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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

The chromo ad. needs a little ex- planation for this generation: The year 1869 was right in the beginning of the ridiculous chromo rage. Up to that time American home pictorial decorations had been the fine old wood-cuts and steel engravings, in black and white; then the chromo came on the market and for @ time took the popular fancy. Everybody gave everybody else a chromo. For birthday presents and wedding pre- sents chromo were in style and San- ta Claus filled his sleighs with them and distributed them promiscuously So, of course. merchants had to fol- low the popular whim.
 But, as we know, the revulsion came - when nobody wanted to ever sec e 'chromo' again or hear the detested name. They were con- signed to the cook stove and the bonfire, and the meanest thing you could say about anybody was He Cor she) Is an ugly old 'chromo."
 I recall how pleased Max" was at my success in the advertising" ven- ture. Of course he was @ business man and clever one, but he was more than that. Commenting on the general disposition of adults to encourage and help along ambi- tious boys in their early business undertakings. he said: You won't realize till you are older what pc. culiar advantages you have ct your age, It's because you're Q boy that you're getting permission to daub paint on oil these barns and fences. They wouldn't do It for a full grown man, unless, perhaps, they were paid for 1t. but everybody is in- terested in boys and enjoy watching to sec what they'll do next"
 Of course there was TO Boy Scout or Girl Scout organization in '69, but the same spirit among adults that backs up that fine work now was in operation then.
 One day while was painting signs on fences out in Che coun- try Anna Van" came out with her horse and pbaeton to sec how ! was getting along and to invite me to spend the last week of my vacation as her guest at her cottage at Long Branch - and that visit will be the subject of my next article.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
BY JOHN BARR.

If l would make as much as S5 .
 day. He said they would give me
 . contract to paint signs for them
 on fences and barns In town and
 surrounding country, and would
 pay me 2 cents word; that there
 would be no difficulty in getting
 others in different kinds of busl-
 ness to do the same. He said that
 he had already spoken to Webb
 about it and he wanted to be
 counted In. "S0 you sec. young
 man." said Max, his face beaming, you're in business. How does that
 strike ya?"
 My repeated ejaculation, "bully!" and eager question, "When do begin?" with accompanying expres- sionS of boyish enthusYasfn, evidently eratified Max. You can begin right .9way," he said, land have samples 'Jf your advertising skill on a few ences and barns before night" Then he explained that of course I'd have to get permission Of owners before attempting to paint signs on their property, but that by being polite about 1t. doing the work neat- ly and not stopping paint over everything and leaving mess for someone to clean up-most owners around here will be obliging. But" said Max, "the most important thing for you to do now Is to hurry home to breakfast and tell your folks all about this business and find out whether they approve; and if they do 70 let you have Q horse and wagon to carry you and your paint and brushes around. And tell them that I'll show you how to mix the paint and pick your brushes and go With you on your first trip and get you started right"
 My parents would have preferred to have me use the rest of my ya- cation for recreation, but as I was so insistent and the 'advertising' adventure promised to be more fun than any ordinary play could have NNNfs S0AtHShattdi WlAQ TlEkeQ me out with good-natured old gray mare and e suitable cart, and sent me back in high spirits to Max with their compliments to him and their good wishes for the success of the enterprise.
 Before that day %as over, thanks to my good friend Max, and the good.natured property owners who gave mo permission to paint signs on their barns and fences, I had done enough creditable work for Cohen Bros, and Webb to please two other merchants. a grocer and a hardware dealer, ana get their contracts-so I had four good cus- toners.
 Though 1t was all 90 long ago I distinctly remember the very word. Ing of some of those signs:
 SEE COHEN BROS LARGE STOCK OF DRY GOODS.
 MAKE YOUR HEADQUART.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

