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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07
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ST. MICHAEL's

6xs NAAOnkAGAS
For Week Commencing March 8
The services at st. Michael's
church tomorrow, Third Sunday in
Lent, will be as follows: Celebration
Of the Holy Communion at 1880 a..
m. Sunday School In the Parish
House at $3.50 q. m. Morning prayer
and sermon at IL q. m. Sermon SUBJ
ject "Vain Words. Young Peoples
Fellowship choir in choir room at s
p. m. p. m. Young Peoples Fell
lowship in parish house.
Monday-3:30 p. m. - Grammar
School Girls choir In choir room.
T:3O D. rn.-St. MichaePs Guild
First Aid Glass in Parish House.
Tuesday-4:00 p. m. Service and
address to young people in church.
Junior choir. Subject "The Sword Of
Truth.
Sis D. m.-Wardens and vestry in
choir room.
Wednesday-2:30 p. m. - Joint
Meetings of Church Helpers and
Woman Auxiliary. There will be
short business meetings Of each or
CARNATIONS followed by the general
meeting at p. m. at which time the
speaker will be Mrs. Charles M.
Sheafe, Jr. Secretary Of the Dioce-
san church Periodical Club. Mrs.
Baynard, New Haven Archdeaconry
Secretary, win also be present.
700 p. m.-Altos and sopranos.
800 p. m.-Service and sermon
with the Rev. Arnold A. Fenton Of
Ansonia as speaker.
Thursday-7:S0 p. m. Trop 2 B. s.
A. in Parish House.
Friday-9:0O a. m.-Holy Com
munion.
HOO a. rn.-Bakery and Food Sale
in parish house. The committee
consist Of Mrs. Kenneth Johnson,
chairman, Mrs. William Hill, Mrs.
Chester, Isbell, Mrs. Stanton Glover,
Mrs. Philip Walker and Mrs. Fred
erick Nawrath.
TOO p. m.-Altos and sopranos;
entire choir at 7:30 D, m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07
HILLSTDE CONCRECATTONAY.

HILLSIDE CONGREGATIONAL
Gas a. m. Sunday Schol and BIZ
BILE classes. The morning worship in
English at II o'clock viii be q Com
munion Service. There will also be
reception Of new members. The
sermon topic is Lights in the Dark
ness, which is the first in a series OF
three Sunday morning sermons on
the subject God and the Fact Of
Suffering.
Rev. Bernard A. Hawkinson, the
pastor of the Covenant Congrega-
tional Church in Hartford, viii be
the preacher at the evening service
at 1880 O'Clock.
A preaching mission viii begin on
Tuesday evening Of this coming
week. The Rev. F. A.. Ericsson, pas
tor Of the Salem Square Congrega-
tional church in Wormester, Mass.
will be the preacher. Services will
be held on each evening at 8 o'clock,
excepting Saturday. The servie on
Tuesday evening viii be In the
Swedish language. All Of the other
meetings will be In English. The
concluding services Of the series will
be held week from tomorrow (Sun-
day..
CONGREGATIONAL
The junior, intermediate and SEN
Tor departments Of the church school
will meet at 9:45 q. m. The Begin
nerS and primary department viii
meet at IL o'clock.
Morning worship win be held at
ii O'Clock, with the Sacrament Of
the Lords Supper. The minister,
Rev. Edward r. Hance, win preach
on "An Omer For Every Man, Ac-
cording to the Number Of Your Per-
sons"
Children's subject 1.-THE OK and
the Mule"
Music: Introductory voluntary, 20
Sacred Head, Once Wounded" Kuh-
nau; professional hymn No. as; an
them, (Girl's Junior Choir "Dona
NoLeis Pasem,S Old German Round:
offertory, Surely He Hath Borne
Our Griefs," Lott; concluding vol
untary, Gothic March," FoSchini.
The Young Peoples Fellowship
will met at Z p. m. Mr.. Clarence E.
Jones, Chairman Of the Naugatuck
Defense Council, win speak on '"The
Defense Council, Red Cross Work,
and What Young People Can DO To
Help"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07
METHODIST

