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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Farm Prosperity-Made to Order

There's something little -wrack- ing about this thing they call the Farm Problem. Primarily the objective of the farmer is pretty much the same as that of the man in the factory. Both want fair return for their labor. But there is one difference: In addition to being a working man, the farmer is business man in his own right, providing his own capital, Shouldering his own overhead, seeking his own markets. And in that difference lies the Farm Problem.
 When the depression came, the federal government decided that since both business, through the Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation, anG the working man, through work-relief agencies, were being given governmental assistance, the farmer, as combination of both, was en- titled to some help. So Uncle Sam stepped in to see what could be done. Well, here's what the situation looks like today: Of all the major crops in the United States, only two-Soy beans and oatS-are ur- supported by federal loans. Soy bean farmers, however, are clamoring for gov ernmental loans. And it may be only a question of time before oat-raiSerS decide that they better see about this pot-of-gold business.
 The purpose of these loans? To keep prices up. Ordinarily, by the time farm CT harvests his crop, he is pretty nearly broke. He's got to unload and take what he can get to carry him through the winter and to pay off mortgages and in- terest. But if Uncle Sam steps in and lets him have some money on account, based on the current market price of whatever he's raising, the farmer can store his pro- duce until the market price rises.
 It looks good, but there's one other side of the picture. The defense commission recently reported that third of the na- tion is .under-nourished And according to Bruce Cation, Washington columniSt, the farmers domestic market would be worth about billion dollars more than it is today if every person were able to buy as much food as family with an income of $100 month normally buys.
 Which means that every time farm prices go up, under the current setup, the folks in the lower one-third can afford to buy just so much less of the food products they need. Which in turn means that sur pluses increase, and prices must continue to be kept up by artificial means. Where will it all end up? How long can AmeriR can economy go on in this vicious circlep At best, it's guess, and yours is as good as anyone else's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Selected Poem
HoOFBEATs IN THE DARK

(Grace Lee Kenyon in the Poets Column
 Hartford CouranD My reads country road, out beyond the town, Stony and rutted and dry. My house is on hilltop all that can see Is the clean sweep of fields and woods and sky. That's why love to hear the hoofbeats of 8 horse And the wheels of wagon, on the road; A creaking old buggy with slim, roJting mare, Or heavy team a-drawing of load. Listen! Click sharp tap of hoofs, An iron tire throwing of spark; How love to hear it, in the lonely night, A horse and wagon passing in the dark. My roads still road I'm silent man, But have friends every side; Running brooks, birds and swift, scared deer, Gay flowers in the meadows wide. Still like to hear horse a-coming up the road And to know there's someone travelling my way; Coming with those hoofbeats, creak of leather
 gear
 And, oftentimes, a friendly little neigh. Lstenl Hear it! the steel click of hoofs, The scrape of wheel on a stone; How love to hear it, on the quiet hill, Nights when I'm sitting there alone. My roads narrow road, upon windy hill, It's quiet but never seem to mind, For friendly hoofbeats passing now and then, Tell me I'm still among my kind. When the wind is signing through the solemn pineS Snugly meath my rafters ne Listening for the creaking and the hoofneats that
 love-
 And the scrape of wheels a-rolling by. Listenl Clickl A sharp tap of hoofs, An iron tire throwing of a spark; How love to hear it in the lonely night, horse and wagon. passing in the dark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Pink Glannor

If Uncle Sam has any esthetic appre- citation of womanhood, maybe he ought to stop and think seriously about the color of U. s. Army uniforms before he rashly togS out the conscripts in something he may regret later Look what's happening in Britain. English Tommies wear khaki uniforms and girl friends soon discovered that blond hair didn't go too well with khaki Brunei, chestnut !. yes.
 The best combination with the official uniform was pink. So London hair stylist began capitalizing on the idea and British gals blossomed out with pink tresses. It's all right probably, if you hap pen to like pink-even on woman's hair But just to be on the safe side, maybe the army had better scratch its collec- tive head at this time and think this business over.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

A custom of the Middle Ages was re- vived the other day at the Annual Ma tional Catholic Rural Life Conference held at St. Cloud in Minnesota. On Youth Day of the conference a young farm boy and girl at the offertory of the mass came forward with grapes and a sheaf of wheat, symbol of the fruits of the earth These were blessed by the cele- brant. This ritual was observed, so we read, in medieval times, but was event. ually discontinued, and the .persent re- vival of the ceremony is the first instance of its use in this country. The object of the conference is to encourage a return to rural and farm life. Among the dis cussions were those on the establishment of social and educational programs, and the urging intelligent Catholic boys and girls to adopt the farm life. A suggested goal was 10000 rural parishes in the country. This is all in line with the back to the farm programs that are being encouraged by many other groups at this time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

