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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
The Food Price Situation

On August 2, Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced that widespread upward adjustments in food prices will be authorized by mid-September. That move was unavoidable in the interest ot retailer and consumer alike.
 The situation which led to it is simple When prices were frozen at the level ot last March, many food retailers were sell ling their wares at prices which were based on the lower wholesale prices Of months before. These retailers were do- ng this voluntarily, as part of their sue ;essful and aggressive contribution to the anti-inflation program Meanwhile, re- placement costs had substantially risen in many instances, and retailers could not restock except at the risk of heavy cash losses As the OPA pointed out, un- less this squeeze" was relieved, loW-cost distributors would have been forced to stop stocking and selling many important food products. And if that happened, these foods could have been moved to consumers only through distributors who had relatively high price ceilings.
 What is true of foods is true ot other lines of goods as well. If the original price-freezing order had been allowed to stand without correction, thousands or merchants, particularly those who were selling to the public at the lowest pos sible cost, would have eventually been forced out of business. The American economy, which is largely based on the operation of retail business, would nave been seriously disturbed. And the orunt of the blow would have been borne by the stores, chain and independent alike, which have done the most to protect the consumer.
 The reason behind the OPA's new po- licv should be understood by all. It does not mean that stores are going to earn unjustified profits at the public's oG; ex- pense. It simply means that the ,7l OpA has wisely realized the necessity of allow ing retail prices that will give the mer- chant enough return to stay in business and keep shelves well stocked. MT r;,i4ido Hen, derson believed that the best solution solution sate for the squeeze" but Congress re- fused to vote them. So an increase m prices became inevitable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
MENTAL INSTITUTIONS FAST BEGINNING TO REALIZE THE
 VALUE OF BETTER TREAT
 MENT OF THEIR INMATES
Everett. Mass,


 Sept. T, 1922.
 Editor of the Democrat:
 Slowly public mental institutions are relegating to the scrap heap Of ancient practices the scanty and regimented privileges conferred upon the mentally i'll. Despite the progress made in treating State hos- pital patients more humanely the fact remains that in at least D6 percent of such establishments out- door privileges are euFtailed, m many cases almost criminally SO. In a hospital population will be found all gTadations Of attitude and con- duct but phyehiatrie administrators who have been williEg to take chances" to put humanitarian theories to the test, have found that some patients appreciate SO highly the haven to which they have fled from their troubles and maintain such reliable standards of conduct that ground privileges 0s any specified breadth may be gTailts ed and will be metieul0nsly ehs served. pr. Harold ?. Norton. supers lntendent ol Boston State Hospital, vino has done more ln the last Ave years te completely reyelutlonlge the humane care ~ the Insane tllan many other hospital heads have done .n five times that number oi years. tells us that IT g6 TOO BAD THAT PeycHEATiflc ApkfIhIes TRAITORS CANNOT hE MADE To REALIZE THAT WHEN THE PA TENTS ARE DkOENILx AND MUMANHLY TREATED. TYfAI THEY ARE MUCH MoRG COOP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
Taxation Can Produce Socialism

One of the worst phases of our present tax program lies in the negotiable and potentially ruinous burden it places upon the many basic industries which have not profited from war activity - and eSpe- cially those industries which are string ently regulated by State and Federal commissions
 A brief recently submitted to the U. s. Senate Committee on Finance by repre- sentatives of the nations independent telephone companies which operate one out of every five telephones in the country - indicates what is happening If proposed corporate income and excess profits taxes are adopted, a typical group of these companies will have $4,5OO,OOO operating deficit before they pay penny of return to the holders of their common stocks. And that cannot be offset by in- creases in their charges to their GUS tomers. As the brief says: "Our rates and hence our income are determined poy regulatory bodies. We cannot readily increase rates, even when costs Of mater iaIs. wages and taxes are steadily rising
 GAS Q matter oi fact, increases ID rates hiqh enough to compensate TOT the pro- h9sed additional Federal taxes are Ik.tirely impractical, since the greater zart of any Increases would so right back into additional taxes" Kt then opservcs lhat an Increase in rates ol about siV'VV
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

