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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
Footwear
Undefeoted

Naugatuck. Feb. 25-United States
Footwear holds top place in the In
dustrial Volleyball league with nine
wins and no losses. Thursday night
found the U. S. defeating Syn
thetic in three straight, ISL, 1855
and 1910.
Owing to work and sickness. the
Naugatuck Glass and Bristol COM
pany were unable to have the re-
quired number of players, but
scrub-matches we're held with the
Y team players and several good
games were played.
Fred Baker Is working on form
ing the YMCA team to represent
Naugatuck YMCA in State tourna-
ments. Naugatuck always had a
good team and won the Worlds
Fair volley ball championship.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25

Waterbury's West Side Speedboys
will meet tonight, 7:30 at Chase
Park house with the Junior bas-
ketball players Of the West Side
A. @. IN a basketball instruction
period; the seniors to show the
Juniors how to play well. Juniors
should bring gym shoes for the
practical session OF hoop play.
Yesterday. the Siders defeated
Morris A. c. 52-45 at with l3-10-9
points; the Anderson boys getting
81 for Morris.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25

Two well-known and able women
boWlers from. this section, Mamie
mcdonnell of Thomaston and
Florence Reynolds of Watertown
will settle the state "head-to-head"
duckpin title next Sunday at Mil
ford. Both women won semi-final
matches yesterday. Mamie MacDon-
nell defeating Lydia Jabs Of Bristol,
the le39-40 champ by a 3-l margin
while Miss Reynolds BANKED Mar
gerry Bransfield of Easthampton, s.
0. Miss Reynolds won the title In
1913.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25

and Lesnevich performances. there
is a growing feeling along cauli-
flower canyon that Joe may be in
for his potts The cases would seem
to be similar for these reasons:
Cochrane was 81, and had been
out since 1912 in his comeback.
Lesneyich was 81, and had been
out since 1912 in his comeback.
And Louis is 81, and has been out
since 1912 in his comeback.
Conn on the other hand won't be
% until October. And there's a
minor point, too.
Because down through the years
since John l.. Sullivan took the
heavyweight crown from Paddy
Ryan, in only four cases has an
older man beaten a younger man for
the championship.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
GIANTS BEAT BRAVES

Miami, Fla. Feb. 25-CUP)-Proof
of the 1916 baseball boom was evil
denced in round numbers here to-
day in the wage of the big leagues
first postwar Spring exhibition
game =,
Before the largest baseball crowd
in this tourist city's history, 6,3OC
cash customers, the New York Oh
ants opened their grapefruit circuit
campaign yesterday with a 4 to l
victory over the Boston Braves.
There wasn't enough room for the
fans. They damned the STANDS,
flanked the outfield fences ana
formed a squatting wall completely
circling the park .,
The Giants. taking advantage o.
AN extra week of practice. out
played Manager Billy Southworth $
new club all around as eXrservice-
men manned most positions Pltch-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
Techs PierSaIl
Topped Valley
League Scorers

Jim Piersall, Leavenworth ace who
caught fire with 2l-point perform
ances against Crosby and Nausa-
tuck at the tail end of the cam
paign, carried off top individual
honors in the Naugatuck Valley
league this season. according to I'M
official statistics made public to-
DAY.
Piersall hit the hoops for 1870
points in ten games to lead tine
scorers. having a ten-point advsn-
tage over Vim Healy and Ralph
Damiano, Naugatuck, who tied for
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25

A third and deciding game will
be necessary to settle the borough
Of Naugatucks independent basket
bali honors; after the Purple
Knights convincing 1888 win over
the state-league zephyrs Saturday
night. Chef Wojack and Orkie
GarlinsiEi, with 10 and is points
paced the knights who were badly
beaten 1888 IN the first game OF
scored 81 points on free-throws. 10
the series two weeks ago. The teams
81 the losers, ~ for the PIX outfit
managed by Marty Lucas. whose
team had q substantial ~ point
edwe 1928 at half time. RED"
RYAN and walt Yack0ws1 with II
and ~ points led the Zephyr at
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
KingsOay Rollers
Beat Brooks, 2-I

kingSWay team came through
with a 2-l over the leading Brook
side Diaries team of Waterbury in
the Southern Connecticut duckpin
bowling league last night at Bridge
port. a 632 Anal game by Water
bury being no good by 30 points
as the winners wound up with a
662 team single to win going away.
In the singles, Bill Dente of Wa
terbury was in good form winning
80 over Pawlak of Kingsway;
Dente rolling l49, $50, l42 for q
AL total. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25

