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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
Community Club bHost
 At Farewell Party
Washington Hill Chosen to Stage First in Series of Receptions; Miss Burns Awarded Foundation Prize
WASHINGTON HILL

| cess. This is quite a big undertak-
 ing, and lots of help will be needed
 Owing to the inclement weather Friday night, the Earbenders dis pensed with their weekly card game which of course will make them a week late in finishing up at the end of the season.
 Religious instruction for the high school pupils, will be held Monday night, at St. Francis Parish hall, at 2 o'clock and for the grammar school pupils on Thursday at 2:30 p. m. and Saturday morning at g o'clock.
 The c. Y. o. will hold their week. ly meeting at St. Francis Parish hall Wednesday evening at 7:3O.
 The Holy Name society held their regular monthly meeting at the Par ish hall last evening. The guest speaker was Johnnie Hoben, the Torrington boy who made such a sensation on the Yale football team & few years ago. MT. Hoben told members of the changes in football since he played at Yale. After his talk he answered several questions put to him by members.
 Miss Marguerite Burns, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Wayne Burns of 145 Sylvan avenue was awarded second prize of $1O0 in Sachs & Go. Foundation Fund last week. This fund is in its tenth year, and Miss Burns won honorable mention last year and shows she has made re- markable improvement in one year to receive second prize. Miss Burns is third year student in McLane Art Institute, New York City. All the art schools of New York were competing and there were 50 entries which was to furnish completely an 18th century living room. The pres ident of Sachs & Co.,, MT. Sachs himself presented the prizes last Wednesday. and MT. and Mrs. Burns attended the party.
 Friends and neighbors of Mar guerite's wish her continued success in her line. Readers of the Demo- crat will remember having seen some wonderful specimens of her work in some of the Christmas Shoppers Guide when she was a at Waterbury Catholic High. and in one instance she took first prize.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
SUPREME COURT PAYS TRIBUTE

Washington, Feb. 10-(UP)-The Supreme Court pays tribute today to the late Willis Van DeVanter, retired Associate Justice, who died of a heart attack Saturday night.
 When the court convenes at noon for its regular Monday decision ses- sion, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes read statement in tribute to the former jurist.
 Funeral, services will be held to- morrow with the Rev. ZeBarney Phillips, senate chaplain and Van- Devanter's longtime friend, pre- siding. The entire court will serve as honorary pail bearers.
 vanDevanter, in failing health since he left the bench in 1887, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Sanford L. Raridan. He was S1.
 Henry Clay was known as "The Millboy of the Slashes."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna F Melberg were held Saturday after noon at the Alderson funeral home Rev. Arthur H. Johnson, pastor of the Naugatuck Congregational church officiating. Burial will be in Grove cemetery, Naugatuck, at the convenience of the family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
TOBACCO yoBBER DIES

Worcester, Mass, Feb. 10.-(UP) Henry J. Pinney, 61, president and treasurer of H. E. Shaw O., tobac- co jobbers, died at a hospital yes- terday. He was 6 native of South Manchester, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
NEWS EDITOR DIES

Boston, Feb. 10.-(UP)-Park A. Melville, 80, news editor of the Bos- ton Daily Globe for 30 years until his retirement in 1929, died at his home yesterday. He was born at woodstock, N. B.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Clear and Cooler
Weather Promised
After Heavy Rain
Storm in Maryland
Moves House 20 Feet;
Many Orchards Ruined

