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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

fore the proceeds received from the
shipment OF eggs made II possible
for the farmers wife TO give I'D her
work ct the factory, and stay ct
home. t3 H
When the farmer made his flrst
repayment on his loan, he had q
steady income insured. He had been
able to pay of o substantial por-
ton OF his old debts, and was plan
ming to sell of most Of his present
flock Of pullets and buy O new
flock. He was on the road to econ
oinic recovery. ss, M
Other Connecticut farmers, who
owned o farm together, received o
loan Of $3.50 for the purchase OF
cows and for Improvement on their
water system. Their we'll had gone
dry, and the other water on their
farm was condemned. Without bet
ter water facilities, II was impossible
for them to continue their dairy
operations. e .}isI
on May LIST the initial payment
on their loan was due, but instead
Of waiting dintil that date, they
made their first repayment on Feb
ruary 18th. Since that time they
have made monthly repayments OF
$25, and have paid back. SITS OF
the original loan, plus interest.
/ Their Anal payment Is not due uii-
til 1888. ,
Sometimes repaynients are made
to. the Resettlement Administration
through assignments on milk checks,
as IN the case Of North Franklin
farmer who has a 80 acre farm.
With a $1,000 loan he invested In adj
ditional cows, and his repayments
are taken care Of through $50 q
month deduction from his milk
check. t a
Small loans, as well as large
loans, are being met with prompt
repayment. On August O. Canter-
bury farmer paid back $40 Of the
SIS which he borrowed with which
to purchase horse. The balance
Is due December LIST.
A farmer. whose farm, located on
the Natchaug River, near Whitman
tic, was washed out during the re-
cent food, received first q grant and
then q loan. With the latter he re-
placed the machinery which he lost
and the fertilizer washed out by the
food. He has been making regular
ly a fortnightly repayment Of $6.25
on his loan.
Throughout the state similar In
stances Of farmers who are making
good ontheir loans and being helped
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11
STATE FARM DEBT I
LOWER THAN EVER
Very Little New Indebted.
ness Incurred Says
Credit OfficiaIs

A smaller number Of American
farms are under mortgage today
than before .the depression, and In
Connecticut the total farm mort
gage debt Is smaller, according TO
figures released today by the Farm
Credit Administration. !
I Although the Farm Credit Ad-
Eninistration has loaned over 9a,-
$4,000 on farm mortgages In Con-
ilecticut since May 1888, approxi-
snately 90 per cent Of the money
was used TO refinance old debts 80
that very little new indebtedness
was incurred. va ~ ag fFNsFf
The farm mortgage debt IN the
staet which increased from 4io,0D0,-
900 In 1910 to e30,6i0,O00 In 1890,
dropped TO e27,720,000 on january /,
1895. Figures for the earlier years
are from the United States Depart
iiient Of Agriculture, while the
1888 figure Is an estimate Of the
Farm Credit Administration. I'M XXI
On january /, 1895, some $780,
900 farms In the United States or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

or the blotter . i. This happened several years ago
right here In Waterbury and Is true story The g. M
TO noon police detail was going on duty one morning
Parked in front Of East Main street restaurant
New York car, containing man and woman, both Of
whom were somewhat the worse for having imbibed too
deeply Of the cup that cheers More than one observer
later bore out this contention AT any rate the driver
was sufficiently noisy to attract the attention Of passing
patroan Directions for getting to certain destination
sought but the patroan advised the driver to rest
p In the lunchroom hour before trying to drive
Both car occupants loudly scorned this helpful ad
vice and boosted OF their ability the strength of COM
Ing all the way UP from N r. as they were. Arrest
doomed though If driving was attempted so the pair
became tractabe but not until the driver had endeavored
Ito palm of on the befriendng patrolman good-sized
bill Needless to say 1t was refused. Some months
later the drivers picture appeared locally He had been
ARRESTED as countereiter His female friend later
caught In Vermont The attracted considerable at
stention here It also interested one patrolman and
R friend of his who had witnessed that early aterca
on on East Main street. Talk about ships that pass
sin the night. s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

