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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
A Thought for Today
How to Lose a War

Inere Is more than one way to skin cat and more than one way to lose war. Bungling generals and soft-headed pol iticians make the enemy happy. Greedy profiteering by industrialistS and produc- :, tion-stopping strikes and sloWdoWns py labors brighten up things at BerchteSgad- en, These are big, important things about which orders can be issued and laws passed. Not so headline-grabbing but equally dangerous to a nation at war are the petty jealousies and unfounded sus-- .picions which throw the whole concerted effort off key. Two recent items in the lnews illustrate the point.
 Many columnists and commentators few weeks ago made great to-do over the push and drive exhibited by citizens of Mt. Gilead, O., and surrounding coun- tryside in an effort to enlist every man, woman, and child In some worthwhile war effort. This was great so far as lt went, but there was considerably more smoke than fire Seems that several peo- pie at Mt. Gilead adopted the attitude ot the small boy who owns the football: You let me play quarterback or you can't use my ball." They stalled and held back. Re- gardless of who was to blame, or whether anybody was at fault, 1t Is childish for adults to sulk in that manner at any time. But when an American citizen today stompS his foot and sticks out his lower ! lip just because he isn't leading the parade 1t smacks of the attitude which tied France in SO many knots that one De- came moose
 Happily, the good people of Mt. Gilead realized in time they were slipping back ward two feet for every one they gained Wiser heads prevailed, they sat down like grownups to talk things over and came out fighting, but not each other. Now they are flnctioning as one team and lt's work, not street corner wrangling and back-biting, which occupies them. more violent form of ridiculous jealousy tlared in a California town when two candi- dates for leader of the home guard fought it out with pistols. Their markmanship and bullets should have been saved Tor the enemy.
 All in all our country Is doing good lob of getting set to land that knockout blow. Most citizens perform their tasks, buy bonds and pay taxes, do With less sugar and rubber cheerlully The squaWk- CTS, happily, make very small minority, and Americans sometimes just have to beef or they wouldn't be Americans. The danger of 1ealousies and throat-cutting < among persons who should be working shoulder to shoulder, however, threatens to split many town, organization or group. About the only way to dam up such flood is for everyone to take a long look at themselves and ask ::Am in any way holding back this united ef- fort by failing to cooperate Wholeheart- edly?" If the answer is ives" set yourself right.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
Vichv Victory?

As the tragic comedy that is the so- called war guilt trial at Riom drags on It's weary way, there Is considerably more at the bar than the defendants accused by Nazl-bossed Vichy of forcing France unprepared into the war. The mental, moral and military muddling of the Third Republic slouches before the ermine- clad judges Complacency of all peoples, including Americans, who saw in Adolf Hitler nothing but a bragging bum stands trial.
 The or-one-and- -that-one's- at- tltude faces judgment The victor in this trial wil lnot be vichy, Berlin, Laval, Blum or Daladier. It will be people who learn from 1t that you have to be ready to fight to keep the peace,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

cause they know that God rules the universe and therefore they can with confidence leave the issues of their lives in His ioyifig hand, They have courage because they know that nothing can essentially dam" age the destiny Of believing men. There Is c song in their heart every day because through faith they have reached out beyond the world that Ig seen and heard the majestic sing- ing Of the iinnumbefod multitude in c realm that is not seen. The solemn man iB not quite sure Of his faith. He planes his own lack of spiritual achievement on the wick ednoss Of tho people round about him. He judges his follows harghly and wants to wipe out evil with c strong hand. He deals with gymp- toms, not with & disease Itself; with effects, not causes; with things that are external and not with the heart Of the matter.
 He is still at the frontiers Of true spiritual experience. He has not had faith enough yet 10 step across and make the precious land his own. All Rights Reserved Babson MeWes
 paper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