Fair and cooler weather was IN
prospect for the Washington area
today in the wake of one OF the
summers heaviest transforms.
Overcast skies were predicted for
most of the day, but no rain is ex-
pected during the week end. High
est temperature today will be about
Sc degrees. and tonight around IS
degrees. The forecaster said to-
morrow would be fair and cooler.
The storm which struck the Cap
ital area about 7:30 O'Clock last
night and the resultant heavy rain
forced off several manhole covers,
caused miniature floods at several
places and washed out two out
door musical entertainments. The
Weather Bureau said lis inches
of rainfall was recorded.
A transformer at Fourth street
and Rhode Island avenue NE. was
struck by lightning, causing small
fire during the height of the storm.
Concerts Postponed.
The San Carlo Opero Co.'S per-
formance of Aida" at the Potomac
Water Gate. called off when the
storm struck, was rescheduled for
next Wednesday night. This eve
ning's performance of Bizet's opera
Carmen" will be held as scheduled
at 8:15 o'clock.
Also rained out was the final con-
cert in the Starlight Chamber Music
Series in Meridian Hill Park. The
concert will be presented tonight at
8:15 o'clock. Joining the Kolisch
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Maryland Legion Election
Closes Convention TODAY
Tokomu Park Girl
Is Victor in
Beauty Contest
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 16.-Legion-
naires gave their full attention to
the problem of picking a successor
to Department Comdr. George D.
Harman this morning as the 23d
annual convention Of the Maryland
American Legion swung into its
final day.
Last-minute campaigning was
over, an evening of dancing and
pageantry was past and all eyes
turned to the two candidates for
the post, Roy S. Pyle of Aberdeen
and Robert w. Mccullough of
Hyattsville.
The election was scheduled to end
the four-day meeting of Legion
naires from ali parts of Maryland.
Last nights parade. following a
final business session, was all but
washed out by rain. Several thou
sand persons, including contingents
of drum and bugle corps and color
guards, were scheduled to join the
line of march but were discouraged
by the unremitting downpour.
March in Rain.
Troops numbering 5000 from
Fort George G. Meade, marching
in olive green rain coats, made up
the greater part of the parade as
they splashed through downtown
streets and past the almost deserted
reviewing stands.
Later at beauty contest held in
conjunction with the military ball
and pageant at the 5th Regiment
Armory the Legionnaires selected
20-year-old Helen Pender of Ia
koma Park to represent the State
at the Atlantic City beauty pageant
as Miss Maryland 1941. She lives at
622 Elm avenue.
The Sons of the Legion drum
corps contest, held at the armory
earlier in the day, was won by
Hamilton Post, No. 20.
Yesterday resolution asking the
Evening star., 1941-08-16

Quartet for the closing concert will
be four musicians from the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, Millard
Taylor and Milton Schwartz, vio-
linists; Sanford Schonbach, viola
player, and Howard Mitchell, cellist.
Twister in Maryland.
Garrett County, in Western
Maryland, was struck by a twister
in two widely separated spots late
yesterday, causing widespread dam
age to forests and orchards and
crushing a six-room home occupied
by six people. None was seriously
injured.
The frame home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Bittinger near Swanton
was lifted from it's foundations and
carried 20 feet by the strong wind
before it collapsed. In it were the
couple, their daughter and grand
daughter visiting from Lonaconing
and Pat Mayhew and his son. All
were brought to Oakland and
treated for cuts and bruises.
The twister cut swath 100 yards
wide for several hundred feet, de-
stroyed a barn and ripped out an
orchard, then disappeared to the
east. 1t next struck at the Sang
Run home of Mark Friend, about Is
miles from Oakland. There it took
600 feet of steel roofing from a
barn, broke windows in Mr.. Friends
home, cleaned out an entire Or
chard and other timber, including
sugar maple trees.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
3OO,OOOth D. C.. Phone Is Put
In Office That Got No. ] in "
Chief Army Signal Officer Hos Firm
Vice President Do the Hooking Up

Nearly 64 years after the first
District telephone was installed in
the Office of the chief signal officer
of the Army, the o0,0O0th telephone
was set up yesterday afternoon in
the same Office with appropriate
ceremony.
Brig. Gen. Dawson Olmstead, act
ing chief signal officer during the
temporary absence of Maj. Gen. j
o. Mauborgne, was the subscriber
and he insisted on Charles A
Robinson. vice president and general
manager of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., performing
the duties of the installer"
Gen. Olmstead, in an informal
talk, said the first telephone, in
stalled in the Office in October. 1877
provided the first direct communi-
cation between the War Department
and Fort Myer, Va.
This early recognition by the
Army of the Importance of tele-
phone communication" he said, "is
shown by the fact that this first
District telephone was installed only
18 months after Alexander Graham
Bell had secured the patents on his
revolutionary invention"
Telephone Company Commended.
From that time to this. the Army
Signal Corps has been a leader in
the development of telephonic COM
munication.
In return for Washington's latest
telephone installation, Gen. Ohm
stead offered Mr.. Robinson and the
telephone industry "the commenda-
Evening star., 1941-08-16

