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Evening star., 1943-12-27
BY the Associated Press.

Many holiday travellers were
still trying to get home or back
to their jobs today after a sleet
and rainstorm that slashed
across the Atlantic seaboard
from New England to Virginia,
paralyzing traffic In many Sec
tions for several hours.
In many localities In Pennsylva-
mia. New York and New Jersey, bus
and automobile traffic was at a
standstill as the driving rain and
sleet covered highways with Aim
of ice.
Many bus passengers and motor
lists turned to the already overcrowd-
ed railroads for transportation when
buses and automobiles were unable
to operate. Police in all three States
warned motorists not to drive "ex-
cept In extreme emergency"
In Wilkes-Barre and Scranton,
Pa, more than 500 servicemen were
stranded when bus schedules were
disrupted and in some cases Cancelled
because of icy mountain highways.
Wyoming Valley Chapter of the
American Red Cross, at Wilkes
Barre, reported it had acted as the
medium through which 300 soldiers
had notified their commanding off,
GERS they would be unable to return
to their posts until roads were drive
able.
Many of the stranded servicemen
turned to the LackaWanna Railroad
in that area, but the crowded trains
couldn't accommodate them. The
Pennsylvania Railroad also reported
that at many stations it was i'm
possible to take on additional pas
sengers.
In the Wilkes Barre area, bus
operators said traffic might not be
resumed until some time today
Highway crews In the Wilkes-Barre
area reported the rain washed Gin
ders of the roadbeds or froze them
over.
Allentown, Pa, reported approx
mately so servicemen stranded
there early this morning Buses
were running from two to four hours
late.
Congested traffic was reported on
the Lehigh Valley Railroad at .caz-
Teton, Pa, where scores of motorists
abandoned their automobiles and
sought seats on trains.
Snow accompanied the storm in
the Pittsburgh area. Automobile
accidents were numerous and at least
two persons were killed. Buses were
reported running far behind sched-
ule, but climbing temperatures
were expected to thaw ice covered
roads
Harrisburg, Pa. reported all buses
were one to two hous late. Higher
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Report for Last 4s Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
lFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, ~, at 12 noon; year ago. az
Lowest, 81. at 1853 am: year ago, 33
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, -9s. on August 10.
Lowest, 8. on February 49,
Humidity for Last - Hours.
Prom noon yesterday to noon today)
Hishest. 30 per cent at $50 am.
Lowest, "a per cent, at 2:3O p.m.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Fair with
mild temperature this afternoon
tonight and tomorrow. Lowest tenn
perature about 80 degrees tonight.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair with
mild temperature tonight and to-
morrow.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
very muddy at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Deaths Reported
Johanna Wurdeman, oI, 1o5 9th AZ
BENJAMIN Rawlings SO 42S Nsr, '.

johanna Wuroeman, aI. 725 pth st nv
BENJAMIN Rawlings, So, 435 New Jersey
fiT5s fsTTls x0ys s0ys. SO, esIs q sglst nv.
anett af Edss,.n sfs - 81 i25 ss !sih ihvin. s5 s.
George M. Pike. II. 1898 Meridian pl n ".
Arthur Latterner, 80 3s.s Garfield St NV
Alfred J. Roeers, 81, United States Soldiers
Irving H; Rsa, go, s@3 Keefer st.
Deford ", Smith 50, $40 East Capitol st.
Joseph Sperling, 81. 1901 Kenyon St. nv.
Tli, Gharles Hounsom; 81. 434 Luray pl NV
Laurie z Reid, 40. All Randolph St. NV.
AArthur Olson, as, smithsburs, Nd.
Delis J Lewis, ~. Arlington, Va
Henson 7. Boyd, Il, wheaton. Md
Efne v. Lancaster. 50. 1901 18th st nv
Thomas Martin, alias Hobert stoverS a.,
Mary snsh A. RiCs IaHs 60 90 s3s s3sa N St s. NV
Emily A. Jarvis, 75, $500 14th st NV
William 2 Cherry. 10 Cleveland. Ohio.
Lilly K. Laygan. 6S, 1926 Potomac ave SO.
Marian z bourasse. ga als 18th st NV
nellie {; shinn;, "a, $50 Kearney st, ne.
Mary NAY Neisr; 3d. ~ Insraham s.: NV.
Robert Brennan, A.. lis St sc
Mary A. Campbell 50, 1920 I'd St So.
Harry Mathews. 10, 246 X St sw.
Samuel Jones. 81. AS a1st St NV
Merton 2. Robinson. Sd, Piseatawsy, Md.
Frank Brown. SO. 1918 18th ST. NV
Isaac isaac Davis, Is. Biadensbumrs. m 'tsao Ma pi'
John J. Murray. 30. 21lS Sth St NV
Gerald Barnes. II. 116 sid st. sc.
Evening star., 1943-12-27
Steel Mill Fovored

