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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29
INCOME TAX IN A NUTSHELL

WHO? Every single person or married person not living with husband or wife who had net income of $1,OO0 or more or gross income of $5,O0O or more, and generally, husband and wife living together, who had an aggregate net income of $2,5O0 or more or an aggregate gross income of $5,0O0 or more, must file returns. If in doubt, obtain form and printed instructions from collector of internal rev. ellue.
 WHEN? The filing period begins January I and ends March 15, 194O.
 WHERE? Collector of inter- nal revenue or the district i'm which the person lives or has his principal place of business.
 HOW? See instructions ac- companying Forms 1O4O A and 1O4O.
 WHAT? Four percent nOr- mal tax on the amount of net income in excess of the per- sonal exemptions, credit for dependents, earned income credit, and interest on Obliga- tions of the United States and obligations of instrumentalities of the United States. Surtax on surtax net income in excess of ;4,O0O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

Robins raisetwo broods of from four to six young each year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29
PARISH QEBATERS
 SPONSOR CONTEST
St. Lucy's CYO Stimulates Keen Interest in BaSe=
 ment Event

Members of the St. Lucy'S c. Y. O. held a parishioners debating con- test at 2:30 o'clock yesterday after noon in the church basement.
 A great interest was shown due to the large attendance of the parishioners that filled the basement to capacity. Pat Wallace, president of the State 0. Y. O. council, acted as chairman.
 Questions debated upon were: Re- solved: "rhat members of the Presl- dents Cabinet shall sit and speak in congress-; also Resolved: That Education in Colleges is Desir- able"
 The winners of the first debate were the affirmative side, which consisted of Alex Mole, captain, Mi- chael Calo and Carmine Donna rumma. The negative side consisted of: Ann Calo, Captain Alessio Ca- tonasso and Armand Foster.
 Winners of the second debate were the negative side, and one of the outstanding features was the presen- tation delivered by Anthony quasta- ferri who won single-handed. He presented the speeches of Capt. Charles Rinaldi, who was ill, and Grace Lasprogata who was unable to attend. The affirmative side con- sisted of: James Ciimaglio, Capt. Thelma Barone and Michael Calo.
 The judges for yesterdays contest were: John Brophy, principal of Driggs school, Alderman Henry Minnicucci and Father Doyle.
 The judges selections for the final team to represent the St. Lucy O. Y. o. society in the K. of o. debate were the following: Anna Calo, Alex Mole, Anthony Guastaferri and James Cimaglio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

On behalf of the management and personnel of this company extend cordial invitation to the public of Waterbury and vicinity to be our guests at "OPEN HOUSE" on Tuesday next from 400 to 800 p. m. We want you to inspect our modern NEW BUICK SHOW ROOM our NEW USED CAR DEPART MENT and REMODELED SERVICE STA TON. We're proud of our new building
 proud of our fine organization. And we sim cerely appreciate the loyal support of the con- stantly increasing number of happy BUICK
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

Collector duets" the local staff of the In- ternal Revenue office is holding open house these days to be of service to the worried ones".
 Payments can be made anytime now and until March 15, the official "deadline'. The cooperation of the public in paying early visits 01 the local office in event os assistance being desired is asked by the Wa terbury staff.
 Assignments Expected
 It is expected that Thomas J Smith, internal revenue collector of Connecticut, will give a list of as- signments to the local deputies with in a few days.
 Cooperating with the U. s. gov- ernment The Democrat will observe Its annual custom of publishing a series of articles analysing the in- come tax act and explaining essen- tial features to all affected by its provision.
 The following is No. 1 of the series
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

