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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15

perate position that he loses both
his courage and his balance.
Accordingly, If we have to climb
to some high altitude. the best thing
is to look uD and keep climbing.
Life can be likened to q ladder. As
long as we have our powers uTlim-
paired We enjoy climbing up to new
heights of achievement. But what
we should never do is to look back.
We should never under any cireum-
stances ponder the possibility Of
failure when something that Is nee
essary and right has TO be done. II
we keep thinking all the time Of
the possibility Of failure. we shall
surely fail. The way 10 keep cheer
ful and 10 keep going Is TO keep
looking up.
Every day Is q new opportunity.
Our Jobs are Just as big as we make
them. Success Is just as often
aehleved IN q large village as Ia
10 great city. A large number Of
substantial fortunes IN this eoiln-
ny have been made By men who
started IN their own home town
and MD Io * full advantage q ~ op'
Keep climbing ana Keep locking
up. u h only when ge look down
and think q our own inacsauaes
Al Rights Reserved - Babs0n
AewSpapeF Syndicate
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Current Comment

Then the dirty buns opened up
in earnest. Three minutes later a
ship on my right was hit. then we
got 1t. and while we were abandon
ing ship a fourth vessel blew up.
Michael Barry. skipper OF
merchantmen torpedoed OF
South America.
We speak no longer OF defense,
That has now passed and hence
forth we think OF attack - deter"
mined, unrelentlng. smashing att
tack. Our troops. Canadian. United
Kingdom and those OF the Donin-
ions and our allies. have ehafed No
inaction. They will get action.
President Roosevelt,
The merchant sealnan's eoOpera.
ton, efficiency and courage IN the
face OF enemy attack have won high
praise.
Admiral william p, Haisey,
~.
80
he (FDR) took Us N over he
citadel IN Haiti without trouble, Just
from his memory Of the inlets. ana
trails.
Captain Howard N, Gene,
HDR'D Casablanee pilot,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15

There may be some logic in Petroleum
Administrator Ickes' belief that the
pleasure-driving ban should be made
nationwide. But that logic raises the
question why Mr.. Tckes should be the
man to make the suggestion. Ickes'
concern is with gasoline and lubricat-
ing oils, so far as motoring is concerned.
He is supposed to help conserve those
products where they are scarce. He has
no official interest in them where they
are plentiful, as in the oil field regions.
Any ban on pleasure driving in oil-pro-
ducing areas should be for the conServa-
ton Of rubber, and for no other purpose.
With rubber conservation Mr.. Ickes has
no public interest Or is he spreading
out?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15

Remember the Dionnes? We do not
read so much about them as at one time.
They have become, with the years, an
assured thing, though we lo note each
birthday. But what they eat, and what
they do, and what they say-alk these
things are not daily recorded in our news
columns. But they came into the head
lines again the other day, because in all
probability, they will sponsor cargo ships
named for them at Superior, Wis, the
ships built under lend-lease arrange
ments to Britain 1t is also possible they
may go to Wisconsin for the sponsoring.
The quintuplets, who will be nine in May,
were rather overcome at the idea, but 1t
is nice to know that one of the first
thoughts, that of Emile, was that the
act would be pleasing to God, who might
be so pleased that He would end the war
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15
Mark vi Tank

Don't get disturbed about the Germans
new Mark vi tank. Our ordnance experts
aren't. The newest Nazi land dread
naught is nothing to be scoffed at, but
neither is it major menace to our plans
For one thing, there are relatively few
of them, and a great number would be
needed to be effective. For another, they
aren't as irresistible as dispatches say.
We have plenty of anti-tank guns in the
European-African war theater capable OF
stopping the Mark vi.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15

This is the story of florist. He
achieved success that ranged from small
floral offerings to thousands of dollars
in floral displays for debutantes, $500
boxes of flowers for celebrities such as
stage and screen stars. He was Max
Settling, an Austrian, who came to this
country in 1899, and since that time, for
the most part, has been saying it with
flowers. Most people like flowers and
they like also to read about success
character like Max Selling. One day in
the old country, the golden Vienna days,
he made a little nosegay. A carriage
stopped and the lady within inquired
about the artistic bouquet. He was a
young boy then and explained that he
put together flowers that went together.
He presented the flowers to the lady who
turned out to be the Empress Elizabeth
wife of Emperor Franz Josef. Golden
dayS!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15
Press Comment
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
(Hartford Courant)

