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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19

son of a missionary. He began to work on this problem in the labora- tory in a somewhat crude and fumb- ling fashion, but he was able finaI- ly to show a drop of pure aluminium and he started out immediately to investigate whether aluminium could be produced in commercial quanti- ties. He soon made the discovery which has since had revolutionary results. When he died. he left one- third of his immense fortune to his alma mater and most of the re- mainder to home and foreign miss slonary causes. His college gave him the idea which later produced large financial returns. His religion was his inspiration throughout the whole Of his life. He believed that most of his estate should SO to hts college and to his church,
 dreatness consists oe hlg-hearted- negs. the willingness to work hard, and the guaption to enable one to embrace an opportunity when he sees it. Few men attain 10 great achievement beealige they thefs- selves are great. Generally it is bee cause of on iEdomltable determine ton to finish something they saEt out t0 do.
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Sweeping the Steps

In old Dutch Manhattan, the early light of each morning would find Dutch house. wives carefully sweeping and probably scrubbing their front doorsteps. You can see the same thing in Baltimore even to- day. The nations front doorstep is, in a sense, New York harbor. And it is inter- esting to note that this doorstep, too, is being carefully and neatly swept each morning. Navy mine-sweepers are doing the job, and doing 1t for two reasons: first, for practice, and second, Just in case"
 Both are good reasons. Tn days like these days 1t is good to be ready for any thing, and at the same time it is good to let the whole world know that you are ready for anything. It may always serve to keep temptation out of the way of somebody who might otherwise be tempted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19

In a talk on safety recently Lieuten- ant Willard E. Bushy, in charge of the Westport State Police barracks, blamed most of the accidents occurring along the Merritt Parkway on speeding. There's no doubt about that, because you can trace a majority of accidents to just this same factor When a car is being driven at an extremely rapid rate reactions have to travel just as fast to guarantee complete control. If some mechanical fault occurs the driver has split second in which to bring the car to sudden halt or perform some other driving function. If it's the operator who suffers a lapse, usually nothing can be done about 1t. The whole thing resolves itself into test of how fast a man or woman can safely drive an automobile and have complete control at all times. Maybe If more of us would think about this now and then we'd drive whole lot slower than we do and we'd also have lot more consideration for the other drivers we meet and pass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19

Colleges all over the country are man. ifesting true American spirit by making available to service men this fall the op- portunity of witnessing most of the foot ball games as guests of the institution. This can be done in variety of different ways, but in most cases 1t will simply be a question of men in uniform being ad- mitted free. No doubt some sort of policy will have to be worked out at those universities where there are great big stadiums and where thousands pour into them every Saturday afternoon for the games But the same principle ought to apply to the majority of contests = give the men in uniform the privilege to see them free of charge.
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chief owner of the Union Pacific Railroad, chairman of the 1lli- noise Central, director of Western Union, and helps control various other big business enterprises.
 Furthermore, Hartman comes from a background which rep- reSentS American cut-throat capitalism at It's peak. His father the famous Edward II. Harri- man, first built the Union Pa- ciflc railroad, then engaged in . race with Jim Hill to control
 the Northern Pacific, a race which did not end until it had caused . crash in Wall Street.
 TODAY, Averill Hartman, far more liberal than this father, is something of @ New Dealer, but still a long, long way from Jo- seph Stalln. Tn fact he and Stalir already have come to grips. This was after Hartman had signed a contract with the Soviet govern ment to develop its manganese deposits in the Caucasus.
 The contract was perfectly legal and Hartman already had started investing his money, which among other things was to go toward the construction of Q railroad.
 However, the Soviet government changed its mind. StaIin de- cided that these vast mangan- ese deposits should Dc developed in accordance with Communist methods. After considerable ar- gument, a settlement was made with Hartman, but even so he lost sizeable amount of money.
 TODAY, however, Hartman bears no grudge against the Soviet. And the fact that he was ap- pointed to do business with Stalin indicates the new and weird CO., operation between capitalists and Communists--at least as far as regards Adolf Hitler.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19

The figures were shown him by Rep. Carl Vinson, chairman of the House Naval Affairs Commit tee, who always has favored limit ing the profits of the munitions makers. As a result of these con- fidential figures, Vinson got the green light from Roosevelt to introduce new legislation drasti- cally limiting profits.
 The profits which the Geor- gia congressman showed RO0se-
 welt made the cost of labor strikes in national defense plants
 insignificant in comparison. One
 company making Ordance In. tEIzments for the Navy has rolled
 up . neat profit of POS per
 cent. Some plane manufac- turers are making as high aS 15O per cent, while the big shipbullders are averaging 72 per cent on government con- tracts.
 During the early days Of the New Deal, Rep. Vinson and the late Senator Trammell of Flor ida got legislation passed limit ing profits on all Navy contracts to 8 per cent. But last year, when the big new defense program was started, the Admirals persuaded Congress to drop this limitation on profits. They claimed that 1t was slowing up national defense, and that industry wouldn't bid on Navy contracts because profits were limited.
 However, Vinson now has Q surprise in store for the Navy contractors. Instead Of the previ- ous profit limitation of 8 per cent, profits would now be limited to 2 per cent. This was OK'd by the President. Edmund To.and, chief counsel of Vinson's defense Investigating committee, Is already drafting the legislation.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 The strike ridden Federal Ship building company at Kearney, N.
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Press Comment
A NEW RADIO STATION
fBridrenort Times-starl

