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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15
| Pond Hill Club Convenes Tonight

Naueatuck, Nov. ib - The Pond Hill Community Club viii meet to. night at at the Community cen- ter. President lGaiion Sears viii preside.
 Business viii include q report from Mrs. Edgar Green, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, on the public card party held last night.
 There will be further discussion of plans to raise money to be used toward the purchase of the Pond Hill School Building, which the club is leasing at present. A building fund committee, with Fred Ram dolph as chairman, was recently or. ganized for this purpose.
 Since the property was leased last Summer, complete kitchen and dining room has been installed iii the basement, and the entire build- ing has been renovated for tise as 6 community center.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15
McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY Americas Card Authority
 Written fer NEA Service


 Even the expert sometimes loses a hand through his failure to count tricks, a subject I harp on consistently. Todayis hand came up at an important tournament, and the bidding shown is exactly the way it took place at the table
 The expert won the opening trick with the ace of clubs and let the ace of spades. on which East played the queen. You can see that if declarer had cashed the king of spades, he would have had to lose only two hearts and a dia- mono.
 But without counting the hand out. he started on & complicated line of play. A diamond was led and the eight-spot fineSSed. East won with the ten and returned 6 heart. which vas won tn dummy with the ace.
 Declarer trumped 8 small club, led a diamond to dumEny's act and tg1mped another club, drop ping Vests queen. Another oia- mond was led. West put on the king, and dummy trumpeo. The jack of clubs was led, declarer dis carding one of the lose hearts. West won this trick with Q trump and laid down the queen of diamonds which East trumped with the jack Of spades. The contract was down one.
 Again I say. the most important
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15

ing to age groups and instruction is geAred accordingly. The very youngest (six to eightD work on nursery rhymes, are taught to enun- ciate correctly. and learn charsc- serization. Mother Hubbard must look like an old woman. She must express genuine disappointment when she discovers the cupboard is bare. ''Hamming" is discouraged.
 Older groups are approached through environment" They sew without needle and thread. pour tea into non-existent teacupS. wash imaginary dishes. They learn the importance of observation. By read ing the classics aloud. they are taught to think a line through be- fore saying it. to phrase correctly. When they are ready. they combine the clements of acting. learned separately. into dramatic skits
 Once a month. parents are invited to a demonstration class.
 Each play is given six or eight performances. Although the play CTS are costumed and made up by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15
Harvard Appoints
 Woman to Faculty

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. l5--(UP) Harvard University law school to. day appointed Miss Sofa Ment. schikoff of New York City as the first woman faculty member in it' history.
 Miss Mentschikoff is a partner ir the wall Street firm of Spence Hotchkiss, Parker and Duryea. A graduate Of Columbia Law School she will teach a course in sales in the Fall of l0a7, with the title oi visiting professor of law" The following Spring she will inaugurats 6 new advanced course in cosnmer- cial law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15
500 Youngsters Trade
 DGy Off for DranaGtics
Rr MARlANNR RAFHaNER

CleVelana. O. Nov. iS.-Sx hun. dgea Cleveland scAcoa cAiaaren, Aeea six to l& trade la thear Saturday morning holsaay and extra Saeep tor extra school They ao R wSl1inzsy and Wsth an tce cream and cake look sa then eyes eeCaaxse Gley ere learning a fascinating saA5eca- pl0y~aci1ne and theatre rracsAcA.
 The Schcel-Aoose Is the nAaacnAl@ ly famed Cleveland Playhouse. Q unique community venture with a paid. permanent acting company. Classes are held la Us two modern and wen equipped professional theatres, its scenery ~shon," dress ine rooms. rehearsal halls and Ggreenroom." reac2egS are mem oerS of its stasf.
 Every Saturday uaognlne youne- sters from Swank residential Sae~ urbs mincae with tasOSe from the other side os the tracks Caassloally trim Eton-Suits and fashionable little-g1ra froclSs go into a hasddle with patched coroGrogs and home made p3naforeS over the way a part should be played. PageaGls nod in unison with elanor oOos. There are no barriers of race, creed or color.
 These young people. known as The Curtain Puners," are given an insight into everything ''backStage. |" from acting and makeup to scene design. theatre management and publicity. Fur this they pay a a registration fee twice year. prom ise not tO default in attendance. and are expected to be on their good be- havior. Chit-chat and chewing gum are out.
 The Curtain Pullers was started in 1888 wath an enrolment of 100 children. Last year. enrolment was T50. Four plays were perform ed several times each to more than ls.00o paid admissions.
 Weekly classes are divided accord
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15
nv aVTE RTiRNETsT

