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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
SCUTTLING THE CONSTITUTION
(New Bedford Standard-Times)

The vital issue involved in the Anti-Poll Tax Bill, now before the Senate, is whether the Constitution of the United is to be nullifled, or whether it is to be upheld.
 In certain states of the South a citizen, in order to qualify ast a voter, must have paid poll tax. This newspaper does not approve that qualification, and has urged that it be abolished. But the fact is that no power to abolish it re- sides in Congress. The Constitution makes that perfectly clear in provid- ing that Representatives and Sem ators in Congress shall be elected by the people, and that the electors in each State shall have the quail fications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State Legislature. The States alone have the power, limited only by the Constitution, to determine the qualifications of voters. Congress certainly does not have 1t.
 For political purposes, and pre- sumably as bid for the Negro vote, some Republican Senators are teaming up with the New Deal Democrats to pass the Anti-Poll Tax Bill which already has been approved by the House. Many of them have been severe critics of the Administration on the ground that to accomplish its ends it has been willing to violate the constitu- ton. Some of them fought the Fed eral soldier ballot bill on that ground. Yet now they are them selves showing willingness to scuttle the Constitution by support ing a clearly unconstitutional law.
 By so doing they are guilty of the same evil practice for which they have condemned, and rightly condemned. the New Deal, and are throwing away one of the most iIn- portant issues on which to appeal to the American people for support in the coming election.
 Negroes who are victims of the poll tax laws of the South, aithoguh by no means the only victims, nat urally want to see them repealed But they will lose much more than they can hope to gain through en. aetment. by Congress. of a lew which definitely undermlnes the Constitution. If that charter of lib- critics can be preached in the pas. sage Of the Antl.Poll Tax law. it can be preached in other ways. and soon we shall have no constliu.
 ion. and the rights Of the people which it now protects will be at ;he mercy Of any majority in the
 .aiional legislature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
STATE DEPARTMENT HARANGUE

Dignified, delightful British ann bassador Lord Halifax called on Undersecretary of State Stettinius some time ago on secret mat ter. While they were closeted to- gether, Assistant Secretary of State Adolf Berle, diminutive and precocious, joined them.
 Soon, high-pitched scolding voices came from Stettinius' of- flee. Callers in his anteroom could not help overhearing the harangue as 1t reverberated even through the heavy mahogany doors of the State Department.
 Finally, Lord Halifax was ush- cred out. Later, Stettinius came out, followed by Berle, who looked a bit agitated.
 ''Was I too tough with him?" asked Berle.
 "No," said Stettinius, you were just right"
 "I felt," said BerIe, with the air of a parent who has just de- Hvered a good spanking, that it simply had to be done."
 What 1t was all about was not divulged, but Berle has been car- rying on long discussions and arguments with the British re- garding the future air routes of the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16

and why he stands there. He knows the direction toward which le is definitely needed. He walks liies pathway every day with eon- fidence. because be is very sure Of himself and his position. And people who look at him call this sense Of quiet assurance simplicity" The whole current Of hts energy flows in one direction and simplifies his life.
 We will know whether we are go- Ing forward or backward depend ing upon whether our life is simple and assured. or complex and inc decisive. IT VIC are right. with the Lords spirit supporting as. ge can
 be nothing else but she Of our- selves and Of our position, and very
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Silly Habit

Have you any suggestions how a misguided old fool may recover natural bowel function after many years of constant use of .... and similar regulating" and bulk ma- terial"? I'll be grateful and glad to pay for same. (N. II. H.
 Answer - Send ten cents and stamped envelope bearing your ad- dress, for booklet The Constipation habit and Colon Hygiene.
 Loss and Gain
 Your pamphlet How to Gain Weight" is a mine of valuable in- formation and help-certainly it helped me to put on eighteen pounds in less than two months, and I'm holding the gain, too. But why don't you offer a similar pamphlet How to Lose Weight? Must be ten people who want to lose for every one who wants to gain. (Mrs. E. R.)
 Answer-No soonerr done than said-any reader may have the pamphlet How to Lose Weight" on requeSt-inclose stamped envelope bearing your address.
 O'clock DrOwsiness
 Why should I get so tired and sleepy along toward or in the afternon? Several medical exam nations reveal no organic trouble It is not from insufficient sleep Whenever get this extremely drowsy feeling I have to fight against the desire to drop asleep, and that night I have a disturbing night and feel wretched most of next day. Q.B)
 Answer-Low blood sugar is a possible reason-try taking somc candy. sweet beverage. ice cream, milk. some fruit, almost any food, mid-afternoon.
 (Copyright l944 John F DilIe Co)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
PENsIONING JOHN O'CoNNoR

