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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

Establishment of children's centers in large industrial cities is going to become quite common in the next few months. Only week or so ago Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe called attention to several such Catholic centers for children of working mothers. Now Waterbury is about to experiment with the idea. It's quite likely that a few months experi- mentation will show that such homes for daytime care of children while their parents are working in defense industries are important adjuncts of any com munity's social service activities. Instead of one such center here in Waterbury, there might easily be two or three estab- lished in different sections of the city where the need is the greatest. On the basis of figures obtainable now there is going to continue to be shift in defense workers with women playing more i'm portant part That certainly means dis ruption, more or less of normal family life, with a consequent demand on municipal and social service agencies for help. Waterbury apparently senses this trend in time to cope with it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
The Proper Sequence

First came policemen and the fire mems band. After those, the soldiery. Be- cause, the British Broadcasting Company pointed out, i've always put the civil au- thority before the military in Britain. /" That is why we and the British feel that with all our faults we are truly demo- cratic. The people rule through their bal CT, again through their ballots, to correct their errors.
 The Army and the Navy are the crea- lures of a civil authority which is re- sponsive to the people. Whenever there is any substantial armed force, it con- sists largely of civilians, temporarily do- ing patriotic duty, and not of profession al militariSts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

man completing his march to the sea- a military achievement for the North, but one of the saddest moments in American history as we look back upon that deadly war of brother against brother. In 1917, Germany had begun unrestricted sub marine warfare and had forced us into the first World War, from which RuSsias might had been withdrawn by the first revolution. In 1918 the allies had stopped Germanys march to Paris, and were hold ing on by their teeth, wondering wheth- CT another and this time irresistible blow might be struck before we could rush enough strength to France to turn the tide. The French, without whom we were licked, were all ready to collapse.
 These were truly critical Fourths of July in war times. In comparison, the mis- fortunes the United Nations have Suf- fered during the past few weeks are neg ligible. From our defeats thus far we can, if we will, learn many lessons which will help toward eventual victory Not the least is that moral victories, potential armies, armamentS on the produc- tion lines, contempt for the enemy, Stra- tegic withdrawals, ostrich-like confidence unbacked by deeds, do not win wars. In the midst of these defeats, we still are turning the direction of the war. It may take two years, or three or four or five, but we know now we can win.
 Therefore, Happy Birthday to the U. s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
No Vacations

Thousands of volunteer civilian de- fense workers must have heard the plea of Col. Samuel H. Fisher, State Defense Administrator, over the radio the other evening. It was repetition of one voiced here in Waterbury by our own mayor for several weeks past "No vacations for civilian defense this summer was the theme of the talk. That's what Mayor Vincent A. Scully and other local defense officials have been urging for some time now. They realize that system built up with much effort in the winter ana spring can be easily ruined by few months of summer idleness.
 Col. Fisher assumed no alarmist attl- fude in his remarks, but he did point out that the danger of attack or invasion ot some sort by enemy agents on Connectl- cut was as imminent as on any ot our AL Iantic coastal states. Adequate protec- tion against surprise assaults ot any na- ture can only be provided by a trained personnel. In Waterbury as elsewhere there is a trained personnel. Its number is considerable. But if this personnel IS not on duty or available for duty, surprise attacks can easily prove fatal and de- structive to large communities.
 Now is certainly the time for all good ratriots to come to the aid of their com 1nunity. Twenty-four hour watches in re- port centers or air observation towers may go by without anything unusual for long weeks, but the very vigilance maln- tained by the civilian defense increases the difficulty of foreign saboteurs over coming anyone by surprise. That's why 1t must be maintained at any costs. That's why the civilian population of Water bury must rally to the aid of the con- munity every day in every way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

recent development, and where the costs were not capable of being de- termined in advance, 1t could not fairly be applied to business as 8 whole. It would require the setting up of a bureaucracy more extensive than we have ever known, which be. cause of its vast powers would be ex- posed to the influences of favoritism and corruption in excess of anything we have imagined. 'The power to tax is the power to destroy, and by inference, when yielded by a bureau cratic organization, 1t would have the power to destroy all savings as well as the Government. It would become a rule, not of laws nor even of men, but of political and bureau- cratic organizations responsible not even to Congress or the courts.
 A third proposal is the levying of a Federal withholding tax. This method compels the withholding At Its source and the paying to the Government of tax on every form of income in wages, salary, interest and dividends. The Social Security
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
Happy Birthday to the U. s.

