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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1937-12-29
. STREET LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED
AND OPERATING SOON

The street lights of Greenbelt are
to be Of the regular type suspended by
metal brackets from poles at frequent
intervals so that we will be we'll sup :
piled wi tn street illumination.
The lights within the blocks and
near our sidewalks are to be known as
garden lights" and are to be Of
very unique type. The F.S.A. construc-
ton divisio is now pouring the con-
crete supports for these lights, which
leads US to believe they will be in
stalled end in operati on soon.
The underpass and community center
lights will be operated on the same
circuit. All wi IL be turned on at the
same time.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1937-12-29
GREENBELT COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWS

A hi1dren's nursery has been in
operati on during the past two Sundays
at the community church.
Parents who have been obliged to
neglect church attendance because their
chi ldren could not be safely parked"
at home or elsewhere, wi II welcome thi s
opportunity to participate in the morn
ing worship.
The nursery is in charge Of capable
volunteer workers and an interesting
"playtime" period is being developed
for the little tots. Parents can now
enjoy the lovely choir music, and re-
ligious program Without interruptio ion.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1937-12-29

Continued from Page Four)
those Greenbelt residents desiring 1T,
may also. be termed functional.
Miss Elizabeth Hoff1in, who helped
design this furni ture, is coming to
Greenbelt during the first part Of
January, to tell US what was planned
by her and her fellow desi gners. I'm
doubtedly, these desig ners considered
Grapes for the windows viii lie they
were planning furni ture for the various
rooms.
My vanity dresser is q convenient
typewrit ter desk; in another home, this
VANITY dresser" accommodates the
telephone and it's directories.
Mrs. Walton Cone has one Of those
gold easy chairs in her boudoir, where
it blends beautifully tn the orange
maple bedroom suite. The same style
chair stands tostefully in Mrs. Hank
Maurer's living room beside their wal
nut radio.
The armohairs look equally we'll
in either dining room or living room.
The bookcases lend themse elves to
the avail liable wall spaces in g grace
full manner. If O large space confronts
one, three or two bookcases TO gradu-
ated hei ghts but Of SINH lar width may
be placed side by side like one modern
istic stack.
The small bookcases can form arms
for day-bed; the two smaller cases
are low enough to stand below g win
dow hiding the radiator, and they can
be used just as a bookcase to hold
books.
It is likely tibet these not.
accidents, I I'm looking forward to
knowing more Of functi onal furniture.
dorothy W. Rider
PUNNY PARAGRAPHS
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1937-12-29
HELLTH LITERATURE

Instructive pamphlets containing
medical guidance in caring for children
Of all ages are published by the US.
Dept. Of Labor. The ones listed below
should be Of interest to Greenbelt
parents:
"Guiding the Ado1escent".
"Child Mana cement.
Infant Care".
"The Chi Id from Ont to Six".
Continued on Page Six
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1937-12-29
PUNNY PARAGRAPHS

The only links between the city and
country now are the golf links.
The nations Of the world are now beat
ing their ploughshares back into bayo-
nets.
H. G.. r.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24
Ais Right With the World

The above statement may be quoted in
Hartford or for that matter any city or
town of the state now, because the press
has Just informed all and Sundry that
there is danger of special session of the
Legislature. It is written that with the
General Assembly in it's eighth week OF
confabbing and contriving to put few
more laws on our statute books az we'll
as take number off and fix up others
in want of repairs has accomplished very
little to date and unless it hits it's pace
shortly it won't be finished with the vast
amount of work required of it when adj
journment date rolls around early next
June.
Well, there is no occasion for alarm
among the ordinary citizens of the state,
the ones for whom our legislators make
the laws. Along about this time of the
year, every second one, the cry of special
session" is in order. Without it there
might be danger of some of the boys up
at Hartford being lost sight of. It's one
way of reminding the public, when it
seems inclined to dismiss the Legislature
with slight shrug of the shoulders, that
you can't do that to us. And so we are
accustomed to find February producing
not only snow-storns and thaws but also
legislative rumors of special sessions.
If the boys who make up the Senate
and House, not to mention the other Off
Gals necessary for the safe conduct of
session, will simply apply themselves to
the work at hand they can be out of the
tfenhes (no offense meant, Hartfordites)
a good six months before next Christmas.
There is work to be done, of course, inn
portant work and it requires the atten-
ton and attendance of every legislator.
But it isn't work that won't return most
of the boys many pleasant returns.
Important legislation must be turned
out by this 1887 General Assembly. A
few thoughts for the folks back home and
general desire to pitch in and accomp-
lish worthwhile reforms will solve the
situation, which appears so dubious to
the uninitiated rich now. Elimination of
craftsmanship, selfishness, etc., will per-
NIT the passage of the bills that have
been demanded by public opinion. After
that let the boys squabble over what's left.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24

