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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20
Willkie For the Defense

Even those who like to think of Wen
dell Willkie as a chap who borroWs
Eleanor Roosevelt'S suitcase occasionally
and flies around the country, have to
admit that he uttered a marmoreal
mouthful in defense of liberal arts study,
recently at Duke University. And the
liberal arts are right now badly in need
Of someone to champion them against
the repeated and devastating onSlaughS
Of the Army and Navy. Mr.. Willlkie
wasn't looking for any votes when he
admonished that full consideration
should be given our "long-range needs"
and pointed out that the defense Of our
territories is futile, unless, at the same
time, we defend our civilization, our cul-
ture, and our religious freedom.
It is apparent, even to the most astig-
matte seer, that niddle-path between
the old liberal arts study and the strate-
gically-minded Army and Navy plans
must be arrived at If we are going to
consider "our long-range needs" Other
wise, as President Hopkins Of Dartmouth
so adequately expressed it, we shall be
''easy for group Of governmental gang
6ters like Hitler'S outfit to commander"
and crush into submission.
Sad to relate, many educators are
secretly pleased with the way things are
going right now, because they never did
have much use for the liberal arts The
war is just an easy way of getting rid OF
them altogether. But we have seen the
results of this kind Of education all
around us in the sins Of our politicians,
our industrial leaders, our generals. Our
modern system Of education Is turning
out men supposed to be leaders in
society - who no longer possess the logic,
the philosophy, the spirit, the values, the
deposited wisdom Of western civilization.
They are men who have only a passing
acquaintance with our nature and deS-
tiny. That these men are avowed mater
ialistS, or poSitiviSts, or atheists, Is merely
the outcome Of such an educational sys-
tenn. The underlying philosophy Of this
system of modern education lit is any
thing but modern, having started with
the Sophists century or so B. Co. is
strictly unitarian. Education is fine
If it will bring money, place, and power,
regardless Of the. higher and nobler
things of life. Instead Of promoting the
nobler instincts, education becomes vile
instrument, fawning servant OF doml-
xleering and selfish impulses.
MIR. Willkie showed us IN his speech
chat, with all his travels, he can still
recognize a problem on the home front
when he sees one. And he can see how
the willy strategists of modern education
are plotting and planning to seduce the
liberal arts. Without doubt, he has
given us food for thought in pointing
out that, although we stand ready to
the last man to give our lives to the
cause at stake, we should be unwilling
to sacrifice those values to which our
country and ourselves are dedicated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20
War Days

There shouldn't be any doubt about
how cooperative the communities OF
Connecticut are in the war effort after
the prompt reception that was accorded
Governor Raymond E. Baldwlns request
for general cessation Of business on
Mondays during the rest of the winter.
Waterbury acted as did many another
city TO comply as quickly and fully as
possible with the request. On next
Monday this city will more or less hiber-
nate. Essential businesses will continue
to operate as usual. Those that can
close will do so.
It only goes to show just how serious
is the fuel situation here in Connecticut.
We have certainly had it brought home
very poignantly during the last few days,
what with local range oil dealers point
ing out that hardships are in store for
hundreds of consumers dependent on this
type of fuel alone for heating their
homes. II the closing Of business houses
can in some measure help to spread out
the n1eagre supplies Of coal and oil that
New England Is now able to secure we
will feel gratified by our efforts and our
sacrifices.
And it must not be overlooked that all
compliance with this general closing
order means genuine sacrifice in many
different directions. It's all right to think
Of countless workers having long week
end to themselves, but don't overlook the
fact that this means loss in revenue in
many different forms Of enterprise. It
may mean there'l be efforts to do in Ave
days henceforth what we'v+ been doing
in six. All of which adds to the general
tense feeling prevalent today among
American people. We've got to learn to
relax completely when the chance pre-
sents itself and to avoid overexertion,
nerve-strain, etc. Let's make our sacri-
fee cheerfully, willingly, and with the
hope they'll bring an Allied victory that
much sooner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20
This Is Going to Hurt

