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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29
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WITHOUT APOLOGIES TO ANY ONE.
Drank Lynn in The New York SUM

I remember remember
A simple life and sweet,
When butcher shops sold steak and chops
To all who wished to eat;
When one could stop at any shop
That dealt in juicy joints
And know the treat of buying meat
BY pounds instead Of points.
I remember remember
When Sundays prime rib roast
Filled every mouth from north to south
And those from coast to coast;
When fleshy fare was everywhere
And cost so little cash
That men grew coarse and talked divorce
To wives who dared serve hash
I remember, remember
When platters were replete
With beef and lamb and veal and ham
Why, even dogs got meatl
Then call me queer deride and Jeer
My retroyersive ways,
But I shall yearn for hteir RETURN
Bring back those Good Old Days!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

Connecticut school teachers are meet
ing today to listen to discussion Of edu-
cational topics that will dovetail with
postwar planning. This year is the 97th
annual meeting in the state, and during
these close to one hundred years many
changes have come in education, though
the fundamentals are ever the same. The
topic theme of the convention this year
is 1.-THE Role of Education in Postwar
Planning" Education after the war Is
scheduled to be vital consideration,
and already plans are being mace 10
insure education for veterans of the cur
rent war. President Roosevelt has issued
this week statements regarding this
matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29
ANTIQUITIES IN LAW
New Haven urnal-courler)

The vagaries Of the Connecticut
election laws were demonstrated In
the recent Hamden election tie and
the claims and counter-claims which
resulted in the decision OF Superior
Court Justice Daily. Secretary OF
State Redick reveals that ties fol-
the office of third Selectman oc-
Cured in two other towns Of the
staet in the october 4 election. In
the Madison tie contest, the two
two major parties agreed that they
would not put the town to the ex-
pense Of another election and so
agreed to let the first and second
selectmen appoint a third men,
Der.
Non-residents Of Hamden will
find the law difficult to understand
without knowing something Of Of
fices and candidates. A sirnplified
listing of the names would look
something like this:
Running for First Selectman: Mr..
Rockford, Mr.. Fitch.
Running for the Board of Select
men: Mr.. Baker, Mr.. McCarty.
Since Mr.. Rockford received the
greater number OF votes for first
Selectman, he was elected to that
office. Likewise, Mr.. Bake was
chosen to the Board of Selectnen.
In effect, the law provides that
whichever of Mr.. Fitch or Mr.. Nc
Carly receives the next highest num-
Der Of votes shall be third select
man.
Here the tie developed, and nor
mally one would presume that
run-off election would be held to
make the choice. However, accord
ing to one Interpretation. the law
says-and apparently this was the
reasoning Of Judge DAILY - that the
name which stands first or highest
on the ballot shall be declared elect
er. Since Mr.. Fitch was running
for the higher office. he became the
winner.
On the other hand, there are
other interpretation Of the Law
which involve the question Of paper
ballots and severas other factors, al
too complex to try 10 explain here
quite apart from his own desire Il
be q selectman of the town Of Ham,
den, II would seem desirable fol
Mr.. McCarty 10 take the case 10 {
higher court 50 that the point may
be finally settled or the way deslg-
mated for Q Qualification % the law
By legislative amendment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

employees. The Small War Plants
Corporation put up the money,
and WPB spent 1t - on field work
that was so co-mingled and mis-
managed that no accurate reports
were obtainable.
When assailed behind closed
doors for this, Wade Childress,
director Of WPB Field Operations
brazenly told SWPC officials:
"Well, what Of It. When you
weren't looking we spent your
money. What are you going TO
do about it?"
Lou Holland lasted from July
to January. Then came Gen.
Bob johnson, hard-hitting, idea
istic, determined to do a job. He
shook stick at the Army, bull
dozed the Navy, demanded orders
from the Maritime Commission,
worked hard for small business.
But in the first place he was
willing to help only firms not hav-
ing SO 2-3 as much business as
in 194l. In the second place, he
had trouble with WPB, which re-
fused to let him have the 1,700
field employees whose salaries
SWPC actually paid. WPB raised
such q howl that he had to be
content with only 400, largely UNI
desirables.
Finally, after lengthy, hectic
battles, Johnson, suffering from
stomach ulcers, resigned. He
went back TO medicine.
Now the most difficult, I'm.
desirable Job in Government falls
to Morris Cooke, who first built
UP REA, later headed O U. s.
Mission to advise Brazil on econ
omic problems, then Mexico; and
has done various odd jobs for the
Government since 1917. II he can
rescue small business he will be
a real miracle man.
CARRIER PIGEON JEALOUSY
The Signal Corps has discov-
cred way to make carried pigeons
fly faster, n delivering messages
Of war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