For another thing, 1t is believed that the 2,500,000 men who have passed through the eco camps would respond in large number, And while these men have not re- ceived military training, they are used to discipline and to routine camp life, and could be turned into excellent soldiers very quickly, BLUEPRINTS
 ARE READY
 Assuming that. Congress votes a draft law, there will be much less delay in putting 1t into effect than there was 22 years ago. The blue- prints are all drawn up. The mo- ment the law Is passed, the War Department will be ready to act. Even the forms from which the reg istration cards would be printed are at hand.
 AS to equipment, the army is not ready to outfit 100000 men over night, but 1t is reasonably close to being ready, Fair stocks of clothing are on hand. The new Garand semi automatic rifle is not yet being pro- duced in quantity, but until 1t did get into mass production, there is an ample supply of World War Springfields available.
 The same goes for artillery; the army has Q good number of war time 75's, and although its newest field pieces are rated considerably superior to those famous guns, the 75 is still ranked as @ good, usable field piece.
 In the air, the army is well equipped; roughly, 1t has somewhat better than 2,000 first-line planes ready to go, and is well fixed to pro- vide replacements to make further expansion.
 The one sizable fly in the oint- ment is the fact that the training of the army and the National Guard showed some rather substan- tial defects In the recent maneuvers in Virginia and New York. SOME POLISH
 NEEDED
 Although the army is not scat tered around in isolated posts to anything like the extent that pre- vailed in 1916, 1t still remains true that opportunities for training and maneuvering by divisional units are rare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

SHOWN above is the design of | the U. S. 3-cent purple stamp commemorating the 300th anni- versary of printing in America. The stamp will be placed on first- day sale at New York, Sept. 25.
 First prize in the competition for Norwegian Polar stamps, to be issued in connection with the l940 International Polar Exhibi- ton at Bergen, was awarded to Johannes Andreassen Ostby.
 ostby's designs for the three stamps include an explorer stand ing near a sailing ship, two men and dog. sled mushing across ice, and polar bear, looking up- ward at an airplane. There Is a possibility, officials indicated, that Ostby's designs may not be used upon the stamps.
 Algeria has released i've stampC for the New York Worlds Fair. The single design, issued in i've values, shows an American liner at dock.
 Paraguay has issued two coni- fnemoratives honoring Carlos An- tonio Lopez and Jose Eduvigis Diaz, national heroes.
 
 The healing waters of the Spa Mondorf gre to bc shown on the new Luxemburg commemorative to be released Sept. 3, in cotitlec. ton with the International ExhI. bition. The stamp will be print. cd in blue for the exhibition am fin red for regular postage use.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
ELEANOR HOCKERT
 HEADS Y THESPIANS

Members Of the Y. M. 0. A. dra- matte society, the Footlighters, last evening elected officers for the com- ing year. Eleanor Hockert was chosen president of the group, and pr. Franklin Warren, play director. Anne O'Neill was chosen vice-presi- dent, Francis Clark, treasurer, and Viola Clark, secretary.
 Pasquale Gallulo will be in charge of stage direction, John Chiplick will be electrician, Melvin Cole will teach diction, and Miss Hockert will be in charge Of makeup. Casting for the first presentation Of the season will begin next Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
TOO QUICK FOR DENTIST

Menomonee Falls, Wis. -- (UP) - Mrs. John (Grandma) Becking, S7 usually pulls her own teeth, but she had to 90 to the dentist to ex- tract her last one. The dentist deadened the nerve and then asked Mrs. Becking. Docs that still hurt?" She touched 1t gingerly and then gave 1t a quick yank, extract ing the tooth herself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Bob McGrath World War Veteran, was receiving many handshakes when he visited the Democrat office yesterday Bob is now living at the Fitch Home TOT Veterans at NorOton, Conn. He is on furlough for few days and is the guest of his aunt, Mrs Anna Dougherty of Spencer Avenue. The popular veteran is looking better than he has in a long time,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
Todays 4 ns W CTS e 0ANIuM ca AcKERS

Question on Comic Page
 If three men do three days work In three days, then in one day the three men would do one days's work One man would do only third of 6 days work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Assuming that the existing army and National Guard are formed into 0 striking force of 100000 men, that force--as the recent maneu- vers showed-will not be ready to take the field at once. It will not need as much polishing and im- proving as did the first units sent overseas in 1917, perhaps, but it will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
Tall Tower
 Topics
Good Evening.
THAT'S WAR
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

History repeats itself sort of grabbing hunk by hunk And since there must be some boats must be sunk Stories told today, horror scenes graphically depcteo Tomorrow somehow are likely to be contradicted,
 One says the enemy another counts their losses You hear much every side from leaders and pig posses Headlines are enough to scare out of his very wits And we wonder about this bombing places to bits History repeats itself, as it was before,
 A 'o''''' 'e'''' w FEM EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
PRAYER FOR PEACE

