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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
Integrity, Cynicism, theology

There is much cause for rejoicing in the news that this government has taken the initiative in the actual formation of world council for postwar peace and se- curity. Leaders of both parties in both houses of Congress have been kept ln- formed of the very tentative steps thus far. President Roosevelt has said that the suggested organization would not take from this country it's integrity He has also made it known that present plans do not call for the altruistic doc trines of the League of Nations, but for a more cynical outlook resulting from maturity and experience. Two words in the Presidents announcement are par ticularly interesting. One is integrity; the other is cynical" Among the dic- tionary definitions of the former are "wholeness" and entirety" which might apply here to American sovereignty, and honesty uprightnesS, rectitude,' which could bear upon our reasons for fighting this war and upon our policy toward peacetime world organization.
 The cynicism referred to by the Pres ident seems healthy thing, and prom iseS avoidance of the mistakes of 25 years ago-a "soft" peace, inadequate occupa- tion of Germany, overoptimistic faith in disarmament. But it does not seem to be the same sort of cyniciSm which might have motivated Prime Minister Churchill when he said in his recent speech to Par lament, "As this war has progressed 1t has become less theological, in my opln- ion.' That speech showed some amazing and disquieting symptoms of old Europ- can diseases. The role he assigns to Rus Sia, the United States and Britain SmackS of over-domination of the "big powers" school. His indulgent, all-forgiving re- marks about Spain, hotbed of Fascism and rehearsal ground for this war; his 'every confidence" in Badoglios Italian government; his distrust of General de Gaulle (who has spoken of "dear, power full Russia O-all these point toward sphere of-influence diplomacy in western Europe and the Mediterranean So, too, does his apparent willingness to let Rus sia settle the problems of the east, ex- cept for the Mediterranean nation ot Greece
 MT. Churchill cited the doom of Ger man and Italian Fascism and the change in Russian Communism to prove that the war has grown less theological. But have we ceased to hate Fascist theology now that we are defeating it? And is there not also benevolent theology behind the Atlantic Charter which does not jibe with the tone of the Prime Ministers speech? Now seems good time for the United States to initiate sound program of ln- tegrity, theology Gin the best sense of the words current use), and realistic, Yankee cynicism. We are the logical ones to do 1t. And such program holds the best promise of lasting peace and happiness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

past performances, our money is on Mir. Petrillo.
 Most of all, however, we are intrigued with the future possibilities for the musi- clan that the latest Petrillo contention opens up. If a wax disc containing grooves which under certain conditions give off musical vibrations should be handled only by member of the musi- clans union, then the musicians postwar employment problems are solved.
 The piano mover will have to hold an A. F. M card. A union musician will have to ride on every moving van to handle the family radio and Juniors fiddle. The boys and girls who sell radios, photographs, records, instru- ments and sheet music will have to join up.
 And you won't catch us touching our portable radio until MT. Petrillo has passed upon our fitness and accepted our initiation fee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
Literary Sidelight

A visitor to General EiCenhower's office reports that the Allies supreme com mander has only two books on his desk, "The Soldiers and Sailors Prayer Book" and "Hitler;S Generals" There is some thing very direct, very confidence-inspif- ing in the generals choice of reading. It bespeaks an uncluttered mind absorbed in essentials. AS another vigorous and successful general named Oliver Cromwell once advised: "Trust in God and keep your powder dry"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
Further Adventures of James Caesar

This is another chapter in the breath taking saga of James Caesar Petrlllo, president of the American Federation of Musicians. MT. Petrillo, as you probably know by now, is mindful of his own. Year in and year out in spite of war and man. power needs, he has been busy dreaming up new and fascinating fields of employ ment for dues-paying practitioners of the tonal art. MT. Petrillo's zeal has occas- ionally embroiled him with stubborn people insensitive to his lofty esthetic purposes, but he always wins. To day, unless you happen to run into an i'm promptu barroom tenor, it is practically impossible to hear a note of non-unlon music in public. It seemed that when MT. Petrillo succeeded in getting an un- paid and unSponsored symphony orches- tra of high school children put off the air, he had removed all dangerous con- petition. But there still remained one serious rivalry which now threatens a strike in two major networks
 The new trouble hinges on this delicate point: Is the arduous feat of placing music recordings on turntable an eng1- neering or musical operation MT. Pe- trillo contends that as long as there IS music or the records, the handling of them comes within his unions field. He got the networks to agree with him (they long ago discovered that it's futile not to). They signed contracts to hire trained, sensitive, dues-paying musicians for this delicate and taxing work at mere 12 bucks day. But the National Associa- ton of Broadcast Engineers and Techni- clans feels that perhaps a man with degree from M. l. T. or Purdue can put on and take off records, and even place the needle in the right groove as part of their regular work and at no extra charge. They're being a bit stubborn about it. They threaten to walk out if a long-hair from the A. F. M. so much as lays an ir- reverent hand on recorded singing com nercial. And there the matter rests at the moment. Our synpathies are with the engineers. But, since you can't ignore
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
RETURN OF THE CHESTNUT
(Hartford Courant)

