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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
inauguration of the Savings Bank

Inauguration of the Savings Bank Life Insurance plan in Connecticut last week was attended by some ceremony, but for the most part was accepted everywhere as a sign of progress Connecticut joins the states that already have had such plan in operation for some time, notably our neighbor, Massachusetts where savings bank life insurance has been sold now for many years past. Incidentally both Sen ator Michael V. Blansfield and Gov. Robert A. Hurley shared the first-day praise for establishment of the fund, be- cause their united efforts aided in secur- ing legislative approval. All of which is to their credit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
A MEMORIAL TO ELIJAH
 LOVEJOY
(New York Herald-Tribune)


 Colby College is undertaking to raise funds for an auditorium to be named for Elijah Parish Lovejoy, whom John Quincy Adams called "the first American martyr to the freedom of the press" The national sponsoring committee would com Ememorate the man who died at the hands of a mob because he refused, in the face of repeated threats and violent attacks upon him, to cease his newspaper campaign against the evils of slavery; 1t would also dedi- cate the building for the especial use of newspaper men and women tor assemblies and conferences in the interest of conserving the con- stitutional rights of free speech and free press.
 Lovejoy was born in Maine and and was graduated from Waterville College, now Colby College. He stated his creed after mobs had destroyed his third press in Alton, Ill.,: "As long as am an American citizen and as long as American blood runs in my veins I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write and to pulp hsh whatever I please, being amen- able to the laws of my country for the same" He died defending the installation of his fourth press in
 1887. Colby is justly proud of its great alumnus: and because 1t cher ished his faith in freedom of mind, speech and publication 1t is . logical place for a meeting place Of the Fourth Estate. MT. Bainbridge C0l.
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Selected Poem
WE HAVE A JOB TO DO

WE HAVE A JOB TO DO (Jim Blennerhassett in the New Haven
 Journal Couriero Out where the sky bends to the sea, Down where the islands lie, Down where the subs roam searchingly, And bonbers roar on high; Down on the land where life is cheap, Where old is ever new, Down where the big guns roar and leap. We have job to do. Along our coast, east, south and west. And all the country OCT; Where Yank morale Is put to test On Iceland's barren shore; Out on the broad Atlantic sea With convoy and its crew, Where e'er our men by chance may be. We have a job to do. God made this precious land of ours For freemen such as we, So hold and guard thru darkened hours The Home of Liberty; Gods Country calls to every man, To you. and you. and you, To help in every way we can, We have job to do.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
All Can Serve-Including Lindbergh

It is not a time to harbor past grudges, to brood over past mistakes, to moon over might-have-beens A lot of slates were wiped clean on December 7, 1941 In a sense everything began from the begin ming of that day. It is what we do now and hereafter that counts What we thought or did not think, did or did not do, before that day when actual war came, is all tinged with unreality. In this war for our existence, every man and woman must bear a share; every hand will be needed.
 A man named Charles Augustus Lind bergh trained IT years ago as an Army flyer. Later the holder of reserve con- mission which he resigned April 28, 1941, he now wishes to be of service again. Though this man was against American involvement in war, so were many others Yet since war has come, they wish to serve. Though this man repeatedly said that the war could not be won, and that to send military supplies to the Philip pines was to strip American home de- fense, he probably realizes now that the war MUST be won, CAN be won, and WILL be won. It would be a mistake to re- ject the services of any man today who can prove by action that he is willing to help. It is todays action, not yesterdays word, that is the measure
 Nothing would be gained by making an issue of Lindbergh's case. As matter of fact, it is not highly important. Lind bergh trained as an Army flying cadet at Kelly and Brooks fields IT years ago. He flew the mail briefly. He became captain in the Missouri National Guard. After his civilian flight to Paris he was given col onelcy which was largely honorary He served brief tours of active duty in 1925, 1927, and 1889, the last largely inspec- tional. He has never done the refresher flying required of reserve officers, since his civilian flying was regarded as an equivalent.
 He learned much of European air forces, did considerable valuable explor- atory work on routes abroad, all of which has been reported on and is presumed to have been available to the Army for sev- eral years. He is 39 years old, too old to fly actively in combat or to assume field command, for which he is not trained anyway. The Army has plenty of officers who trained as cadets at the same time as Lindbergh who have devoted the whole intervening IT years to the air service. Lindbergh's experience, unique as 1t is, should be used, and used in whatever way the Army authorities believe it most serviceable. The day war came, Lindbergh became just another man like all other men, with certain qualifications which the country should use to the best ad- vantage.
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Views Of The Press

