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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-02-23

Tom Howard, above, radios most
argumentative comedian, and his
sidekick, George Shelton, are now
the stars of the Monday night Min
strel Show over CHS at $3.50 p. M,
E. S. T.
Most recent daytime dramatic
serial newcomer to Obs is ''The Life
and Love of DR.. Susan" which pre-
sents the challenging theme of .
woman doctor in a small town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
Our "Service" Civilization

Service is the hallmark of our civiliza- tion. Everybody knows how accustomed we all are forgetting service. We want our one-pound, fifty-cent purchases de- livered. We want the milk on the back porch promptly at six. We want those photographs developed and printed this afternoon tomorrow morning at lat est. We want service, not only with a capital "S' but in bold-face type.
 Perhaps when we back off and take look at this, it may become the most distinctive fact of our time. Never be- fore has so great proportion Of human energy gone into service. The result? We all know in vague way that this IS costly, and that it has meant an lncreas- ing number of jobs in that field But it has remained for the Twentieth Gen. tury Fund to study how far this trend has gone, and what it means
 The funds economists have made such a study, and they have reached the rather startling conclusion that lit costs con siderably more on the average to dis tribute goods than it does to make them" Further, about 59 cents out ot the consumers dollar goes for the services ulVOIVCu III ulSGA1UuIIOAl, cAAo oAAAy cents for the services in production" The result is a constantly higher percentage of workers employed in distribution as compared with production. In 1870, about 75 per cent of all gainfully- employed workers were in farming man. ufacturing or other actual productive activities. Only 25 per cent were occu- pied with distribution and service. By 1850 If had hecOme 50-50
 AS productivity per worker gets higher, what with more and better machinery and greater skill and specialization, it is clear that a smaller and smaller per centage of all workers will be actually producing basic goods. A larger and larger percentage of all workers will be engaged in service and distribution And the lower costs of producing goods which follow greater mechanization and eff1- ciency, are at least in part offset by the greater costs of distributing them.
 This is not standoff, however. Take automobiles. When they first appeared, they cost S, 900 or $5, ,OOO and the service and gas station, the elaborate distribu- tion and financing systems, were non- existent. Today the industry supports hundreds of thousands in the distrlbu- tive and service end, and yet far better car is to be had for $1 ,000 than could be had in 1905 for $5,000. The expansion of this distributive field and its effect is we'll worth the further study which the Twentieth Century Fund economists ana others are preparing to give 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
srREAMLINING HoRsEPLAY
(Hartford Times)

The Legislature made such 8 spectacle of itself two years ago In trying to be funny on the last session day that a surviving sense of dis gust, turned to constructive use by some of the women members, has led to the appointment of com- mittee which is to plan final day pleasantries which will be above the pointless capers of 1887.
 Representatives Smith, who admits that he is not above enjoying some humorous interludes on the final day. is a better humorist than those who are content with senseless horseplay, when he asks that the friyolities be planned with some re- gard for the fitness of things.
 The very idea of blaming to be funny leaves one with a sense of disappointment. Time was when the legislators were spontaneous in their wit and impromptu fun-making. The frivolity had an air Of surprise and freshness. This has been re- placed by the planning efforts of a large committee. The fun has been regimented into more or less mechanical formations. Well, if that is the best the legislators can do. TO outsider can hope to inspire them with a talent they admit they do not posses. The next best thing may be to take the rough edges off the stark crudities of recent closing sessions, much as one could wish for 8 demonstration of unforced humor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

or not. Furthermcfe, Jim is firmly convinced that the Dem- ocratic nomination won't be worth the paper it's written on unless the President takes off his coat and gives his all for the candidate.
 GARNER OUT?
 |. In this reasoning, Jim not only sees eye to eye with the inner circle, but with most of the hard boiled party leaders out in the country. This explains why pri- vately so few of the latter think Garner has any chance to be nominated.
 REAL FACT is that Roosevelt would not stand for Garner. He doesn't consider hlm New Deal- CT, and would not campaign for him. Without Roosevelt's speech es, the Democratic party would have utterly no hope. So they are counting Garner out = despite all the hullabaloo and polls for the vice president.
 INSIDE FACT is that the New Dealers may not be able to win with Roosevelt, but the party is certain to lose without him.
 That is Roosevelt's trump card. It is the cudgel he is holding over the heads of his foes within the party. They may hate him, but they may have to draft him if they want to stay in office.
 MERRY
 Hard-working Senator Barkley,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
Baldwin Gets Bingo

