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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

no mistaking that strained look which had swept over her face in the short time she had left the window.
 The next customer rapped im- patiently on the glass counter and Joe plunged into his work again. In the succeeding days Joe thought often of Carol Crayton. He had hoped that, since times seemed to be getting better, she and her hus- band would be able to stop the flow of money out of that account. He had hoped the upturn would affect them soon enough to prevent their actually striking bottom. He remembered the day they had first come into the bank, happy laughing pair, with their first de- posit. He remembered, too, how the first sight of her had awakened Q longing he had known before. They had increased the fund for Q while, then the husband had lost his job. He had said so, half apol- ogetically, one day when he first began withdrawing money. Once he had said it was the only account they had.
 A few days later she came again. She withdrew $5, leaving a balance of only $5. Joe knew he was the silent observer of a tragedy that was as real as the collapse of a business. bank, or a cabinet. Only he and the girl and her hus- band, most likely, knew what was happening. They were brave, they maintained a legitimate pride. they were fighting to the end. But the inevitable now was just around the corner. He wished he were some
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his teller's cage suddenly seemed like the bars of prison. He stood helpless and--conscious for the first time that he was in love. She sought to stifie her sobs in her small handkerchief.
 Joe suddenly realized he had been staring, undoubtedly embar- rassing her. He looked down at the book. the deposit slip and the check in front of him. What could this mean? She and her hus- band had only $5 left between them and absolute want. And then. there had come this check. And yet the cheerfulness which had marked her withdrawals had dis appeared Us she made the first de- posit in many months. Perhaps this was just natural reaction 10 the sudden change in her fortunesi
 Joe's glance fell on the check again. He felt cold and strangely weak. His joy died instantly. He began to understand.
 The check was drawn by life insurance company. And in one corner was notation. It stated the check was in settlement of all claims in connection with the death of the policy holder. And. as though looking through a deep mist, Joe finally could see that the policy holder had been Ernest Crayton. THE END.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
DEPOSIT SLIP

larly tragic drama. His fingers felt like stubs of wood. They moved clumsily. He managed to turn over the page of the deposit book between which the slip had been placed.
 He looked up a second time to be sure. The slip was black! It was deposit slip! He pulled out check. It was for $5,OO0!> Joy leaped in his heart. A smile burst upon his face. His hunch had been right, after all. The tide had turned. What a climax. Just be- fore the last dollar had been lost relief had arrived. What swell ending.
 He looked up and his excite ment was unconcealed. The conser. vative old bank would have con sidered him impertient. Maybe she did, but he couldn't help 1t. He had been on the inside of this story of two lives and he couldn't be inn passive at this stirring climax.
 Joe looked at Mrs Crayton--and paused. She should be willing, as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

up. Only $5 to go and the tide turned, he unused!
 A MONTH PASSED
 BEFORE SHE RETURNED. A month passed before Carol Crayton was framed in the window before him again. Joe had decided her husband must have found a job in the meantime, for the $5 she had taken out on her last visit couldn't have lasted long. The look on her face startled him. The last vestige of cheer had fled. Lines and shadows marred the pretty face that had thrilled him. She seemed tired and was i'll at case. Poor thing, he thought, the tide hasn't turned for her and her hus- band, after all She must be with drawing her last dollar. She has reached the end of her rope and she just can't hide it. She had been brick through it all; who could blame her now! His hunch hadn't worked. He wanted to say something soothing and personal to this young wife.
 But he was only a teller. Other customers were waiting. The floor man lowered near by and he would notice any irregularities in the rou- tine treatment prescribed by the management for each customer. Joe's eyes said much, if she could read them. But his lips remained sealed.
 Then he forced himself to look down at the counter and start the series of movements, which would result, he knew, in doling out her last few dollars and the closing of the account. the closing, as far las he was concerned, of singu-
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found deep satisfaction in facing, even for brief moments, many of the persons who appeared at his window with their pass books. He felt a, part of their lives. He could look right into one of the most in- innate aspects of their lives, their pocket books.
 He didn't remember all who came. Just a few interested him. Some were young, some were old. Some dressed shabbily, others well groomed. He tried to read their faces. He speculated a great deal about the lives they led between appearances at his window to de- posit or to withdraw their savings.
 Joe never failed to be stirred by one who occasionally came to his window. The warmth in her smile, in her eyes, in her voice as she thanked him for the money he handed her always put new meaning into her entire day. Often think of her. He wondered if a person could fall in love with no more of an introduction than that. Sentimental, that's what they had laughingly called him.
 It was interest day and the line of people outside Joe's window seemed to remain stationary no matter how rapidly he worked. Like an automaton he took in the pass books, checked the signature with the file cards, credited or paid out the money, and made the in- terest adjustments. His mind be- came dulled by the never ending stream of little books and the slips with the red or black printing on them.
 Joe reached for the next book on the glass counter and it was like reaching out to touch the hand of q lover. Carol Crayton was there and suddenly everything was differ ent. She was as pretty, as smiling as brave as ever, though her funds were getting low. He looked back at the book. She had been taking money from her account steadily for some time. Starting with more than $500. she had reduced 1t grad ually to $2O.
 Carol Clayton was married. Joe knew. This was 0 joint account with her husband, Ernest. Some times he came in to get the money. He usually looked depressed, pass ed the book through the window as though he hated to give 1t up. and accepted 1t back again, with money, with sigh and shrug of one shoulder.
 JOE SMILED AND
 NODDED SLIGHTLY
 Joe smiled quickly, nodded slightly, then turned to his files for the routine checking, lest she see the blush he knew was creeping over his face. Yes, the slip was red, as he expected. That meant she was withdrawing again. He noted she had stipulated $10. Only $10 more would be left in her ac- count.
 He reached into his cash drawer and extracted two $5 bills. She accepted them with smile and moved away from the window For an instant, Joe watched her as she edged through the crowd. She turned suddenly and he was sure
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
JINCLERS NEARER
 THEIR PARADISE
Increase in Number of Small Coins M akes.
 More Pocket Change

