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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
Veterans, Auxiliary
 or I'D. At Meeting

Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson of this city attended state meeting of the Yankee Division Veterans Associa- tion and auxiliary held yesterday in Middletown. Pictures were shown of war havoc in Europe today.
 National Comdr. Austin Appleby of Boston, and State Dept. Comdr. Wallis Allen participated in the program.
 Rhode Island and Massachusetts department commanders were also present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
Adults InUited To
 Attend Scout Meet

Miss Thelma Trott, of the New Milfrod Regional Staff will be the speaker at meetings of the local Girl Scouts. Adult members from Watertown, New Milford. Merlden and Bethlehem have been invited to attend.
 A meeting will be held at 8 o'clock on Wednesday evening at st. Johns Episcopal church. Preceding 1t there will be Q meeting for intermediates at 7:30 o'clock.
 Mrs. Chester Little is in charge of the council meeting to be held at the Scout office on Tuesday morn- ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
CORNELL CLUB

Winners in the Friday afternoon tournament which closed last Fri day, under the direction of Mrs. J. c. Moriarty were: Mrs. E. c. Erk Mrs. Edward Cookson, Jr., 3411a ; Mrs. A. B. Weston. Mrs. A. Field 336; Mrs. John Doran, Mrs. Francis OIeary, 33212; Mrs. Richard Ben- son, Mrs. Timothy Sullivan, 33012.
 Scorers on Friday afternoon were: north-south, Mrs. Weston, Mrs Field, 59; Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Ben- son. 5412: east-west, Mrs. Kruse Mrs. Martin, 5912; Mrs. Crone, Mrs Bradley, 5212.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
Contract Bridge
ELTON CLUB

Scorers in the Friday afternoon play under the direction of Mrs. w s. Smith were: Mrs. George Bren- nan, Mrs Louis Boisvert, 93; Mrs Leon Lovejoy, Mrs. Walter Norton 92 1-2; Mrs. Raymond Pidge, Mrs John A. Wright, 83; Mrs. Phillip Shaler, Mrs. Homer Bernier, 80 1-2; Mrs. Charles Anderson, Mrs. Harry Wintsch, 79.
 The official standing is: Mrs Swentor, Mrs. Wright, 259; Mrs Lovejoy, Mrs. Norton, 248; Mrs Bernier, Mrs. Boisvert, 245.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN

The Italian American Women's Democratic Club will hold meeting Monday night at 7:30 p. m. at Dem ocratic headquarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
wOMEN's 0ET-TOdETHER CLUB

The WomenA 0et-Together Club of the Third Congregational church will meet at q o'clock this evening in the Parish Hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
McKENNEY
 ON BRIDGE

This is the second of a series of six articles on the McPherran No Trump.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
Daily Short Story
The Girl and the Poodle

had almost slipped has mind that
he was probably dealing with a
slick pickpocket
He was broodIng about this rs
they headed out of Hollywood.
Mary White fiddled with the radio
dial and they got a swing band,
then the clckety-click that pre-
coded a news broadcast.
She was quiet as the report
came over perhaps thought he wa
really interested In the dispatches
from abroad and Washington.
Harry however, was busy with his
own thoughts. Then came an ac-
count Of a girl with the lest poodle
who had so deity taken IN the
and other guilelesS per-
sons in and about Los Angeles.
"Police arrested her tonight
at the Burbank Airport" the
voice on the radio said. "She
had booked passage for New
York, and detectives went there
on an anonymous tip. They said
lIlhl Nilt - NduA'u III bhil
dozen cities for ShOplifting and
picking pockets, and once served
"A term
Harry looked AT Mary White and
she was smiling broadly. Now
isn't that a coincidence ," she said.
And that was probably the be-
ginning of a more than beautiful
II happened only few
evenings ago, so the story can [
be ended here. II has all the ear
marks of one of those things that
have a happy climax at Yuma.
THE END
Tomorrow short story: Re-
volt by Charles McGulrk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
KNOWS WHAT'S NEXT

81 haven't seen any strayed
pup around here" he said. aware
in a general way of what she
would say next.
"Oh, dear" she said. "A little
hoy down the block said he'd
seen a dog that looked like Mimi
running across your yard little
while ago. Mind II L take
look 2"
mot a Bit" Harry said. "If
you'll wait a minute till / put
on a coat I'll help you"
He didn't really need coat. a.
Il was a fairly warm night, but II
might be fun TO trap the girl. lie
emptied his wallet of money anc
such valuables as his drivers
license, social security card anc
studio passes, and stuffed 1t int
his hip pocket.
Together they combed the prem
ises. but. Of course. there was nc
poodle gamboling over the green.
sward. She said Mimi was Away,
running away. a bit Of information
that was not exactly fresh news tC
Harry.
Maybe shes visiting some
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
Daily Quiz

