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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21
Let Children Make Their Own
 Decisions

Decisions Let children select. If we ever want them to have minds of their own we will allow them to make all sorts of decisions for them- selves.
 Which do you think is more necessary--the color of q dress Grace wears. or one more thread woven into her fabric of decision. Everything is built of tiny parti- cles in character training. It is the little everyday things that de- eide character, not the big issues of life.
 Grace comes down stairs with a blue dress and 0 green ribbon. You don't like the ensemble. You bought that ribbon for her green dress. It doesn't fit in with your idea of color to see the two mixed.
 "Why, Oracle, that's no way to do," you say. "You look terrible. Go up at once and put on your green dress. When will you ever learn about color? You haven't any taste at all"
 Submerging Initiative Perhaps Grace hesitates. She rather liked the effect herself. Anyway she has gotten very tired of everything matching. She has set up her own idea oS individual. ism against her mother's-the sprout of new little plant that 1 needed watering rather than | crushing.
 Her mother has her way, we'll say, and next day Grace calls downy What dress and what rib- bon shall I wear?" Heretofore she has selected her own dress for the day. What has happened? She
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21
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| Judge Thornton swayed a little. Then he reiovered his balance and his poise.
 q won?" he repeated. T won!" Mrs Thernten entered the of- flee. Her eyes were shining She was looking young and pretty. The heavy matronly air that went with her dark blue business suit was completely absent tonight. She crossed the floor to her hus-
 band. Jack slipped his hand into
 Sues and drew her aside. Togeth- CT they stared into the, street. Happy, darling?" he asked her then.
 "Terribly. And your" she laid
 her head against his shoulder and
 his arm frightened.
 "You know I am," he answered.. For a moment they were quiet. A torch light procession went
 swinging by. The red lights gleam- ed and the people cheered and the parade was & motley mixture of l shadows-a crowded group who
 churned and waved together.
 "some day." Sue began and
 then stopped.
 "some day?" Jack repeated.
 "Oh, perhaps you'll be running for governor or something. was
 just dreaming" You're a darling"
 Corrinne and Harry came then' excited and happy. ,,
 Come on, everybody, were all
 having a party at our house." liar
 ry said. Any old cronies you want to ask in, Judge ThorntonY' | Sue flashed a look of apprecia- | tion at the man who had married her sister. Harry was always
 thoughtful and gracious. He Knew that neither Jack nor his father could afford to stage any sort or jubilee and he was acting as host.
 The rest of the evening was gay. Almost hilarious. People came and | went at the Becker home. The tel l ephone rang continually, with con gratulations. Judge Thornton's of- ! flee referred all personal calls 10 Harry Becker's telephone address. It was almost three when sue and Jack started home. The low white moon was swinging across the dim grey marshes as the car swept QOWu lnO AOoAs %AS where the artists had once lived stood out in the night, comfortable and secure and away from the rest of the world.
 For a fieeting second Sue re- membered 8 night, long-past now, when she had come down this road with Jimmy Hayden, the boy who had grown up in the house next door and who had imagined that he loved her. They had met Jack Thornton on the road. It had been Sues first day in Jacks and his fathers office. When Jimmy's car had stalled Jack had driven them back to town. Sue had felt the gay charm, the steady earnestness and amusing humor in the keen grey eyes, the warmth of the per- sonality and the cadence of his low minor voice, that night. She had known that she was going to fall in love with him. Had known it as naturally as the stars know when to shine and the roses know when spring is coming. And she wondered if he would care. She had been afraid to hope too much.
 But the dream had come true.
 Jacks voice interrupted her revery.
 'There's Q car at the door," NEXT: The visitor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21

The right creams can keep win ter winds from making your complexion red and rough. And you should invest in. 8 couple be- fore you actually feel cold winds on your face.
 You may be able to go without protective or foundation lotion in the summer but, unless your skin is excessively oily, you need one during the other seasons of the year.
 There are vanishing creams, of course. Try one of the creamy, liquid foundations and see if you don't notice an improvement in your skin as well as in the appear ance of your makeup. It's pretty difficult to keep powder on with out some sort of a base. The light, foamy, protective lotions blend with the tones of your com plcxion and don't spoil the effect of your powder. In other words, if your skin is rachel in tone, get powder base that is rachel PcOlor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21

