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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

Frank Johnson, director of publicity for the Republican State Central Con- mittee, claims that the local Democratic administration is playing politics and is more concerned with its retention in off, flee than it is in giving the city a good, square administration. We don't think the facts bear out Mr. Johnson's claim which was made before Women's Repub- lican Club of this city. In the first place the city's finances right now are in ex- tremely fine condition. All departments are operating well within their respec- tive budgets. The chances are that the cash surplus at the end of this year will be even greater than that achieved in 194O. Any administration that really wanted to play politics wouldn't bother about stressing economy in city depart ments; it wouldn't be able to save actu- ally close to half million dollars even with times as good as they are here 1n Waterbury. You need pretty good proof to back up claims such as MT. Johnsons unless you want to be accused yourself of doing the very selfsame thing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
PICNIC SPOTS FOR THE
 PARKWAY
Bridgeport I,imes-star)

N6ILuBSpOrt AlHlSS-SStAEl
 Whether or not the General As- sembly appropriates e50O00 to house the famous collection of old model cars James Melton has so generous ly offered the state for display at some site along the Merritt Park way, we hope 1t goes through with the basic original proposal, which is that picnic spots ought to be es- tablished along the Parkway.
 Probably 8 great percentage of the traffic on the Parkway is pleasure traffic. Yet the Parkway itself is c race track, and, although 1t passes through some of the most beautiful country in the world, that country must be enjoyed. under present conditions at the rate of 50 miles an hour. The one thing niotor- ists are not allowed to do is stop and enjoy themselves.
 One or more official picnic spots, offering a pleasant interlude or des- tination for the pleasure- -bound mo- torist and his family. should be cas- fly self supporting.
 And they are essential to the completion of the pathways logical public service.
 For one of these picnic spots. the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

velcp because 0f the activities of the Defense Commission Price
 Stabilizatlon Division. whose director, Leon Henderson, Is known to fear . price spiral if this plan is adopted"
 "Takirg quick steps to meet the emergency, Jesse H. Jones, Federal Loan Administrator, an- nounced that he was considering S12,0O0,OO0 loan to American industry to enable production of several thousand gross of dollar a-year men,"
 Immediate delivery, he warned, cannot be expected, inasmuch as the plan contemplates production of the executives through @ train. ing-from-within apprenticeship program. Embryo dollar year men will begin as first vice presi- dents. in hundreds of American industries, he explained, earning $25, 900 annually to start with, and working down over the course of a few months to the Sl salary. Once they have achieved this sta- tus, industry spokesmen said, they will be released to the gov- ernnei1t." ..,
 NOTE -- One top OPM official will have no part of the $l-a-year men. He is General Counsel John Lord O'Brian, who has barred them from his staff. All lawyers in his division can have no. pri- Vate business connections and must work on a full-time govern- tnent pay basis.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Insiders say that the appont- ment of It. Colonel Frank T. Me- Sherry as boss of all government programs for training defense workers means the elimination of John Stakeholder, chief of the U. s. Office of Education, who was out to make himself the MT. Big of this activity. Stakeholder has long been far from popular in White House circles In Mrs. Charles W. Weis, Jr., president of the National Federation of Wo- mems Republican Clubs, the c. O. P. has a strong claimant for the most beautiful woman in high political ranks Commander H. R. Thurber, Navy press chief, has received novel suggestion from a landlubber regarding pa- trol bombers. Instead of designate ing them by initials and numbers as at present, the fan suggested each ship be named after historic battleships such as the "Kearsage" and Olympia.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
The Evidence Is Plain

