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Smyrna times., 1941-08-21
Man Officially Dead
Sends in Draft Inquiry

PAINESVILLE, OHIO.-Ralph w.
Clark, transient, came late to in
quire about his number in the draft,
but Lake County Sheriff James Mo-
loney didn't expect him at all. Clark
found that he had been listed in the
sheriff's records as dead for more
than month. A body found in a
burning barn at Mentor, Ohio, was
identified" as Clark's by a left
shoe, a necktie and pair of glasses.
Smyrna times., 1941-08-21

CANADIAN industry performed a
~ miracle when it fashioned its
first heavy infantry tank. At the
outbreak of war. the Dominion had
no facilities for the manufacture of
such military monsters as tanks
and no means of making armor
plate such as tank specifications
call for. But brains, perseverance
and expediency combined to make
possible the overcoming of these
serious obstacles and today, not
only is Canada producing tanks at
the rate Of three per day but
Smyrna times., 1941-08-21
Telephones Balk at
ANYTHING but English

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.-Per-
haps Australia's most unusual
wartime regulation has been the
prohibition of use of any foreign
language over the government
operated telephone system.
IF a person cannot talk Eng
lish, he cannot use the tele-
Phone" is the order. Even
French is barred.
Smyrna times., 1941-08-21
SMYRNA DOINGSI
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF AUG. 18TH, 1891

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1941-08-21
Earth's Water Area

There is enough water in the world
to cover the earth two miles deep
if all the surface were level.
Smyrna times., 1941-08-21
Thwarted Ambition Turned
Edna Ferber to Writing

DA Feber frustrated In spite of brilliant writer
E spite envble reputation in the literary world the we'll
known ubmge ambition she's harbored since
she won deamato just before graduation from
Ryan High School in Appleton, Wisconsin
That award writes Irving the August of Cosmo
Smyrna times., 1941-08-21

-PdSSed 6y Censor.
Canadian engineers have introduced
improvements which are said to
make these tanks faster to build
than any Of the size yet produced
on this continent or in Great
Britain. and there is a possibility
that the United States may adopt
the design of the Canadian Cruiser
Tank. The Canadian tank program
calls for the production of 800 In.
fantry and 1000 cruiser tanks. The
photograph shows workmen putting
the finishing touches on one Of the
heavy infantry tanks.
Smyrna times., 1941-08-21
NOTICE

Dead or. disabled horses, COWS
and mules removed FREE OF
charge by calling DOVER TAO R
IS. No animals removed unless call
Is made Immediately and no an
imals dying from a contagious dis
ease will be removed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
yACKRABBITs TEST GRASS

Mandar, N. D. - CU.P) - Agri- culture experts here have discov- cred how to make use of Ecrth Da- kosa's huge iackrabbit colonies. They are putting the cTfAtufes to work testing ereas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12

for introductino into the House of Representatives this month.
 The route proposed in modern times, and presently called for, is: from the Atlantic Ocean up the St. Johns River past Jacksonville, Fla, thence up the valley of the Ocklawaha River, cutting across some narrow strips of land, then across a wide divide" of land to the Withlacoochee River and out to the Gulf of Mexico at a point 95 miles north of Tampa.
 The canal could not end at the Gulf because of shallow water near shore. A channel 27 miles lorg would have to be excavated in the Gulf, protected by a break water 200 feet wide on the south ern side. The proposed canal would be 400 feet wide and 8 feet deep. Its 190 miles would make it the longest canal in the world. It would take six years to build. FUTURE SAVINGS
 VS. PRESENT EXPENSE
 When the Rivers and Harbors Committee took a recent poll on ir1- cludtng the Florida scheme in the forthcoming Omnibus Bill," the vote was IA for, 10 against. The "ayes" pointed, as the canals pro- ponents have for many years, to its time money savings during peace and its safety elements during war. They said it would save 400 miles, a full days time and freight cost, otherwise consumed in rounding the peninsula. As much as SO,- 900 GOO tons of cargo, half of 1t Tex as petroleum, have been carried in 8 year between the Gulf ports and the Atlantic Coast.
 They also said it would eliminate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
FASCISM THE MAIN THING WHICH AMERICA IS
 OUT TO BEAT
Editor of The Democrat:

Editor of The Democrat:
 How many Fascists are there in the United States? Many Ameri- cans are naive enough to think there are none. They have cap tured the governments of Germany Italy, Japan, Spain, France, and host of other nations. Even Eng land has her Fascists, led by Sir Oswald Moseley, who is now behind prison bars.
 Fascism is the enemy of De- mocracy and Freedom. It is the thing that America is out to defeat The Fascists and their Sympathizers are enemies within our gates.
 It Is difficult to say just who is a Fascist. Many folks think Lind bergh is one. He certainly is doing all he can to defeat the Democra- cies we have voted to aid.
 These folks say Lindbergh came back from Germany filled to over- flowing with praise for the might of German Fascisn. He resigned at request, from our own army. He still retains his German decoration
 He is ar least peculiar. When he left America, he sought sanctu- ary in England. The world knows how France, torn within by Fascism, broke her pledge to her ally and quit, and how Britain, though un- prepared, took up the fight for Democracy alone.
 Now Lindbergh warns America that England may turn against us as she has against France. Lind bergh says Germany cannot be beaten. Do Lindbergh and other opponents of the American policy want Fascism to be defeated by Democracy?
 LOUIS HINDIN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
Catholic University !. Starting 53rd Year
Mass of the Holy Ghost to Inaugurate New Term; Special Studies Arranged to Aid Defense Program

of financial aid.
 In the School of Laws graduate courses, as announced by the Rev. Robert J. White, dean of the school, problems arising out of war condi- tions in Europe and out of the An- erican defense program will dome in for special attention. A new course in trade regulation, par ticularly with a view to it's relation ship to the emergency, has been added this year,
 American political philosophy and the rules of conduct which should govern international relations will be stressed in the courses offered by the Department of Politics, with Dr. Herbert Wright, and his associates, the Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, formerly dean of the Graduate School of Georgetown University, and Dr. Robert H. Connery, handling these subjects.
 The impact of the defense pro- gram also will be reflected in the courses scheduled in the School of Social Science, with new courses on cost accounting, business cycles, wel- fare economics, and migratory labor in the United States.
 Latin- America
 The important place which Latin America is destined to occupy in the future relationships between the na- tions of the western hemisphere also will be the subject of additional attention at the University. Dr. Manuel s. Cardozo, assistant curator of the Lima Library, spent the past summer in Brazil and other South American countries, and will give a course in Portuguese language and supplementing the cours- es the courses in political and cul- tural Ibero-American studies.
 Because of the increased interest in vocational education and guid- ance, Dr. Eugenie Leonard, who joined the University's faculty last year after being associated with the staff of the Federal Office of Edu- cation, will continue her courses in these subjects, including the teach ing of content and techniques in the field of guidance, supplemented by a seminar tracing the administrative problems in the initiation and de- velopment of guidance programs.
 During the summer, many quar- ters at the University have been completely renovated, and modern has been installed to care for the expanded program of the institution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
Local Women Attend
 Baptists' Meeting
200 Delegates Welcomed to Hartford By Mrs. Robbins
 w. Barstow; Three-day Program to Be Observed

Mrs. David P. Gaines, Mrs. J. Anson Stone, Miss Edna Murray, Mrs. Clarence Isbell, Mrs. Adrian Mulloy, Mrs. Wilbur Messenger, Mrs. Albert S. Sault, Mrs. Percival E. Dixon, Mrs. Lewis c. Schultz, Mrs. Paul A. Marggraff and Mrs. Nell son J. Holcomb, all of this city, are attending the three-day meeting of the Connecticut Baptist Women'S house party which opened Wednes- day at the Hartford Theological seminary.
 The 200 delegates were welcomed by Mrs. Robbins w. Barstow, wife of the president of the foundation, and Mrs. H. H. Conland, president of the Woman's Church Union in Hartford.
 Dr. Hilda L. Ives, professor of the Rural Church in the Andover-New- ton Theological seminary and de- votional leader for the three days assembly,, discussed the convention theme Love never faileth." Dr. Ives pointed to love Gas the most beautiful thing in the world" but asked "how beautiful is our love i'll relation to the unlovely and ugly people and acts in the world?" It is so easy and natural, so Spontan- eous and simple" she explained, ito love the beautiful, to love our fam- lilies and friends, to respond to the love of those who make up happy and minister to us with companion ship and sympathy"
 Love in Family Circle
 Declaring thatf love functioned most graciously in the intimacy of the family circle at meal time, Dr. Ivse said certainly you have broken bread with your friends who will invite you to share their table with in two weeks, but Jesus lived kind of love which sought the lame, the halt, and the blind to break bread with them. How many of these have you loved during the year, not to contribute to their maintenance by charitable agencies, but to sup with you in your own homer"
 Dr. Ives pointed to the criminal class as the most diificult to love. How are we to love the enemies of society, the self-deciared destroyers of all we have achieved through the years7" she asked. The speaker invoked Hitler as the archetype of the criminal cias and the ultimate test of true Christian love. "More than anyone else," she declared, Hitter needs our love and our prayers: one other is 60 hard to love. Do VIC love Hitler, do VIC pray for him? We cannot love Hitler llfi- Iess we open our hearts to tho full ln prayer to cod. dod is in all love but to love Hitter requires that we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12

