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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
In Or Out?

The political position of Congressman Joseph E. Talbot in the Republican Party right now is more or less puzzing Maybe that's the way he wants 1t to be or 1t may be COP strategy to keep Democrats guessing. However, there is this to be feared.' Voters who like to class them selves as independent and who refuse to be tied down by party affiliations are uotoriously tickle They're with you to- day, with somebody else tomorrow. Party lines will have to bear up this fall to carry the election for any candidate. So the business of backing off and coming forward probably won't do much good It would seem as if the Republicans need good candidate in the Naugatuck Valley and it goes without question that Repre- sentative Talbot fills this bill. All Of which would ordinarily bring from him an announcement that he intends 10 seek renomination and reelection. He would have no contest in the former, but would be battled for the latter with his own popularity and his status as being in of flee weighing heavily in his favor.
 But apparently all isn't well within the ranks of COP leadership for as yet no statement has been forthcoming from the Fifth District congressman And only this past weekend he conferred with party leaders, presumably over plans for the fall Although mentioned as guber- material possibility MT. Talbot prefers to throw his support for this nomination to ex-governor Raymond E. Baldwin with the result that he either sets up for him. self renomination for his present post or ho drops out Of the picture for two years, prefcrring, maybe, return in 1914 when therell be senatorsihp as prize. But two years out of the picture is long time as even MT. Baldwin will find when he opens his campaign this fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
Burn Up the Paper

The response to the plea to save waste paper has been so widespread and thor ough that there's no longer any need for the same, according to an official report just given out at Hartford In short householders can now dispose Of waste paper as they have been doing for years past - burning 1t up. The salvage officials would like to have efforts now concentrated on redemption of, other things, such as fats, metals, and rubber.
 Of course there is such tremendous amount of paper used in the United States daily that it would be easy to concentrate tremendous quantities of waste. So much so that therc'd be no available place to store 1t safely Being inflam- mable there would always be the danger Iof fire as was proved right here in our own midst not so very many weeks ago The question arises though, whether or not there ever could be enough wastes collected to warrant cessation of salvage of the same.
 This war certainly should have taught us lesson in that respect, but we doubt if we'll take it. Probably after the war IS oyer, presuming we're on the victorious side and have something to say about dictation of peace terms, Americans will 20 on wasting such things as paper, scrap metal rubber, etc, without any thought of the future or what might be done. It's not that as nation we're not thrifty. It's just that this has been land of plenty for SO long that people revcl in the thought of discarding the old and procuring the new.
 If the business of salyaging precious materials ever is systematizcd it might not be a bad idea to make it permanent one. It would make US more conscious Of the need of conservation in many other forms of endeavor and perhaps open up more avenues of enterprise that will be needed in the postwar period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

If, on the other hand, Uncle Sam needs their tires to help win the war, they tn- quire why he doesn't come clean and ask for them. Many from the oil states have told us they would willingly give their tires, if that is needed but that they'll Squawk to high heaven if they are per mitted to keep the tires, but are denied gasoline for their cars. We believe the farm belt, worried about it's surplus wheat and corn, would prove equally pa- triotic if Washington officially would eX- plain clearly why 1t is more efficient mlitarily to make most of our synthetic rubber from petroleum rather than from grain alcohol.
 The synthetic rubber bottleneck is in butadiene, one of the two major consti- tuents of buna type rubber. Butadiene is a byproduct of gasoline refining. It can be made at the existing refineries. We don't have to wait for a major con- struction program, or find money for it, or divert steel and copper for it, or tie up transportation facilities. Up to the limit of the existing distillery capacity, we can rush into butadiene production from grain alcohol. This the government is plan ming.
 Beyond that we have to decide whether speed in getting rubber for critical uses, In obtaining steel and copper for arma- ment and munitions, are more important than using the farmers grain. Uncle Sam thinks that, with Hitler making an all-out play to win the war, speed is vital. If he explained why, officially, as his experts want newspapermen to explain unofficially, we have no doubt that both motorists and farmers would say: Sure. Let's win the war and worry about our troubles later'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
Leading With the Chin

