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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-04

Records are kept Of the total lit
ter weights and individual pig
weights and these serve as a basis
for selecting gifts for future herds.
Results show that pigs weighing
less than 80 pounds at eight weeks
make gains slowly and take too
long to reach market weights, fire.
quently eight months or more to
reach 200 pounds. On farms where
pigs weighed from 35 to 40 pounds
at eight weeks the 200 pound
weights were reached in six months
under the same feeding conditions.
Only sows that produce heavy lit
tiers should be saved. Gifts that
are heavy themselves and that
come from heavy litters are more
likely to reproduce their kind.
Wide differences in breeding eff
ficency have appeared in the pro-
ject. For example in one herd of
nine sow filters ranked in weight
from 300 to 1907 pounds at seven
months. Litter weights are a two
in-one measure of the number of
PISS ioAio"Cu NlSOI
thriftiness. Where the sow testing
project has been carried out farm
ers have found a good outlet for
the breeding gifts where the gifts
carry good heredity characteristics
as brought out in these sow test
ing projects.
One Of the practical difficulties
experienced at first in starting out
with sow testing work is to find
an unrelated herd sire with a pro-
duction record behind him. Dairy
cattle production records have for
years been in effect and have been
a guide for the purchase OF both
sires and dairy females. With
swine however, until recently ap,
pearance has been the only guide
by which sires and other breeding
stock have been chosen.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-04

More than 200 farmers in
Stearns county have already indi-
Gated they intend to participate in
the 1910 program, reports John
Terwey, chairman of the county
AAA committee. This number will
be increased somewhat by April
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-04
InANcFv NEW MUNICH COLISEUM
07sNS. SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH

Presenting Bennett and Greten and Their Orches-
tra'-Better Than Ever.
WEDDING DANCE, TUESDAY, APRIL 9-Giveh
by Benny Hennenkamp and Viola Spaeth. Battle
of Music: Hermie HOehl VS.. Captain Henkemeyer
and His Little German Band.
COMING SUNDAY, APRIL A-Tny Little his Orchestra
TUESDAY, APRIL 16-Norb Altman HE
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13
Military Roads

A long time ago something was said
about making semi-military ROADS OUT
Of such trunklines as the Merit Park
way. But only recently down in Texas
the military authorities have learned that
a good many well-built and hard-sur-
faced roads won't stand up under the
constant pounding OF such equipment
as they use in maneuvers. It is no INV
tation to engage in warfare wnen one
ventures the opinion that perhaps some
Of our modern parkways might succumo
in short order, too, to the passage OF
armored trucks or tanks.
However that may be here in New Eng
land good road system Such as we nave
and are constantly adding to is vital
necessity. without good connecting
links between the many important man
ufacturing centers and such ports as
New York and Boston any program OF
national defense would be crippled. 1t
is with this thought in mind that we say
that Connecticut owes it to the nation
at large to speed up and coordinate an
plans for Improvement Of existing major
routes across the state, as well as the
construction of major new one like the
Wilbur l.. Cross Parkway.
We certainly hope that the day won't
come when these parkways will be tenn
porarily closed to pleasure traffic SO that
military needs for speed can be satisfied,
but we are fully aware Of the fact that
our best defense against foreign invasion
or even demands for compliance with GER
tain totalitarian concepts of government
IS q nation well armed in every respect
on land and sea and in the air.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13

haps years before in another country.
From the, Urals to the Atlantic, Europe
presents q picture Of organized horror
that one would have to 60 back 70 the
Thirty Years War or to the invasion OF
Genghis Khan to match.
Whatever can yet be done by the
United States and by other countries yet
free to relieve the distress and offer new
hopes should be done. We can send
money and food. We can cut the red tape
binding present immigration quotas and
procure, and perhaps raise those quo
tas temporarily. We can offer asylum
to innocent children threatened with
death from the sky. Surely we must have
q better answer to these things than
Gains churlish and evasive "Am I my
brothers keeper"
In France alone, there are estimated to
be 100000 homeless ones. They fled
across the frontiers from the Netherlands
and Belgium and the broken lines OF
Sedan and the Sonlrne. Rumania now
adds her quota to the increasing hordes
Of fugitives. How many fugitives from
Frances Spain, given sanctuary In
France, will now be shipped back to face
firing-squads?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13

