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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
McNutt's Big Job

The task which has been handed to Paul McNutt is as big, as complicated and as saturated with chances for bitter fail ure as any job created by this super-war. Manpower cannot be co-ordinated, shuffled and effectively utilized on the broad scale required by our crisis unless every personal or political consideration is shelved; unless a courageous, intelli- gent overall plan is formulated; unless adequate machinery is provided; unless the administrator receives the unquali- fled support of the President.
 Commissioner McNutt, and he alone, can supply the motive power that is essential. President Roosevelt, and he alone, can back MT. McNutt when the going gets tough and the dead cats begin to fly. With the framework handed to him, and the collaboration of those avail cole, MT. McNutt should be able to formu- late workable plan and set up the machinery.
 One big job that faces him is complete rehabilitation of that well-meaning agency, the United States Employment Service. The whole scheme will fall of its own weight unless the USES is organized to get men and jobs together fast and right. Red tape and Journalism must be held to a minimum. The organization must be imbued with a spirit of aggres- sion, of initiative, of imagination, of sound judgment that will overcome the Gistrust which both workers and employ CTS now feel toward it.
 Originally collection of state agencies, loosely affiliated with the federal free employment service, the USES now is wholly federalized. But up to now its units have lain undigested on the federal stomach, contributing little to the health of the body polite. The unemployed have preferred to register with private agencies, and pay fees, because in that way they got better jobs faster.
 Even very recently and in communities where the USES was relatively active, employers have favored private agencies because, from them. they got selection of applicants assorted in advance, whereas USES seldom appeared to have chosen men particularly for the jobs they were being sent to fill. MT. McNutt is going to have to change all this, if the USES is to be the sole placement agency for manpower. It may prove the hardest part of his onerous assignment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
When the Paper Doesn't Come

There's an old poem dealing with the WHEN THE PAPER DOESN'T COME - subject above in which the subscriber berates the editor for all manner of faults of which only newspaper editor can be found guilty in the eyes of his customers. It ends with the subscriber rising to wrath unimagined when the much-na- ligned paper fails to be delivered. Well, that just about typifies the situation m New York City the last few days, where thousands of inveterate newspaper readers went without their favorite journals. If blase New Workers wanted to read all about it, they had to trek to newspaper of- fees to buy a copy.
 Not single edition of the morning or evening papers with few exceptions decked the countless newstands of the city and environS. Not copy was sent out to the hundreds of communities in adjacent states. This state of affairs was caused by strike of the union which handles transportation and delivery of the metropolitan newspapers. It was not dispute of recent origin, but dated back to July when the contract between the union and the publishers expired. Since then new one failed of negotiation.
 All of which only goes to show that no matter how powerful may be the voice of the press, it can be untitled. Here are ten daily newspapers, whose total sales run into the millions, denied the right, not to publish, but to circulate. That's the unkindest blow of all. Talented men and women may express their views; ace re- porters may gather the days best stories; skilled compositors may tranform all this to printed characters, but the millions who laughed, cried, praised, ridiculed the same are now denied the privilege. And New Yorks our largest and most modern community
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
Rationing Headache

AS rationing spreads, one of the most difficult phases will be control over res- taurant eating and bar drinking. Inc vitably there will be in the U. s. as in the United Kingdom and in Canada, an arg ument that it is unfair to ration foods for home consumption and then permit those who can afford it to get excess DOT tions by eating out.
 England learned in World War l that if tickets were demanded for restaurant S balanced m meals for the family out of what was left; and also, that foods prepared in quantities were used efficiently. There fore Britain now encourages eating in restaurants "of the ration"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Loose Stamp Will Not Suffice

