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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24

Flows your little friend whose fay-ver-ITE FIL-LUMS are MEL o-dram-mers?" Ted leases Joe.
 And Nancy's evening is spoiled when she realizes the men are laughing at her pronunciation. She has a slick hair-do and brand new manicure. But she forgot to groom her speech.
 Result is, she hits wrong syllables with bang, blurts out fay-ver-ITE hos-PIT-a-bl, the-AY-ter for fa- vorite (FAY-ver-it), hospitable (HOS-pit-a-bD, theater (THEE-a- ter).
 To film (FILM) and athletics (ath-LET-ics) she adds a syllable drawls FIL-LUM, ath-a-LET- tics.
 And on some words she sticks ex- tra letters, turning melodrama (MEL-o drah-ma), across Ca = KROSS), height GIFTED, law (LAW), into MEL-o-dram-mer, a. KROST, EIGHTH, LAWR.
 No one can afford to mispro- nounce common words. Entertain- ing conversation lessons in our 32- page booklet make good pronuncia- tion easy. Check list of 450 words often mispronounced.
 Send 1Oc for your copy of GUIDE TO CORRECT PRONUNCIATION to the Waterbury Democrat Home Service. 635 Sixth Ave, New York N. Y. Be sure to write plainly youl NAME, ADDRESS, and the NAME of booklet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
Style Chats

Paris (UP)-Stripes don't indicate a prisoner this spring, but a woman of fashion. There are stripes for morning, afternoon and night.
 For street wear, there's no limit to what can be seen in stripes. Take, for instance, Mainbocher's blue and-white horizontally striped tunic jacket, flaring from the waist, worn with a blue skirt. Helms princess line coats with vertical stripes-blue and white, green and black, worn with a dress that carries out the same color scheme.
 And again, Paquin's pink and light-green blanket striped two piece suits; ChanePs favorite redin- gote, made up in a black and white striped silk dress with a black coat, or her red, white, and blue striped jersey dress and white jacket.
 Lola Prllssac's blouse in black with white horizontal stripes, short sleeved and round-necked, looking like a Basque f1sherman's, except that it's silk jersey. Maggy Rouff's black wool skirt and buttoned- down-the front tunic of sky blue with black stripes-or the same thing in brown and beige. Talbot's tri-colGr striped piques for hat and jacket ensembles. Worth's gray suit, with tile-red bars on the jacket front.
 Worth scores again in the after noon with . Roman-striped dress
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
RAISING AN FAMILY
EVEN BABY'S NERVES
 GAN GET JITTERY
By Olive Roberts Barton

over him." you say, and are per- plexed and mortified. The answer is that a baby wckened from deep slumber is scarcely conscious.
 He may appear to be fully awake, but he isn't at all. The best thing to do, after the tired little fellow is tucked in for the night, is to say to your dear friends, T have orders to let him sleep in peace, so please don't hold it against me if I don't Waken him."
 May Become Shy
 Right in the crib. from the very word go, youngsters establish their likes and dislikes to people. We have too many anti-social children in our midst who simply don't like people at all. That is, they prefer their own company to mixing with others. They escape when they can, and out comes the hermit instinct, which isn't quite so good in world that depends increasingly on human contacts and cooperation. It is, in short, shyness.
 So let the baby get used to people. Allow him to see a few different" visitors from day to day. Not at in- opportune times, but when he's rest ed. fed and happy. In spite of all the germ talk, let kindly Mrs. Smith hold him gently. Let MT. Smith keep his big booming voice and scratchy chin to himself, and not begin any monkey shines, but perm.. him to hold tiny Jack moment.
 No excitement, no nothing, just a little spiritual understanding, so to speak, that says to baby, Here's a new one. Not the man who kisses me goodnight, or the lady who feeds me and makes me so comfort able every few minutes. But other creatures with eyes, noses and arms, that act and look very nice indeed. No use being all upset because I don't know them"
 TOMORROW: "Extravert and IntrOvert."
 Copyright, 1888, NEA Service, Inc. )
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24

