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Smyrna times., 1935-02-07
The Press, An Invaluable Servant

luc IICss, All IltdludDle SeTNdHt
Today it is customary for us to
obtain the evening paper, glance at
the headlines, and turn to our fav-
orite section. This has become a
habitual occurrence with us, but
there are very few Of us who are
able to appreciate the value of a
newspaper.
Two cents, the price of a daily
paper, does not even pay for the
paper alone. Then there is the
printing, the gathering and ar
ranging Of the news, and the dis
tribution Of the paper. These are
but a few of the factors which
compose the financial value of the
paper. Whether it's a shipwreck
in the Pacific, a fire in Paris, a re
volt in India, or a revolution in
South American, we can pick up
the paper and obtain complete de-
tails Of the occurrence.
This is all made possible by the
assistance Of the Associated Press
and other such widespread associa-
tions Of which there are three.
Were it not for these associations,
we would know nothing except
those things which take place in
our immediate vicinity. The men
employed by these companies
spend great amounts of money,
travel great distances, and often
risk their lives in order that the
public might read about, or see
pictures of, that event of which
otherwise they would know moth
ing. 1t is to these men that we
owe our knowledge Of foreign af-
fairs, wars, politics, sports, and
other information found in the
newspaper toay. Were it not for
them, we woul indeed never have
reached our present intellectual
standard.
John MagiIl.
Smyrna times., 1935-02-07
Smyrna High
School .ACtiUitieS
Contributed Articles By Pupils Covering Literary
Efforts, Sports, and News of School Interest

Statues have a pretty tough
time, especially if they are broken.
Part here, and part there! I guess
they can be fastened together
again, but maybe with a divided
soul.
After all, this is very silly and
quite impossible, but should new
er Like to be a statue forever, but
maybe a statue for day.
Warner Price
Smyrna times., 1935-02-07
SIDE LIGHTS OF
NEW YORK CITY
Told By L. L. Stevenson in
His Own Immical Way
of DOings in City
INTERESTING SKETCHES

Monotonous are the stories told
Assaults. Family brawls. Panhan.
ding. Peddling without a license
Disorderly conduct. Obstructing
the sidewalk. Causing a crowd tC
collect. Possession of deadly weap-
ons. Soliciting. A drab scene with
drab players. Now and then an
interlude A tiger-like woman with
big. flashing bright eyes. She ac-
cuses her man of assault. He de-
nies it. She tears open the front
of her cheap dress and exposes liv-
Id marks-the marks of human
fingers. The man grins maliciOusly
and sets forth as his defense that they
are not married. And he goes TO
Welfare Island for 90 days. The
Judge listens to all tales. A ques-
tion now and then indicates that.
Prisoners are freed because they
are not guilty. Sentences are sus-
pended. Warnings are given. Fines
are imposed. Sentences are given.
Cases are postponed. And so on
hour after hour.
Here is Broadway Cinderella
story. Joseph Spurin-Calleia, be-
cause his appearance is swarthy,
has led lurid and varied life of
crime on the stage-I remember him
particularly as the crooked waiter
in broadway" But none of his
parts were sympathetic. Well. in
Small Miracle" he tells the story
of his life as 1t relates to the kill
ing of a gas station attendant dur
ing a hold-up in Colorado and the
desire for revenge that brought him
back to New York when he had
escaped the gallows. He does it ell
oquently and audiences react with
such enthusiasm that now he's a
featured player. Not only that.
but managers who used to send for
him, now come around to see him
and a lot of motion picture high
lights, who never heard of him be-
fore, are bidding against one an
other for his services.
@. Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.
Smyrna times., 1935-02-07
Clayton School Her,1
Articles of Interest Contributed h, D.. ~
Grammar School pms VI Clay

