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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08
Building Permits

The following permits have been issued at the office of Building Inspector John T. Hartley:
 Dr. Thomas COttierO, to erect garage at 21 Cooke street, $450.
 Mill Plain Trucking Company, to make addition to garage at Lakewood and Grilley road $4OO.
 Mrs. Rose Snyder, to make al- iteration to building at 15O Madi- son street, S1O0.
 Waterbury Realty Company to make alteration for new store front at 68 Bank street, $4,20O.
 Giuseppe PelOsi, to erect garage at 151 Beech street, S4OO.
 Mrs. Rose Shea, to enclose porch on Lydia street, $195.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08
nuRaTs DRIVEN OUT

FFVoIdepees '. ., Nept. b-tUFl'- Between 20 and 2S0 guests at the Grown hotel were driven from their beds early today by a Flbblsh Are In the boiler room which sent clouds Of amoke hllloWina through the aix- story structure. The bia9e was quickly sxllnsnifhed and damage aas negligible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08
TWO DOUGHBOYS
 ARE UNDER ARREST

Belfast. Sept. S. lUp1 - United States military police have arrested two American soldiers who report edly fired into 6 crowd Of children. wounding two Of them. who shout cd at them Sunday night, it was revealed teddy.
 An elsh-year-old and a slK.year. old child were taken to tho hospital with aiiaht lng wounds.
 A hostile crowd surrounded fhe soldleTs. Who fpporlealy had been drinking, but police found 70 guns on them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08
ILOOSENED POLE
 DETOURS TRAFFIC

A loosened 35-foot pole of the Southern New England Telephone Co. at Rose and Giles street detour- ed traffic for one hour Sunday night. A repair squad was sum moned to prop up the pole which was swaying dangerously. Com munications remained uninterrupt- ed, despite the condition. Traffic al the point was controlled by Sergt Charles J. McWeeney and Motol Patrolman Walter E. Ogrisek while the repairs were made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08

sired speed, or even hold it sta tionary in the air. Tn this respect McDevitt's flying wing will initiate the automobile. Not requiring ex- pensive airfields with long runways it can proceed direct to any manu- featuring plant, land at loading platform, take on its cargo; then fly direct to final destination and discharge its freight without need of railroad or motor truck for final delivery. For deluxe passenger service flying wing can ply between cities direct, loading and discharg- ing passengers from overhead ter- minals in central locations of each city. Thus vertical ascent and de- scent of plane by means of sky hooks will eliminate long jaunt from present airports to travellers final destination, besides greatly increas- ing safety of air travel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08
POLICE REPORT
 AUTO COLLISION

A car driven by Edward Mascon, 23, of 1862 Baldwin street, and one operated by William Worden, 50, of 37 Garden Circle on North Main street, collided Sunday and dam aged lenders on both cars was the result. Motor Patrolman Walter E. Ogrisek inve SLN.ed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08

Eight Labor Day babies were born in local hospitals, swelling. further the record September number of births. Waterbury hospital reported six births, while St. Mary's listed two.
 Hospital authorities all over the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08
VENISON DINNER
 LOST TO SOLDIERS

Fort Devens, Mass, Sept. 8-(UP) A closed season was suddenly inl- posed at Fort Devens and robbed an infantry outfit of a venison din- ner.
 The men were on a firing range
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08
HURT IN FALL

Paul Tricaso, 30. of New Haven sustained a fractured leg last night when he fell while boarding a bus at the railroad station. He was taken to the Waterbury hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08

when three deer wandered into tIlf target area. one hundred x.lIe immediately bore on tho game. hii Capt. Wilbur P. Davis, post ranea oflcer, loudly announced: "Nc hunt ing on the reservation.a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08

French fashion influence S disl appearing in Buenos Aires. Argen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08

