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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
Survey Shows Fewer
Accidents In State
Connecticut Shares Third Place for Decrease in Mis-
haps-More Noticeable Improvement Expected

Connecticut shares third place
with two other states in the tabu-
lation prepared by the Aetna Casu-
atty and Surety company as a ma
tionwide comparison Of each COM
monwealth's experiences this year
with traffic accident fatalities COM
pared with 1885. The tabulation
covers first ten months Of this
year.
According to the figures OF the
State Department of Motor We
hicles Connecticut is reporting an
even more satisfactory experience
for the 11-month period than for
the ten-month period studied by
the Aetna. As the December Cno-
necticut was charged with 375 traf-
fic fatalities compared with AT
a year ago or saving Of fifty
two lives. In the ten-month com.
parison with other staets Connec-
ticut was credited with an i'm
provement In traffic fatalities Of
but SO. -
Fifty-eight persons were killed In
Connecticut during December OF
1885. II the record for the last
month Of this year can be kept
down in the same proportion as the
other months Of this year compared
with 1885 Connecticut should
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
LOUISE LISTER
TO EDIT PAPER
Staff Of. Orange and
Black in Terryville
. Selected

Terryville, Dec. Sat a meeting
Friday afternoon In the high school,
1T was voted to issue the annual
publication, 1.-THE Orange and
Black" with the following staff:
Editor in chief, Louise, Lister;
assistant editors. Dorothy Pratt and
Laura Dzielenski: business manager,
Russell Bull; assistant business
manager, Julia Dudik: news editor,
Hazel Bondeson: literary editors,
Elsie. Taylor, william Krenicki;
sport editors, Michael Prislopski.
Annette williams; art editor Rena
Kovalenski; joke editor, Roland
Rod; alumni editors, Thomas Nc
Donougb and Amelia Boglarski.
Committee Meeting
A meeting Of the bylaws COM
mittee of the Workers Protective
association was held with Stephen
Kioss at his home on Main street
last evening, at which time a set Of
bylaws were drawn up. J.
The Workers Protective associa-
ton was formed recently at a meet
ing In town hall. attended by about
800 employees Of the Eagle Lock
company. NJ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

Around the town. The Chase Park boulevard
still claims its share of minor accidents. new light
standard has just been placed the east side OF the wide
curve after being sheared off at the bottom by
It's about time for the apple tree that blossoms in De-
cember to do its duty by Mother Nature and produce the
freaks. Tamarack Swamp reechoed to the metallic
click of skates the weekend boys from the neigh
borhood improvised hockey rink at one end The rain
ended their enjoyment on Sunday. you're looking
for btter-sweet and bayberries to brighten up your
Christmas decorative scheme for the home better start
looking now as both are this fall and you'll, have
to look far and wide It's Christmas, all right, we
saw our first load of fir trees unloaded Sunday noon
New highs in outside decorations for Waterbury homes
should be set this year. what with dividends having been
what they were the past few months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

Editor Tall Tower Topics: Now and then we find in
Architecture, well any other art, coruscation OF
excellence which entces and attracts the critical and
adring eye of both the lay and professional mind That
Waterbury has been presented with an architectural
treasure to store precious gems and jewels which
symbols of the bond of love and affection or epheera
vanity expressing modesty cast all survey
ing eve on the new home of M A. Green the Jeweler AS
approaches its confines he seems to breathe in
deeply the very streamine atmosphere Of the second
quarter OF the Goth century And he enters the portals
Of the aurng doorway he feels as though he were sud-
denly lifted into the pleasure deck OF the mighty linden
berg that majestic master of the skies Within one OBJ
utterly unobstructed view of the entire empor
ium Spenddly proportoned to spacetaste in color
friendly lighting effects by an unobrusive
interchangeable system Of heating and aircoong one
cannot help but feel that the surroundings BETTING
to their daily companonship with some of fes choice
Injuries The store is splendid monument to the
founder of the institution and bespeaks noble triumph
for progressive business Here is progress ITSELF
beautifully expressed in masterpiece of good taste and
refinement and still at the time superbly practical
and ultra serceabe May its future be as bright and its
progress emphatic the two score years has care
fully stored away in the memory vaults of two previous
addresses Lynn Dow"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

