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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
Drafted For Love

April had lived up to the name, not only as far as loveliness but in every other way, She was ca- pricious, maddeningly uncertain, first all sunshine and then all storm.
 It was the storm side of her which was brewing now. Octavia could sense it as she numbered in- to the room.
 Octavia walked directly to- the picture frame on April's bureau from which Ann's small, uncertain- featured face looked out.
 Poor little lamb," she said, and touched the picture with gentle fingers.
 "Little?" April's voice had a bite. Why are you always calling her little this and little that? Anyone hearing you talk would think Ann was a 12-year-old midget"
 "No, Miss April" Octavia said placatingly. "Ah knows she's 20 come her nex' birthday. But seems like she's such 8 frail 'ln, always delicate-like frum the day she was born"
 Octavia should have known Octavia had been present that day and ever since.
 "There's nothing very frail about gal who can march herself of to New York and battle with singing teachers and agents and additions to get herself a job," April said. "It's funny thing Kent Carter doesn't know Ann's not at home."
 Octavia's eyes became like big brown and white marbles. She was scared. "They had little fuss, Miss April. Don't you go sayin' nothing about it. Miss Ann done told me strictly confidentul Amt another soul knows"
 "Oh!" said April. ''Then why I am going to all this trouble? Let him wait at the station or take the next train back"
 Octavia was beside herself Listen here, Miss April, you lis ten to your Octavia. MT. Kent Garter and your sisters in love and this was nuthing more'n a lovers spat that don't mean a thing. See, didn't he say love or that there telegraf he sent?"
 "Why, yes, so he did. But what's that got to do-"
 "You's going to march yourself to the train and 'splain to him how Miss Ann's away and never let on what An done told you about the l fuss"
 Grudgingly, April had to admit Octavia was right. Kent Carter lean and dark and serious, meant a great deal to Ann. April, stand- ing as she did as Ann's older sis- ter - April was 21 - and being the one who had had all the boy friends and the romance, realized it was up to her to do the sister!y thing.
 "Very we'll" she said, reaching for stunning blue suede wind- breaker to wear with her sweater and skirt. "I1l go and cement the two bleeding hearts with my kind words"
 Never you mind doing any ce- menting," Octavia cautioned dark ly. "You just meet him and fetch him up to his aunt's and then hurry yourself back here on ac- count of them gentlemen friends coming for to take you dancing tonight"
 April would have the last word. Maybe I won't be back at all"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
Lithuanian Catholics Select
 Waterbury For Annual Banquet
Local Delegates Attend i, Quarterly Convention Ia in AnsOnia
ROOKLYN NEWS

Edward Tamashunas, of Bridge port, was elected president of the the quarterly convention of the or ganization held at St. Anthony's Connecticut Lithuanian Catholics at parish hall in Ansonia yesterday. Delegations from Waterbury includ- ed those of St. Joseph's choir, the St. Joseph's Children of Mary sod- ality, the St. Joseph's Holy Name club, the K. of L., and the Lithuan- ian Catholic Students. The conven- tion discussed plans for a drive to boycott and eliminate lewd litera- ture in the state, and made plans for future meetings.
 Mt. Tamashunas succeeds Atty. Algert Politis, of New Britain, who served two terms as president. Other officers elected are:-first vice-pres- ident, Joseph Zemaitis, of Ansonia; second vice president, Anthony White, of Bristol; secretary, Marcel la Aimutis, of New Haven; treasur- CT, Joseph Batustonis, of Torring- ton, succeeding Vincent A. Klimas, of Terryville and formerly of Water bury, who served three terms.
 Vincent A. Klimas, chairman of the project for destruction of lewd literature, announced that letters will be sent to municipal officials throughout the state and to city newspapers asking for cooperation in the drive against lewd literature.
 The Most Rev. Maurice F. Me Auliffe, D. D., Bishop of Hartford, who is upholding the organizations campaign, has a special message to Lithuanian youth in the current is- sue of the Chronicle" the organi- zation's quarterly publication of which Mir. Klimas is editor -in-chief and state business manager.
 Plans were made to hold the an- nual banquet in May at the Elton Hotel in Waterbury. Members will attend Communion breakfast in New Haven after Esater.
 The Children of Mary and St. Anthony's Mems club of Ansonia served as hosts at the convention.
 Atty. Stanley Gabaliauskas, form erly of Lithuania, will give a lecture on conditions in Lithuania at a special meeting under the auspices of the local branch Of the Fedora ton of Lithuanian Catholic Socie- ties of America. MT. Gabaliauskas, who left Lithuania in September and is at present on a lecture tour in this country, will tell of If eand conditions in his native land at the time of Russia's occupation of the Battle nation. The lecturer was able to obtain a passport to this country because his wife. former resident of Illinois is an American citizen,
 Alexander ]. Aleksls president Of the sponsoring organization has announced that there will be a epecial Mass at 10 o'clock at st. Jose eph's church with 0 sermon on LIthuanla on the day Of the lecture rho SC. Joseph's church choir md the John W. Stokes Fife and Drum C0Eps will perform for the audience 4 the lecture. and dancing will fol' I6W.
 The committee in charge Of ar. rnngements for the lecture and per-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

