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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Return of the Vanished American

One of these days the doorbell will ring and there once again, like the first robin Of spring will be the Vanished American. You remember, the cheery and persistent citizen with the sample case of brushes or hosiery, or perhaps a mechanized car pet sweeper. We won't say when that day will come, for fear of being called complacent, But come 1t will. And typical chapter of American life will be resumed. Plans must be shaping up already. For 1t would be a great mistake to think that reconVersion will begin and end at the factory. Even now the gen. eral staff of door-to-door salesmanship probably has the maps spread out and Is pondering new Strategies and tactics for the day when the all-out campaign of per suaSion moves forward again into every street and countryside, Canny consun1- els would do well, then, to reconvert their thinking into peacetime channels. Otherwise they may run into some early pitfalls, The first one probably will be the false aura of cordiality that Is bound to pervade the resumption of front-stoop merchandising.
 The Vanished American, returning to his appointed rounds, will certainly be welcomed as the Americans were vel CoHleu III PdIlS Mdype HIS wares WoAl be dreams of streaInlined transparent plastic. But to the housewife, down to the last bristle of the vegetable brush and reduced to welding a broom, they will look like the dawn of brave new world This won't last, of course The encyclopedia vendor will follow the Full ler Brush man. The vacuum cleaner salesman will be succeeded by the boy who is working his fathers way through high school by means of magazine sub- scriptions, The big parade will be on.
 So If she is forward looking, the housewife even now will be brushing up on her sales resistance, She might practice up on that old Scandinavian housemaid impersonation she used to use when the salesman asked, Are you the lady of the holse?" That always eased the shame of falsehood with touch of light-hearted drama, She might give some thought to her neglected footwork, for 1t takes speed to beat the salesman's toe to that strate- gic territory between the door and the jamb,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Victory in the Second Blitz

Another story of resourcefulness and rugged courage has come out of London --the story of the victory of the second blitz, It Is perhaps even more inspiring than the accounts of the first Battle of Britain. For here LondonS defenders were confronted with new weapon, un- practicable, stealthy, speedy, unaffected by weather. It demanded new counter measures, The detailed story now tells how these counter-meaSures worked. And it reveals that even before Allied troops in France blocked off the robot coast, British brains and effort and American cooperation had already beaten the fly ing bomb. There were 80 frightful days of the second blitz But the passing weeks brought promise of victory, In the first month, defenders were able to bring down 40 per cent of the missiles. At the end, coast defenSes were stopping 70 per cent of them, and inaccuracies reduced tg per cent the bombs that reached the target.
 The toll in lives and property, though not so great as in the raids of 1940-41, was tremendous.
 But if the attacks cost the Allies and London heavily, think of what the Ger mans paid for the attempt and the de- feat. Frustrated in the beginning through superior intelligence and air power, they were unable to launch the flying bombs in time to achieve the maxi mum results.
 But the most damaging result of the abortive vengeance was the fact that, hsying put all their eggs in one basket, they had to sit by and see the eggs smashed. Airplane and other production was cut back to make flying bombs. They were sold and oversold to the Ger man people, But the physical and psychological punch was blocked The ssnliracle weapon" wound up dud. And Germany took long step closer to defeat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Views Of The Press
NEW AIRLINE PLANS
(NeW York Timesl


 The placing of orders by three major airlines with the Douglas Aircraft company for four -engined airlinerS to cost more than $50,- 100000 shows the confidence Of the air-carriers in the postwar out look. American Airlines, United Alrlines and Pan American Grace Airways, among them, have bought 93 DC-4's and DC-6's. Strides which have been made in the speed and capacity of transport airplanes during the war years become evi- dent when one realizes that the smaller and slower of these two types was the largest land, airliner produced in peacetime, and was con- Sidered before Pearl Harbor a dar- ingly advanced in commercial ari- line scale.
 The DC-4 is inded large and capable airplane. with accommoda- tions for forty-four passengers and crew of five, a span of IT feet and a cruising speed of 239 miles an hour. It is dwarfted in per- formance. however. by the DC-6, which is the commercial version of the Army's C-54 and the Navy's R5D transports. Tested by con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Postwar Irrigation Projects

