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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06
Duke Cagers
ToHaveS Speed
This Season

Durham. Dec. 6.-Without the
towering height and experience oil
MANY of the teams in THEN section
Duke university's basketball boys OF
l939-4O will have to depend on speeo
for what success they may get from
the coming campaign.
And from a survey OF the sltua1lon
Dukes little blue basketball boys
will be able to scat. Those short put
stocky lads have shown plenty Oh
speed in practice sessions thus 1ar
The No. / team as ii lines up now
has only one man over SIX feet ana
he's Chuck HOlley the siX-lOOt-three
center. At forwards are Bill Parsons
and Glenn Price and at guards are
Tom Connolly and Cy Valasek.
Of these boys only Price and Hol-
lev were regulars last season. Lost
from that club were Ed SWindell, the
high scoring forward; Bob O'Mara
the husky forward: and Russ Berg
man, the dynamic little guard.
Parsons and Valasek were alter
nate forwards last season and should
be ready for their best campaigns to
date.
Outside of those five boys Coach
Eddie Cameron has few players with
any experience Jim Bowman, cen
ter, Bill Flentye, forward, and Tom
Cowdrick, guard, played bit parts last
season and the others on the squad
are SophOmores.
Outstanding of the sophs are Bill
Mock, John Heath, and Lou Dubois,
forwards; Clyde Allen, center; Ray
Spuhier and Bill Mccain, guards.
Dubois was on the freshman team
of 1888 but was out of school last
season.
The schedule, announced yester-
day, is a tough one Of % games "a
gainst some Of the best teams in the
east and south. There are feature in
tersectional tits with Princeton,
Navy, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma A. &
NJ. and Georgia Tech.
The card will open here on De-
cember Is against Hampden-Sydney.
There will be three other games be-
fore Christmas on road trip to
Baltimore. First of these will be a
gainst Oklahoma A. & NJ at Balti-
more on the night Of December 49,
Washington college will be met at
Chestertown, Md, on December 2OI
and Baltimore university at Balti-
more on December q.
Dukes 1910 basketball schedules:
Sat, Dec misunderstanding at
Durham.
Tues, Dec 49, Oklahoma A. & NJ
at Baltimore, Md.
Wed, Dec Washington (Md)
college at Chestertown. Nd.
Thurs, Dec. 21-Baltimore Uni
versity at Baltimore.
Thurs, Jan. 4-Davidson at Win
StOn-Salem.
Sat, Jan. 6-Princeton at Durham
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06
|DDL.EbURG OPENS
CARD ON THURSDAY
Townsville Teams to Play
At Middleburg in Double
header at 7:3O

Middleburg high basketball teams
will prize off the lids Of their cage
season Thursday night with a
double-header with Townsville at
Middleburg, the girls meeting first
at 1880 o'clock.
Two good games are expected,
With Middleburg likely to have top
~anking teams during the coming
season. Townsville teams are usual
ly plenty strong, and the contests
promise to be interesting.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-06
Sweden Is Menaced
By Soviet Push
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defense positions west of Kuolajarvi.
To support this drive, the Soviet
Union continued the landing OF
/ thousands of troops along Petsamo
ford and aerial forays for recon-
naissance and bombing.
Firms, fighting stubbornly IN the
cold and twilight of the Arctic, told
of repulsing sporadic Russian attacks,
and of shooting down a Russian
bombing plane.
Finnish aviation had opened Its Of
fensive. Finnish army communicate
reported The filters, far outnumbered
bv the mighty red air corps, were
said to have attacked Russian troop
concentrations yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Taxpayers Election

This is an election year when the voice of the taxpayer will decide all issues that arise.
 Time was in Waterbury and elsewhere when political considerations prevailed, when that small percentage of the people who were actively engaged ill the game of politics decided all matters and the rest of the people stood by halfway between amusement and interest. Then the political candidate could get support among the professionals by promising every job to ten men and disappointing nine of them after he won.
 While that plan may still work in get ting some supporters among ambitious people, the number of the latter is very small compared to the large body of voters who are interested in good schools, eff cient fire and police forces, good streets and other facilities and a low tax rate and low cost of government as is possible. x This holds for both parties in Water bury and the tax rate, not popularity, or 0ratory, or jobs, or anything else, but assurance of good government will pre- vail. There are more taxable homes than there are jobs to promise, and never before in Waterbury have the taxpayers been so well aware, or alert, to the need of economy in local government.
 That is why we conclude that it is a taxpayers year and taxpayers eltction and an off-year for old fashioned politics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Public Fund Misuse

