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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19
HONE FROM FORECAST -
Dyes Grow Scarce, Blankets
Shorter; Rugmakers Weave Canvas
BY BETTY MACDONALD
NEA Staff Correspondent

washington, April l0-shoe polish
manufacturer, unhappy about dye
restrictions, have taken their prob
lem to sympathetic WPB experts
who are now promising immeoiaVe
action.
since the dye supply available TO
shoe polish people was cut nearly 80
per cent, the manufacturers point
out that ozark" polish for brown
and black shoes Is much lighter than
regulation shades.
Meanwhile, manufacturers Of SOFT
drinks, butter, Oleomargerine and
other food stuffs requiring vegetable
dyes are complaining about the dye
restrictions and their plants are
also being considered.
''Tmaglne," explained a soft drink
manufacturer. 'If all those deli
cious flavOrs In pop came in one
color"
BLANKET RULnNG
still in the speculative stages at
WPB are plans to cuFtail cotton
blankets TO about % inches In length
to save on critical war materials.
Each blanket manufactures VIII be
limited 70 q choice Of four colOrs IN
making rayon or cotton blankets.
The days OF the multi-c0lor Indian
blankets are over tin peacetiuae.
IN THE SERVICE
Because the supply Of cotton duck
had to be quadrupled for navy con.
sumption. carpet and upholstery fac.
tories are devoting most OF their
time to this essential wartime fab.
rte. used by the navy for many
things such as gun coverings. deck
tarpaulins. sails.
FACTORY FASHIONS
Visors are definitely smart this
season, according to fashion reports
from the War Manpower Commits
sion. The visions are worn ~ Wo-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19
Caroline
Chatfield

Says Tod9y
nLIe RasNlarsa. = b PaLekl oulSe


rye searched your like but found
wouldn't anything dshonorable
have perfect loyalty. jealous suspicious The
tell will Just this much he stu carries the
torch Cor his first love who Is married 70 another man. He confused
changes when he
nothing about
his secret have never truth Don't tell its
talking about but don't know what
sympah1e with him outward can't criticize him be-
meet can't criticize her because have
anything out Of the IT'S just Of those
hopeless things that casts shadow marriage and keeps both
~ Us from being happy. EHS
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19

Billy Benedict, who has q featured
role In Paramount's aerial Cum
ner," Q Thomas production,
was launched on his screen career
BY ten late VIII Rogers. Born IN
Oklahoma, only q few miles from
Rogers home, Billy met the humor-
lst In Hollywood and Rogers ar
ranged introductions to casting dt-
rector for him.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19

Ike this dress;
VS. 50 YOUTH
yUL" W h e n
hey are try
fig to make q
IaIe?
Has II been
= long tim e
gince q truck
1FIver wl1istled
at you?
DO soldiers
and sailors pass
you by with
out . secon d
Gneaking look?
DOES your
husband call
you "Mama?"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19
THE OLD FORMULA

There isn't any pie throwing In
salute for Three" Paramount's
musical comedy with q canteen
background. But In one scene Cliff
Edwards gets his face showed down
into q freshly cut apple pie. Times
haven't changed much,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19
BY RUTH MILLRTT

II YOU aren't quite sure whether
fcu should refer to yourself as q
grl or q woman ask yourself these
questions and give an honest an.
gWer.
Do sales clerks say, you'll
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19
NO SALARY CEILING

Victor Moore, currently starring
with Dorothy Lamour and Dick
Powell In Riding High" made his
professional debut at the age of 10.
Player a super In Babes IN the
Woods" at a salaG Of $3.50 per
week.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19
TOATORROW's MENU
THREE szOOT Suffers
GET LIFE

Hollywood. Cal. Cup = TshA
iorg. dropping lines Of the zooi
suit apparently caused the Crimina
Court here 70 believe that what
wearers Of root suits most appro.
ciate Is 'lensth." SO life sentences
were imposed on Henry Leyvas. ief
Robert Tellea. II. and Joseph Ruiz
n. convicted Of first-dearee gnuEs
der IN the beating 10 death Of q
gang Of ~ "zoot suits Is anoth&
Foot suIler" at = picnic.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19

She create cheerful atmosphere In =
bo partners eaden hearts, She
making hcrSe and her surroundings attractive Cleanliness
feF courtesy beauty food mus
the list However haFaed be- he usually responds
nuces that his home being well that
beng considered that his wife making him her chief business
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19

