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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
Health Council Posts
 Warning About Camps
Public or Private Places Must Be Approved By Health
 Departments Regulations Strictly Observed

No matter how isolated or inviting any prospective area in Connecticut may be for camping, its location, use and operation for this purpose are subject to strict regulations controlling public and private camps, warned the weekly bulletin of the State Department of Health. These rules promulgated by the Public Health council to protect public water supplies, must be needed by the management of camp grounds and by vacationists camp ing for the day, wekeends or for extended periods.
 According to Regulation 109 of the Staet Sanitary code, No city, town, borough, institution, person, firm or corporation shall operate, main tain, or offer for use, or permit to be used, within the State of Con- necticut any tract of land on which persons may camp except after full and literal compliance with the fol- lowing regulations:
 (a) The management Of any or ganized camp shall register in writ ing with the local health officer of the town. city or borough in which such camp is located description of the camp with its location, and such registration shall be made an- nually in January or in advance of the opening of the camping area for use.
 (b) A water supply of sanitary quality shall be provided in ample quantity to meet all requirements of the maximum number of persons using such a tract at any time. Said water supply shall be easily ob- tainable from its source or from a distributing system within dis tance of not more than 300 feet of any camping spot within such tract.
 Co Any water found unsafe for human consumption on such tract of land shall be either eliminated or purified, or shall be kept posted with placards definitely warning persons against it's use.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
CHESHIRE NEWS
 Hubert Rigney
 Cheshire Phone 334
JUNIORS INSPECT
 MERIDEN FILTERS
Boys Club Members Are Taken on Tour By Fora
 mer Major Leaguer

Cheshire, July 16 About 20 members of the Junior Boys Club, led by Robert Nichols visited the Alteration basin in Meriden at the Broad Brook reservoir Saturday af- ternoon. Edward A. Walsh, former White Sox star pitcher, who is in charge of the plant, gave the boys details on the work of Altering water to be used for drinking ppur- poses in Meriden After his demon stration of the method of Altering water, MT. Walsh talked of baseball, which proved to thoroughly interest ing to his guests. Following the visit with MT. Walsh tho boys went to Bishop farms for dog roast and watermelon feast.
 Mrs. Edward D. Bernard of Brooks vale road was hostess for the annual meeting and picnic of the Home Eco- monies Club today. Miss Frances Whitcomb was to discuss Stock ings" following tn lunch which was to be served at noon.
 E. Alden Sage of Maple avenue has returned to his home after spending two weeks at Storrs as a delegate fro mthe Baptist church.
 Mrs. Titlon 'Munson and Mrs. Raymond E. Warner are in charge of reservations for the dessert bridge to be held on the Warner lawn We'd nesday afternoon under the auspices of the Junior Aid Society O fthe Congregational Church.
 Members of St. Peters Guild will hold an all-day picnic at the home of Mrs. Frank McManamy of West Main street Wednesday.
 Children's night will be observed at the grange meeting Wednesday evening with the prgoram under the direction of Mrs. Lucius J. Hale, Mrs. Samuel P. Hall and Mrs. Henry c. Linton. The entertainment pro- gram will be given by the children and will start at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Arthur G. Hull. Miss Rose Pletz and MT. and Mrs. Julius Baumann will be in charge Of refreshments.
 Mss Marion Taylor. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. sherman 4. Taylor of Jarvis street, k spending the week vith friends Ia Massachusetts,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
GRANGE TO STAGE
 LECTURERS NIGHT
Master Donald Grahame to Preside at Town Hall
 Farley This Evening
MlDDlEBURY Correspondent: Nancy Riley
 Telephone 4-6410

Middlebury, July 16.-Mrs. Ruth Wheeler Turner of St. Petersburg Fla, former local resident is visit ing in Bristol with MT and Mrs. Louis Kirk who are former residents of Bradleyville road
 < Local grange meets this evening at SIS p. m. in the Town Hall with Master Donald Grahame in the chair. Mrs. Grahame will be in charge of refreshments after the meeting Visiting masters and lec- turers night will be observed with a large attendance anticipated. All members are urged to be present.
 Miss Helen Adams, daughter of Austin L. Adams of South street spent last week visiting in Maine.
 Miss Caroline G. Thompson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Hugh L. Thompson, local residents, Miss Genevieve Kair Hamlin and Miss Florence Tera are on an automobile trip to California. Enroute they are planning to visit the national parks.
 MT and Mrs. John Daly and son, John, Jr., of Yale avenue spent Sunday in New York where they at tended the ball game at Yankee Stadium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
WAR BOOM HOPES HIT

