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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-04
RURAL CONNECTICUT VOTE
SEEMS DESTINED FOR
LONERGAN
Rockville, Conn.
November A, 1888.

Editor, waterbury Democrat:
Senator Lonergan was born,
reared and worked in the country.
The people In the country towns and
villages know 1t. He receives a warm
reception in every one Of them. He
has always stoutly supported the
country needs and they admire his
stand on other affairs because he Is
just country boy who has made
good and who can stand on his own
feet without being told what to do.
Most Of the people In the country
say be viii get the rural vote and
viii be reelected.
RURAL.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-04
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 2:48 a. m.
Sun rises 6:26 a. M; sets 4:45 p. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Only two months left in 1888; time surely
tiies on airy feet. touching lightly here, leav-
ing indelible marks there. Only yesterday 1t
was 1897; tomorrow it viii be 1880 Treasure
the passing years as each passing one leaves
memories poignant and lasting.
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se&%NSsS~ @N~We@ ANNSteA@ esN~NA NA0A1
The letter Ii brief and to the
point, but leaves no doubt re-.
gardirg ito pCrtent. It says
"Fill yOu join 3 group that Is
helping us BY contributing 500 to
meet an unexpected etmetgencyy"
How much cash this viii pro-
duce Is doubtful. TCc many fed
eral job.holders have contributed
In the EAST, only to watch others
who did not contribute be profnOt-
ed above them.
Significant inside fact, how
ever, Is the Democratic National
Committee needs money and
needs il badly. Since the death
Of Forbes Morgan, uncle Of Mrs.
Roosevelt, IL has had no active
money raiser.
Vivacious Chip Isomert has filled
Morgan's shoes temporarily, and
as far as mcney-raising goes,
reluctantly. Jim Farley has q
few big pocket-books which he
taps. But real fact is that the
Democratic National Committee
has had SO few shekels in the
till that all it allotted to Demo-
cratic senators I'D for reelection
this November was $1,000 each.
THIS TO SENATOR BULK
LEY, WHO Is OPPOSED BY
THE TAFT MILLIONS IN OHIO,
WAS EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT
TWO BITS.
us...s.. n,..,.& rNn,,~h
Al AAusv DuuSn
Result Is that Roosevelt him
self, plus his close advisers, vir-
tually have taken over the Demo-
cratic National Committee. They
nave s.eppeo GUY ano raised 1ne
uuusn, ano IalSeo ~ ~ sucn quail
I,.ies as 20 a. EaL.ey sno VMp
noDeLs lgUA nAe Pa" u SaOur
Pauies'
Thousands OF dollars have been
corralled by these boys (who are
not supposed to know anything
about practical politics. TO help
out New Deal Democrats IN dis
tress IN various key staetS.
inis is Ine Ils Deniiu en n
pollticai oeveiopmeIiI "a tue SUIT
n - sne niaiei II wnaCa
ooseve.. anu is ..la .cIS
Ioys nays co.ue ~ pay .,, oIS
uo ai.l pa. ~ .ne po .ssaa
pi0eu 'ii"i s AM soA .''
~ .DSsan 'w \. n,. ym ; $3.50
~ "SaJ , 1919
, sIt AZ e ss,s,'rms, ~ ,.s.-c.nscs
sn lsn nc LILY ~
For the President. Nesnerate.
was left alone and fell bsnk ~
Rrsin Trusters
ny.saa,. -, ,.,,,. ......,.. :.
this at the time. Old line poll
ticos figured It was just . phase
which would pass with the
purge. But now, with the
party IN the middle OF tough
election, and the cupboard OF the
Democratic National Committee
a ss.s DaLs; une 0ssI Aus s
go 20 ~ esns1 upDn nsAsH' Auo
sealn tusy psOauceu'
When you can produce not
merely brains but cash, even
practical politicians take Oft
their hats. 30 you can write II
down Is certain that the Brain
Trust boys In the role OF poll
ticians have come 70 stay.
wRrtAA. -
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Questions and
Answers

Encl0se . three.cent stamp for
reply when addressing any ques-
ston OF fact or information 10 thA
Waterbury Democrats Service Btu
reau at Washington. Legal and
medical advice cannot be given.
nOr can extended research be un.
aertaken. Be sure all mail h adj
dressed to the WATERBURY
DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU-
REAU, 1913 Thirteemtb Street,
Washington, d. c,
THE EDITOR
Q, Is all bottled in bond" liquor
four years old?
A. The bottled in bond act,
passed March 8, 1897, provides that
such liquor must be at least four
years old before 1t b bottled. The
government stamp ON wliislkey with
drawn from bond Is practically q
guarantees Of Its age and purity. The
internal revenue strip stamp over
the cork Of the bottle Is imprinted
with the age and quantity.
Q. How many persons are en-
ployed by the federal government?
A. Including the executive de-
partmente, and the army and navy,
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what he can get for his money nowadays.
A campaign based on this point might
well actually give us this building boom
we have been waiting for so long.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-04
Daily
Washington
Brain Trusters Back In Running
AS Super Election Fund 6o-Getters;
FDR Re-drofts Them When He Finds
Democratic Committee Golfers Are Bare

