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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

is that aside from patience with the processes
of nature and a sanitary code which their
seemingly careless life does not advertise, the
Gypsy is utterly ignorant as to the matter
Of health.
Many and many bottle of oddly colored
liquid has been sold. however, to which the
responsiveness of the seller and the guilt
biity of the gorgio have impaired powers of
miracle; for faith is the essence of any cure
Such Gypsy remedies have usually been
plain water with generous amount Of pep
permint added, and scraps of fennel dande-
lion and dock leaves for further hanky-panky.
Mrs. Cole did a great deal to get this sale
Of remedies out of circulation.
From all over the country those in failing
health tried to reach Mr.. and Mrs Cole Many
very important Romantics and Ciypsies are
buried in Forest Park Cemetery in Fort
Smith. Mother" Cole was ready to consoles
to hold the dying hand, to comfort the be-
reaved to find some gorgio clergyman, occa-
sionally, to be sympathetic when, after that
kind Of burial, the Gypses slipped back to the
grave to drink the communal bottle of wine
and to mutter the farewell words in ancient
Romany jb
Many who could not write would go to a
stenographic bureau and send word of them
selves and all their friends and relatives to
Mrs. Cole who would then write To such
other persons as she knew could read. who
would, in turn. write to others She was in.
formed of deaths by telegraph or long dis
lance telephone her job to figure out how to
-set-Wnrd- TO the Wanderers Who would want
to get to the funeral
gentle voiced frail sweet looking woman
who never thought TO be anything but an aver
age person, she was probably mourned by
more people than thousands who have been
considered famous. Her memory fingers.
There are many religious creeds among
GypsIes. But beneath these later creeds
deep IN the heart of the Gypsy there re-
mains the ancient faith Those Above" to
whom, in times of deepest stress and in times
OF deepest happiness, the Gypsy turns at mid
night, beneath warm or frosty stars, with an
odd salutation of the hand which seems 10
strew something on the ground-and turned
toward the East, always toward the East.
The Gypsy wardo is stored, not for the du-
ration but forever 1t will be cherished Per
haps the Summer vacation will be taken in It.
all the old gay clothes dug out of trunks,
horses hired for its ancient shafts old skills
of the roadside fire and cooking revived
The older women, though habituated TO
roof and hearth may do some dukkering for
country folk but for the younger generation.
with their American schooling and their al
most won Americanism It viii be Just a
lark.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

the inside OF a school room. They know, as
well anyone, that children educated by the
gorgio world will never so back to the old
ways.
1t is the boys who Will be most affected
by being educated. Many Of the girls, looking
forward to their job of handling business
transactions have learned to at least read
plain English and write, if laboriously.
Pyramis the husband of an old friend of
mine, has the manners OF a Prince, ana the
charm of a prosperous gigolo, and talks lido
matte English but reads not a word Of 1t.
MardO his wife reads the 'libro,' which is a
confession" magazine She says il keeps up
her English and also informs her Of the
dreadful love customs of the gorgio world,
thus enabling her to understand her fortune
hunting customers better.
All sorts of Gypsy customs will be lost
while they cannot travel and the children are
educated The boys are apt TO refuse the
old marriage customs. the girls viii resent
the idea OF supporting their husbands they
will like their homes and their school chums
and want to remain with both.
The boys will see their boy friends escort
irT rTrts ;rr-c rr-TfzrrE trrrr presents
come 10 feel that 1t is wrong To be dependent
on the women of the family. They'll play
baseball on sand lots and probably join the
Boy Scouts Al. ai. mieri pen. what change!
I wonder what Mary Cole would think of
all this. Twenty years ago a lovely, soft
spoken. partly Spanish girl. she married the
druggist of Fort Smith Arkansas, himself an
adopted son of the Gypsy race, an honor
given him for his herosm IN rcscung Gypsy
girl from drowning.
His bride knew something Of the Mexican
and Brazilian Gypsies and gradually the store
became the crossroads of all the western
hemisphere Gypsies Through them Gypsies
all over the world heard Of Mary Cole and
began using her as an international post office.
The families the combined caravans
tried TO pass at least a week in the old Dor
der town. Many of the varied dialects used
by the various contingents could be understood
by the two pharmacists and Gypsies who had
never known "a gorEio doctor allowed them TO
give gorgio dosagcs which did much 90 cor
rect old ills of long standing
a great deal OF nonsense has been believed
and even written about the mysterious powers
Of healing of Gypsy remedies but the truth
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NOnlatIs.

