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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
Black-Out Ahead

II Waterbury is to participate in
trial black-out late this month or early
in March, it will have to consider very
seriously now the steps to be taken by
houSe-holderS business firms, and the
numerous other places to be affected.
Right now we don't doubt but what the
entire city could be BACKED out pretty
effectively with lite warning, but it
might not be the type of black-out that
authorities contemplate or advise What
we'd achieve now without the advance
preparations would be complete darkness;
defense officials don't want that for they
complain that total darkness weakens
morale.
What then is the objective? Black-outs
achieved through use of some manner of
shutter or covering that will allow resi-
dents of homes or workers to enter certain
rooms during the black-out period and
remain there until the all-clear signal has
been sounded. The majority of home
owners probably haven't given much
thought to the selection of the one room
to which all members of their family will
retire when black-out or air raid warnings
are sounded. And if they haven't done this
they certainly haven't made any plans to
transform this room into a shelter from
which no light may leak to the outside
and which would provide protection in
the event of a real air raid
To achieve perfect black-out in any
community there has to be lot OF pre-
lminary instruction. Well probably be
given that in the next few weeks. Hart
ford has been getting it the last few days,
so perhaps we're next in line. 1t involves
such matters as preparation of the shelter
room in homes offices, public buildings,
etc. We rather imagine, though, that our
initial test will be accomplished by
turning out all lights and then sitting
around in the most comfortable chair in
the front room until permission to
start reading or listening to the radio is
given.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

It's to be Ray" Baldwin for governor
again this fall. Republicans have finally
dropped all their differences and come to
the conclusion that the ex-governor is
the one man who may have chance OF
overcoming the following that Gov.
Robert A. Hurley has now created through
his forceful and wise administration OF
the state government. Well, the average
man without any glimmering Of political
maneuvers would have told you that 1T
had to be Baldwin if the Republicans
wanted to make Showing at all this
year. 1t remained, however, for the recent
election of Congressman Joseph Talbot
and his tribute to the ex-governor at a
recent meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee to indicate, that all
was we'll in high party circles SO far as
the Baldwin boom was concerned. We
don't think it would have been smart
politics for the Republicans to shift their
battle lines this year. They are notably
encouraged by the Talbot victory and
while the fall election is still months
away, still .GOPers are trying to scent
further victories, though they may be
extremely faint at this writing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
No More Smugness

Associate Justice Roberts of the U. S.
Supreme Court has had a ringside view
of American self-complacency at its worst
and it astonished him. Following the
careful investigation of his COM
mittee into the disaster at Pearl Harbor,
the Justice said: II cannot understand
the smugness of the United States. I
cannot understand its complacency."
That there was little enough reason for
it, events proved. But have We COM
pletely lost it? Are there not people who
still say, "Wait till 1943, then we can
win in a walk?" or Lets beat the Japs;
Hitler can't touch us then," while SUBJ
marines Turk off every large American
port city. Smugness is not dead though
it is dying Can we not smother it before
some more terrible disaster comes to
stamp out the last trace of it in our
midst?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

The topic of removing automobiles
from public streets is apt to be touchy
one right now here in Waterbury, what
with the all-night parking ban going it's
merry way and owners without garages
or driveways smarting under the
"indignity" of having to course far afield
for suitable place to leave their cars.
Up in Boston, though, officials are making
plans for clearing every street of that
city of autos in the event the city. is
raided by enemy planes. Traffic moving
into the city will be turned back: Traffic
going out of town would literally get a
big boost from traffic officers to make 1t
move faster. Then all stationary vehicles
will either be moved or left to brave the
falling bombs. Everything movable,
though, will move in the direction now
being plotted and no differently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
Current Comment

We freely concede to industry the
right to function in the manager
ial sphere In accordance with its
best judgment and in accordance
with the policies Of the govern
ment.
President William Green, A. F. of
L.
A general economic mobilization
plan has to take into consideration
civilian consumption as we'll as the
armament effort.
1t will be great mistake for our
people to depend upon a collapse
Of any enemy country to win the
war.
Senator Tom Connally, Texas.
What is needed is a searching
examination Of conscience by every
person who has any authority at
all over the use Of resources in the
United States.
r.. r. Guthrie. chief, textile. cloth
ing and leather branch, OPM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
The Mean Woman