(Hartford CouranG
In these days Of groans and COM
plants 1t Is refreshing to have a
man like George AIDE, the we'll
known Indiana humorist, author Of
such works as 1.-THE Sultan Of Sulu"
and Fables in Slang" remind us
Of the many blessings still ours that
were unknown not so many years
ago. While celebrating his gevenry-
seventh Anniversary at Miami
Beach O short time age, Mr.. AIDE
cl1:crily informed the world that
anybody might "kare the coed old
days" as for as he was concerned.
Then he added, still more dcfiantly,
that he was perfectly contented TO
be living in the present, even with
rationing and the war;"
Nor would Mr.. AIDE let the world
believe that his evaluation Of the
present scene was the mere bubbling
of q youthful spirit. Calling atten-
ton of the fact that he had been
born the year after The Civil War
ended" he would have us know that
he knew what he was talking Of.
In proof of this fact he brought out
quite a lot of corroborative evidence.
"In these days, when Republicans
and Democrats are on speaking
terms, It's hard to realize that /
was brought up to regard a Demo-
crat as a close relative of Satan"
So much for liberation in politics.
What of sports? Well, said Mr.. AIDE,
when I was a boy, playing ball
back in Indiana, we never thought
Of cheering the opposition. We used
to throw rocks at them"
It is not only tolerance that has
grown q little more common. Med
ical science is another thing whose
progress makes Mr.. AIDE happy to
live in the present, rather than in
the days Of his youth. And he said.
People used to be pretty primitive
In those days. used to wear bag
Of asafoetioa to keep me we'll" Even
the doctors didn't know so much in
those good old days Of his youth,
judged by contemporary standards.
There prescriptions. Mr.. AIDE re-
minded us. were limited TO calomel,
Quinine and morphine" Even II that
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15

Dictator Franco Of Spain.
Today Is published a book, ZAP
peasement's Child" by Lieutenant
Thomas j. Hamilton, U. S. Navy,
who was in Spain at the time and
tells In detail how the American
Ambassador Alexander Weddell
offered Franco a 100000, 900 credit
The book Is one lich should be
read by everyone who wants to
understand the State DEPART
ment's long history Of appease-
ment in Spain, France, Japan,
Germany and North Africa.
Lieut.. Hamilton realtes how In
the winter Of 1904, Franco was
riding roughsnod over American
interests, how the Fascists were
thumbing their noses at the
United States, and how all this
eliminated in the stoning Of the
American Embassy by a gang Of
Fascist students from the Univer-
sity Of Madrid.
Ambassador Weddell had In
formed SerranO Suner spanish
foreign minister and Frances
brOther-in-law) that q hostile
demonstration was planned and
even named the day." writes
Lieut.. Hamilton. "No extra
guards were provided, however,
and even the two usually sta
toned in front Of the Embassy
were absent when the gang
came up and started shouting
its opinion Of the United States.
When Mr.. Weddell came out,
one Of them grabbed his arm and
tried to hold II up In the Fascist
salute"
Then the gang began throw
ing stones, and some enamel was
Clipped off the seal of the United
States over the doorway. We'd
dell immediately asked for an in
teryiew to protest the incident.
DOLLARS FOR STONSES
But, continues Lieut.. Hamilton,
lover O week elapsed before Mr..
Weddell was able to see Franco
r.. At last, however, the inter-
view took place, and we offered
the once famous $l00,OO0,OOO
credit instead Of demanding an
apology. The sum was to be used
for wheat, gasoline, rubber, cot
ton, meat the five products
necessary to prevent the Franco
regime from collapsing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15

College men today are asked to make
many sacrifices. They must shorten their
courses, they must discontinue them in
definitely. Also prospective college stu
dents must give up the idea of college. A
verv recent ruling, however, will not meet
with approval; that is to the effect, stu
dents under the new specialized training
at colleges and universities cannot take
part in intercollegiate athletics.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A Short Bob

