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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-07-26

Were given in their honor. Their
neice, Mary Kimbro accompanied
them home.
Mrs. Julian S. Peasant was called
to Pittsburgh, Pa, Wednesday to
attend the funeral services Of her
brother. Curtis McReynolds who died
Tuesday. Js.lx,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Hall Of Wins
ton-Salem. NC. have returned
home. 40
James W. Reid Of Detroit, Mich,
is home speeding the summer with
his grandmother.
Miss Yvonne Morris, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. O. O. Mooris, former
Boys Work Secretary Of the Fifth
Street YMCA and now Executive
Secretary Of the YMCA in St. Louis,
spent few days last week in Day
ton, en- route back to st. Louis. Miss
Morris has been travelling in the
East for the past two months. While
in the city she visited with Miss
Irene Johnson at 1914 Home Ave-,
who with the latters mother, Mrs.
Adkins, accompanied her back to ST.
Louis.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-07-26
GOVERNOR BRICKER TO SPEAK
ON CITIZENSHIP IN HAMILTON

= Governors Citizenship Day
ceiebratlon, open to the public, which
Is beng sponsored by Civic, fratern-
Al and patriotic organizations, to-
gether with State employees from
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-07-26
DAYTON LOCALS

DR.. and Mrs. Leroy Hall Of
Salem, NC, have returned
home after two weeks visit with
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Garrett. A number of social affairs
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-07-26

Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Greene,
Hamilton. Montgomery, Preble and
Warren counties, will be held We'd
nesday, July 31st, at the Butler
County Fairgrounds, Hamilton, O.
The feature highlight of the day
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-07-26
PACE: SEVEN

killed and two men seriously iniur-
cd Sunday when the car in which
they were riding collided head-on
with a passenger bus near here. The
driver Of the bus and two passengers
were hurt.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-07-26

Behduing like the Dek knoDn post1ndn holiday radio
the microphone their
saion the ms and outs Of radio Left right aboo John
Cornell the Cincinnati Opera programs
being 81 WLW NBC; Milton
Uho NetD York recently guest
the and Peter WLW chief
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-07-26
DA Y 7 ON
NEWS BRIEFS
GARDEN PATH CLUB

GANDEN Path CLUB
Members of the Linden Garden
Path Club will enjoy a lecture:
"Perennials Grown From Seed" de-
livered by Mrs. w. L. Lansdown at
the home Of Mrs. Mabel Hague, 402
S. Euclid Avenue, Thursday, August
/, at 1880 pm.
BENEFIT TEA
There will be a Benefit Tea given
at Wayman AME Church, Sunday,
August 4th, 1910, sponsored by the
Senior and Junior chorus and choirs,
in interest Of the organist. The pub
lie is invited. Hours from A to Z
pm.
Mrs. Matte Lewis is president OF
the senior choir.
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DELPHINIUM
GARDEN CLUB
The Delphinium Garden Club
sponsored their annual tour last
Wednesday starting from the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Robert Wilson, Of 1923
South Western avenue at $50 and
continuing the entire day. Twenty
TWO gardens were viewed. Every
garden seems to get more beautiful
each year. One extra garden was
the beautiful one Of Mrs. Minor on
Ardnore Avenue. At noon each
member enjoyed lovely buffet pic
mic lunch at the residence of Mrs,
Cora Gardner.
When passing the West Side Day
Nursery, notice the window box, il
was given by the Delphinium Garden
club. This will be an annual dona-
ton to help beautify the nursery.
The box will be filed each year by
the garden club members.
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CHURCH NEWS
INVITES
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
fic and attend to precautionary safe
ty measures on the highways leading
into Elwood. Food, water, santa
ton facilities and all else needed for
the comfort and convenience Of the
visitors will be ample, no matter
how large the crowd may be. The
Elwood committee Is determined to
do everything possible to please
everyone attending the program
honoring the city's fayorite son.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-07-26
RIDCEWOOD
HEIGHTS
(cRoWN PoINT)

