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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01

Both Houses of Congress voted to ex-
tend Lend-LeaSe for one year from June
80, but with amendments which forbid
President Roosevelt from making amy
postwar economic, military or political
commitments for Lend-Lease settle
mentS. Even the friends of the President
in the Congress have voiced disapproval
over the free-handed way in which he
distributes Lend-Lease. Tom Connally
Democratic Chairman of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee, declared that
future expenditures should not be
"squandered on plans visionary men
might think up and impractical men
put into operation" That's good idea,
if anybody can make it work.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01

The characteristic mood OF the re-
turned soldier Is one Of bitterness.
resentment, and establishment.
The veteran knows he has been
sacrificed In the national interest
and that the nation will never re-
turn TO him what it has taken from
him.
Sociology Prof. Willard Waller Of
Barnard College.
We are finding now that the
German, soldier Is deteTiorating a.
q fighter and Is not what he used
70 be q year ago.
-Yngoslay Partisan Marshal Josip
Br0z lTit0l.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01

vetoed the Act and Congress promptly
over-rode the veto.
The Department of Labor has been
under the direction of Secretary Frances
Perkins since 1888. Miss Perkins and a
whole flock of agencies, including the
National War Labor Board, have been
kowtowing to the union leaders, who
have continued to threaten and pull-off
strikes in the war industries. General
Arnold stopped the strikes of foremen of
IS Detroit war plants in brief speech
showing how the war effort was slowed
down What this country needs is more
short talks by men like General Arnold.
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fers to someone else whom Win
ME left behind her, / do not
know. think we should leave
the Interpretation Of the name
to the Senator himself. How.
ever, Winnie Left Her Behind is
her name"
The bill then passed the Sen
ate.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Before Vice President Wallace
flew to China, he got on t he
telephone and called every one Of
the So Senators, Republicans as
we'll as Democrats, to say good
bye. He also dropped in to say
goodbye to Cordell Hull, though
Hull had never been keen about
Wallace's making the trip .
The House Appropriations sub
committee for the District Of Co
lumbia was told that Washington
has more dogs than any other
large city in the U. S. A. Rep.
John Coffee Of Tacoma, Wash,
agreeing with D. c., poundmaster
Frank Marks, added: "A great
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Tetany in Adults

My dentist says I grind my teeth
in my sleep, and chip them of SO
fast that they may go to pieces. But
he can't tell me why, or how can
stop 1t. IS. g.
Answer-1t is my conjecture
mind, don't know whether this Is
correct-that the grinding of the
teeth in sleep Is o manifestation Of
tetany. Therefore I suggest that you
supplement your diet every day the
year around with calcium and vita
min D, as prescribed in detail In
pamphlet Adult Tetany" mailed on
request If you provide stamped en-
velope bearing your address. Many
persons Of middle age or older suffer
much from cramps in the calves or
feet nights-this too, believe, is a
manifestation of adult tetany. Ply
sicians are inclined to think of tet-
any only as an infantile state, but
in view Of the common deficiency
Of modern refined diet in calcium
and vitamin D, which has a good
deal to do with poor teeth. it is rea-
sonable to believe adults suffer
AEOIH bctdIiy dS well do CAllAOTcIl'
Is This a Private Quarrel?
Sisters doctor said never take
baby up at night to change wet ola
pers, as 1t Is safer for the baby to
remain in bed with wet diapers thar
to take her UP and risk her catching
cold. (E. K)
Answer--If 1t is not a private
quarrel I'd like to mix in. I'll start
proceedings by callig the doctor a
quaint old fogy. 1t is perfectly safe
to change the didy whenever it is
wet. day or night, summer or winter.
The Seven Keys
I am deeply in your debt for the
remarkable improvement in health
] have enjoyed since ] received your
booklet THE Z Keys to Vite" about
two years ago. These keys have
opened up for me a joy in living
which I had scarcely known for
twenty years before. 1T. o.
Answer-I'm glad to know it,
Copy OF the booklet mailed to any
one who sends twenty-five cents and
stamped envelope bearing his adj
dress.
Copyright. 1914. John r. Ollie Coz
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01
ADVICE FOR THE
TTJRERCULOSIS

