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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23
Swapping Freedom for Groceries

Reports indicate that conSumer-labor groups are bringing organized pressure to bear in favor of frightened price and ra- tioning control. If this is the result of patriotic concern for the war effort, no fault can be found, but there are ample grounds for suspecting that furthering the cause of victory is not the major fac tor in such pressure group maneuVering. Apparently it is an attempt to escape the squeeze of imitation by turning to increaS- ingly stringent government regulation. If this process was occurring in peace time, these groups would be guilty of at- tempting to barter away the peoples freedom for bag of groceries, a swap that history has demonstrated cannot be made.
 After the war, the people will have to
 make up their minds to reestablish the unregulated ways of peace, regardless Of temporary hardship. They cannot ex- pect government to set the price of every things they wear and eat, and tell the pro- ducers and distributors how and when to operate, and still preserve a representa- tive form of government.
 Hundreds of thousands of retail distrib- utorS willingly surrendered the right to carry on business as independent individ- uals, because they believed they were helping the war effort. They did not surrender that right for the convenience of any pressure group. And when the war is over, they will eventually demand that the management of the distribution Industry be returned to those who bear the responsibility for it's successful oper- ation-the store owners themselves.
 Efficiency and volume are the bywords of every modern chain or independent merchant. The high standard of living
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

Meatless days will start again in New York City beginning January 30. And meatless means absolutely meatless The preceding "meatless" days in New York simply meant red meats and pork and lamb cuts. Chicken was always on the menu and such things as kidneys and small specialties. However, one scarcely ever finds kidneys or sweetbreads in the market any more. We could all put up with meatless day now and then. In fate, we do. When the weekend roast gives out we become resourceful and do tricky things with macaroni, eggs and leftovers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23
IDLE" NURSES
(NeW York Times)

NNCW Olh liICo/
 The Army Nurse Corps, in its con- tinuing campaign to meet the mounting pressure of battle casual ties, has been haunted by the spec ter of idle" nurses here, there and everywhere. First there were those girls over in England who were sup posed to be just sitting around do- ing nothing. All they were doing, which could not be mentioned at that time, was waiting for the in- vasion, just like the thousands of men they were later to nurse, some- times on owenty-four-hour- day stretches. An Army nurse has to be where she is needed when she is needed, even If she has to be idle al the days it takes to cross an ocean and wait for war to be on it's way.
 Lately it has been the idle" nurses in the Army Air Forces. But transfer of nurses from Air Forces to Ground Forces in the Army is a jurisdictional matter not too easily managed. Already such transfers are taking place. However. if every nurse in the Air Forces, including those flight nurses who are so spec taculary caring for the wounded on long, long. overseas flights, were to be transferred tomorrow to the sixty needed general hospitals in this country where the battle cas- ualties are piling up, al 4,000 of the Air Forces nurses would not any, where near fill the Army'S urgent need for 10000 additional nurses.
 These nurses must come from the ranks of civilian nurses. Civilian hospitals, civilian nursing schools and the civilian rank and file must make it possible for them to go where they are most needed at this time. That is with our fighting men who have been wounded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23
BROWN DERBY
(BWton PoSt)

Under a glass case on the third floor of the Museum of the City of New York is derby. Except that 1t Is brown in shade and has a brim somewhat unusual, there isn't much to distinguish it from other derbies. Yet, few New Workers, indeed. few people outide of New York would fail to recognize it as Al Smiths brown derby"
 With other mementoes of career recently closed by deaht, 1t holds ( place of honor in the museum. Those who visit he exhibit will en. joy 8 chuckle or two, but down deep they will know 8 profound respect for the man who wore that hat-a man who proved birth in a tenement was no shackle to greatness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23
SCOUTING IN 1945
CNew York Herald-Tribune)

tNeW York Herald-IrlDune)
 The annual finance campaign of Greater New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America, which is now under way under the general chair manship of Nathan M. Ohrbach, has as it's obpect the raising of $750, 100 for scouting in the five boroughs. The work will continue through Boy Scout Week. which commentaries scoutingS thirty-fifth birthday in the United States and which will be observed Feb. g to IA. The work of the organization has special Signi- ficance in the year just beginning, inasmuch as 1t aims to promote greater national unity teaching boys to understand their duties as Amer. jeans and to accept their future re- sponsibility in an international com. munity of nations. It will also pro- vide returning veterans with Op-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23
FACTS ABOUT CIGARETTES
 (Hartford Courant)

