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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06
Iosco Club Will
Hold Dinner Dance

Saturday, January 9th has been
chosen by the Iosca Club as the
date for Its first annual dinner
dance at Three Cups Inn In Meri-
den. Extensive plans have been
made for the event.
Lena Feliciani Is chairman and
Harry Wilke Is co-chairman Of this
Leap Year dance.
A large attendance Is anticipated,
Miss Shirley sena Of Pennington
avenue entertained the Epsilon
chapter Of the Tau Epsilon Chi
sorority ct her home this week,
Miss Bernice wilmer, o member
OF the Delta chapter Of Camden,
N. j., was o guest Of honor. A
social hour followed the business
session. Refreshments were served
to the 20 members and pledges
who attended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06
ny VIM. u. MCKINNEY
America's Card Authority

T. II. Fremont Of Detroit gave
Us today's hand, one that helped
him to win the national mixed pair
championship with Miss Florence
Stratfcrd Of Cleveland. This Is Mr..
Tremont's first national title, but
he has long been recognized as one
Of the outstanding players IN Michi-
gan.
Only too often do we trap OUT
partner into q three no trump con-
tract. In this hand, Mr.. Fremont
made o very fine bid which saved
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06
Miss Elizabeth J. Bolues To
Wed William E. McNerrey

Mrs. Frances Bowes Of Waterville
street announces the engagement
and coming marriage Of her daugh-
ter, Elizabeth Jane to william Ed
ward McNerney, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius McNerney OF Plants
Vile, Conn. The wedding will take
place the latter part Of this month.
Miss Bowes attended Notre Dame
Academy and was graduated from
Immaculate College, Immaculate,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06
: MCKINNEY on BRIDGE
Fremonts Fine Bid Saves Partner from Disastrous No
Trump Contract

his partner and placed the contract
In the right suit. Where the hand
was palyed at three no trump, the
opening heart lead defeated the
contract, as the declarer has only
eight tricks before he must let
South In with the ace Of spades.
Fremont's bid Of three spades
despite his bids In the two minor
suits. Thus his partner knew that
he could not have the heart suit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06
GIRL SCOUTS TO
INSPECT CASHIN'S

Troop 8, Girl Scouts Of the
Church Of Our Lady OF Lourdes,
will meet In front Of the parish
hall tomorrow afternoon at 1880
o'clock and then 60 on q skating
party, weather permitting.
The girls plan to visit Cashirl's
Dairy next Thursday night and will
meet In the parish hall at 7:l5
o'clock. -,
At q meeting Thursday night
various subjects were discussed by
Scout Leader Miss Lena Caprista.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06
.Gualtleri photo.

Hard, well known local photograph
er, will be the guest speaker for the
evening having as his topic, "Color
Photography"
Informal and Informative Timely
Topics will be discussed ct the meet
Ing to be held on Monday, the 18th.
Miss Anna Plat will speak on Cur
rent Events and the following plays
will be reviewed by Rena Puffer.
1.-THE Philadelphia Story" 1.-THE Man
Who Came To Dinner" and life
With Father" A book review, "Es-
cape" will laso be given by Miss
Isabel Hinckley.
on Friday, the 10th O cabinet
meeting Is scheduled. A buffet sup
per will be held on Thursday, the
25th OF $50 o'clock followed by a
white elephant sale.
In conjunction with the League
Of Women Voters, the club Is spon-
soring O supper at the Y. M. o. A,
on January 10th. The subject will
be "The Merit System" Talks will
be given by MIR. Marsh, state per-
sonnet manager and DR.. sayre Of
New York.
Waterbury students returning TO
their studies at Holy Cross college
In Worcester, Mass, this week In
cluded Anthony p. Quota Of Cooke
Street, Edmund J. DAILY, Jr, OF
South Elm street, J. Bennett DAILY
Of South Elm street, Joseph e. DAILY
OF Columbia Boulevard, Salvatore
DiLorenzo Of Easton avenue, Fran
els Feeley OF Meadow street, Edward
]. Finn, jr., Of Nottingham terrace,
J. Gregory Gilmartin Of Chestnut
avenue, walter Hayes Of Hill street,
Francis T. Keane Of Baldwin street,
Robert Kenny OF East Main street
Arthur Mcdonald Of Robbins street,
Francis, James and Thomas Nc
drath Of Robbins street, Joseph
Nolan OF Randolph avenue, Charles
O'Connor, Jr. Of Robbins street,
Raymond Quinn, Jr., Of Baldwin
street, Robert v. Quinn Of Cooke
street, daetano Russo, Jr, Of Bank
street, John Scion Of West Main
street, Fred J. Storm OF Clinton
street, Joseph p. summa Of Column
bia boulevard, George Woods OF
Walnut street and Floyd zailcas OF
Highland avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06
B And p, Women;s Club
Plans January Activities
MISS ROSE MAcHRoNI