by, chairman of the building com- mittee, said to the newspaper men of Maine: We want this memorial to take proper shape. We want 1t done in these days of conflict and doubt and confusion = these days when thoughtful and reflective men are wondering whether the very foundations of their lives have not been undermined beyond replace ment. We want a memorial to 8 man who gave his life for spiritual val- ues." Distinguished citizens, includ- ing newspaper publishers and edi- tors from all parts of the country, are backing this project to honor Lovejoy and to serve the Fourth Es- tate.
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fact that if we are going to get through life and be decent In our dealings with others, VIC have to put ourselves and our interests resoultely aside. A life that Is worth living is a life of continual sacrifice. We have to sacrifice our time and adapt our schedules to the convenience of others. we have to sacrifice a certain amount of our income: and even though It means denying ourselves something we want, a healthy conscience sum mons us at all times to meet the needs of the less fortunate. We have to put down resentment and speak 8 cheerful word when we feel any, thing but cheerful.
 There are hundreds of people go- ing through life and thinking about nothing but walking on the sunny side of the street and following only their impulses and desires. There are multitudes for whom every act
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Questions
 and Answers
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED


 The Waterbury Democrats Ser. vice Bureau will answer for you free, any question of fact CT 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. What causes the recoil a gun?
 A. It results from the resistance offered by both the gun and the bullet to the expanding gases gen. erated by the ignition of the pow der. It begins the instant the pow der is ignited, and ends when the bullet leaves the muzzle, thereby re- leasing the gases and consequently the resistance to expansion. New tons Third Law of Motion, ITO every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" covers gun re- coil. Whenever a body acquires mo- mentum some other body acquires an equal and opposite momentum. In a gun, the expanding gases tm~ par. motion to the bullet and a1, equal and opposite motion to the gun. The latter is the recoil.
 @. What IS the rank of the Army Chief of ChaplainS?
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level as of Jan. l, 1941: The act re- mains in force until 1945. Washington tried rent control by law during and af- ter the first World War, with varied degrees of success. Now it's experiment will undoubtedly be watched as laboratory test by other communities in which rent boosts have fallen all too often on the part of the people least able to bear them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
training by visual education

training by visual education through films.
 The Washington-bound Holly wood directors who are going to do this job are not going to be dollar-a-year men. They are &C., tually putting on uniforms and going into the army. They are William Wyler who directed "The Little Foxes", "Dodsworth" ''Wu- thering Heights, and Dead End"; also John Huston, who directed "The Maltese Falcon. He is the son of the famous actor Walter Huston.
 Finally, and already in Wash ington, is Frank Capra, born in Italy, intensely proud of his Am- ericanism, and director of such famous pictures as Lost Horizon, "The Bitter Tea of General Yen", MT. Deeds Goes to Town, and Meet John Doe.
 An army uniform Is no new thing for Capra. He. entered the last war as private, came out a lieutenant. But the big question is whether the army will really make use of its Hollywood re- cruits. Will they be turned loose to make stirring morale pictures or will they be snarled in red tape?
 When General Fred H. Osborn, chief of army morale, first was told Frank Capra was available for duty, he looked bored, suggest ed desk job. Then 8 few hours later he woke up to who Capra was, and rushed out to really put him to work.
 GOOD NEIGHBOR TRAIN
 Nelson Rockefeller is about to send train to Mexico. And If
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
Rent Control

Washington, the capital, is in the lead in rent control, problem which has struck almost every city in greater or less degree First, the problem is more ag- gravated there because of congestion at the hub of the country, and second, the District of Columbia being directly under control of Congress it is subject to forms of regulation that may be impracticable. in most communities.
 An act going into effect Jan. ], in Washington aims to peg rents at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05