called child marriage" OF two Gypsy young
STEERS in St Louis recently Katy Miller, II,
and Tom John 9 had wedding party that
will be- talked about for whatever The dura-
ton is while melancholy glauccs VIII be
upufted TO "goreio, or non-Gypsy roofs
There WAS a professional st Louis band.
food and drink i'm astounding plenty and
lot of Gypsy business in the way of 'duk-
kers' or fortune-toing for gorgos But
there We're also many sad conferences between
old friends and relatives
Katy and Tom Will not be really married
until they arc of a proper age. and then it
Will be- civil ceremony tor the gorgio rec
ords. In the last thirty years this has been
a steadily increasing way OF arranging the
matter. for while many kalo Gypscs keep
their fortunes hidden somewhere in money
and Jewels, a great deal Of property, especial
~ farms has been invested I'm. often with
extreme shrewduess
Katy Miller for instance. viii bc quite am
hcIrcss. II is not unusual for the bride 10 bc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

7 OUISE RICE, well-known authority
IL on Gypsy life and customs. was once
adopted as a blood sister" Of tribe
and what she tells here is based on
family" experience.
There are no more romantic people
than the Gypsies, For centuries they
have travelled over the earth but the war
has stopped all that.
What will happen 10 them now that
there's no gas TO run their autos, no
horses TO trade or ride, and draft law
requiring their sons to stay putt
Louise Rice, from first-hand expert
ence, herewith tells you.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

and more or less stay put in them for the
duration. TINS VIII not only Keep them as
permanent residents in towns and cities but
VIII put stop 10 their traipsing all over the
country 10 their great ceremonies of mar
uagcs and funerals
Despite gas rationing, horse and hay
shortage there IS an even greater reason why
they must stay at home.
Their sons big brawny lads most Of them
are eligible for military service. And some of
them arc in the Army now.
When they registered for the draft, as re-
quired by law, they had to give an address
where they could be reached within "a hours
i just wouldn't do TO tell a draft board that
their home was in a wagon which might be
parked anywhere from New York to San
Francisco
Many Of the men have been deferred so
far from service because they have large
families
They marry young and have lots OF chill
~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
BY LOUISE RICE,
Sociologist and Member of the English Gyps,
Lore Society


I'VE known Gypsies Of all varieties for many
\ years the "kalo" who are the rare and
agenuine Romanes, much respected by all
others and the past hash racial strains
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

DION Thee 10 "a
cIase,scatja, ~
rect o,bor ,,ar,5od
mo, ovnoct - ho
calIod eodn Gu 20
,bor, ra,.o rl.5 do
fermeut for the rea-
son Of large families.
But AS one draft
board rcmarkcd
u,,.o a,,., coo INV
,.- g., a.s.-,.....,
60. III
kro,rr fscf that Gvn.
sy women support
their husbands. If
81 ll ......1. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

WNlcN make up lIloSe more
familiar to our roads in
Summer and empty stores
iu Winter
There are possibly 200 600
OF these latter IN the United
states and Canada but not
more than 200 Of tho Ro-
mauies anywhere in the
Western Hemisphere
Both these peoples have
been aprcy the drom,
which means on the road
since time out of mind. and
now at last. they like their
cousins in Europe have
lost their ancient way Of
lie
About twenty years ago
they fors0ok their horses
and Their high wheeled
'nardos CWagonsl with
the carved painted cXtc-
uors for automobiles The
reason being that horses
were Ehtcned and
crowded of on unsafe
shoulders Of roads by the
traffic roaring past also,
that feed ana water for
horses were moro and more
OF a problem
Now. even with a return
20 The wardos. stored away
SO long the question Of
getting horses TOR them is
uuanSWerable There just
are not enough horses 20 go
around aEd Dobbir can De
very naughty and high
priced and lis
The Gypsics VIII have 20
take TO Karin" .u houses
and more or less stay put
duration TINS viii not OF
permanent residents IN tow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