Score at hals time: Chase 81, seovill
it. Referee. Chimney and Quilter,
WatcoS Win
Waterbury Tool gave the younger
Waterbury Companies basketeers a
good game for two periods. leading
2O-l9 at half time but the Sheehan
kids" won by Is points, 81 to AZ
when the timer ended the game.
The Watco high-scorers. Januska
Rosa and Naponicenco netted 1918
II points. for Al points which all but
matchedFhe Tool total for the entire
game. while Jimmy Walsh, Larry
Bulette and Billy Moore contributed
l2-ll-l0 points to the Waterbury
Tool cause. The victory brought the
Watcos out Of the "A" division Gel.
lar, where Tool now remains.
Surprise
Hank KoSmoskis Bristol Company
outfit came to life for a second win
in seven second round games, &C.
feating B" division leaders Benrua
Watch by 1925 score in a distinct
surprise. Fogarty and Sandin scored
best for the winners, while the Bris-
tol boys fought" the bail all the way
and were able TO keep Hopkins and
Liakos of Benrus in check all the
way. Score:
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ners and Foell 4 for the losers.
The Gremlins outplayed the CRU
saders $50 as Caputo starred with
o points. Meehan collected points
for the defenders.
The Raiders defeated the Cats "a
10. .Amedeo hopping II points for
the viascrs. M:Grath sinking ~
points for the Cats.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
Easy for O-W Vets

At Washington. Conn, yesterday,
the Oakville-Watertown Vets more
than doubled the basketball score
on washington nownies 81 TO 40;
with a 3i-l6 lead at half-i!m.e
though Plat neted 80 points for
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
Strotford Beots
HOLY Name Five

The Stratford Hilltops, trailing by
three points at the half, outscored
st. JoSeph's Holy Name quintet. %
to II, in the second half at st. Joe's
Hall, Friday night and COPIED a
44-36 verdict over the. local Lithu-
anians
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25

Totals IS Z so Totals :. II 6 70
Score at half time: Waterbury rs. New
Britain 20. Referee: Quincy and Slattery.
Close One
Una Leach copied top scoring and
all-around playing honors in the
prellmlness" contest, as Joe Bren-
mans u. s. Time Girls beat the
New Britain Stars. 20 to Is. Miss
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
so. CONN. LEAGUE
Cray Basketball

Last Saturday completed the third
week OF Gray competition, the
GremlinS being In first place.
In the firSt game. the Ravens
downed the Cherokee l4-9. McCor-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
The box score:
HIUTTnDS

Totals 10 c AL Totals e.. II SO
Score at half time: 81, Joseph 10, Hin
top J 6. Referee: Chepul
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Totals 10 80 Totals o.. II IS
Score AZ half time Bristol Is. Benrus
10 Referee: Quincy
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
Valley Tourney
Starts Tonight

Waterbury Boys Club annual
Naugatuck Valley basket tourna-
ment for senior teams gets under
way tonight. at $50 p. m. with six
teams playing three games. Pond
Acres Of this city and Torrington
Triangles are paired the for $50
tourney feature tonight. the visitors
being expected TO show some high
school stars Of last season.
Boys Club Warriors, coached by
Danny Rosa and Torrington Braves
are scheduled for a $50 game. to
be followed by Southington YM.C.A
and DerbyS Rover A.C. at 1880
o'clock
Leach tossed in 9 out Of her 10 total
points from the half floor line, TO
bring the bowling throng off their
seats. Betty Cook and Flo Zaleski
were standouts for the visitors.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
TRAINING CAMP TOPICS

ers Dave Koslo, Jack Brewer and
Warren Sandel limited the Braves
to five hits while outfielder Johnny
Rucker paced the Giants attack
with a double, a single and two
walks. Rookie infielder Earl Pligh.
however, came up with the games
big hit, a zingling single in the
seventh inning which scored two
runs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
Dodgers

