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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
Party Enjoyed

Bright Spots
on the Highway Of Progress
EFFECTIVE January another downward adjustment w
an too thes.H
in
co"".s Rates last spring both reductions comprising steps our sn" rate
Residential
served
Our interesting discussion of
"Wh serving
the public furnishes the convincing evidence progress
Service
evidence
stress abnormal demand the thing mo-" desired and appreciated by the users Of electric
o. raise
operating cost. and necessary increased investment improvement. service safety .
md public
Of the past thirteen years have seen the price electricity our territory down. FOR only three
thirteen sas 1929 ~ did n milestone
o IN
of
by wh know" ' average rate for residential 'rs-a revenue received divided
total thouvu
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
Renfree Wins

Len Renfree won the billiard title
OF the Naugatuck ~" last night.
This u the second year In success
sion that Renfree has come out on
top OF the tourney. The original
twelve contestants had narrowed
70 the inalist Renfree and Joe Rice.
Rico ID conceded o very fine player.
But, again, o. In 1898, Renfroe up
rot the predictions Of o closely
played game by starting out fast
and ciinching the game practically
in the first few minutes Of play.
The Anal score 10000.
A large audience witnessed the
game and many commented on the
hne game played by Renfroe.
III. .iotbSt:00i, affnpnnn
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-10

isn't she? I'll say she is" Evans
went charging up the stairs to dress
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CHAPTER III-Because her uncle de.
sired 1t. Edith Towne had accepted Della
field Simms,. whom she liked but did not
love. That did not prevent her from be-
up for the wedding. She disappeared i'm
mediately after the wedding was to have
taken place. Hearing the story. Baldy and
uncle. The next day Jane received basket
OF fruit from Towne, asking If he might
call again.
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R0ckpOrt

Miss Dolores Bowers is spending
several days with her grandmother,
Mrs. Anna Bowers in Lima.
f. c. Marshall was among those
who attended the Poultry Congress
in Cleveland the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Amstutz,
Junior Hoover, and Mr.. and Mrs. E.
E. Freet spent Thursday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Stewart and
family in Orange township.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Begg spent the
week end at the J. T. Begg farm
near Cleveland.
Mrs. Lillian Rust and son Rober
of Chicago arrived here the latte
part of the week for a visit at th,
F. C. Marshall home.
Mrs. Anna Bowers returned to hel
home in Lima Thursday after spend
ing several days with relatives in
this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Huber and
family of Mansfield; Mr.. and Mrs
George Huber and family of La
fayette; and Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Robey and family of Bluffton, were
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-10
CHAPTER XII

