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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
SAVE WASTE PAPER!
Hartford Tines

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Demands for paper of all kinds
are so great that the public is being
urged to preserve and turn over to
the school children, Boy Scouts, sal
wage committees and other agencies
that are cooperating all the waste
paper that can be assembled.
Waste paper is the raw material
from which cardboard is made. The
cardboard is essential for packaging
all sorts of articles that contribute
to winning the war. even to saving
the lives Of American soldiers. After
1t has been properly finished this
cardboard becomes packages to pro-
tect life-saving plasma, cartons con-
tanning cartridges food drugs, cloth
ing. 1t goes into a million different
uses and so much Is needed the de-
mand can be met only through
great public cooperation.
Whatever waste paper you may
have, bundle 1t up and see that 1t
reaches the collectors. In Hartford
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Wrong Way Protest

Developments suggest some elabora-
ton of the criticism we presented yester-
day against the way news about the Cairo
conference was handled by American
authorities.
Owl Chief Elmer Davis is indignant
because Reuters, the British agency,
broke the story "prematurely," thus
"scooping" the American press He has,
accordingly, sent note of protest to
Brendan Bracken, British minister of in
formation In our opinion Mr.. Davis is
off on the wrong track The way to pro-
tect the American press against being
''scooped" is not to reprove the press of
other nations. 1t is to permit American
newspapers to print news. 1t appears
that when Reuters did report the Cairo
conference, without interference by Brit
ish or other censorship, Mr.. Davis was
poWerleSS to move ahead the release time
on the American announcement. His
hands were tied by orders. From whom?
Only one man can give such binding or
derS to Mr.. Davis. That is Franklin
Roosevelt
So Mr.. Roosevelt, having hired a news
expert to hold the bag, gives hard and
fast orders and then goes off, leaving his
expert all the discretion of grade-four
clerk in minor city government. The
fault was not with the British for telling
their people the story. 1t was with the
Americans for playing with the news like
an old-time theatrical press agent stag
ing stunt. There will be much argu-
ment about the Bayonne IN. J.) Times
action in deliberately violating the release
time on the owl announcement. We
think that strong case can be made for
the Times. The papers acton was unor-
thodox, but in logic and in lay ethics it
was justified by all the circumstances.
American newspapers have submitted
themselves to what is laughingly known
as voluntary" censorship. 1t is voluntary
on the "or else" basis. The Bayonne
Times may have helped to bring the prob
lem to a head. Sooner or later, editors
and publishers are going to have to de-
eide how far they shall permit amateurs
in political office to control their news col
un1ns, to make fools of them with their
x4sasddaEsa to stifls the workings of enlight-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
TEEN-AGE HYSTERIA
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A year or two ago Frank Sinatra
was crooner among thousands of
other crooners that no one knew
much about. Today his name is
Synonymous with screaming teen
age girls who are said to swoon at
the sound of his voice.
Lately America has become Sim
atra conscious. Not that the young
singer is the musical discovery of
the age but because his career has
been cleverly managed by profess
sional promoter playing upon the
emotionalism of young girls.
The agent is quoted as admitting
the idea occurred to him when a
girl beside whom he was sitting in
a theater began to moan softly to
herself as the crooner sang. The
agent asked why she did so, and
she replied that such music always
made her feel that way.
The next day there were more
young women present to moan dur
ing the Sinatra performance. Yield
ing thoughtlessly or ignorantly to
the power of this suggestion, thou
sands of young girls react accord
ingly.
The public has permitted itself to
be taken in by an obvious employ
ment of deliberate suggestion. What
is needed Is more of the attitude
of the 1,400 Waves who remained
fully conscious throughout a Sin
atra performance, applauded polite
ly at the end, and left with the
situation well In hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Neutral France

