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The Washington times., 1933-11-15
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson :

} simply truth. I'm writing this
beside a huge oak. The trunk
of the old oak is a tower behind
my back. It's roots spread out
in walls on either side. They
sink into a dark loan, very rich
and deep.
The life Of the huge tree is
drawn from that loan. Yearly
the roots sink it more deeply,
sending the stored nourish-
ment out into the thickening
trunk, the spreading branches.
Wonderful soil! Still, after a
hundred years of storm and
drought and frost, it is giving
the oald oak "a fresh start"
Yet here is a strange thing.
That soil in which the oak
lives, on which it feeds, WAS
MADE BY THE OAK ITSELF.
1T WAS MADE FROM THE
FALLEN LEAVES AND
ACORNS, THE SPLINTERED
BRANCHES, THE SCORCHED
BARK OF THE OAKS OWN
GROWING LIFE.
1T WAS MADE FROM THE
OAKS YESTERDAYS!
Discouraged? Disgust d?
Wishing you could wipe out
all the old mistakes?
Why wipe them out? USE
THEM, INSTEAD! They aren't
shameful record" which you
should forget-which you must
eliminate before you can be
free. They are the natural
result of your own growth
of the things you have done
in your effort to live-of the
things that have happened to
you. They are as natural as
soil.
THEY ARE THE SOIL OF
YOUR SOUL. ROOT IN THAT
SOIL-AND GO ON!
The Washington times., 1933-11-15
Useless Local Government
OverburdenS Taxpayers
-Bu James T. Williams, Jr.

system of government "buflt
up in the days of the OK cart
and unchanged in the days of
the automobile" which the peo-
pie of Georgia, New York and
many other States are taxed
to support.
Coupled with his condemna.
tion, Mr.. Roosevelt, as governor
and as President, has offered
constructive criticism which
"his neighbors throughout the
nation" will do we'll to apply
to their own State and local
governments. The remedy, as
Mr.. Roosevelt sees it, is an
awakened and organized public
sentiment that will compel the
peoples elected servants to
legislate OK cart government
out of existence and replace
it with simplified government
suited to modern needs.
This is what North Carolina
began to do under the progress
Sive governorship of o. Max
Gardner. Governor Gardner
first called in an expert outside
agency to make a scientific
survey of the State system Of
government. Then, in the light
of the facts thus adduced, he
went before the legislature with
a reorganization program sup
ported by an argument that was
irresistible.
The Washington times., 1933-11-15
Fabulous Sums

The Counts eminence passed
on to Mr.. Hind, whose death
in Miami last March threw on
the market a great collection
valued at anything between
$5OO,OOO and $2,000,000. His
will ordered the collection to
the auction block, and the two
appraisers he named have an
nounced that, after the COM
pletion of their work, the auc-
ton will follow IN 1884.
Arthur HinG, born in Eng
land, came to America about
thirty-five years ago to engage
in the prosaic occupation Of
manufacturing plush.
When the Duveen collection
was put up for sale, Hind car
ried it off by paying $170,000.
Again, it was his $4,000 which
put in his steel safes two white
envelopes which bore two can
celled stamps, the one and two
penny denominations of the
Mauritius Post Office issue.
Shortly before his death Hind
met King George Of England at
a stamp exhibition in London.
The King jokingly remarked:
"Too bad you were outbidding
me the other day." Hind protest
ed that he did not know that his
opponent at the auction was rep
resenting the King, and offered
to present the stamp to the
monarch's collection. "No, no."
said George v. "I'll tell you what
I'll do. have a stamp you'd like
The Washington times., 1933-11-15

