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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-08

Erwin always was fast man
pls wing softball hut the Germans
finally tagged him" said Ar
Jones Of me second capture ~
Cpl Erwin IIeckoWCz. 1888
Eighteenth by the enemy
LIeCkeWICz vas with The fr-'
American landing party .1 Nar'r
Africa IN November, 1872 rCap-
tured 10y the Italians during a
major battle ard hold for several
months NJ vas released by Amer
can troops. Just a month later re
was recaptUred hy The Germans
Now he is IN a German PRISON
camp
Jones Who operates a cleaner
shop AZ 1891 Seventeenth. is f005Iy
known as Pop bv all the Cr.-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-08

Driver Takes His Victim
OF Street, Leaves

George II Wilson 81, Of Base
line, an ohhgIng motorSL who
struck and injured Mrs Josephine
Shrock 80, of 1901 Keran, at Van
Dyke near Marion Dec. IL. paid a
500 fine in traffic court today.
Getting out of his car at the
time OF the accident. he assisted
Mrs Shroek TO the curb, propped
her arms around a utility pole and
then drove off PatroIman Ed
ward Dafgurz in civilian clothes
ar the time, witnessed the incl
dent and chased Wilson a block.
What's the idea - asked
DargurZ
II was looking for a parking
place. Was Wilson 5 reply.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12
e ID. Of VeIveeta Hearty
Protein Dish for SKI

Besides protein Complete, .higb-qaaiI1 pro-
fsr59 Velyeeta helps supply food energy and
important milk minerals. Also vitamin A
and yltamin G which is riboHaYia OF the
vlramin B-comPlex. Reasons enough for
serving Velveeta dishes often, yet Velyeetas
deliciously rich yet mild Cheddaf cheese
favor IS 4aofber good reason! And SO is the
low cost OF dishes such as this Velveeta
Fondue with Tomato Sauce:
In the Top Of double boiler melt u ID. of
Velveeta, sliced. Blend in cup of milk;
remove from heat and cool Combine with
; beaten egg yolks, IA cup soft bread
crumbs. y teaspoon each of salt and dry
mustard Fold in 3 stfly beaten egg whites.
Pour into well creased oustard cups place
cups tn pan OF hot water and bake 80
minutes. or until firm, in very moderate
oven 825@. Unmold and serve with
Tomato Sauce.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

plate with parsley sPrg at top of each
carrot" Melt Z ID. of Velveeta in the
top Of a double boiler Gradually add
. cup ofmilk stirring until smooth Serve
a generous amount of this sauce over each
carrot eroquete. Mote how JmootbiyVel
veeta melts, what rich favor it addsD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

coDr i''4 by Krsr, Cheese Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, Composer

An eminent composer and pianist, Mrs. Amy M. c. Beach, lived life devoted to music. She will be ranked as one of the noted, if not the most noted American woman composer. Her death occurred the other day at the age of 77 years. Her musical settings of songs numbered about cne hundred and fifty, the best known of Ghese, no doubt, Browning'S "The Years Me the Spring.
 Her name as a composer was the first Woman's to appear on New York Sym phony orchestra program, Walter Dam- rosch conducting. She wrote any num- Der of orchestral and choral works. among them her Mass in E flat, and ''Festival Jubilate", played at the Chi cago Worlds Fair. Her accomplishments in music were many and important In all her musical works numbered about eighty. She was a conscientious musi- elan, always thorough in whatever she attempted, which gave character to her particular achievements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Views Of The Press

regrettable but not an irreparable state of affairs-time will educate them. Justice has a slow way of as- serting herself, but she is persistent.
 For the support Congress gave the war measures the people may be grateful, even though they will re- call the closeness of the vote on cer- tain important matters. Tried in the fires of war, such members of the 78th Congress as will remain in Washington as members Of the 18th should be better representatives because of their experience. The ab- sence from the new Congress of men whom the people saw fit not to return, or who by their own choice did not seek reelection, will in most instances strengthen the new law-making body. The country always survives the enactments of it's Congresses which never can please all the people and there is always opportunity for future Con- gresses to correct the mistakes of predecessors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Double Opportunity

