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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
'C.Y.O. TEAMS IN
 WEEKLY DEBATE
St. Lucy's Speakers Clash With St. JOseph's To-
 morrow Evening

Selecting what is generally be- lieved to be a timely subject to Catholic Youth Organization debat- ing teams will compete tomorrow evening in a discussion on the ques- ton, Resolved, That the Power to Declare War Should Be Invested in the People of the United States. The proposal that general refer endum be held before actual hostil- ities involving the U. s. Navy or Army is now new one. It has been agitated before in Congress and will be discussed again shortly. The local debaters, however, are ex- pected to present convincing argu- ments for those who favor such a measure as well as for those who stand opposed.
 The debate will mark the resump- tion of the tournament sponsored by Sheridan Council, Knights of Columbus, and vii lbe staged in Columbus Hall on North Main street. The public is cordially in vited to attend the debate which is arranged as an educational activi- ty by the knights.
 The competing teams will be St. Lucy's, second place winners in the first tournament held by the K. of c. and the C.YO. in 1899 and St. Joseph's team, runners-up in the 1940 tournament. Both teams boast of excellent speakers and the debate is expected to be one of the high lights of the tournament.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
WOOSTER SCHOOL
 RESUMES CLASSES

Glasses will be resumed today at to an announcement made by the Wooster school. Danbury, according to an announcement made by the headmaster, Rev. Aaron c. Coburn. A number of s-udents, including a score from Waterbury, will report for the second term of this years studies.
 Rt. Rev. Walter Gray, newly con- Secrated Suffragan bishop of Con- necticut, will administer the rite of confirmation Sunday. Parents are invited to attend.
 Among the students returning to their studies are: David Sinclair, Charles Powles, Charles Rogers, Robert Mason, Lloyd Mason, Don- aid c. Slator, of Waterbury, Minor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08

Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 8.-(UP)- Lieut.. Gen. Lord Baden-Powell, 83, founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and one of the most famous soldiers and military intelligence operatives of modern times, died to- day at his home at Nyeri where he had been i'll for weeks.
 Lord Baden-Powell died at 6:10 a. m. Q025 p. m. Tuesday ESTo Funeral services were announced for 3:30 D. m. tomorrow.
 Umperial Scout headquarters in London announced that Scouts throughout the world would attend a synchronized remembrance ser vice for their chief Scout, Lord Baden Powell, either Jan. 12 or Jan. 19)
 Soldier, sportsman, author, Sculp- tor, defender of Mafeking in one of the proudest actions in recent British history, Lord Baden-Powell nearing 84, had been i'll long time His love of outdoor life had enabled him to fight infirmity as he had fought innumerab,e actions during his long and distinguished career
 Lord Paden- Powell was perhaps least known for his exploits as a spy, which had grown out of his early Scout work in South Africa and India.
 Humor, Cold Daring
 A strong sense of humor, added to cod dar1ng, mad made him a formidable secret agent. In the years before the World war he was once captured in Russia while in- vestigating," in the guise of tour ist, secret military searchlight. but he escaped and made his way to British boat. It was told of him that in one exploit, spying along the Kiel canal in Germany, he con- cealed himself for hours, sub- merged up to his neck in icy water, by clinging to side of the canal
 Lord Baden-Powell had retired to Kenya in 1888 and had lived at Nyeri, where he died. For the last few weeks he has suffered recur- rent heart attacks but had shown lIlpTOVeLleIlG VOWd1u bAlC CA1N V4 November.
 London reported that the last message Boy Scout headquarters there had received from their chief Scout was a Christmas card which arrived last week..
 (The card was drawn and let tered by Lord Baden-Powell. It in- cluded a caricature of Hitler with the note: We owe him a statue. He has done more than any other man ever did to consolidate our na- tion at home and overseas"
 (The card told the Scouts: "Stick it out! Play up to the Scouts slo- gan. Sleeves up and with tails up go to it and win the war.O
 Descendant of P0cOhOntas
 A descendant of Pocahontas. Lord Baden-Powel had been world fa- nous for many years for his many exploits.
 His greatest was his defense ot Mafeking. Britain had been dispir- tied over its lack of progress against the Boers, when news reached Lon- don of the sturdy stand of a small
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08