In all probability there are few things
that Adolph Hitler would like better, right
now, than some way to turn Italy, France,
the low countries, Norway and Denmark
into genuine neutrals.
Not to free troops for other use, though
that would be welcome. Rather, to build
up a buffer of neutrality between Nazi-
dom and the avenglng Anglo-American
forces now posing to strike. Such neu-
trail strip might cost the Allies the victory
that now is in sight.
So watch those tricky "upsets' in occu-
pied countries with suspicion. Uncondi-
tional surrenders are the only terms we
can afford to consider.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

nature. When he becomes an ac-
complished musician, he travels
over the scales and exercises, the
stops and intervals entirely undis-
turbed by the things that formerly
perpleXed him.
st. Paul declared that when the
law of the Spirit Of life began to
operate in his soul, he was made
free Of the law Of sin and of death.
The structures Of the old laws were
swallowed up In the freedom of the
new. Just as the master spirit Of
the musician has set him free -
not free from the law but in it -
so mans faith in Christ, once he
really gets 1t, gives him complete
freedom not freedom from the
law but freedom in It. Thereafter
he does gladly. and In a measure
easily, what before he did at best
grudgingly and with difficulty.
The living OF a religious life is
an art, but 1t is an art which all
sincere men can learn. When they
learn 1t, they forget the structure
of the rules because Of the salts
faction and Joy they have in OBJ
serving them.
(All Rights Reserved -
Babson Newspaper Syndicate>
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Spreading Thin

Now the Supreme Court rules that it is
proper for a union to attempt, by picket
ing with Unfair signs, to ruin a bust
ness which has no employees except its
proprietorS. Mr.. Justice Frankurter feels
that it is quite fair for the union to pin
the opprobrious adjective fascist" upon
men who decline to join union for the
privilege of working in their own little
cafeteria.
The law, say lawyers is what the court
says it is. But justice and common NOR
atty, thank God, are less flexible and
theological. And in the long run justice
and common morality can change what
judges think is the law
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
that Stain would stick with the

that Stain would stick with the
Allies though thick and thin.
During the dinner, there was
the usual round of toasts-about 20
in all - lasting until around 2 a.
m. When it came to the toast
of Major General John R. Deane,
Secretary Hull'S chief adviser on
military matters, he raise d his
glass an dSaid:
Il drink to the day when the
British, Americans and Russian
armies meet in the streets of
Berlin"
Pandemonium broke loose.
Everyone cheered. But the Rus
slams cheered 1oudest.
During the hubbub, Stain sud-
denly left his place at the head
of the table, walked thirty feet
to where General Deane was
standing, and c1inked his glass.
1t was the toast which Stain
SCENE to enjoy most.
CAPITAL CHAFF
While the United States, for rea-
sons of policy, is withdrawing from
the Argentine market, John Bull
is still plugging his old slogan in
Argentina-"Buy British" This
slogan is featured in British mag
azine advertisements in Argentina
even in wartime . Ten days be-
fore the White House announced
that Japan would be shorn of it's
empire, newsman j. Kingsbury
Smith wrote for American
Mercury, 1.-THE American planners
intend that she (Japan shall give
up control over all of North China
including Manchuria; that she
shall withdraw from Korea and
the island of FormoSa."
=. The State Department frowns
State Department frowns on Span
ish Republicans in Mexico who
want to form Committee of
Free Spain. That was one rea-
son they kept the Loyalist Min
lister of Education cooling his heels
in Seattle for so long. He wanted
to cross the U. S. A. to Mexico.
Copyright. 1943, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

