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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

Surveying, iandscaping. and truck ing were done by regular city do. partments. What cash was needed was given by citizens.
 A tiny village, named Sunset Court, was laid out. It called for 20 brick houses arranged in Q quad rangle, with c four.acre court in the center. Fourteen of the houses were of two rooms, six of three rooms.
 Health and sanitation were first onsiderations, but nothing unneces- sary was added to the plans. Each house was to have 6 drilled well, coal shed, chicken house, garden plot, and modern sanitary unit.
 COST ONLY s2eo A HOUSE
 The average cost in cash was s2oO a house. That included @ for drill- ing the well. 9i6 for the sanitary unit, and S27 for the outbuildings. Cost of the 20 houses in cash was less than e0,000.
 When the houses were built, the foundation appealed to local citizens for furniture. It was donated m quantities that made is possible to furnish every house with rebuilt furniture, dishes, curtains, and the like. The Pearl City people were eager to move it. old people and married couples with children were given first choice.
 Before moving in, each family had to sign Q lease at q Q year. It agreed to keep the place clean and In good
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
POLES

Last chances tonight at Polls to witness the film T Dream Too Much" with Lily Pons and . pro- gram of selected shorts that rival the feature in popularity
 Tomorrow brings another double feature program that will please all consisting of two features, "The Tough Guy" with Jackie Cooper, Joseph Callelia and Rin Tin Tin, Jr.
 Crashing to Q new high in adven- ture, and bringing to the screen the latest and most unusual trio, Tough Guy" Mero-0 0oldwyn- Mayors amazing story of the Secret Service, is the new attraction now playing ct Poli'B theater.
 Its three characters are Q hunted crook, . boy and . dog. Jackie Cooper, of "rhe Champ" Joseph Caiieia, of "Riffraff," and Rin-Tin- Tin, Jr, police dog actor. are the three comrades amid the hectic pur- suit and hair's-breadth escapes In . chase with the. Secret Service. a
 Jackies role is his most grown up to date as q youngster who runs away to save his pet dog, accidental ly falls in with the crook. unknow- ing becomes his coTnrade, and fig- ures in Q breathless series of adven- lures, in which the hunted man finds regeneration through the cofnrade- ship of the youth and the faithfil animal.
 Callelia is compelling in his char acterization of Joe Calerno. The dog. son of the famous star of silent days. bids fair to follow in his fath- er's footsteps. ,..n,.
 On tho same program there is one of the ever popular filmusicals. the title of which Is Dance Band" and Buddy Rogers and June Clyde are featured in Q swingy, singy, dancing film that will appeal to all. loaded with song-hits that will Dc whistled and sung.
 On the stage tomorrow night ans other big stage show, vaudeville with the addition of Gus Meyers and hia fiddle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

Rescued Families
 Are Proud Of New Homes

repair, to work on 1t for two days Q month, and to keep the center court and the playground in good condition. Families agreed to perl. odic inspection of the houses and furniture by the health committee of the foundation.
 The ultimate aim is to help the people of Sunset Court to become self-supporting. Most of them were on relief: all were needy. There IS space for gardening adjoining each house.
 HOPE TO HELP CHILDREN
 reg the children we're interested in," said Gus Dunphy, chairman of the building committee. "We've built Q community hall that seats l00. The Ministerial Association holds services there each Sunday. we have hired c trained recreation die rector. We have troops of Boy and Girl Scouts, and have arranged Tor the children to attend Vincennes schools"
 Sunset Court is attracting wide attention. The Lions Club Of Mex leo City wants to do the same thing there. Many city officials through. out the country, as well as federal welfare officials, have surveyed the project, with the Idea of duplicating 1t elsewhere.
 A constant menace has been eliminated at small cost, almost en- tireiy through local enterprise ana push. vincennes had . foul stun. It hasn't any more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
Look out. Henryl

