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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
GROWERS
 PLANNING TOUR
hspectiOn of Farms to Start Monday Afternoon
 in Woodbury

StoFTs, Conn, July ls.-Potato
 overs will have an opportunity to
 e how the other fellow does 1t in
 tour arranged by the Connecticut bgetable Growers Association for
 onday, July 2i. Growers from all Rrts of Connecticut will gather at Re farm of Frank Shepard in
 oodbury, at 2 p. m, and spend
 e rest of the day looking over
 s potato fields.
 Extension Garden Specialist A. E.. Atkinson of the University of Con- kcticut, who announced the tour,
 ys that Mir. Shepard's farm is un-
 ual in that he plants four varie- es of potatoes. Growing in his bids are Green Mountains, Chip ewaS, Katahdins and a new variety, sbagos, The Sebago is a late po-
 to, resistant to disease.
 The irrigation system of the farm so is unusual. MT. Shepard has huipment to irrigate his entire S5 (res, and the principal discussion lheduled for the day is or irriga- |on and it's possibilities for Con- ecticut.
 Growers also will see equipment Sr grading and packaging potatoes r market. MT. Shepard has this 1tire operation under cover, SO that 'ork can go on whether the wealth Is fair or not during the harvest Jason.
 Mir Shepard is one of Connecti- 'lt's "commuter" growers, raising a hmner crop of potatoes in this late and . winter crop on a farm Florida.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
St. Michael's CYO To
 Play Waterville Stars
Much Interest in 0ame-Dates Set for Legion Flower
 Show; Post Auxiliary's History Interesting
WAITE ERvILLE
Correspondent-drA R. W. HeniOn Telephone S-S4e3

entertainment was given, also meet ing with success.
 On March 26th, 1896, 6 supper was given at Fraternity hall to which all girls under IT years, who were eligible to join a Junior group, were invited. From this meeting the Junior Group of the Auxiliary was formed, with Mrs. Ida Corri- gan as Junior Girls chairman. The girls have done much active work, making many gifts for the sick and needy att he Veterans hospital at Newington, the Children's Center at New Haven and for local hospitals and children's groups.
 Mrs. Agnes Martin succeeded Mrs Ncrthrop as president, and during her term beautiful set of colors was purchased.
 Mrs. Della Carney followed as next president, serving two suc- cessful years. Mrs. May Smith held the office next, and was succeeded by the new existing president, Dor othy Cook.
 All the work of the national or- ganization has been carried out each year by the various appointed chair men and the unit stands ready to any time to render assistance to the post. Mrs. Della Carney, is the historian of the auxiliary at the present time.
 Rev. Ernest Weise, pastor of the Grace Methodist church has an- announced that the time of services each Sunday beginning July 20th, until Septemper will be 10 a. m. rather than the usual Il o'clock hour.
 John Byrnes of Pembroke ave- nue was taken to the Veterans hospital at Newington today, follow ing an eight weeks illness at his home.
 The third annual Old Timers benefit baseball game scheduled for last Saturday but which was called because Of rain will be held tomor- row afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, at the Waterville park.
 Mrs. Joseph Seery of Thomaston avenue attended the dinner held at "Old Hundred" last night by the Women's Democratic Booster club, of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

wasted the effort of brave men who risked their lives to bring it to them. There are few households in England today where food is being wasted want-only, and most women try to live up to the Food Minis ter's Housewives Food Code" :" which reads as follows
 1. Don't try and get more than
 your share of rati0ned foods.
 That extra ounce of meat or
 butter belongs to someone
 else.
 2. Don't shop-crawl, trying to
 increase your hoard.
 3. Don't offer more than the
 controlled price for anything. {. Don't buy food your consid-
 CT too dear. In this way only
 will you bring prices down. 5. Use to the full food which is
 plentiful.
 6. Shop early and take a bas-
 ket with you.
 2. Don't waste shop assistants
 time by asking impOrtunate
 questions.
 Housewives can buy vitaminized wholemeal bread, and there is plen- ty of white bread to be had Staple foods, though in restricted quanti- ties, are all obtainable; so are some "luxuries." Hoarders can be blamed for many shortages and now food inspectors will be given the power to inspect larders wherever undue food hoarding is suspected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
ASSOCIATES FETE
 MRS. MARY DEWEY

