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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06

Some 1,5O0,OOO fir trees will fall or have already fallen before the ax this fall to satisfy the demand of Christmas tree lovers. This may seem like slaughter of the innocents, but it actually isn't. Cut ting down trees for the few days of holi- day enjoyment no longer is devastating our forests. Instead it is big business that has developed slowly but surely. We raise trees now for Christmas consump- tion and we cut them at the proper time just like any other crop would be har- vested. New trees are constantly being set out; seedlings are transplanted: then trees of various ages are graded and segregated in their proper places. It's a real nursery business and those who realized it some years ago are reaping the benefits today. The bulk of the trees that are used along the eastern seaboard come from northern New England and the eastern Canadian provinces. As we understand it this years cut is to be 10 to IS per cent less than last year, due to a surplus of trees left in the retail markets
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06

An instructive contrast between the viewpoint of an art critic and that of a collector, where a differ ence exists, is made in the Novem- Der Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Assistant Director William M. Wins, Jr, who is also Curator of Prints, writes of the woodcuts of Hans Burgkmair, a German illustrator, who died in l53l. The museum has recently ac- quired an impression of the artists Samson and the Lion" Curator Twins takes the opportunity to talk of Burgkmair's work in general and of the museums collection of 1t. He cites the fact that a large and im- portant part of the artists work does not exist in sixteenth century impressions, and that in several in- stances prints made from the blocks more than 400 years after Burgk- mair died "are far finer than any, thing that proceeded them except the extraordinarily rare original proofs"
 To an -fastidious collector, as MT. Wins says, the nineteenth cen-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
Simple Tax Forms

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, has announced an important change in social security tax collection methods. Beginning January 1, payroll tax returns and payments on the old-age retirement benefit section of the law will be required quarterly instead of monthly.
 "The purpose of the change" explains of the tax collection system in the inter- est of both taxpayer and government. The change will provide form of record keeping far less burdensome to employers. At the same time, the governments record-keeping will be made much more simple and efficient by the elimination
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
Press Comment
THEY HIT AND RUN AWAY
 (Meriden Journal)

Waterbury sings the praises of its police department for having made arrests in hit-and-run auto fatali- ties when the cops had only the barest clues to work on. A special squad has operated with intelli- gence of Q rare degree" according to the Republican. and "the officers gave of their own time as well as their regular working hours" to run down the culprits.
 If the courts do their part as well as the police have, there will be fewer drivers in Waterbury who speed away after they have hit 8 pedestrian or collided with another car. In the case of persons it's 6 heartless evasion which should be punished to the full extent of the law. In the case of other vehicles, which is becoming all too common nowadays, those who skip off should be forcefully reminded that the law requires them to stop and explain when they cause damage.
 Local persons frequently return to their parked cars to find them damaged and offending drivers gone. Any who see such accidents should report them. They may be next.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
Shall We Build Homes?

It is a strange and dangerous situation when people in the building trades can't afford to live in the houses they build. This has been the case in America for many years. It is the most surprising phase of an economic jam that also keeps millions of other Americans, between the extremes of poverty and riches from hav- ing decent homes With the best builders and workers in the world, in the most wealthy country, with the greatest supply of materials, most of us can't afford good homes.
 They cost too much, for three reasons: materials are too expensive, labor is too expensive, financing is too expensive. In several countries with only fraction ot our wealth and industrial ability, these things are done better The strategic time seems to have arrived to do some thing about this problem We need big industrial push of some kind to lift us out of the business slump, and home-con- struction seems to offer the most hope.
 The financing can probably be ar- ranged more cheaply by cooperation of bankers and government. It may be harder to hold down the prices of mater ials, as building volume grows. They might soar again and kill promising building revival, as they did last sum- mer. But with intelligent self-interest and control in the building industry, that problem might be solved.
 The hardest problem is to persuade labor to accept lower daily wage, in consid- eration of steadier work and perhaps a guaranteed yearly minimum income larger than they have now. Their own welfare should move them to give open minded consideration to that plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06

Here's a good suggestion. A forester proposes if you want your Christmas tree to remain green and fresh few days longer. Place the stump in basin filled with water. This may be difficult with the mechanical devices for supporting the tree, but some of them would allow a small basin to be inserted in which the base of the stump would rest. Water can then be poured into it. Once upon a time we heard, too, that basin of water placed under or near the tree would pro- vide moisture enough to keep the tree from drying up right away.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
A Book a Day
Ordered to Betray His Dearest Friend
By BRUCE CATION

