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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-06-13

Don't be Creenbelt's first pedestrian fatality.
Keep off the streets!
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-06-13

POINT WITH PRIDE TO "PYLM"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
Election Expenses

Filing of expense accounts by candi- dates and political organizations always furnishes an interesting view of what went on behind the actual voting and campaigning. There have been many such reports filed in the last few days because Wednesday was the last day, according to Connecticut law for such re- ports to be submitted. Fifteen days are allowed in which financial reports may be prepared.
 An examination of any of the numer- ous reports filed all through the state would show that getting elected or even defeated can't always be done for noth- ing. True there are many candidates who report no contributions and spend noth- ing themselves for their own election, but in the majority of instances fairly sizeable amounts have been dispensed. Incl dentally it isn't always the one who spends the most who gets elected.
 If proof of that were needed it is furnished by figures locally which show that the Democratic Party, through the Town Committee, did not spend as much on a primary and election combined as the Republicans did on the election alone. And the results locally are too well known. It is a good law that demands such re- ports by party treasurers and political agents, for we know then how elections are being conducted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
Boy Scouts and Defense

Military training has no place ln the program of the Boy Scouts of America. There was a day, before the aims and methods of Scouting were well known, when the public suspected that the trim khaki uniforms of this new organization betrayed a Warlike nature. The record of the World War rectified that mistake. The youngsters were active in helping win the struggle, but it was not as an auxiliary of the Army or Navy. Rather, the Boy Scouts worked at home, where they sold millions of dollars worth of Liberty Bonds, gathered tons of fruit pits for gas masks, and located thousands of walnut trees for the aircraft industry. Their record was a brilliant one.
 With the nation focusing its attention on defense, and with the government launching the greatest preparedness pro- gram in history, it is significant that the Boy Scouts are also working on their own emergency training plank. It calls for intensified practice in the activities for which Scouting is already best known.
 Boys must be ready for any form of Service, whether it be a house-to-houSe canvass or sudden mobilization to meet natural disaster. Troops must be up to their full strength of 32 Scouts each and many new troops must De orgdLlAeu. Equipment signal flags, hatchetS, ropes, uniforms and first aid kits-must be procured and paid for by the boys themselves. Adult volunteer leaders have to be found and trained.
 The result is profitable to the con- munity. Boy Scout training has it's great est scope in our everyday life, when boys are formed into useful citizens taught to care for themselves, and trained for all- round service to the nation In times Of emergency the value of this prepara- tion becomes apparent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
Views Of The Press,

son is at last upon them. If it's been a lovely week, opinion ap- breaches unanimity. But then it rains, gets cold. And all the h. dian Summer songsters fly to the south side of the hearth-side.
 If by November the weather has not improved, they will. insist they were right when they said those days back in October were Indian Summer. But a week later you are taking walk with them. through the once-Shadoweo woodlands now bright with unobStructed sunlight. The gold-colored leaf carpet is touched with tarnish. The calendar marches toward the white frontiers of winter. But, just a moment, your companions implore, while they pause to take of their jackets. Its getting warm"
 Of course it is: this is Indian Summer. But next year the joke will be on you. On this same jaunt you will be keeping your head down in your coat collar and brushing snow out of your eyes. Indian Summer? How can the experts agree with one another until the weather agrees with itself?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
Many "Plums" Ahead

Headline writers in our daily news papers usually refer to political appoint nents as "pluns''. When you get one it's sweet plum; when you lose one we suppose it's sour one or else prune. But at any rate there are "plums" at the disposal of Robert A. Hurley when he comes of gubernatorial age in January. The governor-elect will, in his first year in office have at his disposal a great many commissionerships and judgeshipS. The Democratic Party is confident that his wisdom in choice will not be queS- toned
 He will even be able to name justice to the Supreme Court for Judge ChriSto- pher E. Avery is expected to resign when he reaches the age limit in 1942. And the Legislature last year created an addi- tional Superior Court judgeShip which remains to be filled Even the filling of his own job as Public Works Commis- Sioner may be left to him as Governor Raymond E. Baldwin as retiring eXecu- tive may extend that courtesy when the Hurley resignation is sent in.
 Of prime importance is the office of Finance Commissioner, but certainly the Highway Department, Motor Vehicle Department, Health Department, Tax CommisSionership, to mention but few, demand attention from any executive who seeks good men to fill these positions. And they are but few of the sum total. Actually it may be said that with the advent of the Hurley administration complete new Democratic administration, because there will be new men named and incumRents given party approval for their conduct of office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21

