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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
45 COMPETING IN
 YMCA CONTESTS
Winners in Athletic COm- petition to Be Announced
 Saturday Morning

Forty-tlve boys are competing in a 1000 point athletic contest held at the Central Y. M. c, A. this week. This contest will decide the beSt all.around athletes among the boys At tho Y.
 It is too early in the contest to predict any winners but 70 fer Blll Verastro, Patrick German and Ale bert Cocoa are leading In the 0ra-Y division. Among the Indians, Er. nest Sternborg and Philip Fecteau are the favoriteS.
 The dra-Y boys will meet again at the Y, Friday morning, Jan. 2 at ii o'clock. The Indians will meet again on Saturday morning Jan , at Q o'clock,
 The contest winners and the prizes will be announced Saturday morning, Jan. 3 at io:ib on the Y gym.
 The following boys arc particlpat. ing: Ernest eternberg, Anthony Koban, Daniel Ciaf1o Donald Me- Ginnis, Walter AhOrn, Philip Fac. teAu, Henry schuSter, Robert Herr, Irving Coleman, John Haggerty, John Jessell, Vincent 0uilfoile, Nicholas sforza, Francis Barton, John Green, Thomas Nolan, Tim- othy Powell, Richard Barton, Thomas Barton, Robert North, Francis Mancini, William North, Raymond KorbusieSki, Harlan AS- mour, Patrick German. Edward Me- 0rath, John petro, Daniel Jones, William schAeffeT, William Barton Joseph Murphy, Albert Cocoa, Car men Iaccbelli, Antony D'Ambrosl William verastro, Harold Rltue . Guido Carlagelo, Thomas Ricclo Charles Jones, Edward Carlascio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

SAAe&A E9%~e(I
 civilian defense and the national war effort will be the principal sub- jects of the annual Conference of Mayors ct Washington from Janu- ary i2 to l4. Waterbury will be rep resented by Mayor Vincent A. Scully who also attended last years confer ence and received great amounts of data on civilian defense work.
 Mayor faorello EA0uardia of New York will preside ct the iv42 ses- sion. A host of prominent speakers will be heard, including Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Wendell L. Willkie, Attorney General Francis Riddle, Priorites Director Donald Nelson and Surgeon General Dr. Thomas parran.
 Says the United States Municipal News, edltorially, In speaking of the target areas:
 It Couldn't Happen Here
 No more sneers ana Jeers-youf editor hopes. Eleven months age (January Sl, lo4l) the U, S. Confer. ence of Mayors submitted its formal report to the President, at the White House, calling for establishment oi c national organization for Civilian Defense to he concerned primarily with the protection against air oi other attack of the coastal cities oi the United States. To name but ( few of the so-called "target areas we were concerned with when thG report was written: Portland (Me.) New Bedford, Quincy, Boston Bridgeport, Hartford, New Britain waterbury, New Haven, New Yorl City, Philadelphia, Camden, Newark wilmington, Chester, Baltimore Norfolk, Savannah, Jacksonville Miami, Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans Galveston, Houston, Los Angeles San Diego. Long Beach, San Fran. cisso, Oakland, Berkeley, Portland (ore); Seattle, Tacoma, and many other areas. Not to say anything about those important municipalities not on the coast but within tht coastal areas: Springfield, CMase) Schenectady, Pittsburgh, Birming' ham, Fort Worth, Sacramento art many other cities.
 The report was based upoi months of intensive study of the re- suits and teshniqueg of modern -da! warfare. And yet many people fl the United States held to the theor!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

that the conference was simply alarming the nation, that the Atlan- tic and Pacific oceans would keep any enemies away from our shores Now that war has been forced upon us there is nothing to do but 70 buckle down to the job ahead and do our best.
 And we have cause for retoising After but 6 or ' days of blaokcuts and air raid alarms in several Of our coastal elites, we are moving ahead effectively. In these cities we have discipline among our people; trained air raid wardens on duty in every block; medical, reSsue, demoli- ton, utility repair, and other squads and groups functioning in the event Of any possible attack.
 War is serious business. The army and navy and the army and navy alone do the fighting. But H the enemy should get through and rain death and destruction on our civil- Ian population we will Do ready. Be- cause II months ago the cities Of our country started the machinery In motion for adequate civil or passive defense. For much of this preliminary planning we are deeply grateful to our English and Cang- dian colleagues who kept Us prompt- iy and adequately informed regard ing their experiences. And, as your editor can from firSthand expert ence testify, the cities of the nation owe deep debt of gratitude to their President, Mayor F. F. La- Guardia of New York City, who had the vision and courage to rress for Q civil defense organization il months ago. That Is why Seattle Portland, San Francisco. Los An- geleS, as well as other cities on the west coast, were able to snap into action during the past week upon orders of the army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
THE PRIvATE PkPERs oF A
CUE REPORTER

