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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
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Bunker. HiH Literary Club Mid-Winter Tea Friday

The annual mid-winter tea of the Bunker Hill literary club vii lbe held on Friday evening, January 26 at o'clock at the Bunker hill gym nasium.
 Mrs. H. A. Ludlum, radio, concert and television artist, who has Ap- peared at the Worlds Fair, will be the guest artist on the program given in honor of the Mexican Equestrians who appeared at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

was recently elected secretary of the sorority.
 Those present were: Peggy Der- mody, Charlotte Kelley, Mary Glad ney, Ruth Kenney, Harriette Mar inan, Ernestine Cannon and Marie Kilbride.
 The next meeting will be held on Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Peggy Dermody of North Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
Emanon Sorority Completes Plans For February Dance

At a meeting of the Emanon Sor- ority held last evening at the home of Miss Marie Kibride of Luke street further plans were completed for the second annual dinner dance of the Emanon Sorority. The affair will be held at Wrights Inn in Plainville.
 Reports of various committee members were read during the bus mess meeting. Miss Ruth Kenney
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Contract Bridge
CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB

Top scorers in the Tuesday eve ming session of the Cornell Contract Club conducted by Mrs. John C.. Moriarty were: North and South Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Tobin, 119 1-2; Miss Margaret Tracy and Mrs. Peter Costigan, TIT; and East and West: MT. and Mrs. William Mey- CTS, no 1-2; Mrs. Norman Cables and Mrs. Ralph Crane, 109 1-2.
 The standing to date is as fol- lows: Dunphy- Russell, BPS; Adduc- ci-Byars, 216; Tobin- -Tobin, 312; and Cleary- Kelly, BIO 1-2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
FOND OF MAsCoTs

F. P. Letellier, whose racing sta- ble is at New Orleans, has five cats. five chickens. a sheep and a dog as mascots. Last year he had an alli- gator and two pigeons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

horse show in New York city. Mrs. Ludlum plays her own guitar &C., compartment and also relates the story of 8 song before singing it.
 Her program will be as follows: Granaua ..........s....... LAVE Ay Ay Ay .............Pe .Perez-Ffere Fl he1lcaTlO ............... .EduALAo
 The latter two numbers will be rendered with castenets and she will wear a costume of white satin and lace with a Mantilla of white Span ish lace.
 Spanish dance in classical mode 'Andalucia" will be executed by Mrs. Ludlum in the same costume.
 With guitar accompaniment the following Mexican songs will be ren- dered in Mexican costume: Fl Mariachi ........... Pope Autzar CielitO Ltndo FOLK song Peregr1na ................ .Fanner1n Tehaunte Pee Pope Gu1zar
 In a purple lowered costume the artist will execute the Spanish dances "Granadino" bull fight dance and "A Media Luz," a tango.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
Weddings
Engagements
KOosA-THoAIAs

Joseph Thomas of Bradley ave nue announces the coming marriag of his daughter, Miss Jessie Thoma to Edward Koosa, son of MT. ant Mrs. Charles Koosa of Meriden road The wedding will take place on Sat urday, February 3rd, at g oclocl. at St. Patrick's church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
Committee Honors
 Miss Lucille Phaneuf

