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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-20
ANN MCCARTHY
 ST. LUCY'S GUEST

st. Lucy's c. Y. o. will hold its reg nlar bi-mon.niy meeting this eve- ming at 7:30 in the old rectory. Plans for the glee club and the annual bazaar will be discussed.
 AS part of the cultural committee nrorram for the evening Miss Grace Yasprogata. chairlady, will present Miss Ann Mccarthy. noted journal ist and traveller, who will address the group. The meeting will be followed by a social.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-20

Charles E. Woodlock of 26 Farm ington avenue, a member of the faculty at Crosby high school for many years. has been nominated by Mayor Vincent A. Scully to fill the vacancy In Board l5.A, largest of the four local Selective Service draft boards, and his name has been sent to Governor Robert A. Hurley for approval.
 The vacancy on this board has existed for several weeks since Ma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-20
SALE PERMISSION
 SOUGHT BY PERRY

An application for permission to sell family house and land at l5l-l53 Orange street for $8,75o was filed in Superior court today by Walter Perry, receiver for the Mer- chants Trust Company, owners Of the property.
 Commissioner Perry states the property is assessed at $o,550 and that a recent offer of $8,750 was made for the land and house. to be paid with 5000 in cash ard the balance in a mortgage. This offer will be acceptable to the bank if the court grants permission to sell, The petition will be heard at Fri- days short calendar session Of Su- perior court. The prospective pur- chaser was not revealed.
 s--~--s--=s-s---H-a-uEs-
 PorVing that fans remember ( stars family as well as the stars
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-20
VOICE PRAISED

Melvyn Douglas voice Is consid- cred by sound men. "the most even- ly modulated voice in pictures. |" Douglas now is playing the male lead in Columbla's "Our Wife" for producer-dircctor John M. StahL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-20

l6 year old sing star, has already received IS gifts from fans to be given her mother on Mothers Day One was valuable hand knitted scarf sent by fan In St. Louis,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-20

Australia boasts that in l5o years its sheep have increased from 10 to over ii5,000000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-20

Naugatuck, May 20.--Miss Laura Butcher. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Lester Butcher of this town, will bc recipient of . bachelor of sci- cnce degree from Arnold College, New Haven, Friday of thlS week. She was most popular girl In her graduating class at NaugatWck High R few years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-20

Porving that fans remember . stars family as well as the stars themselves, Mary Lee, RepupblicS
Evening star., 1941-09-02

of a real increase in body weight
of the white school children over the
last decade-and particularly of the
older children over the last two dec
ades-appears incontestable. What
the reasons are cannot be easily
grasped.
Phenomenon Is Worldwide.
1.-THE phenomenon is world wide,
and therefore we could assume that
the general increase in bodily di-
mensions may be indirectly asso-
ciated with such other worldwide
phenomenon and the birth decrease
in the Western countries and the
decline in size of family.
This striking phenomenon of re-
cent years has, of course, increased
the mean income per person, wheth-
er real wages have or have not
risen. Other investigations have re-
vealed distinct association between
growth of children and well-being of
parents.
"Such a bearing of the general
birth decrease on children's growth
appears the more reasonable after
it has become evident from the new
figures of population trends in Hag-
erstown that the highest socio-
economic class has, since about 1920
steadily increased in proportional
contribution to births"
North American Newspaper Alliance.>
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Red Cross Aquafete
Will Open Tonight
AT Takoma Pool
First of Special Events
Raising Curtain on
Roll Call Sept. n

The District Red Cross Chapters
aquafete will open tonight at the
Takoma Pool, Fifth and Van Buren
streets NV, and will continue
nightly this week.
This is the first Of a series of
special events scheduled to raise
the curtain on the annual Red
! Cross Roll Call which begins Sep
tember %.
The event is being staged by the
Junior Board of Commerce, with
the cooperation of the District
Playground Department. There will
be some 500 District youngsters in
the cast of the aquafete.
Seats Free to Public.
Stars of the show will be two
young men from out of town, who
hold national swimming champion
ships. They are Bill Wright, Mich
igan University star swimmer, and
Don Boyer. Massanutten Va0
Academy star.
There are 5000 seats available.
One section has been reserved for
specially invited guests and Red
Cross volunteers who will conduct
the Roll Call. The other seats are
free to the public. The show starts
each night at o'clock.
Features of the aquafete will
be rhythmic formation swimming,
fancy and clown diving, life saving
numbers and battle" between two
fleets of ships operated by the
i swimmers.
Local Stars to Participate.
Among the outstanding local
swimmers who will participate are
Patsy and Phillis Palmer, sisters,
who have won swimming titles here.
Robert Duncan, Red Cross first
aid director in the District, is di-
recting the show Chairman of the
Junior Board of Commerce group in
| charge of the event is Geoffrey
Creyke, jr., who is assisted by Jesse
| Aiken.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Deaths Reported

