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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
A Time For Giving

War is a matter of waiting and of loose ends and boredom, as well as Of hard work and fighting. And the longer this war lasts the more the men who fight 1t Will need diversion for those hours of waiting and antidotes for the boredom. They need such things as recreation centerS, entertainment and reading matter 10 turn their minds for q time from danger and discomfort, and to preserve their ties with the distant land and homes for which they fight. And they will get these things ir abundance if we here at home give freely to the current National War Fund drive, through the medium of the local community war fund, The principal activities financed by the National War Fund are the Uso, United Seamen'B Service and War Prisoners Aid. The USO now operates 2,800 centers for men and women Of the armed forces. It sends pro- fessional entertainers to every part Of the world where our troops are stationed, There are now 69 Camp Shows on tour which, in q month, play 10 100000 Of OUT fighting forces, United Seamen'S Service follows the flag, There are now more than 100 such units Oil the six con. tinents, and c half million Seanen used their facilities last year, These units will
 
 troops abroad, even though fighting may have ceased.
 And the War Prisoners Aid will also be maintained. Books and games, athletic equipment and musical instruments, arts and crafts material and study courses Will continue to De sent until the last Amer ican prisoner is fepatriated, In addition to the major outlets, National War Fund contributions go to l0 agencies of relief for War.stricken countries. These agen- cies have preceded the work Of the inter- national UNRFlA and Of national govern. ments in occupied or recently liberated countries. And 1t is expected that the plight Of undeFfed and badly clothed fnil- lions will require the supplemental serV' ices Of these l0 agencies even after UNRRA and the reconstituted govern ments are functioning fully, By NoVerl. Der ii the National War Fund hopes to raise 92S0,000,000 in voluntary contribu- tions. It is scarcely necessary to stress the justice Of the appeal. Through a single donation we may contribute to more than 6 score of vitaliy needed, hu' Ti1anitarian activities, or those who have not given 1t should be remembered that today is stili time Of giving as well as fighting, even though one goal Of the war may De in sight,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Views Of The Press

became available through legitimate channels the black market shriveled up because 1t no longer served Q purpose.
 There are many who believe that 0 similar reaction would occur if OpA would liberaliEe It's allotment of gasoline to the holders of Q A cards. To be sure, such Q move would not eliminate completely the use of counterfeit or stolen gasoline ration coupons, bu ito the extent that the modest needs of the A driver were satisfied legitlmately the black mar ket would suffer. There is an Ana- logy between the black market in liqllor and the black market in gas- cline. There is, therefore, every req" sup to believe that llberaliEing A ra. tions would have Q similar effect.
 The holder oS the A card is the neglected citizen. He sees the more fortunate Of his fellows with enough gasoline not only for business but for pleasure as well. He has every reason to Do incensed ct the pros pect that D and Q rations will be increased before his own meager allotment is changed for the better. The OPA has achieved little Buc- cess In combating the black mar. ket in gasoline Up to present time. It should Do willing then to try, even tentatively, to do lt my in- croasing A rationS, thereby iessen- ing greatly the temptation to pur. chase gasoline illlcitly,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Human Equation

History has no parallel Of the Allies plans and preparations for D-Day. They stagger the imagination. And yet every thing couldn't work out perfectly accord ing to plan. And when 1t didn't, says Q Navy officer who took part in the oper- ation, 1t was the individuals ability 10 think quickly and to improyise solutions to new problems that saved the day
 And 1t was the improvised solution 10 a perplexing problem that helped the Americans win the "battle of the hedge rows" in Normandy Sgt. Curtis Culln, who remembered Knocking over snow. banks in his native New Jersey, figured out the plow.pointed "rhino tank" that chewed Up the hedgerows and started the Yanks rolling.
 Even in mechanized warfare the human element is the deciding factor. And the decision is often influenced py such intangIbles as the fact that soldier has been reared in a country where he was allowed and encouraged to think for him. self, That Is one thing that Hitler and the Junkers, in their years Of building war machine, overlooked. Tn fact. they probably wouldn't even understand It.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
VERMONT FIGHTS ON
Hartford Courant)

