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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-25

that . number of suits are being filed on behalf of serSScemen who have not lived with their wives for several years-but suddenly find Themselves named for allotments.
 One case resulted from Q chance meeting of two servicelnen ct a desert training center. During their conversation, one man said he had been married four years but had not lived with his wife for Q long time. He said he had no children, yet his wife had sought an allot- ment for herself and two children.
 Named Same Woman
 Sympathetically, the older sol- dier said he was in the same pre- dicament. He added he had been married for only three years. The coincidence of their situation amazed them.
 The allotment, they discovered were going to the same woman. Another soldier in Africa received Q letter from his wife telling him she didn't love him any more and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-25
'l39 STREETS ON
 SATURDAYS LIST
City Trucks to Canvass
 West End, Bunker Hill t; Sections for Paper

City trucks will canvass l39 city streets in the Bunker Hill section and western section of the city on Saturday, beginning at ? m., for purposes of collecting all available scrap paper.
 The names of these streets are listed today in The Democrat and 2. Warren Upson, salvage chairman, has urged that all residents whose streets are herein listed begin now to prepare their scrap paper for Saturdays collection.
 Herbert Scott-Smith, superinten- dent of streets asked that resi- dents prepare their paper in bundles or 26 or 50 pounds securely tied so as to facilitate handling and pre- vent loose paper scattering about the neighborhood.
 Scrap paper has been denoted by Donald Nelson of the War Produc- ton Board as the number one criti- cal salvage material of the nation Alarming prospects for summer col- lections of this critically needed war material have prompted salvage of 1ieiaIs to attempt to increase thif source of supply.
 This paper is used for Q variety ef purposes by means of re-process- fng principal uses being for medi- gal and surgical supplies. Any acute shortage will greatly endanger the Mar effort.
 The collection on Saturday which gs scheduled to get underway at D. m. win be postponed until later Aate if the weather is bad.
 SAVE A BUNDLE NOWl SAVE A LIFE LATERl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-25

was fighting with Congress for funds to modernize the Army. Many Congressmen grumhled that mobilization was simple process and maintenance of a larger Army ''too damned expensive" for a country at peace, but Craig an- swered that the United States had had a war about every 25 years and another twas about due" In the end, he won his fight for in- creased appropriation.
 When the time came for Craig to step down as Chief of Staff, he recommended Marshall as his suc- cessor. Marshall was then Deputy Chief of Staff. Craig was im- pressed by his abilities. Marshall was appointed over 20 major gen. erals and IA other brigadiers then in the Army.
 Craig has a brother, Maj. Gen. Louis A. Craig, and a son, Col. Malin Craig, Jr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-25
PRISONERS ACT AS GUINEA PIGS
 FOR MALARIA

Atlanta, Ga, May 25 = CU.P) = Fifteen men at the federal peniten- tiary here are now lying III In the prisons hospital wards, with strength-sapping malaria, Fifteen others--new cases = are reporting to the prison laboratory daily for blood tests.
 No epidemic, these malaria cases were all self-infiicted. The mem vol- unteered to act as guinea pigs tc aid medical science in its fight against the disease that has inac- tivated more American servicemen than Tojo's gunmen.
 For IS months they will be under observation. Some will become very i'll. They will suffer pain, lassitude discomfort, grow llstless and tired Others, if the drugs being tested are effective, will fare more lightly
 The project has been undertaken under supervision of the National Research Council, the U. s. Public Health Service, Army and Navy medical officers.
 When first announcement was made at the prison, hundreds of in. mates volunteered for the job. Vol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-25