A busy schedule Of activities has
been arranged by the waterbury
Business and Professional Womens
Club for the month Of January. On
Monday, the 9th the regular meeting
Of the group will be held with Miss
Ruth Stoughton as hostess. Dinner
win be served OF 6:i5 o'clock. Harry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06
KNUTSON GUEST
OF MEMS LEAGUE

Y. II. Knutson will show moving
pictures OF glass making at the
meeting Of the Bunker Hill Mems
league next Monday evening ct the
church at 8 o'clock. 1.-THE Follies OF
1910" will be offered BY league mem
beers next Friday evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06
Engagements
TIIIBAULT.PHANEUF

THIBAULT-PHANEUF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Phaneuf Of
Southmayd Road, announce the
coming marriage Of their daughter
Lucille Annette Phaneuf TO DR..
Louis Thibault Jr,, son Of DR.. and
Mrs. L. j. Thibault Sr. Of Monroe
avenue. The wedding Is scheduled to
take place Feb. 3 at 8 o'clock at st.
AIMS church.
CHAMBERLAIN-CLARKE
Mrs. Edward M. Clarke Of High
land avenue announce the engage
ment OF her daughter, Helen Mar
jor!e, to Howard Foster Chamber
lain, son OF Warren l.. Chamber
lain Of Hillcrest, Middlebury. No
date has been set for the wedding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06
Couple Honored At
Anniversary Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Migalti, ST., OF
Wilson Street celebrated their 4lst
wedding anniversary recently OF
their home. They were the rec!pi-
ents Of many beautiful gifts.
Those attending were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Latimer, Mr.. and Mrs,
August Santoli, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Migalti, ST., Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
LAGimer, Miss Lee Magalti, Thomas
Lacilla, Raymond Santol and Joan
and Richard Migalti.
Mrs. Walter johnson, Mrs. Leon
ard r. Howe and Mrs. George l..
Howe were hostesses ct O miscel-
laneous shower given last night ct
MRS. George l.. Howe's home on
Elliott street for Miss Doris M,
Howe. Miss Howe will wed Ernest
Kluhens on Jan. IS.
Those attending were Mrs. Will
liam Howe, Mrs. Donald drahame,
Mrs. Richard Clark, Mrs. Emil
johnson, Mrs. George X. Howe,
Mrs. william O'Brien, Mrs. Abram
Mott, Mrs. Viola Brown, Mrs.
Howard Anderson, Mrs. Raymond
Meier, Mrs. Carl Anderson, Mrs.
Roland Palmer, Mrs. Arvid Swan
son, MRS. Eva johnson, Mrs. Doro-
thy Coolidge, Mrs. Leonard IT.
Howe, MRS. Susan Gibbs, Mrs
John Hansen, Mrs. Henry john
son, Lillian Sears. Doris M. john
son and Marion r. King.
Mr.. and Mrs. william p. Arnold
Of Hewlett street have been SPEND
ing several days In New York with
their sons. Charles q. and william
p. Arnold, students at Andover
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06

Having only one heart stopper her.
self, Miss etratford abandoned no
triinps and bid four spades, which
was easily made. The defenders took
one heart and two trump tricks.
Even five-odd might be made II
North had not continued with the
queen OF hearts instead Of O trump,
after winning the opening lead.
NEXT; One Of the hands that
won third consecutive open team
0g-f0uF championship for Charles
J. Solomon,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-06

This d the seventh Of Q series Of
hands played by the new cham.
pIons at The national Pittsburgh
tournament.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26
ARMY BARRACKS
PROJECT OKEYED
PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL IN
WASHINGTON TO-DAY
FOR REPAIRS