(AaTLIOEQ COuIuut
 Glastonbury, Connecticut, already famed as the home of the strange "Glawackus," is today taking . proud and prayerful interest in a new growth of chestnut trees, some of which have struggled to a height of more than twenty-five feet. Striplings whose memory run. meth not beyond the Roosevelt ad. ministration may see nothing to jubliate about in the sudden spring. ing to life of these trees, but old sters, warmed by memories of chest- nuts in Autumn, will certainly hall their advent with hope. The chest. nut, more than any other tree. was the ageless tree of our youth. Its shade was an ideal refuge beneath which to repose. Its fruit was par. ticularly delicious because 1t was hard to get.
 For generations American boys used to trek through the woods in Autumn in quest of chestnuts. A well-directed rock or stick would send showering down hundreds ot dark golden nuggets of sweet nutri. tion. Or, if one were lucky, Q thor. ough search of the ground might reveal three or four precious mor- sels daintily nesting amidst the sa- tiny sheen inside the open burr. Eaten au naturel, or roasted over Q hastily built outdoor fire, there was nothing like them. Certainly those Qargantuan things you buy today, although called chestnuts, are aS fools gold compared to the authen- tic golden American chestnut.
 Perhaps the greatest catastrophe that ever befell our forest lands was the quick and deadly spread of the chestnut blight, fungus, Endothia parasitica, that laid waste to these noble creatures of the forest. Like SO many other blights this, too, was imported from Europe and has rec suited in the destruction of millions of feet of excellent lumber. Tiny growths of chestnut still sporadicai.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

Quebec conference in the summer of 1943, Churchill and Roosevelt still were not able to agree on the second front.
 At Quebec, the United States still had not had time to ship sufficient troops overseas to sup ply 8 70-30 ratio. and Churchill, never enthusiastic about Cross- Channel operation no matter what the ratio, still wanted to penetrate the Balkans.
 It has been hoped that Stalin would join Churchill and Roose- welt at Quebec or some place in Northern Canada. But he turned the invitation down. And once again, there was no decision on the second front. U. s. naval lead ers,by this time, remanded and secured an agreement whereby we would go ahead faster in the Pa- cific.
 TEHERAN CONFERENCE
 Next came the Teheran Confer ence. Only then was an agree. ment reached that the British and American forces should attack Germany across the Channel while Russia hit her from the East.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
LET US PRAY
(New York Times)

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 The Presidents prayer last night was the nations prayer. This nation was born in the only revolution in
 history made in the name of God. Tt was born of the conception that the rights of man are not conveyed to him by any accident of class or color, race or creed, are not con- ferred or withheld by any govern. ment, but are given him by God as the inalienable birthright of the human being. It is to defend this inherent right of the human being. the right of free will, against the most ambitious tyranny that ever Ishadowed the earth that we are to. day storming the beaches of Europe with the legions of all the people, conquered and marked for conquest, who would rather die fighting than live as slaves.
 We have come to the hour for which we were born. We go forth to meet the supreme test of our arms and of our souls, the test of
 the maturity of our faith in our. selves and in mankind, and 1t is fitting that in this hour we at home, citizens of all confessions and no confession, should follow the ways of our fathers and solemnly place
 the fate of our country, our cause and our sons, in the hands of God.
 We pray for the boys we know and for millions of unknown boys who are equally a part of us. A year, two years ago, they were the grinning, careless youngsters we saw on the campuses and ball fields and streets of every American town. Now they are steeled and exalted into men; they are the heroes in the hardest and most crucial ad- venture In history. All too literally. their flesh and their spirit are our shield, the shield of the Repubh. "Lead them straight and true. o Lord of Hosts; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness to their faith"
 We pray for our country, this country that is ourselves, as strong as we are strong, as great as we are QCtGknAkAAG0 " AA6hC GAA0 9SSR sW great. Tn the eyes of our soldiers. looking back for one last look at home as they go forward into the unknown dangers before them, we see that home" means to them all the world is fighting for. Tn this moment of pure light that burns away all trivial issues they see the war aims with perfect clearness,
 and so do we. Our prayer Is to be worthy of their courage and their faith in us and the future and brave enough to keep on fighting for peace when they have won 1t for us.
 The cause prays for itself, for 1t is the cause of the God who created men free and equal. Victory may be hard to win, but 1t is as certain as the eventual triumph of good over evil is always certain. In this searching hour we are humble as well as proud. We know that we are paying not only for the awful sins of those, who willed war but
 for the sins of those who did not will peace hard enough to take responsibility to maintain it. We Iare paying also for our own sins
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS One Can Read Anything