Some weeks ago the c. I. O. convention announced program of politics through out the year. Now the Republican Ma tional Committee is about to meet for the purpose of organizing vigorous, progressive, all-year-round program of party activity"
 These two decisions have the markings Df some beneficial results. The an- nounced aims of the Republican Party and the Q. I. O. Political Action Com nnlttee are identical in the most import ant respects vigorous prosecution of the war, full employment after the war, and American membership in an organ nation of sovereign nations for world peace. By keeping these important aims 4rneFmost in carrying out both programs, IAt eoniraating interests and outloolks of E' k o and V. Q. ?. can serve Co balance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Where Are the Smokes

This piece may not add much to the growing literature on the cigaret short age, but at least it's going to be different For it is not going to attempt to tell you what is causing the dearth of smokes In fact, it is going to take issue with those who have assured you that the reSponSi- bility for this Small-calibre crisis in the lives of millions belongs to government control of the tobacco crop, shortage of tobacco, scarcity of manpower, the black market, hoarding, or incorporate Smok- ing of epidemic proportions. This piece is going to take issue with those explana- tionS without offering any new ones. But it is going to cite some figures, from sources deep in the heart of the tobacco industry, which reveal that there were fewer cigarets potentially available to civilians at the end of 1914 than at the same time in 1943, but which account for, support or condone the current threat of cigaret extinction.
 Cigaret manufacturers have certain military obligations. They have a quota to provide for the Army and Navy, for Red Cross distribution to service person mel, and, in much smaller amounts, for the the British. These obligations are taken care of first. The manufacturers recently claimed that they were up to date on their orders, and the government did not deny the contention. In l944 the big companies turned out 70 per cent of the previous years civilian production, or seven packs for every 1943 carton. These are the companies that make the brands that most people called for back in the days when we could be chooSy. SrE,o+ ;Syo,f fno had And when vnl1 add in the manufacturers of the flags that we have been smoking recently, the picture is potentially even brighter. For all American cigaret companies turned out 19 packs in 1944 for every 20 in 1943. The military quota is generous. And II the full quota had been in the hands ot the ultimate consumer last year, there would have been 50 cigaretS day for every man and woman in uniform, smoker or non-smoker. Instead, there was time when men overseas were rat1oned to two packs week, or less than SIX cigaretS day.
 It may be that shipping and trans portation shortages and bottlenecks have held up the flow of smokes to the fighting fronts. But that doesn't ac- count for what has happened to the civil ian supply Even with all the talk of more smoking, black markets and hoard ing - and how are you going to hoard lem when you can't buy 'em? - US hard to figure out what has happened to 95 per cent of an almoSt-normal l943 supply to make the tobacconiStS' shelves looks like Mother Hubbard'S cupboard. And SO, we repeat, where are the clgaretS? That isn't a rhetorical question. Weo really like to know.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
THE 7sTH CONGRESS
(Hartford Times)

It can be said of the 78th Con- gress that it supported stalwartly every request of the President for appropriations to carry on the war. If there were times when 1t seemed as if members. especially those of theh House, were less than deliber- ate in their judgments, let 1t be re- membered that after all they are but human beings. That some Con- gressmen should have sought, at one time, to provide pensions for themselves is only [ natural exag- geration of their own importance. That some Of them should ignore the Constitutional guarantee of equality Of citizenship for ell. re- gardleas oi race, color ur creed. ls
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Diets and Soldiers