Look out Henryl The noon-day rush of the Dem city room was temporarily disturbed yesterday when Henry Rastus McGrath of Brooklyn and way stations disturbed the tempo by his antics to get rid of dose Of arneasles" An innocent remark dropped by proof reader started Henry his wild gyratons in which he shed coat sweater and vest in next to nothing nat Henry was busy engaged in pounding out copy at the typewriter of staff member who laid low by an at- tack of measles over the weekend. When someone said he had better look out or he have the measles too Henry went into action. Prompted by the City Ed itors urgings the measles shed along with every thing else detachable. . The utter abandon of the
 arbaric dance engaged in by this naive member of the Fourth Estate only equaed by the earnestness of his demand that he be shown where the "mease" was climb ing up his back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
DOLORES BALSTER TO SING IN SHOW

Entertainment and novelties ga- lore will Do featured in the second annual minstrel show of the Har- mony Kings at Buckingham hall Thursday night. The cast will in- ciude c background of well-trained entertainers while many of the city's leading juveniles will Dc seen in some of the major roles. For in- stance there will be seven-year-old Dolores Balster In song and dance number. ...
 Another juvenile to appear will be Louis Cipriaro. Jr., 3, son of the director, who will offer . song spe. cialty.
 The singing and dancing will not be oil in store, for arrangements have been made for the appearance of one of the few remaining comedy teams in the city. Steve Ferucci and Michael DcFronzo.
 There will be several hours re- served, after the stage presentation X for dancing with music to be pro- vided by Joseph Dipietro and his orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

Along about this time of year. It was the GUS tom some years back to get the kitchen stove redhOt SO that Dad could slip his feet in the for few min utes before slipping slippers and preparing for peaceful evening at home. The kids would drag out the stereOpticOn look at slides of familiar American scenes Mother would trumphanty show the post card that got that day. addition for her postcard album which had from cities far west as Chi cago and as far south Philadelphia Along about 93O everyone in the house would be sleeping peacefully and mice would scamper around the kitchen floor seek ing crumbs that had eluded mother.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
City Asks No Outside Aid To Solve Problem; Razes Shantytown And
 Builds Sanitary Colony
By NEA Service

VINCENNES Ind Feb 4-Ths city had until this year, ' one of the foulest slums in the United States.
 Note the past tense It had. It hasn't any more.
 That is because there people in Vincennes who decided to do something about it.
 Pearl City, shanty town the banks of the Wabash the memorial to George Rogers Clark was about bad they Rows of novels made of pacngcases and old tin sprwad series of ridges between the levee and the river
 Deep ps dug when the levees bt agnant water the round breeding mads of mosquitoes through the secton often biting the
 Hogs widowed adjoining under the Garbage ed in to feed the hogs drew of hies
 There were sanitary facilities whatever sewer runs into the river just below and the discharged factory through the settlement the river
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
M The Local TheaterS
STATE

Hurry folksl Performances to. night mark your last chance to see Anything Goes" with Bing Crosby, Ethel Norman, Charlie Ruggles and other favorites also Dangerous Intrigue" with Ralph Beilamy, cur- rent attractions at Warmers State theater.
 Tomorrow night N Bank Mite" with five hundred perfectly good reasons why you should make every effort to be present ct either the State or Strand theater. Better to be sure than sorry you know. Both theaters will present the same pro- gram which. will be headlined by the first outdoor musical ever filmed. It's Rose of tho Rancho and marks the screen debut Of Gladys Swarthout, beautiful Metro- politan opera star, and of the new comedy team of Willie Howard and Herb Williams. .pV
 Miss 6warthout sings five songs while John Boles, who plays oppo- site her, has three, and they sing c duet together. Willie Howard has two songs. t,A i@as-f
 Mss 6warthout departs for the first time from her accustomed operate Arias and sings frankly popular" numbers in at least two instances. Her oither sonsg are of the operetta type. Her two popular melodies arc ",Thunder Over Para iise" and Don't 'rell . Secret to Q Rose" rtu1G A
 During tho spanish fiesta scenes, the Met" star sings Where ls My Lover" Her other songs are "vigt- lante gong". which serves to suin- mon the spanish Dons to fight in- vading American land-grabbers, and "The Padre and tho Bride. Boles' numbers are "Littie Rose of the Rancho" "There,s Gold in Monter- cyl, . drinking song with . chorus of miners, and T Met Her on the Prairie" The duet number is If l Should Lose Your, and willie How. ards two comedy songs are "Qot Q Gal In caliiorn-t-A". and "The Lone Cowboy" .....
 The companion feature will Dc We're Only Human" c he.iiian story of c cop who shot his way to love. Preston Foster has the leading role supported by Jimmy Gleason and Jane Wyatt. ,.. ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
STRAND

