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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-08

Guests during the day were Miss
Mayme Carrot, Jackson, Miss; Mr..
and Mrs. James Ward, st. Paul;
Mrs. E. v. Pierce, First Baptist
church; Mrs. Margaret Mccall,
First Baptist church; Kenneth
Jones and Alonzi L. Byrd, Void
Chamberlain Naval Training Sta
ton.
At $3.50 p. m. the Social Action
Committee will represent Pilgrim
at meeting sponsored by the Min
nesota United Nations Committee
at the St. Paul Round Table of
Christians and Jews at Manchester
college. The topic will be "Organi-
cation for World Peace"
Next Sunday evening the church
will commemorate the 10th year
in the present building. The dea-
cons are sponsoring the program.
At this time there will also be the
announcement of the grand total
of the fifty units. Deacon Huron
J. Shelton will be the principal
speaker.-Louise Howard.
CamphOr Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: "One of the lessons
that we may learn from the life of
Christ is that of being free from
the fear of what men can do to us, d"
Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson de-
clared in a sermon last Sunday
morning. Three persons joined the
church. They were Mrs. Ellen
Walden, formerly a member of the
Salem Baptist Church, Chicago;
and two brothers, Reuben and
Roger Neal, who belonged to the
G. M. E. Church in Arkansas. The
Neal brothers are brothers of
Bishop Cecil and Earsell Neal and
Mrs. Odessa Deloney, all of whom
are members of our church. Roger
Neal served for more than two
years in the Navy. Six persons were
given the right hand of fellowship
after the administering of the
Lords Supper.
An interesting discussion on the
subject of "All of One Blood" was
held at the meeting of the Youth
Fellowship Sunday evening. Anoth-
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couple was shown many courtesies
while away. They also attended
the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
dance while in Chicago.
Cheers Vets at Fl. Smelling: The
Cheer-up box committee of the
WAND's of which Cadet Essie
Stewart is chairman took thirty
cheer-up boxes to Fl. Smelling fol-
the Vets Thanksgiving. Members
of the delivery squad" who took
them were Cadet Enola Moffet, 1t
Col. Loyola Payne, Major Beatrice
Boyd, Capt. Adelaide Myers and
Sgt. Ada Smith. Those who wrap
ped gifts were Cadet Madeline
Mosley, Mable Harris and Cpl
Coopi Anderson.
Sailor Entertained: Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Graham, 472 W. Central,
and other members of the family of
S &c Ralph Graham of Great
Lakes, ILL.,, held a family reunion
at the Grahams' home Monday,
Nov. q. Moving pictures were
taken by Almerque Barksdale. 9th
er guests were Father Jerome Lug
er and Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hilyard.
Other social courtesies extended
Seaman Graham were a family
breakfast Sunday morning, Dec. 3,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Sykes, $50 Rondo, aunt and uncle
of Ralph; Tuesday, Dec. 5, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Jackson, $50 st. An
thony Ave-, entertained at a dinner,
He returned to his camp Wednes-
day, Dec. 6, to enter Coxswain
school. He has brother with the
medical corps of the Navy at Ha-
wall.
Visitors Return: Mrs. Gertrude
Boldly, GOT st. Anthony Ave-; Mrs.
Magdeline Oliver, 321 St. Anthony
Ave-, and Mrs. Hazel Allen, 9481s
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turned Monday morning Dec. 4.
While away the group visited Mrs.
Caroline Carter and Alfred Trip
plett at Keokuk, Iowa. Mrs. Boldly
and Mrs. Oliver sang a duet at Mrs.
Carriers church.
Mrs. Carrie E. Johnson, 1O47
Rose Ave-, celebrated her Saith
birthday Saturday, Dec. 2. She re-
ceived many beautiful gifts and
cards.
Mrs. Mary Perry, 967 St. An
thony Ave-, is i'll at her home.
Mrs. Magdelene Oliver, 231 st.
Anthony Ave-, was called to New
York because of the serious illness
of her brother.
1t. Gen. LOvOnia Brown of Chi
cago, organizer of the WAND or
ganization was the week end guest
of Capt. Adelaide Myers, 796
Rondo Ave. She was extended
courtesies by Major Beatrice Boyd,
1t. Col. Loyola Payne, Cadet Made
line Mosley, and Col. Vida Seaton.
Gunners Mate SIC Kenneth Jones
is in the city visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Jones, GA Full
Ter Ave. He arrived Monday, Nov.
27, from Hastings, Neb. He will
leave Saturday, Dec. 9.
WAND's: A special meeting was
called Monday, Dec. 4, of the Hal
lie @. Brown chapter of the WAND
organization by 1t. Gen. Lovonia
H. Brown of Chicago to present a
citation to First 1t. Beatrice Boyd,
1877 Iglehart, for 800 hours of vol
unteer service in st. Paul and to
commission 1t. Boyd to the rank
Of Major of the State of Minnesota.
Major Boyd is chairman of the
motor corps of this chapter.
MIR. and Mrs. James L. Rowland,
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Social and Personal

