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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-30
NEUTRALITY ACT
 VOTE TO BE CLOSE
Opponents Are Putting Up Stiff Fight to Gain Some
 Restraint
By JOHN R. BEAL limited Press Staff Corresponden.)

United Press Staff C0rrespOnderit)
 Washington, Oct. 30- (UP) - Leaders of the Senate opposition to Neutrality Act Revision claimed 34 votes today against repeal of combat zone and belngerent port restrictions.
 Sen. Lister Hill, D., Ala. how ever, claimed 55 votes for the ad- ministration proponents.
 These polls totaled eS votes and the Senae has only 96 members.
 There were other indications that the vote would be close on the pro- posals that were added to the house. approved armed Sh.p bill by he
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Furnaces cleaned and repaired by experts. Chlmineys cleaned. Water
 bury Heating Go. Phone z-6aJB.-Aav.
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The Weather

Cloudy, Rain for To-
 night, Friday Fun Weather Report Page .
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Home Edition Late Sport NeuOs El5 Stock Prices
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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
New Device Diagnoses
Paralysis of Muscles

WASHINGTON.-A new method Of
diagnosing the chances of recover
ing the use of muscles damaged by
infantile paralysis was demonstrate
ed to the American Congress Of
Physical Therapy
Employing a device which en-
ables physician to determine
whether the nerves controlling the
muscles are in a good" fair,
or hopeless" condition, its devel-
opment was made possible by a
grant from funds raised for the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis by the Presidents birth
day ball series.
DR.. Erich Schwarkopf, working
with DR.. B. S. Troedsen and DR.. K.
G.. Hanson in New York hospital.
developed the instrument. Their
device is combination of an oscillo-
graph, an uncanny machine which
transforms electrical energy into an
electron beam which is visible on a
screen, a camera which takes pic
lures of the beam, an amplifer which
picks up electrical impulses from
the body, and a protector to show
the strip Of movie film on which the
impulses are recorded
Working from the principle that
the nerves of the body function
through electrical impulses which
are only about a millionth Of a volt
N strength, the three scientists de-
veloped method of picking up these
tiny currents by electrodes fastened
TO the ends of muscles, simplifying
them through vacuum tubes about
a million times. and projecting
them on the oscillograph screen.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Moving P Pictures
for Alumni Club

On Tuesday evening, November p,
AT S:lJ o'clock. in the music room vi
the Mckinley school, the Alumni club
VI the University. Of Michigan has ar
ranged most Interesting program.
Vt that time. Prof. y. +. Sherzer.
Of the University of Michigan mcChan-
zeal engineering department, has con
scented tu show most unusual cOllec-
ton of moving picture films.
In 1899 Prof SherZer, while attend
ing the New York worlds fair. oh
served small steamer, the "Na>tO-
pie" belOnSin. 10 the Hudson Ba!
Company ms small vessel makes one
trip every year. from Montreal, up
the coast of Labrador and down
through Hudson Bay tu Fort Chur-
chill. IL then sails north, through HE
hudson straits. along the west coast
CT Gre n.aHd. past Baflinland and T.
nally arrives at Craig llarbOr. 400
miles from the north pole. Craig lIar-
bOr L. open only for few days dur
ing the summer aud is distin suished
- having the most nOrtherly post
office i'll The world.
Prof Sh rzer arranged To join the
Il ul><. IL Oil NllllNlIlA slAlNA AZ b'aA -
Jag to Ann ArbuT. then driving north
10 IIud>un'S Bay. where he boarded
the boat ONE month after she mad SAL
Ell from New York.
For SOM. years. the professors Nv"
main hutbieS have been moving PIE
ture photography and exploring IL
Out-Of -the-way regions. In this instance,
he has combined the two, resulting il
pictures of unparalleled beauty ana
interest and enlivened, further. o.
anecdotes. told i'll his own inimitable
manner.
The meeting is Ulleu 10 members.
their wives and guests and there Will
b. 10 charge for admission.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
artificial Eyes to
Be Made Movable
Doctor Inuents Substitute for
German Glass.

