The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-08
State Troopers Rush Child ToHospital For
 First Aid Treatment
Canadian Girl Champion Suffers Injury-Event Trans ferred to NaugatuCk From City Proves Popular
 Affair; High Sheriff Stages Fine Program

teams coach. The tiny girl, or- dered to a hospital by the field doc- tor, was taken to St. Mary's hos pital under fast escort of state po- lice at mid-afternoon. A couple of hours later, the loud speakers blar- ed news to the crowd that the in- fant was all right.
 Voices Disappointment
 Miss Atkins, out to seek a new worlds record for the women's hurdles, told reporters that she landed in a soft spot" when con- pleting the second hurdle in the trial heat. The track doctor spent some time treating the injury, taped the leg, and Miss Atkins hobbled to the loud speaker to express to the crowd her disappointment.
 So much for the untowaro of the afternoon and the athletic portion of the program sponsored by the New Haven County Sheriff's asso- ciation, with High Sheriff J. Ed ward Slavin heading the committee The evening. with about 30 acts of metropolitan vaudeville, drew an- other couple of thousand to the moonlit recreation field, with its stage brilliant under the flood lights and colored decorations; crowds in the grandstands and around the arena forming back ground for fiesta of singing, com- eay, dancing, and the climax, the bathing beauty contest.
 Featured among the acts was presentation of the team from the Boys club of Derby, one of She- riff Slavin's new units of the First Offenders clubs, whose members put on comedy show of boxing and wrestling; whose spokesman paid tribute to the clubs sponsor for his work among boys.
 Uncle Harry"
 Uncle Harry" De Vorken, comics commentator of The Waterbury Democrat, was introduced just be- fore this part of the program and took over as announcer, explaining to the crowd the purpose of the boys clubs. At conclusion of the act, MT. De Vorken called Sheriff Slavin to the stage and interviewed the First Offenders clubs sponsor concerning the enterprise.
 "The purpose of the club is to keep the boys of Connecticut away from my hotel" the sheriff de- clared. "Jails only benefit the per sons who supply them with food, who sell the building materials. Boys need an outlet for the ener- gies that they are bound to have and the First Offenders clubs and all boys clubs are the best means to keep these boys out of jails and prisons"
 He said that the time to look after boys to see that they stay clear of penalties by law is fin the home and from the cradle" but that some homes are over crowded: that some towns haven't branches of the Y. M, c. A., recreational fa- c1lities for boys who. without these outlets for adolescent enthusiasms, hang around street corners and. eventually, build up the nations crime bill at grievous personal cost to themselves, "heart-break for their families"
 Beauty Contest
 Judges of the bathing beauty contest which concluded the pro- gram were led by Miss Marion Der geron, of West Haven, Miss Amer ica of 1885" and West Haven entry, Miss Mary Pickard, popular choice of the crowd, was named Miss New Haven County" Presen- tation of flowers to the winner was made by her small sister, Connec- ticut's twin" of Shirley Temple, who had responded to numerous encores earlier in her dance spe- cialties.
 The judges included Robert Stagg, of the staff of The New Ha- ven Register, and Harry De Vor- ken, of The Waterbury Democrat.