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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
HOMEMAKERSC CLUB
 LUNCHEON GUESTS
Good Ideas Exchanged for Making Christmas Gifts
 At Noon Meeting
WOICOTT Mrs. c. Nelson Cole, Todd ROzd-Teleph0ne 5O9S9

Wolcott, Oct. 2-The Wolcott Homemaking Club met in Beecher Memorial hall yesterday for an all day meeting. A pot-luck luncheon was served at noon. The Christmas box was on display and many good ideas were obtained for mkaing gifts for Christmas.
 Those present were: Mrs. Elmer Symonds, Mrs. Andrew Glowasky, Mrs. William Tyrell, Mrs. John Wakelee, Mrs. Fred Alcott, Mrs. Alfred German, Mrs. Howard Kraft, Mrs. George Hall, Mrs. Charles Winters, Mrs. Joseph Schilling, Mrs. John Norton, Mrs. Ernest Bumps. Mrs. Robert Seery, Mrs. Thomas Seery, Mrs. Charles Rogers, Mrs. Grace Webber, Mrs. Lena Cole, Mrs. Arthur Harrison, Miss Esther Bron- son, Mrs. Alfred Bells, Mrs. Henry Norton, Mrs. Jane Norton, Mrs. John Warner, Mrs. Albert Homer wood, Mrs. Kenneth Warner, Mrs. Harry Bergen, Mrs. c. Nelson Cole, Barbara Ann Seery, Richard Schil- ling and Marcia Roots.
 Murphy to Speak At the North School Parent Teacher Association meeting Friday night at the North school the guest speaker vii be Stretch" Murphy of the Bristol Boys Club. Refresh ments will be served by Mrs. Rose Johnson and Mrs. Jane Norton.
 The Woodtick P. T. A. will meet tonight in the Woodtick school. Parents of the South school, pupils will be guests of the Woodtick F. T. A.
 Mrs. Edna Henry of Long Swamp road has left for Florida to spend the winter months.
 Miss Lucille Ouelette of Denver, Maine, has been the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Edgar Norton and MT Norton of Beecher road.
 Louis Hart of the Marines station ed at Washington, D. O., spent the weekend with his parents. Mrs. and Mrs. Louis Hart.
 Dairy Being Built Y
 The proprietor of the Willow Brook Dairy is building a home and dairy of the Wolcott road. 
 MT. and Mrs. Evander Root of Morris are the parents of daugh- ter, Cynthia May, born Sept. 25, at the Waterbury Hospital. Mrs. Root was the former Mae Rogers, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Charles Rogers of Bound Line road.
 MT. and Mrs. Elmer Symonds of Woodtick road were recent visitors in Springfield, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Shipping Shares h
 Jagged Market Rise
Volume Off Yesterdays Pace-RaiIs, SteeIs, Utilities
 Move in Narrow Range

in their respective sections. Cruel, ble Steel Preferred and Genera Steel Castings Preferred made ne highs for the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
WOMAN SCULPTOR IGNORED

Evelyn Beatrice Longman was the first woman sculptor to be honored by membership in the National Academy of Design. Her member ship began in 1919.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

The st. Anthony Bowling League meets tonight at the Paramount al- leys. There is still room in the league for more members. Those wishing to join may do so tonight before 0:0O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Singapore Goes Decent. Cleans Up But Keeps Color
Crack Police Force, With Modest Soft Spoken Chief, Does The Job
BY PETER EDISON Editor NEA Service

Singapore Settlements Oct 2You would expect the neao the police department be She toughest hardest boiled son-of-a-gm earth -
 Here Pacific meets Indian ocean, ree u where Dutch aayan Chinese Siamese Indian Japanese
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

United Press dispatches reported Paderewskis arrival in Barcelona. Spain, last week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Dan McGrew And Yukon Seem Dreamy To Service
BY CHARLES B. LYNCH limited Press Staff Correspondent

Vancouver o. Oct Robert w. Service lives in penthouse apartment city of the Ro- McCrew" dead worried admitted interview that his Yukon Ballads seemed like the work of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
PROSPECT Correspondent: Roger COnnor, Telephone 5-08O1

