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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03
A Book. a Day

Daphne Du Maurier's new novel
"Rebecca" Doubleday, Doran:
$2.75), is the story Of woman two
years dead as she Is seen through
the eyes Of her husband and his
young, pathetically jealous, second
wife.
Through a series Of exceedingly
well handled devices and incidents
the author leads the reader to a
thorough familiarity with Rebecca
her tricks Of manner and mood,
her vibrant and stirring person.
atty, her selfishness, her virtues
and her vices-until she completely
and intentionally overshadows the
other characters in the novel.
1t would be unfair to the pros
pective reader to attempt to OUT
line the melodramatic plot, for the
suspense and sinister mystery of
the story would be destroyed by
the least revelation, But one may
guarantee with comparative safety
that the reader who picks up
"Rebecca" and reads the first fifty
pages viii not put 1t down again
until the final page Is reached.
1t has faults, in that 1t is too
lushly overwritten and far too sem
timental. Less skilfully handled,
'Rebecca" would certainly seem
dated, Enthusiastically impossible, and
just little ridiculous. Fortunately,
however, Miss de Maurier seldom
carries her story too far over the
line which divides the credible and
the incredible. Recommended for
the long winter evenings. Emit.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03

Here's to glad vacation" may be changed
to heres to sad vacation" if the pupils in
the Dayton schools have the enforced
holiday Vacations are all well and good
at the specified times with an occasional
national holiday thrown in, but it is
doubtful if the children would actually
enjoy continuous holiday. There's a
time for work and there's time for play,
as the saying goes, and after all school
may be work, but it is fun, too. So for
the sake of all, parents, teachers and
children, let us hope they do not have to
close down in Dayton.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03
Selected Poem
AUTUMN PLANTING
(Hy Anita Laurie Gushing in The Christian

(By Anita Laurie Gushing in The Christian
Science Monitor)
Speak not of desolation, of an ending
To all the growing beauty of the year,
When here under the hand brown bulbs are going
Obediently into the quiet ground
There to begin fruitful fellowship
With earth Speak not too bitterly of frost
From whose chill discipline the pointed boughs
OF forsythia will emerge more sharply bright;
And if you would know for yourself the unbroken
circle
OF earth's growing, the completeness OF her beauty
Plant now a root, tree. hyacinth,
And in the long cold nights in whirlng snow
Think of that new living strength under frozen
ground
More secret than the springs bold poisoning,
Not to be apprehended BY the eye
Alone, but intricately lovely for
The mind to dwell on. Knowing these things how
shall We speak Of an ending, Of desolation, now9
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03

final count, it looked as If
Freming did have the drag he
claimed. But once renOminated
and safe for. another two years,
Dies quickly reverted to his
original anti-labOr hostility. And
to the anguish Of the regretfuI
CIOerS, he has been making it
hot for them ever since.
NOTE Recently Freming's Oil
Workers Union adopted resolu-
ton con6emning Dies and his
investigating committee.
Sine Dies
According to Ernest Cuneo,
President Roosevelt wants the
House Un-American Investigat-
ing Committee to adjourn sine
Dies"
NOTE - "sine" is Latin for
without.
New Liberal Leader
Most likely successor to Maury
Maverick as leader of the House
block of militant liberals in the
new Congress is Representative
John M. Coffee of Tacoma, Wash.
Forty-cne years old, built like
lumberjack and lusty scrapper,
Coffee has a 100 per cent New
Deal voting record and was Nav
erick's right hand lieutenant. Af-
ter Maverick fell by the wayside
in the primaries, he wrote his
followers urging Coffee as their
new leader. The suggestion met
with immediate favor.
Coffee's popularity is not con-
fined to Capitol Hill. He is
also favOrite Of the President
and the inner White House
circle.
NOTE Congressman Coffee Is
a brother-in law of Senator HON.
er Bone of Washington. They
disagree on many things.
Merry Co. Round
Both of Franklin d. Roosevelt's
parents were Mayflower descend
ants Mrs. Harry Woodring
was a portrait painter before she
married the secretary of war. She
does not paint her children, be-
cause "they are too wiggly".
WPA's Federal Theater Project is
swamped with manuscripts Of
plays. They come in at the rate
of so week, to be paSeSd on by
n
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03

tration the Republicans gave us the
high tariff walls under the Smooth
Hawley Act, the result of which
other countries retaliated with iden-
tical tariff laws. The sequel to that
was that American concerns moved
TITO foreign countries where they
employed foreign labor.
Recently, a large number of those
concerns, because Of the Reciprocal
Trade Agreement, have shut down
their foreign factories and are now
doing the same work in their Amer
lean factories. This obviously creates
greater employment at home.
These facts speak for themselves.
ENGINEER.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03
HARTFORD CITIZEN THINKS
SEN. LONERGAN SHOULD
BE REELECTED
Hartford, Conn.
November 3, 1888.

