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Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05
David R Shelton Christened

Little David Romaine Shelton, the six-month-old son of MT. and Mrs. John R. Shelton, was chris tened Sunday, at St. Benedict's Center with Father Loughlin off ciating. Mrs. Mary Parkman Wat son, Mrs. Esther Webster and MT. Robert Winfield were god-parents.
 MT. and Mrs Shelton were
 home to their relatives and friends following the ceremony. Among the out of town guests present were the baby's grandmother, Mrs Cora B. Shelton of Boston; his great uncle Mr. William Wheeldin, Dr. and Mrs. U. Irving Darlington and daughter, Joan; Mrs. Bertram Henry and son, Bruce, and MT. Harold Taylor, all of New York City; Miss Sarah Robinson of Mia mi, Fla. and MT. and Mrs. James Mccarthy of Forestville, Conn.
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05
Sally Landring

can write to the Florence Critten- den League, 317 East 14th Street, New York, N. Y, for the address of the nearest office.
 The Crittenden homes maintain ed by the League are places where expectant mothers without hus- bands may go to have their babies There is privacy for the girl, al though she may have visitors, ano help for her in finding work after the baby is born, a foster home where it can live, adoption place ment if the mother does not want to keep the child, and financial guidance for the mother without resources.
 Aside from getting the help o1 the Crittenden League, Desperate should take steps to see that the father assumes his rightful res. possibility for the child. As soor as possible, she should obtain 1T writing his statement that he is the father, so that the child will have both father and mother listed on the birth certificate. Also, he should agree to make some ar. engagements for paying the expen' ses of prenatal care, delivery, and caring for the child after birth until and unless it is adopted. He should also pay the mothers living expenses while she is incapacitatec by her pregnancy and convalescen. ce. If he will assume these respon- abilities voluntarily, it may not be necessary to resort to the law but if he does not, he can be forced to upon proof that the child is his AS to what the mother should de after the child is born, only she can decide. However, if she is sen sible and courageous enough tc want to keep her child, her love can be a great advantage to it She must make up her mind, how ever, that the child is to be treated as a normal child, and not as ar outcast of which she is ashamed It is not the fault of the child that the parents did not marry.
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05

Hdu SoHe Co CafDrlQge, MaSS., TOT the weekend; MT. Joseph Gallo way was enjoying himself in Bos- ton; MT. and Mrs. George Thomas were in New York City where they enjoyed a huge celebration of the day, and many others enjoyed their picnics both near and far from home.
 Thefact that none was around was not entirely true, for Hart ford had it's share of company too. Miss Edith Taylor had as her houseguests, Mrs. Oscar Taylor, the former Mary Reed of Orange, New Jersey, and her sister, Mrs. Harriett Eatman of Roselle, N. J. who came to spend the, weekend. Since they are both former Hart fordites, many of their friends came in to visit them and Mrs. Henry Boiling entertained them at her home on Sunday morning at breakfast.
 Mrs. Florence Jones had house guests over the weekend, and MT. David Goodman came in from New York City to visit his brother, MT. George Goodman, and their niece and nephew, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Borders, at their home on Balti- more street.
 MT. Primous Jones of 52 Pliny street was visited over the week end by his mother, Mrs. Hixy Jones, his brother, Drew Jones, and Catherine Richardson, a niece, and Queen Baldwin, all of Pitts burgh, Pa.
 A dinner party was given for the out-of-towners Monday by MT. and Mrs. Wade McMiller of 52 Pliny street.
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05

NORMAN MAILER you little bit" Mr. Mailer's novel,
 Book Find Club selection-s written of his wartime experience in the South Pacific. He is travelling in Europe with his wife, exWave, and will return to this country in August.
 Commenting the Philadelphia censorship fuss The Ohio StGts Journal remarks "Out here beyond the Aeghanies where the air and the thoughts likewise there s Freedom of the Press and the shadow of the policeman does not fall the bookshop door when he is going in to buy . book"
 For the first time fin its history the Gold Medal Award of the American Academy to artist whose work is outside the usual definition of Fine Ar-he book designer Bruce Rogers And the home of the late Frederick w. Goud noted designer has been purchased for vation shrine of the Printing Craft In addition to exhibits the house will be used school type design.
 Plans for the forthcoming Goethe getting bigger and bigger The first complete translation English of Goethes works (by the Chicago Uniuersity Press) will begin next year and will spread the follow ing four five And at Aspen Colorado there will be convocation of the worlds scholars Goethe. Boston bankers change their views literary after recovering from this jolt They turned down author John Savage's application for $500 loan for which offered security the royalties his forthcoming novel, Lona Hanson (Saon d Schuster). few days later he back $5O,OOO check from Colanbia Films right in their mortified faces.
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05
DOES YOUR CHILD HANDLE HIS OR HER SEX ORGANS

