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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26
CASTING
| is COMPLETED
Civic Theater to Offer,
'Cradle Song" Here
March IA and Is

The next presentation of the Civic
Theater Of Waterbury will be G.
Martinez Sierra's Cradle Song"
which will be given at the Water
bury Womens club March IA and
IS. Casting is now complete for this
third play In the series this sea-
son. Cradle Song" was first pre-
sented In Madrid in 1911, and since
that time has been translated and
presented all over the world. In New
York Eva LeGallienne' Civic Roper
tory included this play in their list
and her company was seen in many
distinguished performances of this
artistic play. Miss LIE Gallienne play
ed the leading role 1877 times.
The setting is a cloister, a room
adjoining the garden of the DOM
inican nuns. Many types Of religious
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26
Basketball Tonight

Two games In the community
house basketball league will be held
tonight with the Poll Big Five
meeting the Robins in the opening
game and the Texans taking on the
Sacred Hearts In the feature game.
The Poll and Texans are undefeat-
ed to date In the second round and
unless q few upsets occur tonight
both teams are expected to keep
their lladefeated record intact.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26

The st. Francis Holy Name for
ty-five card tournament will be re-
sumed tonight after q weeks lay,
off. The games scheduled for last
week were postponed on account Of
the bad weather.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26
WOMEN INJURED in
COASTINC MISHAPS

Mrs. Harvey Leinieux, Of Is Cos
sett street, today was reported In
fair condition at st. Mary's hospital
where she was taken yesterday suf-
sfering from back injuries received
In o coasting accident at the Chase
Country club golf course.
Both Mrs. Lernieux and Miss Gen.
evieve Leary, a, Of 20 Fourth street,
were hurt when their toboggan
overturned while descending q steep
slope. Miss Leary, suffering from
D fractured arm, was discharged
from the hospital after treatment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26

Back IN 1850 two prominent citi-
zens Of Waterbury, who had faith
IN the future Of the city pooled fin
ancial resources to 60 into business.
There were, Of course, skeptics in
those days as well as IN the present,
but the young merchants with two
cases Of print cloth and three pieces
of dress goods their sole assets
cherished the thought that Water
burians would appreciate quality in
merchandise, reasonableneSs IN price
and courtesy In service. They built
their business and hopes with those
ideals as the cornerstone.
Next month the firm established
BY those two young men will mark
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26
ST FRANCIS CHURCH
TO START NOVENA
Two Augustinian Priests
to Conduct Services
Starting March 3
Washington Hill

A nine day novena in honor of st.
Francis Xavier will open at st.
Francis Xavier church next Sunday
night March 3. The novena will be
conducted under the auspices Of the
Augustinian Order with Rev. Fran
els Roman o. F. A. and Rev. John
Keegan o. F. A. in charge Of the
novena.
The novena is an annual event of
the st. Francis parish and is al
ways held the first week Of March.
Services will be held both in the
morning and evening with masses
in the morning being at $3.50, $50,
1850 and $3.50 o'clock. The evening
services will open at 7:15 in the up
per church and 1880 in the lower
church and will consist Of the ro-
sary, sermon and benediction.
Leaflets with the novena prayers
and other facts Of the novena will
be distributed at all masses next
Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26

are presented, and the arrival of a
founding left on the convent door,
step breaks into the even and con-
trolled program Of the religious life.
It is simple story artictically re-
lated and offers a vehicle entirely
different from anything the Civic
Theater has yet presented.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26
BIG FOX HUNT MARCH .

Kennett Square. Pc. (UP)-plans
are being formulated for what may
D. the biggest fox-hunting event In
fehe United States when the Bayard
taylor Memorial Hunt e held
March 2 at Longwood Farms, estate
Of p. 8. du Pont
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26
HORSESHOE BRINGS LUCK

Rehoboth Beach, Del. (UP)-Fred-
erick q. Vogel, IT,, picked up q
horseshoe ON the beach here. Eu
route home he found q penny and
then q dime. At home was q check
for q long over-due bill.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26
Meeting Tomorrow

MCCtlB 4VMVAHVW
The semi monthly meeting Of the
Washington Park Community Club
will be held tomorrow evening at
the community house. First reports
on the clubs membership drive will
be given and it Is hoped that all
members Of the committee will be
present SO that the committee will
know just how successful the drive
has been after the first week.
The club will also hear a report
on the coming st. Patrick's Day en-
tertainment by Chairman John
sWhelan. Waterways new Irish Or
cheStra will make its first public
appearance for the dance which will
be held Wednesday evening March
Is ct the community house.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14

