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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
Is the Door Locked ?

Reports of strange airplanes and sea crafts off Baffin Island at the mouth Of Hudson Bay have come down from the north. This "back door to North Amer lea" was set down as grave danger more than year ago by H. Dyson Car suggested that raiders could enter the narrow strait of the bay, block the en- trance behind them, and come by see and air far down into James Bay and the interior of North America, in a posi- ton to make disastrous raids, before be- ing discovered
 The present warnings, together with the recent dismantling of German radio station on Greenland, only 200 miles east of the straits entrance, suggest that If the Canadian and American naVies have not double-locked the northern "back door" of Hudson Bay, they had better be getting about 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
America'S Real Problem

There are Americans who think the World War Is a thing that confronts this country with many serious, even tragic problems. They ponder anxiously over the matter of national defense. They worry over the chances of this country becoming involved in a shooting war. They foresee all kinds of upsets in domes- tic economy. But they are wasting their time and brain power.
 Really the greatest crisis that confronts Americans is what hats men will wear III the evening. Says one twaddler: "The trouble with most outfits you see in this city lies with the hats A surprising num- Der of otherwise distinguished-looking men wear slouch hats or derbies. And too many wear top hats that don't suit them" "Gosh," said the woodcock ana away he flew.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
Double Pay for Armistice Day

"The union demanded that double pay for work on holidays be continued and that ArmiStice Day be added to the list" So 1t has come to that. The sentence is from a news report on negotiations in Detroit for a wartime revision of the working contract between the United Au- tomobile Workers co, I, O. and General Motors. That means double pay for Armistice Day even If that day falls with in an employees regular 40-hour work week.
 What do you say to that, you men who lie in Romagne- e-Sous-M -Montfaucon, you men who died that democracy might live, the kind of democracy that secures the right of their very existence to our labor unions you men whose blood is the red ink on the Il on the Novembers of our calendars2 What do you say to that, you mothers whose boys died at Pearl Harbor you fathers sending your sons to MacArthur you lads leaving good jobs and good families, knowing well that too many of you will never return?
 What do you say to that, you men in the war factories =. you men fighting on sweat will mean fewer tears for your America? Do you war workers really mean 1t? Or is double time for Arinistice Day something your union leaders are using as bargaining point? If 1t Is the latter, 1t Is an insult to Americans living and dead.
 It cannot be repeated too often; Ele. ments in organized labor and friends or labor favoring a moratorium on the 40- hour week for the duration believe only that the overtime penalties should, go, They believe every hour worked above 40 hours should be paid for-but not paid for at time and half. Not now, anyhow Some of the good things of peacetime can be abused in wartime. The 40-hour week is one of them.
 Incidentally, those protesting against the wartime 40-hour week will do well to look after their own houses. If you are doing your share and arranging your at- fairs so that you can do more-then with a clear conscience you can have your say about fighting the war on 4o-hour week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
Current Comment

Many of the opponents of civii- ian defense plans were kind Of fav. crlng Hitler and theAdlctators and some were intimate friends Of the Mikado.
 Mayor Tioreilo La0uardia.
 
 I'm not an alarinist but if we should have an air raid the confus slon would be terrific.
 Moran McConihe, WaShing-
 tontcn, D. C., air raid war.
 den, &. America is too great and too powerful to Dc Vanquished ir this conflict. I know she will not fall ts. Manuel ouezOn, president of
 the Philippines.
 
 The time has now come when we must proceed with tne business Of carrying the war Q the e~''1y. ~-Qenuexal George ..sliall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
A Fine Service

