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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-25
Few Are Tried
In Court Here

The city court held a short ses-
sion here on Monday when only
three cases were tried. Doranda
Donnelly of West Jefferson and
A. B. Burgess Of Othello were
both tried for public drunken
ness and were each fined SIS and
the costs.
J. c. Jones who had been ar
raigned before the court before,
was sentenced 80 days on the
roads for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-25

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-25
OF
Telephone System
Here Is Requested
Resolution Passed by ROtar-
ians. Farnham to Address
The Club Tonight.

A resolution requesting the
Central Electric and Telephone
Company to modernize and i'm
prove the local telephone system
was unanimously passed at the
weekly meeting of the Jeffersons
Rotary Club last Thursday night.
The resolution was presented
by Levern johnson, chairman of
the community service commit
tee.
Several months ago officials of
the club recommended that such
action be taken and in response
to it, local and district managers
of the telephone company as
sured patrons that a survey
would be made as soon as pos
sible. Mr.. Beddingfield, district
manager, has promised that this
will be done in February.
Mr.. Johnson also gave a re-
port Of the meeting OF the COM
munity service committee.
J. H. Clifford, assistant super
visor of Vocational Rehabilita-
ton in North Carolina, was the
guest speaker. He praised the
work of the Rotary club for the
interest in aiding handicapped
children, and gave a brief out
line of the work of his depart
ment. The speaker was intro
duced by Gwyn Gambill.
A. B. Hurt, vice president, pre-
sided.
F. r. Farnham, extension dairy
specialist at State College, is ex-
pected to be the principal speak
er tonight. H. D. Quessenberry
and Roy Badger are in charge of
the program.
Miss Ann Worth Of w r. TT
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-01-25
METHODIST MEETING IN
NORTH WHKESBORO, FRI

The Missionary Institute of the
Elkin District of the Methodist
churches will be held in North
Wilkesboro on Friday. A good
representation of the churches of
Ashe county are expected to at
tend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

work was begun this week, and im- provement of the U. s. Submarine Base at Groton and the U. s. Coast Guards Fort Trumbull Training station at New London are among the new projects, for which federal expenditure has been estimated at S1 1,390,787.
 This will bring to a grand total as of August 15.of $5,548,767 the funds spent for defense purposes in Connecticut by the WPA, some $4,- 158,000 having been expended for such work between July l, 1895 and June 30, 1940.
 s2Oo,OO0 Pledged
 These figures do not include more than $200,000 which has been pledg- ed by the cities of New Haven and Bridgeport as their share in the new projects. The sponsors share-about S1,000, ,000-is included in the total for projects since 1885.
 At the Bridgeport airport in 6tlatford, $580,318 in federal funds and $l16,598 from the city will be used unde the new project to build landing strips, runways and turna- bouts as part of the program to make it into Class 3 airfiled.
 At the New Haven airport in East Haven the work being done aso in- cludes the relocating of abandoned roads and constructing a bridge and highway. The federal funds total
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
.348 ALIENS HAVE
 BEEN REGISTERED
Phelan Expects 800 Mark Will Be Reached Easily
 Before Week Ends

The registration of Waterbury's aliens continued at the post office today, at about the same rate as on previous days, despite the rainy weather. Yesterday the average was about 15 aliens handled during an hour, with a total of 149 registered during the day. This brought the number for the week thus far to 348, with indications that the 500 mark would be passed before the end of the week.
 Other cities around the state are also busily engaged in the task, with more than 1000 already tabu- lated at Hartford, which, however, is using ten neighborhood registra- tion centers, mostly fire stations, in addition to the post office. Post master Rankin at Hartford intends to centralize the project at the post office as soon as possible. At Meri- den, $50 aliens registered on the first day of the project, but finger printing will not start there until next week. The New Haven office reports that it registered 438 aliens yesterday.
 The project here has been reduced largely to matter of routine now, William J. Phelan said today, with most of those who apply very CO., operative some of them, in fact, are too much so, when it comes ot the fingerprinting. Those who pay no attention to the process are far easier to print successfully, than those who watch what is going on, and try to heIp, as the latter almost invariably succeed in smudging the prints, and occasionally necessiating their being taken again, he explain ed.
 For the first time since the work began, it was necessary yesterday to put three men to work at finger printing, and MT. Phelan decided to it again today, to prevent the formation of long lines of registrants who have completely filled out the forms, but must wait for the prints to be taken.
 William Phelan and his staff had registered an additional 46 aliens by one o'clock this afternoon
 bringing the weeks total to 394. It has not as yet been decided
 how long the registration head quarters will be open tomorrow,
 as this will depend largely on
 whether the number of applicants l for registration warrants keeping | open for most of the day, or only until noon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
the meeting will not be held until Monday, September g.
Guest Radio Speakers