This Gypsy Boy,
Almost Old Enough
10 BE Married
According 10 GYPSY
Custom, VIII Now Stay in
One Place Long Enough
Ia Go To School and Learn
the Advantages of "A Less
NOmadic Way of Life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-11

Strickland Ballard lifted thick, white hand. That's beside the point, young man. I do seem to remember your saying something about Ballard's Prolific when you came to manage my estate, but the point is the type was fixed only this past fall, and since planting and seed selection, and all the ex- perimental work, as well as land and fertilizers, came out of my pocket, and on my time, the prod tict must revert to my ownership. You'd not wish to carry the claim to court, would you?"
 "N-no, I suppose not sir"
 Fine, finel Then it's all. set- tied" Ballard clapped Hunter on the shoulder. He was fatherly and beaming. He started off as the limousine came from the brick garage over at the house and Jeerns, the liveried chauffeur, stepped into the sunlight to await Mr. Ballard's coming. The portly man turned. And as for Firefly --you know that Bella is showing him in the horse show at the tri- state fair next week?"
 'How could I forget it?" Hunter Dent asked bitterly.
 "Now don't take 1t SO hard, young man." Ballard said. "The same thing applies to the horse that applies to the Ballard strain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-11
IPERUCINI DROPS SUIT FOR $lO,OOO
Bardazavicius' Action for
 $7,OOO Also Settled Out of Court

Settlements were reported yes- terday afternoon in two civil actions scheduled for hearings in superior court. The cases were withdrawn from the docket. Terms of settle ment were not disclosed.
 Anthony Perugini of Waterbury withdrew the $10,000 action brought against Louis A. Wassong, Jr., of Thomaston. Injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Ben Sherman Hill, Woodbury, July 10, 194O were the basis for the suit The plaintiff claimed he was se- verely injured when a car in which he was a passenger was struck by one operated by the defendant. Three other persons, Antonio Guer- rera, Alfred Rinaldi, and Michael Rinaldi, who brought actions against the defendant as the result of the same collision yesterday withdrew the cases from the common pleas court docket where they were filed.
 The other was filed by Ignace Bardazavicius of Waterbury, who brought a $7,000 action against w. Leo McAviney of New Haven and Frank Zika of Waterbury. The plaintiff claimed he was injured last August IS when he fell in front of the local defendants res- taurant at 704 Riverside street. Ac- cording to the complaint. the other defendant had heen delivering beer to the restaurant and had neglected to close a trap-door on tn side- walk. Injuries were sustained by the plaintiff as tine result of Q fall through the opening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-11

of corn. It was wager between us, and l won, that's all"
 "Wagerl" Hunter echoed. He wanted to take a poke at that beaming, fatherly face, with its under-snile of cunning.
 "Certainlyp MT. Ballard stated without batting an eye. Tt was all wager. I bet my land money, time, against your skill and learning that you could make good here, and so you did and won! You have to be a good loser, Dent. You have to learn sportSmanship"
 I'm learning, sir. Fast. The h$rd way. You call 1t sportsman- ship, I call 1t robbery. You think you're a great sport, I just have to tell you to your face, sir, you're 9 thief"
 "Them's hard words, pardner
 I hope you smile when you say -themw Strickland Ballard broke out in 8 roar of laughter. Then be sobered, but remained fatherly Tut, tut, son. Take 1t easy. ] learned the hard way too. See all this?" He waved his hand at the huge barns, the fine country house over in the trees, the rolling lands the rich alluvial bottoms where the corn had been grown. Au- tumn sunlight sparkled in the quiet river. Thirty years ago I was 3 country pumpkin. I was as thin as rail. I chewed some barks and herbs for ny stomach. It goi well. They laughed at me, even the family doctor hooted at the idea the medicine cured me. Al right told 'em, I'll bet you that was it! That was the beginning of Ballard's Remedies. Those barks and herbs through tha wager became all this. Get thu idea?"
 q get it," Hunter Dent nodded He was not less angry, but he dix have 8 sneaking admiration fol this thick-hided man who hat won major bet.
 A girl on a sleek young Ten, nessee walking horse came iron the stable not far from tn, two men. She was red-headed She wore riding brooches and { sweater that gave her contour grace and allure. "Hunter!" Sh, called. Her voice was musical just a shade husky. Tn his pres ent mood her beauty shocked an' outraged Hunter Dent. twill yo1 step this way, please?"
 "Go tend to Bella" MT. Ballar said. And I must be going [ work"
 "Mr. Ballard" Hunter called.
 "Yes?" Ballard turned again.
 "I just want to lay new wage with you" "Ah!" The mans sporting bloo was immediately stirred. By a means. What is it?"
 I'm betting you a years wor next season against making yo get on your knees and apologiz ing to me for stealing everythin ] I didn't have clamped down in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-11
MAGIC STRINGS OF MISSIONARY
 PUZZLE CONGO
HERE'S A SUMMER THRILLER MA
 SPORTING BLOOD OE
By LEO soRoKA

