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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
Dewitt Hotchkiss Seen
 As c. O. P. Nominee
Endorsed for MayOraty By Republicans Last Night;
 Funeral of Gerald French Held This Afternoon

rested following an investigation of an accident which occurred last Sat- urday on Church, street. ,.l
 Mercier, 1t is alleged, was the driver of Q car which Struck and injured Julia Fiedorowicz Of l46 Highland avenue. Officer Anthony Werner completed the investigation and issued the summons.
 French Funeral Services
 Funeral services for Gerald French, 20, were held this after noon, at 3 o'clock from the Gles- son mortuary. The Rev II. Francis Hine, pastor of the Trinity church, oflciated throughout the services in- cluding burial in the Hillside ceme- tery.
 The deceased was fatally injured in an automobile accident Monday in Torringford.
 George Clinton Funeral
 Funeral services for George Riley Clinton, 60, late of b0l Riverside avenue, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Tompkins- North funeral home. The Rev. Carl R. Key, pastor of the First Con- gregational church, offciated ct the services including burial in the Htll- side cemetery.
 Country Club Women's Banquet
 The Torrington Country Club wo- men have completed plans to hold their season-end banquet next Wed- negday evening ct the clubhouse. The program will begin promptly at 2 o'clock.
 The committee In charge will be-: Chairman, Mrs. F. L. Braman, Mrs. Harold F. Strong, Mrs. Wallace Pease, Mrs. Arthur M. Brimble, Miss Grace Stotler, Miss Mary Quinn, and Miss Katherine Finn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
College Next!

A rapid recovery from an at. tack of pollomyelltis has led Joseph T. Nolan, son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Y. Nolan of 10 Randolph avenue, to believe that he will be able to resume his studies ct Holy Cross college with fellow members of the senior class late thls month. Nolan, who was on the danger list for . time at St. Mary's hospital last month Is con. Valesclng at his home.
 College reopens Sept. 2S and the youth hopes that doctors will give him permission to rec turn at that time. Except for . allght husklneSs the disease has left no trace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
LATE REALTY NOTES

The following documents con- nected with realty transactions have been filed at the office of Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin:
 Quit Claim Deeds
 Walter S. McGowan to Aileen s. WOoders, property at 161S North Main street.
 Carrie, Sarah and Louis Loren- sen to Dorothy M. Perrett, prop erty on the south side of Chipman street.
 Release of Real Estate Attachment Perrett Bros. to Louis, Sarah, and Charles LOrensen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
In Home Townl

waterbury entertained Q distin" guished visitor yesterday in the person of Most Reverend Joseph T. Mccarthy, Bishop of Portland, Me. The Bishop, Q native of Wa. terbury, visited relatives and friends here.
 He stopped while en route to North drosvernordale for . brief stay with Rev. John o, MathieuS claSsmate at St Thomas seminary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
Quick Work

Firemen with three companies of apparatus were called out this morning to extinguish a slight blaze caused by a defective pilot light at the, home of Louis Nue. ciaro, 6o Laval street. The alarm was received at 9:38 a. m. and the fire apparatus returned to the Field street station at $50, twelve minutes after they were called out.
 Yesterday afternoon firemen extinguished a chimney fire at the home of Lawrence Wilde of Scott road and an ash box fire at the home of Alfonso Sirica of 9 North Leonard street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
Dauch to Speak

Deputy Tax Commissioner Frederick W. Dauch of this city will be one of the principal speakers at the 29th annual Conference on Taxation of the New England State Tax Off, cials Association, to be held at New London the 17th, 18th, and 18th.
 Mir. Dauch, speaking at the first day of the session, will have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
Kansas Woman Faces Tornado To Make These Spectacular Pictures

LEFT, now the tornadO's fun force hits Che town of Lincoln viIls, just . mile away from Mrs. Shields. storms going all-Out ct thls juncture and ls just about as destructive as . wind can got. BELOW, after leveling Lincoln Vile, the twister comes even nearer, about . half mile, but lts fury is partly spent, and Hrs. Shields goes back Co her house work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
In Appreciation