About 100 empsoyes of the Con- nectlcut State Employment Service from all parts of the state. gathered ct Q testimonial dinner in the Cop- per Kettle Inn, Wolcott. last night. in honol of Mrs. Mary M. Dewey, recently appointed manager of the local ofiiee.
 Among those honoEing the popu- lar manager were Howard House. man, examining director of the state employment service and un- employment security board: Wil- liam c. Ennis, field superintendent of the state employment once: Harold slattery. toastmasteT. and Catherine MoteF, both senior in. leFylewers ct the Waterbury once. 0anevleye caroian wlas chairman Of the committee on arrangements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
Walter WincheII
 O. BrO0dW,0y i.
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sKM0s OF A GIRL FRIDAY
 Dear Mir. w.: When William L.. Fnirer, CBS correspondent whose Iest-seller is "Berlin Diary" got |acS here after many years in Ger- iaIly, he visited all the MT. Bigs |1 the Oar Dept. They found his reservations on the Germany army p interesting and informative they |rged him to call on the command hg officers of all the U. s. Corps reas and relay the same info. He FaR provided with letters. of intro uctlon and reed g warm welcome nd keen audience everywhere with Gae exception Lieut.. General loo-hoo Lear brushed Shirer off, 7lrtually throwing him out of his Ence. His explanation was that lothing Q newspaperman has to Ayg about military matters could ossibly interest me"
 Gene FOwIer's epic poem "The ervis Bay Goes Down" was sup- psed to be published in England
 book form this week - when hddenly the publisher, Methuen's, Eid 1t wouldn't and refused 8 req pn,. .. Edwin o. Hills next colyum pnnection is not yet known ida Gray is promising MGM
 new headache renewing her w action vs MGM .. Dizzy cans immortal crack at the St. ouis affair beginning his career
 a radio announcer: "I only ppe I'm as great an announcer
 l was a pitcher"
 Remember the little jewelry punter beauty you mentioned as ping screen test stuffP At Wool orth's 50tll and 7th branchP Well, Ae writes that the mention ought her an avalanche of of- rs from NEG Television, Uni- prsal Pictures and John Powers, odel specialist, ct al. Her name
 June Riley and she thanks you om the bottom of her heart :. oy Scouts urge you to make 1t town that the Soviets have no Boy couts 6 erratumed in someA pa- ITS You recently said a "Jim ickey" was hotel slang for a gadget lt into a hotel door to lock out atrcns who didn't pay their bills. ave you any idea how the phrase i'm Hickey" originated2 Was he le first hotel man to do that? eaders are querying.
 Random House gave Vincent heean $l0,000 cash advance on s new book Edgar Selwyn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
ATTORNEY, ss. PRACTICES

Huntington, Ind. -tUP)- Squire |eorge Stults, who was the last bayor of the town of Huntington nd the first mayor of the city of huntington, has 6 good claim to eing the oldest practicing attor- 'ey in the country. He is 98. Thirty bars ago he was elected a justice the peace, and has held that ffice ever since. He reads without
 asses, and keeps his dockets up D date himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

street named delegates and alter mates to the State Convention of the American Legion, to be held here July 24 to 26.
 The delegates are Rosa Wade, president, was chosen as chairman and Lila Wade as delegate. The ale
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
Washington Merry-Go-Round

tContinued from Preceding Page)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
By ROSETTE HARGROvE

By ROSETTE HARGROvE
 NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 London-The Battle of the Larder is looming very large on the British housewife's horizon these days. It is assuming as much importance to her as the Battle of the Atlantic and the Battle of the. Clothes Coupons-not to mention the ever- threatening invasion.
 The list of rationed foodstutfs has grown considerably. It now includes jam, preserves, butter, bacon, mar garine, tea, sugar and cheese. White honey, breakfast cereals, biscuits, olive oil and dried fruits are now controlled. The butter ration has just been reduced to two ounces a week, but the cheese ration has been correspondingly increased. An extra two pence has been added to the meat ration, making 1t little over a dollars worth of meat per week for a family of four.
 Meanwhile, several womens or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

