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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

turning out ships, planes, guns, war material of all kinds, with the utmost possible speed. On the fact that we face a grave emergency no one dlsagreeS.
 Well, it is here and now It is not Q theory, but fact. If this battle is lost, if this Tliscaf1ia goes down, there will be many. reproachful question, "Where were you in the Battle of Production2" Did you do your job, or did rivet and girder lie idle beneath your hand2 Did you do your job, or did the Defense Bond remain unbought in the Treasury vault? Did you do your job, or did you find ex- cuses?
 It is time to ask the questions now, each man and woman of himself and herself, and 10 get answers that can be repeated without shame at some future time when they might be asked by others in sorrow and in reproach. The unlimited national emergency is hereI Where are you?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09
When You Haven't Got It

The Germans have made a great pub lie to-do about the alleged fact that in the world they think they are about to create, gold will be of no value. They love to pooh-pooh the fact that the United States has a great deal Of 1t. Somehow we haven't seen Germany turning down any, and one of the first orders of busi- ness in taking over another country seems to be to loot the vault and take the gold to Berlin.
 A late issue of the Berlinger Illustrierte Zeitung just come to hand has 8 very elaborate and impressive article about the new Reichbank building in Berlin. Thief proof and fireproof, exults the article, describing the vaults 14 meters below water-level and three stories deep. Proud ly displayed at the top of the article IS a picture Of the gold vaults, with bullion bars neatly stacked on shelves. We'll be more likely to believe in the Nazi theory of the worthlessness Of gold when we see them refusing some of 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09
Where Were You?

"Where were you when the 'Tuscania went doWn?"
 Soldiers in rough banter used to shout that at one another in 1918 = gentle reproof from the old-timer to the new recruit. It was the soldier equivalent to What didyou do in the Big War, daddy?" Some day, maybe soon, similar questions are going to be asked again. Where were you" it may be asked, when the United States was declared to be in state of emergency, and the hard-pressed British waited for the planes and tanks that might have saved them?"
 Some it would seem, will have to arl- swer, "Oh, was out on strike for $1.40 and hour instead of $1.35! was listening to speeches byleaders who were interested in other things than the republics suc- cess." Or, T was fighting the Wagner acts- you know, that law that provided for collective. bargaining back when the government trusted to management and labor to have the wit to settle their diff ferences without risking national safety. Or, II was out to get something for ME. I didn't realize that if we all went down together there would be nothing either for HIM or for MEL"
 The Tuscania was British troopship, carrying Michigan and Wisconsin Na- tional GuardSmen She was submarined Feb. 5, 1918, off the Irish coast Those who had already answered their coun- try's call at that time were always proud that they were in khaki when this hap pened. Today's Tuscania isn't a ship at all. It is a national emergency of pro- auction. The national safety depends on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09
TEN BILLION AT A BITE
CThe New York sun>

The $1O,0OO, 900 900 War Depart ment appropriation bill calls for Q sum of money so vast as to stun the imagination of the average Aneri- can; what is more, the bill is ace companied by the hint that even this huge appropriation, the biggest since World War days, will not be enough for the coming fiscal year The size of the appropriation should not be permitted to build up false hopes or false comfort. An appro- priation has to be translated into contracts. A contract has to be brought to the state where it means that 8 factory is producing the goods called for by the contract, Put down beside the latest defense appropriation bill this fact: that Congress has voted appropriations or authorizations of more than $40, ,0O0, 100000 for defense and the lease-lend program, but that up to May 1 only SIS, ,OO0, 600 OOc had been translated into contracts let. Is there a bottleneck in the War and Navy departments that Is prevent ing swifter translation of defense appropriations into defense con- tracts?
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Views Of The Press

estimates would be the cost? Or the twice that many warplanes which could be built for what independent engineering circles believe would be the cost?
 "Production and more production is in truth the keynote that ought to govern the whole defense pro- gram. Competent production author ites believe 1t could be provided for, so far as the electric power angle is concerned, at @ far earlier date and at far less expenditure of none too plentiful materials and talent as well as consumption of time by erection of steam plants somewhat near the site of the arms produc- ton facilities. If the possibility of armed thrusts is as grave as some feel, who consequently have been advocating and to an extent pro- viding for the recentralization and far inland movement of such arrna- ment industry as can be so handled, then the advisability of not putting too many eggs, even for distant matching, in one very much exposed basket ought to be evident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

