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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Surplus Property

The Senate and House have been shoot ing in the same direction-the target being the surplus property disposal leg islation. .
 Both branches of Congress have been raising safeguards perhaps against Ad- ministration oppointeeS, to make sure that Congress is kept currently informed of the action taken in respect to the ols, posal of war plants, and also with regaraa to provisions that have been incorporated in their bills to aid acquisition of surplus property and plants by small businesses and to take account of the special neeoS of State and local governments in selling government surpluses There are oll, lions of dollars of Government-owned property involved, and that Is the reason why the Senate bill would establish Surplus Property Board of eight instead of a single administrator. M
 The reason the Senate wants to as pose of large numbers of agencies IS to safeguard against possible concentirSatiioin of power in the hands of single official The basic idea is that Board Will oper. ate more efficiently than a flocK oi agencies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Synthetic Butter

The butter and dairy industry suffered irreparable injury from preferences given to oleomargarine. Senator Wiley of Wis consin is waging a fight in Congress against this low grade food substitute:
 pr. Hugo H. Sonmer of the College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, tes- tified before Senate committee, and re- lated that because of the advance ID science, fatty foods might now be made even from coal. He told about methoo that has been developed for the manu- facture of fatty acids Apparently we are nearing the time when synthetic butter will be sold in the groceries. Synthetic edible fats have been produced since 1887.
 Members of the two branches of Con gress from many dairy states have entered the fight against oleomargarir1e, and they insist that oleo is pretty scarce on the vitamin content, and usually thick with soy bean fat, cottonseed fat, coconut oil, and other inadequate substitutes for out- ter fats.
 The American Butter Institute says that if the green light is given to oleo- margarine through favorable legislation in Congress that 1t will be terrific blow to the American public, and wholesale calamity to three thousand creamerles III the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Read, and Re-Read the Papers

The fact that any voter, man or woman, is either Democrat or a Republican, is no reason why they should close their ears, and minds to the political discus sionS and debates of these prediction weeks. President Roosevelt is a Fourth Term candidate and in that capacity he is the choice of the Democratic party opposed by the Republicans who charge that the Democrats and their New Deal have become a tired, exhausted, quar- reling and pickering Administration | which has lost faith in itself and in the American people,"
 The Democratic and Republican parties have been see-sawing back and forth in political victories and control since the time of Lincoln-and the voters are being asked to meet new conditions in our life this coming November. Sen ator Truman threw out the first ball for President Roosevelt and advanced the theory that he should be reelected be- cause he is the most experienced" man on foreign affairs in the World
 Republican leaders promptly replied that the war will soon be over and that the great questions for the next four years will be right here at home with reconstruction, reconversion, reorganiza- ton, recovery - and jobs for every man and woman who wants to work We are all familiar with the record of Democratic
 administration under MT. Roosevelt. It : is the duty of all to listen to the critics who are backing the candidacy of MT. Dewey. They have equal rights to state their cause between now and the Novem- Der election.
 Governor Dewey opened his campaign at Philadelphia with an indictment of the New Deal. Many years of depression and unemployment had existed until the war broke loose "with all it's tragic toll of death, debt and destruction" he de- clared Then he recalled the statement of General Hershey that after the war i've can keep people in the Army about as cheaply as we could create an agency for them when they are out" None of that stuff is accepted to Dewey. He pro- poses to turr the men in the military services loose, and put them in thelr proper places in life. He declared that million new homes must be built every year for many years. He asserted that we cannot keep our freedom and continue experimentation with new policies every day by the national government
 Mother Shipton prophesied eighty years ago that around the World thoughts shall fly in the twinkling of an eve" which was a radio forecast, before tE became supplementary instrument lpf "the papers,. But why not follow the l advice of one of the wisest of men, Will Rogers, who often repeated these words: Ali know is what see in the papers" Keep your mind open, and read, and re- nead the papers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

