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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

was present to defend the Bible
and claim that man did not come
from the monkey.
WISCONSIN AFTERMATH
Political startegists of both
parties have been carefully study
ing Wisconsin primary returns in
order to gauge the drift in other
States. Three things struck them
forcefully.
1. The tide toward isolation
which followed the last war al
ready has set in. Wisconsin is
not typical of the entire country
in this respect but it is probably
typical of the Midwest.
2. Stassen, though keeping aloof
on the surface, actually seemed
to be coordinating carefully with
Dewey against Willkie. Stassen'S
four delegates were elected in
counties where no Dewey dele
gates weree ntered.
3. Dewey got the support of
rabble-rousing Gerald K. Smith
and took no steps to disavow
Smiths support until it was too
late.
Dewey had repudiated Smith
some time ago, but, more re-
Gently, when the rOOtin- tOOtin'
ex-disciple Of Huey Long went
to Milwaukee to campaign for
Dewey, the New York governor
kept silent until the evening
of April 4, the day of the pri-
mary. In other words he waited
until he had already received
all the benefits from Smiths
silver voice.
The political grapevine also has
1t that Pennsylvania Boss Pew
secretly backed Stassen and ma
neuvered so that he would take
votes away from Willkie. A pow
erful lot Of money went into Wis
conSin during the last three days
of the campaign and most of it
was placed behind Dewey and
Stassen. Willkie, on the other
hand, had to pay for most of his
own expenses.
Copyright, 1914 by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
A COMPLIMENT DESERVED
Hartford Times)

Hartford Tines
For years Miss Genevieve Cowles
has been devoted to the welfare of
men who would be forgotten were it
not for her and a few others like
her. 1t was gratifying to those ac-
quainted with her work for prison.
ers that she should gain recogni-
ton as Good Neighbor of the Day"
on a national broadcast, and that
the orchid sent to her on the &C.
casion should be pinned on her by a
life prisoner, to whom she gave a
rose.
Miss Cowles' painting at the State
Prison, showing Jesus walking on
the waters, is undergoing restoration
and re-lighting. Whether 1t is a
great work Of art or not is unim-
portant - 1t has turned mems
thoughts to higher things. The
books she has caused to be sent to
the prison and jails have helped
break the tedium Of existence for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

and so had said good night as
quickly as possible.
The reason why the Bible warns
us against hasty judgment is be-
cause we can never be confident
that we know all the facts involved
in any case. Bispham. to all ap-
pearances had the right to be
thoroughly offended at Kipling's
conduct. Not until later did he know
that, instead Of being rude. Kipling
had really-although silently-paid
him a very high compliment.
Much Of the worlds unhappiness
Is the result Of misunderstanding.
We jump to a hasty conclusion as
the result Of a superficial examina-
ton OF a few facts. Perhaps other
facts Of which we are ignorant
would have brought us to quite the
opposite conclusion, had we known
them.
Judge not until you know all the
facts land that, Of course is never.
Can Rights Reserved Babson News
paper Syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
VOICE OF THE PEPPERS
Christian Science Monitor)

Just after dusk almost any eve
ming now, In northern towns, should
you step out into the garden and
stand qnite still in the April night
you will hear the peppers. Across the
valley, down where the DOGGY fields
are laced with black irrigation
bitches, off where pussy willows are
in yellow fringe and running water
can be heard in the woodchuck
holes, the shrill call Of the peppers
fills the fragrant air.
There are other signs of spring
aplenty to be noted from the towns:
Pastel coats and bunch-of flower
hats walking home from church.
Little girls skipping rope outside the
public library. Hopscotch squares
marked on the worn path across lots
to grade school. Longer evenings
that bring greetings over back
fences, and the swinging low toward
the horizon of the winter constella-
tons.
But none seems a more certain
spring harbinger than the voice of
the peppers, trilling from the dark
line Of trees which marks the course
Of the liberated and nov swollen
brook. Ecstatic. unceasing, 1t shrills
out across the countryside with in
sistent rising infection the news Of
the real birth Of the new year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

After the war is over you are going to
be nightly surprised by the many new
tricks to be offered for domestic use in
the home, and in the business plants as
we'll. Something new in heating will
operate, we read, with floors as radiators.
This promises a more uniform heat &C
cording to the plan of operation, and at
less cost, and fewer drafts. Pipes in
concrete floor sound good for a business
building, but how about concrete floors
in the home?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