The erection, of Q monument to the late Maj. Thomas J. Banni- gan, Is planned by the Hartford eVterans' council, representing i5 veterans organizations. The vet. erans' council expects shortly to communicate with commanders of veterans groups throughout the state In order to speed the work on this proposal. The mon ument will be located on the Vet erans' hospital grounds in New ington. A meeting is scheduled for Oct. l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
Twister Reaches Full Fury Mile Aw
GenIot's Auto
 Disappears From
 E. Main St. Lot

Police report that q 104i Hud- son sedan owned by Harmon GenIot w&s stolen from the parking lot of McElligotPs on East Main street sometime last night.
 MT. Genlot, executive secrc- tary of the Connecticut Restau- rant & Liquor dealers, report cd the theft of the car and A general alarm was broadcast by local police throughout the state. Motor patrol squads nave been instructed to be on the lock- out for the car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05

When Mrs. Omar Shields of near LincOInvllle, Kan., saw . tornado approaching the other day, did she run terror-stricken to Che cyclone cellar? Hardly. She grabbed her camera, went to the front yard, and stood her ground. Result: this remarkable series of twister pictures. BELOW, the tail of the tornado strikes the ground, raElnE Highland rural school
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
ANDERLOT-FROBEL
 NUPTIALS HELD
Ceremony Performed Wed. nesday; Engagement of
 Local Girl Announced
CHESHlRE NEWS Cheshire Phone 334
 Hubert Rlgney

Cheshire, Sept. 6.-Miss Vernal Edith Trobel, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Richard Frobel of Cook Hill road, and Radford B. Anderlot, son of Mrs. Edith Cole of South CheSh- ire, were married Wednesday aft- ernoon In the Congregational church parsonage with Rev. r. Waldo Saw age, ofilciating,
 The bride wore c gown of dubon- net velvet and carried a shower bouquet of gardenias and white roses. Miss Shirley Bauchmann of Meriden, @ cousin of the bride, was maid of honor and wore green vel vet and carried yellow and white roses. John Zozzo was best man, After the ceremony, Q reception for the immediate families and friends was held in the home of the bride groom's mother. Guests were preS- ent from Meriden, New London, Hartford, New Haven and Cheshire, The couple left for a wedding trip to Virginia Beach and on their re- turn will reside in South Cheshire.
 The bride Is a graduate of Hum iston and Crosby high schools and MT. Anderlot is graduate of Hum iSton and Commercial high schools. Both gre well known here.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles L. OBrien of Jarvis street, announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Miss Shirlee Mae O'Brien, to Lieut.. Will liam IT. Finnegan of Flushing, L, I, The wedding will take place on Oct At St. BrigidS church.
 Miss O,Brien was graduated from Crosby high school and attended the University of Connecticut at Storrs and the University Of Tuscaloosa Ala. Lieut.. Finnegan was graduated in June from the University of Ala barna and is at present with the quartermaster corps in Philadelphia where he will complete his course of training the latter part of this month.
 The September meeting of the Public Health association directors will be held this evening at 7:3t o'clock in the association rooms al the Town Fall.
 MT. and Mrs. John R. Clark oi Baltimore, Md, have been guests oi Mrs. Clark'S parents, MT. and Mrs Charles Davis of Main street
 MT. and Mrs. Drurie s. Bristol oi West Main street, have returned from a vacation spent at their sum- mer home in East River, Madison.
 The Junior Ladies Aid of the Congregational church will hold a special meeting Thursday evening Sept. ii at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Henry Linton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
SPOTLIGHTZNG Brass City News

as hls subject Recent Legisla- ton and Court Opinions"
 Prominent tax officials from all over the New England states will be among the other speak, CTS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
BY ELMER 0. WALzER United Press Financial EditOE)

New York, Sept. 5.--(UP)-stocks declined irregularly in reduced turn- over today on news the .. s. de- stroyer Greer had been fired on by a submarine.
 Traders generally were cautious. Tn addition to the Greer incident, they were perturbed over the Japan- ese situation and the railroad labor action in announcing authorization of Q strike.
 Railroad shares held fairly well,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
N. Y. Bank & Trust Stocks
 The B. z. Orlggs O.
FAN FARE

FAN FARE
 The thlrty-five million radio xans who have been hearing about Wist-- ful Vista on Fibber McGee ana Mollys weekly radio program VII have an opportunity to see tns mid-western village Eor the Mrss time in RKO Radios new fun fiiin' sIIok who's Laughing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
Funny Pomes or Better Verse; Upon Unsuspecg Nation

