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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01
A GREAT EDUCATOR RETIREs
 (NeW York Herald. .Tribune)

It is good news for education in New England that when Father Stills turns over the management of Kent School to his successor in June he will not terminate his personal con- nection with it. For thirty-five years he has been the life and inspiration of this school which he founded. In fact, 1t may be said that he is the school-and to say this in no sense detracts from theexcellent work of his assistants or beiittles the work of his successor.
 What makes Father Sill's retire ment of more than local interest Is the fact that Kent School has been a new force in secondary edu- cation. Where many of the other private schools had built up elabo- rate plants and deliberately cater cd to the rich, Father Sill not only kept his plant down to Q bare minimum but deliberately sought students regardless of the wealth of their parents. Fully as important, he inculcated from the beginning the Idea of seIf-help. At Kent School much of the work Of maintenance
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thority to exercise firm handed control. As . result, initiation
 dues racketeering Is rampant
 and jurisdictional rows are a plague both to workers and to
 the defense program.
 Fearful of the inner clique of craft-union tycoons, Green has met public outcry against the two abuses with empty promises and hot-air flag waving.
 Few of the new army camps and defense plants being erected have escaped costly delays due to shake- downs for initiation fees and AFL jurisdictional Inelees. But in few months most of these camps and plants will be com pleted and these headaches will be over. Also, some of the young CT and abler AFL leaders are working quietly on the inside to force reforms.
 These young leaders have been among the most conscientious and sincere supporters of the defense program. They have given De- fense chiefs wholehearted cooper ation, often in the face of the bit- terest kind of AFL resistance.
 Net result of the whole melee, however, is that labor, although 90 per cent patriotic, has so aroused public opinion through the unpatriotic grasping of It's leaders, that 1t may undo the vast progress so labOri0usly won under the New Deal.
 MERRY.GO-ROUND
 What Washington is talking about: The fact that you can't get a hotel room anywhere without waiting half Q day ,. ?. Evie Rob. ert's plan to put Q bridal veil on Toto, Ringing Brothers gorilla mate for Gargantua How young Senator Ashurst of Arizona looks since he left his Congress sional chores .. The smooth way in which Robert. Stripling of the Dies Committee makes Martin Dies one of the most quoted men in the country The manner in which John Carmody, Federal Works Administrator, always pay tribute to the distinguished career of his predecessor even though he knows that his distinguished pre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01
TODAY's COMMON ERROR The proper contraction for ''have now is ''haven't", not "ha'n't."

A. The Census Bureau reportg the following as the first twelve in the order given: Food, including confectionery stores; general mer- chandise; automotive; apparel; i'll. ing stations; eating places; lumber and building materials; furniture, household appliances and radios; drinking places; hardware; liquor stores; second hand stores. <. e. What was the rate of federal. tax on individual incomes of 1el7?'f
 A. The normal rate was 2 per-. cent on the first $2,000 net income and 4 per cent on the balance over $4,000. SurtaXes ranged from orId percent on net incomes of $5,O0O to 63 per cent on $2,000,000 and over. 7. c. What are the basic require- inents for young men to enter flight training in the U. s. Navy as avia- ton cadets?
 A. Candidates must be between their 20th and 27th birthdays at the time of appointment, and unmar- ried. They must be college graduates or must have completed not less than two full years of credits at e recognized 4-year college. However, consideration may be given to the applications of mature young men who have acquired the equivalent of the college requirements, provided they possess officer qualifications. c. How close is the nearest star to the earth?
 A. The sun Is the closest star averaging about 93 million miles The next nearest star, visible to tho naked eye, Is Alpha Centauri in the southern skies, which is { Ia light years away, or about 25 1-2 trillion miles. The star Proxirna Centauri is little closer, 4.27 light-years dis tant, but 1t is visible only through . large telescope.
 c. To whom is Clement R. Att lee, British Labor Party leader, mar ried?
 A. He married Violet Helen Mil- lar, youngest daughter of the late H. E. Millar, of Heathdown, Hamp stead, in 1922. They have one SOB and three daughters. 2. c. Where was the prophetic rno- ton picture "The Invasion of Amer. ica" first shown abroad? A. In the Appollo theater, Rome Italy, in February, 1917. It was ex. hibited for charity by the Gironde dTtalia. S.
 c. will there be another esclipss of the moon in l94l? A. There will be one on Septembes. l5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01
What's Your I.Q.:
Can you answer seven of these est questions? Turn to last .. page for the answers.

