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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-10
SEE THE BrLLBOARDs FIRST
(Hartford courant)

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 The National Roadside Council has just completed a survey of what in Connecticut we call the Post Road-U. S. Number One. It is the oldest and, in some respects, the most important highway in the United States. And to judge from the photographs reproduced in the Councils report, 1t is one of the dreariest roads a tourist can pick. thanks to the billboards and other advertising displays that mar the scenery from the top of Maine to the tip of Florida.
 Connecticut. thanks partly to the fact that some of the Post Road in this State runs through relatively undeVeloped country and partly to the fact that certain mild taxes and restrictions are imposed on the erection Of rural signs, is not 60 badly disagured as some Of its neaahboTs. Prom the Rhode Island border to New London, the lnVegti- gators found. most of the route is not yet lined with hlllhoards and commerce; it ls only blotched. One can stali catch enchanting giimpses Of New England batween the blotehes.s But iron New London t0 Mew Haven the blight increases. niliboaFds on this road have iEl- creased ag per cent Id seven years. Prom Mew Haven vest, they have increased 91 per cert afsA tho Foad. aides are constantly an6 heavily co'nmefciaIlBod. Eas4 e Che NeN xoEk line. . aHEean~msls GiEsleh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-10
The Jolly Junglemen

Just year ago, much of the Panama Coast Artillery moved out of their regular barracks in Panama to go out into the tropical jungle and build new defenses. The story of what they did in that year is a saga of the United States Army, told proudly by their own F. c. A. News, sprightly paper of that service. We want you to share their pride, so let them tell their own story: "The Junglemen spat on their hands, grabbed their picks and shovels, and dug inl They cleared their own emplacements and put in their own guns; they built their own roads through bottomless jungle mud; they licked malaria to a standstill! Then they built their own comfortable barracks, and moved in. Today-a year later there are hundred little cities scattered over more than 900 square miles of trop- ical jungles; there are many hundreds of powerful Seacoast and anti-a1rcraft guns. ..."
 American soldiers who can do that kind of job are the kind of soldiers America has always had; the kind of soldiers one can trust to do any job the world hands over to them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-10
What Seas Mean to Earth

Of the whole surface of the earth, more than 70 per cent is water; less than 30 per cent is land. The oceans of the world are its greatest highways. On them, above them, under their surface, move the bulk of the worlds vital commerce. We of the United States, who happen to inhabit one of the greatest and choicest Of the worlds land masses, often think we are more or less independent of the sea. To Britain, to Scandinavia, to Chile, the sea Is the breath of national life. So t was to us in the early days when We were a narrow ribbon of colonies along the Atlantic coast. During the hundred years when we were absorbed In develop Ing t;ie west, we thought less of the sea. Then, as the present century dawned, we began to realize that all our vast cont. Heat was but an Island surrounded by she encompaeslng sea.
 The great struggle Of 1Dl4-l0l6 was, |u one very important sense, Q struggle tor control of inc sea. With conlyol in Edtlnh hands, we felt at least that it was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-10

Administration critics who have have been complaining about how slow the city is in getting work started on the second pipe line should read the specitl, cations that were necessary to be studied by contractors desiring to bid for the job. They took up 167 pages and necessitated all sorts of prices being quoted by the bidders for the various operations linked to the project. A long time ago this writer rather mildly tried to point out this fact and remarked that 1t was lengthy and difficult task to even prepaye specifications on which a proper bid might be made. Even with the bids ir1 no a proper tabulation of the prices set by the contractors on the many operations connected to such job as laying a pipe line can't be made in day or a night. on the basis of the preliminary studies and work this city can be assured of job that will be satisfactory and permanent, which, after all, 1t what we want.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-10