be filled with the love of God. In the spirit of Christ let us devote ourselves to finding the love of God and deeping our love to include even criminals, even the very hard est to love-"
 The women of the Central Bap- tist church of Hartford entertained at a reception for the guests and missionaries in Mackenzie hall from 3:30 to p. m. In the evening Miss Eleanore c. Mackenzie, mis- sionary education secretary of Con- necticut, and Mrs. w. w. Everett, reading program secretary, present. ed new books on religion and democ- racy to the convention. Mrs. Harry E. Olcott, literature secretary of the Hartford association, introduced the new missionary material of the na- tional boards. The program and fa- cilities of the Northern Baptist convention were outlined by Mrs. E. H. Stewart, president of the New Haven association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
fspecial to The Democrat

washington, D. C., Sept. 12-CSpe- ciaD Catholic University of America embarks upon its 53rd year of activity on September 22nd pre- pared to meet the increased demands brought about by the national ener- gency, which necessitates the shap- ing of its courses in manner de- signed to make the most helpful con- trtbution to the defense program, the Most Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan, rector of the University, announced today.
 The registration period in all the schools of the University begins Sep- tember 22, and the enrolment pro- cess will continue up to October 1st, especially in the late afternoon and evening classes which will encom- pass courses particularly suited to persons employed in government departments and private industries.
 In the ecclesiastical departments, including the School fo Sacred The ology the School of Canon Law and the School of Philosophy, the reg iStration procedure will be along the same lines as that applying to lay students, except that the credential of all priests and seminarians must be approved by the president Of the :. Divinity College.
 Mass Of The Holy Ghost
 The Mass of the Holy Ghost and Solemn Opening of the Academic Year will take place at 10:30 a. n1., Sunday, September 28, in the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the campus. The faculties of the several schools, graduate students, and members of the Senior Class will attend in academic costume.
 Greater cognizance of the national defense situation will be reflected in many of the courses of the Uni- verdty, with stress being laid on the urgency of intensive instruction in the arts and sciences and the special skills identified with indus trial expansion, including chemstry, physcs, mathematics, and economics
 Government underwritten courses included in the new federal training setup, known as Engineering, Science Management Defense Training, will be given in addition to the regular curricula. In the School of Nursing Education, which occupies large part of the Music Building, and in its branc hat Providence Hospital provision has been made to care for a larger enrolment occasioned by the Public Health Services program
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
In Today's Mail
tcontinued from Preceding Page,

This very vital and significant report was sent by the Netherlands Minis ister in Russia to Sir M. Finlay, British representative at Christiania and by him telegraphed to MT. Ball. four at the British Foreign office.
 The object of this letter is not to defend the Axis powers nor to castigate Great Britain but to prove that we should not cooperate or assist Atheistic Bolshevism.
 When this war is over and Ger many and Italy are beaten, Joseph Stalin is not going to be chased home by MT. Churchill and MT. Roosevelt. He is going to stay and get in on the spoils and help spread the four freedoms, even the freedom of religion, the one freedom that MT. Roosevelt and MT. Churchill left out of their deep sea eight points so as not to embarrasS MT. Stalin the latest stalwart of Christianity.
 FRED J. MORAzIK.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12

