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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
Detour Now Provided
 OnE East | Haddam Road
Three Other State Highways Closed for Construction;
 Traffic Maintained During Prospect Project

feet of 3" sheet asphalt on concrete base.
 Route No. 15-Middletown.. Elim- ination of dangerous condition on the Middletown-Durham road.
 Route No. 20-Bark h am s e d. Bridge over West Branch of Farm ington River at Riverton. Temporary bridge provided.
 Granby and East Granby. Gran by-East ranby road. 2A miles of bitlminollS macadam surface.
 Route No. 33-Wilton. Construct ing grade crossing elimination and bridge over Norwalk River on the Ridgefield road. near the Wilton Railroad station.
 Route No. 35- Ridgefield Con- structing box culvert near New York State line.
 Route No. 41-Sharon. Construct ing box culvert near Main street, Sharon.
 Routes Nos. 6S and 69-Prospect. Prospect intersection-939 l. f. of 81z bituminouS macadam pavement.
 Route No. 65-Hebron. Exeter road A mile of bituminous macadam sur- face.
 Route No. 97-Pomfret. ApproM- mately A mile of bituminous maca- dam pavement on the Hampton Abingdon road. Open to local traffic Sprague. Three-Span deck girder bridge and approaches at shetucket river in Baltic.
 Route No. 100-East Haven. Steel rigid frame bridge at high street Temporary bridge provided. Route No. 101-Killingly. Bridge over Five Mile river and approaches at Dayville. Temporary bridge pro- vided.
 i Route No. 149-East Haddam. Ex- tension to Box Culvert at Moodus. Route No. 164-Preston. Approxi- mately 1h miles of bituminous ma. cadam pavement on the Preston
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

Construction In force Ill the State of Connecticut announced by the Connecticut Highway Department July 31, for the week ending August 10, together with surface oiing and stone surfacing. This report does not include either the Merritt Parkway or the Wilbur Cross Parkway, both of which are being constructed on new location.
 Closed For Construction
 DetOur Provided
 Route No, U. S. East Haven. East Haven cutoff. Approximately Is miles of reinforced concrete and rolled gravel pavement.
 Route No. U. S. 1A-Stonington. Grade crossing elimination in the Village of Stonington-617'-6" span steel I-beam viaduct over railroad tracks and a steel footbridge over railroad tracks at Elm street under construction. Elm street closed to traffic. Traffic may pass on Water street.
 Route No. U. s. A. Canton and New Hartford. Hartford . Winkted road. 21a miles of reinforced con- crete pavement. Traffic is advised to use posted detour via routes 4 and 219.
 Route No. U. S. A Winchester. Constructing 7M miles of concerto pavement from the City of Winsted West; also grading and drainage installation. Detour is provided by routes 183 and 182.
 Route No. 149-East Haddam. Ap- proximately 1 mile of bituminous macadam on the Moodus- Westches- ter road. Detotir via routes 196 and 16. Construction-Trafflc Maintained Route. No. U. $. l. Bridgeport Fairfield Avenue. 4,400 feet of B. inch sheet asphalt -62 it. wide.
 Greenwich. Puts Hill. l.l8l feet of 8" reinforced concrete pavement. Milford. Wilbur Cross Parkway bridge over route U. s. 1. Route No. U. S. 1A-Fairfield. B. e78 feet of 40-60' concrete pavement on Kings Highway.
 Fairfield. 6,846 feet of concrete pavement 6$' wide on Kings High- way.
 Milford. i4,o2e feet of hituminoua macadam resurfacing on North Broad St., West River street. Pros- pect Place and North street. Route No. 2- North Stonington Relocation of this route around vile lage of North stonirgton. No hind- rance to traffic over present route. Route No. g and 1B--I1ast Hartford IiN miles of reinforced concrete pavem ent on Glastonbury East Hartford road.
 Route No. U. S. B-south Windsor and East windsor. < mile Of rein. forced concrete pavement on tho IIartford-B Springfield road. Route No. o--gheiton, Derby and Aflsonia. Removal Of trolley railI and surfaeing sanss with io.s77 lineai
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
MOTORISTS PAY
 FEDERAL TAXES
New Assessment to Add SlI2,OOO,OOO to U. s.
 Treasury

