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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-03
MALONEY'S DEATH SLOWS REORGANIZATION

Death of Senator Francis Ma loney of Connecticut has slowed up movement for study of reorganiZa- tion of Congress. This was one of Senator Maloney's favorite projects and thus far no other Senator has stepped forward to assume his posi- tion. Senator Harry F. Byrd of Vir- ginia has endorsed the idea but is considered too busy with Joint Economy committee to take over leadership of Congressional study. Senator Robert F. LaFollette IS most interested, but he is Progressive. and therefore would not be consid- cred eligible to head the committee.
 Chinese production of entrench- ing tools, small picks and shovcls used by infantry soldiers for dig ging foXholes, has been greatly step- pcd-up and may mark the begin ming of postwar agricultural tm- plement industry which could well rcVolutiorlNe agriculture in the big country of 400 million inhabitants.
 There will be no formal U. s. an- nouncement or statement of policy on the question, but If revolutionary movement breaks out to upset Fran cisco Franco in Spain, there will be no effort to save him.
 
 Net effect of Ofilcc of Price Ad- ministration and War Production Board orders on clothing production will be to make going pretty tough for the high-price line, high quality apparel shops. But there will be more medium and loW-priced goods. and therefore, OPA Insist, no need for clothing rationing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-03
Daily Almanac

Moon rises at 12:27 a. m. (war timeJ Sun rises at 8:0l a. rn., sets at 6:l4 p. m. (War time)
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The waning moon has been bright be- tween and q. m this week. It will soon he out of the picture for the present.
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.
 SPOTLIGHT
Capital News Notebook
By PETER EDISON Waterbury DemOcrat-NEA Wash ingtOn Correspondent

Washington, D. O., Feb. 3 - Transportation to the United States of some tens of thousands of skilled French factory workers has been suggested as one means of relieving
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-03

ness and quietness in a world that's noisy and blatant. As the green- clothed branches sway and move, they seem to be talking among themselves; sometimes almost whis- pering; again, their conversation is animated and cheerful. The tall pines know the cycle of earth's sea- sons. Through winter blizzards, spring rains, summer heat and the frosty starlight of autumn they live in boise and graciousness. The pines stand calmly and speak gent- ly in a world where men make ca- cophony and confusion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-03
A Thought for Today

I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted . strange thing.-HOsea 8:12.
 Pride (of all others the most dangerous faulD Proceeds from want of sense, or want of
 thought Wentworth Dillon
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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS


 If There's Cursing to be Done
 This Typographical error in your column is just too good to pass up. We enjoy your column immensely.
 (Mrs s. T. M
 AnsWer-I tried to say my files bugle with letters from patients the doctor has cured with ambulant treatment'-bu the paper made 1t CURSED with ambulant treatment. Still on the whole, they let me off lightly these days. I wish they'd leave the cursing in this column to me.
 Seventy-fOur and Rolls His Own Six somersaults In the morning and six at night will add years to any ones life, and life will be much more worth living too I am "A and can today turn somersaults better than my grandchildren. work in five States, do lot Of driving. At night when get of my clothes after a long days drive, do half dozen somersaults, re- lax, go to sleep, and wake next morning fit for the day ahead.
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 Answer-You were probably un- impressed by the tired old man hokum the politicians tried to hand the dumb public last fall. Read CTS who would like to try somcr- saults send stamped pre-addressed envelope and ask for Invitation to the Somersaultauqua."
 RattleSnakc Bite
 A friend who lives in the desert country tells me he has been bit ten several times by hidden rattlc- snakes. He immediately lanced the wound, sucked out the blood. then took two pills of methylenc blue compound 10 keep the poison out Of the blood stream. He says he has suffered no notable effects, no pain, no after effects. He takes the pills every four hours for several days. CD. w. F)
 Answer --- The immediate lancing and sucking of the wound is exc cellent treatment. doubt the me- thylene blue has any effect except to impress your friends imagination by imparting the color of methylene blue to the urine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-03
Washington Merry -Go-Round DREW TT PEARSON
Says Will Deond Big Three Showdown for Little Notons Vhye Arrested Who Arranged Doron Deo Jesse Jones Woes Carte Glass;

