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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
MOTHER DENIES
 CHARGE CHANCE
Indecent Assault Count Against Swenterly Not
 Altered Says Woman

Robert Swenterly. 27, of 37 Vir- ginia avenue, arrested Friday night after an investigation of complaint of an eight-year- -old boy and who was reported as being fined $25 and costs on simple assault charge when arraigned before Justice Frank A. Waters in Middlebury town court the following day, was fined $50 and costs on charges of indecent assault, not simple assault, the mother of the young lad told the Democrat this morning.
 The account in last evenings pa per claimed the charge had been re- duced from indecent assault to sim pie assault after Swenterly had en- tered a plea of nolo contendere. However, the mother of the boy en- phatically denied that the charge had been reduced and if it had, it had been done unknown to her as she attended the hearing.
 Prosecuting Attorney George Lynch of Middlebury told The Democrat yesterday that the charge had been changeo to one of simple assault and that fine of $25 and costs had been imposed. The Demo- crat's article was based on his statement)
 Swenterly was arrested by State Trooper Thomas Laden of the Bea- con Falls barracks Friday night and was held previous to the hearing at Naugatuck police headquarters.
 The accused was counselor at the summer camp of the Waterbury Visiting Nurses Association at Sandy Beach, Lake Quassapaug, according to the mother of the lad. The com- by her son who spent a week at the camp along with his two sisters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
SUPREME COURT
 HOLDS SESSION

Hartford, Conn, August 30. - (UP) The Supreme Court sat in special session today to hear argu- ments in mandamuS action brought by Stamford and Greenwich residents to compel Fairfield Coun- ty commissioner to purchase the former Masonic Temple at Stamford for use of a county courthouse.
 The proceedings were brought to define the duties of the commis- sioners who were authorized by the 1887 Legislature to acquire the prop erty. The Stamford Savings Bank, now occupying the building, was anxious to have the purchase made before October 1 to avoid tax pay mentS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Spotlighting Brass City News
Breach of Peace

Ernest Desimone and Francis Sherwell of this city will be ar raigned in Watertown town court tomorrow night on charges of breach of peace. They were ar rested by Waterbury police at the request of Watertown authorities.
 Miss Anna Tysko, 15, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John TySko, of Echo Lake road, complained that the men slapped her when she ordered them to leave her fathers property. The men, she said, were picking berries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
BIDS FOR SCHOOL
 BUILDING SOUGHT
Plans Completed for Con- necticut State College
 Engineering Project

Public Works Commissioner Rob- ert A. Hurley yesterday announced completion of plans for the Con- necticut State college engineering building, and at the same time ad- vertised for bids on the construc- tion of the $360,O00 structure. The college classroom and engineering laboratory building is part of the $25 100000 state-PWA program.
 Bids will also be received on al- terations to the power plant at Con- necticut State hospital, Middletown, nurses home at Uncas- -on- Thames sanitorium, Norwich, and a resi- dence at the Soldiers home, Rocky Hill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
Boy Injured

Five-year-old Robert Dizinno, of 1051 North Main street, stf- fered a fractured collar bone and other inquiries last night when struck by an automobile near his home. He was taken to St. Marys , hospital. but returned to his home after treatment.
 Motor Patrolman William Dwyer reported that the car was driven by Sidney Frank, 23, of 27 Pearl street. Frank took the injured boy to the hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
THREE-QUARTER
 CENTURY CLUB

Augusta, Me, August 30.-(UP)- Septuagenarians, octagenarians, non- agenarians and centenarians had their day at Capitol Park today. It was the 14th annual meeting of the Maine three-quarter century club, all of whose hundreds of members have celebrated their 75th birthday
 Governor Lewis O. BarroWs was among the thousands of guests who packed the park for program of sports, speech making and enter tainment. Among early arrivals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30

There are 240 streets and ave- nues in Greater New York desig- mated for the use of persons learn ing to drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30

were the clubs oldest member Charles P. George, 103, of West Paris, and one of the youngsters Mrs. Jeannette Cole of Machias who was observing her 89 the birth day today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
|DR. PAFFORD GETS
 VERMONT POSITION

Dr. Jefferson w. Pafford, mem- Der of the medical staff at the Uni ted States Veterans hospital at New ington, has been named chief medi- cal officer at the newly constructed veterans facility at White River Junction, Vermont. The appoint ment, announced by Major Thomas J. Bannigan, is effective September l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-30
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Nunziata Iapaluchi, 1850 North Main street, and Rocco La Capra, 133 Chase avenue.
 Angeline SgrillO, 19 Denny street, and George Caggian0, 82 North Elm street.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-04-20
Page Twenty-Five
Greenbelt

