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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05

Army's candidate for 1889 ALL
America honors is Cadet Harry A.
Stella, captain-elect and third-year
varsity tackle.
Stella, Kankakee, ILL.,, youth, has
already been mentioned in several
All-America selections, and unques-
tionably is one of the outstanding
tackles in the East.
Before entering the United States
Military academy at West Point,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05

hibits gouging, biting, hair-pulling,
choking, illegal use of fists, elbows
and head. No more burlesque, says
the commission. John Bromwich,
Australians Davis cupper, gave one
of the shortest interviews on record
the other day. He said: Don't
call me Jack" George Preston
Marshall says the team that beats
his Washington Redskins will win
the National Football league title.
But the Cardinals, Giants, Lions,
Bears and Green Bay don't rate at
all low Fifty-seven-year-old
George Sargent, veteran Atlanta,
Ca, golf professional, mas given
some 10000 lessons to more than
10000 students, in addition to hun
dreds of group lessons to beginners
Joe Mccarthy insists that Babe
Dahlgren will be at first base for
the Yankees again in 1910
Billy Conn, new light heavyweight
champion, has hired secretary to
handle his fan mail St. Louis
baseball writer's are limiting that
Fred Haney may tear up his 1910
contract with the Browns Old
timers can't see chance of Joe
Louis losing to Billy Conn. First,
they figure that Billy will never be
heavy enough to fight the Brown
Bomber, and, second, that he never
will be able to hit hard enough to
stop him :. Grantlaxd Rice says
the National football league suffers
from a lack of competent coaches
Three Hawaiians have berths
on Santa Clara's football squad.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05

school, according to
John Law, former
Sing Sing coach :.
Though ] i m m y
Crowley doesn't say
a great deal about
his Fordham foot
ball team, experts
are predicting that
Fordham and Car
negie Tech will be
the East's best
teams Califor-
MAS new wrestling
n
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05

side the conference) as the greatest
team of the Middle West, and
chooses Michigan, Minnesota and
Purdue to lead the Big Ten race
in the order named
Obviously he rates his own team
behind three in his league. But re-
member that the Yanks didn't adj
init they had chance to get in the
world series until they led the Amer
lean league by about Is games.
DeCorrevont on Spot
Fans will be watching Bill De-
Correvont, Northwestern nuch-ad-
vertised sophomore. Waldorf isn't
pinning his hopes on sophomores,
but one or two of them may come
through in great style. DeCorrevont
will have to be the greatest football
player since Red Grange to live up
to his advance publicity.
For the first time since 1884, de-
spite Coach Waldorf, Minnesota isn't
rated as favOrite in the preseason
predictions. Bernie Bierman's start
ing lineup will include eight new
men, and the Gopher schedule is
more difficult than a year ago.
Among returning regulars are Cap
tain Peterson at tackle, John Mari
ucci at end, and George Franck and
Harold Van Every, both left half
backs.
Early predictions, nevertheless,
may be all wrong. Confidence has
been instilled by the perennial skill
of Bierman in turning out winning
teams. He sees five games on the
Gopher schedule that may easily go
either way. They are those with
Purdue, Ohio State, Northwestern,
Michigan and Wisconsin. The other
three on the calendar are also a
source of concern, but two of them
are outside the conference.
Michigan Strong
Michigan is one of the upper
bracket Big Ten teams. Forest Ev-
ashevski, Wolverine key blocker and
defensive pivot, is one of the best
players of the Middle West. Coach
H. o. ("Fritz") Crisler may have
a team that will upset all the dope,
and walk off with conference honors.
Purdue, which tied Michigan for
second place last fall, will again
have its "Three Bees" around whom
to build-Lou Brock, Jack Brown
and Mike Byelene. Brooks great
play was one of the chief factors
in Purdue's great season in 1898.
He blocks exceptionally well, and is
equally versatile at running, kick
ing and passing.
Needless to say, competition in the
Big Ten isn't limited to these four
teams. Iowa, with new coach, DR..
Eddie Anderson, may surprise the
experts, though not much is expect
ed as he starts rebuilding Hawkeye
football fortunes. Wisconsin will
miss Fullback HOWE Weiss, but
Coach Harry Stuhldreher is still
hopeful of championship contend.
er. Ohio State, Illinois, Chicago and
Indiana will be somewhat stronger
this season, but hardly rate with the
other six teams.
Theirs is scarcely the sort of ma
terial around which the other schools
are building their hopes. Though
Indiana may prove an upset before
the season ends.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05

~ Ass 44o4Ay
p ! a y e d three
years of high
school football
W i t h N a v " S
c a p t a i n a n d
S t r on G m a n,
Allan Berger.
Stella, % years
old, stands S feet
IL inches, and
w e i 6 h s 10
pou n d S. H e
stands out in the
i e f e n S e a n d
throws an extra
ordinarily pow
erful block in the
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05
Sport Shorts

