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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
5000 PHEASANTS
 MAY BE RELEASED
All to Be Banded-Suc. cessful Natural Propaga-
 ton This Spring Seen

A total of over 5000 pheasants will be banded and released by the state board of fisheries and game this spring Arroll L. Lamson, game management supervisor, reports. During tie early part of April 1875 cocks and 4e50 hen pheasants were liberated, and 276 cocks and 1880 hen pheasants will be liberated dur ing the latter part of May. Fish and game clubs and field trial clubs will release in open covers several hun dred additional birds this spring.
 All Of the pheasants liberated by the department this year will be banded with numbered, sealed, alu- minum leg bands, and 1t Is hoped that all banded birds found will be reported 10 this department. 1n- formation can be obtained as the result of this banding experiment, and everyone Is urged to cooperate.
 The winter feeding program con- ducted by the department this year with the cooperation of fish and game clubs, All clubs, Boy Scouts, and interested sportsmen, has help- cd to carry many birds through the winter and bring them into the breeding season in good condition. If weather conditions remain favor- able durig the matching period, there should be a successful natural propagation of birds this spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
MARTIN SWEENEY HAS NEW OFFICE

Relocation of City Hall offices was begun today as the office of Purchasing Director Martin J. Sweeney was moved from the sec- ond floor to one of the first floor offices formerly used by the Welfare Department. Several more changes will be made within the next few weeks by Mayor Vincent A. Scully.
 The eventual goal of the shifts is to have all units of the tax collec- tors office in the same quarters in- stead of scattered about the muni- cipal building as they now are. Com solidation of the tax offices into one unit has been recommended by aud- itors and others for several years.
 Tax department auditors and their equipment have been trans ferred temporarily to the City Hall basement.
 Tn addition to the office of trans. fers inside the building, the City Hall exterior will soon benefit from painting and repairs. Window sashes and other work will be paint- ed with the work scheduled to be completed before the American Ee. zion convention here In July. "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
Fire Officials Study Record Breaking Mark
566 Alarms During Month of April Sets Airline High Demand for Service; Several Incidents Recorded

the grim month which dogged the city's fire department occurred when Mrs. Louis Beauviero of % State street called the fire department.
 Mrs. Beauviero told the respond ing firemen that there was no fire when they arrived on the scene but that che needed aid to get into her apartment as she had lost her keys. Bremen obliged and Mrs Beauviero was in her apartment when the flremen left to 90 back to fight more brush flres
 Also during April, Mrs. MesSier of 727 Baldwin street found herself In the same predicament and the fire department was again at the scene. A ladder was used to gain entrance into the apartment.
 Total brush fires of the month, fire records reveal, extinguished by the local fire laddieS amounted to 453.
 Eleven automobile fires during the month which were eXtinguished by the flremen were caused in the ma jority of the cases by short circuits, the fire department report indicated.
 When April ended many sighs of relief were uttered, when the months records were put Into the departments archives as the record- Shattering month in It's history an uneviable record which the fire- men are hopeful will never be equal cd again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03

The local fire department an- swered 566 alarms for April, estab- fishing the greatest number of calls in the annals of the city's fire de- partment. Fire officials stretch back to April, 1886, for the next record high of alarms when the fire department received 29o alarms.
 There were 53 fires In buildings of brick or wood, two Of which were sheds or chicken coops, and among those were two fatal fires for the month. Michael Ford lost his life in fire on 430-432 West Main street on April 6, while an 18- nonths-old baby, Robert Kennedy was asphixiated ir his smoke filled room at his home on 4i7-42l North Main street on April 24. Tn addi- ton to these fatalities, Q number of persons were injured in the West End block fire, one Mrs. Honora Bradley who suffered critical in- juries and died later at the Wa terbury hospital from heart fail- ure induced by shock.
 Mrs. Grace Christian, wife Of State Policeman Edward Christian Of the Beacon Falls barracks, was revived by the inhalator squad on April 25 after she was overcome by gas which was extinguished by an overhowing coffee pot
 One amusing incident to set of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03

