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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
Charter Makes
City Manager
4 All Powerful

Extremely broad powers for the
city manager are provided in the
charter which will be submitted
to the voters for acceptance or re-
lection Tuesday. His authority
would be far greater than that
now held by the mayor under the
so-called STRONG mayor" charter.
Says the proposed charter: "The
city manager shall be the chief
executive and administrative Of
ficer Of the city,. He holds. power
over all department heads, and
members of the city council are
specifically forbidden from inter-
fering with him in his conduct Of
city affairs.
All administrative functions of
the city would be under the city
manager, who need be only a cit
izen of the United States and not
necessarily resident of the city
or state.
The city manager has the pow
er of appointing any and all city
boards and commissions, except
the board of education. Board
members shall serve "at the pleas
ure of the city manager"
The charter gives the city man
ager power Ito fix and determine
the internal organization of de-
partments, the numbers and kinds
Of offices and positions, the rates
Of compensation and the methods
to be followed. "He is empowered
to establish rules and regulations
for each department.
The city manager can set aside
the action of any department
head or even supersede him in
office. Numerous other powers
are given him by the proposed
nsw charter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
No NeuO Voters
To Be Made Here
For Referendum

Attorney General Francis A.
Pallotti has notified Registrars
of Voters John T. Derwin and
Albert o. Faller that no new
voters can be made Monday,
as had been planned. He holds
that it is not the day before an
election, ruling that the refer.
endum cannot be considered as
a state or lily election.
A session is ordinarily held
the day before election to swear
in new voters who have become
81 or who have received their
final citizenship papers since
the last previous session
New voters will be sworn in
during the week of Oct. 16, i'm
time to allow them to cast bal
lots at the city election, Nov. IA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
President

Mrs. Maria De Leo Of LAT East
Liberty street, this city, president
Of the Daughters of Columbus, was
recently authorized to handle all
matters slocally for the Italian
Committee for the Defense Of Inn
migrants of New York.
The executive committee of this
organization is composed Of many
prominent Italians throughout the
country such as Hon. Edward
Corsi, Hon. Frank Monaco, Hon.
Salvatore Ninfo, Hon. Vito Mar
cantonio, Hon. James Mangano,
Rev. A. Mangiacapra.
Any Italians in Waterbury or
any of the surrounding towns who
are in need of assistance are asked
to communicate with Mrs. De Leo
who will be glad to see that each
case is brought to the attention Of
the general committee in New
York and that the matter is given
the proper consideration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
CONTINUED CASES
DISPLEASE JUDGE


Judge John A. Cornell in superior
court yesterday threatened to adj
journ the civil jury side of court
unless there is more action next
week than transpired last week. All
Jury cases assigned for hearing last
week were postponed on request of
counsel. Court was in recess all
week, with the exception of yester-
day when short calendar session
was held.
The first case assigned for jury
trial Tuesday of next week is that
of Antonio Solomita, administrator,
against The Howard w. Conner
Company. Assigned for wednesday
is the case of William A. Hebert
against the City of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
GRAY ATTENDING
N. E. CONFERENCE

Hartford, Conn, Sept 30.-Carl
Gray of Pennington, chairman OF
the Connecticut commission on en-
ployment of people over As years
of age, is attending the New Eng
land conference on negro unemploy-
ment in Boston today. 70 will at
tend the session along with COM
mittee of Is industrial, civic and
welfare work leaders who were APP
pointed by Governor Raymond E.
Baldwin and Labor Commissioner
Cornelius j. Danaher.
Mr.. Gray will read a paper, New
England, Economic and Industrial"
at the conference which also will
be attended by representatives from
the other New England states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30

