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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
ARMY BEHIND THE LINES MUST FAR OUTNUMBER
 ARMY ON THE LINE

Hartford, Conn.
 March 25, 1942 Editor of The Democrat: The nation calls upon us to prosecute the war as one man. Tc work and fight as unified nation is the absolute necessity of the day If we are to win.
 No war ever acquired greater numbers in more different kinds oi occupations. We now have three arms of the service, and each arm has from ten to flften sub-divis- ions, all of which have to be sup ported by far greater army be- hind the lines.
 If we gre to have an army of three million within year, we must have an army of many times that standing behind them operating all of the mines, factories, transporta- tion and communication lines nec- esSary for support. That again means another army of housewives and service agencies to feed, clothe and care for them. We are all called upon to serve or sacrifice every man, woman and youth, and we should all be aiming at a common purpose-the winning of the war in the shortest possible time.
 It is time to lay aside every difference as to the objective oi the war and to confine our differ ences as to the means we may best employ to accomplish this task oi defeating the Axis powers.
 Obviously we must leave the planning and conduct of the use oi our armed forces to the President as the Commander-in- Chief, anc to the experts of his Military Staff Whatever opinions we may have as to how we may best fight may bs interesting to us, though they car hardly be of help to those in pos session of all of the obtainable in- formation in regard to our owr armed forces and the distribution oi the forces of our enemies.
 As regards the conduct of the government itself, we may never
  expect the American people to givl up their right to criticize eithel their administrators or their law. makers. We could not do so ape remain free Americans. May we no for the duration of the war set our selves to the determination q never making a criticism withonl | suggesting a sound remedVe nf neV1I proposing remedy Of a mistakes public policy without first helns willing to try the slife 0ars1lye1s
 Even witla these initial alarig, VI will by TO means have reached tlal limits 6f aakeining perfect unity-' (a unity mlHieh means that each . us is shoulderIng his share # 1nl burden 0l war to the utmost of hl anllity. This requires that Ws ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

Certainly the Rockefeller Foundation is contributing a noteworthy page to the annals of international philanthrophy in It's promotion of the task of preserving many of the priceless works of literature now preserved in British museums and libraries. True the work comes only after the saddening realization that German raids have taken terrible toll In such priceless and irreplaceabe treas ure. But what Is left, and there Is every reason to believe many valuable records still are saved, will be preserved for all time through the use of nicrophotogra- phy. On the spools of ordinary 16mm milf will be printed the records, and the books, and the other treasures capable of being photographed. We know this process here in America already as 1t has been used for some time as a means of recording and storing newspaper files. The space occupied is small as compared to the original and while the format and typography Is missing, the valuable con- tent is till there. The Foundation has given $170000 towards such work 1n England
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
Must Keen Alert

The business of backing out Connec. ti9ut for the purpose of seeing how el- ake6tive Is our civilian defense machinery hs Tightly regarded in some quarters. Fortunately for us the great majority of 3os5ople take 1t seriously. Those who don't X apt to find themselves in very un-
 :TEmfortable position in the future. If zansaere should be an air raid In New Eng norld and there Is careless disregard for mg ga warnings in the same quarters, you aeas,ta rest assured that those guilty of dis &ar5edience will be severely punished.
 s0f Inasmuch as the lives of countless epeoples depend on instant and thorough reaction to air raid warningG 1t can readily be seen why few isolated cases of misunderstanding or wilful opposition may bring harsh Judgment. The last . surprise blackout test in Connecticut was Apparently a success. At least most of us considered 1t such. But after all the reports were in and when officials had sifted them down it was seen that Con- necticut hadn't blacked-out thoroughly
 Here and there instances cropped up to yindlcate that the public wasn't aroused to the danger of the present situation. :,
 New England hasn't yet been raided and many people don't think 1t ever will be. But there are others, and they are not alarmists by any means, who see grave danger of air raids by enemy planes When they come only complete preparation Will prevent complete disaster If planes do fly over industrial areas bent on bombing there Is bound to be some damage, but certainly if we fail to set up beacon lights to guide the flyers their job Is going to be all the harder to locate the objectives.
 A thorough job of preparedness is our first line of defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

