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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
Your Health
 BY Dr. Walisln Brady

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 WHEN FOOD sEEms aQuEERr
 nolllng for thirty minutps h necessary Go mako certain ot de~ struotlon og any hotNllnus toxin ln food, 1t ls always best to discard any canned food which looks. smells or tastes s'uueer" when tho can iS openea, Prevention Of hoeNllsm dN~ mandS careful handling ok fresh fruits and vegetables to he canned. avoiding any cruising or unneces- ary handling. AS for ground meat, sausage, and the like, it is always best to have meat freshly ground, not to buy any such meat which has stood exposed for any length Of tlme after grinding or cutting. So many correspondents mention that they are taking "shots" for this or that, end evidently they think I wtll understand what the ''shots" are. That means little moro than | it would mean to say a doctor rave you something for your trouble. A good many physicians, I fear, ex- ploit the guillhillty of patients. by administering this, that end tho other medicine by injeotlons when the same medicine taken in the ordinary way would be quite as effl- cacious For instance, 1t ia rarely necessary or advantageous Co give such shots" of vitamin Bel (thiamine) except in circumstances which preclude administration by mouth. This holds true ia most in- stances when iron, calcium, iodine. arsenic or ono ok scores of other medicines is given in 'shots." How. ever, the Wiseaores are generally much impressed by "shots" and sometimes submit Co such medica- ton when they profess to have little or no faith in "pllls and potiops,"
 It is evident that people are still more concerned and better inform cd about good nutrition for their livestock than for themselves. Tn this country this has been eneour- aged for many years by the Agri. culture Department of tho govern ment. Only In the past few years has the federal government ventur- cd to hand out any information or advice to the people about their own nutrition--and even now the government stun seems pretty care- fully censored by the interests, just as the propaganda of commercial Interests is, technically speaking, censored by the federal authorities. Thus ignorance and transformation about nutrition flourish and preju- dice continues to control the phy. sical welfare of the nation.
 Samuel Johnson, the Wiseacre of his time, said oats was generally fed to horses in England but sup. ported the people in Scotland, and some cany Scot cllnched it by ask ing where would you find flnel horses or finer men.
 Tn regard to human nutrition the cost of living and general econ, onay one wonders whether there ait anywhere else in the world M many wiseacres or so many plaiL tmustn't say iD fools as in theS Benighted States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

with special designs and speclfl- cations. Particular care is tak- en to specify the upholstery methods and materials based on practical experience to insure leng-wcarlng qualities.
 "Not only Is the relation be. tween the different period oR importance, hut In addition they must have . relation tO the architectural treatment of the room itself. In view of the fact that the particular Elm. bassy (Panama) for which the furniture is intended k located in strategic Central America, . country the United States Is vitally Interested in. not merely by exhibiting the basis of our manufacturing skill, but also from the point of view of the importance the Embassy Will ex. ert In Inter. American relations, the entire furnishing scheme ought to be of high standard without the use of untried sub- stitutes or commercial stock items.
 "Thc department k aware of the necessity of limiting the use of scarce materials, yet, on the other hand, the important functions of the Embassy are . cause for consideration In dee terminlng the merit of appli- cation"
 CHINESE CEILING PRICES
 In Arlington, across the river from Washington, e group of merchants met to receive instruc- tions from OPA officials about ceiling prices. Most coopera- tive Of the merchants was a Chinese laundryman, who deciar:d eagerly that he would follow in. structions to post ceiling prices.
 (CPA officials made an inspee- ton tour Of Arlington shops a few days later. They found the Chinese laundryman tired but smiling.
 "see! I post ceiling prices" he said, pointing to figures painted overhead, but it's plenty hard paint on ceiiing!"
 Copyright. l942, by United
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

Public officials throughout Connecti- cut ought to get together on the subject of the fuel oil problem as 1t affects such structures as schools There seems to be a variety of opinions among our city and town officers as to what should be done about keeping schools open or closed for tho cold winter months. Of course where there are no schools heated by oil there isn't real problem. But so many school houses are oil-heated and have not been converted that crisis looms for some of them. Tn some communities it has been suggested that schools remain closed during January and February, but keep open for July and August We doubt If that will be popular with either pupils, teachers or mothers and fathers. With thousands of children free during the cold winter months there is home heating problem, as well as the more pres sing one in those homes where both fath- CT and mother today are industrial work CTS. We think there should be every ef- fort to keep the schools going on regular schedules, so far as conditions permit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

