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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
Schools of Thought

Discussion of bond issues by the City's Board of Finance last week brought out, apparently, two schools of thought on the subject. It's surprising that more vary ing opinions weren't expressed, but may be they will be before the Legislature has acted on the Citys proposal. Actually what the city fathers want to do is to in- crease the City'S bonded indebtedness by more than $2,000,000. That is nothing new for Waterbury, where bonds have always been more or less taken for granted. However, there is another school of thought that does not endorse the theory of bond issues to finance civic Improvements
 There is plenty of reason to urge eau tion in the issuance of bonds by the City of Waterbury, particularly right at this time. But if we're not mistaken the City's fiscal officers, together with Mayor John s. Monagan, have been most cau- tiouS in this respect. It was with reluct- ance, probably, that the late Mayor Vim cent Scully and the late Controller Thomas Conlon sought legislative permis sion for water bonds to finance the new reservoir and new pipeline. But the urgency of these projects was great with war in the offing. And the results cer- tainly have proved the wisdom of their planning and the cooperation they re- ceived from advisors and aides.
 This is simply cited to prove that in recent years Waterbury has not gone wild on bonds. It's doubtful, if under the present administration it will depart from this chosen course of action. It was explained last week that as gigantic a plan as Waterbury's for the postwar period must embrace every means of financing known to municipalities. To provide ready funds for the numerous and diverse types of projects as drawn up now by the city's planners and en- bineerS 1t seems obvious that some bond financing will be indulged in. But it also would appear as if current revenue and surplus funds would be drawn on wherever it was possible.
 It is well to pursue a prudent policy with regard to obligating this City'S future. The city is doing $6,000,00O business today. Undoubtedly it will grow, even after the war ends. Under the pres ent bond retirement schedule it will be 1873 before present general obligations are cleared; and it will be 1893 before all the water debts are paid off. There should be no tendency to extend these periods. But rather there might be an effort to guage what would be the citys ability to handle larger maturities in periods where definite decline can be traceEL And apparently that is the pol icy of the present administration. It IS a good One
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
A Reminder

In Germany the race for Berlin is on from east and west. Here at home soar- ing confidence has returned. RusSia's stock has boomed again. And those pools of two-bit bets on when the war will end are once more in evidence.
 As our contribution to the general chorus of optimism we should like to repeat a classic definition by General Of the Army Eisenhower:
 War is like pushing heavily loaded wagon up steep hill in fog and never knowing when you are going to reach the top So you have to push like hell all the time"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05

zens, one year out of the life of every able-bodied young man, devoted to mili- tary training, is infiniteSimal repayment. We have, in fact, only two options-one permanently standing army of millions;
 the other the peaceful, democratic choice of giving every able-bodied youth basic military training so that, if we do have for couple of years until we can prepare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05

as to where younger members of the Senate stood. Young War ren Magnason of Washington. re- gently elected, made this clear toward the end of the closed cau- GUS.
 "As far as we younger mem-
 bers of the Senate are cOn-
 cerned," he said, i've are for
 Wallace"
 Later when the matter came up for vote, the Senate youngsters stuck by Magnason's pledge 100 per cent with the exception of 68-year old Senator Clyde Hoey of North Carolina, who replaces Senator Bob Reynolds and whose vote made it clear he was against the right of the President to ap- point his own Cabinet.
 UNDER THE DOME
 During closed-door sessions of the Senate Commerce Commit tee, COP Senators Brewster of Maine and Burton of Ohio want ed to keep Wallace'S name in Committee until the George Bill was voted, saying that if the George Bill were passed, they would OK Wallace as Secretary of Commerce. Some of Wallace's friends didn't believe them. But when 1t came to a vote, Brewster and Burton stuck to their word New England Republicans generally followed the policy of letting the President pick his own Cabinet. Austni and Aiken of Vermont pu's newly-elected ex- Governor Saltonstall of Massachu- sets, voted that way. Bridges ond Tobey of New Hampshire didn't Senator Taft of Ohio, bitterest opponent of Wallace, leaned over the shoulder of Min nesota's Shipstead and scolded him vehemently for voting with the Wallace group In the last election. Wallace speaking in Ohio said: "Taftism must go." The Senator has not forgotten 1t [. Newly y-elected COP Senator Cor OOIl OI OIcBOII CO1d AAACIlAc 1IIdt he was willing to vote for Wal lace as Secretary of Commerce, but not for the loan agencies also. When it came to test vote, how ever, Gordon did the opposite {. One advantage to being a Con- gressman is that you may pur- chase cigarettes at the House res- taurant. The management will go across the hall and get packs of cigarettes out of the locked cloSet-if you are a Congressman Rocket casualties in London include the House of Commons and Selfbridge's. the world-famed department store. Members of the House of Commons now as- semble in the hall of the House of Lords Former Governor John Bricker of Ohio, autumn COP hopeful, kicked bitterly to a Cleveland newspaper because the paper quoted his former valet to the effect that Bricker had 02 suits of clothes at the executive mansion.
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 The Bell Syndicate. Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
Universal Training

