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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Poland! Five Years of Gallantr,

Five years ago today as the first streakS of dawn broke over Poland, the treacher- ous Nasi armies crossed her borders, thus beginning the hostilitieS that plunged this world into total war. Five years ago today the German might, of that time, brutally crushed the valiant resistance of a far outnumbered and equipped Polish army and people,
 Crushed their military strength-but never their spirit
 Today 1t is equitable to choose the Polish people as the symbol of all the liberty loving people who have so cour- ageously given of their lives in this war, in defense of freedom. No nation has fought more valiantly and spritedly against the Nazis monstrouS jugger- naut than has Poland. To day, Russia, Britain and the United States are repre- sentative of Allied power by means of their recent victories and their great manpower, armaments and military organization yet, none of these three has contributed any more than has Poland.
 The Nazis have practiced every per fidy and perverted twist of SadiSm on the Polish people since the physical con quest of the country. Yet no Polish QulSAiLlBJ IlO COildDOtdtOl, nO COlHpkOll- tser has appeared on the scene to be- enniTch the clean shield of courage carried by these people for five years.
 Today brave members of the nation light side by side in the Allied armies, while at the same time the underground groups daily risk their lives in waging a war of nerves and secretion upon the occupying forces.
 For centuries, the Polish people have guarded and fought for the maintenance of their independence, and this latest dissertation of that liberty will soon be vindicated. The freedom of the Polish people cannot be destroyed! No greater evidence of this truth can be found else where than in the valiant, courageous and bitterly brave resistance they have con- stantly displayed against the inhumani- ties of those who sought to destroy her splendid faith.
 Today should be day of reverent con- temptation of the five terrible and Scourg- ing years of this war. We should all join with the people of Polish extraction, here in Waterbury, in prayer and tribute to the gallant land of their forefathers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
THE FRENCH MARQUIS"
(New Hayen Journal.c Courier

(New Haven Journal Courier
 The term ''Maquis" appears more and more frequently in news from France reporting French under- ground activities. This is slang word which comes from Corsica and originally denoted the low bushes on the countryside in which rob- bers used to hide. It then was ap- piled to the rob1srs themselves, It is comparable to the Australian term "bushman," Q farmer living in the bush country; or the term "bush-ranger," used in Australia to refer to an outlaw living in the bush. The bushrangers supported them- selves by levying contributions on property and persons. After the dis covery of gold in Australia, these desperadoes obtained immense sums by robbing the diggers, stage coach. es and metal conveys on their way from the mines to. the towns,
 In the United States the term "bushwhacker" was applied during the Civil War to certain men living in the states where the armies of the North and South were fighting. The bushwhackers profeSsed to be neutrals and to be concerned solely with their day-to-day occupations, but they took advantage of every opportunity to harraSs individual soldiers or small bodies of troops of their guard.
 In Russia during the present war, there has been similar activity. AS the German armies drove eastward in l94l and l942, they left behind many Russian farmers who were supposed to till the land ard to ig- nore military operations these farmers formed gue lands which at night and { ,ortune times during the day C., tne Ger man supply lines and killed soldiers who strayed away from the main body of troops,
 When the French patriots began to organize for the purpose of con. ducting guerrilla opposition to the Na1 overlords, they picked up the title ''Maquis," perhaps accidental ly, maybe intentionally. Since they had to secrete themselves in the bushes and other hideouts, the name is appropriate. Whereas 1t be- gan as a term of reproach, 1t is in France today a title of honor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Recurring Symptoms