But what is news is the fact that despite these huge profits gross ineffte9incy, waste and even worse are rampant In many ship- yards,
 In fact SO serious has the situ. atIon become that ship produe. ton has been gravely affected, and the Justice Department and Truman committee have begun quiet probes preliminary to dras- tic crack.downS.
 Evidence already in the hand' Of investigators shows that the worst offenders are the old eSlab- lighed companies, who have been given the bulk of the contracts by the Maritime Commission on the ground that they had the "knOw. .h0w" to build ships fast and in large numbers, Actually, production records tell . differ ent story.
 The most efficient yards are the new ones, In many eases erected and operated by men without my previous shipbuilding experience
 THE EXAMPLE! The ace plant ln the country ls lne Port land (OrC,) shlpyard, one of the Hepry Kaiser properties. Build. er of Boulder Dam and other giant prospects,, Kaiser had never made Q ship until, as war measure, hc got Into the business last year. Today he has a num- bcr of West Coast yards which are turning out ships by the most advanced and efficient methods on \ continuous a. hour day, seVen.day operations basis.
 The best of these yards iS the Portland plant, managed by his son Edgar, He had never built a ship before and only three of his executives md previous ship- building experience, Also only Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
To Set Or Not To Set

. One of those famous "tail set" cases was recently decided in the New York courts. An exhibitor, who was arrested following the National Horse Show Tn Madison Square Garden, New York City, Hast fall, was acquitted on charges Of cruelty to animals. Specifically the { charge against him was that he had ex. ' hibIted horse in the show whose tail had been "set", which is term of the trade meaning to alter the natural con- .1tour of the horses tail so that It assumes an "arched" or waterfall" effect.
 Tail-setting Of horses has been prac- ticed ever since man started to exhlpit 5 them. We don't suppose 1t ever Will pc completely outlawed. A few states nave succeeded in passing laws forbidding the showing of animals whose tails have been thus altered, but usually horsemen avoid ! these states and as result people who are fond of horses shows and want to show their own animals, If they have no inhihitionS about set tails, will fight the law to the last round
 New York has had a law for some years fcrbidding exhibition of horses with set tails, but there were exemptions, such Z as the one allowing horse to be ex- yhibited with a set tail if the operation had been performed outside the state. Perhaps, as a result of the presiding Justices pointing out the laxlty of the law in this respect the General Assembly of New York has now eliminated 1t from the tail-setting law and has also elim- mated section which would have allowed a horses tail to be set if the operation was deemed necessary for the animals health. That was very obvious effort to play both ends against the middle.
 The New York law is now armed with teeth and few loopholeS. If more states follow suit some progress can be made n abolishing a more or less barbarous Distom. But so long as one does and mother doesn't there will be conflict Of opinions, even among those who have been hOrsesloverg all their lives
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

It begins to look as if pleasure boating in Long Island Sound this summer would have to be forgotten. Any pleasure craft owners might as well resign themselves to the fact that they will be under con- stant surveillance by the Coast Guard tered hooks in which they may operate their boats without being stopped and identifying themselves. For the most part as we understand 1t, If boat owners venture far from their mooring places they are liable to be stopped for identifi- cation and there are any number of places along the Connecticut shore as well as the waters of the Sound where there will be no boating allowed at all Even r.s tne river front in and around New London now is pretty much mo mans land" unless you're protected by indentification tags, etc. Bathing at recognized beaches, however, won't be interfered with.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
Tear Jerker

This will bring tears to many eyes. Down in Bermuda a bumper crop of fine onions is just lying around, all grown up and no place to go England would like to have every one of them, for to that beleag- uered island they are as priceless as pearls. But shipping space apparently is reserved for other things.
 Shipping space Is also problem for the U. s. and Canadian markets And in Canada the price is controlled; little If any profit could be expected. This Is a crying shame and Hitler will have to an- sWer for 1t come the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

followed Lewis in his bolt to WIll- kle in i040,
 CATHOLIC PRIESTS WANTED
 WANTED-Amerlean Catholic priests and nuns who can speak French, for service in the friend. ly Republic of Haiti
 A dangerous situation has de. velOped in Haiti, whose people are Influenced by French priests trying Co undermine Haitian l0ys AIty Co the United States,
 That loyalty is most important, for Haiti guards one entrance to the Caribbean and Panama.
 Haitian President File LeSeot IS on ordent friend Of tho United States, and though the memory of the U. 6. Marines still ranklcs in Haiti, it was one of the first Latin. American countries to de- clare war on Germany and Italy even before Inc United States.
 But President Lesc0ps influs enOe is being thwaFted by antGs American influence exeFted through French priests ln She churches and schools of Haiti. So the state Department ls cos operating with President Lescot In getting Catholic clergy from the ., B, A.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
Selected Poem
TIDAL RIVERS