The increase of one-half cent in the federal gasoline tax for de- fense purposes, effective July l, will cost motorists an estimated $112.- OO0,00, the increase in annual re- enue expected by the federal gov- ernment. The increase in the tax 1 to 11ac from 1c per gallon repre- sents 50 per cent extension in the rate
 Federal excise taxes on lubricating oil, transportation of petroleum by pipe line and on automobiles and accessories also have been increased, effective July l. Such increases range from Il to 2S per cent. It is estimated that the increased rates in the miscellaneous automo- tive excise levies will yield $14,OOO,- 900 which, with the $112,OO0, 900 of gasoline taxes, will make an addi- tional total of $126, ,OO0, 900 to be paid by the highway users.
 Besides tine increased federal tax es, motorists also are paying heavy taxes to the states, Fayette B. Dow pointed out to the Senate Finance Committee at the hearing on he revenue bill Tn 1919 the car-own- ing public paid $1,022,514 in state gasoline taxes and $64,697, ,256 in registration fees" he said. By 1889 state gasoline taxes alone yielded $8l6, ,0OO, ,O00, while state registration fees provided an additional $4l2,- 494,00O.
 TO this total of $l,228,494 900 from state levieS in 1889 must be added $328, 100000 in federal levies on petroleum products and automo- tive equipment under present tax rates.
 ITO this state and federal total of $1,556, ,494, 900 it is now proposed in H. R. 10O39 to add $126, 900 900. The result will be total state and federal tax burden of $1 ,682, ,494,- 900 borne by the users of the high ways.
 These taxes are borne by the 90, 0,000, ,000 motor vehicle owners, most of whom use their cars largely in the business of making a Nven- hood, and who earn from $25 to $50 a week. Two out of three of them have never owned a new car. They are customers of the used-car lot.
 'The critical need for greater federal revenue is apparent to all, and there is no disposition on the part of those for whom this state- ment is made to make objection to the imposition of higher taxes" 1" said MT. Dow. "Nor do we wish to emphasize the fact that the federal gasoline and lubricating oil taxes originally imposed as 'emer- gency' taxes in 1882, for the general revenues, were intended to expire in one year. The need for prompt action is also recognized, and there is no desire to ask for the delay which would be necessary in order to work out 8 more equitable basis of taxation. But it seems both fair and informative to point out the burden of special taxes which are now levied"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
Good evening.
CRIME DOESN'T PAY
BY THE MAN IN TIE TOWER

old Luke Chadbury discovered the body Under pile of old furniture faded and Shodoy He just happened to pass this particular place And if he hadn't there would have been no case Old Luke was of a most inquiring mind, One never what the old boy would find, But this was first time he almost saw murder done; And Luke wasn't calling it very much fun When Inspector Biggns and few of his under clerks Gave Luke as they call it. quite the works Now thought Luke, if I'd gone by the other road I'd never on the in-fated abode, Never been insued by the strong hand of the law, Had to describe things that never saw; Had to appear at the inquest tell all my business Pass hour after hour in endless dizziness. But old Chadbury's bump of curiosity Brought him up against crime and feroclty. How did it turn out? Who did the deed? Choose any thriller and there you will read Of sinister deeds that make your hair turn gray bring you the realization that crime doesn't pay
 FEM EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

Fond memories. |. . Waterburians who have toned at Lake Winnipesaukee of recent years will recall the famous sidewheeler steamboat which piled its waters for so many They probably will remember, too that this vessel the Mount Wash ington, burned right down to the water last winter new Mount Washington, the II, will soon be making regular trips up and down this famous New Hampshire lake. On August Il therem be quite ceremony when the boat officially launched and put into service It's boat but years of service Lake Champlan This spring the boat frozen in at Burlington cut up into pieces and shipped by train to Lakeport Winnpesaukee where has since been assembled It's 3O5fOot iron boat, whereas the old lake steamer was wooden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

Earlier this year around Memorial Day and Fourth of July letters printed in this column urging more business houses and homeowners to fly the American flag merely days of patriotic interest but all the time. Down in New Haven now the Chamber of Com merce is fostering campaign just like that It's try front of central business every day in the week. as well as before their residences. It's nice idea and one that more Connecticut communities might well adopt. The Tower is glad that it played some months ago
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
HEN NUMBERS EGG 8"

