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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27


What would you do. Miss Grey
Ny husband and I have never beei
separated since our marriage 1.
years ago. WORRIED WIFE.
Dear Worried Wife: A vaca-
ton away from each other Is
often q good idea. hut why not
try . vacation away from each
ether-together'
BY that I mean. don't you go
one way and your husband an
other, instead 60 away to-
gether. II you do this you will
find your husband 70 he some
one new and exciting and he
Will discover the same about
YOU. You will he two persons
out Of your natural element and
because of this you will enjoy
each other all over again.
Away from the cares Of his
office. your husband will he n
''ncw man." just rs you will be
new to him when you are free
from the worries Of your home
and children.
II you feel that You cannot
afford . vacation of two or
three weeks, plan to take seve-
raj week ends off during the
year. This may prove even more
beneficial. Where You 20 or
what you do IN not important
the point In for the two Of
YOU 70 be off by yourselves
away from the monotony Of
everyday routine.
Dear Miss Grey: This is for
Just Ne" the young wife who Ia
nadly In love with another man."
In the first place. my dear. IL
sn't love that Ia bothering you.
It's vitamin deficiency. Substitute
ruits and vegetables for rich
desserts for q while and see If
'ou don't feel better. Get out and
'njoy our lovely Washington
climate. Go hiking. Try your
land at gardening. This will tone
Up your glandular condition which
. bringing on this dose Of over
lmotionalism.
No. I'm not trying TO be funny.
The above program has been rec
by doctors. think
.hey're right I've lived 40 years
10 ! feel that ! have had con-
time in which to notice
human behaviorism. I've noticed
hat overly emotional persons
ire always selfish and mentally
They are 20 childish
hey lack control over all their
lppetites. They love cheap thrills
Ind psuedo-dramatics.
Be honest with yourself. You're
yetting a big thrill out of being
lramatic over your glamorous
owe affair, aren't you7 II you
we're mentally mature. you'd rea-
IKE that it wasn't dramatic or
Humorous but just silly heroics.
You're young In years 30 you
AN be excused for immature
IDEAS providing you will try to
Irow up-especially for your son Q
'ake. You can't build happiness
IN your husbands broken heart.
One has TO deserve happiness by
working for il. One has 10 be
Kind. unselfish. noble. charitable.
,olerant and honorable to gain it
I've known emotional persons;
III were selfish and unhappy. My
'ather was one Of them. He di-
vorced mother for another woman
md then the second woman babe
lim q scornful good bye. That
happened rs years ago and since
hen father has tried many times.
n vain. to get mother to take
aim back. He IL 20 years old now
md q very lonely and unhappy
I'D man. He knows that none Of
lis children love or respect him.
I Ia just pitifully too late for him
% erase his selfish emotional ac-
ions for our memories.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-07

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Torpedo body. model So. Radio and
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balance Is months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-07

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Door Trunk. Heater: one owner !;
5000 actual miles. SIS eEOE
down, balance 20 months Po6o
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-07
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-07
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Fred Ford's
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Sacrifice Trade-ins

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
A Thought for Today
Won't Be Popular

The latest report of the Waterbury Taxpayers Association won't prove a "best-Seller among city employees. After a thorough discussion of the problem of granting pay raises to various groups of city employees the. report very tlatly states that no general increases should be granted at this time. Whether such a flat declaration of principe will be accepted by Mayor Vincent A. Scully and other city officials concerned with the makeup of the 1922 budget remains to be seen. After all the Taxpayers ASso- citation report is not binding, but is irl- tended to be guide or index.
 In analysing the claim that the high cost of living in Waterbury makes such pay raises imperative the report points out that in at least one instance the pay level of certain city employees is the high est for twenty cities of comparable size. It also states that on the basis of wages among city employees in Waterbury over a period of years involving both good times and depression years there is no justification now for increases. All of which won't be received too well by those employees who are vitally concerned.
 There is one feature of the report, though, that will get very close study from city officials, for we believe 1t is a matter already receiving some serious consideration. It concerns the establish ment of fairer system of wage levels among different groups of employees, re- gardless of department, If person does a definite type of work in one department and another person does the same sort of work for an entirely different depart ment, there is basis for pay-level here, city officials believe and are endeavoring to work out system of employe reclassi- fication that may make possible wage changes in favor of the employed.
 The definite requests from groups, such as teachers, firemen and policemen, are certainly referred to in the Taxpayers Association report and if it's recommen- dations were adopted in entirety they would have to be flatly refused. On the other hand Mayor Scully has shown every indication of doing all that he and the officials concerned with the city's finan- cial program can for every city employe so long as he is not obliged to put the city in debt in so doing. Nor will he counte- nance a tax rate increase in order to make such pay adjustments possible And that's good sense. In solving the problem our officials need encouragement not criticism for what they are trying to do and what they succeed in doing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
Something to Cheer About |

