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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IS NOT CURE - ALL FOR ALL
 MENTI.L CASES

Everett. Mass.
 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Writing in Worcester State Hos pital Current" an interesting pub- llcation launched by Dr. William A. Bryan, for 19 years superintendent at worcester and now giving Con- necticut the benefit of his human itarian policies as head of Norwich State Hospital, a patient pays trib- ute to the Doctors and Nurses in White" at the same time arresting attention to a sore spot of modern psychiatric administration.
 She writes:
 "A pleasant task assigned to a patient on the road to recovery oft times helps materially in gaining complete restoration of mental equi- librium. For example: A man or woman who suffers nervous relapse upon entrance to the hospital and who might have spent his lifetime at desk, does not evince any great enthusiasm when assigned to the cleanup at the kitchen"
 It is a tragic pity that many of our State Hospitals have not yet ad- vanced to the point where patients are assigned to tasks for which they are tempermentally fitted. A man who has spent the best part of his life time in clerical or intellectual pursuits, or woman who has done secretarial work in modern office cannot be blamed for being upset when handed a broom and a dust cloth. Of course, not all patients in an oyercrowded mental institution and there are only five in America that are not overcrowded-caIi be assigned to tasks which they were familiar with before overtaken by mental breakdown. It stands to reason. for instance, that q sensitive housewife Is retarded in recovery When placed among c group Of mop. ologistS or dustologists .or maybe assigned to the kitchen to uphold the traditions of diBhology or poto- loRy. psyehlatrle administrators arc not wholly to blame for such aii illis Just situation. ft is bohh Co say that such tasks help in the mental roe mobilization Of certain mental types, Keep 'eni busy" ie tlao slogan Of many State Ioapitals.
 oeenpatlonai Thofapy 6 an ad. vance forward but even tllla fliay bo oyefdehe and Ieal dfudeafy come
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04

Down in Fairfield County, the Fourth Congressional District, there is no dearth of candidates for the Democratic noml- nation for Congressman. In fact there's a candidate sprouting on every bush. All Of which might mean that Democrats down there are convinced the district can be carried and that the incumbent. Dr. Albert E. Austin, can be handily de- feated. That's carrying it right into the bailiwick of Sam Pryor and Ken Bradley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
Selected Poem
COUNTRY ROADS

U T. in the New Haven Journal-Courer) So long ago trod a country road
 My feet went stumbling where the ruts were deep; farmer passed with clover scented load,
 Through tangled brer saw rabbit leap. When have trudged the silent ways so strong Where teasing winds blew strong with cedar scent. And fatigue lifted on wide wings of song;
 My weary mind was seeped in rare content. I found old roads, forgotten by the years
 Marching away to dimness overgrown. Such dim, old roads shedding their dusty tears; Clnging with gypsy hands to claim their own. God pity those who walk crowded street
 And feel no friendly sod heath tired feet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04

@. How many banks In the Unit- ed States suspended during the first six months of 1940?
 A. Fourteen, with deposits of ap- proximately $3,940,000.
 o. Who composed the music of Tres Moutarde," and what does it mean?
 A. It is one-step, music only, by Cecil Macklin, London, 1911, and means "Too Much Mustard"
 o. What percentage of acciden- tai deaths in the United States oc- cur in hqpes and how many in the kitchens?
 A. Thirty percent occur in homes and the kitchen is the scene of 56 percent of fatal burns and eleven percent of fatal falls.
 o. What is denatured alcohol?
 A. Grain alcohol that has been rendered unpalatable by the addi- tion of small amounts of methanol, pyridine or other substances. De- natured alcohol is free from inter nal revenue tax.
 If you want copy of the
 booklet, Presidents and Their
 Wives, send to the Waterbury
 Democrats Washington Bureau,
 1913 Thirteenth Street, Wash
 ington, D. c. Enclose four
 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04