WYE MA1A WN 2E
 Dear Waiter: Did you notice that Bill Shirer had a beat last Thursday on Eden's appearance in Moscow2 I follow all the boys care- fully and find that Bill holds up. His Eden story was laser picked up by the papers, days ahead of the announcement.
 Occurs to me that you might be interested in doing one of your little s'saces on Hank Wales As you know, he was one of the top-f flight correspondents left over from the last war, European chief of the Chi Trib's Foreign Service when that Service was good, He supplanted Gibbons. In 1888 he had o ruction with the Kernel, which Is to his credit. Since then he has been eking out Q living in Hollywood, very hard sledding. In these lean anonymous years he saw his former slaves go places, Vincent Sheean. Bill Shirer, Edmond Taylor C'T'he Strategy of Terror'O. Now Hank has come back. He did the scenario for Confirm or Deny" and seems to be in clover again. lie was a hard boss, very tough, talked out of the side of his mouth, used awful language without, however, mentioning the Deity (since he is a devout Baptist and actually tithes to the church and is proud of 1t, incidentallyJ
 He used to work us twelve hours a day and was shocked if anybody wanted a day off. But he taught us all to prodCce-no alibis, Best story about hun Incidentally, he was known all over Europe as The Hank of Wales) was when Vincent Sheean telephoned him from Madrid back in the middle twenties and said that the Spanish police (Alfonso'O were about to arrest him. Hank sasid: 'Aw, cut it out, you got the filters. Calm down, kid. They can't touch Q Tribune reporter, About an hour later Sheean tele- phoned again. And right away Hank said: Listen, kid, relax. They can't do anything to you And Sheean replied: 'Mcbbeso, Hank, but I'm telephoning from the jail Have you noticed the way It happens with Tribune CChicago) men: They never go places until after they have been fired. Wales fired, Sheean fired sShirer fired, Taylor fired, your humble servant fired (although have yeet to go places, 50 leave me out). Hank was of the generation of the Jameses, Forests, ct al, who degenerated into managing editors,
 "p. s. During the nieagre years for him, Hank was as proud of all of us as if he had sired us, which he did, journalistically, I suppose And he never hesitated to call us to order long after we weren't working
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

distributed. Each district is having its test call
 The Civilian Defense organization grew out of a similar travail. Last January Mayor Rossi proclaimed the need to organize San Francisco against military invasion or c catas. trophe caused by on act of God. " The civilian reaction was "ho-hum" --in spite of frantic warnings by the men who knew what might come
 San Francisco remained "indif- ferent to fate" until Mayor La. Quardia, national civinan defense director, started his organization.
 The san Francisco News took up the cause. and hammered editori- ally at the clty's apathy. Finally the machinery began ponderously to turn. Mayor RoSsi chose Are mistice day to spur the civilian defense group to action, and set
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
MEN AND TIIEIR JoRe

Too many men consider them. selves too good for their Jobs. Hence they adopt c careless, do-nothing policy and try to get by with tho least possible expenditure Of energy. Should the job actually not measure up to the workers ability, why do not such a fellow do Q few extra things that. might build the Job up end make it Q worthy enterprise for anybody to puFaue2--Dr. Louis D. Bisch in Your Life Magazine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

1lackout orders are being car- ried out. The second and third siren blasts left the Bay region in darkness. The City Health De. partnent and the Red Gross have ambulanoes ready at oil hours.
 The American Women's Volun. tary Services brought two air rait precaution experts from New Work, who gave 100 colege- -tralnee women a weeks intensive instruc. ton on what to do about air raidi --and the 100 are now instruetine others, Ten thousand air fAio wardens are ready. Three thou. sand of the expected lb,0oo auxil- iary Are fighters are getting theil training now.
 Robert Louis Stevenson wouldn't know San Francisco today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

enrolment day.
 An item from Washington ap. peared In the papers November lS, warning that Sun Francisco is in D blackout area. People said "oh, SOP" and went on with what they were doing. A few enrolled at police and houses, and the Supervisors were urged to appropriate at least SS0,- 900 for civilian defense. This pro- posal begged down in red tape -- until the Japanese cut the knots.
 Lieutenant General John L. Dc Witt, commander of the Fourth Army, blasted away the last bit Of indifference. Appearing before the citizens committee, he denounced as insane, idiotic and foolish" those who refused to believe those planes over San Francisco weren't the real enemy. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mayor La 0uardia whirled through the city and actually start- ed the wheels running smoothly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
Waterbury Listed As
 Target Area In 1940
Suggests of Defense at That Time Met With Jeefs
 Declares U. s. Municipal News; Civilian Defense

