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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

embodied in the building codes of count less communities. They have sought and found fire reSistive materials that make modern dwellings and other structures safer than ever before. But with all of these accomplishments, these fire pre- vention experts, in larger sense, have not reached their goal and they are the first to admit it.
 Real fire prevention does not depend upon the efforts of few individuals who make a business of fighting fire, but rather upon many individuals = in fact, the whole population. Until all the people take an active interest in curbing fire waste, we will continue to have confla- grations that destroy shipyards and other vital war production facilities. The authorities seek to pound home this vital truth in every way they know.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
Views Of The Press

of Indian summer, From now on it's simply an occasional spell of warmer weather, The yeneIsble Turn Key, Winter. has inserted his implement in the paddock. and snapped the combination, SHOW covers the north land, the Woodehueks, bears, tllr- ties, frogs and loads are tug in for the long siege,
 There's beauty, however, in the gray dsys of December, The status ana nlmbus clouls are suspended low above the meadows, fields and upland pastures, of ell the months, it's the most peaceful and quiet, The blspket of snow hrsheg ones foot falls as he tTamps over fields and through woods, The stone walls are capped with Whitensss and the GFags by ledges and granite bouldtrs of the sidehllls Raa, Whlle caps, The weeds ln the garden, the stalks of g0ldenTod ln the corners, the launty eattalls in the sWamBs, and the grasses that show above the snow have turned from their autumn tans and browns to tAr RTaylsh shades they will wear f9F the GeXt months, The WeatheFed, spllateFy posts at the pasture bafWay, and the peeled, naple-sapllng bars seem 2 richer sheen of sllVeTy gray against the Whiteness that covers the land, The post that 5eAF the Fa v, D, baS at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
Be Careful When You Talk Back

Nothing better has been said to describe the ruction between Attorney General Riddle and Assistant Attorney General Littell than the observation of Washington commentator who refers to the presidential firing of MT. Littell and says: Tn all this there is bitter moral for the political observer in Washington The man who gets ahead in Washington, as elsewhere, is the man who never, no never =. well, hardly ever criticizeS hlS boss, even when the boss is wrong. There's no future in it, as MT. Littell is finding out"
 Washington newSmen haven't had as choice a morSel to chew on for many silver moon, and the newspapers have played up the story by telling how the famous braintruster, lawyer and lobby ist, Tommy Corcoran, became 1nVolVeo in the decapitation of the Assistant AL torney General. MT. Littell was a preSl- dential appointee, with jurisdiction over the Lands Division of the Department or Justice. In his regular duties case came up relative to condemnation pro ceedingS againt the Savannah ShlpyaroS Attorney General Riddle mter1ered anu tried to revise settlement of the case pe- fore the appraiSalS had been comPleteo Tommy Corcoran simply jumped oyer Iittell's head, and secured not only the backing of the Attorney General put also of President Roosevelt, and the iat- ter removed Littell from office, on the grounds of "insubordinatlon''
 Congress immediately entered the tray and proceedings were begun for an ln- vestigation of the affair, with the an. nouncement that there would be prompt action and that it would be thoroughly done. Attorney General Riddle IS placeo on the defensive, largely because of the part that Tommy the Cork plays m the affair. The resentment of the press to- ward the action of President RooSeVelt aS rather amazing in view ot ms recen' Vi0- tory in winning fourth term.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

ous and deYeut q spirit Qf religion as they enceqntered in the Army or Navy GYPSY smith, the eYanr boys of the last war retLEned home, their friends and relatives lBisun- deTstaod the bays' spWbeg mood, and thipking thap these yolnesteFs WanLed tq droWH their aWlHl llemQr ries in what the world had tg affeF, hurried them away tq 2 maddenlng Whirl Of pleasHFe, Fhe result, eanr cludes this religious leader, was that the greatest opportunity of hun dFeds Qf yeaFs to tprn nation af young men to Christian ldealism was lost Tor want of HndeFstaHdiHg and reality,
 Wegla lt R0t be . good thlns Y each ellFch were 70 appoint 2 N0BlE miitRe on tle returning service maBG lf in eFeFy ehNFeh ln eNF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
AS A MATTER OF FACT

Southern cotton is looking up and es- inmates on production on November 5, are 3,l per cent above the forecast or a month previous, The average yleld IS holding up with the figures for the lasC years and it is expected to be 22o,S pounds per acre this year The DepaIt- lnent of Agriculture in Washington estl- mates 8,28l,57l bales ginned iron. Ihe crop of l944, which is not much less tNan the cotton crop for the last hait-aozen years, The South is very steaaissI III maintaining cotton production,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
lAs edge of the lawn is a gray seq.