Sanford. Fla. Feb. 25-CUP)-
What probably will be the Brooklyn
Dodgers No. outfleld was still at
large today and general manager
Branch Hickey said he expected
plenty OF trouble" in getting the
trio to sign 1916 contracts.
The holdout outfelders are Dixie
Walker Pete Reiser and Goodis
Rosen. With Luis DINO apparently
determined to play in the Mexican
League this season. Gene Herman
ski is rated as the only other player
capable of winning a starting berth
in the outer garden.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-25
Cards

st. Petersburg, Fla, Feb. 25-(UP)
Manager Eddie Dyer Of the St.
Louis Cardinals ordered extra bat
ting practice for six players today,
indicating that he considers the
sextet as the key to the big inning"
baseball team he has promised st.
Louis fans this season.
The dapper Texan. beginning his
first season as Cardinal manager,
singled ont two old-time stars,
Enos Slaughter and Terry Moore
and four rockies. infielders Erv Du-
SAX and Joffree Cross. and outfield-
ers Bill Endicott and Will Wachtler
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Copyright 1876, King Features syndicate)
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Watcos win

Totals % II 81 Totals o.. II Il 3
Score at half time: Chase 81, Scoyil
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-04-11
CALL civil RIGHTS CONGRESS

NEW YORK, Apr. II (ANP) y
A national Congress on Civil
Rights to unity the many cam
paigns now being waged on nation
al and community level will be held
April 27 and % in Detroit.
Initiated by group of individ-
uals active in the civil rights field,
the Detroit conference, which it is
hoped will provide a new center for
national coordination, has obtain
ed the sponsorship of more than
500 national and community lead
ers in civic, labor and religious
fields.
Initiators of the conference in
clude: Col. Evans Carlson; Nor
man Corwin; DR.. Kirtley F..
Mather; Carey McWilliams; Ed
ward G. Robinson; Paul Robson; !;
Clark Foreman, president of the
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare; George Marshall, chair
man of the National Federation for
Constitutional Liberties; James G..
Patton, president of the National
Farmers Union and Congressman
Vito Marcantonio.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-04-11
TU5kEGEE MAY GET I PARKS

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Apr. II
(ANP) - Two state recreational
areas near Tuskegee are being plan
ned for the pleasure of Negro citi-
zens, James L. Segrest, chief of the
parks division of the conservation
department announced here.
None of the eight or more state
parks in Alabama permits Negro
pleasure seekers.
In announcing plans for the two
additional state-sponsored parks,
Mr.. Segrest pointed out the build
ing hardship due to shortages of
building materials.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-04-11
(HIR0pRA(TI( SCHOOL
SPONSORS PROGRAM

The Reaver School Of Chiroprac-
tic is sponsoring the appearance of
Edward L. Nix, Negro postmaster
of Columbus, Ohio, in a meeting
Thursday night at Smiths Chapel,
368 South Broadway.
The purpose of the meeting is to
promote better inter-racial rela-
tionship.
Also appearing on the program
will be VIM. G.. Dunn, III, Public Re-
lations Councillor of the school, the
Wright Family Ensemble and the
Dayton Revelators will furnish the
music.
The meeting is open to the pub
lie, beginning at 800 P. M.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09

the winter to formulate ques-
tons and work out unbiased an
swers to them.
Under direction OF the council
sponsor and the high school social
science teacher it has quickened
initiative, developed new view
points, broadened horizons and
brought needed cooperation in def
mite community projects. One OF
these was a community carnival,
which was a financial success and
a concrete demonstration of how
folks can and will work together.
Another was the realization of ST. ZOO
through contributions and commu-
nifty dance for Christmas boxes and
gifts to 200 hometown men and
women in the service.
List Accomplishments.
To prove that other commune
ties can "do as well as ours" Youth
Council members explain that in
their farming section Of cash crop
ping, dairying and poultry raising,
dairy manufacturing plant, two
fishing tackle factories and a sports
wear mill have been established as
result partially of their interest
and agitation.
AS war clouds lift, the council
proposes to improve facilities for
tourists at nearby Canadaraga lake,
which offers boating, fishing and
swimming in summer and skating
in winter.
"While we are planning for things
ahead, we are doing more real liv-
ing in the present with due respect
to the past for cornerstones to build
on" say Richfeld Springs young
people.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09
Hunters Moon
BY DON C. sHAFER

