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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20
EMPLOYMENT FOR
 1884 IS FOUND
Private Industry Place. ments in State For Half
 Year Pleasing

Hartford, Conn, July 20-The Connecticut State Employment Service achieved an exceptionally good record for the six months period ending in June when jobs were found in private industries for 18,894, State Labor Commissioner Cornelius J. Danaher announced to- day. The total, almost evenly divid- cd between men and women, repre- sents an increase of over 5000 for the same period in 1888.
 Geographically, these placements were divided as follows: A total of 168 in the professional and admin. strative type Of job; l,080 salespeo- pie, l,038 clerical jobs, 1901 service workers, including domestic and in- stitutional; 2,521 skilled workers, in- cluding mechanics, machinists and all craftsmen; 3,s07 seni-skilled oc- equations and 2,280 skilled or manual labor class.
 Service workers comprised 42.3 per cent of all placements, followed in order by seni-Skilled or production type worker, and craftsmen or high est skilled worker.
 The service placed persons in over 300 different occupations every month. A few of the unusual types of occupations in which the State Employment Service was successful in placing applicants follow: archi- tects, engineers, accountant-aud- itors, illustrators. dynamite blasters, biologists, analytical chemists, mas. seuses, photo-tinters, music instruc- tors, personal shoppers, jailers, sail. ors, harness builders, tutors, clothes models, fortune tellers, dieticians and real estate agents.
 In addition to these placements with private industry, the service also effected 5,603 placements with public institutions including city, state and federal government agen- cies In addition, 6o4 so-called iim- tied placements were made. These are employer-aid placements for which the service does not take credit. They are made entirely for the convenience of the employers who would like to call back old employees or who specify individuals to be called back to work.
 For the ls,8e4 placements, the service made 20.787 referras. The final selection of the individual was made by the employer.
 The service made l,976 new field visits during the six months period and contacted employers who have not made use of the facilities of the service. The active file at the end of June stood at i0i,6s0 persons seeking employment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20
BY OREN ARNOLD
eoPYRIoHT. 1888. NEA sERvIcE. INC.

I'm getting too gray" he men, toned, in the chair. Cant you just -uh--2"
 T can touch 1t up and take IS years of, the barber said. What about the whiskers2 They got some white ones."
 Touch them up, too. Make 1t good"
 The barber wasn't rushed. He did a good job. MT. Sawyer, or Mir. Quait, looked even reasonably handsome when the job was done.
 He bought a new suit of clothes and other articles to dress him. self inconspicuously. Then he set out to buy a few books. But in 8 town the size of Kingman there are no bookstores. He did manage, however, to acquire plain spectacles and an umbrella and suitcase. He went back to his hotel and sat down to be patient. When opportunity offered he informed the clerk and other guests that he welcomed the chance to get back to civilization, since he had been out in the fields doing some special meteorological studies for several months. In day or two, he said, he would be ready to head back east again.
 Then he wished he hadn't talk 50 much. Somebody would like re- member that he had posed and worked as mine laborer at the Imperial Feldspar. Why, he was ale most a fooll It wouldn't do to get careless now.
 The thoght worried him all that night and into next day when he kept to his room pretending to be reading. So the second afternoon he set out abruptly to go buy himself pistol and some shells.
 He was already in the hardware store before he membered that, in his present pose, he would look conspicuous buying gun. He lied automatically and excused himself. He had seen 8 heavy A calibre pistol under the hotel clerks counter anyway.
 The second night he slipped downstairs at 2 a. m. and got the clerks pistol, being careful to see that 1t was fully loaded. The clerk hadn't even discovered his loss when MT. Sawyer departed on the regular bus at the next morning.
 (To Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20
z. I. o. UNITS HERE ARRANGE MEETINGS

Two units of the Waterbury Brass Workers' union, affiliates of the Cfo
 are scheduled Co meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock at CIo headquarters on Spencer avenue. one is the metel hose unit of the American Brass O.. and the other. the Waterbury Bcekis Co. unit. which will eIecE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20

If you don't know the answers, you can learn them by looking on Last Page.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20
CRANlUM CRACKERS
Word Wigggling

