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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
A Lot of Wishful Thinking

Powerful Departments of our National Government are propagandizing purely political theory against the barriers of trade"-a new definition of New Deal op- position to the tariff system. The new Republican platform reaffirms belief in "a fair protective tariff on competitive products"
 Officials of the State Department are demanding reduction of these bar riers." Trade treaties" before the war left the United States holding the short end of the stick. The records of trade treaties before the war produced no thrills.
 It is perfectly obvious that every coun- try in the World will have to grow it's own food, and manufacture every possi- ble machine and device within it's own territory. for the simple reason that most of the World is down and out and pover- ty stricken. Even free trade would not create an important market for Amer iean goods. Eric Johnston's statement
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
Correction at Last-Maybe!

At long last the Office of Price Admin iStration has admitted that the Highest Price Line Limitation order is responsi- ble for the disappearance of low-priced clothing from retail shelves. The OPA Administrator says frankly that much of the shortage could have been eliminated, If we in the OPA and other agencies had been on our toes ."
 Congressional, public and distributor demands are finally forcing reconsidera- tion of obviously unavoidable price rules. Meanwhile, consumers have been cons- cious of dwindling supplies of low-priced wearing apparel. Moreover, according to the OPA Consumer Advisory Committee, "the quality of many items is so low as to be waistful of manpower and mater ials." The public can forgive mistakes in as gigantic an undertaking as rationing and price control, but it will not forever excuse stubborn refusal to make correc- tionS
 The magazine NeWSWeek observes that "even if more low priced clothes are made available, they are bound to cost more than the same items did before the war, despite the OPA's struggle to hold prices down. Labor and material costs have gone up and these cannot be absorbed by the manufacturers or the merchants" It now remains to be seen whether OPA will actually get action, or whether relief will continue to be stymied in bureaucratic red Jane
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06

July is also the month for the opening of playgrounds and vacation camps of all kinds. Cities plan their individual pro- grams and in those where sufficient Staffs could be assembled splendid programs have been arranged. In New York City this week over six thousand children were registered in the play schools. Per- haps one reason for this increase in camp and playground registration is that par entS and other members of families have not the time to devote themselves to the care and entertainment of their children. In camps and play schools they know the children will have good supervision.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06

Never before in the history of the United States Supreme Court has it been so freely and Scathingly criticized by lawyers, judges, editors and individuals as since it's recent four to three decision holding that insurance is interstate commerce" thereby upsetting precedentS of 75 years standing which held that the regulation of insurance was the function of the various states, and not the Federal government From now on, there is only one way any business in the United States can be saved from being declared "inter- state commerce" by the ingenious voca- bularies" Gas David Lawrence calls them) of a few Supreme Court Justices, and that is by Congress granting specific ex- emptions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06

wives, sweehearts, brothers and sis- ters of men in the service are ask ing the same question today.
 The Bibles answer to the question is Yes. And this affirmative answer is given without qualification or hesitation. It simply does not 1t into conception which rational men have of a righteous and intelligent God that He would create men to live for "a few years and then let their lives be wiped out forever. The Bible assures us that life here on earth is training for eternity, God is cultivating personalities with whom He can have eternal fellowship,
 Men have to meet certain spirit ual requirements before they can have immortality, but the Bible as- sures us that if they meet these requirements, then immortality they surely will have. The Bible nowhere says that everyone will be saved, but 1t everywhere says that all men have eternal life # they want 1t and are willing to rest their lives in Gods loving hands,
 Let us never forget In these dark days that the answer t0 life's most solemn question is Yes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06

At the present time there is the biggest shortage in teachers that has ever been experienced. At session of the National Education Association it was stated that the outlook isn't too good if the shortage continues, Schools are short 10000 at the present writing, with many of these in the armed forces, and many in defense work With the giving out of emergency teaching certificates it is said that chil- dren are not getting the best in instruc- tion. Teachers no longer have to wait and wait to be assigned to duties. Jobs are open for them before they finish the last exams in their pedagogic train ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
AS A MATTER OF FACT

July we'll started the exodus to summer camps is apparent These recreation centers all over the country are filled to capacity this summer The Girl Scout camps all over the country this summer have the largest registration in history, over 25,000 attending. About 5000 of these are scattered about the land in- cluding those in our own state There are waiting lists for these and camps of all kinds. It is stated that there are at least one thousand Girl Scout Day camps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
LIGHTS FOR CHRISTMAS?
(New York Herald-Tribune)

