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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
New Health Dept. Set-Up

The creation of the post of full-time City Health Officer with the incumbent, Dr. Edward J. Godfrey as the appoirtee IS no surprise, for he was the logical man to fill this very important office. Since he was first appointed to the position back in 1926 he has been extremely conSc1- entious, most able, and practically full time public servant though not required to be such under the city charter. Water bury's health rating during his regime has been most splendid one and we can feel quite secure in the knowledge that the department will continue to benefit by it's chiefs knowledge and skill.
 The department under the new city charter will have additional duties inn posed upon it by inclusion of the Bureau of Vital Statistics within its jurisdiction. There should be no lessening of the eff ciency which has always characterized this work when it was kept within the Town Clerks domain. The change to a full-time Health Officer, of course, should not mean any radical departure from local practices and customs. We are achieving success now; we will continue 10 do so. The community's health is normally good; it will remain so.
 In many ways, though, the Health Off, cer now will be enabled to devote him. self to various phases of public health and sanitation which had to be passed over hastily, perhaps, in the past. Community health has always been linked more or less to municipal government, but under the new set-up it should be just as vital as the operation of the government within it's budget; the extension of water mains and sewers; and such other city services. We are confident that the De- partment of Health as now constituted is 0n it's way to new record for achieve znent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
Down in New York recently

Down in New York recently garage man was brought into court on the charge of driving his vehicle, rated as conmer- cial, onto the Henry Hudson Parkway. Commercial vehicles, an1bulances, and bicycles are forbidden on this parkway. But the court magistrate apparently feels that this is a subject which demands considerable study for there was forth coming no immediate decision. The pres ence of the garageman's car, towing automobile, was demanded by a motorist whose car became stuck along the park way He called for the towing car in- stead of waiting for one of the official parkway service cars which are supposed to patrol the roadway day and night. It was this violation of towing monopoly which resulted in the court charge. Whether or not it will stand remains to be seen. But any motorist knows the almost utter futility of being caught along one of New York's parkways. Connecticut's Merritt Parkway where the state cops will summon help for you is veritable para disc in comparison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
REWRITING TO THE PAST
(New Haven Journal-courler)


 Remember the Republican breast beating here in Connecticut back in 1888 when tine party was preparing for the campaign which surprised everyone. including Raymond Bald win, by carrying him into once? Old-Style b0gsiEzn was being eliniin- ated: the shade Of J. Henry Rcra- back was being exorcized. A glow of righteous idealism pervaded the party; the new Republicanism' was being born. The wave of eS1- thusiasEn swept on into the lo3e legislative session. The Merit System was praised and allegiance to 1t pledged. Dual jDbisna was banned and & constitutional amendments to eliminate Is permanently was launched. Another agnenment to halt the biennial back-Ecratching over the minor judgeships was aps proved. A new day in Connecticut politics was downing.
 Now in 1esi what is the record? Raymond Baldwin defeated for re- election last November. has been pushed Into the background within the party and hts appeals for his policies dlsregarsied. one of the first acts Of the recent legislature was t0 Kill the dual tcb ban and start a Job~scramhic almost rnpreceute0 even in Connecticut. A hurried re- port on the Merit system whose recommendation would have ef- feetively destroyed st was enshuSlas- lacally paaa&d hy tho Republican House. Tho miner court azsEndmeEts waH voted down. Just a few days ago Enc party reverted G previous gae~ slsa azsa msads aAa Nsasa eA&lENfAH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05

in a chaotic state when the rest. less convention got down to the vice presidency. Roosevelt had sent word that Wallace was his choice. Certain state leaders had other ideas = among them bulky Frank McHale, boss of the McNutt machine.
 McEIale insisted that McNutt disregard Roosevelt and go OH the convention floor to wage a personal fight for the second-place nomination.
 Only . few insiders know M, but it was Coy who was chiefly responsible for prevailing on McNutt to veto MeEzale's plan. It was early in the morning and McNutt hadn't made mp his mind. Tired and red-eyed. Coy pleaded with him, Governor, maybe you can get the nomina. ton and maybe you can't. But if you do and the President wants Wallace, he'll never for. give you"
 In the end McNutt agreed with Coy, and that night went on the convention floor and made his dramatic good soldier" speech that clinched the nomination for Wallace.
 HOSTILE SOCIAL AGENCIES
 When McNutt came to Washing. ton as Federal Security Admin istrator, he brought Coy with him as Administrative Assistant. Coy found himself confronted by q hostile atmosphere Some of the heads of the agencies grouped under McNutt were suspicious of him and his energetic lieutenant.
 Coy quickly disarmed them by proving he understood welfare problems, had Q long-range social viewpoint and was interested in one thing-results. Today, his biggest boosters are the social se- curity people.
 He's won . reputation for as- similating new problems in his stride and for driving at a furious pace, often working fifteen to twenty hours a day. Soon after Roosevelt picked him out for the big defense job, q friend asked Coy, wayne, doesn't your new job sort of frighten you7"
 'T guess it would if \ stopped to think about it," he grinned. So ' don't think about it."
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
BY VETO AND ORDER
Hartford ,T'ilnes)