hurt a little; and CD we are too stingy or niggardly to spend money for such treatment if we can pos sibly limp along without 1t, yet still retain Semblance of respect from our acquaintances; and finally (3) our education. culture or civili- zation is only skin deep, after all; at heart we are as primitive as the lowest.
 I'm talking about teeth.
 How'r'ya chewing. mean YOU. On one side, if at all? Millions of other semi-civilized cripples are handicapped as you are, if that gives you any comfort. Were 1t not for the secretiveness of such cripples about their con- cealed defects we might arrange a contest and offer a prize, say the cost of bridge, for the cripple who has kept going longest with the widest gap in his teeth.
 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Natural Breathing
 May I tell you how much your Belly Breathing has done for me? It has lowered my blood pressure, overcome my dizziness, relieved cramps and varicose veins and great ly benefited my chronic bronchitis, and besides. CMrs. T. E)
 AnSwer-That'll do. Let's pay off the mortgage later. Meanwhile, any reader who doesn't know how to breathe naturally -a and there are thousands who don't-should send in stamped envelope bearing his address and ask for instructions. Colitis
 Please find inclosed a stamped envelope for which send me your monograph on piles, also your mono graph on mucous colitis. (B. F. e. Answer-I found a stamped ad- dressed envelope in which send the monograph on piles. Had the letter thoroughly searched, but no dime for the booklet on Colon De- engagement.
 | Behind tlse Ears
 For prevention of soreness back Of the ears from spectacle bows, let me suggest slipping piece of fine rub- Der tube over tho part of the bow that touches ear or head-tubng such as is used for stems for Arti- ficiat flowers.
 Answer-Thank you. Copyright 1888, John F. Dille Co)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
Modern Menus
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX NEA Service Staff Writer

Tea is lots more than just some thing hot to drink. Try it some time about four in the afternoon when you feel Jagged. Many Amer ican offices are now serving it to their employees because it picks them up and gives them second wind" on their work.
 All tea in the United States is im- ported and must pass government standards. Tea is classified into three general divisions. There are the black or fully fermented, the green or unfermented, and the oolong, or semi-fermented teas. Americans drink mostly the black type, the bulk of it coming from Ceylon, India, Java, Sumatra, For mosa, China and Japan, according to the Department of Agriculture.
 Black tea is separated into five grades - "FloWery Oranges Pekoe, Orange Pekoe, Pekoe, Pekoe Sou chong and Souchong. These terms do not have any specific reference to the cup quality of the tea. Nor does the word Orange" indicate that the scent or flavor of oranges is present.
 Keep Cool and Dry
 Tea should be kept in a dry, fairly cool atmosphere. The con- tainer should be of some material that does not absorb flavors and odors - preferably of metal. The composition of a cup of tea varies both with the tea and the way it is made. Tannin, caffeine, and the volatile oils are the most important constitutnts of tea. Tannin gives tea brisk, pungent flavor, caf- feine provides mild stimulation. Many persons believe that the volotile oils make the most differ ence in tea flavor. The "body of cup of tea depends on the solu- ble materials that come out into the liquid as the tea steeps.
 Better make tea in pot of earthenware, porcelain or glass. Scald the pot first. One teaspoon of tea is the standard measure ment per cup, but 1t makes 8 fair ly strong infusion. Water for tea must be freshly drawn. If water is boiled too long it gives flat taste. If water is allowed to stand on tea too long, tannin is extracted and the tea tastes bitter. Never boil tea. Let it steep from 3 to 5 minutes for best results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
How'R'YA CHEWING, CRIPPLE;

HOW'R'YA CHEWING, CRIPPLE?
 Young children are at first in- different towards physical defects, deformities or marked variations in size, form or color. After a year or two they begin to notice these diff ferences and perhaps to cause con- siderable embarrassment by calling attention to them. Still later they are taught to repress their instinc- tive impulses and to pretend the crippled or funny looking" in- dividual is just like all others.
 People above the moronic level of intelligence and of good moral char acter regard tattooing of the hu- man body for any other purpose than to obliterate or conceal scar or blemish as a vicious thing Physicians in routine practice re- gard such mutilation of the body as evidence of frail character and a lack of self-respect. Our legis- latures, however, never pass stat utes against this hideous business lit seems harmless enough to the practical politician.
 All the world, at least decent folk look with pity and contempt upon the individual who deliberately &C., ceptS permanent crippling from a dislocated jaw, let us say. or g sprained sacro-iliac juncture rather than have the trouble properly treated. Such an individual is popu- larly consigned to 8 level little above that of the professional beg. gar who exploits his physical de- feet or even feigns incapacitatine defect in order to draw aims from the gullible public.
 But our civilization is still pretty crude and our self-respect is not so much greater than that of tht mental and moral detectives in. dicated. On the inside where it L not obvious to the casual observer an astonishingly large proportion of us accept remediable defect. which at least lower our physica efficiency and frequently incapaci. tate us or even bring fatal illness And to our shame be it said WI accept such handicaps for precisely the same reasons that the moror elects to limp through the remain. der of his life with q cacro-iliat suhluxatlon namely, because (D VI are cowardly and fear the exam lnation and proper treatment may
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24