rAe edge of the lawn is a gray sene tlnel
 December Is 6 gray month. but there's no lack of activity, The pheasants come into the garden to search 9F weed seeds; the white tailed deer come Hp from the swamps to paw the snow beneath the Baldwin and dFeeHiag trees for frozen fruit, And when the farmer takes his axe to the Woodlot and bes gins to get Up next seasons wood. pile, the ehiekadees, nathatehes ard doWnies come around to enjoy his company, December is quiet and gray, but It's 2 soft, relaxing grey. Night falls eaFly in the gray month, but the country man looks forward 10 ths long evenings, With . crack ling fire in the stove, 2 dish es juicy apples and faVoFite farm paper, the gray month has eolRpensatlons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
And Speaking of Rifts

If marry an American girl an Eng fish soldier in this country wants to know, "do have to eat ghastly things like ap- ple pie with cheese, sugar on tomatoes, tea with tea-bags, candied sweet potatoes and cold American beer?
 Brother, we'd advise you to keep sucn opinions to yourself. For some day you!l run into an American who has eXperl- enced British coffee, mutton, oruSselS sprouts and sweets. And when you oo, the cause of world brotherhood Will De set back 20 years at least.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
out Jimmy's policies. UNDER THE DOME

UNDER THE DOME
 Senator Bob Reynolds of North Carolina, soon to become an ex, is renting more office space in the building owned by his wife'A family. It is expected he will manage the Mclean fortune or at least that part of it which be- longs to his wife, the former Evie Mclean, whose mother owns the Hope diamond On strong support of the Rome Berlin Tokyo Axis was Colonel Nerio Brunetti, formerly Italian mili- tary attache in Tokyo. Now, be- heve it or not, he is in the United States as member of an Italian mission dealing with the U. s. War Department Representative Jack Tolan, veter- an California liberal. proposes new amendment of the corrupt practices act to prevent any can- didate from misquoting a Con- gressman or misrepresenting his voting record. In the recent cam paign. Tolan's opponent flooded his district with literature claim ing that Tolan voted against the anti-lynching and anti-poll tax bills. when, as a matter of fact. Tolan has been the strongest advocate of this legislation The rapid Jap advance through China has old U. s. Army off, cers biting their fingernails, as they remember their attempts to send experts to train Chinese troops back in the l930's. EVERY TIME WE WANTED TO GET SOME MONEY FROM CONGRESS" says one officer. I'VE WOULD GET A MESSAGE BACK: WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE TWENTY FIVE CENTS WE GAVE YOU LAST WEEK?" No man is ever too old to learn to fly, according to 74-year-old Ulysses Grant Smith, former United States min- ister to Uruguay. The perserver- ing eX-diplomat has been taking flying lessons and has now been certified by his instructor as capsble Of solo flying.
 Copyright. l944, By
 The Bell Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
Daily AlmsRae

Moon sets at siff D. H, fWaF timel
 Sun rises at RiQa 2, mI sets at 5'95 D. m' lWar tiNel
 Vehicles must he lighted thirty minutes after sunset,
 Down dark at 5'2Q, mquls the farmer and the farmers son, IAlGky EiS outdoor jobs are not nov go mapV go fheV cen busy themT selves pecemher days and even have lme for bit 9f WhlHlng and reading
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

Kansas has done well by Holmes. 1t is not certain, how ever, that he has done so we'll
 in sticking by Kansas Democra- tic ideals. He married the
 delightful daughter of Kansas famed ex-governor and senator,
 Henry Allen. But when he was stationed in Rumania he came
 back insisting that the Iron
 Guard was not Fascist Qater it
 threw the country to Hitler)
 and in the State Department he was long 8 Staunch defender
 of Franco. "ShOckingly pro- Fascist in his leaningS," was the way an old Kansas friend re- gently described him.
 But as a Kansas boy, home state of General Eisenhower, Ju- Illus has shoS up to high posi- tion on Eisenhower's staff. He jumped from major to briga- dier general in about the time it takes the average youngster to be trained as rookie. And in North Africa he was in on the ground floor in helping to arrange for Admiral Darlan to take over
 He was also working closely with Robert Murphy when it was ar- ranged that French Fascist Mer- eel Peyrouton, the police official who started labor and religious internment camps under Vichy, should become governor of North Africa. Sumner Wells, then un- dersecretary tried to hold up Peyrouton's passport in Argentina, but was overruled from Algiers. Eisenhower always claimed that he knew nothing about these po- litical matters, that he left every thing to his State Department ad- visers. Murphy and Holmes were hose advisers.
 JULIUS AND
 JIMMY TEAMWORK
 Jimmy Dunn and Julius Hol- mes always have worked closely together. They are bosom friends, and will work even more closely under tte new set-up. Jimmy will be assistant secretary in charge of T, S. foreign policy abroad. Julius will be assistant secretary in charge of personnel, He vii! pick the men to carry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