A LABAMA PITTS, who won a
"a reputation as a ball carrier at
Sing Sing, is athletic director and
football coach at a southern high
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05
Criidiron
Topnotchers

This continues a series OF articles
featuring outstanding football players
from schools throughout the nation.
Watch their records during the coming
season.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-10-05

She came to the opening perform
ance of the "Lost Colony" at Manteo,
N. c., riding ,vith her party in CCC
truck. At left is the Spanish refugee
lad, l2-year-old Lorenzo Murias, for
whon, she agreed to act as foster par
ent. He is one of many refugee chill
dren huing in France, supported partly
through private contributions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
LaGuardia and Gum

For the moment, the nation turns away from Europe and takes up the ponderous problem of what to do, not with old razor blades, but with gum that has seen better days. Had it not been for New York's Little Flower, the indefa- tigable Mayor LaGuardia, folks would probably never have thought very much about stray wads, but would simply have gone on muttering whenever they came into contact with bit of the sticky goo. But for Mayor LaGuardia, no problem is too small not even the matter of secondhand bum.
 The mayor suggested that gum com panies urge chewers to save the wrappers, later embalm the gum neatly before toss ing it away. Most people don't know it, the mayor said, but scraping gum off sidewalks and subway walls costs tax payers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Perhaps this is one of the req sons LaGuardia continues to be good mayor. Even abandoned gum gets atten- ton from the chief executive of the na- tion's largest city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
Selected Poem
CONNECTICUT: AN AMERICAN POEM
Garrett Kane in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford TimeS)

Garrett Kane, in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford Times) 1 see picture of America A part of America at work and play, I see ow-crested rock-splintered hills A part of America at work and play. I see snow crested, rock -splintered hills And sun-fioodcd, storm-scarred valleys. The long gray-green breast of the sea Beats against the clipped edge of the land Windswept dunes and barnacle-crlised rocks Pile-drven harbors enlolding gay yachts and grimy fishing boats. see cities with wide, white streets And, too, see the mills and the factory smoke Swirl up into blue sky I sec a proud and contented people. hear their Yankee speech; see thelr faces: Deeply lined faces of grandfathers and grandmoth-
 CTS; Quietly smiling fathers and busy happy mothers Questton-eyed, hard-working. long-striding sons And maternal-spirited cear-eyed daughters. think of fresh biscuits in Kitchens, And hot popcorn in freplaces- Of ham and bacon and eggs Sizzling in open places Of the woods, which once saw Indian camps, And once responded to the tread Of lean pioneers and sharpshooting colonials Over a moon -shmmering lake Comes the music of dance; The wind and the rhythm are free And the men and women are free. Liberty is no shabby word: Connecticut speaks to the heart: This is America-history- based, gray-eyed and
 reticent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
Shop in Waterbury

More and more pressure is brought to bear each year on local residents to do their shopping in other cities. This pressure is contained in newspaper ad- vertising in the many out-of-town news papers that come into Waterbury, not to mention handbills and other types of commercial advertising that are used in the trade. The inducements are many, but local residents should know by this time that their money can be spent just as profitably here in Waterbury as else where. And every dollar spent in this city means just that much more buying power for each and everyone of us.
 Waterbury merchants have gone to considerable pains this season to stock theif shelves with all manner of mer- chandise that will appeal to the holiday traders. They have extended themselves, certainly to make the shopping area brighter and more cheerful by the eX- tremely colorful and beautiful street dec- orationS. The same spirit prevails behind the store-front as on the outside. The least that the shopping public can do is to confine its activities to the merchants who are the backbone of our commercial life and make it possible for many of us to maintain other businesses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
Views of The Press

which this commission can do to promote highway safety which Is quite so important as getting these systematic speed regulations enforc- ed particularly in the larger cities.
 Bridgeport has had dramatic proof of this fact and the sooner a per- manent plan is adopted the better Too many lives are being lost in many Connecticut towns and cities because of a prevailing tendency to drive altogether too fast through business sections or populous streets.
 Some drivers really do not realize how fast they are going. To them after coming Into town from a coun- try highway where the limit may be 40 to 50 miles an hour 1t seems like 8 snail's pace when they are crawling through the city streets at anything less than 35. Yet the fact is that to a pedestrian they seem to be swoop- ing down the street at incredible speed.
 All motorists must be trained to "pipe down" in city traffic. Our state authorities ought to concentrate on this thing which is far more import ant than motor vehicle inspections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
How To Save Lives
Bridgeport Telegraph