 The fact that Craig is the least known of the five four-star gen. erals now on active duty, is due primarily to his position as head of the ultra-secretive War Depart ment personnel board. He was made a full general automatically In 1885 when he was appointed Chief of Staff, and retained his rank upon his recall to active duty m September, 1941. Only other Army officers in active service now wearing four stars of a full general are George c. Marshall, Douglas McArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Henry H. Arnold.
 Craig's board superviSes all com- missions granted ot soldiers from civilian life and all officers promo tions. During his tenure the roll of officers has expanded from about 100000 to 60O,000 for the Armys peak strength of 7,700,000 men.
 Board Kept Secret
 Activities and names of members of the board are kept secret, in /, order to eliminate all political in- fluence in awarding commissions or promotions.
 On the day of Craig's retirement as Chief of Staff, Aug. 3l, 1899, TIitler's armies were massed at the Polish border, and days of peace ; were at an end. In September, 194l, when United States entry into the world conflict appeared in- evitable, Craig, then 67 years old, was recalled to active duty and ap- pointed head of the personnel board, a big job is an expanding army.
 To his colleagues Craig, who was born at St. Joseph, Mo, is known as the one Missourian who never said, "Show me" He has always been too busy teaching the other fellow"
 The son of an Army officer, he attended West Point where his scholastic grades were not particu- larly outstanding. He did make gridiron history, however, by kick ing a field goal while running with the ball.
 TOEdiers' S5sdier'
 As a cadet he was "a soldiers soldier" muscular, square -jawed, husky and keen on discipline.
 Soon after graduation he won the gratitude of San Francesco's China town when he "stowed away and sorted out" a horde of Chinese bab- des after the earthquake in 1906.
 Tn World War I. he served suc- cessively as chief of staff of the 41st Division, the First Corps, and the Third Army. He saw action in some of the most bitter battles in France and emerged with the Distinguish ed Service Medal and five decora- tions.
 Craig remained after the Arnis- tice to ''wind up the watch on the Rhine" as Chief of Staff of the Army of Occupation. He returned to the States in 1919 and began a series of peacetime assignments.
 In October, 1895, after a good game of golf-he still shoots in the low sos Craig pulled into the driveway of his home to be told by an excited wife that President i. Roosevelt had just appointed him Chief of Staff. He immediately hurried to the War Department to report for duty.
 Battled Congress
 While Hitler and Mussolini were having their way in Europe, Craig
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-25

Convinced that the wartime quail fly of cupid's arrow Is inferior, au- thorities reveal that most of the women seeking aid from their of- fices are servicemen's wives.
 "Women have come to consider divorce as modern, and therefore sensible" Edwin Frarke, chief ad- wiser of the legal Aid Assn, aid.
 Seek Allotment Relief
 '@The tendency to rationalize all of their actions, coupled with the prosperity of the period, is respon- sible in Q large sense for the de- fault of many marriages"
 Revealing that the government is taking steps to reimburse soldiers who figure in plural marriages tn- volving allotments, Franke said unteers were given rigid physical examinations and the 30 most tat were selected.
 They have been bitten with malaria laden anopheles nosqui' toes, and now await full effects oi the dread disease.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-25

had found somebody eIse with money. me wife cautioned him not to cut off the allotment. however, becaugo xho said she was going to have a bshy end needed the money to pay the hospital hlll.
 There is also record of e girl who collected 440,000 in allotments and insurance. She married nothing but flyers and cashed in on her slarewd calculations of fatality averages.
 Rubber ard steel bonded tracks on half-traeks and tanks have in~ creased maneuverability and have provided up to i6 per cent more speed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-25
GIVES HER OLD ROCKING CHAIR THE CO-BY.
Poppy and Ensrgetie Again Thanks To This Simple Help

Many people pick up pep and energy onesl eAev diaeover thak Che cause oe their trouble nay ba tired kidneyp.
 The kidneys are Natures chief way of taking the excess acids and waste out of tha blood. They help most people pass about Q plnts . day.
 mits poisonous matter Co remain in ycuR blood, it may cnuae loss of pep and energy,
 Don't waitl Ank your druggist for Doan'e Pills, used successfully by mtilione for owes l0years. They give happy relief and win help the IS miles of kidney tubes flush out poisons GUS waste frum your blood. Get Doan'o PiIlA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-25
General Craig Reaches Goal Of6OO, ,OOOO Officers forArmy
BY LEE KYRsCH

washington 2.-CUP-The finding half.
  virtually concluded under the supervision former Chief of fannA Main csrai1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-25

Over e0O00 children and 2,2O0 teachers in England are still eyac- aaked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-25
Service Connected Divorces
 In Majority In Los Angeles
By JEAN IRVING

. JEAN lkkVkNG
 United Press Stan Correspondent
 Los Angeles May 26(Up)-DNorce filings in Los Angeles now the of approximately i2O day. the result of fvo- Authorities contend.
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-23
EDUCATION NOW

