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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08
By NINA RIABTZOVA-DEMME 1881, by United Press


 Franz Joseph Land. Dec G. (Via radio and ice-breaker to the United Press)-The Soviet scientific colony of ten men and myself. the only woman, has built mans north- ernmost laboratory station of this snow-bound and desolate island.
 Human brains have forced a way through the tenacious darkness of the archipelago of the land of Franz Joseph. Impenetrable Arctic night surrounds us. The wind buzzes angrily in the mighty, tightly spread net of radio antenna.
 Everything has frozen. Only oc- casionally. especially after vio- lent aurora borealis, the snow sud- denly becomes alive. Together with the wind 1t rushes furiously over our buildings-buried in the snow to their rooftops-over the broken ice of the strait, waking the black depths of the water.
 Under the strong wind pressure, icebergs are forced to the bottom, creaking. Blocks of ice are car ried away, chasing one another complaining of their lost power.
 Inside the station. behind the brightly lit windows. are proceeding our winer preparations for the spring season. Sleighs and boats are being tested and overhauled. We sew sacks and bags, clothing and boots.
 The human brains which have reached this northern desolation are co onstantly being sharpened by check ing up the results of the autumn ex- plorations and by reading the many books we brought with us. We study and make comparisons. The extreme north, even now, remains for man. kind hostile anarchic force, which 1t is impossible to forecast the vag- aries of the winds, the movements of ice, the changes of temperature. At any moment these elements may betray. catch in a trap, doom the daring intruders to death.
 The autumn investigations have supplemented he practical experi- ences of former Investigators and now we are considering all minor aspects in greater detail. There are eleven of us here; three of us includ- ing myself are geographers. Our work is being woven into the chain of Investigations carried on by our predecessors. Our problem Is to find in the supposed anarchy of northern nature. the laws of regularity and harmony between water and land air, plants, animals: to discover that system of these elements which may be called landscape.
 Only a many-sided study of thu nature and the mutual relations o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08
RABBI ISADORE BRESLAU
 SPEAKER AT LIONS CLUD

Rabbi Isadore Breslau spoke at the meeting of the Lions club at the Elton to-day. He talked of the White Paper issued by the British government stopping Jewish immi- grafton and the forbidding of the purchase of land in Palestine by members of the Zionist organization. A bag was presented to the treasurer honor of his birthday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08
States, However,
 That Driver Used
 Poor Judgment
Files Finding in Deaths of Thomas Hggiston and Ncho-
 las MarcianO Killed in Meriden Road Smash

While expressing the opinion that Louis Lucas of 52O South Leonard street exercised poor judgment in the operation of an automobile. Deputy Coroner Walter Smyth ex- onerated him today from all crimi :. nal responsibility in the deaths of Thomas Higgiston, 26, and Nicho- las Marciano, 19. who were fatally injured in an auto crash on the Meriden road on the morning of De- cember 5th. The deputy coroner also holds blameless for the double tragedy, which excited so much local public sympathy over the deaths of the well known youth, Nathan Raskin, of Marion.
 The collision occurred on the Meriden road while the Waterbury boys were returning home from a visit 10 friends cottage at Hitch cocks Lakes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08
GREAT BRITAIN
 AND BATH ROOMS

London. Jan. S.-UP).-Great Britain is becoming accustomed to the bathroom--but at terrific cost. An eminent insurance authority said more than 100000 people drawing compensation of $1,5O0.00O receive fatal or serious injuries in bath rooms every year.
 He listed these as the most com mon of accidents: Drowning after being overcome as the result of a heavy meal; electrocution while reading in the bath and holding an electric lamp in wet hand; and gas poisoning due to faulty manip- ulation of geysers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08
THOMASTON

McGivney Circle, Daughters of Isabella at it's regular meeting held at the Pythian hall voted to hold a series of card parties. Arrangements were made to hold the first of the series on Monday evening. January 18th at the Pythian hall for mem- bers and their friends. A surprise lunch will be served and prizes awarded for the high scores Mrs Richard Galway regent of Me- Givney Circle will attend the state officers meeting at the Yellow Candle room in Cheshire on next Sunday afternoon. A public card party will be given .n St Thomas hall Easter Monday night.
 roams with improyements. also
 garage. Apply Mrs William Reeves,
 Sr, Elm St. Tel 477.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08
Bootlegger Made His
 Mysterious Escape