There is a good reason why Roosevelt's old enemy, ex-Con- gressman John J. O'Connor is on the Federal payrool as the legal adviser to Tammany Congressman Martin Kennedy. If he serves long enough, he can get New York State pension.
 New York law provides that, when a public official has served twenty years for the State or Fed eral Government or both, he is then entitled to pension, pro- vided he is 55 years old. O'Con- nor, who is 58, entered the New York Assembly in 1921. went from there to the U. s. House of Repre- sentativeS in 1923, and got in eighteen years service for both New York and Congress before Roosevelt purged him in 1888.
 Today, although practicing law in Washington, O'Connor has turned up on the payroll of Con- gressman Kennedy as his legal adviser. Kennedy is mysterious as to what O'Connor does, but whatever it is, he draws $2,600 for doing it. And in due time he should qualify for New York pension.
 Copyright, l944 by United Feature
 Syndicate, 1nc0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
Views Of The Press

their well-loved nylon stockings, the Army Quartermaster's Corps has re- vealed some of the uses to which nylon is being put. As the Army spokesman said, We want to show women that their hosiery sacrifice was truly worth while"
 Strangely enough, this report shows that a good portion of the nylon is now going into shoestrings. Nylon laces are moisture and mill dew resistant, and in the tropical jungle areas cotton shoestrings are worthless after few days. Moun- tain-climbing ropes, one coil of which contains enough nylon to make several hundred pairs of stockings are being used by soldiers fighting in mountainous terrain and are proving stronger, tougher and less susceptible to damage than any other material previously used.
 On the jungle front where damp ness and humidity plague the fight ing men, nylon ponchos. shelter tents, raincoats and moisture-proof bedding rolls are used. Nylon net ting protects soldiers from insects that would eat through cotton screens.
 All in all, it seems pretty obvious that it would be heartless wo- man, indeed. who would begrudge the nylon that is being used in these many helpful ways. Even a well-clad ankle becomes a secon- dary consideration these days when the primary thought is of that boy sleeping fitfully in a damp foXhole, his nylon covering offering him the only protection whatever against the dampness. We guess the wc- men see it that way, too. even though they may ffom time to time complain just a little.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
Rough Idea

Official estimate of the destruction caused by the regretable American bomb ing of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, places the damage at $8,500,000. That is the dollar loss resulting from an accidental bombing by a relatively small force :,
 Now. as an exercise in astronomical arithmetic, think of the thousands upon thousands of tons of bombs dropped on Berlin and other Nazi industrial and transportation centers by repeated thouS- and-plane raids. Try to translate that damage into dollars.
 Then ask yourself if you still question the effectiveness of aerial warfare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
WELL, WHAT NEXT?

Your readers who enjoy mashe@ potatoes might like to know thaA they can have them (writes Mrs J. R. F., Jr0
 You mean to say there are humaY being who enjoy mashed potato aA 8 food?
 they can have them (contins ues the correspondent, scarcely lifts ing an eyebrow), and use the peels ings in soup stock to get all the minerals and vitamins. l make 2 soup stock with vegetable paringt such as celery and onion and turniI tops, well washed potato and carrot peelings, bones cut from chops and steaks or from chicken. The stock strained after cooking, can be useC in almost any type of soup. Try 1' yourself with a bit of tomato juica added. It is delicious. (M. P0
 Oh, suppsoe if people want to be perverse about 1t there is no harm, for them, in eating mashed potato-no accounting for tastes but now that you remind me, Ma'ain, they do lose valuable and essential nutritive elements when they throw away the potato peel. Your art of putting such items to use is worthy of emulation by nlil- lions of food manipulators who call themselves cooks. Most of the vita- mins and most of the minerals of potatoes, carrots, onions, turnips, lettuce, cabbage, apples, etc., are concentrated in or near the peel- ings, outer leaves or tops which are too often discarded or rejected as not fit to eat.
 Potato is excellent food for any one. Don't take my repugnance to mashed potato seriously-they made me eat a mess of the horrible stuff once before they would serve me any turkey at Thanksgiving dinner and I never got over 1t. go for fried potato, potato au gratin, po- tato salad, scalloped potato anc baked potato provided I can have the jacket and palm the contents off on somebody else. I just hate mashed potato and l mean I hate 1t.
 The correspondents suggestion for preparing soup stock is one which should be needed in many homes.
 In these days we hear a good deal of the sinful waste of food in this country, the extravagant habit of throwing into the garbage per- fectly good food which might serv' to prevent starvation among other peoples of the world If we would only practice better economy.
 Mrs. P. gives not only valuable hint for improving nutrition but also a secret which can make the dinner table a good deal more at- tractive than it is in homes where the can opener is overworked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16

