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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

annually by the National Safety Council to the municipality with a population of 10000 or more making the greatest strides in solving traffic problems.
 In 1885, while scores of less cul- tural communities were wringing their metaphorical hands in horror over their lengthening lists of motor vehicle fatalities, erudite Evanston, a bustling city of 10000 crowded into 8.2 square miles, was gazing with pardonable pride upon an auto mortality register that showed only two new names.
 During the preceding 12 months it had reduced the number of Its traffic deaths 75 per cent, repre- senting an auto death rate of only 2.9 as compared to that of 18.1 in the country at large.
 Starts on Small Scale
 To the question "How did Evan ston achieve this record?" the stock answer is: By evolving its now famous Evanston Plan," system of accident prevention based upon the three Els of traffic, engineer ing, law enforcement, and safety education, which 1t started to put into effect in the fall of 1929.
 That year Evanston's city fathers, goaded on by the safety council, formed a police bureau of accident prevention. In charge they placed Franklin M. Kreml, rangy 26- year-old, who, several years before, had been forced by financial dif1i- culties to quit his law studies at Northwestern University and get 8 job as motorcycle cop with the EV- anston police department.
 There was nothing spectacular about the program of safety the newly established bureau proceeded to adopt. The first thing it did was to organize three accident pre- vention squads, of two men each, working eight-hour shifts, to inves- tigate all traffic mishaps at their source and collect evidence against the offenders.
 Step two was employment Of Q part-time traffic engineer, whose duties were to study the accident reports gathered by these police in- vestigators and recommend im- provements-stoplights, etc. - that would make streets safer.
 Public Is Educated
 The third thing which the bu- reau set out to accomplish was,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
Evolution In Style
 Of Hosiery Shown
Exhibit at Miller Peck's Famous Clauss=
 ner Collection Traces Many Changes in Half Century

The evolution of milady's hosiery from heavy lisle of the 70's down to the Gossamer silken strands of today, is depicted in the unique dis play in The Miller 6 Peck com pany's show window. It is the Claussner collection of antiques and museum pieces, highly valuable and heavily insured. They are said to be truly museum pieces and one of the very few collections of the kind in the world. By special arrange ment with Claussner Hosiery Com pany, The Miller & Peck company were able to bring it to Waterbury for a limited exhibition.
 There are two antiques in the col- lection. Every stocking is authen- tic and typical of the kaleidoscope of fashion flashed on the boule- wards of Paris and the avenues of the states through the fashionable 80's right on past the Gay sos" and up to our own time.
 Secret Prints
 For example, Cherry Hose" French lisle printed secretly in Bell gium about 1870, recalling the Franco -Prussian War in Europe and the post Civil War period of defla- ton in the United States. This is followed by three French antiques from 1880. the Famous Rainbow drop-stitch, and the painted Har- lequin and mattress-stripes of the same year.
 Next, the display carries us back to the states, and the world of fash ion of the Gay 90's." Here's a stocking contemporaneous with Dia- mond Jim Brady and his sumptu- ous dinners to gorgeously gowned beauties of the stage.
 Then we proceed to the Twentieth Century, and the "Mauve Decade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
SALVATION ARMY
 OPENS CAMPAIGN

The local Salvation Army has launched a drive for 5000. The money will be used to carry on the organization's activities here for the coming year. Mayor Frank Hayes heads the citizens appeal committee in charge of the campaign. The personnel of the committee will be announced within day or two.
 The 5000 sought represents ap- proximately two-thirds of the Salva- ton Army's local budget for the wear. In the past the public has supported such drives and a good showing it looked forward to this time.
 The government of Netherland India has been urged to adopt no measures which might lead to an increase in living costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
PARADE COMMITTEE
 CONFINES TONIGHT

Members of the Memorial day parade committee have been noti- fled to attend a meeting of the group tonight in the G. A. R. rooms at the State Armory on Field street. Captain Thomas White will preside at the session. Reports of chairmen of the speakers and music committees will be made and other arrangements for the observ- ance of Memorial day will be dis cussed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
H. EVERETT AUSTIN
 BOOKED FOR TALK