TIDAL RIVERS (Erliza Van Wyck in the New York TmeO Slow the tidal rivers go Through the marshes green and low On their banks the iris flower queens 1t for too short afl hour And pink niallows spread their dover Daughters of the sea are they And his voice they must obey: Though they through the marshes roam Twice day they turn back home, Where the white waves break in foam. There to see their fathers face, Feel the strength Of his embrace Then return slowly to SO Past the banks where mali0ws blow Tn the marches green and low.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

million m Q 6 n C. siunl plant near Las Vegas, Nev., using the gova ernnent's D e. fensc Plant Corp orRtion money. A subcommittee of senators un d CT Mon c. Waligren of Everett, Wash, had a prelimin- ary look ct Basic Magnesium's lay- out several weeks ago. What the senators found thAra W na NVi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
e NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
From Rags
 To Riches The Magnesium Way
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat WashlngtOn
 Correspondent

Washington, April . - "one of the most fragrant attempts at war proflteering to come to It's notice" is to be given Washington airing some time soon when Senator Harry s, TrumRns special committee inc veStlgatlng national defense has Q further look at the affairs Of Basic Magnesium, Inc, Cleveland O., op- erating company now building Q eeS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

In Massachusetts the new auto use tax stamps being sold are now gummedi on their face so that they may be pasted on the windshield from inside the car. Many motorists complained that they were losing their stamps or having them stolen by being forced to glue them on the outside. It would have been easy TOT these motorists to glue them inside with the face of the stamp towards the driver as inspection could be made just as quickly in such fashion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

There's one thing the War Production Board doesn't think 1t will interfere with this summer and that's war time, A short time ago 1t was more or less inti- mated that in addition to war time the eastern seaboard would have an hour Of daylight time added. In other words clock times would be two hours ahead or sun time There's still chance, of course, that officials may feel its necessary 10 make further use of daylight time at this season of the year, but we don't believe that if daylight time was affixed to war time 1t would be for period much longer than the warm summer months. Great Britain and other warning countries have har as much as two hours saving time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

Bpiflt,'
 When people get religion they arp no long CT solemn but inde- SCribably h appy, They have found something 50 pre- ciouB that [ h c tr0aBurers of the world are as noth- ing compared with it They are free from anxiety Dc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
Current Comment

We are not going 10 be content to put Up an umbrella and sit un- derneath for the enemy to come to attack Us.
 Ar Marghal Sir Richard Peirse,
 chief of R. A. r. In India.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL |, DOUGLASS. Q. D.

FAITH BEGETs JOY
 A man who has delyed deeply Into things Of the spirit, recently wrote these words. "rhe solemn people are those who arc still searching for the dep things of tho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Use of comma Co set of a. transitional word or exprea- sion, as, However, he finally arrived"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

our first and immediate prob- lem b to win the war. The sec- ond B to win the peace on ac- cordance with the war aims set forth by President Roosevelt, James A. Farley, former poStmas-
 ter general,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

EDITORS NoTE-If you are dsslF0us of securing th's weeks booklet, HISTORY OF WORLD WAR '" address F. M. Kirby. Dee paFtment s.i0O. Waterbury Dem OCFat Service BuFeap, 1913 ThlT- Ieenth Street. Washington D. C" with 10 cents Co cover postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

7That hpbulders making profits revealed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