0crat:
 HOW TO AVOID COMMON
 ERRORS
 The period for the filing of inc come-tax returns covering the cal- endar year 1930 began January 1 and ends at mid-night of March 16, 1o4O. To file early is of mutual benefit to the Government and the taxpayer. Within this period are filed annually millions of individual income-tax returns, large propor- ton of which report income sub- ject to the tax. The latter contain a considerable percentage. of errors, which if ufcorrected by the audit would result to the disadvantage of the taxpayer. Many are errors of computation easily discovered on the face of the return, which ust1al- ly is accompanied by payment of more than the amount of tax due. In other returns it is readily dis cernible that the tax-payer has failed to take advantage of the personal exemption, credit allowed for dependents, or deduction from gross income to which he is en- titled.
 To avoid these and other errors, the Bureau of Internal Revenue urges careful reading of the irl- structions accompanying the forms for filing the returns. Additional information, if needed, may be ob- tained at the office of collector of internal revenue, deputy collector, or an internal revenue agent in charge. A taxpayer who applies to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29
Internal Revenue Staff Prepares for Rush
INCOME TAX DON'Ts

DON'T prepare your return without flrst studying the fine ssructiOns accompanying the form.
 DON'T prOcrastinate. Early assembling of data permits . careful consideration of all tax problems.
 DON'T destroy the memo. randa from which your return was prepared.
 DON'T fail to flIl in al1 items and schedules required by the return.
 DON'T omit explanation such information Is essential to q complete audit. This will save unnecessary expense and annoyance to both you and the Government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29
RUMANlA TROUBLE SPOT IN EUROPE

If Germany had stood fast against Communism, with France and England, Stalin would have been at a great military disadvan- tage,' stated pr. S.. E. Gerard Priestley, famed authority on Euro pean affairs and native of Lon- don, in stirring address at the Second Congregational Church forum last evening.
 Stalin needed bases on the small Baltic states and went after them, finding 1t necessary to make war on Finland to get what he wanted there, said the speaker. Rumania, he added, is the present hotbed in Europe, because she Is surrounded by fleighbors from whom she cap tured territory 22 years ago and who have wanted it returned ever since.
 If the Allies win the war and suc- ceed in setting up a world order free from aggression and threats Amer ica will benefit just as much as the European dernocracies averred pr. Priestly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

a revenue off1cer for assistance in preparing his return should take with him copy of his prior year return. Also, as a further aid in the preparation of correct income tax return for the year 1889, the Bureau has prepared a series of short newspaper articles, of which this is the first, advising the salar- jed man, wage earner, professional and business man-in fact, every class of individual taxpaper-of the requirements and privileges under the income-tax law as interpreted under the latest regulations, rul- ings, and decisions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29
Collection Of Income
 TaxesNowI In Progress
 As March 18th Looms
Assignment Expected Shortly From Collector Smiths OfiCe-DemOCrat Starts Series of
 Educational Articles

March 18th, that eventful date in the lives of citigpns of the United States eligible to pay an income tax, is rapidly approaching and Uncle sam awaits payments ''on the line".
 In anticipation oi the annual rtsh of persons anxious to obtain information on payments or "de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

which will appear daily in The Dem ocrat:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

man; John Kelly, Joseph Egan, Frank Cassin, Charles B. Jackson, John Barry, Fenton F. Niver, Patrick Foley, Charles Elwell, Edmund Cass, Joseph Phelan, Louis Reiger, Joseph Holmes, Charles Schnitzmarl, Edward Kennan, Ray Perkins, James Bren- nan, Sam Cohen, Dan Bowes and Edward Sheehy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

Right after Browder was Fritz Kuhn'd, all but one of the foreign shot-wave stations flashed the item. The lone hold-out was Germany, where Co year ago) such an event would have been 8 stop-press flash . |. Collette Ryan of the Broadway Musicals is now hostess at Pappy's Ga Miami Beach drug store-lunch- room), and Sue Baxter, once of the legit, if you please, is dittoing at the Roney-Pleasllre Artie Shaw's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29
HUGE NECTAR1NE ORCHARD
 CUT

Willows, Cal. = (U.P) The 2O-acre Hayward Reed nectarine orchard largest nectarine orch- ard in the world = is being entirely replanted. More than 10000 nectar- inc trees are being cut down and the wood given away. New trees will take their place as fast as they can be planted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29

