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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
FORGOTTEN ULM
(New Haven Journal -Courier)

(New Haven Journai-Courler)
 Ulm on the Danube is the latest German city to be bombed. Till late ly Ulm was too far away to receive this attention from American and British flyers. In fact so little had Ulm figured in the news that, If not precisely "forgetful Of the world" as the historian Gibbon once said of Ethiopia, it was, like Ethiopia, "by the world forgotten
 It was not always so. Ulm had two great moments in history: In 1905 it was the scene of one of Napoleon's s great victories, where he compelled the surrender of an Austrian army. Before that it was the last surviving center of the medieval German meistersingers, or guild of poets. Poets were forced to compose verse according to rule, and in certain hours, as they might make shoes. At one time there were like guilds in many other German cities, the most famous being Nuremberg These passed away, mostly as early as the 18th century; but in Ulm the guild lasted until 1889.
 Now Ulm has been brought forc- ibly into the headlines. Probably it does not like the occasion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
so ROUND, so FIRM, so SCARCE
(Hartford CouranD

Although cigarettes are pretty much in the forefront of millions of minds today, it was only a few years ago that the practice of smoking cigarettes was considered effeminate, A faint aura of decad- ence clung to the cigarette "fiend," as he was called. In the days when men were men, the robust fellows smoked cigars or pipes and not infrequently varied this prac- tice by an occasional cud. Poor in- deed was the marksman who had to get closer than six feet to his target, shiny receptacle that graced every well-equipped ofIice and shop in America.
 But gone are those days. Cigarette smoking is indulged in now not only by city slickers with their dapper ways, but by practically everyman and his wife. Cigarettes were first used after the Civil War, and 1t was only about sixty years ago that the first machine for Tnanufactur- ing them was invented. But while the growth of cigarette smoking was slowsat first. during the past twenty years 1t has become wlde- spread. with an accompanylns enF'-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
The New Congress

To the members of the new Congress we should like to offer not good luck, but good wishes, and the hope that they will employ wisely the considerable ac- emulation of intelligence which they represent.
 Certainly none of our preceding 78 Congresses has had greater need of wis dom, high ethics and responsible states manShip. No other Congress has had greater need to approach it's tasks with the proud but humbling consciousness that it is an instrument of the whole people and an equal partner with the President in government.
 Too often in the past that partnership has been interpreted as complete Sub- servience to White House wishes by one group, and opposition for opposition'S sake by another. But the job facing the 79th Congress calls for considerably higher motives.
 The people have made their wishes req Sonably clear as to what sort of world and country they want after the war. The Administration is likewise making clear what is required of the people in war if those wishes are to be attained. It IS the duty of the new Congress to trans late those mandates into laws and recom- mendations through thinking that is na- tional and international rather than re- gional, and American rather than par tiSan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

ate other food in their plants, so many have simply refused to accept shipments from WFA.
 In eastern Maryland recently 150,O00 cases of canned tomatoes went bad after being kept too long. In New Bedford, Mass, 100000 cases of pork and beans were going bad ill the Stokely warehouse, but most of the lot was lost when the New England hurricane hit last fall.
 On the whole, Judge Marvin Jones and his War Food Admin istration aids have done a good job with food production, but warehouSing looks like weak point in their Setup.
 STEVE EARLY
 PROTECTS PRESS
 It's not known outside the White House, but Steve Early threat ened to resign last month in a friendly but firm disagreement with the President over two news papermen.
 When the President returned
 
 from his Georgia vacation one of the first things he did was call in Early and propose that the press credentials of Patterson Mccormick columnists John o. Donnell and Frank Waldrop be taken up. "I don't want them at my press conferences any mOre," Roosevelt told Early.
 But every paper in the cOun- try will be hOllering about free dom of the press if you do that" Early replied.
 The President told Early it was not a case of freedom, thatt he same papers could assign other men to the White House. He has long suffered from the vicious pens of these two whose isolation ist anti British, anti-Russian pens furnish many quotes for the Axis radio.
 Early then said he would do as the President asked-but that if he did so he would then resign as press secreteary. And he could not be talked out of 1t. So President Roosevelt yielded to the judgment of the man who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