ly to become a thorn in FDR's side, just tn e same.
 Very soon a s u b committee
 of t h e Senate Judiciary Con- mittee h e a d e d by s e n a t o T B u r k e is due to begin hold ing hearings on the bill. Plan is to make the h e in gs pret- ty e X t e nded- Hfy h { a I. =. ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 8;62 D. m daylight ume).
 Sun rises 6:2i 6. m; sets 7;2O D. m. day light timc).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The new moon occurred on Sunday just after midnight which is the most propltious weather sign you could have for this week, Save for that hurricane disturbance through whose fringe Connecticut just pushed there loonis nothing like a storm for the rest of the seek.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
Whats Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. Which Worlds Fair, New York or San Francisco, commentaries the 150th anniversary of Washing tons inauguration as first Pres ident of the United States?
 2. Which State has the largest water area?
 3. Name the second smallest State in the United States.
 4. The command for raising the anchor of a ship is Anchor away" or Anchor aweigh"?
 5. Which boxer has been nick named, "Eammering Henry?
 6. Who were Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos?
 T. Who composed Italian Street Song?
 8. Where does the Suwanee River rise?
 g. Where is the George Wash ington Bridge?
 10. With whose name is that of Damon always associated?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04

even g oe s to t h e m a t with you now and again on mat ters of vital inn portance. T h e best friends we have are those W ho step in now and again and prevent our r u n i n g our ca1Unc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04

mean that all kinds of people, most of them with enough prominence to insure front page attention, will be coming in day after day to ex- plain how and why they oppose the third term.
 It wouldn't be surprising, ei- ther, If a lot of present and former Democrats were among them. There is an ably directed Wilkie Democratic club in existence, and it isn't overlooking the chance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
Current Comment

Drinking will not drown your sorrow, 10 will only irFItate It. Representative Charles l.. Clifford, Massachusetts.
 There lB no room for those who put their seeming economic well- being ahead Of ihelF palfl0tlsm,- Maj, Gen, George oruneFi, eoIns nlatder Philippines Department. '. c, A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
National
 Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Washington, Sept. 4-Senator Burke's anti-third term resolution has practically no chance of pas sage by the Senate-but it is like
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
A Thought for Today

So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him-hat- thew 20:34.
 Miracles are the educating eXpedients of the early periods of the world.-H. w. Beecher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
Washington Merry-G sasH 'sAsis'
AkA ArvsGbs

WASHINGTON September Ie Malay Plan the Army quietly drastic reonthe fourth appeared l931
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
STYLES IN CRITICISM
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

STYLES IN CRITICISM
 There is kindly way to criticize and barbarous way. A friend who always agrees with you is not nearly so much of a friend as one who calls your attention to faults and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, Tt is most time to
 go"; say, almost"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
WENDELL FOOLS 'EM


 When Wendell Willkie won the Republican nomination it was pro- phesied that this campaign would be different. Because of that fact, lot of the ordinary political omens are likely to be of little value.
 Here's a sample. House Republi- cans are becoming increasingly cri- tical of their nominees course. Com moneSt complaint is that he won't take advice (especially from them) and that he's running a one-man show; next commonest is that he is talking too much. One of the most prominent Republicans in the House remarked recently that every Willkie interview loses at least 50,000 votes.
 In an ordinary campaign, all of this would be an exceedingly bad sign. The thing to remember is that Willkie doesn't run an ordinary campaign. He fooled the wise ones at Philadelphia; and the men who are now complaining that he is los- ing votes are the ones who said that he couldn't possibly get nominated because he hadn't gone out and rounded up any delegates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
Questions andAnswers
BY FREDERIC O. KERBX


 Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or informatiOn to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot Do given. nor can extended research be un- taken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington. D. 0.
 THE EDITOR.
 @. Will the weight of 8 bird flying inside a cage, be indicated if the cage is placed on a scale?
 A. In an open cage, the birds weight will be registered by the scale only when it is resting on some part of the container. When the bird is flying its weight Is sup ported by the air, which passes freely through the open cage. In an air- tight container, the scales will register the combined weight of the container, the air and the bird, whether the bird is flying or rest- ing.
 @. Which country leads in the production of mercury?
 A. Italy is the principal world source of mercury, but some is pro- duced in the United States, U. s. s. R., and other countries.
 @. Can immigrants with first cit- izenship papers vote in the coming elections?
 A. Persons who have merely made a declaration of their inten- tion to become citizens (first pap- ers) are still aliens, and no State permits them to vote. There was time when, in some States, persons with first papers could vote.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
WALLACE, McNUTT LEAD CAMPAIGN

