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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
RAILROADS TO .A SHOW PROFIT Largest Since lo3O Ex= pected; Car LOadings h. Also Higher

On the basis of the actual show ing during the first half of this wear and on the forecast made by the shippers boards for the third quarter, the prospect is that the number of freight cars loaded III 1s41 will reach 42,0O0,e00, according "a the Alexander Hamilton Insti- t,,te. This will compare with 36,- 254 900 in 1940 and with the depres- Sion's low of 28,180O00 in 1892. Freight car loadings in 1941 will be larger than in any previous year since l930 when 45,717,000 cars were loaded. Car loadings this year, how ever, will still be considerably below the pre-depression volume of 52,- BPS 900 in 1929.
 AS the result of the increase in freight traffic, the prospect is that the railroads will make larger profits this year than in any year since 1930. Railroad profits in 194l may amount to as much as $340,- poo 900 as compared with $191 ,000,- poo in 194O. Profits this year, how ever, will be considerably lower than in 1930, when they amounted to 524,ooO, ,OOo. They will be much lower than in the pre-depression year of 1929, when profits totaled e8o7, 100000. The prospective reduc- ton in profits this year as com pared with those of 1929 will be due not only to the lower volume of trafiic but also to the lower level of freight rates and to the higher level of wage rates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
Finance Board May Discuss Raises for Cit
London Fireman Was Always Last Out of Doomed Buildings
 HE HAD A "BLITZ-QUIRK"
BY PAUL MANNING

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 London, August 7.-Almost every one in England has a "blitz-quirk" some queer, inexplicable habit which grips him when the going really gets tough. Most people who know Harold Churchman say, that his "blitz-quirk" is the queerest of all.
 Harold is 3 foot and wears glasses. Perhaps his most striking characteristic is his long, delicate hands. He's a member of the Lon- don Fire Brigade and at almost any blitz fire his routine is the same.
 The last raid produced good example of his "blitz-quirk." It's his custom when the flames reach their crescendo to take the fire hose and beat a slow retreat from the building, until the other two men in his unit get safely away. Then he, too, rushes for safety - always the last out. The last blitz, when a department store was burning was no exception.
 A MOMENT CROWDED
 WITH MEMORIES
 He was working outside, string ing hose and helping to pour water into that blazing building, which everyone hoped to save. Then the water pressure began to fail and his unit began to lose ground. It's al- ways at such a time, he says, that he gets a funny feeling. He says it always happens. When it looks as though tehubi gnril,5sI ser
 though the building is done for, and he's waiting for the moment when he will take over the hose, a lot of unrelated incidens crowd though his mind.
 The time he fell out of a beech tree and broke his arm the hours he spent practicing at the piano, so young at the time his feet would hardly touch the floor the thought of concret de- but some day at Albert Hall keep ing him practicing at the piano bench while his brother played outside with other boys.
 It was like that now, watching the fire gain ground as the stream from the hose receded to a bare trickle. It took ten minutes to hook onto the emergency water tank. Then for time the three men at the end of the hose thought the lost ground would be regained. But after a little you could see nothing was happening so then they moved in- side the store.
 Through clogged aisleS which had been Mems Furnishings, and past lingerie counters they went.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
Late Realty NeUs

The following papers in connec- tion with real estate transactions have been filed at the office of Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin:
 Quit Claim Deeds
 Waterbury Savings Bank to Vit- tOriO and Josephine Flammia, property Orange street.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to Paul l.. Nicholas, IT,, and ElinOr M. Nicholas, property Waterville street.
 Margaretta E. Hamilton Schaf- CT to Foster J. Hamilton, property Frost Road.
 Waterbury Savings Bank to Anna WaSserkrug, property Cooke street.
 Lydia B. HOffmann to Arthur J. GirOuard, ct ux.
 Mortgage Deeds
 VittOriO and Josephine FlamEnia to Waterbury Savings Bank. prep erfy Orange street, $4,675.
 Vitt0riO and Josephine Flazmxnia to Thomas Matas, property Or- ange sctreet, $35O.
 Anna Wasserkrug tO Waterbury Savings Bank, property Cooke street, $5,500.
 AureliO Battist0ni to the First Federal Savings and Loan Ass0- ciatiOn of Waterbury, property Si- mons avenue, S3,500.
 Ralph J. Tremaglio to the First Federal Savings and Loan As. sgciatiOn of Waterbury, property Mcdonald avenue, s7,000. Mortgage Releases
 Waterbury Savings Bank Co William and BirdeEn M. Aalsins., William O. Brcols to Peter Hook.
 Peter Hook to Harriet '. Breks.
 Warranty Deeds
 Frederick Lux to Ralph ]. TFe- nlagiio, property MeDonaid ave- nus.
 Henry W. Clark to Edmund |. Cass, Br., property Tudor street.
 Eirst Mortgage Deed
 Arthur [. 0lFouard, et u1 Co kEaia B. Hoffman, pFoporty on Wee6blna gsReak MA2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
$2,OOO SUIT IS
 FILED IN COURT
Auto Collision Is Basis of Nicola LaCesenga's
 Claim