Miss connors is prominently iden-
 tifed with state affairs at the press ent time, holding the ofilce of dep. uty secretary of state. She is an attorney-at-law, having received her. IL. B. at Yale Law school in l938g Born in Bridgeport, she was edus. cated at the Bridgeport high school then Wellesley college from whera she was graduated in 1885. She rec ceived many honors at Wellesley, Tn 1886 Miss Cononrs was a special investigator in the department of justice. Other affiliations are ana have been assistant Bridgeport ju-I venile court probation officer; legat. assistant to the resident counsel American Liberties Union in New. York city; special research assist~ ant to attorney general of the state" of Connecticut in 1887; Q candidate for various state offices; @ member of the Connecticut bar; president of the Federation of Democratic. Women at Fairfield; president of the Wellesley Club of Bridgeport; men, =.. Der of Fairfield Democratic Town. Committee, and many other atillia: tions. .s
 Miss Connors spoke in this cItS"' earlier this season at the Catholic. Mems Supper club meeting. '''''''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
First Officers May
 Attend Clubs Dinner
Womens Democratic Group Marks 20th Anniversary Next Thursday Evening; Gov., Mrs. Hurley to Attend

Reservations for the 20th anni- vcrsary dinner Of the Waterbury Women's Democratic Club, sched- uled for next Thursday evening, May 8, at the Hotel Elton, with Gov and Mrs. Robert A. Hurley the guests of honor, indicate that 1t will be very largely attended.
 All local Democratic officials and members of the Democratic Town Committee, men and women both, have glgnified their intentions of at. tending the event.
 Mrs. Henry A. Hayden, general chairman and toastrniStreSS for the occasion, announced today that Miss Mary Ward, Commissioner of Immi- grafton for the port of Boston, would be the main speaker. Gov. Hurley will also address the gathcr- ing, as will Mayor Vincent A. Scul- y.
 Efforts are also being made to have in attendance the first officers of the club. Miss Mary Agnes O'Connor, New York teacher who was It's first president, has already signified her intention of being present and the committee is con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03

fident that others, too, will attend
 The Waterbury Women's Demo. cratic Club is the oldest womeri'i Democratic organization in Water. bury and Is one of the pioneers ir the state. It has always been af. filiated with all Democratic move. ments in Waterbury and through. out the entire state.
 On the general committee with Mrs. Hayden arc: Miss Elizabett Smith, secretary; Mrs. Charles Tel. Ter, Mrs. Ray Conlan, Miss Gather inc Burns. Miss Kay Mariner, Mis- Margaret Frageau, Miss Margaret Bowling, Miss Kathleen Bowling Miss Lucy Minahan, Miss Heler Quilter, Miss Rosemary Smith, Mrs Richard scadden. Mrs. John Shea Mrs John Delaney, Mrs. William Keaveney, Mrs. John Egan, ane Mrs. Edward J. Mcdonald.
 The reception committee is head cd by Miss Helen Quilter, assisted by Mrs. Belinda Tracy, Mrs. Jose- phine McGrath, Mrs. Mary Lynch Miss Margaret Downey, Mrs. James Doyle, Mrs. John Mariner, Mis- Mary Quilter, Mrs. John P. Barry Mrs. John Cuddy, Mrs. William Nc. Grath, Mrs. Joseph Kendrick, Mrs Mary T. Kilmart!n, Miss sarat Doyle. Miss Josephine Fruin, Mrs Martin Hayden, Mrs. John Hartley Mrs. Patrick Healey, Mrs. D. J Harrington, Mrs. Frank Klobedanz Mrs. Benjamin LaVallee, Mrs Charles LaDue, Miss Catherine Ma loney, Miss Mary Minahan, Mrs Frances Mantiglia, Mrs. Fred Had. den, Mrs. John Mariner, Mrs. Thom. as Gilhooley. Mrs. Patrick O'Con. nor, Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan, Mrs A. Frageau, Mrs. Alice O,Neil, Mrs William Sutton, Mrs. Katherine Zi. bell. Mrs. Ralph Vaughn, and Mrs William GuilfoiIe.
 Seating committee, Mrs. Thomas O'Donneii, chairman, assisted by Miss Catherine Burns, Miss Marga. ret Frageau, Mrs. John Delaney Miss Kay Mariner, Mrs. Margaret Quilter, and Miss aKthleen Bowling
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
Democrat To Publish Exclusive Dispatches Of Novelist Ben Lucien Burman, First U. $. Writer To Visit 'De Gaulle Land" In Africa

