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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
Coal Shortage

"A coal shortage scare has appeared in
the East. In New York metropolitan area,
building owners who converted from oil
at the request of Petroleum AdminiStra-
tor IckeS now complain that Coal Admin
istrator Ickes cannot provide them with
fuel to heat their buildings There Is
something very mysterious about this
situation. The WPB estimated 1943 BIZ
luminous coal needs as 439 million long
tons from January l through December
81, for industrial use, and 131 million long
tons from April l through March 80 for
heating purposes. Allowing 80 million
tons for export, this would require 900
million long tons of bituminouS this year.
We lost rs million tons because of John
LeWiS's work Stoppages. In spite of that,
through September i we were more than
seven million tons ahead of 1912, and at
present we are bringing coal out of the
ground at the record rate of IL million
tons week.
Experts pridict that If there are no
further strikes (under whatever euphe-
nistic name) we shall produce the 600
million tons that the WPB says will be
needed.
Numerous suggested explanations for
the alleged shortage have been banded
about. Italy has to be supplied. Well,
eight minutes day-or one extra work
clay each of five to six weeks in year
will supply all that Italy has been getting
from Germany to meet her minimum
needs. Canada needs coal, say the
rumors. If so, she should have it. Eng
land needs coal, because of work stop
pages there. Again, in that case she
should have it if we can get it there. But
have in mind the 80 million ton export
allowance in the WPB estimate - IL mil
lions for Italy and IS millions more, be-
fore single ton has to come out Of the
allowance for use in this country.
It Is suggested that the shortage may
be In anthracite. If that Is the case, let
'em use bituminous. It may be smoky,
but ask any tenant in cold country If
he would prefer to freeze this winter or be
heated by bitun1inous coal. Perhaps
transportation is at fault - or Is it? The
railroads say No - that they are moving
the COAL After reading this perhaps you
are confused. So are we. So is the coal
industry. So, apparently, is Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
Short Wave Warning

The American Red Cross warns rela-
tives and friends of missing service men
not to trust enemy broadcaSts which pur-
port to give information about prisoners
of war. False information is short-waved,
as part of the Axis propaganda, along
with accurate data. Sometimes the mac
curacy is unintentional; sometime DELHI
crate, for the purpose of injuring Ameri-
can morale.
sources sou Of information So that when Won
hear from the Provost Marshal's office
you get not what the Axis would like you
to believe but the most accurate facts
that can be assembled.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
Decentralization

Commerce Secretary and RFC Chair
man Jesse Jones believes that when the
war is over local business should be given
first chance at buying the government
owned war plants and converting them
to civilian use. The RFC has more than
$1,000, 100000 invested in such factories.
In general, business will welcome this
manufacture for civilian use after the
war. Some plants will prove suitable on
ly for use by major producers. But many
can be converted to the purposes of rela-
lively small independent businesses
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
Views Of The Press

Though more expensive than q con-
crete highway OF the same length,
such O steel-ribbed road can be built
much more quickly, involves far
less maintenance expense, and is
practically impervious to storm
washouts such as those Of the 1898
hurricane. It's greatest advantage Is
that 1t offers greater protection
against, If not prevention Of, skid
ding, therefore obviates the use OF
chains. Darien drivers are, at any
rate, enthusiastic.
At least two hundred steel-decked
bridges in this country have effec-
lively demonstrated that such road
beds are the best insurance against
skidding. One bridge in Seattle,
Washington, formerly notorious for
Its dangerous surface In wet weather,
has not seen a skidding accident
since such steel gratings were laid
down ten years ago. Roadhuilding
engineers look forward to q postwar
travel age in which steel roadways
should Withstand all ordinary and
some extraordinary weather condi-
lions and thus meaSurably decrease
automotive fatalities. Furthermore,
the new process should expand the
worlds steel markets and facilitate
the speedy rebuilding Of roads and
highways destroyed by modern air
bombing and artillery fire.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
THE AIR FRONT
(Christian Service Monitor)