What no cranberries. When Professor Sherman
p HOLSTER Connecticut State College asked the 46th
annual meeting of the Connecticut Pathological Society
in Hartford last week Are there any cranberry boys In
erce . 1t was eyes, two-one in Madison and one in
Guilford." E. Come come is Connecticut to let its
cranberry bogs of bygone days be lost sight of in this
And what happened to that cranberry bog Ia
small one) that recall in the Northeld hills many
years ago? We suppose that this one like others in Els
sex, Lyme Clinton Westbrook Norwich Woodstock, and
other places was allowed to go to seed. Incidentally
we note that cranberres ourshed in Connecticut near
the Shore which makes the old one up in Ltched quite
unique.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
Guest
AT FORUM HERE
Stanley Osborne to Speak
at Second COngrega-
tiOnaI Church Sunday

Stanley Osborne, explorer, soldier
and journalist viii be the speaker
at the Forum Of the Second Con-
gregational church Sunday evening.
December Is at 7:3O O'Clock. Born
ct Port Darwin In the tropical
north Of Australia, he was educated
at Canterbury college, New ealand.
At the age Of 20 he explored many
Of the mysterious sections Of New
Guinea, and In recent years collect
ed specimens for Australasian mu-
seums. In 1914 he left Australia
with the.Anzac contingent and took
part in the tragic battles on the
Gallipoli peninsula. Later he served
with distinction on the western
front In Trance. The travels Of
this world Wanderer" have taken
him over the five continents, he
has run the galnut Of South Seas
romance and adventure. Ship
wrecked, i11arooned, pushed, his life
story Is as enhancing as that Of
any character conjured I'D by the
great Conrad. Stanley Osborne
has . genius for realistic nara
ton. He has q charming person.
atty and his powerful voice can be
heard In the largest auditorium.
His lecture at the Forum Sunday
evening will be q thrilling account
Of four years adventure and study
In Rhodesia, South Africa and Por-
tuguese, East Africa and will be
f11iQfra tod witt, tvu0 hundred nY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
BY ALLAN ROY DAFOE
M. d., 0. b. e.

@7@S
Callander, Ont, Dec. 8-Though
Christmas Is still some week away,
the Christmas spirit and atmosphere
have already taken possession of
the nursery where the five little
Dionne girls are preparing for their
third holiday season. -
So that you may see Christmas
pictures Of the children on Christ
mas day, 1t Is necessary to take
the pictures in advance. This
makes Christmas time really a
season instead OF just day at
the nursery.
SO the wrapping of presents, the
cutting Of two fine Christmas trees.
the appearance Of the red Santa
Claus uniform, together with the
deep blanket of snow that has for
some time covered the countryside,
all make up a real holiday atTno-.
sphere.
The children don't tire Of 1t. The
only effect will be to lessen the
chance Of nervous disturbance
when the big day comes. They'll
be used to the festive atmosphere,
and take 1t In their stride.
IT'S DAY FOR CHILDREN
Christmas here among the
French Canadians Is largely for
the children. For older people,
Christmas is chiefly a religious
holiday. With the older children,
they all turn out for a solemn mid
night mass on Christmas eve.
The old folks have their fun
later, on New Years day and on
Jan. 6, which is called la Fete
des Rois," or the Feast Of the Kings.
The Dionne quintuplets are
still a bit young to take part In
one Of the important pre-Christ-
mas ceremonies common among
the French. s4
That Is the custom of writing
notes asking for presents, and at
taching them to the strings Of
kites on some windy day before
Christmas. The children> believe
that their letters by this informal
"air mail" eventually reach the
Child Jesus.
I suspect that many Q time the,
delivery Is, accomplished through
parents who have Skinned UP a
tree to rescue the letter from the
branch. A
HANG STOCKINGS, TOO
French children hang up their
stockings just as do children in
the United States. But they are
perhaps more careful In selection
of the stockings to be hung, and
In printing their names to be at
tached to each stocking so that
there may be no mistake about
who gets what gift when Pere
Noel comes down the chimney,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

Looks like winters on the way. Right ON the
heels that forecast by Captain CObus Quaak of Blue
second year is expected to be ushered in
to the accompaniment of intense cold weather. This
period of cold is expected to follow several days Of high
winds and gales along the Atlantic coast. And right
after Christmas the 9th to the 31s can look for
snow in New England. Wen know if this is any
where the point of accuracy by the next few days.
which expected to bring blustery weather of the
changeable type and then clear-cold stretch. Don't
say we didn't warn you. :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
Christmas Spells Weeks Of Fun, Instead
Of Just One Dayof Rejoicing, for Quins
Story OF YlIetide Has
Real Meaning For
Girls This Year

