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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

was created there by recent legislative act.
 Its members were to be taxpayers of Westport and thereby came the discus sion over what is taxpayer. It was con- tended by many that person only had to pay the old age pension tax to be ranked among the great army of Ameri- can taxpayers Others contended that the term could apply only to the man or woman who was paying levies on property. All of which was enough to cause Vest port to take definite and unbroken lines.
 We once heard the opinion voiced that the man who owns not one single piece of property, taxable under the laws of his community, was just as much tax payer as he who paid the highest levies in all the town. It was argued that the rent-payer was taxpayer because his rent had to be apportioned by the land- lord, so much to taxes, so much to mort gages, etc. However, we voice no official opinion on this. If town officials don't know who taxpayers are, then certainly the matter should be settled by the prop CT authority - the legal adviser of the community or state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
Flood Control Plans

Progress of real definite nature seems to be made when U. s. Army engineers come here to discuss the situation in the Housatonic Valley and that of it's prin- cipal tributary, the Naugatuck. Naturally Waterbury is extremely well pleased that this city was chosen for the meeting at which opinions were voiced on condi- tions in the river valleys. It more than enabled us to bring home the fact that there is much work to be done in the Naugatuck Valley.
 Naturally most of the talk centered around flood conditions and the damage caused to private property and manu- Recurring plants situated within the vicinity of the river banks. But there is more to the problem than just this. Com- munities can keep rivers within their bounds, given the funds to do so, but other forces are also required to bring about a condition that would eliminate future floods and the ensuing destruction. Natural conditions in the river valley and it's watershed must be restored.
 For years we have been cutting off timber around the Naugatuck River; swamps and bogs are drained. All of which means that available sources of tributary waters are being encroached upon. We must do something about this condition, too, if we want to get perfect flood control up and down the Naugatuck River or any other stream which is po- tential source of damage at high water time. Let us take this into consideration when we get talking about chaining the Naugatuck River to definite limits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
Stamping Out Surpluses

It is still too early to tell about the "stamps for surplus foods" plan. But It has been in operation for more than two months now, and the optimistic eXperl- ence of the first weeks seems to be con- tinuing. The plan is to be tried in more and more cities, perhaps as many as lOO. Then, by the end of summer, 1t will be possible to judge whether new means of distributing foodstuffs has been found which may make more or less perma- nent addition to our economic system.
 Those on relief may take as much of their relief allowance as they wish in orange stamps, good at all cooperating grocers. For each $1 orange stamp bought, 5O-cent blue stamp is also given. But this blue stamp is good only for the purchase of certain foods of which there is an embarrassing surplus, up to now including butter, eggs, flour, cereal products, citrus fruits, pears, and fresh vegetables. Cotton goods and lard may be added in the fall.
 Of course the government then re- deems the stamps when the merchant who has collected them turns them in. Something under $100,000,000 already appropriated by Congress for reducing commodity surpluses will have been spent. The key to the plan is that grocers, handling greater volume of these prod ucts and others, may be able to reduce prices on some of them, and thus induce greater consumption and greater busl- ness, even among those not on relief. II careful study this winter shows that It has worked that way, Congress may decide that "it's got something there"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

With the death of Dr. William James Mayo the famous Mayo dynasty is term mated. His brother, Dr. Charles Mayo, died a short time ago. Dr. William was 78, and with his brother Charles began the famous Mayo Clinic, one of the larg- est and most successful medical clinics in the world. Both were great workers in their profession, sons of a country doctor, they assisted their father during their very young years and the practical ex- perience gained helped them in their future medical work. The lives of both these doctors was one of service in the medical field. Their research work was vast and they built up an active and last ing memorial to their own names. No doubt successors will carry on in the tra- dition of Dr. Charles and Dr. William Mayo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