Roosevelt has what his advisers deroe
  1neein It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-03
THE TIME TO STAY YOUNG

Street. Chicago, Ill
 THE TIME TO STAY YOUNG
 I do not agree with Dr. Osler Oliver Wendell Holmes or any one else who may have thought or taught that longevity is a matter of inheritance. Osler opined that persons life expectation depends upon the quality of the rubber in material in the arteries. And 1t was Holmes, I hope, who cracked that the state of your arteries or your chance of living long was determined hundred years before you were born.
 But I do believe that what you eat and how you live and what your nom eats and how she lives the nine months before you are born determines how long you will stay young What you eat and how you live from the age of say thirty days to the age of, say thirty years is far, for more important in this respect than all your dieting and health habits after you have fully grown up.
 Some of us attain adult develop ment or maturity as early as the 18th year, most of us become adults at 21 or p, not few of us attain maturity at the age of twenty-five years.
 The other day described the plight of the young woman with three small children and house to care for-she complained of feel ing extremely tired and irritable all the time and said she found some relaxatio n (refreshmenD in drinking tea an average of ten cups a day, with two teaspoonfuls of sugar in each cup. She added incidentally that she wanted to re- duce.
 Malnutrltion, nutritional deficien- cy particularly vitamin B def1cien- cy, was my long distance diagnosis.
 Extremely tired and irritable all the time"
 That is a common complaint Of people who are growing old too fast. They feel weary and grabbed. Nutritional deficiency. Neither tho ordinarily harmless stimulant, tea or coffee, nor the quickly absorbed energy food, sugar, can give more than a short pickup or refresh- ment. The young woman is not utilizing her food-because her diet does not provide enough Vitamin B. to insure normal metabolism Of carbohydrate. Her constant weari- ness and irritability are, In my opinion, manifestations of the vita min B shortage, or say they are manifestations of her unsatisfied hidden hunger.
 The time to stay young Is now. One way to stay young is to chew wheat. I say this In earnest. On written request, if you inclosO stamped envelope bearing your adr- dress, I'll send you a pamphlet tell" ing how to use plain wheat in your everyday dietary. Wheat is the best food source of vitamin B.
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q providential plan for every one of us, and that plan leads right through every crisis Of life. If we ask Him to guide us through these crossroads, we can be sure always that He will do so.
 All Rights Reserved--Babson News
 paper Syndicate
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Your Health
 By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertain ing to per- sOnaI health and hygiene, not ;O disease. diagnosis of treatment, will be answered by Or. Brady If . stamped self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should DC brief and written In ink. 70 reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address pr. William Brady, NatiOnaI News paper Service, 32O West Madison Street. Chicago, Ill
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Copyright lo45, John F. Dille co)
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-20
Jesse  Looks at the NEWS

We're looking forward to the day when the Big 3" refers to Yale, Harvard and Princeton.
 Headline: Army orders 5,0OO, 900 Handkerchief's. Reason hankieS are 50 popular in the army. is that they're the only thing you can stick your nose into without going through channels.
 Headline: "Rundstedt Reported Fired; Replaced by Van Model" 1915 Model, maybe?
 Unless bowling alleys cease using youngsters as pin boys Com. COrsi of NY State threatens to close 'em up. Doesn't he realize how hard 1t is to get anybody to work for pin money these days!
 We always knew the Japs made everything cheaper-so why sur everything cheaper-so why be sur- prised they treat life the same way. We'll, Fala'S become the proud pa- pa of twins, and by test-tube, too! Gosh, even the Roosevelt dog doesn't stay home long enough to become . daddy!
 St. Patricks Day, -o45: Driving all the snakes out of Germany and Japan.
 Sign Outside Shuttered Night club: "We paint circles under your eyes to make people think you were out hast night!"
 It has just been announced that Bette Davis was paid $24l ,083 in 1944. Making her about tn best Bette in town.
 The Treasury Dept. made it much easier to make income tax returns this year. If the form was any simp- Ter the instructions would just read: How much did you make-let's have it!"
 Aside to Betty Smith: I'm writing sequel to your best seller. My title is "A Shoe Tree Grows in Brook lyn"
 Orson Welles now gives cooking hints in his daily almanac. Papa, that man from Mas Is here again.
 Add Youngman-Berle Feudlines: When he was boy he sang in a choir-and 300 people changed their religion
 Latest G. I. gag going the rounds is that the Germans are Advancing the Germans in France are ad- vancing towards Russia, the Ger mans i'm Russia are advancing to- wards France.
 From an Army Circular Letter: 3: "The Mems & Women's Bowling Tournament will be conducted by mail" Full of tricks, huh!
 Every woman in Jacksonville Flor ida who registered to vote last week got a pack of cigarettes from the pounds when freed but now weigh 122 and am moving up."
 Father McCullough's experience closely approximates those of Father Mccarthy, this city, whose libera- ton from the same camp is reported in today's Democrat, Page 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-20
Costly Fight Ahead
 Says Clare B. Luce