The plan is still in the experi- mental stages, but 1t may be the answer to the oil barge prob- lem.
 GENERAL PAT HURLEY
 When Brig. Gen. Pat Hurley, U. s. Minister to New Zealand, re- turned to Washington the other day, ne went to call on his old friend Secretary of War Stimson. The two men had served together in the Cabinet of President Hoov- CT, Stimson as Secretary of State and Hurley as Secretary of War.
 Hurley gave Stimson his views on problems in the South Pa- cific, but insisted he didn't want to do any "bacl seat driving" He. did say, however, that he would like to be more in the thick of things.
 He had enjoyed the assignment which took him to the East Indies in January, in the effort to run the Japanese blockade with sup plies for the men on Bataan. And he had enjoyed the more recent assignment as Minister to New Zealand.
 But now he wanted a post not so far removed from the battle lines.
 When 75-year old Stimson heard this, he looked a& S9-year old Hurley in a paternal way, and said, You've done good job, Pat, and you have reason to be proud of yourself. But before you leap into the battle, 20 home and read First Kings, Chapter 20, Verse H."
 Hurley went back to his suite in the Mayflower and looked up the passage. It was the passage that Stimson quoted so effectively at his press conference:-
 "And the King of Israel an. swered and said, Tell him, Let
 not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off"
 Copyright, 1922, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
In Today's Mail

ERATIVE AND EASIER TO CARE FOR" There are some 2,50O patients in Dr. Norton's family. Yet on pleasant days this entire number, with the exception of 25 or so bed- ridden or hydro cases, enjoy the spacious hospital grounds and as a result of their outdoor life are brown as berries.
 Hear pr. Norton again. Frankly, our patients seem to be much more comfortable now and we have fewer accidents and fewer fractures and less disturbance than We had, even with 250 more employees. The pa- tients have developed confidence In themselves and the good patients take care of those who are feeble and disturbed. It Is all very inter- eeting to note the good that many patients have in them once they are trusted. how fully they recipro- cate.n Yet despite this experience at Boston State Hospital the ma-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

The Very Reverend Robert I. Cannon, s. J., president of Fordham University, stated at the formal opening ot the academic year at the college, that tnls country must "Never again dlsarm nor be misied by the preaching of lsolation- ists." This was not his view, he Stateo, a wear or more ago, but he has come to regard his previous stand as an lsolaCloi,- ish as mistake. He now taVors comPul- P sorry military training. In regard to o+a tnas at he likewise said: "One very important result will be the continuance on perm, anent basis of the present acceleratlo,i ':i, in college courses. Our young men WI WI nrofit from years military training ana Viii T he saved a year of wasted time that has m always characterized American ed- ucation.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
Selected Poem
MEADOW MATRoN

tBy Adin BalIou in The New York TimsO A oou, behaves far better than most morIals Ana shows us naners we might hope to snare No Guernsey turns you from her pasture poFlaih' RIt stands to greet you with eloYeFed ah' A COW, ln conversation, k dehentIui- ehe has no gossip, yifsage.Yse os spsteiu1 put if sle ssiubs helfer-lts for eansel A COW is never boring nor oblFnslyei , No cows the sort that must be entertained, ff son,e unmann0Ted farmer SfoYes abusive, COW wll saldom show that she ls palned, And even when shs wears a ernmpled horn, now's a lady 70 sha meadow born,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

President Roosevelt was very serious and very emphatic in his statements oyer s the radio the other night. His Woros car ried conviction and one became aware ol the fact one might as well come to ce,, ,, tain realizations or else n put here tn 4tl this great country of ours 1t IS nara o1 get folks Tor elsing" conscious. Pelsonaa qua liberty has been so great ana we ll@ve we had so much of what we want Wilen uS me want it that it is hard to get ooWn to ol aoo tacks " in other words to the 1acC tlnas ,,t e day seems to be coming when we ,o.s mon ,re 2 be able to have what we want "lien WI want it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

