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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25

The eyes of the country, if not the
world are turned these days on a con-
centrated drive to assist the work OF COM
batting this dread disease. The drive cul-
inmates on President Roosevelts birth
day. The customary mile OF dimes IS Tea
tured throughout the country Whlle
many other important things occupy the
attention at this time the 1nfantlle Para
lysis drive is given important consldera-
ton, which is as it should be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25

Army, Navy, War Production Board
Maritime Commission, War Man
power Commission and Cancellation
Service of the apartment of Labor,
reports on the operation of the
Smith Connally labor disputes act,
the experiences of the British and a
few other sundry and assorted bits
of business. such as talking to Eek
pertS" in labor relations.
TEN STRIKES DAILY
Preliminary estimates put the
number of strikes in 1943 at 5000
or better, the number of man days
lost through strikes at over 1875.
million.
That averages 300 strikes a month
10 a day, each losing $3.50 man
days labor.
1t is considered impossible to
make any division to show the
number of strikes affecting war in
dustries. For 1912, the War Labor
Board made an estimate that 1853,
or approximately 46 per cent of the
1858 strikes in that year, were in
munitions industries. Using that
same percentage, it would mean
approximately 1000 strikes against
the war effort in 1913.
No one will condone a single
strike, but from labor advisers to
the War Production Board, con-
firmed by War and Navy Depart
ments, come frank admissions that
there has been no sizeable failure
to meet any production schedule
because of strikes"
To consider strikes as inescap-
able, natural phenomena is, how
ever, to easy. One TO the faciIe fall
lacies is to say that strikes normal
ly increase as industrial produc-
ton goes up. Take a look at that
for few selected years:
In 1880, there were 3.3 million
man-days lost through strikes, with
the Federal Reserve Board index of
industrial production at 81.
In 1887, there were 28.4 million
man-days lost by strikes, with the
index at 113.
In 1912, there was drop to four
million man-days lost, while the
index rose to 1899.
For 1943 the estimated loss will
be 1875 million n-days, with the
index probably averaging 235.
COMPLEX FIGURES
The figures don't prove a thing
they are supposed to prove. The
large number Of man-days lost In
1941 and 1913 can be accounted for
by the coal strikes Of those years.
The strike record of 1887 can be
attributed to just one thing. That
was the year the National Labor
Relations Act was declared con-
stitutional by the Supreme Court
1t resulted in 4,740 organizational
strikes. The law that was to I'M
prove labor relations resulted IL
more strikes and more man-days
of idleness than the country has
ever had - all-time records. A law,
in other words, can cause strikes
instead Of stopping them.
Think that one over a minute
Then look at the experience of the
British, who have a National Serv-
ice Act which makes strikes Illegal
In 1912, In spite of their law, the
British had 1900 strikes, causing
Is million man-days idleness. The
United States has about 3.5 times
as many industrial workers as
Great Britain, yet the United
States, without a National Service
law, had only 81 times as many
strikes.
Bear in mind, too, that the Bri-
fish have suffered direct bombings,
which are supposed to encourage
labor loyalty and speed up war pro-
duction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25

but the fact that one was on a
path along which that particular
beast of prey stalks indicates that
the mind was lot entirely to the
approaches of evil. What we do is
the outgrowth or what we are.
Every good or evil act springs from
a long mental and spiritual pre-
paration over which we could have
complete control If we would. Men
are responsible for their behavior
because they make it inevitable by
the way they think and act.
Every thought and impulse has
tens the coming of good Of evil
day. Both vice and virtue are the
outward signs Of an inner condition
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Strike Why's
And Wherefores
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

The President says that nation
al service law will prevent strikes.
Before accepting that one, you
might ask yourself, "How?" Fact
No. to determine is, What causes
strikes?"
Here you run into one of the
most imponderable questions ever
asked. Sidney Hillman used to ans
wer it glibly with, IA difference of
opinion between management and
labor"
Strikes are caused by
Here you start looking under
more beds than an old maid in a
charity ward.
Sometime in February, the Blu
reau of Labor Statistics will come
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
NEW YoRK's NEW AIRPORT
bridgeport Post)

