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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
More Gas Rationing

It's hard to understand right now just what is going to be done about drastic gas rationing. The Atlantic Seaboard is to be subjected to another purge" in an effort to cut down on the amount of gasoline being used for purely pleasure purposes The curfew law-no gas sold between p. m and a. m.-apparently isn't bringing the immediate results eX- pected or looked for So now the amount of gasoline the individual motorist may purchase will be limited, but how?
 Apparently there will be no direct regu- lation through issuance of ration cards The burden of rationing gasoline to driv- CTS is apparently left to the judgment of the individual gas station owner or at tendant. There are so many different ways that such an attempt can be cir cumvented that it seems almost foolish to put it into force. Of course the very drastic regulation of alloting dealers very small supplies of fuel each week would have tendency to force them to curtail sales.
 But if the amount of gasoline now be- ing sold through the hundreds of sta tionS is cut down much lower a good many independent dealers are going to find themselves out of business They make a living today, but if they are forced to curtail their sales, it's hard to see how they can continue to operate. And dis location of the gasoline retail industry by such a means would not be a popular move along the eastern seaboard Ger tainly it wouldn't be fair to this industry at time when conditions are excellent for it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
Selected Poem
THE PRAIRIE CHILD

(By Billy B. Cooper in the Christian Science
 Monitor
 He guides his pony deftly through the grass Where years ago rode youthful Indian braves. Topping hill, he reins his shaggy roan And shades his eyes to graze across the vast Contour of earth. The prairie and the sky Meet just beyond the willows and he hides To find the broad horizon. knowing well It will retreat before his swift approach. The whirring combines in distant field Recall to him his mission; water-jugs Hang empty from his saddle. Deep concern Invades his hazel eyes; he turns about And gallops rapidly toward home. A child Apprenticed early to the dustry work Of prairie harvest: and his eager heart Throbs with importance of his meager part
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
NEGLECTED SUBSTITUTE
(New Haven .Reeister1

N@tSW AAeESAA 7At(5AotCAy
 State Forester Austin F. Hawes is beginning to promote the burn ing of wood for fuel in the farm and rural areas of Connecticut in the coming winter, as a defense pro gram aid. It is advocated as some thing that will save money for the farmer; it will release coal and oil for the increasin requirements for those products. Also, 1t win relieve somewhat the pressure on the trans portation system.
 Advice from Washington on sav- ing fuel took 6 somewhat different slant. People were told to let their houses 30 cooler in winter. Fur naces in the city, however, will burn wood even as those in the country. The chief ctach is that wood burner has to Timber up his elbow more than twice e day. Some such per- formance would be, however, among the least of the sacrifices to be coni- psiled of John e. Citizen.
 At any rate, it begins to look a1 fl the individual with a trace of yearn- ing for the land left Ia his blood
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18

Somehow or other we can't quite visu- alize the need of Uncle Sam setting up air bases along the east coast of Brazil Their need is said to be due to the prox- unity of Dakar on the west coast of Africa which is believed to be stepping off point for Hitler's minions once they decide to transfer their affections to the western hemisphere So now the United States is negotiating with Brazil for the right to construct air bases. We should think that Brazil might be induced to es- tablish her own bases and to set up her own forces to repel invaders with the as- surance that American aid would be SUD- piled if necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
Press Comment
WHAT! NO KITCHEN DOOR?
Christian Science Monitor

(Christian Science Monitor
 Can it be true that the house of tomorrow will have just one door the front one? Architects are al- ready planning such homes, if what we read is correct. It will do away with class distinctions, they say. It will be more economical, it will save on the heating bill.
 Yes, the grocery boy can come in along with the dinner guests, the meter-reader with the parson, the furnace man with the bridge party. And the cook can pop her head in the drawing room door on the way out and tell the lady what she did with the left-overs.
 But what will small boy do? Will he always wipe his boots and never touch the front hall walls with play-dirty hanGs? Then, too, when Mother was in the living room and there was definite need of two or three or four doughnuts or cook les, or slice of bread and jam, a fellow had a sporting chance with kitchen door We view teh propo- sition with some nostalgia nisgiv- ings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
Questions
 andAnswers
oUEgTT0Ng ANgWEHEI