Oh Prince ot Peace, be merciful to us So far removed from European strife And yet so near our stand Is perilous; Spare us the shedding Of our nations life Help Us keep calm free from hysteria; Teach us compassion without hatred for Those who oppress a little area, And plunge the world into this bitter war. Teach us the wisdom Of restraint and poise Grant to this nation sanity of thought; Oh, let it not be forced to give it's boys, Again useless sacrifice for naught. Keep Us aloof in cold sobriety, Oh mighty Prince of Peace, we beg of Thee,
 ALMA ,. ROBERTS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

need some.
 The army has kept pace with overseas armies in the development of scientific war gadgets. Most of these, to date, exist in small quan- tities only, and will not be available for widespread use until factories have been retooled to go Into mass production with them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Mrs. M F. Barrett of ThomastOn and her daugh' ter, Doris, high school teacher in Hartford were among the Queen Mary passengers who docked m New York Monday following trip to England and Ireland. Jennie Campi and Eva Tedesco of the Budget Beauty Shoppe will the guest towels at the Hotch. kiss House in the Catskill Mountains beginning next Sunday They'll be gone for ten days. Louise Speidei Chesia Kosinski and Isabella Venter, Wiby grads plan to attend local business college this fall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Bernce Brazis, whose presence as a competitor in the recent Chase Park Watercade was partly respons
 be for the S. R. C. sign being evident early spent Sun day and Monday at the Worlds Fair and dld so much kckers Ike Levine right hand man for Louie Rieger Is back in town after six months in Florida. Sergeant John Hayes has laid aside his uniform until September 10th In the interim you can reach him at the Worlds Fair Mir and Mrs Thomas Skipp have left men- ories of Block Island behind them The weatherman during their vocation made the island everything it's not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

FRS AT WEBB's DRUG STORE.
 MEMS WOMEN'S AND CHILD RENS CLOTHING AT COHEN'S. JOIN THE CROWD AT WEBB'S SUPERB SODA FOUNTAIN.
 BEAUTIFUL CHROMOS CIV EN WITH ALL CASH PURCHAS- ES OVER Si AT COHEN'S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Army men feel, however, that the industrial surveys which have been made and the educational-order system which has been insti- tuted will make 1t possible for mass production to begin quite rapidly. AS one officer expresses 1t: By the time we had the men trained, we'd have the equipment ready"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

Washington Sept Tiff America psychogcay unprepared war in 1914 she even less prepared a military
 Her army was first ra as far wenbut didn't go very
 It had 900O0 officers and expanding of dOOOOO0 job that had to be started from elapsed before could really presence felt on the western front.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Eddie Keenan will be among the grandstanders at the Al-Star football game in New York City this evening Hugh Murphy is behind the bar again after a deserved vacation last week Alderman Ed Fitz' gerald and his partner Harry Patt remember me with a very timely football handbook for the 1889 collegiate and professional campaign You obtain one gratis by calling at their Exchange Place clothing emporium
 Joseph Geronimo of South Street and Gloria, Sheila and Bart Phelan of East Dover Street honor the Tower with generous tnfoil contributions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Japan issued 100000 printed shects to take its gold census.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Shocks and surprises are numerous in the lives of city officials but undoubtedly the one that anonymous conscience-sricken individual gave Mayor John w. Murphy of New Haven yesterday will top them all. While opening his official mail the mayor came brief terse note "This belongs to your city, Mayor Murphy promptly turned the money over to the City miscellaneous income account The money, city officials .opine came either from someone who years ago had filched something from the city, or else one who had receive It.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Kay Martin and Eileen Mccarthy like the wide open spaces well they're going to weekend at the Great Harrington Dude Ranch again Saturday and Sunday. The two comedy asses spent their Labor Day holidays there and have photographs for proof It isn't the cow trails the delicious meals and the we'll trained horses Wa.hoo! Francis Brick of Maple Avenue, photogra- pher extraordinary is enjoying two weeks of noth- ing-to-do . . Joseph R. Anderson, Naugatuck chemical worker, and Wanda F. Skubnski of North Main Street, this city, visited the town clerks office in Middetown yesterday and filed marriage license applications.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07
UNCLE SAM TAKES STOCK
 GUARD FORCE 400, 900 READY
RY BRuCE CATTON

