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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
Views Of The Press

has recided that her position as heireSs presumptive overrides all other considerations and has ord- cred that her practical preparation to assume royal duties exempt her from the uniformed or industrial services. She is to receive special academic training under c. H. K. Marten, vice-provost of Eton, who has been responsible for her educa- tion for the past ten years. He will lay out courses emphasizing consti- tutional history and constitutional law and advanced work in French and German languages.
 On the practical side there will be tours which will take her to all parts of Great Britain and give her a view of Britain at work. Already she has had a taste of what this means. On recent two-day visit to South Wales with her parents she was called upon to fill twelve engagements in as many hours, wis., iting clocks, factories and civilian defense posts. receiving civic dele gations and hearing herself hailed by cheering crows as Fin Tywy- soges" - Our Princess" It is safe to predict that such a regime, de- signed to fit her for the crown she may one day be called upon to wear, will make her at times envious of her sisters in military or industrial service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
A Rebuke From Mrs. Kelly

Mrs. Irene Kelly is woman of dignity. She is not rich, and she is not well. Her eyeSight and hearing are failing. But there is nothing wrong with her pride. She is the mother of Charles Com mando) Kelly, holder of the Congress Sional Medal of Honor, and of six other soldier sons As such, she has come to her countrymen's attention And in consequence, she has given some of them a gentle rebuke which they would do well to remember.
 Many people were aghast when they saw newspaper pictures of Mrs. Kelly as she stood in the door of her Pittsburgh home, reading the letter which informed her that Charles was coming home on leave. Mrs. Kelly'S house looked poor and unpainted. It faced on an alley, hemmed in by tall buildings There didn't seem to be much chance for sunlight to get to it. These people thought it shame that a herO'S mother had to live there. Newspapers said as much, editorially. Then representative of the Public Hous- ing Authority came around, with all the best will in the world, and offered to move Mrs Kelly to modern dwelling.
 Apparently no one stopped to consider that Mrs Kelly might be embarrassed and humiliated. She knew it wasn't much of house, but she didn't care to have lot of strangers poking about, holding her neighborhood up to unflattering compari- sons and genteel scorn. Mrs Kelly is not ashamed of her two rooms and an attic. They are probably as neat and well furnished as any thereabout. She may not have electric lights and hot water and an inside toilet. But she has a nice gas stove and an enameled ice box. The kitchen walls are a fresh, cheerful green. The cabinet and sink and table are painted shining white. Everything is clean. It is quite possible that Mrs. Kelly is used to being envied little by her neighbors. And now what will the neighborS think, with all these strangers trying to make her ashamed of the place?
 Mrs. Kelly and her seven boys have probably planned for better place some day. Some of the folks who are trying tc help can look back generation or two in their own families and understand how she feels. This is not defense of poor housing, but protest against the unconscious snobbery of a lot of pro- fesisonal do-gooders. Perhaps Mrs. Kelly has taught us that we need little more respect and little less head-patting in our laudable aims toward social betterment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
BASEBALL
(New Haven Journal-Courier)

(New Haven Journal-C -Courier)
 With the help of spring-like wea- ther and 121 ,000 customers, the 1914 baseball season got under way on Tuesday. Seven games were played; only the White Sox-C Cleveland game had to be postponed. The features of the day were the low scores in all contests and Connie Mack's start of his 50th year as baseball manager.
 What is baseball going to amount to this year? In quality of play, not much perhaps. Most of the top- notch players are in another kind of uniform. This years lineupS will include mostly the older men, the 4-Fs and unseasoned youngsters. Nevertheless, the two pennant races may be exciting and close in the same way that two evenly-matched high school teams often put up a more interesting scrap than two un- balanced college teams. There prob ably won't be many records to put into the book, but there will be plenty of excitement for the bleach- CTS.
 For that reason some of the sports writers are predicting big ger attendance this year than last, when almost eight million specta- tors saw the games. There will also be more absentee fans who will fol- low the games than ever before. The fate Of dear old Brooklyn will be watched anxiously from every corner of the globe, not to mention similar even if less partisan inquir- ies about the other seven clubs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
- By Chaminade