If Governor Raymond E. Baldwin vetoes the bingo bill that now has passed both the Senate and House, he will place himself on record as squarely against the legalization of any form of gambling in the State of Connecticut. He will also find himself fighting a great many groups of individuals who believe that legalization of bingo in no way consti- tutes a gross offenSe nor can be con- Strued as a wicked or vicious form of gambling.t Bingo as set up in the pres erit legislative measure is far from the bingo that was rampant in the state few years back Bear that in mind.
 Personally we think that too many peo- pie in this state are assuming holier- than-thou attitude when they talk about legalized gambling. The shocked expres- Sions on faces and the indignant expres- sions of opinion are quite at variance when you consider other matters. Just take birth control as one of these other matters. Fortunately our Legislature has withstood all efforts to legalize dis Semination of birth control information in the past. Nothing happened of a seri- ous nature this year to produce the cus- tomary battle on the issue. Birth con- trol is as obnoxious to many people as gambling is. And in way the former has a more devastating effect on public morale and morals than the latter.
 We don't think that the right perspec- tive has been obtained of the gambling situation Bingo. Bingo as planned for certain societies and organizations will continue to be profitable source of income whereby certain good endeavors will be continued, such as charitable and benevolent acts. Veto of the bill by the governor will arouse possibly class dis tinction, possibly not But it will arouse feelings, provoke critical comment, and draw attention, perhaps, to minor infrac- tions overlooked today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
FEAST OF FLORA
(New york Herald-Tribune)

NINCW 4O4h xACA oAA- A AA0hAAS/
 Spray orchard blooln," the Old Farmers Almanac recommends op- posite the dates May 29-30. The ad- vice is for New England. But it does well enough for northern New York. too. New York city's only crab-apple orchard in Central Park was in full bloom May IA. Ulster county held its apple blossom festival May 8, but without blossoms this year. Nine counties of western New Yorks fruit belt celebrated their fourth annual apple blossom festival May 13 in Geneva. "The Rural New Yorker" or May 20 pictures on its cover queen of apple blossoms with the caption Apple Blossom Time in New England" So. generally speaking, 1t is apple blossom time in the northeast, if the blossoms have fallen in It's southern regions and have yet to attain fullest bloom in the northernmost.
 It Is hard for any one who has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

Connecticut druggists are rightly con- cerned about the pending liquor law amendments that after September there will be no more permits issued to them for dispensing liquor and that the present permits they hold will terminate on that date. It does seem as if this is working hardship on the close of 1000 drug stores in the state, most of which now retail liquor in package form and have been doing so for the past six years or since sales were legalized in this state. There may be some in this group that won't object to loss of such sales, but many reputable stores have expanded and taken on additional help merely to care for increased trade due to their liquor departments. On these establishments the cost of this investment will be a heavy one. The liquor laws require check ing up and tightening, but it's question if this is the proper procedure. Maybe so, but we're wondering?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
Records Show Otherwise

