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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
panions stared stonily ahead. WILLKIE PLANS

Chief among prominent British CTS whom Wendell Willkie will see in London are the labor lead- CTS who hold key posts in the Churchill government.
 In fact, Willkie put the follow ing names at the top of the list of people he wanted to see: Er- nest Bevin, Minister of Labor; Herbert Morrison, Minister of Home Security; Major Clement Atlee, Lord Privy Seal; A. V. Alex ander, First Lord of the Admir- alty; and Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare.
 To a friend just before depart ing, Willkie explained: T want to find out all I can about every thing, but I am particularly in- terested in talking to MT. Bevin and the other representatives of labor. I have a feeling that the social developments in England will, at least to a certain extent, set the pattern of American social COllNAIAOAIS AOllOMAl5 tiiC NoA'
 q want to find out what is on the minds not only of the heads of the government, but of the labor leaders and the work CTS in British industry. Also I want to look into English pro- duction methods.
 "The overall objective of my trip is to learn as much as I can to help me in advocating the cause of increasing Ameri- can aid to Britain. I am per- s0nally convinced that if Eng land colIapses, the effect on America = economically, socially and ideologicalIy-will be tre- mendOus."
 SEE FOR YOURSELF
 Willkie got the idea for a first hand "lOok-see" trip while pre- pairing speech on aid to Bri- tain. There were certain points about which ne was unable to get accurate information and the thought suddenly struck him, Why not go to England and find out for myself?" The next day, lunch ing with several newspaper friends, he put the idea up to them and they approved enthusiastically.
 With this encouragement he then asked John CoW,es, publisher of the Minneapolis Star Journal AE Moines Register and Tribune, if he would go along. Cowles jumped at the idea and Willkie then tele- phoned Secretary Hull.
 Hull discussed it with the Presi- dent and the next day told Willkie that he had their blessing.
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What's Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these
 test questions? Turn to back
 page for the answers.
 1. Do waterspouts ever appear over land areas?
 2. Will rattlesnakes cross ropes made of horsehair in their path?
 3. Who made the first airplane flight to the South Pole?
 4. Who laid out the original plans for the National Capital, Washing ton, D. O.?
 5. Who makes the treatiest be- tween the United States and for eign governments?
 6. Can air be seen?
 T. To whom does tradition give credit for the founding of the city of Zion?
 8. Do United States Senators serve four, six or eight year terms?
 g. Prior to his enlistment in the army, was Elliott Roosevelt the head of radio broadcasting conl- pany or of a motion picture pro- duction company?
 10. Complete the sentence, "Oh, why should the spirit of mortal he -?"
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@. What physical law proves that perpetual motion is impossible?
 A. The law of the conservation of energy, than which no law of me- chanics is moro firmly established. is an absolute barrier to all schemes for obtaining by mechanical means what is called perpetual motion, or a machine which will do an amount of work greater than the equivalent of the energy, whether of heat, of chemical combination, of electricity, or of mechanical energy that is put into it. Such result would be the creation of an additional store of energy in the universe, which is not possible by any human agency.
 e. Who composed the song Life is Funny Proposition After All"?
 A. Words and music are by George M. Conan. The song was used in the musical comedy Little Johnny Jones'" in 1904.
 @. Where is ''Tin Pan Alley?
 A. This nickname was applied originally to the 800 blocks on Eighth Avenue in New York City, where the jazz music publishers were grouped. Later, the vicinity of 57th St. and Broadway became the homes of a number of music publishers and was also called Tin Pan AL ley"
 O. What is the most effective means for sinking a vessel by the admission of water?
 A. For quick results the most ef- fective method probably is the re- moval of the main sea suction valve covers, particularly those for cir culating and ballast pumps. If time is not important, the smaller ships side connections, such as evaporator inlet valves, boiler blow-down con- nections, etc, may be opened.
 e. Why are small printed letters referred to as lower case?
 A. Because in typesetter's case the small letters of a font of type are on lower level than the capi- tai letters. Hence the terms lower case" for small letters and upper case" for capital letters.
 If you want copy of the book let PUZZLE WORKERS DIG
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| U0S VOSsVu status with Cap- ital in management of the national preparedness program. The now famous Reuther renort on using idle auto factory facilities to make airplanes was but the first step in this program by which la Dor leaders hope to establish la DOT right to sit in as a partner in handling of national defense. Soon to be announced is the sec- ond plan, a report now being per- fected by officers of the c. TO. Steel Workers Organizing commit tee giving labor's ideas on how steel production can be increased.
 A. F. OF L. HAS
 ! A PLAN, TOO
 This report is understood to find that approximately one-third of
 the nations total steel capacity is l either not being used at all or is being used far less effectively than | it might be. It sets forth along the 1 lines of the Reuther report to sug- I gest ways in which existing facili-
 ties could be made to yield much | llSler pTOQucClOn.
 In opposition to this labor plan,
 of course, manufacturers say many
 of these idle facilities for steel
 production are now rated by man. agement as obsolete and unprofit- able to operate, as they are hand" operated in competitor with "au-
 tomatic' machine operated mills
 now in general use.