The principals were Democratic
National Chairman Frank Walker
Food Administrator Marvin Jones
and Senator Guy Gillette of Iowa,
whom the President attempted to
purge in 1888.
Gillette showed up late or the
lunheon and was promptly chal-
luncheon and was promptly hal
lenged by Walker and Jones.
What's this 1 hear about you
not running for reelection to the
Senate in 1944?" asked Walker.
That's right" replied Gillette.
"I've announced that l wouldn't
run again for the Senate, and I
intend to stick by it,"
But how about your party?"
countered Walker. I'VE need men
of your caliber to hold up the
state tickets in 1914. Otherwise,
we're going to have very tough
time"
live been waiting q long time
for someone to say that" re-
piled Gillette. "YOu gentlemen
didn't seem to think that 1 be-
lOnged to the Democratic party
in 1888, when Tommy Corcoran
and other members of the White
House guard were trying to de-
feat me in the Iowa senatorial
primary"
How about in 1892" coun-
tered Walker.
Listen, Frank, don't try to kid
me about that campaign" re-
sponded Gillette. Il admit I rode
in ON the Presidents coatails like
lot of others"
And you still don't agree that
you owe something to the party"
shot back walker.
"Owe something to the party
party that tried to kick me
out of Officer" relied Gillette
angrily. 81 CUES not! Far from
it, Frank, and you can tell the
President, If you want to, that
will not run for reelection as
Senator from Iowa on the Demo-
cratic ticket under any circum-
stances"
With that, the Iowa anti-New
Dealer turned on his heel and
walked out. However, one thing
Gilletet still has to make clear to
Capitol Hill observers is whether
he will run for the Democratic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

Presidential nomination in 1914,
should Roosevelt eScheW a fourth
term nomination. Former Demo-
cratic National Chairman Jim Far
ley has suggested that Gillette
throw his hat in the ring.
'LOYALIST' VETERANS
IN U. S. ARMY
Some time ago, this column re-
vealed the manner in which
American youngsters who had
fought for the Spanish Loyalst
during the civil war of 1868
were being kicked around inside
the U. S. Army. They were
flunked out of officer candidate
schools even when they stood near
the top of their class, and many
were refused combat duty.
Since then, thanks to liberal
Assistant Secretary of War Jack
McCloy, this situation has changed
Spanish Loyalist veterans have
been given a chance to get into
combat. They have more than
justified reversal of discrimination
Here is the record Of a few of
them:
Sergeant Anthony Toney Of
Gl0versville, N. Y, received the
Distinguished Flying Cross for air
operations in the Pacific; Sergt.
Jerry Weinberg of Brooklyn was
cited for the DF for participating
in the Ploesti air raid, in which
he was forced down; Sergt. Rob-
er Thompson of Long Island City,
N. Y, received the Distinguished
Service Cross for heroism in the
Pacific; Capt. Herman BOttcher
won the DISC and Purple Heart
and is reputed to be one of the
greatest jungle fighters of the
war.
Also, Lieutenants Irving Golf
of New York city and V. Lossowski
of Rochester. N. Y, are teaching
Italians guerilla warfare as they
learned it in Spain.
STAIN DRINKS TO VICTORY
At the grand finale Moscow din
ner which Josef Stain gave for
Cordell Hull and Anthony Eden. a
significant event took place. Those
present interpreted it as meaning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Current Comment

Our one objective is to get across
the narrow strip of channel water.
lard on the continent and do so as
quickly as possible. I dislike delays
but it takes time, careful planning,
transport and a cast amount of
equipment and trained men.
Lieut.. Gen. Jacob l.. Devers.
I get mad when see signs show
ing the mileage to Rome, because
1t still is so far away, but Wen get
there.
Lieut.. Gen. Mark W. Clark.
One weakness in our fiscal sys-
TEN Is that the privilege given Con-
gress no responsibility for raising
the money appropriated.
Senator Millard E. Tydings of
Maryland.
In adult life reasonable amount
of the right kind of fear has Its
value. When man has a healthy
fear of losing his job by failing tt
put his best effort into it. he feel;
a greater responsibility toward his
work.
Rev. Franklin P. Cole of New
| York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

Fats which accumulate in the process OF
cooking will be treated with considerably
more respect from now on. The difficulties
of fat clearing and handling will not
seem such task with the promise of one
ration point for each half pound of fat.
The points for-fat campaign will be help
in more ways than one, and many
housekeeper will discover she can clear up
the fat situation much better than she
imagined.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Views OF The Press

would not the cause of morale of
men just going into the service be
better served by not taking any in
ductees for a week before Christ
mas, traditionally family holiday?
The War Department is in a posi-
ton to hand out real Christmas
present to future soldiers by chang
ing its stand on this matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
is IT NECESSARY?
(BoSton POST