The male bird Is always eager
to return to his mate. And If he
knows that his mate Is waiting
for him at the home coop, he
win fly fast. But to make him
fly faster, officials have found
use for the eternal triangle.
Beforer taking the bird from
home, he Is shown the disturbing
spectacle of his mate in close
proximity to q rival male. Then
the pigeon Is carried away for
his errand. His return home Is
found to be Is per cent faster
borne on the wings Of Jealousy.
FSA IN DANGER
Farm Security Administration,
lifeline Of the small farmer, Is
about to be submerged, for lack
Of q lifeline to secure 1t.
It's life, on the present basis,
expires oct. 81 To be continued,
It must have an appropriation
In the next few days. A $780,
600 appropriation is lying inactive
on the Hill.
The agency has no head. FSA
Administrator "Beany" Baldwin
resigned. A new man has been
asked to take the Job, but he is
dubious about It. He Is Joe Scott,
president Of Oklahoma's State
Board Of Agriculture.
Scott was summoned 70
Washington by Marvin Jones,
offered him the Job. When
Scott left, he was doubtful
whether he wanted TO stick his
head into that moose.
He talked to members Of the
Appropriation Committees on the
Hill, but went away feeling the
future Of FSA was too uncertain.
Meantime, the fortunes Of FSA
and the small farmer are In sus-
pense, at q time when the big
farmer Is waxing fat with wartime
income.
Copyright, 1943, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc,)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

cry OF the hydrophobia cure reveals
the mans deep concern for human
welfare. He had experimental for
a number OF years until he was able
at last to procure q virus which
would make dogs immune TO hydro
phobia. Then people began to ask
why. II he could make dogs immune.
could he not make humans immune
also.
Il thiuk my hand VIII trsmbls
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

The most difficult job in modern
steamship salvage has been completed.
The once palatial Normandie is on even
keel, all ready to be set to rights within.
The refitting for Navy service will occupy
considerable time. Just how the boat Will
be used and where she will go into dry
dock has not been divulged. The great
boat that lay so long on her side IN the
Hudson River berth is now afloat, ana
any day now she will quietly slip out, no
longer a nautical curiosity and wreck
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

when I go on to treat mankind" he
wrote. But one day distracted
mother brought into Pasteur's labo-
ratory her little boy suffering from
fourteen bites inflicted by mad
dog two days earlier. Pasteur knew
what the attempted cure might cost
death for the boy. disgrace and
probably prison for himself, and GER
tainly the end of his work as scien-
tist. But he took the chance. After
many anxious days the certainty
Of curse was established. The name
Of Pasteur rang around the world.
as one of the greatest Of human
berefactorS.
He died September 20, 1895, one
hand grasping a crucifix and the
other resting In that Of his loving
wife. The crucifix represented the
thing he counted Of highest value
In life-sacrificial love. His life was
based on that faith and In the
power OF that faith he passed 10
his reward.
All Rights Reserved ahson
Newspaper syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