Mrs. Courtney Hlyard 1872 ST. Anthony Ave-. returned
this week from three weeks visit at Indianapolis and Chi
cago Mr. and Mrs Hyard accompanied Mrs Gladys Harris
spent week The Hyards spent Thanksgiving Chicago
Mr. Hlyard spent ten days. and Mrs Hiyard remained in
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-08

Thanksgiving in Des Moines, re-
turned Monday morning Dec. a.
While away the group visited Mrs.
Caroline Carter and Alfred Trip
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14

The Capitol Theatre will show a film featuring the work of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
CRUELTY CHARGED
 IN DIVORCE SUIT
DeCrees Granted Local Man, Woman Following
 Hearings Here, Boston

Anna Rainer Rosa of Waterbury was granted divorce from Joseph Rosa, also of this city, on her cros- complaint chargiging cruelty, fol- lowing a hearing before Judge Rob- ert L. Munger in superior court yeS- terday She was given custody of their three children and provision was made for payment of $14 week ly for support and $1' per week as nominal alimony The couple married Nov. 3, 1923 at Roseville, Pa. The action was not contested.
 Lawrence Montambault of Water bury was granted divorce from Mildred Montambault of Boston, Mass, following a hearing before Judge Samuel Mellitz in the su- perior court in Middletown Tues day. The case was transferred to Middletown from the local court after Judge Munger disqualified himself. The couple married Sept. 14, 1886. at Leominster, Mass, and the petitioner claimed he was de- serted January 16, 1941.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
Walter WincheII O. BYO0dw0y
Fssoe ussa RegiNsssa copyrshL isaA Daly Mirror

emy Award ditty. Sammy Calm and Julie Styne auth'd. It's dar- ling .. Tomack and the Refs Brothers have been overseas a long time entertaining our troops. First show to go to France, after the invasion. Now back here, they find that their best specialties have been borrowed without their permission by other actsI
 Add Silly DiIIys: Joe Rogers re- lays the one about the wiid-eyed booking agent who breezed into a Broadway showman's office with a talking cat. The producer finally agreed to hear the cat recitc Pussy in the Well"
 Well" panted the agent, 'how's about contract?"
 Cant use it, shrugged the show man. Not with THAT accent!"
 The chap who plays Mike, the barking dog, on Miss Barrymore's Sunday radio program, Miss Hat tie," is. named Brad Barker Ethel Beck, the sociaty girl who broke the Camp Shanks scandal story to a New York paper, says she hasn't been able to get or hold a job since. Doesn't know why Angry, too, because she had been promised protection from publicity and now is being summoned to testify in all the probes Mar shall Field has let contracts for postwar construction of a ten mil- lion dollar edifice, ostenSiDly to house his various newspaper enter priseS . :. If you have a pull with cartoonist Bob Dunn beg him for a copy of his hilarious and privately distributed comic strip of guys see- ing a 'mannaboutadawg." Haw!. Ted Steele refers to him as Sec'y of State-inius.
 Then there's the one about the late Wilson Mizner, who was called a wit, con-tnan and other names in his time A gal in the same racket told him of a rich sucker sine found. She suggested Mizner break into her room and scare the chump out of some hush money ... Mig ner, with an old tomato can wrapped up in newspaper, dashed in and threatened the victim: That's my wife, you cad. I'll blow you both to hellengonev |. The man paled and begged Mizner to take $20, GOO he had on him, instead After the fellow scrammed MiZner count ed twenty 1000 bills and pocketd them Where's mine?" asked the gal.
 You get the tomato can!" parked Mizner.
 What can I do with a tomato can?" she screamed.
 T don't know" said Mizner. leav- ing, Tit just got me $20,000."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commissioner John J. O'Connell today approved the following agreements for weekly payments during disability or for specific payment in case of perma- nent injury:
 Andrew E. Snyder of 146 North Main street against Largay Brew ing O., Inc, of Waterbury, $30 be- ginning May 31, wrenched side.
 Cornell Stevens of Southbury against Seymour Mfg. Co, $26.48 for Il and 1-4 weeks, Is per cent loss of use of right thumb.
 Ernest Mobley of SAP Bank street against Waterbury Tool Co.,, $25.97 beginning November 26, burn to right eye.
 Rene A. Richard of Torrington against American Brass Company of Torrington, $50 beginning De- cember 2, injury to right knee.
 Brazil's first commercial helicop- ter line will have 20 helicopters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14

