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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-23

It was Q few months short of four years ago thta Che trench- Antspenned James William Fitz- Patrick, who gave Che Ameri- can. Republican many An un- comfortable moment, wrete In this paper . masterly indictment of Republican leaders for their racial and religious bias. The occasion was the dumping of Attorney Frederick Ral0mba as town chairman, and Che election of the present chairman, ,. Warren Upson, as his successor. Mr. FitxPatfick, whose writings were mover missed by the AMeri- Republican editors, not only brought the subject of prejudice into tho open; he dissected 1t and showed it for what 1t was.
 At about the same time, Attor- ney pasquale DeCicco. now secre- tary to Mayor perTiello, launched m eloquent public attack on the Republican party for the ousting of MT. Palomba. MT. DeCicco made no secret of the fact that he believed frankly that Mir. Patemba was being retired simply because his ancestors happened to Do of Italian blood. It hardly seems that this, also, should have been for gotten by the newspapers which fought against MT. Perrielio in his honest bid for the niayoralty nomination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
NO POLITICS IN
 MARCH OF DIMES

Fight Infantile Paralysis" will be the theme this week as plans for the mammoth Presidents Birthday Ball to be held Monday night at Hamilton park pavilion, progress rapidly.
 Children of the city are doing their part selling campaign buttons at ten cents each and requests for more buttons are continually com- ing in.
 The event is strictly non-political and has been endorsed by mem- bers and officials of all parties. Benjamin E. Harwood, chairman of the Republican State Central com- mittee. said. Tt is again a pleas- ure to remind the people of Con- necticut that the approaching cele- bration of the Presidents birthday, in aid of crippled children-not only at the Warm Springs Founda- tion-but throughout the country, is no more a political drive than is a drive for the American Red Cross and the public should respond Iib- orally to so worthy a cause"
 J. Francis Smith, chairman of the Democratic Stae Central com- mittee, highly endorsed the cam paign. saying. "rhe fine work which Is done each year by the Presidents Birthday Bah committee in raising funds for this purpose is particu- larly commendable. I am happy to commend this project to all the people of Connecticut"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

little more money after his ex- penses were paid than he had when in camp. That was Q con- tributing factor in his decision to get Q job on the farm.
 r He worked Q year then wrote to an uncle, Jacob Wheatbeard, asking for a job with more pay.
 His uncle was Q war veteran who was receiving . disability pension of $lo0 0 month. Ills bonus of $500, the maximum benefit, had been used as down payment on Q farm. It was ap- parent to the most casual observer however that MT. Wheatbeard was not cut out to be @ farmer. But he thought he needed Hype, so Hype went west to work on the farm.
 Uncle Jacob was unable to meet the carrying charges on the farm out of the crop revenue so he jumped ct the chance to reduce his acreage under the crop control plan of the AAA.
 His 200-acre farm gave him an allotment of 1e0 acres. He retired l60 of this allotment and so gained check from the United States Treasury on the recommendatio of the Department of Agriculture for $240, payment of $50 per acre. More than that, he was per- mitted to raise lespedeza on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
CONTINUING The Life Story of Hype Case
 ---Who LiDed and Died GoDernnent Expense

retired land and that paid well as a forage crop.
 HYPE GETS
 MATHEMATICAL
 And so, while not working die rectly for the government, our hero Hype was being paid, through his uncle, from government funds.
 Uncle Jacob told Hype that more than s,o77ooo farmers received checks in one year from the gov ernmeat and that some of the farmer received two checks or more.
 Hype did little figuring for his own. He had cost the government S4,544 up to the time he was ad- mitted to the eco. Seven years there at $30 month meant he was paid Q total of $2,520 and has cost the government an additional $70 Q month for his maintenance, cloth- ing and other expense or an addi- tional sum of $5,880. Total cost of 2yPe VO Ule BOVSItHhSAv 1koHi uaS age of l7 years to 24 had been $8,- 400. In his stocking feet, then, Hype was Q government investment of $l2,944 plus @ year on WPA at $66 a month to make the grand to- tai $13,736 at the age of 25.
 Cold weather drove Uncle Jacob into town wheer he toasted his feet by the fire and waited for his monthly pension check. Young Hype, alone on the farm, found 1t plenty of work and no fun. This didn't appeal to Hype for long. He went back to his old home, back to Mother and the WPA.
 He was no stranger here and he was working again within few days. Farming had been too com- plicated for him.
 TO BE CONTINUED: Hype
 Case ends his days still on public
 payroll.
 After 25 years Uncle Sam fig-
 urcs his investment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

