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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Pep At Arena,
Foe Not Named

New Haven, Conn, April II. (UP)
Festherweight Champion Willie
Pep was signed by Matchmaker
Johnny Attell today for a 10-round
non-title bout here April 20, with
an opponent yet to be named.
Pep, given a medical discharge
from the Navy two months ago,
defeated Leo Francis. Panama
Negro lightweight at Hartford a
week ago In his first fight since last
June.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Boxing Tourney
At Bows Club

Starting at $50 Wednesday night
a boxing tournament will get I'M
derWay for Cub, Midget and Junior
members of the Waterbury Boys
Club. Any Boys Club member is
eligible to participate in this tour
nament which has included all boys
Is and under n age. There are four
are roups and eight weight divis-
ions starting with boys under go
lbs and progressing up to boys
weighing 1875 pounds or less.
Weighing In and first round
matchings will be held Tuesday
night on the gym and all contest
ants are requested to be present.
Awards for first and second places
in all ae and weight divisions will
be presented to the Forthcoming
champions.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Yankees Secure Is
Year Old Southpow

Melrose, Mass, April 11-CUP)-
Scholoboy Kenneth Battles Of Mel
rose gets out Of high school 10
weeks early this year so he can
Join the New York Yankees as o
hurler when the team reaches New
ark, N. j., Sunday.
A 16-year- old southpaw and
honor student, Battles is gradu-
ating senior who was permitted to
cease his classroom work early be.
cause he has held an almost per-
manent position on the schools
honor roll.
A six-foot-two-inch 175-pounders
Battles has been an outstanding
athlete at Melrose high, playing
baseball, football and basketball ana
serving as co-captain Of the latter
team for two seasons.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Pittsburgh "Dopper
Dams" Honor Zivic

Pittsburgh, April l1.-(UP)--
Fritzie Zivic, the former welters
weight champion, who leaves for the
Army tomorrow, will be honored to-
night by the Dapper Dan club ~
a farewell party.
Zivic. who has been boxing pro-
fessionolly for IA years, has an
nounced that he viii hang up the
gloves for good after his induction.
There will be no comebacis,"
Zivic said.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
DODGERS

Bear Mountain, N. Y, April IL
UP)-The Brooklyn Dodgers, with
an oversupply of catchers, put
Bobby Bragan at third base today
and If the experiment works, Dixie
Walker will be returned to the
Outfield. Bragan, who previously
was an infielder with the Phila-
delphia Phillies, was second strong
catcher with the Dodgers last sea-
son. However, he is la in the
draft and is Is years old, which
makes him subject to early call.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
BRAVES

Wilmington, Del, April 11.-(UP)
The Boston Braves were bolstered
today by the addition of two key
players who elected to join the
team for the 1914 season, after in
dicating they would notb avail
able. Outfielder Chef Ross ad-
vised Manager Bob Coleman that
he would leave his Buffalo, N. Y,
war job and join the team on We'd
nesday, while catcher Stuart Hof-
fereth, who hit .3O1 for Indianapolis
last season, joined the team here
yesterday.
The Braves again suffered from
lack of hitting practice in losing
3 to 1 to the Philadelphia Phillies
yesterday. Ken Raffensberger, who
went the distance for the winners,
gave up two hits.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
RED SOx

plainfield, N. j., April 1l.-(UP)
-Yank Terry, Boston Red Sox
pitcher, was credited today with the
best hurting performance of the ex-
hibition season, four hit to o
shutout over the Newark Bears.
Terry went the route and never
was in danger of being scored
upon.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
SehmeIins To Box
Hungary Por0trooper
By UNITED PRESS

The Gernan-C Controlled Oslo
radio said in a dispatch from Rome
today that Max Schmeling, former
world heavyweight boxing cham
pion, had arrived in Rome to fight
a Hungarian paratrooper from the
Casino front.
The date of the bout was not
given, although the broadcast, re-
ported by U. S. government Moni-
tors, said 1t would take place
shortly.
Schmeling's opponent was not
identified by name, being described
only as q member Of the same
paratroop unit In which Schmeling
distinguished himself on Crete"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
MES NO sLUCGER