Prospect, Oct. 2-Prospect Com munity Schools football team de- feated the Bethany Community school yesterday by score of 12 to 6. Although the game was played in Bethany the strange grounds did not hinder our boys from coming home victorious.
 Marcel Skipper" Gonerville and Fred Sonny" Berger chalked up the two touchdowns.
 There will be special meeting of the St. Anthony Holy Uame Society Thursday, October 3rd at o'clock in the basement of the church.
 Promptly at 7:30 at this meeting the drawing for the portable radio will be made.
 Members are asked to make all re- turns before this time.
 Also at this meeting final ar engagements will be made for the St. Anthony Softball League sheep roast to be held Sunday Oct. 6 at the home of Robert Gray on Cooke road.
 George Speed" Goodwin of Man. chester, Mass, is visiting with his sister, Mrs. James Carroll of Old Salem road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
CONNECTICUT SECURITIES
 The B. F. GriEgs Co
PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS

Bid Asked, Bridgeport Gas It. Co. s4 s7 Bridgeport Hydraulic Co 37 40 Conn. Gas. & Coke pfd. 38 Al Conn. It. & Power .... 58 62 Conn. It. & Pow.
 51z% pfd. ...........114 Connecticut Power Go. 49 51 Hid. Elec. It. Co. com. 66ls 68ls Hid. Gas It. co. com. .. B 37 Illuminating Shares A 58h 6Oh New Haven Water Go. .. 78 South. N. K. Tel. Co. .160 165
 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
 Bid Asked Ann. Hardware Co. l.. .2215 24h Arrow Hart & Hege .. .:39 4l Bristol Brass Corp. emo. 49 51 Colts Pat Fire Arms Co. 79 S2 Eagle Lock Co. A...... 6h 8h Eastern Malleable Iron g II Landers, Fray & Clark 241s 26h N. Brit. Mach. Co. com. 42 A |. North & Judd Mfg. Co. 30 32 :. Peck, Stow dE Wilcox Co. Remington Arms ...... 5A 6A. Scovill Mfg. Co. ....... 2SA 30hs Stanley WorkE Co. com. 481z 50a Torrington Co. ........ 29 3l Veeder Roof. ........... 62 64 Wtby. Farrel Fdry. =. g 29
 INSURANCE STOCKS
 Bid Asked Aetna Fire Insurance :. 4Sh 5lh Aetna Life Insurance ... 28 J0 Automobile Insurance 37 39 Connecticut General ... p 21 Hartford Fire Insurance 83 85 Home Insurance ........ BOZ 321s National Fire Insurance 54 56 Phoenix Fire Insurance 83 86 Travellers Insurance ....4l5 425
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

The 14th Senatorial Democratic Convention will be held tonight in Cheshire. Delegates representing Prospect, Daniel B. Connor and Harry F. Coughlin, will be in attend ance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
Two Speakers Secured

Two Speakers Secured
 The Missionary Society of the Congregational church will meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The No- vember meeting will be thank offering. Rev. R. Stanley Kendig of Hartford will be the speaker. The December meeting will have Mrs. R. Webber Simmons of Cornwall for speaker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

The Fellowship of Christ Church met last evening at the home of Mrs. F. N. Catherman to make plans for supper. An invitation will be extended to all. Those present were: Mrs. John H. Caldwell, MT. and Mrs. John c, Herbst, Jr., Virginia Caldwell, Ann Bronson, Janice Damery, Jane McCleary, John Hay ward, George McCleary and Shirley Caldwell, Mrs. F. N. Catherman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
We Can Still Cock One Eye at Future

In Britain, Germany, or Italy, they have no time for the future. The present occupies them fully. A oomb-proot cellar is not the best place for planning the future. On second thought, maybe it is, at that. Futures have been planned in prisons. Perhaps they may be glimpsed between bombs. But in any case we have more time to think, here in Ameri- ca; our vision should be clearer.
 There are things to think about. For instance, some people take comfortable refuge in, the thought that war prepara- tions are going to solve the unemploy- ment problem. But not necessarily. In July British unemployment actually ln- creased by 60,000. In the face of deS- perate battle for life, the British have failed to find use for nearly 100000 men.
 Do you think for one moment that even if Britain wins, the men and women who fought for her are going to 20 back to that? Do you think the men who staggered out of Dunquerque harbor did it to preserve the Scotch grouse moors or to keep the fox-hunting pleasant at Buckinghamshire-o -ThrumS? Do you think the men and women who are dodg- ing bombs are doing it to hold together the vast estates of mouldy peers who spend four-fifthS of their time in the south of France? Are they doing it to preserve the caste system that barred the way to good careers in army, school, and church to any but gentlemen?
 If you think this, you credit the people of the United Kingdom with less sense than they have. The World War and its taxes started the great English estates on the down-skids This one will finish them off. Ernest Bevin, minister of labor who now has autocratic power over Brit iSh workers, says all this is leading to some form of socialist state after the war is won.A Whether he is right or not, one can't be sure. But it seems certain that no country will emerge from this war quite the same. This the United States cannot afford to ignore.
 War, and preparation for war, salve no economic problems Neither is likely to solve unemployment or any other major diSlocation in our economy. We cannot drown in warlike shouting the voice of the disinherited. True, defense comes first. For if our country is not defended, no plans for better future are worth the paper they are drawn on. But we must never forget that we do not defend the old ways, What we defend is the new ways of better future
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Keeping Travel Free