Allied air raids over the CONT
nent-including American forays to
NTuenster, Gdynia and Bremen
represent a pushing back Of Ger
many's air frontiers Just as the adj
vance Of the Russian armies, and
the American and British armies in
Italy, enforce q contraction OF Nazi
land frontiers. The Germans must
now foresee day In which they
will be penned UP within the bor-
ders Of their own country, facing
attacks from all sides.
That the Nazis have been pre-
pairing for such an eventuality Is
plain from the reports Of American
airmen who took part In the week.
end raids. Some Of them say they
had not before met such coi1cen-
tration Of anti-aircraft fire. 9th
ers report that when q city Is their
target they almost always run into
heavy concentration Of enemy
fighter planes. The closing Of the
ring around German Europe, how
ever, Is permitting the Allies to send
more fighter escorts with their
bombers.
American forayS against the Con-
tinent are growing bigger. The raid
on Muenster employed 400 bombers,
according to reports from London.
Thus the Nazis are faced with the
grim prospect Of a continuing up
ward trend in the numbers Of Al
lied planes being sent against them.
Their answer to this can hardly be
a similar increase in their own
numbers. But 1t well may be an
improvement in the quality Of their
fighters-an answer that we cannot
afford to underestimate.
Alexander p. de Seversky has just
issued a warning on clis point. Am
erican mass-production methods
tend to emphasize quantity where
as, he says. filters are all too aware
Of the tremendous factor Of quail
fly in air warfare. A stepping up
of the pace of improvement Of Am
erican planes may do as much to
win the Battle of the Continent as
sheer numbers. Probably the i'm
provements are on the way. In any
case, the numbers seem to be at
hand, and so far these are proving
more than a match for the NaziS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

We have been going through time
out period since January IS, 1912.
Weather news which has not been allowed
in newspapers and over the radio except
in surrounding localities and in brief,
may now be announced In detail. Of
fetal information, however, will not be
allowed. For many months now we
have had to be content with the brief,
cold, warm, rain or snow. Now we can
color the weather picture with extenuat-
ing circumstances such as buster In the
New England regions, with blizzard
reported on the way from middle west.
This order follows tie recent relaxation
in the aircraft warning service.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

TO those who insist that we can beat
Nazism without adopting Fascism, it is
disturbing to note the complete defiance
of all democratic processes with which
Fiorello La Guardia, mayor of the coun-
try's largest city, attempts to do good.
New Yorks mayor was asked by hotel
and restaurant people to sponsor an
appeal for BUTTERFLIES luncheons in public
eating places. In view Of the butter crisis
(whIle large supplies lie In storage) the
suggestion was proper, and an appeal
from the major would have been equally
proper. But instead Of an appeal came
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
THE NEW NON-sKID ROAD
Hartford Courant)


Steelmakers, construction engineers
and roadbuilders, inspired perhaps
by Frank Lloyd Wright's demand
taht In modern life we should make
use In our building Of all the genuine
advances of recent years In science,
engineering and chemistry. have re-
ceived fresh impetus to their post
war optimism by the opening up to
Connecticut motorists Of Darien's
new steel highway. the first in
America. Though II is only q short
strip Of steel grid. Of q design COM
parable to those United States
Army engineers are using for road
ways and airfieids from Africa 70
the Aleutlans. this revolutionary
kind Of roadbuildlng certainly prom
Ises much for the motorists dream
Of safe peaeetilne travel.
Laid down by an American com
pany that manufacturer subway
gratings, the Darien roadway Is 9
system OF steel meshing interspersef
with sand and pebbles and coated
orth0dok fashion. with eli o. taF
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
ANGLER UNTIL sS
(New York Herald-Tribune)

One of the oldest residents of the
Berkshires has just died in Wind
sor, Mass. She was ninety-eight
years old and for nearly a century
had been part of the life of that
typically American community. Mrs.
Phoebe Hathaway Turner was the
daughter of Loren and Sarah
Blanchard Turner-both authenti-
cally New England. She was born
In Savoy, however, name which
suggests possible early inflltration
of foreign strain, and lived to be
the oldest member of Windsor Con-
gregational Church and OF Hilltop
Grange.
Mrs. Turner. besides being veneer
able, had a distinction that was all
her own. She was the oldest woman
trout angler in Massachusetts,, and
most likely eclipsed any man fish,
erman in point of years. It was not
until three years ago that she laid
aside her rod for the last time, and
then ony when Berkshire streams
became somewhat too crowded for
comfort. Thus, having lived through
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

diately declared that its unprotected
condition was intolerable. Let us
get together and rebuild these
walls" he said. There Is nothing
particularly difiicult about It II we
viii organize our efforts and be dill
gent" He directed that every man
was 10 build that portion OF the wall
which was opposite his house, and
the result was that Q task which
had been evaded for $50 years was
accomplished In 50 days. The secret
was that the work was organized.
Each man built over against his
house"
How can you and ] help the great
causes VI humanity? Nv building
over against our own house - that
Is, By serving humanity which "a
near nj hand. This does not mean
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