Leopold Stowkowski, symphony orchestra director has signed long contract to direct and record music for some forthcoming Walt Disney features me musie orchestraed by stowkowski Deems Taylor will act as narrator and technical adviser. Studio lot puddles very often are the tremendous bodies of water lakes and so on that you the hero heroine foundering about in being tossed up in brgs luggers, yachts and en- by the angry waves They can do much With puddes so we read in Warner Brothers buetin any thing from reectng pools to represent those in the far east in the shadow of the Tai Mahal to Venice canals Blood which feature 18th century pirate ships Just fancy pirate ship in backlot puddle. The latest thing in entertainment will be the Grandma Scandals Of 1889" to be presented in Chicago The performers will be grandma and great-grandnas from 83 to 85 years of age They expect to put on great show with songs skits cakewaks French songs and what have you one are famous will tell Swedish jokes; another will do Mae West imitation. The show should be swell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

erans enrolled in Civilian Conser- vation Corps and that during the nearly six years of their history they have cost the government more than $2,ooo,o 100000. Of this amount $45o, 100000 had been sent to dependents of the workers. IN THE
 WOODLANDS
 Hype was one of 200 in his camp. There were i7 administrators and instructors. He planted trees, dug ditches, built trails and stone houses in state parks, fought forest fires, built lookout towers, and gained eight pounds.
 He worked eight hours Q day, Monday through Friday. Most of his work was supervised by ex- perts from the Interior and Agri- culture departments. Instructors and administrators included men from the regular army, government ex- perts of all kinds, National Youth Administration teachers and local teachers who lived in the vicinity Of the camp.
 Ten hours of each week was spent in vocational education or vocational examinations in an ef- fort to help Hype discover what he wanted to do or what he was fitted to do He was free to leave the camp and return home ct any time, but he couldn't come back, once he had quit.
 It appeared reasonable that he might stay in the camp until he was %, the maximum for youths, War veterans and older men were kept In separate camps.
 The $22.50 he was able to send his mother each month was far from sufficient to support her. On
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

them on engineering problems, ac- counting problems, legal problems, When they hire them they want the truth from them.
 But economists have seemed to play different role in busine s, There are some economic factors. which business concerns ought to be advised about, but the average large scale business man regards himself as quite an economist. He also realizes that he has some thing to sell to the public besides his product. He wants to sell good will. He wants to convince pros- pective stock and bond-holders that his place in the economic world is sound.
 ECONOMICS
 OR POLITICS?
 Very often, therefore, when he hires an "economist' he Is looking for someone who will act, not so much as his adviser, as the public's someone who will keep inventing and pumping arguments into the public to convince 1t that the or ganization Is sound, to convince Legislatures and Congress that laws the organization wishes or opposes arc either sound or unsound.
 In other words, the economist
 too often plays the role of a sort Of giorlfied publicity man. He often plays \ part like that Of
 those old time quack doctors In
 medicine factories, who gave tes-
 timoniais as to the value of the
 producers nostrums.
 If you will remember this, you will see why, when the Stock Exchange hired the man who was, I believe, It's first economist. they went to Yale and employed a professor of English. And when a large New York bank wanted an economist they hired c professor of romance languages from another university. They wanted someone who could write.
 FEEDING
 THE PUBLIC
 Tn the case Of the Stock Ex- change, the professor of Eng. lish turned out several books and pamphlets, all of which were widely circulated to prove that the Stock Exchange was e great institution. that speculation was socially essential. that liquidity was important to the capitalist system, that specialists could not be kept from speculation without ruining society, that margin trad- Ing was a blessing and so orf
 Wall Street swarms with these
 kind of economists. They get great regulations for profound
 wisdom. But some of these days the American Economic Ass0cia- ton, like the Medical Association, Is going to pin the name, "quack",
 on such economists.
 Meantime, the Exchange, which
 has instituted many reforms un-
 der the leadership of William
 McChesney Martin. Jr, has an-
 other chance to do itself and the
 public . favor.
 It should pick out an able and eminent economist who Will hon estly conduct researches for it and advise 1t realistically, but who will refuse to permit his name to be used to back up its trade crusades It will turn over to its able publicity department tho job of selling its wares to the public.
 Copyright, 1889, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