Herbert Lehman, thrice gover- nor of the Empire State, is cer- tain not to run again. This cree ates wide open situation for prize stepping stone to the 1944 presidential contest. Remember that Franklin Roosevelt went from the Executive Mansion in Albany to the White House in 1852.
 A number of hopefuls are known to be ready to try their luck, chief among them Republican Tom Dewey and Democratic Lieu tenant Governor Charles Poletti. Dewey came near beating Lehman in 1888 and his yen for the presidency is undiminished. As Governor of New York, he would have the inside track for an- other shot at this ambition. Po- letti Is a political protege of Leh- man and was selected as running mate on his insistence.
 But the most interesting pos sibility being mentioned in inner political circles is Wendell Will kie.
 Particularly significant is that this talk is coming from Demo- .crats as well as Republicans. These Democrats are not the party bolters who supported Willkie against Roosevelt last year. They are men who fought Willkie bit- terly then, but now feel differ ently because of his outspoken stand against isolationism and ap- peasement.
 Convinced that this issue will dominate the 1942 elections, these Democrats already are discussing the possibility of starting a boom for Willkie as Q fusion candidate for Governor.
 NOTE-Willkie has not been approached on the idea, has gtv- en no intimation even to close friends that he is interested. But the idea Is in the air, and, as proved in i940, anything can hap pen in politics.
 GERMANY VS. RUSSIA
 One of the key factors gaug- ing the Russo German war is that the Germans are marvels at transportation: the Russians are not.
 AS long as the Red Army can force the Nazi to fight 8 digging
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occupy 1t was John Adams It was originally called the "Presi- dents Palace" by L'Enfant, French engineer who laid out the Capi- tol. President Theodore Roose- welt was the first to designate 1t officially as the White House, in an executive order issued October 2l,. 1901 Assistant Secre- tary of Commerce Robert Htnck- ley was responsible for the dis- patch of the group of crack air. plane mechanics to Britain to familiarize the RAF with the re- pair and maintenance of U. s. made planes. During his visit to Britain, Hinckley was struck by the need for such Q crew with in a week after his return. ar- ranged to send one State Employment officials who balk at cooperating with federal authori- ties in procuring defense workers are headed for a surprise. With funds provided for this purpose by Congress, the U. s. Employ naent Service is preparing to dis regard the obstructive state of- ficials and set up separate em- ployment offices.
 U. s. FATIGUE PILLS
 Those mysterious anti-fatigue pills fed German soldiers before going into battle are nothing new to the U. S. Army. In fact, U. S. nutrition experts have gone the Germans one better.
 The Nazi pill is simply a tablet made of o mixture of corn sugar and citric acid. The acid causes a flow of saliva which in turn promotes digestion of the corn sugar, giving the soldier e lift" within a few minutes after the pill is swallowed.
 U. s. Army experts have de- veloped much improved version, known as Type D super-emer- gency ration. It consists of a concentrated chocolate bar forti- fled with vitamin B. The bar weighs one ounce, can be carried in the soldiers pocket and will withstand heat up to 120 degrees. It is enclosed in a special wrap per which will resist eight hours of mustard gas attack. One bar Is the energy. equivalent of a full meal.
 The Army also has developed a special ration for pilots, consist- ing of @ cracker containing whole wheat, soybean meal, ground beef muscle, whole milk, hydrogen ated fat, vitaln.ns and minerals. This cracker will withstand tropi- cal heat without spelling.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-10
Selected Poem

SPIRES zee e (E1elen A. Hall in the Poets Column. Hartford
 CouranD I saw ladder once. and how yearned To climb up to the top and gaze afar Where distant spires seemed level Now I've learned That most of us are better where we are. But hopefully climbed the bottom ring. Surprised that no one came to push me OFT. On that courageous act hope was hung; At former fears Of failure now scofS. ! gazed around from that next higher plane Back to the ground twas peaceful there below And wondered f my efforts were in vain. Just one more rung-cF better not to know That might never reach the very top. And f SO. would it queneh these old desresf But something deep within won't let ne stop Until I'm level with those distant spires.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-10