parents. but for all their older and
younger brothers and sisters.
It will not be necessary this year
for surgical gowns to be worn DUR
ing the Christmas festivities In the
nursery, and there seems now little
danger Of winter colds being car
ried into the nursery by the other
children. n
no longer wear the sterilized
gown In entering the nursery, ex-
cept for q time after / have been
away from Callander. nv
This season, for the first time,
Christmas should begin to mean
something more than just joyful
party to the little Dionne girls.
Nurse Noal has been stressing the
story Of the Child Jesus In her
readings to the children, and we
feel sure that they will begin to
have some understanding Of the
story Of Christmas.
PRIEST VISITS OFTEN
Father McNally, parish priest at
Corbeil, makes more frequent vis-i
its to the nursery than formerly.
70 keep in close touch with super
vising the religious training Of the
children.
Their clear understanding OF
the simpler Mother Goose stories
makes It certain that the outlines
Of the story Of the Child Jesus, al
ways appealing to children, will
begin to be clear to them this
year.
On several occasions recently,
when arrived at the hospital, the
little girls would come running to
me, holding up picture books illus
trated with the Christmas story,
and crying out ,"Jesu, Jesu!" with
shining eyes and great animation.
Christmas dinner for the chill
dren, however, won't be any differ
ent from that Of any other day.
Those pictures you see Of the little
Dionne girls sitting beside luscious
stuffed turkeys don't mean that
they eat them. They're just ex-
pressions Of the holiday atmos-
phere.
NU VuIASys AAAu 41O OAA A0SAAAcc
candles, Is the rule. Well, maybe
Just a taste Of turkey or q bit Of
cake that Is not very rich.
There will be plenty Of time for
all these things later. I don't
mean to imply that all these
things are necessarily bad, but
children so young can afford to
wait a little.
with greater gaiety than ever
before, with the opportunity for a
family reunited around a giant
Christmas tree, and with their first
understanding Of the beautiful
story that underlies the Christ
mas season, we expect that
Bonneville this year will have the
Merriest Christmas Of all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

Just as Santa Claus does south Of
the Great Lakes.
Older people have their. real
celebration at New Year. But in
the meantime, children have an
other duty during the week be-
tween. They write long letters
telling Of their good deeds during
the last year, and excusing their
bad ones.
lThese are placed under their
fathers plate at breakfast. After
the father of the family has given
the fathers blessing ola benedic-
ton ;paternelle') with the sign Of
the cross, he reads the letters
solemnly aloud. The children
greet their parents, usually with
the little verse:
d "Je vous Anne,
"Je vous adore,
"Que vouleZ vous
".De plus encore
REUNION ON NEW YEARS
New Year, when the older peo-
pie exchange gifts, Is the time for
family reunions, rather than
Christmas, which Is especially for
the younger children. The Feast
OF the Kings on Jan. 8 Is again
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

Emile ana xVOnne kueel III the
their daily routine. Note Emilie's
sumo the position Of prayer. :.
largely for the grownup folks.
80 you can see that since the
Christmas season Is q three-week
affair up here In French Canada,
the qqintuplets are not at all out
Of order If their Christmas festi-
val starts a little early. Presents
already are arriving for them.
Though the snow is quite deep.
people continue to come to see the
children, and unless the weather
Is especially severe or unpleasant
we allow them to be seen at play
In the yard, just as In the sum-
rner.
Only the other day a woman
from Alaska by arrangement met
her sister from Missouri here at
the nursery. Each had made half
Of the long journey that separated
them, meeting In Callander.
FAMILY TO BE UNITED
Around large Christmas tree
in the dining room Of the nursery,
we hope to have for the first time
q complete reunion Of the whole
Dionne family, including all II
children. The! quilatuplets viii
have presents not only for their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
THE STORY OF THE DANDELIoN

A dandelion rose up and said:
I have green and lovely bed;
My feet are warm and comfy, too,
My heart Of hearts goes out TO you.
My dress OF brilliant orange red
Is like the bright woodpecker's head;
The colors fine for Boston wear,
Look at the raincoats everywhere.
Ny leaves are Just the things TO eat.
And most folks think they are treat;
For they require change you know
From candy. nuts and bakers dough.
Now feel growing pains again
After q night Of fog and rain;
II seems Is though my head would burst
know my end win be the worst
Aiasl my stem has grown 80 high
70 almost touches the blue sky:
Ny coiors changed 70 thistle down
Away Il blows al DER the town.
-Dy oKonoE Z. LEE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

