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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14
Press Comment
QUEBEC AND KHARKOV
Christian Science Monitor)

(CNrlSClan science MOnltOr)
 Whatever comfort the Axis may derive from the absence of Russian leaders from Allied conferences must be more than offset by the presence of Russian armies on three sides of Kharkov. What began as a limited summer couaterstroke by the Russians has snowballed into their biggest offensive of the war.
 Along the entire front the Rus sian armies are attacking. And at the center, around Kharkov, they are sweeping the Germans back in fighting that Berlin admits is un- precedented for ferocity.
 The fall of Kharkov sems def1- nitely on the schedule now. And with that must almost certainly come a general retirement of Ger man forces to the Dneiper river. The Germans do not seem able, or at any rate willing, to throw in sufficient reserves to stem the Slavic tide.
 There is possibility that the enemy withdrawals are calculated to consume Russian energies in pur- suit over vast stretches of territory. A successful disengagement of the bulk of German forces could leave the Russian armies facing a great empty territory, with problems of transport and supply to solve be- fore the enemy could be reached. This is a military possibility if exceptionally heavy rear-guard &C., tion can be organized by the Ger mans. ManeuverS like this occurred in World War One.
 But withdrawals do not win a war, especially when morale on the home front is part of the military problem. The news of the retreat in Russia provides German military spokesmen with nothing to offset their peoples concern over the in- creasing Allied air threat.
 Of course the fact remains that Premier Stalin is not on the way to Quebec. But that does not dispose of the question whether Marshal Stalin is not on the way to Berlin.
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as many other government agencies have, through funlbling and stumbling andhair- pulling. Yet the amazing thing is that Washington must be given some credit for the fact that we seem to be on the way to winning the war. No one will claim that the way 70 fight incompetence and promote efficiency is through minor scandals, rows among the big-wigs and presidential rebukes. But maybe they all add up to democracy in action" And darned if they don't seem to get results.
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A near neighbor to Litchfield, Bantam, a smaller place than Litchfield, has thriving industry. Just before the war the man at the head was going places with the new type tubular chromium furniture. Then the company started to make the chairs and furniture used for planes and boats. Bantam is a small town that is buzzing with industry. Such places and industries are typical o1 America-and the small town.
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tion. It will be too bad if young people shake their heads and say, Well, one thing hope is that I'll never grow up to be like him."
 There is certain motion picture actor in this country who has mil lions of admirers among boys and girls, and because he knows this and realizes his responsibility, he never drinks or smokes. He is very much of an outdoor figure, just the kind youngsters worship, and he wants them, as they look at him to be reminded that manliness and bravado are not the same thing. Edmund Burke. the English statesman, declared that exemaple is the school of mankind; they will learn in no other. And another has declared, "Of all commentaries up-
 on the Scriptures, good examples
 are the best and the livelieset.' Emerson declared that what we do speaks so loudly that 1t is difficult for men to hear what we say.
 All Righs Reserved-Babson News paper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14

Certain towns in our state, like Thomaston, maintain the same appear ance for years. That is true, of course, Of such places as Litchfield, Norfolk Ridge field, and others. These places are more or less residential and lovely to view. The general aspect of Litchfield has changed little in fifty years, we dare say. Its growth is on the outside where new houses and re-made farm houses are made livable and slightly by those who like to live in the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14

We noted some days ago that Thomas ton is going to have little building boom all it's own. It seems that the housing shortage has been acute there for long time. Thomaston has had little or no building, that is of dwellings, in years and as it is busy place with major industry, The Seth Thomas Company, catering 10 defense products one can readily see where they must be badly in need of new dwelling places. The pro- posed building projec. will be under prl- vate direction and in the Reynolds Bridge SectiOn
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how the Cox Persecution COm- mittee" is operating.
 VER-TONGUED SMITH

SILVER-TONGUED SMITH
 Oratorical Gerald L. K. Smith, late of "Share the Wealth" fame, spent quiet week end in the Capital recently, lining up his forces for the 1924 campaign. Now head of the recently organized America First Party, Smith boasts that he holds the balance of pow CT in Michigan, Ohio, and h. diana.
 Smith says his political party is tn Spare Tire Party. In issues, his party will "come to the rescue of the country" .. ......
 Following the Huey Long line, Smith denies being subsidized by any particular industrialist, but says he has a list of 10000 "friends" he can call on when fi- nances run low.
 NOTE: With MT. and Mrs. Smith during their capital visit was Mrs. Lundeen, widow of the former Senator, who spends her time on midwest speaking tours building up the America First Party. Her husbands speeches on isolation were written by George Sylvester Viereck, recent ly convicted as Nazi agent. Copyright, 1943, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
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people than you
 think. If ou ha veosme age on your head, then you may be sure that some youn- ger person is ob- serving you and being influenced by your actions. Ttake care lest your example be a warning rather than an incpira-
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about lcal and highly Specializ- ed wastep a p e r collection drives to get out scrap of a particular kind in the vi- cinity of some paper mill con- c e n t r a ting on the manufacture of a certain type of paper and needing only one kind of scrap.
 This specializ- ed type of waste nanar cnllpctinn
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.
GOOD EXAMPLE

