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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

Considerable interest was shown in a bill heard at Hartford the other day which would have placed restrictions on persons engaged in searching titles. It has been proposed that the law be tight ened to prevent such work being done by anybody other than lawyer. Many Town Clerks from points throughout Connecticut registered protests at this and pointed out that it had been the cus- tom of their office for years gone by to allow the Town Clerk to do such work. And there are many other lay persons who have engaged successfully in title skillful at it now that their services are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
Tax Evasion

According to figures voiced at a legis- lative hearing in Hartford this week there were 58,000 motorists who tried to evade payment of property taxes on their au- tornobiles last year. That's lot of money and it represents lot of tax money to which communities are entitled to under our present laws. The question, apparent 1y, is on the desirability of such tax. If municipalities or towns decide to forego this form of taxation 1t will mean just substitution that can be more easily collected
 But if its hard to collect a levy based on the fact that ownership of an automo- bile imposes duty on the owner to list 1t among his taxable property, won't it be just as hard to collect the levy in some other form? We can't see that there will be any difference It's the manner in which the collection is made that really counts. Either town officials must make up their minds that the property tax on automobiles is going to be collected by them or they are going to entrust this task to somebody else.
 If they want to let the Motor Vehicle Department make the assessment and collect 1t, then they must expect to share the taxes collected with this department.
 4t CdAl US VOAAC lOh AlO~AHiS oi'u iio CiiS should be SO simple as to argue that a department as Well-staffed and managed as the Motor Vehicle Bureau can over- night take over the task of collecting automobile property taxes without ex- pansion and added expense. You just can't do those things efficiently without mourning expense.
 Personally we believe this is problem for the individual town and if one com munity succeeds in collecting 90 per cent of those taxes then the same thing can be done elsewhere. Cooperation of the Motor Vehicle Department in checking delinquents should be continued If the towns, however, fall down on the job they must accept the blame and responsibility.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
Questions
 and Answers
YOuR oUEsTTONs ANSWERED

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED .,, The Waterbury Democrat servica 1. Bureau will answer for you free any question of fact or infOrma. 1Ion, not involving extensive, re- Y search. Write your question cIear- ly. sign name and address, enc close q three cent postage stamp Medical or legal advice cannot Dc H' given, Address The Waterbury Democrats Washington Service H' Bureau, 1918 18th Street, Wssh" -. ingtOn, D Q. '' N'
 @. Is 1t possible to find out the proportion of people with brown eyes and blue eyes today, compared with early centuries of the Chriss tian era? ..
 A. Dr. Ales Frdlicka, Curator ot 1. Physical Antfropology, U. 8. Ma tional Museum, says that no reliapls information on the subject exists Moreover, the matter is much mora difficult than might seem ct frs. |. glance, because eye color changes more or less with age, and many "blues" or "browns" are really mix ed colors. ,.a
 o. Is the French submarine surcouf, that is now in the hands of the British equipped with an airplane?
 A. It carries one small seaplane in a watertight deck housing.
 c. Which sorgS ranked higheStI on the "Hit Parade" programs or Nov. 30 and Dec. 2, 194o?
 A. Nov. 90, Trade WindS;;" Dec. 2, We Three"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR An organization may agree on limiting its membership; but the members agree to the proposition, and one member agrees with another.

