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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Selected Poem
LEAVING NO ADDRESS
Peter J Henniker Heaton in The Christian Science
 Monitor)

Peter J. Henniker Heaton In The Christian Science
 Monitor) This was . man who never struck root, earth was his wide familiar and his friend; he planted ladders ct the beanstalkS foot and nailed his colors to the rainhowB end, He knew however richly Isles abound, however wide the seas on which he'd sailed, that when the furtherest mountaln-Wali is scaled, Indies and Eldorados lie beyond He journeyed to the stratosphere. where light travels still undiffracted and the sun hangs Ike . blazing moon against the night, found out new stars and gave his name to one. He knew the secret riches of the soil, phosphate and Superphosphate Boot and lime he knew the seeding and the harvest time, he knew the gold formation and the oil. He loved the lonely Failhead, waiting yet to cross the desert fringe, the jungie'S edge; he loved the field that Icy beyond the hedge, Inc loved the road that wound beyond the gate. And always at the worlds rernoteSt reach and always at his journeys furtherest end he took the swords of unfamiliar speech and shaped the greetings of guest and friend
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Views Of The Press

parts of Germany and German philosophy seemigly determined to destroy freedom by terror, Slughter fear, tyranny, But the fact that Ger: many has such c government and such c policy does not make level- headed Connecticut residents of the town of Berlin hate the memory Of the settlers of their town for not having been able to foresee the crimes of Hitler or those of his pre- decessor aggressor, aKiser Wilhelm II. Tn addition, there might also be question about the euphony of Dis. tomo to Yankee ears.
 Let honor be given to Dlstomo and to every other European town that has ben sacrificed to the blood thirtsy greed of fIitlerism, but not by another manifestation of hatred Anyway, the people of Berlin, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
BERLIN, CONN, WILL STAND
(Hartford Times)

With the purpose of Maxwell An. derson'S request that the name of the Connecticut town of Berlin be changed to Distomo, there will be sympathy. Distomo Is Q Greek town that was wiped out by the Na2i, as was Lidice, Czech town whose inc habitants were slaughtered by Hit- ler's followers. An Illinois town adopted the name of Lidice why not have Berlin, Conn, adopt the name of Dlstomo2 That would do honor to victims of Hitler's cruel wrath and would perpetrate the memory of It.
 Mir. Anderson's request carries an implication that Berlin, Conn. should be glad to drop that name and adopt Distomo's. Such an ini- pllcation ignores two facts, one ot which is that the people of Connec- tlcut, including those of Berlin Conn, are slow to change place names that have stood more than . century and c half, and the other is that they hold no hatred in theiE hearts of the names of foreign com. munities - what they hate are the atroclous deeds of responsible cfSi. ciaIs who operate from those cities.
 if there were c Hitler, Conn, or 0oebbels, Conn, or . v0n Ribben- tFop Conn, tho name might lone ago have been changed. But Berlin Conn.,, got It's name because It's set. tiers In i70B wanted to honor Prus- Bia, which had been on ally Of Eng. land and her colonies in the Sever Years War. Since then England allt the United States have both beer foes Of Prussia end pEuasianism al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

nesota shouted ct him that "Dewey never said any such thing"
 Mccormack ignored the inter- ruptlon and continued, only to have Knutson repeat his state- ment. Then, In rage, knutsoh shouted: "I deny it"
 The majority leader, forgetting House customs of address, shot back ct Knutson:
 "Your denlalS don't mean thing, my friend. You haxe eS- posed yourself on many Occa' sions with statements so Tar out of line that your veracity k very, very questionable" CRIME OF POLLING SOLDIERS
 The Justice Department had a delicate crime problem tossed in It's lap when Edgar Brown of the National Negro Congress recently issued c statement that he had boiled one million Negro service- men and that around 30 per cent of them would vote Republican. Tn SO doing, Brown violated the soldier.vote act, which makes 1t criminal offense merely to ask any servlceman how he will vote,
 It Is now up to the Justice De. partment to enforce the law which c coalition of Republi. can and anti-Democrats pushed through in order to make 1t as tough as possible for the soldier vote to be exploited by the Ad- ministration.
 Some Republicans on Capitol Hill indicated shocked amazement that they had passed 0 bill mak. ing it a criminal offense to ask soldier how he intended to vote.
 Senator Austin of Vermont, Republican leader, told newsmen;
 'T didn't know we voted for anything like that"
 He indicated that the Justice Department should be lenient In enforcement of the law, However, Justice Department officials say that the law is the law, and once Congress passes 1t, they have no choice. If they attempt to be ienient with any law, they are likely to have Q bunch of irate Congressrnen jumping on their necks.
 Meanwhile, as long as the law remains on the statute books, it is . criminal oiRense even for . father Co ask his soldier son
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