There is no person in the world who is not an example to someone else. You may think yourself an insignificant person, but this is not true. From your personality go out lnies of influence which touch more
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Selected Poem
DRY AUGUST

Helen Rowland Prommel in The New York Sum- August is heat, And crckets singing, And drying wheat, And morning fiinging Its bright rays wide To show how brittle The countryside. August is drought And hay-felds drying, Dust in the mouth, And corn-felds dying; The azure bowl of the sky Turned up Like an empty cup.
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COX PERSECUTION COMMITTEE

tigation of the Federal Com munications Commission continues to reach amazing lengths in flouting established legal proce- dure. Latest flouting of the law is to cross-examine witnesses without any member of the Cox committee.
 Actually, a Congressional inves- tigation is supposed to be what what it says an investigation by Congressmen. Congressional members of committe are sup posed to be present and do the job themselves. But since other members of tn Cox Committee apparently regard this as per- sonal vendetta by Cox against the EGG (the EGG accuse him of taking an illegal lobbying feel, |, they don't come around to many hearings.
 The other day, for instance, Lucien Hilmer, former assistant general counsel of the EGG, was called before the alleged Cox Committee. When he arrived, he found two paid minions of the committee, Fred Walker and Er- nest Hauser, but no Congress- man etaoshrdluetaoinmcfV men. So when they attempted to give him the oath, Hilmer re- fused.
 "This subpoena is returnable before committee of Con- gress," he said, "and no Con- gressman is present."
 So after some embarrassed tele- phoning, Chairman Cox arrived. He tried to make Hilmer swear that he would tell the truth to the Committee or its agents" but again Hilmer refused. He pointed out that he was supposed to testify before the Committee, not before its agents.
 So Cox finally gave him the correct oath, and sat for a few minutes while Hilmer testified. Then apparently bored with his own inquisition, the little Geor- gia Congressman departed.
 AS soon as he stepped out of the room, Hilmer stopped testi- flying. So after more scurrying and telephoning, Congressman Louis Miller, St. Louis Repub- lican, arrived. But he also was either busy or bored, and re- fused to stay to hear Hilmer tes- tify.
 So from 9 p. m. until 1 p. m. Hilmer had to sit, twiddling his
 thumbs, waiting for the Cox Committee lawyers to dr I up another Congressman. Finally at p. m. they got Miller te come back.
 That is just one exampl oi
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Your Health
 By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per- sonal health and hygiene, not to disease, diagnosis of treatment, will be answered by Dr. Braay if a stamped self-addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address Dr. William Brady. National News paper Service, 320 West Madison Street, Chicago, III.
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Daily Almanac Sun rises at a. m, sets at 7:53 p. m. (war time). Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
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sTURGEs COMPOsEs

STURGES COMPOSES
 Preston Sturges, who directs his own movie scripts, has also written song for use in his current Para. mount comedy, Hall the Conquer ing Hero" which stars Eddie Bracken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14
Washington Merry-Go Go-Round
Admiral Vekey May Quit Maritime Bood in Wonge With Novy; McNu Could Put Fedic March Back Work Banker; Cox "Commee" Tries Hear Witnesses Without Committee;
BY DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON, IA Don't be surprised Admiral Howard Wky
  proet taOainS the Navy
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. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Wastepaper Collection Drive Contemplated
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

In spite of the shortages of all kinds of paper and the limitations on paper products, it isn't likely there will be another nationwide wastepaper collection campaign like the one organized back in those first fine days of all-out enthusiasm at the beginning of the war. You may, however, hear a good bit more
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Mineral Water and Kidney Stone