Guest Radio Speakers
 The Lithuanian Chamber of Con- merce radio program next Sunday afternoon via WATR from 1:30 to 2 o'clock will feature Brunis Nakrash, baritone from New York, in duets with Miss Constance Jegela, local so- prano. Jonas Budrys, general con- sulate to Lithuania, will give five minute talk on "Lithuania" on the same program.
 Following the radio program Con- sulate Budrys will be the main speaker at the LIP. Club picnic which is scheduled to start at 3 o'clock. Other speakers will be Rev. John J. Kripas of Holy Trinity Church, Hartford, former assistant here under Rev. Joseph J. Valan- tiejus, and Attorney John Bagocius of Boston. The musical program for the picnic will be in charge of the c. of c. chorus. The affair will be held at Lithuania Park, Lake wood, and dancing will be enjoyed at night in the pavilion featuring Exie Rudaitis and his orchestra.
 Chartered busses to transport members to the picnic grounds will leave the LIP. clubrooms at 1:15 o'clock while another bus will take members o fthe c. of c. chorus, leaving from WATR immediately af- ter their half-hour broadcast. Thomas MataS heads the commit tee in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

$595,1 with sSs,42l as the city's share.
 More than $20O,OO0 in federal funds is being spent for repairs and improvements at the U. s. Subma- rine Base, Groton, under a project which was approved in July.
 At the Coast Guards Fort Trum- bull Training station, New London, WPA workers will construct a new retaining wall, sidewalks and curbs, an acid drainage pit and surfacing on the parade grounds. An old band stand, gun emplacements and con- crete retaining walls will be disman- tied. WPA funds total 15,346.
 Airport Projects
 Airport projects have been the largest items in the defense work of the WPA in Connecticut since 1895, representing total cost of $2,- 345, 900. Six airports have been cov- cred in the program: Brainard field, Hartford; Bridgeport, New Ha- ven, Meriden, Willimantic and Gro ton.
 War department work totaling amout $678,0O0 and Navy depart ment projects costing $43T, 900 were also done in that period These in- cluded such as the construction of a dock for the War department at New London and considerable work at the Submarine Base, Groton.
 Twenty-two state armories were rehabilitated as part of the program for the National Guard, total cost of the work being approximately $576,000
 The Connecticut total will, more- over, be substantially increased by other large projects, notably work at Brainard field, Hartford, and the Groton airport, whcih are now in the preliminary stages.
 In addition, the Connecticut WPA is carrying out large-scale program for the vocation. training of its employees to fit them for jobs in defense industries, part of na- tional educational project.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
.ELKS CLAMBAKE
 SET FOR SEPT. 8
Annual Outing of Brother Bills to Be Held at
 Lake Quassapaug

The annual outing and clambake of the Waterbury lodge of Elks,
 which annually is one of the sea-
 sons biggest, will be held Sunday Sept. 8 at the picnic grounds at Lake Quassapaug. Final arrange
 ments for the event were made by a meeting of the entertainment con-
 mittee last night.
 The bake itself is scheduled to start at p. m. will be preceded by the serving of steak sandwiches,
 clambroth, "etc, etc" all of which
 will start at 10 a. n., so it is planned Il by the Brother Bills" to spend a long and full day at the lake. Frank J. Monaghan, entertain ment committee chairman, appoint ed James Courtney and Joseph Keenan to the bake committee;
 James Saginario, William J. Cum ningham and Joseph Keenan to the prize committee.
 The committee that will arrange for the refreshments, athletic events and entertainment includes Willima J. Cavanaugh, Domenic
 Barnes, Arnold Bauby, John A. s. Barbara, Dr. Francis F
 Bennett, Richard Birch, Patrick Cronin, Joseph J. Bowen, Harold Brennan, Thomas Brennan, Thom-
 as E. Brophy.
 Also Howard J. Clancy, John J. Lawlor, \ Benjamin J. LaVallee, Thomas F. Moran, George Horan, George M. Oliver, Eugene T. Ovi- att, Walter O. Norman, James H. Courtney, William J. Cunningham, Gus DeCicco, Thomas Delaney, Daniel Della Bella, John H. Ere ney, James T. Calvin, Dr. Harold Perkinson, Herbert Pease. Joseph |Samoska, Atty. Harry F. Spell man, Frank J. Valerie, Dr. Robert H. Watkins.
 Also John w. York, Floyd J.
 Lyttle, Patrick Joseph Keenan. Daniel J. Mahaney, Frank Mo-
 Cam, Joseph McNellis, Patrick
 Scanlon, Edward L. Horrigan, Jo- seph DiPietro and Anthony R. Mas
 tri.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
500 Witness Annual
 Big Water Pageant
Music, Spotlights Add to Impressiveness of Water
 cade at Chase Youngsters Score Hit

