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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
AS A MATTER OF FACT

The women's groups who are out tooth and nail to get better material in cloth ing have the backing of Connecticut's Senator Francis T. Maloney. An amend ment sponsored by several organizations was introduced in the U. S. Senate this week. The Senate was shown plenty of shoddy that goes into clothing; and at tention was centered on low-cost items, which at this time are not being pushed as hard as high cost clothing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
Daily Almanac

Moon rises at ii;ii ?. m. (waF time) Sun rises at b:20 a. Il., sets ct e:22 ?. m. lWnr timel
 Vehicles must Do lighted thirty minutes after sunset,
 The old Farmers Almanac says plenty Of dew on the grass after a fair day means tomorrow Wil he fine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

He told FDR that he realized the question of who would run for Vice President on a Roosevelt ticket was the hottest political issue. in the nation today, and added that he personally was relatively unimportant.
 ''The main thing" he said fin brief, Ifs that you be re. elected. Therefore, before I leave the country. want you to know that I am perfectly prepared to step aside. Further more, I want you to feel that you are perfectly free to make your decision without further consulting me-"
 This struck responsive chord with the President. But he did not commit himself. To do so might have indicated definitely that he planned to run and, so far as anyone knows, he has not 2 done that even to members of his own family.
 The President has always ap- preciated Wallace's loyalty, es- pecially after the beating Wallace took at the hands of Jesse Jones during the row over the Board of Economic Warfare. Jones has been reported detremined to keep Wallace off the Democratic ticket and, judging by the part played by JeSse's nephew in the anti Roosevelt revolt in Texas, he has lot of bargaining power. How ever, the President can be aw- fully stubborn and he. may get the "0ld Dutch up" regarding having Wallace on the ticket.
 NAVY UNDERSECRETARY
 New Secretary of the Navy Jimmy Forrestal hasn't endeared himself either to the White House or the admirals in his maneuver- ing to pick an Undersecretary of the Navy.
 Jimmys first personal choice for Undersecretary was Struve Hen- sel, the Wall Street lawyer now heading the Navy's procurement legal division. However, this would have meant too many Wall Streeters running the Navy. (For- restal himself was head of Dill lon. Read; Assistant Secretary Gates was head of New York Trust; Assistant Secretary Bard is Chicago investment banker)
 So FOrTestal then turned to Charles Thomas of California, who, however, turned out to be banker gilded over. He had been with the banking house of Dillon, Read, but was sent out to California to manage a clothing firm which went bad on on it's loans.
 Meanwhile, the President had suggested Adlai Stevenson of Chi cago, grandson of Vice President Stevenson of the second Cleveland Administration, and one of the best young men in the Navy De- apartment. But Forrestal turned thumbs down, giving Stevenson the brush-off so vigorously that the latter is now quitting his job as special assistant to the Sec- retary of the Navy.
 The President also favored Donald Russell of South Caro- Iina. chief assistant to Justice Jimmy Byrnes, but FOrrestal didn't.
 Forrestal then brought up the name of John Kenny, a San Francisco lawyer. and is also thinking of making Ralph Bard Undersecretary, with Struve Hen- sel taking his place as Assistant Secretary. However. the Presi- dent has never quite forgiven Bard for his speech in the fall of ie42 in which he said: we are losing the war" Also. both Bard and Assistant Secretary Gates have been blamed for mak- ing a fiub Of the Brewster afr plane plant shutdown.
 So Jimmy FerFestaI is'haying an awfuIly hard time pleasing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

That stern-visaged elderly actor who has graced the stage and screen, adding dignity to the profession, c. Aubrey Smith, eighty-four years of age, has been knighted by King George VI. Aubrey Smith enjoys the distinction of being ranked as the leading member of the British community in Hollywood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

great Bibiical truths and ex- pressing t h c n quite plainly in simple language, The youn s t CT here pointed out two things which the Bible certain iy teaches. The
 first is that nc man at any tlne has seen cod. To use the little
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.
THE LIGHT ETERNAL