Alice B. Jones 50, Doctors Hospital.
Bernard B. White, As, United States Naval
Addison W. Broy. As. 1850 Wis ave
John r. T. Carmichael 81, 2401 Calvert
Infant Sullivan. Gallinser Hospital.
Infant Jarrald, Columbia Hospital.
Emilt P. Matter, 50. 1859 Park I'd. NV
Mary A. Linthicum, S3. 2605 Adams
Lavenia Noyes, rs. 35l1 LEGATION st. NV.
Jessie T Brown. rs, 149S Spring rd.
Lucy G. Baker, 75' 66Os Plney Branch
James me Il McBriar. II, George Washington
Frank j. Hunt. 55. Casualty Hospital.
Andrew J Walker, 81, 1913 Jocelyn st. NV.
Reva H Smith. 90, Sibley Hospital.
Catherine Barrett, II, Emergency HOSPITAL.
Infant Barbara A. Delozier, Children's Hos
pltal.
Infant Roo, Sibley Hospital.
Anna Scott. 81. ST. Elizabeth'S Hospital
William Blackston, 81, Freedmen's Hos
pital.
Ernest Fleming 80. Gsllneer Hospital.
Faith Willis, 81, Freedmens Hospital.
Eleanor Franklin, is, Galllnger Hospital.
Jennie Henderson, 4, Gallinger Hospital.
Infant Mary A. Pugh, GallinRer Hospital.
Infant Taylor, Gallinger Hospital.
Infant williams, Gallinger Hospital.
Infant Mcneil Gallinger Hospital.
Infant Taylor. Gallinger Hospital
Eugene McVay, 25, Walter Reed General
Hospital.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Births Reported

Isadore and Bella Altman, boy.
Ivey and Marie Andrews, boy.
Robert and Edna Anderson, girl.
Joseph and Lucille Barrett, girl.
William. jr,. and Mary Barron, girl
Carl and Eleanor Book, boy.
Charles and Dorothy Campbell, boy.
Henry and Dora Charles. girl.
John and Ethel Cook. boy.
Francis and Alice CUNNINGHAM. boy
Harold and josephine Delchamp; boy.
Edward and Ellen Dickerson, girl
Benjamin. and Margaret Dooley, boy.
Branch and Mildred Eppes. girl
Joseph and Margaret Falcone, boy,
Jackson and Elizabeth Garrette. girl.
Austin and Rosslia Gill. girl.
John and Evelyn Gollan; boy.
Chester and jeanette. Dustin. boy.
Cenhas and Louise Hale, girl.
Gilbert and Ella Hallinsn; boy.
William and Sadie Hef1ln, boy.
John and Adele Holmes, boy.
Clifford and Marion James; Girl.
CLYDE and Mary johnson. boy,
Ralph and Frances Knight. boy.
George and Lucille Lawson. girl
Zigmond and Mary Lebensohn, girl.
John and Elizabeth Liberty: girl,
John and Dorothy Littleford. girl
Patrick and Frances Loushney, SRI.
Kenneth and virginia Lynch, boy.
John and Eugenia Mccall boy.
Glen and Anna Mckinley. boy.
Gale and Mary Mclean, girl.
John and Nellie Peak. il. boy:
James and Gertrude Powers. boy.
GeOrge ana Rosemary FI46e' sIII'
Lewis and Marie Prichard. boy.
Cecil and Doris Pruitt. boy.
Mark and Dorothy Reno. boy.
Richard and Helen RICHTER. boy.
Orrin and Helen Ritchie, boy.
Gerard and Pauline Robichaud, girl.
Lawrence and Betty Scheewe, girl.
Harold and Frances SchilZ, girl.
RoSlyn and Dorothy Shollenberger, glrl.
Albert and Lola Stageberg boy.
Leonard and Ruby Toy, boy.
John and EVELYN Uruuhart,. girl
Clarence and Sieglinde Wahler, girl.
Robert and Rose Walker, girl.
r Spencer and Ruth Wood. IT,. boy.
Phillip and Peral Ackers, girl
Richard and Alice Cook, girl,
James ard Thelma Barnes. boy.
Nathaniel and Elizabeth James. boy.
Carlton and Mary Randolph girl
Alfonso and Vivian Robinson, girl.
Tyson. Joseph and Mildred, cir!
Wallace Charles and Grace. boy.
williams. Avery and Marearet. boy.
Woodland. Daniel and Catherine sirl.
Evening star., 1941-09-02

