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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
NORMAL BUSINFSS

When business becomes slow
many theorists become agitated, anC
clamor for startling new innova.
tions. which are contrary to the
habits of our people, and to which
the country would adjust itself will
difficulty.
That is much like a doctor who
gives his patient some violent rene
dy that exaggerates his distress
What he usually needs is rest and
quiet, and mild treatment that re-
moves obstacles to recovery.
So in regard to business. The
needs of this time are not for radi-
cal and far-reaching changes, but
for the removal of the more access
ible obstacles to full prosperity, the
cultivation of prudent and whole
some habits, and the avoidance of
excesses, assisting our industrial
system to work smoothly and snat-
urally.
The United States government
plan for postponement of foreign
debt payments for year, has gem
orally been welcomed as such a
policy. 1t hits at the depression
that had settled like a dismal fog
over much of the world By letting
rays of sunlight into depressed
countries, it tends to spread hope
and faith over the world.
The unfortunate tendency of our
people to rush to extremes precipi-
tates business disasters. When bust
ness is good, they step high, see no
possibility of diaster, and go in for
extravagant plans of expansion.
Then when business turns slow for
a bit, they lose all faith and conf
dence, they say business will never
be good, they refuse to buy goods,
they lay off help, and business be-
comes worse because of panicky
fears.
What this country needs is a
spirit of calm moderation, that re-
fuses to go joy-riding in times of
expansion, and consequently is not
loaded up with heavy burdens when
business slows up. The same calm
spirit refuses to go into the depths
of gloom when business slows UP,
and it cheerful confidence helps to
maintain courage and faith.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
KEY TO REVIVAL

The relation of advertising to
business prosperity was brought out
very clearly at the recent meeting
of the Advertising Federation of
America at New York. Advertising
must release our people from the
fetters of fear and apprehension
that jobs are in DANGER" said Gill
bert T. Hodges, president of the
federation.
Many of our business people re-
alize this truth, and as a result the
newspapers as a whole have carried
large volume of advertising during
recent months. The metropolitan
newspapers in particular have been
running unusually large issues,
their pages spread out to great vol
ume by the splendid publicity of the
larger stores.
This generous appeal to the pub
lie is no doubt the principal reason
why sales in retail stores have held
up remarkably well in comparison
with production in the factories. 1t
being demonstrated by advertising
that it has been a very favorable
time to buy goods, people have flock
ed to the advertised stores, they
have bought heavily of standard and
bargain goods, they have gone home
rejoicing over the excellent pur-
chases they have made at low
prices. The result has been to
clean out excessive stocks of mer-
chandise, and to put these we'll ad-
vertised stores in a position where
they are ready to buy heavily of
fresh goods for the fall trade.
Now if this splendid advertising
spirit can only spread all over the
country, and manifest itself in every
place large enough to support one
or more newspapers, it means a tre-
mendous revival of optimism and |
hope, and great selling campaign
foP the rest of the summer and the /
fall.
1t would be difficult to overesti-
mate the influence of generous ad- |
on the popular mind. 1t
proves that business people believe
in the future of American business,
and it dissipates the psychology of
fear that too long dom
mated the American people.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
A CANNING CAMPAIGN

The presidents unemployment
committee is planning a nation wide
campaign to have fruits and vege-
tables canned for the benefit of un-
employed and needy families. This
movement is not aimed to compete
with the regular canning factories,
but it seeks to take supplies of
these products that are going to
waste, and which if preserved, can
be given away to families that have
no money with which to buy.
1t seems regrettable that great
quantities of fruits and vegetables
always rot on the ground, while poor
people in cities and towns have no
money with which they can buy
these products. Any agency in
Delaware that can take this other
wise wasted fruit, and make it avail
able to needy people, performs a
fine act of philanthropy.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
UNEMPLOYMENT-A SERIOUS
PROBLEM