in net, very full and gathered in the back, straight in front. Molyneux goes one better in print that com pines dots and stripes-vertical stripes of green, blue, red and yell low, each strip being made of dif- ferent colored polka-dots on dark blue background.
 Then there's Paquin's black taf- feta two-piece dress. whose blouse front has black-and-white striped panel that gathers under the belt and ends in a little apron fiounce. Triangular inserts of the same black-and-white striped silk give fitness to the skirt.
 Stripes are starred for evening, too. Mainbocher shows dance dress of tulle. in wide black and white circular bands, set of by belt and gloves of yeuuow grosgrain ribbon, embroidered with white mar gueriteS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
Latest Styles
.REAUEXe
.BEAUTX------- Gl0ri1ing
 Yourself
By Alicia Hart
NEA Service Staff Writer

NEA Service Stan writer
 Tired as you are of your mousy hair, don't bleach it until you have seriously considered these points:
 Your age. Bleached hair often makes the woman approaching mid- dle age look hard.
 Your coloring. Your particular skin tones may not look well at all against frightened tresses.
 Your wardrobs. You'll probably need new clothes to go with your new hair. Unless you can afford a new wardrobe, think twice before you reach for the peroxide.
 The state of your finances. Un- less you can afford to go to a beau- ty shop once every two weeks for a "touch-up" job, don't bleach your hair. Also remember that a dyed head presents most difficult prob- lem to permanent wave expert. If you decide to bleach, make up your mind that never again will you be able to economize on permanent.
 The kind of person you really are. Will you be able to admit, without embarrassment, that your hair is dyed, or will you always feel that you ought to deny the fact?
 The opinions of the most iln- portant man in your life on the sub- ject. No use having bleached hair if it makes your husband embar- raScod tn iptr0iI1no vnyy t0 Ioic rauy boss.
 How busy you are. Bleached hair calls for makeup applied painstak- ingly. Also, unless you can wash and set it yourself, better plan on two hours 8 week in beauty shop.
 Your features. Unless you have soft, ultra feminine ones, better do the best you can with the mousy brown hair you have.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24

part, each little tot trying so hard to get a start in life. needs quiet and peace. When he is sleepy, he must not be kept out of bed, and above all when he is drugged with drowsi- ness, he should not be brought in to company to be shown off. He asso- ciates strangers with discomfort.
 "He is always so sweet and good that I cannot think what's come
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
TOmOrrOw'S Menu
TOmOrrOw's Menu

TOmOrrOw's Menu
 BREAKFAST: Sliced bana mas, dry cereal, shaved maple sugar and cream, date mullins, coffee, milk.
 LUNCHEON: Lentil soup, hard rolls, grapefruit salad, chocolate nut bars, tea, milk. AFTERNOON TEA: Hot buttered sconeS, guava jelly, tea.
 DINNE-S: Boiled halibut. dill pickle sauce, puffy potato cro- quettes, grilled tomatoes, TO- maine salad, French dressing, cherry lattice pie, coffee. milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
Caroline 
Saps Today

Doubtful if Man and Woman Can Find Happiness by
 Double-Crossing Their Mates and Robbing Their
 Children of Birthright to Normal Home Headed
 by Father and Mother Who Brought Them Here DEAR MISS CHATFIELD
 Prepondance correspondence hearts ache Six years ago told another wife loved had loved her in silence attractive and strictly religious That's the not religious She husband and two children and have wife and four children She thinks divorce and unnkab because of her children
 argument other in subject but religion can't be happy without could she waiting for the close of the Eospng our what M to s gs for the benefit as well as other people? NV ANSWER:
 the M oher people, but it's doubtful they get by children of the brght to home by and mother who brought them here
 decision which individual must make for him herself and nobods business which decision Far E @ nd her children and that the noble for her to and take the pain of parting from
 strong gress with the thought trangresson she's tor & to the poi nn @ that s has m he an or e o o such fix she's no fit companion for man or beast
 of honestly of love here and will suffer less resistance the idea of remarriage old couplet?
 "A convinced against her will
 0' 'A' '''' 'p CAROLINE CHATFIELD. M n%. are seiss ssiS n % eonaSs" %":
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
TAKING DRUDGERY
 FROM DISHWASHINC