-Four different business wizards
have now tackled this Job, from
Wall street magnate Floyd Cd
luln to johnson and Johnson's
medicine man, Brig. Gen. Robert
johnson. All have retired disgustr-
ed and disillusioned.
Today, the Roosevelt Admins
tration, supposed to bring New
Deal to the little man, has wit
messed concentration of rs per-
cent Of al war contracts In the
hands Of So big companies, has sat
by powerless or incapable to act.
At one time six U. s. companies
had more than sixty per cent Of
U. s. companies had more than
sixty per cent Of U. s. war Or
derS - General Motors, duPonts,
Curtiss Wright, Bethlehem, New
port News Shipbuilding, and New
York Shipbuilding. Meanwhile
thousands Of little firms have had
to close up or have limped along
on the verge Of bankruptcy.
The Administration has wrung
its hands, has realized that after
the war the country will see q
greater concentration Of industry
In the hands Of few than ever
before, but 50 far its attempts to
remedy the situation have been
tragic and feeble.
LITTLE INDUSTRY IGNORED
The Army and Navy have ig-
r1ored little industry party be-
cause big concerns have been eff
ficient, speedy; partly because Of
an expert lobby In Washington;
partly because Of old Army Navy
friendships established years ago.
LIST attempt to help little busi-
ness was the appointment of Rob-
ert l.. Mehornay, small business
man, in charge of Defense Con-
tract Service. He struggled vail
antly, go no support, fizzled.
End attempt was by sensational
Wall Street Floyd Odlum, who af-
ter much publicity found he had
only advisory powers, resigned in
disgust.
3rd move came when Congress,
seeing red, introduced legislation,
earmarking $3.50 millions to small
business, with special agency to
administer It. Immediately the
Small War Plants Bilr' ran into
tough opposition from Jesse Jones.
He objected to anyone lending
money except himself, demanded
that the Banking and Currency
Committee eliminate the $3.50 mil
lions, turn the money over TO
him.
Senators Murray, Taft, Maloney,
Mead, Stewart and Ellender re-
fused to be inundated, pointed
out that Jones had made q dismal
failure Of helping small business,
finally voted II to z to keep the
money from Jones, put 1t in a
separate Smaller War Plants Cor
poration.
Finally the bill passed, after tes-
timony stating that 1,150 dollar
a-year men were In WPB manipu-
lating affairs for their own COM
panieis and freezing out smaller
firms.
LITTLE MAN DOOMED
Lou Holland, a small business
man from Kansas City, sincere,
Woodworking, unaccustomed to red
tape and the bloody pickering Of
government agencies, was placed
in charge of the infant agency. He
was doomed from the start. The
War Production Board, jealous
of the new outfit, insisted on
keeping it on strangle-hold leash.
1t couldn't employ a messenger or
spend a dime without WPB ap-
prevail.
All of its work outside Wash
ington was done by WPB field
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

belief. One would
h a v g thought.
had he listened
To the accusa-
ii o n S m a d c
against this man
by many Of his
contemporaries,
that he was a
cheap and stu
pid charlatan.
The story Of
how he treated
his first patient
after his fiiscov-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at 7:is a. m, sets at 6:45 p. m.
(war tsme)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
Weather wisdom "If the cock goes crow
ing 10 bed, he'll certainly rise with watery
head"-O Farmers Almanac.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

bklSTe ~ y WAT OH
q paper shortage,
and other things
o re considered
more important.
There Is, for in
stance, the price,
less communicate
from the Fish
and WildMfe Serv-
ice that science
has at last sue
ceeded in chang
ing the habits Of
the salm on.
Thirty-hve thou
sand Of them, It
aaan1e lAoHyn hanSa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29
THE VALUE or CAKCFUA1

whether taken as food o. a.
medicine calcium controls neuro-
muscular (nervouN irritability, aids
vigorous contraction Of the heart
muscle and therefore, In my opin.
ion, may be regarded Is Q heart
tonic, ct least for those who syffer
from calcium deficiency.
A normal adult requires 10 70 ID
grains Of calcium daily; Q growing
child or youth up to the age OF
eighteen years requires 20 grains
q day.
A quart Of milk contains ape
proxirnately the adults daily re-
uuirement Of calcium. There IL as
much or more calcium (lime) In an
ounce Of milk as In an ounce OF
lime water. whether all Of the cali
cium In milk can be assimilated Is
question, but anyway plenty Of
milk and cheese, as well as egg
yolk, fresh leafy vegetables or best
supply the requirement Of calcium
for child or adult.
Exposure Of as much Of the body
surface to daylight (direct sum
shine or the light In shaded places
or such light as filters through
cloud mist, fog, when there Is no
bright sunshine) as circumstances,
custom, prejudices or decisions
about taking cold" will permit
promotes optimal assimilation and
utilization Of calcium in the body.
This has much to do with EN-
cheney Of the digestive functions.
Since vitamin D Is always essen
toal to insure assimilation and
utilization Of calcium, whether In
food or medicine, any one who
takes calcium in any form for any
purpose or who follows Q high cal
cium diet, should take an optimal
daily ration Of vitamin . too-op-
tical meaning several times 40
much as may be necessary to inain-
tain normal nutrition or normal
health.
This explains, I hope, what +
mean when I say calcium Is . heart
tonic In many cases. As It seems
to me there Is solid scientific and
practical foundation for this view.
as contrasted with the explanations
modern pharmacologists offer for
the actions OF digltalis.
To counterfeit the deficiency Of
the ordinary refined diet mature
and elderly folk generally should
take B complex and d tablets daily
and remember this is nutrition,
food, uitary supplement, not med
icine. Growing children and youths
should do likewise, but the supple
ment for them should contain rel
atively more vitamin D and less
vitamin B complex.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29
A Thought for Today

