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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07
Selected Poem
CHILDREN RUNNING DOWN HILL

Mabel L. Bolt in the Christian Science Monitor Children running down hill Do not catch up with the sun. The sun is always one length ahead. Even when children fall He will not embarrass them He waits at the foot of the hill To catch them, open-armed. Which of them won? He will not tell Children are his joy As they roll their hoops He is with them. When they go to beaches He tags along He races them on hikes Plays leapfrog with them. But one thing the sun Is not likely to do: He will not Trot them of to bed! That is within the moons province And the first stars, ready to blink Let ehildrens elders think what they will, The sun means only to be cllild's running mate!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07

1. Which actress starred in the silent film version of The Letter" in 1929?
 ?. In time of peace, under which government department does the U. s. Coast Guard operate?
 3. Name the author of the move! Northwest Passage"
 4. Which government agency has supervision over motor trucks en. gagged in interstate hauling?
 5. Albert Einstein is the autho of the celebrated Theory of-"i
 6. Name the under secretary of the treasury.
 T. Who was the first president of the United States to be inaugurated in Washington?
 8. What is the name of the Vir- ginia colonial village which was restored?
 g. In what decade did Greece fight Turkey for independence?
 IDA buckaroo is a cowboy, young colt or a corral?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07
MATT McGRATH
(New York Herald-Tribune)

The man who held the worlds hammer throwing record for 24 years, the great, kind giant who at fifty-one barely missed making the Olympic team as e weight thrower, is dead at sixty-four after two- score years on the New York police force. Hero of four olympic games. one of the finest craftsmen In the none- -too-ilneiy taught science of throwing weights for distance, Matt dived Into ice-cold rivers to rescue would-be suicides, subdued . glin-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07
Daily Almanac
'ts 3;07 a. m,

Moon sets 3O1 a, m.
 sun rises 6:56 a. m. sets 5.l7 D. m
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 The latter part Of January and the first week Of February have remained remark ably clear despite all the contrary predic- tons ana uiu general gloomy outlook, II may mean gathering of storm forces for one bitter assault-not too far away
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07

before God and to begin regaling
 Him with the enormity of our sins is futile, The best confess sion ever made was the confes- sion of the pub
 lican who beat his breast and said, God be merciful to me a sinner" To me.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07

The bill to abolish the state law com polling annual audits of local government accounts brought immediate reactions It also brought out some figures on the cost of this In it's first year of operation it cost the cities and towns $301 ,009 with 55 towns having the state do the work, Not costly!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07

should have 8 look at the of- fees of t h e Council of Na- tional Defense and the Omce of Production M an a g e ment, W h e r e M r. Knudsen = Hill- man and their m u S hro orning forces are try ing to get set- tied.
 Rig h t W, they're in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07
sARDINE PACKING
Boston Post)

Boston PoSt)
 The need for uniform State laws concerning the huge New England fishing industry was never shown better than by a situation which has arisen during the last few days in Maine and New Hamphire. The inn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07
Questions
 andAnswers

FOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. The Waterbury Democrat Service Bureau will answer for you free, any question of fact or inf0rma- tiOn, not involving extensive re search. Write your question clear Iy, sign name and address, en" close 8 three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be
 given. Address The Waterbury Democrats Washington Service
 Bureau, 1913 18th Street. Wash tngtOns D. o. e. What spot is known as "th, pole of cold" toward which aD warmer breezes blow2 Do people live there?
 A. 'Verkhoyansk, Siberia. Politicaa prisoners are sent there, and 1t has 8 population of about five to siS hundred.
 O. What word means the reflec. tion of moonlight on an expanse O water?
 A. Moonglade. Q. How many European wilt boars are in the United States? A. A big-game inventory of thG United States in 1889 showed thaa European wild boars are distributed in national forests and State arA private lands as follows: California, 200; Georgia, 70; Kentucky, 75; Mississippi, 50; New Hampshire, 150; North Carolina, 605; and Tennessee, 500.
 @. Do the blades of an Autogiro rotate freely under aerodynamical pressure, or are they opreated by an engine?
 A. The rotor is wholly indepen- dent of power from the engine, whose sole function in flight is to propel the Autogito.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07

