the time Cooper returned to find out the roreCooper Present members of the family rarely the hyphenated form.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-27

units must have adequate light and ventilation.
 9. The minimum eligible project must have ct least sixteen dwelling units, preferably but not neceEsar- fly contiguous, and so located in relation to one another as to effect a substantial iInproyemnt of hols- ing standards and conditions in the neighbrhOod.
Evening star., 1940-11-17

and hairy chest before a cold-@
blooded audience swimming below
Then came two, three, four. five
nine shacks. And more are going up
at this writing. You can't call 1t a.
Venice. You can't call it a city.
Mebbe it's just plain Oceanville. =,
Anyway, 1t sounds whacky, and it's,
tax free.
Early this year Edward Turner,
a retired Southern businessman, got
the bug and sank s250,000 into a
clubhouse in the midst of the colony
TO entertain its guests. Called the
Quarterback Club, it lacks about
everything an orthodox clubhouse
boasts in the way of grass, golf
course, trees and soil. The only way
you can reach it is by boat It's
IL miles from the mainland, 3 miles
from the Gulf Stream.
Life here is almost like the life
aboard a ship, a ships bell tolls
the time Of the day. You are "piped"
aboard upon arrival, and like an
ocean liner, all lighting units. re-
frigeration and water are self
contained"
Today the Quarterback Club was
to be formally opened with an
aquatic show. Speedboat races, an
squaplane show and cruiser and
cupboard races feature the opening.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Exciting Food Found
In Peru and Chile

LIMA, Nov. 16.-Travelers to Peru
and Chile are intrigued not only by
the beauty and charm of these
countries-but also by such practical
features as the good food and fine
drink" available in hotels, restau-
rants and inns.
Fish and Seafoods are worthy of
special mention. There are unusually
fine shrimps, called down there
camerones; conchitas "a cross be-
tween a clam and musseD in va
rious forms; fried pejerreyes, tiny
fish, but very good; and those best
of all the finny tribe-corbina and
congrio. Chile in particular is fa-
nous for longusta caught in the
waters off Robinson Crusoes Isle.
Most visitors call it lobster and it's
tender type.
Fruits include such exotic types
as chiramoya, a prickley-skinned
white -pulped fruit with large black
seeds; papaya, a melon-like, very
juicy fruit, and paltas, known to us
as avocado pears.
The all-American dish is arroz con
pollo-chicken with rice and magic
mixture of tomatoes, peppers, onions
and spice. Runners-up include
cazuela de ave, an amazing stew
with large pieces of chicken,
whole ears of corn, rice, onions,
green peppers and whole potatoes;
pastel de choclo which has nothing
to do with chocolate but is, instead,
a corn soufle, and papas relennas,
mashed potato patties followed out
and filled with chopped meat, or
cheese and onions-dipped in beaten
egg and fried.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Orlando Will Crown
0ranqe Bowl Queen

ORLANDO, Fla, Nov. 16.-Orange
Bowl royalty will be crowned in this
Central Florida city, located in the
heart of the great citrus growing
area on November 30, and the queen
and her court will reign at the Or
ange Bowl football classic to be held
January in Miami.
Preparations now are being made
to entertain at least 60 select beau
ties who will arrive here from COM
munities throughout the State.
Along with Miss Orange Bowl the
royal encourage will include four
runners-up to serve as the court of
honor.
The Florida Junior Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring the queen
contest and each of its 40 local units
has agreed to send its most beauti-
full girl to the competitive beauty
event. Orlando was selected for the
coronation ceremonies not only be-
cause of its orange locale, but for
the added reason that here is located
the largest junior chamber in the
State and the second in size in the
Nation.
Nationally recognized judges will
participate in the selection of Miss
Orange Bowl.
A colorful ball will be staged at
the municipal auditorium on the
night of November 80 for the coro-
nation ceremonies. Miss Orange
Bowl and her court will lead the
grand march, which will be attended
by bowl officials from Miami and
dignitaries throughout the State.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Cos Launches Barred
In FLOATING Gardens

