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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26
, DO As TIIR ROMANs DO

Memphis, Tenn.-(Upl--Add to signs in the sky end mysterious writing found on freshly laid eggs the experience Of Roy Bradhergy ot Memphis, BrAdherry, who was 0At- ing watermelon. ran into some unexplalnable hieroglyphics which have him puxRled. According to Hradbervy, and nelghhors, in white hbrous letters on the juicy red background was clearly spelled out; Tn Rome" He described the letters as being perfectly spaced and spelled with Q perfect capital tR."
 A mine detector was used to locate shell spllnters In Q wounded horse AA AAaA EHsNArAA AAA NuAwak
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26
|BANTA AM TO GET SS55.5O CHECK.
Represents Payment in Lieu of Taxes on War
 Housing Project

Sumner K. Wiley, Regional Di- rector of the Federal Public Housing Authority. National Housing Agency has notified Charles w, pal6mba, FpHA Housing Manager, that Q check to the Borough of Bantam for SsSB.BO, representing Q payment in lieu of taxes on War Housing Protect Bantam Hills (Conn, -e002) win soon be mailed by the United States Treasury Department. This payment in lieu of taxes Is being made for the tax year May 1, iea4 to May 1, io46,
 The Federal Public Housing Au- thority, in accordance with the pro- visions Of low, makes annual pay- ments of sums in lieu of taxes cover- ing War Housing Projects, Such payments are based on valuations established by the Federal Public Housing Authority in cooperation with the local taxing authorities and are determined by applying the local tax rate.
 The lew authorizing these pay. ments also provides that any ex. penses by the Government for serV. Ices furnished to ordinary taxpay. CTS, but not given to the projects, shall be deducted from the amount to be paid in lieu of taxes. Bantam Hills pays for It's own street lights, since they are on the project meter.
 AS this sehvlce IS furnished to real estate taxpayers In the Borough of Bantam, Q deduction of Si7b from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26

while not out of hand, continues to flourish, even though the govern ment has instituted 0 form of price control.
 The United States Army IS get- ting the utmost cooperation from Chungking, but even so 1t has been forced to turn to the black market for much of It's supplies. This Is particularly true of items that cannot be flown lover the hump" The following prices, with their American dollar equivalent, are typical of what the quarter master department has had to pay for black -market articles:
 Industrial alcohol, $l400 ($S6) c gallon: 200- watt light bulbs, $360 ($776) each; typewriter eraser, $500 ($i6); collins, $ob00 ($23760) i; commodeS, $li,000 ($275); 300- pound bag of cement, $7400 ($lo5) {; 2-inch nails, $55,0o0 ($375) Q keg; pair of half-soles, $3b0 ($s.76); gal-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26
Clergy, Lay Members
 Plan Plenary Farley
American Board of Foreign Missions Open Sessions
 Next Monday at Boston Headquarters

cronesia, the Philippines and what b now Occupied China.
 Tn spite of the war the American Board Is still carrying on Christian hospitals, schools industries and social centers in East Asia, Africa, India, Ceylon, Mexico and the Near East. It works closely with f1a- tional Christian leaders in these various types of work and With over 700 native churches.
 Essentially Q working group, the Prudential Committee will hear up. to-the-rninute reports from abroad, including 0 message from Mrs. Lyn- do Goodsell Blake just back from Turkey. On Monday evening, Octo. Der 30, there will be Fellowship Dinner to honor two widely known secretaries retiring this year. They are pr. Enoch Frye Bell of Brook. line, Massachusetts, 42 years in the service and for 2l years editor of The Missionary Herald, and pr. D. Brewer Eddy of Newtonville, Mass achuSetts, distinguished platform speaker and world traveller with over 30 years of service under the Amer lean Board.
 pr. Ashley Day Leavitt of Brook line, Massachusetts will be master of ceremonies, and pr. Rockwell Harmon Potter of Hartford, Con- necticut, former president of the American Board and former Dean of Hartford Seminary, will speak. Miss Mabel E. Emerson of Cam bridge, Massachusetts will bring greetings from the American Board staff. The dinner will take place ct the First Church of Christ, Congre- gational, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
 Among the special guests attend- ing the plenary sessions will be Ronald Bridges of Arizona and Maine, Moderator ct the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches: Dr. Douglas Horton of New York, Minister of the General Council; pr. P. A. GoetSch of St. Louis, Missouri, Executive Secretary of the Board of International Mis- sions of the Evangelical and Re- formed Churches; pr. John Adams Reuling, President of Northland College, Wisconsin; Mrs. Robert J. Williams of Lake Worth, Florida; Rev. Archie Hook of Troy, Ohio; Dr. Robert Bruce, Minister of the New York State Conference of Congre- gational Christian Churches: and Rev. James H. Lightbourne of Prov idence, Rhode Island, newly elected Superintendent of the Congrega- tional Christian Churches of Rhode Island.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26