Bridgeport Times-Star)
 Our part of Connecticut is so close to the New York metropolitan area, where many of the most pow erful stations in the world flood the ether with radio programs of greater or less value or interest, almost around the clock, that residents here do not readily realize that under the federal law Connecticut is en- titled to radio channels for local stations, which have not been fully utilized.
 Today in Bridgeport, another local station, WNAB, goes on the air. Stamford, too, is soon to have a new station. In other sections of the state, more remote from New York, the field already is quite well covered, with two stations in Wa terbury, one in New Haven besides Bridgcport's own WICC which has New Haven studio; three in Hart ford one in New Britain, and one in New London, and one at the University Of Connecticut at Storrs.
 The competition for the attention of every man, woman and child is terrific today. A new radio station is just another voice crying out in bedIan, unless 1t can add something
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
Selected Poem

VTOLETS Charlotte Abetz in the Poets Column Hartford
 Courant) The developed violets, purple and white, That quicken the soul and capture new strength For the weaker days. in this patch of mauve No dawn, nor dim dusk can measure the length. Yet growing grass strikes responsive chord, Thrusting us back, weaving calm in it's spell, or a side hill splashed with violets, and Again I walk the fields loved so well. And to those who have known woodbine and song, golden beam. against the somber night, TO lean at this lovely and silent shrine. Of developed vclets. purple and white.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
Questions
 andAnswersi

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury Democrats eer- vice Bureau will answer for yon free, any question of fact or ln- formation, not involving exten- sive research. Write your ques- tiOn clearly, sign name and ad- dress, enclose . three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address Water bury Democrats Washington ser- vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 e. To whom did Will RogerA leave his estate?
 A. His will, filed for probate in Los Angeles, August 28, 1895, said in part: T, VIII Rogers, devise and be- queath all of my property. both community and otherwise, unto my said wife, Betty Rogers. Tn the event she shall nut survive me ! give, devise and bequeath all my estate to said children, share and share alike, provided that if any of said children shall predecease me I give, devise and bequeath my estate to the remaining children, share and share alike"
 e. Is Is possible for a person irl swimming to be struck by lightningT
 A. The United States Weathe. Bureau states that batlers in rivers, lakes, and swimming pools have been stunned and sometimes Killed by lightning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19

We wonder if any other section of the nation has as many colorful fairs at this season of the year as here in New England We don't hear much about fairs through out the nation, but certainly September and October would be dull months for most of us if not enlivened with the fairs to which we have become accustomed and which our forefathers were attending with just as much pleasure years ana years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
Current Comment

The liberty that we cherish ia nlocked and threatened with de- struction. Only by unity. and par. ticularly by mutual respect in the relationships between employers and their employees. may we expect to win through.
 -deorgc Meany. A. y. Of L. leader,
 He laughed a lot and was kind to his fF5endS. What more can you say Of a mau7 Reported toast Of a British pilot
 10 a comrnde shot down over
 Germany.
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e. Is there biography of Amelia Earhart, the American woman avia. tor?
 A. Her biography by her hus- band, George Palmer Putnam, was published under the title Soaring Wings" in 1o39.
 e. Did all the members of thi Continental Congress sign thI Declaration of Independence or July 4, l776, when 1t was adoptedi
 A. No. The original document was signed by John Hancock, pres- ident of the Congress and was at tested by Charles Thomson, secre- tary. On July 19, the Congress or- dered that the document be fairly engrossed and signed by "eveT3 member of the Congress" The en. grossed copy was laid before the Congress on August 2, and was signed by 54 members who were members on that date, with few exceptions of members who signed 1t later.
 e. Do the loWer-priced paSSen- ger cars constitute the bulk of auto. mobile sales in the United States?
 A. The factory price of S5 per 2. cent of the new cars sold in the United States and Canada iii 1D4O was less than $75o.
 @. What does the labor term "oper shop" mean? A.
 A. It means a plant where ein. ployes are declared by the employer to be free to join or not join any union. In practice 1t sometimes tends to mean q shop or plant where unions are kept out. M
 e. Who is the governor general of Canada and Is he related to King George VI of Great Britain?
 A. The Earl of Athlone, uncle of King George VT and a brother of Queen Mary, is governor-general.
 e. Have James Cagney and Bette Davis appeared together in any, pie ture besides "The Bride Came 0. O. pr" F
 A. They were co-featured in Jimmy the Gent" which was pro- duced in 1884.
 EDITORS NOTE-If you gre desirous of securing this weeks popular booklet CHILD TRAIN. ING" address F. M. Kirby, Dept. B-10O Waterbury Democrat Ser- vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Washington, D. C., with ten cents to cover postage.
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Daily Almanac