Governor Hurley has vetoed the bill which would permit wonaen en- tertaiuers in. restaurants and hotels to work later at night. At the same time he has issued an order, under emergency legislation. by which they may do precisely that.
 Some may be inclined to doubt if the situation as regards these wo- men constitutes an s'emergency'' such as the Legislature had in mind when 1t authorized the governor to suspend the operation of certain laws as a means of aiding defense activities. Probably. there will. how- ever. he general approval oe the rs- suit the Governor has thereby ac- complained.
 The vetoed bill. in tho Governors opinion, w0ud have permitted uain- cEs Co work ct night ia the egtah- llailsnents in questions, and would have permitted employment os wo~ man wmiExesnss nsycnd the hours generally permitted lor women.
 A&oat foika will msxes with aAaa governor that lt is hesAsT t0 llnaia the employment of women enteR~ taiuekH tn eaeh na4s8s sa lhesa Maas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05

But, niraculouSly, crisis after crisis came and went. Doctors marveled at the tenacious fighting !. spirit that kept the frail body aive. When he left he hospital six months iacer, they said, If you hadn't wanted so strongly to live, you wouldn't be here now."
 Today Wayne Coy, who fought
 his way out from under the
 shadow of death, is the 37-year
 old administrative boss of the
 vast defense machinery, . trust
 ed adviser of President R0ose-
 welt and am intimate of Harry
 Hopkins.
 Slender, black k-haired, nervous, Coy and his meteoric rise to high place in Washington are unknown to the public. But as head of the Oftlce of Emergency Management, the special agency created to handle the administrative func- tions of the numerous defense units, he is one of the most poe tent figures in Washington. In the inner circle he is rated one of the ablest and most conscientious New Deal executives.
 UP WITH ROOSEVELT
 Ten years ago he was an am. ambitious young newspaper man trying to make ends meet with a country paper in the little town of Delphi, Indiana. A graduate of Franklin College, a small institu- ton known in the Midwest for its crack baseball teams, Coy got his apprenticeship on the Franklin Star and then launched out on his own in Delphi.
 Coy got into public life by &C., cident.
 Chiefly out of curiosity, he att tended a Democratic political rally, and afterwards made a few CO., gent suggestions on how the cam paign should be run. Impressed, party leaders offered him the job of publicity director of the Dem- ocratic State Committee. The prospects did not appear very promising. The Democrats had been out of power for yearsA and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05

are guided by the stars, they are guided indeed. They may be tre- nendously interested in the position of other ships. but they do not guide themselves by such knowl- edge. The fact that they know their position relative to all other ships in that par of the ocean only enables them to avoid collision and to entertain the hope that there would be someone near at hand to rescue them if they should be over- taken by disaster.
 What other people do, say, and think, should be important factors in our lives. Anyone who is indif- ferent to these things is devoid of & certain humanity which people quickly detect and dislilxe. But the opinions and acts Of others are not a fit guide when it conaes Co plotting our course. We have to look Co the stars if we would he sure to make the haEhor tn safety. We must plot our ccuFse not by the position of other ships, but by the certainly tha rze who made all htngs wll lnot faal sas.
 All rights reserved nahscn 8ews- papeE Egn6iGaf@s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05

the committee was struggling along on 8 shoestring.
 But that was the year Frank
 lin ID. Roosevelt ran for Presi- dent, and . dashing university
 professor, Paul V. McNutt, was the Indiana Democratic nominee
 for governor. Both made elec- tiOn history and scared into of- , flee i'm landslide victories.
 McNutt spotted Coy soon after the campaign began, and before 1t was over the young rewsman was the candidates chief hrain- truster. After his election, Me- Mutt took Coy with him into the State House first as Under Sec- retary, then as state WPA direc- tor, and later as head of . new State welfare Department.
 INDIANA BOY SCOUT
 Within two years Coy had be- come a behind -the-scenes power in the rough and tumble arena of Indiana politics, much to the dis- gust of certain old-line politicos who scornfully referred to him as "the Boy Scout.
 They couldn't quite fathom the quiet determination of this strip ling who insisted that good gov- ernment instead of lush patronage was the secret of political success. that wasn't the way they operated and they rushed to Stae House sputering with fury when Coy flat ly announced there would be no patronage in the Welfare Depart inent.
 Feeling rose to such pitch that Coy was attacked and beaten in the corridors of the State House by henchHnen of : local boss
 whose rule had never before been questioned.
 Coy made his first personal contacts with New Deal insiders while he was State WPA admin istrator. He became acquainted with Hopkins, then WPA boss, and soon won his high regard. They worked closely together during the 1887 Ohio river flood disaster, and afterward Hopkins told the Presi- dent, "Coy's top youngster. He's g good man to keep in mind"
 How good, Hopkins was to learn several years later at the third term convention in Chicago. AEcNUTT vS. WALLACE
 As the Presidents personal rep. resentative Hopkins. no expert at the hectic game of politics, was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05

