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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04
Substitutes" Croomed
 For Milady's Hosiery
Merchants Disagree on Quality, Service of New Replacement for Silk, but Concur That Santa Claus Has Been Delused With
 Requests for Real Articles.

Silk stockings, pride Of women since the depiise of sombre cot- tons years ago and lastOdltch Christmas gift of men, are be- ginning to lose their Soothold on the retail market.
 So say managers of local de- pArtment stores.
 While still available in dimin. ishlng quantities, the shimmering chi6ons of other years will soon be replaced, for better or worse, by domestic connections of nylon, nylcn and cotton, nylon and T&yon.
 More perhaps than other or. ticles, hosiery is In demand this year for feminine Christmas gifts. Local department stores report 6 thriving business on the coEnmod. ity, and expect the customary eleventh.hour rush of harassed men who belatedly remember Q friend, relative, or, possibly, a wife.
 When the present seasonal rush has exhausted itself, managers of Waterbury department stores do not believe that they will he able to replace the articles. Instead, the prevailing opinion is, it will Do necessary to purchase the n.y. lon substitutes.
 Views on the virtues of nylon mixtures compared to silk, are at extreme variance.
 Said one merchant, They're miserable. They'll never take the place of silk. I hate to sell the darn things. I've bought nylon stockings with rayon tops, and I'm going to return the entire ship EAent. The top stretches and doesn't return back to shape, and when you wash them everything drieS In no time at all except the rayon".
 Said another, "silk stockiuss are doomed. pu Font has received a government order allowing them to open . mill for the manufac. ture of nyion thread. In six months they'll be turning out as many pairs of domestic stockings as we ever bought from Japan. And better, too. They're better now than the silk ever were. Those mixtures Of nylon, rayon and cot. ton have silk beat . mile".
 Whatever the convictions of merchants the new substitutes have come Co stay, and are rapid. ly insinuating themselves into the textile market. Other feminine commodities, such as pajanas and lingerie, will be affected in exactly the same proportions.
 General volume of sales is re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04

Poultry and eggs arc being boot. legged in Britain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04

held by the girls club. Also from the Mems League of Bunker EzilI for the talk of Officer William Dwyer; the Fulton market for removal of . signal box in front os It's property on West Main street: and tho How land- Hughes Company for assigning a patrolman in the store during the funeral of John R. Hughes and po- Ice assistance at the church during the funeral.
 Lights Needed
 The board referred a request for a survey Of safety conditions end in- stallation of more traffic lights end warning signs in the vicinity Of the Washington Park Community Club to the traffic committee Of the board.
 The letter from the Community Club pointed out that speeding and reckless driving, on Edwin street and other nearby streets in the vie cinity was rampant and demanded that traffic lights or warning signs be installed.
 The streets designated to the board for their attention were Washington street and sylvan ave- nue, River and Liberty streets, Baldwin and Liberty streets, Bald win and Keefe streets, also on Syl- van avenue ct Iounsbury and South streets, River and Washington streets, and Washington and South View streets. The communication will be reported at Q later meeting of the board after the traffic com mittee makes c study of the request,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04

Idea ot the parking meter regula- tions is to make 1t possible for cus- toners of stores to park In front of the store. He said the change needs a lot of thought and merely Co say that parking without fees is allowed on all legal holidays. is not suffi- cient".
 Suggestions by one of the board commissioners that the general hole tdays" be Incorporated in the amend nent, was pointed by MT. verriker to he n too general term and therefore auhject to nisinterpretatlon.
 To Specify Days
 Chairman VerTiker said the pro. cedure in making the amendment would have to be by naming the specific days when meter regulations were not In effect. Pointing out that if holidays fall on Sunday, the following day would be exempted as Q holiday.
 The present face plates on the parking meters include fees for every day except Sunday and to list all the holidays, MT, Verriker said, would he necessary to purchase new plates and because Of priorities for defense orders, these would be difficult to secure. On Thanksgiving day, police department made wholesale drive on motorists who neglected to dee posit their coins. AS Q result many complaints were received, many being under the impression that the holiday was considered as Sum- day and therefore they were ex- cmpt froEa putting coins in the meters.
 Officers Cited
 Five police officers were cited for commendatlon by the police board on recommendation of Deputy Police Superintendent Daniel J. Carson.
 Patrolmen James Stack and VII liam Calvin, were praised for their quick action in experimenting two Negroes who were attempting to hold up another coiored man on Bishop street on November a,
 PatFolman John Mcdonnell with the assistance of Patrolman John Spadaro were commented on sur. fssesss9 wv yOdtAAo Ah tAtV hGt VI tampering with 6 safe in e Bunker Hill avenue gasoline station. Also mentioned was Lieutenant Joseph Bender who apprehended the sec. oi1u of the two youths who escaped when they were surprised in the robbery.
 Chairman Verrlker lnstructed Deputy Carson to commend the five ofncsgs after the board voted on the recommendation submitted by Deputy Cars0n.
 letters of appreciation received | frsm individuals and organizations | were placed on file. The letters were from The American First Com. 1 mittee for the police protection OK. tended 70 them q rally held an | Buckingham Hall: the odd Fellows l for police services at the recent | encaS psnent: from the family Of the | late rather Higgins for the detail l At his funeral isa Watervllle; the Waterbury Girls Club, for q detail at one of the recent celebrations
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04