Nicola LacerenZa of this city, to- day sought damages of $2,OOO from the Ward Baking O., Bridgeport, and Harry M. Platt, Waterbury, in an action filed in common pleas court.
 On August ?. f94O. 1t is charged, the plaintiff was passenger in a car operated by John Mongillo. which was struck by another vehicle operated by the defendant Platt. The collision occurred, it is main tained, when the car in which the plaintiff was riding swerved to avoid hitting the Ward Baking Co. automobile, which at that moment had pulled out from the curb where 1t had been parked, without sig mailing. The accident took place on East Main street opposite Spring street.
 Lacerenza alleges that as a result of the mishap. he sustained a con- fusion and sprain of the Jumbo sacral joint and confusion of the right elbow.
 Both defendants are charged with operating in a. dangerous and reck- less manner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
Croft Expects To
 Speak At N. H. Fair
Many Demonstrations Planned During Six=Day PrO=
 gran1-Takes Place in Dartmouth Gym

mouths alumni gymnasium and will continue daily, Monday through Saturday, from 9:3O to 5. The open ing day has been designated as "Gcvernor's Day" and will be fea- tured by the attendance of Cover nor Blood, who that evening will be guest of honor at special per- fornance of "The Male Animal, ' which the Dartmouth Players are presenting throughout the week for the benefit of the British War Relief Society.
 Miss Ruth Gaines of Meriden will open the fairs educational program Monday afternoon at when she speaks on New Hampshire Home spun" She will tell the story of spinning in the state and will dem- onstrate the use of old spinning wheels which she collects. On Tues day morning at II the league will conduct clinic on "Jewelry and Gems," with Percy Leggett demon- strating the art of gem-cutting with native stones On Wednesday morn ing at II, Mrs. Madeline Wells of Hanover will lead group meeting on and-hooked rugs and Mrs. Ed win Prescott of Hampton Falls will be the main speaker. A demonStra- ton of how hooked rugs are made will be the main speaker. A dem- onstration of how hooked rugs are made will be part of the session.
 Thursday mornings group meet ing will deal with Tray Stencilling and Painting" with Mrs. Arthur H. Chivers of Hanover as leader. Mrs. Chivers will demonstrate the technique of this art, emphasizing the importance of proper stencil cutting. The final group session of the fair will be held Friday morning at II, with Mrs. Howard E. Swain of Exeter leading clinic on weav- ing. Here again demonstration will play an important part in the meet ing.
 The leagues program of educa- tional talks, all open to the public, will be only a supplement to the fair, which in itself will be a vast and continuous demonstration of the various arts and crafts which natives of New Hampshire ply un- der the guidance of the league. The best work of the leagues 1,500 mem- bers will be on display and may be purchased, while the more expert of the craftsmen will bring looms, lathes, forges, potters' wheels and work benches to demonstrate the skill and artistry which has made the New Hamushire crafts group outstanding in the country.
 A new note will be introduced into this years craftsman's fair by the first-year show of the youthful New Hampshire Art association. The oils, water colors and etchings of its 75 members will hang on the walls of the exhibition building. John Whitman of Tamworth will demonstrate pencil sketching Tues day: Helen Stotesbury of the Tall Timbers Art colony will paint water colors on Saturday: and Frederick Robbins Of Alexandria will demonstrate etching technique throughout the week. In addition to the art show. special exhibitions re- lated to the fair will be held by the Dartmouth galleries, the library and the museum.
 Tho committee making arrange nnents for the craftsman's fair Is headed by Mrs. ]. Milton McDanlel Of Hanover. She is being assisted by Mrs. Robert o. Strong of Han. over, Mrs. EdFlc Weld of Plymouth and Mrs. Edward e. willis of Cone cord.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
Market Fluctuates At
 Opening Of Business
Traders Held AOOf Because of Uncertainty in Europe;
 Amusements Were Most Active of All Groups
By ELMER c. WALZER Limited Press Financial EditOr)