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury Democrats Ser vice Bureau will answer for you free, any question oR fact or ln- formation, not involving exten- dive research. Write your ques- tiOn clearly, aign name and ad- dress, enclose . three cent postage stamp. Medical OF legal advice cannot Dc given. Address Water bury Democrats Washington Ser
 vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, washington, D. C.
 O. when was the first AmeriS can locomotive operated on a com mon carrier railroad in the United States?
 Al. The '"Tom Thumb" an experi- mental engine, was built in 1929 by Peter Cooper and was given a trial run on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Baltimore in Septem- Der of that year.
 O. Where can one get cultures of the milky disease which IS used to combat Japanese-beetle grubs?
 A. The U. s. Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with State agencies, is speeding Up the natural spread of the disease by tn- troducing it at various points in beetle infested areas. Except for cer- tain government-owned properties in Washington and elswhere, de- partment distribution of the disease is not complete. More intensive dis tribution has been undertaken by several cooperating States. including Maryland, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. All distribution is through official agencies. The dis ease organisms are not available te private individuals of organiza- ticns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18

What they actually loaded was hundreds of crates filled with the papers and books of Axis busi- nessmen who had been forced out by the U. s. blacklist and the freezing of Axis funds.
 Hundreds of Axis firms have shut down all over South Amer ica, and thousands of Germans and Italians have been flocking to southern Chile, where there is a large German colony. Their files and papers have followed, all painstakingly marked "maip and sent to Tocopilla and Co., quimbo, Chilean ports, or to Mollendo (Peru), Guayaquil (Ecu- ador), and Buenaventura (Colum bia).
 By obvious encouragement, the fleet of 12 Japanese ships arrived at these ports shortly after the records turned up. No effort was made to stop shipment, since the contents of the crates were known to auth critics.
 NOTE = Axis funds also are in flight from Latin America, apparently fearful of freezing &C., tion. In one case $5,8O0,0OO in U. s. currency owned by Ger man agent in Brazil was trans ferred to Santiago, Chile, then to Buenos Aires, where instructions were received to convert the tn money into salable commodi- ties.
 FISH EGGS
 Announcement that 57-year old, four-t times married Senator Rey- holds was to wed 20-year old heiress, brought great jubilation to one man in North Carolina. He is Cam Morrison, whom Reynolds nine years ago unseated chiefly on the issue of Morrison's wealthy wife.
 Reynolds did not mince words in making this issue. His cam paign speech on the subject was an epic of rabble-rousing. After
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 2:0s Q. m. daylight time.
 Sun rises SOS a. m. sets 7:45 p. m. day light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford Tuesday. Aug. 10. time).
 It required almost fifteen full days of August to bring sufleleft rain to make it worthwhile for crops and water supplies. However. the remainder of the month Is apt to be on the watery side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18

o. Tn which states are limeston deposits found?
 A. Limecsone is quarried in every state except Delaware and Nev Hampshire, according to the U. 5 Bureau of Mines.
 o. What is papier maclae9 A A hard, strong substance madt of paper pulp mixed with size, glue rosin, clay or the like, which i' moulded into various articles. A free circular containing formulas and processes for making papier mache can be obtained by sending g stamped. self-addressed envelope tc the waterbury Democrat Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Wash. ington D. c. o. Have any States increased their gasoline taxes this year? A. Yes. three-Maine, Minnesota and Oklahoma. Maine added one1 1 half cent to its four-cent tax: Mini | nesota raised the tax from three tq four cents, and Oklahoma raised \ four-cent tax to five cents. @. When did President Roosevelt set up the National Defense Coun cil? A. The Council of National De fense was created by Act of Con gress approved August 29, 1916. was revived by President Roosevel who, on May 29, 1940, through ex ecutive order established the Adj yisory Commission of the Council consisting of William s. Knudserl Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Sidney Hillman, Chester c. Davis, Ralph Budd, Leon Henderson and Harr1el Elliott.
 @. Did United States railroad operate on daylight-saving tm during the first World War? A. Yes: the order was issued n William c. McAdoo, Director Gen eral of the Railroads, March 1918.
 o. Will the earth ever stop rd tating on it's axis?
 A. Probably, but not for a veI long time. There is no friction
 space, as there would be If tl earth were rotating in air. Tf only thing that is tending to sta the rotation of the earth is tl friction of the tides in the ocean Probably this does slow up earth little, but the process is
 gradual that science has not bea able to detect it at all.
 @. Can you give me the preci
 wording of George Washingtoi exhortation to keep ones conscieri alive?
 | A. Labor to keep alive in yd
 breast the little spark of celest fire called conscience" It is in N ral Maxims.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18