Attorney Hugh M Alcorn, Jr, who was Speaker of the House during the last legislative session took some traps" at John T. Mccarthy and J. Walter Darley the other day. They are now the State Motor Vehicles Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner respectively. Mr. Me- Carthy is also Chairman of the Demo- cratic State Central Committee, while MT. Darley is the committee secretary. MT. Alcorn's criticism was in the nature of an attack on all Democrats for seeking jobs and patronage. Well, if the Demo- crats didn't seek jobs and patronage, it would leave the Republicans alone in the field. And the latter were alone in this field for so many years, that Democrats thought it time to join them. This they have done very convincingly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05


 e. What is the meaning of thu. name. Keiran7
 A. It is Irish and means dark It Is also spelled Kieran. It is com nected with the name of Co1nN Kerry.
 c. Who was the talleS& man was ever lived in the United States2
 A. The tallest man in AmericaG medical history was Robert Rershiua Wadlow, who was 8 feet 10.3t inches tall at the time of his death tS1 July, 194O.
 e. Was 1t Thomas Jefferson or william Henry Harrison who rode on horseback to his inauguration at the Capitol?
 A. It was Harrison.
 @. Please give the text of oath administered to Justice of the U. s Supreme Court.
 A. T do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without re- spect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich: and that I will faithfully discharge all the duties incumbent on me as Judge, according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agree ably to the Constitution and laws o1 the United States < sg
 e. Where was the first, steel, railway bridge in the United Statess A. The first all-steel railway bridge was a 2,700-ft. structure at Glasgow, Mo; completed in 1879, fol the Chicago and Alton Railroad.
 c. What is the cost of uniforms and equipment for a first lieutenant in the U. s. Army?
 A. An ample wardrobe for an of. ficer of that rank. including dress uniforms, costs about &700.
 @. Give . recipe for restoring sticky or worn fishing lines.
 A. Soak the lines in mineral oil. Remove from the oil and after ex- cess oil is wiped of, apply one of the commercial line dressings.
 e. How did Germany acquire the island of Helgoland7
 A. It was traded by England tG Germany in 1890 for Zanzibar, aa East African colony three thousand times as large.
 A DIFFERENCE OF FOUR YEARS
 A manuscript i'm the Library of Congress, If authentic, is evidence that five of Columbus' ships reached South America In 1ASA- four years earlier than that main- land is generally supposed to have been found by Spaniard& The Pan American Misto- Graph, 8 large chart showing in coler the development of the Twenty American Republics rom the earliest discoveries tO 10A0,. Is available from Waterbury Dem0-s crat Service Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth St., Washington, D. O., fer 90 cents In coin or stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven oe thees test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. Which state is most densely populated?
 2. Mice are larger at birth than kangarooS: true or falSe2
 3. The ''Oid Lady of Threadneedae Street" is a character in novel, ths Bank of England. or famous spyf
 (. Name the queen who helped Co., lumbus to finance his voyage to America?
 5. A scuttle butt is 8 drinking fountain aboard a ship, or & valve for scuttling the vessel in an emer- gency?
 6. Who was Secretary of Stass under President Hoover?
 2. which city in Texas has @. French name which is translated In English "beautiful rnDunt"2
 6. Which baseball club won the l0AO World Series2
 9. Which is s safer way to @eaa4 currency through the mails, Gpecl@ delivery or registered mails
 10. Who wrote s@T7le Crime Oe @ya- vestre B0Fnard's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05


 they ' have a point of ultimate reference. They know from cer- tain charts they possess just what the position of the stars will be at every mo- ment, and be- cause they know where the stars are, they know where they themselves are. Hecai1sA fh ey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05

have reached the age of 21, @oelai conditions are not improved hy ml. lowing young girls to enter that lieid. It is wise. also, to restrict even taanse over 2l to mn eisfst~hcssE day and a 4e hour week.
 1t might be argued that a \ o'clock quitting hour for WaltEsasas would not he loo great an evil hsit the prCpEietors of establishments wili no doubt accommodate tlasan- selves to tho midnight restriction.
 Tho order may stand ulaon gqaseaap iuK that fs not too robust, Aaa aaas end probably can he taad ao emnlaaw tlae maeaag. which certainly w8 me
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
Selected Poem
TWO IN1PUDENT MICE

