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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
A Thought for Today
The Will to Win

President Roosevelt, Donald Nelson, Leon Henderson, Joseph Grew and others have told us, over the past little while, that the United States is falling down on its job as the arsenal of democracy. That fact is beyond dispute Like MessrS. Roosevelt, Nelson, Henderson and Grew, this column also has tried to needle the public into greater activity by finding fault with its attitude pointing out how much more each one could do than he has yet taken the trouble to do.
 For this we offer no apologies. Of what we have said we retract no word. But perhaps the time has come to say something on behalf of us men in the street, us mechanics and artisans and clerks and taxpayers and bond buyers. We are at fault, but we're not alone. We want to win, but we do not have the ag- gresSive will to win, and one reason is that the men at the top do not display that will to win
 From Washington, starting with the President and working down, we hear a lot of talk about getting tough and sacrificing willingly, and giving every thing that we possess to beat totall- tarianism. All right, we're ready to get tough. We're prepared to sacrifice with out whimper. We will give our all Now what?
 Shall we sit around some more while the politicians decide whether they dare risk votes by antagonizing few labor middlemen who miSrepreSent the rank and file of workers? Must we continue to wait until politicians weigh the dangers of ignoring a few professional farm spokesmen' who mis-speak for the pa- triotic farmers? Who is it that hangs onto the 40-hour week complex, at time when the President says we are only at half production and when Donald Nelson says we are losing the war?
 We're not very good at organizing scrap drives, to keep the steel mills going. We pay a lot of men a lot of money to do such things for us-to take the lead, tell us individuals what to do and how to do it. Are we solely at fault because our hired men in Washington have not done the job of organization that is needed? We've been careless about rubber. Why? Because we heard so many conflicting stories we couldn't believe anything we heard. Because MT. Roosevelt himself, in his best facetious mood, stuck pins into several efforts to impress the public with the seriousness of the situation.
 Now the Baruch Committee has made official what any good newspaper re- porter could have discovered, given ac- cess to sources, and has verified what most of us did know and did say. Must we have another Baruch Committee to verify that we are losing the war, before Washington will go to work and lead us to victory? Sure. Pan us civilian lay men. Needle us to the limit. Tell us the truth, that we can't win the way we are going. But give us leadership courageous, self-sacrificing, non-political inspiration and direction and instruc- tion-and we'll show the will to win.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21

Just when it probably won't comfort a great many motorists comes an an- nouncement that reduction in automo- bile insurance rates is on the way. We had something to say about this short time ago. Now it's pretty definite that the rates will actually drop, probably within the next tive weeks. There are several reasons, most of them easy to figure out in view of decreased motor vehicle operation today and the pros pect of fewer cars in operation through out the winter months and next spring. Gasoline rationing is limiting mileage per car; tire condition will do the same thing So there are less apt to be ac- cidents and the consequent claims. Fewer claims mean fewer damage awards. It all adds up to the point where the insur- ance companies can afford to lower their rates, because lower rates are bound to attract more premium holders to make up anything lost in rate reductions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21

brother of Nelson, is now corp oral in military intelligence, sta- toned in Washington.
 POLICE GAZETTE
 Friends of popular Postmaster General Frank Walker banteringly tell him that the reason he wants to ban the Police Gazette is be- cause his barren bean no longer takes him to the reading chairs of barber shops.
 However, a move is on in Con- greSs to probe little deeper into the reasons for the Post Office'S banning so many magazines re- gently. It is generally agreed that lot of these magazines were on the riSque side and overstepped the bounds. However, the Post Office department has gone so far of late that it even refused to put into one hearing records of let ter from the Watch and Ward so- ciety of Puritan Massachusetts, approving an issue of the Police Gazette. Walker now seeks to ban the Gazette.
 Also he will no longer pass upon magazines of this type in advance. Publishers once could take their text and art work to the Post Office and ascertain in advance whether 1t was o. k. But no more.
 All this has led to reports on Capitol Hill that Bishop John Francis NOll of Ft. Wayne, Ind, is behind Frank Walkers sudden reforms.
 GLASS STOVES
 Next time you try to buy kitchen stove, the salesman will probably ask: What kind do you wish, madam-a terra cotta stove, cement stove, or a glass stove?"
 Stoves made of iron and steel are disappearing from the market, and manufacturers are trying to make stoves out of substitute ma terials.
 Many manufacturers have gone out of the stove business some because they can't get the iron and steel, others because they have converted to production of war materials. Of the country's PTS stove plants, half have been closed or converted. Of the coln- try,s 35,000 stove builders, 25,000 are now engaged in war produc- ton.
 Copyright, 1942, by United F'ea- ture Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
There's no doubt but what Mayor Ja

