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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13

By Olive Roberts Barton
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Among my letters to-day is one
from a mother possessed OF q fear.
This fear is more than the usual
kind with which all of us are ia
miliar. 1t is a result Of mental
shock-a terrible experience she
had some years ago that evidentaly
has left some definite scar.
AS a result she is afraid OF
night. of the dark, and of noises.
She lives behind bolted doors and
lies awake all night imagining
every second that something awful
is about to happen.
But she asks advice, not about
herself, but about her boy. who Is
developing the same sense OF dam
ger. He is i'll, nervous, thin, pale
and at the point of hysteria.
She has tried every means in
her power to exert self-control and
to hide her terror from him. But
none of us have will-power beyond
a certain point. 1t is quite clear
that he has absorbed the same ter
ror slant that she has.
Correct Own Fears First
What would I do--she asks.
have written to her advising
her take herself in hand first--to
remove the direct cause of her
boys mental chaos by instantly
going after her own trouble. She
saws she has been to a doctor but
it did no good.
To-day there are many doctors,
doctors of the body and doctors or
the mind and nerves. The latter
gy by various names depending on
their work. Some are neurofogists,
some are Psychologists, and some
are psychiatrists.
I feel that too many people with
easily cured nervous or mental
strains allow themselves. to go on
suffering without making any at
tempt to reach the doctor who
Fcould do them the most good. 1t
is neither intelligent nor sensible
to laugh at this branch Of therapy.
Nor is it correct to think that they
practice only with the instane.
Cure Often is Very Simple
For instance my correspondent
Is a perfectly sane, sensible and
normal woman. To have q fear
phobia as a result of shock Is not
in the least related to an unbalanc-
ed mind or instantly. It Is some
thing, moreover, that can be cured,
often very simply and easily cured.
Her own case, probably, would
not be incentive enough for me
to write this article, but as 1t hap
pens I know of several mothers
who so nearly approach her in ex-
perience and whose children have
been conditioned to the same fears
that feNl the advice have given
her may be of benefit to others.
| Beware of the "Quack"
| First be sure that the person
you go to for help is not "quack"
doctor, but a man Of assured repu-
tation and understanding. II you
are earnest in wanting relief be
honest and make no attempt to
conceal what you may consider q
| childish terror.
Health depends on organs. and
blood and many other things. 1t
also depends on steady nerves and
q clear courageous mind. 1t is now
recognized that one should have
attention as we'll as the other.
One cannot force oneself out of
fear once 1t has become chronic,
especially as a result of shock. 1t
needs outside suggestion and help,
professionally and scientifically
given. The best mother Is the heal
thy and mentally contented one
who may pass on her wholesome
attitude to her children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13
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MRS THORNTON, SIR, Is APol 10,
GETIC BUT SUE F
HER MOVHEk'n.
mr.. Thornton cleared her throat
4 trifie alphabetically before sne
spoke.
..sue. imagine that the food y
.t,o,,t rome now, don't you? Ana
I'm hungry! MY lunch was sal
"a and cup of soup. Let's go down
70 the hotel and eat. And mayoe
we could see a play aiterwsr. -
n cinema. ] mean. JACK anu ms
father are both tied up on case
and won't be through until late.
Thev are eating together. jack
tried to reach you and asked me
to tell you"
Sine didn't want to accompany
her mother-in-law anywhere. Sne
didn't want to spend the wnoie
evening with her. And she knew
that Mrs Thornton, though her
gestures were friendly enough
ana she had really tried to make
peace in the family. didn't want
to see her for hours upon nourss
either.
| Bnt that wasn't the worst of it
Mrs Thornton didn't want to
| Introduce her to these people as
| her daughter-in-law. Maybe her
clothes were queer--but she knew
thew weren't. She glanced at her
self in q mirror. Slim. straight.
dark hair, dark pansy-blue eyes.
/ red lips, clear cut chin, tilted
nose, Her clothes were all right.
| What could be wrong then, sne
asked.
But she knew the answer ai-
most at once. Judge Thornton.
Of course. Someone would tell
him that his wife was being kind
to Jacks wife. Mrs Thornton
| would win disfavor with him.
lWell, Sue decided, since that was
| all she could manage it all right.
'sMrs Thornton. it's nice of you
to make that suggestion. I'd love
to go with you -. but Corrinne's
expecting me pretty soon. lThat
was not true--but 1t would be All
| right with Corrinne.) think
some Of your friends are looking
| for you. why don't you go in
and wen get together some other
| timer"
The woman hesitated. Then she
spoke quickly. mo! I certainly
won't enter that room without you!
I'm not that cowardly, Sue" she
smiled. "You caught my mean
ing i. I didn't want you to =.
my husband, your father-in-law,
doesn't want me to be too friendly
and like q simpleton I was AFRAID
| that he would find out: But 1t
/ = a 4 still
retain a few privileges in my own
name"
"Of counsel" Sue felt better
now. The tight bands around her
heart loosened slightly. But
can't 60 in now. Please understand.
I just couldn't. Some other time
-.
She turned and ran through the
hall, down the drive where the
evergreens marched in a slim par
ade, reached the street walked
quickly.
She didn't know where she
| wanted to go--or why. She could
call Corrinne. She would.
She went into drug store booth
and dialed the number. A maid
answered.
MRS Becker? I'm sorry. She
won't be home until late this eve-I
ming"
She hung up. She called Grace.
The phone rang and rang again in
q silenut room. Sarah next-but'
no answer came from there. Al
whole evening. She didn't want
to GO home. Not since her motkerl
had holfeveH CorrinnasS Irrational
stories about Sue wanting Harry tol
cherish a romantic hangover for
her. had she felt at ease at home.
But she would like to see her
father. She would 60 home any,
way.
NEYT. Cuo 0ooo bona
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13
Beauty Tourney
at Ritz Ballroom
First Elimination to Take
Place Thursday
Night