Ashland, Ore.-(UP)-J. E. Haney believes the. mother of his pet Rhode 1sand hen must have been frightened at some time in her life by bookkeeper. Recently the hen laid two eggs with the figure "3' on each one; the figure q" on an- other and still another with a fig ure "6."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

Anthony L. Purcaro of the Normand Street Purcaros in Town Plot the lad who put the Crackerjacks football team on the state sem-pro map, has gone for another touchdown. Yes sree! While the front room lamps dim the other evening he bravely slipped costly engagement ring on the finger of his pretty neghborhood sweetheart Carmela G. Marano, daughter of Mr and Mrs Patsy Marano of Normand Street Then, after whispering ovebrd phrases back and forth they set the date September 21 at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Anthony's grand fellow and he's accepted by grand girl The Tower wishes them very happy cruise on the liner Matrimony.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

division, B in the Italian and 48 in the French. Thus, the guard cannot possibly hope for equipment in a weapon in which the Army itself is deficient.
 The same is true of anti aircraft equipment. The President wants to call up seven National Guard anti aircrawt regiments. A year ago we had only II. Four units were added in November and six more this spring, bringing the total to 21 regi- ments. Thus anti-aircraft strength in the guard was doubled in a year. But in this doubling the strain on equipment was increased.
 Equipment of an anti aircraft unit is extremely expensive, difficult to build. Up to last year, when a sizable order of 3-inch guns was built, it took IS months to produce 8 complete gun.
 While this time has been reduced. 1t still is one of the most critical items of supply to the entire Army. NOT MUCH FUN
 AHEAD FOR GUARD
 But much mere serious is the shortage of the two newly author ized weapons of the anti-aircraft regiment-the 37 nm. and the 90 nm. guns. Only a few, an esti- mated 5 to IS, of the 37 nm. rapid fire cannon, have been built. Orders for 1400 have been or will shortly be let
 This gun, which replaces the ma chine gun for fire against low-fiying aircraft, can also be used for anti tank work. But the National Guard won't use it for a long time mot until all the regular regiments have been supplied Instead, the guard will use the oficially discarded 30 and 50 cabiler machine guns.
 AS for the 90 nm. anti-aircraft guns, the guard won't be able to look at one. These are the weapons which have been proved most ef- fective against big bombers. The U. s. has 300 "on order"-but none for the guard.
 At the same time the guard is deficient in observation aviation, the only type assigned to it. The guard has q air corps observation squad rons. Most planes are fairly new, but obsolete in terms of actual com bat conditions. The rapid expansion of the regular Army air corps prac- tically rules out any new planes for the guard before spring.
 Finally, the guardsrnen may do a bit of shivering this winter under the unprecedented demands of the national defense program. In ordi- nary conditions, it would be no prob lem feeding and clothing 50 to 60 thousand guardsmen. Sufficient uniforms are on hand to take care of that number. If 100000 draftees are outfitted this fall at the same time, the clothing problem may be- come something else again. The guard would be quite sure to suffer 8 shortage of heavy winter outfit ting.
 Likewise, the guard may be crowded out of its regular barracks with the new deluge of recruits. And, like the guardsmen in 1917-18, they will have to do the pioneering, building camps of their own.
 The War Department lists some 1900 separate items of equipment vital to the soldier. Of these, 252 items are designated critical. It is in these critical items the guard faces its greatest deficiencies. The guard will do practically all its training with old and obsolete wea- pons-or with none at all.
 There is no fun ahead for the guard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
TT WAS POISON, ALL RIGHT

oakland, Cal. - (Up) - When Clayton Banta, aged 2 i-2 years. be- came il after eating some ant powder. his mother. Mrs. octavia Banta, 20. promptly ate some of the powder to see if it was poIs- onotis. It was. Doctors ct the First Aid Station promptly used the stomach pump on both.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
KILLED