will Thorne, eighty-seven-year old Laborite dean of the House of Con- mons, who has lived through many dark and dangerous days, is begin ming to think it may be about time for the dawn to break. His lifee has been one to test the courage of the hardest. He never had time to go to school: he began working for a living at the age of six and for many years struggled with poverty in Londons East End. Fired with in- dignation at the situation of the working classes, he became a cham pion of labor and an organizer Of unions at an early age. In time he went into Parliament, where he has been for many years, respected by both followers and adversaries. MT. Thorne, whose oldest son was killed in France in the first World war. may begin to feel his years to drea dcontinuance of the blackness that has shrouded London for so long and to be weary of wars. Doubt less he is beginning to think that the patient endurance of the British people may be nearing it's reward. So he asked Prime Minister Chuf. chill, in the House, if he thought "the blackout might be done away with, nd the lights go up by Christ. mas9" MT. Churchill smiled and nodded. "You sec" said VII Thorne, The smiled and nodded hls head" Should MT. chuFchill's halfS assented-to prediction come true, the most welcome, if the most sor' rowful Christmas since the first, will see not only lights going on again all over the world, but ob. seryanee of the greatest occasion for thanksgiving in the memory Of living man,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
CLEANLINESS COSTS TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT

More irony than hunor in the porter's assurance that all the germs his whisk might dust oil the doctors clothes would never hurt anybody.
 Asepsis means literally absence of poisoning-the methods whereby a wound, region or surface is kept free from disease-producing germs.
 Asepsis and the methods, habits. technique, rules necessary to pre- vent contamination or infection of wound, region or surface are difhcult if not impossible to understand and practice unleses you have some sci- entific knowledge of bacteriology and some professional training Tn the meteorological laboratory or In the operating room or the delivery room.
 The use of "antiseptics" or ger micides," particularly those power ful' nostrums having color or odor calculated to impress a child or Wiseacre layman, has practically nothing to do with asepsis or asep- tic treatment. On the contrary, the uuack healer, the near-doctor, the nurse who plays doctor to all and sundry who accept such "rnedicaP' care, the druggist who does not hesitate to give medical advice or service if the customer looks dumb enough, these individuals, armed with 8 dangerous little knowledge really believe that liberal applica- ton of some powerful" aptiseptic or germicide is the best treatment in any emergency. They're chtldlike faith in that quaint theory, must be held responsible for great deal Of unnecessary suffering, illness and disaster from infection, blood poi- soning, septicemia, faulty healing, excessive scarring, functional in1- pairment and crippling which asep- sis would prevent.
 Some of the fundamental princi- ples of asepsis are hard for the no- vice to understand for the very rea- son that they are so simple. They are, first, soap and water cleanli" ness, and second, don't touch.
 Washing anything washable from clothing, bandage, implement or in- strument to hands or wounds, is at least as effective as the use of any known antiseptic or germ-killing chemical for providing or maintain ing asepsis. As an antiseptic appli- cable to the skin or an open wound, soap and water is second only to certain agents which only a physi- clan can employ with safety. As an agent for disinfecting or sterilizing dressing material, bandage, instru- ment or implement washing with soap and water is second only to steam, boiling or equivalent heat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
Views Of The Press

hope to study accountancy when I get back as it's high time a fellow should have life career at my age" Another writer, frankly nostalgia for the soil, says he wants "jeep" and would like to build 8 small home "and have a small farm, rais- ing produce, fruit and breeding cat- tle."
 Still another writes that he used to work with meats" and wants to take a correspondence course now SO that when he returns he can be a government meat inspector" There are letters, too, from boys in the service, just out of high school, who are really discouraged because they feel their education has been too abruptly cut of. Give us a chance to learn trades and to brush up on rusty educations," is their appeal.
 These letters are authentic docu- ments affording true cross section of the present thoughts and desires uppermost in the minds of our fieht- ing men. They want nothing 50 much as to return to their natiye land and become absorbed in ciVil- ian life as quickly as possible, More than bonuses or special privileges they want the chance to become inc dependent citizens, to train for work they like, and to find the Opportu- nlty for job at decent wages,
 Some of these letters were written early in May in the Anzi0 bridge- head under heavy shellfire, So 1t is not at all unlikely that some of these boys will never return to find fulflllment of their dreams, Bee cause this Is tragically true it should make the rest of us even more des teFmined that those who do survive and return shall be enabled in eys cry way possible to make their dreams come true,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06

