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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
NORTHERN LIGHTS
 CAUSED TROUBLE
Telephone, Cable Service Is Disupted as Sun
 Makes Attack on Earth

Boston, March 25-(UP)-Com- munications in New England re- turned to near normal today as the worst stratospheric electrical bom- bardment in years petered out.
 Pickering streamerS of greentsh- white northern lights, the aurora borealis, still were visible shortly be- fore dawn but the spectacular dis play of fan-Nke, mysterious beams was over.
 Scientists foresaw a possible re- currence of the phenomenon to- night, but anticipated no such spec tacle as that of last night with its accompanying disturbance of com munications.
 Long distance telephone and cable service in New England was dis rupted yesterday as the earth was bombarded with electrical impulses from the sun. Interruption here started at g a. m. and reached its peak about 1 la. m. when S771 toll telephone circuits were reported out of order. Voltage built up to 500 in some cases on wires intended to carry AS volts. Fuses and heat coils burn out.
 At S D. m. IA telephone circuits stIN were unusable, but by midnight service vas approaching normal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
Air Line Issues Help
 An Irregular Market
American Air Lines Made New High on First Sale; Other Lines Were Also We'll Up at Opening of Trade

and Pan American Airways at 21 3-t up 1-4. Transcontinental dS West ern Air equaled its high at ls Ia up 1-4. Aircraft issues were mixed.
 Loft equaled its high at 33 Ii up 1-4. Radio Corporation featured iu volume with a block of 2,5OO shares at 6 5-8 of 1-8. Blocks of 1000 tc 1,50O shares appeared in United Gas Improvement, National Ayiations Curtiss- Wright and Aviation corpor- ation.
 U. s. Steel opened at 55 Is oil 1-8; Chrysler 85 1-4 up 1-8; Santa Fe 9 up 1-4; Sears Roebuck 86 Ia up 1-2; Standard of New Jersey 43 3-8 unchanged; Consolidated Edi- son 30 7-8 unchanged and Americal1 Telephone I'll 3-4 unchanged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
LOUIS MASSING| CLAIMING S5,OOO.
Delivery Clerk Suing for Hatchway Fall; Moran
 Asks $2,OOO

Two civil actions were filed in the local Court of Common Pleas today. Tn one, Louis Massing, nine- teen years of age, seeks $50OO from Helen Frisbie and Arthur Dickin- son. The plaintiff claims that whilt engaged as a delivery clerk he was delivering goods by way of rear en- trance of property owned by the de- fendants at 68 Grove street., when he fell through hatchway and sui fered several broken ribs and 8 thigh injury.
 The complaints set forth that the open hatchway constituted ,nui- sance. The accident happened, Dec IS, 1888.
 In the second case James J. Mor- an seeks 5000 damages from the Commercial Casualty Insurance Go The plaintiff claims he held an ac- cident policy with the defendant in- Surarlce company and was involved in an accident which caused him tc expend 1890, which sum it is alleged has not been paid by the defendant company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
BY THE OUT EASTER

Easter has come and gone for 194O.
 Christ's resurrection has been duly commemorated by the var ious churches of the city.
 Seldom does the Out Easter go to church, for he really knows no church or religion, save that taught him in boyhood days by observation of the service held ill the church of the Sacred Heart, in the days of the pastorate of the late Reverend Hugh Treanor. Out here, our chums were all members of that church, and naturally we attended, now and then. We ran errands for the priests; we gath cred flowers for the altars for Christmas and Easter, and we were as much to home within the confines of the edifice itself as were the other boys themselves. We watched the crowds that at tended the Easter. services Not only were the parishioners there. but hundreds from other parts of the city, Catholic and Protestant. The singing of the great choir of the church of the Sacred Heart was always augmented by an orchestra of ten pieces at the 10:3O service on Easter and Christmas and at the vesper service in the evening. We cannot forget 1t, for the deep impression made upon us at the time.
 Attends Services
 And for this reason, we attended the Il o'clock service in the Church of the. Immaculate Con- ception Sunday. What handsome church; with its large and at tractive marble colums. And what a beautiful service. People who were present must have felt proud of their religion; we, outside the church, felt that way: we were de- lighted at the privilege of being allowed to enter, and to observe. The golden vestlnents of the at tending priests sparkled from the sun rays that peeped through the stained windows on the east side. We watched closely: nothing es- capped us. We desired to note, just as we did in our young days in the Sacred Heart church. We looked for the temporary exit of the priests at the beginning of the mass through the middle aisle to the rear for the purpose of bless ing the congregation, a memory of olden days most dear to us. But this part of the service was tenn porarily omitted, by the blessing of the people from the altar it. self.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
EGG ROLLING IS ON AT CAPITAL
Children Dress in Winter Clothing to Take Part in
 Ceremonies