Gentlemen: Kindly send at your earliest convenience a copy of Brady's pamphlet pertaining to Ar tiflcial Respiration. It was recently brought to my attention. tW. J)
 Answer-That's just 1t brother, It is NOT convenient to send you anything unles you pro- vide stamped envelope bearing your address. A stamp clipped on a postcard will not suffice. Ole Doc Brady refuses to take time out to address envelope for correspondents, but he gladly furnishes what advice or instruction he can when readers comply with the rules.
 Have Some More Borsch
 enjoy eating beet soup (borsch) and have 1t at supper twice week. I take two piatefuls at one sitting Next day notice divine discharge are colored red. Is this from the beet juice or is 1t possible that this causes bleeding in the stomach or bowel? (S,W9
 Answer-Trom the beet juice Wow it is just eight hours since breakfast--a fine time to turn my mind to borsch.
 Carrot Juice
 Does freshly expressed carrot juice lose anything of value if t is kept in the refrigerator tightly bXottled over night? co. PJ
 Answer-Any fresh fruit juice Q fresh vegetable juice loses more Q les of its vitamin c when 1t stand. several hours, whether 1t is tight. bottled or not. Always better h take 1t right after expressing from the vegetable or fruit, Eating the fresh vegetable or fruit Is of course better than drinking only the e%-. pressed juice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
HEADLINES
 ond HILARITY

New Workers did without their morning newspapers for once in their lives, which is reminiscent of the college boy who gets along without the sirl he can't get along without.
 Leg makeup has done a pretty good job of substituting for ladies stockings, but it remains to ee seen how it will work when they hang 1t up for Santa on Christ mas Eve.
 Strip-Teaser Discharged from WAACs.-Hcadline. It is surpris- ing that she would let tn, .l pin anything on her.
 Lots of citizens are looking pretty happy these days after ex- ercising their inalienable right of turning over hunk of then earnings to the Government in in come taxes. A few others are happy because they didn't. Ignorance is bliss all right-but not for longl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
Iccordine to nre-legislatiye

According to pre-legislative schedules being discussed by Governor-Elect Ray mond E. Baldwin he is going to stress speed in farming laws. AS beginner the customary 10-day recess after, the Legls- lature convenes and before it gets down to the real business of receiving bills, reso- lutions, etc., will be eliminated. That's a good start, for there always was too much time spent in organizing the two houses. Much of it could be avoided Dy caucuses within the parties. And this year there isn't any doubt about whlcn party will control the two houses. So there's {. gain to begin with. As to pick ing up speed throughout the late winter and early spring months, we hope the 1n- coming governor can keep his promise. Too often the session drags interminably.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
Current Comment

When I got up from the state room floor grabbed the baby, but by that time the water was pour ing into the ship so fast that I was swept off my feet. The boat was going down. My baby was swept out of my arm. but I finally reached a raft, where I found my baby in the arms of another wo- man. The men sang hymns and some one said 0 prayer to keep our spirits up.
 Women survivor of ferry
 steamer Caribou sunk In
 North Atlantic.
 
 Personally I think women would do better to keep clean and neat and skip glamor. You can put me down as soap and water ad- vocate.
 Jeanette Macdonald, singing
 star.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16

Things are happening in punches in New York these days. The latest upris- ing is that of the city's hundreds of air wardens against their commandant It all happened when John H. Morris, who commands New York's air raid wardens, appeared before the defense committee of the City Council He was roundly booed after stating that the requisites Of a good warden were "a helmet, an arm- band, and the spirit of determination" It was just one of series of incidents which lead New York public officials to believe that the civilian defense program in our largest city is somewhat cracked and very definitely needs some repair work. On the other hand wardens claim that in many instances they have had to hire quarters at their own expense, as we'll as providing heat and lights. And what's more to the point, they aren't allowed to raise funds for the same through solicitation or other means h. cidentally New York'S civilian defense army now numbers about 10000 men and women with reserve of 25 900. That's a real army to direct and requires con- siderable executive ability, courage, ana persistence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
Press Comment
PLEASURE GOES TO WAR
(New Haven Journal-courier