The cost Of living undoubtedly has risen, and should Dc met with cer- tain wage increases. Senator Walter Y. George, ocor-
 eia Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
Questions ndAnswers
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 O. How much is Che United states spending DOT day ia the wAre
 A. The daily rate for tho aA working days h February wae eaT,- 100000,
 c. How should rubber gloves Do cared for Co iongthen their useful lifep Can they ho mendedg
 :, A. When not in use, rubber gloves should be dried, dusted llght- " with taloun powder and kept in Q cool, dark place, oil or grease should be waalaed off a4 soon As possible with soap and water, or removed by wiplng with c cloth wet with Q dryscleAning solvent. Tho gloves should not be used in contact with copper or brass in any form, Rubber gloves can b0 mended with automobile inner tube patches, or patches made from another glove can be applied with rubber cement. Gloves should Do turned after patching, 60 that the patch ls worn on the Inside,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
Washington Merry Go-Round

Government Probing Inefeeney end Waste In ShpbuIdins; New Yords Produce Thon Favored odno comp0nes Justice Department Trumon Group Prepare Crack Down.
 Hoit Asks U For Priests To couneroet French Influence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

We must sec to t ct the next election that 10 one is elected who allows personal gain to ovcrSfad0w hls service to the nation. --Dr Frank Kingdom, president ol
 the University Of Newark,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

e. How long was CaFole Lombard married to Clark dable2
 A. Almost three years, They were married March 20, i03O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

e. In the Army, what does the term "route step" naean2
 A, ft is An easy way to march and iS permitted when troops arc O. long marches. The men commonly moVo in columns of four, the ranks covering and preserving their dis- tanee, but they arc not required to keep the eadeneed stop nor to niains tain silence, and are permitted to carry their arms at will, provided the TAuEZles are elevated, The fate Is from 8 to 3M miles an hour
 c. When k American day usually observed in the United States9
 A. What Is frequently called the first Pan American Conference, al- though there had been conferences before it, opened In Washington October 2, 1880, and remained m session until April 2i, 1900. On April l4 q resolution was adopted to form tho American Union, composed Of tho Republics in North, Central and South America. Pan. American Day was observed for the first time on April i4, 1881, in Washington, D. c. and in other cities and it has been observed in succeeding years in c similar man. ner both in the United States and the countries represented in the Pan. American Union, A descriptive circular of the Pan.Ameriean Union can be obtained by sending stam- pod selfsaddFesSed enveiop to the Waterbury Democrat Service Bur- eau, 1913 Thirteenth st, Washing ton, D, o,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
Daily Almanac

Moon riseA i:l7 q. m. (waf tinle).
 Sun rises 6;27 c, fi,; sets 7;22 ?. in. (war .time).
 All vehicles must Dc lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07

don't for one minute forget that many men and women at volunteer work ct these observation posts nave given and il0 doubt will con. tlnue to give Of tfelF time and of. forts to keep your homes and places Of labor safe from tho ones who are bent on 6 iliisGton Of death and destrustion.
 Think it over and perhaps you can also iinpaft to your readers the importance Of the aeFoplane cb- servers work. If ever actual danger does occur remember tho aerUDsane observer will be the first one to herald tho warning to iieadquaftefs 70 that the real blackout cea be accomplished in time to gave your lives and property.
 YolFg truly,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
Your l. O.?
Can yOu answer seven of these test questions? Turn tO back page for the answers.

]. Josef stalin does or does not speak English2
 2. The Dattieship Bismarck" was sunk in May, June or July iO4iP
 3. The president Of the United States pays q federal income tax on his salary; true or false2
 {. Which is heavier, copper of steel2
 s, A b!vaive is the valve on tire, Q kind of mollusk, as an oyster, etc., or on outdoor army canton- inent2
 6. Can 6 naturallged citizen of the United States hold office in the prefIdents cabinet7
 2. Which two Of the following were famous lawsgivefs; Numa Pompllius, Justinian, Hammufabl, Harnibal?
 6. In which years were James, town, Va. and Plymouth, MasGo settled?
 Q, Tie height Of horses ig genef- ally measured by -7
 10. The Hudson river emptieS into Hudson Bay; true or false9
Evening star., 1942-09-13

The Jops we're sitting pretty in their tropieoI
porodse until the morines orrved This snug
barracks under the whispering poms OF Guodo
conoI IsIond wos one Of the places from which the
Jops we're evicted with more notice thon the
bIost Of novoI guns that opened the ossouIt.
Evening star., 1942-09-13

