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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
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q Secretary Of State Cordell Hull
announced that he had ordered An
thonyi j.. Drexel Biddle, U. S. am
bassador to Poland, to follow the ex-
lied Polish government from its tenn
porary capital at Bordeaux, France,
to London, England,
q Earl Browder, general secretary
of the Communist party in the Unit
ed States, lost another court battle
fwhen the Circuit Court of Appeals
lin New York upheld his conviction of
wilfully using passport obtained
by false statements.
q Chairman Of the now very impor-
tant senate foreign relations commit
tee, Key Pittman d.. New ex-
pressed hope that British plans ito
fight from the New world" (Can-
sada> with its navy would not be de-
layed 'stoo long" London cracked
back that no such move was be-
ing considered currently
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05

have named the candidate by indi-
eating a choice, but refused to do so.
Each one of the 1000 delegates
took hand in the platform build
ing, and especially the plank COW
ering war and preparedness. The
battle between the Flight Hitler
Now" forces and the extreme Henry
Ford type of isolationist was fast,
furious, and seemingly never end
ing. In the end the fight did not
get to the floor Of the convention.
Compromise was effected and the
plank as finally adopted can be in
terpreted to mean anything each
voter may want it to mean.
Compact Platform.
Other platform planks followed
very closely the findings of the
Glenn Frank committee, but ex-
pressed in about 5000 words instead
Of the $1,000 DR.. Frank and his as
sociates needed.
On one subject there was no dis
agreement-"Ther shall be no third
term"
All in all the Republican conven-
ton of 1910 was a colorfu1 and in
teresting show-and very, very, diff
ferent. The old leadership was gone,
the game was being played by a
new team and umpires had not been
named. The result, for time,
was confusion with each delegate
his own boss, taking orders from no
one, and fully convinced that he had
the solution of all the nations prob
lens.
Out of it all in the end came har-
mony,, everybody satisfied, includ-
ing the defeated candidates for the
nomination. All of the noisily con-
tending forces climbed onto the Will
kie bandwagon and returned home
with the usual assurance of victory
in November. How well that assur-
ance may be justified will not be
known until the votes are counted
in November.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
POLITICS:
COP. sOonph'

From the opening session of the
Republican national convention IN
Philadelphia, there was little doubt
as to what presidential nominee
aspirant was the "gallery's choice"
For each time the name of Wen
dell Willlxie was mentioned on the
convention floor sally Of cheers
swept down from the onlookers.
The New York lawyer and utili-
ties executive in decidedly brief
(two nnonths) period Of time had
risen from the political unknown to
the pinnacle of popular G. 0. P.
favor.
Entering the convention balloting
with q mere handful of pledged dele
gates, WILKES dynamic super
craftsmanship started its telling eff
feet in the form of definite trend
toward him as the second roll call
of states was called. On the first
ballot he had 105 delegate votes
cast in his favor and ranked third
while Thomas E. Dewey held first
place with $50 votes and Robert A.
Taft Of Ohio was second with l89.
On successive ballots Willkie then
gained 65, So, Al, 1913, and finally on
the sixth roll call he went over the
top with net gain Of 204 votes,
giving him a total of 633-501 being
necessary for the nomination. Will
kie having won, all state delegations
then made the nomination unani-
NOUS,
Next day, on the first balloting
for the vice presidential nominee,
Senator Charles l.. McNary of Ore
gon was elected as the party's over
whelming choice for Mr.. WILKES
running mate.
Tagged as a peace, preparedness
and prosperity" platform, the G. 0.
II. 1910 statement Of party policy
sstradd1ed most important national
issues but packed plenty of anti-New
Deal and anti-Third term punch.
: Unanimously approved, the plat
form contained a keep-out-of-war
declaration; a plan Of Republican
inspired national defense; slap at
President Roosevelt's provocative"
speeches; and a demand to limit
presidential service to two terms.
Wilkes political rise stands out
as one Of the most dramatic in
American history. Coupled with the
fact that he started his campaign a
short two months ago, is the fact
that up until the last few years he
has been a Democrat. Many politi-
cal experts thought this would spell
political doom in Republican con-
vention. But it didn't.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05

can Saul divided into three parts said Caesar and now modern
divided into three parts
will be occupied by the Axis
received the black in the above
dotted
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05

q Political convention feet differ
from Worlds fair feet, an expert
reported. cat a Worlds fair" he
said, ''your feet get tired. At a con-
vention they just wear out up to the
garter line
q Philadelphia's ancient Mummer's
parade, ordinarily held on New
Years day, was staged during the
convention. An all-male affair, it
was colorful spectacle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
MISCELLANY:

