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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-30

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
Cooperation With Canada

The burdens of war cannot be made to fall with absolute impartiality on every one. Every effort must be made to equalize them so far as that Is possible, but only approximations can be achieved. For instance, two men volunteer. For reasons which 1t is not given to men to understand one Is killed, the other re- turns One has made costlier sacrifice, his friends and family have paid more dearly than in the case of the other. It cannot be helped The broad operations of modern war, with their effects on mill lions, cannot possibly be made to affect all equally. Large objectives must be aimed at, though some suffer unduly.
 Typical of this is the situation along the Canadian-American border, where many Americans, accustomed to doing great deal of mercantile or travel busi- neSs with Canadians crossing readily over, have been hard hit by Canadian restrictions on such crossings by Cana dians, and restriction of their funds Tn American dollars even when they are allowed to come. At first glance 1t looks unfair, since Canada is encouraging Americans to come there and spend money. And the burden of this loss of patronage falls unequally on those Amer leans who have come to depend on this Canadian trade
 On brief reflection, however, even they will probably see the essential reasons for the Canadian restrictions. Canada has been at war for more than two years It has been necessary to buy huge quant1- ties of materials in the United States Those must be paid for in American dollars. Where does Canada get Ameri- can dollars? Why, in payment for goods bought by the United States, and spent in Canada by travelling Americans. In Canada today, however, under present conditions it is a race to get enough of those American dollars to pay for the huge and unprecedented amount of war material Canada must have. Any dollars spent by Canadian travellers are dollars that the Canadian government hasn't z0t any longer to pay for war material Hence the restrictions
 Canada will continue to spend just as many American dollars in the United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
Should Help Out

The plan to conduct thorough check up of the various State Guard units now, on duty throughout Connecticut Is good one. There Is need of course, of employ ing every means at our command to protect the civilian population and our industrial and public properties. There is also need of preventing disruption of normal life among members of the State Guard It has come to the attention of officials that many members are not in position to be absent from their work for long periods due to the need of their earnings as the head of families.
 In addition to this the early stages of the State Guard operations will reveal that some members are not physically capable of engaging in the work de- manded) of them. Such members should be excused. And efforts should be made to secure the services of only those mein- bers who can afford to let their means of livelihood go by the boards for the time being or who may have means of support not dependent on their daily presence These are things to be con- Sidered seriously and we are glad that Gov. Robert A. Hurley and others realized the need of looking into this matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
Our Latin-American Allies

It is a heart-warming thing to see the way in which the nations of Latin Amer ica have sprung to the side of the United States in the war crisis, They might have played neutral, hoping to remain outside the conflict or pick an obvious winner later But one after another they have either followed the United States into the war or granted concessions, naval and air, which amount for practical purposes to the same thing,
 While 1t Is true that Costa Rica and Honduras, for instance, will perhaps never send any troops to the war, nevertheless, their stand has required distinct courage, for one has only to guess the fate of such defenseless countries if the United States should lose the war. They took that chance, however, cast their lot in with ours, and will be able to provide many advantages of cooperation in the war effort. We are proud of these marks of confidence in united American future, proud to be associated with republics which have seen fit to defend the right.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
It's the War

From now on everything can be blamed on the war. It will have to be made re- SponSible for every quirk and fancy of the human mind and imagination. And in case you didn't hear about it the war is causing a cessation in the complete weather reports that formerly had been issued by the Weather Bureau at Wash ington. There are those of us cruel enough to say outright that the same won't be missed, but actually they will in many circles where such reports were awaited every day as means of de- terminng the course of business.
 What the Bureau Is eliminating, be- cause such facts might prove helpful to our enemies, arc the daily weather maps, long range forecasts, wind, fog and cloud data, some rain and crop information. Only 26-hour advance period will now be covered by the daily predictions, but If there are signs of serious weather dis turbances, such as hurricanes and the like, the department will be right on the job to warn the public and those at sea. The average man won't mind much, but there are . lot of people who de- pend on these forecasts and they'll prob ably make supreme effort to secure the data still in more confidential manner than through the public press.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

We suppose there aren't very many people who recall the name of Alonzo B. See If you ride in public elevators very often you're apt to see the name on some of them for the A. B. See Elevator Com pany is among the better known in the country. AlonZo B. See founded the con- pany and was it's president at the time of his death this week down In Brooklyn. He was 94 years old at the time of his death. Both of these facts we think are rather remarkable, but there was another side of this mans career which distin- guished him, in fact made very con- spicuous public figure of him. Whether or not he anticipated what stir he was going to create Is beside the point. Back In 1922 Mr. See was asked to donate funds to Adelphi College, but responded with the public announcement that "all women's colleges should be burned" He didn't let 1t rest with that, either, but kept right on talking about schools and airing his views on them. He even went so far as to publish book on schools. He was first-page headlines in 1922.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
The Grim Toll