We don't know whether young Harvard Hodgkins got carried away by the drama of his part in helping the FBI catch those two Nazi spies in Maine. But it does seem that the G-men gave Harvard an un- necessarily brusque brush-off in contra dieting his claims. The FBI has done magnificent job in this war But, as Director J. Edgar Hoover himself has said, his men do need the publics help m apprehending spies and saboteurs. And such a stern refutation of a youngsters claim-refutation that sounded like ln- gratitude-seems scarcely the way to acknowledge past help and encourage future assistance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

shal be asked on Judgment Day Is not how sound is our creed, but how sound is our soul.
 Throughout the ages the church has often been more concerned with orthodoxy of belief than 1t haf with orthodoxy of life. Men have been severely punished for not be- lieving the right thing and allowed to go unrebuked for doing wronf, things. But in the great divtn0 scheme of God. men vii be judged first on the basis of what they are. This does not mean that faith does not have a place of primary import ance in religion; it only means that unless faith produces right conduct 1t is a dlucion and snare.
 It is necessary for us to keep close to God in order that our belief about divine things remains sound. but 1t is more important that we re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

has guided his press relations for 12 long years. He wanted Steve around the White House more than he wanted O'Donnell and Waldrop kept away.
 NOTE-The President once be- slowed a German iron cross on O. Donnell.
 ITS A SMALL WORLD
 While ill Rome during the trip he took with other members of the House Military Affairs Com mittee, Representative John Sparkman of Alabama visited base hospital. Arriving there he was delighted to find that the nurses had moved all the Alabama boys into a single ward so that their likeable Congressman might talk to them.
 Sparkman chatted with the group, asking their names and home towns in turn. Finally he came to a colored soldier who seemed embarrassed at meeting full-fledged Congressman.
 The soldier mumbled his name and home town. Sparkman asked him to repeat and the colored boy said, MT. Congressman, you probably never heard of my little tOwn."
 But Sparkman insisted and the lad said, Its a little town called Martselle."
 That happens to be my home town, tOO," Sparkman re- piled. "What did you say your name is?"
 Horace Orr" replied the sOl- dier.
 Do you know Myrtle Orr?" Sparkman asked.
 "Yes, sir. She's my step mother. She married my pa," was the reply. Do you know her?"
 Sparkman then asked if the lad had any mesnage for his step- mother. Myrtle Orr, now a widow, is cook in Sparkman's home in Washington.
 Copyright, 1945. by
 The Bell Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining Co per- sOnaI health and hygiene, not :O disease. diagnosis of treatment will be answered by pr. Brady if . stamped self addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should De brief and written in ink. 70 reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address Or. William Brady, National News paper Service, 32O West Madison Strset. Chicago. I'll
 STRENGTHENING BOW-LEGS
 A few weeks ago a young woman inquired about the possibility of strengthening bow-legs. Your an- swer was yes, with surgery. You said operation on the bent bonea is the only way bow-leg can be corrected in person over six years of age. I had rickets in early childhood and 1t left me with legs bowed. AS I grew older this worried me more and more until now Cat thirty) it has become a serious com- pleX. can't go in swimming or in any way expose my legs where people can stare. Recently con- suited psychiatrist, who informed me I was eXaggerating the import ance of the condition, but that doesn't seem to make me any hap pier about it. Now I have in pros pect a position have long wanted, which can probably have after the war, but not unless my legs are reasonably straight. The position is not that of floorwalker, but you can imagine a bow-legged floorwalker politely asking customer if she will please walk this way. -.
 co. c. M)
 Consulting psychiatrist about bow-legs reminds me of Mark Twain's encounter with the kind lady when he broke his leg.
 If a reputable physician, surgeon or orthopedic specialist is willing to do the operation to straighten your bow-legs, I don't see why psychia- trist, psychotherapist or pSycholog- ist need be consulted about it. Bow-leg in a child less than s years of age may require only tenn 
 porary splints or braces to favor natural correction in the course of year or two of growth. Indeel ir most instances of moderate lowing of the legs in children under five years Of age self-correction occurs in the course of a few years with out any particular treatment.
 Massage of the bent legs is a waste of time. If splints or braces are to be used in any circumstance they should be applied and adjusted at intervals by the physician. and the child should wear them only as the physician directs.
 Surgery is the best treatment in some cases of bow-leg even in chil- dren only year or two old. (To be continue6
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