There's no doubt but what Mayor Jas per McLevy will make supreme effort to capture the governorship this fall. What his tactics will be other than as- sailing both the Democrats and Republi- cans we don't know, but we fail to see how he can improve on his position of two years ago. O. course, conditions are a bit different today. We're at war and a country at war doesn't vote according to tradition or custom. Any thing can happen. Maybe that's why this will be a ding dong battle for the Mo Levy Socialist party this fall. Other than the doughty Bridgeport mayor 1t has nothing to offer the voter or the state. After McLevy it is finished. There is no one to take his place. So this may we'll be grand finale to Socialist ef- forts to win the governorship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
Current Comment

Never shall it be written in his- tory that our republic in this crisis was not as strong and true as its cause. The Most Rev. Samuel A. stritch, archbishop of Chicago. We can't fight this war with one eye on the flag and the other on our pocketbooks. Claude R. Wickard, U. 6. secre- tary of agriculture.
 
 I find that the real situation in India k completely misunderstood ili America. -sirdar ]. |. singh. president, In- dls League of America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21

Sentiment and tradition have always been highly regarded in the Navy. But, alas, not today. We're in war and In a war there can't be much sentiment scattered around. That's why Navy of- ficials aren't even hesitating to order scrapped some of it's most famous vessels of other days and other wars. One of these is the battleship Oregon of Spanish War fame. It is providing 10000 tons of steel, copper, and brass to lick the Axis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
Whiskey After the War

Conversion of the distilling industry to war production does not threaten prohi- hitIoi1 through the back door, so far as can be ascertained. There is no apparent reason to expect any shortage of domestic whIsIEev for at least four or five years, and fhns far flow of British whiskey seems Se.rle. The menace if any exists, is the sneIltv of both Whiskey and whiskey af-
 n we should use pp existing stocks, .'.z&onf nnkiin6 neW quotas away to age,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21

A. Yes. The tough cords of . special type of rayon, replacing cot ton, permit thinner but stronger walls and add thousands of miles to the life of the tires, besides sav- ing tons of rubber. Applied to air- planes, the lighter weight tires per- init more weight to be carried in the plane. The new process of produc- ing stronger rayon gives 1t a tensile strength of 10000 pounds per square inchs
 e. What kind of gun was used by John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Lincoln?
 A. A small silver-mounted der ringer.
 O. DO bees customarily build nests hanging from trees like those of hornets? .4.o-
 A. No; but sometimes they do when they fail to find cavity in which to build their nests.
 c. What is the significance of the Orange Day celebration in the United States?
 A. It is the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne, in 1890, and is observed by Orangemen on July l2. The battle was fought between the forces of James II, who had been deposed as King of England, and the forces of William of Orange, who had succeeded him as King. James tried to restore Catholicism as the state religion and was op- posed by the Protestant leaders. James army was defeated. An obe- fisk 150 feet high has been erected on the site of the battle.
 e. Where was the AmRrican naval hero, John Paul Jones, born?
 A. In the parish of Eirkbean, Kirkcrdbrightshire. Scotland, in July, 1747.
 Q. What songs were sung in the photoplay, "Tortilla Flat?"
 A. "Ai Paisano," 'Kyrie" from Mass in G." I Think When I Read That Sweet Story" and oh How I Love Wedding"
 e. What forms of capital pun ishment were used in Old Testament times2
 A. The principal ones are ston- ing, hanging, and execution by spear or sword.
 EDITORS NOTE-Ye you are desirous of securing this weeks booklet, MONEY OF THE U. S." address F. M. Kirby, Department 2-10O, Waterbury Democrat Serv- ice Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth. St., Washington, D. C., with IS cents to cover postage.
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there would be some very raw stuff on the market at some future time. But such output as can be spared from the larger ones, will be sufficient to avert this danger. That is not necessarily true, un- fortunately, of Scotch whiSkey and Irish. Apparently scarcity of the necessary grains is making it impossible to replace aging stocks as they are used
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21

