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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22

N14s ONCbASARN 0VVtS GCuAONAOSAA, Yugoslav broadcaster) who upset the Hitler applecart in the Balkans and put Yugoslavia in the war.
 Americans may be surprised to learn that WRUL, as an Allied propaganda instrument, is topped only by the British Broadcasting company and even may hit some spots on the globe not reached by BEG. There is this difference be- tween these media: BEG Is operated by the British Government; WRUL, radio anomaly because 1t is non- commercial, is completely free with in the restrictions of the Federal Communications Commission.
 POUNDED AS
 RADIO UNIVERSITY"
 As the mouthpiece of the World Wide Radio Foundation WRUL at- tempts to play its propaganda ball down the middle, with transla ted spot news and news Interpretations rather than up some personal or private alley. Thus, its fair-haired boys are the commentators Ray mond Gram Swing and Hendrix van Loon, reinforced by volunteers from Harvard, Tufts and M. I. T.
 WRUL was dedicated five years ago as "a worldwide radio station devoted to culture and education fostering international goodwill" - a world university.
 Walter s. Lennon, founder of the station, got the idea for 6 radio university just after the World War, when as & young naval lieutenant, he went out with President Wilson to the Versailles Peace Conference as special radio officer. Wilson ap- proved of his idea, but many years were to pass before Lennon could work 1t out. Then, in 1935, sl1ort- wave radio sets went on the market and into general use. His dream of 21 years now Is reaching ma turity, even though the war has slowed down his University of the Air idea and intensified polygot news broadcasts.
 WRUL claims, and has letters to prove 1t, that 1t has become virtual ly the only source of accurate irl- formation for truth-hungry people within the barbed-wire net of Nazi- conquered countries. The station estimates It's audience at 10000, 900.
 A visitor gets the impression of intense activity the moment he steps off the elevator on the fifth floor of the University Club, in BoSton's Back Bay WRUL, because of the war, already has outgrowS its quar- ters. The place Is seething; the studio radio brings the voice of c man talkinI NorWeRian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22
LUTHER LEAGUE
 HONORS GUESTS
Executive Committee for Jubilee Convention En-
 tertained By KrOns

From all sections of southern New England members of the executive committee of the New England Lu- ther League met at the home of Rev. P. Einar Kron on Cooke Street Saturday afternoon for the pre-con- vocation meeting of the committee. Final plans and preparations were made for the twenty-sixth annual convention of the New England Luther League, which will com memorate the twenty-fifth anni- versary of the organization. This jubilee convention will be held in Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Manchester, Conn, May A and 25.
 Resolutions were drawn up and recommendation made on the basis of the reports submitted by the var ious officers and secretaries and managers of the many projects Of the New England Luther League. These include a monthly publication, the summer Bible Camp, the Keep Faithful Contest, the Pocket TeSta- ment Movement, the Upsala Col lege Chapel Fund, the Fellowship Service Fund, Luther League Day, and others.
 Those attending the meeting were Rev. Thorsten A. Gustafson, Man chester, Conn.,, Frans Strandberg and Miss Lily Anderson of Worces- ter, Mass, Helmer Kruse of Wal than, Mass, Ebbe Ebbeson of Bos- on, Mass, Rev. Leonard Holmberg of Woonsocket, R. l., Miss Mildred Swanson, West Warwick, R. T., Carl c. Paulson, Riverside, R. I. and Norman Peterson, Cranston, R. l. Visitors included Mrs. Norman Peterson and Miss Thelma Turnell of Cranston, R. l., and MT. Bergdahl of Worcester, Mass.
 Mrs. E. Etnar Kron served supper to the committee before they re- turned to their homes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22