1t Col. w. F. Putnam informed
The Citizen this noon OF con-
firmation of the WPA army bar
racks repair project approval, as
forwarded by Senator Claude
Peppers office in Washington.
President Roosevelt has ap-
proved the bill, WPA Project
No. 50181, called for WPA labor
expenditure of S2,847. The army
adds $4,000 to this amount for
material.
1t is expected that 80 men will
be employed on this project to
repair the two barracks build
ingS, for an approximate ten-day
period. The repaired buildings
will house $50 soldiers now
housed at the C.C.C. camp at Ft.
Taylor.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26
THELMA STRABEL
Reap Wild Wind Author
HAS new NOVEL

Announcement was made to-
day by the local agent that Miss
Thelma Strabel, owner of the
new Southernmost House in this
city, is the author of complete
in-One issue novel to appear in
the January publication of the
Ladies Home Journal.
Name of the novel is Love in
Lima" A previous novel by
Miss Strabel, in serial form, ap-
pearing in the Journal, was ''The
Bright Face OF Danger, but she
is better known as the author of
Reap The Wild Wind, a Sat-
urday Evening Post serial ap-
pearing last spring.
Reap the Wild Wind" is now
being filmed by Paramount for
release late next year. The film
will be super-feature, entirely
in technicolor.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26
NAVAL RESERVES
RECEIVE ORDERS
SECRETARY OF NAVY ISSUES
. ORDERS THIS MORN
ING

Officials at Key West Naval
Station stated that they had re-
ceived advice from the Secretary
of the Navy that all naval re-
serves are to report for active
duty.
The message received was as
follows:
The Bureau of Navigation
now authorizes order all classes
Naval Reserves. except merchant
marine reserve, to active duty,
with or without their own. con-
sent.
Every effort will be made to
order to active duty only those
members of the volunteer reserve
who will suffer least personal
hardship as result of separation
from civilian occupations and who
are not engaged in pursuits i'm
portant to National Defense.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26
NAVY CHAPLAIN
TO REPORT FOR
DUTY DEC. 9Th
STATION HAS BEEN WITHOUT
SERVICES SINCE OPENING;
THREE OTHER OFFICERS
HAVE REPORTED

Capt. Walter F. Jacobs, U.S.N.,
station commandant. announced
today that 1t. Gg) Luther B.
Craft, U.S.N.R., would report at
Key West station on or about
December 9th, to serve as chap
lain.
The local station has been
without a chaplain since its
opening almost Is months ago.
1t. Craft will come to Key West
from his home in Jonesboro, Ga.
1t. ]. B. Swain, U.S.N., has re-
ported for duty at Key West, ac-
cording to announcement this
morning, to work in connection
with establishment of a Sound
School at this base.
1t. H. E. Whitehead, Gg)
U.SN.R., has also reported. it
was announced, to serve in the
Communications office.
1t. Elmer c. Clusman. U.S.N.R.,
reported for duty on board the
U.S.S. Mankato, neWly-commis-
stoned boom tender, on Novem-
Der 2lSt, 1t was announced to-
day.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26
NINETY DAYS
NEARING END
RESIDENTS HAVE uETL DE-
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SEWH -TEE

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The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26
LEGION MEMBERS
HELD MEETING ON
CONVENTION PLANS
PASS RESOLUTION AGAINST
cARNIvALS THIS SEASON;
COMMITTEE MAKEUP AND
EXCURSION ANNOUNCED