(New Haven Journal -Courier)
 The Union Pacific Railroad has wisely decided to close Sun Valley, that fabulous playground in the Sawtooth mountains of Idaho, as a step toward aiding the war effort.
 Weeks ago the management sub- stituted the horse and buggy for the automobile in order to save gas- oline and rubber. But guests cou.d not reach that spot from Seattle, Chicago and New York without us- ing the car, the train or the air. plane, and these have more serious business than to haul vacationers. The personnel who operate the place can also be used more profitably in war jobs.
 One by one we are being stripped of our luXuries, Perhaps that Is a good thing, for We are made to req lize that the war is global in all its effects. Not only the efforts to win 1t but the efforts to untangle the disorder will have to be global.
 But the best of what we have had will one day be with us again. At Sun Valley, the guests are prom ised skiing, dog-sledding. year. around swimming riding, trap shooting, golf, tennis and year. around ice skating, enough in fact to stimulate both memory and an- ticipation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
1t into the large hand of Wendell Willkie,

1G lnGO the large HNuQ oA WeuuSA Willkie.
 DIRECT ACTI0NIsT
 Willkie was sitting in 0 box overlooking the stage. AS the curtain dropped and the leading lady came out to take bow, 1t was Willkie's cue. Most people would have sent the flowers up by an usher with a card. But not Willkie. He believes in doing things himself. So with more grace than one could expect from his huge bulk, he swung himsef out over the box rail, onto the stage. Strid- ing Up to the startled bal lerina. he grasped one hand, put the flowers in her other hand. Then impulsively he kissed her.
 The leading lady. surprised pulled away, stood there a mo- ment not knowing what to do. And Willkie had almost clam bered back into the box before she recovered. Then she began pirouetting and throwing kisses in his direction In a climax which brought down the house.
 The story of the incident spread all over Russia and made q great hit. Stalin has a sys- tenn of loudspeakers which give the news in almost every little village in Russia, so everywhere Willkie went, they knew about his kiss for the ballerina.
 But 1t never would have hap- pened If Morris Zeltzer hadn't stolen the flowers.
 CHILE VS AXIS
 Pro-democratic Chilean Minis ter of Interior Angel Morales has arrived in Washington bear- ing a letter from President Rios of Chile to President Roosevelt. Those who have seen the letter say 1t gives assurances of Chile's intention to break relations with the Axis.
 However, U. s. diplomats arc a bit skeptical. Reason for the skepticism is twofoid:
 l. Chile has been giving these assurances for months, and what the United States wants Is ac- tion.
 ?. No special envoy is needed for this purpose, especially since the Chilean Ambassador, Rodolfo Michels, has been urging his government to break relations ever since the Rio conference last January.
 Furthermore, officials hear that Morales is seeking some bene- fits from the United States in return for Chiles break of re- lations. But this government is not in a mood to bargain over foreign policy and will say so frankly. MERRY-GO-ROUND
 General Brehon Somervell, as charming as he is able, has been wooing Senator Pepper of Florida, trying to ease him away from the Poland Bill which would revamp and increase civilian control over war production, The Penn sylvania Quaker village of Swarthmore is subscribing for Q somber to bear the name "Swarth. more" Surveys show that U. s. undertakers have only a small supply of copper and bronze on hand for casketS; most of them have indicated they will gladly return it to the war ef- fort i. Assistant Secretary of State Berle. contrary to previ- ous report in this column. op- posed putting Prince Otto of Aus tria- Hungary in charge of an Austrian Legion ... Ed Halsey Secretary of the Senate, is q relative of Pacific Hero Admiral Halsey {. It was Minnesota $ N~a sSA~~-s rs~>--->.-A A---N AeaaAAe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16

would lose sleep at night worrying about misdeeds and trickery. He believes that the way to get along in life is to get whatever you can, whenever you can, and by the use of any means V hand.
 It's nice to believe that everyone can be appealed to by good, but it just isn't true. Judas Iscariot lived for three years in the closest possi- ble association with the best Man that ever lived. and in the end sold Him to those who were intent on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
Selected Poem
EDWIN BOOTS