Senate, Lodge jumped into the
Senate arena one week In adj
vance and got his spiel off his
chest.
Senators Brewster, Republican,
Of Maine, and Democratic Jim
Mead, Of New York, also took
the floor in secret session TO de-
n0unce Lodge. The young SEN
atOr must have had o premOni-
ton Of what was coming for he
had ducked out the day before.
All his critics could do, there
fore was to gesture towards his
empty seat.
NOTE: Another thing which
rolled the the senators was the
discovery that Lodge had sold the
magazine rights to his story Of
the battlefront tour to q prom
inent weekly publication. Thus
despite the secret session, Lodge
will now rush into print.
GLOBE-TROTTTNG STUFF
There has been Q noticeable Inn
provement in Jap Zero planes, the
senators reported. They are fast.
er, more rnaneuverable and the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
Daily Almanac

Moon rises at Gas p. m. (war time)
sun rises at 500 a. m, sets at GILT p. m.
(war time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Wind from the east-bad for man and for
beast;
Wind from the south Is too hot for them
both:
wind from the north is Of very little
worth;
Wind from the west Is softest and best
(Oid Farmers Almanac)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

pilots better protected by armor.
However, the efficiency Of Jap
pilots has declined In India
part Of the British troops are kept
busy keeping northern tribes In
order rather than fighting the
Japs Starvation Is so bad in
India that In one section, the
senators said, bodies are takin
out at the rate Of about IS q day,
piled in a heap and burned
Chang Kai-shek Is having trouble
keeping some Of his war lords In
line. "Silver bullets" aimed by
the Japs are alternating them :.
Army engineers Of the Nays
Sea-Bees have bene doing a great
Job British diplomats seem to
know the score on what policy
their government will follow for
five years In advance. q. s. Dip
lomats don't know the score for
more than six months In advance.
In fact, U. 8. diplomats frequently
play follow the leader" with the
British.
copyright, 1913, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

There it stands, one hundred and
fifty-one years, according to the date OF
the cornerstone laying. It Is noble
edifice and has housed many presidents
and their families. It has been point
of interest for tourists who have enjoyed
seeing the house and grounds. We reter
to The White House in Washington, the
country's first ranking residence IN the
Capitol City Of Washington, d: 9: Cor
nerstone was laid October -, 1792.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

lawless order.
II know that all sanitary restaurants
and sanitary hotels win comply" said
the mayor. "Get what mean?S
Yes. We get It. If q restaurant fails to
heed the Little Flowers "appeal" It win
be bounded out Of business with santa
ton violations complaints. If IL complies,
minor violations will be viewed "sensfbly".
We know. AL dictators use the same
method.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

Signed Ietters pertaining 20 rsr-
sonal health and hygiene. net 70
disease, diagnosis q treatment
win be answered BY DR.. Brady q
. stamped seIe-addressed envelope
a enclosed. Letters should DO brfek
and written IA ink. No reply can
b. made 20 queries net confor1n-
fng 20 instructions. Address DR.
William Brady, National News
paper Service, $40 West nEaAison
Street, Chicago, Ill.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

had come to have
a hopeless atti-
tude toward the
W hole thing.
There was moth
ing, they rea-
soned, that could
be done about 1t.
Then sudden
ly, Nell e m l a h,
envoy Of the
king Of Babylon.
arrived in the
city and irnme-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
WHERE CAN WE HELP?
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

WHERE GAN WE HELFY
For $50 years after the Jews re-
turned to Jerusalem from their ex-
lie in Babylon, they made no at
tempt to rebuild the walls of the
city. This meant that they had to
endure the assault of marauding
tribes, to have their homes ravaged,
and their goods carried away. They
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
Selected Poem
OLD CHURCH IN THE CITY
CB. Y. Williams in the New York T1mes)

A century-how little time
To trace an arabesque of jade
Upon a steep facade where CRIME
CThe city's lacquer coat Is laid.
Slowly the ivy fingers climb.
A century-how little time
To prefer bread and wine and AID
To those who halt in LIES parade,
Weary of tinsel gauds that fade,
Ready to doff the worlds cockade
While still the hours of daylight chime.
slowly the ivy fingers climb.
A century-how little time
To weave bright untarnished braid
Into the city's close brocade
How stanch the old church In crusade!
Slowly the ivy fingers climb.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

Ninety-five year old Civil War veteran
Henry NJ Roe, said: "There is place
for everybody in this war, and aim 10
be in the middle of it." Not so pad TOT
an elderly young war plant messenger!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

Last two or three mornings were
record ones for October cold. The Their
mometer went below freezing. AS the
pipes ratified you thought-Can winter
be far behind?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

The World Series has come and gone,
so it looks like we would have to sit back
and wait for Halloween for the next
excitement.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
: NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Roosevelt
Stars AS
Tax Collector

During Peter EdsOn's absence
on vacation this column b being
written BY another member 81
MEAS washington staff.l
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

partially euatng the when
brought
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13
Washington Merry Co Round
BY
DREW PEARSON

