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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
Old Timers

1t is always amusing to look at
photographs taken some 40 or so
years ago, more or less. 1t is SIM
ply human nature for us to think
the old styles and the manners thus
portrayed funny and much inferior
to what we have and the way we do
today. But the revival of this little
dinky Empress Eugenie" hat shows
that what is quaint or ludicrous to-
day may be he latest wrinkle of
fashion tomorrow. Styles and GUS
toms move in cycles, and nobody
knows this better than women. But
there is an innate vanity in unphil-
Osophic man making him prone to
consider past ages a period of
growth and preparation for the
present, and all the races achieve
ments for the benefit of those who
are living today. Yet it is perfectly
plain to the most circumscribed in
telligence that in the course of a
few years-say 100--our period too
will have become a link in the out
mOded and all but forgotten chain
of the past, while future generations
will think of us as we do now of our
"Odd and Old-fashiORed" ancestors.
"Old timers" are merely those who
arrived frst.-The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
Unemployment Lists
May Be Padded

From a Spanish War and Worl,
War veteran who for several year
has been in the service of the Fed
eral Employment Bureau comes thi
warning:
Every registration list (of un-
emplOyed) should be divided by
about 80 to get at the number ac-
tually unemployed, for the rea-
son that men list up in every
town they hit, some of them in as
many as 25 places. Others regis
ter who are under 21 by a good
many years and are not supposed
to be employed at any time since
they are living with their parents
and are or ought to be in school.
Then there are the long lists Of
carpenters, mechanics, bricklay-
ers, plasterers, stone workers
and other classes who do not
work any winter season and who
will not work at farm or other
unskilled jobs. Many men who do
not expect work in their line reg
lister as unemployed. And always
there are the million and a half
to two millions who live by de-
vious means, gambling, bootleg
ging and by other ways who reg
lister to cover up their delinquen-
cies and claim respectability on
the score that they are unem-
ployed, even pointing to their reg
istration as a reason for a light
court sentence when caught in
some law violation. Registration
figures are a rank injustice to any
administration"
The warning thus sounded should
be heard in every community. There
is no disposition anywhere to with
hold assistance from the honestly
But when of necessity it
has been so widely advertised that
nobody will be allowed to suffer"
and when it is known that nation
wide organization has been perfect
ed to extend relief to unemployed,
the temptation to practice decep-
ton and fraud in order to avoid
honest labor or to get something for
is so great that certain
types of men cannot resist it. It is
his situation that specially demon
strates the wisdom of the President
n insisting that the details of re-
ief administration, the actual dis
ribution of money or supplies,
should be left this winter, as it al
ways has been before; in the hands
If the local people, men and women
Who know their communities and
IAN detect imposition and fraud.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
No Slump In Cleanliness

There is some anxiety among the
advocates of high standards of iiV-
ing lest the decreased incomes of
the day may be reflected in the mode
of daily life. Disbursement, as
well as straitened circumstances,
they fear, may lead to neglected
homes and to general carelessness.
Such fears should prove to be en-
tirely without foundation. The love
of cleanliness and order is too well
established in American character
to be discarded by temporary finan-
cial difficulties. 1t is more likely
that our own reactions will be SINH
lar to those of the Germans recent
ly described by a newspaper cOrre-
spOndent: Cleanliness, order, fru-
eality, these are what Immediately
strike you in entering a poor Ger
man home. . There will be grow
ing flowers on the window sill, the
carpetless floor will he scrubbed
white, the curtains will be clean,
everything will be placed in such
leeimental order that the tiny room
will seem airy, convenient, and liv-
tble."
Certainly American housewives
can be counted on to make their
homes cheerful, clean, and comfor-
table, even in the face of q depres-
: ion. A well ordered home helps TO
combat the discouragements and
disappointments that many wage
earners meet almost daily. Such a
home, such a standard of living,
does not involve expense. The sup
plies needed are of the cheapest.
But it takes character to use them.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
Uncle Sam Surveys
Nuts-----ImpOrted And
Those Grown At Home