| H E . (Unlted Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 Saratoga. N. Y, June Il (UP)- An American missionary has brought civilization to an area deep in the Belgian Congo by using his college training as an engineer to build hydro-electric power plant. The natives call the wires magic strings"
 Tn letters to former neighbors, Dr. George w. Carpenter explained how he brought light and power to his Baptist mission at Q small set- tlement near the Congo river.
 The reaction of the natives to the first radio reception was:
 "Oh, 1t Is the white mans rl1agic very wonderful"
 Used Pick and Shovel
 pr. Carpenter was the only white man in the force which Euilt the plant. Equipment supplied by the International General Electric con1,- pany was carted over primitive roads to the site in a trailer built by the missionary.
 The ground work was /accom- plished through elementary meth- ods, he said.
 All the earthwork was done by pick and shovel and wheelbarrow all the drilling of rock by plain bar
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and slsdge hammer, and the blast ing by time fuse.1
 A canal several hundred feet long was constructed with q waterfall of suficlent height to operate the ger- erating station. 4 cut through hill, composed mainly of limestone and si1ale was made, some of the stone going into the construction oi the generating statics.
 Rails from an abandoned spur were used as poles for the electric transformers. Within few months after arrival the equipment wal delivering light and power to the church, school, hospital, residences and other buildings. An From Strings
 Said one woman of the mission
 ''Tata Carpenter put all this ma chinery and these strings here and made lightning move in thena. And now, out of these same strings come heat for the toaster, and cold in the refrigerator, and water from the spring, and light in the night time and voices out of this box Truly 1t is wonderful-all from the same strings"
 pr. Carpenter and about 60 Africans, none of them familiar with such work, finished the job He said several were good carpen- ters and mechanics and n,asons.
 The men had to learn all the mechanical and electrical aspects of the work on the job. The fore- man, he said, $ now in charge oi the plant as operator and care- taker.
 Instructs Natives
 Now pr. Carpenter Is in demand as a conSultant for similar plants at missions throughout the Belgian Congo. He was graduated in civil
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you, either"
 "Ah my!" she sighed, sagging. And I thought I'd get 8 proposal this fine autumn morning It all just goes to show. You said you know thing or two-what is the other?"
 "That irresponsible crack-pot brother of yours, that son of your sporting pappy, one Junior Bal lard!" He watched, almost with satisfaction, the fun go out of her eyes. He did not wait for her to ask questions as to what he meant. He stopped. "Now you run along, sweet chile, and take your lnorr- ing's constitutional on Hunters hoss. Hunter has to go some- where and try to find his lost soul"
 Red" the name Hunter knew her by, started to mount Firefly, but as suddenly turned to him, put her arms around his neck, and kissed him. Hunter was momen- tarily stunned. When he had come here to work four seasons ago, and she was a lilly of kid. she'd been affectionate and had kissed him, because he must have seemed strong and great to her kid mind; but now she was a young woman ard should know what kiss is worth. Maybe she did, at that. She got into the sad dle, looked down at him, impish fires in her eyes again.
 Maybe that would help you find 1t, Hunter" she said, and moved off on the splendid horse Hunter had bred. reared, trained.
 For Hunter 1t was & tough day He belabored himself to keep
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written contract when came to you four years ago. You're going to restore my corn, my horse, and beg my pardon, or next year I work for you without salary. Come on, corie on, you wheel horse of a sportsmhnl Bet"
 Bella Ballard had Firefly leap the gate, and she joined them. Repeat that in my daughters presence" Strickland Ballard cried gleefully.
 Hunter Dent did so. Bella grinned, looking like her father. When the wager was thoroughly understood the men shook hands. MT. Ballard then waddled away, got into the flashing car, and was whisked to town seven miles away where the Ballard Labora- tories turned out the Ballard remedies.
 Bella slipped from the saddle, walking with the moody young man. Dad will trim you again, Hunter. He never loses, He always bets on sure-things."
 you're telling mel Just the same I'm going to stake every thing on this one roll of the dice. know a thing or two he is over- lookirg.%
 "For iYfStance?"
 He turned swiftly on her. You flor one"
 She pantomimed a tremendous flutter. Why, Hunter! This is so suddenl"
 He gave her a black look. Don't misinterpret my wager. I'm not trying to marry you and lick your father that way. I know you are engaged to be married to another man. I have no delusions about
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-11