Two little girls were looking at Bible pictures one of which was 'Srhe Good Shepherd" One of the youngsters pointed to 1t and sald. Look, that's a picture of God" No" replied the other. That's not God. that's Jesus. God never had His photograph taken"
 Children have Q way of seeing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

naval ana mui- tary Jargon of al- phabetism and mum CT ol og y which now clut- ters up the news of the war and the news of war production.
 How would you like 1t, for in- stance, 4 t h e news of the inva- sion came at you like this:
 'The frs t .,.n- R az
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
Your Health By pr. William Brady

f0NAMGW N2ug0A0 (yLl u-AMNlANk " WLN-
 s0nal health and hygiene, not to
 disease, diagnosis of treAtment
 will De answered by pr. Brady k
 a stap1ped self-ad d1ressed envelope
 Is enclosed, Letters should be brieG
 and written In ink. No repey can
 D. made to queries not cOnfoFIa-
 ing to instructions. Address llr.
 William Brady, National NeWs-
 paper Service, S2O West Madison
 Street, Chicago. III.
 I LIKE MY MAGAZINE PURE
 For years I have been recor1s mending olemargarine as a food wherever or whenever butter is lir1- available or too expensive. And what's more I've been eating 1t, particularly in the past few years.
 Tn all these years no one has ever approved of my stand in favor of the use of oleomargarine in the everyday diet.
 But six months ago had a shock. A reader asks what kind of oleo ] used, complaining that every brand sold in the market in her community contained sodium benz cate as a chemical preservative. I was fiabmergasted, dropped every- thing and hurried to the kitchen, found three different brands of margarine in he refrigerator, and dad bust 1t, in fine print on the car- tons, which I had never troubled to read carefully, was the statement that the product contains sodium benzoate.
 I haven't the slightest idea whether oleomargarine has always had sodium benzoate in 1t or whether this is @ recent innovation. What flashes me is that here I've been urging people to reject foods, fresh or preserved, that contain chemical conservatives and at the same time urging them to use oleo- margarine in their everyday diet--- and all the time the stuff has con-, tained this chemical preservative.
 Not all of 1t, I'm happy to learn. One reader sends me the carton of the oloemargarine she uses, well known brand, which contains no sodium benzoate or other preservas tive.
 A professor of biochemistry in the medical school of well pulp licized university lodges a protest when venture to ridicule the com- mercial practice of factoring oleo- margarine with vitamin A.
 I still say I'd as soon have oleo- margarine to which no vitamin A has been added as the doctored kind. Of course vitamin A is ex- pensie, and it is getting more and more expensive-I maintain there is no sound justification for maks ing every customer who buys a food staple to pay for a dash of vitanlip A too.
 The same professor, writing on the official medical school Station- ary, mind you, comes back with an- other verbose protest--this time, though, the eminent gentleman ad- dresses his protest to me, believe 1t or not-concerning my attack on the inclusion of sodium benzo- ate in margarine" which the pro- lessor deems ito be unwarranted and unfair" The professor quotes the Food and Drug Administra- tion's regulation permitting inclus sion of not to exceed l 1/10th of 1SS of sodium benzoate in oleomar. garine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

The Swiss Guard in Rome, ever faith full, halted some jeeps and mounted ma chine guns which has crossed the Vati- can line parking within the square Of St. Peters, and later set up barracade. Which is as it should be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

There's an invasion on the home front in which it's your duty to play part The invasion of the Fifth War Loan into your wallet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
Washington Merry Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

Wooee before Trip Discussed Running Issue With President Willing Step Aside but FDR Might Pick Him Despite opposion White House Opposes Banker Choices for Undescreto Dewey Sees Word Union Leader Home but Blocks Peoee
  political Wallace con the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

moment of our waking hours that 1t is in no sense of the word snter- tainment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
LCILSM-
 Edson Calling
By PETER EDISON

By PETER EDISON
 Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent
 When Smaller War Plants Corpo- ration Chairman Maury Maverick let let go his blast at meaningless gob- bledgook language used by guv'ment bureaucrats in their official orders and memoranda, he might have done the long suffering civilian reader another favor if he had in- cluded in his target 8 lot of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09