Moon rises 4:a3 a. m. daylight timel.
 Sun rises 6:se a. m.: sets 6:bb D. m. (days light timel.
 An vehicles must be lighted thirty min- utes after sunset.
 Although it's e biG too early to brag about it, i0sl may 90 down In the weather records as the year Of high temperatures. Not that the mercury scared to unbelievable heights. It's the fact that the general tendency since April has been for warm. pleasant days. September is og the same pattern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19

for 8 thousand practical pur- poses. "It has never been set free" he said. "A or t II n e awaits the man who can release it."
 One of his stu- d ents was a young c h & p c hap nam e d Oh arles Hall,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
. EDISON IN sN'
 WASHING GToN.
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

Washington, Sept. 19.-The Na- tional Defense Mediation Board will he six months old come Sept. l9, and a stormy six months they have been. Over 75 disputes will have been certified to the. board in that time, and the n1an-hours and man. days of loves labor lost, strayed, stolen and regained by mediation run into the millions.
 Chairman William H. Davis and Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, have
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devoted practice ally their entire time to the boards activi- ties. Getting the representa- ives from labor and management to serve on panels handling various cases has been something else again.
 Most common arguments that begin all nego- tiationS h a V e lhe,an theSa f.Un.
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distinctive, something fresh, some. thing that stands out from pande. monium.
 Station WICC, which has beer Bridgeport's only station up to now, started modestly, and has grown ur with the town. WICC long since has become an accepted media of information and communication in the community.
 As WNAB goes on the air, we ex. tend to its manager and staff, the best wishes of Tn Times-Star, and express the hope that the people of his community soon may have the opportunity to reward the station with their continued attention, for services well performed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Will is used In the second and third person to denote mere futurity, as "You will be sur- prised. '.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
Washington Merry-G Co Round
Shocked by High Novo Building Profits President OKs Lmotion
 One Odonce Maker Cleared POS Per cent Shpbde Averaged 2
DREW PEAR s 0 N
 ROBERT S. ALLEN

WASHINGTON The President who has weak sPt 0r an3e building confidential on poA being by the
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test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
 1. Pure alcohol will not freezt true or false?
 9. Anthony belongs to the ami nal. vegetable or mineral king dom?
 3. Name the capital of British India.
 4. What does the phrase from A to izzard" mean?
 5. What did Napoleon say an army marched ong
 6. The legislative body of Ireland (Eire) is called D l E-r--n?
 T. "Blenheim" bonn bers are French, German or British?
 8. There are more Negroes than whites in Bermuda: true or false?
 g. Hong Kong belongs to China, Great Britain or Japan?
 10. Name the Indian described by J. Fenimore Cooper as the Last of the Mohicans."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
A GREAT DISCOVERY
By EARL D. DOUGLASS, b. D.

A GREAT DISCOVERY
 Some years ago a professor at Oberlin College suggested to his stu dents that if aluminium could be re- leased from the ground and econ- omically produced, 1t could be used
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-19
Whats Your I. O.?

Con you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-10-11

forty cents for dozen eggs that less than year
ago were selling for half the price.
KNOW SOMETHING WRONG
They know that something is wrong when the
price of pork products IN some instances has jump
ed by more than thirty per cent when cost of
poultry is suddenly sky-rocketed when they are
called upon to pay as high forty per cent more
for the everyday household necessities before
this nation becomes active participant in the
Most of these housewives, who economists say
do just about eghty-fve per cent of the purchasing
are forced to this tide of rising prices with
increased family income Particularly is this true
among the great mass of Negro families.
The masses of workers belong to union are
therefore in no good bargaining position to demand
higher wages to meet this strain the family bud
get. An example is the case of the bulk of Negro
Atlantans Mere than seventy per cent of the gain
fully employed Negro workers of Georgias capital
are employed as domestics
PAY NOT RAISED
white employers to raise the pay of their household
servants which for the most part was far too low
even before this spectre of initiation appeared on
the scene.
With an average of SIS to So week, these won-
en- are called upon to meet general cost of living
increase which has been conservatively placed at
seventeen per cent
That there is one way for many Negro house
wives to lower their cost of living was learned by
this writer while an interested listener Friday night
at the Consumers Conference sponsored by the At
lanta Urban League, OF which William Y Bell is the
progressive executive secretary.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-10-11
The Globe TrOtter


