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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-03
TODAY'S
SPORT
PARADE
BY HENRY McLEMORE

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Phoenix, Ariz, Feb. 3. (UP)-Ask
the first so persons you meet to
name the toughest of all sports
championships to win and the
chances are that not one of them
will name the correct one. For
answers they'll give you the heavy
weight boxing championship, the
national open golf title, the U. S.
tennis singles crown, or the decath-
Ion championship.
Those are all tough, mind you
and call for much of the best that
goes to make up a man. But there
is one sport, and it is a compare
lively little known one, where man
to win the championship must show
the ultimate, and perhaps little
bit more, in courage, skill, strength,
and endurance. 1t is the sport that
has grown up out of Americas cat
tie industry and is known as the
rodeo.
Which would you rather do, face
Joe Louis or ride out of chute on
the back Of Brahma steer? Have
Don Bulge smash a volley at you
or jump into the pilots seat atop
a bucking bronco? Walk, up to
50-foot putt or leap from a running
cow pony and tangle with the horns
of wild steer?
To win the cowboy championship
a man has to tame the Brahma,
stick on the bronco, Wrestle a steer,
and dozen other things just as diff
ficult and just as dangerous. There
isn't one event on his list that does
not carry with it the threat of
death or serious injury. One bit of
bad judgment, one slip, and the
rodeo cowboy is headed for the last
roundup.
One OF the biggest of the coun-
try's rodeoS will be held here in 10
days or so and the streets already
are sprinkled with men of the range
wearing high-heeled boots, Stetson
hats, and Lewis. They are the pro-
fessional rodeo contestants-tall,
lean, hard-faced, bow-legged, cal
lous-handed men. And most of
them have limp. .......
At the fairgrounds the rodeo stock
is penned. The stock is guaranteed
vicious and one look at it and you
know the guarantee Is valid. There
isn't an animal in the pens you
would feed a carrot to unless you
wore suit of mail. There is nc
such thing as fixing steed or buck
ing horse. They have no idea of
the value Of money.
My visit to the corralS followed a
morning at the Phoenix Country
club where the annual golf tourna-
ment is being held. After talking to
the cowboys I wondered if I hadn't
been guilty Of overstatement in re-
ferring to a golfer who had holed
a long putt for q win as "coura-
geous." Take Slim Ahlquist, for ex-
ample. Slim Is a quiet, drawing,
blue-eyed fellow Of six feet three or
whereabouts. For years he made the
rounds Of the rodeoS-Phoenix,
Madison Square Garden, Cheyenne,
Pendleton, and Salinas.
He paid his own way. There was
no guarantee money. He had to pay
a steep entrance fee for each event,
He had to depend upon his own
skill and daring to earn prize
money. and his own money and his
own neck. Slim is just one OF mary
professional rodeO contestants who,
t -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-03

EAGLES OPPOSE
HERSHEY BEARS
Int-Am Ice Hockey Rivals
at New Haven Sunday
Night

New Haven, Feb. 3 - Calude Bor-
que, sensational net hinder from
Les Canadiens, makes his home de-
but Sunday night in a New Haven
uniform when the Battle Birds take
ON the Hershey Bears on the Arena
ice. The opening face-of will be at
$3.50.
Bourque, who replaces wifi Guide,
Is playing his second year of pro
hockey. He joined the Canadiens
without a bit of minor league ex-
perience, and despite the poor de-
tense in front of hi mat Montreal,
managed to keep the scores down
against the Canadiens.
The Eagles are at Springfield to-
night, and Armand Mondou will be
in the lineup, replacing Earl Rob-
inson who was called home to Mon
treal early in the week due to the
serious illness of his wife. This will
be New Ravens last home appear
ance until Wednesday night, Feb
ruary IA, against Syracuse, the Ice
Follies of 1910 having taken over
the Arena for the entire next week.
LineupS:
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Schoolboy
Basketball
Schedules
Week Of February 9Th
under the Supervision of the
Park Department.

