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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30

of the Civil War, Sarmiento was witness to the havoc that conflict had caused. He also saw the begin ming of the reconstruction period and during his stay here, he found time to write short biography of Abraham Lincoln. Politically also, Sarmiento was influenced by his mission in Washington, for con- tact with the operation of the fed- eral system in the United States brought him around to advocating 1t also in Argentina, where today 1t Is the basis of constitutional life.
 Diplomacy, however, was only an interlude in Sarmtento's career. Chosen as @ compromise candidate, he was elected in his absence to the Presidency of the Argentine. Though he brought an end to the costly and bloody war of the Triple Alliance against Paraguay, typically enough 1t is his work as School master" which stands out on re- viewing his tenure of office.
 Founder of School System
 It has been rightly said that Domingo Faustino Sarmiento is the father of the Argentine school system. His country knows and loves the irascible old man who had no patience with ignorance, and is aware that he is directly re- sponsible for Argentina having one of the most complete and advanced school systems in the world. He was a prophet of free public education. Today we accept this is an every day necessity, but his life and that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30
TESTIMONIAL FOR
 PRIVATE MARINARA
Purse Presented to Hon. Ored Guest at Dinner
 Sunday Evening

More than 100 persons honored Private Louis "Chick" Marinara at a testimonial dinner last Sunday night at Andy's restaurant. Private Marinara was presented a purse irl behalf of his friends by Thomas Sullivan, toastmaster.
 Those who attended were: Thom- as Mccarthy, Bernard Reilly, c. Ni- do, Tony Comunale, Charles Rosa Anthony Marinara, Armand Stan- SO, N. LoRusso, J. Casey, Claude Brandolini, Nick Piacentino, Henry Fasano, M. Lombard, J. Longo, Louis Cameron, Jim Pace, James Pace J. Driscoll. Alexander Andrieswiz Fred Nonamaker, J. Lovallo, George Matura, Nick CeSariello and J. Bull
 Ray Cosgrove, Frank Marinara Pat DeLeo, R. O,Mara, Joe Piacen- tino, J. Doolin, Feliz Prokopinsk, Amedeo Stango, Victor Pesce, Julius Nido, Dom Lucian, Roy DelRoy, Joe Testa, Joe Cameron, Robert Fusco, Trip Wookey, Vincent Calder. D. Semetrault, M. J. Adduci, Lee Nar- dozzi, Francis Fitzpatrick, Dan Lov- allo, Michael Constantine, Michael Lovallo, M. Fielel, Mark Rosa, Jerry Covello, J. Guisti and Joseph Far rington.
 V. Lovallo, Vito sabia. V. Martina, s. Coviello. Tony Petite, Dom Guerrero, John Halleron, William Marinara, John Yanielli, Fred Guis- ti, Dom Rosa, Joseph Mecca, G. Greco, J. Horowitz. Chet Stanley, Maurice Gugliotti. Leo Tomczack, William Phelan. Phil Becker. Nicho- las DeSantis, Charles Lynch, John MiglioneSe and Joseph Piazza.
 L. Soagnola, James Palmer, Leon- ard Santarciero. James Mastrianni. Joseph Aldorisio. Patrick Fitzpat- rick. Louis Rinaldi, B. Gamhrozi, Joseph Markis. Dom LoE2usso. Fran cis Sayles, Ernest DAnibrisi, John Donovan. s. Hanson. Robert Black CT, Frederick Colucci, Peter Oadu- ano. Bruno Martin, Sergent Biondi. D. perrotti. Thomas scheller, Mi- chael Colucci. Edward Sutton, Chet Mitchell. Victor Monserrett. Louis Rinaldi, Louis Carmen. Joseph Pal anglo, Nicholas Apaiucci, sam Hamzy. Martin Rosa. Roger Colfee Vincent Corideo. Edward BuTnhardt Joseph Moscheili and Michael Gen. arc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30