There undoubtedly will be found some means of financing construction of the Anderson School gymnasium during the coming year. Right now there seems to be stalemate in that WPA funds may not be available for the project. The city has less than half of the amount needed for the job available and there doesn't seem to be much likelihood that addi- tional funds will be provided in the 1941 budget for it. This is one of those proj- ects that might easily slip into the same class as the Baldwin Street bridge which has been hanging fire for some few years now. However, in this latter case the money is there and all that remains to be done is to build the span that is going to prove most satisfactory at this point. Public sentiment may play consider able part in deciding what action the city will take on the new gym. It is virtually committed to the project.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21

It isn't often that high court takes upon itself the task of deciding on the different grades of milk that are sold. But this has just happened in New York State. The Court of Appeals has reversed an Appellate Division ruling which had denied a price differential for Guernsey milk. The highest state tribunal in N. Y. claims that such differential should be permitted on the ground that actually the facts claimed by the Guernsey milk producers as to better quality and higher of COWS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
. HlGHLIGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
Heminway At His Best In Spanish War Tale

American readers have a right to expect much of Ernest Hemingway. They will not be disappointed in his latest novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls" (Scribners: $2.75) an alter nately tender and vigorous story, al- ways dramatic-in fact, all that one could ask of Hemingway.
 There's power in this episode of the Spanish war. In less able hands, it might have palled in the All pages he takes to tell it. But the Hemingway skill makes every page a vivid picture, turns his charac- ters into thinking, plotting, loving, hating individuals, and, on the whole. answers many questions of the Spanish war.
 The stor never lags. When Robert Jordan, serving with
 Jordan, American serving with the Loyalist forces, penertates enemy lines to dynamite a bride. he joins forces with a small guerilla band, hidden in the mountains. He comes to know Pillar, dominant woman, outspoken, harsh, yet warm-heart- CAs d01O, A'CA AluoOdItQp OllCS leader, now half coward; and Maria, the lovely girl who escaped Fascists. The love story of Jordan and Maria matches the beauty of the setting the author recreates; it dulls the cutting sharpness of the story of life and sudden death.
 Outstanding are Pilar's descrip- tion of the killing of the Fascists in the first uprising; the courage of Cord0ss last stand on the hill- top, and the smashing climax in the dynamiting of the bridge.
 Here's a book you won't forget.
 THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT" 1" by Robert Sherwood, has been on Broadway long enough to insure its being one of the seasons successes. So it appears now in book form (Scribners: 52).
 Sherwood's play is the tragic story of Finland, told through the medium of the Valkonen family. Despite its subject. there Is e note of optimism-a hint that perhaps the current debacle is not the end of everything
 of everything. but rather the pre- ilude to humanitys Feawakening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
Private Industry's Best Defense

In defending stoutly the American railroad system against possible govern ment operation in defense or war, J. J. Policy, president of the American Asso- citation of Railroads, has hit on the cru cial point of the whole question of the relationship between private industry and defense. "The railroads are ready now to do whatever they may be called upon to do," Policy told the Associations an- nual meeting. "The railroads will keep themselves ready, ahead of any demand which may come" If that proves to be true, the railroads need not worry over much about government operation.
 What the country wants in the present defense drive is service, and what it must have in event of war, is service. It must have what it wants when it wants it. If private industry furnishes these things promptly, in a public-Spirited manner, without excessive profit, there would seem no point in government operation of any industry. The American people are ap- parently still convinced that except in certain special or emergency conditions, they prefer their industries privately owned and managed Only if and when they believe those industries are not pro- ducing the results socially desired do they turn to public ownership.
 Policy believes the railroads have learned from their experiences of 1917-- 1918 He believes they have set up regional boards and other means of CO., ordinating their facilities such that the government will get what it needs from them, and get it promptly and without red tape. Three recent tests show the preparedness of the railroads, according to Policy. First, the peak freight move ment of this year found a nice surplus of cars on hand. Second, during last sum- mer's maneuvers, the railroads moved 10000 men day, and did it in better style than they moved an average of 20,- 900 day in the peak month of July, 1918. Third export freight at times this year at one port even exceeded the 1918 peak, and was handled so smoothly that no one noticed it at all
 These are good signs If other indus tries can point to similar ability, readi- ness and willingness to meet national demands, there will be less talk of na- tionalization. It is only when industries seem to hold back from the full effort that is being urged on everyone else that talk of naturalization arises. No good coach takes player out of the game if he is fighting hard and making good gains at every plunge. It is only the indifferent, sulky, or ineffective player who comes out of the game to make way for a substitute. The best way to keep from being drafted is to volunteer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
COMMITTEEMAN PRYOR
Bridgeport Telegraph