by the Departments Land It can now be revealed that this is not the only deal under inves- tigation.
 Patterson has also ordered 8 probe of 360,00O acres acquired in southern Georgia which include a large malarial swamp.
 This time it is concerned chiefly with the selection of this par tic,llar site and the price paid, rather than Gas in Indiana) the method of acquiring the land; that is, how the location came to be picked and who fixed the price. Both items have aroused questions regarding the follow ing points:
 I. That several other more desirable sites in this section one a high, sandy area in North Carolina had been favorably considered before the Fourth Corps Area Selecting Commit tee chose the swampy Georgia tract.
 2. That Georgia Senators Walter F. George, chairman of the Foreign Relations Commit tee, and Richard B. Russell backed the choice vigorously. However, Rep. Hugh Peterson, who comes from the district, emphatically denies that any po- iitical pressure was exerted on the Army.
 2. That merchants and busi- ness men of Savannah, 35 miles from the reservation, waged a vigorous campaign for it.
 4. That the purchase price will come to around twice the $2,5OO,000 originally allocat- ed for the land.
 5. That the Government will have to put out another $1,- 000000,000 for drainage and malaria control.
 WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE One of the features of the trans action is the fact that neither the Surgeon General of the Army nor the U. s. Public Health Ser vice were consulted before the site was chosen. Both are readily available, but neither was calledl.
 When completed, the reserva- tiOn, known as Camp Stewart, will house 17,OOO troops. Bar racks will be on dry, sandy ground. But 8 half mile east is a swamp of thousands of acres running the length of the reservation. This makes the malaria problem so serious that the Public Health Service had to summon it's ace malaria ex- pert, Dr. L. L. Williams, to set up safeguards.
 Hundreds of miles of drainage piping will be necessary, and WPA actually has come to the aid of the Army with an allotment of $4OOO0O.
 The average cost of the land so far has been $14.50 an acre. But a survey by the Land Divi- sion last year indicated the land could be bought for around $8 an,.acre
 However, re-examinatiOn of assessed values, it it claimed. showed that many were based on ability to pay taxes than on actual worth; and that the earlier assessments did not in- clude improvements. War De- partment officials also say that a number of land owners have protested that they are not be- ing paid enough for their prop erty.
 NOTE - As a result of the In- spector Generals preliminary findings in the Indiana case, Un- der Secretary Patterson has banned private contracts and or dered that in the future all Army land acquisitions must be handled through experienced gov- ernment agencies. Tn the last few days he has gone one step further and now requires that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07
A Thought for Today

The Son of man gOeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Sen Of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been bOrn.-MattheW 26;24'
 
 Where trust is greatest, there treason is in its most horrid shape.-Dryden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL l.. DOUGLASS. D. D.

ON CONTRASTING OUR SINS
 One of the most futile things in the world is a confession of sin when we don't know how to make it.
 For instance, to drop on our knees
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07

essary. But to get down to brass tacks about this matter Of confes- sion, we must confess before God not our sinful acts but our sinful selves. It is our hearts which need to be changed, more than our con- duct.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07
Washington Merry-Go-Round
DREW PEAR s o N
 ROBERT s. ALLEN

 regular around the War Department Last The Washington Patterson Inspector General probing made realtors
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR "AII right" Is s two word ex- pressiOn, never the single word alright"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07

o. Is the merit system, or Civil Service increasing or decreasing in State and local government?
 A. More than HOO State, city and other jurisdictions now have at least some employees under civil service. The greatest recent growth in the use of the merit system has been in municipalities. The number of systems in such jurisdictions in- creased from slightly less than 400 in 1930 to nearly 300 in 194O. States with merit systems increased from nine to eighteen in the same period.
 e. How may whitewash be re- moved from a wall?
 A. Wash it with solution of 4 ounces of washing soda in 6 quarts of warm water. Scrub with a wide brush or sponge, and scrape those portions that do not come off with washing. Rinse well, and let the wall dry before recoating.
 Q. What is the purpose of the Walsh -Healey Act?
 A. It requires that Government supply contracts must contain cer- tain maximum hour, minimum wage, child labor, safety, and health stipulations, and was designed prim- arily to improve working conditions by requiring employers receiving Government contracts to pay fair minimum wages, plus a penalty for overtime beyond certain maximum hours, thereby tending to spread employment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07
National Spotlight
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

Washington, Feb. Tiff you think there has been a slight amount of confusion about the defense pro- gram in the country at large, you
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07

If you want a copy of the fascisimiIe of the Declaration of Independence and the Text of the Constitution of the United States send to Waterbury Demo- crats Washington, D. c. Enclose twenty-five cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07
Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07

All Rights Reserved Babson Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07