anu JOLtU Js AShE1lSy VDJcCLeU strenuously to the decision taken by the majority. At one point dis order became so gerat among the irate members of the delegation that President Thomas P. Ashton threat ened to clear the room unless consti- tutional procedure was observed more carefully.
 Members of the delegation re- peated the plea made by c similar group of parents at the previous session of the board, that Fern, Eldri1ge, Collins, and Moran streets be reinstated in the Abbott school district, to which they always be- longed previous to 1884, when they were transferred to the Kingsbury district.
 Special Permits
 One parent asserted that the streets had never actually been transferred, and that they still be- longed to the Abbott district. but that special permits had been is- sued, one street at 6 time, for chil- dren living here to attend the Kings bury school. Superintendent oi Schools Thomas J. Condon promptly replied that no such special per- missions had been granted.
 The parents agreed that whatever the method employed, permission for children on Fern street to at tend the KingSbury school had been secured at 6 time (l93N when there were only two houses on the street one of whom belonged to "a city official". They argued that if the 1884 board had been willing to change the boundaries to satisfy such minority the present board should change them back again when con- fronted with 70 inSistent petitioners
 Several members of the board ob- jected to this argument, insisting that if they did give heed to the delegations demand, they would otl- ly be pleasing one group and ar1- tagonizing another. Mrs. Emma Lowell said that the 1884 change hae been made at the request of par ents and property owners, and that the board could not act like Q pen' dulum, following the wishes of every dissatisfied group.
 Fear was expressed by several oi the parents that if the present trend continued, Abbott school woult eventually be closed for want o' pupils. One woman said that shC had attended the last four gradua' tions at Abbott school, and eact year there had been Q conspicuous decrease in the number of childrer graduating. President Ashton re- piled that this was true in all thu city's schools, and drew cries Iron several of the delegation, "1t'S no true of Klngsbury".
 Policy Unfair
 Commissioner Hitchcock, who va most ardent in support of the par ents, said that when one teache left Abbott school to be married, tn board had doubled up classes, an that this had now happened nor than once. She said she felt thi policy was most unfair to the chil dren.
 The question of the contents o the 1884 petition, and those wh' were In back of 1t was raised b several of the delegation, and 1t wa charged that the only reason thl change had been made seven year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30
CRUELTY ALLEGED
 IN DIVORCE SUITS

The following two were among divorce actions filed in superior court yesterday:
 Alleging intolerable cruelty. Mrs. Doris Gagnon of Naugatuck brings suit against Lorenzo dagnon Of Waterbury. The plaintiff seeks ali- mony, and permission to resume use Of her maiden name, Doris Flu- man. They were married in Fix ton, Maryland, on December 20, ie40.
 IntoleEablc cruelty also constl- tutes ground for . divorce action brought by Vito Pugllese Of Water bury against Catherine Fiammla Pugllese, also es this city. They married here on June 27, 1891.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30

of Horace Mann both show that they suffered the bitterest kind of opposition and attack. Sarmiento cast the mold of Argentine educa- ton, and thereby of Argentine thought.
 Sarmiento's geninus resides in having been ahead of his time. He personified progress and that lively spirit of inquiry which is so typical of his countryme ntoday; what Ricardo RojaS, great Argentine critic and writer calls, "the an- archistic individuality of the Argen- tine character" Sarmiento had no theory to sell. His only aim was to make the people enlightened, democratic, modern, whether in Chile, the United States or Argen- tina.
 Sarmiento's life was like that of Chaucers scholar. "Fain would learn and gladly teach" He did both,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30
By DEBS MYERS