Word Wigggling
 To start: find a letter word meaning Ito cure"
 Next: subtract one letter, add an- other. and get to listen to-"
 Now: take this last word, rear range the letters, ad a "c,' and get to extend
 Finally: lop the first letter of the last word, and get e pronoun.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20

Yesterday: Franklin tells Chris- tane about the ex-cOnvict and robber who will certainly come to Goldcrest for his money. Later, Franklin gives the purse to Dick to give to Christine but Dick gives it to Roselee!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20
CAST OF CHARACTERS

ROsELEE DALE and CHRIs- TINE PALMER--PaFtners In . summer tourist venture at Gold crest
 DICK BANCROFT and FRANK HIN LARRAWAY-They also found an interest In Geldcrest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
PERKIEST OF NEW
 BASQUE STYLES

This will go down in history as a great Basque Dress Season-there- fore every 'teenster in the land should take note of Claire Tilden's new Pattern 805. It's scintillating with charm, and it's made ever so easily. The smart waistline, away down and the hemline, flowing away out-are devastating in their charm. And how adorable both necklines are one with a little collar, the other heart shaped! Darts in sleeves and over bust are help to chic snug fit, and they're pretty decoration too. Use part way belt, if you like, for either ver- sion of this irresistible new crea- tion-and whip on bright buttons or ribbons for trim. The instruc- tions of the illustrated Sewing Sheet will smooth out all difficulties even if you're a beginner!
 Pattern 805 is cut in junior and misses sizes 10, 12, IA, 16 and IS. Size IA requires 3 1-2 yards 35 inch fabric.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) in coins for this pattern. WRITE CLEARLY SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS AND STYLE NUMBER.
 Send orders to the Waterbury Democrat Pattern Department.
 Friday: Day Dress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

low bedspread and curtains will make one bed- room the blue and yellow room even though its walls are the same color the bedroom across the hall"
 Another important point for the budget-minded to remember is that suites, designed for special rooms special uses, are not as satisfactory in the long run as functional furniture
 "For low-cost house" Elizabeth Hofflin went on, i've select dining room chairs that will be usable in living room and bedrooms. For extra rooms. The living room sofa invariably is sofa bed where an extra guest may sleep. We try to stick to one wood throughout, making chests of drawers, little tables and dressers useful in all rooms"
 If you are furnishing a new house or simply planning to buy few new pieces of furniture, do some painting and make your present home more attractive this spring. you may be interested in Miss Hoffns list of hints to the homemaker at housekeeping tine Here they are:
 Put away heavy tapestries richly colored draperies, elaborate ornaments and bric-a-brac which accumulated during winter months The cluttered room won't be cool looking in July.
 On the other hand, don't leave floors, windows and table tops absolutely bare. Your house should be as inviting in summer as it is in winter-only in lighter, less formal way.
 Wallpaper with enormous, SplaShy designs will make small room look even smaller Striped papers seem to add height to room with a low ceiling.
 Paints should be washable, of course. Unless you can redecorate every spring, by all means select neutral paint of which you won't tire easily. Some shades be pretty hard to live with after the second month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
RAISING A FAMILY - Most Children Tell Fibs, But Seldom Without Reason

biological sport" or one of those unfortunates born never to know the difference between right and wrong.
 Behind every lie child tells, there is a reason.
 Johnny has met with situation that is too much for him. He pro- tects himself. Just why he has to protect himself is the real prob- lem.
 Is he SO afraid of us that he cannot tell the truth? Is he so sure we won't listen patiently or sympathetically that he cuts cor ners and makes up a story to put an end to things? Or is he so sensitive about his honor, as he sees it, that he cannot and will not admit a mistake? It may be that he is afraid of physical pun ishment. The lie seems the sim plest way to fix things, then, and he uses it.
 This easiest way out, repeated, becomes a habit. Anything that serves so well to relieve him of consequences vii not easily be discarded.
 Stop First Lie
 The first time Johnny lies, say for example, about Tommy's ball get him by his own word Of mouth to acknowledge that he took it. But do not rub in the fact that he has lost caste in your eyes. Above all things, keep him from thinking that by fibbing he has become a criminal. Just show
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

