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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04

officers have been elected to serve during the coming year:
 President-John Rolly.
 Vice. -president-Albert Wilke. Secretary-Mrs. John Rocco. Assistant Secretary-Mrs. Walter Wennirg.
 Treasurer-Archie Mitchell. Financial Secretary-Mrs. Patrick Fitzpatrick.
 Board of Directors-Michael Zello, George Morrone, Louis Tedesco, Vlto
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04

Although excessive automobile voltage may seem to be an advan- tage, actually it burns up the d!s- tributor points and burns out the headlights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04
IS EPILEPSY INHERITED? WHAT CAUSES IT?

A booklet containing the opinions of famous doctors on this interest. ing subject will be sent FREE while they last, to any reader writing 10 the Educational Division 5a5 Fifth Avenue. New York. N. Y Dent, l. 297.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04

Sergeant Jean Regis of 132 East Main street, who was severely burn ed while serving In the Latin Amer ican area March 3, l942 has under gone another skin-grafting opera ton. his eighth, according to word received here. He is confined at the Lawson General Hospital at Allan ta, Ga. His step-father, William J. Hennessey is at an overseas Naval hospital under treatment for injur- ies sustained in action at Salerno Sept 9.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04

An automobile fuel consisting of gas generated from burning saw dust Is being utilized in England, and it is reported that is greatest advantage is that it functions al- most instantaneously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04

Since synthetic tires at the pres ent time do not have the resistance to heat induced by high speed that natural rubber ones do, it may be necessary to maintain the 35-mile speed limit after synthetic tires come on the market.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04

Eight constables, four Demo- cratS and four Republicans, were elected Tuesday in the biennial municipal elections. Nomination being equivalent to election the eight candidates had little worry during the campaign. The four triumphant Democrats include Italo Delfino, Francesca DiSomma, Sam Ershler and Joseph W. Kelly. The last named was appointed constable about a month ago to succeed Frank McCann of the OPA rent control staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04

With hunters off to war. foxes are becoming @ pest in Northern Ire lard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04
%,s>4M%1ynvv% ESTABLISHED ises
There's A Little Old Mill In PeebIes.
esTABLlsHED issB

There's A Little Old Mill In Feeble: Scotland.
 It's an ivy covered mill of two hun dred years as time fIies-of course it's for from being the oldest mill in old SeotIond - but - it's one of the famous mills because it looms all the Scotch eheviots Rosers-Peet use in their glorious Scotch Mist topcoots at $70. And Scotch Mist topeoots ere oe. claimed from eoost to coost as mon's sreotest gift to wisely thrifty. weotherwise men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04

terbury. has been promoted from captain to major in Sicily where he is serving with an Army Air Force unit.
 Richard Montesi of 3l5 Willow street has completed basic training at the station at Sampson, N. Y.
 Private First Class Sadie Koury of Torrington, a member of the WAC, is serving in the North Afri- can area. She enlisted a year ago and was one of the first women soldiers to arrive on the African continent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
MUssoLINI AND HITLER FARLEY

Here is news item of the take-or-
leave-it class:
Hitler and Mussolini, it is said, recently
ssnferred, with Mussolini pleading for more
guns and planes to defend Italy and Hitler
Offering to send more German Elite Guards,
which Mussolini declined.
Obviously, Italy is fearful of an Allied
invasion. The Italians know that they are up
against more than they expected when Il
'pIceg stabbed France in the back and ina
hlfallysIthey want help from Der Fuehrer. /
Do aas Hitler is not inclined to give up guns
4 and planes to sMussolini, probably because
heihas no halluc ination about the fighting
Stamina of the Italian army. He prefers to
take over Italy and defend it with his own
forces.
Just what will happen if the United
Nations make a determined attack upon
Italy is speculative but there is more than a
suspicion that something will crack and that
it will not be the Allied offensive.
Certainly, events in Tunisia indicate
that the world will soon know what the Al
lied high command has planned - its next
venture toward the defeat of the Axis ag-
gressors This is what worries Mussolini and
it is more than enough to explain the con-
ference of the two leaders.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
UNITED NATIONS READY FOR WAR