berers around at will, fed them poorly, worked them bfutally uns der c whip lash. Of late, this pressure has bson eased, Tn some instances Nazis have repeatedly given special treatment to their captiVeS on tho chance that they themselves will not be too badly punished by the Allies when Ger many falls,
 Il Is now even possible for few Of these captives tO escape from Germany - for . prlce ln foreign money -As petty NAsi police try Co accumulate enough foreign currency Co live safely during the Allied occupation.
 Just what efforts have been made by tho Allies to contact the million of slave laborers remains a military secret which may make exciting reading aB soon as it can Dc revealed,
 MERRY.dO.RoUND
 Several CongresSmen peeking in the House Restaurant last week thought they saw Governor Dewey lunehihg with Representatives Harold Knutson of Minnesota. It want Dewey, however, but Dana Bennett Of Agriculture Service Associate A descendant of James Gordon Bennett, he is q magazine writer, was nearly fiobbed when Inc entered the Stevens Hotel dur ing the Chicago Republican Cons vontion last June, His resemblance Co Dewey is remarkable [. When the TransluX newsreel theaterg decided on their lobby political poll, they ordered twice as many Roosevelt pins as Dewey pins ,, Before he came Co Congress, Sen. ator Wallace White, Maine Re. publican, three times ran for Mayor Of Lewiston, each tiflle be- Ing soundly tFouneod by Denios erats, Tn the last election, he res mAined in Washlngton-and Lows lston went Republican. T guess lt It is . good lhlng for my party when stay out Of Maine" laugh cd Senator White,
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experience Of others. There are many who believe that VIC never learn the advantage Of certain courses of action and the disads vantage Of others unless we actually pass through these things. But If that were true, doctors would Do prepared for their profession not only by attending medical school but by going to centerB Of contas zion where they would contract many of the diseases they have to treat, 4 doctor docs not treat smallpox any better because he has passed through the illness himself.
 There can Dc no doubt that every experience we pass through has, if1 some form or other, been reenacted before, frequently in our own lives and certainly in the lives Of others. If we would only allow these OK. periences to teach Us, how much different our lives would be and the world an which we live. We 90 on making mistakes day after day, the same mistakes we made last week, last month. last year. Somehow Of other we feel that we can escape what others have not escaped.
 He is wise who examines carefully every bygone, that he niAly know low to meet bycomes.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
The "Knock" Is On the Run

So many new wonders are promised in science, medicine, industry and other fields after the war that our heads begin ko spin when we stop to consider the pos abilities for richer, fuller lives when peace returns to the world But wonders never eease." and now we have a glimpse of new tomorrow in motor transportation Al the revelation that the General Motors Research Laboratories have built and are operating pilot plant which is produc- ifir samples of the fabulous fuel compo- ner,t, triptane = 99 per cent pure - ln tank car lots.
 vice President C. F. Kettering, the re- search wizard who heads the GM Lanor- atories, has told meeting of the Amerl. can Chemical Society that the use oI friptane with tetraethyl lead added has Demonstrated gains of as much as four times in engine power and as much as 2 2B per cent gain in fuel economy ever Aso-octane, or 100-octane gasoline. Inlnk of what this may mean in terms or HlOEe efficient engine performance m the future.
 It has been one of MT. Ketterings prin- cipal jobs in the last 25 years to solve fiie problem of why engines "knockD ana % increase their efficiency His announce nent of the progress made with trlptane ia a great milestone in his search for pet. fer filels. Mr. Kettering points out that ssIrnock" is all matter of molecular efr7Ictllre. Triptane = Trimethyl butane fn the chemist--was first tested in gaso- iIne solution in an engine in the GM Yaeeearch Laboratories as a part Of US Tsoleer,lar structure investigations IT 701e. when 1t was first recognized as an nntstanding fuel component. But trlp- lane cost $a5 gallon to produce, go AeEker method for making 1t had to ge found Ik not only HAN 70 pc pYa''aN'F
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

in quantity more cheaply but 1t had to be reasonably pure.
 After many tests by MT. Kettering and his research assistants it was found that pure triptane could be made by "rela- lively simple" procedure, the nature of which is military secret. From labora- tory development and small-scale pilot plant, the process was moved into a larger-scale pilot plant which was com pleted late last year.
 Even with this process triptane is still not cheap. But MT. Kettering says there is indication that the value of the fuel may justify it's projected cost. Now, he says, an engine development program is contemplated to see what may be done with engines and their applications to various uses, once the barrier of knock has been removed to such an important degree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

