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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
First Venture Outdoors

The radiators began to warm
the air and, with the chill off,
everybody's spirits shot UP. At
last it was time to bring over the
babies cots. make them up with
fresh warmed linen, put hot wa
ter bottle into each. The babies,
taken from their beds, passively
allowed themselves to be made as
comfortable as possible on the
padded table in the old nursery.
They were too sick and weak to
care very much what we did to
them.
Remember that these little ba-
bies had never been outside the
walls of the house in which they
were born.
They had been kept in an at
mosphere as carefully prepared
and regulated as it should have
been for delicate dollhouse plants.
This was not only their first auto
mobile ride, 1t was their initial
venture into the strange, danger
Gus outside world.
We dragged them, wrapped
them in blankets. We stood at
the door for a moment-the doc
tor, the housekeeper, we three
nurses-each with q baby so care
fully swathed that it resemblei
a cocoon more than baby. We
looked back once at the dreary
room in which we had spent such
anxious months and then we car
ried the quintupfets out into the
open.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
VACATION SCHOOL
REGISTERS Jag
Splendid Interest, Results
Noted in South Water
bury Church Courses

South Waterbury Church Vaca-
ton school, sponsored by the
South Federated church and the
Waterway Council of Religious
Education, opened July 8 with an
teachers. The enrolment has in
creased daily, the total enrolment
to date being 146 pupils and 10
teachers and helpers, total Of
1875.
The school is divided into four
departments kindergarten, pri-
mary, junior and intermediate.
The kindergarten teacher and
helper are Mrs. F. Henry Payne,
Eleanor Brown, Phyllis Merrill,
Jane Carlson, and Peggy Adams.
Primary: Mrs. Lester Galinat,
Marjorie Schaff and Margaret
Claire; junior, Mrs. Guy Winston,
Ruth Lambert, Betty Payne; in
Itermediate, Mrs. Lester Doolittle,
Lucille White; sewing, Mrs. Hervy
Logan, Patricia Logan; music, Mrs.
Harry Humiston; painting, Mrs.
Guy Winston, Jr.; recreation, Will
lard Ruggles; pianist, Winifred
Mcintyre.
Out Doors
The kindergarten is using the
course Happy Lines in Gods Out
of Doors" They have enjoyed a
walk through the woodland path
around Pearl Lake and visit to
Mrs. Payne's gardens. They are
anticipating a visit from the moth
crs one day next week.
The primary course is also a ma
ture course Exploring Gods Out
of Doors" They have made their
room attractive with lovely nature
pictures. The juniors are studying
about community life. The class
OF 81 has been divided into varied
committees who are visiting places
OF interest in Waterbury. Trips
have been made to W1XBS, the
Museum, Waterbury hospital and
City Hall. The entire group will
go to Fulton park one morning for
an out-of-doors worship program
and picnic. They are also plan
ming to attend a service in one of
the synagogues.
Beauty
The intermediate Department
Is enjoying a continution OF last
years course, FINDING God in the
Beautiful" Their notebook work
Is outstanding. Last week they
finished posters illustrating the
hymn, "God Who Touches Earth
with Beauty"
The Junior and intermediate
Girls are sewing for the Lincoln
House. This work IL sponsored by
the Guild and the Daughters Of
Ruth. The boys are painting the
chairs. tables and screens used In
the church school. The Mems
Brotherhood have supplied the
paint.
Eufoiim ents win continue
through Thursday % this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
Parents Opposed Moving


The parents fought agains,
having the babies moved at thai
time. Naturally they were afraid
They, too, had seen the shadow
of death in those i've little faces
They knew as we did that 1.-THE
hospital was not ready. There was
no furniture in It except a few
tables and of course we would
have the babies cots. There were
no cooking utensils, no dishes, no
chairs.
But DR.. Dafoe looked at the
babies and made his decision.
"Can you move tomorrow II
can get the furnace in the other
house going 2" he asked one morn
ing.
why. certainly" we answered,
adding hesitantly, "but dare, your
'The babies are dying he re-
turned quietly. IF we don't move
them, there Is no chance!"
Next morning It was raining -
hard. The air was chill. 1t was
the worst possible weather for. the
delicate business we had on hand.
The doctor, for once, turned up
without a sign of his ready smile.
But he did not waver. Those ba-
bies had to have their chance. A
slim one. maybe, but It was their
only hope.
The furnace in the hospital
would be ready to start firing at
around eleven o'clock. We waited.
The morniny dra prod foys or IT., a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
Deprecate Excessive
Use Of Sprinklers
Chance OF Shortage Remote But Conservation Urged;
Car Washing Also Listed With Chief Causes