At this moment we are going through one of our periods of gloom, as the result of Q series of setbacks by the axis powers. We are inclined to feel that this, the 166th birthday of the United States of America, is the most critical since the first. That is not bad national psychology. Surely 1t is much better than overconfidence.
 A man who possesses real intestinal fortitude fights best when the odds seem against him. So does such a nation. With all our many faults, the people of the United States have no rabbit blood in them. But, on this birthday, let's not be too pessimistic. Let's remember that, act ual1y, our forefathers passed through many Fourths of July when there was more cause for gloom than we can find today.
 Forget, if you choose, the entire period of the Revolution itself, when our citizen soldiers suffered one disastrous defeat after another, underwent privationS such as we today cannot comprehend, but kept their faith until by sheer force of will power they won. Remember 1914, when the nations 38th birthday saw our fortunes at so low an ebb that 51 days later invading British actually burned the White House in Washington. Pass on 70 1861, when Independence Day found the North stunned by the disaster of the first Bull Run.
 n 1864 the Fourth of July saw Sher-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

Gradually Uncle Sam is encroaching more and more on shore resorts Not content with having taken over Miami even before the winter rush had ended there, he's now moving in on Atlantic City. One of the resorts biggest hotels, the Traymore, has just been requisitioned for the U. s. Army Air Corps. It's the second of the boardwalk hotels to be taken over for such purposes Others will also be taken as the need for them occurs. They are used for youths in train ing for coastal defense work. Their elaborate fittings, of course, are usually changed to the simpler ones of Army life But no one can change the natural surroundings which remain superb.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
WRITER THINKS A GENERAL SALES TAX MOST EQUIT- ABLE MEANS OF PAYING
 FOR THIS WAR.

Hartford, Conn.
 July ?, 1942.
 Editor of The Democrat:
 The present war is already taking in taxes about one-half the income of Great Britain, and probably more than that of Russia and Ger many. If nothing is so sure as death and taxes" in peace time, 1t is doubly sure when we respond to the call to kill on 8 worldwide scale that taxes will press us on every side. We expect 1t in war time and can take 1t with 8 will, if only the application is reasonably equal and just. Absolute equality in taxation may never be obtained, but we here wish to discuss certain proposed forms of taxation which would be especially harmful to the Govern ment and It's citizens. Losses result ing from idleness and inefficiency may indeed tax us with heavier hand than Congress.
 The proposal of those who are op- posed to any profit in excess of 6% is that taxes should be imposed upon corporations engaged in war contracts on the basis of limiting them to a fixed percentage of 69o on the cost of sales. This method takes away the incentive from the contractors to economize and be ef- ficient. On the other hand 1t makes it to the contractors interest to al- low the cost to increase in order that his profits thereby may be raised. This method was followed ill World War I and cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. When we are engaged in an all-out war 1t is inl- possible to distinguish between war business and normal business. If applied to any 1t should be applied to all production of every shape and character. From the point of view of the Government itself the cost plus tax is inequitable because 1t will reach only the profits on con tracts coming under certain appro- priations bills, or on contracts made
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
Questions
 and Answers