Officers and privates-aren't sup- posed to be friends-rot in the Ger- man army, in wartime, anyway. Nor Is a conscientious British spy supposed to become emotionally at- tached to the very German from whom he is trying to wheedle out military secrets.
 A friendship that leaped both of these gaps is described in a re- markedly moving little novel T Met Man." by Michael Blankfort (Bobbs- Merrill: $2).
 MT. Blankfort's story deals with a young American, student at Ox- ford in 1914, who joins the British intelligence service and is fitted out with the uniform, name, Information and Identification tag which enable him to become a private in the Ger man army before Ypres. Tn that ca pacity he is supposed to find out when the anticipated "big push" to capture the channel ports is to be. gin. pS !
 The spy gets over the border and takes his place without trouble. Then he strikes up Q friendship with a Prussian lieutenant a strange, unexpected friendship which buds and flowers despite the army caste system because it gives two men a chance to escape, momen- tarily, from the horror and waste of war.
 This friendship soon becomes the most important chapter in the spyis emotional life. And yet 1t is this Prussian friend from which he must extract the information he is seeking. He has to betray his friendship and his friend in or- der to do the job for which he is risking his life,
 How MT. Blankfort resolves this situation is something you had bet ter read for yourself. It makes an appealing story which is an oblique but searching commentary on the inhumari madness of war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
Current Comment

Don't think mind the $2,O0O, O,O0O. It is the protection of Miss Dodge's reputation that counts.
 Jack Doyle. Irish singer -prize fighter, commenting on suit filed
 by his ex-wife, Judith Allen,
 against Heiress Delphine Dodge.
 When people stop wanting my autograph then I will mind.
 Irene Rich, movie actress.
 Millinery history is made daily there is no yesterday and tornororw is unpredictable. Mrs. Florence Reichman, New
 York millinery designer. ..4. %4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
Selected Poem
DADS OUT OF WORK!

(By vieta Nelson Chartier in the Boston Pos0 Dads out of work We kids all krow
 Though no one really told uS so. But we can tell that 1t is true,
 Sometimes we don't know what to do So we just make believe that we
 Think things are as they used to be. Dad gets up early every day
 And bustles round the same old way And after breakfast he goes out
 Down town to look for work no doubt When he returns at noon, we know!
 No luck His step is kind ot slow. His shoulders stoop. The smiles that fall
 Upon us kids aren't Dads at all. We're having lots of soup to eat.
 Nom says, Tt should be quite treat For soup is nourishing and so
 You need lot to make you grow" (We eat 1t without peep
 Cause we kids know that soup is cheap) Sometimes when we sit round at night
 Dad says, You kids put cut that light And come in here, where you can sec.
 You're company for Nom and mel" Or some such silly joke as that
 That seems to fall all sort of flat. Then we kids laugh and jump on him
 Until Dad fights us back with vim We hang on tight knees, arms and chin,
 Until he grins his REALLY grin. Nom doesn't scold us any more
 The way she did, sometimes, before She's gentle, now, even when we
 Get into some new deviltry. tore my shirt the other day
 When Jim and went out to play, And Nom, she didn't bawl me out
 And say: You mind what you're about You'll wear that shirt til Saturday,
 Young man, til Dad brings nome his pay" She just looked kind of sad and blue
 And said: Well patch and make 1t do." It's kind of hard to be kid
 When grown-ups think things should be hit From you and all the time you know
 Though no one really tells you so! Milford, N. H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06

Waterbury's business section certainly looks nice. The Christmas trees on top of the poles with their decorations are nice touch. The merchants deserve a vote Of thanks for creating such holiday atmos-- phere. The best way we can think or Showing them our thanks is to get out and patronize. If at any time Of the year the slogan - Shop in Waterbury should be paramount, it's right now. Heed it, you argain-hunters!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06

build a home. CThe FILA guaran- teed all housing mortgages under- taken by the banks.)
 So Jimmy went on Che air with Q series of breakfasts, and hired staff of newspapermen in Washington as publicity pro- mOters. Federal Housing became the greatest ballyhoO agency of the government, which Is saying Q lot during these ballyhOO- minded days of the New Deal.
 The result was that thousands of letters asking for loans poured into the FILA. A lot of people wrote in who had no possible chance of repaying mortgages and some of them borrowed money from the banks on the govern ment guarantee of repayment.
 It was the greatest publicity campaign put on in Washington since the days when William Gibbs McAdoo floated the Liberty Loans. But when all the smoke had cleared away and the re. suits were in, the number of houses built was pitifully small. No Real Results
 In 1885, the first full year of operation (tlle FILA act was pass ed by Congress in June, 1934) only 42,l47 mortgages were issued. or these, only one-half were for new homes, the remainder being to fi- nance repairs.
 2 Next year this figure went up to 1O9,6l1 mortgages issued, of which one.half again were new homes and the other half for repairs. Figures are not complete for this year, but during the first ten months, FILA issued 94,642 mortgages.
 These figures mean very little unless compared with pre-depres. sion building. During the six years from 1920 through 1926, the coun- try built an average of 550,0OO houses a year. Against this, the largest number of houses con- structed through FILA financing in any one year was only about 55,00O. This does not include pri- vately financed building, but this was negligible.
 In other words, with all the balqyhoO of Jimmy Moffett and all the stimulus of government guarantees, housing had dimln- ished to only ore-tenth of what 1t was before the depression.
 Meanwhile the loss of houses by fire, hurricane and deterioration has been about 100000 annually.
 (The next article on housing will describe President ROose- velt's new housing bill.)
 Copyright, 1897, by United E
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
Answers To Questions
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
By Frederick N. Kerby