H. Everett Austin Jr., director of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hart ford, will speak to the members of Mattatuck Historical society on the subject Modern Art" Wednesday evening, May 8. He will lshow illus trations along with his lecture. MT. Austin is well known in art circles, having been instrumental in organ izing the first surrealist exhibition in the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
CAMERA CLUB TO
 HOLD EXHIBITION

The Waterbury Camera clan has announced that an exhibition of 100 pictures. reproduced in the first "U. S. Camera Annual" will be on ex- hibition at the large gallery ct Mat tatuck Historical society Wednesday and Thursday of next week. The exhibition will be open from ten un- til five in the afternoon on both days and also during a meeting of the clan Wednesday night. Mrs. Frank Wright will preside at We'd nesday nights meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

through education, to arouse the citizens of Evanston to the im- portance of care in driving. To achieve this, poster boards, the two local newspapers, and radio were used. Civic groups and social or ganiZations were asked to devote a meeting a year to a discussion of accident prevention.
 Glasses in public safety for chill dren were added to the curricula of all elementary schools, public, pri- vate, and parochial. A "safe driv- ing" course was made obligatory for students attending Evanston Town ship high school. And 8 school for women drivers was established.
 The Evanston Plan now includes an annual traffic officers training
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

Here we have the heavy French Opera hose, hand embroidered. Original Tickets
 Many are marked with the orig inal tickets and have the house marks pricked-in- at the top. On the labels, too, are some old price marks.
 It's interesting to recollect that even up to 10 years ago most of the best stockings were made of rich, heavy silk, like a number of those in this collection. With ladies to- day wearing the loveliest, sheerest chiffons, it is hard to realize that such heavy stockings were worn universally such short time ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

cure of traffic accidents. To-day, according to city ordinance, every accident doing any damage to per- son or property, be it only a torn trouser leg or dented fender, must be reported to police, who promptly dispatch an accident prevention squad to investigate.
 Operating like 1886 edition Philo Vances, these squadsmen cruise Ev- anston's pleasant; tree-shaded ave- nues in radio-equipped cars, await
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
SAFE LAXATIVE FOR MOTHERS

A new mineral oil product supply ing Vitamins A, D. & E, Is ideal for nursing mothers. VITA-M1N- OL, the new discovery. does not transmit any of its laxative quail ties to the child, but does add to the vitamin balance of the mother those essential Vitamins A, D. & E. thus tending to build resistance and strength. As for A-MIN-OL. Introductory price on large bottle 79c. For sale at all drug stores of Waterbury Druggists Association. and in Thomaston at Latimer's Drug Store,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

ing ether messages from headquar- ters. When one comes, they speed to the scene, carrying cameras, flashlight apparatus, first-aid kits, measuring tapes, and 8 deceleromet- CT for testing the brakes of the of- lending car, bent upon gathering evidence on the accident.
 The reason for this scientific procedure is two-fold. First, the bureau holds that all accidents are the result of some defect which may
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

school, jointly conducted by the local police department and North western University, psychological examinations for drivers with high accident records, and 8 vehicle in- spection station, where motorists must report twice a year for car ex- animation.
 Every Accident Checked
 Evanston was one of the pioneers in seeking the cause as well as the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
TransOm peeking.

Transom peeking. Howard Leg g Ca. ng six months summer course at the UT'.rNy Of DuqueSne. Frances StrickliS and Mart unglS let me in a secret the other evening. ey told Old-fashioned girl is one who Is shy she's afraid to read book of familiar quot; toas Jane Schwartzs Naugatuck Volleyballers wi play Oss to Mrs. Gus Metz's Patts Mills COmmuIdJy c0orDearers next Tuesday evening in a return match at the borough Red Triangle. Marie Sar iidli of the sweetest Operetta sOngsters in town, III De ne lone SO0ist the Pro Patra Committees concert prOgram at Buckingham Hall Sunday evening
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

