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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
THE NEW DIVORCE PLAN
Hartford Times

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The tragedy of many divorce cases
is in the disruption Of normal family
life for the young children involved
Many cases of juvenile delinquen-
cy can be traced to such a begin
ming. Even where there is no delin-
quency the effect of broken homes
has most unfortunate results for the
innocent young victims.
Not only hasty marriage, but also
haSty divorce, frequently brings I'M
fortunate social results.
The term hasty divorce may be
metaphorical. 1t may refer not SO
much to separations decided upon
impetuously. as to the granting OF
many divorces by the procedure that
has been followed for many years in
Connecticut. Eighty-five percent Of
these cases in Connecticut are I'M
contested. In these the only evidence
presented to the judge has been that
of the applicant and those who sup
port his or her StosY.
If children are involved, judges
invariably attempt to make inquiry
as to how they are to be cared for
and the conditions under which they
are to be brought up.
However, the old procedure does
not lend itself to the most careful
investigation In this direction. Di-
vorces are ordinarily heard at short
calendar sessions of the Superior
Court, or at special sessions set
aside for the purpose, when large
numbers of cases are likely to be
disposed Of.
The judges Of the Supreme and
Superior courts have devised a new
plan calculated to permit greater at
tention to be given to those actions
involving children under 16, which
is to be given a trial in Hartford,
Fairfield and New Haven Counties.
Special court sessions will be ar
ranged on the court calendar, to be
devoted solely to hearing such cases.
The purpose is to give judges a bet
ter opportunity to make necessary
inquiries in each case, enabling them
the better to render decisions which
will safeguard the welfare Of the
children. That will be in the interest
Of the State, as well as OF the i'm
mediate beneficiaries.
The plan seems meritorious. AL
though 1t is to be tried upon an ex-
perimental basis there is every rea-
son to believe that 1t will prove 50
successful ana desirable that 1t will
be extended to other counties.
Whatever can be done to safe
guard the interests Of children in
families broken by separation and
divorce is well worth the doing and
win pay dividends in increased hap
piness and probably in better citi-
zenship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
Selected Poem
"ENOCH"

"ENOCH'
pauline Hazard in the New York Tines
The threat OF winter held the wood is thran,
But Enoch didn't notice 1t at all;
His watchful eyes were filled with larkspur-fire'
Seeing the dogwood berries and each spire
OF goldenrod upon the hill he loved.
He was not one to walk well-scarved, we'll gloved
But rather, bare handed, loving the good earth,
This wooded hill as If it had been given birth
To his sparse Frame his thin and knobby knees
His heart that thudded when he saw the trees
In spring, In fall, or any other season.
He was man who knew the burning reason
For beauty and its flame lit up his heart;
The loneliness of leaves would heal the smart
From lifes strong lash. He knew, OH Enoch knew
This hill was God, Its sermons always true,
Vivid and clear to him and all who stood
with quiet spirit in the golden wood
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

paid strictly TO aptitude for individual
tasks, which may allow many of us to
believe that an eventual system Of civil
service is in the offing. This, however,
was accompanied by statement to the
effect that criticism Of present personnel
was not implied or intended.
The mayors message was what might
be termed a Succinct report on what
has transpired and what may take place.
1t demanded the best efforts of his fellow
officials; it offered to the taxpayers type
of government to which it has become
accustomed in recent years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

and the Atlantic Charter all
wrapped up in Chapter 4. Listen
to this: But they shall sit every
man under his vine and under
his fig tree; and none shall
make them afraid Chats
freedom from fear). For the
mouth of the Lord of hosts has
spoken it. For all people will
walk everyone in the name Of
his God Freedom Of religion.
And we will walk in the name
of the Lord our God for ever
and ever"
Wallace turned back to the
Book of Psalms. II don't know
whether it is faulty exegesis or
not. Maybe it is finding a text
to fit your own ideas. Anyhow,
here's a passage that most people
use OF prove that Christ, who
was spurned and accused, came to
be the foundation stone OF the
Christian religion"
He had found Psalm 1l8 and lie
read Verse %: The stone which
the builders refused is become
the headstone of the corner But
I see something else in that
verse" he continued. II see ref
erence to all the rejected peoples
the minorities all over the
world. The rejected people grow
strong. They work harder and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