Akron. O., Jan 8-(UP)-A mass of masory was all that was left to- day of a liquor stronghold in which until last night bootlegger sat with gas mask and doled out drinks through a small single aperture to his customers.
 After more than an hours work with sledges police raiding squad
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08
MRS. MABEL MacALLISTER
 REMOVED TO HOSPITAL

Mrs Mabel MacAllister, 68, fell +o- day in the yard of her home. 47 Whittier avenue and suffered a frac- tured hip. She was removed to the Waterbury hospital for treatment. Mrs. MacAillster slipped on a patch of ice and was thrown heavily to the ground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08
Bandits Capture JeWelry Man and
 Loot the Store

Columbus. Ohio, Jan. 8.-(UP).- Three bandits Kidnapped Ed lander, assistan mt manager of the Kay jewelry store here last night. took him to the store. forced him to open the vault, stole gems valued at $40,000, then handcuffedp Olander, left him in the vault and fled. The robbery was not discovered until a. m. to-day when Olanders wife. becoming alarmed at her husbands failure to return home. called the store man. lger who found Olander in the
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crashed through the concrete room of a basement to find a discarded gas mask and an appliance de- scribed as a 'liquor Jumping" device, It had worked before the raiders de- The operator had escaped through q trap door located in the ceiling the only means of egress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08
Pneumonia Fatal
 ToRobbins Griswold
Popular Resident III But Few Days-Worked of Late
 for Insurance Company

Robbins N. Griswold, 3S. of Wa tertown, died at the Waterbury hos pital early this morning, after a few days illness of pneumonia.
 Mir Griswold was born in Wethers- field, October II. 1892. and was the son of the late William G. and Min- nie (Adams) Griswold of that town. He attended the local schools, later graduating from the Hartford public high school; then entered the Shelf field Scientific school, Yale univer- sity, from which he was graduated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08
STUDENTS "GO DOMESTIC"

Ames, Ia - Iowa State College men students have requested a course in cooking and home econo- mics. In response to their request, Christmas holidays. The men will learn not only how to cook food and clean house. but how to set table properly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08

In recent month Norway export ed 26,80O tons of fish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-08

Italy is easing it's restrictions against emigration.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
UNWORTHY APPEALS

A time when business is slow and
there is much unemployment, makes
a kind of paradise for unworthy ap-
plicants for charity. Such a person,
who in ordinary times gets many
cold looks, and is frequently given
"the gate" may be welcomed as a
long lost brother now.
! Someone speaks of watching the
pathetic bread line in big city a few
days ago. 1t deeply impressed him
by its sickening tragedy. But he lost
little of the Illusion, when he saw
what one man did with a suit of un-
derclothing that was given him. This
fellow took the nice warm garments
and sold them for few coins, and
used them to buy liquor.
There is always a tendency in
times like these, to exaggerate the
distress and unemployment. 1t is
said there are always 100000 un-
employed in the country. OF these
prabably half are unworthy people
who do not really want to work. The
other half are changing their work
for some good reason, and in due
time will get job somewhere else.
There are always wasteful and idle
and dissipated people, who are para
sites on the community. These peo-
pie flourish in a time like this, and
people cheerfully give them things.
Our people in Delaware will take
care of all needy cases, but must not
blind their eyes to real distress.
There is plenty of real trouble, and
there are many honest and industri-
GUS seekers for work who can not
find it. These people must have
help. 1t is better to assist some un-
worthy ones, rather than let the
worthy go hungry or poorly clothed.
The rural part of Delaware is in
close contact with those in need.
Unless people personally know
needy families or those asking for
lelp, it is usually best to have char
ty distributed through we'll organ
zed societies, whose skilled workers
ire trained to discriminate between
he two classes Of poverty. 1t is
tragedy, and one that
the welfare Of the country,
When Industrious people can not find
this applies to cities in
s..l ~
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
L-I<NNXL--
INTERESTING THE PUBLIC