WASHINGTON, November 4. - "A number Of high
placed federal employees crashing their teeth over
letter recently received Democratic National COM
mittee letterheads and signed "Oliver A. Quail"
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Current Comment

We amt sendin' out no cabs to
wooden dummies.
Chicago taxicab operator when
Charlie Mccarthy telephoned for
cab to take his wife to q hos
pital.
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Its readers Anonymous communications accompanied
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-04

Political orators, like airplanes, operate
more and more in the shakespeare.
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Can you answer seven Of
these test questionss Turn to
last rage for the answers.
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Q. What can ] feed a captive
hurnmingbird2
A. A piece Of decaying fruit will
soon provide fruit files as part Of
the diet for the bird. Equal parts
of matted milk. honey and molasses
in a test tube viii also be suitable.
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Q. Under what circumstances
may q child be born in the United
States and not be q citizeu2
A. Children born in foreign eln-
bassies or legations in the United
States; or q child whose parents be-
come expatriated before the child
reaches II years Of age.
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TOpAY'S COMMON ERROR
Lyric Is pronounced lyr'-ic;
not ly'-ric.

etc. the estimate is approximately
1,le4, 900.
@. why can the stars be seen so
much better In the country than in
the city?
A. The artificial illumination Of
the cities diffused through the at
mosphere is SUFFICIENT to obscure the
light from many OF the stars. Also,
the atmosphere over cities contains
considerable dust and smoke. In the
open country these conditions do
not prevail, and all the stars down
to the 6th magnitude. are visible.
Q. have been told recently that
Germany's debt is all internal and
that the country has no foreign
debt. Is that true?
A. It is not true. Germany's ex-
ternal loans at the close Of 1887
amounted to more than one billion
dollars.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-04

ETC., the estimate is approximately
1,le4, 900.
The times-news., 1938-11-25

Try your skill this week and perhaps you will v
couple of free tickets.
The times-news., 1938-11-25

Of the approximate 100000
motor vehicles in the world today,
about 90 percent of the total are.
registered in the United States,
The times-news., 1938-11-25
LIFE IS SAFER AND
= HEALTHIER in u. S.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25. (UP).-
The populations of the United
States and Canada not only are
healthy, but they are growing even
healthier, insurance statistics re-
veal. 49,
A survey for the first nine
months Of 1888, as compared with
| 1887, showed the following de-
creaSes:
Influenza pneumonia deaths,
34.5 per cent.
Automobile fatalities, 1863 per
cent.
tuberculosis deaths, 1912 per
cent.
Childbirth and maternity NOR
tality, l0.l per cent .....
ncaths from accidents other
than automobiles, IA per cent.
Homicide rate, S.5 per cent.
Cerebral hemorrhage death
rate, 2.l per cent. .. ,.. . :'r.
Mortality from kidney ailments,
sc Per cent. a.
The survey also disclosed sev-
elal cases where mortality rates
wer chigher. These included 2.l
per cent increase in cancer deaths;
lG.7 in mortality rCsultin% from
diseases Of the arteries, and 4.5
per cent increase in the suicide
rate.
The times-news., 1938-11-25
With Hendersonville and Henderson Count
NOTES PROGRESS AND SERVICES OF LOCAL BUSINESS FIRMS.

ium from Great, Britain; tungsten
from China and aihercury FROM
Spain. .'.. y - =, u
Statistics were offered to show
that the United States cohsunipo
ton of these minerals is as ex-
ceedingly large but the produc-
ton is small.
For the first step in its cam
paign to make the United States
self-sufficient in these. minerals,
the complete technical survey of
the situation, aided by state ad-
ministrative officials, federal de-
partments dealing with new raw
materials of the region, business
men, and privately and publicly
owned electric Utilities. AS soon
as the survey is complete, which
will be early next year, confer
ences will be convoked and steps
taken for the development of all
domestic sources of these miner
ale 80 .., .... ..-..,. .. r..a
The times-news., 1938-11-25

