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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-09
Church Choir
Seniors Plan
Concert Date
Second esagFegnlloael
Singers OiisF Opera
Program Next monlh

The senior choir Of the Second
Congregational Church Win present
a concert IN Davenport Han, March
3, featuring q program OF vel
known light opera numbers.
H. r. Sjostedt, chief chemist ~
the WATERFOWL Manufacturing CO.
viii speak on "plastics and Their
Role In the Future" ct the covered
dish supper Of the Mr.. and Nrs.
Club next wednesday evening Ct
$3.50.
The calendar Of events at the
Second Church next week, announ-
ced this morning by the pastor,
Rev. DR.. John G. Walker, follows.
Sunday, February l0-l0.O0 q. N.
Church School, Sunday Noon Club.
Address by Mr.. A. F. Meyerhans on
The Income Tax" at Sunday Noon
Club. li:00 m. morning worship.
Sermon by Dr.. John G. walker.
Subject Your Problem and Nine.
4 p. m, Special Forum. Address By
Henry G Wolfe. war correspondent
and foreign affairs authority. sub
tect, What's Happening In World
Affairs2" 4:30 p. m. Pilgrim Fellow
ship. 500 p. m Coombs Fellowship
$3.50 p. m. Young Peoples Choir
Rehearsal. 7:30 p. m, Forum. vir-
ginia Sale in her Americana"
sketches Dakota Fever"
Monday, February li-2:O0 D. m.
Weekday school OF Religion. 400
p. m. Cubs. 7:i5 D. m school OF
Religion. 1880 p. m. Mems gym
period.
Tuesday, February l2-4:0O D. m
Brownies. 700 p. m. Boy Scouts
1880 p. m, Air Scouts. 500 D. m
Evening Department Valentine
Party.
Wednesday, ~ =uarg 1850 a.
m, Surgical Dressings. 100 D. m.
Church Aid Covered dish luncheon.
p. m, Brush demonstration. 400
p. m. Girl Scouts. $50 D. m Mr.
and Mrs. Club covered dish supper
followed by an address by Mr.. II. r.
Slostedt, chief chemist Of the
Plastics and Their Role in the Fu-
ture." 800 p. m. Girls Sorority
Business meeting and initiation
service.
Thursday, February l4-l:Oo D.
m. Red Cross Sewing, TOO D. m.
knights Basketball team. 7:3O D. IA.
Coombs Fellowship Valentine Dance
in Davenport Hall.
Friday, February $500 D. m.
Junior Choir Rehearsal. 7:30 D. N.
Senior Choir Rehearsal. 7:30 D. m.
Youth Canteen in the Gymnasium
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DUE TODAY

At New York & Sea Scamp lie
Havre), S14, incl. personnel of 614th
Ord. Ban. Bn. and nth Gen. Hosp.
Pier "a, II. r., $50 p. m. H. w.
M'Andrew lie Havre), 1891. incl.
Hq. Co., Cos. A, B, c and Med. Diet.
of 743d Railhead Oper. Bn.. 38th
Traff. Reg. Grip, Pier IS, S. l., $3.50
a. m. John Hathorn (Marseille), $50
incl. 45Oth DIP. Trk. Co., 1369th DIP.
Trk. CO., 1920 DIP. Trk. Co., 3526th
Ord. H. A. NJ. Co, anch. off Rose
ank, debark to harbor boat taking
troops to Pier 3, Bklyn. Army Base,
8 a. m. Ezra Cornell CMarseille),
$50. Pier Is, S. l., q. m. Moab
Webster (Bremerhaven), 55l, incl.
Hq. and Hq. Btry, Btry. d, Med.
Det. CT 3lOth A. A. A. Air Wing Bn
A and B Btry. of 1874 A. A. A. Gun
Bn., anch. off Rosebank, debark to
harbor boat taking troops to Pier
Is, S. l., 10 a. m. Louis Bamberger
(Antwerp), 3; anch. off RoSebank,
morning All troops will go to
Camy Kilmer
Aiken Victory Bremerhaven), l.
391, delayed to Monday.
Following ships are indefinite ar
rivals: Catawba Victory (Calcutta)
"a. Seton Hall (Calcutta), 81.
At Norfolk Wessesly Victory
(Calutta). 81. Captain Matapan. 2.
At San Francisco - Artemis
tSamar), 494 Navy. Corson pearl
Harbor), IL Navy.
At Los Angeles-Pasadena (Yoko-
hama). AZ. Dorothea Dix (ManilD.
1922. Four small ships from Pearl
Harbor, 81.
At San Diego - Minesweepers
Heed, 10 Navy; Zeal, % Navy;
Swift, % Navy: Threat, 65 Navy.
Rescue Tugs Is and 36. total OF II
Navy. L. S. T. $50. 81 Navy. L. c..
Is SOL. 802, SO3, 3O4 805 and BOG,
no passenger information.
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Traffic Control
Unit Gets Estote