In his final radio address against
the city manager charter Senator
George r. Culhane charged that its
hackers were unfamiliar with its
provisions, attacked the P. R.
method of voting as cumbersome and
expensive, and declared that city
employees and every resident OF the
city would suffer if the charter
should be placed in operation.
Senator Culhane claimed that the
Citizens Good Government Asso-
citation had failed to acquaint the
people with the provisions OF the
proposed charter, and that most CIT
liens were not acquainted with What
the charter would do.
He decried the fact that the char
ter was not offered for an expert
mental period, to let the people de-
eide if 1t did work. Instead, he said,
it will be almost impossible to change
once it is adopted.
Befuddled State
Senator Culhane said in part:
Everywhere the Good Government
Association speakers have appeared
they have left their listeners In such
befuddled state that they don't
know what it was all about. When
I held a meeting on Washington
Hill some of the storm troopers ap-
peared with the purpose of heckling
me. I welcomed them - invited
them to speak. They spoke so many
words, but they didn't say any
thing.
At the Y. M. c. A. the city man
ager advocates have been holding
forth night after night. The speak
ers themselves didn't know what
they were talking about. Edward
H. Davis, who spoke there last week
regretted that he knew nothing about
the Florida cities under good gov
eminent rule where corruption
flourished. He had a friend down
there who said that everything was
fine, but he had no facts or figures
He made some splendid gestures,
but that was about all. Again when
an inquisitive seeker of information
inquired as to the comparative tax
rates of cities under city manager
ship and those not, MIR. Davis was
stumped. He didn't have the m
formation at hand. He had left
his handbook home. OF course, he
was sure that city managership was
better. Now Mr.. Davis poses as an
expert. One would expect him to
toss off facts and figures at a min
ute's notice. But he just happened
to be short on facts and figures.
Well, that is the type of speaker
who has been trying to convince
you that you should risk your polit-
ical freedom next Tuesday. When
the educators don't know what 1t is
all about, how can they expect you
TO grasp the facts?
Spell Binders Tongue Tied
Then there was another meeting
for the teachers. Again the spell
binders were tongue-tied. Water
bury teachers are intelligent folk.
They won't accept anything that is
covered by q smoke screen. They
want facts. They asked for them
but they didn't get them. They were
told that the city charter plan pro-
vides ample pension provision fol
retiring teachers, but when one
principal got on his feet and asked
for specific information, it developed
that the city charter didn't provide
for what they said it did. But, Of
course, they said the Board of FL
nance can rectify all of that. Now
you know as well as know that the
Board of Finance can't change the
city charter = that the Board Of
Finance must be controlled by the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
MEMS CLUB TO HEAR
DAVIS ON NEW PLAN

The proposed city manager char
ter for Waterbury will be discussed
by Edward H. Davis at the first fall
meeting of the Mems league Of the
First Congregational church Nom
day night at the church.
Supper will be served at $50
o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30

on another way? They are going
from house to house asking each in
dividual how he expects to vote next
Tuesday. I think that's wrong. The
way a man or woman votes is his
or her own business. That's why
they have curtains about voting
machines. But the Good Govern
ment Group are trying to force the
issue today. I warned you that these
folks have lost all idea of democracy
- that they are interested in ruling
the community in their own way.
Don't forget Mr.. Whites statement
when he was in an alteration with
citizen. He was quoted by the
Waterbury Democrat as saying, I'm
the Boss.
$4,000 a Year
Well, we want no bosses in Wa
terbury - neither officials of the
Good Government Group or city
managers. We still believe in de-
mocracy and that the people of Wa
terbury are capable of governing
themselves - without importing a
city manager from Timbuctu at
salary of SOS, 900 a year. What kind
of people are we? Are there no hon.
est men in our midst? Are there no
capable men among us? Are we
so depraved that we must import a
dictator to make us behave? Stuff
and nonsense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
JOKE FAILING NO JOKE

Cleveland, o. (UP)-Traffic Pat
rolman Edgar Robinson spent an
unhappy, anxious two hours in Jail
here on his wedding day. Fellow
patrolman lured him from his
brides home and locked him up in
the precinct station on a charge"
of being married"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
Over 1000 Students
To Enroll Monday
For Opening Sessions
Classes Organizing in Three High Schools, Two Gram
mar Schools Course in Plumbing Added to Cur
], riculum; Various Studies Officially Announced

Almost 1000 students are expected
70 register when the evening schools
open for the first term Of the year
Monday night at Crosby, wildly,
Leavenworth, and Duggan and
Webster schools.
Appointed at recent meeting of
the board Of education, several new
teachers viii take up their duties for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
MEET
AT LIONS CLUB FARM

A program planning conference is
being attended by about Is Boy
Scout leaders today at the Lions
club farm at Bantam lake.
Among those attending are Scout
Executive David F. Babson, Henry
j. Donahue, his assistant, and Fred
S. Smith.
Many plan to stay overnight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
HELD BY POLICE

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 30-CUP)-
Patrick Michaud, IS, was held to-
day by local police as fugitive
from Brunswick, Me-, where he Is
wanted on a warrant charging nom
import.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30