 Thir proposal in the labor plan I will come from the A. F. of L. ma | chinists, who are cooperating in study by the American Association of Railroads of unused railway l machine shops. This is not on all fours with the other two studies, since it is primarily management
 job. Labor, however, is playing an important part
 These developments and there will be more like them before the winter is over are very much in i line with Defense Commissioner Sidney Hillman's conviction that labor has an equal responsibility
 with capital and management for
 proper functioning of the defense program. He is fond of pointing to
 the situation in Great Britain,
 where the labor representatives in
 the Churchill cabinet have brought
 labor'S role more and more to the
 front. Hillman, himself an expert
 on management, believes labor is
 amply fitted to share in the solu-
 tion of all production problems.
 REUTHER PLAN
 NO DEAD DUCK
 1 A sample of the sort of duty -shar- 1 ing he has in mind is furnished by
 the Shipbuilding Stabilization Com
 mittee--a body set up under the De-
 fense Commission to smooth out
 employment kinks in the shipbuild- 1 ing industry. On this committee la-
 bor and capital together are sitting
 ill with the. Maritime Commission
 and the navy.
 Meanwhile, the Reuther plan
 itself has been getting much more :; serious attention from top Defense
 Commissioners than early reports
 indicated. An inspired" story say-
 ing that the commission was sorry
 but that the scheme just didn't
 hold water was planted a couple
 of weeks ago by just-below-top-
 rank member of the commission
 but when reporters inquired around
 they couldn't find anyone who
 would father the story. Meanwhile,
 Knudsen's experts went to work to
 make a thorough analysis of the
 plan, and a little later it was an-
 nounced that Knudsen would go
 over the whole thing with Reuther
 and with Phil Murray, c. I. O. head
 in personal conference.
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January is giving a good example of iittery month. It blows hot and cold. Yesterday it blew hot. Next week It probably will be cold again. We can usually depend on that Several winters ago, though, late January and early Feb ruary remained extremely mild and when March turned off bitter cold, 1t was dlS- appointing winter.
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 Then turning to Mrs. Roosevelt, he said: well, how was it?"
 Everything went off fine," she assured him.
 "T mean the speech. Do you think it went over? Tell me your honest opinion
 Mrs. Roosevelt patted his arm affectiOnately. "It was excellent, Franklin" she said, really ex- cellent.'
 The President leaned back, in- haled deeply. "It certainly is grand weather, isn't it?" he re- marked. Quite a change from four years ago." (The 1887 inaugural was marred by a terrific down. pour)
 At this moment the cnauffeul called to Jimmy Roosevelt, eldest to look out for the tail of his swallky Marine overcoat which was caught in the door of the lim- cuisine.
 'tBe carful, Jimmy" exclaimed his mother. That coat cost 8 lot of money and you can't af- ford to tear it"
 TO THE LAST
 The inauguration wrote finis to the 43-year old public career of Jack Garner, but the Texan got one consolation. He was vice president seven minutes longer than had been scheduled.
 As he prepared to ascend to the inaugural platform with his successor, Henry Wallace, the elevator that was to take them up was detained.
 Lets walk up, Jack" sug- gested Wallace.
 Nothing doing," grinned Gar ner, glancing at his watch. You young fellows can walk if you want to, but while I'm vice president I'm going to make the most of it. I've already been in office several minutes over time."
 In the end Wallace was sworn in by Garner at 12:07 p. m.
 When the President greeted Garner and Wallace in the vice presidents office, he inquired, Jack, have you taught Henry any of the ruleS?"
 "Oh, I told him not to worry about parliamentary rigmarole," replied the retiring vice presi- dent. "All you've got to do is use common sense. The clerks will give you the trimmings" BOUNCED
 Picked squads of police guard ed the Capitol stands in eight hours shifts for three days be- fore the inauguration. They were so strict in enforcing the rule that no one could enter the Capi- tol building without a pass that even Joe Sinnott, veteran chief door r-keeper Of the House of Representatives, had trouble. get ting in. Sinnott was puttering around the Capitol rotunda, just before the President arrived, when a copper spotted him and want ed to see his pass. Sinnott ex- plained that he had left it in his office.
 "All right" snapped the blue coat, "then high-tail out of here and get it or I'll have to run you out" Sinnott lost no time complying.
 NEW FLYING TANK
 If advice from Washington is carried out, the Royal Air Force soon will stage relentless bomb- ing of Amsterdam. Advice for such a raid was sent in coded cables from the British embassy here, after intelligence reports re- vealed that the Germans had de- veloped tremendous production of military equipment in Amster- dam intended for the invasion of England.
 Directly after the invasion of Holland, the Germans took over the tremendous Fokker aircraft plant in Amsterdam and began production of a large four-motored plane. Word received here from Holland -- and relayed back to Britain - is that this type of plane is for use as a tank trans port.
 Special tanks are being built in Germany sufficiently light to
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her own, she spoke these words of comfort: Friend Abraham, h e e need not think thee stands alone. We are all pray ing for thee. The hearts of all the people are behind thee and tn ee cannot fail. The
 Lord has appoint ed thee, and the Lord will sustain
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local disturb ance should, has exploded dow n in Washington. First, it has put Congress in a frame of mind to apply stern r e p r e s s i V e measures to la Dor in defense
 industries. Sec o n d, it m a y wreck a big or ganized labor, plan to seek "p a rtner hip"
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Daily Almanac
ses 4:2s a. m.

