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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
CHALLENGE BY RYAN SHOULD BE ACCEPTED, SAYS
 WRITER

July IS, le4l. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 It was very amusing to read MT. KimbaH's answer to the challenge thrown at him by Edward J. Ryan of Thomaston. Now I have never met Mr. Ryan, but I admire his courage and his stand. On the otl1- CT hand I do know Mfr. Klmball and I wish that he could make up his mind whether he wants to be Q paciiist or w&r~Enaker. Ono year he is a paclfist, the next he is 6 so- called war-maker. And he talks about izaconaistency.
 Ryan certainly threw the leaders of the Committee to Defend Amer ica by Aiding the Allies for g twenty~yaEa losA when lae answered their smear against persons 0s Trlsh~ h~AmeEicaa extraction.
 found KlmhAlIss angweg Wnak and very disappointing. He tried to cover ID tho bad apertalnanilke ulsiake made bg Elizabeth Curtis which faATly raaked with maliee and hlzOlKy. Kimbail Glaloa an uE. truth HIhen he nald that woman ng~ 1aiIed enIg g group ef the kEla3s Americans. read f'se Hf1tear1t aa Ma4& aMa fIsa eHl|s AsEs1# AH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
Dictatorship, Childhood Urge

Psychologists hedge their ideas in a thicket of big words. They invent and use words of their own; words which have different meaning to them than to you and me. Sometimes it is hard to discover what they are driving at. Never theleSS, some of their ideas are quite simple, and equally sensible, when you break through the verbal bushes. PSy- chologiStS have an explanation of the appeal of dictatorship these days, and it was well stated by pr. Margaret E. Fries to the American Orthopsychiatric Asso- citation. Don't let the associations name scare you; follow the argument
 Deep down in every person, no matter how old or how experienced he becomes, 4here lies buried memory of childhood. Even if we don't realize it, some part of our consciousness remembers the time when we were warm, protested, depend ent We didn't have to think much then; our thinking was done for us. We weren't held very strictly responsible for our lit tle misdeeds. We didn't have to worry
 things were done for us. Men and wo- men grow up. They have to struggle for g living. They have to think, always painful and resented process. They have to bear responsibility for their acts. No- body sees to 1t that they are warm, and protected, and safe.
 Down deep underneath the welter of mental struggles over personal respon- abilities and public cares, lies still that hidden, perhaps forgotten, impress of time when all was safe, secure, unthtnk- inn, warm, And so, when someone comes al0nR and offers conditions to the adult
 nIE's afs 6 little iike that, fhs hidden
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19

A number of years ago Waterbury had the chance to acquire the airf1eld up at Mt. Tobe, Plymouth. City officials did considerable conferring on the matter, but ultimately rejected the proposition on the ground of too much expense. Tn a way they were right, for the city would have had to spend considerable amount of money in developing and maintaining 1t would be of distinct strategical ad- vantage to Waterbury today. Of course, there's the bare possibility that a majority of people, who aren't as yet air-ninded, underestimate the importance of near by airport. We may live to regret the day we didn't become pioneer in this work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19

The need for expansion of the trade school in Connecticut may be seen in a recent official statement that America has only 9 per cent of the number of apprentices needed for all-out aid. Har- old L. MacAslzie, director of cooperative training of the International Core spondence School, makes this claim He maintains that this is true despite 20 per cent increase in the number of ap- prentices in the last ten months For a good many years we have heard this same story. Lack of skilled workers men with a trade - is more than apparent today. And despite all our advanced methods it's difficult to bring raw, mex perienced youth to the full knowledge of the various crafts without full and complete apprenticeship. Here in Con- necticut we need to do everything poSsi- ble' to interest the youth in trades and to afford excellent opportunities to ac- quire knowledge of them and the lasting benefits to be derived therefrom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
In Today's Mail