The United States Municipal News, published by te United States Conference of Mayors points out in as current issue that almost year ago it listed Waterbury and 34 other cities in the coastal districts target areas ana recommended Civilian Defense preparations. Though Nne report was eered at that time says the publication the e ting-up of Civilian Defense agencies has done much 70 prepare these areas for any enemy bombing or ether
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
STAR CAST

Brlstling with fast-paced acticll. tuneful melodies and unsaun dances, RKO Radios -Four JCcks and 6 Jiil' offers the talents of Ray Bolser, famed dancer-comedian, lovely Anne Shirley, June Havoc. Broadway musical sensation, and Jack Durant of the New York stage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
NEW RULES FOR
 BEAUTY PARLORS

A new state regulation requiring operators of beauty parlors, laufi. dries. cleaning and dyeing establish- rnents to keep daily in and out time records of all employees was afl- 1ounced today by State Labor Com missioner Cornelius J. Danaher, fol. lowing e public hearing ct the State Capitol December 29.
 Tho new regulation becomes ef- fective teh first week in January, iti purpose being to provide basic rec- ords for inspection in connection with the State Minimum Wage Law anticipated help on the registration from one or moro womefi's orBai1iz- ntlotis in the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

Ono sixth of all telephones In tho United States are located In oge.twslve.hundTetlth of it's areas New York ma New jtVsey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

''Resa yleia," or ''c' 's," b the 1 me peruv.ans meat that lA An'ieA end thsA s,,ssA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

An edltorlallst tAinks it's 0 good Idea to eliminate from rewscastf "noise.makIng accompaniinents de- signed to stimplate the drama of their delivery" We believe that there are times when the news iA exciting enough without any ding donging. We don't believe any iiews- paper or newscast ls worthwhile if 4 puts people to sleep We use the dot-and.dasher for the same reason newspapers use big, black headlines-in order to arrest at. tention.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-19
, SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Hope and Faith in the Living Christ
NAY Drive Violence from Our World

great hope that Jesus of Naza-
reth whom they had followed
should have redeemed Israel,
and of how their trust had been
disappointed as He had been ar
rested and led away to crici-
fixion. 1t was then that this
new Companion began to open
to them the Scriptures, and to
tell them how the prophets had
foretold these events.
Would not the heart of every
disciple burn if he had had such
a privilege of having the Christ
Himself expound the glories of
the Old Testament, from Moses
all through the prophets, inter-
preting the meaning of the
Scriptures and the hope of Israel,
and presenting these things in
relation to events in Jerusalem
so that the tragedy became
somehow overcast with glory
and triumph and the hope of a
new life for man and for the
world?
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-19
7omorrow;s Services in Mount Clemens Churches

Among the Bible citations Is
this passage Matthew 5:17, 20):
Think not that / am come to
destroy the law, or the prophets:
I am not come to destroy, but to
fulfill 80. For ! say unto you,
That except your Righteousness
shall exceed the Righteousness of
the scribes and Pharisees, we
shall In no case enter into the
kingdom Of heaven"
Correlative passages to be read
from the Christian Science text
book, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures, by Mary
Baker Eddy, include the follow
ing (p. 25): Implicit faith In the
Teacher and al the emotional
love we can bestow on him, will
never alone make Us imitators
Of him. We must 60 and do like
wise. else we are not improving
the great blessings which our
Master worked and suffered to
bestow upon U.s."
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-19
Rosevi||e Minister
Prepares Fine Message
REV. MELBOURNE !. JOHNSON
Trinity Methodist Church
Rossville, Mich.

