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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
CORN CHOWDER
(NeW York Times)

A prudent man heSitateS to take issue with the book through which Noah Webster has some jutifiable claim to fame. It is difficult to be- lieve he takes no cognizance of corn chowder. To the countryman who rates corn chowder on the same high plane as baked beans, or fried salt pork and milk gravy, 1t is as- tonishing that MT. Webster thus off, handedly defines choWder: "A dish made of fresh fish or clans, pork, crackers, onions, etc. steWed to- gether, often in milk" The only solace for the corn chowder con- noisseur is that we are told the word comes from the French word meaning kettle or pot.
 That is important. Those whose education has been neglected do not realize that the only genuine, his tory-proved, traditionally accepted method of making real corn chow der is in an old iron kettle which sits in a hole ordinarily occupied by one of the stove covers. Such folks, unfortunately, wouldn't know that a good, big, wood-burning kitchen stove has three rows of two each. But if you're going to make corn chowder that's something more than a mess of potatoes, onions and corn in quart or two of liquid, then these stove lids are important, Corn choWder to reach the heights of which it is capable, must be started slowly and permitted to gather momentum in favorable lus- ciousnes as the hours tick by,
 First, of course, one tries out two or three slices of salt pork which have a few streaks of lean maThllng the white goodness, Then the nut brown, crisp slices are cut Into small cubes and, together with the tried out fat, placed in the bottom of the kettle sitting in one of the mid, dle-roW holes, Two or hree onions are cut up and fused with the pork scraps for a period Next add some half-hoiled potatoes and mix the three in friendly confusion, Alter q hall hour or SO, add q couple 0F quarts 0f whole milk and q can or two of cream style corn, Iittle by little, the eh0Wder warns, When all Is blended, move the kettle to a front hole over the cracking fire, lt should he stirred constantly and with frequent tasting, Never let corn eh0wder boil, When piping hot, place kettle in one of the rear holes to keep warm, Then, and only then, add salt and pepper 10 snlt
 Unlike beef stew, corn eh0wdeF should not entirely cool before the tlnal relocating, A ehowdeF made right after dinner Is ln ilS prime for supper Serve with plenty 0l crackers to erumble lnt0 the savary howlful, A good pat of butter float- lng on top, plus . few dlll pickles, biscuits, deep-dlsh apple pie and creamy milk, ik'a . supper dlah that the c0untTyman looks forward Co aa no comes through the ell after the days chores are done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

his country is providing the major force of men and equipment,
 So the Daily Mails editorial seems to lack good judgment as well as good taste, Perhaps its author being human though anonymous, was simply feeling petulant and peevish that day. Like other BritonS, he is going through his sixth winter of war with its attendant danger and anX- iety and privation. He probably had good reason for being out of sorts, and we hope the editorial relieved his feelings. But Allied unity cannot stand too many such pieces. For one thing, they play Squarely into enemy propagandists' hands. And for another, they plant in readers minds the false and dangerous impression that our Allied commanders are playing petty politics when lives and victory are at stake
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
A Peevish Complaint

The London Daily Mail, in an editorial titled "A Sur on Monty" complains of the lack of credit and authority given Field Marshal Montgomery for his part in stopping the German breakthrough in Belgium. It implies that Marshal Mont gomery was chiefly responsible for stop ping Rundstedt's drive, and that his talents are being wasted It terms as Unnecessarily offensive" the eXplana- tion by General Bradley that the mar shal's new command is temporary. Judg- ing from this, British criticism of the United States has now extended from the field of political policies and attitudes in- 1o that of military operations. And that would not only be great pity, but de- @adedly dangerous. Of course, one edi- tCF1al does not necessarily reflect a nations state of mind. And it should be remembered that criticism makes more arresting reading than praise, with the consequent possibility that American correspondents may have been cabling back larger share of British writers disparaging observations.
 Nevertheless, even one such editorial does considerable diSserVice to Anglo American unity, ana to the military iedd- CTS in question. Its tone is in sad con trast to the generous statements made by Marshal Montgomery and General Bradley.
 And it contradicts all published reports from General Eisenhower's headquarters, which contain nothing to indicate that the quick and decisive actions against the German attack were not made in an atmosphere of harmony and mutual respect.
 The war records of General Eisen- hover and Bradley and of Marshal Mont gomery are of sort to inspire confidence, and there is nothing in the last months events in western Europe to shake that confidence. In view Of those records it is nothing short of insulting to suggest that Marshal Montgomery Is being kept down for personal or political reasons.
 The extent of Marshal MontgomeryS command is based on the extent of Brit ish participation in the western Euro pean campaign. An American Is supreme emmander for the same reason that
 7chman was in the last war, because
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