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED { Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research Dc un- dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR. o. How old are Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt2
 A. Miss Fontanne was born in 1882; MT. Lunt, in 1893.
 O. Can an individual raise fur seals on Saint Paul and Saint George islandsr
 A. No fur: sealing on the islands is @ federal government monopoly.
 
 o. Give the titles of some of Co., rot's r,Mt famous paintings.
 A. Evening Star" "Biblis," Dance of Nymphs," Dante and Virgil" Macbeth and the Witches" |" Souvenir dItalie" and Villa d'Av- ray"
 e. How much IS spent annually on public school textbooks in the United States?
 A. In 1885, about $50,000,000.
 c. How does the total payroll in the U. s. compare now with 1929? A. For manufacturing as Q whole, payrolls in August, 1887, were 4.9 per cent below the 1929 average. In the n-manufacturing industries they are still 26.5 per cent below 1929. o. When and by whom was the window envelope invented?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
Daily Almanac
.oon sets 7:5l p. m.

Moon sets 7:51 D. m.
 Sun rises TOP n.; sets 4:24 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 1887 is on the wane. Scant twenty days remain in this year. Now is the time to plan for 1888. How about weather calendar or diary, keeping close tabs on fair or foul weather, rain, snow or shine throughout the days of each month. It's an interesting study at the enc of the 30-day periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
TRANSFERS HEED REMINDER

New London, Conn. (U.P)-When pranksters stole Q valuable bronze sundial from the lawn of a local resident, he waited a reasonable time and then inserted an adver- tisement in a newspaper offering Sl reward for its return. Next morn ing the sundial was back in It's ac- customed place, but the reward went unclaimed. af M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Dec. G. Manhattan Miscellany: When Eric Masche- witzs smash London musical suc- cess "Balalaika" finally arrives on Broadway under the banner Of the Shuberts, it will probably have Francis Lederer and his brand new bride-Margo-in the leading roles.
 Nomination for one of the most inept dance-floor performances of the season: Reuben Mamoulian, the cinema director.
 Eddie Cantor gets to town the latter part of this month, all set to pick up some more of that very heavy coin of the realm for those personal appearances of his, which usually average upwards of $6,00O per week-top money in the vaude- vile business today.
 Chit-chat from abroad has 1t that Sessue Hayakawa -- remember him from the days before the films found a tongue? - has married one of Europes outstanding Japanese &C., tresses, Michiko Meini. Budapest was the locale of the wedding.
 Elissa Landi is telling her pals round town that she positively won't return to Hollywood, and that after her current stage appear ance here will devote all her time to penning novels-she has a string of them to her credit already.
 
 Past Performances
 First Loves of the Famous: Cary Grant used to spend his days as a professional stilt walker toiling for the concessionaires at Coney Island.
 Sinclair Lewis still likes to re- member the days when he was ad- judged the. best furnace tender at Upton Sinclair's one-time Socialist haven-Halycon Hall in New Jersey
 Archie Mayo, the movie mogul, still spins good, racy story-the result of his early days as a star dress salesman.
 Sam Harris still likes to reminisce about the bygone days when he earned pocket money as pug!list promoter.
 Phil Dunning, the producer can- didly admits that the excellence of his pinochle game is due entirely to his training as a theatrical stage manager, while George Abbott, his produing partner, continues to be a member in good standing of Actors Equity.
 Moss Hart's younger days were spent as social director at an adult camp-but he's shy about dis cussing 1t nowadays.
 Ethel Norman once earned her keep as whirlwind typist, while Vim ton Freedley, the musical producer who first gave Mile. Norman her big chance on Broadway, formerly donned greaSepaint himself as a musical comedy juvenile.
 John Masefeld, England's poet laureate, frankly admits to his early Gotham days as Greenwich Vil- lige bartender, and Paul Munis love for the Yiddish stage is undimmed by his recent good fortune in the films.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06

of cross-checking and going back to the taxpayer to reconcile differences"
 This is a wise change. The needless amount of bookkeeping, form-filling and petty detail in connection with this spe- cial tax have caused annoyance and extra expense to everyone concerned. It is well that the simplification has come so soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce oral-au'-ral; say, O'-ral.