(Frances Frost in the Christian Science Monitor) o small wood-mice with brown enormous ears, who have deserted trees for pantry shelves. left moonlit grass for bread and jam and cheese you are like mischievous and merry elves. I startled you tonight when you were feasting; you stared at me moment in surprise, friendly and shy. And gaily then you nibbied, defying caution with your shining eyes. Little brown specks Of life, bid you welcome to apple butter feasts. but is it nice
 to rashiy act as though this were your pantry and the bold intruder, cheeky mice?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
Current Comment

If we had applied 10 years ago resolutely the policy of aiding the victim of aggression to defend him- self we should not no wbe at war at all.-Slr Norman Angel, Nobel Peace Prize winner of 1883.
 Back of war Is the wrong kind of politics: back of that is the wrong kind of economies: back of that Is wrong kind of moral standards; and back of that is un-belief. -Rev. Samuel Shoemaker, Calvary Epis- copal Church, New York.
 We too are lost If our faith in civil liberty is plotted out by hate and fear of the temporary invasion of the liberty we haye.--Justice Curtis Box, Philadelphia.
 I am tired Of hearing that tho British Navy is our first llne Of de- fense. The contenesd woEkinsman Is our first line of defense.
 --Rev. Charles Maxwell. BuiFn1o
 priest. Ao EW00 meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05

Further curtailment of the number of patients in our various state hospitals is suggested by pr. Roy L. Leak, superin- tendent at Middletown, in his biennial report He urges creation of hospital for the aged and infirm to remove these persons from the state hospital. Better care and more efficient management would result, he thinks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
Views Of The Press

the national committeeman. At the same meeting . speaker asserted that the party should become more practical: voters, he said, 'sdon't give a damn" about ideaIistic programs. The new Republication" has been safely buried.
 There are those who believe that the same proceS has been com- pleted here in New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05

& On b1AG A4tSA~
 noon of July 4 and for five minutes there afte That's eastern standard time and 1t means 1 p. m. in San Francisco, Il a. m. in Alas ka and 8 a m. in Honolulu. At that precise mo- Inent, no matter where you are, in swimming, at a ball park, or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 2:40 a. m. tdayllsht time)
 Sun rises 5:25 a. m.; sets e:27 ?. m. tday- light timel
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty min- utes after sunset
 July ath usually Is attended by hot weather. This year 1t came a bit before the celebration. But its tho sinae Of the year to expect heat and # it didn't conNs st og us would Dc disappointed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
5 EDISON IN
 2 WASHINGTON
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 C0FTespOndent

Washington, July 5 Details of the jobs that you and you and you can do to aid your country in time of national emergency are begin ming to come out of the washing ton fog.
 First manifestation of what you can do will come at five minutes to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05

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 c. Is it propeg t0 make an Amer jean Flag out of flowers to be used at a school commencement
 A. It is quite proper, provided the flowers are not badly wilted as the time the exercises commence. The blue 3ield goes to the left of the audience.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL [. DOUGLASS, D. D.

HOW TO TAKE OUR BEARINGS ships at sea do not take their bearings from other ships; they take their bearings from the stars.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-05

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not inAnpduce . quotation with the phrase "S0ame enc has s@id." EE ycu do not know the name 0g the author, says Tt has been saId."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

In like manner, no doubt would pettcoat warriors.
Then the expedition ran into its real enemies,
rain which turned to billiards they entered the
passages of the high Cordileras, accompanied by
earthquakes and raging torrents Many OF the
thinly-clad natives died.
After fifty days of this misery, the Spaniards
hurried oh leaving most OF the natives, the swine
and other food behind but carrying such precious
things as their scrap iron and their forge.
Beyond the mountains they ran into heat that
seemed worse than the cold, and hunger that was
worse than either The tale is long and heroic OF
overcoming natural obstacles that seemed insur-
mountabe but will pass this part over because
it has nothing to do with our Amazons. After two
months Of this agony they built bridge at dizzy
height over a roaring torrent only to face the UNI
beatable at last-a jungle that was man-tight then
and still is.
They were stopped. Should they 60 back? Not
these men They felled the trees of Fawcett
"abominabe woods" and built ship they called a
bergantine
With their forge they manufactured nails from
the iron they had brought and for oakum to caulk
the seams they took the shirts from their backs
In this they reached at last the confluence OF the
stream with a larger one probably the Coca.
Here Gonzalo sent the bergantine ahead, with
so Spaniards under his lieutenant Don Francisco
de Orellana to bring back food which they hoped
to find where the Coca flowed into the Napo. 80
fast was the current that they made the 50 leagues
in three days. Finding no food, Orellana decided