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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
THE GOOD SHIP ~. Q. p"
(Hartford Courant)

The voice crying in the wilderness
has just been heard by Senator
Ralph o. Brewster Of Maine. Ac-
tually raised in Lewiston in that
State, this voice suggests that the
time has come for paying tribute
to the No. Hero on the Home
Front, Mr.. John @. Public. And this
Down-East homeSpun voice further
recommends that at an early date a
ship be launched and christeced the
q. s. s. John Q. Public, in homage
to this sterling, if sometimes slight
ly obScured, character.
Somehow, though, such an honor
seems a bit Of character for our
hero. He has always crtnged at the
Enelight and has been more than
willing that spurious statesmen and
Hollywood glamor boys should take
the bows. No heroic figure is he.
and ne knows it. In his heart he
feels certain that, when the time
came for him to dash the cham
payne against the bow Cor is it the
Stern?), he would miss the ship
completely. Then, what would the
boys in the office say? They'd think
he was putting on the dog" And
Mr.. j. Q. P. perforce must vince
at even the thought Of the riding
they'd give him.
Another big obstacle is what kind
OF shipp Certainly not q dread
nought, O heavy cruiser, or even q
destroyer. A cargo vessel, perhaps,
or even q mine-sweeper or some
other characteristically grubby, lit
tie ship that does q dirty. useful Job,
That might he quite fitting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
New Attack on Polio

The stimulus of war always spurs med
ical science to combat mankind'S latest
means of self-destruction. But there is
evidence that it may also be speeding the
fight against another of natures Grip
ping forces: infantile paralysis.
Curative processes are being developed
through the American peoples gifts to
the National Foundation for Infantlle
Paralysis. And now DR.. Carl RoSenow OF
Minnesota's Mayo Foundation reports
progress on a vaccine which might pro-
vide immunization, such as we now have
for smallpox.
Dr. Rosenow differs from the majority
opinion in his belief that infantile para
lysis is caused by StreptococcuS, not a
virus. His present work is only expert
mental, but it is good to know that at
least some hope is offered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
Views Of The Press

| insist upon bed OF garden soil.
Naturalize it where It has to COM
pete with the roots Of shrubs and
trees, and its manages somehow.
We like to proclaim its pluck and
its independence as virtues pecu-
liarly American, though, come to
think, it Is a descendant Of Old
World immigrants, like all of us, ex-
cept, Of course, Indians.
The botaniSts tell us there are
eight or ten distinct kinds Of daffo-
dis, most of them Boosting count
less varieties and that the right
name for all of them is NarcissuS.
The fond lay public has its own
systems Of nomenclature. One hears
for instance, that Narcissus means
the kind with many white flowers
on a single stalk; that the kinds
with short cups are jonquils, and
only those with long trumpetS are
daffodils. But the daffodils don't
care. BY any name they speed the
arrival Of spring in the wintry gar
den, and by any name the are
loved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17

believe that he is just a good
farmer.
While we are in this act Of de
bunking minor prophets, we mighG
include one more item. Henry Ford
predicted In late February that the
war would be over in two months.
Let us put him In his place as Q
prophet by using his own trieks.
We predict that he, also. will be
wrong. AS prophet. Henry Ford
Is very remarkable industrialist.
Careless prophets have prospered
In the news because too few persons
took pains to check their prognos.
tioations. Humility becomes a proc
phet, We have tried 10 be helpful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17