WOodbury road. and ordered ao ap- pear In town court next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock to arswsr e charge of violation Of tho motor ve- hicle laws.
 Monagan's car, according Co the two ofacers, was going around a corner when it skidded and crashed into a New Jersey car headed for Hartford. The occupants of the New Jersey car were Q man and woman married three weeks ago. The woman suffered an injury to her log while her husband and Mon-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04

company n tho merchandise ad. vertisinR department.
 MT. warner, manager of the Rock. ville- -Sta1erd district of the com pany, has been with the company since ig30 and received the appoint. ment to his present position two years Ago after serving as manager of the 6Eiddletown district for Six years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04
office Board Studies |Pr Proposed Amendments
Sundays, Certain Holidays May Witness Suspension OfParldng Regulations Five PatrOImen to Be Cited

proposal that the regulations on free parking be amended to include holidays well Sundays was reco- mended at the Board of Police Commissioners meeting yesterday afternoon The board referred the amendment recommendation to the traffic committee that study of W be made and that report be made the change ar-
 man William Verrker explained that on several legal ho- days stores arc open the other days and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04
WADE APPOINTED
 TONEW POSITION
WOOdbury Man to Take Over ROckviIIe.StaffOrd
 District

Alfred M. Wade of Woodbury, su- pervisor of sales promotion for The Connecticut Light 6 Power Com pany, will succeed A. Y. Warner as manager of the Rockville ford district effective December 90, 1t has been announced by Division Man. ager Walter P. Schwabe. MT. Warner is leaving the company to become associated with CapeweI Manu- featuring O., in Hartford.
 Mr. Wade, graduate of Union College in Schenectady, N. F., was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04

eslaek B NA mclning Mhn oitR
 elaxque8d in heavy sea. Ne Wefe reported hY 4ho police ae eQu4d og the Ia.ek raR held sway untll s1ortly o'clock thls morning.
 Capt. William um&Mhn. M@ ME tha locei accident prevention aaa said drivers exercised canAinn and proceeded with care during lails at- Fnospherze condition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04
F. ALTON CLARK
 FELLOWSHIP GUEST

Naugatuck, December {. = ?. Alton Clark will be the speaker at the meeting of the Young Peoples Fellowship of St. Michaels Episco- pal church at 2 p. m. Sunday, De- cember 2, in the parish house. His subject will be ''Bees".
 Donald Wigglesworth, president of the society, will preside. Theo- dore Brown, program chairman, will introduce MT. Clark. The activity of the organization this season has occasioned much interest.
 Bulgaria will tighten It's control Aa kAaa Nsaas,ina
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04

first associated with the Standard Oil Company Of New York after graduation. In 1928 he became ad- vertlslng manager of the Adirondack Power ag Light Company and was named advertising manager of The Connecticut Light & Power Com- pany in 1924. In 1928 he left the company to accept 6 position in the advertising department of the Gen. eral Motors Corp. Four of his i've years with that company were spent in India as assistant sales manager. His office was located Am Bombay for three years and in Lahore one. year.
 In lasa M. Wade EekuEnNd to Inc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04
CHARLES MONACAN
 WILL FACE COURT
(eelai c mo DemoCrnt)

Watsrtown. Dec. Charles Afcn- aean, Of Euclid avenue, waterbury, was arrested last night about l2:S0 o'clock by Of6cers Louis Jordan and Paul w. O. LeCiair following an automobile accident on Route 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04

aean suffered 0uly mlnng hgwls Hospltaiiaation vas not required hy any og the throe, though pr. MaTo ]. Cleary treated ell.
 Both cars we're badly damaged by the impact and had to be towad away.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04

Chehalis, Wash.-(UP) = Che- halls is wondering about future law and order. In a recent police exarn-nobody passed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-04
NO ACCIDENTS HERE
 DESPITE HEAVY FOG

