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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Press Comment
SHAKING THE PLUM TREE
(Meriden JournaD


 Through the news columns M have learned that the victorioD Republicans can take considerable in so-called political spells mex year and are they receptivel Prime jobs to be distributed are commissionerships, which have risen markedly in a pay sense in late vars. In fact. all salarie have shot up, including that of governor. Dr. Gross worked for half the Sl0,000 year paid to his successors.
 The AP reported nine possible al,- pointments by the new regime but folks will recall that some commis. sioners were named by the incoming governor during his previous term, notably Police Commissioner Ed. ward J. Hickey and Labor Commis. sioner c. J. Danaher, each in the $9,00O salary class. There can be Q new appointee to the $l0,00O high way commissionership held untf next July by William J. Cox but many Republicans probably will favor reappointment, since the attempt to oust the incumbent was believed to have contributed to the G. o. P. victory at the polls.
 Anyway. the big political news to come will be about these appoint ments to major state positions. Also involved will be the S6,000 mem- bership on the liquor commission held by Julius c. Stremlau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Payroll Savings Drive

The Treasury Department has launched . renewed drive through which, by New Years, it hopes to have full tenth of the nations payroll going into war bonds without ever reaching the workers pockets. In order to achieve that goal, at will be necessary to sign up eight mil lion workers who at present are not buy ang bonds on the payroll allotment plan. Then it will be necessary to persuade another 22,000,000 workers to boost their bond deductions by an average of 25 per cent.
 This statement of the situation, which comes from the Treasury Departments war savings staff, can be rearranged bit 60 as to give us a peep-hole view of how American workers on the whole have responded to the 10 per cent deduction appeal. There will be about 30 million workers, as of the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, who should be averaging 10 per cent of their salaries to help whip Hitler.
 Apparently one out of every four is not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Hod-Carriers' Election

The A. F. of L. Local IT of Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers, by vote of 1855 to 27, reelected Samuel Muzzo as business agent. When reelected, Muzzo was under indictment on 89 counts of grand larceny and forgery, charging mis- use of union funds.
 Less than one-sixth of the locals mem- berShip voted Was there that little in- terest in whether the locals business was to be turned back to the man who was under such serious charges? Or was the election so conducted that only Nuzzo supporters could vote? Is the member ship entitled to protection from the courts? If not, why not?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Volunteers Needed

The plight of the Waterbury Fire De- partment must be about the same as that of the average American community of our size. The draft and enliStmentS have made inroads wherever there is any con siderable manpower And so it is here, where slowly but surely the departmental roster Is being reduced to the point where there is considerable worry among off cials. Little wonder then that efforts are now afoot to put back into active service retired veterans of the Fire Department and to enlist for the duration call-men.
 If the war should go on for couple of more years with increasing demands for more men in our armed forces, it might well come about that large communities like Waterbury would have to reSurrect the volunteer fire companies of many years gone by. There are still many small towns where the only fire companies are volunteer ones. Usually every able-bodied man in these communities is member and responds when there is a fire. It may seem like step backward to talk about creating volunteer fire brigades locally, but in these days of emergency any things apt to happen.
 While Waterbury has had paid-de- partment for many years now, it wasn't so long ago that neighboring Naugatuck switched from the volunteer to paid basis. And the same is true in great many places. We don't say this city faces no other alternative than calling for volun- teers. That isn't quite true, for Water bury will always be able to support paid department so long as its present mu- nicipal government is maintained. But even the prospects of pay and perma- nent job may not be able to overcome such deficiencies as lack of adequate manpower. When the department vet erans are being recalled it's almost sig nal for volunteers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

The matter of closing down our public schools, at least the high schools, earlier for the Christmas recess is one that has occupied the attention of most Connecti- cut educators for some time past. In Wa terbury, though, there won't be an earlier closing date. But in Hartford and some other large communities high school boys and girls are being called on to shoulder the burden of the Christmas rush in our stores and post offices. There is an alarming shortage of such help this year and authorities have been counting heav- fly on the high school youngsters to i'll the gap. Whether or not the same situa- ton exists locally hasn't ever been made clear. but it would seem obvious that what's happening elsewhere in the state is here too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

It's hard to decide whether or not the boom for Gov. Robert A. Hurley as Dem ocratic National Committeeman, as of last week, is sincere or not. It should be established first of all, if the governor is interested in the office. It should also be made clear whether or not Gov. Hurley plans to enter the service when his term expires in January. It has been said that he would volunteer for duty with our engineering forces. If that's the case, then 1t would hardly be proper to elect him the National Committeeman, for the same reason that it was not altogether appropriate to run for office earlier this month men in service. If the governor de- sired to retain footing in Connecticut politics, naturally the post of National Committeeman would be ideal for such purposes and there might not be too much opposition from all factions, al- though it had been more or less understood earlier last week that Richard Smith, close friend of former State Chairman J. Francis Smith and Senator Francis T. Maloney, was being prominently men, tioned for the office. To all intents it re- mains a question of availability.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Gas Rationing For All