e. Where and by whom was the first business school In the Uniteo States establishedp
 A. The first was opened by George Eastman in 1842 at Rochester, N. Xy and was known as the Eastman Commercial Colelge. The first col" legiate School of Business was the Wharton School of Commerce and Finance established in 1881 at the University of Pennsylvania by z gift of $lo0,oo0 from Joseph Whar' ton. ""et
 e. Do any states have separate ballots for Federal and State ofd. cials?
 A. Only three States, Indiana, North Carolina and Vermont have separate ballots for federal, state and local offices. fn Maine. only Presidential Electors are voted for In November, the election for all other candidates for office, including Senators and Congressmen, being held in September. In Virginia the general election in even numbered years IS exclusively for national oftlces. '''
 c. How often does the clipper carry mail to Europe and does 1t make any stops enroute?
 A. It makes about three trips e week from New York to Lisbon, Portugal, stopping only at Bermuda and the Azores The tentative schedule is Tuesdays, Thursdays. and Saturdays, leaving at s:30 Q. m. and arriving at 4:30 p. m. the next day. Weather conditions make 1t difficult to maintain any strict schedule.
 If you want your "Spring
 Sprucing" packet of three book
 lets, send to The Waterbury
 Democrats Washington Bureau,
 1913 Thirteenth st., Washington,
 D. c. Enclose twenty-five cents
 in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
A MANS WOODPILE
(Christian Science Monitor)

A mans woodpile is one of those precious, me-defying links with the pioneering past. On the farms where oil and coal are used, the farmer still gets up Q woodpile for ths fireplace.
 Splitting wood is an artists worl Each block has its individuality There are knots and curves in the grain. One imagines how the rail splitters of earlier days studied thei< logs before setting the wedges.
 Hour by hour, day by day. thH woodpile shrinks. At one side arz the small pieces for the kitcher stove; another pile has the pieces for the fireplace. The third has tiiE largest, knotty chunks for the furt nace.'
 Before springs work starts, the wood is stacked in the shed to dxS for the cold months after . seasoz of growth and harvest has passed. A woodpile. too, Is a tangible. satis [ flying harvest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

The British had only limited supplies of these, and had to keep some in reserve for use around Sue2 and other vital Mediter- ranean areas.
 However, with passage of the lend-lease bill, they knew they could get reserves later from the United States, therefore threw all their present reserves onto the Greek front.
 This type of munitions Is what the jugoslav army and the Turks have especially needed. They have plenty Of rifles, machine guns, and q reasonable amount of artil- lefS; but few ant!-tank or anti aircraft guns to stop the advance of modern mechani2ed forces.
 The hurried shipment of these British supplies, therefore, worked wonders In weaning Jugoslavia away from the Axis. t
 Simultaneously. Roosevelt had
 been In consultation with the
 Jugoslav Minister ln Washing
 ton, and just one day after the
 lease-lend bill was signed, gave
 hlm eategoric promises of Amer. lean munitions. This also had It's
 effect on Belgrade.
 NOTE -- The Balkans has been getting It's American news chiefly from the official German DNB news agency, which had played up all the Wheeler.Nyc speeches, gave the impression that the United States was against Roose- welt and that the bill could not pass. Final passage, however, could not be suppressed in the news dispatches and had Q tre- mendous effect upon Balkan pub- lie opinion. which recalled how American entrance Into the last war had turned the tables.
 CAPITAL CHAFT
 At the left of his desk, Vice President Henry Wallace has q telephone which communicates di- rectly with the White House |. .. No less than three secretaries--a light blonde, q medium blonde, and a brinette--take stenographic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

notes of every word said at Steve Early's daily press conference / q At the dinner given by the White House Correspondents. six Secret Service men were seated near the President Many Q govern- ment clerk knows tho Supreme Court chiefly as an eating place. Its cafeteria be.ow the court room serves 7,500 persons Q month {. .' Most popular government cafeteria is in the New Interior building, serving 92,000 meals @ month . J. Edgar Hoover and Norman Davis are regular clients of O. cafeteria near the State Depart ment. i. CID PROTEST |,
 Phil Murray's blast at the de. fense labor mediation board wasn't the only CfO squawk registered that day against the Administra. tons efforts to avert costly tie. ups in defense production. A few hours earlier, Alan Haywood, ClO director of the organization, voiced similar sentiments directly to the President at the White House. z,
 The committee consists of
 AFL, CIO, and Railway Broth-
 erhod leaders, and had gone to
 the White House for an in-
 formal chat on the defense pro-
 gram. The meeting was quite
 cordial until Haywood tossed his
 brlckbat. ,, R% Y.
 Haywood happens to be @ |. henchman of John L.. Lewis and was one of the few CIO leaders who followed his lead in bolting to Willkie. Though not Q left winger, Haywood has gone along with Lewis in playing ball with the party line" boys. ,'
 However, Harry Bates, head of the Bricklayers, pledged the full est support" of the craft unions and told Roosevelt he could count on the AFL for the mediation board plan. 70" "
 we realize our responsibility
 t0 keep production moving at
 the fastest possible pace at this
 critical time, MT. President"
 Bates said. we know you will
 zee to 1t that the rights of labor
 are protected, and you can de-
 pend on us to back you up
 100 per cent In this plan (, to
 prevent interruptions of work"
 Al Johnson of the Railway En- gineers, speaking for the Brother hoods, echoed Bates words. But not Haywood. i. 'M"
 "Thc CIO," he said. "has a. complicated task in protecting the Interests of It's huge mem-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

