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Evening star., 1944-07-04

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Are the dogs used by the Army
branded?-V. Z. r.
A. The dogs are marked with a
serial number which is tattooed in
side one ear.
@. What is the average life Of a
milk bottle?-J. D.
A. The average life today is from
so to go trips.
@. Why Is Princess Elizabeth of
England not given the title Princess
Of Wales, since she is heir to the
throne?-E. l.. H.
A. The main objection is that she
is the heir presumptive and not
the heir apparent. The birth of
son to the King and Queen would
annul her succession to the throne.
Q. Have bombs ever been used to
start volcanic activity?-M. S. r.
A. Scientists believe this to be i'm
possible. Volcanic activity originates
at great depths and present day
bombs have not sufficient power.
However, bombs can be used to
direct the flow of lava. This was
done at Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
@. Do the people of Iceland have
surnames?-G. H.
A. In Iceland the last name
legally consists Of the fathers first
name with the addition of son"
for a boy and "dottir" for a girl.
@. Who paid for the League of
Nations building in Geneva?-O.
E. D.
A. The Palais des Nations, opened
in 1896, was paid for on pro rata
basis by So nations and is esti-
mated to have cost $8,l84,688. Pri-
vate philanthropists supplemented
the League of Nations budget. Five
architects collaborated in designing
the building; Nenot and Lefevre of
Paris; Broggi of Rome; Flegen-
heimer of Geneva and Vago OF
Budapest.
Q. What is the elevation of Ber-
thoud Pass in Colorado?-S. E. P.
A. The pass has an elevation of
1875 feet above sea Nvel. 1t lies
at the summit of the continental
divide.
@. How much money did the
British rulers William and Mary
give for the founding of William
and Mary College?-H. o. R.
A. William and Mary College was
founded in 1893. An old history of
this college says that William gave
$4,000 toward the building. To the
endowment of the college William
and Mary also gave 1895.
@. Who was the engineer of the
Holland Tunnel in New York;
j. L. P.
A. Clifford M. Holland was the
original engineer of the Holland
Vehicular Tunnel, and this tunnel
was named for him. After his death,
the work was continued under the
direction of his assistant, Milton
H. Freeman. Six months later, Mr..
Freeman died and the position of
civil engineer of the project was
given to A. Singstad, who saw the
construction through to its COM
pletion.
@. What were the ages of the five
Sullivans?-R.' W. B.
A. The ages of the five Sullivan
brothers, who lost their lives in the
sinking of the U. s. S. Juneau, No.
vember 1915, 1912, and for whom q
destroyer, the Sullivans, has been
named we're: George T., %; Fran
els H., 26; Joseph E., %; Madison
A.. %: Albert L., 20.
Evening star., 1944-07-04
By LoreH MeHeff.

The Army. Navy and Air Force
chiefs have issued q warning to the
American people. It was put in
The form Of report to the Presi.
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It's the best buy Of oII-S4 for So
and every one Of them q fighting dol
lor to help our boys on the worlds
fighting fronts!
Victory Booth-Street Floor
Kodiak mirror., 1944-01-15
OPA News

Written specifically for Alas ka, new tire rationing order, has been issued by the Office of Price Administration in Wash ington, D. c. and became effect i've December l5. Briefly stated, it provides that only three class es of persons may have tires and tubes those whose work is es- sential to the war effort, public health, and public safety.
 Used tires, defined as those that have run more than 1000 miles. have been removed from the rationing provisions and may be exchanged without cer- tificates at ceiling prices as set up in Maximum Price Regula- tion 107.
 Provision IS also made for the Territorial Director to author ize replacement of stock for re- tail dealers whose inventories may become too low to meet the potential needs of the areas which they supply. The Direct or also may authorize the ac- quisition of stock for those who seek in good faith to become dealers.
 Penalties are provided in the regulation for abuse of tires, ex- ceeding established speed limits, making false or misleading state ments in order to procure certifi- cates, transferring the rationed tires or tubes at an illegal price, bribing, hindering, or interfering with rationing officials, and for several minor offenses.
 Every car owner in Alaska should at once adopt this five
Kodiak mirror., 1944-01-15