Moon rises 4:28 a. h.
 Sun rises 7:1O 8. m.: sets 4:59 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 By Saturday sunset in this section of the country will be occurring at o'clock. It's growing later noticeably with each passing week. There is lot of daylight at this sea- son of the year, but owing to the fact that it's usually very cold few of us take advan- tage of the added minutes each day.
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Current Comment

The fifth columnists operating in Canada have been pretty well elim- mated from our trade unions. Henceforth they will have to do their boring from the outside. Ernest Ingalls,, Cananan Trade
 and Labor Congress.
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Washington Merry o-Round
Well How Was I" FDR Asked Mrs. R. After Inaugural Speech; "t Was Excellent Franklin" She Sod Really Excellent.
DREW PEAR s o N
 ROBERT s. ALLEN


  descending the Capitol ande a
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS D D
A WORD IN DUE SEASON
By EARL [. DOUGLASS, D. D.

When the war between the states was at its height, an old Quaker lady visited Abraham Lincoln at the White House and, taking the hand of the long suffering giant in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24
A Thought for Today

Greater lOve hath no man this, that man lay down his life for his friends.-John l5;l3' The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.-Jerome.
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National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 CorrespOndent

Washington, Jan. "A = That Eaton plant strike at Saginaw, Mich. packing lot more of the dynamite of significance than any
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-24

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Mathematics" is pronounced math'-e-mat-iks, with the e slightly sounded, but never eliminated.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-19
DIS Face
Helena Team
Next Week