f.-According to a research on a large group of families by Doctor Charles B. Davenport, leading
 biologist of the Carnegie Institu- tion, the tendency to move about, called by the Germans, wander
 lust" is what is called ''sex-
 linked character;" that is, one which shows up in the men but not
 in the women, although the fe-
 males "carry 1t" in the reproduc- tive calls, and transmit it at birth to the males. These conclusions of Dr Davenport have not been re-
 futed by more critical evidence al- though some biologists may not be fully satisfied with this particular
 explanation as to how the trait is inherited.
 Al think not. I am committed to the belief, perhaps first ad- vanced by Dr Edward Lee Thorn dike, eminent psychologist. that progress Is not very much due to human ability, but rather to human variability. It is not the average man who thinks up something
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21
YOUTHFUL DIVA
 BEGAN LIFE ON OHIO DOORSTEP

By NEA Service
 New York = A pretty girl, with the boise of a princess, who began
 life as a fondling on the doorstep
 of a humble Athens, Ohio, home is
 today one of the most promising
 young singers in the country.
 Her name is Ruby Mercer.
 And her life reads like story
 book tale. Last summer she was one of the stars in Cincinnatis Zoo Civic Opera Company. She sang "Juliet" in Romeo and Juliet"
 and "Michela" in Carmen" Last summer she flew 4,600
 miles to Alaska for a series of seventeen concerts. Her plane crashed on 8 mountain top near Fairbanks, but she escaped unhurt
 and the following night she was singing at her next engagement. Raised in Humble Home The story begins when she was left on the doostep of the home of an elderly couple, MT and Mrs l Leslie Mercer, in Athens. she was just six weeks old. And for 20 years she did not know who her father and mother were. They raised her in a homely, well-meaning way, but Ruby grew into a beautiful girl with talent
 and boise and a will of her own. When she had 8 chance to go to an Episcopalian school in Hono- lulu, she took it. One day visit ing vocal teacher. Eleanor Hazard Peacock, heard her sing. Plans were laid for her to return anu enter the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She had no money. but
 she had talent and knack for
 making frienships.
 Mime Petrovic became enthusi-
 astic about her. She made rapid
 progress and within two years had won the coveted fellowship
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21
FOUNDING TO OPERA STAR
IN PREMIERE OF MODERN OPERA
 BY GRUENBERG
York city. She is now studying there under Mime sembricl, prima

York city. She is now studying there under Mime Sembrick, prima dona.
 In Two Prernieres
 Gutenberg, the famous Ameri- can composer, picked Miss Mercer to sing the role of Princess" in the world premiere performance of his new opera, "Jack and the Beanstalk." in New York. Then followed Q quick succession of performances, "Rosina" in the ''Barber of Seville" ''Mimi'' in La Boheme," Susanna" in the Marriage of Figaro" and the heroine in Molapicro's False Harlequin" at it's American pre- mere.
 Her fame has now spread to Canada. In November she sings with the opera company in Mon- treal.
 Sometimes she was asked to sing in the homes of friends and patrons of music. Clothes were a financial problem and frequently she would appear in a borrowed frock or e borrowed evening wrap.
 Mrs Horace Schmidlapp. a wealthy Cincinnati woman inter ested in Miss Mercer's career, has given financial as well as social help. As she is coming smore and more to the fore, singing with Jagei, Metropolitan Opera star. fulfilling concert engagements with the Newark Symphony Orchestra and being deluged with the ap- provals of music critics, the ques- tion of money has not been so pressing.
 But the girl who is earning this recognition by sheer personality, talent and work, is the same one found, as baby, crying on a door step in the middle of the night, with not a relative or friend-to hapir with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21
YOURSELF
By Alicia Hart
@Ie55 6Y Nt4 SERVICE. INC.

