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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
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War Issue
Misleading
johnson Thinks All-Out
u. S. Only Way
BY HUGH S. JOHNSON

BY HUGH s. JOHNSON
MUCH of the following work
AA is not mine, 1t is a para
phrase of letter from one Of
our younger officials working
on the defense problem. From
what I have seen of his think
ing. l wish much of it were my
own.
I wonder if anything can he
done about the publicity being
put out by the OPM which in
fluences newspapers. / have be-
fore me considerable amount
of this stuff. The following
paragraph appears:
The great question confront
ing the people OF the United
States Is how rapidly we want
to get this job done. II we
want to tighten our belts. go
all out for military production.
II Is virtually certain we can
halt aggression in a.compara-
lively short time.
GIVE HAVE productive ca
w pacity unmatched in the
world. II Is mp TO the -Ameri-
can people whether or not We
use all OF II for defense produc-
tion. If we do. We can return
to normal living far sooner than
five demand our customary
luxuries."
There arc three abSurditleS in
the foregoing paragraph. 1t Is
not virtually certain that we
can halt aggression. no matter
what we do. 1t is impossible
for the American people 10 use
all their productive capacity for
defense production
Some. and | would say
major part, must be retained FOR
their bare subsistence. and not
for their Customary luXufies. .
No matter what we do, We can
not soon return TO normal
living.
WET this issue between beat
L inE Hitler in long war or
in a short one Is the basis of
many speeches and newspaper
articles. To military ANALYSTS
The ISSUE raised seems false,
misleading and dangerous.
Ne dnnI1haNe- chelee-he-
tween long victorious war and
a short victorious war II We
20 all out As rapidly aS possible,
we probably Will beat Hitler IN
war Of indefinite duration. If
we wait until he has knocked
out Russia and exploited moStnL
tho resources Of Russia. II ism I
clear that we will ever beat HIM.
Insofar As the long short war
reflects more than WiShful think
ing il seems 10 be based on a
faulty study. We ought 10 dis
tinguiSh three kinds OF means
fiESt, immediate H4ea4s-seidieFs,
ships and munitions; second.
intermediate means such as
capital plant. tools and trans
portation; third. lonC-run means
population and natural re-
sources
WARS are won mainly by the
w first means. but they arc
created by the second and third
means. Furthermore. the first
means are used 10 increase our
own second and third means and
to decrease those Of the enemy.
Hitler has some edge IN the
first means especially on land.
but not enough 10 end the war
AT once. The anti-AXis powers
Cincluding ourSelveSl have a
considerable edge in tho second
and especially the third means.
Hltler'S program seems TO be
10 use his immediate superiority
10 turn the balance Of long-run
means in his favor by conquer
ing Russia and using the long
run means 10 increase his rela-
tive intermediate and immedi-
atn yonanC
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
Lett ers TO
The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:
ERANK J. KUJAWA, working

TO THE EDITOR;
FRANK J. KUJAWA, working
i mans Sticker candidate for
mayor at the recent city cleo
lion. was credited on the returns
Ml1h-fou r-NateS7 -rihefeas-ae-
knows he ShoHld have had five
His own voting precinct gave
-him-zere- and he knows tieff-
nitely he should have had five
because ne knows he voted for
himself.
Considerable concern is noted
by the public press because II
casts more or less of a blot on
the purity of elections in Detroit
Why man, here We are. of
course. prone 10 cast aSperSlons
on the old Tammany organza-
tionS as debaucher Of the
ballot.
l say we meaning most
localities outside of Now York.
The business of crooked eiee-
ton returns under Tammany
was a kindergarten as compared
With old Philadelphia and Al
legheny in the State Of Penn
SlyVanla in the days Of Matthew
Stanley Quay and Boise PcnroSe.
have been around Detroit
for the last AZ years. and this
failure to count votes has been
prevalent all those years
There was time when the
Democratic Party had no county
ticket. A number Of my friends
wrote in the name Of one man
for all the county offices IN the
Democratic column. Perhaps
somewhere between 20 and y
Democrats followed my lead,
but no votes were returned for
the man for whom we voted.
In 1897. a woman friend Of
mine would not vote for either
O'Brien or Reading. She voted
for herself and some OF her
friends likewise voted for her for
the office of mayor, but her
name did not appear in the cleo
ton returns.
So there's nothing new under
-the-St4Fa- ------- --------------
Probably in kuiawa's precinct
somebody said, "Oh, why count
that vote?' and the rest OF the
election board echoed Yes,
why ?"
II isn't fair nor honest, but
II IS an old Detroit custom.
JOHN II. SLENIN. \. NJ, VI. d.,
10 PeterbOrO avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27

