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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
A Thought for Today
Behind the Man Behind the Gun

Training young men for work in the
industrial army needed to win the war
is one of the major jobs of American in
dustry The man behind the man behind
the gun is vital cog in the Nations war
efforts. To help meet this need for
trained men, the General Motors Insti-
tute at Flint, Michigan is starting new
class in cooperative industrial and
product engineering 1t will open in March
with one section entering the Institute
for the first month of academic training
and the alternate section starting the
first work period in the plants at the same
time.
High school graduates who finish their
work at mid-year will be able to enter the
training program almost Immediately.
Preference will be given young men from
cities in which General Motors plants are
located, although men from any locality
with good high school records and recon-
mended by their school authorities will be
given every consideration. More than
LOO students are now taking part IN
the cooperative program. Students spend
one month in school and one month IN
the plant, alternately.
General Motors Institute has been the
central training agency of General Motors
for % years, has a faculty of 70 members,
and has trained more than 10000 General
Motors workers and supervisors. 1he
position which the Institute holds IN the
war production program was typlfled
recently when it was referred to as the
"West Point of the General MOTORS
arsenal"
A total of 5000 men and women were
reached in training during 1941 in pro
grams conducted by the Institute stall,
involving l, ABS 900 man-hours OF lnstruc-
ton In addition, 6,473 individuals were
reached in training conducted by the
plants but related to and centralized
through the Institute program. This does
not include the operators trained for spe-
cialized production jobs in the plants
upwards of $4,000 = most of whom, how
ever, we're instructed by trainers" trained
in this program centralized through the
Institute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
Don't Waste Sugar

Rationing would be farther away from
the American people if they would by
self-discipline eliminate waste. More than
100000 pounds of sugar probably are
wasted every year in New York City alone,
estimates Health Commissioner Rice, by
people who put too much in their tea
or coffee and leave it undissolved in the
bottom of the cup In the entire country
he believes that 50,000,000 pounds OF
sugar go down the drain by the same
route each year.
Who will not control himself must be
controlled. Rationing in many commodi-
ties can be prevented or at least post
poned if people will exercise care and
economy. Only by self-control can we
avert the stringent controls that nobody
wants and everybody fears Do your part
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
Nav Get Tougher

Connecticut municipal and town offl-
Gals learned this WEEK that the rental Slt-
uation throughout the state would nave
to be Strengthened very shortly unless they
want federal officials taking charge. In
other words something will really have TO
be done by the several fair rent commit
tees created in large cities about restor-
ing prices to levels in existence prior to
the national defense splurge. That was
the purpose in creating these commits
sionS, but evidently there isn't any gen
eral impression that they have been sue
ceSSful
Complaints have been registered With
the various committees, but little or MOTH
ing has been said about the same result
ing in fixed rentals or return to last
years rates, where they have scared con-
Sideraby However, that's what the fed
eral government plans to do if the local
set-up isn't able to handle the situation.
There will be a rent administrator named
in the state and undoubtedly there Will
be authority delegated to force compll-
ance with his rulings.
This isn't the right way to take care
of this situation, but it may be the only
one, of course. The right way is to have
it handled locally, because SO many lac
tors enter into the individual cases that
only those very familiar with them can 90
a good job of Interpretation and ]udg-
ment. Maybe the fair rent committees
will take vigorous steps henceforth, buJ
we're inclined to think that federal inter
vention is inevitable any way you look
at it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06

1t may be only one of those stories that
occasionally get in the newspapers, but
certainly the announcement that the o.
flee of Civilian Defense hopes to aid cities,
whose population is under the 100000
mark and whose locale is within 300 miles
of the coastline, in procuring proper and
sufficient pieces of fire-fighting appara-
tus is a rather astonishing one. For every
auxiliary pumper in operation now the
o. C. D. will provide another one. For
every pumper now in use which is IS or
more years old, the o. c. D. will provide
one. In Waterburys instance alone this
means that close to twenty pieces OF APP
paratus would be provided us. And think
of the several other Connecticut cities
which would benefit in similar fashion.
1t seems more like fairy story, but we're
willing to believe it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
The Kettle Boils Over