considering what defense measures were
necessary for the safety Of this country
we had only to contemplate an enemy
power A, and consider how we were TO
defeat that enemy with the aid Of powers
B and c, with whom we were In alliance,
1t would have been comparatively easy to
draw up defense program.
But that is not the case. We have
not got single particular power for the
enemy, nor are we in alliance with other
powers or groups of powers on whose aid
we can count.
eve have to consider whole series OF
hypothetical emergencies in which we
may be opposed to this or that power or
group of powers and find ourselves fight
ing alongside other powers. We have to
draw up our defense program to make
us feel as safe as we can be against this
hypothetical set of emergencies"
Doubtless all the rest Of the nations
now so extensively arming are preparing
to defend themselves against hypothetical
emergencies. They have no enemies -
and no friends. Some nation may start
something; and since the others don't
know which nation or why, they can't
tell in advance which side they'll be on
or how great the opposing forces. There
fore they must run the risk Of economic
ruin to be ready for the worst. Is this
sensible, intelligent, or civilized?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24
Good and Bad

Reviewing it's suggestions the state re-
organization commission has just reached
the State Forest and Park Commission,
the State Board of Fisheries and Game,
the State Planning Board, the State
Publicity Commission, and few others.
1t wisely makes the first-named supreme
in its field and urges that many minor
groups, such as the Fort GriSWold and
Groton Monument commission, the Put
nam Memorial Campground commission,
and the like be abandoned and any duties
of them assigned to the Park and Forest
Commission.
The duties of the Commission on For
estS and Wild Life would be split up be-
tween the State Forest and Park Com
mission and the State Board of Fisheries
and Game. That seems logical, as well
as to make the latter board the supervis-
DRY head of shell-fishing, too. Such reor-
ganiZation plans as these seem calculated
to eliminate the overlapping and duplica-
ton which is the cause of so many COM
plants and often the reason for mounting
governmental expenses.
But on the other hand we cannot see
how coupled with these suggestions can
be those which would drop for good the
State Planning Board and the State
Publicity Commission. The former board
in time should serve worthwhile pur-
pose if it is given the necessary aid to
make it more than merely an advisory or
linking agency. AS for the State Pub
licity Commission, it's work cannot be
measured accurately as yet, but time will
show that this experiment was necessary
to protect the states own interests in the
field of recreation and also to guarantee
her fair share in the millions being spent
today by tourists and motorists. There's
value in this commission; it's abandon
n1ent, so summary, is not warranted by
any facts or figures.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24

Melvin ]. Dunn of North Troy, Yer
mont, regards himself as the most taxed
man in the world Mr.. Dunn Is farmer
with wife and four children, He also
has a 219-acre farm and thereby hangs
a tale. 179 acres of this farm lie in the
Dominion of Canada; the remaining
forty are in the United States. AS re-
suit of this caprice of land ownership,
whereby the boundary line between two
countries runs through his land MIR.
Dunn is beset on all sides by tax col
lectors. He has u. S. and Canadian gov
eminent taxes, Province of Quebec and
Vermont state taxes, county taxes for
both Vermont and Quebec, town taxes
for both countries, poll taxes (U.S) old
age tax (US), automobile taxes, (U.S)
gasoline tax, (US.), school taxes, both
countries, flood tax, (U.S.), hunting and
fishing taxes, tax for keeping roads open,
U.S.), tax for maintenance of road in
summer (U.S.). Last but not least are
entry duties on products from one cour-
try to the other. Talk about worries,
why Mr.. Dunn of international boundary
line fame, has 'em all. But why doesn't
he sell part of his farm and make up his
mind to being in one nation, not two?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24
Who Says So?
"They Say" Not Strong Enough Evidence to Con-
vince Average Man of 10000 Fraudulent
Votes in Hartford
Votes in Hartford
HARTFORD TIMES