and postwar prob- lens are" being worked out. sTo know how the planmakers a n q the lawgivers are doing their jobs, Washington must come to the Wi chitas.
 Y o u cannot convince anyone in Wichita, Kan, that the war Is not being won here, for Wichita is making one of tI1n NAuy yaAA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
Selected Poem
WIND IN THE GRASS

lcornelia B. Furbish in The Christian Science
 Monitor have lain on the slope of a hill Where the fair new grasses Of spring were, And where the wind passes Lght--liRht through the grass To the rim of the sky Sometimes 1t is still- Like a whisper that's frozen Tn flight, and again it is shrill As a sea gull, that hanging Suspended. between earth and al' Gives vent to his cry But. always. the wind is here where ] lie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16

Jesus m feIlglon' The reason for this is because the truly great have themselves well in hand. and where there is no inn CT nhict there is abundant evidence of peace and assu rance. The great man knows xae etly
 where he stands
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16

peaceful with an abiding confidence that is heayen?born.
 And the result Of this peace iS simplicity Of word. thought. and demeanor.
 All Rights Reseryed-Bahson News paper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
Daily Almanac

Moon rises at 2:f3 a. n. war timeD
 Sun rises at 5:34 a. m, sets at B:03 ?. m. lwar tlnel
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The day has finally come-lt always ar- riyes by May i5-when you look across the valleys and 10 the hills beyond and see . solid mass Of green. Even the elms are ready to furnish shade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
"D" DAY PRAYERS
(Boston Post)

(Boston PoSD
 Undoubtedly the plan to have community prayers on ID" Day when the Allied troops begin the attack on Hitler's European fortress is an admirable one. But the pray. CTS of the nation should not be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per- sonal health and hygiene, not te disease, diagnosis of treatment will be answered by pr. Brady q a stamped seIf-adiressed envelOpt is enclosed. Letters should be brie& and written in ink. No reply can b. made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address prs William Brady, National News paper Service, S2O W" [ Madison Street, Chicago, III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16

reserved for ID" Day but should be offered daily. hourly for the safety of our boys and the success of their mission. As a matter of fact. for some boy somewhere every day is ID" Day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
e NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Wichita, Kan.--- HOme-FrOntP Pill Box
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury DemOcrat) Washington Gnrre4nnndenk

Wichita, Kan.-For the next few days this department is moving from Washington to Wichita, mol far from the geographic center oi the United States. The home-front war is being won in the Wichitas oi the U. s. A., the election is being settled there, and there the peace
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
Current Comment

The German submarine fleet has been reduced from a menace to a problem; nearly always one or more U-boats haunt our Atlantic to be a serious problem.
 -Adml. Ernest J. King.
 When the American and British forces reach the western German frontier and Russian forces reach the eastern German frontier, Ger many will crack wide open and Es- fuse to fight.
 President Edward Benes of Czech- oslovakia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
WILLOWS GONE TO WAR
Hartford courantl

Tn an effort to aSSuage the pangs of regret felt by many American women because they are bereft Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
Washington Merry-G Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

Hoover Showed Running Dewey compoign Told Her Woren Would Be Keynoter When She Was Menoned Army Finally Decides Safer Gos Tanks In Poruoop Pone Action Follows Kgores Note Stimson MeroRound Story
 Republican the Hoover thiSuaa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.
THE DIRECTION OF THE
 CURRENT

Simplicity is always a sign of greatness. The truly great men have been as simple as children, and their works as crystal clear as sunshine. Observe Tschaikowsky in music, Tolstoi in literature,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-16

