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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-07
Girl Scout News

The qualities needed for good Girl Scout leaders were enumerated and described by Mrs Joseph P. Merritt, regional Girl Scout direc- tor, at a joint meeting of Girl Scout leaders and those enrolled in the scout training course, at the First Baptist church scout house last night.
 She stressed the importance of the patrol system in giving respon- sibility to many small groups, and emphasized the place of troop com- mittees in the Corr Scout scheme.
 Those attending the talk were: Alice Halpin, president of the Lead CTS association; Mrs J. B. Sher- well, head of the training commit tee; Miss Marcella Corcoran. train
 in committee; Bertha Chrisnran,
 captain Troop II; Myrtle West, ca ptain, Trook 13; Mildred Turney, assistant director; Marjorie Squires, captain, Naugatuck; Betty Stoffer,
 Naugatuck; Lemyra Gibbs, lieu tenant, Troop 13; Helen Kluge. captain, Troop 20; Agnes Cosgrove, captain, Watertown, 1; May Cos grove, captain. Watertown, ?; Flor ence Turnbulll, captain, Troop 5;
 Mrs Ben Shulman, lieutenant,
 Troop 5; Mrs Poirier; Miss Milicent
 Makepeace, captain, Troop l; Mrs
 Harry Bavier, troop committee
 chairman, Troop 2; Miss Etta Ba- vier, captain, Troop 2; Mrs Flora
 Russell, captain, Troop 9; Miss Hedwig Kiessling, lieutenant, Troop 9; Miss Gerarude Kiessling, lieu | tenant, Troop g; Miss Lucy Shan ahan, Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick, cap tain, Troop 6; Miss Dorothy Zibell. captain, Troop "A; Miss Viola Grasso, associate scout; Miss Phyl- | lis Hodges, associate scout; Miss
 Hilda Bloom, captain. Troop A; Mis- Lillian Loeffler, captain, Troop 4B; Miss Corrine .Hickox, Troop 1OA: Miss Evelina Hauser, cap
 tain, Troop | Oakville; Mrs Mill l dred Downey, lieutenant, Troop 1. Oakville; Miss Drucilla Little hales, lieutenant, Troop 1, Oak vile; Miss Mary Lovett. lieutenant,
 Troop IT: Miss Dorothy Johnson, captain, Troop 1, Middlebury; Miss
 Ethel Smethurst, lieutenant, Troop IS; Miss Frances Lacone; Miss Rita O'Rourke; Mrs William T. Veg gett, commissioner; Miss Edna w. weber. QlrecCOr.
 A farewell party was given at the home of Mrs Hilda Pearson of Cooke street recently in honor of Conrad B. Hanson who is leaving shortly for his home in Norway. Those in attendance were Mir and Mrs Fritzz Oden and their daugh- ter and MT and Mrs Nils Oden of Pawtucket, Henry Peterson,
 Mrs Oscar Sterner, Mir and Mrs
 Walter Wickstrom, MT and Mrs Gustave Johnson and their daugh- ters, Gladys and Ruth Johnson.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Anderson of Washington. Conn. MT and Mrs Edward Anderson and their son, Edward, c. B. Hanson, Mrs Hilda Pearson. Richard Pearson and Ernest Pearson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-07
Home Economies Group To Meet
Miss Beatrice Hall of Hart- ford and Mrs John Stanes-
 low to Be Guest Speakers

The Waterbury Home Economies club will meet on Tuesday evening at the auditorium of the Connecti- cut Light & Power company. The guest speaker of the evening will be Miss Beatrice Hall, a member of the Connecticut Food and Dairy Council of Hartford. Miss Hall will have as her topic, Nutrition" and will also show interesting lan- tern slides during her talk. Mrs John Staneslow, member of the club, will give a talk con Travel Abroad, relating several experi- ences which she encountered dur ing her sojourn to Europe last summer.
 The meeting is in charge of Mrs Clarence Tappin, chairman of the educational committee. All mem bers and their friends are invited to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-07
Church Notes

