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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05
NoUeno Being Held
At Local Church

st. Bernadette of Lourdes, parish
patroness of Our Lady Of Lourdes
Church, is being honored by a
novena in the parish church. The
service opened sunday and will end
on February IL, the feast day Of St..
Bernadette.
Rev. Joseph Fennessey. M. s.,
Bloomfield, celebrates the daily
novena Mass each morning at .
o'clock and breaches a sermon,
veneration of Our Blessed Mother
will also be held each morning.
Evening services win be held with
prayers, a sermon and Benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament at 1890
and veneration Of the Blessed Relic
Confessions will be heard in the
morning and evening following
services.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05
Testimonial Dinner
To Honor Veteran

Frank DiBliaso. former Leaven-
worth High and Waterbury Indies
football star will be honored at q
testimonial dinner tonight at Croce
and Coluccis Restaurant, Bank
street, at $3.50. Angelo Laudisi is
chairman Of the affair. DiBliaso. a
veteran of "a months in the Eu-
ropean Theater Of Operations. was
recently discharged from the Army
He was awarded the Bronze star
Medal and the Silver Star
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05
OPA Price Control
Tonic of Meeting

Lawrence l.. Lewis, chairman OF
the community service program am
nounced yesterday that Robert r.
Brooks, Washington OPA deputy
will speak on price control, irfia.
ton, cost Of living, clothing and
rent control, at q meeting In the
Mattatuck Museum auditorium
Thursday at 8 p. m.
A question and answer program
has been arranged as part OF the
program and guest speakers from
the state Office Of the OPA will take
part In the program.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

the city where such temporary
housing might be erected.
IN response 70 this newspapers
publicity given the Mindale project
waterbury veterans have fenies
unit there. Numerous inquiries have
been made 70 The Democrat a. y
Information on this project ane
others.
some veterans have cited The
transportation factor 10 and from
waterbury az q deterrent 70 rentinl
ct the Board Acres project. The bui
fare onc.way consists OF three tok'
ems which may be purchased 20
twenty-five cents. This would make
the daily round trip charge amount
to fifty cents.
In view Of this Mr.. Young askes
federal authorities II some form o.
car-pool plan could not be affected
The latter agreed that Il was feas.
ible and promised 10 make arrange.
menss II the demands promptet
such a move. II was estimated thu
trip might be made for 500 pei
week under such a plan.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05
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" ESTABLISHED 1858
%rAAIS4D 1858

Home, Sweet Home, Never Feels So
Snug And Honey Without A House
jacket.
Why should you wear the same
coat you wear to business-it
feels stuffy and you can't shake
off the headaches Of the doy with
the some eo0t you left home with
in the morning.
Chonee your suit eoot as soon os
YOU reGeh home-FeGeh for your
house coat and in no time you're
new mon with new ide0s Of re-
IOxGtiOn. new and modern ideos Of
Icofins gracefully. together with
"a bigger ond broader viewpoint
on Iife-Eiouseeoots $40 to $50.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

The Casper s. Davis Drum Corp
viii hold their regular weekly bust.
ness meeting this evening In their
rooms IN the rear Of the pest office.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

The weekly prayer meeting will
be held this evening at Gospel Hall
on Thomaston avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

Miss 0eorgianna Berube, who
lives with Mr.. and Mrs. Marks
sears. Is a patient ct the Water
bury Hospital,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05
Mrs. PIott
To Entertain
WeuvingCIub
Swedish Members
Convene TORlghl;
Humphreys On TRIP

Waterville, Feb. 5-The swedish
weaving Club viii meet this eve
ming at 3 at the home Of MRS.
Bertha Plat on Parker street,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

AGr. and Mrs. Frank Ildicki and
family of Cheshire were Sunday
guests Of MRS. rlnickl's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. william Dubay, OF
Downes street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

The British Government has al
located III wartime factories 20 pri'
vate firms for sivillan production.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis wenEel have
returned home after q months va
cation spent in Florida. Mr.. Wen
eel Is proprietor Of the gasoline
station at the corner OF Homer
street and Thomaston avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

Mrs. Gertrude Plumpton was q
delegate to the recent mid-winter
conference of the Connecticut
WCTU in westville.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

