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SOME HAVE GOOD TEETH,
SOME HAVE NOT

Last year (12I31 /42) we COM
mented on the observation tnat
1925 per 1000 men in Vermont ana
only 200 per 1000 men in Arkansas
were rejected because Of bad teeth
In the 1918 draft. Not that Arkan-
sas people are so much more IN
telligent or so much more cleanly
or brush their teeth so much more
regularly or use better dentifrice
than Vermont people. To draw such
an inference would be absurd. p
Among 100000 whose teeth were
inspected by representatives Of the
U. s. Public Health Service thirA
teen year -old boys in Massachusetts,
had an average Of $50 teeth dam
aged, thirteen year : old boys in
Florida only 800 damaged. In San
Diego 1850 of the children had
cavities or filings; whereas in Port
land, Oregon, 77.5% Of the children
had cavities or filings.
Neither does this indicate that
Portland children are less Clearly
than San Diego children nor that
San Diego parents, dentists, school
teachers are better than they are
in Portland.
In fact no inference can be
drawn from these carefully and la
boriously tabulated statistics = ex-
cept that the U. s. Public Health
Service can think up more darred
ways Of occupying officers time
and filling the pages of Public
Health Reports.
Main reason why apparent or
actual differences in the condition
of the teeth in different sections Of
the country or different classes Of
people cannot be accounted for is
that no one knows why teeth decay.
No one knows the cause Of dental
carries, cavity formation.
In view. of our ignorance Of the
nature and cause, and hence of tie
prevention of carries, tooth decay,
cavity formation, various theories
are advanced. First, the old familiar
one attributing decay primarily 10
erosion of the enamel by acids,
formed from fermentation of sugar
or starch in particles of food cling
ing to the teeth. This theory fails
to explain why the groups of people
mentioned do not have at least as
much tooth decay as do people who
brush their teeth regularly. Re-
CARELESS of the diet, particles of
food including sugar and starch
cling to unbrushed teeth and are
constantly exposed to Tactic fermen-
tation with acid formation, because
the Tactic bacilli are universally
present in milk and in the human
gastrointestinal tract.
Newer knowledge Of nutrition
makes the other theory more ac-
ceptable-the theory that the teeth
decay because the intake Of essen-
tial elements for the building,
growth mad repair Of teeth are de-
flcient in the diet-particularly cali
ciun, phosphorus, vitamin D, Vita
min A and vitamin G.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-27

| CVGA ASAABWW Va AAADUA AGV4OA10. Va
the million a half farmers who OPP
crate trucks, at least half filled out
the applications Incorrectly.
Naturally, when the Detroit truck
headquarters Of the ONCE OF De-
Tense Transportation tried to issue
a gasoline allowance for a form in
correctly filled in, a lot of mistakes
were made and a lot of injustices
handed out. Some farmers got au-
thorization to operate their trucks
less than 1000 niles a year when
5000 niles Of trucking were required
! to move crops to market after har-
vesting, with no allowance for haul
ing on the farm.
Rations of that kind obviously did
not make sense, so provision had to
be. made for filing appeals and
granting temporary gasoline rations
to keep the farms In operation.
ODT and OPA officials now think
they have this appeal business
under control. No farm operator will
have to shut down for lack of a
truck and every farmer will get as
much gasoline, as many tires as he
needs-as long as there is supply
to dole out
PROCEDURE REVISED
To achieve this happy ending to
a sad story, ODT and OPA have
siderablv Tn the first ,,1eco tho
farmer nnerator,s oun est;,me+o az
gasoline he needs for trr,Sr onera :
ton is now accepted without cues
ton If it is a reasonable demand.
TO clear IN tho on,ools onr,s
field force hos heer can't o,,t ;,,+o
the ccs,ntrv To- ,,el,o for,,,ors Al, ~
their annlica tions Tow rart;Scotas ~
war Necessitv and anneaie for ~ W
crea ses m ,,revio,,s oIjowoo orr
had 1IS f,elS ofaces T h',t N 49,
states tbev ron o,,e ofsca - 49, az
STATE. so some 5n1 orr ooants ,saS
| To he cont o,,t into. ,,,roI orao. it,
nid 70 shioreJ c;rc,,;t ,.iJors' - o, 4as
I'M had Situations S w. N'e'A'
u..,.
oct ALE for,,e +r,,o T.iU na.a,. netp
removed has been tolerated to
TRANSPORTATION committees of the
5000 County War Boards - set I'm
by the Department of AericultiIre -
one board for each county in the
entire U, s. These TRANSPORTATION
committees will help farmers make
out their applications for Certifi-
Gates of War Necessity to onerate a
truck, and will also helm Ale an
peals for additional gas allowances.
Az soon es q for,, +,,,c,, ,>oro+or
hoe ala 1,is a,,.I;on+;a W. ops.@S ,
he can be issued a card certifving
that the application or the appeal
has been filed. These cards aren't
yet distributed generally, but ODT
hopes to have them around bv the
end of January, which was the Or
iginal deadline for filing aupeals
and getting the farm truck paso-
line rationing system in operation.
Truck operators who have their
Certificates of War Necessity with
adequate gasoline allowances natur-
ally don't need a card.
"T" ROCKS tn Rr GIVEN
A. -
-. AS sooil % q Iarnl truck operator
inao, 4'1 So tau' ne can CaHe ~ 10 nus
~ tooa1 ,,t tSa.lVii 1 Inc caro- VIII
pe auviioll'y LOT tIle HaAon 5oaro
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by $4,000 drums, holding so gal
Ions each, could be manufactured
quickly out Of thin steel which
does not require much strategic
material. The drums can hold
kerosene or fuel oil, though too
risky for gasoline.
Factories have been all set,
ready to turn out these drums
in a hurry, some Of them at the
rate of 5000 per day. Now,
however, some Of the boys in
the Petroleum Administration
for War are tagging behind
Uncle Jesse. They have been
holding up the deal.
Copyright, 1943, by United
Feature Syndicate, 1nc)
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Selected Poem
THE COUNTRY ROAD ANSWERS