A comet display is forecast for January which may rival Halley's comet of 1910 The anticipated arrival is known as Gun ningham's Comet which has been visible through strong lenses but which should be seen by the naked eye in December perhaps During November and Decem- Der, astronomers tell us, you may catch it through field glasses, but it will be at the peak by mid January, to shine brightly for several days It is an interesting his torical aside to learn that a similar comet was the one that guided the Three Wise Men, nineteen hundred years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

it's an amazing one possible only through great forward strides by medical the red and white corpuscles are whirled out of it, it's then mixed with saline solution and put on ice until used. All this would have been impossible in the last war.
 Typically American, too, is the list of ] Esscists Russian Jews S a mixture that could be found only in the American melting pot. One unidentified donor summed it up this way: "Blue blood, or red blood = it all democratic blood. Giving it this way is a lot easier on us than it would be to give it wholesale"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
FIGURE
 THIS OUT

Because somebody made mistake in arithmetic, the U. s. Housing Authority has $100,000, 900 which it doesn't know whether it can use.
 Under the original act, USHA could lend $8O00O0,0OO on hous- ing, making loans up to 90 per cent of the cost of any project: it could also grant an outright sub sidy not exceeding 1-2 per cent of the total cost of project.
 In setting up the subsidy ap- propriation, however, somebody figured it as 3 1-2 per cent of the total loans instead of 3 1-2 per cent of the total costs. Thus, subsidy money was provided to accom- pany only 90 per cent of the total project costs. AS a result, USHA ran out of subsidy money before it's lending authority was exhaust ed. Potential loans of $1O0 1000, ,O0O were thus frozen up.
 Defense commission hopes to have the sum ruled legal for use on defense housing. On that sort of project, USHA can lend 100 per cent of cost; thus the entire sum could be used pronto with no ad- ditional subsidy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
OLD SHOP HAND THINKS NEW DEALS SERVICES ARE NO
 LONGER WANTED
Waterbury, Conn. September 30, 1940

Waterbury, Conn. September 30, 1940
 Editor of the Democrat:
 I am just an old shop hand, a shoe maker at that. suppose l should stick to my last, as the Say- ing goes, but after being in this world a good number of years find that the only time I get any recog- nition is when go to buy something and at election time. 60 am all puffed up about it, and with your kind permission, will use your paper to give expressions to my feelings. Since it is near election time think I'll talk about that. Everybody else is doing it and since really do mean something now, why not. I won't get another chance in four or six years or probably never again. So here goes.
 Now being an old shop hand I found out that just as long as do the things that are expected of me and for which, I am paid hold my job. In other words I produce to the satisfaction of those who employ me. But, just as soon as fail to do this, I get the gate. and how. Now then-we, the people are employers too. We employ men to represent us in Washington, pay them too, everyone of them, from the pres- ident down, and good wages too. We hire them to do job for us. Should we treat them any different than our employers treat us? No, no, a thousand times no. While we don't stand over them like some of our employers do, they are hired to manage our affairs as provided by the constitution and they swear under oath that they will so do. But do they?
 I don't have to go into detail about how well these men are serv- ing us. Everyone knows that billions of dollars were spent on relief which did not relieve. They not only ran out of money. but found the alpha bet lacking, too. Experiment after experiment was tried; these also failed and finally such mess was created, and this being election year something had to be done, and quick too, to make the people forget the mess we are in. And the only way left was to fall back on the time worn remedy, war, or war scare. No- thing like war to absorb idle men and start false sense of prosperity in the minds of the people. The masses are ignorant. Throw them a crumb of bread when they are hungry and they will soon forget that 8 short time ago they were starv- ing, also the forces that were the cause of 1t.
 Why all this hustle and hustle to prepare for defense NOW. Why wasn't it done years ago. We are told that we are the best informed people in the world. Are we? What were our ambassadors doing in Eu- rope since the last war7 Why did they fail to recognize what was D0- Ing on? Why were we not informedY Surely all Of the threats, real or iIl- aainary, aganlst our security didn't manifest themselves just before this election. And why aren't we pre- pared % We aholId have been be. fore thiBf Isn't that what Wo hired these men ln Washington t0 watch out fer, Og course Ho dId, but the fact reInning iheI they dldn't do ll AZ faf aH I oan sce nl| they have elgen 70 ln return fef onf money
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
In Today's Mail

