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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20
Temporary Adjustment

Down in New York the Board of Trans portation is reversing position 1t has been gradually developing for the past two decades, It has ordered resumption of street car operations along line in Brooklyn. A year ago the same board or dered the trolleys off the streets and sub stituted buSseS. Now 1t finds the bus slt- uation such that the only solution to the transportation problem in the particular area served is the return of the trolleys,
 And that is not confined to New York, Only a week or so ago the Office of De- fenGe Transportation ordered several ot our largest American cities to do the same thing. That's all right, of course, where the cities still have the rolling stock and rails and overhead wires are still in place. But in most communities where the troll leys have been abandoned Waterbury, for example, 1t would be impossible to re- turn them to usage except at prohibitlVe cost.
 That only goes to show how complete is our war effort. In the, field of tranSpof- tation we have to utilize every form pos sible. And the same is true all the way down the line. Everything that can con tribute in any way to winning American effort must be put to work, It's not a sign of retrogreSsion for tast-moVhg Am erica to be falling back on the slow-moV- ing trolley car as means oi taxing care of transportation difficulties It merely proves that this nation can and will adapt itself to drastic war program, no matter what 1t demands or what sacrifices must be made,
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Views Of The Press

time, when a boy, that he tried to make pair of skis out of sea- soned blanks that turned out to be elm. It couldn't be planed without raising long slivers, unless planed across the grain. It was tough as old shoe leather and turned the edge of a draw-shave. After running half his fathers tools, the boy turned out a pair of skis that were fearful and wonderful to see, so scared were their surfaces where all available soothing tools had caught in the contrary graining. But they were practically inde- structible. They could be bent al- most double without showing any sign of breaking. Tn fact, as the man who made the skis now looks back on them and reflects upon the subject a little. he feels that 1t may be the Allies are missing a bet by failing to use elm blanks as armor plating on the new General Lee tanks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20
How Many-to-One?