Last of Cation position in Che cur. rent European
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-07

Rosemary Finn back from four delightful weeks of California atmosphere has plenty to tell about her vacation experiences in Hollywood. She touched cuffs with the hilarious Marx Brothers and had picture taken with them in their automobile. Patricia Rich. ards and Lucille Marcinkus realize needs more than two days to everything at the Worlds Fair they had to spend :. Jimmy Fryer is sporting around in a new 1889 Nash sedan. Theresa Sweeney of Nau- gatuck is postcarding friends from Ohio this week where she's visiting relatives
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14
Bankers And
Gro-Swift Win

With Brooks Parham pitching one
hit ball, the Bankers defeated Purol
Pep Is to l yesterday at the high
school lot and on the same afternoon
Gro-Swift turned on the KiWanis 13
to at Pine Park in South Hender-
son.
Faulkner got a triple for Purol
Pep, and came home on a wild heave
in an attempt to catch him at third
base.
The Bankers lambaSted Henry
Powell to all corners of the lot.
KiWanis got off to an early start,
and had the Gro-SWifts 6 to 2 at
one stage Of the contest. The winners
numbered their heavy hitting and
the runs trieckled across the plate.
Branch, Harris and Champion hit
for the circuit for Gro-SWift.
Parham pitched and Weldon
caught for the Bankers, with Powell
pitching and Williams catching for
Purol Pep.
Abbott pitched and Branch caught
for Gro-Swift, and Mackey pitched
and Hubert Hight caught for the
Kiwanis. III I'M
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14
LENOIR FARM YOUTHS
WILL GET FREE PIGS

Kinston, June 14.-The chamber
OF commerce here today said II Lee
noir county farm youths will re-
ceive purebred pigs from the county.
However, IA pigs from the gift pigs
progeny will be turned over to the
county from the first farrows. They
IN turn will be presented to other
youths. The procedure will be fol-
lowed from generation to generation
until it is hoped, hundreds of young
farmers will have received free pigs.
The commissioners agreed to pay
Tor the pigs when the chamber of
commerce requested an appropria4
ton. The bc.-s to receive them will
be members IF chapters of the Flu
ture Famers. of America and Of All
CLUBS. The. animals will be distri-
buted by the farm agent and his as
slstants and agriculture teachers in
the schools, on a merit basis.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14
MISTRIAL is ORDERED
IN SUIT FOR $4,000

Goldsboro, June IA mistrial in
the $4,000 damage suit brought by
Miss Elizabeth Mitcham against the
Atlantic Coast Line railraWy was or
dered by Judge C. Vernon Cowper,
who is presiding over a civil term OF
Wayne Superior Court, after the case
was on its third day, on account OF
an editorial in the Goldsboro News
Argus that the judge considered pre-
JUDGED to the defendant.
Judge Cowper ordered Talbot Pat
rick, ditor and publisher Of the News
Argus, and Henry Belt, managing
editor of the paper, to appear before
him for an inquiry into the matter.
At the inquiry Belt explained TO the
Judge that the editorial had been
written because of an incident that
happened to him several weeks ago,
and that there was no connection be-
tween the case in court and the edi- )
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
STATE GETTING PART
OF SECURITY FUNDS

Washington, June 14-(AP)-The
social security board certified 1928
claims for old age insurance benefits
during May to a total of 81 ,525 ,O53.
The boards report today said the
number Of claims certified since the
insurance system v.as established
January /, 1888, was 1863, 440, repre-
Senting payments of $18,712,696
All claims now being paid are filed
by wage earners who have reached
the age of IS, or by their heirs. The
average May payment was $79.15.
Claims made in North Carolina
during May numbered 1863, making
total claims in the state of 6,879. May
claims amounted to $17,198 in the
state raising the total payment to
state residents to $223,6O4.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14
LIONS WIND UP STATE
MEETING AT WINSTON