The North End Community
Club will hold q special meeting
tomorrow night at 1880 at the
Webster school gym to make
plans for their participation In
the fund For the combined com.
munity clubs Of waterbury, II
was announced this morning BY
Pomp Lentini, vice-president.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Humphrey
Of Homer street have left for a
motor trip TO Miami, Fla.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

Mrs. Charlotte Bynes, with her
son, Richard, Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
Is spending several weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Egan,
of Faber avenue. Mr.. and Mrs.
Egan recently entertained Mrs.
Bernard Click Of New York city.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Healey, Wa
tertown. have announced the birth
of a daughter, Regina, on January
"a at st. MaryiS Hospital. Mrs.
Healey is the former Dorothy Bren-
nels.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-05

The Fire Government has taken
steps to prevent the Colorado Beetle
from entering the country.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05
Orrell Retires

John A. Orrell has been so long a
part of New Hanover county's official
life that his forthcoming absence from
the court house will seem like an empty
place at the family table. After thirty
four years as county auditor he will
be widely missed.
Mr.. Orrell had intended to retire
after his present term, and so announc-
ed his purpose in the press. Yielding
to pressure from his friends he con-
sented to be a candidate again, but
failed to poll a majority in the recent
primary owe his two opponents. Rather
than 60 through the gruelling xpe
fence of another campaign prior to a
run-off election, he has dropped out of
the race.
Throughout his official career Mr..
Orrell has made it his practice to 90
out Of his way to do kindly things for
all persons at the windows in his Of
flee needing advice. His genial spirit
and thorough understanding of his
duties have always been at the public's
service. No one in New Hanover county
will fail to wish him we'll in his re.
tirement.
And everyone will extend best wishes
to his successor, Charles F. Smith.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05

in Washington, but no action was taken
on the information.
The data thus brought out is forti-
fled by the receipt Of a communication
from Colombia addressed to a Whining
ton civic club containing the same in
formation in substance and declaring
that if nothing is done to correct the
situation the coffee industry in that
country will be ruined.
Clearly there is need for a thorough
federal investigation of the coffee bust
ness generally, and not with the intent
to whitewash any firm or firms, but
to bring out the true conditions that
a remedy may be applied. If ceilings
mean anything it is imperative that
they be enforced without fayoritism to
firm or Individual.
It is such information as this that
has stirred such widespread rebellion
against price-fixing bureaus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05
Wednesday Closing

Shoppers planning to make the
rounds of Wilmington retail stores this
afternoon will have to revise their
schedules, either by coming downtown
this morning or waiting until tomor-
row.
At a meeting last February some
thirty merchants agreed to close at l
o'clock on Wednesday through June,
July and August, and as this is the
first Wednesday in June the program
goes into effect today.
Throughout the rest of the year
only grocery and furniture stores are
closed on Wednesday afternoons.
While the merchants generally plan
to shut up shop at 1 o'clock, it is re-
ported several may change the hour
to 2 o'clock. However, the clerks are
TO have an afternoon off to spend at
the beaches or in other recreation and
shoppers will skip the downtown heat
when and if summer ever really arrives
this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05
Wrong Color Combination

From. a letter addressed by a coffee
roasting firm to a Wilmington restau-
rant keeper we learn of a new color
scheme. The writer says: I'VE can
not find green coffee except in the
black market.
"1n some circumstances, black and
green go well together but not in this
combination, especially as the writer
points out that except for a few large
dealers, who have circumvented the
ceiling price by setting up corporations
in Brazil and Colombia, firms engaged
IN supplying the American market have
to pay from one and one-half to three
cents a pound above the ceiling.
From u viewpoint" the writer
adds, 1T is a deliberate attempt by the
bureaucrats in Washington to destroy
independent business for the sole bene-
fit of a few large operators in the coffee
industry"
1t would seem, too, that not even the
firms with sufficient capital to operate
IN a big way are escaping loss. The
writer notes that one firm whose bust
ness report became public suffered a
$1,000 900 loss in a single year on black
market buying. AS long as this informa-
ton was disclosed to the public, it is
impossible the government should have
been ignorant of it, but instead of bear.
ing down on the offending firm it is
the writer's understanding the firm
will be permitted to write this money
off as a loss on it's income tax returns
It is declared IN official of the firm
admitted the fact before a committee
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05
Nick enney On
BRIDGE
By WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Samuel Katz of Millburn, N. j.,
had a big top score in the last ses-
sion of the recent world champion
ship Masters Individual tourna-
ment and came up from eighth to
finish in fourth place.
One hand that helped him to do
this was one on which he and
Oswald Jacoby arrived at seven
no trump, the only pair to play
the hand at no trump. Most of
the other pairs reached seven
spades, which in some cases was
set two tricks but in all cases
went down one.
The contract Of seven no trump
seemed safer because with South
holding a six-card diamond suit
and North bidding and rebidding
spades, it would not seem improb-
able that the opponents would
ruff the first diamond trick.
If there were tricks in spades,
it looked as though there would
be the same number of tricks in
no trump without the danger of a
ruff. Katz of course was correct
in his reasoning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05
The Facilities Of Win ington Were
Rather Prinitiue Back In 1910 Days