The walters and mournerS, monkey wrench crews, and gone-to- o-the-b -bow-wows schools of thought may now emerge from the alleys and dark places to which they consigned humanity. There's some good left in poor battered old humanity after all Tn Cleveland, almost one out of every two persons felt neighborly enough to contribute to the Community Fund. They felt it so much that the $3,350, ,000 goal was exceeded by $81, ,332 for the first over-the-top in the nations sixth city since 1886. And this in year of mount ing taxes, higher prices, uncertainty.
 All this came to pass, too, while the land rocks with charges that every other person depends upon the government for a living. Evidently good many ClevelanderS will get bread and shoes from their friends, not from a govern ment bureau. Anyway, it's mighty fine feeling to have some reason to thump each other on the back and shout: Brother, there's one part of the world left that isn't going to the dogs"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
Horse Poetry

Ordinarily goodly part of the Con- gressional Record is just dull driVel, but every once in blue moon a piece of real prose poetry is slipped in. Recently it was announced that artillery regiments of the modern American Army were to be mo- torized and that long goodby would be said to the horses
 Whereupon Congressman Luther Pat rick of Alabama up and said: "The horse can look with pride back to long line of proud achievements. He can point a tottering hoof at dusty roads he has gone down in the face of gunflre, bridges he has plunged over that were hanging by a broken beam, streams he has splashed through with the enemy blazing fire and pelting lead from the banks, and he can point to long, hard, uncut trails when soldiers sang of freedom. He was pretty worthy companion in that fiery and fer vent day"
 Not even a disillusioned horse would say neigh" to that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
Beyond All Control

When the State Motor Vehicle Depart ment declares that traffic on our high ways is getting beyond all control", the situation really is serious and demands the attention of everyone, not merely law enforcement officials. If motoring is to remain a pleasure for most people some thing will have to be done to curb reck- leSSneSS, excessive speed and a general tendency on the part of most drivers to ignore warnings. For some time The Democrat has deplored the failure of most drivers to use hand signals and while this is but a small item it's one of the many abuses to which all of us are prone.
 The Motor Vehicle Department com plains that stop signs are ignored by practically every nlotoriSt. The use of stop signs may be overdone in some localities, but there is no denying the fact that they are needed in a good many localities and prove a good substitute for blinkers or overhead lights, But how often the driver approaching stop sign speeds by if and into the buster thoroughfore 1t IS protecting? Consider your own record of breaking this regulation!
 The Motor Vehicle Department believes that the courts can help out in curbing reckless driving of this sort. It urges more fines for those who deserve them. But this imposes an additional burden on police forces, in many instances over worked from trying to patrol city streets as well as outlying districts through which pass important state highways. However, with little cooperation from all forces concerned with law enforce ment lot of good can be done. And that should be Connecticut'S aim.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

State Senator Michael V. Blansfeld has the same idea as The Democrat with re- gard to the many racial groups that have sprung up of recent years. We refer to the hyphenated organizations, sponsored for political, military, and other purposes. For long time great many people have been of the same conclusion that they are failing in their primary purpose and merely separating organizations which should be very strong in membership and unity of purpose. Racial lines are being too finely drawn in this respect After all we are all Americans and regardless of where our parents or grandparents came from we should be proud of the title American and not need to qualify 1t In any respect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