chairs and leaving stray dog hairs around on the pillows and rugs, that added just the right note of shabby, nominees to the Burnett house.
 As for April and Ann, well, as the neighbors used to chuckle, if you were blind you couldn't tell them apart.
 They had the same way of laughing and their voices when they talked were exactly alike. They were sisterly n size, also both a trim and tiny five-foot-two and with that smallness of bone and feature which gave them the impression of being petite.
 That was where their similarity ended. Ann was the plain one and April, the beauty.
 Now leaning closer to the mirror and smoothing lipstick on lips that were already as smooth as flame velvet, April gave an approving glance to her reflection.
 Her eyes were blue - and oh,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

plans for the evening! She'd have to dress first in street clothes to meet the train and then dash home and dress all over again for the dance at Casa Blanca.
 She frowned into the mirror, and then remembering Octavia' $ breeding, worried look, began to smile. Everyone, even Octavia, always was on guard for Ann and leery of her, April.
 The Brunetts lived on Elm street, Pattonsville. Dad was a lawyer and someday, when one of the older members on the bench, retired, he'd no doubt be a judge in the county court. Mother was gray-haired and grand, good scout. That's why she had gone off with Dad to their log cabin upstate for a winter weekend.
 The rest of the family was made up of April and Ann, the sisters; Octavia - and never forget Nip, the wire-haired terrier. It was Nip, of course, setting in arm
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like he done send it to your little sister and not to you. Prob'ly ain't no call for you to meet him"
 Octayia knew, as everyone else did, that while April Burnett had dozens of men clamoring around her, Keeping the telephone line busy and filling the house with flowers, the quiet, brown-eyed Ann had only this one shy suitor, Kent.
 April considered, one hand fuss ing with the bow that fastened her quilted housecoat. "Yes, I'll have to go." she said grossly. Ann would never forgive me and Mother and Dad would raise the roof. The idea they would say, of not sparing a few minutes to meet this young man who is serv- ing his country, when he comes home on leave!'"
 Octavia was persistent. "Ah reckon that old aunt of his up on the hill could get down to fetch him"
 For a minute, April had a sav- age wish to go to the telephone and call Rents aunt. But Rents aunt, a great aunt she was, lived like a recluse in the rundown Carter estate on the hill.
 NO. that's out" April said. "Auntie Garter, from what I've heard about her, wouldn't step a foot from her house, all-American hero or not"
 <
 Octavia was still looking baleful when April ran upstairs to her room. This was goin gto jam her
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the hidden poetic talent they had aroused in young men who had described them in color words which ranged from the sky to the sea and back again. And the lashes! April would always have warm spot in her heart for the swain who had said her lashes were like black butterfly wings. That was sweet She ran an ex- perimental finger over their up- curl and then across her brows, dark and yet not too dark to de- tract from the eyes.
 But if anything could be more beautiful than her 9s, it was her daffodil yellow, curly hair.
 It had been the sight of this hair in soft, fuzzy ringlets that had made up her mothers mind to bestow the name of April on her first-borh. Born in April, as fair as Easter lilies and with the daffodil thatch, there didn't seem to be any other name that would have suited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

Slowly, with that mixture of bravado and heart-sinking with which all such envelopes are opened, April drew forth the mes- sage.
 Meet me 7:45 train tonight.
 Have three day leave. Love. Kent"
 Kent was Kent Carter, Ann's sweetheart. April read the mes sage again, this time aloud for the benefit of Octavia. It was Octavia who spoke first. Miss Ann's sure going to be a art-broken little thing. what with her sweetheart home from the army for three days and she way off there by her self in New Yawk."
 But with the scared feeling gone, April wasn't thinking about her sister being a heart broken little thing" April was thinking about April.
 "What am supposed to do?" she demanded and saw that 1t was already after o'clock with winter darkness thick outside the win dow.
 Kent Carter arriving in about an hour and a half Kent was a young officer who had been at Fort Dodd, a training camp, for several months, one of the first of the many who had since gone from Pattensyille as America rushed forward its defense plans.
 "Yes," and now she was crum- bling the paper, "he has nerve to send a telegram like this at the last minute, expecting me to up- set all my plans"
 OctaYia reminded her. Seems
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
GOVERNOR HURLEY
 HEADS COMMITTEE

