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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
Program Prepared For
Recreation Conference
lIayOr to Welcome Delegates at Friday Morning Ses.
sion; Community Singing Arranged

interested parties, will be held at
the Central YMCA at 10 a. m. Fri
day after which the program will
get underway with the following
schedule:
1890 a. m. Opening Session,
Temple Hall.
Presiding: Milton. H. Glover,
Chairman, Conn, War Council Rec
reation Committee.
Community Singing: q. Loring
Burwell, Leader.
Invocation: Rev. Francis M.
O'Shea.
Greetings: John S. Monagan,
Mayor Waterbury.
Remarks: Henry s. Mosle, Adj
ministrato-, Connecticut War Coun-
Gil.
Address: Community Organiza-
ton for Recreation, Professor B. l..
Hummel, Extension Specialist, Viz
GINA Polytechnic Institute.
1915 p. m. Showing of Motion
picture Children Of Mars"
Luncheon Recess.
12:45 p. m. Conn. group work con-
ference luncheon, Hotel Elton speak
ed: Leroy A. Ramsdell executive
secretary. Council of Social agencies
Of greater Hartford, Hartford
Holds the Line Against Delinquent
cy."
200 D. m. Section meetiusg
/. Youth Section Meeting, st.
Johns Parish House Auditorium.
Address: Rev. Paul Tanner, direc-
tor of the Youth Department, Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Council,
Washington, D. G =.
3:15 p. m. City Youth Meeting, st.
Johns Parish House Auditorium
Boom Town Organizes for Youth
Recreation" q skit presented under
the direction of Arthur P. Hoyt
Neighborhood Youth Council Panel.
Led by: Julia hartman, Principal,
Bacon Academy Harold Goldberg
President, Student Council, Bacon
Academy.
3:l5 D. m.-Rural Youth Meeting
st. Johns Parish House, second
floor. Chairman: A. ]. Brundage
State Club Lealer, Extension Serv-
ice, University of Conn.
The kinds of Recreational Rural
Youth Wants - Panel Discussion
Discussion Leader: Prof. B. L. Hum
mel.
Taking part in the discussion:
Helen Reed, Bristol, representing
the Hartford County Senior All
Club.
Roger LeMontagne, Guilford, rep
resenting the Grange.
Minerva Bristol, Canton Center
and Storrs, representing University
of Connecticut All Clubs.
Katherine Sharpe, Columbia, rep
resenting the "COGS' Of Columbia
Charles Larson, Portland repre-
senting the Middlesex County Al
Fair Association.
400 D. m.-Youth Consultation
Service.
200 D. m.-Industrial Recreation
Section Meeting, Temple Hall.
Address: DR.. Floyd r. Eastwood
president, Industrial Recreation
Association for American Indus
tries, Purdue University.
Panel Discussion: Charles T
LaVista, United Aircraft Corp, East
Hartford.
Fred Wilson, Scovill Mfg. Co.
Waterbury.
Rachel Snyder, Chance Vought
Corp, Stratford.
400 p. m. - Consultation on In.
dustrial Recreation.
800 p. m. Dinner Meeting
Waterbury Women's Club.
POSTMASTER: Milton H. Glover
chairman, Connecticut War Coun.
Gil Recreation Committee.
Invocation: Rev. Eugene P
Cryne.
Introduction of Guests.
Addresses: His Excellency, Ray
mond E. Baldwin, governor Of Con
necticut.
Mark McCloskey. director, Com
munity War Services, Federal Sc
curity Agency, Washington, D. G.
Benediction: Rev. Francis O
Ayres.
800 D. m.-Adiournment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
IMMACULATE NOVENA
CONCLUDES NEXT WEEK

Rev. Robert S. Grogan, G. M.
and Rev. Thomas v. Hill, c. NJ. are
in charge Of the daily services at
the novena which opened at the
Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton yesterday and which concludes
one week from today, the Feast Of
the Solemnity Of st. Joseph. -Four
services are held every day at 8
a. M, 1910. AIS and 1880 p. m.
While bicycles are increasing In
London, bicycle thefts are decreas-
ing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19

