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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-12
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ANN and CECILY FENwICK have for years supported them selves, their younger sister, MARY FRANCES, and their grandparents known as sRosa1ie" and "Grand". Because of this financial responsi- bflfty. Ann, who Is 28, is unable to. marry PHIL ECROYD, young lawyer to whom she has been en- gaged for eight years. Cecily, 22, loves BARRY McKEEL, an en. gineer, but when he proposes she refuses to name their wedding date for. the same reason.
 Nary-Frances, IS, and still in school, strikes up an acquaintance with EARL DE ARMOUNT vaudc- vile actor, and meets him secret ly. He tries to persuade her to become his stage partner.
 Ann and Phil quarrel when she hears LEFTY KING, who works in Phil's ofIice building, address him with endearments. Ann tries to forget Phil by going around with KENNETH SMITH, rich and att tentive. Cecily is disturbed when she learns Barry has left town without telling her about 1t.
 Alary-Franccs fails in an ex- animation and promises De Ar mount she will go away with him. 2 Next morning Cecfly secs Barry outside the house in his car and, ! against her grandfather's com mand, rushcs out to meet him. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER xXxyIII
 Barry came to meet her, but this morning he did not ask whether he looked pretty, and that was for tunate, because he looked frigh- full. He looked white, and un- pressed, and unshaven, and tired. and cross. He did not take her hands. He hung his own at his sides, as if they were pounds too heavy to lift, and they pulled his shoulders down and forward.
 He said, i've been driving all night. trying to get away from you"
 She said, "Grand is coming. He'll make scene. Let's go- anywhere"
 As she stepped into the car one of the mules dropped off. Barry stopped to pick it up, and she said. Hurry"
 What made Grand so hopping mad was that he could not re- call single speech of Lear's. To have been a lover, nay, more than a mere lover, student, a diciple of the Immortal Bard's for a life- time, and then in crisis to have it all come to naught, was hard, very very hard. True, the blow, blow. thou winter wind. was ready to hand; but in his opinion the Heigh- ho! section, directly counter to his own philosophy, all but ruined the song. Nor had he been able, ever, to give his entire approval to Rosa- lind. So he had to be content with moaning again, to Ann, "She struck mo down. Our little Cecily turned and struck me down." and let it go at that.
 Ann knew better; but since she had not seen anything except Ce- ely running out of doors in her bathrobe, all she could say was, "But, Grand, dear, she didn't mean to-" and leave him moaning on the horse hair sofa in the par log while she went to telephone for tho neighborhood doctor. Grand had been positive that he could not live until Dr Elm could come from across the river.
 Mary-Frances, two big fright ened eyes beside the telephone whimpered as Ann hung up the receiver, "Ann, did Grand say she could never darken his door again ? Did he, Ann?"
 "Silly!" said Ann. "Of course not. Run on and see what you can do about breakfast. That's sisters baby. Everything will be all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-12
Here's a February Party That Gives
 the Boys a Break
Let's have a party. mother."

