The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

griddle cakes. Watch this scoop come truel
 Some people are all het up about tie forthcoming census, because an swering some of the questions might prove embarrassing, 1t seems.
 Ye ed doesn't wish to get into any controversy with subscribers, but at the risk of losing some big ad- vertisers tiais is to state that 1t doesn't make sense coriside dering many of the same people make. themselves look mighty silly trying to answer radio qv.zzes!
 zeke StelnbeCk, the book-writer, was let go by Covici-F -Friede, the publishers, sometime back. Because they considered his writings ordi- nary. One of his books sold only seven copies. Well, the firm everi- tualiy went bankrupt but if they had held onto Zeke a little while his books alone would have saved them alll Tough luck, say we.
 The city slickers don't hear all the news, by gum. Ye ed happens to know that on Feb. 9th last at a meeting place on 7th Street N. w. in the Capitol of Our Nation-many Communist chiefs held @ get-to- gether qiiet-like. But not so quiet like as to miss ye eds ear which he keeps to the ground. These Reds discussed ways and means of dis crediting the FBI boys. They pro posed "enlisting" members of Con gress to start the attack and there by prevent the Feds from curbing Communistic activities" They es' pecialy suggested blast against J. E. H. and This plug-uglies" to use one of their phrases. Sure was a coincidence that, almost three weeks later, various sources as suggested came out with their attacks. < Ye ed would like to see their faces when they see this expose and start to arguing about who talkedl {, Elmer Pearson, the Merry Co., Round scribe and his spouse. are visitors these days at the Nassau residence of Abigail Patterson. Abi- gail is none other than the pro- prietor and editor of The Washing ton (D. O Times-Herald, which rents these jottings. HI, there folks
 Feb AswelI, evstwhile reporter in these parts, made up a pretty good Confucius Say remark down Lou isiana way. After Sam Jones won the election from Huey Longs kin Feb went around the city making people laugh by saying: Man who wear Long button yesterday-wear long face today"
 The Editor of the South Bend, (Ind) Tribune saluted The Kick town News-Press on Lincoln's Birthday by saying editorially: walt Winchell apparently must l accept blame, for the 'Confucius Say I --' epidemic. The Broadway Con- l fucius bits in his columns fin the last year evidently inspired gagmetl and song writers. The role oi originator or popular adapter, oi course, is not new for Walt. One l wonders if he, in common with mil ] lions, Of other Americans, is be- coming weary Of the Confuciala vari- I ations." < | Well, ye cd is not, only weary of having his hand (which fed SC many cribbers) gettin' bit. Ye cd is also fed up with the many people who miss the point of the Confuciut savings. Ye ed never made up one that was serious like the dull pro- verbs Ye ed has always poked TUT at them! But pretty soon there'I Dc Confucius comic strip by .ye ec which he intends will not die as quickly as the bum sayings the pilferers are selling now. But ye eo Is much obliged to all for the ad- vance publicity for his new insur' I,' ance.