It is almost certain that by the time
another presidential election rolls around,
wide circles of voters will not only read
about the candidates in the papers, hear
their voices on the air, but see them in
action via television. Much speculation
is now aroused over the possible effect Of
this on political campaigns. For to all
the many talents now required by high
political aspiration will be added the abil-
ity to mug" convincingly while speaking
or campaigning
One thing this may do: It may shorten
the time needed for a political campaign.
In former days it took many months to
acquaint the public with rising political
figure. Now all this can be done in weeks.
His record is already quickly available
through the daily papers. His voice now
follows you into your living room. Soon
his every characteristic gesture, quick
smile, a hand run through the hair, a
habit of blowing cigaret smoke out the
ears, will become overnight a common
place to every television-conscious home:
We will become more quickly acquainted
with our public figures. But there is
also a danger that we will tire OF them
sooner, too.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13
Democratic Convention

Delegates from all over the nation are
converging on Chicago today. The Dem
ocratic National Convention will open
Monday amid all the fanfare that usu-
ally accompanies such an event. This is
q momentous gathering for the party,
important in many respects. What
transpires in the next few days may well
make political history for the nation. Ana
no one seems as yet to be able to be both
q historian and an accurate forecaster In
short no one is willing to predict what
the actual outcome Of the Chicago con-
vention will be.
But it's safe to say that most OF the
Democrats of the nation are hoping that
the presidential candidate will be Frank
lin b. Roosevelt. This is in sharp dis
tinction to pre-convention feeling before
the Republican delegates met at Phila-
delphia. There were number OF can
didates receiving equal attention from
the delegates as they began TO arrive for
deliberations. But the "gallery-gods
had only one favorite-Wendel Willkie-
and the gallery gods" carried the day.
The chances are that at Chicago both
the gallery and the delegates on the floor
will be as one on the choice, If it's to be
Roosevelt. If it isn't, then the sky's the
limit and the 1910 convention Of the
Democrats looms as wide-open afafir.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13
. HIGHLIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
O'Brien's Volume Of
Short Stories Tops

The publication Of Edward j.
O'Brien,s annual collection Of BEST
Short Stories" has become an I'M.
portant event In the American book
world. As expected, THE Best
Short Stories Of 1870" (Houghton
Mifflin: $2.75) maintains. the same
high standard continued Tor 70
years.
Some Of the most important
names Of American fiction are M
cluded among the authors. notably
Kay Boyle, Erskine Caldwell. Will
liam Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway,
william Saroyan, Jesse STUART
Louis cara and others.
O'Brien's selection covers o wide
variety of types and subjects rang
ing from Kay Boyle's appealing
"Anschluss," to Caldwell and Stuart's
Americana and Morton Storms o.
Henry-ish -Four Worms Turning"
The Individual reader must select
the story he prefers above all 9th.
ers, and every reader is sure TO i!nd
at least one story particularly suited
to his own taste.
The field Of the short story owes
no small debt to O'Brien for his
annual presentation. In addition TO
the stories reprinted, the volume IN.
cludes q full digest Of 1882 short
stories, roll Of honor, best books OF
short stories and addresses Of maga-
zines publishing short stories.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13
The Homeless Ones

There have been wars before. There
has been devastation, and slaughter, and
burning. There is nothing new in that,
especially to Europe, which has treated
itself to one of these self-made holocausts
every few years for centuries. But never
before has Europe seen the wholesale
expulsion from their humble homes OF
literally millions of people. Never before
has q whole continent swarmed with a
homeless, hopeless throng of millions who
have not only been driven from what
homes they had, but who have literally no
place to go.
Many of these, of course, will soon be
able to return to what were once their
homes. To the shattered house, the
Scared acres, the broken orchard, they
can return again, and blindly take up the
task Of rebuilding. But others are not so
fortunate, II anything OF good fortune can
be seen In such a picture. Literally
scores Of thousands Of the refugees in
France are men and women driven from
Germany to seek refuge In Austria, Cze-
choslovakia, Belgium, the Netherlands,
and France. Many are Jews, and many
more are simply people who fell afoul OF
the secret police.
Driven from one country 10 another,
always only q single breathless step
ahead Of the onrushing Nazis, these peo-
pie ere now without passports or creuen.
kIals. They can do little now but 70 await
"a terror the arrival Of secret ponce
agents who win ferret them out among
Iha refugees and exact some summary
penalty Tor "offenses' committed per-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13

