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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-08-21
CEDAR POINT
Alvino Rey and the famous King
Sisters scheduled for week be-
ginning August 22.

ginning August 22.
Without question the greatest
ballroom attraction today is the
Incompatible combination of Al
vino Rey and the King Sisters,
For the past few years the four
beautiful girls have been as po-
pular in their own right as has
been the wizard of the guitar
and that has been plenty. all
right. But when the lassies and
the lad decided to join forces (and
throw in perfectly swell band
for good measure) they sky
rocketed to fame overnight.
Many of those who will be go,
ing up to Cedar Point to watch
and dance to this attraction will
remember Alvino Rey for his
spectacular electric guitar solos
when he was member of Hor.
ace Heidt's brigade.
At that time Rey was recog
nized as being the highest pait
soloist in any dance orchestra ir
the country. He was born in Cali
fornia. but came East when hi
; was youngster and spent 4;
number of years in Cleveland
During that time he became &C
quainted with Phil Spitalny ant
played with that luminary fo
some time.
For desert, your reporter sug
gests generous helping of supe
harmonies served up only as tn
four famous King Sisters know
how. After seeing them in &C
ton, it becomes difficult to ana
lyze the true cause of their grea
popularity. Close your eyes an
listen and you'll swear yo,
have never heard such singing
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-08-21

- Save dime day and one
dollar on your birthday. At the
end of the year for your $3.50
you can purchase one $50 (matu-
rity valuel' Defense Savings
Bond. ,...s-....
- In this time of national
emergency your country needs
your help. Buy Defense Savings
Bonds and Stamps regularly. b.
= The Treasury Department
or the Federal Reserve Banks
will hold your Defense Savings
Bonds for safekeeping free OF
charge. .5:,1: ss,.e. =.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-08-21

TWO postponements of consid-
4 Grafton of the bill extending the
time of service ior draftees gave
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-08-21

- Under a compulsory tillage
scheme to increase food produc-
ton Fire increased it's land under
cultivation by more than 4lO,-
600 acres this year. a gain of more
than ten per cent, and a still
greater increase is planned for
next year.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-08-21

- Defense Savings Bonds can
be registered in the name ot
children as we'll as adults.
- Buy Defense Bonds and
Stamps now!
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-08-21

- America speaks! Answer
the call OF your country by buy.
ing Defense Savings Bonds and
Stamps for its protection and
defense. ~ .
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-08-21

- Intended to be placed on
shelf in the top Of a closet, a
device has been invented that
draws liquid through wick to a
cone shaped top, where the IL
quid vaporizes and descends to
kill moths. g.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-08-21

dramatic scene enacted before
packed galleries.
Minority members of the Military
Affairs Committee advised the
House that the Presidents state
ment that conditions were worse
for this country than they were a
year ago did not have sufficient fact
behind it to warrant continuing
draftees beyond the time agreed
upon. Nor had they been convinced
that an army of between a million
and 1R million would be disor-
ganized by the discharge of few
thousand men each month.
They further reminded the Con-
gress that the freezing of the pres
ent force would deprive the country
in these next years of the reservoir
of trained men that the original
draft act was supposed to create.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-08-21

THE Wheat Quota Bill was
L finally acted upon following the
report of the conference committee.
1t allows the farmer to feed his sur
plus and represents the best that
could be obtained for the farmer.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-08-21

One of the stars of the Victory
in the Air Circus" presented BY
United China Relief and British
War Relief Society at North RAN
dali Race track field, Cleveland,
Aug. 80 and 81. he dives in bat"
webbed costume from 10000 feet n
tht an.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-08-21

- Please patronize our ad,
,ertisers. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
New War Governor

There is no gainsaying the fact that the Hon. Robert A. Hurley is real war governor. He takes rank in this respect with the late Marcus H. Holcomb who was governor of Connecticut throughout the duration of the first World War. As a matter of fact ex-governor Holcomb came into office shortly after the World War began in 1914. He was elected that fall and took office in January of 1915. He was reelected in both 1916 and 1918 and thus served throughout the entire duration of the war and the immediate postwar period with its depressing ef- fleets on the country.
 With less than full year of service be- hind him Gov. Hurley finds himself the busiest and most important person in the state. Upon his shoulders rests the re- sponsibility of protecting the civilian pop ulation and the farspread industries which are the bulWark of our Connecti- cut enterprise. Of course the governor is receiving valuable assistance from the mayors and selectmen of the cities and towns of the state. Without their full CO., operation little progress could be made towards putting Connecticut on war like basis.
 There are several factors to be conSid- cred in the present situation In the first place Connecticut must continue to turn out supplies needed now not just for de- fense but for waging an offensive war 1n- dllstries must work night and day seven days a week. At the same time other 1n- dustries, not urgently vital to defense, are obliged to keep their wheels turning to prevent thousands of men becoming un- employed at a time when governmental functions shouldn't be bothered with welfare problems
 Another important factor is citizen morale which is remarkably good and which shouldn't suffer a let-down no matter what happens. But there are things to be done, precautions to be talk en. The average man plays His part here. We must accept instructions and advice from the authorities in the spirit given. We are at war and until the war ends every one of Us is a soldier obeying orders, ali stemming in Connecticut from Gov ernor Robert A Hurley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Watch Your Step