At the moment some experts are say ing that behind every man in uniform must be IS industrial and agricultural workers. For an Army of 10,000,000 - exclusive of our arsenal-ot- t-democracy function - this would call for 18O,000,- 900 workers, out of population of 1S5,- 000,000 minus fighters ana minus chll- dren, the physically unusable, the too aged, etc,
 Obviously this is impossible, There is question how many are needed to oaek each fighter, In view of current produc- tion, a better estimate may be 10-to-1, which still would push us hard,
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Gan you MuSWeT beVeH VA sheSS test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
 1, The size of the U. S. Army nas been set at what maximum figure as of the end of io43?
 2. Tn which city will the Army Navy football game be played this year?
 3. To which country is Patrick J. Hurley accredited as United States Minister?
 4. How many standard eme zones are there in the United States?
 5. The Merchant Marine Dis .inguished Service Medal is 6 newly created medal to honor merchant seamen; true or false?
 6. Who wrote "rhe Seven Lamps Of Architecture"?
 '. Heavily armed vessels dis- guised as harmless merchant ships whose purpose was to stage sur- prise attacks on U-boats during World War were called B, c. e, or x boats?
 8. What federal ofice does Har- old Dewey Smith hold?
 9. Was New Hampshire one of the original thirteen States of the Union?
 10. What poem begins. "Tlalf-a- league, half-a-league, half-a-league onward"?
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partment officials are gleeful over the economic consequences.
 North Africa, and to some ex- tent West Africa, have been im- portant sources of foodstuffs and other supplies for the Axis, in- cluding grain, wine, wool, vegetable oils, and strategic materials such as iron ore, manganese, cobalt, and phosphates.
 The lack of these sources will be e bitter blow to Germany and Italy, and, by e twist of fate, @ still more tragic loss to France. Though the Axis took the lions share of the African resources, 20 per cent was permitted to go to France, and the lack of these products, especially food, will give France -- as one State Depart ment official expressed it--"a win ter of plain hell"
 If Unied Nations get control of the Mediterranean, they will be able to move African supplies to the Near East for soldiers and civilians. At present food sup- plies for this region come largel! from the United States. But new they should come from Morocco and other African points, thus re- lieving the strain on U. s. ship- ping.
 The United States may resum, commerce with Africa by taking few strategic materials such as cobalt and cork, but for the most part Africa's supplies will be used around the Mediterranean.
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Down in Pennsylvania there's bear meat being served in some householos this week, The states annual three-day open season on bear opened "wednesday and ended today, As yet no figures nave been offered on the probable number oi animals killed, It wouldn't seem as II lt would be high, A year ago, though, oss bears were shot, They shoot them Wltn guns In Pennsylvania, which Is somewhat different than the nimrods of Westches- ter County are allowed to do in pursuing inc elusive deer. They must shoot deer with a bow and arrow in that countys present open season.
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had been discussed, and had been proposed in this column. How. ever, Treasury officials, and for a while also the State Department, were opposed.
 How much was left ashore, be- fore Gen. Clark spilled the $i8,- 00o overheard Is not known.
 SEN. WHERRY OF NEBRASKA
 Immediately after Sen. George Norris was defeated for his sixth term In the Senate, he wrote a very cordial congratulatory letter to the man who defeated him, Re- publican Kenneth Wherry.
 "You plurality Is decisive and complete" Senator Norris wrote.
 Then he added, with q touch of very human candidness. that he, Norris, had hoped to stay in the Senate through the end of the war, to put into effect some of his ideas for a lasting peace treaty. But he added:
 Tn our democracy all loyal citizens abide by the result of an election-honestly and fairly held - and your election pos- seSsel both these qualities"
 It was the type of friendly, hu- man letter which only Norris can write.
 In reply came e letter not even signed by Senator Wherry, but bearing the initials "PK", his secretary. It read: "This will ace knowledge your letter received on Nov. 9 extending. congratulations NEW AFRICAN TRADE
 While War and Navy experts are delighted with the new military outlook in North Africa, State De-
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With It's oil supplies cut off In the Caucasus, Russia has wanted to set up refineries behind the lines, and President Roosevelt issued Q directive October 10 that oil equipment move immediately So Brennerman, finding that the Russian oil documents were not moving, carried them to the Treas ury, urged Treasury Procurement officials to act,
 Then he found two officials In his own War Production Board who had snarled up the Russian shipments. He reminded them that the President of the United States and WIPES vice chairman, Fred Eberstadt both had demand ed that Russian oii equipment move immediately.
 "You put your judgment against that of the President, and against MT. Eberstadt," said Brennerman. "And you didn't take the trouble to tell them you disagreed with them. You just sat there ignoring their orders"
 But following publication of the column describing this incident, Mr. Brennerman, the man who cut red tape. was fired. Donald Nelson instructed his counsel John Lord OBrian to notify Brenner- man of his dismissal.
 DON'T CUT RED TAPE
 On the surface the incident may not be important, But backstage, 1t has had alarming repercus- sions. Word has trickled all through the War Production Board that Brennerman, the man who tried to carry out Roosevelt's or- ders, the man who tried to speed production, got fired.
 So the reaction on other em- ployes has been-sit tight, don't cut red tape, let things drift.
 Nelson has fired 6 lot of little fellows because they got too much publicity - Fred Libbey, Guthrie, Guy Holcomb and the Little Busi- ness branch of the Justice De- partment. But they had opposed him openly, and most of them were New Dealers.
 However, Brennerman, though q small cog in the WIPE machine, comes from staunch Republican oil and banking family. Further more, he was trying to carry out orders, not oppose Nelson. Never theless, he got fired. So the priv ate word inside the WIPE now is: Don't stick your neck out like Brennerman."
 GOLDEN BULLETS IN AFRICA
 Not many people noticed 1t, but during the North African troop landing, U. s. gold was put to use for the first time since 1883 when Roosevelt froze all gold in the Treasury and brought forth the famous rubber dollar.
 It. Gen. Mark W. Clark let the cat out of the bag when he told how his boat upset just after his secret rendezvous with French military leaders and $i8,000 in gold coin went to the bottom of the sea.
 Obviously, U. s. forces were tak- ing Q lesson from the sage Chin csc custom of using "sllver bul- lets" (silver dollarO. "Silver bul- lets" say the Chinese. "save many lives."
 For c long time the Idea of using some of Fort Knox's idle gold to loosen Up North Africa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20
DYING ELM TREES
(New London Day)