Editor, Tall Tower Topics In regards to Dollys
letter of few days ago. Guess she must be an ole
fashioned gal and can't take it anymore to the new
dancing steps they doing at the Hamilton Park
attend the Park every Sunday evening, and know
what talking about The floor is completely ruin
ed It's shame they couldn't find another suitable
place for roller skating rink-Frank
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
Wheat Plays Major Role

Negotiator for FEC was Carl
Wheat, former public utilities
counsel for the city Of Los Angeles.
Wheat was able to jimmy the rate
cut out of President Walter s. Gif-
ford of A. T. and T. because he had
all the facts about Gifford,s COM
pany, facts developed and co-ordi-
mated by Samuel Becker and John
Buckley, respectively chief counsel
and accounting expert for the inyes-
tigation.
Wheat undertook to show the
telephone officials how, on the
basis of their own figures, they
could afford to bring rates down
by $15,00O,0 900. The telephone Off
cials wanted to make a cut Of
from $4,000, 900 to $4,000, 900. Finally
they compromised on what amount
ed to $l2,000,000.
Pressure arising from two years
of investigation plus psychological
influence of the election returns Is
believed to have made Wheat's Job
easier.
Walker hopes TO see the day
when q fellow OF; the Atlantic
Coast can call up his aunt In San
Francisco for about so cents. He
/ believes increased business result
ing from low rates and inventive
progress are working toward that
goaI.
Already you can make q night
station to-station call from East
port, Me-, to Cape Mendocino.
Calf, for $5-in case you happen
to be in Eastport, Me-, and have
IS and know someone on Cape
Mendocino,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
BEHIND
THE SCENES
30
WASHINGTON
A. T. & T. Co. Beats Federal
Communications To 1t BY
Voluntarily Cutting Long
Distance Rates $4,000, 900.
AgY RODNEY DUTcHER-S
WATERBURY Democrat Warrington
Correspondent

Washington, Dec. 8.-Something
new happened when the American
Telephone and Telegraph Co., as a
result Of informal conferences
with government officials, agreed
to cut its long distance rates so as
TO save subscribers about $4,000, 900
a year.
Traditionally, the way to get a
telephone company to cut rate Is for
a commission to order a reduction,
whereupon the company goes into
the courts with the complaint that
1t Is being ruined. The public pays
the bill on both sides for years OF
expensive litigation which may or
may not end with q rate cut.
Telephone rate cases have drag
ged out anywhere from five to II
years. The big Illinois Bell Tele-
phone rate case was in the courts
nine years before the supreme
court finally said the company
would have to cut its charges.
Under q new technique super
vised by Federal Communications
Commissioner Paul Walker, boss
Of the continuing FEC investiga-
tior Of the A. T. and T., the gov
eminent and the telephone COM
pany sat down 1T . conference
table and finally reached agree
ment on the extent to which long
distance rates should come down.
The telephone company now
says the reduction Is greater than
1t ought to be and the govern
ment says it is too small, but the
big fact Is that long distance calls
will be cheaper after Jan Is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

Most dangerous age for driving
automobiles Is q, according to q
survey Of accidents in England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

achieve even higher standing
than for the ten-month period. The
tabulation:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
AnssOers To
Test Questions

Below are the answers
TO test questions printed
on page 6.
!. Edward J. Reilly, c. Lloyd
Fisher, Frederick A. Pope, and
Egbert R0secrans.
2. June.
.. Forty-second Division.
4. The Poets Corner.
s. Henry the Fifth"
6. They live In the forests
Of the island Of Mindanso,
PHILIPPINES. and are Of the
Malay race.
2. Edward Bellamy.
9. No. u is part Of . NUM-
Der.
0. The Netherlands.
10. American sculptor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

NEXT: How the quins are
taught to take care Of themselves.
How their day b spent and what
they eat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
Guffey Boss? Certainly Not

II there's any question Of who's
Democratic boss In Pennsylvania,
it's only because Senator Joe CUT
fey insists on raising 1t.
When Pennsylvania Democratic
delegation voted to support Sam
Rayburn for the House majority
leadership. 1t was commonly known
that Guffey, in Difference to the
wishes of the president and the plea
of Vice President Garner, was re-
sponsible for the vote.
"Guffey will tell you-he's the
big cheese" said q congressman
rs the delegation came from the
caucus room.
But Guffey expressed astonish-
ment at being asked.
why" he exclaimed, II haven't
anything TO do with II. The an
nouncement must be made by Mr..
Hail;es. the chairman Of the dele
CATION"
Copyright. 1896. NEA Service, Inc)
Copyright, 1886, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

a patron q the Dirminshsm.
Englahd, peet once has presented
Il with q large qllantily e sealing
Wnx. VA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
Easy Constitution Change