In discussing the trial of Harry Bridges, America, the Jesuit weekly says in their current issue: From the trial of Harry Bridges as reported to date as well as from investigations of the Dies Com mittee, one appalling fact forces itself upon our notice: Communists, in gen. eral are not reliable witnesses in court of justice. All evidence seems to indi- cate that it is considered part of good Communist ethics to lie when on the witness stand, if the truth would be damaging to the interests of the Party :. From such evasive procedure, it would seem mere formality for Harry Bridges, if he were member, to deny any present connection to avoid sentence of deporta- tion."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
Views of The Press

stay has been temporary and whim- sical, and many a morning and evening has seemed more April or October than July.
 Meanwhile, the drought has con- tinued. Corn is wormy, vegetables dwarfed, potatoes marbles, blueber- ries midget, roads dusty, lawns parched, farmers desperate.
 So much i'll Is thus coming from the season that 1t seems almost im- possible that nature should have added to that traditional mixture a little good. But, from somAsreports, she has done even that. If other things find 1t difficult to live and flourish so. we are told, does the Japanese beetle, which was sched- uled to reach the zenith of it's pesti- lence this year. And this, if true, is something to give pause; for al- though a drought designed to end the beetle seems a mighty desperate measure, 1t must be recalled that humble man had no real remedy ct all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

we shall get very far in solving our social and economic problems.
 The first of these ideas is inter- dependence-of individuals, of groups, of producers and consumers, of workers and employers, of towns and cities, of states within the na- tions. Gone are the days when a man or a community could claim economic independence or self-suf- ficiency. The sphere of business activity has widened to include an increasing circle of producers, dis- tributors and consumers who must depend, one upon another, both for necessary goods and services and for that income which makes 1t pos- sible to buy those necessities.
 The other basic Idea grows out or the first-that people must learn to work and plan together in groups instead of insisting upon individual liberty if they are to solve their common problems. The general vel. fare, now requires sense of social responsibility and . willingness on the part of individuals to subordin- ate selfish interests and cooperate in the organization of an ordered z Netys
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
. HIGHLIGHTS FROM
 LATESTB BOOKS

U. s. to Learn
 Interdependence
 There are a great many more
 things happening in your town
 today that you realize, things
 profoundly changing your in-
 dividual outlook. Omar and Ryi-
 lis GosIin picture them for you
 in a book that takes apart three
 Corners and the big city alikg,
 "Our Towns Business" (Funk
 and Wagnalls: S3.50). Excerpted
 briefly here is what they have
 to say about the American way.
 We like to think that the Amer ican way of doing business is the best way. We point with pride to the fact that this American way has provided Americans with more automobiles, more hospitals, more automobiles, more hospitals, more schools, more radios, more roads, higher wages, shorter hours and higher standard of living than any other nation in the world now enjoys. We remind the Joneses that they are better off than the Eng fish or the Dutch or the French or the Germans or the Italians or the Japanese.
 But in recent years things have happened which have shaken our faith in the American way. For one thing, in spite of all our ei. forts to believe that "a man could get job fl he really wanted one" we have had to face the grim real- fly of mass unemployment. In other words, the proyerbial land Of op- portunity no longer offers opportu- nity either in the form of . job that will guarantee . decent living or in the form Of larger rewards | for hard work and perservancs. Two Ideas must Dc elerly inder- stood and generally accepted before
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