mer, water supply utilities in
statement today urged Connecticut
people to resist the ever-prevalent
summer temptation to waste wter,
since the usual summer dry wealth
er is already starting to deplete
the reservoirs.
1t would take a very severe
drought to cause any actual suf-
fering from a water shortage in
Connecticut due to the fact that
the water supply utilities have built
reservoirs and storage basins capa-
BILE of withstanding the drain Of
many months of rain deficiency. It
is conceivable, however. that a
drought might befall the state,
which would force a curtainment
in some of the various uses of
water, SO that 1t is in the interest
of ones self and his community to
avoid needless waste of the supply.
Not only the customary dry spell
but the ordinary heavy drain made
on the supplies in the summer and
the natural evaporation of surface
water due to high temperatures
combine to reduce the amount of
water in the main and reserve
reservoirs. In the past II years.
the storage capacity of Connect
cuts public water supply systems
has been increased by more than
so per cent, and in the case of the
privately owned system by more
than 100 per cent, but the forces of
nature might develop a need for
curtailment of some uses If aided
and abettedtb misuse of the supply
by man. t -.
Lawn Sprinklers.
Probably the greatest method of
dissipating water in the summer
time is the excess use of lawn
sprinklers. While there is no need
for refraining from giving the
lawn ample water, a large wastage
does result when sprinklers are
left running hours beyond the re-
quired time for watering. Another
summer abuse occurs in washing
automobiles when the hose Is al
lowed to run continuously through
those parts of the job when no
water is needed. There is also a
temptation, especially at shore re-
sorts, to allow outdoor shower
baths to run continuously or at
least to neglect turning them off
completely.
In addition to observing these
simple precautions against waste
of water, the utilities urge that
means of year-round wastage be
remedied at this season These in
cluded leaky faucets and leaky
toilet fixtures. Even a very tiny
drip from a faucet or the slow
constant running of water in toilet
fixtures will result in the waste of
thousands of gallons every month.
When the home is metered, this
waste OF water is registered and
the customer is, billed for it, but,
whether ones home or cottage ia
metered or not. waste should be
avoiled, 30 that II will never be-
come necessary to limit the use OF
water for any purposes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

ton the old style bridge that you're seeking pictures
of the consult for your edcation and education Old
Covered Bridges by Adebert M Jakeman Brateboro W.T.
Stephen Daye Press $3.50 (not ADVERTISEMENT
pretty faithful account of this type of structure with
pictures and descriptions of the remaining bridges Massa
chusetts and Connecticut. Reviewed recently in the
Christian Science Monitor the commentator had this to
say Mr Jakeman reminds that half the interest in old
covered bridges lies not in the spans themselves but in the
legends that cluster about them There horseman in
Chesterfield Mass who crossed the river in flood time at
night and discovered in the morning that his horse had
walked oorbeam during part of the trip for the pankng
had been carried Then there the story of the
with load OF hay who stopped at the entrance OF
plain him that the tiny square of light at the other end
Represented opening too small to permit his team to
pass 49,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
Babies, Pallor Revealed

We were the ones who got the
shock. In the other house, the
light was so dim always that we
had never had a. chance properly
to see the babies. In the sharp
clear light OF many windows, with
the pure fresh air pouring into the
evenly heated nursery, we looked
at 4, their faces. Those children
were as pale as poor little ghosts.
Marie and I. Emelie We're even
worse than pale. Their color was
a ghastly green. Not until then,
in that gracious big room with its
Ave white cots all in a row, had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
A bit hnstai

A bit hdsty. :. Mature stories coming thick
and heaUy these days. 1t must be the a0eather But to
add to the tale of the loon that inhabits ScovU
pond o beyond Hamilton Park, comes this eyeaOitness
account of the vsit of skunk to upper WILLOW street
early this qoeek The animal first Observed near
the corner of Deorest and Wioao streets 1t ambled
through the CARDS there finally crossing the thorough.
fare. Some aoorkmen nearby observed the animal and
true traditional fashion stoned it, One of the animals
legs avas broken and the poor animal rendered help
less. 1t then dispatched wth club but not be-
fore the meghborhood had been nell informed of the
0isit of an intruder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

