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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
Less Electricity Consumed Here Last Month Than In June

recommendations on safety made by the insurance underwriters, Mrs. Chittenden, who had been ordered to investigate the matter, reported.
 The recommendations were: First, that 30 additional fire extinguishers be installed, scattered throughout various building; second, that the glass in the skylight at Salem school be replaced by wire glass; third, that doors leading to the basement of the Prospect street school be slightly changer.
 The total cost of this work rec commended would be about SIPS, MT. Chittenden said. The major item would be the skylight change, which would cost $400, it is estimated.
 The three years saving would be about half of the cost but the ex- tinguishers would provide consif- ably more safety in schools, MT. Chittenden pointed out. No action was taken yesterday by the board.
 The maximum number of pupils that can be enrolled as high school students next week is 956 of which 122 would be in the Futile House and 834 in the high school build ing. Mir. Chittenden said.
 He does not expect the enroll ment will be as large as this, feeling there will be about 800 in the high school building.
 MT. Chittenden reported on the treads installation at the high school and the improvements at the Tut tie House. He said the mason type of treads, the kind installed at the high school, was installed at Pros pect street school about 35 years ago, although the high school treads
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

mot, North, Ellen Quirke, MeIicent, Saunders.
 High School-Marjorie R. Baxter, Margaret D. Carroll, Ruth Conway, William Crosby, Peter J. Domain, Waterbury; Madeleine Caine, Mrs. Michael Honan, Joseph Heating. TICK UP 4 :. ..... .. .. .. ....
 The school departments costs for the five months of the fiscal year ending August 29 were $74,732.67, the financial report showed. Fuel cost $7,79p.65 or $29O more than had been estimated. Statinoery and supplies used in instruction cost $2,- 7S4.70, or $84 more than had been estimated.
 The transporttiaon expense is $3,- 076.42. The estimate of this for the year had been $6,500. The total de- partment budget is $212,00O.
 Boiler Contract
 Richard Neary will install the two new boilers at the Meadowbrook home, the welfare board decided at an informal session yesterday. Mir. Neary's bid of $510 was lower than those of the other seven bidders. The board will ratify the action yes- terday with a vote at the regular meeting on Sept. g.
 The board however feels some ad- ditional Improvements should be made and the town farm committee, Patrick H. Scully and William Mar iano, was named to confer with MT. Weary on them and obtain price on these. The board feels one boiler should be a sectional boiler which would provide greater radiation, members said. The other boiler would be a round boiler.
 Supt. Leo Scully and Frank E.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

are of the abrasive type, and the Prospect street treads were smooth.
 In response to 8 request from Peter Meegan, MT. Chittenden said the WiggleSworth firm did the boiler installation work at the Futile house.
 Cost Of Beams
 No work has yet been done at the Futile music shed, the superinten- dent said. He said it was estimated the cost of the steel beams proposed there would be $500.
 Dr. Kennedy thought it would be advisable to go along with the plan for vocational work there. It had June session that manual training and mechanical work be taught there, for high school students.
 MT. Chittenden pointed out the department has only wood d-making equipment at the present time and it was brought out some types of lathes are hard to get now.
 During the conversation, it was re- vealed that the National Youth Ad- ministration would like to use the Beebe street school as work center for youths doing IVA work for the school.
 Substitute List
 A list of those who applied for work as substitute teachers was ap- proved by the board, this of course does not mean that all teachers on the list will get substitute work, it was explained.
 The list includes:
 Elementary-Minnie Baxter, Mae Dolan Carroll, Irene Coen, Dorothy F. Calvin, Alice Hickey, Mrs. Will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

by the decision originally arrived at at the June 27th meeting.
 It was indicated after the meet ing that the closed schools will not be allowed to stand for at least a year, apparently in case the cen- tralization plan does not work out well.
 Problems Left
 The move by the board leaves quite a problem for Superintendent of Schools Harold E. Chittenden to work out before next Wednesday when schools open. It will be neces- sary to assign some of the Millville students to Salem school and some to Rubber avenue school, it is be- lieved.
 Arrangements had been made for transfer of the Beebe street school students to Salem school. It will re- main to be seen whether the clos ings will result in overcrowding in Salem school grades.
 Another problem facing the su- perintendent is disposition of the teachers affected by the closings. Two vacancies have occurred this summer, MT. Chittenden announced. these being by the resignations of Miss Marguerite Bowling, Central avenue teacher, and Miss Lillian Deegan, Pond Hill teacher.
 The teachers affected by the clos ings will have to be assigned to other places. MT. Chittenden said after the meeting yesterday he had not had time to definitely determine just where they would be placed.
 After the session Chairman Mann weller stressed that every effort to wark out bus schedules and routes would be made So that children in the districts where schools were closed will be picked up without much delay and as close to their homes as is possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