Miss Elizabeth Adoms. A. B degree Wellesley Coleoe and
Diploma with high dstncOn from StrQyer
toro Tronno MISS Adoms employed by Bureau OF
Internal Revenue. She toke dctotion Of 20
words minute. As ypist she expert writing IS
minute.
On September 4h q hundreds coeoe students and
high school graduates will follow the exompe OF Miss Adoms
and will select Secretoro Troninq at
STRAYER COLLEGE, 9th ond Streets wv National 748
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
.Doeh|er Dividend
Seen Continued

TOLEDO, O., April 25.-Al-
though higher taxes brought a
reduction in profits of Doehler
Die Casting Company for the first
quarter of 1912 as compared with
the same period year ago, there
is no reason why the quarterly
dividends of so cents a share on
common stock should not continue,
II. II. Doehler. chairman, said at
annual meeting.
Estimating the tax rate at 81
per cent the company showed a
net profit of S251 1913 for the first
quarter, equal TO IS cents per
share on the 296,937 shares Of
capital stock outstanding on April
"a. This compared with S35S.553
for the first quarter of last year.
according TO Doehler's report.
The company's deliveries are
increasing sharply. April ship
ments will be in the neighborhood
of 100000 and in another four
months the company expects to
reach a monthly rate OF 81 ,000, 900.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
War
Output Heavy
Norge Unit viii Shortly
Be 100 Pet. on Arms

CHICAGO. April 25.-With the
exception of its Norge refrigerator
division of Muskegon. Mich, and
one other minor exception, all di-
visions OF Borg-Warner Corpora
ton are working at 100 per cent
of capacity on war production,
Charles S. Davis. president, said
at the annual meeting.
Contracts under negotiation at
present suggest that the Norge
plant will shortly be 100 per cent
occupied with war work, he added.
Davis mentioned that the COM
panys production of war material
in the first quarter this year at
tanned a high figure in dollar
volume, and said that within
limits Of the corporations pro-
ductive facilities, output Of this
material will continue TO acceler-
ate over the next few months.
Dollar sales of the corporation
increased ass per cent in the first
three months of this year over the
same period a year ago, he con-
tinued, and an increase in that
comparative figure is anticipated
as the year progresses He said
the company's division making air.
raft products are keeping pace
with and Just a little ahead Of the
industry as a whole.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Army Asks Merger
OF Wire Firms Fl
lCC Told Consolidation
Should Be Immediate

WASHINGTON, April Is (UP),
Brig. Gen. Frank A Stoner, rep
the war department, to-
day had testified before the inter
state commerce subcommittee
that the army favors consolidation
of domestic telegraph companies
1.-THE war effort can best he
served" he said. 'ff this con-
solidation IL effected without
delay"
Stoner pointed out that there
was duplication Of effort between
tie two telegraph companies
western Union and Postal Tele-
graph Company for competitive
reasons and not because of traffic
congestion.
"This duplication must he
eliminated" he said. 'fn the
interest OF economy and the
use of critical equipment, ma
terials and personnel"
Stoner estimated that out Of =
total of 13,431 teletypes said &c
be in use by both companies, ap-
pnoximately 5000 could be turned
over to the army. He explained
that teletype manufacturing com.
panieS could not meet the army's
requirements now.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

will also be delivered TO some
extent on the demand side
through curtailment of outdoor
electric signs.
On the supply side, power
enterprise. public and private,
have been making an extraor-
binary effort to expend their
output. Net energy available for
distribution, as measured in
kilowatt hours, rose ia per
cent in 1871 over 1910, and,
according TO trade sources. in
recent weeks net energy avail
able for distribution was some
IA per cent over the correspond
ing period in 1871. This is en-
couraging news. and may well
be laying the hidden basis for
victories on the military front
for later in the year and for
subsequent years. For power is
the prime mover for turning the
wheels in industry in order that
it may produce guns, ships,
tanks and planes in sufficient
volume TO achieve victory against
the Axis.