The gift of the Brisbane mansion at Allaire, N. J., to the state of New Jersey with the idea of converting it into Vet erans Convalescent home, disposes of the large property for a good cause. The place was the property of the late Arthur Brisbane, Hearst publications editor, The property has an ideal location overlook ing the Atlantic Ocean, and while ad!a- cent to the ocean has its own lake on the property
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
Current Comment

Non- Education is better by far than mis-education, for it probably takes generations to change those educated the wrong way. -Dr. Y. c. James Yen, director
 Chinese Mass Education Move
 ment.
 Adolf Hitler enjoys the best of health. If the enemy described him as i'll this is just wishful thinking. --Goebbels.
 In Europe we have embarked up- on the final push. It demands
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

importance in the living of a Chris tian life is right conduct.
 The orthodoxy in which God is chiefly interested is the orthodoxy of the heart. He is more tolerant of heresy of belief than He is of esy of life, The question we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

The general health of the nation dur ing l944 is reported to have been good. This comes from the Metropolitan Liie Insurance Company. Perhaps this was due, in part, to rationing, which they say is good for the health, when rationing IS not too strict.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

heard t h c m couldn't under stand them be- cause they go out over the air in such languages as Tagalog. Bi- colano, Cebuano, Ibang and Moro sulu, all dialects spoken by the Flipinos.
 T h SC pro- grams have one star - Carmen Ligaya who hasn't had much
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
Selected Poem
ICE STORM Barbara Overton in The Christian Science MonitoD

Barbara Overton in The Christian Science
 Monitor) Like crystals breaking, Like larks awaking, Dawn comes over the edge of the sea; In ice and fire, tidal choir Heralds the mornings nativity, Frozen the meadow, Still as a shadow Pines are weighted Still as a shadow The road runs scanning the wood in glass; Pines are weighted, And brooks are freighted, Tinsel-tilted each blade of grass, Fragile as story, By noon the glory All will be vanished, under the sun Look now, or neVerl Such beauty is ever Incredible, when its course is run.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at S2i a m, sets at $40 p. m. (War time)
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 A leading star m the skies last week was Mira, which has been visible on good nights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Nh Human ThrOWhaCkS