She'll look like the angel she is in this delightful posy-printed dress. The demure round collar has tiny riff1ing, pleats give that full swing ing skirt tots adore. Easy sewing for Mother, too. Panties to match.
 Pattern No. 8il0 is designed for 1, g. 3, 1, s and 6 years. Size 2, dress, requires 1 i.2 yards of 35 or 30-inch fabric; pAnties, l-2 yard; l-4 yard for collar.
 For this pattern, send 2s cents, In COINS, your name, address, size de- sired, and the PATTERN NUMBER to Sue Burnett (Waterbury Demo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15

crat) i10o Avenue, Americas, New York 10, N. r.
 The FALL AND WINTER Issue of FASHION is brim full of smart ideas for every woman who plies e needle. Easy-to-make styles special de- signs by America's top flight deslgn- CTS lots of ideas with accessor- les free printed pattern in book. Price 2S cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15
WISCONSIN grAEKaaATE

fAedford, wis. sUP)-Clys flolms, timber cruiser, was tree by bear. After on hour the bear went away. Holmes vent away too, in the other direction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15

East St. Louis, nj. CuP)-When Charles Kelly saw c fire blazing in q load of debris in his truck, he drove to the flrehouse and had 1t put out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-15

professional stan members. scenery and lights are handled by older Cur tain PunerS. Actors are culled from Curtain P0neTs ot all age groups and plays are chosen for their ap- peal so the hiAdren who make up most Of the audiences.
Evening star., 1946-01-12

was founi TO be less than 2 PER cent,
FPHA said.
Panels are stacked vertically on
trucks, with bracing for shipment.
On. hauls of more than $50 miles
shipment is usually in freight cars
with double doors, so panels can be
shifted directly from truck backed
up to the cars.
Symbols identify each section Of
a dismantled structure for speedy
reassemblage at the new site. Cranes
are used in re-erection in the same
manner as in the dismantlement
process.
The. War Housing Re-Use Ex-
position has a fourfold purpose !:
To show how temporary war struc-
lures can be used to relieve the
shortage of housing for war vet
Grams, to show refuse possibilities
Of structures after they are no
longer needed by veterans, to ease
the drain on short supply OF new
building materials, and to channel
into economic uses temporary struc-
lures that otherwise might be a
total waste.
Under terms Of the Lanham Act,
temporary war housing must be
removed when its war and demobi-
lization need is ended.
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Exposition
Continued From Page B-l.)

voted to veterans housing. The
other four sections show how war
housing can be converted into farm,
service, recreation and community
structures.
The rural group includes school,
library, church, two-bedroom house,
three bedroom house, meeting hall
roadside market, child-care build
ing, one-car garage, straw and hay
storage building. children's play
house, milk house. corn crib, garage
and tool shop, brooder house, poul-
try house, barn, beef-cattle shed
implement shed, portable hog colo
ny house. poultry range shelter and
large roadstand market.
In the resort and recreation group
are shown a hobby workshop, tourist
cabin office, twin tourist cabin 90,
park shelter, refreshment stand,
two-bedroom resort cabin, one-bed-
room resort cabin and boathouse.
The service buildings include a
store and post office, gas station,
airport administration building, ga
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nor deny" participation in the $4,000
robbery January of the Greyhound
Liquor Store, 1861 New York avenue
NE. Police questioned him in con-
nection with the case. Inspector
Barrett said an employe of the store
identified Tiverney from photo
graph as the man who committed
the holdup When confronted with
this statement, the detective chief
said Tiverney "only laughed in my
face"
Convicted of Liquor Robbery.
One of the charges on which Tiv-
erney was originally convicted in
1941 was a previous robbery of this
liquor store. Another case about
which Tiverney is being questioned
is the $3.50 robbery of Levitt's Liquor
Store, 1908 Eleventh street NE,
December %, police said.
The trusty disappeared from the
truck when his guard momentarily
left him alone. Tiverney had been
assigned to loading duty on prison
trucks operating between Lorton
and Washington when he escaped.
He had been serving from to Is
years.
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1rusty Who Escaped
On Christmas Eve
Seized in Tavern