The Alpha and Kara Hi-Y clubs combined for quiz program under the advisorship of Warren GriffithS. John Reardon, President of the Alpha, presided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
.RAYON TIRE CORD
 PRODUCTION BEGUN
Work Underway at GOv- ernment's $2,24O,OOO
 Plant at ScOttsviIle, Va

Production of rayon tire cord has been started in the governments new $2,24O,0 900 plant at Scottsville, Va, according to an announcement by H. Gordon Smith. general man. ager of the textile division, United States Rubber company.
 When in full operation, the mill will have an annual capacity of 12 million pounds of twisted rayon tire cord About 180 people are now employed and it is expected that the number will be increased to 300 within the next two months.
 Construction of the plant was started last May and completed &C., cording to schedule. Construction was financed by the Defense Plant Corporation and the plant is. op- ersted under lease by the United States Rubber Company, with O. L. Ward in charge as superintendent.
 A comprehensive training program has been underway and insofar as possible the company has hired and trained local labor without pre- vious textile experience.
 The building is modern in design and construction. It is win- dowless except for the office. Tenn perature and humidity control are maintained by change of air every four to six minutes. The floor is specially built for residence, mois- ture resistance and vibrtaion absorp- tion Fluorescent lighting is used throughout the plant. In the build ing proper are loctaed supply rooms, machine shop, rest rooms, kitchen and cafeteria with seating capacity of 100.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14

BUY WAR BONDS AND sTAnHR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
YMCA Notes

The Pi-Lambdo Hi-Y Club held an induction ceremony last evening in the club rooms of the Central Y. M. c. A. The officers Joseph Petit, president; Carlton Bird. vice-prestdent: John Bowler, secre- tary: and J. Robert Warner. treas urere; were first installed by Will lard B. Carr. City Boys secretary, Gordon Gentles, assistant High
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
CT TOUR ALASKA

Anchorage, Alaska (UP)-War brought PFC. John White to Alaska, but failed to prevent him from having an automobile to drive around Anchorage while of duty. An ingenious mechanic, White bought stalled jalogy for $40 and to it adde dpartS fro msix old Model ITS and 1922 Oldsmobile. The re- suit spelled Bouncing Bertha, which can do 45 milse an hour on two gallons of gas and has pickup Of at least three girls per block.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
Bargain Hunters!
Attention,

Bargain hunters will be glad to know that, thanks to tech. nical improvements in pro. duction, the value of radiuYn is now only 5000, ,O0O an ounce. as against the $5.000,000 an ounce it cost 10 years ago Ra- diuTn is used in various ways in war production, one of the most common being in making luminous instrument dials. The tiny vial held by Edith Reed. right, radiun appicator at the Lustrolite Cleveland Corpora tion, holds a gram of radium compound, which contains H10,000th of gram of pure radiuTn, about enough to cover the head of a pin When mixed with a liquid binder, the gram of compound will illuminate several aircraft dials at a cost
 Of about $25
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14

lYM.C.A. during wartimes and
 picting the work of tho Y.M.C.
 during the past one hundred ysafr All members and friends are urged
 to see this finn during the next tNe days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
ESSENTIAL TRAVEL

One Canadian railway carried 11,652,920 passengers in the hrse four months of 1914, more than it carried in the entire year oE l9z1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14

school secretary, and Edward Ma- karewiz, advisor. The officers then inducted the club members into the Hi-Y fellowship. At the close of the ceremony Advisor Makarewiz sang the Lords Prayer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-09
Ryan Queries MT. Tyler's
 Status M Controversy
Chairman of Local G. O. P. Publicity Committee Defends U s. Senator Danaher - Cites Trib- utes From Associates, Press of Nation - Intimates Democratic Funds
 Backing U. N A.