Dishwashing is looked upon by most people as tedious, uninter- esting task. To simplify that job, why not get it down to system and use this method? First, put all dishes to the right of your sink and scrape them. Then wash the glasses. put them in 8 drainer to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24

San Francisco (UP)-Bing Crosby has been appointed "crooning am- bassador" at large for the 1889 Gold en Gate and International Exposi- ton. He is expected to be a sort of masculine Lorelei who will draw exposition visitors away from the New York Worlds Fair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
RAISING A FAMILY-NO. 43 By Olive Roberts Barton

Babies do get nervous.
 They get nervous if they can't sleep on account of noise; they get nervous if they are not treated at the wrong time. They also get nervous if the y are not treated kindly.
 Why, certainly. Mrs. Smith, you can see Jackie" proud little mother
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24

the left of the sink. Next. wash the silver and put it in the same drain CT. Then wash the dishes, and put them in the drainer also. Lastly, rinse everything in the drainer with hot water. This not only takes the soap off, but makes them much easier to dry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24

says when the evening guests are anxious to h a We a peep. That's all right, just to have 8 peep at the fuzzy h e a d in t h e beautiful l i t u e bassinette. But to rouse small Jackie from his S lu m b e r, is something else. He very possibly will b e h a V e abominably.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
H0zv To Keeb Well
By DR. WILLIAM BRADY. MD.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
BA MARIAN YOUNG NEA Service Staff Correspondent

New York-The little midseason bonnet you're wearing now may be great source of annoyance to your husband and of amusement to your friends but the hat you'll wear in the Easter parade will be neither eccentric or funny It will be becoming The newest hats designed to fatter the wearer-not make her just plain conspicuous.
 It's an Easter to look mature-lke elf-assured grown-up, not cute little thing To be as femi- nine possible but not be-ruffled be-frilled To wear hat which sets off your best features that is ever so smart but completely in keeping with the dignity of your suave black, chocolate brown, gray or navy blue taeur.
 The sailor, in wide as we'll as narrow -brirnned versions, is the modistes love of the moment White hats are emphasized in every important collection There are veils galore, but they no longer hang straight down over the face. They are subty draped, and they are meant to be tied and worn subtly. Everything is Slanted - from back to front, of course. It's smarter to have a hat cooked over your right eye than to wear an off-the-face model BrimS headned.
 FLOWERS BLOOM
 ON THIS SPRINGS HATS
 Flower toques for the glamorous hours of girls life are loveler than Headdresses (call them flower coiffures if you ke) are still very much in the melght Pretty is the only word which describes the trimmings on all hats for all occasions Flowers and beautiful ribbons-not fantastic birds queer feathers chunks of fruit or vegetables them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24

PRETTY Jean Rogers | jumped from the posi- ton of soda clerk at 25 cents m hour to Hollywood where she has a long term contract. After appearing in a number of pictures, radio beckOned, and she now plays 8 part in a serial dramatic sketch with an all-movie cast. Her viva viOus face is framed by shining, soft. curly hair which she wears in a long bob. She has large, spark ling blue eyes, and her love- ly mouth reveals even, white teeth. Miss Rogers now lives in a little apartment in Hollywood with her mother.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-24
BING CROSBY GROOMING ENVOY

NEXT: Your type.
Twin-City herald., 1938-05-07
CROWD FORCES ARREST
OF WHITE MAN WHO
MOLESTED CHILD

New York, May (CNA)-An angry
Harlem crowd forced reluctant police
to arrest Arthur HILBERT, 6lyear-old
white man, Of 1884 linton Avenue,
Bronx, after the screams OF six-year-
old girl foiled an attempt by HILBERT
to assault her in dark Harlem hall
way, at 2l2l Fifth Avenue.
The child's screams attracted ten
ants in the building, who called police
as the white man fled. Indignant ten
ants and passersby pursued HILBERT
as he took refuge in All Saints Cath
olic Church, AZ East 10th Street. Po-
lice radio cars quickly arrived on the
scene, but instead of arresting HILBERT
the police attempted to disperse the
angry crowd. This drew hail OF mis-
siles upon the radio car from windows
and rooftops. Five windows in the
vicinity were broken by the shower OF
stones. bricks and flower pots before
the police arrested HILBERT and quiet
ed the crowd.
Hilbert was held in $1,000 bail fo'
Special Sessions when he appeared If
Harlem Court, charged with attempt
ed assault on the six-year-old child
Harlem organizations are vigiianti,
watching the case.
Twin-City herald., 1938-05-07
CONGRESSMAN Mitchell
Loses Suit

