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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-01-02
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
After the War

If i. isn't one thing it's another that nterfereS to prevent Waterbury and Bridgeport getting proper inter-city high way connections. For a good many years there have been complaints about he route that must be traverSed between .heSe two important industrial centers. A couple of years ago it was more or less understood that something big was "in he works" for the two cities And as a natter of fact a very encouraging pros }ectuS was issued by the State Highway Department,
 1t caaeu for expansion of the Nau- latuck Valley highway; it mentioned lcw bridge across the HouSatonic to by oass AnSonia, Derby and Shelton; it :alled for widening and improvement of ,he Nichols road But now most of this is relegated to the postwar period. And only few days ago Highway Commis- Soner William J, Cox, speaking at Far .:eld County Planning Association meet ing, said the Bridgeport-Wa high way improvements would be completed as soon as possible in the postwar program"
 However, among other things in that postwar program is a proposal from Fair field County that a new 6-lane highway be built across it from the New York state line. It would connect with the Pelham-Port Chester Parkway and in Fairfield County parallel the New Haven Rond tracks. We had supposed that the Merritt Parkway was doing this and was relieving Post Road traffic, but not ac- cording to Fairfield County officials, II that's the case then we merely have picture" road in the parkway.
 However, we're afraid that the rest of the state won't agree with this thought nor is it apt to get over-enthusiaStic about another big parkway for Fairfield County, not with the Cross Parkway to be com pleted and something to be done about north-south boulevardS, feeding into this great diagonally-running route. Maybe these are subjects we don't need to worry about for few years, but the postwar period is important and even when we are pledged to an all-out war effort you can't help thinking about it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
Pearl HarbOr Report

The war is 6 year old, for us, and now at last we have what appears to be a full report from the Navy as to what hap pened at Pearl Harbor From either three or four Jap carriers, which never were located, l05 assorted Jap torpedo, dive and horizontal bombers struck just at church call, and while the watch was being changed, They damaged five bat tleshlps, three destroyers, mine-layer, a target ship and a large floating drydock very severely, They damaged three other battleshipS, three cruisers, seaplane tender and a repair ship somewhat less,
 Eighty Naval and 97 Army aircraft were destroyed, and most of the rest were pre- vented from taking the air If the JapsS had had courage of their convictions, ana had struck at once with a strong taSk force, they could have taken Pearl Harbor from us before most Americans learned that the first shot had been fired. Like Hitler with his invasion of the British Isles, they heSitated -- and now they wiIl be lost.
 The damage to us was frightful. Yet even then it was less than most Ameri- cans nau SuppOSSu HUH btlS SA9AVAhS reluctance of Washington about telling the story. Of 86 consequential craft at Pearl Harbor the Japs got only %, and of these only one 26-year-old battleship will be a total, permanent loss, Apparently one reason why we escaped as we'll as we did was that two task forces, including all of our aircraft carriers, were absent on assignments. Once the first Japs arrived, our men reacted bravely, competently and creditably. They were devastated because, virtually all of our air strength being destroyed or grounded by damage to airfields, the fleet had no protection eX- cept anti-aircraft fire.
 There were, says the report, POP Naval and 27S Army planes on the Island of Oahu. Thirty-eight Naval planes and small but unstated number of Army craft got into the air, and these shot down more than 20 JapS. Now for question that still has not been answered: What incomprehenSible failure of command made it possible for l05 Jap bomoers, almost or quite unprotected by fighters, to surprise and bottle up the 475 Ameri- can planes on the island of Oahu, assigned to protect Pearl Harbor against exactly what happened?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
A Years a Long Time

Attention was called last week to the fact that as yet no official report has ever been submitted on the collapse of the giant crane swinging the last span into place on Hartford's Charter Oak bridge across the Connecticut River. AS it was the continuation of several unfortunate incidents linked with this big public works project it occasioned widespread comment. But as widespread was the comment and as intense public interest in the catastrophe they have evidently failed to bring forward an official finding as to the causes of the accident and those to be blamed if any.
 All of which is worth mentioning at this particular time, because in one more month the administration of Gov. Robert A. Hurley will come to an end and he Will return to private life It doesn't seem possible that he will allow the official finding, presumed to have been furnished him last spring, to rest on his desk and be brought to public attention by Cover nor-elect Raymond E. Baldwin. Accord ing to the state press this report, com piled by Prof. Charles M. Spofford ot Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was withheld at the time due to the fact that State Highway Commissioner Will liam J. Cox was facing charges and its release might have affected the outcome of his case.
 All of which is now beside the point. Com. Cox has been acquitted and is back at his desk in the Highway Department. But the report on the collapse of the bridgework at Hartford, which caused the deaths of IT men, is still withheld. There no longer seems to be good reason for the same. It should be released to the pub Iic of the state who built this great bridge. used by pedestrian and motor vehicle since September, so that they will nave full knowledge of public steward ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

