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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
Waterbury Benefits

It was good news that issued from Hartford this week when It was an- nounced that Governor Raymond E. Baldwin had approved supplemental highway program, entailing expenditure of more than S1 100000 right here in the Naugatuck Valley and en route from wa terbury to Brid dgeport. Approximately half of this money will be spent Wlthln m easy driving radius of Waterbury,; the other half will be spent to build mod ern concrete highway between Shelton and Nichols, ostensibly to create fine approach to the Merritt Parkway III Grumbull.
 But this latter road, some seven miles in length, will serve dual purpose: It will give ready access to and exit from the parkway in the Town ot Irumoull, but more than that it will remove for all time a hazardous section ot the maln route between Waterbury and Bridgeport. Anyone who has driven over this NICHOLS road well knows the difficulty of maintain ing an even speed, particularly so when the driving conditions are the least olC bad. It has long been an object of much criticism by valley officials and many efforts were made to have it rebuilt
 The valley improvements will center in the section from Waterbury to Bea- con Falls, which is really the worst end of this trunkline. There is still work to be done south of Beacon Falls, but With the narrow roadway hanging on the side of the valley put .ngo good shape motor ists will 5a willing 10 wait few years longer GoI . fine, -dernized route all the way ID and down this scenic stretch nf tsrritory. But this route is more than scs14lc; it is important. It is important today because of our plans Tor natlonai defense and the immense part lndustrlal Connecticut with its many and diverse plants must play in any such program
 It is, therefore, doubly reassurlng to find the Highway Department advancing plans for better roadways where they are b vitally needed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

We wonder if the completion of Route 63, the so-called Straits Turnpike, from the end of Park Road in Middlebury to Adt's Switch, Watertown, will have any effect on the city's second pipe line from the Morris reservoirs One section of this pipeline is completed now to Adt's Switch. This is the stretch through the central street of Watertown. The pipe line had to be laid there, because the state wouldn't let the street be torn up after new paving had been laid. The city, therefore, had the pipe laid and has several hundred yards of this project, right in the middle of it, all ready. At
 Adts Switch the line was to be carried in towards Bunker Hill, but with a new road
 coming in at this corner further ad- vancement of the pipe may be necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

but the pay goes out instead of coming in, at an excess cost of $2,0000,000 to the U. 8. govern ment.
 A serious error has been made in plans for construction of the gigantic Mud Mountain dam, g $5,000, ,000 White River flood con. trol project. The error was in fail- ure to detect presence of fine clay in the earth of that area-about fifty miles from Seattle-which makes it impossible to carry through the original plans for an earth fill dam.
 There are lot of technical de- tails, but the point of special in- terest to the public is that revi- sion of plans brings an increased cost of $1.50 for every cubic yard of material in the dam.
 When engineers discovered that the soil contained five per cent of colloidal size"-call it fine clay they were crossed up in their plan to make the dam of earth fill, since this soil, in wet weather, begged down all mechanical equipment working in it.
 Then came the dispute over two alternative courses. A board of consulting engineers outside the army recommended that the earth be cleansed of the objec- tionable clay by washing. This was approved by the district en- gineer in Seattle, and was passed on, via the division engineer, to Washington.
 Here it struck the resistance of Brigadier General Thomas M. Robins, assistant chief of en- gineers, who had declared that the other alternative was prefer able, namely, the use of a rock fill. This is far more expensive, cost ing $l.80 cubic yard, as against 30 for the earth fill or 30 cents for the washed earth.
 Robins held out against the ad- vice of the board, and the entire plan Is being revised, with the expense of an unexpected $2,000,- GOO.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