1. State the middle name of vics President Henry A. Wallace.
 2: Sheep are classed as bovines ovines or equines? '-
 8. Is Montevideo the capital oi Uruguay, Paraguay or Peru. -
 {. The son-in-law of which fors mer president of the United States was a speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives? . 5. How many teeth constitute ( full set in an adult human being?,
 6. Could . sailing craft be pro, pelled by an electric fan or other wind-making apparatus placed in the stern?
 2. Which signer of the Constitu; ton besides George Washington became president of the United States?
 8. Name the comic character in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" 1.
 g. Which is lighter, helium or hydrogen? z
 10. What is the title of a French play in which the principal char acter had a monstrous nose? {.
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which at other schools is carried on by paid. employees is done by the boys.
 It goes without saying that the succes of such c school is the direct outcome of the character and per- sonality of its leading figure. More important than being a good ad- ministrator or good teacher is the fact that Father Sill has pos- sessed in a high degree the capacity to inspire the boys with his own ideals. He has successfully com bined strictness with a broad ana sympathetic understanding. It is tc be hoped that he will still hayi many years fin which by exanaplI and by good advice Co continue tt spread the Kent School precopks of simplicity. seis-help and tndepen- dence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01

the trunk is really a scar. Counting the rings, you can count how many times the tree in it's growth gave up Q branch that had once been beautiful. in order that it might get a crown of even more beautiful branches.
 Every life that is worth anything has given up the lesser for the greater. Every beautiful personality in the world has marks on it which bespeak sacrifice and renunciation. Just as the beauty Of the royal palm largely comes from the rings around It's trunk. which tells of dead branches cast 0ff in the process Of growth. 60 the beauty of human fife is largely derived from giving up
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01
Selected Poem
WEATHER-WISE (Warren Caryl in the Poets Corner, Hartford TimeS)

WEAIHEh.WA0E
 CWarren Caryl in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford Times) Like a chimney-sweep in deep sky-chimneys the wind brushes down the smoke the sooty mist settles into dairy-farm valleys; kitchen stoves choke, and spit smoke into low-ceilinged farmhouse rooms. In pasture-spot the blackberry bushes lean into an assorted tangle of slender sharp-claw stalks (though 1t makes my farmer-friend frown and robs the COWS of grass, I wouldn't cut the brambles), and there a cotton-tail rabbit sits, parking on the burrows edge, and thoughtfully tests, with cold nose, the coming storm. Unheeding weather-signs, my farmer-friend steps carelessly from
 the cow-barn door into sharp gusts of wind; the sudden rain-drops slap his face, and he yells-- Hey Boysl It's going to rainl" We'll. |. knew last night that it would rain today
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Views Of The Press

sources, and a downward adjust. ment in the grand list. Instead of going to the General Assembly to ask refunding bonds, it raised its tax rate two mills, to 18.9. It knows, from bitter past experience, that its cheaper and sounder to pay now than to borrow and pay later with interest added. N,
 Perhaps the reason for such sound Greenwich policy is that, un- der the town meeting form of gov- ernment, the people are responsible to themselves, and can dictate their own fiscal policy without thinking, as political offlceholders always must, of what the tax rate may mean to the next election.
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 1. Determination of CIO lead- CTS, secretly directed by John l.. Lewis, to use the vast defense program to entrench the CIO In mass production industries, and to break the unyielding an- ti-union opposition of such die- hards as Henry Ford and Little Steei's" Bethlehem and Repub- lie.
 2. The jurisdictional jealousies of warning AFL craft unions.
 In no major dispute recently de- laying national defense has the real issue been hours or wages. It has been a tangle over jurisdic- ton or union recognition.
 Thus Defense and Labor De- partment officials have been up against ain-busting complexities of bitter factional hatreds, weak AFT. control at the top, leftist ob- structive machinations and a poll s-motivated leadership in the CIO. And on the other side, they have faced hard-boiled employers, determined to make no conces- sions, regardless of the cost.
 Not helping the situation, also has been a certain amount of covert anti-lab0r sniping by certain $l-a-ycar die-hardS in the Defense organization.
 Knudsen, Hillman, Stimscfl, Knox, Patterson, Nelson, Stetti- nius, Forrestal, have had no trou- ble working together. They have had differing views, but they have cooperated harmoniously. But some of the subordinate $l-a-year masterminds have engaged in oc- casional undercover pot-shooting which hasn't helped the men at the top.
 Scholarly Phil Murray has the title of president of the CIO, but real CIO ruler is the same John L. Lewis who bossed 1t until last November.
 Murray never makes @ move without consulting Lewis. When Roosevelt asked Murray to rec ommend names for the National Defense Mediation Board, Murray first conferred with John L. and at his urging submitted the names of Murray and Tom Kennedy, United Mine Worker secretary treasurer, who, like Murray, Is under Lewis thumb.
 Despite widespread CIO de-
 EsAt AHt 0 Murray has retained Lee Press man, general counsel; Len De Caux, publicity director; and other leftist Lewis henchmen In key CIO posts.
 Lewis is not "Cominy" or a fellow-traveler But he hates Roosevelt, is hotly isolationist, viz orously opposes the defense pro- gram, and burns with secret po- iitical ambitions. It happens that the current Communist "party line" is exactly identical, so Lewis is using these aggressive clements in some CIO unions to suit his owr ends.
 Those ends are CIO dOmina- ton of the mass production in- dustries, and new political party ruled by John L. Lewis.
 In the CIO, Lewis is credited with being the switch-snapper who gave the signal starting the International Harvester and Beth lehem Steel walk-outs. To him, also, is credited the planned of- fensives in the shoe and aviation industries.
 Close friends of John L. say that during his recent illness their leader spent much time reading military strategy. Ap- parently this reading was not for pleasure.
 MUSHY BILL In the American Federation of Labor, chief difficulty arises from an exactly reverse situation.
 There, William Gree nlacks both the personal drive and au-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01

