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Kodiak mirror., 1943-08-07

The other day a casual wand erer who came into the editorial sanctum asked our opinion as to when the war would end. "Oh, about ? years" we said 'offhand- edly.
 "S?$(- !s?!?-(p, he said, "I hope you're a goddam liar"
 That got us to wondering what others thought, with the result ing Galloping Poll of our Peripatetic Reporter. The quest ionees were chosen atrandom on the city byways. The question was phrased thusly: "When do you think the war will end?"
 The answers:
 Paul Johnson-This year'll finish the Gprmans-next year the Japs.
 Charlie Cook-That's beyond me-a year, anyway.
 Ruth Pratt-Oh gosb-As soon as they quit fighting.
 Nudefaee Newhall (Kodiak Bear)-Last year I'd have sad ten, but after what's been ac- complished'in one year I'd say in about two years.
 Lawrence Ander on-Age 10, reading a funny book. Don't ask me!
 "Moose Hast year I said this December. Now?
 Mildred RextreO They've been asking more competent people than 1 who say anything
Kodiak mirror., 1943-08-07
gulp gulp

When Dean Sherman. editor and business manager of Alaska Life magazine was in town re- gently he gadded about taking pictures and added to his supply by acquiring additional ones at the Helsel photo company. To come to Alaska he was temper arily accredited as 6 war corre- spondent, which explained the uniform. Soon, he said, the port folIo of pictures which is an out standing monthly feature or the magazine, will be devoted en- tirely to Kodiak and environs.
 If one of the pictures to ap- pear is that airplane view of Kodiak which we have S8.6S in- vested in a cut of and can't print because cf censorship re- gulations, there will be one less censor somewhere.
 But nobody will mind that.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-08-07
COMIN & COIN

Forest Ayers, local man. ager, Alaska Star Air Lines, reported the following recent passengers: INCOMING:
 D. c. Fines, K. NJ. Lewis, Mrs. Nick Mlell, J. H. Johnson, Spencer B. Cone, Leo Jones, Helen Maberley.
 It. Steve Harvey, Audrey Watkins
 O. F. Hamerley, Alexander Kosbreck, Fred Shangin, Mrs. Clyde Galbreath, Pat Carter, Roy c. Anderson. OUTGOING:
 MT. and Mrs. Bud Ross, Har- vey Coon Thos D. Heath, H. H. Kling, J. G. Garcia, G. Gil bert, H. l.. Johnson, Alice Tamblyn.
 
 R. s Kilmer, Leo Jones', Marvin R. Jacobson
 Clark Anderson.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-08-07

5 We wish more people (and we
 don't exclude ourselves) would
Kodiak mirror., 1943-08-07

The distinctive bodied flavor and the cleun ceur, sparkling purity of Rainier Beer have made this beer NutionaIIy famous since lS75 Brewed to the original fouIu from choicest grains, seedless hops, and the worlds purest brewing wuter Rainier Beer holds old friends through the years and makes ones on every new day. In stubbies. iumbos, drought
 for beer at it's best SAY RAINIER!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
There Go the War Bonds

General Counsel Randolph Paul, who carries the ball for the Treasury Depart ment in the pay-as-you-earn income tax discussion, has new proposal for deal ing with double taxation. He suggests taxing at source during 1943 and reduc- ing the 1942 tax to the lower 1941 rate exemption-credit basis. The worm in the apple is that the Treasury Department continues to insist upon making the pub lie pay two years taxes in one year as the price of getting onto scientific basis henceforward.
 If, in the end, we must pay two years income taxes out of one years income, such a reduction in the 1942 levy would be helpful. But even with that gesture of moderation, there are going to be mill lions who will find 1t utterly impossible to satisfy the governments demands and continue to live under present imitation conditions.
 Theoretically such program as Mr. Pauls would not mop up the "excess na- tional income" that threatens yet greater imitation than we have. There are liter ally millions whose incomes have stood still while prices mounted to the skies. Forgetting consumers durable goods, 1t has become difficult for the fixed income class to meet its living costs, pay for in- surance, satisfy obligations on mort gages, maintain the youngsters in col lege, and subscribe 10 per cent of salary to war bonds. If MT. Paul and his Treas ury associates insist successfully upon double taxation this year, they will force mountain of tax defaults and/or bring about wholesale dumping of war bonds.
 Perhaps you, individually, are one of the foresighted persons who saved enough last year to pay March 15th's income tax Perhaps you, Individually, are one of the fortunate persons who, after paying the bills and buying bonds, can stretch your income to pay two years taxes in one year. If so, you are in a minority. Talk with your neighbors, and keep box score on how many will say frankly that they cannot meet the double demand without selling their war bonds. Have MT. Paul and those from whom he takes his policy orders considered what they are going to do to war bond holdings and sales if they succeed in overruling pub- lie sentiment and achieving double tax ation?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
Road Building

