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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04

was found in Germany.
 The document has been in the hands of Foreign Economic official William Stone, who has refused all efforts made by newspapermen to have the document made public. However, this columnst has now ob- tained the full text.
 The document indicates that American business men unwittingly aided Germanys preparation for war It will recalled that the Justice Department brought an antitrust action against Standard Oh of New Jersey for making deal with l. c. Farben before Pearl Habor to keep synthetic rubber patents away from the American public
 After the Justice Department brought its action, Standard oil took full-page ads in American news papers defending the cartel agreement with the Na firm, and claiming that Standard oil got more out of the deal than did the Nazis.
 When the Nazis read these statements I. G. Far ben officials proceeded to refute Standards claim. I c. Farbens arguments were written down in confidential memo signed by top chemist Goldberg, with doctors Pier and Zorn concrring The document was discovered by Aaron L. T1etebaum and Eric L. Meyer of the U. S. Army.
 Commenting the cis.ms of Robert Haslam, Standard oils top chemist that the United States got more than Germany from the secret contract, the | c. Farben document states that when 1t came to synthetic rubber the Americans did not receive anything important to war economy
 Then the l. G. Farben memo proceeds to make this interesting statement: Besides they could have procured the patents without our agreements in war; time; for during war state will never be kept from production by enemy patents"
 The Farben memo then added:
 "A further fact must be taken into account which for obvious reasons did not appear in Haslams ticle As a consequence of our contracts With the Americans we received from them above and beyond the agreement many valuable contributions for the syntesis and improvement of motor fuels and lubr. eating oS which just now during the war are most useful to us and we also received other advantages from them.
 without lead tetra- -ethyl, the present method of warfare would be unthinkabe. The fact that since the beginning of the war we could produce lead -ethyl Is entirely due to the circumstance that shortly before the Americans had presented us With the production plants complete with experimental knowledge Thus the difficult work of development lone need only recall the poisonous property of lead tetra- -ethyl, which caused many deaths In the USA) was spared us, since we could take up the manufacture oS this product together with all the ex perience that the Americans had gathered over long years"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
OUR BIRTH RATE
(Boston Post)

(B0Ston Post)
 Census department figures show that births in the United States fell off sharply last year from the previous l2 months, and the de- cline from the peak reached ir Oct, 1o42, has been steadily down. ward. It is quite probable that our wartime birth rate record will never be reached again. No one can say how low the rate will go but until the decline now in prog ress is checked the strength of the nation will be impaired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
NEWSPAPERS WILL LIVE
(Boston Post)

(Bostor1 PosO
 Bishop Lewis O. Hartman, in charge of the 800 Metho dist churches in the Boston area, makes a strong case for the newspaper in discussing competition between radio and the papers. He declares that the printed page will endure because discerning men and women never will be content to listen to the vanishing voice on the air but will continue to demand in "cold type" actual facts and interpretations of life, for close and deliberate peruSal The bishop has had broad exper- fence. He knows whereof he speaks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
BOSTON SYMPHONY
(Boston Post)

t6OStOIl EOStl
 Boston has good reason to be proud of It's own Boston Symphony Orchestra, now preparing to open it's 66th seasn on Friday. This group has won world acclaim and seems to get better as the years 90 on. Not a little of this excellence Is due to It's exacting conductor. Dr. Serge KouSsevitzky, who has no thoughts of any let-down although he him- self is starting his 22nd year as it's director. There Is heritage and Q permanence behind the brilliant record he and his musicians have built up through the years. There is every reason to believe Boston symphony's 66th season will be It's greatest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
Cape Cod Romance