New York City is not going to be
caught fiat-footed by postwar de-
velopment in aviation. It already
possesses the biggest airport in the
world-LaGuardia Field-and it is
building another so much bigger as
to make LaGuardia look like a
postage stamp.
The new airport is now called
Idlewild, that being the name OF
the locality. 1t is in Jamaica on
Sheepshead's Bay and the nearest
access to 1t from Connecticut would
be by way Of the Whitestone Bridge
the added distance being the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25

secondary and, religiously, a distortl
ed sense. The name given to child
at baptism is one of the least inn
portant elements of the ceremony
The most important is the sacraI
mental freeing of the child from or
iginal sin. BY the sacrament the wa
to heaven is opened to the child
That the sacrament of Baptism
should be given as quickly as pos
sible after birth seems evident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
Rv EARL DnrInTASo N N
OUTWARD SIGNS OF AN INNER
CONDITION
By EARL l.. DOUGLASS, d. D.

Maeterlinck in one of his books
makes the statement that nothing
ever happens to a man that is not
of the nature of himself; by which
he means that what man does
either of good or evil is the out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
combine, is the SON of Alice
Adele SchOOnmaker by her mar
riage to Walter Sykes.

combine, is the SON Of Alice
Adele SchOOnmaker by her mar
riage to Walter Sykes.
In addition to Sykes man, Pur-
cell, running mica matters for
Jesse Jones, the Justice Depart
ment has discovered that an in
ertesting individual is head of the
mica section of WPB. He Is Sid
ney A. Montague, formerly of
Huse Liberty Co., now with Ashe-
vile IN. c. Mica Co. Both of
these companies are controlled by
Blood and Schoonmaker, which
has family ties with the British
mica combine.
The Justice Department re-
ports that william E. Blood, of
Blood and Sch0Onmaker, has
boosted that he controls dOmes-
tic production in the U. S. A.,
and that he even bought mica
mine in order to close 1t down
and curtail production.
The Justice Department Is con-
tinuing its investigation. There
may be interesting developments
soon.
Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25

Miss Pickford is now touring the coun-
try in the interests of infantile paralysis
stopping at hospitals for crippled chill
dren, addressing radio audiences, CIVIC
and women's clubs On January 10 she
started off at the White House. The re-
Spouse to this appeal is always grati1ying
and it is hoped the financial results tElS
wear will equal that of other years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
CHRISTENING
(The Catholic Transcript

(The Catholic Transcript
Catholics should remember that
ito christen" is ito receive or init
ate into the visible Church Of Christ
by Baptism. That Is a Websterian
definition and 1t is fundamental. To
christen Is not to name, save in q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
CuLTTvATTNG MALNUTRTTION

A young mother gives her two
year-old daughter "a popular car
donated Sweetened favored bever-
age) regularly. She says her doctor
told her to give the child all the o
(beverage) she wants. This Is dis
tressing to me, as the child is SO !
frail and has recently suffered eight
weeks of the worst whooping cough
have ever seen. The mother not
only gives the child her (beverage1
but allows her to drink from the
same bottle as herself.
''''' miss H. r. A.
According to Bridges Food ano
Beverage Analyses Oea & Febiger,
Phila., '35) the beverage yields &c
calories to the bottle-al1 from the
sugar added as sweetening. Other
wise the effect is that of cup OF
weak tea or coffee, as 1t contains
an alkaloid (drug) having the Ell
fects of caffeine in coffee.
So far as the sugar, cane sugar,
in the beverage is concerned, that
is all right for an occasional PICK
me-up, just as would be cup OF
Sweetened tea.
So far as the carbon dioxide
(carbonic acid gas) in the beverage
is concerned, that, too, is all right
as an occasional stinulant to the
stomach, but If taken frequently or
regularly 1t becomes, as the great
DR.. Osler expressed it, one of the
most powerful enemies Of the Ameri-
can stomach.
To feed such stuff to baby Is in
defensible. surely the mother mis-
understood the doctor or perhaps
the doctor is some near-doctor or
queer doctor.
It is injurious to growing child
to indulge in such beverages, for the
very good reason that the amount
of sugar the child gets in glass or
bottle of the stuff is sufficient to
spoil the child's appetite for more
essential food. Furthermore, 1t Is
vicious to let a growing child take
stimulants of any kind, and the caf-
feline or similar alkaloid in the bev-
erage is a stimulant to the nerves,
kidneys, heart. Children who have
the advantage of proper feeding
should not be allowed to drink tea,
coffee, or even chocolate or cocoa
before they are sixteen years OF age.
All of these beverages overstimulate
nerves, kidneys or heart and do
harm.
Milk is the right beverage for
the growing child. For hot wealth
er beverage lemonade, orange juice
or other fruit juice drinks sweeten-
ed but not carbonated, should be
the only beverages allowed.
In some instances if the childs
taste has been spoild or depraved
by indulgence in Improper bever-
ages, it is permissible to flavor the
milk with a little chocolate or Co
Goa or better some caramel (burnt
sugar., that is. If the child will not
or cannot drink straight milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
Selected Poem
MATURE REFLECTION

