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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15
SAYS CANCER IS
NO THREAT TO
WAR WOUNDED
BY ROBERT J. SERLING
United Press STAFF Correspondent

Cleveland, Dec. is CUP)-Cancer
the mysterious malady whose con-
quest may solve the mystery Of life
itself-does not necessarily hold
dangers for wounded soldiers, ac-
cording to DIR. Frank E. Adair,
noted cancer specialist and exc
cutive officer of the New York
Memorial Hospital.
Asked in an interview II the
thousands of wondded and perhaps
gassed-troops would be more sus-
ceptible to cancer, the noted can
Ger specialist declared there was no
correlation between the dread dis
ease and the wounds usually suf-
fered in battle.
Cancer was not prevalent among
soldiers in the last war" DR.. Adair
pointed out. Some OF them are
suffering from cancer now, but
that's because they are Of sus-
ceptible age and not because they
were exposed to 1t by old injuries"
DR.. Adair, who is vice president
of the American Society for the
Control of Cancer, explained that
not even mustard gas sores, suffer-
ed by World War soldiers, led
to cancerous growth, and that re-
searchers had no reason to believe
other types of war wounds offered
breeding places for malignant
growthS.
He asserted that the best control
Of cancer is through public educa-
ton of the symptoms, because only
when the disease is discovered early
is it usually durable.
Unexplained recital bleeding;
sores, cuts and skin blemishes that
refunse to heal; Jumps on the
breast; indigestion, loss of appetite
and weight-these are the danger
signs of various irons of cancer"
DR.. Adair said.
The specialist scoffed at UNI
founded rumors of the causes of
cancer, such as the milk causes
cancer" scare of a few years ago.
1--WE know what cancer is -
wild, lawless development of cells
that becomes uncomfortable, he
declared. But we don't know Just
exactly what makes these cells go
hayWire.'
AS for treatment, DR.. Adair men
toned Improvements in surgical
methods, studies of vitamin def
cheney and its relation to cancer
and the study of hormones and
their effects on the disease.
Research is still virtually begin
ming" he said, land we still must
admit the truth of one experts
comment: who solves the mystery
of cancer will solve the mystery
of life'.'
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 10 -
Nazi U-boat crews are being
treated to wild parties by the
Army Air Forces. But they are
quite different from the drunken
orgies the Nazi Command is us
ing to bolster the waning morale
of It's sub crews, according to a
former member of a sub hunting
American bomber.
The Air Forces has been giving
the Germans a series of depth
charges and machine gun well
comes that has made the Nazi
subs so afraid of planes that they
subrnerge Immediately upon spot
ting aircraft, whereas they will
stay surfaced and battle Destroy
ers or cruisers. This was the in
side story of sub hunting in the
North Atlantic which Aviation
Cadet Clarence D. Stauffer of
Washington, D. c., told here this
week at the Army Air Forces
Training Command School at
Yale University.
Our planes were making 1t so
tough for the sub packs in the
North Atlantic" he recounted,
that captured U-boat crews told
our officers that when they
come home to port In Germany
they would be taken about on
drinking sprees in an attempt to
keep up their spirits. 1t was plain
they didn't like the medicine we
were giving them"
Stauffer's plane, a BIZ named
DIRTY Gerty' because 1t was too
cold to wash 1t, due to the North
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15
Confetti From The Skies
Ruin Naziis' Wild Parties
Depth Charges Hail of Machine Gun Bullets
Driving Once-Dreaded U-Boats From Sea
Lanes-Drunken Sprees Popularized.

Atlantic temperatures) has two
Naz subs to its credit. On one of
their 10-hour patrols they came
upon surfaced Na1 raider just
at dusk = a time the U-boats
like to strike at conveys. This
time the hunter became the prey.
I'VE went into our run and
came down low and fast. The
bombardier got three depth
charges away and hit it at the
stern, on the side and at the bow.
When we circled back to have a
look, it just wasn't any more"
Their second sub was caught on
an early morning patrol. The
raider was hiding in a wide crew.
ice in an iceberg. The ferries were
on deck working but scrambled
down the coming tower when
they saw the big Flying Fortress
coming at them. It tried to crash
dive but the Fort got over 1t and
let go with the TINT in her belly.
The depth charges blew up most
of the ice berg and took the sub
down with 1t.
You run into some Of the
toughest weather in the world
up there In the North Atlantic"
he said. ut can change on you in
few minutes and when 1t fogs up
1t is so thick you can't see five
feet in front Of you and the fog
goes right down to the water.
Once We just missed hitting an
iceberg. The pilot pulled up just
in time but the tail gunner
swears his guns were jerked out
Of his hands when they scraped
the berg"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

