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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13

to listen in silence Two unique, active backstage allies against Henry Wallace for Vice President have been Tommy ''The Cork" Corcoran and ex-Ambassador Joe Kennedy, both maintaining that Wallace was not acceptable to the Catholics. They are roofing for their old SEC friend, Justice Bill Douglas On the other hand, staunch Catholic Justice Frank Murphy, who never forgets a friend, stood by Wallace Tom Dewey has been getting lot of barbs on his refusad to appjrove the Federal soldiers ballot, where as the Republican Governors in Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania all went along on the federal ballot. COP leaders admit privately that the non- Federal ballot will keep lot of soldiers from voting next Novem- Der, perhaps as many as 600,0O0. The soldiers vote Is rated 2 to for FDR.
 Copyright, 1944, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
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Gaulle's French for the news men.
 In the interim, Hull tried his Tennessee French on de Gaulle, but de GaulIe couldn't under stand. So de Gaulle's tried out his English. MT. Hull, however, couldn't get the drift of that. So the two men sat, puffed on their cigars, said absolutely nothing until their interpreters rescued them.
 Conversationally, they were on dead center.
 MERRY-GO.ROUND
 For the first time since Pearl Harbor, Secretary Hull has agreed to permit Foreign newsmen to ask questions at State Depart ment press conferences. This de- cision followed protests from Bri- tish, Chinese and Soviet corres- pondents who have repeatedly pointed out to Hull that Ameri- can correspondents are free to ask all the questions they want in London, Moscow and Chungking, while Allied correspondents at tn State Department have bene forced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
AS THE WIND BLOWS
tNew Britain Herald)

The tornado, or series of torna- does, that struck in West Virginia. western Pennsylvania and western Maryland devastated hilly and mountainous terrain, where almost every town is built on hills or mountainsides. One would think that the mountains would offer pro. lection from high winds; but not when 1t comes from the valley side! That makes 1t worse and there is no escape from disaster.
 It used to be said that every house in the open should have a storm cellar. But few ever do. And what good are they in the dead of night when the wind comes un- awares and prevents flight for safety, At such times mankind meets fate in the twinkling of an eye.
 Since the hurricane that devas- tasted parts of New England we are inclined to lend sympathetic ear to stories of like disasters elsewhere. We know what it's like"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
BURBERRY PIE A CASUALTY?
(Herald Tribune)

NdeTAlu 1TIDuue)
 The State of Maine has been bountifully endowed by Nature with products that are invaluable to the rest of the nation. Tn addition to her sturdy sons, she sends forth annually huge quantities of pota- toes, lumber, hay. oats. buckwheat, Ashland the chief ingredient of one of the nations prime desserts blueberries. It is the shrinkage in the years supply of this delicious fruit that is causing concern wher- ever pie is esteemed as a breakfast dish, or as part of any of the three or four daily meals on which New Englanders thrive. According to gloomy official statistics, untimely frosts in Maine in early June re- duced the blueberry crop by so per cent. and 1t is now too late in the year to expect the deficiency to be made up A destructive crawling creature. the black army worm, is also responsible for some
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
Views Of The Press