 Republican National Committee man Samuel F. Pryor, Jr., of Cos Cob has announced to his friends that he hopes to get out of politics and back to his business and family by the end of the current year.
 If Willkie had been elected presi- dent Sam Proyor would be an &C., knowledged "king maker" His in- f1uence was an enormous factor ir bringing the nomination to Wendell WilIkie. After the nomination Sam Pryor practically abandoned his business and devoted his whole time and energy to the campaign.
 If the campaign ended in failure that failure could not be laid al the door of Connecticut's national committeeman. We don't think that if Pryor had done something diff ferent Or failed to do something that the result would have been materially altered. It seems to us that the result was written in the cards almost before the campaign started.
 Nobody can blame MT. Pryor ii he wants to return to the business of earning 8 living for his family However it is only by such sacrifice of time and effort as he made, that the Republican party or any other political party can be sustained un- der our Democratic system. It is all very well for some holier-than-t thou people to stand on the sidelines and scof at politics as being too sordic for their saintly fingers to touch.
 The world is run by people who are not so finicky and who are willing to do the worlds work ever if it leaves callouses on their hands
 Samuel F. Pryor served his party and in that way served his nation by helping to maintain our Demo cratic system. If more people would take an interest, make a sacrifice and give their services, politics al whole would be a nobler game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
Selected Poem
I MUST HAVE

(H Kernochan Babcock in the New York Sun) I must have once more
 The bitter smell of new lit match. The first wild breath of smoke. The click of taxi meters, The subtle hum of Forty-second Longchamps. A certain bookstores private corner. The druggists smile as he buffers my toast, And the feel of new warm papers late at night. The morning alarm after a party. New heels for my favorite shoes Brown suede gloves oyer my hands. An airplane high above Riverside Drive These must have,
 All these and more until forget I ever thought that must have you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21

Christie, has just been put up in the Senate lobby Henry Wal lace, in preparation for taking over Gamers gavel, is cramming on parliamentary procedure. He is learning the fine joints from Colonel Edwin Halsey, veteran Senate secretary, and smart majority clerk Leslie Biffle =. A strong possibility to succeed Representative Joe Martin as Ma tional Republican Chairman is Dave Ingalls, popular, smooth working cousin and campaign manager of Senator Bob Taft. AL though Ingalls nearly licked Will kie at Philadelphia, the latter became fond of Dave in the cam paign and consulted him fre- quently. Ingalls, also stands high with Ali Landon, the man who got Martin appointed as national chairman.
 The political pot never stops boiling in Indiana. The ballots had barely been counted when the remnants of the once powerful McNutt machine launched drive to unseat aggressive, colorful Fred Bays as Democratic State Chair man. National Committeeman Frank McHale, McNutt's campaign manager, is after Boys scalp be- cause Bays shelved him. But Me- Hale ran into unexpected trouble when the powerful labor bloc. with whom Bays is strong, got wind of the scheme and passed a resolu- ton demanding Bays retention. On the COP side a three cornered wrangle also has de- veloped between Glenn Hills, un- successful candidate for governor, Jim Tucker. young secretary of state, and Bill Jenner, legislative leader. Complicating the situa- ton are strained relations be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21

riders do not even know that they are passing through a pretty and prosperous town, or care. -
 It has been no help to Wallingford to have town street used as a U. s. Route: it will be good riddance when the cars go around on the outskirts. Wallingford will not be- come a deserted village, not with all its industriali life, which is now about to include half million dol- lar plant by the American Cyana- mid Company.
 Nor will Meriden weep when the heavy traffic is taken from Broad Street and handled on the parkway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21

Rep. Walter Howe of Litchfield is "gunning" for his post as Speaker of the House again. He is seeking support among COP members who were just cleo ted Oddly enough serious opposition looms from Atty. Hugh M. Alcorn, IT,, who represents Suffield, and Atty Harold E. Mitchell, from West Hartford. Both were allied with the formers father in the prosecution of the Waterbury conSpir- acy trial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
tween the regular organization and the Willkie clubs. MAIL BAG

tween the regular organization and the Willkie clubs.
 MAIL BAG
 E. G. OGDEN, UTAH - The statement by Congressman Bruce Barton, Republican, to which you refer was issued in August 1886, and read in part ::''The masses of the American people have dis covered their power and will con- tinue to use it, no matter who sits in the White House . Business must figure out why 130,000 peo- pie are going to be betetr off if the system of free economic com- petition and initiative is allowed to survive. Then, having thought this program through. Business must sell it to the millions who are so firmly conscious of their power.' =. s. G. C., New AL bany, Ind.-Roosevelt's speeches during the last part of the re- cent campaign were written by Judge Rosenman of New York, Irving Brant, and Robert Sher- wood, famous playwright. How ever, Roosevelt's speeches, after being written in rough draft by others, are rewritten by himself. The Philadelphia speech was largely his own .. E. P. Spring field, Mass.-Secretary of State Hull did not attack John L. Lewis in his speech before the Press Club, though it is true that cri- ticism of Lewis was contained in the original draft of the speech. When Frank Waltman, COP pulp licity chief. protested MT. Hull's right to address the Press Club, the Secretary of State removed all political references from his text and merely discussd foreign affairs.
 (Copyrigt, 1940, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, 'When he slapped her she started to cry; say, began to cry, or she cried.