It's surprising the number of different sections of this city which are counting on this new pipe line to solve their pres ent difficulties. To thousands of people who have lived in Waterbury for years and never had any trouble getting plenty of water at any time of the day or night they want it, itss hard to understand how others can complain of low pressure or water with sediment in it. That's because they have lived in sections where pressure has always been even. Take the high sec tions of the city and the outlying ones and it's necessary to call on pumps to get the water out through the service mains
 But the second pipe line is supposed to eliminate all that. We certainly hope IL will, for the peace of mind of city officials
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one that might request a loan, ne felt sure that the percentage or loss would not be perceptibiy sn- creased.
 Then he made the interesting comment that people generally behave about the way We expect them to behave. If we make them feel we have copfidence In them and implicitly trust their honesty, they will almost invariably respond in the spirit in which they are treated. If. on the other hand, we distrust them and let them know we do, they may soon give us alli- pie Justification for this dastrust.
 From which facts we derive, do we not, q certain sense Of pride in our conntFymen and \ helpful sng- eestlon as to how we should treat them. As we read about crime we often wonder f there ls eny hen- eGty left in the world. Every ias dleati0n is that there is plenty og lt. Crime makes the fF0pt page not because it is normal but be- cauhe it Is abnormal, unusual, and therefore in many ways inierelts
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in, slow type of warfare, Hitler's forces are up against 1t. But when ever Nazi mechanized columns are out ahead, dodging through Rus- sian wheat fields, then even If they sometimes get cup off from their own forces, the advantage Is very much with Germany.
 So far, the Nazis have employed exactly the same tactics they used so successfully in France, cutting through enemy lines with one mechanized spearhead, then wid- ening that spearhead with in- fantry.
 This use of infantry, is one tac- tic of the German army which most people have not realized. For although the shock attacks have been accomplished by tanks and heavily armored troops, Ger- many,s great military genius has been the ability to bring up horse- drawn infantry immediately and widen the gap made by the panz- CTS.
 In the campaign against France, U. s. military experts estimated that the Germans used about 700,- 900 horses to bring up infantry, field kitchens, hospitals, food, guns, ammunition and all the other vast paraphernalia of war. NAZIs LEARNED
 FROM CIRCUS
 Inability to organize transpor- tation Is one of the Russian arrny's greatest defects - especially so while transport trains, airports, railroad trains and switch yards are being bombed ceaselesSly from the air. Also the Russians have no genius whatsoever for repairs. Trucks and tanks will get out of kilter and the Russians simply abandon them on the roadside. The Nazis, in contrast, will be on hand with travelling garages and repair the stalled equipment irn- mediately.
 So this war, spread over very long distances, may be won by the army which has the best organized transportation.
 NOTE = The Nazis earned the art of quick transportation by coming to the United States and studying the American circus probably the greatest development of the technique of quick un- loading, hauling and repairing. MERRY-GO-ROUND
 The White House is the oldest federal building in Washington. Designed by James Hoban, an Irishman living in Charleston, s. C., the mansion was completed in 1900 and the first President to
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have reduced the number of cases of animal indigestion and they help to gratify the apparently irresistible impulse of visitors to feed the animals.
 All of which is another way of saying the forty-fifth annual report of the New York Geological Society is just out and that 1t shows the. Zoo fs doing a good business ane. that the attendance has gone ups The work of modernizing he ex.s hibits Is being constantly pushed. and 1t Is now planned to make for other continents the same kind 0g. habitat areas that have been mads.. for Africa. The purpose is to show. as many animals as possible under natural conditions, rather than ir. cages, thus following the practice. in some Of the more modern Euro ! pean geological parks. Last yea {. more than 3.bOOOO0 persons visltes :. the Zoo. Et ls worth taking par {. of your next day off to sec thlI : which doubtless can boast of beinl . today the geratent ZOO on earth." 2
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Views Of The Press

outside of towns is crowded with lSo billboards. 63 sienboards and l94 commercial establishments. Includ- ing signs on business places, the ap- palling total is more than 1900 signs, l12 to the mile-more than one sign per second if you travel fifty miles per hour and one business place every six seconds"
 No, the west part of U. s. does not run through Connecticut, but even 90 the State has permitted many of it's roadEides to become nnarred. To sec what the roadside could be like were proper regula- tiogs provided generally, one need only ride on the Merritt Parkway, which is cited by the Council as . lifle example.
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THE ZOO Is STILL THERE
lNeW York TIarald.T d.Trlhnnel