Can you name the French
possession in the New World
in which the famous penal
colony, Devils Island. is
situated?
is William Jennings
Bryan buried?
the end of the eighteenth
century every state north OF
Maryland. with one exception
had provided for the immediate
or gradual abolition of slavery
Can you name the state that
had not?
What was the name applied to
that period of history marked
by the revival of learning which
had its beginning in the four
teenth century?
9uilateral parallelogram
having its angles oblique is
called a: Rhombus, rhebuS,
oblong?
,-Ferrets are known for their
ability TO destroy Vermin To
which one Of these animals are
they related: Weasel, rabbit
rat?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
knowledge Test
By DIR. SABIN III. CONNOLLY

In what Shakespearean play
will you find these definitions
of love-: (a) Love is merely
a madness: (bl Love is a
smoke raised with the fume of
signs: (c) Love is a spirit
all compact of fire"
town: (aD In Italy Is
famous for its canals: Ch) in
Austria is famous for its music
festivals. (cD in England is
famous for its Fleet street?
was: ta) The pureSt
knight IN Arthurian legend. tb)
the Pope of Calendar Reform;
Co the painter of the Blue
Boy?
What city: ta) Contains the
tomb of Napoleon; tcD contains
the famous Red Square; (c)
contains Harley street, the
street Of physicians?
the correct term used for
ta) The one who gives the
ether in an operation; CD a
room for the treatment of
sickness through sun baths; tc)
a specialist in pulling teeth?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

body else" he suggested, so they
carried on the search on the
premises OF the neighbors. The
girl said she was Mary White,
and lived over there" pointing
vaguely 20 a hill where the
lights Of half a dozen small
homes Spsrkled like stars against
the black hackdrop Of the night
Harry SAID, a bit more grlmlN
han he had intended. that maybe
The dog had gone home on its OWL
accord and he'd walk back there
with hcr 10 SEQ.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
WALLET MISSING

Suddenly. while they were trudG-
ing along the road. Mary spotted
something white behind some
bushes and darted there. Harry
waited patiently and as he did 50
he felt his hip pocket for the
twcnty-ninth time, and the wallet
wasn't there.
lie could sec Mary White
fuSSing about the bushes and
dldn worry. he was sure he could
outrun her If she tried 10 light out.
She emerged down the road 30
or 40 yards back. and he retraced
his footsteps. She was holding his
pocketbook
us this yours, Mr.. Fletcher"
she asked.
He flushed Sheepishly.
Eyes. II il. he said.
"You must have dropped it,
she said. II just picked IL up in
the road" Yes. he thought. she
had examined it back there and
found il empty
They continued up the hill and
at little white bungalow turned
in. A light was on the porch,
and there on the top step sat
Mimi. barking.
"fou must come In" the girl
said. land meet my mother.
Maybe she can find some cold
beer In the iceboX."
A woman with prematurely
white hair, with lovely face and
a young figure, greeted them.
Mother" the girl said, 81
want YOU 10 meet MIR. Fletcher,
who lives down the road. He's
been helping me hunt Mimi. The
wicked little rascal must have
come home just after l left"
They each had bottle Of beer
and Harry elected the information
that Mrs. White, a widow. had
lived there for three or four years.
and that the girl was employed III
a lawyers Office downtown.
He was very bewildered young
man. 1t was hard 10 believe that
such an attractive young woman.
with such a charming mother
could be a pickpocket. Finally he
said:
THE nights young yet. Why
not let me run on home and get
my car and let's all three of us
go for a ride, maybe stop some
where to dance little ."
FORGET HE'S BROKE
LETS go in my car" she said.
"You can drive II you're afraid
to ride with a girl at the wheel"
Mrs. White said she was too old
for such things, and after Harry
had politely scoffed at this. he and
Mary White left together IN her
smart convertible.
They dropped into little cafe
on Sunset, where the band was a
good one, and whiled away a
couple of pleasant hours. The
waiter handed Harry the bill
$3.50. Automatically he drew out
his billfold. found II empty.
Good Lord" he exclaimed.
I'm flat broke. I'm afraid I'll
have 10 leave you as hostage, II
you'll let me borrow your car
10 run home for some money"
She laughed gayly.
II have enough mad money to
cover IT," She said, and paid the
waiter.
Sure, she knew all along he was
broke. But he'd forgotten this. 1t
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
LOOKING FOR GIRL