Girls throughout Connecticut are
sending in their registrations to the
Ritz ballroom in Bridgeport, Conn,
for Mccormack and Barry's Miss
Ritz 1888 Beauty contest. The
first elimination will take place on
Thursday, June 18th, the second
Thursday, June 22nd and the grand
finals Thursday, JUNE 29th. One
hundreds dollars in cash will be
awarded the winners at the finals.
Contestants must appear in bath
ing suits, be between the ages Of
16 and 26 years and unmarried.
Competent judges will officiatc.
This will be one of the largest
statewide amusement events this
season in Connecticut. Girls from
IS different cities have already
signified their intention of enter
ing. There will be dancing every
night OF the contest.
Messrs Mccormack and Barry
also announce the opening Of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13

So many requests for advice on
the subject have been received by
It lately that the state department
Of health in a special bulletin, en-
titled "The Problem of Adoption"
today stated that, while in most
cases infancy is the ideal time Tor
adoption, no infant should be
adopted without a probationary
period Of at least one year ana
preferably two or more years.
Such a probationary period gives
the prospective foster parents an
opportunity for observation and
consideration which will permit
them to make an intelligent de-
cision. This period Is as indispen-
sable to the child as it Is to the
prospective foster parents because
1t is just as essential for him that
he be fully accepted by them as 1t Is
that they be satisfied with him.
In each case there should be a
careful and complete physical ex-
animation by q qualified physician
to determine the child's physical
status as we'll as a competent
psychological examination to deter
mine as accurately as possible his
intellectual endowments. Likewise
the foster-parents should seek
knowledge Of the child's heredity
and background as an aid to the
child's guidance in behavior.
The bulletin answered the ques-
ton of whether or not child
should be told that he Is FOSTER
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13
COPYRIGHT
lC5S JOHN
Ollie /"
YE5 on NO

aid Paterson and Katherine Lud-
gate. psychologists Of Minnesota
University tested this assertion by
having each Of ninety-four people
select two pronounced blondes and
two pronounced brunettes and
rate them on these traits. The re-
suits showed fifty-three. per cent
of the blondes were changeable,"
and forty-thrre per cent OF the
brunettes. Sixty-six percent OF the
blondes were "variety-loving" and
sixty two percent of the brunettes
also loved variety. All the other
characteristics ran about the same.
All such wild assertions about hu-
man characteristics are easily shot
to pieces by any simple. exact ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13
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pertinent. There were practically
no differences that amounted to
anything.
(3)-Faith in ones self and
ones own powers to meet all COM
ers Is one OF the biggest factors in
achieving success. To depend on
luck IL sheer fatalism, and In tho
long run is bound to leave the
luck believer holding the bag.
Some people do have somewhat
better luck at least for a time,
than others, but we are living in
a mathematical universe where the
laws OF chance distribute good and
bad breaks" about evenly. No
matter how much you believe in
your luck, you simply cant beat the
ga me-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13
First Lutheran Church
Choir Picnic Held Sunday