A civil suit was brought by Martin Jensen this week in U. s. Commissioners court, with trial set for Jan. IS, against Clifford LllIethun, seeking recovery of $120 and cost. Jensen charges that he cashed a check for that amount for Lillethun on Dec 30 and that it was refused pay ment at the bank.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-01-15
point conservation program:

point conservation program:
 CD Stop driving your car ex- eept when absolutely necessary; make your tires last, to insure longer availability of your car for emergencies.
 @ Drive under 35 miles an hour.
 (3) Shift tires from wheel to wheel and keep them properly inflated.
 (4) If you have to drive to work. share your car with your friends and neighbors; car pool ing is essential.
 (5) Walk and carry your pack ages if you possibly can. Need less driving today is unpatriotic. Deliberate waste of rubber helps the enemy.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-01-15

L. J. Norman, of Seattle, formerly special representative for Parke. Davis company, ar- rived this week and has assumed managership of Wodlinger's Drug store.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-01-15

Charles Turner, outside man. ager for the Bailey cannery, ar rived in Kodiak this week.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06
Views OF The Press

powerful bases and still have 300
tons of bombs and many more tons
of heavy shells to leave with him
as a memento.
Admiral Mitscher's assembly of
carriers, battleships and light craft
could do all this despite the fact
that throughout the operation it
had to secure itself against pos
sible attack from a Japanese fleet
which when last seen "a good while
ago now still looked like a for
midable force. In addition to &C
complishing its tasks it had to keep
necessarily large reserves Of fuel
and ammunition for such an even
tuality; evidently it had the
strength, range and staying power
for the purpose. 1t is an even more
impressive demonstration than the
previous sweeps to Truk, Palau and
the Marianas, which were seeming
ly undertaken with the specific OBJ
jectiye Of flushing the Japanese
Fleet. 1t shows better than ever
what can be done in wrecking ia
pans stolen empire as soon as the
troops. landing craft and transports
are available in sufficient numbers.
1t emphasizes the Nays contribu-
ton to MacArthur's offensive, just
as MaeArthur's landing shows how
Nimitzis strength can be applied
when, as now seems TO be the case.
sea and land forces, carrier-based
aviation and land-based strategic
bombers are all welded into one
genuine team.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06
How Big Is the WLB?

A long simmering dispute in the War
Labor Board between public and LABOR
members on one side and industry men,
berS on the other has finally boiled over.
The industry members in angry dissent,
have asked that the majority's custom
of granting maintenance of union mem
bership be submitted to a court decision.
This request is timely, quite apart from
the dispute in question, and should be
granted For the majority's defense OF
its actions in this case displays rather
swollen idea of the WLBs function. Pub
lie and labor members announced that
the granting of membership maintenance
has been common practice for two years,
and is now national policy" They also
said that their solution was the only one
for the "unreconcilable demands" of man.
agement for an open shop and unions Tor
the closed shop.
But the WLB was not created to formu-
late national policy 1t is a body with
limited, defined powers. It's purpose Is 10
expidite efficient war production by settl-
ing such disputes as defy usual means OF
arbitration. Its decisions are not ma
tional policy except in the boards own
announcement. They are not the law OF
the land There is also something very
arbitrary in the majority'S excuse that
union security was the only solution. The
excuse would have been just as apt II
the decision had gone the other way,
since it was only question Of giving the
nod to one side when neither would give
in.
OF course, the majority members have
some better excuses for membership
maintenance than that, and they used
them But the minority has some sound
arguments against membership mainte-
nance, too. These are debatable, and
should be debated. But in the flimsleSt
support of their stand, that of the ''only
solution" the majority members admit
ted of no debate. They made the state
ment, and that was that. The WLB'S
history indicates that both labor and in
duStry members are biased. They doubt
less hope to evolve labor policies that will
endure after the war. If the majority
decision had been for the open shop, the
labor members would have been justified
in yelling just as loud as their industry
colleagues have done. But the point IS
that the WLB is not a policy making
body. If it's members have forgotten that,
it is well that the courts should now
define its specific powers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06
Cost of Living