of the damage. Lovers of blueber- ries with cream. blueberry short- cake, blueberry roll, blueberry muf- fins, blueberry pancakes, as well as hlueberry pie, can perhaps console themselves with the knowledge that freezing will preserve these fruits and prevent waste when they are in short supply. If that is unavail- ing, they may find cheer in the fact that the peak of Mt. Katahdin is the first spot in the United States to greet the rising sun and thus herald the dawn of new day. If gloom is beyond cure, there may be melancholy interest in the fact that Maine quarries an excellent quality of granite, highly esteemed for tombstones, whose inscriptions testify to the long lives of those who lie beneath.
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be the work of one artist, Max Ka- fish of New York and Cleveland, perhaps best known for his series of statuettes of American labor types. His Living Hall of Washing ton commission is a still bigger job in that 1t Is the first attempt in his- tory to sculpture from life and in characteristic poses so many of @ nations top-flight leaders in time of crisis.
 Full list of the officials to be so honored is for the time being kept confidential. Speculation on the list will run high in Washington, how ever, and when 1t is announced, will unquestionably create discussion. There are bound to be some figures many people will think should be omitted, and the supporters of many officials not included will wonder why.
 SOME ARE NATURALS
 Purely as a guess, the list could begin naturally with the President, vice president, Chief Justice Stone, the eight cabinet members and the three undersecretaries of state, war, navy.
 There could be at least four gen- erals-Marshall, Arnold, Eisenhow- CT, and MacArthur-and four ad- mirals-Leahy, King, Nimitz and Halsey.
 Some of the top war agency ad- ministrators would be naturals, in- cluding Baruch, Byrnes, Nelson, Wilson, Bowles, Rockefeller, McNutt OWI Davis, WFA Jones, Censor by- ron Price.
 Congress might be represented by Speaker Rayburn, and as a notable senator, perhaps Truman of Mis- souri. If only one senator is includ- ed, the roofs on both the capitol and the Smithsonian may both be raised, but in keeping the list to 50, sharp decisions must be made.
 Republicans in addition to Stim- son, Knox, Patterson, and Rocke- feller might include Dewey and Willkie.
 The big three labor leaders could go in-Lewis, Murray, and Green. And thYee newspapermen-Walter Lippmann, Ray Clapper and Ernie Pyle. Clapper and Secretary Knox would be the only two modifying names on such list, but their sel- ection could have been made before their deaths early this year. FORMER NEWSPAPERNdAN'S IDEA
 Inspiration for the Living Hall of Washington project really goes back to the last war when sculptor Max Kalish came to the capital to make portraits of Secretary of War New ton D. Baker and others. W. M. Kip finger of the Kiplinger business newsletter organization, who was then a newspapernlen in Washing ton, conceived the plan for memor- ializing capital leaders. He and Ka- fish were old friends, but they did nothing to develop the idea until about year ago.
 The project is now being financed by the Kiplinger organization, but 1t is being accepted for custody by the Smithsonian Institution.
 The original plan was to have a board of historians make the selec- tions, but finding that no commit tee could agree, Kiplinger himself took the responsibility of making up the list after consulting many peo- pie he considered competent to give opinions of value.
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Selected Poem
SUMMER IS FOR MY CHILD Lydia Littell in The Christian Science Monit

SUMMER IS FOR MY CHILD dyda Lttell in The Christian Science Monitor) Summer is lovely and gentle in warmth this year; The brown bees are busy and water is murmuring
 near. There's thrursh in the wood, that's the song of
 thrush you hear Listenl Linger and listen, my little dearl Summer is siken with delicate wings and spun Of enchanting light serene with the kiss of the sun Touch the soft blossom, breath of it's breath, little
 one Run with the wind, with the wind in the grasses,
 runl Summer is mellow and golden; oh summer is
 fleet! See the cloud shadows wonder over the wheat Here happy heart, here is messy seat Do not hurryi-Do not hurry, my sweet
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regarding money. Almost half His parables dealt in some way with the attitude a man should main- tain toward pos- SC ms. H e
 frankly implied on more than one occasion h a t more people are kept out of heaven by money or the
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Current Comment

There is still tough fight ahead of us. The war is not yet won: 1t will be won the sooner if everybody in war work sticks to his job till complete victory has been attained.
 General Marshall. Admiral
 King, General Arnold.
 We clearly have air supremacy over the battle zone and its en. virons. Germa nair strength ever over industrial points in ermany appears to be approaching a state of thinness.
 Secretary of War Henry stim-
 son.
 They ask me if there sin't some. thing they can do for me I tell them. ives, you can invest in g plane and a kid to take the place of Robert and his plane" John Kakerbeck, Worthington.
 N. Y, buying war bonds after
 death of his son Robert over
 Europe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13

During the past year more than three million babies were born in the United States with the lowest maternal and infant death rates in our history-and this in the midst of war! The wartime health pic. ure of our country is most satis- factory.
 -Dr. Herman Kretschmer, presi-
 dent American Medical Associa-
 ton.
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Your Health
 By Dr.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per- sonal health and hygiene, not to disease, diagnosis of treatment wilI be answered by pr. Brady R . 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 pr. William Brady, National News paper Service, 320 West Madison Street, Chicago, III.
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A Thought for Today