There may be long spell of batting hack and forth between local and state of1cialS before it has been determined that number of Connecticut towns managed to make double use of PWA Construction money. It is charged that | number of towns by getting dual grants from both the state and federal govern Inents for road construction managed to do the work and have something left over which then was used for some pur- pose other than road construction.
 There haven't yet been any charges other than misuse of public funds and we don't believe that there will be any thing worse than this if actual proof even of this can be found. As matter of fact some of the towns that have been r1laced on the "black list" those who secured the dual grants, and profited thereby, say that actually other expenses i'll connection with the road construction project made up for what the state au- fhOrities now claim was profit.
 They cite purchase of rights of way, etc., quote figures and in general refute the charge that they were actually flim- flamming state officials and securing more money than they were rightfully entitled to under the dual grant system. Other Small-town spokesmen also re- ferred to the claim of huge profits as fig 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
A Thought for Today
One Die Is Cast

The machine proved it's effectiveness last night when the Republican Party or Waterbury held its conventions to nom- mate candidates for offices in our city and town government. The COP Town Committee prevailed in all instances over the stubborn resistance of Mayor Patrick M. Portfolios forces. Only Scant few votes separated the successful candidate from the loser in all instances, but It might just as we'll have been ten or twenty more for all the difference it made ln the final result
 Only in one instance was there dead lock that prevented a nomination being made - that for city clerk, contested by Homer Bernier and John J. Bergin. Of the candidates presented as nominees of the Republican Party much could be said individually and collectively. The ticket will be headed by Charles c. Foster, pres ent executive secretary to Mayor Per- riello. Virtually without lifting his hand, Mr. Foster is thus pushed into position where he has an opportunity to be cata- pulated into the mayoralty, almost, you might say, overnight.
 We could single out various of the COP candidates for special attention, particularly Harry c. Post, who will seek the office of Controller, and point out their freedom from political sway. They are of the party, but not bound down by the party nor its present dictators. Whether or not the entire ticket is going to suffer from the fact that the Republi- can organization chose to shut out Mayor Perriello and the considerable backing that he nas in the city remains to be seen.
 Al any ate by it's tactics during the lrst tew weeks the Town Committee has fndicated that it wants to set up the same type Of rule against which Democrats have been fighting the last two years. Just as Democrats apparently are secur- ing complete representation and a chance for any man to seek political opportunity, the Republicans adopt the opposite tao tics. Which is right, which is wrong? November 14 will answer that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

ures on paper only which never did really materialize. However, the state officials are claiming that there were funds marked for road construction that went for other purposes.
 A probe will do no harm; 1t may clear up some misunderstanding. It may also prove, too, that smaller towns of Connecti- cut have a great advantage over the larger towns and cities in their ability to make good use of state aid and federal grants. It has long been contended by city fathers that the burden of state ex- penses falls far heavier upon them than the small fellow yet this proportion does not carry over into such state grants as the dirt road fund, apportioned equally to the large and small.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Industry Opposed to War

The National Association of Manufac- turerS is holding a series of meetings in key cities to try to make it clear to America that indutsry wants no part of another war.
 There is widespread belief that the United States was somehow jockeyed into the World War by manufacturers and in- dustrialists intent on big profits. It wasn't that simple, as every student of war causes knowsI The desire for profits undoubtedly did it's share, but so did the desire for jobs, the desire of the farmers for $2 wheat, and the desire of the cot ton-growerS for export markets. Noth- ing is simple, and the causes of war are among the most complex of all phe- nomena.
 Assuming that anything at all was learned from the World War, certainly industrialiSts must have learned these things, and their present meetings in- dicate that they have learned them:
 l. The big profits not only to manu- lecturers and industrialists, but to farm CTS, workmen, and everybody else, accrue during neutrality, not during war.
 2. War itself always brings fixed prices, high taxes, government restric- tions and interference" to such an ex- tent that the pickings are simmer than during neutrality.
 3. Freedom lost during a war is sell dom entirely regained, and the depression which follows a war boom is pretty likely to eat up more than the profits made during war.
 Thus there is no reason to question the entire sincerity of men like C.. M. Chester, Tom Girdler, Howard Coonlev, and the others who are speaking in the N. A. Ms neutrality drive. They all know full well that the controls that would be imposed on industry during another war would probably never. be relaxed, and that such profits as could be made would undoubtedly be absorbed by taxes and wiped out in the depression almost cer- tain to follow the collapse of a war under the industries geared up to high speed to carry it on.
 Whatever may have been the attitude of industrialistS toward the World War, they are going to some pains to make crystal clear their attitude toward this one: they want none of it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

Imported peat moss which is widely used in this state by gardeners may soon be thing of the past. Just as the World War forced us to depend upon a lot of homegrown and homemade products that we had previously imported from Flu rope, so the present conflict is apt to cen ter ..ttention on muck from Connecticut swamp-lands There are just loads and loads of available muck in this state, but we've never made the same use of it as we have of the peat moss that is brought in from Germany and Sweden. Peat moss is not fertilizer nor is our native muck of humus. It is used simply to supply moisture to the soil or lawn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

