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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

An affiliate group of the Presbyterian Church has opened campaign to pro- hibit the manufacture and sale Of liquor in the United States during the war. If you recall it was the first World War which wished national prohibition on us. We hope that the results of nationwide prohibition, as we endured it from 1920 to 1883, will be carefully studied before there is a real serious effort to restore that mistake It might not be amiss to see what is done in some of the other warning countries with regard to liquor manufacture and sale. You'll probably find the same greatly curtailed, but 1t IS a natural curtailment through diversion of essential materials into channels other than liquor manufacture. The same is going to see it exercised in the days to facture and sale here in the United States. If control over the same is needed we're going to see texercised in the days to come through diversion of more and more alcohol to war purposes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
The Song of Bread

A man said in prose poem that smacked of semi-Biblical beauty and truth:
 "Love bread, heart of the home, savor of the repast, joy of health;
 Respect bread, sweat of the brow, pride of labor, poem of sacrifice;
 Honor bread, glory of the fields, fra grance of the earth, feast of life;
 DO not waste bread, richness of. the fatherland, sweetest gift of God, most holy reward of human toil."
 And his people believed him. They knew the truth of what he said long be- fore he said it. For centuries upon cen turies the peasant people carefully titled their fields, soWed the wheat, reaped the harvest, turned it into flour, baked it into bread, made it the true staff of life not only for themselves, but for the poor and humble workers in the congested cities. A little bread little wine, little free dom was all the people asked. Then the man took their freedom away from them. But still they had their bread and their wine. Still they were fairly content, for they had peace with their simple meals.
 Then the man took their peace away from them. He sent their sons into bat ties on the sea, on the land and In the air. They grieved, for they did not want the war. But still they had their bread. Then the man took part of their bread away from them. He said the war made it necessary. He reminded them of the slogan he had painted and carved all over the country: "Work, obey, fight"
 Still the people, the older people, worked and obeyed, while their sons fought. But there was hollowness ln their stomachs and concealed bitterness and rebellion in their hearts. The peo- ple are the Italians. The man is Mus solini Hunger and privation and sui fering and wounds and death are the price the people are paying to have MuSSolini.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

tential cause of one. It should be a grim reminder to any others who are storing gasoline now or plan to do so that they endanger not only their own lives, but those of their neighbors and of the districts in which they reside. If anyone has started to store gasoline in small containers he or she should realize how dangerous 1t is and what high price may be paid for what seems like little foresight.
 Gasoline isn't like fuel oil in that it can be kept for long periods in small con- tainerS. We can't give scientific ex- planation of its properties, but the aver age person is well aware of it's explosive quality just from operating car. To be on the safe side householders should for- get all about gasoline hoarding them selves and frown upon it if they know that their next door neighbor is indulg- ing in this risky business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

stance between the ''haves" and "have nots," and the shock which comes as a result of this difference is called social revolution. There are often marked differences of po- tential between people of one race and people of another; this is the type of thing which causes riots and widespread violence.
 The only way to avoid shocks is to have equality of potential. If nothing but gold had been used in filling the cavity in the good doc tors tooth, there would have been no difference in potential and no shock. The shock came when cleo tricity jumped from material hav- ing one potential to material having another potential.
 We shall make the world safe for democracy, for decency, for good order, and for brotherly love only when we realize that all men are equal i1 tine sight of God. and such being the case, have by their Cre- at0r been endowed with equal po- tential.
 All Rights Reserved Babson
 Newspaper Syndicate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
TRAFFIC GADGET
(Meriden Journsl)

News has trickled down from the Torrington- Winsted sector about a tricky traffic light gadget at the Winsted end of the Norfolk road. It compels drivers to behave, as ex- plained in the Torrington Register:
 "A driver approaching the light at more than 25mph automatically gets stop signal and has to stop and reflect on lis sins. The reflec- tion can continue until a 25-miler comes along and gives him the go- by .. Furthermore, a driver trying to enter the main road from side road has to stick to the right hand side in order to get green light"
 That's worthwhile gadget, it would seem, and something that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