Washington, March 25-(UP)- Children dressed in leggings, heavy coats and parkas today braved a wintry north wind and temperatures reminiscent of Christmas to indulge in the annual egg-rolling marathon on the broad south lawn of the White House. There were only about 100 children and their parents at the big iron gates when the grounds were opened at g a. m. The temperature then was q.
 Although the sensible and domi- nant costume for this blue-ribbon event in Washington juvenile so- ciety had an arctic motif, some chil- dren came in easter bonnets. They did not stay long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
l5,OOO MILES TO
 CONSULT DOCTOR

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 Boston, March 26-(UP)-Ending & 15,000-mile trip from Australia by ship and airplane. 11-year-old Mary Louise Sheffer arrives at Boston air. port at PA p. m. today for hospital ization in hope of discovering the nature of her strange illness.
 The child, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Howard M. Sheffer of Sydney, Australia. is afflicted with a n1ys- terious disease which causes her to lapse into spells of uncorsciousness Physicians advised that she be taken to Dr. Gilbert Horrax at the Lahey clinic here.
 Cautioned against trAveling fCr prolonged periods, the child and her father had rested at New York since Saturday. 5f .s&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
ALMOST WHOLE OF
 NATION IS GOLD
Easter Parade Spoiled in
 Most Cities-Maine Is Buried Under Snow
(By United Press)

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 It was cold in most parts of the nation again today but nobody cared much because the abnormal weather already had spoiled the Easter parades.
 Temperatures, which were 20 to 30 degrees below normal when Eas- ter paraders stepped out in the states in the greater middle west, clung near the zero mark. The U. &. weather bureau forecast said they might rise slightly tonight or tomor- row on the fringes of the cold area.
 The cold belt extended from Texas and the Mississippi river valley east ward to the Carolinas and the mid- dle and north Atlantic states. Min neapolis, Minn., reported zero wea- ther today and Jacksonville, Fla, 53 degrees. Other temperatures were Kansas City, Mo, 27; Louisville, Ky, IS; New York. 19; Chicago, II; Oak land, Cal, 54; Portland, Ore, 48; Denver, Colo, 40, and New Orleans, 46.
 -p AVAWGSb GfSaStVA OA1 ASSNVA~ It Was the coldest Easter on rec ord in many regions. Only Florida, southern Louisiana and parts of the far west reported ideal promenade weather. In some states where tenn peratures were higher rain pelted tn churchgoers. And in New York staet, Virginia, the Carolinas and in the midwest near the Canadian bor- der snow fell. Some cities in Ten nessee, Arkansas and Mississippi re- ported sleet storms.
 Upper New York staets and sec tions of Canada reported below zero temperatures and snow drifts as deep as 30 feet. Dawson City ob- served Easter in 17-degree-below zero temperature, and it was 15 be- low at Port Arthur. Ont, and at Prince Albert, Sask. +
 Thousands of excursionists to Canada spent the weekend in trains that had been marooned by the deep snow drifts. Sixteen special trains to winter playgrounds were saught in snow storm between Montreal and the Iaurentian mountains. The excursionists arrived in Montreal to- day on double-header trains. < Maine Showed Under
 Boston, March 25-(UP)-Wintel still tarried in New England today on the sixth day of spring.
 Maine was blowing and shoveling its way out of its heaviest snow- storm of the season which, driven by high winds, piled drifts as high as 18 feet in some sections. Greenville Me, reported a three-day fall of 8 inches, while scores of families in Aroostook and Oxford counties were isolated. ,"
 Though preceded by a snowplow, the crack Montreal-to-New York express "Lauentian," was blocked at St. Edouard, Que, near the Ver- mont border, by a 24-foot drift. The snowplow, after two attempts to break through, became stuck in the drift. >.,.
 Backing to Montreal, the train proceeded over another route via Rouses Point, N. Y., and continued to New, York 12 hours behind sched- ule.F
 Westerly winds whipped New Eng land coastal waters and forced ships, large and small, to remain in har- bors. The winds abated overnight, but the mass of polar air sweeping down from Canada kept tempera- lures below 20 in most sections. Lt- tie relief was expected before Thurs day, the Boston weather bureau re- ported, but clear weather was to continue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
By ELMER c. WALZER Limited Press Financial Editor