Fortune magazine announced re-
suits of nationwide poll it had
conducted which revealed that 40
per cent of the voters believed they
would support President Roosevelt
for a third term. The survey was
taken after the war reached its crit
ical stage, magazine officials point
ed out.
Justice department officials are
preparing for registration and fin
gerprinting Of some 3lz million ali
ems in this country as result of
legislation passed BY congress.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05

q For the first time in the history
of the Republican party, woman
was named as assistant sergeant at
arms at the Philadelphia conven-
ton. She was Mary Berkmeier
Quinn, Chicago attorney, who has
been active in the party's work in
Illinois.
q The Taft headquarters had the
biggest telephone set-up at the con-
vention with 40 trunk lines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05

Other experts were sure that his
connection with the public utilities
industry would carry political
curse that could end nowhere but in
oblivion. But his winning personality
added to the fact that among all the
candidates he stood out as the one
having the most political ''oonph"
appeared to be the determining fac
tors in his favor.
In his campaign Willkie was quot
ed as saying that he sincerely hoped
President Roosevelt would accept
the Democratic nomination for a
third term as he would be happy to
campaign against him. This atti-
tude seemed to please Republican
party leaders, who realize that a
vigorous, energetic personality like
Wendell Wilkes will be needed in
the coming political battle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
LEAGUE OF NATIONS:
Business Report

Eighty4nine employees of the
league of nations--the last SO to be
exact-were given notice to resign
for business appeared to be at a
standstill. Secretary General Joseph
Avenol started closing up shop
about May 16 when Germany
launched its blitzkrieg against the
low countries. It was then he gave
205 league officials and employees
chance to resign or have their
contracts suspended upon any
notice.
Two decades ago the league was
created to aid in the settlement of
international disputes, but business
was dull until two years ago, when
aggressors started to work in ear
nest and things began to hum in the
great marble building that housed
the delegations.
But this activity began to slow
down as one by one, Austria, Po-
land, Cxecho-Slovakia, Albania, Fin
land, Denmark, Norway, The Meth
erlands, Belgium and then France
wilted under the pressure of more
powerful nations.
Starting out as noble bid for
peace and world understanding, an
idealistic institution is closing it's
books in world where force holds
the balance in the ledger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
u. S. DEFENSE:
Activity Plus

In the Brooklyn navy yard, the
new construction program which
will add four huge capital ships to
the u. S. feet, got under way with
the laying down of the keel of the
45,000-ton super-dreadnaught, the
Iowa. Contrary to the usual practice
very little ceremony surrounded the
event and only officials were on
hand to watch the beginning of what
will be the largest battleship ever
built for Americas navy.
Less dramatic perhaps but vital
ly important was the announcement
that the Reconstruction Finance cor
poration had started bargaining to
obtain reserve supplies of rubber
and tin. Under a new bill signed
by the President the corporation is
authorized to finance purchases of
strategic material SO that Sin any
eventually" supplies will be on
hand.
First major snag hit by the de-
Tense program was the decision Of
Henry Ford to discontinue his plans
to start mass production of air.
planes for the federal government.
Now both deals are off.
For Ford has now announced that
he would be able to turn out 1000
fight planes a day in his automo-
bile factory, the government author
lied the purchase of 5000 Rolls
Royce motors from him. At about
the same time the British air min
istry announced it was negotiating
an order for 5000 motors Of the
same type with the Ford company.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05

It's better to drop bombs on
an invader than to Knit socks for
young soldiers in the opinion Of
Mrs. Lorene Holloway, able
Jackson Heights, N. Y, air pilot.
If oar strikes this country, she
wants to join U. S. defense
forces and organize young wom-
en- fiers into a fighting corps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
UNEASY WORLD:
Europe