In surveys of the physical condition or our armed forces it might seem that too much attention has been paid the boys who were turned down. The record isn't too good, to be sure, but it cannot be de- nied that lot of husky youngsters passed their physicalS and become mag nificent soldiers and sailors and flyers. To have listened to long-faced predictions during the sos, one would not have be- Ieved that this could be possible. We were assured that the younger generation was headed for an early grave and the devil They were pale, flabby bunch, we were told = bunch of jitterbugs and goldfish swaNowers. It's too bad that it took war to prove the long-faced prophets wrong. But wrong they were, and for several ap- parent reasons. One surely is the fact that the advance of medical science has not only increased our life expectancy from 49.24 in 1900 to almost 65 today, but has toned up Americas health in the process. Another reason is that, though we may not be producing as many color full CobbS, RuthS, TildenS and DempseyS as we did, lot more youngsters are talk ing part in supervised athletics than in former years.
 A third reason, perhaps the biggest, is that we Americans are eating better than we used to. The fact to back up that assertion come from Harvey A. Baum, who heads the organization that buys produce for the A & P stores. Mr. Baum has raked over A years of dinner table statistics and comes up with some inter eSting information. He finds that the average American eats 10 percent more food than he did in 1900 gets more good out of it, and tends to keep trimmer
 waistline than he did at the turn of the century In the interim we have cut down on some staple starch and "bulk" foods as much as 45 per cent. At the same time use of protective fruits and vegetables has come up 35 per cent. Beans, peas and nuts have taken a big jump = 84 per cent. Egg consumption has increased 21 per cent; sugar and syrups, 13 per cent; tea, coffee and spices, 37 per cent.
 Other increases are i'll meat, poultry, fish and dairy products. Use of butter and other fats and oils has stayed about the same We may laugh at spinach and turn up our noses at the soy bean, but the above figures can scarcely be disre- garded when we learn that todayS aver age soldier or sailor is 68.11 inches tall, as against 6749 inches for the 1917-18 service man, and that his average l5O.76 pounds top the World War doughboy'S average weight by 9.22 pounds. We may wax nostalgia over grandma's salt pork dinners and pie for breakfast. But we shall probably have to admit that II grandma had lived anG cooked In thls day of better transportation and better nutritional knowledge, she would have been delighted to serve fresh peas and lettuce the year round
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

and stabilize popular opinion as it ap- praises the manner in which the govern ment negotiates the hazardous channels of warfare, diplomacy and economy that lie ahead.
 Partisanship first, or opposition for op- positions sake, could, of course, make the governments task harder and completely confuse the public. We hope and believe, however, that the responsible leaders of both groups will realize their obligations and responsibilities, and make the most of them for the national good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
WEATHER-WISE

Christian Science Monitor
 As a footnote to the weataer-wise- ness of New Englanders. who have for generations been at the gome of outgueSsing the vagarieS of weather. the decoration of Colonel Donald Yates of Bangor, Me, with the Le- zion of Merit for his forecast of the weather on D-Day comes as no sur prise.
 Yankees developed a high degree of skill as weather forecasters long before the science of meterology was developed from sheer necessity, trusting to such phenomena as an ache in joint, or the smell of the shifting wind to sniff out nor'east- CT before it flung itself furiously up- on the countryside. But we New Englanders have had lot of prac- tice on all kinds of weather, and Colonel Yates is one of us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

Europe, has been having trouble with Chief State Department Appeaser Robert Murphy. Mur- phy, the former Vichy-defender, wants to keep Germany as "Bulwark against BolShevism," ;" therefore doesn't want a tough peace for Germany. This is the same theory held by some of the new State department executives, notably Jimmy Dunn and Brig. Gen. Julius Holmes.
 Cal Tinney. Oklahoma'S former humorous columnist, who enlist ed as an army private IS months ago, came back on leave from Burma at Christmas. After bat tling the taxis in Philadelphia and Washington, he remarked: You've got to join the army these days to enjoy the comforts of life" During his Senate confirmation fight, Assistant Sec retary of State Will Clayton called up Harry Hopkins and said: "I don't like being called all these names In the Senate" .. Never mind,' replied Hop kins, They've called me a lot worse names than they have you and for a lot more years" Mrs. Clayton says: People mis- understand Will, they blame him for all the things Jesse Jones did' Hopkins has wanted to put Clayton and Nelson Rockefel- Ter in the State Department for exactly four years <. the Bsruch-Byrnes crowd are now saying that the Senate fight on the State Department appointees shows that Hopkins is not an efficient operator.
 Copyright, 1944. by
 The Bell Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

group Of people whose lives were willing to bear such a visitation of divine truth, and to submit to all its implications. There were eleven tongues of fire and a mighty rushing wind. But these were only external manifestations of a stupendous and epoch-making experience which was taking place in the lives of little group of ape parently inconsequential people.
 What God did on that day was to establish the Christian church. It has existed from that day to this: and we are assured by the very words of Christ Himself that it will continue until the end of time--the gates of hell shall not prevail against It. Men may mis- uso ilg privileges. cast themselves
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Lightweig.itS

