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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
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Danger Trails Christine On The Gay Midway But Her Mysterious Warning Goes Unheeded

Emma. and stopped at the desk. But there was no message for Miss Thorenson.
 Christine thought little for lornly as she went down the Boardwalk, scrutinizing the menus posted in the windows of the cheaper restaurants, 'T,ll think of something-after I've had a good, strong cup of coffee" But even after two cups - neither of them too good - in small cafe reeking ot fried pota- toes, the only idea that occurred to Christine was that she was practically broke, and stranded alone in one of the most expen- sive, most heartless pleasure re- sorts in the country. As often happened when she was deeply absorbed, she reached | for a pencil-found one waitress had left on the table, and the only drawing surface at hand, the pack of menu card - and began 10 sketch.
 Housing from her abstraction, Christine compared her sketch with the original, the fat insuffer- ably self-satisfied looking proprie- tor of the cafe; she was drowning over the finishing touches when voice said, Excuse me, but that is really excellent"
 Startled, Christine turned. A plump, neat little man - bald ex- cept for a tuft of hair well back of a shiny pink scalpt-was peer ing down at her sketch through 1 astigmatic lenses.
 He might have been any small town business man, or a teacher or clergyman on vacation .. Christine decided against the clergy man. After all, this was Surf City.
 When Christine looked up, he gave funny duck of a bow and coughed apologetically. Because he looked so like he was afraid of offending her, and because Chris tine was a friendly young woman. she gave him her best smile and said Thank you"
 T suppose" he asked, that you are employed somewhere as an artist?"
 T wish I were" Christine re- piled from her heart.
 "Then," he asked, you might consider an offer?"
 "Just try making me one" Christine thought.
 "You see," he went on. T have a concession that isn't paying. I should be grateful if you could help me-"
 "Should you mind," Christine asked, clasping her fingers to keep them from shaking, explaining what you want?"
 T need some one to do portraits very much like that, but in color. You'd just stand in 8 studio near the Boardwalk and draw passers-by at 50 much each. A fast worker like you should easily make $5 a day That is"- he hesitated anxiously - you'd probably have to pretty some of the customers up 8 little."
 For $5," Christine told him. I'm entirely willing to make them all look like movie stars espe- cially if 1t will contribute to the self-esteem of the great American public. When do we start?"
 Christine had no way of know ing that with her impulsive ac- ceptance of what seemed unbe- lievable good luck, she plunged into the most tragic events of her life.
 (To Be COntinued)
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"Thanks, but I'm taking a taxi

Thanks, but I'm taking a taxi"
 He shrugged.
 May call one for you, or does your rugged individualism run to calling your own cabs?'
 At that moment a taxi rolled into 8 berth at the end of the platform, and laughing 8 little they hurried toward it.
 While the driver was slowing Christine's bags away, the young man began almost diffidently, "Of course, I'm taking a chance of your shouting for the police, but the Crestview runs into money. What I mean is-well, I know that young girls don't carry lot around, especially when they're visiting relatives. If you-it would only be @ loan"
 Christine thought, "1t's strange, but I never felt this way about a man before-as if I'd known him would be perfectly right and nat forever-as if borrowing from him ural"
 Aloud she said, '1'm really all right. But thank you, Mr."
 'The fellers," he told her, "call me 'Bill' I wish you would, Miss Talbert."
 But my name isn't Talbert. It's Thorenson Christine Thorenson." Once in her luxurious quarters at the Crestview, Christine emptied the contents of her purse on the l bed and counted anxiously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
CAMP TRACK MEET
 DRAWS BIG FIELD
Competition Keene ii Events at WatertOWn
 Site Yesterday