When Sir Christopher Wren had fin ished St. Pauls Cathedral in London, they carved his memorial on marble plaque and set it in the wall. If you wish to see his monument" they wrote, Hook about you"
 Now that plaque lies beneath the tum- bled ruins of that grand house of worship. The workers who clear away the wreck age will find the plaque, but the wreckage itself is now monument to another man whose tools are not hammer and chisel, but bomb and bullet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

dertaker. This single mourner was & well-dressed middle-aged man who, as the funeral service pro- gressed. showed signs of considerable grief. At the close of the service the minister went to him and said, Were you a relative of this dead brother? Or were you a member of a church over which he once presided?" "No," replied the man. T am not a relative, never be- longed to his church; he hardly knew me. But that minister saved my soul.'
 What had transpired no one, of course. will even know. But very humble man going about his duty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
THE NEW QUARRY
(New Britain fIeraldN

NANCW 41AA AtAAAe 3AG1 tAkAW
 It seems that the people Of Plain vile really had very little to say about the little new quarry that 1t is planned to construct on the mountain near the White Oak dis trict. As is the case when Q town has a bus problem to solve, and the states P. U. c. steps in to solve 1t, So the state solved the quarry prob lem through it's state police. It app pears that the blasting operations will be confined to 1,200 feet from the nearest home in the district; the blasting will be of the mnallb6re variety.
 Well. plainville has no dezlnAt zoning regulations and it seems tl1a anything goes. That is Why thA have 30 much quarry territory h the town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

Incidentally if the Fire Department budget for April should soar beyond the normal figure for the month, Waterbury citizens will have only themselves to blame. True we have had some unfor- tunate tenement and house fires in this period, but there has been an over-abund- ance of brush and grass fires. These make the cost of maintaining Waterburys de. partment heavy and practically all Of them could have been avoided by one more ounce of care and prevention on the part of some one individual. Fire costs are seldom thought of, of course, in our complaints about taxes, but we ought to remember that fair share of the tax dol lar goes to insure such protection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

Portugal, last open port in vest ern Europe.
 The U. s. Secret Service has learned of giant counterfeit ring in Lisbon, believed to be operated by Nazis, which has been ruth lessly preying on refugees wait- ing for passage on the few ships and planes leaving for America.
 Large sums of phoney Ameri- can money and "raised" notes have been exchanged for francs and other European currency at a so-called "Black Bourse," where refugees are led to believe they will get higher exchange rate, in dollars, than at banks.
 The Secret Service was in- formed of the racket by Portu- gues officials who believe the be- gus money is being printed either in Germany or Czechoslovakia. Thousands of refugees have been fleeced by the counterfeiters.
 A French refugee who arrived in Boston recently with his fam fly was heartbroken to learn from q bank that his entire savings, $5,500 had been exchanged on the "Black Bourse" for American $2 bills which had been skillfully raised to "S50's." TWO DOLLAR MEN 'o'
 The Investigation of e dollar- a-year men launched by Missouris Senator Harry Truman has con- siderable undercover support in the OPM, particularly among the younger officials who, in some cases do the work for which their big-name superiors get the credit.
 The youngsters jest about this themselves, and the other day several wits wrote Q mock news story" that is getting Q big laugh when handed around. It reads:
 "A bottleneck in the produc. ton of dollar -a-year men, seri- Olisly endangering the progress
 of national defense, will entail the imposition of rigid priorities in the near future, 1t was learned authoritatively today"
 High OPM officials explained that the shortage developed as e result of competitive bidding for dollar-a- year men between the OPM production division and the American Battle Monuments Commission. As @ result. they said, the existing stockpile has been depleted. They forecast as an immediate possibility the re- cruitment of $2-a-year men, the supply of which is virtually in- exhaustible.
 "A hitch in this solution to
 the problem, however, may dee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions Turn to last ~Amma Zee AfaA msaassmua
page for the answers.