o. How many immigrants came to the United States in the period from 1630 to 1776?
 A. No record was kept of arriv- Ing immigrants until 1920. The pop ulation of this country at different periods, however, indicates the gen. eral growth of immigration prior to that date; the population of the colonies in 1640 was about 25,000 and in 1889 about 100000. In 1743 the million mark was passed. When the first census was taken, in 1790, the population, exclusive of Ver- mont and the territory northwest of the Ohio, was almost four million. It is estimated that from l790 to 1920 about 250,000 immigrants en- tered this country.
 @. Is it true that the people did not elect a president and vice presi- dent on November 5?
 A. The popular vote on November resulted in the election of presi- dential electors who will cast their ballots on December IS. The ballots of the electors will elect the preSi- dent and vice president.
 @. What were the first two Negro churches in this country?
 A. The first Negro congregation was organized by MT. Palmer in 1773 as the First Negro Baptist church of Silver Bluff. Georgia, across the Savannah river from Augusta. The second was the Har- rison street Baptist church of Peters burg, Virginia, in 1776.
 e. What is the daily diet of ele- phants confined in ZOOS?
 A. It consists of about 50 pounds of hay and one-han bushel of mixed vegetables and bread.
 If you want copy of the book let "20th CENTURY WORLD HISTO-GRAPH" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose twenty cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
INDIAN SUMMER?
tchristian scIence Monitorl

Christian Science Monitor)
 Is this Indian Summer? It is a question for experts. But experts in other things are rarely experts in deciding when it Is Indian Sum- mer. If it's very nice day in Oc- tober, you can find plenty of people who are convinced the glorious sea-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
Daily Almanac

Moon rises l0:45 p. m.
 Sun rises 6:45 a. m. sets 4:30 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty min- utes after sunset
 Although there have been many frosts of late days and the ground has frozen over in unprotected places. there Is little or no frost in the ground Fan blowing still goes on and home gardeners are busy plac- ing bulbs of all descriptions in the ground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21

the navy'S de- fense program in- wolves much less spectacular units.
 Along with the current construc- tion program, the navy is energeti- cally pushing the purchase of pri- vately-owned ves- sells for its auxi- liary fleet. Since July 1 it has bought 13O ships, ranging all the way from big mer- chant vessels to fIi,1oiY11fix,o yonIhfS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
IN DEFENSE OF wALLINGFORD
(Meriden Journal

NNICI lUCII JOUKIIo1I
 '"The w. J. Cross Parkway will cut of Wallingford, so that it will have the looks of 8 deserted village, ex- cept for the buses and trucks writes the New Britain editor.
 Wallingford laffs. What good has come to the town from having a procession of cars going through Colony Street all day and all night? Few stop except for lights; many
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
Questions
 and Answers
BY FREDERIC M. KIRBY


 Enclose three cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- tion of fact or information Co the Waterbury Democrats 'ervice Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be un- taken. Be sure an mall Is ad. dressed to The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BC- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington. D. c.
 THE EDITOR.
 o. Was the photoplay "All This and Heaven Too" taken from novel with the same title?
 A. Yes.
 @. What part of the population of the United States is included in the middle class?"
 A. The intermediate class be- tween the leisured and the working class. It includes, in general, bank CTS, professional men, merchants, and small landed proprietors.
 @. Should chemicals be used in plumbing fixtures connected to 8 septic tank?
 A. No; they will tend to defeat the septicization action. The pur- pose of a septic tank is to receive sewage and hold it in quiet state for time, thus causing partial set- clement of the solids, and by natures processes of decomposition insure, as fully as may be, the destruction of the organic matter. Chemicals would tend to retard this function.
 @. Name the principal function of the fats and proteins as foods.
 A. Fats and oils have the highest fuel value and are the most con- centrated form of energy, supplying the quickly burned fuels for the body. Proteins play a particularly important role in replacing losses from wear and tear in the body cells.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21


 1. Which state not bordering on salt water has the longest shoreline?
 2. Was 1900 leap year?
 3. Was Michael Faraday sci- enlist, painter or historian?.
 4. On which continent Ere the Italian colonies Libya and Eritrea? 5. For what was John Augustus Roebling famous? 6. Which weighs more per cubic foot, lead or mercury?
 2. Who was the Democratic nom- inee for president against William Mckinley in 1896?
 8. What were the names of Christopher Columbus'S sons?
 g. Which American republic has received a large number of Spanish refugees?
 10. Of what island nation was Liliuokalani queen?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
Washington Merry Go-Round
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
A Thought for Today

But the wicked like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.-Isaiah 57:20, 21.
  Peace does not dwell in outward things, but within the soul-Fenelon.