By their own admission, the Germans have sustained 573,000 casualties in the Russian campaign. That means soldiers killed, wounded and missing. No one can say whether this figure Is accurate The Russians claim 1t Is as high as six million. American authorities In Wash. ington have estimated more than four million, with more than million dead Somewhere between these estimates lies the truth, and wherever 1t lies 1t Is grim enough
 The British offensive at Passchendaele in 1917 cost 100000 casualties, and the total American casualties of World War I were under 250,000. So 1t is clear that taking Hitler at his own estimate, which must be the lowest possible, the German people must be under tremendous strain And their leaders can promise nothing better than ten more years of the same
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

States as before (namely, all sl.e can getl, but she aims to spend them all for war materials rather than for ltixuries and travel. The dollars will all come to the United States, but not to the particular merchants and travel purveyors who thus bear an unequal burden. 1t can't be helped, and patience is in order in all our relations with the gallant neighbor country which is now our ally in com outcome, 1t is clear that we shall share a common future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

An hour before the HouSe met to vote on the war resolutions, three southern and one western congressmen decided to obtain time for Q speech by the lone Negro member Of Congress - dig. nified Rep, Arthur Mitchell Of Illinois.
 The three southerners were Rep. fcsentatives Bayard Clark and Carl Durham Of North Caro. llna, and Carl VinSon of deor" glA, The Westerner was Repre-. sentative oFville Zimmerman of Missouri. Durham initiated the idea when talking to colleagues about the earlier Congressional debate on the declaration Of war against Japan.
 "TheFe was one thing wrong" said the North Carolina con. gFessman. "spOkesmRn from oil sections and CreedS spoke, but Arthur Mitchell was not called on. National unity should mean, unity of all Americans regard less of religion, color, sex or party. American Negroes are fighting in this waF for their country like everyone else, I think Mitchell, whom we oil res spect, should have been asked to speak"
 "Y0u are absolutely right" echoed Clark also of North CaF0. llFa.
 "Yes," said MISsOuFi's Elm. naeFman, "and ! propose we do something about it. Let's make sure that Mitchell k called on today.
 Zimmerman immediately got in touch with VinSon of Georgia, Chairman Of the Naval Affairs Committee. who enthusiastically approved the proposal and vol. unteered to speak to Mitchell about 1t. Beaming with pleas. ure, the Negro congressman said he would be very happy to make c speech.
 "That will be easy for me-" he said. Eve been . strong sup. porter 0f the Presidents foreign policies oil along"
 At the last moment, however, plan was abandoned, For pFopa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
Press Comment
SMALL INDUSTRY,
tBrldgeport Pst)

tBfldBeport Po6U
 Speaking at Q meeting sponsored by the Connecticut Development commission on Tuesday night, Sen. ator Francis T. Maloney expressed belief that the government is on the way to solve tie distress created by prioritIes among small industries not now engaged in defense work,
 Thousands of these industries have been threatened with virtual extinction by the withholding Of necessary supplies under Army and Navy priority orders
 The first attitude Of the govern. Tnent was ruthless. It was expressed by some imported college professors who had charge of this program: "Get some defense work or shut your doors"
 This stupid and ignorant attitude has given place to something Q little more sensible. The government now realizes the extreme damage which would be done to Ainerlca's iTdus- trial structure, the unnecessary hardship to be suffered by thou sands Of workers, and finally the loss to America as a whole of pro- duction which need not be stopped while the process of changing to defense work Is under way.
 The trouble was, as Senator Ma ioney expressed 1t, that those who were first in charge of this priori- ties and production program had little conception of the science Of government or the necessities of peacetinae industry. They would ruthleGgly destroy what they could neither build themselves in the first place nor replace afterwards.
 Sheer ignorance in this respect has been replaced by common sense and the government now has cap- able men at work studying the problems Of small industries and helping to make adjustments.
 The New England delegation in Congress which, perhaps more than any other, understands that the very backbone of Americas indus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