Snow tie-ups and cold are often fol-
lowed by major or minor catastrophes OF
one sort or another. Such was the early
morning fire in Waterbury Wednesday
across the meadows at A. H. Wells factory.
It was a considerable fire and dangerous
to nearby buildings and property because
of soaring red hot sparks. Full fire fight
ing forces handled the situation capably:
A bad morning for fire, bad because OF
the bad condition of roads edged with
hard snow banks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
Views OF The Press

, dent from his remark that the raid
was "unsuccessfully screened behind
the anonymity of the pilot" 1t is a
fair guess that the Vatican holds
the Nazis responsible and that they
employed a pilot of another nation
atty to carry out the operation.
The Pope also made it plain that
there was an Interior motive behind
the raid. That aim, one infers, was
to arouse Catholic resentment
against the Allies who, the Nazis
hoped, would be blamed as the per-
petrator. I n view of such circum-
stances, the Papal denunciation is
none too strong that the raid lis a
symptom, hard to explain away, Of
the depth and spiritual disorienta-
ton and moral decadence Of con-
science to which some erring minds
have sunk
Noting that their trick failed, the
Nazis may not give any public at
tention to the PopeS excoriation.
They may, on the other hand,
defy all truth and decency. and
blatantly maintain that the Pope's
denunciation must be assumed to
be directed at the Allies.
AS General Eisenhower had very
emphatically stated at the time Of
the raid that no Allied planes had
been over Rome, only those who
want to believe the German version,
whatever it may be after the forth
right papal declaration Of this week.
are likely to be deceived by Nazi
tactics. The incident is but an
other evidence Of Hitler's avowed
justification Of any lie or false de-
vice to aid the totalitarian state.
1t is also another reason why the
world cannot and will not endure
such treachery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

hang together and get to be a
dominant people.
That's true of the Jews, and
it may prove true of the Ne
groes and even the Japanese
Americans who are being spat
upon today. Generally speaking,
it is true of all rejected peoples.
That's why there is so much hope
for tine minorities. We used to
reject and despise the Chinese,
but they may become the head
stone of the corner
That's something we will
have to watch In making the
peace" concluded the vice.
president. 1T must be fair
and generous peace, or the van
quished will become strong by
the very fact Of being OPP
pressed"
The young man looked at the
clock and realized he had been
with the vice president OF the
United States for half an hour.
His head was swimming. Mr..
Wallace had told him he had no
advice for young people, but his
listeners head was trimming with
new ideas. He rose, grateful, and
went away.
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Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
AS A NATTER OF FACT

The first snow storm of the year was
not major one as to depth of snow. 1t
was, nonetheleSs, mean one due to the
fact that sleet fell with the snow making
a solid and hard foundation. Once this
settled shoveling by hand or plow was
quite difficult 1t was not possible to
snow-plow all the streets in day, SO
there is now, or was yesterday, a hard
crust, and ruts made going difficult Yes,
it was quite a storm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

The Lea Civil Aviation bill would place
control over American airways under the
Government. The measure has been FAC.
ing serious opposition in the House OF
Representatives. The issue OF States
rights has been raised and the indication
is that there will be long drawn OUT
fight between the advocates for Federal
and State control before matters are
settled in Congress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
THE MILITARY IDIOTS"
New York Tines

1t Is not a great many months
since Adolf Hitler was complaining
that he really did not have enemies
who were smart enough to test his
skill. 1t was in his Berlin address
Of Sep. 30, 1892, that he declared:
IF I had an opponent of adequate
scope-of really military size-then
I could actually calculate approx
mately where he would attack. But
II one has before one military idiots,
in such a case one cannot even
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
DON'T GIVE UP THE HOME
FOR RHEUMATIC

