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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
Views Of The Press

reason to be satisfied with its WPA administration than Connecticut.
 The first Bridgeporter to leace his mark on 1t was MT. Robert A.. Hurley, whose executive, admins trative and practical qualities in the post of State Administrator were such that he semed to Governor Wilbur L. Cross the ideal appoint ment to the newly created and very important post of tsat public works commissioner. In the past MT. Hur- ley has achieved an excellent record which is in itself the main basis for his present candidacy for governor.
 When MT. Hurley left the WPA, another Bridgeporter, MT. Vincent Sullivan, took over the post as state administrator, and carried on with talents equally praiseworthy. He has been a straightforward, ex- tremely competent public servant. Now he is leaving the WPA to go irl- to private enterprise, and the best wishes of al lwho have known his work for the WPA go with him. Having served the public so well, he deserves private success.
 As for the WPA, 1t will be lucky if 1t can find. in Connecticut, some one to match the records of these two Bridgeport administrators. They set a high standard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05


 What We need today is not more programs for human betterment; we need more people who know how to be kind and generous. We don't need efficiency nearly so much as we think we do-we need a little more brotherly helpfulness instilled into human relationships. When we think what men have sacrificed in order to give us modern systems of indus try and transportation, it makes us pause in admiration. But how much happier is the world today than it was when people traveled by oxcarts? Not great deal. And the reason is that advantages of that sort make neither the. indi- vidual nor the race any happier. We are made happier by human kind- ness. by the gracious giving of ones self to the people and situations round about us.
 One of the greatest needs today is to carry a spirit of tender-hearted- ness and loving appreciation into e world that is fast bursting into the flames of hatred.
 (All Rights Reserved-1abson News.
 paper syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
Elliott Roosevelt Enlists

The Army's assignment of Elliott1 Roosevelt to procurement work in the Air Corps as captain at $200 per month with allowances up to $116 has provoked deal of comment, much of it adverse. Complaint is made that favoritism was shown and that the effect on conScrip- tiOn will be bad. The complainerS main- tain that he should have enrolled as a buck private at $50 per month.
 Politics inspires some of the criticism, but some of it is meant to be honest and fair. No answer can or should be made to the politicians. To fair-minded cri- tics, perhaps, some considerations should be advanced In the first place, did either President Roosevelt or Elliott seek any special favor? Secondly, did the AMny officials who assigned Elliott show a.y special favor?
 To criticize is to charge Elliott's super iorS with being remiss in duty, serious charge and one not to be made lightly. Just what is that duty? Obviously it is make proper inquiry into his total quail fications, and assign him to such work as will best advance the Army'S efficiency. To fail to inquire would be blameworthy, to fail to assign properly would also be blameworthy. Whose opinion have we, that either was not done? Does it appear that Elliott Roosevelt is better fitted to act in some other capacity, that he is unfitted for the work assigned or that a better man was available for the position?
 Elliott Roosevelt is not boy He is a man with wife and two children. He was not obliged to enlist and he was not cOnScripted His new salary does not compare with the one he tossed aside. Possibly he had hoped to be taught to fly It is unlikely that with his back ground in business he is getting much kick out of his position as procurement officer.
 The superior officers in the corps in which he enlisted were lon the Spot'' the moment he showed up and undoubt- edly both he and they realized it. If they gave him the assignment for which he qualified they would be accused of seeking presidential favor. If they set him to work with broom or shovel, they would be called nincompoops for wasting good material at time like the present in the hope of gaining popular favor. Their duty was clear, whatever the result. If they have performed their duty, think ing men should support them. If they have failed in their duty, formal charges should be presented and their defense heard before they are condemned. Re- sponsible men should withhold criticism of Army officials unless and until they have obtained full knowledge of the facts.
 Perhaps by this time Elliott Roosevelt's indignation has cooled. He is paying the price that prominence must pay. Nothing short of the supreme sacrifice on the battlefield stilled the animosity shown m some quarters to Theodore Roosevelt's l0ns. Let Elliott be assured that his country appreciates his patriotism and hnpes for his welfare. Let his wife and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
Schools for Weathermen