Talk about attendance figures. TaOo OF the
Connecticut state parks played to full houses Sunday
aube smiling skies prompted many motorist to has or
her favorite retreat-shore mountain. $4,000
persons official count, flocked to Hammonassett and
Rocky Neck to battle IN the cooling aoaters of the Sound
At the former there $500 checked Oft;
the latter $780, Last summers record at HGmmaon-
asset acas $780, 1t looks If 1T aooud be broken this
gear. And to add to the attendance do,On at Ham
nonasset there $50 persons In that portion of the
park devoted to camping. AU of sOhich proves that
oar seashore parks haze been good Investment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
Good Evening.
PURELY PERSONAL
BIZ THE MAN In THE TOWER

Mr.. and Mrs r. w. Moore
Departed today ON motor tour.
Johnny, Eddy and Tommy Bassett
Are off for month at Camp Mohassett.
The Jolly Eight Club decided to take
Two weeks vacation at Bantam Lake.
The Edgar Harrisons and young son, Rod,
Plan to spend month at Cape Cod.
Mrs. Frank Fisher and daughters, June and Jane
Are spending the season at their shack in Maine.
The Billings, the Smiths, the Jennings, too,
Have rented cottage for the month at Bayview
J. Warrenton Wright is cruising the Sound
In his new and shiny yacht, the Grey Hound.
The summer exodus, we say in closing,
Has reached it's height, and quite imposing.
EN- EN-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
SNAKE Er.ECTRoCUTkD

Boonsville, Mo. (UP)-E,lec-
trlcity. $4,000 volts strong, result
ed In quick death for a black
snake. Tho reptile crawied up q
transformer pole for q birds nest.
The current shot through the snake
A. les body touched the second
pole. Fifteen dollars worth OF fuses
were blown out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

we nurses realized exactly what a
perilous situation we had, been
facing. But DIR. Dafoe had known
and he had taken the only way.
with all its risks.
Two days later, the tempera-
lures of the sick children were all
down to normal. A week later
they were safely on the road to
full recovery. They began to fol-
low us with their slate-gray eyes
as we moved around in prepare.
ton for meals or baths, they start
ed to take a more active part in
the days proceedings, splashiny
gleefully in their bathtubs. cooling,
smiling or crying as the mood
prompted them.
In short, they took up HE again
after so nearly giving 1t up forever
and the happiness In their new
little log house was a thing. that
could be felt.
For DR.. Daf6e to move those
babies just when he did was the
bravest thing ! ever knew a doc
tor to do. ,}T
NEXT: Five happy babies look
ON life and find Il good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

Pck-ups Among souvenirs of the tinfoil br-
gade report to-day three little sisters from South Elm
street-Bobbie Shirley and Rose French Also Jack
and Mary Andrews of 1913 Edison Come again.
children. . card from Mary and Harry Duffy, the lat
ter the popular maordomo at Wavery Inn, reached 1t
postmarked Canon City, Colorado and depicts the
highest bridge in the world 1858 feet above the stream and
spanning Royal Gorge. Ardy Gubault former golf
pro at the Maatuck Country Club sends his regards to his
many Waterbury friends from Wiamsport Pa. where he
has been pro for many years now Ben Piat Dem
room superintendent brought back the good wishes from
recent trip to his home town. He also reports that
Ardy deveopeda method of winding grips for golf
sticks that insures the club setting in the hands at the
proper position Those fre-hydrants red and sill
< coored, the tops without question When the fire.
R al the town completely redecorated with this
5ztncfive and outstanding array there be complaint
z6out not finding 'em. All roads lead to the church
11unds Of St. Mary Magdalen Oakvie Thursday evening
4n smoker and entertainment will be staged for the
<t Of the Cadets CO. B. Joe Lezote Is bringing up his
sncd chorus of twenty voices just to help along and swell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

If we had expected drama, we
did not get 1t. Those babies slept
as peacefully as little angels in
our arms. They did not waken
even when we reached our des-
tination and tucked each into her
own little bed in the new abode.
Only when it was time for their
next meal did they open their
dark eyes and even. then they did
not seem impressed or even SUR
prised by their new surroundings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