Miss Lucille Phaneuf was guest of honor at a surprise supper and shower given last evening by the program committee of the Villa Maria Lodge at the Kart Wheel Lunchette. The bride to be was presented with a beautiful gift by the group. Miss Phaneuf will be married on February 3rd to Dr. Louis Thibault.
 The guests included: Cecile Ro- chon, Beatrice Leblanc, Rita Peri- gard, Yvette LaVallee, Cecile Ere chette, Claire Vadnais, Irene Pe- rigard, Cecile Frechett, Jannette Frechette, Leonora Frechette, Rita LaVallee, Mrs. Isadore Houle, Mrs. John LaVallee, Mrs. Alfred Pepin, Mrs. Aurore Belleville, Mrs. George Ouellette, Mrs. Hector Guertin, Mrs. Louis Thibault, Mrs. Henry Phae- neuf, Mrs. William Cyr and Mrs. Wilbrod Guertin.
 The Women's auxiliary of All Souls church will sponsor chick en pie supper this evening from 5:30 to 7:3O at the church under the direction of Mrs. Erskine Russell. Her assistants will include Mrs. Nor man Neale, Mrs. Annie Pullan, Mrs. Giles R. Anderson, Mrs. Erna Slack, Mrs. Charles Tomlinson and Mrs. William Wood. Mattresses for the evening will be Misses Carol Powles, Florence Jenks, Suzanne JenkS, Betty Cowperthwait, Betty Mink and Patricia Fay, and George Neal, Kenneth Neale, John Record, John Gaunt, Robert Phelan and Robert Neale will serve as walters.
 Hostesses at the various tables will be Mrs. T. Lowry Sinclair, wife of the rector, Mrs. Harry Bavier, Mrs. Bertram B. Bailey, Miss Louise Coe, Mrs. Chauncey P Goss, 3d, Mrs. Lewis s. Reed and Mrs. Joseph Schaeffer. The candy sale, to be held in conjunction with the sup per, will be in charge of Mrs. Oscar Stahl, Mrs. Frederick Chesson, Mrs. John D. Thcms, Miss Bettie Gilman, Mrs. Charles Fulkerson and Mrs. Richard F. Puffer.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Silverman and daughter, Sadie of Avalon circle left on Sunday for 8 motor trip to En route they will stop at Atlanta, Georgia, where MT. Silver yooy, rr,ill attend O convention of the Warren Refrigerator company.
 The Ladies of the Irish-American Social club will meet this evening at the Hotel Elton. Plans vii be com- pleted for the annual banquet of the group which will be held on Sunday March 17th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

StatiSti,s show that the average length of an automobiles life is now 7.87 years and the extreme life is 16 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
GULLIvER OF TRACK

Johnny Woodruff, Pittsburgh running star, is six feet four inches tall, wears size No. 12 shoes and takes . nine-foot stride when rac- ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
PRODUCTS OF LEGION

There were forty-six players in the major baseball leagues last sea- son who formerly played in Amer ican Legion tournaments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

The Ladies of the Irish-American Social club will meet this evening at the Hotel Elton. Plans vii be com- pleted for the annual banquet of the group which will be held on Sunday March 17th.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
WILLIAM YATES
CONRAD MELVIN YATES

Age Is, he has been on the bas-
ketbaH team for the past three
years and was the captain during
the years 1889 and 40. Conrad
was voted the best athlete and
wittiest boy in the Senior Class.
He is liked by all; especially the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18

ANNE KATHRYN HOUCK,
Age Is, born June "a, 1923.
President of Junior Glass and
Vice President of the Senior Class
and Dramatics club. She was a
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Broad Program
For Athletics

This year as in the past, Fleet
wood has done everything posi-
BILE to give each student in every
grade an equal opportunity to
have period of physical train
ing each day. These periods have
been given either in the gymnas
ium or on the outside playground,
depending upon weather condi-
tons, and at all times under pro-
per supervision.
Fleetwood has come to the con-
clusion that the idea of athletics,
or physical training for the few
who are normally strong and
physically fit is obsolete and does
not fit into a we'll balanced ply
steal program.
With this in mind, this school
has tried to encourage play for
every individual at a given time
under supervision of a teacher.
However, it is problem in try
ing to put over this practice, but
we have managed by various
means to have most of the stu
dents taking part in some form
of physical exercise.
The only inter-scholastic sport
which the school participated in
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girls. His hobbies are playing bas-
ketball, reading and going to the
movies. His ambition is to be an
aviator.
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Fifteen Will Receive Diplomas At Fleetwood High School This

during the year was basketball.
The boys team won but few
games but it is felt that they
were bettered by having met and
played against other fine teams
of the county.
The girls team was very sue
cessful, winning major part of
their games and at times looked
very strong considering the fact
that most of them were playing
their first year as regulars. Fleet
wood likes to win games as do all
others, but is satisfied to lose if
it can build up a feeling of good
craftsmanship, honesty and fair
play among the boys and girls.
AS school we believe this to be
of more value than box scores.
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Three Brothers
Included Among
Graduation Glass

Fleetwood High Schools gra-
duation class is different, perhaps
from any other in the nation, not
that it excells in numbers, but
that it includes three brothers
who are neither twins nor trip
lets. Rufus Yates, Is is president
OF the class; Conrad, the next bro
Their, who is 18, was voted the
best athlete and the wittiest boy
of the class; William, 20, the eld-
est of the three brothers, who is
a school bus driver, was voted the
most popular member of the
class, all of which shows the
Yates boys have something!
There are Is members of Fleet
woods senior class, with the girls
outnumbering the boys, 9 to 6. A
large number of these seniors
have made outstanding records
during their school careers. The
following descriptions will intro
duce them to you:
THOS. WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Age II, Thomas was born Feb
ruary q, 1923, at Oval. He is
liked by all of his class mates, es-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Teachers Are
At Fleetwood
Prof. James Stanley Is Prin-
cipal. All Are Trained
Well For Work.