Westport, Feb. 9-(UP)-The late
William p. Emo, according to his
will filed here today for probate,
left his residence. built in 1870. to
the Emo Foundation for Highway
Traffic Control Inc, and also the
income from a 100000 trust fund.
His widow, Mrs. Alberta Averill
Emo will receive approximately
$4,000 a year from another life
long trust fund.
Emo suggested that his residence
be used as a museum Of furnishings
during the 10000 period. He
named the U. s. Trust Co., New
York, as trustees of the funds
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Vermont ReneWs
Offer to UNO

Montpelier, VT. Feb. 9.-(UP)-
Gov. Mortimer r. Proctor has re-
newed his invitation to the United
Nations Organization to establish
permanent headquarters in Vermont
Fin view of controversies and diff
ficulties connected with recon-
mended SITES"
In a cablegram. contrasting YER
mont with the favored Greenwich
Stamford area, Gov. Proctor said:
while Vermont Is not an area
OF palatial estates, 1t Is a state OF
sincere, democratic people anxious
to cooperate with the United Ma
tions Organizations"
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WATERVILLE
Correspondent: Mrs Gertrude
Lane: Telephone S-6Sll
David Polish
Church Guest
Sunday Night
Waterbury Rabbi
Episcopal Speaker
At Joint Meeting

WaterVine, Feb. g. Tomorrow
evening at 7:30 at st. Paul's Epis-
copal Church Rabbi David Polish
will give an address on the Jewish
problems of today as they erect
our Judeo-Christian culture The
Canterbury Club will serve refresh
ments after the meeting. This
meeting will take the place OF the
regularly scheduled programs Tor
the Young Peoples Fellowship and
the Canterbury Club.
There will be a meeting OF the
vestry following the Sunday morn
ing services at st. Pauls Church
at approximately 1920 p. m.
Daniel Shea OF Lone Oak Avenue
who was injured almost four weeks
ago by a hit and run driver has
shown some encouraging improve
ment although his name is still on
the danger list.
Mrs. Antonio Almeida OF Fort
Hill Avenue who has been i'll at
her home for several weeks retur-
ned to work.
Mrs. Alfrd Botehlo and infant
son have returned to their home
on Fort Hill Avenue from the
Waterbury Hospital.
Mrs. Samuel Squires of 1880 East
Main Street is a patient at the
Waterbury Hospital for a major
operation.
Following are the church services
for tomorrow:
Waterville Union Church: Morn
ing worship at 10; Sunday school
at IL: Evening Evangelistic service
at 7:30 p. m.
Gospel Hall: Breaking of Bread
at 1920 a. m; Sunday school at
$50 and Evening Gospel service at
1880 p. m.
Patricia Cunningham of Homer
Street has returned home after
being a ppe''~- mia patient at St.
Mary's Hospital. esH
Thomas Du IS. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Burns of Thomaston
Avenue has returned to school after
an appendectomy at st. Mary's
Hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-09
PIONEERS PASS AWAY

Phoenix, Ariz.-(UP)-Within the
space of a week, death claimed four
of Arizona's most prominent pion-
GERS here recently.
Lloyd Christy, former mayor OF
Phoenix; Tod Rees, veteran cattle
man; Dave Heron, silver mine de-
veloper; and Tony Trojanovich, an
other mine developer, all died in
one week.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-09
PLASTIC CHEWING GUM