I President Roosevelt has asked Congress
to add 16 billion dollars to the federal
governments annual income through
taxes and compulsory savings. The OBJ
iect IS double barrele6: to finance about
half of our war expenditures and at the
same time to Siphon off income which
otherwise would contribute toward In
flation. This, as Americans have said
and the British concur, is total war
budget and total war financing pro-
gram. It's twin detectives are so vital
That the people will accept the sound
ness of the Presidents request and expect
Congress to act accordingly. It is not
drawing any invidiouS comparison to
mention that the hardest part of the job
now falls on Congress Because OF the
causes, the people will be willing to turn
over 81 billion dollars year to Uncle
Sam. But it is inevitable that whatever
formula may be adopted by Congress for
raising the 81 billion dollars, millions OF
voters are going to believe that some
other method would have been less
burdenSome.
I It is the privilege of Congress to de-
itermine how taxes shall be levied. That
privilege carries with it the inevitable
danger of offending an all-poWerful cleo
torate. The national tax bill now has
reached such high level that Congress
cannot afford to adopt another makeshift
revenue act. The need for courageous,
intelligent forward-looking, scientific
action on the tax front has become Inn
peratIve. We, the taxpayers earning
S12 q week up, realized when we saw
lS1O8, 00S, 047,823 In the headlines that
the forthcoming revenue law would
really l,urf THE 81 i,lIIioEf dollars which
CONGRESS has been asked 10 raise repre-
sents more than half again the total
national Income In 1885, Il represents
almost so cents out Of every dollar Of last.
years record national income.
Such assessments cannot be collected
without hurting. Part Of the proposed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20

stances, IN such fashion that she
would be able to have this nurse
takes care of her children. TO use
her own words. she gave the Lord
no peace over the period Of q year
until at last her petition was grant,
ed and the nurse came 10 her home.
Then she had a rude awakening.
She discovered that during a quarter
OF century, the character OF this
nurse had so changed that instead
OF being q good influence over TIE
children. she was an evil influence.
She was glad at last 10 dismiss the
nurse and TO admit that the Lords
reluctance 10 answer her prayers
had sprung from His mercy.
II we insist on having our oWn
way and beseech the Lord 70 do IS
We want Him 10 do. regardless o.
what plans He may have for as,
We may md that He viii grant us
our request IN order 10 teach us 3
mush needed lesson. The PsaiInint
says, sfIe gave them their request;
but cent lNanneas into their soul. :
an Rights Reserved o. Habson
Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20

revenue will be in the form of forced saw
ings, to be returned after the war. But In
brutal fact, somewhere between 80 and
40 cents out Of every dollar is going to be
taken. away from us for federal financing;
and simultaneously we are expected -
and we want - to put another 10 cents
out Of every income dollar into war
stamps and bonds. Congress has to de-
eide how to take away almost one dollar
out of every two that each OF us receives"
until the war has been won. Do you still
think you would like to be Congressman?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20
HEADLINES
and
HILARITY

It has been q iong-established
fact that all you need for a d.
vorce nowadays is a wedding. Lana
Turner Is going to prove that you
don't even need that for an annul-
rnellt.
An etiquette book published for
the soldiers in China explains that
the Chinese do not like to be slap
ped on the back. Unless, OF
course, they can't pronounce a
word like 'hotdiggitydog" - In
which case you can slap them all
around the place.
The book admonishes against
holding hands with q Chinese
maiden-it might cause inteyna-
tional complicatlonsl
The anthracite strike propelled
John L. Lewis into the headlines
80 fast he almost forgot TO growl
for the photographers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20

What will be known as the whitney
Wing" is to be added to New York City's
Metropolitan Museum of Art. This will
contain the collection of the late Ger
trude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor,
whose museum was founded and housed
at West Eighth Street. This Is an inter-
esting and important announcement In
the realm of art. The wing, however,
will not be realized nor the collection
added to the Both Street museum until
the spring of 1914 The Whitney museum
favored the development of American
art and encouraged American artists in
creative work. AS such it should rank
as decidedly made-in-America project
along cultural lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20

tor" replied Referring. mot
Bit"
maybe you are not an old
fogey," cracked the Colorado
isolatlOnist, but 1 can't say as
much for myself"
MERRY GO-ROUND
Fleeing Is fame in wartime
Washing on. A year ago, Gen.
Philip Fleming was famous
throughout the country as Wage
Hour Administrator. Today as
Federal Works Administrator he
has passed so completely out OF
the picture that Christmas cards
sent to him at the Labor Depart
ment were marked "NOt known
try War Department" 49,. Ex-
Governor Olsen Of California as
pires to be U. s. Ambassador to
Mexico. Another self-nominated
candidate Is Ed Pauly, secretary
Of the Democratci National Com
mittee,' also an aspirant to build
a high octane refinery there -.
Gjs ASs SO4A - AORASSA W. W. VIVIAN
ing with, the Pauly. Ben Smith,
Chip Robert, Wenner.G ren crowd
in developing" Mexico The
legal fee paid by the aluminium
Corporation Of America to Oscar
Ewing of the Democratic National
Committee to handle Washington
matters is estimated In the enigh-
borhood of $1,000,0oO Army
anti-aircraft gunners who protect
various parts of Washington, are
crowded together in tents and
barracks with almost no bathing
facilities. They have to go to a
downtown hotel for bath
Admiral Eseva, the French Resi-
dent General of Tunisia, has been
jailed by the Nazis one reason
for French, failure to cause trou-
BILE from the inside.
Copyright, 1913, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20

