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Evening star., 1937-01-22
Bedtime Stories
Famine and Plenty.

| him dead. Johnny Chuck was so fast
asleep that he didn't even dream
Jack Frost might do his worst and
Johnny would know nothing about it.
Peter Rabbit might starve, but Johnny
Chuck, his close neighbor, would not
even be hungry.
Over in the Green Forest 1t. was
much the same with Peters big
cousin, Jumper the Hare, and one of
his neighbors, Chatterer the Red
Squirrel. Like Peter, his cousin was
having hard work to get enough to
eat, while Chatterer not only had
enough to meet his daily needs, but
enough for feast whenever he chose
to have one. You see, he had in the
Fall stored away nuts and acorns and
pine seeds and other seeds and mush-
rooms, which he had dried, enough
to give him all he needed or wanted
all through the Winter.
Sometimes Old Man Coyote or Vow
Ter the Bobcat would happen along
while Chatterer was eating and would
glare hungrily up at Chatterer as he
sat in a tree. Chatterer would drop
an empty shell and then lean over
Evening star., 1937-01-22
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

TT MAY be said that the banana has
come into its own in the United
States. Of recent years it has
i almost reached front page pub
licity. According to the reports, a diet
of skinned milk and bananas would
restore the youthful figure, so desired
these days.
OF course, the banana itself made
no such claims. 1t is a highly nutri-
tious fruit. growing and maturing
along the lines laid down by Mother
Nature, too far back for us to figure.
Outside of a few greenhouses, bo-
tanical gardens and in private hot
houses, not so many have seen the
banana in bloom. In America it grows
in the extreme southern part Of
louisiana, southwestward from there
to the Pacific Coast and in Florida. In
fact, many, many tourists have been
greatly delighted when they first saw
the giantlike bud of the banana and
its fascinating way of developing.
First, we find that there are three
groups of bananas that are eaten raw.
This one Is the most common and at
the present day has high commercial
value as fruit.
The plant is large perennial herb,
1t may reach height of 80 feet. After
1t has matured a fine bunch Of fruit,
the stalk that bore it begins to weaken
and finally dies. No seeds, or very
rarely any, and produced, for the
banana developed instead sturdy suck
ers. These, when IL to Is months old,
produce their own fruit. So the story
continues and a well-developed ba-
mana plantation lasts for many years
without assistance. but care more
than trebles the value of the orchard.
The huge bud Is royal purple and
very snowy, the bracts or petals hug
ging fast to each other and pointing
earthward. Finally a petal or bract
turns back and reveals row Of small
flowers. The flowers develop rapidly,
pollen Is transferred by the insect
tribe and in a very short time,
Evening star., 1937-01-22
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
'Tis very seldom that We know
A neighbor's troubles and his woe.
Jerry MuSkrat.

= TRANCE, isn't it, how one may
feast while neighbor starves?
1t happens all over the Great
- World. 1t happens right here
in the Green Forest. II happens
right here on the Green Meadows.
It happens right in the Old Orchard.
It happens almost everywhere. The
reason? The difference in people and
In their ways of living. Yet people
cannot all live alike, and that Is just
as well. If they could, and tried to,
worse all around.
Winter is a hard, hard time for
many of the people in fur and feath-
ers, especially when snow Is deep and
when everything is coated with ice.
Then many Of them starve, and
others, while not actually starving,
never have enough to eat and always
are hungry. 1t is those who sleep all
Winter and those who are thrifty who
suffer very little or not at all.
Just consider Peter Rabbit and
Johnny Chuck. They were near neigh
bors. Johnny Chuck had dug his
house in the ground just outside the
dear Old Briar-patch, where Peter
Rabbit lives. All through the Spring,
Summer and early Fall they had seen
each other almost every day. Those
we're the days of plenty for both; both
lived on tender grass, clover and other
green things. Each had all he neeoeo
or wanted to eat and had no cause
for worry about food.
Now there were no tender green
things to eat. The ground was COW
cred with snow, and this mad oeen
given an icy crust by JACK FROST
Every twig of every bush and tree
was covered with ice. Before JACK
Frost did this there had been little
but the bark and tender tWlgs OF
certain Young trees and bushes 1or
peter TO eat, and he had eaten these
things only because of nothing oet'er.
Now even this poor food was hard 10
Get because it was covered with ice.
peter wasn't actually starving, out he
was hungry all the time.
Johnny Chuck was Peters neleh-
nor still was living in the same mouse
he had lived in all Summer: Ana
johnny Chuck wasn't complaining
Johnny Chuck wasn't hungry Johnny
chuck wasn't complaining because OF
ice and snow. The fact is, Johnny
didn't even know there was any snow.
We didn't know there was any lce'
He was down in his snug bed room SO
deep in the ground that JACK frosV
could not reach him, and there ne
was fast asleep. He was curled up IN
a ball so sound asleep that he never
moved so much as finger or a toe'
70 sound asleep that could you nave
seen him you might have thought
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HE WAS CURLED UP IN A BALL.
and jeer and scold and mock his
hungry neighbor until the latter could
stand no more and would 60 of.
Sometimes Chatterer would run half
way down the trunk Of the tree and
cling there while he scolded and
called the other names and dared
him.
You can't catch me! You can't
catch mel" he would jeer, and in him
there was no pity, no sympathy, for
this starving neighbor. You see, Chat
terer himself, because Of his thrift,
hardly knows what real hunger Is.
Perhaps if he did he would be less
unkind toward his starving neighbors.
even though they might be his
enemies.
So. you see. one may feast and an
other starve almost side by side. Alas,
1t is even 50 with the human race.
Ccopyright. 1877
Evening star., 1937-01-22