Games Monday
Kingsbury at Sprague (Referee
Gerace)
Walsh at SlocllIn (Referee Weyman)
st. Francis VS.. st. Thomas at Web
ster (Referee Pettine)
Hopeville at Maloney (Referee
Rigon)
Games Tuesday
Wilson vs. Bunker Hill at Slocum
Webster at Duggan (Referee Mari
nara) = -t- .,--
Games Wednesday
Wilson VS.. Bunger Hill at Slocum
(Referee Marinara)
At Washington Park:
4 p. m.-St. Joseph VS. IS. Peter
and Paul .. =
4:30 p. INST. Margaret VS. Sa-
cred Heart
(Referee Gerace, both games)
At Leavenworth gym:
4 p. INST. Anne VS.. st. Mary's
(Referee Rigon)
At Crosby gym:
3 p. m.-Crosby VS. Sacred Heart
3:45 p. m.-Leavenworth VS. wildly
(Referee Lonergan, both games)
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without debt to pay and without
nickel in their jeans, completes
in the toughest sporting events in
the world.
ut amt a easy way to make a
living, but it's fun" Slim said. Il
haven't a friend In the business who
hasn't been bounced and beaten all
over the country. Some had broncs
to tramp on 'en. Others got gored
by steers, and some got busted UP
being thrown. What's the toughest
thing of 'em all? I'll tell you-the
Brahma riding. Boy, that's hell. You
just jump on back Of Brahma'S
hump and get to praying"
Slim said that there must be an
easier way to make a living. He
pointed out that a fellow had to be
awful good and powerful lucky TO
make as much as $3.50 month dur
ing each Of the six rodeo months.
You need that much, Slim ex-
planned, to take care Of the hospital
bills.
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WATERFOWL WINS
Especial to the Democratl

Watertown. February Q. - Led
by Johnny Werenko, who scored 81
points. Watertown High marked up
q 80 to 81 basketball victory over
George Junior Republic of Litch-
field here tonight In a benefit dou-
ble-header for the Infantile Paraly-
sis Fund. The winners started fast
and held q 23-16 edge at half time
Benharz, Hawley and .Doohan were
the Republic standouts.
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CRAIG, KOVACH WIN
NEW BRITAIN BOOTS

Sammy Craig Of the north end
and nula Kovach Of Naugatuck were
clear-cut winners at New Britain
last night where some 800 fans at
tended a benefit boxing show for
Johnny Mack, New Britain boxer,
whose elesight has been given medi-
cal and surgical attention. Craig
stopped Patsy Pasculli Of New York
IN the first round, while Kovach
repeated his win at Waterbury over
Wheeler Lewis Of Hartford. 210
pound negro.
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.NAUCY FAVORED
OVER ANSONIA

Naugatuck, Feb. 3-The Naugy
his basketball team is favored to
re-enter the win column tonight
when 1t meets the Ansonia high
combine. The locals have already
taken the measure Of the down
valley quintet and should repeat
tonight unless over-contidence grips
them. EN-
The game win be played at, the
Naugatuck ~" and there will be
a preliminary between reserves of
both schools.
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CUMMINGS WINS

New Britain, Conn.,, Feb. 3.-(UP)
Bobby Cummings, 140, New York,
won q decision over Eddie Mays, 139,
local welterweight, in a dull eight
round bout here last night.
Billy Perrin, 164, Bristol, out
pointed Howard Wright, 1856, New
York, In q six-fpund semi-final
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HOBOES CONQUER
Y VANDALS, 1913

The Hoboes defeated the Van
dals, rs to %, at the North End Y
Thursday night, their fifth consecp-
tive game triumph. It was their
second triumph over the Y boys
from downtown.
The Hoboes want games with
any 14-16 year old team in the
city. Contact Bob Lombardo, 2l9
Orange street.
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SMOTHER
MANCHESTER ICEMEN

One Of the most thrilling exhibit
tions of hockey ever demonstrated
to the local fans was the game dis
played by the Waterbury Nationals
last evening at Adkins Rink. They
defeated Manchester 1O-1 in the
first game of the State League play
on series for northern divisional
honorS.
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FIGHT RESULTS

BY United Press
New York-Melio Bettina, l73,
Beacon, N. Y, stopped Fred Apos-
Toll, l70 81. San Francisco, (1N;
Pete Lello. 1874 S-4, Chicago, and
Sammy Angott, 1874 ga, louisville,
Ky. drew (10); Tony Marteliano,
lSS IL, New York, olitpointed Billy
Marquart, 1856. Winnipeg (1O).
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VOLS CHALLENGE

The Vols would like to play lead
ing "a to 16 year old junior teams
in the city. Games may be ar
ranged by calling at the Boys Club
and ask for Frank Nappi or write
70 Frank Nappi at 81 Spring street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-03
EASY FOR DUBOIS

Worcester, Mass, Feb. SOUP
Jack Dubois, Isl, OF Lewiston, Me-,
today held an easily-won eight
ound decision over Billy Campanale
l521s Of Worcester. Dubois won viz,
tr,ally every round Of their bout last
night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-03
COAST GUARD SUNK