Wisdom lies the going doub namely respects
husbands silence reanng from the temptation bring
into the difficult to offer
pathy who hasn't admitted he's In need Of It, It's impossible
have fun with partner who grvng for somebody else IT'S hard 10
the head when the emotions churning But what will
undertake her marriage 10 the lovesS
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19

There be compromise pride In using her head
keep her heart and her home from being Only pride
can hold her back from going the mile typical
losing the life TO save IT, Her love understanding Of
that sentence. CAROLINE cflATTfEfn y
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19

Specifically, II possible q enderly with her
distressed husband that he again comfort
Inc end recognizes that he utterly dependent upon
TO inject note occasionally
aughteress now and then
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19

Far be u from argue with presCenre Of q wife
esEnlng The tragedy that
her presclence tells happening husband
help
him herself Nor be perfectly. frank However
talk
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19

love for be . miracle sympathy and
understanding making her forget her the effort
his Her be suffering eAcgcla
- probe with infinite tenderness find and The
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19

you dance with ask you about your
shildren?
have the first gray hairs appeared
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19

all ss7S for War Bond
will buy for fighter Remember: THEY GIVE
THEIR IIvEs-You LEND YOUR MONEY.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19

the king, YOU make your queen OF
diamonds, Once more Il Is just a
question Of counting your tricks,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19
GIN RIlNaNHY QUIZ

GIN RuNaMY QUIZ
q, Can a gin rumny hand end In
a draw
A, Yes, Il there are only two
cards remaining face down, and
neither player has "knoeked", In
this case, the palyerS abandon
their hands and deal again,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-19
4 81 GlaA Ntche'l H. A
var Basis Eating
Requires Planning

fruits and vegetables. When shl
accepts the unacceptable fact tina!
we are at war, not at peace, aIl1
plans her life on that basis. stG
will become q factor toward VIC
tory, the defender of her family
health. and a leader in her COM
munity.
You need advice. education and
help, naturally. Read the news
papers regularly for market news
nutrition facts. and cooking les
sons and menu guides. Attend a.
approved course in wartime nu-
triton. and keep always in mind
I'VE are at war"
TOAEORROW's MENU
BREAKFAST: Stewed rhubarb.
cracked wheat cereal. soft-cooked
egg, dry toast. jelly, coffee. milk.
LUNCHEON: Toasted cheese
sandwiches, watercress sandwiches.
peanuts. grapefruit on half shell.
tea. milk.
DINNER: Hamburger pattiess
br0iled tomatoes, baked potatoes.
spring salad bowl. French dress
Ing. wholewheat rolls. butter or
margarine. apple brown Betty. tea
milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26
A Thought for Today
Dangerous Business

Somebody in Mobile, Ala, has been flirting with disaster, not only for him. self, which might be none of our business, but also for the United States, the United Nations and the future of democratic institutions. The racial misunderstood ings in the Alabama Drydock and Ship building Companys yard, now temporar- fly or permanently solved, resulted from bad judgment at best and bad faith at worst. The latter interpretation has been suggested by the local representa- tive of the OWI end by the acting adju- tant-general of Alabama. The OWI ac- cuSeS the company, implicitly, of deliber- ately taking steps which resulted in race rioting, in which 20 workers were badly injured, for the purpose of casting dis repute upon the federal governments fair employment practices program
 Acting Adjutant General Robert E. Joerg has reported to Govern Chauncey Sparks Of Alabama that the company is responsible for the racial dis turbances. General Joerg's report makes it clear that this rioting was not an inc vitable outcome of the deep-rooted Negro problem in the south. According to the OWI, there was an agreement that four shipways should be set aside for Negro workmen. The company succeeded m keeping news of this sensible agreement from the workers until R. B. Chandler, publisher of the Mobile Press-Register, managed to break through the conspiracy of silence Meanwhile Negroes were put onto one way not covered by the agree ment.
 The mismanagement or worse involved in this situation is serious because, by tactfulness and common sense, southern airplane makers had succeeded in work ing out satisfactory solutions of the race problem so as to use many Negro work CTS, and shipbuilders were trying to do likewise, but the Mobile rioting has fright ened the shipbuilders and set back the entire program for utilizing available southern Negro manpower to the Maxi mum.
 This incident can and probably will be reflected in smaller output of ships, which at this moment continue to be the most critical of all critical war weapons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26
Need For Nurses

