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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-23
Titus Named Chairman
OF " New Year Events

George r. Titus has been named
chairman OF the New Year Day
Open House Committee of the Gen.
trail Branch of the Young Mems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-23
Woman, II, Injured
When Hit BY Cor

Mrs. Margaret Davis, II, OF 224
Tenth street Sc, suffered frac-
tured right hip last night when she
was struck by an automobile while
crossing in the 200 block of Seventh
street Sc. She was taken to Casual
ty Hospital, where her condition
was described as serious.
Police said the driver of the au-
tomobile was Charlie w. Smith, 80,
colored 400 block Of Eastern ave-
nue. NE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
Press Comment
MIR. MORGENTHAU'S
 GRIEVANCE
fNew York Sun.l

(New York Sun.)
 Former Secretary Morgenthau's departure from the presidents cab- met apparently left him without that feeling of relief to which con- vention requires displaced officer to pretend. The usual thing is for such one to say that the sever ance took place in all amity and that he himself is glad to be free from the crushing burden of official responsibility. The purport of what MT. Morgenthau said at luncheon in this city yesterday is that Presi- dent Truman no longer wanted him, although he was prepared to stay on in accordance with an outline of further duties and responsibilities which he had submitted to the president.
 It is to be regretted that the for- mer secretary returns to private life with a grievance ranking in his memory. But an older and more imperious convention decrees that a president shall select the members of his own cabinet. This selection is subject only to the advice and consent of the senate, which never objects unless for one reason or an- other it finds given nominee lob noxious" to itself. It is to be hoped that, as time wears on, MT. Morgen- thau may find consolation in the reflection that his successor-any successor-is doomed to endure a continuous sequence of fiscal head aches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
Red Cross on the Home Front

National Red Cross in their disaster re- port for 1944-45 reports fewer disasters on the home front but more catastrophe , in nature than the twelve months pre- ceding. Some of those termed cataStro- n1ic come to mind, chiefly the North At lantic hurricanes of September, 1944, the Ohio River valley floods, also floods in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana. Greatest danger in this country ard sub sequent damage from natural disturb ances are occasioned by floods. Though there are times when tkere will be major disturbances from tornadoeS and earth quakes.
 These routine domestic disasters re- ceive skilfull handling by the Red Cross. Add to these those disasters that are un- expected, such as fires, train wreckS, ex- plosions, and the long list with which we are familiar. EpidemicS also come under the control of Red Cross supervision.
 Red Cross assistance figures in less spectacular activities than floods, fires and war relief. A years report of the or ganization is detailed affair. It is, there fore, encouraging to note in the figures released that the past year had fewer disasters, but regrettably these were more disastrous.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
A Dictator Squirms

Democratic peoples throughout the world probably are viewing with grim sat- isfaction the desperate, despairing efforts being made by Generalissimo Francisco Franco Spain's pigmy dictator, to win acceptance among decent nations and thus perpetuate himself in power.
 If it were possible to be amused by anything that this product of Nazism and Fascism might do, then Franco's efforts would be amusing. But, his record consid cred, they become disgusting. Even lit tie sickening has been the personal cow ardice demonstrated by his attempts to divorce himself from the Falangist Party which has been the pillar of his dictator ship. The Falangist Party has been as much part of Franco-Spain as Nazism was of Hitler-Germany.
 So the squirmings of the Spanish runt can do nothing to inspire respect or arouse sympathy among democratic peo- pies. Among them, it is unthinkable that any government headed by man like Franco ever could be accepted in the fam lily of decent nations. Soonor or later he must go-and where he is likely to go is not the kind of thought which may give Dictator Franco any pleasure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

navigable water belong to the states in their sovereign capacity as states.
 Legislation is now being considered by the House Judiciary Committee that would release any claim of the Federal government to such lands beneath tide and navigable water which have hereto fore been considered as belonging to the states.
 ment have for the past decade been using every means at their command to limit state jurisdiction over natural resources and limit state control over local affairs in many ways. As the states are deprived of such rights they become mere Subserv- ient agencies of the Federal government
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
Danger on a Big or Little Scale

Substitute personal liberty" for "sov- ereignty." And substitute the laws of city, state or nation for the agreements of the United Nations Charter. Then listen to the men who say they will vote for laws to prevent burglary or public brawling as declarations of pious intention," but that they will be very wary of supporting or obeying them.
 'We must be careful" say these men in effect, ito use the police force sparingly and only after Ing deliberation. For it is better that our neighbor have his house robbed or his skull cracked with black jack than that the burglars or brawler'S personal liberty be interefered with"
 Listen to those men, and we think you may agree that they show little promise of being good citizens and that further, since they are men of considerable in- fluence, they will bear careful watching whether they are in the town council or the United States Senate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
Important Issue Involved