Theophile Tiverney, 81, trusty who
walked away from a Lorton Re-
formatory truck Christmas eve, was
caught by Washington police last
night after they received a tip he
was in beer tavern on Marlboro
pike in Maryland.
T1verney, who was serving a SEN
tence on nine robbery charges at
the time of his escape, had $3.50 in
cash and cooked .45-caliber auto
matte pistol in his possession when
arrested, and was with a short and
stocky" brunette, Inspector Robert
j. Barrett, District detective chief,
said.
The escaped convict had been
playing hide and seek" with the
District police since he fed the
truck while it was parked at Sew
enth and D streets S.W., according
to the detective chief.
Lavish Expenditures Reported.
He said he and Detective Sergts.
George Cooper, Richard Mccarthy,
Otto Fuss and Carl Hayden visited
many Maryland night spots and left
pictures of Tiverney there after re-
ceiving tips he was spending money
lavishly in such places and had also
been seen in tourist camps.
The tip came from an unidentified
tavern employe who recognized
Tiverney from a photograph. The
young woman with Tiverney was
also taken into custody, but not
charged. Police said they are check
ing on her possession of an expen-
sive automobile.
Tiverney would neither "admit
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rage, fire station and small plane
hangar.
Experiments in dismantling and
reassembling this temporary war
housing were made by the FPHA
under the war housing program and
more than 10000 units were moved
from place to place, with the moves
ranging up to 1000 miles.
Through this experience, FPHA
developed methods of "panelizing'
walls, partitions and roofs with
minimum loss of material.
In paneliZing the housing, power
driven rotary hand saws are used
whenever possible to cut up the
buildings. Cranes lift off roof and
truss sections, and panels from
walls and floors. Wall panels con-
tanning windows are lifted out with
the windows intact, with a cable
through the opened windows. BY
using this method for handling the
windowed panels, glass breakage
Evening star., 1946-01-12
Mrs. Ethel P. Warren
To Speak on DESIGN

A series of lectures on architecture
and design under the sponsorship Of
the Architectural Club of Catholic
University will be concluded at 8
pm. Tuesday when Mrs. Ethel p.
Warren speaks on Interior Design. .
The lecture will be held in the
drafting room OF the university's
school of engineering. Previous
speakers included Harry E. Ormston,
Maj. Donald Nelson and Miss Kath-
crime M. Cutler.
Evening star., 1946-01-12

MAGMA CHARTA ON WAY TO ENGLAND-Dr Luther H.
Evans librarian of the Library of Congress- and British Min
lister John Baour rd and fourth from left respectively
pictured group the library placing the historic Magma
specially constructed wooden box encased in zinc
for return England Others in the Cleft to right
Wertz Louis L. Cogan assistant superin
barys buildings and grounds Maj j. g. Lock-
private secretary to Lord Halifax and Charles Beach,
metal worker for the library. Star Stan Photo
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iiom. Builders Group
Shows Shurp Increase

Further indicating that the home
building industry is heading out Of
the war-imposed doldrums is the
recent sharp increase In member
ship of the Home Builders Associ-
alton Of Metropolitan Washington.
On retiring as president, Morris
Cafritz reported this week member
ship had jumped from 1853 to 228.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Henry ". Preisser Dies;
Star Printer for 3 Years

Henry Warren Preisser, a printer
for The Star for % years, died yes
terday at his home, 1909 Monroe
street NE. He would have been SIS
years old Friday.
A native of New Orleans, he came
to Washington in 1917 and was en-
ployed by the Government Printing
Office before joining The Star.
He was member of Columbia
Typographical Union No. 10l and
Osiris Masonic Lodge in New Or
leans.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. lone
Godfrey Preisser; son, Warren G..
PreiSser, and grandson, Robert
Wade Preisser of Washington; and
three sisters, Mrs. M. P. Baudlet and
Mrs. Adolph Jensen of New Or
leans, and Mrs. George Mcdonald of
San Francisco.
Masonic services will be conducted
by King Solomon Lodge, No. 81
(daylighJ, at 2 pm. Wednesday at
the residence. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
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and while captain of Engine Com
pany 81, his men for three con-
Secutive years won the annual eff
cheney award given by the depart
ment.
Mr.. Stanton retired in 1941 but
soon became active again in the
organization of the department at
the Anacostia Station. He organized
trained, and directed 200 sailors and
remained its head until he became
ill
He was a member of the Spaulding
Council No. AIT, Knights of Column
bus, Elks Lodge No. Is. president
of the Holy Name Society of St
Stephens Church and a member of
the League of Laymen's Retreat of
Manresa. In 1886, he was instru-
mental in founding the Mothers
Day Communion Mass and Break
fast for members of the Police and
Fire Departments.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Mary B. Dennis and Mrs. William
F. Wells: three sons, James P.
Michael J. and Francis D. Stanton: :
a sister, Mrs. Michael J. Ready and
brother, Daniel NJ Stanton, all of
Washington. His wife, Mrs. Carrie
E. Stanton, died in 1881.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 am. Wednesday at his home,
220l K street NV. High requiem
mass will be sung at 10 am. at St
Stephens Curch. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Apparent Poison Death
OF Girl, 18, investigated

