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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
D. A. R. AWARDS
 ESSAY PRIZES
High School Students Night School Pupil Pre-.
 scented Medals

Three high school girls and a young Portuguese tailor were hon. ored by the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution yesterday. Frank Antunes, 28, was among the guests of the Melicent Porter chapter of the D. A. R. at the Waterbury Wo- mems Club and read his prize win- ming essay "Why I Like America"
 MT. Antunes has been in this country only five years. Most of that time he has done tailoring in his little shop at 2l Union street, but for the past two years he at- tended evening classes at Crosby High School.
 Mrs. John w. Potter presented him with an embossed plaque of the pledge of allegiance. Good citizenship pins were also awarded to Miss Dorothy Butler of Crosby High School, Miss Clair Capaldo of Leavenworth and Miss Laura Me- Hale of Wilby.
 Movies were shown following the presentations.
 Reports were made by Mrs. Everett O. Shaler and other mem bers of the state D. A. R. meeting in Bridgeport last month. H . esses were: Mrs. Philip A. Reuter-, chairman, Mrs. William A. Service Mrs. Earl w. Pierson, Mrs. Charles B. Brown, Mrs. Alfred F. Meyer hans and Mrs. Frederic Calkins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
Hints To Gardeners by Gordon Morrison
 Vegetable Expert
Sweet Peas Return

There is encouraging news for home gardeners who have missed the delicacy and fragrance of sweet peas in recent years because of the difficulty of growing them satisfac- torily.
 A new, more vigorous, longer blooming, heat-resistant sweet pea family has been introduced to the gardening world. It is the Spring Towering Sweet Pea, developed by Frank Cuthbertson, one of the worlds leading sweet pea authori- ties.
 Because of their newness, Spring Towering Sweet Peas are as yet available in only seven colors. Three All-America prize- winners were in- troduced last year: Rose Pink, Blue, and Lavender. The new ones this year are White, Clear Pink, Light Lavender and Mauve.
 These new sweet peas are grown just like other types now in gen. eral use. They may be planted out doors just as soon as the soil can be worked. For superior results the soil should be spaded to a depth of 18 inches and the lower l2 inches should mixed with fertilizer, prefer ably well-rotted manure. The trench should then be filled with the soil- fertilizer mixture to within six inches of the top, and the seed planted in this shallow trench. Aft CT the seedlings spring up, the bal- ance of the soil may be banked around the stalks of the growing vines every week or so.
 After vines are well established they should be watered thoroughly once every five to seven days.
 Sweet pea vines should not be grown along the south side of Q building. where heat is greatest. A location along a fence is good. If they are planted in the open. sup- porting structure should be strung with string or rope rather than wire. Sweet peas should be kept picked to induce greater prOductiv- ity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
Court Verdi

Court Verdi, Foresters of Amer lea, admitted Ave new members at a meeting of the group last night. Final plans were also made for several events scheduled for the near future and & donation was made to the building fund of St. Mary's hospital.
 Officers announced that the lodge soft ball team will start spring practice next week. A social and dance to be held Satur- day night, April 26. was also dis cused and plans were formulated for Q family outing at Paradise grill, Meriden road.
 Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock members will bowl at the North End Y. M. o. A.
 Chief Ranger Michael Castaldi presided and Grand Deputy Chief Ranger Ralph Brandley, Jr, was e guest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
Mrs. Robert Johnson,
 Recent Bride, Feted
Greenback Shower Rendered Dwight Street Resident;
 Fairmount Corps to Compete in Hartford Meet
WATERvlLLE
Correspondent-Mrs R. W. Henlon. Telephone 3.54t