SOLOMITA-S cond anniversary
Mass of requiem will be celebrated
Thursday morning, at 900 o'clock,
at Eft Lucy's Church, for the
repose of the soul of the late
Palmyra Solomita.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
Full Weather Report

Boston, April rs (UP)-Weath-
er forecast;
ALL NEW ENGLAND-Falr to-
night and Thursday. Slightly
cooler Thursday than today.
BOSTON and VICINITY - Fair
tonight and Thursday. Little tenn
perature change tonight from that
of last night with the lowest
about a degrees In the city ana
from IS to 40 in suburgs. Slightly
cooler Thursday than today. Gem
tie to moderate winds.
BritonS are drinking about 16
gallons of beer per person year
compared with IA gallons before the
war.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-19
MASSES

MUCCINO Months mind Mass of
requiem will be celebrated tomor-
row morning, at 1870 o'clock, at
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, for
the repose of the soul of the late
Angelo Muccino.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26
WALTER WINCHELL pro On

bright red autumn leaves in her
chestnut hair.
Morton Downey, back from
holidaying on the Wyoming
ranch of Woodruff, his sponsor.
The beautiful brunei (whoever
she was) in black satin at Fifth
and 57th street--smoking a big,
black pipe.
Jane Deering, the lovely ball
lerina, leaping puddle Of rain
water at Madison and 50th with
q perfect arabesque.
Sheila Barrett, back from a
long tour overseas, starved Tor
chit-chat about the towners.
Mae West, disguised in dark
specs. black wig and other
gsdgets, midnighting in the
Lyric Theater on 42nd street. to
witness q revival of one of her
early fickers.
Maria Montez, at the Colony,
refusing TO tell enchanted women
the name of her seductive per-
fume. It's abuious,n girls.
Dorothy Arnold, who looks like
the varga Girl.
CABLES In Our Alley: Jes.
~ syca Russell. an ed. Of Maya
zine Digest. was introduced to q
girl last night You once
made some insulting remarks
about me-" rem n ded the
stranger I'm very sorry"
said Jessycs why do you
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26
WASHINGTON Scene
BY George Dixon

IN EXPLAINING why he put
L his wife on the public pay roll
al $500 a year. Democratic
vice presidential didate
Harry S. Truman said:
Even for a small family. with
entertainment held TO q mimi
mum, II is hard 10 live in Wash
ington on q senator's salary Of
$4,000 q year."
OF course you can always
make little extra waiting on
tables at night.
IT MAY comfort you 10 know
L that senators and their wives
have differences. just like other
couples.
Sen. Homer T. Bone OF WASH
ington was putting the finish
ing touches TO his packing-he
is leaving for San Francisco 70
be a Judge on the Ninth u. s.
Circuit Court of Appeals-when
Mrs. Blanche Bone came in.
Homer" she said, sternly.
"where are those book ends ."
Book ends:" echoed the sem
ator. trying TO look vague.
what book ends"
You know very well what
book ends" retorted Mrs. Bone.
THE ones made from bombed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26
BY DR.. Logan
Clendening