Apropos of religious broadcasts fifteen year period, Right Rev. Fulton J. Sheen says There is no corporation in the entire United States which has made such contribution to religion the National Broad casting CompanyThe broadcasting of religious programs IS just as much part of its policy as advertising as shadows never fell across the threshold of church, fall under the spell of the The sick and nrn who like the at the Pool of Grabatua have no one to take them to the healing waters of the Church. open the dkes through the turn of knob and be flooded
 with the refreshing draughts of salvation peace and resignation" Henry Emerson Fosdck has this to say
 isied by the National Broadcasting Company to reach every conceivable kind of human being in the counry ever existed before. Multitudes of people outside the churches are religious anxious about It, gropng after it, hungry for it. It is both exilirating and hunbng experience to speak to them"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: noticed by your paper the other evening that CleanUp Week being observed here in Waterbury like the idea, but I'm wondering who is responsible for cleaning up along the roadsdes where passing motorists have become accustomed to dumping boxes of paper and empty beer cans. Driving through Tamarack Swamp these days just before you get to the intersection of West Main street with the Mid
 debury Road there is stretch that is well filtered with debris which been scat ered far and wide by recent winds Some ought to assume the responsibility TOT cleaning up places like this. There probably more spots like this throughout the city where cleanup campaign apt to pass by unless someone can get some- one else to do something about 1t B. OF.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22

He's sending news to Norway" your guide tells you as he takes you to the office of Mrs. Barbara B. In- graham, who doesn't quite know what her title is because she does little of everything around the studio.
 GETS 10000
 LETTERS A YEAR
 People are beginning to see the importance of the work we are do- ing here in building morale" says Mrs. Ingraham, displaying @ small check just arrived from a listener. Membership in the World Wide Listeners League costs g, but many subscriptions are larger.
 "For example" said Mrs. In- graham, i've have no idea how many Norwegians hear us, except that we received as much as $50 from one Norwegian ship for nem- berships in the league, covering the whole crew, including the ships cat and pet monkey"
 WRUL gets radio audience re- sponse of more than 10000 letters @ year, a rate which is running higher now that the international flavor of the programs has been stepped up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22
The next match

The next match. '. . A match has head, but no srains so when you match, your brains. . :. That slogan won national contest few years ago and now seems good time to recall 1t when the 18th anniv ersary statement of the National Board of Fire Under writers arrives to tell few facts about matches and smoking as fire hazards We they three times many fires as any other cause Americans light eight hundred million matches every day and because they totang $35 O00 registered from this source in single year. That irrepaceable national wealth. destroyed forever You paid part of that immense loss either indirectly in fire insurance premiums directly when you careless with the match that started the blaze.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22

This is getting to be old stuff. but you've heard that line about "Wat- erbury has something on every body" Well, here's another in- stance.
 When the Industrial Male chorus of Waterbury presents It's second annual concert tomorrow night in Buckingham hall, under the direc- ton of c. Loring Burwell, there will be a large banner at the back of the stage, sent to Waterbury by the As sociated Glee Clubs of America, with which the local group is affiliated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22
EDWARD A. GUlLBERT
 GIVEN LIEUTENANCY

Promotion to 6 first lieutenant in the reserve officer training course at the University of Vermont has been given to Edward A. Guilbert, of PIP Walnut street, 8 senior at the university, 1t was announced here YeStArdhY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22

MT. and Mrs. Henry Despins of East Main Street row. They're the proud parents of a cute youngster Richie who understands both French and English Mrs James M Sullivan of 128 Franklin Street is con- yaescing at St. Mary's Hospital The Tower is happy to report that the attending physician has consented to her returning home in week or 10 days Ser. geant Walter Moss of Baldwin Street, member or Company E with the National Guards at Camp Bland ing, Fla, has birthday to celebrate today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22
Tedays Answsss so
 0AN1VM CRACKERS s
Questions on Comic Page

Questions on Comic Page
 1. Ginger Rogers played Kitty Toyle, and won the academy award for her performance.
 3. Gary Cooper played the title role in The WeSterner.
 3. Louis Hayward played the title role in The Son of Monte Cristo Robert Donat played The Count of Monte Cristo.
 4. Douglas Faibanks, ST., played the Thief of Bagdad in the early version. John Justin (not Sabu) plays the role in the current movie
 5. W. o. Fields plays The Bank Dick: Clark Gable ls Comrade x.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22
santo Musso, son of Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Musso