latio1, however, put him on the re- lief rolls. Another man upon retire. ment had million dollars. He died a few years ago and left an estate of about $25 900. The rest of 1t had gone in grandiose schemes designed to increase his million dollars into ten or twenty millions. The third man retired with about $l0O,OOO, and in recent years he has been com pelled to live on as little as $500 a year.
 They were not satisfied with what they had. Furthermore, after having been kindly dealt with by the god dess of good fortune, and having won the esteem of their fellows by their successful lives. they began to entertain the egostical delusion that. having been successful in one thing. they could be successful in all things.
 Anyone entertaining similar delu- sions should make this his motto: Stick to the thing you can do best, and if you can make a success in that, be thankful and cry quits.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

Tor the answers. Nt"
 l. Excepting the sun, the near- est star to the earth Is 25 billion or 25 trillion miles away?
 2. What is the name of the late Tom Mix's famous horse?
 3. A Chinese tong is Q device for picking up objects. a fish, or a secret commercial society among Chinese in America? .uvt
 {. Which Christian festival date Is determined by It's relationship to the Paschal Full Moon?
 s. Name the new United States Ambassador to Great Britain.
 @. Putt is q term in tennis, foot- ball, golf or basketball?
 2. Does odor have weight?
 8. What is the common name for provisions added to bills under leg islative consideration, that have no connection with the subject mat. ter to the bill iself?
 9. Alfred Tennyson was an Eng fish poet, American playwright, or American novelist? s,..
 TO-. Is person born in AlaSka Q citizen of the United States9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

one of the most neglected roads in tn state and is in immediate need of betterment It has now been put on the Highway Departments pre- ferred list and highway surveys have been under way for nearly a year.
 We hope that the present Legis- lature will do everything to encour- age the priority of this highway which is the main trunk line for the brass industry of the United States, from Bridgeport to WinSted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

That scenic little stretch alongside the main highway near Sandy Hook known as The Glen may ultimately become State Park It's on the west side of Route near the Fabric Hose Company and is a wild and picturesque ravine. Some 52 acres of land there have been offered the state and legislative approval of the pur- chase seems almost assured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 2:05 a. m.
 Sun rises 5:55 a. m; sets 6:O4 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Some weather sages will tell you the gen. eral trend of the weather in and around the change of the season indicates what We are to expect for the remaining portion of 1t. That would mean chilly spring but other signs point to the opposite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

In non-lnduStrMl
 areas W here there is surplus labor supply t2) finding more idle machinery to do the defense production ] b, and (3) putting idle machines and men to work that, in brief, is the Knudsen- Hlllman once of Production Man. agement's h ope for increasing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

hand to i've Ill comfort the rest of their lives.
 But all three felt that they must make big money. One had $8O,000 which, if properly invest ed, would have given him all the comforts he Il e e d e d. Two years of Specu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
Views Of The Press

For, the country as Q whole the av- craze is l6.i per cent; for New Eng land 2l per cent-and for Connecti- cut 22.5 per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
y EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.
A SLOGAN TO REMEMBER