Chicago CUP)-Plastics magazine
has reported the invention OF q
new chewing gum with q plastic
base.
The plastic gum, 1t is claimed.
does not stick to furniture or floors,
retains flavor longer and withstands
moisture and extreme temperatures.
The inventor Is j. =. Moose. An
niston, Ala.
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Your CT Rights
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN
NEA staff CORRESPONDENT

Washington, Feb. 9-(NEA)-Al-
though the nations schools are be-
ing swamped with applications for
entrance from veterans. there is a
lot OF INSTRUMENTATION still abroad
among GIs regarding this all-im-
2ortant section of the CT Bill OF
Rights, the educational provisions.
@. They tell me you can't go to
college unless you take something
in line with what you did in the
Army. Is this true?
A. AS long as you take regular
courses in an approved institution
and meet all the basic requirements
FOR the educational benefits under
the CT Bill of Rights, you can sell
ect any courses you want to take.
@. served all my time in the
Army In the Pacific. / want to see
a little of Europe. Is it possible to
study in a European college and
have II paid for by the govern
ment?
A. 1t is legally possible. But
some of the things which might
stand in your way include: The
foreign school must be properly
accredited. You must qualify for
entrance in the school according
to the schools requirements. You
would have to pay your own trans
portation to the school. The gov
eminent would pay only the maxi
mum it pays for sending veterans
to American schools.
@. Does the government pay your
subsistence during summer vaca-
tiOns II you are going to college?
A. No. But a veteran is permitted
TO take 80 days of leave with pay
during each calendar year.
@. am getting disability PEN
sion. IN start college will the gov
eminent also pay me the subsis-
tence?
A. Some adjustment will be- made
according to the facts of your case.
@. ! was in a school where room
and board was part of the fee. How
does the government pay for the
room and board under this set-up?
A. The government pays the fee
on all items except the actual cost
of room and board. 1t gives you
the regular subsistence, and you
pay the balance out of 1t or make
up the difference If 1t isn't enough.
Questions will be answered only
In this spaee-not by mail.)
Philippine officials are trying to
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-09
Foremen Set
Drive Quote
$3.50 TO Be Tops,
$500 Minimum
Desired

The Industrial Foremen's Club.
February section Of the Mems DE-
vision Membership Committee Of
the Y.MC.A., has set goal Of $50
for its drive. says an announce
ment by Arthur L. Purinton, sec
rotary. The minimum Is $500.
A meeting Of the February CONF
mittee will be held at the Y cafe-
terra Tuesday at 6 p. m.
william H. vining, vice-president
of the club and chairman Of the
February section. viii be assisted
by DR.. Frank Cammisa, Harry x.
Cashin. C. Edwin Moorhouse. Earle
H. Blanchard, Robert Ker. Stanley
Lucas. Morris Liston, Harry =.
Needham. william Maisto. Korai
Marien, Charles Masone. Raymond
Quimet. Stephen J. Sullivan, Ber-
nard Fucker. L. A. Schneer and
Charles A. Manganaro.
Gold miners in New Zealand are
Ali
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Groton, Feb. 9-(UP)-Two sub
mrines from this Atlantic base =
Skipjack and Tlina-were enroute
today to the Pacific, on what viii
be their last voyage.
Together with other Navy craft
they win be used In the expert
ment 70 test the devastating power
Of the atomic bomb at sea.
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@,se4Msryo<vE
~ ESTABLISHED 1885
wHABLBHsO 1895

Some Sturdy Weather Bottling
Tweed 0vereoots BY Rogers-Peet At
$50 To SIS Thot Will Help You
Hurdle Winters Worst.
These overeOots are no FesPeetor
Of low temperatures simply
bIonket you in warmth as well
preserve your bodily warmth so
thot with sense Of humor you
can tGke il with laugh and ask
the weather mon-WinteT--
where is thy sting!
Of course these R0sers-Peet over
coats are oil virgin wool coots-
no TepFOeessed or revoked woods
all hand done, ond hand styled
to give that touch Of individuality
characteristic Of Rosers-Peet fine
clothes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-09
1T. VIRGIL soEULLO

