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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16
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uuilh GiIbert Swan

New York.-A vast No-Man's Land in the very heart of Manhat- tan is staging daily the big towns greatest free spectacle.
 There, in a great confusion o1 machinery and men, of flying dus' and assorted noises, they are build. | ing the fabulous sounding $500, i 000,000 Radio City. Or rather, they are clearing the arena; they are knocking brownstone houses ovei as child would tumble structure of blocks; they are digging pits that fast become miniature canyons, preparing for the founda- tions of this greatest building pro- ject of a metropolis pock-marked with excavations.
 Just a block away Broadway blinks sleepily. Just block away Broadway goes about its day-life and night-life with customary in- difference to everything but itself
 But the thoughtful ones ask. What will this giant do to Broad way? And, indeed, what will it?
 Here will be a center of enter tainment and music and cinema and theatricals such as fabulists have pictured in their fictional predic- tions of the future. There will be park-life roof gardens, swung high toward the clouds, with fountains and trees, there will be street level parks and walks and little words built at many levels. The visitors from over the world will come tc look and gasp and wonder.
 Already some are asking: Can Broadway stand such competition Is the famous thoroughfare mak- ing it's last stand?
 Incidentally, never before has public opinion so completely changed so vast a project.
 When the Rockefeller City, or Radio City, was originally planned an architects exhibition of the working model was staged. Within few hours, loud protests were being heard. This was wrong and that was wrong! This building was too modernistic and that one too squatty! |. This one lowered out of proportion to that! Writing gents sat down at their desks anc complaints poured from the pages
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16


 themselves on ocean shore The seal was in circus ring. Balancing the ball, sometimes toss ing is up and catching 1t, the anil nal clumbed up double step ladder, then down on the other side. Another seal held itself up by balancing on it's front pair of flip pers. Both it's head and tail were a foot or two from the ground!
 Still another seal blew on a mu- sical instrument similar to a flute. The music was what we might call f"crude," but there was a certain amount of tune in it. :
 It is remarkable that animals which look so clumsy can behave so cleverly. Far back in history. seals were land animals and had four legs. After they took to the water, their legs were used mostly for swimming, and, in the course of time, became fiippers. Some kinds of seals have hind f1ippers which are partly joined to the tail. The tail, itself, is short and has little use.
 Fur seals were at one time com mon in ocean waters, but their number has been cut down greatly. We may now find them around islands of the coast or Alaska, and off the coast of Argentina.
 Baby fur seals are sometimes born on icebergs, but more, com monly they first see the light of day on rocky parts of the seashore. When born they possess coat of fur which they shed two or three weeks later. The average weight of fur seals at birth is about II pounds A male fur seal sometimes weight 500 pounds when full grown but females seldomn tip the scales at more than 150 pounds.
 Strangely enough. baby seals do not know how to swim. When the little seal is five or six weeks old, 1t is taught to swim by its mother.
 Hair seals are for more common than fur seals. The average hair seal is about half the size of the average fur seal. The hair seals hide is not used in making coats but its "blubber" is valued for oil, (FiIe this article in "Nature'' section of your scrapbook.)
 Tomorrow-Sea Lions and Sea Elephants.
 UNCLE RAY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16
On the towns merry-go-round.

On the towns merry -go-round Another card from Mark Chpman. This time it's Cleveland. Says Mark: Having the time of my le Thanks to L. Manseau for an invitation the Beau Brummel Fraternity dance the Red Triangle Gosh what time could have hoong had been my delight the past few years Margaret and Ann Maekie
 otored Bethlehem. N Ill., the weekend returning with pa and who spent fortnight there. Frank Romano IS 'suitng the boys in ways than Do throw in
 pair of suspende Fran Ann Kernan spending her vaea- ton New London and postcards fine time folks back the job Rod Crane has taken Len Warmers place maintenance for teletyp machines and printers in Warmer has been shifted the dial system. The Tower learns with regret that Officer Vincent Begg is i'll.
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One for the book

