The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
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 Radios blue -pencilers vince when they're labeled censors. They pre- fer to be called continuity accept- al1ce editors Such hot airs!
 Among xany ditties, the one wiGn the most coiavrilsing title is: "In in Love With the Girl with the Three Blue Eyes" i. A fortnight ago this corner suggested a motion picture tribute to the four heroic army champlains (of different faiths) who went down with a transport after giving their life pre- servers to save others. A few days ago Louella Parsons reported a film based on their stirring valor would be produced Diplomats who deprived Belgian underground fight! CTS of their weapons must now re- alize that their short-Sighted poll cies have fizzled. If the under grounders had guns, they would have slowed down the Nazi ad- vance.
 The ciggie shortage makes thiS Mark Twain ,quip pertinent: ITO cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did. ought to know because I've done it a thousand times" i. Crossed Signals Dept: The H. Trih editorialiSt urged support for tie British fight against alleged cona- mics in Greece. But on the same editorial page the opinion boy praised the Chungking government for ceasing its internal struggle with Chinese commies Life'S mag's Christmas fable is a tender and beautiful piece of literature. It exhibits words in all their glory :. It's about time Joe Ramp was cited for conetmpt. Ramp diened any link with the avowed Hitlerooters. But in 1899 he shared a speaking plat form with Joe McWilliams, who has always prayed his support of Addl- fooey.
 Nothing is more sickening than headlines revealing some American companies were indicted with slow ing down war production. Yet if those who are indicted are con- victed of such dastardly crime, they face only two years in jail and a $l0,000 fine. What legislator will be the first to put teeth into the law which deals with that heinous of- fense? .. Why beef about the nix on hoss racing? Instead of watch ing horses run, it's more import ant to concentrate on putting rlts on the run :. Add nonsenSorsh!p: The film, Sign of the Cross" Has been revived, and scenes that were okay a decade ago have now been clipped by the Hays office.
 John L. Lewis has been doing something worthwhile for the na- ton lately-keeping mum Pho logger Margaret Bourke-Whitc's latest tome, They Called It Purple Heart Valley" (Simon-Schuster |, shows she is as adroit with type writer as she is with her camera. When the Allies were marching tc Berlin, Franco's propagandistS whsned they were never pro-Nazi. Now that the Allies have suffered a setback they are once again nnouthing the pro-Nazi line. In short, Francoites are showing their truo colors-and it's all lemon i. !. The licking administered to many legislators who carried the ball fer bigotS seems to have had its effect on Cong. Clare Hoffman. He is now orating about the need for racial tolerance. We won't take his refor- nation seriously until he repudiates and actively battles the bigots who support and praise him.
 Ham Fish is going to Mexico for a holiday. Poor Mexico! King Carol leaves, and now Fish is gc- ing there. Tennyrate, we can as- sure Hambo that America will en- joy the vacation from him Every time the Nazis gain victory isola- tionists scramble out of their Iut and begin yapping they're right. It is significant that the only thing that seems to help their team is a victory by Americas enemies .. This is to repeat there is desper- ate need for Army Nurses. Ore wounded CT recently wrote homo; Tn the hell of war, only the angels of mercy remind us of Heaven It has been announced that Re- pubs will emulate the PAC with a similar organization of their owc During the election GOPoliticoS spun horror yarns about such groups leading America to ruin. Hmf .. :. The Nazis are hard to destroy-so is cancer.
 Fuddy-duddies who decry the spotlighting of Nazi brutalitles were by the N. Y. Times edi- "We need this constantly recurring evidence (of Nazi atroci' tieS) to remind us of the nature of the foe we fight and to keep us firm in our resolve that the perpG- trators of these crimes shall meet with the punishment they deserve" Sen. Wheeler's latest wild pitch is . demand that we shelve talk about international cooperation un- til the war is over. The mere fact that Allies fight together proves we already have international coopera- ton Hollywood stuff: In an in-