At the close of the 18th and the begin ming of the 2Oth centuries it was social asset for young students of pianoforte to play "The Flatterer," "The Scarf Dance" and similar pieces. The author of these, Cecile Louise Chaminade, French com poser and pianist, died at her Monte Carlo home this week at the age of eighty-two years. Many perhaps believed she had passed on years ago, because very little has been heard of her of recent years.
 Although she wrote over two hundred pieces for piano, some orchestral suites, pallets and so on, she has had no great influence on contemporary music. She wrote in the Romantic style, and her music was light and tuneful, as well as grace full, especially adapted for salon per- formance. Her music enjoyed a popu- larity in this country as well as London and Paris, and the public liked her per- formances during her years of concert tours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
A Princess Comes of Age

Today Princess Elizabeth, heir pre- Sumptive to the British throne, is eigh- teen years of age. It is an important day in this respect that eighteen is an eXcit- ing age-a young girl grows up Don't be silly! some of the early teen agers will say to that, because eighteen is ever so old to those who start going places and doing things at fourteen or younger.
 Princess Elizabeth mas had normal girls life in one respect, and the train ing of her and her younger sister, Mar garet Rose, has been watched with keen interest by those who like to follow the G0tngS of royalty - and who doesn't? On kAAe other hand she has also had a very specialized training which will fit her for the duties she will have to eventually take over.
 A clear picture of the Princess was presented last Sunday in an article by Rebecca West and sent by wireless from London. She gives the young lady her due, but does not make her glamorous. She does, however, show her as a simple, wholesome girl, intelligent and eager to do what is expected of her in the best tra- dition of the ruling house of England.
 Today on her birthday she will no doubt have happiness in the general ob- servation of the event; in the messages and tokens received. Though she is cele- parting during unhappy times for Eng land it will, nonetheless, be happy day for Princess Elizabeth, for she is eighteen today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
PRIVATION THE FRUIT OF
 STRIKES
(Hartford Times)

Britain, whence will spring upon Hitler's hordes the great invasion armies when the time is right-and the time may be Soon-haS had to make rigid economies in the use of coal as result of the strike which only now is ending. For six months no fuel of any kind may be used to heat stores, offices, commercial buildings or plants not engaged in essential production. That means that many an officeworker will have to do the best he can with chilled fingers and must wear almost as heavy clothing at his work as he does out of doors.
 There is plenty of coal in Britain, but there is intense ill-will between mineworkers and operators, and there also is a feeling among the miners that only through nation alization of the mines can they hope to raise their standard of living. They justified their recent strike on the ground that they were fight ing for the men who are in the British army, who somedoy must return to jobs in Britain. It is pitt full that they cannot see that by denying fuel to essential industries they have been depriving their brothers-in-arms of the means with whicld to win victory over the NaZiS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21

ganized for the purpose of service to mill tary froceS.
 The NCCS in the short period of it's existence has established more than 800 clubs and extensions for Servicemen, Servicewomen, and war workers, regard less of race, creed, or color. The folks at home join with the 100000 service people that monthly spend their leisure time at the NCCS operated clubs, as well as clubs of other affiliated agencies, in wishing happy birthday to all, and hope for continued success in efforts to make a Home Away from Home" for our men and women in the service.
 What the NCCS is doing is duplicated by the Salvation Army, The Travellers Aid and other agencies. Something of their achievements was reviewed at USO dinner meeting held this week in our own city.
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ever, he contrived a system whereby when person read to him, he could keep record which enabled him by the sense of touch to re- call all that he had heard. Finally, he passed this On to the general public, and it made reading possi- ble for thousands, of other blind people.
 If Helen Keller had had all her faculties intact, she might have become great woman, but it is hard to think that she could have been more useful than she has been all these years, in spite of inde- scribable handicaps. In fact, these very handicaps have dramatized her career in the eyes of multitudes and greatly increased her influence.
 The Bible tells us that all things work together for good to them that love God. A divine destiny shapes our ends, and that which often appears a misfortune is really a blessing in disguise. The thing that reStrains us today may be the means Of releasing new powers with-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
The U$O Agencies