Teakwood articles from the South Pacific have
always been treasured possessions in The USA. Now
that the regular channels for importing them closed
they're doubly valuable. And when they come from
brother out there doing his bit to the dirty
Japs they're priceless That's the way Claire McNchols
of the Scovil Drum Corps feels about this splendid col
lection All the articles carved out of teakWood by
Guadalcanal natives There vanity boxes with
mother of pearl flower petals cigarette boxes, candle
stick holders, bookends and large Sea Island faces all
beautiful examples Of handicraftsmanship. Claires
brother Captain Robert H McNcholS, is command
ing officer of Company F, 102d Infantry He used to
work in Scovill's years ago before he went
to war with the National Guard He's been in the South
Pacific for two years Claire expects that he will
send her relics from time to time, and she says
It's end of fun opening the packages when the postman
brings them
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15
TEN-YEA MAN

1t. Kenneth A. Walsh of wash
ington, d. c.. Is second to Major
Joe Foss. Marine Corps pilot, In
the matter of bagging jap planes.
1t. Walsh, with 20 to his credit.
will be a ten-year man among
Leathernecks on December IA. He
entered the Marine Corps as o pri-
vate.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

Now more than the spread Of cheer is of the
best comforers Thirty pounds of butter fell off
truck and landed at the feet of Los Angeles woman.
That settles it-there Santa Claus. Seventy-five
per cent of the members of prison band paroed
before their terms up. Even in the pen peace is
blessing. Busy men have too much OF their hands
to be handling people with gloves. &c. Nowadays the way
to make the best of things when tire blows out is to
have your shoes half-soled.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15
JAPS STEAL SOLDIERS SNAP
OF GIRL FRIEND

PaWtucket, r. I. UP-MlSs
Beatrice Tetreault isn't sure and
she certainly isn't pleased, but she
may be a pin-up girl for some Jap
aneSe soldier.
Miss Tetreaults friend Cpl,
Frank Hanni, wrote her from some
where in the South Pacific that her
picture had been stolen along with
his other valuables when he was
robbed after being left for dead on
the battlefield. Corporal Hanni was
picked up by American medical men
and hospitalized.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

Dr. Franklin Warren is the 18th member of the
Kwanis Club to enter the armed forces. AS farewell
gift his fellow members presented him pen and pencil
set which they hope will in handy when he begins
his duties in the future junior grade naval lieu
tenant. Other Kiwanans in the service are Major
George Scott, in London, Major Orpheus J. Bzzo-
zero in Sicily Navy Lieutenant Kenneth E. Blanchard,
It, COL Albert E. Hermann It. Col. Roland S. Hotch-
KISS Lieut.. Chase Kmbal, Navy Lieut. Roger Nelson,
First Sergeant James B. Williams, Ensign Robert Pen
field and Navy 1t. COL William B. Pape.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

if you set out
to talk to men
who have final
ly worked their
way to Madrid
from Germany.
Among these,
t h e highest
ranking officer
of an A ! l | e d
a r m y on the
C o n t 1 n e n t
70 reach mere
after escaping
near Berlin and
making a four
month trek dis
g u / S e d as a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

Aviation Cadet John j. Bradley of L.mhurst Ave
has completed his first stage of army pilot train
ing at Hawthorne School OF AerOnautics at Orange
burg, S. c., and has been assigned TO Shaw Field,
Sumter S. c. for his basic course Charles Milne,
Jr. Of Woodruff Street is sending his Christmas cards
this year from somewhere in Italy
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

At least women won't have to be told to do their
Christmas swapping early. Banks tave made it COM
paratvey easy to borrow Now If someone will just in
vent an easy way to pay back Christmas cards are
sure to reveal thing anyway lot OF people have
very peculiar middle names Treasury Official says
making out federal income tax returns will become No
| parlor game of 1914. Yeah-you're it! Department
stores delight in having the women shoppers take the
wind out OF the sales
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