The notion has become so widespread that great hazards and handicaps are being imposed in travel to neighboring countries that all of them have felt a heavy falling off in tourist travel. This is unfortunate, for there never was time when it was more desirable from every point of view to encourage travel and the free exchange of both ideas and money.
 Canada has had repeatedly to deny that passports are required for travel there, or that any extraordinary red tape is in- volved. Now the Pan American Union has come forward with assurance that Mexico has made no changes, only the customary tourist card is required; that Haiti required neither passport nor visa; that Panama requires passports only of those arriving and departing by differ ent steamers; that Cuba requires merely proof of American citizenship, but no passport; that the Dominican Republic merely requires assurance of the visitors return home. These facts require re- peated clarification, for many who plan personal contacts with near neighbors might otherwise be held back. And this is a time to expand, not to restrict, those contacts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Protect the Workers!

The devastating explosion at Kenvil, N. J, which took the lives of AT powder factory workers is matter of deep con- cern to every man, woman, and child in the country. It is too early to say whether sabotage had anything to do with it or not. All we know is that in the days of 1915-1916 a large number of such catastrophies were traced to the work of saboteurs directed by foreign sympa- <hizers and in some cases by foreign gov ernments. No pains should be spared to run down the exact cause of this catas- trophe.
 The workers who died in this blast gave their lives in the preparedness effort lust as surely as if they had been In the military service. Explosive-makng hazardous job at best, but doubly so in tIese days. The government, federal and |ocal. must spare no pains to protect the lives of those who have part in this laItFeI0Its phass of the defense drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

It is question which was more i'm portant this week, Registration of men from 21 to 36 or Charlie Chaplin's new and first film in several years, "The Great Dictator. Charlie personally appeared at both houses where the movie had its New York opening. Critics had quite a little to say about the picture which is serious though funny, if you know what we mean. MT. Chaplin, it would seem, goes through his regular antics and is past master as ever at pantomime, and his picture has great lesson which you won't fail to recognize as sequence follows sequence. In this work dictators, dicta- torships and totalitarian countries in general are given mercilesS ribbing, and Hitler's prototype is caricatured maniac. Doubtless the idea of "The Great Dictator" is to make you laugh and likewise is to make you think. MT. Chaplin is very serious about the whole thing, and the picture which will be one of the important events of the enter
 tainment season will doubtless be seen, as reviewer expresses it "a savage comic commentary on world gone mad"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
End of an Era

The other day Seattle man was doing a bit of jitterbugging with his wife when he slipped on rug and dove out the window Maybe the rug-cutting craze had already ended before this incident. Maybe it will drag on little longer. But the symbol is clear: The jitterbug is leaving the American scene. And there are no lamentS.
 What forces in American life caused him to spring up in the first place? Psychologists advance the theory that all dance crazes reflect something of the social attitudes of people. What brought about his demise? Maybe he just ran out. What will take his place? Perhaps it's too early to tell. The jitterbug has not yet been decently inferred. Only this much is certain. Something new will come along. It always has, Americans would find life pretty dull without their suc- sessions of Charlestons, Black Bottoms, and Jitterbugs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
No Time for Prizes

There will probably be no Nobel prizes this year. Neither the arts nor the sci ences thrive on war. The Nobel prize for medicine is definitely off, the medical faculty of the University of Stockholm decided There is slim hope that awards will be made in the fields of literature, chemistry or physics. And an award for peace would be pure travesty.
 The efforts of scientists these days are devoted to implements of war. Writers are too preoccupied with propaganda to deal with literature in the strictest sense. Men of learning have been throttled by persecution and interment. And the pity of it is that in such evil times the world forgets to pass out prizes in recognition of service to mankind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
The Day of the HOrse-Sense Man