It seems incredible, though it is true, that even today sincere, patriotic Amer1- cans oppose universal military training for able-bodied young men after this war.
 Every war in American history has found us completely unprepared. Thus far we have blundered through and sur vived in spite of ourselves. For this there have been three reasons. One, that our early wars were fought under conditions in which highly complicated machinery did not exist, so that the native cour- age. ingenuity and initiative of individual men was at premium. Two, that until World War l our foreign wars were fought either on our own Soil-So that our enemies had all the handicaps inn posed by the wide Atlantic Ocean - or against vastly inferior opponents.
 Three, that in the two World Wars our allies in Europe were attacked first, and they managed to hold off our enemies until we could repair some of the damage done by our failure to prepare in advance for self-defense.
 In the present war our allies, the Brit ish, almost didn't succeed in holding out long enough to save us Only Adolf Hit ler's errorS-hiS failure to invade while Britain was helpless, and his attack upon the Russians-gave us time to conscript, train, arm and send troops overseas. We cannot count upon such good fortune for ever. Each time, the margin grows smaller This time = in 1940-4l it almost vanished. If we were to relapse once more into the helplessness of 1889 to 1040, and to be attacked by an enemy as powerful as Germany was then, even without Japan, the results would be dis astrous beyond imagination. Germany knows that. Japan knows that We can talk all we will about demilitariZing those nations permanently. Common sense tells us that such a task will be extremely difficult, and history suggests that it will not be done permanently.
 For what this country gives to its citi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05

That issue split the Democratic party wide open in the 1928 race between Al Smith and Herbert Hoover. Since then Franklin Roosevelt has been able to keep the two wings of the party to- gether - at least at election time. But the crevice has been grow ing wider and wider between elec- tons.
 Last weeks closed door caucus over Henry Wallace involved the same basic principle, with the reactionary wing of the party wantign to join with the Repub- licans to defeat the liberal wing.
 Senator Hatch of Arizona prob- ably summarized the issue more succintly than anyone else when in the secret hearing he said:
 What we are doing is help ing the Republicans. They're adopting Jack Gamers old technique of stealing votes away from the other side in order to win. The Republicans are now stealing votes from us in order to put us In the hole. That's not the kind of party team work intend to support"
 Senator Alben Barkley of Ken- lucky, majority leader who some times as on taXes-has sided with the reactionary wing of the party, this time was strong ly on the liberal side. Return ing from a minor eye operation at the Naval Hospital the day before, Barkley rose with a patch over his eye and said:
 "I have been in favor of the principle embodied in the George Bill (divOrcing the Com merce Department from the loan agencies) for 8 long time. I was opposed not only to the act which permitted Jesse Jones to take two jobs, but I was very strongly against giving the Vice President, MT. Wallace, additional duties during the past several years. am glad to see that MT. Wallace finally came around to the same way of thinking, and that MT. Tru- man has publicly said he wants only one jOb-and that the job of being vice president is enough for any Oke man."
 MEAD DEFENDS WALLACE
 The speech which Wallace de- livered in New York before the Union of Democratic Action came in for some stiff criticism from TenneSSee'S bellicoSe Senator Mo- Kellar, and also illustrated the basic difference inside the Party. Mcclellan read clipping com menting on Wallece'S speech and accused him of trying to start a third party.
 This brought a quick defense from Senator Mead of New York. who quietly but convincingly pointed out that Wallace had meant to do just the opposite.
 We already have a third party in New York;" Senator Mead said. That's where Wallace was speaking, and he was trying to head off . fur ther spllt wiEhin the Party. In New York we have to face the fact that the em0cratic Party already is in 9 minority when the third party chooses to go against us. Wallace had that in mind when he spoke In New York and his remarks should be very helpful"
 MEAD DEPENDS WALLACE
 The speech which Wallace de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05