| Nutting time is either here or
past in most sections of the country,
and Uncle Sa mis- keeping a sharp
eye upon that portion of our $780,
100000 nut crop which enters into
interstate traffic. But the United
States by no means produces all the
nuts which are so popular at hOli-
day time and which enter so i'm
pOrtantly into the manufacture of
confections, ice cream, and bakery
products.
This country imported more than
80 900 100000 pounds of nuts during
the calendar year 1880. The figure
does not include cashew nuts, pea
nuts, pistachios, and other varieties
imported in smaller quantities and
for which exact figures are at this
time not available, according to W.
r. NJ. Wharton, chief of the Federal
Food and Drug Administrations
eastern district. The bulk of import
ed nuts are entere dat eastern dis
trict ports.
About this time every year-an-
ticipating the Thanksgiving, Christ
mas, and New Year feasts-Off1cials
of the Food and Drug Administra-
tiOn maintain a sharp surveillance
over imported nuts. as well as those
which are produced domestically.
During the calendar year 1880 Off
cials of the Administrations eastern
district examined 1000 impOrta-
tiOns, tOtaling more than 26,000,000
pounds. The varieties included al
monds, Brazils, cashews, chestnuts,
filberts, pistachios, and walnuts.
Federal officials found it neces-
sary to detain only 92 lots, aggre-
eating slightly more than a million
pounds. These lots were held up be-
cause the nuts violated the Federal
food and drug act, in that they were
wOrmy, moldy, rancid, decOmposed, |
or empty.
An important part of the admin
istration's work at this season in
cludes surveys of nuts held in stor-
age. Government inspectors sam
pie the nuts held in warehouses to |
make sure that any which are going |
to be shipped from one State to an
other will not violate the pure food |
law. AS a result of these surveys,
and of seizures of lots which are
found to violate the law, the Amer
lean consumer is assured of a sup
ply of holiday nuts that is of high |
order so far as purity and whole
sOmenesS are concerned.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
Paying The President

On the last day of every calendar
month a large and rather elderly
woman calls punctiliously but with
out ceremony at the White House.
She always carries cardboard
portfolio and often an umbrella or
sunshade besides. From the packet
she extracts a slip of paper which
she gives to Mr.. Hoover personally,
or leaves on his desk or hands to
one of his secretaries. 1t is a check
for $6,250 duly signed by the United
States treasurer.
But this is only his personal sal
ary ($75.000 a year,. He gets $4,000
extra for travelling expenses and en-
tertaining, and $350.000 more for
the upkeep of the White House, its
clerks and his secretaries-all bud
eeted as the executive department.
The bearer of the monthly pay
check is Miss Kate Shea, messenger
i'm the office of Treasurer w. o.
Woods. who has delivered such pres
idential checks since Roosevelt first
took ofice.-The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
AS WE SEE IT
Tomorrow

Have you ever stopped to think
That today is not so bad
It's the dread of dark tomorrow
That makes us glum and sad.
We're sure, some how or other,
We can make the present grade;
It's tOmorrow's veXing problem
OF which we're sore afraid.
And yet cur past tomorrOws
Were the worse than our todays
Was not the darkness riven
By hopes beguiling rays?
Might we then not curb our worries
By mindfulness always
That the God Who makes tomOrrOws
Is the God of our todays?
William J. McHale, Editor,
Times, Chiffon, Wisconsin.
We think we are smart, but not
one in hundred can go out in the
woods and name ten trees or plants
correctly.-Florida Times-Union.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13

In all of this debate about how
much wheat Russia is going tOi
dump on the world markets, one
fact may be taken as assured. And
that is that the Soviets will dump
as much as they can. They need the
credit.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Before cooking beef liver, pour
boiling water over it to draw the
blood out.
Information about oil burners for
home heating is available from the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.
Raglan sleeves on a child's dress
are more comfortable than either
the set-in or the kimonO sleeves.
They are more easily made than set
in sleeves, they require no fitting,
and they allow room for growth
without making the dress look too
broad across the shoulders.
When you are having an after
noon party and want to serve bak-
ing-pOwder biscuits, cut the biscuit
dough into very small rounds. Mois-
ten the top of one biscuit with lit
tie rich milk and place second
biscuit on top of it. When baked
these tea biscuits are attractive in
shape, easy to open, and delicious
when spread with butter or served
with honey or preserves.
Apple butter can be made with or
without cider. Farmers Bulletin
900-F tells how to prepare it more
quickly than by the Old-fashiOned
methods, and suggests variations,
such as apple butter with grape
juice. plums, rhubarb, or lemons.
Other fruits also make good buffers.
Pear butter is made like apple but
ter without cider. Lemon juice, GIN
ger, cinnamon, and other spices are
used for f1avoring. Peach butter is
also recommended, and Garfield"
butter, two-thirds plums and one
third peaches. All of these fruit but
ters help to make use of surplus
and give wholesome rarie-
ty to the winter menus.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
RED CROSS DRIVE
FOR MEMBERSHIP
CCoatinusd from First Page]