John Byrnes of Pembroke ave- nue was taken to the Veterans hospital at Newington today, follow ing an eight weeks illness at his home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
WILSON POST UNIT
 ELECTS DELEGATES

The wilson Post, American Le- zion Auxiliary at recent meeting held in their rooms on Bishop
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

With a e0xf 100, Bob gtaeE 16l ished first in the 10-guase event c& the California State skeet &cnnae ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
REAL DAUGHTER
 OF OAR. IS 92
Mrs. Caroline H. Randall of Claremont, N. H., Expects
 to Reach 100

Claremont, N. IT., Sept. 19-CUP) - Mrs. Caroline Hassam Randall, one of two surviving real" daugh- ters of the American Revolution, celebrated her sgd birthday today.
 Her physician said her health was good" and that she might ful- fill her prediction that she would live to be 100.
 Her father, Stephen Hassam, was II years old when he watched the battle of Bunker Hill from North End church at Boston and helped carry water to @ battery of patriots on nearby Copp's Hill. Later he shouldered Q I1lusket with Amer ican troops.
 Mrs. Randall was the fourth of five children born to Hassam by a second marriage and was il years old when he died Feb. {, 1861.
 Mrs. Randall, who has been wid. owed a quarter century, married Eugene Randall in Springfield, Vt., Aug. IS, 1868. A son Ralph, died Feb. 4, 1889, and a daughter, Mrs. Lorena Alice Lyons, lives at Wich- ita, Kans.
 The other real daughter" Is Mrs. Annie Knight Gregory, 9s, of Will Transport, Pa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19

for logs, clocks, barometers, com passes and steering gear. He can take soundings, control signal ape paratus from the bridge, knows maritime flags and the rules of the road on the sea.
 The chief petty officer whose sleeve flies the crossed flags of sig mailman is no less skilled. The sig nalmen stand watch on the signal bridge, sending and receiving visual messages. Because radio messages often give a ships position away to an enemy, visual signals are indis- pensible.
 Here's a bit of the knowledge your Joe will have If he gets to the top as signalman. He'll know how to send and receive messages by semaphore (wig-wagging arms), by signal flags, by morse code with blinker lights and searchlights. He'll know the navy flag code and inter- national code. But that's just the beginning. Tn the end he'll have to know, to name just few of his skills, how to identify all ships, take sun and star sights to determine position, how to use tide and cur- rent tables.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
GRANGE OFFERS
 FAIR TOMORROW Afternoon, Evening Set Aside for Annual Event;
 John Shea Home
PROSPECT Correspondent: Eileen Byrnes, Telephone 5-O447

Prospect, Sept. 1o.-The annual Prospect Fair given by the Grange will be held tomorrow afternoon and evening. The committee members are: Mrs Frank Plumb, Mrs. Frank Miller and Mrs. Charles Hodges, supper: Miss Nellie Cowdell and Mrs. Emile Toscano, candy; Henry Boardman and Lloyd Perry, door; Mrs. Earl Cooley, children's exhibit; Miss Ruth Hotchkiss, ice cream; Mrs. Harry Steiler, food sale; Mrs. Max Ranke, Mrs. Lloyd Perry and Mrs. George Pratt, fancy work; Jane Perry, Althea Davis and Mary Dupre, grab bag; Gould Clark, fruit; Basil Kinney and Charles Hodges, vegetables; Robert Van Warner, flowers; Mrs. Henry Boardman, curiosity nook: Mrs. Carl Garfield, live stock; Robert Hodges, auction; and Clifford Wallace.
 The weekly barn dance will be held tonight at Willow court in Bethany. Square sets, round and modern dancing will be done. The Barn Schufflers club will attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
FORMER DANGER
 ADMITS MURDER
Eldred OultOn Gave Poison to HOusekeeper, Who
 Spurned His Love