A S2O,0OO,o00 highway program is in prospect after the war ends in the opinion of State Highway Commissioner William J. Cox. He revealed as much in talk before the Fairfield County Planning Commission last week in Bridgeport. He feels that the state will be able to launch such an imposing program just as soon as the United States is out of the war. Well, that would be a natural conclusion to draw. In fact if the war goes on for several more years we don't see why the Highway Department wouldn't have drawn up plans for at least twice as much work as would be involved in an expendl- ture of S2O 1000, ,000. After all it must be remembered that highway construction now is definitely out and repair work IS being conducted at minimum ThereIl be tremendous amount of work 10 pc done on existing roadways alone, not tax ing into account the rush there should De to finish the Wilbur L. Cross Parkway and any number of connecting links
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
Current Comment

Europeans have been cofing tc this land ever since 450 years ago in an uninterrupted pilgrimage seeking liberty and plainness; they have found them. This irrevocable destiny of America is the very soul of the common front we form today, Former Colombian Minister oi
 Education German Arciniegas.
 
 If a given country produces cer- tain specified products, we will moi be her competitor by producing the same products for the same export market. Solidarity depends on the coordination of continental econ- omy.
 --Presidetn Manuel Avila Ca-
 macho of Mexico.
 The American soil is free because it is not poisoned by the centuries old secretion of religious and social despotisms and prosecutions of Europe.
 Rabbi Jonah B. Wise of New
 York.
 
 The Pacific war will increasingly demand our maximum efforts, our unbending determination and more, our willing sacrifice of many things that We have hitherto accepted and enjoyed as natural concomitants Of our daily life.
 Joseph c. Grew, former U. S ambassador to Japan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

that mans first responsibility is to glorify God and his second is to en- joy Him.
 To enjoy God-what magnif- cent conception. "To walk every day in gladness because He exists. To be filled with good cheer and con- fidence at all times because God reigns. To know that there is noth- ing which can overwhelm us, no matter how much we may be as- sailed. These things constitute joy indeed, and fortunate is the man who has such faith. The Word of God declares that the true worship CT is not one who bows before His Creator as cringing slave before his master, but one who knows God as a loving Father and feels the power of a deep attachment yelling up in his heart at all times.
 All truly great Christians have emphasized the joyful aspects of re- ligion. Our Lord told His disciples to rejoice and leap for joy. He spoke of Himself as a bridegroom and His disciples as members of a wedding party. He declared that no man could take away His joy.
 All Rights Reserved Babson Newspaper Syndicate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
Jewish Army

The movement for an army composed of palestinian and homeless Jews is meeting with strong opposition, which some have tried to rationalize by pointing to the diff ficslties of equipping and supplying and directing such force. Such arguments have little logic.
 The Fighting French, notably, and at,,er similar groups, have been encour- aged to operate as national units. They nave been outfitted and armed quite as ensiIv ss as though they had been units In fs,e ,ssss' 8yitisi, or American armies, and they ,rsve s.s rlaced themselves vnder the gen eraI United Nations command. Wny can' fhe Jews be permitted to do hkewlSeF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

It isn't going to pay Waterburians to feel free to do what they please about the dim-out regulations now applicable in this city. Mayor Vincent A. scully has taken the proper steps to make these rules part of our civilian defense ordin- ances and violation may mean fine, a prison term or even both. We'd hesitate to say that anyone was wilfully violating the law, but certainly if check-up this week by officials reveals that business men. as we'll as householders have ne- elected to take the proper steps to con form to the regulations there can be put one conclusion drawn. Our advice 10 everyone is to fall in line. It's patriotic duty we can't shirk and it's only small contribution to the war effort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
Is only one twentieth of the to- tai--or about 7,2OO,O0O gallons.

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 tal-or about 1,200,O0O gallons.
 Yet it is remarkable that the British have maintained their de- liveries of Scotch whiskey, despite hell and high water. The ships which come here for Lend-Leagc supplies are loaded with Scotch whiSkey. sale of which creates practically the only dollar ex- change the British now have.
 In the three years since the war began, 10 million eases of Scotch have been shipped, with g loss Of only 20o,0O0 eases.
 MAIL BAG
 V. K., Cleveland, O.-One rea- son for the small loss Of life when live U. s. transports sank of Ar rica was the fact that they had thi.ir own landing boats along, and were prepared to land any way. One ship was sunk i20 miles of the African Coast in the Mediterranean, but despite that distance the troops came ashore in lanulng boats ana par ticipated in tkc battle around Oran. For about ten days while our transports were en route across the Atlantic, Secretary of War Stimson could hardly sleep, fearing any night he would be awakened by news of a troop la6,.n ship sunk. The fact that they got so near the African shore before disaster was con- sidered real achievement. Harry Mahan, Washington - Please send more facts.
 ManpOwer Boss Paul McNutt- When military prisoners are put to work raking leaves and empty- ing garbage around the War Col lege, is 1t necessary to have one young able-bodied soldier stand guard over each prisonerp
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

