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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
NEW DODGE
 TO HELP DEFENSE

How can a factory not engaged in defense production contribute to defense? The Forstmann Woolen Go. of Passaic, N. J., has an answer Recently the company's self-im- provement courses in machine shop practice and blueprint reading were thrown open to non-employes. En- rollment tripled to about 75. Gradu- ates of the t6-week courses are ex- pected to be absorbed by nearby aircraft plants.
 Washington will watch closely the January gathering of pro- vincial representatives in Ottawa when the Canadian government will ask the provinces to give up some hitherto sacred financial rights in return for Dominion assumption of outstanding provincial debts and relief of unemployed and agriculture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21

and harbor tugs. All of these craft are considered as essential to the navy's proper operation as are the big fighting ships themselves.
 For the merchant ships there is variety of uses.
 Some of the bigger vessels-like the president" liners, for instance are put into service as transports. Others are converted into seaplane tenders, submarine tenders or des- troyer tenders. The former Mari time Commission cargo carrier Shooting Star, as a sample, is about to go into navy service as an am- munition carrier. A large number of tankers will serve the fleet as oilers.
 Former yachts, meanwhile, are being converted into patrol vessels. Harold Vanderbilt,s "Vara" is be- coming submarine chaser. Col. Edwards A. Deeds "Lotusland" is being turned into a coastal mine layer. The sleek Orion" bought from the J. Forstmann estate, is being commissioned as a gunboat. CAN COPE
 WITH SUBS
 The job of converting these yachts to naval uses is fairly simple. Hulls and frames must be inspected, to see how many guns can be supported and where they can be placed. Fancy fittings are taken out. Lavish guest stateroom suites are knocked out and replaced by the spartan cabins naval officers are used to. What used to be a state dinning saloon may lose its paneling and its hangings, get a coat of slate gray, and become part of the berth deck for enlisted men.
 Point is that, once converted, the | eX-yacht becomes @ useful patrol vessel for the Atlantic coastline. It couldn't enter a regular battle line, but it can cope with submarines or converted merchantmen and re- lease bigger ships for combat duty. Not to be confused with famed
 San Simeon is the William Ran | dOlph Hearst ranch of 154,00O
 acres purchased by the army for
 $2,O0O,0OO. The California property is about 40 miles north of San
 Simeon and inland. The ranch
 lies midway between Fort Ord
 and Camp San Luis ObispO and
 will be used as a training and
 maneuvering area. Washington
 understands no camp will be built
 there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
Whats Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21
National Spotlight
By BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 CorreSnonaent

Washington, Nov. 21 = While the general public thinks in terms of battleships and cruisers when it talks about building up the navy, one of the most important parts of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21

(Copyrigt, 1940, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-21

e. What is the daily diet of ele- phants confined in zoos?
 A. It consists of about 50 pounds of hay and one-half bushel of mixed vegetables and bread.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06
CHAPTER vi

well, it doesn't matter" Peter
said. Because when I don't show
up my folks will get in touch with
the police"
But they'll put our names in the
papers!" Sheila answered.
mot if my father gets on the Job.
He has 'em all in his pockets. II
I could only get out of here in time
for that party" Peter went on, rest
lively, 81 could square it with Cert
fast enough. Mother wouldn't care,
anyway. But if they have to cali
off the party"
Call it Off" she repeated, as
he paused, scowling.
yep. You see, it's for Cert and
me, and there's going to be a hum
dred people there. That'd be heck
of motel" he muttered.
Look here" he said suddenly.
after another long interval. We've
got to drop out of this window, some
how. We could easily freeze to death
in here before they found US"
"Oh, don't!" Sheila whispered
turning white.
well, ! tell you we could. We
haven't got anything to eat-it's only
seven o'clock now-they mightn't
find us until Monday morning"
"Oh. pleased"
He was at the window. the girl
beside him. They opened it, and a
rush of cold snowy air swept into
the room, and made them stagger
back, gasping.
Peter shut the window; there was
again an unearthly languor and
closeness in the suddenly Quoted
place.
Listen!" he said, ''I'll take this
ladder. and set it in the snow down
there on the roof next door. and
drop onto it."
"That'll break every bone in YOUR
body!" Sheila predicted.
The ladder was about four feet
high. They looked at it obviously.
"If could get down." Peter NUT.
tered, land telephone Cert"
And without further warning he
was up. at the window again, he
had thrown it open. his head was
out in the storm. Like q person
transfixed in terrible dream Sheila
saw his body silhouetted for an in
slant against the falling fakes Of the
snow.
Then the window space was emp
". except for the thick soft flutter
Il the blizzard
90 ~ CONTINUEDy
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06

