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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22

Now York. May 22---Approximatc. iy 60 per cent of the fires annually in the United States occur in dwellings, including homes, apart. mentS and hotels, it was revealed today in a compilation of fires ac- cording to occupancy distribution made public by tho National Board of Fire Underwriters, whose 18th anniversary dedicated to future progress in fire prevention will be observed during the NATIONAL DEFENSE THROUGH FIRE DE- TENSE WEEK of May 2i-28.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22

dian lifted the box and then went calling on old Chief Pomperaug. He carried his lunch in the Nit cbell butter box and forgot to bring 1t home.
 Put Smith bought a cash box at the auction and intends to save his money from here on. Some of the customers wondered If Put wasn't going to use the box for tackle but Smith never needs a box to carry his fishing gear in. He has two hooks and sinker only.
 American flourescent lamps have just been introduced into Brazil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22


 Experts claim that our new milk bill ig more radical than anything John Ludorf might have figured out if IIc worked all winter. If John had framed that bill, we know t would have worked. Now, we'll Just have to walt and zee how it aD works out.
 Church piracy continues. The Methodist membership iS being raided by the CongrcgationaliStS. A Methodist preacher recently drove about l50 miles to hold ser. vices here and found nobody to preach to except Lloyd Fowler. We need rgeular pastor. We need fewer students and more finiyhed artists at 8oul-Saving. Tho community has q church and a parish house for the Methodist8; let's turn to and see If we can- not make proper use Of these fa- cilitieS.
 Warning! Gregg Cassidy reports tho loss of a roll of barbed wire and the wire has been traced to Battle Axe Brock. If that wire k promptly returned, intact, no questions will be asked. IT it dOe0n't show up in . day or two, watch for important develop. nnents, Buy your barbed wire. Don't steal it from the Democratic Town Chairman.
 We cannot blame that missing wire on Herb Warner. Last we iIea2d, Herb was manager Of a junk yard In Danbury. He moved over into the dangling Plains area because he needed room to swear, Conditions here sort Of cramped Herbs peculiar style of expression.
 Horace Green has accepted a position as farm superintendent at the Osborne Farm in the pur. chase. Horace has . way with stock, especially sheep, and we predict higher yields at the OS- borne PIhntntlOn.
 Several local boys heard that jobs in Bermuda paid high wages. They motored to Hartford and made inquiry from the contractor. The runor Is that dollar an hour was tops, with tranSporta- ton furnished. Our lads decided to stick to the brass mills for awhile. Bermuda is fine in tho winter but the summer climate there could be more attractive.
 Employment improves at the defective hospital. Last head count shows 1BO employees caring for about 200 patients. Not 50 long ago, the Aunt Nellles claimed that the hospital would not help this village and that the township would lose money on the deal. Now, almost every able-b0dIed person who 50 desires has job there. Work is easy and wages are Che same.
 Ed Warner has grown homesick in Bethlehem and is seeking a job in Britain. Stop off at the hospi- tai. Ed. They're hiring good men and you might click. Bring along the Little Woman and the dog. Woodchuck hunting is excellent here, Gregg Cassidy has just put out about l50 cabbage plants.
 Another big auction at H0tch- kissville. Gregg Cassidy bought butter box that was stolen from he Mitchells here years ago. The Spinion is that a Pootatuck In-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22

Experts claim that our new milk bill is more radical than anything John Ludorf might have figured out if hc worked all winter. If John had framed that bill, we know it would have worked. Now, we'll just have to walt and zee how it au works out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22

CopDy StlllBoH
 r arm. State em D loves cn- gagged in farm work" at the new hospital
 let a fire get way fir oni them. Drive by and see anoth- CT reason why we should ins Bist on cofnpe- tent help at ou s [ Q { c farms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
STORY THAT GRIPS

