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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
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The fourth woman ! talked to
was forceful, experienced re-
lief worker of Quaker anteced-
ents. She had been long In Rus
STA and for two years she had had
charge of the srclief work in this
sorely stricken Morgan County.
New machinery, over-expan-
sion and the closing of submar-
ginal mines will throw 100000
miners in the soft coal fields out
Of work." Miss Alice Davis ex-
planned to me. "These Subsis-
tence Homesteads offer the one
logical hope for their rehabilita-
ton. If the government will back
them, they can build their own
homes and through this self-help
they will begin to learn how to
live in cooperative communities.
"They will grow their own food
for q start. Rural identification
will permit little factories to open
in their rural communities. Many
can be owned by the groups
themselves. Schools will teach
self-help and from the time they
are two years old the children
Will be under the spell of new
life. Through economic freedom
and training for living they will
build their own new civilization.
1t can be finer than anything Rus
STA through dictatorship can pos
sibly construct"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

truck we can grow in our garden.
And we'll have chickens and a
COW. Why it's almost like
heaven"
She wasn't worried that some
critics and economists find fault
because the homesteads will cost
around $4,000 instead of, say
$4,000, which they believe is all
that these new pioneers in free
dom can possibly pay. She only
knew that she had been saved
from the body and soul starvation
Of SCOTS Run.
Here at Arthurdale Homesteads
were already SS families of the
total 100 that will be given a
new start in life when the build
ing is completed. Each Of the
families had been robbed Of all
hope when they came. And now
for the first time these battered
men and women were learning
how to live together in some Sc
curity and decency. AS they work
on the new homes or on the roads
or community buildings they are
being educated in cooperation and
in the lost art of living without
greed or fear. The human ero-
sion that was washing away their
gentle innate qualities as swiftly
and surely as water erosion was
washing away the soil from their
old hillsides, has been checked.
They were discovering the way
to a new life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

begin to develop them together.
we only half know the answer
of how to do it but we will find
the way. We are like people driv-
ing at night; we can only see as
far as headlihts let u.s."
But 1 am inclined to believe
that the headlights here at Ar
thurdale throw strong white
CLEAN into the future. They mark
the path that leads towards a
whole new pattern for much Of
American life. In just some such
future communities the method
will be found for rural life to be
laced into industry. Men and
women will finally learn how to
live happily and securely together.
Their children will be brought up
under a different conception of
life than one of eternal struggle
for the necessities. They will de-
velop in an economy of peace and
plenty rather than competition
and want.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

Frazier Hunt
less and helpless human be-
ings. Many are foreign born
Others are negroes. The rest
are the poorest of the poor ma
tive whites. They are the
cast-offs of a stranded mining
community.
A woman stood in the doorway
of a crude shack in settlement
boasting the name of Jere in this
ill-starred SCOTS Run. She was
tall and gaunt and had no upper
teeth. She invited me in, and
leaned against the board wall,
papered with newspapers, while I
sat in a rickety chair.
"My mans got a bad leg and
can't work any more in the
mines," she explained in tired
monotone. HE gets eight days
a month work relief. He gets
$2.40 a day, and we get some food
from the wagon every two weeks.
/ got six children but none of 'em
are workin'. Times is hard but
there don't seem to be nothin' we
kin do about it."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
Swimming EXAMS
GIVEN Y GROUPS
Classes to Continue Every
Monday and Wednesday
Under Henry Ellis