Copyrighted nv United Features synd., Ina
The census reports that prop
erty taxes IN 1919 constituted
over IS per cent of the total
state tax collections. but in 1910
only 6 per cent Of the total tax
Weld was from this source.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27

Probably in kujawa's precinct
somebody said, "Oh, why count
that vote?' and the rest of the
election board echoed Yes,
why? ?"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27

BARNEY PLOTNIk,
l6201 Woodingham drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27

lear beOISe'
WELL. You poor, dumb dope.
w / hope. you have observed
that the United States Congress
is fixing to double-cross you and
sell you out again. AS sure as
you are born. Spelvin, those po-
litlcal parasites who built up the
brown shirt terror Of the union
COON system are going TO slip
that chive between your ribs
again and give ii a twist and
break II off
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
BY ELMER c. wALZER Limited Press Financial EdltOr)

New York, August 1z -- (UPl - Announcement of United Estates British war aims failed to share the stock market out of its rut to- day.
 Around mid-day the trend in the share market was lrregularly higher. The list showed firning tendencies at the opening when traders watched financial news tickers to read the declaration of President Roodsetvelt and Prime Minister Churchill. But traders re- garded it largely as restatement of views already presented.
 Rails appeared in best demand around noon, coincident with the meeting of railway labor and man. agelnent under the sponsorship of the national mediation board. At- lantic Coast Line ran up 7-8 to 25 1-4 and N. Y. Central, Santa Fe and Southern Pacific firmed frac- tionally. Bethlehem Steel replaced an early small loss with 1-4 point gain to 69 1-4 and U. s. Steel com mon held at its previous of 57 1-2 while the preferred lost 7-S to 12O 5-8. Motors were barely changed Chrysler holding at 56 7-8 off 1-8 and General Motors at 38 3-8, up IA. Steadier tendencies were noted in sugars and finance shares.
 Aircraft shares were active and rm on publication of favorable Nf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14

ton period must be inspected dur ing the period, as must those which are to be stored for the winter.
 Dealers and repairers' cars. in- cluding emergency cars and wreck CTS, are subject to inspection.
 The only vehicles with Connecti- cut registration which are not sub ject to the inspection are those which do not operate in the state at any time during the inspection period, and those farm vehicles and others which are restricted in op- eration by their registration, SO that they can not legally travel to an inspection station.
 Also exempted are vehicles of special construction or used for spe- cial purposes which require infre- quent travel on the highways such as: cranes, derricks, special types of road construction apparatus, ditch diggers well drill rigs, power shovels and heavy duty trailers.
 Cars held for sale by dealers and repairers operated only for demon Stration purposes.
 The TolTington testing lane will be open from August IS to October 4, and will be located on Joyce street; the Bristol lane on Lake avenue will be open from Septem- Der 24 to November 8, and Win sted lane on Willow street, from Oc- tober 2 to October 24.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
HERBERT ENCLE
 IN NAVAL SERVICE
MIDDLEBURY Correspondent: Nancy Riley
 Telephone 4-6A1e