danger from enemy submarines lurking in the Florida straits in case of war.
 Opponents of the canal whistled Roll Out the Barrel" They called the $198 100000 project the juciest bit of gravy to roll out of the tradi- tional pork barrel" for years. They called the economy aspects during peace plain baloney, since most of the ships that once used the route have ceased to operate or been sold. They said that wartime danger to shipping to shipping around the Florida peninsula is gone because of American bases in the Bahamas and other British West Indian islands. EXPERTS DISAGREED
 MANY TIMES
 Congress will have to decide whom to believe. Not that its decision necessarily will be final. No previous devisions have been. In 1883 a Board of Engineers of the Rivers and Har- bors Committee reported to Congress that the canal was feasible but not economical justified. The next year another group of engineers reported the exact opposite and President Roosevelt allocated $5,40O,0O0 of emergency funds to begin the pro- ject. When the money ran out, ex- cavation stopped. Then the army's engineers reviewed previous reports, urged the canals completion. The Rivers ard Harbors Board of En- gineerS then reviewed this report and said the cost still wasn't worth the supposed benefits.
 As a sequel to all of this no-yes, yes-no business, the Arn1yis Chief of Engineers recommended the pro- ject again. That was four years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
EGG CONTEST ON
 EAST END DOCKET
SS. Peter & Paul SOftbaIl League Plans Annual
 Outing Sunday

An egg throwing contest will be one of the many feature attractions on the program which the SS. Peter and Paul Softball League members will enjoy next Sunday at the Paradise Grove on Meriden Road, scene of their annual outing.
 Winnie "Baldy" Coates and his Married Mems softball array will lineup against Johnny Wrenn'S Single Men in another highlight attraction. The league champions, Jim Cavanaugh'S combine, will be honored at the outing. All league members are asked to met ct l0:30 o'clock Sunday morning ct the school where transportation tO the grove will be offered.
 Billy "International" Cavanaugh was president Of the league this year, ably assisted by Al Paul, Crosby High teacher, as vicO-presi- dent, George Daly as treasurer and Bob Brown Biewitt e public re- latiens counsel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
B
 

Your choice of 8 WAYS TO PAY: (l) Open Account. t2) Spaced Account. (3) Budget Account. Ask about them. SHOP AT NIGHT if you like by phoning s-llol and making Q date for a salesman Go be on hand e sec you. Bring the whole family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
NEWCOMERS To Waterbury WiH Like This Friendly Store!

We have made many friends with newcomers to Waterbury and surrounding towns. and cordially
 invite every stranger who has never visited Metro politan to drop in at his convenience See our nine spacious floors of Finer Quality Furniture dis played in both of our stores. You will find 18th Century, Early American, Modern and Conven- tional Styles In Wide Variety of Prices, to suit Every Home. Newcomers to Waterbury will like this Friendly Furniture Store, just as thousands of others have for the last 39 yearsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
BY MILTON BRONNER

Washington September SBy there been nearly
 
 there in Florida Plans for its actual construction of, again. of again times throughout the getting fall canal is included in recordhreakng billion Buw which Committee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12

Ruma is trying to lengthen the woFk day and week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
RUBBER COMPANY
 GIVES DIVIDEND

New York, September i2-A div idend of two per cent was declared on the outstanding eight per cent non-cumulative First Preferred stock of United States Rubber Company at the regular monthly meeting of the company's board of directors here yesterday, 1t was announced by F. B. Davis, Jr., chairman and pres- ldent of the company. Dividend is payable September 26. lo4i. to stockholders of record September 10, le4l. The last previous dividend on this stock was two per cent paid on June 2T, io4l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12

Germany has Standardized street rcaierk
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Duquette

Mrs. Mahoney and Mrs. DeMerrit
of st. Paul, spent several days visit
ing their mother, Mrs. G. Lund, this
week.
Irene Anderson of Finlayson, and
Eylene Ellefson of Sturgeon Lake,
are enjoying their Easter vacations
at their respective homes here.
Miss Frances Voigel left Monday
for her home in Rock Island, Ill. She
had spent a week at the Keyport
home
Miss Evelyn Larson is spending
her vacation at her parental home
near Oak Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Torell and
Helen and Mrs. Francis Melancon
spent Sunday at the Ed Rupp home
in Bruno.
Frank Keyport of Washington, ar
rived Monday to visit his mother,
Mrs. c. Keyport, and his brother Ed
and family.
Emil Franzen of Palisade, called
in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Peter Erickson called on Mr..
and Mrs. Gust Bohlin of Nickerson,
Monday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Strange Wallpaper Seen
In New York Museum