Let's have q party, mother.'
 During February, which is in deed a party month with it's many holidays, almost every mother is asked to entertain.
 One mother writes that each year she gives her little girl a Valentines party, and that is not hard to plan, but when it comes to giving her boys a party she is al- ways at loss.
 Ruth Hathaway Smith, dietitian, offers this solution.
 "Plan your boys party for Washingtons birthday. Decorate the room with red, white and blue bunting and flags. Bive each boy a red, white and blue bow-knot for his button-hole.
 "The easiest kind of a lunch is an indoor weenie roast. Fill an or- dinary corn poper with weenies which have been par-boiled. Roast over the embers in the fireplace. When the weenies are done give each boy a buttered finger roll and q plate and let him make for him. self a real hot dog A dish of escalloped tomatoes can be passed, or for an especial treat surprice the boys with the new quick-frost- ed corn-on-the-cob.
 For dessert drugstore ice
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cellar three times every night be- fore he went to bed to be sure he'd shut tho draft off. He was bristling full of these silly compulsions.
 Ted came back. II got off all I could" he said. "When Slim goes I'll take a bucket and clean it bet ter.'
 He went back and put the bolt in place. Then he got his Los Angeles" and figured out how he could stick it to the tower by ty- ing a string to the ceiling.
 String! He looked in all his pockets. None. He went 10 the kitchen.
 "Ted!'
 "Yes, Mom!"
 "Come out of that kitchen"
 "Im just looking for string"
 Come out
 "Aw, Nom, I need some. Can't I look?"
 "Ted!' sharply. "Oh, all right!' The dirigible had to go. He had nothing to do now. Slim was talk | ing his violin lesson but would be along any minute now. Ted hung around and drummed on the front windows. Then he thought o1 thread. In his mothers sewing table there was some. He went to the little antique stand over in the corner, pulled out a drawer, and down crashed the fifty dollar rose-quartz lamp rich Grandaunt Ellen had sent his mother for Christmas.
 The rest of that day will go down in history. Frustration gen. orally dies hard in children. Ted had had plan. He wasn't allowed to carry it out to finish. His mother not only made a psycho- logical mistake but lost a lamp. He wasn't to blame in the least but paid the price. We should try to understand the various urges of children. A little psychology is sometimes worse than none.
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browned in frying pan. Milk was then added. This gave a rich fla vored, but not so digestible, a sauce. The third method called for four tablespoons butter melt ed in frying pan.
 To this was added three table spoons flour. When mixture bub- bled one half cup milk was add ed, the mixture stirred until thick ening started when remaining milk was put in. The sauce was stirred until boiling. This was smooth thick and rich.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-12

The quick-frosted fish now mar keted in packages require no new methods of cookery. The fish may be kept in the ice chest until de- frosted. Then marinate with lemon juice. Or 1t is equally good proceed ure to put 1t on to cook while still solidly frozen. These new fish fillets cook in less than the usual time and for best results should be cook ed only until the fish flakes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-12
NANCY PAGE It's Not Hard to Make Smooth White Sauce
By Florence La Ganke

Lois was expecting guests for luncheon. She was serving eggs q la king on toasted scones, escal- loped tomatoes, assorted relishes, baked apples with a stuffing of buttered crumbs, orange peel, q suspicion of cinnamon and honey. The apples were washed, cored and then stuffing was put in the cavity
 They were baked in individual!
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cream can be dressed up with a sauce of quick-frosted sliced straw berries. Or, on Washington's Birth day, cherry tarts made with quick frosted sour pitted pie cherries are sure to bring loud cheers from the vOlInpsters"
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The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30

from 1920 to 1910 more labor-saving inventions
were brought forward than in the whole history
of mankind before. The American manufacture
of edge tools began; the invention of planning
machines revolutioniZed woodworking; platform
scales were introduced the Nasmyth steam
hammer was patented in 1912; the iron cook
stove was put on the market about 1910; fric-
ton matches Invented in England in 1920 slow
ly began to take the place of the old flint and
steel; the first crude Colts revolver was patent
ed in 1885. To furnish power for cotton and
woolen mills, paper mills and other industries,
dams were built on the falls of the rivers in the
eastern, middle and southern states. {.
The methods of farming were changed by farm
machinery. In 1884 Mccormick patented the
first horse reaper the basis of the present elab
crate mowers and reapers"
Transportation began to undergo a change
The steamboat made the sailing vessel obsolete
and 1t pointed the way to the necessity for in
ternal Improvements such as canals. But almost
overnight there came the railroads to cheaper
transportation, stimulate travel and built up
new states and cities. Then began the opening
of public lands the rush into the West tits pop
ulation increasing from 100000 to 100000
from 1920 to 1S40) and the demand for more la
borers bringing strong current of immigration
from abroad
So the young giant of the New world, Uncle
Sam, got away to a flying start on the road of
progress, a race which has continued to the
present time. The year 1888 is good a year as
any other from which to date this progress.
What of the year 1888? Will the historian of
the future write 1t down another beginning
of new era of progress-socal, political, eco
nOmic and spiritual progress? We who live in
this year cannot answer that question But if
we learn anything by the lessons of the past
we can at least recognize some Of the STRINGS
beneath the surface of everyday life which may
give hint of the changes that are to be.
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NUDIST CULT SHUTS
DOWN FOR WINTER