There was stiff competition in a large number of track and field events in yesterdays Olympic games at the Y. M. c. A. camp at Smiths pond, Watertown. The ofi1- cials who managed the program were J. Kingsley Blanchard of Springfield college; Robert Hyde ot Purdue university; Joseph Nolan, of Holy Cross, and Robert Brush of Yale university.
 Winners of the various events follow:
 In the junior track and fleld events: Shot put. lst, Bruce John- ston; 2d, Thomas Heating; Sd Charles Follet; javelin throw, lst Paul Miller; 2d. Toilet; 3rd, Keat. ing; 100 yard dash, 1st, Johnston; 2d, Heating; Sd, Fred Dauch.
 Running broad jump, 1st, Keat. ing; 2d, Johnston; Sd, Joseph Rel. ley; baseball throw, 1st. eKating 2d. Johnston; 3d, Miller: cross country race lst, Dauch; 2d, John ston; Sd, Reilly; relay race, lst tent 14, Kelley, Johnston ant Dauch; 2d, tent 6, Heating, Jamel Ahern, Forrest and Johnston.
 Junior swimming races result were: Obstacle race, 1st, Ahern 2d, Fred Chase; Sd. Edmund Yea ton; diving. 1st, Kelley; 2d, Ahern Sd, Heating: 40 yard dash, lst Heating. 2d, Kelley, Sd. William Skin; 40 yard back stroke. 1st Heating; 2d, Reilly: 3d, Ahern: re. lay race, won by tent 6, Heating Ahern, Donald Goss, Skin: 2d, ten 14, Kelley, Yeaton, Johnston ant Chase.
 The middler division results were Shot put, 1st, John Schuman; 2d William Tarry: Sd, William Kenau' sis: javelin throw, 1st. Tarry: 2d William Bormollini: 3d. Schuman; 100 yard dash, st. Farnham Little 2d, Schuman: Sd, Tarry: running broad jump, lst, Schuman: 2d Platt; 3d, Tarry and Robert Bel. fit, tie; baseball throw, 1st. Schu- man: 2d, Tarry; Sd, Platt: cross country run, 1st, Schuman, 2d James Hodson, Sd, James Stack: re. lay race. won by tent A, Schuman Little. William Parker.
 Middler swimming events results were: 40 yard free style. 1st, Bor- molini; 2d, Tarry; Sd. Belfit: 4( yard breast stroke, lst, Platt. 2d Christopher Kelley; Sd, Tarry; div. ing. 1st. Platt, 2d. Bormolini, Sd Kenausis; relay race. lst. tent 2d tent 3; Sd, tent 2.
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CHAPTER IT

''I was to tell you to get a room at the Crestview, and" Abruptly the agitated voice at the other end of the line broke of. When the gir spoke again, 1t was with the studied impersonality of the regimentec operator: T am sorry. Your party does not answer"
 For moment Christine sat stunned, trying to grasp the en- tirety of the dilemma in which she found herself. She did moi even try to understand the arnaz- ing conversation she had just fin- ished.
 She could go to the hotel, oi course - but in the present state ot her finances, any hotel bill as- sumed the dimensions of. a na- tional debt Or she might just sit here for the rest of the night But in that event, how was she to get rid of that officious young man?
 AS she had expected, he was waiting inexorably when she went UdCh " tAC PAUtAOAAAs
 "Well?" he demanded.
 "Well." Christine told him. catching at the first phrases fate lent to her tongue, "it seems that as the result of an unexpected do- mestic upheaval, my cousin had no one to send to meet me. So I'm to go to nice, quiet hotel for the night"
 "A nice, quiet htoel in Surf City?" He grinned. Have you one in mind?"
 Scrabbling about in her mem- ory, Christine pulled out name. "Crestview," the telephone girl had said. And Christine defi- nitely recalled Cousin Emma's re- marking once, If there is Q re- spectacle hotel in Surf City, sup pose it's the Crestview."
 "Oh, the Crestview, I suppose, Christine said casually.
 "The Crestview, hm?" He looked at her with new interest. Well, there's nothing like camping on the battlefield if you have Amal- gamated shares to vote tomorrow.
 "Battlefield?" Christine echoed
 1T hear there's likely to be g right gory little war over that merger between Amalgamated anc National at the stockholders meet ing But forget 1t. It's not my war anyhow Well, shall VI start? I'll drive you over. My cars out there."
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ors of the rough camping" period. About forty stalwart lads have al- ready signed up for the two.week period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
COUNTY FARMERS GET EXTENSIONS
Farms May Now Be Paid for Over 4O.Year Period
 Says Pr0ut