A special government committee
IN Chile has declared it is practica-
Die to establish steel plant at Tall
cahuano with capacity of $4,000
tons a year.
Evening star., 1943-12-27

Blood plasma saves those fighting
to save yoe. Brothe., can you spare
pint? Call Blood Donors. District
$500. for an engagement to give your
! blood
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
Beware of the Realists

Many self-termed "realsts" declare
that as far as the millions of men and
women who work in large corporate en-
terpriSeS are concerned, it makes little
difference whether government or private
management runs industry and signs the
pay checks. For them, it is claimed, op-
portunity and free enterprise are merely
empty words Government domination is
encouraged on the grounds that it is the
easiest solution to the complex problems
of an industrial society. Such "realists" :,
and they are found in industry as we'll as
in the ranks of labor and government, are
sowing the seeds of destruction of our
republic.
The problem of maintaining individual
security and opportunity cannot be
solved by the spineless expediency of
government ownership. Government
ownership of basic industries, of mines,
other natural resources, power and
transportation, would open the way to
termination of the liberty of every citl-
zen No matter how large an industry
may be, as long as it is privately owned
and operated, it represents economic
freedom to those who work in it. That is,
they are economically free of any form OF
political coercion. Their jobs do not de-
pend upon how they vote
Destruction of private industry means
destruction of representative govern
ment. This is fundamental truth which
every soldier and every war worker must
keep clearly in mind during these
troublesome times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10

and carried on by the Swiss, Swedish and
International Red Cross, has been a sue
cess. Less than one-Sixteenth of l per
cent of food sent to Greece has been lost
to the enemy. The sending of food to
war prisoners has not been interfered
with. (Mr. Hoover pointed out the cyni-
cal fact hat food can be sent to a French
father if he is war prisoner, but not to
his hungry children.) The basic needs
of occupied countries would be 10000 to
100000 tons of food month. Even if the
Germans seized this whole supply it would
not benefit them greatly, since the nation
eats about 10000 tons of food in "a
hours. Most, if not all, of this food could
be purchased in South America And
much of it could be paid for from funds of
occupied countries seized and held by
United States.
Sweden has at least $4,000 tons of idle
shipping. Sweden and Switzerland have
agreed to undertake the supervisory work
of food relief program. They would
approach the powers concerned, and there
would be no direct agreement between
belligerentS. The mechanism of diStribu-
ton through soup kitchens is already set
up in occupied areas If there is risk
Involved in food relief program we can
afford to take it, in Mr.. Hoover's opinion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
Why Subsidize?

The Bankhead bill, now before the Sen
ate, would subsidize Americas daily and
weekly newspapers with an annual fund
of between $25 and $50 million Gas the
bill now stands) to purchase space for
war-bond advertising.
BY the end OF the year Americas bus
mess firms, from corner drug stores to
great corporations, will have paid at least
$24 100000 to newspapers to advertise
war bonds and encourage their purchase.
The three war bond drives totaled SIS
million, and throughout the balance of
the year these ads have averaged ST mil
lion month to the newspapers. Adver-
tiSers also placed so-called "hitchhike"
ads (mention OF war bonds) in other copy
to the value of $1,799,000 in the three
drives. And newspapers gave bond-buy-
ing free publicity space estimated by the
Treasury Department to be worth $l2
million.
In the Third War Loan campaign alone,
radio stations contributed SIP million dol
lars worth of free time, magazines gave
nearly ST. SOC, 900 worth of free advertising
space. Billboard firms contributed space
valued at $1,600,000. The Treasury did
not spend any of this money. And it
doesn't 60 on your tax bill. But if the
Bankhead bill is passed, radio and maya
zines and billboards can, in all justice, ask
for subsidies to match the newspapers
windfall.
The Bankhead bill has been criticized,
rightly and Often by those newspapers
which see in any federal subsidy danger
Gus threat to a free press. But the
Bankhead bill doesn't make sense as a
business proposition either.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
Perpetuating the Scully Name