Norwegian terms of abuse for Hitler,
and the Austrians made good use
of their newly acquired knowledge +"
British and Norwegian soldiers al
ready had landed on the Lofoten
Islands when 1t. Stromholt awoke
on the morning he escaped from con-
troll of the Germans. He was living
in the town of Svolvaer on the
Lofotens. The Norwegians there
had been discussing for some time
the possibility of an English raid on
the islands.
He met an English soldier in the
street with tommy gun.
Didn't Give Uniform to Nazis.
Il asked him if they. had come to
make an invasion. The Englshman
replied that they were leaving in a
few hours. All who wanted to fight
for NorWay'S freedom and inde-
pendence could join the British in
returning to England.
I'VE had two hours to make our
selves ready for the trip to liberty.
/ went home and put on my Nor
wegian uniform. I had hidden it
when North Norway had to capt.
ulate and we were demobilized, and
! had taken it with me to Svolvaer.
I'VE had been ordered by the
Germans to hand in uniforms and
equipment, but I had not had the
heart to part with mine. I had hid
den 1t In Granny behind the fire.
place. I was hoping that I would
be able to use it one day when the
Germans would be thrown out of
the country"
Evening star., 1941-08-16

ton of the Army for your past and
present services to our Nation"
The present handy telephone
represents a great advance in
technique from that day in 1877
when the first instrument was used
by the then chief signal oficer. In
contrast, too, it marks the expansion
of the industry here.
A year after the Army used 1t
successfully, a system of private
lines was installed for number
of Washington businessmen. In
1879 the National Telephone Co..
equipped with a switchboard and
central ONCE, published its first
telephone directory. 1t contained
the names of 1913 subscribers No. l
on the list was the Executive
Mansion.
District Third in World.
The Chesapeake g. Potomac COM
pany was incorporated in 1883 and
took over the responsibility Of
multiplying the citys telephone
needs with a total of 300 telephones
in service. In 1922, forty-three years
after the first central office was
placed in service. the 100000 mark
was passed. 1t took only 13 years
for the next 100000 to be reached
in 1885. The third 100000 tele-
phones have been placed in service
in the short space Of six years.
Washington for many years has
ranked among the leading cities in
telephone development in compare
son to population. The latest figures
available show this city is third on
the list, being topped only by Stock
holm and San Francisco.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Escaped Norwegian Officer
Here, Talks of Spring Victory
Nuzis Done For if
Reds Hold Out,
He Declares

At 7 am. on March the thunder
of guns awoke 1t. Edmund Ingolf
Stromholt of the Norwegian Army.
The English were coming, in ships,
to storm Lofoten Islands and to
harass the Germans holding that
little bit of Norway.
Today 1t. Edmund Ingolf Strom-
holt visited The Star. With the help
of the English raiders of March 4,
he escaped from Lofoten, with 300
of his fellows. He is the first Of
them to reach the United States. For
three months he is going to lecture
in this country and Canada, and
then he plans to return to England
to join the Norwegian forces there.
The visitor is a sturdy, straight
young man of "a, who speaks good
English, taught him in his Nor
wegian school. He fought through
the whole Norwegian campaign be-
fore the Germans gained control Of
his country, but he is ready to go
back for more. Ready and conf
dent, too.
If the Russians Hold Out.
IF the Russians hold out, the Ger
mans will be licked in the spring"
he said. He was numbered among
the troops who helped recapture
Narvik from the Germans in the
early stages of the Norway war,
when the NaziS were still far away
from victory.
He crossed the ocean from Eng
land on Norwegian freighter that
landed him in Canada, and he came
south by train. He is staying at the
Norwegian Legation for a few days
as guest of Minister Morgentierne.
He tells story of low German mill
tary morale
The troops in Northern Norway
were mainly Austrians, but they were
under the command of German
officers. Hitler did not trust the
Austrian officers. Judging by the
mood of the common soldiers,
Hitler's distrust was quite justified.
One thing at least was worthy of
note. All the Austrian soldiers
spoke with up there in the North
were agreed that Hitler would at
tack Russia and that he would lose
the war.
Austrians Hated Hitler.
They held this view as early as
last autumn. Despite the Gestapo
agents that swarmed everywhere,
the Austrians did not hide the fact
that they hated Hitler. They spoke
freely to patriotic Norwegians. The
latter in return taught them many
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Fredericksburg Opens
Rappahannoek Bridge
By the Associated Press.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Aug.
16.-The new s325,000 State high
way bridge across the Rappahan-
mock River here was opened to traf-
fic yesterday as a link in Route 8.
connecting Fredericksburg with the
Northern Neck counties of Vir-
ginia. 1t replaces one partly de-
stroyed in the April, 1887 food.
The bridge was opened to trafic
at exercises at which the ribbon
crossing the span was cut by little
Misses Elizabeth Wilmer Houston
of Fredericksburg and Mary Lou
Ashby of Stafford.
Senator Glass, Democrat, Of Vir-
ginia, escorted by Highway Com
missioner James A. Anderson and
Mayor w. Marshall King of Fred
ericksburg, walked about a third
of the way across the new span
after an address in which Senator
Glass commended the city on its
development and recalled his first
visit here IS years ago.
A parade preceded the exercises
at the bridge with the band and
motorized units of the 104th Caval-
~, I'd Army Corps. now on ma.
neuvers at the A. p. Hill Military
Reservation. In the procession.
Evening star., 1941-08-16