Fixes report that he Navy justi-
flies its delay in adopting the
quick-release parachute.
Col. Fike reported to the Nays
Bureau of Aeronautics that the
quick release had been tested
out several years ago." and that
the men did not like it because it
was too bulky, got in the way, was
worn in front rather than in the
rear, and that sometimes men
slipped through it while in the
air.
Naval officers admitted, how
ever, that Col. Fixes report was
based not on the use of the para
chutes in actual jumps, but only
on putting the quick-release har-
ness on pilots and letting them
get the feel of it on the decks Of
carriers. Furthermore, these
Navy tests were conducted be-
tween 1880 and 1893, at a time
when the quick release was not
perfected.
Colonel Fixes report for the
Navy on December 13,1943, was
made six months after General
Longfellow had reported from
England on June /, 1913, that
anything but a quick-realese
harness is murder0uS." Presum-
ably, Col. Fike was trying to JUS
tify the Nays slowness.
ARMY FINALLY ACTS
General Longfellow's report was
Numerically opposed to Colonel
Fixes statement that ayiators
sometimes slipped Thorough the
harness. Longfellow said: "There
has never been failure of the
box (single release bOx) reported"
He also said that the Raj, since
1880, had used the single release
'fOr all personnel engaged in ma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
DAFFODII. DAYS
New York TimeS)

TOO little and too late" can
never be said Of the daifodil, much
and early" are the words for this
advance agent OF spring. II Atts ia
green fingers 10 feel the air before
the frost Is out Of the ground, In
these parts Il forms It's buds amid
the snow .lurries Of March, and
now, In chilly April, II opens Ia
CHEEKY flower to the first honest
sunshlne OF tho year. Ita flowers
rather, for II Ia q gratefully gen.
erous plant. Give Il time, two Of
three years, ana is bulb begets
family, and there's q vaseful.
Tho daflodll has more admirable
qualities than beauty alone, II goel
10 work at the first chance. It's a.
ways on time. II ondures hardship
No coddllng, thank you. one squar.
meal q year, u you please, end
plenty Of elbow room, and e AK
40 further iayors. u doesn't ever
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Dog Sleeps In

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Dog Sleeps In
Dog sneaks up on children's bed
at night and sleeps with them. Is
this harmful in any way?
(Mrs. w. r.
Answer Not particularly-any
petting or handling Of dog OF cat
by children or adults, or licking of
hands or face by dog, may give the
children or adult worms-the worm
eggs being present in animals
water washing Of hands is always
necessary Immediately after han-
ding or petting Cog or cat.
Asepsis
Kept my three-year-old confined
in bed while he was suffering from
bad cold with temperature ..
have washed with soap and water
and aired the toys he handled, but
how can disinfect picture books?
(Mrs. w. L.
Anser-The child had fever-not
just temperature. Every one has
temperature. Apparently you don't
really believe the illness was q
"cold"-if you really believed that
you would not care about isolation
or disinfection. If he were my child
and I suspected the illness might
have been 6iphtheria, scarlet fever,
measles, infantile paralysis or any
other respiratory infection, I'd want
all washable bed clothes, clothing
and Sickroom supplies or utensils
laundered or washed with soap and
water, and picture books simply
aired in the sun for day, and then
forget it. The one most important
precaution YOU do not mention
wearing a suitable mask while TAX
ing care of the patient.
Copyright, 1914, John F.. Ollie CO..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17

at the point where circumstances
are most torrential, 1t Is when life
hangs in the balance. or honor Is ut
stake. that every power within "
Is marshalled for rescue or selt-de-
Tense, The physical processes which
night disease are heightened by the
presence Of infection. Trouble beats
some people down and disquallfles
them for the struggle Of life, must
most people after they have passed
through trouble, look hack ana see
that It has taught them great les
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
MEMO-CHECKED
(Hartford Times)

On March %. the United Press
quoted Farmer Virgil Smith, Of
Baldwin, Georgia, as predicting that
the war would end on Easter Sun
day, 1914. He had forecast. three
months before the end Of the first
World War, that 1t would end on
November II. 1918. He made his
predictions, he said, as the result OF
dreams.
We promised to check Farmer
Smith on his latest forecast, Easter
has come and gone. Regrettably,
the war Is still very much with us.
However, something has been gain
cd. It has simpllfled our opinion OF
Farmer Smith. We shall henceforth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17