The amount of steel-capacity in China is less than 50,000 tons year, That IS insufficient for any war production set- up, Just what Donald Nelson IS gong DO do about it with the backing or our Government, is hard to tell emma IS having a political upheayal and LpaI may improve their fighting organization with the help of the United States,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
JULIUS AND JIMMY TEAMWORK
TOKYO AND CHUNGKING
lNeW York Herald.TrIbunel

fNFEN eAsR etNS effAAAfNf
 The graHdiose dreams of empire Of the Japanese have faded and they find themselves arranging for a mass evacuation Of Tokyo, Fl:nlsy buildings are being torn down to create Are breaks in the city, The people are being urged to maintain their courage, with the argument that f they become too nervous they will De caught in the evil de- signs of the enemy
 Tn this connection lt seems pertl' pent to recall that the Japanese bombed 0hungklng, chlna's tempor FaFy capital until hardly a stone Was left ln the position iH which builders had placed lt, Ghungklng was devastated by fire set with jnv eendlaFles, Its people were slaughr tered by missiles from the skies pnr ~ lt was literally and actually true that blood ran In the gutteFs,
 The Qhlnese replaced their stone dwellings with mud buildings, held up by sbaky bamboo frames, When attacks became so persistent in the fatigue bombing peFlodh that even mud was too substantial for o0nr stant reconstruction they lived in mat and grass shaclIs, They buFFeWr ed ln the hills, they hid lD the grave yards, they fled to the fields and egs lsted tbeFe for days at 2 time They died ID nnnumbeFed thonsands, But the city survived and the governs ment fHHetl9ned and, somehow, remedies desperate enough for 2 desperate situation were p9nWlYea every day by men who hadn't had 3 nlehFs sleep for as long as they e9Hld remember,
 VI the Japanese n0W hnd R h9Fs Flble RHaiF, compounded Of shatteFs ed bones and tom flesh and other dreadful thlnes, they might recall that gthfF peoples have had simllar experience, And they also nlght peE gall who dropped the first bombs, both m elllDa and elsewhere,
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 DHgEhfBER 0RAEs
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

they must re- turn to churches whiqh at least have as much life in them as the mil [ q " ehapels iH Ynlen they have been accustomed to worship, They must find UpQn theiP FetHln to theiF h 9 m e church as seli-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

Surance or whe- ther the whole s ocial Security program should be extended to perhaps 20 million n 0 W excluded from it.
 IncluS i on of those now left out won't affect you, who are in, at all. Addition of health a nd hospitaliza- t i o II insurance will have to be financed by g tax raise nllite inde-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
RE EARk L, D0glLAss, b, R,

THINKING OF THEIR RETURN
 Every church in this country should be making some preparation for the returning soldiers, Religious leaders are beginning to realize that when the men come back from Ear,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
Current Comment

IL Is an utter mistake for the enemy to presume that Japan will sueeunb by mere bomb!nf Ettssxh
 --Jap Premier xuniaki Ko!sa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
Selected Poem
NIGHT FLIGHT
(Elizabtth Whttemore Keith in The chTlstisn
 Science MonltoTl

Young man in R plane, Young man among stars, Tn the glittering night Trsnscending eaTth's laws, Your star moves serene Into legends So old That the tale Is forgotten, Eyes lifted behold You pass through the patterns The ages have traced TO tame the dread boundaries Of limitless space, Vega, ride high On his pathway to guide him; Great Gross of the North, stand steadfast beside him, You who guard tbe high heavens, So lonely his flight Re Wakeful, There are heroes Among you tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Health Plan
 Would Up Tax
By s. BURTON HEATH NEA Staff Correspondent

The argument whether to take up to $6O out of your wages for Social Security next year, or only up to $50, has nothing to do with the argu- ments whether you should be given compulsory health and hospital in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
A Thought for Today