Don't forget about your neck. It needs protection from wind and dust too. Anyway, since necks have a tendency to age and wrin- kle even before the skin on the face, 1t stands to reason that you should consider your throat first.
 A nourishing cream is another necessity for both face and neck. Very few skins have enough nat ural oil to enable them to get along without something to soften them.
 Massage a little nourishing or tissue cream into your face and neck at least three nights a week to prevent them from becoming rough and dry this winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21
Siste1. Ma1yS Kitchen
BY SISTER MARY NEA Service Writer

The housewife in search of ap- petizing new vegetable dishes to tempt the family palate will find wealth of possibilities in kale, kohl-rabi, turnip, parsnips, beets, winter carrots, cabbage and onions. These good cool weather vege- tables possess certain dietary Qual- ities which are most desirable and should not be overlooked. Kale very acceptably takes the place of spinach. Turnips and parsnips are valuable because they supply bulk, always Q necessity in the diet, and some. carbohydrates. These vegetables all supply some , mineral matter and vitamins. More Salt Needed When cooking these vegetables, one should remember that their
 structure Is very different from that of the succulent summer veg etables. Boiling water or intense oven heat is necessary to soften the woody fibers of turnips, pars-. nips and the like. They also must be quickly cooked in Q generous amount of water. These precau- tions prevent them from becoming soggy and unappetizing both in taste and appearance. Add salt to root and tuber vegetables when they are about half cooked. Re- member, too, that these vegetables require more salt than the delicate summer varieties.
 Kohl-rabi is delicious served In a mock tHollandaise sauce. Turnips in piquant sauce are so NUatflA ff1iQtriia1 their humble origin.
 Kale scailoped with bacon is nourishing and appetizing.
 Carrots timbales served with white sauce make an excellent main dish for luncheon or supper. Baked beets are superior to ore dinary boiled beets.
 Baked onions are unusual and very good.
 Kale Scalloped With Bacon
 Two cups cooked and chopped kale. 2 tablespoons butter, 2 egg yolks, 1 teaspoon salt, 1-3 tea
 spoon each pepper and paprika, few gratings nutmeg, l tablespoon minced onion, { slices bacon. z tablespoons grated cheese, 3 table, spoons fine dried bread crumbs. Cut bacon in dice and cook until crisp. Drain and keep hot. Com bine kale with butter, egg yolks, salt, pepper, paprika and nutmeg. Put half in a buttered baking dish. Cover with minced onion and ba- con. Cover with remaining kale. Sprinkle top with grated cheese and bread crumbs. Bake in Q hot oven until brown and serve from
 baking dish.
 MONDAYS MENU BREAKFAST: Baked pears, cereal cooked with, raisins, cream, cornmeal pancakes,
 brown sugar syrup, milk. cof- fee.
 | LUNCHEON: Kale scalloped | with bacon. celery and apple
 salad, graham rolls. caramel rice pudding. milk, tea. DINNER: Pot roast of veal
 with gravy, riced potatoes,
 kohl-rabi in mock Hollandaise
 souce, stuffed prune salad,
 steamed cup buildings. milk,
 coffee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21


 cidents will happen"
 Joan fled to the living room. Why
 did Stella's husband have to be
 moths have to attack the best table
 cloth when there were plenty of old ones?
 : Pat had come in for lunch. You look worried" she said. "Everything's gone wrong" Joan told her. "Pat, before you go back down town could you run the car to the garage and have some gas put in? I have Q million things to do this afternoon."I
 Lots of trouble for sales- man" Pat began. 'e He's not a salesman. It's some- thing to do with Q mill," Joan said vaguely. v
 "Weli, I don't know why things must be so fine for this mill man" Pat began. She went to the garage, brought the old car out, racing the engine.
 1T believe I'll go with you" Joan called. Maybe the ride will make me feel better"
 Pat chatted amiably, Joan scarce ly listening. She was thinking this would be Q good time to stop at .Tony's and get lettuce and celery.
 T saw that swanky Barbara Courtney downtown. with the best looking man." Pat was saying.
 Who's she?" Joan asked ab- sentiy.
 Pat chuckled. T wish she could have heard that! Imagine not Knowing who Barbara Courtney is! She's the best dressed girl around these parts. Goes everywhere. and always has string of men along. Snoofy. That's why hate her. Girls, like that burn me up!
 "To-day she was walking on air, coming out of the Book Shelf and this good looking man was carry- ing some books. They got in his roadster and drove away"
 Joan smiled. T can't place her, sine said, "bht I seem to remember the name-Courtney."
 "They haven't any money" Pat said, but they think they're the last word. Some wealthy relatives educated Barbara in an exclusive school up north, took her abroad and then sent her back, hoping she'd marry e rich man. My, the airs that girl has! She can look right through anyone like us!' But Joan had lost interest. Drop me at Tony's," she was saying And pick me up on your way
 She shopped capably. Tony delved deep into the lettuce heads, piled on the rack. He selected one. shook grizzled head and chose another.
 avacado from Florida, The tempt
 Joan recklessly purchased two. Pat was back, honking the horn impatientIy, and Joan, package laden, hurried outside. :. You act like we're millionaires' Pat said. Heavens, you must have fallen hard!"
 Pat was first dressed that even- ing. ..,. gracefully. It was an inexpensive frock but becoming. Joan thought she had never seen Pat. looking sweetcr and nodded approval.
 "Will l do?" Pat asked. pirouet- ting.
 You look lovely. Now run along and see if everything's running smoothly in the kitchen. I'll be down in five minutes" But Stella had no use for Pat in the kitchen. She went back up- stairs to speak to Bill, grumbling as he struggled with his tie. What do we have company for tonight when r." Pat fled. She was halfway down the stairs when the doorbcll rang. Pat hurried forward, opened the door and then stood staring blank ly for q moment. The young man before her was the one she had seen a few hours before with Bar bara Courtney. Gro Be Continucd)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21
Ub To The Minute Democrat Fashions
MAKE THIS sLIM.LINE