If a lady reads in a newspaper
that certain style Of dresses which
she would ordinarily expect to buy
for $25, can be. bought at certain
place for SIS, she is at once inter
ested. If she needs and can afford
anything of the kind, the chances
are strong that she will head right
for that store the next time she goes
down town.
Even if she has no money avail
able, or does not need such a dress,
that advertisement interested her.
The fact that a certain store an
nounced that offer, sticks in that wo-
mans mind. She is impressed by
the idea that it is a good store to
trade at, that its methods offer un-
usual values. The chance that she
will visit that store the next time
she wants anything in its line, is
much increased.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
SHARING AMERICAN GROWTH

The United States is growing all
the time in population and wealth.
Ambitious people naturally desire to
share that growth. The surest way
to obtain that share, is to secure the
ownership of some property or share
of business, in some advancing town.
Anyone who owns a home in such a
town, even if he has bought it on
mortgage, is in position to share
that growth.
But towns do not grow without
effort. The big cities are draining
in population very fast, which leaves
many communities stationary, un-
less such ones have we'll conceived
plans for development.
For a community to grow, it must
impress people in one Of two ways,
if possible in both these ways. 1t
needs to be a good city to live in,
and good city to do business i'll. If
it is a good town to live in, people
will come there, even if it is slow
in a business way. If it is a good
city to do business in. business will
locate there, even if it has unpleas-
ant features as residence town. If
it can be both a good city to live in
and good city to do business in, it
can't help growing and growing fast.
A good community to live in is one
which provides modern advantages.
It must have good schools, attrac-
tive homes, well kept streets, parks, |
and recreation facilities. It's people !
must have some life, so they will |
maintain interesting activities in
which people can spend time pleas
antly and usefully.
A good community to do business
in is one in which things move, i'll
which when people see things that
need doing and could be done, they
will go ahead and make an effort to
10 them, instead of just talking
lbout it. By reasonable effort, which
leeds to be kept up from year to
year, we can always make Milford
rood one both to live in and do bust
less in.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
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HIGH SCHOOL FOR ALL9

Should all young people be given
at least high school education? This
has been the ideal of many generous
minded folks. They argue that it
would SO increase peoples intelli-
gence and Judgment and capacity to
do good work, that it would pay even
from the money standpoint.
There is another side to this ques-
tion, however, as recently expressed
by veteran teacher who has seen
many educational tendencies come
and go, in Delaware and other states.
SHE feels that there are a large num-
ber Of children who do not take cas-
lily to book study, and do not get
much out of it after they reach cer-
tain point.
Such children, she thinks, are not
fitted to do anything but manual la
Dor. They can do some job of hand
work we'll, and their lives should be
planned to that end. After they get
4 foundation Of useful and simple
knowledge, they do better to so to
work on some job.
But if such a boy, she goes on, con-
ceives the idea that he can be sue
cess in business place, he is wrong.
He will be unhappy in such an en-
vironment because he can not grasp
it's problems. He would do better to
go to work at a fairly early age on
some job of hand work where he can
make good.
Similarly, she said, there are many
girls who are fitted for routine fac
tory work or hOusework. At house
hold tasks they could not compete
with more intelligent ones, but any
way they could earn living in some
home. Such tasks are what they
should choose. But if they feel that
they must so into some store or Of
ice, they can not make good, and
are bound to be misfits. They also
should go to work fairly early. Some
If our educators may disagree, but
his is a view of school problems
hat needs to be considered.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
WIDE AWAKE TOWNS

In a good live town, you need not
merely prosperous business, and
well developed facilities like good
schools, streets, lighting, ETC., but
the people must be sufficiently wide
awake to do interesting things. There
are some towns i'll Delaware which
could be named, in which there is
much wealth, but there is not much
going on to make community life in
teresting. People seem to go to
sleep.
Such a community needs more So
cially active people, who will organ
ize clubs, entertainments, concerts,
lectures, and bring people together
in interesting ways. A community
where there is very little wealth, may
be an extremely interesting one to
live in, because people are so wide
awake that there is always some
thing worth while to do.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
GOVERNMENT AND UNEMPLOY.
MENT E