In it's defense preparations, the army is even doing something about the weather Science hasn't yet reached the point where it can control the elements and decide that tomorrow we should have rain or fog or sunshine, but at least it has gone far in perfecting it's methods of forecasting. A good share of Ger many's success in air warfare has been attributed to that country's longtime study of weather forecastlng. For the weather - if you can accurately foreten it far enough in advance - can be a powerful ally.
 Taking the German lesson to heart, the U. s. army has set up number of schools for meteorologists At the Cali fornia Institute of Technology, the larg- est of these, more than 100 army and navy men are to be trained. They'll be taught long-range forecasting, and will be equipped to give accurate answers to the old question, Are we going to have a nice day tomorrow?"
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beef and cabbage, which he will eat any time of the day or night; and animals. Recently, McCor- mack and his wife were motoring in the country when they almost hit a turtle in the middle of the road. Mccormack swerved the car just in time and then con- tinued for about a mile, when suddenly he stopped and looked at his wife.
 'T was wondering how long it would take you to make up your mind to stop, JOhn," she said. Don't you think we ought to go back and do something about that turtle before it gets hit by another car?"
 MCCORMACK TURNED THE CAR AROUND, DROVE BACK TO THE TURTLE, STILL IN THE ROAD, AND PLACED TT OUT OF HARMS WAY.
 Mccormack and his wife, a Met ropolitan Opera star in the early 20's, are inseparable. ChildleSs, they are deeply devoted to each other and in the IS years of their married life have never missed an evening meal together. Their TO- nance is famous on Capitol Hill.
 After McCormack's election as Leader, a group of friends, among them Speaker Sam Rayburn, whom Mccormack succeeded, had gathered in Rayburn's office for pow-wow. The Speaker reached for the telephone, announcing he was going to break the good news to Mrs. Mccormick.
 'Let John do that, Sam," said one of the group. You know he and his wife are still sweet hearts"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
OCTOBER
Christian Science Monitor)


 October is upon us. Echoing with the Psalmist as the congregation of many a white-spired church. "The valleys stand so thick with corn that they laugh and sing"
 October singing the song of har- vests. Song of the shocked corn. The gleaming pumpkins. The shining apples, red and green, piled high in barrels and boxes under orchard trees.
 October singing the song of the fruits and vegetables under the tent of the country fair. Squashes and pumpkins. Purple eggplant and purple-topped rutabaga. Mexican corn with the colors of Indian pot tery. Cabbages and cauliflower Feathery celery and carrots. Perfect punches of grapes. The Diana, Con- cord, and Niagra.
 October singing the song of green and red peppers. hanging on back porches of many farmhouse. Sing ing the song of the blazing hearth fire, the hunting moon and Mercury, evening star.
 Singing the song of the woodl- ands, gay with the red and gold banners of maple and birch. Of pas ture lands afiame with sumac. Of old fences covered with scarlet and orange vines. Of starry asters, and fringed gentian. Of bayberries and bitter-sweet.
 All singing the harvest song of October. Reminding men and wo- men everywhere in thees tumultu- ous war-torn days that though they 'sow in tears". they too. "shall reap in joy.''
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Selected Poem

PLANTING
 (By Myra P. Ellis in the Boston PosD I plant and I weed and water, But the blade comes up stunted and sere; The kernels are shriveled and broken, When long for the full, golden ear. The showers of Spring are abundant, The ife-giving sunshine is free; The seed is good seed that the Master Has tested and given to me It may be the soil is too stony, It may be too lightly plant; For the good seed must lie in rich pasture, Or the harvest is sickly and scant. l shall baor more oevr the furrows shall give the seed food, strong and sweet, That the blade may be green, and the harvest Lay its full. golden ears at my feet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05

Much discussion goes on these pre- election days about the advisability of wholesale wearing of political buttons and the use of political insignias on cars, especially as regards the wearing of but tons in school. We might say there was nothing against it as long as the opposing parties each respected the convictions of the other However, that's not always the result, especially where the young are concerned, and many a battle ensues on school playground or college campus, if not in the alleys and on the streets where one wears his particular button and the other something entirely differ ent About most such matters young Americans are never wholly law-abiding, so in most cases it will have to be the survival of the fittest when the young and the old run amuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05

1. Turkey is ruled by 8 sultan, president or emperor?
 3. Alligator pear is the common name for Seckel pear, avocado or citron?
 3. Under the administration of which president was the United States entirely out of debt?
 4. Name the president of Colum- bia University in New York City.
 5. Is the Klondike in Alaska or Canada?
 6. Is the moon visible from the North and South Poles?
 2. Which is the more important holiday in France, Christmas or New Years Day?
 8. Is Osa Johnson 6 musical comedy actress. an explorer or an opera singer?
 g. The National Industrial Re- covery Act was passed in June, 1883 In what year was 1t declared un- constitutional by the U. S. Supreme Court?
 10. Who composed the opera 'sLohengrin"?
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America, Catholic Review, reiterates in the currant issue what they have been pounding on for months, that the United States should not enter the war as an ally of England. England, the article states, is surviving the attacks, and "to- day Great Britain's chances of escaping the fury of Hitler seems brighter than at any time in the last six months" With the suggestion of an olive branch instead of cannon the writer concludes: 'We are at peace with every country of the world, and have no cause to break that peace. Legitimate defense is wholly proper, but we have no moral justifica- tion for making war on any nation, or for threatening war As Plus XII has said, nothing is gained by war that can not be gained by peace. We must insist that the emblem of this country, particu- larly in our relations with Japan, be an olive branch, not spark of cannon"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05