Dunbar High Schools famed
little Bearcats begin next week pol
ishing off for the pending Helena
tilt next Friday which opens the
high school season here.
Under the watchful eyes Of
Brute Russell and Mex Johnson,
Dunbar's mentors, handful
of purple clad, green gridders are
being whipped into shape for OPP
position to the highly reputed Hell
ena eleven which invades the city
for the opener at l.. R. II. S
Stadium.
Most of the Purple and Golders
are newly recruited ball totors,
it was stated, but the backfield
was graced with at least three
one year men which will help in
strengthening the secondary de-
Tense so sorely needed by the
Dunbar Cats last year,
Swinton, much puhlicized quar-
terbaek, is in the calling position
during scrimmages, and it is be
lieved that he will start FriGay on
the varsity along with "All-State"
Grice, who will probably forsake
the pivot position for tackle. jim
my Jones, running in second string
halfhack, will also open, it is BE-
leved, and C. J. Jones is being
worked over for the odher half
position.
While not enough is know
about either teams actual siren
9Th to make a prediction, it is
believed that Dunbar holds a
slight upper edge on the Helena
team.
Pluto Cans, former sensational
end for the Cats, will not appear
in the lineup, it was revealed by
Coach Russell, as he has forsaken
the gridiron for apron strings.
Mex Johnson feels that by game
time, his boys should be in shape
for the toughest of state opposi-
ton, and while he won't predict
any outcome, he is apparently con
fident of an opening win for Dan
bar.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-19
Sports and Theatricals
Local Grid Teams Drilling For Openers

Bell Hops..aBusiness is 50 bad that
some of the boys are waiting for
the trucks to carry them to the
fields Of snowy white and mind
you, they pay S1.25 per hundred
and any industrious guy ought to
be able to seuffle about 400 lbs
five stones a day amt nothing to
be laughed at
Mr., and Mrs. c. l.. Latimore
threw an elaborate party the 9TH
er night. 1t was an elegant, and
| do mean swell affair...lt rather
reminded me of something | saw
in the movies. Everybody had
fine time but yours truly. don't
think they treated me right. Well,
when | got there, Mrs. Latimore
said: Make yourself at home. No
soon said than done. | DOTTED my
hat and headed straight for the
kitchen. | was reprimaned for
that, and later, when | stole some
candy, they say | continued to
shout: ! wanna nurse" To top all
that, | had one of them things
next morning. hangover. Just
you Judge for yourself what kind
of a time ! had.
If You're On The Line After Dark
Take My Tip and stop at the Lark
SANDWICHES, Meals that can't be
beat
It's the Sharpest Place on West
Ninth Street
Brother, Just Dig the Personnel
Woo!
| Say, Ole Man, It's the Place for
You'll!
To Shorty.
saw this sign posted con-
spiciously in our town this week:
Findum and ketchum, Inc.
FLINDERS of Boy and Girl Friends"
(For finding Mainscribe 25c
For finding the Shorty SOC and
up,
Be seeing YOU: Bob.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-19

Negro American League. FIX
Coach Fisher of Alabama Nor
nal, Ala) A. and NJ, says that
he will organize a professional
football team in Birmingham. He
was blocked in his efforts TO land
a good college coaching berth. The
STAG sub-executive committee
meets in Birmingham Saturday
to determine recapturing for Ne
groes the Steel Bowl game that
was put on by white promoters
last year.
Note Cum Homestead Grays)
Posey hroadsides against white
promoters in Negro baseball
FAY (Chicago Defender) Young
told SCOA officflls in Chattan
ooga to watch the trend Of white
for coaching positions in the
college educated athletes pushing
South.
Reason That the flag has not
been settled in the Negro Ameri-
can League is that record keep
ing is VIGOROUSLY bad. Don't miss
reading the article in Sept. Es-
uuire, "May The Best White Man
Win" "There is talk around"
says PMS Joe Cummiskey, "(Dol-
ly) King, great competitor,
would be much smarter to stick
10 basketball than to compete in
pro football As you know, Dol
" is the LIU flash who is now
playing smsatonally with the
Long Island Indians. King plays
halfback on the defense and end
on the off nsive. ale had a bad
knee which hampers his speed"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-19
PSC Short
Of Men as
Drills Open