Death of an l8-year -old girl. who
apparently took poison in her home
was being investigated today by the
coroner's Office
The girl, Helen Connolly, a stem
ographer with the Coast and Geo.
detic Survey, died in Providence
Hospital yesterday. less than three
hours after she was found uncon-
scious on the bathroom floor at 1901
Third street NV. at l am. by her
younger brother Bernard.
Her father, John Connolly, a
Government Printing Office en-
ploye, said the bathroom light was
broken and that she apparently
took the wrong bottle when seeking
relief for toothache.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said a bottle of poison was found
on the windowsill He said certifica-
ton of death would await an
autopsy.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Mrs. Carrie CUMMINGS
Dies in California

Mrs. Carrie Howe Cummings, SO,
widow of DR.. John Cummings and
resident of Georgetown for 80
years, died Saturday at San Lean
dro, Calf. according to word re-
ceived here today. Funeral services
will be held today at Oakland, Calf.
DR.. and Mrs Cummings came to
Washington in 1910 from Chicago,
where he had been on the faculty
of the University of Chicago. He
was an editor here with the Federal
Board for Vocational Education.
In 1912 Mrs. Cummings moved to
California to make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Frances Ellen
.Fallgatter.
Mrs. Cummings was a graduate
'of Butler University and a member
of the Woman's College Club and
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.
Besides her daughter, she is sur
vived by a granddaughter, Miss
Ellen Fallgatter. and brother, DR..
Will D. Howe of New York.
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Miss Pearl N. Keen, Is,
To Be Buried Tomorrow.

Funeral services for Miss Pearl
M. Keen, 25, of Seat Pleasant, who
died Friday at Garfield Hospital of
leukemia, will be held at am. to-
morrow at the Lee funeral home,
Fourth street and Massachusetts
avenue NE. Burial will be in Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
Miss Keen, born in JohnstoWn,
Pa, had lived in Seat Pleasant since
1929 She is graduate of Mary
land Park High School and Woods
Commercial College. For two years,
until she became i'll three years
ago, she was secretary at the War
Department.
She was a member of st. Andrews
Lutheran Church and the Luther
League
Surviving are her mother, Mrs.
Ruth M. Keen, and two brothers,
Robert C. and H. David Keen, Seat
Pleasant.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Mrs. PoIifeme, Sponsor
OF Statue Here, Dies

Mrs. Augusta Waneco Polifeme
who was instrumental in raising the
funds to erect the statue of Joar
of Arc in Meridian Hill Park, dice
yesterday in Rye, N. Y. according
to an Associated Press dispatch.
Mrs. Polifeme was president of the
Society Of French Women in New
York, which erected the statue anc
dedicated it to the women of Amer
lea. Located on the grand terrace
Of the park, it was unveiled or
January 6, 1922, the 5lOth ami
verSary of the birth of Joan of Arc.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Gen. Banks, Confederate
Veterans Chief, Dies

By the Associated Press,
HOUSTON, Tex, Jan. IT, Gen
William Banks, commander in chief
of the United Confederate Veterans
died yesterday less than two weeks
after his Tooth birthday.
He was born December 25, 1845
at Troy, Ala, and was a Baptist
minister for IS years.
In the Civil War he fought in the
battles of Antioch, Shiloh, Vicks-
burg, Corinth and Gettysburg, at
tanning the rank of captain.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
George W. Roper Dies;
Norfolk IndustrioIist
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 7.-George
Wisham Roper, 78, industrialist and
philanthropist, died yesterday at his
home here.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow. Burial will be private in
the Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Mr.. Roper was chairman of the
board of the Norfolk Shipbuilding &
Dry Dock Co., having retired from
the presidency in 1914. He was
president of the Norfolk and South
ern Railroad for several years be-
ginning in 1906
Evening star., 1946-01-07

costa Naval Air
Station, died yes
terday in Emer-
gency Hospital.
He had been i'll
several months.
A n a t " e of
Washington, Mr..
Stanton joined
the Fire Depart
ment at 81 and
rose through the
ranks to become
chief of the fifth
battalion. During
his long career
he won several
com mendatiOns
Evening star., 1946-01-07
DrathB
woRSHaM. FLOSSIE r.