Ernest Hallenborg and Jack Degnan are in charge of arrange ments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-07
Solution to Previous Contract Problem

Every bridge player is familiar with the fact that when he has losing cards of a suit, he must try to establish some other suit on which to discard these losers. if they cannot be ruffed off. While some exceptionally fine plays are made to establish these side suits. they really are not unusual. The unusual is the discard of losing card on a trump, and that is the play brought out in to-day's hand.
 John H. Law of Cleveland, one of the outstanding contract players of the middle west, received top score on this board, making i've odd by accomplishing this excep- tionally fine play.
 While Vests overcall of one spade vulnerable cannot be criti- cized, I personally prefer to use the negative double, in which case East would respond with spades.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-07

Degnan are in charge of arrange ments.
 An entertainment program in cluding a puppet show presentation of Little Red Riding Hood" and an assortment of singing and danc- ing specialties will be presented by the Girl Scout troop committee of troop 13 at Christ chapel tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Refreshments will be served. The proceeds will increase the fund for sending girls of this troop to camp.
 Mrs Hugo Lange is chairman of the committee, assisted by, Mrs &. W. Seeley. Mrs Clarence Tappin and Rev Samuel Budde.
 The ladies of the First Lutheran church held the first night of their bazaar last night. One of the events was supper attended by 3Ss. There were apron, fancy-work, candy, cake and ring -the-cane boths besides bowling.
 A feature of the bazaar tonight will be an entertainment. There will be songs and instrumental music, 8 one-act play by the Luther league and another one- act play by the Mems league. A novelty number will be given by the Girl Scouts.
 The dinner dance of the Over Thirty club scheduled for Thurs day evening at the Waterbury Country club will be held the fol- lowing night. Samuel P. Williams, Jr, is in charge and is assisted by Dr John S., Dye. Alfred Hart, Frederick W. Holcomb, Julius B. Smith, MT and Mrs Glenn H. Wayne, Mrs Clarence P. Cook, Mrs Rowley W. Phillips. Mrs Leavenworth P. Sperry and Mrs H. Mitchell Wallace.s
 Miss Betty Ladue entertained the members of her club at her home on East Main street yesterday af- ternoon. During the afternoon the members enjoyed sewing and games and a delicious luncheon was serv- ed. The guest present were: Misses Betty Zibell, Ruth Brady, Ruth O'Connor, Rita Brangle, Christine Blake and Betty Ladue.
 Miss Anna Hedderman of High land avenue entertained the mem- bers of her bridge club at her home on Monday evening. Those atetnding were: MT and Mrs Leo Maher, Roy Laurencelle, MT and Mrs Frank Sullivan, Miss Christine Clark and Miss Ethel Snyder. High score was made by Miss Clark and Mir Maher. A lunch was later served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-07
Crosby Notes

A talk on vocabulary building and the use of idioms was given by Clarence Tappin at meeting of the Spanish club Tuesday after noon. Miss Kay Verrastro presided at the session. Reports were given by Miss Bessie Winig, secretary. Spanish games were played by the club.
 The Math club met this after noon at 3:00 o'clock in the room 209. William Sherman Smith was in charge.
 Members of the Occupations club heard a talk by Faculty Advisor Roy Walch at a meeting held today at the close of school in room 204.
 Miss Alice Gibson directed re- hearsal of the Girls Glee club in the assembly hall this afternoon at 800 o'clock.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
MAY DAY AFFAIR
PLANNED in MINI.
Finnish Federation and
Youth Club Unite for
Program April 80
(BY H. NJ