We're glad we're not the Department
of Agriculture. The department has just
broadcast to the world that the American
woman is in bad shape. Instead of being
a Venus five feet-six in height, with 35-
inch hips and Is inches around the waist,
she's positively dumpy, mere five feet
three in height, with 1882 hips and 29.15
inches around the waist.
This dumpy-sounding average was OBJ
tanned from measurements of 1858
women in seven states and the District
of Columbia The department refers TO
her as ''the mean woman" which will be
an underStatement when she reads the
figures
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

long last they promised to settle
their century-old boundary dis
pute, thus ending aggression In
the Americas.
Moonlight played on the palm
trees outside. White swans glided
in the ancient reflecting pool of
the Foreign Office. But Pan
American diplomats, dog-tired,
cared naught about moon, swans
or palm trees, as they waited
for the translators to whip the
Peruvian Ecuadorian treaty into
Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Only man still exuding vi
vaciousness was Brazil's indefa-
tigable Foreign Minister Oswaldo
Aranha. While waiting, he ex-
pounded to mis- colleagues on the
evils of Hitler.
"Hitler," said Aranha, "has
started two things which he will
live to regret. One is his per-
secution of the Jews. That will
come back to haunt Germany
for years.
1.-THE other IS forcing the United
States to become a great military
nation. Before Hitler, the United
States was one of the least mill
taristic countries In the world. 1t
did not want to arm. But now
that 1t is armed, its people will
not permit 1t to be caught nap
ping again. So 1t will suffer
all the evils of militarism."
But, DIR. 4Aranha," interrupted
Sumner WclIes with a twinkle
in his eye, Brazil will suffer
from the same evils; for all that
we have In the way Of military
supplies Brazil will have also.
We intend to send you tanks, air.
planes, artillery until we have
made you the strongest nation
in South America"
THAT remark" interrupted Ar
gentina's Foreign Minister Ruiz
Ginazu, who had refused to break
relations with the Axis, has all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

Don't worry about Eberstadt.
We can handle him. II you make
him mad it won't matter. What
you want to watch is not to get
Walter Renther mad. II you
make him mad, then we will be
in hot water and you'll be in
trouble with me-
NOTE: Two listed young vice
president of the United Auto
Workers, Reuther is highly re-
garded as crack Industrial ex-
pert by Nelson and Undersecre-
tary of War Robert Patterson. At
ter former OPM Director General
Knudsen had repeatedly disre-
garded proposals by Reuther for
increasing war production In the
auto industry, Patterson went over
Knudsen's head and appointed
Reuther as mis- personal represen-
''tative to make survey of sew
eral auto plants preparatory to
converting them to armament pro-
duction.
KANZLER TAKES HINT
Kanzler lost no time in TAX
ing his boss hint A few hours
later he started action on one Of
Reuther's chief proposals.
Kanzler sent kilograms to all
auto, truck and parts manufac-
turers ordering them to submit
by February S list of machine
tools in their possession, plus in
formation on what these tools
are being used for and the amount
of war goods the plants are now
making.
Reuther long urged the COM
pilation of such data as pre-
liminary step tor pooling the ma
chine tools If the auto industry
for greater war output. Heswas
vigorously opposed by C. E., Will
son, head of General Motors, who
fought tool cooling with the back
ing of Knudson. Kanzler's move
is the first attempt to ascertain
exactly the tool resources Of the
auto makers.
Copyright, 1912, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

ment can ever receive Is to nave
its outstanding protagonist removed.
And yet Christianity not only did
not collapse with the death OF
Jesus; it was from His death and
because Of His death that what up
to that time had been q local move
ment became a world-conquering re-
ligion. The early disciples did not
try to hide the death Of Christ or
to. explain away the cross. They
took what under ordinary condi-
lions would be the most damaging
circumstance imaginable, namely,
the ignominious. death Of the found
er of their religion, and made His
death the center Of glorious exhor-
tation.
Christianity challenges human life
and peremptorily summons 1t to give
an account Of itself. The cross Is its
greatest challenge. When we accept
that and take 1t to our hearts as the
eternal symbol OF salvation, we be-
gin to understand what our Lords
ministry among men really meant.
AL Rights Reserved Babson
Newspaper Syndicate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
What's Your l. O.?
Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn to back
page for the answers.