an enterprising importer named John
Pearsall. From this date to the pres
ent one the fruit became more and
more In demand and has assumed
great proportions.
The bunch Of bananas you see hang
ing in the window Of your grocery .s
really upside down or standing on
its head. Look at the next bunch and
see for yourself.
tCopyright. 1877
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Brain Twizzlers
BY PROF, ]. ID. FLINT.

VOU have probably heard many
stories about precious stones OF
fabulous value. Here is an unusual
one about a part of the collection OF
crown jewels of a little country In
Southern Europe. One piece. in the
shape of a cross, was composed OF
matchless rubies. 1t was necessary to
Evening star., 1937-01-22

repair the cross and the cautious owner
counted the rubies as safety measure
in front of the jeweler. The jeweler
noticed that the owner counted IS
rubies from the head to the foot and
IS from the foot to the end Of either
arm. The jeweler stole two of the
rubies but rearranged the setting so
that the count remained the same
How did he do it?
Copyright. 1872
Evening star., 1937-01-22

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Natures Children
BANANA (Musa sapientum) {.

if you inspect this row, you will find
tiny green fruit. These are called a
hand There may be four or up to
a dozen on the hand" 1t depends
on how many Of the flowers received
pollen (were fertilizedD.
So you can see plant with well-de-
veloped fruit on the stalk with still a
few bracts close to the tip Of the, as
yet, incompletely unfurled bud.
It Is believed that the first cargo of
bananas was brought into the United
States in 1904 on the schooner Rey-
nard by Capt. John N. Chester. About
80 punches were in this cargo. In
1880 full cargo Of 1900 punches was
brought to New York City on the
schooner Harriet Smith. ordered by
Evening star., 1937-01-22

At the table where Harold Colvin
sat South, he obtained the contract
for four spades, whereupon West
opened the king of hearts. Mr.. Colvin
saw just one possibility of making his
contract, so he allowed the king to
hold and false -carded with the six,
hoping the suit would be continued
Had West now shifted to the king of
diamonds, the hand could not have
been made, but he continued the heart.
Mr.. Colvin won the second trick
trumped his remaining heart, then
drew trumps.
A small club was then played away
from dummy's ace. East won with
the jack and played the king of clubs
Winning with dummy's ace, Mr.. Colvin
now played the ace and small dia-
mond, which West was forced to win
Having no more clubs, West was then
forced to lead either the heart or a
diamond, either play allowing Mr..
Colvin to ruff in one hand and dis
card his losing club from the other.
Mr.. Colvin's timing was the essen
tial factor. and Of course the hand
Evening star., 1937-01-22
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(See Answer on Page C-6.)
Reward for Pearls,

A reward has been offered for l62
pearls, valued at $4,000, lost by a
woman motorist when the string of her
necklace broke and the pearls fell in
the road between Buckland and Rel
gate, England.
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Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.

