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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
CCC QUOTAF0R
 CONN. SET AT5OO.
New EnrOIIees to Fill Va Cancies Caused By Dis-
 charges Last 5 Months

B. H. VanBuren, state supervisor of CCC selection. said today that Ccnnecticut's quota in the October enrolment of the Civilian Conserva- tion Corps had been set at approxi- mately 5OO..
 The new enrollees in the Corps will fill existing vacancies caused by discharges in the last three months and by the expiration of other terms of enrollment on Octo- Der eco enrolment periods are held quarterly for this purpose. MT. VanBuren said, in the United States Government Reports" weekly series presenting the Federal Gov ernment agencies over radio station WNBC, that the CCC for the past several months has been emphasiz- ing and intensifying it's training program to fit in with the needs oi national defense. Particular em- phasis, he said, is being placed on training in auto mechanics, cooking and baking, first aid, road building bridge construction, truck driving and radio and signal communica- tions.
 Regulations governing, enrolment in the Corps, he said, state that the applicant must be between the ages of IT and g, unemployed and in need of employment. The youth enrolls for six months with the privilege of reenrolling until he has served a total of two years. Wages are $50 a month, of which $22 is sent home to his dependents. Mem bers of the Corps are eligible for promotion to jobs as assistant leader at $36 8 month and leader at $45 month.
 The fall enrolment period begins on October l and extends through October 20.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
BURR ELECTED BY
 B. H. ASSOCIATION

The Bunker Hill Improvement Association met last night at the Bunker Hill Church starting the 1940-4l season and elected the fol- lowing new officers:
 Richard Burr. president: Anson Stocking, vice-president (program) i; Jerry Murphy, 2nd vice-president, (melmbership): Dave Spiegel 3rd vice-president (publicity): Louis Bisio. secretary; Jesse Burton, treas urer.
 Fire Mashall Dennis J. Lahey and his assistant. Lieut.. Eugene Legge discussed Fire Safety and Preven- tion."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
BIO Citizens Made
 Here Since Monday
v Qualify During Morning Session Today-Judge
 McNiff Presdes at Session of Naturalization Court

A total of IT persons were ad-
 mitted to United States citizenship by Common Pleas Court Judge Miles IF. McNiff at this mornings session sof the naturalization court. This brings the total of new citizens made here since the court convened on Monday morning to BIO.
 The court will continue in seS- sion this afternoon.
 Those admitted yesterday after l, noon were:
 John Griffin, 151 South Elm
 street, British; Charles Alfonso Pro-
 venzau. 119 Prospect street, Nauga-
 tuck, Italian; Joseph Lomeiko, 55 Birch street, Russian; Salvatore
 Mucci, 12 Putnam street, Italian; i Frank Smith, Beacon Falls, British; John Joseph Hughes, 57 East Clay
 street, British: Vita Malerba, 160
 Charles street. Italian; Sadie Dibner,
 65 Fern street, Russian; Constoncia
 Keulauskas, no Congress avenue, k Lithuanian; Nora Mae Fitzgerald Unwin. 160 Washington avenue, i, British; Margaret Brazonis, 627 ! North Riverside street, Lithuanian;
 Anna Klesch, 9 Wood street, Rus sian: John Lun, Emerald street, British: Maria Gaudino, 347 South Leonard, Italian; Jean Paul Doyon, !, 18 East Dover street, British; Jacob Theodore Brewer, 1181 North Main street, German: Janet Blair, : 186 Cooke street, British; Joseph 1. Kechas, Echo Lake road, Water town, Lithuanian: Hans Henrik {. Knud Harders, Cheshire, Danish; 1. Peter Virbila, Franklin avenue, Oak : vile, Lithuanian: Safeb Asmau, 181 : Union street. Albanian; Welly He- l. bert IA Ayres street, British; Gio- . condina Varrone, 97 Griggs street, {, Italian; Joseph Albert Roland . Paquette, 55 Jewelry street, British; Elizabeth Aitcheson, 33 Watertown s avenue, British; Charles Cecilio, . 70h Ward street, Italian; Bessie : Bromberg, 40 Lexington avenue, 1. Russian; Corinne Meehan. 145 Bald : win avenue, British; Elizabeth Mall abalis Makros, 50 Mitchell avenue, : Greek; Marie Anne Peloquin, 191 Baldwin avenue, British; Antonette Ramieri, 28 Vermont stret, Italian; : Rose Lucy Marioth, 270 East Main . street. Italian: Grace Confer, TIP East Main street, British; Petrone Budrius, 70 John street, Lithuanian; . Tullio Francis Ferrari, 5o Brewster Stret, Italian; Thomas Joseph Deni- han, 02 Sylvan avenue, British; Dora , Tucci Ciarlarlello, 32 Taylor srteet, Italian; Peter John Kavolis, 14l Drayer avenue. Lithuanian; Jeanette Marie Noel, IS Calvin street. Brit ish; Adoifo Purcaro. 2o Crown.street, Italian: Helen Pelz. 0reystone. Ger man; John Sure Larson. Edgewood road, oakvilie, swediSh: Michael Antonio Woitak, Union City, Polish: joseph Kaulikawalki, e2 Greenwood street. Naugatuck, Polish: Joseph Louis Philippe Dosohenea. li3 South Main street, Britlnh: Edward Ser. ifand, s01 River street. Britlshi Viktofia Plenads Borawiak. Ply. mouth, Polish; Wincenty Mack.
 islire& sD Ward street, Pollshi
 nliohallna Pilla. 60 Doacon street
 flal|ani Nlrle rHzMgllni, iil nldgl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
No Choice Yet!