The suggestion that the Hopeville
school be changed in name to perpetuate
the memory of the late Vincent A. Scully
deserves consideration. Likewise the re-
naming of Washington Park in memory
of father and son, Martin and Vincent, is
likewise worthy of consideration.
In this locality both father and son
lived and identified themselves as men
of purpose; honest and deeply concerned
with their city, especially with their par
ticular section of the CITY,
When the late Martin Scully decided
to make his future home in the Sylvan
avenue location houses up that way were
few and for between. He considered in
vesting in property in other sections, but
eventually acquired his acres in that vi
entity where his home is still occupied
by members of his family.
Waterbury would and should be proud
to give the name Scully to a school and
park in that particular locality. Both
Martin and Vincent Scully had vision:
they looked ahead, and both endeavored
to meet and understand the wishes and
aspirations of their fellowmen here in
Waterbury. In no section of the city did
they have a greater respect than the
Washington Hill, so-called. The sugges-
tons and proposals of Commissioner
Anna Hadden of the Board of Education
and Mayor John S. Monagan concerning
q proposed Scully School and Park will,
no doubt, react as they should concerning
both proposals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10

While the Senate has been debating
cur part in preserving peace in the post
war world, small group of its members
have been concerning themselves with
a more immediate and equally import
ant problem. That is the problem of
getting food to millions of underfed
civilians In occupied Europe, who other
wise may not live to see the day of lber-
alton from Nazi bondage. This action
has been taken belatedly. But the group
partly made up for the hardness when
they called upon former President Her
bert Hoover this week To appear before
foreign relations subcommittee. Mr.,
Hoover, who was food administrator and
director OF Belgian relief in the last war,
has been attempting to organize food re-
lief for occupied countries since we'll be-
fore our entry into the war His efforts
have been disregarded and his advice has
been too long unsought But his state
Tnent TO the subcommittee shows that 1t
a. not too late to do this job, even though
much time and many lives already are
gone
These are the main points OF Mr., Hoover's
argument: We have a moral obligation
to try to save these millions OF Europeans.
And even II Germany should violate It's
agreement, which would be necessary for
. food relief program, our obligation
would still be discharged, Such a pro-
gram would also increase Europeans
good will toward us, and create a recep-
ton for our occupying troops which other
wise we could not hope for The relief
program In Greece, Initiated by Turkey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10

fore the A nations met, the
Big Four decided for them the
general structure they would
have to OK.
This structure provides for a
sort of assembly of A nations,
similar to the Leagues assembly.
Also it provides for a Central
Committee of four nations, SINH
lar to the League Council. This.
Central Committee will run things
The smaller nations will meet
once or twice a year to approve.
This has advantages and disad-
vantages. The Central Commit
tee will be streamlined and able
to act quickly. Also it will have
great political power, because food
and clothing mean life or death.
But among the Big -Four the u.
S. A. can easily be outvoted. The
little countries, who have been our
staunchest allies, especially Latin
Americans, will not be represented.
FEWER TIRES FOR ALLIES
One thing not discussed at the
Moscow conference was rubber
tires. If the question had been
raised. Russia would have been
told that tires on Lend-Lease will
have to be reduced sharply.
Reason is that U. s. trucks
and buses are wearing their
tires down to the fabric, and
Jesse Jones' long balIyhOed syn
thetic tires are falling behind
schedule. There is plenty OF
new rubber, but a dire lag in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
Views Of The Press