 would almost inevitably lead to some price adjustments in consumer gods and services and put a severe strain on the cost of living 1ndeX by which stabilization is measured. BUDGET GOVERNS
 ENFORCEMENT
 Enforcement of present price .eil- ings and rationing regulations is in- terpreted as pretty largely a mat ter of budget. The 3,100 OPA en- forcement officers now scattered about the country-an average ot only about one per county - can't begin to do the job of inspection necessary except in Spot-check sort of way, or going after teh worst o1- lenders. Some seventy-flve thou sand volunteers about g to the county help considerably, put they do not work on full-tlme basis. Bowles asked for 36 million dollar increase on his 170 million dollar OPA budget this year, but was cut down by Budget Bureau to an estimated 25 million dollar increase. He may have to ask for deficiency appropriation laregly for enforce ment during the balance of the cur- rent year.
 Renewal of the present price con- trol act for another 18 months or until six months after the end Of the war with Germany is not expected to cause 8 great deal of commotion in Congress this session. Congress went through its string of nVestl- cations of OPA last year. Knowing now how the organization works and having curbed few of its more objectionable practices, extension or price control act should not be dl111- cult now.
 Pressure groups from private in- dustry and blocs in Congress Wltn special interests have eased up III their demands for breaking OPA controls, That has been done by writing regulations which provide definite limits within the law. Then when a. Congressman or a pressure group of any kind appeals for spe- cial consideration on some partlca- lar commodity, asking for relleI restrictions in the regulation, OPA can answer honestly, you're ask ing us to break the law and we cant do that"
 MORE LOWER-PRICED
 GARMENTS
 In the case of the new clothing regulations, more materials were or dered diverted into garments selling in the lower price ranges, It should have been done year ago, says BoWles. That it was not done was due to the reluctance of War Pro- duction Board officials then in charge of textiles to be concerned over civilian clothing suplies. They felt their principal job was to get cloth needed by the armed services and let civilian supply take care of itself
 That attitude has now been changed. The result is this new series of orders which should soon begin to show an increased supply of lower- priced clothing, possibly lowering the cost of living index little and thus contributing its mite to the battle of stabilization.
 What really scares BoWles, he says, Is the fear that some day Mrs. Brown will get the idea that Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones have been getting away with murder in black market buying and will set out to do the same thing she thinks her leigh bors are doing, regardless of ration coupons or cost. If that ever hap pens, 1t will be the end of stabiliza- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05

fish poet. wrote some time ago. "There is no hope for humanity unless We And all of our answers in the religion of Christendom. And unless we do find the answers there, victory by force of arms will be ..s futile as 1t was in 1918. and the only result achieved by war will be the millions of our dead"
 In everyday personal life thls means that the less fear we have about anything. the more achieve ment we shall have. Tn interna. tional affairs. certainly 1t assuroa us that the more calm courage we have in the handling of apparently lnsoluable problems. the more sure we are to have peace and concord among the peoples of the earth.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
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 SPOTLIGHT
Roll-Back Aids Stabilization
By PETER EDISON Waterbury DemOcrat-NEA Wash ingtOn Correspondent

