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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
PAWLINC RENAMES
 DR. F. L. GRAVES

New York, V. Yy June 22,-At the annual meeting Of the board Of trustees held here today at the University club, Dr FrederiGk [. 0anage, headmaster emeritus, WAS FeseleGt6d president Of the board Of trustees Of the PGwifBg school.
 0e0rg6 W. Anderson was elected viee president, Horace E Henders Knowies, plant manager Of the Proctor and 6Gmbt6 fy0rydaje plant at Cincinnati, Ohio, was elected treasurer. James M, Elliott was elected asAst6nt treasurer. Fr6deriek l.. 6amage, Jr, was res elected headmastsr Of the PaW1inE school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

And the world is all wet and. I'm soaked to the skin, And I'm aW. fully tired, AW-fuliy tired" The telephone dropped from her hand and shs followed 1t to the floor and, through the window she could 500 the sky turn from gray to black and then she didn't TO. member anything else,
 If she had had any idea that ghe knew what WetnesB was up to that time, she soon learned that sine had only been fo0Ilng herseif, bo. cause for c long, long tImo, she lived iB a world that was totally inhabited by water.
 And, after a long, long time, tho
 waters receded, ag they must have
 recedcd when NOah was sailing his ark around Ararat She came up out Of watery depths and ths cold that had been living ali through her body retFeated before m in- ereasing warmth. She opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was the sky. And she said;
 ooh, there's the sky agaIn. And
 it's a blue, a heavenly blue. Blue skyi It's beautiful"
 And then she turned her head q little and saw a nurse smiling
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
BLUE SKY

them was a hint of physical vio-
 So she went out and got Into her damp things and eioBhed back through the rain. She stopped of at one of the better movie palaces ln the lower ElftioB and sat down ito watch Q long feature picture, most of which was taken in .
 How could people in sunny Call. fornia spent weeks and months oi time and millions of dollars mak- l ing A terrible picture of rain, rain, raln2 It was then about lunch time and sine went Into restau' rant for her lunch. The rostau- rant was crowded with goggy peo- | pie and her lunch was damp. She pushed it away with . faint .geg. ture of distate and paid her cheek
 She walked up Broadway through rain still falling enthusi. astically and got more thoroughly wet than she could in her bathtut or on tho beach in the summer time. She got 50 wet that her feet wore heavy. And then tho heavi. negs climbed ID through her legi until tt leaded her whole body and finally reached her head.
 Her head dropped and she could hardly bold it up to call . taxicat and give her address. She goi home and reached into her wet purse and pulled out Q damp bil and put 1t into the cl1mmy hand of tho taxi driver. He reached | into a soaking pocket and came out with some moist change. Sht detached . dripping dime from this and handed him his tip ant his cab churned away througf water that 6oomed to reach up be- yond the seat.
 When she let herself into heI apartment, she tried to turn swift ly and shut out torrent Of water she could see was rolling toward her down the hall. But her move ments were slow and she bnrei, got the door closed in time to ghu it out,
 Now, she was staggering, wha with her heavy head and body, bu she got to tho telephone and called up Ell Benson at his office.
 "Ts THIS BTLL?v'
 'sifE ASKED.
 "Ig this you, Biii?" she asked "Yes, l recognize your voice. It' ali wet And you're all wet, Bill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
RECEPTION TONIGHT FOR REV M. R. LOWELL

Rev Moses R. Lowell, pastor ot the Second Congregational church, and Mrs Lowell will be the guests of honor at a farewell reception tonight In Davenport hall. Rev Mir Lowell leaves Waterbury about July 1st to assume the pastorate of the Second Congregational church of Holyokc, Mass. The Mems league will bo in charge of the affair to- night. During the summer months Rev John R. Coombs, assistant pastor, will be in charge of the ahiirnh affairR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

Answers to Previous Questions THE younger Adams served A from March {, 1925, to March 2, 1929. The Maine was blown up in Havana harbor. Cuba, Feb. 15, 1898, Only 10 of the crew of 354 wholly escaped injury John R. Lynch was the negro from Mississippi who was nominated for temporary chairman of 2 major political party convention in Chicago in iss4. when James c. Blaine was nominated for president. Lynch served three terms as member Of Congress from Mississippi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