Those who enjoy summer of camping at the public grounds at Hammonassett Beach are in quandary. The military of- ficials have lifted the din-out regulations along the Connecticut coast, so that from Old Saybrook westerly there are no re- strictions on shore lights That brings Hammonassett within the area not under ban. But in order to enjoy the sand and the breezes down there people with trail And that's something there won't be too much of when we want to do bit of va cation driving this summer So the campers are caught between cross-fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
Press Comment
DIR. RAYMOND L. DITMARs
(TIartford Courantl

(Hartford Courant)
 To have a liking for snakes is a rare quality; to be able to make others like them is even rarer. Yet that is what pr. Raymond L. Dit mars accomplished during his long service with the Bronx Zoo.
 He was familiar with splitting cobras and bushmasters; he travelled to the tropics in search of the weird vampire bats; he knew how to handle caboon vipers and whip tailed scorpions. Most important of all, he had a knack for interesting the public in reptiles and breaking down the superstitions that once surrounded them. As 8 writer, a newspaper man and movie pho- tographer, he found ways of in- structing others about animals, but perhaps the highlight of his career was his description of the other wise understandable African aard- vark. No one else could have done 1t with such clarity in so few words.
 pr. Ditmars also won renown in other fields. He became the Zoos curator of mammals as well as its curator of reptiles. He was one of the best amateur meteorologistS in New York and was sometimes called upon by the Weather Bureau for local information. He made a care ful study of inmunology aud was interested in the possibility of treat ing various diseases with snake poison. But 1t is ss publicist Of the reptile world that he will be best remembered. That was the as- pect of his many sided career to which he gave most and for which he gained the greatest fame.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

The trouble is not in the route. It is no secret that on the Ameri- can side, the bases are ready or nearly ready. There are no long hops involved - no over-wa- ter hops at all, except the Boring Sea, which is very narrow at the Straits. The Army Air Force Ferrying Command is ready to do the job-aS soon as the Russians will permit.
 But the Russians, dire as is their need for equipment, regards the danger from Japan as more acute. If they permitted the United States to make such deliveries, this would constitute a new U. s. Soviet partnership for war, and would breach the agreement be- tween the Soviets and the Japs regarding the Pacific.
 Not long ago the U. s. army proposed to send about thirty ex- perts, not in uniform, to inspect runways and installations to make sure that U. s. types of planes were equipped to operate on Siberian airports. But the Rus sians said no.
 U. S. REACTION
 U. S. reaction to this Is partly impatience, partly sympathy. We are anxious to get the planes to Russia the short way, rather than over the long, irksome, dangerous route via the North Atlantic and Murmansk. However, Roosevelt and Hull also understand the Rus sian point that they have taken a lot of troops out of Siberia and can't afford to fight on two fronts.
 The Russians definitely want a second front. But they want
 1t in Europe, where somebody else will ldivert Naiz troops from the Caucasus. They don't want it in their own backyard where
 they will have to divert their own troops.
 Two possible developments may alter this stand: (1) atCacK Dy Japan; (2) severance of the two supply routes namely via Mur- mapsk and Archangel, and via the Persian Gulf.
 ICKES VS WICKARD
 The 70 guests at the testimonial dinner for popular Rep. Charles H. Leavy of Washington, who will soon retire to become federal judge, included many Capital notables.
 However, the guests who com manded most attention were Sec retary of Interior Harold Ickes and Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard. Because Ickes and Wickard have differed over who should have jurisdiction over the Forest Service, everybody waited to see If there would be any fireworks.
 Leavy is a good friend of both. but he loves an argument, so he grabbed them as they entered the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
The First Instance

Down in Bridgeport authorities are blaming disastrous fire in three family dwelling on gasoline hoarding. Fortunately no residents of the structure were burned, but the building was dam aged to the extent of $5,O00. After an investigation officials declared that gaso- line stored under the front porch of the house had exploded, causing the ensuing blaze. A 5O-galIon oil drum and two s-gallOn gasoline cans were found. under the porch by police.
 Even if the gasoline was not the direct cause of this fire t certainly was po-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