ANeW xork EeFaio~IripuneD
 The New York Geological Society has had c good year. The mortality among reptiles vas high - eD.6 per cent and attendance ct the aquarium fell of. The American Army threatened t0 take over the ate oe the Geological G0clety's ex- pertinent station in Bermuda, But the animals in the Bronx and the public like the rev outdoor habitat areas where Hons wander about as # im fmil freedom and antelopes gEaEe on a replica of the African valdt without fear uf the Hons and without temptation t0 gun aWav. ylnaily, the aeW food~vendlng ma chimes whieh furnish proper fatloie feE animals of RaEloliS kInas - tns elnding hnlleEash EoF tho eeA llonf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-10

@. Does the President have the power to adjourn congress?
 A. Tn case of disagreement bee@ tween the two Houses of Congress with respect to the time of adjourri-r ment, he may adjourn them to such 6 time as he may think proper.. No President has exercised this power.
 @. Are raw castor beans edible7
 A. All parts of the plant, par3 ticularly the bean, are poisonous when eaten in the natural state.
 @. What is the source of the River Jordan and where does :ik empty? A-"s
 A. It's chief source Is in Lebanon in southwest Syria, from whence v flows into Palestine following z winding nortn-sOuth course for rtort than 200 miles, entering first Hulels Lake and then the larger Sea 0ty Galilee. It finally empties into tho. Dead Sea. s'e
 c. Describe the air-raid signaIl- in London. IVY ..4,a
 A. When the alert Is sounded the pitch goes from low to high, tir and down every few seconds, for ons' minute. When the all clear ts, sounded, the sirens sound on O. steady note Tor two minutes. y"'
 @. When merchandise ordered by mol is not received, how long should one walt before making Q com- plaint? ''''sT
 A. Not more than two weeks. Address your complaint to The Manager and state when you mailed the order, the amount of the re-, mittance, whether 1t was by stamps registered mall, check or money order. State what you ordered and ask for an immediate reply. Com and currency should never be sent by ordinary mall, ..ss
 e. What was the first full-length, all-color film produced by the old Technicolor process?
 A. "The Black Pirate" starring Douglas Fairbanks.
 COUNT YOUR CALORIEs G
 Enriched bread Is no more fate" tenlng than ordinary bread, be-
 cause the vltaminS and mlneraIEn, added do not add extra caIorles: < Are you interested In counting
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An amicable solution of the dispute between the American Brass Company and it's brass workers is the best labor news that Waterbury has heard in many months. Had the workers actually gone out in the local plant and others in the Naugatuck Valley we don't doubt put what Uncle Sam would have stretched his long legs all the way from Washington to end the argument.
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Daily Almanac

Moon rises o;se ?. n. tdnylight tlHas).
 Sun rises sac .. m.; sets o;2s D. n. iday- light isme).
 Al vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Nothing lS more pleasing in Naw England than the first sunhhiny day after prolonged rainy period Such Was yesterday with tb glorious sunshine and cooling breezes. 70 takes lot 0g raln to eo0l off paFehed earth.
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~@M JVA 8AAoWSk nGNG4 VA eAAVOG test questions? Turn to last page for the answers. ~nS
 1, The ranking coantly in produc-, ton of beef cattle is United Statcs British India, Argentina or Brazila
 2. The Bureau of Mines is IT, which Department. of the Fedora; Government?
 3. What does the Latin phrase, Sanctum sanctorum mean? ii
 4. What was the real name of Buffalo Bill2
 5. Which Illustrator originated. the Gibson girl"?
 6. The Statue of Liberty is the largest statue in .lle world; true or false?
 2. Name the American amhassa-. dor to Japan. |.
 8. The Federal Wage Hour law, requires time-and-a-half for work in excess of 10, A or A hours a. week? g. When was the latest six-cent- air mail stamp of the U. s. issued?.
 10. The name of Robert Morris is. associated with exploration, finances poetry or art? .
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL [. DOUGLASS, D. D.