First meeting was on Capitol
Hill in the office OF the House
Military Affairs Sommittee
There, General H. H. Arnold, chief
of the Army Air Forces, admitted
that he war against the Axis
could not be won entirely by air.
Second was ameeting of Secre-
tary of War Henry Stimson, Rep
resentatives John Sparkman of
Alabama and John Costello of
California. At it, tSimson agreed
that drastic action should be
taken to keep deferred AT work.
ers in essential war jobs, but said
that the War Department pre-
ferred to remain out of the pic
ture.
At the third and most inn
pOrtant meeting, held on Capt.
toll Hill, Major General Lewis
Hershey fatty told the House
Military Affairs Committee that
we would have to- clamp down
ON 4-F deferreeS If we expected
to make short work Of the war
Europe.
General Arnold was very frank
in admitting, behind closed doors,
that he and his advisers had
been overly bullish about knocking
the Axis out by aerial lombard
ment. Already the Army Air
Corps has transferred $4,000 flying
men to its ground forces and is
preparing to place another 5000
men, qualified for cadet air train
ing, in mechanical and other
branches of the Air Corps ground
forces.
Arnold told the Military Affairs
Committee that all applications for
Army Air Forces cadet training
had been stopped for the time be-
ing. He estified that the pro-
duction of equipment for our Air
Forces was not keeping pace with
the program for the training of
pilots and plane gun crews. We
have reached a bottleneck where
we have more crews than we
have equipment, Arnold admitted.
The Air Forces chief contended
{ that this was chiefly due to the
"lagging" of production.
KEEPING AIS IN
ESSENTIAL JOBS
Representatives Sparkman and
Costello then urged Secretary
Stimson to assume the responsible
ity for keeping raft-deferred 4-F's
In essential war jobs. The two
congressman commended, however,
that the War Department should
maintain, comparable to those for
conscientious directors, to keep
them on the job.
Sparkman and Costello pointed
out to Stimson that many war
workers quit their essential jobs
once they were classified AT be-
cause they no longer needed to
worry about deferment. Costello
said that there was a shortage of
over 5000 workers in California
aircraft plants alone, yet more
than 1890 persons were receiv-
ing unemployment compensation
In California.
Stimson agreed that strong
measures must be taken to prevent
"lOafing" in war plants, but
added that this was problem for
the War Manpower Commission.
Told later about StimsOn'S
position, General Hershey de-
clared, 'T'm perfectly willing to
take over the 4-F"s, providing we
have camps for recaIcitrants set
up along military lines. There
are now about 10000 officers in
the Army who are available for
work along this line"
1t was suggested that AT work.
erS should be given special uni
forms such as those worn by SOL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

diers in the last war or perhaps
CCC enrolleeS.
Hershey emphasized that 71.000
men were released from military
service each month because of
physical disability, while only 49,
600 men became eligible each
month month upon reaching the
age of 10. This, he said, was not
sufficient to make up for the dis
charges.
I'm other words" Hershey told
the Military Affairs Committee,
1--WE are losing more manpOwer
than we are taking in for the
Army. don't care what means
you gentlemen use to build up
our forces, but it's high time
the American people were wax
ing up to the fact that we can't
win this war the way we are go
ing on q hit or miss basis"
NEWSPRINT FOR
POLICE GAZETTE
War Production Board officials
are chortling privately over the
wire pulling of two Senators from
the Bible Belt to get extra news
print for the Police Gazette.
The two senators are Kenneth
Wherry Of Nebraska, who re-
placed statesman George Nor
ris, and Tom Stewart Of Ten
nessee. Both senators appeared
at hearing of the Senate small
business committee to ask WPB
officials to grant nine tons of
extra paper to the Police Ga
zette. Comeback of WPB Of
ficials was that hundreds of rehgi-
Gus journals have been denied ex-
ira newsprint because of the des-
perate paper shortage. There
fore why favor the Police Ga
zette?
What especially amuses Wash
ington is that bota Senators come
from deeply religious areas. It
was not so very long ago that a
trial was held at Dayton, Tennes-
see home state of Senator Stew
art, to prosecute a teacher who
argued that man was descended
from the monkey. The late Will
liam Jennings Bryan, from the
home state of Senator Wherlry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
PUT WINDOWS TO WORK
Hartford Courant)