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 16-In an
cient Xochimilco, Mexico, town au-
thorities have recently ruled that
only old-fashioned Aztec canoes and
pole-propelled pleasure boats may
be used on the canals and lagoons
known as "the floating gardens
Designed for an emperor's relax
alton, the floating gardens have re-
manned through the centuries as one
of the loveliest of man-made parks.
Tourists may now enjoy the beauty
and serenity of the ancient garden
spot without the discordant note in
troduced by the noisy, exhaust-reek-
ing modern gasoline launches.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
The Travellers Notebook
Launching Of the Rio Hudson on November II
Forecasts Weekly Service to South America;
Three Other Good Neighbor Ships on Ways

virtually from 1909, when Henry
Hudson sailed the Half Moon up its
course. The River Pa-ana, about
1900 miles long, was named by the
Guarani Indians, the word mean
ing Mother of the Sea-" Fed by
number of rivers, including that
on which the famed Iguazu Falls are
located, the Parana drains a vast
area as it flows south to Argentina.
Joining the River Uruguay, it forms
the Rio de la Plata, which was dis
covered by Juan Diaz de Soils in
1916 and is known in the United
States as the River Plate. Sebastian
Cabot brought about its name after
an expedition in 1926, when he took
back to Europe many silver orna-
ments of the Guarani Indians as an
indication of the country's wealth.
1t became the River of Silver" The
fourth ship, the Rio de Janeiro, per-
petuates, as does Brazil's foremost
city, a navigator's mistake when on
January l, 1902, a Portuguese ex-
pedition sailed into the great harbor
and, at first glance believing it to be
river. named it River of January.
Ousting a French settlement on the
feast day of st. Sebastian, jan
uary 20, 1867, another Portuguese
expedition named the settlement
Sac Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro, ="
which in full is the name the city
now bears.
Buying lots under water has long
been a real estate gag, with, alas,
real victims. Thousands are the
cases heard in the Florida boom
Evening star., 1940-11-17

back in the 20s. But now, Florida
enthusiasts with a fair for getting
away from it all" in the teeming
resort State are renting lots and
building houses on land under
water-with their eyes wide open
and sounding plumb to be certain
it's legal.
The best that are being built are
tumble down shacks, but the people
who are doing it are known to have
money, possessing with it a bright
idea" of stalking out a marine
Utopia where the comforts of home
exclude lawns to NOW and tele-
phones to answer. Already nine
water surrounded retreats have
gone up like patchwork, II miles
down Biscayne Bay from Miami,
built for loafing, fishing, reading
and other pursuits one would ex-
pect on a houseboat-on-stilts miles
from dry land.
Talk to the occupants, If you can
catch them ashore, and they'll get
dreamy and tell you that mackerel,
grunt, yellowtail, bonefish, snapper
and grouper push their mouths out
of the water, begging for attention,
even If it's only white rag on a
hook.
Here's the way a Miami publicity
man tells the history of the settle
ment:
-Four years ago Leo Edwards,
prominent auto distributor, rented
100 acres in Biscayne Bay at 81 per
acre and built typical tumble down
shack, just a plain wholesome place
to relax. The water under the shack
is five feet deep. Any land that
has more than six feet of water over
it belongs to Uncle Sam.
mo sooner did Edwards get set
tied than Ed Romfh, Florida banker,
decided to share in the realization of
this gargantuan water welt. He. too,
built tumble-down shack and on
week ends modelled shorts and slacks
Evening star., 1940-11-17
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.,
Travel Editor