edge. Shannon and Edmunds were outstanding for the losers. while the entire Risdon team played fine ball to back up the pitching of Up- right.
 The next game will be played next Thursday evening starting at 6 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
Full Weather Report.

tonight. Saturday showers ana slightly warmer. Boston, Aug. 30-(UP)-weather forecast:
 Massachusetts = Occasional rain tonight. Saturday showers. Slowly rising temperature Saturday and in north portion tonight.
 Rhode Island-Occasional rain to- night and slightly warmer. Showers Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
THIN MAN" WRITER'S

"Ellery Queen In reality two writers, Manfred Lee and Frederick Denny-have been signed to write a new story for the Thin Man" series.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
Statistics Given

Superintendent Chittenden re- vealed after the meeting that before the private session, Albert Mai, chairman of the large group from Millville which wanted the school reopened, had submitted further statistics in response to queries of the board left unanswered at the special meeting last week.
 It will be recalled there were two groups from Millville present, one favorite closing the school, the other opposing it, and board members wished to know how many parents of children in the Millville school had signed the petitions presented by these two groups.
 MT. Mai's statistics given yester- day said that IA parents of 18 chil- dren who were in the school last June signed the petition favoing the -re-opening of the school, and eight parents of IA children the school at that time, signed the petitions opposing re-opening. Two parents of three children did not sign either petition.
 Sixteen parents of 25 children who would be in the school if it opened in September signed the petition favoring re-opening and parents of IA children who would be in the school if it re-opened signed the opposing petition, Mai,s figures show.
 Parents of 34 children not old enough to attend the school yet signed the petition favoring the re- opening. and the signers of this petition included A property own CTS, Mai's statement said.
 The closing of the Millville and Pond Hill schools will mean a sav- ing for the school department, it has been estimated. Just how much the Beebe street closing will save has nat been announced.
 That the department is likely to need this is seen by the fact that $3,908.32 of the $5,000 repair item has been spent thus far. It is thought most of this was used for the Futile hourse work, but the complete cost of the work at this school has not been compiled yet, | MT. Chittenden said.
 Night School
 The Americanization classes of | the night school will open on Mon- day, September g. The board au- thorized the superintendent to open | these classes two weeks earlier than usual and to hire night school teachers. Mir. Chittenden indicated | taht much larger enrolment in the Americanization classes is ex- pected. and that aliens here can be helped considerably by starting the classes earlier. He does not antici- pate the total days of stduy for these classes will be increased, believing they will close earlier in the winter bhan usual.
 The other night school classes will probably start September 30. H and VII lbe about the same as last year.
 Neal Appointed
 Joseph Neal was again appointed 70 conduct the school enumeration. |ze will start September 70. His work is thestostaoinshFdlunafwyp | work inthe past has been Avery sat- | siaetoFy", Mr. Chittenaen sald. Hi The eelA9oi department could saye 1S c hundred on iEs insurance Of a title more than eg0o iia Q ttFee-ysaF 'eflea # it compiled Wiih thfes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

An interesting chest that would have made Pandora squeal with glee! For meath it's dainty pink lid you'll dis cover four pairs of the sheer est, prettiest hose you've ever seen! And behold the shades of Mother Goose-Cinderella, Bo-Peep, Queen of Hearts, Jill and Fairy Queen. Oh, but this isn't all-every one of these $1.00 Holeproofs is your very own length and 8 or 4-thread just as you wish it.-Get one of these treasure chests and feel as rich as Captain Kidd ever dldl
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
FIELD TRIALS WINNER

CHARLOTTE, April 8 Up -
Egyptian Scot Sam, owned and
handled by E. L. Maynor of Fayette-
vile, won first place today in the
Open All-Age Stake of the Mecklen-
burg Field trials.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Rheumatic Pains.
What To Eat.