in your column about vitamin A pre- venting formation of stones in the urinary tract, and more recently you quoted some authority on the subject of mineral water as 8 pos- sible cause. (Mrs. J. R. W. Answer-Some investigators have inferred that prolonged deficiency of vitamin A may favor formation of stones in the urinary tract. Clinical evidence of the value of vitamin A in treatment is not con- vincing. All I can say is that in your husbands place I'd take 100,- 900 units of vitamin A daily for few months. It can do no harm anyway. I quoted from Hinman's textbook of Urology, which quotes Moff1tt who said: My experience would caution against too much carbohydrate, predominantly vege- tartan or basic diets (baric means leaving alkaline ash) and prolonged use of mineral waters"-Moffitt was speaking on the cause or formation of stone in the urinary tract.
 Soap and Water
 Does washing such articles as spoons and clinical thermometers with plain cold water kill germs? down there say cold water kills Friend from the south says doctors germs. (Mrs. H. s.
 Answer-No. Soap and water should be used-soap is reliable disinfectant, water is not.
 Gray Hair Brown Again
 If anybody questions the sound ness of your teaching about vita mins and iodine postponing gray ing of the hair let him ask me or any of my friends. A year ago was so grey that everybody noticed it and many commented in that sympathetic way they have, you know. Well, I wrote for your pam phlet, followed your advice, and now you have to search carefully to find a gray hair-oh, I am not young slip again, but I certainly have recovered the original brown color. (Miss A. T0
 Answer-I feel as happy as you do about it. On request I'll mail any reader who incloses 8 three cent stamped envelope bearing his or her address the pamphlet Growing Gray Is an Involution Process"
 Immediate Dentures
 I do want to thank you for your recommendation of immediate den- lures. It encouraged me so that I would hear of nothing else, although I had to hear of much else from the first few dentists I consulted, but was fortunate to find one who agreed, and he gave me immediate denture service. It has been ex- tremely satisfactory-and no one the wiser about the extraction of nearly all of my teeth! (H. s. H0
 Answer-Immediate denture serv- ice means the dentist prepares in advance the plate or other denture the patient will require, then ex- tracts the teeth and installs the denture immediately before the pa- tient leaves the office. The denture may require some subsequent re- modelling or adjustments but a graet many patients can wear it comfort ably enough from the first, and their intimate acquaintances may be un- aware that they have lost their teeth. I'm sorry, but have no data on dentists who are qualified to give immediate denture service. Only way to find out is ask your dentist. Asparagus
 Is asparagus beneficial or harm- full to the kidneys? (K. M. O. Answer-It Is no more harmful than any wholesome food. It is as beneficial as any other food.
 Copyright, 1943, John F. Dille Co.)
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DEHYDATED FOOD

Dehydrated is @ twelve shilling word for dried.
 Dried fish, dried meat, dried fruit, dried vegetables have been more or less staple items of everybodys diet for centuries.
 For the purpose of conserving shinpping space all konds of foods are now being dehydrated on large scale for shipment overseas. And in private homes dehydrating by means of home made differs or fancier ones purchased for the purpose is now being widely used for preserving foods.
 Foods keep well when most of the water in them is removed by thorough drying. When the food is to be eaten soaking it for a while in water restores 1t to state diff1- cult to distinguish from the fresh state.
 Of course there is some loss of vitamins on storage of any food that contains vitamins, either dried, dehydrated, canned or fresh or raw.
 But that is unimportant. The im- portant thing is that food dehy- drated, either in the commercial plant or in the home, keeps well for months or years, and 1t is practically as good as it was when perfectly fresh. The taste, nutritive value, digestibliity of the dehydrat- ed food is practically the same as thnIInh tho fnnd nv,cytrond fresh. The slight loss of vitamins by oxidation during storage is in- sigfinicant.
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huge offices near the Battery in New York.
 So Gibbs has now been brought to Washington by the Navy, plus the War Production Board, plus Bernie Baruch, to act as adviser in the important question of whether the Mari time Commission should build fast ships or whether the tur- pines, which Vickery planned two years in advance, shall now go toward Secretary KnOx's 1949 Navy.
 NOTE: Admiral Vickery, dis liked by Navy brass hats, is Re- publican, but has been promoted and pushed by Roosevelt. He and Admiral Land, also Re- publican, have worked closely to- gether ever since they were in the Navy's Bureau of Construction and Repair.
 FREDERIC MARCH-BANKER
 Frederic March, star of "The Skin of Our Teeth," has been wondering what the Manpower Act might do to him if Chairman McNutt ever got too technical.
 For, technically speaking, March is still employed by the National City Bank. He poined the bank g years ago after graduating from the University of Wisconsin,; but was taken sick, got a leave of absence, which has never been re- voked, and then took up his pres ent career on the stage.
 But under the Manpower Act, since he is still technically on Bank, Freddie could be drafted back to work. He is hoping, however, that either the bank won't look up it's old employment records, or else will give himb up as beyond redemption as bank
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Copyright, 1943, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
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Coleridge.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-12
Positions
Now Open

IF YOU HAVE NO EXPERT
ENCE WE WILL TRAIN YOU,
AND YOU WILL BE PAID
WHILE LEARNING.
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Music. Doneins. Drometies c-3

ACCORDION and GUITAR
Private and Class less Us. All in
struments furnished HONOLU-
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&c AND DANCE, Sly North
Walnut. Mount Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-12