A Snort BOD
Is there any danger In having
ones nose bobbed? How much does
such an operation coset? What
kind Of doctor does that type OF
operationp (Miss IA. -
Answer-some danger in any op"
Grafton. Discuss the cost with the
SURGEON YOU consult. Operation to
alter shape or size Of nose IN sculp-
tural or plastic surgery.
silly Waste
For a year or more my right arm
has been SO lame could hardly hit
NV hand to the level Of my shoul-
der. Have tried many remedies
without benefit. Had an x-ray pic
ture taken but II didn't show any"
thing. If. e. W
Answer-Eventually you'll consult
a physician. Why not now? 1t Is
foolish to spend your money for this
and that rlostrum, for X-ray pic
lures, without benefit OF medical
advice.
Normal Boy
At tire movies my five year. Ole
covers his eyes or tries to hide I'M
der the seat when scenes in the pic
tire fri9htan him. Is he going 70
be q r,eurotc? (Grs. ]. s. Al
Answer That is normal beAsvi:i
for q young child. Don't take him
to movies Of that character.
Supporter
Is It Necessary to wear an ath.
letic suppoi tc: at any time? never
wear one, even for gym work.
tx. E.)
Answer-No.
Tiddle-F'aadir
Short wave 1SSiioI.ost blood ties,
revealed some actiye tubrcculei r.
ritation In deScerasng colon.
MRS. G. W.
Answer-.Bet!cr consult q uhysi'
clan, Ma'am, and don't SqualSct
your money Oh such hunibugs.
Copyright. 1913, John F. Ollie Co
Frozen Canned Vegetables
Is 1t safe to cat vegetables sucl.
as corn, peas and beans watch have
been frozen in tin cans9
(AGrs. r. b
Answer-Perfectly safe. If thccan
bursts open, Of course the contents
must be thoroughly cooked to in
sure resterili:ation II the food.
which may have been polluted after
the can opened.
Save Your Teeth
Have you any information on
pyorrhea? %. ,. Nd
Answer-On request. II you pro-
vide stamped envelope bearing your
address, IN mail pamphlet on
"Pyorrhea."
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Health
By DR.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining per-
sonal health and hygiene. not 20
disease, diagnosis Or treatment
win be answered BY Or. 9rady u
a stamped self addressed envelope
4 enclosed. Letters should be brief
and written in ink. No reply can
be made 10 queries not cOnfOrul-
ing 70 instructions. Address Dr.
william Brady. National News.
paper Service, 500 West Madison
Street, Chicago III.
CITRUS FRUITS AND AClDITY
Come to think Of It, I don't o's-
like lemons or grapferuits--I Just
don't 60 for 'em, unless in the form
Of lemonade, or lemon meIingle
pie or grapefruitade or grapefruit
meringue pie,
But certainly people conceive the
most singular notions ahoW lemon
Juice as q remedy, Judging from
the number and variety OF queries
I receive about It. Ditto for grape
fruit or grapefruit juice
These and all Other citrus fruits
or their juices are wholesome,
healthful, appetlzing. altogether ne
sirable items III the everyday diet.
Except in some cases, by no HheailS
all cases, Of stomach, |yperaCtty
and /or peptic gastric, stomach,
duodenal) ulcer / know OF hut one
good reason for excluding them or
for restricting their duliy use In the
diet, and that is, If you don't Ike
'em.
The citric acid in orange, lemon,
grapefruit and other citrus fruits,
due to It's Taste, tends to increase
the secretion Of gastric Juice and
hydrochloric acid in the stomach,
Just as the tuste Of lemon Juice
makes the mouth water. For this
reason alone, I believe, citrus fruits
or their juices should be used With
caution II at all in many cases OF
overacidity Of the stomach and /or
ulcer.
The citric acid in the citrus
fruits Is oxidized in the body, ana
the carbonic acid Carbon dioxide)
formed by this oxidation combines
with potassium, sodium and other
alkaline elements to form alkaline
carbonates, and so the effect Of TAX
ing citrus or Its Juice Is to increase
the alkalinity Of the blood and TO
decrease the acidity Of the urine.
Tomatoes, fresh raw, cooked or
canned, or tomato Juice, behaves IN
the same way, that Is, tends to in
crease alkalinity Of blood and It's
sues, decrease acidity Of urine.
Both citrus fruits and t-leii
Juices and tomatoes and tomato
Juice, fresh raw (uncooked) or COM
Ynercially canped, are among the
best suorces Of Vitamin O. and not
only all infants and young chiioren
must have good daily ration OF
vitarnin O to prevent scurvy, but
growing children and adults need
It to keep well. incidentally, young
adults with peptic ulcer especially
need vitanin g. because their re-
stricted diet Is likely to reduce their
vitamin @ intake below lnainte"
nance level.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS d. d

If we were to lay plank between
ground, we could walk across it with
ease, but if we were to take this
plank ten stories from the pave
ment and after placing it between
two points were to attempt to walk
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15
Selected Poem
MOON INTERLUDE