New England will be more or less gratified that gasoline rationing will be extended throughout the nation tomor- row. Despite last minute efforts to thwart the ruling it goes into effect and tomor- row motorists all over the nation will get Q touch of what those of us along the eastern coast have been undergoing for the past year or so. However, the efforts to prevent nationwide gasoline rationing won't end. Some attempt to outlaw the mandate can be expected.
 We think it has been unfortunate that gasoline rationing was made sec- tional. After all the entire nation is in this war, not one part of it. It's the Mid dle Vests war just as it is New Englands. If we win, it's the nation that wins, just as it will be a loss for all of us if the JapS or Germans beat us. So there should be more or less general sharing of the bitter as well as the sweet.
 A long, long time ago The Democrat contended that gasoline rationing or any other type of rationing program would only succeed when applied to the nation as whole. Different sections of the coun- try aren't asked to support the war bond sales campaigns. That's national ef- fort; and so it should be in making sac rifices. They should be spread out among all the people, not just few or not just in cne locality that is far removed from the source of supply.
 Gasoline rationing isn't any different than the other wartime restrictions being imposed It's something that should ap- ply universally and the sooner the recall citrants accept 1t the better off we'll all be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

e. Which actor and actress won the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award last year, and which picture received the awardp
 A. Joan rontaine and Gary Cooper won gold Statuettes as the outstanding movie actress and actor of i94i. The best picture award for "Iow Green Was My Valley"
 e. Which city was the first capi. tai of the United States9
 A. New York City was the first capital under the Constitution. Philadelphia was the first capital of the American Colonies.
 c. Describe the memorial to Thomas A. Edison at Menlo Park, N. J.
 A. It is tower i3i feet high, the upper IA feet being in the shape of a giant electric incandescent lamp, Edison's most famous inven- ton. The lamp is Illuminating by i2 electric lamps aggregating 6,200 watts. Eight 600-watt flood lamp, at the base of the tower illumin ate the exterior.
 c. What was the former name oi the League for Industrial Democ racy?
 A. The Intercollegiate Socialis Society (ie05 to i92i) was the pred ecessor to the League for Indus trial Democracy.
 e. How many soybean seeds ar in a standard bushel2
 A. Varieties of soybeanS diut widely in size of seed, ranging frot i,232 to the pound for the Hok kaido to o,950 to the pound for th Barchet. Furthermore, the size the seed in the same variety vii vary somewhat in different season and in different localities, depend ing largely on soil and seasonal con ditions.
 Q. Did Loretta Young wear a vii in The Men in Her Life" and dic she actually dance in that picture.
 A. She wore a wig and danced.
 e. What does a band around the fuselage of fighter plane in- dicate?
 A. That the pilot is a section leader in the squadron.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

tions eVaporate like mist as they confront temptation.
 What these people need to re- member is that if the world had been filled with good people there would have been no nee,. for God to send a Saviour. St. Paul in one of his epistles writes, True is the saying and worthy of all accepta- ton that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" Most people in reading that statement emphasize the word save" They should emphasize the words sin ners." It was not saints. He came to save but sinners.
 All that is required for salvation is the sincere desire to be saved and living faith in the Biblical promise that the thing can be accomplished. It was while we were sinners that Christ died for us, not after we had straightened up and begun to live good lives. If you ind 1t hard to believe that you are saved, just remember that many others have had the same doubt. But remember also that if you really believe what the Bible teaches and are sincere in your desire to make its great promise yours. then all you have to do is to accept what is freely of- fered.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