i "t-7F. #tSss If iTHVH
ever, that caution should be exer-
cised against unjustifiable expen-
ditures for new government hos
pitals, thousands of which would
be built if the tentative health
program is carried to completion.
The associations admitted that in
certain parts of the country in
creased hospital facilities are cs-
sential, but pointed out that
"thcre are more areas in the coun-
try in which an extension Of gov
ernmcntal facilities will undoubt-
ledly imply a repression of the
work now being done by private
agencies"
The associations particularly
emphasized that increased eXpcn-
ditures for tuberculosis and men
tai sanitaria are needed, hut said
a careful analysis Of local facili-
ties should be made before the
government cmbarks on such Il
program.
The hospital officials pleaded
against the assumption that care
of the INDECENT is the exclusive
responsibility of government, and
feared that the disappearance Of
philanthropy and charity might
constitute q menace against Am
erican cultural life.
Prepayment plans for hospital
care were endorsed without quail
fication. The associations urged
that such plans be extended to
rural areas, MEMBERSHIP require
ments liberalizcd and benefits eN-
tended as rapidly as available rt-
serves Justify. The groups. how
ever, registered a vigorous protest
against compulsory health insur~
ance.
Finally. the associations recon-
that an insurance system
on a cohtlibutory 'tasis be devei-
oped to offset losses Of wages dur
ING illness.
The times-news., 1938-11-25
HOLLYWOOD
FILM SHOP
BY ALEXANDER KAHN
United Press Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 25. (uPf.
Maureen O'Sullivan settled her
self comfortably in a seat at a
Long Beach theater to see a pre-
view of Hold That Kiss" in
which she appears.
On the screen flashed Leo the
Lion, the M-G-M trademark. LeO's
Jaws opened for that very famlI-
lar growl.
But instead, Maureen heard
her own voice screaming, You
can't do this to me-"
The theater rocked with laugh
ter; the reel halted.
1t was another one of those
mishaps which occur at Holly
wood previews and which happen
because at previews the sound
and picture are on separate reels
instead of a single reel as they
are when the picture finally is
distributed to theaters for pres
entation. In this case, reel three
had been put on instead of the
first reel.
ma Westwood Village theater,
near Hollywood, sat Orville Dull,
assistant to producer John w.
Considine, Jr. He had seen the
picture a dozen or more times,
knew every foot of it but was
there with the assignment OF
checking the sound for possible
defects.
AS the story unfolded and en-
tered the sad episodes, women all
around Dull began to sniffle and
then cry openly. But Dull re-
manned unmoved, unteaIful but
unnerved. The weeping hinderec
his ability to listen for defects
He frowned in concentration.
A fearful woman next to hin
glanced at him, noticed his lack
of tears and then glared.
You hard-hearted brute" she
exclaimed.
Out of town "sneak previews,'
held to test the public's reaction
before the more formal press pre-
views, are surrounded with Sc
crecy. But the stars like to at
tend these "sneaks" to get then
own idea of the pictures recep
ton.
A roug hcut print of "The
Great Waltz" was taken to Santa
Barbara for a "sneak" and the
first person to walk into the thea
ter was Louise Rainer, who play;
one of the leading roles. She re
fused to say how she learned the
picture was to be shown there.
The times-news., 1938-11-25
POTASH IMPORTS HEAVY

TOLEDO, O. (UP1. - Great
Lakes ports. have received more
than 10000 tons of potash from
Germany and France this year.
The shipments included cargo to
be used on Ohio, Indiana and Hi
nois farms for corn and wheat
land fertilizer.
The times-news., 1938-11-25
West MayDevelop,
New Resources
OF War Materials
u. S. Exceedingly Poor in
Eight Out Of Nine
Essentials

SAN. FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.-
(UP)-With the United States
dependent upon importations
from all parts of the world of
nine of the strategic mineral
supplies" necessary for the car
rying on of modern warfare, a
campaign has been launched for
making the United States self
sufficient in nearly all of these
minerals by the development of
known deposits that exist in the
western states.
This development is declared to
be all the NOR enecessary at the
present time for the reason that
China, major source of tungsten,
which is indispensable in the hard
ening of all iron and steel, is pass
ing into the hands of Japan and
Spain, principal worlds source of
mercury, is still too embroiled in
war to make it certain that Amer
lea could import enough for its
needs in event of war. I'-
ELEVEN STATES ENLISTED
The campaign has been under
taken by private, non-profit or
ganization whose objective is the
development of all resources of
the western states. ,...i %"
The nine minerals that are in
dispensable for the manufacture
of modern war materials are anti
mony, chromium, maganese, mer'
curry, mica, nickel, platinum, tin
and tungsten. With the exception
of mica, the United States is eX'
ceedingly poor in the production
Of these minerals, although de
posits of all, with the exception
of tin, are said to exist IN the
western states. o. 49,.
METALS FOR MANY USES
The minerals or metals are nee
essary for the manufacture OF al
types of guns, ammunition, armol
plate, rails, automobiles, macmn
cry of all kinds, virtually all eiec
trical equipment, cutlery, struc
tural steel, tools and implements
hardware, tinware and ouiidms
material -, re,.u.- :.
y" At present the United States
dependent on importatioms iron
ali parts of the world The bull
of antimony comes from Mexico
Go ~ and South America, shee
MICA from British India and ais
Ma Madagascar; tin, from the Eas
Indies: nickel, platinum ana chor
The times-news., 1938-11-25
hi HEALTH |,
PROGRAM May
EXCEED need
Major Hospital Associa,
tions Endorse Social
Scheme in Part
By FRED BAILEY .'..
ted Press Staff Corresponden