Mayor Fiorello La Guardia OF
New York, who was in Washington
with other mayors to protest large
reductions in WPA rolls, is working
for constitutional amendment and
says the problem Of wording 1t Is
simple. He says he has found much
support for one which would read
like this: ...
Congress shall have power to
regulate commerce, industry, Ia
Dor, and agriculture"
The most important thing, La
Guardia says, Is to straighten out
the commerce clause complication
In the Constitution so industry
and agriculture will be accepted as
national, not local.
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BIack-Draught
Relief Is Prompt
and Refreshing

It's a good idea that so many peo-
ole have to keep Black-Draught
handy so they can take a dose Tor
prompt relief at the first sign OF
constipation. g.,
st have used Black-Draught q long
time. about as long as can remem-
Der, and have package on my SHELF
now" writes Mr.. Sherman Sneed, OF
Evansville, Tenn. II take Black
Draught for constipation which
causes headache, a bad, tired feeling
and for biliousness, bad taste In the
mouth and sluggish feeling. Black
Draught, taken about two nights,
clears up this trouble and ! get all
right"
Blsck-Draughs Is made Of medicinal
herbs, dried and finely ground. but no other
change IN their natural condition. 1t rs
laxative that men and women like so well
because Of the refreshins relief 1t brings
In constipation troubles.
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PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Mr.. B. K. Bobo and daughters,
Misses Eleanor and Anne, of
Clarksdale, Miss, arrived yester-
day and are guests at the home
of Mrs. R. P. Freeze for several
weeks. The BobOs are members
of HenderSonville's summer col
ony each season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamel Blackmarr
of Gulfport, Miss, have taken the
Lemort cottage on Oak street for
the season.
Miss Jessie Gardner has gone to
Chapel Hill for a summer course
at the University.
Malcolm and Bobby McNaugh-
ton have returned home from the
Asheville School for Boys, where
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-10
PRESBYTERIAN CIRCLE
MEETINGS HELD

Circle No, l of the Presbyter-
ian church met Monday after
noon at the home of Mrs. }. U.
Williams with her sister, Mrs. Ac-
ker, as joint hostess. Mrs. j. Adj
ger Smyth presided and a splen-
did devotional was given by Mrs.
William Mckay who returned re-
Gently after spending the winter
in brownsville, Ga, and is now
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Laur-
ence Mckay. Her topic was The
Sabbath, based on Genesis. Mrs.
A. S. Coleman had the program
on home missions. Ten members
were present.
The meeting of Circle No. 2
was held with Mrs. H. G. Love as
hostess and Mrs. R. G. Khun as
the presiding officer, there being
IA members and 2 visitors. Mrs.
l.. K. Singley taught the Bible
study and Mrs. j. S. Brown con-
Quoted the program, both topics
being what all the circles used. A
returned missionary to India, Miss
Conklin, who is spending some
time at the home of Mrs. Belle
Abbott Roxby while on leave,
spoke in an interesting way.
Mrs. Guy Mitchell was hostess
at the meeting of Circle No. 3.
The chairman, Mrs. Ada Beasley,
conducted the program and Mrs.
Crawford Smith and the Bible
study in the absence of Mrs. S.
L. Woodward. Eight members
were present.
Circle No. met with Mrs. E.
Hosmer. Mrs. C. L. Grey con-
Quoted the meeting which was at
tended by II members and one
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visitor, Miss Grace McKitchan, of
Cherokee, Iowa, guest of Miss
Ruth Hosmer. The devotinal was
in charge of Miss Eleanor Sample.
Mrs. Grey was assisted on the
program by Mesdames V. M.
Parks and Henry Allen.
Mrs. R. S. Gibbs, Jr., entertain
ed IL members of Circle No. 6 at
the meeting which was presided
over by Mrs. w. w. Carpenter.
Mrs. T. H. Franks gave the devo-
tional and the program on eve
Cisit Our Mission Schools" was
conducted by NMesdames E. W.
Ham and Mrs. Laurence Mckay.
Miss Katherine Goodman en-
tertained the members Of Circle
No. 7 over which Miss Anna Lind
say Good presided last evening.
Miss Emma Sample, a visitor,
taught the Bible lesson and had
the program on mission schools,
in which several took part. Twelve
members and one visitor, Miss
Grace McKichan, were present.