The University of Den- yer has announced that it will open it's doors this summer to as many eligible honorary discharged veter- ans of this war as it can accommodate, regardless of whether government funds are available at the time.
 This is a foresighted move which other colleges and universities might well follow if they are financial ly abel. The governments policy on veterans educa- ton has already been es- tablished, and the money will be forthcoming.
 Meanwhile it is only right that men and women who already have given a sizeable slice of their time to their country and who to return to school, should not be asked to delay that return a day longer than necessary. Anchorage Times).
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-23

a wide reputation as a faithful, expert reindeer herder. The gov ernment is operating seven herds between Kotzebue Sound and Naknek, wherein Native appli- cants for breeding stock must serve apprenticeship.
 The Polar Bar is now featuring smoked reindeer meat, prepared as an experiment by Unit Man ager A. D. Johnson. This product, sold in cellophane bags, is very tasty delicacy.
 Sigfried Aukongak, government chief herder, of the Golovin herd, is recovering rapidly from the ill- ness for which he was rushed by emergency plane to the Nome hospital last month. Siegfried' s have 1,50O reindeer at Rocky Point.
 T
 Herman L. Larson, Shakpoik teacher who directed medical and school work at Shangeluk for five years, is now at Cape Den- high conducting experiments in
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-23
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST q. 1894
ROUTINE

Even the very young among us can recall when a transatlantic flight was a dramatic and dangerous undertaking, a stunt which rated the headlines at any time. So we couldn't help thinking about the Byrd fliers and Lindbergh and others when the Army Air Transport Command dis closed that in a months time it's planes have made 800 crossings of the Atlan- tic to the United Kingdom and Africa.
 Nor was it a stunt---lt was a regular part of the Air Transport Command operations. The ATC planes flew in all varities of wea- ther. Even in wintertime, the big four-engined C-54s used the difficult but short route across the North At lantic to England.
 To be sure, there have been amazing improve ments in planes and equip ment. The four-engined cargo planes of the ATC are scarcely to be compar- ed with the transatlantic planes of yesteryear. They have the speed power, navi- gational aids and safety equipment to take most of the gamble out of an ocean hop. It is a far cry indeed from the puny, high-wing monoplanes of 15 years
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-23

ago. with their engines of perhaps 200 horsepower. But even so, 300 flights in a month is a record which, in the parlance, really takes some doing.
 Some of us may wonder when the dream of trans Atlantic freight and pas senger traffic by air would reach full bottom. The ma- terialization of the dream is not awaiting peace The ATC has brought it true already, as one important phase of getting the war won.-(Cincinnati Enquir- or1
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-23
U. s. REINDEER SERVICE ITEMS

To provide bleak St. Matthew Island with a source of meat and warm skins, 30 selectd live rein deer were delivered to the U. S. Coast Guard by the Reindeer Ser vice at Nunivak Island recently The animals were hog-tied for overnight shipment to St. Mat thew. John P. Snow, Kuskokwim Unit Manager, looked after round ing-up, corralling and preparing the reindeer for shipment. Al Eel man and Fred H. Chase, of Nome, are working for the Reindeer Service at Nunivak Island this summer
 Hans Samuelson, of Egevik, an old-timer popularly known as Lapp Hans, is operating the Rein deer Service boat, Wm. T. Lopp, this season. With him is Edward Sagoonik, of Shaktoolik, a first class boatman who sailed with Stephan Ivanoff between the Kuskokwin and Norton Bay in earlier years.
 The Wm. T. Lopp, a 46-foot auxiliary gas boat outfitted at Nome under direction of Gus Johnson, is now at Nunivak ls- land, engaged in general hauling in connection with erection of a large cold storage and compieoe equipment for producing reindeer meat for market. Frank Williams finished delivering over 300 tons of Reindeer Service freight to Nunivak yesterday.
 Chester Sevick has been shift ed from his job as chief herder at Kivalina, to the position of chief herder of the governments Escholtz No. 2 herd. Chester has
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-23
LESSON STUDIED IN U. S.. SAVES LIFE IN ENGLAND

LONDON s--(APo-- American medical officers credited first aid training which two American soldiers received at home with saving the life of Pvt. Arthur c. Grasser, 6335 Twenty Sixth Ave, Kenosha, Wis, after Grasser re- ceived a deep cut on the wrist while operating motor-driven saw at an ordnance installation in England. <
 r" Pvt Adfis A. Baudoin, t33 SaIa Ave, Westwago, La, and Sgt Zalpheus R. Dillingham;, 213s Malvern Road, Charlotte, N. C., immediately applied first aid.
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-23

treating keratitis in the govern ment's Egavik herd. This is an inflammation of the cornea of the eye usually caused by irritation from pollen, dust, or mosquito bites, and total blindness some times results. Fifteen lawns are affected. Two different treat ments are being used, sulphathia- zone and silver nitrate.
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-23

