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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24

Almost every Christmas, Anna Doettlger, tho Presidents eldest daughter, and her family have come all the way from Seattle, Franklin, Jr., and his wife, the former Ethel dupont, have come up from Virginia; and the young John RooseveltS have come down from Boston filling tho White House until It's many rooms were overfloWing.
 On Christmas morning the on. tire family, especially tho grand- children, gathered In the PreSi. dents bedroom, where the chll- dren hung their stockings on the ln&ntel the night before, And from that moment until night there has been mere pandemonluin per inch in the White House than In al the heterogeneous, far- flung agencies of the Now Deal put together.
 But this Christmas will be dlf- ferent from any that dignltied old mansion has seen since the days of Abraham Lincoln and tho War between the States.
 Outside the front windows. steam ShOVels and concrete mlx- CTS arc chewing up the lawn, on which the gardener worked 70 hard to keep green, in order to dig . bonb.pFoOf shelter. A huge wooden fence screens Che operations from public view, but to one Inside the Waite House lt ls a grim reminder Of the fact that the country Is at war, that the President himself is under danger of attack.
 And around the south lawn, the little wooden sentry boxes In which tho White House police stand at night, have been ln-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
A POEM FOR CHRISTMAS
 BY CLARENCE HAWKES.

(Written for the United Press) When the tumult and the thunder
 Of earth's cannon all are still, And mans paid for every blunder In @ sea of human III, Then he'll listen to the story
 Of that Christmas long ago, When God shared with man His glory, Joy that conquest cannot know. He who spoke in such clear fashion As the earth has rarely known, Said that who made war his passion Would by 1t be overthrown. So this storm that wrecks our nation, Sending fear OCT vale and hill, Will give way to Gods compassion, To Christ's gentle, Peace, be still" Man can never thrive on hating,
 Only love and truth endure, So in judgment God is waiting,
 For His love to work its cure. Bring to all new devotion, In the brotherhood of earth, This is Christmas true emotion,
 This the meaning of Christ's birth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24

Just blame 1t on the meridiansl At least we suppose that's what the New York Sun ought to do after making winter twelve hours late in arriving in this cline. The Sun had 1t Monday that winter arrived at 12:45 p. m., eastern standard time whereas the usually reli- able World Almanac tells us that winter arrived at 12:45 a. n1., which was just twelve hours earlier and only bare forty five minutes after Sunday changed to Monday. Tn other words by these few minutes winter actually arrived on Mon day the 22nd and not Sunday the 2lst' Strictly speaking the moment that win ter is said to arrive is simply the exact moment that the sun touches the Tropic of Capricorn. This IS due to the motion of the earth in It's rotation around the sun. But at any rate we know that win ter is here and will be for some months to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24

of life, realized that sin and death were getting in their deadly work. They longed for light and cheer.
 And then the great light came, They that walked in darkness saw a great light. The lowly and chill ing experience of sitting in the darkness was suddenly changed into one of hopefulness and expectancy. Day began to dawn. The long night was over. The love of God stream ing over the world like the first rays of sunshine, began to turn mems hearts from despair to hope.
 When men live without Christ today, they live without light. They pick their way through life with flickering taperS when God expects them to walk cheerfully in the full- ness of monday sunshine. The lit tie candles that we have lighted with our own knowledge, flicker and go out in the rough blast. When trouble pushes open the door of our house, when death comes in to sit as a guest, these little candles of ours have no effective beams.
 It Is in such an hour as this we have to turn to the Light of the World. Then and then only do we know that it is daybreak in. the soul.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24