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and hfteth up the beggar from the dunghil to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glOry.-I Samuel 2:S
  Patiently bear the burden of povrety.-Diony- siuS Cato.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
Washington Merry Go-Round
"Of Our New State Department Executives, Three Married Millions, Two Inherited Millions One Made Millions. The Peace For Which II Million Boys Are Now Fighting Will Be Largely Up To Them"
BY DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON December Two Assistant Secretaries State
  fOo1vC
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

country 2 aeken 0F maTe tbenghEV fHl men and women were plannlng hoy te pFepaFe the church f9F the return al AMeFiea's sons and daHgils teFs we might AHd ourselves Q faW geaTs hence ln the midst gf one af lbe mightlest Yit1Rlsaa Es WRYfnlenla ln history,
 AH Righls Reserved hsbs0n
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
Your Health
 By pr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per- sOnal health and hygiene. not Q disease, diagnosis of treatment, will be answered by pr. Brady if . stamped self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should DC briee and written in ink. 70 reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address pr. William Brady. National News~ paper Service, 32O West Madison Street. Chicago. IIl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15
EE9S EHISr RSssSAs RSsSs TO

HaYlng risen te this key p9slv tien, Jimmy reached put and put hls fPlend, Julius Holmes, n9W 2 brigadleF general, into bls old protocol Job, Possibly this was because Jplils came from kanSas and Jimmy feaFed anether YipeE presidents slsteP fFam kaDsas would pFeelpltats 2 new Dolly Gann war,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

Copyright. l944, By The Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Colts Defeat vikinqs,
Face Raiders for
Berth in PIayoff

Winner Of Saturday nights Cool
idge- Western game, last tilt in the
high school round robin series, fig
ures 10 be the fourth team in the
championship playof1s the following
Friday and Saturday. There are
possibilities Of a tie for that spot,
however, If Roosevelt could upset
Eastern in its last game tomorrow
night. Tech meets Central in the
first OF Saturday nights two games
and the Maroons also could be
showed down into that tie, If 1t de-
velops, II the Vikings who haven't
won game turn in an upset.
Central had an upset In the max
ing throughout most Of yesterdays
game against Coolidge, but the Colts
staged u hot finish 10 win going
away, 1921.
The Vikings threw up tight de-
tense against the heavily favored
Colts and with Pete Panturis scor-
ing timely baskets were in front
until after the final quarter opened.
The teams were tied, 6-6, at the
end OF the first session, but Central
took over with a 1910 halftime
lead. The Vikings still were In
front, 1915. going into the last
eight minutes, but the Colts then
forged ahead.
Bob Cannon and George Laf1erty
tossed In baskets to put Coolidge
ahead and Joe Laing scored another
goal and Cannon came through with
foul shot TO widen the margin to
22-lS before Panturis again scored
| for Central.
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Giving Vote Of Judges Is Liked
As Lurkin Whips Costuntino

over the public address system how
each official voted, every one asked
his neighbor how he liked 1t.
1t was the general opinion among
ingsiders that it was a good thing
Several pointed out that each on
cial knowing his vote would be
announced publicly from the ring
would tend to be extra careful
There were some doubtful persons
who asserted that the public an
nouncement of the votes after a
very close fight for instance. might
bring verbal abuse against the on
cials.
Gen. John Phelan, chairman of
the commission, and Promoter Mike
Jacobs asserted that the practice
would be followed at future Garden
bouts.
AS for the fight itself, 1t was one
sided, with Larkin entertaining the
crowd OF ll,535 by using Costantino
as an animated punching bag
Judge Joe Agnello gave Costantino
only one round and Judge Sam Rob-
inson gave him two. Referee Arthur
Susskind young Otto) gave Larkin
nine and called one even. The As
sociated Press gave Larkin eight,
Costantino one and one round even.
Larkin, who forfeited a 81, 1000 bond
by falling to make 1877 pounds, used
his longer reach and sharper punch
ing powers to good advantage. In
the fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth
he Jared Lulu with stiff left jabs
and long overland rights, seldom
getting a punch in return.
Larkin, who held four pound
weight advantage at 13934 pounds,
now is in line for a possible March
10 bout with Allie Stolz of Newark,
IN. J.
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Beaten Hi-Skors Lose
Little Ground in Race