Boston, Sept. l9-tUP)-Eldred Oulton, 59, of the southt end, a former vaudeville dancer, allegedly confessed today that he poisoned his 49 year old housekeeper, Jennie Nellie Bell, because she spurned his love for that of another man.
 T bought oXalic acid and poured 1t in @ glass with some liquor and she drank 1t down in one swallow" Oulton reputedly told police. There was another fellow she liked in Wa tertown and he had won her affec- ton and I was jealous"
 The staying, which took place two years ago, was discovered Tuesday night when skeleton remains of the widow were discovered in trunk stored in a south end basement.
 Oulton, reported killed In a 1889 auto accident, was found at the citys Long Island hospital. After brief questioning he admitted the woman died in his arms during a drinking party. The former actor reputedly said:
 T loved her so much that I wanted to keep her for myself. I couldn't bear to part with her. I cut lip the body and disposed of the flesh. The bones I put in 6 bag and left in the trunk {. :"
 Later, he allegedly said, his dog died and the animal was placed In the trunk with the widows bones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
PRESIDENT HAS
 RETURNED HOME
Carries Immense Tax Bill With Him; Will Sign It
 Over Week.End

Hyde Park, N. Y, Sept. 19.-(UP) President Roosevelt returned to his home here today with the rec- ord-breaking $3,553 100000 tax bill in his portfolio for signature over the weekend.
 MT. Roosevelt, accompanied only by members of his immediate staff arrived by special train at the It. tie Hyde Park station, and drove along the Hudson river to Hyde Park house about 9:30 @. m.
 On his first visit here since the death of his mother, MT. Roosevelt had a heavy schedule of government and personal work. En route from Washington, he began checking the details of the tax bill which was placed on his desk only at 3 p. m. yesterday. This check may delay his signature 24 or 48 hours, but he in- dicated his intention of signing as soon as possible.
 Before leaving Washington last night, the President issued orders that he be kept closely informed of all developments in the interna- tional situation. His last conference at the White House was with sec- retary of State Cordell Hull and Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of naval operations.
 Personal matters will take much of his time during his week. end here. The death of his mother gave the President a multitude of problems connected with dettling her estate and the extensive staff of retainers who have worked for the family for decades.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19

IT therefore, your next letter from Joe, who has just joined the navy, informs you that he's work ing to get a rating as quarter master or a signalman, don't fret because he isn't a gunner. His job will be helping his ship get to the right place at the right time.
 The quartermaster in the navy is very different thing from quar- termaster in the army. The latter deals with food, clothing and trans portation of soldiers. Tn the navy, the Quartermasters work under the commissioned navigating officer of the ship, caring for navigating in- struments and assembling data to aid navigation.
 VISUAL SIGNALS
 ARE INDISPENSABLE
 The men who wear the quarter masters wheel on their sleeves and the gold anchor insignia of a chief petty officer pinned to the front of their visored cap have shown in practice and in theory (through written examination their know ledge of and ability to use all the highly complicated navigating in- StrumentS aboard ship. He has cared
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
Market Dropped Over Uneasiness About War
SteeIs, Involved in Labor Troubles, Led in Flop;
 ChrysIer, General Motors Met With Support
By ELMER c. WALZER United Press Financial EdltOrl


 New York, Sept. l9--(Up) stccks dropped fractions to more than a point today on selling ascrihed largely to uneaslness over war news and the domestic labor situation.
 Steels, involved in labor troubles led the dip. Bethlehem at 6S i-i and Crucible at 40 IA were down 1 IA points each, while U. s. SteeJ slipped 3-4 to 57 1-2.
 Case dropped 1 Ia points to 8S Cluett- Peabody sold off 3-8 to ST Eastern Air Line gave up point to 31 5-s, Timken Roller Bearinga dropped 1-4 to 47 I-4, and .. 8 Smelling sold of point to B2.
 Chrysler and General Motors met support and steadied at losses o1 1-4 point each at 58 Ia and 70 i-2 respectively. Rails softened. Airs crafts declined under lead of United Aarcraft, down 7-8 to 39 7-8. Shipbuilding, oil and paper shares were down fractionally Union Car- bide was firm on 6-8 point gain td a new high at 79 7-8. Revere Copper and Brass preferred moved up 3-4 to 77 S-4 and Hecker Products rose To to new high at 8 3-8. Ameri- can and Foreign Power $7 preferred was up 5-8 to anew high at 28 3.8,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
All Is Forgiven!

