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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31

the concussion being felt as far away as New Haven is nothing to be disregarded. The same thing could happen right here in Waterbury. We hope it never will, but the possibility must continue until the end of the war. There is one thing the general public ought to school itself to do, though, if and when we have such an occurrence. Stay away from the scene if you're just curious spectator.
 Ours is not the intention of question ing official verdicts on these mysterious accidents throughout the nation. This is war and in wartime things like this just seem to happen. But ours is the avowed purpose of keeping up civilian morale throughout any phase of the war en- deavor. Most of us have jobs to perform. All are more or less geared to the suc- cessful completion of the war. Let's con- tinue to work in this general direction no matter what occurs, secure in the knowl- edge that our concerted efforts will in the end prevail.
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Too Good for America?

Incredible as it sounds, Assistant Attor- ney General Thurman Arnold charges a large American company with holding back the formula for a better synthetic rubber from the United States, although the same formula was turned over to Germany before we entered the war Ar mold also charged, and offered a Senate committee proof, that as late as Jan. 6, 1942, this company was still reluctant to let the Uniied States see the formula, de- spite the critical rubber shortage.
 Maybe the farmers want too much for their crops Maybe labor betrays the troops by insisting upon the 40-hour week. Maybe this firm in question played ball with the enemy and not with the country which protects it. Selfishness and unpatriotic acts are just that, no matter who perpetrates them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
If Not, What?

Practically every accident in defense manufacturing plants of recent months have been labeled mysterious or unex- plainable. None of them, so far as we know has been directly ascribed to Sabo- tage, although most people agree that it must be that. Americans have way of concluding such things and nothing you say or do can change their private opin- ion of the matter So official explanations of the numerous such catastrophes of recent months will probably fall by the wayside disregarded.
 The trail of such accidents, too, is com ing close to home A serious explosion in the Remington plant in Bridgeport with
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a-year moguls accused of dis eliminating against little business men.
 Feelings became so rolled dur ing the hearings on the sugar shortage that Rep. William J. Fitzgerald of Connecticut threat ened to quit the committee. Pre- viously, Rep. Charles Halleck of Indiana had stalked out of hear ing on fire insurance rates" charging it had nothing to do with small business problems.
 What irked Fitzgerald was Pat mans refusal to delve into charg- es that Fraser M. Moffatt, Jr., chief of the WIPE alcohols unit. has helped bring on the sugar shortage by permitting the con- version of large quantities of Cu- ban sugar into industrial alcohol instead of using huge U. s, grain SurpluseS for this purpose.
 Moffet admitted to the com mittee that his division was mot advocating any loans for adding grain handling equipment at the present time" but contended that he had nothing to do" with the earmarking of approximately 800,-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31

New Haven is following Waterburys example in cracking down" on truck drivers who violate the city's sanitary laws by letting rubbish fall onto the city streets. For some time local patrolmen, particularly the motor squadron, have been extremely vigilant in serving war rants on drivers who have been observed going along main thoroughfares followed by trail of papers or other refuse from their truck. While this may not seem like a serious offense, it can become one and often is nothing more than carelessness on the part of the offender. The laws de- mand covered conveyances for all such removal purposes with the intention of protecting the community from just such abuses as filtered areas. If we want to keep our city clean we have to start by policing the streets. It's up to indlvld- uals to keep private property in order
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
WRITER CLAIMS MIR. MRAZIK'S RECENT ARTICLE REVEALS AN EXTRAORDINARY IGNORANCE OF SPANISH SITUATION
 BEFORE THE WAR.
March 28, 1942.