Relatives and friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. Carpenter of Mo-
hawk street will honor them at
party this evening at the WASH
ington Park Community Club, the
occasion being their silver wedding
anniversary. Both are natives of
this city and have made their
homes here all of their lives. They
were married at st. AIMS church
by Rev. E. A. Lamontagne. Mrs.
Ralph Bouffard and Felix Car
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
Homes Planned

financed and built with FILA.
mortgages for you after you pur-
chase your lot here. Pay for same
like rent, on monthly payments.
This service is free.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30
Easy to Reach

Colonial Village is $50 feet above
the center of Waterbury. Buses
on the Bunker Hill Ave. come to
your door or it may be reached by
way of WATERFOWL Ave. thence by
Irvington Ave. to Bunker Hill Ave.
at the corner of Clough Road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30

Office on Premises
Come Out Today or Daily Thereafter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30

LAST SUNDAY proved to be independence day for many
Waterbury people, No sale recent years produced SO many
lot buyers and future home owners COME OUT this week.
end Many fine locations still left.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-13

Real Esisss 70, Sale

Jason Lee and erysn' School
Dist. Modern Dueles. s. 900
TWO s-reem apartments } esa.
reoms in each. ils IN frat class
eeaastion separate froas and
hack entrance FUN basement foF
sseh tenant. separate hot water
heating units. eless ta 9th ave
and walking distance sesy
terms Cal Mr. dust GA ssH.
Modern s.Room Hunuslow al
So. 56ih and NJ Streets
CORNER loeatioa 8 beautiful
rcosnsi Iva besifeaas. q fun At.
lie. large living foouA. dining
roam. me<tel Kitchen. hasement
and furnace with rnAl ssaksr,
paved street eiass 10 schools
and stores price tspoo and
easy terms Call Mr. Gust. GA
aTni
Small Investment Property
A GOOD income and eamtoftahls
home are assured here cie~s IN
apartment I'm paved street We
can take = bungalow a. down
payment shown nv sepuint-
mant onl,. For eompieta Ia
formation. sec u, III. jerks. GA
soia.
oo3e So. Juneif
A VERY cuxy 6-roam house On
fun lots all fenced. ready for
garden, some fruit trees. good
garage and woosished, close 10
schools and stores A small
down payment and very easy
terms Drive hy and n interest.
od see y n. Leaks. GA sois.
GEO. D. POE 4 CO.
sio Jones bldg Main pfpi
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DRY forest wood 81 90. Dry upland
block and slab, $3.50 Also small
quantities. johnson Fuel. GA 1886,
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1907 MCKAY SrOKER COALy-Car-
load shipments unloaded daily Is
s.zes) AARERG's. BR $780, BR 2S4a
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ROME NpN Upland slab. s6 cord.
Green slab IS cord.
Forest wood Main 1851.
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BUY TRADE SELL With Times want
Ads HELEN MOTT. zlt2 No 18th
st. call at The Tacoma Times Of
fee for one free ticket. There Is
always good show at John
Hamrick fheater. Eli SO
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IMMEDIATE DEL. on heavy pl ends
dry or green slab. core block and
log ends DORWIs FUEL. IA $500
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COAL at very low cost Egs nut. 50;
egg lump. 81. BR 373s. evenings.
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Sc SO PER CORD. Dry upland slab.
Two cords for sl2 GA 3S4s-R5
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s3.75 Soecial upl'1 d. f,s wood.
Pitch Block Slab I Biz $500
Mill block. nubbins bark. dry wood.
heavy planer ends. 81. 81. IS orders.
SUNSET FUEl-MAin 1882
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cC IN No. ! Forest Wood Dry old
|S'~S growth. s6 SO. GA 52To
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MALE and female putermAn fiHehsf,
manths cid reasonable. GARLAND
SaJ1-W.
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Fox TERRIER PUPPIES fof sale.
cheap s&tu No. 3sth walter need
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Situations Wanted. Male

AMBITIOUS young man would like
10 become auto mechanic OF cleo
trician. GA 1896
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CANARfFS--aluke noiiers. ftmales
all eolon ASS No TAeasns arr.
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Pets, Dogs, Birds. Ete.