AkANkbA0k0 S0hA0hV
 The embattled Vermonters who have been challenging at every turn the Federal Governments plan of flood control of the waters of West River have prepared plans of their own, which in their opinion will obtain essentially the same results as WaShington's, If this alternative proposal is sound, Vermont has Strengthened It's case against Fed. erai invasion of the state, Tn fact, 1t would seem to Do incumbent upon local authorities to explore other possibilities when they object to the plans of others.
 Briefly, Vermont favors the cons struetion of four main.rtver dams along the West River and an equal number of tributary stream dams ct 0 total estimated cost of e0,Bi4,240, as contraSted with Washington's one dam costing 930 000,000. The Yer. mont plan would prevent the flood. ing of West Dummerston or any other village. A few farm families would have to be moved and several miles of highways relocated. And, according to Philip Fl. Shutter, engis neer for Vermonts Planning Board, the Vermont plan would control 08 per cent of tho total drainage area that Army engineers say would Do controlled by their one massive dam.
 Such Q plan would seem to meet oil requirements Of food control. In fact, in % far as Vermont is concerned, it Is better than the Washington proposal, for It brings flood control to the communities situated above the West Drummer ston dana site. But Washington may still frown upon any changes In It's dam. The Vermonters make no provision for the installation of hydroelectric power Inachinery--a pet project of Washington despite some unsatiSfactory disclaimers from that source.
 If the Green Mountain State does nothing else In this long-drawn.out controversy with the Federal dovs ernfnent, it has, by this alternate plan, placed Washington on the spot. Vermont, and the rest of the nation, may learn whether the Fed. eTai Government really believes in economy and giInon.pu flood colls troi, with consideration of local iS1- terestg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
UnsponsOred Radio

As the singing commercial tightens it's hold end the commercial announcer be- comes daily more insistertly hearty, there comes news Of possible relief in the future. 4 group Of hIinnanitariang has proposed three ffeqeuncy.F generalization channels af. ter tbe war which would broadcast pro grams free from advertising. "subscrib- Ing" listeners would support the venture at the fec Of q nickel day.
 Now we don't object unduIy to the radio commercial except as we look into tic future, But the vista there rather 0veFWheIms us, We foFesee the singing commercial taking over the entire field Of vocal music, with opera llbrcttoS written tO the glory Of Gudsy-euds, and the praises Of chewing gum or dog food sung tO tIIe music Of Bchubert or stephen Foster, We envisiOn the announcer mold. ing the speech Of new generation untl e0nvegsal0n becomes thing Of frenetic declamati0n, with peaEsshaped tones re- nlaeif1g the soothing MuKble. Maybe |ls niSkel c dag VcN'a Hs fAeep'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Archbishop SpeIImsn Returns

Once again Archbishop spellmar of New York has returned home after a visit to many war fronts ifl as many countries, h his official capacity as United States War Chaplain the busy churchmarl has covered much territory and seen the war At close hand, and talked to the men il aii branches Of service.
 After 6 previous trip he wrote book, which became best seller, on his eXperl. ences. h leaving his archdiocese to visit other countries he had to drop the re- responsibilities on the home front and adapt himself to conditions in other lands amid other scenes His capacity for doing go is tremendous, His alert mind follows what is going on at home while at the same time he must concentrate or the war and those fighting,
 His latest trip took him 10,000 miles on two continents, and though he must have felt some fatigue from the physical and mental strains attached he ran lightly down the plane ramp, and is even now expressed iii affairs in the archdio' cese. He committed himself as far as he considered advisable when questioned, but cn certain things was noncommittaI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23

was probable and he left an estate of less than S2,S0o, Ese was It, General Lesley MeNair, killed In France, His son also was killed in action,
 General McNalr was one of the genluscs of tho T. s. Army, He was responsible for hte ore ganlHatlon and training of the ground troops now doing such . magnificent lob in France. Yet under the system prevailing In the q. s. Army and Navy he was paid only Q meagrO salary, scarcely enough tO live on. It made it impossible for him Co save tnything.
 This points to the drastic need for highre salaries for American public servants today, It Is one of the tragedies of this era that few men If real ability can afford to remain in government service for very long on current governs ment salaries, unless they are in- dependently wealthy, McNair was not only Q great general but Q great patriot, Ho stayed on and made the financial sacrifice, even before he made the supreme Sanrifloe,
 MTts. QUEZON HAS
 MONEY TROUBLES
 It isn't being advertised, but Mrs. 0uezon, wife of the late
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23