The police board will not select the type of meter to be installed in Waterbury at a meeting this afternoon. Final selection of the meter will not be made for at least another month.
 Chairman William Verriker said the commissioners plan to visit all the cities in the state where park ing meters arel now being used in order ot determine what type will be suited lest for Waterbury's traf- fic problem. Several commissioners inspected the meter system in New Haven Monday.
 The board will have routine meeting this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
By ELMER c. WALZER unifed Press Financial EditNrl


 New York; Sept. 1s-CUP) Stocks developed an irregular trend in quiet dealings today when an opening firming movement failed to bring out follow-through demand.
 Bethlehem Steel and U. $. Steel replaced small early gains. with moderate losses and motor shares slipped oil to losses ranging to S.4 point in Chrysler. Aircraft shares generally maintained small gains. Selected buying lifted American Hawaiian Steamship, General Steel Castings, Inland Steel, Jewel Tea, Johns Manville, Timken Roller Bearings, Weston Electric and Re- pubic Steel preferred A to gains of to 2 points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
Stacks of Ballots?

Moderators in today's Demo- cratic primaries were instructed last night by Town Chairman Maurice F. Tangney to allow no stacks of ballots anywhere in the polling places. In the past the candidates were allowed to have ballots available, near the ballot boxes, for the benefit of those who came without them.
 It was decided that, in case any, one enters a polling place without a ballot, the moderator will be allowed to secure one ballot each from workers for the candidates. The voter chooses the ballot he wants, and hte moderator is to destroy the others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
The Tragic Record

Eighty-seven pedestrians were injured and three killed In Wa terbury during the first seven months of l9a0, according to the state motor vehicles department.
 Hartford Is charged with 242 ped-injurlcs and three fatalities; New Haven with lo7 injuries and eleven fatalities and Bridgeport with i05 injuries and six deaths.
 The department states that Che four large cities Of Che state, therefore. have . joint liability Of 60I ped-iniurles out of . statewide total of 1888, eF better than e per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
Fire 'Vanishes'

The fire department received a call that an automobile was on fire at Freight streets and Chase parkway shortly before 8 o'clock this morning, but there was no car in the vicinity when the en- zines arrived.
 Fire officials said they believed the fire was extinguished and the car moved away before arrival of firemen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
BY PETER EDISON
 Editor, NEA Service

Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, Sept. 1.-The fear that haunts the whole south Pacific, worse than the sfear of war, is the spectre of eco- snomic pressure and trade penetra- sstion from Japan.
 The shadow of this menace now sfallS across the Dutch East Indies, swhere the Japanese, practically
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
ITO FINGERPRINTS
 TOTAL FOR TODAY.
Over 2,4OO Aliens Regis tered to Date-WOrk
 Running Smoothly

Seventy aliens registered at the post office before noon today and officials predicted another banner day. More than 2,4O0 aliens have registered and been fingerprinted to date.
 William J. Phelan, in charge of registration, said that 167 persons registered yesterday and I'll Mon day. The highest daily total so far was the day after Labor Day when 180 aliens registered.
 MT. Phelan said that the work IS running smoothly, with no unusual incidents to report. The morning goes slowly, but pickup is notice- able in the early afternoon which increases until closing time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18

sdriven out of East Indian trade . ssince the depres- aSion, are now forcing trade mis- \ SionS on the sDutch and in . their nice orien- stal way, making
 their demanos. . Three of these sniSIolls are on
 sthe way or on the ground as . this is written, saId their failures or accomplish . meiats will deter sSnire the way
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
Two Cases