c11-l94ls, On Tb@, was was a visitor at N
of our rlrsaay raoas He also T1
- rooms during the }
The pupils Of = 4
fifth and sixth o,a -s lAl'd
rehearsaIs in e. a1eS aa
Miss Stockton Jmior
has agreed 10 cona> ,s-c Sa
the aim Of the sot Tag
in readiness for D .'U1 y %
programs. OnI, a.
satisfactory voio.s ,'-ose
for the choir VIII q
The ATTENDANCE
4ry has not been givsn
Dame rumor has It that
grade win retain it for .,
llme IN five months. Il
curing the past week has
low normal. --aS
Now that the meas,o. i
cough and other disas'
gone, an epidemic If -,
to have taken their olaol ,l1,5 ;
pupils in the lower arsa3
been confined to thetI T-'s !
this account. l.
Mrs, Clark, our ~
teacher IS still absent
ports seemed encouraptng
hoped She VIII be 9acS SS I'll.
Matthews is substi.p-inp
stead.
Art reports show that
II Grade is modelling A.
while tha Seventh Grade
lng On q school picture h
The February P. I. A.
announced in our next issua
be on the lookout for sans
member that the school j
cooperation.
Athletic contests rita
schools have been at a
TOR the past two weeks
with Frederica and Md
We're called off and viii
at q later date.
News has been received
Of our pupils won 4
awards in the County Fre
ton Essay Contest. VI
get full details we shaII
know.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24
HR YOUR CHILDREN
R Ows Roberts es,soe
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Jimmy, told you not to hunt nuts in those trousers" "No you didn't, Mom."
 Well, If didn't, I thought you would have sense enough to put on our old ones. When WILL you learn to think?"
 The above illustrates the differ ence between direct orders and in- direct, the difference between general order and specific one.
 Latterly we have thought 1t pest to try to make a child issue his own rules for conduct to him. self whenever and wherever pos- sible. We try to show him the right and wrong of things in big way and hope for the best.
 Jimmy's mother had of course, issued an order something like this: Take care of your clothes Put on your old pants when you play at anything rough or climb fences"
 Jimmy thought that wadine through weedy fields and scrub- growth was neither =. If he thought at all, which is most like ly.
 Back to First Principles
 So here we are back where we started some years ago. It is enough to say. Keep the ten com rnandments, keep clean and never pick on little fellow" and then think our duty done? Or shall we go back to the wearisome busi- ness of saying every five minutes, Fold your napkins," Don't slide down the bannister," "Go and feed Tabby at once," March out right this minute on that errand"?
 Every mother in the land was told not to nag, and when the news was carried to Ghent one long sigh of relief nearly blew the sun out of the sky. Who wanted to nag anyway? Who wanted to gargle 6 sore throat at night from yelling every minute?
 Mothers said, Now I put you on your own honor, children. 50 be good little pigs" and father drew . grand picture of inailli- ness for the boys.
 !, You sec, like most reforms. and . Y . J
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24

through skin first touched with iodin with @ needle or scalpel prop erly sterilized by steam or boiling or by flaming the needle, with the least possible disturbance or in- jury to the tissues, and then apply hot moist congresses of antiseptic saline solution to favor natural drainage. Such 8 solution consists of a rounded tablespoonful of con- mon table salt and the same amount of sodium citrate in the quart of boiled water, and for an- tiseptic add to each quart of the hypertonic saline solution heap ing teaspoonful of boric acid or ordinary borax.
 Eating Sand
 I am worried about my 17-month old baby eating sand whenever he can get any. (Mrs. L. o. s.
 Answer--No harm, as long as the sand is not polluted. He'll get over 1t soon. See that his desire for something to chew is satisfied with raw carrot and raw cracked wheat
 Appendicitis
 Will taking oil of any kind give relief to or prevent appendicitis? Also cooking in oils instead of fats? Most doctors will not prescribe anything, only operate (Mrs. L. E0
 Answer-No. There is some evi- dence that 8 diet which includes adequate vitamins, particularly A, c, B and G, tends to prevent ap- pendicitis.
 Flabbergastcd Wheat
 Wife and I make one meal day out of say, Agitated Wheat and Distorted Wheat and a pint each of pasteurized milk. Do these lose their vitamin value through pro- cessing? co. R. T)
 Answer---More or less. Use Certi- fled Milk or Grade A Raw from ttl- berculin-tested COWS, and plain wheat cooked as you like.
 Calcium Lactate
 Following your suggestion I tried calcium lactate and wish to report 1t brought relief to giant hives with which I had suffered for years. My physician first had blood test and found my blood calcium was below normal. But he also gave me both thyroid and parathyroid with 1t, and he switched to calcium gluconate which certainly agrees better (E. B. R.)
 Answer--Thank you. Perhaps the gluconate is easier for some persons to take--only 1t is more expensive. Copyright 1917, John F. Dille Co.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24