1. Which weighs more--the skels eton, or the muscles of the huma1 body?
 9. Porpoises are reptiles. maln' mals or fish? a M I | 8. Who was Secretary of the Navy during Herbert Hoover's adminis' tratton2
 {. Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson was British author, actor or painter2
 5. With what invention is ths name of George M. Pullman identi. fled?
 6. The pitch of a horn or bell oi. Q fire engine is higher when 1t ia approaching the listener, or receds ingp s.f
 [. Of which labor union Is Sidney Hillman the president? Est
 8. With what sport was the iah Sir Thomas Lipton principally as sociated?
 9. In whose recent presidential campaign was the sunfiower used as an emblem?
 10. Which king made Esther his queenp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

Municipal water supplies may be taxed this summer if the present dry spell con- tinues many more weeks. We're going to need a lot of rain now in May and June to replenish the reservoirs and make sure that they will carry through the normal ly dry months of July and August. What with heavier demands being made be- cause of our national defense program 1t won't hurt to think about conserving SUD- plies no matter if we think we have more than enough.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

1tOOSSVClt S ClOScSt 4dUOL ]
 Also, one of the most outspoken. He bluntly denounced the bill as 8 reactoinary attack on labor, and warned the President that If 1t became law 1t would have bad effect on the defense program.
 "You can't leglslate working man into staying on a job if he wants to quit" robin argued. And that's just what this bill amounts to. It Is neither constitutional nor necessary. He realizes that a strike can be a serious hazard to the defense program, but restric- tive legislation against unions isn't the answer.
 "Furthermore, the mediation board you have get up Is per- forming splendidly. It has set- tied every majOr strike turned over to it without delay. What more can Congress ask? Ac- tulally, this strike situation isn't as serious as some anti-lab0r congressman want the country to believe. They arc making a big hullabaloO about strikes for the real purpose of cracking down on the workers"
 When Tobin finished, the Presi- dent, who had been listening silently, remarked quietly, You needn't worry about the bill be- coming law, Dan."
 Tobin is convinced that Roose- welt meant he was ready to use his veto power if that became necessary.
 IRISH BASES
 Tobin also urged the President to use his influence to persuade Fire to make air bases available to Britain.
 "SOme Irish. American friends" T0bin said, asked me to inter- cede with you to send military supplies to Fire. I told them that I felt Fire should make the first move by turning over bases in Ireland to the RAF."
 'I was born in Ireland, but I am first and always an Ameri- can, and I believe 1t would be in our interest as we'll as Bri- tain's to help the RAF get the bases."
 LONELY DIPLOMATS
 Representative Edith Nourse Rogerts of Massachusetts pricked up her ears when family matters were mentioned in a House Ap- propriations Committee hearing. The State Department was ask ing for funds to bring home on leave the junior members of our foreign service.
 Are these clerks allowed to marry foreign girls?" asked Mrs Rogers. The State Department spokes- man said they were, explaining that if they didn't have a chance to get home once in while and meet American girls, the young diplomats were very likely to marry foreigners.
 "One advantage of this bill," said the official, "is that 1t will give these young men a better opportunity to marry American girls. You take young fellow and sent him away 5000 miles from home, and he cant afford to go home on leave, and if you say, No, you cannot marry a foreigner what is he going to dO?"
 Mrs. Rogers spoke again: 'Gfe is probably lonely over there, t00."
 You bet he is lonely" said the official.
 The bill was favorably reported and is now law.
 NAZI RACKET
 As if being driven from their homes isn't enough, refugees from the occupied countries run into another misfortune in Lisbon,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
Questions
 and Answers

