The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
NAUGATUCK Early Training Of
 Children Urged Reformed Criminal Gives Forum Talk-Naugy to Play
 in Winsted Tonight

Proper training of youngsters in early life, care that would eliminate defects in youngsters and changes in the system under which at pres ent institutions for boys and girls are conducted were cited as means of preventing the youth of the world from entering life of crime by Jack Black, re- deemed criminal and author of "You Can't Win" in a talk given last night in the Methodist Epis- copal church on What Makes Criminals"
 MT Black, himself through en- vironment and lack of proper guid- ance in his youth entered upon a career of crime. He served time in many of the prisons of this country and Canada. Finally through the reading of the proper literature and through the interest taken in him by a friendly judge and lawyer, he saw life in a different light and de- serted the ranks of the criminals to go straight.
 In his talk MT Black condemned the present system of conducting penal institutions and the practice of our social system in handling those who have strayed from the narrow path.
 The slums of the larger cities are the greatest breeding places of crime. The majority of these youngsters are poor and under nourished and their home sur- roundings and training are lax. Many of them have low mentality and as they grow older their en- vironment leads them into petty misdemeanors and into the clutches of the law. They develop an in- feriority complex and eventually go into bigger crime. In the speak CTS opinion, one of the biggest mis- takes is to take a youngster into court. He believed that there should be some organization in- stead that would take youngsters in hand and guide them in the right way through sound advice. Much could be done in the schools by our teachers in the speakers opinion than by any other agency.
 Crime in the speakers opinion should be fought along the same lines as we fight disease. Ignor. ance and poverty should be fought by imparting knowledge. He ad' vocated a more lenient parole sys. tenn and ex-criminals given better chance. Naugy Goes to Winsted. Naugy high journeys to Winsted tonight to meet the Gilbert high team In a valley league contest. Il is expected that Naugy will take to-night's contest as Gilbert ha'
 had a very poor season losing sever straight games in the league sched. ule. George Goodwin will be ir to-night's lineup it is expected. Or Saturday night Naugy will mee' the Torrington high team in Tor. | rington.
 Hartford Volley Ball Team The local Y. M. c. A. volley bal team will meet the Hartford "Y' volley ball team tonight in thu local Y. M. C.. A. gymnasium. Hart ford defeated the locals in theil
 only setback of the season severa 1 weeks ago and they are out tt I avenge this defeat tonight. Int
 game is scheduled to start at o'clock. There will be an tmpor'
 tant meeting of the volley ball clut
 previous to the match. All mem bers of the club are urged to at
 tend.
 Expect Large Gathering | It is expected that a large gath
 ering will be present at the Shadow dance to be given Friday night II
 st Michaels parish house by thu Girls Friendly society and the S Michael's Dramatic club. The com mittee in charge of arrangement Includes Olive Bates, chatrlady Elmer Schnitz, Esther Hoadley
 Helen Birdsall, Allana Pease, Caro
 lyn Isbell, Helen Landauer, Waltel
 Pease, Gillette Noble and Trac!
 Noble. Special decoration will fea ture. Elmer Schmitz will hav'
 charge of the decorations.
 l Post Notices
 Notices are being mailed to-da. bv the borough assessors to prop erty owners notifying them of ths valuations placed on their taxable property. Figures set by the re valuation committee on real estatt in the borough were used by th'
 assessors in making up their list
 on November 1. A great protes
 was raised by property owners against having their properties list ed at the increased valuation. Int matter was taken up by the board of warden and burgesses and the,
 made q recommendation that use ol the increased valuation be deferred