Oysters "R" In season. This being the first of q
series Of consecutive months whose letters contain the
"r long considered necessary for consumption Of
the luscious oyster much Is being said about the good
old bvalve But the wsest remark yet that Of
scientist working for Uncle Sam, who claimed that an
oyster good In May June July and August dur
ing the other eight months Of the years. Modern
refrigeration permitting the oyster to be shipped cas-
lily In warm weather, has removed the old bugab0o Of
there being good oysters In the four lesS months
\. !. So there you have 1t on the half-Shell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11
AnslOers To
Test Questions


Below are the answers
TO test questions printed
ON page 9.
!. No.
2. Northern Central Africa.
3. The arrangement Of cleo
tion districts so as TO give an
unfair advantage to the party
In power.
4. Ruffed grouse, woodcock,
and snipe.
s. Jerusalem in Palestine.
6. It takes the place Of .
fixed keel.
Z. It stops for an infinitesi-
NAL fraction Of . second ct
top dead center.
8. French painter, sculptor,
and architect.
8. Arizona.
10. Treasury Department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

Toddling along Josephine Rafferty, and her
sister, Mrs Howard Fnkenzellar, enjoyed their first
fling at fishing at Candlewood Lake Labor Day and
pulled In 16 whoppers Mrs Finkenzellar's two-pound
bass was the prize Of the collection. Not bad day for
the fair damsels, ell what?. Captain Oscar Lavaley
where his fire-diving act is featured this week.
Georgianna Therrien has been bitten by the baseball
bug and follows the Yankees consistently, She's gal
that knows what the game Is all about. . Joe Red
Wood" Manganaro served as my interpreter at the
banquet for the Fordan mayor at the Elton last Friday
His translations done with the greatest OF ease
Dot Glies of the American Brass office will lock her
desk for two weeks beginning Friday night for an
tended trip through New Hampshires famous mountains
she intends joining party Of girl friends In Hanover
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11
coed EvenIng.
OYSTERS
81 THE MAN IN THE rowER,

"a
Now Of sudden It's oysters
Advertised at market and bar, n,
Whereas you wouldn't eat them last week
Today they're selling at par.
Seems Just like only yesterday
We were busy digging clarns,
Hauling In the lobster pots
In muddy matutinal scrams
How we sailed into bluehsh
That was broiled TO q tender teel
Or swordhsh with lots Of melted butter,
We gohbled them up with glee.
Just when clambakes are going strong,
Suddenly for no rhyme or reason
CLANS are out, ditto crabs,
And oysters are In season.
Now of sudden It's oysters
September turned the trick,
So let's ell meet at Billy's tonight
The FISHERMAN who has the best pick
EN-. EN-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

Congrats in order. To Scout ArOl CharbOnneau
must 60 few extra thank Of his fellow members Of the
JanbOree Troop which recently returned home after
tour of New England states and New York state
Ar0l has prepared fine scrap-book in which all the
adventures OF the scouts this fine trip recorded
In both writing and in picture There splendid
views Of all the scenic and historic spots that the local
scouts visited as well as day-byday diary of events.
It's going to be nice record to preserve for future
avs and the scouts can take considerable pride in its
present fine conditiOn-neat orderly, and interesting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. :. We as citizens are
very proud Of Of the street signs which have
been erected on streets leading off Highland avenue
but will you kindly inform me why sign for Fox
gotten? great many comments are being heard
about this slight which hope will be corrected SOON
North and south Of Fox had signs erected recently
=. A Tax Payer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

TO better living are on record, &c
cording to Mr.. Tennien. Referring
10 statistics, the director OF rural
rehabilitation points out that the
Connecticut farmer has maintained
an exceptionally high credit rating
In all OF his transactions with the
Resettlement Administration. S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

ion Of the university WIN start
September 10.
Students conditioned In June ex-
aminations will assemble for condi.
tional examinations on Sept. 49,
opening registration day.
Father Ryan. dean Of the gradu-
ate school, also stated that regis
tration. Of graduate students viii
take place from Sept. 81 until 20
with classes beginning Sept. 20.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: Now and then in your
column you mention events and persons Of past days
wonder If by any chance you ever recall the pugdogs
that were once so common in Waterbury well as in
every American community? never happened to own
1ne Of the animals but there in neighbor
hood The little fellow wasn't what you would call
handsome animal, suppose, but he certainly was
dog It had tail that could only be compared to cork
screw and pudgy little face that sometimes looked as II
The dog had human countenance Oddly enough In our
neqhborhood there was another dog that don't think
YOU ever see today It Of those handsome coach
logs white with black spots Every Sunday afternoon It's
would hire wagon with pair Of horses at Brad
egs old stables on North Main street. on would 60 the
wagon loaded down, and right in back Of the horses
heels would trot the dog Quite sight to see OF those
DOES tr0tting along 80 pacdly and sedatey with the
EoTscs hoois almost tickling his nose every time they
came back That's breed Of dogs the automobile ex
<rImna1ed without probably running single dog.
6fRnA D0gA0ver
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

