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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10
Caroline Chatfield
Woman Is Stupid to Permit Meddlesome In-Laws t,
 Shove Her Out of Her Warm Place.
Says To-day
DEAR MISS CHATFIELD-

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10
WHEN THEY'RE WEAK IN
 THEIR TEENS

Please take notice, tiilis is merely or Doc Brady cogitating. Cogitation is the pastime of angling in the sub- conscious, trying to land an idea.
 Long, long ago, discussing in this column the frequency of weak an- kles, pronated feet, potential f1atfoot in children in their early teens, yanked out struggling minnoW, to wit:
 Girls from eight to sixteen . in severe cases the feet and calves may require strapping temporarily (ad- hesive plaster supporD, or there may be need of general tonic treatment by the family physician. Above all, never let the child wear a brace or support without medical sanction"
 Then, later, I began to suggest that young persons with such trouble generally need iron, and when young persons or persons of any age need iron they must take plenty of iron in order to get any benefit from it, since we know that a few grains a day, as in ordinary pills, tablets, capsules or liquid blood tonics." scarcely reaches the blood at all but merely combines with sulphur com- pounds which remain unabsorbed in the intestinal tract.
 Still later idly cogitating the problem, I hooked something and played it awhile but never got it ashore. This was the suggestion that maybe youngsters with pronated feet, weak ankles, run over heels, aching calves, knees, hips or backs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10

man dietary, but just the same you are suspicious character if you try to do 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10

NEXT: Live and let live. Copyright, 1888, NEA Service, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-10

Problems fbs
  n n care
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05

Business is showing considerable
vitality. Even when the war scare was
at its height, it didn't go back a great
deal on the whole, though security pric-
es sagged. Today, with business GER
tain that hostilities have been p%ostpon-
ed for some time, it is moving up
steadily.
There are some dark spots in the pic
ture, of course. One big one is the dill
emma of the railroads.&c. upshot of
the wage negotiations will to a large
extent determine the immediate future
OF this industry. In some areas labor
troubles remain an unsettling factor.
and there are rumors of more strikes
ahead. If these occurr on a large
scale, the entire outlook could be quick
lyl changed for the worse.
In the meantime, retail trade is i'm
proving In most parts of the country.
production is picking up in all lines of
raw manufactured goods, and con-
struction is going forward. New life
in construction, as a matter of fact. is
n of the very best of the business
omens.
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05
A REPORT ON LIFE INSURANCE

lmpartiality and a relentless search
Tor facts characterize the activities of
the Twentieth Century Fund. There
lore 1t is always interesting to note its
reports On various industries and pro-
blems. Here is what it says of life in
surance: "Of all the major classes of
private credit institutions, life insur-
ance companies-Were least disturbed
by the depression, in spite of an in
crease in policy loans in the worst per-
iod. Their growth was checked some
what at that time, but never was there
a serious s~hrinkage. Even though I'M
employment and bad business reduced
the flow of savings, the reputation of
the insurance companies for solidity
attracted investors"
The institution of life insurance.
like many other great human achieve
ments, is taken for granted. The Sc
curity it represents to millions of in
dividuals has become so familiar that
It's social implications are submerged
in Indifference. But it should not be
forgotten that the institution of life
insurance is another magnificent ex-
ample of the manne in which private
enterprise has kept abreast of the
changing social and economic demands
OF a nation.
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05
TAKING INVENTORY

When we find the going slow and
realize that the upward road is always
getting harder instead of easier to as
cend, do we stop and wonder why? Do
we ever think to ask ourselves the ques-
ton, "Am ] going about this in the
right way? If we have not, now is
an excellent time to do so. We will
learn that the going is not as slow as it
seems and that the upward road is not
nearly as rocky as we believed it at
first.
Self confidence is hat mighty lev
eler of the m~ultitudinous hardships we
meet on u journey through life. 1t
along with the will to do, saves us from
the pits of failure and aids us to reach
the gates of success.
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05
CREATOR OF JOBS

The increase in residential const-
ruction is one of the very best signs
now dotting the economic horizon.
AS an article in the Wall Street
Journal points out, of every dollar
spent for a home, almost 80 cents goes
for the purchase of materials-lumber,
bricks, metals, cement, etc. "These
figures" in the words of the article,
"show clearly the tremendous impact
of building both employment and de-
mand for goods, and consequently up
on the general business trend, and en-
phasize the possible Importance of the
present upturn in home building upon
the general economic welfare of the
country.
Furthermore, the labor created by
home building is far from being con-
fined to the men actually employed up
on the job. The United States Hous-
ing Authority says that indirect labor
actually benefits more than direct. 1t
estimates the direct labor time employ
ed for each dollar of expenditure, at
"a minutes, while indirect labor gets
36 minutes work per dollar.
From the standpoint of the pros
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05