The action of Colonel E. Seery Hayes in making arrangements to pay off the for feited bond of $50,000, posted by his mother for ex-Controller D. J. Leary is very praise-worthy. Appearing in court here the former Waterburian who has been managing the Hayes estate for some months past announced his intention of assuming the obligation caused by the state calling in the bond furnished for MT. Leary in connection with the local conspiracy case. A lot of people won't understand such an action as this, but the majority will because they, too, know the ties of family pride and loyalty. It has been exemplified in marked degree in other instances and upon other occas- ions before; it probably will continue to be in the future But right now we can't help but pass along our congratulations to Colonel Hayes. In dignified manner he has continued proud tradition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
tect them from dive-bornbers,

tect them from dive -bombers.
 The biggest U. s. merchant ships will carry 4-inch and up to 5-inch guns, depending on whether they have reinforced decks. World War ships still have reinforced af- ter-decks, while all new U. s. ships built since 1886 carry reinforced decks both fore and aft.
 Without these reinforced decks, the percussion from 6-inch gun would shake open the seams of the ordinary merchant vessel.
 At present the Navy has on hand about 400 guns, which will arm about 200 ships out of the total U. S. merchant marine of 1900 ships. However, the great majority of our merchant mar inc Is used In cOastwise trade, the Gulf, the Caribbean and South American waters. Two hundred armed ships, 1t Is fig ured, will be enough for the time being.
 The armament on these will be sufficient to cope with any sub- marine in the summer months. Tn the winter, however, with poor visibility, heavy fog and long hours of twilight 1t will be tough job. The main problem is to see the submarine.
 PAGING THE VICE PRESIDENT
 Louis H. Harris, one of the ex- ecutives in the Office of Price Administration, was trying to phone the Vice President of the United States, who is head of two defense agencies. To locate him Harris called the White House operator.
 After several minutes of delay, she came back with this harassed query: Are you sure there's Henry Wallace who works here?" ARMY WASTE
 If other Army camps are like Camp Meade, Maryland. the Army is throwing away enough good food to feed a large section of starving Europe.
 The hog farmer who collects Meade's garbage found, the other day. that a large box Of fresh fish had been set out for garbage collection. He asked the cook if was some mistake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
Press Comment
THE INTERSTATE SANITATION
 COMPACT
(Hartford Courant)

The formal entrance of Connecti. cut into the Interstate Sanitation Committee, of which New York and New Jersey are already members, is a mattger of more moment than those of us who do not live along the shore may realize. The problem of keeping the waters from the western end of the Sound to the New Jersey shore even reasonably free from pollution cannot be solved by any one state. It requires the cooperation of all three, which has now been made possible by one of those interstate compaets expressly authorized by the Constitution. It is now possible to establish uniform regulations for the mutual protec- ton of the three states with assur- ance that they vii be enforced fair ly, without undue burdens or ex- emptions.
 The successful negotiation of the sanitation compact serves as a re- hinder of another compact, equally well adapted to the circumstances, from which Connecticut, Massachu- setts, New Hampshire and Vermont might have been benefiting had the federal government not insisted that flood control on the Connecticut river be subordinated to the produc- tion of power. A compact had been prepared and ratified by the legis- latures 10 all the states concerned setting up an independent author ity authorized to handle the flood control problems Of the valley. The administration, however, insisted that the water resources of the states were in the federal domain and ought to be developed as hydro electric projects, regardless of the fact that efficient power production and efficient flood control do not go hand in hand.
 That Connecticut. New York and New Jersey have been left free to handle their mutual sanitation problems without the domination of the federal government is cause for satisfaction. Would that the admin istration had also left the flood con- trol problem up to the four states concerned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

dren. how much more shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him" Uuke ii:iO.
 The greatest gift we can have is the gift of the Holy Spirit. and the promise of God is, He will give # to those who ask for it. This does not mean that we can ask fiippantly and receive. We must have a spirit in our hearts which matches the Spirit of God which VIC crave. We cannot offer droSs and ask for gold in exchange.
 There Is nothing of more prac- tical value to our lives than the gift Of the Holy Spirit. It enables us not only to solve spiritual prob lens, but to meet the problems Of a work-a-day life and to be led through them to triumph.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