weighing over 200. having gone
through five wars, prohibition,
and three major financial de-
pressions. with consequent dam
age TO a good deal of my plumb
ing. can do those things. / did
them yesterday. This is not
offered boastfully. I am no
Bernarr Macfadden, nor have l
ever subscribed to the doctrines
Of the big muscle boys. ! admit
l Judged a little on the fifth
chin, but that every boy in the
United States, Is years old and
not actually crippled. should not
be able 10 accomplish these
stunts is shocking.
THE experience was repeated
. L even more strikingly by the
draft boards. As of May /.
1914, 100000 men between
the ages OF Is and 81 have been
examined and Of these 1000, 900
were rejected because Of physi-
cal or mental defects. A great
many Of these were preventible
and could have been prevented
If the organized medical profess
sion had been awake 10 its re-
sponsibilities and insisted on
general public medical service
instead OF being pushed into IL
by the Murray-Wagner bill. and
by other more comprehensive
legislation which Is bound TO
follow.
But, says the official report
by Col. Rowntree, which I have
before me, Not only dc. the de-
fects. deficiencies. disabilities,
disorders and diseases abound.
but. in addition. many Of the
registrants we're found TO be
pampered, soft f1abby and in
need Of conditioning. Special
training in physical fitness was
necessary which represented
weeks OF wasted effort which
could have been avoided II every
young man prior to induction
had made himself physically fit."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26

frag ments Of Westminster
Abbey"
"Not Westminster Abbey"
stalled Senator Bone. The
House OF Commons"
''Westminster Abbey in
sisted Mrs. Bone. But skip that
where Are they"
Senator Bone finally con-
fessed he had given them away
- 10 Raphael Bosch, who has
been mentioned for the supreme
court Of Puerto Rico.
"Humph" snorted Mrs. Bone
and left the office. In an hour
she returned-with the book
ends
II made him give them back 80
she said. triumphantly.
1t seems Mrs. Bone felt
strongly about the book ends
because they were sent TO the
senator by Capt. Roy Swan
strom who use 10 be a clerk in
the senator's office.
RECENTLY l employed the
~ expression "crum-bum. I
have just received the following
from a party who signs himself
Mr.. Crum OF Los Angeles.
1t may interest you to know
that there are 81 persons listed
I'm the Los Angeles phone book
for l94( whose surua m e IL
Crum. This. no doubt. applies
all over the United States. DO
YOU suggest that people with
that name should change it-or
what: ] like your column, how
ever
The only thing can say in
my defense is that "crum-bum"
is an expression / picked I'D
from Mr.. Toots Shor. the ia
nous New York reStaurateur.
And he uses it only as a term of
affection.
In the space Of Is minutes
INNiN 'hIi apply u uIli-buIlls III
his most loving way. 10 such i'm
portant personages as:
Adolph Menjou. Bill Corum,
Horace Stoneham. Mrs. Adele
Rogers st. Johns. George Ken
ney. Dan Parker. II. Col.
Charles Macarthur. Joe <.
Lewis. Democratic National
Chairman Robert z. flanagan.
and Miss Gertrude Niessen, the
actress.
However. will strive TO make
IL point hereafter not to listen
TO Mr.. Shor because I do not
want 10 hurt the feelings of the
Los Angeles Crums. or the
crums wherever found. Honest,
didn't mean nothin' by n!
Listen, Shor. you big crum-
bum, you,
Distributed By Kins Pastures sysd.. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26

TAs suiisw WiNds are bloWine
ones again.
Sks iiehtxing stredks across
the frightened sky.
So here we stop--for ~s are in
for rain,
\ And there is not a hint of shell
ter nigh.
Small use the careless phrases
that zoe flung.
Small use ths inns that beck
oned in the night.
And all the scarlet penndnts that
noe hung
Are btown array against the
tempesfs night.
Remember when the moongloU
lie our Wdy?
Remember phsM the stars we're
ours to tonckY
When fddfers never asked us for
their poyf
xothino really mattsrsd
very mach!
But RoW the Vinds are blowing
once again.
The lightning strsaks. and Ws
are IN for vaimi
Don VAIN.
FACES About Town: Arlene
Il Francis. the "Doughgirls"
and Blind Date" star, wearing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26
The BRIGHTER SIDE
BY Damon Runyon