l sion assigned to the Allied forces there, which has been continuously successfully carried out since the fall of Rome, has not yet been completed.
 That mission was, and is, to hold and chew to pieces as many enemy divisions as possible in order to weaken the Germans on the west ern and eastern fronts. Twenty-six German divisions, a whale of & lot of Nazis for any CTS money, are today being en- gagged and tomorrow will be de- stroyed in Italy.
 But today this mission, these battles on the Italian front, no longer make headline news in Amer ica or Britain. They don't even make headline news in Italy. The Mediterranean Stars and Stripes the best edited Army newspaper in the world, perhaps its big type to the Rhine bridgehead, the Berlin bulge and the hellish fires left blazing through Tokyo by 300 SuperfortreSSeS
 The CT in Italy knows he is no longer big news to the homefolks. Evan in his own theater he doesn't try to give himself any top billing.
 Nevertheless, there still is great story to be told-or rather re-told ito the homefolks about the Italian theater. In some ways it is the greatest story of the war. For it is one that has perhaps the most signi- flcance for the postward world.
 It is particularly good story for the people to ponder who have got ten the European peace jitters badly in the last few weeks. It is the story of the Anglo American team work in Italy. It is story not mere ly of the collaboration of the alli- ance of two armies and navies but their almost complete integration.
 The Russians have run their own show entirely. In the southwest Pacific the show has been almost entirely American. Since the Nor- mandy invasion in France the pre- pocderant part of the show has had an American complexion. But here Is the Mediterranean from the days of the Sicilian landings until now British and American forces have planned, worked, fought and gov- erned so closely together they have been in effect not two but one force.
 There are 500,OO0 men and women in American uniforms in Italy to- day and as many more members of the British, Dominion and Colonial forces.
 What have our two nations learn- ed for the national future of our two peoples from our greatest ex- pertinent in getting together?" believe every thoughtful person who contemplates this one close knit world which we live in must agree that the character Of postwar Amer ican international relations is not going to be very much better than our relations to the British com monwealth.
 If we are friends-which is to say peoples who mutually will bene- fit from our elations-many things will be possible to pxogress and the peace.
 If we are not friends-nothine will succeed. including the Dun- barton Oaks organization, and no agreement, least of all Yalta, will last very long.
 The stability Oe the postwar world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-20
PRIEST DESCRIBES
 JAPS' TREATMENT
Brother of Former Local Nun Released From Los
 Ban0s Camp

Rev. Henry B. Mccullough S. J., a brother of Mother St. Mary Vim cent, former music department su- perior at the Notre Dame Academy, this city, now residing in Ontario, Canada, has been released from Los Banos internment camp, Philip pines.
 In letter foreWarded to his sis ter Rev. Mccullough mentions meet ing Father rom" Shannahan, Ma jor in the U. s. Army who visited the camp following its liberation. Mention is also made of the late Father Mulry, s. J., uncle of Mayor Monagan, this city, who died at Los Banos at the time of liberation.
 A graphic description of life at the camp and the break for freedom instigated by MacArthur's troops is told in the letter of the priest. The following are excerpts:
 Free at last from the power of the Japs just when food was fin- ished. All my fellow internees at Los Banos were liberated by American troops dropping from planes, kill ing all our Jap guards, placing us in amphiEAous tanks, running us down the road to the lake, then across the lake out of reach of the Japs who could only shoot few machine guns at us, then landing inside of our lines and brought by truck to an American camp near Manila.
 "Now we are being fed three meals day. The Japs gave us two day consisting of cracked corn and rice much as our morning meal, and for the evening meal little rice. greens, and so-called stew made from wa ter and a small piece of pork. The internees were dying at 8 rate of one day.
 T have been hungry for three years-starving for two months but now that is all over. weighed 118
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-20

we've seen you play. You need e riflel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-20
overhiII On Curfew
By The United Press

