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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
Ellen E. Hayes

The exemplary life Of Ellen e, (Seery)
Hayes covers span of more than four
score years. Her own family and her
husbands were early settlers here, and
in the growth of the city they had no
small part. A woman Of integrity, kind
ness and reserve, Mrs Hayes lived among
her family and friends taking part in the
daily life of the community in quiet
and dignified way. She was always inter-
ested in the city Of her birth, and though
she never took an active part in affairs,
she was keenly concerned.
A lifelong member of the Church OF
the Immaculate Conception, Mrs. Hayes
was one of its devout communicates and
earnest supporters. She saw and took
part in its expansion almost, you might
say, from its beginning.
Mrs. Hayes had lively interest in her
felloWman. She never forgot a friend
and until her final illness a short time
ago was always careful to inquire and
interest herself in old friends. A gradu-
ate from one of the city's Oldest private
schools, Notre Dame Academy, Mrs.
Hayes had close associations with the
schools alumnae SIZE enjoyed mostly
association with her family and travel.
Her friends and acquaintance in the
community extend to her family at this
time deep expressions of sympathy in the
death of one of its most highly esteemed
members.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
Strengthening Out the Gardens

More about gardens. 1t has been
called to our attention that in our dis
cussion in these columns few days ago
we said that "decaying vegetable matter
should not be spaded under for its soil
improving value. What was intended
was just the opposite that the vegetable
matter should be spaded under.
And while we are on the subject OF
gardens it has also been called to our
attention that we have been scattering
seeds on windy day, instead of on a
"caln" day. We refer to timely informa-
ton from Bernard Mcdonald, chairman
Of the local Victory Garden campaign.
In reference to the planting of rye which
prevents erosion and washing away of
soil Mr.. Mcdonald has stated an area OF
80 feet by fifty feet is all that is needed,
that the crop may be turned next spring;
that planting may be done by scattering
the seed over the area on a day that is
definitely NOT windy
Now is the time, as Mr.. Mcdonald and
others point out, to prepare for the gar
dcns of the immediate future which is
1914 Let IL. profit by the mistakes of
the summer just passed and by so doing
help the food program.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
Manpower Waste

The War Manpower Commission con-
cedes that the nations labor force could
be used with Is per cent more efficiency.
This will surprise few. We know we aren't
getting anything like maximum results.
But we do not know, and the VINO
hasn't told us, how we can eliminate the
waste.
Obviously part of it comes from geo.
graphical maladministration of man.
power in relationship to work Except
in a dictatorship, if there, workers can't
be shifted like pawns to match up with
jobs.
But that doesn't account for the rs per
cent loss that is estimated. Whence does
the loss come? What can be done about
it? What is being done about 1t? Are
we to know before the war is ended?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
Horror Pictures

Having been consistently on the side
Of those who want the whole story of this
war told to the public, as fast and as
accurately as national security permits,
we feel free to express disgust of the
horror pictures of American wounded
which are being released from time to
time. These have resulted from insist
ence of the Office of War Information,
inspired by Third War Loan publiciStS
who feel that the perturbation of Ameri-
can gore will make the public more real
istic in its reaction to the war, and thus
will sell more bonds. With this we dis
agree heartily We feel, as we have said
frequently, that the news of the war
should not be sugar-coated. When
Americans land in North Africa, or in
Sicily, or at Salerno, ships are blasted,
men are killed and wounded, materiel is
destroyed. This the public should be told
with all pertinent and Illuminating de-
tail. A landing barge suffers direct hit.
Many American soldiers are killed out
right, more are injured The Germans
know it. The Americans should be told,
so that they will realize that this Is no
Fourth of July picnic, no fox hunt with
the Americans riding gloriously into the
fray and the Germans doing all the run
ming and dying.
But is it necessary or desirable to pic
ture the broken bodies of the men who
died on that barge? Isn't it enough to
note that IL or 20 or $50 or 5000 or Every
heavy" casualties were suffered in the
operation, without narrowing the feelings
Of those whose boys were participants in
the battle? This isn't matter of propa-
ganda so much as one of good taste and
common decency Anybody who handles
news pictures knows the intensive mag
ination Of newspaper readers Every
mother, wife, adult daughter sweetheart,
watches the pictures in hope that her
darling will appear. She sees the
mangled body of lad about five feet eight
inches, weighing around $50 pounds,
with an indistinguishable face that
might be that of her boy.
What does she do? She calls the editor
and asks If the name OF the victim isn't
jim White. He doesn't know Well, can
she see the original, which might be more
distinct? 1t isn't BY that time she is
persuaded that the battered remains are
those Of her jim, from whom she sasn't
heard for weeks. If Jim is reported dead,
she never will be convinced that he
wasn't mangled. If he proves to be alive,
she has suffered overwhelmingly and un-
necessarily. And she, probably, is only
one of dozens who have been victimlzed
by single picture. BY all means, let's
have truth and realism in war news and
pictures. Let's realize that this is mighty
serious business that deserves everything
we can give it. But not that way-not
with gruesome pictures. With restraint,
and good taste.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
THE ENGINEERS
New York Times

