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q vast majority of the men are not
being used by the Army and Navy
In numerous cases, the drafting OF
the highly skilled workers undoubt-
edly slowed war production and af-
fected the efficiency of the plant in
volved.
Here are some samples of the COM
mittee's findings:
An aeronautical engineer with
eight years tooling and production
experience wrote he was in the
Army "onion peeline, floor mop
ping, diswashing, cleaning latrines
Utilization zero
Artisan in Medical Corps.
Airplane mechanic. inducted jan
uary, 1s43, said he has spent most
Of the time in the Medical Corps
and now is in a radio school.
A man who said he was one OF
the first in the country to master
a complicated screw machine ano
was a foreman in a plant making
ordnance equipment, has been as
signed to the medical corps. His
departure left the company with
only two men with over a years
experience in his type of work.
Worker with four years expert
ence making tools and dies for avia
ton and radar equipment, was
shifted around by the Army from
infantry to aviation training school
The school was discontinued, and
he wrote: II am now back in the
infantry where was year and a
half ago"
A ship repair worker was in the
Army doing a common labor job.
Menace and Liability.
One draftee, who had lengthy COL
lege training in engineering and
machine design, plus seven years ex-
perience with one of the largest
aircraft companies. wrote: ITO this
date. if may mention so. II months
all told, have been a menace and
liability to society" He was as
sisned to Army Air Forces for spe-
cial training. The course was dis
continued and now Is In q school for
airplane mechanics, which seems
a. little foolish to me, considering
my background
In the case, mentioned earlier, OF
the electronic equipment designer
the man said he had worked for
four of the most important COM
panies in the field. In the Army he
entered as q novice, SLOW speed
radio operators school" and now has
mastered Morse code at IS words a
minute" He commented: Il would
be punished If I repaired equipment
I helped develop as a civilian"
A foreman who was trained for
years in operation and maintenance
of heavy machinery applied for ord
nance work. He is being schooled
BY the Army as a dental technician.
Chemist Made Clerk.
The chemical engineer who for
merly engaged in research and de-
velopment OF synthetic rubber was
made a company clerk because /
could use q typewriter"
On the other side OF the ledger,
a sub-foreman in a shipyard is train
ing as an AAF pilot and likes 1t; a
statistical accountant has been as
signed to mechanical drawing and
use of surveying instruments and
feels he is well utilized" There
are other instances where the
draftee feels he is contributing more
to the war in service. but such cases
are very much in the minority.
Another chemical engineer, one
with four years experience with 4
large rubber company working with
Evening star., 1944-07-30

man high command had ordered
Warsaw's garrison to fight for
every house and every heap Of
rubble," but conservative London
military men believed the Germans
eventually would withdraw from the
city for fear being outflanked by the
powerful Soviet units drawn up
along the Vistula below the city.
Open plains lie west of Warsaw as
far as the German border. 2lo miles
away,
Evening star., 1944-07-30
Dies Promises Probe
OF Clio Committee
And Official Ties
~ the Associated Press.


Chairman Dies announced last
night that his House Committee
on Un-American Affairs will in
vestigate the C1O Political Action
Committee, which the Dies group
has described as "the political
arm" of the New Deal.
The investigation, Mr.. Dies said
will be made by a subcommittee
which will submit a report to the
full committee. He did not an.
nounce the personnel of the SUBJ
committee.
Three Republican members of
the Dies group proposed thorough
investigation" of the CIO group
and possible violations of the Hatch
Act after the issuance of the Dies
report labelling the committee the
political arm" Of the New Deal.
White House Calls Studied.
Accompanying the report was a
list OF u telephone calls, including
some from Political Action Com
mittee officials to the White House
Under the Hatch Act, political
activity by certain Federal office
holders is forbidden.
Mr.. Dies disclosed plans for the
Inquiry in a telegram from his
home in Jasper, Tex, to Repre-
sentative Eberharter, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania, who has asked Mr.
Dies to convene the committee. Mr.
Eberharter said he did mot like
remote control from Jasper" and
suggested that Chairman Dies at
tend the committees meeting.
IS Ofiicials Face Inquiry.
Mr.. Dies said that If the majority
OF the committee wants an immedi-
ate meeting, it should summon rs
Government officials to lind out
how they can evade the Hatch Act
with impunity.'
Mr.. Dies said the record shows
these officials to have worked closely
with the C1O Political Action Com
mittee."
In addition to suggesting that the
IS unidentified ofncials be subp-
oenaed, Mr.. Dies said in his tele-
gram, made public by his ONCE
here:
Il also suggest that we find out
whether or not the Communist
leaders Of the CIC Political Action
Committee are controlling certain
Government officials by remote con-
troll"
Denies Remote Control.
Mr.. Dies also told Mr.. Eberhartei
that in referring to remote control
You must have had in mind the
National Democratic Convention
and not our committee, since oul
committee Is and has been con-
trolled by the mapority OF members
and not by political bosses or labor
leaders or White House favorites.
The Texan. who is not seeking
reelection, declared he was resting
at home under a doctors advice
having carried on the committees
work for six years under constant
White House interference and perse-
cution."
Mr.. Dies said he was suffering
from a throat ailment and that a
long rest is necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
Current Rationing Regulations
TOKEN PLAN