The Douglass Community Club Is
requesting all members and friends
to meet Monday evening August s
at Z o'clock. There will be lot Of
business to attend to. Each member
is asked to bring a new member. All
members that have their names on
the roll are asked to try and pay
something on their dues before the
end Of this month, the dues are only
SI.O0 per year. New members may
join for only so cents SO come and
Join the Douglass club and help us to
reach our goal. There will be a
show every Tuesday night at pm.
at the Douglass center.
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CHURCH NEWS
An old fashioned revival is now
in session at the First Baptist church
of Crown Point. You are welcome
to come out to these wonderful
meetings The junior choir is to
sing at the Wesleyan church Sunday
afternoon. All members are to meet
at the church and leave together.
Wednesday night trere were i2
candidates for baptism.
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IA Killed Autc-Bus
Collision

ELIZABETHToWN, KY. (ANP)
Three men and woman were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
Encouraging All Around

Indications continue that the end of the first year of the administration of Mayor Vincent Scully will find this city in exceptionally good financial condition. Further than that all official boards are virtually agreed on the decrease in the city's tax rate It will be 31 mills for next year which represents mill and one-half drop. Undoubtedly it might have been put at an even lower figure had the city fathers resorted to drastic cuts in departmental budgets and elinl- mated many services planned for next year, but the 31-mill figure seems vel come one.
 In view of the fact that Waterbury eX- poets that 1941 will be a very busy year industrially the city itself should also experience a good year. If it is any bet ter than the current one it will approach perfection Just one look at tax collec- tions for this year gives person an in- dication of how good conditions must be here at the present time, At such time as this there often is a tendency to be- come reckless with public funds. That tendency apparently hasn't entered into the contemplation of the budget for 1941. We don't believe it ever will so long as Mayor Scully and his aides are in control of the city government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22

backing, possible in the United States? At present numerically small, can the party finance its own activities or will it dry up for lack of funds? Or will it still get money from abroad?
 The latter method is possible. The. Communist Party, as such, may have cut itself loose from European affiliations, but there are still ways of beating the devil around the stump. There is no American law which prevents Comrade Redsky of Russia from sending a gift of money to his dear American friend, MT. Red. And there is no American law which prevents the recipient of that money from being party patriot and making present to the party treasury.
 Small Communist parties, which might grow into bigger and more dangerous ones, have existed before In spite of the war and the position of Russia toward the belligerents, there is still Com muniSt Party in Great Britain and it still has one member in the House of Con- mons who makes himself vocal on any and all occasions.
 So far, the American Communist Party has never elected a congressman, but 1t can always try to cash in on momentary discontents and disappointments of the people, The great safeguard is that the American voters are pretty well on to the curves of the Red termites
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
Remember the Shelter Belt?

Six years have passed, and most of us have completely recovered from the gasp or the deprecatory chuckle with which we looked at the plans for a great shelter belt of trees which. should redeem miles of dust bowl from the encroaching desert. Absurd! Too visionary! Trees won't grow! Magnificent! Crack-pot! So we spoke, looking at that drawing of con- tinent-wide tree belt where no trees grew before. Six growing seasons have past. In eastern South Dakota 32,000,000 trees are growing and thriving on 4229 farms. About 70 per cent of the trees in this area survived, despite farmers skepticism.
 Similar reports come from North Da- kota, Nebraska Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. It is too early to claim that the trees have redeemed every promise made for them - to change the very climate and turn desert into Eden. But their very survival gives hope that we can do more than some believed to change the face of the country and make it bloom accord ing to our own desires
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
$54O,OOO Per Mile