A newsman sauntered up. ''HOw's busineSs?" he asked.
 "WonderfuI!" was the sarcastic reply.
 Have you got enough gas to Operate?"
 The rejoinder was, "DO you want to go to Mount Vernon? What do you say? Ten bucks. Shrine of the Father of Our Country-ten bucks. Want to go?"
 The newsman shook his head.
 "Sure," said the driver. "Pve got enough gas-but no custom CTS. See all those people?" And he waved his hands to the crowded streets of downstOwn Washington. Plenty of people, but they're all busy with the war, nobody wants to see the shrine at Mount Vernon no more."
 PLASTIC BARGES
 The controversial question of whether steel can be spared for barges to relieve the oil shortage of the East may be on the verge of solution by the scientists of the Navy's Bureau of Shipping. They have discovered how to make barges 4 believe it or not - out of plastics.
 For months the New England states, as we'll as most of the At lantic coast, have been clamoring' for barges made of wood, or steel or anything with which to haul oil through the inland waterways. These waterways are safe from submarines, cost taxpayers mil- lions of dollars, yet they are rela- lively unused during crisis when the open seas contain lurking death.
 So far the Maritime Commis- sion has dawled inexcusably re- garding wooden barges. But now the Navy may have the answer. The Bureau of Ships has de- velooed a certain type of plastic, made of lignum, which is suf- ficiently durable to use in the hulls of small ships.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

EdUbOAlS 11C1A VI VAAS ANSVAOAAS The President wanted to get the farmers reaction before he made his speech, especially from the smaller, grass-roots farmers. So he asked Gardner Jackson to bring in Patton, who represents thousands of small farmers. Ac- company him were Secretary of Agriculture Wickard, and Jack son.
 The President told Patton he had definite plans for curbing the increase of farm prices and asked his opinion.
 "The farmers will go along with you, MT. President" Pat ton replied, provided you give the nation two crutches to walk on. But so far you've given us only one Crutch. You've tried to limit farm prices and labor's wages, but you haven't done anything about industrial profits. And while wages and farm prices have gone up a little, the profits of factories and munitions makers have gone up 400 per cent.
 "I can assure you the farm CTS will go along with you on anything of benefit to the na- tiOn," Patton continued. They'll limit their profits and be glad to make any sacrifice to win the war. But they won't do it willingly if they see big business making enormous profits out of the war;"
 CONGRESS DAWDLED
 Roosevelt replied by telling how he had asked Congress last Janu- ary to pass a tax bill limiting all incomes to $25 1000. But he said Congress had dawdled and delayed until no tax bill had been passed yet, and there was nothing in the tax bill even approaching his plan of limiting incomes.
 Then the President cited the case of an Englishman who had come to see him and told him his annual income was $500,000, but that after paying taxes he had $22,00O left. However, the English man was only too glad to have even that much.
 "YOu can tell that story to the ncwspapermen when you go out" the President added.
 Later, Roosevelt called Patton to the White House again, this time with the heads of the Farm Bureau, the Grange, and other farm leaders.
 "What happened to that story I told you about the English man and his taxes?" the Presi- dent asked. q didn't see it in the newspapers"
 "I gave it to the press, on the doorstep of the White House" Patton replied, land also told them about the spread between industrial profits and farm labor profits. But as far as I could see only two newspapers carried t."
 NOTE. Roosevelt did not men, ton the name Of the taypaying Englishman, but friends under stand 1t was Lord Beayerbrook who last Januatry lectured the President and various other ad- ministrationltes on the light tax burden of the American people. WARTIME WASHINGTON
 On a downtown street corner, three sightseeing llmousines were lined ID, waiting for business, The drivers sat on chairs on the sidewalk, looking ruefully at the passing crowd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

us to meet with equanlmity what- ever circumstances the day may bring forth,
 Said Carlyle on one oeeakion' DO thou myself but hold thy tongu0 for one day, and on the morrow how much greater are thy purn0sss ana duties; what wreck and rubbish have the mute worklnen within thee swept Rway sben ins lruslye noises N'0Te ss1at cut.
 One af the grnat Greek phll0s0. nhefs Was wollt tN fay that og nN Virtues silence was the best. All Righis RaseFved~v @ahseil Mewss
 naner Syndicate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