Up In Philadelphia, Polish in
ventor S2ukiewicz has been tv'id-
ding his thumbs waiting for
chance to tell the Senate how
only two short years ago he built
an alcohol rubber plant In italy,
now producing more than 10000
tons q year, and how he can get
no steel or anything else 10 build
similar plant in Philadelphia
even with private funds. ,s,yt
Down In Louisville, Fred Will
kie of Seagrams, brother Of Wen
dell, Is chatting at the bit because
he Is given the run-around in
getting materials to build rub.
Der plant, again with private
money and again using a quick
alcohol process.
Finally, right In Washington
o group Of Senators are seeing
red and saying II told you So"
over rubber delays.
All of which illustrates the fact
that sometimes Congress has done
q better Job than the executive
in prosecuting the war. If the
President had not vetoed the Gil
lette bill providing for synthetic
rubber from grain alcohol we
might be better off today.
Last summer, Senator Gil
lette and his Agricultural Com
mittee pointed out that rubber
from alcohol was quicker, cheap
err; that II would not use up as
much steel as building big new
petroleum rubber plants; and
that II would benefit the farmer.
SAVING FACE FOR FARMERS
However, the President had to
save face for two high-up men,
bers of his official family. Jesse
Jones had committe dthe nation
to making rubber through the
Standard Of New Jersey patent
group, the same crowd which at
Nazi instigation withheld synthetic
rubber patents from the U. S. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20
Current Comment

Congress has shirked its duty its
responsibility, by granting to the
president arbitrary, complete au-
thority, unlimited appropriations
and blank checks for billions Of doll
lars.
Rep. Clare Hoffman. Michigan
Republican.
MY crew calls our ship spook
and she sure was spook TO the
Japs.
Maj. George B. Gloher, COM
mander Of q. s. flying fortress.
II you want to help the axis,
one Of the best ways is to board
food.
= Agriculture Secretary Claude
Wickard.
We are here to help humanity
achieve a peace bedded in pro-
phetic .dealism. 4 peace in which
all men of all races, of all nations,
Of all faiths. shall have an equal
part.
Rabbi Ferdinand NJ. Isserman Of
st. Louis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20

Waterbury along with other Connec-
ticut cities and towns is prepared to make
rapid readjustments in the matter OF
Monday closings. Since the governor
issued the order this week the various
business houses such as office buildings,
places of amusement, taverns, stores and
clubs, are preparing to do what Is ex-
pected of them. This is all in the inter
r now ~ will i' help all concerned later and if
closed doors on Mondays is going to help
the situation any, who are we to complain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Thick TOenailg

My toenails are SO thick and hard
can hardly cut them. I'M. p
Answer - Apply standard Liquor
potassa (5Ho solution Of patassitim
hydrvxide, commonly called caustic
potash, in water) to the thickened
nails once daily for a week or So
until nails soften enough for trim
ming and filing. Keep the liquor
potassa of from fingers-and smear
a little petrolatum petroleum jelly)
over surrounding skin, then apply
the solution on pledgets Of cotton
soaked in 1t, for five or ten minutes.
Nose Drops .a
Use of the vitarnin D nose drops
described in your booklet "Call It
Cri" has virtually cured q chronic
nasal and sinus condition which has
cost me god deal Of money for
treatment by ear, nose and throat
doctors, and after only two or three
weeks use. "a. B. h.
Answer Vitamin D or other REM
edies so administered unquestiorl-
ably have more or less systemic ef-
feet as well as local-the nasal
mucous membrane absorhS Sucn
substances as readily as the mucous
membrane Of eye. mouth or stom.
ach does. Then, too, some OF the
medicamert applied in inhalant or
drops may be swallowed. ! believe
such local application Of vitanlin p
is especially beneficial to children
who have adenoids or very large
tonsils. Copy Of booklet "Call 1t
Cri" mailed on request-incloSe
twenty-five cents and stamped eIl-
velops bearing your address.
Stupidato Suffer from Piles
Two years ago had - injections
from DIR. of ...... hospital
for external piles. Now have lot
of trouble with internal piles, but
the doctor says they must be OPP
Grated on. Have suffered from piles
for many years. %. -
Answer-It is internal piles that
are most readily treated by injec-
ton. External piles are not gener-
ally so treated. Perhaps you
thoughtlessly transpused the terms
III WElb1ll&s 0C41Ne otdAAApO0 oS4@
dressed envelope for pamphlet 1t
Is Stupid to Suffer from Piles"
Working with Arsenic
Working in a chemical plant,
where I have to weigh arsphena-
mine. TLey say it is harmless,
but I wonder whether the arsenic
in it could get into the system OF
q worker handling 1t 50 much.
Is. r.
Ordinary soap and water
cleanliness, carefully avoiding touch
ing hands to mouth or tongue,
washing hands immediately after
handling the chemical. having pEop-
er ventilation Of workroom to insure
any dust viii be inrried away. pro-
tects worker against arsenic poison
ing from such source.
Copyright. 1913. John ,. Ollie 0oo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20