The cost Of living as shown by recent
government statistics has increased more
than 40 per cent in most of the Eastern
cities. Retail food-cost increases are be-
low the average. The United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics says that the
average increases were greater in the
first World War than at the present time.
One peculiar slant relating definitely
to the problem is the tremendous increase
in wages and salaries. An interesting
phase of the situation is found in the
growth of independent labor unions that
have upset the efforts of the AFL and the
CLIO to rule union labor, largely because
those independents are not following
along with their big brothers, or with the
White House.
When the New Deal was young the TO-
year-old AFL was the only nationwide
organization of labor. Then the CLIO
started and the United Mine Workers in
creased it's powers. The independent
unions now claim 100000 members.
These new groups have stirred up major
political complications largely because
they are not under President RooSevelt'S
control The independents are said to
have "voted as they pleased" in the past
three elections Thus the influence of
the Administration isn't as effective as in
the early years before the war, at the
time John L. Lewis was unchecked when
he pulled off the sit-down strikes in the
automobile plants in the Detroit district.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06

dition there is dangerous Acndency to
overlook the fact that production alone
will not assure jobs and prosperity. Eff
cient distribution must follow closely on
the heels of production and it is encour-
aging to note that the problems Of retail
merchants are beginning to be included
ia the thinking of the planning agencies
A problem of paramount Importance to
retailers and consumers is the handicap
Of efficient distribution embodied in war
time regulatory measures which remove
store management to bureaus in Wash
ington, while leaving the burden of keep
ing out of bankruptcy to the merchants
This is the effect of much price-fxing
ard rationing, which distributors have
accepted as necessary evils of the war
emergency. After the war, these emer-
gency measures should be removed as
quickly as possible, thus putting retail
management back where it belongs, be-
hind the counters of tens of thousands
of individual stores throughout the land.
If full benefit is to be derived from Amer
lean production, wartime as well as peace
time, legislative brakes on efficient distri-
button must be released.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06
JOYS of Fatherhood

We should like to take issue, mildly,
with a current magazine ad which goes
about selling hand lotion in roundabout
way by printing an imaginary, rather
emotional message from a young mother
to her soldier husband, It seems that the
husband, because of his military duties,
had not been able to see their infant
daughter until she was months old. The
mother couldn't bear to have him miss
SO much of their baby. Our dissenting
opinion is that she is wasting sympathy
on the father, especially if it is first
child. There are few more Shattering
experiences than a mans first sight OF his
first offspring. We will also make the
bold statement that any man who can
call any hour-or day-old infant beautiful
(even his OWN is hypocrite and slave
of convention. Any infant of that tender
age looks like the most wrinkled apple IN
the bottom of the barrel.
The whole trouble, of course, is that
the most hard-boiled new father is ro-
mantle, in addition to being conditioned
by convention. He knows that he should
be proud papa. you will be, brother
but not yet, not YETI He thinks OF all
the small parcels OF pink and-White love-
illness that he has casually glanced at
That Is how he imagines his own baby
except that, since it will be his, it will be
d super de luxe model. Well, now, D.
months-old baby looks as he imagined a
new baby should look. II really Is pink
and white, fragrant, and decidedly hui
man. In addition, the happy soldier
father has been spared 100 nights OF IN
eistent demands for 2 a. m. feelings, etc.
No, the soldier In the ad needs no SYM
pathy. He has experienced one OF the
undoubted blessings OF Army life.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06
Plasna Champs