1t was two days after Jane prom
ised to marry Frederick Towne that
Evans bought Valentine for her.
The shops were full of valentines
many of them of paper lace-the
fragile old-fashioned things that had
become a new fashion. They had
forget-me-nots on them and hearts
with golden arrows, and fat pink
cupids.
Evans found it hard to choose.
He stood before them, smiling. And
he could see Jane smile as she read
the enchanting verse of the one he
finally selected:
"Roses red, my dear,
And violets blue
Honey's sweet, my dear,
And so are you"
AS he walked up F Street to his
office, his heart was light. 1t was
one of the lovely days that hint of
spring Old Washingtonians know
that such weather does not last
that March winds must blow, and
storms must come. But they grasp
the joy of the moment-masquer
in carnival spirit-buy flowers from
the men at the street corners
sweep into their favorite confection-
er's to order cool drinks, the wom-
en- seek their milliner's and come
forth bonneted in spring beauty-the
men drive to the links-and look
things over.
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took the boys with him to the il
brary.
On the table lay a gray volume.
He opened it and showed the Cruik-
shank illustrations.
I've been reading this. It's great
stuff"
"Oh, Pilgrims Progress" said
Sandy; do you like it?"
Yes" Evans leaned above the
look where it lay open under the
light. and started to read to them.
That night Evans found out for the
first time something about his moth
er. You look tired, dearest" he
had said, when their guests were
gone, and he and she had come into
the great hall together.
Il am tired" She sat down on
an old horsehair sofa. "I can't stand
much excitement. 1t makes me feel
like an old lady,"
You'll never grow DID,. He felt
deep tenderness for her in this
moment of confessed weakness. She
had always been so strong. Had re-
fused to lean. She had, in fact, TAX
en- from him his sons prerogative
of protectiveness.
You'd better see Hallam," Evans
said.
I've seen him."
What did he say?"
"My heart"
He looked at her in alarm. "Moth-
erl Why didn't you tell me?"
What was the use? There's moth
ing to be worried about. Only he
says | must not push myself"
Il am worried. Let me look aft
er the men in the morning early.
That will give you an extra nap"
"Oh, won't do it, Evans. You
have your work"
TT won't hurt me. And | am 60
ing to boss you around a bit." He
stopped and kissed her. "You are
too precious to lose, Mumsie."
She clung to him. "What would
do without you, my dear?"
He helped her up the stairs. And
as she climbed slowly, his arm
about her, he thought of that dark
moment by the bridge.
If those young voices had not
come to him in the night, this loving
soul might have been stricken and
made desolate; left alone in her
time of greatest need.
Ito be Continued)
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And clients came. Not many, but
enough to point the way to success.
He had sold more of the old books.
His mothers milk farm was becom-
ing fashionable fad.
Edith Towne had helped to bring
Mrs. Follette's wares before her
friends. AT all hours of the day
they drove out, Edith with them. "It
is such an adorable place." she told
Evans, land your - motherl Isn't
she absolutely herself? Selling milk
with that empress air of hers. I
simply love her."
Edith had planned to have dinner
with them tonight. Evans took an
early train to Sherwood. When he
reached home Edith and his mother
were on the porch and the Towne
car stood before the gate.
''I've got to go back" Edith ex-
planned. Uncle Fred came in from
Chicago an hour or two ago and
telephoned that he must see me-"
'sBaldy will be broken-hearted," :"
Evans tol0 ner, smiling.
II couldn't get him up. / tried.
but they said he had left the office.
] thought I'd bring him out with
me-" She kissed Mrs. Toilette. "Tll
come again soon, dear lady. And
you must tell me when you are tired
of me-"
Evans went to the car with her,
and came back to find his mother in
an exalted mood. Nov if you could
marry girl like Edith Towne."
Edith" he laughed lightly.
Mother, are you blind? She and
Baldy are mad about each other"
"Of course she isn't serious. A
boy like that. '---..--~-.s..s--->sss.~....e---
isn't she? I'll say she is" Evans
went charging up the stairs to dress
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Mrs. Toilette looked up from the
letter, took off her reading glasses,
and said complacently, Il think it is
very nice for her" The dear lady
quite basked in the thought of her
intimate friendship with the fiancee
of Frederick Towne.
Bit the two men did not bask.
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Sunday evening guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Huber and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. Cupp and
daughter Edythe left the first of the
week for a visit at the New York
Fair and trip through the New
England states.
Mrs. F. C. Marshall presented a
group of her students in a piano re-
cital at the Grace Church in Pam
dora Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Williamson
and daughters Frances and Nancy
and sons Myron and John of Cedar
vile were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. B. Marshall and sons and
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall and