gan Republican who has fought most defense measures, sent memecgraphed letter to all his colleagues captiOned: "Novcm- bsr 3, AZ, VIII Soon Be Here" The letetr warned that unless they voted against the bill your political hide, which is very near and dear to you, will be tam ming on the barn door,"
 In the middle of the afternoon, when the House was voting or isolationist amendments aimed at scuttling the IS months exten- messenger boys delivered to every congressional office a long clip ping from the letter column of a Washington morLsng newspaper attacking the legislation. The let ter was signed by Frank U. Mur- phy, president of the National Parents of Selectees, Inc.
 During the same afternoon, sev- eral congressman rported to be wavering on the bill received long dA0 0belAACC NelA4oF 4AOIll OOAAoDAJIAO1Lbo in their districts, demanding that they vote with the isalationists and threatening political re- prisal.
 Delegations of several thou sand women from New York and other eastern cities tried to storm the House with clam ors that the bill be killed. This stunt alone must have cost at least S25,O00.
 NOTE v Hero of the Admin . istration side was Representa- tive Pat Roland, Penn, Democra- tic Whip, who worked furiously for the bill despite the tohughecs kind of pressure from certain re- ligious elements.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18

It's hard to believe that the summer is virtually over Here it is the last two weeks in August and how many promises for this year are unfulfilled? For those who have had the leisure, though, this has been very fine year Don't forget the good weather really began in April with May more than above the average so far as warmth and sunshine are con- cerned,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18

will not have to travel far December to sniR the incon1 incense of wood smoke on tI
 ter air. There is c world Of ence between it and the reek oil burner. 1t is far more Co persons' taste than the arou hy burning gunpcwder, Whlc Dc the main atmospheric fare few people for some time to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
BEHIND IRON DOORS
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

John Bunyan, who wrote Pill grim'S Progress, was thrust into prison by loyalist prosecutors. He afterwards wrote: AS I was going forth of the doors, had much ado to forbear saving to them that I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18

paSClEffe TOT any chair strategist of the air. So here goes:
 Most of the knocking h a s been against the pursuit s h ip s and fighters. For American bomb CTS there can't be e n o u g h praise. The Brit ish would be hopelessly out clasSed today if 1t were not for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18


 c a rried tn C peace of God along with me; but I held my p e a c e, a n d blessed by the Lord, went away to prison with Gods comfort in my poor soul"
 Those j ai ] doors behind which Bunyan was locked for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18

1. Name the capital of Zealand.
 3. With what sport was \ Raymond Cobb associated player?
 3. When will the twenty century begin?
 4. What Biblical character bolizes a liar?
 5. An alloy of copper and is named . ,?
 6. Minerva, the goddess of dom, was the daughter of Neg Jupiter or Mercury?
 [. What was the name ol ship sunk by collision with an berg in 1912, in which dis more than 1000 persons drowned?
 8. What is the postage raj letters to South American tries?
 Q. Who was nicknamed Happy Warrior?
 10. Who asked for "a place sun"9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Infected adjectives (this and that) must correspond m number to the words they modify, as; "This (nCt these) kind of memories make me sad.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
Washington Merry-Go-Round

WASHINGTON
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
Q EDISON IN
 WASHINGTON
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrrespOndent

Washington, Aug 1S = There has been so much wing Tapping of loose tongued aviation experts about how bad U. s. combat planes were in service abroad that an amateur expedition to determine where all this criticism started and how justi- fled 1t is makes an interesting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
Whats Your \. O

Can you answer seven of the. test questions? Turn to page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
A Thought for Today