engineering at Unien College ip
 He completed theological trains ing At Rochester Theological Sein~ fnsry and in 1928 went to Africa stlbseuuertly receiving q doctorN deeree at Yale University for g thesis on educational methods for African natives.
 Besides conducting his Baptiss mission, pr. Carpenter is secretary of the Protestant Council of the Congo, composed of representatives of many denominations. He also finds t!ne to instruct the natives in limbering, plumbing, and laying out whole communities.
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from tearing his hair and going wild and shooting the place up. It was late when he went to the office, which was located in the second story of the garage. Here were desk, a big steel safe, filing cases for farm records and records of the purebred Jersey herd, the horses and sheep. Everything was registered here at Ballard's. Over at the house some kind of a party was in progress. Hunter could hear music and hilarity. It would last until dawn. He'd have to load the drunks in the morning, likely. He posted his books, and wearily lay down., without removing his clothes, on the office day bed.
 He must have been sleepier than he thought. What the hour was when something limp and heavy fell across his bed, waking him, he did rot know. A thin moon was sinking. When Hunter got out from under the object and switched on a light he discovered Junior Ballard lying on the floor in a stupor. Junior was in tails and white tie. Hunter put him on the bed. He looked down on the pale, dissipated face. A good kid, in a way, too =. and a bad one. There was a soft leather satchel lying on the floor. Hunter picked 1t up, saw the spot was a smear of blood. There was blood on the boy, too. He saw a long scratch on Juniors arm. He opened the bag and after that time, nor anything else. mattered much.
 When he finished counting the contents he had $l7,000 in cash.
 (To Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-11
THOMASTON MAN
 GIVEN JUDGMENT

i A common pleas court jury com- posed of II men and one woman returned a $500 judgment yesterday afternoon in favor of Otto Madison of Thomaston who brought civil acton against Lynman D. Brough- ton of West Hartford as the result of an automobile collision in Thomaston, December 30, ie3e. The plaintiff who sought 42,000 damages claimed h eWas injured and his truck was damaged when he was involved in a collision with the de- fendant's car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-11
Accidents Increase
 As Travel Declines
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Questions Conservative
 Use'' of Cars During Emergency

months on the Merritt Parkway dropped from 80 cases to GA, while on US 1, the shore road" the ex- perience declined from 5O1 conflicts to 346, a substantial improvement of better than 30 per cent. Of 98 routes studied, fl showed increased traf- f1c accident experience, 47 reported reductions. Main routes generally showed decreases, presumably be- cause of the drop in through" or interstate" flow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-11
Personal 10 Certain Fat Women

You adult fat people may oftsn slim down without starvation diets and baekbreaktng exercises when your excess fat is due to thyroid deflciency and you have nothing else the matter with you. Just eat sensibiy and talse Maralola tablets only according to tho recommendation and snstguctions with the package.
 Marnnola ls not . eure-all. # an doubt ct any time about advisahility of treatment and for further information ns to the properties and effects of the Marmola ingredients, cons suit physician
 If you need Marmola, why. not lose these uely uncomfortable pounds the Marnnola ways Don't delay. Druggigts have sold more than twenty million packages during th9 past thirty years. <,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-11
REMINGTON HEAD
 KIWANIANS GUEST

Rehabilitation work and methods of treatment at the Newington Home for Crippled Children were described by Mrs. G. Marvin Green public relations officer at the in- stitut!on, at the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis club yesterday at The Elton. The speaker at the next meeting will be Alfred J. Green of Waterbury Shose topic will be Climbing Ten Mountains in Ten Days"