Helen Rowland Prommel in the Christian
Science Monitor)
White lilies with flame Of poppy
Nothing but moonlight
And shadow OF trees,
A pattern OF silver and silence
Deep as the night;
Nothing but these surround me.
There Is no color here,
No spectrum 10 ponder;
No need 10 compare
IN silyery air.
There Is only this frnsling Of light
And y0nder shadow that falls,
Soft as the eyelids Of sleep.
c0neeallng q world made Of walls.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15

across 1t, W e
should probably
plunge to our
death. 1t is said
that a person
can climb as
high as he cares
to on a ladder or
church steeple
provided he does
not look down.
1t is when he
looks down and
realizes his des-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15

countries since
the Rio de Ja-
metro In ter
American Con-
ference Of For
eign Ministers
came to q close
just a year ago,
At that con-
ference. in ad-
dition to rec
o m m e ndin 6
that their coun-
tries break with
the Axis, these
r e personalities
of the Amer.
49,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15

e . little exaggerated. It Is still true
that medical science today Is one Of
the reasons why most os us. Taton-
ings and scarcities nothwithstAnd-
ing would rather 5e elive now than
In any past age In history.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Uncle Sans
Helping Hand
In So. America
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat washington
Correspondent

Some $25 million Of U. s. money
has been spent on over 500 health
sanitation, food production and
economic rehabilitation projects in
10 South and Central American
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15

Daily Almanac
Moon sets s;5t q. m. tWaT ume),
sun rises 7;se =. a., sets esaS D. NJ 'EaT
timel.
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset,
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WASHINGTON February State Hull
$0O00O0O credit
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-15
BY
DREW PEARSON
Washington Merry o-Round

PROPOSED Followed Stonins Of the American Embassy in Modd
Navy Reees the Background Of Appeosement Policy
Gossip Bernie Baueh Bewos Lack Of Domestic Tronins
Evening star., 1943-04-11

When these stories were pub
lished, people all over America be-
gan claiming that they had seen
Gremlins! Some even went % far as
to say that they had seen Fi6nellas
OF Widgets. Others with incredible
rashness accused them of being
responsible for the most fam
tastic happenings.
Perhaps this was all our fault. We
should have made it quite clear that
only men who fly can ever hope to
see these small creatures, that they
rarely associate themselves with
anything not directly concerned with
airplanes or airdromes. Neverthe-
less. the legend grew. People started
imagining impossible incidents. We
heard with surprise that Cremlins
we're supposed to be pmct.uing
tires and undoing shoelaces. They
were accused of starting runs in
stockings and hiding collar studs. of
putting seeds in seedless raisins and
stains on stainless steel. of hun
dred other wild and ludicrous things.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

Now, I grant you
that your tires do get
punctwed, that you
do lose your studs.
But it is not Grem-
lins who are respon-
sible. 1t is the
Ground alloppers!
And they have moth
ing whatever to do
with Gremlins.
I will eat my hat if
Evening star., 1943-04-11
YISTEN to nj
Il carefully, for
l am going to
talk of a serious
subject. I do not
mean to be rude:
l am merely ask

ing you for your help.
All through this war. We in the
Raj have had our Gremlins. We
have had them around our airdromes
and in our aircraft. They have made
US angry and they have made US
laugh. We have come to know them
well. and some We have even been
able to train. Eminent Gremlinolo-
gists in our ranks have. after con-
siderable research, discovered the
female Of the species. the Fifnella.
and also the infant Widget.
We British do not claim them as
cur own. although they came to us
first and We were the first to see
them. Fer now that the US. Army
Air Cops has gone to England. to
Africa. to India. they. too. are seeing
Evening star., 1943-04-11

Although We had seldom men,
toned Cfemlins outside our own
airdrumes. a few months ago some
Of Us wrote a story or two about
them. We even went 50 far as to
t2ke Walt Disney into our conf
denoe and agree to his making a
hsm. but only after convincing our
selves that be would not let his
maginatioo run away with him and
that he would not pretend he could
zee them. when of course he couldn't.
We made him promise that he would
depict Gremiins exactly as they are
md 1s ve zee them; and We. in
tmn. promised to tell him accurately
just how they looked. But neither
n our stores nor in talking to Walt,
did ve tel everything.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