Parents worry sometimes be- cause they see their child handling Or rubbing their sex organs.
 Do not be upset by this. It is not true that this habit makes children "crazy."
 Instead, say to yourself, "This is habit I must break. I must not scold. I must make him forget about it. I will let him play till he is so tired he will go to sleep right away. If he wakes too early 70 get up, I will have toys on his bed for him to play with. I will never let him lie in bed with noth- ing to do."
 If a boy is placed on his right side when he is put to bed he is less likely to practice this habit.
 Giving him a toy to hold may help him to forget this habit just as it helps baby to forget about sucking his thumb. Do not give him the same toy every night or he will think he can not go to sleep unless he holds a certain one. After he forgets about handling his sex or gans, it is best for him to go to sleep quietly with nothing to hold.
 Keep him busy through the day. Then he will forget his habit just as he forgot to suck him thumb.
 This habit is much like thumb sucking. Little children want to find out about everything around them. They want to put their hands on things, because they learn much through their fingers.
 You know how little babies grab their toes and lay with them. They do the same with their hands.
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05
Items of Interest

Friends of MT. and Mrs. Llewlyn Davis will be happy to learn that he is improving after a recent ill., ness.
 Miss Phyllis Clark has returned to her home after her third year at Cheyney State Teachers Col lege in Cheyney, Penn.
 Miss Lucy Smith, a student at Cheyney State Teachers College has returned to her home for the summer.
 Miss Lynette Greene is in North Carolina visiting relatives and friends for two weeks.
 Miss Laura Stevens has left the city for a visit with her brother and sister in New York City.
 Mrs. Clara Thomas, 1912 Main Street had as her weekend guest Mrs. Mary Gordon, Mrs. Marie Christian, Mrs. Callie Williams of Boston, Mass and MT. and Mrs. Kermit Woolfolk of Trenton, N. J.
 Mrs. Thomas entertained a group of friends at an indoor picnic on Memorial Day. In addition to the above named guests, Mrs. Edna Homar and Mrs. Dishman of Mid dletown were present.
 MT. and Mrs. John Shelton and their guests, Mrs. Bertram Henry and her son, Bruce of New York City with Mrs. Miriam Jackson, drove to Wilmington, Vt, on Me morial Day. In Wilmington, they visited Dr. and Mrs. Nestle Gun thorpe and their family of New Rochelle, N. r, who make their summer home at "The Green Shut ters" in that city z.ss.e
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05

however, for her appetite had in creased greatly and she was con- stantly thirsty. Consequently when quenching this thirst she drank large quantities of water and pas sed urine frequently.
 At last assuming something was wrong she went to see her doctor. After hearing her tell of her symp- toms, the doctor gave her thorough physical examination in cluding a test of her urine and blood sugar The test results along with her other symptoms-exces- sive hungar, constant thirstiness, and frequent urination indicated that she had diabetes.
 The doctor then told Mrs. Smith all about diabetes and how she could live with it almost as norm ally as she had previous to its be- ginning.
 Diabetes is a disease in which the body is not able to use or to store all the, sugar in the food which is eaten" When the excess sugar goes into the blood, the kid neys try to remove it by way of the urine.
 Some peopel who are overweight are more likely to have diabetes than those who are not, so don't let yourself get fat. Diabetes is more common in women than men. It is a disease mainly of middle age or old age though children may have it. Doctors have found that diabetes is inherited-it runs in some families. Consequently it is wiser if a diabetic chooses a mate from a non-diabetic family.
 If the disease is discovered ear ly and the person puts himself and stays under the guidance of his doctor, he can reasonably expect to live as long as he would with out diabetes.
 Diabetes is controlled by diet, insulin and exercise. Of course it is necessary for the doctor to ad- just each of these factors to the individual case. Although there is no known method of actually cur ing diabetes, insulin makes it pos sible for a diabetic patient to live a more nearly normal life.
 Even children learn to give them selves the insulin injections read fly, and properly without fear of hurting themselves.
 We seem to be back on the same old soap box, get that thorough physical examination every year, including a urine test.
 You probably don't have diabetes but hear it from your doctor.
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05
About Books and PeobZe