Waterville, April 8 -- Mrs. Ro- bert Johnson of Dwight street, formerly Miss Kaye Dadario, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Louis Dadario of T'homaston avenue, was guest of honor at @ miscellaneous and green- back shower Friday evening, given by Mrs. George Grenier and Mrs. Edward Scadden, ct Poresters' hall on Hanover street. A social evening was enjoyed, at which time refresh- ments were served, including e large wedding cake. Cut flowers and white candles decorated the table.
 Those present were: Mrs. Frank Robinson, Mrs. Patrick Calvin, Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, Mrs. Louis Tedesco, Mrs. Jerry Winters, Mrs. James Maxwell, Mrs. William Heaney, Mrs Georgiana Grenier, Mrs. Everett Cook, Mrs. Harry Sizer, Mrs. Mae Keenan, Mrs. Edward Johnson, Miss Mary Lonergan, Mrs. Arthur Bou- cher, Mrs. Albert Buell., Miss Dor- othy Buell., Mrs. James Dunn, Mrs. William Dunlavey, Mrs. Mrs. Russell Hughes, Mrs. John Haggerty, Mrs. Arthur Kramer, Mrs. Sidney Cantor, Mrs. Irving Tucker, Mrs. Gordon MacQuarrie, Mrs. Olan O'Donnell, Mrs. James McArdle, Miss Helen Burns, Mrs. Harry Hoethke, Mrs. Vincent Carroll Mrs. Harold Hughes, Mrs. Anthony Dadario. Mrs. Anthony Pinto, Mrs. Joseph Benoit, Mrs. Robert Cosgritf, Mrs. George Grenier, Mrs. Harold Tucker, Mrs. George Blinn. Mrs James Aherns, Mrs. Louis Dadario, Mrs William Cregan, Mrs. Francis Whalen, Mrs. Albert Franks, Mrs. William Haumermon. Mrs. James Bolan, Mrs. Joseph Seery, Mrs. Le- roy Cook, Mrs. Albert Cooley, Mrs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
DEPLORES EFFORTS
 TO DEBUNK HEROES
Dr.. Jenkins Speaks Before Mems eLague on Real-
 ism in Education

People must be given the impress sion that the men who represent us in our legislatures are good men, Dr. Ralph Carlton Jenkins, president of the Danbury State Teachers Col lege told the Mems league at Bun. ker Hill church last night.
 The educator deplored the trend toward realism in education as un- dermining democratic institutions. To illustrate his point, he said that If children are taught that Wash- ington had false teeth and wart on his face, their patriotism will be impaired.
 Asked if the legend of Lincoln's fomeliness and awkwardness lesSen- ed his popularity, he replied in the negative, but, he added, the kIlowl- edge that he told questionable stories would make him less of a hero.
 pr. Jenkins spoke at length on the growth of the educational sys- tenn in the United States, and con- cluded with the belief that educa- tors must again stress religion in the schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
SCOUTS DISCUSS
 M DAY PLANS
Various Units to Be Pre- pared for Any Emer-
 gency; Camps Ready

Plans were made by the Boy Scouts of the Mattatuck council for setting up "refugee camps" on their three -day emergency nobiliza- ton encampment at Camp Matta- tuck June 5, 6, and 2 at . meet ing of the Scout leaders last night in St. Johns parish house.
 More than 75 were present, which included troop committeeman, dis trict commissioners, scoutmasters and assistant scoutmasters.
 Plans were made for each troop to have its own program for the encampment, and the camps will be set up just as though there were refugees to care for, with the ex- ception of the preparation of large amounts of food. Practice in sig naling by night and day will also be held. to provide means of corll- munication If normal facilities should suffer disruption or be de- stroyed in wartime.
 Guests were welcomed by Scou, Commissioner Walter H. Deacon, who presided at the session last night. A discussion on encampment was led by David F. Babson, scout executive.
 Others who discussed the plan were Napoleon Charbonneau, chair man of the camping committee, Nerve s. Robert, assistant scout executive, Harold G. Manning. chairman of the scout advancement committee and Arthur z. Hirscl1, special field commissioner.
 The encampment program will be part of the regular preparation of scouts for national defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
CIO HERE VOTING
 ON BRIDGES FUND

A vote on whether or not to con- tribute to the defense fund being raised for Harry Bridges, Pacific coast longshoremen's leader, will be taken by the Waterbury Brass Workers union at meeting Mon- day. The vote is being taken at the request of Philip Murray, c. I. O. president.
 Bridges is now facing deportation proceedings, the government claim ing that he has been a member of Communist organizations. Similar proceedings against him some months ago ended in his being al- lowed to remain here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08