The attorneys general of 46 states have asserted that the claim of the Secretary of the Interior that the Federal govern ment owns the tide lands within the his- toric three-mile limit on state shores, "is & direct attack on etate sovereignty"
 The brief filed by the attorneys general states that the Secretary of the Interior has announced that "he intends to grant certain application for Federal oil and eas leases on tide and submerged lands" and that "the issuance of such leases would, of course. be an actual assertion of title hy on Important department of the Federal government" The brief holds ihst lha lands beneath {lde water and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
Advice to the Shopworn

This is message of Dutch uncle ad- vice to the many young women who have . become housewives and food shoppers since the war began. It is prompted by the statement of OPA Director Chester Bowles that Ration Book 5, due in De- cember, may be the last in the series.
 Points may still be part of your life
 for a year or so. But sometime you are going to have to reconvert your market . ing technique to peacetime requirements. And right now isn't too soon to give you few of the facts of prewar life, if your mothers haven't already. Back before the war, money was basic consideration Of shopping. Nobody had ever heard of the theory that if the butcher has the beef and you have the points, then the price doesn't matter. If it had been, it would have been labeled snobbiSh extravaganza.
 Quality was also important. And the game of finding high quality at low cost { (which was called getting bargaln')
 was quite as exciting as knowing who has plenty of cigarets and soap powder to- day. Most prewar shoppers didn't know the difference between No. can and
 barrel. But lot of them knew the diff
 ference between two heads of lettuce,
 and could tell a good piece of meat by looking at it. You'll be able to do it too, with practice
 The prime factors of price and quality will probably assume their old lmpor- tance And you young ladies, if you're to hold your heads up in the community, will have to overcome the habit of buy ing the first thing the butcher shows you,
 happily paying for the thumb that he weighs in with your purchase, and hur- rying home to pop the precious bundle in s the icebox lest it all turn out to be a dream. You'll also have to avoid the X temptation of buying everything in sight z for fear it won't be there tomorrow. There will be certain strange new approaches ln shopping. For instance, the grocer may smile at you and give you his solicitous attention Don't think he's being flirt- atious. His behavior will signal the return of something called competition, under which merchants actually vie with one another for your trade.
 You may hear some older shoppers say such things as That last steak you gave me wasn't very tender. Now give me
 something really nice today" Don't wor- " the man behind the counter won't harm her. He won't even talk back. He may even say he's sorry. That's the way { things used to be- A lot of other things may seem strange at first, too. But don't ]. let your new-found freedom go to your head. Be lady and keep your equlllb- rum. And once you get the hang of peacetime shopping, we think you'll like 1t. At least we always did.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

Rockets, long-range artillery, and electric mines certainly bore him out Gen. B. F. Giles and Lieut., Go. John Breckenridge are given credit for arranging the air. plane joy-rides of tobacco heiress Doris Duke around the Mediter- ranean. She was supposed to be a hostess in a Maritime Recrea- tion Center. but got bored and flew to Italy q. Vermont's hard working Senator Aiken is reintro- ducing his St. Lawrence Water way Bill. This was one of FDR's pet projects. Truman voted for it while in the Senate, though it's not known how much steam he'll put behind 1t now. Many commerce economic experts feel that the St. Lawrence waterway project would benefit the country as much or more than the Mis- souri Valley Authority, IVA, Boulder Dam or Grand Coulee.
 Copyright, 1945, by
 The Bell Syndicate, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
PROSPECTIVE FATHER
 STAND BY

Well, here we are again, fighting to keep the family going concern here where the business has drop bed to an all-time low. First there is booze and the night-club and cocktail evil; then it is imperative to keep up with the Joneses; and if these factors fail to wreck the business there is always the birth "control" idea which I'll discuss in an early issue if the propagan- dists let me live long enough.
 I became Respondent the other day when a correspondent, express sing interest in my articles critics ing doctors and hospitals for ex- cluding expectant fathers from the delivery room, told of his resent ment at being excluded from the operating room when his wife was being operated on for appendicitis he was paying the bill and he believed that gave him the right to see for himself whether her appen- dix was actually removed but I didn't hang myself, I just threw things around a bit, stormed out of the playroom and went over to the bowling green. There in two hours and twenty-one minutes or amnesia I had my ears pined back and by guest bowler at that and came home in chastened spirit, to carry on the fight to make man out of the prospective father.
 In the preceding talk on this sub- ject I quoted the objections phy- sician practicing gynecology and obstetrics made against the pres- ence of the husband or other rela- tive of the patient in the delivery room, namely, that most such rooms are too small and the husband would be in the way of doctors and nurses, that the husband is likely to become overanxious and demand surgical intervention, and that the physician has to divert time and attention from the patient to keep the husband in hand.
 Note that this specialist makes no allusion to contamination of the environment-and that is the first objection raised by the people who run certain hospitals, especially by the linen in white" and the nurses who are so fond of dramatizing their performance; you know, wear ing gowns, wisps of cheesecloth ov- CT their maps and all that show business. might be more impress sed by such hokum if had not seen so many serious breaches of aseptic discipline or technique by men in white" and by nurses do- ing bit parts in the show.
 The head nurse or superintendent of an obstertric or maternity de- partment in a middle west hospital contrived to be quoted in the local paper as not agreeing with my recommendation that the husband remain with his wife during de- livery. She said husbands are too likely to faint at a critical -'ornnnt and so
 The poor delicate things. The sis- sies. It is such brutal shock to them to discover that babies are not found hidden under cabbage. Bahi I'm of to the bowling green right now - everything else must wait.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