minerals and vitamins, namely, re- fined or white flour. Each reader may estimate for himself what proportion of his daily calories is derived from white flour, in bread pastry, cake, and the numerous other familiar and delectable items of which it is an ingredient. In cidentally each reader might well consider the fact that plain wheat, whole wheat or products made of whole wheat including the germ and the bran, are excellent sources of every one of the elements above mentioned whose intake is dimin- ished when sugar and white flour are used as freely as these excellent fuel foods are in the diet.
 Here I repeat I have mono- graph Wheat to Eat" which gives information on the nutritive value of plain wheat and recipes for its use in the everyday dietary. For a copy send a three-cent stamped envelope bearing your name and and address-do not send loose stamps and plesae do not live in City" or Local" give your home town a name-I will never betray your confidence.
 The large proportion of your daily calories derived from sugar and white flour does not tell the whole story. To comprehend the extent to which the nutrition of the average American is unbalanced it is necessary to compute also the proportion of the daily ca1ories de- rived from various other foods which are more or less denaturized (deprived of the minerals and vita mins that grow in them) by cooking, canning, sterilizing, pasteurizing, storage, oxidation, refining, bleach- ing and other processes to which much of our modern food is sub jected.
 Everyday experience of people on the protective, corrective or re- juvenation regimen bears out the scientific concept that in most cases overeating is an instinctive effort to get more minerals and more vita mins, for the majority of persons notice that after they have adopted regimen which increases the pro- portion of minerals and vitamins in the daily intake they feel satis- fled with less food than they for merly craved. This observation con- cerns not only the rejuvenation regimen but also rational, physio- logical reduction regimen in the control of overweight. If circum- stances preclude consistent control of the diet, then as an alternative course one should at least make sure to eat daily few ounces of wheat germ, wheat bran or plain wheat or some brewers yeast, a salad of raw vegetables or whatever raw vegetables are available, some fresh fruit or fruit juice or tomato or fresh or canned tomato juice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
WOMAN,S REALM
.BEAUTY
 Gl0rfing
 Yourself
By Alicia Hart
NEA Service Staff Writer

NEA Service Staff Writer
 Experts agree that just about the hest beauty treatment for the corIl- plexion and eyes is nine hours of deep, really restful sleep. They agree, too, that if you always are tired when you get up the morn ing after sleeping more than seven hours you certainly should see your family doctor.
 If the doctor concludes that there is nothing organically wrong with you, the chances are ten to one that your mattress isn't right for you or that your room enough away from street noises or isn't properly ventilated or not far that you ought to learn how to re- la. ..
 In her new book, Help Yourself to Beauty" Helen Macfadden gives a fine list of hints which should be helpful to the insomniac or to one who never seems to derive real benefit from the sleep she does man. age to get and, of course, to all beauty minded women. Here are some of them:
 "A hard bed is preferable to a soft one. It is better for the spine.
 Sleeping without a pillow keeps the neck and chin area more youth full.
 "The minimum amount of bed- clothing with the maximum amount of warmth is not only more con- fortable but more healthful. "A good sleeping posture is half way between lying face downward and on the side. Lying flat on the stomach, with head turned to either side is just as good if it is comfort able.
 Drugs to induce sleep are habit forming and dangerous. Instead, take long walk or drink warm milk.
 Cultivate the art of relaxation.
 Keep humidifier or pan of water in the room to keep the air moist.
 DO not over-eat before retiring. J
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
OF Interest To Women

Have you a household problem to solve? Write your question clearly, sign your name and ad- dress, enclose a three cent post age stamp and mail to The Wom ans Editor, Washington Service Bureau, The Democrat. 1913 18th Street, Washington, D. C., for a personal reply.
 o. When should seed for annual towering plants be started?
 A. Most kinds may be started to best advantage in seed-beds in early spring. Tender kinds should be planted in hotbeds, coldframes, or indoor flats and the seedlings trans planted to the garden when frost danger is over.
 o. Are green and ripe olives of any value to the diet?
 A. Yes, both contain abundant amounts of vitamin A.
 o. How can I keep the metal tops of salt shakers from corroding?
 A. Cover the inside with melted paraffin. While paraffin is cooling, the holes may be opened with a pin or toothpick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
Modern Menus
NEA Service Staff Writer