Many and varied are the comments that are being heard these days in Water bury regarding opposition voiced at great length last week in the State Senate by Senator George T. Culhane of this city to the proposed city manager referendum bill The Democrat believes that refer endum should be held on this question to decide it definitely one way or the other. We do not believe, though, that a man should be unjuStly criticized for voicing objection to the referendum and the means whereby it was sought. Sen ator Culhane was entitled to oppose the bill and is not being treated right in be- ing condemned for his actions.
 Local Republican newspapers made him out to be all sorts of political con- may be called that. And even the Hart ford Times said recently: Senator Gull hane missed good political bet when he dilly-dallied as member of the Cities and Boroughs Committee about having the Waterbury bill reported out. The first form provided that the referendum should be held within three weeks after passage of the bill. Thought was that if Water bury defeated the City Manager plan the Legislature could then act on Mr. Gull hane's many amendments to the present charter. But the Senator apparently feared the results of such referendum"
 We don't think he was actuated by fear of the referendum in asking for de- feat of the bill. We think he was really trying to show and prove that the pro- posed city manager charter was and still Is unconstitutional in many parts and that the question should be made more simple as provided in one of his amend ments which simply called for vote on the question whether or not Waterbury wanted a city manager form of govern ment. He certainly brought to light the fact that not many legislators, including committee members who approved the bIll, had read the entire bill amending the Waterbury charter and setting up city manager form.
 We look at 1t this way a man isn't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

Senator David I. Walsh brought very good point in Congress the other day when he asked that more diving bells like the one which performed so well at Ports mouth, N. H., be built and placed at strategic points along the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines so that in the event of future submarine disasters means of rescuing entombed men would be near at hand It is in the interest of humanity that such a plea is made and Congress should heed it. The cost of building a bell is $10,000 and the cost is small com pared to those B lives which were saved by convenience of that one bell at New London. Only five bells are now in oper- ation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
Selected Poem
MOUNTAIN FLOWING

(Charles Malam in the Christian Science Monitor) Plowmen sin the month of May turn the hill earth
 over. The clods come to the warm, day glistening with
 frost, Shining with the roots of ice that soon to roots
 of clover Will be lost. Spring is in the valleys. South along the shores Where sand leaps to water and the long surf roars Spring is in the lacs at the open farmhouse doors But spring comes last to mountains, bright and all
 too brief On a sudden morning the popars are in leaf And farmers in Vermont hills are turning plow-
 land over To thin the roots of ice for the roots of red clover
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

It advertises that a new kind of exterior air-conditioning keeps the automobile carbon-monoxide away from its guests!
 Funny coincidence that Peggy Hopkins Joyce and Dr.. Serge vo- ronoff, the monkey gland special ist, should have been dining at opposite tables in the Penthouse club the other evening. The good doctor rejuvenates his patients with simian glands. The oft-mar- ried Peggy Hopkins joyce merely rejuvenates them.
 John Barrymore Colt, scion of that famous theatrical family, called and said he's out of acting and in the insurance business for good. And he feeis fine-he has just sold policy to Tullulah Bankhead.
 That Cobina Wright, IT,, whose mother is 8 Park avenue social arbiter, is just wee bit more ear- nest than most playgirls. She really does participate in charit- able chores.
 VERY MAD
 KITTY
 So Katharine Hepburn is mad at the fan magazines. She told an interviewer who relayed it to me that she finally was Ted up with the embarrassing questions asked by filmland's fan writers and re- fused to submit to any more. Which is why they began to brand her as ''high-hat" and naughty"
 The Hepburn girl, by the way, goes directly from her successful play, "The Philadelphia Story," every Saturday night to the fam- lily hearth at Hartford, which is up Connecticut way, and doesn't return until Monday.
 I got into another squabble re- gently over swing with one of its celebrated practitioners. This time it was Glenn Miller ,the bands man, who tried to convince me that swing was fine art and that jitterbugs were sane. He didn't.
 Mayor LaGuardia raced through the town at seventy miles an hour, which seemed strange con. sidering that he is one of the loudest condemners of fast driv- ing. But it was explained later by the fact that he was trying to reach the berth of the Yankee Clipper before she took of for Eu- rope. He didn't get there on time, despite the rush.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
Views of The Press

never lived the year round in the country to realize how spontaneously those who do can give themselves up to such merrymaking as apple blossom festivals afford; not quite as freely, not to say licentiously, one hopes, as once upon time dur ing the Roman Feast of Flora. which came in the end of April and earliest May. But winter is long in northern New York and New England, and its most disagreeable form-early spring seems even longer. This is a time of hope de- ferred that maketh tempers short: of intervals of warmth and sum- shine that partly thaw the soul, only to congeal it again in succeed ing long stretches of chill and darkness; colder and darker than deepest winter because of a mo- ment's relief.
 This season. like all other springs since the beginning of time, has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
. HIGHLIGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
Soviet Explorers Adrift at Pole

