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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
BY JOHN ". sTUDEBAKER U. s. COmmlssiOner Of Education
 written for NEA Service

TO win the war education s going to do these things:
 Expand vocational training for the men and women needed for war industries. Especially must the training for workers be greatly increAsed.
 Expand professional and technical training for war jobs Colleges which have already given inten- sive courses In engineering physics chemistry, and management, will broaden training to include other professions and must be helped to provide instruction for increased erolments in these and related fields
 In colleges and universities especially, plans to win the peace must be made This means gathering facts and making preparations for knitting together the torn fabric of world society task requiring wis- dom, understanding, and long-range planning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
SCHOOL BOARD
 FINISHES YEAR
New Commissioners At. tend Final Session; Edu-
 catiOnaI Films Approved

With record seven minute ses- sion ct Crosby high school last eve- ming, tho Board of Education rang down the curtain on its activities for le4i. Mayor Vincent A. scully pre- presided ct the years closing meeting, which was attended by George Nc. Duff and Harry Q. Pose, member. elect.
 The resignation Of Mrs. Louis Cecil, the former Helen Y. shana- han, teacher of home economies in the city's elementary schools, was le- cepted by the board as of December go, and a two-month leave of abe sence was granted to Hyman Ko- sowSky, Mulcahy school janitor, be- cause of illness.
 Permission was given the Con. nectciut State Apprentice council to use Wilby auditorium once Q month until May for showing . series of moving pictures on tech. 9lical subjects, for the benefit Of school children and factory ape prentices. The pictures are given under the auspices of the State Board of Education, and some Of the states large industrial coil- cerns. First showing will be Janu- Rfy c.
 The board also granted permig. sion to the Bunker Hill Parent Teacher association to use the sew- ing room in that school on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings for Red Cross work.
 Permission was also granted the o,ilfpride basketball team to use the Anderson gymnasium Sunday afternoons for basketball practice, and at the Leayenwqrth high fresh- mems basketball team, use 0 fthe Leavenworth gym on Tuesday ana Wednesday evenings for basketball practice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
CLERKS TRAINING
 PLAN SUCCESSFUL
State LabOr's Department Current Paper Carries
 Article By Mrs. Dewey

Mrs. Mary M. Dewey, rcsourceful ard energetic manager Of the local branch Of the Connecticut State Employment service, i8 the author Of m article appearing in the Dee cember Issue of the Conn. Dept, Of Labor and Factory Inspection, Elm. ploymcnt Eecurity division.
 The three-page article outlines the methods employed by Mrs Dewey, assisted by Waterbury iner- chants, in organizing sales Coursc62 to meet the needs of Q city whose working population had become ab- sorbed into industry almost iil iti entirety.
 Confronted by the chilling fact that not enough practiced sales hands were available to meet the needs of the expected pre.Christ- mas rush, local merchants were ID a Quandary. Mrs. DeWey's proposal was eagerly seized upon as q solu- ton.
 Accordingly. representatives Of Waterbury stores gathered for q conference in the Bank street of- Aces and formulated plans for G program that Included meticulous scrutiny of the employment service files for experienced sales people, arrangements for talks ct schools, lectures, sales classes and radio broadcasts. Acknowledgement for assistance rendered in the work is made to Mss Genevlsve Carolaii and Miss Mary ColiIla, members Of the ofEice staff, for radio talks; Frank Craddock, training super visor, and e number Of local busi- ness establishments which contrib uted valuable literature for study in sales methods.
 The classes, held both at the Bank street off1ce, and in Leaverl- worth high school, concluded with a quiz designed to guide instructors in their choice of jobs for the can- didates.
 The huge success of the program has been testified to by local mer- chants, who have unanimously ex- pressed themselves as grateful to Mrs. Dewey for quick-thinking in Q somewhat critical situation.
 Accompanying the article is on editorial insert, which notes in part '.Particularly successful this year was the retail sales course orga- nEzed by Af1s. Dewey in preparation for the demands of the Christmas holidays. Enlisting the aid of local merchants tO assure success. a thor. ougl1, intensive course was pre-. pared, resulting in the placement ol hundreds cE trained sAlegpNople if leeal felail eslabllslimenl1".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