gazed soulfully into your eyes,
while he played-off-key. And
everybody sang 20 Sole Mic"
and made love.
And there was the Lafayette
so French!-with it's room
full Of games, where you played
all evening over one single
creme-de-menthe. And there
was the old Brevoort. where
YBODY dined - and
wined. Sinclair Lewis, Theo-
dore Dresser, Inez Haynes Ir-
win and Will Irwin and Monta-
que Glass and Charles Hanson
Towne-and Hergesheimer and
Mrs. Fiske and oh just
EVERYBODY!
And there were all the little
Italian table d'hote places
each with its speciality, its "red'
ink" and it's own clientele.
Variety, charm, atmosphere
everywhere!
Will the old glamour and
pictureSqueneSS come back? 1t
takes years to build up a ira.
dition and an atmosphere. And
somehow, clocks don't run back.
ward!
(Copyright, 1888, Kina- Features
Syndicate. 1nc3
The Washington times., 1933-11-15

OAAAAASOS AAoUCAA:
Oh, if I could only make a
fresh start!
What's the use of going on
like that? Waking each morn
ing to the same dark thoughts
thinking what a fool I've
been, and the mess I've made
of everything! Falling asleep
each night with the same use
less tear-remembering the
dear ones Who'Ve gone, the
happiness that's over forever,
the chances that will never
come again!
What's the use of living,
when everything's spoiled?
But suppose I could begin
all over again-wipe out all
the old mistakes, forget the
bitter memories, rid myself OF
the hangovers of fear and
hate, resentment and regret?
If I could only start all over
again, like that, how different
life would be! So clean and
free, so honest and happy and
proud!
Never again never, never
again!-would I do such TOOL
things. For indeed, I never
wanted to do them. Not really!
But somehow I just got into a
jamb, then everything went
wrong! But if I could make a
fresh start
why, then, I'd just do the
things I really want to do-the
big, brave decent things I've
always wanted to do. I'd show
the world my real self, my true
self.
But I can't do that now, with
all this old record behind me.
There's no use even trying. For
no matter what do, that rec
ord will be held against me, will
drag me down.
Oh, God. why does life have
to be like this? Why can't we
start all over again?
* * X
BUT WE DO START ALL
OVER AGAIN! EACH DAY WE
START ALL OVER AGAIN,
FRESH AND FREE, WITH A
CLEAN SLATE BEFORE US!
Yes, know what you're 60
ing to say-"We can't shake our
yesterdays" That's true; we
can't. But what of it? Why be
so tragic about our yesterdays?
Full Of mistakes? Of course
they were. But a mistake isn't
necessarily tragic.
OUR MISTAKES ARE AS
MUCH A PART OF OUR
ROWTH AS OUR Sue
CESSES; AS NATURAL AND
AS NECESSARY.
That isn't PollyRnna talk. It's
The Washington times., 1933-11-15

When President Roosevelt
goes to Warm Springs, Ca, to
spend Thanksgiving Day, he
will find himself in a State
that typifies the imperative
need in this country for that
simplification of State and
local government which Mr..
Roosevelt has so long advo-
Gated.
The State of Georgia today,
with a population of 2,9O8, 900,
is divided into 159 counties.
This means that the people of
Georgia are taxed to support
159 county governments which
are no longer needed. Mean
time thousands of GeorgianS
are losing their homes because
they cannot pay taxes on their
property. Other thousands of
Georgians are destitute 'and
unemployed and. dependent
upon the Federal Government
for relief.
The Washington times., 1933-11-15
Schools Suffer

Georgia schools, like the
schools of many other States,
are suffering from a shortage
of funds. school teachers are
underpaid in many instances,
and many Georgia children,
at the very time when the
textile code has abolished child
labor, must face the future
with no schooling.
But the 159 county govern
ments of Georgia are still doing
business. Their officials and
their operating expenses are
eating up taxes that ought
either to be abolished or ex-
pended on the upkeep of more
and better schools and upon
other State services that would
benefit the whole State instead
of being squandered upon onso-
lete county governments.
The plight of Georgia is the
plight of many other States
today which nave talled TO
simplify state and local govern
ment to meet the demands Of
a new day.
The necessity for doing this
has long been a favorite theme
with Mr.. Roosevelt. Many
times while he was governor Of
the State of New York he re-
minded the people of that
State that they were being
taxed to support more than
$4,000 local units of govern
ment.
AS governor he used to tell
them about "the six or eight
layers Of government that they
were taxed to keep up-Fed-
eral, State, county and town,
electric light district and fire
department district, even side
walk district government.
But Mr.. Roosevelt as gov
ernor did not content himself
with condemning the outworn
The Washington times., 1933-11-15
ONCE OVERS