Winston-Salem, June 14-(AP)-
Delegates to the three-day conven-
ton of North Carolina Lions clubs
scattered for their homes today aft
er hearing an address by Jennings
Randolph, West Virginia congress-
man.
Randolph, Lion and congress
sional leader in legislation to aid the
blind, spoke at a banquet.
In the morning business session,
the Lions voted to divide North
Carolina into three districts instead
of the present two.
Dan Stewart, of Asheville, Roy
Bolin, Of Fayetteville, and Neil
Hester, of Raleigh, were chosen gov
errors of the districts
The delegates voted to expand
their work in behalf of the blind by
establishing a $4,000 fund for pre-
VentiOn of blindness.
Special emphasis will be laid on
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14
Jenkins Wins
Finch

Tommy jenkins, new club cham
pion, whipped Stewart Finch yes
terday in their playoff Of a tie for
medal score in qualifying for the
annual West End Country Club cham
pionship, and Jenkins will receive
a handsome prize for this honor.
David Cooper won fourth flight
consolation play over j. Fl. Murrell,
Jr., and will receive prize for this
honor.
A barbecue supper is to be had
at the club this evening, beginning
at o'clock, and continuing as mem
bers come out. Prizes are to be
awarded at that time to the various
winners. In case of rain, arrange
ments have been made to have the
cue indoors at the club.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14
State Crops South's
Best But Are Off
Continued From Page Cnel

Continued From Page Cnel
compared with a normal average as
follows: Oats, 80 per cent compm-
ed with a85 per cent on June /, last
year and a ten-year average Of #.
barley, ,85 per cent as compared with
81 last year and 70 for the ten year
period; rye yield estimated at d
bushels, the same as last year.
Small grain conditions are per-
haps uniformly better throughout
the state than they have been in
many years. Everywhere stands are
extra good. The heads are about
average in length, but are well fill
eel. No unusual damage has occur
red, other than rust in a few Pied
mont counties. Fall planted oats
are now being harvested and the
harvest Of wheat is also under way.
An increase in the use Of COM
bines is noted and better than usual
yields are expected
That middle-Western pooch which
enjoys it's daily ration Of beer is,
Of course, just a lap-up dog.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14
81 900 TO BE EXPENDED
AT EXPERIMENT STATION

Rockingham, June IA confer
ence will be held here tomorrow to
formulate plans for the expenditure
of $1,000 allotted by the 1899 legisla-
ture to the North Carolina State COL
lege agricultural experiment station
Tor horticultural research
Dean l. O.. Schaub, of the college
acting director of the station, and
several other professors will meet
representatives of the Sandhill Peach
Growers association.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14

Greenville, June 14.-Damage by
hail which struck in the Ayden,
Centerville and Winterville sections
of Pitt county late yesterday after
noon was rather heavy on some
farms, while damage on others was
rather light, a survey revealed to-
day.
The hail storm whipped in from
Lenoir county and pellets of hail,
some of them large, peppered to-
bacco plants in the area southeast
Of Ayden, where damage was heav-
lest. The Centerville section, be-
low Ayden, reported heavy losses,
with report of light losses near
Ayden.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14
Standing OF
Teams Revised

President Al Barnes of the city
softball league has ruled that the
second games five Of the six clubs
remaining in the circuit played
with the now defunct Lions entry
should come off the ratings for
standing. Rose did not play the
Lions but one game.
The corrected standing as ruled
by the president is published today
for the first time.
The Lions handed losses to the
five clubs affected
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14

care Of eyesight in the public schools
the Lions declared
DR.. E. w. Larkin, Of Washington
N. c., president Of the state organi-
zation's blind activities commission
said workshops similar to the one
operated by the Winston-Saem
Lions club have been approved as
the most efficient methods of blind
assistance.
SIN the workshop, the blind actu-
ally become self supporting" he
said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14

torial
Judge Cowper then ruled: 1T APP
pearing that no intentional contempt
was committed the proceeding is dis
missed
Miss Mitcham had brought suit
against the railroad as the result of
a train-automobile accident at a
crossing in Goldsboro on May IA,
1887, in which Miss Mitcham was in
iured
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14
|Sta4&a&s.
SOFTBALL STANDINGS
(City League)

Due to miX-up caused by the
Lions withdrawing from the league,
the softball standing today is ques-
ton. President Al Barnes ruled one
order.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14

The man at the next desk thinks
someone should cross the ostrich
with the turkey: Just think, he says
OF the magnificent drum sticks.