@. What word means the reflec. tion of moonlight on an expanse O. Water2
 A. Moonglade.
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-20
Twice.Wed Girl, II,
Held as Bigamist;
BIames Conscience

les ANGELES, Get 90 up -
Caroline Stephenson, 10, Who mar
ried her first husband when shr
was Ia and ther married her sec
ond without bothering to divOrc,
the first, was in Jail today charged
with suspicion Of Digamy.
The attractive Alpine, Tex, girl
Blamed the whole affair on hcl
conscience. She told police she har
married Ernest j Davenport in Ar
KANSAS five years ago, but separate
from him short time later
Shortly after meeting Oscar w.
Stephenson in Alpine, the then MIS-
Davenport said she heard" her
husband had divorced her, so she
married Stephenson about threc
weeks ago.
II was not until after her SeconC
marriage, the girl said, that S
learned that Davenport had not di
vorced her Attempting to WlGh her
hands OF the whole mess, Mrs Sc
phenSOn- Davenport boarded a bus
and came TO Los Angeles to wait
until the "Wohel thing blew over.
She told her story to Mrs Beat
ice Clark whom she met on the
bus enrCute here, and Mrs. Clark
informed police of the girls plight
Police said they were checking with
Texas authorities for confirmation
OF Mrs Stephenson story.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-20
Reds Breaking u p
Nozi Iron Ring

going for their tanks and better
landing fields for their planes Lon
don said the Russian roads were
growing impossible.
British military experts believed
that Russian lines on the north and
south flankS are holding fairly well
but suggested that it may be three
weeks or more before the outcome
of the MOSCOW battle is clear.
Soviet COunterattaCks in the Kali
inin and BryanSk areas were re-
ported The British said they were
not certain whether the Germans
or Russians hold Kalinin and Orel
at the moment as the cities seem
to be changing hands repeatedly.
While the terrific Moscow battle
ragged. the NaM threat to the Donet3.
Georgia and the Caucasus oil fields
WAS mounting steadily.
The German high command claim
ed t'c capture Of TaGanrog, 40 miles
west of ROStoV London reported
that $4,000 defenders of Odessa
had been evacuated to Rostov to
aid in that citys defense. Workers
were said to be laboring night and
day to construct Notifications 70
hold the Germans back from the
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-20
BonelIi Prepares
Resolution Askinu
Tax S!ashes Soon

los ANGELES. Oct 20. up
William q Bonclh, Southern Cal
ifOrnia member OF the state board
o. equalization, today prepared Il
resolution asking Gov. Culbcrt l..
Olson 10 call a special session OF the
legislature TO reduce taxes.
He said tho resolution would be
presented TO the boards meeting Ill
Sacramento on Wednesday. 1t will
point ou' that according to a ru.-
ing Of the state attorney general
thn three per cent state sales tax
must be computed after the 10 pr
cent fedelal retailers excise tax he's
)eeN addrd to tho selling price.
This II SAID puts tax upon
" taH ard addb unnecessarily to the
urlon 0f CahfornIans.' He said
rx15tinp q" rates ana bases "ara
'XCcsjl}o for present pugpJsc5 Of
atatc government and if continued
ill pr1dlsc GnncaceU revenue
Tho fcdegal retailers tax applies
- lurs, cosmetics and jcWclry.
Further corrections are needed,
Boneih sad. including "a plan fCr
proper and reasonable reduction
N the number and rates of taxes
which HoT CXIt and which are
eXaCtina an unfair and unnecessary
revenue from our cItiZenry."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-20
Film Head Bores
Union ShdkedoWn

Stage Employees tAFla and BiOff
west coast leader Of the union. ave
Oh trial charged with c&torti',,"
S550000 from LoeW'S, Goth Century
Fox Film corp. Paramount and
Warner Brothers.
Warner said that on three a.
casiOnN IL paid Bioff $4,000 twice
Sl5 600 and once $4,000. The gov
ernment charges that Bioff eXtortcd
S51100O from LOeW'S. $9G.O00 from
20lh Century Fox and 100000 from
Warner Brothers.
The motion picture executive,
third 10 testify since the start Of
the CXfortlon trial in federal court.
said that he had attended 4 meeting
with othe. film executives and
heads Of the union in New York IN
April. 1896
On May /. 1896. Warner continu-
ed, Bioff telonhcncd and asked for
an interview when tie met in
Warmers oftice. 3ioff asked. aC-
cordin2 TO Warner;
Il guess vcu know why I'm hcre?"
"Yc2," Warner replied. I know
why you're here. Nick Nicholas
SchencE, president OF LoeW's) told
me you'd be around"
I can only give You $4,000 at a
INC" Warner testified he told Bl-
off.
why that's only peanuts when
distribute 1t around among the
boys Bioff replied, Warner teSti
fled
I'm sorry, that's the best l can
90 Warner said he told Bioff
Warner then described the rrth-
od by which B1ofi had becn PAID
He said that ho had explained the
situation 10 samuel Cariysle, the
company comptroller, who "rcim-
bursed" the company in the came
manner as David Bernstein, treas
urer of LoeWs, by falsifyine records.
The first $4,000 payment vas made
at the end OF May, in 1895, the
witness said.
Walner said Bloff went to the
Warner Office and asked:
Is he money rrady?'
Yes" Warner said hc replied
and directed Bioff to a Miss Walk
Ell. secretary to CarlySle, who hand
ed an envelope containing $1,000
He said Bioff had refused 10 take
check, that he wanted cash
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-20
Race Ends i, Death
For McfoscycIisfs