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury Democrats Ser. vice Bureau will answer for you free. any question of fact or fin. formation, not involving exten. sive research. Write your ques- tfOn clearly, sign name and ad- dress, enclose Q three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot be given. Address Water bury Democrats washington ser-
 vice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 o. Please name some of the other songs written py Thomas P. Westendorf, composer of "11l Take You Home Again, Kathleen.
 A. "Rhododendron." "Queetl of the Archers," Cuba Shall Be Free" (l898), "Dimpled Cheek" Oars One More. Ribber to Cross" T Don't Think You Love Me Now," "When Pappa Gets Home from the Store" You're Forgetting Me, Little Dais. ie."
 c. To which former Presidents of the United states is Franklin D. Roosevelt reportedly related?
 A. "The Roosevelt Omnibus" by Don Wharton, traces distant rela. tionship by marriage or otherwise of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the following former Preidents: Theo- dore Rooevelt, Martin Van Buren, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Ulysses S. Grant, Zachary Taylor, James Madison, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, George Washington, and William Howard Taft.
 c. How is pine oil made?
 A. It is obtained rom pine f1eed- les by steam distillation. The process Is described in Technical Bulletin 16, Methods of Extracting Oils from Plant Material" price 10 cents from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Wash- ington, D. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

he has been be- fore c ongres- sional commit tees which are trying to find out W hat s wrong with the defense setup.
 First, he went to the Military Affairs Conn mittee, W h 1 oh could only see red on la bor troubles, then to the Truman Senate Commit- tee. which really
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
Daily Almanac
Moon rises 3:42 a. m.

Moon rises 3:42 a. m.
 Sun rises 5:03 a. m.; sets 6:39 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 April will probably establish some sort of record for consecutive days without rain. It's unusual, but not unprecedented. Early droughts are usually followed by prolonged rainy spells, so be prepared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

SuCCCooAuA AAk HAS life and who came
 Q his end with
 he dismal con- |5iction that in all Iiais ministry he had never saved a single soul.
 At the funeral ,f this aged min-
 ster, only one per
 son was present beside the minis Ter and the iin-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

Science Monitor) Yesterday A heavy fog Dissolved the world about us, Leaving us floating in a cloud Of lucent gray. We walked the shadows of a pleasant dream, Believing sound and color Where there were none. Only the salt-drenched air recalled sea we once had known; Only the wood-smoke from our fires Remembered groves and solid hills. Today The air is crystal clear Under the winters sun. Familiar, sharp horizons redehne Our safety. White walls, blue roofs, And black-laced branches, Washed glistening clean, Fashion and artists sketch Still wet upon the canvas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

c. Is 1t true that half of the Nations alien population is con- centrated in two States7
 A. No; but approximately 26.T precent is in New York and Ill percent is in California.
 O. Between what years, since the taking of the first U. s. Census Of population, has the population Of the United States doubled? A. Between 1700 and 1915, be. tween 1915 and 184o, from le40 to 1886, and from 1856 to 1900.
 Q. What was the number of new passenger car registration in the united States in i9407
 A. 3,4l5,905.
 e. How should a new masonry cistern be cleaned before using it9 A. The inside walls should be allowed to air and cure for a month or more and should be sprinkled occasionally with water to convert the free lime in the cement to car" bonate of lime, which is only slight ly soluble in pure water. A new cis- tern should be pumped out two or three times prior to using the water for drinking. With continued use dissolved mineral matter in 6 cis- tern ceases to be of importance. O. Where is Tiinor Island? Please tell me something about It.
 A. It lies at the end of . sweep- ing chain of islands that stretches between the tip of the Malay peilin- sular and Australia. It belongs jointly to The Netherlands and Portugal and has a population of about 100000, mostly primitive people, some of whom are said to be head hunters.
 c. When did. the Massachusetts, legislature ratify the Bill of Rights first ten amendments) to the Con" stitution?
 A. Not until March 4, 1030.
 If you want q copy of the latest
 booklet, "Fishlng Laws of the
 States, send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth st., Washington A. Aa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
National Spotlight
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

washington, April 23--One of the best things that has happened in Washington in a long time is the coming of William s. Knudsen as director of the Office of Production Management. Twice in the last week
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
Views Of The Press

longp And how did he happen to be so far from where he belonged? We can never know for sure, but we do know that he had Q story--and a magnificent one. g
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

day by day had produced in the life of another man changes of at titude, conduct, and faith which produced new life. The old minister died broken-hearted and dejected. He little suspected that anyone would shed tears at his passing and speak as this man did.
 We never know how much good or how much evil our daily acts are producing in the world. All we can do is to be sincee and diligent. God will attend to the rest.
 Ali Rights Reseryed--Babson News.
 naper syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

state Development Commission Is enthusiastic about Singer Melton's offer. The display would support it. self, and prove of wide public inter- est. We can't see why 1t shouldn't be accepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.
WE NEVER KNOW OUR
 YNFLTJENCE