Brazil is narveling over COW in Pelotas which produces 40 quarts of milk a day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08

upon truhfuIness fair dealing in which soIes made without known must Such hos been the with seionnuol And this January oe following in the footsteps of its predecessors destined be bigger and better thon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
SPOTLIGHT TURN ON DUCKS

Sacramento, Cal. - (UP) - Im- perial Valley ranchers have been obliged to install revolving spotlightS, to prevent ducks from taking up per- manent residence and damaging their crops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
FIRST PRESIDENT TO USE
 ATTIC

William Howard Taft was the first president of the United States to make regular use of an automo- bile while in ofhce; Warren G. Harding was the first who knew how to drive his own.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
WHAT WE'RE MADE OF

Iron, sugar, salt, coal (carbon) water. iodine. oxygen, phosphorus, nitrogen, hydrogen, and lime, are the substances which make up the human body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08

Curry, William Lake of Thomas ton, Robert Decker, Woodbury, Alexander MacFarlane, Richard Shay of Torrington and Donald Wallace of Cheshire.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07


Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde McCoughey
and daughters Lillian, Juanita and
Betty Jean of near Cone, were
guests Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bur
get.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Risch and
son Thomas Gene and Dorothy Lee
Vasseur, Detroit, were Sunday
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur LeVasseur and Doris Jean
LeVasseur returned home with
them after spending the past five
weeks here.
Mrs. Gilbert Darling and son
Elm went to Litchfield Sunday for
a few days visit at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gran
dali.
Sunday afternoon guests at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Bin
icki were Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Cole,
Miss Virginia Cole, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gene Cornell. Mary Ann Binicki,
Walter mick, and Mrs. Mary Riz-
mix, Detroit, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Putvan. Wyandotte, and Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Liedel and daughter
Joan and son Robert.
Mrs. Arthur Northrup, near Will
lis, spent Monday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Helzerman.
Miss Stella Pawlak, Detroit, Is
spending this week at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Pawlak. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Zorne spent
Monday afternoon in Ann Arbor
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Dohetty
and sons Lynn and Robert, Ann
Arbor, were guests Sunday after
noon at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
William Mason.
Mrs. Stanley Binicki spent Mon
day forenoon in Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hoffman and
family spent Sunday evening at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rosy Bress-
Ter, Detroit Beach.
Margie Boudrie and Idella Yer
mitt and their friends attended the
Carleton Homecoming Sunday eve
ming.
Mrs. Leonard Schassberger aad
Jacob Burget, Monroe. spent Thurs.
day at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Burget. --------
Sunday evening guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Bin
lcki were Mrs. Cecilia Mayors and
Jordon Pajess, Milan, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sylvester Savage, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Metz Greca.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur LeVasseur
and daughter Beverly attended the
3 LeVasseur reunion at Belleville
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Smith and
daughters Kay and Karon. Milan,
spent Saturday at the home OF
Lloyd Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Win
ferd Helzerman.
Dorothy Winecoff. Wayne, spent
Friday night and Saturday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Haes-
zle.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07

Mrs. Charles Burget. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Zorns and Mrs. Emma San
ford.
Mrs Daniel Hoffman and son
Daniel. and Mrs. Arthur LeNasseur
and daughter Beverly visited Mrs.
Frank Bogadain and infant son at
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07

Mrs. Stanley Binioki visited Mrs.
Earl Younglove. Henry Hoffman
and Marge LaPeck at the Monroe
Hospital Monday.
Rev. Lloyd Knox. Milan, was a
guest Tuesday at the homes OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Aaron Steiner. Mr.. and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07

guests Sunday evening at the home
OF Lloyd Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Winferd Helzerman.
Mrs. Ethel HaesIls and children
accompanied by Mrs. Glenn Hochra-
del. Maybee, spent Monday after
noon in Monroe.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07

Rev. and Mrs. ". F. Abbott and
daughter Doris. Detroit. were sup
per guests Tuesday evening at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bur
get.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith and
Fred Schmidt, Toledo. were supper
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07