Middlebury, Aug. 14.-Herbert En- gle, nephew of Mir and Mrs. William Engle of South street, has enlisted in the U. s. navy and is now at the Naval Training Station, New port, R. I.
 After the regular business meet ing on Tuesday night of the Mid- dlebury Grange which was held in the Grange room at the Town Hall, members of the Middlebury Grange. Beacon Valley and Rock Rimmon Oranges met at the Rock Rimmon Grange rooms at surprise shower for Miss Anne Upright, member of the Beacon Valley Grange, who will be married to Francis Payne, Secre- tary of the Middlebury Grange on August 30. Miss Upright was pre- sented with many gifts of miscellan- eous nature and with an electric vacuum cleaner by members of Bea- con Valley Grange, and a toastmas- ter set by Middlebury Grange. Mid- dlebury also supplied one number on the social program.
 Harold Reed of Christian road is a patient at the Waterbury hospital suffering from decorations and con- tusions of the scalp which he re- ceived when he dived into shallow water at Kelly's pond on Tuesday. He struck a rock thus being in- jured.
 Miss Jeanne Sands of South street and Miss Katherine Since of Coun- try Club road, are spending a few days at Crawford Notch, N. H., where they are registered at the Crawford House.
 MT. and Mrs. George Schuster, who with their daughters, Beverly and Mrs Joseph Cunningham, spent last week at Niagara Falls and other interesting points in New York state have returned home.
 Donald Sands, who has been talk ing summer course at Lehigh Uni verSity in Bethlehem, Penn, has returned to his parents home on South street for the remainder of the season
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
|NODECISIONO ON
 RATE QUESTION
Report of Special COmrnis- sion May Present SOIu-
 ton for Housing Project

Rates to be charged by the city for water supplied to homes in the Long Hill road and Hamilton ave- nue defense housing projects re- mained unsettled today after a lengthy conference at the mayors office yesterday. Speaking of two government proposals for service, each involving extra cost that neither could be accepted by the city without Q change in the city ordinances.
 The government has proposed either that 1t lay mains to the property and get water at half the regular rate or that the city lay the main and charge full price for the water.
 William lobe and Major John L. Lee represented the government while Mayor Scully headed the city's representatives at the session.
 A possible solution may come in the form of an early report by a special city commission now study ing the water rate structure and adoption of an ordinance ernbody- ing its recommendations. The com mission is expected to recommend sliding scale to replace the pres ent fiat rate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
Testing Lanes Open
 Here Monday, Aug. Is
Official Warning Given All Autoists-37,44O Cars
 Checked Here First Period 1892 Rejected

The Connecticut motor vehicles department, having just completed the first 1941 inspection period throughout the state, announced today that the second period for the inspection of vehicles would b. gin Monday, August 18.
 Tn the inspection period just n- ished, total of 37,440 cars passed through the Waterbury testing lane on Thomaston avenue, according to the chief inspector. This num- Der includes those which failed to pass the first examination, but re- turned for recheck after mak- ing the necessary repairs. This total surpasses that of the previous period, which was 35,343.
 During the inspection period, a total of 1l,392 cars were rejected for one reason or another on their first visit to the local testing lane, he said. Faulty headlights and brakes were the principal causes of rejection, totalling 5,469 and 4,7ll respectively. Another relatively fre- quent cause of rejection was faulty steering apparatus, which accounted for an addition 1876 of the cars, while miscellaneous causes ac- counted for 5.906 more.
 Some cars found wanting in more than one of these respects, a fact which accounts for the apparent discrepancy between the Il ,392 cars rejected. and the 17,462 individual causes of rejection. The latter fig ures. however, provide an accurate index of the frequency of the dif- terent ailments among the cars in- spected
 During the inspection period which will begin on Monday, and will last in Waterbury through the l7th Of January, the inspection lane will be open from a. m. to p. m. every day except Sundays and legal holidays, weather permit- ting. Waterbury boasts one of the five permanent testing lanes in the state, with seven additional porta- bl lanes circulating among 3l of the smaller communities.
 The other permanent lanes are located at Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford. Portable units will be put in operation on Monday at Ansonia, Middletown. Norwalk. Rockville, Stonington, Tor rington and Windsor Locks. A car may be inspected at any of the ifi- spectlon lanes throuehont the state.
 All Connecticut licensed motor vehicles which will be operating on roads or highways in this 6tate at any time during the coming anspecs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14

