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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-06

LIa., are carrying rock In buckets placed on the embankment of Of the allotted federal money, were ordered to see that it was is how they saw to it. which points out that in almosi every case local communities vera "sold" enough on the merit of tha proposal to bear good share o1 the cost.
 The merit of most of the projectA is matter of opinion, and every voter no doubt has impressions from what he has seen and heard of th0 projects in his own locality.
 The Works Program, third great effort to give relief from unem- ployment by providing work at government expense, is on trial in the November elections.
 In January, a new Congress will hear official reports on its ac- tivities, and tackle the problem it aims to solve.
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-06

\ Editor Tall Tower Topics Knowing you're inter estedin entertainment "gongson" thought you might like to know the program of the WPA, this winter, in regards to raatcs and entertainment There's always
 group of people in any town who anxious to step on the stage and strut their stuff even though they seem so crude awkward to professional people This winter, by organizing the WPA Community Theater we're going to offer to any over 6 years of age and out of school the chance to find and develop in himself herself that theatrical talent that all of us must have whether it's in connection with acng coStumng scenic construction, lighting makeup or paywrtng No matter what field of stage work the student is interested m pursuing the schedule arranged that he may indulge in his hobby subject at his own tie provided it is
 regulated set of meetings For high school teachers we getting together group interested in Shakes pearean drama in order to allow for much expermenta- ton and interpretation by those, who have always thought that the great draatist his been produced in, correctly The technical study group which we shall call our production unit, will help the teachers by actual production of the scenes under discussion Grammar school teachers will be interested in course in chil-
 rens dramatics following the same lines as that con ttcted in the North End Community Center last spring,
 but using teachers students instead of the actual children The Little Theater Group which will include
 those directly concerned with acting, has several good
 plays scheduled for presentation and I'll let you know about them later. Herb Price, Director.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-06
Many Called ..BoondoggIes'

A To list the individual projects which have been attacked as useless boondoggleS would be Q big job, and to balance them off mathematically against projects admittedly valuable seems im- possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-06
BY WILLIS THORNTON

BY WILLIS THORNTON NEA Service Staff Correspondent Criticism of the works program might be boiled down and put into this form: That, good or bad, it is
 costing so much that it
 eventually will bankrupt the
 government.
 &That it provides its work
 CTS with situations so de-
 Sirable that they will not
 leave them to accept pri-
 vate employment even when
 offered, and that it is build
 ing a class which intends to
 make a career of relief"
 3-That 1t is 8 disguised poe
 litical machine maintained
 by the democratic party
 at public expense to en-
 able that party to deliver"
 united vote of WPA work
 CTS and their families. This
 includes the charge that all
 the "fat jobs" and many of
 the ordinary ones have been
 exchanged for party loyalty. 4HThat much of the work done
 is trivial, worthless, or even
 harmful.
 To these criticisms of WPA prevalently made by conservative opponents, it is only fair to add a criticism usually advanced by par ties, papers, and individuals of more radical turn of mind: that the pay on WPA is disgracefully low and that WPA has failed to accomplish valuable results largely because 1t isn't spending nearly enough.
 Prize ''Pie" Opportunity
 Since 1t is politics time, let's go into the political aspect first. Need- less to say, the ability to give out 3,500,000 jobs presented the No. l opportunity of all time to serve po- litical pie.
 Everyone who knows Adm1nlStra. tor Harry Hopkins joins in agree m nt ths. he has made a gallant effort to keep it clean," though even Hopkins can scarcely be ob- livious to requests coming from members of congress, on whom will depend the next appropriation. But Hopkins orders and actions have pretty definitely proved his aim all along to keep relief out of politics" Has he succeeded? The first thorough airing of politics in WPA was ventilated by Senator Rush D. Holt of West Vir- ginia, who charged that relief ap- plicants had to get the approval of county bosses as favorable to Holt's colleague, Senator Nicely, be- fore being put on WPA jobs.
 He also charged that projects were being overloaded with high salaried foremen who were uni- formly party favorites.
 Though 8 WPA investigation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-06
Discrepancy Is Cited