 second front in western Europe to relieve the pressure against the So- viet armies in the east.
 It can be stated authoritatively, meanwhile that the Soviet need not necessarily be knocked out or count ed out of the war, even were her armies to suffer the loss of the en- tire Caucasus area. That loss would be bitter blow, but not insur- mountable, for the Soviet would still have the effective production of her two largest industrial areas, Moscow and Leningrad.
 There is also the further report that behind the Ural Mountains, di- viding E.lssia proper from Siberia, there is a new industrial area of a size and productive capacity that would surprise the whole non-Rus- sian world.
 PROGRAM
 CENSORED
 The Soviet has apparently with good purpose kept secret the de- velopment details of this Ural Mountain industrial area. According to Ernest c. Ropes, head of the Russian division in the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and one of the few men in the Uni- ted States who has examined every bit of information which the So- viet government has allowed the outside world to learn about this area, it has been explored within the last 25 years and developed ale most entirely within the three i've year plans that began in 1928.
 Under the first five-year plan a few of the resources were devel- oped as concessions with foreign capital. But no outside aid was sought during the past 10 years for the developments, which have of course been accelerated by the war effort and the moving of some industrial plants from the Moscow and Leningrad areas to the safety of these mountains.
 All these developments of the last two years have been cloaked by military censorship. But, ore official report before the Soviet entered the war against Germany is perhaps significant. It said: 1.-TWO hundred new plants were built in the Urals between 193e and 1940."
 Today, this new Ural industrial area has some IS cities, of from 50,000 to 500,000 population, with names that have not appeared ir the communiques thus far and which must be sought on the map They include: Sverdlovsk, Chelia- binhk. Molotov, Ufa. Nishni-Tagil Magnitogorsk, Orsk and Stalinsk. RESOURCES
 TREMENDOUS
 The resources of the area are tre- mendous, even when propaganda k discounted. Most hopeful, from the point of view of supplying mechan. ized and air armies, was the dis covery of oil in 1929 in Ural f1elds of such extent that the area t known as a second Baku." Bakt and Grozny in the Caucasus have together been producing some S6 pel cent of the Soviet's petroleum pro- ducts.
 Metals of the Ural area provide it's richest resources, and the mines at the outbreak of the war, wert yielding 30 per cent of its iron, & per cent of its copper, plus alum mum, chrome, manganese, nickel.
 Coal and electric power have also been developed in the Ora area. With the removal of somt manufacturing and processing plants from western Russia. it ha' now supposedly been possible tt integrate the entire Ural area int an industrial district that is to large extent self-sufficient.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

absolute silence for Q quarter Of an hour. If we could barn te do this, we would discover in these periods of silence much wisdom that God can impaFt to our heaFls in no other way.
 The greatest contribution the QnakeTs haze made l0 the spiritual lie Of the world is te zach mon the value ol solemn silence, E ls one thing % let the mifld wander about from one subject 70 an0fhefi lt ls quite . different thing. and some.hlng much more proftahle, whNm we can maintain a sllenes nnlil iilere ls enaandeFed wlthin lls 10 peaceful mood which wll enAble
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

Schools open today It is $. 1;' happy yst day Or{ for the youngsters. Or is it? They start start off off glun1ly ali right but by closing tune C on on first day the breaking in was found ma to m he not so bad. It was nice to see ola friends fir and a new teacher. Already they fr are , looking forward to second day at at school. new studies and new program 0I school activities. Dear old golden rue days! Here you are again!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

Public opinion is making It's welgms felt in Washington in behalf or nTavy bonobers and cargo planes. war; Navy and Production officials are not as laa apart on this question as they were s. 1" month ago. Transportation ana war Sy the airways is not a very long way G Uat; In fact, it is doubling US lorce anu strength at the present time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

pied by the loss of the Ukraine and Donets basins north of tn e Black Sea, fur- ther shattered by the loss of the Rostov and Stall ingrad areas; and the Volga river itself cut.
 T h 8 t is a gloo m y picture indeed, an d a
 mere glance at it is enough to whet interest in tn e Y,nccihiiity 0f a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