Sandstone, Mimi, April ia
meeting was held Sunday after
noon, April 16, of the Finlayson
Finnish Workers Federation and
the Finlayson Farmers Youth club.
Lunch was served and with the
money collected workers papers
will be ordered for members who
have no money to order their own.
The May Day celebration is to
be held April 80 starting at mid
day with speeches, dialogues, songs,
poems. A dance will be held in
the evening. The Youth Club or
chestra will furnish the music for
the dance.
Victor Halonen gave an expla-
nation of the demands for relief
given to Governor Olson by the
Committee of Action April IA. A
committee of nine were at the con-
ference from here. Walter Camp
bell also spoke on how we farm
ers should organize to fight for
our demands.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
UNPAID TEACHERS
DEMONSTRATE FOR
PAY IN CHICAGO

Chicago, April 24.-Thousands of
unpaid school teachers forced the
closing of three of the cities larg-
est banks when they demonstrated
for their pay in the financial CEN
ter of the city. The banks which
closed were the City National, the
Continental Illinois, and the Harris
Trust and Savings.
Charles G. Dawes, head of the
City National, and former head OF
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration, was booed down when he
attempted to soft soap the teach
ers. there's the man who Dor
rowed $SO,OO0,OOO for his own
bank and won't lend any to the
teachers" "He went along with
Samuel insult in cheating u.s." the
teachers shouted at him.
He was later forced to meet a
delegation of teachers to discuss
the situation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
SPREAD UNITED
FRONT ISSUES
OF THE NEWS

Farmers everywhere are ask
ing how they can unite with
other farmers to fight for their
homes and to win relief. They
want a UNITED FRONT with
all farmers.
Alfred Tiala. one of our
leading organizers, and Secre-
tary of the Minnesota State
Committee for Action. ha S
written a series of articles
which we shall publish weekly,
beginning next week. for three
weeks.
The articles show why the
UNITED FRONT is necessary.
how the UNITED FRONT is
built in the Committee of Ac-
ton, and how the United Farm
ers League initiates, builds, and
supports the United Front.
Order a bundle for the next
three weeks for the farmers In
your cOmmunity-Organized and
unOrganized. Bundle rates for
free distributiOn-5O two cents;
100 or more, one cent per copy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
(BY G. o. NELSON
Federated Press


Chicago (FP) - Robbins is a
suburb of Blue Island which, in
turn, is a suburb of Chicago.
This village, consisting almost
entirely of Negroes, is located in
the lowlands on both sides of a
concrete highway. With few ex-
Eceptions, the houses, are, but mere
shacks, unpainted, some are tar
papered.
Real estate signs indicate that
Robbins was named after a real
estate agent who had sold lots in
this area to Negro workers dur
ing the postwar boom days. But
with the stock market crash came
unemployment, and Negro workers
who are doubly exploited have
never been able fully to pay fol-
their homes. Ninety per cent of
the workers in Robbins are unem-
ployed. The remaining 10 per cent
are on part time, working two
days or less a week.
SURROUNDED BY WATER
Let US visit some of the homes
OF these Negro workers. We jump
over a pOoi or two, follow a thick
plank to the home of Mrs. x
which is entirely surrounded BY
water. The water squelches un.
derfOot to her very door.
The home is a shack of ruogr
boards, parts of it covered with tai
paper, cold in winter and mosquito
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be held on April IL. This was
agreed to. Late in the afternoon
of April 10 notice was sent out to
some of the supervisors that the
meeting was Indefinitely post
poned.
INDIVIDUAL DICTATORSHIP
Upon questioning some of the
officials as to what the cause of
the postponement was they an
swered that the Poor Commission
er had suggested the postponement
since the loan they had tried to
negotiate had not materialized.
Here we have a case of the Board
of Supervisors dancing to the tune
of the Poor Commissioner whom
they appoint.
With the. burning problems of
seed, feed, and direct relief con-
fronting the farmers and workers,
they will have the Board dance to
a militant tune at some immediate
date, not an indefinite date as
the board would like to have It.
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g The Forgotten Village =