Boston, Mass, october 2e. = The Prudential Committee of the Amer ican Board of Foreign Missions
 made up of key representatives from clergy and lay members of the Con- gregational Christian Churches if
 the United States, is holding its pier. ary sessions october 30 to Nover1. Der 1 ct national headquarters, II Beacon street, Boston, MasSachu. sets. This group will concentrate on the important problems of post- war rehabilitation and the finance ing of Q forward looking Christian program around the world, including resumption of mission work in Mi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26

vanized iron wire, $2oo,Ooo ($5ooo Q ton.
 FUTURE SETTLEMENT
 On the other hand, the govern ment exercises rigid price con- trol over such things as vaccines Gall of which are made in China) and sells them to the Army for $32 0 unit.
 Incidentally, no actual payments are being made for Army pur- chases from the Chinese goverrl- ment. They are currently charged against some sort of future settle- ment, while money advanced to then Army finance department in China is being put on the books.
 Perhaps the one redeeming fea- ture of China's imitation Is the fact that 1t Is aiding the govern ment in its fight against the opium traffic. There has been e high percentage of addicts in the Kun ming sector, but prices have put
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26
WORLD WAR II. ! A YEAR AGO.
my united Prsl

1, ,vloe-Adm. Thomas 0. Klnkala dlscloaea that tho Japanese have evacuated thelr Kiskn forces ln giant submarines. 100 men At Q time.
 In italy, Alliea troops push Ger.
 along entire front, selHlng 10 town In their aavanceS American Fifth Army captures ErAmcollse while the Eighth Army selnes BeiAn0. lB miles from IsernlA,
 On Russian front, Soviet troops capture almost 100 towns ln three sectorsi outstanding selEures ln- clude KarnAvatka, around Krlvol Rog, and Vararobka, bringing them Co within 10 miles oe tAe NlkOlAyev- -xnAmenkA railroad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26
By EMIL REYNOLDS NEA Correspondent

Somewhere in China, Oct 26--1i you want to be frugal, you can probably take young lady out for an evening in Running and not spend more than $7o00. But If you do she can't be blamed for putting you down as 0 tin-horn sport, and cutting you dead the next time you meet.
 A very modest dinner for two will cost 9e000. Then to keep within the budget you must pick the closest movie theater, for the shortest Tickshaw ride costs $200 The movie tickets will be 200 each, and incidentals can easily bring the total to an even $7000.
 Of course, if you want to try to make 0 hit by ordering Q festive bottle of champagne with dinner the waiter will add $S6,ooo to your check.
 This is c typical example of in- alationary living in wartime China And for on American it's not like the imitation in postwar Ger many, where dollars would let Q person i've like e king. For the official exchange rate Is 40 to l, which makes the modest eve- ning described above add up to SITS in American money.
 PHYSICAL PROBLEM
 Money is really Q physical prob- lem in China. A businessman must hire c coolie to carry large bags Of bills Co and from the bank Shop pers 90 through the streets with bundles of currency tucked under theig arms. Children play with money in the streets as American children play with jacks. China has more money than it knows what to do with. But It's distribution cree atea difficulties and hardShips. Government employees and minor officials, clerks, teachers mad rail- road workers are still receiving lo42 wages, though living costs have risen 800 per cent since January. ao4e. And their struggle to main- tain decent standards is comlicated by the fact that the black market,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26
HENRY CUTILLO
 | ENTERS APPEAL
Says Liquor Commission
 Unreasonable in Deny- ing Jim Store Permit