'Now to comfort him" related Dame quickly, bid him he should not think of God. l hoped there was no need to trouble himself with any such thoughts yet"
 A shipwrecked sailor on Q raft offered up fervent prayers. prom ising the Lord he would forsake his evil ways if he could be rescued. Suddenly a bit of smoke appeared on the horizon. Without getting up from hts knees the sailor continued his prayer with these words: But, Lord, is that's a steamboat on the horizon the agreements of"
 Religion as a fire escapel It was never intended to be SO regarded. It ls a way of life in which We are supposed to walk faithfully every day. The end will. under such con- ditlons. take care Of itself.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

J bravery which now can be re- Vealed.
 Shortly before the Nazis invad- ed Hungary more than year ago, a peace feeler reached the Allies from the Hungarian general staff. It was evident that certain Hun garian army leaders wanted to make deal with the Allies rather than be engulfed by the Nazis.
 So three American OSS of- ficers parachuted into Hungary to talk peace. They were: Col. FlorimOnd Duke, former adver- tising manager of Time maga- zine, 50 years old, and who never before had made para chute jump; Maj. Albert Suarez, of Peoria, Ill.,, and Lieut.. Guy Mum of Los Angeles.
 They contacted the Hungarian General Staff, but it was too late. The Nazis were just outside Buda- pest; two days later they took over the city.
 The three OSS men were taken prisoner, shipped to the harsheSt of Gestapo prisons and "sweated" in order to get them to talk. How ever, they didn't break under the ordeal, but they were taken from prison to prison, kept in solitary confinement. Once, as an Inter- national Red Cross inspector was passing, they managed to attract his attention.
 He ordered them taken out of solitary and they were then placed in the same prison with Winston Churchill's nephew and General Bors, the Polish leader. HOW WE WELCOME HEROES
 Finally came the armistice. At long last the three prisoners re- turned home and were ordered to Washington. Having heard about Washington hotels, they wired in advance to the Lee Sheraton and got telegraph confirmation of res- ervation. However, one of the officers had been in the hotel only one day when he was informed by the room clerk that he would have to depart. Ills room was as- signed to someone else.
 It happened that the reServa- tion had been made for four days, but that didn't concern the Lee Sheraton management. The of- ficer was asked to leave. Finally, he appealed to his superior of- ficer in the War Department, who made an official request of the hotel. This made the room clerk fly into a rage.
 You're the kind of officer who is a disgrace to the Ameri- can uniform" he taunted the re- turned hero from German prison camps. At this the officer leaped the hotel desk and laid the clerk flat.
 MP's were called in. And while the officer was at Mili- tary Police Headquarters, the hotel management called in the Washington police and turned his wife and baggage out on the street.
 Thus is. war service rewarded at the Lee Shearton hotel in Washington.
 WALLACE'S HOUSECLEANING
 Former Vice President Henry Wallace has been keeping mighty quiet since ne took over Jesse Jones job as secretary of com merce last March. Many people wondered whether Wallace would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

Things are not going to very sweet dur ing the coming nine-month period for the housewife with threatened sugar short age. Such terms as desperate" and "de- plorable" are used to describe the next nine months. This is rather staggering news to the summer cannerS and to households that have many children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

The continued wet weather cannot be blamed, entirely, on St. Swithin, though tradition and legend would have it so. A meteorologiSt at the U. s. Weather Bu- reau says the rain is caused by condi- tion which he terms atmospheric "blues." " It has been experienced from Florida to Connecticut, the air moist and humid, the moistness and the humidity we'll ap- preciated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining tO per- sonaI health and hygiene not to disease. diagnosis of treatment, win be answered by pr. Brady if . stamped self-addressed envelope is enclose. Letters shOuld be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address Dr. william Brady. National News paper Service. S20 West Madison Street, Chicago. III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
Current Comment

Our business machine operates smoothly under conditions of free competitive pricing for both goods and services, but when that free- dom must of necessity be suspended 1t functions badly. Brig. Gen. Leonard P. Ayres, Cleveland, O.
 