down Jimmy's secretarial job in the White House ever since.
 Tall, good-looking and shy, Rowe is married to Elizabeth Holmes Ulman, writer on the staff of the United Mine Work CTS Journal, and they have an agreement never to mention the word liberal. Reason is that Mrs. Rowe once provoked a hot argument when she claimed she was the only real liberal in the family.
 CANADIAN-BORN ECONOMIST
 One of the most significant ap- pointments to the secretariat is Lauchlin Currie, crack economist of the Federal Reserve Board. Currie is the man who has pre- pared various economic charts for Roosevelt in the past and warned him of the impending 1887 recess sion.
 This appointment also is with out political background. If Cur rie is either Democrat or Re- publican, no one knows 1t. He was born in Nova Scotia 30 years ago, but when his father, fisherman, died, Currie, then only four, was moved to Worcester, Mass. And except for attending the London School of Economies. he has lived in the United States ever since. He married Dorothy Bacon, Bos- ton landscape architect, who numbers five colonial governors among her ancestors.
 Currie has been in Washing
 ton only since 1884 when he be-
 came one of the Treasury's ex-
 perts on monetary and tax prOb-
 lems. A dynamo of energy, he
 once toured Europe on a motor
 cycle and was arrested 17 times
 for speeding. He works IA hours
 a day and on week-ends drives
 800 miles to spend Sunday with
 hsi family in New England.
 Unlike McReynolds and Rowe, Currie has no inkling that he was being considered as one of the six new White House secre- taries. The President had sum- moned him to discuss the self liquidating projects program, and just as Currie was picking up his papers to depart, Roosevelt said Just . minute, Lauchlin.
 There's one more thing. How
 would you like to be one of my administrative assistants. I think I can fix 1t up with Mar
 riner to steal y0u."
 "Swell, MT. President" re- piled Currie blinking. "You can count me in if it's OK with MT. | Eccles."
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

Service. If McReynolds has any particular politics, no one knows what they are. He may be a Republican.
 Roosevelt picked him for his ability, not his politics, and he will help iron out personnel ques- tions throughout the administra- tion, problem, incidentally, which has been sorely neglected.
 McReynolds was born in Welson County, Kansas, punched cattle in Texas, clerked in store in Oklahoma, and became court re- porter in Battle Creek, Michigan. Then almost by accident he took a civil service examination for a $9O0 job in the Post Office De- partment and came out first on the list. The job paid $500 less than he was getting, but he took it flor the experience" as he told his boss. "I'll be back within a year." he said.
 "I'll bet you a hundred d0l- lars you never come back" re- piled his boss; and he won.
 In Washington, McReynolds climbed to more and more import ant jobs, helped organize the Bu- reau of Efficiency, became . special assistant to the director of the budget, caught the eye of Henry Morgenthau who took him first to the Farm Credit Adminis- tration then to the Treasury.
 McReynolds works late every day except Saturday when he drops everything to play golf with his pretty 17-year old daughter, Kathryn, usually to be beaten. In the winter, however, he turns the tables by trouncing her at bowl ing.
 HOT DOG BOY
 James Rowe, youngest of the new secretariat, is only 30 years old, and comes from a background of Butte, Montana, mixed with Harvard. He went to Harvard law school after trying to get job as newspaperman, and at Harvard became one of the Frankfurter favorites. He was rewarded with the job of being secretary to the late Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
 Rowe was Holmes last secretary, and although the aged jurist was feeble, he gave his young assistant a postgraduate course in two specialties - law and profanity.
 "At 93," reminisces ROwe,"
 "the Justice was the champion
 cusser of them all. I worked in
 the Montana copper mines one
 year but those fellows couldn't
 hold a candle to the Justice."
 Later Rowe became secretary to Tom Corcoran, then to Jimmy Roosevelt, and has been holding
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 4:20 a. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 5:43 a. m.; sets 8:I3 p. m. day light tlme).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High water at Milford Sunday, July 50, i2:i4; low water. 6:20 daylight ume).
 Rain is still needed badly around the state to aid crops. Many above-the-ground vege- tables are maturing SO rapidly In the dry weather that they are dry and old before fully grown. With normal rains this year we would have had bumper crops in eveTy- thing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
MUST REMOVE THEM
 (Boston Post)