Years ago readers who inquired
about tuberculosis received o 5000
word pamphlet containing infornna"
ton and advice on the general sub
ject, together with or in lieu OF q
specific answer to the question or
questions submitted.
The information or advice con-
tanned in that pamphlet Is still as
sound and as true as 1t was when !
compiled the pamphlet. But dis
continued sending q pamphlet or
any such information or advice
about tuberculosis. The question Is
adequately dealt with by National
Tuberculosis Association, 1790
Broadway, New York City, and by
state and local associations IN anil
iations with the national associa-
ton throughout the country.
So far as any question pertaining
to diagnosis or treatment Ia an in
dividual case is concerned, that Is
not within my province, and the
only advice I would give IN any such
instance Is: Ask your doctor.
When any one has pulmonary
tuberculosis, tuberculosis Of the
lung formerly called "conSump-
tion") or when he or she thinks or
fears impairment OF health may
possibly be due to early, beginning,
first stage or "incipient" tuberculo-
sis, there Is but one reasonably safe
course: Select doctor and leave
every question Of rest, exercise, diet,
medication, ventilation, clothing,
sunlight, climate and everything
that has to do with peace Of mind
or we'll being. There are no two
ways about it. Either be faithful to
the attending physicians advice
and instructions or else discharge
the physician and employ another.
Finest book for the enlighten.
ment Of one in the early stages Of
tuberculosis or his relatives and
friends was, in my opinion, Rules
for Recovery from tuberculosis, by
the late Lawrason Brown, M. D.,
published by Lea g. Febiger, Phil
adelphia. This practical little guide
book sold for a dollar. Many other
books for lay readers have been
published since, but Of less practi-
cal value and at higher cost.
Questions pertaining to the pre-
vention Of tuberculosis are within
my province.
A frequent one Is whether parents
should permit the health or school
authorities to give children tuber-
culin test. My answer is yes. by all
means, and If the tuberculin test
(skin test gives positive reaction,
the child should have an X-ray ex-
animation Of the chest. Every
school child from the age Of ten
years to the age Of eighteen years,
should have the benefit Of such
tuberculin skin test, in my opinion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01
MILESTONE IN ICELAND
New York SUM

N@NSb '%bA0 AONiA(
The apparent remoteness of Ice
land from what are commonly con-
sidered the more civilized portions
Of the North American Continent
was modified as soon as American
soldiers, sent there for defense OF
the island, began writing to their
folk back home. 1t is probable that
within few months after this
friendly occupation by our troops
the people Of this country as a
whole learned more about Iceland
than they had known by hearsay
and from their school Biographies
in all the preceding generations
since our own Revolutionary War.
Now that Iceland has announced
that on June II 1t viii proclaim
itself a free and independent re-
public, no longer bound by COM
mon king to Denmark, Americans
may find additional reasons for
genuine interest in that land. For
Iceland, 1t is well TO emphasize, is
returning to a form of government
which virtually prevailed on the
island a thousand years ago. Be-
fore the civil war that led to union
with Norway In the i260s the island.
through its Althing. was governed
by a representative parliament oper-
ating In accordance with the Consti-
tuition of an independent republic.
It's constitutional forms were estab-
lished not SO long after Iceland was
settled by followers of the widow Of
the King OF Dublin, hence It's tradi-
lions Of self-rule are not less no.
table, though less widely known,
than its literature. II doubtless has
O great era before II.
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many Washingtonians are more
sOlicitous about their pet dogs
than they are about their chill
dren. see newer clothes on
some dogs than i see on the same
owners children" Many
American motion picture COM
panies and owl are finding ST.
cilians excellent movie customers.
More than a million paid admis-
sions were recorded in Catania
within two months after the the
aters opened. Also, there were
over 81 100000 theater receipts in
Bari, Italy, in six weeks A
full-length movie was featured in
Sweden recently to show how de-
cadent America is. 1t showed the
u. S. A. as a land Of crime and
gangsters, the film being adver-
tised as made in America. 1t was,
but 1t was pieced together from
gangster shorts, carefully arranged
by Goebbels' propaganda machine.
Copyright, by United Feature
Syndicate, Inc)
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plan, AS Van Doren insists, there is
no such thing as going into retreat
and thinking things out. What we
have to do Is to get into the thick
Of things and work them out as OPP
portunities open up, There are times
when quiet reflection on principle Is
the only profitable employment, But
when the great situations OF life are
upon US, we cannot go into seclus
sion and think them out. We have TO
live them out. thinking as We go
along.
Life Is not an abstraction; Fathel
IL Is q pilgrimage. There is some
thing dlsc0ncertlngly concrete about
the whole OF II. II consists not In
nicely laid plans or carefully spun
theories. but In peFlexities. frustra.
ton, and q few overwhelming Joys
followed by a series OF bllghting mis-.
takes. griefs. and tFiumphs.
Al Rights Reserved
Babson NeWspapeF syndicate
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Views OF The Press