Reduction of drivers license to 5O- cents "a throw" might seriously endanger the proposed plans for the Naugatuck Valley improvement. We don't know that this would result, but it's safe to say that Highway Department plans would certainly be changed around with $1,5OO,O00 less in revenue to count upon We'd choose the $3 fee if it means new valley highway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01
PAY-As-YOU-GO ANNIVERSARY
 Bridgeport Times-Stao

The Town of Greenwich is asking, and it deserves, congratulations upon another anniversary of its pay-as-you-go policy. For six years, now, the town has lived within its income, and in that period 1t has reduced it's bonded debt from S4.- zoO,OO0 to e2.200.O00.
 For the next fiscal year just be- ginning, the town was faced with diminishing revenue from back tax
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Daily Almanac

Moon sets l0:49 p. m.
 Sun rises 5:37 a. In.: sets 6:l6 p. m. All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Moons phases-first quarter. April {, 7:04 D. m. full moon. April IT,. 4:07 D. m.; last quarter April l8. T:55 a. m.: new moon, April 26. o:15 a. m.
 Morning stars. Mercury, Venus, Mars: eve- ming, Jupiter, Saturn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01
Questions
 
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 The Waterbury Democrat servic Bureau will answer for you free. any question of fact or lnf0rma. tl0n, not involving extensive re- search. Write your question clear ", sign name and address, en. - close three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot Dc given. Address The Waterbury ., Democrats Washington Service. Bureau, 1913 18th Street, Wash. ingt0n. D 0. <. e. What are the principal at. tributes of mahogany which give il. prominence as a furniture and cab- inet wood? '~ A. Variety of pleasing figures. in the grain, slight shrinkage, stability, and ease of working. ' e. Who was the first American Ambassador? L A. Except for some diplomatic appointments made by the Cont. mental Congress, termed ambassa- dors, the United States appointed no diplomatic representative of that rank until 1893, when the grade was authorized by Act of Congress, and Thomas F. Bayard was appointed Ambassador to Great Britain, the first to hold that title.
 nhs e. Which classes of retail bus- mess In the United States have the largest volume of sales? .-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01

limbs leave this ring around the trunk, and the ring is one of the things which gives the tree its b e a uty. T h e de ad branches r e p r e s e nted something tn e tree cast off in
 it's upw a r d growth. and the dark ring left on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01

Tierra del Flu ego, and the cables W e r e burned up with W ing de- scriptions of the affair at high rates per word.
 It was big society news ill Washington, for the 400 of the capitals women of the upper diplomatic and official social crusts W e r c there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
THE ROYAL PALM
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

The royal palm in Florida is a noble tree, and it owes its beauty largely to the dark rings upon It's smooth trunk.
 These rings appear when the branches die and fall of. The dead
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of little value for things ol

things of little value for things Of great value.
 Growing up is not easy either for trees or for people. It means Tor. getting the things that are behind and pressing on to the things that are before. It means casting on dead branches and sending new and living branches toward the sky.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01
National 
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COrrespOndent)

