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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
CHOIR, ORCHESTRA OFFERS OPERETTA
Methodist Church Plans FOur-Scene Production
 Late This Month
OAKVILlE Correspondent, Irene Slough. Telephone 4-8993

Oakville, April 9-"Little Red Rid- ing Hood" a four scene operetta with an adult and juvenile cast of thirty-nine will be presented by the Youth Chair and orchestra of the Methodist Church in Watertown April 20.
 Karl Koslosky, Charlotte Andrews, Helen Lipgaige and Alice Fuller will be among those featured from Oakville.
 The production will be directed and staged by Mrs. Elizabeth White side of Oakw0Dd avenue.
 The Adult membership class of the Union Congregational Church will meet this evening at 2 at the parish house.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Pike of French street announce the mar riage of their son, James, to Miss Marie Murphy. The wedding took place at the Congregational Church, Oakville, March 22.
 After returning from their wed- ding trip to New York, the couple will reside at Main street, Oakville.
 The meeting of the Sarah Whit man Trumbull Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution will be held next Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Floyd Russel of Oak vile, and not at the home of Mrs. Phineas Randall as planned.
 Mrs. John Walker of Waterbury will give a talk on Australia, illus trated with curios. Reports will be given by delegated who attended the State Conception in Bridgeport last month.
 Mrs. Harry Russell, Mrs. Harry Hard and Mrs. Russell Pope will be assisting hostesses.
 The cast of MT. Justice Jimmy" met last evening for a rehearsal. The comedy of three acts will be presented pril 23 and 24. Sumner Libbey is coach.
 The cast includes:
 Dell, 8 hired girl Mary, Eilene Locke Jimmy Calverton, William Mcbride James Calverton, ST., his father
 .............. Clinton Ranslow; Olive Calverton, his mother
 ................ Eleanor Baldwin Kit, his sister ....... Helen Krull Bea, the kid of the family
 ...............L. Virginia Roger Harry Knapp, Kits boy friend
 ............... John MacMahon Jane Thomas, member of the
 debating team .... Alice Fuller Peter Day, another, How'd Ande, Jr Allen Roberts, stranger
 .................. Earl Taylor Bella Sellon, Jimmy's nemesis
 ............... Barbara Benedict Sheriff Wilhelm .... Herbert Shaw
 Food Sale
 The Rector's Aid of All Saints Church held food sale at the Fulton Market this morning
 There will be Q meeting of the newly confirmed members of the church this evening at 7:30 D. m. They will make preparations for their first communion at a. m: Easter morning.
 Thursday - Maundy Thursday. Holy Communion will be served at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
Score Or More Young Men Rated As 'Felons'
 May Yet See Service
Colonel Larash, Legal COOrdinatOr at Hartford ead- quarters, Takes Action to Determine Status Of
 Questionable Cases-Stigma to Be Removed

been convicted of felony and were rejected. .
 Unfair Stigma
 Pointing out that induction of- ficials have neither the time nor the facilities to investigate each case of admitted conviction of a felony, Colonel Larash at the same time asserted that investigation of men rejected on the ground of fel- ony has shown that some of the men concerned had been before a juvenile court only and in these cases, he affirmed, the men should not have been rejected. In othre cases, some question existed as to whether the offense committed in- volved sufficient moral turpitude to disqualify the men from Army ser- vice.
 Colonel Larash siad that @ man improperly rejected for a supposed felony has a stigma unfairly placed upon him and his family He added that 1t is likewise unfair to other selectees who may be ordered to re- port induction earlier than their turn because men ahead of them were improperly rejected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

Fifty-one Waterbury men, rang ing from 2l to 35 years of age, are under the 4-F classification of the four local Selective Service draft boards meaning they are morally or physically unfit for Army military training, 1t was officially disclosed this morning. Included in this num- Der are habitual drunkards, former prison inmates and others suffer- ing from contagious diseases.
 Findings by the legal department of the state selective service head quarters in Hartford yesterday made 1t appear that number of regis trants who have been rejected as 'felons' may be returned by their To- cal boards to the Army induction cenetr ct Hartford, 1t having been determined that they have unneces- yarily been refused.
 Local Figures
 Board 15-A, the largest of the local boards, has 12 men under 4-F classification, while l5-B has l8, iG-A 10, and 16-B Il. United the United States statutes, no person who has been convicted of felony can be properly inducted into the military service of the United States. In Connecticut, felony is in effect an offense punishable by 8 Ctates Prison sentence of one or more years.
 It Is expected that these Water bury cases will be reviewed again and reclassified, for Colonel William L. Larash, legal coordinator at Hart ford headquarters, has advised every draft board in the state, totalling 65, to determine whether offenses involved were committed when reg istrants were under the juvenile age of l6 or whether 1t involved suffi- cent moral turpitude to disqualify the men morally for Army service.
 Hardly Q day passed during the peak Army induction period last month but what one or more se- lective service registrants were re- jected as "felons," but, according to Colonel Larash, some men im- properly answered "yes' to the question as to whether they had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
Spotlighting Brass CityNews
Dark Blues