THH EE long and valiant years ex-
L Corporal Loren LaFond had wait
ed for this day. Now he was home
again. Home in his beloved noun
tains.
This was the day of days-the
first day of deer hunting. Since he
was fourteen, when grandfather
gave him his first rifle, Loren had
hunted deer, and until he enlisted
he never missed an opening day.
At Wolf Rock Loren left the old
log road and made his way slowly
and carefully to the top of Windy
Ridge, connecting Cat Mountain
with Old Tobie, where he knew Of a
natural deer crossing. This was a
likely place to intercept buck dis
turbed by drivers on the opposite
ridge and seeking safety in the
rocky heights above. In the dis
lance he heard a rifle shot, another
and another.
Zone shot meat" repeating the
old saying to himself, with grin,
''Two shots maybe, three shots salt
pork for supper.
At the top of the ridge he select
ed a convenient rock where he
could stretch out his aching leg and
rest his back against a. tree. Warm
October sun filtered down through
the lacy pattern of interlaced
branches overhead.
Far down the slope, shadow
moved. Watching closely, Loren saw
that it was a big buck, and coming
his way. Ordinarily this buck would
have been bedded down for the day.
Evidently it had been aroused by
hunters and knew that it was being
hunted.
The buck came slowly up the
wooded slope, antlered head swing
ing low, stepping carefully to make
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09

The construction Is so simple that all you
need is stock widths of lumber, a hand
saw. screw driver and brace and bit
to bore the holes for the pegs.
Pattern 294 for the bench: No. 2e3 for
tables In two sizes: No. 1872 for the chair;
are 15c each postpaid. or all three to
one address for 35c. Patterns give large
cutting diagrams of all pieces, illustrated
directions and complete list of ma.
terials. Send orders direct to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09
IN THESE UNITED STATES
Youth Council Sets Pace
In Developing NY. Town
BY E. L. KIRKPATRICK


A town with past can live
in the present and look to the
future, say young people OF
Richfield Springs, upstate
New York center with 1900 popula-
ton. This is the consensus of the
towns Youth council, started more
than three years ago from panel
discussion on "Young Peoples Pres
ent Day Problems"
Some of the charter members as
we'll as their followers were out-of-
school young people. On the present
membership list are the names OF
a beautician, bookkeeper, clerk,
farmer, housewife, laboratory tech
nician, machinist, secretary, school
custodian, telephone operator, stem
ographer, and typesetter, so "ev-
erybody gets in and pitches or helps
play the field. Each works where
he fits and is most needed"
Stage Annual Program.
Chief activity is I Am an Ameri-
can Day program staged annually
under the councils direction. Use
is made of school band and chorus,
American Legion, church groups,
town board and boys and girls
clubs. Highlights of this years pro-
gram were demonstrations by Cub,
Boy and Girl Scouts, remarks by a
new voter and an address by one
of the TOWNS ministers.
This youth group tackles other
things as the months come and go.
They "dig a bit into the annals
of history" for indication of what's
happened to Richfeld Springs,
which in the Gay Nineties was New
York States most popular spa be-
cause of the healing powers of its
sulphur spring waters. "Then, we
had hotels filled with visitors, liv-
cry stables of fine horses and all
kinds of carriages that outshone
most cars in today's modern ga
RACES" an old-timer recalls.
Varied Projects.
$780," the group asks, what can
we do about what's left with us?"
They consider how to clean and
make use of deserted hotels and
other buildings, explore the needs
and possibilities of local industries
such as cannery and dairy.
Outstanding project is a To-
rum to study the creation Of
good citizenship to world affairs.
This reaches $50 youth and
adults who meet weekly during
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09