Humor comes nearer moving moun- tains than anything save faith and 1t often gives faith mighty big boost when 1t is in 0 tight place.
 3. My two nephews, John and Donald Cooper-both football fans and students of psychological in our home last night and "argyfied" this question for half an hour with no agreement. rather sided with John, although Donald put Up a strong case by citing the fans he knew who lived, ate. slept and dreamed baseball, football, etc. But. I think man is a gregarious ani- maj, that is, tends strongly to go in herds-and I think therefore the most rabid fan would go q few times and then his enthusiasrn would cool. Who would want to be q cheer leader with nobody but himself to cheer or hear?
 Copyright John P. Dille Co)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24

get back until after dark. She was with him all the time. And the guy that rented the canoe to him, out on the Grand River, he came in too"
 Montague rounded 'em up, of course," unused Larry. Hagan nod ded.
 Funny thing" he said. "He did not even go out of his own office for his star witness"
 How do you mean~
 "Why, his own secretary. Swell- looking girl she is, too. Whats her name, again."
 He broke off as he saw Larry gap- ing at him with open mouth.
 Whats the matter?" he asked.
 "You don't mean Jean Dunn?" asked Larry.
 Yeah, that's the name-Dunn. Why?"
 Larry gripped the edge of the desk angrily.
 Why, that girl-Ive known her since she was knee highl She's one Of the sweetest little young sters ever born. And she-she came in and alibicd for this lad Harkins? She'd been with him, canoeing, all afternoon?"
 That's it."
 "Lord~ said Larry fervently. "Is Montague making that kid perjure herself to keep his clients"
 He got up and strode around the office, swearing softly under his breath.
 T don't think she was lying" said Hagan calmly. T think she was telling the truth. An that's what makes 1t puzzling. Because I can't help thinking that Harkins was the bird who pulled that robbery, too"
 That doesn't make sense, then" said Larry, stopping his mad pac-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24
HOW NOT TO HANDLE MINOR
 INFECTIONS

The first lesson and perhaps the most difficult for the novice in first aid to learn is Do Not Touch.
 If you are dealing with a fresh wound, burn, cut or abrasion 1t is of vital importance to see that nothing shall come in contact with the wound unless 1t is first sterllized. Your fingers cannot be absolutely sterilized, althouh 8 thorough soap and hot water washing of your hands makes them nearly germ free. A dressing which has been exposed, or salve which has been uncovered to the air or to possibly contact with fingers, is never sterile and is not safe to apply to fresh lesion. Gauze, cheese cloth, cotton, linen, handkerchief or plain washed rags which have just been ironed with 8 hot iron are prac- tically sterile and suitable to apply to any minor wound. Any irstru- ment or object or material which has just been boiled in water for five minutes is practically sterile and safe to use for. necessary manipulation or treatment of a fresh wound. In using either dress ing or instrument or medicament the first aid worker must make sure that neither his own fingers nor any other surface not sterilized shall touch the portion of the dress ing, implement or salve which is to touch the wound.
 Inquisitive fingers may (readily transfer virulent pus-germs (stap- hylococci and streptococcD from a pimple or young boil to some other part of the skin where trafi- ing scratch or abrasion affords a portal of entry. and thus set up a new boil, or If the conditions are suitable for 1t, maybe septicemla (acute blood poisoning), for these same staphylococci and strepto- cocci are likely to produce septic emia if they invade the blood.
 The popular practice of squeezing boils or pimples or attempting to force the "core" of Q boil out be- fore this gangrenous mass of tissue is ready to separate naturally, Is re- sponsible for not few cases of scpticemia or acute blood poisoning due to breaking down of the nat ural defense wall in the tissues around the boil or pimple and the forcing of some of the germs into the blood. Instead of squeezing, if there is pus or matter" in the pirn- pie or boil. 1t is better to make a wee opening at the point or head
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24
Novel Dresses Displace Cocktail Suits
Novelty Fabrics And Cuts
 Keep Them Semi Formal
By JEAN PATOU Written for NEA Service

Paris.-The cocktail dress, featuring novelties in cut and fabric, has busted the evening tailleur as the garment of that very elastic social period that starts with nightfall and may last until the nub of the evening.
 Quiet elegance, and a stud- jed formality of design, re- place the evening tailleur's sumptouousness.
 Moderately decolleted Gin contrast to the evening blouses), sometimes endowed with important sleeves, hard ly longer than any other for nal afternoon dress, the new cocktail gown owes it's rari- fled air to the sumptuous quality of the fabric, the elab- crate detail work and some times a discreet touch of em- broidery.
 Quite a large number of these cocktail gowns are fash toned of lame. After years of neglect this fabric has sud- denly come into it's own again and women have adopted it with the same degree of en- thusiasm that they displayed to abandon it. Then there are the new lame brooches, velvets and heavy sil kcrepes, all of which offer some sort of nov city either in design, weave or color.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24