Millions of people are out of work.
There is real suffering in many
homes because of this serious situa-
ton.
President Green of the American
Federation of Labor maintains that
difficulties should be remedied by
Capitalism. He is inclined to blame
some of our big financial leaders for
The unemployment emergency.
Capital in many instances is suf-
fering equally with Labor. Many
huge businesses are being conducted
with little or no profit.
During the boom period for the
first time in history Capital and La
Dor worked together But the pres
ent emergency arouses revolutionary
spirit. A hungry man can hardly be
reasonable, especially when his
children are being denied the nour-
ishment essential to their growth
and health.
The World War brought us unpre-
cedented prosperity. This country
loaned more than ten billion dollars
to foreign nations, requiring them
to spend their borrowings in the
United States. Not only has all of
this business disappeared, but we
are now calling on these countries
to pay their Indebtedness to us, and
consequently their buying has great
ly diminished.
Many manufacturers are lowering
wages. President Green severely
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28

criticises all those who are adopt
ing this measure for a solution of
their difficulties. In Germany and
Italy recently wages were lowered
with the hope that products could
be sold at lower prices and sales in
creased, enabling manufacturers to
employ more labor.
The lowering of wages is, natur-
ally, fought with grim tenacity by
the wage earners. The unions have
fought for years for a wage that will
enable them to buy not only the
comforts of life but some of the
luxuries. Consequently they refuse
to give up the financial advantage
they have won, and they cannot be
blamed for this attitude.
But nearly everybody measures
wages by so many dollars and cents.
Money is not what we are working
for, but the comforts and pleasures
that money will buy. In some for
eign countries, for example, the
wages might be from so to 20 per
cent lower than they are here, but
in some instances these people are
able to buy more of the comforts of
life.
In this country at this time the
value of the dollar is increasing very
rapidly. We can buy practically
everything necessary to the COM
forts of life for 20 to so per cent
cheaper than we could during the
boom following the World War.
Therefore, If you are drawing the
same salary you we're earning at
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28

that time, You have actually had
your wages raised in buying power
from 20 to $50 per cent, depending
upon the community in which you
live.
Artificial fixation of values of any
kind, whether it be wages or COM
modities, is bad business. Even the
United States Government, strong
as it is, when it attempted to fix the
price of wheat, had to acknowledge
defeat.
If wages, however, were measured
by the comforts and luxuries of life
that they might buy, then a certain
standard might be formed, and to a
reasonable extent could be main
tanned. But to assume that a certain
price must be artiflcially maintain
ed, regardless of conditions, is
wrong in principle. American work.
men should be entitled to the best
there is in the land.
But the real tragic problem that
is facing us at this time is to find
work for those who want work. Dur
ing the unprecedented prosperity
following the war, great numbers of
people living in the rural districts
moved to the cities. They found
work without trouble at that time,
but now millions of idle men are
looking for jobs, and the problem
can be met in only one way.
Those unable to find jobs must
go back to the land.
Small farms of a few acres will
supply the food and the crude com
forts essential for healthful living.
TO city dwellers, accustomed to the
hubbub of a thickly settled COM
munity, the rumble Occasioned by
transportation, the honking of auto
mobiles, and the contact with city
crowds, the country may seem dull
at first. But in the end they will
usually be happier and healthier,
and get more out of life. The chill
dren will grow up stronger and
more vital.
And a family with a small farm
does not have to ask for charity. A
farmer can always raise garden
truck, and if he has a cow and
chickens he can practically support
himself.
Capitalism cannot make work if
it is not there; workers cannot get
jobs if there is nothing for them to
do; and charity is the last thing
that should be considered. Reward
without work represents a monu-
mental evil, as has been clearly
proved in England by the dole sys-
TEN. Hungry men should be given
work of some sort. If they cannot
have work, then there is land-mil-
lions of acres-that could be divided
and turned over to those who need
of this kind.
Money should be obtained for
building homes; for buying what is
to maintain these small
farms. Here is where Capitalism !
could be effectively used. Here is
where the Government could loan
money advantageously, Such a
method of remedying the unemploy-
ment problem would be cOnstruc-
tive and permanent. Those who are
installed on these small farms could
become stable citizens-healthy, de-
pendable units in this great ma
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
STAGGERED. JOBS

The problems of a period of un-
employment have been met by many
industrial concerns, by Staggering"
the jobs, as the plan is called. One
set of employees would be given
work part of the time, and then an
other set would be called in while
the first group loafed. This plan
may represent some sacrifice on the
part of the employer. 1t would be
less expensive to discharge part of
the employees altogether, and run
full time with smaller force.
The employe who is given part
time work, is so much better off
than the one who is lOafing altogeth-
er, that he is thankful enough when
he receives his reduced pay envel-
ope.
The employee who is discharged
and has no job, suffers far more
than the loss of the regular pay. If
his experience of idleness continues
for any length of time, if he tries
and tries to find work but can not
do so, his morale is in danger of
deteriorating. If people lose their
courage, they lose their power of
achievement.
A great number of such people
have given up and are lying down
and waiting for other people to help
them, instead of trying to improve
their prospects and fit themselves
for new kinds or work.
During the depression of 192O-21,
employers simply turned off the peo-
pie they did not want and could not
use profitably, and left them to shift
for themselves. Many concerns say
that they could do nothing else un-
der recent conditions. They are
doing business on such close mar
gin, that they can not be expected
to increase their operating eX-
penses. But many. prosperous con-
Germs that are doing more than this
have contributed greatly to the well
fare of the country. When business
revives, as it is sure to do within a
short time, they will benefit by the
increased loyalty of their help.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
lNKI-%

