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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
Hegira to Pacific

With wars spotlight turned definitely on the Pacific theater, chief interest is in the length of time necessary to imple- ment an all-out campaign against the laps. According to Lieut. Gen. Robert C.. Richardson Jr, the United States will have a sizeable force of Army troops in that area in three months.
 Tentative plans are reported to call for sending at least 6,0OO,0OO picked troops against the Nipponese, To American forces will be added several hundred thousand British fighting men. Austra- lian and Dutch forces already are en- gagged in the campaign against Borneo. These figures indicate the immense scope of future operations. The high command takes the position defeat of Japan will be more than an afternoons picnic.
 At no time in the Pacific have Amerl- can military commanders had million men at thelr disposal In spite of that comparatively small force, they have mounted an offensive from TaraWa to Okinawa, distance of approximately 4,000 miles. With magnificent aid from the Navy and Air Force, they have car ried war to the Japs in manner that sets the pattern for future and decisive operations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Loss of Teeth

The dentist says I must have all my teeth pulled as they are all Liberated. and it is only way I can get the poison out of my sys- tenn and so get we'll from . ..
 CMrs w. A. LD
 Answer-My A0cise is not to have any teeth pulled for any such flimsy reason, but to have the benefit of consultation between your physician and your dentist. and be sure they agree upon the neces- sity for removal of each tooth be- fore you have 1t extracted. It is wicked malpractice for a dentist or doctor to tell any patient off, hand that he or she must have all the teeth extracted. Every tooth you can possibly keep in your jaw is worth great deal to your health and longevity.
 Younger and Simmer
 I am enthusiastic over the ex- traordinary success I have had with my reducing, on the regimen given in your invaluable booklet Rules for Reducing" I lost eighteen pounds in about ten weeks, and I haven't felt so young and full of vitality for years. (R. s.
 Answer-I am glad to hear it. One thing about it is this: If it does no good it can do no harm, in fact it is likely to improve health and vite whether any considerable loss of weigh. occurs or not. Over weight readers send twenty-five cents and 1-ct-stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet Rules for Reducting.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
Hoover at the White House

Hunger is non-partiSan, and recognl- ton of the fact by President Harry 5. Truman in calling in former President Herbert Hoover for consultation on the European food situation is tribute to our new national leaders sense of states manShip.
 It is almost the zero danger hour of starvation in Europe and aside from the humanitarian aspects of this dire sltua- ton it's proportions are the concern ot every nation. Health is not entirely a matter of international economics. Pro- viding food and clothing is but the means to the proper end; and the latter is the regeneration of the mental and physical morale of the oppressed of Europe, for the worlds sake.
 Herbert Hoover was the accredited ln- ternational leader in the food situation after World War 1. Then his problem was great. Today the same problem is of such magnitude to be matter Of concern to us all Calling upon the advice and wis dom of our ex-president in this current crisis will hearten the people of Europe and their leaders who recall the selfish ness of his unremitting efforts after the last war.
 No one ever could discredit Hoover TOT ms conquest or EuTOpeS SCdlVdIloil situation. Enemies and supporters both have given full credit for the intelligent conduct of that situation then. Certainly he is the most qualified again to either lead, or act as leading adviser to, any commission or legislated group organized to tackle the current problem.
 Again we applaud President Truman for his unselfish and selfless deed. It will serve, certainly, to again raise the humanitarian standard of America aloft before the eyes of the oppressed millions of Europe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31

are an open invitation to bees and lesser butterflies to pause and rest a while and feed ct leisure.
 The buttercups belong to the croWfoot family, so named, it seems, from the shape of the leaves, and are in botanical terms known as Ranunculacae. They have cousins all over the place, ranging from the lovely little wood anemones of fragile white blossom to the long spurred columbines and even to the baneberries, red and white. On of the most beautiful of all the butter cups close kin, however. is the marsh marigold which not so long ago was spreading it's deep golden petals along the moist margins Of more remote woodland streams.
 But the buttercup is a congenial flower. It likes the sun and the open meadow, where it blooms in
 profusion. It has no particular fragrance; nor does it need any. Its friends have no trouble finding it as it is. Half its beauty is in it's simplicity. though it's color is hard to match and it's bright gleam is seldom surpassed. Were it as
 rare as the arbutus, say, 1t would
 be highly treasured. Instead it is accepted as just another of Mays
 minor beauties, meadow wildling of generous nature.
 But now and then even the casual pasSer-by is caught by the sight of a full-flowered clump of butter cup against the sunny side of lichen- dappled stone wal arA ,Indarstane~ how magnificent can be such hum hle f1oVerinp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
Seeds of Destruction