All too often, under the strain of war, we overlook many little things for which no one will get the Distinguished Service Cross, but which, nevertheless, deserve mention and honor, Consider this resolu- ton adopted by the trustees of the famed Seeing Eye, the agency which sup. plies trained dogs to guide blind persons;
 "In order to aid the war effort, effec- tive immediately the Seeing Eye will, at no expense to the federal government, efl- deavor to provide Seeing Eye dogs for elig- ible persons who, as members of the armed forces of the United States have lost their sight In line of duty, giving such persons priority over all other applicants TOT guide dogs"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

was SO unusuAl--a woman seeing two husbands In the same show that they gave me q free tlcket!"
 Though the great majority of labor Is 100 per cent for speeding the war program, recent inci- dent at inc Aluminium Corpora ton plant in Cleveland Illustrates how a small group is giving Q black eye to all of labor.
 Last week the Aluminium colh- pany put into effect . bonus plan in line with Rooseyelt's proposal to speed production through Vol- untary incentive.
 But before the workers had . chance to try out the plan, they went on strike, fearing c speed-up which would force them to accept faster standards of work indefin- itely.
 But finally the workers agreed they had not given the bonus plan c fair trial, so they went back to work. But then they insti- tuted c definite slowdown, appar- ently to make sure that the bonus system does not work.
 As . result, two aluminium fur- naees have been peratIng ct only 50 per cent capacity; and six others at far leGe
 Meanwhile the Cleveland ord- nance District telegraphed the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
George, Pass the Shears!

Six thousand hairdressers can't be wrong. And 5000 of them in convention assembled recently in New York passed decree which means that inilady will have to see the beauty parlor she patronizes strewn with long clippings from her cher ished tresses. She may have taken months to let her hair grow to the right length. She may have spent many simo- Icons to have an expert give her just tne right long hair-do covering her ears s Sut form T of hair dressing It's death warrant. Thev They have heaped scorn upon this style. It is "Hollywood shrubbery." It IS like wet spaniel ears" It gives woman "drippy look" No woman could brave those epithets The locks will have to go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
Closeup of . Problem

Germany has had millions of men llrl- der arms for five years and more; for the past two years they have been actually in tie field 4 couple of million of them are in conquered countries holding down tEle population; at least million more Are actively campaigning in Russia and North Africa, far from home. What does if mean to supply q horde like that with bare rlecagslties of thlngs to eat and things tcwear7
 Here Is q hint, based on estimates mace
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

War Department in Washington:
 Union contends there is no showdown .. Unless Delco- Remy O., Anderson, Ind, Ellison En. gineerLng O., Indianapolis; and other companies supplied by AlcOa have backlogs of material, which appears improbable, they will be seriously affected by this labor trouble.
 "FBI entered picture today when . union steward, William ?. Flnctre, pulled . thermO cOu- pie out because he wanted furnace temperature to run higher. This results in inferior metal which would crack up in planes. After theFmO couple had been replaced, FinctFe again pulled it out.
 "Alex Balins, FepOFtedly Rn allen and communist, who had been moved to the background as head of Dle-Casters Union, has again come to the foFe- ground nnd was active in to- nights meeting"
 NOTE - Aluminium is one oi the most precious ingredients to the aiTplane program.
 Copyright, lo12, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
In Today's Mail

for the duration of the war. gecre. taFy Of Labor Perkins states that 00.W per cent of workers in war production worked uninteFTuptediy throughout January and February. President Roosevelt has rightly told the nation that no strike problem exists today, Donald Nelson has also stated that nc does not think legiSlation or this metter is needed
 Labor today B working longer hours than ever before to increase production. Rising living costs make the tlIne.andsas shaiE pay for overtime . necessity for preserving health, strength and morale. Cer- tainly It cannot be said that indus try is not lri 6 position to pay tinne- and-a-half.
 President Roosevelt has opposed the abolition Of tirne-and d-a-half So has Donald Nelson, Responsible leaders Of the Army, Navy and Ma rltlme Commission have supported the President's stand on this mat ter.
 These proposed laws, therefore. are first of oil completely unneceS- Sary. Their effect iD: to meet the wiling sacrifice and cooperation of labor with the brutal unlon. n.snash- ing tactics Of Hitler himself. This can only lead to deStEoying the mos rale Of Labor, f such laws are adopted.s
 We therefore would like to urge you, Mfr. Congressman, to make your stand known at once, in the apprO- priate committees of the Congress. against these measures, and against those who SOW diylslon by introduc. ing such harmful issues. Above all;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