1T. VIRGIL SOIULLO
On The U.SS. Arcturus - First
1t. Virgil A. Ccuillo, USMCR, "a
South Elm street, served on this
attack cargo ship during her war
career. The vessel took part in the
tnvasions Of North Africa, Sicily,
Salerno, southern and Okinawa and
took occupation troops to Korea
and Tientsin, China.
The ArcturuS now Is under orders
for the Philippines to embark a
unit Of Marines for transport to
T1entsin.
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Timetable for GIS
Who Are to Return

At Boston-St. Lawrence Victory
(Calcutta), "a.
At San Francisco-Admiral w. l..
Caps CYokohama), 1888, Army.
Jerald (Samar), 2088 Navy. Hen
rico Guam, lat, Navy and Ma
rine. Cephus pearl Harbor), "a,
Navy. LIST 904 pearl Harbor), 80,
Navy. LIST 1884 26, Navy.
At Los Angeles-General Weigel
tYokohama), l,O40. Inaugural !
pearl Harbor), 80. Opponent pearl
Harbor), %. Thornhill pearl Har-
bor), A. Rinehart pearl Harbor) g,
"A. Dour and Eager pearl Harbor) &,
total of Sc. One LIST pearl Har-
bor), Is.
At Sandiego-LCT's Al, 500. 352.
555, 879,25 Navy,
At Seattle-Cape Victory (Oki-
naval, 1916 Bradon Victory tYo-
kohama), 1914.
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DISCHARGES

GIVEN DISCHARGES
Two Waterbury Navy veterans
were recently discharged at the
U. S. Naval Personnel Separation
Center, Shoemaker, Calf They
arc:
Joseph S. Jackson, sc &c, 13
Magill street, and Howard F.. Gil
land, S lie 81 Wall street.
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European RedepIOymcnt Table

European RedepI0ymcnt Table
Frankfurt. Feb. 8 (UP)-Today's
redeployment schedule:
21lth and 18th Field Artillery
Battalions: Arrived at lie Havre for
final processing.
40th Aphibious Tractor Battalion:
Undergoing final processing at lie
Havre.
569th and ADD Triple "A" Air
craft Warning Battalions, 23lst
Station Hospital: On high seas.
Troops clearing E. T. o. ports
during twenty-four hours ending
noon today totaled 966.
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ARRIVED YESTERDAY

At New York - Lehigh Victory
CLe Havre). 1850. Pier Is, S. l.,
noon. William Floyd (Antwerp)
SIS, Pier "a. H. R.. 2:30 p. m.
Haverford Victory Naples 1882
Pier "a, H. r., a. III. All troops
went to Camp Kilmer.
At Norfolk - Anzio, /. William
Byrd (BirkenheaD, 20. Mary Dodge,
10.
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Philippine officials are trying to
stop pilfering on docks.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-09

Gold miners in New Zealand are
staging wage strikes.
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Questions will be answered only
In this space-not by mail.)
The midland journal., 1946-12-27
Debate of Solar Years rs.
Calendar Years Continues

The earth evolves around the sun
in exactly 365 days, hours, 48 min
utes and 46 seconds: consequently,
Leap Years omitted haphazardly
might result in the sun running
away from the calendar and too
many Leap Years would speed the
calendar on ahead of the sun.
The Gregorian calendar, devised
and presented to the world in 1882
by Pope Gregory XIII, provides that
years divisible by four-exclusive Of
the years numbering the centuries
shall have 366 days.
The midland journal., 1946-12-27