Years ago, it was not thought the
government had any special respon-
sibility. to prevent unemployment.
Today the people demand some kind
of action to protect them from this
evil. This demand comes not mere
ly from people who are actually out
of work, but from those who fear to
lose their jobs, and from all who suf-
fer as the result of depression.
American public sentiment does
not look favorably OH anything like
a dole. Itwants people 10 work for
their money. The sentiment is grow
ing that federal, state, and city gov
ernments must do all they can in
times of emergency to provide work,
or stimulate others to provide it. OF
course many impractical schemes
will be offered that would do more
harm than good. Our statesmen
must sift out the good plans from
the poor ones.
One difficulty consists in the "red
tape" of the methods of government
operation, that it takes so long, and
so many formalities have to be COM
piled with, before the government
can start construction jobs. What
is needed is legislation that will per-
NIT these formalities to be very
much hastened in times of unemploy-
ment.
The federal and state governments,
and so far as practical the city gov
ernments, should have always on
hand completed plans for public con-
work that is going to be
needed in the near future, so that in
lines when many people are out of
work, construction on these proects !
Gould be started very soon.
No money should be wasted on
oolish projects. There are plenty |
If things which are really needed.
such construction jobs cost money,
md might call for bond issues in
ONE cases. The country can better
'ay bond interest than allow mil
ions of workers to lie idle.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
Milford, Friday, January 1G, 1881

THE MESSAGE of Goveror Buck
appears in another page of this is
sue of the Milford Chronicle, and it
is worthy of careful reading. The
Governor has advanced ideas as to
what will bring about new condi-
tion in both state and county gov
ernment, and bases his recOmmen-
dation on practical business expe-
rience. To the average citizen, some
points will appear radical, and nat
urally opposition will reflect from
those who do not understand how
the business of a state or county can
function, in other form than those
of the past. However the record Of
the past few years show that bet
ter business methods, better systems
of operating the various departments
of state and county, have been re-
formed and are functioning most
satisfactorily, with less direct taxes,
less waste in effort and higher
standard of living maintained. All
of this Governor Buck. has Yisioned
through his recommendations Read
the message thoughtfully and with
an open mind -
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
DIR NEW CALENDARS

Many of us in Milford have desks
and tables ornamented with pretty
new calendars, the welcome holiday
offerings Of friends and business
concerns. A calendar sparkling
with quotations from the worlds
wise men, is a reminder of friend
ship or business that tells its story
every day in the year.
If the Is months calendar advo-
Gates have their way some time, the
need for such printed schedules of
days will always come on certain
days of the month. We could almost
carry our calendars in our heads.
But our present system of months
is about 1000 years old, and such an
aged thing will not be changed in a
hurry. The irregularity of the
months makes some confusion, but
that is one of the least of our trou-
bles. We can reflect that the long
months postpone the payment of our
rent, while it does not take so much
work to get through the short ones.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
SAFEGUARDING THE RECORDS
OF DELAWARE

The state of North Dakota suffered
loss which may be very heavy,
when its state capitol burned, de-
stroying official records and docu-
ments of nearly every state depart
ment. This should be a warning to
all other states to look out that their
valuable records are kept in fire
proof storage.
Any kind of a business needs the
records of its past transactions if it
is to work efficiently and economical
ly. The business of running states,
counties, and cities is no exception.
Fireproof quarters are frequently
not provided, beacuse Of the desire
to keep taxes down. But when the
public business loses records on
which its work is based, the loss is
likely to be far greater than ade-
Quate flreproofing would have cost.
Delaware needs a new state house
and now is the time to start it.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
@&GE
AN APPRECIATION