We're looking for her" the
desk sergeant informed the con-
Juror over the phone. De
scription tallies.'
The doorbell rang and Harry
shouted 10 Wong. who was in the
kitchen cleaning up after a most
satisfactory sll-American meal OF
ham and eggs and hashed-brown
potatoes and apple pie a la mode,
that he'd answer il. II was a
young woman, dolled up in sum
merry White, Who Stood on INC
porch.
"Sorry TO bother you," she
said sweetly. "but have you seen
n white poodle running around
In this neck OF the woods"
Harry grinned inwardly. Well
this was something! And she was
a brunei, all right.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
A sTICKER sLICKED

Like an Astoria resident buying
the Tri-Borough Bridge. this Sor-
cerer had his pocket picked Of A
wallet containing nearly three
hundred dollars. An attractive
brunei had come 10 ms home say
Ing her pet white poodle had been
lost in the neighhorhood and would
ne tthe magician heln her hunt
for the pesky little animal
The magician CALAMITY con-
scented. and for half an hour they
prowled about, but the poodle was
not turned up.
The girl sorrowfully thanked
him and went her way. and when
he got home the man who so
easily plucked Dummies out Of a
hat and gold watches from the
customers ears discovered that his
pocketbook was missing.
The police told HIM, so the news
paper yarn continued. that the girl
had lost her poodle all over town
on several occasions, and used the
same scheme successfully each
time
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
BY SANFORD FARRELL

HARRY FLETCHER was su-
IL premely contented. he had
been in his new home In the hills
north OF Hollywood only three
weeks, yet he was as delighted
with IL AS IL he had planned evers
nook and Granny in the bungalow.
instead Of purchasing u com
plctely furnished a. cash bar
gain price.
His friends al told him 70 was
about the neatest bachelor layout
they'd ever encountered.
Thumbinc through The evening
paper. Harry Fletcher reflected
happily on his changed status
A little story back or page one
section two, Of the paper caught
his eve. IL YVES tho sad tale re-
lated 10 the police by a magician
who ought 10 have known better.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

Tomorrow'S short story: Re
volt by Charles McGuirk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
Priorifies Recognize
Transport importance

The vital Importance Of high
way transport in national defense
is recognized in recent priorities
preference ratings granted by fed
eral authorities 70 materials es-
sential in the continued perform
ance Of this modern method OF
transportation.
Priority status has been granted
"a materials needed 10 increase
manufacture of medium an
heavy trucks. trailers and buses
>f2l replacement parts for similar
equipment; t3) materials needed
in construction Of military access
roads. strategic highway network
federal aid primary and secondary
highway systems, (4 materials
needed FOR maintcna Of state
county and city highway systems
80 replacement parts for public
snd private carriage Of passengers
or freight hy motor truck or bus
and 90 petroleum production, re
nnlne and transportation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
ChrYs|er Checks
Steering, Toe-In

New ChrySlerS coming off the
final production line, already sub
iecied to more than 400 individual
inspections and adjustments, are
now given one more test on new
equipment designed TO check toe-in
of the front wheels dynamically in
motion.
The cars are driven over pit
in which a man is standing, and
the front wheels enter a device
which rotateS the wheels cleo
tricaHy If by any chance the
wheels are off-ccnter. a gauge for
each wheel Immediately registers
that fact
At the same time the front
wheels are being inspected, a new
type Of check is made on the steer
ing wheel itself. Because ChrySleT
uses a one-SpOke wheel. the spoke
must he lined up horizontally
when the wheels are in the per
fectly straight ahead position. II
the steering wheel is not set just
so. the See-through feature los
which the driver has complete
vision Of the instrument pane
would be destroyed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
Henderson Draws Crowd

Another big event in the past
week was the visit here ~ Leon
Henderson as guest speaker for
The Economic Club. The color
ful New Dealer drew one Of the
largest crowds ever assembled
at luncheon here.
Thanked by Edsel Ford and
{. T.. Wilson and other automo-
tive chieftains, Henderson stated
frankly that more and more
would be demanded Of the auto
industry. and cited figures on
prosperity which he said should
call for some dancing in the
streets and big celebrations,
even in Detroit
Business and industrial leaders
who had gathered 10 hear Hen
derson were warm - their praise
for his forcefulness and person.
atty while diSagreeing with
many of his principles. As one
executive phraSed II. I'm glad
10 see that he isn't wearing
horns and a long tail"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
Set january Quotas