The reconstruction committee of Cheshire Academy has elected Gov ernor Robert A. Hurley, a graduate of the institution, chairman. He will take an active part in the rec building Of Horton Hall. destroyed by fire January 6. the night the governor was inaugurated.
 The fire last month caused dam ages of approximately s200,000. Plans for the reconstruction pros gram will be outlined at 6 meeting Of the trustees and advisory board in the very near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

formance includes Rev. Father Ben- edict Gauronskas, MT. Alexander J Aleksis, MT. Peter Jakubauskas Miss Marcelle Andrikis, Mrs. Martha Zailckas, Mrs. Marcella Digimas MT. and Mrs. John Barkauskas, and Mrs. Magdalen Karinauskas.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Klimas of Highland avenue celebrated their 18th anniversary at their home Saturday with family dinner par ty. Al Jarus and Vincent Klimas sang at a special Mass at St. Jo- seph's church which the group at tended in the morning. MT. and Mrs. Klimas, who received many gifts of silver and purse, have one son, Vincent, of Terryville, and two daughters, Valerie and Jean, of Waterbury.
 A "Dinty Moore" supper, the first in a series of variety suppers giv- en for the benefit of the parish, will be held at the Third Congrega- tional church parish hall Wednes- day February 12, at 5:30. Rev, Co., mer Lewis, who has made hobby of cooking, will prepare the meals himself and make all arrangements for hte suppers. Proceeds will be used for repairing and redecorating the churchc and parish house.
 The Girl Scouts of Troop 12 will hold their regular weekly meeting tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in the parish hall of the Third Con- gregational church. Plans will be made for the annual Girl Scout cookie and candy sale, and the group will begin preparations for an investiture ceremony which will take place next month.
 Rev. domer Lewis, pastor of the Third Congregational church, has expressed feelings Of great regret and loss to the parish in the pass Ing Of MT. Earl Valentine, Of Nau- gatuck, brother Of Herman Valen- tine, of Waterbury. Mr. Valentine was a very active member Of the Mems Brotherhood of the Third Congregational church and was very popular with hll the members,
 Members Of the WOmena det- Together club of the Third COns greaatl0nal church win meet lh the parish house tonight at [ o'clock 70
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
How A Glamorous,
 Beautiful Young Girl Broke Her Own Heart
Chapter 1

April Burnett held the telegram gingerIy
 It was addressed to Ann Burnett, her sister, and Ann was 500 miles away.
 Also away from home were Dad and Mother, not 500 miles, but almost inaccessible as if they were.
 "Looks like I have to do the honors," April said, throwing appealing glance at Octavia, the brown and genial maid-of-all work who loomed like a mountain in the doorway.
 "Ah's always scared of dem things Octavia ob- served "Aint no telling what sort of trouble they 6r;o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
STAR A DEPUTY

Robert Taylor. on location for M.u.M's "Bllly the Kid" near Tue- son, has been appointed q deputy Of the State Highway Patrol Of Arizona.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
BATES GRADUATES
 ELECT OFFICERS
Carl Kalisbewski Suc= Ceeds Mrs. Arthur Purin=
 ton as Valley President

Carl Kaliszewski of g Lounsbury avenue was elected president ot the Naugatuck Valley Alumni ASSo- citation of Bates College at a meet ing held last Saturday night in con- junction with the Hartford Bates Alumni Association at the Hotel Garde in Hartford. He succeeds Mrs. Arthur L. Purinton of 167 Newton Terrace, whose term as president ended last night. Mrs. Purinton pre- sided at the business session of the Naugatuck valley group. Other off, cers elected are as follows: vice. president, Miss Frances Linehan of Montoe road; secretary treasurer, Miss Geneva A. Page, 50 Johnson street; representative to the Bates Alumni Council and reporter to the Bates Alumnus, Sumner Libbey of Watertown. Other local people att tending the meeting were: Arthur L. Purinton, Dr. and Mrs. Henry J. Stettbacher, Miss Mildred Cloudy, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dexter Coombs of Woodbury. and Lewis s. Mills, Jr., of Wlnsted.
 Pilot Testing Tn Aviation" was the subject of the maian speaker, Lieutenant E. Tilson Peabody, graduate of Bates in 1881 and now employed by the Pratt-Whitney Company of Hartofrd. Brief remarks on matters of interest to Bates peo- pie were made by Arthur L. Purin- ton, Connecticut representative of the Alumni Council of Bates Col- lege: and by William J, Hamilton, Jr,. now Q senior at Hartford Theo- logical Seminary. formerly stu. dent assistant at the First Baptist church of Waterbury,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