But without faith 1t is impossible to please him: for he that cOmeth to God must believe that he is, and that he Is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.-HebrewS 11:6.
  color in all weather is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience-Lowel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.
A RIGHT SEQUENCE
 NECESSARY

Taking the human race as a whole. there is probably nothing more ardently sought after than IS money.
 It is interesting. therefore, to note the attitude and teachings of Jesus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-13
. oNATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
The "Living Hall Of Fame"
BY PETER EDISON

BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent If you have few minutes to spare this evening, list your 50 most important people in the nations capital today, and then read on about the Living Hall of Washing ton" project which has been quietly developing around here in the past
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Washington Meny-G Go-R Round DREW PEARSON

Blamed Admiral Leohy for Influencing FDR Against Him; But His Own Attitude at cosobuneo Was of cOoness Though President Still Hos Fingers Crossed renchnon and We-but Had One Awkward Moment
 with with Roosevelt got the impression that the on ties betWee themw
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
 Stripped Throat

What is the best to do for stripped throat? (Mrs. A. B.
 Answer Assuming you mean Streptococcus throat or "Strep, throat" as some doctors may call 1t, the best thing is to obtain med- ical treatment. It is not a trivial ailment. Septic sore throat may prove to be a grave illness, and 1t is usually highly infectious.
 Ear Infection and Diving
 Severe ear infection from diving. The infection cleared up after sev- eral months of treatment. May l now dive without causing another ear infection? (W. O.
 Answer-The infection is due to POLLUTED water entering the nose, and carrying in bacteria which find their way through Eustachian tube to middle ear. Any one swim ming in tank, pool or swimming hole which Is used by many other swimmers should wear either loose plug of lambs wool or cotton batting not absorbent cotton) in each nostril to exclude water, and breathe solely through mouth while in the water.
 Buerger's Disease
 Can you explain to me Buerger's disease? Does 1t end in gangrene? Friend has 1t and she suffers much pain, burning and numbness in both feet.
 Postcard Jennie)
 Answer-It is discussed in chap ter in booklet CVD-for copy send ten cents and stamped envelope bearing your address. Postal cards do not ordinarily get to my desk they go direct to incinerator. Copyright 1914, John F. Dille Col
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PRAIsE rROM A DENTIST

FkSAASE Ek6OM "A OENAAO
 At times I have been tempted to choke you but this time (writes a dentist referring to my article en- titled No Teeth No Vite") 1t is to commend you. wish it were possible for every dentist and phy- sician to read that article, relative to medical and dental consultation when extraction of teeth is co1- cerned, and then follow the good advice. (Signed Thank you Doctor, It is pleasant to receive court eous letter from dentist, no nlat- ter whether the dentist writes to give me a pat on the back or Q s. k. t. pants. can take 1t from my dental friends just as I do from my medical friends. Soma time when 1t occurs to you, do tell me off about the things that tempt you to choke me - I'll appreciate such criticism, I assure you.
 Tn the same mail came query from lady that would be discour- aging were I not so hardened to 1t:
 Since you say there can be no
 nervous exhaustion, and since
 people are being told they are
 suffering from this malady, by
 apparently reputable physicians,
 how is one to find out what Is
 wrong with him and It's cure?
 Fortunately I can only go through the motions and make believe tear my hair, but I can still gnash my teeth, and that query, expressed by a person who evidently has fair education is enough to make me do such things. Not merely the query after all, the. readers view and understanding of the matter are hampered because space limitations preclude presentation of the whole story in one issue.
 Let me tell here how to find out what is wrong no matter whether the quack has bamboozled you with the trick diagnosis of nervous eX- haustion" or not. The best way, and the cheapest, Is to consulit phy. sician. Of course mean an honest, reputable physician who, being on the up-and.up, of course practices under his own name and not under the cloak of "clinic"' or other ir11- personal, irresponsible corporate title or scheme. Being honest, the doctor will of course hazard no opinion on your ailment until he has completed a thorough examina- tion, including whatever special tests he deems necessary, And fi- nally, If the doctors examination fails to reveal the nature or cause of your ailment, he will tell you so frankly. being honest. Certainly he will not attempt to confuse and mislead you by handing you that hackneyed hokum about mo or- ganic trouble" and dismissing you with the wretched suggestion that your trouble Is just nervous ex- haustion".
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Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Sun rises at 5:23 a. u., sets at s:23 p. m. (war time) Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
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Husk News