New London is thinking of following in the footsteps of New York where Mayor LaGuardia has just angrily announced that the wartime edict against smoking along the waterfront is being shameless ly violated. New London may ban all smoking along it's waterfront as protec- tion for all the boats tied up there or the numerous ship-yards now so busy. Such a law would be quite in order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

c. Where can I obtain pubn- cation on air rsl1 shelters?
 A. Air Shelter Construction" may be obtained from the Super" interdent of Documents Govern" lnent Printing Office, Washington, D. O., for 25 cents ill coin, or postal money ordcr.
 c. Which Axis nation has the greatest road mileage?
 A. Japan is first witi 59l, ,766 miles; Germany has 263,267 and Italy has 174,938.
 e. Did the American Red Cross ever conduct the sale of Christmas Tuberculosis Seals?
 A. The first national sale ot these seals was made by the Amer ican Red Cross in 1908, and 1t was in partnership in this enterprise with the National Tuberculosis As. scciation from 1910 until 1920, dur ing which time the Red Cross re- ceiyed a small percentage of the re- ceipts. In 1920 the National Tuber- cuiosis Association took over the sale and the double-barred cross was adopted.
 c. How many years are in gen. eration?
 A. Usually 1t is counted as B years and is defined as "the aver" age lifetime of man, or the ordinary period of time at which one rank follows another, or father is suc@ ceeded by child"
 @. Which of the Confederate States was first to be readmitted to the Union? Which was last?
 A. Tennessee in July, 1868, waA the first, and Texas on March 30 1870, was the last.
 @. When the metal in an auto body is damaged and stretched in an accident, how Is 1t repaired?
 A, Heat from blow torch is aps piled to an area of about l-2 inch around the highest point. A dolly and 8 wooden nallet are used t pound the metal back to its original shape. When one spot is completed the process is repeated on other dents until the panel Is returned to its original shape.
 e. Has Mahatma Gandhi ever been in the United States?
 A. No.
 @. Is 1t correct to use "enthuse' as a verb, or is 1t slang?
 A. It is still colloquial, but wide- ly used. Murray's Dictionary gives the first use in print as that of aU Ohio newspaper in 1869.
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hotel and insisted they all have a soft drink together.
 "Tm thirsty" said Leavy, with a mischievOus grin, land ! know you fellows enjoy each others company very much. We have plenty of tiIne."
 While slipping his drink, Leavy revealed that he did not plan to quit Congress until the Appro- priations Subcommittees, of which he is member, had acted on the Interior and Agriculture budgets. Ickes and Wickard exchanged 8 quick glance, and then both grabbed for the check. Wickard won out.
 'But invited you," protest cd Leavy. q insist on paying"
 Mot at all," Charlie" re- piled WiCkard. "I'm delighted to buy you a drink. You know I had no Idea you were gOilng to stay in Congress to consider our appropriations. That's great news"
 Later Ickes brought howls, when, as toastmaster, he related the incident. "It's not surprising to me-" he said, "that Claude got that check. He's an expert at grabbing off things"
 Wickard shot back: That's the first time the Agriculture Depart ment has ever beaten the Interior Department to the draw since l came to Washington"
 THE OLD GRAVY TRAIN
 Miss Jessie Sumner is serving only her second terms in Con- gress but the blond, effusive H. linois representative can give some of her veteran colleagues a biz- arre lesson when 1t comes to pro- tecting the interests of constitu- tents. At 8 hearing of the House Bank ing Committee on a bill to aid small business, Miss Sumner close ly questioned Major George $. Smith of the Army and Navy Munitions Board about a regula- ton against the payment of broS- craze fees on war contracts.
 "DO you know of any con- tract that has been voided for that rcasOn?" she inquired. Smith replied that ''offhand" he knew of none.
 "Are you ready to assure this committee that a contract would be voided if 1t could be shown that one of these brokers had collected a fee?" persisted Miss Sumner.
 'The Army would have no other choice" said Smith. It is a legal requirement.. They must void it."
 ''WeII, it seems very astOnish- ing to me-" retOrted Miss Sum- ner because every congressman knows of people whoa re Ile- gOtiating contracts, and that certain people are getting 5 per cent of large contracts, and still no contracts are vOided."
 'rDOes the lady know of one case where that has been done, where the contract has not been vOided?" broke in Rep. Wright Patman of Texas.
 "Oh, yes," retOrted Miss sum ner sweetIy, 'but I don't care to give the name 0f the person il1- vOIved, because he happens to be . cOnstitutent?"
 WAR FLASHES
 Belgian anti-Axis saboteurs have blown up one of the largest syll- thetic fertilizer plants in their country. This Is a serious blow to the Nazis, who have been using the output of this plant for food production in Germany. .. For more than a month there have been no cereals of any kind on the Sofia market. Also the lack of feed communicated by the Naxis, is SO severe that thousands of horses have died of starvation. Four small Buffalo concerns are demonstrating that where there is will there is 2 way to aid war production. Three os
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