huge discrepancy in the numbers of republicans and democrats re- turning poll ballots. The recent Di- gest release showed about 47,00o of the 1882 Hoover voters report t..S and 2o1,000 of the 1892 Roose- welt voters.
 The democrats had a big major ity of 1882 voters and it is argued that a poll, to be accurate, should now show similar proportions among those who make up its electorate"
 And of course there's the fa- miliar assertion that the Digest canvass, by taking names from telepone books and automobile registries, ignores millions of humber citizens.
 Nevertheless, it will be recalled that this poll predicted RooSe- welt victory in 1882 and predicted Roosevelt would carry Al states and possibly 46.
 Roosevelt actually won 42 states and the Digest was wrong by states only in giving him Pennsyl- vania and Delaware and in giv- ing Hoover Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey. F. R. Leads in Maryland
 The most scientific poll this year is said to be that of the Baltimore Sun, which undertakes to cover every re gistered voter in Maryland and lately has been recording a 63 per cent vote for Roosevelt.
 Maryland has voted consistently for winners in national elections and an accurate poll there would be a truer barometer normally than Maine September election.
 Recent polls in Ohio have popped up the Democrats cOnsid- erabIy. That of the Scripps- Howard Newspapers, which Hurja insists has 8 high degree of ac curacy and intelligent operation, has been giving Roosevelt high CT percentage than he had in the 1932 election.
 Early reports in polls by the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Co., lumbus Dispatch also give Roose- welt leads.
 Close in Illinois
 The Illinois State Journal at Springfield and the Chicago Tri- bune, on the other hand, show Lan- don with small lead in polls of the Illinois downstate area. But the lead is so narrow in normally heavy Republican territory that g. o. p. leaders are not getting any great thrill out of 1t.
 The Publishers AutOcaster Service, polling through country newspapers, has shown . large LandOn lead on 68,OO0 ballots.
 The American Institute of Pub lic Opinion is giving Roosevelt 292 electoral votes and LandOn 239.
 It will be worth while also to watch development of the Hearst poll and the vote to be taken in New York state by the New York Daily News.
 With polls differing as widely in their forecasts as some do now, it's probabls that some agencies will get 8 high reputation for accuracy and others the reverse. It will be much easier to judge relative accuracy after election. (Copyright, 1886. NEA Service. Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-06
Whats Wrong With the WPA? Here Is
 Roundup of Criticisms Aimed at Program
It'll Bankrupt Government, Assert Opponents Branded Gigantic Political Machine, Played
 As Building Relief Career" Class

This is the third ard last of a series on WPA, what 1t is, how it operates, and how views con- flict on it's worth. .-.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24
Spring Planting

In another week it will be the dawn of a new
year. With the old year behind us. with its record of
successes and failures, it is already time to begin to
plan for the coming year.
One question that is certain to come IN soon is
the matter of seed for next springs planting. 1t may
seem a bit unreasonable to suggest it now. with win
ter just beginning. but for the past three or four
years farmers who have had to depend upon govern
ment agencies for their seed have had to plant a late
crop. The way things have turned out, it hasn't made
a great deal of difference but there are times when
an early crop gets enough of a start to carry through
the drouth and grasshoppers of the late summer. The
experts point to a greater infestation of grasshopper
eggs IMAM ever before, so perhaps it will be more i'm
portant than ever ts plant early next spring.
Sheridan county farmers have had disappointing
experiences in the past, trying to get their seed loans
In time. 1t seems to be an established fact that de-
lays, unexpected of course. will come up, no matter
when the applications are made. Since we know that.
1t might be just as well for the officials concerned to
start the wheels in motion right now. Congress is 60
ing TO nave its hands full this session. with pressing
demands for funds for relief and other purposes. and
unless the agencies charged with the duty of provid-
ing those In need with seed grain. get busy right.
away, the necessary legislation Is likely to be post
poned or buried.
Right now is the time to press for action If
Sheridan county and the whole northwest are 70 get
a crop in on time next year.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24
DO YOU REMEMBER
News Items Taken from Files Of
The Plentywood Herald a
20 YEARS q