NEA Service Staff Writer
 Young lamb is delicious with curried pineapple. So are other roasts when they are prepared that way.
 Curried Pineapple for Meat
 Two tablespoons butter, table spoons curry powder, 2 table spoons pineapple syrup slices canned pineapple.
 Heat butter in frying pan. Stir in curry powder and pineapple syrup. Lay 6slices pineapple in this mixture and cook very slowly for ten min- utes. Turn slices frequently. Instead of slices of pineapple use small pieces, if you prefer. This is good also with chicken or fish.
 Picnic Chery Cake .. q cake g by 2 inches ...... The suggestion of picnics is in the spring air. You'll want a special cake recipe. He is a brand new one.
 One-quarter cup butter or other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

weathered rocks, plant rock garden beauties such as marsh marigold, forget-me-not. With tall Regal fern your tiny woodland is com- plete.
 How to plant and propagate gor- geous water lilies? Our 32-page booklet has full instructions for growing different kinds of water li- lies. Gives directions for pools made with cement and the stock pond type, suggestions for border planting. Tells how to make and plant rock gardens.
 Send 1Oc in coin for your copy of HOW TO MAKE ROCK GAR DENS AND LILY POOLS to the Waterbury Democrat Home Service, 635 Sixth Ave, New York, N. Y. Be Sure to write plainly your NAME, ADDRESS, and the NAME of book let.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

to those who have unlimited sums to spend on furnishings. Now she applies the same fine prin- ciples of smart decorating in furnishing the little low-cost houses which the United States Housing Authority builds
 "An excellent way to make small, inexpen- IS to select one shade of paint and use it on all the walls and the woodwork she said
 Naturally, the shade of paint ought to be light, warm tone-not strong color. Then you'll establish color schemes for different rooms by smart use of color in curtains rugs, upholstery and accessories.
 For instance, blue rugs and lamps and yell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

is not the Indian or the bird that is the protagonist, but "I", meaning self. T am the general. am the aviator" T am the ruler of the universe" Such inventions come of day-dreaming, and hero worship. The child says such things, however, with his tongue in his cheek.
 But suppose Johnny comes in and says, "I found this ball" when all the time he knows, and you know, it is Tommy's ball. Or he denies having lost his dime, saying, per- haps, that someone took it.
 This is a fib of a different color. The first time he does it you are shocked. The second time you are worried. The third time you make up your mind that he is a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

How refreshing in a corner of your garden is lovely lily pool! Time now to prepare for this sum- .mer's beautiful blossoms.
 For the pool, just sink into the ground half a barrel, tub or one of the ready-made metal pools. Fill to within 6 inches of the top with good garden soil. Then add half inch of sand and fill with water as in diagram.
 Perfect for a small pool are the pigmy water lilies. Blooms come in white or yellow and you may have as many as hundred from a sim gle plant in one summer. For a truly delightful little water scene, combine lilies with other aquatic plants as our diagram shows. CD arrowhead, CD water lily, (0 wa ter hyacinth, (D shell flower.
 Charming to edge the pool with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

him that it is better to tell the truth than to lie.
 The second time he does 1t, tell him that he will lose friends and your respect, too, if he repeats his storytelling. This time, talk tur- key to him. Show him that no lie helps boy to be a hero. Instead, he will be despised in no time at all.
 The. third time certainly should punish him, simply to show him that retribution over- takes the untruthful.
 In every case, however, we must be sure that the child is not driven to lying by your own in- tolerance and short patience. Copyright, 1889, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
STARVATION IN THE MIDST
 OF PLENTY

