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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-11
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.l9 GrOnsers Take Degrees In Hartford
 Sixth Conferred
 On Many Members
 Of Local Group

wolcott, Jan. il = Miss Nancy Goodson, master of Wolcott Grange, attended the State Grange session in Hartford this week. Tuesday night the sixth degree was conferred on a class of 4lo at Foot Guard hall. Members of Wolcott Grange receiv- ing the degree were, Mir. and Mrs, Charles Mott, Mir. and Mrs. Fred erick Megin, ST.; Mir. and Mrs. James Leas, Mir. and Mrs. Anthony Bosco, Miss Mary Rozdilski, Julia Rozdilski, Jacqueline Dumschatt, Shirley Pierce, Helen Rozdilsiki, Syl- via Mignault, Hazel Mignault, John Norland and Robert Stitham.
 Other members attending the ses- sions were: Mrs. Mabel Norton, MT. and Mrs. Henry Norton, Robert Wakelee, Mrs. Charles Tyrell and Howard Roberts.
 At the regular Grange meeting Monday night at the Grange hall it was announced by the master that the first and second degrees will be conferred March IS and the third and fourth April 1.
 1AAS AAgAAAC NSOAAOAAAANo SOAAAAAAAegSS will give card party Monday night at 8 in Grange hall. Prizes will be given and refreshments served.
 George Warner resigned as a mem Der of the executive committee and Mrs. Edith German was elected to the offlce and installed by Past Mas ter Robert Wakelee.
 A gold seal was received from the State Grange for being an honor Grange. The master reported l2 Wolcott members attended the meeting of Excelsior Pomona in Middlebury and Walter Megin was installed as Pomona Assistant Stew ard.
 Guests were present from Oxford and Beacon Valley Oranges. Miss Julia Rozdilslki, lecturer, presented fine program for the literary hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-11
Mary HauUorthis Mail

Long BaEled hy Husband's Changed Manner, Wife Forces Issue, Finds Nc Hos Sweetheart; Now He TTioB Co Reform, but Girl penos Him
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
BOXING MANAGER
 JOHNSTON PASSES
 AWAY SUDDENLY Y

NEW YORK, May 7.-James J. Johnston, manager, known through out the boxing world, died sudden ly today at his home of heart attack. He was 70.
 Johnston, father of 12 children, attended the fights in St. Nick's last night and little later com plained to companions that I'm tired. Take me home so I can get good nights sleep
 He arose this morning and col lapsed while dressing.
 During his career he managed or was interested in the affairs of nine world champions, including Jack Sharkey of Boston, who held the world heavyweight crown for a time.
 Others on his list of champions were Harry Greb, Ted (Kid) Lewis, Vince Dundee, Pete Latzo and Mike McTigue.
 He was to have returned to the promotional field on June 5, hay ing signed for the use of Ebbets Field in Brooklyn only last month. At that time he remarked that l am old in this game but still have plenty to learn"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
FEDERAL AID AIRPORT
 BILL IS UP TO TRUMAN

A total of S10,C0O,0 900 for Alaska to be spent over seven year period has been authorized by both houses of Congress as Federal aid in the development, construction improvement and repair ci public airports in the Territory.
 The authorization bill, s. 2. has gone to the President following the recent action by the Senate and House in accepting favorably the conference report on the mea- sure.
 The total authorized appropria- tion for the territories is $20.000,- 900, 50 percent to be made available in grants to Alaska, 25 percent to Hawaii and 25 percent to Puerto Rico.
 A special provision allows the Federal Government to share ur to 75 percent of the total cost of airport projects in Alaska while Federal contributions throughout the United States, Hawaii and Puer- to Rico. cannot exceed 50 percent
 It is expected passage of a defic- iency bill will be sought at an early date to provide planning funds to initiate the program au- thorized by s. 2 as soon as it is signed by the President. Appropria- tions to carry out the full program will undoubtedly be requested through further deficiency bills.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
Ap Sp0RT5
 ROUNDUP
BY HUGH FULLERTON