Much talk is still heard of making the Housatonic Valley parkway an after-War project. The way things go, however, all such plans that are being made for the future may be so far distant that they won't be much more than vision. Actu- ally, of course there Is no reason for such a glorified route other than to provide more scenic highway through g1li,, scfhic fniS would be the providing of more recrea- tional advantages to thousands Of work, CTS. But with tires and gasolines and cars rationed recreation, depending on travel by auto, will be reduced to a minimum. So pleasure routes, like the Housatonic, will have to wait on utilitar- ian ones, like that up the Naugatuck Valley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

every man. That Is all that really counts. If the question of discipline could be measured by the ideal o1 each man giving of his utmost m service to his country, there would be no need for any other discipline.
 The unity Of the people finally is a matter of the spirit, not Of laws, or regulations, or discipline. We are not fighting this war for trade, or territories, or loot, or for more re sources. We are pouring out our material wealth and our nanpower as never before in the worlds his- tory because we believe in that free way of life which our past sacri- fees have brought to us. We believe in freedom to satisfy the yearnings and ambitions and abilities inherent in each one of us. We believe in the individual and In his right to achieve whatever deStinies his ahih-, ties entitle hirn to. Hence, we be- lieve that the State must ever remain our servant and never aspire to be our master.
 Today we see all of our freedoms and liberties threatened by a sys- tenn which insists that we exist only for the State. We are now at war because we believe that these two systems of individual rights and collective duties cannot exist and live cooperatively in the same world. The one has a spiritual basis: faith in God; faith that we are Q part of divine purpose for mankind. The other has a basis in Tnatriai- ism and force: in the belief that might makes right: that force, and force alone, is going to rule the world.
 Between these two philosoplies there can be but one choice for us ito remain the free sons and daughters of God. We will never accept the domination of brute force which would stamp out all that we have striven for in the last 16O years. Bound together by the common bond of Q higher spiritual unity, we can all go forward to finish the task of advancing free dom with courage and with perfect confidence in the future.
 HOWEE, CHENEY, Treasurer Conn. Economic Council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
In Today's Mail

take our orders from our immediate commander and execute them to the best of our ability, whether they are right or wrong. The result will be more quickly proven If we put everything we have into doing our duty. It may not be for us ito do or die," but certainly it is for us Ito do and try" for the duration.
 Let us, for instance, try to co- operate to the fullest with the Price Control Administrator, whatever we may think of price control policies; and let us conmedn in word and act every one who attempts to defeat the price control laws by bootleg ging. Let us save wherever we can and condemn careless wasting and spending. Let us earnestly strive to lind where each one of us can be of the most service in civilian defense, if not at the front. Let us not demoralize civilian morale by indifference and carelessness. Above all, let us achieve the highest possible unity where 1t is most needed--in industry. Let both ein- pibyers and employees put aside their controversies for the duration of the war. It should be considered treachery today to impertl the sup port of our armies by interrupting production to fight an industrial war as to whether we shall have an open or a closed shop, until we can be sure that we will continue to have any shop at all except by Hitler,s permission.
 The maximum hours of labor are now regulated by law. We had best leave the more flexible administra- ton of the law to the authorities, wages by common agreement can be adjusted on the basis of the average prevailing in any conlmun- ity for similar classes of work under similar conditions. With these sources of controversy out of the way, reason and justice can settle the many problems of personal relations on the basis of what makes for the greatest effectiveness oi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

Representative Emrnet O'Neal of Kentucky, ,economy-p preaching chairman of a subcommittee on the bill, was explaining various "miscelIaneous" items, when he remarked, with a disappearing look at the press gallery:
 Tt is Q common fallacy that haircuts, slaves, soda water and things like that are furnished House members free. That idea is a mistake"
 Smith of Ohio immediately jumped up to question this.
 "Why not be frank with Our- selves and the people about haircuts?" he demanded. "They cost us only 25 cents in the House barber shop, half or less than half the regular price. That's getting something free, isn't 1t? Why not admit 1t to the peOpIe?"
 O'Neal was SO startled that his pince-nez glasses almost fell off. He coughed nervously, but did not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
Dirty = And Unpatriotic