rine operations. And in 1882, due
to its success and adaptatbility, it
was adopted for standard issue
for all purposes except for train
ing"
"The Raj has made 4,197
jumps and over 10000 practice
jumps with this equipment"
ported.
Gen. Longfellow also reported.
Despite his urgent request on
June l, the Army ordered only
200 of this type of parachute more
than four months later, on Oct.
20. They were not finished un-
til around mid-March. Mean
while, in February, the material
command of the Army Air Forces
got together with the Navy to
try to standardize their parachutes
by proposing the quick release for
both services. The Navy, however,
would not concur.
And on March 8, the day this
column revealed the Army's long
delay in ordering what General
LOngfellOw had requested, the
Navy once again told the Army
that it was opposed to the quick
release. Next week, however, the
Army went ahead with its order
Of more than 100000 quick-re-
lease 'c1luteS, and a few days
later, the Navy went to the ex-
tent at least Of sending three
inspectors to visit parachute fac
tories regarding possible new
production.
Meanwhile, Naval flyers con-
tinue to risk the task of untang-
ling themselves from parachute
shrouds and harness under water.
copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
OsLER HAS BEEN DEAD 3
LONG TIME

Listening to radio commentators
I have to shake myself sometimes
in order to rid my mind OF the lie
fusion that the commentator Is per-
sonally responsible for the way the
war is going. And that reminds me
how easy it is for newspaper doc"
tor, handing out opinions and ad"
vice in the wk. oracular manner, 70
get that way about health and dis
ease.
Recently, in an article on Tobac-
co. Anoxia and Angina in this COLI
umn quoted Osler's teaching that
there is true angina pector1S and
historical, neurasthenic or neurotic
angina pectoris," and said Osler
quotes Hubbard who said the CHIEF
feature differentiating true angina
pectoris from 'neurotic angina" is
that the pain of true angina lasts
minutes and that of "neurotic an
gina" lasts hours or days; and the
patients attitude in true angina is
one of silence and immobility,
whereas the patient with the i'm
aginary angina" is agitated and
active.
A distinguished heart specialist
rebukeS me )and I'm afraid de-
serve it, for going so far back for
authorities. OSler's judgments were
sound enough in his day but hard
~ for today. I should have turned
to modern authorities, such as Her
rick, Smith, Gross, Wilson, Herman,
Masters, ETC., whose understanding
of heart disease embraces not only
the clinical and pathological knowl-
edge of Osler's time but also the
electrocardiographic and radiogra-
phic knowledge we have acquired
in recent years.
AS matter Of fact, the heart
specialist informs me, the angina
pectoris of coronary occlusion does
last for several days, that is, the
pain of it lasts for days. So the
idea of the old timers (Osler and
Hubbard and other great medical
authorities Of their day. that the
pain Of true angina pactoris lasts
only minutes is untenable, so far as
the significance of the duration Of
pain Is concerned.
I make this explanation at the
earnest request of the heart Spe-
cialist, for unless I do correct the
error a great many people will get
a wrong impression of vital
question.
But now that I have corrected
the error it SENS am right back
where I started from. My intention
was to prevent people from getting
frightened by pain or distress felt
in the region of the heart. But I
fear I do sometimes lean too far
backward in that endeavor and this
was evidently one of the times. I
am grateful to the heart specialist
for his taking time out from busy
practice to help me give people real
help and not just unwarranted good
cheer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17

sons. They would never have de.
veloped certain powers had II not
been for that grilling experience OF
misfortune which developed power
ut the point where the torrent was
most fierce,
We can be sure that life Is .
school, I and such being the case
hard lessons are gwen as not 10
make Us suffer but 10 make VI wise,
We 40 our best when that best IA
lmperatively demanded. We develop
power where the waters plunge
headlong.
Al Rights Reserved-Dahson News.
paper syndicate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17