Bo Thou my strong habltatlOn, whereuntO
may continually resort: Thou hast given COM
mandment 70 save me; for Thou are my rock
and my fOrtress.-Psalm 71:3.
Y
Rock Of Ages cleft for me
Let me hide myself in thee.-Toplady.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29
Your Health
BY Dr.. William Brady

eiRmea letters pertaining - pees
sonal health and hygiene. nos 70
disease, diagnosis % treatment
viii Be answered BY Dr. Brady q
stanped self-addressed envelope
a enclosed. Letters sholtld Be hrles
ana written In ink. Ne reply can
- made 20 queries mos confoEm-
ing 70 instructions. Address pr.
william Brady, National News-
pnper service, $40 West Madison
Street, Chicago. III
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, d. d.
AFAITHFIIL. sERvANr

A FAITHFUL SERVANT
One of the greatest men who ever
lived was Louis Pasteur. The op-
position and persecution to which
he was subjected almost surpasses
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CaIrinrn for RhAnps,afim

Calcium for Rheumatis
I sent q clean dime (no gum.
glue, stickum or adhesive plaster
on iD and O stamped envelope
bearing my address, for your book
let THE Ills Called Rhuematism.
began taking calcium and Vita
min ID as outlined in the booklet,
and the rheumatism Cor whatever
1t was) that partially disabled me
for years Is practically gone-T
feel only occasional twingeS now,
nothing 10 cramp my style.
III. O.
Answer-Thank you, sir. AL I
know Is that taking calcium and
| vitamin d as outlined In the book
let can do no harm In any case.
For copy Of booklet THE Ills
Called Rheumatism" send ten
cents and stamped envelope bear
ing your address, Please omit
chewing gum, adhesive plaster,
staples, glue and the like.
Three young people have been
troubled with insomnia, their ply.
stefan advised them to take some
wine, which has come to be o habit
with them, fear.
O., D. D.
Answer-It seems O pity first.
that physician can be 80 lacking
In resources that he can do no bet
ter than introduce young people
to alcoholic indulgence; and Sec
ond, that young people can be 50
weak, so poorly educated that they
mush resort to q narcotic In order
to get their alleged minds on from
themselves.
Where Man Belongs
Neighbor sings praise Of her son.
in-law. She says among other
things: "Why, Frank sits at the
bedside and holds Joans hand un-
til the baby is born" Although
am only an old bachelor 1t has al
ways seemed to me that there Is the
place a father or prospective
father belongs. &c. 3. W.
Answer-The husbands place Is
by his wife'S side, not only when
she visits the doctor for prenatal
instruction. etc., but also when she
Is confined.
Copyright, 1913, John r. Ollie Coz
have sesved. sacrificed and suffered
on tropic or Arctic islands, in lit
tie mountain stations or on remote
tours Of duty" in faraway foreign
lands. 1.-THE Star Spangled BAN
ner" is an About piece" for full
dress occasions. ITO the Colors''
has just a bit Of the simplicity Of
the eventide "Angelus."
This being the case, It Is to be
hoped that present attempts TO
"ballyhoo'' or "plug' ITO the Col
ors'' will be speedily abandoned. It
belongs to the lonely men Of pres
ent and past service, and not .
any commercial sponsor. Above an
it belongs to the men who have had
to go for days without any cigar
cites at all, much less those Of q
certain highly publicized brand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

WASHINGTON October 49, Morris Cooke former Rural Identification
tentatively selected
the touches O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Washington
Has It's
Moments
BY PETER EDISON
waterbury Democrat washington
Correspondent

Correspondent
Every SO often, IL Is fun 10 sit
back and gasp, gag or giggle at the
amazing variety Of STUFF that comes
out Of Warrington from Capitol
Hill and downtown in the executive
agencies. To give you an idea, here's
q digest Of one days offerings, most
Of which undoubtedly did not get
in the papers because, apparently,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29
Washington Merry Go-Round
By
DREW PEARSON

Morris Cooke Slated Tackle Tough Job Helping Small Business
Four Others Before Him Have Failed Stem Economic
Eeno Tons Speeds Jealous Carrier Pigeon Back to Home Nest
Form Security Administrator Small Formers Friend Is Neor Death
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