She who laughs last writes:
81 have been q faithful follower
of your column for some time and
must admit have been laughed at
many times for it, but I still have
faith in you. I have derived so
much benefit from your calcium
and vitamin D that I can never
thank you enough. My knees were
so sore when I started taking It
that my husband thought we would
have to sell our home, which Is on
a lake, as he thought 1t was the
rheumatism. Now I have no more
sore joints and my sinus trouble
has improved also :. :"
Among the many who nave
laughed at the correspondent for
her credulity in respect to the teach
ings in my column betcha COM
plete set of the works Of OF Doc
Brady against a pipe with a straight
seven-inch stem that Friend Hus-
band threw in his share of gunaws.
My imitation at the correspond
ent's protestation of faith in me
lasted until Friend Husband de-
cided they'd have to sell the home
and get to-some other place.
climate or latitude out Of there.
No matter what allied the lady's
joints, even If it was chronic hy-
pertrophic, atrophic or "rheuma-
told" arthritiS, it would be fool
ish, in my opinion, to give up the
home and move elsewhere, don't
care where, so far as the course OF
the joint trouble might be con-
cerned. Anyhow know I would
not make such a move or change
of residence if were in the COR
respondents place.
Spending the winter. or for that
matter living the year around in
q warmer, SUMMER. drier climate,
no matter whether anything ais
you or not, is all right If you enjoy
1t and do not have to make great
sacrifices. But when 1t comes to
the prevalence of alleged "rheu-
matism," "catarrh," colds" or
what have you, it seems to me that
these decisions are as prevalent
among the unteachable wintering
or living III the southwest as they
are among such people anywhere
else in North America.
In an early talk well consider
the question: What has calcium
and vitamin D to do with a COM
plant due to cold or dampness?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

The snow was a source of discourage
ment to many, but Joy to the youthful
population who found it just to their lik-
Ing. 1t was firm packed so that their
flyers and rippers could race over the
ground; and also hard-surfaced enough
for skiiers. 1t spoiled the skating, but
in few days ponds will again be scraped
and unless soft spell comes more skat-
ing will be enjoyed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

tokens are to be
used, of course, in
making CHI a ng e
W h en- shoppers
submit larger de-
nomination ration
point coupons to
the butcher and
grocer.
Originally t h e
tokens were to bs
made about the
size of a two-bit
piece, but as soon
as that was an
nounced a delega-
ton of slot-ma-
a1lfvaA -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

SPIRITUAL CAUSES AT BASE
What is the matter with this
poor, torn, distraught world OF
ours?
We may reply that economically
everything is at SIS and rs. We
may dwell upon the fact that no
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
Your Health
By Dr.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining 20 per-
sonal health and hygiene. not 70
disease, diagnosis Of treatment
win be answered By Or. Bra6y e
stamped self-addressed envelope
Is enclosed. Letters should Be brief
and written In ink. No reply can
be made 10 queries mot conform
ing 10 instructions. Address DIR.
william Brady, National News
paper Service, $50 West Madison
Street, Chicago, III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at s:22 a. m. sets at $3.50 p. m.
(war time).
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
january /, 1876, temperature at Bantam
Conn., was "a degrees above. Good fishing
reported.-From Bantam Almanac published
By the Warren Macarthur Corporation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

civilization II q S
ever detached it.
self from the soil
wi t hou t feeling
t h e devastating
result Of such a
policy. Above all
In these days we
may point to to-
talitarianiSm and
say that the phil
osophy Of demons
has come in to
disnlace the mir.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
AN INDICTMENT
Hartford Tines)

Pope Plus minced no words when
be described the bombing Of the
Vatican by q lone raider on NO
vember 5. He did not name the
nationality Of those responsible but
he left NO doubt that he had OBJ
tanned the true facts. This Is EVIL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
New Plastic
Ration Chips
The Berries
BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democracy Washington
CORRESPONDENT

Penny Ante Poker addicts whose
indoor sport has been cruelty spoiled
by the wartime shortage Of pennies
may find a postwar source Of red
and blue chips in the two billion
plastic ration point tokens which the
Office of Price Administration will
put in circulation about Feb. ~. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A1ihi