one of his visits home he told a so- cial worker that he wanted work on WPA in order to support his mother. The social worker certi- fled as to the need of the family and in two weeks Hype received an order to report at wPA headquar- ters. He was assigned as stone mason on drainage project ct @ monthly salary of $e6 for Tour 4o- hour weeks.
 FROM WPA
 TO AAA
 There was single question about his age. He looked youthful. It was established that he was 24 years old and would soon be forced out of the eco. Then he was permitted to go to work without further question.
 Types work In WPA was little different than in eco. He found on his first payday that he had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
SIDEWALK RADIO
 BROADCAST HELD
Girl Scouts Sponsor Event as Feature of Court
 of Awards

A radio broadcast in the form of e sidewalk interview was the feature at 6 court of Awards held Wednes- day night by the Girl Scouts of the Blessed Sacrament church in the church basement.
 Girls who had parts in e playlet presented On the stage were: Jane Stollar, Jane Laudeman, Betty ar- rington, Patricia Cooke, Olga Ciar- ell, Betty De zinno, Mary McManus, Lillian Belenger, Frances Winston Catherine Deegan, Dorothy Bagley, Virginia McNulty, Ruth Dutal, Bev- erly Gensler, and Lucille Cronk.
 Tn the investure ceremony which took place after the piaylet, the fol- lowing girls were presented tender foot pins by Bernedette Barry, cap- tain of the troop; Claire Mullen, Lois La Bonne, Geraine Gensler, Joan Murphy, Maureen Ford, Mary Foody, Mary Root, Eunice Cashman, Vivian Cronk, Mary Overton, Jane Mclean, Ruth Phillips, Mary Qui- bert. Nancy Sullivan, Bargara Kirby, and Mary Sulavan.
 Second class pins went to Lucille Kronk and Beverly Gensler.
 Patrol and assistant patrol leader badges were awarded to the follow ing: Mary Macmanus and Mary Foody, Lillian Belenger and Betty Darlington, Dorothy Bagley and Jane Stollar, Frances Winston and Ruth Dutal.
 A scribe badge was awarded to Katherine Deegan and treasurer's badge to Jane Laudaman.
 Members of troop committee who received tenderfoot pins are: Mrs. James Bagley, Mrs. Michael Flaher- ty, Mrs. George La Bonne. Mrs. Will liam Deegan, and Mrs. John Mac- Manus.
 About 75 people attended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
Good Evening.

sY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Here's todays quiS now don't all holer Answer all these but don't expect dollar who said and whenp "1'd rather be right" And 70 say can you see by the dawns early light" Now don't get the idea this quiz Is worth dimeu Tts just a means to an end to make little rhyme. How many presidents have had in the United SateST Name two famous Civil War battles giving the dates. Given a triangle what is the hypotenuse2 Just who takes part in signing an armed truceP Who wrote these words T shot arrow into the arP Translate the French pharse, cest le guerre Bound Montana; how long Is the Mssssippip For what is he famous Fra Ftlippo LppP Where Is located the celebrated sphinx9 Give two definitions of the expression nigh jnks' Which is heavier steel, iron or brassp If YOU can answer all these go the head of the class
 FEM EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

From 1900 to 1880 Helen Ware appeared In great many successful plays; but perhaps her most famous role was in "The Third Degree. This was one of many plays of that sort that fire hits years ago in the days of "Kick In,' Madame K" within the Law" and such plays Miss Ware first attracted notice when she called in as an extra in 1899 in '"The Little Minister" She came In this as one of the weavers wives a non.speakabe part. She arrived on Broadway in the gypsy role in he Road to Tester day" Later other and In 1929 she went to Hollywood where she had parts In Abraham Lin coIn" ''The Vrgnian," "The Night of June 18th" and others. Miss Ware died in Carmel Cal, the other day at the age of sixty.cne years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