March 28, 1942. Editor of The Democrat;
 An article signed by MT. Fred erick J. Mrazik has just fallen into my hands and 1t contains so many erroneous statements that in de- fense of Right and Truth l feel obligated to refute them.
 When referring to the Spanish War which has now been well prov en to be the first chapter of the present world conflict, the totalitar- ian countries have initiated there the methods later employed in Nor way, France Jugloslavia and others: Namely to first promote civil wal and then extend help to those that befriended their efforts to impose totalitarian regime on their people. When referring to this war I repeat, MT Mrazik says things that reveal extraordinary ignorance of Spain and the Spanish situation previous to the war. I do not know whether he is better informed as to the actual situation in Spain the hunger, the misery, the despair, the prosecutions which have been, there as elsewhere, the fruits of the nazi fascist domination.
 But to go back to that article here are few .denials of some o1 MT. Mrazik's assertions:
 l. MT. MraZik says on March 3 1942 in the Waterbury Democrat that flor more than century ef- forts had been made to destroy the civil and religious governments o1 Spain" and 1t is strange that he should speak of this in a critical spirit when in letter to the. Water bury American on February 18 He says, T realize that the old imperial governments of Russia and Spain were not for the best interest of the people and deserved to be over thrown and replaced by a goVern- ment which would be ruled with the consent of the ruled" and the latter was the case when the monarchy was overthrown by means of a legal election held on April 18th, 1881 UNDER THE CONTROL OF AN EXTREME BRIGHTEST GOVERN MENT. The result of those elections held after seven years under military dictatorship when all legal constitutional democratic institutions had been abolished represent the indignation of the people who rous- ed to a conviction that King Alfonso might play them false another time voted for a Republic which was acc
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Thanks to the efforts of the American press and with all due credit going to the New York Daily Mirror for it's persistence servicemen shortly will be able to send mail home without affixing postage stamps. This is more or less of a blow to the philatelists who thrive on mail from camps and other training centers, particularly mail opened for censorship, but it's boon to the average soldier. This franking privilege has long been used by members of Congress (abused is the way some critics put it). Also some govern mental agencies have the same rights. It's good to see the servicemen getting it. too
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900 tons of Cuban sugar, one-third of this years crop, for conver- sion purposes.
 When Richard c. Cooke, presi- dent of the New England Small Business Association, who handled the sugar hearings for the con- mittee, asked if he could ques- tion Moffat and other dollar a. year witnesses about their busi- ness connections" Patman re- piled curtly, "AbsOlutely not. You are not a lawyer"
 NOTE: patman also expunged from the record the testimony of Gull Holcomb, aggressive young chief of the Justice Departments small business division. Holcomb had charged that the WIPE was discriminating against small firms such as bakeries, which need sugar, and suggested thatthe com committee probe the corporate al- dances or interests" of dollar a-year men handling the sugar problem. All this was stricken from the record.
 Copyright, 1942, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Inc)
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In Today's Mail