Senator Vandenherg aid "No Senator has made more friends or registered more definite Influence or assumed Q more effective place of authority than has Senator Danaher,"
 These are just 0 few of the en- dorSementS and tributes which have been paid Senator DanRher. Don't you agree with me that the oppoSi- ton of the Little School Teacher from Watertown is shrinking into oblivion after being compared with what have Just outlinedp
 It might be well for me to eXpl0h, to you some of the important con- mittees which Senator DanNheE serves on. Placed on these commit. tees, mind you, by the unanimous vote of the Republicans who are members of the senate. He serves on the executive committee, He serves on the Committee on Com mltteeS" which appoints the Sen0- tors to their committee assign mentS.
 He Is chairman on the Committed on Calendar which passes on bills as they are added to the Senate calendar.
 He Is . member of the Commit tee on Finance.
 Senator Danaher Is the ranking Republican member on the all pow erful Judiciarly Committee Nad following his reelection on NoVeni- Der 7th, he will be made chairman of that committee.
 find that l can not end thiS letter without also mentioning the fact that the newspNpermen, polt- teal writers and political commen- tatorS who cover the national capl. tol conducted 0 poll. of the entire Senate Of the United States In aE effort to select the "Hdeal senator and the Most Able. These news hawks who know their politics like no other group in our American life selected our Senator John A, Dana her as one of the two Most Ideal Senators" and one of the two ol the Most Able". Need say more School Teacher9
 Sincerely yours,
 EDWARD M, RYAN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-09
NAME TRUSTEES Al TAFT SCHOOL
Arthur Perry hickOx of WatertOwn Chosen at
 Fall Meeting

watertown, Conn, Oct s-A, Arthur Perry Hiekox of Cutler Knoll, Watertown, was elected a member of the Board of Trustees of the Taft school at the annual fall meeting of the board held here last evening,
 MT. Hickox is vice.president and . director of the Scovill company of Waterbury where he has been em- ployed since 1910. He is Q graduate of Taft and Wesleyan University, He is president of the Watertown Library association and Q trustee of the WatertoWn Methodist church, He has been @ member of the Wa tertown School Board for i2 years and is active in many other char ltable and civic organizations.
 John Bourne Dempsey of Cleve- land, Ohio, was also elected to the board at the same meeting. MT Dempsey has an M. A, degree from Yale and an l.. L, B, from the Har- yard Law school, He Is senior partner of the law firm of Squire Sanders and Dempsey of Cleveland and Is chairman of the Cleveland Advisory Committee for Naval or fieer Procurement,
 Charles Phelps Taft, nephew of the late Horace D, Taft, founder of the school, was reelected Presi- dent of the board, MT. Taft, for- nerly of Cincinnati, is director of the Office of Wartime Economic Affairs in Washington,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-09

Stewart declares "Worn-out l946-56 models will neoessitate production of perhaps l2 million additional units, Export for the decade should total nine million automobiles and repleniShing of new and user car stocks will add at least another mil- lioV units to postwar demand, In addition, past trends indicate that total registrations will increase about 52 million units by 1855, sig. nitying lS million owners or new multiple-cAr owners by that year Q total output of 7A million cars and trucks of United States make in the first 10 years of full postwar production"
 Arguments that higher prices will inhibit car sales in postwar years do not appear to bo valid, Stewart declares, "Cars undoubtedly will be higher in price but these higher prices will be caused by higher wages-from mine to finished pro- duct" Stewart believes. "The aver- age American will work no more hours for the price of Q car in l9Ax (cql than he did In prawar days; probably less because of technical improvements"
 Summed up, this outlook for automobile production means jobs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-09
SheTI Be Related To Next President

NErs Mary Spencer HoAl Oe Perrysburg. O., has voted three times for President Roosevelt. her distant relative, and had no doubt that she would vote for him . fourth time this yea7-Untll che recently learned that she also ls related Co the Republican can- dldate, Governor Thomas 5. Dewey.
 It all stems from lntermarrlagc among four pioneer families, the strOngs, Clapps, LymOns and FOrds, who came to America In 1880. It has been established that President Roosevelt and Governor Dewey are seventh cousins, once removed, being descendants Ot Hepxlbah Ford and Richard Ly- man. Mrs. HOhps lineage has COn- nectl0ns with this union,
 HepSlbah Ford's sister, Abigail, wed Elder John strong, and it was from this marriage, that Mrs. HOhl traces her relationships to the candidates,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-09
COMBINED DRIVE
 LAUNCHED TODAY
Various Organizations Are Represented at Lunch.
 con Held at Elton

