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New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
DRIVE, pF.>NINiISNf FROM JHI TOW \

The nation may be suffering rosn one t7l1s O. auo,aar hut rom nothing so much as pcssi- o,.sm. Some people simply live on IL He-e IS Christmas coming on and all they can see IS gloom.
 PeSs.nIsm would not b. so bad were 1t strictly individual; but 1t IS a bad type of contagious disease. Universal passjmt-m. if such ,htng vere possible or likel,, would almost spell universal ruin. For as Ne think so vc act
 The world IS not comIng 10 an od and Inc country IS not going to me dogS The more pessimistic He nocone the worse the situation gets. Anyone doubung the mental effect os tnIs disease need only inquire anong hls friends and neighbors. The pcssiml>tjc will 0e found stand lng stlf. refusing 70 spend q cent 7oove tho coa o. essentials, saving hey ntll "waIc and soc what nap nens.' the others, vho refuse 10 l-rmit Pcsslmism 10 take charge Of fHem. 8lll be found to be living as rormally ss possible, making plans or a happy Christmas and doing oair bit 10 provide a return or prosperity.
 It must not be forgotten that oore people arc at work than arc de, and that those in a position 10 n4rr% on normally arc Inlurine themselves as well as all others by permitting pessimism 10 take pos scssion Of their souls
 We don't think such q thing will he permitted The drive against pcssimlsn is well under way. and 1t fortunately has nothing 10 do with politics, T. is movement Of good common sense based on facts. Many eople this year uead 70 he relic c! from misroltaocs, and this will bo accompl!sa'4 crtr where in this nrosd land. bYt ",.h that firmly .a f,r~ aud certain to h. o'apll..- ,d 'h.r l. no uo1 for ?. ,=.mj-so md g,oon N"'u attend 10 th. needy, 4nn..--u-l and srao". jau: but v, ~1ouII also bs ac'jFa.- yi by .oos'ruc.ivo thoughts. dcods Iuat bUIId 2rosp,rit, action cha: will brjng an increased demand for labor.
 This cannot hc accomplished bs rcssImism and gloom.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
THAT pot GB-R tINLE ON TIL ptJsk

Th.s .y.-l r1r-lu. cou'glrIon on r.njrar pas, doo- no, s,.m 10 be myca q. ssg.--. IT, mm lla-- ton. sc.or4r= 10 'u, H,a4I jm- prQ~=oo. js 70 u- An aJeoIrt~om-nt or the n4elp- nov1,r company who's, uama apprars gpou tae bs .sn. The samr advertising me'boI ~eems to be followed in the cas's Of numerous other iluo dough-raising ,sns spread about the c1y
 Throughout : laIze portion oG Inc downtown section colorcd nghts are oeing put Up. contribution by nlcr- rnants to make the downtown sce- ion tak, on the appearance of the Chriatm4stide. Obviously. business is mixed nith this cudea> or: but regardless or that tbr Hrhts add 10 the appearance Of the city and help rc spread the spirit or Christmas and good will among its inhabitants.
 Compared wirh the lights, the so- called dough-raiscr which doesn't raise much dough but raises cain with the intentions of the mercan- tile community IS something in the nature of an anomoly.
 Advertising voc and hard times in this manner is as if a housewife hung out the washing in the front yard, instead Of in the rear Of the premises.
 The psychological effect upon the public is 10 intensity the conditions that have brought about tnc necos- sity Of taking up collections for tb'; cause Of the needy Many cItI-s have refused 10 bo beguilod into this method Of dough-ralsing. real izing the psychological effect would be bad
 It was q mistake 10 go into this double barreled advertising cam paign-an advertising campaign of hard times and an advertising cam paign by thc baking powder con1- pany whose uaHro ia conspicnously painted on the alleged dough-raiser,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
Observations On he Weather

Washins stou Dec 6.-ForcCast for Southern New England: Rain Sat urday and Saturday night Sunday fair; not much change in tcmpora- ture.
 Conditions; Pressure is also low over northwestern Hudson Bay.
 Pressure continue. high but falling over the North Atlantic states and the Canadian Maritime provinces. The outlook is for rain on Satur- day in southern New England and for rain late Saturday and on Sun
 day in northern New England. Elsewhere the weather will be some what overcast on Saturday and Sun lay in the Washington forecast district
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
RepOrtoriaI Ear Takes In
 Conversational Drama of Day