Copyright. 1944, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

requested by the board. Instead the board suggested that the depart ment .sbolish the two present va- cant heutenancies and appoint two additional patrolmen. This would give the city a net saving of $500 8 year since Grade c patrolmen drew but $36.75 a week basic pay while .ieutenants receive $51.75.
 Stating that the detective bureau has done excellent work under Chief Inspector Joseph Bender, the board voted to raise the inspectors salary to that held by the former chief in- spector.
 When Bendler was apointed to his present post last February, he was given a salary of $3,100 plus the regular $500 cost of living, which is the same pay as captain receives. The action of the board yesterday will give him salary of $3,500.
 The board accepted the resigna- ton of Supernumersry Francis Zu- kauSkas, who was sent to the county jail yesterday to await trial for the murder of Mrs. Stephanie Plungis. ZtIkauSkas was suspended by Deputy Supt. Frederick Hickey on Nov. 2 when he was arrested on suspicion of the murder.
 The board accepted an invitation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
NACA PUBLISHES
 BURKE'S PAPER
Issue to Stimulate Discus sic min A AccOunting's
 Evolutionary Growth

The National Association of Cost Accountants has published in its November 18th Bulletin a paper given before the Hartford Chapter National Association of Cost Ac- counts by William F. Burke on September 18th on the subject of "The Influence of War on Cost Ac- counting.
 Without doubt World War II has had a decided influence in modify ing industrial accounting thinking and practice. We are now far enough along in the war period to appraise these changes brought about by the war and to begin con- sideration of the needs and prob- able developments of the early post war period.
 This publication is of the inven- tory-taking and forward-looklng type, which will serve to stimulate thinking and promote discussion on the next cycle in the evolutionary development of accounting prac- tice
 The author, William F. Burke. is a graduate of Yale University and Assistant Controller and Assistant Secretary of the Scovil Manufac- turing Company of Waterbury, During the past 26 years of asso- citation with his company, MT. Burke has had a wide range of experience in all phases of financial and indus trial accounting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
OFFICIALS VIEW
 NEW RESERVOIR
Express Surprise at Mag nifiCient Work Done;
 System Explained

The mehcanics of the city's water systems were reviewed by the mem- bers of the board of works, city of ficials and members of the press yesterday afternoon.
 The combined group inspected the new Pitch reservoir and attendant facilities on a tour conducted by Charles Root city engineer, Henry Whitlock, his assistant and Supt. Herbert Scott-Smith.
 At the furthestmost end of the newly constructed Pitch reservoir the group viewed the powerful out let of water eminating from the tunnel leading from the Shepaug reservoir, nine miles away, into the Pitch at rate constituting IS million gallons a day which could be jacked-up, if necessary, to 30 million gallons a day.
 All present expressed anazement at the constructive and scenic beau ty of the new Pitch reservoir which when viewed year ago July consti- tuted muddy sink-hole and mass of conglomerate rocks, brush, etc. Today the slopes of the reservoir and the view of the valley below the actual reservoir are lush green of newly planted grass and makeup an expansively scenic view.
 The first stop made on the inspec- tion was at the de-chlorinating plant below the Wigwam reservoir from which all the water from the Wigwam, Morris and Pitch reser- voirs flows into the city. There MT. Whitlock explained the mechanics of the chlorinating of the water and the neutraling process used to nullify possible over-chlorinating of the water.
 The pumps between the Wigwam and the Morris reservoirs were also inspected. Here it was shown how the water from the Pitch reservoir is used to build-up the pressure of the Morris reservoir water so that the latter is pumped through to Waterbury proper at rate which makes possible the present high pressure.
 This water entering the city pass es through the newly constructed second pipe line. Water from the old Wigwam reservoir still comes through the old pipe line at a low pressure rate.
 Among others attending yester- day were Mayor John s. Monagan, John P. Fitzmaurice, Henry Dow loing, John DiCorpo and board mmebers, chairman John Savino, William Carpenter, Joseph Wilhelm, Fenton Niver, Martin Tehan, John Phelan and members of the press, Walter Brooks, Albert L. Martin and James M. Moore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
Ethel Barrymore Slightly Better