David sn Msrwi9 Msi 0fwslS J Howard Leading
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could not have been made had West
held three clubs.
(Copyright 1877
The Washington times., 1937-06-04
ANNIVERSARY MEETING

Alexandria, and it is both fitting
and proper that we should OBJ
serve this day."
The first conference that even
tually led to the Constitutional
Convention at Philadelphia was
held at Gadsby's Tavern here on
March %, 1875. Representatives
of Maryland and Virginia, in
Guiding George Washington and
George Mason, met to discuss
boundary lines and laid plans for
a meeting at Annapolis the fol
lowing year.
The Washington times., 1937-06-04
George Whitney, 81,
Goes Under Knife

NEW YORK, June 4 U.NS0.
George whitney, 81, one of the
most important partners in ]. p.
Morgan and Company, underwent
an operation for appendicitis yes
terday in the Columbia Presby-
terrain Medical Center. His condi-
ton was good" and he was doing
WE'LL" members of the banking
firm announced tonight
The Washington times., 1937-06-04

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 4.
Mayor E. C. Dawson today called
for a mass meeting of Alexandria
citizens at the George Mason Hotel
at p. m. Monday to map plans
for this city's observance of
the 150th anniversary of the sign.
ing of the Constitution of the
United States on September II.
Dawson said:
"NO city in the United States
is more closely linked with the
birth of the Constitution than
The Washington times., 1937-06-04
WPA Drains Labor;
Farms Import Men

HICKSVILLE, N. Y, June
I. - Long Island truck farm
ers have decided to import Ne
groes from the South to take
farm jobs left vacant by an
exodus of farm hands to WPA
projects. The Negroes will be
brought here from Virginia,
Florida, Georgia and Alabama,
the farmers said.
The Washington times., 1937-06-04
Timken Employees
Strike for Raise

CANTON, Ohio, June 4. - A
strike at the Timken Roller Bear
ing plant here affecting approx
mately 5000 workers was an
nounced today by local officials
of the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee. Wage scales in four
departments of the plant was
given by Howard Davis, president
of local No. 1913 of the S. w. 0. C.,
as cause for the strike.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13
Junior League Non,indtes
 Officers At April Meeting

The April meeting of the Water bury Junior league yesterday at the Mattatuck Historical Building prov ed to be one of the most important of the current year. The eight an- nuaI exhibition of paintings by local artists sponsored by the arts and interests committee of the league was formerly opend and officers for the coming year were nominated. The exhibition will be open to the public starting today. officers will be elected at the May meeting.
 Mrs. Edson B. Hitchcock heads the slate of new officers. Others are: First vice-president, Mrs. Ed ward R. Jones; second vice-presi- dent, Miss Marion Hunt; secretary Mrs. J. Warren Upson; treasurer Mrs. Joseph L. Hetzel; chairman of arts and interest committee Mrs. Ralph Munger; chairman in charge of childrens plays, Mrs Gerald Low; city editor, Mrs Charles Shons; Next-to-New Shop Mrs. Clyle Jennings; publicity Mrs. Edwin s. Hunt, Jr.: watch dog, Mrs. Roger Gay; ways and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13

she did not give up, but next led the ace of clubs. Then she took four more club tricks, discarding two small diamonds and one spade.
 South had to find four discards and quite naturally threw two small diamonds and two small hearts, re- ta!ning the queen. jack, and i've Of spades. the jack and nine Of hearts. and the jack of diamonds.
 Now the diamond finesse was taken. dropping South's jack. The acc of diamonds followed. Soutt, was forced to discard. He dropped small spade.
 Mrs. Hoiton now led the ten of spades, forcing South to win. South was forced to discard. He dropped . small spade.
 Mrs. Holton now led the ten ot spades. forcing South to win. South returned q heart, but the ace won In dummy and the spades In de- clarer's hand were all good for tricks.
 If South had discarded his hearts. and kept his diamonds he could have beaten the contract, as the diamond would then have given him an exit when forced in with the spade: but that would have been rather unusual play indeed. Copyright, 1887, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES :
D.. PeviHO WH
 Be Dinner Guest

A farewell dinner is to be given in honor ol pr. Antoinette F. Pe- rillo at Waverly Inn, Sunday, May ?, 1887, at 5 p. n.
 pr. Perillo is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Pasquale Perillo of Tudor street. pr. Perillo has been practising in New York city for the past five years and is a specialist in ancsthesia.
 She attended the local schools and was graduated from the Crosby high school in the class of 1924. She then attended Tufts college in Bos- ton where she received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1923. She received her Medical Doctor Degree from the same institution in 1881. She spent ono year irlterning at Columbus hospital, New York. She then spent a special internship in anesthesja at the Lenox Hill hos pital, New York ir 1882. Later she became resident anesthetist in the same hospital from 1932-1937. She Is member of the International Research society, the Medical So- ciety of Anesthesia and was award ed fellowship in October, 1886, by the international College of An esthetists.
 She is also author of the article, "Humanizing Anesthesia in Chil- dren." by Antoinette Perillo, M. D.. appearing in the January, 1897, issue of the Medical magazine published by the Italian Medical Center, New York city.
 Her friends are giving her this farewell dinner as a recognition oi her accomplishments as well as on the event of her going on an ex- tended trip to Italy.
 The committee in charge of the affair includes: Attorney Pasquale DeCicco, chairman; Miss Rena Gar barino, secretary; Joseph Petru- clone, treasurer; Umberto Sapto- pietro, Rev. Pasquale Codella, Steve Barbieri, John DePastino, Attorney George Crocicchia, Domenick Bar bieri. Antonio Petrillo, Anthony Beato, Agostino Agostini, Frank Marucci. Dr. Gaetano Sandulli, Dr. Pasquale DeNicola. Atty. Frederick Palomba, Dr. Rudolph Damiani.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13