Thomaston, Aug. 15-Farmers in Litchfield County now have an op- portunity to purchase farms and pay for them according to the an- nual farm earnings, over a forty year period, according to Earle w. Prout, Jr. County Supervisor of the Farm Security Administrati ton.
 Payments are made in propor- ton to income" he stated. "When earnings are small, payments are accordingly so, and when crops are good and prices make net returns relatively large. payments are larg- CT.
 "Take this year, for example," MT. Prout continued. Here we have been suffering from a severe drought. Now, if farmer were buy ing his farm under the fixed pay ment plan, it would mean that he might have to use up all he earned and more, to meet lis annual pay ment. He might even have to go in debt for some of his groceries. Or he might have to take his son or daughter out of college.
 Two or three successive years of such circumstances, in the past, have in many cases resulted in fore- closure. and the loss of farm and home," he said.
 Any farm tenant. sharecropper or farm laborer in Litchfield County, who is interested in such loans--to purchase farms of their own--may now borrow under the variable pay- ment plan. by making application to: Earle W. Prout. Jr., County eupercisor, Farm Security Admini- stration. Town Tall. fhomaston, Connecticut.
 Only q limited number of loans
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Secretary Vernon Hall of the Re- publican Town Committee, which has proclaimed 8 hands off" policy in regard to the city manager plan, and members of the Citizens Good Government Association were among the audience which heard the proposed new charter scoffed at by the speakers.
 Perriello Absent
 One of the absentees last night was Aldermanic President Patrick Perriello, candidate fo rthe Repub- lican nomination for mayor. MT. Portfolios bid for the mayoralty nomination will be hampered by the drive to give MT. Petrillo the tax collector nomination, since 1t is not likely that the COP. would nomi- nate candidates of Italian extrac- ton for two of the most important places on the ticket.
 Attorney Frederick W. Palomba told the gathering that those speak ing against the city manager plan were making their remarks as indi- viduals and those of the Italian Republican League.
 Joseph DeLuca, one of the speak CTS, condemned the city manager charter and declared: We don't want a dictatorship here." He claimed that the average voter would have little to say about the city government under the city man. ager plan, ad urged Italian voters to defeat 1t at the referendum Oc- tober 3.
 Attorney Maurice Gruskay de- clared that a city manager is not needed, that the present system is satisfactory, provided that capable men are nominated and elected.
 Charles Foster, city purchasing agent, urged that Republican vot- CTS of the city unite behind the slate of candidates chosen.
 Cooney Sarcastic
 Andrew Cooney, one-time candi- date for mayor, waxed sarcastic at the expense of the city manager charter, predicting its defeat in Co., tober and the election of a Republi- can ticket in November.
 Virtually all the speakers referred to MT. Petrillo as a potential can- didate for tax collector, and praised him for his political activity.
 Speakers in addition to those men, toned were Felix Braico, city court interpreter, John Gelguda. president of the Lithuanian Republican club Gennaro Pelosi, Harry Krasow president of the New Haven County Republican Club, Harold Post, pres ident af the local Republican Club Alderman William Kolbeck. Floyt Rasmussen, M. J. Calvin, George Mitchell, Harold Hadley. John w McGurk, Charles DeBisschop, Jame. White, Robert Stone, William Cur tis, Edward Cohen, James Nora Dr. M. J. Colney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
PROSPECT CHURCH
 TO SPONSOR FETE
Garden Party Is Planned August 30 at LawlOrs'
 Summer Estate

At a meeting in the Community school basement Sunday morning, Rev. Thomas Griffin, pastor of the new St. Anthany's church, formu- lated plans for gala garden party and entertainment, Wednesday, August 30, at Hydelor, summer estate of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Law Tor of Prospect. Father Grimm is pastor of St. Mary's church in Union City, and has been appointed missionary pastor of St. Anthony's Roman Catholic church of Prospect.
 Mrs Joseph Lawlor has been named general chairlady and Father Griffin assisted by Rev. Ber- nard Butcher were named treasur- CTS. John Bergin was named gen. eral chairman and Joseph R. Mem primo was appointed secretary.
 Card playing, bingo, door prizes, and booths will be featured throughout the afternoon and eve- ming. Refreshments and entertain ment are also included in the pro- gram. The followig were appointed as committee members:
 Committee on prizes: Mrs. Emil Toscano, assisted by Mrs. A. H. Merriman, Mrs. Driver, Mrs. Bridget Murphy, Mrs. John Ricciardi, Mrs. Gene Lewis, Albert Martin. Committee on refreshments: Mrs. Merritt Walters assisted by Mrs. Clayton, Walters, Mrs. Joseph R. Membrino, Mrs. J. Mulvy, Mrs Berger, Mrs. J. Sennett, Mrs. Steil- CT, Mrs. H. Coughlan, Mrs. Ed. Walsh, Mrs. J. Bergin
 Committee on bingo: Harry Coughlan assisted by Joe Goggins, Dan Connors, Gene Lewis, Tom Kinsella, James Doyle, Wilfred Dupre Dolby Hyde, Harold Shea.
 Committee on tickets: Mrs. Brid- get Murphy, assisted by Mrs. A. H. Merriman, Mrs. Emil Toscano, Mrs. H. Coughlan, John Blake, Ned Cote, Pat Shugrue, Michael O'Keefe, James Dyle, John Bergin, Joseph Membrino. Dan Connor, Gene Lewis.
 Publicity committee: Pat Shugrue assisted by Dr. J. Ricciardi, Harry Coughlan, Emil Toscano, Harold Shea, J. Berger, J. Mulvey.
 Canvasing: Ruth Dupre assisted by Bessie Dupre, Mildred Berger, Eileen Burns, Barbara Meyers, Doris Fournier, Mrs. James Doyle, Dor othy Ives, Eunice Kinsella, Mrs. John Schieffer, Mildred Berger, Mrs. Victor Petrauskas, Rosemary Bernier, Viola Bernier, Mrs. Joseph Farley, Mrs. John Bergin, Mrs. Ed ward Endrews, Florence Berger, Mrs. Thomas Kinsella, Betty Gre nier.
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can be made this year in Litchfield County. MT. Prout explained. Appli- cants will be selected by the coun- ty committee on the basis of char acter, industry and experience, Preference is given to applicants who have nearly sufficient livestock and equipment to operate farms of their own.
 Applications received in this of- flee prior to August 2sth. 1899. will receive preference in the selection of farmers who will borrow from this years Tenant Purchase appro- priation. Applications received after August 28th may have to walt Tor later appropriations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
OLYMPICS STAGED
 ATY. M. (. A. CAMP
Circus, Aquatic Meet
 Week End Events at \ Smiths Pond