I. On which Of the Hawaiian Is
lands is Honolulu?
2. Texas, West Virginia or Mich
igan is nicknamad the Panhandle
State?
8. Name former president VIII.
led the famous charge up San
Juan Hill, near Santiago, Cuba IN
the War with Spain.
4. In what country did Walter
Hines Page serve as American am
bassador during World War /?
S. What are the important COM
mcdities produced in the indepen-
dent state of Sarawak. on the
northwest coast of Borneo?
6. Which president OF the United
States was a surveyor?
Z. How many arms has an octo-
pus?
8. What body gets between the
moon and the sun to cause lunar
eclipse?
8. What was the name OF the
famous mystic sword Of King Ar
thur?
10. Which general made the
famous March to the Sea- during
the War between the States?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

Larned History" calls the incident
at Washington "a piece Of pure. un.
mitigated vandalism, deliberately
committed by high officers in the
British service" This Is the tone
generally adopted by American his.
tories. On a previous page. however,
Larned describes the capture Of
York by the Americans and adds:
THE Americans, contrary to the ar
ticles Of surrender, shamefully burnt
the town."
free world rests on good British
American understanding, 1t would be
we'll to recall who started the burn
ing-or better, wipe the slate clean.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

@. What causes a creaking stair
way and how can 1t be remedied?
A. Usually 1t is caused by the
subsequent drying and shrinking OF
the wood, which results in a ger
eral losseness Of the parts. 1t can
be remedied by driving finishing
nails into the sides of the steps at
an angle SO that they penetrate in
to the stringers at the sides. Also
nail along the the front edges OF the
steps into the verticle risers beneath
them. Countersink the nail-heads
trifle and fill the holes with wax OF
the same color as the wood finish.
@. Was there someone named
Pigeon who made trip around the
world alone in small boat?
A. Harry Pidgeon completed a
four-year trip around the world
alone in a 34-foot yawl in 1925.
c. Why is a pressing iron some
times called sadiror?
A. One of the early meanings OF
the adjective sad is heavy. Sadiron
simply means heavy iron.
@. 7 made an error in the in
formation I gave to the Social Sc
curity Board. How can / correct it?
A. Obtain from the office OF the
Board nearest to you, a form on
which you can make the changes
you desire. This form will be sent
to the Accounting operate rs d.
vision where your social security
record will be corrected. Any post
master can tell you the address o.
the nearest Social Security Boarc
Field Office.
@. What is the highest rank
held by a Negro ip the U. S. Army?
A. Brigadier General, held bJ
Benjamin o. Davis.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
In Today's Mail
WHY 1T WAS BURNED
christian Science Monitor)

(Christian Science Monitor)
The President and the Prime
Minister walked together in
to the house the British once
burned Press dispatch.
Few, very few, American histories
and practically none of those used
in the grammar grades OF State
s:hools-tell the complete story OF
why a detachment Of British SOL
diers, under orders, burned the
White House, along with the Capt.
toll and department buildings, Aug
gust "a, 1914, during Americas Sec
ond war with England.
Trevelyan's British History" gives
the incident two lines. Recalling
various raids on the American sea-
board, Professor Trevelyan says:
1.-The public buildings Of Washington
were burned, in reprisal for the
burning the year before Of Toronto
then called York"
The American published New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

5000 miles south
west Of San Fran
cisco, m 1 g h t be
consid cred well
out of the W ar
but Is in 1t right
up to the hilt.
This Minister
Nash is q It e a
person. 1t isn't
his first visit to
the United States
It's his fifth
but the other four
were en- route to
and from England
W here he was
horn Nevertheless
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
Selected Poem
THE THINGS 1 KNEW

THE THINGS l KNEW
Paul H. Oehser in the Christian Science Monitor
Before the sparrows were awake,
Between the night and dawn
saw bue-eyed milkman break
The dew across the lawn.
He put the milk upon the shelf;
He thought no one was near.
heard him whistling to himself
So low that none could hear.
How did I know his eyes were blue
Or hear the song he sung?
Oh, wonderful were the things knew
When was very young!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