THE COUNTRY ROAD ANSWERS
(Arthur Wallace Peach in the
New York Times)
what does the world leave,
Hurrying by?"
The country road answers,
THE clear hill sky,
Beauty so sudden,
On cresting q hill,
The heart at the moment
Is breathless and still;
gong Of Q brooklet,
(No two are the same).
Thrush song. then twilight,
The sunsets fame;
"soad,s end, trees laden
With peace down q lane,
Welcome Of home lights
Bright on the panel"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-27
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL Z. DOUGLASS o. o.

NO SUCH THING AS DEFEAT
A little over one hundred years
ago a boy named Arthur Kavanagh
was born in Ireland. He had the
great misfortune to be born with
neither arms nor legs. Assisted by
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-27

boards, the farm
bloc and the De-
partment Of Agri-
culture Cou n t y
w a r B o a r d S
W h ic h had to
c u s h 1 o n the
shock. First came
the requirement
that all truck op-
orators had to get
a Certificate of
4 w ar Necessity,
accompanied by a
rather formidable
QUESTIONABLE and
a 24,000-word set
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-27
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Farmers
Will Get
Enough Gas
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat washington
COrregnOndent

Gas rationing for farm truck OPP
orators Is gradually being cleared
up, but it will probably be March
81, end Of the first quarter Of 1913,
before all the headaches are cured.
This has easily been the biggest
pain above the neck for all con-
cerned = farmers, once Of Defense
Transportation, OPA rationing
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very mteuigent
and determined
parents, t h 1 s
youngster S e t
res olut ely to
overcome h l S
handicap. H e
lived to be SO
years Of age,
learned to walk.
to ride horse
back-in fact to
r / d e to the
hounds = a n d
to do almost
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-27
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1e4S
A Thought for Today

Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer Of
thy servant and his supplicatiOns, and cause
thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is
desOlate, for the Lords sake.-Daniel 9:17.
Holy Father, in thy mercy,
Hear our anxious prayer.
Keep our loved ones, now far absent,
Meath Thy care.
Isabella s. Stephenson.
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the chief bottle
of
mongN
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-27
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac
Moon rises At i2siS a. ~. (war time),
sun rises e:ia q. M, sets e:02 y. M tEaF
umel
Al vehicles must Be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-27
Washington Merry-G Co Round DREW P PEARSON

u Speeding Up Escort Vessels Meet Increasing Sub Menoee
Admo Were Late Making Up Minds and Getting Storted
Huge Concrete Sheds Protect UBoot Construction from Bombnss
Jesse Jones Rings the Bell with Project to Eoe Oil Shortose
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-27
Your Health
By DR.. William Brady