putting an ned to the submarines attentions.
 This convoy included all kinds of merchantmen brought from the Far Eastern oceans in great secrecy, to poerate, with hundreds of other ships, as ferries for British troops and supplies across the Mediter- ranean. They got the B. E. F. to the Balkans on schedule.
 Some of the ships had been holi- day cruisers plying along the Brit isll coast. Men of one north country regiment said they had found on the transport which bore them, menu cards reading Summer Cruise, 1e39."
 There were ships whose paint had been blistered by Indian Ocean heat; others well known to trans Atlantic travellers; others that had traded in the Chine seas and among the Coral Islands of the Pacific. One skipper sailed pre-war Bel fast picket boat from Liverpool.
 There were big, little and medium ships; brand new ships and dirty, rusty ships, all pressed nito service that Britain once again might live up to her slogan, We deliver the goods, any time, anywhere"
 The lorries, guns, tanks and other material hauled across ht esea has poured through Greek ports in an uninterrupted stream. It was sent to various parts of the country to avoid congestion at any one place.
 Day and nigh the British iinple- ments rumble through the Greek streets-they are still rumbling as write this dispatch--rushing up to the line of battle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
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thaL ne'd ike meeting her. The pubhcist phoned the actress about 1t T dunno" she hesitated. After all, I have an eight-year old son, almost as big as Mickey" How ever. she said 1t would be okay to bring Mickey over .. On the date- night Mickey arrived at Miss Les- ter's manse on time. The maid let him in and deposited him in the living room The press agent hadn't told Rooney that Vicki had 0 son almost his size, SO when Mickey saw toy electric train and tracks all laid out on the floor, he saw red and exploded to the maid: You tell Miss Lester that may be little, but don't play with trains-and that her jokes aren't funnyl" And that's why Mickey walked out and didn't keep his date with her .. Hollywood Is hysteri- cal about 1t.
 A Union College prof has pre- dicted that in ten billion years the sun will lose the fuel that keeps 1t going Gosh! Another thing for Miami hotel-keepers to worry about An Omaha reader writes that he asked a local German store- keeper why he opposed Hitler and Naziism He replied: Even Hitler's Aryan air-castles have bars on the windows" Genevieve Rowe says Italy should have stuck to her art instead of her artillery.
 Arthur Krock got agitated over the threat of Govt censorship, and yelled, "Bool" in his New York Times colyum. One neighbor he failed to scare was the Topics of the Times pillarist, a column to his left. The Topicker, the very next day, kicked off: Freedom of the press was never more vide spread or more secure than 1t is today .. Hollywood reporters are ganging up against a censor threat. It would violate the freedom of the press, they feel, If they were made to agree on whom Betty Grable is eating her dinners with When Greek rockies reach the front line trenches they are in- structed how to tell Italian privates from officers The officers, they are told, are the ones with their pants down.
 Meyer Davis, the orchestra man, relays the story about Tallulah Bankhead, who gave @ wedding feast at the Ritz in Philly last week for Eugenia Rawls of her cast, who married Donald Sewall of the Securities and Exchange Commission Tallulah was as happy as the bride She ex- claimed: "You must let me give the wedding feast right after the showl' And so, at the Ritz, Tallulah instructed the maitre d'hotel: Bring us your finest caviar, the biggest wedding cake you car, find, plenty of champagne and" The headwaiter interrupted : May I suggest some fresh aspara- gus, rnotidom?"
 Heavens, mol" shrieked Tallulah, that's too expensive!"
 New Workers Are Talking About: The two strangers, carrying gats who got into Cissy Patterson's man. sion after the Gridiron Dinner-- until Chip Robert got them out ,. A. Noman, the performer, who tells chuins he's married to Patti Andrews of the Andrews Sisters .. Tommy Corcoran's quarter million re. gently as counsel for & magnesium firm The hisster at La Mar routines. Kaye struggled through his torture, completing his act, and then walked over to the 6-ft..4 stranger and flattened him ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
COUNCIL SELECTS
 GEORGE. MORRISON

George Morrison was elected pres- ident of the Young Mems Inter- Club Council at the annual election held last night at Central YMCA. Francis Bergin of the Saturns club was elected vice-president, while Michael Bowling, of the Speedboys was reelected chairman of the physi- cal committee. Other elections were George McGrath of the Jayvees, chairman of the membership com mittee, assisted by Edward Stein nagel, retiring president, and Fran cis Levesque, former president.
 The new officers will assume their duties May 1st.
 MT. Morrison is @ former presi- dent of the Kenosha club and was vice-president of the Council this past year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
STARS CHANGE

Robert Taylor is sparing no effort to make his debut as Western star q convincing one. Everything, including wardrobe, makeup, voice and manner, is being given detailed attention in the transformation from the Robert Taylor of "Water- loo Bridge" Escape" and "Flight Command" to the gunman of Billy the Kid.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
Brass City Aerie

Members of the Brass City Aerie at its coming meeting will discuss plans for participation in the state convention of the order which will be held in New Haven June 20 and 21. The New Haven aerie will be host for the occa- sion.
 Delegates will be named later and several resolutions considered for presentation before the state session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
CRISP TALENT

When Donald Crisp displayed a program of an early silent picture on the "Dr. Jekyll and MT. Hyde" set, other members of the cast were ing in films for the first time. The phrase means, Turn off the small spotlight" but what electricians say 1t "Kill that baby"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
B.P.O.E.