At long last the State Highay Depart
ment has been reduced to it's lowest COM
mon denomination. It's chief-Wllllam ).
Cox-has been suspended by Gov. Robert
A. Hurley His administration, TO say
the least, has been a tumultuous one.
Summoned from the comparative qulet
of Yale's Sheffield Scientific School back
in 1888 Mr.. Cox took control of the de-
partment Immediately upon the resigna-
ton of the late John A. Macdonald. he
was reappointed last year, but not with
out some pickering back and forth at
governors office.
All of which doesn't add much TO the
fact that apparently behind the genera
charges preferred against the department.
and its head officials by Attorney General
Pallotti and in turn the governor, there
must be something of substance. And by
the same token it will be important Tor
Gov. Hurley this time to secure the de-
partmental cleaning he asked Tor
a few years back, but which was never
forthcoming, although the resignation OF
Com. Macdonald was really an alter
math.
The suspension of an important de-
partmental head, such as Com. COX IS,
is nothing that can be disposed OF IN cur
sory fashion. In fairness to Mr.. COX, the
department, and the public at large, a
thorough investigation, followed by
prompt action, is demanded. One sectlon
of the public is mostly curious about tfllS
latest 'scandal", but another section IS a
bit chagrined that apparently public OIL
fices still continue not to be public trusts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
Boy Scouts Week

The Boy Scouts of America is celebrat-
ing it's thirty-second birthday this week.
This is an anniversary that the whole
Nation could we'll celebrate = celebrate
with thanks in it's heart that such an
organization exists!
The aim and purpose of Scouting,
character and citizenship are the ann
and purpose of every Democracy. With
out these two ideal qualities Democracy
becomes a sham, a dictatorship.
America was wrested from wilderness
by determined people-people who had
fine character; people who understood
the responsibilities as we'll as the priv
leges of citizenship. Therefore 1t was
only natural that the ideals OF the Scout
Movement, as expressed in the Scout
Oath and Law, should meet with such
widespread approval in this country
Scouting builds men; it develops cltl-
zenship Scouting is American = 1T IS
as American as Indian corn, as American
As ice cream sodas. Americans accept
Scouting because 1t is continually
strengthening and invigorating democ-
racy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06

A good many people can't understand
WHY so much insistence is placed on the
need of more people turning out for IN
struction as air raid Wardens. The idea IS
to get such large number of wardens,
trained in the rudiments of fire preven-
ton, panic prevention, and other things
that every section of the city will be pa
trolled at any and all times. 1t would be
physically impossible for a single warden
to patrol wide district in the event OF an
air raid. BY breaking down large districts
into small blocks and where they are
heavily populated into house Wardens
perfect coordination is achieved. Ihat
needed when the bombs begin to 1all'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
In Today's Mail
HEAVY PROFITS LAST YEAR
INDICATE NEED OF TAXES,
WRITER CLAIMS

Those congressman who are so
eagerly easing the ways for a
nationwide sales tax on daily neces-
sites should take look at the latest
profits reports.
Because of increased business, in
dustrial profits for 194l exceed
every year in our history except
1929, and in many cases they are
far above 1929. Thus reports the
New York Times of February !.
Combined net profits for 1941 for
II of the country's biggest indus
trial corporations reached the stag
gering total of 100000 - an in
crease of SCI 100000 over 1910.
The automotive industry shattered
all recent records for thir quarter
earnings for 1941. Eleven makers OF
passenger cars and trucks earned
$59,871 700, a gain of 278.9 per cent
over SIS ,8O4,4 27 earned in the third
quarter of the previous year.
Covering the same period five
aviation companies earned $18,613,-
528 against $9,406 575 year ago
an increase Of 97.9 per cent. Like
wise with the railroads who made
tremendous gains, showing in some
cases a singh as 80 per cent in 194l
profits.
Is it not plain that these profits
should be heavily taxed to provide
for the Governments necessary de-
! Tense spending?
To tax retail sales is to harm the
national defense. 1t reduces fooo
purchases and weakens defense lit
ness. In searching for revenue tt
finance defense, the above quotet
war profits are the most logica
| source.
| The immense profits also Prov
that the CLIO demand for highe
wages is based on realities and car
easily be afforded by the corpora
lions now enjoying such hug
profits.
Michael Russo,
Secretary Communist Party
] P. o. Box 367.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
Selected Poem
A WINTER MONODY