Local factories, already well-populated
with women workers will be even more SO
in the months to come And they'll be
engaged in laborious tasks, too, such as
have been done by men only in the past
All the local factories are taking the
initiative in this respect, as the handicap
of fewer able bodied men is made more
evident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
BY EARL L. DOUGLASS, d. ID.
CHRISTIANITY MET THE
CRUCIAL TEST

The most amazing feature In
Christianity is the fact that it sur
vived the death of It's founder. Al
most no movement in the world has
succeeded in overcoming such an
obstacle. Alexander the Great died,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
Questions
and Answers
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O. Which city In the United
States enacted the first backout
ordinance?
A. Seattle. which adopted such
q measure about year ago. pre-
paratory to a practice AFRAID drill.
@. What does the term potato
masher" signify in the present war?
A. A Russian hand grenade.
@. What Is the Soldiers and
Sailors Civil Relief Act?
A. On October IT, 1910, q law
was passed which provides for the
suspension of the enforcement OF
certain civil liabilities against a
person while member Of the armed
forces of the U. S., and for the pro-
lection of the rights such persons
have under any contract Of life in
surance on the level premium or
legal-reserve plan and benefit in the
nature Of life insurance arising out
Of membership in any fraternal or
beneficial association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

a n d upon his
death the whole
of his empire
fell apart. Had
Napoleon Bona
parte died unde-
feated, there can
be little doubt
that, Is vast
emphe W oul d
have broken up
into component
parts. The worst
blow any move
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
A person may be In his house,
but he goes into 1t. The
movement Of thing from
the outside to the inside OF
another thing, Is. described
by the word into.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
Washington Merry-Go Round
Y. S. Will Help LotinAmerieon Nations Which Help U.s.;
Our Aid Brozil Will Give Her Leadership Position;
Aonhos Strategy Puts Argentine in Mexco's Shadow.
DREW Pc AR S q N
ROBERT s. ALLEN

RIO DE ANERo February o'clock the morning The Pan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
A Thought for Today

For every one that dOeth evil hateth the light,
neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should
be reproved.-John 1920.
But he that hath the steerage OF my course,
direct my saill--Shakespeare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

Daily Almanac
Moon rises 9:59 p. m.
Sun rises $3.50 a. m. sets 5:14 p IN.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
New Zealand
New Dealer
New Diplomat
BY PETER EDISON

BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent
Washington. Feb. 5-Your capital
has a new diplomat this week In
the person OF the Hon. Mr.. Walter
Nash, first minister TO Washington
from New Zealand, which, being
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-05

@. What does the term potato
masher" signify in the present war;
A. A Russian hand grenade.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-10-29
Public Auction Sale
Southwest OF Willow

AS 1 have decided to discontinue
farming, / will sell the following
personal property, as is, at the farm
called the "Seekin's farm" located
about miles southwest of Willow
River, on Monday, November 2. Sale
starts at 10 a. m. Lunch will be
served.
Five horses-Iron gray gelding, 6
years old, weight 1000 pounds; black
mare, years old, weight 400 pounds;
Bay mare, years old, weight 400
pounds; gray gelding, 4 years old,
weight 1850 pounds; bay mare, 1lh
years old.
Twenty head of cattle, T. B. and
Bangs tested.-Holstein and Guern-
sey cow, years old, to freshen Janu-
airy 20; Guernsey cow, 8 years old, to
freshen July 20; Guernsey COW, 3
years old, to freshen July 8; Guernsey
cow, years old, to freshen Jan. %;
Holstein cow, 3 years old, to freshen
March 90; Guernsey cow, years old,
to freshen December 20; Guernsey
COW, years old, to freshen Deem
Der Is; Guernsey cow, 3 years old,
pasture bred; Guernsey cow, years
old, to freshen soon; Guernsey cow,
6 years old, to freshen February ID;
Guernsey COW, years old, to fresh
en- February 16; Guernsey heifer, 7
months old; Holstein heifer, 18
months old, pasture bred; 2 Guernsey
heifers, 10 months old, pasture bred;
3 Guernsey bulls, Is months old; 2
Guernsey bulls, months old.
Farm machinery Pro tractor
gang pillow, 14-in., new shares; John
Deere sulky pillow, 16-in.; Oliver
walking pillow, 14-in.; ]. I. Case walk
ing pillow, 14-in.; Mccormick grain
binder, with trucks; Mccormick corn
binder; Mccormick mower, SIT,
tractor tongue; one-horse cultiva-
tor, Mccormick mower, SIT, horse
tongue; Minnesota hay rake, loft;
John Deere hay rake, loft; trailer
wagon with 35x5 spare tire, good
rubber; spring tooth, two sleds, pota-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-10-29
Village OF Denham