y
Although the Army delayed
for months after Brig. Gen. New
ton Longfellow of the U. s. 9th
Air Force in England requested
the quick-release harness on June
/, 1913, nevertheless the Army did
jump In on top speed last month,
after revelations II. this column,
and ordered more than 100000
of the quick single releases.
Furthermore, Colonel c. B. De-
gavre, second in command at
Camp Mackall, N. c., where eight
paratrooperS drowned when they
were unable to extricate them
selves from their triple-release
harnesses. came to Washington
last month, requested and got the
promise of new quick-release har-
nesSeS.
The Navy, however, has not
acted 50 quickly. One week af-
ter revelations in this column,
the Navy did send thre captain.
inspectors to visit various para
chute factories, presumably to
ascertain where the quick. re-
lease harness could be manu-
featured. At this writing, how
ever, no Navy orders have been
placed.
This may be partly because the
army jumped in ahead and has
most Of the parachute factories
busy. But the delay may be due
to traditional navy devotion to
the old-fashioned triple-release
parachute.
Instead Of ordering the safer
type Of parachute, the Navy is ex-
perimenting with a breathing in
strument which will permit an
aviator who drops into the water
in his parachute to breathe I'M
der water for about five minutes.
During this five minutes, he could
get out Of his cumbersome triple
release harness.
ILLUSTRATION OF DANGERS
This, in itself, illustrates the
dangers of the triple-release har-
ness and is why the Eighth Air
Force in England has junked it,
using the British single-release
harness instead.
To get the full picture, it Is
important to realize that, when a
man lands by parachute, it hits at
a speed equivalent to jump
from a 16-foot building. If he hits
the water, he goes under for a
considerable depth. When he
woes under, he has to cope with
720 feet of shroud lines connect
ing his harness to his parachute,
and 1t Is easy to get tangled up.
Also, if he is in the old triple
release harness, he has to undo
bunkle under each thigh and an
other snap at his shoulder.
The single release, ON the
other hand, requires only the
turn Of a little box on the
chest, following which the en-
tire harness falls off. First de-
veIOped in the United States, 1t
has been adopted by the British,
Germans and almost every
Army and Navy in the world.
But the u. 8. Navy still holds
out.
At the moment, U. s. Naval Of
ficerS are experimenting with the
single-release harness, but have
made no decision.
Most tragic fact about the
slowneSs Is that its aviators must
come down in water nine cases
out of ten, whereas Army airmen
probably can avoid water nine
case out of ten. 1t Is in the wa
ter that the triple-release para
chute is almost fatal. as was DEM
onstrated by experiments off
Florida last summer, when 10
men wearing this type were
dropped in the water. None would
have survived had not boats been
standing by to pick them up.
REPORT ON TEN
YEAR-OLD TESTS
In view OF this, O report writ.
ten by Colonel Q, l.. Fike, U, s.,
Marine Corps. on Dec, Is, leAS, Is
especially interesting. II Is through
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17

special mVeStl-
cations on var
ious phases of
the war effort
AS conducted by
Sundry govern
nent depart
mentS, bureaus
and agencies.
These are in adj
dition to the
probingS of the
80 S t a n di n G
committees of
the House and
s e n t e, the
grand total of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17

OWS Is DeauIuW
to contemplate,
but is has no
power possibih-
ties. To have
power. one must
have fall. 1t
takes plunglng
water to make
the wheels turn.
1t Is so with
our lives. We
dev 0lop our
greatest power
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
Current Comment

Not everybody will be happy af-
ter the war, and 1t is much better
that the Germans and japs be I'M
happy than the C2echs and Chin.
ese.
DIR. Hans Kohn Of Smith College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
Your Health
By DR.. William Brady

SiEned letters pertaining to per-
sOnal health and hygiene mot e
disease, diagnosis Of treatment,
will be answered BY DR.. Brady u
. stamped seIf-adiressed envelope
Is enclosed. Letters should be bT1ef
and written In ink. No reply can
D.. made to queries mot conform
ing 70 instructions. Address I'VE
william Brady, National News
Dapcr Service, $50 West Madison
Street, Chicago, III
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
War Profiteer
Scandals Feared
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
COrreSpOndent,l

Something would seem to be ALL
ing with the entire governmental
system Of self-inspection.
There are currently s. congress
sional committee and subcommittee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
canrv Nor1cT ASS N n.
POWER REQUIRES
BY EARL l. DOUGLASS. d. D.