The unusual story of q man whI had two wives, one friend and sixti million dollars and couldn't keei any of them, is absorbingly told iA citizen Kane" Orson Welles' firS picture for RKO Radio. Dorothy Coblngore plays opposite the star
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
SOUTH BRITAIN BRIEFS
BY BILL GARRIGUs

The saddeSt area in this town. ship is that stretch Of scorched countrywide extending from Laura Platt's down the swale toward the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
Daily Statistics
 on Auto Accidents

General Traffic Accident
 Data Total Number of Traffic Acci- dents Reported For Last Year as of This Date 70S6. Estimated Number Of TrafIlc Accidents Caused 70 Far This Year as of This Date 9l27, Total Number of Personal In- jurles Caused Last Year RS of This Date 4l60,
 Estimated Number Of PerSOTial Injuries Caused S0 Far This Year oS Of This Date 4464.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
CROTTO JAMBOREE
 PLANS DISCUSSED

MoLion picture of Tobacco Land, U g. A." was shown to the mem- berS of the Zindah Grotto at their meeting in the Masonic Temple last night and the sound picture showed the radio programs of Fred War ing's band. Tho band and orchestra of the gotto were hosts for the meeting. Refreshments were also served.
 Final arrangements were made for the Grotto Jamboree to be held al the Strand theater next Monday and Tuesday, Edward II. How'd, monarch, announced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01
BUYING ON TIME

The extent of installment-buying ex-
tends to every hamlet of the nation. It is
estimated that the installment-paying pub
lie owes manufacturers and retailers about
$4,000, 100000. That is a part of the credit
system of our people. The destruction of
that form of financing would mean that
millions of persons with small incomes will
be deprived of the only way in which they
have to gain credit.
If the United States Government is go
ing to continue to sponsor the idea of buy
ing a home with Is per cent down, and the
balance on very long term credits then why
doesn't the same principle hold good in the
way it has been practieed by merchants,
manufacturers and financial concerns who
have built up their business along those
lines? Young married couples buy their
houses, furniture and automobiles on the
instalIment plan; the onlerehaTts every
where sell clothing and all kinds of goods
and supplies on the installment basis. Flee
trio refrigerators, radios and hundreds OF
articles of merchandise are part of this So
800, 900, 900 credit system, which the in
stallment-paying public wants, and uses.
Who is to be benefited by cracking
down on those same 4,911 900 young peo-
pie who will pay income taxes for the first
time the coming year?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01
AND WHAT OF THE RoApr

Key Vests long struggle for a con-
slant source of fresh water--longer, surely,
than anyone could have believed possible
year ago-came one step nearer success
yesterday as Circuit Judge Arthur Gomez
signed an order empowering the aeqHeduet
commission to issue s1.75O,000 in bonds to
be refunded by Reconstruction Finance
Corporation.
There viii be plenty of baths taken Y
rain or spring water before the first tubftll
of the new supply gets here, but at long last
Kew Westers have right TO feel that the
wheels definitely are in motion.
The navy station, struggling with Its
water supply in the face Of constantly ex-
panding personnel, has been attempting to
inject little speed into the water project
for months, and there is little doubt that
things will move fairly rapidly when the
last of the legal obstacles is gone.
Which, in our opinion, brings as right
around to the next item on Key Vests list
of 'musts"Tthe highway.
In way, the two are closely linked,
since both are important contributions to
naval defense in this area, and both are.
vitality important to tie future Of this IS
land, either in peace or war.
And, linking the two even closer those
wooden bridges are going to be no bargain
after the water line eontractors have com
pIeted the Job of hauling truck loads of So
foot lengths of pipe over them.
State Senator David Ward, before he
was called away from Key West last week,
had branded the present highway spans
dangerous" and promised to do every
thing in his power to get money at once for
the completion of the road orer the old FEC
right-of-way There is no question about
the senator's judgment concerning the
wooden bridges, and certainly his aid in get
ting money for their elimination will be ap-
preciated here.
But regardless of the success or failure
of efforts to finance the road repairs. one
thing the senator could do for Key West and
Monroe county.
And that is to tell us exactly what
status the road occupies and what has held
up its repair in the past.
We would like to know where we
stand.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