The Algerian Ycrubas do not per- init burial until the debts of the dead have been paid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13
Defense Housing Fund
Wins F. RS Approval

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-CF-
The United States housing authors
ty announced today that President
Roosevelt had approved loans and
ALLEGATIONS of $13, 773, 900 to build
1901 homes for families of de-
tense workers in eight vital defense
centers.
The loans totaling Sc, 548, 900 were
to four local housing authorities to
construct. 1876 homes for fami-
lies attached to three naval sta
lions and n army post. In addi-
ton, a~llocating totaling 1925, 600
were made to the var and navy
departments for construction of L.
725 homes at three other naval
stations and an army post.
The loans to local housing authori.
ties included:
Charleston. S. c.. $1,416, 900 for
400 dwellings near the navy yard.
Columbus, Ga, 2,024, 900 for GA
dwellings near Fort Benning.
Newport, r. l., $1,105, 900 for 262
dwellings near the Newport naval
station.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13
In HOLLYWOOD
BY PAUL
NEA Service Staff Corresponds

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
~HOLLYWOOD.-All over the lot:
A flock of amazing moppets has
been assembled for There's Magic
in Music" in support of Susanna
Foster, the star. There's Patricia
Travers, violinist Dolly Loehr,
who plays the toughest piano con-
certos Kay Connors, who looks
and sings much as Deanna Durbin
did at the time of her discovery.
The California Junior Symphony
will appear in the picture, led by
world-famed Heimo Hattie, 15-year
old Finnish fiddler.
Heimo pronounced Haymow) is
as great at his age IS was Yehudi
Menuhin, and he plays himself in
the picture. He and his Guarne.
RUS raised 5000, 900 Finnish marks
in Scandinavia for the war. in
which his father and brother were
killed. His mother and younger
sister still are missing. Music low
ers in Finland made up a fund to
send their prodigy to the United
States for safety.
He arrived seven months a g o
knowing no English. Now he's fair
ly fluent but still has trouble occa-
sionally. When Heimo had to speak
a line mentioning a "wienie roast"
he demanded to know what a WIEN
10 WAC Direction and dia1oo roach
were trying futilely to explain when
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13
Yearl y Draft List
Urged by Barkley

ment to increase the bracket from
81 through A.
Barley announced that he would
support Burke's amendment, b u t
Senator Minton of Indiana, the as
sistant democratic leader, enlisted
among it's opponents.
Minton said he thought that the
smaller bracket would provide a
sufficiently large reservoir of man.
power to meet army requirements.
For this reason, he said, he could
see little benefit in forcing older
men to list their names.
Senate debate, resuming this aft
ernoon, is expected to last about 10
days.
Tye house military committee
will reopen its hearings on con-
scription tomorrow. On Wednesday,
Chairman May (D-Ky.) said the
committee would hear Secretary
Knox of the navy, called at the re-
quest of some republicans W h o
wanted to question his statement
on taking office that a land force of
300, 900 men was adequate.
May said that four other witness
es whom the committee had de-
cided to hear at the same time
could not come. They are Former
Secretary of War Woodring, Form
Assistant Secretary Louis john
son, General John J. Pershing, and
General Hugh johnson. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13
BY the Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Annual
registration of all men from q
through "A, to provide an index OF
the industrial as we'll as military
manpower of the nation, was pro.
posed today by Sentaor Barley
O-Ky) to supplement CONSUMPTION,
I'VE ought to have information
on the number OF men who are
available for noncombatant activi.
ties, as well as those who might be
called for military SERVICE" ii e
democratic floor leader told report
ers.
Incorporation of Barkley's sug-
gestion into the pending Burke
Wadsworth bill would entail some
changes in the contemplated con.
scription plan, it was pointed out
by Senator Sheppard D-Tex), floor
manager of the measure.
The bill calls for a single re-
%gistration to compile the list of
men eligible for active training, al
though the program would remain
in effect five years. Any additional
registration, Sheppard said, would
require new action by congress.
Under the bill as approved by
the military committee, only men
from 81 through 80 would have to
register. Senator Burke D-Neb),
however, has offered an amend
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13
One Filler DIES
AS PLANE FALLS
Second Reserve Pilot Res
cued After Bailing Out
Of Burning Craft