New Haven authorities desire to enforce 25-mile an hour speed limit thrdoughout that town because of It's unquestioned beneficial result on the safety record. They tried this limit once before but it was upset in court for lack of legal authority to enforce it.
 The last legislature amended this situation by making it legal for spe- cial speed limits to be set ID in cities where conditions warranted such limits, provided only that the ar rangement must be approved by the State Traffic commission consisting of the motor vehicle commissioner, highway commissioner and state po- lice commissioner.
 The State Traffic commission has now approved of local speed ordln- anceS in IS towns not including the cities of Bridgeport and New Haven where surveys are being made. It would seam that there is nothing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

Now that the police officials know that they are within the law in setting up new traffic ordinances here in Waterbury and designating one-way streets, we may properly expect an expansion of their drive to produce safe driving and also to enable motorists to get through local streets without loss of time or patience. After one-way streets and various limited parking experiments the next step would seem to be parking meters. We may be premature in predicting this experiment for Waterbury, but with New Haven sold on the idea and Bridgeport getting ready to try it, we can't help but feel that it's in the offing for us, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
Politicians Agree

If it wasn't enough for Lieutenant Governor James L. McConaughy, Wes- leyan University president, to point out the advantages of politicians and politi- cal machines in our democratic form of government, comes now Postmaster General James A. Farley to advise us that Politicians probably stand more abuse, year in and year out, than perhaps any other group of individuals. And yet, the success of our democracy in large meas ure Is directly and continuously depend ent on them and on their work. ..." Com ing from man who knows the political field from the bottom up this is not un- expected, yet close examination would prove that MT. Farley has uttered nothing but the truth.
 Another phrase he used in his address, which, incidentally was delivered to stu dents of the Wharton School of Finance of the University of Pennsylvania, this week, was this: "One may almost say that whenever the politician fails, democ- racy fails. ." That's almost an exact quotation from Dr. McConaughys earlier speech. We're not accusing the Post master General of stealing some of Con- necticut's lieutenant-governor's ideas, but it goes to show you how closely their thoughts ran parallel on the same subject.
 Mir Farley went so far as to say that a well-known author delved deeply into the science of politics once and in his final analysis he found that "In the prevailing state of the world, politics was one of the noblest professions in the world :" This is high praise indeed and should be soothing to the souls of those much maligned individuals who are forced to bear the brunt of the customary attacks that are leveled on politicians and politi- cal machines today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
A Thought for Today
Justice Against Power

Democratic nations that have survived the onslaught of the international power trust are standing on the sidelines these days, applauding the effective defense of little Finland against invasion of the Big Bad Bear The world was little surprised that Finland didn't fall the way Poland did in the wake of superior force EXpo- nentS of the justice-will-p l-prevai philoso- phy are becoming more confident that, in the end, the spunky Films will beat off their bullyish neighborS. That is, of course, what everyone in the United States would like to see happen. The early days of the undeclared war have been heartening for democracy's friends.
 But in war, it's the might-makes-right factor that determines the result. The struggle becomes matter of cold military calculation. If an invader has sufficient power to outweigh the defending troops and to overcome the natural barriers, it will win. So 1t was with Italy against Ethiopia and Albania and with Germany against Czechoslovakia, Austria, Poland. In the cases of Albania, Czechoslovakia and Austria, the superior might of the assailants was so obvious that the con quered peoples didn't even bother seri- ously to take up arms
 One of the biggest question marks ill military circles today is Russia's power. The Soviet military is an untested force, the details of which have been Shrouded in more than usual diplomatic secrecy. No one is certain how strong Russia is. The Finnish battletields may become testing grounds. Nature is definitely on the side of Finland in the present en- counters. Finnish troops are used to snow and ice. They're trained to defend their own arctic land, and troops move about with familiarity and confidence over snow-swept plains and icy barriers.
 So IT the Russians have found 1t cugh Roing. Under normal conditions, p5Dosing :orces must be between two and three times as strong as the defending batteries to break through defensive lines. It may be that Russia will need even greater strength to break down the resistance of the Films because of the slippery terrain Whatever happens to Finland eventually, it need not be as- tinct. It is pretty difficult for people who have once tasted real freedom to submit again to any other form of gov ernment You can get 1t out of the body, but you can't get it out of the mind"
 Finland is one of the few European nations where democracy reached high point of efficiency. The Films have shared with their Scandinavian neigh bors the plaudits of world that marveled at their sociological progress. The United States will always remember Finland as a nation that paid its debts. If Finland drives back the invaders, the democratic countries will be happy; if not, there will come another day. The Films will not be able to accept for long Soviet totali- tarianiSm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
ous and populated part of Fin-