w. H. Gottlieb of Antelope was a business WIS.,
itor here this week.
Wednesday night the Goodman residence at the
east edge of town was damaged by fire to the extent
of about $500.
A quiet marriage occurred at the Congregational
parsonage last Saturday when Lulu Morgan became
the bride of Charles Madsen.
New silver half dollar coins will be placed in
circulation Jan. 2, department officials expect. and
the new silver quarters two weeks later.
Archie Mann, one of the progressive farmers of
the Welliver country, was in town Wednesday dis
cussing current events with friends.
The Jack Bennett family arrived here from Red
stone Wednesday and will take up residence in the
Buckley house which they have purchased.
Senator and Mrs. F. G. Fishbeck left for Helena
today and will remain during the session of the leg
islature. Mr. Fishbeck has some important bills that
he expects to get action on at this term.
The Fire Boys of this city held their annual
meeting last Friday and elected the following officers
for the year: l.. e. Helm, chief; L. G.. Zeidler, assist
ant chief; John HOLMAN, captain hose company No.
/; F.. N. Hof. captain hose company No. Q; Lloyd
Roby, captain chemical company; r. E. Forncrook,
captain hook and ladder company; A. ]. LANCER, sec
rotary and treasurer.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24
&,S5? {gE1S 81,
~NHN JOSEPH GAINES,M MD

airy condition. In constant opera
ton, the place is generally swept
aan, and the air changed over and
over again. | am sorry to say that
rural houses of worship are seldom
cared for as they should be.
The church where | attend regu-
larly may be cited here, since | am
fond of honest confessions" Our
sexton-a young man-makes his
living from more remunerative work.
The church gets him as cheap as
possible, hardly more than five dol
lars a week. Our indoor hooks are
always dusty. and the plumber in
3hoir-rooms is laden with dust. The
mop isn't known here; the moist
cloth, if ever used, has not been dis
covered. Our sexton is the lowest
laid official in the church service.
1t ought to be otherwise. He
should be qualified TO do expert san
.tary work. and should be paid for
ne work required of him. We pay
= elder about $50 a trip, to come
around every three months and
neck us up morally and financially
about 1920 for the four annual
SITS. Our spare-time sexton would
lrOp dead if he were to get one
lollar for a harder hours work!
Sometimes a cheap janitor or SEX
costs more in health than the
high-priced spiritual supervisor.
llnk it over
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24
u(E
/ SM&
lHATs OFF TO MINISTER'S SONS

HATS OFF TO MINISTER'S SONS
Three years ago a little New
England school sent three boys to
one of the big eastern universities
and this last year. all three OF them
we're elected Phi Beta Kappa. the
honorary scholarship fraternity.
This is an amazing record. | wrote
% the headmaster to congratulate
him. In answering my note he said:
Our boys have made a very sat
lsfactory record In all of the col
leges. but these three have been
outstanding. All three are sons of
ministers and come from families
without means"
Subtract the sons of ministers
from the history of the world and
YOU would leave a mighty vacancy.
Here are a few examples:
Cleveland, Clay, Buchanan. Ar
thur, among statesmen. Tin the
presidential election of 1916 both
the candidates. Wilson and Hughes.
we're preachers sons.) Cecil Rhodes
and Hartman, fnanciers: Agassiz.
J%enner, Linnaeus. scientists: Sir
Joshua Reynolds. among the ar
lists, and Sir Christopher Wrenn.
the architect; Hallam. Freude.
Sloane. Parkman to represent the
historians; Tennyson. Ben Johnson,
Cowper, Goldsmith, Addison. Mat
thew Arnold. Emerson. and a null
titude of other poets and writer's.
Preachers sons have good books,
they hear good conversation, they
spend their childhood in an atmo-
sphere of idealism. If the church did
nothing in a community but supper
4 preacher and so enable him to
raise a family, it would justify all its
cost.
One other advantage the preach
Ars son has is that he has to work
he has to save, he has to live fru-
sally. When it comes to raising the
light kind of children. money seems
10 be about the last thing that
counts.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24