AS the Nazi war machine con-
tinued to push its military occupa-
ton of Frances entire Atlantic sea
coast and German bombers contin-
ued scattered raids over an uneasy
England, the power of the Soviet
Union was being felt in Rumania.
Word from Bucharest indicated
that the Rumanian grand council,
headed by King Carol had decided to
agree to Russian demands for the
cession Of Bessarabia-long a dis
puted territory. Bessarabia belonged
to Russia before the World war and
the Soviet has for many years fumed
about its control by Rumania. Up
until few months ago it seemed
that Rumania would fight Russia
rather than accede to demands for
the province.
But of late King Carol has had an
uneasy time attempting to keep his
nation at peace with, both Germany
and Russia. With collapse Of French
forces it appeared that the small
nation was not willing to force the
hand Of its powerful neighbor by
refusing this demand. Late. dis
patches indicated that. a portion of
the. province, Of Bucovina was. in
Guided in the grab. $3.50
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

than taxation, and he reported a balance of approximately $19,000 on hand. Chairman Mitchell stat ed that by taking $10OOO from the town treasury and by the levy of a sixteen mill tax the town budget could be balanced. No applause. Taxpayers on the back seats figured that if the budget failed to balance, the selectmen could close Q few more roads and thus save expense. Most roads are closed anyway, so it makes but little difference one way or another. Peaceful Valley residents have not been seen since February 11th. These people are regular church attendants and their ab- sence is a serious blow to our church economy.
 R. F. D. Man Mike Coer, begged down on the road between Flat Hill and Squeak street one day last week. The wrecker could not get through to assist him and a tractor from a neighboring farm finally came to the rescue. The School House Hill road is closed Our artist cannot get through to Pierce Hollow unless he goes a. round the long way. The postman has to detour. The U. s. Govern ment is forced to pay extra mileage because of the condition of this thoroughfare, and it's hard to see how the conservative economan- iacs can expect Jim Farley to bal- lance the budget with all this added expense. But nothing was said about roads at our adjourned town meeting.
 No New Stovepipe!
 Nobody made any attempt to discuss the new consolidated school project. Not word was said about the provision of drink ing cups for the pupils, new sink or a new stovepipe at Bullet Hill. The meeting moved out to action on the tax rate in busi- nesslike manner.
 From time to time, folks looked out the window to see whether our First Selectman J. Edward Coer, III, or Third Selectman Johnny Reynolds would appear. No word was received from the,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
CYANAMID CORP.
 REPORTS EARNINGS
Profits of $5,524,04O Re- corded During l030;
 Branch Located Here

The American Cynamid Co.,, which operates a Waterbury branch, today reported earnings of $5,524 $40 during 1889. This amounts to $2.07 on each of the shares or Glass A and B stock which is outstanding, as compared with earnings of 91 cents |, share for 1888.
 The $5,524,940 figure set foi net in- come is arrived at after deduction for charges and taxes, and compares with income of $2,452,911 for the previous year.
 Profits are even higher if undis- tributed earnings of affiliated com- panies are listed. These would bring the earnings of the company to $2.19 per share, as compared with $1.04 q share for 1888.
 The company's assets are listed at only a few dollars short of $40.OO0,- 900, the official figure being $39, ,445,- 229. Liabilities total $9040,125 As- sets a year ago were $33 900 GOO and the liabilities were $5,500,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

While good vegetables will grow iri crooked rows or even if the seed is broadcastel over beds, the work of cultivatng and caring for the plants is immeasurably reduced if the seed is sown in straight rows.
 Take the trouble to stretch a line, and mark the row with exactness; 1t will save hours when the time comes to push wheel hoe down the aisle between them.
 Rows running north and south are best to let sunshine reach the soil after the plants are well grown. Dis- tance between the rows may vary considerably In small gardens, well supplied with plant food, rows of low-growing crops may be as close as 6 inches.
 The best distance for crops not exceeding 2 feet in neigh is IS inches, which enables you to culti- vate each aisle in one trip with the wheel hoe.
 Time spent in thinking out gar- den program, deciding what you want to grow, and then drawing a plan, will be well repaid by results. Transferring this plan to your gar- den area is easy, if you proceed methodically. An evenings thought may save afternoons of labor; not that labor isn't good for you, but why waste 1t? In most gardens there will be other things to do.
 Your plan should provide for the whole season. This means in some cases, two or more crops grown in the same row. Where several suc- cessive crops of the same vegeta- ble are desired, there are two meth- ods of getting them. Either SOW at about the same time early, midsea- son and late varieties, which will come into yield at different times, or make several sowings of the same variety, ten days or two weeks apart.
 Where directions say SOW in a drill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