and our sweat is big debt and q bigger headache. After all the bil- lions spent we find that things are just as the present administration found them, the only difference that we have to spend more billions to defend our shores.
 Some will say that things are picking up, prosperity is here again at last they have founo solution to our problems, let's give them arl- other chance. To that I say, remem- Der that this is just anoLner shot irl the arm. We are paying for it and will pay more as time goes on. It will stop as soon as the war or war scare, and perchance the election, are over. This reckless spending can't and won't last. We couldn't stand 1t very long and remain re- public, free people. To continue means a dictatorship with all its abuses. It can't be anything else. And If this sudden wave of false prosperity does stop suddenly do you think for a minute that we are go- ing back to real bona fide proS- perity, the kind that is brought about by honest endeavor where every man that is able will have a job and a home he can call his own? Don't kid yourselves. not if this administration is retained in Washington. And why not, you ask me. Simply because they have failed and will go right back to where they left oil. More doles, more confisca- tion, more spending, more taxation. and to find ways and means to i1- crease our alphabet by adding more letters So that they can have more names for their new experiments with the same results that we have witnessed for the past eight years. and then another war If this one doesn't last that long.
 Yes, that's what an old shop hand thinks and writes in old shop hand language. The present administra- tion in Washington may have good hearts and captivating smiles but we need men with brains who under stand and can solve our problems. Our answer to them in November should be = your services are no longer required. We lind you in- competent, wasteful, neglectful in fulfilling the duties of your own branch of government as provided by our constitution. If we don't make this change just remember that we asked for 1t. They can't help us because they don't know how. We know that. If they knew how, why didn't they do 1t eight years ago I am, respectfully yours,
 AN OLD SHOP HAND.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

Though it was the general consensus that vacation business was not too good this summer reports from the New Eng land section show that the business here increased ten per cent over last year. Naturally the shank end of the season in and about Boston was boosted by the American Legion convention. The vaca- tion period, however, was perhaps not too successful for many of the first class hotels at resorts. More people dodge the finely equipped hotels these days and stop at tourist houses and in cabins; help, is larger than the guest list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Current Comment

It is of immediate national con- cern that there should be an auth- oritative determination of the extent to which the countrys need should place 1t ct the mercy of It's con- tractors.
 --Erancls Riddle, solicitor general.
 
 France will become again what she never should have ceased to be --an essentially agricultural nation. Like the giant in the fable. she will regain her strength through renew- cd contact with the earth. --Marnhal pelaln. No. 1 man ef France
 The ahllliy io iwofk steadily for eight hours ls not q natural peo1os- slon. 70 has Co bo acquired, --Nducnierb' report to the American Youth colnmlenion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

buffeting his body-cufing it. pom meling it every day until he brought 1t into subjection. Paul found that the most cantankerous, obstinate, perverse man he met in his minis try was himself, and he handled that rec;'citrant figure with un- gloved hands. Jesus counsel was, Reform yourself first. Pull the beam out of your own eye, and then you will be able to remove the mote from your brothers eye.
 Every honest man must agree with Moody-the person who gives him the worst trouble is himself. We are the cause of most of our dis- tress. We can never influence oth- CTS until we have subjected ourselves to the disclplInes involved in self- control. The old Greek proverb was, "A man may conquer ten thousand ln battle. but he that eonguers himself is the greater vIc' tor"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

moves probably will take the fol- lowing ines:
 l. Hitler will occupy the rest of France, which will give him important French ports on the Mediterranean, such as Toulon and MarSeilles.
 ?. Acting in cooperation with Spain, Hitler and Mussolini will launch Q drive against Gibraltar and probably will be able to take it.
 8. Italian forces will bomb the Suez Canal from the air in an attempt to damage it suf- ficiently so that British ships cannot pass through. This would bottle up the British fleet in the Mediterranean.
 1. Italian and Nazi forces will attempt to drive through
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 6:2S p. m.
 Sun rises b;49 e. m.: sets b:sa ?. m
 An vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 The new moon phase occurred between ' and o'clock yesterday morning. lt came right In with northeast storm warnings and storm warnings win be general for tho next seven or eight days
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Blood for Britain

The blood of more than $500 Ameri- cans has been given to aid the English forces in the Battle of Britain. That many ffiends of democracy have do- nnEed q pint of blood each to be sent to afIfish hospitals, where 1t will be used for |ranalusion to injured soldiers and 'INI|IanH.
 iIs generous, American project Also,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Questions
 and dAnswers
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 e. What is the name of the ar- tificial lak- formed by Boulder Dam?
 A. Lake Mead
 O. If inhabitants of Puerto Rico are United States citizens, why can't they vote for President?
 A. Because, under the Constitu- tion, only the States may choose Presidential Electors, and Puerto Rico is a Territory, not State. No inhabitants of Territories or of the District of Columbia can vote for President.
 e. Where is Mrs. Calvin Coolidge living and Is she doing any public work2
 A. She is living in Northampton, Mass, and it was reported recently that she accepted the honorary chairmanship of a committee there to collect money for the Queen Wil- helmina Fund to aid victims of the Nazi invasion of The Netherlands.
 o. Who played the leading roles in the film version of the play, Rain?
 A. "Rain was filmed in 1892 with Joan Crawford, William Gargan and Walter Huston in the cast. In 1928, it was produced as silent picture under the title of Sadie Thompson" featuring Gloria Swan- son, Lionel Barrymore and others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
YOU'RE FIRED! HERE'S WHY