I have read that coconut milk put In the eyes would clear up cararacts.
 (Mrs. J. c. D.
 Answer-An inveterate reader may find plenty of lies as great in pirnt.
 Happy Marriage
 Would you say a man 3s years old and woman 24 years old. both in good health, both with college edu- cation, both interested in the same field of work, could be happily mar ried2 (M. Ro
 Answer--No reason why a man aged 38 and a woman aged 24 should not be happily married If both are in good health. When she's fifty hell be only 64. Not had at all.
 How to Lose Weight
 Since I wrote you for advice (April 26) I have reduced fourteen pounds, and I am happy to tell you 1t was not hard at all, thanks to your fine pamphlet. My husband and my friends think am just right now, but I think I should still re- duce-what would you say2 I am A, five feet and three inches tall, and my present weight without clothing Is 1854 pounds. (Mrs. w. L. O.
 Answer-Hold 1t. Ma'am. On re. quest I'm glad to send the pamphlet How to Lose Weight" to any reader over iS years of age who provides stamped envelope bearing his or her address. Children under IS years of age should never attempt to reduce unless under personal direction of the physician.
 Copyright, l944, John F. Dille Go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

The agreement did not come too easily, however, even at Te- heran. Churchill first proposed his old hunting-g ground, the Balk- ans; then a Southern European operation: then an all.out and continued air-pounding of Ger many which he thought would bring Hitler to his knees. Stalin, however, turned thumbs down on all three unless accompanied by & cross-C Channel operation.
 Finally, an agreement was signed that the invasion should start no later than . certain week. Stalin gave certain promises in return, most Of which cannot yet be revealed.
 Later, when Churchill recovered from his illness, he made certain proposals for modifying the sec- ond front plan, confiding to friends that he had not been well at Teheran. However, except for a possible slight delay, there never was any important modification of the basic Teheran plan.
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 Feature Syndicate, 1nco
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

Come June there are roses and straw berries and graduations and brides. And we must not forget the seasons first hali- but. The first shipment of halibut in New England was reported this week, the catch delayed due to strikes by fishermen. Much of the present haul will be frozen for fall supply and also for the Army and Navy camps. The halibut after catch is packed, shipped on ice, about 200 pounds to the box. Large halibut run to 150 pounds and some are 400 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
NOT A GLASS A NEURoTIC

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 still harping on the case of the unhappy young woman who said she started doctoring a year ago, and first she twas told" (she did not say @ physician told her) 1t was her teeth and SO she had them all pulled. She did not improve any, so they" told her 1t was her thy- roid. Then she had Q complete physical exanination-evidently no one thought that was necessary or worth the price before the unhappy young woman;s teeth were sacri- feed. Criminal malpractice, I call 1t, if she sought the advice of Q qualified or genuine physician In the first place, and the physician told her (she was 27 years of age) to have all her teeth extracted. In my opinion the dentist or near dentist or dental quack who pulled all of the unhappy young womans teeth merely on the order of the quack doctor should be prosecuted as accessory to the crime, unless there was reasonable evidence to show that ALL of the teeth were damaged by decay so extremely that not one of them could be filled or otherwise treated and preserved.
 The young woman, as mentioned in preceding discussions of her case, apparently did not feel much confi- dence in the information elicited by the belated physical examina- ton. I don't blame her, If the ex- animation was made by the same incompetent doctor" who told her or permitted her to have all of her teeth extracted. She made the pilgrimage to the best advertised "clinic."
 When the toothless young woman had been run through the hopper and reports from all the hands along the assembly line were hand ed to the head man, he dismissed her with the assurance that there was nothing organically wrong" just "nrvous exhaustion" and the advice to go home and right 1t herself"
 The young woman's husband, Q member of the state police. wants her to go on Q vacation with him, but she hesitates because she thinks people stare at her, and she just can't wear her false teeth ..
 Even if her nutrition was fairly good before she started doctoring, by now 1t is probably seriously de- ficient. No one can hope to main tain fair nutrition, health or vite unless he or she has teeth, natural or artificial, which are functionally adequate for proper chewing Of food.
 If only this young woman can be rescued from the precious conlbina- ton of quacks, 1t is still possible to restore her to health and happi- ness.
 First, though, she must select Q dentist of good repute and let him take full charge of making the deEl- lures she needs and of her getting accustomed to wearing them. Such skill costs something, of course. but 1t is the best investment in health one in her plight can make.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
Overpowering Depression"