EXTRA. EXTRA. EXTRA
 Adjourned Town Meeting Held at SOuthbury Community Hall .' Clerk Absent. $10,000 Taken from Treasury. Only 3 Votes Cast. Many Voters Unable to Attend. {. Roads Blocked. R. F. D. Man Bogs Down. Govern ment Pays Extra Mileage. Fears for Safety of Peaceful Valley Residents. I
 On Monday, March 18th, 1940, at 1880 p. m. seven taxpayers of Southbury Township gathered at Southbury Community Hall to continue the adjourned town meeting. The hall was locked, and colder than bankers heart. Judge Harold Hicock finally climbed through the window opened up for business. Taxpayers shivered and whipped their frozen hands. Parson Lindsey reluctant ly agreed to act as moderator. The clerk failed to show up so the moderator appointed Repub- lican Registrar of Voters Lloyd Fowler to act as clerk. Lloyd re- fused. Second Selectman Harry Platt agreed to i'll the vacancy but warned that his penmanship was not so good. Taxpayers agreed to forgive any minor errors.
 Flower Stand For Desk
 All hands started looking for a table for the clerk to write on. Finally, somebody found an old flower stand. A taxpayer asked for minutes of the previous meet ing but nobody seemed to have them. Moderator Lindsey agreed to conduct the meeting from memory, not an unsual procedure, and the discussions started. MT. Fowler questioned the legality of such action but he was over- ruled. The Reverend Lindsey stat ed that he believed the only busi- neSs to be transacted was the levying of a tax.
 Robert c. Mitchell, as chairman of the Town Finance committee, reported that the budget was about $56,0O0. He stated that the town anticipated the receipt of some $12,000. from sources other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
Girls Blame Curfew Law For Shady Shows
Rule Forces Female Entertainers Into Disreputable
 Productions, But Labor Department Denies Charge

sented. Sho disappeared before her scheduled arraignment in Water ford Town Court.
 On the other hand, an official of the State Labor Department said, any claim that the curfew law has resulted in employment of women in illegitimate performances "iS absolutely unfounded in fact" He said he knew of no instances where a waitress or legitimate en- tertainer had been forced into illegitimate work by the law.
 Edward Thompson of Hartford, spokesman for the Actors Protec- tive Association, said Tuesday night that the law was working hard hips on entertainers. Restaurants which once presented floor shows refused to book acts because of the 10 o'clock law he declared. The association numbers some 60 mem bers in the Hartford area and, with another group centered in Bridge port, lists more than 400 members in the state, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

it means a shallow furrow. Sowing in hills does not mean in eleva- tions, unless you live ina section of heavy rainfall. It means series of spots, evenly spaced, at each of which several seeds are sown, as con- trasted with the continuous row which is termed @ drill. Vine crops are usually sown in 'hills," and they need room to spread.
 Plan your garden so that early sowings are made at one end, and the rows are added in regular or der, as planting proceeds, so that the planted area is always complete without vacant space. This sifmpli- f1es cultivation and irrigation.
 Remember that to SOW in straight rows, to thin out properly so your plants have room to grow, to culti- vate faithfully so that weeds never grow. and protect your plants against insects and diseases--these four points carefully observed will make your garden one of profess sional quality.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

missing town officials. The tax collector. town clerk, and town treasurer were also absent. When Deacon Bill was tax collector and Brother George was the auditor, things were different. Folks took an interest in town affairs. Some folks saved enough money to buy Nancy Gold Mine stock.
 Finally one of our assessors second the motion to levy a six- teen mill tax. THREE VOTES WE'RE CAST APPROVING THIS ACTION. Out of some seven hun dred voters, three individuals ex- pressed their approval of the tax rate which will raise no taxes except on the proper.y that has been revalued and thus written up.
 Efficiency!
 After the vote, people, sat a. round and looked amazed at the efficiency with which the town meeting had been conducted. Mo- body said anything. The only sound in the room was the steady scratching of the clerks pencil and the labored breathing of one taxpayer who was trying to figure 1t all out. Finally, the assessor moved for adjournment and the voters hurriedly left for home and the accumulated chores.
 Southbuty can now face the future with confidence. The next regular town meeting is scheduled for the first Monday in October.
 Note:- Voters present were The Reverend MT. Lindsey, Robert c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