My husband is B, 6 feet high. weighs 127 pounds. am 25, five feet four inches high. weigh l06 pounds. Doctors found nothing wrong with my husband. But he has night sweats and is constantly tired. I'd feel fine if could only put on little weight.
 CMrs. c. Al Answer-Send stamped pre-ad- dressed envelope for pamphlet How to Gain Weight"
 Keep Your Teeth
 Our dentist looked at my teeth and said on account of my age (45) they should be extracted. When said I wanted to save them he be- came insulting and said l should have an X-ray. I paid him ($$$$0 for an X-ray. and he showed me the film but made no explanation might as well have looked at Q Mickey Mouse film.
 (Mrs. J. L. E.) Evidently you consulted Q dental quack. Certainly pa- tient's age is no excuse for ex- tracing teeth. Perhaps your family physician will recommend a re- liable dentist in your neighborhood. I'm sorry I have no data on den- lists.
 Ambulant Treatment Cor Hernia My husband on your recommen- dation had pr. - give him the ambulant treatment for hernia. with complete success and we are grateful for your advice and for all of your teachings.
 (Mrs. G. w. IT. Answer-Your husband is one of a great many patients of Dr. who have been cured of hernia un- der his treatment. He is recognized as an authority on hernia-I don's know him personally but my fiiles bulge with letters from patients he has cured with an1bulant treat- ment.
 Copyright 1944. John F. Dille Cc0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
FLUTE AND TIN WHISTLE
(New York Herald Tribune

Among the noisier Giscords in the concert of the powers it is hardly likely that the thin piping of a flute and the squeal Of penny whistle will be heard. This is just as we'll, because Major Henry Adams Procter, M. F., is treading or very dangerous ground when he extols the Briton's peculiar quality of voice" as flutelike, and refers to the American tin whistle" His voice is highly personal thing to every American, and even if it sounds like the screaming of peacocks he will resent any disparagement of it.
 Major Procter's indiscretion arose, as one might imagine, during dis cussion in Commons of the Amer ican film industry. Many Britishers resent Hollywood for economic and esthetic reasons and are moved to despair of the empire because many more Brit.shers patronize Hollywood products and employ Hollywood slang The debates on this tender topic have always added to the gay- ety of nations until Major Procter's foul blow at American vocal cords. He should have known what end less recriminations this could arouse; that the British must prepare to be confronted by that wei known Eng fish phenomenon, the gentleman whose voice sounds as if he were try ing to sing scales through mouth ful of mashed potatoes; that his owr Prime Minister may well resent having the drums and trumpets of his speech attenuated to the level of the flute. It is to be hoped that Major Procter will find sounder and less contentious arguments to sup port his position before the shouting and the tumult die away sufficient ly to permit them to be heard. Otherwise a Cabinet cris' 2. is the the least one might expect
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Selected Poem

WINTER BIvOUAC (Sara King Carleton in the Christian Science
 Monitor) This is no vanquished army Moving on noiseless feet. With tattered banners blowing Down many @ village street To cover the last withdrawal And gather it's forces in, As fog creeps up from the valley And early dusks begin; But Q seasoned, cool maneuver Of tactical delay That will sweep through field and hedgerow In the green assault of Mayl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

salary. In the first place he has to maintain his wife and kids in Washington, and also keep 8 home back in his district. When he moves them back and forth it costs money. True. he gets railroad allowance for it, but usually he has to take several trips a year, which more than eats it up.
 Biggest expense, of course, is getting reelected. And in cleo
 ton campaign he has to ac-
 cept contributions from lot
 of people which puts him 'in
 hook to the mOneyed men of
 his district if he doesn't have
 a will of iron and a complete
 disregard for his reelection
 chances next time.
 Meanwhile the cost of living has gone up, and salaries for almost everyone else have gone up-ex- cept the poro congressman and government officials generally. Nothing, in the opinion of this columnist, would give greater im- petus to better government than a salary boost to the men who have to make Democracy work.
 Despite two illnesses this year, Jesse Jones is now looking very fit. Mrs. Jones explains: Jesse has 8 young nurse who brought him through bronchial pneumonia with renicillin. He is feeling fine now. She knows what he should eat and he likes her. I think we'll keeps her all the time" vice. President Wallace has been flooded with private business offers, but is turning them down. Friends say he expects definitely to re- main in the Roosevelt admins tration Former OPA Admin istrator Leon Henderson, now in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