God to help us if we do not intend to reciprocate by fully and earnest- ly cooperating with Him. Mary Aus tn, the great writer on prayer, hes said, {" always know enough not to pray for the success of any venture to the laws of which 1 do not pro. pose to conform" If we expect God to play square with IS, we must never for . moment hesitate to play square with Him.
 Two things, and only two things, arc needed for triumph in prayer faith and sincerity. We must be confident that God can aneWer OUT prayer and that Hs will aEsWes itl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters psrtalnlng Co per- oonal health and hygiene. not Co disease, diagnosis of treatment, wlll bN answered hy pr. Brady ie Q stamped sele-addFessed envelope G enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. ss0 reply can he made Co queries not conform- ing Co instructions. Address pr. William Brady, National News paper Service. s20 West Madison Strset, Chicago. IlL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Maybe Bad ress.Asentry

Air freight Is now reality, and it's a swell Idea. But we do question the send cR it eot the other day. We'd like to know whose idea it was on this historic occasicn to load up the first regular transcontineFital air freight with two and half tons of spinach.
 To most Of Americas juveniles and . iat of kheIr parentg that's like ciristen- liR the new bAttIeship with 2 bottle Of eaatpE Oll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

mics if we ex- pect God to forgive us. We must Do willing to accept any anSwer to our prayer cod chooses to make regard less Of whether it may or may not Do to our liking. Above all, we must not Agk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Capital Chaff
 And Chit-Chatt
Ny PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

Glare Boothe Luce has just set a record for what is probably the shortest speech ever delivered by any congressman or -woman, Request ing unanimous consent to address the House for 10 seconds, and there being no objection, the gentlewoman from Connecticut let 90 with this one: Mfr, Speaker, clear everything with Sidney" Then she sat down.
 
 Democratic party chiefs are pray- ing that the President will sail into
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL |. DOUGLASS, Q. Q,
sINCERITY IN PRAYER

SINCERITY IN PRAYER
 was amazed to real, recently, . statement by the philosopher Emer- son to the effect that prayer which involves petition Is vicious" There gprang into my mind those many invitations which Christ extended his followers to ask, seek, knock.
 What we must not do 1 sto pray with wicked and unrepentant hearts. We must forgive our ene-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

QoVernor OeHey and let him have 1t good when the fourth term can. didate makes his two poll teal speeches fro m Washington on Sept, 8 and Oct. 3. The fact is that Dewey's az. gressive sniping Is beginning to take effect and
 1t Is worrying Democrats no
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Pearson Scores Another Scoop

Drew another notable beat In his Washng tOn Merry President Roosevelt planned to new countries of Europe The so sent September S for immediate release told how new arbassadors would appointed Belgium Holland, Noway other occupied countries and named many the the public got the official story when President Roosevelt of these bassadors to the Senate for confirmation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Daily Almanac

Moon sets At iO;s4 ?. m. (war time)
 Sun rises ct 6:40 .. rn.. sets at 6;48 D. m. (War time)
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 After tIie Autsmnai equinox the Bhoytening days heeOlne much more noticeable, and the sun dFups out oE sight quickly, 4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
AS A MATTER OF FACT

The good news today is that Alfred E. Smith of New York, East Side and West Side, has been dismissed from St. Vim cents Hospital where he has been for over month. The former governors illness was of great concern to his home town and elsewhere. It Is hoped his con- dition continues to improve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

Automobiles in 1947 will do p miles an hour and by 1949 perhaps 25 miles an hour on a gallon of gas, Now If we can only possess our souls in pa tience until that time we will see big changes in cars since the automobile of future promises to have better and bet ter equipment,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

to our highes good. And we must Dc absolutely sincere In our de- termination to meet Gods righteous purpose for us and the world With Q purpose which corresponds 70 His. We must not ask for the sue. cess of any venture to the laws Of which we 60 not propose to cons form. INs es
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
THE DEMOCRATS HOPE HE WON'T WAIT TOO LONG