The building of roads in this country ranks among our greatest achievements since the start of the century. Roads have been cut through vast wildernesses, through hilly and mountainous sections where the topography has been such you would not think mere cart track could be made. To most of us this gigantic building of roads is phenomenal thing, engineering at its best. Next to the con- pleted job of fine bridge there is noth- ing so exciting or spectacular as length of highway in any part of our country from Maine to Alaska.
 Speaking of Alaska, the new highway connecting to the sea across the wilds and the rocky terrain is another feat of engineering to amaze us. The quick ness of the building, the day by day job of cutting and laying road bed seemed ar utter imposSibility, taking into con Sideration how uneXplored some of the country was, the climate and so on. It was tremendous undertaking, but a road has been built and finished to certain extent, known as the Alcan high way.
 Reading the current issue of the Ma tional Geographic and looking at the picture give just a slight idea of what the engineers were up against. When we see completed road, and what the lay of the land was before building we feel that road building should rank among the fine arts. Just take our own state; the wilderness of some of the northern localities, the great woodlands north of Winsted, the valleys, the hills, and then regard our roads which have been planned to weave in and out. We are proud of our fine roads anc the engineers who have planned and built them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
Victory Book Drive

We have been reading and hearing for some weeks about the 1943 Book Drive. Every community has made certain defi- nite plans for the collection of books for the armed forces. The drive in Water bury was officially opened Monday night with an address by Honorable John s. Monagan, mayor. The mayor pointed out in radio address that it was scarcely possible to keep the soldiers and sailors supplied with the constant growth of our armed forces.
 Of all our war efforts, active response to the Book Drive seems the most effort less. It costs the donor nothing except the time spent in going over the books in his or her possession and selecting some of the Book campaign distribution. Looking over your books, often precious possessions, it is hard in many cases to part with them. But everybody that makes a practice of collecting books, or has built up a Sizeable library can make the sacrifice of giving up few. Many book owners have duplicates; also they have books that once read are of ro- further interest, but that may appeal to other readers.
 The thing to remember is, give book or books that you feel will appeal to some particular soldier or sailor. They don't want discards that are not worth reading. You can be safe in selecting books on practically any subject, standard liter ature, best sellers of the day, poetry, and in fact, anything in literature that is good. .,....
 Miss Emelyn Barrett, the mayor and representative committee in this city will work in the interests of the Victory Book Drive. Everyone should make 1t his responsibility to give some active help in donation of one book or many books
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
Views Of The Press

on 8 cracked photograph record.
 But 1t may be guessed that Hitler had 6 real reason for dragging in the, well known "Diktat" on Satur- day. The theory that Germany was not defeated militarily in World War I, that 1t succumbed to trickery from without and to defeatist eie. ments within fitted very neatly into Goering's implausible assertion that Germany would have witnessed the breakdown of her enemies if she had carried on the war six mouths be- yond November. 1913. That date appears very much in the minds of the Nazi leaders sand. one may suppose, the minds of the German people-at this stage of World War II. To whip the populace up to , supreme effort to reach the goal of victory, the Nazis find it useful to suggest that the same goal was only missed by inches twenty-five years ago.
 The so-called historic swindle" of 1918 has been sufficiently demon strated by the German leaders of that time to be historic swindle" by Hitler. His swindle seems to have succeeded, nevertheless, so far as the Germans are concerned. It is to be doubted, however, whether any later Hitler will be able to play the same trick another time. Hitler seems to be warning his dupes that they must not be "al. most grateful should another peace of conciliation" be offered them. The Casablanca conference brought a far more definite warn- ing" unconditional surrend err" Whatever offers may be made to the German people, the myth of German invincibility which has per- sisted in Germany through patent falsiflcation of history must not and will not survive this war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
No Warning

