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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
Last Day of July

We shouldn't have to remind anyone that this is the last day of July. But how many people are aware of the fact that today is the closing day for Water bury's Retailers for Victory" drive? We hope that you and you and you have been helping our local merchants make suc- cess of this drive to sell War Savings stamps and bonds. Surely there can't be store customers who have made a trip down town without indulging in a purchase, large or small, of the com modities that are laying low the enemies of Democracy.
 Maybe you didn't engage in this "Re- tailers for Victory" drive too enthusiast ically. Well, brother, you still can fall in line. War Savings stamps and bonds are on sale today, tomorrow, and the next day, ad infinitum. You can buy them at the corner drugstore, in your meat market. Why even your newsboy 5sil sell you stamps and see that you get q regular supply of them every week or every night. Don't ever say the chance to buy stamps or bonds wasn't yours. You have them on every hand. Don't avoid the issue with alibis. Don't delay; buy lem today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
There Are So Many IFS

The news pages have been filled, of late, with so many apparently conflicting stories about rubber, all from apparently informed sources, that the subject should not be laid aside without considering further some important angles There is one sure way to steer a safe course through the bewildering mass of contra dictory reports. That is to keep in mind what we have been insisting for months, from time to time - Rubber is a prob- lem only of time and critical materials.
 Apply this simple yardstick to every rubber story, and most of the contradic- tions vanish. That is true of all the many processes for making synthetics. Some are better than others. Some are cheaper. Some are quicker. But all involve the use of raw materials of which we do not have enough. And all involve considerable periods of time.
 We shall use some or several of these processes. But we have no right to use them beyond the amount absolutely necessary to win the war. Apply the same yardshick to the sensational story carried by one group of newspapers recently to the effect that the rubber industry now comedies that there is no necessary shortage taht with 165,000 tons of scrap and 5000 tons of virgin rubber, the industry can provide 75 per cent of normal pre-war mileage
 There is just enough truth in the story to make it dangerous. It is one of those statistical projections based upon hy- pothetical question worthless, unless all details of the hypothesis are sound. The industry was asked how many civilian tires could be produced if this, if that and if lot of other things. Its answer depends upon all those ifs. But the ifs weren't publicized.
 If motorists will drive at 35 to 40 miles an hour. Take a run today on main highway at that speed, and note how many cars make you appear to be going backward If there is no pleasure driv- ing. Well, what is all the shouting about, anyway?
 And, especially, if the industry is given 5000 tons of virgin rubber. Not much, is it? But without that 5000 tons we expect to run 5000 tons short of the rub Der absolutely necessary before the end of 1943, to keep the war going. Forget all the other it's. Do you and we have the gall, with our fighting men falling short of their needs by 5000 tons of rub Der, to demand that an additional 5000 tons be diverted so we may drive to bridge, to the movies, to golf or the beach?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

other state parks 1t did not become iIn- mediately available for public use. As a matter of fact 1t was years before many people even knew that the state owned any land on Sherwood Island and plan ned to make a public bathing beach there.
 We sincerely hope that this is the last court action the state will be forced to take to complete the deal started in 1914. Having seen two wars Sherwood Island State Park really ought to come into it's own as soon as conditions permit more general use of the automobile. The site is an admirable one for an ocean park; it has been we'll patrOnized to date despite limited accommodations On the basis of what has been done by the state at Ham, monassett and Rocky Neck there's no reason why Fairfield County shouldn't boast about second "JoneS Beach" in years to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
Wars Come And Go

Wars may come and wars may go, but Connecticut's efforts to make worth while state park out of it's Sound-front property on Sherwood Island go on for ever. But some day there has to be an end to this campaign. Maybe it's at hand, for we have just read in the Bridge port papers that there's condemnation hearing going on now down there to acquire the last piece of land needed for the park development. We hope the officials aren't kidding this time. It's probably only our imagination, but 1t seems as if for the last ten years the state has been bringing action over the last bit of land needed to complete the park.
 It's interesting to note right now, though, that it was prior to the first World War that Connecticut opened negotiations for acquisition of land on Sherwood Island. As a matter of fact Ithis was the initial state park in our present-day extensive system. But unlike
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