The combination of Social agencies known as the USO is three years old this week Its observance was and will be local and national Among it's six agen- cieS is the National Catholic Community Service Organization, youngest affiliate.
 The National Catholic Community Service was formed to represent the people of Catholic Faith in the United States in the combination of social agen- cieS known as the USO. Three years ago these agencies = The National Jewish Welfare Board, National Catholic Com munity Service, National Travellers Aid, Salvation Army, YWCA and YMCA, ot-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21

SOUSH cLlOuSIl GN consider it seriously. but fair con- census would be that Hawaii is wonderful, the job done in the Philippines was not so bad, the Danes did a nice job for us in the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone is a place to go through but not to- Guam and American Samoa are Navy Dumps, Alaska is cold in win ter, Matanuska was a dismal flop Puerto Rico positively stinks, and what in heavn's name is the gov ernment trying to do by sharing sovereignty with the British on Canton and Enderbury!
 Well, if this greaaat American nation is going to take over lot of additional islands and territories after the war is over, it had better make up its mind on how such places are going to be run.
 SUCCESSOR TO ISLATIONISM
 It isn't just the ex-Jap-mandated islands or the existing U. s. terri tories and possessions ahat need to be worried about. You should have heard Congressman Ham Fish of New York the old public isolationist number one, Spouting the other day about how he was in favor of acc quiring one of the islands on which there were U. S. air bases under 99- year lease, from Bermuda to South America, And you should have heard CongressWoman Edith Nourse PnUorc Of T ou,ol1 NFoec o01,oi1,rr ivo with a cold soprano proposal that this country should have Green land, too.
 If all such talk sounds to you much like the old line of Amreica First iSolationisn, 1t isn't This, friends, is the successor to isola- tionism - the first still small voice of the new American imperialism, and how do you like it?
 As mentioned supra, the basic trouble with our governing of terri tories and possessions has been that the country had no colonial policy. On top of that, such governing as was done was scattered about the government, in Interior, War and Navy Departments.
 A COLE IS PUT ON THE FIRE
 In the works, however, is one pro- posal to end all this by arbitrarily putting the whole territorial man. agement business slap dab in the Navy. It is bill being prepared by the Navy at the request of smart young Congressman w. Sterling Cole of Bath. N. Y, who will spon- sor the legislation.
 Cole Is a good spot for initiating this idea. As a member of the Com- mittee on Insular Affairs, he has been in on all the Puerto Rican in- vestigationS and has had a chance to see what's wrong there. He is also a member of the House Naval Affairs Committee and the new 21- man Committee on Postwar Mill tary Policy.
 His proposal to vest all territorial government in the Navy will prob- ably be shot at from many quarters. Cole justifies it in that the prob lem is primarily one of sea-power defense and the protection of mari time commerce with these terri tories. But the Nays record of government in Guam and Samoa is nothing to shout about and the people who live in the larger terri tories resent any ideas of anything other than civilian self-government.
 MT. IckeS will probably be heard on this subject, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 That Cold Baby