uE WVNA \ WAx 4VV AVN0
 In the i940 campaign against Willkie, Roosevelt tried to adopt the policy of not making many speeches and not campaigning actively. Will kies aggressiveness forced . change in that strategy and in the closing weeks of the campaign Roosevelt had to make . lot more speeches than he had planned, finally talk ing over what had been intended to be big Negro rally In Madison Square Garden, New York, and converting 1t into e mixed labor rally on the eve of the election, Some of the Democratic leaders In the more doubtful states are now hoping that man In the White House won't wait too long this year.
 War Labor Board Chairman VII. liam IT, Davis has 0 new and siEn- pie explanation for the period ot reconversion Just ahead, What we have to do," he says, lis to turn our guns into butter and then eat the butter"
 Davis, In spite of the terrific pun. ishment he has had to take In one of the most thNnkleSs jobs In Wash. ington, still Is able to keep his sense of humor. He talks about his Remember board of industry, labor and public representatives aS the i2 prima donnas, and so ex- plains why 1t may take them longer than week to make up their minds on what to do about the labor de- mands to break the Little Steel formula. When Davis was asked at c press conference If his special presidential committee was com- pleting It's cost of living report, he said wearily. T hope to God 1t ls," The committee has been studying the question since last November, I'm drawing up the report for the committee to tear to pieces, J says the chairman. The tearing to pieces will be done when the board begins deliberations Oct, 9 on modifying the Little Steel formula, COY IS THE WORD FOR
 THE LABOR SECRETARY
 Hardest government official to smoke out Is Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Not more than c dozen reporters ever go to her press conferences, which are usually held only once e month to hand out some canned statement pre-. pared by the Bureau of Labor Statis ties. At the most recent of these Seances, reporters thought they had e chance to get Fanny on record, War Labor Board panel reports on the labor demands to break the Little Steel formula had just been made public. What did the secre- tary of Labor think about them9 She hadn't finished reading them Did she think the Little Steel form- ula should be revised upwards7 We would have to be very cautious. A lot of words, Q lot of gesticulatlnR with the hands, but no opinions you could hang your hat on and no news.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Washington Merry-Go-Round DREW F PEARSON

FOR Less Confident Thon in Io4o Admits Dewey Hos Made Progress Bowder % With Reoetonory Comes 0 Unrutt'e' House Tepe Fure ROmpont Election Draws Neo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

just wouldn't change the towns. name if the proposition was put up to them, because too much confii- sion of records might follow such on exchange,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

Chairman Hannegall, Secretary IckeS, Majority Leader Mccormack and other bigwigs have tried their hands at answering Dewey'S charges, claiming they are based on misin- formation, half-truths or deliberate untruths. But denials never get as much attention as accusations, Also, the wilder the accusations, the more some people like to believe them. Dewey, in other words, has taken the offensive. which is a good side to be on in any political campaign offensive" says one very irritated Democrat, lis rightl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23

Paris is . precious symbol of that civilization which 1t was the aim of Hitler and his armed hordes to des- troy. We rejoice with the gallant French people ct the liberation cf their capital.
 --PresIdent Roosevelt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
A Thought for Today

And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dlmayed, be strong and of good courage; for thus shall the Lord do tO all your enemies against whom yc flght-JOshua lO'2S,
  The soul secured in her existence, smiles at the drawn dagger, and defieS It's point,-Ad- dson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-23
Current Comment

The most we can hope for Is that taxes will be designed to produce the minimum interference with fac- tors and forces leading to full ena- ployment.
 Roy Blough. Treasury Depart iment tax research director.
 If peace were to come tomorrow, It would probably be several months before cars would be available. -OWT report.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

mail and light freight, and highways
and trucks for heavy freight.
Brazil has a start.
She has airports all over the
country. Most of them are military,
but can easily be expanded for COM
mercial use. And. second, she has a
factory for airplane motors, and
should shortly be able to produce
whatever cargo planes she needs.
Brazil has a growing textile in
dustry which should be able soon to
supply other Latin American coun-
tries. We make cotton, silk and
wool textiles, all of them from our
own fiber, since we grow cotton and
raise both silk worms and sheep.
Some Brazilian wool and silk is al
ready being sold in the United
States.
Profits in Brazil are high. Some,
SO high today that they are un-
sound.
In agriculture we are planning
changes to meet the growing knowl-
edge of diet. Our poorer classes
have lived for the most part on
beans. Now we are planning to
raise more vegetables and dairy
products. Both the departments of
agriculture and health are educat-
ing people to diversity their crops
and to eat more intelligently.
To meet our expanding economy
we hope to receive large immigra-
ton from Europe of agricultural
workers. We have found the Ital-
ian farmer fits into our way of life
especially we'll.
The growing group Of foremen
and executives we need we will find
among our own young men, hun
dreds of whom have already both
worked and studied in the United
States to prepare for the immense
job ahead of placing our naturally
rich country among the world pow
NrS
Evening star., 1944-05-21