no noise, taking full advantage OF
the cover. Loren knew that buck
runs only as a last resort, with
long legs and specially developed
muscles to carry it bounding over
twelve-foot Instructions, leaping
thirty and more feet at stride.
Every few careful steps the buck
stopped and when motionless was
quite invisible in it's protective fall
coloring.
AS the buck came nearer Loren
could see that it had been wounded.
From time to time it turned to lick
a bleeding cut high on the left
quarter. It fairly crawled up shall
low ravine.
Nearing the top of the ridge the
buck ''froze," breathing deep-evi-
IDENTIFY a bit of man scent warned it
of danger ahead A few slow and
cautious steps and it laid down in
a small hollow, with only the ant
Tered head, on long neck, raised to
watch, polished horns looking like a
bit of dead brush Then Loren saw
the hunter coming up the slope.
heavy man in red mackinaw coat,
noisily crushing dry leaves, watch
ing the woods ahead, automatic rifle
ready, but paying no attention to the
faint trail. The red coat passed
within a few yards of the hidden
buck, never suspecting it was there,
and disappeared down the hill.
Loren was so engrossed watching
the safety precautions of the hunted
that he almost forgot that he was
the hunter, with loaded rifle
across his knees. Now, at point
blank range, he remembered the
gun. Waiting until the bucks head
was turned, he raised the rifle
quickly. In that instant, as his eye
sought the rife sights, there flashed
through his mind the memory of an
other hunt
He saw a wounded Yank, helmet
and rifle gone, in torn GIL. uniform,
splashing through the muck and wa
ter of a rice paddy, in hail of bull
let's, falling and raising again and
again. Excited Japs splashing aft
er him, screaming, shooting, racing
from all sides to head him off, to
kill him. The hunted man ran limp
ing down a hedge row, threw HIM
self into an irrigation ditch, along
which he crawled with speed, to
gain a maize field.
From field to field they harried
him, beating up the cover, shower
ing every movement with bullets.
Exhausted, hurt, the hunted man
laid hidden when he dared, Sinking
away again when the noisy hunt
became too close, using all the
craft and cunning learned from willy
bucks he had hunted, not always
successfully. He doubled back,
where they would be least likely to
look for him, and slid unobserved
into the muddy water of the rice
paddy. Submerging all but his face
he covered this with handful of
water weeds and laid there until
darkness and the hunt was over for
the day.
The picture faded away-the rifle
came slowly down.
81 don't believe / will ever hunt
again." he said aloud.
The surprised buck bounded
away. Loren got up, rubbed circu-
lation back into his aching leg and.
started homeward.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09

VNnIAM lNNGE A 1akefront hotel
saNDa+N hSDS. with cabins) in the
Pocono Mountains near Phila. and N.Y.C.
Swimming, riding, tennis, aquaplaning, etc.
Excellent food, marvellous location.
Mrs. Mary WOlfinger, Indian Lodge
Tafton Pike Co., Pa. PHI. Hawley, Pa. 166-R-6.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09
MULTIPLE PERSONALITY

The chronic reformer was lectur.
ing the village soak at the bar
room door.
"But listen" argued the old soak.
81 tell you one drink is all I ever
take. JUS one lii drink! But that
one iii drink always makes me
feel like a new man. An pretty
soon all those new guys line up for
a drink, tool"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09
Better Use Zippers

I went to the closet this morn
ing, reached for my favorite sport
shirt to wear for the first time this
season, and it was there all right.
But where were its buttons?
I asked her what in the world
had happened to 'em, and she re-
piled:
81 couldn't find any new ones any,
where and those were exactly the
shade I needed for my dress. You
have enough shirts, without that
one. anyhow!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09
2-Year-Old Child Has Unusual Vocabulary

sentences whereas average vocabu.
larry for two-year-olds ranges from
so to 200 words.
In checkers which is her favor.
tie game of wits Donna Jean al
ready has learned a self-appeasing
trick. Because she always gets
beaten when she plays with her ia
Their Donna Jean has contrived a
game she plays with her doll. Asked
who wins In the contest she in
variably replies: 81 do, of course" "
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09
Business Is Wormy, but
It's Profitable in Maine

Since 1880, the demand for ma
rine worms for bait by surf fisher
men has resulted in q stable in
dustry in Maine, says Golfers.
During one recent year, 1880, 600
Of these large and brightly colored
worms, having a retail value of
$750,000, were dug from the tide
water flats of this state alone.
To conserve its worm resources,
Maine requires diggers to be resi-
dents and to take out license.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09
IT ALL DEPENDS

My friend, Mrs. H. lives near the
Children's home. Recently, when
the home youngsters were being
taken on picnic, Mrs. HIS small
daughter watched the excited mob
piling into special bus. With
wistful expression, she turned to her
mother and sighed:
81 wisht I was an orphant. They
have the mostest fun!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09

CRANSTON r. I.-Guests at the
home of Thomas Stable are amazed
when they are greeted by his two
year-old daughter Donna Jean who
calmly inquiries about their COM
fort and continues to carry on a
lively conversation.
Psychologists who have examined
the pert blonde child agree that her
rapidly expanding vocabulary is
highly unusual for her age. Donna
Jean uses 4OU words in complete
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-09
Texas Politicians
Slow in Own Towns

TAYLOR, TEXAS.-Two William
son county politicians, Mr.. A. and
Mr.. B., are running against each
other. Mr.. A. went to Mr.. BIS
hometown and reported jubilantly
that a had contacted 100 voters and
that 80 of them promised to vote for
him.
Mr.. B. then visited Mr.. AS home
town and reported with deep salts
faction that he had talked to 100
people and that 80 of them had in
dictated they would definitely vote
for him.