Jaeckle announced that Dewey was willing to let the convention choose its own candidate. How ever, Jaeckle was so nervous that without even being questioned, he volunteered the following:
 T think John Bricker would make g fine choice"
 Forty-five minutes later Roy Moore and two other Bricker lead- CTS entered the corner backroom of the Dewey suite, began hud- ding with Jaeckle, Sprague and Brownell. This was the big move ment. For three hours the hud- dle continued. At intervals, one of the men ran out of the room and into another for some quick private telephoning. The Dewey boys consulted constantly with Albany. Moore and his pals raced up and down the halls be- tween the Bricker and Dewey suites.
 It wasn't until 3:45 8. m. that Bricked, seated in his headquarters, finally agreed to be the Vice Presidential candi- date. Back to the smoke filled room on the 18th floor went Roy Moore. Hand were shaken and weary maneuvers dozed off for Q few hours sleep.
 Many of the Bricker crowd was thoroughly flabbergasted next morning when they heard of their hero's decision. Even after he withdrew from the race at the convention stadium, shouts of "We Want Bricker" poured thorugh the hall.
 Copyright, 1914 by United
 Feature Syndicate. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06


 tinue to manufacture more planes. ships, guns, tanks, munitions and other materiel of war then any other nation ever has fabricated.
 What has happened falls into two categories. In the first place, We have used up the entire stockpiles of certain commodities which are considered essential to civilian well- being and the efficient functionirlg of the home front. These must be replaced, in carefully measured quantities, even though facilities for their production have to be diverted from war work.
 WE'VE GOT
 WORKING SUPPLIES
 In the second place, we have over- come the inertia of our belated start and built up working supply of many if not all of the weapons and munitions required by our arin- ed forces and those of our Allies From now on our task is to complete the stockpiling of war items not yet in abundance, replace those which are expended against the Axis armies and navies, and - this IS important - supply the thousands of sudden requirements for new weapons and for notifications of armament which will result from the unpredictable eventualities Of modern warfare.
 To meet the needs of the future on such replacementS basis will not require the entire capacity of our vastly expanded industrial plant. Increasingly we shall learn of fac tories whose product no longer is neded, which will be released from war work.
 The Brewster case, widely pub- licized, was not typical because there a combination of unfavorable factors existed. But the Brewster experience is going to be repeated In many plants where management and labor have not combined to make themselves generally disliked,
 The tipoff that this is no pipe dream lies in the fact that War La- bor Board lawyers now are busy drafting orders to govern the pro- cedure of recorversion as cutbacks in war production become general and important.
 The first one that is anticipated, of major importance, will be in the airplane field. Informed observers are talking about a 30 per cent hor- izontal cut, because we now are be- ginning to make planes faster than the United Nations can use them. SOME CUTS SOME
 EXPANSIONS
 That does not mean, of course, that every type will be cut an even 30 per cent. To guess, one might say that production of trainers could be reduced by half, or more, while manufacture of Super Fort resses might be maintained at cur rent level or even greatly expanded with an eye toward shift of the ma- jor war theater to the Pacific.
 Termination of the war in Europe which high military authorities have predicted should come before l945, will mean substantial de- crease in certain types of war pro- fundamentally, perhaps, weapons and munitions for ground troops since ships and planes will play a much greater part against Japan even than they did against Ger many.
 You can look for a great seething in the industrial pot in the near fu- ture-and don't get any idea that 1t is a matter of interest only to the plutocrats of big business. The handling of reconversion means the difference between jobs and no jobs for workers, the difference between goods and no goods for consumers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
THEY FIGHT FOR PEACE JOBS
(Hartford couFantl

An ipklIng Of what the lighting man not actively engaged ln coNlg bat thinks about is revealed by letE teTs currently being received by the Connecticut Unemployment eommls' sion, EtaV|Sly simple these letters are, bespeakIng the soldiers honest conceTn Tor the future, These soly dleFs are not thinking ln terms Of bonuses but expressing the heaFfelE wish for 2 postwar opportunity te secure the kind af work they Ike and to become useful, productive eitiHens,
 One former salesman, who expects to he tWentysseVen by the time Do returns, WTltesl sWheDevaY ! Eesd of fancy bonuses, aat totally 0lRv gusted Wlth the whole thing, !
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06

party harmony and make Dewey's nomination unanimous.
 Bricker, however, bridled, asked Townsend who he was talking for.
 "I'm talking for Dewey" re- piled the ex-Delaware senator.
 "If that little - has any thing to say" shot back Brick CT, 'let him call me himself"
 Townsend reported back to the smoke filled room at 25l9. Dewey Boss Ed Jaeckle then phoned Bricker, asked him if he would accept the vice presidency. Bricker and Roy Moore, his manager, in effect told him to go to hell. But by next morning, Tuesday, the Dewey boys were worried. De- featism was rampant throughout the convention. Midwest dele- gates were up in arms. Revolt was growing. There was even talk of last-minute rebellion against Dewey when the nominations be- gan next day. Bricker's friends naturally made no effort to con- ceal Dewey's h-handed tactics to whip the convention into line.
 At midnight Tuesday, the Dewey boys again approached Bricker about withdrawing in favor of the Vice Presidency. But again Bricker said no. His name would go before the convention for President, he said, no matter what happened.
 THREE-HOUR
 PUDDLE DOES IT
 At this point Ed Jaeckle had his press aide, Harold Keller, round up a hurried press conference. It was so hurried that scarcely dozen reporter were on hand when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06