many come in from the China Burma India theater with me sages from her husband, Major Melvyn Douglas, former Hooly- wood star Former Judge William Clark of the Third Dis- trict court, which includes New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Dela- ware, is back in civilian life after service in the Army, and prob ably will be reappointed to his judgeship. Clark told reporters his appointment is protected by the veterans act.
 Greatest difficulty of Burma road engineers is to convince our air force not to bomb the long bridges now held by the Japs. The Japs are not destroying large parts of the Burma roadt hey hold but U. s. airmen are. Burma engineers have coined new word to describe jungle trials. A fairly good trail is described as "ieepable" German prison CTS are assigned to eat with negro troops in the Jim Crow mess hall at Camp Robinson, Arkansas .... At the dinner ofb the Washington radio correspondents last week, President Roosevelt smoked cig- arettes without holder, while Assistant President Jimmy Byrnes used a long black holder.
 Copyright, l944, by
 The Bell Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
Current Comment

Tn the period after the war the United States intends to approach as nearly as feasible the carrying of 30 per cent of it's expanded foT- eign trade in its own merchant fleet,
 Basil Harris, president United States Lines Go,
 
 Because the United States lead. CTS foreibly dragged their people into the war without just aims, they are turning every means in lheiF attempt to terminate the War in RS short a period as possible, Jap Premier Knnlnki K0ls0,
 
 No one objects to healthy cons slFnetlye criticism, It Is good fON us' Hut let us have done with des slrhellVe criticism that aims a blow al Allied solidarity Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

his perll0us voyage which was pOs- tied on a different theory.
 An event occurred some years ago which illustrated the quality of that variety 0t enthusiasm which finally c0nquers the world, A ilelghter loaded with metallic sO- dium was damaged 50 that wated came in contact with the sodium and caused it to burst into flames, This metal Oxidizes rapidly when water touches it and bursts into flame as soon as the water becomes warm, The freighter was utterly consumed in short while, and the more they tried to put 0ut tho fire with water the more intense it be- came,
 PasteurS enthusiasm was like
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
Views Of The Press
THE MILE O. DIMES
(Hartford TimeS)


 The campaign against infantile paralysis is one of the most deSery- ing as well as one of the most suc- cessful in which the public cooper ates. To restore to health victims of this disease is to accomplish 2 modern miracle, yet that is being done. Of 68 patients treated in Hartford county during the last summer, AZ were returned to their homes without any trace of residual paralysis. That represents a tri- umph for medical science and for the organizations that cooperate to defeat the disease.
 To succeed in the battle with an- terior poliomyelitis funds are need ed. Te Mile O Dimes campaign, which begins today, is one of the most effective means of providing the money that must be raised. Sponsored jointly by the Hartford Courant and the Travellers radio station WTIC, the campaign goal is the equivalent of $44.936, and as much more as can be obtained, The sponsors have the whole-hearted CO., operation of prominent persons m the theater,. the movies and other activities, but, more important, they have the goodwill and assurance of gifts of money from thousands of persons who want to do what they can to check the disease,
 Half of the proceeds of the Mile O Dimes campaign will go to the National Foundation for Infantlle Paralysis for research into the cause and cure of the aiflietion, and half remains to be spent in Hartford county for the relief of those in this area who are stricken by the disease, The cause Is a deserving one, which undoubtedly will and certainly should be supported as generously this year as it has been in the mast,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
AS A MATTER OF FACT

The Metropolitan Museum will expand after the war. That is to say additions will be constructed to take care of the Whitney and other collections. To house all the important art several new build ingS will be necessary. It is expected the new buildings will be within the Central Park area. It is long and time is fleet ing so here's to the day when one can read of building to house works Of art' instead of blasting museums that have housed works of art through the cen turieS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