From Vichy, France comes the an
nouncement that the French are rushing
construction at the African port of Abidjan,
with the idea of creating lone of the most
secure natural harbors in the world" along
the Ivory Coast.
The new harbor in conjunction with
the base at Dakar, Senegal, will neatly
bracket the British strategic port of Free
town.
The activity of the Nichy Government
in Africa continues to be somewhat sus-
picious. Not only are the French actively
rushing the construction of strategic
railroad, but they are busy with harbor
works.
1t may be coincidence. but the work
being undertaken by the yichy Govern
ment will fit in perfectly with the plans of
Adolf Hitler when the Nazis elect to move
into Africa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01
WORK STARTS ON
SIX SUPER SHIPS
FOR u. S. NAVY
JOE ALLEN. NAVY EDITOR
OF THE CITIZEN. OUTLINES
ADVANTAGES oFFKRED TO
YOUNG MEN

An announcement, made pub
lie recently by the United States
Navy Department. that conStruc-
ton has been started on six IT,
000-ton super cruisers, indicates
that work on our new Two
Ocean" Navy has been further
accelerated. This latest state
ment concerning naval ship
building brings the total number
of new ships ordered since jan
uary l, 1871, to .2,831-with 96S
OF these ships already under con-
struetion- Production line meth
DDS are being used wherever
possible and pronounced speed
up has been accomplished by the
institution of a 48-hour week and
a three-saift 24-hollr day. A to-
tai OF 3T5.000 men are already
employed in shipyards and an
other l25. 900 men Will be added
to this force Of workmea NsAS, ars
speeding ships down the 8ays Al
the rate OF at3east one every fen
days SaHClloG
So coOrdiRated and precise is
the current naval Shipbu1dng
program that many months are
being cut from the normal build
ings4ime of American-made war
ships.
This expert planning and new
speed IN construction of our ships
from 45. 000-tsn dreadnaugfts to
small torpedo boats opens the
way for the Navy to accept new
qualified men for training at the
rate of $4,000 to $1,000 a month.
These men, enlisting in either
the regular Navy or the Naval
Reserve, will be sent 10 one OF
the four Naval Training Stations
and1may have a chance to 60 to
a Navy Trade School even be
fore; assignment to the fleet.
Dining this period they wiz re-
ceive regular Navy pay and the
free Navy schooling is valued al
fHundTsds of dollars.
Every new ship IN elIrt NAVY
wiilmos91zfly require hundrrCB 81
: additionai sailors but many mora
Navy mem viii be needed to
work in Navy dry docks, ma
chine shops, ordnance depots and
other shore posts to keep the new
ships IN action.
Never N the history Of the
United States has there been
greater opportunity for loyal
young Americans to serve their
country and build their futures
than right now, Secretary of the
Navy Knox recently said.
+ AT the suggestion of Secretary
Knox, Joe Allen has been made
Navy Editor of The Citizen &c
help the Navy in giving ambit-
ioasa young men information
about the opportunities the
! sTwo-Oceanp Navy offers for
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01
KEY WEST I'm
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings On This Date Ten
Years Ago As Taken From
Files Of The Citizen

Especial to The Citizen-
Lefty" Grove. although he was
nicked for II hits. led the Ath-
letics TO 90 triumph over the
St. Louis Cards in the World Sc
ries opener today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Since the United States is the open ally
of Great Britain and the open enemy of
-s,.a Germany, the Neutrality Act is a farce and
should be repealed. Right or wrong let US
be sincere. We have never been neutral in
more than the Iegalistic sense.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01
Eastern admirers of bird life who are