As one looks out upon the world these first spring
doys even with the dullest ond most stupid eyes 10
connot foil to be impressed with the tremendous power
that expresses itself in sprneing gross and flower ond
budding shrub and tree With that strange and irest
BILE urge Of life the most wonderful and inexplicoble
thing that the mind of man could ever dwell upon
myriods upon myriods of little gross roots numbers
beyond ony figures that we might set down in thou
sand years. sending up their little shoots Of green
and other yriods Of buds upon other yriods Of trees
swelling and bursting into beauty at the olmiehty
summons Of the things we coll life No man and no.
scoes could weigh the sheer power that is manifested
the eorth in the budding life Of one spring doy
Whot splendid thing it is thot our Eoster-time
comes to when this greet mrocle Of power ond ir-
restibe vitality of the sprnetme is fresh upon us Il
makes it much eosier for Us to believe in life, ard
to think of that marvellous manifestation OF II tot w
ore looking upon today as only q type and figure Of
something that is vostIy more wonderful still Though
it may not be altogether irrefutoble lire OF orgu
nent. we find It very comforting and reossurino 70
think thot the God who cove something like the power
Of an endless life ever to gross and tree 50 tot year
otter year the fields are clothed with His green and
the trees clap their hands before Him. did not noks
for death and darkness in the end flife in tree
and flower is persistent and so omnipotent surely
the mere neeoton Of death cannot destroy il In man!
hard to believe in immortality is because We have q
very poor and commonplace 0nd inadequate corcep-
ton Of what life really is Jesus soid, Il have CONS
that they may have life and hove Il to the full" lie
wasn't thinking specifically Of immortal lifs but Of
the life that was life life Of richness ard
come very far from entering into. IT. g$ n gg sf
Rev. Fl. Edward DsKsyssr = g. Lawssass CatAsss C
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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-19

10 1--we WITHIN their income
appears to present . difficult
problem to many people. In
numerous cases, the supply
seems to be insufficient TO meet
even legitimate needs, and the
ceaseless struggle to make ends
meet and to keep out Of debt
robs human experiences ..of it,
rightful measure Of harmony and
happiness. Such q state Of affairs
ought never to be submitted 70
unquestioningly, whatever the
circumstances.
Nowhere In the Scriptures do
we find authority for believing
that Gods will for His children
Is limitation and lack. On the
contrary, we find that whenever
men have humbly and trustfuily
turned to God for help, they
have triumphantly come out Of
their troubles, no matter how
hopeless the situation had ap-
peared to bfe. Gods love for
His children has undergone no
change. He is eternally our
Father, and all may turn to Him
in absolute confidence that He
will answer their call for help,
for did not the Master, speaking
of the Christ, Truth, promise
John 14:l3), whatsoever We
shall ask in my name, that will I
do, that the Father may be glori-
fled in the Son.?
Someone may say, ! have
asked God, most earnestly and
for a long time, to bring me out
of my financial difficulties, and
I have received no answer. The
asking which meets with no re-
Spouse is not prayer based on the
spiritual understanding of God
and of mans relationship to
Him. A state Of insufficient in
come arises from the mistaken
belief that man is material, and
that matter Is substance 80.
Paul declared to the Athen-
ians (Acts 1929, I'm him we
live, and move, and have our
being" Referring to Christ
Jesus words John 10:30), II
and my Father are one" Mary
Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and
Founder of Christian Science,
writes on page 361 of her text
book, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" "As q
drop of water is one with the
ocean, q ray of light one with
the sun, even 80 God and man,
Father and son, are one IN be-
ing" Such inseparability Of
Parent and child can be truly
conceived of only as that Of in
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-19
Sunday, April 20, 1871
500 am. Holy Communion.
1915 am. Junior Choir Prac-
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Phone 1898
Rev. George A. Merifield,
Rector

tice.
1900 am. Morning Prayer and
Sermon.
11:O0 am. Church School. all
Departments.
Holy Baptism, etc., by ap-
pointment.
Everyone Is welcome,
Monday. April 81:
All Girls Friendly Groups, rs
usual.
TOO pm. knights Of Sir Gala
had. Induction by Group from
Pontiac. Parents welcome.
Sewing all-week for war re-
lief.
Tuesday, April %:
1880 pm. Business Girls
Friendly Group.
Wednesday, April q:
TOO pm. Boy Scouts, as usual.
Friday, April Is:
TOO pm. Senior Choir, as
$50 pm. Young Peoples
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-19
Magic Of Nature is Sermonette Topic
King Of Kings
Closes Tonight