New York, March 25-UP)-AiT line issues advanced to new highs at an otherwise irregular stock market opening today. Trading was light Bonds were steady. Cotton lost 3 to 6 points.
 American Air lines made a new hing on the first sale at 63 up 1 New tops also were registered by United Air Lines at 20 3-3 up 3-6
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
Aged Man Found

DOminick D0chichi0, of 158 Oak street, reported lost by relatives, was found by Naugatuck police on the Waterbury road yesterday afternOon.
 Dazed, the elderly man was un- able to give his identity. Borough police called Waterbury head quarters and learned that CaniO Labella, . son-in-Iaw, had report ed the man missing a short time before.
 Dochichio was taken home by his son-in-law last night. Labella said it was the second time the man had wandered away.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
EDMUND PkGANOI
 GRANTED ! AWARD
General Baking Company tOPay Injured EmpIOye SI4.43 Weekly

Compensation Commissioner J. M. Lynch in compensation court this morning approved an award which will cause the General Baking Go. to pay Edmund Pagano $14.43 a week as Q result of knee bruises he suffered while engaged in work at the baking company. Payments are to start as of March 6, 1940, and last during incapacity.
 Stephen Gordich of Seymour was allowed $11.26 week against the Seymour Manufacturing co. as a result o ffSfue, regr hnnias5
 result of suffering 8 hernia. Pay mentS are to start as of Jan. 27, of this year and last during incapacity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
For War Vicins

Three more cases of garments to- be distributed in war-torn European countries by the Amer ican Red Cross, left Waterbury last week, Mrs. Edson B. Hitchcock Jr. announced today. The work of preparing the garments is done by voluntary local Red Cross workers at the Kingsbury house on Pros- pect street.
 The cases for the most part contained mems, women and chi1dren's sweaters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
,IeWelrY Stolen!

Frying open g storm window, burglars entered the home of Harold McCarrOll, 45 Hinsdale avenue over the weekend and stole large quantity of jewelry, according to Detective Sergt. An- thOny Mariana. ...
 The McCarroll family away since Saturday, discovered the break when they came home last night,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
Escapes Injury

Frances Healey, 5, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank H. Healey, of 39 Ridge street. escaped m- injured after being struck by an automobile on Baldwin street yesterday.
 The car was driven by Michael Carroll, of 104 Fairmount street. The child was taken to St. Mary's hospital and discharged after ex- animation found her unharmed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
NETWORK OF ROOTS

The Giant Sequoia tree has a tap root only during the early years of its long life. Thereafter, 1t sends its roots laterally, close to the surface of the ground, and this network may spread over two or three acres.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
COUPLE WARNED
 AS WINDS HOWL

Jackson, N. H., March 25-(UP)- Anton Pros of New York, a chem iSt, and Miss Frieda Schirm of Woodcliff Lake, N. J., were honey incoming today after their marriage on Supruce Mountain ski slope in bowling winds and sub-freezing temperatures.
 The couple, garbed in ski clothes, were wed by the Rev. Earl Mack of the Jackson Baptist Church before a snow bank decorated with skis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
Anti .Jay-Walking

Jay-walking was curbed by 70 supernumeraries Saturday after noon and evening on all down. town streets.
 The rookie policemen volun- teered their services to direct the heavy Easter pedestrian traffic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
Spotligllting rassCityNews
Window Wrecked

Police reported today nOth- ing was stolen from Sam Fay lOrs window, POI East M ain street, which was shattered by the strong wind yesterday. The proprietor was notified.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
SHAMROCK FIGHT
 FOR SECOND PLACE
Feature Match Tonight in Holy Name Card TOur=
 ney "On Hill"
Washington Hill