daughter Jean.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Van Meter
and daughter Armeda of Delphos;
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Van Meter and
son Paul and daughters Colleen and
Annabelle, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
Van Meter and son of Findlay; Mr..
and Mrs. Don Clymer of Benton
Ridge; Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Van
Meter of Jefferson; Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Van Meter of Bluffton; Mr..
William Cupp, Miss Beatrice Cupp,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Begg and
sons John and William enjoyed a
| family dinner at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Van Meter and Mr..
Harley Van Meter, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. z. Marshall and
daughter Mary attended the Bluffton
O. Z. S. picnic Friday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hofer
in Bluffton.
Mr.. Walter Cupp and son Richard
motored to New London, Sunday,
where they spent the day with Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Lehman and family.
Mrs. Cupp and daughter Margery
who have been visiting in the Leh-
man home the past week returned
home Sunday evening while Richard
remained for weeks visit.
Mrs. F. C. Marshall of this place,
Miss Mildred Keel of Bluffton; Miss
Faith Miller, Miss Madeline Bixel,
and Miss Mildred Beery, all of Pan
dora attended dinner party in the
home of Miss Lucille Russell in Ada,
Friday evening, given in honor of
Miss Beery, whose marriage to Mr..
George of Belmore will be an event
of August 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry and
family attended picnic dinner Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mat Stewart in Orange township.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Morse and
Billy and Betty Bond of Centralia,
H., stopped here for an over Sunday
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Mar
shall and daughter Mary, enroute to
the New York Fair.
Mrs. Howard Carey and sons
Richard and Robert spent several
days last week with her uncle, Mr..
Lester Sawmiller at Spencerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bowers and
daughter Dolores spent Thursday
evening with Mrs. Bowers parents
in Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Amstutz, Mrs.
Rose Amstutz, and Junior Hoover
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Egley at Decatur, Ind.
The really social man is the man
who knows how to share.
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for dinner. ''I'll be down presently"
'tBaldy may be late; we won't
wait for him." his mother called
after him.
The dining-room at Castle Manor
had a bare waxed floor, an old
drop-leaf table of dark mahogany,
deer's antlers over the mantel, and
some candles in sconces.
Old Mary did her best to follow
the rather formal service on which
Mrs. Toilette insisted. The food was
simple, but well-cooked, and there
was always a soup and salad.
1t was not until they reached the
salad course that they heard the
sound of Baldy's car. He burst in
at the front door, as if he battered
1t down, stormed through the hall,
and entered the dining-room like
whirlwind.
James going to be married." he
cried, land she's going to marry
Frederick Towne!"
Evans half-rose from his chair.
Everything turned black and he sat
down. There was loud roaring in
his ears. 1t was like taking ether
with the darkness and the roaring.
When things cleared he found that
neither his mother nor Baldy had no.
ticed his agitation. His mother was
asking quick questions. 'Who told
you? Does Edith know"
Badly threw himself in a chair.
s'Mr Towne got back from Chicago
this afternoon. Called me up and
said he wanted me to come over at
once to his Office. l went, and he
gave me letter from Jane. Said
he thought it was better for him to
bring it, and then he could explain"
He threw the note across the ta-
BILE to Mrs Toilette. "Will you
read it? I'm all in. Drove like the
dickens coming out. Towne wanted
me to go home with him to dinner.
Wanted to begin the brother-in-law
business right away before l got
my breath. But I left Oh, the
darned peacock" Jane would have
known Baldy's mood. The tempest
gray eyes, the chalk-white face.
"But don't you like it, Baldy?"
Like it? Oh, read that note. Does
it sound like Jane? l ask you, does
it sound like Jane?"
1t did not sound in the least like
Jane. Not the Jane that Evans and
Baldy knew.
"Baldy, dear. Mr.. Towne will tell
you all about it. / am going to mar
ry him as soon as Judy is better.
I know you will be surprised, but
Mr.. Towne is just wonderful, and it
will be such a good thing for all of
US. Mr.. Towne will tell you how
dreadfully i'll Judy is. He wants to
do everything for her, and that will
be such help to Bob.
"And SO we will live happy ever
after. Oh, you blessed boy, you
know how love you. Send wire,
and say that it is all right. Tell
Evans and Mrs. Toilette. They are
my dearest friends and will always
be-"
She signed herself:
Loving you more than ever,
Jane"
Mrs. Toilette looked up from the
letter, took off her reading glasses,
and said complacently, Il think it is
very nice for her" The dear lady
quite basked in the thought of her
intimate friendship with the fiancee
of Frederick Towne.
BIT the two men did not bask.
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(Now go ON s0ith the story.)