Haverhill, Mass. - A city of 47,- 900, joined New York today in a one-hour extension of the midnight entertainment curfew but other cit ies across the nation announced they would hold to the original re- quest of James F. Byrnes, War Mobilization director.
 Mayor Albert w. Glynn of Haver- hill said the government is not go- ing to make Fish of New York and Fowl of Haverhill. As understand 1t, New York is still in the U. S. A. and she should live up to the direc- tive the same as any other town.
 AS far as I am concerned, Hav- erhill is going to ride the same boat as New York;" Glynn said.
 Byrnes' admission that he was powerless to enforce the curfew re- lieved New York night spot owners of any nervousness over taking ad- vantage of Mayor Fiorella LaGuard- ia's hour of tolerance" which ex- tended the closing hour until 1 a. m. More patrons took advantage of the extra hour On the second night. Night club managers who had changed their floor shows to meet the midnight closing, said their schedules were "back to normal" A few of the larger New York hotels still abided by Byrnes order.
 Meanwhile, mayors of other cities said they would abide by the mid- night closing request" despite the action taken by New York and Haverhill.
 The cross-country reaction:
 philadelphia: Mayor Bernard Samuel said "the midnight curfew was imposed as national wartime measure and Philadelphia will CO., operate with it on that basis"
 San FranciSco-Mayor Roger Lapham said no extension of the curfew would be sought
 Detroit-Mayor Edward J. Jef- fries said midnight closing of enter tainment places was lin Detroit to stay"
 Los Angeles-Mayor Fletcher Bowron said this coast city would not follow LaGuard1a's extension.
 Cleveland-Mayor Thomas A. Burke said Cleveland will abide by Byrnes' midnight request.
 Boston-City officials said there would be no extension in Boston despite the New York decision.
 San Diego-"San Diego has plenty of reason to know there's a war on," said Mayor Harley E. Knox. Were going to do what MT Byrnes says until we receive further notice from Washington
 Portland, Ore.-Mayor Earl Riley said Portland would cooperate with Byrnes since "it has always been a policy of the city to cooperate with federal orders"
 Kansas City, Mo.-City officials said there would be strict observ- ance of the midnight closing.
 Chicago-'The midnight curfeW will remain unless otherwise or dered from Washington" said Mayor Edward J. Kelly.
 St. Louis-Mayor A. P. Kaufmann said St. Louis would "go along with the federal government"
 Baltimore-"The war is not over" :" Mayor Theodore McKeldin said, "and I want nothing which would interfere with winning the war"
 Minneapolis-Mayor Marvin l.. Kline said Minneapolis would con- tinue the midnight curfew because the goal is saving manpower and fuel"
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reco0ni0ed AS an Rev. J. DOnneiIy authority on Near Eastern Affairs and he has served as chief of that division of the Department of State.
 Cordell Hull once described ms assistant secretary as "close to De- ing a monk. MT. Shaw was born a Protestant but came into the Church as a young man and even after entering the foreign service seriously considered becoming a priest. He is a bachelor, attends Mass every morning, and seldom goes out socially. He has a spe- cial interest in delinquent boys and because of the work of this kind he did as & foreign service otflcer in Turkey, the Turkish government in appreciation named an lslano prison Shaw Island.
 THAT MIR PEGLER
 Typical of some of Westbrook's exaggerated comments was his dis crlSSion of the anti-discriminatlon bill passed last week in New York and proposed for many states m- cluding Connecticut, and which IS designed to set up in the various states fair employment practices commission to prevent discrimina- tion in employment because Of race, color, creed or national origin.
 Wrote MT. Pegler:
 +"All such proposals and measures. Including the national devise impro- wised for the industrial emergency Of the war, are the works of Commit nists and their kind whose intent is not to open opportunity to the NeGoes, but to cause friction and promote disorders by creating in- tolerable personal situations"
 Mir. Pegler would be hard put to prove that one. And perhaps among his Communists and their kind he would list such endorsers of the bill as Archbishop Lucey of San An tonic. Bishop Haas of Grand Rapids, who was the first chairman of the Federal FEiPC, and MSgr. John A. Ryan.
 AND DISCRIMINATION
 In an earlier day of American history the frontier was refuge for those who were discriminated against in other parts of the coun- try. But the frontier has now long gone and with it the promise of an economic chance for some who have
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Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH F. DONNELLY