Rheumatic pains may result if kid
neys do not regularly eliminate excess
acid and other wastes. Eat vegetables.
fruits, nuts and milk. Use meats,
starches and coffee sparingly. DRINK
lots of soft water. Give the kidneys a
gentle lift. Use a kidney evacuant.
Ask any druggist for BUKETS. Your
25c back if not pleased. Locally at
Saunders Drug Store, Toms Drug Co.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
KIWANIS APPROVES.
SAFETY PROPOSALS.
Committee Recommends An
gle Parking For One Side
Of Front Street

The recommendations of a COM
mittee making a study of safe driv-
ing conditions in the city were ap-
proved bv the Kiwanis club in week
iy luncheon session yesterday at the
Cape Fear hotel.
Robert Romeo was chairman OF
the committee submitting the re-
port and recommendations, which
will be presented to Mayor Thomas
E. Cooper, commissioner Of public
safety, and the city commissioners
for action.
The club approved the following
committee recommendations: install
lation of traffic lights at Second
and Chestnut streets and Third and
Grace streets; extension of corner
curbings throughout the city, espe-
cially in the downtown section.
Inauguration of left turns will
promote safety and speed up traffic
if left turns are permitted so that
street center is to right Of a max
ing turn; discontinuance Of right
20
turns on red light.
Pedestrians should not be permit
ted to cross streets except at inter
sections only and with the traffic,
police should be encouraged to en-
force this regulation, first by eau
tioning violators, and if they con-
tinue violations, they should be
brought before the court.
The committee also recomme AIDED
that angle parking be permitted on
one side of Front street for passen-
ger cars; experience may warrant a
change, but believe it is worth a
trial.
1t was the opinion of the com
mittee that s~low-moving vehicles
contribute to accident hazards, mini
mum and maximum speed limits
should be adopted and rigidly en-
forced, and that the local press be
asked to cooperate in a movement
to promote more careful driving and
stricter observance of traffic regu'
lations.
The club also heard Carleton Saw
yer discuss the subject Tobacco
From a Weed to an Industry"
W. Louis Fisher was awarded the
attendance prize for March. Der
nard S. Solomon spoke in behalf o.
the third annual Cape Fear Horse
show to be held Friday and Satur'
day at the American Legion sta
dunn.
W. G.. Robertson reported that
more than 100 reservations had been
made for the clubs semi-annual Ia
dies night program to be held at Z
o'clock Wednesday evening, April
10. in the Sorosis building.
Kiwanian J.. @. LeGrand intro
duced T. J. Potts, district superin'
tendent of the Republic Oil COM
pany, as a new member.
The recommendations on safe
driving conditions were submitted
by a committee composed of Robert
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04

the general public and interested
citizens.
A quota comprising the following
articles Of new garments was al
lotted last week to the local chap
ter by the national headquarters
office of the American Red Cross
in Washington, D. c.:
Fifteen mems heavy sweaters, Is
women's heavy sweaters, 80 chill
dren's heavy sweaters, Is women's
heavy weight dresses, 10 layettes,
and 80 girls heavy weight dresses.
Preparations to have 100 ,00O
sweaters, $4,000 dresses, and TO-
900 layettes ready for shipment by
June Is and to be distributed at
the points of greatest need early
in September have been completed
by the American Red Cross, Mrs.
Speiden said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
RED CROSS SEEKS
AID FOR REFUGEES
Chapter Will Place Table In
Front Of P0stoffice Build
ing This Morning

A table will be placed IN front
of the postoffice building this morn
ing for the purpose of receiving
contributions of money and new gar
ments for the relief of war refugees
in Europe, Mrs. Ida B. speiden
executive secretary, Wilmington
chapter of the American Red Cross
announced yesterday.
The table will remain there
through Friday and Saturday and
will be in charge Of the following:
this morning, Mrs. Clark Adams
and Mrs. Edward D. Ward; this
afternoon, Mrs. L. H. Walch, and
an assistant worker to be announced
later.
Friday morning, Mrs. Berenice
stellings and Mrs. J. Goodlet
Thornton; Friday afternoon, Mrs.
James Paul and Mrs. William
King; and Saturday morning, Miss
Sara Bradshaw and Miss Vivian
HERS.
Mrs. Speiden said Girl Scouts of
Wilmington will be in charge of
conducting a tag day sale Satur-
day morning and afternoon for the
purpose of securing public dona-
lions for the use Of European war
refugees.
The chapter will receive only
new garments for the American
Red Cross war relief fund, in ad-
dition to donations of money from
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Governor And Mrs. Hoey
Plan To Visit Orion