Heard along Man street:
 Still, I've heard we're not as bad off as some cities-and the clerk said 1t vas kiss proof-well. I ex- pect those Notre Dame boys will pull through-and they've got an old ark of thing on the Arch street line that should have been on the scrap heap long ago-every time I come 10 traffic light 1t turns red-I haven't the least idea what to give ole for Christmas - but you should have let it ferment more-let's drop in for & cup of coffee and cigaret, no one will see us-so l took it back and maybe l didn't tell them something-we shoulda had q hockey team here this year-shine, mister?-I'ye been waiting here for half an hour. Won't tell him something those reporters never get anything straight-I get IS miles on the gal lon--l always have so many head aches just about Christ mas-heN, uhercdaya think you're goin'"--- wouldn't it be wonderful If every one would settle like the stock raarket--thcse youngsters never seem 10 watch where they're run ning-and I sez 10 him and he sez 10 me-she acted som mcthing awful at the party last nisht-there aln't no justlCe--
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

Der capita. The total cost Of local, state, and federal government in the United States in 1928 was hence approximately. sl05 per .inhabitant' or $40 per family. It will be mo- ticed that local government costs are more than half of the whole.
 Of the total. expenditures of tho "50 largest cities in 1928, o1.6 pe- cent went for current expenses - that is operation and maintcnance Of general departments. Thirty ani one-haf per cent went for perma- rent improvements, l0.l per cent for interest on the public debt and AS per cent for public service en- terprises The expenditures for oH- eralion and maintenance of the gen. eral departments in 1928 was dl- vidcd as follows:-
 General Government s.6 per cent.
 Protection, Police, Fire, etc, l2.7 per cent.
 Health ard Sanitation 10 per cent.
 Highways. S.5 per cent.
 Charities, Hospitals, Corrections, 6.4 per cent
 Education Schools and Librar- ies), GS.4 per cent,
 Recreation, 3.4 per cent.
 Miscellaneous, per cent.
 or the 19HS outlays for pcrnla- pont improvements 37.6 per cent went for highways: l1.2 per ceE. for schools and libraries: 15.l per cent for public service enterprises; and sol for miscellaneous. About ona-third (3@.J per cenD Of the permanent improvements were fi- nanced from proceeds Of bond issues,
 The net debt (sross debt less sinking fund assets) for 146 cities for which there are Census Bureau figures since 1903 came 10 slS9.63 per capita in 1928. This figure may be compared with s1S4.c7' in 1927. s30.75 in 1917. and s44,71 in 1903. In the whcle group Of .o0 cities, there Va. an increase of 6.4 per cent III l'iS lICb Ill1tblSuilreS Aloi' 1927 10 1928. in spite of the fact that l1S of the @5H cities showed q decrease in their net indebtedness during the year
 Tie total revenue receipts for the "oO cities in 1928 came 10 s7l.54 per capita. or about $500 per fam ily. Of each dollar of total revenue receipts, 64 cents came from sener- al property taxes; 10 cents from earnings of public service enter prises: cents from special assess mrntS: ! cents from subvention do- nations and pension assessments; 5 cents from interest, rents. and high way prlvIlcgs: , cents from licenses: " cents from special taxes; and , cents from poll taxes, fines. earn ings Of departments, and m!5ceI- lanoous.
 TI'o total municipal taxes levied in 1928 came 10 :4S.3% per capita or about sos per family.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

Let the left hand not know what the right hand doeth."
 When spectacular dough-raising campaigns tend 10 throw a fright into the hearts of the more fortu- nate, causing them to dry up" and keep business bad, every body in the lons run loses.
 Let 1t be understood that only q free and untrammeled circulation of money can create the needed jobs, and any thing which creates fear and lntenslfies lack of confidence in the future is Of no utility es- pecially when IL doesn't even ap- preclahly raise the dough. but merely serves 10 act as a brake on the mental processes os the public
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
VII, Not Wait fc" 5. lnol"
 Asks Writer.
Edl'or New Britain Herald.


 Dear Sir
 sec by the paper Thursday. night that "A Parent put in his two cents worth. It was an article about 2 new school in the south end. , Well 10 mo it looked like. a rusty TWO cents. If he wants new school so bad why don't he furnish the money 10 build one.
 Most of the taxpayers m the south end arc just about able to live now, not 10 tall: Of building new school There is TO swimming pool golf course CT any Of those modern i'm provcments. but as for education there iS as much there as in any modern grammar school in the city. He perhaps had a double motive wish for new school and the other 10 take a rap at OUT mayor.
 Our mayor, as well a. any citizen in the south end realizes the value oe q new school. He also realizes the present financial condition oS the city. He secs the hundreds Of poor, needy. hungry families, He IS doing hls best 10 aid in this greIt girugglc. He is deserving oc praise for his noble work.
 Considering the hardships and suffering the city is enduring now 1t is no time 10 think Of investing money for something that al pres eut is unnecessary.
 Why not take the sood may yor5 advice and wait tvo years before undertaking the proposition Of buildInc q now school.
 Sincerely yours,
 AN nRSEE l-L'r
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