AS in the case of practically all
other officials who have made any
public comment on the matter, the
head of the New York selective
service boards expresses his SYM
pathy to those new inductees who
must report for duty Dec. %. Like
others, he blames the War Depart
ment, which decided not to take
inductees on Christmas Eve OF
Christmas Day, but drew the line
two days before Christmas.
The hard-boiled answer, Of course
is that the war won't wait. Yet, par.
ticularly In the case Of fathers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

Garwood, N. j., has 5000 permanent
residents plus 5000 daytime working
guests. It had one doctor. The govern
ment, which considers one physician nee
essary for every 1900 persons, held Gar
woods doctor to be non essential, which
subjected him to the draft. This is not I'M
typical of the type of judgment which has
been exercised quite generally N procur-
inc doctors for the armed services.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
MON BALKS AT CROWBAR
STUFF

Mother Of three children told
here recently how she was raised
on this column, enjoys fine health.
does all her own work, inclnud1ng
ome re-upfolsteri1g, carpentry,
gardening, making all her own
clothes and the children's, canning
etc., yet
During the final months of my
last pregnancy / had eXcruciating
false labor pains. To alleviate this
! tackled Job I had wanted done
long time-I got crowlar and
ripped out some kitchen cabinets
and rebuilt them in a new location.
/ also bought lumber and built two
desks and seats for the clildren's
room. When friends commented :.
wish you'd preach to some lazy.
spoiled, delicate women that work
will cure what keeps so many OF
them whining"
A good many women showing that
tendency keeping up with the Jone-
ses, have learned that lesson for
themselves in the past two or three
yCel1 SOAAlDCAlCIl w w 1AAOlO VA ANol'
of their own houSeWork, they pres
emily discover that their familiar
complaints are disappearing ana
they are beginning actually to en-
joy life.
That crowbar was too much for
Mrs. L. K. D., 80 years old, mother
of five children, aged three to nine,
expecting her sixth blessed event
in the spring, all healthy. SHE
turns somersaults every day, has a
schoolgirl complexion, can touch
her toes with her fingers without
bending her knees, and I imagine
can touch her nose with her thumb
without flexing her fingers. Size
gets this off her chest:
when I read about the woman
who removed cupboards with tie
crow+bar and rebuilt them, to chase
away false labor pains, just Won
dered what the Lord made man for.
I do my own work washin-
ironing, cooking, taking care OF my
family, etc. But before I'd tear down
cupboards with crcwtar Id take my
KIDS Tor walk, or play game with
Them
These six kids will not know or
realize until they aresseveral years
older what a fine mother they have.
Crowbar or no croWSar, these two
American mothers are eminently
qualified to teach all American
girls or women a lesson which too
many of them never learn or learn
only when 1t is too late.
Incidentally, neither Of these
young mothers gives an inkling OF
how her husband provides the
dough - I fancy Pop Doesn't take
much time off from his job TO so
fishing. If either of them reads this
I'd like to hear from him. conf
dentally, about it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

keep them most
perfectly when We
are unconscious
of their presence.
The musician
no longer thinks
Of scales and ex-
ercises. Of stops
and interval S.
These were part
of his early train
ing, but as time
went on they he
came part of his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Your Health
By DR.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining 70 per-
sonal health and hygiene, not 70
disease, diagnosis Of treatment,
will be answered by DR.. Brady II
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 DIR.
william Brady, National News
paper Service, 800 West Madison
Street, Chicago, Ill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

all uey nave lett
to sell are recon-
ditioned, repos-
seSSed, second
hand things to
blow through or
twang. Business
In these made
over jobs Is re-
ported brisk, the
muse n d the
urge to get hot
being irrepressible
as they are. Still,
the peddling of
S GU II d devices
with which to an
M thu nnirkH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

This is the time of the year to accom-
pany your generosity at the Christmas
season by an added generosity - buying
of Christmas seals issued every year by
the Connecticut tuberculosis Association
This is the organizations one way for Sc
curing funds and the governor OF the
state heartily endorses it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Daily Almanac

Moon sets at 1928 a. m. (war time)
Sun rises at 8:02 a. m, sets at 5:A p. m
(war time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
The barberry hedges now practically leaf
less are covered with bright red berries which
are colorful touch along the way
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