Who says politics don't influence Right the Italian elections two novels with postwar Italian settings snapped up for the The two books Martha Abrands After Midnight (Randor House), purchased by PorGnsont and Lionel shapiros Paradise Lost, 194s (Doabsdoy), purchased by Unsvsrsal-Internatiomal.
 Henry James h often pointed the example of the successful sxpariats But that far from James estimate. He confdsd to Hamlin Garland "If to live my life over again, would be an American. would know other land would study it's beautiful sde The proved disastrous. has made of who is neither American European. have lost touch with my people and live here alone. My neghbors friendly but they not of my blood except remotely As old he feels these conditions than when he young. shall return to the United States, but wish could"
 Norman Mailer 9Sysar old ex.GT from Brooklyn writes of his much discussed first novel The Naked and the Dead
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05
THE UNMARRIED MOTHER
Dear Sally Landring:


 Six months ago I started going around with a fellow who was nice to me and seemed just the kind of fellow any girl would want to marry. He liked to buy me nice presents and to take me out, and before long I knew I was in love with him. We talked about getting married and were planning to have the wedding as soon as he took care of some affairs that he wan ted out of the way. thought he meant some debts, but when told him last week that I was going to have baby and we had better elope right away, he said he was married.
 He and his wife have been sepa- rated for over a year, he says, but she will not give him a divorce. He said he wanted to tell me soon- CT, but that he was afraid of losing me. I am in a terrible position, because my parents would be ter ribly upset by the disgrace, yet l could not do anything to harm the child what can I do?
 DESPERATE
 It always saddens me to think that some men are willing to take advantage of a girls love and con fidence-the finest gift that she can give, returning only deceit and heartache to her. The best that can be said for Desperate's lover is that he is too weak and spine less to face his situation honestly with her; the worst that could be said is that he is a scheming se- ducer, willing to sink to the depths to gain the moments pleasure.
 There are several things a girl like this can do. To begin with, there is an organization, the Flor ence Crittenden League, which ex- ists for the sole purpose of helping girls in her condition. If there is no local office of the League listed in her telephone book, Desperate
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05
Navajo Indians

Nations largest Indian tribe is the Navajos of Arizona. The Nava- jos live in mud and log homes call- ed ''hogans". The sale of rugs and jewelry and occasional laboring jobs are this tribes chief means of making money.
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05
Plain Talk
By Gloria T. Adams

Very soon after Mrs. Smith pas ser her 45th birthday she started to gain weight steadily and then for no apparent reason she began to get thin and weak. This was odd,
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05

Miss Bertha Beverly of 311 Fern street, Hartford left today (Sat- urday) for a three month vacation in Essex County, Va. She will be the houseguest of her sister, Mrs. Ruth Jeter. A native of Essex County, Miss Beverly returns there for the first time in three years.
 The Young family on Roosevelt street is excited at the arrival of It Virgil Young who has just re- turned to the states after a tour of duty in Japan. The popular Hartfordite was welcomed by his many friends who have been much interested in his verbal accounts of his experiences in Japan.
 Mrs. Natalie Holmes entertained a small group including members of the Young family and Miss Ella Brown at her home on Monday evening in honor of It. Young at bridge, and he is being feted at a round of events welcoming him back to his home town.
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05

W heN 1s was uone, c0uIu 1eeI, ana still feel, that for all its faults the book represented life-view, & com- pound of ironies, subtleties, fore bodings, assertions, emotional re- sponses, etc. which all of us have, and which are impossible to express in speech ;. I wish that you read it for that, as Q life-view which will correspond partially to your own Ife-view, and perhaps may change
Connecticut chronicle., 1948-06-05

Lord Chancellor
 Lord Chancellor is head of the British judiciary, as well as presid- ing officer of the house of lords.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-22
City delegation
hits Mundt Bill

