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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
Views OF The Press

traffic lights in the 46 miles, many
crossroads are not so protected. Fs
nally, Route is the Oldest type of
four-lane highway, with all the invi-
tations to speed and few of the safe
ty devices.
The Connecticut Chiefs of Police
Association has adopted a plan
whereby the Greenwich New Haven
portion Of the highway will be pa
trolled more adequately b. local and
state police. This is one attack on
the problem. However, not even the
best Of police supervision will make
Route safe and efficient highway.
The action Of the chiefs Of police
lends new emphasis to the desire Of
Governor Baldwin and Commission
er Cox to solve the shoreline traffic
congestion in the direction Of New
York. The Merritt Parkway is too
hilly for trucks, contends the Com
missioner, and Route l cuts through
too many towns. He advises a new
road. But even If the solution is not
clear at this stage, there is no doubt
that the need Is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04

Republican fight, for the sec
Ond district is largely agrlcul-
tural, and Moore has chalked up
to his record a resOunding vote
against crop insurance.
About 5000 Oklahoma farmers
take out crop insurance, thorugh
the Government, on cotton and
wheat. Government crop in
surance is the only kind they can
get. They cannot even insure
thorugh Lloyd's, and yet, without
insurance, a farmer can be wiped
out overnight by hail, cinch-bugs
or floods.
Farmers claim that crop inSur-
ance is just as essential to them
as fire insurance to a business
man. Senator Moore, however,
voted against it. Despite this, he
went to a heavy farm district to
campaign for Republican con-
gresham. He lost.
NOTE: Capitol Hill observers
wondering whether some Of the
reactionary votes cast in the past
by other Senators and Congress-
men may not come back to haunt
some Congressional candidates
next November.
SLEPING-CAR MONOPOLIES
II you have trouble getting
even on upper berth on a Pull
man, take a leaf from the big
war contractors. They have hit
on new scheme to insure peace
time comfort on crowded trains.
Companies which have large war
orders do not depend on Today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
AS A MATTER OF FACT

The first call has been sounded for the
next (fifth) War Loan drive. Are you
ready America? And the answer is like it
was for the preceding four-yes. June 1
to July will find all striving to do their
little or big bit for the fifth time to raise
the unseemingly but possible sum of 6
billion dollars. Where once individuals
in the nation were appalled, at the figures,
they now take it in their stride and go
from drive to drive in the proper frame
OF mind-giving dollars to help the gov
eminent carry on in time of war so that
we may eventually arrive at peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04

advance reservations like the
average traveller. They buy up
whole blocks Of Pullman berths on
trains from New York, Chicago,
Detroit, Los Angeles and other
places one month in advance.
Then they turn around and
bill the Government for this
expense under their cOst-pluS
contracts. All meals and liquid
refreshments on trains Though .
not itemized as such) also are
charged to the Government, Any
thing goes under q cOst-plus
contract.
The War and Navy Depart
ments also follow the war con-
tractors system. The railroads
now have a standing order to re-
serve so per cent Of their Pullman
space one month in advance To-
service people travelling on war
business.
Between the war contractors
and service travellers, Congress
sional investigators who have to
travel out of town on short notice
frequently are up against it. Not
long ago, Representative Ed lac
Of California tried to get Today
advance reservations for a Naval
Affairs subcommittee, but couldn't.
When he complained to railroad
officials, he was :"Sorry, Con-
gresham, but two big industrial
concerns cleaned us out several
weeks ago."
Copyright, 1914 by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
A Thought for Today