groups but not to the same de-
gree through all stages of develop
ment.
The 6-year-old boys of the sec
ond period are notably heavier
than those of the first, but from
then on until about the 18th year
there is little difference. Then
comes the big squirt of growth, and
the adolescent boys are unquestion-
ably heavier than were their older
brothers. With girls there is hardly
any noticeable difference until the
10th year, when they show up to
much better advantage than their
| sisters.
The difference may be due in part
to the fact, DR.. Wolff says, that
the earlier measurements were taker
in the closing days of the depres-
sion, when there may have beer
considerable malnutrition.
Says DR.. Wolff: The phenomenon
Evening star., 1941-09-02

The average weight of the Is
year-old American schoolboy has in
creased nearly 21s pounds and Of
the schoolgirl 3la pounds in less
than a decade.
Such is tire conclusion of DR..
Georg Wolff of the United States
Public Health Service, based on
thousands of weight measurements
of the children of Hagerstown, Md.
For the last Is years the Public
Health Service has used the Mary
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Average Weight of Children
Has Risen Since '33, u. S. Finds
Public Health Service Survey Shows
21z-Pound Increase for Boys, 3h for Girls

land city as a laboratory for de-
tecting changes in the physical
status of the population. Its growth
and health trends have proved a
fair mirror for what is happening
in the country as a whole.
Measurements were taken IN two
four-year periods-1933 to 1896 and
1887 to 1910, inclusive.
When the periods are compared
DR.. Wolff reports, there is found a
distinct upward trend for all age
Evening star., 1941-09-02
New Students Enrolled
In Alexandria Schools
By a Staff Correspondent of The Star

By Staff CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Sept. 2-Stu-
dents enrolling in the Alexandria
public schools for the first time were
registering at various schools today
preparatory to their opening at 9
am. Thursday.
Students who have attended the
schools in the past were not re-
quired to go through this formality.
Tomorrow afternoon members of
the various school faculties are
scheduled to meet to discuss plans
and receive final instructions.
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buildings were mosquito proofed.
Following the flood, we had the
services of two additional work
ers under the supervision of our
Sanitary Division in making a
survey Of the damaged territory.
This was of great benefit in help
ing to ward off diseases, and in
structions were given to the
house-holders as to the proper
method Of cleaning and steriliz-
ing their water supplies, materials
being furnished them through the
department by the liberality of
the Red Cross Services. 9 food
handling establishments were re-
gistered for supervision and 80
visits made to them. 2 visits be-
ing made to the diaries.
Summarizing the years work,
and looking forward to the year
1941, we feel that more, advan-
tage should be taken of the i'm
munizirg service offered, of the
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PAGE SEVEN

maternity service, and Of the
venereal disease clinics, particu-
larly with regard to gonorrhea.
Much work is still to be done in
the field of sanitation and pro-
perty owners sshonld take advan-
tage Of the splendid WPA project
for erecting .privies, which is
available. "A visit or a card ad-
dressed to the Health Department
in jefferson will give you any in
formation you desire concerning
this Improvement of your sani-
tary conditions and your proper
ty value. Reporting Of diseases
should be more prevalent and the
observance Of the golden rule in
mot exposing others as we our
selves do not care to be exposed
will go long ways in making
Ashe county healthier and hap
pier one in which to live"
ROBT. R. KING,
Dist. Health Officer
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final reading.