All vehlcuiar trafac moved at Q slow pace lasb night from 7:90
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Eight Titles al Stake
In A. A. U. Splash al
GreenbeIt Pool
IS Men, Women to Vie
In Closing Contests
OF Outdoor Season

An eight-event program will ring
down the curtain on the District
A. A. us outdoor swimming season
at Greenbelt Community Pool Mon
day night when two senior and six
junior championship events are
scheduled. More than IS man and
woman competitors from the various
local clubs are expected.
Features of the meet will be the
440-yard free-style senior District
A. A. U. championships for men and
women. New to local swimming
meets, these races are expected to
bring together the most seasoned
competitors in the vicinity.
Six events, all junior champion
ship races, appear to be wide-open
with many topnotchers who won at
Takoma Park last week automati-
cally eliminated. The eighth event
is the quarter mile swim for women
in which Patsy Palmer appears to
have the inside track.
Don Breuer, Tommy Freeman, Joe
Lewis and Dickie Day-an outstand-
ing swimmers of the host pool-are
expected to do their share to keep
the winners awards in Greenbelt.
Entries should be sent to Vincent c.
Holochwost, director of recreation,
Greenbelt, Nd.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Maryland State Golf
Team TiIts 10 Draw
Six Clubs Here
Congressional Among
Those Not Figuring
On Toking Port

Golf clubs belonging to the Mary
land State Golf Association are being
canvasSed nowadays to ascertain
how many teams will be entered
from the Washington area in the
fall matches scheduled to get under
way a month from next Sunday.
1t seems certain now that not all
the local clubs will put teams in the
field. Congressional, for example
while not adamant against partici-
pating, probably will not enter.
Teams are composed of the club
pro and II amateurs. One or two
other local member clubs of the
State organization are pictured as
not in favor of entering. Main OBJ
lection, the boys say, is the need
for travelling on Sundays, for many
of the golfers rather would play in
their own foursomes.
Baltimore Country Club holds the
championship, first club outside the
Washington area to win the coveted
title in an eight-year stretch. The
Baltimore boys licked Indian Spring
last year in a final round, which
later was protested by Indian Spring
because of the conditions surround
ing the affair.
Probably six Washington clubs will
put teams in the field. Club cham
pionship tournaments and other club
events dot the September schedule
in addition to the pro football games,
attended by many of the golfers.
The Maryland association team
matches will start September 7, with
other matches scheduled on the
18th, 21st, 28th and october S.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Lions Club Members
Score at Sports in
Camp Let's Visit

Winners of track, field and water
sports events during the Lions Club
outing at Camp Let's, the Central
Young Mems Christian Association
boys camp on the Rhode River near
Annapolis. Md, have been an
nounced.
Events included those for the
Lions Club members and their fam
lilies and the boy campers. Mrs. r..
E. Myers won a ball-throwing con-
test for women and Mrs. Jules
Kicker placed first in the walters
race for women.
A Lions Club team headed by "Al'
Nader won tug of war, staged by
the club members. r. r. Chenowith
and Nadar were winners in a horse
shoe pitching contest for club mem
bers. An egg-and-spoon race was
won by Mrs George Haines.
Prizes to the winners of the vari-
Gus events, including those won by
the boys, were presented in behalf
OF the Lions Club by its president,
w. C. Hanson. The club also staged
a watermelon feast for the boys.
Those who placed first in the
various events for the boys were as
follows:
SwimminS-Junior age Group.
25-yard free style and back stroke.
Ernest Gonzales FIRST in each); 25-yRrd
breast stroke, Robert Knowlton.
intermediate age group-26-yard free
style, Lewis Jamison; 26-yard breast
stroke, Alvan Crews: canoe fitting. Monte
Morgan.
Seniors-50-yard free style, Joseph
Mccall; canoe race, Herbert Koch; canoe
fitting, David Parsons.
Track and Field Events.
Juniors-25-yard and 50-yard dashes,
Robert Knowlton FIRST in each); high and
broad jumps. Ernest Gonzales Ifirst in
each).
Intermediates-5O and 100-yard dashes,
Robert Rupert (first in each); 440--yard
dash, Monte Morgan: shotput and discus
throw. Howard Stambler first in each):
high jump, Robert Rupert; broad jump.
seniorswbO. loo and 44o-yard dashes,
Herbert Koch (first in eachl; shotput, Dan
Bierman; discus throw, Albert Mamakos;
high jump, Donald Shenk; broad jump.
wesley Harrison.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Golfer Who Entered
For Holiday Heads
Canadian Open
Amateur Tom Draper, Jr.,
Smushes Por With 81;
Three Shoot 68s
By the Associated Press.