1E1MOO16T
Sunday school will be held tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock. The wor-
ship service win be at II a. m. with
Rev. DR.. william NJ. Nesbit, pastor,
giving sermon on 1.-THE Message
Of Comfort. The recently organ
lied junior choir will sing for the
first time at the service.
A rally Of the Young Peoples So
ciety, Waterbury group, will be held
at 8 p. m. Tuesday with the Nauga-
tuck Epworth league as host. A
church get-together party will be
held at 8 p. m. Wednesday. This
will include two amusing skits, mu-
sic, games and refreshments.
A meeting Of the Ladies Aid will
be held at p. m. Thursday in the
church hall and q rehearsal Of the
choir will be held at 1880 p. m.
Thursday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07

Good Night
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07

BY D. Maude Gillespie
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

girls, something seems to warn Washers that
they are not to be trifled with Neither has
had TO do battle in defense of her shoulder
strap. Perhaps it is their springy gait or a
certain fearless confidence in their eyes.
Both the ladies have cups and medals for
their feats at amateur performances on col.
legiate programs and at the Beach Clubs.
At one time Mrs. Stockton thought of pro-
fessional career but that is all forgotten in
the face of the great global athletic contest
going on Her husband was recently called
into active service as an Army officer.
He is physically fit to meet any emer.
gency in the field and so is she to meet any
thing that turns up on the home front.
Il think what we are doing is especially
useful just now. 1t sets an example of what
anyone follow, that man and woman
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

alike should keep in finest physical trim
to win this war" she said. And those who
do will never give it up afterward, because
it makes health or play happiness"
And with all that, they find plenty of time
for social activities and other outside amuse-
ments
I'VE feel so much better and enjoy our
selves more at everything we do" she said
When it was pointed out that even the
healthiest and strongest woman in the world
has only the same "a hours per day, Mrs.
Stockton replied with laugh:
But, if you are strong and full of vigor,
you can do so much more in a day. You
move quicker make up your mind quicker,
get things done faster and you don't have to
fling yourself into a chair to waste time,
resting"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

matter how strong and beautiful they become,
cannot marry a handsome instructor. For
instance Mrs, Stockton couldn't because she
was already married.
Down on the beach. at Santa Monica, men,
bers Of the alleged stronger sex, seeing these
ladies lifting what look like ponderous
weights, sometimes don't believe il and saun-
terng over with a knowing smile, test the
weights
The smile turns into surprised and some
what greved expression, for they are as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

which was annoying her.
These husbands and wives toss each other
over their heads in alarming manner
that would support charge Of assault with
intent to kill, if perpetrated by ordinary per-
sons and would be grounds for divorce
Probably few wives are so we'll protected
by husky husbands and few need such pro-
lection less If a masher should try to take
liberties with either of them, he would doubt
less wonder why he was suddenly flying
through the air with the greatest Of ease and
when he stopped rolling be glad enough to
admit that there is some sort of fallacy in
that weaker sex theory.
Strangely enough, though both ladies are
more attractive since they became strong
by American Weekly. Inc. Great Britain Rights Res
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

DAY ne Would Wear youth s-size clothing.
His muscles could not have been much; vet
such was his nervous strength that his light
ming blows crushed through Saraccn- arrnor
and knocked the heavy-weights within it from
their horses This sort of might is not to be
won by weight lifting or other heavy-exercise
chores. 1t comes only from the coordina-
ton Of mind nerve and muscle developed
by exercises of the more acrobatic sort
For this both husbands are entitled TO some
credit and they get it too, from their spouses
Mrs. Stockton's husband went in for gym
nastcs and acrobatics while he was a student
at the University Of California and it was at
his suggestion that she took the exercise
courses to drive away the excess poundage
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

Tossing Each Other Around on the Beach
Once a Week, Abby and Relna Have Found,
Is More Fun Than Juggling a Bridge Hand
in a Stufy Room. And Their Program of
Weight Lifting, Calesthenics and Gymnastics
Makes for Strength, Body Symmetry
and Grace.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

heavy they look.
Mrs. Stockton weighs lis pounds Mrs.
McRae. 10. Is it right that women as
light as that, should be so powerful? They
wonder.
The two dimnutivc Amazons not only
know IT is right but think every woman, and
every too. should be as strong as Ma
ture meant them TO be, or they are not fit
70 do their part in life. especially in time
Of war
And they not too strong TO work
either" Mrs. Stockton puts in eight hours
at office work, which should entitle her TO a
chair for the rest of th0 day But in her
home chairs mostly for company
From the office she hustles home. does her
housework with Vgor vim and efficiency
turns out tasty dinner and. after the last
dish has been put away still has so much
surplus energy that at least three evenings
per week she does an hour or so workout
on top of all the rest, in order TO have earned
a nights rest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