A resolution putting the Key
/ West Convention Corporation
which is arranging the state con-
vention OF the American Legion
here next April, on record as op-
posed to the holding of any car
nivals in Key West this season
was adopted at a meeting last
night in La Concha hotel.
Adoption of the resolution
came after a discussion of ways
and means of raising funds for
the convention. 1t was brought
out that carnivals interrupted a
regular flow of business and
worked a hardship on the busi-
ness interests of the community.
At a meeting to be held by
the convention corporation direc-
tors the night of December 9 a
decision will be reached on ways
of raising money. Each member
of the executive committee de-
termined to bring in a suggestion
at that time.
Council president William A.
Freeman was appointed chair
man of the finance committee
Al Mills, executive director of
the corporation, and John Pinder
were selected by president Will
liam v. Little to serve with him.
This committee will have charge
of all finances.
President Little also appointed
commander Harold E. Russell.
secretary William H. Reardon
and Worth D. Welch as members
of the decoration committee. This
committee will have charge of all
decorations, badges and signs for
the convention. One thing the
committee will have to decide
shortly is the route of the line of
march of the monster parade TO
be staged during the convention
for the route will have to be dec
GRATED.
1t was explained by executive
director Mills that the P. & o.
Steamship company proposed to
run an excursion to Havana I'M
mediately following the Key
West convention. One advantage
of this is that an arrangement
will be worked out whereby per-
sons from upstate, who board
the ship for the Key West con-
vention, may purchase tickets for
the Havana trip.
'The American Legion post of
Havana and the Cuban tourist
commission is being interested in
the proposal and a fine line of
free entertainment is assured the
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The
major key to the next phase of
the European war may be a
three-letter word. It's "O-I-Li"
Whether the Axis powers con-
centrate on the British Isles, or
Gibraltar or Suez. or all three,
the long range planning behind
their military and diplomatic
maneuvers may be forced upon
them by the coming thirst of
their industrial and war machines
for the stuff that turns the wheels
of modern natiOnS-petroleum-
That's the view of some Wash
ington economists, who suspect
that the Axis problem at this
time is oil rather than food Not
that It's giving out any time soon
But it must look ahead, now that
it's failed to make quick work of
Britain.
For instance, the economists
suspect recent German-RuSsian
negotiations were concerned not
with a new or intensified part
nership, but with a German
scheme to Syphon oil from the
Near East, or even Russia her
self
Similarly, the StatisticianS also
see In the military meeting of the
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26
GOVERNMENT JUNK Mem DOING TWENTY
MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS ANNUALLY


Feature Service Writer
dry! 1t came from the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, where
it had been used for washing
rags. If you think the laundry
stumped the boys, guess again.
They found a new United States
reformatory' that needed just
such laundry to make its plant
complete.
They once got 1900 gum-plas-
tered theater chairs and although
they reluctantly admit they
couldn't find anything to do with
the old chewing gum, they sold
half of the chairs to a little
church that was just organizing
here and gave the other half to
the national training school for
boys.
To NYA Schools
Obsolete airplanes and mo-
tors from the Army apd Navy
have been transferred to the Ma
tional Youth Administration for
training mechanics for national
defense. Old Army uniforms.
with stand-up collars, have been
turned over to the Bureau of In
dian Affairs, where they were
ripped up and made into play
Continued on Page Three
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26
Puts Women
In Home Guard Role.
FEED COUNTRY, WIPE OUT MALNUTRITION'.
GOAL OF FEMININE AMERICA
BY sIGRID ARNE, AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-This
winter is going t0 be mighty busy
and differently busy = for
American women. Less bridge.
More work. Work for total de-
fense''.
Most of the national women'S
organizations here are laying
down programs to tie in with the
nations Herculean efforts to arm
itself.
The women are planning to
take their traditional role: Feed
the country. Wipe out malnutri-
ton.
The first rash of ideas about
women'S contribution were more
spectacular. Women decided to
learn to fly. To learn to shoot.
To prepare for parachutists.
But now that a few months
have passed the outstanding
women leaders here are hammer
ing home a different, harder, less
spectacular philoSophy-feed and
house the people to hold democ-
racy safe.
The kingpin is Harriet Elliott,
the dynamic little college profess
sor who represents consumer in
tereStS on the defense commits
sion. She is flooded with mail
asking, How can we serve?"
Within The Gates
She replies, Hunger. malnutri-
ton, ignorance. lack of adequate
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26
Next War Phase:
Struggle For Oil