When you answer the tele.
phone in a hurried and irritable
manner, you give the impression
that you are too small for the
job you hold.
It may be job in an office
or an industrial establishment
or perhaps in your own home,
but the effect is the same.
The good manager, the eff
cient and thoroughly competent
head, may be crisp in tone but
he is never distressed in voice.
The inefficient one, who lacks
in orderly methods and who is
short in gray matter, always
seems to be rushed.
Every second seems so i'm
portant that not moment can
be spared for a telephone con-
verSation.
Such people speak hurriedly,
fail to enunciate clearly, and
then become irritated when the
one addressed is unable to un-
derstand at once.
What a difference in impress
sion when you speak with a
calm. unruffled, even-toned
person who inspires confidence
and suggests adequateness.
The person who is sure Of
himself and his position and
his ability to fill that position
is a true executive and shows it
plainly in his telephone voice.
But there is no way in which
q weak, inefficient person can
demonstrate inSufficiency more
clearly than in a telephone
conversation,
The Washington times., 1933-11-15
President Roosevelt

Each one of these 100 stamps
is valued at $2,75O, or $275, 900
for all. Colonel Green, son Of
the late Hetty Green, is sup
posed to have paid $4,000 for
a block of four.
The most distinguished Of all
stamp collectors is the Presi-
dent of these more or less
United States. AS a small boy,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was
bitten by the stamp bug. He set
out to gather the greatest-the
most varied-collection in Amer.
ica. His collection embraces
some 10000 stamps represent.
ing the gleaningS of more than
40 years. It's value is great,
but it is not for sale and has
never been publicly exhibited.
On March fourth, when Mr..
Roosevelt entered the White
House, his collection formed
one of the most carefully
guarded sections of the Roose-
veltian luggage that went from
Hyde Park and the town house
in Manhattan, and a good
chunk of storage space is re-
quired in the White House to
accommodate the numerous
bulky books and envelopes that
embrace the collection.
Since the Government, and
especially its State Department,
is constantly receiving cancelled
stamps on correspondence from
every corner of the world, fresh
issues of interest almost daily
find their way to the Presi-
dents desk. A man of many
eager interests, stamps have a
special power to please and re.
lax the man who rules us.
Copyright. 1898. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1933-11-15
Two States Lead

Under his governorship, North
Carolina rid herself of many Of
the evils of county government
by taking over two of the most
important functions any State
of the Union is called upon to
perform-the support and con-
troll of public education and the
building and maintenance Of
poblic highways.
In addition, North Carolina,
under Governor Gardner'S ad-
miniStration, wiped out the
wicked system of county prisons
and jailS and chain gangs. The
State took over the administra-
ton of all penal institutions.
Virginia followed the example
of North Carolina while Harry
Flood Byrd was governor. At
his invitation, Governor Gard.
ner addressed the Virginia leg
islature at Richmond. An out
side agency made survey of
the State. Virginia now has
taken over the supervision Of
her educational systems, and is
paving the way for county con-
Solidation; and her highway
system has been placed under
State governance.
What forth Carolina and Vir-
giniae have begun to do, Georgia
and other States can do, and
must do before their citizens
can get better government at
reasonable cost.
(Copyright, 1898. The Washington
Times)
The Washington times., 1933-11-15

those days, which ran some
thing like this
The people of Broadway never
go home!
They know neither sun nor
moon.
For two a. m. is the same to
them
AS two in the afternoon!
That sounds pretty tame to
the debutante, who has just
beat the milk-man to the door.
Two a. m. is now "the shank
of the evening"
But there WAS a COLOR
and a charm about life before
prohibition corked the spirits,
and denatured alcohol ruined
The Washington times., 1933-11-15