End of the year. Harold Warrington IS quite proud of the nice new marker he has installed III His front yard on Wooster Avenue Elmer DPetro has resolved for the year that he will pick only the ones that pay telephone number prices. Joe Coni- redecoratng job that was recently done in the club rooms which are under his charge. Toby Ramon Is sitting up at St. Marys Hospital where he went m as going treatment for that and another one for good measure. David Tracy of Sunset Avenue doesn't know whether to be glad or sorry Ills birthday came three days after Christmas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

Norman Neale is plenty happy after putting the for tomorrow noons luncheon meeting of Brother Kwanians at the Elton. He's invited large group oi Servlcemen soldiers, sailors and marines to Dreak hread with the service club and then draw them out o the subject of their experiences all part of an informal gabeSt This latter feature of the day ncld fearS that at the word speech" the coy, uniformed quarry he is pursuing for dinner guests will be up and away before the tOaStmaster formally introduces h
 So don't tell Norman let you in on the secret m advance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
SAND AVAILABLE
 FOR EMERGENCIES
Park Department Approves Recommendation of De.
 fense Council Officer

The board of park commissioner yesterday gave permission for ust of parks, greens and other locA' tlons under It's control as deposl. tories for sand. These will be among many Repositories about the city where boxes containing sand for use in extingulshing fires or incendlary bombs will be stored.
 The request for permission was filed by Supt. of Streets Herbert Scott- Smith, who Is working as . local llaison officer in the state de. fense councils program Of sand distribution.
 It was voted to turn over to the city e $500 surplus in tho Lakewood park fund, The sum would have been much greater, the beard was told, but for the shortage of water that prevented the use Of tho lake for swimming,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

Kenneth Mover certainly is glad his wife IS home from the hospital after successful operation l. Norma Warner of Kramer Avenue, Redvle enjoyed the latest edition of Tt Happens on 1ce at the Center Theater in New York Sunday afternoon It's the greatest show on skates ever produced claims the comedy brunette who Is a regular skater herself Ray Fitzpatrick, Jr is four years old today MT and Mrs James Andriaccio Private Edward McGrath recently transferred to the 20sth from Camp Blandng, is now with battery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
0ocd Eysnlng.
MEN IN UNIFORM

There he goesl
 Dressed in khaki, He's scrapped his old blue suit That was looking sort of tacky, He doesn't need to worry About the thirty bucks, He had expected to spend On e brand new tux, He won't need this, He won't need that, He's in the army now, He won't need . soft hat. There he goesl Dressed in navy blue, He's scrapped his tweeds And sports jackets too. No more fussing About shirts and ties, It's all the same in the navy, Just matter of size. They won't need this, They won't need that, Men in uniform don't Need a high hat.
 FEM. EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

HEARINGS SCALES PR0CEsSED
 Eastport, Me, (Up)-The onco worthless scales of herring, a small silver fish caught of this coast, now have become Q valued by.product Of the fishing industry. Manufacturers in two plants here make an essence from the scales which iS used to give irridescence to artificial pearls,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
Ansuvers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page c.
 1. False. (The Consultation provides that only Congress may declare waF.)
 2, BarreI.maker. l 2. Eighty.
 (. Pennsylvania.
 s. The vice president Of the United States, Henry 4. Wal lace.
 0.New York and San Fran. cisco.
 ]. North.
 S. Pig.
 9. FletcheFIzing (after IIOF- ace Fletcher, author of c pOp- ulaF book on the subJect). 10. Charles MaFteI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
To ,Risino Generation Will FolI Duty Of Knitting Torn Fabric ct Society,"
 Says U. s. Commissioner of Education

Upou education also tho duty of hspns our cns yclne which face them now The war win bo won Europe but the peace must pe won at the crossroads. IVY s...-
 Through naOnwde School and College civilian Morale ssF ce citizens VIII together study and discussion grous n their respective neghboaoods attack pressing pocy problems in the democratic .. building of bodies The school lunch progm will be extended and to teach better nutrition will Do reorgansed to give more attention 70 ne nterdependence of all peoples ,,.
 High schools will change their to prepare bcys and gs responsibilities schools VIII nopse youth for voluntary a schools will give some of their time to voluntary service. EDUCATION WILL EXPAND
 protect teachers and children dur They will make special study Of this prob Schools citizens tasks assigned ttM ss f.
 meet tourthgrade
 intelligence requirements for military service will Do greatly expanded.
 unnahrazed the United states wn bo extended. services to the and the peace
 ToMORROW-Amu by WOf.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
w O RID WAR A YEAR AGO
 DEC. 90, 194O
(By United Presa)