MOST PEOPLE ARE HONEST
 A man who for 25 years has been connected with a household finance corporation, lending people sums of money ranging from $l0 to $500, told me recently that his ex- perience has assured him that at
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acC1ueng . | " O II purpose alr eady taken a shot or two at the Nazis.
 When the con gressn en, w. ever, get Colonel Knox on the spot for @ little ques- tioning by the Senate Naval Af- fairs Com mittee on just what has been going on in the Atlantic, they may do a little shouting abou t AaA ALl
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le as t 99 per cent of all peo-
 pie are honest. He further de- clared that while they :n- vestigate each person applying for a loan, he W as convinced that if they lent m on c y without inves- tigati0n to any~
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Current Comment

Time Fnay be against us in tlM present crisis. but tlae evolution q civilization is a iong~teEm proce9 There viii be many centuries agl4 Hitler. Prof. James T. HhelBcl dlFecioE Carnegie Peace Nenneaiiaa
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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1941
A Thought for Today

And the Lords anger was kindled against Israel and he made them wander in the wilderness 40 years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the Lord, was cOnsumed.-- Numbers 32:1S.
 
 Beware the fury of patient man.-Dryden.
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Washington Merry-G Co Round
'sNA BsfSi's' in''
DREW PEAR s o N
 ROBERT S. ALLEN

WASHINGTON 1o 1922 pl M o but the
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Questions
 and Answers

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury Democrats HeEsA vice Bureau will answer for you free, any question of fact or in- . formation, not involving exten- siye research. Write your quese-e tion clearly, sign name and ad- dress. enclose three cent pORtage stamp, Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address Water bury Democrats Washington Ser
 vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 @. What kind of oil is used | watches? @ i.
 A The oil used, or which spouk be used, comes from a cavity In the jawbone of the porpoise or the black fish. The best quality Is rare. s-s.@
 @. When the flag is flown at half mast does that mean halfway down the staff?
 A. Only on staff projecting from a wall or window. On an upright staff the flag is lowefeH only far enough to indicate that 1t 's is being flown "half-mast. 79 I
 O. Are oil or water Colors best for tinting photographs? ~.
 A. oil colors are more desirable because they can be removed after application if necessary, and also because they have great deal move permanency than water colors. .,.;..5
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, II want for you o come; omit for"
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. EDISON IN
 WASHINGTON:
By PETER EDISON waterbury Democrat Washington CotresnOndent

washington, July l0-The war of the isolationists against the ex- Republican, ex-Arny coloneln Sec retary of the Navy Frank Knox probably won't reach the shooting stage, even if the Navy itself has
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Whats Your I. or

Can you answer seven of these ' test questions? Turn to last page for the answers. -n'
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e. When the flag is flown at half mast does that mean halfway down the staff?
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-28
Baseball in Brief

HOME Runs
Yesterdays homers Gordon DiMaEeio
Yankees. Early Senators, Johnson q
Chapman. Athletics, Mack Indians Mas
2. Demaree, Miller Braves. Slaugh1sr
Cardinals v. DtMAggio, Pirates. MfCul-
Tough cubs.
LEADERS
AmeIlCa an kellaE-Y AnkaAA .AIAs-
go Yankees % Heinrich Yankees 10
Williams. Red sox. 10; johnson. Ath.
ietics ~
Nauonsl: or. Giants is Nicholson
Cuhs, IA CamilH Dodgers. "a
LEADING HITTERs
American Williams BOSTON. 40s. Dl
Maggio. New York. .37s Travis, Washing.
ton .517 Heath, Cleveland $50. cullen.
hine -. Louis .3ts
National. Retssr BROOKLYN. $40;
cooney. Boston .32o: Ettsn. Philadelphia,
l4s SLAUGHTER 81. Louis .325. Hopp.
st. Louis. 32A
RUNS BATTEp IN
American Keller. Yankees So omar
go Yankees. s. Tabor. Red sox. ~.
YORK. TIGERS, u
National Nicholson. Cubs u. Slaughter
CARDS - Dallssandro, Cubs, 50 Mizs
LEADING PITCHERS
American Ruffing, New YORK won u
lost , Fellsr, Cleveland 1875 Conner New
York. il.3. HevinE. Cleveland. 81
Naticnsl. Rode ctncinnsti. Ill,
krist 81 Louis 40. White, ST. Louis
lis Warnsks ST. Louis. 1873.