Taxpayers can be thankful, although they don't realize it even in these days of costly government, that they do not have to maintain expensive public agencies to carry on scientific fire prevention. The fire insurance industry has effectively made business of fire prevention. "The National Board of Fire Underwriters, in the words of the New York Times, "re- lieves Federal and State government of an immense expense, places fire preven- ton on a sound basis and, what is more, gives demonstration of the manner in which a great private enterprise can meet grave social responsibilities in the democratic way"
 It is easy to measure the effectiveness of the industry'S fire prevention work. The average cost of fire insurance for each $1OO of property value insured has dropped steadily during the last forty years, from $1.16 to 66 cents. The down. ward trend is not accidental. It can be attributed to a variety of causes, but major factor has been the organized efforts of capital stock fire insurance companies to reduce fire waste.
 However, before fire prevention can be fully succeSsful-and fire prevention eX- perts are the first to admit it-lndlvld- uals in homes, in factories, in places of amusement on farms: in fact everywhere, must learn to appreciate the terror of un- controlled fire and thoughtfully take pre- cautionary measures which only individ- uals can take. Don't take chances with faulty wiring, defective heating facilities and refuse-strewn attics and cellars. No fire department can force caution upon us in these deceptively small matters that are the seeds of our $500, 0,000,000 annual fire bill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31

After World War I there were many innovations in building. After World War II there will be even more, and they will be more startling. You will recall such things as "The World of Tomorrow and tricks in modern building at the now almost forgotten Worlds Fair in New York Modernity was there expres- sed but many ideas did not materiallze because a war intervened. The future, however, will see small houses, we are told. And that won't displease house keepers who have had to do everything from stoking a furnace to shingling the roof during the mo help" period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
ell Hartman that the United States was wrong on the ques- ton: but he made no progress.

ell Hartman that the United States was wrong on the ques- tion; but he made no progress.
 Eden and Hartman both took the stand that the issue was not the Poles, but the way the Rus sians had handled the matter. In regard to this, of course, they were technically right. The Rus sians have bungled the matter, but so have we. The Polish ques- ton was supposed to be ironed out after Yalta by commission composed of Molotov, Hartman and Kerr. However, Kerr, who understands the Russians, got an eye infection and was sent to a hospital. By the time he was back at the conference table, Churchill lad issued orders to crack down on Russia regarding Poland.
 Some Americans who sat with U. S.-British diplomats made a great mistake in not following up the YaIta agreement with
 detailed discussions immediate ly. We waited too long. Mean while the thing cooled. Other
 influences got to work on Stall
 in. And after Roosevelt died the whole thing became a mess.
 But no mater who's to blame. the fact. is that our relations with Russia are too important to be snarled with writing. name calling, and the old 1927 tactics of the State Department. The Dwight Morrow system of person. al contact and goodwill, which he applied to Mexico, is much more likely to heal our Russian wounds and they must be healed before dangerous trouble sets in.
 Copyright, 1945, by
 The Bell Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31