out of its fellowship by their cor- rupt and wicked lives, persecute 1t. disdain it. or pretend that 1t is dead But the Church is Gods Spirit upon earth. working among the hearts of men and women everywhere.
 It works even upon the hearts of those who despise 1t. But its great power is reserved for the hearts of men and women who maintain tho spiritual requirements of true mem- bership in the Church.
 (All Rights Babson
 Newspaper syndieatc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

The practical nurse will be in much demand after the war, so It is said Many war veterans VIII need care but not especially trained nurse care. Already men are being discharged from hospitals who need particular but' not necessarily specialized nursing care: The practical nurse, so-called, Is indeed a friend indeed to friend in need.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
TWo-cHILn sTERILTTY

Offhand I can't cite an authority for it. but in medical parlance there is a familiar phrase, "one-child sterility" which is significant to the physician if not to the layman. It suggests that the primipera (woman who has borne one child) has suf- fered, weeks or months afterWard, one or more attacks of inf1amma- tion in the pelvic region, in corise- quence of which the FaLopian tubes have become obstructed. oc- cluded, shut of by scar tissue, and hence the woman has become ster- ile. This is not the place to discuss the causes of such Inflammation and consequent one-child sterility, nor can I make even an approM- mate guess about that in any in stance from reading description of the individual case - indeed [ could offer no more than a guess about it even if had all the data a doctor can obtain by examination and study of the patient. So dunt esk me.
 So much for one-child sterility. Now what is two-child sterility2 It is what this correspondents thinks she wants:
 Dear Doctor:
 I am 24 and have two chil- dren. There is only 10 months difference in their ages. Now
 when my baby is IA months old I'm expecting another baby.
 am not healthy enough to take
 care of any more. I have brok-
 en veins in one leg so that
 sometimes can hardly walk.
 I want your opinion about be- ing sterilized (Signed) There you have it. folks. Yankee two-chiId sterility in the spirit Of our times.
 Had this birth contror' raclea been so unas1amedly promoted when our parents were raising i families as it is now, many of ua who were not first or second born would not have been born into thus vale of fears.
 This young woman may be really ill. All I know about that is what she says-that she is not healthy enough to take care of more than l two children. That has a familiar sound. A lot of badly educated 1 young people about to marry or re- gently married assign poor health'' or mot strong" as their excuse for childlessness and a lot more are hard boiled about it-they say they want to have some fun for few years before they become tied down raising kids, or something to that effect.
 This is no attempt to pass judg- ment on the moral or ethical aspect of the matter. am speaking sim- ply as physician and health ad- wiser, if you please. After all, you should remember, health is happi- ness, and you're a damned fool if l you think you can find happiness without health. Ask any old fool who has tried it.
 As for varicose veins (''broken veins). I invite readers who have such trouble to send stamped pre- addressed envelope and ask for a pamphlet on varicose Veins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
Current Comment

Since Pearl Harbor the deaths Of American soldiers and sailors have been only 50 per cent higher than the deaths from traffic accidents on the home front during the sarlne period.
 Ernest w. Burgess. U. of Chicago
 sociologist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29
AS A MATTER OF FACT

Weather is practicable, but unpredict-- table at the same time, if you know what we mean. Here we were set for cold Christmas with bit of snow. Look what we got. On the other hand over III England it was the coldest one on record, which probably made it colder than the one when Old Man Scrooge was around. It registered 13 degrees which is cold weather for London.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-29

twenty faithful disciples a n d constituted them he livin g c h urc h. But what do we mean when we say that the
 Holy Spirit fell upon them? We mean, do we not, that the realiza- ton of God burst upon a