Pools of rain water fill up most Of
the back yard.
Water mains had been laid in
the streets of Robbins, for which
the workers were taxed, but few
had money to pay for house con-
rections. The village president,
Thomas J. Keller, Republican,
was asked by one of the village
trustees where all the village fund
went. ''That's for you to find
out" he answered. The Common
wealth Edison Co. garnishees vii
lage funds for electric light before
any wages are paid to the village
trustees and police, all of whom
are Negroes.
THE FORGOTTEN VILLAGE
Practically the entire village
including those employed on part
time, are receiving emergency re-
lief from the Cook County Bureau
of Public Welfare. Politics play
an important part in the distribu.
ton of relief. The supervisor di-
reefs all workers with relief tick.
cts to stores in Blue Island anC
Midlothian. The workers spend II
cents for transportation to these
places and the few local stores
owned by Negroes are left out.
Robbins is the forgotten village
a little neighbor of the metropolis
of the great Mississippi valley
where limOusines roll up the boule
wards and wheat spectators rol
up huge profits on LaSalle street
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
DOings of the
Advance Guard

The last week has not been very exciting as far as
the subscription contest is concerned Most of those who
in the lead week have not been heard from again
this week. But some are lining up it is hard
to tell Just what will happen yet before the month over
Joseph Phillips of Wisconsin sends eleven subs one
lump beginner and 81 sra try and do my best to
get more The time is ripe and wehave to work hard YOU
said it, it is up to to fast, every of we
don't else 81 going to move out of house
and home We must organize ourselves and beat them to Il
We must not lose any time in organizing the farmers
INTO the United Farmers League and spread the ideas
stands for The quickest and best for the farmers
find out what it is all about is thru the Producers News We
might not all be able go out and organize but can All
get few subscribers to paper right in own
neighborhood we 90 after it. The time ripe we must
take advantage of it. We must either homes or
lose them.
The result of the subscription contest stands like
this at the present time. VIM. Ferguson of Washing
ton 35 points; Joseph Phillips of Wisconsin "a points:
Mrs O. B. Snuggns of Montana Is points; Elmo Hill of
South Dakota, IL points; RENO Tantia of Minnesota
I6 points and L. VOmic of Arizona 13 points
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
REPORTERS CLUB
is A FINE IDEA
(BY c. R.)

Brainerd, Mimi, April 49,
Coming home last night from
attending the meeting of the
enlarged committee of action I
found your circular on the
Farm News Reporters Club in
the mail.
| think that's a very fine
idea and should help the paper
the Producers News-a great
lot. AS I want to be one of
the first ones to join the club
l enclose an article which you
may use and a poem which was
recited at the large mass meet
ing held April 10 at the St.
Paul Labor Temple.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28