Barbs. NoaU Lake Michi0an is supposed to have turned up c seq monster. The Chicago WorIds Fair needed somehing like that, mow thot Sally Ro~d and her fans gone. One day hurricane str~c6 Louisiono aud the nert day Senator H~ey Lon0 begun his ibuster tn Washington That man does move faSt Science ou take the place of naon tm the role of tcter in vears to come says Philadelphia physician. There seems to be 70 hope for aOomsen Bv ths time Fjslcmd should be sorry paid s Var debt tssaImemt ow me since SO much attention IS betn0 patd to the other countries. Mrs Ruth Bryan Owe~, z. s. minister to Denmark has wom third share G ar0e Ceylon tea companv thus matn0 her eligible for bt0' ger diplomatic post
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

This morning in our daily meandering, we came in con- tact with our esteemed friend Mrs Ernest Drufa and en- joyed most interesting chat We learned that this lovely character who was music supervisor in parocha schools here for great many years and who at present is teaching her private class busy engaged these days prepa ing her pups youthful singing proteges for their perform ance in the near future the Newngn Home for Crippled Children Mrs Drufa has tried consistently to develop in her work the cultural sde hoping to create the desire for better music in her pupils believing that persons charac is something judged by the type of music they favor Also that beautiful tone has the same effect ind vdual as beautiful picture Here's hoping that Mrs Drufa
 who by the way been teacher the music staff at tho College of the Sacred Heart in New York city and gently pupil of the high touted tenor Lambert Murphy realizes her ambitions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

down at her and, beyond the nurse, the strained features of Bill Benson.
 "Oh, BlIl," she breathed. I'm glad to soc you again. I'm glndder to sec you than anything In the world. Where have been?" You've been sick. And what you told me the other night about everything being or Is out, isnt
 "sure it Is, Bill" She smiled. "T
 wasn't angry at you at all. was angry at the sky. It wasn't blue.
 And l wanted blue sky. Kiss me, Bill"
 And Bill kissed her. THE END.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
Omen letter Co good old Joie Fansi0HetM

Open letter Co good old Joie Fam't0ItetM Yove got t0o editors 0~ashin0 ther hotr and tear' Sng their teetk not to mention spttn0 few tnfmt- tSves SO pease let up the huean nterest sores N soas pleasure to read your ttervews wh tue shStn0 Kghts of the sage and mi0 club in past weeks, Don Jam but your public tn Waterbury (ves, your lone pub' hc) soont stamd for these pathec tales that vo~ are avrnging from tue Wds of Greenpernt, Bavstde and a0av stations Incidentally the auditor ts ehecktm0 0" those collect tele0rams Lay of Joe, the depresstom is stU pvith us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

It had penetrated under her skin. Biio could feel the eternal pound- ing of the falling drops in hor heart She could hear the ever. present swish of It behind her ear. drums. Staring out beyond the glass tn the window, she saw black space gtreaked with the flashing silver of water. She pictured the whole world thus, immersed iB an aIi.enfOIding wotness. She couldn't picture it any other way. It had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
By CHARLES McGUIRK

sTF YOU have to watch and spy upon al the time
 Lorna Mayden told Bill Benson, " you can't trust me, we might as well cali the whole thing off,"
 Al right" Bill Benson agreed grmly. I've told you wasn't watching you explained that happened to be the when passed last night after you told the phone that you weren't feeling well and you were going to bed and you couldn't me- was only nat ural after all that should wonder what brought you out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
Tall Tower Topics
Good Evening.
THAT WEEKEND
Bx THE ALAN IN THE TOWER

Another weekend has come around With just thoughts of pleasure to be found In the minds of the frantic summer crowd of to the seashore, to the beach, 50 proud. Dresses, trousers shirts and socks Who ever heard of the drop in stocks? Swim suits and caps and linens all white An array presenting whimsical sight. Locking the windows, boltng the doors Then off they are to the cooling shores To bask in the sun on the gleaming sand Hoping to get back well tanned. Such is the weekend-you know what mean But they're back again Monday to the daily routine Dusting or dishes fresh meats or fishes It's all in the life of the two day richs.
 BEE EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