The annual picnic Of the choir
Of the First Lutheran church was
held Sunday at Sandy Beach, Ban
tam. Singing and various sports
were enjoyed under the direction
OF Ruth johnson and Herbert
Pinter. Those attending included:
Mr. and Mrs Timothy johnson. Miss
Eleanor Refill, Miss Christine
Refill, Miss Adeline Guest, Miss
Milda Poudim, John Stavnitsky,
George Pinter, Miss Lydia Poudim,
Miss Caroline Refill, Miss Florence
Hageman, Henry Schissler, William
Meister, Marian Tracy, Carl Has
sell, Miss Gloria Lorenz, Miss Elsie
Bauck, Carl johnson, Hans Bauck,
Mr. and Mrs Theodore Bauck, and
Rev and Mrs Martin J. Lorenz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13
Adopting Children Should
Receive One Years Thought
State Department of Health Issues Special Bulletin On
Subject in Response to Many Requests

child with an emphatic, Yes! The
sooner, the better" BY postponing
this, the foster-parents are running
the risk that the child will find
II out elsewhere and thus lose faith
in their integrity. Understanding
the fact that he was deliberately
chosen will offset the loss he may
feel in not having been born in the
family.
Prospective foster-parents should
realize that material things are not
enough for a successful adoption,
and that what any child wants Is
feeling of security-that he Is
wanted and has q place in their
thoughts and affection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13

(1)-Certainly not, because love
tries its utmost to believe only that
which is good. Indeed a woman IN
love usually says, Don't tell me
anything bad about him, don't
want to know" Love would not be
love IL 1t were not looking all the
time for the good in the loved one
and choosing over the bad. When 1t
becomes O cold-blooded calculating
Of ones faults 1t ceases to be love.
(2)-Our foremost opponents OF
accerts that blondes
have the following characteristics:
they are quick" "changeabie,"
and variety loving" Brunettes,
she says are SLOW" deliberate"
Cautious" Serious" Mrs Dom
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13
Harmony Chorus To
Hold Picnic Sunday

Harmony Chorus completed
plans at it's meeting in Mechanics
hall last night for the annual picnic
to be held at Chestnut Hill next
Sunday. Clausen's orchestra will
play for dancing. The committee
in charge Of arrangements includes
Gustave johnson, Fredolph Matt
son and John johnson,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13
VOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XxxvII

.
Had she really heard Arthur
yiackenzie say those words or was
she dreaming? Monnie. 1acing her
singers in her lap, gave him di-
rect, almost childlike look.
IT - / don't understand" she
fa1tered. you're going back to
New York. But Miss Anstice and
plan, as you know, to start for
Paris next week."
II know" he said firmly. 81
know all that" There was eager
ness in his tone. you can see
Paris any time. Next month--next
gcar--with me. Yes, Monica, I am
asking you to marry me-"
The color fiared up in her cheeks.
she was tense. But that's impos-
sible. 1 told you"
He interrupted her with sweep
ing gesture. IT know. You told
me about the young man back
home whom you swore to love for
ever. Well, what's happened is
this. as see it. Either he's for
gotten about you-which 1 doubt,
as scarcely think you would have
cared for a fool - or he's got en-
tangled with someone else. Either
way he's lost his chance. Monica.
Tn in love with you. Does that
sound absurd from me-with all
you know about me?"
There must have been something
tell-tale about her expression for
Mackenzie's smile was grim.
81 know you've heard plenty
Gossip aboard ship. I won't at
tempt to deny any of 1t. I've not
been an angel. You must know
that. Women wei, we won't go
into hiatt. It's all past. have
never asked woman to marry me
before, believe that. There's some
thing about you, Monica" he told
her. his voice softening, that
makes me want to do things for
you-show you the bright places of
the earth
THAT'S kind" she murmured,
flashing him q smile.
TITS not" he assured her. "Pure
selfishness, that's what 1t is. I
want to see your eyes shine like a
child seeing its first Christmas
tree"
Am 1 so naive?" asked Monnie,
struck by this picture of herself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13

beautiful Starlight Promenade in
the near future. This delightful
addition will be charming place
to stroll, smoke or relax during the
evening. The Starlight Promenade,
together with special cooling facili-
ties will make the Ritz one Of the
finest summer bathrooms in New
England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13
CLAM SEASON ARRIVED