Oh, money, money. Jane learned
that night the power of it!
Coming in with Frederick from
that wild moonlighted world, flushed
with excitement, hardly knowing
this new Jane, she saw Bob trans
formed in moment from haggard
hopelessness to wild elation.
Frederick Towne had made SIM
pie statement. "Jane has told me
how serious things are, Heming. !
want to help" Then he had asked
for the surgeons name; spoken at
once of change of rooms for Judy;
increased attendance. There was
much telephoning and telegraphing.
An atmosphere of efficiency. Jane,
looking on, was filled with admira-
ton. How well he did things. And
some day he would be her husbandl
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Notice for applications under the Uniforms
Depository Act tSec. 331: G. c. Sec. 22e6-
-.
Applications will be received by the Coun-
ell of the Village of Bluffton, Allen County.
Ohio. at the office of the clerk until p. M.
on the 21st day Of August. 1889 from any
Bank legally eligible which may desire 10
submit a written application to be designate
ed as public depository OF active deposits OF
public moneys of said Village of Button as
provided by the Uniform Depository Act. g.
c. Sec. 2296-7.
Applications should be sealed and endorsed
Application for Deposit of Public Moneya.s
CAROLD STEINER.
10 Corporation Clerk.
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NOTICE or APPOINTMENTS

Estate Of Mary Leanna Frederics. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that II. r. Freder-
ick whose Post Office address is Dola Ohio
has been duly appointed and qualified as asi-
ministrator of the Estate of Mary Leanna
Frederick late Of Allen County. Ohio. deceas-
ed.
Dated this goth day of July. 1882
RAYMOND P. SMITH.
Judge of the Probate Court.
l5 Allen County, Ohio
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The really social man is the man
who knows how to share.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
BELLARMINE ALUMNI
WILL MET SUNDAY

Alumni of Bellarmine high
school viii hold their annual
breakfast and election meeting
Sunday morning at the school
after their annual communion at
the $50 mass in st. Leo's church.
Final plans were completed
Thursday by the parish commit
tees. A feature of the breakfast
entertainment will be football pic
lures. Arrangements are being
made to provide transportation
from st. Leo's to Bellarmine.
On the committees are Robert
Brown, Arthur Mcmahon. Des-
mond Cowan and Ralph Peluso,
st. Leo's parish: Philip McElwain,
Anthony McHugh and Robert Ire
leven. st. Patrick's; Raymond
Eltrich. Joseph Hottott and
Michael siemion. Holy Rosary;
Lawrence Merkle. Joseph Fitz-
patrick and Bob Tardiff, Vista
ton; Edward Mitchell, Joseph
Mihcich and Michael Brstovich.
Holy Cross; Al Cozza and Francis
Honvelez, Sacred Heart, and Bill
Gaffney. ST. AIMS parish.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
His Entire Stock
Lost in Satchel

Poverty In facing Hector Ham
sen. elderly itinerant. His Christ
mas stock. he told Detective
Captain Cliff Osborne Thursday.
u gone.
Hansen. . stranger In these
parts, has kept off relief by selling
pencils, shoestrings. odds and ends.
Almost two weeks ago he was
given a ride into Tacoma by a
young man driving a delivery
truck. Hansen got off at So. 7th
and Pacific. thanked the driver,
and discovered later that his
satchei containing his entire BUSH
ness stock was left on the truck.
He registered at the Standard
hotel, and appealed TO police after
his search for the driver failed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
FEDERAL GRAND
JURY CONVENES

Twelve men and six women,
members OF federal grand jury,
convened in district court Thurs
day for a two-day session, during
which they will study 20 cases
to be presented by Assistant u. s.
District Attorney Oliver Malm in
volving alleged offenses against
30 persons in Southwest Wash
ington.
Jurors recessed at noon without
making any returns to Judge
jeremiah Neterer of Seattle, who
will be present during the special
jury term. Jurors were to re-
convene at o'clock for further
study Of matters.
Judge Neterer instructed the
panel to recess at 4 p. m. and
report any decisions arrived at.
Cases being studied by the jury,
which will result in return of in
dictments or no-true bills against
suspects, include violation of the
Dyer act, the Mann act, perjury,
counterfeiting and theft of gov
eminent property from McChord
field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
RECIPES

At Christmas. originality u not
20 important ss thoughtfulness
and good viii. These old-fashioned
recipes VIII help you bake greet
ings that viii carry good will and
sweet thought TO your friends.
Pecan Waters
one-haif cup butter. / cup dark
brown sugar. IN cups -four. i
cup coarsely chopped pecans, /
egg, pinch Of salt. i-16 teaspoon
soda. y teaspoon baking powder
Cream butter and sugar to-
gether until smooth. Beat egg
well, add to butter. SIT the dry
ingredients together and add to
butter-egg mixture. add the nuts.
Spread mixture thin on we'll
CREASED pan and bake in moderate
oven t3oo degrees FL about Is
minutes. Cut in squares while
still warm and remove from pan.
Gingerbread Bars
one-third cup butter. 1, cup
brown sugar. 2 eggs. u cup mo-
lasses, ! cup flour. teaspoon Gin
namon, / teaspoon ginger. \ tea
spoon allspice. u teaspoon cloves.
y teaspoon salt.
Cream butter and sugar to-
gether. Beat eggs well. add. Add
molasses. Silt flour and spices
together with salt, add to butter
mixture. Turn into CREASED pan
lined with wax paper. Bake 20
to 80 minutes in moderate oven
1915 degrees FL. Cool slightly,
then cut into bars and remove
from pan.
Frost bars with white icing and
decorate with small wintergreen
candles. Make leaves for the
candy-flowers with tiny strips of
green citron.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
~ EMILY POST
A Request from One Of Ny
Editorx