the congrcsating point in the ccn- ter. Everyone in New Britain know s or the young buns who make Main street, from Chestnut 10 Church street. their hangout. ] agree that they are not high school students, and point out that l have not claim cd they were. The students arc only present at certain times of the ds%, arrive in droyes, and literally mo- ropolzc several soda counters and doornaNs untl it suits their own sweet pleasure 10 move on.
 Modern Miss" however, the third and least logical Of my critics. arouses my ire. She calmly de. fcnds tfc type Of sirl who plastcrs her face with powder and paint, wears tho most ailuring gowns she can set her parents 10 buy her. and frankly becl.ons on the boys. If this Modern Miss can find any decent person to fend her attitude on IT orals will be greatly surprised. Rome fell because people with "Modcrr Miss" type of minds pre- dominated. History gives us count less cXa5rples Of the fate that be- falls nations with lax moral stand ards, If Modern Miss" has found Gu" method Of Confuting facts, she nay be able to offer an interesting argument. Thus far all she present. cd is drvel-a combination of Carclrec attitude and shccpich de- fensc that she tries 10 cloak with defiance Of conventions.
 Wi-kednesa has such "a strong hold on the world that 1 presume certain young boys and girls actu- ally consider it smart 10 take the attitude that Modern Miss as- sumcs. If Modern Miss" reaches maturity without any further at tempt 10 reason things out for her. self than she shows in her present effusion, it will indeed be deplor- able.
 For the information Of Modern Miss" although l suspect she knows th. Of her own experience. the chances are that few New Britain girls step out as she calls it, to dances. parties. etc.. rouged 10 tho limit, lipsticlled until they look lih Q Christmas trees, and manicure q with everything tho cosmetic coun- ter offers. without deliberately in tending that these artificial aids to beauty" shall attract young men. She tries 10 make herself more all turing in the most common Of ways. She has no one but herself 10 blame if the fellow she IS with a5- sumes that she wants 10 bc ''petted+ IT she refuses to pct, Modern Miss" knows as well as I do just about ho" popular she will be with the young sheihs of today. And vet this infamous circle Of wlukedness is what Modern Miss. - and her able helper "J r, w. seeN 10 defend.
 Certainly if is time that respect able people became aroused over this condition. took steps 10 stop i. . and once and for all declared war on the insidioIs decay Of real moral sta ndards
 Yes, Modern Miss" everyone with any eyesisht knows that the modern girl has knees. It is impos- sjblc to be lacking on the subject unless one is utterly bind. But you cannot change the fact that true nodesty is Uoman's greatest attri- bute. You can argue with yours If all night and never justify any oth- CT standard of hvine that is re- spcctable.
 ONE MOTHER
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
Golf sea son. Like Clubs. is Tcnderly Laid Away,

Our personal golf club.-ths set VIC bought for s6.aS last summer-- have been wrapped in flannel and put away for the winter Until 1881 blooms and the crocuses begin 10 pop up, they will remain in the back Of the closet We decided not 10 go 10 Florida this winter. The last time we went our feet hut something terrible on arriving there and besides, being q pedestrian has it's dangers,
 Rctrospection Of tho season Of 1880 brings recollection Of many records established. Three new cuss words and many variations were added 10 our cusslrg Nocab- ulary. Sailors are supposed 10 rival all corners in the matter Of ear-splitting invectiye but there are golfers who could make the salt water boys bow their heads in shame. One never becomes an &C., complished cusser until one has joined the ranks Of veteran golfers. Cussine falls into several catcso- rios. There are nice timid little eN- pleuvcs which fall from the lip. when ladies arc near by. Then there arc special high-po"er, hc-man ords which yollcy and thund r across the fairnay and rip the at- mosrherc like lightning bolts 10 he used only when male ears are re
 captive These are special soul shrivclng, nerve soaring and tongue heating expressions suitable only
 when a drive bends off to the left and the ball is swallowed up in wood. It is easy 10 believe that poets do not play golf. Otherwise they would not speak so tenderly and afectionately Of boshy dclis and woods, where little white balls vanish forever and ever-well, at least until some sharp eyed caddy arrives An. those words, comhina- tions Of sSllables Of which Shake spcare never heard
 But 10 get back 10 the record, We are three up on inc wife for being late. The score stands: Late for supper because Of matinces l9; late for supper because of golf, v. Other interesting statistics are: Lost balls, 14; found balls. ,; putts missed, 15o: drives missed, 47: that feeling that the whole world js laughing at you, 2os G5o plus 4D; holes in one, 0; hole. in many, in- mum erable; temper lost. multitudi- | nous: in the trap, 25.
 There may be a great dtal of
 other data which would help 10 make the record more lurid, but 1t 1 has been forgotten. buried in the past and gratefully buried at thai.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
Hoover Will Attend
 Football Game Today