New York, Aug. 7-(UP)- Stocks fiuctuated narrowly in quiet deal ings today as traders continued to withhold commitments pending clar- iflcation of foreign and domestic uncertainties.
 Amusements were the most activs group. Paramount common eQualed it's 1941 high at IA 1-8, unchanged, while the first and second preferred shares of the company reached new highs with the former up 3-4 to 1O4 1-2. Warner Bros. slipped back 1-8 to 5 IA after earlier firmness, while 20th Century Fox reached a new high at 8 1-4 up 1-8. Hayes Manufacturing, the most active irl- dividual issue, sold at 3 and then steadied at 2 7-8, unchanged.
 Rails developed a better under tone with Santa Fe selling at mid- sesion at 29, up 3-8. U. s. Steel sold at 58 5-8, of 3-8; Bethlehem "A 1-2, off 1-8; Chrysler 58 l-2, off 3-8; and General Motors 39 7-8, off 1-8. Aircraft shares were mixed and airline issues firm. Sugars were steady to firm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07

his eyes were moving around the floor. He was looking for the pianos. The others shouted they were leav- ing. Then he spotted the pianos and that's when the queer, disap- pointed feeling he always got van ished. A feeling, a fear almost, that he would not be tn elast person out of a building which had a piano.
 Dropping the hose he raced for the piano dpeartme mt. He'd done the same thing forty-two other times at blitz fires. Seating him. self before the keyboard of the most expensive piano there, for one, long moment he played the last defiant bars of a military march.
 That's Harold Churchman's "blitz- quirk." Most everyone has one, but they say Harold's is the zaniest of all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07

In few countries of the world to- day do young unemployed and in experienced men have the oppor- tunities which enrollees in our Civ ilian Conservation Corps have = of developing themselves physically and mentally, and of preparing themselves financially and voca- tionally for the very best future
 toward which their abilities and inclinations destine them. Enrollees in the CCC are part of an organiza- ton which has been building na- tional defense for the past eight C8) years. Long before the present European crisis drove "depression" out of this country, the CCC had begun to put in its first mighty licks for the defense of the coun- try. It had begun the great job of building forests and men and protecting the land upon which Is grown the essential food that feeds our nation.
 There is no form of national de- fense more important than the health and physical well-being of the country's citizens, especially Of those who are of military age or about to become so. The contribu- ton the CCC is making to the na- ton in building up the bodies of thousands of young men cannot be overestimated. Through regular work and healthful habits. plus con- stant medical and dental attention and the utmost in sanitation, boys in the CCC have grown into strong, healthy men. Over 3,000,000 young Americans have passed through the eco camps in this country 60,000 of whom were Connecticut boys.
 The training that thousands Of young men nave had in the eco and which thousands more are now receiving. is of vital importance to the defense of the nation. The in- in Connecticut are making very good use of eco trained work CTS, ard want as many more right now as they can get. They say that former eco enroilecs make good workmen because they have been trained in good work habits, in and in many or the skills TOW employed in turning out war and vital materials for tho country
 Mechanics, tractor operators and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07

Hanover, N. H., Aug. 7.-Plans for New Hampshire's eighth annual Craftsman's Fair, to be held here at Dartmouth College next week, August Il through Is, were virtually complete today with the announce ment of the list of craft experts who will speak and demonstrate during the six-day program. The League ot New Hampshire Arts and Crafts an nounced at the same time that a special league meeting will be held here next Wednesday afternoon to mark the opening of the new Fran conia crafts center Mrs. J. Ram dolph Coolodge of Sandwich. presi- dent and founder of the league, will head the list of league officers who will speak at that time.
 The 1941 fair will be held in Dart
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07