Waterbury Democrat,
Waterbury, Connecticut.
Senator Lonergan is member Of
the United States Steering, the Sen
ate Finance Committee, the Inter
state Commerce, the committee on
communications and others.
His high position in the Hall OF
Congress cannot be duplicated by a
successor for many, many years to
come. a
His reelection is peculiarly inn
portant, of vital importance to his
fellow citizens of Hartford. Local
political differences are completely
out-shadowed by the common good
he as United States Senator, not
as person or a Democrat, can
serve, and which no successor could
hope to serve in any comparable de-
gree for many, many years.
INTERESTED CITIZEN.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03

And after the Baconians dig up their
latest proofs that Bacon and not Shakes
peare wrote all those plays we will still
read them and see them as Shakespeare's
Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet, and Rich
ard III. with the rest of the credit going
to John Barrymore, Walter Hampden,
Robert Mantell, John Gielgud and Maui
rice Evans.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03
To the swing wars

~ ehAg 6WAAA8 ssSAS
Swings downfall was mentioned
again in the papers this week. A
group condemned the swinging of
the Bach classics and other master
works. SO Paul. Whiteman donned
his triplicate armour and went out
to lead the attack on this group of
musical conservatives. He has been
named president Of legitimate or
ganization to combat the music
big0ts who, as Eddie Cantor has it,
have put their Bach up to the wall.
AS . result, the swing matter has
gathered new impetus. The old
patrons I'LL the places where the or
beat Is the keynote and novitiates
are added nightly TO the world OF
the jitterbugs. The smoke-filled
dens along Fifty Second street IN
crease, It seems to us, by the hour
and the etnerized programs carry.
more swing stun than they ever did.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03
T est Y ur
Knowledge

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to.
last page for the answers.
/. What does the college degree
LIB. stand for?
q. What Is an acoumeter?
8. What is a Photographic WHIP
4. What was the former name OF
Ossining, N. "?
S. In Troy weight, how many
ounces are IN pound?
6. For which state is Evergreen"
the nickname?
Z. Name the great mountain
chain Of South America.
+ 8. why does cream rise TO the
top Of a bottle Of milk
8. How Is 1883 written y Roman
numerals2
4 10. where are the Andaman Is
Iands2
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03

There were no two. ways about that
race the other day, just one, and Seabis-
cult was the better bet
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03
A Thought for Today

Rut shun prOfane and vain babblings; tor
thew win increase unto more ungOdiiness-n
Timothy 2:16.
IT, is with word as with an arrow-once let
It loose and it does not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Nov. EVERY time the
swing musicians along Broadway
and Fiftieth street read a statement
in the papers that swing is on the
downbeat, they chuckle happily to
themselves. They know that theren
be a greater demand for swing nu-
sicians the very next day.
It was six months ago that IA
nous musician Illuminated against
the jitterbug tune. Swing. we recall
him saying, is a degenerate form
of music and, like the mighty Dodo,
would disappear from the American
scene in a couple Of weeks.
The hot musicians feel that this
particular seer should stick to
prophecy for he is an angel of good
tidings to their profession. Because
here is what has happened in the
six months since that statement was
made.
Benny Goodman and his music
have become ensconced in the swank
Waldorf Astoria; Tommy Dorsey Is
at the New Yorker. Artie Shaw is
at the Hotel Lincoln; Louis Prima
is at the elegant Delmonico; Larry
Clinton is at the vast International;
Herbie Kay is at the Hotel Commo-
dore; Roger Proyor IS at the Hotel
Roosevelt; Johnny MesSner Is in the
McAlpin. All Of them are hot swing
men.
And the pay-oR on it all is that
Paul Whiteman. dean Of modern
American music, has embellished
his orchestra with more swing men.
The Twain Do Meet
Benny Goodman's tremendous sue
cess at the Waldorf was made in
the face Of the groanings of hotel
operators that swing attracts young
kids who have no money for wines
and the more expensive foods. Well,
the Waldorf has since discovered
that the folk along Park avenue
were swing conscious, too, If it were
brought to their side of the town.
And like opium fiends who crave
the stuff and pay any price when
they need it, the jitterhugs have
raised the tariff and have started
to make their way to the Waldorf.
In fact, they're beginning to over
run the place and they've been con-
verting the youngsters from the
other side Of the tracks. At first, the
regular patrons came with "let
'em eat cake" attitude. But when
they started to shag to Benny's
music, they soon left their dignity
behind them.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03
IN TODAY'S MAIL