The resignation of Charles E. Wilson from the vice chairmanship of WIPE, and the statement that accompanied 1t, reveal symptoms of a distressing malady that has been cropping up periodically In Washington since the war started. Some people call it Potomac fever". The mal- ady is likely to afflict the most earnest and patriotic government executives. It is marked by what might be called lbigoted viewpoint of political theology feeling that salvation lies in ones own political or economic gospel, and in that gospel alone. It afflictS the patient with myopia, causing him to lose sight of dis itant obiectivesj such as the war that IS being fought and the people affected by the patients judgment. It makes the patient forget results and become en- crossed in the means toward the result
 Very likely the malady has stricken the principals in the most recent case, as well aS the subordinate WIPE officials whom MT. Wilson mentioned without identity ing. It does not, however, reflect upon the sincerity or good intentions of any of them. This malady is seldom harmful to the patient, but it can be quite uncom- fortabIe for the victims of the symptoms. And there have been known cures for this bureaucratic fever. Sometimes it is necessary to get the patient out of the washington climate. But on other oc- casions 1t has been found that some straight talk or rough handling by fiaher-up will bring the patient out of 1t. Perhaps that cure ought to be tried more rom now on, rather than trusting that the disease will cure itself
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lngtoM has prevented the highest efficiency In the public service in many ways and has made gove ernMent much more expensive than lt should be,
 TeStifying before the Woodrum Committee last spring, Mir, Daniels also said that, in his early days us Secretary of the Navy, he worked out some tentative plans to promote economy and prevent duplication in the Army and Navy, and that he asked for the COG operation of Secretary of War Lindley Garrison, But Garrison answered.;
 "Joe, I don't give c damn about the Navy and you don't give a damn about the Army, You run your machine and ! will run mlne,"
 Unfortunately Garrison, though half joking, expressed 0 sentiment held by Q lot of people in both the Army and Navy,
 LATE GENERAL McNAIR
 The late It, Gen, Lesley J, Me- Nair was known throughout the Army as the "dOughboys' General" was moro conslderate of enlisted men than of officers, His death Is mourned around the globe wherever U. s, infantrymen march,
 one Incident, unreveaied till
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Natural Consequence

A returned Marine from the South Pacific tells how he and his companions were saved from Jap ambush when 9oir on an island started squealing and zhe Japs, thinking it signal for attack, charged from cover to the open peacneS and were moved down.
 Something like this was bound to nap t,es7 in an army nnotivated by "tanau- fisn." such as the Jap and Nazl loIceS essrn to be. For fanaticism leads to nign- elfin0 nerves, which lead to high-Pltcneu ~nlces. which leads to difficulty m ois- sinnufshing between a l1ysterical bals- S|t and the complaints of an oveE-
 ouRht porher.
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now, shows the sort of man Nc. Nair really was. The former Chief of Army Ground Forces had c habit of checking personally on doughboy complaints about con. ditions in their camps. Ho would arrive at a camp unexpectedly, put on dungarees march with the men without any display of his three stars,
 shortly before his death McNair made such a visit to Southern camp, joined with company on 0 25.mile hike, He started off with no pack, his rank unknown to the youngsters he accompanied. After they had gone about miles, one of the G, l. Joes started com. plaining about his pack, griped that 1t was too heavy for him Quietly, McNair offered to carry 1t, put 1t on his back, lugged it for the rest of the hike, march- ing more than 20 miles, although el years old,
 The embarrassed doughboy did not learn MoNairs identity until the end Of the march, when he profusely apologized McNair merely smiled, replied: "I dent ask any hoy Co do anything ! wouldn't do myself"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Selected Poem
FI GROW OLD

IFI GROW OLD (Geoffrey Johnson, Cambridge, England in the
 New York Times If grow old, would grow old with grace Not with weak lowing or morose regret, But Suppler-souIed the more my bones are set; And when the young strike corantos pace I would not be the fool who apes their race, Though his hearts true love is the minuet Be theirs brisk April. and my vintage get Due crown of color, as tired leaves unlace. I would grow old with Milton and Montaigne, Live with the light they saw when heats were
 spent
 And with that exquisite air as fresh as rain Your love enriched with period bloom and scent Snatched from the years that cannot snatch again. Unless to show its earthless element
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their tentacleS, mounting ever to- ward the sun. But suposing there is no post. or wall near at hand? Then the vine, groping blindly in an cratic circle, finally returns to Its starting point, twineS around its own stalk and gradually Strangles itself to death.
 This same self-destruction oc. CUTS in the spiritual life of man. kind. if there is no strong religious belief on which the vine can mature toward its eventual fplfillment. Everyone is born with spiritual potentialities. There is an instinc- tive realization of deity in human beings. just as there is an instinc- tive desire to climb in vines. But the realization of deity needs sup- port before it can mature into spiri- tual lfe-the support of strong re- ligious beliefs. Thes are not iY1- Stinctive. They come only after deep thought and exertion of will to fol- low fin the path of Christ. Without them the original spiritual instinct slithers over the ground like the groping vine. grasping for support and finding nothing. And finally, overcome with disillusionment Ina- terialism. syncism. 1t turns back and destroys itself.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
REGARDING THE DIFFICULT
 YOUNG
(New York Herald-Tribune)