TORONTO, Aug. 8-The Cana
dian Open golf championship, which
often turns up dark horse" or two
in the early stages, this year offers
burly Tom Draper, jr., of st. Louis as
Exhibit No. /.
There's no telling where Draper
may wind up. He says he just
dropped in here for a holiday while
on his way to compete in the sec
tional qualifying rounds for the
United States Amateur champion
ship next week. He'll try to qualify
in the Detroit district. He has
played in National Amateurs other
years without doing anything to
startle the galleries. In fact, he
didn't even have one yesterday when
he led the way in the first round of
the Canadian Open with a par
smashing Ct.
Practice Round q Tipoff.
The only hint of the kind of per-
formance Draper could give came
after he had played a practice round
with Defending Champion Sammy
Snead and Horton Smith and they
warned that he would be q threat
over the Lambton course, where
power hitting gives a big advantage.
Yesterday Draper toured the first
nine in par "a, then came back in 80,
with three brides. Besides strength,
he had luck, for on the 18th hole his
terrific drive hit some wooden steps
leading into bunker and, instead of
dropping into the sand, the ball
caromed 100 yards down the fairway.
Three Tie for Second.
One stroke behind the big st.
Louis amateur after the first round
were three prominent United States
pros, Horton Smith, Johnny Bulla
and Lloyd Mangrum Bobby Cruick-
shank, the little Richmond VaD
veteran, and Archie Skinner of St
Andrews, New Brunswick, had Cos,
while Gene Sarazen, w. A. Francis
of Altoona. Pa, and three Canadian
pros, Vic Corbett. Gerald ProuK and
Bobby Gray, had even par 70s.
Snead, shooting for his third Ca
madam Open title in four years, had
II, but with any sort of luck on
the greens would have cracked reg
ulation figures.
After today's second round, the
field will be cut for the final 36 holes
Saturday to the low go and ties.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Pair Of Tennis Titles
Possible Today for
Charlotte Decker
First Plays Soro Moore
In Loop Singles, Then
Contests in Doubles

One Of two young women who
have been knocking at local tennis
championship doors all season was
due to bag her lone 1s41 crown to-
day in the final of the Women's
League Tournament at Rock Greek
courts.
The contestants were Charlotte
Decker, seeded No. l in the annual
competition among the members oi
the nine-team loop, and Sara Moore
former city champion who was seed
ed fourth. Play was to start at
o'clock.
Miss Decker also will be in the
doubles final slated for o'clock
With her partner, Willie O'Steer
Herbert, she meets Frances Rowan
and Peggy Keyser Smith. They wor
their way into the final yesterday by
defeating Eleanor Fishburne anc
Sara Moore, Is, So, Is, in 6
hard-fought match carried ovel
from Wednesday.
Consolation honors in the singles
were won yesterday by Dorettt
Miller with a 60, 6+ win over
Eleanor Voith.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
St. Mory's Keeps Ring Record
Clean, Whipping D. c. Stars

advantage on the strength Of his
accurate counter punching.
Dick Mullins, National Training
School 118-pounder, scored another
win over Joe Petro in a return
meeting, flooring his rival for brief
count in the first round.
The two bouts featured lengthy
card that saw st. Mary's keep intact
its record of never having lost a
team match in three years. The
Saints won four of seven fights.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Breese Easy Victim
AS Welsh Snares
Postponed Set
Leovens-Lynch Match
To Precede Doubles
FinuI Tomorrow
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

You can go back to sleep now
folks. Big Bill Breese didn't come
through with that possible upset
of Barney Welsh yesterday and al
signs point to the third meeting
this season between the champ and
Don Leavens for the District tennis
title at Edgemoor Club on Sunday
There wasn't much doubt that
Barney would take Charley Chan
ming as he pleased today, and while
there are a few who concede Hugh
Lynch a chance of avenging two
previous setbacks at the hands o1
Leavens, the latter is favored tC
make it three in row over hand
some Hugh.
Will Play Tomorrow.
The Leavens-Lynch match, Incl
dentally, will be played tomorrow
as a sort of appetizer for the cham
pionship doubles match. Leavens
and Lynch are scheduled to start
their match at 230 o'clock, with
the doubles title tilt slated to begin
an hour later.
Contenders for the team title were
to be decided today, with top-seedeo
Welsh and Lynch meeting fourth.
seeded Breese and Charley Chan
ming in one semi-final and second.
rated LeavenS and Dick Murphy
meeting third-ranked Dick Bennior
and Bob Underwood in the other
There are many who say that Ben.
MON and Underwood are the best
team in the competition and il
wouldn't be too much of an upset
for them to whip their higher
ranked opponents today.
In dropping that third and fina.
set at 2-6 to Welsh yesterday
Breese never was on even terms
with the defending titleholder, but
he blew a big chance to tie the
score at 3-all when he double
faulted on his advantage in the
sixth game. Reprieved, Welsh took
the next two games for a a ad-
vantage and never was in trouble
thereafter. Breese never could re-
gain the form which had him
matching Welsh point for point on
Wednesday and the outcome never
was in doubt.
All Win in Straight Sets.
All three doubles teams to win
yesterday did so in straight sets
Welsh and Lynch routed the Navy
duo Of Comdrs. Dole and Ly-
man, 81, 6-1; Leavens and Muir
ply outclassed Shenkin and Rosen-
baum, 60, 60, and Breese and
Charming surprised with an impress
sive Ga, 60 lacing of Buddy
Adair and Eddie Miller.
An even dozen graybeards, some
not SO gray, were in the second
round of the veterans tournament
as play resumed today, with officials
hoping to fill the quarter -finaI
bracket by nightfall. Outstanding
yesterday were Manuel Martinez
60, 60 defeat of Felix Silva and
w. S. Wilson's 60, Ga victory
over Elwood Hoffecker. Col. Arden
Freer also entered the round of 1t
by defeating Cliff johnson, 6-3
6-1.
Evening star., 1941-08-08