there were dues to pay and the mat.
ter of railroad fare to Liberty Cor.
nerS.
"Our purpose is the promotion of
cleaner relations between the sexes
by eliminating perhaps the greatest
evil of western civilization, sex Gu
rlosity," he went on. "This can
be done by bringing both sexes to-
gether in perfect state of nudity,
providing the proper place can be
found-a secluded farm where all
kinds of sports, swimming, and gen.
eral camp life can be INDUCED in"
Build Own Quarters.
Mr.. Becker founded the league
three years ago after visit to Ger.
many, where he "got the idea" That
summer the nudists camped out in
the Catskills. Since then they have
had rented farms in New Jersey and
in Rockland county, New York. Po-
lice descended on the latter, but the
nudists were freed in court.
Last winter. with the treasury
comfortably full, they bought the
plot of dense woods. with running
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A truck filled with sugar crossing
the Fifty-ninth street bridge somehow
caught fire. This naturally tied up
traffic, which normally is heavy over
that centrally located span. Finally
they managed to put the fire out.
But meanwhile something else had
happened. Che heat had melted the
sugar and it descended to the road
way of the bridge in the shape of
sirup and flowed, heavy and thick,
In all directions. This caused traf.
tic tieup to which the former one
was nothing. Sand and small gravel
had to be procured in large amounts
and spread TO give traction. 1t was
several hours before the tangle was
Strengthened out.
Chister II. Aldrich. the noted
architect, says he considers the
Morgan library the most beautifully
designed building in the city. Be-
cause of its size and surroundings.
many pass 1t by without much no
tice. The Empire State tower still
is doing lively business with sight
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brook at Liberty Corners. IN May
they moved ont in tents; by July 4
they had built with their own hands
most of the dormitory with sleeping
accommodations for 4S. Now they
have just finished a swimming pool.
An architect apd several carpenters
among the membership led in the.
building operations. A plumber
member put up an outdoor shower
for use until the pool was finished
There are also II bungalows which
members built themselves on plots
they rented from the league for from.
$40 to $25 year. and several job
less nudists are living in their tsAe.
galows all winter. Next year they
plan a social hall. tennis courts, an
archery field and other facilities for
sports, and restaurant. AT pres
ent cooking is done camp fashion.
Would-be members are looked
over by membership committee
which is so adept that in three years
only four persons have Oeen ex-
PEELED. '"They did not do anything,
they were just uncongenial," Mr..
Becker said, and the rules are even
stricter now. No one is admitted
to the camp until the membership
committee has approved, then the
applicant is taken ont to Sky Farms
for weekend, and if he likes it.
his membership is assured.
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ProUes That Youth Is
Not "Coing to the Dogs

Neighborhoods In which the popula
ton frequently changes seem to lose.
those social controls that reduce de
linquency. Street trades and other
employments of juveniles either
tend to attract or develop delinquent
children.
A summary of surveys of deln
quency shows that certain personal
factors such as race, nativity, sex,
age, intelligence. and physical con
dition have bearing on delin-
quency. There is a larger proper.
tion of negro children appearing be.
fore the courts than might he ex-
pected. Homes in which one or
both parents are foreign-born seem
to supply more than their share OF
juvenile court cases. Boys who face
the juvenile judge outnumber girls
more than five to one.
Any delinquency is recognized as
too much. The study shows that
the following efforts among others
are being made toward a still fur.
ther reduction of delinquency. State
laws provide for 24-hour-a-day par
entail schools special day schools for
truants and incorrigibles are being
established in many cities: special
classes. behavior clinics, mental hy-
giene, educational and vocational
guidance, education in the wise
use of leisure, and In character, are
now part of the regular routine of
hundreds of schools where the OBJ
jective Is the prevention of delin-
Quency rather than the cure of it.
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Lights of New York ~ TsUnbUIh RsuasUEh