Italian and German high COM
mands at Innsbruck Austria. a
revival of the often discussed
threat against Gibraltar. For that
way also leads to precious oil
the oil of the Western Hemis-
phere.
Why the push for oil?
Most military experts and
economists agree that if takes
about 2OO.O0O,OOO to 300. .OOO, 900
barrels of oil a year to run the
Axis war against the British. But
assuming both Italy and Ger
many have built up reasonable
reserves, they cannot hope to re-
plenish their supplies from the
lone big oil field in their pos
session-the Rumanian. At best
this area could give them only
$4,000, 900 barrels a year.
Continued on Page Fourl
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26

housing, clothes and warmth
these are the enemies within the
gates. These are the saboteurs OF
democracy which sap mems
strength. They breed suspicion
and hatred. The men wonder,
What is there to defend?'
So she laid down a program to
meet those conditions. 1t is 60
ing out through state defense
councils now being formed by
state governors.
Here's the Elliott program so
far:
!. Start a radio news service
TO tell housewives which are
the good and cheap food buys
each day.
2. Start a school lunch pro-
gram so that each child has one
adequate meal each day.
3. Work for low cost ways
of selling milk. fruit and vege-
tables so the low income fam
lilies can get them.
4. Set up diet clinics where
home makers can bring their
nutrition problems.
S. Support the food stamp
plan.
6. Learn. if you have land.
to raise the food you can't
buy. and can if.
2. Urge merchants TO sell
government graded foods.
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26

Scientists have never explain
cd satisfactorily the Star of
Bcthlehem-It may have been
caused by one OF several as1ro-
nomical conditions - bEt thls
Christmas season people IN the
United States viii see onc phe-
nomenon offering a possible ex-
PLANTATION, perhaps two Of them
The first Is q new comet that
viii become visible early m D.
cember II was discovered bv
Leland B. Cunningham of Har-
ward College observatory.
BY Christmas the comet
should be plainly visible IN the
western sky after sunset. SAYS
Prof. William H. Barton. Jr- ex-
ecutive curator o. the Hayden
PlanctarfuEn III the American
Museum of Natural History.
No one can say for sure how
bright II viii be, but there should
be noticeable cCmet Of some
sort.
Some students have suggested
that the comet Of 4 BIC. record
cd by the Chinese as visible for
20 days, was the star the wise
men saw.
Historians figures vary as 10
the actual wear of Chrisf's birth.
but many say il was 4 &c.
Another possible explanation
for the star" is a conjunction Of
planets, such as is now visible
every night in the southeast Two
bright objects are shining there.
The brighter is the planet Jupi-
ter, the other IS the planet Sa-
turn. They draw close together
about every 20 years
The astronomer Kepler saw
the conjunction IN 10000 and
was SO impressed that he cal
cUlated back and discovered that
the two had appeared even clos
er together in 7 BE. another
year sometimes given as that Of
ChriSt's birth.
Professor Barton saws its real
ly hard to tell what happened
back there on the plains Of Chal-
dea.
There may not have been any
star at all. that is. no special
star: frequently a very ordinary
phenomenon may assume great
significance If an interpreted al
taches il 10 an advent that may
happen TO coincide with II. ne
explains.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-
Meet the government Junk
men.
They deal in everything from
burlap sacks to silver fox scarves;
from horse manure to airplaneS;
from blackjacks to antique clocks.
Out of the government grab
bag. they take more than S20,-
100000 worth of junk, leftovers
and confiScated materials every
year and the figure is mounting
steadily. About IS percent of 1T
is diverted into government chan
nelS where the government would
have to pay millions more for the
stuff it if had to purchase it out
right. The rest is sold at public
auction.
These Junk men" are the boys
in the surplus property section of
the treasury procurement divi-
sion They know more about
making palatable hash out OF
leftoverS than the most efficient
housewife in the land. And Incl
dentally, they probably are the
biggest cash-savers in your work
a-day government.
Of Postwar Origin
The surplus property section
was started after the World war.
when the government found it
had about $3.50. 100000 worth of
surplus stocks built up that
would rot or become obsolete un-
less somebody could dispose of
them. The section was formed for
that specific purpose and eventu<
ally did dispose of everything
(Some of it just recently. But
in the following years and espe-
cially under the guidance of
Treasury Secretary Henry Nor
genthau. Jr-, the government
Junk men, have really been GO
ing to town.
Not long ago, they got a laun-
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-26
KEY WEST GUARD
in MEET TONIGHT

Key West Homo Guard will
hold its regular weekly drill to-
night at 800 o'clock at American
Legion Hall, Whitehead and
United streets.
All members and those desiring
to offer their services in this or
ganization are urged to attend
this session.