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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29

Gov Robert A. Hurley sort of took the wind out of Republican sails the other day when it became known that he had proffered the vacant State Liquor Board commissionership to Congressman Jo- Seph E. Talbot. If the latter should &C., cept, we don't doubt but what COP rage might be unbounded, for certainly the party looks to the congressman to add his prestige and his vote-getting ability it might be that Rep. Talbot would take a COP candidate for office next fall, thereby satisfying any desire he might have to get away from Washington and at the same time retain his party leader ship. In all likelihood, though, the Naugatuck man will refuse the offer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29
Views Of The Press

which provide pensions for all who have reached the prescribed age, provided they have joined the sys- tenn.
 MT. Alcorn, who will not be 70 un- til fall, expressed a desire not to be reappointed and his request was compiled with.
 Governor Hurley is anxious to re- tain the services of Bank Commis- sioner Perry and is attempting to find legal way to do so. Mir. Per- " Is an excellent Commissioner who has the respect and confidence of bankers of the State. He also is re- ceiver for several closed banks. It would be difficult to turn that work over to new hands.
 Connecticut may well share Gov ernor Hurley's hopes that a legal way may be found to keep MT. Per- " in office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29

the authors of Nels0n's letter defending $1-a-year men. Wein- berg also is credited with chief responsibility for bringing i'm
 other bankers and business
 minded mOguIs.
 One of them, now under quiet investigation by the Justice De- partment, is charged with placing Q huge war contract that nets his company more than $25,000 6 week. Another, Walker Mason, recently made New England re- gional director, is charged with blocking the construction of a big shipyard, later approved over his head, and with writing a widely distributed letter in 1o40 declar- ing that if Roosevelt were re- elected, policy holders would be in danger of losing their insurance.
 Insiders also say the O'Brian- Weinberg group has been cOking up Nelson with the idea that he Is . sure-fire 1944 presidential Wm1te mOpes
 OTHER ADVISERS
 The opposing group of Nelson advisers is made up of former businessmen. experts, and techni- clans interested neither in playing politics nor nursing the tender sensibilities of bungling $l-men. This gfiroup sincerely admires and respects Nelson, considers him an able, sincere executive.
 But they feel he has been far too tender-hearted in dealing with proven incompetence, and unless he gets rid of the deadwood, and does it fast, his organization Is certain to go the way of the late and unlemented OPM.
 NOTE: Nelson is due for some other personnel jolts from the Truman committee and also the War Frauds Division of the Jus tice Department.
 Copyright, 1o42, by United Feature
 Syndicate, Incl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29
Selected Poem
THE STORY OF THE DRUMS

What is the story of glory that canes From the roll of the drums?
 The echo of feet keeping time to the beat Of men who are marching by crossroad and street To the call that has echoed by and and by sea For the fate that may be?
 And the story is this: they have come to the day When the big debt is due in the smash of the fray And if it be only the death which they owe, Or if 1t be only to suffer and grow, They are ready to pay Even for those who are ready and strong The roads none too long; Time moves on the fly as the seasons flash by Where the shadows drift in and the last echoes die Where each in his turn passes on through the gate To whatever may wait; And the story is this: when the hour is due And it may be for me or 1t may be for you Today and tomorrow are one and the same If we stick to the highway and play out the game, Be 1t early or late.
 (GRANILAND RICE in the New York Sum
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29