after the last world War when the depression came upon them?)
 Has everyone Q stake in the Amer tea of tomorrow? Take a look at Micah 6:l4 Therefore I also have srnitten thee with grievious wound I have made thee desolate because of thy sins. Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy humiliation (for not believing Gods truth) shall be in the midst of thee: and thou shalt put away, but shalt not save; and that which thou savest will I give to the sword"
 What about Jeremiah ie:i2? "But they say, It is vain: for we will walk after our own devices (our stake in America) and we will do every one after the stubborness of his evil heart"
 An old saying that "You can lead horse to water but you can't make him drink" has no application when 1t comes to baking against Gods will and announced purposes. Il Is recorded in Jeremiah 26: "Anc thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God o1 Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken and spew, and fall, and rise nc more, because Of the sword which ] send among you. And 1t shall be if they refuse to take the cup at thy hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: ye shall surely drink"
 Jesus stated, in Matthew 5:ii that everything which the prophets wrote would be fulfilled, but it il written in 2-Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that in the last days (ol Satan's rule on earth) mockers will come with mockery, walking after their own lusts and saying "Where is the promise of his (Jesus) comingG for from the day that the fathers fell asleep. all things continue as they were from the beginning of the cre- ation."
 Sincerely yours,
 A. E. Crandall,
 Berlin, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19

American. by the way, Kllnball, does that woman have her citizen ship papers?
 MT. Kilmball, I remember you also stated that Mir. Ryan challenged Herbert S. Smith st the same time he challenged you. That was aIl- other untruth you told. Ryan made no such challenge. I have the cilp- ping right here in front of me. He challenged you or Walter Angle. Can't you tell the truth st ell. MT. Kimhall?
 Pacifst Kimball quoted Bishop Hurley; why didn't he quote ths Bishops superior, Cardinal 000as nell of Boston2 Why didn't hA quote the Popes
 Now don't get me wrong, AGr Editor, am not Catholic, but ] do like fair play and for my money Afr. Ryan is the man who C piay- ing the game fair. Ee stande out there almost alone today. 0anle to the last drop Of blood in his
 Come on nov. asr. Irlmball god arc & lawyer. Xou are supposed tQ he fairly well educated. NoW god alaouldnt he afraid og Ryan. xeN have made a great many taakg 1e sou needn't worry Abeut bsanN fongue-tled. Accept nyan's chas Ienee. show me aud the rest q th people of thls eity that yon has fne strength asld courage eo eR iln your c0nvlell0ue.
 Int I heard her. nRnn naade feol cut 0f sofs osaco ln a a@hM se [ don't NEpeot e hesG Ni. you hage found lha ees'FAso A9 f hlm aealn. fze& A nM Gtzzs. sna { tlallsA \ &n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19

e. When did James F. Byrnes, re- gently appointed Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, first enter CongresS2
 A. He entered the House of Rep resentatives in 1911 and served con- tinuously until 1925, when he retired and resumed the practice of law. Tn 1880 he was elected to the Senate and began his service in that body March 4, 1881.
 e. How long does 1t take to build a modern battleship?
 A. Under normal conditions, about 3 Ia to { yeras. If conditions were extremely favorable, the time could probably be cut to two years.
 c. Why is a horse sometimes led to his masters funeral with the StirTups reversed?
 A. The custom symboli1eS the fact that 1t is the masters last ride on earth. leading the horse is Q sure vival of the ancient custom of sac- rificing horse ct the burial of 6 warrior.
 e. What ccin first carried tho motto IF PluribuS Unuln7" A. The half-eagle of l7oO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
LOOK TO BIBLE IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT FUTURE HAS
 IN STORE FOR US
Berlin, Conn, July IS, l04l.