We hope that there will be no strain
on Russo-American relations as a result
of the very understandable pout that
Edward (Spike) Howard, ex-wreStler and
strong man, is wearing. Mr.. Howard,
who claims to have given 1902 blood
donations in Is years, read where Tass,
Soviet news agency, proclaimed Moscow
railroad man the worlds champion blood
giver after al donations.
Since Mr.. Howard is modest man, he
can't blame TasS for never having heard
of him.
But hundred or a thousand, they are
still magnificent humanitarian contri-
buttons that few of us can hope to ap-
proach All we can do is remember them
as we contemplate our own record of do
nations and remember too that the need
for blood does not stop.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06

the Japs had already sighted us,
and U. S. dive bombers passed
Jap dive bombers in the air. We
lost the Hornet. The Japs SUI
fered some damage but no ships
sunk. Younger officers were
convinced we could have wiped
out the Japs, had our pilots got
a chance at them two hours.
The Navy, in summarizing this
defeat, was much more severe
than Admiral King. It reported
that the defeat resulted from in
experience, lack of imagination,
hesitance to take decisive action,
slowness of naval communications
and bad luck.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
When Bernard Baruch an
nounced a gift of $l,100,000 to
promote physio-t herapy, Jesse
Jones remarked to Cabinet men,
bers, "Wel, 1 see Berries gone
and endowed a lot Of Turkish
baths Walter Winchell has
now adopted two babies. One,
Jone, is half Chinese, half Ameri-
can, agde two. The other, Judy,
aged three and one half, is very
American. Winchell's more ma
ture son, Walter, Jr., says, 1--WE
are surrounded When Lester
Cowanis new movie &c. I. joe,
comes out of Hollywood, y will
have had the benefit of first.
hand advice from Hal Boyle and
Don Whitehead, of the Associ-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06

The Committee for Economic Develop
ment, postwar planning organization,
has organized 1880 communities In every
state for concrete postwar planning.
Although the first phase OF the CED pro-
gram was 10 stimulate postwar produc-
ton planning. current attention Is now
being directed toward wholesale and re.
tail distribution. 10 get the bic and little
stores on Main Street 70 make their plans
for greater postwar sales and more JOBS.
War creates q sellers market. De.
mand exceeds supply IN practically al
lnsR As = reeulf ~ this abnormal con
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06
A REGRETTABLE SITUATION
(Hartford Times)

It is disconcerting to relatives of
persons who are confined at the
Fairfield State Hospital to find the
chairman Of the board of trustees
agreeing with the coroner that re-
sponsibility for the death of a pa
tent at the hands of another pa
tient rests upon those charged with
the management Of the hospital.
Chairman Harrington says he has
explained to the Governor, the FL
nance Commissioner and Personnel
Director that the hospital manage
ment has found it impossible to OBJ
tain reliable help at the pay that
is permissible. Only two Of 20 States
to which Chairman Harrington sent
inquiries pay less than the 38 cents
an hour minimum paid by Connec-
ticut, and they are Mississippi and
Florida.
1t is pitiful that mentally sick
residents of Connecticut must be
under the charge OF at least some
employees who are unfit for their
duties. If higher rate of pay Is all
that stands in the way Of obtaining
competent help. the wage scale
should be raised. The people of
Connecticut are not SO stingy or so
opposed TO reasonable increase in
the cost Of government that they
would withhold such pay as Is nee
essary TO provide competent help In
asylums. The Legislature should be
impressed with this fact.
II there Is scarcity of instliu-
tIonaI help at any price, the State
would be justified IN doing as pri-
vate institutions do, recruit desir-
able employees beyond the States
borders. The people are under moral
rs well as legal obligation 10 supply
humane as well as adequate selentl-
fic care OF the unfortunate men,
taily-sick wards Of the state.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06