cepted without violence and with the support of people of all classes.
 continue to answer these allega- tions. Nobody in the Republic tried to promote regional aspirations. The aspirations of Catalonia and the Basque countries were for the re- newal of the autonomous admin istrationS they had enjoyed before the advent of the Bourbon Dynasty to the Spanish throne and were supported by the rightists and by the representatives of the Catholic church in both regions. They were not Separatist like the Irish aspira- tionS that were also supported by the Roman Catholic Church.
 Freemasonry was not the lead ing spirit of the republican leaders, many of whom belonged to the great Socialist party of Spain affiliated to the Second International like the labor parties Of England and the Scandinavian countries, and it is well known that the socialists are not interested in Freemasonry. l am surprised to read that this party is called Red Socialism" by this gentlemen who evidently ignores that Communists consider The Sec ond International as extreme right
 Largo Cabellero NEVER PROM ISED SPAIN "A SOVIET REPUB- 1 LIC JUST LIKE RUSSIA. I should like to have some documentary evil dence on this. MT. MraZik goes on to say that a date had been set by the Reds for a revolutionary coup set first for May Il, then for June 29th, and finally for the end of July. This is suppose intended to justify the insurgent Generals rising against the legitimate Gov ernment. But it must surprise any
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 and Answers
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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury Democrats Ser vice Bureau will answer for you free. any question of fact or in- formation, not involving exten- sive research. Write your ques- ton clearly, sign name and ad- dress. enclose 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. In Great Britain, which gov ernment agency directs the con trol of prices?
 A. No single agency has been giy- en overall price jurisdiction. Rents are controlled by the Ministry or Health; shipping and transport py the respective ministries of Ship ping and Transport; electricity, gas, water and fuel and non-food con- sumers' goods, by the Board of Trade; certain raw materials by the Ministry of Supply; and food by the Ministry of Food. The methods of control exercised by these agen- cies differ.
 c. Which occurred first, the Ger man occupation of Norway or the evacuation of the British at Dun kerque?
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March will go down in the records as an extremely moist month. AS mat ter of fact when the records are compiled there may be a new one. Actually every weekend produced some sort of storm, The first three were heavy rains, the last was heavy snoWstorrn which, fortunate ly, treated Waterbury more lightly than other sections of the eastern seaboard. Reservoirs are getting a much1needed re- pleniShing this spring.
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and they all looked so sad"
 This is hardly day to urge peo- pie to cheer up. There is much in the news every day to diSquiet us. And yet we might just as well smile, for we can be sure that a long face will not hurry an allied victory nor will our continued expressions of pessimism strengthen the hands of those who administer our affairs. Why not smile while we work and try to counteract the public ten- dency to melancholy with the whole some relish of cheerful words?
 In a world which, despite its over whelming problems, has many things in it to make us happy, why should We follow the pattern which an abundance of benefits so often im-
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test questions? Turn to back
 page for the answers.
 1. What position in the British, cabinet is held by Sir Stafford Cripps?
 2. Name the retired Allied naval commander in the southwest Paci. fic, who was erroneously reported by the Japanese to have been kille0 in battle.
 3. What is the date of Easter Sunday this year?
 4 Which state is nicknamed the Pelican State?
 5. Jane Austin, Charlotte Bronte or George Eliot was the author of "Jane Eyre?
 6. An infinitive is usually pro- ceeded by what word?
 T. Which insect is the particular enemy of cotton?
 8. What is the common name for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?
 9. The Indian population of the United Staets exceeds half a mil- lion; true or false?
 10. Who represented Austria at the Congress of Vienna?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
Selected Poem