(Cullen Jones in the Poets Corner Hartford Times
Strong man! Weak man! Wind and winter weather!
Listen to the blizzard howl "hel-for-leather
There's another dogie on the doWn-h!ll sllde,
So flop on your hackamore and get ms measiy HUT
Fr1zz-tais browsing in the deserts rage;
C;reaseWood schadScale, and buttonSage,
Hungry COWS a-bawling at the iceberg moon;
Billiards. in the jumpers screaming ike looh'
Strong mani Weak mani Jobs TO do are done;
Here comes storm-cloud eating up the sun;
Clnch your rig a-creakng broom-taI prone,
And off to the winter range when geese pegn 10
honk. .
The long horns are mooing and paving Tor their
feed,
They'll dig away till springtime with its oco-Weed.
STRONG man-weak man, buckle on your spurs;
The ice is in your whskers and the frost Is In your
curse.
But Spring is a-coming; it's just around the pend
Chinook will whisper: winters on the mend'
Mustangs a-shedding and coyote calling mate;
New hands are coming on a ten-inule 1relght
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
Press Comment
FULL, SQUARE FEBRUARY
New York SUM

tNeW YORK SUM
Though Edmund Spenser died
343 years too soon to know about
the rationing of tires, he may,
with a poets vision, have fore
Swallowed it in his lines:
Then came old February, sitting
In an oid-Wagon, for he could
not ride 80.
This February has about it some
thing less common than a leap
year in that it is formed of four
perfect calendar weeks. More I'M
common will be the introduction
of daylight saving time on the 9th
for the duration of a war.
For the shortest month Febru-
airy has an extraordinary number
of history making days, the birth
days of Lincoln and Washington
being but two of many anniver-
saries falling within the next four
weeks. Monday was Candlemas Day
and Grounding Day. February
authors and artists share its days
with statesmen, for among it's
notableS are not only President
Harrison, General Sherman, Kos
ciusko, Burr and Daniel Boone, but
Cotton Mather, Longfellow, Lowell
! and Lanier, Joe Jefferson and Su-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06

Outside of a little Administration group
no one regrets the fact that the people OF
New York City insist that their mayor
should devote full time to his job and not
attempt to continue as Director OF the
office of Civilian Defense. He may be
good mayor, but as Federal Official n ne
can be excused from Washington, d. o.,
without any material loss to the Govern
ment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06

in widespread espionage and Axis
propaganda for several years prior
to the war.
The "frOnt" for the fifth
column was .he Central Japanese
Association, with headquarters in
Los Angeles, which numbered
many Japanese American business
men in its membership. Several
of them are still at large, the
committee will reveal, presumably
still active.
Dies investigators seized some
highly interesting documents in
the Associations files, including
report to Tokyo on the amount
of money raised in the United
States to buy warplanes for the
Jap army and navy - planes later
used to bomb Pearl Harbor and
the Philippines.
Another amazing discovery was
a cablegram sent by the Associa-
ton to the War and Navy Minis
tries in Tokyo early last year. 1t
read:
I'VE resident cOuntrymen from
afar express our wholehearted
gratitude to the officers and men
of the Imperial army fighting
Throughout China for the es-
adjustment of everlasting peace
in East Asia and we pledge our
selves hereafter to exert more
and more efforts from behind
the lines here in the United
States"
BUREAUCRATIC BRASS
Price Controller Leon Hender-
was given 4 new idea for "col
lection drive" The other day, which
if carried out, would affect thou
sands of bu.eaucrats.
1t was submitted by Rep. AL
bert j. Engal OF Michigan, who
called on Henderson with congress
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
Current Comment