Of government. The danger from
those theories is not military one.
They can affect us only If con-
siderable number of our people ac-
cept them. Our defense against
that danger is not war but making
our own system work for the good
Of all people. We. too, will be i'm
PEELED to a peaceable development
of our own great resources.
There can be fruitful contracts
between the two countries, with
some mutually profitable exchanges
of goods. There is no reason why
there should not also be goodwill.
Patience and mutual tolerance OF
theological differences may. at times
be hard, but surely not so hard as
an orgy of mutual slaughter that
would reduce life in both countries
to an animal struggle for survival.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01
Selected Poem
BACK-NUMBER MAGAZINE

Sgt Frederick Ebrght in The Christian Science
Monitor)
what funny clothes they wore in Nineteen TWEEN
ty-nine"
We smile amusedly and turn the yellowed page,
Regarding various forgotten motor cars OF ancient
line,
The ornate furniture that graced another age.
vince,
Remembering a song they sang that year. word
once said:
Knowing the singers and the song are hushed long
since,
Knowing the voice that spoke the word is dead.
The pages turn the years, the ways, the hopes and
wars;
Poor valiant dust Time would ridiculously dispel;
We laugh, but though II shows apparently no sears
The heart, remembering, breaks quietly In its shell
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01

General Hershey, national director of
the Selective System, apparently has
changeable mind-he knows it and ex-
presses regret because so many men are
"allerted." The draft situation has been
almost un-understandable for months
1t appears that approximately 2,25O,OOO
men are in la, including men of all ages.
The chances are that men over Is years
of age who are in this classification will
be put on temporary waiting list-and
nobody knows how long that plan will
last
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01
Your Health
By Dr.. William Brady

signed letters pertaining 70 per-
sonal health and hygiene, met 10
disease, diagnosis Of treatment,
win be answered BY Or. Brady u
. stamped seIf-ad5ressed envelope
Is enclosed. Letters should be brief
ana written in ink. No reply can
o. made to queries not conform
ing 20 instructions. Address lr.
william Brady, National News
paper Service, $50 West Madison
Street, Chicago. III.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01

1t has the out
ward appearances
Of a dom e site
brawl Of interest
only to residents
Of the District Of
Columbia.
But the under
cover issue not
generally re cog
nized is national.
Washington is a
natural b a t le-
ground for this
test. Washington
6 is Is govern
nnent direct from
L = -
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
LIFE TAKES COURAGE AND
THOUGHT
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

Carl Van Doren, in his autobiog-
raphy. says: III this were fiction,
might say that I went into re-
treat to think things out. But it
still is history. have never in my
life thought things out, nor have ]
known anybody who ever did. ]
have always had to live them out,
thinking as ! went along"
Some people think they can plan
out their lives and make everything
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01

conform to sched-
ule. Everybody, Of
course, s hould
have a plan for
his life, but he
should be we'll
aware Of the fact
that this plan will
have to be modi-
ned In many res
poets and per.
haps utterly put
aside In the in
tarAet of a better
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Daily Almanac

Moon sets at 248 a. m. (war time)
Sun rises at b:23 a. m, sets at SIT .. m.
(waF time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
The Old Farmers Almanac says June Is
the month for bees the heavy sweet month,
with much OF the promise and failure Of
the crop year IN II.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01

l. warmth
the south
frequently home
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-01
Washington Merry-Go-Round DREW PEARSON