on mortgage debt increased from
40 per cent in 1899 to 90 per cent
In 1892, but by 1885 1t dropped to
as per cent, the lowest level in ten
years. 5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

II. o. Hedler, South Bend, Ind,
recently established o new worlds
record for sue. essive tailspins, COM
plotting 24k. &i
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11
f Peggy Has ~ Soc lSea1 I'll
Thai Secret s Hers "a lone!
Daughter Of Gov. Landon !.
" Keeps Busybodies Guessing

s Topeka, Kan, Sept 11-Peggy Anne Landon coed
daughter of Governor Landon win be good candidate for
diplomatic post II her father enters the White House next
winter She's so GOOD at kcaI ing q secret.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

\ The Waterbury Farrcl Foundry
a Machine Co. AID association
are completing Issnns for q claIn-
bake &c Guertin's Grove on the
Cheshire road Saturday, septem-
Der 10th. The officers OF the as
sOclatlcn are John Il. Rafferty,,
president, Thomas Conway, vicc
president, John J. willis, treasurer,
Martin J. Tehan, secretary and
members Of the executive commit
tee are John Sterling, George
Shove, Carl Ross and Peter
Clark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11

oil guessing, from cempusites TO
columnists, o shrewd and circum-
spect coed who knows 80 well how
TO keep o sEcret that nobody can
even be sure there Is any secret.
And further than that secrecy
cannot gol
Evening star., 1936-06-24

first lessons in hunting the weakling
was always little behind That was
because she couldn't keep up. But
she was good natured about it, and it
wasn't long before her mother real
lied that the weakling was at once
the most obedient of the eight little
Foxes and the quickest witted.
Little Foxes, like boys and girls,
have to go to school. Their school Is
a different kind of school from the
schools boys and girls attend, but 1t is
most important school. 1t is called
the school of experience. It is school
in which mistakes or forgetfulness
may be very, very costly. Indeed, such
mistakes and such forgetfulness may,
and often do, cost life. So, you see,
1t is most important that lessons
should be learned thoroughly and re-
membered. There was not one among
the other little Foxes who learned as
quickly or remembered as well as did
the weakling. The result was that she
seldom was in trouble. Some of her
brothers and sisters used to say that
this was because she was q "fraidy."
It was nothing Of the kind. You see,
she was too smart to be "fraidy."
So it was that the eight little Foxes
grew and learned the things that are
supposed to be learned by Foxes. But
they learned them, each according to
his or her ability, and in this there
was great difference. You see, a
very great deal had to be learned in a
very short time.
(Copyright, 1860
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Bedtime Stories
The Weakling.

worry to his mother There was one
who was slow. He was always tagging
behind the others in whatever they
did. His mother said he was lazy.
There was sister who was as quick
as her brother was slow. There was
one who was headstrong, and another
who was just the opposite, always
minding promptly. And there was
one who was a weakling. In big
family there is almost always one who
is not so strong as the others.
The weakling had been smaller than
her brothers and sisters when the
family were born. She was two or
three days later in peeping out of the
doorway for the first look at the Great
World outside. When they played to-
gether she was knocked about by her
brothers and sisters, simply because
she was not strong enough to hold her
own. When there was q scramble for
food she was always the one to get the
least. So it followed that the weak
ling did not grow as fast as the others.
At first her mother took no notice
of this. But after while, as the
others grew rapidly and the weakling
grew very slowly, mother began to
favor her. She would give her choice
bits of food. She would push the
others away when they tried to snatch
the food from their little sister. It
was the same way with Reddy Fox.
You know, Reddy is a good father.
He is watchful father. He saw that
If the weakling was not protected
from the others and was not watched
over more carefully, she would grow
to be more and more of a weakling.
Now the weakling might lack
strength, but she lacked nothing in the
way of wits. While she was the weak
est Of those children, she was in some
ways the smartest. She learned fast,
she remembered what she learned. As
those young Foxes grew big enough
10 60 out with their parents for the
Evening star., 1936-06-24