Middletowu, Conn. Febh Sup
wesleyan University's basketball
team, overwhelmed the U. s. Coast
Guard Academy i've. 56-25, here last
night.
New Britain, Conn. Feb. Supp
THE New Britain Teachers Col
IRE I'VE trcunced the Fttchbure,
Mass, Teaches basketball team,
SS-34 last night.
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ANSWERS To
Test Questions

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on page 6.
1. Arc de TriOmphe.
2. Spiders.
3. Fragmentation bombs.
4. Dominion of Canada
S. King George II of Eng
land.
6. Malleability.
Z. The National Committee
of his party.
8. Premier.
8. Congress.
10. Eight.
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for his Salvatore vein.
PATINO'S WIFE
DICTATES DECISION

for his Salvatore vein.
PATINO'S WIFE
DICTATES DECISION
Then the woman said mo" I'VE
will go bankrupt with Salvatore"
Patino's wife told him, cor you will
become ell gran Mirador, the great
est of tin miners"
Patino kept his properties. His
wife was right He prospered,
bought new mines, prospered more.
Soaring tin prices of the first
World War put the finishing touch
es on his tin empire. Lacking DOM
este smelters, Patino ores travelled
5000 miles from Bolivia to refiner-
lets at Bootle, a small English town
near Liverpool. In 1928 Patino
bought a controlling interest in the
smelters
Soon Patino had mines, smelters,
and a tieup with American consum-
ing interests.
The American National Lead Co.,
with whom Patino had been asso-
ciated in American Smelters during
the World War, invested in some of
Patino's Bolivian mines. He re-
warded the American concern with
the craftsmanship of Patino Mines
and Enterprises Consolidated. Then
he retired in Paris (where he had
lived most of his life since 191D to
the fabulous luxury that was his
due.
"TIN KINGS" SON
MARRIES A PRINCESS
Short, round, beautifully dressed,
Simon Patino lived up to his for
tune, first as a private citizen, then
as Bolivian minister to France.
Whatever he did he said it with a
smile"-his favorite expression.
He owned palaces in Paris, Nice,
Biarritz in addition to several sell
dom inhabited mansions in his ma
tive Bolivia. He had six private au-
tomobileS.
His regal mode was capped with
reality in 1881 when his second son
and business heir, Antenor, married
Bourbon princess.
Such is the man who recently
arrived in America on the invita-
ton of U. S. defense experts to dis
cuss the possibility of shipping Bo-
livian ores direct to the U. S., should
the need arise. In the first press
conference of his career he recently
revealed that discussions with the
Defense Commission would touch on
the building of large U. S. smelter
There are, of course, other Bo-
livian tin producers, most important
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among whom are Hochschild and
Aramayo. But snce Patino econom-
les provide the main stability for
Bolivias often-shaky economics,
with which they are inextricably in
terwoven, if Patino says mo-" what
Bolivian interest can afford to say
yes?
SMELLING THE TIN
CREATES NEW PROBLEMS
Even should Senior Patino consent
to deliver his ores to America, the
U. S. tin supply would not auto
matically be assured Domestic
smelters can, of course, be built. Al
ready the Phelps Dodge Corp. is ex-
perimentally refining Bolivian ores
at pilot smelter at Laurel Hill, L. I
But there are many bugs to be
worked out. For one thing, Boil
Wan ore is primarily impure. 1t
must be mixed with Nigerian or Ma
layan ores, or subjected to a tricky,
expensive electrolysis process, to
produce first grade tin.
In the second place, Bolivian pro-
ducticn has frequently fallen short
of the quotas allowed by the tin
cartel. Most observers attribute this
to unstable Bolivian economics and
high taxes rather than to depletion
of tin reserves. But even working
under the most favorable conditions,
such as exist at present, Bolivia can
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-28