Husband Is 81, and Tor the last
year or two he is SO changed, seems
to want to have his fling, drinks
quite lot-which he never did be-
fore - wants to jitterbug and
rumba with the young people and
seems quite silly sometimes in the
presence Of our friends, which Is
extremely embarrassing When his
sister took him to task about his
conduct he told her he is just going
through sort of change Of life that
men Of his age have.
CMrs. T. A.
Answer-Kindest thing you can
do for him Is to take him with you
for an interview with a psychiatrist.
If your husband tries to evade this.
then you should call a physician to
your home to observe his behavior
and advise about his mental condi-
zion. The change of life" nonsense
Is a poor alibi-whether applied to
physica! or mental illness in man
or woman.
Rib0havin and Tired Eyes
Can you tell me what II any eff
feet ribof1avin has on eyes irritated
by glare. Understand 1t is given to
flyers who are exposed to such
light. (R. H. c.
Answer-Tiredness of eyes. ach-
ing. watering Of eyes. feeling as
though sand in eyes. and vascular
ization or broken" blood vessels
on the surface OF eyeball, are fire.
quently signs Of ribofiavin deficiency
-riboflavin is rapidly destroyed BY
light. Still more characteristic
signs of ribofiavin (vitamin CO de.
ficiency are assures at corners Of
mouth, irritation, paleness and
maceration Of lips, then soreness
and redness and cracking or in
crease in transverse markings in
lower lip. Ribofiavin Is one OF the
B-complex vitamins. Best food
source Is a quart or more of milk
day. For relief Of such symptoms
1t is better to take syrup. capsule
or tablet Of vitamin B complex than
to take just ribohavin alone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

And with the ice and snow comes the
urge to get into the winter spirit. That
must be why so many orcheStras tlddle
and tootle away at The Skaters waltz
these nights of stars, snow and ice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
A Thought for Today

For it is written, AS 1 live, saith the Lord,
every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue
shall confess to GOd.-ROmans 14:11.
Come. now again thy woes impart,
Tell all thy sorrows all thy sin;
We cannot heal the throbbing heart,
Till we discern the wounds within
-Crabbe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06
Washington Merry Go-Round DREW & PEARSON

Vice President Wallace Gives His Philosophy Of Le
Says Young Fellow Must Search Within Himself Find Right COue
Develop Full Strength Seek Goo Beyond Your Gusp He Urges
Quotes Bible Show early Prophets nveshed Against Modern Evils
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

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of hirenna
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

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from economic but from spiritual
causes.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-06

Entered as second class matter at post Office
at Waterbury, Conn. under the act of March g.
1879.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-22
CLARK'S FORCES
PUSHING NORTH

ROME, July 21-lR-American
infantry and armor have hammer
ed out new gains along a 25-mile
stretch of the lower Arno river
west of Florence and have sent
patrols across the river against a
hurricane of fire from Nazi NOR.
tars, anti-tank guns and automatic
weapons, Allied headquarters an
nounced today.
Returning patrol members said
the hills rising north of the Arno
were studded with pillboxes and
protected by extensive mine fields.
The Nazis, they said. hao efficient
ly utilized the terrain for defen-
sive purposes.
1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark's forces
pushed rapidly northWard from
captured Livorno toward Pisa, but
Livorno remained under harassing
fire from numbers of big guns
which the enemy had planted on
Mt. Pisano, which rises just north
east of Pisa.
American engineers faced a ire
mendous task in retaining Liv-
orno's harbor, which was found to
be blocked by the sllnken ,hulks of
Is ships.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-22
FARLEY OFFERS
F. D. R. SUPPORT

CHICAGO STADIUM, July 81
R-James A. Farley, former Ma
tional Democratic chairman who
voted against fourth term nomi-
nation for President Roosevelt, an
nounced today he would support
him in the November election.
Farley, who guided Franklin D.
Roosevelt to the presidency in 1882
and 1886, thus followed the same
course he did in 1910 when he
opposed a third term nomination
but voted for the President that
year.
Immediately after the nomination
of Senator Harry S. Truman Of
Missouri, for the vice presidency,
today Farley issued this state
ment:
II have been opposed on prin-
ciple to third or fourth presi-
Dental term. For that reason
voted for the nomination of Senator
Harry F. Byrd of Virginia.
Having participated in the pro-
ceedings of the convention I accept
its decision and will support the
party nominees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-22
S0UTHERNERS
TALK OF BOLT