Senate Chiefs Thot FDR Didn't Consult With
Policy Owod Great Bton Called Generous
COLLECTIVE Security Seen Only Cure for Disease
Many Are Anseed by Publicity Toetes Of Senator Lodge
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

several wars, depressions and panics.
Mrs. Turner was able TO preserve
calmness Of spirit through her de-
votion to the innocent sport OF
fishing for trout.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-13

that II We start 10 do good 10 those
who are near At hand, we shall find
ourselves doing good 10 those who
are 81 the ends Of the earth.
All Rights Reserved Babson
Newspaper Syndicate
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-02

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-02
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-02
A SLIGHT CHANGE

After the intermisSion. Kruger
stepped of the podilAn 70 explain
about a slight change in the pro-
gram. due 10 the fact that Eric
Delanarter had made a choral,
instead of an orchestral arrange
ment Of Stephen Fosters Jeanne
With the Light Brown Hair and
that the orchestra would play a
string version by our own Arthur
Luck. followed by Carl Busch's
version of The Old Folks at
Home.
The final number was the
Jerome Kern Orchestral Scenario
oil the music from his own famous
operetta. "Showboat,' first played
here TWO years ago, al which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-02
Lutnia Society

THE LUTNIA SINGING So
Getty will present its thirty
fifth annual concert in the Scot
fish Rite Cathedral of the Masonic
Temple Sunday evening with
Janina Gorecka, violinist, and
Stanley MilewicZ. baritone. as
SoloiSts. Kasimir Obecney will di-
rect the singing of the male and
female choFuses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-02
Az american
Concert o. Success
BY CHARLES GENTRY

time, we discussed the fact that
Mr.. Kern may know how to set
his music effectively on a dra-
matte stage, but not on a concert
one. and, that ne has borrowed
from every composer from Bee
thoven to Tschaikowsky in trying
TO give this medley symphonic
overtones, it doesn't really need
For stirring finale, orchestra
and leader sent the cheering house
on It's way with the Stars and
Stripes Forever.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-02

THE PLAYING of the "StaI
Spangled Banner" set a starred
and striped pattern for the All
American concert by the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra which
packed Masonic Auditorium last
night.
Under Karl Krueger's expert
baton the orchestra performed for
the first time, in several instances,
music of our native heath. which
has long deserved hearing in our
concert halls.
For an opener, Kruger chose
Samuel BARRIERS Overture 10
Sheridan's play, The School for
Scandal" in which the composer
has caught much of the broad
humor of Reformation comedy.
COMPLETE ARRANGEMENT
The Robert Russell Bennett ar
rangement of themes from 'Porgy
and BesS" particularly delighted
US. because this is the first SYM
phonic synthesis we've h ar d
which exploits the plant of the
strawberry Woman" the cry of
the Grab Man and the "Hurri-
cane" music, without depending
entirely upon the obvious melodic
appeal of "BesS. You is My
Woman Now" and Summertime. .
Although our orchestra did a
beautiful job Of II, il still couldn't
bridge the awkward gaps between
Il Cot Plenty O. Nothin'" and
1T Amt Necessarily So" Mr.
Bennett having fallen into almost
q Kostelanetz rut of orchestratior
of these excerpts without provid-
ing adequate passages Of transi.
. ton between them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-02

modulated volume quite different
from the average Sepia band.
Hawkins, himself, is rapidly gain
ing a reputation as the hottest
trumpet player in the business,
and already several critics have
rated him over the inimitable
Louis Armstrong.
The weeks screen bill will be
the first Detroit showing of Man
From Music Mountain" exciting
western action drama starring
Roy Rogers, king of the Cow
boys" and lovely Ruth Terry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-02

erred /. - il35. mas 3 m ',In which
We, serve" 1880, 5,f0. $50 p m.
40 p m. ain Which We Serve" 9,
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TELENEwS- short subjects Q
a. m, 20 n D. M.
UNITED ARTISTS Adventures Of a
Rookie 1919 a. m. 2.3s, 5.aT. e.16
p. m. "Oid AcQuaIntRpre. g" y %, 5.Is.
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WILSON For Whom the Bell Tolls, -
n 20 a. m. 80 $50. $50 D. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-02
Hawkins
At Paradise
Friday

ERSKINE HAWKINS. his Tux
edo Junction orchestra and an all
Sepia revue open Friday at the
Paradise Theater
Record favorites and record
breakers, tie Hawkins combina-
ton has a smooth swing style and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-02
A Nose for Names

DIRECTOR AL HALL has
changed the character name of
young Ted Donaldson in Curly
from Stinky 10 Pinky. For Sani-
tary reasons explains Al.