jority of psychiatric administrators take the view that the insane must not be trusted, that their every movement must be watched like a cat watches a mouse, that because certain patients show rebellion against social standards. or because their promises are SO quickly brok' en that ALL patients must be mad to suffer in consequence. 4 study the number of persons having ground privileges in staet hospitals Is of great interest. Of e.b54 pa- tIents at Central Islip State Hos pital. New York, only $50 person.
 lContinRad on Next Pagel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

o. When did King Leopold III of Belgium marry his second wife2
 A. A report broadcast by the Ger man radio in December, l94t, stated that he had married Mile. Mary Leila Baels, daughter of 6 former Belgian Cabinet OMcer, on Sept. II. Stockholm reports said that the marriage took place near Laeken Castle, Brussels.
 @. Did the Soviet Republic have an exhibit at the New York Worlds Fair of fo39-402
 A. Yes in 1889, but 1t was with drawn at the close of that season. e. Do diamonds ever wear outa A. Most people believe that dia- monds will not wear out, yet those used in fine glass engraving estab- lishments are worn out by use in six to eight weeks.
 e. Does cardboard have much heat insulating value? Can 1t be used for house insulation?
 A. One.eighth inch layer of card. board will have about l-3 the in- sulating value of c 1-inch plank of wood. Before using cardboard as In. sulation in a house, 1t Is wise to rec duce Its fiammability by treating with s percent by weight of am- monium sulphate and 10 percent of di-ammoniun phosphate dissolved in 100 parts of water. The increase in weight of the cardboard after drying should not be less than 20 percent.
 O. will there be any more strain on rope if ten horses pull at each end than If one end Is tied to Q tree and ten horses pull at the other end?
 A, No. The tension on the rope is no greater than the pull at one of it's ends.
 e. What is the average playing time of ballet?
 A From thirty to forty minutes, though some of them run for nearly an hour.
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every day, IT only
 for a few mo- ments, in com- plete and abso- lute silence, look ing out en the
 green landscape If thei.s is any
 about us and if we have to be on the city
 streets, then look. ing up into the
 blue sky. Few peo- pie can sit in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09


 l. King Haakon of Norway re- gently celebrated his fiftieth, stS- tieth or seventieth birthday?
 2. What important post does Ja- waharlal Nenru hold in the All. India Congress Party?
 3. Name the two German sabo- teurs whose death sentences were communted by the president to life imprisonment at hard labor, and imprisonment for 90 years respec- lively.
 1. Windows are usually blown out ward by an explosion outside the building; true or false?
 5.Translate the Roman nuperal LXXX.
 6. Which belongs to the higher caste, a Brahman or an Untouch- able?
 2. McGill University is in Mon treal, Cleveland or St. Paul?
 8. For what masculine name is Paddy a nickname?
 g. Must decisions of the Supreme Court be by two-thirds majorityf
 TO- The terms "bowler" and wicket" are used in what major sport in. Great Britain?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARI. L. DOUGLASS D. D.

THE VALUE OF SILENCE
 One of the hardest things in the world to do is to be silent. Further moIc, one of the things we seldom do-and certainly it is thing we should often do-is to sit quietly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
3 NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Urals Give
 Russia An
 Ace In The Hole
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrrespOndent

Correspondent
 The picture generally painted is that If the Nazi drive on the south ern Russian front should succeed in crossing the Caucasus to the Caspian Sea, the Soviet would be done for.
 Tn more detail, the picture pre- sents this prospect: The Soviet army divided and having to fight on two fronts; the Soviet's largest oil fields, first at Grozny, then at Balu, in German hands; the So- viets industrial might already crip-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "Thls Is ali the further I can walk;" say, 'as far as"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

But They Insist on Limit to Industys Huge Wor Profits; FDRs Reply Cites Request Congress for Ceiling neomes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

Before he delivered his message on wag @ @ President had significant 'N the ional Farmers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
o what is d orassard7 !

e.. What is a brassard7
 A. Brassards consist of distinctive bands of cloth worn around the left sleeve between the elbow and shoulder. Examples of brassard are those of military police which are blue and bear the letters NJ. P. Red Gross workers wear a white hras- sard with a red cross, and veterifi. arians' brassards are white with . green crcss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
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