THE PUPIL who never speaks up
in the competition of the classroom,
gets the credit of not knowing the
lesson, and the concern that doesn't
speak up in the competition of ad-
vertising, gets the credit of not
knowing about trade.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
THE 'SCURSION
By George B. HynsOn
"The Sussex County Riley"

"The Sussex County Riley"
Wake up, nah honey!
Don't you heah dem roosters crow?
Wake up so early in de mon;
De 'scursiOn train am ready,
An, we's all a-gwine to go,
Though de weeds am a-fiirting' wild
de con!
Chorus
So I'll sharpen up nah razor
An be ready foh do train;
Oh, I'll sharpen up NAH razor right
away.
Wild nah blackjack in nah pocket,
An nah alligator cane
Der'll be sumthin' doin' at de beach
today!
Oh, Miss Melinda Jackson
Will parade de walk wild me;
She's nah money an she's got de
propah style;
She is lovely an flirtatiOus,
AS a lady ought to be;
She's nah million dollah baby when
she smile!
Cho.: So I'll sharpen up NAH razor,
etc.
Dat little yaller preacher
Bettah mind his manners we'll,
Fob rs just a-gwine to bust him
purity soon;
If he fiirts wild nah Melinda,
Den it's niger fare-you-well,
Fob NAH razor am an-itchin' foh
dat coon!
Cho.: So I'll sharpen up nah razor,
etc. ,
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
BURNED UP HIS ENERGY

Thomas A. Edison, who is recov-
ering from an illness, has burned
up his energy" remarks his inti-
mate friend, Harvey Firestone.
Those who have watched the tire
less and toilsome career of this
great inventor and servant of the
human race, will say that this is
true.
But there is this difference. Most
people who burn up their energy,
did so through over indulgence in
pleasures and vices and restless
habits. Mr.. Edison has burned up
his energy in his intense desire. to
serve his fellow men. Energy thus
burned up is not lost, but it brings
a rich reward of public affection.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28

whats the grand idea of you
proposing to me again after I re-
fused you so emphatically only few
weeks agO?"
"My error. Since you have been
wearing beach pajamas didn't rec
ognize you as the same girl who
wore those abOve-knee length
skirts"
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28

Bishop Cannon predicts the re-
nomination of AL Smith in 1882 and
we are now waiting to hear from
Mr.. Raskob ON the subject. He has
the money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17

WOLCOTT ST, 1u1-5 nice, sunny rooms, all improvements. Rent $22. Inquire 1st floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
s-17-1t
NOTICE

DOROTHY BEATRICE McAUSLIN.
 of Waterbury. Js. r5aintiff'
 WILLIAM McAUSLIN. formerly or
 Waterbury. now of parts uh-
 known. Defendant; Naw STATE OF CoNNECTIGuT. hew New
 ssptember 18th, A. D. 1881.
 fTPoN THE COMPLAINT of the .aid Dorothy Beatrice McAuslin, praying for reasons therein set forth for a divorce, made return able before the Superior Court m and for New Haven County at wa. terbury, to be Held on the nrst Tuesday of october, A. ID; lSsi' s appearing to and being i0und that tbs bs said defendant has gone to parts unknown; therefore. - .s.
 ORDERED, That notice or the tendency of said complaint pc sWsn by publishing this order in the Eyening Democrat. newspaper printed in said Waterbury, tnTee days successively, commencirg on or before the Fist day or Sep.ems- ns- 1cer who. with his doings thereon indorsed, shall make due return, GEORGE H. FREEMAN, Clerk of the Superior Court Tor New
 Haven County at Waterbury. STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County
 of New Haven, ss. Waterbury'
 September IT, 1881.
 The within and foregoing ts true and sttsstsa Ndtsa sopy ,n or mS aSe hands for publication.
 A'es. NICHOLAS M. JAMELE, e-17-st Deputy Sherih.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
Proposals For State Road
 Work