never denied" that there were TO-
600 fraudulnet votes.
Mr.. Bradley ought to tell now who
told him any such preposterous
story, in whom he had confidence
enough to use it in a public speech.
Or did he merely think 1t would be
good partisan way to attract at
tention
Not only Is 1t true that Hartford
is unaware of any such wholesale
fraud, it Is also true that it has
heard nobody but Senator Bradley
talk Of any such thing.
However, discussion of the matter
has not been limited to Senator
Bradley and Mayor Spellacy who
challenged him. It has found its
way to Capitol Hill where 1t was
brought int the discussion of pro-
posed changes In the registration
laws.
Called to account, Senator Brad
ley proceeded to talk about "the
serious riots that took place in the
1888 city election in Hartford" to
which he referred as "the notorious
Pallotti case"
Hartford isn't denying that evil
deeds were done in that election but
Mr.. Bradley shows his ignorance of
what happened by his allusion.
Those who are providing him with
supposed ammunition ought to tell
him that Mr.. Pallottrs part in the
affair resulted from his efforts to
prevent use of violence and fraud
to steal an election and not from
any participation in it.
1t Is not quite accurate to say, as
Senator Claffey did, that the 1888
disturbance was caused largely by
the excitement Of the occasion y
That Is letting off too easily those
who deliberately resorted to at
tempts at violence and corruption.
However, 1t was not the 1888
election which Senator Bradley was
talking about when he made his
west Hartford speech. Punishment
has been melted out for that, al
though unfortunately 1t did not
reach the higher-ups. At any rate,
it Is all over and the books are
closed.
We still think that the Senator
owes Hartford an apology. 1t Is not
sufficient explanation to hide be-
lind "they say" particularly as
long as "they" remain unidentified.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24
Hypothetical War

Some unpleasant truths were brought
out In the House of Commons debate over
the British defense program. One is the
fact that the British government con-
siders the League of Nations and the
principle of collective security useless so
far as the near future is concerned, Also.
the huge armament program in prepar-
alton for the next war is necessary for
the strange reason that there is no par
ocular enemy in sight. In the words OF
chancellor OF the Exchequer Neville
Chamberlain:
"n it were in fact the case. that in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24
Persistent Spelling Bee

An old-fashioned custom which either
never went out or has been revived Is the
spelling match. At least, spelling bees
keep cropping out in the news, and con-
tests are held in the most unexpected
places. The latest surprise in this line
was match between fifteen-man team
from Columbia and fifteen-woman
team from Bucknell University, which
was broadcast by radio. Some people
suggest that ability to spell is not needed
in this day OF the radio and the telephone,
that clear enunciation and pleasant voice
are far more important.
Perhaps stenographers and proof
readers still need to know how to spell,
but they aren't the ones who 60 in for
match spelling, or for any other kind OF
spelling, if the complaints one hears are
justified. It does seem little queer that
after all these years of spelling bees and
crossword puzzles there should still be so
much nis-spelling in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24

DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler thinks
that the United States should proceed as
fast as possible with it's plans to erect
memorial to Christopher Columbus on
the island of Santo Domingo. During
the administration of the late Calvin
Coolidge he approved the first drafts OF
the plan. 1t would have involved I'm
Gle Sam to the amount of $872, 900, its
share of the 100000 recommended for
the memorial lighthouse. Boy, light
houses must have come pretty high in
the Coolidge boom days. The govern
ment sells old ones pretty cheap today.
We hope that if the memorial does ma
terialize the other countries who agreed
to join in underwriting it will not be for
getful.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24

stead to Democratic Bennett Clark,
who despite his hook-up plays
with Missouri's Pendergast ma
chine.
But now present scrapping
among the Liberals over the SUI
preme Court has led to q new
crop Of definitions, the best Of
which so far comes from Maury
Maverick of Texas.
"A liberal" he says, "is one
who fights In q corner by him
self and Is more liable to shoot
his friends than his enemies"
Room and Bath
In preparation for his appear
arlce before Senator Wf1eeler's
Railroad Investigation Committee,
j. p. Morgan has rented and is
keeping vacant one wing Of the
Shoreham hotel. 1t is not merely
reserved for future occupancy, but
rented and paid for.
COckrOaches
The Hoover built Department of
Commerce, although a compare
lively new building, is now alive
with cockroaches, making 1t neces-
sary to stage a bi-monthly dis
infection campaign. The building
cost $17,500,000 and provides over
a million square feet Of office
space.
Copyright, 1887, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24
Current Comments

Women a:e less selfish, less am
bilious, and always-always, mind
you-do they respect confidence.
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia, New
York.
Another drouth might reduce re-
serve food and feed below the SAFE
ty Joint.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wal
lace, advising farmers to fill up
their storage bins.
There has been too much mys-
terry in the banking business, too
much aloofness on the part Of the
bankers.
Dunlap C. Clark, Kalamazoo.
Mich, banker.
We in Portsmouth have been
through hell. That's pretty
strong word for me. I preached
for rs years, but when I say hell,
~, mean hell.
William Carter, Portsmouth, o.,
flood refugee.
We are spending money just as
thou.'a we had 1t, as we did IN
the Confederate army.
DIR. Arthur Mccormick, Kentucky
public health authority, aiding IN
flood emergency.
Don't you fellers ever think that
8. o. p. elephant amt full Of life.
Vice President John Nance
Garner at opening Of congress.
Gold remains the standard Of
value because neither men nor gov
ernments will trust anything else.
Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr., New
~ York economist.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24

Differentiating between liberty and
security" the Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, Sd,
of Georgetown University, former editor
of America and known to many Water
burians through his visit here a year ago,
declared that when it comes time for
Americans to choose between the two, he
hopes it will be liberty and not security
we demand He stated this in recent
broadcast in which he deplored the
changing concept of government which
places liberty below the idea of the "abso-
lutte state"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24

State Senator j. Kenneth Brad
ley's assertion that 10000 fraudulent
votes were cast in Hartford in the
last presidential election appears to
have become matter of more than
merely local discussion. And we
make haste to say at this point,
lest there be misunderstanding
about the state, that no one in
Hartford where most is known about
it, takes any stock in the statement
which the senator first used in a po-
litical address in West Hartford.
Called to time by Mayor Spellacy
who asked for his specifications.
Senator Bradley retreats behind the
technicality Of his language, which
was that ut has been openly
charged" and $50 far as he knows
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24
In Today's Mail
Anonymous letters will not
be accepted unless accom-
panied with writer's name.
DICTATORSHIP CRY is ONLY
"RED HERRING" CLAIM
COMMUNISTS