Between aSteriskS. Marty Ke with the greatest of ease, is coming bounds at St. Mary's hospital where heavy smell for a hernia recently. genial sexton of St. Joseph'S churc the same institution. MT. and ! aid of Mill Street were honored by { Tuesday. It was a cute baby boy at nine pounds. Mrs. FitZ is doing Mary's thank you. Lois and L. the cutest pair of twins to ever per lights, will be featured with the 2 troupe Saturday evening at the Cai. Newington. .. Peggy Driscoll, stu Mary's, bid bye-bye to imbedded J1f Tuesday, but feels sure she'll be n by Sunday to accompany Cert McL Noo-Joisey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
BY ELIZABETH WALKER NEA Service Stan Correspondent

Chicago Evanston. ivy separates midwest me- ropos has been lauded Chcagos Most Cultural recently acquired another ing Americas Safest City,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
Editor, Tall Tower Topic

Editor, Tall Tower Topic
 the Middlebury road Saturday 1 working frantically on a brish blaze in great shape and the va work led me to believe they were covered it was the senior p3trc Lieutenant Anna Savage ano Lie Other members of the fire ightJ Marion McGeever, Doris FortoH Belanger, Betty Meteski, Marion Goldsmith. The girls were home to Lake Quassapaug. 4 Fri,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
Tall Tower
 Topics
WHO NAMES THE HossEs2
BIZ THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

Wonder who names the hoSseS That run on the racing tracks? Their names are absolutely wacky- So diff from those that once pulled hacks Back in the well remembered days, Who could forget valiant old Nell? For years she lugged the old blackboard, Don't you remember it well? Those days you summered in the country, There was Dolly, too, doing her bit. Trucking back and forth in the season AS on top of hay load you'd sit. But to-day it's Dear Me and Oh Gracious, Omar Khayyam, Gallant Fox, Burgoo King, Two Timer, Cavalcade Blue Larkspur, Chance Play, and By Gosh who do the ring. Some of the names tied on horses Really seem quite shame But when they bring home the bacon, Who cares, for what's in name!
 Elm En-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
Evanston EducateS Drivers And EnfOrceS
 Laws To Set Enviable Traffic Record
Common Sense Methods Put Illinois City
 At Top Of National Safety Table

articles telling national trafc and the safest mOderate-Sised city, respectively
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30
AnslUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 1. A skin disease, consisting of patches of brown discolor- ati0n, mostly on the front of the body, and often attended with itching, especially after exercise.
 2. Half past one o'clock. }. Raleigh, N. c.
 4. What Rules the World" 8 poem by William Rose Wal lace.
 5. No.
 6. The art of speaking and writing effectively.
 !. Theodore Roosevelt. 8. Bull.
 g. Indiana.
 10. The treatment of disease by physical and mechanical means as massage, exercise, water, light, and electricity; also the branch of medicine concerned with such treat ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

{, by traffic engineering or education be corrected. Second, 1t has found through experience that the surest way of insuring safe driving is by penalizing unsafe drivers.
 Fixing" Is Blocked
 Toward that end, members of the accident prevention squads function not alone as investigators. They also sign the complaints against of- lenders in cases where there IS sound evidence and appear in court as chief witnesses. Thus has Evan ston obviated the possibility of hav- ing the injured parties reached" out of court and persuaded to drop prosecution.
 This system not only has in- creased convictions of reckless driv- CTS, but has stepped up enforcement efforts. Of 4209 persons arrested in 1885 for offenses ranging from col- liding with another car while ir1- toxicated to going without tail- light, 3241 either paid fines. sub mitted to revocation of licenses, or went to jail.
 To accelerate justice in the cases of minor offenders and, at the same time, to eliminate fixing" the bu- reau last year established Cafe teria Court" There offenders may. upon pleas of guilty, pay fines graduated according to nature and freqency of their offensc) without appearing in court.
 No Miracle, Says Mayor
 Summarizing success of the "Ev- anston Plan" recently, Evanston'S mayor, Charles H. Bartlett, said:
 "The most significant thing to my mind about the record of Ev- anston is that it. was not due to the working of miracles nor to efforts which cannot be duplicated any, where.
 "The program of traffic accident prevention which has brought 1t the highest honors three times in four years is based upon the three IFS of Engineer, Enforcement and Edu- cation, with Q comprehensive acci- dent reporting and record system to guide activities in each of these three fields"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

f'eing a passerby on ced a group of girls
 They handled the ey went about their Scouts. Later I dis Troop 6, headed by lant Helen Orencole. ,olunteer squad were ne Henderson, Betty and Shirley I'd bound from a hike
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