What happens today among eastern farmers is that calves six to eight weeks old. weighing POO pounds, are sent to market where they bring a price of around l6 cents pound or $32 per calf.
 In contrast, If a farmer feeds the calf for a whole year and sends it, weighing $50 pounds, to certain eastern markets, he gets only ten cents a pound for beef, or $35. Tho ther words to pay for one whole year of feed ing the calf he gets only S3 more than if he killed it after 6-S weeks.
 Since there is no limitation on the slaughter of veal, while there is on the slaughter of beef, the eastern farmer finds it advan- tageous to sell the calves rather than fatten them for beef. In the west, where rail transporta- tion is longer and more difficult, it may be different. But east ern farmers in the dairy regions are selling their calves whole sale. And the more calves they sell the less chance there is of remedying the beef shortag.
 The price and profit situation also governs the supply of milk. Today eastern dairy farmers are paying about 50 per cent more for bran, 54 per cent more for soy bean meal, and 40 per- cent more for dairy feeds. Yet milk has gone up in price only ten to fifteen per cent.
 What happened was that Leon Henderson slapped price ceiling on milk first, and then put the ceiling on dairy feeds after they had shot up.
 So the farmer has little incen- tive to produce milk and butter. NEW DEMOCRATIC
 CHAIRMAN???
 Finding a new chairman for the Democratic National Committee is getting to be like finding a needle in haystack.
 First choice to fill Ed Hymns soon to be vacant place is Leo Crowley, Alien Property Gus todian. But his reaction is: "One receivership is enough"
 Friends of second choice House Leader John Mccormack of Massachusetts say: "NOw that they've killed the donkey they want John to bury It."
 Others mentioned are Senator Maloney of Connecticut, Brian McMahon of the same state, for- mer assistant attorney general, and, and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman of Denver.
 In the end, Roosevelt will prob- ably turn to his faithful, uncom- blaming friend, Postmaster Gen. eral Frank Walker. who never re- fuses anything the President asks him.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

Walter, if you don't come through on this synthetic rub Der, you might just as well go jump in the river"
 What Baruch referred to was that he had recommended the freezing of the Jesse Jones pro- gram for synthetic rubber, by which the preponderance of all synthetic rubber contracts were awarded to the Standard of New Jersey group with its associated companies.
 This was the group which had cooperated with Germany's I. C.. Farben and was charged by the Justice Department with holding rubber patents away from the American public.
 Baruch explained in his report, and has since elaborated to friends, that he had to freeze the Jones program because there was no time to make changes, even though many experts contended that the alcohol process was the quickest and best way Of mak- ing synthetic rubber.
 However, what most people do not know is that the big rubber plants given to the Standard Oil group were only in the blueprint stage when the Baruch report was written. Only one or two of them even had their foundations started. Fur thermore, they require a tre- mendOus amount of iron, steel and other strategic materials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

1000 men, women and children, more than in any other country in the world, and no one complained except the social workers who thought there should be more doc tors to take care of all the rural people who weren't getting ade- quate medical care.
 During the depression lot of people were going without doctors because they didn't have the money to pay the bills. Now that they have more money many are catching up with their doctoring, and that puts further strain on doctors and hos pitals. Also, people weren't havln3 babies much in the depression years. Now they are.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Questions
 and Answers
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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 The waterbury DemeoFAts vefvs foo Bureau will answer kef yon free, any question ek saes oF IneermAllon mUt Involving eKteMs nlve research. Write your aness tlon clearly, sign name Ana aaArese, enclose q three cent noslARe stamp. Medical or legal aavlre cannot be given Address Waterbury Democratic Washlmk. ton Service Bureau, Ivls EhiEs teenth street. Washington. D. 2. a, How is overtime pay figured for employees In plants working on government contractsg
 A, under the regulations of the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts act which sets standards of wages and hours for employees working ln plants on Government contracts, the overtime rate of time and one-halk of the employe's basic hourly rate must be paid for oil hours worked in excess of per day or 70 per week, whichever Is the greater,
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 e, win the use of tin for tin cans be entirely eliminated during the ware
 A. No: but there will Dc fewer tin cans and they will be Of larger metal-savlng sizes.
 
 0. Where can l get information about the allowance to dependents of enlisted men in tho armed forces under recent legislatonS
 A. Send a stamped self.ad- dressed envelope to The Waterbury Democrat Washington Service bu- reau, 1913 18th street, Washington. D. O., and ask for the dependents allowance circular
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

Don't forget to dim out those automo- bile headlights today. It's your last chance. Starting tonight all motor Vehl- cles in the Waterbury area must comply with dim-out regulations which demands blacked or taped-out headlights Compli- ance is better than obstruction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

for every 1,OOO tn- habitants, on the average. It varied
 all the way from one doctor for every 598 inhabi- tants in the Dis- trict of Columbia and one doctor for every 636 in New York state to one doctor for every 2020 in Ala bama and Missis- sippi.
 But the nation- al average W a S r1NafNn r. 11,or,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
DIVE BOMBING U. s. TANKER