Washington, April Tt was hot news in Rio de Janeiro, throughout out Brazil, up and down Latin America from Agua Caliente to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-01

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Washington Merry-G Co., Round
John Lewis Drive Unonize Industry Foents Defense Strikes Greens Inability End AFL Rockets Quoes Also Causes Strife Aroused Public y Strip Labor Of Progress Won Under New Deo
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A Thought for Today

For whether is greater he that sitteth at meat or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth as meat? But am among you as he that serveth.-Luke 22:27.
 Everything great is not always good, but all good things are great.-Demosthenes
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-28
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Last Saturday the Annual Boys
Grade School Basketball tourna-
ment was held at Coolidge in the
high school gymnasium. Six parti-
cipating teams were: Kenilworth,
Coolidge, Casa Grande, Florence,
Eloy, and Ray.
The Florence A boys won the
tournament defeating Coolidge in
the final game 45 to 16. Florence
beat Kenilworth and Casa Gran
de in the preliminaries.
Coolidge vanquished Ray in their
first game 20 to IS and beat Eloy
23-1S in the second game The
players for Coolidge were Artie
Lee Nichols, center; Floyd Nc
Euen, Jimmie Perkins, forwards;
George O'Donnell and Alfred
Starns, guards. McEuen was high
point man in the Ray game with
six points. Substitutes were Lee
Lindemann and Guy Winkler.
In the B boys tournament the
games ran as follows: Eloy beat
Casa Grande.
The second game was played
between Coolidge and Florence
with Florence as victor.
Third game, Kenilworth beat
Eloy.
The championship game was
played between Florence and
Kenilworth with Kenilworth grab
bing the championship with 1918.
Players on the Coolidge B boys
team were Mack McEuen, Billy
Ware, Kenneth Trout, Jack
Hay ems, Wayne Elledge.
Jack Havens and Kenneth
Trout tide for high point man
with three points each.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-28

Plans were laid for a "Clean
Up Week" in Eloy Thursday after
noon. when The Friendly Club
held its bi-monthly all-day meet
ing and covered dish luncheon at
the home of Mrs. Henry L. Polk.
A program on Bible Study was
held in the morning and games
were played in the afternoon. Mrs.
Polk was presented a surprise
birthday cake and beautiful pot
tery water set.
New members for the week
were Mrs. H. c. CHM, Mrs, Leslie
Vickers, and Mrs. S. Campbell.
Next week Mrs. White will give
a lecture on Youth on the High
way" an auxiliary study of the
quarters topic, "Uprooted Ameri
ca" The meeting will be held al
the home of Mrs Pat Kane, March
6, 2:3O pm.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-28
SOUTH SCHOOL HONOR
ROLL-1th SIX WEEKS

The honor roll for the Coolidge
South Grammar schools fourth
sixth week period is as follows:
Fifth grade, Miss Baker - 1st
honor roll-Pauline Appel, Boyd
Clements, Mary Jean Ford, Jewell
Harris, Anne Jellison, Jewel
Smith, Patsy Johnson, Bess Mas
san and Kent McEuen.
2nd-Evelyn Atkisson, Mary Lou
Dobson, Jackie lies, Peter Soule,
Douglas McEuen, Helen Wuertz,
and Gene Ong.
Fifth grade, Miss Dunn - 1st
honor roll-Irene Lujan.
2nd Richard Shafer and Billie
Harruff.
Fifth grade, MI Osborn-1st
honor roll-Bill Stark.
2nd Yazhik Daw, Lavene Myers
and Henderson Winnett.
Sixth grade, Miss Radetic-1st
honor roll-Mary 10 Bates, Jimmie
Lou Broking, Rosemary Dawson,
Alexander Figueroa, Rudolph Fl
gueroa, Gladys Harris, Nadine Nc
Cleery, Jack Overturf, Nedra Jean
Ray, Billy Waddle, and Yvonne
Wright.
2nd-Maxine Burns, Helen Marie
NARROW, Marie Montana, and Billy
Newcomb.
Sixth garde, Mr. Merrill-1st
honor roll Margaret Warren,
Earnest Wilson.
2nd-Clara Campbell and Lorene
Davis.
Seventh grade, Mrs Bramhall-
1st honor roll - Mack McEuen
Helen Anderson, Jackie Grahe
Vance Taylor. Ruth Knox, Velda
Abbott, frankie Abbott, Simone
Chimits
2nd-Martha Mayo, Marilyn
Elsberry. and Eugene Anderson.
Seventh grade, Mr.. Merrill-1st
honor roll-Robert Burton, James
Nelson, Mary Ruth Reed, Curtis
Shaw.
2nd-Jimmie Davis, Ruby Sim
mons.
Eighth grade, Mr.. Spangehl-1st
honor roll-John Allen, Catherine
Waldrip, Floyd McEuen.
2nd ]. c. Samples, Jackie Gallo
way, and Helen Hollifield.
Eighth grade, Mr.. Hinton-1st
honor roll-Elsie Barrios, Olivia
Barrios, Lucy Booth, Betty Clark
Dorothy Dossey, Royce Gibson
Janell Kleinman, Esma Langford
Mary Lou Lewis, George O'Don.
nell, Ida Mae Shafer, Kenneth
Trout.
2nd = Wayne Elledge, Betty
Irvine, Louise Irwin, Betty June
Yates.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-28