Copyright, 1914 by United Feature
 Syndicate, Incl
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
AT CAMP LEJEUNE

PFC. Henry Stevens, III, son OF
Judge and Mrs. Henry Stevens, Jr.
Of Warsaw, recently was transfer
red to the Marine Corps station at
Camp Lejeune.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
THIRTY-FOUR NEGROES
LEAVE FOR INDUCTION

Thirty four Negro men will
leave this morning for induction at
Fort Bragg, local Draft board num-
Der announced yesterday.
The men are Leroy Miller, Da-
vid Robinson, Joe Wilson, Willie
J. Johnson, James Auguster Lucas,
Ralph Presley. Eula Benjamin
Jones, Ernest Edward Joy. George
K. Williams, Charles Lee Davis,
Jr., James Canty, David Anthony
Ritter, Jr., Freddie Bryant, Leroy
Mccoy, Clemmons Lewis Jacobs,
George E. Fornay, Mack Daily
Bowman, Jessie Wilbur Shaw, John
Tead Elerby, Horace Durant,
Brooks Edward johnson, Adonis
Ready, James Brown, George
Washington, Felix Singleton, Law
renee Greene, Earl Clifton Sneed,
James Edward Marche, FAKE An
derson, George Pollock, James Ed
ward Smith, James Augusta Sneed
and Doctor Solomon Harvey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06

Air-rail express service links
more than 375 airport cities in the
U. S. and Canada. About one
third Of all air express traffic
moves in air.rail service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
CAPT. THORNTON
REPORTED MISSING.

Capt. James G.. Thornton, IT., 20,
U. S. Army, has been missing III
action in Germany since September
"A, the War Department yester-
day notified his parents. Mr.. ana
Mrs. j. G. Thornton Of 208 Forest
Hills drive.
The officer, a member OF a rank
battalion serving with the First
army. went overseas in October
1913, and landed in France on D.
Day He received the Bronze Star
for gallantry in action in Nor
mandy, and one Oak Leaf Cluster.
Following graduation in 1910
from The Citadel at Charleston,
Captain Thornton entered the Army
as an Infantry reserve officer.
In February, 1912, he was called
to active duty and was trans
-ferred to the armored forces and
trained at Fort Knox, KY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
ROTARY EXTE NDS
COL. POTTS HONOR

The Rotary Club of Holly Ridge
has bestowed upon Col. Adam E.
Potts, post commander Of Camp
Davis, signal honor by electing
him to honorary membership in
Rotary International at its regu-
lar meeting Monday.
Through Colonel Potts, efforts
(beyond his duty as an army Off
cer) in using his influence and
personal time, he has furthered
permanent projects of lasting ben
eft which will be felt throughout
eastern Carolina for decades to
come, ]. J. Hudiburg, secretary of
the Holly Ridge club, announced
yesterday.
Among these projects has been
the improvement of roads, bath
ing beaches for civilians and SOL
diers, bathing pools for children,
official sanction of the Holly Ridge
Housing project, the pavement of
portions of Stump Sound road and
many other civic projects.
Colonel Potts attended the Ro-
tary meeting and expressed his
appreciation of being elected an
honorary member, and his contin-
ued effort towards furthering Ro-
tary Internationals motto of Ser
vice above Self
Capt. j. E. Slater of Camp Da-
Wis was the guest speaker. He
brought out the extensions of time
granted by the War Dept. for
Camp Davis and the various
branches of the. service that still
remain and may continue to be
in this area.
Guests attending the meeting
were Nelson Beasley, A.. c. Eyre,
Monty Smith and william Bats.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06

She works as secretary to the ad-
jutant at the post. She attended
New Hanover High school and en-
tered the WAC last March.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06

GENERAL WOODS
RANK ADVANCED

NEW BERN, Oct. 5.-Brig. Gen.
Louis E.. Woods, who was on duty
mere with a Marine air wing DUR
ing the summer of 1871, has beep
promoted to the rank of major
general in the Marine Corps. He
is now serving as commanding
general Of an air wing in the Pa
cific, following duty as director
Of Marine aviation in Washington.
His successor, Brig. Gen. Field
Harris, now directing the division
of aviation of the Marine Corps,
was also promoted to major-gen-
eral. General Harris was an Off
cial visitor last week at Cherry
Point. He has been awarded tae
Legion of Merit three different
times, and more recently has been
commended by Admiral Chester
w. Nimitz, commandments in
the Pacific area, for the manner
in which he handled Marine air
raids on Rabaul and Vavieng dur
ing April and May, 1914.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
LABOR RELEASES
INCREASE HERE