Have you allowed a general
weakness in character to con-
troll you to the extent that you
have little strength to overcome
certain tendencies?
Have you reached he stage
where it is easier for you TO &C.
cept what others force upon you
than to make a fight for your
rights?
Why submit to so many i'm
positions?
What has become Of your in
dependence?
There was a time when you
insisted upon receiving the de-
gree of respect to which you
were entitled.
You need more fighting spirit.
What has caused this decline
in the proper spirit?
Why lose confidence in your
self?
Perhaps the uncertainty Of
the past two or three years has
robbed you of your courage.
The industrial situation has
had a dampening effect on in
dependence.
But nothing should rob you
of your self-esteem to the point
where you will not defend your
self even when you know that
you are right.
Brace up brother. Many
others in the same boat. Get
out of it.
You may be down but you
yourself.
Copyright. 1888. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1933-11-15
vn. Let's swap" Which they

to own. Let's swap" Which they
did.
For many people stamp COL
lecting seems to hold the same
fascination that art, books.
antiques, and gems have for
other connoisseurs. And some.
times there is a rare stroke Of
fortune, such as occurred in the
sale Of the 24-cent airmails is
sued by this Government. A pur.
chaser of a sheet of 100 stamps
turned them back to the clerk,
saying that they were valueless
because of a glaring misprint.
A collector next in line almost
collapsed in his anxiety to get
hold of that sheet of inverted
stamps. He snapped them up,
and all the power of the United
States government couldn't take
them from him.
The Washington times., 1933-11-15

Whose soul?
Any soul. All
souls in Amer
lea talking to
t h e m s elves
out of the
bedlam, tn e
despair a n d
di S C o urage-
ment Of 1888.
Your soul
my soul-au
of us talking
to ourselves.
ALI of us fac
ing the same
things, wish
ing the same
&As~-. y s-4
The Washington times., 1933-11-15
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By T. E. Powers
BY Helen Rowland

the digeStion-and about New
York life in particular.
Every popular restaurant in
the Big Town had a PERSON
ALITY-an individuality and
an atmosphere all it's own. So
different from the monotonous
jazziness of the present-day
night clubs.
I was only a cub newspaper
Soubrette" and the boy friends
were all young reporters, so I
can't remember much about
the glittering and regal women
or the ambrosial cooking at
Delmonico'S or Martins.
But there were other haunts
quite as colorful-and more
amusing. There was the old
Cafe Boulebard on Second
Avenue, with it's haunting
Hungarian orchestra, whose en-
chanting tunes got into your
head and kept you humming
to yourself all next day.
And there was the delight
full cooking at the Beaux Arts,
where the Boy Friend took you
on payday. And Mouquin'S on
Sixth Avenue, where every
body went for lunch, and you
got such DEE-licious fried frogs
legs, and sat in little booths
and held hands under the
table.
And there was naughty
Little Hungary" where the
wine was free with the dinner
and Rigo, the gypsy violinist,
came around to your table and
The Washington times., 1933-11-15
IF I Could Start All Over
Again!

Ever hear a soul talking to
itself? Here is the record of
a soul talking to itself.
The Washington times., 1933-11-15
The GlamorOus Days

Everybody is wondering If
the glamour and gayety of the
old pre-war days will return
with the advent of repeal and
the Mae West figure.
The Washington times., 1933-11-15

There was an old refrain, in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-19

Sir Benjamin Bromhead. oldest baroret in Englands V no 10 94, with
 made their hfst airplane niGhts re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-19