London ailre from German bombing.
 4Cayda calls IReosevelt's speech .'undeclarea waE.v
 Hungary begins mobilization.
 Verne Marshall dlscloaes Nazi peace Ofler made so Roosevelt a year ago.
 nerllm'e Anhalaef station dam- aged by fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
BEACONs

No evening star forgets the day Where splendor touches all, It whispers softly as 1t flees 4 blazing sapphire ball We lift our eyes to beauty's blue Where love forgets our fears, And fantasies like mysteries Have fingered with the years The rair-washed meadows wait for frost To christen winters own, Invfolate, his sanctum cheers The minstrel left alone. The cGt-taiIs trembling in the wind Below the slim moons light Are rusty now and gone to sleep, palo ghosts in shadows night. A new inAnisy will come, And smlIe upon our days Where yellow buttercups adore Ehs Maker and his ways.
 GEORGE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
OLD TOWN TROUGH PASSES

Superior, Wis. (UP)-Iron Mikes where the house buys the first drink" Is being wrecked. It marked the passing of another landmark and the end of many practical jokes. Iron Mike is an ofnaniental iron trough for watering horses which has decorated Q street corner here for many yeaTe. Tk will he removed by tho city and sold for scrap iron.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30
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.& %.& &#& year, bringing with M radical changes In Che life Of every American What hs will you in series Of six analytical articles written exclusively NEA Service and The Waterbury Democrat hy outstanding leaders and industry The fifth article below, describes educators will in the immediate futuF but also points out Che necessity of planning for the victorious peace.
 BY JOHN w. sTUDEBAKER
 U S. CommlsaOner Of Education
 Written for NEA Service Washington SOEduCaton, every department American e has clear goal set by the pdnt going the and are going to win the peace that follows"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-30

Good Night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Wear Warm. CIothinq

First the feet and legs should be kept this
should wooden stockings All real sport enthusiasts
correct for everything they
fatering the legs One with
silk desired but believe
Shoes be comfortable. Never be buy
shoe if it the only pair in the you like
Wait keep looking until you find comfortable soft
leather your sport and fun will be
Shoes that just barely snug will be
right uncomfortable when you begin
The best of having skating sports
that look small but the the good
sized They all look about the fitting by.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Skaters Knees Rebe
Against the Bitter Winds
BY DONNA GRACE

WITH ICE skating vogue skirts ending way up
past the knees there likely be chapped surfaces
caouses This of will depend the number
ones knees in quick contact with the
Some the very young utterly ignore the
frost These have accustomed
like the Indian give it thought The big girls
long stockings and the abbreviated
against hardy exposure
breezes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
To Treat Frost Bites

Frost bites seldom happen the but skating lasts
for only short for the real skaters and profess
onals) should the feet and legs special
The bcarbonate of bath will relieve irritation
EPSON salts baths reduce swelling and irritation.
Be dry the feet well. especially between the
Rub with alcohol then dust generously with foot powder Use
powder before putting stockings for all sports The will
be cool and comfortable and less likely irritation
Don't neglect your beauty you
Keeping up to lovely standard the following leaflets offered
B-61-Makeup to Accent Beauty
B-62-The Milk Pack
B-63-Cream and Lotion Formulas
B-66-Beauty Treatment for Eyes
B-69-Hand and Nail Beauty
You may have any these leaflets you will
AGENTS cover mailing the Of
Send request Donna Beauty Editor The Detroit
Times, Detroit, Mich
Evening star., 1941-11-16
:IZn,h