New England is proceeding slowly With it's plan for black-out tests. Latest re- ports indicated that this region might not have any until after Christmas, un. less some unforeseen event causes officials to rush last minute plans However, as the situation now is revealed 1t would De the wisest policy to have definite under standing throughout the entire area on black-outs before attempting any. There have been all sorts of instructions given civilians of late days about preparing for raids, but there certainly needs to be a lot of clarifcation before we can be plunged into this sort of thing.
 A light company expert, speaking, we hope, from a non-interested viewpoint, says black-outs are dangerous and calls them more deadly than bombs" He bases his contention on the fact that to black-Out New York's streets would be to invite all sorts of traffic accidents in which many lives would be lost, as well as countless persons injured. There's lot to be said for that, but every city isn't m the same category as New York and traf. fife wouldn't be quite so bad in them If blackout precautions were rehearseo enough.
 However, We do think that even an emergency one should not be attempted until everyone is thoroughly familiar with what is going to be done, such as shutting off gas and electricity, etc. we want to be ready for sudden attack, but we also want to go through our rehearsalS without making tragedies of them for many of us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Perverted Privilege

The idea behind the patent laws is to secure to originators phone in the fruits of what they originate-and thus en- courage invention and progress. We don'h pretend to know the legal aspect of an alleged patent on the "V-for-vic- tory" symbol granted to bright Okla hOman who can make no claim to hay ing originated it, but simply was the first to think of patenting 1t. To what extent he stonds to profit, from his Strewd scheme, we don't know nor do we know to what extent the law entities him to restrict the use of the "V".
 Insofar as it restricts people who choose to wear or use the "V' for profit or fashions sheer sake at no risk to their comfortable selves, we can't see any ob- lection. But when we think of some wretched European slave of Hitler who first crept to some dark wall at mid night to chalk a "" at imminent risk of prison, torment or death we shud- der to think of it's being turned into a a private gold mine for anybody.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
CrasuitOus Apology

The presidential apology to Chile for a magazine article reflecting on the late President Aguirre of that country was well-meant, but may possibly lead to later misunderstanding. The President was naturally concerned, knowing too we'll that anything written in the United States which may be used against us will be promptly put to that use by NaSi, FaS- cist and FalangiSt propagandistS to the south. Hence the sharp and impatient rebuke and apology for magazine article which might we'll lend itself to such uses,
 However, the independence of the gov ernment of the American press is not too well underStool abroad. By apologizing for magazine article, President RooSe- welt may have given an impression abroad that the government assumes some de- gree of responsibility for what is printed in the United States. A mere expression of regret, combined with reiteration of the lack of any governmental responsi- bility for what magazines or newspapers say might have been better, and less likely to compound misunderstanding in the future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

Many are the hints to the householder, the motorist, the pedestrian and the hun dred and one other groups into which we fall as average, everyday citizens Some of them are all right; others are just so much bilge-water. However, with motor ing in the future more or less uncertain factor some drivers might get some con- solation out of the advice offered gratis through a recent release from the Ford company use of the choke gives quick. CT starting when the engine Is cold, but with the rich mixture fed to the car. buretor by the choke there iS danger of raw gasoline seeping into the cylinders and cutting off fabrication of the cylin- der walls. The result Is abnormal cylin- der and piston ring wear. Loss of com pression, lowered engine performance and early engine overhaul will follow" says the report. Another bit of advice Is, In very cold weather don't start driving as soon as you get the motor running. Let the engine warm up first, so that the lubricant will start circulating. Driving before the lubricant flows freely Is one of the principal causes of rapid wear of bearings"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

TWice tne Tree had been "WeeViled," and this meant that instead of growing up into fine straight tree with Q noble crown, 1t had grown up a twisted thing, not good to look ct and worthless as timber.
 Weeviled trees and weeviled livesl I have seen the latter on the streets, in homes, in places Of businses, just as I have seen the former in the woods. l have seen men and women whom Q painful biting experience has left twisted of mind and person. ality. have seen some people allow Q disappointment to change the form of their lives from something straight and strong to something twisted. They have allowed a blast cd romance or an unfortunate mar riage, or business experience end. Ing in bankruptcy to bruise them SO badly that from that point on, their lives began to grow in crooked and twisted fashion.
 There are some trees among the pines which are never affected by weevil sting, and there are some brave souls who will not allow one broken hope or disappointment to ruin the whole of life.
 Ali Rights Reserved--B -Babson News
 paper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Press Comment
THE TIMEs-sTAR
(NNW LonElon paYl