Editors
Dear Mrs. Post: Don't you think
II would be q good idea TO suggest
that return addresses be written
on envelopes Of all letters7 FIRE.
quently. I am asked by business
people why Mrs. Post doesn't
write something on this subject. I
am told that hundreds Of letters
even wedding invitations and social
ietters-are returned yearly to the
post office because they bear no
return address. Perhaps many
people who now do not think seri-
ously Of this detail might realize
Its importance II you put the seal
Of approval on the return address.
Answer: According to long estab-
lished traditions of taste, formal
social notes should not have adj
dresses Of senders on the envelopes.
However, In cases OF doubt as to
correct address, this rule may be
waived.
Regarding other mail, I have
written in my book Etiquette
the Blue Book Of Social Usage:
Business letters should have the
addresses of their senders clearly
printed so that in case the letter
is not delivered 1t may be returned
without delay. But when we write
personal letters to our friends 1t
Ia scarcely necessary to notify
them, on the outside of the en-
velope, of our full name and ad-
dress. In fact, there are times
when the address il the sender on
an envelope is embarrassing and
even improper. A young woman,
let US say. writes a man and every
one in his fraternity house, or his
club. or his office knows that his
letter Is from Miss Laura Lovely.
Small gummed labels, which are
to be had at all stationers. are
useful for those occasions when
return address is necessary"
And lately, at the request Of the
United States post office, l have
written in q small booklet called
The Etiquette of Letter Writing"
which is advertised frequently at
the end of these daily columns,
that it is considered permissible
and even advisable to put all re-
turn addresses-social as well as
business-on the face of an en-
velope. This is because of the ex-
ira handling required of postal
clerks who must look for addresses
of senders when letters have to be
returned.
am sorry, however, that l can't
put the seal of approval on a re-
turn address on engraved invita-
tions and their answers. An en-
graved invitation is the most ex-
IRENE example OF formality. and
writing anything other than the
superscription is out of place. All
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
Oaholm Urges Scandinavian
Methods in Lumber Industry

RTL AND - Scandinavian
methods OF forest management.
involving substantial forms of
government regulation. were adj
vocsted at congressional hear
Ing Wednesday by Axel oxholm.
Tacoma. managing director of the
Pacific Forest Industries.
oxholm. = native OF Norway.
said that by intelligent cocpera-
ton. Scandinavian governments
and operators have eliminated
'cnt and get out" numbering.
He said the governments OF
Norway, Sweden and Denmark
had accomplished results without
violating property rights.
He said taxes were imposed on
the lumber industry In a way that
promotes conservation and were
collected largely ut the time Of
tree-severance."
0xholm said small produc-
ers hid solved their own prob
ienss BY merging fhsir re-
sources Cor protection against
major compositions.
Il regard the unorganized small
operator - . detrsment. he said
He gives AWAY his products and
doesn't pay the standard Of wages
that Others do. But over there.
though they started with the same
antitrust laws We have here. they
have been permitted 70 band to-
gether and set prices. II they
hold up the public. the govern
ment swoops down on them. But
the combination in itself is no
longer regarded as bad"
oxholm said home lumber In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
POOL HALL OCCUPIES
FORMER POLICE ROOM

MARION, m---An offer Of $sTo
. year looked too good to turn
down. 50 the city council has
agreed TO lease a room IN the city
han TO a pool hall operator. Now
the council Is looking for a place
to house the police department
and . magistrates court which
formerly occupied thu room.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15

dustries should be developed.
since only 81 worth Of labor is
involved In bringing a tree to a
manufacturing plant, while S25 IL
used in making the finished prod
uct The statement was applaud
ed by Rep. Daniel Reed. r.. NY,
who said he Jaw in Northwest
manufacture Of lumber products
an opportunity for the develop
ment of = fine balanced econ
omy."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
BOYS ARE HONORED
FOR SAVING PUSSY

SAN JOSE. Cai.-Bob Bernsl.
ls-year-old Boy Scout. has re-
ceived a gold medal. and eight Of
his young friends certificates.
from the National Humane society
for bravery in rescuing a cat.
When the kitten fell into a well.
the other youngsters lowered Bob
on the end Of rope 90 feet TO
rescus IL.