One case of typhoid fever and one of whooping cough were dis covered in Waterbury in the week ending Monday, according to the weekly report of the state depart ment of health.
 This city had no cases of diph- theria, .obar pneumonia, or meas les.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
Asks Decree

Rrithjof Hansen today filed suit for divorce in the local superior court against Nellie Eudore Han- sen.
 The plaintiff sets forth in his complaint that the defendant is lnsane and In on lneano asylum. Hc seeks Q divorce and the eii1tOdy oi ifo minor children
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
Mayors Meet

Mayor Vincent A. Scully will attend the annual convention of the United States Conference of Mayors, which opens in New York tomorrow and will con- tinue to Saturday. Mayor Fior- eIlo LaGuardia will welcome the mayors from all parts of the United States.
 National defense and the problems it presents to cities and towns will be the principal subject of discussion at the con- ventiOn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
Defends America

The Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies will sponsor an open meeting tomor- row night at 8 o'clock at the Hotel Elton.
 Walter E. Patterson, former mayor of Hartford, will be the principal speaker. Other speak CTS will be Rev. E. Dent Lackey, of Thompsonville, and F. M. Hunt ington- Wilson, of Woodbury.
 Clarence IP. Cooke is chairman, assisted by Miss Elizabeth Curtis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
Police Blotter

Two men were arrested today, charged with non-supp0rt and reckless driving.
 William Bonn, of 82 Robin street, Pittsfield, Mass, awaited arrival of Pittsfield authorities following his arrest on a non- support warrant by Lieut.. Will liam Foley and Officer John Parker.
 George Landry, 25, of Wood bury, was charged with reckless driving by Officer Thomas Phe- Ian. There was no accident, the officer said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18

Der Of the numbers which w q to 35 inclusive who register Oc- tober 16. Dignitaries will be pres ent and all official forinality will be in evidence.
 The President presumably would make a short talk on conscription and he and others would take turns drawing the numbers from the gold fish bowl which was used in the World War draft.
 In 1917 Secretary of War Newton D. Baker drew the first number The lottery started at 300 a. n1., and continued until 2:15 a. m., the fol- lowing morning. The process has been so sirnplified that officials be- lieve the drawing could begin ir the evening and end by 200 or 3:0C a. m. It will be held about October g.
 Thuosands of Questions Publication of the text of the law has brought thousands of questions to officials who have been formulat- ing the plans. Plans have beer subject to revision ever since the Burke e-Wadsworth bill was intro. duced in the Senate. The question naire which will determine just what questions will be asked in determine an individuals liability to service still is being revised under the supervision of the White House. Draft officials also are trying tt make sure that the Army is pre- pared to handle drafted men under conditions set down in the law and emphasized in MT. Roosevelt's state ment. In it he said:
 ''In the military service they will be intelligently led, comfortably clothed, well fed, and adequately armed and equipped for basic train- ing".
 This pledge, plus the requirements of the law - no man to be con- scripted until adequate provision is made for shelter, sanitary facilities heating and lighting and medical care = was expected to place tre- mendous burden on the War Depart ment which, after years of pared appropriations, will have billions of dollars and 100000 men.
 Inducted in Small Lots
 Officials believed that conscriptS would be inducted into the service in small lots.
 New Legislation to safeguard the rights of conscripts was offered Con- gress yesterday. Major Edwin Barber of the general staff asked for legislation to protect the in- Surance policies and relieve the tax burdens of conscripts.
 Such provisions were in the orig inal draft bill but were passed over in order to speed enactment. Con- versations are now under way with insurance companies looking toward possible moratorium on insurance premiums. Barberis proposals also would take care of rental and other problems of conscripts while in the service.
 As outlined by Barber in an ap- pearance before the house military affairs committee, conscript with an insurance policy of $5.000 or less face value would have premiums guaranteed by the government if he was unable to make them on his army pay.
 Soldiers with farm, business or residential property could have their real estate saved from sales for taxes by filing an affidavit that they were unable to meet their taxes by filing an affidavit that they were unable to meet thelr taxes because of military service. Tn event states refused to make their law conform. ex-soidiers would have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
Market Irregular At
 Starting of Business
Opening Firming Movement Failed to Bring Out and
 Follow Up Help SteeIs Down

Coppers had narrow losses and leading rails. were barely steady. Utilities were quiet around yester- days final levels. Chemicals were narrowly mixed and merchandising leaders had small losses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
Good Condition