New York debutantes look older
than their mothers. Their appear
ance is distressing.
Bud Westmore, Hollywood make
up artist.
Air power, American air power,
already represented by American
aircraft fighting on all fronts
throughout the world, will win vic
tory; and that victory will come to
us much more quickly than our en-
emies appear to believe.
Col. John H. Jouett, president,
Aeronautical Chamber OF Com
merce,
We do not yet have a mature
philosophy of democracy with which
to combat totalitarian ideas.
John Dewey, philosopher.
These soldiers of the production
line, like the soldiers at the battle
front, have taken the offensive
against the Nazi, japanese, anc
Italian slaves.
-Undersecretary Of War Patterson
in tribute to workers who gave uE
their holiday TO increased produc'
ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06

aliens on suspicion Of espionage
and fifth -coiumning
Several days after the Justice
Department order and two days
before the Los Angeles raid, an
OFF official tclephoned Washing
ton correspondents of West Coast
newspapers asking their papers
to soft-pedal TIE widespread de-
mands for drastic government &C
ton against Jap aliens.
1--WE feel, said the Office of
Facts and Figures official, that
a wave of public hysteria may
develop and VIC want the news
papers TO help avert it,"
The correspondent of a San
Francisco newspaper replied that
the message would be commune
Gated - with strong recommen-
dalton that it be disregarded as
silly and not in accord with the
views of the Army, Navy and
FBI.
NOTE This incident is the
second sour note struck by OFF in
its brief, and none too distin-
tinguished existence. The first
was its recent extensively printed
pamphlet Report to the Nation"
giving a highly glamorized ac-
count of the pre-war defense pro-
duction program There were no
untruths in tine report. Neither
was there anything about such
highly pertinent items as Jesse
Jones stalling on rubber and
aluminium; the Dollar-a-Year
dawdling of OPM; "unconscionable
profits" by war contractors and
numerous ,,ther delinquencies ex-
posed by the Truman and House
Naval Affairs committee.
copyright, 1912, by United
eature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06

men from furniture manufacturing
districts in order to discuss priori-
ties.
On his way into Henderson's Of
flee, Engel PICKED up brass
nameplate from the desk of a re-
ception clerk. 81 want to borrow
this for a few minutes" he said.
III return it when we come back
out"
The recepticnlst had a sudden,
disquieting vision OF Engel using
the nameplate to crown her boss
if the conference became hot. But
before she could object, Engel
stuck the weighty object in his
pocket and was gone. Half way
through the conference, he dra-
matically produced the nameplate
and asked ii they were still being
manufactured.
81 can't say, Mr.. Congress-
man." replied Henderson.
"WelI, if they are, it strikes
me as silly to be using brass
for something like this when
there's shortage of it for war
materials" said Engel. This
plate weighs about two pounds
and there arc thousands like it
in government offices all over
town. They all should be collect
ed and smelted down for war
production"
"Say, that a good idea, de-
cIared Henderson. I've never
had any use for these things
myself, even in peacetime. 1 al
ways figured they were a waste
of the taxpayers money"
CAPITAL CHAFF
Night sessions of Congress APP
pear to be at hing of the past.
When darkness sgathers, members
eye the glass roof of House or Sen
ate with misglvings about pos
sible air raids . Returning
from Rio by Pan American Clip
per, Undersecretary of State Sum-
ner Welles relaxed in his first
bridge game in seven years
Assistant Secretary of Interior
Oscar Chapman, just back from
a look-see in Colorado, plans to
run for the unexpired term of
the late Senator Adams
Mayor Ben 2. Stapleton of Den
yer is trying 10 find candidate
to run against the other Democra-
tic Senator, Ed Johnson, to whom
he is vigorously opposed j.. Like
ly candidate is Judge Ben G. Hill
lard, former Member of Congress
now a Supreme Court justice in
| Colorado . A New York firm is
trying to find buyer for 1050(
cases of strawberry jam which wa:
made for the army but rejected
by Agriculture inspectors as hav-
ing too mucn jam and not enough
strawberries.
NEW COOKIE PUSHERS
For years the State Department
has been the chief habitat of thu
type of governments official known
irreverently among Washington
neWspapermen as cookie push
ers." A cookie pusher is a ma
tural born appeaser, whose in
variable reaction to a problem de
manding forceful action is Il
soft-pedal.
1t now begins to look as if thu
State Department is going to hav'
real competition in cookie-push
ing. The Office of Facts and Fig
/ ures is its new rival.
OFF is one of the new war
time agencies. Its function Is to
maintain public morale on the
home front. For this purpose,
OFF Is rapidly building up a
large staff of writer's, profess
sors and other cognoscenti, most
of whom wear tweeds and all
Of whom get fat salaries. So
far their masterminding seems
concerned with the comfort Of
Jap enemy aliens.
On Monday, ON the heels of
Justice Department order t
evacuate Jap aliens from score
OF strategic Pacific Coast area
the FBI sWooped down on larg
Jap fishing colony in Los Angelo
and arrested hundreds OF thes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
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@. DID Prime Minister Churcf J
Law the blame for Japan's entisl g
into the war on Emperor Hirol.ilo'
or on Premier TOTO?
A. In his speech to Congress, tHe
Prime Minister said. I'VE know tEat
for many years past the policy OF
.Japan has been dominated by secret
sects or societies and junior officers
of the army and navy, who nave
enforced their will upon successive
cabinets and Parliament by the as
sassination CT any japanese states
man who opposed, or who did not
sufficiently further their aggressive
policies. 1t may be that these So
cieties, dazzled and dizzy with their
dreams of aggression and the pros
pect of easy victory, have forced
their country into war against its
better judgment.
O. How many tanks were maze
in the United States during Word
War I?
A. Sixtyfour
@. What was the famous order
given by General Gamel.n before
the Battle of the Marine?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06