Johnny Cooney, a3-year-old base
ball veteran. has hit only two home
runs during his major league career
and they were made on successive
days In 1899.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11

arm heals. The others are George
Metkovich, Leon Culberson, Ford
Garrison and Tom Mcbride.
And If the worst comes to the
worst, Mike Ryba can play baseball
with himself.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11

Copyright, 1914, King Features Syndicafev
Evening star., 1944-04-11

favor among women. This included
a Wheel" made Of whalebone,
which was suspended from the waist.
1t caused the underskirts, petticoats
and skirt to bulge out a great deal.
That costume was a favorite about
1875. Along with 1t the ladies wore
a kind of corset made with pieces Of
wood.
Elizabeth is believed to have been
the first woman in England to own
a pair Of silk stockings These were
knitted for her by the Rev. William
Lee.
One portrait of Queen Elizabeth
shows her wearing very odd kind
Of cloak. The cloak was almost cov-
cred with outlines of human eyes
and ears which had been embroid-
cred on it. On a sleeve was an
image of snake. A few years ago
this portrait was on display at Hat
field House, owned by the Marquis
Of Salisbury.
The hair of Queen Elizabeth was
red, or at least reddish. This fact
led some ladies of fashion to dye
their own hair to try to make 1t the
same color. Red wigs for women
became popular.
In the early years of Elizabeth's
reign simple frill about the neck
was common. Later a large neck
ruff" was worn
The neck-ruff kept its shape only
because starch had come into use.
knowledge of starch was brought
across the English Channel from the
European continent five or six years
after Elizabeth was crowned queen.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
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Evening star., 1944-04-11
Uncle Rays Corner

During the many years she reigned
in England, Queen Elizabeth was 8
leader Of fashion. She was vain
about her dress, and one record tells
US that she had 5000 gowns. During
some of the years she was on the
throne hardly q month passed that
she did not add from 20 to 30 new
dresses to her wardrobe.
There were changes of style while
Elizabeth was buying her dresses,
so we cannot describe them in q few
words. During one period the So
called "Farthingale costume" was in
Evening star., 1944-04-11
LETTER-OUT

the
correctly live to it.
Answer to LETTER-OUT.
Letter
-RELIEvER Che takes when shift il
through.
MORALE-MOLAR theres bite it,.
FROSTED-STORED everythings
the welD
(you all again.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
N~eA h4

title Of picture leanet. It contains 10
pictures by Frank C. .Pape and several
hundred words of text BY Uncle Ray. To
lope bearing a 3-cent stamp to Uncle Ray
in care of this newspaper
Evening star., 1944-04-11

Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Too Close for Comfort
East dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
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The bidding:
East South West North
IA 20 Dbl. Pass
Pass Pass
Good players take as few chances
Jas possible with vulnerable over
|calls, but there are cases when even
Ia sound vulnerable overcall runs
into bad trump break and can be
doubled and set. On the hand above
South was down one, doubled, when
his opponent had no game; but the
slightest slip on the defense would
have given South his doubled con-
FRO ct ord 0oyoo uyitt,
West opened the spade six and
East won with the ace. A heart re-
turn at this point would have per-
mitted South to make his contract,
but East properly led back his spade
queen and South won with the king.
South now decided to play on the
assumption that West held three
natural heart tricks, and to try to
throw West in at the end and make
him give up one of those tricks.
South therefore led his singleton
club. East won with the queen,
cashed the spade jack and then led
a heart. South played the eight and
West the nine.
West laid down the club king and
South trumped it, after which South
wisely cashed the heart ace. This
drew East's last trump. Then South
led the diamond queen and f1nessed,
continuing with diamonds until he
had won three tricks in that suit.
He then led another club and
Itrumped it. But West got two heart
tricks and the contract was down
one.
Yesterday you were Howard
lSchenken's partner. Both sides
were vulnerable. You dealt and
held.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
.HERNER
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Open Until PM
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-30