Columns continue to fill with stor- les of youths delinquency. There are equally as many columns deyot- ed to remedies for the parlous ac- tions of teen-agers. There are sug- gestions dealing with ways to edu- cate parents in handling difficult offspring. and there are various plans for teaching youth how to handle itself in a world which has shown a sad inability to manage Its own affairs, even with plenty of gray-haired managers. Giving ad- vice to youth. of course, is an old game. The results have always
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Views Of The Press

been dubious. Polonius tried his hand at 1t and died, So did Lord Chesterfield-and lived to regret it. Wise Ben Franklin probably gave young Bill as much useless and un- used advice as George Washington earnestly handed out to Pat Custis For advice Is like castor oll-it is hard to get the young to take 1t.
 Some well meaning adults attack the problem from the standpoint of what youth might read. They try to prescribe more healthful and instructive mental diet. Every one, we think. will agree that 1t would be better fl boys and girls read more wise books. But to read such books means to think. And youth, 1t will be noted, prefers to feel. It is always ready to spend more time and money on the heart than on the head, For youth, Of course, hungers for real life and new experience. Even for adults books are vicarious experience, or, to borrow youths vocabulary, can ned living" What boy is going to worry over Ophelia's death or Ham, let's philosophy if his mind is tak- en up with a keen little blonde he met Saturday night at a dance in the gym?
 Just how we are going to change these and other natural tendencies of youth-all its growing pains and growing pleasures no one seems to know exactly. Looking back at history, 1t would seem that no gen. eration ever knew just what to do with youth-that is, of course, ex- cept to find out how handy boys can be when they are old enough to graduate fro ma sidewalk to a beachhead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01

whole question Into further eonfuS. ion by intlmAtlng that he did not know what would happen to Nelson when he got back from China-the question was too "lffy,"
 Similarly, on the day before, Will son called a press conference in which he blasted Nelson for his de- lays in putting Into effect plans which Wilson claimed the credit for preparing, This happened right after Nelson and Wilson had called q meeting of i50 WIPE executives, shook hands ln front of everyone, and insisted there was na difference of opinion between them on plans for reeonvertlng American industry from war to peace production,
 Thus Rt 0 time when business most needs steadineSs and assurance from Washington, what it gets is another scandal, Lesser WIPE off, cialS now choose up sides anal are marked as Nelson men or Wilson men, and the battle goes merrily on though both of the leaders are now out of the Washington scene, DISGRACE TO AMERICAN
 BUSINESS MEN
 The disgrace of the on.Wil. son controversy however, iS not that it Is Q battle between two hureaucratS or politicians but be- tween two business men, leaders In their respective fields, supposedly men of brains and ability yet In final anlyslS just a couple of other guys made out Of the same stun that bureaucrats are made Of, whose offices were separated by less than 80 feet on the same corridor and vet couldn't 90 that small distance to get together By thus failing to carry out the responsibility to the public which they had assumed, they gave all American business mems a black eye,
 It Is noteworthy that the men called in to try to clean the WIPE stables in Nelson's absence, S7-year. old Lieut., Comd, J, A, Krug, is not e business man but a professional public servant -a "hureauerat" II you must-who rose to prominence as & New Dead administrator, With the exception of one job with Wis consin telephone company, his en- tire experience has been with the state Public Service Commissions Of Wisconsin and Kentucky, with the Federal Communications Commits sionS in New York, with the Ten nessee Valley Authority as opera. tionS director, as power consultant to the old office of Production Management, from which job he was advanced to boss over prioritieS and directr of program planning,
 THE FORMULA ISN'T NEW
 Another notable point about the Krug appointment is that 1t was made directly by the White House and that in the entire Nelson.Wil- son dispute Director James r, Byr- nes' office of War Mobilization, which was set up to resolve differ ences within the war agencies, was by-passed entirely,
 Solution of this clash of officials In the executive set-up Is thus achieved by the only formula Wash ington seems to know. One of the offending combatants is fired or per- mitted to resign while issuing 0 blast at his opponent, and the other gets stripped Of some of hos power or sent on long junket. Then some tried and true New Deal White Wing Is called in to try to sweep up the mess left behind
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
LET'S SEE THE SEA!
Christian Science Monitor)