Paul McNutt's decision on the war work-or-fight order must have been very sudden. It landed like bolt out of the blue upon the U. s. Employment Service Offices which have to bear the brunt of handling the rush. If MT. McNutt did not surprise himself along with everybody else, then 1t seems pertinent to ask why the U. s. E. s. could not have been given warning-before it read the newspapers Of what was in store. Was the order an impulse, or was this just another in. stance of faulty liaison among federal war agencies?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10

It is rather interesting to note some of the great and near great that are included in the British 1943 Who's Who. Quite a few American names have been added, among them General Macarthur, Donald M Nelson, Harry L. Hopkins, Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., and others. Some already included other years are re- ceiving added space. Premier Joseph Stalin of Russia takes on an added lm- portance in Britain with coverage eight times what he usually rated. Previous President Roosevelt's biography is the usual thirty-three lines, Generalissimo and Madame Ciang Kaishek were given space for the first time with thirty.six and thirteen respectively, while Marshal Timoshenko gets twenty-eight lines. So it goes with the biographical coverage brought reasonably up-to-date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10

Much as you may need a clean shirt and your accustomed supply of sheets and table linen, laundries are not classed as essential industries. So housewives are urged to do their own washing. Home washing is pretty common, especially Ill houses where there are washing ma chimes, electric irons, mangles and every thing to do with, as they say. But many also send their flat work to the laundries. It is easier than hiring and paying laundress, and most of the laundresSes are now doing work in the factories How ever, be that as it may, and housewives helping out by doing a bit of WaShtuo work, it is still felt by great many that laundrieS are pretty essential!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
WHERE THE SHOE PINcHEs
(christlan science Monitor)

The official explanation given for rationing of shoes is the shortage of heavy sole feathers the best quality of which for some time has been going, and rightly SO, into military channels. But in addition to this reason is the fact that the surplus purchasing power now in the hands of American war work CTS is burning holes in some pockets.
 It has already done some obvious things to the food market, 1t Is per. fectly capable of starting a run on shoes, or any other item. Until this purchasing power can be captured by taxes and enforced savings 1t must be countered with such ex- pedientS as price ceilings and rat- ioning. The danger of holding back on rationing until a run starts is that reserve stocks of given item may be drained of and unfairly distributed before the control is applied. Economic Stablizer Byrnes is of the opinion this has not oc- cured yet in shoes. Certainly the method of applying this rationing was entirely laudable. The safe course is to apply rationing before the threat manifests itself. This IS not pleasant, nor is 1t easy, but the situation demands it.
 The instance of shoes suggests more about the American war ec- onomy than appears on the surface. While many will feel that being limited to three pairs of shoes a year is no hardship. the fact re- mains this represents drop in loaS sales of some 100000. 900 pairs of shoes, and production this year will be cut about 100000 pairs under last years 450.00O. 900 pairs.
 This means that Americans in general must get along with fewer shoes, not because they lack money to buy them, but because there are fewer being manufactured.
 Fiat limitation Of production, in shoey or any other commodity, is | Q new experience for Americans. and not one easy to become adjusted to, but lt is the situation. And what is true Of shoes is true Of most other ltems Of civilian consumption. The end result is to be lower standard Of living. for reasons that have not obtained before In American ms" tory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10

anything to do with t: and eer. tainly he should not pray for vic. tory. But if in truth VIC are fight. ing for the preservation of gifts which God conferred upon us. then as . praying people we should bring our petitions to the throne of grace every day and ask that the hand of right be strengthened in every na. ton and that victory be ours. The great Maxzini once declared: '1 do not know, speaking historically. of a single important step for tle per. feeting Of human society. which has not had lts roots in Q strong Teli. glolis faith"
 Just q short time ago the king of England ied his people in neitlns aside a day for prayer. fle attended a church service and requested his subjects t0 do Che same. And the people were evelywheTe urged @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
so NOW IT IS GETTING
 SERIOUS J.