A very practical suggestion Is that
made by q local merchant In an ad-
vertisement advocating the use of
vacant store windows for displays
concerning War Bonds, V-mail, fat
salvage and other war projects. AS
was pointed out, the number OF va
cant stores located on heavily travel
ed streets has, for one reason or an
other, increased. Most Of the window
space in these places is now used
for no purpose whatever. BY putting
these windows to work we help adj
verttse some worthy project, make
the store more attractive and more
likely to be rented, and. finally,
make the city look better.
There's nothing 80 woefuI Is Al
empty store, through the grtmy win.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

wistful admission Of work undone: "It
would seem worthwhile investigating
how far the desire for twin beds may be
tied up with a Hollywood social influ-
ence as by-product of censorship re-
StrictionS.p We shall probably have the
answer in Volume 5.
There are 200 pages of this, 200 pages
of heavy, slick, shiny paper. Whaddaya-
mean, manpower and paper shortage?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Base Metal

What causes a persons finger to
turn black around a good 18-carat
gold ring? (E. r. H.
Answer-What, Ben Told hasn't
advised you you have acidoSis or
poison in your system? Extraordi-
nary! Finest gold jewelry of course
contains gold and some base metal
in the alloy. 18-carat gold contains
three-fourths pure gold, one-fourth
base metal or metals, such as silver,
copper, etc. Silver in contact with
the normal skin forms a black color
by reacting with sulfur, in the skin
eXcretions-just as silver plated
ware is blackened by egg yolk. Don't
throw your ring away, but keep
little weak ammonia or aromatic
spirits of amomnia or hand sapolio
at hand to remove the discoloration.
Soy Bean
Is the soy bean as valuable in
health giving qualities as-or Is 1t
just another science find We look
upon you as our standby - our
library has ordered the complete
works Of or Doc Brady at our re-
quest. IL. B. E)
Answer-If I had to choose I'd
take ordinary beans unless the soy
beans tasted better. When it comes
to exploiting "health-giving quail
ties" notice how good job the
radio spielers do for dope which.
oStensibly, the federal bureau will
not permit them to endow with
health-giving" qualities at all.
Adult Tetany
Have suffered much with leg
cramps-worSe during first preg-
nancy, but they have never ceased
entirely for years. (Mrs. B. E. g. !
Answer am no long distance
diagnoStician but at any rate it can
do no harm to supplement your diet
with calcium and vitamin D, on the
basis of correcting tetany-a COM.
mon cause Of leg cramps. Send
stamped envelope bearing your ad-
dres, for pamphlet adult Tetany."
Copyright. 1914, John F. Ollie Coz
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

seemed like a rude comment on
Bispham's performance, but Kip
ling, In a letter sent to Bispham
later, expressed hts apologies and
regrets for what had appeared to
be rudeneSs, saying that he had
been so powerfully affected by the
/ rendering Of the ballad that he
could not trust himself to speak,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

the S ecr e t q r y,
Isn't d mysterious
game played by
diplomats in for
eign offices all
over the world.
But. to many of
the self-appoint-
ed experts who
are daily kibitzers
on the 'interna-
tionaI situation,
foreign affairs
are as simple as
a game of bridge,
and they criticize
every play. Great
Britain, Soviet
VOAzcs ~ l. - -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

Tomatoes, floods and heavy SHOWS have
been featuring many sections of the west.
Flood waters have been doing damage in
Arkansas, Oklahoma and part OF Kansas.
In the Connecticut area cold rains are
the worst weather menace, with a bit OF
Sleet in some sections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
Views OF The Press

dows Of which we see the starky
empty interior. That the public is
attracted to non-commercial dis
plays is amply demonstrated by the
number Of persons who, each day,
crowd in front Of the displays In
the windows of The Courant.
BY all means let's put these idle
windows to work!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

Come May l drop in points for but
ter is anticipated This will be glad
day because the number of points neces-
sary to get all the butter you need is quite
appalling. In New England food circles
the reported drop from Is to IL points
sounds pretty good, but an even greater
drop would be butter, we mean better.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
BY EARL L. DOUGLASS. ID. d.