l
 You claim it is impossible for A child to be darker than the parents can you give any proof. l (Mrs. R. K. B. l AnsWer-That's news to me. I merely assert there is no authentic instance of negro or black child being born to white or nearly white parents, as a consequence of a drop of negro blood in some progenitor. Throwbacks do not happen in the human family.
 Three Little Words
 Please send me your rules for getting shed of a protrunding stomach. What other information do you have on reducing?
 (Mrs. H. I)
 Answer-Don't mention 1t, Ma'am. In fact I donbt if it can be done. The belly, perhaps, but not the stomach. The stomach. The stomach is an internal organ, contained, along with the liver, spleen, duo denum etc., in the great body cavity properly called the abdomen, with the accent on the dough. Really | the belly, which is the front wall of the abdomen, is the only one of the three that can protrude. And in physically perfect specimen the belly should protrude somewhat not be flat an despecially not con- cave or retracted. But it should moi say, droop or be deprived of ordin. is kept almost constantly in splints -girdles. corsets, supporters, etc Send ten cents and stamped en- velope bearing your address. Ask for (do not use a clipping '"The Last Brady Symphony" Practice regularly the exercises described and illustrated therein for your trouble If you are overWeihght but not fiabby send stamped self-ad- dressed envelope for pamphlet How to Lose Weight"
 Clippings
 Why do you object to clippingsG
 "A. L. P.
 Answer-On the contrary I am grateful to correspondents who are kind enough to send me clippings of items they believe will interest me. merely ask readers not to clip my own stuff and send it in lieu of a request.
 The Baby Specialist My mother had eight children, all 1 living and in good health. have a six months old baby and mother says 1t is ridiculous to run to the baby specialist every month for ads vice when child is well. (Mrs. K F) AnsWer-I do too
 Copyright l945 by John F, Dille Go concentration of materials and of effort immeasurably greater than any we have yet brought to bear. -Treasury Secretary Henry Mor- genthau Jr.
 If you want to be honest about this, every one of us here has killed some Belgian civilians.
 -One of l2 captured Germans.
 Actually we have shot down in the air over 4000 planes in the last year and a half, and I have an idea that their (the JapsD produc. ton is not as great as they would have us believe.
 l Vice Ad,1nl AAaro AAifsoaA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Radio Aids
 Filipino Morale
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent

You have to read about the radio programs you don't hear, otherwise you don't know they're there. Few people in the United States have heard the programs beamed to the Philippines from KGEI in San Francisco, for instance. and the few people in this country who have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.
ORTHODOXY OF LIFE

ORTHODOXY OF LIFE
 Important as sound belief is, it Is hard to understand how people can read the New Testament and escape the significance of the reiterated contention that the first thing of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
A Thought for Today

For he taught them one having authority, and not as the scribes-Matthew 7:29
 He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of daily vrtuous living Carlyle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
Washington Merry-Go-Round D,
Millions of Eggs Spoiled Through Bad Wo Food WohOusne Steve Early Protects Freedom of Pes Congressman Spomon Meets Wounded Veteron.
BY DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON the little realized tragedies about the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

If you want to be honest about this, every one of us here has killed some Belgian civilians.
 --One of l2 captured Germans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

concentration of materials and of effort immeasurably greater than any we have yet brought to bear. Treasury Secretary Henry Mor-
 genthau JF.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

Actually we have shot down in the air over 40O0 planes in the last year and half, and I have an idea that their (the JapsD produc. ton is not as great as they would have us believe.
 Vice Adml. Marc A. Mitscher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

main close to God that our hearts may remain sound.
 There iS no orthodoxy of superior importance to the orthodoxy of life.
 All Rights Reserved
 Babson NewspanaT svndicatS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

Copyright, l945, by The Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1945-11-18
Navy Soon to Stop Repairing
Planes to Fly to Scrap Heap

inspect 224 aircraftitems which they
laid out in Norfolk. Va, and Newark,
N. j., recently. They asked the in
Idustrialists to inspect the stuff care
fully and tell them just what uses
might be found for these parts.
The consensus was that about 200
of the items had no value whatever,
other than scrap.
Half Surplus in Aircraft.
w. Stuart Symington. surplus
property administrator, has esti-
mated that half of all the Govern
ment's surplus property will be air.
craft. He added that these planes
and their parts were practically
useless for commercial purposes"
Hence, we must consider their
original cost-almost $4,000, 900 900
Evening star., 1945-11-18

SltIiC.
The Monday night session will
be discontinued in favor of the day
clinic. DR.. Wexberg also will meet
his patients at $50 pm. to $3.50
pm. on Thursdays.
The Health Department psychia-
trist hopes the day clinics will cut
down the load on the night sessions.
which frequently have run to mid
night.
Evening star., 1945-11-18
Day Clinic for Alcoholics
To Open Here Tomorrow