 o February 27 red and blue will change for ration stamps 10 points regardless appears the tokens will be will expiration tokens.
 "C-8" and "D" marked "A8" .BS "CS" and DS will effect February 27 stamps will be in effect through the token takes effect.
 MEATS FATS in Ration Book III will be valid " will be in effect through March 20 will take effect Feb.
 PROCEsSED FOODS will force through February L % will be valid through March 20
  stamp 30 fin the of Book " valid to March for confuse with Stamp in front of Book w.
 SHOES stamp stamp "aiplane" sheet Ration purchase of of
 GASOLINE valid three gallons through Gel valid for gallons. ca coupons valid for five gallons
 FUEL OIL coupons will to March ls 10 gallons and class five are 0Eth 50 gallons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
By TOM WOLF NEA Staff Correspondent

London, Feb. 17-"Never weai slacks when you go out to tea with your grandmother"
 That, young ladies, is the sort of statement which you won't find in the etiquette books that mother used to read. It's for that very reason - because wartime living poses so many new questions of manners-that the British YMCA has just distributed to its 400 civil ian clubs and hotels a pamphlet on Manners and Etiquette"
 This pamphlet skips most of the normal rules of polite behavior. In- stead, it tackles the new, war-born problemS-such as slacks at teatime which Britain's young people, especially young women, worry about.
 For example, the first section, on Eating and Drinking in Public" doesn't bother about which way the Sweet Young Thing tips her soup plate. It concerns itself simply with rules for having meals in "the canteen, a cafeteria, or other places where people eat to- day" The rules include:
 1. Don't" push your way through the queue :"
 2. Don't leave your table in a mess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
WE, THE WOMEN Wife Who Wants Career Should Put Marriage First

happy marriages with successful careers.
 Of course, it takes considerable ability or talent to put marriage first and still get ahead profes- sionally. And it takes consider? able energy to move forward in a career without letting 8 marriage suffer from neglect or poor manage ment.
 REQUIRES TACT
 And it takes considerable tact for a wife to make husband re- alize that though she has other time consuming interests, he still comes first.
 But it is worth all it takes. For certainly the most complete and happy women are those who have both happy marriages and success full careers.
 In them there is none of the bit- terness of the housewife who secret ly believes she could have had a suc- cessful career of her own. if she hadn't spent her life cooking and scrubbing. And she has none of the bitterness of the single woman who finds that by herself career, how ever successful, is a pretty lonely business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17


 from a drugstore where medicines can be obtained if and when need- ed. Moreover. many drugs deterii- rate with age and become useless or even harmful after they have stoOd on the shelf for some months. Thcfe are, however, a few supplies that no home should be without. Ask your doctor for a list of the medicines that he would want you to use 'u case of illness or accident. Such : list would probably include: Antisentic for cuts and scratches Application for burns
 Stimulant for fainting or shock
 only
 Tube of petroleum jelly
 Some doctors would advise To- tions for the treatment of poison ivy and insect bites, cough medi- cine and headache tablets.
 Be sure to keep all medicines on high shelf out of the reach of children, and where there is no danger of their being mistaken for mouth-wash or cake f1avoring.
 In addition to these emergency medicines you may find it useful to keep in the house a small roll of adhesive tape, small box of absorbent cotton, a roll or two of gauge bandages of different widths, and few packages of finger dress ings. Add a pair of tweezers for removing splinters, clinical ther- nlometer for taking temperature. a medicine glass with measurements marked on 1t, and one or two medi- cine troopers, and you may feel reasonably well equipped for emer- gencaes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17