The introduction of parking meters in
this city is eagerly awaited by many pub
lie officials. 1t is another step to relieve
traffic congestion along our main streets
during the daylight and early evening
hours. Whether or not it succeeds re-
mains to be seen, but everyone who has
watched the introduction Of these meters
in other Connecticut cities Is convinced
that they are here to stay. But it's only a
few years ago that Connecticut would
have nothing to do with parking meters.
They were termed illegal and Of no prac-
tical value in controlling traffic flow and
in making parking possible in areas where
shopping made short stays practically
mandatory. Waterbury could have ex-
perimented with them number Of years
ago, but the city was discouraged by re-
ports from elsewhere. Now we fall IN line
with a trend that may extend all along
the Atlantic Coast eventually.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13
Selected Poem
LIssEN TER ME!

Harry Elliot Nettleton in the New Haven
Journal ourier)
Yo've had spell Nv schoolin' boy,
Down to de Jimson Road,
But heaps Nv other things you'll need
Fore yo' git full growed.
Kin teacher tell widout clock,
Ye' breakfastid too late;
An kin she learn yo' now ter fsh
Or how ter pick yor bait?
I time my meals by stummick feels
An movements Nv de sun.
An ef you fish erlong wild me
Yo1l ketch 'em by de ton.
IF you'd fetch honey fun de wood
An not git stung. by bee
Yo' won't md how In cullud-school--
JUS learn dat trick FUN me.
wy Is II gals slosh up an down
wife boys jump IN an swim;
An kin you say, wen geese ny high,
witch Is q her" or "him"2
A leetie knowledge fun de school
An no great hahn. gree,
But " yod know de wuth-while things
Jus isser. chile. ter me.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13

South, Of their common danger.
Like the past victims Of German
conquest neutral Fire knows that
she is woefully undefended, with q
handful Of airplanes and little more
than one division Of trained men;
vet she refuses to coordinate her de-
lenses with those Of Britain and OF
Northern Ireland, which forms q
part of the United Kingdom. Fire
will not cooperate unless the >parti-
ton of Ireland Is ended and union
with the North achieved; the North
will not cooperate unless Fire first
enters the war ct Britains side.
Nothing could serve Hitler's purpose
better than the survival OF the dis
agreements which have kept the two
Irelands apart for hundreds OF years.
It Is to be hoped that common
sense win return to Ireland before
disaster strikes. The leaders OF Ere
seem to have some awareness OF
their peril, for the two opposing
party chiefs, Premier De Valera ana
former Premier Cosgrave. nave
Joined forces in Q belated nationa!
defense effort that has produced
100 600 volunteers. Lord Craigavon.
the die-hard Prime Minister OF
Ulster, has gone to London TO dis
cuss defense matters, and doubtless
has heard blunt truths from the
British Ministers. It is futile Tor
| Ulster to trust to the British forces
| in her territory. or for Ere 70 rely
| on her bare fists and her tighting
spirit In meeting . streamlmed
German invasion. Unless the two
parts Of Ireland can work out 9
common defense while there y still
time. they may soon be enduring
q common martyFdom.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13

What a difference a single year can
make. At this time last year we were just
about to enter long period Of dry
weather. New England did not suffer
on the whole from this drought, but there
were sections which were hard hit. And
New York City was hard hit, too. So much
so that for many months afterwards the
biggest American city had to practically
dole out water. All sorts Of warnings
were issued to make the people conscious
of the fact that the city's water supply
was limited. It wasn't until well after
the first of this year that the water fam
inc really ceased and water supplies be-
came replenished by late winter SHOWS
and rains.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13