The big fight between the right and
left wings of New York's American Labor
Party is over, and it was quite scrap
while it lasted? Who won? Well, that's
a little hard to say. The left wing won
the primary election and got control of
the state machine. The right wing
walked out, leaving their opponents with
the original party's name and whatever
prestige clings to it. But they also left
the other side with the charge of being
ommunist-controlled. The left wing
has denied that, of course. But the
charge, considering its source, is not easy
to laugh off. If the National Association
of Manufacturers, for instance, had said
the same thing, the defense would have
been easy. The left wingerS could have
Just yelled "Fascist" or labor batter" or
some such, and let it go at that. But the
accusation comes from labor men, not
labor baiters. They had attended the
American Labor Party's birth, and had
worked with some of the men who have
now superseded them. 1t will take lot
of shouting to convince most people that
these men are talking through their hats.
There is obvious logic, at least, behind
this charge of Communist control. After
Earl Browder, American Communist
leader, announced that his party was
withdrawing from the political arena I'M
der its own name, there wasn't anywhere
for the Communists to go except the ALP.
Naturally, they would not have been
caught dead in the Republican ranks. And
in spite of their recent support OF Presl-
dent Roosevelt, their presence would have
embarrassed the Democrats intolerably.
The most natural thing was for them to
gravitate to the ALP, and take refuge
under the left wing of Rep. Vito Marcan-
tonic. Mr.. Marcantonio is the ALPS only
congressman. And though not Com
muniSt, he has followed the sinuouS party
line during his stay in Washington, being
alternately for and against war, and TOR
and against the President, as Communist
policy dictated It is not surprising that
when the Communists moved in with
their aims, ideals, zeal and organizatlonal
ability, the more conservative ALP men,
berS should have rebelled.
1t was bit awkward for many c. I. 0.
members that Sidney Hillman chairman
of the C. I. o. Political Action Committee,
is one of the key men of the victorious,
Red-labeled ALP faction. And some OF
the Presidents supporters who are flnlcky
about their political bedfellowS may not
like all the publicity focused on the ALP
battle. But essentially there was no po-
litical difference in the whole intra-party
quarrel. Both camps have come out for
the reelection of Mr. Roosevelt, Vice
President Wallace and Senator wagner.
If Mr.. Roosevelt decides to run again, MS
labor support in New York will be split.
But that appears to be the only differ
ence. There will be no unified, influen-
tial ALP as there was in 1910, when the
labor party carried the state for the
President by giving him vote of 417,418
when his final plurality was only 224 400.
Aside from outward appearances, how
ever, the ALP fight probably will not
make handful of votes difference in a
fOurth-term election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
CHURCHILL's FUTURE WORLD
New Britain Herald)

Prime Minister Churchill's ex-
position of the cradle to the
grave theory of governmental re-
sponsibility naturally will have an
effect in the United States, where
similar ideas are under considera-
ton. The speech by Churchill, in
deed, may help the Fourth Term
plan, which includes far-widened
social security system.
Where is the money coming from?
Yes, that is the question. Well,
where does the money for more at
tenuated social security systems
originate? Taxes, surely. In essence,
such systems force individuals
sometimes by nature improvident
individuals-to have for the rainy
days Of emergencies and the sunset
Of life.
And It really brings in deal Of
funds to the government; for social
security taxes are taxes that 60
into the general fund. For instance,
what we have paid into social Sc
curity so far has gone to the gov
eminent, has been used as other
tax money, but there is notation
on the card index files regarding
how much Is owed to each In
dividual, based an what has been
paid in by each payee-and his en-
ployer.
The Churchill plan would widen
this system in England: and the
prototype Of the method is being
talked up in this country. although
It's first introduction in Washington
by the National Resources Planning
Board was spurned by dubious con-
greSSmen.
AS the Churchill government car
ries on in this field, however, the
mirrored effects cannot help affect
this country. That will be for the
years to come-during the peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
Your Health
By DR.. William Brady