Figures available now show that the cost of the Merritt Parkway, Connecti- cuts first great highway, has reached total of 0,592,001. The figures are not final They include only expenses listed up to August 31 of this year and it is believed that there may be more addi- tions to the computations. These figures do not include, either, interest paid on the bonds used to finance the road con- struction cost The figures as above come pretty close to what was estimated for the cost long before the road had even been started.
 Broken down into cost per mile it fig ures at $540,00O. As modern pathways go this may be trifle high, but if so 1t can be blamed on the fact that acquisi- tion or rights of way for the Merritt Park way was expensive. The figure for this item alone is almost $7,000,000 That comprises practically one-third of the total cost. If pathways are to be extend ed in Connecticut it is obvious that rights of way purchases must be less expensive. But that is probably taken care of now, what with the Fairfield County scandals and resultant prosecutions
 What with it's experience in bridging Fairfield County with a marvellous park way Connecticut should be well prepared to continue this type of highway all the way up to the Massachusetts and Rhode Island boundaries in our northeastern corner at considerably less cost per mile than the first experiment produced. Pathways are expensive and If we want them we'll have to pay for them and, probably in most instances, through ad- ditional financing. By that we mean ordinary revenue for such purposes will have to be amplified by highway or bridge tolls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS
Bridgeport Telegraph

The Constitutional provision, which limits the number of state senators in Connecticut to 36 and which forbids the crossing of town or county lines by any senatorial district is an obstacle toward the re- apportionment of senatorial dis tricts in the state. Senator dis tricts may be made up of groups of towns but not of parts of towns; and such groupings when made must not cross county lines.
 Because of the great disparity in population between various towns and cities and between various counties it is hard to stay within this limitation and make the Senate represent popular vote as it really should.
 AS everyone knows, the lower House of the Connecticut Legisla- ture represents towns not popula- ton. Every town has at least one representative, all towns over 5000 population have two representa- tives, and some of the smaller towns also have two, as holdover from olden times.
 Nothing can be done about this arrangement except by Constitu- tional amendment. And any attempt to change the arrangement drasti- cally would be bitterly opposed and probably defeated because it is felt that the towns, as. such, are entitled to special representation in order that they may protect their identity and not be absorbed or overwhelmed by their big city neighbors.
 The Senate on the other hand is supposed to represent population but because of the failure of the state to enact reapportionment of senatorial districts after two suc- ceSsive national censuses, bad sit- uation has grown up here. The larg- est senatorial district contains four times as much population as the smallest and the residents in the largest district have only one-fourth of their proper representation, in terms of the smaller district.
 A good deal of study should be given to this situation to rearrange these senatorial districts as nearly as can be done within the limit set by the Constitution SO that their population may be reasonably alike.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
Red Termites Seek Shelter

On the statute books of the United States there is a certain VoorhiS act which requires registration with the Secretary of State for every organization subject to foreign control, or which is engaged in political activities, or civilian-military activities, or whose purpose is to over throw the government by force, violence or threat. Negligence so to register is punishable by heavy fine and imprison- ment
 Faced by this law, the Communist Party of America dissolved its organiza- tional utilization with the Communist International But, at the same time, the leaders denounced the VoorhiS act as Fascist law and satisfied their old lean- ings by reaffirming their unshakable adherence to "the proletarian interna- tionaliSm of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin."
 That, of course, makes the whole pro- ceeding smack of subterfuge The Com munists evidently do not fancy United States authorities looking into their books, seeing how their organization works and whose money makes the mare go.
 The finances of any party are import ant. Money is always necessary for the building up of framework around which the believers and converts can gather. It is needed for the spread of literature It is the thing which makes possible party press. Small parties need such a press more than the big political organizations.
 The new situation suggests various questions. Is a real American Commun- ist Party, without European ties and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
Views Of The Press

they get salaries, or medals or both. Our preferred aldermanic existence would be in Chicago, where an al- derman receives folding money as a salary, along with honors. If he has to spend most of his salary, he has all the fun of spending, and we cannot sympathize with Alderman Paul Douglas, who complains be- cause he could save only $16.72 out of his 5000.
 The alderman, who is a university teacher of economies, found him. self turned into practical politician who had to make contributions to- ward organizations, to political benefit groups, to baseball team or gani7ers and for various charities, funeral expenses and plain touch es."
 He was the daddy of his ward, it seems, and was called on to escort a night telephone operator to her home, to provide dictionary so that a constituent might complete for a crossword puzzle prize and to teach a woman the latest song hit so that she might win a radio quiz. Still, as sideline, it would be con- sidered a fairly good job in these diggingS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22