Hand FDRs Doctor Seen Return Of Boeser White House
Rompine Little Grandson Helps Keep President Happy Healthy
First Lody Also Home More Prevent old Man From 0verwons
Senote Passes Bill for tAeBehnd With litter
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: MATT 0NAL
SPOTLIGHT
Quiet Housing
War Going On
BY PETER EDISON
WATERBURY Democrat WashiI


Correspondent ft
The showdown fight on the fut-
ure Of public VS.. privately financed
housing for the entire United States
is being waged as local battle in
Washington. The struggle has not
received national attention because
Evening star., 1944-02-20
Continued from page eight

long time no one says anything.
Ahead of us Tony is waiting at his
usual place, smiling and waving his
hand. l pull up and get out of the
car. Tony and | say good morning.
and he starts back with me to be put
away. But we have taken no more
than step when Mrs. Wipperwaite
cries out: Tony she snaps. You
come back herev'
Tony turns and smiles anxiously
at her.
But l 60 back in thees dog
house, tank you vera much, he says.
"Wait where you arer orders
Mrs. Wipperwaite. She turns then
to the others in the car and whispers
something and they all put their
heads together. Much whispering
and pointing and gesturing follows.
Finally all nod their heads and lean
back.
Mrs. Wipperwaite opens the car
door. you can get in here" she says
to Tony.
mo more doghouse?" he cries
happily. mo more sit in that?"
Evening star., 1944-02-20

first since the occupation, that her
mother still lives. Sam Yung Lee now
counts his dead Japs by the thou
sands and his smile is that much
broader. 1t is only Miss Parkapopolis
who is sad. She has had no word from
her Butch in two months. Every
morning Mrs. Wipperwaite pats the
hand of Miss Parkapopolis and tells
her not to worry. But it is no use. We
areall gravely concerned about Butch.
Then one morning there is word.
Miss Parkapopolis sinks down be-
side Mrs. Wipperwaite. She has a
letter in her hand and is so happy
she is laughing and crying at the
same time. Butch is safe More than
that - he is back in this country.
He was hurt fighting in Italy, but
now he is almost well again, and in
two weeks he will leave the hospital.
He will get a fnlough. and it is his
sincere desire to marry Miss Parka-
popolis within three minutes after
greeting her.
Miss Parkapopolis tells the good
news to each of us in turn. When the
town car is filled and there remains
only Tony to be picked up and
slowed in his cage, she unfolds her
letter to read us parts of it.
There is lot about Butch's return
on the transport and life overseas.
6UT the last part is most in
teresting. ut was some show in
Italy" Butch writes. Il was lucky
to get off like did. wouldn't have,
except for one old Italiano farmer.
I'd got ahead of my outfit, and when
was hit it looked bad. But this old
boy finds me in his cellar and his
wife fixes me up and at dawn he
srnuggles me back to my bunch in
his cart. l want to give him some
thing, but he only shakes his head.
You geeva me good present. he
says. You catcha thees dam Hitler
an shoota heem, an Italia be free
again. Viva United States an Brook
leenr He lived in Brooklyn once, you
see, and had 4 job shining shoes. He
was a good guy"
Miss Parkapopolis folds the letter
and puts it away in her bag. For a
Evening star., 1944-02-20
PLENTY Or Room INSIDE!

Mrs. Wipperwaite glares at him
fiercely.
We've decided" she says, that
you can be one of the gang as
long as you behave yourself. But if
you don't - out you co.
>"We'll all take our turn in the
lorry behind" says Sam Judd. The
short match decides 90 starts"
liz TAKES wooden matches from his
pocket and breaks one and holds
them all in his fist Mrs. Wipper-
waite reaches for one - and then
there is no need to go further. She
stares grimly at the broken match in
her hand. Then she steps out OF the
car and eye her beseechingly. Mrs.
Wipperwaite," | state, IL cannot
permit"
Stop talking and give me boost"
she interrupts. when we get togeth-
er and decide something, it's going
to stickr'
sigh and give her boost and my
bones as we'll as hers reak as ! load
her into Thunderbolt's trailer. There
are cheers from the car as | fasten
the roof in place But it is as nothing
to the cheers that greet her few
minutes later when | turn into the
factory parking lot. Those who first
catch sight of her spread the word,
and soon half the day shift crowds
around while she peers through the
copper grating and waits to be un-
loaded.
And when she is safe on the ground
and Strengthening herself laboriously
to her full five feet, there is a mighty
roar of approval.
Mrs. Wipperwaite surveys the
scene Then, slowly. she smiles. She
sighs mighty sigh of satisfaction.
But, despite all she has been through,
she has not changed. l touch my
fingers to my cap and she says as
always: II shall not need you until
three, Otto"
watch her move off. l am sud-
denly even more fond of Mrs. Wip-
perwaite. am suddenly convinced
that she is the finest old girl in the
whole wide world!
The End
Evening star., 1944-11-26