Hartford, March 20-Women and girls who once found a livelihood singing and dancing in floor shows in Connecticut restaurants and sim liar places Tuesday asserted that many of their number had been forced into shady entertainment jobs since the endorsements of the states curfew law.
 Their complaint came to atten- ton of police conducting a search for a 14-year-old Glastonbury girl who has been listed as a missing person for more than a week The girl, giving a fictitious name and claiming she was g years old, was arrested March g in raid on a Waterford inn where an indecent exhibition of dancing was pre-
 During the year the company spent more than $3,000,000 in en- larging it's several plants and in erecting three new plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
.ANDRUS HAS CASE
 CONTINUED MONTH

Arthur Andrus, 30, of Ol East Main street, charged with non-sup- port, was given e continuance until April IS when arraigned in city court today.
 Michael Pirro, 42, III Avon ave- nue, charged with violating the motor vehicle law, was granted a stay until April 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
Hot TOwr Meeting!

Three Votes Cast in Unique Session at South bury Judge Climbs Through Window to Open Up Hall-Taxpayers "Marooned" by Storm
 BY BILL GARRIGIlS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
TWO SELECTED

Rita Hayworth and Rose Hobart have been case in Susan and God.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

Mitchell Harry Platt, Lloyd Fow- Ter, Frederick Mitchell, Judge Hi- cock and Gregory Cassidy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
CLASS FEATURES
CHICAGO JAZZ
Public Welcome to Free
Pops Concert Tonight
at Library

Both classical and '.hot" numbers
will be included on this evenings
Pops" concert at, 7::S0 in the music
room Of the Bronson Library. The
Chicagoan style of jazz will be
featured. The purpose of ''hot" num-
beers on Pops" program is to
present a type of music played in
the twenties by a, small group OF
young white musicians in Chicago.
WlIat they played has come to be
known as Chicagoan style and Is
recognized as the greatest advance
of white musicians in the essen
TALLY colored idion of jazz.
The Chicagoans will play NO
body,S Sweetheart" THE World Is
Waiting For the Sunrise" and Il
wish ] Could Shimmy Like My
Sister Kate"
This evenings program will open
with the fairy-liRe Magic Flute
OVERTURE by w. A. Mozart. This
will be followed by Arthur Fielder
and the Boston Pops" Orchestra
of Rimsky -Korsakow's re-
markable Caprice Espagnole."
Jan Sibelius' famous "Valse TriSte"
will be offered by Leopold Stokowski
and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
The public is cordially invited
to attend Waterbury Pops" con-
certs, given without charge each
Wednesday in the Bronson Library,
under the. auspices Of the library
and the WPA Adult Education Pro-
gram Of Waterbury. I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
TWO CLERGYMEN
RELEASED ON BOND
First Conscientious OBJ
!, jecter Indicted Freed
on Own COgnizance

Boston, October %. - CUP - Two
Boston clergymen, believed the first
conscientious directors indicted for
not registering for the draft, were re-
leased in. personal recognizance OF
81 900 each today after pleading in
nocent In U. s. District Court.
They were the Rev. Keith c. Kan
aga, Is, Of the Mount Vernon Con-
gregational church and the Rev
Harry H. Kreuner, "A, of the First
Baptist church of Boston. Their
cases were continued for trial "as
soon as possible" iH
The two men conferred with U. S
Attorney Edmund j. Brandon after
their arraignment.
Last night Rev. Kanaga said he
did not want to be placed In the
false position of seeming to be a
law violator and spend five years in
prison, or to be let out on probation
and be obliged to keep silent on my
principles" ~ 4.
The young clergyman's father-in-
law, blind Chief Justice Paul Earth
ing Of the Illinois Supreme Court,
had written his daughter Sarah con-
demning Rev. Kanaga's action. The
bride Of four months, who lost her
job in a physicians office because
of it, said, however, she would stand
with her husband.