One for the book Back in the good old days, when and Jack Bowes belonged the National Guard. He good guardsman and quite athlete Sunday Jack repeated the athletic feat when he
 ginger ale the sheep bake in Woodbury tossed by the fire department of that place. Mike Molzon of the Bank hotel prepared the bake and that advance Ganey, another local payboy the pillow and highly appauded by Sheriff Atwood Gunthe Mathes pictures Someone smeared the lens of his with from the fire and when Gunth developed the negative he thought picture of the Coored Republican club outing The Woodbury fire adde right deck Their uniform consists of fire but the and seemed proud to do It I'm told
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16

~ Tossed up by the September heat Judge John Mah wins this weeks eeluloid match for the latest crack the depression The judge opnes that Maseoo Mcknight Dauh beginning feel the depression they fired five wit nesses week. Jack Redy of Won place has enrolled
 fgeshe the University of Kentucky in Lexington James J. Altman has left for Baltimore where he teacher in the balt
 more City college He's grad of dear old Washington college Ted Kurfz leader of the American Legion Drum Corps rapidly pushing his musicians fame They took couple of prizes Saturday Rockville There z5 young felers in rke rorps. About 20 made the trip Rockville Cosmo Vendsfs held up traffic Freight and Meadow streets the other ncon hour. The eanyan hitting one cylinder when r sd hi-ssted past ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16
Tomatoes Naturally Ripened
 Are Rich Source Of Vitamins Ripening By EthyIene Gas Also Approved But Tests Show Vitamins Are Destroyed in Process

tigators feel that vine-ripened toma- toes are preferable to those picked green. and treated with ethylene gas to develop the color charac- teristic of ripe fruit.
 There is no evidence that ethy- lene ripening has any bad effect on the vitamins that may have de- veloped in the products up to the time when they are treated with ethylene.
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Around the town

Around the town . Eddie Sutton has left for the Uni versy of study medicine and assist coaching the football Herb Waldo. Moe Shapiro Jim Mulville Dan Maney Bob Bt will catch the legion convention in Detroit Dan Kinnane. ditto Bill Leary is walking with his head clouds Wife presented him with baby girl Mon day. Bills excited he's ordered Christmas and dozen dolls Charley Paomba Washington earlier in the He scheduled take in the legion conference ployment to
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Just telling you, that Joe Mulvile pappy. Yep Baby gall weight and half pounds bless the hearts of Joe and his Mama Best O luck young people During the torrd of the boys slept nights in the house. Library park Alderman Art Dubois has moved his place of residence in Watervil Alexander Dallas pioneer florist reported in very good health again after his serious nner illness Jimmy Mahon Coleman OLoughlin and Joe Lawlor charge of last Sundays bake Bucks H consid cred the successful the history of the north end
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16
CHINA PLANS SUBSIDIES
 FOR JOURNALISM SCHO(

Ranking. (UP) - The Chinese government has decided to subsi- dize schools of journalism in sev- eral government and private uni versailles in China, beginning with the school year opening this month. The peoples conference last spring recommended immedi- ate action to improve Chimes. newspapers. f
 A department of journalism was established in St Johns university in Shanghai several years ago, be- lieyed to be the first in China. Tho first school of journalism was es- tablished in Yenching university a mission school in Pieping, a few years later. The success of these experiments has attracted official attention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16

Dear Chsty to if you really loyal your Every that school postponed day more work mind Every teacher has his her wishes carry In order do that they will have harder because of the poponemnt For they pushed the probable opening date from September Fl September 28 when the epidemic the down grade So here asking effort make school September After a school is the best time of life and the the better A. HISS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16
Good evenins.

= September jottings Mr and Mrs Eddie Grady postcard from Lewown. Pa Alr well along the Potomac. Eddie, oh Judge Harry Beardley told the Kwanans this after noon chap this Ghandi persons happens be and the of his collars and Starbuk Sprague reported down Maine Johnny Sherwood visitor cation land Long Island Julius Kpp back after trip to Germany going tell the Rotarian all about future meeting Bill MaeKelar of Peekskl wis itor in ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16
Japanese Favor Philippines