Of the upper Mississippi Valley, also
in the Northern waters of Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Iowa.
1t is one of the easiest fish to plant
into new locations and is often spoken
Of as everybody's fish. As a food fish,
1t is in high favor, for among the
commoner fish 1t has no rival.
The catch in the Great Lakes is
well over 9,000000 pounds annually
When you think of the number of
perch caught by happy anglers over
the wide range held by them. you can
we'll believe it is an abundant species
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Natures Children
Yellow Perch (Perca falvescens).

and easily caught. The perch does not
insist upon fancy bait and is even
fooled with artificial fly or trolling
spoon. You can catch them through
holes in ice.
You will have little difficulty identi-
flying this fish. For there is no other
that has tie lovely combination Of
colors worn so elegantly by this one.
On its body, from the head to the
base Of the tail, are broad cross bands
Of black against the sides of gold. The
under parts are white, and the lower
fins are red and orange. On the large
head there is greenish coppery wash.
which gives glittering appearance
TO the gayly attired creatures.
Perhaps you may have seen the eggs
in their zigzag bands before they have
been in the water long enough to be-
come large egg masses. They are laid
in the more shallow water along the
shores. They can be removed and
placed in streams, where they will
hatch and thus have a wider range.
Look for these bands or masses shortly
after the ice in the streams has melted.
The size of an adult perch is from
10 to IA inches, and its weight about
2 pounds. These fresh-water fish live
to be 10 years old, and some have even
reached an older age.
If you wish to offer this gamey perch
bait. place upon your hook such tempt
ing bits as grasshoppers. grubs, small
minnows, angle worms, bits of mussel
or fish. 1t is not what you might call
real fighter, but it surely does not
give up its freedom without a brave
struggle. What could give more pleas
ure than a string Of tender perch to
take home, after glorious day in the
open?
(CopyriRht 1g28)
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. SPROWLS.
Verbal Association.

CUPPOSE you were asked to stop
by the grocery store and do a
little shopping on your way home from
work. The items called for are salt,
paper kitchen towels, matches, sugar,
potatoes, onions, calf liver, dried
apricots.
Some people have system for re-
membering such domestic details. 1t
runs somewhat as follows: Towels are
used for drying the hands. This
brings you to dried fruit (apricots)
Apricots grow on trees. A tree sug-
gests an ox-yoke. Then comes OK
calf-calf liver. Liver and onions
usually 60 together. So you get
onions. Onions come in sacks, so dc
potatoes. Potatoes are full Of starch
Starch suggests sugar. Sugar tastes
best on the front of the tongue. This
suggests the back of the tongue
where things taste the saltiest Hav-
ing salt you think of the sailor who
is called a salt" The two things
that a salt is never without are to-
bacco and matches.
1t is possible to formulate such a
scheme for remembering as many as
20 unrelated items. This system is
Evening star., 1936-06-24
FINE ART OF BEACH LOUNGING
Place in the Sun for Comfortable Attire

the other it indicates a number of
comfort giving lounging garments
that are as practical as they are
smart.
Perhaps a contributing factor in
the increased popularity of lounging
attire is the fact that the brief SWIM
ming trunks present no hardship in
changing.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Luckyi

LuChyr
A LMOST invariably the person
~ who complains bitterly about
~ his bad luck is losing player
4 "A and conversely the person who
Is always referred to as extremely
lucky is in reality good, and wins
steadily on keener psychology and su-
perior technique
We have in mind a certain expert,
who is thorn in the side Of his not
so lucky contemporaries.
An example of his luck in the play
OF the cards is shown in the following
deal:
North, dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
4 K 10 S
"a K4
KQ62
= AQ5
AQ73 49,
' 1913 7eS N ~s52
<As4 w e <J1073
@82 S @97643 3
AJsss2
vQJ
<e5
- KJ10
The bidding:
North East South West
Pass IA Pass
2NT 90 Pass 4A(3) Pass
6 A "a Pass Pass Pass
% Too strong for one notrump,
but not strong enough for two no
trump.
90 A maximum: the requirements
are high card value of l212 to IA.
80 A mild slam invitation, since
three spades would not be passed.
% North bids the slam as his two
notrump bid was based on maximum
holding.
West, who was fairly good player,
opened the ace Of diamonds. At the
second trick, West led a low club
which declarer won in his own hand,
and promptly played the ace Of spades
He now led small spade to dummy
and with very little hesitation fnessed
the ten, East, of course. showing out.
The queen dropped on the play of the
king of spades and declarer claimed
the remainder of the tricks, fulfilling
his contract.
He was, of course, Immediately
asked why he finessed the spade in
stead OF making the normal drop play
when missing only four cards in suit.
The lucky" declarer answered: 7
know that West in common with most
good players does not ordinarily lead
an ace against a small slam contract.
However, on this hand he not only
opened with an ace, but it was highly
significant that 1t was the ace of a
bid suit. 1t was. therefore, obvious to
me that he had high hopes of winning
another trick. Since the only other
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Expert on Poorhouses.