No polar story is more sensa-
 tional than that of the four Soviet scientists who camped on the North Pole in 1887. Ivan Papanili,
 leader of the expedition, tells it in his terse, dramatic diary, Life
 On An Ice Floe" Julian Mes- sner: $2.50). The following excerpt
 tells of the last days when they
 drifted hundreds of miles toward
 Greenland.
 There's nothing left to do but move-move again to new quarters |. Pyotr and Zhenya set out to search for a large ice floe in our neighbor- hood. Leaping across Assures that yawned before them like watery graves, they went off toward the north.
 They clambered up on ice ridges and peered out over the undulat- ing broken ice all around. The vast field of pack ice, which eight months ago had withstood the shock and weight of four giant airplanes as they landed at the North Pole, was now a mass of broken fragments rolling in the swells of the sea.
 Impelled by the desire to save as much of our belongings as pos sible from the cutoff depots drift ing past, Ypotr Petrovich chamber ed up on high ice ridge which pro- truded over neighboring ice floe.
 He succeeded in finding two de- pots stored with food and fuel; but he could not reach them, for a wide Assure gaped between. How ever, the ice fragments floated in closer. We took advantage of this circumstance and hurried over to the depots.
 It grew dark. We warmed up a meal. We are all so weary, we have lost our appetites. We had hot tea, and the boys went to sleep under the silk tent, while I remained on duty for the night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
Current Comment

I hope I am intelligent enough to be friendly with MT. Tone, even though we can't stay married, and I shall always be friendly with him. Joan Crawford, testifying at
 divorce trial.
 We can't live our children's lives, but we must ever be near to guide. We must constantly discipline ourselves if we are to train chil- dren aright.
 Mrs. Otelia Compton, American
 Mother of 1939."
 We are endeavoring to the ut- most of our ability to marshal forces which still favor peace and which are willing to resist aggression, that our efforts may be successful.
 Neville Chamberlain.
 Judging from the way students ask for a formula for matrimonial success, they must think we teachers are magicians.
 -Dr. Ernest Groves, sociologist.
 Are we not about to be plunged into complete government owner ship, first by study and reports. then just Q little insistence, then dedication. then regulation, then complete standardization and govern ment ownership and controis -Col. Ernest o. Thompson. chair
 man of Interstate on Compact
 commission. x
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

Democratic floor leader and Ken- tucky's favorite son candidate for 1940, is taking enough time off to have his portrait painted by Howard Chandler Christy. Bark ley poses for the painting in 8 little office adjoining the senate chamber More than a score of the Congressman who voted to give each House member an ad- ditional clerk, at cost of $652,- 900 a year to taxpayers, have either their wives or some other relative on their congressional pay- roll. It is to be noted that not one of the leading Democratic economy clamorers raised his voice againstt he pork When Representative William Sut- phin of New Jersey appeared in the House attired in a gorgeous blue ensemble consisting of light blue trousers, darker blue coat, blue shirt and tie, Representative Joe McArdle of Pittsburgh re- marked, "Bill may not be the first robin, but he certainly is the first bluebird here this spring." |. Senator Bennett Clark, Missouri presidential aspirant, was a stu- dent of Justice Felix Frankfur ter at Harvard law school An ardent antique collector, Un- der Secretary of the Treasury John Hanes' particular passion is old clocks.
 Copyright, 1889. by United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
What's Your l. O?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Name the capital of Egypt, throughout most of its early history. 2. What is a micrometer?
 3. Does an alien man become an American citizen by marrying wo- man citizen of the United States?
 4. What is the correct pronuncia- tion of the word disputative?
 5. Name the Premier of The Netherlands.
 6. Under the Constitution of the U. S., where is the power to declare war vested?
 2. What is the name for the sci- ence of the phenomena of sound?
 8. Name the seaport and capital of French Guiana.
 g. What is the product of 1-2 multiplied by 1-3?
 10. What is the name for the pe- riod of life extending from puberty to adulthood?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 1:59 a. m. (daylight time).
 Sun rises 5:25 @. m.; sets SIS p. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 May Is on the wane This gladsone period of the year was short-lived in 1889. mainly on account of the cold blasts that poured down on us throughout the early part of the month. May in 1889 is memorable for it's wintry proportions and its drought.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK Q. KERBH