Kansas City, Mo. (UP).-The pocket change jingler can make more noise than he could year ago according to M. W. E. Park, assistant cashier of the Federal Reserve bank here.
 The mounting crescendo of pocket music is due to an increase of $20,O00,000 in half dollars, quarters and dimes; $6,O00,000 in nickles and pennies, and $2,000,000 in that old standby of the West, the silver dollar.
 The increase in the number of small coins in the Tenth Federal Reserve bank district, according to Park, can be laid to the in- crease in small businesses and cut rate sales for which purchasers need more small coins and receive more small coins in change.
 Today. Park said, there are $$275, 100000 in dimes, quarters and half-dollars in circulation in the United States compared with $255,000. 900 at this time last year. Nickels and pennies now amount to $118,000,OO0 compared to $112,- 000,000 in 1883. Silver dollars in circulation have increased from $2S,000,000 to $30,000,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

the person of Rakoczi for the So- viet dictatorship of 1919; while the White Bands who at that time murdered thousands of workers are not only running around free but are sitting in government posts.
 With its fear of releasing Ra- koczi, the workers leader, the Gombes government shows that 1t does not feel exactly secure in view of the growing discontent of the masses in the country. Its incred- ible attitude toward political op- ponent must be responded to with the vehement protest of world ODinion"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

It aooud be quite arniss # tue Man in the Big Tau To0er faed to take recognition Of event hich OiU make great change % the religious and civu hte ot Waterbury the city of Brass. Obedience IS of the cardinal virtues to 0f the cloth and 10hen the aCord from the POntifcal office to carry the Shepherds duties in c field, the IS obvous These aUords addressed to Of Waterburys be- lOved pastors it tue past 2Oeek and the echo hasn't avGfted itself dCdy get Because every0ne 10hO kneO Fdther Brennan hates to him g0 We 1OOld almost aOGger 0eek ago that he could the title Of Water be ready for orders in the line Of ecclesiastical duty. Father Brennan has been arith us so long that considered him just much part of Water bury do tue clock the green the Oa0er the depot Performng his prestly dties-on his favorite front porch-driving his princely sedan driving Spalding Krofe do1On the faiCay for 200 yards-you GtaUGys found him Kind true and humble. He had
 the good aCord for every0ne-inquired for the health and happiness Of the fdmily-and in his simple aoay accomplished much for the spiritual and moral a0e fare Of his parish and the community at large Of v0st experience he had splendid Of baance and proportion and has ddUice Cen consulted seldom a0ent askeaO. You couldn't help but learn to ove him after has long period of dborng n Gods local veyard Perhaps that's the there tedrdrop eUery cheek o the thousands of has loyal parshoners he delivered his personal fareace at the regular masses Sunday. We just aoont sag goodbye Father-aceW make revoir because ,oan to you back again scith us often-eUen # IS only for feao minutes drop in and q hello. We WM say God bless you good health and nany happy pears your Uineydrd and mag the people 0f Nea0 London edrn to koW y0a ace do To kosU you to tove you What greater tribute could God svish for one of his chosen representatives?
 Good Night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
BRIGRT PORCH FURNITURE