The curious American appetite for dirty stories is being fed these days series of nasty little items exuding the qanrmistakable odor of Goebbels. If you're man reading this. you've probably heard couple of them downtown the last few days. They're fully as unfunny as they are clever in their aim at planting ter mites to gnaW on civilian morale. Rang ing from disrespectful references to the. White House and its occupants to mani szes about shortages and daylight-sav- ing time, these nasties fall largely into the fence-scribbling type of raw smut.
 One is printable, however, and maybe it1l give you an idea of the style. It goes like this: "What kind of underwear does Uncle Sam wear? Ask the Japs. They caupht him with his pants down." Most of them are as nude of wit as that. A couple of them depend for point on the Sdea that Pearl Harbor represented not serious setback, but a never-to- be-over- came disaster. Others play upon the pat seFs of strife between labor and employer, Egsa ultimate in shortages, the foibles and sS lures of civilian defense and the ever lsnFdv butt of race ridicule.
 saese eheapieS seem to have sprung s.zss,s fke nutfer all of sudden and all v 8'sn &e41le time. They're as untrace- ...1 as to true source as any other smut [ Y. sS ~4Fcx. but they're easy to spot as .%1aFsfsa mill shavlngs because they
 *Hnuk cover all familiar GoeoDels ...s.1s undermining confidence m
 nnenl. belittiing the military serV-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

attempt to refute Smith. Neither did anyone else. Later the Ohioan was besieged by members to de- lete his remarks. Finally he gave in.
 JAP PROPAGANDA
 According to Tokio broadcast, beamed toward South America, Roosevelt took MacArthur out of the Philippines because he suf- fered severe defeat. This sort of propaganda was to be expected, but not expected was the source quoted by Tokio-a story in the Argentine newspaper, La Naci0n, written by its Washington corres- pondent, Fernando Ortiz- -Echague.
 Actually, Orti2-Echague said just the opposite, compared Roose- welt and MacArthur to Clemenceau and Foch, predicted for them the same brilliant record as those French leaders.
 Copyright, 1e42, by United Featur'
 Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
Selected Poen,
IN MORNING LIFE

(Keith Thomas in the New York Sum Fleetly hounds of the wind now run, Fleetly the hooves of night Plunge ahead of the racing sun,
 Over the mountains height. Let me take from the shadowed shelf, Where they were placed by sleep, All the yesterday things of self
 That l would care to keep. Need and blessing of sleep, begone: Pleasant will be my mood If the self that I must put on
 Fits with exactitude.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
Daily Almanac

2 Moon rises 7:S9 p. m. (war time).
 Sun rises e:ss a. m.; sets T;l5 p. m. Twar time),
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Moons phases-full moon, April 1, SPA a. m.: last quarter, April 2, l2:35 a. m.; new moon, April IS, l0:25 a. m; first quarter, April 23, 2:O2 p. m.; full moon, April 30, 5;Si D. m. lwar time).
 Morning stars, Mercury, Venus; evening, Mars, Jupiter, saturn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
Whats Your I. O.?
Can you answer seven Os these test questions? Turn to back mage for Che answers.

Can you answer seven Os these test questions? Turn to back page for Che answers.
 l. Name tho grandfather of the present British monarch.
 2. What IS the monetary unit m India?
 3. Was Singapore, while under British control, ever invaded prior to the recent Japanese invasion1
 1. The capital of Pennsylvania ls Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Or Harris burg2
 5. which president of the United States had a Roman Catholic wixe4 6. From what common language are the Romance Languages de- rived7 T. Which i've cities In the United States had the largest populations in 1e40?
 8. Who was president of the U. s, during the War of 1872? 9. Name the capital of Vermont. 10. The highest mountain peak m continental United States is Mount whitney. Tn which state Is 1t?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

To the lengthy list of public drives for which we should have consideration add a new one, that of the Navy Relief Society S5 ,OoO, ,00O is to be raised with Connecticut contributing $177,000 towards the fund which will be usedfor emergency needs Of the families of all men in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The drive opens April 13 with Ex-Mayor Walter Patterson of Hartford the state chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
Current Comment