The first class Of life saving was
held in the z pool yesterday after
noon, as group of boys took their
preliminary examination for en-
trance to the class. This is the reg
ular summer course for boys be-
tween the ages Of twelve to eigh-
teen, who are given ten weeks I'M
structioh followed by an examina-
ton in the requirements set by the
American Red Cross for their jul
nior and senior corps: Yesterdays
trial period consisted of q series Of
qualifications necessary. before q
boy is admitted to the life saving
group. These include underwater
swimming, surface diving, floating,
treading water, swimming on
back, and swimming 100 yards.
This life saving instruction is being
given to Y members of the boys
department as part of the regular
summer program for boys in the
Central Y. Henry Ills, boys secre-
tary and Red Cross examiner, is
the instructor Of the class. Glasses
are to be held every Monday and
Wednesday at 3 p. m. in the Z pool.
Those who were admitted to the
class today are: Joseph Murray,
Joseph Falvey, Lemuel Bowen
John Jenausaitis, Leonard McIl~
roy, Robert Costigan, Edward
Gross, George Golden and John
Degnan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
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Fifteen miles away lies an
other community. Here in a
sweet rolling country new white
homes surrounded by green acres
dot the countryside. In the CEN
ter are the community buildings.
Its formal name is Arthurdale
Homesteads but it is generally
known as Reedsville. A half CEN
fury of time separates this expert
ment in living from the drab
awfulness of SCOTS Run. 1t is
the distance between the Past and
the Future.
Here in one Of the first. houses
built in this initial attempt at
creating subsistence homes for
broken and defeated human be-
ings / talked with a woman about
the same age as the Mrs. Menear
I had met in Jere. The chair /
sat on was made in the commun-
ity work shop and was of hickory
and mountaineer craftsmanship
The sitting room was bright and
CHEEKY, and my hostess was neat
of pride and confidence about her.
my husband used to be a
MINER" she told me. 1--WE lived
in SCOTS Run. 1t didn't look
then like there was any hope for
us. Then we got this chance to
come here to Attributable and get
a home of our own and five. acres
of land. 1t jest don't seem
possible that we got a home of
our. own. My! I'd be willing to
live here in a barn If I could al
ways send my children to the kind
of a school we got here"
And fifteen miles away her old
neighbors were existing on char
ity and living in poverty and ig-
norance and disease and the de-
feat that comes with permanent
unemployment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
INwRAalGM.u

In this mountainous country
around Morgantown talked
to two other women. One was
Miss Elsie Ripley Clapp, who
came to Attributable Homesteads
in August, 1894. from the Bal
lard School near Louisville, KY.
With clear vision she sees the pos
sibilities of bringing education
straight into life. And she dreams
as we'll of, a whole new rural cul-
ture, based on cooperative living
and working.
America has never tapped her
hidden human resources" she
said to me in her office in the tenn
porary school building where she
has undertaken to train children
in the new way of life from the
time they are two years old, I'VE
have great and untouched reser-
voirs in both natural resources
and in our human beings. We
are rich in both and we can now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
.MATTATUCK PLANS
ANTIQUE DISPLAY

AS part Of waterbury's obser-
vance OF the Connecticut tercen-
tenary, an exhibition OF antique
American furniture will open at
the Mattatuck Historical society's
gallery Thursday. Included In tho
exhibit, also. will be coverlets.
books and other pieces Of histor-
ical interest. All pieces will be
ranged in chronological order, the
first group dating back to the mid
die OF the 18th century, Success
i've groups come up to about 1880.
Two pieces are locally owned. One
IL q Charles II chair constructed
about 1910 and owned by John p.
Elton. II was made In Middlebury.
A Carver chair Of about the same
period. which originally belonged
to the Bronson family. is also IN
the group. II was made in this
city. n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

New Haven. Conn. July 80 -
The modified soak the thirty
tax bill, tentatively agreed upon by
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee in Washington. as well as
tho more radical share the
wealth" projects largely originate
In the erroneous belief that only
a small group of people own most
of the country's resources, accord
ing to a report issued here today
by The Crusaders OF New England.
This fallacy has been fostered oy
the widely-circulated rumor that
'only 2 per cent of the people own
so per cent Of its wealth. Inns Inns
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

Between asterisks. Rev. Thomas L. Crosby, pastor
of the South Federated curcn accompanied by Tommy AL
bone Willard Rugges, Guy Winston and Ray Markle Will
pack up their belonging for four day trip to the Berkshres
Saturday Mrs Elmer Robinson is postcarding her Hope
Vile friends from Cape Cod where she is summering
Joe Burns Connecticut State undergrad has been kept on
the 90 the last days arranging seating
for the CAPACITY crowd he expects this evening at Fulton
Park where his Cavalcade of Music will be offered. Incl
dentay Joe will contact Mrs. Earl H. Guyette of Old
ham avenue he will be given piano he appealed for in the
Tower last week. Mrs Guyee the first to anwer the
appeal we're passing on to Joe with our protuse
thanks to Mrs. Guyette.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
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eve have to pay $2O.55 a
month for the next 20 years
that's $4,000 in all--but Jest
think what we get fer that"
she went on. I'VE can live like
civilized folks. And when that
electric carpet sweeper factory
gets finished buildin' my husband
will have six months work a
year. The rest of the time he can
spend on the land. Goodness
sake! We can't never eat all the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
DON'T YOU?
By THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