Political writers believe that Governor Raymond E. Baldwin sounded the call for a revival of spirit among his fellow party men at recent gathering in Hartford. The governor is reported to have said: "The campaign of 1940 has ended, but the campaign for 1942 and 1914 already has begun :" All of which is sufficient to remove any complacency that might rest on Democratic shoulders these days. Any party which steps into office on the heels of an opposing one has doubly hard task That may have been one reason why Democrats were able to reverse the 1888 results this month. And the same could be true two years hence. So Dem ocrats can take the governors words just as seriously as he wanted Republicans to take them. The party has big responSi- bility ahead of it; if it assumes it fairly and squarely there is no reason why it should not be repaid at the polls in years to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22

Our congratulations to the Bridgeport Times-Star on the attainment of it's 150th anniversary. This is ripe old age for any newspaper to reach and Con- necticut can take pride in the fact that it has number of newspapers whose roots go back into the pioneer and colonial days of the state. There aren't too many institutions throughout the United States that can lay claim to such an age. Certainly when daily news paper reaches it, there is cause for exul- tation The Times-Star, however, is very modest about it all. It would have us believe that there are more events to occupy our minds in these troublesome days than newspapers anniversary. Maybe so but we'd rather talk about the anniversary!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
Selected Poem
THE SWEEPER

(Elizabeth Jane Astley in the Christian Science
 Monitor) The street sweeper walks in the street in the breezy
 dawn, Pushing his broom and his barrel ahead in his van, But what can he find to sweep except the sun And his shadow beside him walking like another
 man? The ice mocks at his barrel the gold foil Stuck in the ice is locked away from his broom, And only the water chortes in the canal And the pigeons in the cathedral coo and croon. Why is he here alone in the windy dawn, With the claret burst of the sun brilliant and
 strong? Perhaps he was sweeping splinters off the moon, Perhaps he was up on the hill when the moon was
 born, Perhaps he was dreaming his hands were pushing blow Into the sunrise leaving dusky furrow, Not pushing an empty barrow as they do now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22

of the concern and members of his family from objecting privately to his backing the third term campaign.
 q don't care whether you like it or not" replied young Rey- holds. I'm for Roosevelt and I'm going to do everything I can to help re-elect him."
 As new treasurer, Reynolds will work closely with Wayne John son, one of his strong boosters, who was installed as chairman of the Finance Committee, thus sup erseding Quayle, after Farley de- parted. The two men will have a big job on their hands.
 The National Committee emerged from the campaign with a debt of around $7OO,0OO. Be- sides paying this off, there is also the problem of raising a battle chest for the off-year congressional tusSle two years hence. In 1888, the COP made a heavy dent in Democratic House strength and is sure to try viz Or0usly to recOup its losses this year.
 One plan to restock the party's exchequer is to make the annual Jackson Day dinner in January Victory dinner and charge fancy prices for tickets.
 NOTE = Insiders predict that Clifford Pinchot, former Repub- lican Governor of Pennsylvania who supported the President, will be given an important federal post.
 RETURN OF AN EXILE
 One of the most interesting per- sonages of foreign birth in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22

And while on the subject of congratu- lations too much can't be said about the fine job the Merchants Bureau Of the Chamber of Commerce did this year in securing cooperation throughout the city on the Christmas holiday decorations. Although the finishing touches aren't complete the result right now is beau tiful one. Waterbury should certainly rank high among those communities whose interest in it's holiday dress at tracts widespread notice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
. HlGHlIGHTS FRokA
 LATEST BOOKS
Americas Oldtime West Lives Again