Al wright went out to a party. A flat tire kept him out at night Ills parents were sore when he go' to their door: He explained. Now everything is
 Al Wright
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
Market Made Another
 Decline At Opening
News of Submarine Attack on U s. Destroyer Shook
 Up Things on Exchange; Traders Again Cautious

Several, including Santa Te anf Chesapeake & Ohio, were urchang. cd. Union Paciflc lost i-2 to % and smaller declines were noted In New York Central and Southern Pacific
 Numerous special issues were in demand and several made new highG for the year, including Ilockheed, Laclede Gas, Revere Copper 5 l-4' per cent preferred, Bulova Watch Canada Dry, Cuban American SugaJ issues, General Foods and Gimbel.
 Steels and coppers eased slightly Oils were steady and motors steady to slightly easier. Curtiss- Wright turned active just before noon. United Drug had large volume and made Q new high. International Telephone flrnled with trading the heaviest of any issue on the board.
 COTTON FUTURES
 New York, Sept. 6--(UP) )-Eiqul- dalton in advance of the government crop report scheduled for Monday unsettled the cotton futures market today and prices lost as much aa 60 cents a bale. Around noon tho list was 2 to 12 points net lower.
 The market started to 8 points lower and extended the losses as light pressure disclosed limited buy- ing interest.
 Although most private crop fore- costs indicate Q lower production figure than estimated by the gov- ernment on August |, the Arneri- can Cotton Crop Service came out with an estimate of i0,SS7,000 bales which would compare with the bu- reau's figure of i0,ol7,0O0 bales, as of August 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-05
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Evening star., 1941-06-28
Purple Loosestrife
Is Well Adapted
To Our Climate

One of the summer blooming
perennials that is we'll adapted to
our climate is lythrum, or purple
loosestrife. This perennial Is a
native of Europe, but it has become
widely naturalized in Eastern Amer
lea. 1t bears bright purple flowers
in long, dense terminal spikes In
July and August. Lythrum is gen.
orally found wild in low. damp
places, but it will grow in any good
soil that is not too dry. 1t appre-
ciates generous watering during the
dry period of July and August.
Purple loosestrife, or lythrum, is
one of our snowy summer-blooming
perennials that will reach more than
3 feet in height If well grown. 1t
is long lived and perfectly hardy.
There are rose and carmine colored
varieties now being offered that are
very handsome and generally more
appreciated than the common purple
kind.
There are several species of lyth-
rum, but lythrum salicaria is the
best of the lot. 1t has the largest
flowers and the largest spikes. This
species may be obtained from most
any nursery and it is easily propo-
gated by division. Plants may be
raised from seed, but you will not
get the better varieties from seed.
Evening star., 1941-06-28

importance that 1t Is hard 10 say
which is the more important. Con-
serving moisture is usually con-
sidered of first Importance.
For the gardener who expects to
be away from his garden for the
better part Of the summer a pro-
tective mulch will go a long way
to insure the survival of almost all
kinds of plants and shrubs. The
mulch will reduce moisture loss and
during periods of prolonged drought
will in many cases prevent the loss
of most garden plants. A good
mulch should take the place OF
watering and, if it is two or three
inches deep. prevent the growth of
weeds.
Weed control through mulChing is
not new. The Hawaiian pineapple
growers found that cultivation and
providing moisture for their planta-
tions was rather costly, while the
purchase and application of paper
mulch was profitable. In other ways
farmers have found the use of
mulches beneficial and gardeners
should not overlook them. Weed
control is seldom satisfactory, how
ever, unless a deep mulch with
material free of weed seeds is used.
A 2-to-3-inch layer of some mulch
Evening star., 1941-06-28
Watering Soil
ANecessity
InSummer
Improper Methods
Result in Injury
Or Destruction