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 l&
 .',=z.S'~ NEARD ARoyNp CASHlN'S
 CORNER
 'One uv tn worst diseases uv tn human race is putin things off. We have a lot of things tuh do t'day-an' we flgger we'll put some uv it off til t'morrow. On'y it doesn't work out. We'll never have any more time than we have right now-an' if we got somethin' tuh do, t'day's tn time tuh do it."
 =: DOINS ROUND TOWN :- TUESDAY, September 9th: The executive committee of the Senior Luther league of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church will meet at the home of MT. and Mrs. H. c. Ander- son of Ledgeside avenue at 8 p. m.
 The Evening Department of the Second Congregational church will hold membership supper.
 Joseph R. Williams, sachem of Mattatuck tribe, No. "A, 1m- proved Order of Red Men, will preside at meeting to be held in the club rooms at IT Con- greSs avenue at 8:3O. WEDNESDAY,, Sept. g:
 Post Junior College of Com merce to open for 53rd session. Fifth Annual American Legion flower show at Sprague School. Watervile.
 SATURDAY, Sept. l2:
 Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year, to be observed.
 Lots nv folks who have heard bout Cashin's Homogenized Miik liRger they will try it one uy these days. Why not start right now tuh give your family th' extFy special quality uY Cashin's rich milk an dairy produets9 There's cream a an appealin' flavor in every drop uv Cashin's Homogenized MIX " an that's why you kin use it in so many ways. an why children an grownups all injoy it, MIX is your best food-'afl' you kin be sure uv highest quality when you buy any cashin's Dairy Prod uets."
 ZEKE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08

MT. and Mrs. Joseph DiLeo of East Main street were registered for the weekend at the Hotel Astor in New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08

Miss Ann Dunleavy of Danbury has returned from a two weeks va cation with her aunt. Mrs. Charles Clark of Autumn street.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
LEGAL NOTICES
TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on November IA,
l941, Irene Weathersby executed a
trust deed under the terms Of which
the hereinafter land was conveyed
to the undersigned as trustee to
secure the payment of an indebted
ess due the Merchants and Farmers
Bank, therein described, which trust
deed is recorded in Book 80, page 20,
of the Trust Deed Records of Hol-
mes county, Mississippi;
AND WHEREAS, default having
been made in the performance of said
trust deed, and the holder thereof
having requested the undersigned to
sell said land, as provided by law
and said trust deed;
THEREFORE, the undersigned
will, on Friday, March 18th, 1912,
within legal hours at the South Front
Door of the Holmes county court
house, in Lexington. Mississippi, Of
fer for sale and sell at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described land situated
in Holmes county, state of Missis-
sippi, to-wit:
The Southeast ", of the North
west Il, less two acres, Section IL,
Township IA, Range 2 East.
WITNESS my signature on this
the 18th day of February, 1912.
j. S. KEALHOFER,
Trustee.
Feb. 1926 : March SIP
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
FSA Should Be Investigated !.

Farm Security Administration officials In
Alabama admit paying poll taxes for their
clients and members of their families. Should
this policy prevail all over the country where
the FSA operates it would provide a pool
of about six million votes which is a
pretty big block of voters.
The announced purpose of having all
clients and their members voting citizens is
the opportunity it affords for Organization
making it possible to lobby for more pf!vi-
leges from a vote-conscious Congress.
The danger of such practices should be
apparent to every American. Once such an
organization comes into being it can, with
it's vast power, perpetuate itself by reason
of it's size. A Congress, depending on votes
for it's reelection, would be powerless to re-
fuse the group anything.
The FSA has undoubtedly done much
good. In principle it is to help worthy far
raers help themselves. 1t has turned many
Woodworking tenants into landlords and as
such has done a great work.
. But in paying poll tax for its members
it has overstepped the bounds of ethics and
good Americanism 1t has gone too far in
the direction of socialism and state control.
An immediate and full investigation should
be made by the proper authorities and made
public. A true and correct report free from
whitewash should be given and at once.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19