CAPE MAY, N. j., Aug. 12.-R-
A United States Navy plane today
burst into flames four miles off
shore, its rescued Naval Reserve
pilot said, and plunged into the At
lantlc ocean as he and his companion
balled out. The other man was miss
ing.
Lieutenant c. E. Rieben, Jr., 80,
OF Harrisburg, Pa, was quoted by
irwin Yost, coast guardsman who
rescued him aboard a picket boat as
saying he and W. C. Sayers, Ninth
street, Philadelphia, Naval Reserve
hrst class seaman, had been flying a
half hour when the accident occurred.
There was a sudden explosion
and we were surrounded by burning
gasoline as We bailed out" Yost
quoted 1t. Rieben.
The pilot received burns and was
treated at the Naval air base hos
pital here.
Six planes and coast guard boats
searched for Sayers off nearby Wild
wood where the crash occurred.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13
Medical Care
BY LOAN CLENDENING, M. d.

BY LOAN CLENDENING, M. d.
In 1904, a physician named Dex-
ter wrote a book, now out of print,
which recorded the results of his
studies to show the relationship be-
tween the weather and human &C.
Invites. He had charts showing the
preponderance of suicides and MUIR
ders, in certain kinds of weather.
In the Bank of England it was
found that during very foggy wea-
Their certain types of clerical work
showed such a high percentage of
errors that such work was stopped
during these periods and the books
locked up to avoid mistakes.
People certainly differ in their
reactions to hot weather-there are
calophiles and calophobes. Person
ally I am a calophobe-I hate hot
weather and simply can not func-
ton or work then in spite of the
fact that I spent forty summers of
my life in about the hottest part of
the United States. I do my work
now in a cool summer climate and
glory to get back to snow and zero
weather in the winter. Many of my
friends on the contrary say they
feel best in temperatures over nine
ty and plan their vacations in the
winter. They always seem to me
to be expressing bravado; I don't
see how they can even be cheerful,
let alone work, in hot weather.
but that is my point of view.
Effect of Weather
This question of weather tenn.
permanent has significance in deal
ing with your fellow man. Hitler
is definitely cyclic as regards to
weather. In a chart of dates pub
lished in Time (June 24) it is no.
ticeable that he was always mac
tive in February, June, July, Octo-
Der and November and December.
This year he couldn't help himself
in June and July: his events pushed
him. March, August and September
are his busy months for decisions.
That isn't astrology-that's wealth
er and psychology.
During the hot weather, the Won
derful machinery of perspiration
should be studied a d admired.
Annoying as it may be it is the
thermostat of our bodies.
Perspiration is secreted from the
sweat glands, minute coiled glands
which lie in the deeper layers of
the skin, each one surrounded by
a network of blood vessels. The
sweat comes from the blood, con-
sists mostly of water and salt, but
may contain many other substan-
ces. Perspiration, aided by the nat
ural oil from the sebaceous glands
keeps the skin pliable, soft and
moist. Even in cool weather the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13

dition. We will not succeed in pre-
venting that trade. We must be
realistic about that. We must be
content with our share, which up
to now has been the lions, and will
probably continue to be, because
we have the credits to offer.
4. Then there is the problem of
gold. We have 80 cents out of every
dollar of world gold.
We have the marbles. Can Ger
many demonetize gold and leave
us holding a bag of worthless met
al?
These great self-existing trading
areas-Germany's, Russia's, ia
pan's-can reduce the need for gold
but no satisfactory substitute for
the metal has yet been found for
settling international balances. Ev-
en- Herr Funk admits that.
GERMANY EYES
BRITISH GOLD MINES
Germany may hope, as a prize
of the war, to get possession OF
England's gold mines in the Trans
vaal. If she does, her interest in
demonetizing gold will quickly
abate.
The most serious blow to our
foreign trade, however, may be a
temporary one-namely, the cur
rency crisis that will follow the
war.
A substitute for gold-most of
which we have-cannot be worked
up in a day. The interval, while
new currency valuations and trad
ing areas are being formed, will
be a painful one.
For all these contingencies I'll
economists and bankers should be
planning now. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13