Banning, Mrs. Earl Adkins, Miss Ida
Rosa, Mrs. o. V. Balsley, Miss Fan
ME Holmes, Mrs. Edward Hurley,
Mrs. Stevens TOadvine, Mrs. Has
we'll Pierce, Miss Nan Deputy, Mrs.
Len Matthews (for Mulholland fac
tory, Mrs. Donnan Holzmueller.
Ellendale-Mr. Anderson and Mr..
TimmOns.
Lincoln-Mrs. G. H. Marshall and
Miss Fannie Holmes.
Other names will be published
next week.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

When making gravy to serve with
roast lamb, beat in one-half glass or
more of currant jelly and add just
before serving time.
In choosing a kitchen cabinet, see
that it is so well made that insects
and mice can't get into it; that it is
made of material easy to clean; and
that the drawers and compartments
are suitable in size and shape for
the articles to be stored in them.
To make popcorn balls at home,
make sirup of l cup of water, 12
cups of sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls of
vinegar, and u teaspoon of salt.
Cook until the sirup hardens when
dropped in cold water. Then add /
teaspoon of vanilla, and pour over 2
quarts of freshly popped popcorn,
and mix we'll. When cool enough to
handle, butter the hands, and mold
into balls.
Instead of serving the same type
of menu day after day, introduce a
little variety in plan, yet have the
kinds of food needed for a balanced
diet. If you have been accustomed
to serving a fruit for dessert and
starchy vegetable with the meat,
have a fruit appetizer and starchy
dessert, for change. For example,
cantaloupe 70 rthe appetizer, or fruit
cup, and hot gingerbread with or
without cream, for dessert.
If you have a faucet that drips, it
probably needs a new washer. Shut
off the water, unscrew the cap nut,
unscrew the stem from the body of
the faucet, unscrew the washer
screw with screw driver, put on a
new washer, assemble the parts and
turn on the water Farmers Bulle-
tin 1460-F, Simple Plumbing Repairs
in the Home, will prove helpful for
of this kind.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13

I Ddliy NOW0 oiOulu SSI plSlJy VI
lime while they are dry. Good pas
lures in summer and well-cured le-
gume hay in winter supply lime.
Crude petroleum will destroy
mites and lice on hogs. You can ap-
ply it with a swab, by sprinkling it
on their backs, or by the use of hog
oilers.
Include in the dairy cows grain
ration some bulky feed which will
prevent the ration from becoming
pasty. The inclusion of One-third
to one-half wheat bran or ground
oats, or both, prevents the ration
from becoming pasty and hard to di-
gest. Dried beet pulp or ground
roughage also serves the purpose.
Work shoes for wear in winter or
in wet weather last longer and pro-
tect the feet better if they are wa
terproofed. A mixture of ounces
of neutral wool grease, ounces of
petrolatum, and ounces of paraf-
fin wax, or one made of 16 ounces
Ofp etroletum and 2 ounces of bees
wax, is good for waterprOOfing
shoes.
Tobacco dust added to the dry
mash ration will control worms in
the poultry flock. Buy a finely pow
dered tobacco dust containing at
least 1.5 per cent nicotine and mix
it at the rate of per cent by weight
This destroys roundworms and small
cecum worms and lessons the dan
ger of infestatiOn to young chicks
and poults next spring.
Dog parasites not only cause
mango and worm infestations of the
dog, but some of them are transmit
ted to livestock and to man. Dogs
usually get infested with parasites
by contact with infested grounds or
buildings, or by eating raw meat or
says the U. S. Department
of Agriculture. Keep the dog clean, |
keep him on clean grounds, and don't |
let him eat offal, raw meat, or raw
fish. !
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13