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the office of the State Highway Commissioner, State Off, fee Building, Cor. Capitol Avenue and Washington Street, Hartford. Connecticut, on Monday, Septem- Der 21st, until 1900 P. M. Eastern Standard Time, for the following sections of highway improvements:
 TOWN OF ANSONIA: About 5,495 feet of bituminors macadam on Elm and Jewett Streets.
 NOTE: Plans and proposal forms in office of A. w. Bushell, Div. En- gineer, New Haven. State will fur nish cement, reinforced concrete pipe and bituminous material.
 TOWN OF WOODBRIDGE: About 14,230.23 feet of Water bound Macadam on Racebrook Road.
 NOTE: Plans and proposal forms in office of A. W. Bushell. Div. En- gineer, New Haven. State will fur nish cement and reinforced con-
 TOWN. OF HADDAM: About 14,000 feet of unrolled macadam on Walkley Hill and Chauncey Brooks Culverts; Christian Hill, Porkorny, Jail Hill, Little City and Hidden Lake Roads.
 NOTE: Plans and proposal forms in office of D. H. B. Starr, Div. En- gineer, Portland. State will furnish bituminous coated corrugated metal and reinforced concrete pipe.
 A certified check or surety com pany bond for one-third of the amount of the bid must accompany each proposal unless the contrac- tor shall have filed with this office an Annual Proposal Bond.
 JOHN A. MACDONALD,
 State Highway Commissioners. State Office Building, Hartford.
 Conn.
 Dated at Hartford, Conn, Sep tember Il, 1881. 9-14-6t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17

8 ROOMS-$11; also rooms-At Hill St. All improvements. Oak
 floors. Very reasonable. Dial 3-2967
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
NOTICE
Sewer Assessments

THE BOARD OF COMMISSION FRS OF PUBLIC WORKS of the City of Waterbury, at meeting of said Board held September 15. 1881 made assessment for sewer pur- poses on property and against property owners on York Street, from Toros Avenue to Hill Street. to the amounts set to their respec- tive names. as follows, to witt Northerly Sidc:-Ben Plungis, $84.7O: The Mattatuck Lumber Go. S125.Oo; Giuseppe Mezzanatti. Madalena Mezzanatti, $125.00; Mary Calabrese, $125.00: Michael Calabrese. $125.00: Ralph Devino. $125.00: Edmond Lemieux. $125.00: Wincenty Chlebowicz, $125.00; Walerya Chlebowicz, $125.00; AL bert A. Adt, $125.O0; The Mer- chants Trust Co, $125.00; Paolo valvo, Marianna Valvo. $1O1.52. SOutherly Side:-George Mitch ell, Amy Mitchell, $85.10, Mary Sachsenhauser. s125.00: Floriano Tedesco. $125.00; Floriano Tedes- co, $125.00; Daniel M. Blansfield, Katherine M. Blansfield, $125.00:
 Baron J. Torkomian. $125.00: Grazia Giovanniello, $125.0O; Bar on J. Torkpmian, $125.00; Ralph Rinaldi, $125.00: Ralph Rinaldi. Rosina Rinaldi, $277.1S.
 EXEMPTIONS
 Ben Plungis, 75 feet; George
 Mitchell, Amy Mitchell. 75 feet. The above assessments become
 due and payable, Monday, October
 5, 1881. at the office of the Collec-
 tor of Taxes. City Hall. Waterbury. Attest:
 GEORGE V. CASEY. 9-17-3t Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17

DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, ss
 Probate Court. September 17th, A.
 ESTATE TATE OF Edward Pym, late of Middlebury, in said District, de-
 Upon the application of The Wa terbury Trust Company, by F. w, Chesson, Trust officer, praying that an instrument in writing purport- ing to be the last will and testa. ment of said deceased may pc proved, approved. allowed and ad- mitted to probate. as per appnca- tioS or, file more fully appears, 1t is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at tns Probate Office in Waterbury, in sald District. on the 21st day of Septem- her A b. 1881 at 9:30 o'clock in the forenoon Standard Time), and that notice be given of the pendency oi aaid application, and the time ana place of hearing thereon. py pup. fishing the same one time m some neWspaper having a circuiation III ssid District, also by leaving with or bv mailing in registered letters nostsge prepaid from Waterburyi a conv of this order to all parties in- terssted on or before the 18th day of September 1881.
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY,
 o.,7.1t Asst Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
WATERTOWN