The Interior Department announces that there will be vast new irrigated farming enterprise, hydroelectric power development, flood control, forest protec,, ton, new mining techniques, fish and wild life conservation, and many other economically desirable developments long overdue" u
 The Government Is going to do 1t all and apparently the taxpayers will be de- pended upon to foot the bills for every thing the New Deal can think of in case that organization is retained in power,
 Of course these projects, approved oy Secretary 1ckes, should be developed But why Is 1t necessary for the Government to take over all the responsibilities that belong to individuals? From the days of Jamestown and Plymouth American farms were made by families who owned and worked their own land, That was the principle of the "grass-roots".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15

pany. It Is depriving some 100000 people of transportation, about 100000 of whom are war workers"
 Actually no one can measure the far reaching effects of a wartime strike. Any one who even attempts to justify such Q strike is tarring himself with the same brush of near treason which blackens the soul of every striking worker, The plain fact Is that there is no excuse whatsoever for strikes during wartime. They will boomerang against the cause of legiti- mate unionism as surely as the sun rises.
 Instead of trying to excuse past strikes whose damage can never be repaired, union representatives should work to avoid further strikes until the war is over and won.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Current Comment

We do not need to surrender our freedom to government control in order to have the economic security to which we are entitled as free men.
 Thomas E. Dewey The world community must be prepared to deal with international gangsters when they fir-t show their heads, not after they have grown great and -Crong on conquest and only a world war can stop them. Sen. Joseph H. Ball (R) of Min nesota. Read all about itl Lights go onl Points come off!
 Washington news vendor.
 We will be back. You think you are smart, but you don't know about the secret weapons we have. The Luftwaffe's refrigerator bomb" and bacteria bomb" are going to be our terror weapons.
 --Nan press officer, fleeing
 Paris before liberation by
 Allies.
 All those peoples pcrsecuted by Nazi- i-Fascism--and chronologically among the first were the Spanish Repuhlicans--have an uncontestec right Co return Co their own country bGl.eath the emblem ef democracy ana liberty.
 &l Nnelnnal Aleziean neWapapel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15

Mrs. Wilson, the former Widow Galt, Is still quite Q parsonage in Washington, With plenty of friends and plenty Of enemies. She didn't 90 to the Washington opening of the picture (having already gone to the New Yorok opening), but both her friends and her enemies did. And they have plenty to say,
 General reaction Is that the pie- ture is one of Hollywood'S master- pieces and should be seen by everyone at 0 time when wln- ming the peace Is 50 important, But Washington society Is tearing 1t to pieces when it comes to Mrs, Wilson II,
 Lovely Geraldine Fitzgerald as Mrs, Wilson II Is too generous, too beautiful for the ladies Of Washington, who cannot forget the way In which the Widow 0alt became the Mrs. President" of the Wilson Administration, in- sisted on handling matters of state, and generally domineered the White House,
 If lt hadn't been for the high.handed tactics of Mrs, Wil-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
In Today's Mail
U, S, FIGHTING AGAIN IN SELF DEFENSE WRITES STAUNCH
 DEMOCRAT