"Many Improvements had been
made in its physical aspects; but
its life was rather primitive, as
compared with modern facilities.
Yet, it was a typical town of mod
crate size. Paved streets were I'M
known and even the business
streets of the town were sandy
thoroughfares At night It was
lighted by large lamps. which
burned whale oil. Then there came
a great Improvement in the dis
covery of 'camphine', which was
a preparation derived from spirits
of turpentine. The homes were
used only to talloW dips, and every
housekeeper carefully preserved
her glowing embers, because
matches were unknown.
There was a town bell which
announced the hours for breakfast,
dinner, and supper, and rang again
at nine o'clock at night, when all
slaves were required to be at
home, unless they had written
passes from their masters. The
citizens patrols called the hour of
the night, and usually added, "and
all's Well".
Wilmington was the home of
the Bank of Cape Fear, which had
been incorporated in 1904, and was
for more than six decades a mower
full financial institution. The bank
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05
Doctor Says
HOUSE MICE CARRY
MENINGITIS FORM
By WILLIAM A. O'BRIFN Nh

ny WILLIAM A. oBRIEN, NJ. n
Infected house mice NAV he ~
sponsible for a special form Of y;
rus infection Of the COVERINGS
brain (chriomeDjDgi4S
which is not to be confused WIZ
other forms Of meningitis, as chm
riomeningitis is rarely fatal and
complete recovery is the rule.
DR.. Gilbert Dalldorf and ASA
ciates report, in the journal Of IN.
American Medical Associatior
that house mice which tba,
trapped in the homes Of cbori9
meningitis patients were carrier,
Of this SPECIAL virus. and that
buildings harboring injected mjcs
are a source of the disease in man
The virus has been isolated IN
animals in laboratory mice cal,
onies.
Choriomeningitis may begin
with influenza-like symptom,
without any signs Of meningial ir.
ritation. A few days later. The
patient will complain Of severe
headache, stiff neck, and vomi,
ing. On some cases, these svm.
toms are the first to be observed
The virus causing choriomenir.
gifts is found in the blood and
spinal fluid of patients during
acute attacks. Guinea pigs slso
are susceptible TO the disease, and
if some of the patients's infected
blood or spinal fluid is injected
into them, they will develop the
infection.
A special blood test done on the
patient six 70 eight weeks after
the infection will show a positive
reaction which may persist for
years.
The virus is spread from ntec.
ed mice through their nasal secre.
tons, urine, and feces. Man con.
tracts the disease from infected
food and dust, possibly through
insect carriers. The incubation
period is about one to two weeks
There is no knows case Of
transfer from one infected human
to another.
From 5 to 20 per cent Of house
mice trapped in certain SURVEYS
were found to be infected with
this virus. And mice do not have
a wide range of activity, the US.
ual story is that several human
cases developed in the same house
or in the immediate neighborhood
where the infected mice lived.
Choriomeningitis Is one Of
several varieties Of mild meningj.
It's which tend to disappear with
out special treatment. The chief
complaint in this infection is head.
ache, which may be relieved in
several ways. Sulfa drugs, pencil
lin, and serum are not used in
treatment, as the disease runs a
sek-limited course.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05

assigned him. But, to have anyone who
could truly fill the bill, Mr.. Truman
must find a second Franklin, and
we just haven't got such a man.
Save that he lacks Franklin's sense
of humor, the best substitute, perhaps,
would be Barney Baruch, who posses
ses much of Franklin's political philoso-
ply and a large measure Of his COM
sense and statecraft. He is one
American who could make Molotov and
Gramyko sweat under the collar.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05
BY JOHN SKIES