"Now that they have concurred in a decision to nail Thanksgiving down to the last Thursday In November forever, independently of any presidential proc lamation, 1t will take highly improbable new act of Congress to reverse them. The "them" Is Congress- the quotation is from the Waterbury American of recent date We merely offer the above for the sake of the record. If we're not mistaken Con- gress in acting on the Danaher resolution setting definite date for Thanksgiving stipulated that the fourth Thursday Of the month should be the holiday. This IS due to the fact that about every two out of seven years there are five Thursdays ln November and to avoid having Thanks giving fall on the fifth Thursday, the fourth was selected as the best date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

that weakness begin to drop in now and again for a cup of tea, and at last establish themselves in the household and take charge. some- one has said that when a man stops trying, he starts lying. It can also be said that when he starts to lie, 1t win not be long until he starts to steal. Then when he steals, he will perjure himself try to put the blame on someone else. He may even try murder to hide his crime.
 Virtues are related also, and the relationship they maintain one with another is beautiful to behold.
 "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control." If we practice one virtue, we predispose heart and mind to the practice of another virtue. It depends upon our ideals and will- power whether the law of habit will work to our triumph or to our un- doing.
 Ali Rights Reserved-Babson
 Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

ness with the AXIS. On 1t will be some American citizens who failed to heed repeated warnings Heavy -browed Denny" Lewis, brother of John L. and head of the United Construction Workers, is taking no chances since the slug ging his hencnmen staged at the recent CIo convention in Detroit, "Denny" has q hulking bodyguard close ct hand in lis Washington office. At Detroit, Denny" was always surrounded by . squad of Btrongarln men Insiders are crediting Federal Security Ad" minlstrator Paul McNutt with an important victory in the appoint ment of Watson B. Miller as head of the Old Age Insurance Bureau of the Social Security Board. Mill
 Ter, close friend of McNutt and former Rehabilitation Director of the American Legion, replaces John J. Corson, who was Shunted to another job ct Si,00o c year less pay.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 5:iI p. m.
 Sun rises 7:ll a. m; sets 4:26 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The new moon occurred this morning be. tween and o'clock. The outlook 6 for stormy weather during the next few days with strong possibility of 1t being rain and not snow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
Selected Poem
GONE ARE THE DAYS

(Ernest!ne Mercer In the New York Sun The old sun rises in the east, Dough rises anywhere with yeast, The dog is such faithful beast,
 And so and so on: Such were the notions, true but trite, About which 1t was safe to write, And leave the reader sleeping tight
 Tn status quo on. But verses in the modern style Are meant to puzzle, not beguile- The reader is not worth their while
 To condescend to: But then most poets have in tow A friend who writes book to show The meaning--nice for us, you know,
 And for the friend, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
A Thought for Today

He that hcareth, and dOeth not, is like man that without foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately N fell; and the ruin of that house was great.-Luke 6;a9
 
 The ways of the gods are long, but in the end they are not without strength.-Euripides
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

l. Which president, other than Franklin Delaro Roosevelt, had the first name of Franklin? %
 2. Does foot-and mouth disease affect humans as well as domestls aninals2 aT
 3. Complete the proverb, "A man Is either Q fool or Q p--s--s.n as forty"
 {. Name the capital of Russia during World War I.
 s. Which state Is nicknaTleE wolverine State"? uur
 c. Tn which book Is the fabulous kingdom, Lilliput. described?
 T. PyTite, somtimes called "fool's gold" and frequently mistaken for real gold, Is Q compound of Iron ana copper, iron and lead, or Iron anu sulphur
 8. Name the famous Number 8 Nazi leader who IS now Q prisoner of war in Great Britain.
 Q, What banking reform was con. summated during the administra- ton of President Andrew Jackson?
 10. All postmasters in the U. s. are appointed as Q result of civil service examination: true or saise9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

In more ways than one the cessation of all news reports on draft movements locally will relieve tension. Therell be less criticism of draft boards and therell be fewer attempts to put pressure on members to Ego easy" on eligibles coming before them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

to murder. Evil thoughts are the kinfolks of as- sault and impur- ity.
 Fur tllcrnore, when a person gives himself any leeway regarding one moral weak ness, all the brothers, sisters, aun ts, unc les and cousins of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

out production for war can get going, let such hesitAtions van- ish. All the coun- try has to do to start working 0e hours Q week is to start working 168 hours Q week. l
 There have been some erie ties of the ad- minstration's la- Dor policy who have erroneously
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

trial strength lies in 6 myriad oe small industries and not in . few much publiclZed great industries, played Q major role in changing the governments mind on this subject.
 Our senators and congressman de- serve . vote Of thanks from the whole nation for having prevented Q disastrous mistake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
168-Work Hour Week Easy
 Just Start It
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 C0FresnOndent