(New Haven Journal -Courier)
 Romance is not dead. There Will be 6 new impetus to treasure-hutlt- ing as a result of the astonishing luck of Robert Edward Snow, who has just unearthed 5000 in gold buried in the sands of Cape Cod nearly 100 years ago. Strangest Of of all is the fact that the finder Is an author and professional hiS- torian, who worked out the problem from q coded message in an old Italian book. The professional writ- CTS of mystery tales have been beat- en at their own game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04

most pCopB lately Wab the btates i1nent that German pianos were lousy, their home furniture heavy, their wall pictures dark, somber and running to pork in the matter of portraiture. I keep getting let-
 ters protesting such description and saying ] shouldn't have said 1t? Tn the name of the sweet, All American, bald-headed Jeehooki- bus, why? I played 'em, didn't I? I saw them, didn't I? It's like that green-gilled scream to the effect
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

DO you understand the Japan ese2"-From an Alfred A. Knopi advertisement. v
 PROPER PLACE / I do not know the Japanese, Though once, with brow undrinkled l tied them up with cherry trees And little poems that tinlled, With delicate and handsome prints, Exotic win:s decanting,
 With politesse that made me vince And girls with grace enchanting. The Nipponese, I used to think, Were gentle folk and winsome. And even far from evils brink When influenced to sin some. But still did not understand The act and process mental Of this particularly bland And lowing Oriental.
 If future students of his kind. Assigned to go and see 'en, Were curious. had ' my mind. They'd go to a museum.
 Someone recently stole forty one passenger bus in Boston. The story we read didn't say what he did with the eighty-seTen passeng- CTS.
 Shlgenori Togo, Jap Foreign Min ister at the time of Pearl Harbor, suffered a. heart attack Sunday. Even well-Organlzed thrombosis must have had difficulty in locating the target.
 The Chinese Communists and the Kuomintang Nationalists seem headed for peace at long last. Now if all the other worrisome revolu.. tions simply go phttt. instead or BOOM -.
 General MacArthur has taken over the Japanese banks and busted their officials. He's going to have his troubles locating what the overdue mortgages were OIL
 Radio Berlin now is br0adcasting the political philosophy of the Sow let Union. The programs are both dictated and Red.
 Some members of Congress are planning @ strong fight to secure a merger of the Army and Navy. Even If they succeed. 1t probably won't be in time for the sports writers to extel the virtues of the backfield or the Westapolis Amphibians this fall
 Oracle
 At picking l am not adreit; My score has the shape of a quoit But I'll go whole hog; Oh, I'm choosing Chicago, n, But putting my dough on Detroit
 The USS Wyoming fired l.700.00O rounds of ammunition in more than three years of war, but not once ala she fire on an enemy vessel. Tnat nroyes that we need the Navy, in spite of It's critics; 1t also proves that maybe 1t would be a good idea to equip 1t with caterpillar tracks
 The blame for Pearl Harbor VII be rationed no longer. It seems that there is more than enough to go around now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04

Died" revelations are there 90" Ing to be2
 President Truman has just had to issue Q statement that there is no record of President Roosevelts having made Q promise to King Tbn Saud that he would not sup- port the Zionists' fight for Pal- estine against the Arabs, as they have claimed.
 Disclosure that the Japanese secret code was broken before Pearl Harbor and the then.ifn. .A.a lL.aa. aAAa ai. aia AaaiA laa aaLA kAAaa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04

and should remain secret Tor 0 while. On the other hand, many important Nazi files pertain to economic and social matters of tremendous interest to the Amer ican public, which may help to prevent another war. It is the belief of many government in- siders that the American public is entitled to see them.
 One such document pertain ing to cooperation between Stand ard oil of New Jersey and I. G. Farhen. the NaZi cartel. recently
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
Waterbury of The Past
25 Years Ago

25 Years Ago Sacred Heart Church's Holy Name Society was planning huge parade. The local Post office was report ing Q shortage of janitors due to mot enough money to attract them"
 IS Years Ago Daniel Leary was being mentioned as a possible candidate for the post of It Governor.
 Local Legioniers were planning for the coming convention in BoS- ton.
 s Years Ago A Baldwin street man was ccm- hitting suiside.
 The city was preparing to east votes in the coming National eiec~ tion in another month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
Prewar Dollars