| recently attended a meeting of
men interested in the manufacture
VI paper. Charts were exhibited to
show the trend of the business since
1929. They were very interesting.
They were interesting because
here is probably no better index
general business activity than the
consumption of white paper. When
business is slow men write fewer
letters; they make fewer memoran-
da; they set down fewer plans; they
epare fewer booklets; they lessen
Ill printing and typewriter sales
,ifort.
Looking at the charts which reg
istered carloads and trainloads. |
was reminded of a remark my faith
er made years ago. He said, There
is no greater contrast between my
childhood and the childhood of my
children than the lavish use of pa
per. When | was a boy paper was
Nlrce and expensive. VIE used IL
With almost painful frugality. We
'rote on both sides Of every sheet.
We saved old envelopes for memoir
nda. The idea of making a few
scratches on a clean white sheet and
tossing 1t into the waste basket
would have seemed almost sacrileg-
ious."
He added that paper was so
scarce in Abraham L~incoln's boy
hood that the future president
worked out his arithmetic problems
on the back of a wooden shovel and
then carefully scraped off the pen
ell marks to provide a clean surface
or the next nights work.
The return of prosperity so far as
iaper is concerned, has been real
lied. We all have all we need at
prices that are very cheap, and Ii
was good to see those charts. Real
business prosperity is not handed
own from on high. 1t springs up
out OF millions of minds all figuring
out and disseminating ideas by the
use of paper.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24
WITH OTHER EDITORS
Roosevelt Home Again

The President left South America with that
land happy and p%eace-minded and is back at his desk
ready to tackle the war on the Pacific coast. In three
weeks he will have congress on his hands and the Job
of satisfying the 81 million who voted for him and
the IL million who did not.
In five weeks he will have to sign a new contract
to pitch four years more, and win all his games.
Maybe Landon was lucky after all.-Wolf Point Her
aid.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24

Fere adopted recommending the re-
establishment OF something like the
Did NRA. with agreements between
labor and employers on wages and
lours, and on fair trade practices
mons business interests in the
same lines.
This cannot be accepted as the
Administrations plan. but it is the
asis upon which. it is believed. the
administration will attempt to rees-
tablish NRA's basic principles.
The major weakness. as many
large business enterprises SEQ II. is
hat It's control and direction are
under a labor leader. Major Berry
Continued on page 81
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24
GERMS GO TO CHURCH TOO

4 neglected church, one that is
occupied by worshippers only two
r three times a week and remains
osed the rest of the time. may be
me distinctly unsanitary, If its
is not alert for the welfare
'f his congregation.
! am not warning my readers &c
itay away from church-no. not
nat. An amusement resort NAV be
ten times as malignant, where all
sorts of respiratory diseases are
resent in all stages. But. the thea
er operator is, as a rule, pretty
'areful to keep his place in a SAM
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24
Is There a Santa Claus?

Editors note: The following editorial, written
SO years ago in the New York sun, has appeared an
nually in that paper since that time and has been
quoted in many languages the world over. Frank p.
Church. editorial writer for the Sun, was its author,
although this fact was not divulged until his death.
At first disdaining his assignment as trivial, Mr..
Church gradually began to enthuse to a real oppor-
tunity and wrote the words that have since warmed
the hearts of millions, both young and old.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24

We take pleasure in answering at once and thus
prominently the communication below, expressing at
the same time our great qualification that its faith
full author is numbered among the friends of the Sun:
Dear Editor am eight years old. Some of my
little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says,
If you see it in the Sun. it's So Please tell me the
truth, is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia OHanlon,
. as West 95th ST."
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-12-24