A spraq of spring flowers ap- pliqued on the left side of square, necked, hip-length blouse will be as gay as the first sunny days of spring itself! Dress has back in- terest, too! The row of buttons makes 1t different and young-look- ing.
 Pattern No. 8598 is in sizes 10, 12, IA, 16, IS and 20. Size 12, short sleeves, requires 3-8 yards fo 39- inch material.
 For this attractive pattern, send IS cents, plus 1 cent for postage, in coins, with your name, address, pattern number and size to The Waterbury Democrat Today's Pat tern Service, no Sixth Avenue, New York 19, N. Y.
 Ready NOW, the Spring issue of Fashion, just 15c. Complete. Full of brand new wardrobe ideas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
Beauties Hints Wrong Size Hose Causes As Much Discomfort As TOO-ShOrt Shoes
BY ALICIA HART NEA Staff Writer

Best investment of your shoe cou- pon, If you do much pavement pounding or your feet bear the burnt of a job, is for 8 larger pair of shoes. Foot doctors, who are privy to all ailments to which feet fall heir, say that most trouble can be sleuthed down to too-crowded shoes.
 When you next buy shoes, ignore your vanity and settle for size that provides roomy quarters for your feet, says foot specialist Marguerite Benson. A properly fitted shoe should give your longest toe a mar gin of one inch for expansion, she instructS, and that shoe should be wide enough so that the bottom of your foot doesn't ride over the edge of the sole.
 Too many people use the right foot for fitting, Miss Benson points out, unaware of the fact that the left may be the larger. It's good idea to remind the salesman to measure both feet and to fit the bigger fellow. You1l be better off with pad in one shoe to take up the slack, than to have the other foot housed in a torture chamber.
 Too-Short stockings can also pe- nalize feet, causing discomfort and even bunions. Stockings manufac- turers say that American women traditionally buy their hose one- half size too small. If your shoes are roomy enough, you can wear larger stockings and even pull them forward and drape the fold over your toes, and still be better off than you would be with feet tightly confined in little knitted prisons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17

ton first in her life, forges ahead to make name for herself in her business, profession, or art and then stops to look around for a husband.
 But there is one way that women can prove that Margaret Mead's statement doesn't neces- sarily hold true. And that is by starting their marriages before they have started or gone far in their careers.
 If they do that, always putting their husbands and their mar riages ahead of their ambition ana their own careers, they can manage to have their cake and eat it, too. That is, they can combine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17

in or out; and bib-top jumpers like war working dads wear.
 Fabrics bow on the one hand to style, and on the other to mothers wartime cry for children's togs that will wear well, won't show soil too quickly and can take to the tub. Featured are rayon and wool mix lures in plaids and dark colors and cotton and rayon blends in gay col ors like maize, blue, yellow-green and tan. Interpreting grown = up styles for little Beau Brummells are mems wear fabrics, such as twill weaves, flecked shantung faille weave, poplin tropical suiting and a crisp, sheer, linen-like spun ray on weave. One fabric used-a mix ture of mohair and cotton-is bak- ed with chemicals when it is wov- en to make 1t wrinkle-resistant.
 Cotton and rayon mixtures qual- ify for tubbing. Hailed for their virtue of remaining white after tub ping are the white suits, made rayon and cotton-m mixed poplin. To make these small-fry clothes easy to iron, jackets and shirts open out. Straight, little cuffless pants, both long and short, can be laid flat on board. Nor does an iron run amok in trimming, because it is either flat or tackled down. Where there are fabric buttons lined up and down 8 jacket or running around the waistline of a shirt to accommodate shorts or slacks, they are sturdy enough to hold their own and nailed down with reinforced stitching.
 To resist the strain of little busy
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quota to stay through the summer, and calculate that no further cut in civilian cream consumption will have to be made till next Novem- Der. However, the Bureau of Agri- cultural Economics has warned that there will be good deal less wheat for feed in the first six months of 1914. Milk production may fall of to the point where cuts will have to be made in the output of all dairy products. The price of milk is cer- tain to increase unless change of congressional heart takes place on subsidy payments for. dairy feed.
 Experimental work has shown that such ingredients as oat meal, soy flour and other cereals could be satisfactorily used to bolster milk supplies for ice-cream. However, most state laws do not allow such subStitutions. A few states have passed laws allowing the use of minute percentages of substitute materials for the duration. If the milk shortage is severe, there may have to be more leniency in state regulations to help out the ice Oeam supply.
 POSTWAR PEANUT PLAN
 Peanut butter which stays fresh over . long period and in hot weather Is a postwar possibility. It can be done with glycerin. When war needs for glycerin are cut back, there will be a surplus for such uses. Chocolate candy bars that maintain their composure in tropi- cal weather are already being made for military consumers. You will have them too after the war.
 ODDS AND ENDS
 There have been more fresh CO., counts in markets than ever before because the shortage of prepared coconut from the Philippines and other South Pacific Islands en- couraged the impirtation of coco nuts from the Caribbean Isles, even at high prices. The new ceilings prices on fresh coconuts will prob ably bring on more production of the grated product. Demands from bakers and confectionerS, as well as Inc armed forces, will use up most Df ft. Some 2,140 motorcycles will be made for essential civilian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
BE KIND TO LANDLADIEs