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 The advice of Dr. R. B. Friend of the Connecticut agricultural station in New Haven-that infected elm trees ought to be cut down at this time of the year, to prevent the spread of Dutch elm disease-ought to be followed by all who have suffi- cient reason to believe that the trees are diseased. Simply cutting down the tree isn't enough; the fungus of the disease Is as easily spread, chiefly by elm tree beetles, after the tree has been cut down as when it is standing. The beetle bores into the bark in the fall, and hibernates beneath this bark. Usual- ly the beetle chooses dead or dy- ing tree; eggs are deposited in these tunnels in the wood, and the next spring the larva of the beetle emer- ges. and also some of the beetles, carrying the fungus of Dutch elm disease with them to new and healthy trees.
 The remedy is to burn all infested trees, and there Dr. Friend makes one suggestion - that the wood ot these infected trees be used for flre- wood. It's great idea as far as 1t goes. Small branches can be cut up and used as firewood, after seas- oning (and the wood should be seasoned in a closed building or cellar, not out in the open, to pre- vent the spread of the disease) but how about the larger branches and sections of the trunk2 Many a Con- necticut resident, after the hurrt- cane, found to his dismay that elm wood isn't to be split like ordinary wood. It just won't split without the use of wedges and plenty of know howl as well as unlimited quan- titles of elbow grease.
 So tough and stringy is elm wood in fact, that householders found il practically impossible to work 4 up" into firewood while green. A sharp axe bounced right of the cross sections of tree trunk. Wedges wiited before the best efforts of men who thought they knew sorne- thing of handling 8 maui. In fact 1t reminded one onlooker, ct one lof these unequal struggles, of the
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Questions
 and Answers
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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury Democrats serv- Ice Bureau will answer for you free, any question of fact or Information net involving exten. sive research. Write your quep. ton clearly, sign name and address, enclose . three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal advice cannot Do given. Address Waterbury Democrats Washlmgs ton Service Bureau, 1918 Thir. teenth Street. Washington, D. Q.
 e. What Is the procedure in sending V-mail to servicemen over- seas?
 A. Messages must be written on special V-mail stationery, which is sent to a special branch of the post office, where 1t Is photographed on microfilm, and sent to Army base where this film Is enlarged and then forwarded to the addressee. The original letter is kept in the U. s, in case the film is lost in transit so another film can be made. " mail letters occupy considerably less space than correspondence of the usual type and Army planes carrying mail outside the U. g. give this mall preference over all other classes.
 e. I have a mongrel dog which is exceptionally intelligent. Would she be acceptable for use in the Army?
 A. No. The Army is enlisting only fully pedigreed types.
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on for few minutes and then the fisherman sang out, "Vicar, you take set of these oars and let the lite tie fellow do the praying"
 There was of course no reason why the vicar couldn't handle the oars and pray at the same time. As 6 matter of fact. triumph in the Christian life is achieved through effort and faith. Effort without faith
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20
Selected Poem
A SCHOOL TEACHERS PRAYER


 ts T. In the roets Corner, Hartford Ttmes> The children came back to school today, Laughing and dancing with glee Their footsteps their lively chatter their play Were sweetest music to me. thought of other children afar Tn lands across the sea Whose youth and hopes and earefree days Have vanished eternaly. A fervent prayer to my lips arose That here In our blessed land Our children might always romp and play And walk unafraid hand in hand Dear God, may they never know terror or fear' The enemy in our sky May they never know hate the Venomous nate That breeds war bye and bye. Their trust and faith In me, Dear Lord In their freedom from this strife, May safeguard as a sacred trust Yea-even with my life.
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is folly and leads us to every va- riety of misadventure On the other hand, faith without effort is not faith at all. It is mere sentimental ity. Our most effective praying is done while we work. We should have time set aside for praying. But in addition to such we should carry the spirit of prayer into our work day by day.
 We should pray as we pull the oars, as we drive the car, as we wash the dishes. There are mountain peaks of intercegsior, but the best place to pray Is where we happen to be.
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL. L. DOUGLASS D. D,

EVERY PLACE A SHRINE
 A vicar of the Anglican church tells how one Sunday he and a young curate were taken out to an island in e rowboat to hold Q serv- Ice. The oars were manned by a husky fisherman. On the way back a storm arose and the waves
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The real inside story of what happened to the Army Specialist Corps experiment. has yet to be told, Until 1t IS, one cannot be blamed for suspecting that the basic trouble was the Army's jealousy of any uniformed war agency not wholly unoer its control We are sorry.
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without b c n g contradict t ed, Much of this mistn formation stems from the spanish Civil War, American synpathies 6 o | pretty excite d about that, and on an extremely partisan basis, You, were sup- posed to be either quite pro-Spantsh Republican and quite anti-Franco, nY VNNY yxYerRYlH
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Religion and Communism got all mixed up in 1t and e lot of Amer jeans even went to the trouble to join up and fight Franco, Popular sentiment doesn't forget that, and in the minds of some people this Spanish revolution still goes on.
 Flames of hatred against Franco as a dictator and e Fascist have been kept burning by repeated charges that the spanish govern ment is acting as Q front for the Germans and that spanish embas- sies particularly in South America, have been oenters for Na2i espion- age and the spreading of Na2i prop aganda after the German diplo. mats were kicked out, The Spanish Falange, though repudiated as a political party in Spain, has gem orally been considered abroad as an agency of the Na2is through which the voices of Hitler and Goebbels In Berlin were made to come out of Q Madrid mouthpiece.
 In all this bonfire excitement, the U, s, Department of State has come in for some scorching citicism for appeasing Madrid, and burning de- mands have been made that this country break relations with the Franco government, close up the spanish embassy in Washington and stop the spying activities sup posed to be carried on through the 10 or a dozen Spanish consulates in U, s, territory,
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And if the dim-out isn't enough to cut down on car operation, perhaps cutting the value of the "A" ration book coupons to three gallons will, It was difficult enough with four gallons to do more than drive occasionally, Now "A' book holders will have to be doubly cautious In tnelf driving and perhaps coast more m'leS each day,
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threa tened to
 capsize the boat. The vicar was Q
 strong, athletic figure and his curate was a
 young man of very diminutive stature. As the waves mounted higher, both the vicar and his curate began to pray, This went
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR Contemptible means worthy of being despised and should not be confused with con- temptuOus, which means showing scorn. Examples: "His action was contempt ible." "He made . contemp- tuous answer.
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Current Comment