4 complete plans for dessert bridge party which will be held Friday, February IA. Mrs. Domenic Castal- do, president of the organization, will preside at the meeting.
 Chase Kimball is scheduled to speak at a Brooklyn Y. M. c. A. Forum on the Lend-Lease Bill to- night at 8 o'clock at the clubhouse. The discussion is open to the pub lie.
 The Inter-Club Council of the Brooklyn Y M c. A. will meet to- night at 8:30 at the club house to discuss the programs of the var iouS clubs. Kenneth Muccini is president of the council. The other officers are: Samuel Mastropietro vice. president; Louis Berardi, Secre- tary, Emil Accetura, chairman of athletciS; Michael Purcaro, educa- tional chairman; Anthony DiVito, social chairman.
 Ralph DiOrio, president of the Brooklyn Y. M c. A. Rens has an- nounced that a stag party will be held by the organization Saturday, February 15, at the club house. An thory Bouardi is chairman of the committee in charge of arrange ments.
 The Mount Carmel Dramatic club presented the Italian play "Maruz- ga" before large audience last night at Liberty hall on Bank street. The performance was sponsored by the Prov. Avellina society of the Mount Carmel church. The players were as follows: MaruZza, Anne Raimo; Varni, John Rossi; Nela. Josephine D'Angelo: Luigi, Vincent Mature; Nunzio. Michael Pontelan- dolfo; Don Titta. Ambrose MaggI Marciano Laurino was director of the play.
 Plans for the annual minstrel and dance of the Lady Of Mount Carmel church, which are schdeuled for April iB at St, JOsephs auditorium, will be discussed ai meeting nt the pnrlhh hall of Inc church tO- night of Q o'clock The minstrel win be sponsored by the combined soc eletlos Of the church,
 The Children Of Mary society Of the Lady of Mount Carmel church Will meet for . bowling party at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

Falcons are able to see an ob. jeet so small and dldstant that man cannot see it with strong biD0cu- lars,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

Tuxedo bowling alleys on Washing. ton avenue tomorrow night. Mar- enerlie Marnfln0, president of the society K i0 charge Of arrange ments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

The children Of Mary society Of the Lady 0f Mount Carmel church will meet for q bowling party at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

Members Of the WOmen'a det- Together club of the Third Con. greaatl0nal church win meet lb the parish house tonight at | o'clock Co
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

President complete plans for dessert bridge party which will be held Friday, February IA. Mrs. Domenic Castal- do, president of the organization, will preside at the meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-24
BRITISH PUBLIC
BECOMES AROUSED
,IIy AANorintra Pr~s-I

LONDON, April 24.-British
public opinion, aroused by the
series of disasters TO Allied armies
in the Balkan and Mediterranean
campaigns, is demanding an eX-
PLANTATION from Prime Minister
Winston Churchill and severely
criticizing Foreign Minister An
thony Eden.
Eden, who is accused of acting
too late and too feebly" To coun-
teract the Nazi diplomatic often
Sive in the Balkans, is under fire
from all quarters.
Prime Minister Churchill al
though it is generally believed his
government is not in Imminent
danger, has been asked for an
early and frank explanation of
the continued reverses.
Word from Australia has in
dictated that labor leaders in the
Sidney government are protest
ing bitterly against the use Of
Australian TROOPS in the Balkans
and opposing further use of their
troops in expeditionary cam
paignS,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-24
American [egiOn'S Convention
Officially Opened Today With
Address By National Officer
Legion Auxiliary To Give
Breakfast Tomorrow Morning