The current program at Warner Brothers' strand theater is headlined by Captain Blood, Rafael Saba. tinis immortal tale of romance and adventure starring Errol Flynn, Olivia Do HAvilland and . cast os thousands. .....o, lN
 A big special surrounding program accompanies 1t. Don't forget "wednesday night is Bank Night at the Strand and the 6tate's screen program will be presented go that registrants may attend either the. ater. Come early for seats--every' one will be here this week.
 Thursday brings an all new pro. gram to be hoadlined by Tn Person" starring Ginger Rogers. with Alan Mowbray, Grant Mitchell and other favorites. You'll love her in this movie of q movie star in love. Hand- some George Brent is her leading man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
TO A FROG RAISER

When snow is deep and it's twenty below You shiver all and feel pretty low. Just pull up your chair e little closer to the fire And be thankful you're frog raserand not under hire Enjoy the winter without worry or care Be rest assured-youn get e full share of the pronts--inan, they've just begunl Though you've done no work just had lots Of fun family of frogs in the pond you dug Are covered with mud, but warm and snug. There isn't move-not the tniest leap, For 10 and behold they're fast asleep. But when old Sol chaSes cold winter away, They're up with jump and work night and day re raise new family ere mother season VIII end; Tor that's how frog raiseTs get money to spend
 .-rrom American Erog Canning Company Bulletin Sheet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
May Hurt Small Processor

Taxes on processors probably will be higher than the AAA taxes. Soil conservation" is expected to be more expensive than "agricult- ural adjustment"
 Some complaint is anticipated to the effect that the treasury pro- posal would favor the big process sors. It calls for an annual tax and any processor who pays monthly and in advance would receive Q , per cent discount.
 Large prOcessOrs can afford to do that, but most small process s0r seldom accumplate reserves for taxes and would be likely 0 be found paying their taxes at the end of the following year plus c per cent. interest.
 The treasury scheme as now pro. posed may be revised before 1t secs the light of day. But in any event the disguised processing taxes will be an obvious form of sales tax, no longer clothed with the promise of agricultural adjustment for the gen- eral welfare. Some New Deal law yers think that's dangerous "opening wedge"
 Copyright ioS0, NEA Service. Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

was at flood stage, the Inhabitants were driven into Vincennes, bringing their rats, disease, and vermin with them.
 FOUNDATION GETS BUSY
 Authorities for years had pointed to Pearl City as 8 menace to the whole city's health. But nobody did anything.
 Then & committee of the Social Welfare Foundation, Q on-partison, non-profit civic organization, decided to do something. The foundation had been started in 1892 to buy and distribute food and other necessities to the unemployed. When the fed- eral government took over this bur- den, the foundation turned to Pearl City.
 It was decided that Pearl City must go. But there were no other houses into which the people dis- possessed could move. The only way was to build some.
 Foundation leaders went to the city administration, which donated five acres just outside the city lirn- It's, and offered services of regular city departments. The box factory, which owned Pearl City, agreed to donate the land to the city if muni- cipal officials would make 1t into Q park to adjoin the George Rogers Clark memorial grounds.
 Bricks were obtained from build ings torn down to make way for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
BONDS FIXED IN
 STATUTORY CASE

Arrested yesterday by Patrolmen Patrick Moylan and Fred Hickey and Detective Edward McEiligott of the vice squad, on Q warrant charg- ing him with Q statutory offense, Joseph Kriegler, 55-year-old junk dealer of 288 Cooke street, was granted Q continuance until Mon- day when arraigned before Judge John P, McQrath in city court to- day. The complaining witness is Q 14-year-old grammar school girl. Kriegler furnished bond of $6,000.
 The case of Anthony Books, 70, 38 Poplar street, arrested last night on Q warrant charging breach of peace by Patrolmen James Sweeney and Thomas Bedding was contin- ued.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