A Cleveland banker has called on the Roman Catholic Church to declare it's op- position to the pagan German and Japanese forces that seek to enslave the world" The gentleman doesn't know the Catholic Church, for if he did he would know that Catholicism has always been opposed to any form of organism, whether it be German, Japanese or any, thing else. It doesn't have to announce this opposition at this late date after cen- turies of opposition.
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1t were possible, he would like to send trains all around the Latin American circuit.
 Ho got the idea from Floyd Od- lum and his Defense Special" trains, which toured the country to tell the public what defense production meant. Why not do the same thing below the Rio Grande?
 The imaginative minds in the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (Rocke- feller) snapped at it, and imme- diately began looking around for trains. They went to Richmond to see an Odlum train, which they could have taken over aft ter January; but 1t was a bit travel worn, and they decided to get up a new one.
 Rockefeller's Joseph c. Rovensky was assigned to the job, and plans were made for exhibits of tanks, anti-aircraft guns, jeeps, and the wide range oI raw materials need ed to produce defense equipment especially the raw material that comes from Latin America.
 Mexico will be shown, for ex- ample, how her rubber, lead, cop per, mercury, and jute are going into the production of defense materials for tic Hemisphere.
 The train will be staffed with 30 persons, including Spanish speaking Army and Navy officers.
 If the exhibit is a success, 1t may be carried to other countries by sea.
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 l. Which states border F1orida7 2. Who wrote "Sixes and Sev- ens"?
 3, What is the title of the song beginning: Should auld acquaint- ance be forgot?
 1. What was the real name of Mark Twain?
 5. Benjamin Franklin was born in Philadelphia, Pa, Boston. Mass. or New York City?
 6. A name for a glass water bot tie or decanter IS c -2
 2. The term of 6 patent Is hf- teen, seventeen, or twenty years?
 8. A battalion Is larger than a regiment; true or false?
 9. What office in the federal government does Frank T. Hines occupy?
 10. DO al1 states have . waiting period before couples can get H. censes to marry?
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to day as tn e country's produc- tive ca apac l t y changes from civ- ilian to war goods. For the next six months or a year, however, you will see one of the biggest shifts of employment since the days of the California gold rush.
 It Is doubtful If you could get any official in Washing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 7:34 p. m.
 Sun rises 7:l6 a. n.; sets 4:37 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty niiIl- utes after sunset.
 It remains to be seen if the up-and-down weather pattern of 194l will prevail during the early part of 1942. Weather seers stiu insist the thunderstorm of Thursday night and Friday morning spelled . short open winter, but that Is something to be awaited.
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lived he avoided the society of his fellow men. AL though he had done nothing to save himself he " a s thoroughly a ashamed of the fact that he was alive and all of his crew dead.
 Every now and again we just have to face the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
FOR UNCLE SAM

Some employees of the Gun Locke in Wayand New York; their executives wanting holiday Uncle Sam that that be turned to Uncle Sam The plan taken with the workers themselves approximately ou The Gun Locke Company matched workers contribution and the total of 5000 sent to Uncle Sam. This Is good way of helping the rising
 PEARSON ALLEN.
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. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Washington, Jan. 5 - Two and half million wage earners of these United States are about to lose their jobs. That's a nice round number and 1t is an approximation because no one can make an accurate sur- Yey of what Is happening from day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05

porary rank of Brigadier General.
 o. What Is the full name of the radio news commentator, Baukhage. and why does he not use 1t?
 A. Hilmar Robert Baukhage Is his full name. His billing of "Bauk- haze Talking" was acquired while
 working in Europe, where it was the custom to answer the telephone
 by announcing the speakers sur name in that way. The broadcast
 ing company thought that use of
 this billing was unique way to handle his program, and he agreed.
 o. Why is 1t easier to bend a heated iron rod than a cold one?
 A. Iron is solid because the atoms of which 1t is composed are packed close together, each one attached rather firmly to its neighbors. When heated the atoms vibrate faster and push each other farther apart; this makes them little less firmly at- tached to each other, and conSe- quently 1t is easier to make them move and to bend the rod. g o. What is the origin of the ab- breWation Xmas for Christmas? A. One explanation is that the initial letter of the Greek name for Christ is x and the coincidence of its cruciform shape led to an early adoption of this letter as the figure and symbol of Christ. x Is fre- quently found on walls of the cata- combs. When the early Christians wished to make a representation of the Trinity, they would place either
 a cross or an x beside the names
 of the Father and the Holy Ghost. @. Differentiate between sand,
 pebbles, gravel, stone and rocks. A. Stone is concreted earthly or
 mineral matter, and very large nat
 ural masses of stone are generally
 called rocks; small or quarried
 masses are called stones, and the finer kinds, gravel, or sand, or grains of sand. As distinguished from gravel, sand consists of par ticles generally less than mili-
 meters in diameter. A pebble is 8 small, roundish st one, especially one worn and rounded by the action of 1 water.
 @. Does a hot copper wire con- duct electricity better than a cold l one? A. The electrical conductivity of
 & copper wire decreases with in-
 crease in temperature. o. What is the actual meaning
 of the name Benedict? t A. Blessed" from the Latin. EDITORS NOTE: If you axe
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
ASHAMED TO LIVE COM
 FORTABLY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

More than fifty years ago a cer- tain Captain Luce remained heroi- cally with his sinking ship until 1t went down under the waves. Through no effort of his own he was mira culously rescued. But as long as he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Good letter writers no longer "beg to inform" or 'beg to call attention" They elimin ate the begging" and pro- ceed with the information or the facts.
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Is decided upon the basis of conven- fence. But every really good man has the spirit of Captain Luce who was ashamed to be living comfortably after his companions had died mis- ezably.
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Washington Merry-Go- Round By
This Country May Be At War, But The 'Gimmie'
 Boys Are Still Riding The Gravy Train
DREW EAR s o N
 ROBERT S. ALLEN

WASHINGTON
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A Thought for Today

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.- Ephesians 5:6.
 The true way to be deceived is to think one- self more knowing than others.-La Rochefou- cauld.
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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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A. At present he holds the tenn porary rank of Brigadier General.
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Copyright, 1942, by United Fea-
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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-31
ADVANTAGES Of Working