CINCINNATI, May From the viewpoint of an interested outsider, it seems that baseball's current plagues-the Mexican jumpers and the Players Guild-offer Commis- sioner A. B. Chandler grand op- portunity to show that he's the real foreman of the baseball ranch If Chandler can work out some plan of vigorous action to cope with these two problems and put it into effect, with or without the cooperation of the club own CTS, therell be no doubt about his being the head man.
 So far, no one in organized base ball has done much, except the Tanks and Dodgers with injunc- tion proceedings, and Clark Grif- fifth with his unfortunate remarks about the players organization This might even be the time to de wise a new form of baseball con- tract which would lessen the evils the Guild complains about anc which the players might regard with more respect v even in the face of S10o000 offers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
LOOP HAS DEVELOPED,
 COAST LEAGUE
tnY THE ASSOCIATED pREss)

sBf THE ASSOCIATED PkESSi
 The Pacific Coast baseball league clubs had one of their greatest per ccnnel shaks-ups this. season, and as result the two teams which dominated the wind-up last year are the low men on the ladder to- day.
 Defending the pennant, the Port land Beavers, who got less out of the reshuffle than most of the rest of the clubs, have been dragged into the cellar with 22 losses out of 36 starts.
 Just ahead of them with the same number of losses and Is wins are the Seattle Rainiers, who fin ished second last year.
 The League has developed into much better pitchers loop than during the war years, and the two northern teams can blame much of their trouble on failure to keep the pace in that department.
 In pcwer at the plate, the Rain iers have kept up, and today have a team batting average second only to Hollywood Headliners for the Rainiers include Harold Sueme, with an average of 370 in 19 games up to Friday; Bill Ramsey, with .343 in 34 games, and Ted Norbert, with .317 in Is.
 The Beavers stand sixth in team batting average, with the test in- dividual performance so far turn cd in by Herman Reich, hitting 315 in 29 games.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
BOY SCOUT TROOP
 WILL HIKE SUNDAY

The regular Monday meeting of Boy Scout Troop 612 was held in the basement of the Northern Light Church, with Dr. Van Sandt pre- siding. All Scouts were registered for the coming year.
 New members taken into Troop SIP were Willard Prouty, Pal Mon agle and John Ihly.. Dr. Smith, Committee Chairman of Troop SIP, announced hike this comng Sunday iday to the Eagle River Scout camp.
 Before adjourning the Scouts went to Evergreen Bowl and played soft ball.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07

locomotives are very severe on the track on curves where the jars con- tinually knock a rail out of dine md the rail is continually creep ing"
 Johnson said he planned to give ] one-day service from the ports to Fairbanks in the Interior be- cause highway service now offers q one-day service and he felt the railroads must meet that competi- ton.
 Sympathetic Consideration
 The Committee said that after discussing the question of diesel locomotives with him previously it had asked the War Department to give the Alaska Railroad 10 diesel locomotives. Johnson said he was led to believe the request would re- ceive sympathetic consideration but he had no assurance the road you'd get the locomotives.
 T can organize this railroad, set- ID all Of the operating and main ;enance facilities whereby they will operate just as efficiently as any railroad can operate" Johnson. who took over the management in January, said, but due to the in- crease in salaries, and possibly re- duction in some freight rates and due to the lack of tonnage to be moved by volume, and the lack of back haul on the railroad, the op- eraticn of the railroad to keep it cut of the red is questionable"
 Members of the committee had pointed out the road first began to show a profit during the last fevV years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
B. B. LEADERS

The following are the batting and pitching leaders in the two Major leagues:
 National League Batting-Musial St. Louis, 4l6; Herman, Brooklyn, 395. Pitching-Lanier, St. Louis, 40; Rush, Chicago, and Heintzelman Pittsburgh, 80.
 American League Batting-Pesky, Boston, .430; Will liams, Boston, All.
 Pitching-Chandler, New York; Harris, and Dobson, Boston, 40.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
\. P. FREIGHT AGENT
 IN ALASKA SURVEY TRIP

E. M. Stevenson, foreign freight agent for the Northern Pacific Railway Seattle office. was Ju- neau visitor this week on a survey trip of Alaska cities for his com pany. He flew to Sitka today, and plans to visit Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan, if possible, before returning south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
K. c. MEETING TONIGHT

The regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the Parish Hall, and there will be special fea- lures of entertainment and refresh ments, it has been announced.
 All visiting brothers are cordially invited to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
AMERICAN LEGION PLANS MEMORIAL
 DAY OBSERVANCE

Mike Pusich was last night giv- en the American Legion Ice Classic award, with appropriate congratu- lations held in the Dugout.
 During the business session, in- terest was centered around plans for the Memorial Day Observance, and Commander Joe Thibodeau named the following committee to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
A roo HOT TAMALE