SOUTHPORT, April 8 Governor
and Mrs. CLYDE Hoey will visit Orion
plantation during the middle of this
month when the azaleas will be at
tho beieht of bloom. Mrs. Hoey was
at the plantation last week and
advised that she and the Governor
would be back.
Many of the earlier azaleas are
now blooming, the number increas-
ing daily. Likewise the number Oh
tourists and North Carolina VISITORS
is rapidly increasing. The Dick Key
nolds' Travelogue movies were TO
have been made Sunday but 1t vas
decided to wait two weeks until the
height of the blooming season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Women Named To Aid
Maxwell In Campaign

RALEIGH, April 3.-RCWomr
ems managers for A. J. Maxwell's
g1bernatorial campaign were an
nounced today as follows:
For the Second congressional dis
trict, Mrs. Lucille Dixon Rouse OF
Kinston; for Cabarrus county, Mrs,
w. A. Foil of Concord; for Fraxk'
lin, Mrs. S. C. Holden of Louis
burg; for Henderson, Mrs. Charles
R. Whitaker of Hendersonville; for
Lenoir, Mrs. Dan W. Parrott OF
Kinston; for Onslow, Mrs. K. D,
Pittman of Swansboro, Mrs. Eliza,
beth Pittman of Jacksonville and
Mrs. Eliza Barber of Richards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Solomon Is Reappointed
To Housing Authority

Harry Solomon, Wilmington mer-
chant, was reappointed a commits
sioner on the Housing Authority of
the City of Wilmington yesterday.
The appointment was made by
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper with the
approval of the city commissioners.
Solomon's new term will be for a
period of five years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04

r. Romeo, chairman; E. w. Mango,
Bruce B. Cameron, F. E. Livingston,
and Fl, G. Latimer, Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
WILLIAMS BODY
. RECOVERED HERE
50-Year-O Old Negro Fisher.
man Drowned When Boat
Overturned March IA

The body Of Jordan Williams, So
year-old negro fisherman, who
drowned when his boat capsized in
the Cape Fear river on March IA,
was recovered from the river early
yesterday afternoon.
Coroner Asa w. Allen, after an
investigation, ruled that the man
came to his death through "acciden-
tai drowning" and that no inquest
will be held. "
The body was found floating in
the river by T. M. Potter, of Castle
Hayne, and King Bryant, of 1906
South Third street, who towed it tc
the dock at the foot Of Princess
street.
The body was identified by Will
liam Halves, Of 107 South 18Th
street.
Williams was alone in his boat a,
the time it overturned. Some near.
by fishermen saw him fall in tn
water but were unable to rescu'
him. Several searches a few day
later failed to find the body.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Bolivia High Plans
Annual School Exhibit

BOLIVIA, April 3-The Bruins
wick county school exhibit will be
held April IL and 10 at the Bo-
livia High school, Glenn M. Tucker,
principal, announced today.
Several Of the state department
school officials have been invited to
attend as follows: Miss Julia
Wetherington, DR.. j.. Henry High
smith, T. E. Brown, Roy H.. Thorn
as, and N. B. Chestnut,
Exhibit entries are to be made
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04

between IL and 4:30 o'clock Friday
afternoon, April IL. Judging Of en-
tries for the first and second
awards will begin at 2 o'clock.
The public is invited to attend
and bring a basket lunch as picnic
will be served on the school
grounds at S o'clock. Glee clubs and
stringed music players have been
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04

invited to provide special ron..
from $50 to 7:30 o'clock, w
Recitation and defamation
tests will be held at 8 O'Clock NJ,
school exhibit will close =.
o'clock noon, Saturday II
will include the following secti, aa
agriculture, home economics 'as'
general class unit projects, gera al
illustrations, poems, and flowers
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Home OF Negro Family
At Winnabow Destroyed