MAKE THIS SLIM-LINE
 PANTEE SET! Made in About an Hour-See Small Diagram! ~
 By HELEN WILLIAMS Illustrated Dressmalxing Lesson Furnished With Every Pattern
 Just three parts to the pantee pattern. It closes at the side.
 The brassiere is shaped and shir- red at the center-froht to give 1t ample fitness.
 Several sets could easily be made in a single morning and at an amazingly small cost.
 Note the fiat slimness of the hips and the comfortable fulness of the legs.
 Crepe de chine, crepe satin and batiste are nice mediums.
 Style No 2s93 is designed for sizes IA. 16, IS, 20 years, 32, 34, 36, 3s and 40 inches bust. N! Size 1e requires 1 IA yards of 35-inch material.
 Price of Pattern 15 Gents
 Beauty Fashions Pat terms in the new book of Autumn Fashions. Read how to Recapture Your Personality {. More ways to be the beauty it is your right to be. See what the. cinema stars are wearing You won't want to miss the new issue ... It has soignee if you know what we mean. Send today for your copy, enclos- ing 10 cents in stamps or coin. This 10-ceft investment will save you actual dollars on your fall wardrobe. Address Fashion Depart ment.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21
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SYNOPSIS

BOB WESTON, of millionaire. comes Memphis where his father building textile plant Bob tries to find lovely girl he the train and later heard sing Junior benefit The girl JOAN WAKING member of impoverished family with aroa background Joans mother longs for her daughters to have the social position riehfuIy theirs.
 Joan has left college before graduation assist the family in financial emergency PAT, her iSyear-oh sister, has job as typ Pat loves pleasure and pretty clothes and hopes escape drud of her employer.
 Other members of the Wans family Jerys attentions Pat indication of serious Joan who believes Jerry is spoiled playboy, is skeptcal.
 BOB finally finds Joan. They for drive and Joan realizes she is falling in love with him. s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21
HABITS

You can make or break any habit. Good habits are pow. erful allies. Because of their great importance to every one, Dr Albert Edward Wig gam, distinguished scientist. has written . splendid lit- tie 2S-page booklet on this subject. It includes prin- ciples of habits, their forma- ton and control as written by the late great Harvard professor, William James. Booklet sent upon request accompanied by self-ad- dressed, stamped, return envelope. Include tOc in coin or stamps to cover actual costs. Just ask for HABITS. Address Dr Albert Wiggaxn in care of this newspaper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21

Lotteries to raise funds for na-
 tional aviation in Turkey are to be held monthly, and the funds raised will be turned over to the govern
 ment either in cash or in planes and euuipment,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21

Wool xports from Argentina in the 10 months ending July 31 totaled 3S2,662 bales. compared with 193,125 in the corresponding period of the preceding season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21

and towers above the average mar the person we call a "genuis" on leader" This is the person who makes most of our progress. The office of the ''deviate," the "mu- tan," the variant" the ssgenius," the Header" is to guide and lead to better things.
 s.-Certainly. As related by pr s. J. Crumbine, formerly the famous secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health, man lost q large inheritance because his par ents had failed to register him when a baby and he could not
 prove he existed at ali-at least legally. Tn many states, vital sta- tistics are not kept as they should be although nothing Is more im-
 pcrtant to a nation than the regis try of every possible fact about it's babies-grown people. too, for that matter. Otherwise scientists cannot tell whether the race ia goInx ID or down. forward or backward in health, length of life, intelligence or anything else of vital inpor- tAnce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21

sion If it is not to fester, or to die. It takes tact to turn a child's will in the right direction. We can turn his tastes or desires very quietly without letting him know 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21