 We were writing scorching notes to Mexico because they had seized certain oil lands and big ranches. We also had troops in Haiti.
 The South American reaction was terrific. The Latinos just didn't like us. However, this was our sphere of influence and the State Department was de- termined that we not budge an inch.
 The man who was sending many of those stiff notes was Under -Secreatry of State Jo- seph c. Grew, the same man who, now back in the same job nearly 20 years later. is still adopting the same writing tactics on Tito and Stalin.
 In the middle of that crisis, the British suddenly sent a cru.s- CT into Nicaraguan waters. The writer was present when the news of this British impertinence was given to acting Secretary of State Grew. HIS face fell. This was our sphere of influence. Nicaragua was our problem. Yet the British had the audacity to stick their nose into our business. The State Department let them know what they thought of the matter. RUSSIANS HAVEN'T LEARNED
 In the 18 intervening years, our I o- iy, A improved and matured. In that area, at least, we have grown up.
 But in Europe government in Moscow has not yet learned the same lesson regarding Po- land we learned regarding Nic- aragua and Mexico. Thati the crux of the Polish problem.
 In many respects the Polish problem is identical. We don't want other nations meddling in countries near us in the west ern hemisphere. And before we learned our lesson we sent troops indiscriminately into most of these countries, even as far south as Paraguay. We put puppet presi- dents in power, and we busted them from pOwer-even as late as 1883, the first years of the New Deal. -- -.- o..
 The Russians have done ex- actly the same thing with their puppet Lublin government of Poland. And they don't like our telling them who else to in- clude in the Lublin government any more than Joe Grew liked the British nosing a cruiser into Nicaraguan waters.
 Probably the chief difference between our general policy in the Caribbean and Soviet policy to- ward Poland is that Russia has been invaded twice through Po- land in % years and we have never been invaded through Latin America.
 However, just as the Monroe Doctrine has protected us since the early history of the United States, Russian policy toward Po- land has not varied with the Elm press Catherine, Peter the Great, or Joe Stain. Russian policy on Poland was fixed 200 years be- fore Drake whipped the Span ish armada. Even then it was determined that Russia could not hope for peace unless the Poles were so placed that they could not be an invasion avenue for Prussia to use.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31

action showed that many non- Christians believe that Christians are pretty lax in their observance of their Masters teachings.
 If we were to take copy of the New Testament and go through 1t marking passages which We either do not keep or find hard to keep, we should have the book pretty well we'll disfigureo before were through, Judge not that ye be not judged Love your enemies, bless then that curse you do good to them that hate you, and pray for them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31

The postwar curriculum in many col leges will be revised. Others will con- tinue the customary schedules with minor changes. Yale College has an nounced a revision which will make it possible to receive B. A. degree in three years, that is to say the able student can handle the course in three years The dean has said the reorganization will be- come effective after July l, when two pro- grams will be launched, Standard one which will take in about 85 per cent of the students; and an Experimental Pro- gram which will be- in part, honors work. New science courses will be of- fered for the B. A. degree. Both pro- grams as outlined seem broad in scope with a practical setup in required and elective studies which predominate liberal arts course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
Views Of The Press
ANIMAL FARM REOPENS
Boston POst)

Boston PoSt)
 Announcement that the Benson Wild Animal Farm at Hudson, N H., will reopen Memorial Day. after having been closed two years, is welcome news to all New England. And the fact that the zoo is now being operated by two Boston men, Raymond w. Lapham and Walter A. Brown, makes it doubly appeal ing to all residents of Greater Bos- ton. With extensive renovations and many ne wadditionS to the mena- gerie, the Benson farm will have an added lure for both old and young this summer. It means that folks won't have to wait for the circus to come, for every day will be cir GUS day at the farm where whole families may go to enjoy a days outing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31

ing what he calls the professional and the "crisis" politicians, giving each its proper role on the poli- tical stage, and then making sure tn at n ei t h e I steals nor spells the act of the other.
 The profession al politician ob- viously is t h C party regular who works at politics all the time He is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31