New York, Nov. Is. CUP)-Actress Ethel Barrymore, 65, spent more comfortable" night at Flower hos pital, Drs. Louise Rene Kaufman and Thomas McGavach announced in joint report today.
 The First Lady of the American Theater, suffering from influenza and lung congestion, had tempera- ture of 101 degrees at 8:l5 this morning, unchanged in the last "A hours.
 Her physicians reported that her cough was ''less troublesome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
POLICE BOARD
 BLOCKS CHANGE
Two LieutenanCies in PO- lice Department Cause
 of Controversy

Members of the police board de- clined yesterday to accept the rec ommendation of the board of fi- nance that it discontinue two po- lice lieutenancies, and voted to re- fer the finance boards request to the committee on men and discipline for investigation and report at the next meeting, the reason given be- ing that the finance boards sugges- tion WIS on ''too short notices"
 The finance board in next years budget which it is now working on, refused to make appropriation for 10 additional patrolmen as had been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
GAS STEALER KICKS

Manchester, N. H. = (UP0 Ar rested after stelaing three automo- piles and breaking into a gasoline station in his escape from an in- dustrial school here, 17-year-old boy complained to police. While was in the filling station, mean guy came along and let the air out of one of my tires. You can't trust anybody these days"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

to attend an inspection of the auxil- iary force at the police sattion to- night.
 The board also accepted an invit- ation to attend the district meeting of the municipal court judges Nov. 20 at the Union League Club, New Haven.
 The resignation of Supernumerary Mark Doran, who it was understood has left the city, was accepted by the board. '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

Australia has a movement fa- voring medical tests for Members of Parliament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-08

able box to lie in when they join their
ancestors. In these uncertain days the old
people cannot be sure their sons will be
alive to give them proper funeral. but
good strong coffin offers some security Any
way, Old Pock Marks showed good deal of
interest in that one. It's well made. The
wood comes from Euchow and will last
n hundred years. He had set his heart
on buying it for himself.
Then suddenly he stopped coming to
look at the coffin wondered why, until
read public notice in front of the magistracy
one day. with list of people in the valley
who had dopated toward the fund to buy
medicines and provide special food for
wounded soldiers who had kept the devils
from crossing the river just south of here.
Old Pock Marks had given two thousand
six hundred dollars, the money he had been
saving to buy his coffin.
The Old One Has His Way
| HEARD later that Young Pock Marks -
he isn't pock-marked but people call him
that anyway - found out and started scold-
ing the old man, but quoted down after Old
Pock Marks said: 1t wasn't enough to buy
that one. and anyway don't need it yet.
They need the money now. Besides, what
good is comfort after one is dead?' The old
man is nearly eighty, you know, but not
long after that everything was settled again
when Young Pock Marks said he would save
all of his pay and buy his father the same
coffin"
Then Young Pock Marks is paying for
the coffin in installments." interrupted.
We'll, he intended to, but he was drafted
for the army before he had an opportunity
to make the first payment and he was killed
while fighting month ago on the other side
of the river"
l rose and leveled the question at him:
so you're going to indulge in little charity
and give the old man his coffin anyway"
The cofin-maker picked up plane and
squinted down the bottom edge. Its really
not charity. You see, he said softly as his
face flushed momentarily, Il told Old Pock
Marks that his son had paid me in full for
the coffin"
In China there are many heroes. There
are so many people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-08