There's sadder sound than that which the wild waves are making as they lap the shore down New London way. It's the creak of big timbers and the shriek of protesting nails as they are driven from boards which in carpentered combina- tion had formed for years handsome cottage line at the popular shore resort Ocean Beach. Its shore-front is being as completely wiped out this fall as it was year ago by the worst tornado that had struck New England in century. This time, however, human forces engi- neer the wrecking process. New London city fathers awarded the contract for tearing down all the property that stands in the way of what eventually may be Connecticut's rival to Jones Beach on the south shore of Long Island. Next year a great municipally-owned shore-front park will be decorating Ocean Beach. Meanwhile the rending and the moaning goes on as the timberS fall to earth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
BE THANKFUL FOR CANDI- DATE OF VINCENT
 SCULLY'S TYPE

OcL. 10, 4SSS Editor of The Democrat
 The Democrats of Waterbury, in fact the Republicans too, ought to be thankful that man of the character and ability of MT. Scully is willing to be a candidate for mayor. With such man running our city, like his father before him, we can prove that our city can have good, efficient and honest gov- ernment without the City Manager Plan.
 Like his father, whose name is slogan for honesty, Vincent Scully is a man of the people. with simple tastes, hard-working, and a stu dent of government. He was born here in our city and answers the objections of those who voted against the Manager Plan because they did not want any high-salaried carpet-baggers running our affairs He is working man with a hard- earner profession, a family man who is not ashamed to live in tenement house, and you won't find him sporting around in high-pow- cred cars, or cream-colored clothes. He has always been loyal to his party and was only willing to run if all factions got together in har- mony. He can unite the party and with the help of well-chosen can didates for other offices he will show the people that our city can have good government under Demo- cratic leadership.
 PARTY LOYALTY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Whats Your I. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. What section of the earth is inhabited by Polynesians? 2. Name the oriental treelike grass that sometimes grows as much as foot in one day. 3. How many inches are in one rod? V, 4. On which continent did the great religions of the world origi- nate? 5. What percentage of the rivers of North America flow in a souther- ly direction?
 6. Is the planet Mars larger than the earth? 2. What is the common name of the German shepherd dog, that strongly resembles the wolff 8. Is brackish water usually found in lakes. mountain streams or har-i bors?
 g. How many time zones are in continental United States?
 10. Which President of the U. s. first occupied the White House in Washington?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

country's way of living. In 8 deep, psychological, moral way, Finland and the United States are similarly democratic"
 Procope has made a hit in Washington, though he has been here only a few months. This is partly because he is hand some widower who looks much younger than his 50 years. But also, wherever he goes, he is greeted, ''The Minister of Fin land? Oh, yes .. that's the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
TO STAY OUT OF WAR DE. HANDS COMPLETE HARMONY
 OF THOUGHT AT HOME
October IA 1889.

OCtODer IA 4SCS. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Apparently there is a general agreement in this country today on two points. We are determined not to go into the war and we hope England and France may prevail. However, g very real controversy ex- ists as to the best means of ac- complaining these ends.
 We have before us choice be- tween two means by which we may make our purposes effective. These are the strengthening and retention of embargoes upon the trarsporta- ton of arms to belligerents and the isolation of our country from the areas of combat. A third alternative reliance upon International Law has dropped out of public discussion and is therefore not present issue. E In order to understand the choice of the means to be used, let us analyze the differences between the major policies which are to be im- mediately decided upon; that is. be- tween the present laws controlling our neutrality and the proposed Pittman Act.
 The means to be used:
 l. Shipment of goods to bellig- erents:
 The present law places an ob- solute embargo upon the shipment of arms to belligerents or to others for transhipment to belligerents.
 The Pittman Act would prohibit the shipment of any and all goods ] to belligerents in American ships, and restrict them in other ships to for in cash tor 90 days credit) be- those goods which have been paid fore they leave our shores.
 2. The entry of American ships into war areas:
 The present act forbids Amer ican ships from carrying arms to beIligerents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Selected Poem
FINALITY