A sinister note was sounded this week by the president of one of the country's biggest shipbuilding com- panies. We say sinister" because if somebody doesn't do something about 1t, the mans proposal may be taken seriously and we shall find ourselves crossing the ocean after the war in ships without portholes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01

c hin a, ne SNlo gooClhy to Q few of hls aides with every belief that the crisis in WpB top management resulting ln the resig notion of Vice Chairman c, E, Wilson of Gen. eral Electric, had been settled ln hlS - NelSon's---fAvor,
 Three hours later the PreSi- dent in Q press conference State-
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toward light and air.
 The first green shoots to appear in the sprin g snake their way over the ground seeking some ver- tical support. As soon as they find 1t, they start up- W ard W with re. newed vigor. talk inc firm hold with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at 6:19 a. m., sets at 7:24 ?. m (war time)
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty mnutes after sunset.
 September here so keep your eyes ueeled for the windfalls under your apple trees. And it's about time to start picking the pears.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Hollywood HOkum

Tn A radio interview a Hollywood beauty expert claimed that q woman should have q shampoo daily In ore der to keep her hair In perfect condition. q. H)
 Answer -- Send stamped self-ad" dressed envelope for pamphlet Care of the Halr." It includes advice on dandruff. superfiuous hair, falling hair, prematureiy graying hair, etc. You must ask for it-a clipping Will not suffice.
 Takes Some Forgetting
 I'm great believer in what read in your column some years ago, that the best cure for most all" ments Is to forget them,
 (D. L. Al
 Answer-Im the forgetting per- son in this neck of the woods, and I'd like to forget I ever said that. 1 can think of plenty of ailments right now that would take some forgetting. Especially ivy poisoning. Man, had you suggested forgetting it when had that, I hate to think what would have happened to you. It still rankles in my bosom that the present effective treatment with Ivy extract injections was developed only after had itched enough to last a lifetime. Readers may have on request pamphlet on Ivy Poisoning--inciose stamped self ad" dressed envelope.
 Poor Complexion
 Please tell the girl who complain cd of poor complexion the very great relief we have had in our family by taking large doses of natural vitamin A, as directed in your pamphlet on Acne. It cleared my daughters skin after much treatment by the doctors had prov ed unavailing. I do so wish all girls suering from c poor skin could get the same benefit. (Mrs. F. P. F0
 Answer--Any reader who asks for 1t (no clipping, please) and incloses stamped self addressed envelope. may have the pamphlet on Acne -Blackheads and Pimples.
 Pocket First Aid Kit
 Planning a camping trip, I'd like to know what should take in a first aid kit. co. L. H0'
 Answer-Send stamped envelope bearing your address, for pamphlet instructing how to make up a pocket first aid kit and how to use 1t. If the trip is to take you into snake country you should carry package f anti-venom - druggists have 1t, for rental charge if the package is not opened. Any one can follow elections on package to administer the anti-venom in cases of snake bits.
 Copyright 1914, by John F. Dille Co
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
aTYE THEM TIIE PLEpoE