/. maj reading.
Maternity service is one which
is a real value to prospective mo-
theirs who are not under the care
of their family physician. Visits
are made to the homes of these
patients, as well as provisions
made for their care in our general
clinics. Much trouble can be an
ticipated and avoided by careful
and regular examinations of these
patients, and this service is one
! that we would like to see more
thoroughly used. 100 cases were
under this care last year with SO
cases taking advantage of the af-
ter care visits by the nurse. Is
infants and pre-school children
were admitted to medical service,
and IS of this group came under
the nursing service. 176 field
nursing visits were made with
several office visits and visits to
medical conferences.
SIN the schools, 1915 inspec-
items were made land Sc exami-
nations. OF these examinations, n
were made with the parents pre-
sent which is always an advan-
tage. 118 field nursing visits were
made on school children. We had
the services of two of the school
dentists for a period Of ID weeks
during which time 1852 child
rem were examined; their teeth
cleaned, necessary extractions and
corrections made. 478 children
were referred to our local den
lists for more elaborate work. 49
public lectures were made and Is
c1assrooms health talks with an
estimated attendance Of 1853.
''In the field. of adult hygiene,
medical examinations have been
made as follows: food handlers,
(these including butchers. cooks,
mattresses and etc. 90; Is teach
ers were examined, although this
number should be many times
larger as the state law requires
every teacher to present health
certificate at the beginning of
each school year. Other examina-
tons for marriage license, and
registration of those married out
of the state, NYA, and WPA en-
ployees, numbered 2O3.
''In the group we list under gen.
eral classifications of morbidity
cases, there were 116 clinic visits
while admissions to medical SER
vice numbered u with 81 coming
under the care of nursing service
There were ii field medical Wis
it's and 267 field nursing visits
made on these cases. were ad-
mitted to hospitals with total
patient days of hospitalizaion
amounting to 220. As children
had glasses fitted as well.
During 1910, we succeeded
under the sponsorship of the Ro-
tary Club in having a bi-monthly
clinic held at Jefferson for the
crippled children, a clinic being
held on the alternate months in
our neighboring county of Wa
tauga. This has been great ad-
vantage to these patients and
their families in avoiding longer
trips to more distant points. So
individuals have been admitted
to this service with 126 visits
made to the clinics and IS car
ried to the hospitals for treatment
not adapted to clinic service.
"In the field of general santa
ton, 1922 private premises were
visited, IS schools, 3 sewerage
plants, and 4 public water sup
plies were visited. 6 new septic
tanks were installed, SO individ-
ual water supplies, 232 private
privies were erected and &c
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CHAPTER v

Lucy smiled at Valerie, VINO
instantly smiled back. Something
warm and friendly seemed to flow
between them. AS if Lucy would
be her friend. Straight off-wltn-
out waiting to get acquainted.
Which was almost exactly what
Lucy was thinking, =.
sWell. now that's over" said
Mark, 1--WE can get down to bust
ness. You can see you can't slt
by the road-in this" sz
"Oh-no-" cried Valerie. The
idea seemed little short OF fan
tastic.
"But you don't understand. You
7see-I live in the Ark" explained
Lucy. 'sThe library is only the
front half. I sleep and cook and
everything in the back. It's really
rather sweet-when you've got
used to it."
She smiled again at Valerie
who hung on her words.
II think this is the best plan,
said Mark. ''Let US take you TO
Arlington, which according to the
map seems to be the end OF the
days going. You can put up at
the hotel overnight, and tomor-
row we1l find a service station,
and they can come and tow in the
Ark, and doctor her up. We
couldn't leave you here-no fool
in"
ooh, please said Valerie.
They couldn't have found this
charming person in the breeches,
only to lose her Immediately.
Lucy looked out into the rain,
She was thinking fast. It had
been dawning on her for days
that the end of the Ark was near.
It had been breaking down with
semi-weekly regularity for a cou-
pie of months, and as each repair
man took larger bite out of her
small capital he shook his head a
little harder than the last, and
nuttered more ominous warnings.
She knew Arlington we'll. 1t
was, on her regular route. She
knew the hotel, although she had
never stepped foot in it. She
knew Marks name, as most OF
the world did, and she knew de-
feat, having met it before. The
books might sell for enough to
cover the towing. Maybe junkle
would buy in the Ark. She had
Just about enough in her purse
to pay for one night at the Al
lington hotel. .~~-',--.'. - 7''.'-@ !
She turned from the rain back
to the friendliness that filled
Marks jewel of car ''King for
a day." she thought. 'Well, why
not?" 1t would be something to
remember in the lean days to fol-
low f@s 80 s
'It sounds like grand idea,'
= she said land thanks lot for boz
thering"
Valerie sighed with relief. She
cast a look back at the Ark,
standing forlornly in the driving
rain. It was rather sad to leave
it there alone She knew just
why there were sudden tears way
back in Lucy's eyes. It was al
most like abandoning child, or
: an animal in trouble But what
else could they do?
Valerie has a sort of maternal
instinct for everything that runs
by motor" explained Mark. He
put his arm around her. "You
know 1t isn't suffering there, dear
heart"
= Il know" said Valerie. "It's
just silly. Maybe you'd better
. drive now It's raining pretty hard
-"
Right" said Mark.
CT think I'll just climb over
and sit with Lucy" she sugges-
ted quietly.
He helped her over the seat,
and slid into her place, and star
ted his engine. Through its quiet
hum he could hear their voices,
broken by occasional laughter.
Once when he locked briefly over
his shoulder, he saw that Valerie
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again." said, Mark. Valerie. felt
the undercirrent Of excitement in
his voice as they left Lucy at her
door. =.
/ Ito BesC ontinuedl
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MOLASSES M JANUARY the Souths best loved
olack-tace comedy team will bring laughs to listeners in
Ashe and Allegheny counties every Monday night at 1880
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Eyes Examined
Glasses Fitted