off," he began again with gusto;
1--WE like each other. We have din
ner together, and we dance togeth-
er, and along about midnight I find
myself telling her that I love her
get Inc? And it was true, too! I
said to that girl, You and I are
going to be married, Sheila. I'm
coming to see you Tuesday night,
and meet your folks, and just as
soon as we get ready to tell
them"
Eyes, l know" Sheila interposed,
scarlet-cheeked. But"
''Well, come back to town, I
try to find my girl, it can't be
DONE" Peter summarized it rapid
ly. For a while I'm all off my
feed; feel rotten. I get to walking
up and down strange streets looking
for her-no good.
well, all the time Gertrude's
right in the picture, see? Just like
one of my sisters-I mean," Peter
interrupted himself, speaking more
naturally. II mean I've always liked
Gertrude. And she's always liked
me. 1t was Mother who tipped me
off. We were going to Forest Hills
for the tennis, one day. She said,
Now, don't you break Gert's heart
on her, Peter!' Cert got as red as a
beet. 'Ah!' I thought, is that the
way the land lies?' Well, we fixed
up everything that day, and every
one was glad. My father got me a
job, and everything was fine"
No, he had talked himself out Of
her heart. 1t had been done quite
simply, in the kindliest possible way.
She was not losing him, she had
never had him; no one had ever
had the Peter of her memories, be-
cause there never had been such a
Peter.
Looking at him, the actual Peter,
as she decided this, she was con-
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06

REHOLD this modern version of
- an old-time laundry bag. 1t is
made of sturdy ticking in crisp
red and white stripes. 1t hangs
fiat against the wall with ivory
rings over brass hooks. It closes
neatly with Upper and may be
opened with one hand. The zip
per is applied in a curve to make
an ample opening, and the bag is
held in shape with a board in the
bottom. Surely you will want one
of these and will want to make
one or more for gifts. Christmas
is not so far away, and here is
something for man, woman or
child.
Everything you need to know to
make this bag is given in the
sketch. These directions are not
in any of the booklets, so be sure
to clip them. There is also an in
teresting laundry and shoe door
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06
CHAPTER Iv-Continued

Toward mid-morning Sheila was
wanted at the telephone. This was
a quite unprecedented occurrence.
Nobody had ever called Sheila be-
fore; it was custom not encour-
aged in the office. She went to
Miss Nc Cartney's desk with her
heart beating fast. It must be Pc
ter
1t was not Peter. It was Frank
Nc Cam who had called.
Are you doing anything this aft
ernoon, Miss Carscadden?"
Sheila was bewildered. Her wits
deserted her completely.
II mean-my young lady has an
engagement this afternoon" Frank
said in his easy, self-confident way.
1.-THE Cahills are giving Cert and
Peter big blowout, up the coun-
try somewhere, and of course we
have to 60. But I have several
hours free, and thought maybe you
and I could go to a movie"
She felt, few minutes later, that
she need not have been so brief in
declining. After all, he had meant
it well. After all, he was the oldest
of the Nc Cams, and the Nc Cams
had suddenly become to Sheila the
most important family in the world.
But-well, it didn't matter. Frank
Nc Cam didn't matter. What did
matter, supremacy, was the eternal
question: was she going to meet
Peter in the library or not?
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06

scious of a sense of light-headed-
ness.
You're terribly pretty" he said,
land lots of fellers will fall for you.
But I wanted you to know that
well, I'm not the sort that says
things-things like I said that night
to girl and doesn't mean 'em.
That was the first thing I thought of
the other night at home-when I
saw you
"Well, lot of fellers wouldn't
have thought of that. They'd have
thought it was a long time ago;
it's over. Not me. l had to see you.
told Cert and Mother, you know. {"
"You told them!" She was star
tied out of a musing dream that
had carried her miles away; she
was thinking that she might get
Joe a tie like that for Christmas
81 told them I'd met you last sum-
mer, and / thought you were fine,
and that I'd no idea that things were
so bad with you"
He smiled at Sheila, and she
smiled back. She felt Inundated
and cheapened somehow; she
wished herself miles away, but he
must not see it. After all, it was of
no consequence, for in another five
minutes he and she would part, and
they would not see each other again.
$50 that's the way the whole
thing came about!" he said, rising.
''How much more he would have
thought of me If I'd paid no atten-
ton to his note, and hadn't come
here today" Sheila thought, stand
ing, too.
Peter reached up, ready to snap
off the light, glanced at his wrist.
Gosh, it's after five!" he ex.
claimed, shocked into complete nat
uralness for the moment. "And I
was to go to the tailor for a min.
ute between half past four and five,
and I have to meet Gertrude at
church! What do you know about
that-four minutes past fivel"
His hand was on the door Sheila,
following him. saw his expression
change curiously.
why" he calculated simply, "it's
locked"
Its stuck"
Stuck nothingl It's locked"
They investigated. Some fourteen
or fifteen feet below them was a
dirty, cindery roof. just the depth
Of one of the stories Of the old build
ing in which they were trapped. A
fire-escape's ratings curved up over
one edge Of this roof; there was .
tangle Of chimneys, tanks. other roof
levels about and belou.
I'VE couldu't drop thatf" Peter
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06
ASK ME
ANOTHER
The Questions