Even the private wire from Sec-. retary of State Hull to the Pres ident of the United States was found to have been tapped some time ago by an unfriendly news paper.
 The FBI, which has been do- ing the job of chasing down crim- inals for years, is scrupulously careful about wire-tapping. But with outfits like Naval Intelli- gence or Military Intelligence, which suddenly have come into lush funds and have inexper- fenced men spending them, 1t is a different matter.
 Latest w:Ie-tapping develop ment is the system of tapping the wires of Army and Navy officers by the Army and Navy itself. In some offices 1t seems to be com- mon custom to take down a wax transcript of telephone conversa- tions of officers, not because they suspect them of disloyalty, but in order to check on all transactions.
 For instance, here is the tram scription of a dictaphone record- ing in the Navy Department of a conversation on May 26, 1922, be tween Captain John D. Crecca of the Boston Navy Yard, and Com mander E. E. Roth of the Bureau of Ships in Washington, regard ing tank landing boats.
 HIGGINS LANDING BOATS
 The conversation shows that the Navy finally yielded to Andrew J. Higgins of New Orleans, who had a long controversy with the Bu- reau of Ships over the design of tank landing boats. The Bureau of Ships had designed its own boat,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
Press Comment
WE'LL DONE!

(BoSton Post)
 Former Mayor John F Fitzgerald lost nothing in stature in his unsuc- cessful attempt to gain his party $ nomination for the Senate. Indeed. for voters of the younger generation as well as for old friends, he set a fine example in clean, two-iisted, vigorous campaigning.
 He made a fine fight. That he lost and by no great margin-should not be cause of any deep regret. Certainly. his friends will have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
Questions
 and Answers

f YOUR QUESTIONS AfgEWEzsHns
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 e. Where should a naotoriets h the gasoline rationed area display the sticker showing the type of sRas- Oline ration book he received2
 A. They should be placed on the automobile in accordance with State and local specifications. Some States do not specify the location of car stickers, others permit them on the windshield and specify the corner or other spot in which they must be placed. A few States require that stickers be put on the rear window.
 e. Is rayon used in the Inataufac- ture of airplane tiresp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21

world, and par- ticularly h os e who cherish re-. ligious faith, abdicated and allowed men of evil design to take over the
 management of world affairs. He believes that Christianity is open to the ac- nlacafinn nf hQv-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
Selected Poem
NEW STREET
(Allen E. Woodall in the Christian Science
 Monitor)

(Allen D. WoodaH in the ChFsuan Sclencs
 Monitor) Here is a street where nothing was before, Except the grass and the wind and the snow in
 winter.
 Here Is finger of the eager town, Bridging the coulee that was brook in spring And green heaven of shade in the heat of August, But now the road goes over new cuvert' And all along the way are square small houses With many-colored roofs and new white walls, And fair wide windows looking out on the prairie And backward toward the town. and turning golden Against the coming of the twilight blue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Of no avail is properly used only with some form of the verb me; as His attempt was of no avail.D Elsewhere say to no avail, as 'sHe tried, but to no avail"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21

none. Looking back on it now they may well find plenty of cause for pride. s .
 MT. Fitzgerald's career spans many years. Those years have been kind to him. They have taken nothing from 6 sterling ability to fight hard and well in the best inc terests of the city and state he loves. @.- tao-s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
STRENGTH
 FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS D. D.
TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE OK FALSE?
 In his superb book, That Day Alone" Pierre Van Passen takes the position that much of the worlds trouble today is due to the fact that; the decent people of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon sets 3:0o 6. m. (war time) Sun rises e:3s e. Fli.; sets sea ?. m. (War timel
 Al vehicles must be lighted thirty mln- utes after ennset
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 1. Name the first woman com missioned officer in the U. s. Navy.
 2. A noted Indian leader has been arrested for political activities six times: named him.
 3. Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault is commander of the United States Army Air Force in which country?
 4. Which famous charter had its first birthday August IA?
 5. Which state in the union ex- tends farthest north--Minnesota Maine or Oregon?
 6. An electric motor cannot oper- ate in vacuum; true or falseS
 2. The "PharoS of Alexandria, was the name of an Egyptian pharoah, lighthouse, or pyramid?
 8. What profession did Herbert Hoover follow in private life before he entered the government service?
 g. From whom did Jack Dempsey win the worlds heavyweight box ing crown?
 10. The gnu Is an insect. antelope or reptile?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
5-and- Cent Bond Drive Whips a Star