president of the Philippines, Is ieNVing Washington for California In order to find Q place where she can live cheaper, Meanwhile, she has had Q slight tiff with new President OsmenN, who replaced her husband. The tiff was over the question Of Q pension.
 President osmena offered Mrs, oueSon Q pension of $l,000 Q month, but pointed out that this was subject to approval by the Philippine Congress. II they did not vote 1t later, he said, it might be necessary for Mrs, Que. Hon to refund the money, How ever, Osmena promised ot do his best to get the pension voted.
 Mrs. oueSon, however. refused. She said she could not afford to risk going into debt to the Philip. pine government and hm0ving to pay the money back, So she hos given up the ornate suite at the Shoreham hotel, which she and her husband occupied aS Q second White House, and Is leaving for California.
 NOTE - President osmenN, meanwhile, has gone to join Gen. eral MaeArthur in preparation for Q tFiumphai entry Into the Philippines.
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
AS A MATTER OF FACT

William Penn's memory will be hon. ored the 24th of this month. This day will mark the founding Of the great commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, three hundred years ago, Everyone in the er. tire state is called upon by the governor to observe this occasion and to pay. tribute to this great man Of tolerance, enlighten. rlert and vision" The Commonwealth IS going "all out" for tremendous celebra- tor, ,iO, 900 societies to participate. Dela. ware and New Jersey, which Penn helped to found, will also join in the observance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23

wheat Ffom the chafk Trouble, sor. roy, and pain, reasoned those wise fOrebeaFg Of ours who so tnfluepced the formation Of our language, Nave the same effect on the human soul that the "tTibulatum" had on the SheaveS Of the Roman faTmeF-they separate the good grain from the ctaff, Pain, above everything else, throws the soul os man back upon God; and when he finds God, he finds peace and security. Suffering ig never without purpose. Tribulas ton, when endured tn the right spirit, does something toward the deepening Of Ctr souls that nothing else in fife can achieve.
 Even CtFist, the Beloved Of God, had to be fuade paEeect through
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
ONE BLACK MARKET GONE
Hartford Courant)

With obvious satissaction Price Administrator Chester A. Dowies has announced that the liquor black market that had reached gigantic proportions early this year now is virtually 6 thing Of the past, with liquor again moving in legitimate channels" one Of the chief reasons fog the breakup of the black mar- ket was the thlrty-day holiday dur. ing which digtiliefs Wero permitted to Feplenlgh the suplv Og alcohol for IgoVsfage pulppasg. AZ coon @ llqneF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Selected Poem
OCTOBER gPRTTE

OCTOBER bPRITE (JobH Van BFakie in Tine New York Times Oh, Autumn Is gypsy girl When sharp Oct0beFs fHji in swing And aII the winds On aII the tliljs Their pFoiogues to the Winter sing To estcf her eye the Ieafy woods Array themselves like gypsy bands, But uD Ei1e lifts her naughty head And @Ins about the harvest lands, TIle glossy ruby apples faij, The fields aDd GellS turn gold and brown, The birch tree dances by the lake And waves to her gaEtsh crown. Like many maids slle has her fling, But when NOVembeTB dTtfted past ehe suffers from . tickle heart, And leaves her loves to Winters blast,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
CHESTNUT REVIVAL
tchrIstlnn scIenee Monitorl

The present generation of Amer. ican youngsters, both at home and in the armed forces, may never have had the fun of going chest- nutting as their fathers did, but it seems likely that their children certainly their grandchildren-will Dc able to enjoy 1t. ArborealiSts have crossed certain Chinese chestnuts with sturdy types adaptable to colder latitudes which are said to be immune to the blight which dee stroyed the trees in the United States 20 years ago,
 4 contemporary says these trees will Do comparatively small and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23

suffering . T q trouble?
 Tine secrete iS partly revealed in tine derivation Of the word tribuia- ton. IL comes from c Latin word "tribula- tum," n eaning the thfeShings SIedge with which the Roman farnl- eP sApaYatAd the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL |. DOUGLASS, D. D.