Apparently the brunt of the ca,n- palgnlng for Roosevelt will be borne oy Henry Wallace and Paul V. Mo- Mutt, who could have beaten Wal lace out of the vice presidential nomination, but refrained.
 Some little time before he left for his DeS Moines acceptance speech, Wallace sent around to the inform atlon experts of the other govern ment departments and agencies for complete details on what each out fit was doing, how it did it, etc. This was clear tip that Wallace pro- posed to speak of and for the ad- mlnlStration as a whole during the campaign instead of confining him. self to a series of appeals to farm CTS. As matter of fact most of the farm appeal'' probably will be made by Congressman Marvin Jones of Texas.
 McNutt, meanwhile, has become increasingly popular with the New Dealers. They like the way he be- haved in Chicago, where-without etoOAAAS SAOoCAly O1 Ou41Cl-ue QTdIQ- atically checked a McNutt demon stration that was about to derail the Wallace bandwagon. They also like his readiness to take the stump for FDR.
 The other night McNutt ad- dressed a little private gathering of New Deal adherents here. Anyone who observed the com placent way in which the New Dealers slit McNutt's throat last winter would have been amazed at the tributes that were paid him at this meeting. An ultra-left wing congressman suggested that N-cNutt would make a swell standard bearer in 1944-and got warm round of applause.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04

Copyright, 194O, by United Feature Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04

Eugene Bertram Willard
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-22

considered rs Il sop to the conScrva-
i've element in order To gain their
support and weld the party again
into Il solid phalanN. which it def
uilcly is not now. With that unity
achieved, the President might be cX-
pcctcd to insist ON some radical left
winscr Us llull'S running mate. There
is Attorney General jackson and
also Associate Justice Frank Murphy,
both of whom are about us red us
thcv Gene. Jim Farley would like
10 he the tail 10 the kite, and might
command Roosevelt favor in spite of
rcputcd breaches in their traditional
affections for each other.
Murphy and Farley arc both Cath
olics. and what effect that would
have ON their chances or those of
the party at large is something for
c1,rSSwurk. 1t may be hcrcSy even
to think of such things, but Al
Smiths religion WAS Il whale of Il
r1rtor in 1928. Religious bigotry and
narrow mindcdnCSS admittedly arc
mo-, 80 pronounced today as then,
but il is certain they have not dis
2ppcarcd entirely.
Hull is neither ultra-ConSCrvativc
nor 4 dripping radical; rather he is
., middlc-o(-th C-roadcr, and as such
shouId Ne acceptable all along the
line And if the Democrats would
do line WisrSt thing, Il VicC-prcSdcn-
ii3I candidate OF the same stripe
would bc the proper choice. a man
who is not an extremist in either
direction could team with Hull to
win Handsomely for the party next
fail. and the administration thus en-
trusted with authority next January
could bc counted on to safeguard
the vj<cst and best Of the New Deal
reforms.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-22
MIR. WRIGHT BACK.
To the Editor:

10 Inc EQllOI.
Roger W. Babson in one of his re-
cent articles claims to be much in
love with what he calls the middle
class" in our country. He says he
wants that class 10 elect q man who
will take the governments heel Oil
our neck Now anyone who knows
Roger and read his writings know he
is complaining about Roosevelt try
ing to get the death, that Tor many
long years has been taken from the
class that produced it, given to It's
rightfu! owners. Is anything wrong
in that? Roger says he wants his
candidate for President to say: u
will stop spending your mono" recN-
lessly." Surely he is not talking to
anyone that way but the riCh, Tor ne
knows quite well they are the only
ores vino have any money. His cam
didatc still talking says: Il will pre-
vent government competition with
you and your boss" That is blow
at the law that seek to keep he heel
of organized wealth off the necks OF
the workers.
BabS0n says he believes whole
hcartcdly in the American system.
He means by that, the system That
was used from April 14th. 1865, when
the great Lincoln died to March 4th,
1888 Whcn another chosen by the
Lord, Franklin d. Roosevelt, became
president. During these long inter-
vcning years the Republican parry
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-22
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