~Ni NiAiNdt AttlS the same WdV.
Far from being exhausted by heav-
ing weights and dumb-bells around
that would make many an individual
who considers himself herman lame
for week, she finds this makes her
80 fun of energy that no amount of
ordinary work can tire her.
There is more in it than just lifting
heavy weights. These alone
bIsild-sIP- beef,-btt beef
alone is not enough The
~ two strong ladies are not
merely a pair of pony
truck horses or diminutive
piano movers. They have
acquired that precious and somewhat
mysterious thing known as nervous
strength"
The armor Of that all.time cham
pion fighter, Richard the Lion-heart,
is so small that If he were alive to-
L 4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

f/-HE weaker sex?"
There two homes in Santa
] Monica, California where any male
who makes that remark, is careful to say IL
with the proverbal smile TO show that he
doesn't mean it.
This is prudent because the attractive Mrs
in each OF these homes, has the strength
to
Evening star., 1942-06-04

percentage that completed the me-
dian year and the percentage with
less than five years were as follows:
Maryland, LOS. .688, q, ,702. 8. 15.3
Virginia, 1875 ,568. 1878, IT, 232.
The bureau disclosed that more
than half the persons In the United
States of the age group affected had
completed at least eight years Of
school
The bureau reported the number
of persons IS years old or over In the
country as 74.775J836.
Is Per Cent Finish College.
Only 81 per cent had less than
one year of formal schooling. but. on
the other hand, only 46 per cent
had finished college. Thus. those
with less than a year in school to-
tailed 2,799 .923 and those with four
or more years OF college numbered
3,4O7 ,331.
Every one else in the age group
had schooling ranging from a year
or more in grade classes to one to
three years in college. Those COM
pleting fewer than five years in the
grades numbered 10, los 900. or 135
per cent Nearly a fourth or 24l
per cent, had finished high school,
and 10 per cent had at least a year
in college.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
|Novy Recruits
To Be Sworn in
ION Radio SUNDAY

The Navy announced today that
the mass radio swearing in of the
new Navy recruits. to be known
as the avengers of Pearl Harbor. "
will originate from the sail loft OF
the Washington Navy Yard during
the CHS Spirit of ~" program at
2:25 pm. Sunday. While no Of
fcial figures are available, it has
been estimated that approximately
10000 young men will enter the
service in the mass ceremony.
The ceremony is timed at ex-
actly six months to the day after
the first bombs fell on Pearl Har-
Dor. Vice Admiral Russell r.
Waesche. commandant of the Coast
Guard: Rear Admiral Randall ia
cobs. chief of naval personnel, and
Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig of the
onice of the commandant of the
Marine Corps, will administer the
oath to recruits of their respec-
tive services.
This is the first time such a
radio mass swearing-in has been
attempted and the program will
be carried on the entire CHS net
work. Groups of recruits and Of
flcials will assemble at recruiting
stations throughout the land to
participate, and where the net
work program cannot be heard
local ceremonies will be held at
the same hour. The time (2::25
pm. EWT) is 7:55 am. Honolulu
time-the hour Pearl Harbor was
bombed.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
La Toilette Holds Up
Move 10 Force Vote
On Service Pay Rise
Delays Offering Proposal
Until Monday Because
OF Absent Senators
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive.
Of Wisconsin told the Senate today
he would withhold until Monday a
motion to force Senate vote on
increasing pay of men IN the armed
services, which would make the base
rate $50 q month.
Senator La Toilette said he be-
heved "an overwhelming majority"
of the Senators now favored the $50
rate voted by the House in prefer
ence to the S42 scale originally ap-
proved by the Senate.
His motion would be to discharge
the Senate conferees, who have in
sisted on the Senate figure. and if
he is successful. Senator La Toilette
said he then would move to instruct
them to vote for the $50 rate.
Senator La Toilette had served
notice he would make his motion to-
day. but explained he had learned
a number of interested Senators
we're away from the Capital.
Majority Leader Barkley ex-
pressed hope that Senator La Fol-
lette would change his mind about
moving to discharge the conferees.
He said only one conference had
been held and pointed out that un-
der terms of the bill it could not
take effect until the first of the
month following passage Senator
La Toilette rejoined that the en-
listed men already had lost the
benefit of one months increase be-
cause of delays in Congress.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
CAPT. Sherman Nominated
To Be Rear Admiral