Connecticut never realized what a good thing it had when some years back the then State Motor Vehicle Commls- sioner, Colonel Michael Connor, estap- lished the custom of issuing motor vehl- cle plates only one every five years. Small metal insets were supplied each year to bring the license plate up to date. It remained for the war to prove that Con- necticut really had something in this plan. Now every state is adopting something quite similar New York will experiment. with the idea in 1943. Small tabs will be issued to be fastened to the top of the existing plates. All they'll have on them will be New York, 1943. Conc cctlcut, however, will keep right on using it's same plates and just substitute new year num- erals. Motorists will cooperate by trying to preserve their plates as long as they can. Never designed as war effort, 1t certainly fits right into the conservation program.
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back in again next morning Diplomatic advisers thought the speech would have been better If briefer Justice Frank Murphy who has been soldering in Geor- gia definitely will come back to the Supreme Court ip October. Felix Frankfurter would like to have him stay in the Army, but Chief Justice Stone has ex- prmessed himself bluntly to friends that Murphy should return Walter Winchell hit it on the but ton when his piece, Americans We Can Do Without" appeared on the newsstands simultaneously with the indictment of 28 of these Americans. Incidentally, Win chell played a big part in accom- plishing their indictment |. Wall Street interests who for several years have been quietly trying to sneak a bill through Congress rid ding the securities control law are due for another disappointment. The House Interstate Commerce committe has definitely decided to no nothing abotu any such legis- lation this year.
 Copyright. 1922, by United
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
Current Comment

I wish to record my opposition to any appropriation for WPA because any able man can find other more necessary work.
 Senator Taft of Ohio. The fact that we have never lost WI is not going to win this war for us. Americas being the richest country on earth Is not going to guarantee success. Gov. Julian P. Hell of Wisconsin. Pearl Harbor opened our eyes, but Tobruk has put us on our toes. Before Tobruk we were dangerously overconfident. Now we know that the enemy is . powerful evil.
 -Robbi Hyman J. Schachtel.
 
 There is still too much eco- homie pessimism left in our land today.
 Thurman w. Arnold, assistant attorney general.
 Minorities are rich assets of de- mocracies, assets which no totah- tartan government can afford.
 Wendell willkie.
 
 We must face the fact that nili- tarily we are losing the war.
 Glare Bo0the, playwright.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

Hope you're not one of those people who feel the need late in August for little heat on some of those cool evenings. Ac- cording to the WIPE there won't be any deliveries of fuel oil between August and September 15 That won't work too many hardships in this climate, because cool spells in that period are usually of short duration and can be endured without artl- ficial heat But it may mean that lot of people will rush to get their tanks filled up with oil before the middle of September. And it surely will mean rush right after the deadline, too, if there is any fuel oil then.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

Important background fact is that for years Winston Churchill has been haunted by the memories of Gallipoli, the disastrous sec-. .ond front to aid Russia in the last war.
 For years, when Churchill ap- peared at political gatherings, wo- men would fling the derisive word "GaIIipOl" at him. Sometimes Britain's equivalent of the Gold Star Mothers even stood dressed in black, picketing the functions which he visited, reminding him of the thousands of British boys lost at the base of Gallipoli's cliffs.
 Events leading up to GallipOM were similar to those of today. In 1915, Russia was fighting a losing war. If she did not get help, Germany seemed sure to knock her out, after which the Kaiser could concentrate all his his forces on the West.
 Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, led the impatient minority in the British cabinet which demanded action inmedi- ately. So an army was sent to take the Dardanelles from Turkey, then use the Black Sea to reach Russia.
 After nine months of terrific losses, the British withdrew. Gallipoli was chalked up as one of the worst defeats in British history and scar was left on the mind of Winston Churchill /. which powerfully affects his war decisions today.
 CHURCHILL AND TOBRUK
 It is no secret that Churchill never has been enthusiastic over a second front; always hoped that the North African front might de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
Press Comment
FORMS AND MORE FORMS
(New Haven Journal Courier)

(New Haven Journal Courier)
 Hot weather, rising costs of Nv- ing, and anxious scanning of war news are enough to try our souls this summer. But we also have questionnaires,( reports, blanks, ap- plications, and detailed printed forms with still other names. They are frankly nuisance. But SO IS war. We have the war to win. We have the forms to fill to help to win the war.
 Like them as little as we will, the rent registrations, the occupational questionnaires, and the rest have to be done. They are as unpleasant and as indispensable as taxes. Let us then make the best of what is unpeasant but inevitable and get them done with, filled out. returned, and filed as soon as possible. For much as we find such things to be onerous to us as individuals, there are other individuals who are being crowded by superiors, by head offices, by vital and waiting Wash ington agenscies to complete their hurried drudgery. It costs money to follow up unreturned forms. It holds ] up the already complicated war ef- fort to have such returns incom- plete. Fill 'em and file 'eml
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night because their conscience is troubling them.
 Many of us may be sleeping soundly at night when as a matter of fact we should not be. Sound morality is generally unconscious, which means that good people are generally well behaved and well in tentioned. without giving much thought to the matter. Likewise, people whose lives are disposed to- ward evil are frequently unconscious of their disposition of heart and mind. It often takes some event of catatrophic nature to awaken us to the realization that we are com- iiromising. or practicing some sort of deceit. or doing some one an injustice.
 It may be, therefore, that many of us are sleeping soundly at night when we don't deserve to. And be sure of this, that If we are, the time vii come when no sedative will make 1t possible for Us to sleep as we stand face to face with our selves and observe our hearts as they really are.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