The past week saw more inn
portant happenings IN the auto
mobile world. January passenger
car allotments were announced,
showing even more drastic re-
auctions than before with a hint
of greater ones 10 come.
General Motors output was set
az 90 567 for January, a reduc-
ton of 55l per cent Chrysler
was cut from 107 ,354 in Janu-
AIRY. 1871. 10 47271 for January.
1912. for the tour divisions, cut
Of SIS per cent Ford was al
lowed IS 009. units against 81 $50
the year before, down 81 per
cent.
The independents were given
quotas of 29.00l. an 3 per cent
boost over the previous January
because Of seasonal production
fluctuations. Packard benefited
the most being quoted an addi-
tional 2S.S per cent Only Nash
and Willys-Oyerland IN this
group will have 10 chop their
output.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
Strip Act
TWA Weighs Stratoiiner
Quintuplets

Weighing an elephant would be
a simple matter compared 10 the
task Just completed by j c. Frank
lin. superintendent Of engineering
for Transcontinental e. Western
Air. Inc, and Kirk Raynesford,
weight and balance engineer. They
have Just completed the job OF
weighing the stratoliner quintup-
lets the largest transport planes
in domestic airline service. a task
requiring a total of 500 hours OF
labor by a crow Of 20. a
Uncle Sam requires that the
planes be weighed stripped once
a year The planes were placed IN
operation a year ago and this was
the first time the skyway queens
stepped into their boudoir az the
Kansas City airport for the strip
act and weighing ceremony. The
empty weight Of each was APP
proximatclv $1,000 pounds. The
groes weight. including all acces-
sories and passengers. is $4,000
pounds
Special scales were required
Records are kept on the weight of
every item IN the ships equipment
from a 2-ounce fy swatter 10 a
451pound heating system.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
More Room, Comfort
Given Car Travellers

Greater roomineSS and comfort
are likely TO be among the most
important advantages noted by
those who travel in new automo-
bilcs. According 10 Nash engineers,
The company made a great point
of these features when IL was de-
veloping its new Ambassador 500
Front seats of the sedans are
nearly ; feet wide, and leg room
in front extends over 3l3 feet. Al
though the cars are much lower
this year-they are 8 inches wider
than they are tall-head room has
been increased TO 80 inches above
the front seat and to 36ls inches
in the rear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
Ahead of Schedule

Both of these programs also
cali for volume output. and the
necessary tool-up for this highly
specialized work Is rapidly near
In completion. With very few
executions. hand-built pilot
models Of all the Individual
parts for Martin bombers and
Bofors guns that Plymouth will
make, have been completed and
some design improvements have
already been Incorporated In
manufacturing plans.
Actual production on both Of
these programs, IL is now safe
to predict, will he under way
earlier than the originally
scheduled date.
"In addition, along with regu-
lar car production work on new
model Plymouths which are now
coming through. the factory also
will continue 10 produce hum
dreds of industrial and tractor
engines per month. Some OF
these are intended for United
states Army service at air bases
for towing aircraft I'm and out
of hangers, or moving bomb
trains up TO attack squsdrons'
loading points, and similar
work"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
Dedicate 4 NeW ShOlUrOOns,
Worth S225, 900, in Week

For 'he first time IN the history
Deiroits automobile row. four
rev shoWroons viii be Simul-
faneouslv dedicated next week
They viii be occupied by De Soto
Plymouth dealers whose total in-
vestmonts In buildings and equip
nent VIII approximate SOS 600
According 70 Louis Rose Com
pany De Soto direct dealer on
Cass avenue. there are now total
q "a Do Sofo-Plymouih dealers
with sales and service headquar-
fers In Greater Detroit ard the
four new establishments arc
among the outstanding automobile
business houses in this vicinity
The simultaneous dedication
Of four such buildings bs deal
ers operating under the same
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
Thomas Starts Eeud