signed letters pertaining per-
sonal health and hygiene. not e
disease, diagnosis or treatment,
win be answered BY DIR. 9rady II
q stamped self addressed envelope
Is enclosed. Letters should be brief
and written in ink. No reply can
be made 70 queries not conform
ing 70 instructions. Address DR..
william Brady. National News.
paper Service, 800 West Madison
Street, Chicago iii.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
EAST HARTFORD
MARINE MISSING

washington, FEB. Is - WPJ -
Navy Department announced today
that Merchant marine casualties re-
ported 70 next OF kin between De-
cember ~, 1919. and January 81.
io43, inclusive, numbered IS dead
ana see missing. q total Of 400 men.
Casualty list No. 8 brings 20 Q
Rrand total Of 2.8i7 the Merchant
Marine casualties reported 70 next
Of kin between September ~, 1871,
% January 81. 1913. This total In
cludes 500 dead and s.iO1 missing.
The new list covers 50 states. the
District Of Columbia Hawaii, Alas
"a and Puerto Rico.
70 included 29 men with next OF
IAN IA Massachusetts. oEls IN Con.
ne0tleul, elk IN Rhode Island, three
IN Maine. and one IN HeW hamp~
ahire, as follows;
Connecticut;
missing;
swanson, MFio Conrad; third as-
nlnlont electrician. GaolhorD Mf1,
Maria Swanson. g Whiting read,
Nnat Hartford
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
YMCA Notes,

Or. II. J. stettbacher addressed
the combined mteting Of the En-
gineers and F'airlawn Hi-Y Clubs ct
the Central Y. M. @. "A. Wednesday
evening. The Engineers Hi-Y were
the hosts. Or. Stettbacher's topic
was Social Diseases" and their eff
feet on q community. Those in at.
tendance were: Engineers EIi-Y,
Louis Bianco, John DiFrancesca,
Samuel Caruso, Frank Creto, Walter
Klemmer, Steve ProtaSevich, Ted
Cocoa and Thomas Scartino: Fair
lawns, william Walsh, Edward
Cruess, James Lawton, Donald
Bremen, Frank Mcweeney and Ro-
bert Doyle.
Other clubs to hold meetings at
the Central z. M. O. A. on Wednes.
day evening were the Beta Phi Tri-
Y, Lancers Hi-Y, Tech Tri-Y, and
Alpha Hi-Y.
The Beta Hi-Y viii hold its regu-
lar weekly meeting at the Central
Y. M. O. A. this evening with VIII
liam Webster presiding. A new six
weeks program will be presented for
the clubs approval by the program
committee.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
3LITTLE SISTERS
BURNED TO DEATH
Three Other Sisters Were
Tossed From Window to
Safety By Maine Father

Old orchard, Me-, Feb. 18.-(UP)
The second multiple-death fire in
Maine in SO hours took the lives Of
three little sisters today.
The dead were Elizabeth Hersorl,
5, Marion, 2, and Susan, five months
three Of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Her
SONS six children.
Hersom himself sustained q severe
arm burn in the blaze as he showed
his wife out o door, snatched his
other three sleeping children-Alice,
6, Richard, 3, and Edward, 10
months-from their beds and tossed
them from a window.
The blaze apparently started from
an overheated kitchen stove in the
L-shaped Duplex house which also
was occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Madden and their daughter Alice.
Madden had left for the South
Portland shipyard where he is en-
ployed. His wife and daughter eS-
capped unframed. Hersom also is q
shipyard worker.
Early Wednesday, eight persons
persisted in an Augusta fire.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
SPELLMAN TO FLY
INITALlAN ship
Archbishop to Visit Rome
to Meet Pope Plus at :
Vatican I Oday

Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 10 49, ~
P.) - Archbishop Francis ]. Spell
man Of New York was scheduled to.
day to complete the last leg Of his
Journey to Rome for q meeting with
Pope Plus XII at Vatican City.
Arriving by airplane from Madrid
last night. the archbishop told the
United Press he was in excellent
health and expected to continue his
trip to Rome today in an italian
airplane.
(The Chancery Office at New York
has announced that the archbishop
will arrive at Vatican City today.
Reports from the Vatican to various
European capitals were about equal
~ divided In predicting on the one
hand that the Catholic prelate's Wis
1t to Rome was purely religious and
on the other that It was connected
In some way with the wave Of
peace feelers'' rulnored since the
naming Of Mussolil1is Son-in- law,
Count Galeazzo Ciano, as italian
ambassador to the Vatican.
At Madrid, Archbishop Spellman
conferred with GeneraliSsilno Fran
cisco Franco, the Spanish foreign
minister and other Spanish leaders.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
CAY ELECTEDBY
BRISTOL BRASS
Former Watefburian Sue.
ceeds Albert D. Wilson;
7S.Cent Dividend