Santo Musso son of Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Musso of 121 Hillview Avenue, has earned himself the rank of sergeant at Kelly Field Texas The promotion, based on the lads attention to duty and solderly qualities, is retroactive to April Promotions in the Air Corps are not obtained easily, even in national emergency The local lad is member of the Air Corps Advanced Flying Field . Gertrude McGrath claims that the girl who gets invited out to dinner three nights week is convinced that there's lot of food value in dates. Erwin J. Frey of Edson Avenue has been named by
 the Connecticut Flying Cadet Committee to take charge of the local radio programs designed o acquaint young men with the opportunities for enlistment as Army Flying Cadets
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22

Mrs. Walter M Boyd is hoping for large turnout for the luncheon barley of the Waterbury Council Of day at 12:3O D. n Bobby Orr is getting prepared for his annual trips to the various tracks around New England He follows the 'Gee-Gee's' like most fellows pion Pats Million Dollar Kid Boots was judged reserve dog in the Boston Terrier class at the annual show in Hartford Saturday Anytime Pats dog wins ribbons or the bar of his West Main Street eatery. they take many more he'll have to buy himself longer bar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22

The termnology "brass tacks" according to the Brass & Copper Research Assn, originated from the fact that many years ago the counters of general stores throughout the country brass tacks were ar saleen in measuring the material got down to brass tacls" in figuring the yardage Many dry goods stores still this simple method of measuring off material from Q large bolt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22
Good Evening.
HUSTLE or SPRING

You can't miss the rustic, Nor can you miss the bustle' For it's here with ping, That so-called rustic of spring. We feel 1t in the air, About us everywhere, In the forsythia bloSsomed out, And the violets, just about. We get 1t on the street, Plaid suits so trim and neat, Green shoots in the park, Bandanas, save the mark; We whi7 1t from passing breeze, The persistent early bees- Everything is swell, fine, To the draperies on the line. You can't miss the rustic, Nor can you miss the hustle,-- Even the whacked golf balls ping Adds It's bit to the rustic of spring.
 FEM. EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22
Millions In Nazi-Conquered Nations Get Encouragement From Boston Radio Station
RESPONSE SHOWS WRUL HOLSTERS
 MORALE OF "TRUTH-HUNGRY"P PEOPLE
By NEA Service

April 22This universe" liberty running form just of Americas leading ganda medium Station WUhic scattering seeds of de- the four of the globe tongues including Arabic.
 surprised Jugosavia To them tell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22
SMALLEST RANCH

Warmers Peggy Diggins claims to have the smallest ranch in Cali fornia. It's her dogs house. A sign on 1t proclaims 1t to be "E Rancho Grande." Her dogs name is "Grande".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22
Daily Statistics
 on Auto Accidents

GENERAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
 DATA Total number of traffic acci- dents reported for last year aS of this date-5,817.
 Estimated number of traffic accidents caused so far this year as of this date-6,852.
 Total number of personal in- jlries caused last year as of this date-3,326. Estimated number of personal injuries caused 90 far this year as of this date-3,424.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22
FAN BUDS

All the flowers in Brenda Mar. shalls large garden are grown from seeds sent to her by fans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22
AnssUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 1. Trumpet. 2. Great Britain. 3. Monaco.
 4. Marshal Ferdinand Foch. 5. Interstate Commerce com mission. 6. Glenn Cunningham. 2. Vermifuges. 6. Iowa.
 9. It sank in the Atlantic Ocean.
 10. Thomas Carlyle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22