Motor vehicle authorities of Con- necticut, in opening a war on num- Der plates purporting to be those issued by foreign governments and usually attached to the regular reg, istration plates on cars, have told police to stop such automobiles and warn operators to remove them. Mo tor Vehicles Commissioner Michael A. Connor expresses it well when he states that plates other than those issued by his department for identi- fication are confusing. particularly to those perosns trying to get the number of a car in motion. With motor vehicle authorities of the var ious states cooperating against such plates and symbols, this latest auto- mobile fad should be brought to a quick end.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
POsT-HURRICANE SUMMER
 (Brldgeport Times-Star)

We hope 1t has rained by the time this appears, but at the mos ment we are entertaining great deal of respect for that weatherman who, last spring said that the sum. mer following the hurricane would be c strange one.
 For it has been both dry and VIC malntain--cold. Oh, real summer weather has driftcd in now and then to hanish winter qeveElets, but its
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

The trend began under Repub- lican presidents, has gathered mo- mentum under Roosevelt.
 There was a day when William Howard Taft held leisurely court in the residence part of the White House. The executive offices were not even built. There was day also when genial Joseph P. Tum- ulty, ably handled all of Wood- row Wilson's intricate problems without assistance.
 That, however, was two and three decades ago. And it is doubt full that even MT. Tumuity, effi- cient as he is, today could cope with all the many ramifications of White House business.
 Calvin Coolidge was the first to start building up White House secretariat. He had two secre- taries, Everett Saunders and Ted Clarke. Hoover upped the number officially to three, un- officially to four. He added man for contact with con- gress, by name, Walter Newton, ex-COngressman from Minne- sota. In the background also, he maintained a research man or ghost writer.
 Roosevelt continued the three man secretariat of Hoover until the death of Louis Howe, whom he never really replaced. But now, with the passage of 8 new act by congress, the White House will add six new secretaries, three of whom have just been appointed.
 AS a result, here is the official lineup of the Roosevelt corps of assistants:
 MARVIN MacINTYRE, of- ficially the secretary to Roose- welt, but actually on .eave and not expected to return.
 STEVE EARLY, in charge of press relations.
 GENERAL PAUL WATSON, secretary in charge of appoint ments, replacing Maczntyre. JAMES II. ROWE, newly ap- pointed, who will hande re- search, correspondence, and be general utility man. WILLIAM H. McREYNOLDS. another new addition, who will handle personnel problems. LAUCHLIN CURRIE, also
 new, who will act as economic adviser. PASSION FOR ANONYMITY" Whether by accident or deliber- ate design, 1t happens that the three new aides beautifully fulfill Roosevelt's definition of a White House secretary. They have a genuine passion for anonymity. Although long holding important niches in the capital, they are al- most unknown to the general pub- lie. Few people even in Washing ton, knew, for instance, that young Jim Rowe, unofficially has served as White House secre- tary for more than a year. He believes in holding his candle un- der a bushel.
 Unique member of the White
 House team is William H. Me-
 Reynolds, 59 years old, who
 has proved that it is possible
 to climb to the top of the gOv-
 ernment ladder through Civil
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

l. On which continent is the sa. hara Desert? 2. Who holds the worlds lana speed record?
 3. What is the name of the branch of social sciences which deals with the organization and life of the state?
 {. Which country suffered the heaviest casualties during the World War?
 s. Name the tallest of all uam- mals.
 6. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of condolence?
 2. What was the main issue in the big April-May coal strike?
 8. Name the capital of Tahiti.
 9. With what sport is the name of Glenn Cunningham associated?
 10. What is another name for the chickadee?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
What Is Taxpayer?