MANY American engineers have
died on the italian beaches: so be-
gins Q dispatch from q correspen-
dent with the American Fifth Army.
It may remind us a little OF how
much our armies and our country
owe to this branch Of the service.
Landings on those beaches were eff
fected by the engineers. They are
husky fighters when they take up
the role Of combat engineers. On the
Italian beaches they had other work
to do and they died doing 1t. The
number of parts they play, the num-
Der Of jobs they are called upon to
go through is incredible to the lay
man. They are masters of many
trades, men-of -all-work as well as
men-at-arms.
They lay and unlay mines, dig
trenches, run railroads and railroad
shops, make bridges, roads, fortifi-
cations, airports, bomb proofs, gun
emplacements, barracks, anything
buildable. They map and camoflage.
They are photographers and cine
photographers. They incinerate, re-
frigerate, disinfect. They are first
class plumbers. They attend to the
water supply. They are expert hand
lers Of explosives and all tools, in
GLIDING a rifle and bayonet. One
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
Just Peace

The Swedish bishops, foreseeing col
lapse of the Axis, have made joint radio
plea for a Just peace rather than one
Of vengeance. In that, on general prin-
ciples, we join. But
"A lust, unvengeful peace can-and
must-be hard peace. We should not
punish lust to salve our own lacerated
feelings - but we must punish and re-
strain. however painful to our present
enemies or even to our friends and our
selves. TO prevent or defer future wars.
one reason we are fighting now Is that
Germany, In 1918, didn't learn Lne PEN
atty for starting World War. WnakeVer
may be the reason for World war III !"
must not be that.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01

The harvest is not yet in, but, none
theless, the 1914 farm production Is be-
ing planned. The Connecticut agrlcul-
ture setup is to be discussed at Hart
ford meeting in mid-October. A record
food production is planned for 1914 ana
ways and means for this and OF helplng
the farmer will be points taken up at
the coming meetings All farmers will
be asked to fully cooperate in raising
record crops next year. It is to be hoped
there will be enough farmers left 10
carry on. The current harvest was big
enough to meet the demands at home ana
abroad but the difficulty was in getting
help to harvest And it has taken gooo
bit of planning to avoid waste of crops
Up in Maine they are still busy harvest
ing potatoes, and many school students
from all parts Of New England are in the
potato country. Schools up there Will not
open until after the first OF October.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01

canon De Valera, Familiarity known to
his friends and foes as "Dev" was
rejected rel president of the Fianna Fan "a IL
party at the annual meeting Tuesday
hight. The Prime Minister'S party lost
out in their majority in the Dali (parlia-
ment) last June. Mr.. Devalera will con cel,
tinue to work, he says, for the unification
of all ireland. AS the future looms up
and thoughts of peace and postwar plan
ming are uppermost in the minds OF most
Of US it will be recalled that DeValera
was considered one of the keenest men at
the last peace treaty at Geneva.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
COME HOME, OLD POTATO
new York Herald Tribune)