"NO, there's no mistake. We served fish and there was that much left over. It's not enough for another meal, so VIC have to throw 1t out"
 Another time, when the men left camp for maneuvers, l50 pounds of butter were thrown away as garbage.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Vice President Henry Wallace and 83-year old Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, are like school boys when 1t comes to riding the Capitol,s famous underground railway. They always dash for the front seat. A second baby is on the way at the Tom Ccr- corans, former top braintruster. Their first child, @ girl, was born in January, l940 U. s. high way experts, returning from Bri- tain, report that direct hits on bridges from the air are less de- structive than on tunnels. A bomb hit on a bridge frequently resulted in nothing more serious than a quickly reparable hole, while un- derground roadways were com pletely wrecked by indirect hits because the earth Is carrier of explosion vibrations Sena- tor Clyde Herring, Iowa Democrat, faces one of the toughest fights in next years congressional elec- tions and <privately he'd prefer Governor George wilson as his Re- publican opponent rather than Secretary of State Mark Thorn burg. Thornburg is Hne best vote getting the Iowa COP have had in years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
Gallant Little Norway"

Their beloved home country, with it's snoW-cIad mountains and deep dark fjorSs, may be under the cruel domina- ton of the Nazis, but gallant Norwegians from all parts of the world have estab- lished a Little Norway on the water front of Toronto. Here the Norwegian flag floats in the Canadian breeze. Here officers and men toast King Haakon.
 Out of funds which escaped the clutches of the German invaders, the Norwegian government-in-exile has built barracks and hangars where Norsemen are training as airmen to join battle against their hated foe Aiaey came, not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

only from secure posts in China, in the Argentine, In the United States, but from whalers in the lonely waters of the Antarctic and even by slipping through the Nazi cordon in Norway itself.
 All these men are inspired with the same spirit of adventure, the same bravery as the ancient Vikings, who hazarded their lives in the stormy Allan tic with nothing better than tiny vessels them. The Viking heart still beats in tune.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
What's Your I.Q.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Which of the Great Lakes is largest?
 2. Eels have two hearts; true or false?
 8. Prom whom did Jack Dempsey win the world heavyweight box ing crown?
 {. C--d---y is a kind of textile material and word used to des- cribe a kind of rough road.
 5. Name the nearest star to the earth.
 6. Mt. Everest. the worlds high est peak. is about 29,000, 32,000 ol 3S,0O0 feet high?
 2. Which is the correct designa. ton for the survey line originally marking the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Mason Dixon Line or Mason and Dixon's Line?
 8. Name the capital of South Dakota.
 9. What poetical place bore over its portals the inscription. Al hope abandon, ye who enter here"G
 10. Who is the governor of the Bahanlas2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
In Today's Mail
DECIDE MINIMUM TERMS OF PEACE BEFORE
 SEEKING IT
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Senator Nye, former Ambassador John Cudahy, and others are urging that our country work for a nego- tiated peace. Everybody desires peace at the earliest possible mos ment, but surely ali those who speak of a negotiated peace must wish for one which would be more than a temporary truce. Would it not be better I0r those urging peace now to suggest the minimum specific political terms necessary to insure at least some hope of permanercy? Un- dOubtedly such terms would include some form of disarmament, and a means of enforcing 1t and the other peace terms. That would require the full participation of the United States in the enforcing machinery. Such machinery can be built if the nations are willing to undertake 1t, but the very stating of these provl- sions shows how impractical the Idea of a negotiated peace is at this time. The British people would force their government to accept such terms even if 1t didn't wish to do so. but 1t is clear that Hitler would not consider them, and undoubtedly many American citizens. including 6 large proportion of those who talk about a negotiated peace. would re- pudiate American participation in such machinery.
 Should not the first action of those who desire a negotiated peace be to consider what are the mimic mum terms and to procure the ad- hesion Of the United States Senate to then9 If that is done, there may be some possibility Of peace. There will be no hope of permanent peace until tt is done.
 CHASE KIAzBAExa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
Selected Poem
THE UNFCaGETTING
taerald Raftery in the New York Times,

THE UNFONUEIIANN
 Gerald Raftery in the New York Ttmes) The people are rugged; they will survive On barely enough to keep them alive The Morse the Greeks, the Dutch, the Poles A hundred million starving souls. The people are rugged; they will be there When the Luftwaffe drops from disguested air, When the Wehrmacht reaches its fathest shore And turns and goes ebbing home once more. The people are rugged; they starve and thirst, They are hanged and shot and beaten and cursed, But they will be there through heat and cold, And the hate in their hearts will not grow old. They have followed a polar ice cap north. They have watched thousand kings go forth To die: and they watch and starye and know That time will give them a stricken foe.