WORSHAM, FLOSSIE r. On Monday
January :. 1915, at Providence Hospital
FLOSSfE B. WORsHhM. beloved mother
of James E Padgett and Mrs Hazel Fina-
more and sister of Mrs. Eva WayIand and
Mrs. Myrtle Roberts and brother of Mt
Frank Mcclure Friends may call at tie
Lee funeral home, 4th st. and Mass. ave
ne. where funeral services will be held
on Wednesday. January q, at 1880 m
Interment GlenWood Ctmetery. 8
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Garns nf ThankH

BARNARD. ALLAN L. The family OF
THE late ALLAN L. BARNARD wishes to
express deepest appreciation to its many
TRENDS, neighborS and relatives for their
kind expressions of sympathy and beauti-
tul floral tributes
DEVOTED WIFE AND FAMILY.
MINOR, PEARL. The family of the
late PEARL MINOR wishes to thank the
Mount Pleasant baptist Church and pas
1or. Rev. Robert Anderson Mrs. Summit,
Mrs. Blake and many friends for flowers
and kind expressions of sympathy at the
loss of our wife and mother.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Thomas B. Stanton,
Head Of Anacostia 5
.NaNEiremen, Dies

Thomas B. Stanton, SO, retired
battalion chief of the District Fire
Department and until recently head
of the Fire Department at Ana
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Bomb Hole Used as Beech

A bombed site at New Ethan,
England, has been converted into a
pond and sand beach for children.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
lomps in 5 New Sizes

Fluorescent lamps in five new
sizes have been developed in
Britain.
Evening star., 1946-01-07
Printing 100, 900 Bibles

The Bible Society will print 1oo,-
900 Bibles for distribution in Ger
many.
Evening star., 1946-01-07

GRAHAM, THOMAS. On Saturday
N%&gh January ), 1876. THOMAS
,SSZs%1 GRAHAM. member OF From
ANGY%N Line Post, No 1901, Veteran:
Es&4sA of Foreign Wars. Honor
EMSA Guard please note Service;
z1S&IsNS Monday, January = at Cham
~ bPrs Southeast funeral home
bl7 1lth ST. Sc. ct SIS pm. Burial al
Arln2ton National Cemetery Tuesday al
pm. CLYDE w. KERN, Commander.
FRANK TOPASH. Adjutant,
GRIFFIN, WILLIAM. Departed this
life on Thursday. January ,, 1916. at Gal
.inger Hospital WILLIAM GRIFFIN oi
2424 S Gebe road. Arlington, Va, the
loving husband OF .Ihelna Grlfin, and de-
voted brother of Mrs. Anna Belle Good
son. Baxter, Charles, Edward and Willis
Grifhn- She also is survived by other rel
stives and friends. Friends may call or
John T. Rhines Co. funeral home. 3ro
and Eye sts s.w., where funeral services
will be held on Tuesday. January s. at ]
p m. Rev. S. A. Warren officiating. In
terment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
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GRAHAM, THOMAS E. On FRIDAY, jan
nesSee ave ne THOMAS E. GRAHAM,
beloved husband Of Bessie V. Graham,
father Of Bernadine D. Graham and step
father of Mrs. Florance PeruzZi and Mrs.
Evelyn Miles. Services at Chambers flu
neral home, 511 11th st. Sc. on Tues
day, January s, at l p m. Relatives and
friends invited Interment Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery
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DAY. January 4, 1916, at his home sl1
Iash Ifam JAMFs FiaRsrs ryp St. Arlington Va VII
band Of Theresa Tyrrell (nee Orndorff)
and father of Mrs. Harriet Daniels Mrs.
Misses Constance and Sarah Tyrreli
and William J. Tyrrell, jr and four grand
children, all of Arlington. He also is
survived by two sisters. Mrs Sarah
Twohig and Miss Irene Tyrrell of Lake
wood, Ohio, and one brother. John Tyrrell
OF Cleveland, Ohio. Funeral from his
late residence on Tuesday January s, at
9 am, followed by requiem mass at Fort
Myer Chapel at 9:30 am Interment
arlington National Cemetery. Fitzgerald
funeral service
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-07
TOBACCO GROWERS
SHOWING ANXIETY
Hedrick Reports Farmers
'Apprehensive OF Fu-
ture Oh The Crop

RALEIGH, July 6-P)E Flue-
cured tobacco growers of the Caro-
linas, Virginia, Georgia, and Flori-
da are "apprehensive OF the fu-
lures of the CROP" particularly in
the export fieid, w. P. Hedrick,
executive secretary of the North
Carolina advisory council, declar-
ed today in a statement prepared
for submission to the house COM
mittee on agriculture by Congress
man Harold D. Cooley.
There is a great need for re-
search in the field of marketing,
distribution. and utilization" He'd
rick said In commencing the hope
and Flanagan bills which offer a
broad program of research on mar
keting and distribution.
General appropriations for re-
search and marketing have been
neglected. Hedriok said. On the
field of tobacco, I do not know
of any marketing research being