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Questions and
Answers

By Frederick M. Kerby

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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03
By DRsw PEARSON

Entire Rodio Communications Commission
Moy Be Fired; FDR Disguised with IL;
Westerners in Line for Supreme Court Bench
Clio Union Leader Hovey Frening Worded
OffLobor Attack on Dies, Aid His Reelection;
Now Dies Is Going After CLOS Scalp
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03

II you want a copy of our book
let, sex INSTRUCTION.. write
to The Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir-
teenth Street, Washington, d. G.
Enclose 10 cents In postage
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03

WASHINGTON November g. - More trouble than
they could dream is brewing for the beleaguered and
besmirched members of the Federal Communications
Commission The day is not far distant when some OF
them probably will be summoned to the White House
desk and bhey given the opportunity of resigning or
I,e;tao
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03

4 @. How can I get a duplicate Of
a lost American passport?
A. Apply to the clerk of the near
est u. S. district court. You will be
obliged to pay the full fee, but you
will not be required to prove that
you are a citizen, since that infor-
nation is on file. You will be re-
quired to give an affidavit stating
how the passport was lost.
@. What do the words "Stabat
Mater" mean?
A. 1t is Latin for There stands
the mother" and refers to Mary
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03

@. Did the Mormons participate
in the war with Mexico in 1845?
/ A.. Mormon groups eagerly enlist
ed. A regiment Of Mormons from
Council Bluffs joined Kearney in
June, 1916, and went with him to
California, having first accompanied
Capt. Allen Of the First Dragons
to Fort Leavenworth.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03

@. Is it possible to electroplate
chromium directly on zinc?
A. Yes, but it is necessary to use
a somewhat higher current density
than for plating chromium over
nickel. Usually when chromium is
applied to zinc, it is first plated with
nickel and then with a thin coat of
chromium.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03

@. What is an axiom?
A. A truth assumed as self
evident.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-03
TODAY's COMMON ERROR
Lieutenant is pronounced liu-
Tenant in the U. S., but the
British pronunciation is lef-
Tenant.

standing at the foot of the eros
on which Christ was crucified.
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Copyright 1888. by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-10-28
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SERVICES

Everlasting Punishment" will be
the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in
all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on
Sunday, October 80.
The Golden Text will be from Mi
cab 7:5-"Rejoice not against me, o
Mine enemy; when fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall
be a light unto me-"
Among the citations comprising the
Lesson-Sermon will be the following
from the Bible-Prov. 11:5-"The
righteousness of the perfect shall di-
rect his way; but the wicked shall fall
by his own wickedness."
The Lesson-Sermon also will include
passage from the Christian Science
textbook, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Bak-
er Eddy, among which is the follow
ing, page 322-" MANS wisdom finds
no satisfaction in sin, since God has
sentenced sin to suffer-"
Services: Sunday, II A. M. Odd Eel
lows Hall, Pocomoke.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-10-28
SEVENTH DISTRICT

SEVENTH DISTRICT = In the
County Voting House in said District.
EIGHTH DISTRICT, Precinct No. 1
In the barber shop of Roland
Bowen.
EIGHTH DISTRICT, Precinct No.
Pin the building next to Scarbor-
oughs store in Girdletree.
NINTH DISTRICT-A to J, in
elusive. In the County Voting House
in Berlin.
NINTH DISTRICT-K to z, in
elusive. In Harry Dixon's barber
shop.
TENTH DISTRICT-In the Fire
Engine House at Ocean City.
And said election is for the purpose
of electing: one person to be Governor
of Maryland; one person for Attorney
General of Maryland; one person for
United States Senator; one person for
Comptroller; one person for Clerk OF
Court of Appeals of Maryland; one
person to represent the First Con-
gressional District of Maryland in the
Seventy Sixth Congress-; one person
to represent Worcester County in the
Senate of Maryland; three persons for
County Commissioners of Worcester
County; three persons to represent
Worcester County in the House of
Delegates; one person for States At
torney for Worcester County; one
person for Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Worcester County; one person for
Register of Wills for Worcester Coun-
ty; one person for County Treasurer
for Worcester County; three persons
for Judges of the Orphans Court for
Worcester County; one person for
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-10-28

week with his brother, Mr.. I. B. Han
cock.
There will be a meeting of the
Ladies Auxiliary to the firemen at
the school auditorium Wednesday even
ing, November 2.
Mrs. Harold Mason and children, of
Goodwill spent Sunday with her sis
ter, Mrs. Charlie Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pusey and
little daughter, of Pocomoke, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Hickman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hill and fam
lily were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Watson at Girdletree.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Paradis, of
Washington, D. c., spent part of the
week with his father, Mr.. M. H. Para
dis.
Miss Virginia Sparrow has returned
to her home in New Church after
spending some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Mariner.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-10-28