For long time economic man" was the worlds ideal We thought in terms of goods and wealth and comforts. Then came the "heroic man," now being touted by the breast-beating nations. He is shown, a little bigger than large size, a hard and Spartan fellow, giving all for glory, Both are destined to disappear, says Professor Ed ward Chace Holman, a psychologist of the University of California. He sees the coming of psychological man. who will fight not one another, but their com mon enemies, nature, disease, misery
 ignorance, murder, and sudden death. Strikes us that the name Professor Tol- man has chosen is too fancy. Such man would not necessarily be very psycho- logical. He would be simply the "horse- sense man."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
In Today's Mail

cations will make a great many Re- publicans feel that they want Smith, whose record all Republicans as well as Democrats are proud of.
 For senator in the 18th District, Mike Blansfield, a Democrat, will get plenty of Republican votes. Harold Post has the faculty of rllb- ping the Italian Republicans the wrong way and they don't like 1t. First 1t was Patrick Perriello, then Louis Ciraldi and then Anthony Petrillo. Mike, you're in!
 The situation in the 18th Senator ial District is 1aughable. The Re- publican party didn't look bad enough because of local leadership, they had to make 1t a laughing stock of the city by endorsing soc cialist candidate for senator on the Republican ticket. Republicans have proven they will vote for a Socialist in protest but when the leaders ot the party will endorse minority party candidate. 6 Socialist, and tel Republicans they must vote for him, that's asking too much. These same leaders turned down a bonn lide Republican, Fuzzy Roberts, who was willing to be sacrificed in a Democratic. stronghold when he at- tempted to get the nomination.
 Senator Egari. go back to Rart- ford, the leaders of the Republican party feel that there is not 8 Re- publican in Waterbury who can dc as good job as you have done in the past two years and plenty of us will help send you there.
 GEORGE L. McGRATH.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

torpedo boats, and other materials which sine sorely needs.
 If Britain should go down, we tion by most Americans. They feel racy, in . hostile world, and beset with enemies on the Atlantic and the Pacific. It is not just the case of an- other ally. The United States and Britain are the only strong Democ- raceis left.
 After the defeat of Britain, the German plan calls for penetration into South America. 1t Is quite pos sible that we might be called upon to go to the protection of 8 South American country 5000 miles from New York, while, at the same time, defending ourselves in the Pacific. The dictators prepared savage warfare while other nations worked at peace. They take them one at a time. Seventeen nations have fallen prey to them. The only sensible course for us is to furnish Britain promptly, with whatever supplies she needs. Britain is Apw our first line of defense for the Monroe Doc urine.
 Sincerely,
 wIIIIAAE A. CARPENTER, 72 Iockhart Ave, Waterbury, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

 prise which give 1t significance. He said that every project worthy of mans allegiance must have honor in it. It must be ethically sound. It must be such as to call forth the best qualities of a mans character. It must be the type of thing in which he is willing to invest his life, and for which, if needs be, is willing to. lay 1t down. But, continues Bu- chan, every good enterprise must also have daylight in 1t. It must be characterized by vision. It must have about it the radiance of hope and must be filled with the dreams of good men for better things and better days. It must be like 8 moun- tain-top which, when all the yal- ley lies in darkness. becomes beau- tifully luminous with the first rays of the rising sun.
 Men are indeed willing to lift sword and lay down lives for causes which have these two things char acterizing them honor and day. light. When causes are right and are filled with the hope of better days, men everywhere will rally with joy to their standards.
 (All Rights Reserved Babs0n News. paper Syndicatel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

The present automobile show demon strates the newest designs in cars with all improved mechanism and gadgets brought to the attention. Perhaps in another year cars will not show any appreciable change because from now on over twenty automobile concerns passed a resolution to subordinate work on new models to work on planes and parts for aircraft. All companies, prac- tically, have pledged themselves to help along the defense program, and assist. in the mass production which is now the order of the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
MONROE DOCTRINE CALLS ON U. s. DEFENSE OF TWO
 CONTINENTS