There VIII Dc c club cIuLn1 TOT the boats of the memberB of the Pine Orchard club this coming week end. July 21st to the zsrd. The first stop will De at the Pease House, eaybfook, for the first nights dinner. and the next stop made will be at the New Prospect on shelter Island, New York; for O dinner dance. Sunday morniDg the to Pine Orchard. Among the boats Mir J. Howard Marlin, the Mae mare belonging to Mr Dewitt Page. the Nor'easter of Henry DuPont, Bobbins IT of Franklin Tarrel Jrs Vavite belonging to ". Schuyler Pete, the Tonkawe owned by Com modore Baldwin, Sue, owned by David Gaggett. Omphaie owned by H. M. Whiting, Sport owned by Ray MacLean,s Doxie owned by IT. R. Hali, the Idaho belonging to T. w. Bryant. and the Phyibob of L. A. Winters.
 On July 2s, 20 and 30 the yachts of the Pine Orchard club will par ticipate in the Eastern Connecticut Yacht Racing regatta at Sachem's Head and Pine Orchard. The details concerning this regatta have not as yet been given out. Mir ". F. Baldwin Is the commodore. B. H. Reeves is rear commodore. Alden. Warner is vice commodore and D. Whiting is fleet captain this year at the club.
 On July 21, p and 23 the ouali- lying round for the presidents cup will be played by the men golfers at the Pine Orchard club. The fin- als will be played on August s. To qualify the player must have six teen low net scores. There will be match play with regular match play handicap. It is open to all resident golfinR members of the club.
 Today in the women's Wednes- day morning golf events. 1t will be match play against par. Next week 1t is planned to have two ball women's foresome.
 The younger set at the Pine Or- chard club enjoyed another scaven- ger hunt Sunday night at the club. The hunt was conducted in small groups, each group of three or more communicating a car, and In 1t securing the countryside.
 Local residents who are sum mering there are active in the so- cial events.
 A birthday party was given re- gently in honor of Miss Florence Aitchison at her home on Clear view street. The guests were Mrs Mary Emonz, Mrs Hans Willhaus, Mrs Thomas McNaught and daugh- ter, Eleanor, Mrs Sandy Harrison and children, Doris and. Robert, Mrs William Meattin, Mrs Freder- ick Aitchison and Ruth, Catherine, and Florence Aitchison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-19
Good Evening.
. -[oJ--
vAcATIoNrNc

Betty and Mary two weeks each
 Will spend on the sands of Silver Beach Mir. and Mrs J. W. Brown
 Have closed for the summer their place in town. For July and August lest they bake The Smiths have opened their shack on the lake And the Briggses, they're always in motion Sailing to-day across the big ocean. The Joneses instead of their usual trend Are tripping only for an occasional week end The Macks this summer aren't going to roam Two kids in camp will keep them at home. The Jennings family have seraped up the dough For one big spree at the Chicago show. It's here. it's there you spend your last dime Going places in the good old summer time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-19

MT and Mrs Earl Odel1 and their daughter, Janice, of Giles street and MT and Mrs Marshall Gibbs and their children, Lois and Mer- win of Melbourne terrace, are at Tyler lake, West Goshen, for two weeks.
 MT and Mrs Herbert E. Smith and their daughter. Agnes Ann, of Southport, have been visiting Mrs Smiths parents, MT and Mrs Wil- liam Braun of Cienatis avenue.
 MT and Mrs c. Middleton Par sons of Watertown avenue apd their daughter, Miss MiIlicent Par sons, student nurse at the Green wich hospital are spending several days in Pittsfield, Mass.
 Mrs John Derwin of Chestnut avenue is the guest of her daugh- ter, Mrs Lawrence Eagan, at Clin- ton.
 Dr and Mrs Joseph A. Ciminera of Wildemere avenue, are enter taining Mrs Robert Brown or Bristol and Marion Byrnes or 6uTUHSJOu, VI. MioS IoyAhC WI. leave after her visit here for Bris- tol to be the guest of MT and Mrs Brown for the rest of the summer. Miss Kathleen Bergin of Hillside avenue has returned from Chalker Beach where she spent two weeks as the guest of Miss Peggy Mack of Hartford.
 Miss Celine Rooster, daughter of MT and Mrs Herman Rooster of Columbia boulevard, is visiting with Miss Mary Virginia Steven son, daughter of MT and Mrs Wil- son stevenson of Brooklyn, N. Y., at their summer place, The Cedars, | in Orient, N. Y.
 pr and Mrs Raymond J. Quinn 1 and family of Baldwin street are spending the summer months at | Bayview.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-19