Chevrolet probably means and has meant nothing more to most people than a moderately priced car. The man who was the designer and originator of the car that bears his name, pioneer in the automobile industry, Louis Chevrolet, died the other day in Detroit where he had lived quietly. Chevrolet was once an automobile racer and his claim was that he was only beaten once by Barney Oldfield. He built and designed his first Chevrolet in 1911. While he contributed considerable to the automobile industry, he considered his greatest achievements the building of two speedway winners at lndanaposs g.. ,oas Ills later , gay his rst m his native Switzerland, a wine barrel pump.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

meant The Two Camps.
 The lesson. taught in this ancient bit of Scripture is that there are always two camps in our lives, the earthly and the heavenly, the ma terial and the spiritual, the seen and the unseen. We are never alone. There is always our camp and the other-the heavenly host, the immeasurable power of God.
 Nothing is more true in the re- ligious experience than the pres- ence of these two camps. Tn fact a belief that the second camp exists is religion. It is never until 6 man recognizes that his powers are feeble and inadequate and Gods powers are everything that he can be said to be rligious. He never walks with confidence through life until he is conscious that his poor powers are supplemented and sup- ported by powers vastly greater than his own.
 Religion k a belief in super natural realities. 1t is the firm con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

The vocal part of the United States Government tells the strikers that every issue they have raised can be determined, and decisions reached, under existing laws and through regular boards, con1- missions, and Departments of the Gov ernment that provide ample power and authority without strikes. The American public stands behind the Government and expects fair treament, and equal justice to industries and workers in Na- tional Defense plants. But these strikes must be stopped.
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the platform, denounced their presence and asked them to leave.
 This brought down on his head the fury of Christian Mobilizer leaders, now gunning for his scalp.
 Big obstacle for Flynn and his supporters in their houSe-cleaning efforts is that they have been un- able to get any help from any of the America First platform stars. Also, in several cities, America First branches are dominated by pro-Na2L clements.
 Senator Gerald Nye has talked under Fasnistir auspices; ex- Governor Phil LaFOllette has appeared on the same platform with Father Edward Curran of Brooklyn, COughllhite leaAerj and Senator Wheeler and exc Colonel Llndbergh have rebufRed repeated efforts to persuade them to speak out against such groups.
 With these top guns either op- enly or covertly playing ball with the ism crowd, the strictly isola- tionist faction in America First has made little headway in its purification demands. Whether the issue will lead to on open break remains to be seen. AMBITIOUS CORCORAN
 Tommy Corcoran, famous ex- brain truster, is angling for Q high Justice Department post.
 With Attorney General Bob Jackson slated to succeed Chief Justice Hughes, and Solicitor General Francis Riddle slated for Jackson's place, Corcoran is out for Biddle's job. r'
 This is 6 change in plans for Tommy, who has been out of the inner circle since last December when he quit the government to practice law. Corcoran has had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

his eye on the vacant post of assistant secretary of the Navy for Air-much to the dismay of Navy brass hats who don't like him.
 COrcOran's chances of becom. Ing solicitor general are d0ubt- full. The White House has been advised that he would have . lot of trouble being confirmed by the senate. And Roosevelt, need- ing every ounce of senate sup- port he can get for his foreign policy, is not going out of his way to start trouble there.
 Also there is strong support in New Deal quarters for Charles Tahy, Biddle's high-calibered as- sistant. A World War ace and top- notch lawyer, Fahy knows the workings of the solicitor generals office intimately and could take 1t over without Q hitch.
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 w. R., IndianapOlls-Six presi. dents besides Lincoln were born in e log cabin; Jefferson, Jackson, Fillmore, Buchanan, Garfield and Arthur. P. M, Cedar Rapids, Iowa-Beer Is sold in the House restaurant, but not in the Senate restaurant. There Is no bar in the Capitol. The. last bar was re- moved in 1903. .R. F., Oklahoma City-Representative Lyle Boren is Q staunch supporter of Roosevelt foreign policies and was one of the first advocates of all-out-aid to Britain. w. B. T., Syracuse, N. Y.-Only two presidents were bachelors when elected, James Buchanan and Grover Cleveland. Buchanan never married during his first term to Frances Folsom, but Buchanan never married and is therefore known as the Bach- elor President.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

We are in the midst of red letter days Letters that denote newly formed or ganizationS of national importance, and letters added to those already attained by men and women in education. Letters are the result of courses satisfactorily completed in colleges and universities, and they are honorable merits for those who have achieved much in some field of endeavor. These are red letter days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

Connecticut has a half million straw berry crop, so we read. In order to handle this, because of their ripening ahead of schedule, the state labor con1- missioner has issued call for five hun dred berry pickers, or else. The Tor else" means the berries will rot on the vines. Early warm weather this spring has been the cause of off schedule for many prod ucts. The strawberry crop is three weeks ahead of time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09
IF PRODUCTION IS KEY
(New Haven Evening Register