Federal Government to increase the
basic pay of selectees from $21 to
$50 a month was unanimously
adopted. Also adopted were resolu-
tions asking for the resignation of
Secretary of Labor Perkins, calling
for State and Federal legislation to
outlaw strikes and lockouts in ma
tional defense industries and urging
organization of a State Mediation
Board. Another resolution asked
for a State strike moratorium and
urged Gov. O'Conor to call q con-
ference of labor leaders in an effort
to end all strikes.
The proposed building of the st.
Lawrence Great Lakes waterway
was attacked by another resolution
which pointed out the waterway
hardly could be termed a defense
,rOiect.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
u S. Studies Plan to Aid War Victims Deofened by Bombs

The films were enthusiastically
received by the audience, which in
cluded secretaries, workers in the
Library of Congress. Civil Service
Commission and many other Gov
ernment departments, and q Depart
ment of State translator proficient
visually in four languages.
Prof. Irving S. Fusfeld, Of the
psychology department Of Gallaudet
College, who also was present at the
test lesson, said that college heads
might introduce the films into their
adult lip reading classes. At present
they are based on q minimum Of
language background which would
not be possessed by the young child,
he said.
Evening star., 1941-08-16

cinematog7aphy at the University
Of Southern California, that so per
cent of English soldiers and civilians
who have survived bomb explosions
have been deafened by them.
For the last two years in uni
versity laboratories they have been
developing films which reverse the
old rote method of teaching lip
reading. Instead, the hard of hear
ing are shown familiar scenes like
birthday party or an Office, and
taught to read lips in conjunction
with all the gestures, facial express
sions, objects and persons they
would encounter in real life.
Dr.. Morkovin and Mrs. Moore said
yesterday that Once Of Education
Evening star., 1941-08-16

A bomb-deafened world OF to-
morrow was pictured today for
Government officials by two in
ventors of q new method of teach
ing lip reading.
Office of education officials had
before them plans for mass Gov
ernment production Of films Of
common place scenes designed to
teach lip reading usually in six
months. The older method required
long hours of syllable and word
practice before dialogue is taught.
DR.. John w. Studebaker of the
ONCE of Education was told by Mrs.
Lucelia Moore, vice president Of
the Pacific zone of the American
Society for the Hard Of Hearing, and
DR.. Boris Norkovin, professor OF
Evening star., 1941-08-16

ofiicials were sympathetic toward
mass production of the films to be
sent to cities and vocational re-
habilitation centers all over the
country.
The system would be especially
effective for soldiers deafened by ex-
plosions, 1t was explained, to enable
them to live normally In q very
short time.
An actual lesson through use of
the films was given last night by DR..
Morkovin and Mrs. Moore to mem
bers of the Washington Society Of
the Hard Of Hearing and students
attending their regular classes at
2431 Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1941-08-16

Georgetown University Hospital for
face injuries after he was struck by
a car while crossing in the 1900 block
of M street during the rain late yes
terday afternoon. Police said the
driver of the car was Harry Hippler,
Is, Arlington, Va.
Arthur Bertram Claxton, go, of
1918 First avenue, Silver Spring,
Md, received sprained back this
morning when he lost control of his
car on the East-West highway west
Of Beach drive in Rock Greek Park.
Montgomery County police said
Mr.. Claxton's car ran off the right
shoulder and the driver lost control
when he tried to regain the hard
surface. The car swerved across the
road and struck bank on the left
side of the road. Mr.. Claxton was
taken to Georgetown Hospital.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Police Arrest Crunemon
On Numbers Charge