A NO. !. or Al. rs some say
"A he inscribed IL, the old-time
king Of the hoboes that I wrote
about the other day, was q good
looking chap OF about 5 feet sis
or 8 inches tall. weighing ITO TO
ITS pounds, with dark. curly
hair.
He was q neat man. He wore
q small dark mastaehe. neatly
trimmed. His clothes were al
ways clean and neat. Over his
street apparel when beating the
trains he wore overslls, which
no would remove and hide on
arriving In q town.
His name may have been
Herbert or Hubert Livingston.
He would be q bout IS to 80
years old II still alive. He may
b tn retirement In q small Mid.
western town. or he may have
died some years ago In Penn.
sylvania.
He was well educated. He
guarded his identity closely but
was gabby about everything
else. He may have been q rail.
road dick" or officer. q sus-
picion developed by the fact
that he carried several railroad
passes said TO have been given
him for heroic deeds OF one kind
and another while cumming his
way around.
He surely wrote one book.
Bryan Foy. the movie producer.
thinks he wrote several. but Of
one / am certain. II was the
story OF his strange career,
which he devoted to riding rail-
road trains without paying. He
was gentlemanly. He was high
strung. He had a big reputation
as a hobo west of the MiSsis-
sippi. He had scarcely been
heard Of east Of the big river.
7 HAVE etched this picture
Il from letters received by me
from men who met a man they
believe 10 have been the original
A No. !. Let us compromise on
that monicker. In any event
am convinced il was not Al as
! had II In this column. though
IL means the same thing - the
very best.
He was not complete bum.
He would often pay his way
for everything except railroad
fare. The consumate ease with
which he found rail transporta-
tion lends some color TO the
theory that he had some kind
of an in" with the roads. Yet
had this been true there would
have been no good reason for
him being constantly on the 60,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26
Letters From
A Soldier

SWELL, Jack, at 2 p. m. to-
w day tho people Of this
friendly little village gathered
at the bridge, by the dam, and
held q memorial service which
concluded with q little bouquet
Of roses being tossed into the
clear, beautiful stream.
"Then . float Of flowers was
set adrift from shore by two
of his former fellow workers,
n bravo little noat proudly
carrying two small American
flags.
"a veteran of World War I
sounded taps. Then tears and
silence rs the float drifted
downstream, hugging the shore.
Strange to say, something that
later I heard several persons
remark about, the branches
would touch the noat at times,
but Old Glory was erect and
untouched.
AT the rivers bend. the float
slowed and finally chung to the
shore. It made you feel 1t was
the boy himself, asking fer just
one more look ut the beauties
he had known,
"Then someone quietly left
the crowd, went downstream
and gently loosed 1t, and this
time IL went on its way until
the bend in the river hid IL
from sight"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26
TuESE nAvS By George E.
- AALSE MN - SokolSky

FRANCIS BIDDLE, attorney
L general of the United
States, is charged with the task
OF prosecuting those who break
the laws of the United States.
He apparently makes a distinc-
ton between those who are pro-
New Deal and those who are
anu-New Deal. in the instance
of Sidney Hillman and the
PAC.
The Hatch act declared. as
Senator Moore OF Oklahoma
points out q. it to be un-
lawful for any person. including
an association, corporation, or
other organization, to make q
contribution In excess OF $1,000
during any calendar year to any
committee or other organization
engaged in furthering, ad-
vancing. or advocating the
nomination or election of any
candidate for An elective fed
eral office, including the office
of the President OF the United
States"
Yet, Sidney Hillman admitted
before congressional COM
mittee that the Almalgamated
Clothing Workers of America
contributed 100000 TO the
CIO-PAC this year Mr.. Biddle's
obligation is 10 bring those
apparently guilty of violations
of the Hatch act into court and
10 let the courts decide whether
the language of the act gives
them the loopholes which they
read into il. The evasion Of the
act by splitting PAC into two
parts. designed 10 meet the re-
quirements OF the Hatch act
and other corrupt practices
acts. as amended by the Smith
Connally act, is too obvious TO
fool even Mr.. Biddle.
THE basic wrong in the New
L Deal is that il produces
anarchy in administration.
Instead of abiding by the law,
ways are sought and found to
bypass the law.
The New Dealers function
like the old-time wicked cor
poration, the head OF which
would hire a lawyer not to tell
him what was lawful or unlaw-
full. but how to get around
the law so that he could do
whatever he wanted TO do.
Mr.. Roosevelt started the
procession in that direction by
demanding and receiving blank
checks OF power, particularly
for the expenditures of vast
sums without congressional con-
troll.
He is now seeking at Dunn
barton Oaks such a blank check
10 send this country to war
without congressional debate
and resolution.
MIR. Biddle functions as at
torney general in accordance
with his personal judgment and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26