Vivid color schemes are just right for porches this summer. Of course, we always have had with us that ubiquitous orange-and bright green combination but, this year, bright red with white. blue and golld brown with yellow and many other fiamboyant arrenge- ments are also to the fore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
By CHARLES GALE

TOE LANG was sentimental person Everybody said so. He didn't He kept pretty much to himself and his dreams The bank had rated him its best teller for and only his mother knew how the routine the mper sonal atmosphere the tombke banking had grated on his sensiblities
 He able to support himself and his mother fairly comfortably what he earned he had stuck And he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

Braintree, Mass. (UP)-John F. Tolleson has cat and two kit tens that play. in friendly fashion. with his pet white rats. Mickey and Minnie. He also has an 1tal- ian bulldog that capers with the cat and kittens,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

she always had when she came in to withdraw money. She should be walking on air! She should be a perfect embodiment of happiness and peace with the world. SHE BURST
 INFO TEARS.
 But as Joe's eyes met hers she burst into tears. Tears! He wanted to leap to her side and the bars of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

Answers to Previous Questions THE All.EngIand Eleven was victorious ini two series over the St Georges Twenty.two al Hoboken. N J. and the United States Twenty-two al Philadel. phia An act of Congress or. ganized the naval fleet and Esek Hopkins was made commander al $l25 d month The fleet in. cluded two 24.gun frigates and two brigs The Washington. Pa. crematory was the only one in rhe United States until 1884
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
Good evening.

Cotborod nt r1ndom Mr aud Mrs John KO- aiczh ncco,npanied bu Elizabeth Hickey and Eleanor Suott left last Saturday to take in the Century of Progres exhibition in Chicago T1mmae Cro!1es Cotonias billed Wednesday,, ThurSdGy ana Fraooy eyeninos at the Oak Grove CdSinO n Walnut Beach. To one sgnimg himself "O.K." The Tosoer does not print anonymous letters although the ntormot'om you import mag be OK. Hoa0ever, mdmy thGnES Ior y0m interest Gene O'Donneu a0on't have to join the benedicts noo as he just took n Niagara Falls on is return trip from the Worlds Fair. Lo@'s Gee" 1coS as e recent Visitor in NeW York city, Ga0ert Str~oe" and George Gilchrist NiGnticing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
The Cast of Characters in
 Deposit Slip"

JOE LANG, a bank teller who tries to overcome boredom of work by a study of human nature. MRS CAROL GRAFTON, a comedy 1eOOsitOr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

he, saw trace of a tear on her cheek. Of course, she was some distance away. It might have been
 his imagination. But there was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

Advised to obtain water by deepening his well, which had run dry during the drought. man in Northampton, England. built a three-foot wall around the top.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

Have vou ever really stopped consider the role your insurance portrays to the civic and spiritual welfare of your community? We'll hadn't either until ths morning when asked Thomas P. Cassidy superlnten terpoation of the life insurance as he knows him. Here's what genial friend had to say The lie lnsur ance man, from my knowledge of him, ranks hlghly amongst our citizens His contribution to the civic and spiritual welfare of community is not perhaps tamllary known. He is blamed for his persistency yet while hls critics eXpound their doctrines thousands thousands of widows and orphans daily receive millions of dollars
 the reward of his persisency His ambition IS to build around the home of the poor, the we-to-do and the wealthy Gibraltar of protection which, when thelr need for financial succor paramount he would be there as
 their benefacor Day after day. year after year he walks the highways of the land preaching unseshness tie sees a real spiritual value in his work. He views close up the damage the ruthessness of the uncertainty of the Grim Reaper leaves behind him in his wake He breaches say ings to the young, SSenance to the nhrm nope to the widow He the structure created by his own hands
 Mature He the youth of yesterday properly equipped
 through education to enter into the march ot lie and the professions by of the fact that foresghted parents subscribed to his program and followed through laying aside funds helped by the persistent ot the insurance and by dint of all this built up fund sui
 cient brighter future to their offspring AS
 result of all this better citizen is developed proting by the examples set and in turn willing to set similar by building for the future for those who day will be their dependents He carries the check to the sn and to the hove and receives from the lips of benefit
 cnries spoken blessings. He is builder of confidence n varably endows himself with sme brings hope to the weary and when he dies leaves monument of protection the future dependents of his city He the struc ture which has been built by his and his cohorts hands amounting to 95 million dollars This spurs him on-he works without benefit of drums music great recogn tion-great might say, individual recognition. He is proud he is real soldier the highway of life plus philosopher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

Who was the first Jewish member of the U g cabinet?
 What Was the first hydro plane to cross the Atlantic?
 When did white men first undertake leathei tanning'
 Answers in next issue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