A friend on the Committee had suggested to him in advance that 1t would be Q good Idea to ap. pear without an Army officer by his side, since some members of the Truman Committee had the impression Patterson was merely the mouthpieee for fortnight Lieut.. Gen. Brehon Som6ryeil and never made 6 move without his c. k.
 Despite this advice, Under Sec- retary Patterson arrived at the Committees hearings accompanied by m Army officer, Col. Albert J. Browning.
 During the course of the Com mittee's cross-examination, Sen- ators asked Patterson about the powers of dynamic Charles E. Wilson, former head Of General Electric, who has put new blood into the WIPE and popped up production as never before.
 Patterson testified that when it came to aircraft, escort ves- sells, radio and radar, Wilson had complete production pow ers over the Army or anyone else. Patterson was probably opposed to taking additional powers away from the Army and giving them to Wilson, but on these vital weapons--escort ves- seis, aircraft, radio and radar-- he said Wilson was supreme.
 Patterson was questioned at some length about this and seemed ab- solutely sure of his facts. He even said that he personally as Under Secretary of War could not overrule Wilson and the WIPE
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Press Comment
DEER SKIN
(Roston Post,

CBoston Post)
 It is to be hoped the hunters who bagged 2503 deer in this State dur- ing the open season will promptly donate the hides to the men in the armed forces.
 There has been a demand for deer hides to be used in making articles of warmth for our men in the cold. desolate Arctic. The appeal to the sportsmen to ldo this was made some time ago. No doubt, many of them have been responding. The com fort of our men who are fighting for the nation takes precedence over everything else. The deer hunters have z chance to prove themselves good sportsmen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

worst sthing for him to do was to try to right
 the machine by throwing h i s weight to the other side. He soon discovered that when he learned to bring the balance of his body into harmony wit,
 the halanca of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

daily routine to thO best of his ability, but 'in hls off hours ls at a loose end. m other words he is not soldier material particularly. In such cases there arc any number of those who can be reached through books Therefore it is urged that all do their bit In contributing as many books as they can during the next few months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

According to a report Republicans Of Waterbury may demand full control of the city court in 1943. If that is to be the attitude, it more or less reflects an irl- tention not to aid in securing legislation setting up new minor court system in Connecticut. As we recall it both Demo- crats and Republicans pledged such leg islation in campaign platforms. Let's not forget them, gentlemen!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

Existing wage levels which have been put under control by gov. crnment order, How do we go about increasing wages Go m c c [ these conditions !"
 All such letters Q n d variations thereof will be queries for more information on the governments wage stabiliEation program - ono of the least under
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
. NATIONAL S
 SPOTLIGHT
Who
 Fixes Wages, And Why?
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington CarrNAnOndenl

ff there is on unusually heavy fall of what looks like snow All over the United states this winter, a large part of it may turn out to be stuff that doesn't melt but will burn. They wlll be letters from workers asking in effect, How do 1 90 about getting . ralseq" Or they will be letters from employers saying, "It is next to impossible for us to keep old workers or RNt new ones At khe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Klept0manla

Son, iS, always looks for some thing to steal, whether in anybody home, stores. school We have beer unable to break him of this. Ns apparent reason--he just seems t' like to steal. Plea&c recommend good place to send him. He is th' fourth of seven children. The othe' six never showed such inclination
 tMrs. W. A..
 Answer-Don't send him any. where. Take him to a physician who is q specialist in mental ailments. Your family doctor will recommend one, or send stamped eveiope bear- ig your address and I will rccorii- mend one for you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

The year of 1922 was great one for the agriculturists. The coming year should be even better Last summer most gardeners were fortunate. Early in the season 1t looked as if growing conditions were going to be bad, but they changed and there was bountiful crop where honest toli was mixed with good, con- mon garden sense.. More people are go- ing to return to the soil in 1943 We wish ali of them luck, but they should recon cile themselves, before starting, to plenty of hard work, Encouragement, but suc- cess if droughts and floods don't afflict ug We think that gardening on large scale should be indulged in, because 1t will relieve tight situation, provide healthy work, and relieve the nervous strain all of us labor under during war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

Bob Patterson  problems them the scheduling of materials
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Selected Poem
THE WOODPILE's HOUR Elizabeth Coatsworth in the Christian
 Ccfa,,ca M0fft0rl

(Elizabetn C0atSWortn III the Onf ohah
 Science Monitor) This hour when winter casts his lengthenng shadow Across the frozen grasses of the meadow, When the last birds and leaves seem all in night Equally windblown, bodiiess and light, And the short arc of the sun spans the short day And funguses of ice thrust from the clay Brings glory to the woodpile, like a wall Of boulders. made of billets great and small, Fitted, precise and perfect in each part The final masterpiece of the farm-boys art, A masterpiece the mind may first admire Before the metamorphosis of fire.
 Daily Almanac
 Sun rises SIT a. m; sets 5:33 D. m. twar time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset H I
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL [. DOUGLASS D. Q.
ADAPTING OURSELVES TO
 SPIRITUAL LAWS

A young chap was learning to ride a bicycle, and he learned to his sorrow that when the bicycle began to lean over on one side, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
CvD