Washington. Dec. s UP)-Prcsi- dent Hoover gathered his official family about him 10 attend the Marines-Coast Guard football game played here today for the benent Of unemployment relief.
 The president paid for his tickets and has asked each of his cabinet mem bers to do the same It is the first football game he has been able 70 attend this year The pressure Of work kept him from carrying out his plans to attend the Princeton Nay or Harvard Yale games.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
l \CLE SaM'> RAINY DAY
 FUND

\ -r years Of pointing with pride 10 financial results, the Federal Government is now forced 10 watch it's step; and Secretary Mellon in his annual report 10 Congress ha. done the expected by declaring that the emergency ono per cent income tax reduction cannot be maintained dur !ns the neAt fiscal year If the Gov crnment IS not 10 experience q worse deflcit than the one just around the corner.
 What IS not thoroughly grasped in some circles, however. IS that even if the income and corporation tax rates for 1880 arc the same as they were in 192S-before the one per cent reduction was alloved-thc cg- tmated deficit for the year is likely to he more than sl8o,o0o,ooo.
 Secretary Mellon |. resourccrul. however and opines that this dcti.I. may be co' cred in part by drawing on the general fund balance" Re- eroncos 10 this general fund are ta- i frequent. but 1t surely IS q handy reservoir ot money-the Govern- ments surplus or balance nlain- | rained to assure payments, The Secretary evidently thinks the gen. eral fund IS higher than 1t needs 10 | be.
 ! Taa s1rrrA .1rd. however IS 1 ls-s than ]. nsed 10 he. By years 1 sine 1912 fl hos btal IS .onovs
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
COMMUNICATED
PoppycoCh >aH- sorority Girl

l-. i-IItOI FltTc-4-
 To the "u.sGustvd -
 In answer 70 the report given LII last evenings paper pertaining 10 the Sororitles and Fraternities and then cost and business discussed ls that Fraternities and SororitIes promo,c sistership and fellow ship. lt vac said that q Fraternity meeting or 8 Sorority rl.'tirE cost q mother ten dollars for food. If 1t is so the moth or must have given them 3 banquet or else she 7as trying 10 make q hg sDmrEc SO that her darling soA or daughter vllI go over big -.lth their fellow mem hcrs. belong 10 2 sorority and it has never cost m. mother ton dollars nor has | cost her five dollars. If you ask me, think 1t IS lot or bunk as the slang 'rord goes. Perhaps the one ~ 10 orote that article is jealous be cause her son or daughter does not belong 10 one. surely no one Vhosa daughter or son does belong can truthtully say such a thing,
 The "disEusted' person nho sa s that q girl in sorority has to have a ro~ dress c>trytime she goes 70 q meeting. sure has madc fool out O. thcusclt, as Ne have meetings every week and l should like 10 soc my girl get new dress every time .hc attended the weekly meeting. If ss you say she must have q nc" dress 70 70 70 inc sorority meeting. would like Hcrl much 10 know just what sorority she belongs 10 If any, Perhaps that IS just the way in which your daughter if she be- longs gets around you 10 get q new dress. AS I have gone 10 scVcr- al meetings with the same dress on, as ever, body nlse does, and we arc liked just as much, so that is not true. and where you ever could have got s..ch t6rg cannot under stand and don't believe ,ou do ,o4r ,rlF
 Wh, blanc tho sorority when you have d spoiled daughter. If ,ou think tho SororItes or Traternltie= are demanding anythinr Gnusual " hv lot them join also 'disgusted one" if anyone should be lisausted I IT is the Fraternity and Sorority people. when they read such pop pycoch" as that.
 4 SORORITY GIRL
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
Live and Let Live" Is south
 endcr's" Appeal