The scientific journalists have re-
ported cit seems like the thousandth
time) that the sweet potato is a
wonderful plant, capable Of being
put to all manner of uses. This time
we are told that certin Alabama in
situations, in cooperation with he
United States Department Of Ag-
riculture, have worked out a scheme
by which the sweet potato will APP
pear in the form of candy bars, It'd
bits on the cocktail lounge tray.
breakfast cereal, an Ice cream gar
nishing and so on. Very good. prob
ably. Anything to boost the sweet
potato. But, being fundamentals
In the matter Of this excellent item
we should like to ask: Why don't
we encounter more often that admir-
able dish Of sweet potatoes cooked
with marshmallowse Why are there
50 few ordinary baked sweet pota-
toes any more? Why has the won
derful sweet potato pie practically
vanlsheda Why can't any one seem
20 fry them French style these
these days2 Why are candied sweet
potatoes out Of fashion IN most res.
iauFants and honest Why has ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
HISTORY AS TEACHER
New York Times)

In his address at the opening Of
the new year at Columbia Univer-
sity President Butler, taking q pas
sage from Froundes Caesar" as
his text, made again History Re-
peats Itself" his theme. There is
little that Is startlingly new in
what Is going on in the economic
life Of modern countries, including
the United States. We can't make
effective progress" until I'VE really
learn that history repeats ITSELF"
So History has become the most
important instrument Of liberal edu-
cation"
But will people consent to be in
structed? In 1888 and after, the
opponents of the New Deal said that
1t was nothing new. They brought
up what they considered economic
and financial parallels from the
history Of Egypt, the Roman En-
pire, the Tudor monarchy. Did these
PAROLES, well drawn or not, have any
effect? They did not. Instead Of
being arguments, from past history
they became partisan, contempor-
airy, heated political arguments.
Freeman's Past history is present
politics" is true, If in another sense
than he meant.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01

their expressions. as it were, until
they conform to the requirements Of
the modern social conscience.
It is also the opinion Of many
psychologists that the significance
Of sound religious conversion lies
in the fact that 1t transforms the
subconscious until It Is no longer
the source Of leWd thought and vio-
lent impulse but the fountain Of
spiritual inspiration.
II this Is true. then we are never
converted until our subconscious u
converted; and conversely. when the
subconscious Is converted, We are
converted. Many modern psychol-
oeists have q new respect for the
Biblical declaration that n any man
be IN Christ, he Is 4 new creature.
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Newspaper syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01

The Waterbury extension courses OF
the University of Connecticut sponsored
bv the YMCA offered again this year have
opened with registration of 113. This
convenient system of gaining some
higher education without going far atielo
has proved successful and one that mas
been great help to prospective students;
This year it Is more than ever nelp1u1
since so many of our young people are az
the critical age at this particular Time,
not quite ready for the draft ana le1 lI
more or less dangling until they Know
when and if they will be war service
material.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
TECHNICAL INFORMATION CON-
nERNING CONTACT LENSES