And while on the subject of current
deprivations let us mention the latest
edict from the bakers; no more sliced
bread Some of us will rejoice in that
ruling. Of late years it has been diff
cult to bag a loaf of bread that was NOT
sliced. What is more diScouraging than
thick slices of bread when we are all pre-
pared to spread sandwiches. We would
trade any day fairly thin slice of bread
with lots of filling for thick slice OF
bread with hardly any filling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20
Horse Feathers

New York's impetuous Mayor La
Guardia has pronounced horse meat de-
grading - not, perhaps, poisonous, but
immoral. If ever it Is sold there, the
Little Flower proposes to put sort of
mark of Cain on the depraved thus-an-so
responsible. The world is full of persons
who do not want to eat horse meat -
those who assume it to be tough or un-
palatable and those who love horses. So
what? Did His Honor ever raise rabbits,
or keep chickens, or care for gentle cows?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20

five years before
in her child
hood.
She learned
one day that
this nurse was
still in active
service, and she
tried to secure
her but failed to
do so. Then she
started to pray
that God would
arrange circum-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20
Selected Poem
SNOW FLIGHT

SNOW FLIUHI
Harold Vinal IN The Christian Science Monitor)
That night the snow fell. in the morning We
Moved down the fields and trackless 70 the west
Beheld the moors, silver against the sea.
The world had changed to silence; when we pressed
Beyond the spruces not thing was there
But snow and cloudess blue, no small branch stirred
Against the quiet and the painted air.
Not twing broke and not q sound was heard
Then suddenly like an armada, they
Game drifting past the islands and we caught
The beat Of wings above the open bay,
Their white sails flying. quietly ~ Thought.
Softly they came ike music nytng low,
White birds above an arabesque Of snow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20

By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining = per-
sonal health and hygiene, not -
/ disease, diagnosis or treatment,
will be answered By DR.. 3rady h
q stamped selr-addressed envelope
d enclosed. Letters should be brief
and written in ink. No reply can
be made to queries not conform
ing 20 instructions. Address Dr..
william Brady, National News.
paper Service, 500 West Madison
Street. Chicago iii.
THE PEG TOOTH THING rs OUT
Now my whole face, the entire
full moon Of It, Is as red as the tip
Of my nose he's been for years.
Hcre recently, with almost In
credible humility, for q fellow 30
arbitrary and cocksure about mat
ters pertaining to physiology, hy-
giene, pathology, health and even
the teeth1 ! acknowledged that !
had been WRONG about that peg
tooth thing-irnplanting an artifi-
cial tooth in vacant space by liter
ally screwing the tooth, mounted on
Ia Ivitallium screw, into the jaw
bone. I added thataT do not know
Of dentist anywhere who has
achieved practical success in this. I
hoped we would hear no more about
1t, but 1t is not 30 easy to make
people forget your mistakes.
In the same mail the other day
came letters from two readers,
Reader A assured me that ''peg
teeth can be most useful and salts
factory. When I was sixteen I had
four peg teeth put right plumb in
the middle Of my upper jaw. am
now 43 and still have those peg
teeth !" o@ ts
Reader B said: II know q man
who has had two peg teeth for over
IS years--he is now So and the
teeth seem strong and good. Yet
when asked our dentist about IL
he laughed at me :"
Reader AS story is hard TO be-
lieve. Frankly, fear we are not In
agreement as to what "peg tooth"
is. But arbitrariness about this Is
out now, too, for I know 1t is a mat
ter Of record that peg teeth have
been implanted with more or less
success by Maggiolo Of Paris (lS09),
Harris of California (1887), Bonwill
Of New York (1895) and others. A
peg tooth is self-supporting-n
braced or attached in any way to
the teeth on either side Of It.
The report Of A. e. Str0ck,
D.MD., published In A. Jour. OfthO-
dOntlcs and Oral Surgery, May, 80.
as I failed to notice in my eagerness
to hail the new departure, was q
report Of EXPERIMENTAL WORK,
and DR.. Strock concluded that
such vitallinum implants "offer
a simple and secure method Of tenn
porarily replacing certain missing
teeth" and nothing more.
I repeat, mufIed this thing bad
~ and wouldn't mind the enbar-
rassrnent so much were 1t not that
had already earned the Ill will Of
so many dentists by my suggestion
that practicing dentists use the title
"Dentor" in place Of Doctor" for
| fine convenience of the public,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20