Manpower Commissioner Paul McNutt probably feels forced to his ruling that birth certificates, to prove citizenship, shall no longer be required for employ ment in war plants where secret govern ment work is being done. The require ment unquestionably worked hardship on many individuals, and led to delay as vital statistics bureaus were flooded with applications. And the pressure for man. power is tremendous.
 We cannot help shuddering, however, as we think how many potential spies and saboteurs are at large among our 135, ,0O0, 900 inhabitants, and how easily q few could swear falsely to American citizenship, obtain employment on secret work, get or do what Hitler needs, and be away long before investigation into their background could be completed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
More About Rubber

President Roosevelt is to be commented for bringing the rubber situation clearly into the open, by his warning that civilian tires may have to be rcquisitioncd. With the authority of his position he voiced what experts have been saying for months. Faced with the distinct possibility of shortage so critical that even the barest of military and essential civilian needs may not bc met next year and in 1944, why should civilians be permitted to wear out existing tires in non-esscntIal use?
 Nationwide rationing of gasoline has been advocated to save rubber. If noth- Ing more courageous can be done, that would help. But those who live in the oiI-rich mldweSt and southwest, and on the Pacific coact, do no like such half measures. If they are going to Joe per- mgtted to wear out the tires they now have they see no reason they should not dO 1t In their own way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
In Today's Mai

well-organized and well financed churches challenge this decision. Let one of those organizations, or a group of them if they feel 50 mind ed. turn loose some "peddlcrs" of religious literature in two or three towns which insist on licensing such persons; let these "peddlerg" refuse to pay the license fees; let them be arrested; let the cage be fought through the courts on the Constitut- tional issue involved and see how soon the Supreme Court finds that it erred when 1t sought to water down the Bill of Rights in these particulars.
 Unless press and pulpit want their liberties Nhittlcd away by virtue Of this Supreme Court decision, they had better get together now to car ry this fight to reversal of the de- cision. If those liberties go by the board, most Of the things that make life worth living in the United States will go with them" End of quotation.
 "P M" July 18th aLso gives us an article on Immortal American Words" Quote: on January 2, l04i President Roosevelt discussed the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

The Bridgeport Post extends it's sym pathieS to such inland cities as Water bury, Hartford, and New Britain on what is to befal them. The Post believes that coastal dim-out regulations may soon be extended as far as 50 miles inland, which would mean this city as well as many others would have to observe the rules about dimmlng lights after sun down. Belief that there may be extcn- sion of the dim-out area is ccntered on claim recently advanced by officials that even with coastal cities dimmed out there are still "gloWs" observed along the coast line from points out at sea. It remains to be checked, of course, whether such "gloWs" are caused by cities like Hart ford, New Britain, and Waterbury well inland, or by some other community. This is something which might well be tested only under the best of conditions for it certainly would be virtually impos- sible to determine just what communities or resorts were the cause of horizon "gloW" from point at sea unless obserVa- tipn was of the best and plans were known about a practice dm-out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
Selected Poem
WAITING FOR THE TRAIN: COUNTRY STATION

(Wade Van Dorc in the Christian Science
 Monitor
 The Air is like curtain, lightly hung. On which are traced designs of summer sound. Dry eriekcts sing, fl chpmunk ecufifes in A pile of Lies hot in the noontlnc gun. The two thin rails that look too weak to hold Freight sent in noisy transit, faintly creak As if an cnngeen weight were pressing them The telegraphic. dry ftaccato code Of orders for far train-mcn does not break Tine calm wrapped like sheet of ceilophanc Around the bright square of the country town. Acrosg the tracks an aspen gently shakes Its heart-hapcd leaves as if it would cast of Like drops of rain, too great a load of light The station agents chair grates 0n the floor; He saunters out upon black clndcrs that i5till crunch aloud their bist0ry Of fire. The train ig Iate-a happy hour late, For thought has been allowed to travel far Upon the cleared track Of this quiet lime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
Current Comment