Declaring that the people are building themselves up to de- pressing let-down by expecting a wave of World War prosperity" as a result of the war in Europe, the Central League for National Spirit ual Mobilization of Japan has started a campaign to disillusion them. A statement issued in Tokyo also cautioned the people to refrain from thinking that the new war will make it easier for Japan to construct a new order in East Asia. Admiral Ryokitus Arima is president of the league.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
RAID ALARMS TESTED

Ulster, Northern Ireland, is striv- ing to attain great efficiency in the transmission of air raid warnings by telephone. Repeated tests are made to accelerate the speed. In one of the earlier tests the busy operators were able to warn PIT points within two minutes, and this time has been bettered. Key officials of the mili- tary, the police and defense depart ments, those controlling air raid warning sirens, district wardens, fac- tories vitally concerned and others are informed by this method. The messages transmitted in the tests go through to Belfast, the main dis seminating center in Ulster, from main distributing center in Eng land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16

(d) Fly-tight privies or water flushed toilets with system of sew age disposal approved by the state department of health shall be pro- vided and shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Separ- ate toilets for men and women shall be provided, one toilet seat for each 25 men, and one for each 25 women, or fraction thereof, of the maximum number of persons occupying such tract at any time. No camp within such tract shall be at a greater dis tance than 400 feet from both mems and women's tolets. The loca- tion of all toilets shall be plainly indicated by signs.
 e) Supervision and equipment sufficient to prevent littering of the grounds with rubbish, garbage or other refuse shall be provided and maintained Fly-tight Repositories for such material shall be provided and conspicuously located Every camp on said tract shall be within distance of not over 200 feet of such depository. These Repositories shall not be permitted to become foul smelling or unsightly or breed ing places for flies.
 (D The method of final sewage or refuse disposal utilized in con- nection with the operation of a camp shall be such as to create no nuisance.
 (g) The management of every organized camp shall assume re- sponsibility for maintaining in good repair all sanitary appliances on said ground and shall promptly prosecute or eight from such ground any person who willfully or maliciously damages such appli- ances, or any person who in any way fails to comply with these regu- lationS.
 (h) In every camp where space for trailer coaches is rented or held out for rent or on which free oc- cupancy or camping of trailerS is permitted to trailer owners or users, sanitary facilities approved by the local health officer shall be provided for the disposal of wastes from trailer sinks and toilets.
 O Failure to comply with the foregoing regulations shall be deem- ed sufficient cause for declaring the premises nuisance under the pro- visions of the law.
 (D These regulations shall be printed and kept posted in a con- spicuous place in any such camp by the management of such ground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
LAWLORS TO HOLD
 FETE FOR CHURCH
New St. AnthOny's to Benefit From Lawn Party
 Here Today
PROSPECT Correspondent: Alfred Peach Telephone 5.0S32