SPRING SONG-I942 (Sidney King Russell in the New York Sum It's ho sing ho to gypsy hearts, And I'd join the rover gladly, But where shall I gather extra parts For a car that needs them sadly? It's ho, sing ho for the open road And the blaze of a roaring fire, But how shall leave my safe abode Or, where can buy tire?
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t@~OS'
 One sensational item was the demand of left-Wing leaders that prices and wages be frozen. Be- lieve it or not, but the hottest clamorers fo- freezing prices and wages were Harry Bridges, Aus tralian- born longshoreman lead CT, and Joe Curran, radical head of the sea1nen.
 CIO and AFL leaders have wig orously opposed this. The left ists, however, once turbulent iso- lationists but now red-hot all- cutters since the Russo-Nazi war, loudly demanded a CIO stand in favor of drastic regulation.
 Its time we formulated a con- structive war policy" shouted Harry Bridges. We ought to take the lead instead of being pushed to do things. We should declare for freezing prices and wages, the payment of overtime in defense bonds, and against slOwdOwns. Let's put an end to this petty squabbling among our selves and concentrate all our efforts on winning the war"
 Joe Curran, burly head of the Greater New York Industrial Union Council, echoed Bridges de- mands, also demanded a bare knuckle stand toward John L. Lewis.
 Lewis and his gang recently withdrew the charter of a big New York local" Curran de- clared, "for no other reason than that the Local wouldn't kOwtOw to him. Pm for the CIO giving thtis Local charter
 and defying Lewis and his crew."
 NOTE: Neither Lewis nor any of his henchmen attended the board meeting.
 LEWIS DUN
 Lewis dun for $l 650,000, which he claims the CIO owes the United Mine Workers, also came in for bitter words.
 J. R. Bell. his brother -in-law and CIO controller, was forced to admit that until Lewis demanded repayment the sum had not been carried on the CIO books as a debt. Also, CIO president Phil Murray bluntiy questioned the validity of the debt and pointed out that most Of it was incurred while Lewis was head of the CIO.
 Murray also indicated that he was prepared to go over Lewis head and put up to the UNIV membership directly whether they approved Lewis dun. Murray said he knew Lewis had acted without the approval of the miners.
 The most sensational feature of the discussion was the bit ter attack on Lewis stand by Van Bittner, head of the West Virginia UNIV. Lewis is secretly cunning for Bittner's scalp, but Bittner made no bones of his defiance of the miner czar, and the CIO leaders listened to him with Open- -mOuted aston iShment.
 NOTE-Both Murray and Bitt- her are on the UNIV payroll, but they won't be for long. They are slated to be elected presi- dent and vice president of the Steel Workers at their convention in May, after which they will quit their UNIV jobs. PUSSYFOOTING PROBE
 Rep. Wright Patman of Texas is trying to keep it quiet, but hot row has broken out in his Small Business Committee. Sev- eral members are up in arms over the Texans "coddling" of dollar
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the beginning. It will be some weeks before the q a t a obtained f r O m tn e S e cards can be put into use and it will be months before the job is completed for all of the 40 million m e n who have regis tered in tn e first and second
 drafts and will register in the fourth and later.
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he got back to London a f t e T twenty three years in the jun gles of Africa. He said, "The fact that London had lost its smile. I stood OH the bridges, and W ak ed along the thor oughfares, and looked at the llurrying peoples.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Sun rises 6:39 a. m; sets TIA p. m. (war time) All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
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EDITORS NOTE-If you are desirOuS of securing this weeks booklet, INTERIOR DECORA- TIONS" address F. M. Kirby, De- pertinent 8-10O, Waterbury Dem Ocrat Service Bureau, 1913 Thir- teenth Street. Washington, D. C., with 10 cents to cover postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Why Uncle Sam Is Looking At Your Job
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COrrespOndent)

Washington, March 31 = Mailing out of the four-page "Occupational Questionnaire" to the nine million men from 20 to A who registered for selectiYe service Feb. 16 is only
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

WE MIGHT AS WELL
 Someone asked Dan Crawford, the great missionary to Africa, what impressed him most forcibly when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Fetch is a good English word of Anglo-Saxon origin and 1t means to go and get SOme- thing and bring it back.
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Sunday n ceddoor
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poses upon their recipients, namely gloom and foreboding? Dan Craw- ford had been used to the happy laughter of people who had nothing and he was shocked and mystified by the sadness of those who had much. The philosophy behind good cheer always is that we may as well be in such a mood. If good fortune is in the offing, good cheer is in- dicated; if things look grim, good cheer will give us courage.
 (All Rights Reserved-Babson News
 paper Syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31

Q. Are blood donors classified as to race or color of skin?
 A. No; there are four recognized types of blood, and they are found in all races.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31
Washington Merry-Go-Round

Co Leftwnse comor For WosePce Ceiling At Secret Meetne Bridges Vents End of Lobo bling Positive Wor Poey Joe Cuon Agrees and Demund Tough Stond John Lewis
 $oYeor Men Row Small Business Hearing
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e. Are there some places in the United States where only one cent stamp is required on letters?
 A. For each ounce or fraction, one cent is the rate when mailed at offices where carrier service is not established, provided the addresses are not served by rural or star route carriers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-31