Among. the snarlS that will have
to be untangled when peace comes
Is the tangle involving women who
have taken the Jobs vacated BY men
who went In the service. We've been
through all this before-men COM
ing home wanted their Jobs: the
women who stayed home wanted
them too. We will again have to live
through these difncult readjust-
ments, but In the meantime women
are on their own and seem deter
mined to work shoulder to shoulder
with men and really to experience
equal rights. Humiliating as It was
to men to And themselves ousted by
women, who In many cases, I'll adj
NIT, were retained not because they
were better or even as good, but be-
cause they were cheaper help than
men, II was also disturbing to wo-'
men to be pushed back into their
homes.
Periods of transition are always
difncult and presumably always WILL
be. Not al women are improved by
the new freedom. but each has PAID
her price and sometimes very sim
price for It. Women are OF greater
Importance today than at any other
time In the worlds history and I
don't believe 1t will harm men 10
realize It.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-31
Skin Tests Helpful

what did you do before you were
married?" or do you hold q job.
now that you are married?" are not
unusual questions. Women have
learned to work. not only while
waiting for . man to come along
and support them. but because they
really and truly love to work, or II
that's too broad Q statement, they
have the advantages pay envelope
carries.
When q woman's q wage Garner.
she finds her folks don't talk back
to her and that she can talk back
to them. an advantage that does
make for self-reliance.
The present chaos could hardly
be greater were It conducted by
women: Mind you, I'm not saying
that women are any more capable
than men at running the universe,
but you've got to admit that they
could hardly make q worse mess OF
it. Besides which. they are young
at the game Of tending for them
selves. young and willing to learn. I
don't really believe that women are
going to enjoy community living:
we've had too many years Of home
living to be content with comfnun-
ity life-but we can take 1t, II We
must.
English women. certainly reared
in the home making tradition, have
discovered that there are advar1-
tages In having one housewife cook
for, say. ten families in order to
give the women released by her ef-
forts time and energy to do many
needed thugs.
Farming out the children Of
workers is In step with this move
ment and we In this country already
have organizations that care. dur
Ing working hours, for the children
of women who are industrially EN-
ployed or who have volunteered Tor
defense work. This war measure
may be continued indefinitely.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-31
Tips for Your Beauty

QUESTION: what beauty prep.
ardtions should q l4-yeddr-old girl
haze on her dressing table? My
mother thinks I spend too much OF
mn allowance on lipsticks and
creams. She also thinks that the
quality isn't tDhat IL ought to be
because I buy most OF my things at
the fre-dnd-ten.-Betty."
The price you pay for cosmetics
has little to do with the quality or
satisfaction you get out Of them.
Excellent quality preparations are
sold at dime stores. You might do
better, however. to get q big Jar Of
your favorite all-purpose cream or
q big bottle of a lotion that you can
use both as a makeup base and for
keeping your hands soft and
smooth. There Is no sense in q
school girl buying half q dozen
creams she doesn't need. And there
Is no sense In buying a new lipstick
every allowance day!
Spend more time finding one that
10 especially nattering with your
complexion and with your favorits
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-31

WnaC S-le1C- you Ve-pdlu.
Income basis. If your
household treasures happen to in
clude q small daughter. or several.
you'll be mad about their mother
and-daughter ensembles which /
saw recently at a down-to-earth
fashion show at which mother and
daughter frocks paraded the run
way, followed by overalls, play suits
and all the rest of the very 1912
clothes shown on this suspicious oc-
neutrality-suspicious., for one reason.
because the price tags read $2.98
and Whereabouts. It all goes to show
that good taste. not price. deter
mines whether or not you are well
dressed.
Rayons and cottons were served
up with considerable dash IN this
spirite d collection. democratic
enough to include workmanlike
blue denim and some very feminine
beach ensembles complete with
floral leis. No sarongs. just honest
to-goodness fresh and refreshing
stripes and conservative patterns
well hammered and we'll made; just
Stacks that had lines peculiar to
man made, herman trousers; Just
country toys that are wearable and
good to look at, too.
Also shown were shirts and play
suits with backs gathered onto
yokes-the better to give you ac-
ton. my dears - and comfortable.
full skirts buttoned front and open
ing over matching shorts.
All this was a revelation to the
women who 60 around chipping
that the simpler and more tailored
q thing is. the more it costs. If you
like bright red jenkins or jackets to
wear over stripes or monotoneS,
they are as right as rain. and II you
like striped shirts with contrasting
Stacks. you're bound to catch more
than ash in such costume.
The whole show was a sort Of pre-
view of the spring and summer
morning and afternoon of the ac-
tive woman whether she's actively
employed playing or working over
time.