YOUR QUESZT0lge ARSgWE
 The WaeeEbWy DemeeFos's OsFs vice Bureau win answer fer yoa free. any question of fast e la- f0Fmatisns not involving eIteA- sive research. Write y0uR GWaSe tInm clearly, s4gm name and a@@ dress, encI0se . three cent pogtage stamp. Medical CT legal aAVase cannot be given. AAGresg WstsR- bury Democrats WashlngtOa geg- vice Bureau, 10l3 ThiFtssAth Street. Washington, D. c.
 c. Who composed the muSAe fog Gertrude Stein's Four saints Sn Three Acts" and was the opera produced?
 A. Virgil Thomson composed the music, and it was produced in leS4. first in Hartford, Conn; then in New York city and Chicago.
 e. What name did PreddenA Roosevelt give to the new typa Cargo vessel formerly called the Sea Otter?
 A. Seamobile.
 Q. What is the estimated gross per capita public debt ofSthe United StatesP
 A. Based on an estimated popu- lation of 132 millions, it was ap- proximately $4e213, as of April 90, 1042,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

It's cruel blow that is contemplated for American appetities. Some time in 1943, probably early in the year, supplies of cocoa are expected to run short and when they do there1l be curtailment in the manufacture of the popular candy bars to which we have become so ac- customed. There1l be plenty of them for the rest of the year, but unless new sup plies come in stocks will drop after the first of the year. And whatll we do then, poor things?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

e. Is steam invisible?
 A. True steam is the invisible gas or vapor into which water turns when heated above its boiling point. The cloud of visible vapor" emitted from the spout of a tea- kettle is not vapor (steam) at all. but Q cloud of small droplets of liquid water.
 @. How long would it take to cultivate enough guayule in the United States to produce rubber in quantity?
 A. From four to six years to grow enough to make an appre- ciable contribution to the supply. Not more than 10000 tons annually can be expected soon from guayule.
 Q. Are pearls ever found in coconuts?
 A. Pearls that grow inside of coconutS have been reported from tropic islands. They are described as extremely rare, some about the size of 8 pigeons heart and others only as large as pea, and are bril- liant white or yellowish. They are formed by the hardening of the embryo plant which solidfiies when the shell is "blind";; that is, when all three of the small depressions visile beneath the coarse f1bers are closed too tightly to permit the maturing growth to push through. Natives of triple islands value the pearls as charms to protect them against sickness, and to give them success in business and war.
 EDITORS NOTE-If you are desirous of securing this weeks booklet "GENELOGY" address F. NJ. Kirby, Department S-10O, Waterbury Democrat Service Bu- reau. 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. with IS cents to cover postage.
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Selected Poem
BEYOND THE BARRIER

(Grantland Rice in the New York Sun) Upon our shield the staining rust
 Had gathered deeper than we knew; Upon our blade the drifting dust
 Had dimmed and dulled the ancient hue: And we have fioundered through the pail As children, who have lost their way; But somewhere underneath it all,
 The Vital Spark still waits the day. The ruggedness of ancient mold
 Was hidden then by softer dreams; The braver line we used to hold
 May waver where the red flash gleams; But when the showdown came at last
 Beyond control of word or pen. Remembrance of braver past
 Came back to wake us up again The ancient spirit of the clan
 May shink, at times, before the call, Bewildered, in the waiting span,
 Before the rousing lash shall fall; But when the light flares down the held Beyond doubts final barricade, The rust shall come of from the shield The dust shall hutter from the blade
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

Texas" repeated Thomson.
 Peters eyes lighted up.
 "Oh!" he grinned, Deep i'm the Heart of Texas"
 "You proved yourself quite an authority on world affairs by that fine speech you made here today beamed Thomson, "but didn't know you also kept up on our popular music"
 "Oh, I am a great admirer of your music" replied Peter, but I would have known about your State even if that song hadn't been written. I used to hear lot about Texas in my country. I would like very much to visit Texas"
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Greatest pals of Rumania's ex- He'd King Carol and the titian- haired Madame Lurescu in Mex leo City are U. s. Ambassador George Messersmith and wife. The Messersmiths got to know the couple when they came to Cuba while Messersmith was AmbaSsa- dor there. In Mexico City they play bridge together frequently. .. .Ex-Ambassador Josephus Dan- iels, now editor of the Raleigh News and Observer is writing more pnngent editorials at eighty than most editors at forty. The fact that Joe Alsop was listed as a naval lieutenant almost stopped the Japs from exchanging him as a prisoner. His columnist part ner Bob Kintner had to ask U. s. authorities to emphasize that Joe had resigned from the Navy. Chicago-born Courtney Let's Es- pil, wife of the brilliant Argentine Ambassador, was one of the few
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

