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Evening star., 1940-04-14

planes, It would have to meet the
cost Of developing future better
models for the Army Air Corps.
Secretary Morgenthau upheld the
War Department on this point at
a conference with Arthur B. Pur-
Wis, head Of the Allied Purchasing
Mission. on prospective aircraft or
ders which manufacturers have been
told may reach $1,000, 100000.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
lead people into wars because there
will be prosperity.

"The general policies laid down in
the Hull reciprocal trade agree
ments are the policies Germany
hopes to follow after the peace in
relation to the United States and
the rest of the world. We want to
get rid of the barter system as soon
as we can"
Evening star., 1940-04-14

Japan may have food ration cards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25
WILLKIE ADMIRER
 OFFERING REWARD
SIashing of Banners lrates Owner-AnxiOus to Ap=
 prehend Guilty Party

Two signs on Philip Palangio's half-ton truck were wantonly cut to shreds last night by someone who did not share Palangios sentiments regarding Willkie. The slogans blaz- oned to all who would read For Peace and Prosperity, Nominate and Elect Wendell L. Willkle." Long before Willkie was nominated ne had set them on the truck and had campaigned for him. Palangio la mented to the police department last night that he could not see why anyone could be so mean as to oe- stroy his property.
 MT. Palangio is a caretaKer on the summer estate in West Cornwall and it was there that Palangio made the acquaintance of MT. WILL kie. During the campaign for Ionl- ination, he wrote the candidate that he started a one mans campaign in his behalf. MT. Willkie wrote him A letter thanking him for his effort. Since then he has received an auto graphed copy of MT. Willkie's book. He also visited MT. Willkle at The Elton when the nominee was in this city two weeks ago. He said that he would offer reward of $10 to any one who could identify the party responsible.
 MT. Palangio stopped and gath cred up the tor nstrips of the Will kie banner and attempted to piece them together but finally decided that the job was impossible, drove away in his truck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25

sen said, will seek to establish standard rates of pay in depart ments where the same types of work is done. A survey to fix fair pay levels has been underway since early in the year, on recommenda- ton of Mayor Vincent A. 5cully.
 Mir. Olsen also plans to include special appropriation of 5000, to be used for defense purposes or for any unexpected expense. The esti- mates of miscellaneous revenue will b cut down, he said, that there will be no deficit in these items as was the case this year.
 Mayor Scully said that an ap- propriation of $1 900 for official due ties of his office would be set aside for defense purposes.
 The finance board gave tentative approval to number of proposed appropriations, most of them fixed amounts that do not vary from year to year.
 It is entirely possible that in set ting up the actual budget to be submitted to the board of aldermen for approval, the mayor and. the finance board will base it on a tax rate other than the SIS mill figure being used as basis by Mfr. Olsen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25

Public schools were closed today as 600 Waterbury teachers attend ed the 18th annual convention o1 the State Teachers Association III Hartford, New Haven, and Bridge port. Miss Daisy Lord, president of the local teachers Association was to speak at the New Haven session today.
 In a letter read at the pre-con- vention dinner at the Hotel Bond, Hartford, last night, U. s. Senator Francis T. Maloney advocated ted- eral aid for educational institutions, and termed funds contributed by teachers for pension purposes a sacred trust"
 The senator's letter to the associa- tion members follows:
 My dear Friends:
 In replying to your invitation to give you a statement on educa- tional issues, I am pleased to ply with your suggestion - and l am grateful for the opportunity.
 You are aware, of course, that the pressure of work here-largely a tremendous mail which deals pretty much with the internation- al situation - denies one the op- portunity to immediately pre- pare an article, or paper, or letter that would do full justice to the important matter with which YOU are so much concerned. re- alize that your publication is go-- ing to press within few days and consequently hasten to acknoW- ledge your telegram inviting me to comment upon educational issues.
 I am pleased to advise you that I am among those who believe i'll Federal aid to educational insti- tutions. It appears to me that Federal aid-supplementing neces- sary state aid-is necessary to equalize educational opportunity. saten to add, however, that firm ly beleive-and shall ever insist upon = local control of educa- tional processes.
 Likewise do I believe in the steps being taken toward the ad- yancement of vocal education and here again I am in favor of local control. For the moment because of the tremendous need
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25