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LOrd.- Psalms 31:24.
 In so great danger the faintest hope should be conSidered-Coethe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18

EDITOR NOTE-If you arc d sirouS of securing this week popular booklet CORRECT ENI LISH" address F. M. Kirby, Der
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18

Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26

America had crashed 100
20 American bonbers which left the
Panama on "A training trip had been killed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
His Calling Card
Right in Style
With His Height

Jack Earle is quite big man
in the wine business even though
hes only been dealing in the
products Of BacchuS for a little
more than a year.
lie Is 50 big IN fact that he has
had a special calling card made
Iup which is probably the largest
in existence. IT measures six by
nine inches.
This is quite appropriate since
Earle stands eight feet six and q
half inches IN his size - stock
ing ieetF
WEIGHS S65 POUNDS
The travelling representative oil
I a Fresno. Calf, company weighs
1865 pounds and IS surprisingly
we'll built for his height
lie says his height doesn't
cause him much trouble getting
Iaround
| He drives a specially built auto
with the driver seat practically
IN the position Of the back seat
in most sedans.
Al hotels they accommodate
him by putting two beds end to
end.
HE CITES ADVANTAGES
81 find that the advantages
Of being this tall far outweigh
the Disadvantages" he says. II
get much quicker service when
40 into restaurant and II
there's lineup i'm front Of "A
theater I can usually get In right
away. l also found IL All adj
vantage when l PLAYED basket
ball I'm high school
Earle. who is 35 years old spent
rs years in the show business
prior. 10 entering the wine field
II He stopped growing when he was
pa. His shoes are ID inches lonl
10y actual measurement. Surpris'
ingly enough, he eats no more
than a normal person. he says
His favorite food is a nice steak
/ lie was born in FL Paso Texas
He is the guest Of William b
|ODonnell president Of William B
IODonnel. Inc 1907 Gratiot, dur
ing his stay here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
Picard Suggests
Ford Men Drop
Communist Suit

The signing Of a contract be-
tween the Ford Motor Company
and the UAW-CIO, and a change
of attitude toward Soviet Russia
since It's invasion by Germany
today appeared as factors in
whether two Ford employees will
pursue. a suit in Federal Court
against the Go and the Com
munist Party in the United States.
Federal Judge Frank A. Picard
yesterday denied a motion TO dis
miss brought by counsel for the
defendants. In doing so, however,
he opened the way for the PLAIN
tills 10 dIop the suit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
WILLIAM b. ODONNELL

through which they may ques-
ton the advisabIlity OF proceed
ing at this time"
In their motion for dismissal.
defense attorneys William II Cal
laghcr and Walter NJ. Nelson
charged that Judge Picard had nc
Jurisdiction IN the matter, The
court ordered all attorneys 70 file
briefs. after which he will rule or
the iuIsdIctional question.
1.-THE court believes the plain
tins have established primary
rights 10 be heard I'm this court"
he said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
BEATINGs CHARGED

The plaintiffs. Paul J. Padgett
and Melvin +. Bartling charge
they were beaten by Go and
Communist agents during and
after the strike an the Ford Rouge
plant They ask injunctionS re-
training The Two organizations
from interfering with them IN any
manner.
"ln rendering this decision at
this time" Judge Picard said.
"the court deems II advisable 10
add the following:
"SinCe this Issue was sub
mlited 10 this tribunal the Ford
Motor Company has signed a
contract with one defendant Of
such IA nature a. to determine
the working status of both plain
tifis.
''In this connection, therefore.
the court believes, perhaps, that
all parties, sensing as they must,
the possibilities of n vigorously
contested trial a. "a breeding
ground for further discOrd--
might not care To disrupt The
present status quo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
MERELY INVITATION

The court added that II was not
bob. Intention 90 control the actions
OF any parties IN the SUIT, e%'
planning
This j. merely an invitation
10 all the parties concerned
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
PUBLIC ENEMIES

"In addition. the government
Of Russia, fount Of communism.
and from which came the ide-
ologies. tactics and modus oper-
andi ~ the either defendant, has
now declared war upon Germany
and II an ally Of uncertain
proximity 10 the United states
AT least on paper.
This. of course, does not
mean that the United states has
embraced communism. But for
the time being nakiism seems 10
be our Public Enemy No. !, and
tho entrance ~ Public Enemy
No. , on our side, even tempo
rarily. was not entirely unWel-
come"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
u. s. Bomber Crashes