The people of Milford may we'll
take off their hats in warm appre-
citation of the fine work done by the
stores of this community through
the Christmas rush. These concerns
have done big job of work, distrib-
uting a large volume of merchan-
disc. The store people have been
courteous and helpful, even when
they felt very tired. The people who
have bought the stuff are constantly
themselves as pleased
with the service they got, and sur
prised at the reasonable and low
prices.
The fine work done through this
trying holiday period is a suggestion
that Milford is a wonderful place in
which to buy goods at any time.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
PRESS INDISPENSABLE
BRANCH OF GENERAL EDU.
CATIONAL SYSTEM

No branch of general education
witch reaches the masses of the
american people can point to greater
achievements than can country
Journalism. Country papers stand in
the front line of defense against
schemes that rob the people. They
work to encourage industries and
payrolls, build up small communi-
ties and make more business for
everybody.
According to N. w. Aver & Sons
Newspaper Directory for 1880, 9,261
daily and weekly newspapers in
towns of $4,000 and under, report
1S,383,736 subscribers. AS the dil &C.
tory lists over 1880 of these papers
in the 4S states, it is evident that at
most conservative estimate for
those not giving figures the rural
press must have in excess of 20,000,-
900 subscribers. Practically none of
this subscription list is duplicated;
it is seldom that the same person
takes two country newspapers. Any
way it can be figured, these 2O,0OO,O00
subscriptions reach many more than
that number of readers, for there is
at least a man and woman in near
ly every home where a paper is de-
livered.
1t is a great mistake to overlook
or exclude the country newspaper in
general advertising campaigns. The
Manufacturer and Industrial News
Bureau believes that these newspa-
pers reach a greater potential buy
ing market in a more direct manner
than probably any other medium.
When national advertisers contem-
plate the expenditure of money for |
general advertising, it would be in i
the interest of the most uniform !
Of products and business
to divide advertising appropriations
so that fair portion oftheti would
be used in the countrw press. The
small publishers advocate policies
which tend to maintain sound con-
ditions in this country but, too often,
when there is any business to be I
passed around by large industries, it
goes only to the big fellows i'll the
business.
. In its contact with Industrial lead
ers The Manufacturer and Industrial
News Bureau has always preached
The advertising value Of the smaller
city dailies and country weeklies,
believing that they are entitled to
share of the advertising appfopria-
ions made by large industries. 1t
las pointed out that an advertise
neit in the home town paper pre-
ients the merits of. a product to the
fireside circle of the home.
t. emphasizes the fact that a news
iaper in a small community is as
to the life Of that COM
lunity as the school or the bank.
there is no means OF. reaching these
Iome owners and buyers with a de-
OF the merits of a product {
i, service as directly as through the t
olumns of the local paper, which is
connected with all mat
ers affecting the daily life. of local y
itizens, who al read it., ...>..' :
Country weeklies and smaller city b
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
POPULAR INTELLIGENCE

1t is remarked that it is a quite
difficult thing in many towns, to OBJ
tain support for courses of inform
ing lectures. 1t is claimed that peo-
pie are not as interested as they
were in making themselves intelli-
gent about the things going on in the
world. i. ~,
The people who manage iorganiza-
tion work in many cities, remark
that they have to put on light and
frivolous entertainments in order to
please their members, They seem to
fear that people will be bored if they
are given substantial information.
They claim. that where people form
erly listened attentively to discus,
sions of modern science, govern
nent,. social welfare, travel, etc,
now they want some amusing stunt
that will make them laugh.
People have many more sources of
information than formerly. They
take newspapers and magazines
more freely. Newspapers are en-
larged, and they print far more In
formative stuff than ever. before.
Much information comes over the
radio. News films and other fea-
lures of moving pictures illustrate
many phases of modern life. There
was never SO much popular intelli-
gence as there is today.
The people who manage clubs and
societies should not be too sure that
the public wants frothy stuff. They
may simply be tired of prosy speak
ers who do not know how to make |
a good subject interesting. The per-
son who can tell story of real prog |
ress, of how modern ideas are being |
spread, and who can tell that story
In a clear and lucid way, can be
sure of an audience. The people will
listen and applaud. They will so
nome better satisfied than if they
lad been asked to take part in some
,hild's game.