The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-27

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editor and Publisher" newspaper trade maya
zine was sixty years old other day. In March rs
issue the last sixty years described in panorama of
American life and newspapers The name OF the nrSt
publication was known as "The Journalist, which was
started March g. 1884 Congratulations to Editor and
Publisher"
Editor, Tall Tower Topics National Boys Club
Week is April 1915 AS you no doubt know, Boys
Clubs America is phianthropc organization headed
by Herbert Hoover providing places for wholesome re-
creation under constructive IN the
a quarter of a million members. Boys Cup week
j. an educational campaign designed to acqualnt the
communities with work among boys. we Woulo
very much appreciate any mentlon OF our actlv'eS
ing that time This story, which is from our teS, Is
typical of Boys Club work and influence. Joe ana
Eddie and Red and Jimmie all came from tough nelgn-
borhood around 10th and Mission streets There WASN'T
much to do down there anypace to go, so they hao
to make their amuSements = batting cops s1tcn-
ing fruit from the stands anything to break the
mOnotony. One night they were having an unofficial
meeting before starting off for the adventure of the
evening The best idea presented trip to the
playground to sk the clothes of the guys playing bas
kctball. It was usually profitable expedition TINS
night things went wrong however and they had TO lake
it on the lam pursued by the director. Off up alleys
and in dark doorways went the other boys, but REQ
ducked into the Boys Club figuring he would lose him
self among the other kids That wasn't so good for the
Boys Club leader knowing all the members spotted Red
for unfamiliar face and asked him he had come 10
sign up. Red on the spot and after Delng taken
tour of the building, shown the pool table, ping
pong the basketball court and there wasn't much
he could but sign the application When he got out
side realized that not such bad idea the place
had possibilities for lot of pants friskng and there
were plenty of things lying around loose. The next
night he back to the joint in order to tell the
other boys But the next night the leader again sighted
him and got him started playing basketball Those
eyes that had been able to spot the approach of cop
proved equally unerrng at shooting baskets and Red
in. Besides it was fun he was having swell time
Why, they even thought he was good and wanted him
on the 9O-pound team. Red kept coming back to
the Club moving up to the 11Opound basketball team
then to the 100 FOUNDERS who copied the state title
Joe and Eddie and Jimmie thought it sissy stuff so
gradually he drifted away from them For nine years
he stuck with the Boys Club playing BASKETBALL going
to camp in the and finally coaching the younger
teams Then, when he about %, he passed the
physicaS and other tests and accepted the police
force. He made fine looking copper and pretty
successful bringing in the thieves and pickpocketS
There only time when he thought of turning the
guy loose; that when he had to bring in Eddie
his old pal for burglary He hated to do it, for Ed was
the last of the old gang. Jimmie died in San Quentin
and Joe had been killed in Stckup three years before
Our records full of similar stories which illustrate the
Boys Club theory that there is such thing bad
boy-there is only boy with nothing better to do Pro-
vidng something better has been the Boys Club method
of preventing delinquency for over SO years and it has
been Strilngly successful Declines of so, 70 and 80
percent in juvenile delinquency the rule in
where Boys Club is established. j. Edgar Hoover,
because of his interest in crime prevention is member OF
our Board of Directors David w. Armstrong is Execu-
tive Director. Sincerely yours, Ann Cutler Publicity
Director Boys Clubs of America Inc. 381 Fourth Ave-
nue. New York City,
Alan MOwbray, veteran film comedian, has been
signed by Warner Brothers for comedy role, that of
radio commentator, in the film version of the stage
picture which has large cast of tOpranklng stars
headed by Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith, Jane Wyman
and Jack Carson.
Lieutenant A. Arciero, son of Mr.. and Mrs A.
Arciero of 1913 Orange Street. reported The nfan
try School at Fort Benning, Ca attend the Officers
Special Basic Course He attached to the LIST Student
Training Regiment. One of the many former COAST
Artillery antaircraft officers made available for other
duties because of Americas growing mastery of the air
Lieutenant Arciero is taking the sreamined eight-week
course that will prepare him to lead Infantry troops IN
combat He will hear lectures by heroes of the current
war; watch large-scale demonstrations in which troops
fire live ammunition, and work out practical problems
in logisLics and tactics. Upon graduation he will be
detailed to duty with the Infantry Lieutenant Arciero
was commissioned in August Of 194S at Camp
Davis, N. G.