If not unconsidered. Custom has de-
creed that the principal space devoted
by the general news sections of daily
newspapers to the doings of Negroes
shall be given over to reports of either
crime or comedy. That is why SO many
people regard most Negroes as crimi-
nally inclined or as simply funny. This
belief springs from the type of news
which is constantly served them.
In order, therefore, to learn what
constructive developments are going
on among his own people-in order to
get a viewpoint of national and world
events as they may effect his own par
ticular and prescribed environment,
the Negro reads first the daily for their
general information, and then these
special publications, which make a bus
mess of reporting the economic, social
religious, sporting and political affairs
of the world as they occur in relation
to this somewhat separate existence
which he is forced to live.
Today u papers are more nearly
carriers of news. They still voice the
protests of the group and lead the van
in fighting for civil right, = they
serve to paint a complete picture of ra-
cial progress as we'll.
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05

pective home owner, 'build now is no
idle slogan. There is an abundance of.
capital ready to go into mortgages on
the homes of responsible builders. In
terest rates have been materially re
duced, and the time for paying off the
principal greatly extended. The man
who plans wisely, and doesn't set his
heart on a dwelling beyond his means,
will usually find that he can own a far
better home for as little each month as
he now pays in rent.
More power to the residential con
struction movement. It is one of the
keys to real and sound recovery.
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05
CYNICAL ATTITUDE

A cynical attitude it was, the one
shown by Judge E. L. Walker of Rust
on, Louisiana, scene of the sixth lynch
ing of a Negro this year, when he ac-
cepted the report of a special grand
jury summoned to investigate the
crime which stated that it did not have
sufficient evidence to return indict-
ments.
The most recent victim, W. C. Will
liams, age 10, was seized by mob of
more than 1000, hanged to a pine tree
in the woods near Ruston after which
his body was riddled with bullets and
burned. One member of the mob tried
to kick out the flames SO that Williams
fingerprints could be taken and com
pared with those found on an automo-
bile which held the body of a murder
ed white man, for whose death Will
Hams was lynched. The local sheriff,
Bryan Thigpen, reported that he had
rushed to the woods to plead with the
mob to turn the Negro boy over to him
after he heard of his capture, but that
the leader of the lynchers threatened
to shoot the boy on the spot if the Of
ficer tried to take him by force.
Despite these facts, Judge Walker
announced that he felt the special
grand jury in returning its verdict on
October 10, had thoroughly and con-
scientiouslw investigated the matters"
submitted to it and fully and honor
ably discharged" its duty.
The five other Negro victims of
lynch law murder this year are Wash
Adams, at Columbus, Miss, July 10.
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05

2. Too often Negro employers
fail to make intelligent studies of their
businesses to learn how they really
should be operated. Because of this
serious mistakes in operation are of
ten made.
8. They are short sighted and
selfish when it comes to, paying fair
wages and providing job security.
a. Negro employers make a fat
al mistake when they fail to realize
that buyers of foods and services in
varlably go to the place where they can
get the best products for their money.
5. They also charge as much as
other business men for their wares. vet
they often want their employees to
work for less.
To increase your employment op-
portunities and the opportunities for
the race patronize our Colored papers
and buy their advertised products.
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05
by Clarence II. Peacock

Negroes in the entire country. The
total annual sales of these stores is ap-
proximately $2,946,OOO and the total
payroll for their 433 employees is I'VE
$4,000 a year.
For those people that contemplate
going into business in this field, [
would like to bring to their attention
some of the mistakes made by a major
ity of Negro employers at the beginn-
ing of their careers. These mistakes
were pointed out in an editorial in the
July issue of the Opportunity magazine.
Among the mistakes may be listed
these things:
l. They try to sell their goods
and services to Negroes on a basis of
color instead of merit. Instead of try
ing to improve their products and SER
vices, they spend too much time capt.
alizfng on color.
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05
I:

have total sales amounting to $685.
600 a year, they employ more than 344
people and pay over $191, 900 a year in
salaries.
In these United States there are
i've 30,041, 900 owners of pleasure
cars, these al consume daily about
5000 900 gallons of gasoline. There
are over 1851 cars owned by Colored
people in the states along the Atlantic
coast from Maine to South Carolina.
North Carolina leads the other states
in the number of cars owned by Negro
es with 25,304 cars, South Carolina has
1862, Pennsylvania has 1897, New
York has 1854 and Virginia has 49,
sig.
Colored people spend over $132,0O0-
600 annually for gasoline and oil, but
very little of this amount is returned
to Colored circles. There are only a.
bout 1888 filling stations operated by
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05
BUY =: RS