Tall, slender, with Wavy black hair, facile tongue and a way with him, it was inevitable that the young attorney should get into politics. But he didn't run for office until 1917, when he was elected a member of the Massa- chusettS Constitutional Conven- tion, a real triumph for 8 25- year old beginner.
 Mccormack served only a few months, resigning to enlist in the army. After the Armistice he was discharged as 8 sergeant major and lost no time returning to the political arena. A few months later he was elected to the Mass achusetts Legislature, serving until 1926, his last two years as min- ority leader of the state senate. His most important contribution during this period was a bill es- tablishing the first public cancer hospital in the country, at Fox boro.
 McCOrmack's first try for
 
 Congress, against veteran Demo- cratic incumbent, was unavail- ing. But although defeated, Me- COrmack laid the groundwork for a return engagement two years later and this time he won hands down.
 In the House he soon attract ed the attention of Jack Garner, then Democratic leader. The Tex an put Mccormack on the pow erful Ways and Means committee, where he became known as the bane of favor-seeking tax lobby istS.
 SWEETHEARTS
 Mccormack is teetotaler. He's a boon companion, but his only excess is cigars. He is rarely with out one clutched in his teeth.
 Two other addictions are corned
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it with a knife.
 It goes back to the fact that De- fenSe Commissioner Sidney Hill- man has been slightly on the spot with some of his fellow c. I. Gers of late. Some of them have begun to murmur that while Hillman has been asking labor to make a number of concessions in the de- fense program he hasn't "done anything for labor" Two or three months ago a quiet campaign to bring the Bethlehem situation to boil got under way.
 WHAT ABOUT
 BETHLEHEM"
 It began on the labor advisory committee which meets periodically with Hillman to discuss defense la- bor problems. In it are such stout c. I. O. chieftains as Van Bittner of the mine workers, Clinton Gold l en of the steel workers, Emil Rieve of the textile workers and R. J. Thomas of the auto workers.
 At every meeting one or another of these would be sure to interject: q think we've got to do something about this Bethlehem situation. If we don't there's going to be trou- ble there before this thing is over." :" The others would take it up-sec- onded, often enough, by George Lynch of the A. F. of L. pattern makers union, which has tiffed with Bethlehem in the past.
 Because of all this, stories kept coming out of Washington to the effect that Hillman and his aides were considering the Bethlehem situation" Union leaders could call steel workers together to hear the latest news from Washington on the Bethlehem situation"
 Result - there actually began to be a Bethlehem situation. The c. I. o. was very weak in the Bethlehem plants when the campaign began. It kept getting stronger as the inter- est of Bethlehem workers was aroused. And since Bethlehem was somewhat vulnerable anyway, the "Bethlehem situation" finally be- came strike situation.
 LEWIS VS
 HILLMAN
 All of which put Hillman in a spot. What began as more or less serious effort to present him with a situation" that would test his read mess to "do something for labor" developed into a threat of strike in the plants of one of the most im- portant fabricators of defense ma terials in the nation.
 The ruling about army and navy contracts dovetails into all this perfectly. It enables Hill- man to meet any criticism from la bor by pointing to the biggest vic- tory labor has yet gained in the whole defense program. It probably means a settlement of the dif1cul- ties at Bethlehem. And it could be an important factor in internation- al c. I. O. politics.
 c. I. O.'s annual convention is due November IS. The smoldering rivalry between tE-o divergent wings headed by Hillm- and John L. Lewis is extremely likely to come to a showdown. Hillman gained strategic advantage when FDR made him defense commissioner. He lost some of it when com- plaints about his role began to percolate in labor circles. He re- gained all of that and more by producing this latest announce ment - for which, incidentally, he had to fight very long and often heated battle inside the defense commission.
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RADIO HAMS
(Boston Post)

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 The radio hams, as the operators of amateur short-wave radio sta- tions call themselves, are responding 66.O0O strong In the nations latest emergency. In time of disaster, the radio hams have been of assistance, gathering messages and helping rec lief agencies find persons In distress.
 Now the operators are listening day and night on their short-wave sets and making 1t their business to locate and listen in on any 'smyS- tery" stations that may be operating ct this time or might spring up later in connection with fifth column acc tivities. With 50 many of these Watchdogs Of tho aiF listening, it should Do difilcult for illegal and harmful lndlvldualB to operate any such stations and not he detected,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05

The old-fashioned theory that lightn- ing never strikes the same place twice has gone by the board Just the other day there was comment on the fact that the Empire State building in New York City had been struck twenty times since last April A young electric engineer kept track. It would only be natural for this skyscraper to attract the bolts as they zigzag across the sky.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05

and navy con- tracts will not here after be negotiated with firms not living up to federal labor laws.
 Although there was no direct connection be- tween this &C., tion and the Bethlehem Steel Corporations la bor troubles, the indirect connec- tion is so thick you couldn't cut
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
Daily Almanac
.oon sets 8:47 D. m.