Activity is the watchword at the Y. M. c. A. camp at Smiths pond, Watertown these days, with cir GUS on Saturday, an aquatic meet Sunday, and Olympics Monday. More than 300 visitors crowded the camp Saturday, to see the boys put on a show which lasted all after noon and most of the evening. The boys warmed to the performance in the afternoon, when the conces.. sions did some very good business, and the sideshow tent attracted many of the visitors. In the eve- ming came the program par excel 1ence, with a parade of all the campers, followed by tent show Tumbling and acrobatics attracted perhaps the greatest interest among 1 the spectators. Boys taking part in l this were John Leary, Bruce Rev. mond, Bernard Goffey, David Eyer 1 ley, William Kanaussas, Raymond North, Theodore Belfit, John Law son, Andrew Carroll, Robert Manion, Jack Conlin, and Jack Shuman. Ringmaster for the evening was Lester Phillips. Rutledge Parker William Herr, Arthur Charpentier, and William North put on clown , acts.
 Sunday morning Ralph Cooke spoke at the chapel service, while Frank Dillane was the speaker al the evening campfire. The follow ing are the results of the weekly aquatic meet, held yesterday after noon:
 Middler canoe race: First William Bourmolini and Edowards Pagan; second, Peter Schat and Robert Belfit; third, William Kenausis and Roger Rose.
 Junior 40-yard dash: First, Ben. jamin Coe; second, Robert Heating; third, James Riley.
 Middler 80-yard swim: First Ed. ward Pagan: second, William Par ry; third, William Bourmolini.
 Junior diving: First, James Aherr second, Joseph Reilly.
 Midler back stroke: First, Parry second, William Marti.
 Junior 20-yard dash: First, Davit Birely; second, William McDermott third, Thomas Heating and Johr McDermott.
 Middler diving; First, Bourmol. mi; second, Jack Platt; third, Ke- rausis.
 Junior canoe race: First Heating and Ahern; second, Dausch and Ri- ley; third, Frank Jordan and Jack Leary.
 Middler relay: First tent 5. tent 2, third tent 3.
 Junior medley race: First. tent 14; second, tent 6.
 Midler canoe titlting: First, Platt and Bourmolini: second, Belfit and Schatki.
 Junior obstacle race: First. Keat- ing; second. Coe, and third, Riley
 Guests yesterday at the camp vert a number of French boys, employed on the French liner Normandie. whc were brought to the camp by the seaman's Y M c A of New Yorl city, thus proving how the fame oi the local camp has spread. The boys spent all day at the camp. and this evening will tell stories at the camp fire.
 The annual turkey dinner at the camp is scheduled for this even- kns, and will be shared with the ea1np committeeman. who VIII pay 8 visit to Mataucha tomorrow
 Beginning Wednesday of this week. the boys will undergo the rig-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
Flower Spectacle
 Pleases Gathering
Hartford Student Nurse Pays Visit Here to See Cereus
 Bloom at Night
Bloom at Nigh

WATERVILlE R. W. Henion Correspondent-23 Drggs St-Te 3s4s2
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MT. and Mrs. Julius Kreig, of Boyden street, who have been spend-
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COP Slam Manager
 Plan, Boom Petrillo
Italian Republican League Pays Tribute to Probable
 Contender for Tax Collector