LONDON UP British bomb
ers made successful attacks Tues
day night on Mannheim. Frankfurt
Karlsruhe and other places in
southwest Germany. authorita-
tive sources said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07

Monroe Hospital Monday afternoon.
Richard Roof. Grape. spent Mon
day night with Eugene EnderG
Miss Eta ESSEX Is suffering with
arthritis
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07

ROME-INS- Appointment OF
Admiral Inigo campioni. former
assistant chief OF the Italian naval
general staff. as governor OF the
Aegean Islands was announced In
Rome Wednesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07
Word Received Of Illness

Word has been received here OF
the critical Illness OF Mrs. Edward
Williams. Detroit. who is suffering
with extremely high blood pressure.
Mr.. and Mrs Williams moved to De-
troit in March after having resided
here nearly II years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07
Honored By Shower

Mrs. Arthur LeVasseur gave a
shower Sunday afternoon for Miss
Dorothy LeNssseuF who will marry
James Day, Detroit, August IA. Miss
LeVasseur received some lovely
gifts.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07
Honored On Birthday

Edith and Orlo Burget attended q
surprise birthday party for Miss
Mildred Miller Monday evening al
her home near Azalia. About is
young people were present. Games
were played and refreshments were
served. Miss Miller received many
lovely presents.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07
To Have Picnic

The Oakville Farmers Club picnic
will be at Huron River Park August
IA
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07
OakViIIe
MILAN FREE METHODIST
MEMHERs Enjoy PIck

Oakville, Mich, Aug. 7-Mr. and
Mrs. Roy zorns ana sons Charles.
James and Harley and daughter
Deloros attended a picnic Saturday
OF the members OF Milan Free Meth
odist Church and Sunday School at
Huron River Park.
About IS were present to enjoy
the day. A potluck dinner was
served at noon and ice cream and
cake later.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07
Employees Enjoy Picnic

Several hundred employees OF the
Detroit Post Offices enjoyed their
annual picnic at the grove on the
William Timbers farm Sunday.
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Rev. John w. Rustin
Jewish Center Speaker

The Rev. John D. Rustin of the
Mount Vernon Methodist Church,
will address the Jewish Community
Center Institute tomorrow night on
Religion in a Time of Confusion. a"
He will be presented under the au-
spices Of the center and the Council
of Jewish Juniors.
Growing Of a Queen Esther
will high light the Purim carnival
and ball to be held Saturday night
at the center. The queen will be
chosen by popular ballot from men,
bers of the senior girls clubs. The
Purim holiday commentaries the
deliverance of the Persian Jews
from their oppressors.
Sunday night the center will pre-
sent a program of Jewish songs
and music by Benjamin Zemach
and Saul MeiselS. Zemach is known
as the originator of the Jewish
ballet. Meisels will sing in Yiddish
and Hebrew.
Evening star., 1941-03-11

I erecIDitstiSn has OecqErsa in the the ohlo
ceson and With The S SeuhsasSsn sSSsn. states com
north; s;northesstxafd oyer The is, North Ssn:
l2S.37 inches. secondary is develop.
ing over Maryland and Eastern Virginia
washington; D. G.. 1009.s millibars (29.s2
eeded by rising temperature and has been
followed by very extensive mass Of cold
air Of polar origin. which has already over
spread spread PRACTICALLY @ all sections between the
fornia, sacramento 10O9,1 millibars
eastWaTd e over the GGf ststas New
Orleans, 1024.7 millibars (3O.26 inches),
another IL Is moving eastward over the west west;
miles east Of Jacksonville, Fla, l0261
millibars 5000 inches),. and still another
Is moying southeastward over the north
northern Plains states, fHGR Ha1re' An3 Mont, nfs
1031.5 millibars, (30.46 inches. Pres
sure is high also over New England
inches. ''''
Five-day forecast for the period from
7::33oo 7:3o pm. Tuesdsy. March II, 1941. to
elusive.
,rIbf. Middle vt1dc Atlantic States Distriet Of CO.
York)-Precipitation north of Maryland
mostly light tonight except moderate snow
IN interior of New York Snow fiurries
from interior New York to extreme Western
Maryland Wednesday and in extreme
Northern, New York Thursday. Some
nkellhood Of light to moderate precipita-
tlon IN south portion of Middle Atlantic
States Thursday. Colder in Middle At
Iantlc states tonight and Wednesday and
eastern New York Wednesday Continued
cold until Saturday when temperature viii
rise. Temperature will average below
normal next four days.
Ohio Valley (Kentucky. Ohio. West Vir-
ana Tennessee-Snow flurries in the Ohio
valley tonight and upper Ohio Valley We'd
nesday. Some likelihood of light to mod
crate precipitation in Eastern Tennessee
Wednesday. night. General precipitation
mostly in the form Of rain about Saturday.
temperature will be lower tonight and will
continue below normal remainder of week
put with rising temperature Friday or
Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1941-03-11
W.P. Working on t,tO0
New Defense BUILDINGS