EDWIN BOOTS
 (Percy MacKaye in the New York Tlmes) Great Hamlet of our hearts, sweet prince of all Your fellow world-players who watch you take Sereney your eternal curtain-call Of plaudits, waned to silence for your sake Who dwell beyond applause, in that calm realm Of poets thought wherein the prince of bards Summons Imagination to o'erwhem Demons of war and death to burst their shards And flame with plumes of angels!-Pensive Booth Your breeding soul outbraves the bombers flight To pilot winging fortresses of truth Bastions of freedoms tnward-burning light, That fires our spirit to stretch its mortal span By the great choice: to be, or not be-Man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
Your Health
 By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining a- per-
 sonal health and hygiene, not to
 disease; diagnosis or treatment, :. will be answered by Dr. Brady if
 . stamped self-addressed envelope
 is enclosed. Letters should be brief
 and written in ink. No reply can
 be made to queries not conform
 ing to instructions. Address Dr..
 William Brady, National News.
 paper Service, S2O West Madison
 Street, Chicago III.
 THYROID AND BED-WETTING
 A boy aged nine years who had adenoids was subject to the habit of bed-wetting. The doctor (Eon. don Lancet, 8-1-'O9l hoped that rec moval of the adenoids might stop the bed-wetting, but on the con- trary the boy was worse after the operation than before. Then the doctor suspected thayt removal of the adenoids had deprived the boy of a necessary internal secretion. so he gave the boy a small dose of thyroid extract daily. Promptly the boy stopped wetting the bed and never had any further trouble from that habit. Then the doctor. tried thyroid treatment in twenty four other cases of bed-wetitng, and all except one responded to the treatment as well as the boy who had lost his adenoids.
 The doctor observed that all of these bed-wetting children who were so remarkably helped by thy roid were undersize, underweight, had low vitality. constantly sub normal body temperature, frequent- ly complained of feeling cold even in warm summer weather or in sur roundings which other people con- sidered perfectly comfortable, and often had ,cold, blanched fingers and hands. Many of them had sde- holds and high arched palate.
 Laymen cannot obtain thyroid extract even if 1t were safe to use it without medical supervision. Physicians may find data on the subject in FOrchheimer's Therapeu- sis of Internal Diseases Vol. W, and in Sajou's Internal Secretions and Principles of Medicine, Vol. 1. This is all I can tell anybody about it). On request, if you supply a stamped envelope bearing your address-be sure to name your city or town I'll mail a pamphlet on "The Habit of Bed -Wetting."
 Children of any age who have this habit should never be ridi- culed, punished or Inundated by talking about 1t in the presence of other persons (except the doctor). No child wants to wet the bed. The intelligent, kind parent will en- deavor to keep 1t secret between the child and himself or herself, and that attitude is @ distinct help in the control of the habit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16

Using this report as their text, several Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill are planning to de- liver a frank but friendly lecture to the President on the subject of better cooperation with Con- gress and the party.
 Here are the results of 1he sur vey.
 No. 1. Reason for Democra-
 tic losses was the failure of la
 bor to go to the polls. When la
 Dor has a full dinner-pail, Dem-
 ocratic leaders conclude, 1t
 doesn't vote.
 No. 2-Leon Henderson and
 Rationing. Although Tender
 son was not to blame for ra-
 tioning, he got the blame just
 the same.
 No. 3-Unrest and diSsatisfac-
 ton with the war effort, the
 Roosevelt cabinet. plus Jesse
 Jones' delays on synthetic rub-
 Der.
 No. 4.-Bureaucracy. Repub-
 licans made a big issue of this,
 and the issue struck home.
 NOTE: Shrewd Speaker Sam Rayburn, who probably knows more about politics and human nature than anyone on Capitol Hill, was told by Governor Olsen of California that 1T the North African invasion had been started a few days earlier, the Democrats would have won. Rayburn re- piled: II was in Congress In 1918 when we were winning. And a few days after the election. Ger many caved in completely. Yet we lost the House. So when people get down on things. no matter what the military victories, they take it out on the party in pow er."
 WILKES STOLEN FLOWERS
 Only about three people in all Russia know 1t, but the flowers that Wendell Willkie presented to the ballerina in Moscow were stolen. She knew the kiss he gave her was stolen, but to this day she does not know about the flowers.
 What happened was that when Willkie went to see the famous Russian ballet, he had no idea that he should or would give flowers to the leading lady. Tn fact, he didn't think of it until about the mid- dle of the first act. Then he didn't know where to get the flowers.
 Flowers in war torn Moscow are not easy to come by. You can get caviar in Moscow, or even champagne. But in a city which has been within earshot of Hit ler's guns, which has been crowd- ed with troops, and from which the capitol has been moved, flow CTS are difficult to get.
 However, attached to the Ameri- can Embassy in a Russian-Amer- ican named Morris Zcltzer, who has the reputation of being able to do almost anything. So Morris rushed out during the bal let to find the flowers. Knowing he could not buy them at that time of night, he went to thf na- tional botanical gardens, climbed over the wall. picked a large bouquet, wrapped 1t in a news paper and rushed back to the opera house. Hastily he wrapped it is a second piece of paper to hide the newspaper, and thrust
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16