The big match in the weekly forty five card tourney being sponsored by the St. Francis Xavier Holy Name society tonight will be the battle for second place between the Shamrocks le dby John Fitzmaurice and the Earbenders led by Art Frageau. Mir. Fitzmaurice will be on the spot tonight because being a member of the Earbenders means that if his team loses tonight other captains will claim that he gave orders to his men to take it easy and not to trim his members. When asked how he felt about the match John said that he has given orders to his Shamrocks that they must win tonight or else. Other matches tonight will show O'Donnell's Galty Boys taking on Coughlin's Marke- teers: Regan's Shellackers will meet Bob McHugh's Kilkenny Kats and Greaney's All Stars at present in first place, taking on Dan ONieIs Tipperary Tips.
 Big Game i
 The first in series of three games between the Gents of the Hill and Leow Poli basketball teams will be played tonight at the community hoC,ge. In the prelim at 7:45 o'clock tho Washington Hill Shamrocks will play the Blessed Sacraments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25

After the ceremony, they schussed down the slope under an arch of skis to lodge for wedding din ner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
Burglar Scare

A false burglar alarm at the Quality Liquor store, rear of 16l west Clay street, brought two pa trol cars to the scene Saturday night
 The alarm was blamed on 8 short circuit in the wiring. ADT system employees repaired the damage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25

Not all mocking birds are mock CTS; some sing only their normal racial song.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25
INSURANCE STOCKS
investment Trust Quotations G. T. CULHANE, INC. 68 Center St.
INVESTMENT co FUNDS

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 "A" 26 90 Central National Corp.
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 PIQ. z4 % Equity Corp. Common .. F First Boston Corp. ..... 15A 17la General Capital Corp. =. 30A 32A Incorporated Investors .. 15& 17% Massachusetts, Investors
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25

Tunisia is encouraging the bring ing in of books from other countries
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-25

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-08
FARM
TOPICS
GROWER SHOULD
TEST ALL SEED
Proper Storing of Crop Is
Important Item.
By c. H. NIssLEY

Seeds of many vegetable crops
held over from one season to anoth-
er may be used this year if they
have been properly stored, but they
should be tested for both vitality and
termination before planting time, If
growers follow the advice of vege-
table gardening department at the
New Jersey College of Agriculture.
termination tests of seed pur-
chased from seedsmen are now COM
pulsory in many states and must APP
pear on the package in which pur-
chased. There is no way of deter
mining when the seed was produced
or how it was stored and handled
by the dealer.
Cucumber, lettuce, muskmelon
and tomato seed usually retain their
vitality for a period of five years.
Beets, cabbage, caulifower, celery,
pumpkins, squash, and watermelon
are good for four years; eggplants,
three years; onions and peppers,
two years; and parsley, one year.
These figures are approximate, for
the seed loses it's vitality more rap
idly in some sections than in others,
and it has been observed that hui
Nudity and temperature also have
an influence on stored seed. High
temperatures, SO degrees Fahren-
heit, or above, with an excessive
humidity cause rapid deterioration
of most seeds: Seeds of different
vegetables vary in their structure
and consequently in their keeping
qualities. Some seeds have hard
impervious covering while others
have thin, easily penetrated one.
Mice, rats, weevils and other in
sects attack stored seeds. One of
the most common methods of storing
seed is to cover fair-sized wooden
box with one-fourth inch galvanized
hardware cloth. This wired cloth is
tackled on the outside of the box to
keep rodents from entering.
Seed should be examined occa-
sionally for the presence of weevils
and other seed insects and fumigat-
ed with carbon bisulphide or other
recommended chemicals if there are
signs of insects present. A dust con-
tanning high percentages of either
pyrethrum or rotenone may be used
instead of the fumigation treatment
although the gas is more effective.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-08
Daily Pound Of Fat
Is Money Making
Minimum for Cows