The dark blue serge uniform worn by motor patrolmen will be the style for 194l. The cops voted unanimously yesterday to retain their somber c0lored shirts.
 The balloting was in charge of Capt. William J. Duggan, head of the motor patrol and Sergt. Joseph Petit and Charles Me- Weency.
 Street patrolmen chucked their dark shirts when petition to the board of police commissioners was made which authorized the change. They had worn the lighter blue shade shirt the past year but the motor patr0lmen were not affected at that time.
 It is claimed that the dark clothes absorbed the sunlight and that the motor patrol squad will be i'm for some swelterlng days In the summer. Lighter shade clothes defect the sun, 1t was opined by some members to- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
DRIVER INJURED
 IN AUTO CRASH
Collision on Plaza Avenue Reported; Three Other
 Mishaps Recorded

Stanley Baranuski, 24, of Water vile, was treated at the Waterbury Hospital for a shoulder injury after the car he was driving collided with one driven by Benjamin Diamond, 43, of 70 Plaza avenue, early this morning at 4:30 o'clock.
 Motor Patrolman Alfred Overton and Sergt. Charles McWeeney in- vestigated the accident which oc- cured on Plaza avenue, but made no arrest.
 Arthur Boucher, 1, son of MT. and Mrs. Alfred Boucher of 235 North Elm street was taken to the St.. Mary's Hospital after he was struck by an automobile in front of his home yesterday afternoon. Exman- ination revealed that the boy was uninjured
 Motor Patrolman Thomas Bedding said that the lad ran into the street from between two parked cars and into the side of an automobile driven by Henry Hardey, 8, of 133 North Elm, street. No arrest was made.
 Clarence c. Zorsky, 25, of IA Law Tor street collided with Q one oper- ated by Manuel Henry of 35 John- son street as the latter pulled away from the curb. Henry's automobile sideswiped the left side of the Zorsky car. Patrolman John Deeley who investigated said no arrest was made.
 In another accident, Patrolman Deeley said that the car George F, Block of 62 Fourth street was driv- ing made right turn into South Main street when a car driven by John w. Putnam, 28, of 17 Cherry street struck the front right fender and bumper of the Block automobile. Damage was slight. No arrest was made,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
FrdternQL Neus
Liberty Lodge

The Master Mason degree of the Liberty lodge, No. 123, A. P. & A. M. will be conferred by a group of young men who were formerly members of DeMolay at @ meet ing tonight at the Masonic Temple at 8 o'clock.
 A social hour and refreshments will follow the ceremonies. All Master Masons are urged to at tend, especially any who were fomerly members of DeMolay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
Market Drops Lower
 At Opening Of Trading
Reflection of News That Germans Were Having Sue
 cesses in Balkans Served to Cause Fall in Prices

2,OOO shrae block at i2 1-e, off 2-8. International Paper sold 1000 shares at 12 5-8, off IA VI
 Chrysler opened at 6l 3-8, off 1-9 and then eased to a new 1941 low at 61 14. General Motors eased 3-8 to 41 5-8. DuPont lost 1. 3-4 to 143 1-4 and American Airlines fel back 12 points to 46. N. Y! Shipbuilding set up 1-8 gain ct 26 5-8, and Pull- man and Cerro DePasco had sn1all advances. Lima Locomotive was weak on 3 12 points loss to 23 1-2.
 Utilities were soft, with some leaders down slightly to new lo4l lows. United Gas Improvement opened 1,500 at 8, unchanged. H
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
Judgment Granted