c1IcCL uIlGll 1S9A.
 Republican aldermen, with the exception of c. Arthur DuBois, voted Monday night in favor of a resolu- tion calling for a blanket 10 per cent increase for all city workers, effective immediately. MT. DuBois declined to vote, on the ground that he is also a member of the finance board, which had the pro- posed raise under study. The Dem pcratie aldermen voted solldly against the resolution.
 The Republicans began their cam paign for early raises for city work CTS at the June meeting of the al dermanic board. They succeeded then in having referred to the fi- nance board recommendation that raises be given. The finance board pigeonholed the proposal by re- ferring it to Budget Director Thor yald E. Olsen for study in connec- ton with the making up of next years city budget.
 Monday night, the Republican leader, Alderman Joseph Reiner, Sla11leQ tlldO Gtlc 1dAoCo oAASuAN SN yiven "now" and attacked Mayor Scully and his administration for not providing for the boosts out ef the expected large surplus this year.
 The mayor retorted that the amount of the surplus cannot be known yet, and added that the charter provides against expendi- lures from such a surplus.
 Alderman Burton H. Walker Re- publican, today replied that raises could be given this year by taking the money from unexpended appro- priations. These, together Wlth city revenues above budget estl- mates, will make up the 194l sur plus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
DEAN OF TRINITY

Hartford, Conn, August 7-(UP) pr. Arthur H. Hughes, assistant German profssor. today was ap- pointed dean of Trinity College suc- succeeding Dr. Thurman l.. Hood, who recently was named associate professor of English.
 pr. Hughes taught at Johns Hopkins and George Washington Universities before coming to Trim ity in io35,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
PROSPECT - Correspondent; Eileen ByTnes, Telephone 5-O4l7

Prospect, Aug. 7.-Winners of st.. Anthony'S lawn festival prizes are asked to call at the home of Josepn Membrino of Waterbury road.
 MT. and Mrs. William MortiEon of Prospect announce the marriage of their daughter, Evelyn Mortiron to Alfred Peach, Jr, son cg MT. and Mrs. Alfred Peach Of Prospect which took place Feb. 2 ln cheshire.
 The Boy Scouts will maet at . tonight for theiE weskly meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
No Indication Of Boards Intention
 To Oppose Mayor
Chief Executive Maintains Increase Not Possible Until l042; C. 0. P. Drive to Raise Salaries at Least
 lO9o Began in June

The Board of Finance at its meeting late this afternoon
 was expected to discuss at least informally demands of Republican aldermen that pay raises for city employees may be made effective now There sign that the board would go counter to the opinion of Mayor Vocent
 Sculy that any such increases could not be placed into
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
THokAsToN

xoWa will advance S0c per ton S6 ceai and cahe nlartlnR August
 0sorss nheHreY COAL, COKE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
DROWNED AT UNION

Union. Conn, August 7-(UP)-- John Fitzgerald, Worcester Mass. was drowned in Lake Mashpaug while fishing from c rowboat late yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07

During iD4O, the motor vehicle license fees collected by the ae states amounted e e3e7,Ta7,O0o.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
Finally they s mems hats.
 FORTISSIMO UNDER FIRE

Finally they stopped alongside wo- mems hats.
 FORTISSIMO UNDER FIRE
 Standing there in the hat section, they methodically sprayed water through the ground floor of that store. You could see, thoufh, it was no use. It was getting warmer all the time and bits of plaster would keep dropping down from the ceil- ing above. Why over on one side of the floor a staircase which led to the mezzanine crashed, a mass of burning wood. .-... firemen began thinking about get
 That was when the other two ting out of there. Churchman was thinking the same things, too. But, at the same time he was thinking,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
LADIES AID PLAN
 SEVERAL PARTIES
St. Mary Magdalen Church Women Are Sponsoring
 Series of Card Games