When August days are drawing near,
And corn on the cob starts to appear,
With huckleberries ripe in the sunny lot
And flowers Furnishing in your garden plot,
Locusts humming in the hot afternoon
And all the world seems in tune,
While the wonders of lovely summer day
Make even the grouches feel blithe and gay
Or, when you are seized by an unquenchable thirst
So stop going home at taproom first
When August days are drawing near
Radiating sunshine and good cheer
Don't you feel aggrieved when it occurs
To see window filled with winter furs?
EN- En-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
Wealth Equitably
Distributed lin u. S.
Crusaders Explain origin Of Belief Underlying SOAK
the Thrifty" Tax Bill Income Tax Reports Cited

producing, the statement reports.
and as business has been running
at q loss for this past five years,
wages and salaries have been paid
largely out of surplus and other
funds. In 1899 the total income
paid out was 24.2 per cent more
than was produced, representing
$9,529, 900, 000.. This sum repre-
sents, therefore, the national busi-
ness loss for that year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

Breathers . 4. . Former Sheriff John Jenusaitis and
his better half entertained recently By Jack Denp
sey former heavyweight champion of the aOorld at has
paatia eatery opposite Madison Square Garden IN Ne'o
York city, Jack Dillon, of the fen Trash BARRIERS
a0e kno in town. recall old time baseball stars hEe
veteran statstician Jacks dope is right to t too
While Ray Fitzpatrick and has brde-ot-yesterday
are enjoying their honeymoon Mike Dono0Gn, the sage
of Thomaso has been converted into police reporter,
and believe you me, Mike koavs his handouts and fin
gerprimts Mae Maloney is pushing the pencil again
after too weeks of mothimgto do. Ditto for Jim Pro-
novost Peg Driscou and Charley Johnston put their
aoater svngs to good Sunday at Point Beach, Three
more lessons and Charley u apply for has Red Cross
life saving button.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
Listening to America 7- 60 ~
Frazier Hunt Finds Hope Newborn
Among West Virginia II omesteaders
Factories to Rise
in the Heart of
Rural Section

The next day rode at SO miles
an hour down the same road
my greatgrandfaeher had driven
his horses and a covered wagon
over 135 years before. He was
the old PIONEER going forth to
broad acres and fortune. These
men and women bask at Arthur
dale were the new pioneers
searching for a tiny home on a
bit of ground. They wanted land
to live on. They had no thought
of fortune.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

enptles into
the beautiful
Monongahela.
A | o n G its
b r O w n and
SCARED hill
sides are scat
tered tiny vii
lagos of un-
painted wood
en- s ha c k 8,
filled to the
o v e r f 10 W.
ing with half
hungry, half
clothed, hope
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
Writer Contrasts
Old and New Mine
Communities

What are Americans every
where thinking, saying, do.
ing In these tremendous
times? World-famed Core.
spondent Frazier Hunt, on
special assignment from The
waterbury Democrat and NEA
Service, has travelled from
coast to coast TO find out the
answer to this question by
the simple, direct means of
talking to everybody from
the Governors of the various
states to their humblest fell
low citizens. The second of
twelve arresting articles i'm
Hunts series, LISTENING to
America" follows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: . The Normandie, queen
Of the SEAS largest fastest to date steamboat
aoa Oceantted and streamned ETC. On her bridge in the
chart all the latest devices and electric doodads
and gadges invented for navigation with utmost safety Way
down in her bowels are monstrous engines and all modern
engine paraphernaa This wonderful vessel was de-
signed built by the best and smartes brains procurabe
When ready sea- brains again worked at high
Her captain officers engineers and were all picked
with infinite care Men with splendid records skful rei-
able and dependable chosen No political appointments
useless help The result unprecedented sue
Speedy voyages to and fro winning the Blue Pennant
of the Atlantic which the Old Lady Mauritania held for
twenty years. If the exercised in govern
ments politics. business, industry religion and everyday
fe what boon and blessing would be to mankind The
Normandes teaches plenty of good lessons It
glowing tribute to Brains and using them properly
A. G. Cossham
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
REMOVED FROM BRAIN

Springfield, Mo.-(UP)-A deli
cate operation that required more
than half an hour was performed
to remove a % calibre rifle bullet.
imbedded an inch and a half in the
brain of Mrs. Hazel Maddux, farm
wife.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
RY FRAZIER HUNT