Habits Of health learned early in
life become such important assets
later in life that every home should
operate continuous health plan
with regular physical and dental ex-
anninatio1s as important features,
the weekly bulletin of the State De-
partment OF Health advises. In no
other way can children be pre-
pared properly for school, and in
cipient disease or defects be discov-
cred and remedied before they be-
come real health handicaps.
AS final chick on whether thou
sands Of children In Connecticut are
to enter school in as healthy a
condition as possible, mothers were
counseled to ask themselves these
questions:
Has my child had a thorough
physical examination during the last
six months? What defects were
found? Have these defects been
corrected?
Has my child been protected from
the diseases for which preventive
is known. ImInli1lized against diph-
liberia? Vaccinated against small
pox?
Has my child had q sem: annual
dental examination? Did this re-
veal any cavities carries or other
tooth defects? Have these condi-
lions been corrected?
Has my child healthful habits?
Posture good? A program of play
and exercise which develops good
posture? Eats with enjoyment three
well balanced meals daily? Sleeps
restfully throughout the night?
Practices habits Of cleanliness?
Washes hands thoroughly before
each meal and after the toilet?
Cleans teeth at least twice day?
Although most mothers may not
wait until just before school opens
for the important checking Of their
children's health. there is still evil
dence in Connecticut that some
parents fail to give enough atten-
ton to the health of their pre-
school children after infancy, but
to take advantage of Summer
Roundups which aim to send
healthy children into school.
These. Summer Roundups for the
last is years have been an import
ant activity under the combined ef-
fort of the State Department Of
Health, local physicians and par
ent-teacher associations. Mothers
have learned how important 1t is to
have physical examinations for their
children as early In life as possible
and repeated at frequent intervals.
While the Summer Roundup exam
nation is still in operation each
year, the bulletin emphasized, that
more and more mothers are habitu-
| ally taking all their children, from
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ENGLAND

And here are things we hoped would ne'er return
Where wisdom reigned and sages dreamed alone
Send forth your vibrant youth who will atone
For errors OF the age =. men only learn
Through sorrow, mystery and foolish love,
AS conscience moves afresh TO case their fate
Futurity's great clock will not be late
And great endeavor calls TO God above
And stature adds TO courage greater power,
Rebuild and you will hear Drawer voice:
A comfort To the good q soldiers choice
AS you fly skyward at the dawns new hour.
We gather round the fire where all rs woe
TO pray for multitudes who know the pain.
And grief that lies beneath the clouds OF rain
Nay England live and do her best 10 know. :.
Forgiven and protected by the past
triumphant In the Worlds great cause at lastl
George l.. Lee.
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The Swiss government has char
tered IS Greek cargo boats as sup
ply ships for its army and indus
trial needs,
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STAMPS SALES
STOPS FEB. %
Canal Zone cOmmemOra-
tive Issues to Be Dis
continued in I04I

| Sale Of all Canal Zone comnaem-
orative stamps will be discontinued
February 20, 1871, according to G. H.
Calhoun, director Of posts. The is
sue includes air mail stamps Of six
denominat tons which were placed on
sale July is, 1899, and the 49, reg
ular postage before and AFTER
series released August Is, 25fh an
niyersary Of the Canal. opening.
All stamps on hand after close of
business February 28, 1941 viii be In
ventoried and the entire lot burned
sometime the following month.
The philatelic agency at Balboa
Heights can supply complete sets of
all % denominations in reasonable
quantities for limited time. Whole-
sale orders for or1e-cent stamps will
not be accepted. The supply Of
three-cent regular and 15-cent air
mail may be exhausted In few
months, but there should be enough
Of other denominations to satisfy
the demand.
| Requests for stamps must be made
not later than Friday, February %,
and orders sent by mail must be
postmarked not later than that
date.
All orders should be, sent to the
postmaster at Balbo Heights, ac-
companied by money order to cover
cost of stamps and postage. Stamps
sent by ordinary mail are at the
purchasers risk, but such stamps
may be registered at regular rates
up to the value TO $1,000. No stamps
will be sent on approval and no re-
funds will be made unless the
stamps are damaged in the mail
Plate numbers will not be supplied
except wher blocks of "a or more
stamps are ordered.
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Believe it or not it's true. That's the title of a
song composed by Hal Johnston of Thomaston, an en-
poye of c. A. Tempeton Inc and one of the most adept
pianiss around these parts The song received with
such favor by Halls many local friends when he first
played for the they advised him to enter it in Tommy
Dorseys weekly nationwide amateur song contest. He
did and Tommy and the boys thought it good they
played on their afternoon program last Saturday from
the Hotel Aston in New York and took second prize
which Melted Hal SIS Believe not but Believe 1t or
Not It's True is due to be popular seller says Tommy
Dorsey.
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BUILDING PERMITS