-UP)-Customs bureau figures compiled the last five years reveal that in that time 16,241 Jap anese entered the Philippines while 6460 departed. leaving 97S1 more in the islands than five years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16
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Trenton. N. J.-Mercy county
 board of freeholders offered a
 bounty of fifty cents for every pair of woodchuck ears brought in dur ing a campaign to rid the county of destructive animals. One man brought S54 pairs of ears. He was paid s177. But when another brought in 1ss nairs of ears, the bank closed and the county with drew it's offar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16
Tract Grows 17OO Melons

Monroe. Ia-UP)-A nine acre watermelon tract yielded M. N. Gaston. farmer living near here, 43 truck loads of melons. or a total of 1700. One melon weighed S7 pounds.
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Uncle Rays
 Corner
CLEVER SEALS

Could you climb ladder at the same time you were balancing a large rubber ball on your nose: l think you would find it a hard task, and I should not advise you to try it. Recently, however, I saw seal perform this trick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16

Editor Tall Tower Topics: They Great minds thu same ehanne We'll when read the piece column the ohs day people cng Waterbury for putting good vaudeville bagn believe For quite time M. Eustace.
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Believe it Henry Lynch while uscaing Shell Hitch cocks days ago by hundreds of bugs that skitted lively fashion Suddenly Henys friend demanded atenon Look he shouted the little fellows have formed cross Henry looked Sure enough there the different occasions according Herr Lynch
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16
BY DIR MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association, and of Hy-
 eeia, the Health Magazine

Tomatoes may be artifically col- ored and ripened by exposure 10 ethylene gas, So also may such pro ducts as the citrus fruits, includ- ing oranges, lemons and bananas. Products ripened with etrylene have more uniform color and fismer tex ture than those allowed to ripen naturally before being gathered. The investigators, Drs D. B. Jones and E. M. Nelson of the United States department of agriculture. have recently made comparative | study of the vitamin of tomatoes | treated with ethylene gas as com pared with those collected at diff | ferent stages of their development. The matter Is particularly inn portant because tomatoes are used | in infant feeding to provide vita min c as a preventive of scurvy; | to provide vitamin A for resistance | to disease, and for its general value in promoting growth and to pro-
 vide vitamin B, which is related to appetite and digestion. Tomatoes that were mature Dut green, tomatoes naturally ripened l on the vines, small immature green | tomaties, mature green tomatoes
 ripened with ethylene and imma- ture green tomatoes ripened with ethylene were tested on animals
 as to their content of these three vitamins.
 The evidence indicaes that nat urally ripend tomatoes are a better
 source of vitamins A. B and c than | any others studied. No material difference was observed in the vita
 min A content of any of the lots. nor of vitamin B content. However. the vitamin c value of tomatoes seems to increase as the fruit de-
 velops and approaches the mature ripened condition.
 Naturally ripened tomatoes con | tained the mast vitamin c, full grown green tomatoes were next and the. small immature fruit con- tained the least of all. The ethy-
 lene treatment of the tomatoes does no produce any significant change in their vitamin c potency.
 It is important to point out that in their studies the investigators have used only the juice of the tomato. whereas previous investi- gators have used both the pulp and the juice. So far as the use of to-
 mato juice as a source of vitamins is concerned. the government inves-
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Editor Tall Tower Topics Last week had visitor from Chicago Before returning she said she enjoyed Waterbury much disappointed think had take her to New Haven to vaudeville Just like she's Chicago to tell everyone about it. Yours-Mis C Evans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16

Dear Chrisy: little include you daily topics Johnny Collins popular D. clerks saying goodbye his friends He's of studying St May BatimoreE w. F. D. No }.
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mercial and banking debts alike. at the rate of 2,000.000.000 marks ($500. .000,0C0) aN year - but on condition that the allies cancel all future reparation payments. This procedure would necessitate sig nificant reforms at home; we would abolish luxuries. revise. our whole unemployment relief sys- tenn and. by agreement with other nations. drastically throttle Ger man imports and regulate our ex- ports"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16

A Swedish-American match company will convert bravery in Sweden into a modern match fac tory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16
-ro]- COME ON, PROSPERITY!