Eastern admirers of bird life who are
interested in the scarlet American flamingo
will not be required to go all the way to
Miami to see this unusual species OF the
feathered tribe. Two pairs, taken from the
jnfield of the Hialeah race track, were pre-
sented to the New York Geological Society
bv John C. Clark, president of the Miami
Jockey Club. and are on exhibition at the
Bronx Geological Gardens They are the
first of their kind to be displayed at the
Bronx Zoo since 1929, and are the chief at
.traction. at least for the time being.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Nova's cosmic punch did not work in
mis- encounter with Joe Louis. A quick ac-
tion cosmic death ray might have done the
trick. The opponents of the Brown Bomber
who remained vertical the longest were
those who adopted the hit and run system,
but the end was always the same-Joe
Louis perpendicular, opponents hori-
zontal. dIA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

19l8-Americans hattie Ger
mans II the Arg0nne. Il. 90o neW
influenza cases az country More
than 1000 Greater New YORK
saloons cl0se a midnight 15o.-
600 college students a. SEQ cor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Failure of the treasury depart
ment to approve samples of sand
for use in the new postoffice
building here today had brought
work on the project to a stop.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01
ANOTHER ERSATZ JAVA

BERN-Switzerland, limited by
rationing to approximately two
cups OF coffee a day per person.
has joined the rest of Europe In
the search for substitutes. Large
scale cultivation has been started
in two provinces Of shrub that
grows to about three feet, bears
blue flowers and pods containing
brown seeds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

Water and Sewerage
|. T. More Hotels and Apartments. DO.
I. g. Beach and Bathing Pavilion s!
Ampcrts-I.and and Sea.
5 Consolidation Il County and City Gov
eFnments
. A Modern CITY Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Use claan n0n-greasy 1nnerlal L.essscr.
Money back II first bottle falls 10 So
80 an TIE relief Of exterzan1iv ca1ses
Acnlng OF Eczema. Rash. Tetrew. Sea-
sblss. kIng7Warm, Toe 3sch. E5wx.lvF =.
peat Imperial Lotion Is needed vhfls
nature helps heal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Faith Baldwin Of New Canaan.
Conn. novelist. born IN New
Rochelle, N. Y, as years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01
Advertising shows little modesty; if it

Advertising shows little modesty; if it
did the results would not be very effective.
A modest advertisement probably would
also be devoid of sincerity. When mer-
chant has faith in the goods he offers to the
public he can proclaim their value with
emphatic superlatiSes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Dr. Ralph ". Sockrlan Of New
York, noted Methodist clergyman.
born in Mt Vernon. ONO. 81
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

T. E. burden. construction su-
perintendedt. blaming the sand
shortage for the delay, said he
does not know when operations
will be resumed. It IS under
stood the treasury department
has approved one out of a group
OF samples, but it IS not known
if the company wiz be able to
furnish sufficient material at
once.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01
Today Birthdays

Lincoln MacFeagh Of Gomez
ticut, new Minister to iceland,
born in Rhode Island. 81 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Robert Mclean Of Phila-, news
paper publisher, born there, So
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

1800-Spain ceded Louisiana
back 70 France IN secret treaty.
lest Englsnd, then al war with
France, seize Louisiana as Il
easily could
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

William E BOeing Of Seattle.
airplane maker, born Ia Detroit
90 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

William A Patterson Of Chi
cage. airline head, born II Homo
lulu. A years ago
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