BY the Associated Press.
The Works Projects Administra-
ton reported today it is working on
approximately 1,l00 new buildings
for the War and Navy Departments
and allied agencies, and is modern
izing $500 others.
OF the new buildings about 400 are
barracks, officers quarters or mess
halls. The w. P. A. already has
built or improved $4,000 building on
Army and Navy reservations and on
the property of State National
Guard and Naval Reserve units.
The w. P. A. yesterday ordered a
48-hour work week put in effect i'm
mediately on its defense construction
propects.
Howard o. Hunter, commissioner
said the order affected approx
mately 100000 workers, and would
mean an increase in their pay.
They have been working from 80 to
40 hours week.
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Taft Sees Taxes Taking
Larger Share Of Incomes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March ii.-senator
Taft, Republican, OF Ohio said last
night that persons earning less than
$4,000 a year would shave to con-
tribute from IS to 20 per cent Of
their incomes in taxes if current
governmental programs were to be
Soundly financed.
Speaking at the 56th annual
meeting of the Ohio Society of New
York, he said the financial policy
I'VE are pursuing is one which must
lead ultimately to the destruction of
the free enterprise system"
The Federal administration had
not made adequate efforts to resist
imitation or to cut expenses, he de-
clared, and the necessary alternative
''is the increase of taxation"
Senator Taft said that if this
country entered the war the cost of
conducting 1t would undoubtedly
reach $50, 1000 ,o0o, 900 q year.
Il do not think it Is possible to
exaSgeraIe the DANGER In tne present
situation" he said. "Of course no
one can tell when the lid will blow
of. But If anything is certain, it
is that no nation, any more than an
individual, can 60 on living indefl-
nitely on borrowed money. ."
Outright conf1scation of all in
comes above $4,000 would pay only
portion of the Nations expenses,
and existing taxes already take 40
per cent of such incomes, Senator
Taft said.
When Senator Taft arrived at
headquarters of the society, he was
in a temporary insolvent condition.
Floating a IS loan to pay . taxi
driver, he explained:
Il forgot my wallet"
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Bus Drivers on Strike
In New York Warn
0fLong Fight
City Deprived Of IS
Per Cent Of Surface
Transit Facilities

Bv the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 1I.-Nearly
100000 New Workers iammed sub
ways, rode taxicabs or walked to
work again today as strike of
bus drivers on virtually all Man
haitian lines entered its second
day on grim note.
We are digging in for long
fight" was the warning of Michael
j. Quill, international president of
the Transport Workers Union
&C. I. o., which yesterday called
out $500 employees OF two major
bus companies.
The whole system is tied up
100 per cent" said Edmund C.
Collins speaking for the two COM
panies-the Fifth Avenue Coach
Co. ano the New York City Omnibus
Corp
Few Trolley Cars Running.
The strike, which also affects two
Queens routes, is intensified by the
fact that trolley cars almost have
disappeared from Manhattan streets.
The walkout oegan just before
dawn yesterday, completely immo-
bilizing 1900 buses and depriving
Manhattan of 95 per cent of its
surface transportation facilities.
An effort by Mayor F. H. La
Guardia to bring together the bus
operators and strikers failed, and
the mayor criticized the strike as
"a tragic mistake" and useless and
unnecessary"
Union Stands Firm.
The union remained adamant in
its demands for new contract call
ing fo' 25 per cent wage increase,
reduction in working hours from
81 to 48 week and three week
vacations, instead of two.
The companies characterized
these demands as "confiscatory. !"
but said they were willing, up to
noon today, to resume negotiations
on a basis of extending for 80,
so or 80 days the old contract which
expired March /.
Newspaper advertisements by the
bus companies said the average
annual pay for a driver of the
Fifth avenue company, which oper-
ates the familiar double-deck buses,
was S2,07644, and for a driver on
the other company's routes, $2,-
1861.
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Mine Workers Ask
S1-a-Day Pay Raise
In Appalachian Area
Would Continue Present
Working Time, but Hold
To 6-Hour Principle
By the Associated Press.

