The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-01
Winchell
In San Francisco
And pleas put down what country
you're FRONT"

And pleas put down what country
you're FRONT"
The Press Box Cong. Hairless is
legislating on all 16 cylinders AZ
ter giving Nazl war prisoner CAMPS
the once-over he declared he found
pampered, well-fed German prison.
ers as fat as hogs there. How
ever, some of his colleagues pooh
pooh'd the evidence. Why doesn't
Congress take action on Hairless
resolution calling for special COLI
gressional committee to probe POW
camps in this country? Colyuni-
LIST Anne O'Hare Mccormick sha. p
reminded punctured the windbass
who are huffing about Russia's re-
lation with small neighboring ma
tons. Czechoslovakia is a Sovvy
neighbor, she pointed out, and
the Russky's never prevented that
nation from having an independent
and democratic government
Some editorialiStS proclaimed the
recent reports of CHASTITY German
savagery convinced them that Nazls
are sub-humans. It's about time !!
Did they think Lidice was a fable ?
Memos for a ScrapboOk: In a
literary weekly John Mason Brown
has embroidered a delightful bit of
literary lace: Praise has aevel made
anyone unhappy. We like it even
when we do not believe it. We tire
of it only when it is bestowed too
long on other people. II is music
we do not object to having played
offstage. Although it may shame
our consciences and insult our
minds, it does no damage to our
ears" H. Brubaker's swelegant
observation: 1t is certain that his
tory will place tne name IS FIR
high on the list Of Americas great
men. This honor is due him rot
only because he was SO often Pre5i-
dent, but also because he was sc
often right"
Between the Book Ends: Top
flight reporter Ira Wolfert has cap
tured the sordid tragedy, flaming
courage and shining hopes of the
current struggle via American
Guerilla in the Philippines" tSimcr
& Schuster). This slam-bang chron-
icle of 1t. I. D. Richardson's ex-
ploits creates spiritual glow
Most timely is A. E. Kahn and Mi
chael Savers The Plot Against the
Peace" dial Press. Here are the
names of the fascist peace-wreck-
ers and their battle strategy
Morris L. Ernst's The Best Is Let
offers a sizzling series of essays
His most crushing haymakers lanc
on the few prostitutes in our midst
Such Journalists" can cover the;l
cepravity with lofty rhetoric, but
they can't hide their shame.
Quotation Workmanship: In the
Blue NeWsroom: The radio report
from Italy is that Mussoliniis booy
Is being exhibited in the window ,.
5 and 10 cent store. Hmf. OvLl.
paid to the last A. Moliere
Debts are like children, begot with
pleasure, but brought forth witt
pain . A. Ward Let US ali D,
happy and live within our means
even if We have to borrow none,
to do it with R. c. Sheriff
The telephone began calling out lik
spoiled child, and he hurried
off to Soothe it r. C. Proctor
She spends her life in solitary re
| finement Dorothy Parker: Sh
said her words with every coIftes
to each of them, as if she respect
ed language The Jersens Jour
nal: And so l remain Your New
York Correspondent, who ii thL
babble OF tongues, just found Oh
that Eden means garden, Moloto1
means hammer, Stalen means stee
and Truman-means business.