Looking toward increased trade
with South America, with special
attention to the comfort of tourists,
the Good Neighbor" fleet of Moore
Mccormack Lines will augment its
service between the East Coasts of
the United States and of South
America in 1941 by putting four new
ships in operation. Now running
the Brazil, the Uruguay and the
Argentina in fortnightly service
between the two continents, the
line will begin weekly sailings from
New York when the combined fleet
of seven ships is ready late next
year.
Although small as compared with
the luxury name" liners that car
ried Americans to ports of Europe
before the outbreak of the Second
World War, the as yet unlaunched
ships will include in their comfort
features air conditioned staterooms,
each with a view of the sea and
some with the penthouse privacy of
verandas. Nearly 200 passengers
can be accommodated on each of the
new vegels, facilities including %
single rooms, "a regular double
rooms and 20 with the verandas.
The first of the ships still is on
the ways at Chester, Pa, her l7,500-
ton mass having taken shape and
awaiting launching November 27.
Sponsor of the ship, the Rio Hudson.
will be Mrs. Warren Lee Pierson of
Washington, wife of the president
of the Export-Import Bank. which
is playing a major governmental
role of improving commercial and
fiscal relations between North and
South America.
Each of the ships will be Of the
Rio" series, the word conveniently
being river" in both Spanish and
Portuguese, official languages of the
ports they will touch in Argentina
and Uruguay and in Brazil. The
second ship. scheduled to slide down
the ways December 18 is the Rio
Parana. a salute to the Argentine
Republic. Third will be the Rio de
la Plata, named in honor of Uru-
quay, and fourth, the Rio de Janeiro,
complimenting the United States of
Brazil The latter two will hit the
water early in 194l.
Naming of the Rio Hudson is a
tribute to the waterway on which
the line has its terminals in New
York and in Jersey City. Il has
played an important navigation role
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Powder Snow GIozes
Sun Valley Slopes

SUN VALLEY. Idaho, Nov. l6-
Powder ski snow has apparently
come 10 stay on Baldy Mountain
here, recent storms having added
a depth of foot and a half.
In November's first week a group
of skiers, headed by Friedl Pfeifer,
United States slalom champion,
skied on the upper third Of the
mountain and reported all runs in
good condition.
The skiers also visited Owl Creek
cabin, a new skiers' cabin in the
Galena summit region constructed
this summer. They reported that 2
feet of powder snow offered won
derful skiing"
All of the higher mountains in
the Sawtooth area are we'll blanketed
with snow.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Cruises from Neto York to THE
WEST INDIES AND CARIBBEAN

WESI lNUieS ANU CAklbbERN
Is Day. ... slss up. Every Saturday. Alter
nately to Panama Canal Zone, Costa
Rica. Guatemala, Havana; or to Havana
t2calls), Panama Canal Zone, Guatemala.
IS Days slsS up. Every Wednesday.
To Kingston, Jamaica, B-W.L t7callsl,
Barranquilla and Cartagena, Colombia.
S. A. and Panama Canal Zone.
II Doys .. sl5z up. Alternate sotur-
dovs 10 Havana ond Guotenoo
IS Days all expenses =. s23S up. Alter
nate Saturdays to Guatemala g weeks
in highlands) with call at Havana.
Apply any Authorized Trduel Agent
or United Fruit Company, 1914 X
81 wv. Washington: Tel. District
1900.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Let our American

Let our American
Flag liners introduce you to a
friendly, informal, ,healthfulcruise.
Aboard your modern ship in
colorful ports you'll find COM
plete relaxation and rest. Outdoor
pool, orchestra, unexcelled cui-
sine, all outside staterooms
first class - throughout.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

shown in California for the North
west as vacation land. Oppor-
tunities for hotels In the North
west in the future are numerous.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
ROBT. CORLISS
FUNERAL FRIDAY