000-foot level and finishes at 1000
feet near the head Of a mile-long
ski lift.
At mid-winter the snow. is
from 8 to 20 feet deep, averag-
ing about IL feet, with a tenn
perature around "a degrees.
Generous sunshine often permits
skiing in shorts.
Few places in America offer such
marvellous skiing opportunities as
Alta, famous resort in Little Cotton
wood canyon of the Wasatch noun
tains near Salt Lake City. Runs
vary from a half mile to two miles
for all classes of skiers plus sla-
lom courses and practice slopes.
Brighton in nearby Big Cotton
wood canyon is year-around noun
tain resort. Near here is Ecker hill,
where world record leaps have been
made by skiing stars of information
al fame.
Many Sports Areas.
Colorado's majestic mountain
ranges abound with winter sports
sites. Among the leading skiing re-
sorts is Aspen, where the ski runs
range in elevation from 1900 to H.
500 feet. Roch run, the outstanding
run for experts, is $3.50 feet with a
2,700-foot drop.
Berthoud pass, where local inter-
ests are expending considerable
money in development of sport IA
cilities, Grand Mesa and Glenwocd
Springs are other Colorado spots lur-
ing an increasing number of winter
sport enthusiasts.
Long known as dude ranch coun-
try, Wyoming now is coming into
the forefront as a skiers' paradise in
winter. Jackson Hole in the scenic
Teton country just south Of Yellow
stone park is among the most popu-
lar spots.
Skiers may drive by automo-
bile up the Teton Pass road and
ski down numerous runs six to
seven miles long with drops
ranging from 1000 to $500 feet.
The midland journal., 1946-12-27
Winter Sports Areas P rimed
For Influx of Ski Enthusiasts

Casper mountain, nine miles from
Casper, and Tepee lodge in the re-
mote Big Horns near Sheridan also
are being recognized by sport fans
because of their great natural ad-
vantages.
Montana boasts of Red Lodge, ele-
walton 1850 feet, where there are
80 acres of practice slopes, ski lifts,
downhill, cross country and slalom
runs.
Unique Nevada Site.
With typical western setting
above the desert, Mount Charleston,
New, only an hours drive from Las
Vegas, provides a unique site for
winter sports.
More than go winter sports areas
are found in the High Sierras of Cali
fornia, a state where winter sports
fans abound. Among the states best
known resorts are Lake Arrowhead,
Big Bear and Big Pines, all in South
ern California; Yosemite National
park, and the Donner Pass region.
Winter sports, however, are
not confined to the Far West.
Nature has endowed Minnesota,
Wisconsin and upper Michigan
with the topography and wealth
.er necessary to make them
among the best winter sports
areas in the, nation.
The regular run" of sports enthu-
siasts from the Midwest will head
for Wisconsin and Michigan's upper
peninsula, which offers all winter
sports, including long ski runs, to-
boggan slides, towering ski jumps,
ice skating and ice boating.
Plan Annual Carnival.
For spectator pleasure, one of the
best winter sports programs is pre-
sented every February at the Win
ter Carnival in St. Paul, Mimi,
when the entire city takes on the air
Of a northern Mardi Gras.
In the New England states, too,
there is a revival of interest in win
ter sports. Special ski trains to
White mountain resorts are being
resumed this winter.
With expanded airline schedules
and increasing use of air transporta-
ton to winter sports areas, many
fans will invade the Canadian Rock
les area this winter. Most popular
sites there are in the Banff area and
Jasper National park.
The midland journal., 1946-12-27
Calendar Revised Date
Changed New Years Day

In 1882 the Julian calendar was
replaced by the Gregorian in proc
lamation issued by Pope Gregory
XIII. This established January l
as New Years Day. Our present
calendar, known as the Gregorian
calendar, is based upon Pope Greg
ory's revision of the Julian calendar
and is more nearly in accord with
the solar calendar-the error being
reduced to only one day in 1898
years.
Protestant states did not adopt the
Gregorian calendar until the 18th
century. 1t was not until the goth
century that Russia and others Of
the Balkan states decided to do
likewise.
The midland journal., 1946-12-27

WASHINGTON.-Home accidents
took a new turn here when an oyster
exploded. The housewife, who was
cooking the oyster in deep fat, suf-
fered second degree burns on the
hands and face in the freak accident,
a Red Cross survey reveals.
In another unusual mishap, a man
suffered throat injuries when he fell
with a pipe in his mouth. Doctors
removed a small hatpin from the
lung of 3-year-old boy, another
child swallowed a pencil clip and a
3-months-old baby suffered frac-
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Oyster Blast Tops Freak Mishaps