MEXICO CITY.-The invention Of
an artificial eye that moves, an i'm
portant contribution not only to SCI
ence but also to American defense,
was reported to the International
Assembly of the International Col
lege of Surgeons which met here.
DR.. Theodore J. Dimitry, director
of the department of ophthalmology
at the Louisiana State university
medical center, told the assembly
that with the outbreak of war in
Europe he foresaw shortage Of
glass eyes in the United States. Ger
many has a monopoly on the manu-
facture of glass used in blowing glas
eyes
To forestall a glass-eye shortage,
DR.. Dlmitry began experimenting
with two objects in view: To devel-
op an artificial eye that would turn,
and TO develop an eye that could be
manufactured from substance
other than glass. making the United
States independent Of German sup
ply.
The results of his research were
placed before the assembly. DR..
DImitry's eye is made from acrylic
resins. the substance used to manu-
facture lucite 1t IS not blown, but
IS cast in a die 1t is superior to
the German eye because it is light
er, sunbreahable and endurable. The
German eye deteriorates In three
years
With the aid of color photography,
DR.. Dimitry has been able to match
an artificial eye perfectly with its
human counterpart. The negative
is developed directly on the plastic.
Dr. Dimitry found simple solu-
ton to the mobility problem. His
eye fits in the eye socket, grasping
the eye muscles. The muscles turn
the artificial eye just as they do the
real eye. The German eye, he dis
covered, crowded the eye socket,
making the muscles useless.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Navy Employs Movies to
Get Facts About Wind

WASHINGTON. - The navy has
applied the combined methods of
Hollywood producers and Streamlin-
ing engineers to collect satisfactory
data for the designing of a group of
buildings at the Lakehurst, N. j.,
llghter-than-alr station.
Small-scale models Of the desired
structures were placed in a wind
tunnel, the fans started, and screen
tests made Of the air currents.
The currents, however, had to be
visible for possible photography, so
smoke was blown through the wind
making device. A number of diff
ferent wind velocities were created
and the smoke weaved in and out
and past the midget hangers and
other buildings.
The tests were carried out by the
Franklin Institute of Philadelphia at
the request Of the bureau of yards
and docks and took about one month
10 set up and record on film. They
were made, navy men say, to insure
proper design and location Of the
buildings IN order that the en-
frances would not be in the path of
freak ar currents that might en-
Danger or destroy the blimps and
other airships as they entered or de-
parted. The navy is highly pleased
with the results.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
D T { : NJ ! ) : Quiz

=. Who said Il only regret that
/ have but one life 10 lose for my
country:
y. Nathan Hale. who gave his life
for America. like great numbers of
his fellow cOuntrymen. We are only
asked TO lend our dollars for defense
bonds and stamps 10 defend the liber-
T. for which they died.
-. Where | Work there Is 10 pay
ron allotment plan for the buying Uf
defense savings bonds and stamps.
How can / get one started:
A This depends Oh your position.
anu the kind IF JrganiZa ton in which
You are employed. Generally speak
Ing. your immediate superior would be
the proper person 10 receive your
suggestion that you would like 10 have
n voluntary payroll allotment plan
introduced. The firms bank can sup
ply information about such a plan.
Note. To buy defense bonds and
stamps. 90 10 the nearest pOStOffice.
bank. or savings and loan association /;
or write 10 III. Treasurer u the Uni
ted States. Washington. d. Z. Also
stamps now are On sale n retail
ktGTeS
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
'sHHE 90 pInOqs suOIIpuv sqL
BELL Syndicate-WNU Service.l

Many expressions in English can
be traced to an odd origin. One Of
the oldest is that of Gone to the
Devil" In old Fleet street, London,
there was, in former days, tavern
that boasted the sign st. Dunstan
and the Devil" 1t was frequented
by members of the legal profession
because of its excellent food and
drink. When lawyer went out to
dinner, he would put notice on
his door, Gone to the Devil" AS
many members spent too much time
at the famous tavern, to the neglect
of their legal practice, Gone to the
Devil eventually came TO be syn
onym for Gone to his ruin"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21