l. Why is Colorado called the
Centennial state?
2. To what type of road did a
Scotch engineer give his name?
8. What two great Oriental cities
were founded by the British?
4. What is the most widely used
word in the world?
S. What is the line that follows
Lives of all great men remind
u.s.?
6. What is the name given to the
present royal house of Italy?
Z. Which of the United States
has the greatest water area, Cali
fornia, Minnesota, or Michigan?
8. What part of the human body
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06
| .pecula.ed nervously. beside her at

speculated nervously. beside her at
the window.
"We'd break our legs"
"Gosh!" he calculated, off for an
other feverish inspection OF the
room. my mothers waiting for
me now!"
81 know it."
"rm due at a party at seven!"
the boy muttered.
He had returned to the door. II
was a high door, deep-set and un.
promising. It had been built in that
long-ago time when solidity and
permanence were considerations In
architecture. Even to the pressure
of Peters body it yielded not quiv-
er. Peter kicked it.; it did not stir.
"Gosh, I'll bet there aren't ten
doors like that in New York;" he
exclaimed bitterly.
"The doors in our place-well,
throw a silk stocking against them
and they rattle!" Sheila observed.
Peter gave her resentful glance.
cts all right for you." he said.
"But I'm in a hole"
ooh, we'll get out" she stated.
"An right, We'll get out. But
how?"
"Well-" she hesitated. "But you
can't imagine our not getting out
she offered.
1--WE got to get out!"
"There doesn't seem to be tele-
phone" Sheila remarked thought
fully.
His glance explored the entire
place.
"D'you suppose they open up the
library nights?"
"They might-Saturday night"
"They don't!" he said in despair.
eff we could just bust into that
next room," he began again, after
a pause in which Sheila, having
opened the window upon the bleak
winter evening, had hung out of it
at all possible angles, to see if
she could discover any means Of
escape.
"It's snowing!" the girl an
nounced, breathless, with SCOT on
her cheeks, as she drew in her head
and slammed the window down
again. "Whew-w-w! It's bitter, out
there"
The first look of personal uneasi-
ness darkened Sheila's dust
streaked face.
I've got to get out" she said.
my mother'n have cat fits. If I'm
away without letting her know she
gets awfully mad. She'll be fit to
be ted"
''Well, what do you think it is for
me?" Peter demanded sulkily.
They flung themselves on the door
for three unavailing minutes that
seemed like half an hour. When
they gave up, both boy and girl were
disheveled, painting, their hands
sore. The solemn bells of Saint
Paul's sounded Angelus, and Shei-
las lips moved automatically on the
exquisite words.
ats showing like mad, it's biz
zarding," she said, at the window.
WELL" Peter said. Here we
are. Where do we go from here?"
Snow muffled the world; snow
piled itself on the broad window
sills. The room began to get very
cold, and smelled more than ever
of dust and rubber and old bindings.
They're letting the furnace 60
out!" Sheila suddenly observed.
"That's what they've done, all
right"
"Then there's nobody here, Sat-
urday and Sundays"
A long pause. They looked at
each other.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06
THE STORY THUS FAR


bought secondhand
ath
going the dressed ancient
And
Both Peter and his brother Frank
MESA to at ~ " -p
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06
The Answers

/. It was admitted into the Union
in 1876, the Centennial year.
2. Macadam.
3. Hongkong and Singapore.
4. "Amen" is believed to be the
most widely used word, being en-
ployed by 1000, 900, 900 Christians,
Jews and Mohammedans.
5. 1--WE can make our lives sub
lime"
6. Savoy.
7. Minnesota.
8. The heart.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06
CHAPTER v