The Congress has been urged again to provide for the immediate start of construction of the old St. Lawrence seaway-to-tlze- lakes and hydro electric power project. It was keyed to production and more production"
 Which do the real interests of the country, under imminent threats require most; additional electric power in the St. Lawrence area in 1o45 or thereafter. assuming that the project could be completed in four years. or the thousand or so war planes of all descriptions which could be cuilt and equipped for the amount of money which the admlnistgation
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from county to county, however, that any attempts to generaiize quickly resolve themselves into ab- surdities.
 Attention was focused on this sit- uation tho other day by Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard's letter to General Lewis B. Hershey at draft i1eadquarterS. This letter was pretty generally fi1isinterpreted. While 1t pointed out there had been reduction in farm labor sup- ply 1t also pointed out there had been large surpluses Of farm labor. What had been cut down was the surplus. With the surplus reduced, the wage of the available supply had gone up.
 AVERAGE WAGE UP
 IS CENTS DAILY
 Latest quarterly report from Az. ricultural Marketing Service esti- mates that teh wage of farm labor was lip an average Of IS cents a day over a year ago, with Q top Of $3i5 without board if Rhode Island and Connecticut, and 0 national aver age Of 9l.70 Q day without board. Naturally, when farm labor prices started going Up, farmers began to mention 1t, unfavoTably.
 It's in the areas where defense production activities are concentrat- cd that this competition for farm labor supply Is felt most keenly. If you want that area roughly bound- cd, it's the triangle starting in Min iicsota, extending eastward through New England, down the AtIantic to North Carolina then dIagonally northwest back to Minnesota, Else- where, pick out the location of an army or q defense plant and you'll find labor hocking in to get the higher wages.
 This decrease in the farm labor surplus has been reported as high as 90 per cent from the automobile manufacturing area of southeastern Michigan and along the lakes to Buffalo. Another sharp decline was ir the Philadelphia wilmington area. Elsewhere, migrant labor has appeared and if1 some sections there has been c defi0ite indication that shortage of farm labor, if t de- velops further, would be met by in. creased use of farm machinery. BOARDS TOOK
 NEEDED WORKERS
 One other factor that has com. plicated the farm labor situation has been Q misunderstanding about selective service registrations A majority Of the six million farms in the United States are still family sized farms. Sons help their fathers on these farms and gradually take over their operation. AS these sons appear for draft registration, how ever, 1nsctead Of claiming defer inent on the grounds of dependency, they have claimed occupational de- ferement Draft boards have rushed these farm boys right into the serv. ice, leaving the farms without coin- potent help. That's one of the er- TOTS the draft boards are now being asked to correct.
 Handling the farm labor shortage Is something that has to be done locally. Responsibility for correct ing bad situations is being put on state farm labor committees made Up of representatives of farm agencies and WPA.
 South Dakota IS pointed to in Washington as one state that has handled this problem well. It has made farm -by-farm checkups on labor supply. When one county re- ports a shortage of help and an-. other has a surplus a shift is made and everybody is kept happy, theo- reticaily, at least.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09
. HlGHLlGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS

W. Somerset Vaughan gives q brief but searching glimpse into three days of a woman's life in his latest novel, Up at the Villa" Doubleday, Doran: $i.75l.
 Mary Patton was beautiful. ana she knew 1t. She knew, also, that she must marry again, not for love this second time, but for comfort and security.
 Three men fall in love with her, propose marriage, during her short vacation in pre-war Italy. Ones is Sir Edgar Smith, 25 years her sec nior, friend of her father, and her own friend since her childhood. Sir Edgar Smith is destined to become governor of Bengal. Life as the gov- ernor,s wife would have few prob- lems for Mary.
 There is Rowley Flint, young not hand and hardly attractive Rowley has been twice married twipce divorced Even his friends admit he has bad record. But h0 easily attracts women, although his intentions are rarely honorable.
 The third is Karl Richter, fugis tive from a Nazi concentratioE1 camp, penniless violinist. art stus dents Ae
 with these four principalA Vaughan details swift action, vivid characterization. Love, death, scaflS dal and courage all have 6 part.
 And before you say the story iu utterly impossible, consider the news reports of g mystery death In British Kenya in which England's socielites are envolved.
 One of the best bits Of "escape5 reading to reach the market this spring is 0unnar 0unnarsson's ins spring novel, "The Good Shep~ 'herd". (Bobhs-M Merrill: 9l.5O. Thia is the simple, beautiful story ot Benedikt, the Icelandic shepheg6h his dog and his beil.wether and hi1 annual trek to save lost sheep from winter storms. lt's a story you win not foTget
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Selected Poem
ONE OF THE OLD GUARD