Moon sets B:4T D. m.
 Sun rises 5:52 6. m.; sets b:20 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty mln- utes after sunset
 october's colors are gradually coming Into prominence. Every hillside now ls proiuse In ils display. But there is still an under lying blanket Of green that only Q period Of severe frosls can wither.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05

children be assured that the service flag and vacant chair in their home are respected by all Americans and that all of us feel that every American soldier, including the Presidents son, will never have his claim to our affection and gratitude diShonored
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
Current Comment

Americans should learn from Flu. rope what Is the price of peace and freedom. .--sir Norman Angel. British ecOn-
 omlst and erstWhile paciflBt.
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BRID0EP0R's wPA
 ADMINISTRATORS
lDEldgepoEt TImes)

This city can be decently proud O fthe fact that Bridgeport talent has played such . great part n making tho WPA program in Con- necticut an outstanding succeaa, noted for lts eleannons from poll- ties. lts intelligent planning and its constructive accomplishment.
 No state ln Inc unlon hos moro
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05

IS more uSCeSSdIy today than it has
 ever been. As we read of the bomb ings we find our- selves glorying in retaliations. The h a t e full t h in g
 about war is that it can, in a year, stir up hatreds which cannot be quieted in a cen-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05

e. What was the nature of the dispute between North and South Carolina over the honor of being the birthplace of President Andrew Jackson?
 A. Jackson was born in the L.an- caster district of the Waxhaw (New Lancaster county, South Carolina), a pioneer settlement on the North Carolina-S South Carolina line. Mar quis James, in his biography, "An- drew Jackson: The Border Captain" has an exhaustive study of the doc umentS extant and declares the weight of evidence is that Jackson was born March IS, 1767, in the Crawford house, then and now on the South Carolina side of the boundary which was then in dispute and was not determined until 1913.
 e. How is the word isolate pro- nounced?
 A. Either is' Gas in history so- late or av Gas in aisle) so-late.
 @. If should receive a package or an object which suspect to be bomb, what should I do?
 A. The International Association of Chiefs of Police has issued the following instructions: Don't touch the suspected package or object, but notify the police, who will send off, cials trained to handle such cases. Never attempt to remove any sus- pected package from the position in which it is originally discovered. Never throw water upon or immerse in water any suspected incendiary or explosive machine as 1t may be the type that will explode by improper handling or immersion in water. Never attempt to open a suspicious package"
 e. Is . child born in the United States g citizen if one parent is an alien?
 A. Yes.
 o. What is the difference between a corduroy and a corrugated road?
 A. A corduroy road consists oS poles laid across the road. A cor rugated road is one with a series of bumps and hollows in the surface, created by the action or vehicle springs. This occurs on gravel-type roads more often than on dirt roads.
 If you want a copy of the book
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National
 Spotlight
Bx BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondenf

Washington, Oct. s z Some ex- tremely interesting lnaneuvering for position took place back-stage in connection with the defense com- announcement that army
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Washington Merry-G Go-Round
John Mccormack Of Massachusetts First New England
 Democrat To Be Elected Majority Leader In Lower House
A s~V@A.
DREW PEAR SON ROBERT S. ALLEN

 Majority o the House. - election John Mccormack as notice
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e. when is Poke harvested3

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, we planned on taking a walk; say planned to take a walk" or i've planned taking a walk"
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
LET US SHUN HATE
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

LEI UO OIUN HxA1N
 The world is trying to conduct war and at the same time keep its everyday life on an even keel.
 This means that the kindly heart
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A Thought for Today

But say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak they shall give accoant thereof in the day of judgment.-Matthew 12:36
 Men are not to be judged by their looks hab- its, and appearances; but by the character Of their lives and conversations and by their works --LEstrange.
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What's Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
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Questions
 and Answers
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 e. When is Poke harvested3
 A. The root of Poke is collected in late autumn, and sliced and dried; to less extent, the ripe ber- ries are also collected. Both root and berries are used in medicine. As soon as they are dug, the roots are washed and usually cut length wise or transversely into slices and dried. They should be thoroughly dry and, if . large quantity is to be handled, artificial heat should be used.
 Q. When did automobile produc- tion in the United States and Can- ada reach it's peak2
 A. Tn April, 1929, when 603, ,811 passenger cars and trucks were as- sembled.
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e. Is . child born in the United States Q citizen if one parent is an alien?
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