Thank you for the great help we have received from your CVD book let. Since reading 1t VIC can under stand the instructions of our doc- tor so much better. and he is so busy now taking care of his regular practice and much work left by other doctors who have left for military service.
 (Mrs. H. M. F.)
 Answer-The booklet "CVD" deals with Cardio-V Vascular Degeneration Cor Diseases of Heart and Arteries). Any reader may have q copy if he sends ten cents and stamped en- velope bearing his address.
 Report of A. Coincidence
 Tn the pamphlet Relief for AL lergy" you say: "If you feel nc definite relief from the remedy in { week, 1t is a failure in your case I noticed no relief and. was inucl disappointed after suffering for owe two years. Then two weeks after 1; stopped 1t realized my head wa clearing up. no longer sneezed ex' cessively, etcs-go I resumed taking one dose a day, sometimes ever, alternate day only, and now an perfectly normal Certainly grateful. (Mrs. c. |. @
 Answer-All know is that thu remedy suggested in the pamphle can do no harm Whether 1t hac anything to do with your improve ment, or whether you should givt credit to old A. J. Coincidence, whc can say? On request am Glad to send any correspondent who pro vides stamped envelope bearing hif address a copy of the pamphlet Relief for Allergy."
 Copyright 1e42, John ?. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

eVNGs AseabWAh NtaV AStot httaSt stood of all the wartime controls, yet tho one which will affect every wage earner in the country. fndl. rectly 1t affects every member Of every family right down to the subs deb'S allowance.
 The reason wage stabillEation Isn't yet fully understood Is that it has been in effect only since octo- ber 3, and hasn't given enough time for people to want pay raises,
 Briefly stated, the reason wage mobilization is necessary is that wages represent the biggest single Item in the total cost Of the war, The government Is now spending for war at the rate of 90 billions Q month, or $200 million q day. Since approximately 70 per cent of the national income is wages and sale aries, 1t is fair to say that 70 per cent Of the war cost is wages. That amounts to SAP billion month, or $40 million Q day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

 approximately 70 per cent of the national income is wages and sal. aries, 1t is fair to say that 70 per cent Of the war cost is wages. That amounts to SAP billion c month, or $40 million Q day.
 
 LOWER PAY.
 LESS WAR COST
 If the total cost Of the war runs to $500 billion, s2io billion will be wages and salaries, not just to the men in the armed services but to every man, woman and child who does a lick of war work. If the cost Of the war is to be kept down, If taxes winch go to pay those war costs are to be kept down, wages must be stabilized,
 The principal reason for keeping wages ad salaries under control, however, is to prevent inhation. If wages are permitted to rise without limits, the cost Of the goods pro- duced by labor and the services ren- dered by labor must rise with them, That's infiation. To prevent 1t, the government S actually interested in seeing that you have no more money to spend than there are goods and services to spend them on.
 By last September 1t was ap- parent that everything which had been done up to then in the way of price control and wage adjust ment was still not sufficient to check imitation. On October 2, Con- gress therefore passed an amend- ment to the Price Control Act au- thorizing the President to take this drastic wage control step. Moving rapidly, the President created the Ofilce of Economic Stabilization with ex.Supreme Court Justice James r. Byrnes at its head,
 Under the Presidents order, how. ever, the major part Of this author ity was delegated to the War Labor Board. which had been set up pre- viously to handle wartime labor dis- putes. Director Byfnes divided the responsibility further. THE JURISDICTION
 Control over farm wages of less than S2,400 e year was assigned 10 the Secretary of Agriculture.
 All other wages -- worlsmen's pay calculated on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis--Was left with the War Labor Board. Salaries under S5,000 year, except for executive or professional employees not GOV. cred by union wage agreement -- were also left under the jurisdiction of VILE.
 All other salaries pay com- puted on weekly, monthly or an- nual basis-were assigned to the control of the Commissioner Of In- ternal Revenue in the Treasury De- partment.
 General orders, rulings, regula- tlons Of the War Labor Board, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the Secretary Of Agriculture will therefore govern all actions on wage stabilization for the duration of the war. What those regulations are and how they affect your wages in wartime will be explained in series of short daily articles to fol- low this general introduction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
Washington Merry-G o-Round DREW PE PEARSON

chores Wilson end Army Still Odds Over War Production; He Vents Step Up Plane Output Without Building New PIonts soys WIPE Hos Supreme Power Then chonses His Mnd
 ete Deportmn Eehts for Louis Xv Furniture and BedsPrnss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30
A Thought for Today