ton of France itself, crestfallen and
numbled in the sight of the world.
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Knox Manning, the radio announc-
err, like any other good radio man,
has a fondness for newspapers. He
realizes that although he regularly
broadcasts news from a big station,
that he must read the papers to get
the stories behind the news. Manning
has a favorite newsboy at 44th and
5th Avenue and often stops to chat
with the amiable youngster. Lately
he noticed the boy yelling at the top
of his lungs, Paper! Paper! Read
ell about it. It's tragic! It's terrible."
Finally Manning stopped the young
ster and asked him what was so ira
gic. The ingenious one quickly re-
piled, Il don't know mister, but it
sure sells a lot of papers"
A letter which just came in to the
local Red Cross, holds to ME, the
most vital and genuine spirit of the
foundations of American life, Of
anything l have seen for many a
day. From a farmers wife, it says
in part: Putnam County, Missouri
is made up of typically salt-of-the-
earth American citizens. We are
slow, sure, like to linger at the sup
per table until the shadows come on
and sing late at the country school
programs. We are still horse traders
and mule swappers. We try on eight
pairs of shoes before we buy. We
start building a hen house in May
and don't finish it until September
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
d BY NORTH CALLAHAN \

of hundreds of workmen who scram-
bled to safety, some already seriously
burned. as the fire ragged. Everyone
was asking if sabotage started it.
No one seemed to know, and a work
mans blow torch was finally said
to have touched off the blaze. With
in a few hours, millions of dollars
worth of damage was done to this
magnificent vessel which French
WPA labor had built. Soon the
oceanic titan began to list and next
morning fell heavily over on her
side. With much sorrow l recalled
that when out-of-town friends had
come to New York, one of the first
sights ! took them to see was this
imposing, mountainous Normandie
lying at anchor in the peaceful Hud-
son Only seven years ago, the splen-
did liner made her maiden voyage
to America bringing as a passenger,
the wife of the president of France.
Now SCARED and blackened, the ship
lies on her side in the turgid wat
efs of the river, much like the ma
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19

Once the proud queen of the seas,
the blazing Normandie was a sad
spectacle as she burned at her
pier over on the Hudson River, /
went down there as soon as ] heard
the news and felt fortunate at being
able to get across the fire line, since
police were holding many curious
spectators off, more than a block
from the scene. Newsmen, police,
soldiers and sailors and afraid war
dens dashed in and among the fire.
men as all of us edged as close to
the fiery hull as flames and water
would allow. First impressions un-
animously were, isn't it a shame7"
Even those of US getting information
and helping in the fire fighting
were almost stunned by realization
Of the great material tragedy taking
place. Drawn up around the great
S3,O00-ton ship were "a fire engine
companies and several fire boats
pouring cascades of water on the
hull which just a few minutes before
had almost been the funeral pyre
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19

if the notion strikes us. We believe
that tne Lord Almighty meant for us
to ereate u lives around happy
homes and rosy-cheeked children and
bul ing barns and little white church
es and good food and liberty. We
are slow and easy going and salts
fled with u way of life
Satisfied with our way of life -
yes! And that is the very reason
we snapped to attention when we
found the worlds storm threatening
u.s."
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People who talk of a physical-up-
building seem to forget the most
popular sport in this country today
1T is bowling. According to Stats
tics, several million of our men and
bowl daily. Even now, there
is a bowling tournament going on in
New York with 5000 women, alone,
competing. And these are but the
winners from 5000, 900 other fem
'r:ne keglers around the country.
Men like to bowl better than wo-
men but the fair sex think it helps
their figures SO they go after it with
more enthusiasm. One bowling alley
near by home stays open so late
that the pin boys don't even go home
to sleep, but instead, curl up and
snooze in their "alleys."
-oOo-
The other night ! went to the
Metropolitan Opera and sat in a
box. The reason l sat in a box and
not in a less expensive seat was be-
cause l was the guest of friends.
And too, this evening, l could un-
derstand the opera, for it was in
English. They even debated whether
opera should be sung in English or
in the native tongue of the COM
POSER. DIN Downes, critic of the
Times, took the foreign side, Flor
ence Easton the other. As an ex-
ample, "The Barber of Seville" was
sung first in Italian, then in Eng
lish. During the latter performance,
we Of the audience actually under
stood it, knew when to laugh and
even the performers seemed to en-.
JOY the language more. If they will
put grand opera in English and pre-
sent it that way, l believe that it may
become a popular thing all over the
country and folks will regard it as
entertainment instead of a high-brow
diversion.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
CeneroI Macarthur