Recently I had been brought In contact with the careers of three men who, as they approached re- tirement age. disposed of their bus inesses and had plenty Of cash on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
Washington Merry-Go-Round |"
DREW PEAR s o "
 ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASHINGTON March 2 Anything Roosevelt diplomacy
  ende bill did for the British permit antitank
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
National Spotlight
Bottleneck Busters Moving Full Force To Get Defense Production Hitting On All Eight
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 CorTeSuondent

Washington, March 2l "A three- gun turret attack on the triple prob- lens of CD building new factories
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
A Thought for Today

In God will praise his word, In God have put my trust; will not fear what flesh can do unto me.-PsalIns 56:4.
  Trust God for great thngs.-Horace Bush- nell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21
Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers. 1'r'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-21

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

Nearly sS0o0 oo0 pounds Of rico sas aEOMn in Cuba last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

Two fog" nozxleS demonstrated ak the Plank road vacant lot was or- dered by the board to be purchased by Fire Chief Thomas P. Cavau- augh. An additional $50 feet of fire hose was also authorized pur- chased with the "fog" nozzles.
 Seventeen flremen are absent from active duty due to illness. sev- eral of the flremen have been of for several months while most of the firemen have only been of for the past two or three weeks. The report was filed by the chief.
 The East End Community club sent request to the board for a new fire bumper to be housed in Engine 5, East Main bungalow station since the present bumper at the bungalow house has been in service for more than % years and its performance while responding to fires is not sat- isfactory.
 Permission was given to Fire Chief Thomas P. Cavanaugh to be absent from the city from Aug. to Sept. 1 and during his vacation period the fire chief said he would attend the convention of the International Association of Fire Chiefs at Bos- ton, which is to be held on Aug. IS to the 9. Authorization was given that the bill on expenses to the Boston convention be paid from the available item which contains $29.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
AMERICAN ENVOYS
 WILL BE. DELAYED
Italy, Germany to Hold Them at Frontiers Until
 Axis Envoys Arrive

Rome, July 17 - (U.P.) = Amer ican consular officials expelled fro Il Italy are being held at San Rer 10 "in compliance with requests of the German government for co.opera- ton in the exchange of consular personnel" the Italian foreign office said today.
 Although the United States naval transport West Point sailed from New York yesterday with German and Italian consuls from the Uni- ted States, the special train taking Americans from Italy still was be- ing detained at San Reno, near the French frontier, and it was indi- cated that 1t would be held there eight days.
 The foreign once said IS Amer jeans aboard the train would be permitted to sleep in hotels and al- lowed to move freely about the town. The foreign ofilce and the United States embassy will discuss the situation further -this after noon.
 The foreign oflce had informed the embassy that the train would be detained at San Reno until the consular officials and their families could be exchanged for Axis consul lar employees outside the jurisdic- ton of the countries to which they were accredited" It appeared that the Americans would be detained in San Rerno the West Point reaches Lisbon. The West Point will take eight days to make the cross. ing
 The train was halted yesterday morning as 1t approached the French frontier, en route to Lis bon. The foreign office first said 1t was delayed because the United States had delayed the departue of the West Point from New York.
 Held At Frontier
 Berlin, July l7 - U.P0 - Au- thorized German quarters said to- day that a special train carrying United States consular officials ex- pelled from Germany and German occupied territory probably would be held at the Franco-Spanish frontier pending arrival of the Uni- ted States naval transport West Point at Lisbon.
 The West Point Is carrying ex- pelled Axis consular and other per- sonnell from the United States. It is due at Lisbon about July 24.
 (An Italian special train carrying United States consular personnel from Italy has been detained at San Reno, near the 1talo-French from tier, and Rome explained today that the detention was in compliance with German request for coopera-
 exchange of consular per- sonnel) N m.d lM@@
 .; understood that the Uni- ted States personnel from both Germany and Italy would be per- mitted to proceed to Lisbon to board the West Point for the jour- ney to New York only after safe arrival of the vessel in the Portu- gueSe capital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
Private Nursing Bill
 Presented Fire Board
Commissioners Refer Claim to Compensation Com.
 missioner-IlI Treatment Is Charged