o. What is a good mixture for . black mortar for brickwoyk?
 A. One part portland cement, one part hydrated lime, and four parts of sand by volume, Is a good mixture for mortar joints. Black mortar Is obtained by the addition of lampbIack to the mixture. It is advisable to keep the amount of lampblack as low as possible to ob. tain the desired color.
 e. What are the latest estimates of the national income of the United States.
 A. Tn the first quarter of 1922. national income was running at an annual rate of $108, 1900, ,00O,0 900, an all-time high.
 O. am an Army private, and my wife is working. Is she entitled to recevie an allotment from me and an allowance from the govern ment under the dependency allot- ment act even though she Is self supporting.
 A. Yes.
 O. Is 1t possible to contract. . common-law marriage when . man has a wife living in another State and 1t Is impossible for the man to get a divorce?
 A. No. Only persons who are free to be married may contract . cor1- mon-law marriage in States where such marriages are permitted. o. Whom did Fredric March marry and have they any children2 A. March married Florence El- dridge, a stage and screen actress. They have two adopted daughters and one adopted son.
 c. How many 1-inch pipes wiU be required to discharge as much water as on 4-inch pipe? A. Disregarding any considera- ton of friction, the number Of smaller pipes required to discharge the same volume of water as 2 lar- ger pipe varies as the square Of the diameter of the larger pipe. There fore, 1t will require sixteen l.inch pipes to discharge as much water as a 4-inch pipe. EDITORS NOTE = If you are
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
Selected Poem
THREE THOUSAND YEARS AFTER
(Edith M. Futile in the New York Times

(Edith M Futile in the New York T1mes) That time great Hector stayed and comforted, Before Troys wall white-armed Andromache, Ills infant feared the helmet his head. Which he laid down, and then laughed merrily. Today our soldier ags his brave goodbye At narrow tenant door or cottage gate; His child grasps at his boat-shaped hat, held high And laughs his baby powers to celebrate. What though no lofty wall of stored fame Towers here as on that day of ancient woesl This wife is strong was the Trojan dame The brimming joy of childhood overflows And Electors laugh that stilled his infants fears Is deathless song to bridge three thousand years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31


 velop as a stepping stone into Italy.
 But since the fall of Tobruk, Churchill is reported to be even more worried. Churchill started to Washington on his latest trip before Tobruk was in real dam ger. When he got the news of Tobruk's fall, friends say he wept. To him it was the most tragic blow of the war. And To- bruk's effect upon him when 1t now comes to planning a sec- ond front is readily imaginable. Tn addition to these understand able psychological factors are in- escapable military handicaps: the fact that the French coast bristles with Qualifications and guns re- moved from the Maginot Line; the fact that the NaZis were not able to invade England when Eng land was much less prepared; the difficulty of shipping men and supplies to England from the U. S.. A. and then on across the Chan mel: the 100000 NaZis defending west Europe's shores-in addition to the Nazi pool of 100000 men in Germany ready to be shifted either to the English Channel or Russia, wherever needed. BRISTLING NAZI DEFENSES
 Tn lines of Qualifications along the French coast, for instance are in four waves.
 1. The big guns of the shore batteries.
 9. The Ragged Line, a system of traps and concealed artillery which extends in jagged fOr- nation back from the coast.
 3. A new "Sicgfried" line of machine gun nests.
 f.. A revamped Maginot Line. This Is what the Allied armies are up against in establishing a second front now. And yet, If that front is delayed, we face the possibility that by next year Rus sia will be virtually eliminated. Then not merly 6O0,O00 Nazis, but 3,5OO,O0O will be waiting cross the English Channel really for the long planned invasion of Eng land.
 That is why the decisions in- volying a second front are 80 dif- ficult to make.
 DIPLOMATIC NEWS
 Cautious Cordell Hull and forth right Elmer Davis staged a back stage sparring contest the other day which almost developed into a major row. It was over the highly controversial question of publishing diplomatic news. re- garding which the State Depart ment wants to main strict cen- Sorship.
 pared letter which was signed by pared a 1etetr which was signed by Secretary Hull and addressed to War Information Czar Davis. The letter stated that since MT. Davis was In charge of war information the State Department would re- tain control of foreign affairs in- formation.
 In reply, Elmer Davis wrote the Secretary of State asking when 1t was that foreign rela- tons had become divorced from the war.
 Secretary Hull who was born of Tennessee mountaineer stock and once enjoyed a reputation for verbal feudine. was about tp reply with & hot letter. when one of his aides advised that he and Davis get together personally and straighten things out instead o1 hurling a lot of written brick bats.
 NOTE--Lategt censorship code contains a provision against pre- mature disclosure of diplomatic negotlations. This restriction on occasion has been stretched to the breaking point to cover up State Department news.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Mike McDermott, able State De. partment press relations chief tried to cut about 1000 words out of Cordell Hull's recent radio speech. But Hull put them all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
SING TO WIN
(New York sun)