History repeats itself. A Democrat rep resentative the other day spoke in favor of a good fve-cent cigar and restaurant meals of better quality and lower price. The fifteen cent cigar of today, he says. is not so good as the five-cent cigar of another day. These facts are appreciated and epicures must suffer along with the starving. Filet mignons may blossom forth once again with the complimentary garnish of vegetables, parsley and the like
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

one would expect the N. A. NJ. and any labor organ iZation to agree on anything, but these reports and conclusions repre- sent such differ ent lines of req soning from what an independent in the middle might expect that 1t fairly knocks you out of your squir- rel cage.
 You might eX- meet the N, A, M,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertai: ing to per. sonaI health and hygiene. not 70 disease, diagnosis of treatmenr will be answered by pr. Brady H Q stamped self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should DC brieG and written In ink. reply cam be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address pr. william Brady. NatiOnai News paper Service. 32O West Madison Strset. Chicago. III
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
Selected Poem
RECORD

RECORD
 (Jean M Douglas in the New York Times He always kept record of his days, Upon the farm, put down with eallouSed hand' That openly revealed his simple waysr That met with hardih00d each years demand, The day he s0wed his fields with wheat and flax, Recalled q neighbours wisdom or his w.t. Faced hail or drought sharpened the wood-lot axe; His sons went forth to war; he entered it, Until the hour he smiled and slipped away lonely pioneer hard working, brave. And when his Tibboned sons came back one day, They climbed the bluff 10 see their fathers grave, And at a simple stone each bowed his head He loved the prairie" were the words they read
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

bO, AltnuS that no one ever shall, But men
 like Pasteur have conquered he world with their ideas, c hrist has conquered the world with His ideals, Every one thought the world was flat
 un II Chris t0pher Columbus started out on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

Cigarette hoarders who shop in every outlet will be curtailed through the dis tribution of ration cards. This, it is eX- pected, will prevent raids on dealers stocks and force cigarette smokers to single source of supply. In other words, smokers, you won't be able to shop around" for cigarettes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

This is Benjamin Franklin Day. It IS the 239th anniversary of his birth. By and large he did a great deal during his lie time. Looks like he must have put m more than forty-eight hour week to ac- complish what he did.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
FDR'S 6O,OOO,OOO
 Jobs Some Problem
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Wash inKtOn CNrrrSnOndent

The National Association ot Manufacturers and the American Federation of Labor have recently completed studies on how postwar full employment may be obtained, and they're worth comparing. No
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

that, So was the enthusiasm Of Columbus, St, Paul had Q like quality of enthusiasm, Persecution and seOuriglng only made him more determined to press hts cause to q successful eOnsummatl0n, A sea Of troubles only made hlnl burst into hotter flame 0f zeal than he had manifested before,
 World eOnauerors arc men whose zeal Is stimulated, not diminished by the rebufts of nerverse iRnor- anee,
 (All Rights Reserved haha0n
 Newspaper syndlcatel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL l.. DOUGLASS, D. D,
ENTHUSIASM CONSUMES
 ALL BARRIERS

The people who conquer the world are those who have dynamic en- lhusIasm which refuses to consider the possibility of defeat, No ore mas ever conquered the world by military force, and quite evidently
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

There is nothing savage in the American soldiers fighting, They go about it In the American business mans way, taking it calmly and Go0lly,
 -Lt,-Cal, John y, MeD0nongh of
 New York, back from Ralpan'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
A Thought for Today

For the bread of God is he which cOmeth down from heaven, and giveth life unto the wOrld-JOhn 6:33, There is a green hill far away Without a city wall, Where the dear Lord was cruciiied Who died to save us all.
 Cecil Frances Alexander.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at s;is; sets at 5;4o D. m, war tlmel
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Again the snow. The stars that shlne will not put on a show tonight it is quite sure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
Washington Merry Go-Round
Roosevelt Lost Gets Favorable Report on Chno Cooperation Better Chinese Troops Im-
BY DREW PEARSON
proved.

dscouragng delighted get an
  Montana University before he left for Ch the
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Copyright, l944, by The Bell Syndicate, Incl
The Omaha guide., 1945-08-11
WHITE MEN TO TAKE AWAY
ADVANTAGES WON BY NE
CROES UNLESS LEADERSHIP
CAN CONTROL MASSES