of the program, to judge by the ap- plause of the crowd, but the audi ence was also much impressed by the excellent pattern swimming which the young performers did. Floodlights and 8 loud speaker sys- tenn added considerably to the irn- pressiveness of the program, as did the musical accompaniment fur nished throughout the presentation by Michael Mancini and his merry musicians.
 According to the swimmers, who should know best, the evening, al- though 8 little cool for any pro- longed participation in watery revels, was not as frigid as the night of last years performance.
 The program was coached and di rected by Joseph Brennan and Eni Mark, with Villain Derwin lending his assistance in all the prepara- tions. Arthur Mcdonald was the an nouncer. The order of procedure was as follows:
 Opening parade; introduction o1 cast; comedy hello; four smoothies; diving; four smoothies and two aquadudes; comedy; sunflower for nation; comedy singing; four queens and four jacks; four smooth ies and four dudes (waltz); com edy; Lii and Tiny, speciality; finale.
 At the conclusion of the Water cade, all the spectators joined in dancing to the music of the WPA band, which, it is estimated, has played for 75,000 persons during the summer. The band has played for all the park departments block dances, as well as the Watercade and the recent playground circus and sat in for two nights with the WPA symphony orchestra in Hart ford. Yet despite this stiff pace Michael Mancini and the members of the band say they are very sorry to have the season come to an end.
 Not only are the musicians called upon to play for various functions but, in order to satisfy all corners their repertoire must include every thing from jitterbug music to the semi-classics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
State Spending Millions for National Defense Wor
Waterbury Among Honor Cities In Business Pickup

Waterbury is included in the list of ten cities in which busi- ness improvement has recently been outstanding, says Forbes Magazine, Sept. 1st.
 The other nine cities are Rochester, N. Y., Columbus, O., Fort Worth, Tex, Scranton, Pa. Fall River, Mass, Tampa, Fla, Gary, Ind, Altoona, Pa., Roanoke, Va.
 Forbes Business Photograph, . business map which scientic- ally and accurately reports changes in business conditions throughout the country, is reg ularly used by thousands of leading business organizations, advertisers, distributors, and sales managers to guide them in concentrating their efforts in the right place at. the right time. Each issue of the map names ten cities outstanding for recent gains on this occasion one of the ten included in the roll of honor is Waterbury.
 Specifically, in the cities named, business is said to compare more favorably with the same time last year than any previous occasion since July, 1940.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
Building Permits

The following permits have been issued at the office of Building Inspector John T. Hartley: Carmelo ManganarO, to erect one-family dwelling on Walnut street, .$3.oOO.
 Raymond Gaylord, to erect one- family dwelling on Mt. Vernon avenue, M,500.
 Michael Genovese, to erect ad- dition to dwelling at 90 Pleasant street, $500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
FAHEY, DUFFY
 HELD BY COPS
Pair Under $1,OOO Bail for Collections for Vari=
 Ous Fake Campaigns

James Fahey, 50, of Grand avenue, New Haven, and Charles Duffy, 39, of Short Beach, are being held in $1, ,000 bail on idleness charges in New Haven, while police are contin- uing their search for third mau believed to be involved in soliciting activities of which the arrested men are suspected.
 Statewide in scope, the operations of Duffy and Fahey allegedly have been traced back to the early part of 1888. Pretense was that the men were collecting for various cam- paigns and drives.
 Capt. Joseph P. Stevens of Water bury, said that SO far as he knows the two men did not operate in thi; city. Duffy, at one time, published a weekly newspaper, which failed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
EXPLORER SCOUTS
 PLAN EXPEDITION
Dozen Boys Going or Three=Day Hike Over
 Conn. Blue Trail