creased until there are guards every 20 paoes.,
 IN WAR SERVICE
 Meanwhile, tho Roosevelt ehil- dren are scattered around the world -- all the boys in war Ser- vice. Jimmie, Q captain Of Mar ines, Is at San Diego. Franklin, Jr., when last heard from was sta. toned in Iceland, John Is an enaign In the Navy. Elliott @ with the Air Corps,
 So, about ths only thing nor- mal about thAs year,s ChFlstmas Is Mrs. R0Osevolt's shopping and she took pains to do that long ago before there was any thought of Q Japanese attack on Pearl HaFbOr.
 Beginning even last January, Mrs. Roosevelt had done her Christmas shopping as she went = pottery from way. side stand in New England; bAs- kets from Q New York school for the blind; neekties from q bene. fit sale for Rn orphanago in Duchess county; pewter, and hand-Wrought iron from her own Val Kill shop; furniture from the mountainer handicraft shop ln Rockville, w. Va; and rugs or embroidery from Berea college, Kentucky. ns Y
 So, war or no war, Mrs. ROOSe. velvs friends will receive their ChFlstmas presents, tf ~
 Regarding tho other festivities which highlisht the usual White House Christmas, tEe most inSpir- Ing is the Presidents rendition of Dickens Christmas Carol which he usually reads to the family with much gusto. ThiS year when friends called tho White House to ask if the President would read the ChristmaS Carol, they were told that ho would go through with this cherished family ritual oven though the children were away,
 "TO whom will he read lt9" came the question.
 "To Mrs. Roosevelt, I sup- pose." 1..
 DIES AGENT
 The press agent of New York's Stanley theater, which shows Rus- sian pictures, received q phone call from a man who said he was q Dies Committo agent. He asked for a pass to so ethe Soviet film at the Stanley.
 I'm sOrry," said the publicity man, "but the manager is get- ting rather strict about passes. q I'll have Co pretend you arc ra dramatic critic" t |
 That's all right with me-" said the Dies agent.
 Result was that the agent of Communicable Dies got a pass as the drama critic of the Communist "Daily Worker.
 Byron Price, dapper Associated Press executive, owes his appoint ment as wartime censor to two old newspaper friends, now big shot presidential advisers.
 One was White House secretary Steve Early, one-tlme AP man who worked under Price: the other was Lowell Mellett, former Scripps-Howard newspaper edi- tor and colleague of Price's in the Gridiron Club.
 Inside fact Is that the Presi- dent turned over the job of recommending . wartime cen- sOr to q three-man cabinet com- mittee--Vice President Wallace, Attorney General Riddle and Postmaster General Walker. But while they were consider ing a number of possibilities, Early and Adellegt, joining forces, persuaded the President that Price was his man.
 The cabinet committee didn't know about this until they were told Price had been selected,
 Tn picking Price, the President turned down two outstanding newspaper men. One, Jonathan Daniels, editor of the Raleigh CIV. O News 6 Observer, was favored by the President person. ally, but tho objection was raised
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24

A. He was q boatswain's mate, U. s, Navy, who enlisted as c boy and served under Commodore Trtlx- ton on the Constellation, iTeS-iS0O. He participated In engagements with LTnsWrgente and La Ven. geance, and saw active service in the operations against TTipoh, le0S- 1905, He volunteered as one ot the party that boarded the Philadelphia In the harbor of Tripoll, and he par. tlcipated in the engagement of August 3, 1894, between the Tripoh- tan boats and the Q. g. gunboats, during which he saved the life of Captain Decatur who waS knocked down by 6 Tripolltan in . hand.to- hand fight and tho scimitar of on" other was about to fell on him James intarposed his own body and received tho blow intended for his commander.
 c. How much must I contribute to my mothers support Co claim the Sl00 exemption for 6 dependent on my federal income tex return4
 A. More than fifty percent of the sum required to support her.
 e, Why do several sheets of cel- lophane laid together obscure the vision when Q single sheet is aS transparent aS giassT
 A. Vision through several sheets of oellophane is not as good as through on equal number of sheets of glass, because the sheets of eel. lophane are not true planes, and, therefore, arc not In perfect eon- tact, Reflections between the sur- faces interfere with the transmission of light, thereby lessOning their transparency.
 c. When did the lest great earthquake occur In Japan, and who waS tho President of the United States ct the tlne9
 A. It occurred in September, 1928, when o alvin Coolidge was President.
 a. Is lavender oil obtained from tho dried bloSsomSS
 A, The Towering tops arc har' vested when they arc in full bloom and, If used for the production of oil, arc distilled at once without dry. ing. .D
 Q.Wlth what religious dononiina- tons are tho words TianSe, rectory and parsonage connectedS
 A, Maase, Presbyterian; reetory, Catholic and Episcopal; parsonage, Baptist, Methodist, and many oth- CTS. T .s," p.t
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
Daily Almanac
loon sets 1i:37 p. m,