Probably our greatest need today
is someone to give the race a lasting
lesson in the fundamental values of
life beyond the mere routine of get
ting the job to earn the money with
which to buy food, pay the rent and
purchase clothes.
Without going into the long argu-
mentative passages Of profound So
cialogical whyforeS and wherefores
of the race problem, it can be safely
said that the American Negro stands
in danger of losing every social adj
vantage he has won or been granted
unless he pulls himself together right
away and gets rid of his own burden.
That burden is, lack Of mass discip-
line, lack of respect for the rights Of
others, and true pride in honest race
achievement.
The war is going to end some day
and when it does, many Of the tenn
porary advantages we have won in
the midst of a national hySteria are
going to be taken away from us by
the white mar flushed with victory
and with enhanced pride in the abili-
ties of the Nordic to rule the world;
including its darker peoples.
Dark Future Looms
The prejudices which we fight at
home SO v~aliantly are going to be
more vicious, and necessary to the
white man as he settles down to re-
construction of his domestic social or
der. First and foremost among the
reasons hat will be put forward why
the Negro must be kept in the status
of a second rate citizen or inferior
being is that he cannot control his
own people. 1t will be claimed that
he must constantly be supervised by
whites whether by policemen, lynch
ing mobs, or Jim Crow rules and reg
ulations) to avoid serious conse-
quences to the overall pattern of Am
erican domestic social and economic
The Omaha guide., 1945-08-11
PRICE OF PEACHES ALONG ATLANTIC
SEABOARD INCREASED; Low SUPPLY

bushel c~ontainer; 1.3 cents a pound
for peaches in non standard con-
tanners and 1.3 a bushe1 for ungrad-
ed, orchard-run peaches in any con
tainer.
For peaches grown in Delaware
Maryland, New Jersey. New York.
North Carolina. South Carolina, Pen
nsylvania, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, the old and new ceiling prices
fob. the shipping point. follow:
Old Price New Price
1904 $4.25
1893 2.33
rs cents S.S cents
SIS cents 7.9 cents
have been substantially reduced.
OPA said.
amendment 134 to Maximum
Price Regulation 426-Fresh Fruits
and Vegetables for Table Use. Sales
Except at Retail-effective 1901 a.
M. August 1. 1945.)
The Omaha guide., 1945-08-11
The Greater Omaha Guides
CORNER
PHILADELPHIA NAACP
ENROIIS I4.63R MEMBERS

Philadelphia, Pa.-Harold L. Pill
grin, director of the very successful
Philadelphia NAACP membership
drive, reported this week 1886
members and $22,226.97 in new
subscriptions. He announced also the
organization Of the 80" club, first
NAACP group composed of workers
individually responsible for so mem
berS each.
In the membership drive workers
who secured more than 100 new
NAACP members were: DR.. Thomas
Georges, 367; Mrs. Marie Bowes,
1874; Miss Susan MasSeaux and Mrs.
o. NJ. Duncan, III; Warren Smith,
lis; c. L. EppS, ia; Mrs. ]. NJ.
Davenport, Ill; Ida B. Lee, IO7;
Capt. B. E. AmmonS and Alvin Moss
and Mrs. Susan Washington, l04.
Attorney Theodore NJ. Spaulding is
president Of the Philadelphia branch
and Mrs. Carolyn Davenport Moore,
nUAar.4fxrD r14rO4
The Omaha guide., 1945-08-11

The white man is going to point to
all the outward manifestations Of our
lack of control as a basis for his SUI
perior attitude; he is going to illus
trate his case with the increasing in
cidents Of our juvenile delinquency,
pointing out cases which he will con-
tend stress characteristic racial ten
denotes. He is going to show hat Ne
gro children, masses Of them are al
most completely ignorant of the dis
ciplinary controls that 60 with Amer
lean family life and run wild through
a thousand streets of as many Amer
lean cities until they either settle
down Of their own accord or are dis
ciplined by the prison cell, gallows or
| electric chair. He is going to point
out, in his argument for his reason
for putting increased pressure on the
Negro, hat Negro leadership is de-
handing and getting more economic
and social advantages than the Negro
public or is ready to receive, that the
Negro Of earlier generations (reared
in the fear of the white man, taught
by example to accept the inferior sta
tus in which he was placed is typical
Of the kind Of Negro to be desired to
live in the midst of the new white"
civilization the white man intends to
build in this country, after the war.
We Suffer Too Much Waste
1t is strange, indeed, that in our
rapid acquisition of better places in
The Omaha guide., 1945-08-11
PEACHES PLENTIFUL HERE