Astoria, Ore, (UP)-Clams are
in season here now. Each morning
at low tide between 1000 and
5000 persons may be seen on the
beaches near here digging the
shellfish from the mud.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13

Columbus, Neb. (UP)--A rarity
of the flower world, tulip with
four blossoms on single stem,
was found in her garden here by
Mrs, M. A. Stenger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13
BEGIN HERE TODAY

MONNEE O'DARE. beautiful
and young. sails for Europe with
her old friend, MISS ANSTICE
COREY, TO try TO forget DAN
CARDIGAN, who Nlonnie be-
licves Inns Tilted her ror SANDRA
LAWRENCE. In New York be-
fore sailing Monte encounters
ARTHUR MACKENZIE, q mid
dIc-aged man Of wealth. She
meets him again on the boat and
he obviously admires her.
Monnfe Is poor and the trip Is
q Cinderella adventure for her.
Back home she has left her
mother, sister, and two brothers.
CHARLES EUSTACE, handsome
newcomer TO town, sends her or
ciiifls and comes TO see her on
at the station.
While Sandra, ut home, Is TAX
ing advantage OF MOnnie's abb
scnce to try 20 win Dan from
her, Monnie Is I'm London where
Mackenzie showers her with Mt.
fenfions. They 60 to dinner one
might and he startles her by pro-
posing that she return 10 Amer
lea when he does.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13
ITO Be Continued)
Babes Footprints Souvenirs

Webster, Mass. (UP)-Mothers
attending Hospital Day" at Web
ster-Dudley District Hospital were
given souvenir cards bearing foot
prints of their children. taken on
the day of birth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13

Suffragettes of the Philippines
plan a spirited campaign for equal
suffrage this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13

"A Group or COLLEGE FREzAMEN
GiRLT ARE DEBATING 1HlS 0OESl-
ION: ARE BLONDES MoRE pEPENv-
ABLE AND LEzS FLi0HTY HAN
RRUNETTE5 ?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-13

NEXT: Sue goes home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-03
ROOSEVELT TO
KEEP CLOSE TO
WHITE HOUSE
Extensive Changes Seen in
Offices to Insure Work
in Private.

BIZ Scripps-Ho'oard Newspqper Alliance
WARM SPRINGS Ga. Feb. B.
President-Elect Roosevelt's fire.
quent bedroom interviews" with
the press have led TO definite reports
that both the private and executive
Offices Of the White House will I'M
dergo radical alterations after
March 4.
One report says that Mr. Roose-
welt will visit the executive Offices
only in the morning, and hold his
more important conferences at the
mansion itself from noon on.
Another report-and both come
from persons close to the next
President-suggests that he will do
almost al his work in Offices to be
built in the basement Of the White
House.
Although a novelty, this change,
in fact, will be a return to the sys-
TEN Of early colonial days.
Under L Enfant's original plan for
the capital, the front of the White
House was to face the beautiful
landscape reaching down to the
banks Of the Potomac river.
Office May Be in Basement
Mr.. Roosevelt, according to one
plan, will make this rear entrance
the principal approach to the
White House. For one thing, he
can 90 in through the ground floor,
and have more easy access to the
elevator reaching the upper story.
Near the rear basement door may
be constructed Offices for confer
ences, as there we're in the old days.
Here, in the earliest years, was the
Presidents diplomatic reception
room, and receiving diplomats and
war debt representatives-on the
quiet-will be one Of Mr.. Roose-
velts biggest jobs.
The belief that the next President
will sequester himself is fortified by
another quality he exhibits. Quite
like Mr.. Hoover, he is averse to pre-
mature publicity.
Likes to Fool the Press
Mr.. Hoover once said that he did
not see why the press wanted ad-
vance or incomplete reports any
more than an engineer would want
to throw open a half-fnished
bridge"
The same attitude animates Mr..
Roosevelt. He likes to fool the press
in a good-natured way, and to elude
their traps he prides himself on
his supposed ability to spar with
them on their own terms. Even
members of his family, who usually
attend his press conferences, enjoy
the spectacle.
isn't it clever the way he handles
you?" asked one member OF the
President-elect's household. And
can't he make you feel small when
he wants to?"
There was, of course, no answer.
But if alterations will give him
greater secrecy in dealing with world
and domestic problems, he probably
will order them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-03