Tickling the keys. ,. MT. .4 will have to add a nursery to when the Missus is released iron Yes sir, it is seven pounds and rt' that makes the household char is the former Mary Ann Mc' 3y training school for nurses at 5t
 newcomer will be christened afIcI Glasberg hOnors me with thIec of tinfOil. The East Main strest
 CTS most generous and cOnsiste Eddie Lazar, proprietor of tie Q around in a new green Chrys CT $ ahead and you look like a pc itlc .. Jack Rimkus, manager C! ! New Haven but a resident of our
 cling from a hernia operatiou at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

On bicycle built for two And there were some of the good odashioned tandems there too so the rail- road officials claimed Sunday the first of a series or
 bicyce trains out of New York city up to Ca naan just this side of the line. . The Gothamtes, who probably enjoyed the winter snowtrans disembarked and rented bicycle or the remainder of the day. There were ose to 400 bikes used, including few tandems one fou cate nd real old tWoseater the kind where the boy ln- dled the pedals while the best girl sat right 7u ot him and gripped extra set of hand a There,n be a "bicycle-tran" every Sund des tination unknown save this coming Sunda5 waeu gain the land of Canaan will be visited and tour aisy, Daisy, give your answer true
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

Heard in passing . Sonny LaFlamme still re- tas his sweetness of tone despite the fact that he's get ting bigger and broader and more of young man day by day. When it comes to versatility in the dance
 field leave it to Frank and Joe McKenna They step it agey any of the local tappers and then switch into the Irish steps with perfect Watch them strut next week Newcomers in the entertainment world bound to make for themselves are the Bouffard Twins who specialize in tapping, but who put a song number across also in fine style not to mention mixing en few gags. <. Marge Healey is rapidly coming to ehe fore as cogger of the-frst degree Leave it to kood old Bill Clasby to get together fine group of sing ks whenever he puts his hand to it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

Here's to you, Gunther
 out for Ourself in a recent ' studio on East Main Straet
 happened to fall on a framed so curiosity made us read t 2 tiOnal Geographic Society Th tees at a meeting held in W lumbia, in the Unitc1 ate Gunther E. Mathes of Wateri Der of that Society. ln tificate has been si ned and Hutchinson, Secret ary ,l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

sieS6 totap suhsect to later cor- rection owing to incomplete reports because of injured persons not defi- nitely 'recoveries" ct this time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-30

Ve had to dig this one visit to Gunther MatheS
 The old eagle eye just testimOniaI of some sort, md here 'tis. .. The Ma the Board of Trus- District of Co., s of America, has elected 'lry, Connecticut, a mem- Witness Whereof this cer- presented. George w. .pril 10, 1886. ...
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-10-01
AS WE SEE 1T
CONTINUED from page II

to whether the principles of NRA,
such as maximum hours, minimum
wages, no child labor, collective bar
gaining, etc., were good or bad and
just ask one question and be honest
about it.
"Is or is not the average man con-
siderably better off today than he was
on March a, 1888? In other words,
the average man has a somewhat in
creased living expense, slightly high
er taxes and has assumed his small
portion of the national debt, but
over against this he has his wage, the
value of any property he may cwn,
returns he may be receiving from
any investment, all increased more
than proportionately. So tn a the
net result is that the average man
is better off today than he was on
March A, 1888.
"The real answer is that nine out
of ten people are considerably better
off than they were and, regardless of
their political persuasion, they cannot
deny it.
because, in the las. analysis, the
real job of a President is to do all
possible to make the average citizen
better off at the end of his term of
office than he was at the beginning.
And no one can doubt that the Roose-
welt administration, assisted, Of
course, by the economic forces of the
country, has accomplished just exact
ly this.
certainly, in modern times, no adj
ministration has tackled such a job
Or accomplished so much"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-10-01
Laurel To Open
Saturday; Latest
Racing Features
Capital Handicap To Inaugurate
rate Card; Large Crowd
Expected