3 The United States has every reason
to- be proud of whatahas transpired in the
Pacific.Ocean since Japans treacherous at
tack OH Pearl Harbor.
- It is quite true that the Japanese had
superiority on land, in the air and on the
sea- but, nevertheless, our fighting men
have made steady progress toward thwart-
ingtheambitions of the Orientals
=. 1t is frequent pastime of columnists
to speculate upon what might be accom-
plshed if our complete strength could be
thrown against Japan. Obviously, this is i'm
possible and we should patiently await the
reinforcement of our positions in the Far
East
!. Constantine Brown, writer on mill
tary affairs, says that competent observ-
ers... from the Far East believe that more
progress could be made if Admiral Halsey
and Gem Macarthur "had at their Asposal
all theysneed particularly in avisA0n."
- It-might be stated that General Eisen-
hover and the other Allied leaders in Eu-
rope could make more progress also if they
had at their disposal all they need
= What many Americans overlook is the
stupendous advantages enjoyed by the Axis
powers. They started the war when they
were ready for warfare The democracies
had to defend themselves as best they could,
meanwhile building up their strength to de-
feat their enemies
Naturally, in the building-up process
it Is impossible for any commander any
where to have all that he needs to defeat
thgenemy. 1t takes time to prepare for war
fare on a large scale.san to overcome the
superiority of our enemies e = aea
In-the meantime, there is nothing tQabe
gained through idle speculation astoIwhas
might have happened. The British, sfog .e&5
ample, would not have been drivenrfrom
Dunkirk or from Singapore if their COM
manders had had all that they needed.
It was the lack of men and equipment,
not lack of courage or leadership, that
brought about the disasters to the United
Nations in the early period of the war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
Dr..WiIIiam Heard Fitzpatrick
Professor Emeritus. Teachers Col.
91i1 iege, Columbia University.
DIR. KILPATRICK OPENS: The

answer is a clear yes!
Progressive education" is the con-
sistent effort to apply in education
three deepest rooted characteristics
Of modern democratic civilization:
I'D humane regard for personality
(the essence of modern democracy +;
CD belief in honest open-minded
inquiry as against an imposed indoc-
trination; CD an acceptance of mans
inherent social nature that each must
accept responsibility for the common
good (the basis of social morality
To these three the modern study of
human learning adds (4) that each
learns best what means most to him.
Careful studies by Wrightstone, by
the Eight Year Experiment" by New
York State Observation-Disclosures
ed by many others and denied by no
equally careful study-show ID rec
ommendation to New York City to
adopt progressive education; ~
(Wrightstone) progressive" elemen-
tary school substantially equal to
others in 20 measured respects, SUI
perior in %, inferior in /; similarly
progressive" secondary schools equal
In IL respects, superior in %, inferior
in 3; CD the Thirty schools" (eight
year plam graduates from college
have done somewhat better job
than the comparison group" and "the
more experimental the school, the
greater the degree of success in COL
lege."
And our schools increasingly &C.
cept this Judgment
MIR. HART CHALLENGES: No.
body opposes humane regard for
personality, or the other vague gen.
civilizations of DR.. Fitzpatrick. But
Progressive Education attempts too
much, spreads out too far, has en-
twined itself too readily with collec-
ttUistic propaganda. In so doing it neg
lects fundamentals-like teaching the
pupil to read. In New York City
three or four years ago it was found
that many pupils were such poor
readers they couldn't read textbooks
in first year High School. WPA work.
ers had to be brought in, taught to
teach reading, and then made to
teach these pupils to read-this in the
costIiest school system in America
DIR. FITZPATRICK REPLIES: Mr..
Harris statements show his educa-
tional ignorance. The New York City
trial Of progressive education began
with the first grade In 1885. Three
or four years ago" these pupils were
In the third or fourth grade. Mr..
Harris poor high school readers then
were taught according to his own
plan. After six years trial of pro-
gressive education In seventy city
schools, $4,000 pupils, the State De-
partment Of Education evaluated it;
found it better; recommended its per-
manent adoption throughout the sys-
tenn. This the city has approve
Trials elsewhere show like supe RI
ority. The trend toward progressive
education is both widespread and
strong.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
3 rs ~ G.
,l ! snlli3..}ltL,,ns
Has Progressive Education,
Earned a Permanent Place
i'm Our Schools?
As debated by
Mr.. Mcrwin X. Hart
President, Ne,c York State
Economic Council.