Weighing the assets and the liabilities in the balance, superin- tendent of parks, James J. Cur- tin has decided that the advan- tages of permitting starlings to remain on the Green this fall, offset the dlsquietlng behavior of the birds.
 Disregardlng the pointed ob- servations of citizens who have suffered painful damage to nice new hats and autos, MT. Curtin declares that the starlings save the city untold expense by prey. ing upon Japanese beetles.
 The park head recently pointed out that portions of the grass on the green had been harmed by the birds, and that this had in- volved considerable expense to the city. He stated, however, that In his opinion 1t would be better to have the starlings limit the zone of their operations to Q sec. tion of the green, rather than to drive them away and make the whole city a sector of annoy. ance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
POSTMASTERS ARE
 GIVEN WARNING

Boston, Sept. l9 - U.(P9 - Post master General Frank c. Walker, congratulating the 4lst annual con- yention of the National Association of Postmasters on its resolution sup porting President Roosevelt, said last night that these are non-par- tisan times and we must all unite in a common effort"
 He told the 2,000 delegates they could do their part by conducting the departments business efficiently and economically to provide a cushion for the decline in postal revenue that is certain to be felt" when the period of national emer- gency ends. He urged constant vigil lance so that men in military and naval service may continue to re- ceive the "best and most expeditions mall service possible"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
"Made-in- Waterbury"

Displays of many of the prO- ducts now being turned out in such quantity or the use of the army and navy by the Scovill Mfg. Co. are included in the Connecticut industrial exhibit at the Eastern States exposition in Springfield, Mass. this week.
 The exhibit of the local firms products also includes many of the brass and copper items made for civilian use before the huge plants production was Overhauled tO meet the pres sing needs of national defense.
 For the past year, the ScOvilI Co. has been hard at work on defense production, and has re- ceived numerous government contracts for essential c0mpO- nents of battIeships, tanks, and airplaneS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
WTEDEMANN HAS
 SAILED TO JAPAN

Buenos Aires, Sept. lo-(rtP)-A Capt. Fritz Wiedemann, former German consul general in San Francisco, sailed for Kobe, Japan, aboard the Japanese steamer Ma nila Maru today after demonstra- tons had been staged last night in front of the German embassy here
 Police arrested 50 persons during course Of the demonstrations before the embassy, where Weidemann had stayed during his brief visit.
 After Wiedemann, along with other German consular agents, was busted from the United States, he returned to Berlin where he was appointed German consul general in Tientgln, North China.s When he came to Buenos Aires, presumably enroute to his post in Tientsin, 1t was reported that he had an irn- portant mission if1 Argentina.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
RED CROSS CLASSES
 TO START MONDAY

A doctors certificate of health is required of all those who wish to participate in the American Red Cross fall swimming classes for wo- men at he Crosby high school pool Students must be examined either by their own phyicianS, or by Dr. Harold F. Morrill,, who will give free examinations during office time.
 Glasses are scheduled to start Monday at 6 o'clock for those talk ing the life saving course. Instruc- ton in swimming and diving will be offered at 6:45, 7:30. and 8:l5. Each student is requested to furnish a bathing suit and cap, in addi- tion to soap and a towel.
 Marian N. Kraft, Alice M. Briggs and Florence Turnbull will be in- structors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
Compensation Agreements

COmpensal:1n Commissioner JO- seph F. Talbot today approved the following agreements:
 Alexander Pekes, Naugatuck, against Naugatuck Lumber Co.,. Naugatuck, $1l.00 per week be- ginning August 14; injury to tbe right. shoulder.
 Henry c. ROlIett, TorTingtOn, against TOrrington Mfg. Conn pany, S2S.00 per week beginning August 2s; strained back.
 Urbano Ustisc0. East Canaan, against New England Lime Co, Canaan, Sl2.s6 per week begin ming September {; IaceFatiOn of the left wrist.
 SehastaanO Glla, Of Waterbury. against Connecticut Light and Power Co. Hartford, Sl&.0l per week beginning September 9; strained back.