FOR SALE ChesApcaks haY soaasn
cisiored FetflsFet seven months old
TtaQnFeushhnea Hfeimelana iana
50 Pacific ave keiNa. wash
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Main sI5I for Miss Adtakes
Situations Wanted. FemsIs

TWO GIRLS wish work sewing, car
Ing FOR children or Invalid Gar
land 45I6.
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EXPERIENCED eirl wishes work as
waitress or clerk. References
MAID e226
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Poultry and Supplies

PETROLEUM oAsCo efiaaestes and
other hrOcdef GOALS. A The yard OF
delivered 0RiFFiN FukL CO
BIZ 1895 1910 uommsfcs
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Df.sIEABi.E 300 3-f.son front syafts
nssnt Eisctfie essssins heat ssse-
tr.clt5 Natff. phone. .naudra "a
rent. &Dzl Fseific
ATTRACTIVE thfes slrsgtn apartment
Lincoln High e!stfiet ss3f ~ Tsxs
Ina asf
FIgE ROOM Bnfunishsa fiat Tor
rent InQgf. lff5x No n
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Washers

WASHING MACHINES
3 49,. Vacuum cleaners repaired
CDcii Parts fOr eli makes
BRAUTIGAM a. MARTIN INC
t22 s. He,ens ave BIZ 1918
cfasfEt-..-zs -
ssArssrg
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That Mans Not Hysr Again.

LOANS on diamonds. esnssrsx. etc
400 p o B&nk Bldg
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vain usi fer s..s aasas~s
Miscellaneous 10, Sale

ANY QUANTITY. sny tlms, hezs IN
CITY fehecnakss fatns
a / BURROWS NAin zass
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IsORoeR YOUR-WOOD, COAL FUEL ol-TooAY
You'll Find the Best Buys in Fuel Here Daily

Coed mill-run III Scod. cord IS Sc
Choice IAN miu nuhoinA cord 5 SC
Bone dry III slab s....-.-..4-. CSC
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EDWARDS Full Co
MA s53o-e2l IA. 18th St-nA o027
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HEAVY planer ends. heater wood %,
50 worth, or by cord. GA 074e
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Exchanges and Swsps

WANTED-Oil burner and lo-barrel
tank in exchange for 1891 Chew
rolei truck or any other commodity
listed on our exchange. National
Tradebsnk OF America. All wash
ington bldg.
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Row on DISPLAY ousksr Oh
BufnlnE Esnss operates for iea9
than ] cent p hour Hopgsf-
Kelly co sic Ccsnmfrce
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Rooms tor Rent

fTJRfsI SHE'D ROOM furnace hsat.
garage college Blia line bscSEfaxt
n desired PItaetoy 1xa8
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cAVANAUGH hos o PLAN

chain unconditional
Sell for charges Cheap NAN
zz0z Empire Furniture ana MID
Co 1914 10. slAkxs a.
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lEkIC FulI.EIe AND fRYKlls
'1isS wanted. Highest prlexs
RonMANH. tooi No. 1eta. PR ssss
RI corr
VIZ BUT. sell and trade livestock
poultry, On s2s2 rose Pacific ave
.s YEARiIso hsns. laying e6o zach,
Pr aest-W
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FUEsIsHED ROOMS. private home.
clean, Ssl bsated. nome privileges
7DT 30 Yakima
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QUICK AUTO LOANS
KIHTZ 0kRAOk z6ze fsxoett
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old-growth nr logs More heat
oil Save money, set more heat and
better results Try our Stove
on or Burner OH
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20

at Christmas for her children pouring Fam divided by Sfetcnhg
 wishes reunited in spirit as the ouse
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20
3 Christmas Islands, Harbor, Cove, Sound,
 Are Found in Atlas

Not one, but three Christmas is lands will celebrate the Yuletide this year. all of them under the British flag. The first is located in mid Pacific and is really a submerged mountain l5,0OO feet high with only it's top above water. The second, in the Indian ocean, is forest-cov- cred and had a population of 40 when the last census was taken in 1898. The last Christmas islands is near Cape Breton in the maritime provinces of Canada.
 France has a Christmas harbor on Desolation or Kerguelen island about 2,000 miles southwest of Aus tralia. The United States has a Christmas cove near Boothbay har- bor, Maine. which is summer re- sort.
 There is also Christmas sound near the southern tip of South Amer ica about 120 miles northwest of Cape Horn and located in an island belonging to Chile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20
What Ireland Does When If
 Is Christmas