Twelve Chicagoans who went
to Washington, D. c., last week.
as part of a national delegation
to block passage of the Mundt
Bill, returned this week with
news of tremendous, growing
Peoples Lobby" against the
police-state measure.
Delegates, who represented
trade union, civic, veterans and
community groups, brought back
with them fantastic stories of
legislation playing "hide-and-
seek" with Mundt Bill opponents
from their districts; of brash
attitudes of certain Congressman
who refused to give ear to con-
stitutients' opinions on the bill;
of jam-packed corridors in the
House of R representatives
crowded with voters from back
home" who had come to demand
that their representatives vote
against the Mundt Bill.
Although delegates expected
the measure to pass the House,
they were heartened somewhat
by postponements they had OBJ
tanned in debate on the bill.
DEBATE was postponed three
ii m es, until this Wednesday,
when a vote was expected to be
returned.
Among the delegates were
former-Congressman John Ber-
nard, legislative director, District
II, United Electrical, Radio &
Machine Workers of America
CIO); rank-and-filer Perry Card
ner, Init. Longshoremen's &
Warehousemen's Union CIO);
Barbara Blumenthal and Ira
Lickton of the University of
Chicago's Youth for Wallace;
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-22

Elmer Siegel, Dorothy Herelik
and Jack Morrison of the 9th
Congressional District; Beatrice
Bookings, 4th Ward Progressive
Party, and two members of the
Farm Equipment Workers CIO).
The Civil Rights Congress,
which organized the Washington
delegation, pointed out that
large scale march on Washing
ton was planned in the likely
event that the police state bill
comes before the Senate.
CRC told the Star that rallies
were being held in every Sec
ton of the city this week, that
lefalets, petitions and postcards
have been distributed.
A mass protest rally, originally
scheduled for Friday. May %,
was postponed until June 6. A
list of distinguished speakers
would be released at a future
date. the CRC said.
Among the unions working
against time to kill the bill in
Congress, is the United Office e.
Professional Workers of America
CIO), which was scheduled to
collect signatures from Loop
shoppers opposed to the Mundt
Bill during a mobilization on
Wednesday.
Working with the Gro, the
Citizens Committee to Defend the
Bill of Rights, 80 N. LaSalle,
Room 1014, State 1871, an
nounced that 81 prominent Chi
cago civic and educational
leaders this week addressed an
open letter to Congress stating
their opposition to the Mundt
Bill.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-22
Fur, leather
union conVenes

Fur and Leather Workers dele
gates were converting in Atlantic
City, N. j., this week for the
unions annual convention. Chi
cago delegates were led by Abe
Feinglass, manager of the joint
board; Lew Go1dstein, asst. man
ager; John Wesolowski. business
manager of Local Ais; Frank
Mierkiewicz, secretary-treasurer
of the midwest district council,
and Robert Herbin, manager,
Local 43.
Other delegates included Frank
Danikowski, Andrew Nogor, Isl
dore Dicker, Abe Gutman, Ned
Gardner, Peter de la Tore, Joe
Zuxiak, Adolph Grenke, Elijah
Hill, Clifford Johnson Rufus
Sloan, Walter Nixon and Louis
Rounds.
Also William Znosko, Henry
Watch, Joseph Bukowski, Bruno
Grenis, Florence Kalish, Sam
Schaps, George Bradow, Louis
Century, Alex Kupperman, Zuck
Frankel, Izzy Zelner and Lee
Danny.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-22
Chicago Jury uphoIds
right Of free speech

A Chicago jury last week
stood up against the RED scare"
and supported the right of free
speech against Mayor Kennelly's
city administration.
The jury of eight women and
four men found war veteran Sam
Tomash not guilty of disorderly
conduct, trumped-up charge
by which the Chicago Police
Dept. had attempted to abridge
his right to speak for the Com
munist Party.
AS soon as the jury announced
its verdict in Municipal Court,
however, Judge John Gutknecht
cited Tomash's attorney, Max R.
Mailman, for contempt.
The contempt charge was to be
the center of arguments before
Judge Harry M. Fisher late this
week.
THE DRAMATIC conclusion
to Tomash's fight for free speech
followed a week of testimony by
cops and defense witnesses in
Municipal Court.
The jury had learned that To-
mash was arrested at a street
corner rally which he addressed
at Division and Washtenaw last
summer.
Policemen who testified
claimed that Tomash had not
been arrested until after the
meeting, when - according to
their story-he drew a crowd Of
byStanders over to the sidewalk,
obstructing traffic.
TOMASH and three defense
witnesses commended that he
could not have caused a disturb
ance on the sidewalk, because he
was seized by two cops as he was
leaving the speakers platform.
A policeman. called by City
Prosecutor Harry Iseberg as his
last witness. supported the de-
tense version by testifYing that
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-22