A. The first outlook or window envelope was patented by Thomas Callahan on June 10, 1902. It was first manufactured in July, 1902, by the U. s. Envelope Company of Springfield, Mass, to whom the pa- tent was leased.
 c. How many hours @ day Is Con- gress in session?
 A. The number of hours varies widely, but in the first session of the present Congress the average was three hours and thirty minutes for the Senate and four hours and thir- ty.one minutes for the House.
 o. What became of the two large dirigibles that England built several years ago, one of which was flown to Canada and back?
 A. The R-101, built in 1929, crash- ed into a wooded hill and exploded Oct. 5, 1880. killing 47 persons. The sister ship, the R-l00 was disman- tied and sold as scrap metal.
 If you want copy of our book let MIXED BEVERAGES AND WINES" write the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06


 1. Of which country is Lisbon the capital? ,. What treaty ended the war with Mexico? 3. What Is the average life of pet dogs?
 4.j Tn the church calendar, when is Shrove Tuesday?
 5. What Is cOncertina? 6. Are guppies tropical fish? 2. Who was Francois Girardon? 8. Which country suffered the heaviest casualties during the World War?
 Q. Who wrote the song Down by the Old Mil etreani?" M 10. What Is the name of that branch of the social scienbes which deals with the organization and life of the state? (, 70 gsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
A Thought for Today

Thou shalt not Oppress an hired servant that ls uoOr and needy, whether he be of thy breth- ren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gateSs-DeuterOnOmy 24:14.
  When person is down in the world an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching Bulwer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06

As for those 150 dogs entertained at a cocktail party, we hope they liked their drinks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
New Housing Drive Is Fresh Assault On New Deal Problem;
 First Moffett Fell Down On Job
 Then McDOnald-- Still FHALags
NuWR a ARlW
R w@gW HAR8OD

important problems before the Roosevelt AdnnraOnl
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-The problem of housing has been approached from many different directions by the New Deal but still remains unSolved 1t is one ot the most confused questions in Washington
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
Test Y Q ur Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06

Jimmy Moffett devoted most of his efforts to ballyhoo. This was not entirely a bad idea. since 1t was necessary to show the man in the street how he could now bor. row money from his own bank to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-21

is the one that is made Of fine
alpaca wool, which looks ever
so much like the ice-wool hug
me-tight that was worn by bellies
in the nineties. Fellows, green's,
reds and blues are the colors.
No. /, a knitted blouse from
Hermes, is the latest model. 1t
is made of alpaca wool in a vivid
range of colorS, with the
sleeves and the bands at the
front of the blouse done in
fancy wavy stitch. The turn
over collar and the belt are also
knitted with this stitch. Heavy
white wool buttons, fastened
with leather thongs are put up
the front.
No. 2 is a basque blouse, also
knitted of alpaca wool, from
Henry a Ia Pensee, and it is a
rich rust red in color. The
shoulder yoke and collar are
knitted to look as if tucked. Big
crystal buttons with flowers I'm
der them make the decorative
closing. Red slip-on gloves
trimmed with tucks accompany
the blouse.
Copyright, 1887, by Chicago Tribune
N. Y. News Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-21
RennOrSeful
Son Is Bitter
Over Spouse
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Dear Miss Fairfax:
To-day is the anniversary Of
my mothers death. One year
ago today I just managed to get
to my old home in time for her
funeral. I had nos seen my
mother for several years.
IT hate to be like Father
Adam, casting blame on the
woman, but my wife's absurd
and almost pathological jealousy
of my mother made me give in
to her poSSeSSiveneSS for peace's
sake.
my mother had done every
thing for me, even refusing to
marry a very good man because
I disliked the ,dCa of STEP
father.
FEELS REMORSE
"She drudged out her life to
the end, and was found dead
one morning of heart disease.
by kind neighbor, who had
become anxious over her failing
health.
"This lady telegraphed me.
and I arrived only in time for
the burial. shall always feel
remorseful about this. Why do
some wives do everything IN
their power to ALLEVIATE sons from
good mothers?
Surely, the love a man has
for his wife and his mother are
as far apart as the poles.
"REMORSEFUL."
why do some wives do
everything in their power to
ALLEVIATE sons from good moth
erS?" Because the sons are too
weakminded and afraid of their
wives to call a halt to these
posseSsive women.
The best cure for such un-
reasonable jealousy is for a
woman to visualize her own
life when her sons marry.
Perhaps some fluffy-haired
little girl, now five or six years
of age, will pay back the old
score, and break up the love
of her and her son, even as she
did that of her husband and
his mother.
Unreasonable jealousy of
your husbands mother is GER
tainly the prize recipe for los
ing a husbands affection.
Copyright, 1887, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)