Mead w. BatcheIor, works man. ager of the Mill division was named 8 vice president and A. Dean Mer- win, sales manager of the Fabricat- ing division was made assistant sec fetary.
 The announcement of the promo tions of these two men was made by Colonel Herman w. Steinkraus, president and general manager, fol- lowing his report to the stockholders at which time he outlined future plans for the company.
 All members of the board of di- rectors and officers of the company were reelected. The following were reelected to the board: John E. Bierwirth, New York city; Ralph E.. Day, Maitland, Florida; Lewis A. Dibble, Naugatuck; Otis A. Glaze brook, Jr. of New York city; Leslie H. Jockmus, New Haven; Herbert w. Jones, Fairfield; Rowley w.. Phillips, Waterbury; D. Swing Star ring, Green Farms; Herman w. Steinkraus, Westport; William R. Webetsr, Bridgeport; Edmund s. Wolfe, Bridgeport.
 At the meeting of the board O.; directors, the following officers were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-30
tute for Mrs. Ahrens, ill with iarny,

ute for Mrs. Ahrens, i'll with larnyS gitis.
 Variety in the program was pro- vided by Mrs. Pauline Sears .whe whistled ''When You Yere A Tulip and Joane and Mary Rosato, accoca dionists.
 Helen Burns got many laughs noe only for her burlesque ballet. bus on the job she did substituting for Mayme McArdle, comedianne who iA i'll at her home.
 The rendition or '1kair1y DoatsS by Frannie Seefy and Rudy HermS steadt was the closing number and left the crowd feeling happy.
 The singing of the Star- -Spangled Banner was sung while Nspot-nght of revolving stars played 6yer tho entire ensemble.
 Dancing followed the perform ance.
 The show is scheduled to appeaa at the Veterans hospital in Newings ton April M.
 The Girl Scouts of Troop No. 10 held business and social meeting Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Frank Carney, leader. Group singing was enjoyed and refreShs mentS served.
 Present were Mary Alice Burns. Betty Liesring, Gloria Sheldon, Au- dry Frank, Ruth Batchelder and Nancylou Totten.
 John Jones of Cooke street has returned from trip to North Caro- lima.
 Home From Florida
 MT. and Mrs. Carl Culver of Chase avenue have returned from a three weeks stay in Florida where they were guests of their daughter.
 The Junior Choir of St. Paul'S church will meet at 3:S0 Friday afternoon.
 Rev. Evan Bergwall of the Grace Methodist church will be guest speaker at St. Paul's church Lenten service Friday at 8 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-30
JAIL SHORTAGE, FILLED

Boston CUP)-If the Charles St. Jail hadn't needed a barber, Will liam Hagerty might not be spending
 a three month sentence there. Ha-
 gerty, who had pleaded guilty to a
 vagra cy charge, Cnce claimed h, was one of the best barbers Tn
 town. So when an assistant d,s- trict attorney said the jail needed a barber, HGgerty 'ecd to the sentence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-30

elor; treasurer, William R. Breetz; assistant treasurers, Everett Japp, Warren J. Faust; secretary, Rowley w. Phillips; assistant secretaries, William R. Breetz, Everett Japp, A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-30

elected: Chairman of the board, William R. Webster; president, Her
 man. w. Steinkraus; vice presidents, Herbert w. Jones, Walter R. Clark, John E. Ferguson, Mead w. Batch
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-30
FACTORY RENAMES
 PHILLIPS, DIBBLE
Naugatuck, Waterbury Men Retained as Bridge
 port Brass Directors

At the annual meeting of stock holders of Bridgeport Brass com- pany held yesterday afternoon in the companys offices at 30 Grand street, two executives were named officials of the company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-30
REPEAT REVUE | GOES OVER BIG
Capacity Crowd Witnesses Benefit Last Night at
 Sprague Gym
FAYETTEVILLE
Correspondent, Alice MacMul-
 len, Phone 3-7217