TROUBLE HAS ITS MESSAGE
 The problem of pain b the most baffling and perplexIng problem in life Why does loving heavenly Father allow His children to Dc of. IIcted . Sthey 50 often are, with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23

General Joseph W. stillwell says: "There is nothing that takes the place with the soldier Of news from home" So write a nice long note with the holly- engraved Christmas card. He knows your name, so give him the details.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23

charging It's O smear plot and an attempt to ruin his good name and repu. tAtion,
 But the curl- ouB fact is that Senator 0'DAniel Isn't running for anything Is y c Q r Q n q wouldn't have to run for omce until lo4e if he didn't want to, hia Sonata tNrna
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Past Operative Pneumonia

Referring to your theory of colds being caused by infection, how do you account for either pneumoniaS
 GIT. c. Answer-AteleetaSi or collapse Of a portion or portions of ono or both lungs, due to too shallow breathing. failure to administer carbon dioxide to stimulate breathing, failure to administer carbon dioxide to stinnu- late breathing, failure to urge the patient to take full deep hreathS Q few times everyhour or two m the days and nights immediately after the operation, and too pros longed flat on back,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
oNATIoNAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Sen. O'Daniel
 On The Grill
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat WashinEton
 C0Rraanandanfk

The senate Campaign Expendi- ture committees investigation Into the publioans and radio broadeasts Of Senator W. Lee 0Danlel, the His- cult Passln' Pappy of Texas, should set of Q lot of campaign fireworks, Already the O'Daniel forces are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23

The hurricane ripped along Florida and headed north for a bit, then retreat cd, or should we say advanced, in some other direction. The northern and New England states got out of 1t with high winds and heavy rain,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23

The winter prognoSticatorS are busy issuing bulletins on a very cold winter ahead, a very very cold winter, mild winter, an open winter, stormy winter. You can take your choice. It's most certain to be cold now and then,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
No. No, Nadine

You promised to send pamphlet on How to Lose Weight if corre- spondent gives her height, weight and age. I am AS, 6S la Inches tall and weigh iSA pounds, tNadinel
 Answer-There was another fes Quirement, rememhere.-the corres spondent was to inelose stamped self addressed envelope, But never mind, Nadine. Your weight, Is, # anything, Q little shy, Don't try to lose weight. Rather cultivate vite send e quarter and stamped self addressed envelope for booklet The T KeyS to Vite,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Bourbon

If you answer my four questions I'll Do happy to send you . bottle of uncut bourbon. (D. Al
 Answer--I wouldn't nod my head for Q barrel Of It. If you have some good smoking tobacco on hand 2 might listen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
WASHINGTON, Octobe

WASHINGTON October Judging the type mycOdd nvsssgsSSS would the difference
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Basal NSetabollsm

Basal MetAb0IIsm
 Please explain the basal metas bollsm test. Have asked our phySis clan several times but he has OK. plalned nothing. After going to Q specialist I was chAgrined to And that our own physician has the aps paratuS in his office,
 (Mrs. 8. M, F0 Answer--It Is c 0oldhergian nia- chine, l think. Better leave it to your own physlc!an-if he Is . good doctor you just can teach him when he should give you the works, The brass specialist Is dlHerent-his aiFn Is to cater to the Wiseacre publics
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
wOoD Ys CARHOnYDIlATE