Copyright, 1885, NEA Service, Inc.
A MILE or two out Of Nor
IA gantown, West Virginia,
lies a narrow draw running
for some ten miles along al
reddish yellow creek that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
Rs;s.<e4 SIse.s


y In those 1876 years covered wag-
ons had become motor cars and
mud trails hard roads. But in
the same period the wooded slopes
and green valley of SCOTS Run
had become a hideous scar where
human beings lived and thought
like animals.
Water and human erosion had
done their worst. Fifteen miles
away somewhat the same hope for
opportunity that had filled the
heart of my bearded ancestor was
being transmitted to defeated min
ers of today's America.
New Worlds are discovered only
by seekers.
TOMORROW: A view of
the nation from J. A. Kern's
grocery store in Ridgefarm,
Ill.--and from elsewhere in
Illinois and Indiana.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

Protect your The trials of the rose gardener
many Severe winters play havoc with prize bushes
beetles and other eafeatng insects plentiful in many
parts of the country during the summer months and
ious forms of plant diseases take their annual toll While
all of these enemies cannot be controlled at the present tme
the chemist has the front in relieving of the
everpresent difficulties One of the most important steps in
the is disease protection and
ton and many mixtures being offered to keep the
plants free of these unnecessary evils popular chemical
dust is made of manganese arsenae which is at once
ungcde and nsectcide Tests made in nurseries said
to show the efficiency of the dust in the control of such
major diseases black spot mdew and brown canker
well most of the eayeang insects and the red spider
Experts advise that be busted sprayed week.
particularly good time to dust in the early morning or
late in the afternoon quiet days when there little wind
Care during the to prevent disease will not
only aid the bushes during the blooming season. but will
give them better chance to survive winters Rose
buds be protected from the Beetles of by
ing them with envelopes of Celophane This permits full
view and at the same time protects the bud until it is grown
70 full size and readvo be cut The bags be used again
and again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

Help Wanted! Sec tcday's Clasal-
aed Rage. Headings ~ and 90.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

Info Esther Kaufman, Belle IS. Rosen and
Helen Schoemfed gaze the light fantastic trppers at
the Circle dancetorium, located on the Wdttngtord-
Hartford road break Sunday evening, in their first
Oist there Eunce Casey and Irene PopGlasky also
enjoyed the scntillang strains at the same hall the
same night. Rev. Gustof Anderson of Naugatuck
sUu be of the principal speakers at the annual boys
Junior conference of the Swedish Young Peoples Asso-
citation IN MddletoUn this aceek WdterburGns ecW
be deeply geved to learn of the sudden demise of Mrs.
Harry Kane afe of the Clock Shop basketball STAR at
her home IN Seymour last veek Mrs. Kane enjoyed the
Gcquaintonces of legion of local admirers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
"sThe Distance Between Past and Future"

forlornness district (below)n
reality fifteen miles awaywih its tumbledown homes
filed streets and hopeless humans
The Washington times., 1935-09-02

six scattered hits, while Walker
Haines and Hallahan tried inef
fectually to hold the Rhinelanders
in check.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, whose
recent play has been the sensa,
ton of the senior loop, had their
winning streak snapped at 10
straight by the fast-Stepping Chi,
cago Cubs. The score was 8 to 2.
Roy Henshaw, midget Cub south
paw, held the Pirates to eight
hits and scored his sixth victory
over them. Cy Blanton. the
Pirates star recruit hurler. tried
for his seventeenth victory. but
collapsed in the eighth when the
Cubs scored five runs.
In the other National League
game, Van Mungo pitched his
first complete game since June
20 and the Brooklyn Dodgers
won a 8-4 decision over the
hapless Boston Braves. 1t was
Mungo's twelfth victory.
Ryan Shines
In the American League, the
first-place Detroit Tigers were
washed out of a scheduled game
with the st. Louis Browns and
the New York Yankees took ad,
vantage of this to gain half
game on their arch rivals by out,
staggering the Philadelphia Ath'
leticS, 5 to 8. Blondy Ryan
saved the day for the Mccarthy
men with a pair of fielding gems
when the Mackmen threatened in
the eighth inning.
Three timely hits by AL Sim
mons enabled the Chicago White
Sox to scalp the Cleveland Indians
by a 9 to 6 count. Simmons broke
a 6-6 deadlock by singing with
the bases full in the eighth inning
The Washington times., 1935-09-02
GLEN MCCARTHY
AT THE RACES