 The eminent position of the U. &. in the family of nations is supported
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

The Waves in formation this week on the occasion of their third anniversary were a credit to the country. Dean Gill dersleeve of Barnard College hopes this women's Naval unit will be continued after the war. Alert in manner, quick in action, accurate and melodicus in song the Waves have proved themselves help full and necessary adjunct to the U. s. Navy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL {. DOUGLASS. D.D,
HOW DO YOU REGARD
 RELIGION?

For some people religion Is in- tended to do only one thing. namely, to keep them out of hell when they die.
 I remember some years ago be- ing introduced as a speaker at a luncheon club. The presiding ofiicer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

W n O W as in a jocular mood said as he introduced me. T am de- lighted to intro- duce this minis- ter who Is our speaker today, because I also am
 in the fire bus
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
Selected Poem
STILL LIFE

STILL LIFE CMary Taylor in The Christian Science Monitor) The dunes are silver And the wind-swept sand Lies in long wrinkles Oddly rldged and ruffled; Eel-grasS and tamsracks Invade this land. Here in the cove The oceans roar Is muffled: And lying warm beneath my hand This depth of yellow sand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

highly controver- sial Full Employ ment Bill. M u r. ray is leaving to others the job of
 telling W h a t a great thing h is national job bud get is. He himself is going to review e very criticism t h 8 t has b e e n raised against the idea of trying to maintain a ball. a n ce d national economy " h i c h
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

panio oIckly's de1cflplIon ol the death of the old eenlnwaF Falsian, A sholi while neiQEa Kai1fan nasged aUeX he cried out. H21d. o1aI"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

The South American quintuplets now two years old are stealing the thunder of the Canadian five who are now eleven years of age. The five up in the Province of Ontario are finally living a normal life, mostly unpublished. They are just five nice little girls now, whereas they were formerly five oddities in a manner of speaking. The South American quin- tuplets, two boys and the three girls, are Carlos Alberto, Maria Christina, Franco, Maria Fernando and Maria Ester.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
.
 SPOTLIGHT
Employment Bill Kickoff
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat-NEA Wash ington Correspondent

Washington, Aug. = The un- usual spectacle of a senator out lining all the objections to one of his own pet projects is presented in the two days of open hearings on Montana Senator James E. Murray's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at S:As q. m.. sets at SOS p. m. (war timel.
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 High tide today 4;li c. m., s:i2 D. m. Low tide io.s7 a. m. ti;4o D. m twar tfmel. Aug i ushon i'd that breathing space helween haylns linse and th, harvest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
Washington Merry Round
Swanky Washington Hotel Evcts OSS Officer And Wife; Wallace Discovers Some Real Talent In Commerce Dept
BY DREW PEARSON

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

Better clothing has been promised which is encouraging news. It will mean so much for the morale not to be obliged to wear shoddy clothing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

by her balanced clements of great ness, one of which is military power. Report of special Congression-
 al committee.
 
 Remember this, American. The French will hate us (the Germans). The Russians will use us. The Bri- tish will ignore us. And the Amer jeans will help us. Mark my words. Karl Winteror, Nazi soldier.
 to American war correspond ent.
 We in the United States are now thoroughly and almost unanimous ly agreed that the walls of isolation are gone forever.
 Commander Harold Stassen. former Governor of Mtnne- sota.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
A Thought for Today

The Son of man indeed gOeth, as 1t IS written of him; but woe to that man by whom Ine Son is betrayed! good were it for that man n he had never been born.-Mark l4:21.
 No wise man ever thought that traitor should be trusted-Cicero.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Herpes

What causes colds sore" that come around the mouth, starting with a blister. (Mrs. K. H.
 Answer-Herpes is the medical term. Cause not positively known, perhaps a specific infection. Good remedy at onset of simple herpes is frequent gentle daubin with spirits of camphor. Some persons subject to frequent herles paint the spot promptly with collodion.
 Pyorrhea
 Have you any advice for one who has pyorrhea? (M. c. B.
 Answer-Sent stamped envelope bearing your address, for pamphlet "Pyorrhea."
 Please inform me whether vita mins are lost in cooking fruits and vegetables? If SO, how should such foods be cooked in order to pre- vent loss or destrcution of vita mins? (Mrs. R. KO
 Quick high heat less destructive than prolonged moder- ate heating. More or less destruc- tion inevitably occurs in cooking. Considerable loss occurs from the hot water dissolving vitamins. Save such vitamins, and mineral salts likewisce dissolved out of the food by the hot water, by using the wa ter for soup, gravy. etc. Try to have at least one raw vegetable and at least one row fruit in each meal. Greens are the best sources of vita- mins and minerals. any and every kind of green leafy relish.
 Copyright 1945 by John F. Dille Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

Copyright, 1945, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.