ruin relations between Great Bril-
tain and the United States.
It will take years for the French
to forget that Great Britain did
not come to their assistance in
their hour Of need. Already q
somewhat similar resentment,
whether justified or not, prevails
in England toward the United
States.
'No, IL Is mot your war;" says
the man In the streets Of Lon
don, ''but II win be your war just
as soon ~ We fan; just - H. be-
came solely our war after France j
fell"
FRANCES LESSON
5th--one Of the factors which
created bitterness In France was
Winston Churchill's eleventh hour
offer OF q union between France
and Britain. It came as France
was crlirnbling, as her last ray Of
hope was vanishing. so Churchill's
offer met with jeers.
Remembering the hardness OF
Churchilps proposal, various
American leaders, both inside
and outside the government, have
discussed and urged the idea Of
proposing such q union between
Great Britain and the United
states ''immediately.
~YyNYON MOVIE
Such q union, they urge, would
give immediate courage to the Bril-
fish to carry on. would bolster
the few remaining free countries
Of Europe, and would keep in line
the already wavering nations Of
South America, where there Is no
real confidence that the United
States has an army or navy capa-
BILE Of keeping Hitler out Of the
Western Hemisphere-which we
haven't.
These believers in 'unlon now"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13
POLITICS NOT EXACTLY NO
TRUMP
Bridgeport Times-star)

Ely Culbertson, forsaking the
fields Of his accustomed prowess.
announces with q dinner In Ridge
field his determination to seek the
Democratic nomination for con-
gress-man-at-large this fall.
Mr.. Culbertson has had varied
and adventureSo1ne career and we
do not know that he needs special
warnings. now that he chooses to
try his hand at one more new thing.
But we cannot refrain from being
charitably solicitous, and we think
we should tell Mr.. Culbertson that
he has finally entered Q tournament
where the favorite and standard
method Of dealing Is from the bot
tom Of the deck, where every play
Is an attempted finessee. where let
ting your partner know you have
an ace Is to make certain he win
save q trump for 1t, and where even
north, south, east and west are
merely directions from which the
political parasites can smell @ CAM
paign fund. In other words, the
Cuibertson system Is IN for q mild
" pleasurable and enlightening ex-
U&kAEztSEs
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13
Views Of The Press
| missioner Hurley.

missioner Hurley.
That the program was carried out
at all Is due to the energy and fore
sight Of former Governor Cross, who
knew well how great was the need
for the hospitals, schools and institu-
tons included In the project. The
former Governor prevailed on the
General Assembly to authorize the
bond issue needed to raise IS per cent
Of the total cost Of lands and build
ings, and the Federal Government
gave the State IS per cent as grant
The former Governor also showed
his good Judgment of men by APP
pointing Mr.. Hurley his Commits
sioner OF Public Works to direct the
project.
For the first time in Connecticut
experience great State building
project has been carried through un-
der the same businesslike methods
that are used by private interests
Connecticut can be proud Of the new
buildings. belated though they may
be, and Commissioner Hurley Is well
entitled to the praise of Colonel Gil
more and the thanks Of the State.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13

Vacation time is always exilirating for
old and young. At this time Of the year
the great bulk of the American public
starts to pour over travel literature or to
read the advertisements for resorts. Only
a small percentage of us plan our vaca-
tons from year to year. The majority OF
Americans take pot-luck on their vaca-
tons and are usually satisfied. They
come home tired and often disguised, but
the following year they're back for more.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13

I'm very appreciative. I'm very
humble. I'm very proud. Its going
to be q great fight.
Wendell willkie. q. o. ?. presi-
dental nominee.
In another 20 years the United
States Is q whole Is likely TO have 0
rate OF reproduction 20 per cent DO.
low that needed for replacement.
Frederick osborne. dire etor,
Population Association Of Amer
lea.
The two most pleasant words IN
the English language are Help
Wanted F-PTesident b. O. Heae0ck,
The family provides the hsst
security for the child. the best
sprinsboard Tor the adolescent. and
the most Satisfaction Tor The adult
DIR. Carl Rogers. Ohio elate ~
cl,ologist.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13