Mrs. Lillian Fontaine, 3s. Of slo- cum street, who suffered e brok. cn rlb yesterday when shc foil down tho stairs of the Connenll- cut Employment Service on Bank
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
Spotlightillg Brass City News
Returns Home

Michael Pentino, 65, of 50 Hill- view street, missing from home <Since Monday morning returned yesterday afternoon.
 He was reported missing by his son, Frank, with whom he lives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
President May Draw
 First Number In Draft
Goldfish Bowl Lottery Will Take Place in Senate
 Chamber at Nght-19l7 Draft Details
BY JOHN A. REICHMANN United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, September IS. -. (UP) = President Roosevelt may draw the first number in the goldfish bowl lottery that will determine the order in which conscrpts taken into the Army it indicated today Tentative plans provide for nighttime drawing in the Senate Cham
 Der of the numbers which will be assigned each from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18

This is another dispatch from Peter EdsOn, editor of NEA Service and a member of the Pan American press flying party in- augurating clipper passenger serv- ice to New Zealand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18

trade will flow for the balance ssof the war, at least. First of the .delegations to put in an appearance sRt Batavia was 8 ~trade mission. Close on its heels came a commit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18

street. was reported in good" cons dition today at St. Mary's hos. pital.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-20
Q M! (: f.? !(::?;?4

Vance rubbed mis- chin well,
nOW-I don't know as Iii like to
predict that. I'm wrong 800 often"
The Saragcman laughed appreci-
atively. Say, tcll me one time
when you're wrong. Those Sports
Talks Of yours in the movies are
kird of 4 sports bible around here.
The boys listen 10 you before they
do their betting"
$50 those Sports Talks get up
here, do they" Vance knew that
his weekly movie features were
Shown III large metropolitan pic
turc houses; he didn't know they
had such wide distribution.
Every week. Regular as clock
work. l guess most movie going
folks feel like they know you. The
wife saw you in the big city one
day and said she almost spoke to
you. We got a great little ball
player up here. y Teller named Gus
Schneider. Shortstop on the B. & F.
team. If you're going to be around
here, you might see him play to-
morrow"
I'D sure like to if you say he's
that good. but I'm just passing
through is, I'm getting back
tonight"
There YOU arc. Guess she won't
hold any more" He hung a rubber
hose over the gas tank meter.
Maybe you could help me. I'm
looking up a friend of mine who
was headed for Elmford. Are there
any hotels around here ?"
Miller rUminatcd. Were kinda
off tie beaten path up here and
off-hand l couldn't say as there
was any hotel you'd be interested
in. Whatd you say the gentleman's
name is"
Vance smiled. He said It's a
lady--a young lady-namcd Miss
OReilly. I thought maybe if there
We're any boarding houses or"
- young lady? Now, then, let
me what's she look like ?"
It was Vanccs turn to scratch
thouGhtfully. shes about so high"
lie said, indicating his breast pocl1-
ct, land she's got blue-black sort
OF hair and big gray eyes.
Miller took his cap off and put
it on backwards. The wife said
something about girl staying up
a. Lees place on Woodbine hill.
Miss Lee takes paying guests
sometimes. Maybe"
Vance was already in the car, his
foot on the starter. He handed
Miller a bill. Keep the change"
he said. (which way to Mrs.
Lcc's?"
Keep on straight on this road
until you pass the green. At the
Congregational church-that's the
last one-turn left and go up the
hill. Miss Lees is up top. It's a
white house with a lot of petunias
in front
(To BE Continued
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-20

nn1balmcr. one game warden. two
LAWYERS. three newspaper workers,
four preachers, SIX soldiers. and one
writer. Director Sample expressed
pleasure that only 80 WA ami NEA
workers are listed among the plo-
bationerS.
BY age groups the 3.2l0 Drobation-
ers were classified: Is. I59: II, 3Ol,
l8. 339: 10. 236: 20. 2bT: u. IGa; %.
1872: 90 ZIG: p. l0I: %. -: - ~
80, 81: 80 10 80, 2l3; 30 to 10, 135;
40 to As. lOl: IS to 30. G3: 30 70 80.
IS: IS TO CO. 10: SO 10 20, q. and oyer
70, ;. "UnI;n0Wn' WAS recorded u
the age Of II.
Thus more than half the proba-
TONERS 1922 are % OF younger;
while more than tWo-thirds l2.29D
are 25 or under.
Education
About half the total G.565) had
from sixth to ninth grade edUca-
tons. AT one end there were ll3
persons with no education Whatever.
at the other there We're nine college
graduates and nine business school
graduates.
By grades, others were: First &C.;
second. 1877: third. 205; fourth. 1888:
fifth. 37l: port high school FOG; high
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-20