Waterville, March 30 - A we'll filled gym witnessed the final pulp lie performance of the Gay Nine ties" Revue last night at Sprague school, given for the benefit of the Vile honor roll fund.
 The chorus did grand job back ing up the vocalsts.
 Alice Vanasse, the Mary Martin of Waterbury" gave a fine rendi- tien of the Desert Song" Ellen McMahon, a newcomer as a singer, received much applause for, her singing of Does Your Heart-Beat For Me-" Charles Chuck" ConnorS proved more than able as SubSti- service, having joined the company in 1900. He has served as assistant purchasing agent and on the sales staff.
 In 1924, he was named sales man. ager of the Fabricating division and with the beginning of the defense program became director of fabri- eating sales.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-30
AGE OF CABINET 5.7 YEARS OLDER THAN ONE IN '33
By R. n. SHACKFORD

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Washington, March 30- CUP) = Roosevelt Administration has pass ed its 11th birthday, but the aver- age age of Cabinet members today is only 5.7 years higher than that of the original ones who were sworn into office on March 4, 1883.
 The average age of President Roosevelt's first Cabinet, which had one 70-year-older, was 57.8 years. That of the present Cabinet, which has four members 70 or older and a fifth who will be 70 in April, is 63.5 years.
 Mir. Roosevelt was 51 when he first took the oath of office nearly seven years younger than the aver age age of his cabinet. Now nearing the end of his third term, MT. Roosevelt at 62 is only one and one half years younger than the average Cabinet age.
 Remain From '33
 Only three members of the orig inal Roosevelt Cabinet still hold the same offices -Cordell Hull Harold l.. Ickes and Frances Perkins. There have been many changes in the other seven Cabinet positions.
 Although the average age of the original Cabinet was nearly 60 1t was unusual in modern Presiden- tion history by having woman member and younger men than its immediate predecessors.
 On March 4, 1883, two members of MT. Roosevelt's Cabinet were only A years old, one was 50 and an- other 58. The others - except for Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson, who was 70 were be- tween 60 and 65.
 Four, 70 or Older Today the age span of the Cabi- net extends from 76-year-old Sec retary of War Henry L. Stimson, down to 51-year-old Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard. In addition to Hull, Ickes and Secre- tary of the Navy Frank Knox, who are 70 or older, Secretary of Com merce Jesse Jones will be 70 on April 5.
 Swanson, the dean of MT. Roose- velt's first Cabinet in point of years, became Il on March 31, 1883. The baby of MT. RooSevelt's original Cabinet was Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, now vice-president, who then was only A. But Postmaster General James A. Farley was a close second. He was born only four months before Wallace in the same year, 1888.
 Here are the original and pres ent Roosevelt Cabinets, in order of
Evening star., 1944-01-19
Knife WELDING American indians Stalk Jups
In Jung gIe, Penetrate Main Positions at Arowe

lines they had to be guided by a
ground smoke screen in distinguish
ing positions, said the bombing was
the most concentrated one yet un-
leashed in the jungles.
The "bushmasters," whose ability
to transmit secret communications
in tribal tongues should prove baf-
fling to the Japanese, were sent to
Panama during the early days of
the war to become the first Amer
ican troops trained in jungle tactics.
Last April they left the Canal
Zone and on June 80 first appeared
in the Southwest Pacific war zone
Unopposed they occupied Kiriwina
Island in the Trobriand group of
the southeastern tip Of New Guinea.
1t was from there sthey moved in
to reinforce the Texas dismounted
cavalrymen who opened the inva-
sion of New Britain at Arawe De-
cember Is.
The Texans had quickly swept
patrols beyond Umtingalu Village,
five miles up the east coast from
Cape Merkus and on past the un-
serviceable airstrip. But the Jap
anese later regained these two
Evening star., 1944-01-19
IA Aircraft Program
Calls for 50 Per Cent
Production Increase
Over 100000 Planes
Slated for Delivery,
Wilson DiscIoses
BY the Associated Press