LaGuardia Field here for the mid west. So great has the menace become that the U. s. Depart ment of Agriculture has had to station an anti-beetle unit of three experts to inspect all out going palnes and passengers at the airport
 Popillia japonica, as he is call ed by his friends (which is why you hear this name so seldom) made his unwelcome arrival in America from Japan after jump ing ship at Riverton, N. J., in 1916. Since then this hard-shell- ed menace to crops has steadily eaten his way about the country until now only the south and mid- west are free of the scourge.
 The Department of Agriculture intends that these regions shall remain free of the Japanese beetles. In the past month and a half its agents have nabbed over 200 of the pests aboard outbound planes and passengers.
 Japanese beetles are shrewd air travellers. Loathing cloudy weather, they won't travel unless visibility is perfect, ceiling un- limited. They are also particular about night flying, never show up at the airport after sundown or before dawn.
 But once they are in the air, they are good travellers. In two experimental flights, 69 beetles were carried between Pittsburgh and New York, at maximum att t1de of 9000 feet. Only seven ot them passed out on the flight.
 That's why the experts give the planes such a thorough going over ten minutes before flight time. So if you're flying west from New York one day soon and a strange man says: Pardon, madam" as he fingers the shoul- der of your dress, don't slap him. He's just picking up Japanese beetle who is trying to take Hor- ace Greeley seriously and "Go West"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
Marriage Intentions

The following marriage inten- tions have been filed at the office 1. of Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin:
 Peter BOccardi, 85 Charles street, and Lydia NiIiti, 96 Charles i. street. Edmund Fleming, 83 Central avenue, and Ruth Lambert, l45 Madison street.
 Charles SobOtka, New Haven, and Anna Stokna, 167 Alder street.
 James G. Moore, Cheshire road, and Mary Dzdavinis, R. F. D.
 Joseph Candit0, Cheshire, and oJsephine Napoli, 9S Meriline ave nue.
 Alfred Anderson, 6 Frederick stre&, and Anna M. Guiffre, S7 Madison street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
Compensation Agreements
Q COmpensation Communication

Compensation Commissioner Jo- seph E. Talbot today approved the following agreements:
 Edward Cocchiola, Waterbury, against Waterbury Farrel Foun- dry & Machine Co, $14.65 per week beginning April 12; fracture of the second met2tarsal of the right foot.
 Louis J. StasOnis, Waterbury, against Waterbury Farrel Foun- dry and Machine Co.,, $23.S3 per week beginning June %; frac- ture of the bone of the right ankle.
 Andre Hebert, Waterbury, against Eastern MalIeable Iron O., Naugatuck, $12.85 per week begin- ming August !; cut tendon of the little finger right hand.
 Walter Kasperaitis, Union City. against Eastern MaIIeabIe Iron Co. Naugatuck, $14.1S per week beginning July 23; infection of the left knee.
 Alexander K. Jurevice, Water bury, against Waterbury FarreI Foundry &, Machine O., $25 per week beginning July 29; lacera- ton, abrasion and fracture of the humerus of the Left arm.
 Everett Anderson, AnsOnia, against JerOlman Motor Co, An sonia, $1O.52 per week beginning August 1; severe lacerati0n of the right middle finger followed by !. StreptocOccus infection. (
 Frederick c. TrestraiI, Nauga- tuck, against w. J. Megin, Inc, $2O.O7 per week beginning July IS: minor fracture of the left foot.
 Andrew Churma, ST., against Seymour Manufacturing Co, $15.S4 per week beginning July 2S; lacerated tend0ns of the left wrist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
FOiled-But!


 Two young men, ostensibly seeking to steal 8 car parked on Washington Ave. near South Leonard street last evening, were frustrated when the vehicle failed to start after being push cd down a hill.
 Motor Patr0lman Alfred Over ton said that the machine rolled down Washington street, and collided with car operated by Eugene Murphy, 225 Southmayd Road. The wOuld-be thieves made a nasty departure. Harold E. Chittenden, "A Fairview ave- nue, Naugatuck, was said to be the owner of the automobile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
Preparedness?

Construction work on an addi- tiOn to the Scovill Mfg. Co. em- ployes' hospital is expected to be finished in about three weeks, making available four additional rooms and 8 large extra amount of floor space. The addition will include laboratory, surgical, and eye examination facilities, also a rest room.
 A permit for construction of the hospital addition was secur- ed some weeks ago from Build- ing Inspector John T. Hartley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
Given Leave

State employees who are mem bers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be given time of to at tend their national convention in Philadelphia August 24 through 29, State Personnel Director Har- " WD. Marsh announced Wed- nesday.
 Tn a letter to all department and institution heads, he said it was Governor Hurley's wish that all war veterans desiring to at- tend the VFW convention should be permitted to do SO without. loss of vacation time or compenSa- ton"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
Oil Burner