At the local court held before Justice Hungerford two cases were tried. The first against Tracy Andrews of Oakville for non-sup- port. Andrews was ordered by the court to pay S7 week to Mrs Andrews or take a penalty of SO days in jail.
 The other case was one of l breach of the peace against Jack Adoona. He was fined s5 and costs.
 Although the weather seems threatening for the public card party scheduled for this evening 8 success is guaranteed due to the untiring work of the committee in charge in selling tickets in advance. If there are any last minute de- cisions, however, come along and those in charge will find a place somewhere for late corners. Prizes are being offered and any kind of !cards may be played. According to that broad statement everyone can be satisfied in. the line of cards.
 The annual budget for the year was aired before the finance board and about 50 voters last night. A total of $266,070 will be needed to run the town for the coming year. Two added sums are on the bud get not there last year, $5,000 to allow for increases in teachers pay and to care for three new teachers and $10,000 for the pay ment of labor for the building of new surfaces on old roads about town using all the money given by the state for materials. This should help unemployment in town very much for the next year.
 The opening of school has been postponed until the 2Sth. The state school commissioner has ruled that the lost time will have to be made up. At a previous meeting of the board of education lit was decided to open schools next Monday, September 21st, but at the meeting held Tuesday evening it was voted to postpone 1t until the 2Sth.
 The annual meeting of the Wo- mems Foreign Missionary society of the eMthodist church was held yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs Charles Atwood on Cutler Knoll.
 The following slate of names was presenetd for the coming year: President Mrs William Da- wis: vice president, Mrs Berdsey Skilton; treasurer, Miss Edith Skilton and secretary. Mrs Charles Skilton. The president then ap-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
For Rent Real Estate
Apartments & Tenements

A 4-ROOM APARTMENT - POP Orange St. $16 per month. All inn provements. Inquire Harold C.. Green, 71 Grand St. Tel 3-7046.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17

pointed the following committed to work with her; magazine sec- retary, Mrs Howard Hickcox; stew ardship, Miss Edith Slxilton; mite box, Miss Jane Hosking and thank offering, Mrs Pearl Slilton.
 Mrs John Meagher of Porter street entertained a few of the members of Freindship Temple, Pythian Sisters at a quilting par ty at her home Tuesday aft9rnoon.
 Those who attended were Mrs Wilbur Hewitt. Mrs John Lindsay, Mrs George Carlin, Mrs Harold Botoh, Mrs William Lindsay, Mrs Richard Sweeney and Mrs John Meagher.@
 Mrs John Shields and children Thomas and Helen of Woodruff avenue are visiting at the home of MT and Mrs James Shields of Crescent Beach, New London, for a few days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
TO RENT

In Duplex House-Corner of John- son St and Chestnut Ave, s large,
 airy rooms. All improvements. Hot
 water heat and fireplace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
NOTICE
Sewer Assessments

THE BOARD OF COMMISSION FRS OF PUBLIC WORKS, of the City of Waterbury, at meeting of said Board held September 15, 1881, made assessment for sewer purposes on property and against property owners on Faber Avenue. from Dwight Street to Cooke Street, to the amounts set to their respect i've names, as follows, to witt
 South Side: Grace E. Segars, $145.45; Henry White, Ellen White, $150.00; Perly J. Stubbs, Lillian Renfree Stubbs, $150.00; Charles H. Draper. $15o.00; Florence H. Manville, $150.0o; Florence H. Manville. $150.00.
 North Side: The Chase Co.,. Inc, $671.25.
 EXEMPTIONS
 Robert A. Waters, Antoinette R. Waters, 60 feet; the Connecticut company, 65 feet; the Chase Co.,, Inc, 75 feet.
 The above assessments become due and payable, Monday, October 5, 1881, at the office of the Col lector of Taxes. City Hall. Water bury.
 GEORGE V. CASEY. 9-17-3t. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-17
NOTICE
EAST MAIN STREET

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals appointed under the Building Zone Ordinance will hold public hearing on Friday evening. September 18th, 1881, at seven o'clock, standard time, eight o'clock, daylight saving time, in the aldermanic chamber. City Hall building, Grand Street. upon the ap- permission to erect five car garage in the rear of property located at 1772 East Main Street, property re- ferred to being located 100 feet thereof in the Business Zone NO. l ana 25 feet in the A Residence Zone.
 All persons or corporations hay ing any interest in the above mat ter should appear and be heard in relation thereto in the time anc
 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
 THOMAS P. KELLY.
 a.fe-2t Secretary.