A Waterbury Elks delegation, headed by Exalted Ruler John F. Fitzmaurice and Past Exalted Ruler Harry x. Cashln, will go to Torrlngton tonight to take part in the installation ceremonies of the new officers of TOrringtOn Lodge. George T. Ryan, past dis trict deputy, will be the installing officer, assisted by Mir. Fitzmaur- ice and MT. CaShln.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
SUNKEN GARDEN

Billie Burke was exceedingly proud of her gunken garden. How ever, when she was pointing out the beauties of her yard to visitors, she gasped: But where is my garden?" The sunken garden had lived up to its name-deluge of rain had wash cd 1t away.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
Scottish Rites

The exemplification ceremonies of the Scottish Rite Masons for the 24th degree, "Cbief of the Tabernacle" was witnessed by a group of Masons who jOurneyed to New Haven. The ritual was directed by Carl Stevens.
 The 23d degree will be per- formed on April 23 at the Water- bury Masonic temple and the 32d degree will be worked by the Lafayette consistory in Bridgeport on April 28.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08

and high angle bombers in one of a series of attacks made in past weeks on ships steaming irces- sanity between the opposite Medi- terranean shores, loaded with men, guns, planes, oil, lorries and Inuni- tions to serve the British Expedi- tionary force in the Balkans.
 The Axis forces strove desperately to cut the sea lane supplying the BEEF. in Greece and prevent a1l- other British army organizing where, in 1917, a previous one had hastened Germany's downfall by creating an eastern front. Every available German and Italian plane and every type of air torpedo and bomb was thrown frantically into the struggle, in vain.
 From the flag bridge of the de- troyer I watched the last combined Italian German sortie carried out with timorous, cat-and-mouse tac- tics.
 Dipped Almost To Sea
 Sweeping low over the horizon against waning sun, torpedo car- riers and bornbefs skulked like birds of prey, flying in wide circles out of range of the British guns. Occas- ionally they dipped almost to the sea to avoid being spotted.
 It was 5:30 p. m. as daylight waned, the planes flew in narrower circles, gradually approaching.
 Suddenly one plane dived in over our stern and tried to sink the largest vessel of the convoy, slightly to our starboard. AS 1t passed us the plane spurted machine gun fire. Our gunners peppered the plane, forcing 1t to swing sideways just as 1t launched a torpedo, which tore through the water and missed the merchantmen by a comfortable margin.
 Ae few minutes later the massed guns of the British ships set up violent barrage ct high flying planes whose bombs plunged into the water.
 The array of ships of all sizes, loaded to the tunnels with iinple- ments of war, was enough of Q temptation to bring the air raiders back.
 Warship Fire stops Them
 Nervous in the face of the accur- ate fire of the warships, the planes tried tip-run tactics, coming close in the gathering twilight and quickly turning tail as the warsfips made the heavens lurid with their guntlre. They lurked in the distance. darted into the horizon like birds skimming the ocean, then, as vague shadows, came hurtling again at the lines of ships steaming a steady course be- tween nippy destroyers, solid cruis- CTS and smaller escort craft.
 British 'Tommies" and Australian "diggers" lined the rails to watch the fight. T8he louder the boom- ing the louder they cheered. Dark ness turned the battle into a fire- works display.
 In @ last brisk tussle, the torpedo planes roared in again and & 15- mile stretch of sky was emblazoned with yellow and white flashes. The big guns were joining in the thun- derous symphony. Ochre, green yellow and red streaks stabbed out from a variety of smaller anti-air- craft guns.
 "It's just like a blitz night In London" & gunner said. He had manned 8 battery in the city be- fore going to sea.
 Broke Off Fight
 This apparently was too much for the pilots. They broke off the fight, presumably after signaling an Ital- ian submarine, whose presence was detected that night. A series of un- dersea explosions rocked our des- troyer as we rlnloaded depth charges
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF A
 CUB REPORTER