9SBvShAbNA AFl NS' The Editor,
 Waterbury Democrat,
 Waterbury, Connecticut.
 Dear Sir:
 I find in the minds of some people an Idea that we are only fighting Gas they also mistakenly said in iol7 to hestow the benefit of free government on Axis nations, We are fighting both AT THIS TIME, as in the FIRST WORLD WAR, for our own self-defense, Everyone now knows that England and France arc our first line of defense. Hitler ana his henchmen stated that they in' tended to come here after invading Britain in ie40. we shall enter Lon- don August 18th and shall bc in Chicago December 18th" There was much more about the degener- ate Yankees" who would never fight. I have before me Honorable James W. Gerard's testimony before Con- gress January 30th, l94l, when ne was asked to testify in regard to passing the Lend Lease Bill. He was Ambassador to Germany from 1913 to February 10th, 1917. At that time they had a slogan, "The rule of the world or annihilation." Admiral Won T!rpitz, inStituter of submarine war. fare, expressed himself thus, We shah bring England down with our submarines. We shall exact as q condition of peace the surrender of the British fleet. We shall man that fleet with our sailors and sail for America and collect from that fat, rich, degenerate nation the entire expenses of the war" That was the attitude of the Germans then; 1t IS the attitude of the Germans today. Mir. Gerard went on to say that we were up against an awful problem which "only 8 bill such as this one giving the President immediate powers can save Britain and save the world"
 Three years later we face the greater problem of keeping the Pres ident in the office in which he is Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, having to pass on all appointments and to keep in touch not only with Allied armies but the governments behind them as well. He has lined up our own Continent, restored the Navy, which the Re- publicans had demolished, given us the Hull Reciprocal Tariff, is back of all the Army manouvers and the setup of a Council for the United Nations. Tn fact, a young officer working in the Washington ofdce for the temporary government oi countries we enter told me the Presidents vision and knowledeg oi conditions in Europe amounted tc genius. Let us insure victory and then, through the United Nations lasting peace.
 As for Dewey and the Republican depression of '20 when the unem. ployed sold apples on street cor ners and there was no unemploy. ment relief or Social Security, hs misstates that situation. I also d. not care for his following. John L Lewis. Senator Nye, Taft. etc. HI was against all preparedness meas ures. the Draft and the Draft Ex- 1 tendon am thankful to be l Democrat.
 | ELIZABETH CURTIS | WntartuWn, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
now be lroned out at the second Quebec conference. CAPITAL CHAFF

now DC lfOueu out at tne second Quebec conference.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Quoth Q State Department ofii- ciRl to Q newsman who urged that the American people wanted more news about the vital Dumbarton Oaks conference: "The people are never right" Mrs, Woodrow Wilson II Is not happy over the way she Is portrayed in Daryl zanuck's Wilson" despite the very flattering rendition by deral. dine Fitzgerald ,. Diplomats who know Summer WelleS don't need to be told that he had noth- ing to do with the leak to this columnist of the famous Phillips letter on india-despite Secretary Hulls statement to the British that he did Whenever Sena- tor Bonnet Clark Of Missouri (soon to be an ex) meets Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer, ho says: "I should hate you - but l can't" He refers to the fact that, at tho Baltimore Democratic eon- vention of 1912, A Mitchell Pal- mer received Q telegram from Woodrow Wilson, then Governor Of New Jersey, releasing his dele- gates to Bennett's father, Speaker Champ Clark. But Palmer refused to show any one the telegram and, in the end, Wilson not Clark was nominated,
 LEWIS AND WLB
 AFL and Cfo leaders are amazed at John L. Lewis con. tinued success In flouting the au. thorlty of the War Labor Board, Actually, many believe Lewis has the monkey sign" on the VILE, knows they're scared stiff of him,
 Tn the past few days, the WLB has tried to enlist Lewis coopera- ton in ending series of wildcat strikes in the Pennsylvania coal fields, However, Lewis sole reply has been that the striking locals were autonomous, He has refused to step in and help the Govern ment.
 AFL and CI0 union presl- dents, who have been haled be.
 fore the board whenever one of their locals struck, arc now
 wondering why Lewis can get away with defylng the Govern ment and they can't.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Excuse, Please

Irresponsible spokesmen for labor at- tempt to measure the man-hours lost through strikes in terms of the time lost hv the striking workers only. The hypoc- risv of their method was damingly re- tesled during the Philadelphia transit strike. Tn a letter to the President re- Aardinr that strike, William H. Davis, Ehnlrrinn of the War Labor Board. wrote:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
AS A MATTER OF FACT