Carl G. Wicklund, Sherman Co
Nebraska, sends seven subs, seven
points. 81 give my papers to
friends and they all like it, he
says.
WILDER Howard, Dakota Co. Neb
renews for six months, 4 points.
Eber Wright, Gladwin Co. Mich.
sends one sub, two points.
VIM. Allikas, jr., Lincoln Co.
Wis, sends another sub, l point.
Casper Richman, Crow Wing
Co. Mimi, subscribes, l point.
Hilma Maxi, Pine Co., MINI.
sends two more subs, 8 points.
A. Haugo, Eddy Co. North Da.
kota, one sub, 2 points.
Fred Brinkman, Sheridan Co.
Mont, renews, 8 points.
J. Seyler, Middlesex, New Jer-
sey, sends for back copies and he
wants to subscribe for both Ma
tional and County editions.
WE MUST WORK HARD
Joseph Phillips, Racine Co.,
Wis.,, Is a new man in the
drive and there is nothing 80
slow about the way he starts
out with eleven subs, "a point
He also writes: 81 am very in
.terested in your paper and
shall try to do my best to get
more subscribers. Time is
ripe and we have to work
hard"
Julius Walstad, Roberts Co., s.
OAK, orders bundle of 400.
jonathan Hoff, Emmons Co. N.
D., subscribes for year, 8 points.
RENO Tantilla, st. Louis Co.,
Mimi, sends two subs, 2 points.
Walter Mork, Ontonagon Co.,
Mich, subscribes, A points.
Mrs. Alick Rein, Marshall Co.,
S. OAK, sends stamps for a bundle
of ten.
Siegwill Wulff, MERGED Co. Cali
fornia, orders 100 once every tive
weeks.
Fred J. Bachman, Becker Co.
Mimi, subscribes, two points.
GOOD FOR WEST AND
EAST
w. C. DustOn, Morgan Co.
Ohio, sends one sub, points,
and says: 81 surely enjoy my
little Rocky Mountain Paper.
What is good for the western
farmer is good for the eastern
farmer"
Jack MOgne, King Co., Wash.
one sub, one point.
John Keinonen, st. Louis Co.
Mimi, sends two subs, two points
SCRATCH TO GET 1T
o. B. Hayden, Burnett Co.
Wis, renews for another six
months, A points. Had to
scratch some to get it, but got
to keep the paper up" he
says.
H. w. Reuquist, S edwick Co.,
Colo, sends us three subs, SIX
points.
Nick Larson, Clark Co. WASH
sends two subs, 8 points.
Julius Walstad, Roberts Co., s.
Oak, orders another 200 papers.
J. w. Brown, Sheridan Co. Mont
renews, A points.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
SOVIET UNION ACTS
TO MEET EMBARGO
OF BRITISH GOVT

Moscow, April 22.-The Soviet
government has ordered the pro-
hibition of any purchases in Great
Britain beginning April 26. Other
restrictions include prohibition of
chartering any British vessels, re-
striction of transportation of Brit
ish goods through the Soviet
Union, restriction of the use of
British ports for transport and
re-expOrt agencies, and abolition
of the preferential duties formerly
allowed British vessels in Soviet
ports.
These restrictions will remain
in effect as long as the British
embargo Of April 10 is continued.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
Olson Talks Radical
Co MisIead Farmers
400 to 500 Attend Meeting Called by Farmer Labor
Party in ST. Paul, Governor Passes Buck
to Senate for Inacton

Minneapolis, Mimi, April
22.-The Farmer-Labor orga-
nization of this state held
what was to have been a
mass demonstration at the
state capitol in st. Paul to-
day. Speaking to the gath
ering in the capitol steps,
Floyd B. Olson, Farmer-Labor
governor of the state express
sed his conviction that the
capitalist system is doomed.
Speaking about his fake I'M
employment insurance bill,
which would not go into eff
feet until 1886, he said that
he knows it is no good. He
excused his sponsoring such a
ridiculous measure, on the
ground that he knows the
capitalists won't do anything
for the workers now, so he
wants to try out the capital
lists to see if they would con-
sent to do something for the
workers in the future.
The demonstration, however, was
a signal FLOP. Some Farmer La
Dor publications said that 100000
and some that 100000 would
march on the capital. The Labor
Advocate gave the lowest antici-
pated participation as 10000. The
accomplished fact was that a
grand total of $50 marched from
the old capital building to the state
capital.
PASSES THE BUCK
The crowd on the capital steps
swelled to four or five hundred
Half or more than half of this
crowd were adherents of the
United Front State Committee of
Action. AS someone in the crowd
remarked "Here are more people
passing out State Committee of
Action leaflets than there are to
whom to give the leaflets"
In his usual way Floyd B. Oh
son attempted to make himself ap-
pear as the champion of the farm
ers and workers, passing the buck
onto the senate for the failure of
the state government to do any
thing in behalf of the needy. The
farmers and workers of Minnesota
are organizing and fighting for
relief, and in order to hold and to
deceive these radicalized masses,
Governor Olson is compelled to
talk more radically.
Because of the activities of the
United FRONT State Committee of
Action tremendous pressure is be-
ing brought to bear upon Cover
nor Olson, demanding that he call
a special session of the state legis-
lature to deal specifically with the
demands of organized farmers and
workers that were formulated in
the Conference Of February 10.
The Farmer-Labor politicians
called the demonstration for April
IL for the purpose of demanding a
special session of the state legis-
lature to deal with the unfinished
business" that remains before the
body. They hope by this manoeu-
yer to make it appear that pres
sure from the Farmer-Labor poll
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28