Washington, Dec. is--lf there Is any question as to how the country goes on the seven-day week, any holding back on the part of anyone having an idea that some new law must be passed or Q couple of old laws must be repealed before all-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

c. l understand that new types Of explosive rivets are being used In defense work. What are theyS
 A. The rivets contain Q minute quantity of high explosive in cavi- ties in their shanks. When tho rivet Is inserted in place, the explosive is set of by heat applied to the head with an electric gun" and the re- sulting expansion tightens the rivet in place. The force of the explosion can be 90 accurately controlled that the resulting expansion of the rivet shank can be held within limits of .02 Inch.
 c. Is the recently published bi. ography of Jules Vern by Kenneth Allott the first one in English?
 A. It Is the only biography in English. and there are only two bic ographies in French, Verne's native tongue, He died in 1905.
 e. Is Judy Garland married, and how old Is she?
 A. She married Dave Rose, an orchestra leader. composer and mu- sic arranger, at Las Vegas, Nevr July 2e, 1e4l. She will Do nineteen In January.
 e. What is an F'CC nlonitoring station?
 A. A station equipped to listen In, observe, and measure the ops erating frequencies of all classes of radio stations, to determine that they are operating on assigned channels, and that the character of service is in accordance with treaties, laws, and regulations. The Federal Communications Commis- sion has seven such stations, loca- ted at Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Grand Island, Nebr.; Great Lakes, Ill,; Portland, Ore; and San Pedro, Cal.
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Washington Merry Go Round
DREW PEARSON ROBERT s. ALLEN

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   enaton in thesecri Tit days
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Propositions should not be omitted when they arc neede cd to make the meaning clear; as 'It is Of no use to object" Please refrain from reading aloud" "0n this side of Che road is . wOods."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL |. DOUGLASS. D. D.

GOING DOWN HILL OR UP?
 Sins so by families. Every sin is related to every other sin, Every mistake is Q distant relative of Q crime. Bad temper is a first cousin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

e. What government agencies are directly afaliated with the Ex- ecutive Oftice of the President9
 A. The White House 0fflce, Bur eau of the Budget, Oface of dov- ernment Reports, National Re- sources Planning Board, Lialson Of- ice for Personnel, and once of Emergency Management.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

0er1nan-Americans do not par ticlpate in great masses in our movement because they fear the revenge of Hitler's destapo upon their relatives ir Germany.
 -Dr. Frank Bonn. chairman, Ger American Congress for Dee
 mecracy sf,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

Machines that have been let loose upon the world bid fair to up- root the fabric of our civilization and our values.
 Stacy May, OPM research chief.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

e. Where can I find out about enrolment in the Royal Air Forcsa
 A. Write to the Air Attache, British Embassy, Washington, D. O., and ask for information about British pilot training in the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
What's Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven ee theee test questions7 Turn Co lest page for the aslsweFss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
Current Comment

They SIC betting out west 10 to 1 that If we repeal the neutrality act, the United States will be in war before Great Britain is. Senator Gerald P. Nye Of North
 Dakota.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

d. In paying the federal tax os admissions to motion picture thsaA ters, is the rate on ten tickets co 25 cents each, ten percent oS Che total amount, 9260, or is the tax computed on each ticket separate "?
 A. Tho tax Is computed on each admission separately, at the rate of one cent on each ten cents or frac- ton thereof oS the charge, except that no tax Is payable by children under twelve, where the admission charge is less than 10 cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

War between two countries now is a war between the people of the two countries. 1T. Semrnes Walsley, acting deputy
 director, Office of Civilian De- fense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-18

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Evening star., 1941-04-27
Miss Ida HarmeI, Teacher
AT Jefferson School, Dies

Miss Ida Harmed, teacher Of
mathematics and geography at the
Jefferson Junior High School here,
died Friday night in Chicago after
an illness of several months. Fune-
raj services will be held at l pm.
tomorrow in the chapel of Bernard
Danzansky. 3501 Fourteenth street
NV. Rabbi Solomon Il. Metz will
officiate. Burial will be in the Adas
Israel Congregation Cemetery.
Miss Harmel, who lived at 2238
Cathedral avenue NV. had taught
in public schools here since 1904.
She went to Chicago several months
ago to recuperate from an illness
and was visiting her sister, Mrs.
Benjamin B. Schneider.
A native of this city, Miss Har-
mel was graduated from Central
High School and from the old Will
son Normal School, now the Wilson
Teachers College. She also had
studied at George Washington Uni
versity.
Schools at which she taught be-
fore her assignment at the JEFF
ferson Junior High School. where
she had taught since 1924, included
the Greenleaf, Van Ness, S. j.
Bowen and Smallwood Schools.
Besides her sister in Chicago, Miss
Harmel is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Paul Harmed; brother, Maj.
Falk Harmed, of the Air Corps Re-
serve, and another sister, Mrs. Ma
than Conn, all of this city and
third sister, Mrs. Herbert Haase,
of Cleveland.