The passing of the Bridgeport Times-Star means that Bridgeport like the other two larger eommu- nities of the state, becomes Q two- newspaper community. h Hartford the newspapers serving the people are The Courant, c morning paper ard The Times, an evening paper Tn New Haven the evening paper Is The Register and the morning paper The Journai-C Courier. Even the largest cities of the state, in other words, seem able to support but two newspapers, with Water bury the paradox of the situation, with The American, an evening paper, and The Republican, q morning paper, under one owner. ship and The Democrat, also pub lished in the evening, under sep- arate ownership.
 Tho Times-star was iBi years old this fnonth--or It's predecessors were. It began as a weekly, and It's name was the Bridgeport Far mer. Tn due time at. became Q daily, but 1t was not until 1916 that the bucollc touch in the name was changed. It became The Times In that year, and ten years later 1t acquired the name and good will of The Bridgeport Star, combining the name into The Times- Star Fortune has not favored 1t since that time, for the closing arl- nouncement Of the publication, printed on the front page of the paper, says that "there have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Current Comment

The dismissal (of pr. Walter Cooking, Georgia U. dean) was both Q contradiction of the ideal of edu- cation and a threat to democracy in Georgia.
 Southern University Conference, in dropping Georgia ..
 
 If I didn't think the British would win the war, would commit su!- eide. -Countess Jeanne von Bernstorff, American widow of Germany's World War ambassador to the U, S.
 It is essential that we achieve unity on foreign policy, without which We cannot expect to surmount the perils that confront Us. --0overnor Wills, Vermont.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
100000 Frenchmen

Fifty Million Frenchmen, averred the old song, can't be wrong But consider able number of that so million can be, and at least 100000 of them are. That is the number of Frenchmen who have left France to work in Germany to build greater German strength to hold France in deeper subjection so that more Frenchmen may be sent to Germany to build further German strength-and so on.
 It Is easier to blame those Frenchmen than to say what else they could do. A France whose entire industrial system is in bondage to Hitler probably offers no great opportunity for young Frenchmen. Probably they were offered the stark alternative of "work in Germany or starve in France" What hope can there pos Sibly be for Europe or for the world in a "new order" based on such alternatives?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

The way of the ferry-boat Is difficult these days and 1t isn't due to floating ice cakes in the various streams in which they operate, such as the Hudson River. The Erie Railroad has just petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to discontinue operation of It's ferry line between West 23rd street in New York City and Pavonia Avenue, Jer- sey City. The line makes thirty-one trips every day except Sunday. Only recently the 100-year-old line between Nyack and Alpine was closed, while Nov. IS the Gen. tral Railroad of New Jersey closed It's line from 23rd street to Johnson Ave, Jersey City. Tunnels end bridges spell the ferry's doom,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

President Wallace, Postmaster General Walker and Attorney General Riddle to recommend censor and draw up legislation giving authority to censor the press.
 Actually, the censor won't be called by that name. Ills of. flclal title will be Director of Public Information. But his function will be to supervise oil reports Of military operations and other information deemed of mill. tary significance.
 At present, official reports on military events are issued in the form of communiques by the War and Navy Departments and by the commanding officers Of units and areas. The White House also gives out frequent announcements and the various defense agencies do likewise.
 There is no one central super. viStory and distributing agency, as the British have in their Min- stry of Information. As origin- ally proposed, the ofileer of the Coordinator of Information, head cd by able Colonel William Don- ovan, was to do this job. But the Army and Navy, Jealous of their bureaucratic powers, ob- jected 50 vehemently that the plan was dropped, and Donovan was given the task of waging the short-Wave counter -propaganda war against the Axis. In this work his organization has been extremely effective.
 The three-man cabinet com. Inittee asked by the President to select censor have under
 consideration the fOllOwingI
 Harold Ickes, hardsbOllcd Sec. retary Of the Interior; Colonel DonOvanI Archibald MacLelsh, Librarian of Congress and dircc- tor Of the recently created Of. flee of Figures and Facts, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