The first day clinic for alcoholics
will be held from 1:30 pm. to 4:30
pm. tomorrow at the Force School,
l740 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
under supervision OF DR.. Leopold
Wexberg, director Of the Health
Departm slt Bureau of Mental Hy-
Evening star., 1945-11-18

AS part Of the price OF victory" he
said.
The solution to this problem, Mr..
Symington said, is to go ahead with
a large-scale scrapping program
which will give the Nation 'thun-
dreds Of billions Of pounds of alu-
minum and other light metals" :"
These metals can be fed back into
industry, he said, as the demand
arises.
MIR. Symington said 1t may take
five years for industry to absorb this
Evening star., 1945-11-18
1t. Gen. Wheeler to Speak

LIT. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler,
Army chief of engineers, will speak
at a meeting of the Washington
Post, Society Of American Military
Engineers. at 1880 pm. tomorrow in
the large ballroom Of the Mayflower
Hotel.
Evening star., 1945-11-18

tocombat millions Of germs that swarm
on mouth and throat surfaces rs far
back as you can reach back where
illness often strikes first!
Sotreat cold this sensible way: Get
plenty of rest, avoid exposure, dress
warmly, drink plenty of liquids. and
gargle frequently with new Pepsodent
Antiseptic. See if you don't relieve
discomfort almost at once!
Evening star., 1945-11-18
Do This Quick for Relief

Do This Quick FOR keIietl
If you are sneezing and snuffiing from
cold y. all stuffed-up, with your nose
and throat raw and sore-combat this
distress, as thousands do, by gargling
with new Pepsodent Antiseptic.
Thereason it it'srecommended 10 this:
Standard laboratory tests prone new
Pepsodent Antiseptic kills millions of
germs that 60 with colds. The very
type of germs that many medical
authorities say often hsighfsn the mis-
cry and trolong the effects of cold.
Isn't it only common sense then, to
sargle with new Pepsodent Antiseptic
at first sign of 4 coldl What better way
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-07-26
Wayne Hanson, " orld Traveller.
To Sneak in Pasco Sunday

Wayne Hanson will speak at the
Congregational Church in Pasco
Sunday morning, July %, at IL
O'Clock and again the same day at
the Pasco USO club at 9 pm. His
morning subject will be: "Solid
Foundations Of q World Peace"
His evening topic will be Pan
America: Dream or Fact"
Both meetings are open to the
public and q wide attendance Is
urged.
Mr.. Hanson is described as q
world traveller, experienced inter-
prefer Of human affairs, and per-
sonal ambassador of good viii.
During the many years Of Mr..
Hanson's work with youth, he has
spent much time in residence
abroad and in travel which has
covered more than q million miles
lin 40 countries and colonies. His
acquaintance with people and
conditions range from London and
Moscow to Istanbul, Athens and
Lisbon; from Mexico City to Bue-
nos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.
While in Brazil he was present
ed to Precedent Vargas by Brazil's
foreign minister. He has visited
Mexico eight times, once on q mis-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-07-26
Schedule Hearing
On Peach Wages

A public hearing to consider
specific wage ceilings for the pick
ing of peaches and pears In Yak
ina and Benton counties Is an
nounced by Lewis A. Nichols, ex-
ecutive officer Of the Washington
USDA wage board at Yakima.
The hearing will open at 10
o'clock, Monday morning, July 80,
in the chamber Of commerce build
ing at Yakima. It Is being held
in response to q number of re-
quests from the area urging that
the board call a meeting for q
discussion Of wage ceilings, and
to determine the sentiment Of the
communities affected.
The board members are anxious
to have the views of pickers a
well as growers in order to gel
a balanced picture of the general
attitude toward the establishment
Of ceiling wage rates for picking
operations, Nichols stated. he
requests all those who attend the
hearing to come prepared to fur.
nish data on wage rates paid dur.
ing past picking seasons, as well
as wage rates paid In important
competing crops or in competing
industries.