United Press StaH Correspondent
 Corpus Christi, Tex, Sept. 30- (Up)-Here on rolling humps of sand, the navy has wrought @ $54,- OOO, 900 miracle that 1t considers among its proudest achievements.
 It Is the worlds largest naval air station, Q bustling boom city stilr incompleted but IA months ahead of schedule.
 The navy is proud of it's back ground, and this glittreing new base already Is part of its finest tradi- ton.
 we had job to do," said Capt. A. D. Bernhard, the commandant, land we did 1t. As 6 matter of fact, we're still doing it."
 Here there is no question of morale. Everything moves with effi- cient precision. Together the offi- cers and men give the impression Of 8 powerful, well coordinated foot ball team.
 Efficiency High Now
 "If we had to 1t, we could do @ pretty good job now of defending the whole gulf coastline," said Bern hard. But our number one job at present Is to turn out naval flyers, And we're doing 1t. Turning out good ones, too. That is why this base was located where 1t is. We can produce pilots without much chance of anyone getting at us."
 The navy trains e0o cadets 8 month at Its four training stations, and the Corpus Christi base alone trains 300 a month. The station, To- cated lS miles from the Corpus Christi city limits, covers more than i4,000 acres. It includes 40 practice flying fields, a main runway repre- senting 90 miles of paved highway, and three large auxiliary fields.
 More than 650,000 tons of steel and building material have gone into construction of nearly 400 buildings, paved highways and hard surfaced landing fields. Nine thousand work men have been engaged on the project at one time.
 Work Begun in July, 1940
 Actual construction was started in July i940, the same month that the navy received title to the land, Construction is ore year ahead of schedule. Training Is A months ahead of schedule.
 This Is the only naval air sta- ton in the United States that has the full training course, primary, basic and advance training. A cadet completes his course in ap- proximately seven and a half months. Then he is commissioned an ensign in the naval reserve.
 By the end of December, the base will have approximatly 2,00o students under training. This will require 600 instructors. Cadets un- der instruction now number 1900.
 The officers joke about the bases rapid construction.
 'Mix together @ little cement" said a lieutenant, add a little water, then step back just long enough to turn your head. The gulf breeze whips up this sand ana the next thing you know there is another building"
 TOMORROW: The R. A. r. training field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH E. poNNELLY

The telegram further states that it "is signed by HOO members in se states"
 To state in the face of the prov en conviction of the overwhelming majority of the American people, that they will support Q request for an immediate declaration of war Is, to say the least, handling the truth rather roughly. What the ad- vertisement does not say and what would be interesting to know Is what proportion of the total mem- bership is included in the "l,i0O members in S6 states" Perhaps 1t tS not 100 per cent but it might be ninety-nine.
 THEY FOOL YOU
 WITH THEIR 'HOLLERHN"
 Some weeks ago the editor of the Ave Maris passed on the story told him by 8 New Yorker to whom he remarked that from the reports the people of New York must be overwhelmingly for war. The New Yorker replied with this story: There was boy in the Eastern Lake region who telegraphed a Chl- cago firm, Can ship you thous- and frog skins. Can you use themp' The firm replied that they could use all that he could send. A few days later they received a small package. Tn it was one frog skin with the explanatory message, He fooled me by his hollerin'. In New York too" he concluded, "a little but very loud group is fooling many with their hollering."
 By actual count I0I turned out for the rally of the pro-war Fight For Freedom Inc. held in Howard Park in South Bend, Indiana. In front of the Academy of Music in Brooklyn at e similar rally not long ago they passed out 25 cent tickets with few takers. And we have had local evidence of the same disapproval.
 On the contrary those meetings representative of the peoples pro- test against involvement in this war are attended most often by overSlowing crowds. But these others "fool you with their holler- ing" scanty in number, but abun- dant in influence, 1t is this war; lusting minority who have pushed and are pushing the opposing 8S per cent down the road to destruc- ton. But today signs are not want. ing that the people will take little more of that pushing.
 WHO PAYS
 Reading the listed names of the national organizing group" of the committee out to declare war, we wondered how many of these pa triots would shoulder 0 gun? How many of them in war would make o sacrifice greater than subsisting on one limousine instead of two or three?
 Congress blithely votes away billions of dollars to foreign govern snents. And ten million to prolong the despotism of Joseph Stalin. And where do the millions and billions come fromp Who paysp Who will make the sacrifices2 Who will suf- fer? And for the most part, who will die? The rich7 No, their lux- urious lives will continue, at least for the present. But the man whose resources are small, with whom there Is no question of e limousine nor perhaps 6 Ford, will bear most of the burden. To him 1t will'be Q ques- ton of no savings for security. It will mean less food for his children. For some 1t will mean rags instead of clothes, for already poorly clad children. And hasn't he who will have to pay the piper the right to call the tune?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30
FIRST AID CLASS
 STARTS TOMORROW