Here and there signs are appear ing that tobacco dealers may adopt voluntary ration plan for cig- arettes by the use of a punch-card system. Certainly some such scheme would be better by far than the present method by which the per- son with plenty of time to shop around amaSses store of cigarettes while the less fortunate go without any.
 There is not one cause for this shortage, but seven. First there is an increased demand. Each person fig smoking an average of 680 more cigarettes a year than five years ago. The Armed Forces abroad are now receiving about 9 percent of the country's cigarette output. Add ed to these factors, although the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

which the country now takes for granted, depends upon the maintenance of this volume and this efficiency. Cumbersome centralized regulation, carried on indefi- nitely, will result in less goods for the consumer, not more, as competition is Stifled and the incentive to serve is blot ted out. Yes, we can keep freedom or we can lose freedom, but we can't swap it for groceries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

Legislation has been passed opening the pension rolls to nearly every widow and minor child of men who served in World War l. It grants to these widows $35 monthly pension, on application, with additional allowances for children up to a maximum of STA month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

Florida brought up the issue of American policy with regard to Spanish revolu- ton and t h c Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco. Specifically Pep per cited four pages in Sumner WelleS' rece n t book, The Time for Decision" in which the former U n d e r secretary summed up the L
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

our cutting corners just 50 long. After a while He will put a thorn-
 berry bush on the corners to keep Up on the ght-and-narrow A man may dissipate for a while with apparent impunity; some day the dlrtress which follows such abuse will become 90 acute that he will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

Nobody ever expected that too many airplanes could be manufactured; never theless the Surplus War Administration recently declared that there is surplus of 23,391 planes, most of which are light, civilian, type planes. More than six thousand have already been sold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

Congressman Carl Vinson wants to hike the Presidents salary by $25, 1000 be- cause it is now Hess than the income of Frank Sinatra." Well, maybe Mr. Roose- welt doesn't have the best paying job in the country. But as he heads into his fourth term, it certainly looks like good, steady work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

At last the su- perintend ent of grounds m owe q four huge thorn. berry bushes and put them at the four corners of the intersection. After that, stu- dents kept on the grass finally cov- cred the bare places.
 God will stand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.

WATCH THOSE CORNERS
 It happened that on a certain college campus the students were cutting corners at the intersection Of two walks and preventing the growth of grass in that area. Pleas and notices were of no avail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23
.
 SPOTLIGHT
That Arms-to- Spain Embargo
By PETER EDISON Waterbury DemOcrat-NEA Wash inRtOn Correspondent

When the Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee was considering ratification of President Roosevelt'S six nominations for Assistant Sec retaryships in the Department of State, Senator Claude Pepper of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

Signed letters pertaining to per.
 SOnal health and hygiene, not 70
 disease. diagnosis of treatment,
 will Do answered by pr. Brady if
 Q stamped selR-addressed envelope
 ls enclosed. Letters should % brief
 and written in ink. reply can
 Dc made tO queries not conform.
 ing to instructions. Address Dr.
 William Brady. Nationa. News.
 paper Service, 32O West Madison
 Street. Chicago. III
 CHILDREN IN THEIR TEENS
 Probably because the practice of giving infants a daily ration of vi- tamin D is now almost universal, there is a prevalent belief that calcium deficiency occurs mainly in infants. The purpose of giving vita min D is of course to promote as- similation and utilization of cal- cium.
 Probably because rickets, a nutri- tional deficiency disease due to lack of sufficient calcium (and phosphor- us) and vitamin D. is usually most manifest between the sixth and eighteenth months, a good many physicians still think 1t is all right for a child past a year or 1-2 years of age to worry along without the daily ration of vitamin D.
 Fortunately g. considerable num- Der of children of pre-school and school age do get along very well without taking vitamin D at all If they happen to enjoy reason able amount of exposure of skin to sunshine of skyshine. The utra- violet in sunlight activates ergos-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23
Selected Poem
SHADOWS OF MOONLIGHT (Glenn Ward Dresbach in The New York Times)