By NEA Service
 Sweaters, slang and swing may be the same with boys and girls of high school age across the nation, but there is wide difference among those who use alcoholic beverages in what and where they drink.
 That a good percentage of the youth of the country does drink IS shown by an Allied Youth Inc. survey taken in the high schools of 31 widely scattered cities. Data compiled from II ,433 unsigned re- turns showed:
 Fifty-five per cent of senior high school boys use some type of alcoholic beverage.
 Thirty-seven per cent of the girls drink to some extent.
 For both sexes 43 drinkers are found in a tSpicaI 100.
 Allied Youth national group that sponsors school clubs in citizenship training and alcohool education, undertook this survey to bring to date figures from two 1888 analy- ses on youthful drinking. Three were the Maryland Survey of the American Youth Commission and Allied Youths own checkup in 13 cities. FEW DRINK
 AT HOME NOW
 In the Maryland survey, 52 per cent of the boys and 38 per cent of the girls under 21 said they were drinking. In the past two years, then, there has been a possible in- crease in drinking among boys and slight decrease among girls.
 Today's figures differ greatly with two-year- -old returns as to the place and manner of youths use of beer wine and mixed drinks. Among 1884 typical drinkers questioned in 1888
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25

1HeAeEeueeS TOT Var10uS beVeT~ ages among the youth of 31 cities.
 more than 1000 usually drank at home.
 The 1940 quiz shows only 914 of 1899 youngsters drinking at home, while 2,272 sip with 8 few friends" and 995 indulge "at party" Only 155-mostly boys-said that they turn to liquor when blue" YOUTH PREFERS
 WINES, BEER
 There is still a preference among young people for light wines and beer, but there has been decline in the percentage favoring these drinks.
 Two years ago, the vote in 13 cities was four to one in favor of wines and beer. In the 31 cities checked in 1940, the light beverages are a two to one choice over whisky, gin and mixed drinks.
 Of the total queried, 42 per cent preferred wine, 26 per cent beer, 26 per cent mixed drinks, while 6 per cent took their liquor straight"
 Wine was two to one favorite among girls, and was slightly more popular than beer with boys. Pro- portionately, more girls than boys voted preference for mixed drinks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25
YMCA Notes

Chairman Robert E. Platt has cal- led a meetin of the Educational and Industrial Division Committee to be held in the Y. M. c. A. cafeteria Monday noon. Reports will be re- ceived from Mattatuck Technical Institute, various unit courses, plans for the 1941 series of Community Forums, and reports from the Waterbury Public Speakin Club and the Industrial Foremen's Club.
 The Board of Governors of the
 Industrial FOremen'S Club will
 meet at the Central Y. M. c. A.
 next Thursday at 7:3O p. m. It is
 expected that copies of the Nov
 Club News will be available for
 distribution at that time. Plans
 will be made for the November IA
 dinner meeting of the club. Presi-
 dent II. Wesley LeavenwOrth will
 be in charge of the meeting
 The enrollmentS to date in the Y. M. c. A. class in Metallurgy taught by John c. Bradley include: Robert Brady, William c. Carroll, Francis J. Connelly, James Corkin- dale, Schuyler Crowell, Joseph Dunn Jr., D. B. Hewitt, Amerigo A. Graz iani, Joseph Lauden, Vincent c. Le- Roy and Raymond Wrenn.
 The Story Writing class taught
 by Roger Garis at the Y on
 Thursday veening has the follow
 ing enrolment to date: Betty
 Blanchard, Mrs. John c. Bradley,
 Mary s. Delaney, Elizabeth w.
 Dempsey, Lyall H. Hill. Marie A.
 Hyland, Margaret s. Judd, Ruth I.
 Liebeck, John B. MarcOux, Lou
 Morrison, Mrs. Harold J. Quinn,
 Mrs. Stephen Sitar, John F.
 Sweeney and Charles Twiss.
 Twenty couples attended the an- |nual Beta Hi-Y halloween party at the Central Y. Halloween games novelties and refreshments was the order of the evening. The elimina- tion dance was won by Fred Murphy and Phyllis McAuslin. The Sport dance was won by Bob Waters and Marga Darn. The committee in charge was: Bob Hayes, chairman Robert Wakeley, Kenneth Byrne Richard Carolan, Robert O'Connor
 Those who were in attendance are as follows: Robert Waters Matga Darn, Charles GreenlaW
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25
Teachers In State
 Conferences Today
Public Schools Closed Here Today; U. s. Senator
 Maloney Sends Letter Characterizing Pensions