(Peter EdS0n 6 On vacation, diIr+ ing which time his column is be- ing written by Robert RuariS.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
Washington Merry-G Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

No Telephone Safe from Wire Peppers in Washington Today; Show How Army and Noy Cheek Officers; Conversation TrioI of Higgins Tonk Boots Revealed; Move Congress Probe Deeper Into Bons Mogoznes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
Better Health

A FEW weeks ago l stated
"A that the use of saccharm
as a substitute for sugar was
harmless, even if taken over a
long period Of time.
Since then my mail has been
full inquiries and comments
A typical one comes from IN
terested Reader" who encloses
a clipping from Emily Posts
column as follows:
Dear Mrs. Post: As a ply
Aician 1 MAS much shocked to
read your advice that one
should learn to like saccharin as
a substitute for sugar.
Taken I'm quantity without
the supervision of q physician,
II can have q very harmful ef-
feet.
Answer: I had not intended
to suggest that people take II
In quantity, but merely when
going to drink tea or coffee In
the houses of others, TO avoid
depicting their supply
THE shocked physician had
i better look the matter up
and get some accurate informa-
ton so he will get unshocked.
At any rate. he had better
quit writing TO the newspapers
while he is in a condition OF
complete ignorance.
Mrs. Post was right the first
time.
Several years ago / looked IT
I'D and found that an English
commission of doctors h a d
studied the question at length
and came TO the conclusion
that there was no evidence that
saccharin ever did harm, even
when taken daily and even
in quite large quantities.
They interviewed hundreds OF
saccharin users in all climates.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29

EvERMAN, TEX
SUBJECT:
TOUGH SERGEANTS.
Dear Sir: -,
Man YOU haven't any tough sergeants outside OF
Nox who was with the heavy guns during the Spanish
lean War.
Sarge Nox was guardhouse much he learned to
play harp the steel bars
Sarge Nox was in the first world war While he was
leaning on barrage somebody lifted the barrage and Nox
fell and busted his elbow.
have no use for those so-caed tough guys who hight
at the drop of hat usually with checkroom girl in
the Stork Club.
Sarge Nox raised in Summerve County, Tex, where
babies teethed sashweghs.
His pa last of the old Indian fighters When he
was married in 1875, he called up Geronimo and said
Gerry getting married tomorrow and would like to
my scalp for couple days take my hat on
on my honeymoon"
A right" Geronimo said "but have lot OF scalps here
I will send you a questionable to fill OUT
QUESTIONABLE arrived, and old Nox filled 1t out
Color? Brown Hair, short long? Long. Straight or
curly? Curly Parted the right left side? Down the
middle Where did you lose 1t? At the Adobe Walls.
Well that Spotted Horse had that job and
wouldn't give up the trophy. So old Nox got married
with derby on showed his respect for the bride
by giving his hat three quick tips when she said:
T do" >N. .N -,
Sergeant you dhng the accolades
with parsley.
w. B. DwIGGINs.
(To BE CONTINUED
BY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
War Questions
Answered.?