themselves Federal dependents, OF
necessity drift more and more into
the category of those who must vote
for the system in power.
The example of the community
business and industry pulling to-
gether to make possible and effec-
tive the disqualification plan Is suf-
ficient refutaticn of the thesis that
the people cannot help themselves
OF the pros and cons involved in the
dispute between the American Med
ical Association and our omni-
benevolent Administration, there
need be no discussion here. The
fact remains that the first duty OF
the State and it's citizens is to look
after the health of the people, EN-
ployers and employees alike, within
its own sphere OF government.
The progressive success of the
Connecticut Plan for Hospital Care.
Inc, bears out the readiness of the
individual citizen. enterpriser and
workman. employer and employee,
to realize and assume his own res
possibilities. That Is the crux of the
whole matter. Shall we make the
American people IN all things de-
pendent upon a necessarily fallible
central Government Which-though
1t must obviously assume certain
natural and national obligations to
the nations citizens--is inevitably
subject to the changing whims and
winds OF political partisanship?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
WHITE CROSS MILESTONE
Hartford Courant)

A milestone in the conflict be-
tween Capitalization and decentral-
ization, paternalistic government
and community home rule, may be
said to be this fifth anniversary,
celebrated today, of the White Cross
or Connecticut Plan for Hospital
Care, Inc. In the last five years
Connecticut alone has made splen-
did progress in the state wide APP
plication of this non-profit hospital
ization scheme, growing from a
membership of 10000 to 340,00 en-
ployees. Some idea of the genuine,
home community services rendered
To Connecticut employees in that
period may be gathered from the
| fact that in 1888 100000 was paid
out in disqualification fees for the
care of members, whereas in the
intervening four years more than
$4,400,000 has been paid by the
White Gross.
This sane plan for disqualification,
| first adopted by various States in
1882, has since expanded until 1t
guarantees minimum basic hospital
care to 100000 American citizen
employees, and all this entirely
without benefit OF paternalistie gov
eminent interference Certainly
these facts speak for themselves IN
proof OF the contention that the
American people. in their home
states and local communities, are
In no sense impotent to safeguard
the welfare of employees in all
forms OF buinsess and human actiy-
ity,
Without the financial aid provided
by this plan, hundreds OF thousands
OF citizens would have had to meet
their own sick bills and hospital
charges IN a period when the United
States was just swinging out OF the
depression years into ephemeral
wartime prosperity or compare
tive full employment. Under the
White Cross, millions are now prop
erly cared for without the necessity
OF placing their families under the
crushing burden OF ineurring fur
ther indebtedness In order to pay
OF year after year the charges for
disqualification that represent VI
tai saving OF human life and health.
Not only were Connecticut employees
properly and completely provided
for In such emergencies; they had
the best 0btainable care.
is not this the all-suiiicient ans.
wef 10 "soelalized medicine" such M
Is proposed under the terms OF the
Wagner bill, now pending In Con-
gress, which would make hospital,
t2ation and medical expenses pay.
able within the framework OF O
compulsory social security programf
The point 10 be emphasized Is that
! American citizens, deprived OF theil
own initiative. or voluntarily sur.
rendering their rights and making
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
TALK ON FOOD