A, Fay Bainter was the mother in the latter picture. Fay Holden ,nnets Mrs. Hardy"
 e. How is human blood typed, and which type is rarestp
 A. The Moss system is used in approximately half of the hospitals in the United states In which type It Is the most uncommon. Many hos" pitals use the Jansky classification in which type " is the most un. common,
 O. How do King victor Enman. uel III and Crown Prince Umberto of Italy, compare in heightp
 A. The King is feet 2 I-2 inches: the Prince, 6 feet.
 O. When were red and green lights first used on ships?
 A. The first International Con. ference in which these colors were designated as the universal port and starboard lights respectively, was held in the early i890's. The use of red and green lights for this purpose had begun before that time, pos Sibly as early as the clipper ship era about l9i0, when the terms port and starboard came into general use.
 0. How many men were mobil- ized and how many were killed and wounded in the American Revolu- tionary War2
 A. Mobilized, 395 900: killed in battle 1000; all other deaths (due to wounds, disease and accidentsD oooO; total 77000. The War De- partment estimated the wounded at 5000.
 c. Who wrote the song Some Day I'll Find You?"
 A. Words and music are by Noel Coward. It is from Private Lives, '" and was published ill London in 1881.
 e. Is Mike Jacobs. the fight pro- moter. marriedp Where is his home2
 A. With his wife, Josephine, and his adopted son, Joey, he lives in a large colonial house on his six-acre estate near the Shrewsbury River in Rumson, N, J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

UnQuestionably it was sour one, Now nobody wants to take responsibility. The Jugoslavs are up in arms over having the heir to the throne Of the Hapsburgs promoted by the U. S, Govern ment. The Caschs also are in a dither.
 And although Prince Otto is sincere, hard working and per sonally likable, there are not many Austrians or Hungarians in the United States who want to go into battle under the banner of the old Hapsburg Empire.
 Inside fact regarding the scheme is that canny Ccrdell Hull was sour on 1t from the first. MT. Hull does not believe much in kings or emperorS also has Shrewd faculty for feeling the pulse of American public opinion. He turned thumbs down.
 Several of his State Depart ment advisers also were oppo1'd. But not Brain TruSter Adolf Berle, whose brain child the plan largely was.
 However, the man who really put it across was FDR himself. He Overruled Hull and decreed that Otto should have his chance to recruit an Austrian Legion.
 DISCUSSIONS AT VATICAN
 Since then, the Diplomatic Corps has been buzzing with re- ports regarding the recent con- ferenoc between the Pope and Myron Taylor, U. S. Ambassador to the Vatican.
 This conference was followed by the emphatic statement by the Catholic Archbishops and Bishops of the United States calling for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
Press Comment
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(Hartford CouranD
 Remember a few short years ago. how all of us were inclined 10 he bit patronizing about Mir. Rudyarr Kipling? There were many counts against him: He was outmoded, he was a swashbuckler, he was the singer of a false imperialism. he was overrated. And so on. Par ticularly supercilious sneers, as we recall, were directed at that old poem of his called "If," which, neatly framed, hung on the dormi- tory walls of sophomores and in the offices of Rotarians and Xii wanians. And there were indulgent smiles when the senior class at Princeton voted it their "favorite poem." Inspirational stuff. that poem, deserving only the good natured contempt of adults - but that was some time ago. On last Sunday that greatest of modern in- spiration speakers, the supreme master of investive and forensics,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
Selected Poem
MEMORY

MEMORY .E. A. Hillbom in New Haven Journai-Courier The little deeds you do today, The way you smile, the things you say Are oftentimes just laid aside, Or cast away like flowers that died The voices of the friends you know, The love of those who watched you grow A tender glance or wistful s.sn, Might seem to fade as time goes by. But all these moments, hours and days, Will wander back in many ways. They come to us in dreams, you see It's just this thing called memory. But many voices soon will cease, As hair grows grey and years increase; These memories will mean so much, When nothing else is left to touch. So store away the pleasant things, And know the joy such treasure brings; For memories are always best When all things else have gone to rest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