Moon sets 1i:37 p. m.
 Sun rises T:l5 a. m.; sets 4:29 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The shortest day of the yearl That's the way we usually speak about the first day of winter. Actually, though, there are a number of days in and around the 2lst of December that are just about the same length, so far as the daylight period is concerned. A mat ter of e second or two differentiates them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
All Americans Now

There are many ways in which Ameri- cans can show their loyalty and patriot Ism today. Most of us want to do some Rhinp that will be felt or will make some tancible impression; others are content to co along quietly in their own way. First and foremost, of course, the purchase of defense saving stamps and bonds is the best way we can help win the war. Moth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24

the Roman world
 [ here was the feeling that dis-
 integration as taking place, Tn the midst of out-
 ward magnin- cence men W ere conscious of the presence of hid- den corruption Those W h o were sensitive to the spiritual aspects
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
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 c, Why and when was American Education Week inauguratedp
 A. It was inaugurated in Ioal and grew out Of the experiences or a previous national emergency The draft of soldiers for the World War in iei7 revealed . startling per. centage of ilhteracy in the United States, Tho Educational Policies Commission recommended the op- seryance of .'lnerican Education Week as e high spot In Q continuous program throughout the country to focus attention of the American people upon what democracy means to the individual cittzen and to the nation.
 q. Please give me some inforTna- about Reuben James, the man for whom tho U. s. Destroyer that was sunk by the Naxls, was named.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24

It's been a long Christmas season. If you recall Thanksgiving came on the 20th of November and ever since we've been aware of the fact that Christmas was the next stop. And here 1t IS the eve of the great religious festival. Tn a spirit of real humility let's make It a Merry Christmas, but likewise a happy one all around.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24

most important of ali life lines for raw materials into the United States, The sec caravans m ust be kept coming with car. goes of rubber and tn and man. ganese and items ike quinlne for tropical malaria fighting, kapok for life preserverg of the new ships in the two-ocean Navy and InCr-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
Selected Poem

EDITORS NOTE: Clarence Hawkes., the Blind Poet of Hadley, Mass, who has lived in darkness for So of his 72 years, has written the following Yuletlde verse for the United Press')
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
Press Comment
STATE ATTACKS BILLBOARDs (Merlden JournaN

(Meriden JOurnaD
 Not a billboard in an eyeiul on the Merritt Parkway, and so 1t will be on the Wilbur Cross, What a relief, and what . contrast to driV- Ing on the Post Roadl
 But other routes in the state must always be disfigured, If one judges from the legislative tempo. But the lawmakers may possibly be out of step with public opinion. Those in North Carolina have had to respond t othe demands of their constituent cy and do something about sign boards that mar the natural scenery and constitute highway hazards.
 Hundreds of men were sent out by. the highway department to re- move boards that offended most and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat washington
 CesFespondent

Washington, Dec. 2A - Eight thousand seven hundred and one miles southwest of san Francisco Is the port of Batavia, capital of the Netherlands East Indies, Five hum dred and twenty-five miles farther is Singapore. And the sea lanes to these two ports now become among
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
Washington Merry Go Round
Wor Dompe White House Christmas Fete; All Sons in SeNce
 But President Will Reod Dickens Carol To Mrs. Roosevelt,

WASHINGTON the White House
  children oft s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
Ny EARL [. DOUGLASS, D. D.