put, Amman, Myrtle Wood, Bib.
bie's Choice, Prince Torch,
Legal Gamble, Uncommon Gold,
ChickahOminy.
At Narragansett - Bullfinch,
Red Wagon, Judge Schilling,
ZOwOe, Sation, Chancery, Vote
Boy, Idle Along.
At Dade-ThrOugh Fairly,
Guaranty, Dark Roamer, Boy
Bunting, Ed Bandido, Pat,
Morning Cry, Potterton.
At Coney Island-Our Sam.
my, Jack w., Clovis, Roberta,
Miss Subway, Born Happy,
Manners Man, Play Lady.
At Notwithstanding, Swa.
sea, Marge, Handley, Canteret,
Bunky, Valdosta, Bendromel.
At Aqueduct-Wrenace, St.
Francis, Granville, Only One,
Cheshire, Bright Emerald, Mad.
wind.
At Detroit-Lamporte, Homer
L, Lady Roma, BorSOdi, BAN.
bOula, Advising Ann, Blind
Hills, Jersey S.
Major Smyley parlays 80
straight, same to place, on
Myrtle Wood, Red Wagon and
Vote Boy. Also 10 straight, 10
place on Manners Man and
Play Lady.
Copyright. 1885 by The Christy Walls
Syndicate)
The Washington times., 1935-09-02
Golfers Playing
Finals Today

Final rounds in the miniature
golf tourney at the Congressional
Country Club were being com
pleted today. j. E. Mcclure and
Bill Wenzel were claSning in the
first flight final. Yesterdays re-
suits:
FIRST FLIGHT
JE. Mcclure defeated T.. Il. Fletcher.
4 and 2; Don Scott won by default; Bill
Wenzel defeated F. NJ. Wager. up: Tom
Mather defeated Jack Gilmore. up:
Mcclure defeated Scott, 4 and 8; Wenzel
defeated Mather, 2 and l.
SECOND FLIGHT
Vic CahilI and \. j. Ayers won by de.
fault; DR.. o. U. Singer defeated George
Romney. 1 up; Fred Cross won by de-
fault: Ayers defeated Cahill, 1 up;
Singer defeated Cross, up.
THIRD FLIGHT
DR.. Bob KirIty defeated Bill Tlman, I
up; j. NJ. Jones defeated A. DOwell, 3
and 2: Fred Neuland defeated T. G.
default: Jones won by default; Cromwell
defeated Neuland, and 2.
FOURTH FLIGHT
J. A. Mathis won by default: G.. +.
Pennebaker defeated F. Kunkle, and 3;
r. G. Await won by default: A. Edding-
field defeated w. D. OsGoOd: 8 and 2;
Pennebaker won by default: Edding.
field defeated Await, 4 and 8.
FIFTH FLIGHT
b. s. Stearns defeated G. e. Bush. 4
and 3: r. S. Glass defeated Gene Hotel.
and 3; G. Fl. Shaw defeated r. II.
VIM. 3 and 2: Jim Meegan defeated
Ted Grape. / up: Glass defeated Stearns,
and 2; Shaw defeated Meegan, up.
SIXTH FLIGHT
w. Bruckert defeated H. D. Kraft, I
up; c. T. Penn defeated j. L. McElfresh.
l up: T. NJ. Ralph won by default: H.
l.. Post won by default: BruCkert de-
feated Penn, 1 up; Post defeated Ralph,
l up.
SEVENTH FLIGHT
Tom Broom defeated Temple Feay, 1
up.
Consolation Finalists-Flrst, Fletcher
and Gilmore; second, Rumple and ROM
ney; third. DOweII and Queseda: fourth,
Kunkle and OsgOOd; fifth, Hotel and
Grape.
The Washington times., 1935-09-02
Women Await
Golf P| lay

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
w. Va, Sept. 2.-With a field
studded with stars the Mason
Dixon women's golf championship
will swing into action over the
beautiful rolling fairways of the
Old White course at the Green
brier, tomorrow, with an 18-hole
qualifying round.
Jean Bauer, Providence (R. ~
miss, who captured the women's
national qualifying medal over
the tough Interlachen layout
with a fine 70 along with FRITZ
Stifel, Wheeling star, many times
State champion, who made a
great showing at Minneapolis be-
fore bowling to Glenna Collett
Ware, will be the two leading
aspirants for the title at White
Sulphur.
Listed among the other rank.
ing divot diggers who will COM
pete are such names as Marion
Miley, pride of the Blue Grass
State, Western and trans-MissiS-
sippi champion; Mrs. John Ho r
litzell, of Parkersburg, present
West Virginia title holder; Der.
nice Wall, Oshkosh veteran;
Betty Abernathy, Pittsburgh ace;
Mary Fine, of Scranton, who has
been playing over the scene of
the battle for the past two weeks
and scoring consistently in the
low eighties; Betty Mackley,
Washington champion; Charlotte
Cutting, of New Jersey, and
Helen Waring. of New York.