Corps service in the Pacific. who urged FDR to put Halsey in com mand According to the cam paign literature of Ed Moore, millionaire oil man who defeated Oklahoma's Senator Josh Lee, New Deal officials are "leeches and lice" and "far greater men, ace to America than Hitler and the Japs" .. Ed Is now consid- ering switching from the Republi- can to the Democratic side.
 Copyright, 1942, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16

39 years old come Dec. 29, a n d on t h e shoulders of his 200-pound frame has been draped the mantle of authority over the most impor- tant phase of this whole war; time food prob
 lem. Plant i n g the nece S s ary acreage Is a com- parative cine h for the Ameri- aa~ farv,aan aNS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16

putting Him to death. In every community there are people who have so long resisted good or been indifferent to its appeal that it no onger has any effect upon them. The German saboteurs assumed they would encounter such confederates, and according to the law of aver ages a few could probably be found almost anywhere.
 Charity encourages us to believe that most men are honest at heart, and realism compels to recognize that some very decidedly are not,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16

New Jerseys statewide staggered hours program for schools, stores and offices has accomplished wonders. Persons who used to fight for standing room in busseS, trol- leys, and trains now actually get seats, part of the time. Travel time has been cut down in some instances as much as l5 to 20 minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16

row. The truth
 is that So-and- so doesn't have a con s c e n c c. He's in the mar ket to m a k e money, or he's out for revenge, or he's just plain cusSed. His phil
 osophy of life is entirely differ
 ent from that of the man who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Food Chief
 Roy F. Henderson Faces Giant Job
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

A name you are apt to see more in the public prints from here on is that of Roy F. Hendrickson, the Washington newspaperman who has been named head of the Food Dis tribution Administration in the new Department of Agriculture setup to handle the nations food problems.
 MT. Hendrickson is the new fair haired boy of the department, lit- erally and f1guratively. He will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
BE REALISTIC
sy EARL L. DOUGLASS D. Q.

BE REALISTIC
 People sometimes say, How do you suppose So-and-So can sleep after the dishonest tricks he pulls every day?" There's no need worrying about So-and-so; he sleeps fine. He's never the least bothered about the fact that he cut corners in his busi- ness dealings that day and laid plans for greater outrages tomor-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
Washington Merry -Go-Round DREW PS PEARSON

Democratic Chiefs Will Ask President for More Party Cooperotion nformo Survey Reveals Why Republicans Coined Lest Eeetion Wke Gave Stolen Flowers Moscow Boeno and Stole K U Diplomats Skeptieo of cheon Poposo Break with Axis
  report Ed Pau secretary the National Committee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16

ToDAY'S COMMON ERROR o. Did I make 8 mistake in
 grammar when I said? "An on Q sudden I saw him
 fall" A. Yes; the correct phrase Is 'tall of . sudden"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16

Dailr ''-,Iuac Moon sets 2:09 a. nl twar time). Sun rises 8:l0 a. m. sets 5:25 D. m. twar time). All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
A Thought for Today

Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the LOrd.-Psalms 150:6.
  Join voices, all ye living souls: ye birds, That singing up to heaven-gate ascent, Bear on your wings and in your notes in praise.
 Milton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16
WASHINGTON, December 16.

very pointed report from Ed Pauley,
 on why the Democrats lost so many