General Douglas Macarthur now
there's a man for you!
Tall, handsome, clean-cut, he Is the cpl
tome of the best tradition of our armed
forces. There is hardly an American who
has not thrilled to his gallant stand on Ba-
taan who has not wept because Of the
odds against him and his courageous fol-
lowers.
General Macarthur represents the high
est type of American manhood. His educa-
ton and training in the military sphere -
not surpassed by any man in our armed
forces or those of our enemies.
We have every confidence in fine men
like General Macarthur and General Mar
shall, our chief of staff.
If men like Macarthur and his chief are
left alone to plan the strategy of this many
sided war in which we are engaged WI will
see victory sooner and with less loss in Am
erican lives.
These men have been trained from ear
Hest boyhood in the military tradition. They
have studied and know, as no public Of
ficials can know, our weaknesses and our
strength.
If left alone by politicians they will win
this war.
God help America if they are not given
a free hand in planning and fighting this
war.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19

in our government when they know that
such men are left free to make the decisions
which must be made if we are to win the
war.
There will be no such things as gains for
labor. pensions for Congress, nor high
salaried movie stars and dancers, if we don't
win this war.
Everything else in this country must be
subordinated to that pursuit. That is the
only way Washington can ever get the peo-
pie behind it solidly again by realizing
that and acting now.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19

SCRAP OR ELSE'-With one ex-
ception, everything that can be done
s being done in conserving and
making full use of all available
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

The qualified electors of the town
of Pickens, Holmes County, Missis-
sippi, are hereby given notice that a
special election will be held by the
town of Pickens, at its regular poll
ing place, the Mayors Office, during
legal hours, on Tuesday, March 10.
1912, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of the late v. c. DENLY,
Town Clerk.
Signed:
H. S. MCKEE,
NJ. A. HANNA,
A. A. WHITEHEAD,
Election Commissioners.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
Compiocence : People or Washington:

Much has been written about the COM
placence of the American people their
lack of interest in the war their never
ending quarreling and selfishness their
failure to show any real interest in what
goes on in their government.
If the people were complacent it was only
because we were led to complacency by the
officials of our government who talked about
what we were doing in the way of building
military night. Hardly a day passed that
some high Washington officials made a
speech on what a giant we were. We were
assured that our Navy was ready for war
in both oceans. We were told a lot of things
that made us think all we had to do was
declare war and the Axis would evaporate
overnight.
With the developments since December
7th America has learned much. We have
found that our officials either didn't know
what they were talking about or else they
were talking just to scare the Axis. We
have learned that there has been negligence
and a lack of alertness in high places.
Pearl Harbor CONCEALED the American
public. Not a voice was lifted against a
declaration of war against Japan and then
Germany and Italy. The nation was solidly
behind the President and Congress in a unity
never before matched even in the First
World War.
Instead of keeping this unity as it should
have Washington smashed it with enact
ment Of pensions, with quarreling over civil
Ian defense and employment of dancers and
movie stars.
Now Washington cries that the public is
not showing enough interest in the war.
We can only reply that Washington has
nobody to blame but itself for the lethargy
and lack of interest in the war if such rs
the case. Washington screams emergency
and continues to argue about fan-dancing
ard ~"pinkish" movie stars, continues to per-
nit strikes to be called, argue about pen
sions and holding Social gains.
It is not the people who are not taking
the war seriously enough. Rather the
trouble is in Washington.
The division. of opinion in this country
today is a pure reflection of the madhouse
that is Washington.
If the President and Congress will stop
all this monkeybusiness and clear the decks
for action there will be no more division
of public sentiment nor will there be a lack
of interest in fighti.g the war.
Let turn the fighting of the war over to
GU. military men. Let them be unhampered
by the politics of any nation. We must de-
pend upon their training and ability to pre-
serve America.
Our people will have complete confidence
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
BEHIND THE SCENES IN
AMERICAN BUSINESS
By John Craddoek

