The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
Breezing Round New York


New York, N. Y, Jan. 5-It is not often that this column com ments on motion pictures, nor would we do so TOW except to con- demn a fleeting scene that spells an otherwise marvellous, show for many people. I refer to scene in H. M. Pullman, Esq, when the young son and his sister of teen age are talking together, in which she in a general tone of conversation sug- gests that they ought to know each others thoughts better by getting good and drunk. Our hero in the picture who has professed to be shocked that his kid sister uses paint and powder, shows no amaze ment whatever at this suggestion nor of her fiippant use of cigarettes
 One action bellies the other. If a brother could be so disturbed al the use of lipstick, he most certain ly should be doubly provoked at his sister for recommending something that would cause other people to break the law if they even served a girl of that age. Yet the picture permits the scene as if 1t was the most natural thing in the world for teen age youngsters to go out at their pleasure and guzzle until they were indifferent to the nice things in life.
 am puzzled that such a flash got by the office of Will Hays even more so, that 1t ever got an okay by MGM or King Vidor, but per- haps the magnif1cence of its over- all story dulled the senses of the great masters for those few seconds in which certain damage through power of suggestion might be done to young nop-drinkers wondering whether a drink or a "binge" is worth trying.
 One might dismiss this incident without further thought If his con- tacts were confined to average young people of families with incomes sui f1cient to provide good home en- vironment and parental supervision I have seen great problems sprout from smaller taints of propaganda that affected poor folks and ever more young people whose families made a good income but lacked a bond of understanding with theh boys and girls.
 It seems only short time ago that 1t was a mark of sophisticatior, to know somebody who had enjoyeG the exhiliaration of marijuana and unbelievable to hear of the great numbers of young people in thei1 teens who were unnaturally SuScep. tible to emotional impressions thai caused them to experiment to theil sorrow in smoking this unwhole. some and crime-creating weed.
 It is time for older people to &C., cept as fact that children of four teen years and up are capable o1 initiating or following any sugges. tion made by an elder be 1t getting drunk, stealing. killing or any other act.
 Sitting In at a district committee meeting on Boy Scouts recently, heard men arguing about the issu. ance of orders to Scouts in case o an emergency. Their theories wer, so impractical that If the subject! were not serious the answers would be funny. Not unlike that problem was another for air raid instruc. tions that required men to tele phone place fifteen miles away tt get instructions regarding who wa. to do what in tie event of an at. | tack.
 Here in New York city there i a whole series of steps supposedly to be followed in case of attack ol bombing does happen. It seems tha Carthy funeral home to St. Mary's | Church, Turner's Falls. Rev. .Johr