II the American diet included
only carbohydrate IN its natural or
undenaturized or imprinted state,
the starch or sugar as 1t grows in
cereals, vegetables, fruits, 1t Is UNI
likely that any one would consume
too much of it for the good OF his
health and efficiency. 1t Is not easy
to eat wheat or potatoes or grapes
or apples when you are not hungry.
But how easy 1t is to eat candy, Ice
cream, cake and how easy to con-
sumo sweetened soft drinks when
you're not at all hungry.
The familiar popular humorous
remarks about spinach, rabbit feed,
fodder and the like are taken too
seriously by many persons. who in
fer that it is just as well to pass
UP such items as uneSSential and
concentrate on substantial items
such as meat and bread which sup
ply energy. Anyway too many peo-
pie think hard working people need
plenty of sweet meat to keep
them At. All this, of course, Is
common sense to the l2-year-old
I. @.
Even though there were not O.
calory in a forkful of spinach, Chi
cory greens, lettuce, beet greens,
dandelion greens. turnip greens,
cabbage, kale, cauliflower or broc-
coli, a meal is not complete In a.
nutritional sense unless 1t includes
one of these leafy vegetables or
greens. Eaten raw the green pro-
vides much needed vitamin G, vi
tamin A, vitamin B-complex. Even
cooked the leafy vegetable still
provides vitamin A and half or
more Of the vitamin B-complcx
that the raw leaf contained, though
of course little or no vitamin c. Be
sides these vitamins, green's are
among the best sources of calcium
and phosphorus and iron-elemenrs
in which our ultrarefined food is
most likely to be deficient.
I like hot mince pie, sour cherry
pie, lemon meringue pie, green ap-
Pile pie, frozen chocolate pudding.
ice cream, chocolate layer cake If
| it is not too far between chocolate
layers, peanut candy or what have
you. 1t is sin for the likes of me
to indulge in these items, but I
like 'em. For youngsters who play
as hard as normal youngsters
should these are perfectly suitable
items of diet. Only the sweet
should always be reserved until the
end of the meal and never allowed
or served between meals or before
meals or irregularly.
1t is unwise for any adlt who does
not work very hard with his or her
muscles to go for such sweets, /
mean as habit.
Reach for a salad instead OF a
sweet.
Make sure the salad contains
one or more RAW fruits or vege-
tables or greens.
In selecting or arranging meals
always begin with salad, and where
children are concerned, or youths
or young adults for that matter.
let it be understood that the salad
is to be disposed of before other
food shall be served. If no salad is
eaten, no dessert should be allow
ed. If the salad is half eaten, then
only half portion of dessert may
be allowed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
tire production.


Meanwhile, bus and truck trans
portation has never been more
vital. Last year inter-city buses
carried more passengers than the
railroads $3.50 million compared
with <59 million), though for fewer
miles.
If they are crippled, the weight
would be thrown back on the al
ready struggling railroads. Also,
many places would be without
transportation, since $4,000 COM
munities have no rail service.
The Army, OPA, ODT and the
Rubber Directors Office are
putting their heads together to
find a way out. One solution
will be a reduction of tires
shipped on Lend-Lease. Russia
alone was promised 100000 this
year, in addition to 1000, 900 al
ready delivered.
NOTE: This commitment, plus
the deal for shipping a whole tire
factory to Russia, always griped
Big Bill Jeffers when he was
Rubber Director. He explained
the case of visitors by going
through pantomime of picking
up the telephone and receiving
instructions to ship half mil
lion tires to Russia. Then he
would say, And on the other
end of the line is the White
Housed! What the hell can I do?"
Copyright, 1913, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10

Christmas this year will be Christmas
without so many trees. 1t goes without
saying that there is lack OF tree cutters
up north in the Canadian woods where
most of the trees come from, and it also
goes without saying that their trans
portation would be too difficult. From
the Province of Quebec this year there
will come just one-third of the amount unit
usually shipped. Last year over 9Oo,OoO
came from that section. Production Will
be much less from our own states for the
same reasons, labor shortage and trans
portation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10

are gracious gifts OF the Most Hlgh
God. while dealing with MS IN anger
tor our sins, hath nevertheless re"
membered mercy" on another oc.
easiOn he said. NOV at the end
OF three years struggle, the nations
condition is not what either party
or any man desires or expected,
God alone can claim 1t. Whittier
It Is tending seems plain. II 00d
now wills the removal Of a great
wrong and wills also that we OF
the North as well rs you OF the
South shall pay fairly for our COM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10
The 28th annual Hotel Show opened

The 18th annual Hotel Show opened in
New York City this week with one change
there was no food. Usually there is
fanfare of exciting menus mat are not
just printed affairs, but actually
food. This years exhibit followed the
customs of the war days, and though
food was the important subject, the near
est thing to food was cook books in large
numbers dating back to 1878. However,
the ever popularity of food was played up
in a sign slogan which read: I'VE mad IL
before and We'll have it again."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-10

While SHOWS blocked roads in the mid
die west early this week the lower New
England section experienced the most
driving rains of the season. Rain which
started Sunday night continued intermit-
tently all day Monday and then popped
up Monday night to almost gale proper
tons. Cooler weather may be anticip-
ated now that the rains have ended.