0 the number Of available foods.
nese fact are not to be cons trued as
n argument for subs tt tuting mi TX
or other foods, but to demons trat
hat in cutting down the u.s. Of milk,
ne is dispensing with an arti Gle Of
God that is relatively inexpensive.
few other sta tements concerning the
BOD value Of mi TX foil ow:
. Milkfat is one Of the most easily
diges til bic fats we eat, because
it is pre- sent in a finely divided
state, and is more eesi-y acces-
sible to the digestive juice It
is Of great physiolog- "a l value
because it is itself a mix tire Of
fats.
The protein Of milk is a comp lete
protein because it contains a II
the amino a cids CUNTS Of the pro-
tein molecule) neces sary for
proper nu tri ton.
Of a des irable int I'll nal fl ora, in
the assimi la ton Of calcium and
phosphorus, and it produces firmer
flesh than ordinary sugar.
Milk contains a large asso rtnent
Of mine rails Is to coy. Of these
calcium and phosphorus are prob
ably of grea test impor lance. Milk
is not only an excellent source Of
calcium, but is also an excel lent
source Of phosphorus.
Milk is an excellent sourc Of
Vitamins A, B, and (B2). It
also conta ms Vitamins C, (very
little), and E.
hose facts stated herein have been
D ia nod from LARGE O1mber ~ an
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-04-20

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Evening star., 1938-10-30

That Thou mightst come and dwell
therein.
Let not my tongue speak any word
Which Thou deemest unworthy to be
heard:
Let not mine eyes see any sight
Which in Thine eyes is far from right
But open them that I might see
The fertile plains and grassy leas.
And all the beauties Thou hast
wrought,
But heretofore I have not sought.
Oh, let my voice so loud proclaim
Thine endless works in Heavens
name;
Help my hard heart. o God, to show
An earnest love for friend and foe,
And seek to lift mine eyes up high
To penetrate the spacious sky.
Forgive my sinS-they're such load
And let me rise to Thy abode!
In considerably lighter vein is the
following, which Madeleine wrote more
than a year ago-and, for some reason,
forgot to tear up:
Who are those lucky people walking
with their heads so high?"
I ask myself that question when Obs
are passing by.
You know them by the way they strut
upstairs and down the hall
Because they're in the 9B, and looked
up to by all
I sometimes look up at them a wee
bit enviously
Because they've had more learning
and aren't quite so dumb as we.
But they'll be leaving junior high as
soon as two months pass,
Then I'll be strutting down the hall
cause I'll be in that class.
But when We get to high school We'll
all have to retreat,
For there, the l2Bs rule the school
and We take a back-roW seat.
1t all just goes to show you, no matte,
where you are,
To reach the ladders topmost rung
you'll have to journey far.
Madeleine is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Paul Laboflsh, 29O(
Military road NV She's a student al
Woodrow Wilson High School.
Evening star., 1938-10-30
KAY'S CORNER
BY Katherine HOuisOn.
ON HALLOWEEN.

Let's give the girl or boy whose
birthday falls around October 81 a
Halloween party-one without spooks,
witches or hobgobblins!
Write your invitations in black ink
on fat yellow pumpkins cut from card
board, in verse if your talent runs to
It. Ask the guests to make their gifts
something orange or black, or to wrap
them in these colors. And why not
hang orange and black paper drapes at
the doors and windows, with Hallow-
cen motifs pasted on them?
A wise old owl with the guests name
lettered on him and glued to an
orange nut cup will give you a combi-
nation place card and nut cup. Cut
out the owls eyes and fasten q birth
day candle behind him and see how
realistically he'll blink" his eyes. You
can use large owls in the same way
around the lights over your refresh
. ment table
Set small pumpkins on tray COW
cred with black paper for your center
piece, and use yellow candles in black
holders. Serve orange-iced doughnuts,
orange ice cream and chocolate cook
les, or chocolate cake with orange
icing.
After the eats have disappeared, pre-
sent your centerpiece to the birthday
guest with some little remark about
hoping they're gifts she'll like. When
the guest notices that the pumpkins
nave been cut around the ton he or
she won't be long lifting the stem to
olscoVer the pumpkins have been hol-
!owed out and lined with waxed paper
TO hold the prettily wrapped gifts hid
den inside.
Evening star., 1938-10-30
Magic
By THOMAS THE MAGICIAN