OAKLAND, C4..-.. o.. %. Up
Eight thousand persons saT tWC
ranking motorcycle r.cerS Killed dur
ing the 200 mile Na-icAa- Champion
ships here yesterday
Tommy Hayes. -. Dauas. Te%.
and June McCa.. p. C.a..3tta. y.
c. died in a crash on the 35fh lap
When McCalIs MOTORCYCLE lost a
Theel during a 1ant-.p = second
place position. =cCau W. hay,et
50 feet; Hayes VI crushed aeainst
tn crash val
Jimmy Kesi; DoWne~. Cali .
Penny CarpaHa P.o"derrs. : :.
former naucHal a:-a.. .oH. 80 san
arena. san Josz. c. vesc ~
|Ired
Frn.e Ho.bro9E san T.anei-~o.
WCn TIE race IL t"a :0'r - ain
u1es i seconds. bgt ms r.~,ory Was
protested b. Al Caastreu, Stockton.
CaiII.. who finished 80 seconds pc
hind. Chasteen claimed IEe y p
beeaaso he mace onl" one d. SOP
10 HolbrCo:'S ~ 4 D'c.et 1.>
.asea uncec CO.. tce"aron
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-20
TWo.Time Loser at
Drunk Driving to
Face Third CharCe

CContirued from Page One,
pended, with the result that at his
last Two arrests, he was minus L
permit
Burch was arrested in a cafe in
FL Centre Sunday night by Officer
Reed Cunningham, who had t/lleG
him from the California hotel, where
Rurch had abandoned his car after
entanelinG it With another machine
while trying 10 back out from tho
curb.
He was arraigned i'll superio"
court last Friday on the Holtville
charge. and ordered to appear Tues
day for plea. Court attaches said
Monday Burch would be taken frOEl
city lall for the tuesday hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-20
kiwan;ans of Two
Cities in heetinu

Calexico and Z. Centro Kiwanis
clubs had an ntor-club meeting
Friday noon al the Barbara Worth
hotel. the Calcxi~o dub furnish
ing the program and presenting
Howard Vans 0. The CaloXlc0 school
faculty.
Wang. Who la Travelled extensive
" in Mexico. talEed or the Mex
can. pointing pIc that !5-l6 Of t.
Mexican population arc InG.a1.s.
Habits. customs and psychology oI
these people were described by tMe
speaker who also outlined some q
the problems which Mexico has il
this reIa
Milt Wadhalns Of Ca,exico. in
troduced the speaker and Geor@e
r. Kirk, president eject Of lhc II
Centro club. conGuc,eG the bust
ness meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-20
Minister Blar'es
Christian Peoples
For ocaI Vice

Responsibility for asserted laXiuy
on the pari Of tho city council and
police in tie matter Oh 'prostitution
gambling and the spread Of We
nereal diseases IL e Centre Sun
day was placed sQuarely on the
shoulders Of tho Christian people
in sermon preached at Christian.
church y Rev. Edwin L. Carter.
The pastor read from the counci!
minutes of last March to prove HI.
point tt tho city fathers ere not
Interested - vice here. The min
ltcs - quoted by Carer disclosed
that 9ol9u had been made at q
council meeting strictly for the
purpose of discussion 10 instruct
incomiae Ch.c' ofs Police Ronnic
Voyleg 10 ID FL Centre Of prosti-
tu'te "nd s2nblC.. then Withdrawn
WIrhnu. aeapn.
Il m not "rlHadme &gan,t Ise
HOl1oo g flo Ci'v council Carter
said MoudaH MOw3ane = merely
want 10 point or that the Chris
ton pecple arc ncglcctin2 their duty
n rot insisting on Sft-oA ~ liiH
CITY officials
Carter in III, sermon Sunday.
said re Aa3 received reports thu
high scho6, ho"s were patronizine
eastcnd wee houses, and fiat police
are dcing nothing to aua%c the
operator i 'Le houses ont ct town
But he .nIe'cd heee too, that
Tho pole arc not alog"thor to
blame Teo ro.l responsibility rests
on thc CM'e1au people Tho should
let 1t BE- known that they do not
want these things here he said.
Carter d,cia"od that army off
cIal" !, tricd tor a while to keep
down Ill case auOng Camp 3ccley
soldier bg c%emnne house" wo.
mon, but that things we're so bad.
they had to p;aco these house, ont
Of bounds. wad forbade he men to
DatyOni2c ticm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-20
Stote Climbs Out
Of Red Ink Ere