Prospect, July 16.-The Lawn Party" at the home of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Lawlor is to be held today at their home on the old Union City road. This party is to be held for the benefit of the new St. An thony's church.
 There is to be softball practice at the Chatfield grounds tonight at 6:30 o'clock.
 The Prospect Grange team plays softball on Wednesday evening with the Mad River Grange at the Chat field grounds, The game will start at about ' o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Chatfield and family of the Prospect-C Cheshire road have just returned home from vacation at lake in New Hamp- shire.
 On Thursday evening at 6.30 o'clock there is to be regular league game at the Chatfield grounds.
 There was a meeting held July 12 at the Grange hall. This was the visiting Pomona officers night. The program for their entertain ment was as follows: A song by the Grange came first. followed by an Independence Tableau," by Muriel Slater, Helen Steiler, and George Sabo. Next came current events by Miss Nellie Cowdell and songs by a mems chorus consisting of J. Ruffel Putnam, Charles Hodges, Howard Hodges, Henry Boardman, John Schweizer, Frank Plumb, Jr., and Harold Bunnell. A game called, "A Shadow Picture" '" by MT. and Mrs. John Schweizer came next followed by a tableau, "Intrcducticn to the Ruggles Fam ily," with the following characters; MT. and Mrs. Harold Bunnell, MT. and Mrs. John Schweizer, MT. and Mrs. Henry Boardman, MT. and Mrs. Charles Hodges, Emil Louns- bury, Frank Plumb, Jr., Howard Hodges, Lillian Miller, and Edna Jones. .. poem, Freedom of Farm Life" by Miss Ruth Hotchkiss fol- lowed by a thought for the week closed the program. The next meet ing is to be Friday. July 26. On this night the Grange is to have Mystery Ride"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
Building Permits

The following permits have been issued at the office of Building Inspector John T. Hartley:
 Liggett Drug Co, to alter store at East Main and North Main streets, $7,900..
 Thomas B. Sullivan, to alter dwelling at 225 Dwight street, $500.
 Mrs. Rose Deschenes, to erect addition to dwelling at 1928 Ham, iltOn avenue, $500.
 Stanley and Victoria Gomlin, to erect one-family dwelling on WoOdedge avenue, $3,O00.
 Andrew NIaurutis, to enclose porch on dwelling at 2s Chipman street, $50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16

One Waterbury reserve officer and 4l youths from Waterbury and vic unity are among the 200 Connecticut men stationed at Fort Devens, Mass, for military training with the CMTC, The camp accommoates about 900 men from all parts of New Eng land.
 The camp is being held near the shore of Robbins Pond. The officers md boys are sleeping under tents with cemet floors. Headquarters, mess and supply buildings, and la trines are built of cement blocks. The morning program at camp in- Cludes physical and military train ing: the afternoon, sports and the evening, boxing, amateur program. choral sings, dances, and moving pie
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
BY ELMER c. WALZER Limited Press Financial EditorD

New York, July 16.--(UP) Stocks and bonds opened irregular in dull trading today. July cotton lost to 22 points and other positions were 1 to 3 points lower.
 Chemical issues weakened on a Dow-Jones analysis showing chem ical companies second quarter earn ings will be adversely affected by increased reserves required under the new tax law. Eastman Kodak opened at 110 of 1; Union Carbide 67 IA of 3-4; and Du Pont 157 IA of 3-4.
 U. s. Gypsum rose a point to 58. Small gains were noted in U. s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
HE ROBS BLIND; 30 YEARS

San Francisco - (U.P0 - This city's "meanest thief" confessed in court to having robbed 10 blind pen- sioners of more than $1,000. He won entrance to their homes by posing as a physician sent from San Fran csico hospital to examine and treat their eyes and then robbed them of amounts ranging up to $585 in one instance. He was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
SECOND CATHOLIC
 LECTURE PLANNED
Campaigners for Christ to Sponsor Event TOmOr= A row at COe Park
TORRlNGTON Correspondent: John Carr Phone T0rrington 6445

Torrington, July 16.-TomoToW evening, the second Catholic Action lecture will be presented at Coe Me morial park. The program, sponsored by the Catholic Campaigners for Christ, will start at 8 o'clock.
 The lecture will be titled, "The Bridge Over the World. The last lecture will be presented at Coe park July 24.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
DICE GAME ON ALERT

Memphis, Tenn. - CUP) - The safest way to shoot craps was dis covered by a group of Memphis Negroes. While huddling over the galloping dominoes in the center of railroad switchyard, they list ened to police calls on a portable radio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
Market Prices Shaken Again By Irregularity
July Cotton Lost From to P Points Fractional
 Losses Were Noted in Several of Leaders

Rubber, Union Pacific, Standard oD (New Jersey), Vanadium, lnterna- tional Harvester. United Aircraft and Chrysler.
 Fractional losses were noted in General Electric, Pennsylvania, Radio Corporation, U. s. Steel, New York Central and United Gas Im- provement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
Highway Commission Meeting