A Judgment of $59967 and costs was granted to Ralph Devino of Waterbury against John and Madeline Diorio, also of this city, according to a decision handed down yesterday by Superior Court Judge Kenneth Wynne. The case was tried last Thursday, and was based on an alleged note of S546.5O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
CHURCH MEMBERS
 HELP RED CROSS
Congregational Meeting Today Devoted to Sew
 ing and Knitting
MlDDL LEBURY Correspondent: Nancy Riley
 Telephone 4.6410

Mlddlebury, April 9--Hospital ait work and Red Cross knitting ant sewing was done today in the church rooms of the Conregationa church starting at 10:30 this morn. ing. A basket lunch was eater and coffee served by the commit tee.
 Mrs. Warren Chamberlain, newly elected president of the MiddleburJ F. T. A., together with a number of members and officers have made reservations for the supper to be served this evening at the annua meeting of the New Haven County Council of Parents and Teachers of Connecticut to be held at the First Baptist church in Waterbury The afternoon session started al 2:30. The evening speakers will include Mrs. Clifford F. Thompson state president, and High Sheriff Edward J. Slavin starting at 7:30.
 The Home Economies Group oi the Grange are holding an all day meeting today at the Town Hall Mrs. Loomis of the State Grange will be the speaker. Luncheon was served with Mrs. Omer ProulS chairlady.
 Sixteen members of Girl Seoul Troop No. 42 met at the Bradley. vile school on Monday afternoon Mrs. Boyd, scout leader iron Woodbury was present and talked on day camping. Folk dances were presented. The girls are working for their individual badges.
 Ten Girl Scouts of Troop 43 wen on Q nature study hike with theil leader Mrs. Raymond O'Neill Mon. day afternoon. On their return Mrs. D. Henderson served refresh ments to them at her home.
 A Hansel and Gretchel program will be presented by pupils of Gen. ter school tomorrow at 6:30 o'clock Parents and friends arc invited tc attend. A food sale for the bene- fit of the graduating class will be held the same afternoon.
 Schools will close on Thursday for the Easter holiday.
 Holy week services will be held in the Middlebury Congregational church Thursday at 730 D. m. The following new members joined the church on Palm Sunday at the morning service: MT. and Mrs Charles Rafford, MT. and Mrs. Will liam Squires, MT. and Mrs. Charles Squires, Eleanor French, Arlene Beebe, Nancy Bowman, Pauline Engle, Marian A. Harper, Haze Townsend, Bernice Rafford, Bar bara Montagnou and Gilbert Pren- tiss.
 { Mir. and Mrs. Ira Stevens and Leah Nan Stevens attended the re- llgious spectacle Glory of Easter at Radio City Music Hall in New York last Sunday. It is being pre- sented this year for the eighth time. The music from Kamennoi Ostrow by Anton Rubenstein was "Reve Angeleque" one of his best known religious works.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert Woods of Naugatuck are parents of son, Robert Atherton, born April at the Lenox Hill hospital in New York. The child is a grandson Of Afr. and Mrs. Claude T. Wilson of Crest Drive.
 John Sheppard Stone of Chicago is spending some time with his daughter. Mrs. Elliot P. ooss Of @eEIfH street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
NOsahOgan Lodge

Nosahogan lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, held their regular weekly business meeting last night at Odd Fellows hall. Noble Grand Daniel L. Haywood presided. The Nosahogan guard staged a practice drill formation led by MT. Haywood. The guard will march at a ball of the Odd Fellows in the New Milford town hall April 25,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
Excused

National Defense workers were promptly excused from jury duty yesterday when two prospective jurors told Super for Court Judge Kenneth Wyn- ne that they were so engaged The two men, Arthur $. Wright of Hamden and Reese E. Miles of Oxford, were among 28 men and women who reported yes- terday for service during the April term of court.
 Also excused were George E. Clark of Oxford, 8 representa- tive in the State Legislature, and Robert E. Fox of Cheshire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
All Saints Church at 10 a. m.

Friday-Good Friday, the Sunday school service will be at 10 a. m There will be evening prayer service at 7:30.
 The Junior c. Y. O. will meet this evening at the Church Hall at 7:30. The meetings have been held on Wednesday, but it is planned after Easter to hold regular meet ings Tuesday. The returns from the roller skating party will be made this evening.
 St. Mary Magdalen's Church
 Holy Thursday-A high Mass will be celebrated at 800 o'clock.
 The junior choir will sing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
NEW DRAPES FOR
 CHURCH PLANNED
Congregational Auxiliary to Purchase Material;
 CYO Names Lemay
WATER TOWN
Correspondent: Mrs. Olive !
 Upt0n-PhOne S13.M.