a kid chimed in with 'hot-dog."
"Ah! Why didn't you say eet the
frs time?" asked Heimo. Hot-dogs
have been his grand passion ever
since he got off the boat.
At the beginning of THE Great
Profile" John Barrymore p o p S
from behind a curtail to tell audi
ences: "All characters in this pho
toplay are fictitious, and any SIM
ilarity to persons living or dead is
purely coincidental." He then will
wink broadly at the fans. . AT
the conclusion of the film, during a
madhouse theater scene, his Chi
nese servant whispers to Barry
more, who then turns a an
nounces to the audience: "Confu-
cius say-This is the end!"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13
Security Act Covers
50 Million Workers

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-P-
The governments Social Security
program, five years old this week,
has distributed $4,000, 900, 900 to the
nations aged and unemployed work
ers, and to widows, orphans and the
blind.
In advance of it's anniversary
Wednesday, the Social Security
board drew up a statistical picture
of it's vast operations to show that
some $4,000, 900 workers had been
enrolled in the program since Pres
1885.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13
body produces a quart of perspir'
alton in tWenty-four hours.
Natures Cooling Device

body produces a quart of perspir-
alton in tWenty-four hours.
Natures Cooling Device
The sweat glands are most nu-
merous where the temperature bud
of the nerves r most numerous.
Very few around the knees and the
thighs, for instance, which are not
sensitive to cold or heat. The ex-
posed parts of the body produce
the most sweat, the armpits seem
to prodcue more because the skin
areas are in contact here and evap-
Grafton is limited.
Evaporation is Natures most ef-
ficient cooling device, that's why
perspiration is such an efficient
temperature regulator. Humidity
and air currents condition this eff
ficiency. Humidity in our average
summer temperatures is 40 to 80,
and this conduces to free evapora-
ton. In dry desert climates, even
with the temperature a b v ITO
perspiration evaporates so rapidly
that you are actually chilly.
Questions and Answers
Reader-'I would appreciate a
diet for following of the skin. l
would like to know if pure olive
oil used as a dressing for different
foods is all right to take. With the
following of the skin there is also
constant constipation"
AnsWer-Olive oil is a perfectly
good food under these circumstan-
ces and will not do you any harm.
1t is quite possible that you are
taking some kind of a cathartic
which produces a change in YOU
blood and makes your skin yellow.
Constipation itself does not produce
following of the skin, popular be.
lief to the contrary notWithstand-
ing. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13
Trio Is Ordered Held
In Policy Conspiracy

HIGH POINT, Aug. 12.-(P)-
tuless Hodge, 26-year-old furniture
worker, and his 19-year-old wife, of
'nls city, and Clyde Owen of Thorn
aSVllle, were bound over to Guilford
superior court on charges of con-
splfacy to defraud insurance COM
pdnles following a preliminary hear
ing IN municipal court today.
BONDS for each of the three were
.eauced, however. from s2O,O 900 to
Inc defendants were charged with
Volisplrlng to defraud insurance COM
panies OF $4,000, which represent
.u tne amount of insurance Hodge
.au taken out on his life shortly be.
.le ne disappeared after he was re-
pOlleu drowned at High Rock Lake.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-13

rive and get them to their destin-
atoms.
Working with the committee, al
so, is the Children's Bureau of the
chosen to receive a child must get
the bureaus okay.
Next step is up to Congress. Con-
gress is ready to help: but it would
like to know just what Mr.. Hitler
is going to have to say about the
whole scheme, if possible, before
committing itself. /