DAYBREAK IN THE SOUL
 Before Christ came, men were ln darkness, Isaiah, In the ninth chap ter of his prophecy, tells us that they walked in darkness" and In "the shadow Of death." Throughout
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24


 1. Who was the first secretary oi the treasury of the United states9 2 A synonym for dawn is d----- -.rkP 'Sr q 3. If you were . horologer, you would make watches, horoscopes, or wigse
 {. The line, That's all there is, there isn't any niore," has been most often associated with which famous stage actress2 M ts s. Did the Ku-Klux Klan origi- nate in the north or south section of the U. S.2 P c. Is q child, born in the United States to allen parents, required N apply for citizenship papers ct the age ot twenty-one?
 2. Dexter refers to the right hand; what is the aTitonym that refers to the left hand?
 8. Which South American country Is famous for its beef? 9. Light has weight; true or false2 10. Edwin Markham was aIl American clergyman, politician, or poet?
 set others back 50 feet and more from the roadsides. Nutmeggia won't tolerate forever the practice that makes nice roads
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR A purpose is accomplished, not
 attained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
A Thought for Today

am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for have much people in this clty.-Acts lS;10 While Thee seek, protecting Power, be my vain wishes stilled; and may thls consecrated hour with better hopes be filled.-Helen Maria Williams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
What's Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven Of these test questlons9 Turn tO last page for the answers. n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-04

OF Muskegon, who said he had
been tipped off there will be a
general house cleaning
Democrats are busy all over
the state recruiting candidates
for the coming examinations"
Beukema complained. They are
telling them that department
heads will reject Republican in
cumbents and will select Demo-
Gratis II they place among the
first three"
A new pay scale which will
benefit several classes of low-paid
employees was considered. which il
adopted will establish a minimum
of $50 per month. Some now
get SIS.
A maximum work-week of As
hours was set, which if applied Il
hospital attendants, will cost the
state more than 100000 a year
more.
Automatic discharge will result
when civil service employees partic
ipate in political campaigns. Wher
reduction of employees is necessar,
for economy. those laidoff will b.
placed at the top Of eiigibiiit,
lists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-04
Scandal Boosts
Housing Project
Cost $4,000

The cost Of constructing the S.
James Herman Gardens housing
project has gone up 1892 900 as a
result of the Common Council
bribery scandal which invalidated
a previous contract made 10
months ago with two Chicago
builders.
Only two bids have been sub
mitted for the completion of the
Job. Cauldwell-Wingate Company
of 101 Park avenue, New York
City. was the low bidder on the
second bid opening with S8,2l2000.
A joint bid by Starrett Brothers.
Incorporated, Of Chicago, a n d
Michael Pontarelli e. Sons was
Just a shade higher, SS,250,000.
These bids are for the compile
ton of the Job which has already
progressed 10 the stage of install
ing foundations. A total OF $685.
600 already has been spent by the
city on the work.
If prices Of labor and materials
had remained stationary the cost
of completing the work should
have been 1863 600 less than the
SS.OSs 600 which was the bid Of
the A. Smith and Lipman Con-
strucuon Companies. ----
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-04
Open Contest
On Monument

Design and inscription comped-
tion for the International Peace
Monument 10 be erected on Belle
Isle and dedicated on ArmiStice
Day was announced today by the
Monument Builders Of America,
donors Of the project.
For a prize-winning inscription
Of 80 words or less portraying the
hope Of everlasting peace between
the United States and Canada $50
Will be paid
a similar amount Will be paid
"a the Canadian citizen submitting
the prize-winning inscription from
that country
a cash prize will be awarded the
person submitting the best design
for The monument.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-04
British Laborites
Draft Peace Aim

LONDON. June a. BY an over
whelming margin, the British labor
party conference today endorsed
a program Of peace aims that
included abolition Of mass unem-
ployment and removal Of prof.
teering.
With delegates casting proxies
for the party's entire membership
the vote in favor Of the program
drawn UP by the party's national
executive body, was 2,4l3000 to
sc. 600.
In addition 10 abolition az mass
unemployment and profiteering
the peace aims demanded national
planning now for production, con-
sumption and distribution an
measures for the removal Of dis
treSSed areas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-04

ing. the trouble between the Board
of Water Commissioners and the
American Federation OF State,
County and Municipal Employees,
AL, who had filed a strike notice.
The agreement was reached at a
conference between Mayor Edward
j. JeffrieS. other city officials and
Arthur Stringari, union leader.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-04
Ciqar Workers Vote