Shadows of moonlight give Bare stone & majesty No longer fugitive
 When we have learned 10 see. Jn shadows such as these
 No chill is imminent Patterned are silvered trees In beauty and content. A face raised to the light. A cliff that faces stars, A hillside pressed to night These soften, lose their scars! Who questions then, What lasts? Are things now as they seem?' Everything actual casts The shadows Of a dreaml
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23
A Thought for Today

But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be against you, it was against your fatherS.-I Samuel 12:15.
 know my God commands, whose power no power ressts-Robert Greene.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

have to choose between discipline and increasing distress. Eventually al levil produces pain and all mis- takes bring forth annoyance and trouble. If we will not learn by counsel. God will teach us by dis cipine. If we will not learn through our minds. eventually we must learn through out skins. When the wis dom of friends and the warning of God have failed to keep up straight. God resorts to Q thornberry bush, that we cut the corners no more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23
Washington Merry-Go-Round DREW PEARSON PH
Drew Pearson soys Let's Appoint G. Joe Delegate Peace Boys Who Fought Wor Should Hove About Peoce Stettinius Glomorizes State Department.
ent.

WASHINGTON January other Walter Hos
  on handicapped you them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

growing of tobacco has been deemed an essential industry, the War ManpoWer Commission classifies to- bacco manufacturing as non-essen- tial. Then too. for the past three years farmers were urged to cut down their tobacco crops. As re- suit tobacco inventories have dWin- dled to a dangerously low level. Some tobacco is shipped out under Lend-Lease or is otherwise exported. But this is not a new condition, as tobacco has been exported from this country for more than a generation.
 Two other factors present in the situation are contributed by smokers themselves. The shortage has been intensified by panicky smokers who are buying far more than their cus- tomary qualities of cigarettes. Then there are other smokers who are willing to deal in the black market and, as usual, there are a few un- scrupulous individuals who are eager to supply cigarettes at a pre- mium. In fairness to tobacco deal- CTS, however, it must be said that they have handled vexatious prob lem with honesty, skill and tact.
 The shoratge may be with Us for some time to come, but there is an unbeatable way to take the sting out of 1t. Cut down on your con- sumption of cigarettes!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Sun rises at 8:l4 a. m, sets at 5:57 p. m (war time)
 Venus our present evening star is bright in the western sky but the real display in January Is in the Eastern sky this month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-23

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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-06-21
FISK, LINCOLN (o-EDs
win essay CONTEST

CHICAGO, June 21 (ANP)-Two
coed students from Fisk and Lin
coin university were named as win
ners. in the Negro Digest 5000 Col
lege Essay contest. Awards Of $100
each were given to Miss Leila B.
Strayhorne of Kansas City, Kan, a
freshman at Lincoln university, and
Miss Vivian Freeman of Hunting
don Valley, Pa, junior at Fisk won
the first prizes in the contest on the
subject, "Should Negro Students At
tend Mixed or Negro colleges?"
Miss Strayhorne, writing in ia
vor of mixed colleges, although she
is a student in a Negro college in
Missouri, states:
"Negro students should attend
mixed colleges even if it were pos
sible to obtain an equal education
in a Negro college. If Negroes do
not attend in large numbers the ex-
isting mixed colleges, the contribu-
tion that higher education can make
to the integration Of the Negro into
American society will be pushed
farther and farther into the future.
AS long as Negro students make de-
mands upon the various states for
separate but equal education, Ne
gro colleges will be enlarged. AS
Negro institutions grow, Jim crow
education becomes more firmly
rooted"
Miss Vivian Freeman of Fisk, in
her essay favoring Negro colleges
suggested, "In a mixed college the
Negro student has to spend time
breaking down barriers often in pre-
ference to his studies without as
surance of favorable results. A COL
lege education is too serious to take
such chances. In the Negro college,
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-06-21
STATEMENTS REGARDING
PERMANENT FEp( BILLS