It may be that what this country needs is not so much industrial wage scale of 52 hours pay for 40 hours work 40hour week paid straight time at the current scale but in 1889 dollars Those dollars greater purchasing pow would just about make the 30 per cent straightme increase that the unions are demanding
 Naturally, return to the prewar cost of living would mean abundant competitive production of necessary goods which in turn would abundant jobs That isn't goal to be achieved overnight But at least 1t seems like goal worth shooting for And it's at least worth consider Ing against program of continuing pay boosts which in time would certainly lift prices with It, which hold the ultimate prospect of ones carrying his weekly pay home ln wheelbarrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
Too Many Secrets

WASHINGTON, Oct 4-How many secrets of state did President Roosevelt take with him to the graveP Or putting 1t in less ghoulish light, how many of these "Roosevelt-P Promised Before-He-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
Odds And Ends

The Japs feel their pride has been hurt because the mikado paid personal call upon MacArthur. That was the idea, wasn't 1t? The public utter
 rec Of mine that seems to have annoyed the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
|Merry-GO-ROund

WASHINGTON Oct GA lot of backLstage arsu- ment has been taking place regarding future disposl ton of the many valuable Naz documents seized in Germany. Some of these may have military value
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
A Thought for Today

they good ground bring forth fruit thirtyfOd hundred-Mark 4:2O.
 did you get that pearly ear?
 God spoke and 1t out to hear
 George Macdonald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04

Irving Berlin, good American, did his little (?) Dit turing the war years producing This Is The Army which letted $0 million dollars and helped, through this now to build mp ana maintain the morale c the soldiers
 hs distinguished effort he has received the Medal of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04
5 Years Ago

A Baldwin street man was com hitting Suiside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-04

Do you understand the Japan ese2"-From an Alfred A. Knopf a
Evening star., 1945-10-28
Mrs. Sfratford
To ViSif Here

Mrs. Herbert r. Stratford will
come from her home in Chicago
the middle Of the week to spend a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan Wyeth. Mrs. Stratford
formerly was Miss Margo Wyeth.
Mrs. Wyeth Is in New York where
she went Saturday to remain until
Wednesday and will be back In time
to meet her daughter.
Evening star., 1945-10-28
Recent " eddings
Are announced

The marriage Of Miss Mary Willis
Lille, daughter Of DR.. and Mrs
Ralph D. Lille of Bethesda, to 1t
Thomas Edward Wallace, A. U. s.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel I
Wallace of Buffalo, took place Sep
temper 81 in st. Agnes Church. the
Rev. Father Eckman officiating.
The bride was escorted by hel
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
Negotiate Forcannery

G. P. Halferty, co-owner with Frank McConaghy of the local eannery, arrived here this week by plane from Seattle on his frat trip to Kodiak since 1926.
 Described as business trip in connection with the local plant, MT. Halferty also met with 8 negotiating committee represent ing a group organized with a view to purchasing the Halferty cannery interest.
 The committee, consisting of Ben Kraft, Lee Bettinger and Lawrence Wodlinger, discussed price and arrangements for a possible purchase about Nov. l. It was reported MT. Halferty agreed to price, and the com mittee was to report last night to the interested members of the group who have pledged about $ll2,OO0 toward stockholders organization interested in acquir- ing the cannery.
 Trustees,for the group are O.. A. Torgerson and Ben Kraft, with P. J. Watkinson as chair man and Lee Bettinger as secre- tary.
 MT. Halferty left via Alaska Airlines yesterday to return to Seattle. On the way he will stop at Cordova, he said, where he has other cannery interests.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
To Fly Produce Here

Kodiak people will soon be in dulging in fresh fruits and vege- tables and other products from famed Matanuska valley as the result of plans laid here thls week by Ralph Terranova, Anchorage wholesaler, who returned to that city yesterday via Alaska Air lines.
 MT. Terranova hopes to sup ply both civilian and military markets locally and will ship the produce via Alaska Airlines. His first shipment, to consist of broilers for a local market, is scheduled for next week.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
Kodiak To Get
 New P. o. Head