The state highway safety com mission will sponsor a dinner meet ing tomorrow night at Conley Inn. Representatives of Litchfield county town will be on hand to help or ganize county safety organization. Each town representative invited is a chairman of their local safety commission, respectively.
 FOresters Celebration August ,.
 Court Sadi Carnot, Foresters of America, are making plans for cele- brating their 10th anniversary at picnic-outing at the Torrington Fish and Game club grounds, August 5.
 The picnic will be for members and their families. The program will include a soft-ball game and a bocce tournament. The committee includes: Chairman. Alphonse Hu- gret, George Coumbie, Henry Ma hieu, Henry Rollet. Charles Borey, and Ferdinand Chatillion.
 Motorists Summoned
 David Medoff of Brooklyn. N. r., will appear in city court Saturday morning to answer charges Of violat- ing the motor vehicle laws. The summons was issued Monday by Of- Eicer Anthony Werner.
 Albert VeSpasezian of Little Falls, N. Y, was summoned Sunday by Ofncer Edmond Wall for speeding. He was schedulued to appear in city court yesterday but failed to do so and a si0 bond was forfeited
 D. Q. H. Picnic sunday
 The local D. O, H lodge will spon- sor the annual state D. o. H. pic- nic Sunday at the D. O. F. park in ToFrlngford Included on the speak CTS list will be Oscar c. Beckert Of Burlington. Vt.. National president: and Wenml echwarx of Greenfield, nfnGs.. national secretary. Mayor tNiIlinm A. Patten has accepted an
 Riteilen to Hpeas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
Mrs. E. H. Anderson Dies

Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. E. H. Anderson of Bristol Sunday afternoon at the Bristol hospital. The deceased was the mother of Mrs. Sidney Jen- nings of this city.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow Afternoon at 2 o'clock in Bristol, with burial in the family plot here in Hillside cemetery The deceased is also survived by two brothers, John and Oscar Westberg, both of Torrington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
Constable Injured

John Kelly, Bethlehem, and Thomas Nemence, Litchfield, are be- ing held at the Litchfield county jail awaiting trial in Morris town court July A on charges of interfering with an officer, breach of peace, assault and resistance, as the re- suit of a disturbance at the Music Box, Bantam Lake, Saturday. Kelly and Nenence are alleged to have beaten up Constable Hubert R. Mum roe of Morris, who is at the Char lotte Hungerford hospital. suffering from a fractured jaw and other in- juries. Justice Harold c. living set bonds of $500 each but the accused were unable to raise bail. It is re- ported that during the melee, Con- stable Munroe's gun was wrested from him. State Policemen Claude Morris and William Casey of the Canaan barracks made the arrests.
 St. Anthony's Circle, Daughters of Isabella, will hold picnic at Dowd Camp, Bantam Lake, tomorrow.
 A well-child conference will be held in the health center tomorrow from to 5 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
|NOvENA RITES HERE TONIGHT
Forty-HOurs DevOtiOns at St. AnthOny's Church
 Ends This Morning
LlTchEIELD

Litchfield, July 16.-The Forty Hours Devotion in honor of the Blessed Sacrament opened Sunday at St. Anthony's church at the Il o. clock mass and closed this morning att he o'clock mass. Tonight at 8 o'clock there will be novena de- votions in honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. The summer vacation school for the grammar school children will continue each week for the next three weeks Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday morn- ings at g o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
CARLE CAST

Richard Carle. stage comedian of ''Mary's Lamb," 'The Tenderfoot" and many other Broadway hits. has been cast in "The Golden Fleecing" with Lew Ayres and Rita Johnson.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-06-22

Prof. A. L r chardson, assistant
Principal of B. c. T S, is teaching
in the Rust College Summer School
Miss Julia Evans of Tallu'eh,
La, visited her sister. Mrs. Fleater
Nothern, last week.
Rev. A. D. Purnell, Mrs. Estella
Britton, Mr.. John Thomas, Mr.. w.
c. Stidhum and Rev. w. T. Low
cry, Of Chambers, were among the
business callers to our office this
week.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-06-22

made daily and distribut+ d to low
income farm families.
Mrs. Elnora Hallom, operator of
Elnora's Beauty Shoppe, is up after
a brief illness.
Mrs. Lula Hooks has returned
spending last week in Glendora.
Mr.. Henry Thomas has returned
from Memphis.
Mr.. Tim Downey was business
caller to our office, Tuesday.
Miss Sallye Wade is attending
Summer school at Clarksdale.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-06-22