Discrimination in the matter of
employment against properly quail
flied persons because of their race,
creed, or color is not only un-Amer-
ican in nature, but will lead even
tually to industrial strife and un-
rest. It has a tendency to create
sub-standard conditions of living
for a large part Of our population.
The principle and policy of fair en-
ployment practice should be estab-
lished as part of our national
w."-President Harry S. Truman,
June 6, 1945.
IN CONGRESS-: On June II, six
members of the rules committee
deadlocked the committee in a tie
tvote refusing to send to the floor
for vote H. R. 1892 to create a
permanent Fair Employment Prac-
tices Committee. Here are the names
of these six men: Roger B. Slaugh-
ter (Mo.), Joseph E. Bates (Ky),
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-06-21

Eugene E. Cox (Ga.), Howard w.
Smith (Va.) j. Bayard Clark IN.
c. and William M. Colmer Miss
All Democrats.
IN OHIO'S SENATE: Six MEM
bers of the Rules Committee-All
Republicans-outvoted on June s.,
in a secret ballot, two Democrats
and thus refused to allow the Lip
observation-disclosures Bill S. B..
PIG, to be sent to the floor. Their
names are Frank E. Whittemore
(R. Summit; Majority Leader), j,
Lawrence A. Kane (Hamilton) 4,
Fred l.. Adams Wood, Tom w.
Jones (Meigs), Fred R. Siebert (An-
glaize), and Albert L. Daniels
(Highland).
A Rules Committe has only one
function, namely to schedule bills
for debate. Unless a majority of the
Rules Committee vote to send bill
to the floor, members of the House
or Senate will have no opportunity
to vote upon it.
Thousands of voters have ex-
pressed themselves in favor of the
creation of a Fair Employment
Practice Commission with enforce
ment powers in the State of Ohio.
A cross section Of the citizens of
Ohio have attended the hearings
held by the Commerce and Labor
Committee and expressed them
selves in favor of the bill.
Shall the people of Ohio, shall the
people of the United States, and
their elected representatives be de-
prived by six men of the right of
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-06-21
STEWARD, 5TEWARDE55
DINNER AT WAYMAN

The annual dinner of the stewards
and stewardesses of Wayman A. M.
E. church will be held Friday, June
%, starting at a o'clock in the af-
ternoon at the church. William
Vaughn is chairman, and Granville
Winston is secretary.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-06-21

ately the Metzenbaum discharge pc
tition to bring the House FEPC Bill
H. B. SO out of the Reference Com
mittee so it can be acted upon.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-06-21

ucIuOCIdClC p1OSCOuAC 2 III lCS AolNCAOA
Statement by Eric A. Johnston:
whenever we erect barriers on
the grounds Of race or religion, or
of occupational or professional sta
tus, We hamper the fullest expan-
sion of our economic society. Intol-
erance is poor economy. Prejudice
doesn't pay. Discrimination is de-
structive."
Governor Frank ]. Lausche:
"In my opinion the security of
the state and the nation will be best
insured by the early adoption of an
adequate law that will make pos
sible for every citizen the enjoy
ment of his God and law-given
rights without impairment because
of race, creed or color -.
"Ohio has been in the foreground
in the granting of equality Of treat
ment to all citizens and, therefore,
for the good Of the state ought to
continue in that position"
Governor Thomas Dewey:
"If we allow discrimination
against one group, we open the door
to discrimination against others un-
til the whole nation is poisoned by
discussions and hatred +. Discrim-
ination against any minority is, in
truth, a threat to the freedom of
ALL"
Rt. Rev. Msgr. John A. Ryan, ID.
Discrimination, whether prac-
ticed by employees or employers, is
definitely immoral g. as if they
committed theft or murder"
Bishop G. Bromley Oman
"The right of worker to be en-
ployed and paid on the basis of his
character and ability is so clear,
just and Christian that it should be
protected by law"
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise
81 rest my case for the perman-
ence of the FEPC on one basic
truth: Racial, religious discrimina-
ton in the field of employment is a
denial of democracy and is of the
essence of fascism."
Republican Platform
1--WE pledge the establishment by
Federal legislation of a permanent
FEPC."
THE FOLLOWING ACTION ON
FEPC is OF IMMEDIATE I'M
PORTANCE:
Federal FEPC Bill
Act now to bring the Federal
FEPC Bill HR 1892 to vote on the
floor of the US. House of Repre-
sentatives.
Only eight of Ohio's twenty-five
Congressman have signed discharge
petition No. A to take this bill out
of the Rules Committee so that all
members of the House can vote on
it.
If your Congressman's name ap-
pears in the list below he has not
signed this petition. Write or wire
at once asking why he has not signed
it and tell him to do so Immediately.
Frances P. Bolton
Walter E. Brehm
Clarence j. Brown
Cliff Clevenger
Charles H. Elston
P. w. Griffiths
William w. Hess
Thomas A. Jenkins
Robert F. Jones
Edward O. McCowen
Edward Rowe
Frederick Smith
Charles w. Vorys
y
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-06-21