Potentate Idris Alderson foresook his mortician duties Wednesday evening long enough to trek to Hart ford where he gave stirring address at the annual dn- ner meeting of Sphinx Temple Drum Corps at the Hotel Bond. William P ODonnell has accepted an lnVita, ton to address the gettogether meeting Of the men ana women of St. Matthews Church in Bristol February 10. Hank" is very popular with Bell Town people Gloria Hespet and Marjorie Glastre will each have 18 candles on their birthday cakes tomorrow Eddie Rebar braved the weather Wednesday evening to drive to Bristol to see Tommy Monahan's cohorts whip Naugatuck High in one of the best scholastic basketball games of the season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

hing at The Elton. Music will be by Capt. Joseph DiPietro's orchestra, commencing at 8:30 o'clock, vari- ous novelties have been arranged to continue the traditional success of the affairs.
 Capt. J. Peter Costigan, general chairman, announced today that cancellations of reservations, chiefly due to illness, now will permit an additional group to attend if either he or Major Newton A. Alexander are notified prior to the dance. Be- sides Capt. Costigan, other members of the general committee are: Capt. Edwin 0. Gluntz co-chairman; Maj. Newton Alexander, Capt. Charles E. Kelley; Capt. Richard w. Baxter, Capt. William Johnson, Lieut.. Frank P. McCue, Capt. Edward A. Mum; Lieut.. Classen P. Perkins, Capt. Will liam J. Slator, Capt. R. H. Watkins, Capt Thomas Sutliffe, Lieut.. John s. Holley. Lieut.. Anthony Brody, Lieut.. Kenneth D. Tlngley, Lieut.. George Scott and Lieut.. Finton Phelan, Jr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

Flora Perren general chairlady, informs me that next Saturday evening gives promise of being very interesting for many high school students oi tne in and about our fair city So if anyone knocks on your door, and asks for an old shoe, black bow tie an egg or a teaspoon, don't think they're rene- sades from state institution because it will be only part of their little game. Just fair warning, my friends from petite Flora.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

anyone, but 1t does have some pu bile signifi- canoe.
 Ing Is more ambiguous or even dubious now than the role of the econ- omist in bus ineSs. Large
 m a n u featuring concerns employ e n gi neers, ac- countants, law yers. They hire ihen f,o advise
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
PEACE GOES TO PIECES

Hayerhill, Mass. (UP)-Patrolman Timothy J. Mahoney lost his man and also his trousers-while chas- ing a peace disturber. The culprit got away, and the city council got a bill for $8 for a pair of trousers to replace the pair shredded by nails atop a fence which the police man hurdled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
Todsys Answers to
 CRANIUM CRACKERS
Problems on Comic Page

1. False. The first transatlantic flight was made by U. s. Navy sea- plane NC-4.
 3. False. The talking machine was invented by Thomas Edison.
 3. True. A cooper is a barrel maker.
 4. False. The revolver was in- vented by Samuel Colt.
 s. True. The equator runs through Columbia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
BY HARVEY wERTZ NEA Sarvica Staff WrlkAr

had much the life of little Hype him enrolled and his to COG
 weighed 47 pounds feet eight clothing food and bed furnished at eco he paid $50 month. t
 Of this amount he required to- send $22So each month to his mother.
 there s0OOoO youths vet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
M|LIT ARY DALI
 STAGED TONIGHT
Brilliant Social Function to Take Place at Hotel
 Elton

Color and dignity of military uni- forms blended with beauty of ladies' formal attire will provide back ground for the 18th annual military ball of the Waterbury chapter, Re- serve Officers associatoin, this eve-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
In Which Young Case Shows How To Draw Government Pay Even When He's Not Working for Uncle Sam

During entire lifetime individual might draw his income public under the national security relief story thre federal state aid . mythical individual from the of II tos
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

With all its action taking place in half c day, RKO Radios Twelve Crowded Hours" offers Richard Dix Q story packed with excitement and suspense. Lucille Ball plays oppo- site Dix.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