WOOD IS CARBOHYDRATES "
 I have recently bought . play pen for my baby twrltes Q reader, wnS thereby qualities for . reeuke.l " ls unfinished wood and l want 0 put either Q stain or varntSh on it, would orange shellae or c maple stain covered with varniSh Do pols- onoNsP You sec my baby bites on his crib and I want to Do earetul that he does not get poisoned. Fer hNpS you can suggest . non-poaSs onous tinsh. My husband ana \ read your column daily ana we both think 1. (NGrs, A, M. So
 Oh, SO you have . husband toot Do you lot him come into the houSs occasionally to look at your panyt But wen go into this wretched sit. uation more thoroughly in another article, For the present, MANnA please consider yourself rebuked,
 My advice is to leave the crib aA t is--unstained, unVarntShed, un. painted. In fact I advise that al furniture, toys, cribs, woodwork oE other surfaces the baby can touch should h0 ot plain wood unvarniShs cd, unstained. unpatnted. .
 1t can do no particular harm U the baby sucks or gnaws on plain wood,
 Babies have not infrequently suf- fered gravely if not fatally rom chronic lead poisoning from suok~ Ing and gnawing on painted ertbs chair ton, Not all paints contain lead, but many do,
 Shellac is likely to contain ar. senic. Indeed, 1t is at present exs. tremely difficult to find shellac thae Is arsenie-free.
 Keep things within the babyS reach free from paint or other m" ish--plAin wood can never do any harm even If the baby eats 1t,
 Use fine sand.paper to smooth any rought surfaces, and wash sur. faces freQuently with plain soap and water for cleanliness,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon sets at I0;60 ?. n, lwaF tline) Sun rises et Tsf2 ., a., sets 90 500 ?, n, (WaF tifBe) /, Vehicles must De lighted thirty minutes after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Wlew!

WHGWi
 Two years ago had my eyes eXs alnined. The optometrlst said thore was some internal trouble and sug- gested have my teeth cared for. ! wont to dentist and he advised me to have them all out. So I dld I am % years old and very nervous. (Mrs. V. w. S.)
 Answer--I suppose 1t will only annoy the quacks in the medical and dental fields ig I harp any more on that subject-but 1t seems tragic that you gave Up . single tooth without due consultation of your physician and dentist as to the necessity for such radical treatment. Copyright ie44, by John ?. Dille co. lacking the size of "the spreading chestnut tree that sheltered the village smithy In Longfollow'B poetfi.p The very tree of which Longfellow wrote--or perhaps It's sclon-stlii stands In Brattie Street, Cambridge. and, indeed, that historic thoEoughs fare is fairly lined with others of the same type. But these are horse cheBtnuts, which afford c pleasing sight in springtime when in bloom and grateful shade iil summer, but are good for little else. As to the promised hybrlds, the iumbeFmon who cut chestnut trunks for tele- phone poles will Do sorry that they cannot attain the height of theig predecessors, but it will be easier for boys to shake the prickly burEg out of the branches after the first frost of october.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23

suffering. He had to enter into the common experience Of man And be. cause He met it with fOFtitude and faith, He is able, spiritually, to sup- port tO this very hour those whO are similarly afflicted.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

GRgnea loaeara pertaining C. nee-' sannl health and hygiene. noe 70 ,alseaSA dlagnosla ek WeAtmcnss wlll Aa answered hy Drs Brady ~ a stamped sele-aaaressea envelope ls euoloeea. EaateFa shoula be hrtek and written ln tnk. 70 reply can ho made Co queries not contotlAs nm e instructions. Address Or Wtlllam Brady National News paper Service. so West Madison etFset. Chieago, m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23
Washington Merry Round DREW PEARSON

Probing Committee Learns of Violations But Does Nothing
 Political Weight Runs War Nome ond Fact Gen. MeNo Killed in Fronee Left Estate of Less Than $5OO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-23

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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-25
Claude Screws To
Get Aid OfNAACP

NEW YORK.-Motion for leave
to hle brief amicus curiae in the
case OF Claude Screws ct al vs.
United States was granted the
NAACP Monday. The brief is di-
rected toward sustaining the statu-
tory provisions under Section 20 OF
the l4th Criminal Code l8-U.S.C
SD amendment which provides:
Whoever under color of any law,
statute. ordnance, regulation or
custom, willfully subjects. or
causes to be subjected, any inha-
bitant OF any state, territory. or
district to the deprivation Of any
rights. privileges. or immunities
secured or protected by the Con-
stitution and laws of the United
States, or TO different punish
mentS. pains, or penalties. on ac-
count of such inhabitant being an
alien. or by reason Of his color. or
race, than are prescribed for the
punishment Of citizens. shall be
fined not more than $1,000, or inn
prisoned not more than one year.
or BOTH"
The petitioners, Robert Screws.
sheriff Of Baker County. Ga. and
Police Officers Frank Edwa d
Jones and Jim Bob Kelley. ar.
rested Negro, Robert Hall. charg-
ing him with theft OF tire. Jan
20, l943 He was unjustifiably
beaten to death.
Oral argument OF the case raised