OcV. 10, 1S4v. Editor, Waterbury Democrat.
 The Monroe Doctrine is taken for granted and given loose cor,sidera- would stand alone, the one democ- that it's mere statement keeps away from America nations whose ideals make them enemies of our Demo- cratic way of life.
 The fact is that the Monroe Doc trine also places a heavy obligation on the United States. Through it we are sworn to defend the two con- tinents of North and South America, including Canada, the twenty y-one South American Republics and the islands in the Western Hemisphere. In assuming this responsibility, we have counted on the support of Britain and the superior British Navy. This is a very vital part of our defense Of the Monroe Doctrine. Our own defense therefore. makes 1t necessary that we provide Britain with the planes, flying fortresses,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Selected Poem
FAMILY HISTORY

My great-grandmother poled homemade raft
 From Pennsylvania down the Ohio River, With goods and children distributed fore and aft, Trusting in God to safeguard and deliver. My grandmother rode in an oxcart all the way
 From Alabama to be bride in Texas. She hadn't met the man-but in her day
 Marriage was taken for granted by both sexes. My mother hoed tpe corn and picked the cotton; She mixed the cows and kept her kettles bright And while she didn't spoil her children rotten, We weren't bored We got along all right Excuse mel have to call at the office for Bob
 And pick up Junior in front of the Palace at four. Believe me- youngster these days is full-tme jobl What in the world would do if I had any more?
 CAdary Boone Black in the New York Sun)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

policy in the Far East developed into hot debate between the Navy, on one side, and Hull and Welles on the other. It took place at the White House, in front of the President, who did most of the listening.
 Hull and Welles contended that if we stopped Japan's oil supply she would certainly attack the Dutch East Indies, and that the United States could not possibly afford to have ships in that area. because they might be needed in Atlantic waters. Welles pointed out that the Germans might seize the Azores or the French naval base at Dakar, West Africa, which would menace South America.
 To this, Admiral Leahy,s nov governor of Puerto Rico and one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
THOUSANDS OF LOCAL REPUB. LICANS SICK AND TIRED OF STOOGES RUNNING
 THEIR PARTY
Waterbury, Conn, October IT. 1940.

October IT, 1940. Editor of The Democrat:
 Hundreds, yes, thousands of Re- publicans in Waterbury are disgust ed with the leadership they have in Waterbury. They proved it two years ago when at least 1000 of them voted for Jasper McLeyy the So- cialist candidate for governor at that time. They proved it conclusiyely a year ago when they voted for Vim cent A. Scully, then Democratic candidate for mayor of Waterbury. now Mayor of Waterbury, even though the Democratic party was at that time in very bad way because of the local municipal scandal.
 They felt the municipality would be in better hands with Mayor Scully officiating even though he is 8 Democrat than in the hands of a stooge of the local brain trust of the Republican party. They will prove it once more in few weeks and here are some of the reasons: They will vote for Franklin b. Roosevelt because they think Wen- dell Willkie is a wind bag, stooge of the utility magnates of the country, 8 disgruntled discard of the Democratic party, 8 proven enemy of labor and above all they feel the Republicans should have nominated a Republican for that office and not a Democrat who was not wanted by his own party, and lest I forget Republicans, are sick and tired of listening to that very weak excuse a third term.
 We have had governors, mayors, congressman, senators and etc, for third, fourth, fifth, etc., terms and Fso long as they have been honest, nol body found any fault. Roosevelt is honest and a humanitarian. Well- dell Willkie agrees with practically everything he does, but wants to do 1t himself. Maybe.
 For governor of this state they | will again vote for Jasper McLevy if he runs again or for Robert Hurley, the Democrati0 candidate because Governor Baldwin has ignored Wa terbury. His court appointments were criticized severely; his bragging of the friendly government under his administration is very much dis liked. Credit he is taking for state | improvements financed with federal funds granted by a Democratic la- tional administration is false credit, and he has certainly not made him. self very popular on his visits local- ly.
 | For Congressional representative in the Fifth District, thousands will vote for Congressman J. Joseph Smith because he has proven his worth. He is not of unknown qual- ity. He is the biggest man in politics in the State of Connecticut today and people with brains are going to see that he goes back to Washing ton to handle their affairs rather than send Frank Johnson, a report CT, who is not even well known in | Thomaston where he resides. Roy Rice is a Republican. that great many would vote for because they feel he would qualify and that he deserved another chance. MT. Ver- non Hall. MT. Upson, Mfr. Blodgetl and Mr. Pape'S endorsements along with Frank J0hnsonss lack of qualiti-