are defending with unusual desper-
alton. The raid was costly to both
sides, the Americans losing 26
bombers and 10 fighters and the
Nazis paying with 125 fighters.
Friday the British were over the
continent and when German big
guns began to shell Dover, a part
of the raiders flew over the German
positions and silenced the heavy ar
tihery.
The Nazis hit back at England in
a considerable show of force on
Monday night when as many as 300
German planes bombed five of the
invasion ports where the Nazis be-
lieve the Allies stand poised to make
the supreme effort across the Chan
mel. Portsmouth, the naval base,
was hardest hit and the British ad-
mitted some damage.
Italian based bombers were active
during the week, the Ploesti oi,
fields receiving another taste of il
and Budapest and other Balkan
points also being bombed.
The long Russian front was largely
quiet during the week but what
may be the forerunner of a maio,
offensive came at the end of the
week when Red Army headquar-
tiers announced the capture of a
German strong point in the Vitebsk
area in White Russia.
Pending further details, Allied
anger is rising at reports that the
Nazis had killed At Raj officers
who had escaped from a prison
International law sanctions the kill.
ing of escaped prisoners who resist
recapture but the Allies are inclined
to view the death of the Al as q
mass execution because of the effort
to escape. A total of 76 men broke
out OF prison. Fifteen were recap.
tured and IA are still at large.
Chinese Open Drive.
| The Chinese, who realize more
and more the need to open up an
overland supply line, particularly in
view of the intensifying of the Jap
anese campaign in Central China
nave launched a powerful drive
from Yunnan Province across the
Salween River well into Burma. AT
least 10000 Chinese hoped the river
along 100-mile front, seeking to
join with 1t. Gen. Stilwell's troops
in Northern Burma. Maj Gen
Chennault's Flying Tigers aided in
the attack, striking at Japanese
supply dumps and spreading con-
fusion among the enemy, who
quickly fell back before the ad-
vancing Chinese in disorder.
Tuesday the Tokyo RADIO reported
that a crushing defeat had been
dealt the Chinese and that the
campaign was miserable failure
This report failed to reach Marshal
Wei Li-huang, known as the Chi
nese 100 Victory commander who
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Public Library
Book Pointers
BY Grace Quimby.
Reference Dept, Public Iibror
AM / A CITIZEN?

American citizens are born or
ooth sides of the railroad track
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Its pride, is threefold-for each tc
pull his own weight, to respect and
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But to share community requires
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If you are new or prospective
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Evening star., 1944-05-21

Is leading the invasion of Burma,
and he continued to press onward
until now, after capturing many
points north and south of the
Burma road, the Chinese are on
the western slopes of the Kaoli
Range and pushing toward consoli-
dation with StilWell's troops. and
Merrill's Marauders, who after a
20-day forced march through the
jungles captured the airfield Fur
ther south Chindits stand firmly
across supply lines $50 miles below
the Myitkyina base and foil all JAP
anese efforts to break through.
In China itself, the situation Is
not good. japanese have penetrated
the important base of Loyang ano
while the Chinese still hold 81
or 80 per cent of the city, they are
definitely cut off and in imminent
danger of disaster. The fresh troop.
the Japs moved into that theatel
from Manchuria are determined
to take or destroy the great wheat
fleldS near Loyang which are almos
Indispensable to the Chinese.
SOerabaja Is Bombed.
American naval forces and mill.
tary under Gen. Macarthur KEEP
up the never-ending harassment O,
the japanese positions in what they
still hold of their outer defense,
and one new area came in for heavy
attack.
Allied aircraft on Wednesday ane
Thursday bombed the big naval bas,
at Soerabaja on Java. The frs
OF the planes were carrier -baseC
and came from the Indian Ocean
Tokyo reported, and the second wave
the following day were land -baset
Mltchells from Port Darwin, 1,3O(
miles away an important oil refiner,
was damaged and 10 ships in the
harbor were hit.
Taking another 150-mile hop on
the road back to the Philippines, an
American task force captured the
Wakde Islands, off the coast of New
Guinea, with little resistance after
planes had bombed the defenses
and naval ships had shelled the in
stallationS near the shore. Avail
ability of the airfleld on Wakde will
make fighter screen possible for
Allied bombers all over the part of
New Guinea which remains in jap
anese hands. 1t also will facilitate
the ralding against Palau and Hal
mahera, enemy island bases guard
ing the approaches to the Philip
pines.
Rabaul, Kavieng, Nauru, Wake
Island, T'ruk and other japanese
bases were bombed during the week,
and indicative of the effectiveness
of the severing Of Japanese supply
lines was the report that American
forces on Bougainville discovered
an abandoned Japanese hospital
with $50 of the enemy lying dead.