An Interstate Commerce Comission
Examiner whose name has not been
made public, recommended Thursday
that the complaint brought by Arthur
Mitchell, Chicago, Congressman, be
dismissed. Mr.. Mitchell brought suit
against the Rock Island, Illinois Cen
trail railroads and the Pullman Com
pany after he had been forced to
leave Pullman car on arrival at the
Arkansas state line. According to the
findings, "the present Jim Crow cars
are not discriminatory or unduly preju-
dicial. Due to the small number of
colored persons patronizing railroads
the present accommodations more than
meet the need"
State laws of Arkansas require the
segregation of the two groups, but it
has never been brought to light wheth-
er or not the equal accommodations
clause in the law has ever been strict
ly adhered to.
Press reports also failed to mention
whether or not the commissioner maxi
ing the finding had ever ridden in
Jim Grow car.
Mr.. Mitchell has not stated whether
or not he will take any further action.
There has been growing resent
ment among the better class Negroes
against Jim Grow" cars on all south
ern railroads, due to the lack OF ac-
commodations accorded first class pas
sengers, and the lack of courtesy on
the part of great many railroad en-
ployees toward segregated persons.
Twin-City herald., 1938-05-07
Louis Sharp Triumphs AS Toussiant L'Ouverture

of Cain lin "The Green Pastures" q
few seasons back. Since joining the
Negro unit Of the Federal Theatre, he
appeared as Undertaken Crouch and
Easley Jones in the "Conjure Man
Die" and as Shine in 'Turpentins".
In his dressing-room bsckstage at
the Lafayette Theatre. where Haiti"
seems to be entrenched for q long
the West Coast. where also made
personal appearances IS concert ar.
tist. II was at one Of these appear
ances that I had the honor Of meeting
Roland Hayes, weli-known Negro bar
itone. He assisted me in my work and
advised me to come East
Since coming east, Sharp has appear
ed as a concert tenor at Mecca Ten
pie, Columbia University and several
Harlem churches. He was soloist al
St Phillips Church for number oi
seasons. AS a radio artist he gave ar
lS-week program Of solo work oveI
radio station WMCA.
| Sharp intends to resume coneer
work after Hiatt completes its rur
at the Lafayette.
Twin-City herald., 1938-05-07
Pistol Buying Permit, And
Convict Register Law Here

tain weapons.
Open to All
Anybody now can go into second
hand store or pawn shop and purchase
a pistol or revolver, Mullen said. Many
places display assortments Of guns IN
their show windows to attract purchas-
ers.
Many, he said, also will give Gus
toner a "load" of cartridges to close
a deal.
Commenting on the ex-convict regis
tration proposal, Mullen said no for
mer convict who plans to "go straight
has anything to fear Police will not
bother him so long as he keeps within
the law.
If ex-convicts were required to reg
ister, however, police would be abb
to keep a close check on persons WHIT
have committed crimes in the past, ct
fectively curtailing any future crimina
activities in the city.
The ordinance would make failure t
register a midemeanor, punishable b.
a workhouse sentence.
Twin-City herald., 1938-05-07
NIGHTSHIRT GANG RIDES
IN MIAMI

Miami, Fla, May (CNA)-Ihe ku
Klux Klan rode in Miami this week
Sixty-six cars, their license plates
covered with the same cloth which hid
the faces of their drivers, sped through
Miami's main boulevard to the beach
causeway. Traffic lights were ignored.
It was the second Klan Konclave IN
this city within a month. Several
weeks ago, similar ride was made on
the Negro section of the town, while
drivers shouted insults upon the Negro
population and ordered them to stay
away from Communism"
The revived Klan activities are seen
here as connected with the approach,
ing primaries Repeal OF the poll-taN
resulted in a record turnout registra'
ton by voters in this country. 1t I:
, reported that l,700 Negro voters regis
I tered as independents or Republicans
the only way they can register since
the Democratic Party bars Negroes
from its ranks. : Z