Waterhury'S Combined Comnnun. ity Chest and War Fund campaign was officially launched today at Q dinner, held ct the Central Y at i2:i6 noon. Representative of local government, industries, social, civic and religious organizations, the press and other participated in the event to start rolling the campaign designed to assist local, national and foreign agencies.
 Mayor John s. Monagan as hon. orary chairman and Mss Ger" trude Dondero, USO official, who has traveled over the world for the latter organizations were among tue speakers.
 Others seated at the head table were: MT. Perry, Austin L. Adams, president of the Combined War Fund and Community Chest nnd vice. president of the Connecticut War Fund; Willis M. Tate, preSi- dent of the Community Chest of Waterbury, Inc.; Edward r. Ora" ham, executive secretary of the Combined War Fund and Commun- ity Chest; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Valdimbrini, who will give the invo. cation; Rev. Dr. John J. Snavely, who will pronounce the benedictlon and William T. Harrington, city edi- tor of the Waterbury Democrat.
 Also: Arthur P. Hickcox, Arthur II. Qoepel, Mrs. John 8. Staneslow, secretary of the Combined War Fund and Community Chest; Harry H. Heminway. chairmen of the Watertown drive; Prank T. Healy, Charles E. Hart, president of the Chase Brass 6 Copper O., Inc.; Lewis J. Hart, president of the Pat- ent Button Co.,; Ralph Benedict of tho American Brass Co.,; Renato Ricciuri, president of the CIOsPAC in Waterbury; John M. Ivory, vice. president of the U. s. Time Corp and pr. James M. Lee, preSiden: Of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-09

dure at the earliest possible date regarding the disposal of plants now operated, but not owned, by the corporation. Disposition also must be made of thousands of govern. ment-owned machine tools before plants can be cleared for normal postwar operations"
 Wartime inventories must be re- moved before peace -tlme production can be resumed, say manufacturers,
 When complete reconversion takes place, the industry expects to swing into the production of 5000, 900 pas senger cars Q year for at least three years, Then the industry Is expect cd to taper to around the pre.war normal of 4,500, 900 vehicles annual ly,
 PRICES WILL RISE
 If production does begin in ls46, says John R, Stewart, automotive statistician for the Detroit Board of Commerce, there will be, by that time l0,000,000 fewer cars and trucks than the S4,000,0 900 registered in the United States in l9Al, The remain ing 24,0000o will be about 10 years old, on the average,
 Nearly all of these S4 million cars and trucks will have to be re-. placed within the next decade"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-09
V. E. ". HONORS !. STATE LEADERS
Mrs. Helen BrOphy of Wa terbury Recipient of Gifts
 at Testimonial Dinner

Three hundred and fifty membera of the national, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and New York departments of the Veterans oi Foreign Wars honored Mrs. Helen M. Brophy, this city, state depart- ment, auxiliary president and Carlos A. Richardson, New Britain, state department commander, at a testi. monial dinner at the Elton Satur. ay night.
 Mrs. Brophy was presented a purse totaling $l60 from the var. ious posts and auxiliaries of Con. necticut V. '. W. organizations. She received $50 from the local Wheeler Young Post. Tn addition who re. ceived gifts of jewelry and two ward bonds.
 Comdr. Richardson was presented Q $500 check for on additional con. necticut cottage for widows and orphans of World War IT which will be built at Eaton Rapis, Mich
 Two Gold Star mothers were guests at the dinner, Mrs. Julia Conklin, World War I and Mrs kAAUovhoA6 AG0CAAg WVIkQ WhH AAs
 All Waterbury veterans organiza- tlons and their auxiliarieS were represented ct the dinner.
 Senior Vice-C Commander John c. Nicolson of Bridgeport, ofciated as toastmaster, Mayor John s. Mona gan headed the list of speakers who included:
 Other speakers were: Francis An- derson, national senior vice. .presi. dent, Bridgeport; Catherine M. Dibs ble, national council of adninistra. ton, Meriden: Peter M. LutE, lia- tlonal council of administration, Jersey City; Adrian 0robsmith, na- tonal deputy chief of staff, New Yorkl MT. and Mrs. John Mc0ln- miss, Moorestown, N. J., Katherine Hoffman, chaplain of department of Connecticut, New Britain; Emily Lowering, president of department of New Jersey, Monmouth, N. J.: Helen M. Murphy, national chief of staff, Union, N. ].