A firfn that has made over 1000
pairs Of contact lenses In the past
two years offers the following IN
formation which may interest people
who need glasses but for one reason
or another cannot or will not wear
them.
First, II Is astonishing 10 learn
that 70% Of the 1000 pairs Of con-
tact lenses are being worn by men
in military service or entering the
service.
The lenses are made from plas-
tic material, from an impression Of
the individuals eyeballs. The length
OF time they may be worn has In
creased from two or three hours
Gas with the older glass contact
lenses to six or eight hours a day.
The firm has records Of several
cases in which the lenses have been
worn continuously up to two weeks.
This Is exceptional; the length Of
time the lenses may be worn COM
fortably Is an individual problem
and cannot be guaranteed. How
ever, the firm does no know OF any
one who cannot wear the lenses
comfortably for at least III hours
at o time. b
Contact lenses Of any kind are
definitely not cure all for faulty
vision, this firm hopes I viii make
clear to everybody. Il would be un-
wise 70 rany one to "try" any kind
| ~ aoVatpo ~ 1aY1eaa x,,tk1A o,,k As..k -.
tanning the opinion and advice Of
his or her oculist, eye physician.
These contract lenses made Of
plastic are practically unbreakable
and, according to the manufacture
ers, they are less subject to scratch
ing or roughening after prolonged
use than are some contact lenses
made Of glass.
| am not prepared to supply the
name or address OF any one making
contact lenses. However, on request
Of a physician or with your physi-
clans approval I'll be glad TO give
the information II you provide q
three-cent-stamped envelope bear
ing your address.
OF course contact lenses are
much more expensive than ordin-
airy glasses Of spectacles. Ofsetting
their greater cost, however, Is the
fact that one saves the outlays
made necessary to replace broken
glasses, aid, again according to the
manufacturers, people who wear
contact lenses generally do not re-
quire the change Of lenses that
changing shape Of the eye with In
creasing age makes necessary for
wearers or ordinary glasses.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01
Selected Poem
LETTER TO A FARMER-SO SOLDIER
CIV Edna Mead in The Christian Science Monltor|

Our harvests are in
Warm and sweet with the sun!
And heaped in the bin
Go the fruits-the hay in the barn
Is holding the scent Of its clover.
The sibilant yarn
OF the welded scythe is over.
Each widespread field
Has ceased to trouble
Under the tread of the reapers:
The golden stubble
Lies open now
To the little runners Of fall:
Summer has stacked her plenty.
Every wall
Breaks out the red OF the creepers.
The separate bright leaves pause
In a first flight earthward-
And at sunset we close the doors.
We wait--we know you VIII come
And we know. wherever you roam,
You viii want this news OF home
In September. and afternoonl
And we love you-late and soonl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01

brought the biggest antitrust suit
in history, indicting 1876 fire in
surance companies at Atlanta on
Nov. 5 last. Since then Judge
Underwood has dismissed the
case and 1t Is awaiting appeal be-
fore the U. s. Supreme Court.
STATE RIGHTS
1t was at about this point that
the fire insurance companies be-
gan to organize their lobby. APP
parently they do not believe in
the Supreme Court. Suddenly
they have begun to talk states
rights. Hartford, Conn.,, insurance
center, where states rights were
little heard OF before, has now
blosSomed forth as the greatest
champion Of states rights In the
u. 8. A. Each state must have its
own insurance laws, exempt from
the Sherman antitrust act, runs
the new argument.
Meanwhile, the Insurance Ex-
ecutives Association for the first
time has elected a non-insurance
man as Its president Edward
l.. williams Of the Wall Street
low firm Of Wright, Gordon,
zachry, Parlin and Cahill, Of
which Franklin Roosevelt. Jr., was
q member. williams Is being
paid q salary Of $125,000. made
up by the National Board Of Un.
derwriters, the Factory Insurance
Association, the Fire Patrol and
the Insurance Executives Asso-
citation.
Plans have been laid very
quietly, but with deadly seri-
BUSINESS. The fire insurance
lobby Is all ready to 20 into
high gear.
Copyright, l943. by United
Hiaatf,N cS,,1 dinata TnNN
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01