Iic olOly Cdkl IlON DC tOAQ Ol how two German bombing planes landed on the deck of an Ameri- can tanker in the Mediterranean and the tanker lived to tell the tale.
 It happened in a convoy to Malta. when British and Ameri- can ships attempted to get rein forcements to the tiny island.
 One of these ships, an Ameri- can tanker. was attacked by Ger man bombers, and the action, &C., cording to official accounts, was hot.
 Suddenly, a JU-88 bomber struck the water beside the ship. bounced, and by some freak came to rest ~on the bow of the vessel. But the tanker ploughed on.
 Half an hour later. the First Officer called the Captain by the ships telephone and reported frantically that a Stuka dive bomber had landed on the rear deck of the ship.
 The Captain affected boredom. That's nothing" he said, Eve had a bomber on the foredeck for half an hour!"
 NOTE: The ship reached Malta and delivered its precious cargo of aviation gasoline.
 WHY WE HAVE NO BEEF
 If the authorities really wanted to get more beef and milk for the nation it would not require too much sleight-of-hand. One fairly easy step would be to re- strict the slaughter of veal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

cannot see how God could receive into glory a per- son with as many weak n e sses as they have. They are cons t artly oppressed with a sense of m oral l failure. They bear about in t h e ir minds at all times a realization that their best resolu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
We've Got Tops In Doctoring
 Despite War
CFirst of Three ArticIes)
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 CorreSuondent

Tn all the screaming about doctor shortages here and there since the war got going, a lot of the hypo- chondriacs who threw tantrums and tears into their telephones if the doc didn't dash right over have com pletely forgotten what the medical situation in the country was in peace times.
 In the dear, dim days beyond re- call when depression stalked the land, the continental United States had in active practice one doctor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
ACCEPT WHAT IS OFFERED
By EARL L. DOUGLASS D. D,

Some genuinely religious people find it hard to believe that they are saved. It is not because they doubt the truths the Bible teaches about salvation, but because they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Daily Almanac

Moon rises i2:3l a, m. (war tme). Sun rises 7;55 a. m: sets 5:26 D. m. twar timel
 All vehicles must Dc lghted thirty minutes after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

CPearl Strachan in the Christian science
 Monitor) got gloriousy lost, I got lost all day Looking at leaves, nothing but leaves Gold underfoot, gold overhead; Lost in a wonderful golden sea I went on a spree. Shuffling rustl!ng. Where is the gate out of this field? It's not where I came in. Where is the wall and where the tall Pine Of dark and secret green? Rustng and shutfling lost my way There was blood the radio, blood on the screen, But here in the meadow the red burns clean, And earth smells much too sweet to tread. Gold and sapphire and ruby red Mounted in band Of lead, This holiday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
A Thought for Today

o Ist the nations be glad and sing for joy: for Thou shalt judge the people righteOusly and govern the nations upon earth.-Psalms 67:4.
 
 Heaven is above all yet; there sits judge That no king can corrupt.-Shakespeare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Don't is . contraction of do
 not; doesn't k . contraction of does not. Too many per- sons are careless In using don't for doesn't In Che third person singular
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Washington Merry-Go-R
Synthetic Rubber Program Behind Despite Baruchs Warning;
 Higgins Talked Roosevelt To Get 200 Plane COntract
 2Naz Bombers Land U Convoy; Restricting Calf Slaughter Would Help Solve Beef Shortage
BY DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON November 30 Shortly after gaunt grey Berny Bu wrote
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
179.OOO DOCTORS

Now take a census of the doctors. Top estimates place the number at 179,000. Thirteen thousand of them have to be checked off as where abouts unknown or retired from practice, but the remaining 166000 are registered with the Procure ment and Assignment Service of the War ManpoWer Commission, which has taken on the job of trying to re- cruit sufficient young doctors for the Army, Navy and Public Health Services, and is just now getting organized on the job of allocating doctors to war production areas where there are apparent shortages. Of the 166,000, some 18,000 are con- sidered too old for practice-physi- clans over 65. By age groups, they will divide like this:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Current Comment

The first lesson of history is that mans innate striving for freedom cannot be eYtinguished.
 Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
 A new unit of goyernment-the metropolitan region which will consist not only Of the central city but It's h!nterland of dependent and cooperating towns--is emerg- ing and beekoning for recognition pr. Louis Wirth of University
 of Chicago.
 Turkish neutrality is already a defense second front in Europe, The Turks will not be intimidated The question is whether Turkeys defensive position will become of- ienslye and against whom.
 -Df. Ernest Jackh, former political adviser to British government.
 If as we face higher taxes we are tempted to cuss Congress or ehlde Henry Morgenthau, remember the evil men who are really res sponsible. Direct your wrath against the real culprits-Hitler and iIirOhitol
 -Dr, Peler Odegard. assistant to the secretary of the treasury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

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