Now Is the time the farmer is busy do- ing the odd jobs of early fall. We note the agricultural editorial writer Of the New York Times advised this week 10 start stacking the beans. Meaning tne beans for baking. He said: Then, ne- fore the storms of late Autumn laSh tne land, the farmer moves them to the cage of the barn floor" In view of the threat ening wild wind and rain storm looming at the time of reading this editorial we wonder if the farmers got their pealS stacked in time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15

The Boy Scouts are thirty-four years old. And while most of us are giving verbal trimmings of late to youth in gen. eral, we take our hats off to Boy Scouts who are pretty much of credit to their leaders. Regarding scouts the 12,0OO,- O00th member was admitted to the or ganization this week. He is Preston ELS worth Koentop who lives on large farm near Brandon, Wis. The Union League of Chicago treated him to lunch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

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 Any one who cares about his ol her comfort, personal appearance, health, efAciency and longevity will be satisfied with nothing less than immediate denture service if or when he or she has to lose one or more teeth.
 Immediate denture service requires more skill and time and patience skill on the part of the dentist, time and patience on the part of both dentists and patlent--and hence 10 costs more than the old method under which the victim had to limp along for weeks or months toothlesS while waiting for the dentist to make the denture or for the gunlS to heal and become firm enough to support the denture. Immediate denture service therefore costs more and it Is worth more,
 The dentist who practices in this modern way takes the impression before extraction of the tooth or teeth prepares the denture, and then proceeds to install the denture in. mediately after extraction, before the patient leaves the of1ce.
 Of course 1t is not always Rppll- cable, even If the dentist has the requisite technical skin, and neither is the denture always entirely cotn- fortable for the first few days, and in most instances the dentist will have to make minor adjustments or alterations of the denture, But on tho other hand, many patients de- clare they have no more discomfort In the first few days than one would expect to have after extraction ot one or several teeth, and often enough even members of tho pn- tient's own family are unaware that the patient has had any teeth ex" traeted,
 Contrary to popular fancy, the healing of the gums iS not only not hampered by the denture but the denture acts rather as control and support for the new gum tissue ana promotes more regular formation or new tissue for the support of the denture, Much more important than the mere embarrassment Of beirR toothless Is the rapid change ln the contour of the face that inevit- ably accompanies toothlessneSs--a sagglng from fiabbiness and Q short- eninR of the distance between nose and chin, changes SO familiarity carictaured In the representation of Q witch or an old hag, And still more lmportatn than this sad loss or whatever good looks the individual may have had, Is tho impairment of oral digestion which attends losS of tho function of mastication This in the course Of weeks or months brings not just the appearance ot premature old age but the nutri' tionNl deficiency which Is physiolosi- cal old ago,
 repeat, immediate denture Serv: ice ia not always applicable even Y the dentist is skilled ln this method and the patient Is eager to have It. But in most instances, If too many teeth have not already been lost. it is the method of choice for the in" diViduai who values hN or her com. fort, appearance, efficiency ana health,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15

meeting in Wash- ington Sept, g, centers more than passing interest on whlte-haired, bespectacled Dan- iel ], Tobin, pres ident of the un- ion, who has the necessary drag at the White House to haul In this prize attraction for his party.
 How does Dan get that way9 To refer to him as AiaA Gtsltaas, RglNR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at s:s2 a. m. sets at 7:Oi p. m. (war time)
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 It came during the night, nlAxAeane oE good proportions, but the stars were sAAnAhs hfinhfiv in t1I6 NaffV morning hqHr4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
A Thought for Today