4. Glasses Fitted
We cater to those who do not
wish to pay the high-priced
fees charged by some for ex-
animation and glasses and
who wish prescription ground
glasses at a reasonable price.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-26
''We Can Take It And Give It!"
Waterbury Woman Receives Letter From Rela. tives in Coventry, England Witness of Nazi's Murderous Raid Pays Visit Here Survives Two Sea Disasters to Tell
 Thrilling Story.
Thrilling Story

married. The wedding was meant to be a fairly elaborate affair, minus none of the trimmings, but the in- tervention of Jerry" compelled them to accept . wedding on . much less pretentious scale.
 The letter Is dated January %, io4i. It reads in part:
 About 7:l0 p. m. the air-raid siren sounded, followed almost iin- mediately by gun fire. We went down In the basement, which con- tained beds, electric fire, and llght- ing. We were nice and warm and for about half an hour we uncon- cernedly carried on with what we were doing until bombs began to rain around the house. We could hear glass breaking, bricks falling and the air seemed to be stirred up,
 The noise was terrific. The house was hit twice, and seven high ex- plosiye bombs were dropped in Q line at the side of the house. The lights went out and 10 was awfully cold The house was beyond re- pair, glass, bricks and plaster strewn everywhere. It was pltiful to zee the people next day laden with their few salvaged possessions, on carts. lorr!es, bicycles
 The horror and desolation were ruthless and complete. But the writer of the letter concludes in the spirit which is characteristically British. Don't worry. WE CAN TAKE TT AND GIVE IT."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-26
HEALTH OFFICER
 NOTES PROGRESS|
Dr. Godfrey Pleased With Property Owners Co.,
 operation in Cleanup

Good progress has been noted in Waterhury;s annual Clean-Up Week campaign, according to City Health Officer Dr. Edward J. Godfrey. He expressed today his complete grett- fication with the manner in which property owners have cooperated in the movement to clean up their premises and dispose of accumulat- ed piles of rubbish.
 pr. Godfrey also called attention to the fine work that the employees of the Street Department have been engaged in during the past week. Streets in many sections of the city were swept and debris gathered in the gutters carted away.
 It was also pointed out that many of the piles of tin cans and other refuse scattered along the Water- vile road had been cleaned up by the Street Department and Dr. 0od- frey asked today that householders or others who are accustomed to dump rubbish along this thorough fare help keep 1t clean and use the public dump on Fairfield avenue.
 Other sections that have been made into public dumps by nearby residents and others will also be cleaned up by the Street Depart ment employees during the next two WeeisS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-26
FACTORY STRIKE
 VOTE APPROVED
OakviIIe Workers Want Negotiations Resumed on
 Satisfactory Basis

The negotiating committee of the Oakyiile co. unit of the Waterbury Brass Workers union was author ized last night to call strike vote pn three days notice unless nego- { tiations with the management are resumed on satisfactory basis. The authorization was approved by more than 300 union members at @ meet 4 ing at c. I. O. headquarters Bank { street.
 Notice has been given by the un- Ion that May 5 is the deadline for jreopening negotiations with the < management of the firm, which H Q subsidiary of the Scovill Mfg. Go: The union seeks Q wage increase Of 10 cents an hour, more liberal sen- iority provisions and what Is de- scribed as some form of union shop"
 Sheldon Overbareh of Falls ave- nue presided at the union session.
 Plans for complete organization of the Scovill firm were outlined by Lowell Hollingbeck, c. I. o. inter national organizer recently assign cd to this city. He outlined organ ization procedure that has been fol- lowed on the Pacific Coast. A talk was also given by William. F. Quill, another c. I. o. organizer.