Shoe brushes can be cleaned by sloshing the bristles in warm soap solution to which few drops fturpentine have been added. Then rinse in soapy wa ter, shake thoroughly and dry.
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-23
BASEBALL RESULTS

Wednesdays Games
 National League Brooklyn ?, Pittsburgh g. Play off of July 9th game).
 American League Detroit 1, New York 5. : St. Louis 5, Washington 3. Q2 innings).
 Chicago 2, Philadelphia 3. GIG innings).
 Thursdays Games
 National League Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 5. Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh T. Boston 4, St. Louis '. Boston 1, St. Louis 2. New York g, Chicago 8. Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 3.
 American League St. Louis o, Washington 3. Detroit ', New York g. Chicago 1, Philadelphia 5. Cleveland 5, Boston 3.
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-23

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

largely, gather. in hoping that
the President is not burdened
with over-health---is downright
staggering. ! do not mean that
all the vice presidential aspir-
ants are staggering but quite
a few i saw seemed definitely
unsteady.
There was some loose talk
this afternoon OF issuing special
b dges for vice presidency
seekers. so they would not be
mistaken for any of the lmpor-
tant people at the Democratic
national convention, such as the
man who brings the beer into
the press room.
There are 80 many OF them
trying TO get the nod that you
practically have 10 play hop
scotch around the Stevers Hotel
10 avoid them. The congestion
OF vice presidential aspirants
got so bad today that / went up
TO the room clerk and said;
II would like to make appli-
cation for another room II l
may-without vice presidential
exposure"
ITO GET away from this
i deadly seriousness for
minute. I would like 10 say
that the atmosphere at the
Democratic convention is vastly
different from the Republican
conClaVe last month. The Re
publlcans. generally speaking.
were grim and earnest. like
men who knew they were in a
tough fight and determined TO
do or die.
There is only one word 10
describe the Democratic atmos-
phere. II is "cockiness." Where
as tho Republicans were grave.
the Democrats are cocky. There
Is an ebullience in the air YOU
can actually feel.
only had my back slapped
once at the Republican conven-
tlon-by a mug who wished me
no good and was not slapping in
play But / have been whacked
so often this time that / am
now wearing a sign:
Lower down. pIease-where
j am used To IT,"
GONE one got off the bright
~ remark today that F. D. RS
stand on Wallace might prove
10 be a boomerang. Where
upon the Countess Cassini said:
eff YOU ask me. q boomerang
h q silly thing. II you want II
hack. why do you throw 10
away In the frst place ?"
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
One Word Led to Another
By Patterson
BY Arthur Bugs" Baer-

AS per usual the universities have been snguarly
subversve in refusing recognize my peculiar talents
by plastering me with honorary degree.
l will not refuse baccaaureate sesqui-
pedalian. If it is question Of normal mind rate in
absenta.
Let's take look at the mugs who got them this
year First we have Ambrose Ipp the only in the
world who the Tai Mahal in the daytime
Ambrose long gown and square hat. He
dressed properly. When he is home he does the
housework And the square hat fits his head
They made Dr. Ipps LBZ. That could be any
thing on a sharp curve. On the straghtaway he is
entitled send in his visiting card places he not well
Hank Weepers got MA from Purple University
for bit of keyhoe astronomy in behalf of Broadway
columnsts. Hank house detective in the Walled Off
Astoria up at Upper Riverdale He got leather diploma
on the end of a boot
Prof. Glumminger received another series of testi-
monal authorizations in honor of his work cracking
atom If he ever cracks enough have the and
strawberries ready.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
WASHINGTON Scene
BY George Dixon