Rambling. Francis J. O'Connor, claimed bor oug packed up this morning for the Century of Progress where he contempates spending ideal two weeks vaca tion. The Clock Company has naugurated system of rotating employment of It's s00 employees whereby about 600 hands are off duty each week. George Bra youth ful son of Commissioner Louis Bra Waterburyns again after successful year Wiston Academy in Massachu- setts preparing for Amherst. Mrs Gertrude Bowes, school commissioners was presented with beautiful bouquet on behalf of the graduating of Croft grammer school the other day after presiding at the annual exercises Mrs Lena sirica has been confined to her home with illness for the past two weeks Speedy recovery my friends. Joe Kenman has been signed by the Re- porters baseball CD for their comedy of errors with
 Ernie Schiayones Elbow Benders at Fulton Park Monday evening at bells. Gerald Ratzke is hitesng through town in Plymouth sedan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
CHICKS TRAVEL BY PLANE

Alpine, Texas (UPl--Aristocracy always demands tho best In travel. Even biue-blooded baby chicks. Recently Dr J. w. Wright of Alpine received an order from British Honduras, Central America, for two dozen Of his prize winning Austrolorp chickens. Tho chicks were shipped from hore to Browns villo by express. From there they rode the Pan-American Alrways to theoir destination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
HER yBUZZER RANG AND SHE WENT IN

Her buzzer rang and she went into the boss. Henry Bril was as wet as the surrounding atm0g. pbere. He was just as cordial His voice was heavy ag the thudding rain. His eye aS cold and cIammy as the sky. He dictated in q mum. bie, She missed half Of t, She came out end wrote what she had written down in ghort.hand and brought t in for his signature and he exploded.
 and when he had run down and forgot that he had gaId anything at aiI except to ask her to sit down and take his dietation Aii over again, she reminded him that when she had taken this job as q stenogra pher, she bad stgn0d no contract to take abuse, especially
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

But then tho duties of her position as private secretary to Henry ETH, president of the Brill Case Engine Co.,, called out to nor. There were Important letter to be taken to Dc written, to be sent. Rain or no rain, she couldn't leave her boss ID the iurch. Weariiy she went about the heavy task of dressing,
 She ran in the pouring rain to the subway, sho emerged Into moro dOwnpour and waded through t to her office on lower Broadway. She Gioghed into her ofSice, soaked through her clothes to the skin, through her skin to the backbone. The curl was out of her hair. Her clOthOg hung Imply and goddOniy from her shoulders and hips and legs, Her makeup stood out Ike q gargoyie mask from the green whItOnegg of her moist skin.
 Moving discOngolately to the window, she looked up into the sky, into e dead 1e0deu d0Fl10 which leaked copiousiy and let tho eternal water through to discourage mare bio and stone and asphalt and the graves of the west dead in Trinity churchyard. Surely Lorna, thought, the water had reached the dead by this time, It had been raining 70 damn ionE. She'd give any thing to see q patch Of blue sky,
 Biil? She pushed Bill out her thoughts with tho venomous hope that he would get himself sur. rounded by q hundred women oe ell ages, sizes and weights and au wet,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
The Cast of Characters in
 "Blue Sky"

LORNA MAIDEN, whose world
 Is suddenly flooded fSy rnIn, and BILL HENSON, wlIO daFes the flood to snve l1eP from it,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

Holland has q now Diesel express service with i2 strenmllned trains having Q speed of S7 miles m hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

Introducing. Otis Betts Who recently started- his SSrd summer Otis to fair city When mere ad m fact he just IS, when be pulled ~p a"- proprietor Of the Earl House on Bunk street, ond snar svhich aamy oldters refer to in ther retmtsc- Sng periods. For the lost number of years Dc Was i the enpploy of our genial cty erecutive Hoorabte Manor FramE Hayes. He resides Oith Chartey Bel dem am oldtime tailor quite popuar here, i tue OHar0 buitdimg om Meado0 street. Any evensmg yom care to listen i pc olde days revved drop around W- lo0 and West Main streets and cGtch Otis 70 actton
 YomU love to listen to him his yGrs are most cdtchy and delivered Wth the eIocution thdt 1 Otts 0Wn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

"Oh BiIl.v she said, "T am 70 glad to see you aga1n,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
THE DEMOCRATS
 Daily Short Story

Complete i'm This lssue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

Editor Tall Tower Topics I'm not usually critical of other peoples driving have written to newspapers about the kind of driving get to-day right here In Wa erbury Perhaps the fact that I've always lived here has something to do with it. Still doesn't to me that drivers in other cities in Connecticut act like those in the Brass City, There very few of them here who give kind of signal Turning doesn't mean anything to them They cut out of the line of traffic and cross other lines without so much of the hand It's trial for the cautious driver I'd like to have the authorities either here or at Hartford start drive to compel all motorists to e the proper hand signals whenever they intend to make right or left turns the streets. Just Motoris
 Good Night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
"Is THIS BTTL?v |'GlEE ASK FED.