By FREDERICK M. kERBY
 Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tion oR fact or information tO the Waterh~,z Democrats Service Bu- rean at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure aIl mall g ad- dressed to the WATEKBUkX DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU. TOT? thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c.
 O' Have Lynn Fontazlile and Al- fred Lunt ever appeared in a mo- ton picture together?
 A. once, in 1881, in ''The Guards man."
 e. What is the average percen- tage of illiteracy among negroes III the United States?
 A. 16-3 /10%.
 o. How is the director of the budget appointed?
 A. By the president, without confirmation by the senate.
 o. Is there simple way to de- termine whether material is made of animal or vegetable fibers?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

necessarily Red or malcontent simply because he objects. Maybe now that we're going to have the city manager ref erendum more people will take the trouble to read and find out just what form of government we will get in the event there's favorable vote next October.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

been a particularly late and cold one. But as in all springs before this one the day has finally arrived when relapse into winter is no long, CT dreaded. It is even possible to
 imagine that summer may come again as in the northernmost tier of New York and New England ap- pie orchards are in fullest bloom and apple blossom queens are crowned again and conquering space in city and country newspap- CTS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

A. Burn a few threads and note the odor. Animal fibers (silk and wool) burn with the odor of burn ing hair; vegetable fibers (cotton, linen, etc.) smell like burning paper. o. What is a beguine?
 A. One of a sisterhood originat- ing in the Low Countries in the 18th century, devoted to religious lie but not bound by irrevocable VOWS. o. Which country's flag is red with white crescent and a i've pointed white star in the center?
 A. Turkey.
 o. How much does it cost to send a one ounce letter by special delivery to Canada?
 A. Thirteen cents; the regular postage fee is three cents an ounce and the special delivery fee is ten cents.
 o. When was the song. T Cried for You" first published?
 A. In 1923.
 o. Does Colin Give still act for the screen?
 A. He died June 25, 1887.
 o. What is serein?
 A. The mist or very fine rain which sometimes falls from clear sky for a few minutes after sunset
 e. Where is Temple University?
 A. Philadelphia, Pa.
 @. What is the Bible verse which states that Moses could not see Gods face but might see his back?
 A Exodus 33:23, '"Thou shalt see my back parts, but my face shall not be seen."
 If you want copy of our book let "FAVORITE POEMS", send to The Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

quite an income from: CD a cOs- m cities outfit, (2) an electric sign patent and (3) various real estate projects and that she at- tends to her va ried business inl terests pers6n- ally.
 ThereiS Q S1Qe- walk cafe down. town with a fresh twist in carcfnnnan la,na
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, May 2T--A confidant of Mary Pickford's told me that besides her Hollywood interests, Americas Sweetheart also derives
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEARSON ROBERT s. ALLEN

 sufficiently put pntban to Roosevelt the ggfst @ p h shaping Roosevelt would have no put
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-27

The more you read about the spectacu- lar rescue of portion of the crew of the Squalus, the more like story it seems. Nothing could have been more dramatic than the first time the huge bell broke the surface with those men who probably gave themselves up for lost when their sub took it's Hateful dive to the oceans bottom. But the most dramatic of all scenes was that when the bells haul motionless until repairs made it possible to bring the last men aloft.