Editor Tall Tower Topics Last week someone told of
an incident where the person took advantage OF
him being away from his parked at Lakewood by
ing the wheel, tire and all from his car. Well thought
the person who would walk up three flights
of stairs and climb UP the rafers of the back porch
where built-in bird cage housing male and female
canary snger which pet and could be heard all
the neghborhood when he sang) and opened the little door
the side which locked and the hook removed and
thrown down into the yard and left the birds at liberty
Now these birds have been out there since spring and the
cage high enough that had to be pretty tall and
stand either the railing ladder and the hook had to
be removed with screw driver so you see though
they small miss them terribly Now if know
who could be than the who did such trick to
birds that know nothing about getting their food, let
know if you have heard of anyone who has caught
them to them from starvation write to j. Griffin, 107
Addison street. ;.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
ANSWERS To
Test Questions

Below are the answers TO
test questions printed on
page o.
I. Battle of Bull Run
(Manassas).
2. Tho local name for the
small kangar0os of Australia.
3. italian poet and phil.
Os0phcr.
4. No.
8. Maine.
@. Daniel DefOe.
2. A form Of government
In which supreme power ls
vested In q small class or
group Of persons.
3. Paris, France.
0. Sodium chlarllc.
10. Central New York
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
Living Five Years In Twelve Months


Seldom were there more dra-
matte, fearful hours in the
young lives of the tiny Dionne
quintupIets than in those days
when, just past the age OF three
months, the babies again were
brought face to face with the
menace of death. Stirring
events that transpired sbehind
the scenes' are described below
by Louise De Kiriline, the ba-
bies' head nurse, in the third
Of six articles which she has
written for this newspaper and
NEA Service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

speech interested crowds. Mean
time, it was evident to US all that
the babies must have fresh air,
safety from the sources OF infec-
ton and sunshine IL they were to
survive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
Merru-go-rounders

80 Merry-goroanders :. /. Req. Thomas L. CROSBY,
pastor of the South Fed church, is attending
sUch he will take off for Chicago and later visit his
home tom in Mississippi Edwin r. Parke of the
Waterfront Pdrkes is Indian Necking until August.
Tommy Lompert, Union City jack-of-all-trades, has
drnom considerable favorable comment for the aoay he
has been pinch-hittng baton a0ielder for Victor
Zembruski's ork $50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

E'OR Is years. a strange sort OF
i palm rises slowly to height
Of about 80 feet. in the islands of
the East Indies. But just as soon
as 1t shows signs of towering. the
natives hastily cut 1t down. For
towering means death to this
plant, and its fruit would exhaust
the starch that has been built up
within its stout stem.
This is the Sage Palm. from
which starchy tissue is extracted
and grated into -four. This
eventually becomes sage meal,
used as a food by the East In
dams. and exported to Europe as a
feed for cattle.
Labuan. on the stamp shown
here, is an Island in the Malay
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

Although Connecticut's water
supplies were abundant to the over
flow point at the start Of the sum-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
BY LOUISE DE KIRILINE

Copyright 1895 NEA Service, Incl
When the quintuplets were q lit
tie past three months old and the
world believed them long since
safely over the danger line, they
were actually, all five, again at
deaths door.
might even put It stronger
and say with truth that they were
dying in that improvised nursery
of theirs that we had no painstak-
ingly endeavored to make into
what it ought to be. Our hope
was our new hospital. To face
the hard North Ontario winter in
that draughty, dark, crowded lit
tie nursery with five healthy ba-
bies seemed impossible. And tt
face it with five sick babies was
to invite actual tragedy.
It was one evening at the be-
ginning Of September that Baby
Yvonne developed a temperature.
The next day Cecile had one.
Then came Emelie and in quick
succession, Marie and Annette.
The doctor looked serious and
prepared for a siege. It was in
testinal toxemia from an infec-
ton transmitted through neglect
of strict order to boil all the
babies washing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
CAR HITS BOY

An unidentified boy apparently
escaped injury yesterday afternoon
when struck by a car operated by
Frank Coviello, Of 4S6 Walnut
street extension. Coviello told
police that the boy ran into the
right rear fender of his automobile
as he drove up North Main street.
Coviello said that the driver Of a
car behind his picked the boy up.
Neither Waterbury nor st. Mary's
hospital reported treating the
youngster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