'"Ig this you, Bili?" she asked. "Yeg, l Fecognize your voice. It's ali wet And you're all wet, Bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-14
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
you BET YOU'RE WELCOME

Members of the SoutheIa California
Arizona Association of Ice Industries
an shucks, let S call them the icemen-
are as welcome to Imperial Valley right
now as they would be in July or August
when ice is more precious than much fine
gold and a whole lot more popular
Perhaps no other place has such
reason to be fond of the iceman as has
Imperial Valley. Speaking from what
might be called the commercial stand
point, he gets our lettuce, eantaloupe
and other Imperial Valley products to
the market in good condition. If he
didn't there wouldn't be any sale for
them and with no sales there would be
no need of raising them and without
raising them-well, we'd probably still
be desert
Viewed from the more personal stand
point, the iceman loses none of his pop
ularity. These fellows whe are our
guests sit at desks and direct things but
they are as much icemen as the fellows
with the tongs who make the door-to-
door deliveries.
We think this good opportunity to
tell these executives something about the
door-to-door iceman Maybe they al
ready know it but it won't hurt to tell
them again. Their direct representative
with the people doesn't confine his duties
to the mere delivery of ice, and we are
not going to pull up any of those funny
(sic) jokes about the iceman. He is sort
of community handy man.
In our own experience we have known
of icemen who rescued the housewife
from disaster by putting up kitchen
stovepipe which had fallen down while
the daily meal was being prepared they
have found lost youngsters; removed OBJ
structions from streets; given first aid
in time of accident; picked the number
of "hit-run" driver and aided in bring
ing him to justice All this and much
more has been done without handicap
ping the duties for which they are paid.
On top of it all they have brought COM
fort, convenience and relief by the well
come ice on hot days. If there is any
truth in the funny stories," all we have
to say is that the iceman rates it.
Again we say the icemen are welcome
the executives are as welcome as the
men whose work they direct, and that is
plenty.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-14
Imperial Methodist

Sunday school at GAS. Mr.. o. D.
Van Dyke, superintendent. Glasses
Tor all ages, a good time for eV-
eryone.
At IL q. m. the choir will render
a sacred Christmas concert, A bit
early, but this is necessitated by
the fact that a large percentage
of our choir consists of teachers in
the schools, who will leave after
the twenty-first to celebrate the
holidays elsewhere. Those fond OF
Christmas music are urged to be
present at this hour of worship in
music and song.
In the evening, there will be a
service entitled Christmas at
Home" The public is cordially in
vited to these services. F.. w. How
lett, pastor.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-14
First Baptist

Bible school, $50 a. m. Fred
Rapson, superintendent. Do not
neglect to bring your children to
Bible school where they will re-
ceive Christian training.
Morning worship, IL a. m, Sub
ject: THE Mandate of Gods
Word" AT the morning service, the
Junior college trio will bring a
Christmas cantata THE Won
drous Story" Members of this
trio are Georgiana Sones, first So
prano; Melba Deets, second So
prano, and Iva Reah Skipper, alto
B. Y. P. u. services, $50 p. m
Five groups.
Evening gospel service, 7:30 p. m
Subject: Did God Sanction HUI
man Sacrifice?"
Monday night Bible study class
7:30 p. m. The class will review
what has been gone over in the
book of Leviticus. This will be a
good time to enter the class for
those who have not been able to
attend before.
Wednesday, 7:3O p. m. Prayer
meeting and Bible study. Do not
neglect the prayer meeting, where
great blessings are in store for
those who attend.
Friday night choir practice, 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-14
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
HAPPY BUG