"ORf the Fee0Fd". Whenever Stet, tiniuS started to answer questions MeDermott stopped him, The only frank answers came out when MeDermott left the room to ans Bwor a phone call
 Later, Btestlnlus pointed out that, If Dumbarton Oaks were a completely American show, tho public might Do better informed. MeDermott blew up at this said, "The State Department Isn't try' ing Go pass the buck Co the Brit. Iah OF the Russians" Meckly echoed Btetttniusr "Of course wc are not trying Co pass the buck. We assume the responsibility"
 Many competent diplomatic obs servers wonder when Roosevelt will either give stettlnius his head or ship him Co on ovefease di. plomatie post, ono wiseaero asked testify, after c brush with 9tets tinius tho other day, "When will Roosevelt stop sending out boys Co d0 . mans w0Fk?"
 INSIDE GERMANY
 Allied leaders, after surveying effects of intelligence work its side the Reich, arc now finally convinced there is no chance Of an honest anti-Hitler revolt by the German people Whats more, efforts Co spawn c prosAllied ih, derground In Germany have met with failure,
 Principal reason Is that the destapO controls everything including the Army hierarchy. The communist underground has been completely llqUldatedI also all remnants Of the bos 0iaiIst and cIal.Democratic parties.
 The only real hope Allied mill tary leaders have Is that the eles ven million slave laborerA brought Co Germany by Hitler from Pos land, Russia, France, Belgium, Holland and Norway, will conduct on increasing campaign Of sabo' tage, perhaps giVing heart 10 large groups Of Germans to join them,
 A year ago, Hitler and his henchmen kicked these slave lass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

the stabilization policy to which the administration iB committed Tho board may do this solely on the basis of the "factual" evidence sub. mitted by the panels, or 1t may de- eide that 1t needs to hear further evidence from the 8i steel com paries involved in the Big Steel case or the representatives Of the A. r. of L. and G. 1. o. unions which now face pay cuts and want pay raises,
 Either way, there Is bound to be some further delay in getting c do. ciSion.
 To consider this delay as c mere stall on the part of the poor old War Labor Board would Do unfair, though this charge may Do made by the labor leaders who have tried to hold their unions in line while the overworked WLB tried to make Up It's mind.
 WLB IN A LOSING FIGHT
 The board has been fighting an almost hopeless rearguard action oil through the war, trying to hold of the inhationafy forces which are opposed to wage stabiiization. How much longer the board can continue this delaying action now becomes the big question,
 If the decision can be postponed until after the election, it will be 6 good trick, for that will keep the B- sue where 1t belongs, which Is out of politics. But almost inescapably, 1t will be dragged into politics.
 In the first place, the Republican platform condemns the freezing of wage rates at arbitrary levels. Sees ond, there have been some indica- tons that A. ?. of L and c. 1, 0. leaders have brought pressure to bear on the President to have him step Into this situation, 90 over the heads of the War Labor Board and outline c new wage policy.
 FDR CAN GRAB THE BALL
 The responsibility of the War La. bor Board is to report its recon. fnendations to the President, but there Is nothing to prevent the Press ident from moving iii first, grabbing the bail and trying to run with it.
 Anything the President does or doesn't do about this situation, he Is bound to catch criticism. If the Ut. tie Steel formula isn't broken before election, restless labor may Dc cri. ticai. On the other hand, If wage in. creases are granted in any form whatever, the cry will be raised by the Republicans that the labor vote is being bought at the politically psychological moment by the grant of an increase in base rates of pay,
 The closer this decision comes to election day, the greater will Dc it's political dynamite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
NEW FRONTIERS
(New York TlmesI