March 2s, l04s, Dear MT. Congressman:
 National Unity, as every respon- sible person In public life admits, jg our greatest need in the fight against HitleriSfn.
 Yet this precise moment, when IIItlers Spring offensive is threaten ing, sees the introduction into Con- greEs of proposed measures, which, If enacted, would initiate Hitler'g own methods iT smashing unions and reducing labor to slavery.
 Sponsors of these bills are the polI- tax CongrcSSmcn Howard Smith of Virginia and Carl Vinson Of Qeor- gia, men who are elected to Con. gross because of aSi unconstitutional device which bars the majority of their constituents from voting.
 The laws they suggest would de- Stroy the good relations now being built up between management afld Labor, Where unity is needed, they would SOW division. HypOcflticaily set out aS means for increasing pro- duction, they would in truth do just the opposite.
 These proposals call for the out laying of strikes, the "regigtering' Of unions, the publishing Of union finances, the abolition Of extra pay for work over 70 hours c week, and the ending of uniona security.
 Tshaaa R1r0n0aafg amount 10 an AIi- out effort to destroy labor unions, under the skirts Of the present emergency.
 The facts do not warrant eaiy &C., ton along these lines.
 Labor today ig coopeF@tAns EuMy with tho war effort. xt has volnii- tarliy given up tho stgike weapon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
Selected Poem
PARABLE FOR CoNQUERoRs

(Arthur duiterman in the New York TimeO dordius of Phrygla wove the leathern thong
 Between his chariot pole and yoke to hold The twain together in knot 90 strong
 And intricate that cTacles foretold That he alone whose deftness should undo
 Tlle twisted iigatLrc might rule aS lord Of Asia, Alexandsr, cone that knew
 No patience, cioye the fastening with his sword And seized dominion, but in youth he died,
 HiS enlplre with him. Tyrants come and gc Cutters of knots that should have been united, The lgnotted warp of human pain. and woe. IJntaneiers of our knots who find the cure of ijIs by wisdom, leave what shaii endure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

e. Please quote the lines spoken by Joel McCrca At the end of the photoplay Foreign Correspondent"
 A, T can't read the rest oe the speech I had because oil the lights have gone out SO I'll have to just talk off the cuff. All that noise you hear isn't static. It's death coming to Paris, Yes, they're coming here now. You can hear the bombs now, falling on the streets, cafes ana homes, Don't tune me out. Hang on awhile. This is Q big story-aIld you're part of 1t. It's too late to do anything here except stand m the dark and let them come. tl teeb like oil the lights are out everywhere except in America. Keep those lights burning there. Cover them with steel, ring them with guns. Build a canopy of battleshipB and bombing planes around thein.--Hel" 10. Amerlcai Hang onto your lights. They're the only lights left In the worldl"
 o. Is any State represented by the statue of Q woman in National statuary Hall in the Capitol m Washington, D. C.9
 A. Illinois, represented by . statue of the temperance leader, Frances E. Willard, iS the only one.
 a. What are some of the qualities and uses o redWood7
 A. It Is moderately light weight and strong. The heartwood Is dur" able and therefore especially valu- able where resistance to decay w important. It has c low shrinkage, stays in place well, and iS not diff" cult to work. 1t is used for sasl1, doors, frames, siding, and interior and exterior finish and Is valuable also for posts, croSsties, tanks, pipes' fumes, greenhouses, and other serv-. lee in which the structural material b subject to conditions that favor decay. Redwood holds paint well. It Is also used as structural timber for highway bridges, trestles, mill roofs, and similar structures.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

Eul carrying out ok the war produc- ton effort, Rea- ,li1atlon ot that fact is becoming clearer daily as the wartime eoon- oniy Of scarcity pinches tighter on every phase Of trade and as na- tionai business on m interstate basis Increases in vol-
 ume,
 Every artificial barrier on com . merce aAlnpera
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