been denied that chance in the Set- tied areas.
 The problem of such discrimina- tions in employment has been build- ing up for years and though it might have smouldered for years and perhaps generations if not for the war, now it has moved so strong ly to the fore that it will no longer rest until it is met and settled.
 On the problems there is but one morally correct stand for Catholics Prom the very beginning of it's ex- istence the Church has proclaimed the great truth that all men are equal, equal in their natural dig nity, equal in the sight of God and equal in their right to recognition by all of their fellow men.
 This Catholic stand cannot be lightly clipped of its moral obliga- tions. The human race is human family Men are brothers in the Fatherhood of God. And for the true Christian there can be nc peace with those who place stigma upon fellow American because o1 the circumstances of his birth. COMMANDER IN THE
 CHAPLAIN CORPS
 When Father John F. Robinson commander in the Chaplain Corps of the Navy fell to his death re- gently in the West VirginiAn noun tains he carried on his priestly work even as he lay dying in the wreckage of the plane.
 First he gave dissolution to al those who crashed with him in tht plane. Then he made his own sou secure with God. And then, with his broken hands he took small square of paper and wrote this short note
 Dear Nom and Pop: I have had time to say my prayers. Love John."
 He folded the note and put it ir his belt so that it would not bt blown away by the wind and il would certainly be found.
 These simple facts are perhap. the highest tribute that could be paid to this young, valiant and de. voted priest who, even as conscious. ness ebbed from his broken body thought only of his duty to Goo and his service to others.
 BERGSON AND THE CHURCH
 When the famous philosophe1 Henri BergSon died in France ir 1941 an unconfirmed report that ht had died a Catholic was widespread BergSon, Jew, was born in Ire land but came to France at ar early age, was professor of philoS. ophy in the Dorbonne and in ths College of France and was heapee with honors during his life.
 The rumor was cleared up recently by the publication of his will whict stated in part:
 My reflections have led me mort and more toward Catholicism, il which I see the complete fulfillmen of Judaism. would have beer converted had not seen develop ing for some years now the forrnid able wave of anti-Semitism that | going to overflow the world.
 T wanted to remain one of thos' who on the morrow would be perse cuted. But hope that 8 Catholi' priest, if the Cardinal Archbishop o Paris will permit this, will come t. say the prayers at my funeral"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-20

Wars got this one from a baseball
 scout: A player recently inducied
 vas handed . uniform and a rifle.
 He turned the lattsr down saying. T don't need a rif.e, I'm a base ] ball player" Look" he was told,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-20
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
BY UNITED PRESS


 Russian troops gain heavily all along the entire front from PO- land to the Black Sea area: cap- ture more than 50 towns, beyond DubnO. including Leshnyuv; still farther to the south, other Red units re-enter Vinnitsa and 30 other places.
 German forces are reported to have marched into Hungary to occupy the country, Bulgaria and Romania reported in state of uHa- rest.
 In Italy, strongly reinforced German forces engage in fierce battle with the Allied 5th Army at Casino.
 In the Southwest Pacific. AL lied aircraft sink 4,OOO-tOn and 6,OOO-tOn Japanese transports. in- tercepted off the New Guinea coast.
 U. S. Navy announces loss of the destroyer escort, Leopold. in the Atlantic and the rescue ship, Mascaw, on . reef fin the Paci- fic.