A we'll known Waterburian, whose name is with held for various reasons is having one swell time vacationing in Hollywood, California This was made apparent in postcard received here bearing the fol lowing message Righteousness and integrity seem to be the passed word out here In day out here there was lost strayed stolen from oneOne auto one watch - one suit and two beautiful blondes. Wonderful! Regards"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

State Line Inn. If you've driven the Pttsheld- Albany road at time or other your Wanderings must have taken you to the village of State Line which is just what its name indicates It's the New York Massachusetts state line It's also the line of pro- posed highway route into Albany from all points in New England. So it fitting this week that highway officials should gather in State Line and they is set squarey the boundary line and inside of which you can go from state to another in few steps. State Line House is an ancient New York-New England hostery that dates all the way back to 1828 It hasn't been operated since 1929 but the thryroom house provided plenty of old memories when Officials entered it. Its present owner, Miss Love F. Murphy, operated
 the inn for 20 years after her fathers death He had taken it over back in 1873 when t was an important stoppngoff point for travellers going up and down the Albany They tell of in the old days that couples married in the inn paror standing in Massachusetts with the preacher in New York state. And in the old barroom the bar set up wheels that it could be switched from state to another whenever liquor laws conficted. The memorable old inn will go now, bought to make way for road New York paying $1000 and Massachusetts $20000
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
] JOHN [. FLYNN
Stock Exchange
 Seeks Economist! What It Needs Is a Workman Who Is More Concerned With Economy
 Rather Than
 Publicity.

BY JOHN T. FLYNN
 NEA Service Stan Correspondent The New York Stock Exchange is looking for new economist, This may seem matter of no moment to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

Mir and Mrs John J. Moran of Southingt0n cele- brated B years of matrimonial bliss Wednesday. The popular couple were married at the Church of the immaculate Conception in this city by Rev. w. ). Slocum, then pastor. Mir Moran is former postmaster at the Southington postofice but conducts very thriving gasoline service station South Main street fin Huntsville.
 Good Night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27

TO BE CONTINUED: Hype Case ends his days still on public payroll.
 After 25 years Uncle Sam fig- urcs his investment.
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Nazi Patrols Batter
French Lines From
MoseI|e 10 Rhine
Germans Are Reported
Repulsed With Heavy
Losses All Along Front
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PARIS, Oct. l2.-German patrols
battered French outposts from the
Moselle to the Rhine today, con-
tinuing q series of thrusts reported
to have cost the Nazis Hundreds"
OF casualties in the last three days
without gaining IAN inch Of ground"
French advices, which told of very
hot action in one unidentified sector
during the night, said the latest
assaults had been repulsed despite
heavy preparation by German artil-
lery.
At no point had the Germans
been successful in attempts to take
prisoners, according to these reports
The French, entrenched in positions
from which they raked the advanc-
Ing Germans with machine-gun fire,
described their own losses as slight. =
Weather Turns Cold.
As the fighting increased in scope,
with artillery laundering along the
~l00-mile front. the weather-which
has been foggy and rainy-suddenly
turned cold.
The French reported their recon-
naissance planes had taken some
"very interesting" photographs of
German positions, but said no Nazi
airmen had attempted to cross the
lines since October 10, when one was
shot down.
The heaviest land action occurred
on the plateau that skirts the east
ern bank of the Moselle north of
the town of Perl. Hundreds of Ger
man infantry troops were thrown
into the battle after strong artillery
preparation.
Although barrage cut off
French advance posts and the Ger
mans used automatic rifles, the
French reported they had repulsed
the attackers with heavy losses after
. long and hard" battle.
"Passive Attitude" Dropped.
Artillery and in some places vio-
lent infantry "feeler" actions spread
along the entire front from the
.Moselle to the Rhine, military re-
ports stated.
Describing the German attacks as
steadily increasing in scope and in
tensity, semi official sources said the
Nazis had definitely abandoned the
"passiye attitude" which they have
been pursuing until recently on the
western front.
Evening star., 1939-10-12

Unless butter grades 90 score or
higher, it does not carry the U. S.
Government certificate of quality.
GIANT will not offer it's customers a
single piece of butter under the GIANT
name that does not carry this all
important assurance.