by lhe ASSOCIATED Press.
The Nations 1914 aircraft pro-
duction program calls for a so
per cent increase in manufacture
of combat planes on top of the
record-smashing 1943 output,
Charles E. Wilson, chairman of
the Aircraft Production Board,
disclosed today.
The combat craft the Germans
and Japanese will see this year will
be very substantially larger than
the models they supplant," Mr.. Will
son reported. The gross airframe
weight Of 1914 production is sched-
uled to be 26 per cent above the
total weight of l943 airframes.
Mr.. Wilson said more than 100 900
planes are scheduled for production
this year, each with an average air
frame weight of more than 10000
pounds. The aircraft industry COM
pleted 85,946 planes last year, aver
aging $3.50 pounds in airframe
weight.
Mr.. Wilson reiterated that 1914
scheduling calls for increased pro-
duction of heavy aircraft-Fortress-
es, Liberators and super-Fortresses
and a reduction in the number of
training craft and noncombat mod
els
Gross weight of airframes pro-
duced in l943 was TAI 100000 pounds
Mr.. Wilson said. That will be in
creased to more than 1000, 600, 600
pounds, airframe weight, in 1914.
The aircraft production boss
pointed out that unit production OF
airplanes will not increase SO
sharply this year as last. Produc-
ton in 1943 was approximately
10000 more units than in 1912, but
the scheduled 1914 increase is
roughly $4,000 planes.
Judged on the basis of 1912 av-
erage aircraft weights, Mr.. Wilson
said the 1914 production will be
equivalent to $4,000 planes of 1912
vintage
Evening star., 1944-01-19
D. {. Woman Free on Bond
In S45,000 EmbezzIement

Mrs. Elsie Rose lockwood, AZ. Of
1854 Lanier place NV. former
bookkeeper for the Arthur Jordan
Piano Co., was free under $4,000
bond today after being arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage on charge OF
.embezzling $4,000 to S50OO0 of her
employers funds
Detective Sergt. Dewey Guest Of
the check squad, who made the ar
rest, said the woman pleaded guilty
and was held for action of the grand
jury.
While Mrs. Lockwood was en-
ployed by the Jordan company, the
Homer L. Kilt Music Co. also was
listed as a complainant in the case.
1t was explained that the Jordan
company's funds included some
money collected for the Kilt firm.
which operated a piano shop at the
store where Jordan's now is located.
Edward Yonkers, manager of the
Jordan company, said the shortage
was discovered after an audit of the
books. He said Mrs. lockwood had
been employed there about 18
months Her position was described
as bOOkkeeDer cashier
Evening star., 1944-01-19
Briggs 1ypewriters
.5potIighted in Probe
or Hopkins Letter.
Two Machines Taken
From Office of Ickes'
Aide; FBI Won't Talk
Two typewriters assumed a

Two typewriters assumed a
mysterious role in the Hopkins
letter thriller" today as a Fed
eral grand jury resumed its ex-
ploration of the latest Washing
ton political drama to involve
men in high places.
The typewriters were taken from
the office of George N. Briggs con-
fidential assistant to Secretary of
Interior Ickes, but Federal agents
declined to say whether they were
being examined in connection with
the case.
Mr.. Briggs, 55-year-old former
newspaperman who has been pic
tured on the Senate floor as a 60
between in publication of the dis
puted Hopkins letter." meanwhile
was suspended by Mr.. Ickes with
out pay pending the outcome of the
investigation.
LANCER Cites Letter.
The grand jury, reassembling
after respite of several days, is
seeking to determine whether Harry
L. Hopkins was correct in asserting
that his name was forged to a type
written letter predicting Wendell l.
Wilkes denomination for the pres
idency.
Senator LANCER, Republican. of
North Dakota cited the letter in
support of his resolution calling for
congressional investigation of Mr.
Wilkes 1910 nomination. Senator
LANCER also read to the Senate a
series of typed letters which he said
were written by Mr. Briggs to c.
Nelson Sparks, former Akron (Ohio)
Mayor, who published a book criti-
cal of Mr.. Willkie last fall
The letter purportedly was from
Mr.. Hopkins to Dr. Umphrey Lee
president of Southern Methodist
University, Dallas, Texas, and was
interpreted by some as meaning Mr.
Hopkins not only desired Mr.. Will
kie's denomination but wanted to see
Senator Connally. Democrat, of
Texas replaced in the Senate.
Mr.. Sparks has never given any
(See LETTERS, Page A-6)