One whole section of the pamphlet is devoted to How to Be Happy Though Billeted." The rules in- clude getting out of the landlady's way on your day of; taking her to the movies now and then to repay favors she does for you.
 Another section concerns the etiquette of that very numerous group, The Working Girl. If the working girl is out with boy or girl of her age, she should pay her own way - unless the boy insists on paying.
 The most ticklish problems in the preparation of Manners and Etiquette" - which was a sort of combined operation by the YMCA staff-were those involving fem inism. If women are getting equal rights, is 1t necessary, for example. for a man to give his seat to per- fectly healthy young woman?
 The pamphlet neatly sideStepS this poser. Tn it's section on travel, 1t merely comments: Give up your. seat to an elderly person or to a woman with baby"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
TOMORROw's MENU

BREAKFAST: Tomato and lemon juice, scrambled eggs, oatmeal mullins, honey spread, coffee, milk for children.
 LUNCH: Creamed codf1sh on toast, raw carrot sticks, en- riched whole wheat rolls, butt ter or fortified margarine, stew ed winter pears, tea, milk for children.
 DINNER: opped meat, gravy and onions casseroled in cabbabe leaves, baked sweet po- tatoes, spiced cranberries, en. riched bread, butter or fortified margarine, Dutch apple cake, Coffee, milk for children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
Wartime Etiquette in Britain:
 Don't Wear Stacks At Tea With Your Grandmother!

| Etiquette" suggests, among other things:
 Bring such rations as you can '. If you are staying for some days, take your ration card-with ALL necessary coupons attached Take your own soap and hot water bottle. Only dire distress will make any one lend you the latter. .. If you are staying for the night, make your own bed and tidy your room. You will have to clean your own shoes these days, so take your shoe polish. Offer to clean your
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
3 McKENNEY
 ON BRIDGE
By WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY (America'S Card Authority

Fourth of series of six articles selecting the outstanding hands published in this column during 1943).
 Even though you read this hand when it appeared July g, 1943, look at it again and see if you can figure out how the declarer can make nine tricks. He has one spade, two hearts and a club. He can make four dia- mond tricks-but that gives him only eight. His problem is to make five diamond tricks. The ten and nine of diamonds have that suit blocked.
 Here is the way the hand was made. The second spade trick was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
Photos from Dtt Pont,

bodies and beanstalk growth, these togs are reinforced in the making One process used is bar tacking, which is more machine weaving at such points of strain as pockets wristbands, shoulders and button holes. So when Junior thrusts a vigorous little fist into a pocket, bulges like a well-fed man at the waistline or wriggles in and out of his clothes on his own, a suit of this construction Is well able to bear up under wear, with the minimum of torn pockets, split the minimum of torn pockets, split buttonholes or popping seams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
82M NlAA @e| MNtcItoIasl Cook Sweet And Sour Cabbage Russian Style
By GAYNOR MADDOX NEA Stan Writer