1. Lucien McHenry Howe, secre- tary to President Roosevelt and an experienced politician says women pay far more attention than men to the personal character of the can- didate. They vote for the good family man." Until women entered politics Mir. Howe says men paid little attention to such minor de- tails as personal character. He thinks women are putting politics on Q much higher plane.
 Y ?. Very strongly. A friend. Q World War veteran. told me that when he was going into his first battle he was shaking from head to foot, when his captain, an old time regular, said, Boys, whenever I am going Into action I think Of the funniest risque story ever heard" and he told one that set the whole company laughing. Their fears vanished like magic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24
SYNOPSIS

JEAN DUNN, secretary to DOM AID MONTAGUE, lawyer, delays her answer when BOBBY WAL LACE, young automobile sales man, asked Jean to marry him.
 At The Golden Feather night club Jean meets SANDY HAR- KTNs, whose business connection is vague. Sandy introduces Bob by and Jean to MIR. and MRS. LEWIS and Bobby arranges to sell some bonds for Lewis. He sells them to Jeans employer.
 LARRY GLENN, federal agent. long .. friend of Jean's parents, Is trying to locate WINGY LEW IS, bank rObber.
 Sandy asks Jean to marry him and she promises to give him an answer after she returns from a vacation in her home town.
 Larry locates some stolen bonds and questions SONNY BOYD, gambler, about them. Boyd con- fesses he bought them from DOn- aid Montague.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24
SILVER FOX FOR
 | FORMAL AFFAIRS
R0salind Russell, Film Art- ist Discusses Formal
 Dress
By ROSALIND RUSSELL Metro Goldwyn- Mayer Featured
 Player

MetrO- -GOIdWyn-Mayer Featureo
 Player
 Silver fox for extremely formal occasions! This is my rule-and this Is why this silver fox cape goes out for social events only when ] know the occasion is one of definite formality. This particular cape is favorite of mine because of its sim plicity. Silver-fox is so ornamental in itself that fancy cut or design, in my opinion at least, detracts from its attractiveness.
 One of its new features is it's length, continuing from the shoul- ders to just below the hip line. The front is as simple as the back with small roll collar fastened together by means of black satin bow.
 While I wear this cape with light as well as dark formals, I am par ticularly fond of the ensemble it creates with this simple draped model of black suede crepe. The gown features a draped bodice and moulded skirt. Its only touch of trimming is found in two gold leather gardenias caught at the center of it's low, front neckline This metal note is repeated in a gold bracelet of medium width snapped about either wrist. My slip- pers are of black crepe with tiny piped trimming of gold kid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24

reform was needed (nagging still is a sin, real nagging, that is), but not revolution.
 Be More Specific
 Briefly, believe that little chil. dren, middling sized children and big children all need more specific telling than they get.
 "Go out and chop some wood, John," used to mean to go out and chop some wood.
 Today "the wood-box is empty, dear. Are you very busy?" doesn't mean to go out and get fuel for dinner. It means that if Johnny is in the mood after he has fished and oiled his bicycle and hung around the movie for while, and still hasn't forgotten altogether, he may come in after three hours and perhaps get the wood If he can't think up more exuses.
 It is better to say to Jimmy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24
CHAPTER XVII