Plains -Griswold road. Open to local traffic. :,
 Route No. 174-New Britain and Newington. Grade crossing elimina- tion on Newington avenue and New Britain avenue. Short detour around bridge. Route No. 207 -Sprague. Concrete T-beam bridge over Beaver Brook under construction. Temporary bridge provided
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

forces, simulate mechanized units and otherwise play war with obso- lete weapons.
 The shortage of guard material is as serious as that.
 The president has asked authority to call out four National Guard in- fantry divisions, seven anti-aircraft regiments and four or five harbor defense and mobile tractor drawn artillery regiments. This is a tre- mendous drain on existing facilities of guard which now numbers 242,- 300 officers and men.
 ARMY GRABS
 GARAND RIFLES
 First major deficiency is the Gar and rifle. Only 50,O00 have been built so far and the Army has taken these. Even if production of this semi automatic weapon were step- ped up, it would take at least two years more to supply the regular Army. This estimate, moreover, is based on the present authorized size of the regular Army, 375, 900, and does not consider any boost under the proposed draft. So the National guard will have to shoulder the old Springfields or maybe g few broomsticks.
 The same holds true for infantry weapons, particularly the automatic rifles, heavy machine guns and mor- tarS.
 Infantry weapons are. not so dif- ficult to produce as the Garand rifle and production is being stepped up. It is certain. however, that the guard units training this year and next will not have new and modern weapons.
 Nor will the mobile" guard be very mobile. Take the shortage in tanks. The square" infantry divi- sion, still being used in the guard instead of the triangular setup in the army, calls for one company of light tanks, A in all Since the Army possesses only 297 light tanks, including those used in the World war and obsolescent tanks in dead storage, it is apparent the guard cannot hope for even . full com- pany.
 The new tanks will not be pro duced in quantity until next spring under present schedule;' there is mol question that these will be added at once to the Army's newly announced corps, Uncle Sam's first "Panzer" type fighting force. That leaves the guard fighting with paper tanks or using trucks with signs on them as at the Plattsburg maneuvers last year.
 TWO CRITICAL.
 ARTILLERY DEFICIENCIES
 In the artillery arm there are two deficiencies, both critical. One is in modern guns and howitzers. the second Is in ammunition.
 The regular Army is now being equipped with the new superior split-trail 75 nm. guns, which means that for the present the guard will have to use the old model. The rate at which both the 75 nm. guns and the 1855 nm. how itzers are being manufactured un- der the new national defense pro- gram precludes any new artillery for the guard this year. Speed-up of production is slated for spring, but by that time growth Of the regular Army will call for the new guns as fast as they are turned out.
 There is a serious shortage in the 37 nm. anti-tank guns which are now being delivered to the Army in small quantities. Under the new triangular" setup there will be IS anti-tank guns to division. This compares with 72 in the German
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

Greetings. :. From Lake Worth, Florida, on the dedication of it's post office which held July 15 Lake Worth south of Palm Beach and fifty or so miles north of Miami Beach; happy medium between newspaper (day and weekly As for its happy loca tion the dedication brochure states Lake Worth is nice
 y situated the starting point for many pleasant and twoday trips other points of interest in the sate Miami to the south-the Everglades including sugar mill in action during the winter just west of usthe west coast beyond them In immediate vicinity pineap pie farms an alligator and ostrich farm tropical aqua rum and many other points of interest and beauty for daily outings Miles of ocean boulevard for drives of beach picnics Thus Lake Worth celebrating the dedication of significant event. postoffice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
Dark prospect.

Dark prospect Alas, sighs Robert, hairdresser to society and the screen the blond is fast travelling the road of the Great Aux and the American Indian. No matter how earnestly assured that gentlemen pre- fer blonds, Robert that the American woman is forsakng her golden and platinum tresses and going in paintive about it - too bad, he allows, that with all the gloom in Europe that should forego the brightness of golden locks After all, suppose it's nothing to worry about If the American Cor the American nan) switches back to preference for the gold stand ard one presumes the bottle is still on the shelf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Smith will have three candles on their wedding anniversary cake next Wednesday, Mrs Joe is the Florence Shove daughter of MT and Mrs Raymond Shove of South Elm Street. Kay Lucid Anne GOggns and Mary Sheehan were recipients of medals for winning first prize in the Irish step dancing contest which featured the state outing of the A. o. H., Sunday, in West Haven Ettore Pagano has succumbed to the thrills of sOftba and plays every chance he gets. Rev. Robert DelRusSO will celebrate the solemn high mass Sunday morning at St. Sebastian's Church, Mddletown in connection with the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Fire works will conclude the observance at night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