With the advent of warm weather
comes the necessity for providing
the garden with water to supple
ment normal rainfall. Mulching
and other measures can conserve
soil moisture and greatly aid in re-
tarding soil evaporation, but they
do not completely remove the neces-
sity for watering in hot weather.
Frequent, light waterings are al
ways harmful to plants. With
lightly moistened top soil and rapid
ly drying lower soil, the plants
roots are encouraged to grow near
the surface. Here they obtain not
only their supply of water to quench
their thirst, but they can feed on
dissolved food elements. While
doing this they are frequently in
jured by the rays from hot, beat
ing sun
Swinging the foliage appears to
remedy the situation, but this is
only temporary relief. No real
benefits are seen until the soil has
become thoroughly soaked. This is
best done in the morning, when the
ground should be soaked to a depth
OF from 6 to 8 inches by allowing
water from the hose to run slowly
over the surface.
Spraying in the late evening is
often dangerous, since the moist
foliage provides an ideal harboring
place for the spores of the thousands
OF funguses, which develop on the
leaves. These funguses, you will
remember, are produced from air
born spores.
Evening star., 1941-06-28
News and Views of Horticultural Activities National Capital Area
Brown Lawn
Is sCaused by
Varied Ills
Insects or Diseases
May Be Responsible
For atchy Look
By H. r. Cos

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During late spring and summer
lawn grass sometimes turns brown
and takes on an unattractive,
patchy appearance. If your lawn
shows signs of such a condition,
chances are the cause can be laid
to insects or diseases. Find out
which it is, then remedy the sit
uation before permanent damage
is done.
Damage by the grubs of Japanese
beetles and other beetles may read
lily be determined from the fact
that the sod can easily be rolled
back as if it had been cut just be-
low the surface with a knife. The
chinch bug and sod webworm are
also sometimes destructive to turf.
Various fungus diseases may be
quite damaging to lawn grass. Dis
ease is more apt to attack grass
when 1t is in a soft. sappy con-
dition, the result of too rapid
growth. Such condition frequently
follows too liberal feeding with
high-nitrogen fertilizer, especially
when accompanied by excessive wa
tering or frequent rains. Certain of
the turf diseases may be controlled
by applications of fungicide. Some
lawns, especially on heavy soils,
have poor underdrainage, a condi-
ton which not only predisposes the
grass to disease, but is also detri-
mental to the proper functioning
of the roots.
On many Summer-lnjured lawns
new top growth from the roots will
appear within few weeks. On such
areas it would be we'll to make an
application of fertilizer in late sum-
mer to stimulate growth and thus
enable the plants TO overcome this
setback.
If by midSeptember no young
growth has appeared in these patch
es, indicating the roots are dead, it
is suggested that a seed bed be pre-
pared by heavy raking, followed by
fertlllzing and reSeedmg. In gen.
eral, the mixed or complete ferti-
lizer, such as 5-10-5 or 5-l0-10,
is the best to use. Apply it at the
rate of from 20 TO 80 pounds to
1000 square feet. An application
of lime might also well be made if
the soil is known to be acid or
has not been lined for a period of
several years.
Evening star., 1941-06-28
No Room for Gloom
In Gardeners Life;
Work Brings Joy

He who has owned a garden for
any length of time knows the peace
that can be found working with
the soil how the physical labor in
the open air, amid beauty and
green growing things, heals wounds
OF body and the spirit, how it
soothes nerves that the fast-living
tempo of our modern times has
pushed to the breaking point.
I have heard many gardeners
tell of the great crises In their lives
that their gardens helped them to
weather. I firmly believe that for
its steadying influence on the aver
age man and woman. we need
gardening today more than ever be-
fore in our history.
New introductions in plants add
stimulating interest-make the gar
dener impatient each morning to be
up and out in the garden to see
what has taken place since the pre-
vious day-what new bloom has
opened, how the new variety COM
pares with the former favorite.
The gardeners curiosity is RAM
pant as to the results that will be
secured from that new complete
plant food he applied to his favorite
rosebushes several weeks ago.
Evening star., 1941-06-28