This may seem like a simple question, but it's complex enough to cause Mrs. Sara B. Crawford, Secretary of State, to the office of the Attorney-G General. The reason she asks to be informed what a taxpayer may be in the eyes of the law ie an Issue now raging in her own town --~WeslpoEt. A Town Beach Commission
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

A. Dr. George Wilson of Edi1. burgh, who examined minutely into the phenomenon of color-blindness, said that 1t appeared to be more common among men and that one man in twenty is unable to discern the nicer shades of color, and one in fifty cannot distinguish certain primary colors from one another The colors most likely to be con- founded are red and brown with green, purple and green with blue. red with black, light hues of aln sorts with white, and dark shade% with black. Color-blindness may be- either congenital or acquired. It may result from disease or accident and may be caused by the excessive use of tobacco, alcohol or other drugs.
 o. What was the date on the old cross found at Cape Cross in Vest ern Africa? Is the cross still there?
 A. The old stone cross was erect ed by the Portuguese in l485 and bore that date. It was discovered by a German warship in 1893 and was later removed, being supplanted by 8 wooden cross with a copy Of the Portuguese inscription. e. When did white gold and plat- mum wedding rings, studded with diamonds, become the vogue2 A. In 19l7-18.
 Q. How tall do banana pants grow?
 o. Is there any charge for burial lots in Arlington National cemetery?
 A. No; 1t is owned by the United States and controlled by the war de- partment.
 Q. Where is the 0ilbertsville dam. and when will 1t be completed?
 A. It is at Gilbertsville, ky, ai1dt is the last important hydro and flood control development in the Tennes- see Valley. It is scheduled to be completed in l944.
 o. What s the difference be- tween a closed shop and union shop?
 A. In a closed shop an employer agrees to hire only members of the union. In union shop, an employ CT may select union or non-union employees, but new employees must join the union within & specified time and remain in good standing.
 c. What are the derivations of the words morning, evening and night?
 A. They are all from the Anglo- Saxon; morning from morgen; eve. ming from aefnung and night from mint
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK HL KRRR3


 Enclose . three-cent stamp tos reply when addressing any ques. tion of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrat's, Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal ano medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research, be un. dertaken. 30 sure an mail is cd. dressed Co che WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE HU-, REAU, l01? Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c.
 O. which has most power, thu congress or the supreme court?
 A. The Constitution gives nrASh power to the congress.
 e. In which direction does the Panama Canal run?
 A. Contrary to popular belief that 1t runs east and west, the canal actually runs in northwesterly- southeasterly direction. Balboa, at the Pacific entrance, is farther east than Cristobal, at the Atlantic et-' trance.
 o. Is color-blindness more preva- lent among men or women?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
Selected Poem
JOY OF SUMMER

 Willis Shelburne in the Christian
 Science Monitor) There zooms bee Above white clover, I bow my head And he goes over. A redbreast sways On slender twig, And counts the hours With summer big. The busy ants Scurry in haste, And chide the grasshoppers' Wanton waste. High in tree A mocking bird In silver sequence Now is heard; The fiuted snail Within his cave Uncurls to feel The suns warm wave. A lambkin bleats, A young calf bawls, And snuggles close To the cows brown walls. How can I hold A single gloom In summers glorious Liying-room?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

Alec Templeton, the blind pianist, is becoming popular radio artist. He is relief, too, after some programs. What he does he does well, from ticking off a composition by one of the old masters to an impersonation of modern blues singers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29
GABLE BUYS HARDWARE

Since Clark Gable moved to his San Fernando Valley ranch. he has become the best patron of the Re- seda Hardware Store. Clark can't visit the place without loading up his station wagon with armioads of eadgets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

We live in conventional world, after all. For instance, when starting off con- versation with persons with whom you are not very we'll acquainted one is apt to say - Isn't it hot day. or nice day, or a cool day." when what you actually feel like saying is - that's an awfully homely tie you're wearing" or where did you get that hat?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

You can't deny John L. Lewis was the best name caller this week. His epithets which gave him first page included quite a few directed at Vice-President Garner, "a batting, poker-paying, whiskey drinking, evil old man." MT. Garner may not liked to be called names, but he tossed it off with mo comment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-29

T h e native New Yorker, if he can afford it, will not be caught dead on Broadway after noon on Satur- day. Broadway, h o W e v CT, is rarely deserted. In place of the normal W a y- f ar CTS, t h e town is crowd- ed with out-of- to " ners in
 groups of two