The exhibition Of Cecil B. De-
Miles king Of Kings" which is
being shown at the First Presby-
terrain Church will be concluded
tonight. Hundreds Of people in
this community have taken ad-
vantage of this opportunity to zee
this motion picture which has
been acclaimed rs the greatest
biblical picture of all times.
The Cincinnati Enquirer said
of the king Of Kings" "The
greatest story In the world Is
told on the screen with fidelity,
reverence and marvellous arts
try. The result Is q motion pic.
ture that Is :. exalting, spirit
ually."
During its premier showing in
the theatre, the picture COM
manded the highest admission
prices ever received by any pic
ture. The addition of sound to
the film has also contributed to
the triumph which II has enjoy
ed when shown in hundreds of
churches during the last several
months.
The program begins at 1880 p.
M. and Is supported entirely
through silver offerings taken
at the close of the picture.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-19
Text: Luke 24:13-17, 1888
BY WILLIAM E. GILROY, DID,.
Editor of Advance


The story of the two disciples
going to Emmaus, a village
about seven miles northwest of
Jerusalem, and being joined by
a stranger who turned out to be
their risen Lord, whose death
had filled them with great sad
ness, is one of the strangest in
all literature.
AS miracle it has all the ele-
ments that make it hard to be-
lieve, for the Presence was not
some phantom or image, but q
living companion who walked
and talked with them, who later
sat at meat with them, and who,
as He was made known to them
in the breaking of bread, van
ished from their sight. Could
any story be more amazing? Yet
it is told in matter-of-fact way,
with the directness, simplicity.
emphasis on its spiritual con-
tent, and freedom from any sug-
gestion Of magic, that make 1t
one of the most impressive sto-
ries in the New Testament.
Of course, it cannot be Eek
planned" One takes the record
as it stands. Perhaps the high
light of the whole story Is what
the disciples said to one another
as JESUS vanished out of their
sight: did not our hearts burn
within us while He talked with
us by the way, and while He
opened to us the Scriptures?"
What a wonderful experience
that had been? Here were two
disciples in the depth of sad
ness. AS the Companion drew
near and asked them why they
walked with such sadness, they
expressed amazement that q
stranger did not know of the
dire events which had been hap
pening in Jerusalem.
They began to tell of their
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-19
FIRST CHURCH OF. CHRIST,
SCIENTIST

North Avenue 1t HubbAr0
Sunday services at 1880 .. m.
Sunday School at HAS .. m.
Wednesday evening Testimon-
ial meeting 1t 500.
The Reading Room In the
Church Building Is open daily
except Sunday and legal holi.
days from 2 until 5 p. m. and
Wednesday evening after the
service.
The public Is cordially invit.
ed to attend the services and
visit the Reading Room.
The Church u . branch Of
The Mother Church Of Christ,
Scientist, In Boston. Mass.
Doctrine Of Atonement'' will
Be the subject Of the Lesson
Sermon IN all Christian Science
Churches throughout the world
on Sunday. April 20.
The Golden Text I'll Cor. 5:lo)
10: "All things are Of God, who
hath reconciled Us to himself by
Jesus Christ, and hath given to
u the ministry Of reconcilia-
tion."
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-19
Church Notes

Rev. e. H. Shathelf will con-
duct worship services at 1890
a. m. Sunday. The theme will be
when You Don't Think It Is
True"
Rev. William Junke of st.
Peters Lutheran Church of Nut
tonviile will conduct services in
German at $50 am. Sunday and
in English at 10:45 am. On
Wednesday, April 80, at 8 pm. in
the Roosevelt Civic Auditorium
the famous Baganz Trip present
ing the Lutheran Chorale and
Christian hymns on q wonderful
harp Of unusual tone and volume
a Marimba of q mellow organlike
tone the Vibraharp of scintillat-
ing carrillon tones and the Cath
edral chimes.
Rev. D. d. Brady will conduct
worship services at II q. m.
Sunday. The sermon topic will
be "Can We Trust God to Make
Us Immortal. The members of
the Christian Endeavor will
meet at 8 pm.
At the Columbus Congrega-
tional Church, Rev. Brady will
conduct services at Gao am.
Sunday. On Tuesday evening,
the prayer meeting will be held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Bartell at 8 pm.
Rev. r. H. Prouse of the
Methodist church will conduct
morning worship services ut IL
am. Sunday. The theme will be
after Easter Meditation"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-19
. THOUGHTS

The Lord render to every mon
his Righteousness and his fotfhfxt
ness: for the Lord delivered thee
into my hand today, bwt I would
not stretch forth mine hand dgdimst
The Lords dnointed.-SdmNel IS rs.
On you, My Lord, with anx-
ious fear ! wait, and from your
judgment must expect my fate.
Addison.