tured skull when its carriage rolled
off a porch.
The superstitiously lin d
claimed new impetus for their be-
liefs after a hammer, hanging on
the rung of ladder, fell and struck
a man on the head.
In another home accident, a wom-
an was burned when she poured
melted fat into a furnace.
Statistics compiled by the Red
Cross home accident survey show an
increase in accidents and deaths this
year over 1915.
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many new and interesting spots are
primed for mass recreational in
vasion.
Although most of the ski resorts
open their season in December,
snow will be in its best dry, pow
derry state during January, Febru-
ary and March.
This year the Irregular run"
of sports enthusiasts who head
for the snow fields will be sup
plemented by a new grOup-fOr-
mer G.I.s who learned the art
of skiing during the war as
matter Of military necessity and
now are converting that knowl-
edge into personal enjoyment.
Major jumping and slalom tourna-
ments have been scheduled at every
ski basin from Michigan to famed
Sun Valley, Idaho, and the slopes
of the Pacific Northwest.
Olympics Scheduled.
Major attraction of the season will
be the Olympic tryouts in March on
Sun Valleys Bald mountain. The
nationals are booked at Ishpeming,
Mich, February 1928.
Ski enthusiasts will find the new
air age in full fight over the
great frozen spaces, most of the ski
areas now being linked together for
the first time by fast airline serv-
ice. The slalom slopes of Banff and
the Canadian Rockies with almost
startling suddenness have become
only IA flying hours from ski fans
in Southern California, seven hours
from Salt Lake City, nine hours from
Denver.
The luxurious chalet and
championship course at Sun
Valley are only a seven-hour hop
from Los Angeles. Col0rad0's
80 winter sportlands have been
brought within a mere four and
a half hours of the Pacific coast.
Western Air Lines even is in
augurating a "ski speciaP' from
Los Angeles to popular resorts.
After serving as a naval rehabili-
tation center during the war, Sun
Valley was reopened as resort
December 81. All types of winter
sports are available, including ski
joring, ice skating, sleighing, dog
shedding and swimming in natural
hot springs water.
Install Ski Lifts.
Four electric ski lifts serve four
skiing areas on Dollar, Ruud, Proc
tor and Baldy mountains. The lift
on Baldy is 1880 feet long and is
divided into three sections to carry
skiers to the 9,200-foot summit in 20
minutes.
In Oregon is areas will be in op-
Grafton in national forests. At Tim
berline, 63 miles from Portland, is
found one of the nations longest ski
seasons, offering ski slopes until
mid-July. The race starts at TO-
The midland journal., 1946-12-27


contributions. The Gregorian month
of January is the namesake of Janus,
the two-faced Roman god accredited
with the ability to look backward and
forward simultaneously.
Following is a partial list OF inn
portant events that took place on
New Years Day:
452 B.C.-First New Years Cele.
bratiOn held.
80 B.C.-Era of the Caesars be-
gan.
l735-Paul Revere born.
1752-Betsy Ross born.
1776-First Union flag of 13 stripes
unfurled by George Washing
ton.
l792-Kentucky entered the Union.
l80l-UniOn of Great Britain and
Ireland.
l815-General jackson repelled the
British at New Orleans.
1863-Emancipation Of Negro slaves
proclaimed by President Lin
coin.
18S2-Greece gains independence
from Turkey.
1898-Five boroughs of New York
City cOrpOrated.
1901-CommOnwealth of Australia
formed.
19O7-U. S. Pure Food law became
effective.
l912-Republic of China founded.
l923-USSR formed.
1942-United Nations declaration
signed.
The midland journal., 1946-12-27
Early Scots Used
Bible for Fortunes

A glimpse into the future and the
fortunes of individuals could be
found in the Bible, the early Scots
believed. The sacred book was LAID
upon the table, opened at random
and a finger was placed on the
printed page. The entire chapter
was then read, and the message it
held was believed to describe in
some way the happiness or misery
in store for the person concerned.
The midland journal., 1946-12-27

BOSTON.-Long known as the
western hemisphere's 'Patrolman OF
the Skies" the Harvard college OBJ
servatory will note the Tooth ami
versary of its founding at four-day
celebration December 27-30. In con-
uection with the event, two science
conventions are scheduled here.
First planetarium in the world to
photograph the stellar activities OF
the sky, the observatory was COM
pleted in 1846. Since then 1t has be-