The other day, while I was walk
ing along the street, was attracted
by group Of boys and girls who had
boy of about Is.
The lad who was the center of at
traction was merely tossing . coin in
the air, again and again.
As I drew nearer, I saw that 1t
wasn't the way he tossed tbs eo:E
that was causing so much interest, but
the way 1t landed on his outstretched
palm.
Every time he made the toss the
coin would land with the head up and
the youngster was loudly acclaiming
his power as magician. The specta-
tors agreed with him. for after all,
that coin always landed head UP, and
every so often the boy would pass 1t
for inspection.
Quite convincing! Yes, but there
was q trick to I'll
Explanation: Have q dime, with Q
small dab Of wax attached to 1t, in
your pocket.
Attach this dime to 50-cent piece
by means Of the wax, and toss it into
the air! The half dollar will In
variably fall with the head up If the
dime is attached to the other side.
Naturally. if you want it to fall tail
up, then attach the dime to the side
with the head on it.
In the tossing the added dime will
not be seen, and after about a dozen
successful tosses, slip the dime of the
other coin unseen by the audience,
and pass the 5O-cent piece for exami-
nation.
Evening star., 1938-10-30
The Sad Story of Clever Dog That Learned Too Quickly and Too
Found-A Poet Who Calls
Her Own Work No Good
Girl Writes Poems
Only to Tear
Them Up.

Madeleine Renee Labofish writes
poetry for-of all things-the waste
paper basket.
There's no shortage of would be
poets among the readers Of the Junior
Page, but that makes Madeleine diff
ferent from all the others. Everybody
else who writes anything-whether ii
be poem, a story, an article. OF
even a joke-hopes to see it published
But not Madeleine.
She has been writing poetry for six
years-or since she was 9. I've writ
ten dozens of poems." she said, but
I've nearly always torn them up-be-
cause didn't think they were good
enough for anything but the waste
basket"
Her first poem was written because
her teacher offered star to the pupil
doing "the most educational thing
over the week end" Madeleine won
the star.
But still didn't think the poem
was much good" she said, 80 I tore
it up"
Madeleine's next poem was written
for Halloween, 1888. and the teacher
had her read it to the class.
They wouldn't believe I'd written
it-they said Id copied it out of a
book-so I got disguised and quit
writing" Madeline recalled. Il didn't
write any more for long time-until
l got to disliking a certain boy, and
I just couldn't resist doing one about
him."
Last week the Junior Page editor
received a poem from Madeleine 1t
was so we'll written and so mature
in thought for the work of l5-year-
old girl that he telephoned to talk
to her about it.
"Your poem is very good" he began.
Il thought it was terrible" Made
leine countered Il started to tear it
up, but then l decided to send it in.
anyway. But after I sent it I was
sorry-because I should have torn it
up"
Il think it's very good for girl
your age" the editor insisted. DO
you have any others on hand?"
Il don't think So" she replied. Il
nearly always decide they're no good
and tear them up. But III be glad
to write you some and if they're not
too bad l won't tear them up-not
until after you've seen them, anyway"
So Madeleine wrote several poems
and in addition found a few earlier
ones that she'd somehow neglected to
destroy-and brought them to The
Star office. There isn't sufficient space
on this page for all the poems she
submitted, but here's her latest ef-
fort:
Oh, give me strength and power to be
A worthy servant, God, to Thee;
In this great world, so full of strife,
Help me to seek fuller life.
Open my soul, so black with sin,
Evening star., 1938-10-30

around the mine are killed. Sulphuric
acid from the copper kills them, Once
there were dead trees for 25 miles
around. but the people complained,
and now the sulphuric acid is hauled
away by train and sold. and the only
trees that are killed are right around
the mine"
Poly County in the southeastern
! corner of Tennessee, is the northern
most fringe Of the cotton country.
There aren't any real big planta-
tions there Glenn continued, but
there are quite few small ones I
saw the cotton growing. and saw it
ginned; and brought back lot OF
I samples-a cotton stalk, with bolls
and leaves, cotton with seed, ginned
cotton, cottonseed. cottonseed hulls,
cottonseed meal, all kinds of stuff
My brother Ted. who is 5, was
with me, and he and 1 ginned some
cotton ourselves. See?" He held up
a cellophane bag labeled. Cotton
einned by Glenn & Ted" The gin,
Mrs Story explained. was a hand
operated one made by the boys uncle.
H. H. Story.
Il was afraid was going to be in
bad for getting back to school so late
Glenn said. But Miss Condor, my
teacher thought what Id learned was
interesting. and she had me put my
cotton and copper and things on the
hobby table at school, and then 1 had
to tell the class all about them, and
well, it's nice to learn things. isn't it?"
Evening star., 1938-10-30