Jesse didn't want to be reversed.
Also the Gillette Bill took rubber
production partially out Of the
hands of Donald Nelson. He
objected.
So FDR vetoed the Gillette
Bill, simultaneously asking
Bernie BaruCh to study the en-
tire rubber program and make
recommendations.
In the end, Baruch froze the
rubber program already started,
because, he said, 1t was too late
OF change - though most Of the
big new rubber plants to be built
under the petroleum process, re-
quiring about $10,O00,000 worth Of
steel and copper, still were in a
blue print stage. Baruch also
recommended modified manufac-
ture Of rubber from alcohol.
So the Gillette Committee held
everything, decided to play ball.
Instead Of trying to pass its bill
over the Presidents veto, 1t watt
ed to give Jeffers a chance.
But now that LETTERS has
come out publicly, warning that
the rubber program Is seriously
delayed, and repeating some of
the Senate's identical warn.
ings, Gillette ct oil. are up in
arms again.
SENATORS SEE RED
Furthermore, when Gillette sum-
moned Rubber Gear Jeffers to q
nearing, the committee discovered
that not until then had he moved
to carry out Bernie Baruch's min
imum recommendations for al
cohol-rubber plants. Three alcohol
plants were to be built, at Om-
ana, Kansas City and Muscatine.
Iowa. BUT arrangements for
these plants were made only af.
ter Jeffers cot the official sum-
mons to appear before the Gil
lette Committee.
Naturally, the senators are see
ing red.
They Sc even redder when JET
fers points out that there just
isn't enough steel 20 build rub
Der plants, plus nigh octane gaso-
line plants, plus airplanes, plus
escort vessels SO badly needed to
combat submarines.
This Is absolutely true. But
1t was also true last summer.
And the Gillette Committee
pointed it out last summer.
They maintained that making
rubber from petroleum required
the same type of equipment as
for aviation gasoline. The two
conflict.
They also argued that the Pc
trOleum process is a high pres
sure process, requiring great
quantities Of plate steel and thus
competing with escort vessels
and other shipping.
Finally they contended that, be-
ing high pressure, the petroleum
process needs compression equip
menL. also required in escort ves-
sells, landing barges, etc. The
rubher-f:o m-alcohol process. on
the other hand. does not.
So you may find Congress
stepping into the rubber situa-
ton again - and this time they
won't be stopped by any presi-
dental veto.
'DODO" JOHNSON
One Of the principal witnesses
at Senate hearings on Senator
Harvey Kilgore's archaeological
Mobilization" bill was General
Motors brilliant vice president,
Charles 8. GLOSSY Ketering. in
vent0r Of the cash register and
the automobile seif-starter.
Referring spent the greater part
Of his testimony defending the
National Inventors Council, o.
which he q chairman.
~Ian't q lrme. that Che Army
ana Navy representatives On the
Inventors CouneiI are old
foeeysg" inauired Colsrafe's
acId-tongued Senator Edwin Z.
johnson.
me. ne. They aren't any alf-
gsHeut from yoH ana ne. SENSE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-20

md impending
food ratloning
than It has In
any dou b lie
doneti thinking
over how many
quarts Of milk
everyone is to
h We on his
honey in the
beautiful post
war bye and
bye. Fortunate
ly, there are
som e govern
nient planners
who have tlielr
.s1.a an t1aa hall