The world iBn't big enough to hold Nazi form of govern fhcnt and fin American ccmocra- cy and that's why this Is fight 10 the finish.
 Mayor FioreIlo H. La Guardia of
 New York City. The peace will not be of our sole deylsing. for we have partners. But we need discussion and debate on broad principles bsfore we go 10 the peace table. Alfred M. Landon, former gov-
 ernor of Kansas.
 Turning our eyes to the future postwar world, we know that the walls of isolatiOnism and narrow separation ire gone. -doy. Harold Btafsen of Min
 DegOta,
 By the tiinc this year ends we Americans will be spending on our war effort just about 200 million dollars every day,
 Donald Nelson. chairman Of the WIPE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

Springfield would appear to have a major problem on it's hands right now with the announcement that the South End bridge would have 10 be closed to all traffic within two weeks. That means the city's Memorial Bridge will bear the brunt of all traffic and unless it Slackens off considerably in the next few months serious delays may result, as well as pos siblc danger of this latter structure be- ing weakened The city also has North End bridge so the situation isn't too dan gerous, but Springfield and neighboring communities along the Connecticut River are yitally important in the defense ef- fort and any slowup in production IS bad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

1. Name the two nations which became members of the United Na- tions June l4. l042.
 ?. Which letter of the alphabet is q Navy award for superior per- formance?
 3. What position in the British government is held by Sir Oliver Lyttleton?
 {. Name the town near Prague that was completely destroyed by the Nazis in retaliation for the as- sasslnation of Reinhard Heydrich. dermany's hangman?
 s. For what deed was Andrew Summers Rowan noted2
 6. How many Jungle Books" did Kipling writer
 T. Which state ranks first in the number of cattle2
 8. What part of Canada is gen. erally called the Evangclinc coun- try?
 0. Tung oil is obtained from the fruit, the leaves, or the root Of the tung tree?
 10. Tn which two months of the year do the equinoxes occur?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

O. Does the size, other than the depth, of body of water have any bearing on the pressure at the bot- tom?
 A. No. The pressure beneath the surface of water depends simply or the vertical depth beneath the free surface, and not at all on the size or shape of the body. The pres- sure at the bottom of tank four l feet square, for example, will be 1 the same as the pressure at the bottom of tank eight feet square, if both contain the same depth Of water.
 e. How much mall was received in the Dead Letter Division Of the Post OfIice during l94l?
 A. A total Of 13.744, ,880 letters WAS received during the fiscal year l04i, an increase of approximately per cent over the previous fiscal year Unclaimed parcels and articles found loose in the malls, that failed of delivery to the rightful owners numbcred 2l0,s60
 e. Where and when was James Cagncy born, and is he married2
 A. He was born in New York, N. Y, July r, 1904, and Is married to Frances Vernon.
 o. Can you explain the contrast between the climate of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts2
 A. IL is caused by the fact that prevailing winds are from the west and northwest. The land K heated quickly and as quickly coolS. The sea Is heated slowly. and as water cir culates 1t tends to obtain a uniform temperature. Hence. the west winds blowing off the Pacific give the west coast q mild and uniform climate. The winds from the interior of the continent to the east coast give 1t hot climate in summer and a cold climate in winter.
 Q. Does the inside diameter of steel ring expand with the rest of the metal as 1t is heated,
 A. Both the inside and outside diameters of the ring get larger. If the metal is heated to any temper ature bleow it's transformation tenn peraturc (about 700 degrees O.. A good example of this is shown by the blacksmith who expands a metal tire y heating to place It. on wheel, where 1t contracts and hugs the rim tightly as 1t cools. There is a special temperature range within which many steels contract with increasing tempera- ture. This range is usually between 700 and 800 degrees c.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
WRITER THINKS SOME OF THE BIGGER CHURCHES SHOULD
 CHALL ENGE SUPREME COURTS JEHovAHs W.T.
 MISSES 5-4 DECISION