MIR. HART OPENS: Like man,
PHILOSOPHERS. Progressive Education
has a kernel of truth-namely, thai
it is important for the student to be
interested in his work and to enjoy
1t. But this is no new discovery. And
Progressive Education, as a system.
has not earned permanent place I'm
our schools
Already some former friends have
lost confidence in it. Thus. DR.. Mich
olas Murray Butler. President of Co
lumbia University, whose Teachers
College has long been the chief ex-
ponent of Progressive Education, re-
Gently described Progressive Educa-
ton as the turning loose of youth in
the world :. to form such habits
and tastes as they from time to time
may choose. -" And he added that
nothing could be more reac-
tionary or more damaging to youth"
than the extreme forms" of Progress
sive Education
Sound education shows youth how
to live and how to make a living
We have little to go by except the
experience of the past. That expert
ence teaches that life is not easy
that to meet it one must develop all
ones mental, moral, physical and
spiritual powers; that such develop
ment comes only by Self-discipline.
Progressive Education, as a system
runs counter to these inescapable
facts. That is why it has failed.
DIR. FITZPATRICK CHALLENGES:
President Butler was never friendly
to progressive education (Mr. Hart
made that up). He knows little about
it. For forty years his gaze has been
on politics and international affairs.
Mr.. Hart properly wishes sound
education" and 'self-discipline." Pro-
gressive education best provides both.
Wrightstone found, scientifically. that
the progressive school teaches the
subjects better and provides more
and better opportunities for develop
ing desirable social qualities" Fur
Their "the experimental school pupils
were found to be significantly more
honest" "the conventional school su-
pill" ito be more deceitful" Self
discipline progressive education
stresses; that is its chief aim.
MIR. HART REPLIES: Laymen are
not alone in thinking progressive
education spreads out too far.
In 1888 the Principal of Haaren
High School, New York, complained
of having to offer 100 subjects under
a highly complex elective system. As
a result, he said. "''' We have a
bewildered student body and con-
fused and harassed teaching force.
We have graduating groups '' who
are masters of nothing and not even
jacks of all they have attempted to
study. We have letdown in SUDDEN,
morale and stamina e"
Space prevents further comment
As system and philosophy Pro
gressive Education Just doesn't work
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
jnA1 ASSOCIATION
ID ii R,7tzz1f Ns~s5st-
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth i4d Print 1t
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece Of any person. clique.
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue.
commend good done by individual or organ
ization; tolerant Of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that win elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
Today In History

1782-Presidio of Santa Barbara,
Cal, founded
1832-Abraham Lincoln, %, en-
lists for the Black Hawk War.
1836-15-minute battle of San
Jacinto establishes the independ-
ence of Texas from Mexico.
1892-Rustlers and cowboys in
battle in Montana.
1896-System of temperature
control patented by William P
Powers of Chicago, thermostat
maker.
l898-United States declares
war on Spain.
Defeated Germany re-
quests permission maintain 200,-
600 soldiers instead of prescribed
100000.
1927-Aaron Sapiro VS.. Ford
million dollar libel suit ends in
mistrial.
193O-Ohio State Penitentiary
fire-over 300 die.
1936-Unemployed take over
New Jersey Assembly Chamber.
1941-British fight way to
Southern Greece and Mediterran-
can.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
WATSON SETS AN EXAMPLE

Attorney General j. Tom Watson has
set an example, in insisting that public
funds be conserved, that may be emulated.
with distinct advantage, by every lawyer ir
Florida who holds a city, county, or state
job.
leo cow atsona has started suit to restrain
cabinet members from hiring outside att
e toprneys to doiwork for the state that he was
deleeted teido. He. styles that procedure /. an
F1llegaland unnecessary increase in the cost
of performance" and points to the paw
ment by Comptroller j. NJ Lee of fees.
amounting to $S5,S70, to private law firm
to collect delinquent taxes on intangibles
that total 1885, 59S.
Dade county's tax assessor said that
Lees regular agents could have made the
collections at "trifling COSTS
Watson asserts that the people elect
ed him to perform the duties of his office,
and he insists that he be permitted to per-
form them. But all over the state there are
lawyers who were appointed to attend to
the legal business of cities and counties, but
just as soon as case of any magnitude
comes up, the lawyers, named to fill. the
duties of their postsyTetain cot herulawyers
to help them at addedyexpe t69thertities.
and counties concerned ~ sa e;a. lDe as,,, Ms
Now, if the sappointees feel itfaeyI are
incapable of attending to wfqatevef legal
business arises t1atsneeds the attention OF
their office, then the apparently right thing
fer them to do would be to resign.
Tn a III othor lliuuc IN lifo ~, h,,e;,, o,,
as well as in the professions, man is ex-
pected to do what he was hired to do, with
the single exception of the legal profes-
sion
We have case in point now, regarding
the valuation of city revenue bonds of S.
100000 to acquire the properties of the
Key West Electric Company, wherein the
lawyer is hired to attend to the valuation
proceedings.
The same things have happened in
Monroe county, and in some instances the
county commissioners have paid extra fees
to their own attorneys. If man is hired to
be city attorney or county attorney, the
presumption is that he was hired to do the
city's or the county's legal work for his
specified salary.
Why extra fees. why employ other
lawyers to help do the work that the ap-
pointees are paid salary to do themselves?
That is an incongruity that the lay
mind can not comprehend.
Watson's action against the state cab
inet may wake up at least some city and
county officials IA, vorioi1c n % rtc of tho c+a+a
to insist, when lawyers are appointed, that
they must perform the work they were hired
to perform.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
Today's
Anniversaries