Engines l and 6, and Booster Truck No. 2 of the local fire department, responded to a call at the home of Louis DOrfman, N149 Cooke street, at S:34 o'clock this morning. A defec- tive oil burner, which was quickly extinguished, was re- sp0nsibIe for the summons of the apparatus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
Regarded As Tn"

The name of Frank s. Hogan has been formally filed as both Democratic and Republican can- didate for the post of district at torney of New York county and his nomination in both primaries sen1s assured. Political leaders al- ready concede his election.
 MT. Hogan a native of Water bury, will succeed District Attor- ney Thomas E. Dewey, under whom he now serves as admins trative assistant. He has promised to carry on Dewey's policies and to retain the present Dewey staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
Spotlighting Brass sCityNews
Called!

,Selective service board 15-A has named three men, one of them 8 Chinese, to fill its quota for next Monday. The trio will report to the state reception center at Hartford.
 The Chinese is Joseph Chin Pon, of 188 North Main street, an employe of the Scovill Mfg. Co. His parents, both of whom were born in this country. came to Waterbury 20 years ago.
 The other two are Jonh Angelo Petrone, of 20 Ward street, a married man; and Ernest Bacco, of 629 North Main stret, waiter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
Bronze Contract

Award of e e24.22D contract to the Ansonia branch of the Amer ican Brass Go. vas announced Ht Washington today by the War Department. The contract is for bronze.
 Also announced was the award Of on etl ,l0O contract to the Nae tlonal Die co. Of this city for .dieee,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
Lucky Driver

Guido M. Sandulli, 173 Easton avenue, Waterbury, escaped with a scratched ankle Monday even- ing, when the car he was driving skidded on a slippery pavement near the foot of Plymouth Hill in Thomaston, and turned over twice. The car was utterly demol- ished, but Constable Albert Golden who investigated the accident, did not hold Sandulli. The local man is a watchman at the Waterbury reservoir.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14
Pine St. Residents Sue
 Town, Cemetery Assn.
Opening of Entrance Into Cemetery Basis of Action
 Michael Dunn Sworn in As SeIectman Last Night
W AT TO W N
stephen Canty Correspondent Phone watertOwn 1906

Watertown, Aug. 1.-The Town of Watertown and the Evergreen Cemetery association are being sued for $1o,OO0, it was learned here to- day as residents of Pine street re- vealed plans for such litigation to be in the Litchf1eld county superior court.
 Constable Victor Fogelstrom has been issued a writ by the court and is expected to serve 1t shortly on those named defendants in the suit, Warren A. Parker, Wilmot Hunger ford, and w. Harry Byrnes, Water towns selectmen at the time the al- lneged transgression of property rights occurred; and Charles Hun gerford as chairman of the ceme- tery association.
 The action has been taken by res- idents of Pine street who complain that the thoroughfare until a asyear ago was a dead-end street, but that an entrance was made from it into the cemetery to which the plaintiffs object, and that surface water floods their property as result of the change in the street layout.
 The plaintiffs are Harold A. John son of Rye, N Y, and Linda P. Kopp, represented by Attorneys Mi chael J. Galullo and U. G. Church, both of whom also own property on Pine street.
 The suit charges that property was bought by the plaintiffs on Pine street with the understanding that it would always remain a dead end thoroughfare and no entrance into the cemetery made from 1t. New SeIectman
 Michael V. Dunn was sworn in as third selectman last night to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of w. Harry Byrnes.
 Results of Tennis Tournament The results of the boys and girls singles in the tournaments being played on the Taft school Civic Union tennis courts, have. resulted in victory for Janice Damery in the girls singles and Truman Day. ton in the boys singles. | The results by games are as fol- lows: Boys singles: first round, Bud Peck defeated Frank Burns, 6-1, 6-1; Truman Dayton defeated Will liam Bassford, 6-2, 6-2; Bronson Hickox defeated Donald Miller, 6-1, 6-1; Edward Bennett defeated Will liam MartiS GA, 6-3.
 Semi finals: Truman Dayton de- feated Bud Peck, by default; Bron- son Hickox defeated Edward Ben nett, GA, 5-7, 6-3.
 Finals: Truman Dayton defeated