When you stop to think it over, Rep. Talbot has been one of the busiest of the younger members of the Republican Party for quite some few years past.' He was judge in the borough court of Nauga- tuck at one time. He was elected State Treasurer on the Republican ticket. He held the office of Compensation Commis- sioner for the Fifth Congressional Dis trict by gubernatorial appointment. He was elected to Congress from the Fifth District in special election last January. That's quite bit to cram into a few years, yet MT. Talbot seems to have done it rather handsomely and with dispatch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29

e. In what denomination were War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps issued during World War I?
 A. War Savings Stamps, five dollars, and Thrift Stamps, twen- ty-five cents. War Savings Stamps matured in 1923. They could be pur- chased for $4.l2 or $4.23, depending on the month in which they were bought.
 c. I have tried to color melted candles with ordinary vegetable dyes without success. What should I use?
 A. The way to color the melted candle wax is to use fiat dyes," als0 called oil soluble dyes. To avoid havs ing speckS in the wax when 1t cools and hardenS, make strong e0lu~ ton of the dye ip 8 small portion 0S the wax, and add enough of this solution to the main portion to give the desired depth Of color. To make the solution, keep the wax melted by standing the container in hot water, add some of the dye, and stir the mixture until you are sure that no more dye is being dissolved. Allow plenty of time for this. Before pouring the solution into the rest of the melted wax, remove the stirrer and let the solution stand undis- turbed for several minutes SO that the fine particles of dye can settle to the bottom. Fat dyes that can be used are: Sudan II, oil red, yellow OB, quinizarine green base, alizarin light blue SG, and alibarin light vi- olet RS. An ounce of any of these will color large quantity of wax.
 e. Which government office dis- tributes publications concerning 'veneral disease?
 A. Write to the Department of Health at the state capital, and If ttay cannot supply them write to The United States Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md. State that you tried the state office and that their supply was exhausted.
 @. Why are eggs not frozen M the sfNell to preserve them commer' cially?
 A.. Because freezing causes tho shell to burst. 4 storage tempera- ture slightly above freezing is there- fore necessary. Broken-out eggs may be frozen.
 e. Were George WaShington's ancestors known by another name than Washington?
 A. His family had been known by the name Washington for genera. tions, but other forms appearing in records of hundreds of years ago are de Hertburn. de WeCsyngton, Vysington., Washington, Weschcing. ton and Washington.
 EDITORS NOTE-n you gre desir0us of securing this weeks booklet "GENELOGY" address F. M. Kirby, Department 0.lOO, Waterbury Democrat Service Bu. reau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0. with 1S cents to cover postage.
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PASSAGE
tChristian science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor) May was a lovely river, a stream of many moods, mirroring 6 blue- and-white sky in its flawless sur- face, sparkling with the dances of raindrops, garlanded by reflected blooms, overlaid with robes of fragrant twilight soft with the color of liiacs.
 May was 8 Till in the hills of April, laughing down greening slopes, 'Swleling with newborn wa ters as the last snows faded, wide- ming through level lowlands until we thought 1t a lake that had found its home.
 But May was q river, with a cur- rent our ships could not resist, bear ing them on to the wide sea, to the soft green sea, the sunlit, waving, gentle sea of June-a pleasant pas- sage, and the prospect one to start a song on travellers lips.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29

i. Name the four branches of the American armed forces.
 2. Before Dec. 2, 1941, the United States received practically all of it tin supply from which two Of the following countries: Bolivia, BraMI, Netherlands East Indies, Chile, Cubs and Malaga?
 3. What is the meaning of Musso- lini's title, I'll Duce"?
 {. How many nations are included In the Pan American Union?
 s. Catgut is a tough cord usually made from the intestines of sheep hogs, or cats?
 6. Name the European explorer who discovered Manhattan Island.
 2. How did the Old Testament book Lamentations" picture Jeru- salem?
 8. John Barrymore was married three, four or five times?
 g. In which State did the banking holidays begin in 1888?
 10. How many black and whito keys are on the standard plane keyboard?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29

We hope that Rep. John M. Coffee of Washington will have some luck in his campaign to get Congress to amend the law forbidding printing of bi-colored or multi-colored postage stamps. Himself a collector of note he feels that at time like the present such stamps would more than sell themselves Certainly the few such issued in the past are choice collec- tors items today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29
KEEPING MIR. FERRY
(FEartford .rimes)