gam would probably give him q se- were electric shock once in a while. This happened more than a dozen times and the pain each time was extreme.
 pr. Jones uses the incident to illustrate how, when there are dif- ferences iR potentially between two groups of people. the result some day will be terrific shock. There ls q difference iu potential for sn-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
Selected Poem
ALONG AZALEA ROWS

(By Mary C. Adams in the Boston Post) When mornings dew upon their radiant petals glow A rendezvous keep along azalea rows; And feast my eyes, my soul upon the blossoms pure And praise Him, thank Him for each lovely hue. As mondays sun beams down its brightest rays, I pause from tasks that call each moment of my
 day;
 And wandering mid their beauty, seem to draw Fresh strength to labor on, lest should fall when twilight shadows steal across the evening
 skieg
 And Nature bids her children come, and close their
 weary eyes; Iris then q benedction seems to hover OCT my soul Because I've held communion sweet. along azalea
 rows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
Whats Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back

test questions? Turn to back
 page for the answers.
 1. What was the former name o' Marckukuo?
 2. Wellington. Auckland ar11 Christchurch are principal cities oJ which foreign country?
 3. Canada pays taxes to the gov clnment of Great Britain; true oS false?
 4. A majority of the population i;l Australia is of American, Brit isll, or Latin descent?
 5. What is the name Of the iron frame On the front of a loco- motive to throw Instructions from the track?
 6. Aries, Taurus, Leo and Virgo arc all names of cancellations; true CT false?
 2. For what object did the Argo. nauts seek? :.
 8. A mar.mba is bird, tropical vegetable, or musical instrument?-
 g. Which Senator introduced tho bill to create the federal reserve system?
 10. A gibbon is an ape. part of A chicken, or gallowS? should have been invented before the use of cars was cut down. Think of all the lives 1t might have savedI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
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 @. May the federal tax on a fun coat be deducted in computing the federal income tax?
 A. No; it is tax on the retailer and not on the consumer.
 O. What liquids are used in "liouid -cooled" airplane engines7
 A. Liquid-cooled is broad term used for airplane engines that arc cooled by liquid that circulates around the cylinders of the engine and absorbs heat from them, and then flows through a radiator where the heat is extracted. The term inc cludes engines in which water alone is the liquid used, and also those in which pure ethylene glycol, or mixture of etheylene glycol and wa ter, is used.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

ing put In a tooth. When re- gently the tooth gave him a Nt- tie trouble, a
 q enlist put allalgann into the cavity but
 called Dr. Jones' attention to the fact that the dif- ference in pc- tential between rold and afnal-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

them, tombstone manufacturers, have obtained contracts to sand blast castings for batleships and machine-gun mounts. The fourth, which formerly made wig.wag turn signals for trucks, is now making armamentS parts.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

the improv e. ment in equip ment and train- ing the pas t year.
 At the four big maneuvers lengths of gas pipe mounted on forked sticks to sim ula te ma chine 6 uns or trench lnortarS or field artillery, were rath e r c o m m on. Air forces were only tokens of h e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
A Thought for Today

Though bestOw ali my goods to feed the poor, and though give my body to be burned, and have not charity, 1t prOhteth me nothing -T Corinthians 13:3.
 Help thi kynne, Crist bit (biddeth), for ther bygynneth charitie-Langland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

ITODAYS COMMON ERROR - It cannot be reiterated too
 often that the expression these kind and those kind
 are illiterate and vulgar. Use the singular, that and this
 kind, or for the plural, those and these kinds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

WASHINGTON 2 Strange as may the Russians even today
  Rein0 StraiS to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Sun rises 5:sO a. m; sets s:o7 p. m. (war time). An vehicles must be lighted thirty min. utes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY Ry EARL |. DOUGLASS D. D.