A bill for $Sl5 was submitted to the board of fire commissioners yes- terday for care given Private Bartholomew Buckley by three pri- vate nurses while at the St. Mary's hospital. Private Buckley was one of the several firemen injured in the collision between two fire autos on Baldwin and Washington streets Feb. IS.
 Shortly after the accident, this matter as to the payment of the nurses was brought before the board and persons on behalf of Buckley criticized the manner in which the fireman was being treated.
 The city provided private nurses for the first week that the fireman was in the hospital but after that period 1t was left to the discretion of the fire department surgeon who reported that the injured man was in no further need of private nurses. The family felt otherwise and communication to this effect was sent to the board severely criti- cIzing its treatment of firemen who were injured in line of duty.
 No fund is set up for nursing expense in the department budget. The board expressed the opinion that the matter belonged to the corn- pensation court and not to the city and referred the request to the die rector of the budget and the board of finance.
 Pensions Approved
 Capt. Thomas G. Wilton and Pri- vate Harold Parker were put on the pension fund by the fire coTnrnis- sdoners. Fireman Parker will re- ceive full pay because of 6 bill eT1. acted by the General Assembly at the last session. Medical expenses incurred during his illness were also authorized by the act to be paid by the city. Private Parker was injured at 6 fire several years ago.
 Captain Wilton who sent his resig- nation into the board two weeks ago, will be put on half pay effec- tive from date the board received his letter of resignation.
 A vote to reopen the case of Pri- vate Walter Whitaker was passed by the board and Mayor Vincent A. Scully was authorized to appoint Q physician to examine him. Bremen Whitaker has been of the force for 0 number of months and at Q recent board meeting filed 6 rec quest for retirement on Q pension The fire surgeon who examined him then was not able to determine his illness but since then new evidence Is now available and that the fire- man seeks his retirement because he is being hospitali2ed again at the U. s. Newington hospital.
 A bill for $7s3o itemizing the ex- penses to Elmira, N. Y, on an inc spection of the s5-foot aerial ladder which was under repairs after being damaged in 6 collision here on Feb IS, was placed with the board by Capt. George L. Holmes, of the local fire department repair bureau The bill was ordered honored by the city controller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
WATERBURY WOMEN
 VISIT WASHINGTON

Washington. D. c. will be in . state of temporary seige today when Waterbury members of the America First Committee, and rep- resentatives of other national chap ters, converge upon the Capitol from all parts of the country.
 At 2 o'clock this morning, 100 Waterbury members, led by John Festa, president. entrained for Washington. Congress will be ask- cd to refrain from adopting any legislation which might lead 70 American entry into the war; and will also be requested to urge the evacuation of British troops from Iceland.
 Norman Thomas. Socialist party head, will address the local chap ter's August And rally ct Washlng- ton Park, originally scheduled for this Friday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

wages ln Sweden haSe ancEoassd @ per esnt thls ysas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17

The calm of twilight when the rosy y-cheeked sun slowly lowers itself into the horizon and pulls out the night The Chinese youngsters in Pell street discussing the latest baseball scores Q, The jobless in employment agencies wearing their home like halo, waiting for their personal idea of a great mir acle-a job. The gals on street cor. rers nudging you with @ sway of their hips, and making reckless re. marks with their winks Chil. dren on vacation playing in vari. ous sidestreets and having more fun than those who can SO to the swankieSt resorts The yel- loquence of Sixth avenue auctioneers who can weave an army of majes- tic words around an article that's worth ten cents Romance afflicted couples wrapping them. selves in the magic cloak of their dreams, just walking along in their own little world of blue skies and ratnbows The star-sprinkled sky serving as Q backdrop for giant buildings that look like toys against the grandeur of nature.