Chandler won't even say Mex ico" out loud, but Ee points out the situation might have been diff ferent if those people" had ap- organized baseball
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
RED S0x IN TOP SPOT IN AMER. LEAGUE.
tBY JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writef)

Joe Cronin's critics must be hard up for ammunition today with the Boston Red Sox winging away to an II game winning streak and topping the American League by three lengths.
 Cronins gang is the hottest thing in baseball this springtime season with the sluggers beating out a .316 team average during the vic tory spree and 10 of II starting pitchers going the route.
 Tex Hughson, Dave Ferriss and Mickey Harris were supposed to carry the pitching load but an ex- GI named Joe Dobson, generally overlooked in the early calculations, has been taking the bows with Harris on a perfect 40 win record.
 Dobson Wins Again
 It was Dobson who handed Al Newhouser his first loss of the season last week and it was the same 29-year-old righthander from Durant, Okla, who kept the win streak alive by winning yesterdays 5-4 second game from St. Louis after Ferris had taken the opener, 7-5.
 Left fielder Ted Williams has been living up to all expectations with a All mark t480 during the win streak, and shortstop Johnny Pesky leads the league with a gaudy .43o
 Gain On Tanks
 Boston gained full game and a half on the New York Yankees who fell before Chicago's Thornton Lee, 2-1. Lee, a 33-year-old left-hander, came up with his first decision of the year on an eight-hit effort against Floyd Bevens, winning his own game with two-run single. Steve O'Neill of Detroit could find encouraging signs in Virgil Trucks six-hit, 3-1 decision against Philadelphia.
 Walt Masterson's relief chucking enabled Washington to make it two straight over Cleveland, 7-4, despite homers by Hank Edwards and Ken Keltner. Jeff Heath hit a two-run homer for the Mats in the fourth off loser Steve Gromek.
 The scores:
 A.~xo..,n~..
 Cleveland - 110 100 010-4 T Washington .... O1O 2O4 o0x-7 10 2 Gromek. Johnson (6), Ferrick (6), Black CD and Hayes; Scar borough, Masterson @ and Evans
 First Camel
 St. Louis ~ 3O1 900 001--5 Il 1 Boston .,.-,- 1ol 05O 00x-7 14 c Galehouse, Shierley t5), Milnar (6) and Mancuso; Ferriss and Me Gah.
 (Second)
 St. Louis ........ 102 001 00O-4 g 1 Boston ............ 130 900 001-5 II 2 Miller, Ferens (3) and Mancuso; Dobson and H. Wagner.
 Detroit .......... 001 GOO l10-3 10 2 Philadelphia :. O01 900 0O0--1 0 Trucks and Richards; Marchil- don, Knott (9) and Rosar. Chicago ....,. 020 900 00O-2 II New York ........ 900 900 100-1 8 1 Lee and Fresh; Bevens and Dickey.
 No games were played in the Pacific Coast League or National League yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
GOVERNOR TRAVELS

| Gov Ernest Gruening is expect ed to return to Juneau this after noon from Anchorage. He has been to the Westward since Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07

"a. yesterday to :30 todayl I
 of low extends from the Valley norteaward Southeast Alaska with of 800 miles high western slightly below interior of highest scattered in of reported the of Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
NE WEATHER BULLETIN
r.l sIs,., ,1..;.,a s,a1;ons .. ,o.an p s1 Toa,,

FORECAST FOR PERIOD ENDING WEDNESDAY EVE N Alaska Entrance winds under
 pressure inch5l slowly noheastward 80 north l65 degrees deepening and slowly nortleagtwafdr
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07

We could have helped them get organized Happy maintains, ignor- ing the fact that the Mexican League has been organized for years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07

Disraeli, best known as a states
 man. wrote successful novel
 when he was 2l,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
National League
STOLEN BASES

CLEVELAND, O., May Like many a sbig league baseball man. ager, Fred Miller. woodland Hills Park superintendent, is looking for someone who is expert at steal- ing bases.
 Specifically. Miller is searching for the person who stole first. sec ond and third base from park store-room.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07

make all arrangements. Leo Jewett,
 Bert Lybeck, and Elliott Robertson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
ALASkA RAILROAD NEVER BUILT FOR
 SPEED IN TRAFFIC