Roger n. Gay Of Pennington was
elected president Of the Bristol
Brass Corporation at the annual
meeting yesterday afternoon, sue
ceeding Albert D. Wilson, Of Bristol,
who was named chairman Of the
board Of directors. Mr.. Gay Is
president Of the Bristol Chamber
Of Commerce. Edwin p. Mcintyre Of
New York City was elected to the
new office Of district vice-preSident
and Elmer L. johnson was elected
cashier. Others reelected directors
were: Dean WEIGH, Harold K. Eng
nsh, Fuller r. Barnes, w. Kenneth
Sessions, Charles T. Treadway, Ed
ward Ingrahan1, Townsend q.
Treadway, ward 1ngratam,
Townsend @. Treadway, Harry N.
Law, Dudley 8. Ingram, Carl A.
Gustafson and Mr.. Gray. sax,
The following officers were re-
elected: Vlce-President, Charles r.
Treadway; secretary, Mr.. Law;
treasurer, Mr.. 0ustafson. A dividend
Of Is cents on the capital stock was
declared, payable March Is to stock
holders Of record February a.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
EXPECT RULING
|. ON EXEMPTIONS.
War ManpOwer Commits.
sion Expected to Rule
on 40-HOur Law

Exemptions TO the 4e-hour mini
mum work week ruling will be an.
lnollnced by The War Manpower
Commission today, according to q
communication received from reg
io1al headquarters by Mrs. Mary
Dewey, director for the Waterbury
area. No indication was made Of the
fields where compliance will not be
required, but large numbers Of To-
cal employees and employers are ex-
pected to be affected.
It is believed small offlces, teach.
erS, and other city employees, may
be among those exempt. Many em-
ployers have reported inability to
operate on the 48-hour schedule but
all have been advised to plan a sys-
tenn Of compliance, pending an
nour1cernent Of amendments on ex-
emption. Employers who find DIM
Guilty In following the order will be
given an opportunity to appeal to
the area committee. now in the
process Of organization.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
LANA'S RE-MARRIACE
IS STILL DOUBTFUL

Hollywood, Yeb. 18.-(UP)-Lana
Turner said from her sickbed to-
day that she Is undecided about re-
marrying Stepen Crane.
Still nervous from shock suffered
when she learned that Crane had
been taken to a hospital, Miss
Turner said:
1T haven't made up my mind and
I simply have nothing to say"
Crane swallowed sleeping pills and
was taken to Cedars of Lebanon
hospital after the honey-haired Aim
star rejected his proposal Of re-
marriage.
Recovered Sufficiently to leave the
hospital. Crane too was silent about
the prospects Of another wedding.
Miss Turner recently annulled
their marriage when she discovered
that Cranes divorce from Carol
Kurtz. Of indianapolis. had not be-
come final ct the time they were
married.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
SENATE, House
meet BRIEFLY
Judiciary Committee Taxi
ing Up Postwar Plan.
ming Commission

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 10 - (U.P.)
Senate and House held only brief
sessions today while the judiciary
committee prepared to take up what
Governor Baldwin considered one
Of his major bills-the creation Of
q postwar planning commission.
This commission, composed Of not
more than IS members, would plan
for the reconversion Of industry,
agriculture and mercantile bust.
uesses from war to peace time
basis to provide employment for re-
turning servicemen.
Lieutenant Governor william l.
Hadden, said the governor, would be
his spokesman at the judiciary
hearing.
The senate, meantime, approved
the appointments Of Cornelius j.
Danaher, Jr., and Edward M. Ros-
enthal, as Meriden City and police
court judges, and q bill allowing
town clerks to charge so cent re.
cording fees.
The house ratified Harold N. VIII
Nams and John r. Downes as New
Britain City and Police Court
Judges. It also voted approval Of q
New Britain charter amendment to
provide for appointment Of not
more than two police court proba-
ton officers at $500 o year.
Other house bills approved pro.
vided:
Authority for the State Police
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
UNION CHARGES
HIT FORD).PL,ANT
Terms Working Conditions
Chaotic; Officials De.
cline to Comment