Surely then, they should not be
denied the normal pleasure of
social contacts, and the right to
free expression of their views. To
keep watch on how they spend
their free time, what they say in
the company of their friends. and
to dictate the cut Of their clothes.
makes US look like Gestapo agents.
On the other hand, a teacher -
either young or old - does have
to realize that like the perfect
parent. she is an unceasing exam
pie to the children in her class. If
she is really qualified teacher,
her influence is immeasurable, and
can easily be permanent.
Children Respond Better
| WOULD like to emphasize as the
greatest of assets some Of the quail
ties that this letter describes as
tabu. Any school board that ap-
proves of teachers appearing drab
and dowdy makes a grave mis-
take. Children are very responsive
to beauty and to charm. They will
look up to Louise Lovely as well
as to Barbara Bright. When they
meet a teacher who is the combi-
nation of loveliness and clever
ness, and who also has what they
sense as character" she has little
difficulty in leading them.
That anyone could want
teacher to be a Miss Pinchpeck
Prim is incredible. In primary
school - and indeed, at all levels
- nothing could be of more inn
portance than a teachers own
happiness and peace of mind "
which in turn is reflected to the
children in her care.
Naturally the teachers be-
haviOr should be that expected
of any well-bred young woman.
Her appearance should probably
be on the conservative side of
smartness. And she herself should
feel her own responsibility to youth
as its example. But we only defeat
our own purposes if we put OBJ
stacles in the way of a full and
happy life for those who shape our
children's minds.
Released by The Bell Syndicate, IncJ
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Let them lead normal
lives: Your children
will be happier, too

At THE present time. when the
many newly graduated teach
ers have settled down to their first
winters work, the following letter
from an older teacher seems espe-
cially pertinent:
''As the general public well
knows, the opening of schools this
year revealed decline in the num-
Der of university graduates who
had chosen teaching as vocation.
This is thought by most school
boards to be caused solely by the
fact that other jobs pay better.
"It is true the monetary con-
sideration is a big factor. but there
are others of even greater import
ance- and l believe the solutions
are right in your field. Mrs. Post.
s'Many people expect n teach
er to combine the wisdom of
Athena with the virtue of a
saint. Let a teacher dress in
smart, attractive clothes or enjoy
a soda in the company Of casual
man friend and there is gossip. Let
her express an opinion on politics
not in the classroom but as
private individual - and tongue
wagging grows.
Why Just Teachsrs?
CANT you say a word in de-
fense of the profession of educa-
ton and do your bit to see that
our children are taught by quail
fed, happy. unmarried teachers?
In reply to this letter. there are
number of things that have long
wanted an opportunity to say.
One of these is to protest against
those who seem to have kept
mid-Victorian hold on the conduct
of teachers - and on them alone.
The point should like to make,
to parents and school boards both.
is that teachers are exactly like
the rest of us. They must possess
normal intelligence and sufficient
education. They must be citizens.
Evening star., 1944-11-26

Next stop-a big bowlful of
milk, fruit, and Wheaties, Break
fast of Champions" Good whole
grain nourishnent in those big,
20
Evening star., 1944-11-26

crisp-toasted fakes. And delicious
nut-sweet favor. Meet up with
that famous "second helping"
flavor - tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1944-11-26

ALL husbands alike, but they haze different faces
so you can tell them apart. ...... Anonymous
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-08-23
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