(Continaed rom Page one)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07

North and South Carolina were separated in l729,
Evening star., 1946-07-19

am often surprised at what he thinks
up and so is he.''
Mrs. Templeton sal dthe first time
she heard him play, he was doing
improisations and she thought they
were the best thing she had ever
heard. She was in Indiana then and
listening to Mr.. Templeton's first
program being broadcast from New
York in 1885. They met three years
later in California an dwere married
in 1910.
Also accompanying the Temple
tons from their home in Connecti-
cut was Miss Margaret Humphrey OF
Newport, England, who was Mr..
Templeton's piano teacher when he
was years old. She came to this
country last January to join her
most famous pupil on his annual tour.
Mr.. Smallens, who is the director
of the Lewisohn Stadium concerts
in New York, tonight concludes
three weeks of conducting the Ma
tional Symphony at this years Wa
ter Gate concerts and will also con-
duct the grand opera night pro-
gram to be given Monday and the
Gershwin memorial program next
Wednesday. Hans Kinder, con-
ductor Of the symphony, will lead
the orchestra at the final summer
concert next Friday.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Sound Wave Attack
On Star|inos Planned

An Arlington electronics firm has
been given the go ahead" by the
District Committee on Cleanliness
and Sanitation to develop a high
frequency sound wave generator to
scare" the starlings out of Wash
ington. Oficials say the noise will
not be audible to humans.
William A. Xanten, superintend-
ent of the city's refuse division
and committee head, said the gem
orator is expected to send out high
frequency sound waves over a radius,
of nearly 200 feet. How many gen.
orators will be needed In the citys
downtown. area has not been dS-
cided.
Whether the generated noise will
scare the birds remains to be seen"
Mr.. Xanten said, but we have every.
reason to believe it will"
Robert w. Andrews, director Of
planning, District Recreation De-
partment, reported a plan to carry
on year-around campaign by
children to keep the Fairgrounds
clean. Special posters and trash
receptacles will be placed through
out the grounds to remind children
Of the campaign.
Full cooperation was promised
the committee by circulation man.
ayers of local newspapers to do
everything possible" to keep news.
boys. from throwing old papers on
the streets.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
City to Turn Out Tomorrow
For Big Soap Box Derby

For the first time since 1871,
Washington will turn out tomorrow
to select Soap Box Derby cham
pion-the young builder-driver of
the fastest coaster car to speed down
the course on Pennsylvania avenue
Sc.
The derby is sponsored by The
Star and the American Legion In as
sociation with Chevrolet dealers.
Participants are in the 1l-15 age
bracket.
Boys from all sections OF the Capt.
tai and its suburbs will take part in
the all-day program, which will be-
gin with a parade at . am. Tn.
racing will take place on 1000
foot stretch of pavement approx
mately between Texas avenue and
Carpenter street However, Pennsyl-
vania avenue will be closed between
Alabama and Branch avenues for
the event.
Beginning at am, through traf-
fic will be diverted over the other
two avenues.
Clark Plans Brief Talk.
Attorney General Clark is expect
ed to make brief Introductory ad-
dress. II onicial duties prevent his
attendance, an associate in the JUS
tice Department is to be present as
his representative.
Mr.. Clark has indicated his in.
terest in the derby because Of its
function in furthering constructive
activity among boys and thereby
aiding the fight against juvenile de-
|linquency.
Dutch" Leonard, pitcher of the
Washington Nationals: Turk" Ed
wards, coach Of the Washington
Redskins, and Frank Atkins of the
Redskins. will be the judges. An
electric eye" system will be used
for timing.
Ample room for spectators will be
available along the course. A first
come -flrst-served' rule will govern
seating in the limited number of
|grandStand seats. Such seats as are
reserved for special guests will be
indicated by Legion officials and
Boy Scouts on duty at the course.
Parking on Nearby Streets.
Parking restrictions will be in
effect in the vicinity, but the public
will be able to park on streets within
easy walking distance. Under az
|rangements made by Police 1nspec-
tor Arthur z. Miller, in charge of
trafiic, and Capt. Mark H.. Raspberry
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Increase in Accidents
Here Forces Higher
Auto Liability Rates