Onlteu EreSS Stah Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. (UP).
The country's three leading hos
pital associations warned the ma
ton last night against precipi'
tate expansion of public health
facilities beyond the point iusti'
fed by present medical and scien-
tific knowledge
The American, Protestant and
Catholic hospital associations com
bincd to express fear that Presi-
dent Roosevelt's proposed national
health program. which calls for
expenditure of $S50,0O0,000 a
year after 10-year period has
elapsed, might outrun available
knowledge.
Rev. Alphonsc NJ. Schwitalla, S.
J. St. Louis. president of the
Catholic group, acted as spokes-
man for the associations. He
pIcaGed for continuance of pres
ent t-patients departments and
clinics under private auspices and
the integration of these agencies
into the governments contemplate
ed program. Continuance of varl-
ous educational and social organ
;zations dealing with health prob
lens was also cOunSelled. |
The three associations, however,
endorsed enlargement of social
security grants for child and ma
ternal welfare, care of crippled
children. care of sick unemployed
and old age groups. Increased
health facilities for the INDECENT
aged and provision for the. chron-
ically i'll in all age grQups was
represented as pecessaryrE1,
The associations warned, how
The times-news., 1938-11-25
ANSWER THIS

Which firm on this page emphasizes a daily
24-hour service in the majority of the homes of
HendersonviiIe and it's suburbs? ": -
The times-news., 1938-11-25

-battleShipS, cruisers and ar
craft carriers - the shortage is
considered especially serious. The
submarine is the principal menace
to these types of vessels. Its
natural prey" is the destroyer.
The new building program will,
to large extent, make up the
deficiencies but naval experts still
feel more of these vessels are
needed.
The times-news., 1938-11-25
Navy Strength
Far Under Par
In Destroyers
Fewer Than SO Modern
Fleet Also Lacks
Submarines

.. ' WASHINGTON. Nov. %. tUP).
THE United States deficiency in
destroyers and submarines-tSo
. classes of vessels which have been
assuming increasing Importance
in the Japanese and Italian na-
? 4 .vies-is causing considerable con-
,cern in naval circles here.
- On paper. this country has
=. about 275 deStroyerS, but fewer
than 50 of these are regarded as
-. modern. In the submarine cate
CORY, United States has l16 YES
sells, but only 29 are up-tO-date.
- The apprehension with which
naval officials regard this situa-
Ntion was shown in a recent re-
: mark of Rear Admiral C.. II.
cOmmandant of the
--, third naval district. He said it
was no secret that this country
sis "Woefully weak" in these TIVE
Glasses.
The Roosevelt administration
has been trying to overcome the
shortcomings in these categorieS.
\ More than 65 deStroyerS and
-about 80 underwater craft are
building or projected, or have
been completed recently, but even
when these arc finished the Unit
ed State wSill be far short of its
aim-to have a naval force cap
able of defending the nation
against an enemy power or COM
binatiOn of hostile powers.
Ninety of the total number of
deStroyerS are out of commission.
Of those in actual service, 60 are
past the age regarded as the maxi
mum for efficient service.
Compared with the so modern
-destrOyerS in the United States
fleet, recent statistics show that
Japan has 80 that are under-age,
France 81, Britain S3. Germany
has only 22 under-age, according
to available figures, but the close
cooperation of Rome and Berlin
has led some observers to take
the total of Germany's and Italy'S
forces in computing potential
r military, air and naval strengths
In the submarine class, the
United States has more vessels
than any of the other major Pow
ers, with the possible exception OF
Italy. But this is only "papcr'
strength. Thirty-three of these no
longer are in service and 80 more
are afloat but beyond the eff.
cient service age.
Best available information foI
other powers shows that Italy has
73 submarines under-age; France
rs; Japan A; Britain q, and
Germany Sc. ..,.
In view of this nations neeC
for ships of the larger categorie:
The times-news., 1938-11-25
FREAK MISHAP INJURIES 2