1. The Hawaiian Islands are Ave, ten or twenty in number?
 2. Which Army rank corresponds to Commander in the Navy?
 3. The government is urging resi- dents of the eastern coast states to heat their homes with which fuel next winter?
 4. Name the president of Mexico.
 5. Were the composers Alice Haw- thorne and Septimus Winner re- lated?
 6. Halcyon Is another name for which bird?
 '. The Pennsylvania Dutch people originally came from Holland; true or false?
 8. Which state leads in the pro- duction of lemons?
 g. Which Hawaiian city was in the path of the lava flow from the recent eruption of Mauna Loa2
 10. Tn Roman mythology, whose daughter was Minerva?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

to curtsey low to the King of Greece when he received the dip- lomats here.
 U. s. PRISONERS IN BATAAN
 Ex-Undersecretary of the In- terior Jack Dempsey has taken up with the American Red Cross the problem of getting Red Cross representative in Manila to look out for U. s. prisoners from Ba- taan and Corregidor.
 So far, the Japs have not per- mitted @ Swiss Red Cross repre- sentative in Manila, though they have admitted Swiss representa- tives to Tokyo, Shanghai and Hongkorg.
 No excuse has been given by the Japs for not permitting a Swiss representative in Manila, but U. s. officials presume 1t is because they don't want anyone from the outside world to see what is going on there.
 Meanwhile, however, the treat ment of U. s. prisoners in Ja- pan and China Is reported to be good. The Swiss representa- tives make regular reports, state that American prisoners have no complaints, that sheets on beds are changed frequently, and that married man are ale lowed to go to see their wives every weekend.
 NOTE; If the Japs permit a Swiss representative to go to Ma nila, the American public can send cigarettes, chocolate, etc., to pris- oners. But it is impossible now. Copyright, 1942, by United Fea-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

fOr ' n Q Cupper trip across the ocean she wore
 thick ribbed gray wool hose, and as she stepped on to the dock at She- diac, New Bruns- W ic k, her first words to the first man who greeted her, a Pan-Amer- ican Airways rep- resentative, W ere Good morning, are you the gov- ernor?" She had anuar entlv ex.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
roDAY's COMMON ERROR

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR The standard of a comparison should be clearly stated. Wrong: Many industrial managers have come to sec the advantages of collective bargaining" Right: Add, compared with individual negotiations"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
A Thought for Today

am the door: by me If any man enter in, he glaaIl be saved, and shall go in and out, and Ana paSture.-JOhn 1O:9.
  Hold him alone truly fortunate who has end- cd his life in happy wel-being.-Aeschylus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

WASHINGTON Marshal Romnes eats farther into Egypt U o 0 n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

thing, including unavoidable haz- ards, which B taken to include war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
Washington Merry-Go-Round
eA SsT1-ies. Ipe-
DREW PEAR 8 o N ROBERT 6. ALLEN

Blast Experts Ready Blow Up Oil Wells in Middle Eost But They Feor Another "Error in Judgment by the Bsh Young King Peter Reveals Fomoi with American Jozz U Vents Red Cross Agent in Mono Wotch Coptves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

pected that kind of direct, uncere-
 monious welcome and the Pan-Am
 official was put in the embarrassing
 position of having to explain that
 waiting to welcome her, was just the lieutenant governor, represent ing the governor general.
 The queen got it, expressed her thanks and changed the subject to the weather. Tt seems little cold
 here," she said. You know, I
 thought 1t was warmer-more trop- ical-but perhaps that was the tenn perature inside your plane and l did not know it was colder outside" :"
 As the royal party started to get into cars, the queen noticed 8 de- tail of Royal Canadian Mounted Po- lice, standing very erect in their scarlet jackets. The nearest Mountie allowed himself the slightest relaxa- ton as he opened the door of the governors car, but immediately had to freeze rigid attention as he heard the queen ask: And are these the Boy Scouts?"
 Elmer Davis, new director of the Office of War Information, knows what it is to be up against Army regulations. When Davis was on the air, the time for his broadcast was 8:55 to D. m. Army night communiques came out for p. m. release, but one night there was an item in the communique which Davis wanted to use, 50 he broke release Army caught him at it and called him, making it such an issue that Davis never broke a release again. Now Davis is in spot where his office must insist that no one break re- leases on government news.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon rises l2:O9 a. m. (war time). Sun rises 5:24 a. m; sets S:27 p. m. (War time). All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Capital
 Faces, Facts And Figures
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrFesDOndent

Washington looks forward to visit from Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands far more than it has anticipated the visits of all the other monarchs and premiers, for off, -the-record stories indicate what a grand, good, human, unaffected old lady she really is. Practical, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

Copyright, 1942, by United Fea-
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-14
Denied Drink,
Killed in BrdwI.

4 saloon customer. John Lodge
80. of 572i BcWiCk avenue. was
shot and killed carly today after
he allcgcdly threw char over
a bar when he waS refused addi-
tional drinks. The saloon owner
Is held FOR investigation of murder
According TO Sgt Dewey
Hughes. OF tho homicide squad
Lodge was refused a drink h>
= waitress i'm the saloon at 1881
CiratIol avenue and became abu.
Srvc. Tho waitress summoned the
owner John GarriSI 81, OF 6lOl
Ilarrcll avenue
When GarriSi refused Lodge a
drink, Lodge threw chair over
tho bar breaking several bottles
on tho backhar, Hughes said
GarrlSl then GOT 30 Calibel
revolver from behind the bar
Hughes SAID witnesses told him
ami shot twice at Lodge. one
bullet striking Lodge in the back
GarrSI. IN 1929. was tried for
arson in connection with an ex-
ploSion and fire that DESTROYED
large furniture store on tho
site oi hlS present saloon Hc
and two other men were aC.
quilted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-14
Mdyor,DSRChief
Seek Federd|A Aid

Mayor Edward J. Jeffries Jr.
City Controller Charles G. Oakman
and DSR General Manager Fred
A. Nolan are in Washington today
seeking to obtain the governments
approval on several city projects.
The mayor and Oakman are
seeking TO settle the debt Of
Sl.S0000 which Detroit owes the
federal government for welfare
money borrowed in 1882. 10 Obtain
federal funds for civilian defense
expenditures for the fire. water and
other city departments and To dis
CuSS the Sojourner Truth housing
project problem
Nolan is attempting 10 get a
better priority for materials 10
manufacture buses so the DSR can
expand It's bus fleet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-14
New Farley Set
On JobIesS Pay
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING Fob Il Governor
Van Wagner leaves Michigan
tonight for Washington for the
second time this month 10 speed
unemployment compensation lcciS-
latlOn IN Congress.
Upon invitation Of the Council
Of State Government, Van WaC-
onor VIII place The ~'a,c'S case
before federal laWmaknr>
u am going -hecauSe- tremen--
douS opposition Ia increasing
benefits has developed from
many states which are not aS
vitality concerned ~ Michigan
with war transition diSemploN-
ment." he SAID
Legislators meeting In special
session have refused 10 hberallze
Michigan'S unemployment law
until Congress acts on a request
for $500 900 OOQ 20 guarantee un-
employed auto workers S2i per
WpCk
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-14
Faces Deportation
Failure Of Father Of z TO Register as Alien Reveals
His Illegal Entry Into U. S.; Must Return TO Canada

10 disclose the circumstances of
his entry. Hopping said, and did
not register. Later. however. he
sought the advice of an attorney
who advised him 10 surrender 10
the authorities. He did and was
charged with evading- the Alien
Registration Act.
Federal Judge Ernest A O'Brier
yesterday gave S stanton a su.
spended sentence. Stanton now
faces deportation hearing. The
only way that he can rejoin his
family legally is TO return volun.
tarily 10 Canada. obtain a Cana.
dian passport and visa and then
obtain legal entry into the United
States