At Soissons, Burman was attached to the French army. Here he was critically wounded by gas and high explosive shells. He spent a year flat on his back in hospital and seven more years on crutches.
 War wounds could keep Burman from moving around too quickly, but they could not keep him away from newspapers. His work took him to such papers as the Boston Herald and the New York World. He also did special articles for NEA Service. SUCCESS CAME AFTER
 BAPTISM OF HUNGER"
 About 1923 MT. Burman decided to try his hand at fiction. He natur- ally turned to the subject he knew best-the Mississippi River and It's folk. His life had been tied up with the river. My first two memories" he recalls, "are of a steam boat cal- Hope and of rnoonshiners being brought down from the hills to jail
 But the times were not ripe for river stories, and for three years Burman went through an authors baptism of hunger. Then, in 1928, the turning point came. Burman sent "Minstrels of the Mist" @ river story that had been rejected 4S times, to the old Pictorial Review. It was accepted and included at years end in Edward O'Brien's col- lection of the best short stories of 1926. It was not long before MT. Burman was offered more contracts than he could accept.
 His admirers conviction that MT. Burman Is "the new Mark Twain" was upheld In 1888. This was & year which produced many outstanding southern novels, but Mir. Burman's Blow for 8 Landing" was given the Southern Authors Award as the most distinguished southern book of the year.
 "r have always felt" said MT. Burman, that @ good author should be a combination of Q reporter and a poet. And I have always felt that I myself was @ neWSpaperman."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
FRANCISCAN CARD
 PARTY HELD HERE
Mrs. George Goggin Enter tains for Missions; Pray.
 CT Meeting Thursday
WATERVILlE Correspondent--Mrs. R. w. Henion, Telephone 3.5462

Waterville, May 3-Mrs. George Goggin of Huntingdon avenue held a card party at her home Thursday night, for the Franciscan Missions Attending were Mrs. Frank Carney Mrs. Claude Stevens, Mrs. Edward Semrow, Miss Margaret Stevens Mrs. Francis Whalen, Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, Mrs. William Heaney and Mrs. Joseph Seery.
 Mrs. Joseph Seery of T'homaston avenue entertained members of her card club Wednesday afternoon. Her guests were Mrs. Daniel Sulli. van, Mrs. William Reaney, Mrs James McAree, Miss Josephine La- Chance, Mrs. Francis Whalen, Mrs Thomas Buckley and Mrs. James German. High scores were: Mrs Buckley, first; Mrs. Sullivan, sec- ond; Mrs. LaChance, third; and Mrs. German, consolation.
 Mrs. Joseph Seery, Mrs. William Heaney. Mrs. James German, Miss Josephine LaChance, Mrs. James McAree, Mrs. Francis Whalen, Mrs Daniel Sullivan and Mrs. Thomas Buckley spent Tuesday in Hartford
 Church Services for Tomorrow
 St. Michael's - Rev. Francis c Higgins, pastor and Rev. James j. O'Brien, assistant. Masses will be held at 8 a. rn.; 9:i5 and II o'clock
 Waterville Union-Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks, minister. Morning hour of worship will be held at 10 o'clock which will include Communion serv- Ice and sermon by Miss Weeks, the title of which will be Keeping the Heart. Sunday school will be con- ducted at ii q. III.
 On Thursday evening, the prayer meeting will be held at the church, rather than the parsonage, as has been the custom during the winter months.
 Friday evening, there will be a teachers meeting, at the home of MT. and Mrs. Leroy Bair in Beacon Falls.
 Grace Methodist-Rev. Ernest F Weise, pastor. The regular meeting Of the Everyman's Bible Class will take place at 9 e. m. with Vincent Leonard conducting, and Rev. MT Welse guest speaker. His subject will be one of the parables of Jesus. Charles Probert will lead the song service, with Mrs. Frances Butcher assisting on the piano, and s. Gift Butcher on the violin.
 Church services will be held at ii a. m. with Communion and sermon. Sunday School will meet at 10 o'clock and in the evening Q service ct 7:30 with sermon by the pastor. St. Paul's Episcopal Rev. Francis A. Ayres, rector of St. Johns Epis- copal church, Waterbury, priest -in- charge.
 Church School will meet ct 0:30 a. m. with morning prayer and ser- mon ct l0:45 o'clock. Capt. Edwin Mallette, from Trinity church, Tor rington, will be the lay reader.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
Todsys Answsss co
 0ASDUkA CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

1. For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway, Is from @ passage by the preacher-poet, John Dome: never send to know for whom the bell tolls; 1t tolls for thee" Grapes Of Wrath" by John Steinbecx is from the Battle Hymn of the Republic; ".... vineyards where the grapes of wrath are stored"
 2. "Ida" by Gertrude Stein; Ran. dom Harvest" by James Hilton; "Be. tween Two Worlds" by Upton Sin" clair.
 3. P. c. Wodehouse was captured by Germans last spring; Is now writing a novel in concentration camp.
 4 Kenneth Roberts wrote North. west Passage; currently has the historic novel, "Ohver Wiswell," on the boolstalls.
 s. James Joyce, Irish author of Ulysses" "Finnegan's Wake" died in Zurich, Switzerland. Sherwood Anderson, American author Of "Winesburg, Ohio" etc, died in . Canal Zone hospital"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
By NEA Service