as his method OF travel was
scarcely comfortable or con-
venient.
W. r. Patton of San Fran
cisco says the thing that
puzzled him about a No. ! was
the fact that his monicker was
usually painted. apparently with
lamp black mixture, On loca-
tons near the railroad tracks,
rather than carved, and he
could never figure out how the
fellow carried the materials for
his art work.
MR.. PATTON says he saw
WI No. Is monicker scattered
over a wide stretch of territory
and also had one contact with
him. or at least with one he be-
lieves 10 have been A No. /.
That was in the Patton home
town. a small burg in western
Missouri, when A No. ] climbed
out Of a box car on the morn
ing local freight one day with
overalls and a neckcloth over
his suit and clean collar.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26

Absence not long enough
To root out quite NIL love.
Increases lore al second sight.
Thomas May.
OUR belief is there are as many
" dumb and dizzy brunets as
blondes. Therefore. when / say
saw dizzy blonde this
morning. IL is not my intention
TO cast an aspersion at blondes
in general.
/ have enough trouble trying
10 square myself with the res
taurant hoStesSes without incur
ring the anger of the blondes.
But. as I was saying. / saw
"a dizzy blonde. p"
She was so dizzy she had all
the bystanders dizzy l was sent
TO the market on an errand.
Certainly. I run errands. I dry
dishes, too. II is domestic
policy that pays dividends in
the end.
Anyway. this dizzy blonde
couldn't make up her mind
whether she wanted lamb for
stewing, calves liver or chicken.
The pay-off was she never did
decide. After Is minutes Of in
decision. she said
"Oh, never mind. Wen eat out
tonight"
low much cash did you have
II on hand when married? 1
had $500. Not so bad. Not so
good
have just heard from fell
low who was so low in funds
when he married that his wife
had TO use a l5-cent wedding
ring.
Shortly after. things improved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26
One Word Led to Another
BY Patterson
BY Arthur Bugs" Baer

I see to my copyrighted establishment that Gerty
Stein is loose again and on the make. '-----
Gerty stashed herself away in the French Alps and
wrote book from her suffering memory.
Liberty liberty that's one book we must burn
For when Gerry writes she says nothing. That's her
privilege. do that myself.
But when Gerry says nothing she repeats it.
She writes thisaway, "A rose is a rose, rose a
rose rose rose There's half dozen and you
could put them in your lapel buttonhole.
Gerty charges editors by the word. She is
mmeographing success.
But she would get madden than bul-necked giraffe
florist charged her for II and handed her
That puts the shoe the other foot. Which is not
the object of this article. What want to know is
where's the heel?
If thing happens it is bad enough Gerty's
book is about the war war. war, war, Here's
what she says This is far logic than the last
And much more interesting"
by KIM Fsstu
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26

tell me this now?" asked the
other Because" admitted
Jessyca, confession is good for
the heel" One OF the towns
popular chorines ran into Club
Is all out of breath :. "She had
the devil of a time" explained
Jackie Gleason. escaping from
the shows angel"
MIDTOWN Vignette: He is
Nl one of the better known
playboys.
The other weekend, weary
from playing. he decided to hide
out In some Broadway hotel
and take il easy for a while.
He reasoned: Nobody in my
crowd will ever think Of phon-
ing me here"
The first night he discovered
why the rates were so reason
able.
In the next room a song
writer hammered away at a
tinny pianner all night.
In the room on his left some
hack was trying to wreck q
typewriter until dawn.
After three nights of going
practically sleepiess he APP
preached his neighbors sepa-
rately-offered each a generous
sum--to move TO some other
room In the hotel.
Both agreed and took his
money.
And then-exchanged rooms
with each other.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26