 and Answers
vnrrn nfRaTI0Na ANeVVRIlND

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Watsrhuly DemeeFsts Bef' vlAa Bureau win MmaWeF for you free. any question oe HAot or in' soF1nation, not involving extch. slve rosearch. Write your ques' tlon clearly, sign name and ad. dreae, enclose a thr0o cent postage seamn, Medical or legal advice cannot ho given. Address Water. bury Demoerat's WashlngtOn Ser Vice Bureau, lO1S Thirteenth Street, washington, D. c
 q. How large is the island O singaporep
 A, The Island has an irregular oval shape, about % miles long by IS mlieS across at its widest point. and the area is approximately aAT square miles.
 e. Please give me some intornaa- ton about the Womens Auxlliary Army Corps provided for in Q bhl recently introduced in Congress.
 A. The work of members of the WAAC would include information center work with cir corps, lauia. dry work, teletype operation, and many other duties. The women would be uniformed, and would serve under their own. officers who would be commissioned Up to the rank of major. Pay for the WAACS would start at the same level as that for tho Regular Army, esI per month,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

we call upon you to lend your every effort to the end that all such ct. tenaptS to destroy labor and tc break up national unity shall Do quickly defeated.
 Very truly yours, NICHOLAS ToAGAssETTT, chair- man Labors Non-PaFtisan League
 Of Connecticut.
 sUnder such circumstances. claus es for tpe limitation of profits, tn- troduced Into these measures, must be suspected as cheap trick to su- gar 6 pill. The tax proposals of Secretary Morgenthau provide 2 much more fortnight approach to this problem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Local Legal
 Strings Tie Up War Work
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washlrgton
 EnrRnannnAAnAl

washington, March 2e--Tho legal maze of i,7B0,000 state laws plus 100000 court deolslons interpreting those laws plus untold tens Of thousands of municipal ordinances now on the statute books Of these United States comprise one of the country's worst obstacles to success
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
PROPOSED LABOR BILLS IN CONGRESS WOULD REDUCE
 LABOR TO SLAVERY

New Haven, Conn.
 March 24, ie42. Editor Of The Democrat: We take pleasure in sending you . copy Of . letter sent by Labor's Non-P Partisan League of Connecti- cut to our Senators and RepreSen- tatives.
 Yours truly,
 WILLIAM B. CAIN,
 State Organizer, LABORS NON .sPARTIsAN LEAGUE SENT TO c0NNEC- TICUT's MEMBERS or
 CONGRESS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

ToDAx's COMMON ERROR A student does not graduate from . college, he is grad uated. ThS college graduates the student,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

1, Dakar Is 6 port on the west coast of South America, Europe, Australia, or Africa7
 2. The Guantanamo Naval Base is leased to the United States by which island republic2
 2. Sound travels faster in air than in water; true or falSe9
 (. How many edges has . cube
 s. Queen Victoria relgned norG or less than sixty years?
 6. Who was called "The Red Knight of dermany"7
 2. Paleozoic is the name Of . spe- cles of plant. geologic era, or c heavenly body?
 6. Name the mountain range in western South America,
 9. The leaf of which tree iS eEn- blematic Of Canada7
 10. Which great military leadei and emperor was born in CoFSlca?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

Daily Almanac Moon sets 3:OS c. m. CwaE Time). Sun rises e:4e c. nl.; sets 7:O0 ?. na. tWar Time). Al vehicles must Do lighted thirty minutes after gunget.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
Washington Merry o-Round

President Riddle Get Tough with Hometown Fosess Boys Demond Our Domestic Foes Be Josd Avoton Expert Soys Army Must Get Novy okoy Bomb UBo0
 Aluminium Workers Stoee SIow-Down Show Plan Won't Work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

WASHINGTON March 2e After three months of enozng with native
  diretne nefsonaor der 0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
A Thought for Today

n ye be willing and Obedlent, ye shall eat the good of the land, But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be deVOured with the swOrd,--IsalAh l,l9.2O.
 
 o Rock of Israel, Rock struck and cleft for me, let those two streams of blood and water which one gushed out of thy side bring down with them salvation and holiness into my soul --Brevnt,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26
What's Your I. o.?