It might shake the confidence of the people in the disinterestedness of the draft board if we peSmis candidates for ofice and local poll- ticians to sit on draft boards. Rep. Clarence Hancock, New York
 Republican, advocating applica-
 ton Of Hatch act to selectiye
 service board members.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

always tne OtkAeE
 fellow - crashes
 a light and ker- whams right into you. The tw Q passengers in the back seat of your automobile get respec ti vely Q broken arm and leg and in addi- ton to that, when your car ls thrown out oi control you hit Q p e d @ s tria n knocking him flat on his face. thus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Fresh Hash From The D. c. DelicateSSen
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury DemcSrat washington CNFresnOndan

Washington, April l - You are Q patriotic citizen and you do every thing you're told to. Xou are pool Ing your automobile, picking up three or four of the neighbors who go to work in the same general di. rection you do, to save automobiles and tires and gasoline.
 But some day ct @ busy intersec- ton one of those crazy drivers-it'a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

O. Which American army divi. sion was the first In France, and which was the first to go into action in World War I?
 A. The First Division was the first in France, the first in sec tor, the first to fire @ shot, and the first to attack.
 e. Who were the two chairTnen cf the American Red Gross who imme- dtately preceded Norman H. Da- wis?
 < A. John Barton Payne, 1921 tc 1895 and Admiral Cary Grayson 1895 to 1887. Norman H. Davif was appointed in 1888.
 e. Where is Charles A. Lindbergh employed? Is he in the Army Ar Corps?
 A. He volunteered his services to the Army Air Corps, and has been assigned to a technical commercial project" in Q civilian capacity.
 EDITORS NOTE-If you are desirOus of securing this weeks booklet, ANTERIOR DECORA. TTONSH address F. M. Kirby, De- pertinent. s.1O0, Waterbury Dem- Ocrat Service Bureau, l0l3 Thir- teenth Street. Washington. D. C., with 10 cents to cover postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEAR s o N
 ROBERT. s. ALLEN

Fought The Authority Over Small Looms; Criterion Production Not Sound Credit Opponents lnsed Congress From Record Debote On Ho Price Horcuts; Toko Broadcast Twists South American Story On Gen. MocAhu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

fought the bitter end
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

causing him to lose four useful front teeth.
 Question = Who Is liable and who pays what bills9
 The only safe answer is that local courts will have to decide each such case on its individual demeritS, but here is raised Q parcel of nice complications.
 If the man driving the car ac- cepts compensation for riding his neighbors to work, is he Q common carrier and must be abide by the state laws and municipal ordinances regulating taxicabs or jitneys?
 Are drivers of such vehicles liable for injuries to their passengers?
 If the passengers rotate in using each others cars, is there joint lia- bility of the four persons riding in the car for injuries inflicted on e pedestrian?
 This is one of the hazards of war that shyster lawyers and ambulance chasers may get rich on. One sug. gestion has been made that the fed- eral government should provide group insurance. There's always @ patriot who thinks up a way to let Uncle Sam foot the bills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

a. The salute to the President is 2l guns; who gets salute of 20 guns2
 A. No one. A salute of 10 guns is given to the vice president. mem bers of the cabinet, ambassadors the president pro tenn of the sen- ate, governors of states, the chief justice of the United States and generals of the army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
tlOnS
 and Answers

xOUR QuEsIT0NB AlgEVF D
 The Waeerbmy Demooras's esr. vice Bureau wEIl answer fur yeG free. any quesaion of faet ur ezts formation, not involving exeens nive research. Write your unegs tlon clearly. sign name and aa- dress. enclOse . three cent p8slaga stamp. Medical, or legal nayAce cannot be given. Address WateE- bury DcM0cFatss Washimgtan Ser vico Bureau, lOl3 Thirteenth Street Washington, D. c. f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "He stood outslde
 of the house.; omit of.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01

e. With which branch ok the army are ti1e parachute troops ar faliated?
 A. They are part of the infan- kFv MNl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-01
A Thought for Today

xg any man be in Christ, he Is Q new crea- tnrAs old things are passed away; behold, An things are become new.-II Corinthians 5;i5,
 Fze from the mighty doubter the great believer mnkes.--R w. Glider.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-14
Hayard.Brown Game