should e boy of IS i.2 begin smoklngY At what age is lt not harmful to learn to smoker What number of cigarettes can . boy Of that age smoke daily without harm2 if a boy of ib Ia should not smoke, please give scientific reasons why not. 1 am Q teacher, This ir- formation will be helpful to me in dealing with my own boys and the boys with whom 1 must discuss this problem each year,
 tSigned, Mrs. L. F. M.)
 Our youth, our parents, our teachs CTS, our clergy and our doctors have come to Q sorry pass if it b now necessary to cite scientific reasons why Q child should not smoke.
 But, come othink of it, the chils dren In America are subjected to W thorough and strongly sustained cd. ucatlonal propaganda which is 80 seldom questioned or even deploreo by parents, teachers, clergy Of doc" tors. that the children naturally Ass suYne it is sound and true--Just as children in Germany in the past generation have been taught to Do" iieve whatever Hitler wanted them to believe. Every cigarette smoker contributes to the AnericaiA propas ganda every time he or she buys d package of cigarettes. It Is pretty expensive, but then, we Americans want our children to have the most expensive everything - that iS the American way.
 I believe there is still . reasonable amount of parental and fllial love and devotion left in the world, and even if the doctors, the teachers and clergy preserve their safe dig" nlfied silence about cigarette sT1ok" ing in childhood and youth, if . child isn't devoid of such devotion he or she will take e solemn pledge and keep the pledge, if the father or mother or both will ask the child to do SO, say at the age of 10 or not later than i2 years, Q pledge not to smoke before he or she is old enough to vote and be self-support- ing. And with that, a pledge against taking any alcoholic beverage or llquor. This pledge once taken by the child, should be renewed on . suitable occasion as an anniversary reminder of the bond between par ent and child.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Nelson Wilson Feud Another New Deal Blow Up
Ny PETER EDISON CWateEbuEy Democrat Washington CArraAnNnANMA

Some new crisis hobs up n Wash. Mgton every seven days, Most of them blow over Nevertheless
 On the morning when War Pros luctlon Beard Chairman Donald N, Nelson loft Washington airport Tor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01

WASHINGTON September Texas eeulent Martin pss cnamsn % o se activities to erect wrinkles his American nepoNSm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01

He says future passenger ships may have no portholes, but be air con- ditioned throughout.
 There are some things ever the electronic postwar world cannot put out of business. The wavering light on the ceiling reflected from sea water is one of them. Another is the mighty swish of green water around a D-deck porthole in heavy weather. Then there is the whip of the sea wind through an open port. hole and the sight of a far horizon slowly rising and just as slowly fall. ing when you wake on a morning at sea.
 We say, let there be no more talk of porthole-less passenger ships.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY, By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.
CLIMBING VINES

Many varieties of vines will strangle themselves soon after sprouting unless they have a wall, tree, post, or some other kind Of siinnnrt on which they can climb
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Washington Merry-G Round
BY DREW PEARSON

lYeorod Son Congress Payroll Clerk ct $24oo Paroe Those of Lost Wo Just Before Asee Josephus Daniels Urged Merger Amo For Beck at iss4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
A Thought for Today

T. even !, am he that comfOrtcth you; who art thou, that thou ShOuldCst be afraid Of . man that shall de, and of the son Of man which shall be made AS Erass.-ISaah bl;l2,
  And he that doth the ravens feed Yea, proVidently caters for the sparrow, Be comfort to my agel Shakespeare,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Your Health
 By Dr.. William Brady

slKmed letter. pertaining Co peFs sonal health and hygiene, not Co disease, diagnosis of treatment, win bO answered by pc. Brady e Q stamped self-addFessed envelope ln enclosed. Letters should be brief and written ln ink. stO reply can Do made Co queries not c0nkorns ing Co instructions. Address DRs william Brady, National NeWss paper Service, S20 West Madison Street. Chicago, IlL
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