Detroit, Feb. 1e--(Up)-O mciall
Of the United Automobile Workers
(CIO) said today they would "tlc
longer try TO persuade workers" Il
remain on the job at the Ford Mo.
tor Company Willow Run bomber
plant where they described working
conditions as chaotic.
Ford officials said they had INC
comment at this time" on any Of
the charges brought by the union.
In statement prepared for the
Truman Senate committee investi-
eating production in war plants, the
UAW-CIO Local so at the plant
said that 1t had "gone the limit
in trying to reason with the labor
relations department that a number
Of bad conditions should be cor
rected." The Truman committee
arrives tomorrow to investigate pro-
duction lags at the plant.
Stewart Potts, union plant CHAIR
man, admitting workers were leav-
ing their Jobs at the plant, empha-
sized they had pledged not to strike
for the duration Of the war and
that quitting was the only recourse
left to them. g y. ~-... .,
The. grievances which the union
alleges the company failed TO act
upon satisfactorily include refusal
to discuss ability and seniority" in
connection with promotions, Gees
tapo methods of plant protection
men," the company's ''lnsistence
tat employees use their own time
to check tools in and out Of the
tool crib and refusal Of the COM
pany to let union committeeman
check on classification Of new en-
ployes." ~" t
The union also indicated It would
submit to the Truman committee q
new complaint against the COM
pany's action In hiring John Ring
wald, former UAW-CIO organizer,
as personnel of1cer. s
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
Evils SPEAKS
ON BOARDING
NO Embarrassing Moments
for Persons Registering
for Ration Books

There Is no need for any family
Ia waterbury to feel ashamed Of
declaring any excess canned or bot
He'd foods ON hand February 20
when they register for war Ration
Book II next week, according to
Lawrence L. Lewis chairman Of the
local OPA War Price & Rationing
Board.
I'VE expect many families to have
on hand more than the five cans Of
eight ounces or more allowed each
member Of the family as a basic
supply" the chairman said. I'm
Connecticut many households nor
mally maintain q good stock Of COM
rnercially packed foods, and certain-
" that isn't boarding in any sense
Of the word"
Describing boarding as buying
more than q normal supply with
the intention Of keeping the amount
OF the purchased stocks o secret"
Lewis said that anyone who proper
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage inten-
tions have been filed with the reg
istrar Of vital statistics:
Joseph Beunsttl, 30 Alanhan
street, ana Molanda Rl0Falage
Mefeau, ~ Pbeenlx Ave. +
Albert AidFlch sylvain. ool Main
street. WsleFteWn. and Luela Eva
BamnisteF, s. Phoemig ave.
maymend Sessph 0usllette, -
Earl street, and Olive Anita Ryb.
- EaFi street.
AlsEandsr DeusnlI, 81 naltshsll
Ave-, and klefen Bensltia, SIS
South Main street. ~
otanlsy Kpsselia, GDJ Nesfh Nv
egai4e street. and Frances Hafs
mGnkas, 100 bank street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
CHASE employees
EUCLID FAVOR Clio

O. I. o. Mine, Mil d smelteR
Workers union will represent enc
ployes Of the government-owned.
Chase-managed case plant ct Eus
clid, Ohio, as the result Of q Ma.
tional Labor Relations board held
there yesterday, II was announced
by Rodney Chase, industrial rela~
tons director Of the Chase Brass
b Copper GO. Employees Of all Eu.
cid plants Of the company were
formerly represented by the A. r. L.
Machinists Union, which will ,cons
tinue as bargaining agents for the
other plants. The informad count Of
ballots showed 6S7 for the C1O and
204 A. r. l.. Seven were Chal~
lenged, seven were void and IL er1s
ployes voted for neither union.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
AURELIAN SOCIETY
NAMES HENRY TAFT

Henry Taft, senior ct Taft
school in WATERFOWL has been
named for the Aurelian honor So
ciety award, given to the member Of
the elias who Is outstanding In
character, scholarship; and leader
ship. The son of Walbridge Taft,
who graduated in 1908, and Mrs.
Taft Of New. York city, he is on
the student government body, an
editor Of the school publication, a
mmeber Of the football, basketball
and baseball teams, and on the
honor roll. He Is q granddaughter
Of the founder Of the school.