one case, South bid two on trump,
which contract was defeated.
One over one bidders who held
the South hand preferred to open
with one no trump in spite of the
biddable spade suit, because of the
tenace positions in the hand and
the distributed high card strength.
This usually became the final
contract, for the opening no trump
made Vests bid too dangerous and
neither North nor East had sufa-
Gent strength to overcall.
West reasoned that the opening
no trump bid showed three and
cne-half high card tricks well dis
tributed over three or four suits.
In view of his own holding, there
could be about only one high card
trick between North and East.
If North should hold the missing
high card strength and the distri~
button should be unfavorable, q
heavy penalty certainly would re-
suit.
Those who would be inclined to
bid the West hand defensively over
no trump respectfully are re-
ferred to my previous article, in
which a hand fully as strong as
this was defeated 1,4OO points.
The Play
West opened the four of diamonds
and dummy's ten held. Declarer
wisely played for the hearts, pre-
ferring to have his tenaces in the
other suits led up to if possible.
West won with the singleton
king and led another diamond.
Winning the diamond with the
queen, South played another heart
and East was forced to let it hold
to keep from establishing the suit
in dummy
Declarer now played the ace Of
diamonds and West made a bril-
liant play by putting in the jack.
He could see that he was about to
be thrown into the lead and de-
sired to establish an entry in the
East hand.
Declarer's next lead was the king
of clubs, which West won with the
ace. West returned a small diamond
to put East into the lead, declarer
discarding a small spade.
East cashed his ace Of hearts and
returned the jack Of spades.
BY this time declarer had a per-
feet count on the West hand, so
he went up with the ace of spades
and returned the queen.
This threw West in the lead to
make his last diamond, but he was
obliged to lead up to the queen ten
of clubs at the end.
BY virtue of good card reading
South was able to make one no
trump in spite of Vests brilliant
defensive play.
Copyright 1888 by NEA Service, Incl
!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-03
Plan for Better
Control of Colds
Proved by Tests

Greensboro, N. C.-In clinical
tests among thousands-in schools.
colleges and homes, the Vicks
Plan for better Control of Colds re-
duced the number and duration of
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ment
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-03
CONT RACT
BRIDGE
BY w. z. MKENNEY
seeretarr American Bridge Lea que

Today's hand was played in
duplicate at a number Of tables,
with East and West vulnerable,
North and South not vulnerable.
The approach bidders who held
the South hand opened with one
spade, which West overcalled with
two diamonds and, in most cases
that became the final contract. IN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-03
SCIENCE EDITOR NAMED
Prof. Richard S. Lull Successor to
DR.. Ernest Howe.
"A Ncicnco Ncrrice

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. B. -
Professor Richard S. Lull, author OF
Organic Evolution Ancient Man
and Fossils and member of the
Yale university faculty since 1906,
has been appointed editor of The
American Journal Of Science, sue
ceeding DR.. Ernest Howe, who died
in December.
The Journal has been edited IN
New Haven since 1918 and forms
an integral part Of the educational
activities of Yale university Former
editors of this Journal, one OF the
foremost scientific publications in
this country covering the broader
fields of science, have been BenJa-
min Silliman, the elder; Benjamin
Selliman, the younger; James
Dwight Dana, Edward Salisbury
Dana. and Dr. Howe. The owner
ship OF the American Journal OF
Science passed from the Silliman
and Dana families to Yale in 1926,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-03

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-25
Ford Strikers at
Meet Vote to Seek
Aid of Labor Defense

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24.-At q
general membership meeting of the
Ford workers of Chester, Pa, at
which over 1000 workers were pre-
sent, they unanimously voted to
accept the International Labor De-
tense as their defense organization.
The vote was taken as q result of
the demands from a large number
of the workers for endorsement of
the I. L. D.
The l. L. d. has already defended
number of strikers. Prepare
lions are now going forward to
develop a huge mass defense. Of
fices are being established within
the union headquarters. A broad
rank and file committee is being
established and fight for the
rights Of the strikers is being
started, on the main issue of the
rights of strikers to picket and q
stop to police terror which is now
worse than at any time.
The demand for the I. L. D. de-
Tense comes as a result of the
popularity achieved by the I. L. D.
through its militant mass and legal
defense of many other strikes I'M
der A. F. Of L. and independent
leadership, together with its de-
tense of the violated rights Of the
Negro People.