Washington, Feb. 5 - Most prom ising development on the stabiliza- ton front in recent months was the ease with which Office of Price Ad- ministration put over its roll-back orders on clothing.
 As a result, OPA Administrator Chester Bowles is willing to say openly that the scare of imitation can be licked, that stabilization can be achieved. The situation today is described as still critical. but not impossible. It is dependent on three things:
 Holding the line on wages.
 Enforcement of present price ceil- ings.
 Renewal of the Price Control Act in its present form.
 Whenever the subject of wages IS brought up in the presence of the Price Administrator, he changes the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05

evil; Tor thou art With me"
 A group of American psychol- ogists at their annual convention rec gently adopted a report containing, among other things, this statement: The greatest of all preventatives of fear is religious faith. as evI- denced by thousands of eases studied" Alfred Moves. the Eng.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
Your Health
 By Dr. William Brady

Signed IetterS portal, ing to per- SOnaI health and hygiene. not :O disease. diagnosis of treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if . stamped self-addressed envelope As enclosed. Letters should DC brieR and written in ink. O reply can be made to queries not conform ing Co instructions. Address or. william Brady, National NewS. paper Service, 32O West Madison Strset. Chicago. III
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05

clared that he sustained him- self in moments of extreme dan ger by repeating the words which his mother both taught him and led him to be- lieVe: " c a, though l walk through { h c shadow of death I will fear no
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05

subject. That 1Sn | his baby. He won't even indulge in 8 little speculation on what might happen to prices if the wage form- ula S hould be b r ok en and a broad series of pay raises should go into effect in W a r industries. But the implica- tions are obvious. General wage in- creases r i g il t across the boarC
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
Current Comment

Hitler's armies to all intents and purposes have lost the war and any further resistance amounts to sense less bloodshed.
 Free German Committee in
 Moscow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
THE MENACE OF FEAR
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

THE MENACE OF FEAR
 We have all heard the story of the young British lieutenant who, when a bomb was dropped from the skies by parachute and failed to explode. sent his men away to safety and himself climbed ladder to the outjutting beam on which the bomb had landed and removed the deadly fuse from the bombs nose. This young fellow who was In the most hazardous of all army services, de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
Measles

Please strike hard at the notion that it is better to expose children to measles while they are so young thatit will not go hard with them. Too many parents fail to realize the danger of measles to the deli- icate special sense organs .. |. American Society for the Hard of Hearing).
 Answer - The complication of otitis media inflammation in ear inside the eardrum) is frequent in measules. In some cases 1t leads to mastoid involmement or meningitis. Partial deafness is a sequel of ear inflammation in measules. No sane parent will permit a child to bs exposed to measles if 1t can pos- sibly be helped.
 Copyright l945. John F. Dllle Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
ANEM1C CHILDREN

Of course 1t is none of my busi- ness, but am feeling unhappy about some little tots have watch ed growing from early infancy to school age. Lucky kids, I always considered them-until the past two or three months.
 Some doctor, no doubt we'll meaning and practicing what he and I and most old timers in the profession were and still are taught, persuaded the childrens parents that the children's tonsils should be re- moved.
 So it was done. The poor kids were taken to the hospital where the gifted surgeon gave them . good going over with his snicker- Snee and probably handed the par ents the usual line of bright prom ise for the future health of the lit tie ones, and presently sent them home to recuperate. That was along in October. Well, there have been a few days when the air was actual ly cool since then-cool enough so a fellow could keep on a light sweater while bowling on the green, and that happens only few days in the year. It has been bit cloudy, bit foggy, and 1t has actually rained 8 few days and nights, too. So the ground has been damp for day now and then, until the sun dries it out.
 All this and heaven too. Not for the poor kids who had their tonsils out. No life around their house any more. On inquiry 1t seems that the kids parents believe 1t would be dangerous for them to go out to play now. No doubt that wicked notion was imparted to the parents by their physician.
 Just the same 1t saddens me ev- cry time think of those poor little children cooped up in the house all day long when heaven is right out side of the door. Until this blank l ety-blanded tonsil atrocity was perpetrated on the children, 1t was delight to see them play. pink checked and bright-eyed. When and if they evere are permitted to stick their noses out in the air again they II Uc phIC dIlU OuAA dIl* Ao1ACoo from anenlta and from lack of vi- tamin D (which they can't manu- fracture when they are not exposed to the sun).
 Drs. Abbott and Ahmann (Am. Jour. Diseases of Children, Oct. '3o) found that 50 percent of 883 Florida rural school children were enemic, with hemoglobin dron col bring matter in the blooO of 70 per cent or less Cit should be 90 or more), and some with hemoglobin as low as 25 per cent were still at tending school. Two hundred Of these children received iron and ammonium citrateS and showed rapid regeneration of hemoglobin.
 A solution o iron-and-ammon- ium m-citrates (that is one substance) in water, one ounce of the thin transparent garnet-red or brown ish scales dissolved in four huid- ounces (one-quarter of a pint) of water, makes an excellent iron tonic - child or adult may take from one-half teaspoonful to one tea spoonful after meals two or three times a day-best in sweetened wa ter favored with fruit juice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
Selected Poem