CUb REPORTER
 Democracy, today, is in more danger in Milwaukee and Detroit ---than in the Balkans Strikes and lockouts may deliver the knock out punch to the American way of life-that the Panzer divisions cam not. It is time for plain talking. Democracy depends upon the in- dividual It cannot survive upon the blood and sweat and tears of The Other Fellow Unless management and labor are each ready to yield a point, Democracy will be forced to yield the field. By June, one and a half million Americans will have left their homes and jobs for the Army and Navy =. These boys are an ex- ample of sacrifice to both labor and capital Their lives may de- pend upon American factories pro- ducing materials in time {. Be- cause Hltler's warehouses already are bursting with ammunition for use against us all.
 These American boys know that the Battle of the Argonne was not fought on any six-hour day-with time and a half for overtime And they know, too, that the Minute Men never wasted second waiting for . dividend check The hour Is too late for pickering The time has come for all of us to think of public duty - instead of private right Every strike in the rla- ton could be settled at once if the executive in the front office (who gets $21 day) and the man in the overalls (who gets $42 @ week) would remember this: That the American soldier (who gets $21 a month) Is ready to die for them bothl
 "The Man Who Game to Dinner movie has been altered to let the woman -hating Sheridan Whiteside climb out of his wheel-chair and win the girl It takes Holly to spot what's wrong with a show that can eke out only two seasons on Broadway Veronica Lakes film employers changed her name from Constance Keane, which, they shuddered, was "too stagey" That choice probably interests Ann Sothern, whose square inonicker Harriet Lake, was too harsh on the Hollywood magnates' sensitive ear- A drums.
 George Holland and George Mac- Kinnon were bitter rival chatter colyumists on Boston newspapers ,. MacKinnon eventually quit and came to New York He Is now at Medical Arts Hospital, where he underwent a major operation He almost had Q relapse the other day when his estranged wife (also 6 Boston newspaper writer) wrote him that she was very sorry to learn about his being so ill-by reading George Hollands column!
 Despite the fact that Jugoslavia is one the side of the British, Lord Halifax telephoned the Jugoslaviar minister, and in a veddy Brit-tish broad "A" lingo, said: 1T do moi believe there is any sort of agree. 1nent between our nations. Don't yov rilly think there should bt one?" To which the Jugo. slavian minister replied: T donr think 1t is necessary. Friendship is 50 much more important than Q scrap of paper, which can be torn up at any time."
 They tell 1t on the Movie Coast .. . Recently Mickey Rooney while going through 6 scrapbook of a press agent friend, saw a photo
 f Vicki Lester. Mickey remarked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
FraternaL Neus
Eureka Chapter

The annual meeting of the Eureka chapter, Royal Arch Ma sons. will be held tonight at the Masonic temple when officers will be elected and the annual reports read. Most excellent high priest. Paul Reed, will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08

EdWard CaVanaugn, MrS. william Pollard, Mrs. William Cavanaugh, Mrs. James Brodeur, Mrs. Dorina Sullivan, Mrs. Harry Barrett, Mrs. William Platt, Mrs. Albert Grenier, Mrs. John Sonier, Mrs. Edward Scadden, Mrs. Alice Wright, Mrs. John Calvin. Mrs, Joseph Rozint, Mrs. Nellie McMahon and Mrs. John McMahon.
 Mrs. Joseph Rozint, of Peck Lane, Cheshire, entertained at shower for her niece Mrs. Robert Johnson, last Tuesday evening. Her guests were: Mrs. John Calvin Mrs. Harry Sizer, Mrs. Louis Dadario, Mrs. Will liam Cavaganugh, Mrs. Edward Johnson, Miss Eunice Claffey and Mrs. Robert Johnson. A luncheon was served, and the table decorated with candles and large wedding cake. The guest of honor was pre- sented with boudoir chair. Dr. Snavely Speaker A Lenten service will be held this evening at 7:3O o'clock, at the Grace Methodist church, with Rev. pr. John J. Snavely, pastor of the First Methodist church, Waterbury, speaker.
 The auditing committee of the Pride of Welch Circle will meet to- night at the home of Mrs. John Byrnes, on Pembroke avenue Mem bers include: Mrs. Joseph McArdle, Mrs. Edward Barlow, Mrs. Francis Whalen, Mrs. William Dunlavey, Mrs. William Rooney. Mrs. Thomas Buckley and Mrs. Byrnes.
 A weekly meeting of Boy Scout Troop No. 3l will take place to- night at ' o'clock at Fraternity hall, with Scoutmaster William Christie in charge.
 The Parent Teacher Association of Waterville is holding a food sale this afternoon in Sprague school gymnasium, jointly with q business meeting. The public Is invited to participate.
 A special rehearsal of the Fair mount Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps will take place tonight at o'clock, at the drum corps rooms on Thom- aston avenue The corps is prepar- ing to enter @ meet In Hartford this month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-08
FAN MAIL

Pete Smith who has never ap- peared before a camera, receives more fan mail than many stars.