tNeW XoFk I1mHBD
 Nation sWlde reports from real es" tate offices indicate . decided ups swing in the purchase Of paFtstline farms City and town dwellerS or both the Whitescoliar and industrial worker groups are buying homes and acreage on the roads which Fadiato from conterB Of population,
 Tn movement toward "FuFban" living received It's first impetus after the first World War The economic chaos Of the last decade caused many families to move into small homes outside tho cities, From 1910 to 1884 the exodus reached such proportions that various individuals and organizations became eoflceFfi- cd about the shack towns" along the highways,
 The present buying movement Is apparently . healthy one. Real es- tate prices for small places, aB re- ported by the operators, are ID from IS to 90 per cent above the io3b-40 average, but the great ma. joFlty Of purchasers are paying cash or making Q substantial down pay- mont. The extent Of the movement in the Northeast is seen in figures released by the Department Of Agrl- culture in Massachusetts; in the Bay State there are now ie,000 fuli- time farms and is,Ooo part-time farms.
 The reatons for the trend toward combining urban work with rural living and subsistence farming are logical. Workers remember the hardships of ie30-3b and feel that small farm offers more security than Q rented urban home. Money ls available in many families to ptlF- chase outright tnd eliminate the drag Of e mortgage. Many men and women instinctivoly feel that this ore of war-born industrial activity aecessitates a coEnpensatlng period of economic adjustment whom labor will not have flili-tllile employment
 Meanwhile, departments of agri' culture, the rural press. and county agents are offering good adylee l Their eoipnael ineludoal check ! transportation faf|lllleA. Neen of4Ks head low. fs WHfNf NIIHl sHi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

The time is nigh for the harvesting of the seasons crop of Maine potatoes Pickers are now needed for the potato fields in Arrostook County. Many wouio like to come over from nearby Canada but there is no official order which VIII allow them to come over and start pick ine. War conditions have prevented tne possibility of labor from Canada, which is too bad since the distance between the state and the bordering Canadian pro- vince is so short.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
BAYEUx TAPESTRY

(New Haven Journal. oourIer)
 4 couple of months ago three oers man scholars began studying tho Bayeux tapestry, thioved from NoT- mandy and placed in Austria for safekeeping, as . "Bort of German saga" It is ironic that tho Germans in the face of present day events have to resort to Q piece of cloth nine hundred years old to seek proof of their alleged superiority, espec. ially since the tapestry is clear case of French conquest,
 This ancient piece Of linen, eTn. broidered in colors still bright, tells tho story of William Conquerors victory in i00e over Saxons who had come from German soil to settle in England. The Be scenes are not kind to the respectable ancestors of c people lately become dishonorable, As the battle progresses, the Saxons fall wounded from their horses in great numbers, and as victory be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Views Of The Press

the soil, and raise all the food pos- slbie for family and livestock, They emphasized that If one Is inexper' fenced in judging soils and real es- tate, it is common sense to get the advice of some one familiar Witf the problem of selecting land and buildings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
AS A MATTER OF FACT

As a matter of fact the enormity of the damage done by the recent nurri- cane has not yet been completely est- mated. While 1t was not regarded as destructive as the 1888 affair 1t damaged very systematically all along the coast Cape Cod got specially thorough snel. lacking, they say, and will never be JuSt the same in certain locations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

inB group nave not been able to agree on either the facts or what should be done about them.
 With oil this maze of material before 1t, the job of the War Labor Board Is to har. monlzo and come Up with recon. mendations for a new wage policy that will please everybody c n q still not violate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

that experience is meant to teach us life's most out. standing lessons,
 Experience Is c dear teacher. We pay high tuition when We attend her school. The best way to learn by experience s not to learn by our own expefls annA iaiit hV kiaA
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comes certain, they pile up and overflow into the borders Of the ems broidery with comical loss of dlg- nity. There is nothing about their broken swords or sprawiinS horses to suggest the power of the master race.
 Tn view of recent Allied successes, 1t might be bettsr If the German scholars studied the tapestry for its prophetic value, It might make them feel like returning their loot to the small museum in Bayeux where it belongs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