Tomorrow's session of the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary conven-
ton under way at Old Stone
Methodist church will start at
1880 with a breakfast devoted to
Americanism and National De-
Tense at Overseas hotel.
Mrs. M. l.. Montgomery and
MRS. Hal Whitehead are chairmen
Of the breakfast, which was ar
ranged by the local women.
At GAS a. IN. Mrs. A. l.. Buzzell,
Sr., of Coconut Grove, president
of the Florida department. will
call the second session of the con-
vention to order at Old Stone
church.
Advancement of colors will be
by Mrs A. l.. Martin, department
sergeant and Mrs. Lee
Kerschner, assistant sergeant at
arms. The pledge to the flag will
be by Mrs. G. f. Swank, third dis
trict president, and the Star
Spangled Banner will be sung by
the entire gathering.
Following an invocation by
Mrs. c C Giles. department chap
lain. the preamble TO the con-
stitution viii be read by Mrs.
Ralph Crosby. fourth district
president
Report will be read to the con.
vcntion by Mrs. Buzzell: Mrs. l..
NJ Stoutenburg. department sec
rotary. Mrs. Stouieuburg. depart
ment treasurer. Mrs. }, y. Cheney,
finance officer, Mrs. a. J Ryan,
on Junior activities;
Azrs. Barney Sullivan. legisla-
tive. Mrs Edmund Martin. Legion
honor society. Mrs. Raw Lee mem
bcrship. Mrs r r Wastfail. Mo
mortal and Gold Star Mothers:
Mrs. NJ. G. Gibbs. first reading Of
the resolutions committee: Mrs
Continued on Page SKI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-24
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SENATOR PEPPER
SPOKE TODAY AT
STRAND THEATER

Senator Claude Pepper.
making a last.minute change
in the schedule which called
for him to appear before
American Legion members
here tomorrow. early this
morning denounced Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh from
the platform of the Strand
fheater as a hero with feet
of clay.
Arriving here unexpected
lY in a state patrol car. Sena-
tor Pepper rushed to the
thester and stepped TO the
microphone at about 1880
o'clock.
Colonel Lindberch. he
said. has worked for Hitler in
his efforts TO prevent Ameri-
can aid TO Britain. The only
way TO help Great Britain
win the war. Pepper told the
Legionnaires. is TO rush every
aid at once.
The senator left immediate
lY after his address TO return
to Washington.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-24
British And Australian Soldiers
Fighting Desperately In Balkans
British And German BOmberS
Trade Blows Across Channel
tBs Associated Press,

British and German .bombers
traded blows across the channel
again last night, with England's
great port at Plymouth bearing
the brunt of the German attack,
and the Raj claiming a direct hit
on the pocket battleship Scharn-
horst, anchored at Brest.
A Berlin communique said two
great fires had been left raging
in the dock yards at Plymouth,
but London said the raid was not
nearly SO severe as those of the
two previous nights.
In their new attack on Brest
and the ships which have been
brought there for repairs, the
Raj claims to have dropped a
bomb directly on the Scharnhorst
and Straddled another raider in
the harbor.
Docks and warehouses are said
to have been pounded and parts
of the city left in flames.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-24
HEADS CONFER ON
BALKAN SITUATION
ny Associated PressD

LONDON, April n --King
George VI and Prime Minister
Winston Churchill held a lengthy
confereeene, presumably to dis
cuss the disintegration Of the
Balkan campaign as well as a
protest from Sidney against Eng
lands use of Australian troops in
the Balkans without consulting
the Australian war council
Army leaders indicated that a
partial answer to the Australian
protest would toe thu appointment
of a general from the provincial
army 10 serve with Gen: Sir
Archibald Wavcu as second IN
command of the Army OF the
Nile.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-24

Department President Mrs. A.
l.. Buzzell and her executive
board were guests of honor last
night at banquet which marked
the opening and the social high
light of the American Legion
Auxiliary's convention in Key
West.
Some IS wives and daughters
of the veterans of World War /
gathered in the colorfully dec
grated dining room of Ocean View
restaurant to make each others
formal acquaintance before the
start of their business session to-
day.
Standing behind a candle-light-
ed and flag decorated table, Mrs.
Buzzen introduced each of the
district presidents and other high
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-24
Enjoyable Banquet Last Night
For Legion Auxiliary Officers

ranking officers of her organiza-
ton. Later. each of the rs dele
gates rose to introduce herself
and describe briefly her position.
Ranking officers who attended
the banquet included Mrs Buzzell
and Mesdames Dollie jacobson, le
chapau departe. mentor of the 40
g. 8 society; Betty Mcclure, vice
president seventh district: Grady
Burton. sixth district president;
Dorothy Crosby, fourth district
president; Harold Whitehead, ma
tional executive committee-wo-
man: Mary Haws, national chapau
paSse. 40 & 8; Pete Hiatt, fifth dis
trict president;
Eunice Bradley, first district
president; c. c. Jiles. department
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