,Bv Helene Mullins in the New York Tines
To learn the trick of happiness
Is not an easy thing.
Some try charades in formal dress,
Some ride in circus ring
Some, scattering seeds upon the Wlno
In recklessness exult.
Others are more self-disciplined;
Similar the result
AS time grows late and the years go by
There's this to say for the maze;
1t inspires men to testify
That exaggerated praise
Is given many things planned and done
Which do little to crafty.
And that happiness may come as one
Lies down for cause to die.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
Current Comment

Two years ago we were worried
about having too little too late. To-
day we find people worried about
SURPRISES of steel, aluminium an6
Army cutbacks.
-WPB Chairman Donald M. Nell
son.
We in America believe that our
profit system, operated by prlvats
enterprise, can out-produce, plan
for plant, any government monop.
oily in the world.
Eric A. Johnston, president U. 8
G. of C.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25

growth of t h e
whole of his life.
T h eft often
seems to be the
result of sudden
impulses: but be-
hind tn a t i'm
pulse was q long
prepare ito n for
the dishonest act.
Lust seems to
spring from am
bush a n d over
power its victim,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
AS A MATTER OF FACT

There is a womens division of the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
and it's leader is Mary Pickford. Miss
Pickford plans year-round program. 1t
is the intention to have communities In
every state of the union ready to assist
when and if an epidemic starts in any
particular section of the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25

ment in future we should remember, how
ever, that every mile stretches Soviet
communication lines out longer and
brings the Nazis closer to their sources
of supply AS the fighting moves toward
Berlin it is bound to become tougher 60
ing, and slower
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25

y u y w i y IL It's
formal report on
strikes In 1914 8.
About he same
time the Nation
al War L a b o I
Board will issue
their annual re-
ports, and there
will be some an
nual figures to
draw from them.
None nor all of
these will t ell
the whole story.
You must look,
in addition, at
80 49,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at 8:11 a. m, sets at $3.50 p. m.
(war time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
total eclipse Of the sun will occur today
in South America and western Africa, and
an unusually big moon will obscure an I'M
usually big sun.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
A Thought for Today

Seek We the Lord while He may be found, call
we upon Him while He is near.-Isaiah $3.50.
Let never day nor night unhallow'd pass,
But still remember what the Lord hath done
Shakespeare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
Washington Merry Go-Round
Mica Being Investigated by Justice Department.
Output Vito War Moterio Raises Question Of Monopoly
Head u Mice Agency Friend Of Groups oficioIs
BY
DREW PEARSON


antitrust suit members the British House Lords and one
connection with an alleged
onopOv OF TIA mater
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25

of life. Nothing ever happens to
a man that is not of the nature of
himself"
All Rights ReServed--Babson News
paper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25
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 II
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, 800 West Madison
Street. Chicago, III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-25

Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate. Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-03
VICTORY House
HAS OPEN DATE
Societies Offered June 5
or 7 for For Fifth War
Loan Drive Program

Local societies or organizations
eager to participate in the coming
Fifth War Loan Drive may take
over the Victory House on the
Green either June 5th or 18th the
only two dates remaining open.
Mrs. william v. Hawkes., chair
man of this division Of the local
drive today announced that any or
ganization eager to participate In
this manner may adopt either one
of these dates by contracting her.
To date the following groups
have placed applications for taking
over the Victory House; all dates
are during the month Of June-6th,
Bethel Sisterhood; 7th, open; 9th,
Merchants; 9th, Merchants; 10th,
Hellenic Greek society; 18th, Scovill
Co.; 18th, Waterbury Catholic Or
gani2ation; 14th, U. s. Time Corp;
18th, Lithuanian Committee for De-
Tense Of America; 18th, Merchants;
18th, Waterbury Teachers associa-
ton; 10th, Temple Israel Sister
hood goth, Women's Republican
club; 2lst, D. A. r.; 22nd, Russian
War Relief; 18th, Merchants; oath,
Eastern Star association; 26th,
Junior league; 27-28th, Franco
American association; goth, Mer.
chants.
July dates will be announced
later during the campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-03
HOGAN TO HEAR
CASES THURSDAY
Local Motorists to Appear
in Hopes OF Having Ii
censeS Restored