The Explorer Scouts of Troop 13 are planning three-day hike over the Connecticut Blue trail, in cele- bration of the Labor Day holiday. They intend to leave town tomorrow morning, and to return some time Monday. About twelve scouts are planning to go along on the expedi- tion, which will be under the leader ship of Scousmaster Arol Charbon- neau.
 Sea scouts of Ship 1, Watertown. are also planning an outdoor cele- bration of the holiday. with canoe trip from Windsor Locks down to Long Island Sound, under the lead- ership of Skipper Frank Reinhold. About a dozen sea scouts will leave on this trip tomorrow morning.
 Members of the Jamboree troop of scouts are making plans for heir reunion, the first since their trip through New England and Canada in 1886. The get-together will be held next Thursday at the court House of the First Congregational church. Among the highlights of the pro- gram will be the showing of moving pictures taken on the trip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
OLD DITOR, S4,
 DIES LAST NIGHT

San Francisco, Aug. 30-(UP)- Robert F. Paine, 84. editor emeritus of the San Francisco News and the Cleveland Press, and an early asso- ciate of the late Edward w. Scripps, died last night. He was known to thousands of newspaper men as Uncle Bob"
 Until three months ago, he was active, despite his advanced age. contributing articles to the Scripps- Howard newspapers. the organiza- ton in which he spent his entire career and helped to build.
 His first ambition was to be 6 lawyer and this was thwarted by g hunting accident in which he lost his left hand. He turned to journal ism and at 22, in is70, ecripps founder of what are now tho Gcripps-f Howard newspapers. hired him as Q reporter at e c week for the old Cleveland Penny press, nos the cleveland Press.
 Five years later he was editor ol the Rrezs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
LEBON'S ESTATE WORTH $ll,482.37
North End Merchants Property Listed at $4,-
 25O; } Bank Accounts

The late Harry Lebon, North End merchant, left an estate of $11 ,482.37, according ot an inventory filed in probate court today with Judge Patrick Healey. MT. Lebon, who op- erated 8 dry godos store, died July 26.
 Property on North street is listed at $4,250. A lease is valued at $1.
 Stock in MT. Lebon's store, at 843 North Main street, is appraised at $625, and fixtures at $25.
 Bank deposits were as follows: Citizens & Manufacturers National Bank, $500; Waterbury Savings Bank, $1,518.80; Waterbury Savings Bank, $2,025.07; Postal Savings, $2,537.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
Sodality Meets Sunday

The Children of Mary Sodality of St. Joseph's Church will assemble Sunday morning at the 8 o'clock mass and receive Holy Communion
 in a body. Immediately after the mass an important meeting was to he held, but Miss Mary Alubauskas, president, announced this morning that the meeting will not be held but Miss Mary Alubauskas, presi- dent, announced this morning that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
Two Airports Being
 Enlarged At Present
 With Federal Funds
Extensive Work Also Underway at New London Sub. marine Base Improvements Being Made for
 Coast Guard at Ft Trumbull; More Money Due

Connecticut is among the leading states in the nation in the extent of WPA work being done under the new National Defense act, with pro- jects for considerably more than a million dollars already approved, &C., cording to figures released today by State Administrator Vincent J. Sul- ivan.
 Enlargement of the Bridgeport and New Haven airports, on which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
HARRY OLSEN PUT
 ON DANCER LIST

Harry Olsen. of Naugat,ick, vas reported slightly improved at the Waterbury hospital today, although his name remained on the danger list. Mir. Olsen hes been Q patient since Aug. %.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

Lawyers, who appeared in the Waterbury conspiracy trial will have plenty of reading matter" to carry them over the next few weeks and probably longer than that. Evidence is clearly shown in the above photo, which shows Mrs. Adele Dubauskas, secretary to At ty. Sidney Cassel, persuing one of the ten volumes of the appeal rec ord, with the other nine volumes piled up beside her at her desk.
 The ten volumes arrived at Att ty. Cassel,s office yesterday after noon. Atty. Cassel represented Philip Coppetto, well known local contractor, in the case, which is down on record as the lonegst ever tried in a Connecticut court.
 Atty. Cassell was not at his of flee today having left for a week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

Last nights performance of the annual Chase Park water ballet, populsrly known as the Watercade, drew a crowd of more than 500 in- terested spectators, who delighted in the aquatic activities and the devil may-care diving of the youthful participants. The show had every thing except the personnel and a little of the precision of the Billy Rose spectacle, with the added at traction of featuring local talent.
 The clumsy circumgyratinos of the clowns were probably the highlight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
LUCKY DIMES