Francis Kerner dropped in yesterday morning with
 bag of tinfo which weigh at least five pounds. wrong interpretation the duty of husband to pro- vide his wife with bed and board He was In court this morning for beating his spouse with a plank. =. Hyman Robinovich of the U. S. Rubber Company in Naugatuck left last night on business trip to Lancaster, Pa . . Jimmie Foster shoves off with the National Guards tomorrow enter the Waterbury Hospital training school for es September (.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
To ANSWERS TO
 cRANlUMc CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

1. The Great Snowman -P. T. Barnum.
 2. The Little Corporal-Napoleon 8. The Maid of Orleans-Joan of Arc.
 4. The Sage of Concord-Ralph Waldo Emerson.
 5. The Swedish Nightingale - Jenny Lind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE

Wilheul Calemel-An Yeu'u Jump Ouk e
 Bed in the Msring Rarin' ts Go 4 info your bowels every day. if this bile is not flowing freely. your food may not di- gest. It may just decay in the howels. Then gas bIoats up your stomach. You set con. stipatsd. You feel sour. sunk and the world looks punk.
 T taires fhose good, old CArter's Iltsas Liver Pills te get fhess pinfs of bile do9. ing freely to make you feel ''up and up." Get e package today. Take e directed, Amazing In making bile flow freely. AEs for CaxtsEis Littls Liver Pills. 1ot and zss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

The photo at left below shows an- other synthetic implement of war to be used at Plattsburg by Guardsmen. Engineer H. Bart laes and Private John Lynch are assembling make believe trench mortar. Once again. the real thing, lower right, goes to the reg ular Army, which needs equip
 ment badly enough itself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02

salmon. reared ertiflciaily. and then liberated in the ocean. will fight their way to the sAmo Gpaw1i- ing frounds tiislr parents used. and viii folIow the saiae route.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-02
National Guard Ready to Train With What?
Regular Army Has Grabbed Off
 Most Of Available Ready Equipment

Rridnt Roosevelt authority units Of the participating big nation wide What work with? Does the equipment warfare? This by NEA Service dOses preparedness of this vital arm of the nations defense
 
 By Service
 most of the 200O0 Guard assemble month for the York Louisiana Wahinston Minnesota and Wisconsin they going to nation and lots of 1t. s'S Because the regular Army first equipment the guards men will have roll across country up
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-19

drove their cars were careless.
The nearest to a foolproof road
that has been built is the new
Pennsylvania Turnpike, stretch
ing halfway across the state. It
follows the line of an abandoned
railroad for a good part of its
length, and Utilities the railroad
tunnels through mountains to
eliminate grades. No other road
crosses it except by a high
bridge.
haven't heard of an accident
yet on this new road. but the
speed limit is 50 high as to tempt
the reckless, and it wouldn't sur
prise me any day to hear of some
fool driver swerving off the
pavement and tangling up traffic
with fatal results.
SAFETY nowhere
Thinking about all the ways in
which people get busted up or
killed, I've about come to the
conclusion that there's no abso-
lutely safe way for anybody to
move out of his own house. A few
nights ago an elderly neighbor,
81, went out to mail a letter at
the mailbox across the street.
He'd barely stepped off the curb
when he was struck and killed
by"a car.
Another neighbor slipped in
front of the Post Office and
bumped his head. He died two
days later. Talking about that
sort of accidents with my doctor,
he showed me some insurance
along the banks of streams and
lakes. The easiest grades, where
it took least power to haul a load
were preferred by the early rail-
road builders. Curves didn't
make so much difference when
speeds were slower.
statistics indicating that more
people are killed or injured in
their own homes, by falling down
stairs, slipping in the bathtub,
handling electric wires careless
ly or forgetting to turn out the
gas, than by accidents outside the
house.
'More people die in bed than
anywhere else," he said. So I
think I'll continue to take the
chance of flying, riding on the
railroad, driving a car or walk
ing on the street. I'm about as
safe one place as another.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-19
fore he could finish.

fore he could finish.
''Thats right. Also school pal
=. Vic Quinn. You'll find him as
comfortable as an old shoe. And
you'll like Olive. She's keen on
horses and is bringing her riding
things"
Audrey sat motionless. At
length she said hestitatingly: II
guess you can't help being sweet,
jeff, but you do make me feel
like little rotter. The only ex-
cuse can drag out is the one
about being woman. I know it's
outmoded."
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