Practically unnoticed in the excitement surrounding
the recent election the returns from Hawaii where
large majority of the electorate voted to apply for
Statehood. IT Congress approves the eight islands and
about $4,000 inhabitants of the Territory will constitute
one OF the most unusual fulledged segments of any
nation, lying than 1000 miles from the mainland
of the mother country.
Effects of this change would touch all of us in con-
tnental America. Our flag would have to be made
men, instead of the present almost mpoten Delegates
from Hawaii would be sent to Washington. 1t is
conceivable that in national election that is extremely
close the country might have to await the returns from
the Islands to learn the outcome.
These, however, are by means the most important
to be pondered in Congress before the
hawaiian application is approved rejected. The
vital problem concerns national defense and on that
basis the request probably will be turned down before
1t leaves the committee room.
Though it was organized as a Territory in 1900 and
mas since won wide freedom in local government Hawaii
was annexed by the United States as Pacific outpost
and has since remained base for our NAVY and ARMY
Around the Islands as base are, conferred all of the
fleets maneuvers, and the whole Pacific defense
strategy for generations has been built around the
naval and military facilities erected there For all
practical purposes the military services run" Hawaii
and it is doubtful if at such time of world uncer-
tainty as this they would relish change in the status
quo.
Several years ago a similar petition from Hawaii
was turned down in Congress the advice of Army
and Navy authorities because of unsettled inter
national conditions Certainly conditions are no more
stable at this time.
Another factor working against the success of the
appear Is Inc mixed pOpuaCOn OF the Islands, Onethlrd
OF which is Japanese. There is cause to question
the patriotism and loyalty of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
but the activities of Of the Japanese working and
living on the Islands has not been above reproach
On the other side is the influence of the great sugar
interests of the Islands, for the first time inter
ested in obtaining Statehood A few years ago when
Congress adopted quotas to limit the import of foreign
sugar. Hawaii somehow failed to receive consideration
as being integral part of the nation This oversight
was quickly corrected but the sugar producers had
received They to the fight for State
government in order to prevent a repetition.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
The Umbrella Man Passes On

His hope and efforts for peace in our time" shat
tered, his every act discredited Neville Chamberlain
was one of the most pathetic of during the last
days of his life. Not satisfied with his renqushing
the rens of government his people had demanded that
he and his followers be removed from every position
of Importance had won those demands and then prac-
tcay forgotten their exprme minister except make
him the butt of some pretty harsh political jokes
Yet after Chamberlan's death almost the whole
British Empire sincerely mourned his passing To that
part of the world yet untouched by war this abrupt
aboutface might appear akin to hypocrisy but it was
anything but that. Deep in their hearts the British
people always have recognized Mr.. Chamberlain for
what he really was able public official who did as
much he could for his country
Unfortunately for him, he came to power at time
when the quality of leadership not necessity or
even desired in public office The popular political
theory of the day to "gve the people what they
wanted and it evidently sound because Mr.. Cham
berlans government upheld by the public time and
again before the Munich conference Until that time
there was no need for the fiery generalship of a
Churchill, the grinding productivity of Beaverbrook
The people did not want and they unprepared
for war. Neville Chamberlain did everything in his
power to avert the conflict, making the mistake of still
fighting for peace when peace dead beyond recall
The revulsion against him and all he stood for that
with the failure of the Norwegian expedition and
the first air raids England natural in the heat
and bitterness of the war that was upon the nation
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
MADE FOR THE JOB

He was understood, meek, diff
fldent, and subdued, and he had APP
piled for job as night-watchman
Eyes," said the manager, dubi,
ously, but the fact is we want
someone who is restless and un.
easy, especially at night. Some
one who thinks the worst of every
body, and whose suspicious are sell
dom allayed Someone who sleeps
with one eye open. Someone with
remarkable hearing who starts at
the slightest sound. Someone who
is always listening, thinking there
are bad characters around. We
want large, aggressive, intrepid.
and dangerous person, bad-tem-
pered and revengeful. The kind Of
person, in short, who, when reused,
is a fiend incarnate."
"An right" said the little man as
he walked away. ''In send the
wife" =
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
Experts Predict Outlook
Appears Promising