A man who gave the name OF
Louis H. Walters, 81, of the TOO
block of Eleventh street Sc, said
by Maryland police to be a crane
operator on the Naval Medical Cen
ter construction project at Bethesda,
Md, was arrested yesterday on
charge of operating numbers game
Detective 1t. Theodore Vollten OF
the Bethesda police said he arrested
Mr.. Walters after the latter allegedly
accepted numbers bets" from the
detective. He was released under
81 900 bond.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Khorosson Knights End
Roanoke Convention
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 16.-Beau-
mont, Tex, was chosen as the 1943
convention city as the Dramatic Or
der knights Of Khorassan brought
its five-day biennial convention to q
close here yesterday.
c. J. Blinn of Oklahoma City,
newly elected imperial prince, and
other officers of the order were in
stalled at the closing session.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Scientist Honored

DR.. Walter L. Hard, assistant pro-
fessor of zoology at the University
of Maryland, has been awarded 500
by the Sigma XII Society, national
honorary fraternity for the promo
ton of research, for laboratory re-
search on the differentiation OF
alpha and beta cells in, the pancreas
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Welfare Costs Below 1910

BALTIMORE, Aug. 16 (P.-Mary-
lands public welfare burden during
July was II per cent lower than in
the same month last year, but
slightly higher than duying June,
Public Welfare Director j. Milton
Patterson reported yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Nobel Winner Dies

VICHY, Unoccupied France, Aug
Is R.- Paul Sabatier, 81, Nobel
Prize winner in chemistry in 1912,
died yesterday at Toulouse.
Evening star., 1941-08-16

In August, Beware OF:
1. Crossing a street at some
point other than q croSswalk.
Three Of the five pedestrians
killed In traffic in August. 1910.
were fatally injured while COM
mitting this unsafe act.
2. The hours between 5 and
Q pm. Four persons met death
within this four-hour period
IN August last year.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-17
FOR THE GOOD OF ALL

A truth that organized labor has frequently
emphasized but which many persons still do
not see, was stressed by William Green in a re-
cent address before the Rotary Club of Philadel-
phia. This truth is that organized labor is work
ing in the best interests of business, agriculture
and in fact the whole nation.
"The object of the American Federation of
Labor" said Mr.. Green, "is to promote the econ
omic and social welfare of working people and to
elevate their living standards through organiza-
ton, collective bargaining, legislation and educa-
ton.
"Our efforts are not hostile to business. On
the contrary, what we are doing and what we are
seeking to achieve is in the best interests of bust
ness and agriculture BY lifting the purchasing
power of the great mass of Americans we are in
creasing buying power and thus creating greater
domestic demand and consumption of the products
of factory and farm.
"We are working in the best interests of our
country because we are building up the standard
of life and living in America
The truth pointed out by Mr.. Green can't be
brought too often to the attention of the nation
by labor and it's friends. When it is given uni
versa recognition, this nation will be well on the
way to better and happier civilization.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-04-17

THE United States has the finest highways in
the World, but there are hazards in motoring,
nearly all Of them traced to careless drivers. The
fact is generally realized that many drivers who
are pretty good at the wheel think they so
near perfect that they often fail to recognize the
fact that driving is full-time job and doesn't
allow time for thoughts to go wandering over null
titudeS of things that do not concern the duties
of the man at the wheel. The worst things hap
pen usually when least expected, and safety de-
pends on the "Othcr fellow and yourself.
An automobile travelling 80 to 80 miles an hour
cannot be stopped within Is to IT'S feet, depend
ing on exact speed; and it cannot be put around
curve with safety when it is going at high speed.
When you drive a car you cannot pass another
car on a hill, even if the other car is dragging.
There may be oncomng racing up to the
brow Of the hill. Just hold back until you can
see clear road ahead Don't pass a railroad
crossing without stoping to look and listen. Bicycle
riders pedestrians must be given wide berthS,
and don't gamble on which way children decide
to go
Rules that we find on the markers placed be-
side the highways are there to be obeycd, and most
of these instructions are sensible warnings. II you
are driver who doesn't believe in signs, suppose
you think matters over carefully, and consider
the wisdom Of Whittier who found that nature
and thoughtful persons speak in symbols and in
signs After all, most accidents may be charged
up against lapses, and "Wool- l-gatherng,' which
lead to trouble on the open road and city streets