Professor James Stanley, who
has been principal of the school
six years, is a graduate of the
University of North Carolina, and
has completed the work for his
Masters degree there.
Mr.. Robert Davis, who is ath-
letic coach and teacher of social
science is a graduate of ASTC.
Mrs. Myrtle Swan, home eco
nomics teacher, is a graduate of
Radford State Teachers College.
She has taught at Fleetwood two
years and has charge of the glee
club there in addition to her
school work.
Mrs. Gertrude Vaught, who
teaches English and French, has
been at Fleetwood two years and
has charge of the dramatics club.
The grade teachers are: Mr..
Paul Miller, seventh grade; Mr..
Claude Eastridge, sixth; Miss
Margaret Weaver, fifth; Miss Ha-
eel Vannoy, third; Miss Beulah
Osborne, second; Miss Mabel
Blackburn, first.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-18
Finals Open With Play Apr. 20;
Brown To Deliver Address
Rev. Paul Townsend to Preach
Baccalaureate Sermon
On April Fl

Fleetwood finals will open on
Saturday night, April 20 with the
Senior play, aunt Tillie Goes to
Town, and will close with the
graduating exercises, the follow
ing Saturday night, April q when
Wade E. Brown, prominent Boone
attorney will deliver the literary
address at 1880 o'clock.
The Senior play, which is an
entertaining farce in three acts
promises to bring forth many
laughs. The scene is laid in Aunt
Titles country home near a
smart summer resort.
The characters are: Tillie Task,
Edna Scott, Lucinda Talbot, Ava
Goodman; Pamela Marsh, Gather
inc Houck; Lizzie Parsons, Mary
Bell Owens; Ellen Neeland, Hor-
tense Wood; Ronald Rowland,
William Phillips; Luther Lori
mer, Worth Church; Marvin Tue
ker, Gwyn Yates; Charlie One
Lung, Conrad Yates; Mrs. Title
Tucker, Norma Hartzog; DR.. Hat
tie Bing, Bessie Baldwin.
Rev. Paul Townsend will
preach the baccalaureate sermon
on Sunday night, April 81, at 7:30.
Mrs. Vaught will have charge of
special music for this occasion.
The seventh grade graduation
exercises will be on Friday morn
ing, April 26 at II o'clock. The
address will be given by Supt.
j. B. Hash, who will also present
the certificates.
On Saturday night, following
Mr.. Browns address, Professor
James Stanley will present honor
medals, and the diplomas to the
graduating class.
On this occasion Mrs. Gertrude
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winning member of the debating
team for the past two years. She
is a successful student and her
ambition is to become an air
plane stewardess. She was voted
most popular girl in the Senior
Class. Her hobbies are reading
and hiking.
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Vaught will present special mu-
sic, as will the Glee Club. Rev.
Hoyt Wood, pastor of the West
jefferson Methodist church will
render the invocation as the bene-
diction.
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girls. HIS nOOOleS are playing OaS-
ketball, reading and going to the
movies. His ambition is to be an
aviator.
MARY BELLE OWENS
Age II, she is better known as
"Blondie". She was voted as the
most intellectual girl of the Sen
ior Class, and was president of
the Junior Class. She is secretary
of the Dramatics Club, also a
member of the Glee Club. Her
hobbies are reading and hiking.
Her ambition is to become a bust
ness woman. She is liked by all
her classmates.
BESSIE JANE BALDWIN
Age Is, she was voted the most
likely to succeed. She has been a
member of the girls basketball
team for four years and was con-
sidered the best player by the
whole school. Her hobbies are
basketball and reading. Her am