AAJ ANAsAA Ssa NASS
 To cover the least known battle front of the war, NEA Service sent Ben Lucien Burman, distinguished journalist, novelist and poet, to those dark, steaming sections of Africa called "de Gaulle land"
 Burman's first wireless dispatches from Brazzaville, French Equator ial Africa, and later stories from other sections of Africa will be read in Waterbury exclusively in The Waterbury Democrat.
 Few men are as well equipped as MT. Burman to report the ex- ploits of this new band~of fighting men, as valiant as the disenchanted fighters of the recently dissolved French Foreign Legion. Not only does he know the French war tac- tics, having been attached to @ French outfit in the first World War, but his ability to paint graphic word pictures has won him world fame.
 Among his best known novels are Mississippi" Steam Boat Round the Bend" (both of which were mdae into motion pictureO, and Blow for Q Landing"
 My reports" MT. Burman said prior to the start of his recent clip- per flight from New York to Africa, Twill be of two kinds: one, a novelist seeing the war. This will be the color and human drama side of the pic. ture. The other kind Of article will attempt to paint the background and settings, to give you Q picture as though you were present."
 Many of MT. Burmans articles will be supplemented by on-the- scene sketches by his noted artist wife, Alice Caddy.
 WROTE A SATIRE
 UNDER SHE'LL FIRE
 Born in Covington, Ky, in l806, MT. Burman started his writing ca- reer at the tender age of seven. His journalistic leanings showed even then, for the story was a report of nieghborhood fire. It was written on toy typewriter. Later he edited his Covington high school and Harvard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
COLGATE PLEDGES
 EARL W. HARTLEY
Thomas Leonard Makes Honor Society, Druids, at
 Connecticut University

Announcement was made today that Earl W. Hartley, Jr, son of MT and Mrs. D. W. Hartley, Mid- land road, a freshman at Colgate University, has been pledged by the Alpha zeta Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha. Richard G. Morgan, son of Mir. and Mrs. Samuel J. Morgan of l22 Woodside avenue, also Q first year man, was pledged by the Theta Psi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta.
 Thomas P. Leonard of this city senior at the University of Connec- ticut, was one of several seniors selected to membership in the hon. orary society, the Druids, ct the an- nual junior prom at Storrs. Those selected were tapped.
 Second Lieutenant Robert Stew ems, son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Stevens, T'homaston avenue, Wa terville, who was graduated from the U. S. flying cadet school at Montgomery, Ala, Friday, is 0 former Crosby High school and Mount St Mary's College, Eminits- burg, Md, athlete. He may be sta- toned in Alaska in the near future, according to reports.
 Robert Pierce Brundage, air corps, U. s. Army, son of Professor and Mrs. A. J. Brundage of Con- nectIcut University, Storrs, and the grandson of Charles S. Miller of Cheshire road, has begun his final training course at the Air Corps Advance Flying school, Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Ala. He will graduate on May 20 and be ap- pointed a second lieutenant, Air Corps reserve.
 Flying Cadet Brundage's mother was the former Ruth Miller of this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
MISS CONNORS
 GUEST SPEAKER
Deputy Secretary of State to Address St. Eliza.
 beth's AIumnae g

Miss Margaret E. Connors will bA the guest speaker at e state lunch con sponsored by the Waterbury chapter College of Saint Elizabeth Alumnae, Saturday, May IT, at the White Turkey inn, Brookfeld, Conn. Attending the meeting will be alurn- nae of St. Elizabeths from all over the state, the local chapter acting
 10 as hosts. -,p
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
LADY McALPIN

The Past Chief Daughters of Lady McAlpin Lodge No. 70, Daugh- ters of Scotia, will hold its regular monthly business meeting on May s at 6 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Edward Nutbrown of West Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
AnstUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6. 1. Llama.
 2. Newport, R. I. 3. Neither; they will be at the same place. 1. Muckraking. 5. Eleanor Roosevelt. 6. No.
 ,. Massachusetts. 6. Mary Ann Evans Cross. 9. Roger Williams. 10. 1883.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03
BOY AND WHISTLE

Whats that whistle up on the hill2 The wind is sunny but April-chill. Who but Q boy with his sturdy knife could make 0 green branch come to life? Who but a Saturday footlooSe fellow could fashion song from ash or willow, and gravely chortling his wild heart forth, whistle the tremulous Springtime north2 (Frances Frost in the Christian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03