Once again it is brought to the atten-
ton that delivery of Christmas packages
is not guaranteed unless they are sent
within the next few days. You are al
ready late if you plan on mailing as ear
ly as next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL L DOUGLASS. D. D.
THE NATURE OF FREEDOM

We begin every art by learning
certain rules. but when We have
mastered the art. we forget the
rules. In fact, We forget them in
the very act of observing them. We
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

ened democracy. Cooperation Is fine.
Newspapers viii continue to cooperate.
But they don't have to cooperate blindly,
Slavishly, supinely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Selected Poem
WHILE THE CANNONS BLAST AWAY
(Fall 1943)
(Anne Spainhour in the Hartford Times Poets
Corner

Now the fat crows peck on the wheat OF tomorrow
In the dark, rich fields
And the seek-backed squirrels
Quarrel about the plump, brown nuts in the pas
ture,-
While the cannons blast away.
The bees are busy with the juicy grapes and apples
While their amber honey ripenS in the comb
And the cannonS blast away.
Man now feeds his mind and life with the war and
all its horrors.
And whether he sits before cheerful hearth,
Or goes with throbbng heart across
The war-blacked heavens, he prays for peace
While the cannons blast away.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Music
Industry
Will Reform
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

1t may please you considerably,
as a sign of the time, to know that
the musical instrument industry is
about to reform. This has nothing
In particular to do with the war,
and this piece is purely a matter OF
relief from weightier, double domed
discourses on the international
and/or economic situation.
The musical instrument business
in fact, counldnt' be deader. About
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY
DREW PEARSON

Senator Gillette Spurns Plea Again Sake Of
Reos He Owes Nothing Party Tho Tried Purge Him in 1888;
Loyost Veterans w. Army Once Kicked Around Now Heroes
Significant Gesture Made Ston During Moscow Poey
Administration
O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
QUESTIONS g. ANSWERS
Fixing The Date

Can you tell me how We can conf
pute the date OF confinement? As
I am in service I hope to be able
TO obtain short leave so can be
with my wife at the time (Sgt.----D
Answer-Count forward $50 days
from first day of last menstruation,
or backward three months and add
seven days.
HerLsa Tree tment
You kindly referred me to Dr.
who gave me ambulant treatment
had had double hernia for several
years. After a series Of about 20
weekly treatments I am apparently
cured. Examination by two other
doctors recently failed to discover
any sign of hernia. lost just one
day from work throughout the
treatment. thank you. CA. G. j.
AnnSWer-Most OF the industrial
Compensation boards now approve
OF the injection treatment. he U. s.
Army suIgeon-generals department
doesn't care whether a man hes
been cured by injections or by oper
alton. progressive physicians every
where are now curing as large a
percentage of hernia cases by such
treatment as they can cure BY the
radical operation. II I had hernia
I'd have the injection treatment.
that is. II a good doctor consiSered
my hernia amenable to such treat
ment.
Copyright 1913, John F. Ollie CO.
all the school children are engaged
in collecting paper. Each school has
a schedule on which it operates. The
pupils gladly will give anyone in any
neighborhood full information.
If you live in Greater Hartford
and have a bundle of newspapers
approximately three feet tall, which
would be about 100 pounds, it will
be called for if you will phone 81
76GG. In fact, if there is any ques-
ton about the paper collection that
is not clear to you. a call to that
number will bring full information.
Every reader of newspapers and
magazines has observed. the efforts
the publishing industry is making to
conserve paper, the supply of which
is being allocated to publishers. The
result has been condensing OF news
and other features, and the keeping
Of circulation under strict control.
Newsprirlt and magazine paper Is
made Of wood pulp, OF which there
also Is a great shortage, but old
newspapers and magazines are the
principal material from which card
board Is made.
A patriotic service is rendered by
all who cooperate in this waste
paper salvage campai n, which will
continue for some time, as the need
for paper products will be extraor
binary so long as the war lasts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

Copyright. 1913, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)