Bruce OaAtOm in the Atlantic
and hence available for action IN
| the Caribbean on short notice has
formidable hitting power.
The Atlantic squadron normally
consists Of three battleships -tt1e
New York, Arkansas and Texas
the aircraft carrier Ranger. and the
heavy cruisers wichita, Quincy,
San Francisco, Tuscaloosa and
Vincennes. It also includes nine
divisions Of destroyers, or Q total
OF SO. In addition, - submarines
| are stationed at the New London
base, and half q dozen more are
normally on duty at the Coco
Solo base in the Canal Zone.
It Is believed that several ships
have been added to this force re-
Gently, although Its exact ccsnpo-
sition Is q navy secret. &
AIR FORCES
WITHIN RANGE w
Substantial air forces are also
within range. sasq
The aircraft carrier. Ranger has
| o complement Of 81 planes. Thirty.
six Of the r1avy's long.range pa.
troll bombers are stationed ct
Coco Solo, and q number Of fight
ing planes are also available +, at
Pensacola. .,.+,.t.
The army also has strong air
forces within easy reachc.
Approximately 40 bombing planes
plus so observation and reconnais-
sance planes are stationed OF the
Atlantic end Of the Panama aCnal.
At the Pacific entrance are eight
squadrons, mostly pursuit planes;
these run Is planes to q squadron.
A squadron Of 13 bombing planes
Is also stationed at Borquen Field,
Puerto Rico, and an equal number
at Miami.
SITUATION TICKLISH 81
AT MARTINIQUE
The capitals attention Is focused
on these forces at the moment be-
cause on these forces at the mo.
ment because Of the extraordinarily
ticklish nature Of the situation IN
the Caribbean-high- lighted by the
case of the French island Of Martini
que, where certain French warshipS
are either under observation or
blockade depending on your ira-
trepretation Of the news dispatches)
by British warshipS.
Shortly after the outbreak OF
war, the new world nations de-
clared q neutrality zone" skirting
both American continents and as
serted no acts Of war therein
would be tolerated. Martinique
lies well within the zone. and Q
Franco British naval battle would
hand this government o very
tough problem. .ql
In addition, the Monroe Doctrine
- recently reaffirmed both By
the administration and by Con-
gress - sets the United States
firmly against the transfer Of title
to European possessions In the
New World. The Caribbean Is
filled with British, French and
Dutch possessions. No one knows
vet, what will become Of them.
The whole problem will be one
Of the chief topics for the forth
coming Havana conference. It Il
made infinitely more troublesome
by Frances recent transformation
into a Fascist state-which hints
that Germany might acquire the
use Of air and submarine bases
close to the Panama Canal with
out actually infringing the Monroe
Doctrine.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13

A8&88 A31t@9 = s=4s@8f
Public Works Commissioner Hur-
ley may take honest and justified
pride In the tribute which Colonel
Gilmore. regional director Of the
Federal Public Works Administra-
ton. paid him the other day. after
he had completed inspection Of the
buildings erected By Connecticut
With the aid Of PWA funds.
Colonel Gilmore said that the
Connecticut project d ''the most SAT-
isfactogy institutional program IN
pWA's entire northeastern region"
Nowhere In the II states which are
under the ColoDeis jurisdiction has
q comparable program been carried
on with more speed Or less troubie."
according 10 the Colonel.
That TIE e2B0oo 900 program has
heen nearly eQEnpIeze0 UilaQGk
s4uabbllna. without waste. without
scandal & cEiI'elzsa N0flhg e ~
Nerd Il = hiEh eempl'Hzenf y eerl-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-13

q. Are passports and visas re-
quired Of citizens Of Canada or citit
zens Of Mexico who wish TO visit
in the United States?
A. Yes, new order effective July
1. 1910 has temporarily suspended
exemption from passports and visa
requirements previously extended 70
these countries.
g. Who wrote the book entitled
Getting Along With People"
A. Milton Wright, In 1885.
@. How many persons are e1ii-
ployed in the motor truck industry
In the United States?
A. Over 100000 In production,
sale, servicing, and operation.
@. During the first seven months
Of the war, from Sept. !, 1899 to
March 81, 1910, how many q. 8.
military planes were delivered TO
Great Britain and France?
A. To Great Britain 81 and $50
to France.
@. What is the speed Of the
president Roosevelt" and how old
Is the Ship2
A. It was built IN 1922, and has
a speed Of 10 knots.
q. What is the length Of q span?
A. In the United States and
Great Britain 1t Is 0 inches.
n you want o copy Of the book.
let PAN. AMERICAN HISTO-
GRAPH" send to, The, Waterbury
Democrats Washington Bureau, 1918
Thirteenth Street, Washington. d. G.
Enclose ten cents in possage.