SiGned letters pertaining 70 per-
sonal health and hygiene, not to
disease, diagnosis Of treatment.
will be answered ~ Dr.. Brady u
q stamped seIf.ad3ressed envelope
n enclosed. Letters should be brieS
and written in ink No reply can
o. made TO queries not conform"
ing to instructions. Address pES
william Brady, National News
paper Service, $40 West M1dtson
Street. Chicago. NJ
DOPE AND NERVE WEAKNESS
To read some Of my remarks
about neuraSthenia, nervous exc
haustion, nervous breakdown, nerve
tension, nerve weakness and all that
hokum you might infer, indeed
that I'm a hard-boiled, unsympa~
thetic sourpuss. I dunno about the
puss-that I'm stuck with and it Is
too late to change 1t. But just be-
tween ourselves I have to take that
attitude to cover my own emotional
feelings otherwise I can't give the
best advice, any more than a doctor
can do good operation If his per-
sonal feelings are too much involved.
BY dope and Nerve Weakness"
I mean Supplying drugs, sedativess
narcotics, hypnotics, StimulantS, de-
preSsantS, pain-killers, sense-deads
enerS, and even what some people
purport to believe are nerve tonics.
BY nerve Weakness Of course I
don't mean anything, for there IS
no such thing as weak or strong
nerves, no such thing as nerve or
nervous energy apart from ordin-
airy muscular energy, and Of course
no such state as nervous exhauS.
ton apart from ordinary exhaus-
ton from prolonged violent work
or effort. I use the term here be-
cause so many people plead nerve
weakness" as an explanation or ex-
cuse for taking dope.
When you and I were young,
Maggie. chloral hydrate Chinook
out drops"), bromideS. morphine.
laudanun, paregoric, heroin (dia-
cetl-morphine), codeine, and latter
ly sulfonal, trional and veronal
comprised the therapeutic arma-
mentarium. Then German cheni.
cal ingenuity and business sagacity
moved in and ever since the drug
manufacturers have, through the
ready agency of the medical pro-
fession, kept thrusting upon the
public a bewildering succession of
"Sedatives," to give them gentle
name, each Of which has more vir-'
tues than its predecessor but none
of the drawbacks, untoward or tox-
ic effects of the preceding noStrum
these untoward effects being
recognized only when 1t comes time
to market the newest sedative.
OF these modern "sedatives' the
class known as the barbiturates
(barbital, amytal, phenobarbital,
luminaD are most vigorously pro-
noted to the medical profession),
most extensively prescribed and
most frequently used by the public
without medical advice. Habit form
ing, the barbiturates, according to
Bastedo, cause lowered morale.
mental depression, anxiety and
fear neuroses, lowered physical eff
Recommendations which so easily
lead to further use of the drug,
due to misdirected sympathy on
the part of the victims relatives.
If the habit is continued long, the
victim develops, lethargy, loss Of
Judgment, loss of memory, delu-
sions Of persecution or neglect, dis
turbances Of speech, vertigo, diplo-
pia double vision), oppression
about the heart, bradycardia (slow
heart beat) loss Of appetite, nau.
sea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
BUT FLIERS STILL ARE
NEEDED
(Christian Science Monitor)

christian Science Monitor)
Miami Beach'S hotels will be
ready for their old and new tourist
friends next year, 1t appears. One
hundred and thirty-nine Of them,
now housing men in Army uniforms
will be emptied of their khaki-clad
lads by midsummer and turned
back to private owners. What does
that mean in terms Of war?
It doesn't mean Uncle Sam has
stopped training young men to fly
Army planes. It does mean, how
ever, that the training program is
"over the hump" The 10000 poten-
tial pilots, navigators. bombardiers,
gunners and intelligence officers at
Miami are to go through with their
training-but the hotels will not be
filled with others.
This doesn't mean the end Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04

the war is in sight. It simply indi-
Gates that the United States Army
has thousands Of Air Corps men on
active duty and many more thou
sands In reserve - ready to take
of when their day comes. The
Army's air-training program has
been a huge success-and it's still
going on, at fields in Texas and
elsewhere. Moreover, the Navy has
not in the least slackened its avia.
ton program. Men not yet in train
ing may deliver the final blows in
this Dlobal war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Diaphragmatic Hernia

OlGpNT&k1AlAVAC 1ACAMA1
MY physician thinks I have dia-
phragmatic hernia. I object to an
operation. Please tell me If the
ambulant treatment can be effec-
tive. (Mrs. L. w
Answer-No.
Local druggist made up your
treatment for goitre for me. I take
five drops three times a day.
(Mrs. c.
Answer-I know Of no treatment.
You or your druggist must have
confused the matter. I advise you
to consult physician, and take no
chances on any treatment not ap-
proved by your physician.
Spare the Child
Son, 16 months old, cries when
put to bed at night, and his father
spanks him, but 1t doesn't seem to
do any good as he Just cries 1t out,
and it is getting to be annoying
every night. (Mrs. L. d.
Answer-Yes, babies are so an.
noying, aren't they? It might be
better to spank the father when
ever he behaves so impatiently. You
give no data on which can base
surmise concerning the reason
for the child's reaction to bedtime.
A well cared for baby hits the hay
with good cheer. There's something
seriously deficient in your care Of
the baby, Ma'am.
Copyright 1914, John r. Ollie Co..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04

with someone the difference be-
tween thrift and .varice. Thrift Is q
virtue, avarice a vice; yet thrift
quickly becomes avarice. A proper
regard for the value OF money
quickly takes us over into too-high
regard for its value. Righteous In
dignation quickly spills over into
malice and uncontrolled temper. The
necessity for punishment on the
part Of parents, employers, and pub
lie officials can quickly lead them
into a policy Of reveng or q spirit
Of sadistic cruelty.
All virtues, II pressed too far, be-
come vices. So quickly do we come
upon the point Of division between .
virtue and vice that We have 70
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
Selected Poem
WHERE THE wREATHs OF YEsTERYEAR