&SSA s4A4t O0AAAA't July 16, l941.
 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 According to a Special News Service" article by Paul Gesner and John Beckley entitled, After De. fense Boom, What Next? Some Analysts Can See No Slump" 1t would appear that Americans are looking ahead to conditions after this world conflict Is over. A word of caution should be given to those people as their own words plainly show that they are in the dark as to what is ahead. We see such statements as ''Moneyed folk wonder about their investments. Will in- flation of prices, shrinking buying power of the dollar -- eat large holes in their savings? VIII there be profits for inventors in post-war America? Everyone has stake in the America of tomorrow. What will 1t be like?"
 The Bible points out in Isaiah 60:2 that just such darkness" would engulf the minds of many people. When person is in the dark, he cannot see anything. Jesus warned, in John 11:O, If 6 man walk in the day, he stunbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world, (Mean- ing Jesus), but if & man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him." Now note John 3:19 And this is the judg- ment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the dark ness rather than the light: for their works were evil"
 The Apostle Paul writes in l. Corinthians 2:14 "the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God for they are foolish ness unto him and he cannot know them" Perhaps some of the things which are written in the Bible will be considered as foolish" by many people, but before long many of them will begin to wonder if they are not more correct than they at first thought. When 8 person has his mind on profits, it is a Hove for money" that causes him to be evil in Gods sight. He is apt to become selfish, a thing that God hates because He himself Is entirely unselfish. He has given us about everything that man could ask for.
 The fifth chapter of Ecclesiastes should be read by all investors and verses 3, 6. 10. i4 are especially applicable at this time. For a dream (about profits) cometh with a multitude of business, and a fools voice with . multitude of words. |. There is & grievious evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt: and whose (wealthl riches perish by evil adventure. CThrough lnyestments.)"
 Here is another quotation from yEaggai i:e We have aoWn much, and bring in little; ye cat, but ye have not enough: ye drink, but ye arc not filled with drink flife giving water Of 0cd'g truth ye elothe you but theFe is none WaFmi and lae that eaEneth wages, ealsleila wages to put iE snio n bag watR hplea." fHEew Wen7 fsslA6 nal1s N Alalf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19

shape. Right now it's about as bare as Mother Hubbard's cup board. What would you suggest do about 1t"
 That's easy" replied the news friend. "Pay them a dollar a year. A lot of bigtime Republicans are working for the government on that basis"
 That's the one reason our treasury is empty" moaned Martin. ''NIost of the substantial men in the party have gone into the Government as Dollar Men and can't afford to contribute any more"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
Selected Poerr,
FRIEND FROM THE WORLDS END

pert P. Tristram Conn in the New York Tim I thought the island was my own And fancied was sole alone. did not know what gentle eyes Were watching all my privacieS. A gull went by, his white head turned, And one dark eye upon me burned For three beats of his wing or four, Then did not see me any more. But something told me was being Watched steadily by something seeing, I knew was, although my gaze Was on the spire of my blaze. So I turned toward the sea, And two mild blue eyes looked at me, And a silky head of jet
 Lifted high as 1t could get. It was a seal that wondered why I had taken from the sky
 Part of the sun and now saw 1t By his cool waves to play with 1t. His body passed but not his two Eyes, they stayed there steady blue, I smiled at him. his eyes grew black, I was sure the seal smiled back. He humpeG and vanished without sound, But there he was when turned round, And was proud that from eartt's ends The seal had come up to make friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
Current Comment

If the British Isles 60 down we will have one notice after another served upon ts. and shame after shame piled upon us unless we fight 2 bloody war for the right to be . free people. -carl sandburg. poet and bicsra- pher.
 
 Tho American Navy knows pirates when iE sees them and once upon c time was happy and adept at sweep lng them from Rha naaa.
 aetox Garter 0Iesz NlzNinin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19

Construction work at the new Baldwin Street bridge seems to be moving very rapidly. At the present rate vehicles will be moving across the structure before cold weather has set in. Incidentally closing down of this bridge brings home very clearly what an important traffic artery Baldwin Street has become of recent years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
Daily Almanac

Moon rises i:So .. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 5:Se G. m.; sets S:2O ?. m. (day- light tlme).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Precipitation for July should Do average or perhaps slightly above the average which ls fortunate for us Usually the month can be counted upon to be dry and hot. Unle@ the frequent showers are prolonged 6 quick run-of prevents the earth soaking ID need. cd moisture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19


 tied as far as General Lear is concerned. AL though the War Department has asked for a re- port and is in- vestigating, mo- thing much will come of it.
 The talk of a congr e ssional investigation of the incident is merely evidence that. tha eillv
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
Questions
 and Answers


 YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury DsmOcras's gar- vlce Bureau Wiu answer foe you free, any question oR fact or h. formation, mot Involving exton- sive research. Write youe ques- tRon clearly, sign name and aA- dress, enclose . three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advlcs cannot be given. Addfess water bury Democrats Washington ser- vice Bureau, 1OiS Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. C.
 e. How does the size of the Meth erlands Indies compare with that Of the United States? What Is the population?
 A. It has an era about one-tourth that of continental United States, and extends east an dwest distance about equal to that from San Ftal1- cisco to Passport. Maine. The p0pu- lation, estimated around 6SyO00, ,0OO, IS composed of nearly sixty million natives, 260,000 Europeans and the remainder are Chinese and other AsiaticS.
 e. What sort of climate does Honolulu have7
 A. It is mild and equable. The extreme range of temperatures iS 52 degrees to SS degrees F., and the average is 70 degrees F. The rain- fall is very irreguglar, but never slight. ranging 70 to 60 inches an- nually.
 e. What are "hard time tokens9" A. These were political tokens, struck privately between 1882 and 1894 to supplement the supply of copper coins issued by the govern fnent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19


 for the answers.
 i. What day of the week ana month is Labor Day? 3. Name the inventor of dynamite who is associated with Q peace prize?
 3. Who was Nellie Melba2 (. Long John Silver was a char acter in what novel; 5. Give the numbers of the Pro- hibition Amendment and the Re- peal Amendment to the Ccnstltu- ton.
 6. Who was vice president during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first administration? 2. Name 8 famous university In New Haven, Conn.
 8. Who was called the "I5cn Chancellor?
 g. Of what famous beauty did Shakespeare write, Age cannot wither her nor custom stale her infinite variety?
 10. In radio, a recent develop ment abbreviated I'M. means what?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
ONE INCH TO WIN

Although only one inch was gained m . line play by '.Moon" Mullins, Notrc Dame fullbeck, a- gainst Navy, fin 1899, 1t scored the winning touchdown. The play started an inch frem the goal. There have been ether notable plays and events In the werld of sports. For am answer Co any sports question write to The Wa terbury Democrat Service Bureau. 1913 Thirteenth Street, W@shin9- ton, D. 0. The Sports Fan Cues. tion Man" on our research stAM there vii lbe glad Co answer. En- close . thrce-cent stamp with your query.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19

A newsman friend asked Re- publican National Chairman Joe Martin when he planned to name the travelling liaison officers who were to act as his "ears and eyes" in the political field. This was an innovation Martin had an- rlounced after the spring pow-wow of the Republican National Com nlittee, but he has done nothing about 1t.
 "I'd like to appoint them right eway," he replied, 'but haven't the money. I'll have to wait until the treasury is in better
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "she made me very mad; instead say, "angyy." Anger may possibly be con. sidercd . kind of insanity (naadness), but that is net what you actually mean.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
2 EDISON IN
 WASHINGTON
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

Washington, July 1s - The case of Lieutenant-G General Ben Lear and his disciplining of S1 soldiers by making them do a 15-mile march because one detachment yoo-hood ct girls in short on a Memphis golf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEAR s ON
 ROBERT s. ALLEN

 White
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
NO COP DOLLAR MEN

Senate and House floors for acc ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
Whats Your I. O.?

Can yOu snswer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19

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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-31
Racial Bias of
Coop Official
To Be Aired

E. A. Syftestad, a coop official,
attempt to inject the vicious and
anti-Negro attitude found in the
South into this community will be
aired before a general meeting of
organizational representatives and
interested individuals called by the
Bell Defense Committee of Local
No. 40, United Office and Profess
sional Workers Of America, CLIO.
The meeting will be held Monday
at 8 p. m. at the Minneapolis
Y.W.C.A. in the second floor parlor.
The strong racial prejudice of
Syftestad, Farmers Union Central
Exchange Manager at South st,
Paul, became an issue in the fight
for the reinstatement Of Caroline
Bell, recently dismissed comptome-
ter operator, because of his unwar-
ranted action in seeking to stop
Miss Bell from associating with
Elizabeth Schuck, chairman of the
st. Paul Youth Council. Miss Bell
is secretary Of the Youth Council.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-31
Reed Named
Negro Defense
Committee Head
NEGRO DEFENSE COMMITTEE
ORGANIZED