JUDGE NOT
David Bispham, a noted singer Of
fifty years ago. made famous Rud-
yard Kiplings's poem, Danny Dee
ver," which Walter Damrosch had
set to music. r
Kipling. when he visited New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

1ork IN 1889, was
entertained by a
certain prominent
person, nd In
the course Of the
evening Bispham
was asked to sing
Danny Deever. "
At the close Of
the song, Kipling
hastily arose, bid
his hostess good
ig h t, and left
4 hA RA0~ TT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac
Sun rises at 6:16 a. m, sets at 7:29 p. m.
(war time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset. =
The Hylidae, those nosy little things, COM
monty called peppers, have started their
brasSy chorus In the local area, heard short
" after dusk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Duplicates Seem To
Be HulI's Game
BY PETER EDISON 4f Z
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent

You don't have to go beyond the
second sentence of Secretary. Of
State Cordell Hull's latest speech
on foreign policy to find what start
ed much of the recent controversy
on this subject. Foreign policy, said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
Your Health
By DR.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per-
sOnaI health and hygiene, mot to
disease. diagnosis Of treatment.
will be answered BY DR.. Brady u
a stamped self-ad3ressed envelope
is enclosed. Letters should be bT1eK
and written in ink No reply can
a made 70 queries not conform
inc to instructions. Address Nr.
william Brady, National News
pauer Service, $40 West MAd1sOn
Street. Chicago, Ill.
THE KIDS RAISE RUCTIONS
Can YOU please explain why q
bow of 8 who gets very good marks
in school and who Is very helpfuI.
as in setting the table, preparing
a light meal, fixing sunnyside up
eggs perfectly or preparing choco-
late milk or sandwiches, becomes
uncontrollably wild when company
comes for dinner, or when some one
calls and Is trying to converse with
me, or when my attention is drawn
to my work? He drives me wild
with anxiety. For example, last
Sunday I had several people IN:
They brought a well behaved girl
of about 3. My boys, one aged 3,
almost tore the house down. The
guests could not hear themselves
talk. It was regular mad house,
and I'm sure the guests couldn't
wait to get home. became so upset
and nervous between watching the
dinner and the boys that nothing
came out right and we all sat down
under a nervous tension. 1t seems
that the more we try to discipline
9 year old seems to fear me only
them the worse they get :. the
when I get so angry that I spank
him, and hard too. Where have
failed in bringing up my boys?
Sometimes I am ready to walk out
on everything :. my nervous con-
dition. (MrS. H. I'd
You haven't failed anywhere, yet.
Stick around, Nom and try to re-
strain yourself, and before you
know it the boys will be brought
up oke.
Such behavior is normal and
natural and should be the right of
growing children, boys and girls
alike. If home isn't the place where
they can raise ructions, then the
children are not getting a fair
break.
My gosh, when I think of the way
the four Brady boys had in the
Chapel street gang on rainy days,
and drew chalk marks on mothers
best rag carpet in the "other" room
to play marbles in that quiet soft
spoken way for which Canandaigua
kids have always been famous -!
From your description am sure
your boys are normal, healthy
youngsters, and so far, at any rate,
they have had fine bringing-up.
Let us hope their parents can get
control of themselves, and be them
selves when friends or neighborS
drop In.
/ do not guarantee anything.
Ma am, not even two-bits worth of
health instruction, but it Is possible
you may find some help for your
alleged nervous condition" in the
green book. Cor copy Of Nerves
and Nutrition" send twenty-five
cents and stamped envelope bear
ing your address,. In the green
book you will find remedial sugges-
tons, that is, if you happen to be
a Glass A neurotic. On the other
hand, If you are a Glass B neurotic,
the book offers nothing but SYM
pathy and advice for your asso-
ciateS, friends and relatives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
Selected Poem
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER

LIGHTHOUSE AEEFEh
Uenore Eversole Fisher in The New York Times)
I live alone, and the wind-wolves howl;
Ranged lightning Kisses across the sky;
While the black sea lashes its tail against
My proud lighthouse with the beacons high.
Let the wind-wolves how'll Let the black tongues
curll
pit my signals against the sea!
live alone but a thousand friends
Ride storms In safety because Of me.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
Current Comment