More statements of availability
than have been given here In siz
months were issued in Septem'
Der, chiefly to Army wives who
were leaving the city, Felix A.
Scroggs, manager of the U. >.
Employment Service. said yester'
day.
A total Of s65 statements OF
availability were issued, and 81
denied.
Jobs in the Wilmington office
area were furnished to 2,O23 OF
the 2,977 referred to work by the
USES last month. OF those placed
on jobs, 127 were veterans, place
ments in this category being high
er than in the past two months.
Only five ex-service men failed
to accept the work to which they
were referred.
A total of 5000 persons visited
the USES office last month for
various reasons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
COMMISSIONED

NEW BERN, Oct. 81. R. Park
er of New Bern, has been COM
missioned lieutenant in the
Army Air Corps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
CAT Transport Crashes
Near Blewett Falls Dan,

WADESBORO, Oct. 5.-NEA C.
At Army transport plane, believed
to be carrying four or five Army
personnel, crashed this afternoon
at the eastern end Of the Caro-
lima Power and Light company's
Blewett Falls dam on the Pee Dee
river midway between Wadesboro
and Rockingham. All aboard ap-
parently were killed.
Witnesses said the big plane
seemed to 60 out of control,
swerve across the hydroelectric
plant and crash to earth in an
explosion. The wreckage burned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06

High school, where his activities
included Hi-Y, Student Legisla-
ture, Student Court, ROTC band.
and Glee, club. He was one of the
principal characters in the school
operetta; won the annual award
made by the City Optical company
to the member Of the senior class
making the highest grade on
Physics; and was the winner Of
the Amy Bradley medal for high
est scholarship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
NEW BUILDING

CHERRY POINT, Oct. 5.-The
Secretary Of the Navy has ap-
proved another project for the
Marine Air station here, cover
ing the construction of a storage
warehouse for the coramissary
and an addition to the sales COM
missary building with necessary
appurtenances in the amount OF
$35. 200, it has been announced by
Rep. Graham A. Barden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
In The Service
AWARDED WINGS

First Lieut.. Paul Clement Jones,
q, who was previously commits
stoned in the infantry reserve, was
awarded his silver wings and the
rating of pilot recently at grsdua-
ton exercises at the AAF Train
ing Command Advanced Single
Engine Pilot school, Spence Field,
Moultrie, Ga. Lieutenant Jones
was graduated from Greensboro
High school in 1888 and commits
stoned from Oak Ridge Military
institute in 1912. His wife is Mrs.
Miriam Neal Jones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
AWARDED DEC

Dallas Harding Jones, aviation
chief ordinance man, USN, and
native of Duplin county, recently
was awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross for contributing to
the successful attack on an enemy
submarine while a crew member
Of a Navy patrol bomber.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
WOUNDED IN ACTION

Robert Macdonald Brock, U. S.
Navy, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C..
Brock of Warsaw, has received
the Purple Heart for wounds and
burns received on July II, 1943, in
the invasion OF, Sicily. He is now
stationed in North Africa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
TAKES BOOT TRAINING

Seaman First
Glass Louis AL
ton Hall, USN,
son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Hall
Of II Wrightsville
avenue, is taking
his boot training
at Great Lakes
Training station,
Ill. He is an
honor graduate
of the 1914 class
Of New Hanover
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
SPENDS FURLoUGH HERE

PFC. Virginia
D. Amick, WAC,
is visiting h e r
parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. I. Denp-
sey of 623 South
Second S t r e e t,
Private Amick,
who is stationed
at Col o r a d 9
Springs, Col, re-
Gently was pro-
NOTED to h e I
present rating.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-06
RETURNS TO POST

Sgt. Austin Coates has returned
tqeCamp Sibert, Ala, after spend
ilsss a 15-day furlough with his wife
and son in Atkinson. Sergeant
Coates has been serving with the
U. S. Army for the past twelve
years and has been on active mill
tary police duty for the past three.