elusive, will vote at the places des
ignated below. Likewise, where then
surnames begin with the letters K tt
z, both inclusive, separate voting
house will be provided as below.
FIRST DISTRICT, Precinct No.
"A to J, inclusive. In the County
Voting House at the south corner OF
Cedar Street and Clarke Avenue, Pc.
comoke City.
FIRST DISTRICT, Precinct No.
* to z, inclusive. In the storehouse
of C. w. Bunting.
FIRST DISTRICT, Precinct No.
A to J, inclusive. In the store
house building formerly owned by C
E. Townsend, corner of Clarke Ave
nue. and Walnut Street.
FIRST DISTRICT, Precinct No. 2
K to z, inclusive. In the same place
as A to J.
SECOND DISTRICT-A to J. in
elusive. In the County Voting House,
back of the Court House, in Snow
Hill.
SECOND DISTRICT-K to z, in
elusive. In the County Voting House
in Snow Hill.
THIRD DISTRICT-A to J, in
elusive. County Voting House in Ber-
lin.
THIRD DISTRICT-K to z, in
elusive. In Old First National Bank
Building.
FURTH DISTRICT-In the Fire
mems Building in Newark.
FIFTH DISTRICT-In the house of
H. R. Ringler, in Bishopville.
SIXTH DISTRICT-In the County
Voting House in said District.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-10-28
MARYLAND WOMEN
FORM CRUSADE
AGAINST TAXES

Maryland women joined today with
housewives in SO states in the "wo-
mems first nationwide crusade a.
gainst taxes that penalize the con-
sumer."
A drive to form anti-tax units in all
Maryland communities in the crusade
was launched today by the National
Consumers Tax Commission with the
appointment of Mrs. Harry L. Har-
cum, of COG Park Avenue, Salisbury,
as Maryland member of the commits
sion's national committee. The ap-
pointment was announced from the
organizations national headquarters
in Chicago.
Mrs. Harcum, who has been active
IN club work in Salisbury and in the
state, is president-director of the
Maryland Federation of Women's
Clubs.
The new national committee MEM
Der was hailed by Mrs. Kenneth c.
Frazier, commission president, for
Joining in the leadership of this nom
political crusade to combat hidden tax
raids on the family pocketbook."
Hundreds of units in many states
from coast to coast already are ac-
tive in the fight to ease the tax bur-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-10-28

den on the everyday consumer" Mrs.
Frazier declared.
"These units, and others springing
up daily, are fighting unnecessary
taxes through educational means.
Study programs exposing the local,
state and national tax burden-now
equal to 1856 percent of the national
income-have been arranged for mem
bers. Through them, units will seek
to arouse tax consciousness among
the women of America"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-10-28
Stockton News

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor and son
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland Taylor of New
Church and Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Pet
tit and family, of Onancock were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Owen Pilchard Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony DeStefanC
and family of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Baylis.
Miss Clara Tull of Yeadon, Pa.
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Tull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kerbin Sturgis, of
Snow Hill and Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Barnes of Girdletree, were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sharp
ley, Sunday.
Mrs. H. C. Pilchard and daughter,
and Mrs. K. C. Petit and daughter,
were visitors at Salisbury, Tuesday.
Mrs. Charlotte McMillen, of New
York, spent a part of last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Pilchard.
Mr.. Charlie Lane of Philadelphia,
spent part of last week with Mrs.
Lane at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce Ward, of Yea
don, Pa, were weekend guests of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Ward.
Our community extends deepest
sympathy to Mrs. Clinton Brown in
the death of her father, Mr.. J. Sidney
Tarr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Hancock and
family spent Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Allen at Horn
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Bundick, of
Salisbury, were guests Sunday of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bundick.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. C. Petit visited
friends at Pocomoke, Sunday.
Mrs. Elijah Justice of Horntown is
spending some time with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Houston.
Miss Kathryn Pruitt and Mr.. Thos.
Wharton of Wilmington, were guests
Sunday of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Pruitt.
Little Phyllis Barnes of Girdletree
spent the weekend with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sharpley.
Mrs. E. H. Taylor, Mrs. Jacob Bes-
sen and son, and Miss Mary Taylor
spent the weekend with Rev. and
Mrs. R. P. Day in Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Dryden and
family spent Saturday with DIR. and
Mrs. A. B. Boulder in Salisbury.
Misses Mary Hyland, Mabel Jones
and Helen Tull spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hall at Hall
wood.
Mr.. Daniel Hancock and son, Luth-
er, of New Britain, Conn.,, spent last