seers. The usual thing Is for a
building to support tower. but this
tower supports the building. John
Law, former Notre Dame center and
captain, is a renting agent at Rookie
feller City and coaching football on
the side.
A man who had been signing other
persons names to his checks got
caught at it and found himself in
the penitentiary. Every inmate has
to work for his room and board up
there, so they gave the forger a job.
He was assigned to teach penman-
ship.
Francis Albertanti tells me a
story of Owney Madden, generally
designated as racketeer and unde-
sirable citizen, but of whom Father
Cashin. former chaplin at Sing Sing.
once said that he had helped more
ex-convicts go straight than all the
reformers. 1t seems that Madden
had an office in building on Broad.
way where there was a frail look
ing elevator man. For several days.
this man w3s missing and Madden
asked where he was. He learned
that the elevator man was at home
In bed and it looked as If he might
stay there some time.
This was not so good, as the man
got one of those trick salaries-the
trick being to live on it. Madden
went to see him. He made him roll
over with his face to the wall; and
said he wanted to see his back.
When the man was thus engaged
Madden slipped two S10O bills un-
der the pillow. Then he left. and"
says Mr.. Albertanti. 81 sure would
like to have seen the expression
on that mans face when he slipped
his thin hand under his tired old
head and found that money"
| always have liked the story of
the benevolent gangster who was
too kind-hearted to see the poor of
Hell's kitchen suffer from the win
ter weather during a coal strike.
Solely from motives of charity, he
took gun, held up three coal
wagons, and made the drivers dump
the coal in the street. 1t didn't
stay there any longer than it took
TO get baskets and boxes to gather
it up.
Three would-be robbers tried to
hold up Brooklyn hospital. Police
captured them. Now they feel sick
er than the patients.
e. 1892. Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.
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Figures Show Juvenile De-
linquency Decreasing.

Washington.-Figures do not JUS
tify the conclusion that juvenile de-
hnquency is on the increase, accord
ing to recent report of the Ma
tional Education association which
has just completed an investigation
of the truth of the oft-repeated as
sertioL that youth is going to the
dogs"
Reports from several of the large
cities including Chicago and New
York do not indicate that delin-
quency has grown faster than the
population. In fact, the number of
delinquent boys per thousand popu-
lation has decreased by one-half dur
ing the past twenty years in New
York, where there were $4,000 boys
brought before the Children's court
from 1902 to 1911, and only $4,000 in
the decade just closed. The total
number of juvenile delinquents
brought before courts each yeariE the
United States has been estimated
at approximately 100000.
Juvenile delinquency seems to be
closely associated with certain en-
vironmental and hereditary factors,
though no agreement exists as to
the relative weight of them in con-
tributing to the waywardness of
youth. The economic uncertainty
and lack of control in broken homes.
are very frequent factors. Older
children who are delinquent often
lead younger children into crime.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30

Now the party days are al hand
and of course we must have parti-
fed dresses. The wise mother real
ICES that the charm of these frocks-
lies In their simplicity and in the
evidence of quality apparent in the
fabrics and in the discreetly-
trimmings, writes Carolyn T. Rad
nor Lewis in Child Life Magazine.
Crepe de chine (the pure-dye.
heavier types) and the finer textures.
in the rough crepes and geor
gette have the first call in silks, with
the quaint little English prints as
alternates. The rayon, silk and
rayon and cottOn-and-rayo novel
ties are both new and dainty in
ruffly, frilly frocks. Handkerchief
linen, organdie, and dotted swiss are
never superseded in the minds of
many fastidious mothers. although
by way of change this season.
dancing-school dresses of velvet.
cen should prove as appealing as
has the fine vale corduroy for day
time suits and dresses. And very
new are the sheer wOOlens which
the younger as well as the older
generations are adopting.
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Members Already Laying
Plans for Next Summer.