Think of the soldiers at the front. They all have mothers. wives and sisters. We can't all be weeping.
 Mrs. Mary Wayne Clark, wife
 of general who laid ground
 work for Africa invasion.
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Q NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Africa Drive Makes Spain The Key Neutral
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington HNnrrnnNANlaAAnA

U, s. Army operations in North Africa. increased naval activity in the western Mediterranean, and German occupation of the entire southern boundary of France make Spain about the most important neutral on the map today.
 There has been 6 lot of loose talk about Spain's position in the present war, and Q good many false impress sions have been allowed to develop
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c. Give the titles and names O. the composers of the two selection, played by Robert Cummings in the filim Kings Row."
 A. "Impromptu," by Chopin and Grand sonata-Pathetique,"" bl Beethoven.
 @. Is 1t possible for a man O military age to leave the United States to establish permanent res idence in a neutral country after ha has been put in IA classificationi
 A. No.
 e. What is the source of the South American mate, and how i 1t prepared?
 A. It is an infusion of preparee leaves of an evergreen tree of the holly family. It resembles tea ane is prepared by sleeping the driee leaves in boiling water. In certain rural sections of South America the custom is to steep the leaves re- peatedly, with the expectation that the fourth or fifth sleeping will produce the best favored drink.
 O. What will the government dc with worn or damaged tires turned ln?
 A. They will be repaired and re- capped before they are sold.
 c. Have rails always been made of steel?
 A. The earliest railroads in the United States had wooden rails capped with thin strips, or straps of iron to provide running surface for the wheels. Iron rails 18 feet long were imported from England as early as 1881. By i845 or 1850 most railroads were being built with iron rails. Steel rails were first manufactured in 1865, and by 1880 about 30 per cent of all tracks of the United States were laid with steel. By the late lse0's steel had almost completely replaced iron.
 e. Are first cousins permitted to marry In the District of Columbiaf
 A. Yes.
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NAzI TRAFFIC CHARGED

A further ringing of fire alarms by anti-Franco people has come from the fact that the United States has been shipping much-needed pet roleum products and foodStuffs to Spain, Out of this has come the frequently heard statement that Franco has been tranS-shipping all such supplies right through to Ger many, or that the shipment of these U. s, goods to Spain has enabled the spanish government to release equivalent supplies of their own to the Na2iS.
 All this antl-Spanish buildup, or teardown, whichever 1t Is, may have Q certain similarity to many of the things that were said about U, s, policy towards the Viehy government up to November 2, And while there are no official state- ment on U, s, relations with Spain today, 1t Is not beyond the realm of possibility that the ans wers in the case of Madrid might he much the same aS the answers in the case of Viehy.
 Too many people, In short, may have been looking on the spanish situation emotionally,
 WANT SPAIN NEUTRAL
 One of the most important points in all the dealings with Spain has been to fortify Spain's resolve and ability to remain neutral. That this Is just as important to the Untied states as it Is to Spain can be im- piled from President Roosevelt's re- cent message to General Franco in which he said, II believe the Span iSh government and the Spanish people wish to maintain neutrality and to remain outside the war, Spain has nothing to fear from the United States"
 The Spanish foreign office. tacit- ly accepting this announcement has had 1t reissued In Spain and in the spanish colonies.
 On the other hand, Franco has q great deal to fear from Ger many, and the Nazis have made heavy demands on the Spanish government. Thus far Franco has shown no willingness to let Ger many march through his country in an attack on Gibraltar.
 And when the axis partners - Hitler, Mtlssolini and Laval-had their conference after the U. s Army occupation of North Africa Franco was noticeably not among those present. Perhaps that Is sig. nificant.
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A Thought for Today

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.-TimOthy 4;6.
 Here is my journeys end, here is my butt, And very Sea-marE of my utmost said,- Othelo.
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Washington Merry Go-Round
Rep Tape After Speeding Machinery for Russo Among WIPE Boys Is Don't Stick Your Neck ou
 Norris Cordially consrouates Wher Gets Routine Reply;
BY DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON November 2o On November this column reported an incl
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Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon sets b:i7 a. m Gar time)a Sun rises 7:44 e. m; sets 5:Sl ?. m. (war time). All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
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Whats Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-20

e. Are first cousins permitted to marry In the District of Columbian A, Yes.