Tor the luve OR money ls thc root of all evlli which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sOrrows,--Tlmothy 0iiO.
 whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, And almost every vice almighty gold,
 Ben Jonson.
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Evening star., 1942-11-11

posedly escape-proof Koenigstein
Fortress, but 1t could not hold him.
Over q period Of eight months, as
the story has been told, he prepared
q rope from strands of thread which
his wife sent him in gift packages,
and in April of this year he lowered
himself 65 feet from the tower in
which he had been imprisoned. The
Germans searched frantically for
him and offered a reward of 0,000
marks for his apprehension, but the
French general made his way
through Switzerland to the safety of
unoccupied France. At one time he
offered to surrender himself in ex-
change for 100000 French prisoners
Of war, but the Nazis, perhaps con-
sidering him too hard to hold,
spurned the offer.
Be that as it may, his collaboration
with the Allies in the present fight
ing is an asset of undeniably great
value, and it may very well be that
his influence had much to do with
softening French resistance to our
forces. Too much credit cannot be
given to the craftsmanship which
has made this possible.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
THIS AND THAT
By Charles z. TrdceweH.

Uniformity Of shrub growth in any
garden is not a good thing, from many
Standpoints.
This includes the hedges.
It is good idea to serve both the eye
and the birds at the same time.
Hence pruning of shrubs. including
barberries and privet, should be spread
in any one yard over several years, in
order to prevent uniformity, and at the
same time give the songbirds what they
like.
Not all the pruning should be done
at one time. This will give the yard
some pruned shrubs and some "leggy"
ones.
The birds like all sorts.
Some low nesters will not take to
Ieggy" shrub, that is one which has not
been pruned for so long that the lower
branches are all bare, whereas others
like them that way.
An interesting experiment with shrubs,
which may be- tried in springtime, Is to
take a piece of cord and tie up the top
of the bush.
This will make a sort of tent, after
the leaves grow out.
Many nesting birds find such a setup
irresistible. They are able to go into
the tent" with ease, but feel that enc
mics cannot do so.
Whether they are justified In this
confidence is difficult to say. Certainly
no yard would want more than one or
two shrubs tied up in this manner.
There are several varieties of barberry
on the market, including the common
Japanese barberry and the red-leafed
barberry.
Some sorts are practically evergreen,
but even the common one gives the i'm
preston of being intact in winter, owing
to the berries and the close growth Of the
branches.
It is a common mistake In planting
barberry to put the specimens too close
together
It is difficult to see, in planting, how
much space the plants require IN
year or two.
This often results in great clumps, and
crowded growth, and therefore requires
more plants than are necessary.
1t is not necessary with barberry to
keep other plants from croWding them.
They can fight it out without help. AS
one authority says, they stand neglect
admirably
1t is a good idea to shear out the old
stems at the bottom every year, but few
owners do it, owing to the prickly
character of the bush.
If the pruning job is undertaken, one
should be sure to wear tough leather
or canvas gloves which come up well
over the wrists.
One should watch out especially for the
eyes, as it is very easy to lean into thorn
without realizing it until too late.
Barberry grows well in sun or shade,
and even beneath trees.
Few shrubs are more adaptable.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Arnistice

The 1oorld in such a little space OF
gears
Forgets the joy of that November
day
When arms Uere stayed, and stayed
the fo1o of tears
As the long roll OF cannon died
aDay.
What fierce, recurring madness In
mans brain
Sweeps peace aside? What hatreds.
old as time.
DeDise ne,o instruments of death and
pain
And drench the earth In ever
bloodier crime!
oh, s1Deet the autumn sunlight on
the hills
While man alone bears sorrou tn
his face,
Himself the author of the grtet that
fills @
The tragic record OF the human
race.
Today ,oe add a page to that grim
story,
Sustained by dreams of some hail.
Disioned bliss,
Cropping through anguish to,pard q
nebulous glory,
Unendin0 peace, eternal armisttce.
NEZ BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
General Giruud

The announcement that General
Henri Giraud, who formerly COM
manded the French Ninth Army, has
arrived in Algeria and that he will be
entrusted with responsibility for
French military and civil affairs in
the North African area controlled by
France is welcome news.
General Giraud is highly esteemed
by his countrymen, and his willing
ness to collaborate with Lieutenant
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, COM
mander of Allied forces in North
west Africa, should help to convince
all Frenchmen that the military
operations which have been under
taken in their colonial territory are
actually in the best interests of
France. .-.
Few high-ranking military figures
have had experiences comparable to
those of General Giraud. In the
First World War he was captured
after he had been wounded while
serving as captain in the Battle
of Guise, ten days after the start Of
hostilities., Taken prisoner, he was
interned in Germany, but after five
unsuccessful attempts, he managed
to escape and returned to France in
time to fight in the Battle of NAL
maiSon In 1917.
A somewhat similar fate awaited
him in this war. During the great
German drive in May, 1910, General
Giraud's Ninth Army was cut OF by
German tank forces and he was cap
tured with his stan. Possibly re-
membering his earlier exploit, the
Nazis imprisoned him In the sup