that I was about to try whether the
bottles We're fully charged A"
then felt what know not we'll how
to describe, universal blow through
out my whole body, from head to foot,
which seemed within as we'll as with
out. Do not make it public,
for am ashamed to have been guilty
OF SO notorious blunder; a match for
that Of the Irlshman who, being
about to steal powder. made hole in
the cask with hot iron"
Franklin had another party at which
he entertained his guests with an ami
mated toy controlled by electricity.
For description in Franklins own
words of the fun they had, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to
History's Scrapbook, in care of The
Star.
tCopyright, 1889
Evening star., 1938-10-30
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION.

By JANET REID RALPH, 10, of 5210
Illinois arenue NV, TrueSdel
School.
1t was twilight on Halloween Eve
The men from the big white farm
house were gathering pumpkins for
jack-o-lanterns to be sent to the city
to make children happy.
why don't they take me. too?"
chirped a voice which sounded as if
it might belong to cricket. why
don't they take me to the city?"
A big yellow pumpkin looked around,
only to find himself gazing at a small,
round, orange fellow.
And who would want little fellow
like YOU the big pumpkin jeered.
why, you're so small, you wouldn't
even make a good pie"
We'll just thought might be OF
some use" murmured the little pump
kin, as the larger one was taken away
by the men.
Then darkness fell, and the little
pumpkin went to sleep with heavy
heart. About midnight he was awak-
ened by heavy footsteps.
AS he looked up he saw coachman
in a blue satin suit trimmed with
gold and silver braid The man also
wore white gloves and stockings, and
a pair of silver shoes with gold buckles
on them.
Little pumpkin he said. "the
Evening star., 1938-10-30
Halloween Fun

1t would be easy for us to say
to you in this editorial, Boys and
girls. Halloween is coming but
you must not go out and play any
Halloween pranks because you
will annoy other people" Yes,
that Is very easy to say. but
somehow We don't want to say
1t.
After all, we can't help remem-
bering the fun We used to have on
Halloween when We were your age.
Sometimes there were parties
and on other nights We Just
went out with the bunch" and
had a big time We didn't do
any damage. but We certainly
had lot Of fun.
Halloween is one Of those oc-
casions that seem made just
FOR boys and girls, and We haven't
the heart to say that you shouldn't
enjoy it. So We are simply going
to remind you that there is no
real pleasure in doing damage to
other peoples property. You can
have good time and get plenty
Of thrills without doing any real
harm.
Just be sure that you don't let
your high spirits run away with
your good judgment. Frolic all
you please, but keep in the back
of your head the words Of the
Golden Rule. The Editor.
Evening star., 1938-10-30
.ChildrenTake
Their Fun
Seriously
Southeast Group.
Has Variety of
AmuSementS.

Boys and girls living in the vicinity
of Thirteenth and K streets SE. are
going in for fun" in big way.
"We call ourselves The Funmak-
ers,'" Frances Bassford, Is, of l249
K street Sc, reported in letter to
the Junior Page. I'VE haven't organ
lied club, however; we just get
together and discuss our plans.
THE boys play football, as it is the
football season. They don't have to
practice every day, because of school
work, but they do find time to play
horseshoes-and have a great deal
of fun challenging each other"
AS for the girls-they "have lust
as much fun," Frances declared add
ing:
1--WE play football, too, and mumbly-
peg; and We have a little group of
dancers, headed by Rita Dixie and
me. And talking about talent-we
have our own hillbilly band and plenty
of singers.
"On Monday we start discussing
plans for our free day, Saturday, and
we arrange for some sort of amusement
every week. One week, for instance,
we had weinie roast. We all chipped
in and bought supplies-it cost $3.50
altogether-and we had swell time"
Sometimes, Frances said, the young
sters "just get together" in a small
park in the neighborhood and Sing
and dance until we get tired"
"Rita-that's her dancing name,
but she's really Edith Averella, Is,
of 1928 K street SE-well, she and
do most Of the dancing, but we sing,
too," Frances said. I'VE both took
lessons in tap and acrobatic lessons
for couple of years, and we show
some Of the other kids how to do the
steps. OF course, We sing little,
too"
Other members of the group are
Mary Padgett, 18, and Johnny Beach,
10, both of 1888 K street Sc, who
specialize in singing duets; Raymond
and Eddie Watson, aged 16 and is,
respectively, 1881 X street Sc; Vernon
and Barton Sanford, 16 and Is, of
1915 K street Sc; Henry Rsdman,
IA, Of 1247 K street Sc; Joe Follin,
II, Of 1249 K street Sc; Joe spinelli,
| Is, of 905 Twelfth street Sc, and
Ethel Beach, 13, Of 1888 K street S.E.
Evening star., 1938-10-30
Prize Contest