The following motorists seeking
restoration of driving licenses have
been notified to appear for hearings
before Francis w. Hogan, Chief
Hearing and Complaint Officer OF
the Motor Vehicle Department, at
the City court room on Thursday
June 8, at 1890 q. M:
Ivan l.. Doyle, 685 Main street,
Oakville, Conn. Accumulated record
Ronus Joseph Crock. Cottage
Place, Wolcott, Conn. Violation, not
conviction, operating under the in
fluence. 1854.
Irving c. Barss, Box 80, RoXbury,
Conn. Violation not conviction, OPP
Grating under the influence. 4-21-44.
Guy Brewer, $50 Baldwin street,
Waterbury, Conn. Operating under
the influence. 11-15-43.
Burton M. GesSert, Maple avenue,
Cheshire, Conn. Complaint-reck-
less drivin. 4-4-44.
Edward F. Cavanaugh. 23l Plaza
avenue, Waterbury, Conn. Com
plaint-driving after drinking.
4-1-44.
SleIIlcIlC -. WdE1leT, CdllS village,
Conn. Complaint-Speeding. 1914.
Anthony Arisco, Box 2, Walling-
ford road, Cheshire, Conn. Com
plaint-speeding. 4-5-44.
Harold Mayer, Bantam, Conn.
Complaint-failure to report COR
rection Of defective equipment
4-7-44.
Mary L. Woodin, East Litchfield,
Conn. Complaint-failure to report
correction of defective equipment.
Ala.
Irene Head, 1913 South Main
street, Waterbury, Conn. Evading
responsibility. 3-7-44.
Robert W. Parsons, Box n, Rail-
road street, Salisbury, Conn. Oper-
ating without permission. No oper-
ator's license. 11-16-42.
Raymond J. Disturco, 1856 South
Main street, Waterbury, Conn. Sec
ond conviction, rules of road. 6-l-42.
Thomas j. Kenney, 13l Beech
street, Waterbury, Conn. Hearing to
consider the issuance of a license.
Peter Celella, 81 West Main street,
Southington, Conn Complaint -
Justification Of application for re-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-03
New Regulation Goes
Into Effect June 10
] Says w. j. Fitzgerald
New Haven, Bridgeport, New London, Stamford Nor
walk, AnsOnia, Norwich Now in Priority ReferraI
Division; Order Permits Adaptations to Local Needs

vital industry for what It is--name-
national problem"
Difficult and challenging as Is
the problem here stated, 1t can, It
must, and 1t will be solved. Its d.
ution can be found by the extern
sion Of the programs Of action
which have been and now justified
and made necessary by the fact
that the critical shortage In any
given industry or given area Is O
problem Of national concern. There
Is adequate provision In these pro-
grams for hearings and appeals to
review any inequities after consul
tation with the VINO, and with the
National Management-Lal,or Policy
Committee, and after review with
the regional directors"
An employment ceiling Is provid-
ed for all labor shortage areas by
July LIST, 1914. The program pro-
vides for manpower rriorities COM
mittees for all such areas by July
/, 1914 and provides for intensified
recruitment plans to transfer work.
ers from loose labor market areas
to critical TO meet urgent war pro-
dution.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-03
Vital State Industries Get Priority On
RECORDER CLUB
OUTING June I
Guests to See War Pros
ductiOn Exhibit Later in
Auditorium