(Harold ,Vinal in The New York Tinle9
Where are the wreaths, o tell me where
The affairs are where Nut and Eft
Were worshiped on the lyric air
No sound of drowsy flute is left.
Under the stars the sleeping paws
OF the great sphinx are heavy, dusk
Moves like lizard and withdraws,
Whence night Is redolent with musk.
Blows up the dark altar yet
OF blood where once proud Pharaoh froWned
Ask not of Cheops and forget
Thebes that rose darkly from the ground.
Let dust be written on the lids
OF the cold tombs and RameseS
Be restles, and the pyramids
Draw the long dark about their knees
Now that the worshpers are dead,
And night runs blood, the lotus mods
Unnoticed and across the red
Nile comes no answer from the gods
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
DANGEROUS RoUTE 1
New Haven Journal Courier

NANSW A1SsVCAA SVeSA AAeSe NCuAA bGA
The Connecticut chiefs Of police
have Tabled u. 8. Route I between
Greenwich and New HaveI as "thE
most dangerous strip Of highway In
Connecticut" The records show thai
a disproportionate share Of acct
dents and deaths occur on this 4e
mile stretch.
That these facts are true may
set down as only the effect follow
ing the cause. In the first plac
there is heavy traffic, both passen;
r and truck, on this highway. MUD
Jew England-to-New York traff'
oes over the road. 1t traverses praC
ically every town enroute and hs
% carry inter-city as well as intel
state traffiC. The majority Of road
that cross Route !, both In town
and country, are at grade level, ana
while there are between 70 and q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04

They are starting some sort of drive
or checkup in New York City to curb
truancy which comes under the familiar
general category, juvenile delinquency.
Film houses will be checked for selling
admittance to minors, billiard parlors will
not be allowed to give pinboys jobs I'M
less the boys have the necessary school
ing, and hotels also will be investigated
where minors are hired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
Current Comment

If the invasion Of Europe viii
consist OF private operations Of the
type Of the italian campaign, Ger
many will be bale to defend itself
by a limited number Of divisions and
will continue to keep her main
forces on the Soviet German front
Russian Maj. M. Galak.
tionoff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
Daily Almanac

Moon sets at $50 a. m. (war time)
Sun rises at 6:31 a. m, sets at 1920 p. m.
(war time)
Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
The Old Farmers Almanac says that be-
fore buds swell too much you should apply
dormant spray to lilacs and fruit trees
against scale, and to use lime sulphur as
an oil spray.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04

UcbWCC0 tAAG ages
Of Is nd 81
elias S If led 4-F.
That is a sizeable
body Of m e n
nearly As per cent
of the strength
Of the entire
Army itsen-and
considering t ha t
the bottom of
that barrel has
already been ex.
posed in thech
p o s e d e in the
search for edec-
tive manpower
for armed Serv-
H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04

certain poin t
the jungle would
end and the ev-
erglades begin.
w thin ten
feet" he assurr-
ed us, 1t h e
jungle will end
and the ever
glades begin"
This figure re-
turned to my
mind recently
AZ discussed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04

be on the lookout all the time les
we miss It. Within ten feet. tn
jungle becomes the everglades; al
in the twtnkling Of an eye a quail
ity designed to make q man nob!,
can degenerate into a vice which
may ruin him.
An Rights decentralization
Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04

AS a matter of fact the boy who used
to hire out at dollar week or less as a
chore boy down to jenkins Emporium is
now in the drip" class and has been
superseded by the streamlined juvenile
who names his own price, and strangely
enough seems to get it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. n n

VIRTUES MAY BECOME VICES
We were In sightseeing boat in
Florida, and the lecturer, as we
glided along a beautiful canal, told
us TO watch sharply because at q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
Washington Merry-G o-Round DREW F PEARSON

oey Political Down Laid Threot Of Being ousted n VI
Said Be Man Behind Weddings Drive for AntFDR Thirt Po
MoOe Leadership COP oko Campaign Seen Boomeons
Was Wrong Man Votes Farm District
didn't attract public attention but packed powerful significance among the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04
. NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT
Here's Your
F-F Labor Army
By PETER EDISON
Waterbury Democrat Washington
CORRESPONDENT