Laraine Days friends "showered" her with shiny new sdimes just be- fore she stepped on the airliner for her first visit to New York. For luck," they chorused.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

Ida Lupino has enough guns in her home to stock an arsenal but they're worth more to c nau. scum than army. Collecting antique guns is her hokhg. p. ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

s : end rest in the Lebanon Noun tains in preparation for facing the big reading task before him and the preparation of his brief, which must be filed in connection with his appeal to the state Supreme Court of Errors.
 It was originally expected that the case would be heard at the October term of the high court but a delay in the filing of briefs and hearings of the arguments on the appeals of the IA men involved now appears certain.
 It is generally agreed that no lawyer could read the 6, 289 pages of closely typewriter involved in the record by mid-September when the briefs required would have to be filed if the cases were to be argued at the October term.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
Anna CoIangelo Set
 ToEnter N. J. College
Nichols Street Resident EnrOIls at Rider-FareweII
 Party Planned at Sisters Home Tonight
BROOKLYN NEWS

Anna Colangelo, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Angelo Colangelo of Nichols Street, will be honored at 8 farewell party tonight given by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

her sister, Mary, at her home. Miss Colangelo, who was graduated from Waterbury Catholic High School last June, will leave tomorrow for New Jersey where she vii lenter Rider College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

Haunted Honeymoon" has been chosen as the title of the new Rob- ert Montgomery starring film for merly called "Busman's Honey moon."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

A veteran of the last war but too old to fight now, 65-year- old William P. Halkett, above, British born butler for promi- nent New York family, recently dug into his pocket, donated $1,O0O from his life savings to the British cause.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30

You'll love these overeoots in De- cember, even greater thon August -but-you've got 10 use your August sense of thrift, your New EngIond common sense, and your August foresight-then you can sit back contentedIy end hear the jingle of $S.25 in your pocket we'll edrned- because well saved. Some splendid man toiIored, hond finished "SamPeek" suits-sizes 10 39-ot $22.75-formerIy $30. Holiday clothes = PoIm Beach suits $9.95-$l5.50-Lounge suits -shirt and sIoeks, $z.95-$5.95. Sports iockets-idsoI for school and college later. $s.75 to $l6.75. Seporote holiday sIocks $3.o5 10 $685. Stacks socks 3 poir $l .00. HoIidoy navel reserve and crew hots $I.25.
 "Roemoe" holiday sports shoes $5.e5.
 choEsss of today = Billed in oeto- bsr. SatuEdoy Store closed ot one o'clock. Mondsy- Closed aII day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
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 GSTABLIsHEe Jsss

Tomorrow - In Prep. Shop" = Second Floor Winter Over coats = August Price $16.75 - September Price $25 Sizes 10 3e.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-06

Mrs. Thomas G. Corcoran
Wife of the special counsel Of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp, Mrs.
Thomas G.. Corcoran will smash
the traditional bottle Of champagne
over the bow at launching of the
President Monroe at Newport News,
Va. The liner is the second Of seven
combination cargo and passenger
vessels to be built for the American
President Lines round-thc-World
service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-06

Ellen LcggC NaSn
Medical Examiner Dr. Amos Squire
reports Ellen Lc"gc Nash, 2T-ycar-
old blonde model from West Nir-
ginia, died accidentally Of drowning.
Her nude body was found in the
swimming pool ON the Manaroneck,
N. Y. estate Of Neal Il. Andrews,
wealthy cosmetics manufacturer,
whom she was visiting.
/Ccnfydl PreSs)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-06

Charges Of startling increase in
printing or blaHl; relief checks and
food stamps" presumably for dis
tribution in key states during Prcsi-
dent RooscvcIt's third-tcrm cam
paigN, were made by Rep. Paul W.
Shafcr, Michigan Republican.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-06

If THE BRITISH FLEET fell battle fleet would
the capital ships OF Germany
Italy, JAPAN above chart twooccan pro-
prepared Defend America by Aiding
William Allen White chairman Sale of sixty
United deoycrs, the G2 left from the World
aid her defense against Naz and Fascist
the the interests Of our own secur
Thousands Committee adhcrCnts communicating wt
President Ccngrcmen asking that immediate leGls'
be speed the sale Of - ;goy3& which the
Committee the United States c'i >A!Y spare now