Primary races for the Democratic nom- nations for State Senator in Waterbury promise to be extremely interesting this fall. In both the 18th and 18th districts it's seems almost inevitable that there will be contests among Democrats who are now starting to express interest or a desire to run. Naturally the incumbent senators, both of them Democrats, will have somewhat of an advantage over rivals for the nomination. But it can't be claimed that such status is bound to assure renomination. Sometimes the contrary comes true. And with pie thora of candidates there's always the chance that the "favorite" may find him. self battling two or three poIentials who ultimately combine to beat him. In the past it has usually been sufficient to have the approval of the local Democratic organization to be assured of nomination. But Senator George T. Culhane prevailed in the face of opposition, so this fall really promises to produce the greatest activity Waterbury has seen in years centering around the state senatorships.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

is i'll and he is almost penniless. He had come to Canada on a semi-of1cial passport which had been visaed by no less a person than Ambassador Bullitt and Am bassador Joe Kennedy, two of the most important members of our diplomatic service.
 But when Pertinax got to Can- ada, the new and super-meticu- lous Immigration Bureau under Bob Jackson'S Justice Department, questioned his right to hold this passport. The matter then went to the State Department.
 At this point Pertinax found that at one time in his life he had made fatal mistake. During dis armament conferences several years ago, Pertinax frequently had been critical of American diplomacy and had reused the ire of certain State Department career boys.
 So when his passport plight was called to the attention of these State Department gentlemen, they gleefully decided to let Pertinax remain Halifax.
 At this point, Mrs. ogden Reid, dynamic editress of The New York Herald Tribune, telephoned Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles at Chicago. Mrs. Reid is one of the staunchest Republicans in the country. Welles was carry ing MarSIand banner for Roose- welt. However, Republican Mrs. Reid got Democratic Welles of the floor of the convention to tell him of Pertinax's. plight. Welles, who bears no gurdges, is now cut ting red tape.
 NOTE-Pertinax was placed on the black list by the new French government, perhaps on orders from Berlin. His plight is similar to that of other distinguished French journalists, including bril- liant Count RousSy de Sales, American correspondent of Paris Soir, who has been dropped be- cause of his anti-Nazi writings.
 MUD MOUNTAIN DAM
 Army engineers have struck pay dirt in the State of Washington
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

immediately, other weaknesses even more ruinous begin eating into our lives and destroying the fabric thereof.
 Our good reputation becomes slightly soiled by one unfortunate circumstance; it is not long before the wrong kind of people begin making advances, and we are press ed on all sides to do what only a short time before We would have abhorred doing.
 Moths thrive on soiled spots not just on suits, but on souls; not only in the case of cloth, but in the case of character. The insecticide advertisement urges people to see that their garments are kept clean and spotless. Every wise counsel, and especially the counsel of the Word of God, urges us to take the same precaution with reference to our souls.
 (All Rights Reserved-Babson
 Newspaper Syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
From Greenland's Icy Mountains

Now in Washington is party of Dan- ish gentlemen from Greenland. Part of the 4O0-odd European inhabitants of this 100000 square-mile island, they seek an outlet for export goods. The war has cut Greenland off completely from Denmark, which no longer exists anyway except as Nazi appendage.
 Greenland has some things to sell which it would seem the United States could use. It produces cryolite, used in making glass; soda so and Tasa ara sef substances, which it might well pay the United States to buy. Greenland faces real destitution if, deprived of it's regular outlets, it cannot find others Money spent now to buy it's products might well return extra dividends in the shape of permanent new trade connection in our own hemisphere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
Selected Poem
MANS MONTH

(Scott Miner in the New York Sun) April is child's month
 Mays growing lass, June's the time for weddings
 Swiftly let them pass. Make the weeks go quickly,
 Let the days roll by Till there comes the mans month Valorous July. Month of Hamilton and Burr,
 Of Dempsey and of Drake Month of French, and Indian wars And Rembrandt's birthday cake: Of Howard Hughes and round-the- world, Thoreau and Walden Pond, Of men who faced at Gettysburg A tide of Grays beyond; Month of Independence,
 Month of the Bastille, Month of every rowing man With rod and reel: Let the time go swiftly,
 Let the seasons fly Till there comes the mans month, Valorous Julyl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