NEW YORK, Feb. 16-SWING-
OVER-Latest word on the CONVEX
sion of industry from peacetime to
war production brings home forcibly
the extent of the changcover. Under
tentative plans of the new War Pro-
duction Board, industrial facilities
which in 1871 turned out $4,000
100000 (billions) worth Of durable
and semi-durable consumer goods
for civilians will be wholly or par
tally converted to wal goods max.
ing. That means military output will
account for more than half - &C.
tually SO per cent - of the nations
total industrial production in 1912;
the degree of step-up is more ap-
parent when you not that, even with
the big swing" Of 1941, the per-
centage of military goods that year
was only Fl. And total production
for 1912 is expected to run about
one-sixth greater than for last year,
which itself set an all-time record.
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WASHINGTON - New Labor
Department figures show that aver
age weekly earnings for workers in
all manufacturing industries increas-
ed 33.9 per cent. from wars out
break, August of 1889, to last mid
November, while retail food prices
went up 81 per cent in the same
period. F. The new wave of wage
increase demands is seen here as
threatening ar extension Of price
freezing to wide ranges of the
retail field - thus far applied to
manufacturers and wholesalers only.
In order to forestall the new wage
demands, which are based on pro-
liability of more living-cost rises, the
OPA may have to hurry up with de-
finite assurance that living costs will
ne stabilized. That would require
a quick freezing job on retail
prices of three great essentials:
food, clothing and housing.
BITS O'BUSINESS Not only
are auto plants doing a rapid con-
version job individually, but they're
pooling and swapping machines
and facilities so that the whole in
dustry is fast turning into one gigan-
tic arms-production plant. For ex-
ample, Packard's famous proving
ground is now taking a pounding
from the tanks and trucks built by
Chrysler, for Packard isn't building
rolling stock any more but concen-
trating on Rolls-Royce airplane en-
| gines Westinghouse Electric
will put aside on per cent of its
paroll each month, into a special fund
to be used to cushion the effect OF
postwar employment on its folks
On January 81 total "money in cir
culation" in u. S. hit a new all-time
pea kof $11,100,0 00, 900; a year ago
it was $500, 100000 49,. The shop
ping spree that broke all records TO.
January is slowing down somewhat,
thanks to the SOLDERING effect of the
approach of income tax-paying time,
plus the growing effectiveness OF
the Defense Bonds drive.
900
SCRAP OR ELSE'-With one ex-
ception, everything that can be done
IS being done in conserving and
making full use of all available
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
KILLED In Action"

In 1885 when Carl Snare, a for
mer U. S. Marine, was married, six
of his buddies were present at the
wedding. All seven of them had been
reported killed in action during
World war l.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
In re: To Rental Of Bulldozer for

Road District r
1t appearing that road district 4
is in need of a bulldozer to be us
ed in moving the overhead in the
gravel pit of said district it is or
dered that the Clerk Of this Board
advertise for bids in The Durant
News to be received at the regular
March, 1912, meeting of this Board.
The Board reserves the right to re-
iect any or all bids for the rental Of
one bulldozer for the use and bene-
fit of road district four.
Ordered this Feb. 8, 1912.
PRAHAM H. WILLIAMS,
Clerk, Board of Supervisors
Feb. S, A times.