INEQUALITY PRODUCES
 SHOCK
 E. Stanley Jones, the distin- guished missionary, told recently of an unpleasant experience through which he had just passed. Some years ago he had a gold filI-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Capital
 Caperings And Cross Currents
By PETER EDISON waterbury Democrat Washington
 COfregpoaadent

There won't be single wooden gun or dummy tank or imaginary airplane in the maneuvers which the Army will hold this summer and fall, and that is perhaps the best commentary that could be made on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
Washington Merry Go Round
DREW PEAR S ON ROBERT s. ALLEN

Soviets Won't Permit Delivery of U. Planes Vic Alosko;
 They Stir Up Joponese Hornets Nest in Siberia; Moy Become Necessary # Other Lines Cut;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21

should have been invented before
 the use of cars was cut down. Think of all the lives 1t might have sayed1
La gaceta., 1942-05-15

De una costa, medic tapada,
surgfa la cabeza de un gallo vi
vo, con una cresta enorme Y ro-
ia.
De otra costa, tapada Y medic
cosida tambien, asomaba un cho
rizo con trazas de riojano, que
hizo abrir mucho los ojos a Co
gorza al tempo que habia un
gesto Analogue de gula y picar-
dia.
En- cuanto ell tren sali6 de a
gujas, Pablo, que va habia dido,
al marijo de la aldeana que Sc
Gamaba Telesfora, sc di6 una
palmada en- la frente, al tempo
que Sc ponia en- pie, diciendo:
-Maldita sea!
Sus dos colegas, creyendo de
buena fe que al maestro sc lie
hubiera olvidado algdn detalle
de importancia. y que pudiera
comprOmeber ell exito de Ia aven
La gaceta., 1942-05-15

Y viendo que los paletos no
acababan de picar en- ell anzuelo
Sc "olvio hacia la mujer y dijo,
en- otro tono, con una leve son.
risa:
i Pereone listed, sehora,
cue este metiendome con 81 sexo
belo!... iPerO es que hay CO.
sas!...
La baturra y SD marldo " 81
eunado' rompieron ahora en- u.
ma leve carcajada, mientras Ia
mujer comentaba, arroglandose
el panuelo de la cabeza:
e Bueno, hombres. no s'anu.
rem, que va cenaran con noso-
tros!.- ~ perdone uste a 81 mn
Jer por q divide!
III marido intarvino, a su @ -.
Use llama tambi6n Telesfo-
ra su parienta?
-Teiesfora.
-Por va We uste que casualj-
d4 Esta tambi&n e. Tee,fors
La gaceta., 1942-05-15

i Maldita SEAL. lilo veis CO
mo no puede uno fiarse pa ma de
las mujeres?..
7lPero...?
isl, hombre! iQue nos he
mos dejao la costa de la merien-
da!... ~ este son cosas de Ia
Telesfora, de mi mujer!
Esta vez los dos compinches
comprendieron de un modo full
minante.
Y ell Chepa y el Niho de las
Gaveras Sc cruzaron de brazos.
hacienda largos gestos de deses
peraci6n infinita, mientras CO.
mentaban con el maestro:
@iEsta es buenal
II va 10 veis!...
-iSin la meriendal... O, me-
lor dicho, sin Ia cena y el al
muerzo... La verdad es que In
mujer!...
IDS que hay pa matarlasl...
-dijO ahOra Ell CogOrza.
La gaceta., 1942-05-15

tura, Sc pusieron en- pie asi mis-
mo.
-iQue pasa?-pregunt6. to-
do en- alama, ell Chepa, ell pri-
nero.
-lQue es, t1?-anadi6 Dor
su cuenta ell Milo de las Gave
ras.
Los paletos, que resultaban
un matrimonio y ell hermano del
marble, baturros los tres oue
ban a Zaragoza, seguian el in
ci5ente con creciente atenci6n.
Pablito crisp6 ahora los dedos
en- Ell aire, hacienda con la dies
ira ell ademan de un hombre
que, en- el coEmo de la desespera-
ci6n, quiere abofetearse.
Y reptile, a punto de tirarse
de los cuatro pelos que tenia:
Ii Maldita seal. iMalditaL..
! Maldita SEAL.
7iPero que pasa, hombre!...
-PerO que es7...