Nk1AEt4U1u 41ulSSl
 Most citizens of Connecticut are not completely informed in public matters. Such persons very likely were surprised recently when 1t was announced that among those who would be pensloned on retirement from the States service, because they had passed the age of 70, were states Attorney Alcorn and Bank Commissioner Perry.
 The average citizen probably view ed the retirement system as apply ing to clerks and stenographers and minor department executives but not necessarily to Commissioners or to officiatls like States Attorneys. However, the Connecticut system is like that in many ether States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29

letters to each other, | to argue, after hours, on debOtable provlo sions.
 The bill is, of course, one of the biggest ever wrtt- ten and that makes 1t a siEable undertaking. The committee hear ings hli some $500 pages of solid type. If you were able to stay a W . ke lon g AvAnqSw4H "a xAmN
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 All, however, pay great tribute to his morale.building genius and the great service he did England in pulling 1t out of the slough immediately after the Chamberlain fiasco.
 His Administration critics, how- ever-and they are very sympathe- tic critics-point out that morale in England is now tops, and what she needs is Q ruthless wedding out of inefficiency, and Q tough executive.
 Most interesting sidelight on the current Churchill debates in the House of Commons Is the reaction on the Inner Circle here. Some of them view the problem of keep ing Churchill in office almost as "The second front" They have come to know and like Churchill 50 well that perhaps unconscious ly they regard each problem in the light of what effect will this have on Churchill politicalIy?"
 Some U. 8. strategists in the Army and Navy were quite frank in their criticism of Churchill's House of Commons speech after his last visit here, and felt that he had made political capital out of RooSevelEs promise of tanks and planes for Libya.
 Whatever Churchill takes back with him this time will have been won with more difficulty. However, those close to the pic. ture are not greatly worried about his political future. They point out that although the ma ai0rity of Churchlll's own par. ty dislike him and personally would like Co get rid Of him, they don't dare have a general elec- ton, because most Of them face wrathy eIect0gates which prob- ably wouId sweep them out of 0lflce.
 Therefore, they prefer to. keep Churchill on as the lesser of two evils.
 ARGENTINE DISASTER
 One unpublished fact which particularly incensed Latin Amer 1canS in connection with the re- cent sinking of the Argentine ves- sel Rio Tercero off New York was a conversation between the Ger man submarine commander and Capt. Luis Pedro Scalese.
 Immediately after the Argen- tine vessel sank, the submarine surfaced and picked up Capt. Scalese. Inside the submarine, the German commander Ques- tioned him on the destination of his ship, its cargo, etc. The Ar genuine captain was burning with indignation. Not only was his vessel neutral. but the German government officially had given Latin American nations until June 26 to get their ships out of North American waters.
 So before the Nazi could get anything out of him, Capt. Sea- lese blurted out:
 "Why did you do this? It is not June 26. It is only June 22."
 To which the Nsxl command or replied in gTuff, but very good English: "Aw, 60 to helI!"
 However, the NaEiS did relieve Captain Scalese of one eTnbarrass- meS1t. The ship sank SO quickly ten minutes = that he had time only to pull on his pants, and he got into the Mfeboat without shoes. So the Nazi commander gave the barefoot Argentine cap. tain a new pair of shoes.
 NOTE: While in the submarines chart room, Capt. Scalese had a chance to take q furtive glance at the subs chart, noted that 1t had sailed quite close to New York. HEAT ON NELSON
 There was a very good reason for that "a spokesman said" story that Donald Nelson win shortly "reor- ganize" WIPE.
 This inspired story was put out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29
Q NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Political Tinge Detected In
 New Tax Bill
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat washington COFregpUnAenk