Synopsis of preceding tnstall- nent: The nine months old Wise acre infant has been run through the gantlet, first the advice of the ordinary" doctor, then a special ist" who finally advised the guilt ble Mrs. Wiseacre that the baby would "outgrow it." But Mrs. w. finds her baby now afflicted with (a) severe colic" and (b) ob- stinate constipation. At last the Wiseacres give the defenseless irl- fant one or two tablespoorfuls of mineral oil daily Mrs. w. complains that if she omits giving this foreign substance single day the baby is as bad as ever. Now what devil- ment will be inflicted on the youngster next?)
 .. Oh. yes, the mineral oil worked all right. but if I'd let up on 1t for 0 single day he would be as bad as ever. So l tried milk Of magnesium. That also acted the same way. If I don't give him something he cries with pain and the hard masses tear him so he bleds, so you see 1t is getting serious. thought possibly the passage was too small but the spe- cialist claimed 1t was not. He said it is a weak muscle. If you can give me any information which may help ..
 Good gosh, Ma'am. I've given such information scores of times, but the trouble is that most of the people who need the information already think they know more than an ordinary doctor knows about child care, and after all I'm just an ordinary plodding door-to-door sort of practitioner.
 Whether a baby develops the constipation habit or not depends on the sort of education the babys parents have received-if any concerning infant care, and on the common sense of the doctor or doc- tors they consult, if any.
 The great crime against the hap piness, health and welfare of the young infant is the FIRST DOSE or pnySlc 1nI1lcCeu on the lnlanG--' whether 1t be castor oil, mineral oil, rnagnesia or whatnot.
 The diagnosis of "colic" in & young infant Is a wretched attempt to evade responsibility for the dam- age your crude maltreatment has wrought. If any one purporting to be physician perpetrates the diag- nosis 1t is, in my opinion, proof of his incompetence and unreliability. Infants who are uneasy and un- comfortable by reason of improper care, faulty clothing. neglect of cleanliness, irritation of harmful physics, etc., may make noise and behave as though they have "colic" but I repeat, the diagnosis of "colic" is ALWAYS unfair to the child.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
Sub Sinkings

Information Director Davis has been frank and insistent in his warnings that the submarine menace has not been abat- ed in the Atlantic even at time when many NazI U-boats presumably are con- centrated against our North Africa hfe- lines. The public is slow about assimi' Iating Mir. Davis warnings. Why? Per- haps because of the intense secrecy with which the government is surrounding everything except Mir. Davis broad gen. ordinations. The layman is most inl' pressed with such dangers when, day after day, he is told about ships sunk. Without helping the enemy with infor- nation, It would still seeEr feasible to give lhe people more details about what Is go- tag on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10

"That is my name, Mfr. SeCre- tary."
 "Then continued . heated dis- cussiOn on North Africa, after which stone said: "Would you care for . statement on my name?"
 q am not interested In your name."
 "I think you stepped out of bOundsy< MT. Secretary"
 T was trying to findOut to whom was talking"
 "I said my name was Stone. YOu made Q further remark that think was lncalled for"
 What most people at the press conference didn't know however, was that Secretary Hull's wife also changed her name-froIn Wttz to whitney.
 NOTE: When PMS publisher Marshall Field was suggested by the White House as U. 8. AIn- baSsador to London, Secretary Hull turned thumbs down In no uncertain terms.
 SCHOOL BOY HEROES
 American school children who collected scrap in the School Sal- wage Program were invited to name Liberty Ships for the out standing figures of their states. Their choices are significant.
 New York children nominated Lou Gehrig above either Theodore Roosevelt or Dewitt Clinton. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10