Taking time out from a round Of
GREATNESS activity to start the ap-
preaching summer season, which
activity consisting mainly of day
time sleeping, I have dipped again
into Andrew j. Howe1I's book, '"The
Book of Wilmington.
In view of the recent 81, 003, 900
bond issue which was approved to
give the town needed municipal
improvements, I was particularly
interested in a chapter in DR..
HoWell's book that described the
physical aspects of Wilmington
back in 1910, a mere matter of LOG
years ago.
DR.. HorWell:
THE population of Wilmington in
1910 was 4,268, but, still, it was the
largest town in the State. It's COM
merce had grown with the increase
of population.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05
TheLiterarv
Guidepost
BY w. G.. ROGERS
A FEW BRASS TACKS, by LOuii
Bromfield Harper; S2.75).

Bromfield has expanded the po
l~itical, economic a n d social sec
tons of his last previous book
pheasant Valley" into this new
one, in which he hits a lot d
nails but rarely hits them on tie
head.
His basic opinions seem TO be
that money is the root Of all evil
that great cities are the bsne 0!
our civilization. that tt e farmer
could be the savior of mankind,
He endorses IVA. FSA, the orist
nal AAA. and Thomas Jefferson
He disapproves of racial preit'
dice. Frisco and BRETON WOODS
conferenc es, ubraeucar XMcy ,aI
conferences, bureaucracy, Marx,
Bertrand Russell and Keynes
Small nations should be seen and
not heard, he says, and he would
organize them within two doml-
nant spheres, Russian and Amer
can, which eventually would
merge into lone world
But he repeats, he fumbleS
words, he falls all over himself
all in SUCH a way that, for me
his quite understandable indlg'
nation results in o%bfuscation. be
has a lot of things to say, but he
insists on saying them a lot OF
times. Instead Of trying to write
more of the excellent prose WhIsA
he has to his credit, he tries 70
grind an ak. He only dulls it.
For example, I don't know W1a'
he means by: 60. Politics be-
come a battle between sharply d.
vided minorities or of the COLLISION
among them" l do know what ne
means by: SAT the behest OF pres
sure from labor" but l canl
imagine why he phrases it ns'
way.
Some pet words, too, are abused
shamelessly. Bitter" modifies ne
cessity, crisis, resentment
choices, immigrants, dislllusIol,
ment, economic pressure and o.
course, end (twice on the sane
page. vicious is made to de-
scribe name caller, spiral OF rlS!DS
wages, law, enemies, means, see
saw (three times) and, of course
circle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05
Act Now

Ten days remain to effect a settle
ment with seven maritime unions. Fail
ing a settlement, United States ship
ping will either be halted or operated
by the Navy department with volunteer
forces.
In the latter case there is strong
probability that the World Federation
of Trade Unions, representing twenty
countries, will in full or in part refuse
to handle American ships and Ameri-
can foreign trade will be suspended.
The recent strike on American rail-
roads was a Sunday School picnic in
comparison with a maritime strike
supported by corresponding unions
abroad. And as the demands of the
unions now leading the strike move
ment for excessive pay are confisca-
tory, there would appear to be little
prospect of a settlement before June
Is, the day set for the tie-up.
Thus facing what promises to be the
greatest crisis created by labor, the
need for legislation curling the power
of union bosses becomes daily more
pressing, for the protection of the ma
ton and the people. Instead of carry
ing through, as the situation requires,
the Case bill, approved by House and
Senate, lies on President Truman's
desk unsigned and the Senate fails to
pass Mr.. Truman's bill which rode
through the House on the wave of en-
thusiasm following the Presidents mes
sage delivered before a joint session.
It may be that neither of these
measures meets the full need. But eth
er one would apply the brakes, if light
ly, upon the masterful union bosses, and
pave the way for more important cor
receive measures. One or the other
ought to be enacted into law, not as a
remedy for all labor ills, but as a pre-
liminary step to that end.
Or, if Congress can draft and pass a
better bill, with greater curbs on union
leadership and more certain to end the
strikes that are sitting the nation,
let it do so without more ado. Other
wise we will come under complete domi-
nation of a few ambitious, self-seek-
ing, destructive men who have wormed
themselves into labor leadership, and go
down at the hands of the enemy within
our borders.
The United States is as near dicta-
torship as was Germany during Hitler's
ascent to power. There is no comfort
now in contemplating what befell Ger
many.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05