Fall opening, fall opening,
 When stylists stop and chat, To help make it big success. I've bought a new fall hat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16

The average family pays the doc tor $75 a year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-16
tBx THD MAN IN THE TOWER,

A Column with Mission. not Muzsle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-11

cooked and served the meals and assumed responsibility for the smooth, operation of the entire household. The only other full-time employe was Sam Watson who kept the fires, took care of the yard and was handy at all sorts of carpentry and repair work. Three times a week Sam's wife, Cora, came to the house to wash and iron and do the cleaning.
 Marketing was one task which Miss Wallace always attended to herself. By 10 o'clock she was out of the house with her market basket on her arm. Gypsy wondered why she carried the cumbersome basket. Almost always the pur- chases were sent home. Miss Wall lace, however, clung to traditions.
 Gypsy was not bold enough to ask if she might be included in these expeditions and Miss Wallace did not invite her. Before the older woman's energetic efficiency Gypsy wilted. She was torn between eager ness for something to do to pass the time and fear that anything she might attempt would fail to pass Miss Waliace's critical eye.
 There was the time she found a mending basket on the davenport in the living room. On top was a pair of Jim's socks, the heels worn and in need of mending. Gypsy rummaged in the basket for thread the right color, found it and set to work. She had never done much sewing. Her needle wove through the threads clumsily and for more
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q "The initials on the gun?" Cor rinne repeated the words after Jack. What initials?"
 "There were three letters on that gun," Jack went on in a steady voice. And they. were your your father's!"
 "My fathers? What do you mean?" It seemed to Corrinne that heavy gray threads were weaving a web around her, tighter ana tighter. Everywhere she turned some new obstacle waited. There we r" no trails that were free and open. Just blind alleys. And they were dark.
 "That gun is the kind that the guards use at the bank" Jack went on. Most of the men have thelr initials on them. Not for any reason. Just because they seem to have sense of pride in carrying a marked gun, I guess. Your father turned his gun in when he left the employ of the bank. But that was the weapon involved in the shooting. Bedding and Sybil must have found it and taken it. Whoever did needed gun and that one was handy"
 "I see" Corrinne's eyes, very dark and still now, gazed down the stretch of dreary road. "And people will think that my father didn't turn it in, and I had it," Her lips forced themselves to smile. She knew that the smile was crooked, like . mask that didn't fit. "Will there be
 ... mice, and things that crawl. ...
 in jail?"
 "Jail? You aren't going there!" "Won't I be accused? How can prove that I didn't do it. unless Redding lives and confesses? Il
 would be just my luck to have hin die.'
 Very little more was said during the drive to the police station. Cor
 rinne's face. was white and her eye were dark, like burned holes. Sh' | was wondering what would be don' ] with her. She almost wished tha
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Armand Richards of Ball Farm road. was pleasantly surprised by a group of friends recently when they gathered at his home to honor him on his birthday. The guests were MT and. Mrs Carl Turnblom, MT and Mrs Mortimer Vensel, Frederick Vensel Mrs M. Wallace, William Wallace, Daniel Phelian, Mrs S. Poole and Mrs Armand Richards.
 A party was given on Monday evening in honor of Mrs Clara Brodeur of Morris Park lake, in celebration of her birthday. Mrs Brodeur was presented with an electric clock. The guests were MT and Mrs William Stokes, MT and Mrs Allan Pilch, MT and Mrs John Hayes, Mir and Mrs Alfred Schoek, MT and Mrs Gus Schoeck, MT and Mrs Charles Desmarais, Mrs Amelia Lebeau, Misses Myrtle Hayes, Claire Desmarais, Mary Hayes, Gus Scho- eek Charles Desmarais, Armand Brodeau, Floyd Broderick, Samuel Pilch and Ernest Desmarais.
 Miss Agnes Leary of Crown street has been entertaining Miss Helen Feeney, a student nurse at St Fran cis' hospital.
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than half an hour she bent over one sock. When completed ths alarmed place was thick and slightly drawn. Gypsy eyed it with dissatis- faction and tried to make the next darn smoother.
 After she had finished Gypsy re- turned the socks to the basket and picked up a magazine. She was in the midst of a story and had for gotten the mending when Miss Wallace entered the room. She saw the older woman pick up the sewing basket, draw one of the mended socs over her hand and frown. Gypsy quickly looked down at the page before her. Her cheeks up again Miss Wallace had gone from the room. The socks were no longer in the basket.
 It was discouraging and after that Gypsy did not volunteer to as- sist with the mending. She spent a good part of each morning in her room. She went through her own wardrobe, making repairs that had 1 long been put off. It was possible, she found. to spend long stretches of time before the mirror trying iCW ways Ol uST hdiT OI achieving glossy manicure. The I hours passed but they were lone- | some.
 l Afternoons were the dreariest. Luncheon was over by 1880 and it was five o'clock or later before Jim arrived. Gypsy acquired the habit of taking walk, with Pat for com pany, each afternoon. She en- joyed exploring streets with no idea
 where they might lead, and wan- dered far away from.
 hood of the Wallace home. Pat, trotting along beside her, seemed to tenjoy their excursions as much as the girl.
 They were returning from such a walk on Friday when the dog suddenly whirled with such force that the leash fell from Gypsy's hand. She turned to see him flying at full spede across yard.
 "Pat!' the girl called. Pat come back here!'
 There was no sign that the ter ricr 'heard.
 | "Pat! Gypsy cried louder. Now she could see what had excited the dog. Half way up t he trunk of a tree the bushy tail of a squirrel was visible, then disappeared.
 The dog was at the base of the tree. leaping and barking furiously Gypsy ran forward. She tried to get the leash but 1t was several mo- ments before she had it. The squir- rels. Pat" she told him reprocah- branch over head, had turned and was looking down at them. He chat tered and scolded shrilly.
 Gypsy tugged at the leather strap but the terrier held back. She coaxed and pied. It required all the girls will power and a good deal of force before she could drag him. still unwilling. back to the side walk. The squirrels shrill insolence followed them.
 The girl sank to her knees beside the dog. You mustn't chase squir- rels, Pat" she told him reproach- fully. Don't you know that? You mustn't run away from me when
 we go on walks or I'll have to leave (To be Continued) M
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YOUR CHILDREN Al. A n
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The children of animals are more fortunate than those of human be- ings. They come into world of nature, where things are easily un- derstood. Their parents live the the same lives they do,A they have no complicated houses, furniture. clothes, automobiles, tall buildings and crashing noises.
 The world to the squirrel baby, or the elephant baby. is full of a number of things, but they are things animal life has been accus- toned to since there was life on the sun and moon, and, of course, food.
 The human baby emerges on g. world of pink blankets, fussy peo- pie all differently dressed and rooms filled with large peculiar objects. In- sead of unfolding simply as the anil mal baby's world does, it continues in it's complications. Words to be learned, habits to conform to, so many, many new things every day to understand.
 But above all, are those formid- able creatures. grown-up people. all about him. whose acts and words add daily to his bewilderment.
 