If all plastics were removed from
our military machine, every air
plane, tank, transport. and troop
train would come to . dead stop.
DIR. Gordon M. Kline, National
Bureau of Standards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

many. Her persistent interest IN
prisoners, her efforts to help them.
have brought her the respect ana
affection or hundreds. Miss Cowles
Is a good citizen, one who well mer-
its the tribute which has been paid
to her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
A Thought for Today

Let every soul be subject unto the high pow
ers. For there is no power but Of God: the
powers that be are ordained Of GOd.-ROmans
1871.
The awful shadow of some unseen Power
Floats, tho unseen, amongst us.-Shelley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

WASHINGTON April - To keep abreast OF the ma1pow shortage
the within the las two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13
Washington Merry-Go-R
BY
DREW PEARSON

Chiefs Debate Tos Drastic Action Ease Power Shortage;
Arnold Says Production Log flinders Air Offensive, Pilot Tronng
Hershey Group ATS Must Be Forced Into Essential Jobs;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-13

Copyright, 1914 by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-22
M NZ/kAZE -
1; ::;s; CO.'S W ~! ~!
W.M.w. RELEASE

They squandered q dime Of their
affiuence on bus to town. Every
one not on duty was going, with the
exception of Freddie.
Mr.. Wrinkle and Mr.. Tinker inves-
tigated the town together. It was
an old-fashioned community, with
red brick buildings and discouraged
looking stores. It had a bewildered
air Of having for years gone about
its quiet affairs and then suddenly
found itself with thousands Of sol
diers on its hands.
After a single turn up and down
the main street, Mr.. Tinker ex-
pressed his disgust. Dead" he
said. "A graveyard, or almost"
From the tone of his voice Mr..
Wrinkle detected that Mr.. Tinker had
seen something he hadn't observed.
He learned what this was when Mr..
Tinker proposed that it was time for
beer, and led the way into bar
they had twice passed.
Here there was lie, especially in
the form of number of young la
dies seated in booths.
Mr.. Tinker, at a distance, made
friends in pantomime with two Of
them while he and Mr.. Wrinkle drank
their beer at the bar. Rather eau
tiously, Mr.. Tinker inquired of Mr..
Wrinkle If he cared to make the ac-
quaintance Of the two young ladies'.
Mr.. Wrinkle refused as gracefully
as he could. "But don't let me stop
you," he offered broad-mindedly.
Mr.. Tinker regarded him queru-
lousy, as if to wonder what kind Of
friend he had made. He walked
over to the ladies, who received him
enthusiastically. They looked after
Mr.. Wrinkle curiously when he
walked out.
The first time Mr.. Wrinkle forgot
to take his pills, he rushed to swal-
low them in order to avoid getting
sick. The second time it slipped his
mind he was filled with panic that
three days had elapsed since he had
taken them.
Before he could dig down in his
green-metal barracks trunk for the
bottle, it occurred to him that every
thing was all right. The Army life
had come, perhaps not gently, but
firmly, and taken his dyspepsia
away from him. He no longer need
ed his pills.
When they had first received their
rifles, he regarded his as some
thing which might explode at any
moment. The very touch of it made
him nervous and he was glad, each
afternoon, after the days training
was over, to get rid of it by placing
it in the rifle rack.
In time he developed a certain
familiarity with the weapon, largely
because it was so much his con-
slant companion. With some re.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-22

Sprinkle talcum powder on q
ribbon knot that you wish 10
loosen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-22

THE STORY THUS FAR, Forty.four.
year-old wilbert Wrinkle, who operates o
repair shop in the back Of his home, is
notified by his draft board that he 10 In
la. He breaks the bad news 10 his
domineering wife, Amy. The night be-
fore leaving, Mrs. Wrinkle tells Wilbert
she 10 worried that he may take up with
other women but no tells her she has
nothing to worry about. On arriving
at camp Mr. Wrinkle 10 given his phys.
ical, and to his great surprise and dis.
may, 10 accepted. He takes the oath Of
enlistment. Is given instructions in bed.
making, and later given SO many "shots"
he cannot remember how many. He IL
sent to Camp Squibb, thousand miles
from home, where he meets Mr.. Tinker.