LIMA. PERU June 20. INSl --
The United States legation today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26

o Now ready 70 climb thar phantom hill
10 the sunshine level and scoot across
the sky.
Cleveland Chicago -. Omah2 =.
Denver San Francisco E" How that
for eating up space From coast TO coast IN
5 giant steps :. mighty strides ACROSS
America!
When people talk OF acloser-knit Amer
lea maybe that's the kind Of thing they
mean.
and Standard Oil is proud of IFS share
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-26
NJ UNITED Air Lines flight }
Az e.. ship now ready at gate !"

in promoting this ideal by making flying
fuel that's fine enough 70 have been the
choice of United Air Lines for more than
y important years Of progress.
Ship now ready!' Ready to give you
the most comfortable, speedy, and happy
trip you We probably ever had-unless
you've ridden the Mainline before!
4Since 1923, the mighty MAINLlNERs
have been fueled with Standards Ayia-
lion Gasoline.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Washington Produce

BUTTER-a3 score. tubs. 30 1-pound
prints, 3ala: l4-pound prints, 40; % score.
tubs, 31iz. 1-pound prints, rs: l4-pound
prints, 3sis: al score. tubs 36iz; l-pound
prints. 81: l4-pound prints, 81 "a; 90 score.
tubs. 35s1: l-pound prints. 36i4 it-pound
prints. 369a; go score, tubs, 34i4; 1-pound
prints, 3494: i&-pound prints. 35i4; SIS
score. tubs. 33i2 1-pound prints, "a; "a
LIVESTOCK = Calves 1o's; spring
From AgrieulturaI. Marketing Service
EGGS-Msrket about steady. Prices
paid for Federal-State graded eggs received
from grading stations tSeptember 81:
Whites: U. s. extras. large, 43-44. mostly
A cents; q. S. extras. mediums, 35-36:
q. S. standards. large, 37-39, mostly 3s
cents; y. s, standsrds mediums; 33-3s
2. s. extras. large; 4244; mostly A cents;
cents; U S. standards, large, 37-3S, mostly
as cents: y. S, standards, mediums. 33
cents; U. s. trades, 25-28. mostly % cents
Nearby ungrsded eggs: Current receipts:
Whites, 3l-32 cents; mixed colors, 2S29
cents. Receipts Government graded eggs,
LIVE PoULTRY-Market steady. Fowl:
Colored, all sizes, 1920 cents; No. IS, l3-
IA cents: Leshorn hens. all sizes 1913
virginia broilers and fryers, ali sizes 1920
and crosses; BrolerS and fryers, all sizes
1920 mostiy, 10 cents; No IS, 13 cents
Leshorn brollers, 1918 cents. Turkeys;
Young toms, e pounds and Up, % cents;
young hens. % pounds and up, 25 cents;
NO rs and undersizes, 8 cents
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Chicago Grain
B. the Associated Press


CHICAGO. Sept. 6.-After all
futures contracts of wheat, oats
and soybeans and some corn and rye
deliveries had established new four
year price peaks today, the grain
market ran into increased profit
taking sales that Cancelled most early
gains.
Wheat. rye and oats rose about a
cent and soybeans 4 cents in early
dealings. Then wheat tumbled as
much as IL cents at times. with
rye following but corn and oats got
below previous closing levels.
Some traders hastened to take
profits after early buying inspired
by war talk, the Greer incident and
tagging producer sales OF wheat.
Demand for soybean oil, which is
expected to be greater this season
because OF smaller cottonseed oil
production, stimulated outstanding
strength of beans, which came with
in few cents Of the highest price
ever quoted during the five years
in which futures trading has been
conducted here.
Wheat closed 9. lower TO /. higher
compared with yesterday, Septem-
ber S1.17ss II, December s1.2115-ss;
corn 1.-ss higher, September 1872,
December 824; oats ss-1 cent high
er, September, new, SOS; soybeans
194-3as higher, october, new, $1.7114