The Lord knOweth how to deliver the gOdly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto Che day of judgment to be punlshed-- n Peter 2;9,
 It Is advantageous that the gods should be be- heved to attend to the affairs of man; and the punishment for evi deeds, though sometimes late, Is never fruitless,-Plny the Elder,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15

 stant flights over the long routes between the United States and the battle theaters, this huge plane has capacity for fifty passengersb by day and a crew of five. It is equipped with four Pratt & Whitney enginer of 1.700 horsepower each, giving 1t 8 performance which in- cludes cruising speed Of 27S miles an hour and a maximum speed of 3S4 miles. Its range is 2,7l5 miles, which can be increased by the use of inner wing cell tanks to 3,540 miles.
 The DC-, cruising at more than five miles a minute. will cut the coast-to-coast. schedules for pas- sengers, mail and express to about eight and a half hours and ths flying time between New York ard Chicago to about hours and 40 minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Selected Poem

SING, CRICKET! (Helen Rowland Prommel in The New York I1mes) Sing cricket, while you may! Summers never long Men are bringing in the hay Measured by your song. Lift your voice from hedge and clover Fill the drowsy heatl August days are nearly over When they thresh the wheat. Sing cricket while you mayI You have soon to learn Cricket song is silenced when Autumn naples burn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15

Signs of old age creeping up: Yes, l remember World War I, but just faintly; was very young at the time. AS mat ter of fact you were knitting at that time too
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Shor4neSS Of RreAth

What causes shortnesS of breath Could smoking have anything to do with it dislike water Drink hardly glassful 6 day, M. Told this will cause arthritis, rheumatism. kidney trouble, hardening Of arteries later in life, Is this true nm 30'
 Mrs. c. A. L)
 Answer Many things may cause shortne& of breath, some of them serious, some easily corrected. Over- indulgence in tobacco Is one cause, Perhaps you get enough water in the foods or beverages in your diet, There is no set rule about drinking water. but several glassfuls a day. especially in warm weather, should be taken ordinarily, It is all right to take 6 good drink of cold water at the beginning of e meal, If you are thirsty. This tends to stimulate se- cretion of gastric juice and improper digestion. That shortness of breath, younw lady should warrant thor. ough physical or healht examina- ton by your physician just by way of an investment in happiness
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15

The young folks that tell their super. iors. teachers and the like where to get off are those who are not told off" by thelr parents in the formative years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Dictator" Dan Tobin's Drag
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrrospOndent

President Roosevelts scheduled speech before the banquet of 1000 delegates from tho International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauf- feurs, Warehousemen and Helpers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Washington Merry-Go-R
BY DREW PEARSON

Washington Ladies Dislike Fottens E mPorsroyo of Mrs. Wilson, Recall Her Sway Over Wilson, Blame Her for His Trouble With Snoe Quebec Farley Foeed by Same For Eos Problems Existed British Stons Over Bumo at First Conference Now Revealed
  Wln Geraldine Ftgerads Woodrow WnSnn1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Round Shoulders

Daughter. 5, show tendency to become round shouldered. am round shouldered, SO was my mother. Is 1t an inherited weakness, mic micry, csrelessness or what
 (Mrs. S. O. A. Answer Chiefly 8 nutritional de- ficiency, I believe Send ten cents and stamped envelope bearing your address. for "V-I.T-E Spells Youth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15

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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-10-05
GRADE SCHOOL NEWS

The first grade has new enroll
ment making a total of 80 pupils.
The second grade reports 70 ar
ticles of clothing for Russian nelitf
to date.
We found three especially fire
free-hand drawings on the board
in the third grade illustrating their
reading lesson. These were drawn
by Larry Holgren, Raymond Star
ling and little Misses Jerry Kucnen-
ski and Phyllis DeLapp combined
talents to make theirs.
The fourth grade has utilized an
empty shelf of their bookcase in
exhibiting rocks-both local and
foreign. They also have an artistic
group Of spelling book covers. Sew
eral are doing supplementary home
work by pressing fall flowers snd q
nice group is already on exhibit A
frieze of ships representing those
used in early trade routes is also in
evidence
Assembly-The first party of the
year was given Friday evening by
the Social Club. Guests present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Culver and Mrs.
Pachico After an evening of galnes
and dancing sumptuous lunch was
served.
Manual Training - The class is
busy making things for the Junior
Red Cross. This week they are work
ing on ring losses.