| QeQLlal nominee Cdu pe cA" pected to play a more than ordi- narily important part in the cam paign.
 McNary's selection was broad hint that Wendell Willkie is not by any means going to be the snug Wall Street reactionary which 8 top flight utility executive is gen. erally supposed to be.
 AUTHORED SWEEPING
 FARM SURPLUS BILL McNary is no radical, but he is no conservative either. Back in the Hoover days he become famous and sent shivers up and down big business spines-by autnoring and fighting for the McNary- -Haugen bill for the handling of farm surpluses. This was a measure 50 sweeping that even the New Deal farm pro- gram was originally looked upon as something rather milder and prob- ably less expensive.
 McNary has had few flights as spectacular as that one. But in general he can be said to have oc- cupied ground tolerably close to the New Deal camp-even though, as minority leader in the Senate, he has effectively sniped at the Demo- cratic majority. Certainly on the farm problem in general, McNary is no great way removed from Secre- tary Wallace.
 NEW DEALERS
 STUNNED APPEASEMENT
 Ordinarily 1t would not be sur- prising to see the chief New Dealer pick a sincere New Dealer like Wallace as his running mate. But the situation at Chicago was rather special.
 First of all, there was a rather bad internal situation TOT the Demo- cratic high command to handle. A considerable number of southern and mildly right-wing democrats didn't like the third term draft, and the practical politicians in the Roosevelt camp wanted to placate them by naming some such person as Speaker Bankhead.
 That Wallace was chosen shows clearly a decision in the Roosevelt camp to shoot the works-to line the Democratic party up unmistakably as the liberal party, as the New Deal party. The chance to do some much needed appeasing of the party's mal- contents was passed up.
 The Wallace nominat ton has two other implications.
 One is that the New Dealers are supremely confident-probably over- confident-of victory in November. They dared to ignore the demand for appeasement simply because they felt that with Roosevelt renominat- ed the election was as good as won.
 The other implication is grim mer. The last thing anyone usually thinks of, in picking a vice presi- dential nominee, is the chance that the man might some day become president. That thought was very much in mind when Wallace's nom- nation was asked for.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
In Today's Mail

 1914-1s propaganda; that of Thomas w. Lamont, partner of J. Pierpont Morgan; that of Henry L. Stimson, former "I-kept- them out of war politician; "that of Lewis Douglas, former president of a Canadian uni- yersity that of Frank Polk of World War propaganda fame; that of Philip Marshall Brown.
 It was a few years after the First World War when America realized how it had been deceived by Brit ish propaganda. Will we wait till our youth again has been led through the European slaughter house before we awaken to the fact that John Bulls propaganda is . serious matter?
 THE COMMITTEE TO DEFEND AMERICA BY AIDING THE AL LIES IS BRITISH PROPAGANDA AT ITS BEST.
 Yours truly.
 LESTER LoISEAU.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
BRITISH LEGAL ADVISOR BLAMED FOR CREATING COM
 MITTEE TO AID ALLIES.
5l East Liberty St,
 Waterbury, Conn.
 July 21, 1940.

July 21, 1940. Editor Waterbury Democrat:
 The name Frederic R. Coudert is unknown to the majority of Ameri- cans. Seldom has it appeared in press reports. Like thieves who oper- ate under the cover of night, there are in our midst those who operate beneath the cloak of protected aus pices to steal our peace, our liberty and our autonomy. Frederic R. Cou- dert is one of these.
 '"The Committee to Defend Ameri- ca by Aiding the Allies" is a high sounding name composed of high handed gentlemen who are leaving no stone unturned to throw every thing precious to an American to the dogs of war.
 Frederic R. Coudert organized this committee. Sneakingly, subversively, and un-Americanly hiding behind a sanctimonious stuffed shirt named William Allen White. these men form the most dangerous fifth column that ever set foot on neu- tral soil. They are the Queslings of America. They are the Judas Iscar- iots within the apostolic college of our nation.
 Eighteen prominent bankers met secretly on the 29th day of April in New York to set up this commit tee. They were called together by Frederic R. Coudert, the legal ad- wiser of the British Embassy and one who helped lead us into the last World War.
 This war is being fought by those who control the private banking system: by those who control the people by the worst element of Wall street-and for the benefit of the worst clements in Wall Street. Mark well the name Of Frederic R. Coudert the legal adviser of the British Embassy. paid hireiIng of John Bull.
 And associate with his name the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
Daily Almanac