To prevent the town of Plymouth with approx
maely 1000 population from being in the dangerous
position of having only one full time physician, First
Selectman William H. Eustce and other town officials
have succeeded in having DR.. Lloyd M Wilcox remain in
practice there at least until some provision for
replace is made. Dr. Wilcox applied for war service
sometime ago and, given commission, was to report
for duty in Georgia october 3d. but after the town Off
Gals made their appeal to the Procurement and Assign
DR.. Wilcox remains there awaiting the next develop
ment He is examining physician lor the Draft Board
in Plymouth Dr. Ralph Long is the towns other full
time physician and Dr. Richard LaWton, who has an office
this city, also attends some local cases.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15
BY HENRY ]. TAYLOR
NEA Staff Correspondent

Madrid, Dec. 15.-(By Wireless. y
The repatriation of escaped soldiers,
Allied and Axis alike, from prison
camps through Spanish cooperation
makes this neWsWorthy place
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

For stealing 1877 books of cloth
ing ration coupons and 10 food
ration coupons from st. Mar
tins hospital, In Bath, England,
Cornelius Spillanem. q hospital
janitor, was sentenced to six
months In prison.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

Raymond F. Booth Jr., soundman second class,
son of MIR. and Mrs. r. F. Booth of Bradley Avenue,
has been cited by his commanding officer for bravery
in action on Coast Guard cutter while aiding in the
capture of a German held Atlantic island His dad is
the genial manager of the First National Store ON
WATERFOWL Avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

Jim Phelan of Oak Street, foreman 1T the Water
hurry Manufacturing Company is celebrating another
birthday today Bottoms up Jim, to many more natal
days. . George Pistolas, hard working member of the
Ahepa will mark 26 years of faithful service at ScOvirs
Friday of this week. Marshall Burns OF Pierpont
Street is private at Camp Pinedae, Fresno, Cali
fOrnia.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

Bobby Ray, former City Amateur Baseball League
veteran, is private with the military police in New
York James "ScOtty' Corkingdale is private
first class with Army medical unit at the Lawson
General Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. Curtis Wick
ham, with the Merchant Marine, has seen serv-
ice with the Army in North Africa and Sicily.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15

Stationery Is unobtainable in
Norway. the book market is greatly
restricted. and only two newspapers
are apparently unaffected by the
paper scarcity.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15
LADY ON SKATES


LADY ON SKATES
She flies through the air,
Pirouettes and gyrates,
The daring young blonde
On her shining ice skates.
She spins, then she glides.
Bends at the knees,
Leaps on her toes
With the greatest Of ease.
AS the band marks time
She's off like a bird,
Causing agile Astaire
To exclaim, my world"
To see her negotiate
Each intricate step,
Makes others feel let down
And devoid of all pep.
So here's to the lady
Who moves with such ease,
Does circles round the man
On the flying trapeze.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17
TODAY IN SCIENCE
Bv GOBIND BEHARI LAL-

THE molecule is made of two
Il parts. each of special sub
stances, such as nucleic acid and
nucleotlde
The two sections are joined
by a chemical link. Of the sub
stance called pyrophosphoric
acid.
IN the division of the healthy
living cell. the molecule becomes
a sort of SiameSe twin OF two
nucleic acid sections, after pass
ing through intermediate
changes. In development Of
ANGER. these intermediate
changes are left out.
HERE. then, lies the hope of
IL curing cancer. Various
methods might be devised for
prese wing the intermediate
steps in the developing of the
molecule into a Siamese twin
model.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17
MAJOR DE SEVERSKY

greater. The relation between
naval air power and land air
power will therefore be no diff
ferent than it is today.
TO PUT the matter bluntly,
L the navy is trying des-
perately TO solve an insoluble
problem. No matter how we
expand the dimensions Of the
floating base. its. aircraft will
remain inferior 10 opposition
operating from land. and the
carrier itself will remain the
most vulnerable craft afloat.
Shortly after the Coral and
Midway battles and the loss of
the Lexington, the writer dis
cussed the subject with Officers
thoroughly familiar with those
actions. They attributed the
high carrier casualties TO the
size of the ships. The carriers,
they pointed out, were too big,
too unwieldy. and offered large
. targets TO enemy assaults.
Moreover. they put too many
eggs in one basket" by gather
ing so many planes and men on
one highly vulnerable and vola-
tile vessel.
In line with these lessons, the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17
political. PARADE
-Bv GEORGE ROTHWELL BROWN