The American West still makes good reading, whether fiction or non- fiction. The truth, as a matter of fact, usually is the best reading and certainly that is the case with four unheralded but entertaining new fall titles.
 Consider them separately. The first is Captain Lee Hall of Texas" by Dora Neill Raymond University of Oklahoma Press: $2.75)-a biog- raphy just about as dashing as the famous old captain of the Texas Rangers was himself. The exploits of this stalwart figure are legend along the Rio Grande. The news paper boys of the seventies used to hunt him up for color stories. Fred eric Remington, who knew a few things about western color, too, called him a gentleman of the Southern Soldier type" Altogether, Captain Hall was an unforgettable character. You should meet him.
 Just as good is "The Longest Rope" by D. P. Baber (Caxton Printers: $350), a first-hand, un- vanished account of the now fa- nous Johnson County Cattle War in Wyoming. Bill Walker. who tells this story to Mrs. Baber, was the chief eyewitness to this bloody quar- rel between the cattlemen and the homesteaders. Here is American history in the raw and Mrs. Baber has done real service in preserving 1t with just the right proportion of salt.
 A third is Golden Mirages," by Philip A. Bailey tA6acmiilan: e3), Q superb collection of the tales and legends of the old southwest. Mir. Bailey. for instance, sets you on the trail of the fabulous Mother Lode, the Madre de Orc Of the early
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22

United States is the ex-president of Chile, Carlos Davila, who for eight years has been living in New York. Formerly a newspaperman in Chile, he has gone back to his old trade, has built up an influ- ential newspaper syndicate cover ing South America.
 For years, Davila wanted to return to his homeland, but was worried over how he would be received. Finally, a few weeks ago, he paid a visit to Chile.
 AS his airplane approached northern Chile, bad weather forced him to spend the night at Anto- fagasta. This was the city where the revolt started which busted Carlos Davila as President. Eight years ago feeling was so hostile that the ship which carried him out of Chile could not touch at AntofagaSta harbor.
 Almost immediately Davila heard that the old revolutionary committee which had started his downfall awaited him. This time, however, they rendered him dinner, and to a man they toasted his reforms as president.
 NOTE = Davila passed 100 laws during his term of office, and everyone of these remains on the statute books of Chile today. He was given a tremendous ovation wherever he went in Chile = but finally decided to come back to his newspaper job in New York.
 Copyright, 194o, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22

pie of generations have New Eng land folks had to resort to sulphur and molasses in the springtime to offset a vitamin- deficient winte; diet. Canada has been importing $20,000,00 worth of fresh fruits ana vegetables from us but now she feels that she must go without in order to spend that money for war ma terial. The loss of business to our farmers will be serious but the loss of these necessary foods to Cana dian children and adults is. even more to be regretted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22

cess profits tax levies are in the cards.
 The adninis- tration has not yet formulated the tax pro- gram it will set b e f o e Con- gresS, but one thing is per- fectly obvious: the government has got to have more money.
 A record def icit is b e i n g created in thic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
WE BOTH LOSE
(Boston Post)

We are sorry to learn that our good neighbor Canada feels that she must cut down her usual imports of fresh fruits and vegetables grown in this country. Canada lies pretty far north to grow much of that sort of food except in midsummer One of the blessings of our country is that all through teh year we have bountiful supply of fresh fruits and vegetables from our South and Southwest after winter has frozen our northern areas. Not for 8 cou-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22

spaniards, the lost Peg Leg Mine and other gold.
 Fourth and final volume is Hear Me, My Chiefs" by Herbert Rayenei Sass (Morrow: s2.B0). This is the story, simply but effectively told, of the Indians fight for his America--from the Great Smokes to the Western Mountains. To read it is to learn . great deal more D. s: history. and who can do bet- ter these days7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-22
Daily Almanac

Sun rises 6:47 a. m; sets 4:29 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The moon entered it's last quarter phase this morning between ii and i2 noon. This Is q particularly bad sign for the coming week. indicating rain and cold weather in big doses