Some time ago I heard the great preacher. Clarence Mccartney, tell the story of an old minister, long retired, who had never been very
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEA R s 0 N
 ROBERT s. ALLEN

President public
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

TODAY's COMMON ERROR It is not correct to say, "Will you set down and resi-; say "sit down."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
A Thought for Today

Woe unto the world because of Offenses! for it must needs be that Offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the Ofense cOmeth!- Matthew 1B:7.
 He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at 1t, is saint; that boasteth of it, is devil'- Fuller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

If you want q copy of the latest booklet, "Fishlng Laws of the States, send to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth st., Washington ID. c. Enclose five cents postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
Selected Poem
SOUTIIBAY

George Sill Leonard in the Christian
 Science Monitor)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

o. When did. the Massachusetts, legislature ratify the Bill of Righh first ten amendments) to the Con" stitution2
 A. Not until March 4, 1899.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
Special Report Hits
Illegal Acts in
Bankruptcy System
Brood Reorganization Of
Administrative Machinery
Recommended in Study

Declaring that there are far too
many illegal acts" in connection
with the present system of bank
ruptcy administration in Federal
District Courts. a special Attorney
Generals committee today ended
two-year study with a report calling
for a broad reorganization of the
administrative machinery, entailing
creation of division of bankruptcy
in the administrative Office of the
United States Courts to supervise
and coordinate the activities of all
referees.
The report was forwarded i'm
mediately to the Senate and House
Judiciary Committees oy Attorney
General Jackson. with the recon-
mendation that it be translated into
legislation.
The committee would have the
appointment of referees continue to
be a function of the district courts,
but would materially reduce the
number-470-and put them on a
salaried, full-time basis, abolishing
the existing fee system. The term
of Office would be increased from
two to six years, and the offices
would continue to be Self-support-
ing. but with the schedule of fees
materially revised.
Fee System Denounced.
The report was sharp in criticising
the arrangement By which the
referees depend on fees tor their
compensation. declaring that be-
cause of it, the referee has direct,
pecuniary interest in almost every
decision which he makes in an
asset case" 1t is pointed out, too,
that under this system, individual
incomes of referees have ranged
from nothing" to $4,000
Attributing the shortcomings of
bankruptcy administration to mad
equate supervision, the report said
that the fault seems to be in the
fact that the responsibility is not
only centered in, but rests solely
upon a group of busy judges, who
have been assigned it more or less
by accident and who have no par
UlCuIdI ldClllllcS 1OI ChCISioIAlS ~
adequately" The Justice Depart
ment also was scored in this con-
nection, the committee charging
that examiners reports and semi
annual returns remain ''unnoticed
except for the most glaring abuses" ,"
after they have been filed here.
"GIaring Abuses" Continue.
even the most glaring abuses
are not always corrected" the re-
port continued. The internal Or
ganization of the Department of
Justice does not adapt itself we'll
to such matters. Gases are fire.
ouently shuttled back and forth be-
tween the department in Washing
ton and the local United States
attorney and finally dropped. No
one in the department is in posi-
ton to state what the Bankruptcy
Act means"
The committee was appointed
when Supreme Court Justice Murphy
was Attorney General Headed by
Assistant Attorney General Francis
NJ. Shea, and drawing from civil
as we'll as official life for its men,
bers. it included also Charles A.
Horsky of the District bar, as di-
rector and George S. Elpern and
Leon Frechtel of the New York bar
as assistant directors.