If it be true that the per capita consumption of sugar in the United States means, as Sherman points out ('Food Products" Macmillan) i, that this fuel furnishes nearly one- fourth of the daily energy require ment of the average individual and that the intake of such essential elements as protein, phosphorus, calcium, iron and vitamins is pro- portionately diminished, then the nutritional state is still further unbalanced by the preponderance os still another excellent fuel or en- ergy food which is likewise poor in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

shortening, 1-2 cup sugar, egg, 1 IA cups cake flour, l tablespoon baking powder, 1-8 teaspoon salt, 1-3 cup milk, IA teaspoon vanilla extract, 8 maraschino cherries IA cup shredded almonds.
 Cream butter and sugar thor oughly. Add egg and beat until fluffy. Sift and measure flour. Then sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add to the creamed mix ture alternately with milk. Add vanilla and pour into a well-greased heat-resistant glass cake dish, g by 2 inches. Cut the maraschino cher ries into eighths and sprinkle with the nuts, over the cake. Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees F.) for 30 minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
THE WOMEN.
---WE, THE WOMEN ''Pretty" Is Now the Word For FaShi0n---Ma Too
conspicuous.

conspicuous.
 It means knowing how to sit quietly, not having to depend on a cigarette to put her at ease.
 It means the end of bragging about being tight"
 It means soft pedal on cat- tiness - building other people up instead of pricking the bubble of their vanity.
 It means good bye to treating guests like step-children.
 A nice laugh is part of the pie ture, so is soft, pleasant smile and gaiety.
 Sharp cracks are out, and the woman whose wit is barbed had better store 1t while she is striving for the little girl" look.
 Boosting, which is never be. coming to woman, sounds worse when she looks like a lady. Swearing sounded bad enough coming from painted-on big mouths but 1t is uglier when 1t comes iron pretty pink ones.
 Pretty is as pretty does" is a, apt motto for the woman decket out in the oh-so-pretty fashions Copyright, 1899, NEA Service, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Uncle Henry in the Chair

OHcle henry III the Cna1r
 When lying down for an hour after lunch apply pledgets of cot- ton wet with boric acid solution to my closed eyes. Can this have any injurious effect? Is it beneficial to the eyes? How about using boric acid eye drops? (Miss J. M)
 Answer-It has no injurious effect and no beneficial effect. Boric acid Colder name boracic) solution-heap- ing teaspoonful dissolved in pint ot boiled water, preferably rain water or snow water-and applied comfort ably warm, is non-irritating liquid for bathing the eyes, for eye drops, for mouth wash, for gargle. etc., with mild antiseptic property. but it has no remedial value aside from that. Copyright, 1889, John F. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

look at them before you shop for something in your own price range.
 This is the advice of Miss Elizabeth Hofflin, interior de- sign consultant for the United States Housing Authority.
 You may not be able to af- ford expensive home furnish ings," attractive Miss Hofflin explained, "but being familiar with the best will help you no end in the selection of what you can afford"
 Miss Hofflin worked for many years in a well-known Fifth Avenue interior decorat- ipO octo h1icbnoept uhich cotprc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

Johnny comes in and says that he saw an Indian around the corner chasing people. Or he may insist that a big bird talked to him. That is one kind of fib we understand because it belongs in the category of imagination. Chil-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
BY RUTH MILLETT

With femininity the fashion in dress, it is also important in man. ners. This is no time for woman to be a smart aleck, bored sophisti- cate, or an T" enthusiast.
 While she is affecting yeilS and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
Caroline Chatfield Saw To-day
Man With Sordd Past Inclines to Lily-White Wife
 But She's Never Above His Suspicious.

Man With Sordid Past Inclines to Lily-White Wife
 But She's Never Above His Suspicious. DEAR MISS cHATFIELD:
 Please comment them for the benefit of some deserted by her hus with three children to ear appealed 10 the pity or great wrecked homes He married dumped a lonely she did and womans work without his help
 She put up insulting accusations a bedding of flour and meal sacks The the children had contributed by friends and time she left the farm shopping expedition Of course he drank
 When the last child away daring she planning She is making living she should have bright future Yet the husband whining nothing threatening :" p''AS' M - AN OLD FRIEND ANSWER:
 whose hobby should find himself bereft of his mpotent threats checking Doesn't he know that when she him, he can't hurt her?
 to with a the wind blew she should  ceremony, him strength catch his wife parking her the farm with getting to town.
 gentleman plenty nothing noble impulse to widow her brood that's not for before what after prett than shes sat since essayd power to her!
 CAROLINE CHATFIELD.
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