A class in first aid for men, un- der the auspices of the local chap ter Of the American Red Gross, with Louis Lalln as director will start tomorrow evening at o'clock at the Medical Association building, 30 Central avenue. Anyone wishing to join the class may report there at that time without previous registra- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30

request from the President of the United States that Pope Plus de- clare the war against Ger m any Q "just war;" and that after the Vati- can had stud- jed the request "for five days" the Holy Faith CT had replied Q polite No."
 To MT. Matt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30
Irate Parents AssaiI
 School Commissioners
Nngsbmy School Called "Private SchOOl"; Vigorous
 Demands Made for Change in Boundary Lines

Despite the ardent protests of delegation Of forty parents from the Abbott School District who accused e school board of making Kngsbury school private school
 at the taxpayers expense the members of the board last night voted by 63 to retain the present boundaries between the Abbott and Kngsbury school districts The vote was the result of hours tumutuous discussion in which Commissioners Helen B. Hitchcock Harold J perkns0n.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30

The widely-circulated and untrue report of the purpose of MT. My- ron Taylor's viNit to the Pope sent from Rome by F7erhery b. Matk thews, New York Times correspond ent in Italy,. snacks of more than inis-intcrmation when coming from MT. Matthews. Many examples of MT. Matthews warped reports might be found if his dispatches in sup- port of the communist dominated forces of Spain's civil war.
 MR MATTHEWS wR0NG-
 AGAIN
 In this. incident MT. Matthews stated Son good Vatican author ority". that MT. Taylor carried c
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30

Sev' v'S'F'Donneuy thewS' entire story MT. Taylor expressed 6 very firm "No." Secretary Hull denied 1t. And the Osservatore Romano stated i've are authorized to de- clare that such a request was nev- CT made"
 MT. Matthews seems to have again stepped aside to deliberately give offense. .....4+
 IN HOLLAND
 Before tl!e invasion of their coun- try Holland had twenty important Catholic daily newspapers of in- fluence. One by one these are now being suppressed. Most recently came the report of the suppress sion Of the "Volkskarant," an or gan Of national importance and the publication of the Catholic Workers Association.
 This action cannot but have an adverse effect upon the Church. With these many Catholic dailieS moulding public opinion in accord with sound principles and right morals there has been an astound- ing number of conversions in Hol. land. As . matter of fact, though Holland is c country of less than 0000,000 people, since 1880 there have been more converts to the Faith there each year than there has been in any other country in the world including the great na- tions, the United States, France, England, etc.
 AMERICAN CONVERTS
 In America, however, a contin- uous and growing stream of con- vertS continues to flow into the Church. Last year the number was in excess of 5000 each month.
 The Epistle, published by the st. Paul Guild and devoted principally to tAe story of American conver- sions, carried in c recent issue no- tice of the reception into the Church of the distinguished Amer 1can, the Hon, Perry Belmont. Tn Newport, R. l., where he now makes his home, MT. Belmont was re- ceived by Bishop Keough of Provt- dence. Educated at Harvard, Col- urnhia and the University of Ber- lin, Mir. Belmont served in Con- greSs from 1881 through 1889. From lB86 to 1889 he was chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and was later sent to Spain aS Envoy Extraordinary and Min. ister Plenipotentiary. But 1t was only aS he neared the end of his busy and useful life that he re- ceived the grace to find the hap- piness that his many years were without.
 Tn the same issue The Epistle ail- nounces the reception into the Church of an Episcopalian, a Meth odist Episcopal and 8 Presbyter. ian minister. Thoughtful people ask themselves the "why" of these things and seek the answer through investigation.
 DECLARE WAR IMMEDIATELY
 Tn . full page advertisement in Wednesdays New York Times the nost. t.recently.arrived of the many pro.war committees, the Associat- cd League For Q Declared War, de- mards "an immediate declaration of war against Germany" The com mittee states that their member ship is comprised of "citizens liv- ing In 223 cities and towns in g states" Tn Q published telegram to the President of the United States they claim that they are 'sure that all the people of this country will unite behind you if a.s.. nnl. 4nss q danln ra kinNa nR TrtaH Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30
NAVY STEPSUP
 PILOT TRAINING
 AT NEW BASE
Program We'll Under Way at Corpus Christi Air
 Station