Thes punch-drunk Ways and Means Committee of the House has practically finished its four months light over writing the new tax bill, and it's about time. For the last few weeks the committee has been arguing in circles, taking days to make decisions that normally take hours. The 20-odd members of the committee are tired, and frankly confess they have been getting on each others nerves. They even write
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not join a relative clause to its principal clause by and or but. "He returned home with an increase i'm weight, (but) which hard work soon reduced"
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Questions
 and Answers
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 The Waterbury DemOcrat's ssPs vice Bureau win answer for yea free. any question oa fact oe m-> f0r1mations not involving GxAems sive research. Write your Qwags tSOn clearly, sign maNno and M4a dress, enclose Q three cent postage stamp. Medical or legal aaSaea cannot be given. Address WeNeP~ bury Democrats Washington eeR. vice Bureau. 1013 Thirteenth Street, Washington. D. 0.
 @. What does the GbbrevistaoS BLR.T.C. stand for in a soldiers ads dress?
 A. Branch Immaterial Replace ment Training Center.
 e. What provisions are made by the U. s. Government for widows oE dependent parents of men killed iu action in World War II?
 A. The same basic wartime 5ates are paid as for World War I and Spanish American War service"con' nected death; widows receive from $38 to $45 a month depending upon age, with additional sums for chill dren, the maximum for Q widow and children being 4e3 8 month. Addi. tional payments are made for c de- pendent parent or parents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29
A Thought for Today

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.-PrO- verbs 3.55.
 In mans most dark extremity oft succor dawns from Heaven.-Scott.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29
Current Comment

When we do open up a front 1t is going to be done at the right time with the right forces and in the proper circumstances. -Lt.-Col. E. T. R. Wickham, Brit
 iSh M. P.
 They are trying to make our flesh creep with this talk. Captain Naumann, German Navy.
 Listen, brother-there's not a damned thing left in Cologne. Sgt. Bud Cardinal, R. A. F., Of Forth Worth, Tex. Look forward now to the days after the war, not only as a tonic but as a means of building in the very midst of destruction. -Dr. Ada Louise Colnstock, presi-
 dent of Radcliffe College.
 Anyone Is good sport and wil- ling to stand a full share of any necessary cut--So long as there is reasonable assurance he is not be- ing sucker for the smart boys that might have an in or be willing to take a chance.
 George A Renard secretary Na-
 tional Association of Purchasing
 Agents.
 The finest young men have seen aaa uaaaa ki.ann a..nnn l.a. All. .....a..Aa...
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Whats Your |. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
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Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon rises s;3O p. m. (war time) Sun rises 5:22 a. m; sets 8:28 p. m. Cfar time). All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29
Washington Merry-C Co-Round
DREW PEAR s O N
 R0BERT 8. ALLEN

Washington Likes Chueh But Feels He Should Get Tougher UBOot coptOn Tells Angry Argentine Skipper "Go He Groups Wage Bitter Wor Over Policies of Production Boud Three oeos Threaten to Quit Unless Nelson cons House
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29

The finest young men I have seen in my three wars for this country.
 -Lt.-Gen. Hugh s. Drum. .. & Army.
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EDITORS NOTE--IR you gre deslrOus of securing this weeks booklet "GENELOGY" address F. M. Kirby, Department 0-1OO, Waterbury Democrat Service Bu. reau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0. with 1S cents to cover postage.
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e. What does the Gbbrevista09 BIR.T.C. stand for in Q soldiers ads dress?
Evening star., 1942-12-07

A) "Wemth Without
Weight" if she
wants just something to
throw over her shoulders,
this is it! Shimmerine
royon sotin (sketched)
or filnny royon crepe, Iooe
trimmed or toiIored. Teo-
rose and blue; sizes
snoll,. medium and Ioroe,
200
Evening star., 1942-12-07