Can you answer seven of these test QuestiOnS7 Turn tO back page for the AIlgwers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-09-10
Most Farm Taxes Are, On Real
Estate Despite 40 Mill Limit

Investigation shows that regard
less of the 40-mill limitations ON
real estate taxes, the greater part
of the farmers tax bill is yet his
real estate tax, according to Wash
ington State college, one Of the
strong reasons Being that the far
mer pays no sales tax on many of
his purchases, including feed, fer
tilizer, grain bags, Irvine, boxes and
many other items The college says
that only about eight per cent of
the tax paid by the farmer is sales
tax, while IN times like the present
with heavy floating populations in
the cities of the state, the sales tax
return from these quarters is one
the greatest sources of revenue TO
the state. Indications are that the
people of the small town are even
more strongly in favor of the sales
tax than usual, for the reasons be-
fore given.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-09-10

OUR VALLEYS OF DECISION
BY Louis Bromfield

This Is new kind of war. a war
Tor which we have as yet been I'M
able even to find a name. Ii marks
turning point In world history, the
most enveloping and decisive turn
ing point there has been, because for
the first time in the worlds history
the entire world is involved and be-
cause the decision involves the
whole future of civilization.
The future of civilization is a
vague and tremendous and oratorial
phrase Interpreted and broken down
it means the freedom of yourself
and myself, whether we shall be al
lowed to live in decent fashion.
enjoying liberty and prosperity and
human dignity, involving a future of
the very house we live. in. the hanpi-
ness and well-being of our children
the opportunities of young people
and all the comfort and security OF
the old. 1t affects how we shall wor
ship God, and how and whether we
can live in decency with our neigh
bors. We can help all of us. by
fighting, by working. by keeping our
courage high. We can help too. e.
Enormously, by lending to ourselves
the money which is necessary to win
this war. by testifying to our conf
dence in our own country, our own
battle. War bonds and War stamps
are weapons exactly as tanks and
guns are weapons. Buy now, not to-
morrow or next day, hut now-tc
save what God gave us and what we
have fought for since our country
became Nation = BUY WAR
BONDS"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-09-10
Primary Marked
By Light Vote

Grant county voters stayed away
from the primary election polling
places in droves Tuesday, with the
llghtest vote in recent wears being
recorded. In the only contested nom
nation for county office The in
cumbent auditor. Mrs. ?. A. Staley
Berry was defeated by j. Robert
(Bob) White of Soap Lake.
With but two small precincts UNI
reported, the county totals included:
Representative in Congress, 4th
district-Knute Hill, d., $50; w. l..
LaFollette, r., 1915 Cameron Sher-
wood, r., 143; Frank T. Bell, D..
621; Hal Holmes, r., 1856; Stella
Blanchard. r., 33
Judges of the Supreme Court
Position No. John f. Main 357;
Joseph A. Mallory 2S8; Edwin C.
Ewing 264; Fret Lafayette Casey
223. Position No. William J.
Willard SIS; Ray C. Gruhlke 1853.
Position No. 3-John S. Robinson
$50; Don G.. Abel 514.
State Senator. 18th Legislative
district Grant county vote only
Alfred J Hanson, D., s73; Geo. E.
Garfield, r., 467
State Representative, 18th Legis-
lative district Gncluding votes from
both Grant and Kittitas counties) -
j. P Simpson, D., 1874: r. c. Young
d., 1888; T. B. Southland, r., 104s:
DR. A G, Wingrove, r., 1876; How
ard Barnes. r., 1904
County Auditor-P. A. Staley
Berry, D., 744; j. Robert White, D.,
900
County Clerk M. Porter, D.,
1885.
Sheriff-Gordon Nicks, D., 1855.
Treasurer--Sidney Jackson, D.,
1918.
Assessor-John Powers, D., 1913.
Prosecuting Attorney-Lowell B.
Vail, D., 1928.
---,-Supt. -of--Sehools 49, Maebeiie A.
Smith 1902.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-09-10
ANNA LOU RHODES BRIDE
OF PVT. BEN JENSEN

Miss Anna Lou Rhodes, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Rhodes, be-
came the bride of Private First
Glass Ben Jensen, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. C. Cookie, Snoqualamie, at
home wedding here Saturday ev-
ening. Rev B. P. Wilson read the
vows. Mrs. Eli Johnson, sister of
the bride was matron of honor, and
Louis Rhodes, Jr., best man. =
The bride wore going-away
dress of blue with pink corsage.
About rs guests were present for
the wedding rites. Both of the young
people attended the Coulee City high
school.
The newlyweds left Sunday even
ing for Everett, where Private Jcn-
sen is stationed at Paine field