Claiming the staet Liquor ContrG Commission acted unreasonahly h denying an application for q pNek, aee store NQuor permit for eA3 Hast Main street, Henry 0uttllo ot Wa. terhuEy today filed on appaol n the common pleas court,
 The commission had ruled there were sufficient outlets in the hnlne- dlate neighborhood and that an additional outlet would have Q detrimental effect on those already existing, The applicant claims there would he no determintal ef- feet because of the small number of outlets in the nelghhorhood and because Of the nature to the olcal- lty,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26

the total amount due Is made for such expenditure,
 It is noteworthy that Q modern sewage treatment plant has recently been put Into operation at Bantam Hills that will assure sclentlfic and sanitary disposal of oil project sewage, Improvement Of this type are in line with the Governments policy of providing the safest and best living standard possible under existing emergency conditions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26

the drug out of reach of all except the very well-to-do. Commerciali2ed vice also carries Q prohibitive price tag,
 Even drinking is Q pastitne that few can afford. Champagne is the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26
$4OO LOAN BASIS
 OF $500 ACTION

A $500 civu action has been filed ln common pleas court by q, M, collins Of Waterbury against Wtl- Ham P. Davis of Winsted for nom payment of an alleged loan of SA00 The suit has been filed In the form for 0 common count writ with re- tails to be furnished in an amend- ed complaint later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26

most expensive. But Scotch sells for S0,oO0 Chinese dollars, and . bottle of Bourbon is S20.000. That means $730 and $500 American and potent argument for moder- Ation,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26

BALDWIN PLANNING With the wars end in sight, Governor Baldwin some time ago. scored an. other first for Connecticut when he started his blue print for peace which has become an example for the nation Fira in preparing for war. first in producing for war; Governor Baldwin has placed Connecticut m the forefront among states in getting ready for the postwar period
 Postwar jobs are the keynote of Governor Bald. wins plans and the machinery has already been set up to provide employment for war veterans and dis. placed war workers Through the Connecticut Re- employment Commission these workers will receive vocational guidance and training for the peacetime jobs they want
 Already at work on the vast problems of reconveT. sion to civilian production. the Connecticut Develop ment Commission has set the program 90 that the changeover can be made with the greatest speed and the minimum job dislocation. Plans have also been completed for attracting business assisting small businessmen aiding farmers. broadening markets and sponsoring increased trade
 Governor Baldwins sound fiscal policies freed Con. nectc of debt with S2S 900 for that purpose and a postwar purpose fund in excess of $l0OO0O0O which will provide the funds for fine plan of state improvements and furnish employment Evidence of sound fiscal policies is in the fact that Governor Bald win also kept his pledge not to increase taxes or i'm pose new taxes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-22
Oppose Bill Validating
Deluved Confessions

Washington, D. C. (NNPA).-
Opposition to the Hobbs Bill, H. R.
$500, introduced by Rep. Sam
Hobbs Cd. of Ala.), which passed
the House by a no-record vote Dec.
10, 1914, designed to nullify the
decision of the U. S. Supreme Court
in the celebrated McNabb case by
declaring valid confessions in Grim
inal cases Notwithstanding delay
by police officers in arraigning the
defendant before a committing
magistrate or other judge, was ex-
pressed this week by the NAACP.
In statement submitted to men,
bers of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee, to which the bill was re-
ferred, Leslie Perry, of the Wash
ington Bureau NAACP, cited case
after case that the NAACP had
taken to the U. S. Supreme Court
where Negroes in the South had
been held as much as 10 days with
out opportunity of consulting their
friends, relatives, or attorney and
beaten and whipped until they "con-
fessed."
"The entire experience of the
NAACP over a period of IS years"
Perry declared, "shows how often
law enforcement officers yield to
the temptation to solve crimes by
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-22