Yet tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after we must get down to brass tacks on the business of back. tracking to civl- ian production.
 That does not mean that pro- duction for war is nearing an end. Quite t he c o n- trary. For months perhaps literal ly for years - American factor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
AID FOR FARMERS
(Boston Post)

AD1eboN EooIj
 Many of those hundreds Of boys and girls, who are braying the re- strietions of wartime travel to go camping in Maine, will prove of real use in filling farm labor slloFt- ages, Youngsters at approximately 200 camps will devote part of their time to cnltlyating and harvesting crops of farmers, according to an announcement of the WideraWake Maine Development Commission, The farmers are to pay Hg0lpg wages" and the proceeds of the childFens labor will go, ameng other things, for the purchase of War Bonds, contributions to the Red Gross and other war relief,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
Selected Poem
TROOPS IN ENGLAND

Sylvia Read in The Christian Science Monitor And you are gentle too and love this summer; The swallows nest in the cracked crevice; Your hands a chalice holding pity; The thread of chestnut scent, the tall bloom The lines are marching into summer, Wider the gold fields. more gold, more room. For you. the lonely, the dun-colored, the heaVy-
 footed.
 Into these ways ome secretly sign no pass. Even you ma walk them, the heavy booted; In summer, even soldiers may walk across green
 grass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
Your Health By Dr.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per- sOnal health and hygiene, not to disease, diagnosis of treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address Dr. William Brady, National News paper Service, 32O West Madison Street, Chicago, III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Reconversion
 To Start Soon
By s. BURTON HEATH

Signs are beginning to multiply that the beginnings of industrial reconversion are just around the corner. The war still is far from won, of course. The hardest, dead Hest fighting remains to be done against both Germany and Japan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06

of thousands ot men in the very flower of their youth are being taken away in battle.
 If & man die shall he live again?" Thu s asked the an- cient seer, and millions of anx- tous mothers and fathers the world CT,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
Washington Merry Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

FDR Since Being Given Campaign Jobs Kentuc First Takes No chonee in Protecting Her Husbond Preceded COP Convention Choice for Pesden Po Rising Revolt Cubed When Bker Consented to Step Down. the White feeling better and with the latest Chandler beer m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

THE ANSWER IS YES
 We are thinking much these days, and rightly so, about the claims of immortality. In addition to the normal harvest of death, hundreds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon rises at s:02 p. m. (war timel Sun rises at S:27 a. ni.. sets at s.26 p. m. (waF time) Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-01-14
Henderson Cagers Play
Middleburg Boys, Girls
I'm Gymnasium Tonight

Henderson High school boys and
girls Basketball teams take I'M the
NiiGlcburg teams tonight III Il
dpublChCadcr beginning II 100 o.
C.Ovl, in their first game of the sea-
son. The : mes VIII be played on
the Henderson court IL the high
school gymnasium.
Mary Lou Parrish and Rcbccca
Parrish. sisters. were yesterday elect
ed Co-captaluS or She girls team.
coached by Bob Harrison. Both girls
wC." outstanding on last years team
and are expected L. show up well
.gIEu this We =. George Powers and
hurley Mills were elected rs co-cap-
tans q. Tn" boys team. coached by
=. II. NcC".mm"n.
Coach Harrison has an nunccd as
MS starting lineup for tonight as:
Caroline Finch. left forward: Re-
bCcCa Parrish. center forward: Dcnl
= irish. rgh; forward: Kathryn
Hawkins l,u guard: Mary Lou Par
IRISH. c,n'"' guard: and Marie Cog
gins. rgh: guard.
The boy, lineup was announced
ny Coach McCrimmnn as follows,
George Powers. center: Hurley
Mills ami Billy Floyd. guards: and
Walter H"sEc;t and Billy Mitchell
forwards.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-01-14
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-01-14
RETONGA A BLESSING
TO HIM SAYS BROWN
He Felt SO Weak and Run.
down From Nervous In
digestion He Wondered
What Would Become Of
Him, States Leather Ex-
pert. Feels Fine Now.

"Rctonga gave nc such splendid
rciici feel that | can help hun
dfcds OF others by telling them
about IT," declared Mr.. =. II. Brown.
well known resident of 33l Church
ST. Greensboro. ". c.. in adding
his name TO the hundreds gratefully
praising hits noted herbal stomachic
and Vitamin B-l medicine. Des-
scriting his case, Mr.. Brown con-
tinued:
II felt so rundown and weak
from nervousness. loss Of appetite
and sluggish elimination that | was
beginning to wonder what would
become Of me. Nothing ate seem
cd 10 agree with me or give me
any strength. and so much gas
formed in my stomach 7 often felt
like could hardly breathe. had
no appetite and I seemed 10 be
getting more nervous and sleepless
all the time. I had to take harsh
laxatives regularly. spent money