 Frances Tibbetts, in the Poets Column
 Hartford Courant) I must go back to the mountains With neither sob nor sigh; To mediate in solitude For I know am going to die Alone. must go back to the mountains Where the sun is high and hot And the nights are magic of silence Because then I shall not Be afraid I must go back to the mountains Away from all human haunts To erase, from my mind forever Feigned pity and self taunts Of my conscience For I know I shall not Work again. And when reach my mountains I'll be far too numb to cry But I'll look for peace within myself For I know am gong to die.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 9:02 D. m.
 Sun rises 6:04 a. m.; sets 5:10 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The first real frost of the season came in at the end of a perfect Sunday The clear ness of the day itself, following early chilly blasts, was definite indication of frost to follow It arrived and blighted all exposed flowers and vegetation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

to drive us into war except in the minds of lawyers and politicians. They do not touch the heart of our neutrality.
 As Presidents Roosevelt and Hoover, Colonel Lindbergh, Honor able Alfred E. Smith and host of other distinguished citizens have emphasized, our neutrality Is mat ter of the spirit and not of the law. It cannot be that we are going to war with any one over the dif1er- ences between credits, as so narrow ly differentiated in these two acts, nor as between an absolute embargo upon shipments of 10% of goods es- sential for the conduct of war. or the barring of 100% of such goods from American ships and the bar ring of American citizens from the areas of combat. If laws or legal istic attitudes were going to settle the question of our involvement in war, these might be the questions which would most concern us: but as stated, our neutrality goes back to the underlying reasons for the ex- istence of two objectives which we have in mind: to kep out of war and the hope that the ideals of England and France may prevail. The req sons for these attitudes are our greatest concern in the present de- bate and 1t is our conviction that as we clearly and reasonably prose- cute them, we shall or shall not keep out of the war.
 We are not endeavoring to keep out of war simply to protect our own interests; because of the disil- lusioning processes we have been through owing to our failure to save democracy through the last war; because we are at times oppressed with doubts as to whether the bel- ligerents themselves clearly under stand the issues for which they are fighting; nor are we determined to keep out of war only because we Know there is no profit to be made out of war by any one.
 Let us, therefore, devote this time of trial and doubt to perfecting here in America that force which can alone make our contribution to civilization most worth while. Let us devote every effort we possess to so organizing our' social and eco- homie life that liberty is its most vital and most powerful background, and influence. Then If the neces- sites demand that we go into war. we will go in with our every energy vitalized to prosecute war. With out that we face defeat.
 This then brings us to the har- monizing of our wish to keep out of war and our prayer that the will of England and France may pre- vail. This harmony will exist when we can give the most practical dem- onstration that democracy is force which can control Ind defend our destineS so that every individual has his maximum of opportunity and every individual may contribute of his utmost to the progress of the freedom of the whole. Then we can help England and France in e way that no other nation can. Then we will have achieved harmony of purpose. Then we will win the war mot only for ourselves. but for ali people.
 CONNECTICUT ECONOMIC
 COUNCIL
 By: HOWELL CHENEY.
 Treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
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 and Answers
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 THE EDITOR.
 e. Which bureaus or offices were taken from and added to the Treasury Department under the Civil Service Reorganization planf A. The Bureau of Lighthouses was transferred fromb the Depart ment of Commerce to the Treasury Department Coast Guard Service, and the independent Railroad Ad- ministration to the Ofdce of the Secretary of the Treasury, The Bu- reau of the Budget was transferred from the Treasury Department to the Ofiice of the President, the Pub- lie Health Service to the newly ere ated Federal Security Agency, and the Public Buildings Branch of the Procurement Division of the Treas ury to the newly created Federal Works Agency.
 o. What is the difference be- tween American and European plan hotels?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

lOVe or MlOueys There's a rest- lessness to es- cape in the air. Folk seem to be surfeited with the ugly war news from Eur cpe. And they want to get away, even into the dinness of Q play house, for lau g h t CT or temporary for- getfulness.
 I heard an ., %0f knuyYn ov.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, "As for me, I am
 well"; say, Gas to me"

A. In American plan hotels guests pay for room and board by the day, week, or other convenient period. European plan hotels fur- nish lodging and service, but food is not included in the per diem charge.
 o. Are egg whites used in the manufacture of photographic sup- plies?
 A. Large quantities are used in the manufacture of albumen pho tographic paper.
 Q. Where is John Paul Jones buried?
 A. In the crypt of the chapel at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
 @. How many children entered the first grade of elementary schools for the first time this year.?
 A. The U. s. Ofice of Education estimates the number at about D. O6O,O00.
 e. Which European country had the largest armed force before the outbreak of the present European war?
 A. Russia. For information about armies, navies and air fleets of Europe at the outbreak of war, send a self-addressed, stamped en- velope to our Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Washington. D. c.
 @. Is sugar used in the manu- facture of munitions?
 A. Any cellulose substance. in- cluding sugar, may be used. Sugar, however. is rarely used. on account of the expense.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Oct. l7.-The thes- ters were booming this evening. A friend couldn't buy a seat at any of the footlight charades for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW P E AR s ON ROBERT s. ALLEN

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

country that pays us the war debt. Very glad to meet you, MT. Minister"
 Procope was formerly Finland's foreign minister, and laid down a policy which he believes Fin land will follow today, even in the shadow of the "bear that walks. like a man; policy of neu- trality based on cooperation with the other Scandinavian states but no participation in bloc of big powers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

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