The following permits have been
issued at the office of Building In
spectOr John T. Hartley:
Alice Greenberg, to alter store
front at 129 Bank street, $500.
Philip Sirignano, to erect garage
at 592 Sylvan avenue, $500.
st. Johns Parish, to alter dwell
ing at 80 Kellogg street, $500.
Carroll ID. Dillon, to erect one
family dwelling at Ellsworth and
Girard avenues, $500.
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Fritz Klambt, Naugatuck physical director with
the physique of Lionel Stronghold postcards from the
scenic DamarscOtta River in Maine where he is
toning with his wife, Evelyn and daughter Beverly,
to inform that he hasn't lost single fish yet
Any that get away from his line, he adds later
caught for he dives and grabs them with his teeth
His smallest catch far Is inches. Maybe these
fish aren't what they're cracked up be- but the data
entitled Fritz to membership card in my Fish Story
Club.
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Tall Tower
Topics
STAR GAZING
s IYY1iHHfi23i M By THE MAN IN ran TOWER
Good evening.

STAR GAZING
Norma Shearer is just grand,
Deana Durbin is kind Of sweet,
Robert Donat is sort of swell,
Mary Boland's comic treat.
BY and large you take them,
But let the large ones go by,
Slimness is the word in Hollywood,
No glamour girls go to clam Try.
Greer Carson is charming,
Enrol Flynn satisfying tall,
Spencer Tracy's rugged and keen,
You know them, one and all.
Rosalind Russell simply vows them
With her gowns and poise,
While youthful Rooney and Garland
Make lots of agreeable noise.
BY and large you take them
Hit or miss in the movie lot,
Gaze aloft and you'll find
What dazzling bunch you've got.
EN-. EN-.
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Second of two articles on tin,
vital metal in u. S. rearming.
BY TOM WOLF

NEA service STAIR correspondent
New York, Aug. 28-If ever-in-
creasing Japanese pressure in Asia
should close Americas shipping
lanes to the tin-rich Far East and
if Germany should seal British mer-
chantmen in European harbors, the
destiny of Americas vital tin sup
plies would fall right in the middle
of the plump lap of once-poor b.
livian named Simon I. Patino.
Today Tin King" Patino, one of
the worlds largest individual pro-
ducers of tin, owns 60 per cent of
Bolivia's tin mines-Sole appreciate
source of the precious metal in the
Western Hemisphere. Patino's sem
sational rise from humble origins in
Cochabamba, Bolivia, where he was
born during the American Civil
War, to a fortune variouSly eStim-
ated between $50 and 800 millions is
largely due to a woman who said
no"
Patino became miner accidental
ly. Fired from clerkship in a
small store in Cochabamba because
he accepted title to tin mine as
payment of $3.50 a debtridden pros
pector owed the store, Patino set out
in 1905 to work 1-2-acre stake
high in the frigid Andes wastes in
Unica county.
Luck was with him. The first
100-pound loads of Patino ore that
the sure footed llamas carried down
the treacherous Andes slopes as
sayed rich. Within year an Am
erican firm was offering Patino what
then seemed to him fabulous price
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Jim Delaney of Colley Street, veteran fireman at the
Bunker Hill Station and his better half have decided
to chrsten their latest bundle from heaven Marguerite
Ann Dog license costs than marriage license in
some Pennsylvania counties. The bridegroom probably
finds the dog house is expensive, too Quentin
Hart, well known tool SETTER and Mary L. Carpenter,
Winsted have applied for marriage license in
Winsted. Mr. and Mrs Howard 1. Olson of Nauga-
tuck home from most enjoyable vacation in Maine
Mr. and Mrs Edgar Masone motored to Niagara Falls
on their honeymoon Upon their return home they expect
TO reside at Orange Court Mrs Masone was the former
Emma Livingston
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Amazing, but true. j. These things always amaze
u.s. are genuine nevertheless and despite all scepti
the late Mrs Lucy Pearl Miller lost her wedding ring
farm in what known Coon Ridge, Upper
Yoder Township The ring uncovered this past
land She sent the ring to Mr. Miller who is presently
residing in Empire, CAL And that happens not once
but frequently to judge by accounts in the newspapers
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not hope to produce much over 50,-
900 tons year-about two-thirds Of
the U. s. normal needs.
These, then, are the facts. But
the picture is not all black by any
means, for America is, at long last,
awake to her tin needs.
The longer the shipping lanes stay
open, the greater the reserves Amer
lea can lay up under the Defense
Commissions buying policy. If they
are closed, there might be pinch.
BY retaining scrap tin; by di-
verting all supplies to essential in
dustrial and military purposes; by
building domestic smelters and i'm
porting Bolivian ore directly, Amer
ica's vital tin needs should easily be
supplied under any circumstances.