OF course we have to look at
wheat and cotton and the many 9TH
er export products in a different
light because long payrolls at home
don't stop short rations abroad and
American export trade today is still
fiourishing like a school of fishes in
the middle of the Sahara, but they
always benefit from a good home
market, too. England right now isn't
hungry for anything but war sup
plies and they are willing to throw
ton Of wheat overheard any day for
a ton of airplanes. It's the same
story with cotton and we already
have a reserve Of that big enough
to provide dresses for most of the
world and have enough left over to
make a Ziegfeld chorus respectable.
As for tobacco. there Is a hopeful
sign in the sky even IL the British
did drop out of the market and leave
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
Rising Farm Prices to Follow
Defense Program Expenditures
Agricultural Department Predicts Record Farm
Income; Government Faces Grave RESPONSE
bilities as First Draftees Are Called

us fat when she bought UP the Turk
ish crop as goodwill move and
called on such flue-cured as she could
use from her own dominions.
But the Surplus Commodities cor
poration is now buying up and stor-
ing tobacco equivalent to the usual
British orders which we expect will
come In again when the battle smoke
gets out of Europe's eyes and the
Englishmen come back to the kind
Of smoke that Sir Walter Raleigh
taught them to enjoy back in the
. time Of Good Queen Bess. They
win probably have had just enough
Turkish by that time.
AS to the general outlook, the peo-
pie down in the department of ag-
riculture, without going too far out
on the limb, are pretty optimistic
Here is what they say:
Nineteen forty-one outlook is for
improved domestic demand for farm
products. smaller exports, higher
general average of prices, larger
total cash income from marketings.
Farm income including govern
ment payments--the total exceeding
$4,000. 600, 000-may be the largest
since 1929"
Then comes warning. But in
creased costs Of commodities and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
Election Bitterness

The election Is over!
We thought last week that it would be unnecessary
to emphasize this obvious fact that the
charges and counter-charges of the campaign would
quickly be forgotten, that winners and losers would
tact to bury the Ratchet for the sake of national
unity. Now it is obvious that at least a small per-
centage of both sides wants to bury the Ratchet in
someone's skull.
Post-election bitterness is as futile as a one-armed
taxi driver under democratic form of government
and we haven't yet heard anyone suggest seriously that
we try toalitarianism. The fact that approximately
% million Americans voted for the losing candidate
also makes it dangerous if those who tasted defeat
refuse to forget not permitted to forget the
wide gulf Of differences opened by the campaign.
It would be undemocratic, well as absurd to ex-
pect all those persons who voted for Mr. Wie to give
their support and enthusiasm blindy to President
Roosevelt now. But they must not continue to debate
the election of 1910 which is just dead as those of
1885 and 1882, they must not withhold ounce of
their cooperation in the defense program which their
candidate well Mr.. Roosevelt strenuously upheld
Most of all we need that traditional aura of good
feeling which has followed elections in the past,
that realization that, win lose, government and
our way of life still the best in the world We are
confident that such attitude will prevail but the
the better for both Democrats and Republicans
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
Doctors Orders

The tramp knocked hopefully at
the cottage door.
please. num-" he said to the
woman who answered his knock,
I'm sick man. The doctor gave
me this medicine, but ] amt got
nothing to take it with"
A sympathetic light came into her
eyes.
Poor fellow!" she murmured. st
suppose you want a spoon and q
glass Of water?"
The tramp shook his head.
mo. num-" he replied. ST
wouldn't trouble you for that. But
the medicine as to be took after
meals, and was, wondering il
you'd got one Of them handy"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
Washington Digest
wNU service)
By BAUKHAGE
released by Western Newspaper Union.D
WASHINGTON, d. c.