that we speedily advance our na- tional defense program = I can understand that there may be temporary difficulties in working out a local control-but they should and must be overcome, and educational institutions must be under the direction and authority of governing bodies within the states.
 I believe that funds contributed by teachers for pension and re- tirement are a sacred trust and should not be interfered with or utilized for any other purpose than that for which they are set aside and established. Retirement funds should guarantee teachers a complete protection.
 In this period of uncertainty when we are mortified, if not ter rified, by world events, there is a greater need than ever that we preserve the stability and charac- ter of every part of our education al system. It must go forward and we cannot forsake the education of our children and young people under any circumstances. There can be no moratorium on intelli- gence.
 I must add, in this brief letter, my pride and confidence in your Association. You are entitled to the continuing and increased sup port-as well as the applause and approval of the people of our state.
 thank you very much for per- mitting me to comment - even though briefly - on this subject.
 Sincerely yours,
 FRANCIS MALONEY,
 U. s. Senate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25

Kay Libby, Chris Kelley, Barbara Welch, Fred Murphy, Phillis Me- Austin, Donald Lyon, Katherine Herberg, Frederic Shattuck, Arlene Tromm, Kenneth Byrne, Betty Law son, Barney Burns, Dorothy Barry, Robert O'Connor, Velma Keefe, Lucien PerIault, Katherine Day, Gordon Dubuque, Rosemary Day, John Jenusaitis, Mildred Bruzras, Margaret Mueller, Robert Hayes, Patricia Mclaughlin, Leo Finn, Lois VerVeer, Bill Webster, Libby Rice
 Robert WaEeley, Ann Bradley, Ur- sala Feeney, John Plummer Made line Vanasse, and William Blair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25
FINANCE BOARD
 SCANS BUDGET
Reduction in Tax Rate Ex.. : pected $337,OOO Sur-
 plus Estimated

The board of finance had prelim- mary figures for the 1e41 budget under consideration today, after re- ceiving official information from Budget Director Thorvald E. Ol- sen yesterday that the estimated surplus for this year will be $337,- GOO. MT. Olsen, who under the char ter must submit a recommended budget, told the board that he is proceeding on the basis of 31 Ia mill tax rate for next year, which would be a reduction of one mill from this years rate.
 His budget for next year, MT, Ol-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25
SOCIAL CONFERENCE
 NAMES SOME LOCALS

The Connecticut Conference of Social Work has elected William M. Harris of this city a vice-presi- dent and Mis; Margaret Bull of this city member of the board of dir ectors.
 Mir. Harris is director of the Lincoln House, and Miss Bull is executive secretary of the Corner House Association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25
DOCTORS STUDY
 DEFENSEPLANS
IT New Members Admitted to County Medical Group;
 Causes of War Cited

Failure of the United statse to join the League of Nations was given as one of the underlying causes of the present war by Dr. John Sher- man Custer, professor of History at Avon old Farms school, at the 157th senli-annual meeting of the New Haven County Medical association last night.
 Speaking to 175 members of the group at the Waterbury Country club, Prof. Custer said that Germany was responsible for the actual out- break of the war, but the responsi- bTlity for the circumstances leading
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25

to the conflict must be shared sev- eral ways.
 Among the underlying causes cited by the speaker were the Versailles peace terms, the willingness of Eng land to let Germany rearm so that the balance of power" might be pre- served in the face of strong France, and the failure of this coun- try to join the league.
 The defense program was the key- note of a symposium held in the afternoon by Col. Harry l.. Dale, U. s. A., of New Haven, pr. George M. Smith, of Pine Orchard, chairman of the state medical preparedness program; Maj. William B. Smith, in charge of the medical side of the selective service act in this state; and Dr. Stanley H. Osborn, state commissions rof health.
 pr. J. H. Root of Waterbury, pre- sided at the afternoon session, when IT new members were elected.
 New members from Waterbury and vicinity are: pr. Roger B. Nelson of Waterbury, pr. Charles s. Kennedy of Naugatuck, pr. Leo L. Tylec of Union City.
 England has broomhandle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25
AUXILIARY PLANS
 FOOD SALE EVENT

The auxiliary of Lord Kitchener Post will hold a food sale all day tomorrow at Rowland & Hughes. All members are urged to bring dona- tions to the store as early as possi- ble Saturday morning.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1940-06-21
A-tc:;NTj ABOUT continued from pogo s.