James Gormley, 67-year-old Scot,
died with an amazing knowledge Of
poorhouses as his claim to fame. For
43 years he resided, for shorter or
longer periods, in practically every
poorhouse in Scotland and became a
recognized connoisseur on poorhouse
menus.
Evening star., 1936-06-24

-ULL enjoyment of the beach
requires more than just the
actual bathing costume. In
i fact, beach-lounging has be-
come a fine art. The development of
this pleasant recreation has created
the need for various articles to en-
hance its enjoyment, and these arti-
eles are available.
Evening star., 1936-06-24

called verbal association. Now and
then you will find q person who has
the reputation of possessing a good
memory, simply because he Is able
to tie things together by means Of
verbal association.
tCopyright, 1880
Evening star., 1936-06-24
The Clocks
BY GEORGE ELLISTON.

would stop the clocks today,
Never let them 60
One hour further, one hour back,
Keep the Joy I know.
Ever as 1t is, sit here
In this happy cline,
In this hour unmindful Of
All the rest Of time.
Never would the clocks go back,
Checking yesterday,
Never forward, in this hour
They would have TO stay.
Evening star., 1936-06-24

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letters from readers If a stamped g cent?.
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contract bridge. send. with your request. a
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The next article in this series will
appear Friday,
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Non.providers Punished.

Heads Of families in Nuremberg,
Germany. who fail to provide for
their wives and children are dealt
with severely, with a sent to concen-
tration camps n three months.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Nav Transfer Debts,

Latvia has arranged for farmers to
transfer their debts from private
creditors to the State Land Bank.
Evening star., 1936-06-24

~ ERHAPS you too, would like
- nothing better than to know
where and how to catch the
= best-known fresh-water fish.
1t is to be found in Eastern United
States, and is most abundant through
out the Eastern and Northern part in
ponds and streams. 1t loves the Great
lakes of Nova Scotia. In the streams
Evening star., 1936-06-24

There was time when those who
found pleasure in a day beside the
water were quite satisfied with loung-
ing about in bathing suit, more or
less wet, with sweater or jacket of
some kind as the only essential added
accessory. While fashion at present
eliminates with one hand all but the
briefest Of swimming trunks, with
Evening star., 1936-06-24

possible loser was the queen Of spades,
I decided the indications were so
strong that West held that card that
I flnessed him for It,"
tCopyright, 1860
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

David Shsl M @ sPR leading
Evening star., 1936-06-24

little bigger than the others. He liked
10 order his brothers and sisters
around and to make himself very i'm
portant. There was one who was
timid. She was startled by every little
thing. A butterfly crossing in front
of her Unexpectedly would make her
Jump.
There was one who was bold, and
his boldness was o source Of constant
Evening star., 1936-06-24
BY Lillian cox ATHEY.

IT pray you. sir. give me some observa-
tions and directions concerning the pearech,
for they say he is both q very good
and q bold-biting hsh. and would fain
learne to fish for him."
The Compleat Angler
Evening star., 1936-06-24
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.

-UId M0tneT Nature.
"HE children of the same family
often are very different from
each other. In fact, sometimes
l. they are so different that it is
difficult to believe that they are broth
erS and sisters. 1t was just so in the
big family of Reddy Fox. You know,
there were eight young Foxes in this
years family. There was one who
was something of bully. He was
Evening star., 1936-06-24

"Equ EhquHo o dds nanmg
authentic for
" Man
cpugn