sAC3ANcrNro. Oc,. . Up
Califc,riA y. 1e us..- tia5'; IL:
again H.. - -. g.. 5:5 . neH.
July if tno uros..-- ..-:.-s- II 80
vCnuor 'r.:..H 3. i- w. D.eltct !
tcd2y ~ SIT C.@..c...r 10y /.
Riley
Wnen the books were closed on
Sept. sc, he general fund cash de
ficie1cy VS. c5471G..50. Us compared
witt S58,854Cds I Year earlier, 4
reduction OF S34.l35522 Thee Was
a record defIe. ency OF $8l.l10,559
on June so. 1910.
The state sales tax produced most
OF tte J. il re. enGe VIII 4 E.e!a
OF S33,972 535 for tne first Quarter
Cf .ha fiscal year, compared with
se4708144 r.. tte sale quarter
lasJ year. an increase OF 50 .264,lel or
37.49 per ccGt.
Including e sales tax. the total
increase N rcEanrc T.s Sl0,934 899.
There was q to,al decrease in ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-20
Without Honor...'
ProphetDidn'tB Believein Self

During the Spanish civil val,
Shaffer predicted that light tanks
with thin armor and machine -gna
were obsolete.
The proof of this observation, he
declared. was provided IN the 70
cent Libyan campaign when iIlht
tanks failed to stand up.
For Army Day III 1896, Shafler
spent $40 to have a sign painted
and carried on a truck III tho daE5
parade which read
Wake up. America. The tank IS
the backbone of the modern army.
Russia has 10000; France 5000;
italy 1000 England 600; Germany
500: United StateS-15
Warning Caused Irritation
He was forced out of the parade
by a policeman, and two months
before the fall of France an army
officer wrote for publicatlon
The tank is only a weapon Of
opportunity"
He prepared plans for a pou'Oon
bridge across San Francisco bay
in 1895.
"Impossible,' said American en-
pineerS.
Wonderful, said NJ A Kicnia
chief bridge engineer for Russia,
who came TO see Shaffcr ana re-
turned to build the floating bridges
for the U.SSR.
Shaffer at one time sold an
apartment house in San Francesca
to finance his research.
His latest planned project is tn
provide underground transporta-
ton for San Francisco by moving
platforms, 10 feet under the CITY
principal street, that would carry
passengers coming - a c"atrai
terminal by surface lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR TIE COUNTY OF
IMpERIAI..
NJ - q

NOTICE or TI.iT AND PLACE
OF HERRING PETITION TO ES-
TABLISH BlEIH
III the Mater % LelabAsl.Io tn
Birth Of NOSE CLENOJ i GIL-
LETT
Notice IS hereby Given that N4s'
Clenoth GLllett has fled II rh.
abofe-crll.lcd couJ, p"u..as p.,J-
ing for an 0rCcr ESTABLISHING III,
blrth. RctCrc1ce TO said pe,l'Gn j.
hereby MADE for further Fartcu-
lars,
And, notice IS hereby further Civ
en- thst The hearing OF sacd petition
has been fixed by -" Clerk Of sud
court for Fcidag the 3lst ca" Of
October, l94l At two O'Clock Pm
OF SAID Gay at the court room Of Dc
partnieHt ? of Saiu- court al III"
court house in the City OF F.
Centre, County of Imperial. Stat
OF California, and all persons inter
eated are notified then and there
10 appear and show cause, If any
they have, why an order should not
be made establishing the birth OF
Nose ClemotE Gullett
Dated this 18Th day OF OctoDe;
lg4l
w J NtCLElLAND
CLERK
BY CIInA LANSON.
DvpuQ Geek.
tQl7-Aa inc