We wish TO thank our friends
and neighborS for the kindness
and sympathy shown us during
our recent bereavement. Special
thanks to Rev Turner OF New
Baltimore, and Mr.. F. Van Dus-
en-. Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Pelpver.
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Az Help Wonted-FemoIe
Cords OF Thanks

We wish to express our thanks
ana appreciation TO our neigh
bors and friends for the kind
ness and sympathy shown US
during our recent bereavement.
Marvin r. Morris and sons, Ron
aid and Donald.
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Riders from II p. m. TO q. m.
shift TO Hudson main plant. Call
evenings. l18 Moross avenue.
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FOUND - Two young pigs.
Owner can have same by iden-
trying and paying for this ad-
vertisement. 3540 Canal Road.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-05

The problem of these Alaskan vessel owners is no
very large It could hardly have much effect on thu
nation if it disregarded But it is one OF TIN
little things which add up
These boat owners feel that they have been wrone
fully treated Some of them face bankruptcy as
result Of not being paid for the use of their boats
which supposedly chartered by the Government
Government contractors. They were little hest
tant knowing that the War Department has plenty
to do at present to raise their voices the matter
But they did and they were answered
This example Of how democracy works, however
is one of the things for which we are fighting In an
Axis country and in countries which have been taken
over by the Axis property is taken by the government
at the will of the government-and explanation
other than the muzzle of gun is deemed necessary
It is very likely that there will be some plausible
explanation for the misunderstanding which has arisen
between the boat owners and the Government and its
In any event the complaint of the boat owners
will be heard.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-05
70 YEARS AGO f{yfMTE EMPIRE
OCTOBER S, 1928

s,
Loaded with fish and with $40 passengers
board the Alaska Nod arrived from the Westward
halbut
freight from the
this district for stock
William Sound other places to the
Westward, according statement this day.
products shipped TO
declared valuation Of S10
monthly issued by the
Collector
Board of Steamboat In
251 National Federation Of
A. Alaska left the
the session
the U. District Court there.
Geddcs left
States They
a
by automobile. .
Ranger been the Berners Bay
the
Weepoose homestead elimination
report High 40; low, AT.
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newspaper Tasviri Efkar and de-
mand that it be suppressed-exact-
" the kind OF protest which the
State Department laughs at when
lodged by foreign Ambassadors in
Washington against American news
papers.
The Ambassador even proposed
that issues of Golfers and Life
magazine be censored and pay duty
when imported into Turkey, despite
the fact that Turkish law does not
provide either for censorship or
customs duty on magazines.
In fact, most Of ,Steinhardt's life
as Ambassador to Turkey seems to
be taken up not with the big prob
lens of war and foreign affairs, but
with personal fretting. For in
stance. he, wrote l,000-word let
ter because James Gordon of owl
had imported a case of Whiskey,
even though all customs duties were
properly paid. He became indig-
nant when owl imported several
cases of magazines to counterfeit
Nazi magazines which are flooding
Turkey . III
He refused to let the U $. Mill
tary and Naval attaches, the Office
of Strategic Services and Owl have
offices in the giant U. S.. Embassy
building in IStabul which stands
empty all but a few weeks of the
year, since the capital has been
moved to Ankara
Meanwhile, Steinhardt is under
violent criticism for failing to do
anything about the Jews, Armenians
and Greeks, who are suffering some
CT the worst economic persecution
in Turkish history. However, Stein
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-05
Malta in Sicily
New York Times

Dispatches from Sicily telling of the arrest OF
bosses and sub bosses of the Malta probably surprise
most of us That powerful criminal gang was thought
o have been put out OF business by the Project OF
Sicily Cesare Mori died last year 1t is the fruit
Of old and long misgovernment 1t began in employ
ent by great estate of rufans to protect
their property. 1t grew into society that specialized
in backmail kidnapping, cattle stealing robbery muir
der It's members were bound to silence 1t controlled
the whole social life of the island. 1t was super
government issuing it's DEGREES and able to give
the citizens the security the state poweress to give
The local authorities found its help useful in
political campaigns. It's activities reached to this
country causing in 1891 the lyncling in New Orleans,
of eleven of its members. In 1926 Mussollnl maze
Signor Mort Project Between 1929 and 1882 Morl got
two or three hundred members of the gang convicted
Long sentences were the rule The gang was sup
posed to be broken up In 1887 Malta terrorism and
killings were reported The organization which Mus
solni had solemnly promised to suppress Tor almost
fifteen years had virtually controlled Sicily
Now we hear that the Malta is caught running
the black market The Fascists hadn't suppressed it.
They had annexed it. We not told exactly on
what basis but presumably some regular division
of territory and profit You feel little sorry Tor
the Malta 1t has got into trouble by keeping bad