to and confirmed by the Senate
by certain date?
And suppose that in reply the
secretary of the interior had
said in effect, that he did not
recognize an act of Congress
when that act of Congress did
not agree with his own views,
or when he considered such an
act of Congress to be unconsti-
tutional.
There would have been one
grand knock-down and drag
out-figuratively speaking, of
course-and the harmony that
should exist between executive
and legislative would have been
badly ruptured.
THE British have one system
Il OF government, and the
Americans have another.
Tho British parliamentary
system works well. The Ameri-
can system has worked well
also.
Any attempt 10 engraft the
British system on the American
system would end in failure. Mr..
Kefauver seriously and ear
nestly has proposed a very old
idea that simply wouldn't work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17

NEW chemical and dietary
~ methods of preventing and
remedying cancer in human be-
ings might develop from follow
ing up new scientific lead.
presented by two British can
Ger investigators in Nature, SCI
entific publication received this
week.
Drs. II. Donovan and d. !.
Woodhouse Of the cancer re-
search laboratory hospital CEN
tiers, Birmingham, England,
have outlined this theory: The
key to cancer lies in the way
that a certain molecule splits
into two parts.
Vitamins and other dietary
substances. special chemicals
and radiations all have TO be
used in such a way as 10 knock
out the chemical machinery
which leads the molecule split
ting in cancer,
THIS process occurs in the
i cell of the human or animal
body. The healthy body cell,
whether the. germ cell or the
ordinary body tissue cell, null
tiplies normally, as IN body
growth. And, il multiplies
harmfully in cancer. Now, all
such division Of one cell into
two cells, the key process is in
the kernel, the nucleus OF the
cell.
A cells nuclear core itself is
enveloped in a thin membrane
Within il are the substances
which control the most impor-
tant growth processes, termi-
mating in the division, of the
cell.
The British scientists now
picture the kernel of the cell
as essentially made of certain
molecules. chemical units, which
have a dumbbell shape.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17
BETTER HEALTH
BY DIR. LOGAN CLENDENING-

THE old phrase. shell shock,
i has mostly gone out of
fashion in this war. bat the con-
which IL represented-of
nervous system IN collapse
from the strain Of gun FIRE, bat
tie and war scenes still exists
among the soldiers Of our
armies
Some men Just naturally like
war. And some are just natur-
ally not barn soldiers gget
good many letters from soldiers
medical officers. old friends,
nephews. etc. and / am getting
so | can read between the lines
end tell the ones that are good
soldiers and the ones who are
not.
They all beef. but behind the
beefing you see that some are
having wonderful time.
WHAT we don't always re-
w member lis that the cl-
william stay-at- homes nervous
system is under a strain as we'll
as the soldiers under combat
duty. And the civilians are d.
vlded just the way the soldiers
are.
Some Of them thrive on the
excitement OF. war news. They
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17
One Word Led to Another
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER-

The Seven Little Wosps' Is War Epic
It. Hutton of the seventh Wasp-of- theine certainly
has full permission to my little comment on that
carriers spot in naval history
1t was just few lines last August But was think
ing of Jack Singer when l wrote the lines
Jack was in the wardroom of the sixth Wasp when
that tremendous craft got it. wrote that tradition is
the starch in national laundry and history would
be limp without it.
Tradition is not chalk on blackboard to be brushed
off like dust seersucker coat 1t is rooted in the past
with long claws every root The first Wasp just
rowboat loaded with rocks and indignation said the
seventh and last Wasp will be thousand feet long and
have singers both ends.
The history of the seven Wasps is too long to be
contained in this article do know that 1t. Huttons
carrier steams with the greatest flotia assembled
since Noah sailed away with all the animals and most of
the insects.
| think it off the deck of the Wasp that Jack
Singer took fight in torpedo bomber that resulted in
of the great newspaper stories of the war in the
Pacific
/ suggest that 1t. Hutton dig up that article.
Kmg Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17