 the child's reaction to this society" beings. He is possessed of an un- conscious fear of all these man. moth things about him. By the time he is a. year or two old he has de- cided what he will do, or nature rather has decided for him. Either he will set himself up to defy this big puzzle of people and things. and demonstrate will, or he will find that by submitting and showing ing weakness and appeal and de- pendence he gets more attention.
 A Change Is Certain
 Don't be too quick in your judg- ment, please, nor state too emphati- caily that it cannot be so. Those dear babies cannot calculate and connive so early in life," you say?
 Certainly not, consciously. But nature, and mind, do not wait for consciousness or intelligence to shape themselves. And 1t, is per- fectly true, much as I believe in |heredity,s that some such change does occur very early in life to de- termine whether a child. and the adult to follow. will be a leader. and a forceful character, or dependent. sensitive, probably more lovable type.
 5e@AItcI alt WO SouiiSs 0isloO PSO pie into black and white. These are not two types but twenty. However, the fact remains that the human baby does come into world that Is not friendly to him because 1t Is on a plane far beyond his compre- i1ension. His adjustment is one of the most interesting processes of will evolution. He does the best he can and cannot be blamed for the road he takes so unwittingly.
 To call dociie child good, and a dominant child bad. is all wrong. A child cannot help his natural se- lection and think we understand that better now. Extreme friendli- ness in babyhood probably makes for the stronger child, as he will not have to seek subterfuge to get attention.