students have greater opportunities
for social and tra-curricular ac-
tivities.'
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14
-Four Teen Ayers
Hurt In ! Crashes
Cors Go Out Of Control
in Romeo District
in Romeo District

ROMEO - Three 'teen-aged
girls and a boy, 13, were injur-
ed in two separate accidents
near here Thursday.
Most seriously injured, &C.
cording to State police, was
Caroline Holiwell, driver of a
car that went out of control on
Skies road, just east of Van
Dyke, and which resulted in mi
ror injuries to Suzanne Chubb,
IA, and Sally Robertson, Is, pas
sengers in the car. The Holiwell
girl, officers said, suffered pos
sible conclusion and a deep cash
on one cheek. All three were
Romeo residents.
In a second one-car crash
Norman Greenman, Is. of AL
mont, suffered broken Jaw and
other facial injuries when a car
in which he was riding rolled
from Kidder road. The driver,
Robert j. Burgess, 80, of Almont
was uninjured.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IA -
IP, -Clinging TO their narrow
American League lead despite
their second straight setback al
the hands of the last place Phi
sdelphia Athletics, the Detroit
Tigers went out today TO swing
at the offerings Of no-hit DICK
Fowler in their last appearance
here this season.
Fowler hurled his no-hitter
last week against the ST. Louis
Browns in his first pitching APP
pearance since his release from
the Canadian Army last month.
Opposing the rookie today was
Les Mueller, Detroit's slde-arm
riehthander with a record OF
five wins and seven losses.
The Tigers kicked away a
golden opportunity to down the
AS yesterday fer the 18th time
in FL games this season put olew
a ninth inning lead as Philadel-
phia scored twice off jim To-
bins Misunderstanding, winning s
10 2 as Tobin walked Edgar
Busch with the bases loaded to
force across the deciding run.
The AS scored first in the
second inning on walk, an IN
field hit and Tobin's error on
Buschs roller to the mound.
The Tigers tied it up at l-all
in the fourth when Rudy York
single to center off Jesse Flores,
took second on an infiefd- otit
and scored on Jim Outlaws hit
to center. York had to slide
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14
FrenchWOlnen
Ask Tobacco
Allowance

PARIS, Sept. 14-(P)-French-
women will receive a tobacco
ration like their menfolk start
ing in December, finance
ministry announcement said to.
Gay. The women previously had
received no ration-a fact which
had been the cause of numerous
complaints.
The announcement also upped
the monthly ration for men
from six packs to eight, start
ing Oct. /.
The finance ministry said the
increase was possible because
cigarette production has quad
rupled during the past year. and
16,433 tons of leaf tobacco were
imported from the United States.
Also, tobacco stocks stolen by
the Germans have been recover
ed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-14
Freed Prisoner
Will Be Told
Wife Remarked
HOLLISTER, Idaho, Sept. IA

HOLLISTER, Idaho, Sept. IA
-(P)-The parents of an Amer
lean soldier released from a ia
panese prisoner of war camp are
reluctant TO tell the news to his
wife who has since remarked
The soldier, Pfc. Daight l.,
Shaw, was reported released
from Toyama Camp in the
Nagoya district three days ago.
The army reported him missing
in action July, l943.
His wife married Vaudls
Madsen five months later,
Shaw's parents said.
Until Sept. l, she was a nurse
at the Salt Lake City General
hospital but has since moved 70
Nevada.
His family here has not yet
succeeded in contracting the SOL
der.