CHICAGO, July 19-All I can
" say is that l am very glad
my mother did not bring me up
10 be the vice president
II is much too strenuous and
confusing. Furthermore tn G
market is too highly compeu-
tive. II is suffering from gluts,
and ] don't mean Joe Glutz.
would consider the job Of
aspiring for vice president 10 he
definitely hazardous occupa-
ton. Even the most cautious
aspirant can consider himself
lucky IL he is not covered with
decorations. abraSions and con-
tuSions from scrapIng against
other aSpirants.
At last count ] had tabulated
1l2 gentlemen who are posi-
lively certain 10 get the Demo-
cratic nomination. not including
Henry A. Wallace. who has
been mentioned as an outside
possibility.
II even half OF the predictions
I heard today come true IL will
be necessary to build barracks
10 house the vice presidents
and I am not going 10 say any,
thing about what would happen
II they were all laid end 10 end.
THE number OF gentlemen
L who are willing TO accept
this weird job-which consists
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19

troops were in, how much they
had TO eat.
THE Americans roam d
i through japanese territory
for over two weeks before they
finally got caught in a trap and
barely got out.
The Japs, il turned out, really
were having a tough time get
ting supplies through our block
ade, and that information may.
for all l know, or for all Den
linger knows, have had a great
deal to do with the way we
conducted our campaign and
our eventual victory. But that's
one Of those things you never
know about until later.
The Americans often crept up
close enough 10 watch the Japs
and Nsten 10 them chattering.
In fact, the Americans got so
used TO danger that they got
careless. Once they walked into
a village with their rifles slung.
and that's the wrong way to
have your rifle If you run into
the enemy. Anyway. they ran
slam-bang into a whole street
full of Japs..
The only thing that saved the
Americans was the fact that
the Japs were even more sur
prised than the Americans. Dem
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
THESE DAYS

once the tradition Of a lin
" tied tenure of two terms
for the presidency was broken.
there can be no reason why
there should not be q fourth or
a fifth term or life term.
Mr.. Roosevelt can always find
a reason why ne should run
again. In 1910 it was to keep
us out of the war; in 1914 il is
TO continue the war successfully.
II around in 194S it will be
something else.
The Democratic party Is alto
gether without choice in the
matter. Mr.. Roosevelt uses
forces and tools with which or
binary Democrats cannot cope.
In 1910 it was Harry Hopkins
who managed the third term
nomination.; in 1914 il is Sidney
Hillman who created the public
opinion to which the President
responds.
These men never have been
chosen by Democrats to speak
their will. They are the repre-
Sentatives OF a personality that
has bent his party TO his per-
sonal desires and that has made
Of a vast political machinery.
hallowed by American habits
and history, a tool of his own
contrlvance.
THE American people will de-
u eide whether they wish TO
place supreme power over them
selves in the hands of a single
individual whose lust for power
knows neither the bounds of
order nor of taste. And if they
so decide, his will be done.
1t is significant that those
whom the American people have
generally repudiated. the Com
muniSts, the Socialists, Earl
Browder and Sidney Hillman,
regard the fourth term as essen
tial. The Daily Worker" and
The New Leader" who hate
each other, join in support OF
the fourth term but on nothing
else. 1t is a new united front.
There was time when
Franklin d. Roosevelt did not
believe in indlSpenSability. He
was then a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for the
presidency. 1t was at the JEFF
ferson Day dinner on April Is,
1882. at st. Paul, MINI. Mr..
Roosevelt said:
There will be many In this
nation during the coming
months who will implore you
not to swap horses crossing a
stream: there will be others
who will lsughingly tell you
that the appeal should have
been worded, do not swap
toboggans while you ire Gliding
downhill.' ]
But II seems TO me that the
more truthful the more accu-
rate plea to the people of the
nation should be this: III the
old car In spite of frequent
emergency repairs has been
humping along downhill on only
two cylinders for three long
years, II Is time TO get another
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-19
BY George E.
Sokolsky

car that will start uphill on all
four"
WE HAVE been humping
w downhill into a n rational
debt that is approaching $780,
000, 900, 900, with the highest tax
rate in our history. We are in
the confusions of OPA, in the
conflicts of WPB, in the uncer-
tainties of WLB and NLRB, in
the spreading, sprawling oppres-
sions OF bureaucracy, in the
dangers of one-man govern
ment; yet Mr.. Roosevelt does
not believe that his words ap-
ply to him. Mr.. Roosevelt once
said:
I'VE need enthusiasm, imag-
Ination and the ability to face
facts, even unpleasant ones,
bravely. We need to correct, by
drastic means IL necessary, the
faults In our economic system
from which we now suffer. We
need the courage of the
young -"
Only too true!