With its spacious grandstand and
clubhouse and other physical build
ings looking spicx and span and the
foliage never prettier Laurel Park
awaits the Silver Jubilee anniversary
of its birth with the opening of it's
gates on Saturday, the first day of
October.
It is coincident that the meet also
should continue for Is racing days,
with five Saturdays featuring the ses-
sion, which include nine stakes. four
being for juveniles, one for 3-year-
olds exclusively, a trio for 3-year-
ODDS and up and one for the cross
country brigade. These stakes have
an added value of $49,5O0, with two
of them, the Selma, exclusively for
2-year-old fillies, and the Washington
Handicap, the closink day attraction,
each having $4,000 added.
Patrons of the second oldest rae
ing mile plant in Maryland also will
be introduced to two new innovations
at the instigation of Frank j. Brady,
general manager of Laurel Park. One
is the electric "eye" for the placing
of horses at the finish and the other
is the reflection of the numerals on
the infeld electric board of the first
five horses during the progress of
each race.
Both innovations were used at the
Empire City track, Yonxers, New
York, during it's July meet, and met
with approval of the crowds. The
"eye" worked so smoothly that no
demonstrations against it were made
after the pictures were shown on a
board placed near the judges stand
for that particular purpose. By Watch
ing the inheld board the fans always
will have before them the changing
of positions any-during the run
ming of each event.
This being presidential election
year also should increase the atten-
dance. Washington, always the center
of political interests, will entertain
many persons that it otherwise would
not, and Baltimore also will be bee
hive of political activity. Persons
visiting each city will be afforded
the opportunity of taking an after
noon off to visit Laurel Park and see
their favorites run.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-10-01
Fifteen Actors At
Work On Montgomery
Players Opening Show

Fifteen players, selected as a result
OF tryouts held three weeks ago, are
hard at work in rehearsal for the
Montgomery Players opening show
Post Road" which will be presented
October II at the Leland Junior High
School, Chevy Chase. Md.
Several newcomers, and number
of veterans of the suburban little
theatre group, have been selected for
the cast, which is working under the
direction of Jane Plummer Rice.
Doris Davidson, with an enviable
record of amateur work behind her
takes the leading woman's part of
Emily Madison" Patrons of the
Montgomery group will particularly
remember her fine portrayal of a
somewhat similar role, EMMY" in
GAS Husbands Co."
Mary Abernethy, playing one of the
principal parts, "The Girl" comes to
the Montgomery group after several
years work with the Lynchburg, Va,
Little Teatre, and two years in stock
on the professional stage.
The role of May Madison Preble
has been assigned to Margaret Key
hoe. Wesley Cartright," one of the
principal male roles, will be handled
by Russell Nicholson. Howard Bandy
will play as George Preble."
Peggy Wolhaupter makes her first
bow with the Montgomery group in
the part of "Celia;" and Francis Le-
Sourd, an experienced amateur from
the Pacific Coast, also appearing for
the first time with the Chevy Chase
group, plays the part of CDR.
Spender."
Others selected include Beatrice
Croker, j. Henry Ltzelman, Richard
Walsh, Doris Dewey Day, Helen
Kerby, and Milton Smith. Little
Betty Jane Bryan makes her first
stage appearance as "Jeeby Cashier"
Raymond L. Sanford will have
charge of scenic design and technical
work. Properties and stage settings
are in charge of Helen Devereaux
Pyle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-10-01
Ministers Of County
Will Join In Mission

Those in charge of the four-day
preaching mission to be held in
Washington Thanksgiving week will
have the cooperation of the Mont
gomery County Minister'S Union, it
was decided at a meeting of the I'm
ion at Rockville Tuesday.
With that end in view, Rev. J..
Lloyd Black of the Rockville Chris
tan Church and Rev. Ralph D. Smith
of the Woodside M. E. Church were
named a committee to get in touch
with the Washington committee.
An effort will be made to hold a
countrywide service in Rockville at
the time of the mission in Washing
ton and to have an outstanding cler-
gyman deliver the sermon.
At the meeting formation of the
Montgomery County Federation of
Churches, which the union has had
under consideration for some months,
was discussed. 1t was decided to de-
fer election of officers until the Oc-
tober meeting of the union.