On today's market, a dairy farmers
opportunity to make money is with a
herd averaging one pound of fat day
per COW, or 300 lbs. per COW per year,
according to Meade Summers, Manager
Of the Dairy Department Of Purina
Mills.
"This is in accord with the Judgment
of leading dairy authorities" says Sum-
rners. Quoting just one-the College
of Agriculture of the University Of
Missouri says in Dairy Bulletin 405,
May, 1889: Cows producing 300 lbs. or
more of butterfat will, in addition to
paying for their feed, return on an av-
erage more than $4,000 per COW to cover
other costs and a reasonable profit
"Cther authoritative sources concur
that pound of fat day, or it's equiva-
lent in milk is money making yield.
Ga the average for Jerseys, pound Of
fa5 equals 20 lbs of milk daily or 5000
lbs. year; for Guernseys "a lbs. or
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-08
SAFETY EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

With the aim of extending the
use of effective methods Of teaching
accident prevention, the education
division of the National Conserva-
sion Bureau has launched a series
of examples of successful TECH
niques for instructors in safety edu-
cation classes. The Bureau is the
accident prevention department Of
the Association of Casualty and
Surety Executives.
The series entitled Getting Re-
suits Through Safety Education"
presents concrete examples now be-
ing used with outstanding results in
various parts of the country. While
it's purpose is to supplement the
course of safety instruction given In
the school and to provide the teacher
with specific illustrations of success
full safety lessons, members of police
departments, chambers Of commerce
and highway commissions also have
found the series valuable.
A new example Is to be Issued
monthly, according to Kenneth N.
Beadle, director of the Bureaus edu-
cation division. The entire series
will be illustrated. The series, says
Mr.. Beadle, presents a direct, prac-
tical approach to the problems OF
teaching safety to youngsters, and
making it stick.
"For example," he explained.
rather than simply handing out to
the students copy Of the state
traffic laws to memorize-and soon
forget-a high school in st. Paul
(Minnesota) created an imaginary
accident. All conditions surrounding
this accident were suggested by the
pupils, the instructor setting up the
situation on the blackboard. When
the students began to analyze what
had happened in this accident scene.
they Immediately learned what good
driving practices were violated.
Through the guidance Of the
instructor, they were then led to
see the relation between poor driv-
ing practices and traffic law viola
tions. They learned of certain laws
which they had not known existed.
The discussion of the accident opened
up new avenues of thought in rela-
ton to safe behavior In traffic. and
to the physical and mental factors
involved"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-08
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

Man" will be the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, March
10.
The Golden Text will be from
Daniel 1919, 20, man, greatly be-
loved, fear not; peace be unto you,
De strong, yea, be strong"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible, Nal. 2:10:
Have we not all one Father? Hath
not one God created us? why deal
we treachously every man against
mis- brother, be profaning the COW
enant of our fathers"
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
is the following, page IS, Jesus
Of Nazareth taught and demonstrat-
ed mans oneness with the Father,
and and for this we owe him end
less homage"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-08
Foods Raised on Farm
Contain Necessary Iron

The role that many farm foods
play in keeping everybody healthy
is common talk but perhaps one
of the clearest pictures of this re-
lationship is found in the story of
iron. The amount of iron required
in the body in relation to it's impor-
lance to life might well be charac-
terized by the phrase "little, but oh
my" For iron is one of the behind
the-scene workers in the mainte-
nance of healthful blood which as ev-
eryone knows is so important to
good health. Briefly, it helps in the
building of hemoglobin, the oxygen
carrying portion of the red blood
cells.
If the diet is insufficient in iron,
there is likely to be inadequate hem
oglobin formation and the condi-
ton known as nutritional anemia
results. Usually persons who are
anemic lack pep and energy. Where
the farm foods step into the picture
is in the fact that many green leafy
vegetables furnish a large part of
the daily iron needs. Spinach for
one is high in iron and is easy to
grow. Dandelions are considered
another fine iron source. Other gar
den green's furnishing iron are en-
dive, kale and broccoli.
It is well to remember that al
though liver and kidney are consid-
cred the richest sources of iron, if
everyone demanded these foods all
the time the price of liver would
probably increase to the point that
those persons suffering with PERM
cious anemia and needing to eat liv-
er would be unable to afford it. For
this reason, it is well to look to the
greens, egg yolk and many of the
dried fruits as iron sources. Eggs
are comparatively inexpensive right
now.