Mr.. Roby Barr, whas has.@heen
seriously i'll for some time, hasn't
improved any. A.
Mr.. Glenn Weaver, who has
been employed at Alexandria,
Va, has returned home. r.
Mrs. Howard Little is spending
a few days with her parents i'm
West Virginia. - *
Mr.. and Mrs. James Vannoy are
proud to announce the birth of a
daughter, on March 3. ~ ~
Miss Mable Weaver has receiv-
ed word that Otis Weaver, of Elk
ton, Md, was confined in bed with
measles. .......
Mr.. Fielder Miller, of Edge
wood, Md, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Miller, at this
time.
Miss Arlene Greer, who has
been employed at Radford, Va,
has returned home.
The singing at Apple Grove,
which has been closed for some
time, on account of measles, will
again be open Sunday night, Mar.
H..
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Lansing Enters
Winston Tourney

Among the 1O2 basketball
teams of Northwest North Caro-
lima and Southwest Virginia that
entered the eighteenth annual
Journal and Sentinel basketball
tournament, this week, is Lansing
High School.
This is the only team from Ashe
county to enter. The Lansing
team is expected to see action this
week end in the preliminary pair
ings.
In the past two weeks the Lam
sing high school basketball teams
have played four double-header
basketball games. Following are
the results:
Thursday night, Feb. "a at Vir-
ginia-Carolina: Lansing girls,as18;
Virginia-Carolina, 80; Lansing
boys, 66; Virginia-Ca 25.
Friday night, Feb. rs, at Lam
sing: Lansing girls, q; West JEFF
ferson, IA; Lansing boys, 38; Reb-
els, 10.
Tuesday night, Feb. %, at Todd:
Lansing girls, q; Elkland, 20;
Lansing boys, q; Elkland. 20.
These games were unusual be-
cause both Lansing teams scored
q points and both Elkland teams
scored 20 points.
Thursday night, March 2, on
the Lansing floor: Lansing girls,
rs; VIC, II; Lansing boys 81; VIC,
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Navy before the war and he was
out. He said that he had travel
ed all over the world and he said
that America is the finest coun-
try in the world, and if it is not
worth fighting for, it is not worth
Lying in He joined the Navy
soon after war was declared, and
a short time later he was killed.
We are fighting so we can have
the right to live our own life the
way we want to, and that our
people will not be menaced by
some mad dictator, and so that
bombs will not be falling on our
homes. There is no doubt but
that America is the finest country
in the world, and after the war,
we will really know how to ap-
preciate it. When I get back
home I want to get in something
worthwhile and be the kind of a
person that you will be proud to
have for a son. I want to help
you give the children an educa-
ton worse than anything else in
the world. After the war, edu-
cation will mean so much.
All the boys seem very much
alarmed over the strikes that are
all over the country. It surely
does not help the morale of the
boys for them to know that the
people back home are letting
them down.
They are depending on the
products those miners produce.
Their lives depend on these
things and still these people just
think about making a dollar. I
just wonder what they would say
if we were all to sit down on a
strike, and let the Japs take over.
They would be the first ones to
pick up a gun and start shooting
us. It really makes us feel bad
to think we have people i'm Amer
lea who claim to be Americans
and are like that. They are prob
ably afraid the war Will stop, or
some of the boys will come back
and take their jobs. have no
ticed several sailors pick UP the
paper that has strikes" for head
lines and they utter a sigh of
! disgust and throw the paper
down, and say, SO that is the
kind of people we are fighting
for
Mother and Dad, please don't
worry about me. I am not wor-
ried. I think if we have enough
faith in God we don't have any,
thing to worry about. It is the
greatest consolation in the world
to feel that God is with us out
here. After seeing some things
I've seen happen, there is no
rason to doubt that God is with
us. Some people will call them
miracles, but I don't believe mir
acles happen without the help of
God. Mother, it will be a long
time yet before l can be at home.
The war will not be over for quite
while yet. We just have to have
patience. Please don't worry
about us boys, but keep the
home fires burning" because I
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a different continent. Dent. is
receiving medical training at
Camp Barley, Texas. Dean is
stationed somewhere in Hawaii
and writes that he has learned a
new use for hay-to make skirts.
Ralph is serving somewhere in
England and writes his wife, the
former Miss Sadie Fern Powers,
that except for the fog, England
is much like the States.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-09
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1914
SURPRISE BABY

Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Woodie
are the proud papa and mama of
a fine baby girl. She was three
months old yesterday and arrived
in West Jefferson on March 4,
1914. Her name is Sandra Lee.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-09

George Scott Denney, SIX sc,
of the U. S. Navy, is spending a
15-day leave at his home. He has
been on sea-duty for the past sew
eral months.
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Dean McNeill, SIC,

Dean McNeiIl, SIC, formerly
eof West Jefferson, is SNOW asnnem-
der of the Amphibieus Forces of
the U, S. Navy. He will be as
signed to the crew of an LIST craft
AT the completion of his ,prelim-
,snary training at theSAmphibious
Training Base, Camp Bradford,
Norfolk, Va. This ship is espec-
Sally constructed for the trans
porting of troops ana heavy
equipment.
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Pvt. Ford A. ROark, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Roby H. Roark, is re-
ceiving basic training at Camp
Shelby, Miss. He entered service
in November and writes that he
is getting along fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-09

Gale G. Lemly, H. A. &c, of the
U. S. Naval Hospital Staff, sta
toned at cambridge, Md, has
been recently promoted to his
present rating.
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Cpl. Howard E. Stansberry, son
of Mrs. c. w. Stansberry, of Lam
sing, is spending a Today fur
Tough at his home. He is now sta
toned at Augusta, Ca, with the
hospital corps, where he was re-
Gently promoted and also received
the good conduct medal.
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YOuWon1en Who Suffer From
hot FLASHES the.
Chilly FEELINGS

# you-like so many women between
the ages Of 80 and 52-suffer from
hot flashes, weak, nervous irritable
feelings, are a bit blue at times due
to the functional middle age period
peculiar to women Lydia e.
Pfnkham's Vegetable Compound to
relieve such symptoms.
Taken Observation-Disclosures Conn
pound helps build up resistance
against such distress. It also has what
Doctors call Stomacl1ic tonic effect!
Thousands upon thousands of
women-rich and poor alike-have
reported benefits. Here's a product
that HELPS NATURE and that's the kind
to buy. Follow label directions. We'll
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-03-09

AS Joseph Worth; son of Mrs.
INA P. Worth, of Jefferson, who is
Teceiving pre-flight training at
Wofford College, Spartanburg,, S.
C, spent the past week end ats his
Rozne, r.-r..-s--s.s'. . =: -'~.----,>,,-.
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Pvt. James M. Howell, son of
Mrs. S. N. Howell, of Husk, is sta
toned at Camp Blanding, Fla,
and writes that he is getting along
fine.
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BOTTLES AND BONDS

Hear We! Mate,
Yes, you in blue,
With your little white hat,
And your plain toed shoe.
And you, the civilians,
You can listen, too.
With your big beer belleys
And your heart so true.
I am not salt
AS you can see,
But here is a message
To you, from me.
A few more stamps
And a few less beers,
May save some life
That you hold dear.
Yes, we will win the war.
On Hitler drop our bombs,
If you would only damn thos
bottles,
And BUY MORE BONDS!
By A. J. Graham
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Clyde E. Goodman, of the U. S.
Navy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.
Goodman, of West Jefferson, is
now somewhere in the Pacific,
and writes that he is getting along
fine.
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Cpl. James Dale Rhodes, of the
Air Corps, stationed in Texas, Wis
tied relatives here this week.