st. Mary's Boys Clubs brilliant
three-year boxing team record was
still intact today after vicious
assault by a hand-picked District
squad, but the Alexandrians' joy is
tempered by the defeat of Larry
Baldwin. crack welterweight.
Baldwin, a big, rough youngster
who bears the tag of a genuine ring
star, lost split decision to Roy
Hubsher of the Apollo A. c., in a
rousing bout that had the customers
on edge throughout. 1t was close,
but Hubsher appeared to have the
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Cameo Given Chance
To Add 10 Lead in
Industrial Loop

Aided by Heurich Brewers In
breaking away from a first-place
tie with Little Tavern in the In
dustrial Baseball League, Cameo
Furniture hopes to increase its
edge to full game today when it
meets ODonnell's Sea Grill nine on
the Ellipse.
Bill Helmer was scheduled to be
given Canoes pitching assignment.
Little Tavern, previously in the
first-place deadlock, was pushed
down to second place yesterday,
when Heurich Brewers emerged
with a 81 victory.
The winning run was scored in
the fifth inning on walk, sacrifice
and a single.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Special Pin Matches
Tonight 10 Swell
Fund for U. so.
Stors Show at Del Roy;
Tokomo and RossIyn;
Clarke, Murphy Win

Exhibition duckpin matches for
the United Service Organizations
crowd tonight's schedule at scattered
drives.
Red Megaw and El Geib, who lost
to Astor Clark and Fred Murphy last
night at Clarendon, 1927 to 1850,
will tackle Bill Krauss and Whip
Litchf1eld at Rosslyn in what should
be another ripsnorter.
At Del Ray, Hap Newman will
send his Virginia Cavaliers against
Navy Yard in their first formal ap-
pearance. Andy Gleeson, Perce
Reynolds, Pete Wells, Jimmie Cenci
and Newman comprise the lineup.
Bill Gartrell, Takoma's new chief,
has arranged another doubles setto
between Johnny Burger and HIM
self and Cletus Pannell and Nick
Rinaldi of the Anacostia Spillway.
Murphy paved the way for the
Megaw-Geib defeat last night with
his 154-633 Geib was high for the
losers with two 143 games and 633
total.
Mrs Dorothy Flack, president OF
the Montgomery County Ladies'
Duckpin League, has called a re-
organization meeting for Monday at
$50 pm. at Boulevard Alleys,
Bethesda.
Bethesda Business Mems League
will map plans for the approaching
season next Wednesday at $50 pm.
at the Boulevard drives. President
Ed Martin requests all teams de-
string franchises to send representa-
| tives.
Chris" Cristofoli paced Brennan
& Porter to a 2-1 decision over
Izzo Contractors in the Independent
| League at Fort Davis with 149
game. Dick Owen of Naimans
Photo turned in high set of 37l.
Tom Murray's Arlington Bowling
Center Acettes will be host to the
Anacostia Spillway Girls tonight at
8 o'clock. Mildred Peacock, Mary
Ffke and Thelma SINNERS are in
cluded in the Arlington lineup
which will enter the Ladies District
League.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Looks to Bio Tropshoot

With the Grand American Handi-
cap Tournament at Vandallia, Ohio
in view-it will be held August 1e
to 22-Washington Gun Club has
scheduled several practice events
for its weekly shoot tomorrow al
Benning in addition to the usual
50-target shoot and 25-target handi-
cap event,