had branches in Washington, Sails
bury, Salem, Fayetteville, Raleigh,
Asheville, and Greensboro. It's
home office was on the southwest
corner of Front and Princess
streets. In the forties it's capital
was increased to a million and
half dollars, and it was a large
factor in the financial affairs of
the State.
I'm Wilmington also was a
branch of the Bank of the State
of North Carolina, the home office
of which was in Raleigh. This was
also located at Front and Princess
streets.
THE towns first lodge of Odd
Fellows was organized on January
10, 1912, over a grain store on
Water street, and included a mem
Der from Weldon Lodge No. l. The
Wilmington organization was Cape
Fear Lodge No. 2, which still
exists.
I'm October Of next year the
lodge established a school under
the principalship of Robert Nc
Laughlin, of Baltimore. It was To-
Gated at Fourth and Princess
streets on a lot leased from the
trustees of the Wilmington aca-
denny. MI. Mclaughlin was a red
headed mah and had a cork leg.
He was considered a thorough dis
%cipli1arian according to methods
in use at that time, his symbol Of
authority being a hickory ruler. He
was also an excellent instructor,
and much lamented when he died
in April, 1845. He was buried in
a cemetery lot on the corner OF
Fourth and Dock streets, but his
body was later removed to Oak
dale cemetery, after it was estab-
lished.
The Odd Fellows school con-
tinued for many years. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin being succeeded by
Levin Meginney, who purchased
the building in 1856, and there con
Quoted a school of his own. The
old school building was latterlv &C.
cupied by the Cape Fear Academy
OF which Prof. Washington Catlett
was the principal. It was torn
down in 1927.
There had always been good
schools IN Wilmington, and a Ions
list OF teachers could be secured
Among those of about the period
now in mind were Jesse Mulock
Miss Maggie Mcleod, Mrs. Laura
Rothwen. Aunt Easter Coxetter
Rev. A. Paul Repiton, Rev. w w
Eells, Robert Lindsay and others
Mrs. Eells was the pastor of tha
FIRST Presbyterian church. and M
Lindsay was a graduate of St. An.
University, Scotland. some
u the teachers conducted .classi-
ar schools; others confined taeir
to rudimentary branches,
I'm 1s4a Wilmington acquired .
lew and interesting citizen. He
vas Pasquel Luciani, who wa =
veteran of the wars of Napoleon
and OF the Battle Of Waterloo. He
escaped from Franco to Charles
on Sc, and found his wav to
wilmington. His companion on ths
'oyage to America was MarshaI
Michael Ney. Napoleon's ersst
military officer - that is. if tha
,alrly well authenticated story of
'eter Stuart Ney's identity with
ne marshal be true. . :"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-05
Religion
THE GIRLS
By WILLIAM T. L L

Older pc r S @ n S. walking city
streets, are amazed and be-
wildered by the number of girls
who crowd the sidewalks. During
the var they seemed to emerge in
astonishing number. Where do all
the girls come from?" was a COM
mon question.
AS one answer, it is suggested
that, before the war, girls, and
their families, confined themselves
to their local neighborhoods. Now
they have moved down town for
entertainment and shopping. In
Philadelphia, Kensington, and
South Philadelphia a d Manyunk
have discovered Chestnut a n d
Market streets.
New freedom and boldness char
~acterize the girls of today. Maiden
ly modesty anj ~reticence are not
the outstanding characteristics.
Some even seek "a good time" by
being bad-Mother Ewes sinful be-
quest to her daughters.
Forgotten by too many girls is
the basic truth that their first mis-
sion in life-and their greatest
happiress--is 10 he custN3iare of
the altar fires of idealism. They
are to be the mothers of the race
and by their standards the world
will live. If they Loyalty pursue
religion and refinement and right
eousness, all OF our social dreams
will be realized.
IF ONLY we strive TO be pure and
true
To each of us will come an hour
When the rec of life will burst
into flower,
And rain at our feet a glorious
dover
Of something grander thar ever
We knew"
We pray, Heavenly Father, that