ThorWald Solberg, retired Register
Of Copyrights, Washington, D. c.
born at ManitoWoc, Wis, SO year:
ago.
Bishop William F. Anderson Of
Winter Park, Fla. retired NJ. E
clergyman, born at Morgantown, w
We 81 wears ago.
DR.. Oliver M. w. Spraguc Of Har-
ward, famed economist, born in Bos-
ton, 81 years ago.
DR.. George F. Zook, president
American Council on Education
born at Fl. Scott, Kans., SIS year,
ago.
Ellen Glasgow of Richmond. Va
noted novelist, born there, 66 years
ago.
Charles Angoff of New York
writer and editor, born in Russia
80 years ago.
Mark F. Ethridgc Of Louisville
Ky. newspaper publisher. born at
Meridian, Mass, "a years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-22
Learning Ones Town

Henderson ladies VINO joIneG the
garden pilgrimage here last week
apparently drew about as much
pleasure from their VIsitatIonS as
did the large number OF guests who
came from other towns and states.
Flowers and shrubs would have been
n the height OF their beauty but Ior
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-22
OTHERS VIEWS
HOADSIDE VANDALISM.

To the Editor:
II has come to the point that coun-
t,y folks must sit on the road side
on their own land to keep guard over
private property TO keep town folks
from dcfacing property.
Every day for the last week al
least three to five cars stop near
Rocky Ford and with their Negro
SERVANTS dig up cedarS and tubs full
of wild rloX and feel that they have
every right to them. May here re-
mind them that: | don't go to their
property and dig up their flowers
and there is state law. Do we coun-
tyv people have to resort to ii for
protection:
Stealing Is not q pretty word Dut
the only one that fits this case. When
= servant was sent 10 remind the
nauradcr> that il was private pro-
perry. they we're told they would get
what they wanted. Id enjoy meet
Inc that lady face TO face. I'm sure
she's good church member. We
enjoy sharing with friends and polite
people who could get permission, but
our road sides are as much ours as
vour front yard-and will you please
respect our rights?
A COUNTRY WOMAN.
Kittrell, April 20, 1910.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-22
1t Will Warm Up

Almost without preceuen; the cur
rent gubelnatorial campaign has 50
far failed 10 arouse the people Ol
North Carolina from their letharSy
but unless further precedent is shat
tered they will awake III the last
two or three weeks before voting
time. The battle will generate heat
vet and interest will quicken we'll
before the zero hour.
One OF the reasons for the SEEM
inc indifference to the contest is, we
believe. the fact that 50 many can
didateS are seeking the No. | office.
OF course, there are too many, anC!
ii the gentlemen III the lower bracket
are as smart us they would have
citizens think them to be, they should
have been able to see that long ago.
If the guOcrnatOrial race We're con-
fined 10 BrOughtun, Horton and
Maxwell. the lines would have been
more tightly drawn ere this, and fol-
lowers of the trio would have been
more active than they are. The
eravcSt danger in the situation us it
stands today is that the ultimate
winner may bC 4 man not wholly sat
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-22
TODAY IN HISTORY

l793-Prcsident Washington's his
1oric proclamation of America's n@u-
trality in the war between England
and France.
l794-Pittsburgh. laid out ten
years before. population mostly
Scotch and Irish, Incorporated a
borough.
l855-Chicago. 4 city Of some 60
COO. more than half forciGn-born
under martial law because Of riOtIng:
in consequence Of enforcement OF
prohibition law.
l996-Because Of strikes and great
labor unrest, President Cleveland
proposes a board for the settlement
of labor disputes. in message to Con-
graSs. First Presidential message in
our history dealing with the question
of labor.
1899-Site of Oklahoma City Open
cd to settlement at noon by PrcSi-
dental decree-had population of
10000 in tents by night.
1893-Naval representatives Of all
Powers gather at Hampton Roads
preparatory to the Columbian review
in New York harbor.
l898-President Mckinley pro-
claims blockade of all Cuban ports.
19l7-Stars and Stripes displayed
from Eiffel Tower. Paris. in cclebra-
ton of Americas entrance into the
war.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-22