POWER REQUIRES
TURBULENCE
Only streams with strong torren-
tial currents admit of power devel-
cpment. The placid stream which
winds its way through green mead
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17

question Of the harness
is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
Selected Poem,
HEARTBREAK HOUSE

HEARTBREAK HOUSE
Arthur Wallace Peach in The New York TimeS)
Heartbreak house is down a lane
Just little way
Careless feet or angry feet
Can find 1t any day.
Down little lane it stands
Bleak against the sky,
VoicelesS. yet forever there
The lost and lonely cry.
Just few steps down a lane
That has no walls or stiles,
But the journey back Is long
Miles and miles and miles!
Daily Almanac
Moon rises at 3:1S a. m. (war timel
Sun rises at 6:10 q. m. sets at 1883 p. m
(war time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
latter sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17
Washington Merry-Go-R

Navy Still Hesitoes Order the Safe ucReeose Porochutes
Army Has Finally Acted Replace Dangerous pIReeose Type
Navy Cnes Made Over Ten Years
Yet Their Flyers Often Dropping Into Water Face Greatest Rs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-17

Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-25

vodnjakom, Sc je razlila po trgu
pred gimnazijo.
Ma vodnjakovih stopnicah
pred Herkulovim kipom je stal
zmagalec in pred MIN tri me-
scanska dekleta. Srednja mu je
pripela ma klobuk venec cvetja,
druga mu je ogrnila pisan alta
sast plasc, tretja pa mu je iz-
rocila darilo: mosnjo srebrnih
goldinarjev.
Valvasor je postal sredi trga
med mnozico in 81 z robcem bri-
sal potno cello :. Da, zmago-
valec v teku je bila - Marija.
20, ii vrazje dekle!" je siknil
bogensperski' gospod med zob-
mi.
Kar pristopita k skupini pri
vodnjaku diva fanta in poizku-
sata dvigniti zmagalca ma ra-
mena, da ga odneseta v zmago-
valnem obhodu po mestu. Ia
man Sc zmagovalec brani.
Zdajci pristopi Valvasor, po-
tegne zmagovalca S stopnic in
zarohni, da Sc odmaknejo vsi
naokrog:
"Paglavec! Ali tako izpolnju-
jes svojo obljubo!
Dalje pr1hodnjic)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-25

10. Nu, ne 90 dOlgO, pa 90 swat
ba ma Bogensperku."
HIM"
- Prokleti gusar! je
Grajzar zaskrtal.
"Sicer pa, taksnale sema ma
razlicne ljudi razlicno ucinkuje.
To Sc ravna Apo tenn, kaksne
perspective kdo gleda ma svet.
JAZZ dosledno pticje - cato
me je MOI imenitno zabaval; vi,
Grajzar, pa gledate ma vse z
zabje perspective - cato vas je
MOI jezil. Ali nj res?"
! Res" je skomignil Grajzar,
! obraz pa Sc mu nj zjasnil.
"Haha! Ampak - da je cital
knjigo, XII jo Valvasor komaj
pise! In da je obcudoval vase
slike, XII jih je start frost ko-
maj zacel delati - hahaha! No
ia bene: ali ste videli fante, XII
so tekmovali?"
"Nisem. Ljudje so Sc pehali
pred menoj."
"Jaz pa sem jih. In &c eden
izmed njih nj bill Maria Trosto-
va, potem potem JAZZ nisem
| Pavel Vitezovic."
Grajzar je molcal in tovarisa
niti poslusal nj vec. Sc vedno ga
je trla jeza. Da Sc pristav zani-
ma "a Mario, je bilo jasno. In
! rristav ina lepo stalno sluzbo,
i m a brzkone premozenje, 81
more napraviti topic gnezdo "a
druzino On, Grajzar, pa
nina nicesar Ali maj prosi
Marijo, da pocaka mani? Pet -
deset let? In kako maj prisili u
sodo, da mu v tenn casu strese
sreco v narocje?
- Sreca je "a bedake in
"a junake, JAZZ pa nisem ne e.
no, ne drugO --
Medtem Sc je Valvasor pehal
proti Tranci. Kmalu je bill v ta-
XII gneci, da tudi silo ne bi
mogel prodreti. VIDAL Sc je in
mnozica ga 'je nesla po ozkem
| Starem trgu. Ma koncu, pred
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-25