No civilian need know this. All
lieutenants are called lieuten-
ants. You might just as well eat
lemon meringue pie with your
fingers as TO walk up TO an Of
ficer OF that rank and say,
Hello, Second Lieutenant" You
get me:
Q-What rank in the army
corresponds 10 a captain in the
navy?
A-Quit worrying about this.
IL you're in the army, you're In
the army and II you're In the
navy you're I'm the navy. The
President Is the only person who
has ranks In both. And IL you
have your eye on the presidency.
YOU might just rs well get ready
to deal with the Messrs. Wallace,
McNutt, Willkie, Stassen, Doug
las, and some dark horse who
right now Is practicing speech
making In some obscure spot.
Q-How do you pronounce
Darlan?
A-D as In dog, A rs in acqui-
esce, X AZ In rat, l. rs In lousy,
A as in acquiesce, n Is In never
wilI-he-do-anything but collabo-
rate-with-Hitler.
Q-Is the snow in Russia the
same sort of snow that falls in
the United States?
Ayes. Put q little sugar and
vanilla and cream on IL and you
couldn't tell ID from the snow
YOU raked off the fence and ate
when you were a boy.
Q-What is good game for
adults to play at a Halloween
party?
A-Lady, you're writing to the
wrong man, but a. long ~ you
have, I'll suggest pinning the tail
on the donkey. Be sure to use q
good, strong blindfold on your
guests, else you'll peek and spoil
the fun. While I'm about II, I'll
give you a recipe for q good
punch to serve. Take two quarts
Of Johnny W never mind,
I'll wait and see whether I'm
asked to the party.
Q-Can you explain In full the
tactics OF a flll-scale pincer
movement?
A-No.
Q-Who makes the Flying
Fortress?
A-Sir. you are Boeing me.
Q-What is meant by the
term ''Two-ocean navy?
A-Offhand, IL would seem
that II means one navy on two
oceans, but it Is probably q lot
more complicated than that.
That's too easy.
Q-Is the Presidents dog,
Falla, interested in getting in
Dogs for Defense?
A-You'lI have TO ask some
other Falla.
Q-What do you think about
Chile? -
Array about II II It's home
~ade.
BY NeNsusht syndiests. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
The On|ooker
BY Henry McLemOre

Detective. nor Youths Compan-
ion criticized as much as one
word of my first venture in the
field of global strategy.
II THE adage that mo news
l. is good news" is true. then
George Marshall, the staff of the
War College, the President and
Winston Churchill, by their very
silence approved of my inter-
probation OF current events.
So, thus established as an ex-
pert. / feel perfectly free and
secure in answering the scores
of knotty war questions that
have come 20 me since / hung
out my single. so 10 speak.
Here are a few of them.
Q-Who is Pierre Laval7
A-Sounds like a Frenchman
to me, though II may be an as
sumed name.
Q-What is the insignia of
rank worn by second lieuten-
ant?
A-This IN silly question.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-29
It's n Boy
at Pershings

appear at his Mexico spot, Ciro's,
opening November II.
Raj Squadron Leader F.
Pickard and his wife are three
ing. You saw him in Target
for Tonight"-he was For
Freddy.
The William Seabrooks Con-
stance Kuhr) are ditto.
AT the Kansas City airport
passengers mustn't peek through
the plane curtainS-for military
reasons.
But for 81 you can see every
thing in a sightseeing plane at
the same airport.
Yacht clubber George Kelly
says since the 35-mile-an-hour
limit you can see the guy
you're hitting!"
KAREN MORLEY, who opens
IA in Little Darling" was
considering Reno. but decided on
Broadway, instead.
Libby Helman's premiere at
La Vie Parisienne was a click.
She was her own fur fashion
show. too-entering in ermine
and leaving in sable.
During that daytime air alert
the only sound you could hear
was the choir at st. Paufs-a
beautiful thing.
Warner Brothers have five
million dollars tied up in Enrol
Flynn.
Beginning Of the End Dept:
Lou Holtz will back himself in
revue next season.
AS OF Oct. 20 the draft boards
classify only la. 2-B or Az. Re-
spective values: Available for
immediate service; engaged in
vital production or too badly in
capacitated for either.
That Beverly Hills lad who
was posing as 1t. Comdr. is
now a private.
Helen Lee Worthing, once
Ziegfeidis prettiest, is m prtifui
circumstances again.
CINGER ROGERS and Philip
" Reed, they insist, are closer
than a photo-phinish.
Marie Windsor. the emotress,
and John Carroll, the emoter,
are emotional.
Many of the local Coast
Guardsmen are concerned over
the way Vic Mature was in
Quoted into the Army.
Fear it'll happen to them, too.
Luise Rainier and Lillian Clsh
are f1uttering their false eye
lashes at the role of the Sister
in "Bernadette."
Vim. Arnold. WPBiggie, and
Lorraine Wallace. same thing.
The legend that USO actors
get defernents is unfounded.
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