Despite a ID loss to a charging
fifth place Lafayette quint, Hi-Skor
today still was leading the Ladies
District League flag chase by a six
game margin after the runnerup
King Pins dropped the odd game to
Bethesda Bowling Center.
Capt. Jes.ie Sacrey was the
heaviest walloper for Lafayette with
1876 and 38l, while Capt. Lorraine
GULL Of Hi-Skor topped the match
with l38 and 1896 to give her 1T top
league average a boost.
Columbia, led by Jessie Keith's
332, swept Red Circle to gain a
Second-place tie with King Pin.
Firing 1854 to tie Teammate Vickie
Croggon's second high league game
Of the season, Frances Wilson. the
recent Women's United States Open
winner. put in the big poke as
Takoma nicked Spillway in the odd
game. Thea Shupe rolled BAT for
the losers.
Ruth Kings 800 was best as Ross
lyn routed Rendezvous. Chevy Chase
Ice Palace was 80 winner from
Arcadia.
Standings: Hi-Skor, Alt: King
Pin, 40-23; Columbia, 4O-23
Takoma, 39-24: Ice Palace, 38-25;
Lafayette, 36-27: Rendezvous, 80
81: Spillway, 1913: RosSlyn, 29-34 ::
Bethesda, 25-38; Red Circle, l3-5O:
Arcadia, 1913.
Evening star., 1944-02-10
e. U. Risks Loop Lead
In Game al Loyo|a;;
Cutters Trip A. u.

Catholic University's basket ball
team visits Baltimore tonight with
hopes of keeping its first-place
standing in the Mason Dixon Con-
ference In game against Loyola.
The Cards are tied with Mount st.
Marys for the lead. both being un-
defeated. c. U. has won seven
games, however, to the Mounts
five.
Catholic U. svamped Loyola,
1928, in a game here, but figures
to have tougher time tonight.
The Greyhounds scored only five
points in the second half of the
first tilt. They are led by Jim Lacy.
who has scored 265 points in 1s
games.
Another important conference
tilt is scheduled here tomorrow
night, with Gallaudet and American
U. meeting on the Roosevelt court.
Gallsudet is defending champion.
The Eagles last night tasted de-.
feat in Baltimore when trimmed by
Curtis Bay Coast Guard Cutters.
I63-32. Americans zone defense
proved troublesome for the Cutters
ir the games opening minutes. but
the latter soon got going into
28-l4 half-time lead and won going
aWay
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Meets Best Qua|ifjers
In Palm Beach Semis

by the Associated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb.
1O.-Semiflnals of the annual Palm
Beach women'k amateur golf tourna-
ment began today with the four low
scorers in Mondays qualifying round
still in the running.
Medalist Jane Crum had as her
third round opponent Mrs. Philip D.
Holden and the other match pitted
Mrs. Harvey Mack against Mrs.
George Vanderbilt.
Miss Crum eliminated Mrs. Fred
erick Yates yesterday, S and 4, while
Mrs. Holden defeated Mrs. Dan
Comstock, 6 and S.
Mrs. Mack won from Mrs. Villas
Norton, S and 4, and Mrs. Vanderbilt
scored and z win over Mrs.
Heaton Manning.
Evening star., 1944-02-10
Service Track Stars
Spice Dixie Meet
Ey the Associated Press.

PH me hSSOClaJeC PRESS.
CHAPEL HILL. N. c.. Feb. 10
The Southern indoor games, annual
track and field extravaganza at
North Carolina u. always have been
fairly fast, but Director r. A. Fetzer
says they're going to be more than
that Saturday.
This year the event is open to
service as we'll as college stars, and
the list of 150-odd individual per-
formers includes Camp Lejeune S
Harold Davis, former Southern CAL
ifornia whiz who tied the world
mark of 94 in the 100.
Two former national champions
entered in the competition are North
Carolina Navy Pre-Flight's Charley
Beetham in the half mile and Camp
Leieune's Bob Fitch in the weights
And then, too. there is a sprinkling
of Southern Conference champions
AS for the team championships
prospects seem to be for four-way
race among the Navy, Camp Le-
ieune, Carolina Pre-Flight anc
North Carolina. Teams also have
been entered by Virginia, Sewanee
Cherry Point Marines and Balti-
more POlV.
Evening star., 1944-02-10
They Would Ruther Foce Ruth Thon Dickey
D. C.. in New National SondIot
Group, With Guuzzo on Board

The president of the new organ
ization Is Wilfred L. Carter of Balti-
more. Chairman of the Board OF
Directors is Glenn L. Martin of the
Monumental City, builder of the
Martin bombers, who is an enthusi-
aStic baseball fan. Other officers are
William J. Derwin of Waterbury
Conn, first vice president; j. Henry
Russell of New York, second vice
president; Dolly Stark of Long
Island City, third vice president
and Frank Clark of Baltimore, Sec
retary and treasurer
Members of the Executive Com
mittee, besides Martin, are Edward
Taylor of Philadelphia, Victor
Gauzza of Washington and Fred
Chappey Of New York.
John F. Orsi, former Colgate foot
ball player and coach, represented
Philadelphia.