A number of the readers of this
column who are Interested in going in
to business for themselves have made
inquiries concerning the opportunities
for Negroes in the retail automotive
field.
| would like to point out that, the
average yearly sales per store in the
automotive group is higher than any
other type of Negro retail business.
Motor vehicle dealers have IN average
sale of $4,000 a year. Household ap-
pliance stores come second with an av-
erage yearly sale of $12,333. Lumber
and building material dealers are third
with an average annual sale of 1888.
The depression has had little effect
on the number of stores operated by
Colored people in the retail automo-
tive group. In 1929 there were $50
stores and in 1886 there were 779 stor-
es run by Negroes. These 779 stores
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05

-oOo-
WINGS OVER JORDAN
(by Claude R. Barnett, AMP

10y CLAUDE II. Barnett, AM
There are two forces foremost in
the development of the economic, social
and spiritual life of the twelve million
Negroes living in the United States.
These are the Negro church and the
Negro newspapers. The church, by vir-
tue of it's intimate and direct approach
and it's long and effective service,
stands first. Next in in 1uence and i'm
portance is the newspaper.
To those not familiar with our ra-
cial life, the extent and scope of this
section of the country's press, edited
and printed by colored people for color
ed people, may be surprising: for it
forms the largely purely "class" group
of publications being produced by any
one racial minority in America. The Je-
wish group of some 70 papers is next.
There are more than 800 publica-
tions of various types published by Ne
groes. Roughly about $50 are secular
newspapers, issued weekly. The others
are magazines, religious, fraternal or
educational publications devoted TO
some special cause. There is one daily,
published in Atlanta, Ga.
What has brought about the need
for these separate papers? What is
their function?
There are twelve million black citi-
zens in the United States who live what
might be termd a dual existence-a
circumstance develops as a result of
color and race. This great multitude
lives and thinks first as Americans
but, faced on every hand by ~disadvan-
tages, based chiefly On color, they look
upon the world through a glass
darkly-always forced to consider its
foibles and activities from another
viewpoint, that of Negro Americans as
we'll.
The daily papers which chronicle
the worlds happenings rarely give
space to the achievements and progress
being made by these darker Americans
who live Sc often apart-segregated,
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05

beaten to death; Tom Green, shot and
burned at Rolling Fork, Miss, July g.;
Claude Banks, shot to death at Canton,
Miss, July p; John Dukes, shot and
burned at Arab, Ga, July 8; Otis Price
throat cut and shot at Perry, Fla, Aug
ust 8. -Washinoton Trihuna
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05

Dentist: You yelled like a wild
mani though at least you had a lit
tie nerve
Patient nursing jaw I did, You'll
find it in that tooth.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-30
ASSAULT CASE
PUT OFF A DAY
GinO Bruni Held in $500
on Complaint OF Small
Boys Parents

dino Bruni, %, OF 90 Ayers street,
was held IN $500 today In city court
by Judge Theobald r, Conway and
his case. O charge OF indecent as
sault, was continued on request OF
Prosecutor Frank T. Healey until
tomorrow.
The youth was arrested by Ser
geant Henry Hayes and Officer John
Pannone last night on complaint Of
parents OF q small boy.
John Hilliard, 80, colored, OF 80
Lafayette street, was fined $40 and
costs on q charge OF violation OF
his probation. Probation Officer
Emil Hummel told the court that
billiard had failed to pay q fine
and costs assessed against him some
time ago.
The charge against Fred Kenyon
was nolled when Prosecutor Healey
told the court that the defendants
case, involving forgery OF $40
check, had been given similar con.
Sideration at Hartford with agree
ment that the youth make reStitu-
Htion. The original charge had been
changed, he said, 10 breach OF the
peace.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-30

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. SOUP
"A group Of average students will
be put under the microscope for the
next Ave years 10 see what makes
them normal, Harvard university an
nounced today.
Or. Arlie v. Book, head Of the
Harvard hygiene department, and
eight assistants will study the Sc
lected students In q new attempt To
determine the causes OF personal
failure and success.
The researchers will investigate
heredity, constitution. family, school
life and other elements pertaining
TO the makeup Of the individual.
Doctors additionally have dealt
with their patients after trouble OF
many varied sorts has arisen" DR.
Book said. 1.-THE department Of hy-
giene. proposes to revise this pro-
cedure and will attempt TO analyze
the forces that have produced nor
NAL young men.
"A body OF facts Is needed TO re-
place current suppositionS. All Of ui
need more dos and less 'don'ts'."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-30
GOV. LEHMAN TO
Be RENOMINATED