Copyright, 1943, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

Three young people have been
troubled with insomnia, their ply.
sician advised them TO take some
wine, which has come to be o habit
with them, I fear.
Bradley beam., 1943-10-09
There Drama Every Minute

unfold ing military but it all happens fast and simultaneously that will be months after the will develop prospective about likely think of items of individual without considering the whole picture Take yourself you're busiy occupied washing out pair of soc that pals doing the thing A, Gate fixing Hartford why B. Hollow got another stripe the Northeast Area telling spicy events from the fuough he just finished D. something dfferen and should when they all look alike formation bet thinking the thing about the and officers! (At least, only in whileD
 the the topk has behind him. There's of drama eve and back Here have hundreds all the land with their fascinating and puzzng their prudces their It help And that the why should be interesting don't make wel can't have nothing So each others drama
Bradley beam., 1943-10-09

Roland for Army radio work, since, after all, we're trying to win war, not just educate or amuse the men in uniform. so the Corporal just says "That's all."
 Now, Esquire" points out, Ro- land Snailspace is just like every other soldier. By the time he com pleted his recruit training, he's firmly convinced that he is under rated and underpaid. He looks on himself as an old soldier and scoff- ingly refers to recruits newer than himself as "yardbirds." He is tir- ed of training and thirsty for ac- tion. It is hard to convince him that he is not as good fighter as the best trained and most exper- fenced Japanese or German soldier.
 But. by the time Private Snail space is assigned to a permanent station he will be thoroughly con- vinced that whatever abilities he possesses have been forgotten by the Army who only remembered in order to make sure that he gets no opportunity to use them. In re- cruit camp he heard about the skilled draftsman who is driving truck, the certified public ac- countant who is in cooks and bak- ers' school, the student with three years medical training who is in the quartermaster corps. and Ro- land believes the stories, not re-
Bradley beam., 1943-10-09
TAKE A TIP FROM PVT. SNAILSPACE

It takes a lot of undoing, redo ing, and not-doing to make a sol dier out of any Private Roland Snailspace, according to the article PRIVATE SNAHSPACE WINS THE WAR by Ed s. Woodhead in the current issue of Esquire" But now Roland has a well-train- ed finger in that well-known war winning pie and doesn't know it. It wasn't anything physical in Ro- lands makeup that got him off to a slow start in the Army. In fact, the doctors who gave him his first physical examination proclaimed him triumph of corpuscles. So they sent him on to the classified tion interview. just so they might put Roland into his best fitted groove and not his bumpiest rut.
 As it happens, Snailspace is anx- ious to become a radio man. . not that he's ever had any formal training in radio at all. l.. just a long-lurking interest in the field. So Snailspace lived up to his name in getting off to halting start in the Army by gloating over the six years he spent on his Uncle Sis chicken farm and completely dis missing the fact that he is also car rying 3 union card as an expert metal worker in his pocket. No sir, Snailspace wants to be a radio man says Esquire" on no exper- fence. So all the corporal knows is that it would take too long to train
Bradley beam., 1943-10-09
This Is Your Paper

present hold hand the first issue sf YOUR newspaper the Bradley Field BEAM"
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Library

Introducing Joe Private, likeable
 guy,
 Who was caught in the draft,
 even as you and l. But is Joe down-hearted No! Not
 any more,
 Not since he happened on T-214* Joe can feel his morale growing
 better and better
 For here he can read or write
 Winnie** a letter. Let Joe tell you himself what he
 finds in this place. z..:=..." Learn to look for him here in
 this same weekly space. Y: 7. Base & Technical Library
 Winnie is WAC at Vest over. You'll be hearing from her. Hours: Mon.-Sat. 500 A. Mi 1o:00 F. M. Sunday-l:O0 P. M. to 5 P. M. and 6P M. to 10 F. M. Joe says: For 1augn, read the following:"
 Love at first flight, by Charles Spalding and Otis Carney Private Breger, by Dave Breger See Here, Private Hargrove, by Marion Hargrove Elmer Squee, by Richard L. Brooks
 Hi, Hattie, Pm In The Navy Now, by Johnny Whey Sailors Are Gobs of Fun, Hattie, by Johnny Whey Private Papers of Private Purk- ey, by Harry Irving Phillips | Private Turkey In Love and War by Harry Irving Phillips How To Lose Friends and Alien ate People, by Irving Tressler. Gentlement Prefer Blondes, by Anita Loos But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, by Anita Loos Dithers and Jitters, by Cornelia Otis Skinner
 Excuse It Please! by Cornelia Otis Skinner