EOOD posture is very necessary
TO good health and sunny dis
position. A poor posture makes a
very bad impression on people you
meet-and perpetual sloucher with
droopy shoulders usually has a
cranky outlook. Naturally, Keeping
all the air out of your lungs won't
help you to feel alive and full Of pep.
30 stand erect-shoulders even,
cnest up, stomach in and head high.
Many Office workers acquire a
slump because so many girls. sit on
me ends of their spines-with knees
crossed and shoulders hunched. Put
little sign on your desk to remind
you 10 sit back on your chair with
ooth feet fiat on, the floor. IL might
De hard to get used to sittng cor
rectiy but it Will pay you by the way
you feel al the end Of the day-no
more dull headaches, sore spines
ana that loggv feeling.
Try sitting and walking eject for
TWO Weeks-and you'll never 60 back
10 the "debutante SLOUGH" that was
so much Initiated few years ago.
(PuohC Ledeer-WNU Service.l
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Keeping Furniture in Condition

Its time now to think of how to
care for the porch or terrace furni-
ture which must come indoors for
the winter" says Helen Koues, di-
rector, Good Housekeeping studio
IF it is to be stored, don't put it
away dirty or in bad repair-it will
surely go to pieces"
Miss Koues stresses the point that
the life of such furniture may be
greatly heightened if kept in good
repair by careful cleaning. painting
or shellacking each season. Scrub
reed, metal or wood furniture with
soap and water, and be sure to get
in all the turns and twists. Sand
paper any rust from metal, cleanse
and to store, protect with paper or
cloth covering, held in place with
string.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Ma Snanks. Calls Con

A voice appealed over the tele-
phone 20 Police Lieutenant Daniel p
Barry. Boston, Mass, TO "send. a
COP right up to my house" "Why?"
asked Barry. Because" came the
reply, Mother is giving George
a spanking" BY that time mother
nee Wrested :he 'phore 10 explain
tha; George VS. reing tanned all
..Gh., but that tie I'D taking was
cLy 2le years old.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
California Will Try
Castor Bean Crop

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.-State-
WIDE experimental planting of
seeds from eight strains of castor
beans IS expected TO start next
spring. announced J. w. Gilmore,
professor of agronomy at the Uni
versity Of California college Of ag-
riculture. In the past the United
States has imported almost all its
castor beans from the Orient.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
New Clerk, Perhaps

Mrs. Newwed-Henry, / thought
you told me that your bank loaned
money on notes? Mr.. Newwed-So
it does, dear, why? Mrs. Newwed-
Well, it doesn't. l sent the maid
down there with note telling them
] wanted to borrow 500 and they
wouldn't give il to her.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
CharintS in China

Chariots were important in war
in China for 1000 years before cav
airy replaced them, says an archie
ologist.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
MenIum Oven

Always use a medium oven when
making chocolate cake Chocolate
scorches on bottom and sides due
to the large percentage of fat it con-
tainS.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Worlds Land Surface

South America contains about II
per cent of the worlds land sur
face.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Desert Souvenirs

During two exploring trips in the
Sahara desert, an explorer cap
tured alive lis lizards, 35 snakes
and rs amphibians.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Native Indians in Bolivia

About 10 per cent of Bolivia is
peopled by native Indians, while al
most none remain In Uruguay and
the Argentine.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
SkunkS Beneficial

Rating skunks as mainly beneficial
to man, federal biologists say that
skunks are excellent mousers and
are a source of fine fur.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Baking Powder to Potatoes

A teaspoon Of baking powder added
to potatoes while they are being
mashed will make them light and
fluffy.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
'Thumbnail Oysters

Eastern oystermen refer to the
small Pacific coast oysters as
"thumbnaiP' oysters.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
W;Idcatters Have Their Uses

Wildcat oil ventures even though
abandoned as dry, are considered
valuable to industry because of the
geological data they provide.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21

Most trucks and buses operat
ing in japan use charcoal for fuel
saws the department of commerce
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Sincere DroDIetS

Sneeze droplets as rule 60 nc
farther than two or three feet, but
they may travel II feet OF more.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Maynower Small

The famous ship Mayf1ower was
only 100 feet long and 20 to Is feet
wide.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Florida Second

Florida is rated second to Texas
as a cattle producing state.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Size of GRAPEFRUIT

When marketed, grapefruit range
in size from % to l26 to a crate.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Truck Transport Industry

The truck transport industry gives
employment to 1900, 900 persons, in
Guiding 1864, 1856 truck drivers.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
WyandO tie in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO


The Common Council was wrangling
over the part payment OF 5000 Ia
Arbuckle & Ryan Tor boiler furnish
,d the city plant. The bill payment
was allow cd by Unanimous vote Of
the aldermen, but Mayor William
Campbell gave immediate notice Of j
veto, OH the ground that the debt was
Illegally contracted.
William Bellyille, ST.. veteran ot
the. civil war and Il member of ~ W.
Brindle post, Grand Army of the
iciuDIic, died at the age 81 - years.
William Begeman. WyundUtte
man, was injured III the PenDerthy
Injector Works explosion at Detroit,
which took tn, lives 81 81 men and
injured many more.
The new Mckinley school Uu Cherry
street va, formally dedicated Ii cost
>I>UDO. Marx r. Bacon gave the prin-
tipal address. The Beard IF Education
WAS officially r, pre>entcd by President
Joseph CrdmcrI Secretary Frank
) GOodcn and Inspector Charles T..
I;aiSlcy Little Eiina GeItl'mdu chris
tened the buildin@, using what TIN
Herald cuphouiotI>ly described ~ II
hcribhon'-d bottle o1 sparkling waller.
The stars and stripes were raised. ana
Miss Peters sang Red. White and
Blue.
II required hul four pages 10 li>t
subscribers in the WNaudOttr exchange.
I'll the Michigan Telephone Company.
Lewis strong. u pioneer resident 81
lrnwn>toWn and Wayne county. died
al The age OF - years
% YEARS AGO
Harry Paul -, and Morris Harris.
49,, were shot from ambush on oak
street and instantly killed. The dead
nlcn were members of the WyandOUte
Fruit Company. Samuel GiannOla was
locked up OH suspicion. Police believ
ed that personal grudge 10y members
OF the black hand" fraternity was
responsible for the killings
\ first step i'll motUriZing city de
I,artmcnt> WAS made when the City
Commission authorized the purchase
Of Il Ford car for use by the men Of
the waiter and light department.
Mrs AK Mcdonald, Il 34ycar-old
resident of 40 Pine street. lost her
life when the family HON" WAS de
struycd 10y fire
story hour was instituted AT the
public library. for the benefit of child
rem up tO II Years of age Miss LUr-
eta George conducted the hour
\ strike al the WyandOtte shipydrd
WAS amicIbly settled.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Lightweight Germs

1t takes 800 10000 average size
germs to weigh pound.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-21
Early Possession

Gibraltar has belonged to the
British since l104.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
An article Complete on This Page


@ROMPTLY at seven n-thirty every morning,
p rain or shine, Tony Mazoli backs his
. spotless little old car out of the garage
behind his neat five-room house and chugs the
three miles to the Ellwood estate on the hill.
Outwardly he is just a cheerful chunky
Italian hired man going to his days work But
inwardly, you d find no finer story of courage
and achievement in weeks journey.
1t was back in the early twenties that
young Tony, bewildered and wordless, stood
in the corridor of hospital in faraway Milan
and was told that his wife, Benita, had
but few days more to live She was in no
pain, but she would never know anyone again
- not him, not even their two little girls.
And Tony, listening dazedly, understood.
With two year old Maria in his arms and four
year-old Angela toddlng beside him, he
walked slowly out into world from which all
the sun had vanished.
A year or so later he turned up with the
two children in the town where was living,
rented room with tiny oil cookstove, and
found work as shoveler in the coal yard. His
landlord told him about the local day nursery,
and he left the little girls there every morning
after washing and dressing them and giving
them their breakfast. Dirt job, da COAL" he
told me long afterward. "Da kiddies not-a
know me when 60 get-a them evenings -
50 black-a like"
But the work was steady and allowed him
an hour of play with the children after he'd
cooked their supper. Besides, the pay was far
more than he had ever been able to make in
Italy, and each Saturday he could put little
Evening star., 1941-09-28