CHICAGO, July 21-lR-1n open
revolt against the New Deal and
smarting under national convention
rebuffs at every turn, dissidents
from Dixie started third party"
talk today in threat to the tradi-
tional solidarity of the ''Solid
South.''
Speerheaded by one of the fac
tions in the shattered Texas dele
cation leaders of dissatisfied south
ern groups called a strategy con-
ference for Immediately after con-
vention adjournment.
Whether they would take steps
formally to organize southern op-
position to reelection of Mr.. Roose-
welt for a fourth term was ex-
pected to be determined then.
There also was talk about a
third party convention to be held
in the near future to choose an
individual to carry the banner of
the southern groups in the Novem-
Der election.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia
received SO convention votes for
the presidential nomination yester-
day and, should the southerners
carry out their third party threat
it was expected they would ask
him to lead them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-22
HITLER ACTS FAST :
TO HALT REBELLION
OF ARlMY,S LEADERS
OIderMen
Face Draft
Next Month

RALEIGH, July 21- Up -
State Selective Service head
quarters announced tonight
that beginning August 1 local
boards will begin the draft
ing of men over Is years of
age up to 81.
A spokesman at headquarters
said that the various boards
now are authorized to fill draft
quotas with men in either of
the two higher age groups -
from 26 to 80 and from 80 to
81 - whenever their supply of
men under 26 is exhausted.
The spokesman said that the
supply of men under 26 would
be exhausted throughout the
state by the end of July.
Under Selective Service -egu-
lations adopted on May IL, for
a man in the 1929 age group
to be deferred because of in
dustry, he must be found to be
necessary to and regularly
employed in an essential in
dustry," the officials said. For
a man in the 80 81 age group
to be deferred because of in
dustry, he must be regularly
engaged in an essential activi-
fv
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-22
Border Belt Head Sees
Tobacco Market Holiday

RALEIGH, July 21-tR-David
H. Fuller, Lumberton attorney and
president of the North Carolina
Border Belt Tobacco Association,
Inc, said today it was his under
standing that resolution passed
by leaf growers here last Wednes-
day demands that the governor
call holiday unless IS IL cents
ceiling is established by the OF
flee of Price Administration"
Fuller said that, while his or
ganization is concerned principally
with obtaining retraction OF a
Tobacco Association of the United
States order taking one set OF buy
ers from each market with three
or more sets and with obtaining
more satisfactory selling hours,
II am certain Governor Broughton
will call the holiday"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-22
Guam BeachheadS Expanded
NIMITZ REPORTS
LIMITED LOSSES

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, July 81
--LP)-Under powerful air and sea
support, American assault forces
invaded Guam Thursday, secured
multiple beachf.eads and d y
slashed their way inland against
moderate japanese resistance.
This bid to tecapture the first
bit of American ground seized by
Japan was announced before dawn
by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz in a
te"se communique. In a second
communicate tonight ne stated good
beachheads have been established
ana additional troops are landing
against light initial japanese re-
sistance.
Nimitz said casualties were
moderate He gave but few de-
tails of the amphibious operation
that finds Americans fighting on
United States territory for the first
time since their recapture of ,Kiska
and Attu in the Aleutians.
A fleet spokesman, however, said
all landings were effected in all
areas as programmed" This sug
gested Guan's defenses had been
more thoroughly neutralized by II
days of unprecedented bombing
and Smelling than on bloody Saipan
125 miles northward, where many
Americans fell ON the beaches.
AS the ground forces swept over
Guam's shores, battleships and
other units of Adm. Raymond A.
Spruance's mighty Fifth fleet ham,
mered the enemy defe:lses at close
range.
Overhead hundreds of carrier
planes of the speedy task force
commanded by Vice Adm. Marc
A. Mitscher flew in coordinated
support, bombing and strafiag
every target in sight.
Thus for the second time within
i've weeks American Marines and
infantry had knitted their way into
.1apan's inner island defenses -
the Marianas. The invasion came
less than two weeks after organized
resistance ended on Saipan; only
a week after Niinitz said his forces
would capitalize on Saipan with
all means AVAILABLE