It was stated in New York paper this week that the recruiting of nurses for the Armed Forces had fallen off 50 per cent or more during the past four months in the nation. There is being exerted more effort than ever to add to the war enroll ment of nurses, but there is not the response that the Red Cross would like.
 From the Red Cross constantly comes pleas for nurses to offer their services. And this week there was issued from Hart ford a letter from Most Rev. Maurice F. McAuliffe, Roman Catholic Bishop Of the Hartford Diocese, in which he, too, speaks of the need for nurses. He says in part:
 Our armed forces are in desperate need of nurses. They are demanding three thousand new nurses month. In order to answer this demand it is neceS- Sary that we draw into the service every available nurse. . It is the duty of every trained nurse to consider careIully how she may best contribute to our couSe."
 Certainly the need for nurses is acute on the fighting front, and on the home front as well. A nurse at this time gives where her living is assured to undergo the hardshipS that are bound to come when serving with the armed forces. A great many today, however, in all fields and professions, are doing the same thing. It is to be hoped the nurses drive will eX- perience an "about-face," and that the reports to come will be more favorable in this respect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26
Solitaire Up-to-Date

With the peoples minds long focused on the glamour and the horror of war, such commonplace things as buying an egg beater. stew kettle, pair of shoes, sheet, or the family groceries, seemed to be trivial affairs. Stories about i'm pending shortages meant little because most persons figured the store would have what they wanted when they wanted 1t.
 Our country has become accustomed to a retail distribution system that relieved the consumer of all thought or worry about satisfying his desires, whether it was for paper of pins or an automobile. The chain store system, as well as pro- gresSive independents, had developed mass distribution which gave rural sec tions the same products at the same prices as the city residents employed.
 When shortages finally became a real ity and when figuring ration coupons be- came a game like solitaire for the aver age housewife, the importance of the re- tail distribution system of this nation became evident. Without it, the whole rationing program would break down, and without it the country would starve, for the simple reason that the consumer would be helpless to supply his needs. Producers and regulators have suddenly been jolted with the fact that retailing must be maintained or the production line will clog for lack of distribution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26
Lend-Lease and Air Rule

Anglophobes seek to build up fear and resentment against Britain by empha- sizing that the British are preparing to use lend-lease planes on air routes to Latin America and the Far East.
 The British, it is pointed out, realize that they are being left behind in inter- national aviation, and are hedging against peacetime competition.
 We'll, why not? Would this country, if positions were reversed, sit back and see a friendly economic rival tie up the post war air world? Are we so inferiority con- plexed that we do not trust our ability to hold our own in the air?
 In the war against Germany, Italy and Japan, the British Empire is making it's full contribution and earning all it is get ting from us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26
Press Comment
FOOD
(Hartford Courant)


 The War Production Board has revised it's program for the produc- tdion of farm machinery. Chairman Donald Nelson has approved an "- der that will permit the manufac- ture of farm tools to the extent of 80 per cent of the 1940 level. The new program becomes effective July 1, too late to be of much aid in planting or harvesting this years crops, but of great importance for food production next year.
 This is the first step-and we hope an adequate one-in any pro- gram to meet the food crisis that is here and threatens to become more acute. Plans to feed ourselves and export to starving fillions in other lands present a colossal problem Of production. Former President Hoov- CT only suggested the need when he pointed out the absolute necessity to return 40 to 50 million acres to cultivation next year. Emphasis now must be first on production. That involves more machinery. It means that more men, seeds, fertll- lizer and money will be required. After that come intelligent planning for the immediate needs of freed peoples and a long range program that will provide these peoples with animals and implements to produce for themselves The first step now approved by WIPE is basic to a sound food program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26

them, alongside of them at the battle front, dying with them in the foxholes. 1t is part of their job to see that disease is kept out of the States, and that our men are kept healthy. Our war transpor- tation system, which shuttleS about the globe to all the plague spots with the reg ularity of interurban commuter trains, has not made the problem any simpler.
 Our doctors, with the weapons of sci ence and research, are now attacking dis ease at it's source, in jungle tropics and war-Shattered nations. Their work should not be impeded by the provincial SchemerS who think that health is merely a matter of passing law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26
An Island Of Health

Pap mongers are busily conniving for socialized medicine while large pro- portion of the doctors are serving in the armed forces and unable to defend their profession. They propose medical ex- periments for this country, in bliSsful ignorance of the vast new problem which the medical profession must solve, and fortunately is solving, before there can be any assurance of healthy America in the future. Prior to the war, medical science Lad succeeded in making within our continental borders a sort of island of health Thanks to American doctors, the United States was practically rid Of the most deadly maladieS. Malaria, typhoid, yellow fever, tuberculosis, plague and others too numerous to mention, were either eliminated or under reassur- ing control. And then war came.
 Millions of men are now being shipped to the four corners of the earth. They are subject to diseases unheard of by Gvaliana at home. Our doctors are with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26