Council members, adult leaders and sponsors of the Waterbury Council of Girl Scouts who attended the annual state meeting or Con- nectIcut Girl Scouts held at the Connecticut College for Women, New London on Saturday rewarded for the local organization the hon. or of leading the roll call for att tendance Of the more than 300 present from all the Connecticut Councils outside the New London council; the largest attendance re- ported at any previous state meet- ing.
 The meeting started at 10:30 a, m and continued until 1 p. m. after which a tour of the college and arr boretllm was made with the direc- ton of New London Girl Scouts in uniform. Luncheon was served in the Thames Building at l2:30 at which time President Blunt of Con- necticut College and guest of hon. or presented an address of welcome 10 the visitors. Mrs. Clifford Perkins of Hartford, presided at the lunch
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13
ELTON CONTRACT CLUB

Top scorers in yesterday after. noon's session of the Elton Contract club conducted by Mrs. William sherman Smith were. Mrs. M. H Too,ncy and Mrs. J. 5. Kelsey ioS l.2; Mrs. George Moeller and Mrs. r. N. Hess, 72; Mrs. James Walsh and Mrs. William Faeth,6 ,67 1-2; and East and West Mrs. A. c Demiug and Mrs. H. J. Stettbach- CT, 8l l.; Mrs. William Reynolds and Mrs. Norman Cables, 78 l-2 and Mrs. Francis P. Guilfoile and Mrs. Joseph Stevens, 77 1-2.
 Mixed Pair Championships
 Mrs. I. B. Clark and Herbert Root with 4Ol were winners of the Elton Contract club mixer pair tourna- ment and will receive the trophy ion one year. Tied for second place were MT. and Mrs. David Miller and Mrs Edith Calvin and Glen Stovcr, 395 i-2
 In the final ses.on of play toD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13

means committee, Miss Jean En- gelke; board members, for two years, Mrs. A. Bristol, Miss Margaret Driggs, Miss Leonie Williams.
 Mrs. Richard Wayne Goss, first vice president, and Mrs. Donald s. Granniss, president, presided at the tea table.
 The art exhibition includes sev- enty paintings in oil, water colors and sketches. Popular voting on the exhibit started yesterday and will continue throughout the showing.
 A jury of businessmen will this year choose the painting which will be given the $25 prize donated ar- nually by the Junior league. The jury include7 Charles A. Templeton, David B. Meth, and Robert s. Platt. In former years jury of artists has selected the winner. The purpose this time is to get the laymsn's idea of what makes a good painting, rather than the idea of the artist. The jury will make its selection this afternoon.
 The complete list of exhibitors is as follows: Mrs. John Clark, still life, Fruit" Edmund B. Cairns, of Naugatuck, "Along the Pond Phantom Brook" "The Passing of Winter" and "A Restful Spot; David R. Guffic, Sunshine and Shadow" Winter, Hamilton Park" John Leech, "Treacherous Waters" and November Moon;" Barbara Clark. Studio" and portrait, Elsie" Frederick G. Mason, Clouds on the Dunes" and Nantucket Harbor:;" Mrs. w. F. Hinckley. "The Rose Garden;" Miss Florentine H. Hay den. Some Reflections, Gloucester Harbor," "Springtime in Winter" George A. Noble, "Old House" and Late August" Doris N. Knowles, Charleston" and "Bauhinia.' Ralph Kama, Market Scene;;" Heller F. Andrews, Entering Mid- dlebury' and "Hemlock Brook; ' Lisle Trimpe. "Peggy's Folly" and three portraits in crayon, Doris, J Bobby Puffer and Dennis Collins; Miles IA Martin, landschape, no title: Elizabeth Kirk, Emerald Lake" and Landscape" Olive Kirschbaum, cape Cod Sand Dunes" and Farm Buildings" John Beecher, "Grandmother's Tea Kettle;" Leon R. Schliff, "Winwood Pines" and "Vacationing in Japan" Conrad Carlsrud, Industry and Indian Skull" Edward Callan, Friends" Mary Chase Kimball, "Jerusha Edwards Chapin's Doll" George H Word, Big Ones Always Get Away"
 c. Piece, "The Mask of Jupiter and "Woodbury Barn." Irving w. Chase, Mountain Farm" and "A Bit O. Boston," Richard Forester, "st. Martin's;;" George Markinko' two drawings, no titles, and two landscapes in oils: Joseph Casaly three drawings, and two oil paint ings. Fisher Folk" and landscape; Ruth Cairns, two portraits in oil; Nit. Rice Simons, High School Girl" Henry Wade White, Studio and "Design;" c. L. Morrison, two drawings in crayon, "Cld Water bury" Ind two cartoons; Margaret Bull, "Sandra" and "Elizabeth; Canio Pace, Washington and Lin coln;" Conrad Carlsrud, Norway Fjord."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13
ELTON CLUB