Governor-elect Raymond E. Baldwin has hopes of speedy legislative session: ss T. He wants things to be disposed of as raj rapidly as possible. All of which is father CT to the thought of every incoming chief executive. Few of them want to have the law-makers hanging around the Capitol With a war on we don't think the gover- nor can get the session over very quickly but our Uncle Sam certainly could.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Censorship
 Office Is Getting Plenty Of Heat
Br pETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington CnrreSnANtarns

., $, censorship iS on the pan, It usually Is, m a free country, but now coneresSmen are oAieetlne to censorship and they are in a post. ton to do something about it, Senator Gerald P, Nye Of North Do. &ota has suggested an investigation of all censorship practices, Senator Frederick Van NuyS Of, Indiana,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

chairman Of tho Senate Judiciary Committee, h a S ordered an inveS~ ttgatlon Of charges made bN
 Ernest 0rueninR governor of Alas. ka, that the omee of Censorship has been illegally cen. Soring mail to and from Alaska, Sem ator John A, Dam Rher of Portland, Conn is reSpon
 sihle for having he senate call
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
Questions
 and Answers
YnuR QuRsTioNs ANsWERED

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The Waterbury Demecrats Sefv. Aen Bureau will answer toE you free, any question ef fact or information not Involving exten~ slvN research. Write your Quen. tlon clearly, sign name and address, enclose A ehree cent nestage eamp. Medical er legai aslvlce cannot he glven. Address Waterbury Democrats Washlngs lon service Bureau, lOiS ThiEs leenth Street. Washington. D. p e, Ia the American language sposen ln the United StatesS
 A. The language Is English; tlie itlloms are American.
 o, Docs the milk of Jersey cows contain mere butterfat than that ot Holsseln- -FrleSian cowsp
 A. Based on oiIlclal yearly rec ords, Jersey COWS average about bS6 Der cent and Aolsseln- Friesian, s4 per cent.
 @, Did the same actress who DOT. trays "Nars. Hardy" in the "Herdy Family" film series play the mother in "Young Tom Edisone"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
A Thought for Today

Givc unto the Lord Che glory due unto his uaa worship Che Lord in the beauty 0f hoh- ncSS,-pSalm sSss,
  should we in the worlds riper years, neglect Gods ancient SancNaricS, and adore Only among the crowd and under roofs ma, our frail hands have ra'Sed9-Bryant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

We should eX-
 pect to req q about duties, the necessity of liv-
 ing a good life, or working for | h e advance m e n t of . the kingdom. B Il t this statement a bout human destiny D u t s such all aside a n d declares
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
STRENGTH
 FOR THE DAY nu EAnI nnIfGIASS n n
By EARL L. DOUGLASS D.
JOY IN RELIGION

Mans chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever"
 Thus runs the answer in an an- cient catechism. Its statement con- corning mans destiny occasions mild surprise whe We first read it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

WASHINGTON sE announcement that A okayed this idea
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

took as his text those lines from "If":
 If you can dream and not
 make dreams your master; If you can think-and not make
 thoughts your aim;
 If you can meet with triumph
 and disaster
 And treat those two imposters
 just the same"
 If it is good enough for Mr Churchill to quote. then. maybe just possibly. the college boys and girls and the Rotarians and the Ki- wanians were not so far from the right track. And maybe, also. an apology is owed to Mir. Kipling. the brave and bitter and tender old gentleman of Burwash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
Washington Merry-Go-R
BY DREW PEARSON

R. 0verrued Hull in Backing Prince 0ttos Austron Legon of Pope and Myon Taylor Tied Up with Stucton Catholic Hierarchy Followed with Coll to Boek Wor to the t; American People Are Smashing Records Liquor Consumption
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
TopAY's COMMON ERROR

TODAY's COMMON ERROR a. Everyone where | was raised says n calculate to spend Sunday at home" or similar expressions, ! am now told ts k wrong. Why?
 \. Because calculate means to compute, to think or study out. and should not be used In Che sense of suppose, exs pect or Intend. Say "T intend Co spend, etc."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 6:27 D. m. (war time). Sun rises 8:03 a. m; sets 5:25 D. m. twar time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08
HEADLINES
 and HILARITY

Surgeon General Thomas Par ran says that 65 degrees is health fui. It seems that the doctor is be- ing extremely cool toward us these days.
 The Rose Bowl selection is about decided. From here. 1t looks as though Georgia will play the wsn- ner of the Army-Navy versus Don Nelson match, while some Coast team clashes with Wendell Willkle in the preliminary.
 Winchell was rumored interested in bowl bid. but the Navy De- partment reminded hi:n that he's on a secret mission. 2nd can't 50 into huddle with anyone.
 Churchill is against "gas" ra- tionlng. He needed plenty of it to tall Britishcrs into the war after Dunkirl:, and he needs even more now 10 talk Italy out of the con- fi!ct.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-08

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