bition is to become a nurse.
ELSIE GREER
Age II. she was voted the most
reserved girl in the Senior Class.
While not book worm, she has
outside interests: missing school,
counting and reading. She is liked
by her classmates and all who
know her.
AVA GOODMAN
Age 10, Ava, who is always
neatly dressed was voted the best
friend to everyone. She is a good
student and has made grades no
less than an A throughout her
high school years. She was a
member of the 1910 basketball
team and is also a member of the
Dramatics club. Her ambition is
to become business woman.
HORTENSE AMANDA WOOD
ASS 10, 11OI LCIISS was NOlGO
most attractive girl in the Sen
ior Class. She is a member of the
Dramatics club and is also a
member of the Glee Club. Her
hobbies are singing, flirting and
hiking. Her ambition is to become
missionary, but the engage
ment ring she is wearing shows
she is interested in matrimony.
NORMA PARALEE HARTZOG
Age II, voted the most liked
and the best dressed girl in the
Senior Class. Norma is the secre-
tary of the Glee club and Senior
Class. She is also a member of
the Dramatics club. Her hobbies
are reading and singing. Her am
bition is to become a business
woman.
ANNE KATHRYN HOUCK
Age Is, born June "a, 1923.
President of Junior Glass and
Vice President of the Senior Class
and Dramatics club. She was a
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pecially the young ladies. He was
voted the best dressed boy in the
Senior class. Horseshoe pitching
and fishing are his hobbies. He
plans to become business man.
WORTH CHURCH
! Age 20, Worth was born July 4,
1919, at Idlewild. He is well liked
by all his classmates. He was vo-
ted the nearest married boy in
the Senior class. Ball playing is
his favorite sport. He plans to
become a doctor.
w. S. WATSON, JR.
Age Is, w. S. was born June
4, 1924 at Beng. He has made a
good record in school especially
in science and mathmatics, and
was elected the best natured boy
in the Senior Class. To become
travelling salesman is his great
est ambition.
RUFUS GWYN YATES
Age 16, born September 10,
1923 at Idlewild, he has the dis
tinction of being president of the
Senior Glass. Rufus is the
best liked boy of the Sen
ior Glass which includes his two
older brothers. In September he
intends to 60 to Chicago to study
electricity.
EDNA IRENE SCOTT
Age 16, Edna was born Septem-
Der %, 1923, and has been a very
successful student. She has been
on the basketball team for the
past three years, and Captain for
two years, secretary of the Junior
Glass, President of the Dramatic
Club. Her essay was winner in
the county last year. She is the
youngest member of the Senior
Glass, and was voted the best
sport. Edna's ambition is to be a
secretary. Her hobbies are hiking
and fishing.
MAMIE WOOD
Mamie, age 10, who was mar
ried last month is liked by her
class mates. She was member OF
the 1910 basketball team and al
ways does her best in everything
she tries to do. Her ambition IS
to be a good housewife.
WILLIAM YATES
Age 20, born at IdleWild, he
was voted the most popular boy
in the Senior Glass. William was
a member of the basketball team
this year. He drives one OF the
school buses and is liked by the
students. His hobbies are court
ing and fishing. His ambition is to
become a lawyer.
CONRAD MELVIN YATES
Age 10, he has been on the bas-
ketbaH team for the past three
years and was the captain during
the years 1899 and 40. Conrad
was voted the best athlete and
wittiest boy in the Senior Class.
He is liked by all; especially the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-12
RAIL LABOR EXECUTIVES
OPPOSE CONSCRIPTION