Crude petroleum will destroy
mites and lice on hogs. You can ap-
ply it with a swab, by sprinkling it
on their backs, or by the use of hog
oilers.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
FARM NOTES

Dairy cows should get plenty of
lime while they are dry. Good pas
lures in summer and well-cured le-
gume hay in winter supply lime.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13

Before cooking beef liver, pour
boiling water over it to draw the
blood out.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13

When making gravy to serve with
roast lamb, beat in One-half glass or
more of currant jelly and add just
before serving time.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13

Information about oil burners for
home heating is available from the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-15
Miller Starts
 Verbal Outbreak
Objects to Substitute Program in Schools But Fails
 to Win Support

the board chimed in.
 Commissioner Beardsley stated that the entire board is in accord with Dr Donovan in principle as an emergency makes a tremendous difference in the way one should look at a proposition of this sort. Commissioner Miller said that the board should be concerned with the good of the whole rather than that of the individual.
 Commissioner Scully explained that he doesn't think that the chil- dren will suffer greatly by being taught by several different teach CTS in the course of the year. All are graduates of accredited schools and are fit to teach having passed the necessary examinations. The plan has its defects, he said, but 1t was not without merit at this season.
 This was answered by Commis- sioner Miller by the statement that teachers who have no experience were teaching in the schools, fresh from college. He said he under stood that they were to have a years experience before they were put to work and President Walsh said, we are training them and giving them experience"
 He went on to say that with the economic crisis in existence, he knows that there are at least 1000 children in the high schools who would not be there if they could get work. "If we were to appoint teachers for permanent jobs such as Commissioner Miller suggests we would find them on our hands when times readjust themselves and employment picks up" This, according to President Walsh, IS the reason that no permanent ap- pointments are made as 1t would infiict additional teachers on the department when 1t Is already overburdened and short Of funds.
 Commissioner Miller also brought up the question of the appointment of teachers saying that the board has nothing to do with their ap- pointment. This was explained Tn that the superintendent has the right according to law to DICK the teachers subject to the ratinca- ton of the board.
 Commissioner Miller said 1t is the teachers committee which has the DlCklHk UuI Wuo SOAN s'A~s s>'~ members of this committee have less power than the board mem- bers and that any member can ob- feet to the appointment of any teacher. They all come before the board.
 Dr Dochelli and Commissioner Miller asked why a bill was sub mitted to the board for $10,00O for draining the site for F'airlawn Manor. As no suitable explanation was given for this, the board re- ferred the matter to the controller for further information. Dr Do- chelli asked if 1t were not true that the entire community would benefit by this drainage and was answered in the affirmative. Com | missioner Miller asked why the school department should be charged with this expense.
 A dinner, prepared by the Cros, by cooking teacher, was served after the business meeting. The incoming board members were i welcomed and the board said rare- well to the outgoing members.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-15
DIR. EDWARD A. HERR
 SPEAKS AT Y. M. c. A,

Dr. Edward A.. Herr, speaking in the lobby of the Y. M. c. A.. last night, gave a history of blood transfusions.. He told of many att tempts to do this successful and it
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-15

Members of the Waterbury Bar- bers' Union, Local 732, will donate their services in giving free hair- cuts to needy children of the city up to IA years of age next Sunday morning at Garden hall from S:3O to 11:3O o'clock. Each child will be given a bag consisting of fruit, candies and novelties, in addition to the free haircut.
 Action on the free hair cutting was taken at a meeting of the union at Garden hall last night when annual election of officers was held. Joseph J. Summa was reelected president after serving successfully this past year. Other officers chosen were: Vice-presi- ident, James Peranzella; secretary treasurer, Angelo Possematto; re- cording secretary (re-elected), , Michael Tolomeo; guide, John Pe- tricone; guardian, Joseph Renna board of trustees, Joseph Tolomeo T. Spadola, Del Como.
 The free hair-cutting idea was 3 big success when 1t was conducted in Garden hall last year. The bar bers brought along their tools and the large hall was converted into 9 huge barber shop. Chattering of children mixed with a few out bursts of crying helped to create a sort of carnival day. The barbers were kept busy throughout the en- tire morning and scores of children wended their respective ways home with brand new haircuts for Christmas presents from the Wa terbury barbers.
 Scissors and clippers are being
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-15
IDr Harvey at the Central Y
Gave Illustrated Lecture on ''The Use of the
 X-Ray"