boys stationed in this country. John
Culver is doing a fine job of direct
ing this work.
Sunday, Dec. "a, at the morning
service, Rev. Massey's topic will
be "Sorry, All Rooms Are Taken"
The evening service is set for 1880
pm. At that time there will be a
candle light service. All church
singing groups will participate.
The Church School will present a
pageant. The congregation will join
in the singing of Christmas Carols.
All are cordially invited to worship
at Pilgrim, the Church of Lofty
Friendship.
M. A. Boiling, superintendent of
the Church School, asks that every
one attend the Christmas exercises
Sunday, Dec. "a, at 7:30 p.m.-L.
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Note from Villa Booker ).

To each of these people named below and to Others
wish to extend sincere wishes for Merry Christmas and
take this opportunity to thank them for their cooperation
helping record the social and personal happenings of
the Twin Cities throughout 1914
Your kind help has been of great encouragement.
thanking those who have had to depend most to help
do the job hope others will join regular ranks in 945
Mines. Russell Underwood Elizabeth Rodgers Cecilia Patterson,
R. Moudn L. Esue Paul Curry Josephine Chambers Ida
Burr Mildred BoanOn Maym Burre and Corinn Bunn Esther
Brown, Ardeia Allen, Hazel Allen Gertrude Boldly Lulu Keene
Leonard Davis Gamae Ferguson, A Few, Elizabeth Hail.
Harris r John Hickman Della Hosombac Courtney Hyard Mary
Jones, Dewey Jackson, F. Lynn Louise Moore R. Lawrence J
O. w. Lindsey Robert MITCHELL A. Mcfarland M K Mcknight
Aep Theodore Allen, Cornea Smith, Dell Wright E. A. Weston,
Fausna Robinson Brda Ridley c. Dizze and Pembon
VILLA BOOKER,
Social and Personals.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-22
CamphOr Church
Observes 18th
Anniversary

Members and friends of Camphor
Memorial Methodist Church gather
ed at the church Monday night,
Dec. 10, to celebrate it's 25th an
niversary.
The falling snow Monday night,
was reminiscent of the night the
church was organized, Dec. 10,
1919, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Mcfarland, 493 Whitall.
Mrs. Julia D. Lewis, charter
member of the church, gave his
torical account of the church prog
ress. Others who took part in the
program were, S. Vincent Owens,
Executive Secretary of the st. Paul
Urban League; DR.. Miron A. Nor
rill, dean of Hamline University
and a member of the Camphor
Board of Trustees, and Rev. Robert
W. Kelley, pastor of the Border
Methodist Church, Minneapolis.
Rev. C. T. R. Nelson, pastor of
the church since 1888, substituted
for DIR. M. L. Harris, president Of
Philander Smith College, Little
Rock, who was scheduled to appear
on the program, but was unable
to attend.
The Camphor Choir, under the
direction of Mrs. Celeste Douglass,
and Chester Russell, a baritone, &C
companied by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn
Russell, furnished the musical num-
bers for the evening. Rev. and Mrs.
Nelson were presented a bouquet
of flowers by Mines. Carrie Spell
man, Eliza Parker and Aleathia
Jackson.
After the program receiving
line was formed in the Guild hall
of the church for the silver ami
versary reception. Among those in
the receiving line were, Rev. and
Mrs. Nelson, Rev. and Mrs. Kelley,
DIR. and Mrs. Morrill,, Mrs. James
Curtis, Mrs. Julia Lewis, Mrs. Josie
Williams, and Mrs. Lillian Burris.
Hostesses and members of the re-
ception committee included, Mines.
Laurene Tabor, Essie Stewart, Bes-
sic Turpin, Marie Rawls, Katie M.
Robinson, Tessie Sonion, Lois Cur
tbs, Jennie V. Smith, Madeline
Mosely, Levisa Roland, Eliza Park
err, Carrie Spellman, Villa Mae
Peoples, Catherine Neal and Ber-
tina Douglass; and William Over
ton and James Riddeaux.
Bishop Ralph S. Cushman, resi-
dent bishop of the St. Paul area,
preached the silver anniversary
sermon, Sunday, Dec. II, at II am.
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Friday, December %, 1914