La Berne Schenk, president of
Local So, United Cannery, Agri-
culture. Packing and Allied Work
ers, Go, said today that a NLRB
election at the r. D. Dunn cigar
factory at Milwaukee and Dubois
avenues resulted in a vote of 239
for the union and II for no union.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-04
Wafer Board Settles
Wage Increase Row.

a wage increase OF 5 cents an
hour TO $50 employees of the water
board has settled. for the time be-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-04
BLOCKS HOUSE CLEANING

Originally, il was planned TO
give them all open competitive
with department
heads allowed 10 pick from among
the top three candidates. This
rule was changed so that il the
incumbent placed among the tor
three, be must be retained.
The change was requested by
Commissioner John c. Beukema
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-04
House Cleaning
.ByDemsB|o(ked
by Civil Service
BY DON GARDNER

The civil service commission to-
day altered a previous ruling by
which. il was feared Democratic
department heads would be able
To replace Republican holdovers
with loyal party workers.
The net result will virtually
mean a "blanketing in Of ap-
proximately 2,700 employees giver
political jobs, since they will be
given extra points on their exam
nations as service rating.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-28

Eve should be prepared to resist
any direct or indirect attacks on labor
standards that are likely to arise in an
emergency period. These standards are
part Of our defenses. | mean standards
that guarantee to workers place of
employment which will safeguard their
health and safety. | mean wage stand
ards which secure to workers right
ful share in our national income. |
mean hour standards which free work
ers from the hardships of exhausting
schedules of toll"
Miss Anderson's remarks, though
concerned primarily with women work
ers, apply equally to men workers. Her
three-part formula is part of intelli-
gent industrial policy, making for eff
ficiency and happiness. The same is
true of her remarks on the necessity
of maintaining labor standards.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-28
INTELLIGENT INDUSTRIAL
POLICY

Intelligent use of woman power in
the defense program is based on the
three-part formula of mo relaxing of
the better labor standards gained in
recent years, using women at work
for which they are suited, and giving
them adequate training" Miss Mary
Anderson, director of the Women's Bu-
reau, U. S. Department of Labor, said
at special dinner sponsored by the
Industrial Committee of the Glovers-
vile, N. Y, Young Women's Christian
Association.
In discussing the need to maintain
gains for labor and extend good en-
ployment standards to workers still
without such protection, Miss Ander-
son said:
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-28
FRIDAY, MARCH %, 1941.
PLANNING START MADE

Labor's insistence on the need of
planning now to avert mass unemploy-
ment and economic collapse at the end
of the defense program is bearing
fruit. Planning has become a matter
of lively discussion and there are signs
the nation is convinced of the need fol
an immediate beginning and formu-
lating planning program.
Latest indication of this is the re.
port of the National Resources Plan
ming Board just transmitted to Con
gress by the President The report
outlines six-year program of public
works to constitute a reservoir" of
construction projects for use in time
of need, such as is feared when de-
Tense production ends.
The report is in line with the pro-
gram frequently urged by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and is at least
a start toward such a program. And
there is need for action at this time,
when it is possible for clearer thinking
than in a time of crisis. AS Senator
James M. Mead says in a letter to
William Green, commencing the A. F
of L. for it's advocacy of planning for
the future:
"Clear-thinking and orderly plan
ming should begin now. Our social anc
economic aims are as important as oul
peace aims In fact, they cannot be
separated
Just as we now fortify ourselve:
against the possibility of externa
physical attack" Mead added, "s(
must we plan to fortify ourselve:
against the possibility of future inter
nal economic attack. Either could bt
disastrous if such eventualities find Us
unprepared.