Employees Of the Bristol Company
will relax from their vigorous war
efforts on wednesday evening, June
Z when the Recorder Club Spring
Outing will be held at the factory
baseball field at p. m. and they
will view the much publicized Bris-
toll War Production exhibit later in
the auditorium at 8 o'clock.
Club President Frank Maybury
and Chairman B. Clayton Skelly Of
the social committee Of the organ
ization are arranging o real eve
ning's enjoyment for all who attend
the outing. Athletic contests will
be the order of the day with vari-
Gus games also on the program,
There will be group singing, hot
dogs and hamburgers will be served
as well as cooling and refreshing
drinks. The event will be "on the
house" for the Recorder members
who comprise q large majority Of
the employees at the Platts Mills
plant.
An excellent entertainment pro-
gram - DSIklB h1IdklBSO 4OE tLlS SdVtl~
ering In the auditorium to view
the Encouragement War Pro-
duction exhibit which merited ma
tional approval when the Bristol
company display was shown In Bos-
ton and Washington, D. c., several
weeks ago. 1t has been announced
by Paul F. Anderson, chairman Of
the "B. c." war production COM
mittee, that in addition to the eX-
hibit colored still" pictures Of the
Army-Navy e" award to the Or
ganization on July 20 last will be
shown and recordings Of the i'm
portant addresses will be heard.
Members Of the various War Pro-
duction committees in the Water
bury manufacturing area have been
invited to attend and a number Of
municipal officials in Waterbury
and Naugatuck will also be present,
The evenings program will con-
clude with dancing in the audito-
rum,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-03
10 ARRESTED
FOR LOITER|NC
Bronson, Bishop Streets
Complaints Checked By
Police

Ten men were arrested at the
corner Of Bronson and Bishop streets
last night and charged with loiter.
ing after several complaints were
made TO police Of street corner
gatherings and arguments.
Those arrested were: Lucius
Brown, 48, 626 Bank street; Eugene
Reder, 10, SO Abbott avenue; Leroy
Terrell, 20, 1893 Bishop street; Rob-
ert Garman, 10, 20 Vine street; Os-
car Saunders, 10, SO Bishop street;
Earl Blanchard, 10, 6S Peafy street;
James Hoffley, 10, 26 Adams street
George Geary, Is, 7 Warner Place
Joseph Trotman, 81, 1872 Locust
street and Elman Pettaway, 10, OF
SO Abbott avenue.
Also arrested was Lawrence Pima
%, who will face charges Of intoxi-
cation and breach of the peace.
The arrests we're made by Pa
trolmen Lucian Larrivee, Paul
Moynthan and Anthony Stango and
Sergt. John Murphy Of the motor
patrol
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-03
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

Rates Of cables to prisoners Of
war and civilian internees held by
the japanese have been cut, ac-
cOrding to an announcement made
by the Red Cross headquarters.
Cablesgrams will cost $3.50 including
the tax for 10 words, compared to
the $40 previous cost.
Private James T. Kane Of 1877
Bishop street Is now serving with
q coast artillery detachment ut
West Point, N. Y. The son Of Mr.,
and Mrs. James Kane, he was sta
toned previously at Camp Edwards,
Mass.
Timothy J. Black Of 1851 South
Main street has been transferred
from the Naval station at Sampson,
N. Y, where he recently completed
basic training to Newport, II. /.
His brother, Corporal Edward Black,
Is stationed at a post In the south
west Pacigc. They are the sons Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Black.
Amerigo J. Nanni Of 246 South
Leonard street, who Is serving In
the southwest Pacific with Navy
unit, has been advanced to the rat
ing Of quartermaster, third class,
according to word received here. He
entered the service more than a
year ago.
Marine Private DOmenic J. PetrO
Of "a North Main street has been
transferred from Paris Island, 8. G,
where he recently completed basic
training, to Cherry Point, N. c.
Ernest D. Medhurst Of 375 Water
vile street has been promoted to
staff sergeant at post In England.
where he Is serving as ball turret
gunner on a Flying Fortress.
Private Joseph MarcianO Of Is
West Main street has arrived in
New Guinea, according to word re-
ceived here.
Private John Gale of Sc Pleasant
street is now serving in Corsica with
an Army quartermaster unit. He en-
tered the service April %, 1912
CORPORAL Cola lgel0 F0rinO of 40
York street is in India with an
Army Signal Corps unit. The hus-
band of the former Linda Santa
venere, he entered the Army Nov.
2, 1912.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-03
HOSPITAL BULLETINS

Donald Miller, 20, Of 20 Bishop
street, was treated at st. Mary's
hospital last night for abrasions
Of the eyelid and knee suf-
fered when the automobile he
was driving climbed a curb andn
struck a light pole on Thomas
ton avenue, near, Homer street.
Motor PatrOlman Vincent Begg
drove Miller TO the hospital.