mass meeting in behalf of the Ken
ny Institute will be held at st.
James. At 1880 pm. the Christmas
candle light service by the Sunday
School. At $50 am. Monday, Dec.
rs, the senior choir and University
of Life will present a pageant,
"The Nativity" directed by Mrs.
Cora E. Moore.
Seaman Cassell Ayres will be
the guest soloist at Sunday morn
ing's service, Dec. "a Rev. B. N.
Moore, the pastor, will speak on
"The Nativity Church reporter.
Pilgrim Baptist Church News:
The sermon topic for Rev. Floyd
Massey's message to the cOngre-
cation at church last Sunday morn
ing was Living in Expectation"
The text was found in Isaiah 90.
He pointed out in his sermon that
it is good for US to dream provid-
ing we follow through with effort,
living in anticipation is valuable,
life is useless without it. 1t is trust
in Jesus Christ that causes US to
face the future unafraid with hope
for life which infinite minds can
not describe"
The Children's story, "The Gin
gerbread Man." was told by the
minister. More children are attend
ing the Sunday service, of which
a part is devoted to them.
Sunday evening worship hour
was in the form of a Baptismal
Ceremony. The Gospel chorus sang
several songs, the minister read
scriptures, prayed and gave the
Baptismal Meditation from the
Baptistry. Master Owen Price was
immersed.
The Servicemen's Committee of
Pilgrim Church sent boxes to the
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st. James A.M.E. Church News:
DR.. W. E. Guy, presiding elder of
the st. Paul District, who was
guest speaker at the morning serv-
ices, chose as his subject, "The
Adventure of Faith" Rev. Guy
said, Life itself is an adventure,
every day we are on our way as
Pilgrims, when and where we shall
arrive rests with ourselves and
God" Rev. H. C. Boyd, pastor of
St. Peters A.M.E. Church, and his
choir were present at the 8 o.
clock service.
Rev. Joseph E. Jackson, assisted
by Mrs. Kitty Jeffrey, stewardess,
administered communion to men,
bers of the University of Life at
the close of their regular meeting.
Mrs. Leila A. Jackson was the
pianist at this service. Mrs. Villa
Mae Barber was absent as she was
out of the city because of the ill
ness of her sister.
At the quarterly conference, held
December 10, Messrs. o. C. Hall
and J. R. Jones were elected Dis
trict Steward and Alternate, re-
spectively. Mrs. Gertrude Boldly,
the newly appointed Steward, was
confirmed as were the other Stew
ards.
The regular Trustee election will
be held January II, at the church.
The Trustees whose terms will ex-
pire at that time, are James R.
Lynn, Herman R. Cotton and Rich
ard L. Stokes, Sr. A lay delegate
to the Northwestern annual con-
ference will also be elected.
Sunday, Dec. "a, at pm, a
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extorting confessions of guilt by
means of force, violence, and ter
ror, and how difficult it is to pro-
duce conclusive proof of such con-
duct.
"This is especially true where
the accused comes from the under
privileged classes, or is a member
of a minority racial or religious
group. Today "A states and the Dis
trict of Columbia have statutes re-
quiring that persons arrested be
taken promptly before a commit
ting authority. If the Federal Gov
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eminent sets the precedent by null
lifying it's statute-it will open the
fiood-gates to the wholesale depri-
walton of rights of Negro defend
ants in Southern states"
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Donald Gates
Vice President
Franklin Grads

Donald Gates, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. D. Gates, 900 Bryant Ave.
No., has been elected vice presi-
dent of the graduating class of
Franklin Junior High school after
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being nominated for president
which he lost by two votes.
May God bless all our friends
and all mankind at this Holiday
Season.-Mr. and Mrs. James K.
Rowland, 514 Fuller Ave., and Pvt.
Harold Rowland, U. S. Army.
Merry Christmas and a Very
Happy New Year.-Mrs. Effie l..
Larkins and Mrs. ]. C. Turntine,
734 st. Anthony.
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