Still, she did not intend to 60 to
the library.
She couldn't 60 to the library any,
way, because Joe as was usual on
Saturdays called for Cecilia, and it
was natural that they should all
walk out into the cold streets to-
gether. Joe took them to the drug
store counter, and they had toasted
three-decker sandwiches and coffee.
It was then almost half past three
o'clock, and Sheila was long way
from the Law Library on Broadway.
Then it seemed that Joe wanted
to see man in Brooklyn about
job. Cecilia said she would 60, too,
and they could stop and see Aunt
Teresa. Joe, as always when he
was with his girl, looked darby ra-
diant; Cecilia was as usual COM
posed and quiet under his atten-
tions.
At twenty-five minutes of four
Sheila found herself alone in the
cold, dirty, dark street. Snow was
threatened; the sky was ominous
and low, the air had cool, fresh
rush.
She hesitated; walked a block
east. No, she wouldn't keep this
date with Peter! She turned and
went resolutely westward, and into
the subway hood. She was going
home.
Resolutely, Sheila changed to an
express train, was whirled north,
under the laundering streets. She
got out at One Hundred and Forty
ninth Street, as she always had
done, mounted to the sidewalk level,
loitered at the bakery window Cot
fee cakes; Ma loved them. Little
chocolate layer cakes with holes in
the middle. The girl was sticking
tiny clean signs into them: ITO
days special, Is cents"
The drugstore clock said three
forty-eight. Suddenly, breathlessly,
Sheila had turned, had crossed the
street to the downtown subway, had
plunged in her nickel, and pushed
through the turnstile. She took a
Broadway and Seventh Avenue
train. Instantly she was rushing
southwark
She was on her way. She would be
late. No matter, he would wait. A
great relief inundated her heart.
Sheila had given in. No use fighting
it any longer; she had to see him.
The Law Library was on the fifth,
and top, floor of dark old rubber
scented building, whose mahogany
boxed elevators tottered on their
way up. Everything looked grim
and smelled of dust. The closed
doors of all the offices they passed
were of dull old opaque glass, dimly
lettered in Clipped black.
Peter was not in sight. Sheila
stood hesitant, with shame and self
contempt in her heart. But after a
long minute he touched her on the
arm; he had come quietly up be-
hind her and was smiling at her.
Good grill" he said in approval.
And Sheila was instantly sorry that
she had come. It was giving in to
him; he had known that she would;
he was taking her for granted.
''You look SWELL" he said, evil
IDENTIFY surprised at her smartness.
Suddenly everything was dat and
duh.
ssoh, I was sort Il playine : psrs
thaf niGhti" - exp3nined-
= ~ - - -. hecauee -
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06

pocket in Book 4. An easy-to-
make garment bag illustrated in
Book l, and twin pockets for a
pantry door in Book 8, solve the
problem of what to do with clean
and soiled tea towels. All these
closet accessories make grand gift
and bazaar items.
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06

NOTE: These homemaking booklets are
a service to our readers and No. S just
published contains a description Of the
other numbers, as well as % pages Of
clever ideas fully illustrated. They are
Send order to-:
Glacier County chief., 1940-09-06

is divided into the right and left
auricles and the right and left
ventricles?
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
Record Vote Cast
In Glacier County;
Roosevelt Is Favorite

Continued from page one
State Senafn.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
The Low Down
From Hickory Grove

Rambling around in the dictionary
is not a bad idea. Now and then you
will pick up a word which you can
maybe use to wake EN- up with. at the
lunch club.
And here recent I was over in the
A pages and I run across ambideX-
trous. 1t looked pretty good. so to get
a little practice I says to Jack Bram-
lage-JaCk is my neighbor and a con-
tractor and pretty good one-Jack
l says, these carpenters you got work
ing here sure are ambideXtrous
AnbideXtrous. he says. kinda queri-
sme-like. Sure, l says ambideXtrous
means being good with both hands
as good with one hand as the other
Like the President I says. he is am
bideXtrous With one hand he signs a
bill to increase production in a cam
non factory. and with the other he
signs one which limits the hours you
can work in the same factory-which
cuts down production
Jack looked kinda dubious. I don't
quite Savvy. he says-it don't look so
hot to me. And I says pardner. you
got nothing on mel am in the same
boat
Yours with the low down.
10 SIERRA
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
TeXacO Announce
Pay for Employees
Who Join The COlOrs