Oakville. August 7-The Ladies Aid Society of St. Mary Mazda lens Church met Tuesday evening at the church hall. Plans for furth- CT card parties were discussed, but nothing definite made.
 Mrs. Morgan Duell and Mrs Jo- seph Hes were hostesses. Present were: Mrs. William Champagne, AFrs. Larry Ross, Mrs. Joseph Aus in. Mrs. LeRoy Foster, Mrs. Nor gan Duell, Mrs. John Ennis, Mrs. Joseph Hes, Mrs. Charles Kelly, Mrs. Henry Stella, Mrs. Don Gio- Vonnini and Mrs. Hebert Hirsch.
 OakvllIe Briefs
 Freddie Slough, son of Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Slough is spending a few days with his aunt and uncle, TIT. and Mrs. John Lindsay at Long l4ke.
 fErs. Philip Hogan and baby daughter, Patricia Ann, have re- turned to their home on Rosette slreet.
 Aars. William Reid and son Wil- f&m, Jr, are spending the week in Anade Island as guests of Mrs. Slds mother, Mrs. Marvin.
 Asr. and Mrs. Harry Laylgne, and e&'ldren Janice and Harry. Jr,, are sNonding two weeks at Cape Cod.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07
OakvIIIe Briefs

Aar. and Mrs. Harry Laylgne, and Aildren Janice and Harry. Jr.. are sNHnding two weeks at Cape Cod.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-07

NEW YORK CURB
Evening star., 1941-09-10
Dorothy Dix Says 80
Domestic Ability Leads Glamour
AS Inducement for Marriage

their lives and that the mere sight
of kitchen MAKES them faint.
In reality. that is about the poor
est sales talk girl can put over
TO her prospect, for what every
man looks forward to in marriage
is getting a comfortable home, run
BY a wife who is as efficient in
her business as he is in MS. Nor
does he want to go through an
ordeal of tears and walls over soggy
pies and overdone meat and under
done potatoes while his bride is
learning after marriage the things
she should have been adept in when
she married.
The women who are crackerjack
housekeepers seldom figure among
the divorces, for nothing lures a
man back to his own home as the
knowledge that there is good
dinner awaiting him and nothing
makes him stay so put of an eve
ming as being too stuffed 10 feel
like moving.
So, taking it by and large, wise
are the girls who go domestic. They
have the one enduring charm tllat
age cannot wither nor custom stale.
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1941-09-10
Cheme OF the HUfng room.

For a long time now domesticity
as a means of attracting men has
been out and no modern girl has
dreamed of such thing as catching
husband by boasting of the way
she can broil a steak and of what
hand she has with pastry. On
the contrary, the sweet young things
have put their faith in looking
glamorous, or being good sports and
pals, or carrying a heavy line OF
intellectual conversation. The great
idea seems to have been that men
no longer have stomachs or are
interested in food, and that in seek
ing a wife they are looking for
living picture instead of a cook
and prefer spice in her chatter TO
seasoning in their soup. This theory
that men are Indifferent to what
they eat. and that they never even
give a thought to what sort Of a
housekeeper Sweetums would make,
has recently had a solar plexus blow
in the records of a mid-Western
college, which show that the girl
who majors in home economics
stands a far better chance of mar
rying than the girls who are tops
in any other course. According to
these statistics the girl who spends
her four years in college learning
how to make bread and pies such
as mother used to make, and how
to tell a good cut of meat from
a tough one, has almost twice as
good q chance of marrying as the
one who spends her time acquiring
dead language and dabbling in
chemistry without ever finding out
what keeps a cake from going fat
in the oven.
Also, 10 years out of college, so
per cent of the accomplished cooks
turned out by this college were
married, but only SO per cent of
the cultural stars had found mates
who preferred high thinking to good
living and were willing to become
guinea pigs on which ignorant young
wives could conduct their expert
ments in cooking.
Surely these incontrovertible facts
prove that the old adage about the
way to a mans heart is through
his stomach is still true and they
should give pause to the foolish
young maidens who think they
make themselves interesting and
alluring to boys by boasting that
they couldn't boil an egg to save
Evening star., 1941-09-10
M a RS
of the
Nom ent

A girl should be very careful how
she speaks to a man when he Is
seated in corner. Some girls have
a way of leaning close, and gesticu-
lating under his nose, until the man
is we'll showed into the last inch of
space and has no more room for
escape. This gives man claustro-
phobia, and often breaks beauti-
full friendship.
Even though girl gets excited
about what she is saying, or is near
sighted and has to come close to
her subject to see how he is reacting,
she should try to give him little
space for elbow room. She might
try to remember to move back a
couple of feet every half hour, so
that he can stretch, and she can
start showing him into a corner all
over again.
Of course, man with any stam-
ina ought to be able to keep his
elbows we'll spread out, thus keeping
himself out of tight corner. But
some men are so very polite.
JEAN.