Watertown, April 9-The auxiliary of the Congregational church met Tuesday afternoon in the church house, with 27 members present. During the business meeting, 1t was voted to give $l5 toward the ex- penses of the Young People who at- tend the summer conference. They also voted to purchase material to make drapes for the upstairs and downstairs windows In the church house.
 A dessert bridge party will be given May 20; also covered dish supper April % for members Of the auxiliary and their husbands.
 Father and Son Dinner
 Troop 1, Boy Scouts, will have their annual father and son dinner April 23, at 6:30 p. rn., in the assem- ply room at Christ church. Roger Rose, chairman of the troop com mittee, has announced that Howard Simons will show news reels of the present war, from the invasion of Austria through the siege of Lon don.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
Eureka Chapter

The Waterbury Royal Arch Ma sons, Eureka Chapter, elected Daniel G. Taylor most excellent high priest at an annual meeting of the group in Masonic Temple last night. He succeeds Paul Reed, retiring high priest. The installa- . ton ceremonies will be held April 9.
 Other officers elected were: King, Clarence c. Ford; scribe, Louis Wenzel; treasurer, George E. Irion; secretary, Charles E. Wirth; captain of hoses, Oscar O. Normand; principal sojourner, George R. Angrave; royal arch captain, Charles E. Henion: trus- tees, Walter L. Wood, Frank Jones and Charles M. Brooks: member of Masonic Temple Corp. for three years, James w. Burhoe.
 Officers were invited to meet ing of chapter officials to be held in Danbury Saturday night, with Eureka chapter of that city as host.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
Master MaSOnS

The 18th annual Master Masons' night of Obeh Grotto to be held April IA in Bridgeport will have William J. Pape as their princi- pal speaker. Members of the Blue lodges of Bridgeport are ex- pected to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
PARSIFAL' STUDS
 CONCERT TONIGHT

Richard Wagner's beautiful Par sifal" will be heard as part of this evenings Pops" concert in cele- bration of the holy Easter season, and Tschaikowsky's Sixth Sym- phony (Pathetique) will round out the second part of the program.
 The remarkable Prelude to Act 5 and the Good Friday Spell" VIII be played on concert grand photograph, reproducing the ma jesty and beauty of the work, which holds a unique position in the world of opera partly because of the re- ligious nature of the story. partly because 1t was the last of the com poser's work and partly because or the singular beauty of the music.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
c. Y. o. Meeting

The Catholic Youth Organization held their annual election of off, cers Monday evening, with the fol- lowing elected to office: Paul Le- may, president; Andrew Giroux, vice-president; Jeanne Flynn, sec- retary, and Yvonne Lemay, treas- urer.
 The committees for the dance to be given soon are as follows: Re- freshment committee, Madeline Campbell, Mabel Milot, Lucille Mill Ter, Aileen Ryan, Frances Kelley; decoration committee, Roger Milot Dick Kielty, Arthur DeCarful, Betty Mosher: entertainment committee Dick Kielty, Peggy Coon, Richard Daley, Frank Burns and Jeanne Flynn.
 Attending Nurses Course
 Waterbury hospital is conducting a course of classes three days week. ly, ove- a period of two months, for graduate nurses who have been inactive for some time. Mrs. F. N, Catherman of the Litchfield road and Mrs. R. Meyers of Main street are attending this course, which is in line with the national defense program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
ID. A. Id. Plans Chanred

The meeting of Sarah Whitman Trumbull chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution. scheduled at the home of Mrs. Phineas D. Ram dall on Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock. will be held ct the home Of Mrs Floyd Russell in oakv,lle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

host Saturday night the Euclid lodge, A. F. & A. M. The meeting will be called at 8 o'clock by Rod erick w. Cooke, district deputy for the district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09
Euclid Loiige