4A NN~4A NvAAeSeA
 This cabbage recipe is from Igor Gorin, noted Russian American baritone who likes good food.
 Red Cabbage, Sweet and Sour
 (Serves 6)
 One medium head cabbage, ? tablespoons bacon drippings, 1 heaping tablespoon flour, 2 table spoons sugar, { tablespoons vine- gar, 1-2 cup seedless raisins, apple, skin on and sliced.
 Cut the cabbage fine and cook until tender, then melt in pan the bacon drippings. flour, sugar and vinegar. Strain the cabbage and add to above mixture the raiSins and sliced apple. Simmer for Q few additional minutes.
 Prom the Connecticut Cook Book, brand-new and interesting, comes this savory dish.
 Red Cabbage
 (Serves 8)
 Two medium red cabbages, 3 tablespoons vinegar, 1 medium onion, tablespoons bacon drip pings or cooking oil, 1 bay leaf, 3
 
 cloves, peppercorns. 2 tart ap- ples, sliced fine, 1 tablespoon but ter or cooking fat, 1 teaspoon flour, teaspoon sugar, juice of 1-2 lemon.
 Shred cabbage and soak in wa ter to which vinegar has been add ed. Chop onion fine, brown in drippings. Add cabbage, well-drain- ed, bay leaf, cloves, pepper-corns, and apples. sliced fine. Cook slowly until tender, stirring frequently, since red cabbage burns easily. When done, melt butter in sauce- pan, add flour, cabbage and its juices. Sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice, simmer minute or two, and serve at once.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17

w h e n Mar garet M e 8 d, n o t e d anthro- pologist, m a d e t h a t statement, she split won1- en into two camps -t h o S e who agreed with her and those who disagreed violent ly.
 She is right, of course, if she is talking about t h e W m a Il W h. o, p u t t i ng OarSnNa1 a m hi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17

won with the ace, the king and queen of diamonds were cashed, and the ten of spades led. West quite naturally ran the balance of his spade tricks-anw South discarded the nine of diamonds. After cashing his spades, West had to let South in. Now South overlook the ten of diamonds with the ace and cashed the other two diamonds in dummy, thus making nine tricks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
LUKAs NO NOVICE

Although watch On The Rhine" has brought him his greatest screen fame. Paul Lukas, starred in Warner Brothers "Unvertain Glory is no film novice, having appeared in pictures for the past 15 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17

rains which broke up the long drouth. With con- tinued drout t h cutting feed sup plies for d a 1T y c a t tie, drastic cuts would have been almost cer- tain.
 The War Food Administration is estimating on the b r i g h t side of next sum m e r'S milk supply. They expect the 60 per
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17

fact tn at she a l m st never I h ad occasion to use her medical supplies appar- ently did not dis courage her from accu m u l a ting them.
 Under present living co nditions 1t is seldom nec- essary to keep an elaborately stock ed medicine cab met. Most homes are within re a. S0nqblp d i stance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
By EPSIE KINARD NEA Staff Writer

New York-For small-fry boys aged 3 to 6 years-there's fashion news in pint-sizsd versions of leis- ure and sports wear that their well-dressed pops wear. Revolu- tionary in another respect, these new twig fashions fit a 2-year- old who usually has had to settle for sissy" clothes.
 Styles that cater to child's na- tural desire to play grown-up in- clude sports jackets with bold paid fronts, worn with shorts or slacks that match & jackets solid color sleeves and backs; Eton outfits, made sporty with bright Ascot scarves; slacks and short-sleeved shorts with adjustable suspenders; long-tailed shirts that can be worn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
FILM DRAWS PRAISE

Warner Brothers "In Our Time" has attracted favorable editorial page comment from the Toronto Globe and Mail," as a factual story of Poland's resistance to Nazi ag- gresSion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
LOCALE VARIED

Various sequences in Warner Brothers Passage to Marseille", new Humphrey Bogart picture, take in the French Merchant marine, in England and in a huge bombing place in France, on Devils Island, plane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17

meal you should collect food and implements for your guests"
 The rules for "Introductions and Dances" haven't changed much, according to Manners and Etiquette" It advises clothes-ra- toned girls to take trouble with your appearance even for the weekly club dance" and even if you can't put on a pretty frock.
 War, or no war, sitting on a boy-friend's knee in public is not good manners: and dancing cheek to- cheek is NOT done"
 On the all-important question of befus Q good guest, Manners and