The point values are soaring for many foods, The lady that goes to market is getting wild look which Is nothing ettiit! to the butchers expression. PointS, points, points, It seems to be principally question of peaches, pears and pine apples and pruneS and plums, also, we venture to say.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

From western Europe, Russia, the Balkans and Italy e grinding pres- sure on Germany is now steadily mounting In intensity. Whatever time it takes, long or short, the sqrewB viii continue Co De turned uiltii the enemy cracks. Secretary ol War Henry q. sllnl-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Wages, The Thorn
 In Politicians Side
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

The divided reports on what to do about breaking the Little Steel wage stabiliSation formula, just turned over to the full National War Lac bor Board by the six-fiian, industry labor. public panels which since last February have been studying A. r. of L. and 0. I. o. United Steels workers demands for pay increases, augurs no great speed for removal of what Is now the most troublesome political and economic thorn in the administration's side,
 Fair-minded judges In Q faet-find-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

The person who is quite out of 1t just at this time is the one who has nc. up- rooted tree in his front yard to prag about. It Is still possible for him to net oiit on the limb
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
EXPERIENCE A TEACHER
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

EXPERIENCE A TEACHER
 We often hear the expression, Let bygoneS Dc bygones." But someone has wisely said that the only use for bygonos is that they may teach tis hof to meet byeomes. This k another way Of saying
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
A Thought for Today

rejOiced greatly that found of thy chile dren walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.-2nd Epistle of John: {.
 man protesting against error is on the way toward uniting himself with all men that be- leve in truth.-Carlyle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Selected Poerl,
SIMMER GOODBYE

SUMMER GOODBYE (Juiia Collins Ardayne in The New York T1meO There are her gowns upon these trees, Her shoes upon this forest floor; Put them away among weil-loved things She will not need them any more. Last night she stole across the ledge Of moonlight over the sill; The shadows were black over garden and mead And the stars were cold and still Sine smiled little to ease my pain; I feared, not she, her sleep; Ere the portals closed she turned and paused And waved. could not weep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Current Comment

No nation is worthy Of the name of nation that will not fight for its own freedom. We Koreans hays been doing that. uflarmed and out. numbered, as well as unaided and unnotlced, for 34 long years, -Dr Syngman Rhee, head e
 Korean government iii exile.
 ! am convened that our people can fight one more year under the same terrible conditions aB now -Dr. Ivan Subaslteh, Yugosiav
 premier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon sets at s:44 ?. m. (war tiniel Sun rises at 6:37 a. la., sets at e:o5 ?. m (war timel Vehicles must bs lighted thirty minutes after 6unset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
Washington Merry-C -Co-Round DREW PH PEARSON

occupation of Reich Will Allow Release O MOny Units Army chonee See Before Speeding Them Homs State Dept MuzxIes Stetnus With Mike MeDsmott Guod; Allied Intelligence Sees No Possibility Of Revolt by GeFon People
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20

signed letters pertaining Co peF~ nonnl health and hygiene, not Co disease, diagnosis Of treatmonk win De answered by pr Brady ls Q stamped solf-Mddressed envelope lB enclosed. Letters should be brief and written ln ink. aio reply can Do made Co queries not conform. lng Co instructions. Address pr. william Brady, National News. paper Service, 320 West Madison Street, Chicago, m.
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If 6 white family Is suspected of having c mixture Of eoloFed blood several generations ago would there be danger Of having eoiored child, grandehiid or great grandchild2
 Mrs. M, I'D Answer -- No, that is c superBtis tious notion of ignorant people. Copyright io44, John P, Dilie co)