Philander Smiths newly acquir-
ed Chester Hines, with only a
fragmentary handful of prospec-
tive gridders, began work outs
last week for a tough and cruel
ing schedule slated for the Green
Wave. Bully Beard, Hank Delany,
Blonde, and perhaps one or two
more veterans, are the only ex-
perienced athletes his bunch can
boast, but practice got under way
as sche 1uled
Louisiana Normal. carded as
first opposition for the Green
Wave, invades Little Rock, Octo-
Der A, with what last season was
predicted to be tough eleven in
the Southern group.
Coach Hines, putting his hand
full through the daily PAGES, looks
as if he's going to be able to de
velop an interesting team his
first year here. But with the s.
game schedule ahead of him, he'll
need many more players than have
already reported for the initial
work outs. The resent schedule
calls for four games at home
and four away calling for ire
mendous lot of reserves that Phi
lander doesn't have, but soon ex-
poets to require.
Outstanding among the new re-
cruits are Hoes all state back,
----- and Steel from
Gary, Ind. Other layers in the
line and back shod talent and
promise Of n well rounded team.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-19

hit position. Bankhead singled to
right. Hyde sacrificed Bankhead
to second. Carriers sizzlar to shcrt
center moved him (Bankhead to
third and put him on the frs
sack. Robinson struck out. Long
ley popped up and out to left
risla-Ielly walked. Rodgers shut
lied up to the plate and was walk
ed, too, thus walking in the win
ming run. Experts callct this
strategic. Kept the score close
in an already lost ball game
Frankly, we'd ike to have seen
the hurler toss to Rodgers ire
puted to be among the Leagues
hardest hitters).
WITH II INNINGS out Of the
way, the second game went five
New York got ahead in the first
inning and stayed there through
out the game. Memphis didn't
threat n that precious one point
lead but once-Excellent fielding
nut a stop to this early attempt
10 win, and New York took the
intermediate clash, 2-1,
WINDING UP THE series Mon
day night, a rather "sparsely popu-
lated" grandstand saw Memphis
stack up s points to the Yank's
t. The game was a walk away
When the stands saw Radcliff take
he mound to start the finals,
New York boosters vighed dis
mally, and Memphis fans cheer
ed fanatically. Red Longl y Day
with the local lad doing the
catching and NJ mphis winning
was a prelude to closing theme
There's one more left on the card
for the local cnthusiasts) Of this
seasons horsehide clashes, This
game, cinched with an early lead,
was coed, but too one sided to be
of any especial interest. Longlay's
catching, Radcliff's pitching, By
as IN. " first sacking and
Browns superb job of stopping
the liners from the short position
deserve the credit for len ing that
little bit of interest prevailing
Outfielders didn't get much OF a
chance TO show off in either or
the games. Those blunders made
mipht be excusable and no ones
hitting was near enough to the
fence-breaking variety ito afford
the thrill of monkey antics in the
outgreen.
ON THE GRID practice field,
pbilander Smith is working out
a very small sQuad--Thursday'
onlv II men reported for prac
dorchester Hines says, how
ever. that more are on the way
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-19
D|CC|N
BEAT
With Vance HardIn|
Chicago

Chicago
Up here in the land of cover
charges, everything is jumping
per usual. ! thought you "cats"
would appreciate bit of first
hand 1--WE from the leader of on
lof Chl's little groove combos.
Sammy Yates is the name, and he
has consented to give us an i,lea
of what goes on behind scenes
in a small combination.
QUESTION: Sammy, would you
mind telling me what you think
is the key to success with a small
combo?
ANSWER an my estimation
Vance, it is the same old story
We rehearse faithfully and strive
to play togeth keep our tunes
harmonious, rhythmic, and, above
all. melo6ic. Also with a small
group, showmanship means plen-
ty. The cats have got to be on
the beat and have ideas galore.
At least two of the fellows should
BE- soloists and all should be ar'e
to sing the little 1--WE tunes that
help to sell small combo
As far as uniforms go, we strive
to be the sharpest Of all small
orks. We have three changes, tux
edoes, suits, and sport ensembl IS
We all have good idea Of music,
theory. etc. The secret of it all
| would say, is having a bunch
Of fine eats who realize that
they have to produce, and ! do
mean produce
There, you have it, KIDS
Straight from the cat who leads
four fine swingsters in a blitz
kreig of swell ideas and torric
tempos.
Allen Drew--King of Em-Cees
To speak of "hep cat' who is