Art; homo vhoro the many guests partook Of
rcfro alunolts and onto rte inmont. Happy birthday
to you Art.
Cecil Tucker end Dick Fumo arc bound for
Anchorage to work ct no Army Bcso thcro. By
tho Wcy, l.. olld Ii. would mt DO nj ing thom,
would they?
Two photographs # O very contrasting end
intorootinC nature gro ON display in tho win
COW Of Boczor's Photo Shop. Ono showing G 8
ncstod schooner tod up to tho Erskino dock,
during 1881 end tho other, fine picture Of
this growing town as it is in 1910. Worry
unique, indeed, lr. Becker.
Overheard Bill the othor day Spying he
surely Wished no COULD got G. stocdy JOB Of
driving thct big Naval Boso "ton-Whco1or" ct
81 40 per hour!
Saw tho town IS ponkcr, Mr.. Torgo2soh,
voering tho mos bocutific smilo and G boout-
ifr1 Wild iris of g. royal purple color. He
irAf ormod: your inqui1i ng> reporter, that tho
hills Of this island apourdod with gro1t mass
Of this SPECTACULAR f1oWor. Tho smilo was
proobIy occasionod by tho trcmoldous increase
in bcnl dopo5:its aftor plY=d -
Kodiak mirror., 1940-08-02

territory recently. acquired by
 the soviets, to examine all tho armed forcos of Reds in that Ivl cinit ty.1 !3Loraon It was reliably" repor7 'Itod that 23O, 900 rechani zed troops were on the .!1ovo into the territory north of the Loi1 River, between Brest and cher- burg. All residents have been warned away from all seaports in northeast France C,,rr snt 'l'tr1ors ere predicting ;sn attack on Iroland in tho near future,
 ce.r1ying out Hirlcr's threat to completely encircle the british Isles, before deliver
 ing tho Heath bloN".
 london :. George Bornard Shaw
 vas srrestod today sel1 jailed
 for fifth co lslnn aotfvity. His
 ;srticlos 4nd books lave bcea
 tanned iron press and other
 .ii iircnlation. "a
Kodiak mirror., 1940-08-02
ToaE1 GN NENs (fron page l)

ToaG1GN M1Ns {fron page 1)
 Berlin e- Thousands of leaflets bearing ait1ers Hast appeal to reasouh zero scattered owe. England by Nazis pianos. Those ralaphlots were
 10 l2 inches and of very rough paper. Tho
 German High Command also Eado public a state- nent that aEr gIa;ll would pay dearly for the
 destruction of Hsaburgr
 Bucharest = Over 200 6ivi sions of Russian
 troops arc being na arched into Poland row as
 Premier Nolotov stated that the soviets were
 taking an atti tudc of prepared wat chfulness.
 Wo-yo = The pro Nazi adl1inis stration of Japan
 announced recently that they wore the donin-
 ant pover in tho east and. were going to take
 over toth tho Dutch East Indies and French.-
 lado China, even in view of the warning given
 tllon by the U.s. last spring. corde11 Hull
 witheld any statement today, but adni ttcd the, were worried over the situation as the us. supply of both tin and rubber would be severe ly uurta11cd by any such action. London = Generalissi-lo Franco of Spain today
 firmly resisted any Gel1.an encroAch1ont on
 Spanish soil anc. refused to aid the axis pow CTS ir4 the preparation of the rbig attack" on Great Britain. Ror1c -,Virgina Gaydo cont inued his at tacks by his papers,. on the Sri tish Government. Ho stated that tho axis powers would continue to bomb EagJand until nshe was punch drunk and would gladly surrendesn I.| # Vichy, Franco = The -?ota.n Government today conf seated tho private fortunes of beth Baro, Roths child and Eugene Dreyfuss, amounting to unhola millions. They also sentenced to death General CechauG, who is in command of all the French forces tlroaEnoiat the British and F1.en- ch empires, with hoadeuar ters in London, who
 still continue to fight against Nazi conquest Seattle e: The oapnnose steamer Mona Marn left Seattle today, bound for Yokohama, loaded uitl lumber end scrap iron. = .. Moscow It vas authoritively stated that all negotiations have broken down between the Engll sh and Soviet repros entativos. That 3r4t tain has failed horribly in her attempts . at professed friendship; that from now on the Soviet Union would work hand in hand with - Hitler and Nussolini. These remarks we're cred
 tied to Foreign Co1rai sser Mo1otov, in recent speech. Dol ,nsc conrlisssr nliaoshenko was sent to Kishinof5, capital of the Bessarabian>
 terri tory recently acquired by - == - the soviets, to examine all tha armed forcos of Reds in that <
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-04