Archipelago of
{ b e northwest
coast Of Bor-
neo. II was
ceded to Great
Britain In 1916
and placed un-
der rule Of the
Straits Settle
ments in 1905.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

To celebrate the Silver Jubilee
421 prisoners were released from
Johannesburgh Fort in South At
RIGA. go
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

Copyright. 1885, NEA Service. Inc.J
NEXT: Who fs the great epic
poet Of Portugal? 10
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
Two Nurses on Duty at Night

- W ~ AN~A W. OAA A>eASy OS ANAC9 AsS
That whole time was night
mare. Two nurses were on duty
all of every. anxious night for
weeks. One was kept busy in the
daytime. There were rush calls
for the doctor at all hours. Tenn
peratures would arise alaymingly
and the babies would be near to
commissions. Only quick work
again and again with the facili-
ties we had at hand warded off
the end. The senior Dionnes
paced the floor outside the nurs-
cry and bombarded us with an
xious questions. We pitied them
but could give little reinsurance.
1t looked as If the plague would
never end, for If a baby got bet
ter, in a few days she would start
the illness all over again. And
thus the seemingly endless circle
went on.
As the time for opening the
new hospital drew near, Baby An
nette was especially sick. At any
moment it seemed as If she might
have bad convulsion. The other
poor tiny mites were not in much
better condition. We said little
to one another. The situation
did not bear discussion but on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

NEXT: Five happy babies look
ON life and find II good.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
MARYLAND bALKED
ON RECOVERY PLAN
Oklahoma House Speaker
Thwarts New Governors
Ambitious Program.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, February 23.-
Gov. z. w. Marland's huge recovery
program for Observation-Disclosures
closely the national plans of President
Roosevelt-is being battered and
altered by legislative opposition.
A fighting speaker Of the House,
Leon c. Phillips, is leading the stand
against immediate action on the mil
honaire Governors plans.
Marland Challenges Phillips.
Irked by failure of the Legislature
to create and finance food control,
housing, new industries and planning
boards, Marland challenged Phillips
to substitute better plan.
The reply of the red-haired speaker
was that he hopes to balance the
budget. pass revenue measures, finance
the schools and provide for relief be-
fore getting around to Marland's pro-
gram.
Efforts are being made to bring a
compromise. The Governor announced
he would not permit the custer of
Phillips as Speaker. But the Legisla-
ture adjourned Thursday until Mon
day without acting on any of the
major administration bills.
Planned Ambitious Program.
A former Representative, Marland
gained wide attention when he an
nounced prior to his Inauguration last
January that he proposed to build
$4,000 subsistence homesteads in Okla
homa, bring new industries to the
State. provide jobs for every man who
would work, and furnish old-age PEN
sions
Legislative opposition developed
when he asked approximately $35,-
900 900, Of which 100000 was to
balance the budget and pay OF the
deficit, Sl0,o00,000 for schools each
year and $4,000, 900 for his emergency
recovery plans, with the remainder
for current operating expenses and
emergency relief.
Only one of dozen measures SUBJ
mitted has become law. 1t places a
Scents per package tax on cigarettes
for one year.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
By the Associated Press.

DJ bLlC hSoOOidlcu 2ISoo.
CHICAGO, February %. After
four years trial Of the new plan" of
education at the University Of Chi
cago, Dean Chauncey S. Boucher pro-
nounces the new scheme of things "ex-
hilarating."
Scholarship" asserted the dean, in
a report to be published Monday, is
a major student activity"
The Chicago plan allows the student
to take as long or short a period as
he likes to prepare for the examina-
tions which judge his readiness for
academic degree. He may go to class
or picnic on the midway. And the re-
suit of putting the student on his own,
said Dean Boucher, is:
Students have asked for more ex-
aminations, longer library hours and
for more group meetings with instruc-
tors-in the last case knowing that
instructors do not award grades or
credits"
An independent board administers
examinations.
Dean Boucher, who under President
Max Mason in 1924 started prelim-
mary work on the new system, in
augurated under President Robert
Maynard Hutchins In 1881, called the
plan a success, but not without re-
marking: I'VE claim no mystic for
mula for painless education"
In the first three years, 2,l09 stu
dents took 1891 examinations, and
only ITO we're ultimately dismissed for
poor work.
only 81 finished the first two years
of college work in less than the normal