The briCkbats arc starting 20
fy in the Who killed cock
robin controversy on dtStoca-
tion OF employment due 10 tho
defense program r. J. Thomas,
head ol the UAW-ClO, cast the
first one last week by charging
that the automobile manufacture
erS were not using their avail
able machine tools for defense
and thereby retarding the transit
tion from civilian 20 military
production.
Thomas took issue with Alfred
r. Sloan Jr.. president Of Cen
ersl Motors. that only 10 10 *
per cent or the machinery and
equipment of auto plants are
adaptable 10 defense work, The
JAW chief stated IL was much
higher and that a JAW surrey
showed only IS per cent Of the
available machine tools are
being used
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
Gas Mileage
Made Visible

Dodge dealers. aided and abetted
by factory engineers, are endow-
ing their new-model demonstra-
tions with brand new interest by
bringing driver and front-seat oc-
.cupants face TO face with the rate
at which the engine consumes gas
.oline.
Everything about the fuel DEM
onstration is simple and automatic.
The gasoline is caused TO fill q
glass container-it is seen going
out. now in threadlike, scarcely
lperceptible flow as the car moves
Through busy traffic--now in a
heavier stream as the car enters
the open road.
Mounted on the instrument
panel. the gasometer does not IN
terfere with the normal use of the
car. The driver opens a small
valve and for a brief moment
places his finger over a tiny open
ing in the glass bowl Of the gas
lometer. The closing of vent Gre
ates a vacuum which quickly fills
the container with one-tenth gallon
of gasoline. The driver now notes
the speedometer reading. starts the
engine and runs the car until the
! fuel level in the gasometer reaches
the bottom mark. Here a seconc
speedometer reading is taken anC
the distance multiplied by 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
transportation Show
SET for Dec. E 10 Z

Philadelphia viii be host 10 The
eighth annual national highway
transportation show. December 6
10 -. inclusive. IN Convention
Hall il was announced by the
board OF directors of the National
Motor Truck Show, Inc, sponsors
of the exhibit
The show Will consist OF a COM
plcte display Of trucks trailers,
tanks. tractors. passenger cars.
road building equipment. mobile
kitchens Sterilizer units diesel
and Gas engines. third aXlcs ac-
ccssorics and equipment amhu-
lancos and buses. A great deal of
ne,v defense automotiNe equipment
now being turned out by numer-
OTIS manufacturers. and which The
public has not set seen, VIII be-
rs '1iDlted-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
Auto
Graphs
Open House SUGGEST
January Quotas Out;
Henderson Visits
BY sILER FREEMAN

The first Open House Week
for Detroit automobile dealers Is
now history. But the feeling in
the Detroit Automobile Dealers
Association, which sponsored the
event 10 replace the annual auto
show. is that il will live on in
the future.
Even when auto 6 h ows,
BACKED out by the defense pro-
gram, come back in existence,
Open House will be retained as
a subsidiary feature.
Open House was voted sue
cess by the 300 dealers particle
pating. Credit is due to David
j. Griffith and his committee,
Paul Graves. DADA secretary,
and James Mason, president Of
the dealers body.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-19
Maps Production
Outlook for 1912
Cher. Dealers in Re8io,
Assured Success OF
Transport Needs

More than 800 retail 1utOmOtive
dealers of the Flint region are
home with a new outlook and a
new. long-ranCe program for 1912,
as a result Of conference here
with the top-ranking executives OF
Chevrolet
NJ. +. Coyle. general manager.
and William T. Holler general
sales manager. personally con-
Quoted the day-ong session with
the dealers, one Of eight such
meetings they are scheduled to
hold in the eight regions Of the
country. The local meeting was
staged -undnE1hn- direction of a
I. Young. regional manager.
ChevroletS production outlook
for 1912 was mapped by Coyle
Who pointed out that Chevrolet. as
the largest manufacturer IN the
auto industry Is well equipped
with The necessary supervisory
talent 10 assure Success in fulfill
ing it's defense requirements AND
lis allotment Of transportation
needs for.the nation.
ut is a commentary upon the
ability of the men in company,
plant ard shop that they have
produced new 1912 automobiles
while at the same time they
have geared into the defense
needs of the country in such
scope" Mr. Coyle pointed out.
TIollcr assured the dealers that
Chevrolet has taken fun cog
nizance Of the factors determining
the business course for the new
year, and has charted program
with those new factors in view
A program of "streamlinrng for
efficiency" with emphasis upon
specialization through out the
various phases of the retail BUSH
ness was effected by Chevrolet
some months ago, Holler said, and
this program is kept up-to-date by
constant study OF the changing
retail picture.