Virginia. your little friends are wrong. They
have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical
age. They do not believe except they see. They think
that nothing can be which is comprehensive by their
little minds. All minds. Virginia, whether they be
mems or %children's. are little. In this great universe
of ours man is a mere insect. an ant. in his intellect.
as compared with the ~boundless world about him, as
measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the
whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes. Virginia. there is a Santa Claus. He exists
as certainly as love and generosity and devotion ex-
list, and you know that they abound and give to your
life its highest beauty and joy. Alas. how dreary
would be the world if there were no virginias. There
would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no ro-
nance, TO make tolerable existence. We should have
no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal
light with which childhood fills the world would be
extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as we'll
not believe in fairies! You might get your papa TO
hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas
eve to catch Santa Claus but even if they did not see
Santa Claus coming down. what would that prove?
Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign there is
no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world
are those that neither children nor men can see. Did
you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? OF course
not out that's no proof that they are not there No
9ody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there
are unseen and unseeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see
what makes the noise inside. but there is a veil COW
ering the unseen world which not the strongest man.
nor even the united strength of all the strongest men
that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith. poetry.
love. romance can push aside that curtain and view
the picture of supernal beauty and glory beyond IA
1t all Real? All, Virginia, in all this world, there is
nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank Cod he lives, and he
lives forever. A thousand years from now. Virginia.
nay, ten times ten thousand years from now. he will
continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29

Your jaws generate cIa,..
when you eat. Approximate.
1000th of a volt is goncr.,,j
each chew.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29

News) Hale hit one as second
place Cleveland defeated Wash
ington, 6-3. Lloyd Brown went
the route for the Indians to reg
ister his seventh victory.
The Chicago White Sox wal
loped the Philadelphia Athletics,
1876 and took over fifth place
from the Senators. Bespectacled
RiII Dietrich, whom the White Sox
acquired from the A's, coasted to
victory over his former mates and
in addition got four of his teams
20 hits.
The third-place Boston Red Sox
held their place, defeating St.
Louis So behind Johnny Mar
cunts six-hit pitching. Joe Kro-
ner, rookie infielder, featured the
BOSTON attack. His double cleaned
the masses for Boston's first three
rms in the third, and he singled
and scored on Werber's homer IN
the sixth. Manager Joe Cronln
directed his Red Sox for the hrst
time since the death OF his
mother.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29
GIANTS CLINCH.
2 MORE GAMES.
Yanks, Routing Tigers Is
to 6 Hold 9-Game Lead
in American

NEW YORK, July 29.-CUP).
The fast7stepping New York
Giants, who have won II of their
last Is games, took a doublehead-
err from the Cincinnati Reds, 81
and lis, Tuesday to strengthen
their hold on third place in the
National league.
The victories moved the Giants
to within 5 1-2 games of the sec
ond place st. Louis Cardinals,
who were idle, and to within eight
games of the league-leading Chi
cago Cubs, who lost to Philadel-
phla, 5-3.
Fred Fitzsimmons, portly right
handler with only one previous
victory to his credit all season,
nitched New York to victory in
the opener, scattering eight hits,
all Singles. Benny Frey, for the
Reds, pitched a tight game out
side of the first inning when the
Giants combined three scratch
hits, three walks and two Cincin-
natl errors to score all their runs.
Mel Otis 20th and 21st home runs
and a single, driving in six runs,
featured New York's 16-hit attack
on two Cincinnati hurlers in the
nightcap. lombard and Goodman
hit homers for the Reds.
Dolph Camilli hit two home
runs, his 18th and 10th, as the
Phillies defeated Chicago, reduc-
ins the Cubs margin over runner
up st. Louis to 2 1-2 games. With
two runs already across the plate
and Johnny Moore on second base
in the ninth, Camilli hammered
relief pitcher Larry French for his
second homer to win the game.
After these straight defeats
fourth place Pittsburgh defeated
the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-S, in a
ten-inning battle. Suhr doubled
with one out in the Pirate 10th
and went to third on Vaughn's
scratch hit. Brubaker flied to Will
son, who dropped the ball and al
lowed Suhr to score the winning
run. Each team used three pitch
ers, Red Lucas getting credit for
the victory and Ed Brandt being
charged with the defeat.
The New York Yankees routed
the Detroit Tigers, 1875, to cling
to their nine-game lead in the
American league. Lou Gehrig's
31st home run, two doubles and a
single, driving in five runs, paced
the Yankees 20-hit attack on
three Detroit pitchers. Johnny
Murphy, who replaced Pearson in
the fourth, was the winning pitch
err and Tommy Bridges, who start
ed for the Tigers, the loser.
Earl Averill hit his 18th and
10th home runs and O'Dell Dad