SUMSER-Funeral services for
Robert Z. Corliss viii be held Fri
day afternoon at 2.30 in Wood
lawn Abbey with the Rev. Mynard
Meekhof officiating. Phoenix
Lodge No. 154 F. and A. NJ. viii
have charge in the abbey. Mr..
Corliss is survived by his wife
Marian. three sons. Robert Jr..
John and Joe. and one daughter.
Josephine. His parents, DR.. and
Mrs. J. II. corliss, two brothers.
Tim Of Sumner and Clinton Of
Spokane. and one sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Lundbeck of Seattle.
The Sumner Funeral chapel will
be in charge.
Funeral services for Frank L.
Knecht were held Thursday after
noon at 100 from the voiles
Funeral chapel. Mr.. Knecht, 20.
died suddenly at his home north
of Sumner Sunday afternoon. He
was a native of Michigan and had
lived IL years in Auburn. where
he was employed by the Northern
Pacific railroad He is survived
by his wife, Alice, who is in Cali
fornia; two daughters, Mrs. Rena
Eghart, Arleggia Knecht, both of
Michigan; one sister, Mrs. Emma
Hart of California, and brother,
Robert knecht of Michigan.
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Here From South to Become
Winthrop Managing Director

Continued From Page one)
Rhodes continued, that the hotel
has not been covering a large
enough field for operation. In the
past, II has been too much loca-
lixed, due to the fact the staff has
not been large enough to attract
other business"
Ayres has been In hotel mana
gerial capacities since 1918. He
was associated with the d. M.
Linnard Hotel Co., which opened
the Winthrop.
While with the Linnard orga-
nization Ayres was manager Of
the Fairmont hotel at San Fran
cisco, the Maryland hotel in Pasa-
dena, the Alexandria in Los Ange-
les. For five years he was man.
ager of the Hotel Del Coronado at
Coronado Beach, Cal. directed
operation of the Sir Francis Drake
hotel at San Francisco. and until
recently was manager Of the
Hollywood Roosevelt hotel at
Hollywood. Cal.
Ayres has been a resident Of
the Pacific Coast since 1910 and
for time maintained head
quarters In Seattle. travelling
throughout Washington and Ore
gon.
Il am enthusiastic in coming to
Tacoma" Ayres said, because Of
the country itself and the interest
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BRONCHIAL
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LOO More Men
Reach TT. LelDis

Some 100 troops advanced on
Fort Lewis from two sectors Thurs
day to take part in \ week of
mock warfare.
From the east. 600 troops of the
Fourth Infantry regiment, Fort
Wright, Spokane. arrived by q 2s-
car train, setting foot on Fort
Lewis coll shortly after 10 a. m.
From the south, 50 motor trans
ports rumbled into camp at p. m.
with nearly 800 men from the
Seventh Infantry regiment, Van
couver barracks. About that many
more will arrive Friday from that
post.
These troops viii join the 500
from Vancouver who arrived two
weeks ago. All told. some $500
soldiers win participate in the
maneuvers. remaining until Jan.
~, when they will sail aboard an
army transport for California, for
further field training.
Col. Walter G. Wheeler is In COM
mand Of the fourth regiment, and
Col. George N. Parker, IT., the
seventh regiment.
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quietly and orderly slowed"
The rumble of trucks, few
shouted commands, roll-call,
heavy shoes shuffling-it was sys-
tematic to the point of becoming
monotonous.
Sailed at p. NJ.
Just II hours after the first OF
the troops arrived at ships side,
three hoarse blasts of the "Fepub-
lies" whistle signalled the last
heavy gun, the last light truck, the
last of $500 soldiers was aboard;
lines were let go, the. Peter Foss"
and the Floss No. Is" between
them nursed the big vessel into the
stream.
Deck above deck, from one end
of the ship to the other, the osl-
diers sang, cheered and shouted
good-byes with youthful exuber-
ance; like jack-in-the-box, grim
ming faces were popped from hun
dreds of port holes to swell the
chorus.
On the wharf a band played
with nerve-tingling gusto as the
gap between ship and shore slowly
widened; it was Beer Barrel
Polka" then.
Festive Atmosphere
Several hundred wives, children,
fathers, mothers, friends, dock
workers and stay-at-home soldiers
made a sea of up-turned faces
no tears there, for this was just a
game-and their hearty good-byes
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Special Month
Night Services"

Persons born or married during
the month of January will be
guests of First Christian church
Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
This will mark the opening of
series of month night services"
scheduled for the first Sunday Of
each month during the year.
Hilmer Field is chairman of the
committee.
The Rev. Carl A. johnson, pas
tor, will preach on Born for
What Purpose"
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Clan Gordon To
Meet On Fridau