DS tI't hoSOIldlcu FItoS.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE
United Mine Workers Of America
&C. I. o. today demanded a $1-a-
day increase in wages for the 100000
soft coal miners in the eight-State
Appalachian region.
This demand was presented
through John l.. Lewis, the unions
president, as Representatives of mine
operators and the union sat down
together for their biennial negotia-
tionS for Joint wage agreement to
supplant the one expiring April /.
The miners affected dig nearly
three e-fourths of the country's BIZ
luminous fuel.
Van Horn Is Chairman.
Ezra Van Horn of Cleveland, ex-
ecutive vice president of the Ohio
Coal Association, was elected per-
manent chairman of the conference.
The union asked the present
seven-hour day, flve-day week be
extended two years, but said that this
did not mean it was sacrificing the
principle of six-hour day and that
it did not yield this point for future
consideration.
Under the expiring contract, the
miners received Sc a day in the
Northern fields, $3.50 in the South.
The new proposals called for an
increase directly proportionate" to
the 81 a day for men on monthly pay
| schedules.
Want TwO-Week Vacation.
The union also demanded two
week annual vacations with pay for
all men in and around" the mines,
day men to receive the regular rates
of pay and those working on ton
mage basis to get $3.50 day for such
vacations.
For years the union has sought
vacation clauses without success.
The union also demanded that
mine workers be guaranteed not less
than 200 working days each year.
A union spokesman described the
demands as mot revolutionary" and
they came as somewhat Of surprise
to some operators who had antici-
pated that the union would ask the
six-hour day and a wage increase
up to So a day.
The eight States In the area are
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Vir-
ginia. Ohio, Eastern Kentucky,
Maryland, Michigan and Tennessee.
Evening star., 1941-03-11
Second Americon-Born Woman
Named Member of Commons
Boston Native, 80,
Will Take Seat of
Late Husband
BY EDDY GILMORE,
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

LONDON, March IL - Pretty,
sparkling-eyed Mrs. Beatrice Clough
Rathbone became tie second Amer
ican-born woman member of the
House of Commons today by virtue
of her unopposed nomination in
Bodmin district.
She takes the seat of her late hus-
band, Flight 1t. John Rankin Rath-
borne, who was killed last December
on his first flight over Germany.
Born in Boston 80 years ago, Mrs.
Rathbone will serve in Commons as
a Conservative member. like her
husband Under a political truce, no
Labor candidate was nominated to
oppose her for the seat.
She became the 14th woman men,
ber of Commons.
The other American-born woman
member is Lady Astor.
Mrs. Rathbone, mother of two
children, now in the United States
always has been keenly interested in
politics and made many speeches for
ner nuSOdnQ.
IT believe I know 5000 persons
in our district" she said. It's a
big district, and soon I hope to
know every one by personal visit. "
Mrs Rathbone will take her seat
as soon as parliamentary machinery
alloTs-probably in two or three
weeks.
1t is hard to tell she is American,
because of her English accent. but
now and then some American words
slip through.
She is a neat dresser-certainly
a decorative asset to Commons
and easily the prettiest woman
there. One older member declared
her the best locker" ever elected.
She is a busy war worker, did
mucn last summer in sending chill
dren off to safety in America. She
misses her own little daughter and
son. now in New York.
Il know I'm foolish" she said,
"and they are best off in America.
1T is very hard not being with