(From the OPA)-The ceiling
prize t'r fresh peaches grown IN
eight States along the Atlantic sea
board. and in West Virginia, has
been increased 81 cents a bushel for
the period August 1920, 1945 the
office Of Price Administration said
Retail ceiling prices will be in
creased 81 cents a standard busheI
container; 35 cents a standard half
UNIT
Graded and packed in standard
bushel container
Graded and packed in standard halI
bushel container --...--
Graded and packed in no~n-standard
cO%ntainer, per pound ----
Orchard-run packed in any contain
er ---------.-
The increase granted is manda-
tory under the Sterilization Extern
sion Act, which provides for ceiling
prices to be increased when yields
are substantially reduced by unfav-
orable growing conditions. Reports
indicate hat the yield of peaches in
the States covered by this provision
The Omaha guide., 1945-08-11
INITIATION
William c. zCibbon

Four thousand years ago a hungry
man started imitation" when he bar
tered away his birthright for a mess
of pottage. And Esau never lived that
down. Likewise, if we Americans in
sist upon gratifying our desires by
trading our plentiful dollars for in
dustry'S scarce supplies of consumer
goods, we, like ESau, will barter away
our birthright of economic stability
in the postwar years to come.
Spending an extra dollar a day
doesn't seem much. After all its
only a dollar" But spending that ex-
ira dollarS-300 days in the year
amounts to $40 billion for the coun-
try-S40 billion squandered-because
there is not that much extra value
available on meat blocks, garment
racks, or housing markets.
The extra dollars spent, buy in
hation!
To prevent this wanton dissipation
Of u surplus buying power we must
channel its flow into reservoirs OF
credit to conserve and augment its
present value for future distribution
when postwar industry can produce
ample consumer supplies.
This is a private fight. It's persona.
to each Of us. It's a battle, the prog
ress and outcome Of which affect
every American p~ocketbook today and
the strength of our individual anc
national economic structure in the to.
morrowS that will come. 1t is a con.
hict, however, in which each one Of
us may arm himself with a ready anc
potent weapon effectively to destroy
our common enemy-inhation.
That weapon is War Savings Bonds
Wage n are receiving more
money now than eve before. Income
to individuals will amount to about
$3.50 billion during the fiscal yeal
1915. Of this, normal taxes-Federal,
State, County and local-will take
some 81 billion. This will leave APP
proximately $l39 billio min the hands
Of the American people. 1t is esti-
mated that Of this some 500 billion
will be spent for necessary consumer
goods and services, thus leaving $40
billion available for savings.
1t is obvious, Of course, that if we
should insist upon using this $40 bill
lion to acquire merchandise valued al
500 billion for which a like sum has
already been provided, we would in
face be paying $139 billion for COM
moditieS and services worth but S9e
billion, accordingly the surplus funds
available in the hands of the Ameri-
can people, $40 billion, would con-
Stitute the margin Of imitation. While
a portion Of this excess revenue will
be used for insurance and savings &C
counts in banks, building and loans
and similar thrift institutions. the best
The Omaha guide., 1945-08-11

small minority Of the American Ne
groes who have had the advantages
Of schooling, exposure to cultural in
f~luences are ready to take their place
in the Negro middle class, were all
that mattered.
The problem then would be basil
cally changed. The possibilities of
complete indignation into American
life Of the Negro would be brighter.
The efforts of Frederick Douglass,
W. E. B. Dubois, James Weldon
Johnson, Walter White and others
The Omaha guide., 1945-08-11
WAKE SURE ORA BIG H4RNESTE

American life-the outstanding jobs
that have come to US in recognition
of our abilities; the social prestige we
are attaining on the exploits of our
Marian Andersons, Paul Robesons,
Joe LouiseS, Ben Davises, George
Washington Carvers, and SO on-those
leading us haven't seen the fact that
the great mass Of Negroes-the 20
million and over Of us who make up
Americas minority grouu, are being
criminally neglected.
1t would be lovely indeed, if that