Boys and girls are invited to
write and draw for the Junior
Page. Subjects may include ad-
ventures. boobies, pets-in short,
anything Of interest to our read
ers. Written contributions may
be in the form of letters, stories,
poems, jirgles, or even bits of
news concerning the activities of
boys and girls anywhere in the
Washington area. Cartoons also
are acceptable, if they are well
drawn.
The authors of the best five
contributions published each week
will be awarded prizes of ST each.
Here are the rules:
l. All contributions must bear
the name. age, address, telephone
number if any and school of
the author. This information
must be placed at the beginning
of written contributions and on
the back of drawings.
2. Letters, stories, etc, must be
written on one side of the paper.
Drawings must be in black India
ink and must be mailed fiat.
3. No contributions will be re-
turned.
4. The Star reserves the right
to publish any contributions re-
ceived, whether or not they are
awarded prizes.
S. Address contributions to the
Junior Page Editor. The Star,
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1938-10-30

queSt. W uetaii IiIA hlloNl Nltuse vi boIil
subjects.
Glenn. who lives at 32l Eleventh
street SW., obtained his knowledge
first hand-throG9n a visit TO the
worlds largest copper mine and a tour
that took him to several cotton plan
tations.
The trip, made by automobile. was
the idea of his grandmother, Mrs. S.
S. Story, also Of the Eleventh street
address.
We left August 81, and Glenn's
father went part of the way with us, y
said Mrs. Story. we were gone six
weeks altogether, and Glenn was two
weeks late in getting back to school
but I guess that didn't matter SO
much, considering all the education
he got"
The copper mine is the Isabella at
Ducktown. Tenn. Mrs. Story's father,
H. w. McClary, of Polk County, Tenn,
took Glenn to the mine. where the
boy not only familiar2ed himself with
the various processes involved in the
production of copper. but gathered
samples of ore, Stag and flint.
Il don't remember all the big words
the men used to tell me about it,
Glenn related. but they said the flint
rock was used to separate the copper
from the ore. It's smelted, you know
and the Stag is what's left. I've got
hard Stag and granulated Stag. too;
the granulated Stag is what's left
after they mash up the hard Stag.
Its awful the way all the trees
Evening star., 1938-10-30
Collecting Rocks or
Minerals Boosted
AS Hobby.
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION.

PRIZE CONTRIBUTION.
By JOAN WHEATLEY, 13. OF 6201
7hirtieth street NV, Alice Deal
Junior High School.
My hobby is collecting rocks and
minerals. 1t might be a rather bore
some hobby to some people, but to me
1t is very interesting
I have some medium sized boxes In
which keep different specimens, sep
arated by strips of cardboard.
The Public Library has many good
books concerning this subject, and I
have read many of them. The mu-
! scum also has very helpful informa-
ton concerning rocks and minerals.
The best places to look for specimens
are quarries, excavations, etc. This
summer I found that specimens
abound in our locality.
In collecting rocks and minerals
there are many things to be learned
about their formation, structure, color,
hardness, streak and other things that
are important in identifying a speci-
men.
think the study of rocks and min
erals one Of the most interesting Of
hobbies,
Evening star., 1938-10-30
The Other Fellow.
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION.


By ALMA BETT, 13. Route 4, Ana
costa. D. c., Surrattsuille md J
School.
What do you do on Halloween night?
Do you get into mischief for fun?
hope you don't do the unlawful things
That you'll know you shouldn't have
done.
Some children let air out of tires:
Others knock mail boxes down.
These things are entirely unlawful
And not allowed in this town.
Maybe you go to Halloween party.
And dress in gay costumes this night
Maybe you 60 to see a parade
This kind of fun is all right.
Try to remember the other fellow,
The damage is done to his things;
He is the one who has to pay
For the meanest that Halloween
brings.
Next time you want to do something
real mean,
Think of this poem you've read;
Remember, the other fellow
Has to pay for your being badl