I.quor New Britain Herald:
 So one Of the fifth varders has dcciGsd 10 come out. in the open and try 10 obtain school accommo- aations Nith arguments and sta ati5- tics rather tha7 'tjic sword Of Damoclcs' methods. Tho firth uaI5t. had decided 10 let the pub lie believe 1t has to present facts 10 gain its ends. Tie threats which politicians make have alnays $ brought that section the best Of schools in the past. Why has thIs method been adopted?
 Suppose the Fifth N-srder pro- duce statistics 10 show hor much longer the children in that district have had to be taught in those so- called chicken coors, suppose he means the portable buildings. It this is the case he will find that children in the Northend school in the south end of the city have been forced 10 attend sessions in these buildings for much longer period.
 Have some consideration for the other fcllor. Alter having parks, reads, schools and every other cor renience within the power of the city government the fifth ward wants more and it Nill probably get 1t, Why? The answer IS apparent. Why do both political parties center their final last night campaigns in the fifth ward? Why does so many Of the fifth Wardcrs get appoint lnents 10 the police and fire de- partments? The fifth ward hold, the balance Of political power and Its astute politicians realize it,
 For once. fifth ward, step aside and follow Inc old adage, Live and let llye'
 ANOTHER SOUTHENDEE.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
Edith Wharton Should
 Get Prize. Poet Asserts

Boston, Dec. s UPD Edith Wharton. not Sinclair Lewis, should have been awarded the Nobel prize fcraiterature, Edwin Markham, dean of American poets. declared in q speech here last night.
 lewis has a vivid pen and has el|en us a number of interesting pie lures of American life" Markham said. but his portrayal of the stamy side Of life 10 the complete exclusion of the dream side makes him unworthy of so great an honor.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

other half Of the time. The process would give WTIC and VEAL two places on the dials. their regular channel and the channels of the New York stations during the time when the synchronization method is in progress.
 We rather think the Federal Radio Commission will hesitate a little about such a plan. No station as vet has been given the right 10 occupy two channels on the air. Per haps the answer will be that if WTIC wants full time 1t might re- duce its wattagc, when it might occupy its former position on the dals.
 If synchronization IS to become more common-it has been in cf- feet Tor years between WEE at Springfield and WBZA al Boston lh'n lt would seem the synchroniZcd stations need not he 5".o0o watts
 The Commission is said 10 be at odds over the value Of hieh pow CT. there being horde Of stations wishing 10 crowd into the high power class, where there are limited channels. For high powered stations 10 seek the use Of two channels ;" rather a unique. development and the Commission, realizing an imnort- ant precedent is likely to be made. doubles. will consider the Hartford Baltmore-New York petition with extreme care.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
One Mother Has a Few More
 Things to Say l.nLtnr NJ E1.l.aLr lIrra ld

Eoltor Nv Britain Herald.
 Sir;
 Truth scn1raliE penctratcs the conscience Of any nrongdoer, so vas not surprised 10 pick up 10. nights Herald and sec three an- sn CTS 10 my views on modern girls. Of the there auspers. however. can sec little 10 commend the infa- nous stand the writers take and l am firmly convinced that all right thinking citizens ot New Britain sec eve to eve with mo in this question. The sole argument these letter writ CTS offer seems 10 be the world has changed." therefore moral stan dards should be lowered One writer, who signs "J. F. w." frankly admits many of my accusations and apparently tries 10 excuse them on the ground that the world has progressed" If this be progress. the dark ages were preferable.
 Out of this trio of correspondents would pick High School Youth" as the fairest Of the lot This writer calls my attention 10 the fact that many of the high school boys and girls do not hang around the streets, but hurry from classes to jobs, where they help add 10 the family pocketbook. l agree that there are ., few respectable stu dents. and I certainly do not. want to reflect upon them. suggest 10 High School Youth" careful req ding of my first connlunication I did not indict the whole high school enrolment. for. fortunately, there exists percentage Of gentle man1y boys, Tho are thinking or something besides girls and a few girls who are not interested solely in the number Of "beaus' they can catch. High School Youth" may be | immature. and hence hardly able to pass upon questions Of morals that perplex his elders but al least he shows better understanding Of condition than the other two writers.
 | "A Student" shows a woeful lack ! of know ledge Of the city when he assumes that my letter attacks eve
 ry7 young person who loiters around |
New Britain herald., 1930-12-06

This res=,N orr of money comes handy for the administration with q deficit: but prudence dictates that in view Of it's functions to assure various payments-a. 4 sort ot 7ri- vate government bank for govern u.cnt outlsys-its "capital' ha not too greatly reduced. It's total went down comparatively low during h" last Coolidge administration. and Mir. Mellon evidently bolie.os ii can with safety h. permitted 10 eot down 10 the same level once morc.