Pay for three months, in addition
to a military leave of one year. will be
given to each of the 12,5O0 men of
draft age in the Texaco organization
who have completed a year or more OF
continuous service with Texaco and
who may be selected or who may en-
list for military or naval service under
the Selective Training and Service
Act. the National Guard. the Officers
Reserve Mobilization Act. or in any
other reserve organization. it was an
nounced today by W. S Rodgers.
President of The Texas Corporation.
For the first three months of his
leave. the employe will receive his full
company compensation. less military
pay and allowances. In addition. such
pension as he may have accumulated
under the Texaco pension plan will
continue to his credit Texaco will also
at its own expense continue his group
life insurance contributions. this
keeping his insurance in Iull force.
The Texas Company states that up
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08


contesting candidates the following
votes at the general election Tuesday:
President-Roosevelt 3D. 100, will
kie CRl 304, Browder c., Thomas
U. S. Senator - Wheeler ID 7Oe
Cheadle (R) 24e.
o. S. Representatives, d.
534, Holiness r. 1863, Hamilton 81.
Governor-Ayers Cd STA. Ford (R
344, Fredrickson Co..
Lluet. Governor-Murray ID 500
Eaton RI PAT, Shields II lat. Mus
tonen c..
Sec. of State - Mitchell (DD soe
Padbury CR) pa
Atty. General - Bonner n, 557
Foot r. 28e
Ireasurer-Carey ID 52l. Hoon r,
293
Auditor - Holmes ID, 534. Porter
RI 2e7.
RR Commissioners Smith cD) 537
Young RI 297
Supt; Schools-Nutterville ID, 42s.
Ireland RI 465.
Clerk. Supt Court-Porter n, 525
Crosby r. 2sl
Asso. Justice. Six Yrs-Na,sor oa5
Morris AIS
Fh~9O' JUSTIFY. FOur YrS.-AnGerSOn
27s. Arnold 1862.
Judge Ninth Dist.-hattersley 5s3.
F'risbee 3Ol.
State Senator ID BOT
Gold r. 1924
State Rep,-Minette ID 1913 Aron-
son R $50
Clerk. Dist Cour, WEIGH ID, TAB
Perrine RI 252
co, Attorney-Werner d. 557, F.tz
stephens r AL
Referendum No. ~ is an act nro-
Vlding for an increase of not to ex
ceed 3'2 mills on each doollar taxa
ton on real and personal property for
a l0-year period for funds to provide
improvements and to maintain and
support institutions comprising the
Greater University of Montana
Referendum No. 43 is an act author
lzing the state to become indebted for
100000 in excess of the constitutional
limitation of indebtedness for add
tional Improvements to the Montana
State Hospital for the Insane
Petition for Initiative No. a is a hill
authorizing the state to become IN
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
Most venomous Snake

The buShmaSter, a member of the
rattlesnake family found in the
jungle, is the largest and most VEN
omous snake known. sometimes
reaching length of nine feet. 1t
is the only snake known to pursue
human beings, following its attack
with series of vicious lunges of
its long fangs. While it has no rat
tie. the tail terminates in a horny
spur which when struck against the
ground produces a rafting noise.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08

on his return to the service of the
company. each employee will be re-
stored to his position without loss Of
seniority. All the benefits of The
Texas Company's ACCIDENT and sick
benefit plan and permanent and to-
tai disability plan will be restored and
the employee will receive credit for SER
vice during the period of his leave.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08

In order to buy ore lead pencil
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
must haul 1887 pounds of average
freight one mile; to buy typewrit-
er requires IL $50 tons and one track
bolt IL tons. according to James B.
Hill. president.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08

debted for s85O.000 in excess of the
ccnstitut onal limitation of indebted
ness for additional Improvements to
the Montana State College at Boze-
man.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
Joint Control

The United States and Great Brit
ain exercise joint control and admin
istration of Canton and Enderbury
islands of the Phoenix group in the
central Pacific.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
Early Day Village

In the early days a tavern, black
smith shop, a store and about three
log cabins constituted village.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
Voters:

Voters:
l thank you for your confidence and suI
port in re-electing me as your State Senator
Sincerely
DAN M. DRUMHEI I NJ
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-11-16
Local News

7 h children Of Mrs. Linnie
Walton went to Memphis, Tenn.
Sunday to visit their sister 1t
being their first trip, they enjoyed
It to the highest.
Mr. Knox Walker has returned
home after spend ng few hours in
Memphis Tenn, Sunday, visiting
relatives Mrs L lie Terry and
Mr.. LenWsrd Walker.
Mrs. Laura Scott went to Mem
phis, Tenn to speed the week end
with her son. Willie Watkins.