Chinese, French, English and
American wallpapers of unusual
pattern, including hand-painted can
vases from the bathroom walls of
the Fifth avenue home of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, French paper from a
Newport, R. l., estate, are displayed
in a representative exhibition of re-
cent accessions to the Cooper Union
Museum for the Arts of Decoration
in New York.
American papers from block
prints of the early Nineteenth CEN
fury to the latest rotogravure types
are shown in addition to the extern
sive collection of American wall
paper on view at the museum.
The wall decorations for the VAN
derbilt bathroom were designed and
painted on canvas in 1881 by Pierre
Victor Galland, foremost French
decorator of the Nineteenth century
and director of Gobelin, state SUBJ
sidized tapestry works in Paris.
Lavishly decorated with satyrs,
cherubs, nudes, ducks and scrolls, it
is painted in heavy browns and
reds. Vanderbilt, upon receiving the
imported masterpiece, had Amer
lean painters daub flecks of gold
paint over the surface because he
felt that the walls were too dark for
the room.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
Kerrick

Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Lund and chill
dren of Askov, visited at the James
Murphy home Sunday afternoon.
Donald Small of Gilbert, spent Mon
day in town. He took his trailer with
him when he went back.
Mr.. and Mrs Newell Anderson and
daughter Shirley of Moose Lake,
visited at the Milton Beckstrom home
Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Mach and son are visit
ing relatives and friends in the Cities
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Fuhrmann
were Moose Lake callers Monday.
Carl Berg and children and Miss
Allen motored to Big Fork Saturday
and visited her sister.
Cy Halverson returned to his camp
Sunday after a few days visit here.
Donald Maltby and Warren Golden
were callers in the Cities Monday.
Les Riehm was a business caller
in st. Paul Monday.
Mrs. Les Riehm and Mrs. Irwin
Larson were callers in Sandstone
Saturday.
Irwin Larson and daughter were in
Moose Lake Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
South HOlyOke

Milton Person went to Duluth over
the weekend to visit friends.
Miss Mary Maxi went home fol-
the Easter vacation Friday evening
Hermon Nader of st. Paul, was
caller in the South Side Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermon Zinter spent
Friday evening at the home OF their
daughter Helen.
Alfred Oswaskey was on the sick
list all last week.
Fritz Semerau took Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Walton to Carlton Sunday when
Mrs. Walton consulted doctor. She
was ordered to bed for few days
and is better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stafford, Miss
Alyce Sorenson and James Trestel
of Superior, spent Sunday at the Sor-
enson home. Mr.. and Mrs. Wally
Pearson and Joyce also spent Sunday
with the Sorenson family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sunny Van Guildel
and children spent Sunday after
noon at the Jim Pickett home.
The Misses June and Leona Person
and Mrs. Sorenson called on Mrs
Walton Sunday evening.
Richard Person dragged the roac
from his place to the corner of the
Oswaskey place Monday morning.
The April PIT. A. meeting wa:
held at the school Friday night ano
a delicious lunch was served by
Mrs. Helen North. Plans were made
to have a dance at the school in May
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-04-10
NickersOn

Mr.. and Mrs. Slower and two
daughters spent the weekend in
Minneapolis with relatives.
Mrs. Hansen visited Tuesday aft
ernoon with Mrs. Edw. Beaudry
Mrs. Pete Virgins visited Tues
day with her sister, Mrs. Casadont
Warner Wahlquist went back to
work on the section Monday after
being at home ill for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Peterson and
two daughters were visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry
Sunday evening.
Walter Soper spent Sunday with
his wife here
Mr.. and Mrs. Slower entertained
guests over the Weekend
Mrs. Bohlin and Mr.. and Mrs
Trester went to Pine City recently
to see Mr.. Bohlin who is confined
in the hospital there.
Mrs. Paul Hansen spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Edw. Beaudry.
Miss Mildred Slower came home
Monday.
Edmund Trester went to Superior
Monday.
The school children are having theil
Easter vacation this week.
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