three inch catfish $50 three inch crappie ana 600
three inch yellow perch; besides thousands "fing
erl1ngs, small feed fish Last June the Fisheries
Bureau experts, judging by the extent of build
Ing and so on, gave their opinion that the lake
might safely and advised1y be fl shed. the basis
Of their recommendations the management drew up
an ordinance to permit fishing. This provided for
the issuing of permits by the town, for small fee,
to citizens wishing to fish. The extent of the
catch restricted. When the ordi nance was put
before the Town Council several local fishermen ap-
peared to plead the fishing permitted for one
or two more years, and the ordinance withdrawn.
Several varieties Of wild duck have been ne rmar-
emily pdnioned to the lake by clipping theirMngs,
among them are canvas backs, na1lards, scaups, and
wood ducks. The Fisheries Bureau experts have said
that for the safety of the fish population their
number should not exceed 25 30.
In season the Lake is very popular wi tn picnicE-
ers,as there boating Facilities Grepl aces wi tn
tables and benches overlooking the water, and an
open cabin which may be used for dancing. when the
Lake is frozen it has proved fine place for ska
ting, with illumination afforded at nj ht by rows of
headlights Of cars parked along the bank.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-04
OUR TOWN: The Story of Greenbelt Lake

The next step in the creation Of the lake the
bui lding of q foot dam at the west end of the
basin. First a concrete wall constructed,
with six foot base extending into the future Lake
prevent seepage. The outer walls we're formed
by alternate foot-deep layers of sand, gravel and
facing was veneered with stone where the dam to
protrude above the surface, precautin against
erosion. Strange to say, b1ows of respectable
strength size kicked up during local storms.
ten foot water pd pc and l8 inch cast iron
pipe through the top of the dam, in case of
future building back Of the old Boyle house, the
American Legion headquarters.
After the dam was completed it took the lake
year to fill up, although 1T is fed by two streams
and immerable springs along the banks, besides
rain and melting Some stom and wash water is
swimming in the lake banned. Overflow empties
into Paint Branch, and is carried from there into
the Anacostia River. AS the Lake grew it took on
shape roughly like molar tooth, with the dam as
the "grinding surface", and the two coves at the
western end corresponding to roots
Before the pool was built srd mining in the lake
was permitted in which chlorinated and
tested daily for bacteria count, in view Of the
ight pollution noted above. Despite these pre-
cautions there at time epidemic of
throats wilic blamed the lake. 1t was very
difficult to supervise swimming in the lake, too;
BeltsNlle boy drowned the sumner of June, 1888.
there good place to construct a beach,
any way of doing
On November II, 1896, President Roosevelt dumped
into the lake the first dipperfn Of fish from the
first Of the tubs upon tubs of then furnished by the
Bureau of Fisheries. There 30 adult, large
mouthed bass, Il to l3 inches long; 80 six inch
large-nouthed bass; 100 three inch s'nfish; 200
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-04

Photo by George Fair
By Anne Hull
Converting o acres of swamp into the Greenbelt
Lake the first job tackled back in the beginnings
of community, in 1895. It was project that
took 200 year to complete, at a total cost to
the Government of about S75, 900.
As. told by Harvey Vincent the tale takes on
Paul buyan flavor. The swamp the most heavily
wooded spot the place, he says, With trees
aging 100 feet in height 30 inches diameter.
These pulled out by the roots Has easily you
would a toothH by ingenious machine mounted
back Of Fordson tractor. The stump piles mounted
up high houses, and burned two months
Some OF the logs used in construction work. the
rest were turned to the county relief board,
When the last of the brush removed the clay
basin had to be drained of swamp water by series
of di tches arranged in herringbone pattern, which
reselb1ed denuded Christmas tree, in r. Vincent's
drawing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-17
Furniture

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