Coolidge team members were
John Sellers, Wilbur Wuertz, Wei
don Smith, and Verne WuertZ. Will
bur was high point man on the
team with a score of 351.5 out of
possible 400. Wilbur and John
have judged in previous years in
this contest but for Weldon and
Verne it was a first experience.
Jim Elkins made the 3rd highest
score, 349S, in the Coolidge group.
Three years ago the Coolidge
livestock judging team placed first
in this contest but it was not un-
til the next year that the Valley
Bank award was offered. In other
words, the Coolidge team won
just one year too soon! Wilbur
Wuertz and D. G. Shoemaker were
2 of the membtrs on that winning
team.
Twenty-Five Future Farmers Of
the Coolidge chapter went with Mr..
Springfield on this trip Wilbur
Wuertz, D. G. Shoemaker, Free
man Higginbotham and Mr. Spring
field furnished cars for transporta-
ton. Mr.. Leonard Spruell and Mrs.
Springfield also accompanied the
group.
The boys are already saying,
"Well, we're going to win next
year"
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-28
BANQUET MEETING

DR.. Russell A. Holy, superintend-
ent of schools in Casa Grande, was
host Tuesday at a banquet given
for the principals and coahes of
Pinal County Athletic association.
The banquet was held in the Ma
sonic Temple in Casa Grande.
Following dinner, a business
meeting was held in the Central
Grammar school, Plans for a
spring softball tournament were
made
The action of the state legisla-
ture in cutting appropriations for
text books was discussed.
The problem of spending school
funds for bus transportation in
this district which in most city
schools and mining camp is not a
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ary, Ft. Thomas, placed 1st in in
dividual judging with a score of
$40 points, and Marion Plumb, st.
David, placed End with score of
367 points. D. G., as the scores
indicate, was mighty close 3rd
This placing assumes more signi-
ficance when the number of boys
who were competing is stated.
There were 130 Future Farmer
members and approximately that
many All club members, making a
total of over 200 boys Judging in
the individual contest.
In addition to the individual
Judging, there was a contest in
tea judging, and here Coolidge
came in 5th out of total Of II
teams which We're entered. The
winning team, North Phoenix high
school, made a total score of 1879
points. The Coolidge team totaled
1851 points.
Perhaps a little explanation here
would help to give a clearer pic
ture of what this judging contest
means to the Future Farmer
Chapters and the All Club which
complete.
The contest Is sponsored by the
Phoenix Valley National Bank of
Phoenix which offers a prize of
5000 to winning team members to
be used for a trip to the Fort
Worth Livestock Show held March
q.
Winning team members are de-
termined by the highest point
boys on the winning Future Farm
er team and the 2 highest point
boys on the winning All Club
team. This means that boys, 2
from North Phoenix high school,
and 2 from Greenlee county All
Club team, will make this trip, ac
companied by the Future Farmer
sponsor. Next year the All Clut
sponsor will alternate.
A team consists of 4 boys. They
are required to judge 3 rings o.
livestock, each ring consisting o.
4 animals and counting for 10(
points if correctly placed. Plac
ings are written on cards which
are handed in to the judges, ant
then in the team judging each bo.
goes before a judge and gives hi
reasons orally as to why he PLACED
the animals as he did. The ring
are made difficult enough to eli
inmate the guessers, and when ;
boy goes before the judge to Civ
his reasons, he has to know wha
| he is talking about.
The judging in this contest il
limited to beefstock which means
of course, the Hereford breed
Rings to be judged this year wer
as follows: Senior heifers. 2
Junior heifers. 3-Yearling bulls
4-Steers.