ridden in summer. The interior is
worse. Her husband died a few
months ago, leaving her with eight
children. Having been unemployed
for several years, he had fallen in
arrears on his insurance policy, so
the widow was forced into prostt-
tuition to pay the funeral expenses.
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Continued from Front Page)
homes. The most important issue
facing the farmers and workers Of
Minnesota is the question OF
genuine immediate relief. There
are about 100000 unemployed
workers i'm this state who have
lost their purchasing power en-.
tirely and who are facing starva.
ton, eviction, and forced labor.
Thousands of small and middle
farmers are facing bankruptcy
and ruin, sheriff sales and fore
closures and are unable to- paw
their taxes, interest and debts be
cause they CANNOT get cost-of-pro-
ductiOn prices for their products
Something will have to be done al
once.
Consequently, the State Com.
mittee of Action which was elected
and set up by the Farmers and
Workers Relief Conference Of
February 20 started a campaign to
demand that Governor Olson call
a special session of the state legis-
lature for the purpose of dealing
specifically with the demands of
organized farmers and workers
and not for the purpose of con-
tinuing the tinkering with racing
boxing, and beer legislation. Reso-
lutions from farmer and worker
organizations and from mass meet
ings have poured in upon the gov
ernor..
so DELEGATES MEET
The State Committee of Action
called an enlarged committee meet
ing for April IA in st. Paul. Wide
spread interest in the conference
on the part of farmers and work
ers organizations resulted in the
sending of delegates from many
organizations. So it came about
that instead of small commit
tee conference, about 60 delegates
met in st. Paul.
In his opening report to the
conference Alfred Tiala, secretary
of the State Committee of Action
brought forward again the demand
raised by the February 20 confer.
ence as the demands that fulfill
the emergency needs of the small
farmers and workers of this state
Among these demands were:
A moratorium on debts,
rents and mortgages for un-
employed workers and small
farmers for the period of the
crisis.
Stopping of all evictiOns,
foreclosures and sheriff sales
and the repeal of all Iegisla-
ton which authorizes fOrecIOs-
ures and evictiOns.
A graduated income tax on
all incomes over $4,000 per
year and exemption from tax
alton for unemployed and part
time workers and poor farm
ers.
An emergency appropriation
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ticians is compelling the governor
to act. They also hope thereby to
divert the special session of the
legislature from acting upon the
genuine demands for relief made
by the farmers and workers into
a continuation of the present
tinkering with horse racing, box
ing, and beer legislation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
DOINGS OF LAST WEEK

DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
E. ]. Larson, Pierce Co., Wash,
renews for another year, 8 points.
M. r. Clark, R)bar;s Co., South
Dakota, sends stalnos { papers
and subscription supplies.
John I'ahl, GARTH Co., MINI,
sends so cents for bundle.
Felix Boucher NeHaygu Co.,
Mich Lei Tender Rusk Co., Wis.
Frank Fierce, H),1n'tring c.,
Mimi, and Archie Young, Skagit
Co. Wash, all renew.
Ed Scnreiner, Trail Co., North
Dakota sends a list of names for
sample copies
c. E. Laws. Aitkin Co., Mlrn.,
sends one sub, :. ports
Ellen Lempcnen, Douglas Co
Wis, one sub 8 points
ORDER BY WIRE
Cooperative Society, of Norfolk
Co. Mass, orders 100 copies by
wire.
Milo D. Long, Wabash Co., re-
news, A points.