The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23

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 All these companies are loaded to the gunwales with U. s. defense and British orders. So any pro- duction stoppage would be very serious matter.
 When the CIO aircraft workers will make their pay boost demands is not known, but inside word to defense authorities is that de- mands are scheduled soon. Gov- ernment officials are not against a wage increase, but they fear a strike and a repetition of the Vultee shutdown. In an effort to avert this, they are quietly con- sulting labor leaders on peace moves in case a dispute should eventuate.
 FANNIE THE PERK"
 In checking over their carn- paign books, Democratic account ants ran into some interesting facts regarding Miss Frances Per- kins and her dilatory contributions to the Democratic Party.
 Miss Perkins, as a member or the Cabinet in a Democratic Ad- ministration, naturally is a regu- lar attendant at the Jackson Day Dinner every January. To att tend this dinner in Washington it is necessary to pay $100, which goes to the Democratic deficit. Since some members of the party cannot raise $1OO at one stroke, $25 deposited in cash is sufficient to reserve seat, and they can pay the $75 balance later.
 This, apparently, is what Miss Perkins has been doing. On the day of the dinner last January, she sent her $25 to the Democratic National Committee. However, committee officials, checking their books, were forced to call up the Secretary of Labor and inform her that she had paid only S25 for 1889, and owed them SIS on last years dinner.
 Furthermore, they told Miss Per- kins, as politely as they could, she could not attend this year unless the $75 were forthcoming.
 So the Secretary of Labor sent her check for $50. This, added to the $25 sent earlier in the day, made $75.
 But again the Democratic Ma
 tiOnal Committee had to call
 Miss Perkins back and. inform
 her that while the dinner bill for
 1889 was now paid in full, she still had to pay $25 in order to
 secure her place for 194O. Miss
 Perkins protested a bit at this,
 but finally sent round her third check, this time for an addition
 al $25.
 Up until recently, Miss Perkins had not paid the $75 balance still due the committee for 1940, and officials are wondering whether Miss Perkins will be on deck again for the dinner next month.
 NOTE-Miss Perkins contribut- ed $500 to the Roosevelt campaign fund during the recent election, explaining that she would give more later. But she never did. FARLEY'S SOFT DINK
 Big Jim Farley is gone, but his memory still fingers on at the Post Ofice Department.
 In his farewell speech to depart inent employees when he retired to private business, the former Postmaster General said he had two requests to make. Buy Coca Cola and go to see the New York Yankees play when they're in Washington" Jim urged with a grin. "I'll need your support if I'm to make good from now on"
 The baseball season is months of; and Jim, according to last re- ports, still is dickering for the Yankees. But his former subor- dinates are loyally delivering on the other half of his farewell plea. Coca-Cola sales have more than doubled at the sandwich counter of the Post Office Departments cafeteria.
 NOTE-New York Democrats are predicting that Farley will seek the governorship in 1942. He is chairman of the State Demo- cratic Committee.
 NEW JOBS FOR OLD
 The approaching third term will bring with it a number of im- portant job shifts. Some have all ready been decided; others are still being mulled over by the President. Here are some of them being considered:
 Robert Patterson, Assistant Sec- retary of War, for promotion to