Correspondent
Congressional proposals for put
ting all 4-Fs in labor battalions,
which will be taken after the Easter
recess, make 1t worth while look
ing at these 4-F's to see what's the
matter with them, and what kind
of work force they would make.
Selective Service headquarters re-
ports that as Of January there
were approximately S,4S7,O0O men
Evening star., 1944-03-13

tainly must lower the respect of the
clever, intelligent. refined girls who
often serve us. I should much pre-
fer to pay fixed price for a certain
service and believe it would be much
better for the girls.
y X
STRAWBERRY TARTS?
Requested By Mrs. H. S. NJ,
Washington
Will some of your readers tell me
how to make strawberry tarts? The
kind in which the berries appear
and taste uncooked and vet have a
syrup over all which seems to have
been cooked These are placed in
a pre-cooked pastry shell.
would like to know Just how the
syrup is made and whether it's put
on the berries when syrup is hot OF
cold
Evening star., 1944-03-13
Home Care
Handbook
MERINGUE?
REQUESTED BY Mrs. J. T. P,
WASHINGTON,

Any day now you'll want to do a
bit OF re-arranging on your book
shelves and tell Mr.. Webster to
move over. For there's a new book
that's probably every bit as indis-
pensable to modern living as a
dictionary. This tome, Complete
Home Care Of Your Family Ward
robe" is authorized by Constance
Talbot. nationally recognized textile
authority, and is published by the
Arco Publishing Co.
Beginning with tested advice on
the purchase of fabrics, this helpful
guide offers the answers to almost
any question you might ask on the
care and conservation of home tex
tiles. Efficiently and attractively
put together, it makes use of such
time-saving devices as streamlined
chapter summaries, graphic illus
trations and question di-
rectory indexing thousands of mug
gets of home-care information
There are simple hoW-to-do direc-
tions on everything and easy-to-
consult charts ct of them dealing
with such subjects as spot removal
and the care of accessories. jeWelry
shoes and hats.
Miss Talbot deserves particular
credit for her handling of the style
angle, a feature too often overlooked
Almost half the book is crowded
with innumerable attractive sug-
gestions for making something new
from something old" upkeep Of boys
and mems clothing and the l-2-3's
Of ref1tting, recutting and mend
ing-interspersed with many a
handy quick-cut hint
New brides and busy working
wives will find this book a most
helpful guide to running a home
quickly, efficiently and economically
E. H,
Evening star., 1944-03-13

This whole thing seems a little
flshy to mel" remarked one of the
members of the Club de Jeudi as the
eight members gathered around last
Thursday to see what the chef men,
Der for the evening had to offer.
And the attempt at comedy was
not far from the truth, as fish was
the core and keynote of the dinner
and boiled at that, all wrapped
around with cheeSecloth and we'll
tied, to hold it in shape. That's one
thing about boiling fish-it must be
firmly wrapped and handled gently,
lest it drops to bits before your very
eyes and right in your own hands.
1t has been known to do just that,
with company at the front door.
Well, now for the menu-illustrat-
ing what the male chefs with a year
or so of practice, are able to send
forth:
Shrimp Canape
Boiled Red Snapper
Hollanddise Sauce
Ne1D Potatoes in Jackets
Green Peas
Sliced Tomatoes Dressed With
Chopped ChiUes
Rice Pudding With Many Raisins
Coffee.
The shrimp for the canape were
made like this: For eight canapes
one pound of cooked shrimp were
cleaned and chopped into small bits
and mixed with half a cup of finely
minced sour pickles, all mixed with
mayonnaise This mixture is spread
on slices of lightly toasted bread,
topped with grated cheese, seasoned
with paprika and set under the
broiler for the cheese to melt
served Immediately.
Evening star., 1944-03-13

Wear the blouse inside or outside
the skirt-it's sheer f1attery either
way Make it for smart washable
cotton street frock or do it in flow
cred sheers, trim it with lace ruff
fling, tie the wide belt over the
blouse and you have dainty after
noon frock.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1862 is
designed for sizes 10, u, IA, l6 18
and 20. Size IL requires 37s yards OF
IS or SO inch material; 3 yards
machine-made ruffling for trim.
For this attractive pattern SEND
Is cents, plus l cent for postage, in
coins with your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, Washington Star
Post Office Box 80, Station G, New
York 10, N. Y.