Files of the Social Security Board have some odd bits of evidence on the reasons why men get fired from their jobs.
 Under the law, a discharged worker is entitled to unemployment compensation unless he is fired for his own misconduct. Files of the board are full of hearings before the various state appeal boards, in which divers ex-workers have sought to show that they were fired through no fault of their own.
 Prize case, perhaps, is that of hotel elevator operator who got let out for giving a fellow employe the "hot foot" He was held not guilty of misconduct; his ex-boss, incidentally, backed his plea.
 Less lucky was a warehouse employe who called his boss lot of bad names over the phone while talking to 8 fellow employe; boss was listening in. The Texas appeal board held this was misconduct.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

the Near East, cutting off Bri-
 tish oil supplies in Mosul and Iraq.
 While U. s. observers abroad have pretty good information that this is the Axis progfam, the question of whether it will suc- ceed is another matter. The pro- posed operations in France, Spain and Gibraltar probably will be successful, but the drive on Egypt and the Near East is not so simple.
 So far the Italians have not shown She ability to do it alone. and if they are to succeed they will need major support from Hit Ter.
 Copyright, 1940, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

i. Do fish breathe under water?
 2. woodrow Wilson's father was a blacksmith, clergyman or dentist? 3. Was Vermont one of the thir- teen original states?
 4. Name the three Fates?
 s. Pago Pago is the capital of which U. s. possession?
 6. Does a f1ve-cent piece or 8 penny contain the most copper?
 T. When and where was the first Monday in September first cele- brated as Labor day in the United States?
 8. Did the New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from the Bos- ton Red Sox or the Boston Braves? 9. Of what race was Genghis Khan?
 10. pr. Lee De Forest is called the Father of -----"P
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

ain the 50-odd flying f o r t. reses" now in the service of the ar my air corps.
 What is being & t t e m p t e q especially by the William Al- len White com mittee - is to make available to Britain the flying fortresses which are now under conStruc4 4a R Lt ~w
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

] man is satisfied with himself, toss- es his head and declares that he lis about as good las his neighbors and has managed Ito keep out of jail 'so far, he will end up with just about It h e kind of Achievement he deserves, which will be a pretty low-grade variety.
 St. Paul spoke of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
A Thought for Today

The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven days.-DeuterOnOmy 2S:T
 Christ never used anything that looked like force or violence but once, and that WAS to drive bad men out of the temple, not to drive them in.-Jortin,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.
BRINGING ONES SELF INTO
SUBJECTIOil

SUBJECTIOlJ Dwight L. Moody used to say that he had more trouble with himself than with any man he had ever met.
 This indicated the depth and breadth of Moody,s nature. For if
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

s. army. The understanding is that about dozen of these giant bomb CTS are now ready for delivery with approximately 70 more due to be finished by Jan. 1. The White committee hopes that the administration can be persuaded to release the manufacturers SO that these planes may be sent to Brit ain; it isn't agitating for delivery of planes now in service, nor is t asking that the famous bomb sight be turned over.
 Importance of these huge bonlb- CTS to Britain is that they would make intensive bombing of Berlin and other German cities much easier, because of their long range and great carrying capacity.
 Memo: Look for a concerted drive this winter to modify the neutrality law and repeat the Johnson act banning loans to foreign governments which haven't paid their World War
 debts. Understanding is that before so terribly long the Brit
 ish will run out of ready cash.
 A big push to make credit avail
 able will then be in order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Washington Merry-G Co., Round
DREW PEAR s 0 N ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON October The and steel embargo finally shut
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
National
 
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Washington. Oct. 2.-Contrary to what you may have heard. nobody in particular is trying to get the U. s. government to give Great Brit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

o. Is there any way to treat win- dow screens to make the interior of the house less visible from the out side?
 A. Give the screen a coat of thin, white paint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, T an taking piano.; say, ''piano lessons"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

If you want . copy of the book let, YOUR NEWSPAPER" send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir. teenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose four cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

o. What is the wing spread and length of the Pan American, Atlan- tic-type clippers?
 A. They have a wing g-spread of 152 feet and are 109 feet long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

o. Was New York City shaken by a severe earthquake in the '80's?
 A. One of the most severe earth quakes along the Atlantic seaboard occurred on Sunday, August 10, 1884, and it was felt from Rich mond, Va, to Portland, Me. Some walls and plaster cracked, and a mirror was broken in Jamaica, Long Island.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Whats Your l. O.?

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