ous and populated part of Fin land.
 The southern attack is to crush the nerve center of Finnish re- sistance, capture Helsinki, and end further fighting. However, the northern attack may be more significant.
 It is expected by Allied strate- gists that Russia will march straight across the northern tip of Finland, then on across north- ern Norway and Sweden to the Atlantic. This area, sparsely populated, should be easier to conquer than the south.
 These three countries - Fin- land, Sweden and Norway - are punched together in the north like three fingers joining . hand. Geographically the regions are a unit. Economically they are extremely wealthy. Northern Finland contains the mines of the International Nickel com- pany. Northern Sweden con- tains the famous Swedish iron mines, perhaps the finest In the world. And northern Norway Is the area of her best fisheries.
 But perhaps more important than all these in the eyes of Rus sia is direct access to the Atlan- tic. This, 1t must always be re- membered, is the key to Russian policy, whether under Stalin or the Czar-access to the open sea. QUESTION: What will Hitler do if Russia cust across Scandinavia practically encircling Germany? FINNISH NOTES
 If U. s. military observers are right, Russia will have a tough time taking all of Finland, though 1t will be easy to take some of It. Stalin chose a bad time of year for his attack, whereas Hit- Ter bounced on Poland during ideal fall weather Hitler
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
MAIL EARLY
(New York Tirnes)

The calendar this year lends spe- cial emphasis to the plea of the postoffice to do ones Christmas mailing early. Dec. 24 falls on Sum- day. and postoffices will be closed both that day and the next.
 It is better to be even little more forehanded than one intended. No one not actually immersed in 1t can estimate the staggering volume of Christmas mall. The working helpers of Santa Claus in the post offices do the best they can. Indeed, they make a remarkable job of it. But Saturday is a short day and they can't help looking forward to 1t as @ breathing spell. So Christmas cards and Christmas parcels ought to go out in time to be delivered on or before Friday, Dec. 9. Bulkier packages can be marked Don't Open Until Christmas" and ought to be wrapped so that they won't burst open in spontaneous glee. If every one Is thoughtful about these matters the mail will be there on time, and postal employees, for a change, can enjoy a fairly restful two-day Christmas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
Whats Your l. O.:
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Which is larger, Alaska or Texas?
 g. Who won the worlds heavy weight boxing title on a foulp
 3, What is the political utilization of Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota?
 4. Name the body of water that fits in the instep of the bootlike shape of Italy.
 5 Who is chairman of the U. s. Maritime Commission?
 6. What IS the correct pronuncia- tion of the word katabolism?
 2. On which continent is Lake Tanganyika?
 8. Name the place to which Jesus withdrew with his disciples on tho eve of the Crucifixion.
 9. What is the underworld slang name for cocaine?
 10. On which continent is the Pa- rama River?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
City Auctions Attract Buyers
(Nferiden Journal)

Jasper McLevy isn't above copying if some other fellow does e good job He saw neighbor Stratford auction ing off real estate seized for the non-payment of taxes and thus re- storing the property to the assess ment list, and the Bridgeport mayor followed suit.
 He started with A items. including three buildings, and the outlook now Is that Bridgeport will no longer lei property remain Idle on the city books, awaiting buyers to appear That old policy Is still followed in many towns. The municipality holds the title, nobody has to pay taxes, and the town gets no revenue
 Neither Bridgeport nor Stratford have had more than Q normal share of properties whose owners have re- linquished title rather than pay many years accumulation of back taxes. But they are the first places to really do something about turning these frozen assets into revenue pro- ducers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
. HIGHLlGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
Woman Author
 Advises Parents

Sid0nie Matsncr Gruenberg believes
 children are human beings Co be
 enjoyed. not sounding boards for
 every new scientific experiment.
 At the same time she takes .
 wholly modern attitude toward
 child psychology. You get all the
 answers and volume of inter-
 esting advice in her vital book,
 we the Parents" tHarpers: $2.50)
 excerpted below:
 You can score your skill as a parent by the number of times you find 1t necessary to reward and to punish. The frequency of punish. ments and rewards is in inverse ration to the effectiveness of our positive guidance or discipline. With increased confidence in ourselves, we find less and less need to reply upon penalties and threats to sup- port our authority.
 We will also learn that there are no punishments that will make children truthful, no rewards that will make them neat, no matter how we may succeed in threaten ing or bribing them into a simula. ton of these virtues.
 Tn the modern family parents are challenged, as never before, to e wise practice of discipline. For to. day, with our small, widely-spaced families, our relationships are large- ly those of two adults and one child, or, at any rate, one child at Q time. Furthermore, the relation ship is prolonged one, since the children now remain dependent up- on their parents for many years.
 More important than the estab- fishing of any set of habits or acc complishments, therefore, is the building of relationship between us and our children that will stand through the years. How we will get along with our children at l6 and l8 and 20 will depend very much on how we live with them at one any two and four and ten. ~.
 In the family of a few genera tions ago a father might deal harshly with his boy before break fast and wash out the incident in the course of their work together before lunch. Today the irate father dashing through his breakfast to catch the 8:i5 train has to ask himself some questions his father never had to ask:
 "Can I afford to have this quar- rel as my only contact with my son today2 And how often can I afford it2"