Good Night.
Evening star., 1941-10-05
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four votes - only because Demo-
cratic leaders feared it might tie the
Army's hands in a crisis demanding
speed rather than saving of money.
But they announced publicly that
the War Department would use this
method wherever practicable.
The congressman proposal to re-
strict the engineering-a -and-overhead
item to per cent was adopted by the
House. When the War Department
persuaded the Senate to strike it
from the bill, he exploded. He threat
ened to block the bill on the House
floor, then abandoned a floor show
down in return for a major concession:
Brigadier General Brehon Somer-
veil, in charge of Army construction.
agreed in writing to restrict these costs
Evening star., 1941-10-05
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
ONE-MAN SHOW
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settling near Massillon, Ohio. But in
1899, when young Al was 13, the
family moved to northern Michigan.
1t was pioneer country then, and the
son pitched in to cut timber and farm
the cleared land
Finishing formal schooling when he
completed the eighth grade at Ia, the
boy got work in logging camp. He
felled trees. swamped, fired a narrow
gauge engine. operated mill slab
saw, drove the sawdust cart. His legs
still bear the scars of an ak awkwardly
swung. His head shows the marks of
blows sustained in camp scraps. Older
Evening star., 1941-10-05

to per cent through administrative
action, and to make periodical reports
to Congress on this item. This per
cent saving will amount to many
millions of dollars. Yet this leakage
would have escaped detection if some
body had not taken the trouble to 60
looking for it - and recognized it
when he saw it.
Like most public officials who ham
die public money as if it we're their
own, MIR. Engel comes rightly by his
saving streak. His parents we're
thrifty. Industrious Alsatians who
emigrated to this country in 1871,
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LORD jITTERS WINS
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thicket Lord Jitters paraded, every
hair on end. his tail twice its size.
For months Lord filters retained
his frigid attitude toward both Queen
and Smoke - whose name, by now.
had been changed to Poke Poke"
because he was always poking along
yards behind everyone else. But as
time wore on he seemed to accept
their presence as inevitable.
Naturally he softened first toward
the black cat. No one could resist the
lazy sweetness of Poke Poke's nature.
Three Things In His Lite
Or ALL the indolent cats have ever
known. Poke Poke is tops. There are
three things - and only three - that
are important in Poke Poke's life:
food. sleep and being petted. He will
eat anything. at any time, in any
quantity. If you put him down in any
spot he'll still be there an hour later.
He will only move to ask to be taken
up in your arms where he can snuggle
around your neck.
Even when Jittera began to notice
Poke Poke. he seldom played with
him. Perhaps because Jitters is too
dignihed to play much, and Poke is
too lazy. But Jitters adopted sort of
protective big brother attitude. Poke
Poke seldom washed himself, so Jitters
took on the responsibility of keeping
him clean. When Pokie's appearance
becomes intolerable to Jitters, His
Lordship sits down seriously and gives
him thorough washing head to tail.
He will even eat side by side with
the black cat now, but never out of the
same dish. Poke Poke gobbles his
food; while if Jitters cannot eat slowly
as becomes a gentleman, he will not
eat at all.
With Queen, Lord filters has never
gone further than toleration. After
year and a half, he has accepted the
fact that she is a permanent member
of the family but he still ignores her
completely and brooks no familiarity.
For months after Queens arrival
Lord Jitters refused to accompany
Billie and me on our walk up the wood
Evening star., 1941-10-05