Calling signals for Brown
University today will be a col
ored quarterback. Charlie Be IT.
ley.
The last time a colored chap
had command OF the Brown
backfeld, the Providence Bears
rolled over Harvard, Yale, ana
all of their major opponents in
a big way,
You remember that other
cclored star, Fritz Pollard.
Difference between Pollard
and Bentley is great. Fritz
carried the ball behind team
mates blocking; Charlie Bent
ley seldom carries the ball and
dcyotes practically all of his
energy in blocking out for tai
ented team mates,
II Bentley is sufficiently re-
covered from his recent leg
injury you will see him in ac-
ton against Harvard today.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-14

BEAUTY HINTS
By NINA TEMPLE
Observation-Disclosures
KEEP YOUR FACE CLEAN

KEEP YOUR FACE CLEAN
If you would have fine clear
skin, be sure to keep your face
clean. And the way to do this
is to wash your face two or
three times a week with warm
water and soap. Begin with
warm water, then make the
water hotter and hotter. Scrub
well with a brush and then
rinse with cold water. The cold
water will tone the skin up.
And then rub the face briskly
with the palm of the hand for
circulation. Do this religiously
and you will And that your face
will have that clean, WELL
groomed appearance.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-14
CHAN Roundup Reveals
Extent of Black Market

The extent to which rack
eteering has become in
trenched under automobile
tire rationing was revealed
this week in the disclosure
that Omen at Philadelphia
had smashed one "black mar
ket" ring which operated in
four eastern states and the
District Of Columbia, and
whose sales in a few months
time had totaled $1,500, 900.
Investigators reported that
the gangsterS had sold $4,000
brand new tires, in addition to
100000 recapped tires and
1000 new tubes. Prices charged
ranged from $40 to $50 for tires
of poor quality.
More than 200 persons were
declared to be involved, OF
whom 125 have signed affldavits
admitting their guilt. All Will
be hailed before a Federal grand
Jury in a few days.
Among the culprits, agents
said, are state and city officials,
ministers, lawyers, physicians
and bankers.
when the names are re-
vealed," abe agent declared, ut
will make most astonishing
reading"
The Office Of Price Admins
tration also took note of a
flouriShing BLACK market" IN
gasoline, which is to be attacked
by sharply reducing the number
of &C" books when NATIONWIDE
rationing goes into effect on
November %.
In Washington alone, accord
ing to the authorities. millions
of gallons of gasoline have
been diverted into bootleg
channels by the holders Of
these books, which permit with
drawal of almost unlimited
supplies of motor fuel. Same
conditions are declared to exist
throughout the eastern ration
area.
The &C" books we're allotted
to drivers of trucks and taxi
cabs, certain professional
groups and to ordinary citizens
who had a "pull" with rationing
boards.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-14
ROWING ALONG SPORTSDOM
By MABE KoUNTzE

always willing to plant solid
body smashes to clear the way
for a colored team-mate.
And then too, there was the
time when Clemson"s south
ern star, McFayden, cleared lie
way for sepia Kenney Wash
ington, during an all-SSar
game.
There used to be quite a few
colored stars in the white pro
football leagues until their
inmates insisted upon wag-
ing violent battles in their de-
Tense. Remember Joe LIZARDS
career?
Yes, this game Of football
teaches men to stand and fight
together, regardless Of race
creed, or color. If only some
coaches could be half as in
telligent as some of the men
they instruct.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-14

war orders to areas of man
power shortage, of housing
shortage, transport shortage
and the like.
I'VE have reached the stage
where we recognize that the
nation must be organized as a
gigantic production and mill
tary unit" the report con-
cludeS. "Our manpower prob
lens today and in the future
result only from failure to or
ganize the entire productive
unit.
Neither compulsion nor vel
untarism without organization
and planning will solve any of
these problems. If we have
manpower chaos today, a job
freeze merely freezes chaos"