As a nurse I agree with you that babies need less covering than adults to keep warm, but that baby the people found "huddled in one cor- ner of the bed" after winter night with windows open was, in my opin- ion, not warm enough, and I want to add my plea.
 (MrS. R. c. L., R. NJ Answer-Thank you, Ma'am. You may be right. Even so, I'm sure the baby didn't mind 1t any more than you or I would-it was uncomfort- able at worst. Keeping babies too warm does much more harm than letting them sleep cool.
 All Young Men Sooner or Later I am the young man who wrote about my hair not growing (. I probably did not make it clear enough. I mean the hair over my temples is getting thinner.
 GA. c. M0 Answer-Ah, mel How well I re- member how you feel. I sympathize deeply with your plight, son. Send 8 stamped envelope bearing your ad- dress, for pamphlet Care of the Hair and Control of Dandruff."
 Eggs
 I am 2, single, work hard on my fathers farm, and when working hard I eat 2 or 3 eggs for break fast and again for evening meal. Some people tell me it will ruin my kidneys. (H. L.) Answer-No foundation for the notion. It is as good as any other food you can eat.
 Home Medicine Chest
 We would like to fit up medicine chest to take care of common emer- gencieS and ills. Can you offer any advice about it? CMrs. c. E. H) Answer-Send twenty-five cents and stamped envelope bearing your address. for booklet ''The Medicine Cupboard"
 Copyright, 1914, John F. DilIe Co.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21

4-F. This means that more than one-third fail to pass physical tests. This ratio has been in- creasing lately, due to the fact that more older men were called up until two weeks ago.
 4. Selective Service estimates that approximately 1.187000 men between 18 and 26 have been de- ferred on farms or in factories. All but the very key men among these will now be taken.
 5. The Army is recognized as having done an inexcusably bad job in getting the best men into the best grooves. It has mixed up ages, failed to use a lot of older men in jobs where they could best fiS. This is one reason for the sudden call for younger men. Another reason is the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21

It was stated the other day that the government is buying up large crop of held-over Long Island potatoes and ship ping them to de-hydrating plants. The farmers hoped to get good prices before the 1944 crop arrived. There are also something like 1O,OOO,OOO Maine potatoes left Mayor La Guardia's plan for their consumption is not thought practical by potato growers. Some of the held-overS that go to hydrating plants will be used for cattle feed and some processed for Maine and Long nsamd were so aeR5 eree sGe something to thing about Are we doing right by our potatoes?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
UNSOLICITED
Boston Post)

It was not that James A. Farley was unanimously reelected as chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, despite the efforts of the O'Connell machine in Albany to drive him out, that was so surprising. But the fact that MT. Farley did not ask for single vote, or in no way campaigned for re- election, makes his selection an outstanding event. But New York CTS know Jim" Farley. They value his worth to the party. That he was again selected as State leader is a glowing tribute to his ability and his honesty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
THE COURSE OF THROMBO- ANGITIS OBLITERANS
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At the earliest intimation of the onset of gangrene in toe, said Dr. Saul s. SamuelS (JOur. A.M.A., Mar 2, '3l), smoking must be prohlnlteo. This is so important that one may expect marked relief from the pain after the patient has stopped smok- ing for few days. This New York authority clearly meant to say that such relief may be expected to come a few days after the patient has stopped smoking period.
 Most scientific investigators con- clude that smoking tends to m- crease diastolic and systolic blood pressures and some of them believe the effect on blood pressure is not due entirely to irritation of the vasomotor nerve centerS but in part to some clement in tobacco smoke which produces constriction or nar- rowing of the finest or terminal ar- terioles. Two such investigators (Maddock and Golfer (Annals Of Surgery, July ,'33) scientifically measured the effects of cigarette smoking in young adult males with thrombo- angitis. When these young men smoked 8 few cigarettes they had a consistent increase of blood pressure and pulse rate and a de- crease in the skin temperature of fingers and toes. These effects were more marked if the subjects inhaled" while smoking and If they smoked rapidly rather than just puffed or smoked slowly. These authors do not contend that Sn1ok- ing is the sole cause of thrombo- angitis obliteranS, for they say the occurrence of the disease in indiv1d- uals who have never smoked pre- cludes that opinion.
 From all this l infer that any smoker who suffers from coldneSs or blanching of the toes or forward part of foot or feet had better be- ware, the further I advise every smoker to give himself or herself the benefit of moderation if the smoking is to be continued at all.
 In the earlier stages of thrombo- angitis oblieranS the victims gen. orally consult 8 "foot" specialist and in my observation the charla- tan usually makes a show of trying to cure the trouble with his special arch prop or manipulation for some structural displacement or derange- ment he discovers in the foot or feet.
 Then, too, men in the early stages like to think their trouble is rheumatism and follow plausible diets or take whatever treatment for rheumatism" happens to ap- peal to their credulity.
 Human nature, I suppose. But while they are indulging in such monkeyshines, unfortunately, they usually keep on smoking and realize onl ytoo late that they have gone wrong.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
AS A MATTER OF FACT