Z41 SOuCn MAIN SC.,
Feb. 20, 1887,
Editor, Waterbury Democrat
Dear Sir:
Talk Of curbing the usurped power
of the autocratic United States
supreme court gives the reaction
aries the well known filters. These
Tories are camouflaging oligarchic
tyranny of the NINE OLD MEN by
raising the deceitful cry Dictator
ship" as red herring across the path
to progress.
Do not these reactionaries see that
the proposed reform is, ever SO
slightly, to take away the dictatorial
power of the Supreme Court, which
has robbed the people Of their Con-
stitutional Right to pass social legis-
lation, and has strengthened the
plutocratic power of the big trusts?
OF course they see 1t, and that Is
why they erect this screen, "Dic-
tatorship."
They prefer the NINE DICTA-
TORS rather than the increased
power Of Congress, elected by the
people. They prefer that power re-
main in the hands of these former
corporation lawyers to question the
constitutionality Of the mandate OF
the people.
The Constitution never gave these
uncrowned Judicial Monarchs the
right to pass or to veto legislation
on their Judgment as to its con-
stitutionality. All legislation, bene-
fetal to the working class, is met
with this intolerable veto. This is
q usurped power in the interests Of
the wealthy exploiters and in OPP
position to the democratic rights OF
the people.
1t is ironical, isn't it, when Will
liam Randolph Hearst and his ilk,
who are agents of the Nazi and
italian Fascist dictators, speak Of
curbing the usurped power OF the
Supreme Court as destroying
democracy? Since when does
democracy mean that the vote of
five Of the nine Justices will prevail
against the will Of 1901 1000 peo-
pie?
Last November 27,500,OO0 people
voted against autocracy, including
the supreme court.
We Communists state our position
In the following summary. We con-
slider the Presidents proposals frag-
mentary and inconclusive. But that
in no way limits our support OF
these proposals. We want to travel
a mile down the road on which
Roosevelt would take only q few
steps. But we refuse to place our
plans for longer journeys as limit
ing factor in our participation In the
first steps. We support every prof.
ect which would break down in any
degree the judicial veto over pro-
gressiye legislation, and we support
1t militantly without reservations.
THE COMMUNIST PARTY
OF WATERBURY
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24
Selected Poem
TWO WHITE BIRDS
Rosemary Celine Gotham in the
NsIrisk Tow cciaaoa Monifnvl

(Rosemary Celine Gotham in the
Christian Science Monitor)
Two white birds in the sky,
Wheeling and dipping,
Flung from the winds back,
Silently slipping;
Poised-wings motionless-
Between earth and heaven.
Sudden resurgence Of wind,
Swiftly lifting
Two white birds,
Snatched from the dull earth,
Blown over the long sea,
Slowly drifting.
In what sheltered rock
Will you fold your wings,
Quiet at last,
Uncomfortable, wind-driven things?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24
Answers To
Questions
BY Frederick Nj. Kerby

@. What names are most COM
monty used in this country for the
notes of the major scale in music?
A. Do, re, mi, ia, sol, la, tt, do.
@. When was Belva Lockwood
candidate for President of tn U. s.?
On what ticket did she run?
A. She ran on the Equal Rights
Party ticket in 1884 and 1883.
@. Bobby Breen, the young
screen and radio star, has been in
troduced in broadcasts as Eddie
Cantor's adopted son. Was he legal
ly adopted?
A. No.
@. How do weather forecasters
distinguish between generally fair
and partly cloudy?
A. Generally fair means some
variation in cloudiness and possibly
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24
TODAY's COMMON ERROR
Never say, "They make guns at
the arsenal; say, "Guns are
made at the arsenal"

some light precipitation in scattered
places, but clear to partly cloudy
sky over most Of the area. This
term Is usually employed in fore
casts for relatively large areas,
such as whole state or half a
state. Partly cloudy means no
precipitation, but some cloudiness.
@. How many men were rejected
for service during the World war
because Of physical disabilities
A. Reflections for that cause
numbered 687,4S6, and there were
601, 917 who had defects but were
accepted for service.
II you want copy Of our book
let ON Etiquette for Everybody"
write The Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau, 1912 Thirteenth
Street, Northwest, Washington, ID.
G. Enclose cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-24

/. Which club won the American
league baseball pennant in 1924?
2. From what country did the U.
s. purchase Alaska?
8. Where is Duquesne university?
4. How are names selected for U.
s. battleships?
5. What is the name of the chief
waterway in Venice?
8. During which presidents adj
ministration was the Lewis and
Clark expedition sent out?
z. Where Is the Kentucky Derby
run each year?
8. What Is the name for the nu-
lnerous groups Of very small planets
Of the solar system?
9. Which government department
supervises the U. 8. Marine corps?
10. Who was Donald Grant
Mitchell?