Mrs. Carl Heebner and Mrs. G Smith had a match point score oi 94 to top the north and south play CTS in the Friday afternoon tour nament of the Elton Contract Clut last week. Other high scorers were Mrs. M. II. Toomey and Mrs. Rob ert Bonner, 73 1-2; Mrs. Robert Strohacker and Mrs. R. D. Schroder' 72; east and west top scorers were Mrs. Charles Petitjean and Mrs Clifford Petitjean, 86 l.2; Mrs. Thomas Collins and Mrs. Walter Baker, 79 l-2; Mrs. F. A. Jeckle and Mrs. F. N. Hess, 76.
 Miss Sylvia Wagner and MISS Lillian Mohr were declared the winneds of the Thursday evening tournament of the Eltan club, which closed last week. The spe- cial prize for the series was award ed to Miss Frances Cassidy and Mrs. M. J. Darcey. Tn the final session Miss Wagner and MLJ Mohr had a percentage of TIT, Miss Cassidy and Mrs. Darcey were second with $50
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13
CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB

Top scorers in the Monday after noon session of the Cornell Contract Club were: North and South: Mrs. John Collins and Mrs. Eugene Do- herty, 8l Ia; Mrs. James Aber- crombe and Mrs. J. MacBurney, 30; and East and West Mrs. Charles BoyIand and Mrs. stephen Canty, 9l 1-2; Mrs. Clarence ByaTs and Mrs. Matthew Houston, 82.
 The standing to date Is as follows: Monahan VI Vaughn, 25s; Roy|arl--- Capty, 245 1-2; Caffrey--pemen' ske, Al, and Byars-Houston, 23e.
 Winners of ths Saturday MlXed Pair Tournament of the Cornel Contract Club held under the di' rection of Mrs. John Q. Moriarty were: MT. and Mrs. Charles Curr1e 585; MT. and Mrs. George Largay 57S: pr. and Mrs. John H. Dillon 57o; and Raymond Wren and Mar garet Miller 565.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13

Don't give up the ship" is an excellent motto for bridge pl liyers. Sometimes, when things look dark est, @ ray of light may appetss, and even an impossible contracT may become possible.
 Mrs. James H. Holton. playing at the Brooklyn Heights Bridge Club, Brooklyn. W. Y., recently proved the value of this observation by the manner in which she fulfilled her contract of six no trump on today's hand.
 Mrs. Holton sat East and. not realizing that her partner had opened the bidding with less than minimum strength, naturally decid-- ed to try for a slam. Vests delayed support in spades. with East's own fit in clubs and an honor in hearts as we'll as the diamond strength,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13
Engagements
Oricchio photo.

scorers were: North and SoWth.-- Mir. and Mrs. David Miller, 102 l-2; Mr.. Edith Calvin and Glen Stover lo7 1-2: Mrs. I. B. Clark and Herbert Root 9S and East and Westr-Miss Helen Descoteauz and Alfred Gold man, ll4: Walter Geraghty and Mrs A. s. Jourdan, 102 and Miss Made line Marshall and L. B. Champan 100 l.2.
 Qualifying rounds for the state team of four matches will be held at the Elton Contract club on Wed' llesday, April 2, and 23 at 8 o'clock The finals will be held on May ] under the direction of Mrs. William 5. Smith.