Editor, Tal Tower Topics: had occasion to be an inmate at the Soldiers Home at NOrOtOn short time ago SO would like to tell few things about the place. It is 100 per cent perfect very sanitary and the meals are perfect The largest bouquet however goes to Cap tain Frank D. Walsh friend of every soldier They all be asked for Mr. Walsh the father of adorable children and knows what it to be kind and hu-
 1ane The grounds spacious and well kept and the hospital is staffed by the most efficient doctors and nurses It all sums up the soldier that makes Noroton his home Is very happy. Bob.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
GARDEN

Bill Boyd, popular "action.fea- ture" star, provides another red- blooded characterization % Don Morgan in Winchester's "Racing Luck" now being presented ct tho New Garden theateF. Boyd is et his best in this type of screen role --a hard-hitting, two-flsted hero always on the side of justice and A square deal, who eIaeEges triumphant ifi every encounter with the forces of dishonesty and cowArdlce.
 n addition so Dill soyd in ths
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04


 TEEN THOUSAND Jews are pio. \ neering toward the rise of . permanent Jewish homeland under Soviet wings. A territory about the slse of Belgium. or half again as extensive as Palestine. which is being developed by Jews under the care of Great Britain. has been set aside for similar development in Siberia. It Is called Birobidjan. and is inhabited primarily by Jews from Soviet Russia.
 In the midst of It's prairie lands are great forests of valuable cedar. mineral.bearing mountains. and re. sources of iron and coal, Founda. tion 0f this new Soviet "Palestine" is . back.breaking operation. but the Jews there are exultant over its prospects. while others consider this only another Of Russia's efforts to build buffer communities against the eventual invasion by Japan
 The stamp shown here. illustrat' ing the construction of Birobldjan. is one of . series fssued ln 1883 de. pictlng the nationalitics of the Soviet. Union.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
Tall Tower
 Topics
Good Evening.
SNOW AND SNOW
Bx THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Snow in the city can be very ugly All covered with soot and grtme; While out in the country 1t bleams m the sum- Fields of 1t in the bright sunshine The vast panorama is study in white, With occasionally broken line, The landscape coored here and there By the green of the stately pine. It's nice to look on fields of sonw Left lying where it fell, And through the clearing in the woods A lovely sight as well. Snow in the city is very ugly And I'm wishing very hard, Before another month has passed It will be gone from my back yard.
 FEM. EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
This and that.

This and that . Juanita Jackson of Baltimore
 ill sponsor an amateur art exhibit and forum at the Pearl Street Neighborhood House February 16. Fred
 Storm the Coordnator tells me, is the best musician ln Overlook and Eleanor Jourdan best snow man maker.
 Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Dillon are recipients of for nal invitations from the President of Temple University to attend the reception at Mtten Hall in Philadelphia, February 22 at which time degree will be conferred upon Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Robert Each, genial manager of the Mohcan Market is expected home Bob was patient for five weeks . Rowland Passarel- To- whose dinutve dad the Jersey tonsoria en1- pori in the South End contributes his second bag Of tinfoi to the Tower cause Nice going Rowland few more contributions and I'll place you in the Gold Star class Rev J. Frederick Sexton for 40 years pastor in Westville will retire June l. His first appointment was at St. Peters church in Cheshire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

stellar role, the cast of Pacing Luck" includes Barbara Worth, George Ernest, Esther Muir, Ernest
 1iliiard and Onest Conley, sam Newneld directed from tho original screen story by Jack o'Dcnneli and George eayre.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
AssssCers To
 Test Qssesti

BeIew gre the answers Co test questions printed on page 0.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

A special service for physicians surgeons, medical students and nurses was held recently at St. Pat rick's Cathedral in Dublin, Irish Free State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

Around about. {. {. . Jerry Adamits travelled all the way down to New York Sunday to visit the Object of his Affection who resides in the Big Town Lil- Han Walsh petite cashier quite skating enthusiast
 will be found there every night Judd Miner and the Missus the former Peggy Meyer, celebrate their first wedding anniversary this week. Harold and George Dillon of the Dem sta cousins celebrate birthdays on successive days this week. Henry Lefevre of Essex Avenue in Waterve forwards box of tnfO to go into the Tower melting pot. The Pearl Street Neighbor. hood House week program will be launched Thursday evening with southern turkey supper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
"Fooling" Supreme Court