Tin production in British Malaya was over 1000 tons in c recent month. ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03

University newspapers.
 Burman's career at Harvard was interrupted by the first World War. One of the organizers of the Har-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03

Margaret Riley of Compensation Court has a birth day to celebrate next Friday and Mae Downey Parker of the office has to observe the following day. If were they going to have cakes I'd make it my business to pay them ca for certainly go big for sweets By the way, Ira Stevens, superintendent of the court house building which houses Commissioner Joe TabOts office celebrating another natal day next Tuesday, John and FlOrine Ritucci of "A Rawey Ave- nue celebrate birthdays tomorrow The former will be M the latter "A. So, happy birthdays to you al
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03

Heard in passing MT. and Mrs. William Miller of 5IlogeP0rt were recent vsDoIs at tne nome ol VII a was among the many Waterburians who enjoyed the tics of Laurel Club members at the biennial Grdiron Dinner in Hartford this week trie late but never theless still profuse and genuine public appreciation of the efforts of Patrolmen James Wagner Joseph Gull foe Steve KawecA and James overton for their tne card party And also word two of praise for the manner in which "Sharkey' ORourke handled details the night at the parking lot in back of St. Marys school
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03

yard Regiment, he went to France with the Second Division. Under shell fire at Belleau Woods he wrote satire on the conduct of war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-03

Dr. Frank Bowes of East Main Street Is very proud of his new 1941 black Chrysler fluid drive sedan It's heaven on wheels asserts the genial medico. . Louise Comey of Watertown has been named water front director of the Girl Scout Camp to be conducted at Robinson, Doris Collins and MurieI Tetraut enjoyed the swing and sway rhythms of Sammy Kaye and his orchestra at the New Haven Arena last Sunday. The trio looked mighty easy on the eyes in their Easter outfits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28

solidly allied in aiding Britain's prosecution of the war.
 Only two years ago the British government, which holds the mandate for Palestine, was com- pelled to station a large army there. From every hillside, from every hedge-row, from every hut, there was apt to be a blaze of rifle fire or an exploding bomb. The Arabs were reputedly fight ing any further expansion of Zionism in Palestine and any further immigration of Jews into the Holy Land.
 It long was suspected-and now has been substantiated that much of the trouble was fostered by Germany and Italy. Nazi and Fascist propaganda agents financed many of the uprisings.
 The militarily strategic import ance of Palestine grows daily as the Mediterranean becomes an import ant theater of war. Occupying a corner bordering on the Mediterran- can, Palestine is flanking defense of the Suez Canal and a pivot from which British forces can operate either east or west. The border of Haifa is the terminus of the Mosul pipe line, which delivers an annual flow of 100000 tons of oil = rich prize for potential in- vaders.
 But all Axis money spent in Pal estine is believed to have gone down the drain so far as effect in war; time was concerned. Italy's invasion and annexation of MosleIn Albania turned Arabs into foes of the Axis.
 Jews and Arabs alike have vol- unteered for service together in a Palestine Defense Force. At a meeting of the first national con- ference of Arabic workers held in Jaffa, four fraternal delegates were present from the Histadruth, which is the federation of Jewish Palestine workers. The conference, by big ma jority, voiced its desire for Arab Jewish unity against the Fascist foe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
CHURCH OBSERVES
 COMPASSION DAY.
Methodists Hope to Raise Million Dollars for Suf-
 fering War Victims

First Methodist church will ob- serve the Day of Compassion" at its service Sunday morning at 10:3C o'clock. This day has been desig- mated for observance by the Metho- dist church throughout the world An offering will be received to al- leviate the. sufferings of the inno- cent victims of war in non-aggreS- sor countries. One million dol lars is asked from the entire church This is part of a larger project ot the same kind in which many Pro- testant denominations join.
 The fund raised by the Methodist church will be disbursed for relief in England; in European countries that have suffered, and where helr can be given; in China, among prisoners of war, of whom there are about 100000: for feeding chill dren who have been deprived of home and care; and assisting mis- sionaries who, by the stoppage of support from their home alnd, have been left without support. It is planned also that one quarter ot the amount raised will be used to develop social, moral, and re- ligious program around our Ameri- can soldiers camps, and in cooper ation with chaplains, YMCA's, and with other Protestant denomina- tions.
 The theme for the sermon which Dr. Snavely will preach in First Methodist church Sunday morning will be T Have Called You Friends. ?