ONE LATE evening recently. a post
man saw huge carton perched high
on one of his boxes. 1t was jammed
with all kinds of paper. In the dim light
of the street lamp, the mailman leaned
closer to look at it. The address was
simple:
"The President
White House
Washington
So was the note written on the out
side: Dear Mr.. President - You
helped my brother with his infantile
paralysis Now it's my turn to help you
with your National Defense. l am send
ing you all the paper have"
That is the spirit the save for defense
campaigns have produced. But so far,
no ones known exactly what and what
not to save. Now, though. from official
Washington comes this report -
SAVE: Paper. Rags. Scrap Metal.
Paper heads the Save list because 1t
has become precious commodity. And
it's not because there isn't enough
paper produced in the U. S. Chief
reason for the present shortage is the
sad fact that of all the paper produced.
II per cent is lost. And most of that
could be reclaimed and used again.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
THE SECRET OF BEING RICH
by Claiming Pollock

youth. He never writes me without line as
to ''how lovely the mountains are now with
their blanket of snow"
Because these things are not commonplaces
to them. it is the blind. perhaps. who see most
clearly. A blind girl l encountered with her
Seeing Eye Dog in Columbus, Ohio, told me,
But for my affection. l might never have
had. or understood. love and fidelity like
that of this friend" How many of us who
have our sight are consciously thankful for
friendship and love? Like liberty and the
water that flows from the tap, we take them
for granted. Or, at least. we do until we are
provided with some sharp reminder. One
night. when my wife had gone to the theater
and was due to return, heard terrific crash
in the street outside my window. Hurrying
there, l found a wrecked taxi and a by
stander who said. They just took the woman
who was in it to a hospital "a little woman
with gray hair She was hurt bddr While
was phoning emergency hospitals, my wife
walked into the room.
Why should have been more thankful
that night than any other?
of bessedness, recommend occasionally
stopping to think what life would be without
him. or her, and thanking God that she is in
the next room, or that he will be home for
dinner tonight.
Why must appreciation brand one Polly
anna? Why wouldn't it be an excellent idea.
just now and then, to make mental note of
days gifts from waking in the morning to
going to sleep at night? That breath of
fresh air at the window, and that sniff of
breakfast Why do we build monuments to
conquerors, and ignore the man who invented
the combination OF ham and eggs?
IT is good that we should set aside a day
in each year for Thanksgiving, but it would
be better if we gave thanks every day. For
the absence of thankfulness does not mean
that we are merely ungrateful it means
that we are missing the thrill of appreciation
and pleasure. There seems to me no greater
misfortune than having 50 much that all of
it becomes meaningless; than wanting what
you haven't, rather than what you have.
only those are rich who desire little" -
On lovely Sunday not long ago, strolled
along the edge of Riverside Park, in New
York. First. saw very old couple, sitting
hand in hand They were grateful, knew.
for each other. A lad was happily lost in a
book. Warm from my walk, sat on one end
of bench, and presently the other end was
occupied by a forlorn. shabbily dressed
stranger. As looked at him, wondering what
he found good in life, the man stretched his
legs, and turned to me with smile. Thank
God for the sunshine!' he said
smiled - but rather grimly-as
thought of the lucky" ones who rolled by in
their cars, unaware of the sun, and the glory
of autumn leaves and all their hundreds of
other reasons for being truly thankful.
Evening star., 1941-11-16

p CAUGHT myself doing funny thing yes
terday, and laughed at myself heartily.
- had drawn glass of water from the tap
to dilute some simple medicine, and then
remembered that only half glass was re-
quired. Carefully, l poured the other half
into another glass for future use.
1t struck me as tremendously funny at
the time. yet the more l reflect on this incl
dent the less reason find for amusement.
Water is precious. We don't realize that
because, for most of us in America, the fluid
is as plentiful as the air we breathe. But.
after all, is there any reason why we should
not value thing merely because it is plenti
full? Two or three years ago. when was wan
dering about India and Indo- China, the most
troublesome part of our luggage was huge
case of bottled water. None other could be
drunk with safety, and we used it cautiously.
Since then, think never have filled my
glass at faucet without sense of gratitude.
In A recent issue of THIS WEEK, Frederick
Hazlitt Brennan declared that "a free people
soon tends to take liberty for granted" That
is obviously true, not only of liberty but of
everything easily attainable that adds or
even is necessary, to our well-being and hap
piness. John Ruskin, the critic and author.
said Il am not surprised at what men suffer.
but l am surprised at what men miss"
Ruskn had in mind, as have now, the essen
tials and comforts and delights that have
become 50 commonplace that it no longer
occurs to us to be grateful for them. And yet,
until it does occur to us to be grateful these
things really do not exist. From my window
in the country can witness the golden mir
acle of the sun rising out of the sea. The sun
and the sea will always be there, of course,
but when am no longer aware of them, they
will have ceased being there for me.
1t is, when one reflects, curious quality
in human nature that causes us to be care
less of what we have, and to value only what
we lack. Once when was in Bislua, the
Garden of Allah, climbed to the roof of the
Palace Hotel to witness what may be the
worlds most gorgeous sunset. Our guide re-
mained below, lost in admiration of shiny
new motorcar that had just arrived from
Algiers He had seen that sunset dozens of
times, but shiny new motorcars were some
thing he didn't see often, and couldn't pos
sess. So, for him, they became more desirable
and more beautiful than the glory we had
come long way to experience.
In only two parts of the globe have en-
countered people who are really conscious
of the towering mountains among which they
live - Sicily and our own state of Utah.
In Sicily everyone calls Mount Aetna she, D."
and any peasant you meet will ask you.
Have you seen her this morning? She's more
than usually beautiful" At the foot of the
Wasatch Range, in Utah, practically every
conversation includes those white peaks.
But probably no citizen of Utah appreciates
them as much as friend of mine who lives
near Provo - and has been blind since his
Evening star., 1941-11-16