A Nazi broadcaster explained the Allied offensive from Anzio as being induced by a nalarial depression" a malady arising from the seaside climate.
 Hitler, if he believes the explanation is probably feeling like Lincoln in the famous instance of General Grant and his drinking, and wishing for enough anopheles mosquitoes to infect his Italian generals with this same malarial con- plaint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

people become to the pressing needs of the spirit. Mems souls are gen. orally developed best amid hard surroundings. Today young men Tn military life are thinking about God with seriousness which they would probably not have manifested had their lives been lived without inc terruption in the routine of civilian life. It is a well-known fact that out of periods of persecution and times of strife and suffering have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
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ly appear. but they are almost al- ways short-lived.
 It is our fondest hope that this Glastonbury chestnut growth will take permanent root and that once again barefooted boys may be seen sitting beneath the spreading chest- nut tree. picking burrs from the soles Of their feet. Millions of boys have done this, but have none the less loved the Castanea dentata. For in spite of It's sting, the toothsome sweetness of its fruit far oversha- dowed all other consideration,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

Matters t h at had seemed im- portant on D-Day n1inus-l, som e. how have become 1 n s 1 g n Hicant. Bigwigs who try to say something Q p p TO pri ate somehow nd and look silly.
 Who c a r c s about s e W e II Avery of Mont gonery Ward and his little fight with the govern ment over a labor
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
Current Comment

Jealousy and friction between the two armed services on the Hawai- ian Islands and elsewhere was an old story. History is replete with the squabbles between the Army and Navy which prolong wars, showing the necessity of combination. --Josephus Daniels, World War !
 secretary of the Navy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

of t Il n e witn things spiritual. This does not
 mean that there is anything wrong with airplanes;
 but 1t does mean that as our life becomes more ac- custonled to the ease and speed ot modern inve h.
 tions, the more inCii fferen do
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

often come the finest expressions of Christian faith.
 So the hum of the airplane which created most unpleasant discord at the very end of the beautiful an- them was Illustrative of what is happening in modern life. Things spiritual and things material very often do not blend together har- inoniously. Materialism still con- tinues to jeopardize spiritual aspira- ton.
 All Rights Reserved
 Babson Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

The Victory Gardens are beginning to show signs of some results from all the work out into its cultivation. At the same time the flea beetles and cutworms are beginning their dirty work, and they'll get your garden if you don't watch out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
THE CONFLICT IS CONTINUOUS
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

THE CONFLICT IS CONTINUOUS
 A few weeks ago I sat in a college chapel listening to the student choir as they sang a beautiful anthem. As the closing notes died away. there was the sound of an airplane pass- ing overhead. The roar of its pro. peilers created positive discord following the sweet melody of the anthem.
 It was hard to escape the conclu. sion that modern materialism Is out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
Selected Poem
THE LEADER
(Muriel Reno in The New York Times)

Out of the black, indictment lake of tears, Out of the bitter hurricane of sighs, The valiant warrior-soul of man appears, With dripping raiment and star-dazzed eyes, Welding newfound sword. See, there he sands Undaunted, firm on that unfriendly shore. Scanning with wary eye the circling lands Not quite forgetfull of the shock of war Yet panting for the next keen joust with Life Here is no cringing puppet of the Fates, No stupid clown, afraid of death and strife And all the grief and care that fife creates: This man has traced across the lands he trod The firm, unflagging footprints of his God.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

There's no rest for the weary accord ing to WIPE Chairman Donald M. Nell son. He says: "We are getting tired. Everybody is tired. They want to get back to peacetime and their regular jobs. But the hardest part of our work lies ahead"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
Views Of The Press

,Let us pray for the grace to avoid
 committing them over again. On
 our knees let us seek the wisdom to turn the victory we will buy
 with a great price into Q reign oi justice,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
Your Health By pr. William Brady

glgnef letters pertaining Co per. sonal health end hygiene, not Co disease. alngnosis oa treatment, Will Do answered by pr. Brady ie Q stapsped self-addressed envelope e enclosed. Letter. should Do brief and written In ink. No reply can Q. made Co queries not conform. RnR Co instructions. Address nr. william Brady, National News. paper Service, 32O West Madison Street, Chicago. III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
Washington Meny-G Co., Round DREW PEARSON

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
D-Day Was
 Dull In Capital
BY PETER EDISON

BY PETER EDISON Waterbury DemOcrat) Washington
 Correspondent
 News of the invasion put news from Washington in It's proper per- Spective. D-Day found the capital duller than at any time since 1t was invaded by Coxey's army, and there is every indication 1t will stay that way till the beachheads are firmly established, and then some.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

Copyright, 1924. by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-10

Highly eXpectant communiques were issued after each conference, so that the world got the i'm precision that the second front was imminent. However, judging by their military movements, the Ger mans were not much concerned over these communiques and prob- ably knew that, even after the
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