Dr. Jospeh l.. Harvey of the Waterbury Hospital gave an illus trated talk on "The Use of the x-ray," before a joint club meeting of the Square Circle. Emanons, Y Chapps and Phalanx clubs of the central Y. M. c. A. at the Y last night. The Square Circle Club was the host of the other clubs. Vice President William Leary presided, The speaker was introduced by Calvin Teller also of the Square Circle club. Last nights session was a part of the educational pro- gram which is bein.; conducted among the young mems clubs of the central r.
 The Square Circle club will hold a coed party in the West lobby of the central Y. M. c. A. next Thurs day evening. The committee in charge is composed of Calvin Tel Ter and William Leary. This years Square Circle club officers are George P. Brown, Pres, William
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-15

A lively session of verbal fire works ended the last meeting of the board of education this year held yesterday, afternoon at Crosby high school. It concerned the question of dividing up the substi- tuition work among the teachers in the day schools which drew fire from Commissioner Vincent A. Mil- Ter who claimed 1t hampered the child in the acquisition of proper education if the teachers were changed on him three or four times a year, No action came of this, however, as President John A.. Walsh ruled Commissioner Miller out of order and stated that the board had endorsed his action.
 Commissioner Miller stated that he had been uniformed through the newspapers" that substitute teachers who had been given classes at the beginning of the year teachers on the waiting list.
 In answer to query. Superin- tendent of Schools Michael c. Don ovan stated that he had taken this action only after personally inter viewing each memDeT oI tne ooa.u or at least those who were avail able and that he had received their personal endorsement of the pro- cedure purely as a means or sow ing an unemployment problem ana giving work to as many teachers as possible. Com mmissioner Miller stated that he wanted to go on record as per sonally opposing this practice of interrupting the work of the stu dents by inficting on them other teachers, saying that it would un- doubtedly have harmful effects on their work, especially in preparing them for higher educations.
 "I am trying to divide the work among seventy or more substitutes who are in need of it," said Dr Donovan and several members of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-15

is only recently that it has been. done with beneficial results to. patients.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-15
ATTORNEY POLITE
 ON SCHOLARSHIP
New Britain Member of
 Bar Addressed Audi- ence Last Night
AT ST JOSEPH'S HALL

scholarship" was the main topic of discussion in an address deliv-. cred by Attorney Albert Politis or New Britain last night to the pig gest audience of the season at St Joseph's school auditorium. An
 estimated audience of about 700
 young people listened to the fifth of a series of short talks, started and sponsored a short time ago by the local Knights of Lithuania
 lodge.
 Attorney Polltis was a star foot
 ball and basketball player for three
 seasons at Fordham university played as end of their great root hall team and center in basketball.
 He was picked on the All American
 star third team in 1929, while in bask etball in three years while on the varsity team, the team dropped two games in that length of time, and those two defeats were by a one point margin and also overtime
 periods. - ,.,. gaye an important short talk on
 studies. and its necessity and pointed out many cases where a voung man or young lady follow ing high school graduation, should try hard to continue their studies
 at college, or take a correspond
 ence course. He also pointed out how hard 1t was for him to com nlete his studies, and he was also one of the young men who were
 fortunate enough to win a scholar shin for Fordham university, fol- lowing his graduation from New
 Britain high school. He also gave
 a brief description on the organ izing of the new St Andrews Iatn-
 uanian Catholic club in New briao uo
 ain, which numbers close .o .i,,,o IOo
 members, and is hoping for q time
 in inc near future when both Wa
 terbury and New Britain Lith-
 uanians will get together in some
 wonderful athletic events. ana
 bring together Q great Lithuanian
 friendly spirit throughout the state