Berlin, Conn.,
 July 10, l042. Editor of The Democrat:
 From the Editorial comments and articles in the press regarding the recent 6-4 decision of the Supreme Court, 1t is quite evident that many people are thoroughly aroused over this decision and are not any too willing 10 have it crainmed down their throatg without protest.
 Tn Golfers July 18th issue, we find an article entitled "1'he Su- preme Court Errs" and the follow. ing statement: Five out of the Su- prcme Courts justices saw fit re- gently to hand down a decision cur" tailing somebody's freedom of both press and religion. True, the come body was nobody but the small and carLankeroug sect known as Je- hOyah's Witnesses. But this decision, which held that town governments can force this tract-plghing sect to pay license fees ag peddlcrs. can be used to Iegalize the licensing Of pro- duccrs Of any publication sold on streehs or newsgtandg. The licensing fees can be of any size. That means that any publication or tract- spreading religious group whom the licensing power happens not to like can be driven out Of business in the licensing powers baliwick by fees placed prohibitiyely high.
 This decislon's threat to religious and pregs liberty in this country ii real and urgent, These two freedoms can be wiped out if tbis decision stands While freedom of religion and of the press are being done to death in this country, our boys will be fighting to bring thOee blessings to the rest of the nations of the world. There ig some discrepancy in all this.
 We have a suggestion. Here it is. Let one or more of the big, powerful
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

the bill.
 "This is another attack on the
 poll tax nc stormcd. "J strong
 ly disapprove of it.'
 Actually, Ramsay's bill does moi nulllfy, the poll-tax where states require the payment of such q tax,
 MERRY -GO-ROUND
 In Fayetteville, Tenn, the De- fense Recreation Committee lists the following item among services rendered to soldier guests: "A horsc for q homcsick South Da- kota ranchman to rid on Sunday morning" Hon Wu, chief of the 500 Chinese residents in Chi- cago's Chinatown, points proudly to the fact that his group was one of the first in Chicago to .be or ganizcd for civilian defense Tn recent Los Angeles test black out, woman telephoned the con- trol center: Where is the nearest air raid warden to my home" oiiiblniB GilIShSh LLIItA ISNOlA A0 AliA replied, "Thc nearest seems to be in your own home, madam. Your husband is an air raid warden" Northrop Aircraft company has evolved new welding pro- cess that is claimed will reyolu- tionize plane making The new method will permit the construc- tion of all-mlgnesium planes. Magnesium is one-third lighter than aluminium. The OPA soon will crack down on number of tire recappers on charges of ir- competent workmanship and waste of vital materials.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

before the regular election. Every man in the military service, sta- toned in the U. s. A., would have q chance to cast his ballot.
 Rcgistration is the chief gtum- bling block to soldier voting be- cause of the redtape involved in getting blanks through the mail and swearing to ati affidavit Of citizenship. Also, q number of states do not permit registration by mail, thus making voting im- possible for many service men who have become 2l since induction.
 In the last war, some states got around this by sending officials to camps to register absentee voters; but this Is a costly and cumbcr- some procedure.
 tamsay's bill was unanimously approved by the House Elections Committee and has Ovcrwhelm- ing support In both the House and Senate. But this powerful backing cant express itself un- leas the bill can De brought up for action. Right there is where Cox of Georgia and his gang got fin their undercovcr Obstrmc- tucc lickg.
 When the measure came up be- fore the Rules Committee for rule to place 1t before the House. Cox and his close pal Rep. How erd Smith of Virginia, another old Guard poll-taxer, threw monkey wrench They arc rank ing members of this key commit tee and have the power to keep the Ramsay bill bottled up.
 Smith has attempted 10 justify his opposition on the high plane Of "States' rights. But Ccx makes no bones about why he is against
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

Here's bad news for Milady, as well as Der Fuehrcr and the Son of Heaven out in Kansas City 1t has been learned that beauty parlor operatives make superior war workers where deftncas in the hand ling of small objects is involved. So the girls have been put on the preferred list to do some work on Hitler and Hlrohito.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