WINNABOW, April 3.-Van and
Pearl Galloway, members OF a negro
family of nine, appealed today for
aid after a fire swept through their
frame dwelling near here yester-
day, destroying everything the fami-
ly possessed.
Members of the family found
shelter with friends at S04 Queen
street Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04

ADVERTISEMENT
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
Athletes FOOT

To effectively relieve the itching,
burning discomfort of athletes foot,
and to kill the fungi upon contact,
use famous parasiticidal Black and
White Ointment as dressing to *
posed surfaces. Soothing, cooling
relief begins at once. Use with
Black and White Skin Soap today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-04
wake UP YOUR
LIVER BILE

Without calomel-And You'll Jump Out Of
Fed in the Morning Karin to Go
The liver should pour out two pints Of
liquid bile into your bowels daily. If this
bile Is not flowing freely. your food may
not digest. It may just decay in the bowels.
Gas bloats up our stomach. You get consti-
pated. You feel OUT. sunk and the world
looks punk.
1t takes those good. old Carter's Little
flowing freely to make you feel up and
up" Amazing in making bile flow freely.
Ask for Carter's Little Liver Pills by name,
Zoe and 25t. Stubborply refuse anything else.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-05

Mr.. and Mrs. James Cock were
dinner guests Thursday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Cook
at HOltville.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-05

Japanese pressure, through the Jap
an-sponsored national government
of China" in Nanking, on British
and American interests in the inter-
national settlement here.
Indicative of the sort of pressure
the Japanese and their Chinese
allies can exert is the present situ-
alton in the so-called special area
west of the settlement. Japanese and
Chinese military police Tuesday an
nounced formal blockade of this
district, in which many Americans
have their residences, because of
repeated attacks on Japanese and
agents of the Marking regime by
Chinese nationalist "terrorists." Reg
ulations now in effect, while they
permit foreign residents the right
OF entrance and exit, are such that
hundreds of persons must have
passes and are subject to question:
ing by Japanese officers.
Japanese officials said the west
ern district regulations should not
be construed as an indication of
"anti-foreignism" since they are
purely police measure" designed
to preserve order and curb the ac-
tivities of terrorists who have. as
sassinated scores of Japanese and
their Chinese sympathizers during
the past two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-05

ScoreSheet
Shows Millions
Spent on Liquor

CHICAGO, Dec. S. CUP - The
Womens Christian Temperance Un-
ion totaled its scoresheet last night
on the nations drinking bill since
repeal of prohibition seven years
ago and announced with concern
that imbibers have consumed some
40,000,000,0O0 "shots" of various
liquors at cost of $21 SOB, ,048, 900.
This, the WCTU said, was at the
expense of food, clothing, housing
and attendance at movies, in
statement issued on the eve of re-
peals seventh anniversary.
A breakdown of the 7-year score
sheet revealed that drinkers did
away with some 1865, ,92O barrels of
1O0-proof alcohol. 270,000000 bar
rels of beer and 450,0O0,000 gallons
of wine.
Other facts listed in the WCTU
tally of what repeal actually has
meant" to the nation:
ARRESTS for drunkenness have
nearly doubled. Specifically, the
WCTU said, the ratio of such ar
rests per 10000 population increas-
ed 82,1 per cent in 1889 over 1882.
2.-Deaths attributed to alcohol
ism are Al per cent higher than dur
ing the first seven years of prohibi-
ton.
3.-The ratio per 100000 popula-
ton of arrests for driving while in
toXicated increased 61.3 per cent
in 1899 over 1882, while the annual
average of traffic deaths increased
80 per cent during the repeal per-
iod over the first seven years of
prohibition.
4.-The number of the nations
liquor retailers had grown to 420,-
900 by July l, 1910.
5.-"The liquor trade has spent
nearly $300,000000 in advertising,
propaganda and sales appeal. aimed
principally at making customers out
of millions of former on-drinking
youths and women"
! 6.-Makers of distilled spirits have
sold $5,106,2 ,342 worth of mer-
chandise, the beer dealers three
times that amount or $14,882 ,048 ,342
and the producers of wine of ID to
21 per cent alcoholic content, ST.
COS, 100000.
The WCTU said the liquor manu-
facturers had collected gross total
of $2l SOB, ,048,000 from customers