Mrs. Alma Talton and son Wen
dell, accompanied Mr.. Earnest
Powell, MIS- Vernjcc Powell Wood.
row and Mrs. Vernicc StalWorth,
back TO Chicago last week.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-06-22
Local News

Crowded out last week.
Prof. w. D. Anderson, Negro
Farm Agent for Bolivar County
is attending Summer School at
Tuskegee Institute, Ala.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-06-22

Rev. A. .. Purnell motored to
Jackson Sunday to attend a
funeral. He was accompanied by
his son, E. c.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-06-22

A cotton mattress project is being
operated here under the supervision
of Miss G. G. Keaton, Negro Home
Demonstration Agent and
Prof. w. .. Anderson, Farm Agent
From 10 to IL mattresses are being
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The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-06-22

The laymen and ushers of Pleas
ant Green Baptist Church held
their anniversary services Sunday
Afternoon. Visitors from several
nearby Churches were present.
Rev. E L. Blair preached. $1,000
was raised.
Miss Vivian Johnson retured
from Bobo and spent the weekend
with her mother, Mrs. Gertrude
Johnson.
Commencement exercises for the
N Y. A. Training Center were
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28

Rev. w. B. Orndorff, of the Gar
rett Baptist Field, is spending several
days in Cumberland on church bust
ness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28
McHENRY

Earle Savage, student at Frostburg
College, spent Thanksgiving here with
his mother, Mrs. Nora Savage.
Verlyn Carr and C. W. Fraker were
in Cumberland Sunday. Mrs. Fraker's
condition is improving.
Margaret Sue Glotfelty, who is at
tending school in Oakland, spent the
Thanksgiving period at home with Mr.
and Mrs. c. |. Wright.
Misses Jeanette Glotfelty and Beuhl
Wilburn were visiting friends in
Frostburg Saturday evening.
Mrs. George Glotfelty and daugh-
ter jeanette visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Randall Wilburn at Flatwoods Sunday.
Mrs. William Walton spent part of
last week with Mrs. Samuel Walker
in Frostburg and also visited her
daughter, Virginia Ellen, who was a
patient at Memorial Hospital in Cum
berland. Misses Pearle and Harolene
Mclean were dinner guests of Mrs.
Walker on Wednesday. Miss Walton
returned to her home here Saturday.
On Sunday she had as her guests June
and Freda Fike and Susannah Dewitt,
of Hoyes; Miss Virginia Enlow and
Mrs. Farley Savage
Miss Louellyn Glotfelty spent We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. Maurice
Goehringer.
Miss Mary Glotfelty, Cumberland,
was here during the past week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Glotfelty.
Mrs. George Brant and members of
her family, visited Mrs. Brant's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Calls, at
Flatwoods on Sunday.
Miss Betty Glotfelty visited her
aunt, Mrs. Emma Specht, in Oakland.
Earle Railey, Lonnie Long and Har-
land Bowman, who are employed as
carpenters at Camp Meade, spent the
weekend at their respective homes
here.
Mr., and Mrs. Webster Brenneman
spent a few days last week visiting
relatives in Akron, o. While there
they also visited Mrs. Elwood Brenne-
man, who is patient in one of the
hospitals of the city.
Mrs. Edward K Glotfelty, who has
been i'll, is now slowly improving.
Mrs. Sidney Harvey, Lillian, De-
lores, Carl and Earle Harvey and
Mrs. Ralph McSpadden spent Sunday
with Mrs. Charles Leasure, near Pitts
burgh. Earle Harvey remained for a
brief visit. Mrs. Leasure was the for
mer Miss Ruth Harvey, of McHenry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-28

Rev. and Mrs. Felix G. Robinson and
children were guests of relatives in
Fairmont, West Va, over the period
of Thanksgiving.