released by Western Newspaper Union.D
WASHINGTON. D. c.
Boom!
That sound you hear is not bomb
going of under the Capitol. or even
the military music Of the big bass
drum. It's a cheerful sound heard
along the city streets all over the
country and its echo will soon be re-
verberating in the rural districts,
too.
It's the business boom, already in
evidence as result Of the defense
program which has started the
wheels, Of industry turning. That it
Is really on its way is agreed upon
even by the economists who usually
manage to disagree successfully
about almost everything else. In
fact the majority of the men whose
job it is to look through the long
distance telescope at the country's
economic future are beginning to
worry little for fear the upswing
will go too far and they've already
figured out ways to check the rise
before it becomes a runaway.
However, the farmers don't need
to worry about that phase of the
question yet. Prosperity. like most
good things, including rural de-
livery package in a blizzard. usual
ly arrives at the farm a little late
But it's coming.
Already fatter pay envelopes in
the communities where armament
factories are warming up are spill
ing a little into the farmers hat.
The dairy farmer gets it first. Fig
ures which the department Of agri-
culture has compiled only 60 through
September but you can see the trend
In this category:
/ September l939-$218, 000, 900.
September l94O-$222, 0O0. 900.
The meat and animal products
show drop over this same period
In the late figures. but the estimators
here make confidential predictions.
This is what they say:
THE rise in prices Of farm prod
ucts is likely to be most pronounced
for commodities which are normally
consumed almost entirely in the
United States. This applies espe-
cially to some fruits and vegetables,
and most live stock and livestock
products.
Milk, eggs and cheese seem to be
the things the city people want 'sec-
onds" on, first. Then come the meat
products and vegetables of course
September figures on vegetables still
don't show the increase predicted
partly, experts say, because the in
come from these products was cut
down by the earlier drop in potato
prices.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
Not to Be Trusted

Charged with theft, the defendant
had pleaded guilty" but the jury
retired, and an hour later returned
to court to announce, mot guilty"
What" exclaimed the Judge.
AFTER he has confessed that he is
guilty?"
But" replied the foreman of the
jury" we've all known Smith since
he was boy, an he's the biggest
liar in town."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
Small Talk

A young school teacher entered
the bus and sat down. She looked
at the gentleman across from her
and smiled very sweetly. He looked
puzzled. Realizing that she didn't
know him, she stammered:
"Oh, sir, please forgive me. l
thought at first you were the father
Of one of my children"
At the next corner she left the
bus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
Put Him wise :

Nurse hurried into the nursery.
Tommy" she cried to a small
boy on the floor, come and see
what the doctor has brought your
mother-a pretty little daughter,
and your sister,"
"Yes," said Tommy, land I ex-
pect she blames me-"
What do you mean?" asked
nurse wonderingly.
well. the doctor wouldn't have
known where we lived if 1 hadn't
had the measles last year."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14

services used in farm production
will cancel part of the gain in farm
income--1941 over 1870"
The net of the situation seems to
be that the farmer. like most every
body else. is going to have more
money next year-if he can hang
on to il.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
Manly Advice

Bjones-What's the matter with
you and your girl?
Skjold-We had tiff. / told her
! was going away forever, and she
told me to go.
Bjones-Well. If you're any man
at all you'll stay away at least a
couple Of evenings before going to
see her again.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
First Draftees
Called TO SerUice

In very few days now the boys
who held the first numbers in the
draft drawing will be on their way
to the army camps. And today. as
gloomy rain fell over the capital /
took out from my desk drawer a
handful Of little blue objects. AS l
looked at them l wondered how
Aladdin felt when he rubbed his
magic lamp and out of it sprang the
powerful genie to do his bidding for
good or i'll.
l am not wondering so much about
the good or i'll which the genie of
these little blue capsules will do.
For they will be the boys who. in
few days, will be going off to serve
their country as Aladdin's spirit
served his lamp. | have faith that
America will see that the mission
its servants perform will be an hon.
orable one They won't be sent off
on any Of the bizarre adventures
the slave of the lamp undertook
What l am concerned about is
what will happen to those boys them
selves-the boys whose numbers
were in the little blue capsules. I'm
not worried about their health or
wealth or happiness but l feel sort
Of responsible for them. You see l
drew rs Of those capsules from the
big bowl myself At the time it was
more Of a lark--I was one Of many
legionnaires who. later on that his
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
A Good Start

MAY ] ask how old you are?"
said the vacationist to the old vii.
lager.
II be just a hundred"
REALLY? Well. do you suppose
you'll see another hundred?"
We'll, don't know. But be
stronger now than when 1 started on
the first hundred"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
A wise Evaluation

What things were gain to n
those counted loss for Christ. Y
doubtless, and I count all things
loss for the excellency Of the kno,
edge Of Christ Jesus my Lord:
whom / have suffered the loss Of
things, and do count them but dur
that I may win Christ. Phil. 3:7s
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14
PROSPERITY

! The national defense program
will cause period Of great pros
perity which will be reflected in
rising prices for farm products,
according to Baukhage. But he
warns that prices which farmers
have to pay will also rise. He
points out that the nation as
sumes grave responsibilities as
the first draftees are indicted
into military service. but adds
that there need be no fear for
their health or safety.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-14

The United States produces
more electric power than the total
of the next six or eight countries
of the world combined.