cause it is the first flower to BIOS
som on the prairie lands.
Iris, choice of the TENNESSEE
Legislature in 1893, is another old
favorite that recalls the colonial
garden. In flower lore it beSpeaks
wisdom, faith and courage. qualities
demanded in pioneer life and even
more essential in our perilous times.
Even the root of the iris had
high standard of value in the eSti-
nation of our grand-dameS. In the
medicine cabinet it seems to have
filled the role of general cure-all.
Under its beneficient influence
coughs, cuts. bruises, dropsy and
"spleens" were successfully treated,
while certain blood diseases were
cured by making an open wound
and inserting bead small piece
of iris root" 1t is also said that
to bring back the normal color to
bruised flesh iris petals were laid on
the affected spot.
Iris, or orris, root, as it ranks in
the drug stores, is still used to sug-
gest violet in sachets, and its frag-
rance is such that when thrown on
fire 1t scents the room.
Also, the iris, or flower of the lily,
symbolizes Christianity, which Clo-
Wis, king of the Franks adopted after
his queen presented him with
shield of heavenly blue, bearing
three enameled fleur-de-lis. An
old man, who said he got the shield
from an angel, had taken it to
Clovis queen and she in turn passed
1t to her lord. From the day he
first carried it into battle-the story
goes-success attended his arms, so
the f1eur-de-lis became the nations
emblem. The Clovis legend must
date from somewhere about 500.
AS for a meaning, the iris simply
breathes "a message"
(This is the eighth in a series
OF articles on the fowers OF the
StateS.)
Evening star., 1941-06-28
'Piggy>Back'
Is Easily
Change in Method
Of Cultivation
Wins Favor

A once rare plant, Tolmiea men,
ZieSii, changed its name and almost
overnight became a popular IA
Vorite.
w. Lieb, a horticulturist with a
fare for new finds, discovered" the
rare Tolmiea in a customers house
whence it had been brought from
Scotland. Intrigued with the plants
unique habit of reproducing itself,
not from seed or shoots forming at
the roots but by actually growing
young plants at the base of the old
leaf, he obtained leaf and started
to cultivate these plants, convinced
that they would have wide popular
appeal. Not until Mr.. Lieb had
grown $4,000 plants did he seek a
new name for it or a distributing
source. His young daughters sug-
gested the most apt name, calling
it the "Piggy-Back" plant from its
growth habit of seeming to grow
one leaf on top of another.
Graceful in growth, carefree in
its reaction toward dust, general
air impurities and lack of humidity
in rooms, it makes the ideal house
plant. 1t is very hardy and does
not even demand sunlight and so
fits in admirably to room decoration
the year around. In the outdoors,
the Piggy-Back plant grows lux
uriously in window boxes as we'll
as in shady places in the garden
during summer. It's one need is for
water and sufficient space for its
roots to grow comfortably.
Found by DR.. Archibald Menzies,
who discovered it when accompany
ing Capt. Vancouver on the voyage
of the Discovery in the 1790s, it
received its generic name of Toll
mica in honor of DR.. William Fraser
Tolmie, medical officer of the Hud-
sons Bay Co. at Fort Vancouver,
Puget Sound, in 1882 and its specific
name of Menziesii after its discov-
erer. Considered a rare plant until
just recently, it has been known
under many sobriquets, such as
Mother of Millions" Friendship
Plant" but its new name, Piggy
Back" is one which is so apt that
it will doubtless always be known
by it.
Any one can propagate Piggy
Back" or "Pick-a-Back" plants by
merely removing a leaf with its
plant and placing it in roofing me-
dunn, such as soil or sand in
pot, though equal parts of leaf mold,
peat moss and garden soil are to be
preferred. Children have fun
watching the leaves develop and in
seeing the young plant riding" on
the older leaves, and it Is equally
intriguing to the amateur or pro-
fessional gardener. Every leaf
sprouts a young plant that can be
made to grow on its own.
The "Piggy-Back" plant has lux
uriant dark green foliage against
which the lighter green of the
young plants contrasts pleasingly.
1t is very graceful, whether used
in a pot, hanging basket, window
box or planted in the open, and
holds the interest and attention in
a way not achieved by any other
plant.
Evening star., 1941-06-28

and early in August, depending on
locality and weather conditions.
This pest has been in this coun-
try since 1916, when the first i'm
migrants gained inadvertent en-
try in shipment of Japanese plants.
The beetle does no damage in it's
native habitat, being kept In con-
troll there by certain wasps. In in
tested sections of this country, how
ever, It's depredations have grown
steadily more damaging and have
invited the most serious measures
by States and the United States
Government.
Herbaceous and woody ornament
al plants susceptible to the ravages
of the Japanese beetle may be pro-
tected through the use of lead ar
senate, ground derris sprays, or
certain of the new foliage protect
ants. 1t is important, however.
that users inform themselves as to
methods of application Of the sew
eral materials, and particularly the
injury which may result to GER
tain ornamentals through the use
of lead arsenate.