CLEVELAND, O., (UP1.-Esther
Prayer, II, carrying 16-month-old
Cecil Williams, caught her heel in
the street cal. tracks. Struck by
the fender of the car, the girlwas
knocked down, the baby thrown
from her arms. The child's right
leg was fractured, ,'" the! girl
bruised: g. r,, rn. .h' fir& -'
The times-news., 1938-11-25
"BUGLE CALLS" FROM ELK

LAWTON, Okla. (UP). The
"bugle calls" reported by visitors
at the Wichita Mountains Wild
Life Refuge come not from brass
but from the throats 0of bull elk,
refuge officials have advised.
The times-news., 1938-11-25

The most satisfactory answer, together with statement
not exceeding so words to what the contestant attb
utes the success of this firm, will ene the successful
contestant two tickets to the Carolina theatre if
is in this office before next Thursday One ticket
will be given for the second best answer.
Try your skill this week and perhaps you will win
couple of free tickets
Address reply to Going Forward Contest Editor of
The TmesNews using postal card letter, taking to
The Times-News office.
CocaCola Bottling Co. English Shoe Shop
,1,d Drrsdolo. Corn Dr. A. H. Hawkins
....... McCrary's Shoe Shop
Hendersonville Supply & -. - ~.
Coal Company State Trust Comnanv
- ,.5
Tracys Bar-B-Q Duke Power Company
Shipman Motor Company. CAROLINA & State Theatres
The times-news., 1938-11-25

As may be seen by the en0r-
nous sun spots, the head. of the
solar system is subject to mighty
disturbances, but fortunately for
the inhabitants of our plant, it
continues to exist in most stable
manner. - - --.tl- 80
The times-news., 1938-11-25

England has ten thousand foot
ball fields. :.
The times-news., 1938-11-25
.;:::za6' gel fnqq~a4~z&a

Are you acquainted with the many services Of these
firms?
Test your knowledge and you will perhaps win two
free tickets to the Carolina Theatre.
First prize of two tickets to the Carolina theatre and
second prize of one ticket 90 TO Harry c. Jones of Horse
Shoe and Miss uanita MacHarge city, for their answers
to the following question:
(Which advertiser this page closes and is
the cnly place Main street specializing in short
orders "a hours every day"
They were correct in supplying the name of Tracy's
BarBO and describing the nature of its business. Free
tickets have been mailed to the winners.
Nogales international., 1938-06-18
= =, a...l,)(,..'A!,.IlGS! IL
BREAKFAST PARTY

Mrs Robert Howell Of Noon
street had a number of Boy Scouts
and several grownups as her guests
at breakfast party at $50 Sun
day morning, just prior to the de-
parture of the scouts for Mount
Lemon where they are camping
this week. Guests included William
R. Macgregor, George R. White
and Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Pottinger,
and Scouts Alan Houle. Richard
and Bill Roark, Robert Howell,
Craig Pottinger, Jr., and Palen
Hudgin.
Nogales international., 1938-06-18
ATTEND FUNERAL

Customs Officer Charles Jones
and Warren Corley attended the
funeral at Tucson Saturday of For
mer Border Patrolman Jack Hick-
cox who was murdered in Ray last
week. At the time of the murder
Hickcox was a Pinal county dep
uty sheriff.
Nogales international., 1938-06-18
HERE FOR SUMMER

Miss Elaine Daniels and brother,
Jack, who have been attending
school in the East the past year
have arrived to spend the summer
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Garth Daniels. Elaine attends
Mary Washington College at Fred
ericksburg, Va, and Jack is stu
dent at Gordon Military Academy
in Barnesville, Ga.
Nogales international., 1938-06-18
PAGE TWO

cards. free.
Herman Medlen, secretary of the
Lodge, said yesterday that the ball
room would be air-conditioned with
numerous fans for the dance and
everything possible done to make
1t comfortable for the large crowd
expected.
Ernie Fields and members of his
orchestra are entertainers as well
as specialists in dance music.
Nogales international., 1938-06-18
Famous Orchestra
ToPlay Here

What promises to be one of the
largest attended dances of the
summer will be held at the Elks
Club Friday night.
The affair will be given by the
Elks and music will be furnished
by Ernie Fields and his very IA
nous coIored radio orchestra from
Chicago, now on tour of the West.
Admission will be 81 per couple.
Elks, with paid-up membership