In no country is Christmas looked forward to with greater anticipa- ton than in Ireland. For centuries the coming of the Christ Child has been hailed with unbounded joy by the people of the Emerald Isle.
 Many stories associated with Christmas are repeated year after year around Irish firesides. An old legend tells that sometimes on a Christmas eve Mary and the Christ Child wander abroad seek ing shelter. Fearful that they might seek in vain, as they did in Beth lehem long ago, a lighted candle is placed in every window to guide them to place of refuge. These are left burning on throughout the night g'ea.nng' into the dark ness, guiding any wanderer that might be abroad; for the legend also tells thlt the Mother and Child" may c-,ls il almost any guise.
 All tho Wsrld remembers Ireland
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20

opaque name space and tiny little match boxes to match for souven- irs.
 To decorate her holiday dinner table the hostess may choose crys- tai stars to hold her tall red tapers. Clever little bud vases with juniper wood stands, are just ex- actly right to center dessert tables.
 One clever hors d'oevre tray is made of metal in the shape of a banana leaf. The little appetizers are to be placed diagonally to rep resent the leaf veining. Copper and dull aluminium are the newest ma terials in use for ash trays, pipe bowls, cigarette boxes and book ends. A dull aluminium cream and sugar set comes on Lightweight wood tray. Both creamer and sugar have walnut handles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20
Yule Flower Named
 After U. s. Diplomat

Thank an early American dipIo- mat for the poinsettia plant you receive Cor don't receive) Christ mas morning. The flaming flower whose vermilli0n-rcd leaves are mistaken at 2 distance for the petals of it's flower, was brought to the United States about 1920 by Joel Roberts Poinsett, minis ter to Mexico, who discovered it growing there. Poinsett, who had studied both law and medicine abroad and served many years in the diplomatic service, ended his career in the American house of representatives from 1891 to 1925. But were it not for the plant he brought back from Mexico, his name would now be unknown.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20
Bethlehem, Christnl as,
 Town Names

Whatever the story may have been behind the selection, Christ mas and Bethlehem appear in var i-us stata5 as the names of cities, towns, or mere postoffices.
 Arizona, Florida and Kentucky have places named Christmas, and Christmas Cove is the name of a town in Maine.
 Beth 'eAcm seems to have had an appeal for townsite planners in Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Ken lucky, Maryland, New Hampshire and r nasylvania, as there is a place If that name in each of these states.
 Indiana, however, is the only s.ate of the Union which has a postosfice named Santaclaus (the p5stoffiee department makes it one wcsd) It is at Christmas time that Santaclaus attains it's widest popu- la1ity and fame, for the daily news papers always work up good wire  story about it.
 At Christmas and the few days p.aceding, the postmaster at Santaclaus receives from all parts of the country asking him to mail enclosed letters, which are stamped and addressed, from his postoffice with the Santaclaus postmark upon them. These. running literally into the thou .ands, are almost invari- a1iy to children. Imagine the ex- citemeslt when little eyes read right there in plain letters, Santa claus. And coming through the nlail, too, from away off-maybe up somewhere near the North Pole!
 Whatever it may be at other secsJns Of the year, business at t-.c Santaclaus postoffice booms at Christmas time, especially just when some packages are beginning tj come in to be mailed with the S4ntaclaus postmark
 A Merry Christmas to the post master at Santaclaus, Ind.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20
Santa's Gifts Censored
 In s. Africa This Year

They've cramped Santa Claus style this Christmas in South Africa. Little Jamie may ask for a toy pistol and little Piet may want a box of lead soldiers. But they won't get them.
 Toy soldiers, guns and tanks and pistols are now banned by the Union.
 The reason: A recent outbreak of violence by young criminals frightened the legislature Into barring any toy resembling . weapon, particularly a revolver. Water pistols are barred, and even the little percussion cap pis- tols are taboo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20
Don't Marry the Girl
 Day Alter Christmas

If you believe the early monks, don't select the day after Christ mas to get married, start a new job or put on that new suit. It's Childermass day, commemorate ing the slaughter of the Holy In- nocents by Herod, and in the ear Iy days was considered an occa- sion of the greatest ill-omen.
 Children, according to legend, were soundly whipped Childer- mass day to impress on their minds the story of the baby mar tyrs.
 So intense was the fear of this unfortunate festival that the cOro- nation of EngIand's King Edward W was postponed in order to avoid the fatal date.