any Of you people who claim to
have seen a Cremlin can prove your
case. Why don't you catch one and
put him in a box? Then send him to
me and will eat my hat, raw. But
don't send me any of your Ground
wallpapers.
ESnst Appearance
OON'r ask me to catch Cfemlin
and bring him along to you. l could
do 50 with ease. but you wouldn't
see him. When he stood on my palm.
laughing and clapping his hands,
you wouldn't see anything except
my hand.
1t was in September. 1910. just
before Waven made his first big push
into Libya, that / saw my first
Gremlin.
We were doing 4 ground strafe OF
Italian tanks and armoFed cars up
near Derna. flying old Gladiator
fighters. We were halfway to the
target when l suddenly heard a
voice: you're in for it"
jumped a mile and bumped my
head very hard on the cockpit root.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

Cremlins and learn
inE about them. In
fact, Allied pilots the
world over - navi-
gators, air gumners,
r7dio operators and
bombardiers - all
are capable of seeing
them. But - ess< else.
No one IN the whole
vide world but those
~ ~
Evening star., 1943-04-11

Then / SAW nun. nc
was sitting on the re6ec-
tor sight not II inches
from my face, dangling
his legs IN the air.
"You're in for It," be
repeated. rubbing the SIDE
Of his nose with a long
horny finger (and when be
Evening star., 1943-04-11

spoke he didn't laugh: he was deadly
serious). He had 4 green derby hat
perched On the side Of his head BE-
tween his hons: that vas the only
~--ii-O
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14
WLB Orders Denial
Of 10000 Wage Pleas

WASHINGTON. April Ii UNS)
A 40-cents-an-hour floor on
wages is expected TO be set by the
War Labor Boards regional Of
fices, il was learned today after
the WLB ordered the regional
Abodies TO deny increases in 10000
pending cases involving wage
Inequalities.
Giving notice that il intends 10
carry out the spirit and letter of
President Roosevelt's "hold-the-
line anti-inflation order. the
board also slashed an already
authorized wage award by more
than so per cent to keep it within
the Little Steel" formula.
Although the board itself can
not determine a minimum floor
on wages. il already has ordered
It's regional groups 10 study sub
standard wages in their areas in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14
The War Fronts
Photo BY Times stan Photograp her

TUNTSIA-Nazi resistance stiff
fenS, counteTattack repulSed
IN Enfdaville zone, p miles
north of SousSe. page L.
NEW GUINEA-Naval forces
can't save Australia from the
Japs, Gen. Macarthur warns,
pointing out tina; only a thin
and greatly extended line Of
homberS and ground forces Is
STAYING Off the Japanese threat
of invasion. page IL
RUSSIA-Reds kill hundreds Of
Germans in repulSing attack
below Balakeya. southeast of
Kharkov. page p
THE AIR WAR Raj bomberS
raid Spezla naval base IN
Northern Italy; DOolittle'S
FortreSSes destroy 81 planes.
damage rest of 1l2 parked at
Sicilian airfield. page p
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14
Pittsburgh Publisher
Heads WPB Division

WASHINGTON. April Ia CUP)
The WPB today announced the
appointment of Harry NJ. Bitner,
publisher OF the Pittsburgh Sun
Telegraph. as a deputy director of
the printing and publishing divi-
sion Of WPB.
Bitner has been serving the
WPB as a special conSultant 10
William G.. Chandler. director Of
the publishing division. He now
takes over supervision Of news
paper and magazine problems.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14
Boston Bars lis Youth
From Streets After Il.

BOSTON, April IA CUP)-Boys
and girls under II will he barred
from BoSton's streets after IL p. m.
beginning tonight and violations
Will result in prosecution of their
parents.
Acting Police Commissioner
Thomas s. J Kavanagh, deter
mined to stop this running around
Of young boys and girls in
the night time. - announced an Off
cial curfew that may last for the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-14

basement the agents cleared a
path from the freight elevator to
The court. and no spectator was
permitted within 20 feet of the
Judge Tnttle arrived al 9:35 and.
20 avoid the crowd. entered his
through a rear jury
room door He conferred for 10
with u. s. Marshal Bare.
Federal Judge Picard and Richard
+. Doyle. u. S. probation officer.
The doomed traitor was taken
from Milan ably Deputy Marshals
John ID. Page. John w. Ingram.
Samuel O'Connell and Abel n.
Le2otte. They used Pages car.
Stephan glanced at the crowd
held from the courtroom door as
he was rushed to Judge Tuttle's
chambers, apparently unperturbed
Continued on Page Four