Moon rises lo:S4 p. m. daylight time). light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 This isn't year without summer. but 1t may turn out to be the year with a disap- pointing summer. To date it has been c variable season with accent on the wet and chilly side. The outlook for August is actually no better.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
Current Comment

Since our victory (of ioie) our sense Of enjoyment has predominant ed over our sense of sacrifice. We have not exerted enough effort |. today we are in distress. |-Marshal Peatin to the French
 people.
 We shall not serve the cause of democracy and human freedom by becoming involved in the present war; we shall serve that cause by keeping out of ware-Wcndcll Will- kie, c. O. ?. presidential candidate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

aDOuC a spot III a garment and eating away the fabric.
 This is as true in the case of character as in t he aSe of c l o t h. T h e things that con- sume character thrive on soiled spots. We le t some little mis- take or weak ness make a lit tie soiled spot on nnr character.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
Press Comment
MAINE GOES IN FOR SHEEP
(Meriden Journal)

(Meriden JournaD
 Sheep raising was important in Connecticut not SO many years ago. Then there came roaming dogs, competition, or something, or a com bination of several circumstances. Anyway. it is something of a nov- city now to see sheep on our farms.
 Not so in Maine. The farmers there took advantage of the great Western drought of a few years ago and started sleep-raising in a big way. which they have continued.
 At Dexter, growers and knitters have embarked on 6 cooperative movement whereb ythe wool from nearby farms will be turned at once into yarns for national consump- ton. A great new industry may De in the making. since it is claimed that the wool is better for knitting than the Western product.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

ticket" and har- monize such dis contented ele- n1ents as may be on hand.
 The idea had a part both in the Republican choice of Sens ator Charles L. McNary and in the Democratic choice of Secre- tary Henry A. Wallace; but in each case there is more to 1t than that, and the vice-presi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
End of the Trail

It's probably Che end of the trail SO far as John Nance Gamers legislative career ls concerned. The grizzled veteran or many long and arduous political cam
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
A Thought for Today

And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ve Iade men with burdens grievOus to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the Dur- dens with one of your fngers.-Luke ll;4O.
 
 Lawyers on opposite sides of case are nKe the two parts of shears; they cut what comes oe- tween them, but not each other-D WeDSCef'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

1. What Is the pronunciation of c-i-c-a-d-a?
 3. For what part of Great Brit. ain is Cambria the ancient name? 3. Give the origin of the name Mason and Dixon Line.
 4. What is an alloy?
 5. Is scuttle-butt a drinking fountain on a ship, or a valve flor scuttling the vessel?
 6. Does the President have the power to convene the Legislature of Alaska in special session?
 T. Name the conductor of the Washington Symphony Orchestra. 8. Is Rumania's new Foreign Min- ister Gigurtu, pro-NaM or pro-Ally? g. Complete the proverb, "A stitch in time. .."
 10. Name the first sound picture in which Greta Garbo appeared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
National Spotlight