WYE WERE in quiet town high up among
w the hills of Western Yunnan. 1t was
midday. and most of the people were out
trying to scratch living from the rice
paddy terraces in the surrounding valley.
The few shopkeepers dozed away. waiting
for occasional customers to buy the rope,
dried beans, raw-cut tobacco leaf and rusty
iron nails and hinges salvaged from bombed
houses, all displayed in small baskets along
the curb.
Just inside the South Gate of the town. l
found myself ON the threshold of coffin
shop The artisan-proprietor. husky we'll
preserved man. who was sitting on the thick
edge of an unfinished box and reading a
book, glanced up at my foreign" clothes
and rose to his feet, courteously removing
his brass-rimmed spectacles as a sign of
respect.
>.Havs u Cup Of Tear"
APoLoGIzED for the intrusion. He invited
me to sit on the finished but implanted lid
of a casket apologized for being unable to
offer me more comfortable facilities, and
ordered an apprentice to make tea. l glanced
around at the large stock of collins. chose a
shiny lacquered masterpiece at the bottom
Of the pile as the initial subject of converse
ton.
THAT looks like an expensive One,"
said wondering il WIS on safe ground.
''Has it been sold?''
mo. Old Pock Marks would not have
the money to pay for it now" the old
cofin-maker grinned, but I'm saving it
for him."
Some old friend OF yours?" pursued.
He Wanted 10 De sure
HE old worker of funeral wood shook his
grizzled head, but he must have noticed my
curiosity. He stretched out a hand to pass
me cup of tea from the grimy hands of the
apprentice, slipped loudly from another cup
with large brown cracks on the side and
began:
old Pock Marks is farmer who lives
just outside the East Gate | hardly know
nm, except that he came around several
times to inquire about the price of collins.
You know how important it is for people
who begin to feel age in their bones to know
that they will have durable and comfort
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-28
E-SoIdler Says
He Strang|ed
heiress TO Death

Continued from Page One
cisco FBI office, said.
Detective Inspector Frank Ahern
said he was renewing efforts at
questioning Sumter who appeared
confused"
Il wouldn't say right now whether
we have the right man or not, "
Ahern said.
Sumter told Ahern he met Miss
Bauerdorf on street car and raped
and strangled her after accompany
ing the heiress to a hctel or an
apartment building.
TT was big place, though. and I
remember there was a large living
room," Sumter was quoted. Another
soldier was there, and he was mad
because I came in with her. She
went into another room and talked
with him awhile and he left
Then she came back into the liv-
ing room. I tried to make love to
her. I hit her with something. Then
l raped and strangled her.
"I carried her into the bathroom
There was some water in the tub
/ put her in the tub but LETT hel
head above water because l didn't
want to kill her Then I left and
went to Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-28
House Committee
Cleans Up
Army Hospitals

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. CUP)-
The house military affairs commit
tee Wednesday reported "reaSsur-
ing" results from its long investiga-
ton of army hospitals which in one
instance found patients being served
storage eggs generously covered with
catsup to disguise their evil taste
The committee said the war de-
partment had taken corrective ac-
tion in response to almost all sug-
gestions based on its survey of 80
hospitals in 20 states and the Dis
trict of Columbia. The report listed
% specific cases referred to the de-
partment but cid not name hospitals
involved
Whatever may have been the sit
uation prior TO the committees in
vestigations, it said, with few ex-
ceptions the results following the
investigation have been decidedly
reasSuring.'
The committee said hospital
buildings in general received proper
care but that some had uncovered
pine floors and some needed paint
and connecting passageways be-
tween ward buildings and main
buildings.
Although several of the % cited
cases referred TO inadequate fire
prevention equipment. the commit
tee said the equipment generally
appeared adequate and efficient
since it had not learned of any Gen.
flagrations at army hospitals.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-28
Bridges Appeals
To hiqh Court

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. up
Attorneys for Harry Bridges, west
coast leader of the Longshoremen's
Union (CIO), asked the supreme
court Wednesday to block an order
for his deportation to Australia.
Bridges appealed from Ninth
circuit court of appeals decision af-
firming denial of writ of habeaS
corpus to him by Federal Judge
Martin I. WEIGH OF California.
Bridges requested the writ to circum-
vent a deportation order issued by
Attorney General Francis Biddle in
May, 1912.
Biddle found that Brides was af-
filiated with the Communist party
and ordered his deportation on the
grounds that the party taught "vio-
lent overthrow Of the United States
government"
In his appeal, Bridges denied that
he ever had been Communist and
said the evidence relied upon by
Biddle "is only the debris of an
elaborate and ambitious structure
built upon the testimony of wit
nesses mcst of whom were the dregs
of the waterfront, and whom the
government should have quickly rec
ognized as SUCH"