The principal speaker w. P. Reid, weights
and inspector for the City of Atlanta Sur
rounded by avalanche of crooked and fixed
scales tapped sugar sacks, tempered olive bottles and
short quart jars, Mr. Reid prefaced his remarks and
demonstration by revealing that for the most part
many merchants doing business in Negro neighbor-
hoods always consider Negro housewives as fair
game" and that it was always open season. to
cheat these already economically enslaved folk out
Of their hard-earned pennies.
WOMEN ARE CHEATED
Varied and sundry are the articles used by
these INSCRIPTIONS grocers to "beat these trusting
and unsuspecting out of their money. Many
orc the times when thirteen of lard sold
for pound, thus actually increasing the cost of this
necessary commodity over and above the already
high market price.
Butchers doing business in Negro neighborhoods,
too have notorious habit of weighing their thumbs
with the hamburger. of keeping up a running pat
ter of conversation to divert the unknowng house
wfe's attention. while they weigh their purchase
much as four or five ounces short of what it
should be.
Mr.. Reid who spcle like man who had made
careful study Of his subject, warned his hearers
about making the all too common mistake of going
into store and asking for dimes worth of this
or quarters worth of that Such a consumer, he
cautioned is merely letting down the bars for the
merchant to cheat him.
Always determine first how much per pound the
pork chops are selling and then ask for them ac-
cording to the amount you desire
SUGAR is WITHDRAWN
fve-pound sacks of sugar, actually contain only four
pounds six ounces. The chsling merchant has in
serted an ice pick between the seams of the sack
and drawn out the difference He thus sells the
sugar you have paid for again.
Good advice was given by the speaker when he
urged his hearers to obtain good reliable SCALE then
carefully weigh and check the articles you purchase
after reaching home If they do not come up to
weight, chen lodge loud protest. If that merchant
learns that you have scale and are checking on
he will hn r.
see that you get your moneys worth.
Never before has it become such an absolute
necessity that the budget -harassed housewife OBJ
tain full measure for her money That is why they
should exercise extreme diligence seeing that they
do not fall victim to these cheating merchants.
Out of the Atlanta Urban Leagues Consumer
Conference should come strong Consumer League
which could ally itself to similar groups now active
IN many communities throughout the nation Such
an organization. headed by determined leadership
could quickly weed out those unscrupulous mer-
chants, who like many buzzards swoop down to
prey on impoverished residents of Negro neighbor-
hoods
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-10-11
Chi Hospital
Gets Grant For
Nurse Traininq
Given Sum Of
$500 In
Federal Funds

CHICAGO CAMP "A grant of
$8,7 has been made to Provident
hospital by the U. S. Public Health
service for the training of Negro
nurses as part of the national de-
Tense program it was announced
this week by DR.. John B. West,
medical director.
The sum, intended to alleviate
the shortage of trained nurses. will
be given annually to Proyident
for several years or until the pres
ent world crisis becomes less severe,
This means that 80 nurses will start
training each fall at the hospital.
an increase of 10 over the previous
limit of 20 in each new class.
The allotment permits an eX-
pansion of teaching and changing
facilities including the appointment
Of additional instructors The S8,700
was made available October /.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-10-11
Effectiveness
OF FDR's Order
Is Questioned
Church Leaders
Debate Issue
At Conference

NEW YORK CAMP AT the
annual all-day meeting Of the de-
partment of race relations Of the
Federal Couacil Of Churches OF
Christ in America, reactions OF
church leaders regarding the prog
ress and drawbacks since Fresi-
dent Roosevelt's executive order
was issued, were cited.
Meeting at Riverside church
Saturday, the group represented
more than 10,G00,000 Protestants
church members.
Starting the session off was an
of Oberlin college school of the
ology. "People of different races
and cultures in all parts Of the
world. and especially in America
must come to understand and ap.
preciate each ether until there
arises the conviction of comrades
in service" said Dean Graham
"And the special work of the
churches is to foster that convic-
ton"
Reviewing the progress in race
relations and particularly the eX'
listing situation regarding the Ne.
gro in defense industry, deep con-
Germ was shown in questions as tc
the effectiveness of President
Roosevelt's executive order A mum
Der of concrete situations were
cited showing gains, while others
pointed out existing difficulties.
An out line of the OPM's work
following the executive order, by
DR.. Robert c. Weaver, chief, Ne
gro employment and training
branch. labor division showed the
trends toward fulfillment of the re-
tarding elements with respect to
the removal Of discrimination
against employment of Negroes.
Presiding over the sessions were
Mrs. Lucius r. E1stmen, Bishop
j. A. Gregg, co-chairman of the
department; and DR.. Samuel M.
Cavert. general secretary of the
Federal Council of Churches.