The door closed behind the skinny, perspiring figure of Sonny Boyd, and Hagan and Larry Glenn looked at one another. There was a pregnant silence, broken at last by Hagan's devout, Well, I'll be damnedl"
 Larry grinned. Exactly" he said. "The upright and respected MT. Donald Montague, leader of the bar and admired by one and all, has been passing hot bonds."
 Mike Hagan shook his head.
 Gan you begin to see, now, why it's tough for guys like me?" he asked. Here's Montague, big shot politician, showing those bonds off on a louse like Sonny Boyd .. and then they wonder why coppers like me can't run the racketeers out of town.
 Larry nodded sympathetically.
 T know. The cards are stacked against you. But before, I get through here-' He paused, then went on: Mike, I'm beginning to get on the trail Of something here. At least a part of that Red Jack son gang is floating around Dover. And part of the loot they got in that Neola robbery turns up here. It passes through the hands of Don Montague, who is one of Dover's most respected citizens. Be- fore we get through I'm going to have the whole picture. And when I do- things are going to be diff ferent."
 Hagan looked at him earnestly.
 Larry, I hope to God you do it. he said. I'm just cop-but by damn I'm a good one, and I'm tired of being held in check by a bunch of crooked politicians and racketeers working hand in glove. Root this thing out, and cops like me may begin to have some chance around here. And if we do, then the decent citizens of this city will begin to get the kind Of law en- forcement they're paying taxes for"
 He finished, slightly embarrassed over his outburst.
 Going to have a little chat with Mir. Montaguep" he asked.
 Larry nodded and looked at his watch.
 Lord, I'd no idea 1t was SO late,' he said. Hell have left his office for the day, by now. Oh, welR hell keep until tomorrow. That's one thing about these big shot slickers- they don't run away from you, any, way"
 "No," grunted Hagan, "they don't need to. You can't do anything to 'em If they do stick around"
 Larry meditated. "Im not 50 sure" he said slowly. This man Montague is beginning to draw too many cards in this whole mix-up. Look: we trace these stolen bonds to him. He also appeared for our friend HarkinS when Harklns came in to prove that he wasn't mixed up in a robbery of which no one had even accused him. There's one definite connection with the Jack son outfit,-well, one possible con- nection. By the way, tell me about that alibi. You say 1t was air tight. What was there to it?"
 "Oh, 1t was alright enough" said Hagan. "Harkins'd been out canoe- ing with a girl that Friday after noon. Started out about half an hour before the robbery and didn't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24

The dress Is just u of youhfulnesa The ss pretty and yet as practical ss can be.
 Easy-to-make, for amateur at sewing
 Young brides choosng dark ground twcedy cotton with white dots that made the model pictured The apron is white with rcd binds.
 Style No 34ss includes pattern for dress and b de- signed for sizes 6 IS year S. 3 4 4 A and 4nches bust Size requires N yards of Ssihch material with yards of s inch contrasting H yards of binding M yards of lace and 2N yards of rufling for collar and sleevebanda
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS (coin perred for pattern Write plainly YOUR NAME. ADDRESS AND STYLE NUMBER BE SURE TO STATE SIZE YOU WISH
 Fail and Winter Fashion Book Costs TEN CENTS Send fus Your Copy Today BOOK and PATTERN together TWENTY. FIVE CENTS
 Send your money and order to Pattern Department
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24

Change your clothes after school every day." and see that he does 1t; to Johnny, "Go and get me some wood at once." Children ,have to learn to decide, of course. and there are many times when we can't be too rudely arbitrary. But we cannot leave too much to whim or to judgment. Besides, 1t is often relief to children to have directions in black and white instead of gray.
 Copyright, 1885, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24
FORESIGHT LEADS ? TO JAIL

Springfield, Mo-, (UP)-Bill Allen and Oscar Bell must have been Ox- pecting rain, but they won't have to worry about 1t for a while. Two two were arrested for stealing an um- brella from parked car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24
MATCH SHOOTS FIRE
 UP 2 STORIES

Yakima. Wash. CUP)--Ian Mac Ivor scratched a match on the side of building as he strode down a street. There was a flash of fire and flames shot two stories up the side of the building. MacIvor was burned slightly. Investigation showed a leakage in gas pipes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
 BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.

pernnrs personal health and hygiene not 0 should brief wrltten
  c"nm  Madison of the Waterbury nen0c
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-24
ToDAY's FASHION TIP

The small women will adopt military fashions this season to give them height.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-13
Lutheran Week. Will Begin on
Sunday at JacksOn's Mill

Lutheran Week" at Jackson's Mill,
W. Va, beginning Sunday, June 16,
will be attended by representatives of
the synodical Women's Missionary
society, the Sunday schools, the
synodical Brotherhood, and the synodi-
cal Luther League of young peoples
societies, as well as by the pastors and
lay delegates from 81 congregations
of the West Virginia Synod of the
United Lutheran Church, which in
cludes Lutheran churches in Garrett
county.
The women's missionary society will
hold its business sessions Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
forenoons under the guidance of Mrs
B. F. Becker, Huntington, synodica1
president. Mrs. c. A. Shilke, Oakland,
is treasurer of the organization.
Missionary Night" will be observed
Monday.
A conference of Sunday school work
ers will be held Wednesday morning
George R. Weitzel, Baltimore, treas
urer of the Board of Foreign Missions
will present the general missionary
and benevolent causes of the United
Lutheran church.