Tomash was still on the platform
when Detective Leo Kuznifslky
told him:
"Stick around. I'm going to
make a pinch"
Although the policeman, after
a private conversation with Ise-
berg, attempted to change his
story, the jury decided that To-
mash was right in claiming that
the police had no excuse for ar
resting him.
THE JURY was composed of
two women factory workers; one
woman office worker; one wo-
man dental technician; one pri-
Vate woman nurse; three house.
wives married to business men;
one American Legionnaire who
owns laundry business; one
m e m b er of the conservative
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen (AFL); one
member of the Veterans of For
eign Wars; and one pool hall
operator who is the nephew of a
police sergeant.
Although in the course of the
trial he had complimented Mai
man on his courtroom behavior.
Judge Gutknecht held him in
contempt for having told the
jury during an earlier hearing
that resulted in a mistrial:
"There it is. The scene is all
set. They have their police;
they've picked their court. They
set their stage"
JUDGE GUTKNEcHT fined
Mailman $100.
Judge Fisher. who issued a
writ of habeas corpus for Mai
mans release from custody. de-
scribed Judge Gutknecht's COM
plant as ridiculous"
He declared that in his opinion
there was no basis for contempt
proceedings.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-22

is taking us.
Thousands of the leaflets were
passed out at the films premiere
Thursday night last week, and
on Saturday night when a picket
line was again set UP. The
leaflet distribution is being con-
tinued nightly for the duration of
the pictures run in the Loop.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-22
Journeys end

Donald L. Hesson. PPI candi-
date for attorney general and
his talented wife, Marie Seton.
have just returned from Cleve-
land. Ohio, where both spoke be-
fore Slovene fraterna1 organiza-
lions. AT request of local Pro-
gressives, both spoke on Mundt
Bills dangers at founding meet
ing of Cleveland Arts. Sciences.
Professions Committee. Hesson
halls from Buckeye State-was
born ar Yorkshire. Ohio.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-22
Open state PPI
petition drive

The drive to put Henry Wal
lace and Glen Taylor on the No
vember ballot in this state began
to take shape this week as ward
committeeman received petitions
Yor the Progressive Party of Illi-
noiS.
The statewide campaign for
$4,000 signatures 100000 of
them from Cook County - will
be planned in detail this Sun
day when the state board of di-
rectors of the new party meets
in the Broadview Hotel at East
st. Louis.
On Saturday, the Labor Divi-
sion of the PPI will convene in
the Broadview to discuss meth
DDS of securing the $4,000 sigma
lures which trade unionists have
accepted as their quota in the
drive.
IN COOK County it was ex-
pected that ward committeeman
would call special meetings if
necessary to get the petitions in
the hands of precinct workers.
The campaign will be carried
on by the PPPs $4,000 Cook
County members and 5000 down
state supporters.
There is very strong support
in rural areas for Wallace" Will
liam Miller. state PPI director.
declared. and we mean to go
into these districts"
He said that there are Pro-
gressive clubs in several hum
dred" communities outside. of
Cook County. lisa
The growth of these organiza-
tons in small communities and
rural areas was indicated this
week by the action of the Du
Page County club, which split
into three groups because its
size and the large area it. covers
had made the single parent unit
unwieldly.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-22
NATIONAL
Boy logged

Eighteen-year-old Earl O'Brien
of Pontiac, Mich, can tell you
what Henry Wallace is fighting
against. Earl is a leader in his
high school and an active work
er in the Wallace Youth move
ment. Last week three thugs kid
mapped him, drove off into the
nearby woods, and flogged him.
They called him "n-
lover" and said they were beat
ing him because of his political
views. He finally escaped by
breaking away and hiding in the
woods. Pontiac City Commission
has offered a $4,000 reward for
the conviction of the hoodlums.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-22

pal Church of Hyde Park; Cur
lis D. MacDougall. Northwestern
University law professor; Doro-
thy Bushnell Cole. women's lead
er; Sidney Ordower. radio COM
mentator: Harold Davis. youth
leader. Studs TerkeI of radio
fame will be chairman. Sponsor:
North Side Community Peace
Committee. Mrs. Arthur Levin,
chairman.