Cornell University officials offer something really worthwhile when they propose that Americans do more singing to build up morale and a national spirit, give us more pep in our drive to victory. In every neigh bortood, they propose, there should be a revival of singing the old bai- lads and patriotic songs. They quote
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

deeper than they had been at any time since Na- poleon took his licking, the Ber- lin radio unex- pectedly came out with a bulletin that the Soviet a r m 1 e s had
 launched G tre- m e ndous ofen- sive. This news W as picked up
 and repeated by G erm a n = con- trolled stations in Tronra For a NaV
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
What's sYour I.Q.?
Can you answer seven of theSe test questions? Turn te back page for the answers.

page for tho answers
 1.What have the following name in common: Liberator, Boston, ca talina, Hudson?
 3. Give the first line of the las stanza of the Star spangled Ban ner."
 3. Pretoria is the capital of which Africans nation?
 4. Whose horsemen were known as the "Ironsides"?
 s. The composer Ludwig Beetho. ven was deaf or blind when he coEt1- posed some of his most important symphonies?
 6. Name the river that drains the Great Lakes into the Atlantic.
 2. What is the French name for the armed police force of that country?
 8. What is the title of Izaak Wal toms famous book on 1ishing7
 9. In which settlement in Virginia did Captain John Smith Mve2
 10. Is amnesia a mental ailment a food for the gods, or Q perfume base obtained from whales9 r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

m 8 ny peopl c really do s le e p W II at night. There are some W ho are too nervous to go to sleep. and others who are ep t awake by unwSe eating, and not a few by pain. But there is no end of people who fail to get to sleep at . ala 4-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

an army ofsicer as saying that . Hi' len army nevers wins victories. n Boston the revival of the barberShiI quartets. sponsored by the Park De partment. starting next week, Is ! step in the right direction. Othej communities will do well to Sollov suit. Sing to win.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY Nv EARL L. DOUGLASS D. D.
CONCERNING SOUND SLEEP

A radio announcer advertising Q nerve sedativc designed to produce restful sleep asks his listeners in many different ways, Are you sleeping well at night?"
 It started me to wondering how
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

GOUA4 U OVNANAOES ANASHSVAD It is bad EngIish to say That building was one of those rambling old mansions" Good English would be: "That build was . rambling old mansion;" or "- one of those rambling old man. siOns one often sees In the South"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
9 NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Listening In On The Psychological War Front
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

While the soft pedal of censorship Is definitely down on U. s. moves in psychological warfare, it is possible to take a peek at some of the Nazi tricks In this field to see what is meant when this new, fancy phrase of 1o42 is banded about by parlor generals in civies.
 Back in the middle of last winter, when the cold and ice and snow were spread over Russia lower and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
Washington Merry-G Go-Round
First
BY DREW PEARSON

upo Dsoster Hounts Churehs Consideration Of End Fron Shock or Tobru Fo Also Moes Him More Cautious In Decisions United Nations Face Lines Of Focotons In Invasion Attempt Hull And Elmer Davis Holt Nocen Feud They'll Talk Things Over difficulty establishing
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

Q. How many men will be Te- quired for the industrial army and for work on the farms in the U. s. if the war lasts two more years3
 A. It is estimated that 6 fcrce of 20,OO0,OOO will be needed in di- rect war production and transpcr- tation by 1914 and 100000 in the fields for 1043'S harvest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

e. Is the current sugar shortage caused by the necessity to use sugar cane as . basic raw material in the production of industrial alcOhclS
 A. It is due rather to the insbil- fly to obtain ships to move to the United States the large quantities of sugar available in offshore areas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

e. What Is the Washington ad- dress of the information center of the. U. s. Information Service2
 A. 140O Pennsylvania Avenue, ". w
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
Questions z and Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

Daily Almanac Moon rises 1O41 p. m. (war time). Sun rises 6:45 a. m.; sets 8:l0 ?. m. (war time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty mn- utes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
A Thought for Today

NO man go beyond and defraud hIs brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the aVenger of oil such, as we also have fOrewarned yeu and testihed.-I ThesSaIonians 4:6.
 
 One may outwit another, but not all the othefS-LA Rochefoucauld