Did you ever hear of wild baby? I don't chance to vocferous flapper bowling little cradle scratcher. mean babes in the woods The baby bird - squirrel rabbits etc. Some people think they doing the baby favor when they find young birding or squirrel and take it upon themselves to adopt it and bring it home. Please don't do it. You only kdnaper, if you do The mother and daddy may be off from the nest home temporarily foragng little food for their off spring Besides the little babe needs the peculiar nouris men that goes with the mothers milk well the native environment So if you happen to be of those ndivd uas who feel they doing favor for the wild baby quit kidding yourself If you want bird rabbit for pet the real Mccoy That's what makes wild cat wild brother and would you too along and stole your kid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

Stray shots. |. :. Mr aud Mrs Harry Carter bd cdieu to felloU Saturday for Madison Beach achere they acM spend the remainder Of tue sumner Mr aud Mrs Vincent Diron and taOo vacaion- ing at the place Silvio Berbu aoiU spend the neat taoo aveeks at the Boy Scout site, Camp Pomperaug. Many thanks to Charles Hess of 119 Madison street and Freddy Nation of @ Park Place for their generous contributions of tinfo. Harriett Raferty has returned to her Florence Nightingale du ties at St Francs hospital n Hartford after fortnight here acth her parents. Gladys HubbeU, park de- pertinent seno, began her annual taoo 1oeeks of motg to-do Monday.
Evening star., 1934-04-05
LAST PLAY
OF THEATER
GUILD LIST
Jig Sa,C,' by Da,Un
Powell, to Haze
Premiere inD.C.

Jig Saw" new comedy by Dawn
Powell. with Ernest Truck and Spring
Byington, the final play of the
Theater Guilds season. will have its
world premiere in Washington Mon
day, April %, playing a weeks en-
gagement at the National Theater
prior to its New York opening.
The play is described as a sophis-
ticated story of New York apartment
hotel life Its author, Miss Powell
wrote Big Night" which was pro-
duced last season in New York by the
Group Theater, and is also the author
Of THE Story of a Country Boy,
a novel which recently took its place
on the best-seller list.
In addition to Mr.. Truck and Miss
Byington, the cast includes Helen
Wesley, Elliot Cabot. Cora Wither-
spoon, Gertrude Flynn, Harold Moi
fett Shepperd Strudwick and others
The play has been staged by Philip
Moeller and the settings are by Lee
Simonson.
The Theater Guild already ha;
completed its subscription season ir
Washington, having presented Mary
of Scotland" with Helen Hayes
Philip Merivale and Helen Menken
Biography" with Ina Claire, and
THE School for Husbands" with
Osgood Perkins and June Walker
However, subscribers will be able tc
obtain their regular seat locations al
reduced prices for Jig Saw by
ordering them at once.
Evening star., 1934-04-05


compatriot's score was triumph Of
conductoring art. Understanding
thoroughly and in complete sympathy
with the varied elements which form
the foundation of Tschaikowsky's
musical individuality, DR.. Koussevitsky
balanced the component parts with
the rare vision Of an interpreter who
has penetrated to the depths Of the
composers thought. The poetic long
ings that are so powerful as to recur
again and again in each movement
of the symphony we're lifted from any
banality to a plane of rich beauty
with an accentuation Of the human
note that could not leave an audience
untouched. Under DR.. Koussevitsky's
directing there was neither hysteria
nor morbidness, but healthy vitality
that gave a glowing co,or to the
temperamental rush or the passionate
questionings which alternate with
such force throughout the compost
ton.
Although the technical effects were
subordinate to the idea and sentiment
inescapably predominant. there were
moments when the expert manner OF
achieving the nuances arrested the
attention. The carefully developed
phrases, the slight broadening Of
tempo and the building up of tonal
power stood out with rare charm as
evidence Of intellectual and artistic
unity Of the directing mind. DR..
Koussevitsky has the subtle ability to
transmit his own comprehension to
his men, and they responded yester-
day with individual inspiration that
awakened an answering enthusiasm
in the listeners. The exquisite an
dante cantabile, the delicate dance
measures of the third movement and
the full throated expression Of the
finale could not have been achieved
without the whole hearted co-opera-
ton Of the entire orchestra. 1t was
q glorious rendition and one deserving
of the ovation accorded both conduc-
tor and players at the end.
The program opened with Bach's
"Brandenburg Concerto No. I" played
with q marked rhythmic feeling that
brought out its youthful and happy
character. The second number.
Schubert's unfinished Symphony IN
B Minor" was given a highly artistic
reading. but it failed to reach the
convincing spontaneity Of the Tschai-