A surprisingly large number of
accidents since the war has forced
District automobile liability rates
upward to levels as high or higher
than those of 1s41. the National
Bureau of Casualty and Surety
Underwriters said today.
The underwriters admitted they
had underestimated the potential
accident and bodily injury rates last
October after termination of gaso-
line rationing. At that time they
adjusted rates upward moderately
from the low wartime rates.
Under the new terms recently put
in effect, bodily injury rates are at
the 1s41 level and property damage
rates are rs per cent over the 194l
level.
The new schedule of rates calls
for the following increases over pre-
war rates:
For personal injury-Based on
1900 miles or less, up from $3.50 to
SIT; between $500 and 10000 miles,
up from $14 to $40; over 10000 miles,
from 1850 to 324.
For property damage-Based on
1900 miles or less, up from SITS to
$40; between 1880 and 10000 miles
from SITS to S11.50: over 10000
miles, from SITS to $3.50.
When the October rates were fixed
the underwriters did not believe ac-
cidents would approach prewar fig
ures. They were surprised to note
with the return of heavy traffic and
the use of automobiles defective due
to length Of service, that highway
accidents nave been increasing at
an alarming rate since the end of
the war and the year 1947 may well
set an all-time high in the number
of such accidents"
The cost Of settling bodily In
jury claims is now about 20 per
cent above the 1941 level. Short
age OF parts and high labor costs
have sent property damage settle
ments 80 per cent above those OF
194l, 1t was said.
The trend in the cost of settling
claims, which together with the
number Of claims made determines
the level Of automobile liability rates
is also sharply up for the country
as a whole with no prospect of i'm
provement in the foreseeable fu-
ture. The increase in rates was ef-
fective in most States as well as the
District, the underwriters said.
Evening star., 1946-07-19

Bibliographieal research in the
comic magazine field is now offered
at modest fee-and the fee will be
returned with an equal amount If
the service fails.
A sign to this effect is posted on
the porch pillar of a house at 1909
Manchester lane NV. 1t reads:
Attention.! If you desire to know
any information about the contents
OF any comic magazines that have
ever been published, some one in
this house will tell you what you
wish to know at a price of cents
per question. I will pay you 5 cents
II can not answer your question
within a month"
1,240 Books in Library.
David Wigransky, a 13-year-old
boy with brown eyes, dark wavv hair
and a deep-South accent, answered
ring at the door. Yes, it was his
sign. No, it had not resulted In
much business. He had started the
service just to help boys in their
study OF the comic books. He was
charging fee because they asked
so many foolish questions.
David's chest was covered with
medals from comic books clubs.
Would the caller like to see his comic
books?
Il have 1,240 comic books" David
said, climbing the stairs to his room.
Passing chest of drawers on
the landing, he said, II can't show
you those. There I'm collecting a
complete set of the Fawcett pub
lications in good condition. 1 never
let any one else handle them, and
l very seldom handle them myself. "
Has First Editions.
David's room was piled high with
comic books. The walls were COW
cred with his own drawings of
comic characters, photographs of
admirals and generals and a few
Varga girls to break the monotony
David started tossing onto his bed
first editions of comic books, and
especially valuable numbers in
which new characters had ap-
peared for the first time.
Comic books started in 1888"
Evening star., 1946-07-19
BiIbo States Hearings
On D. G. Bills Mondoy

The Senate District Committee
Will hold 4 public hearing at 10 m.
Monday IN an attempt to clear from
Its calendar as much legislati as
possible before the expected close OF
Congress July u.
Chairman Bilbo first had planned
to hold the meeting this morrfing
but other committee work inter-
vened and the District session was
put over to Monday.
Several bills will be considered, in
Guiding one to add three new judges
to Municipal Court, and another to
provide three deputies for the reg
lister Of willis.
Evening star., 1946-07-19

One of Alec Templeton's greatest
fans is his wife who travels with him
and says that even after six years
Of marriage she still gets thrill
everytime she hears him play.
II love. everything about his play
ing, the serious music and also the
improviSations," she smiled, I'm
afraid I'm still fan"
The blind pianist, who is master
of straight concert music but has
won his greatest fame as an impro-
visor and satirist of serious" music,
is In Washington today to play with
the National Symphony at tonight S
Water Gate concert. This morning
he was rehearsing one of the num-
bers, the Hungarian Fantasy for
Piano and Orchestra" by Franz
Liszt, With the orchestra, conducted
by Alexander Smallens.
Mr.. Templeton's other appearance
on the program is listed merely as
"1mprovisations" and his wife,
standing just "off-stage" of the
Water Gate barge. said she had no
idea what he would improvise from
tonight.
And he hasn't either" she con-
tinued. He never knows what he
Will play until the audience calls out
fivs notes for him to work from.