New York.-New Jerseys more
or less famous Sky farms nudist
colony--an aggregation of "the orig
inal, non-commercial nudists of the
United States"-has shut up shop
for the winter-going into hiberna-
ton, as it were. Officials of the or
ganization want it known, however,
that whatever capitulation the news
may suggest to biased minds the
reason is the rigors of the new sea-
son and not to the conventionalities
or society. Indeed, the members
are just as much nudiSts at heart
and by inclination as ever, it is
stated, and the new springswill find
them holding forth in their orig
inal birthday suits as defiantly as
ever at the same old stand.
Some attempt will be made to
carry on through the winter-in
fact, Manhattan gymnasium has
been rented by the society, and here
a half hundred men and women
of the colony plan to gather two
nights a week to swim and work off
by calisthenics the avoirdupois that
mars perfect nudist.
viii Wear Bathing Suits.
Because lit is no use taking any
chances" according to Carr Becker,
founder and secretary of the organi-
zation, they wear bathirg suits. But
Sky farms, their 30-acre camp near
Liberty Corners, n. j., is open all
year. and though members go there
through the winter chiefly to get out
In the country, on warm days the
harder ones do a little nude sun
bathing.
The SIX farms nudists are incor-
porated in New Jersey as the Amer
ican League for Physical Culture.
They have only pity for the rival
nudists of the Olympian league. and
although Camp Olympia, which -four
ished last summer near Highland,
n. Y, had 400 acres and its own pri-
vate lake, they consider that Ii was
Commercial from the outset"
ave are the oldest ant the big
gest nudist organization" said Mr..
Becker, a German in the importing
and exporting business. 1--WE are
a private club, equally for the bene-
fit of all members. Nobody makes
any money. We don't admit the
press even when reporters are will
ing to go nudist, too. Naturally,
we want our idea to spread, but 1t
can't go like wildfire. We have TO
educate the public. but we also have
to look out for the privacy of our
members"
The group has 220 members In
the metropolitan district, Mr.. Beck
er said; ii would be more than 500
If the depression had not caused
many to drop out. Asked why the
depression would affect a cult which
means less wear and tear OH clothes,
Mr.. Becker laughed gently and said
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30
Fomer Russian General
Now Is Chef in an Inn

Philadelphia former general
in the imperial army of Russia is
now a chef in a tiny Philadelphia
inn.
Gen. Peter Popoff, who served on
the general staff of the Russian
army under the czar. is willing to
discuss life-as il is.
But life as 1t was. or might
have been, the general merely
shrugged his shoulders.
Popoff Is head of the tearoom
kitchen of the Princess Lubov Sche-
tinin.
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AID of US lies new year-1933.
Although it does not mark the
turn of the century" nor yet
reaching the halfway mark
both of which furnish a logical
excuse for pausing to take
stock. to look back and TO see
what progress we have made
socially. politically. economical
ly and spiritually; yet there is
ample reason for doing that
very thing just now. For 1888
will round out the first third of
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the Twentieth century and If there is anything
In history repeating itself the next third will be
filled with events of the greatest significance to
the future of our nation. Certainly that was
true during the corresponding period in the
Nineteenth century and a comparison and con-
trast of 1893 and 1888 fail to be of inter-
est and, perhaps. of value To Americans they
face the new year.
In 1888 there was a new type of President in
the White House. a Democratic President.
Andrew Jackson was his name and his being
there had come about through vertible political
revolution. It's significance has been well ap-
praised by the historian Frederic Austin Ogg,
in his volume The Reign of Andrew Jackson
A Chronicle CT the Frontier in Politics" in the
Yale University Press series THE Chronicles of
America" He writes:
"Jackson's election TO the Presidency in 1928
was correctly described by Senator Benton as
"a triumph of democratic principle. and an as
sertion of the peoples right to govern them
selves Jefferson in his day candidate of
the masses, and his triumph over John Adams
in 1SG0 was received with great public acclaim
Yet the Virginian at best aristocratic
sort of democrat; he was never in the fullest
sense a man of the people Neither Madison nor
Monroe inspired enthusiasm, and for John
CCiacy Adams even New Englanders voted, as