1783-SamueI ]. Mills, noted
Congregational missionary to the
colored, born Torrington, Conn.
Died June Is, 1918.
1809-Robert M. T. Hunter,
Virginia statesman, Confederate
official, born Essex Co, Va. Died
July 18, 1887.
1818-Henry w. Shaw c.Josh
Bilings''), famed humorist his
day, born Lancsboro, Mass. Died
Oct IA, 1905.
, 1888 = Charlotte E. Brown,
Rockford, Ill, organizer of wom-
ems clubs, born Andover, Mass.
Died Feb. 5, 1895.
183S-John Muir, famed Cali
fornia naturalist, born in Scot
land. Died Dec. "a, 1914.
1842-Charles Follen Adams,
Boston dialect poet, born there.
Died March 8, 1918.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
KEY WEST in
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF APRIL 81 1893

Mayor William H Malone said
today he is discouraged over the
attitude of many merchants to-
wards the using of scrip in trad
ing at their stores. Some won't ac-
cept it at all and others take il
only in small amounts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

John S. knight, editor, and publisher
of the Miami Herald, has beer ahpointed'
by President Roosevelt as censorship liaison'
officer in Ib1don. MrsKnisht vast severe,
but just critic Of the Administration, and it
looks on the surface like case of making
impoteEt powerful adversary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

A musical rpogram was present
cd last night at the convent for
the benefit of the Catholic African
missions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Members of the Jolly Merry
makers Club were guests of Mrs.
Otto Kirchheiner yesterday after
noon at her home on Whitehead
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Don't forget it takes more than enthus-
iasm to grow Victory Garden.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

The Primary Boys Club will
meet at Wesley House at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Human Nature and Dame Nature have
two things in common, both being UMPIRE
dictable and changeable
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

The population of the Channel
Islands off England increased af-
ter the first World War. but de-
clined in the '30's and is now about
$4,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Frank Jackson left yesterday
for a visit to several cities along
the east coast. He expects to be
back IN a week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Mrs. Raul Archer entertained
the jolly Merrymakers at their
meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

and partner of the Charles Saun-
uers wholesale grocery, returned
yesterday afternoon from bust
ness trip in Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

j. L. Pierce, of Miami. arrived
yesterday and is a guest of Regi-
maid Pritchard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

War may be a great evil but it brings
many men face to face with God; ask any
man who has been under intensive fire.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
Nov Hitler wants to ban the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

I We are living in a m when a
fraternity pin gives way to a military dec
Grafton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Mrs. Eva Warner, who had
been in Miami on a short visit, re-
turned yesterday afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Old Testament because Of rs
Jewish origin. But the New Tes-
lament too IS bas-d on the life
and the works OF q Jew.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Morgenthau wants rural banks
to bid on war loans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Bernie Papy, head salesman
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
Today's Horoscope

Today gives force and some
diplomacy. enabling the native to
combat the opposition arising from
the disputative tendency. Compare
carefully with yesterdays birth
day horoscope.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Alfred Knowles and two broth
ers left yesterday for Tavernier to
prepare their motorboat for a
cruise through the Florida Keys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Princess Elizabeth Alexander
York, elder daughter of British
king, born II years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

The Rev. James w. Courtney,
| S. j., will address members of
the Sodalites of the Blessed Vir-
gin in CT. Cecelia's Hall, begin
ming at ]; 80 o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Berlin FELTON,, who had been in
Key West visiting relatives, re-
turned yesterday to his home in
Upper Matecumbe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Polished Pebbles" an operet-
ia, will be presented by high
school students this evening in
the auditorium of the school
house.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

Tom Warren and Malcolm Pin
der entertained friends at the lat
ter's home on Southland street on
Thursday evening. Games were
played and musical program was
presented.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

British find the Germans short
Of planes to aid U-boats.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
Today's Birthdays

DR.. Percy w. Bridgman, Har-
ward physicist. born Cambridge,
Mass, 81 years ago.
Gr. Winfred Overholser, super
of the St Elizabeth Hospital.
Washington, D. c., born Worces-
ter, Mass, 81 years ago.
Arthur Stanwood Pier of Con-
cerd, N. H.. teacher-author born
Pittsburgh, SO years ago.
DR.. Georgia E. Hardness of the
Garrett Biblical Inst, Chicago,
woman theologian. born Hardness.
NJ Y. 50 years ago.
Dr., Francis P Gaines, president
Washington and Lee Univ. horn
Due West, S. C.. 81 years ago.
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1836-15-minute battle of San
Jacinto establishes the independ-
ence of Texas from Mexico.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

1832-Abraham Lincoln, %, en-
lists for the Black Hawk War.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21

17S2-Presidio of Santa Barbara,
Cal, founded.