Rochester, N. Y, September 3d.
(UP) - Governor Herbert II. Leh-
man, once described by President
Roosevelt as my good right arm"
announced his candidacy for 0
fourth term today ut the Democratic
State Convention where party LEAD
ers SHOOK UP" the party ticket In
an open bid for American labor party
support.
Lieutenant Governor M. william
Bray OF Utica, Lehman's running
mate on three previous occasions,
was dropped from the ticket In
favor OF Supreme Court Justice
Charles Poletti, OF New York City.
Poletti, former personal counsel TO
Lehman, undoubtedly will receive
the support OF the laborites and
Mayor Fiorello II. LAduardia OF
New York.
The selection Of Poietti was be-
lIeved TO have been demanded by
Lehman as his price 10 head the
ticket again.
Postmaster General James A. Far
10y, state and national chairman,
who led an unprecedented draft
Lehman" movement, announced the
contemplated ticket after brief
conference with the governor this
morning.
At previous conferences with party
leaders the governor had repeatedly
refused TO run. He had told them
he wanted the senate nomination 30
that he could devote more time 70
HIS family and personal business.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-30
FOX CONNER
Major General

BY official orders Of the War
Department, Major General Fox
Conner commanding 0fflcer Of the
First Army Corps area with head.
quarters In Boston, was officially
retired today. His successor Major
General william ii. Wilson was
formally named yesterday BY
President Roosevelt.
General Conner, o distinguished
graduate Of West Point, was one
Of the most outstanding A. Z. #.
officers Of the World War. He was
on General Pershing's stair from
the start Of hostilities. He was
decorated by several governments
for conspicuous gallantry. He
plans 10 write his memoirs Of the
World War.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-30
Full Weather Report

Connecticut Rain this after
noon and tonight. saturday gem
orally fair, not much change IN
temperate Fe, East or northeast
gales ON the cOnht this afternoon
backing 20 north or northwest
and dimtniAhing tonight.
Boston, Sept. So--(uP)--Weather
forecasts
Rhode Island ana Ma chuset te-.--
Rain this afternoon ana tonight
Saturday generally fair, Not much
change In temperature. East OF
northeast galas on the coast this af'
ternoon, backing 10 north or north.
west and diminishing tonight.
Boston, Sept. s0--(UP)--caIss
along the New England coast prob
ably Will reach q maximum velocity
Of 40 miles an hour early tonight
Chief Meteor0iogiat q. Harold N0yet
% the Boston weather bureau said
today.
Tbs gales, starting IN the north
east ana backing to north or north.
wet VIII diminish over the south
portion tonight ana over the north
portion iQte. tonight Or really t0mor.
row, he declared.
Rain was predicted for tonight
clearing tomorrow,
Noyes described today'a disturb.
anee ~ "the usual October storm"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Leonard
Of Lockhart avenue were pleas
antly surprised at dinner party
given last evening at Waverly
inn by o group Of their friends,
the occasion being their 25th we'd
ding anniversary. The table was
attractively decorated with cut
flowers and silver ribbons and q
program Of entertainment appro-
pirate for the occasion was en-
joyed during the evening. The
couple were presented with a purse
Of silver and were the recipients
Of many congratulatory messages
from local and out Of town guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard were
married on September 30th, 1918,
at ST. Francis xavier's church by
the late Rev. jeremiah Curtin.
They have four sons, Tom, Dick,
Harry and Bob, and O daughter,
Mrs. Martin Kane Of Jackson
Heights, l., =, and also two grand
children, Maureen and Bryan
Kane. The couple have resided
for the greater part Of their lives
In the eastern section Of the city
where they are held In high es-
TEEN by their many friends and
neighbors. Mr.. Leonard Is men,
Der OF the local lodge Of Elks
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-30
BIG ENROLMENT
FOR CATHOLIC U.
Engineering and Architec
ture Schools Have Rec.
ord Registration

NBRCChbA w ANU OSHtVStoV
Washington, D. g., September So
The largest enrolment In the history
Of the School Of Engineering and
Architecture OF the Catholic Univer-
sity Of America at Washington, D.
O., has been announced by Dean An
thony J. scullen. Forty lone OF
this number are enrolled from
schools In the District Of Columbia.
st. Johns college heads the list with
IS Of It's June, 1898, graduates. Nc
Kinley high school graduates num-
Der 10, Western 3, Central 4, Roose-
welt /, Woodrow Wilson, st. An
thongs and st. Paul's two each and
three from 0onzaga.
The total Freshman enrolment
represents q 1907 increase since
1895. In September Of that year 80
Freshmen enrolled In the School OF
Engineering and Architecture. This
was increased TO 50 IN 1895 and 10 IN
1887. Dean Scullen reports that
there are still Is applications for adj
mission under consideration, with
the prospect Of an even larger en-
rollment when the college year
opens.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-30
"DOWn on the Farm"

His wife objected 20 living on
his Cheshire farm, Amel Stance
told Judge Earnest @. Simpson In
superior court today ~ no applied
for o divorce on grounds Of In
tolerable cruelty. The action was
uncontestcd.
Stance told Judge Simpson that
his wife, Lillian Davis Stance,
manifested her dislike for the
farm by refusing TO assist in the
regular farmhouse tasks, and
finally by leaving him q week be-
fore last Christmas.
Judge Simpson reserved de-
cislOn.