You don't have to go to Florida to see namingoes in all their glory. As mat ter of fact you don't have to travel any farther than the good old Bronx Zoo where there is always geological and orinthological display for the young ones. Nice for the young ones is always a good excuse for Dad to make frequent trips to the Zoo, than which there is no healthier pastime. As to the flamingoes there are nine at the Zoo now of quite famboyant color. Flamboyant flamin goes Their spectacular color has been produced by special diet, the zoo curator says.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21

Yes, we have no bananas. That is to say we have not had them in quantity as of yore. The lack of steamship trans portation necessitated the destroying by the United Fruit Company of 60 per cent of the 1944 banana crop. Wow! What a waste of good wholesome food. The com- many hopes to have enough boats for transportation before long, and then yes, we will have some bananas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
WHAT'S THE REASON?
(BOstOn Post)

The Army;s decision to abandon a large Palm Beach hotel as hospi- tai, a move protested by American Legion posts in Florida, calls for an explanation to the families of serv- ice men and to the taxpayers. Some half million dollars was reported to have been spent to convert the structure. It now has 1000 wound ed men as patients. Yet. on the eve of the European invasion, an
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21

subjugation a n d commercial e K ploitation - tn c United States has been either one of the best or one worst territorial administrators in the world, de- pending on how you choose to view results.
 You can start a drawing r 0 o m brawl over this any time you can find a g I 0 u p
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
A PRINCESS COMES OF AGE
(New York Sun)

If Princess Elizabeth were an ordinary English girl she would have the option, on attaining 1S this week, of joining the WOmens Aux Hilary Services or going to work in . war plant. At IS sine did register for national service with all other girIs Of her age but King 0eOEps
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21

approach of the second front, plus realization that air power alone cannot crack Germany. Foot sol- diers will have to do it in the last analysis, and the younger men now being drafted will be trained as second front replacements.
 NOTE: Drafting older men will vary in different states. In Cali fornia, where war industries are thick and many younger men have been deferred, older men will not be drafted for some weeks. Tn Alabama, not blesesd with so many war industries, the pool of younger deferred men is not so big and older men will be drafted sooner.
 Copyright; 1944 by United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21

feet may walk to a place of great usefulness.
 At the very height of his mental powers,
 Dr. Moon of Brighton, Eng land, was Strick- en with blind ness. At first he was plunged into despair. Within a few wears. how
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at 6:O4 a. m., sets at 7:SS D. m. (war time)
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 changeable period is forecast for short time Cool nights also promised which will be just what-we have been having during thusfar cold April.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
Current Comment

The best of all recipes for avoid ing undue optimism or pessimiSIm is to give the public the news reported by impartial, conscientious men trained for the task.
 The London Daily Herald. If you have money, you can buy anything in Shanghai. A refugee rescribing Jap occupa- ticn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
Selected Poem
FINDING THE DOGWOOD

Kathryn Wright in The Christian Science
 Monitor) Climbing the hill That silk-soft day Delicate hearted Winds at play). I found a tree Of lifted light, Tremulous, restless, Silver-white; I stood as if A vision seeing Nor tree, nor bough, But Springs own being!
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order comes to close it down on April 30 and, presumably, it will be returned to the owners. If there iS a sound reason for the order the public is entitled to know what it fG