A. Germany occupied Norway it. April, 1940, and Dunkerque was evacuated at the end of May, 1940.
 @. How old is Leon Henderson, the Price Czar" of the United States?
 A. He was born May 26, 1895 and is almost AZ years old.
 @. Do ships have facilities for distilling sea water for drinking?
 A. They have equipment to distil sea water for use in boilers, baths and other purposes, but supplies of fresh water are carried for drinking and cooking.
 o. When did President Roosevelt warn the Axis that American Naval patrols would fire on sight?
 A. In 8 speech broadcast to the American people and the world on September II, 1941, the President warned Germany and Italy that from that date the United States Navy and its planes would fire on sight at Axis war vessels.
 e. Is there a penalty for having two Social Security cards?
 A. No; a person having more than one number should keep the one he gave to his present employer and return the other to the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Bureau, Chandler Building, Baltimore, Md, marked with the number he is keep ing.
 Q. Please give me the date and the name of the person who went over Horseshoe Falls of the Niagara in a rubber ball.
 A. Jen A. Laussier of Spring field, Mass, on July 4, 1928. The ball weighed 758 pounds.
 e. What is the Centigrade equiv alent of 40 degrees below zero Fah- renheit?
 A. The one point at which the two scales are identical is 40 degrees below zero Fahrenheit and Centi- grade.
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Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
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A. Germany occupied Norway it. April, 1940, and Dunkerque was evacuated at the end of May, 1940.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Textile Business Shrinks
Further During Week
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Textile
trading shrank further this week
partly as q result of the holiday in
terruption and partly due to the
disposition to await Washington de-
velopments.
Rsyon goods dealers reported that
while retail yard goods business
was fair, demand in the cutting
trade was disappointing.
Scant raw material supplies tend
ed to hold down volume.
In the Worth street grey goods
market selling agents said bookings
were moderate for orders carrying q
high priority rating, while very lit
tie cloth moved into civilian chan
nels.
Cotton mills awaited Government
action on military needs, fearing
that II civilian orders were sched-
uled they might be upset. Few
would book orders for forward de-
livery.
Wool goods circles stepped up ex-
perimental operations on substitute
fabrics after reading the wool allo-
cation order for the second quar-
ter Of the year. A further drastic
cut In wool for civilian use was
scheduled. Buyers sought to learn
what fabrics they might expect in
the future.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Wholesale Trade Restricted
By Shortages, AIIotments

ouesting delivery as late as possible
This was said to reflect . slowing OF
collections, indicating that some re-
tAilers might be near the end OF
their inventory building.
Toys and gifts were already In
strong demand for Christmas sell
ing, but buying was highly selective,
stressing metal wares. On games
and wheel goods orders were re-
ported arriving q month or more
earlier than usual. The New York
Gift Show was featured by near-rec-
ord buyer attendance and sales
about rs per cent larger than last
years.
Retailers continued to fill In on
spring apparel, but offerings were
light and there was increasing dif1i-
Guilty in securing delivery. Sports
wear remained in the spotlight, with
beachwear and play clothes already
moving in volume. Millinery turn
over, measured by label sales, was
reported up per cent 20 far this
month, while coat and suit volume
was over one-third higher. Furni-
ture demand continued spotty, but
housewares and curtains moved
briskly and calls for summer rugs
were unusually heavy"
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

Special DlSpAtcn 10 Inc Btafs
NEW YORK, Feb. AIN whole
sale markets, where demand for re-
placement goods had diminished
somewhat in latest weeks, there
continued to be . strong call for
spring and summer goods and In
some lines for next winters mer-
chandise, Dun 81 Bradstreet, Inc,
reported today.
Increased lump purchasing was
reported to have replaced the policy
of staggered orders quite generally.
The growing practice Of rationing
on the basis of past commitments
held down volume in many lines for
which demand was heaviest; under
wear, blankets, floor coverings. hos
iery, electrical appliances and rubber
products were among the goods SELL
ing on an allotment basis.
while full aSked-for quantities
were not always obtainable, buyers
were also faced with slower deliver
les in q number Of lines. Seasonal
goods, previously selling on q two
week basis, now frequently took four
to five weeks; hard goods often re-
quired q wait Of 3 to 10 weeks.
In many instances, wholesalers
reported smaller stores were re-