The RICHEST Man IN Town
It's because he's finally got what he always
wanted - and got it the American way
bv Robert s. Lennon

aside for the girls future - that future which
was 50 doubly important, now that he must
be both father and mother to them. Soon his
steadiness and unaagging energy won him
promotion to helpers position on one of the
delivery trucks. And, since he was interested
and observant. that led to a knowledge of the
surrounding countryside and eventually a
chance to turn by-the-day gardener.
Things began going better then. He had
learned enough English to express himself
fairly we'll and understand detailed directions,
and he had a natural gift for plant work. 1t
was spring. and as word of his dependability
spread the demand for his services grew. BY
July he had full-time position for the out
door season, with assurance of greenhouse
work through the winter.
Evening star., 1941-09-28
Dreoms Come True

ANGELA's graduation day came as high
spot in Tonys life, for she was valedictorian
of her class, sane young ideaist at the topo of
her small world He and Maria, Immediately
scrubbed and laundered sat in the front row
and fairly radiated pride. As Angela closed her
address and the storm of applause beat
through the auditorium, you could see the
flush of excitement rise quickly to both their
faces.
Il look at her up there in that Tonga white
dress" he confded to me next day, ''and
not believe she the same littl-a girl sing-a to
sleep 50 many nights. But next-a fall she 60
to State Normal School, 50 | know she is
young-a woman so soon - young American
woman" he finished delightedy.
Yes, Angela did 60 to Normal and in time
came back as teacher to the school which she
left with such high honors on that bright June
day.
And Maria, in her turn, went on to
post t-graduate course in chemistry, and 50,
last month, to budding technician's job in
the nearby city. They both live at home,
have good friends, take vacations, thoroughly
enjoy life. To see them in their trim, sensible
costumes you'd never imagine, except for
their names that they'd ever known any land
but this.
And Tony? Well, he's still a hired gardener
- the best one in the community and the
most cheerful and hard-working. Always,
when you meet him on the street, he's hum
ming some snatch of song for he has made his
dream come true. And in doing it, he has
proved beyond the faintest shadow of doubt
that this old melting pot which we call
America will really melt if you put the right
stuff in it,
The End
Evening star., 1941-09-28

for the strength and wisdom to see it through.
Prayed and believed, for this was America,
and in America everything wonderful was
possible
The years passed and gradually, piece by
piece, the jigsaw picture of Tony's dreams took
positive form. BY the time Angela entered
high school, and Maria was beginning junior
Evening star., 1941-09-28

high, he had become full-fedged head
gardener and had only three more installments
to pay on his house. Under his tutelage the
and other inside work, leaving him free for the
heavier outside tasks. They we're intelligent,
forward-looking youngsters, pretty in dark
eyed way, and they fairly worshipped their
father
Evening star., 1941-09-28
The Opportunities Are Here


AND the children were learning to do things
for themselves - little things, to be sure, but
helpful and, above all, the beginnings of that
courageous self-reliance of which he dreamed
so passionately in the quiet hours after he
had tucked them in bed Night after night, as
he lay staring into the darkness. he planned
their future in this wonderful new land to
which he had brought them. His quick Latin
imagination grasped the opportunities that
lay ahead - the big, airy, modern school on
South Street, the clean and wholesome town
recreation park, the home that someday he
would own.
All this he saw and to its achievement
dedicated his soul. Nothing else mattered -
the girls success and happiness were the one
great goal. And with an intensity that left him
shaken and yet deeply reassured, he prayed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-30
GOV. HURLEY IS
 STUDYING TAXES
Commission of Five Mem- bers to Look Into Real
 Estate Taxes

Hartford, Conn, January 30.- CUP = Governor Hurley today pro- posed & temporary commission of five members be appointed to study all problems of state and local tax ation and financing with a view to reducing or limiting the real estate tax"
 The commission would file a re- port and recommendations to the l943 General Assembly, with copy to be submitted to the governor within 90 days prior to the con- vening of the session.
 The governors office said the com- mission would study the financing of municipalities, distributing of taxes with particular reference to limiting or reducing the real estate tax, problems of assessment, assess ment of taxes, borrowing of money by municipalities, and apportioning of sources of taxation by the tsate and local communities.
 These suggestions were contained in a series of bills sent to the Senate.
 The governor proposed amend- ments to the old Age Assistance Tax providing for payments of not less than $50 6 month and maximum payments of $40.
 Exemption of equities of $2,500 in real estate and $500 in insurance
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