TURN OF THE YEAR othy Grace Beck in The Christian Science
 Monitor) Ear to the earth lie and hear Hidden waters flowing. Talk of tree-roots underground, And the corn growing. Many a wintry night to come Earth will still be wearing Frosty covers to her sleep; Yet am hearing Secret voices whispering
 Mysteries past knowing: Stir of unsuspected seeds,
 And the corn growing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
Washington erry-Go-Round
Drew Pearson Soy Democratic Fight Wallace Illustrates Basic
 Issue Inside Party; Democratic Coucus Revived SmithooveE Split; Younger Senotors Support Wallace.
BY DREW PEARSON

 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
Daily Almanac

Moon rises at 1928 q. m. (war time) Sun rises at 7:5e a. m. sets at e:l4 p. m. (war ttme)
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Have you noticed the longer days, with the sun bright until well after o'clockP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
A Thought for Today

Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our G0d to walk in his statutes, andS Co keep his commandments, as at tiliS day.-I Kings 0:61.
 He that departs with his own honesty For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy.
 Ben Jonson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Thirty-f0ur Feels Hike Ninety


 am 34 years old and I feel ninety, always worn and tired. hair rapidly turning gray, in the words of my young daughter I am getting grouchy, inclined to fret and worry over thins that never bothered me before. (MrS. s. J. T)
 Answer-Send stamped envelope bearing your address. for pamphlet Young Folks and Old Folk" In- close ten cents if you want also the Instruction for Talking an Iodin Ration"
 Children Must Not Have Coffee
 We have four children ranging from five to thirteen years of age. Seems to me remember our health book back in school said children should never drink tea or coffee. But our children say nearly all children drink tea and coffee, so why can't they? (M. F. CD
 Answer-Children under sixteen years of age should not be allowed to drink tea or coffee-too stimu- lating. Milk is the health beverage for children. Fruit juices or drinks made from them, or tomato juice. are wholesome for children. Not pop and similar stun that stimulates. You should draw the line for the sake of your children'S health, and do not defer to that argument that "all the other kids do." All the other kids are going the namby- pamby way-because theri parents are too ignorant or wishy-washy or both to resist the insidious AD~ peal of the pop vendors.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-07

Navy which admittedly may be revoutonized by radar
and the harnessed atom We possess he declares,
the mightiest seapower the world has ever known,
and we have the right to decide whether will
preserve it or pat it the back and let 1T die y
And then, noting that we are not warlke and may
therefore be tempted to do the latter he earnestly
exhorts US not to take the easiest way" but to
pledge ourselves to remain strong in order that we
may continue to live as free men,
What Admiral Nimtz has to say about the Navy
may be applied with equal force to our military
power a whole. We ARE facing future which
challenges not only ingenuity in improving our
own way of life, and integrity in dealing with
other nations, but also will to survive These
words should be craven in every American mind. Not
again-no until lasting peace is certain, which
may be never-can this nation take the tremendous
risk OF negecting its arms.