floor 20 times when lying on the
back and then do 20 sit.ups in
succession.
These statements are almost
unbelievable. considering this
was q group OF boys about Is
years OF age. They did not be-
long TO an underprivileged class.
They were preparing TO enter q
state university. Somewhere
along the line Of their prelimi-
nary education they must have
heard OF mems sanis in eorpore
sano. Yet there the habby mus
cled. bedrsggled specimens were.
Even I at the age OF so and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26
JACK PICKERING

EDITORS NOTE-PUt. Pick
ering, former Times eoiumnist,
is an infantryn,aa at Fl. Me-
Cieiian, Ala. Thee writings are
excerpts from his letters to
frisnds at the office.
HERE am apologizing again.
II but honest to Joe, / can't
answer letters. Iwrite to Kitty
and I write to you. and then
I'm all out OF time. That's all
there is.
Most certainly I'd like TO an
swer all the letters I get. but
we'll. don't. And I've received
some most interesting letters
from people who have read some
OF the notes that have been
printed.
One is from Mrs. F. w. Beier-
walter, who writes from Mic,
Mich. and it is a lovely descrip-
ton OF the way they remem-
bered one of the thousands of
CTS who bought part OF what
we call victory.
think you will like it. Here
IL is:
e.. Tonight we up here have
q heavy heart. Hero IL why.
Once upon . time year ago
there was . slender. fair
haired, blue-eyed lad. fatheriess
since early childhood, who lived
In our home town Of Saginaw,
but came up here and made his
homo with an elderly lady.
family friend ut the foot Of the
hill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26

lin civilian life, yes. DR..
Karl Menninger, speaking on
Civilian Morale in Wartime"
said the three best ways to keep
up morale and prevent nervous
breakdown are: Play, knowledge
and work. Play, he says, is not
a mere ornament or side issue,
especially in wartime. 1t is a
necessity for every ones mental
and physical health. knowledge
is the great antidote against
propaganda because it gives one
confidence; for this reason chill
dren should be told the truth
about the war, about daddy in
the service, and what is going
on. Along with this, give chill
dren and adults work to do.
both for the war effort and for
civilian welfare.
2--You may feel angry or,
jealous and If you do something
that expresses anger or jealousy
it probably means you are an
adult CHILEAN emotional ado
lescent. But If you do some
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-26
II. ". DURLING

and this man bought his wife On
elegant wedding band.
But being a sentimental fell
low. he kept the 15-cent we'd
ding ring and wore il himself.
II broke.
He asked his wife to have il
repaired.
She had the l5-cent ring set
in a gold band and now her
sentimental mate wears it night
and day.
A very unusual husband.
Incidentally. he is a member
of the armed forces.
DASSING by: Mrs. Charles
L How ard. San Francisco
sportswoman. Charming mate
OF the owner Of Seabiscuit. the
fifth greatest handicap horse of
all time.
Mrs. Howard in prewar days
was fond Of big game hunting.
That is an interesting but
highly expensive sport.
In Tanganyika territory the
price Of a big game hunting
license is $500.
That license entities the
hunter to shoot two hippos. one
antelope, two sable, three buff
falo, one oryx, six disdik. four
Grants gazelle and one ostrich.
II you want TO shoot an elephant
that calls for a special license
costing 500.
QUERIES from clients. Q.
VI How about the character of
green eyed brunets? Anything
in the Horses and Women files
on this?
A-The type you mention Ia
extremely clever and witty.