One day when Uncle Wiggily was
hopping along, wondering what he
might get for Christmas, he met
Mr.. Twistytail, the fat, gentleman
pig.
"What's the NATTER asked Un-
Gle Wiggily. "You don't seem
very happy, Twisty"
I'm not happy grunted the
pig. "There wasn't any sour milk
for breakfast, my morning news
paper didn't come in time to read
before I went out and I have a
sore nose.'
"Well, those aren't such very
bad troubles,' laughed Uncle Wig
gily. "Of course a sore nose hurts
but come over to my bungalow and
I'll let you see my newspaper. AS
for not getting any sour milk, why
not try sweet milk
81 like only sour milk!o grunted
the pig. "As for the newspaper, il
is almost afternoon now and I'll
soon get an evening one SO there IS
no use bothering about the morn
ing one. And I'm on my way tc
the drugstore now to get something
for my sore nose" as
All Right ~
"Then you'll be all right,
laughed the rabbit. And I sup
pose you will get some sour milk
before tomorrow breakfast
"Oh, yes, it came little while
ago. grunted Mr.. TWistytail "But
I'm not going to be happy no mat
ter what happens. I'm cross anc
I'm going to stay cross all day. "
"Well, if you feel that way
suppose I'd better not say anything
more" answered Uncle Wiggily
and he was rather glad when the
cross pig waddled off by himself
"Ill go look for happy adven-
ture," said Uncle Wiggily as ht
brightly twinkled his pink nose.
He had not hoped very far be-
fore he heard a buzzing in busf
near the path. 1t was loud buz-
zing such as a June Bug makes il
summer, but Uncle Wiggily knew
there could be nc June Bugs arounc
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-14
Christian Science

God the Preseryer of Man" is
the subject of the lesson-sermon on
Sunday in all Christian Science
churches, branches of The Mother
Church, The First Church Of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Mass. The
golden text is from the Psalms:
"The Lord preserveth all them that
love him"
A Scriptural citation in the les
on-sermon presents these verses
from the Acts: And it came to
pass, as Peter passed throughout
all quarters, he came down also to
the saints which dwelt at LYDIA.
And there he found a certain man
named Aeneas, which had kept his
bed eight years, and was sick OF the
palsy. And Peter said unto him,
Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee
whole: arise, and make thy bed.
And he arose Immediately.
One of the passages from the
Christian Science textbook, Sci
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy,
states, 1.-The calm. strong currents
of true spirituality, the manifesto
tions of which are health, purity,
and self-immolation, must deepen
human experience, until the beliefs
OF material existence are seen to be
bald imposition, and sin, disease,
and death give everlasting place to
the scientific demonstration of di-
vine Spirit and to Gods spiritual,
perfect man"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-14
State Street Christian

Church school convenes at $50
a. m. Morning worship, 10:45 a,
m. Minister'S subject, Breaking
the Alabaster Box"
Christian Endeavor groups $50
p. m.
Evening worship 7:30 a. m. Ser
vice will be evangelistic.
Additions to the church are be-
ing reported at nearly every SER
vice. Several baptisms in the past
few weeks, this is the real barome-
ter of a church's usefulness.
Announcement of Christmas
plans for church school will be
made Sunday morning. The stew
ardship program which has held
the attention of the whole congre-
cation for the past month, will
be concluded Wednesday night,
December 49, It's successful cul-
mination is anticipated.
An attractive Christmas musicale
is planned for December 16.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-14
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Affairs
have come TO such pass in the
United States efforts to collect its
European debts that the state de-
partment decided it had better pre-
serve motion picture record of
that rare eyent-a debtor actually
paying.
Accordingly a movietone outfit
was engaged to record Finnish
Minister L. Astrom in the act Of
paying his country's semi-annual
debt installment of S228,538. Fin
land is expected to be the only
country to meet its bill tomorrow.
The state department and Astrom
cooperated in putting on a dress
rehearsal yesterday for the benefit
of poSterity.
Cameras recorded Astrom IS ar
rival at the state department, his
progress to the office of William
Phillips. acting secretary, Phillips
effusive greeting, Astrom's action
in handing over a slip Of paper rep
resenting a check, and Phillips
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-14

beaming appreciation of a debtor
who pays promptly and in cash.
Diplomats of some other ma
tions wryly suggested that perhaps
the state department was holding
hints of a movie career for repre-
sentatives of nations who will pay,
as an incentive for them to urge
their governments 10 meet debt
payments.
Millions of persons can't find
jobs, but Bernard NJ Baruch got
an important one he didn't want
when he was made chairman Of the
Presidents committee to draft leg
islation to take the profit out OF
war.
The New York financier is an ex-
pert on economic problems involved
in war. But at the first meeting
of the committee he insisted others
were more capable of directing the