Handling one Of the toughest
jobs In the nation, sure to be
kicked by labor on one side, busi-
ness on the other, and the farmer
from the rear, Judge Vinson has
stuck to his guns and has defin-
itely checked the cost of living.
For the first time since 1910, the
index charts show that the cost
Of food has started downward
during the months Of August and
September.
The Bureau OF Labor Statistics
has prepared an interesting study
for the White House which gives
some revealing facts regarding
the cost Of living versus farm and
labor income.
II shows that In June, 194S,
the average weekly earnings for
U. s. labor tipped the indexes
at 1853. In contrast, the cost
Of living index was only ia.
In other words, whereas the
cost Of living index had risen
only "a points since January
1941, wages 10 the working man
had gone up by SO.
The figures for farm income
are equally revealing. They show
that the income Of farmers now
tips the indexes ut the high point
Of Of 227. In contrast, the re-
tail price Of food was only las
In June. (This figure Is food alone
and doesn't include clothing, ETC.,
which enter into the cost Of living
index Of i24.)
In fact, farm incomes have been
consistently higher than retail
prices over since the war. In 1912,
for instance, retail prices were
indeXed at 1925 while income
to farmers was $50.
So White House advisers are
sticking to their contention that
neither labor nor the farmers have
any complaint to make; that in
flation Is definitely licked; and
that as long as Judge Vinson sits
as guardian 1t will stay licked.
CAPITAL CHAFF
When the Nazs complain to
the Swiss government about AL
lied bombers flying over Swiss
soil en- route to Milan and Turin,
the Swiss reply, "But these planes
passed over German-0 occupied
France before reaching us; why
didn't you shoot them down your
selves? =. Most travelled IoWan
Is Earl BresSman, expert in tropi-
cal agriculture who has made
seven trips to Latin America IN
one year :. Orchestra leader Sid
ney says Mrs. Roosevelt's favorite
tune is 1.-THE Blue Danube" and
the Presidents Is Home on the
Range" Harvard students in
economics are given, as required
reading, Thurman Arnolds Bot
tlenecks Of Business" -. There Is
only one member Of the Congress
who does not have to stand for re-
election-Joaquin mike" Elizalde,
resident commissioner for the
Philippines.
INSURANCE LOBBY
What promises to be the most
powerful lobby Congress has seen
in decades has been quitely mo-
bilizing acknowledgements, ready
for a fight on an innocuous-ap-
pearnig bill which bears the let
tiers s 1852.
The bill Is less than two pages
long, and no one would dream
that around 100000 is being coll
lected to put it through Congress,
yet that is the sum already report
ed for this fund. AL of this will
bring a string of chronic denials
and denunciations, but neverthe-
less, the fire insurance lobby has
really gone to work.
1t also means that the Justice
Department win be pOwerIess to
stop them.
To get the full significance of
the story you have to understand
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01

the facts that led up to the in
significant appearing 8 1862,
quietly slipped into the legislative
hopper by Senators Van Mugs Of
Indiana and Bailey Of North Caro-
lima one day after Congress con-
vened.
INSIDE FACTS
The story begins when the JUS
tice Department cracked down on
Kansas City'S Big Boss Pendergast
and sent him to jail for income
tax violation. simultaneously Il
cracked down on Missouri's In
surance Commissioner Emmett o.
Malley. They had tucked into their
pockets about $447,000, paid them
by insurance companies.
The insurance companies had
changed their rates, and the diff
ference between the old rates and
the new was impounded to the
tune OF about $i0,000,00 wait
ing for the state Of Missouri to
decide whether this amount
should 60 to the insurance COM
panies or be turned back to the
policy holders. In the end, with
the connivance Of Commission.
er OMalley and Boss PendergaSt,
the insurance companies were
permitted to keep 80 per cent OF
the $l0,000000; the policy hold
ers got only 20 per cent.
But though PendergaSt and
O'Malley were Jailed, MlssOurl's
Attorney General Roy McKit.
trick could not reach the insur-
ance companies. They were the
hief offenders. They were the
chief offenders, but they escaped
prosecution.
Subsequently McKittrick ap.
pealed to the federal government
and later the Justice Department
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01

do not know why we do them. Fur
thermore. the whole set Of our lives,
known as our temperament, seems
In some way TO have It's roots In GER
tain mental attitudes which lie 50
far below consciousness that we can
never subject them to close examina-
ton. There are many who believe
that the suhconsclous represents the
animal side Of our nature and that
the conscious Is q censor which
deletes unsooial impulse, o. EsWEites
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-01

of 1t emerge
most Of the i'm
pulses which
constitute q pat
tern for our
tn oughts and
acts.
Someone has
said that the pill
lars OF life are In
the dark. Every
day we do GER
tain things which
n1ugfifv lis. We