Appointment of Maurice l.. Briggs as acting postmaster of the Kodiak post office by the Postmaster General, Washington D. C., was announced here this week, following the resignation of Mrs. Kathryn Francls, who has been in charge of the post office as acting postmaster for the past year.
 Actual transfer of the office will take place on the arrival of a post office inspector, who is reported due here thls week.
 MT. Briggs, formerly a civilian carpenter employed by the Army at Fort Greedy, has been employ ed as clerk at the post office for the past two months.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
Champ Joe Louis
 Coming To Kodiak

T-Sgt. Joe Louis, world heavy weight champion, making tour of Alaska army bases, is expect ed at Fort Greedy for 2 days on June 22, according to the post Special Service office.
 Plans are being formulated for a boxing card the night he ar rives and a section for civilians in Kodiak is contemplated. De tails of the arrangements will be announced later.
 A softball game, with Louis pitching for the Army, is also being arranged for the afternoon of June 23.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
R. F. Snyder Buys Fairbanks Bar

Roy F. Snyder, owner of the Mecca bar here, has purchased the Reception bar in Fairbanks, according to word received this week. The bar is located on Cushman avenue directly across from the Model cafe.
 A request for the transfer of the bar license from Steve Boin- ich, former owner, to MT, Shy der, was approved by the Fair banks city council Tuesday, June 5.
 MT. Snyder, who was recently in Kodiak, returned to his home in Seattle via Alaska Steamship, then flew to Fairbanks by Pan American, arriving there last Sunday.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
by Mrs. Forest G. Ayers, Garden Chairman

The people of America are urged to continue with increased patriotic enthusiasm the Victory Garden Program in 1915. Gar dens are especially important in Alaska where transportation space is problem for both bulky and perishable fruits and veget- ables. The supply of mary such foods does not equal the demand and some fresh foods are entirely unavailable between boats. Ev- cry vegetable, fruit or berry serv- ed where it IS raised, releases its space and the labor of handling and transportation, its risk of loss by spoilage and gives its equivalent of much needed food to our military forces. Victory Gardens mean better living at lower cost, freedom from worry between ships and insures more food to those who are fighting to protect our freedom.
 In 1914 there were approxim- ately nineteen million Victory gardens registered with the goal increased to twenty million Tn 1945. Our government IS asking for 363, 100000 acres of crops in the United States in 1945, an area of three times the total acreage of Germany, France and the British Isles.
 Nutrition experts advlse that from 4 to 7 servings of fruits and vegetables are needed daily to
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09

keep bodily health and vlgor at top efficiency. The best and only sure guarantee of a full supply of fresh foods this year is the home or community garden plan.
 General Eisenhower recently warned millions of Germans now conquered, that they must plant all the vegetables and food pos sible, as there is not enough food in the world to go around.
 The slogan for 1945 is "A gar den at every home and farm and every garden good one". The Department of Agriculture at the University of Alaska and the U. s. Department of Agriculture has furnished material which your chairman has distributed the past three years and there is now a limited supply of such material, strawberry plants and other plant slips, and some good top soil, which will be again dis tributed upon request.
 Among the very excellent sources of maternal which may be obtained by mall are the fol- lowing 3 booklets published by the American Home magazine, 55 Fifth Ave, New York, 3, N. Y: Canning Clinic No. 163, at 25c (this booklet gives answers to canning problems, many fav- orite recipes, excellent directions for home dehydrating and brin- ing of butter and other food, of special service to Alaskans) "Home Storage of your Food
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
karIuk Area Peaceful

