The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23


 she is like slow electricityl" (. Mrs. FDR can turn out punchlines with the best of 'em. Frixampie: No one can make you feel inferior without your consentl" Henry Wallace's belittlerS may laugh al him, but his common sense usually has the last laugh Some Amerl- cans are urging a worldwide free press. It's good idea. But there are still many obstacles to be over come before the American press can be as free as the Constitution says 1t should be Sudden ThaWt: The American war optimists aren't among the Americans taking part in the bitter struggle at Two.
 The end of the Ciggie shortage will be 8 relief. Not because 1t Will give US smokeS-but because 1t will stop the epidemic of unfunny gags Those uuips are harder to bear than the shortage .. Of all things. The other day a solon attacked those who censor newspapermen. He Was one who attempted to muzzle us! Law and order can stop rabble- rousers. About a year ago Boston hate spreaderS were running wild. A new police chief was appointed, he cracked down on the trouble-mak- ers-and they scurried back to thelr holes The Red Cross reports that our men (held prisoner 1n Germany arc being neglected ter ribly since German officialdom has broken down. That our men are freezing because of lack of proper apparel Over here, instead o1 putting Nazi prisoners in the North Gin wintertime) we bunch many in Florida to trim palm trees! That's dumbocracy!
 Unity Dept: From a rival rag: Plenty of grumbling goes on among Republican Congressmen over the leadership of Representative Jot Martin. The minority leader ad- vises give Roosevelt enough rope and he'll hang himself. Young more belligerent men in the House think stronger methods should De tried" Sumner Welles is mak- ing literary history. Two Of ms tonnes are among the first ten pest sellers Memo to those who pe- lieve war workers can be recruited via voluntary methods: A reliable daily reported that the voluntary methods were tried in one Massa- chusetts town two weeks ago-and thev flopped So did the drive for war workers in Phila. Aoo shockers: A Dept Of commerce announcement reveals there are about 84OOO0 joblesS Americans! Oh, that Roosevelt!
 You think our radio soap operas tup at the heart? You should hear the show called "The Robinson Family" a tear-duct dilly, which BEG shortwaves to our shores . Billy Rose has discovered, he says, that the town hasn't one real dance hall. He is searching for a site on which to build the nations biggest and best "Jodie Man, IS d name said to have been coined by Louis Armstrong. It is spreading among GIs. It refers to guy Wno thefts your girl while you're m unl- form A cop on a coast movie lot, now over 70. has ben sitting at the gate for years complaining of the inactivity. He recently had a heaI1 attack. The doc recommended; "Complete rest" Of all things! A dept store on Wiltshire Ave, LOS Angeles, offers women's kerchlelS for $125 each!
 Reports that Argentina will de, clare war against Germany snoulu he filed in the so-What dept:: II Argentine leaders are really anxious to fight Nazism-they will have to shoot themselves Next to Ia tioning. Sinatra has become the pet subject for radio wheezes. Last week four successive NEG snoWs tw,tted him Those jabbing blue nencils at newscasters who express oninions should remember oscar W;lde's common sense: 'One can oive a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one which is no doubt the reason an unbiased opinion is always value Iess' Are drama critics losing their power? A play that opened a few days ago rated raves from two aisle-sitters-and it shuttered al- ter two performances.