e, Why are the presidents guards Secret Service men from the Treas ury Department instead of G-nien from the Federal Bureau of Inves- tigatlon?
 A, Because the law delegating to the Secret Service division of the Treasury department the duty Of guarding the president was passed some time before the Intelligence bureau of the Department of Jus- tice, now the FHI, had attained Is present size and importance.
 a, Were automobile bodies evei made wholly or in part of alumi mum? 4es A. From 1910 to 1920 aluminium body sheets and tenders were com mon on the h.gher-priced autos, The peirce- Arrow, for example, lad cast aluminium tenders. 1t Is pos- sible that the aluminium was ms much as 90 per cent in some cases, @, Is March the windieSt month";
 A, Popularly it Is believed to sup- ply tho most wind, but that ia not necessarily true, as great variations occur in wind veloeities in that month Tn general, however, me. neurological conditions in March tend to produce winds, because of the changes In the general temper. atufe occurring between winter and summer conditions,
 c. Was real ice used on the sur. face of tho rink on which tho balle number in "Sun Valley 9erenade' was staged? Why did the skate marks not show9
 A, The rink consisted of ice ln which India ink was combined with the water in freezing. To prevent the skate marks from showing, it was necessary to keep generous film of water over the black fec.
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 EDITORS NOTE; if yOu are deslFlous of securing thls weeks WRITER'S PACKET" address r. M. Kirby, Dept. B.i00, Water. bury Democrat, Service Bureau, i0lS Thirteenth St., Washington, O., with l6 cents to cover p0stagd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

though Russian, German and Italian eensorS read English and every other language in order to clear press dispatches quickly,
 Finally Michael MeDermott, able head of the State Depart- ments press relations, called the naval censor and said;
 "These men are friends Of ours. They're trying tO con. solldate public opinion for us In Latin America, Just clear their dispatches for . few days until you get . Spanish.reading censor"
 "Orders ls orders" replied the Navy. We can't take Q chance"
 WAR FLASHES
 It could happen only in the good old U. s, A, ,,,, House Re. publican Leader Joe Martin get. ting out Of bed ct 2;30 .. in,, Monday, December 8, to write the speech he delivered that day urg. Ing 100 per cent Republican sup. port for the Presidents request for Q declaration of war on Japan. RooSeyeit-hating Senator Burt Wheeler of Montana issuing statement in Colorado, few hours after the Japanese attack, urging on immediate declaration of war and decalring, "The only thing now ls tO do cur best Co lick the hell out of them" Irwin 6. Cobb reslgning from the executive board of the America First Committee,
 Copyright, io4i, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Selected Poem
MY OLD HOME IN THE VALLEY By Dorothy M, Cahoon in the Boston Post

By Dorothy M. Cahoon in the Boston Post My dear old home in the valley,
 On the bank of River Gay, Is but memory to me,
 A dream Of another day. The quaint, old house was surrounded By little fence, SO neat, Ana an old-fashioned flower garden
 Filled the air with perfume sweet. The little path up to the spring,
 Beneath towering pine, Is lost from view theSe many years,
 A tangle of weed and vine. I often think I hear the sound
 Of the old Saw-mill near by And smell the lumber, sweet and new, And see the dry chips fly. When twilight falls on summer eyes, Tn my fancy can hear The echo of the nightingale
 So drowsily sweet and clear. These pictures have filed away
 Tn my precious book of dreams, Along with other memories
 Of my happy childhood scenes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

Here's unique offer Up in Rochester, N. r., brewing company official has offered the use of two lower cellars of his concern for air raid shelters They are 55 feet below surface level; are hewed out Of rock; have arched masonry and steel floors. Sound like ideal for protection against bombs,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

been Stung with e weeVil years ago, Q il d n 0 r ill Q ] growth had be sn interfered with, At the point where this In Jury had occurred, Q crook cd branch grew
 out instead Of the stFaig ht shoot
 which would later have formed the trunk of the tree
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Daily Almanac
es 4:42 a. m,

Moon rises 4:42 Q. m. .
 Sun rises THO a. In.; sets 4:25 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 If your memory is good you'll know that this section hasn't had Q good three-day drenching rain in months. Tn fact it's doubt full if there has been one all year long. The winter will have to provide a lot of such storms. if New England isn't to face bad drought conditions all next summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

Charge of the Light Brigade, busters las { stand or the re- treat from Dun- kirk, keep an eye on Hong Kong, Britain's last and only stronghold in China.
 Hong Kong got one of the first Jap blows, right along with Pearl Harbor, Manila and Malaya, but the story of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR ConjunctlOns used in pairs must be placed next Co the words they connects as "E have read neither the book nor Che circular" 'sThe work gave me both pleasure and experience"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
e NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Hong Kong Epic May Equal Custer Stand
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

Washington, Dec, i7 United States interest in the Japanese scrap naturally centers on what happens to Americans in the Pa cific, but from the standpoint of military history, dramatic interest and the story of a desperate fight with all the heroic qualities of the