Officially, no one is supposed to mention the soil conservation domestic allotment bill and the excise law which will be proposed to finance 1t In the same breath. Just as an attempt will be made to fool the supreme court" into think ing that the prime purpose of the former is soil conservation instead of federal regulation Of agriculture, which the court majority has held unconstitutional, clumsy effort will be made to disguise the excise law as general revenue bill -- even though most of the money is to be collected fin the same old way and from the same folks.
 Everybody will be in on these secrets except the supreme court!
 Treasury lawyers, behind closed doors, have conceived the briI-
 liant idea of levying tax on yachts In the same measure which will lay "occupationap taxes on pr0cessOrs of wheat, cotton, oats, and so on.
 By taxing yachts at g . gross ton and also assessing commercial vessels even down to q minimum of $5 for fishing smacks it is hoped to convince the court that the money is to be raised for gen- eral purposes rather than for sub. sides to farmers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04
BEHIND | THE SCENESl M WASHINGTON
BY RODNEY DuTcHER-i
Democrat Washington Correspondent

Cold fin New AAA Program
 ... Administration Fears to
 Fight for Him Attempt
 to Disguise" New Taxes
 Won't Fool Anyone .. Big
 PrOcessOr Seems to Be Fa-
 vOred by Plan of Treasury.
 Washington, Feb. The farm organization lobbyists and the ad- ministration have produced @ sub- stitute program for the AAA-- which already Is undergoing repair. Once again the consumer is con- spicuous absentee.
 Secretary Wallace wanted some provision for consumer protection in the new soil conservation domes- tic allotment act through which 1t is hoped to control production and pay benefits to farmers. The ad- ministration, from both standpoints of good politics and public policy, wanted 1t.
 But the farmer lobbyists turned
 them down, apparently unwilling to place any potential brake on farm prices or on procesS0rs and
 distributors of food.
 Little fight was made within the administration, because 1t Is fear cd that dissenslon might destroy
 the new program in Congress. The administration expects .
 hard, dangerous fight in any event, with storm already stir. red.
 Many farm leaders really want export subsidies for surplus crops, which the administration thinks are deadly poison -- an unavoidable scheme for subsidizing foreign con- sumers at the expense of American consumers.
 Republicans and General John- son are clamoring in ostensible sympthy. Hence the tossing over- board of the consumer, lest fight for him spoil everything.
 Scarcity Idea Resented
 At the same time, there's keen appreciation within administration ranks of the fact that city consum- CTS recent the % per cent increase in retail food prices since 1883 and blame it on 8 program which they believe has created @ scarcity of food.
 Wallace and Roosevelt both have publicly repudiated the aim of scarcity. But 1t has done little good.
 The AAA was . political lia- bllity in ether than farm states and failure to take that fact Into account in the new legislation may prove costly in the election campaign.
 What Wallace wanted In the bill and what the farmer lobby ists refused to accept was guar antee to consumers that the pro- gram would not reduce food sup plies below normal domestic re- quirements.
 We want to be sure," Wallace recently said, that there will be the same quantity of food per cap- ita available to the American peo- pie that there was in the twenties."
 The bill as introduced leaves the extent of crop reduction and amount of food supplies to execu- tive discretion. Such discretion is notoriouSly susceptible to the in- fuence of pressure groups - and farm lobbyists have shown them selves as predatory as any other group when their chance came to force up prices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-04

Around the town N. Maurice Wrenn is still talk ing about the ski meet they off up at Fulton Park Sunday afternoon in zero weather. Jumbo" is the most popular of the New York plays among the Water burans hustling down to the big city for few hours quaintanceship with St. Marys Hospital. Rev. John Hutchinson sJ Holy Cross professor who addresses the Democrat newse and had one the biggest routes in the city at one tne The fountain near the entrance to Hamilton Park is its usual wnry self this year. And the goes for the lodges near Reynolds Bridge on the Waterbury -Thomaston highway.