S o m 6 Issue iA bothcring h 1 m particularly Dur ing the Japanese negotiations be 2 fore Pearl Harbor his game was way of. Secreta ary Stimson's gener- otis offer of the use of private cro- quets grounds on his estate was a gre tly appre- ciated and beau- tiful gesture of inter - cabinet CO., an ro fDn and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Way should not be used ad-
 verbally without a prcp0si-
 ton. Instead of saying "wheIi
 Bcbby acts that way; say "acts in that way"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon sets 9:45 D. m (war tirAe). Sun rises 6;34 a. m; sets s:2I D. m. fwar timeJ. All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17

friendship, for Secretary Hull lives in a hotel that has tennis courts no croquct grounds for the secretary of state. But the other day when Secretary Hull get out for his late afternoon workout with ball, mallct, wicket, and stake, he went to an- other court. RcaSon2 Secretary Gtimaon had spoken angrily to him that day. and he didn't approve, 50 he wouldn't go near the Stimson houge.
 Donald M. Nelson'g reorganization of the War Production Board makes little difference to the busipeSs men having to negotiate with WIPE. Chief importance of the reorganiz- alton is in strcng thening the policy making Bctup, and business men coming to Washington will in most instances deal with the same people they dealt with previously, allowing for the usual frequent and at times confusing shifts of personnel in gov- ernment administrative jobs. Only place the local business man can benefit from the Nelson rcalignment is through greater responsibility given to the 13 regional WIPE offices. When these regional offices function ag they should, business men should be able to carry on most Of their dealings with the board at the regional level making trips to Washington less necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Rifts,
 Reorganization, Rooms To Rent
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

Secretary Of State the Honorable CordcIl Hull isn't playing croquet on the lawn of the big Washington mansion taken over by Secretary of War the Honorable Henry L. Stim- son, these days. and that's signih- cant news. For some years, Secretary Hull's principal Washington diver sion has been to play croquet, and he's good, except at times when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
BELIEFS
 DUE?

DUET
 No definite policy has been de- cidcd on but government housing officials, up againet it in trying to provide adequate shelter in some war production areas, are seriously considering resort to billcting. 1T such program should go through, your spare room might be drafted for some war workers occupancy for the duration. Difficulty of billet ing is that honaeholdcrs Wonk like the idea of being told to take in roomers. If such A program can be put over, 1t would have to be on a voluntary basis, appealing to the patriotism and natural Sympathies of citiMns.
 Democratic politicians are whis1 pcring that the reagon Henry Ford wouldn't allow government hous- ing development near the Willow Run bomber plant near Ypsilanti, Mich, is that the Republicans feared to bring that many new c. l. 0. and therefore Democratic voters into community now con- sidcred safely q. o. P.
 Melyyn Douglas. movie star di- rector of the OCD'g artists and writer's bureau, is heading back to Hollywood for six weeks to make another movie and enough money to enable him to return to Washington and work some more for the government without compensation.
 ZERO
 MINUS
 Army Air Force people are little annoyed at all the criticism lcyclcd against them because they haven't h plane the equal of the Jap Zero fighter. The U. S. flyers say the only advantage the Icros have is that when the going gets too tough, Jap Zero pilots can climb right out of Il fight. But, say U. S. pilots. the Japs can do this be- causc the cZro plane has gacri- feed armor and fire power and even safety for this one advan- tagc When U. E. planes go into battle pilots are given a plane of heavy construction, protected by armor, with superior fire power, plenty of gasoline capacity para chute, rubber boat, flares and every other life-saving device for us in case the flyer has to bail out.
 The Japs sacrifice All these in the Zero fighter, just to give the Jap pilots this quick pick k-up and: go advantage. All these factors explain why the caption on fl photograph of crashed Zero fighter, just received from Aus tralia, bore the news that in the last month more than 300 of these Jap Zero planes had been eimi- larly destroyed. They had enough speed Co climb out of fight, but not enough stamina and gasoline to get home on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-17
Whats Your I.Q.?

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