(This is the second of two articles sizing up the main is- sues in the presidential cam paign.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

e. How many radio amateur op- orators are there in the United States?
 A. Nearly 55,000 have been n- censed by the Federal Communica. tions Commission.
 Q. Which is heavier, glycerine or water2
 A. Glycerine weighs 78 pounds per GU. it.. and water at its maxi- mum density weighs 62.4 pounds.
 e. During the World war did the members of the AEF who were serv- ing in France have a chance to vote in the 1918 elections?
 A. Special arrangements were made for them to cast their bal- lots at the front, or wherever they were serving.
 e. Does Joe Louis, the heavy. weight boxing champion. own a farm and several apartment houses?
 A. He is said to own two apart ment houses and two homes for hirn- self, one of which is on a 477-acre farm at Spring Hill, about 20 miles from Detroit.
 Q. What does "R. U. R." the title of one of Karel Capek's dramas, stand for?
 A. "Rossums Universal Robots" fantastical melodrama satirizing our mechanized civilization.
 e. What is the land area of the earth?
 A. It is estimated at 57510,000
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

If you want copy of the book let CITIZENSHIP AND NATUR- ALIZATION" send to The Water bury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteen Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose five cens in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never write the possessive of the pronoun "it" with an apostrophe. Its, ours, hers, yours, etc., do not take an apostrophe. It's is an abbre- viatiOn of eft is."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL l.. DOUGLASS. D. D.
CLOTHES vs CHARACTER

VIUIHES VS VftAhAC1EH
 Moths thrive on soiled spots."- On the container of a well-known insecticide this information ap- pears in large letters. There is an illustration showing moths gathered
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
Questions
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 e. was born on a U. s. ship two days after we sailed from Italy for the United States and want to know whether I am an American citizen? My alien parents were never naturalized and am now a young man of twenty-one and l want to be a citizen of this country.
 A. You are not citizen by req. son of being born on a ship flying the United States flag. You will be obliged to get first papers and when they are two years old you can aptly for your final naturalization papers. Instructions on how to be- come citizen may be obtained by sending four cents to the Waterbury Democrat Service Bureau, 1913 18th street, Washington, D. O., for copy of the Citizenship and Naturaliza- tion bulletin.
 o. How many battleships, air. plane carriers, cruisers, destroyers and submarines is the United States building at the present time
 A. Ten battleships, two airplane carriers, 10 heavy and light cruisers, 48 destroyers and 25 submarines.
 @. What is the average education of workers in automobile plants?
 A. The statistical year book of the Automobile Manufacturers associa- ton for 1940 says that formal educa- ton up to the eighth grade and be- yond is possessed by all but seven per cent of the working force, and 30 per cent of the men have high school or college educations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
Washington Merry-Go-Round
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DREW PIE 4 R s Q N
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WASHINGTON the official optimistic regarding BrnS withstand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
What's Your l. O.!

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

By BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent
 Washington, July 24-The gener- al idea in picking vice presiden- tial nominee is to balance the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24

e. What is the land area of the earth?
 A. It is estimated at 57510,000 square miles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-24
FREEMAN FLIGHT

One incident that nobody knew about ct Chicago concerned the fall of France and the tragic plight of one of it's most brilliant journalists. Pertlnax.
 pertinax. or Andre oeraud, which is his real name. Is nov a refugee in Halifax. where his wife
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03
C~ouncilmen Visit
Seattle, Peninsula

Tacoma city commissioners were
doing no end Of travelling Tuesday.
After brief visits at their offices
at the city hall Mayor Cain and
his council colleagues jumped into
into cars and sped away To Seattle
10 take part in formal opening and
dedication Of the Lake Washington
pontoon bridge.
They were to lunch in Seattle
and return to Tacoma in time TO
cross the new Tacoma Narrows
bridge to join in the Peninsula
celebration of the Narrows bridge
completion.
Tacoma's City Light float, shown
to Tacoma's crowds in the bridge
celebration parade Monday night,
was en- route to Seattle Tuesday
morning as an entry in a parade
there but somewhere half way
along the road it was held up by
a stop order from Seattle, indicat-
ing the parade there had been
postponed or called off.
The order was communicated by
short wave radio 10 state highway
patrol escort. Seattle City Lights
float was a feature Of the Tacoma
parade.