Hammonasset, one of Connecticut's finest public beaches will reopen to the public this summer. This delightful recreation spot just below Madison on the sound was the mecca for many dur ing the hot summer months. The great and lengthy strand afforded splendid bathing facilities. So it won't be long now before the picnic basket will be packed and the family will step on it, with additional gas, for days outing at HammonaSset Beach. The Army has been using the area for the past few years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per-
 sonal health, and hygiene, not to
 disease, diagnosis of treatment,
 will be answered by Dr. Brady if
 a 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, 320 West Madison
 Street, Chicago. III.
 WHAT TO TELL THE PATIENT
 A typical query: Physician said the patient had a murmur but did not explain what it meant.
 know that some of the most successful doctors today owe their regulations largely to their habit of explaining in simple terms what they find wrong with the patient and why the patient should oo so and so. I found, in my parlous days of country practice, that if l was too lucid in explaining the sltua- tion to the patient or the patients family I'd lose the case to a com netitor who was noted chiefly for what he did NOT tell the patient or the family. People of limited l. O. took that taciturn attitude my competitor cultivated as evidence of his deep insight and mastery or the situation.
 When it comes to explaining things to the patient an honest doctor can't compete with the ouacks of the present day. The ouacks attract credulous customers to their shops by bombarding the suckers with plausible explanations of all sorts of real and imaginary complaints and all sorts Of neces- sary and unnecessary treatment. People with a fair education cannot be so easily exploited by the quackss but how many highschool ana college graduates have far eou- cation? Darn few of them know even the rudiments of anatomy, physiology, hygiene, sanitation ana how to keep well. In fact hlgh school and college graduates are as l naive and gullible in such matters as are ordinary folk-1 know, from the letters they write.
 The physician who mutters or mumbles about a ''murmur' when he examines a patient and then dis misses the patient or the candidate for the job or the applicant for an insurance policy without explaining in simple words just what he thinks is wrong, if anything, is quack Of the lowest type, I'd say.
 Gone is the day when doctors could pronounce things thus and so and get away with it. Except in the moronic cigarette sales talk eminent medical authorities are less than a dime a dozen now. It is a heartbreakingly slow process. i but I believe we are gradually en- Tightening the public concerning the pretensions of charlatans with in and without the medical srgani- zation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
BUTTERCUPS

(NeW York Times)
 The buttercups are out, a golden frost on the meadows and in the damp uplands. Their petals gleam as though they were waxed and polished especially to reflect the sun, the golden sun of May. And their rosettes of yellow stamens
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
Postwar Crime

It is likely that Attorney General Riddle is too pessimistic in predicting that serious crime wave is inevitable after the war. The vast majority of re- burning soldiers certainly will be able to make the readjustment to civilian life if given half a chance.
 But experience does prove that an in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31

UedCnlIlSS O Jesus that are not oh- served by His fol- lowers"
 It might have been better, of course, if he had taken a copy of Koran and mark ed the passages which he and his fellow MoSlems failed to keep. But at. anV rate his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31

which despitefully use you and per- secute you Enter ye in by the marrow gate .. Give and it shall be given unto you Pray without ceasing Fear not Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness
 These are but samples of solemn injunction with which the Bible is replete. Too often the Bible gathers dust on the living room table, or rests year after year on remote book shelf. God means us to take the Bible into our hands and to go through it often with pencil mark ing out the words that hurt.
 All Rights Reserved-Babson
 Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
WORDS THAT HURT
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D.D.

WORDS THAT HURT
 Dr. Samuel Zwamer, for many years missionary among the Mos lens, tells of now one day he found an old Moslem marking up copy of the New Testament. When asked what he doing he replied, T am marking the places where I find
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
Selected Poem
LINES FOR A HISTORIAN

(Walter Blackstock Jr. in The New York Times) When you record the valor of this age And laudably recount heroic things When you have documented every page With facts and integers, and all that rings Clear truth about the greatness of the times Write something, Sir for those whose humble names Were welded quietly to simple rhymes, Whose music may have burned like magic flames. TALL TOWERS LEAD IND 17 b
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Pacific Demos Seek Unity
By PETER EDISON Waterbury DemOcrat-NEA Wash ington Correspondent

San Francisco, May 31 - Cali fornia Democrats now think they have a formula which the rest of the country can follow to achieve political unity within the party.
 As conceived by State Attorney General Robert w. Kenny, it con- sists primarily of correctly Identify
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
Washington Merry-Go-R
Many Ways Our LotnAmer- icon Troubles of Twenties Writing NomeCoins No E1eIp PersonoI Deonq More Likely eoI Friction
BY DREW PEARSON