There are at least two opposing classes of people who have what they think are the right remedies for the threatened coal mine strike. One of their cures would be to do something terrible to John L. Lew is, another cure would be to abolish, break up, and bust the War Labor Board. MT. Ickes and the President are lesser evils, but they get good deal of quiet banning" The coal operators who walked out on collective bargaining nego-- tiations, seem to get off with the least criticism Now, suppose you start back and check upon these operations. The National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act of Congress, approved July 5, 1885, gives as one of the primary purposes" of that law authorizing bargaining collective ly" by employers and workers, to pre- vent any person from engaging in any unfair labor practice affecting com merce" So, all this indiscrimlnate, blt- ter cussing should include the mine oper- ators- especially while folks are doing so much talking through their hats
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26
Current Comment

The doctrine of thrift will need to be preached just as vigorously in the postwar period as in the war period, if the nation is to be saved from the type of imitation experienced in 1919, with its after math of defiation and depression.
 Winthrop w. Aldrich, chair
 man Chase National Bank of
 New York.
 It is essential that we do not postpone an association of nations until some distant Nirvania. Even the end of the war will be too late. We should recognize federated ef- fort as a reality now and give the United Nations our faith and loyal ty.
 President Henry M. Wriston
 of Brown U.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26

to tick, and then as the trash was sorted and brought up close to the instrument, the ticking turned into protracted buzzing sound. Part of the radium was found among the trash and part in the incinera- tor. After widespread heart-fail- ure on the part of all the staff, the whole 5000 worth was at last re- covered.
 Our Lord once uttered parable about a merchant dealing in goodly pearls, who searched the world over; and finding at last the pearl of great price sold all that he had and went and purchased the gem. Je- sus likened this search to that of man, perceiving the great value of the kingdom of God, renounced all else that he might possess that which was valuable beyond compu- tation.
 Happy is the man who sets for himself a great ideal and seeks after it. Life's deepest satisfactions are reserved for those whose aspirations tower above the desires of the mul- titude. The most worthwhile people in the world are those who feel themselves constantly under the power of a great compulsion which drives them to seek nfe's highest ends.
 All Rights Reserved-Babson News paper Syndicate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26

Early this week, however, Jim- my got a friendly but pointed go- ing-over from some of his ex- colleagues. The incident was significant because it points the finger at one sore spot on the home front pickering among high officials.
 Two weeks ago the Assistant President reused the ire of the Truman Committee by urging publicly that Congress cut out lot of its Investigations. The Truman Committee has done a painStaking and statesmanlike job of Investigation, and when some of it's members resented Byrnes' statement, he sent word that they could come down to the White House and talk to him.
 They sent word back that he was quite familiar with the street car lines to Capitol Hill, and he could come up and talk to them.
 This impasse ended in com- promise. Byrnes finally came up the Senate, but as the luncheon guest of the Truman Committee. The session, although friendly, got a bit hot when Byrnes was asked why he was opposed to senatorial investigations.
 WHO CONFUSES MOST?
 He replied that investigations left the public confused and went on to explain in some detail how the public heard one side state its case at Truman Committee in- vestigations, then the other side, until they didn't know which side to believe.
 "It all makes for confusion" concluded Jimmy.
 Confusion" snOrted Senator Brewster of Maine. "I would like to know who is causing the confusion around here?" When
 the Undersecretary of War
 makes a public statement that we don't have enough high oc- tane gasoline and must curtail rubber; and then the Rubber Czar MT. Jeffers calls him a dam liar, just who is the poor pub
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-26
A DISGRACEFUL SITUATION
(Hartford Courant)

The defiance of the Government of the United States by John l.. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, is nothing short of a ma tional disgrace. Men are drafted to fight on foreign fields, to give their lives for an orderly world
 while right in Washington the Ad- ministration temporizes with Lewis, flouter of the law. He has flayed without restraint the War Labor Board-the authority constituted to deal with labor problems in war ln- dustry.
 This man, tyrant in his own do~ main, has demanded that the Gov ernment operate the mines. That demand was recognized on Monday to the extent that Lewis and his aides were in consultation with Coal Administrator Harold L. Ickes. Ne gotiationS are to be resumed today. Government officials, it is under stood, are considering the establish ment of a permanent federal or ganization to operate the coal mines for the duration" If the Govern ment cannot make Lewis do business with its duly constituted agency, the VILE, how does it expect to do busi- ness with him through any other