Samuel Reed, president of the
St. Paul Branch Of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, was elected
chairman of the recently organized
Negro Defense Committee.
Other officers elected are: James
Slemmons, vice chairman; Frank
Alsup, secretary, and Rev. Clarence
T. R. Nelson, publicity chairman.
The purpose of the organization,
as outlined by the chairman, is:
"to take immediate, positive action
to the end that Negroes are &C.
cepted in state and national de-
tense units and industries on the
basis of complete equality"
The committee is composed of
representatives of religious, patri-
otto, civic, labor, and youth groups.
AS one Of it's first official acts
the committee sent a strong letter
of protest to Governor Stassen in
regard to the discrimination in the
Minnesota Defense Force.
The next meeting will be held
at Phyllis Wheatley House, Satur-
day, February 1, at 8 p. m.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-31
Mems Council
Reflects Culver

At the recent meeting of the
Mems Council of Halle @. Brown
Community House, John Culver
was reelected to succeed himself
as president of the group. Andrew
Combs was reelected vice presi-
dent, Raymond Walker was elected
secretary, and U. G. Coram unani-
mously reelected treasurer.
A gift of $18.75 was sent to the
Mems Council as a token Of inter
est in their work. The money is
to apply on a metal fence the men
are raising funds to erect on the
Kiddy Korner.
The Council does some very out
standing work in the interest of
the Community House; among
the activities sponsored by the
group are: Christmas decorations,
Dadson affair, Chitterling dinner,
Developed Kiddy Korner for Nurs-
cry School Children, and built six
banquet tables and generally assist
around the Community House
wherever they seem to be needed.
Benjamin Henderson and Ray
Walker, the father Of a Nursery
school youngster, are the latest adj
dition to the Mems Council.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-31
MRS. CLARENCE NELSON
HEADS MINISTER'S WIVES

Mrs. Clarence T. R. Nelson was
elected president of the Interde-
nominational Council of Ministers
wives at the initial meeting of the
ministers wives and widows of the
Twin Cities at the home of Mrs.
George w. Camp, 682 Iglehart
Ave-, st. Paul, Tuesday afternoon.
Other officers elected were vice
president, Mrs. w. E. Wellington;
secretary, Mrs. Victor E. Holly;
treasurer, Mrs. A. w. Wilson;
chaplain, Mrs. D. E. Beasley.
The following committees were
appointed: Constitution and By
Laws, Mrs. B. N. Moore, Mrs. L.
w. Harris, Mrs. H. w. Bolts, Mrs,
H. Reddick; program, Mrs. H. w.
Bolts, Mrs. L. w. Harris and Mrs.
C. F. Stewart; publicity, Mrs. G.
w. Camp, Mrs. H. Reddick, Mrs. C,
B. Wheeler. A delicious course
luncheon was served by the hostess.
The Council will meet on the last
Tuesday of each month, alternating
between st. Paul and Minneapolis,
at the same time that the Twin
City Ministerial Alliance meets.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-31
Sallie Alexander
Buried in st.
Paul Wednesday

Sallie Alexander, Sc, 1926 w. Cen
trail Ave., died at Ancker Hospital,
Sunday, January 26, after being i'll
for more than a month.
Funeral services were held at
Mount Oivet Baptist Church, We'd
nesday, Jan. 20, at 2:30 p. m, with
Rev. C. B. Wheeler, pastor, offici-
ating.
Born in Friendship, Tenn, Sc
years ago, Mrs. Alexander came to
st. Paul to make her home more
than thirty-six years ago. Her only
survivor is a sister, Mrs. Homer
Edgar.
Interment was in Elmhurst ceme-
terry.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-31
Sam Harrington
Funeral Held

Funeral services were held Mon
day, January q, for Sam Harring-
ton at the Neal Funeral Home
Rev. Graham read the burial SER
vice. Mr.. Harrington, who had
been i'll for a short time, died Sat
urday morning, January %, at his
home at 619 Sixth Ave. No.
Mr.. Harrington came to Mime
apolis in 1922 from his birthplace
in Baton Rouge, La.
Surviving Mr.. Harrington are his
sister, Mrs. Lee Richardson; a
niece and two nephews, Mary Lee
Roy and Roosevelt Landry; a sis
ter in law, Gladys Harrington
Young, of Monmouth, Ill.
Burial was made in Crystal Lake
cemetery.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-31
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