Anoh
  America We had rushed into Nicaragua to protect o " ~ American lumber company
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31
Daily Almanac

Moon rises at 1928 a, m. (war time l Sun rises at 4:23 a. nl.. sets at 8:15 D. m. | (war time)
 tehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after | sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-31

Copyright, 1945, by The Bell Syndicate, Incl
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
Mrs. Burns
RifesSaturddy
Obituaries

A requiem high mass viii be
sung at 10 a. m. Saturday by the
\ Rt. Rev. Msgr. John j Hunt in
Visitation Catholic Church for
Mrs. Mathifda Estefie Burns, 633,
Of 1905 +. Jefferson.
Mrs. Burns was the wife OF Will
liam II. Burns. former president
of the Michigan Malleable Iron
Co. and now affiliated with the
Ford Motor Co.
She also was the mother of Mrs.
Marion (Circuit Judge Thomas
F) Maher. Mrs. Gladys (James)
Oman. and Mrs. Virginia (John)
Sullivan.
Mrs. Burns died at her home
Wednesday after an illness Of
more than two years.
A native Detroiter born near the
old Grand Trunk depot, Mrs.
Burns father was one oi Detroit s
earlier hotel proprietors. She at
tended st. Vincent's School, Four
teenth and d DalZelle, and was
married in 1900.
Mrs. Burns k survived also by
one brother, William Eschenbaeh
OF Detroit. and 10 grandchildren.
The body will be at the home of
Judge Maher, 1886 w. Boston
until Saturday morning. Burial
viii be IN Holy Sepulchre Gene
terry.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
Canadian
Acquitted

Originally sentenced 10 be
hanged for murder on March %.
John Shemko, 47-year-old Wind
Sor war worker, today was free
man following his acqutttai on
the charge yesterday in a second
trial.
Shemko had been accused Of
the murder of Frank Scibor, 40.
a farmer of Maiden Township.
Ont, whose charTed body was
found i'm his burned automobile
near his home last September.
Scibor'S 35-year-old wife and
Shemko admitted 10 police that
they had lived together for eight
months before SeibeFs- death,
Five days before Shemko's
scheduled execution, the Canadian
Supreme Court granted him a new
trial. He was acquitted in Wind
sor yesterday by a supreme court
of Ontario jury.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
Wayne Endorses
Civil Service Bill

The Wayne County Board of
Auditors and Board of Supervisors
today were on record for Senate
passage of House Bill So which
would bring about 1000 county
employees under civil service.
The measure, passed IN the
House at the last session Of the
Legislature. was beaten in the
Senate when amendments were
written in. Letters of endorsement
will be forwarded 10 the Senate
asking that the measure be passed
when the Legislature reconvenes
June 6.
Auditor Jacob p. Sumeracki
said the House bill would fix the
civil status of court employees and
sheriff's deputies. He said each
auditor would retain one deputy
free from civil service.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
Gee fook

Gee Fook of 1880 " jefferson.
well known west side Chinese,
died Monday az MS home. He was
born in ISS2 IN Oakland, Cal, and
moved 20 Detroit 50 years ago.
For many years he conducted a
laundry in the building where he
lived He IS survived by his widow
Coon Shce, a son and three daugh-
ters- They are Sgt William. with
the L. s. Army in France and
Betty, Arlene and Nancy Of De
trolt. Funeral SERVICES VIII be
held AZ ! p N. Saturday from
the Skene Funeral Home. 1871
w. Grand Blvd.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-25
Paul Kuzenko

Paul Kuzenko, 81, Of 1871 War
saw, will be buried in Mt. Ohvet
Cemetery after services at home
at S:45 a. m. tomorrow and at 9:15
a. m in ST. Albertus Church. lie
died last Saturday.
An employe OF the Ford Motor
Co. for many years, he leaves his
wife. Dora; four sons, Michael.
William. Thomas and james: two
daughters, Dorothy and Mrs Mary
Shelton, and four sFaAdchIldren.