ably assisted by rcactunary Demo-
Gratis LEI the big greedy wall Street
wolves OF finance plumber the toll
ing millions until their condition was
as dreadful, by 1888. as was mat OF
the poor degraded slaves. Whom Goa
in His mercy. used Lincoln TO Tree.
Babson is 4 Zine writer and none
more shreWd than he, for he can
make the lnlGarnCd see white where
UNiy black exists 1t hurts me and
all thinking people who have heart
in them. to see him and 50 many OF
his kind. with the great gift OF brains
and all the money OF this great coun-
try at their back, aSSasSinate the
economic rights OF the plain working
people of any country by trying to
pull down and destroy al CT the
many good things. great and good
men and women, have brought 10 us
since we left the dirty flesh pots
Wall Street fed us from, under the
rule Of Mark Hama, Teddy Roosevelt
w. H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, War
rem Harding, Calvin Collidge and
Herbert Hoover.
The middle class for which MI.
Babson claims, during this election
year, 10 have so much love, does not
exist except in the fertile brain Of
he and his kind who seek to carry
us back to the cruel government by
plutOcratS who put money values
above human values. Informed peO-
pie know we have only two classes,
so far as material welfare is con-
cerned, in our country. One class is
as rich as CreSuS. while the other
claSS-the great maiority-are as
Door as jobs old blue turkey hen"
am informed that Roger W. Bah
sons writings appear in many papers
throughout this country once or twice
each week. His pieces are printed in
at least two thousand papers | expect.
That costs lot of money, and |
would like for some one to inform
the reading public, who pays for 1t?
While BabSon is 4 rich man, one can
not think all his writing is done for
his health and at his expense.
Whoever reads his articles, II they
belong TO the producing class, should
read them with all the care they
would use were they passing through
high weeds that were infested WIN
rattIeSnakeS. for ever one Of them arc
loaded with the virus OF Wall Street
to benumb those who labor IN order
that they may be easily robbed.
The thoughts expressed above arc
mine and certainly net those of the
Editor Of this paper. Anyone who
believes Mr.. DabSon IS not ScIl'Sil ana
cruel in his writings Will please Wrlle
an article for this paper showing
wherein, he is not.
JAS. II. WRIGilT.
Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-22
ANSWERS.

|. Governor David S. Reid, COVER
nor for two tWo-year terms, begin
ming in 1851. The village of Reds
Vile was founded by the governor S
father, Reuben Reid. Today its lead
ing industry is the American Tobac-
co Companys Lucky Strike plant
manufacturing l00,0O0,000 cigarettes
daily. Federal tobacco taxes collected
al the Reidsville government build
ing amount to about 81 100000 week.
ly.
?. The west wing, the portion be-
lieVed used for servants quarters
The main part Of the building and
the east wing were destroyed by a
fire in 1898. The two wings were 10
Gated on the ends and TO the from:
Of the main building TO which they
were connected by scmi-circular
colonnades. The building was begun
in 1867 and completed three years
later. The tax burden it placed upon
the people OF the colony was one Of
the main contributing causes that led
TO the Revolutionary War.
3. Only North Carolina. or the
eight states which have adopted
lCthal gas, with the exception Of
North Carolina, all are located west
OF the Mississippi river.
/. There are eighteen manufacture
ing plants in North Carolina each
having an annual production Of over
five million dollars.
5. Colonel William Byrd, chairman
Of the commission that located the
boundary line between North Caro-
lima and Virginia in 1928, wrote in
his Galry, later published as the His
tory of the Dividing Line, we
lordcd Matrimony Creek, call'd so by
an unfortunate marry'd man, because
1t was exceeding noise and impetu-
Gus. However, tho the Stream was
ciamrouS, like those Women who
make themselves plaincst heard, it
was likewise clear and uSually'd."
b. The City Of New Bern showed a
loss Of 2l7 between 1920 and 1880.
The 1890 census gave New Bern a
population Of 1881.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-22
You Must Register

Party men VINO are directly OF in
directly interested are complaining
that so many people do not know
they are required TO register anew
Within the next several weeks il
they are 10 vote in the primaries OF
May 25. This is not true in every
county OF the State, but in most Of
them, including Vance, boards OF
elections have ordered out-and-out
new enrollment<. and all citizens
must get their names on the books.
Some people will not take the
trouble OF registering because they
are not 50 interested as they have
been in times past. Then, the scar
city OF major contests locally will
tend 10 restrain the concern Of vot-
crS.
The registration books open next