navy at that time veered to-
ward smaller carriers, ordering
a series of 17,000-ton craft. Ex-
perience then showed that the
smaller carriers were just as
vulnerable. Besides, they ran
into operational difficulties, be-
ing more sensitive TO bad
weather. Because of reduced
deck area, the operation OF air.
planes from understood carriers
became more hazardous.
-
NOW the navy has reversed
~ itself and swung in the OPP
posite direction, with the largest
carriers in naval history. The
change will prove just as futile.
The larger the vessels the big
ger the target.
The defense of any base re-
quires the widest possible dis
persement of its equipment and
installations. But those huge
floating bases will represent the
maximum concentration of air
power in a minimum space,
thereby providing the enemy
with a single blockbuster or
supertorpedo.
In short, the fortified giant
carrier does not solve the prob
lem for floating bases facing
shore-based air power. No mat
ter how you slice it, thick or
thin. large or small, the carrier
is still primarily ferryboat for
aircraft and doomed when con-
fronted with genuine air power
operating from solid land
THE potential of labor and
Il materials volve d in the
three supercarriers that will be
ready in about two years is
roughly equivilant to 600 of the
latest B-29 bombers, each one
of which could carry five times
as much bombing power as the
medium bombers operating from
the projected carriers. About
100 medium bombers will be
able TO operate from a super
carrier, yet for the cost of those
bombers plus their carrier we
could build 200 of the new
B-29's.
After our experience with
Germany 1t is clear that to
destroy a major industrial set
up. such as Japan's, we would
need many thousands of car
riers-an undertaking far be-
yond any nations resources.
The three supercarriers are
just a drop in the bucket. cam
not give any decisive values
and in the writer's view. repre-
sent an unwarranted diversion
of our war effort.
Next column appears Friday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17

GO, IF during this period
~ some member OF your family
rather suddenly begins 10 de-
velop symptoms never exhibited
before, don't necessarily take
IL too hard. And also be SYM
pathetic and kind with them.
They should be examined by
a competent physician. OF course,
but If he can not find any
physical cause for the trouble.
Try 10 see III you can determine
whether or not II Is related TO
the difficult times we are pass
ing through
I KNOW Of two instances in
L families that have always
gotten along with no more than
the average amount Of friction,
where within the last year they
have almost come 10 the verge
Of divorce on this account.
In one the husband has de-
veloped anginal attacks and
he is certain he is heart
patient In the other the wife
has suddenly developed a most
iinicky stomach.
In both cases they are wear
ing the other partner out with
their complaints-and no one
will show little sympathy 10
get the thing adjusted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17

JOE COOKS condition is grave.
q Same malady that struck
down Lou Gehrig Irwin
Corey. Ruban Bleu comic, is go
King TO the coast with a film
Icontract Marie Nash met
Roger Brill Ga realtor) in Wash
ington while playing there in
Big Time" They'll marry on
the 18th Elsa Maxwell
apologized to Sinatra f.. knock
ing him =. AS she introduced
him at the Pierre's White Ele-
plant cocktail event The
Everett Sloans the's radios
Crime Doctor will be imaged
any minute Brad Reynolds.
the thrush, and Conover model
Cita Fry Chats correcD are
practically married by this time.
Clarence Neal mike Ken
nedy's strong man. who controls
several Tammany leaders, is
being wooed by the opposition
anti-New Deal bloc.
A SOLDIER from North
Africa writes he's discovered
what an Arab is: A fellow who
gets out OF bed every morning
and takes the sheet with him.
THE Double Talk OF the Week
i (by Senator Vandenberg):
There Is "A bsoIutely and
totally nothing In the resolution
which. in my opinion--and ] am
confident i'm the unanimous opin-
Ion Of the Senate foreign reia-
lions cOmmittee-any treaty or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17
THE BRIGHTER SIDE
By DAMON RUNYON

DEGARDLESS Of their indi-
~ vidual opinions Of the merit
o. the pact negotiated in Mos
cow. l think all Americans must
have the greatest admiration
for Cordell Hull. our secretary
Of state. who AZ the age Of II
iourneyed 10 Russia by air 10
make suckers OF his critics.
They said he was too old and
too frail for the trip and too
backwoodSy 20 deal with a
slicker like Stain. Yet the
elderly TenneSseean. as thor
oughly American as his native
soil. apparently got along better
with the retlcent Russian than
any man we have yet sent 10
Moscow, and transacted his
business in shorter time than
il took some OF our diplomatic
GRAND boys 10 just deliver a
message 10 the kremlin.
Hulls succession as far as
his mission is concerned, and