Knocks for the proposed city manager charter and boosts for the candidacy of Anthony Peo for the tax collector nomination were the highghts of gathering sponsored last night by the Italian Republican League at Ibertv Hall arranged as testimonial for MT. Petrillo Speakers praised the efforts of Mr. Peto behalf of the Republican party and employed sarcasm and ridcue in referring to the charter sponsored by the Citizens Good Government Association.
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CAST OF CHARACTERS

CHRISTINE THORENsON -
 came to visit her cousin, found
 a mystery.
 BILL YARDLEY - had . reason
 for watching Christine. GEORGE WILMET - employed
 Christine as . Boardwalk artist. CHANDRA - looked into the fu-
 ture-and into the past.
 Yesterday: When, Christine ar- rives in Surf City to visit her Cousin Emma, there is no one to meet her. Christine calls her cousins home, Is told service has been discontinued. The telephone operator adds, mysteriously, "If there's any trouble, you're to call Main 2079."
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FALSE ALARM

A false alarm from Box 6l, Emer- aid and Fuller streets. brought out three companies of fire apparatus shortly before i:30 o'clock this morning.
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ing the past week, at Bridgton, Me-, returned home on Saturday.
 A business meeting of the Pride of Welch Circle, Companions of the Forest will take place tonight o'clock, at Foresters hall, on Han over street.
 St. Michael's c. Y. O. baseball team will play Blessed Sacrament, at the Waterville Park, Wednesday night, 6 o'clock.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23

the profit to be derived from its
manufacture during this period, and
the purpose was not only to protect
and reward the inventor but to en-
courage others to labor at excelling
in that field. Thus we have in the
Sybaris patent law of Is centuries
ago the fundamentals of our modern
patent systems.
For practical purposes the ear
hest of our modern systems is that
of Great Britain, established by the
English Statute of Monopolies in
1923, more than three centuries ago.
Our own patent system is next in
point of time. 1t was established in
1870, shortly after the adoption Of
the Federal Constitution.
Even before that time patents
had been granted by some of the
American colonies. The adoption OF
patent systems has spread and prac-
tically all nations have patent sys.
TENS +"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-23
ADVENTUROUS
AMERICANS
By
Elmo Scott W atson
Historic FOotrace

WHEN Capt. John Whistler ar
w rived on the shores of Lake
Michigan in 1903 to build a military
post-Fort Dearborn of tragic mem
ory-one of the subalterns in his
command was his son, Lieut.. Will
liam Whistler. Young Whistler was
more than six feet tall and famous
for his strength and endurance.
A frequent visitor at Fort Dear
born was a young Pottawatomie
chief, the champion runner Of the
tribe. Believing that Lieutenant
Whistler was just the man to spoil
the Indians record, the officers at
the fort proposed fve-mile foot
race between the two men to which
they readily agreed.
The race was a thriller. At the
start the Pottawatomie Sprang into
the lead and held it for almost the
entire distance. But near the end
young Whistler managed to close
the gap between them and by a
final burst of speed plunged across
the finish line several yards ahead
of his rival.
The race had an exciting sequel.
During the War of 1872 the same
Pottawatomie chief, who was now
an ally of the British, sent chal-
lenge for a hand-to-hand combat
with Whistler or any other officer
or soldier in the American army.
Whistler promptly accepted. 1t was
agreed that no firearms were to be
used.
The fight began. Whistler lodged
the tomahawk that was hurled at
him and closed in on his opponent.
The Indian stabbed at him with his
long hunting knife but missed. Then
the lieutenants ggord finished the
duel.
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Eskimo Heroine

N 1921, science attempted to find
out whether man could live on
the otherwise uninhabited islands of
the Arctic. The experiment proved
more. 1t revealed to the world
the calm heroism of Ada Blackjack,
who will be remembered as the
most courageous woman of the Es-
kimo race.
Four men were landed with a
years supplies on Wrangel island,
ITO miles north of Siberia in the
Arctic. Ada Blackjack went along
as seamstress, cook and servant.
One year later a relief ship was to
pick them up.
The year passed but ice foes
blocked the relief ship. Lorne
knight, one of the four men, became
i'll with scurvy. The other three left
on a trek across the ice to Siberia
to send a rescue party. No one ever
heard of them again.
Left alone with Knight, Ada
Blackjack went tnrOugn eight
months more of mental torture. For
two months she nursed him. Then
he died.
The relief ship finally came. They
found her still keeping the diary
that Knight had turned over to her
when he could no longer hold a
pencil.
One entry in the diary read: God
is the only one who will brought me
home again" God did not fail the
faith and persistent courage that
enabled Ada Blackjack to face a
seemingly hopeless situation with
out breaking.
Western Newspaper Union.
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