Clements Burak from Duluth, visited at
the parental B. Burak home over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dahlstrom spent the
weekend at the Tony Chmielewski home
taking care of the farm duties while the
family went to Minneapolis.
Mrs. 7. Staudinger was called home last
Thursday by the sudden illness of her
Mrs. Staudinger has not returned we
have not learned of the seriousness of her
illness.
Allen Irene, o. E. Stadheim of Duluth.
and John Cegla, Jr, spent the weekend
at Mr. Irenes cabin at Sun Rise Acres.
of Detroit Mich. spent few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Martichuski
and also called on numerous other friends.
Mrs Allen Irene and Shirley called at
the Fred Wesley home in Moose Lake
Sunday and the Wesleys and 1renes were
dinner guests at the Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Sortadahl home near Moose Lake.
The Carnival sponsored by the Denham
PIT. A. Friday night was well attended
and if noise is an indication of a good
time, the children attending must have
had grand time.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Anderson and Mr.
and Mrs. NemitZ of Moose Lake, started
out Sunday morning for Delano to visit
their daughter. Margaret. who teaches
they were obliged to turn around at
Milaca and come home.
Pfc. Albert Fenus is now stationed at
Camp Swift. Texas. and is looking for
ward to furlough some time in Noven-
Der.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Petersen visited
in Duluth Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-10-29
Church and Home
BY REV. M. MIKKELSEN

Nourishment and reaping appear
to be closely related. There can be
no way of being nurtured, bodily as
well as mentally and spiritually, if
we don't reap. We might not be
thinking about that every moment
perhaps for the reason that in itself
this is an evident truth, and is a
problem so simple that very few of
us consider it important enough to
be seriously concerned about it. 1t
does not constitute a problem for
those who are daily occupied in pro-
ducing the food that they themselves
and their fellowmen need. They
certainly should not worry about
these things. But there are so many
more in this world who take for
granted that they are entitled to eat
without the least effort on their part
to assist in procuring the nutriment
for their bodies and souls.
There are people everywhere who
act as if God, if they believe in a
God, or else the world owes them
everything they. need, life, susten-
ance, and all, who accept Gods gifts
as a matter of fact without realizing
that they also are obligated to God
and man both; it evidently never oc-
Cured to them that there is a con-
nection between reaping and eating
they just eat.
I do not see how such people can
enjoy their inactivity and still be sat-
isfied with themselves. If ever any
good can come out of world situa-
ton like the present one, it is per-
haps this that it may arouse the self
complacent into self-resentment and
call them into activity, for it is when
life is threatened that one begins to
think of its value and consequently
to strive to preserve it.
Life is a struggle, but it is the
struggle, am sure, which adds val
uation to life. We should never be
afraid of the adverse conditions in
life. Life is supported by the revela-
ton to man of his God, and not from
the satisfaction afforded skin or
bone. The things and the circum-
stances which may make living easier
and more comfortable do not always,
as a rule, never, make it happier.
Therefore it is extremely important
that we should plan our work so
that we each day and each hour
know what to do, and how to do it..
Time is so easily wasted. And wasted
time can never be regained.
Today it seems to be more import
ant than ever that everyone of us
makes good use of his time and tai
ents. Being exempt from active
combat duty does not mean that we
have right to do just as we please.
The reason for exemption is ones
qualification for a certain type of
work which must by all means be
done.
AS Christians we are not to choose
our own way but to follow way
that has been chosen for us, and as
we go forward step by step we must
listen and obey.