President Roosevelt today sent to
the Senate nominations of Capt
Frederick C. Sherman to be rear
admiral and 1t. Col. Frank w. Will
son to be full colonel.
Col. Wilson graduated from the
University of Maryland in 1914,
went on active Army service in 1915
and the following year was gradu-
ated from the Army Medical School
here. He saw service in France as
medical officer with the 28th In
fantry and later the 5th Field Artil-
lery. From July, 1924, to 1928, he
was attached to the Army General
Dispensary here.
In 1892 he became chief of the
officers medical section of Walter
Reed Hospital, and in 1884 was chief
of the hospitals general medical
, section.
Capt. Sherman. now on sea duty,
graduated from the Naval Academy
in 1910. His home is in San Diego,
Calf.
The Navy Department decorated
Capt Sherman for his distinguished
and heroic action" during the first
World War in submarine operations
Evening star., 1942-06-04
SECOND RACEAPurte.
Daily Double paid s24 .soJ
7 Senators Back Pay Raise
For Recorder OF Deeds

Senators Hughes. Democrat, OF
Delaware and Capper. Republican
Of Kansas indicated today they
would support a bill increasing the
salary of william ]. Thompkins.
District recorder of deeds. from
6,400 to Sc. 900 a year after meeting
as a subcommittee on the proposal
The District Commissioners had
opposed the bill in memorandum
filed by Corporation Counsel Keech,
contending that since Congress had
placed the recorders Office under
the Classification Act in 1928. any
changes in salary should be made
in accordance with that act.
Frederick S. Weaver. an Official
of the recorders Office, argued,
however. that since the recorder is
as presidential appointee without
fixed tenure of ofiice, It was felt
this salary should not be under the
Classification Act. The bill must
still 20 to the entire Senate District
Committee for action before being
reported to the Senate.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Quezon Offers Slogan
For u. S.-Remembel
The Philippines
Tells Senute He Makes
No PIeu for Immediate
Drive in Pacific
N sshs kxsociaxed Pregx

b the Associased Press.
Manuel L. Quezon, president of
the Philippines, expressed the hope
in an address to a crowded United
States Senate today that the Ameri-
can people would adopt still another
slogan of war-"Remember the Phil
ippines."
The Philippine leader told the
Senators:
II am not in this country to per-
suade you to send forces at once to
the Philippines to drive the invader
out of my beloved fatherland. Nor
will l try to convince you that the
Pacific is more important than the
European or the Atlantic theaters
of war. Those decisions are to be
made by you"
But he added: you will always
have in mind, I am sure, that only
in the Philippines has your flag
been hauled down and replaced by
the flag of the Rising Sun"
Mr.. QueZon declared that in view
of this tragic event, he hoped the
American people in this hour of
their great responsibility to the
world should always keep before
them the memory of the devotion
and sacrifices of the people of the
Philippines"
Let me ask then he pleaded,
that your people adopt still an
other slogan of war-'Remember the
Philippines"
Evening star., 1942-06-04
6,7O7 D. 6. Persons Over rs
Fail to Complete Year Of School

Out of 43o.743 persons Is years of
age or Older the District has 6,707
who failed to complete a year of
school. the Census Bureau reported
today.
The bureau issued figures on edu-
cational progress throughout the
country, but did not mention Presi-
dent Roosevelts recent comment of
surprise at the number of selectees
turned down for military service be-
cause of the lack of education. The
report was based on an educational
census dated April /. 1910.
Other figures for Washington
showed 1913 per cent Of those Is or
over have completed the median
year Of SchooHdeScribed as that
year which divides the population
into two equal groups. one-half
having had more formal education
and the other having had less than
the median."
74,775,836 Over 25.
The report added that 80 per cent
Of the latter portion of the District S
population has completed less than
five years Of school.
For adjoining States, the popula-
ton Is or over, the number who
had less than a year of school, the
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Coast Guard Lieutenant,
4 Navy Officers Decorated