The draft board members are up IN
arms. And we don't blame them Fun
sters have been calling up registrants ana
telling them to report to City Hall Tor m
duction in a few minutes Several nave
fallen for the gag and left their Work 10
report in. 1t may be funny IN some ~
stances and do little harm, but IN olllel
cases it hasn't worked out that way. This
is wartime and no one ought to forget
that fact.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
New Washington
Variation Of
The Old Brush Off
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
CORRESPONDENT

Washington, Feb. 6 - The capital
of your United States is really some
thing TO marvel at. The big things
it gets done-the way it does them.
It's the "how" that calls for the
amazement.
Things haven't yet been reduced to
the simplicity of bunch OF robots
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
GOES ON
FOREVER

In contact, then, with the man
who knows just what to do about
your situation, you state the case
again, whereupon you will meet up
with these additional cliches:
This isn't exactly in our depart
ment, but let me put you in contact
with Y"
1--WE used to handle this, but that
activity has now ben transferred to
QRS."
"The law creating this agency
doesn't give us authority to act in
this case"
From this you can see that Wash
| ington cliches have hidden mean
ings. Here are a few free tranSla-
lions.
LET us take this under advise
ment'-We don't know the answer
but we'll try to find someone who
does.
Let me call you back on this
later''-This is the temporary brush
off. The answer is going to be NO!
but it's easier to say that over the
telephone than TO your face.
And as you leave, you'll invariably
get this closer-'It'S been a pleasure
to be of service to you, please cal
on me again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06

armed WIFI luU-
Der stamps - put
a paper in front
of them, t h e y
scan it, If OK, the
right hand comes
d ow with a
fire s h ly linked
"APPROVED," If
NC, the left hand
comes down gent
ly with a RE
C Ell v ED AND
C o N T. E N L S
NOTED S t a IN p
and a voice from
a loud speaker in
the geared b u t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06

A. The General said: Every uE.'
that is unable to advance must a.
cept death rather than aSarGy.i
that part CT the national terri -cly
entrusted to it. AS alwa.5 in y.
critical hours of cur History, tie
watchword is, Conquer or die We
must conquer.
@. What is the verse about llSii
biting in the wind?
A. When the wind is in the east,
Then the fishes bite the !e2S,,
When the wind is in the wsSS,
Then the fishes bite the bes,;
When the wind is in the ncrt :,
Then the fishes co come tortl;
When the wind is in the south.
1t blows the bait in the fisn's
mouth.
@. What style of architecture,
and how large was the Houses OF
Parliament building in LONDON?
A. The building was wrecked IS
/ German bomlS but it was in tbs
late-Gothie style, aud covered Jan
area of eigl.J acres. 1t contain q
II courts, 100 staircases, and 1l0C
| apartments and cost about $4,000
eco. The clock" tower is still stard-
ing and is 313 feet high.
@. Why is it easier to move 9
wedge shaped object through TIE
air with its wide edge forward?
A. If the wide edge were behind,
the air would not close in at the
rear SO readily and partial vacuum
would be formed which would have
the effect of adding to the resistance
! offered by the air to the object.
When the blunt edge leads, the
stream lines OF air are not broken,
but close in gradually On the OBJ
iect's rear narrow edge, maintain
ing a pressure assisting the forWal d
motion.
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