(By Arthur Davison Picks in the New York Sun) stubborn as always, when the battle came He stood his ground impervious to the shock, Denouncing friend and foe with equal blame, Convinced that he alone was the true rock. Unable to conceive strategic flight Or to trust any wisdom save his own, He blamed the whole worlds treachery for his plight And sat down sullen to be brave alone. Alone he sat, wrapped in his robes of hate.
 Ills friends grew weary of pride that would not yield. And ln comnIance with his chosen fate Left him so die on the dead battlefield. A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

not only preinas ture but also ex- aggerated. There are spotty dlslo- cations, | h c wages paid to farm labor have risen since the first of the year, but there has been ample farm
 labor to plant all crops and to h arvest the
 early fruit and garden truck. T h c situation
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 1. Berkeley Square Is in London Berlin, Rome or Paris?
 2. In the first World War, what was No Mans Land9 m 3. Fingers that spread outward ct the tips are called sp-t-a-eq {. Name the only bird known to fly backwards. 5. Of which South American country Is Getulio Vargas presi-- dent?
 6. Thomas Gainsborough was 6 British painter, novelist, or actore 2. The number of grains in the standard aspirin tablet Is 3, {, s oA 6?
 8. What Is the postage on 6 halfe ounce air-mail and special delivS cry letter in the United States? ., 9. Who wrote "The Metamor< phoses"? 10. Which state Is noted for ita blue grass2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

at the prospect of meeting his brother Esau, a bright company of angels sud- denly made their appe a r a Il c c wearing the acc couterments of war. In memory
 of this encoun- ter Jacob gave a name to the place W hic h
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

e, Is there any estimate of the amount of model railroad trackag$ in the U. S.P
 A. R. T. 0rlebiing in c magazine article published In l940, estimated that model railroads in the United States collectively have enough trackage to reach from New York to San Antonio, Texas. Tho total irl~ vestment in model trains and tracks is around ten million dollars.
 e. How hot is an electric arca
 A. The crater of the positive carA bon of an electric arc has tenpers ature of about $500 degrees Q. t6,SS2 degrees FJ.
 e. Which President rode to his inauguration as the Capitol on horseback?
 A. Thomas Jefferson.
 e. Did Charles Stewart Parnell die in Ireland or in England? Where was he buriedq
 A. Parnell died ct Brighton, Eng. land on Tuesday, October 6, 1891. Ills remains were taken to Dublin and, on Sunday, October II, 1891, In the presence of e vast assem- blaze of Irish people, his body was laid to rest In Glasnevin Cemetery, not far from the grave of O'Connell.
 If you want . copy of the latest booklet, SWIMMING AND DIV. ING" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, nAf0 CA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09
. EDISON IN
 WASH GToN
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat washington CoFrespondemt

Washington, June = Behind selective Service headquarters inc structions to local draft boards to give fuli consideration to requests of farm workers for deferred classi- ficatlon on account of occupation, there is an interesting story of whats happening to the supply of and demand for agricultural labor.
 Tn the first place, there isn't any geenral shortage of farm labor. The scare reports to that effect are
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Questions
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 e, is there Q town in the UaiAeA States named Santa Clausp
 A, It is O town in Spencer coaln- ty, Indiana. A thirty-two acre park in the town has been dedicated to the children of the world and the perpetuatlon of the Xuletide spirit. and contains c twenty-five foot granite statue of Santa Claus In his traditional costume, The postmaster of Santa Claus receives annually an avalanche of letters and packages sent thero fol. remaillng with the Santa Claus cancellation stamp.
 e. How old is Norma Shearef5
 A. She was born August 10. 1904.
 e. How many states have re. placed National Guard units that were called into federal service, with Home Guard organizatlonsS
 A. As of April, 194l, there were twenty -three: Colorado, Illinois, Tn. diana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mary- land, Massachusetts, New Hamp~ shire, New Mexico, North and South Carolina, North and South Dakota, Oklahoma, oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and wyoming.
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fidence men have that the second camp exists.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, "The party who did that should be punished"; substitute person, man, w0tms
 an, boy, girl, as the case may
 be.
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Washington Merry-Go-Round By
Washington Sleepless As U. s. Nears Crossroads; Hitler Aiming to Win War Within Next Six Weeks
DREW PEAR s O N
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
THAT SECOND CAMP
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

There is an interesting account in the 32nd chapter of Genesis which tells how the patriarch Jacob, as he marched along the dusty highway with his caravan worried
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09
Current Comment

Too much teaching of current problems by dilettantes has de. veloped too much cynicism and distrus. of our government and politics.-James K. Pollock, political science professor at Michigan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

We are haunted by the greatest unfinished task of civilization, which is to create a just and peaceful international order-Attorney, Gen. eral Robert Jackson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

Is it to be the tragic jeopardy of democracy that if 1t would so to war 1t must adopt the very systems which we abhor?-Herbert Hoover, former President.
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A Thought for Today

For God SO loved the world, that he gave lis only begotten Son, that whOsOeveF beIIeveth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting Mfer-JOhn 3:16.
 Let ali live as they would die-Herbert
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09

The country wants to defend it. self, aid Britain and stay out of the war.--President Huchins of Chic cago University.
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Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
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e. How old is Norma ShearerS
 A. She was born August 10. 1904.