EDITORS NOTE: This is the second of Q series concerning de- fense progress In the Southwest. They were written by . United Press correspondent after Q g0v- ernment-authorixed tour of major military camps in . BranlR Air- ways plane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30

Sweden will spend ever S90.00o. z 900 on building projects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30

Egypt ls considering the eulti- yation of medicinal plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-07
Of Interest To Women

honor tricks in a hand?
 A. No; count K X as 1-2 honor trick and the & X as a plus value.
 o. Please give directions for making water extract of animal manures.
 A. Suspend a gunny sack half filled with comparatively dry, weli- decomposed horSe or COW manure in a barrel of water. Occasionally plunge the sack up and down in the barrel and mash and stir the contents with a board. Do not ap- ply the manure water until the soil around the plants is loosened and soaked with clear water. The ex- tract must be used sparingly; oth- erwise there is danger of burning the plants.
 ! e. Is the number of children of pre-chool and elementary school age increasing or decreasinga
 A. Decreasing.
 e. Why is milk pasteurlzed?
 A. To kil lthe disease-bearirg, pathogenic bacteria.
 c. Is it safe to can meats usinG only Q water bath, oven, or steamer without preeEures
 4. These methods cannot he used safely. and f Q pressure cannsr 1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-07
DENTISTS SHOULD BE
 DOCTORS

The few friends the conductor of this column had in the dental pro- fession, with rare exceptions, wash ed their hands of him when he launched his ill-fated one-mall movement to restrict to medical practitioners the use of the trade mark Doctor" and to identify the dental practitioner as tDento-'. All we have to add to that is wow.
 For years before that sad tacti- cal error, old timers will recall, a voice in the wilderness has been crying for closer cooperation or a approchement between the fam lily physician and the family dentist. It was only two years ago that dentistry attained the age of a hundred years as Q detached branch of medici11e-we need not attempt to fix responsibility for the divorce on either party now and per- haps the most noteworthy event of the centennial was the closing of the dental school of Harvard Uni- versity (which was opened in 1868 and. gave graduates the degree of D.MD., Doctor of Dental Medicine - most dentists have the degree DDS, Doctor of Dental Surgery) and institution by Harvard of a system of education consistent with modern progress. Hereafter Har- yard will require students who in- tend to practice dentistry to com- plete the regular medical course and obtain the degree of MD. first then the Doctors may take the ad- ditional training and technical in-. struction required to qualify a phy- sician to practice in this special field of medicine and surgery. Har- yard trained dentists will be well comed to the medical societies and the medical profession.
 A news item tells of plans now being put into effect in celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of University of Louis- vile, which will combine classes for the first two years of the dental course with those for the first two years of the medical course -- that is, the first two years of study may be counted toward either a medical or 8 dental degree. It sounds a bit timid. Why only two years? Why not the full four years of medical
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-07
------WE, THE WOMEN Dull, ''Middle-Aged' Home Can Use a Face Lifting
WE, THE WOMEN

light that all young homemakers are going in for today is missing. So are any gay, happy touches that show that a woman is still thinking about her house as a part of the present-n just something left to her out of the past.
 OLDER WOMAN'S HOUSE CAN BE UP-TO-DATE
 It might be a good idea for ev- cry woman who admits to herself that she is middle-aged to go through her house room by room and compare it with the houses of younger, more active women.
 If it inspires her to get some col- or into its drabneSS, and some fife into its quietness, t will be time well spent.
 For there is no reason why the house of a woman of 50 shouldn't reflect the taste of the times as in- terestingly as the house of a woman of 25.
 It's easier for a woman to feel young if the rooms she lives in, as well as the clothes she wears, are her own expression of what is con- sidered beautiful and in good taste today.