Let's sit down here. Tn going tc
tell you ,hc story Of my life"
Kit sat Oh step below him.
They were both silent for little
time-Vancc lighting his pipe, Kit
waiting for him to speak.
There are times to run away,
Kit, and times to stick" he began.
II stuck when l should have run
away, and you ran away when you
should have stuck. Clcar?"
Not yet"
when I got into radio, let my
dream 60. 1t probably sounds
funny to hear man talking about
having a DREAM
Not 10 me-
"When he lets it so, he hasn't
much left; he hasn't anything to
live up TO. didn't know that until
I found myself tied 10 something 1
couldn't get away from. Now, at
thirty-tWc, what do : add up to?
AS man who's made Il mark for
himself?"
you're tops in your field. And
there's nothing wrong with radio"
It's not radio, Kit. The trouble
is in myself. l don't know what
kind of Il man l could have been.
1 don't know whether I could ever
nave measured IN 10 the standard
I'd set for myself. Not knowing
gives a fellow 4 peculiarly uncom-
Portable feeling. That need never
happen 10 you. You don't ever need
to feel that way, because you can
find out. You've still got your
chance to be what you want to be"
"Wen talk about ne later. GO
on with your story."
when I was in college, Kit, l
was elected 10 the best fraternity,
to an honor society. Why? Because
l was a football hero. Rich chaps
were my buddics. Why? For the
same reason. When 1 got out, their
fathers offered ME Jobs but l
wouldn't take Their. I never fooled
myself. Nobody would have given
an unknown Healcy a chance I'M
less he earned it, but a hero was
different. 1 didn't want things the
easy way. 1 wanted to earn them"
But you have, Vance. You've
done everything yourself.
He shook his head. NO, L
haven't. I'm still getting by on
tricks. My voice has done for me
today what my long legs did IN
football. I'm still a name, not a
person. I'm not even my own type.
I look and act like two different fell
lows. I'm a gay dog, a glad-hander,
q swash-buckling radio announcer.
Because the public thinks that's
what Vance Hcalcy should be-"
Kit rclded, knowing it was all
true.
did it ever occur to you that
chap might feel sort of twisted IN
all his values when the middle OF
things is distorted? I get kind OF
scared inside sometimes when
wonder if I'm kidding myself about
what I might have been. It's funny
7 guess, to hear grown man talk
this way"
(To Be Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-20

Kit thrust the clippings back into
the envelope and put it back where
she had found it.
She got up and busted her hands
and walked into her own room. She
thrust some clothes INTO suitcase
and snapped the clamps together.
Then she went to the telephone and
ordered taxi.
With no expression at all on her
face. she closed her piano and drew
the shades. At her desk she opened
\ strong box and took out of it a
newspaper picture of Vance, and
her Scmblcr contract. The first she
put in her pocketbooll; the second
she tore into powdery pieces and
dropped INTO the waste basket.
Tie timetable she had sought a
few days before lay under her
hand. She ran a finger down the
list of station stops in Connecticut.
Her finger stopped beside the name
Elmtord Junction.
She scrubbed few lines on a
piece OF note paper, put it in an
envelope. and wrote Fran's name
on it. This she put on the mantle.
The superintendent knocked at
her door and announced that her
taxi was waiting.
Kit picked up her gloves and
poclctbOok and walked out Of the
room without looking back.
Joe Miller, sole owner and pro-
pYietor of the Elmford garage,
bcaSted that he could tell a pros
pcct half Il mile away. Unless Joe's
prediction VAS wrong, the small
oncc-blue coupe squirting jerkily
past tie roadside diner, was des-
tined for a stop at his place. Steam
rose in clouds from the radiator as
the car caFe closer, obscuring his
view of The driver.
Joe wiped his hands on his
greasy ovcralls and picked up a
water pail. He didn't look around
from the faucet as the car wheels
grated on the gravel drive.
The car stopped and the driver
removed square of linen from the
breast pocket of his white coat and
wiped his face.
Gas" Joe asked succinctly as
he poured water into the radiator.
All she'll hold. Oil, too, 1 guess"
his customer replied.
Miller gave him passing glance
as hc went around to the back of
the car, kicking the rear tires as he
went. Guess you need air, too, MIR.
Hedlsy."
Vance fleXed his cramped mus
clcS and ran the handkerchief
around under his collar. I'm a
stranger around here" he said
with a friendly grin. You Yankees
always call your shots?"
You're no stranger around here,
Mr.. Healcy. Not since we got news
reels up here. What do you think
CT the Giants chances ;ilis year,"