statesmen trailed the famous ball player in the vote, 50 a Liberty Ship was named Lou Gehrig.
 Florida children chose Colin P. Kelly, IT,, killed December 10, 194l when he sank the Japanese bat tleship Haruna. Kansas kids chose Amelia Earhart, and Minnesota's favorite was "NSay Brothers.
 Other selections: Idaho, William E. BOrah; Indiana, Thomas R, Marshall; Mississippi, Pat Harri- son, Missouri, Champ Clark; New ada, Key Pittman; Texas, Big Foot Wallace, @ famous Texas Ranger. The prize winning scrap collec- tor in New Mexico was Connie Mack. Officials of WIPES Con- servation Division assumed Con" faie was @ girls name, and wrote "her' 6 letter of congratulation, inviting "her" to officiate In the christening of a Liberty ship.
 But Connie was @ boy, and he replied In verse;
 T gathered scrap to whip the
 Jap,
 And make Q better world. And in my scrap to whip the Jap. They. thought I was girl. But when our scrap dOes reach
 the Jap,
 Wen have them on the run. So thank you, MT. Roosevelt,
 had Q lot of fun."
 Copyright, 1943, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
Current Comment

The United Nations has more friends to the square kilometer in Argentina than anywhere else in South America - more capable friends.
 Hubert Herring. Latin America
 authority,
 don't believe the President could havel had a better driver. My sons commanding officer at Fort Leon ard Wood said Buster was the best driver he ever had.
 Mother of Staff Sgt. Gran Lass,
 who chauffeured the President at
 Casablanca.
 We were all scared while waiting in our assault boats, including my- self, but when we landed everyone did his job quietly and efficiently. Fortunately for us, 1t was foggy and the Japanese did not see the ape proach of the task force. Marine Col. Le Roy P. Hunt on
 0uadalcanal attack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Boy Needs No Hat

6Oy NeeUb NW GAat Our thirteen year old boy dis. likes wearing a hat in the winter. He used to have many colds but last winter not one and none so far this winter. However, everybody says he is taking great chances.
 (J. O.
 Aaswer-rf he were my boy he'd do as he pleased about that.
 Old Timer Guessed Wrong
 Our family doctor told us nothing could be done for mothers varicose veins. We wrote you, and you rec commended Dr. - who gave her injection treatments. Mother and all of us are grateful. She now has no trouble-the veins have dis appeared. (H. P)
 Answer-Some doctors live and learn, others just live.
 Diet List for Peptic Ulcer
 Months ago you kindly sent 8 dict list for peptic ulcer, also menus for the othe- members of the pa- tient's family. My husband obtained complete relief by following tie diet you outlined-and two physicians wore urging him to undergo opera tloa. He has fine heath today. Thank you for this and many other helps we have received from your column. tMrs. P. J. T.)
 Answer-The diet lists are given in booklet "So You Have Indiges-' tion?"-for copy send ten cents and stamped envelope bearing your ad- dress.
 Copyright, 1s4S, John F. Dille Cc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10
Health
 By Dr.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining '- per- sOnal health and hygiene. not to disease, diagnosis or treatment, win be answered by pr. 9rady if a stamped elf-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, 32O West Madison Street, Chicago III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10

continue tiselr prayers that uod would strengthen the cause of Eight and oveTwhelm the ealise ei evil.
 We can never win C We feel that ali the evll is in our enemies ana ali the virtue iD ourselves. We have much og which we must repent. even though we feel thet tiaose who oiDs pose us are committed te c Way e Ilfe winch is an aliront to the Fights e0lls purposes of ood.
 Ail MsHhla Reserved Mah6un
 MeNspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-10

won't recall, be@ tween Ecuador and Peru. The wo countries have been fight ing over 1t for 125 years with
 out reaching any decision. All the geography maps h ave printed this area in two colors for years, blood has been spilled all over 1t, no one could live there in peace, and thou-