technical training and advance
ment.
In outlining the many advant-
ages offered by Naval enlistment,
Mr.. Allen said, 1T IS possible for
a bTigat young man 70 increase
his pay seven times during MS
first enlistment and he can earn
as much as S126 a month. This
monthly figure IS actually worth
much more when il is remember
ed that the man has few living
expenses and Is provided with
the finest Of medical and dental
care
You have ali your food and
lodging, and also your original
clothing outfit IS provided by
Uncle Sam free, Mr.. Allen con-
tinued In addition. there are
free sports and entertainment.
On top Of this. you get free
travel and adventure IN cOlorful
placeS-a thing few civilians can
AssaAlkao ...a.! IL s.. Of
th5s pog1n trys and the fact that
stht IK3A Rl1sselect only $4,000
applicants a month from many
+ times Tf7af number throughout
! tke9U aite5 States the, quotation
Many are called But few are
chosen win apply TO local men
interested
AS Navy men are a hand
picked lot. candidates must be
men of more than average in
telligence and ambition, of fine
moral character and must have
the written recommendation Of
at least two local townspeo-
pie.
As Navy Editor. Mr.. Allen has
received from Washington a
supply Of free illustrated book
lets for all men interested and.
in addition, VIII welcome in
auiries from young men who wish
to look into the new and great
er opportunities the Navy and
the Naval Reserve now offer for
training for later civilian careers
as they serve thes country now
M its emergency - ss7s
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

l9lo-The Los Angeles Times
dynamited in labor war. denial
ishing the building and killing
81: the Mcnamara brothers trial
follows.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Rear Admiral Charles A
Blakely. U.S.N-, born II VII
hamsburg. KY, g. years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

The national defense emergency will
rake itself felt upon every American and
no loyal American viii object to carrying a
part of the burden.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Vladimir HorOWitz Of New
York, pianist, born in Russia, 81
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

In levying by far the heaviest and most
broadly based tax on the American people,
Congress expended very little effort; it will
alse expend very little effort to reduce nom
defense expenditures.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

l896-Rural Free Deliver
starts the country over.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

l852-EZra Meeker. q. and ms
bride, reach Oleg0n by 0x-draWn
covered wagon; took 4 fan year
Trip repeated by Meelzer in 1921
An plane in 3 days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Presenting: Ella. N. c.; Eula. Ore.
Ola, Ark; Sula, Mont.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

II you have planned to subscribe to
The Citizen, Key Vests home town news
paper, please do not change your mind
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Speaking of results: A man gave The
Citizen classified advertisement the other
day and before it could be printed, he
: found what he had lost.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

If the Russians fight successfully for
another month or so, we will move them up
Into higher classification.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

1858 - President CleveanI
signs the Chinese Exclusios
Bill a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

We see where young man killed him
self because the army wouldn't let him en-
list; others are almost breaking their necks
.ats keep out of service, nevertheless it was
- n5t patriotism that caused the youth to de-
.stroy himself
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

l859-Th A. g. p starts IL New
York as a single store.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Ieges rruE1er ~
Army TralnmE Cu
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Subscribe to The Citizen-2Oc
weekly.
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Diamondball at night viii be
gin here next Monday.
a doubleheader, piting the Gas
Company nine against the Black
Horses of the tug Relief, and the
Del Monte against the Electric
Company, viii open night soft
BAH play for the fiFst-hah of the
new season.
Ten 1.5O0-watt lamps have
been Installed at Bayview Park
for the night games.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

Mrs. F. C. B. Hodgdon was hos
tess yesterday to members of ST.
Mary's Circle. Present were
AIRS. Albert DiNegro. Mrs. Carrie
Bernreuter. Mrs. Charles Saun-
ders, Mrs. Lopez johnson and
Miss Marie Cappiek. - asDaa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

INF Citizen n an editorial,
The had 1lao send Il. war
ships here on two occasions in
Noven1beE,oaT hissis more than
Key West has seen at any time
since the World War. 1t goes
without saying that no Key
Wester would object If Uncle
Sam decided to double the dose,
especially if they are to get
shore leave while they are in this
city.
1T now becomes apparent that
something more than moral
suasion viii be needed to collect
city personal property taxes.
And. unless experts are to be
disbelieved. some of those DELHI
erately delinquent are among
the city's best-known folks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-01

William w. Demeritt, discuss
ing modern inventions and me
chanical devices, largely as they
are applied to the lighthouse
service, addressed local Rotarians
at their luncheon meeting Tues
day.