road in the evening. Recently. how
ever. he has dropped back into his old
habit Now when we leave the house
Queen dashes about a hundred yards
in front. Lord Jitters precedes us
sedately by few yards, now and then
jumping off the road to stalk bug.
Behind, plodding along. with many
pause for rest. comes Poke Poke.
After a hundred feet or so, Poke
is exhausted from his unaccustomed
exertions. For the remainder of the
walk he rides comfortably draped over
my shoulder If he has to take exercise,
that is the way to do it.
And then, a few weeks ago. it hap
pened. One morning. just after the
breakfast tray had been brought up.
Lord filters walked into our bedroom
as though he had never left it. He
jumped on the bed. He looked in
quisitively at the cream. Then, with
graceful dictatorial air. he reached
over and indicated that he'd like to
have some. And, still acting as if
nothing had ever happened, he went
ON to enjoy a piece of buttered toast
with bit of marmalade on the side.
Queen and Poke we're already there
when Jitters arrived; but they backed
off and made not the slightest effort to
get their accustomed bits until His
Lordship had finished. Then he jumped
to the floor and signified that they had
his permission to eat. Since then he
has arrived at the same moment each
morning and always Queen and Poke
Poke await his pleasure.
Moreover, he has resumed his pro-
tective attitude toward Billie and me.
When we return to Pondwood after a
few days in the city, Lord Jitters
greets us with undisguised happiness,
and his happy cat-chatter seems to be
running account of what has taken
place at the Farm during our absence.
1t was long and bitter struggle
that went on in his little heart but
now all resentment seems to have
gone He has returned to his rightful
place and realizes that he is still the
undisputed Lord of Pondwood Farm.
la.B-A
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loggers always matched him against
juvenile newcomers to the settlement.
Then he bought bicycle and.
next he knew, he was peddling furi-
ously to Saginaw. town $50 miles
away. He wore his first set of store
clothes, but he was minus underwear
or any footwear except his logging
boots He couldn't afford them.
At Saginaw he landed job on a
threshing machine. moving from farm
to farm with the harvest. sleeping in
bunkhouses with hay for a mattress
and sack stuffed with bran for a
pillow. His pay was 81 day and
board.
With $75 he had saved by fall. he
struck out for the big city - Chicago.
He wanted to 60 to school. but he had
to have work to eat. He was turned
down at % different places because he
lacked recommendations Then, while
walking the street one morning he
saw the door of store fly open. Out
stumbled youngster with an angry
man in pursuit. The boy, AL con-
cluded, was being fired. He walked in
and got the job. For SIS a week he
swept out and ran errands for the
broken-down picture-framing shop.
After few weeks, friends took him
around to the Central Y.M.C.A.,
where he enrolled in an elementary
law course. He went on to better jobs.
working in the auditing department of
railroads and an ice company. Then.
in 1907. he quit so he could study law
at Northwestern University.
He supported himself by driving an
express truck from $50 to ll:3O each
night 80 cents an hour) and doing
spare-time auditing for his old en-
ployers. He finished a fouryear course
in three years, and with several fellow
graduates set himself up as voluntary
defender for poor clients. He got no
money but plenty of experience.
AFTER a case, we never asked each
other. Did you get him OFF," he re-
calls with grin, Simply. How many
years did he get?'
The 1913-1914 depression drove
him back to Lake City, Michigan.
In 1916 he ran for County Prcsecut-
ing Attorney because he needed a
job" He made house-to-house CAM
paign of the district in a worn-out
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flivver.' When it broke down before
Election Day, he covered the rest OF
the territory on foot. The thrifty
Dutch voters liked his perseverance
and industry. and elected him.
In April, 1917, two months after he
took office, he resigned to attend
Officers School at Fort Sheridan,
Illinois. He yearned to go overseas
and he wangled transfer to Casual
Company en- route to Europe. From
his first stop at Pershing's Chaumont
Headquarters he was shipped to Bor-
deaux, where he organized Base z
of the A.E.F. Statistical Section. He
kept the war diary" of all troop and
supply movements in that area.
Returning home in December,
1919, he fixed his sights on a seat in
the State Senate In his ignorance he
did not know that he should have
consulted the organization bosses.
But it would have made no differ
ence, for he has never taken political
orders
Evening star., 1941-10-05
Bsuss The Machine

DS~sS WV
HIs opponent opened his campaign
with the conventional announcement
that ''at the earnest solicitation of my
good friends have agreed reluctantly
to offer myself to the electorate"
AL said: Il want it distinctly under
stood that nobody asked me to be
candidate l am running because l
want the job"
He was elected.
He was returned again in 1926,
and was reelected in 1928 and 1890,
despite his liberalism and aloofness
from the party organization. Then.
in 1894 - after three tries - he was
elected to Congress, defeating the
machine in both the primary and the
election.
Except for his amazing. one-man
investigation, he has not been head
liner or a spectacular figure on Capitol
Hill. He is plodding, conscientious,
hard-working fellow. He has old
fashioned notions. as he explains in
describing the idea behind his curios-
ity about Army costs:
when l got on the Appropriations
Committee. and found myself ham
ding billions of the taxpayers money,
decided that it was up to me to see
how it was spent, and that the people
who elected me got their moneys
worth. That's all there is to itv'
Tie End
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-04
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