A surprise party marked the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mrs and Mrs Charles Kirsch- baum of Long Hill, in the Chest nut Hill sComnnunity hall Sunday. Guests gave the couple silver gifts. Among those in attendance were:
 Miss Jane Gibbons of Boston, Mass. MT and Mrs William Kirsch- baum. Miss Barbara Kirschbaum. MT and Mrs John Kirschbaum, Frederick Kirschbaufn and MT and Mrs Raymond Dingwell and daugh-- ter. Lois of Waterbury, Alfred Kirschbaum. MT and Mrs Robert
 Reichehbach, Miss Ruth Reichen-
 bach, MT and Mrs William Reich
 bach. MT and Mrs Herbert
 Reichenbach and Herbert Jr, and Ann Reichenbacll of WoOdbury.
 pr and Mrs Francis Reichenbach.
 MT and Mrs Alfred Reichenbach E. Evans and pr and Mrs. HI. D. Marggraff of Watertown, MT and Mrs Angst Reichenbach and chill dren, August and Mary of OAkville. MT and Mrs John Redigar and daughter, Jean and MT and Mrs George Mealia of Stratf0rd, MT and Mrs August Nitsclle. William Nits- che, william Nitscbe, Jr., Mir and Mrs Walter Nitsche and son. War |ren and Elmer Nitsche of Bridge port. N
 The following committee has
 been appointed to complete ar rangements for the Intercollegiate summer formal dance which Is to be conducted on Tuesday evening. July 25th at the Lake Cuassapaug | pavilion: Edward D. Bergin; Ray
 mond J. Fitzpatrick, Walter Mona- gan, Jr., Nancy Delaney. Edward Loughrain, Marion Cass. Anthony
 Rossi, Marie Deeley, Mary Mo
 Grath, Vincent LeRoy, Mary Louise Lawlor, Mary Stroker, Mary c. Jones, Bessie Bowes, James Hene-
 bry, James Tyrell, Joseph Maher, Edna Harmon, Stephen F. Bergin.
 and Frank Bowling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-19

Dr. John Nessen of Boston will be immedately carried back Waterbury for its American Legion convention and famous parade of last August when he surprise visit today from
 his friend and Lieutenant Jim Mulvle pride of the police department For Jim. who taking few days off from polcng, brought Boston with him handsome studopanted of Dr. Nessen done by Professor Gneroo Ruggo Dr Nesen rode horseback in the parade of the Legion and snapped asde charger immediately behind Mayor Hayes Jim secured the photo brought it Professor Russeo and asked hm paint picture of it. The professor agreed and completed of the finest pieces he has done. It almost esze He painted the faeds of the Elton and Immaculate Conception churches in the background getting the view from his studio windows overlooking the Green in Exchange Place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-19
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Do YOU know that Wallace Beery flew plane to his mountain with wings covered with Joan Crawford doing Brentwood home decorative scheme Dresse vorte hobbies garden where she as,s away many hours when not working Twice San Francisco for vacaton Both times she has called work Now Madge she will to San Diego she Clark Gable special apine spikes his shoes avoid slipping rocks during hunting trips Helen Hayes accomplished pianist and also violin during leisure hours Walter Huston once pays from repertair company Josep Mo- Fala Eskimo youth featured MGMs epic of the North condemned to prison spy while Siberia exploring expedition with Knut Rasmussen.