United States and Japan alone"
Mr.. Queson continued. This is q
global war. and, in order to win, it
must be won on all fronts before
our victory is complete"
Closer Teamwork Needed.
Another statement commence
rating Pearl Harbor's day of in
fanny" came from Fri: A. Johnston,
president Of the Chamber of Com
merce Of the United States. Declar-
Ing zone year Of almost incredible
military and industrial effort is
Transforming America into the most
powerful warrior Nation in all his
tory" Mr.. Johnston said there
must be even closer teamwork be-
tween management and labor. Abb
senteeism Is one of the curses of
production. The figure probably
stands at around 5 per cent on the
average. That per cent means
there are nearly 100000 workers
absent from their jobs every day."
Evening star., 1942-12-07

~ ."cuddls W" :.
t4,ot's what she'll do in
this worm-os-toost knit
ted bed ioeket. 500
wool. 5ooo royon. Pink
Or blue: sizes small, med
lum cnd Ioree-----3.0o
Evening star., 1942-12-07

Mills, assistant chief Of the Navy's
Bureau Of Ships, and AFL President
William Green.
"The Germans are entering their
fourth war winter and the Japanese
are entering their sixth" Gen. Nc
Narney observed. Both may well
be wearying Of their ambitions to
dominate the world. But, though we
be fresh and they firing, we must
not miscalculate the degree of their
fatigue"
So far, the Deputy Chief of Staff
said, United States casualties have
been only one-seventh of the total
of 365,000 in the World War.
Admiral Mills said "battleships
that used to require five years are
now turned out in three, and modern
destroyers are now turned out in
six months, one-third OF the time
formerly needed to construct them.
Urgency Recognized.
This remarkable increase in the
rate OF production was made pos
sible only because American labor
recognized the urgency" he re-
marked.
We have quadrupled war produc-
ton in less than years time" Mr..
Green asserted. 1--WE have subor-
dinated our own personal advantage
to the national welfare and have
given priority to only one supreme
objective-winning this war in the
shortest possible time
President Manuel Quezon Of the
Philippine Commonwealth, speaking
to his countrymen by shortwave,
told them the. United States and
President Roosevelt ARE not neg
lecting YOU"
This Is not q war between the
Evening star., 1942-12-07

who retires from public life January
l, said that every submarine and
armored ship must be sunk to the
bottom Of the sea" and every fac
tory making war materials must
be absolutely and completely de-
molished."
Having completely disarmed our
enemies, and having provided that
disarmament be permanent, we must
then, with this qualification, treat
our conquered enemies in spirit of
friendliness and equality.
when we approach that sacred
peace table, we must cast out of our
hearts all thoughts of revenge and
hatred. ''s We must realize that
we are not making a treaty for the
men who sit on the other side Of
the table and who have been guilty
Of these terrible crimes against man
kind"
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Gen. McNarney Sees
u. ). Fronts Extended
Even 10 Europe, Asia
Deputy Chief Of Stoff
Says Bottle to Be Long,
Losses Will Be Many
Dy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Extension of Americas offensive
fronts into Europe and Asia in ap-
preaching months was indicated yes
terday by the Army's Deputy Chief
Of STAFF, who warned at the same
time that victory docs not look like
= hurry-up job"
TN approaching months, as we
extend our offensive fronts into
Europe and Asia, we can hardly
hope to keep our losses low" said
1t. Gen. Joseph +. McNarney. "The
bloodless winning of Dakar cannot
be duplicated every day.
Attack Is Watchword.
Today all America flames with
the offensive spirit. Our watchword
Is attack. Somewhere ahead lies
victory. We must fight our way
there. It does not look like hurry
up Job, much as we would have 1t 80. "
Gen. McNarney's address was
made on = labor for victory" broad
cast sponsored by the American
Federation Of Labor. He shared the
program with Rear Admiral E. w.
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Postwar Disarmament
OF Foes Urged by Norris
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Senator
Norris, independent. Of Nebraska told
Pearl Harbor anniversary rally in
Carnegie Hall last night that victory
in the war must be followed by COM
plete and permanent disarmament
Of our enemies who must then be
treated ''in q spirit Of friendliness
and equality"
Speaking of the terms of . future
peace treaty, the veteran Senator