There have been few more impressive
revelations of Americas productive power
than the statement of Artemus L. Gates,
Navy under-secretary for air, that we've
been having 1000-plane raids in the
Pacific" In "beat Germany first" war
it has been evident that the war in the
Pacific is no sideshow. But it is pleas
ant surprise to know that while our Euro
pean striking force has been built to I'M
believable proportions, the Pacific arm
has been strengthened to an extent that
seemed miraculous not long ago.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06
COMMAND or THE SEA
New York HeraId.Trlbunel

When Vlee.Admiral Mitscher
brought his big task force back from
the New Guinea coast by way OF the
caroilnes. passing right through the
group and stopping 70 paste Truk
and Ponape on the way, he was
giving another vivid illustration
OF the extent 10 which we now DOM
mate the whole vast area OF the
southwest Pacific where, two year,
ago, the japanese were IN unchal-
lengeable command. This force We.
able 10 pick up MacArthurs trans
ports. convoy them 10 Aitape ane
Hollandia, then well within the Jap
anese lines. prepare and cover the
landing. stand by for something
like . week of that coast, giving
support as needed, and then 90
home past tWo o. The enenys more
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06

ton and willingly accept it. 1t is
quite another thing, however, to
require every traveller to go through
the meaningless gesture Of signing
q slip OF paper every time he buys
q railroad ticket
Ticket-sellers In all our railroad
terminals are already heavily
enough burdened without having
additional clerical detail thrust up
ON them. Subjecting them to this
empty and purposeless routine. be-
sides weighing them down with ex-
ira work, will cause further delays
10 travellers and contribute just that
much more 10 the paper shortags.
We are glad 10 observe that Ocl.
onel Johnson's aides are not -
agreement with him. This is the
kind Of magic gesture. accomplish
Ing nothing concrete. that can serve
only TO multiply the irTitations Of
wartime travel.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-06
wHAr CURES THE BLACKSMITH

As the German professor Of physi-
olocv used to tell the freshman
uhysioIogy class, the doctor was
plumb puzzled by the blacksmitn's
symptoms and in spite OF strict diet
and everything the patient grew
steadily worse until the doctor felt
In duty bound to warn the family
that the end was near. When the
patient realized the gravity OF the
prognosis he begged for just one
thing. The patient asked for a plate
of pork and beans. Oh, well, what
difference could 1t make? The doc
tor told them to give him the pork
and beans.
When the doctor came round next
morning he was astonished to md
no crepe on the door. On entering
the house he was further astonished
to meet the blacksmith's smiling
wife. It appeared that the patient
had grown rapidly better during the
night and was back at his forge
this morning. A pretty how-de-d
but well return to the smashing
climax in just q Inomene. First, one
Of our readers:
Dear Doctor Brady:
A little more than one year
ago your instructions for Relief
for Allergy were followed by my
son, aged 80, who had had seri-
GUS sinus trouble for five years.
About three hours after taking
the first 10-grain potassium chlo-
ride tablet, he was breathing as
normally as II he had never suf-
fered. This, after or during a
particularly hard seige, when he
evidently did not care whether he
lived or died.
In all he took three tablets
three times a day for three days.
His naturally good nature and
high spirits returned and he went
back to work. Now after year,
he has remained practically free
of the trouble. I have Just fln-
ished counting the tablets left in
that original bottle Of fifty, and
find IS. 800.
Well, pretty soon the village tailor
fell Ill, and, will you believe 1t, he
pIcSSuIcu pICCloCly ULlC onLlC oyhAp-
toms as the blacksmith had had.
The doctor forthwith prescribed for
the tailor a big dish Of pork and
beans.
When the doctor came round
bright and early next morning a
dignified gentleman was just ar
ranging the crepe on the front door.
So the doctor entered in his case
bxok what cures the blacksmith"
etc.
However, I believe it never does
any harm to try out potassium for
the relief Of any type of allergic
trouble, mild or severe, and often it
SENS to be pretty effective. For
instructions send a stamped en-
velope bearing your address and ask
for the pamphlet "Relief for Al
lergy' Ono clipping will suface).