The fishing season opened with no untoward,,. incidents in the Karluk native fishing resery- ation, according to Charles Mad sen, who returned from there, this week. Louis c. Mueller and Charles c. Hoskins, special offic-- CTS of the U. s. Indian service, found two boats, both of non resident Alaska fishermen, in the area but on being warned both desisted fishing there, it was re- ported. Local fishermen are ob- serving the reservation, it was said.
 MT. Mueller expects to return in about two weeks, MT. Madsen said, and MT. Hoskins will prob ably remain in that area for the summer.
 Only concern of the special officers in enforcing the reserya- tion is to allow the native fisher men to fish unmolested and the 3000-ft. reservation limits set by law are not being enforced Na- tive fishermen need about ;200 feet for their net hauls.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
V-Gardeners Should Start Plotting

Crops" No. 165, 20c, (This tells what crops can be stored success fully and give basic rules of mod ern methods of home storage); "Vitamin Health parade" No. 1O3, 6c, (nut1ltional information of value and why there is a need of an adequate supply of vita mins in the daily diet and best of all a simple, easy method of planning to use them in your daily menus). Other valuable in formation may be obtained by writing Victor H. Ries, Country Gardners Service, Phil. 5, Penn, and signing Kodiak Garden club, if your garden is registered.
 Kodiak, where home gal den space is often limited, Is asked to remember that even a tiny door yard garden is badge of patri- otism and all are urged to regis ter with the garden club chair man who sends the registrations to Washington, D. O., as an as surance to the Government of individual and community war service.
 For the past 3 years Mrs. Ay- CTS and her various committees, including a group of Kodiak school students, have canvassed Kodiak island for Victory garden registrations, to the total to date of 785. New home gardens this year may be registered with Mrs. Ben Kraft at Kraft's store or Mrs. Bobby King, opposite the IGM hospital on Mission road.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
7th War Loan Sales Have $46,O00 To Go

The first 3 weeks of the Eth War Loan resulted in bond sales of $13,950 for Kodiak, according to the report issued today by O. A. Torgerson, local chairman. With the drive ending June 30 local canvassers plan to get going in full swing this month as Kod- iak makes it's effort to attain it's quota of $6O,000.
 Kodiak's standing and sales of other Alaska towns to June 2 follows:
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
Seattle Man Dies At Hospital

Edward Robert Taylor, about 50, an engineer employed by the Alaska Packers association at Larsen bay, who was admitted to the GM hospital last week passed away Monday evening. Death was due to carcinoma of the pancreas, Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, attending physician, reported.
 MT. Taylor's home address was given as 1909 Minor avenue, Seattle. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Johanna Taylor at that address. The body will be shipped on the next boat to Seattle for burial.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
Fisherman DrOwnS Near Bear island

Jacob Wick, fisherman from Uyak bay, was believed drowned on Monday while fishing near Bear island, according to reports received here this week.
 Details of the accident were meager but 1t was reported he was alone at the time and that it was thought his boat overtuTD- ed while he was setting put gill net anchor.
 The boa was recovered and although dragging operations were conducted the body was not recovered, according to Rad lak Fisheries officials at Port Bailey, for whom he was work ing.
 The deceased is survived by his wife and 1 child at Uyak.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09

Nels Sandvik, of Petersburg, was admitted to the GM hospital this week. Other patients include Emil Olson, fisherman; Fred Lu- kim, Afognak, Washington Fish & Oyster Go. employe; Mrs. Lil- lian Erickson, from Chignik, who underwent a major operation and FeIip Tingas, Filipino crew foreman at the McConaghy can nery.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09

Probate Judge c. c. Naught- on approved the sale of pool room equipment belonging to the Oscar Freedman estate to Henry Valll and Rudolph Carl son, for Sl700. The equipment is being packed for shipment to Chignik.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
Dog License Rush
 DepIetes Tag Supply

The rush for dog licenses de- pleted the supply yesterday, but more are to be made by c. Dig ney, keysmith.
 From April I, 68 dog licenses have been issued, making total of lO9 licenses so far this year.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09
The Mighty 7th

A message of vital importance to every citizen of Kodiak ap- pears on page 5. Turn to it now and read every word.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-06-09

Helen Deitmeier, from Seattle, IS employed at Erskine's store as stencgrapher.