A club being formed in Manches- ter, England. plans a place "where men can discuss their troubles, find peace and quiet, and generally help to forget deprssion and dis illulomnt."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21

Farmers of Japan are disconso- late because advancing prices of silk cocoons have been offset by the drop in quotations for rice, their most important crop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21

new, no matter how high the aver
 age mans ability may be, but the man who deviates or varies upward
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21
CHAPTER VI

Bob did not kiss Joan He only stirred by ton. You're sweet, Jont' @
 Then he started the rather abruptly and Joan relaxed against the seat feeling shaken and happy She mixed emotions She had wanted him kiss her and she glad terr ply glad he had she would have thought of Pat and Jerry She sorry Pat sorry for all girls who knew like Jerry when there were like Bob in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-21

NEXT: The visitor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

ever set. Compare that with income tax receipts of $3,957,000,0O0 in fiscal year 1920 and $3,228, 900 in fiscal 1921 when only slightly higher rates prevailed.
 Either of these tremendous col- 1ections would have paid in cash for the $3,300 000,000 public works program which is causing concern as a high public expenditure. Income Tax Hits Bottom
 But the income tax sagged, espe- cially since 1919. 1t was a little more than two billions in 1929 with low rates, while the high rates of the current law produce for the fiscal year 1883 that mere trickle of $62O,0O0, 0,000-leSS than tobacco and beer taxes alone probably will bring.
 It is very unlikely that revenue from income taxes ever will fall.so low again, now that there are more incomes to tax, and plugs are about to be inserted in some of the more gaping leaks.
 The deficit on regular operating expenses of the government is being cut down. It was $2, ,000,- 900 in the fiscal year 1882. and $1,786, 6,000,00O in 1883. For the fiscal year 1894 it now seems pos- sible that there will be no deficit that the government will take in enough money to pay it's running expenses ad all it's interest and sinking fund charges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

Road conditions and detours in the state of Connecticut made necessary by highway construction and oiling announced by the Con- necttEut highway department as of November 15, 1883. Route No. U. S. 1
 Norwalk. West avenue. About 1-2 mile of sheet asphalt. Open to traffic.
 Route No. 4 Sharon-Cornwall road. About 4 miles of grading and gravel sur face, from Cornwall Bridge west. Grading and laying gravel surface. Open to traffic. Route No. U. s. 5A Windsor Hartford-Springfield road. Shoulders are being oiled for 3 miles.
 Route No. U. s. 6 Windham. Phelps crossing, 20' concrete pavement. Length 1-4 mile is under construction. Traffic can pass.
 Route No.
 Ansonia. Seymour Ansonia road. 400 waterbound macadam, concrete box culvert. Open to traffic.
 Torrington. East Main street. Concrete pavement 1 mile in length under construction. Open to traffic.
 Route No. 10
 Pennington. Plain- vile road. Grade separation. Bridge under construction but open to traffic.
 Route No. 12
 Plainfield. French'sscrossing, 20' concrete pavement, Ia mile un-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

And they are some charges! Dur ing the next fiscal year the gov- ernment must dig up some $800,- 900, 900 just to pay the interest on what it owes, and another $500.- 000,000 for sinking fund. or sav- ings piled up to meet debts as they come due.
 These charges mount, of course as the public debts mounts. This had reached $23,050,256,717 at the end of October. Some authorities estimate that if none of the New Deal expenses (loans and self liquidating projects") ever come back to the treasury, we already are obligated for possible debt of 35 billions. Much of it, of course, will come back. The R. F. c. ac- tually was paid back more money last month than it loaned.
 But they agree that even if such an unheard-of peake were reached, the resources of the government would carry 1t.
 But up to now. the debt of 23 billions is nearly three billions short of the debt we piled up fight ing in the World War, And that was well under control within six years, cut down to 16 billions. It was the -billion-dollar income tax years that did it.
 Higher Taxes Faced
 So the tremendous debt being piled up by the New Deal isn't