The Masters, Wardens, and Secretaries association of the 3rd Masonic district wlI hnve as shslr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-09

before end o1 1881 bring of U S. oe 3eo0oe0 figure not equaed workers will remain will fsI of after usual summer peak
 according ts study made by Department ef Agriculture
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09

the natural red-heads will still be redhared in 1912,
of fighting doing Hitler has
been with American naval planes and
There 10000 brands the United States
Whenever 1 brand of cigars try it, think
smoked different than in the
country.
you gardener? Why don't you originate plant and
patent plant patented Henry Bosen
berg of New Brunswick N j. patented everboomng
How trying % grow red
patriotic citizens
DIS Broadwsy's talest girl despite
appearance Of 6-feet-3-inches-ta
De Fee feet inches tall weighs 172 pounds but still
to be very good looking.
New York subscriber named Wang Chung Lee writes
"You Japanese navy defeated knowing
history In sixteenth having ship
shape coming
beat Japanese navy very badly ship II
by correction"
MERICAs btteres football rivals probably Missouri
University University with University o
California and the University Southern California
There many good dgests of available
still another good would be digest of the Congressional
Record This would give the taxpayers better
idea what those fellows Washington doing and saying
WHAT United States city has the counrys and
reckless drivers people say Angeles that city.
The Communist hymn the Inernaionale, by
Frenchman named Henry POTTER Seems when woman of
40 maes the really appreciates marmony.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning wed 49, the best
married love There 100000
England Most Englshwomen however
instructed by their husband eldest brother father sweetheart
indications Engshwomen becoming spirited
reported London but confirmed that English
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said silly"
Car going 60 miles hour lot gasoline than
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regulators all limiting speed As miles
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09
From Out Of the Darkness
Comes a Cougars Snarl
By Elsie Robinson

ONE night last week-I'd
" been working late and il
was getting on toward 3 a. m.
"a Thing came out of the
woods and called.
No ordinary night sound
cluck or whisper or boot.
A yowl instead starting
deep-throated, indrawn, gulp-
ing. Rising. abruptly TO
storm Of snarls then fad
ing 10 a slobber of wild walls.
An insane woman's sobs.
Only one beast on earth
gives cry like that-mountain
lion. Sierra Cougar. And if
there's fouler sound this
side Of hell, I've yet 10 hear II.
Couldn't have taken more
than two minutes in all. Yet
that one howl literally blew
the lid of our particular sec
ton of civilization.
A second before, the night
had been serene. No moon
>. no sharp-etched shape or
sound. Only an endless vault
of lapiS loneliness star
studded pungent with the
high Sierra's gypsy scent =,
sweet fern and mint. bay
leaves, tar weed and noun
tain misery"
Now that one cry had shat
tered all the beauty and the
peace. And brought the jungle
back.
YOU could feel il. that
L jungle fear. creeping like
a tangible tide into every
last chink and Granny of the
wilderness. Before it, in
desperate pattering. you could
hear the smaller creatures OF
the forest fleeing for their
very lives.
You could feel your own
fear, too and it startled
you. 1t had been so long
since Fear ran amuck on
these acres. Years since a
mountain lion had denned up
in the high crags, But now,
with one howl, the Terror was
back again stripping us
all Of our civilized pride and
power turning us all into.
crouching, shuddering beings.
Just as across the sea, Hit
Ter is stripping men OF their
hard-won dreams and dignity.
their ideals of honor and
courage, friendliness and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-09

faith - so I thought. How
close they are, these two. in
character and origin.
We'd never been rid OF
them. We had never con-
quered the jungle of which
they were a part. They had
always been out there, wait
ing for their chance. and we
moderns who prided ourselves
on our progress. our civilized
decency we had given
them their chance through
our own laxity.
Only that morning I'd rid
den our boundary line. round
ing up some stray calves
noting brush tangles that
needed a clearing kidding
myself that / knew each foot
of the way. Mountain lions!
That was a joke. This was
civilized soil.
And / thought contentedly
of the stout fences. the paved
roads, the good schools and
friendly homes with their con-
venient gadgets that had re-
place the tumble down
shacks and stealthy trails /
once had known. Books,
music. flowers, friends
they'd tanned the wilderness.
So I'd thought!
VET, in spite of these things.
l. a cougar had come stink
ing out of some secret den
and flung the horror OF his
challenge against our walls.
And, in spite of these things,
Hitler had come snarling,
from the dark places of the
human heart!
But how? The answer was
hideously plain. They'd come
because we'd left the way un-
guarded! In all of us
in the finest, the bravest OF
is, there are places like that.
Secret places within the spirit
where hate and horror breed,
nourished by our laxity. our
stupidity, indifference and
dreadful conceit.
Had the jungle come backf
No-the jungle had always
been there and always would
be! There was no. safety in
any mans life-or his neigh
bor's-until each man learned
TO ride herd on the dark and
secret places in his own heart
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