Members Of Clan Gordon of Ia
coma will have their regular meet
ing Friday night at s O'Clock in
the Odd Fellows hall, 9Th and Faw-
cett ayes.
All members are requested to
be present to help initiate new
candidates and to hear reports
from the committees who have
been working hard to secure talent
for the Bobby Burns concert and
dance which will be held in the
near future.
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Federal Prisoner
Taken To Seattle
For Observation

Investigation OF conditions In
city jan following an attack on a
6o-yesr-old suspect resulted Thurs
day In federal agents transferring
. prisoner from the federal tank
to Seattle for observation, II was
disciossd by Police Sergeant sher-
man Lyons.
The investigation came after
Julian Thurston. %. racoma. being
held In custody on . charge Of
theft Of government property. was
attacked BY Frank Paisli, serving
Z term for sale Of liquor TO In
diana.
Thurston suffered head injuries
and required hospital treatment as
result of the ARRAY.
Lyons said federal agents absolv-
ed city jailers and men confined
In the federal tank in connection
with the assault. Pslslxi. Lyons
said, was removed TO . Seattle hos
pital for observation.
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M'KINLEY CLUB TO
MEET ON THURSDAY

The Mckinley Hill Improvement
club will meet at s p. m. Thurs
day at the Mckinley school with
the following new officers in
charge: George Nemec, president;
Mrs. p. L. Melvin, vice president;
Mrs. A. Anderson, secretary, and
Roy Trowbridge, treasurer.
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BIGGEST WAR
GAMES n ]. 5.
Work Under Way at
Fort Ord for Sd
Division Men

loN1AREx. OLA peacetime
Amy e WPA employees today
49, ~ y. =. army IA preparing
hsadlua<tsrs It Camp Ord, near
Aer&. for ~ greatest arny-navy
Har games ever laid h America
ouno time between Jan. Is ana
- ~ $4,000 acre military reserva-
tion WiIl hecome the battlefield for
6etwoon 1o0oo and 1900 troops.
Ia ruoervatton 4 stratsgically
olezatod for the defense of the
United States ct III most vulner-
ahls spot-
On force win attack from the
-, and the other win try to repel
III uake-believc invasion.
1he invasion win begin some two
% three weeks from now, some-
whers between San Francisco and
nonta Barbara Six troop ships---
eecorted from Tacoma by the main
United States fleet--wiIl land thou.
oando u soldiers. marines and light
3IoId artillery for = lightning war
from the 80 acres the Monterey
penln1ula-
An ships not than engaged In
scouting duty with the Hawaiian
nofiIlas are reported ready to cover
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Clear of the wharfs end wnere
the animated throng stood, the oig
ship and her adyenture-oound
cargo of 1000 souls began her
leisurely swing. AS she turned
her head away from the shore ana
toward the sea, the band played
Aud Lang Syne" with measured
tempo.
The Flag After All
The misty nightfall Of January
was already shutting down on the
harbor, and a myriad Of lights
aboard the Republic" winked
coldly through the dusk.
AS the ghostly craft grew dim
mer at the end of her churning
wake. and her waving, cheering
passengers could no longer be
distinguished, the entire scene
faded into a single and significant.
point of focus.
Fluttering high at the mizzen
gaff, lighted by a spotlight, was
the OCCASIONS trade mark"-the
Stars and Stripes.
First Off to "War"
In command of Brig. Gen. Ernest
D. Peek, the shipload of troops Is
officially designated as combat
teams 4, and IS"
Each team is a hit-and-run unit
composed of field artillery, engi-
neers, anti-tank guns, medical and
signal attachments and like pug
nacious groups.
The Republic" will deliver them
first at San Diego, where the
troops will practice being landed in
small boats-via net-slings and the
ships cargo gear. About the
middle of the month they'll keep
their rendezvous somewhere off
the California coast" with the
other transports leaving later
with additional troops.