"You'vs been here bsfors, hovsn'f yov7"
RESULTS. Remember this cartoon? 1t
appeared first in one of our issues sew
eral weeks ago. Two days later, we
received this letter from a prominent
Washington official:
''As head of a large government
bureau, know of instances beyond
number where small business people
have spent many weary hours waiting
in reception rooms of official stuffed
shirts. >. The subtle message that your
cartoon conveys could serve as the
opening shot in campaign to affect
change in the attitude and training
of secretaries who seem imbued with
the theory that their primary function
is that of keeping people out of their
bosses presence.
We're glad to announce that the
original of our cartoon now hangs -
at his request - in the Office of the
executive who wrote US the letter. And
we hope that this is only the opening
gun in a campaign to make life easier
and happier for all outer office sitters.
SEEING ORANGE. From Holland
come these revealing facts about the
use of color: Orange, the Dutch ma
tional color, works upon the German
Nazis as red does on an angry bull
So one way Hollanders display loyalty
to their Queen is by drinking orangeade
in public. slowly. ostentatiously. An
other system is to stop and deliber-
ately eat an orange on busy street.
The Nazis have not yet passed law
to cover the situation.
DREAM. Jack Redding whose But
Will They Fight" is on page 8, sends
us an extra Army maneuver story
which we thought you'd like to hear:
During the last week of the Louisiana
maneuvers, parachutist from the Blue
Army was loose behind the Red lines.
Seeing State policeman. assigned to
the Red Army to aid in traffic prob
lens and under the rules subject to
capture he tried to make him a pris-
oner. But the cop escaped and roared
away on his motorcycle. Stopping a
civilian car the Blue parachutist Or
dered him to catch the policeman.
The motorist grinned with trium-
phant revenge, joyously jammed his
foot down on the accelerator. Mr.. Red
ding swears the driver was doing IS
when he last saw him. But he says he'll
never forget his face. 1t had the heaven
touched look of a man who had found
Motorists Paradise M.
Evening star., 1941-11-16

We NOW NEED more paper than ever
before. Main uses: to pack shells, pow
der, etc.; to ship food and other war
supplies in lend-lease cargoes and to
our own Army camps. Your Sunday
newspaper can do double duty-three
will make the protective tube for rs
nm. shell. As a result, paper campaign
directors ask you to save all your old
paper - and get paid for doing it.
Offices of the Waste Paper Conser-
vation Campaign have already been
set up in dozens of cities In these cit
les, all you have to do is call their
number. A dealer comes, picks up your
waste paper - and pays you about 80
cents 100 pounds for it. The Office
operator will also send dealer to pick
up and pay you for the other Save
items rags, metal. In New York
dealers have received Is automobiles,
two water towers, Lily Pons's fan mail,
SIS, 900 worth of worthless bonds. One
California dealer is negotiating for
Marlene Dietrich's love letters.
Experts advise you to concentrate on
the items listed. One old baby carriage,
for example, has more good metal than
piles of tin cans, razor blades or tin-foil.
Remember: trash is cash these days.
-JeRRv MASON