ga popotnika pa - mani. Ha-
ha!"
Poredno je pomeziknil Graz
zarju, ces - poglej ga!
Pristav je vidno prebledel. A
takoj Sc je ojunacil.
"Nu, sal ne bova sama.'
Locili so Sc z neStetimi poklo-
nj. To Sc rece - Grajzar je sa-
mo pokimal in komaj dvignil 81
roki klobuk.
Zarobljenec! - ga je
sodil pristav.
Ampak oni Hrvat je
Sarmanten kavalir. S seboj me
vzame - ha! Lepotica moja, ne
uides mi! Ell, gospod komornik,
kmalu Sc vidiva!
"Boze mill! KakSen osel!" je
zastokal Vitezovic, ko sta z
Ora jzarjem odhajala po spital-
ski ulici. I'm kako je prebledel,
ko sem mu predstavil bogen-
sperske cetveronozce! Haha!"
"Ne VEN, &c vam DO gospod
baron hvalezen "a taksnega 60
sta," je cmerno pripomnil Graf
Ear.
cali mislite, da ga res wa
mem seboj? Kaj Sc! ze sam
najde pot ma Bogensperk, ne
bojte Sc! Zaljubil Sc je v Mari
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-25
TIisa

s 4 sobami Sc odda v najem
mirnemu paru brez otrok. Ma
jemnina SIS mesecno. Vprasa
Sc ma 1905 e. 176 st.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-25
RACIJSkI kOLEDAR

PROCESIRANA JEDILA -- Zelene znamAe erlx G,
H. in racijski knjzici st. vejavne do TO- feb
ruarja. Znamke K, in M eljavne sedaj in do TO-
MEsO, SIROVO MAsLO, SIR, MESO KONZER-
YAH, it'd. - Rjave znamke crk V, w in knjigi St.
veljavne do 26. februara. Crka e sedaj velavna
SLADkOR - Znamka st. 80 knjizci je
ljavna funtov sladkorja do 81. Znamka st.
40 je sedaj veljavna funtov sadkora vzuhava-
MIA, in scer do %. februarja 1945.
CEVLJI - Znamka st. 18 racijski knjzici je
ljavna do prekica. Znamka st. srani aeroplan
knjizic st. 3 e vel javna do prekica.
GASOLIN - Znamka st. 10. knjizici A je veljav-
do 21. Znamke in knjizcah so veljavne
vsaka galona dokler jih porab. Move BE- in
C2 znamke veavne pet galonov gasolina. line dr.
zave in cencna stevka biti zapsana preko vsake
znamke, XII Sc jo odda gasolin.
TAJERJI - Prihodnji pregled tajerjev avtov, Cigar
lastnik posedujeo knjizco, je do 80 marca;
knjizco do 29 februarja; knjzico do 29 februar
ia. komercijana vozla morajo dat tajere pregledati
vsakh ali ko prevozijo 5000 mill, katero je
preje.
OLLIE "a KURIVO - Kuponi 3, a, in~5 so sedaj
veavn. St. potece 13. "a vsak kupon dobte
10 galonov Ola.
zGANJE - Osma perijoda nakup zganje poteee
J. Poeg redne kvote dobte r dodatne steklenice
rllma.