Washington, D. c. 1LNS).-The
Railway Labor Executives Associa-
ton, representing q railroad labor
organizations, declared its opposition
to peacetime conscription following
study Of the issue at d meeting here.
In a letter to Senator Edwin c.
Johnson Of Colorado, ]. G.. Luhrsen,
executive secretary of the association,
said its position on conscription was
based on the following reasons:
"We regard peacetime conscription
as a serious menace to democracy.
"There has been no demonstration
that the voluntary method will not
furnish the necessary manpower.
"Adoption Of conscription in peace
time will fasten an odious military
system upon the American people for
generations.
at will be serious menace to civil
and economic liberty and tend to COM
pletely destroy real American democ-
racy.
"There should be no discrimination
as between manpower and big indus
try, and equality OF treatment should
control"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-12
CANADIAN OFFICIAL WARNS
MINERS UNION AGAINST
ILL CONSIDERED STRIKES

Truro, y. S. GLNS).-Complaining
at the frequency Of strikes, and the
lack Of disciplinary action by the
United Mine Workers Of America and
ClO following unauthorized walkouts
from the coal mines, A. G.. McLarty,
Canadian minister Of labor, went be
fore the district convention Of the L.
NJ. W. to charge that as a result Of
strikes, coal production had been cut
by 10000 tons within the past year.
McLarty contended there had been
more strikes within the jurisdiction Of
the district L. VI. w. than in all the
rest Of Canada, and said the most la
Dor strife is concentrated in a pro-
vince Nova Scotia, in which Can
adian labor has its widest privileges.
"Pm not here TO threaten you," he
said, "but it would help you in the
eyes Of your fellow Canadians to do
away with these strikes. | suggest to
this convention that some action be
taken to remove this canker. Perhaps,
| the patient will suffer for a while
but you will promote the interests Of
the entire trade union movement"
He added, maintain the dignity and
integrity of your union and see that
tn ese ill-considered, irresponsible
strikes are eliminated" He objected
to "the lack Of disciplinary action
when it was necessary" in discussing
the many illegal strikes that had been
called unoffcially by groups within
the u. NJ w. in the district Pointing
out the dates on which the mines were
shut down by the illegal strikes, the
labor minister protested at nothing
being done by the district executive
Of the L. M. w. to penalize the pro
mOterS
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Joe Curran, John l.. Lewis No. ]
man in New York, is being moved
higher and higher up in the U. S. Com
munist high command You don't get
promotion in that outfit unless you
EARN it and you don't earn it by
displeasing Moscow.
X X X
Transocean News Service is the
German propaganda machine for get
ting into Latin American newspapers
to undermine the U. S. No American
news service, which must live on in
come, can meet Transocean's terms.
X X x
1t will be pretty hard to get hot
under the collar about a deportation
of Bridges. Those who play power
politics should expect to have it play
ed back at them.
The fire gets hotter in CIO high
circles against Lee Pressman, who
seems to be No. in John l.. Lewis
private estimation. 1t is interesting
to watch. Some say there will be nc
deviation from the party line" as
long as Pressman is No. / adviser.
4 4 X
Communist outfits all along the line
have been given orders to go after
Sidney Hillman. One thing Hillmar
did was refuse to appoint CP stooge
on the Defense Commission labor ad.
visory group.
X X X
Does anybody NOW doubt that the
Chicago "peace mobilization" was g
Communist show? And the two Sen
ators who withdrew their acceptances
of invitation to speak-were they just
afraid after all the publicity, or die
they finally wake up to what kind OF
show it was? THEY are the ones te
answer!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-12
$240.000 Libel Suit Filed In
Superior Court By Bus Co.

San Francisco QLNS) S).-The four.
month strike Of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen against the Pacific
Greyhound Lines has resulted in a
libel suit against the union by the bus
company.
Asking s24O,000 damages in a suit
filed in Superior Court, Pacific Grey
hound alleges the brotherhood has cir
culated "libelous" pamphlets question
ing the safety Of travel Of buses oper-
ated by non-striking drivers.
Brotherhood members walked out
May 16 in jurisdictional dispute with
the Amalgamated Association of
Street, Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees.
The brotherhood asserted Pacific
Greyhound had refused to observe a
Labor Board ruling designating the
trainmen as collective bargaining
agent.
Pacific Greyhound contended it haC
valid contract with the Amalgamatec
Association and continued operations
with the non-striking drivers, who are
affiliated with the American Fedora
ton of Labor. The brotherhood is al
independent union.
Greyhound is seeking court review
of the Labor Board order.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-12
Loss of Skills Through Unemployment
Called Tragic Waste of Man-Power"

Niagara Falls, N. Y. QLNS).-Al-
though more than 100000 skilled
craftsmen are job-hunting through
the public employment agencies Of
the nation, Industrial Commissioner
Frieda S. Miller in a discussion of de-
fense problems before the New York
State Federation of Labor convention
here said "the answer apparently was
that the unemployed skilled workers
were jobless because they could not
meet the specifications which industry
was laying down."
"There was an actual shortage, for
example" the Commissioner stated,
"of AL tool and die men who had
had experience within the past three
months in the aircraft industry, who
were citizens, who were under 40 years
of age, and who were able to pass a
stringent physical examination. On the
other hand there was no acute short
age of men who had had experience in
highly skilled work in the past. But
thousands Of them had been out of
their trades for months if not years.
Their skills were rusty"
Miss Miller pointed out that the
skills Of these men were once keen
and that they represented q tragic
waste Of man-power" which must not
be perpetuated by policies adopted
now.
Because there was neither social
nor industrial responsibility felt for
keeping these skills alive and keen,"
she said, 1--WE face the demands Of the
present situation as unprepared in
tool designers and die-makers as we
are in trained soldiers and tanks. The
price we pay FOR this short-sightedness
is delay--delay while we train and re-
train skilled workers."