Award of the Navy Cross for
meritorious service to four naval
officers and q lieutenant in the
Coast Guard was announced this
afternoon by the Navy Department.
Those who received the decoration
were:
Condr. william Rudolph Thayer
of New Canaan, Conn; Comdr.
Stanley Cook Norton, Portland, Ne;
1t. Comdr. Hamilton wilcox Howe.
Norfolk. Va: 1t. James Dorr Grant.
San Deigo, Calf, and 1t. Maurice
D. Jester. New Dorp, N. Y.
1t. Jester is the first Coast Guard
officer to receive the Navy Cross IN
this war.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Italy Reports Favorable
Turn in libyan Battle
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ROME From Italian Broad
casts, June 4.-The battle which
has been raging in the Libyan
desert took a favorable turn yes
terday for the Axis forces, the
Italian high command declared to-
day.
Twenty-Five armored cars and
seven cannon were captured or de-
stroyed." the daily communique re-
ported.
Axis air squadrons were reported
active over the entire front, blast
ing British communication lines
and supply depots and bombing
Fort Capuzzo on the Libyan-
Egyptian frontier.
Five Curtiss planes were reported
shot down in air combats. The
Italians said two Of their own
planes were missing.
The high command also reported
that German fighters had inter
cepted a British air formation over
the island of Pantelleria, midway
between Sicily and the North Afri-
can coast, and had shot down five
Spitfres.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
0den Can't Recall Scene
When Gun Killed Girl
Earlier Stsry ON Page A-6.)

Earlier Stsry on Page A-6.)
Guy z. Oden. 19, testified this
afternoon at his murder trial in
District Court that he did not re-
member what happened in the
kitchen of ia o street NV. July
l9, ls4l, at the moment a pistol dis
charged, killing his 15-year old
sweetheart, Ellen Reid Cannon.
Oden said he had laid the pistol
on the drainboard of the kitchen
sink and shortly thereafterwards
Mrs. Elizabeth De Vous came in to
find him and Ellen embraced. Mrs.
De Vous, he said, picked up some
object from the kitchen range and
started toward him with it.
Ellen cried Don't let her get the
gun" and from that point on his
memory fails him, Guy related to
the jury.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
UNIV Says Murray
Detained Lewis;
Asks Retraction
Demonds ClO Head
Renounee Allegiance
To Communism
Earlier Story On Page A-zD
By the Associated Press.

Earlier Story on Page A-z)
By the Associated Press.
The United Mine Workers Pol
icy Committee today accused the
unions ousted vice president. Philip
Murray, of supporting the principles
OF Communism and demanded a re-
traction of his accusations against
John L. Lewis. president of the
miners
A resolution adopted by the COM
mittee said the statements of Ar
Murray. who is CIO president, to
the C1O Executive Board yester-
day, maiciously and falsely DETAINED
Mr.. Lewis and the UNIV.
1t added that Mr.. Murray, in &C
cusing MFR. Lewis Of promoting op-
position to President Roosevelt s
foreign policies and In being intent
on creating national confusion, -
raised a false issue. The "issoe at
raised a false issue. The issue at
United Mine Workers Of America VS.
Communism and its forces designed
to overthrow our Government by
violence"
1t directed the UNIV Executive
Board to demand Immediately OF
Philip Murray, president of c. I
O.. that at once he publicly re-
nounce his allegiance to and his
support Of Communism; that he
discharge from the employment OF
the CIO fho<e Coxy,r,,uniSfs ,,oxr ~,
the pay roll, and that he cease to
employ Communists as agents and
representatives of the CIO," and
said further that Mr.. Murray's fail
ure to comply shall be considered
Ito be full and complete admis-
sion on his part as accepting the
principles of Communism.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
Anti Exemption
Is Voted by Senate
By tht Associated Press.

BY tht AssociateC Press.
The Senate completed congress
sional action TODAY on bill giving
War Production Chief Donald Nell
son authority to approve war pro-
duction programs without regard
to the antitrust and Federal Trade
Commission laws
The exemption power was part OF
a composite measure setting up a
$3.50 900, 900 smaller War Plants
Corp within the WPB to mobilize,
through loans. the productive ia
cilities of small business for war
purposes.
Evening star., 1942-06-04
New York Court Upholds
ScaIise Theft Conviction
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY. N. Y. June Anew
York'S highest State court upheld
today a flrst-degree grand larceny
conviction against George Scalise,
former New York City union boss,
in connection with theft Of funds of
the AFL's Building Service En-
ployes International Union.
The court reversed his conviction
on four forgery counts.
The 45-year-old Scalise was SEN
fenced in October, 1940,, to five to
ten years for first degree grand
larceny, two to four years on a third
degree forgery count, and one to two
years each on three other fogery
counts. He is in Sing Sing Prison.
Scalise was $40. .000-a-year
leader of 10000 scrubwomen and
building workers.