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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-05

Mrs. Harry Helbig, who had spent
the winter months with her SON and
daughter-;n-law, M and Mrs. Edgar
Helbig, at Richmond, Va, returned to
her home in Oakland on Saturday, &C
companjed by her son, who returned
to Richmond on Monday.
Among the students home for the
Easter holiday period were Ann Nay
lor, Hood College, Frederick; James
and Eugene Rock, Washington Col
lege, Chestertown; Linn Grant, Johns
Hopkins university, Baltimore; Ann
Lawrence and guest, Maryland Insti-
tute of Art, Baltimore; Nancy Lou
Dawson and Elaine CasteeI, Western
Maryland, Westminster.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-26

work in fisheries, in packing and paokaging plants
.. Jobs building machinery and freezer cabinets
More and more jobs, year after year, as the bust
ness expanded spreading out across the nation,
creating purchasing power and security.
To most Americans this seems the right way To
make Jobs. They know that there must be steady
employment after the war, for those who want to
work. They believe this need can be met in the
typical American way with expanding business
in present products, enterprises in ncw products,
the development of new industries fostered by
the gct-up-and.go 60 of American businessmen.
And this need can be met -. provided laws and
regulations governing business recognize the
value of initiative and the incentive of fair re-
ward. There must, naturally, be rules but not
the Kind that stiae business spirit and hinder the
job-making plans OF business enterprise. If they
do stilc business, the alternative would probably
be Government relief projects to make up the
jobs-perhaps including yours.
The choice is partly in your hands. For, through
your opinions and representatives, YOU make the
rules and regulations under which business oper-
ates.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-26

rr1wrNry-rIyE YEARS SEQ, far north in the Arctic
a man from the States watched an Eskimo
catch a fish.
The Eskimo jcrkcd the fish out Of hole in the
ice The fish few through the air, landed with
",plat!" and lay there with hardly wigglc.
1t didn't wiggle because it was frozen stiH As
aroLcr In the 5o-bclow Arctic cold, it had frozen
almost the instant it hit the ice.
Right. then and there a ,rhole nc~ industry
,raS bouI'
For the man from the States was Clarence Birds
eve, Il scientist. He discovered that the EskimoS
qmck frozen fish kept their fresh flavor and tex
ture for months. But he didn't just mard At this.
In typical American fashion he went home and
did something about it.
Rcsult-a new food miracle. Birds Eye Frosted
Foods Scafoods, poultry meats, fruits, vegetables
-ouick-frozen to retain their fresh favor indch-
ntey. Now people could have their choice OF
farm-frcsh and occapfresh foods in any season.
vth the growth of Birds Eye Frosted Foods.
have come into being many Jobs for many people
Jobs that didn't exist before. Work for farmers,
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-26
The Jobs that came out of hole in the ice

Remember this -. and as any legislative measure
arises which might affect jobs. make the answer
to this question the basis of your stand upon it:
"Will this measure result in making more jobs
the way Americans want their jobs nader"
On your decision may depend your future OPP
portunity-your future job.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-26
A Step Toward Making Jobs

Do YOU know about CED.-thc Committee for
Economic Development
1t is nonproft, nonPolitioal organization.
formed two years ago by American businessmen.
It's purpose is TO encourage every business, large
or small, TO Plan boldly and prepare now FOR the
production and distribution of needed civilian
goods. and thus 30 speed rcoonversion and
provide postwar employment without serious
interruption.
General Foods is working with CE.D., and
urges that YOU do, TOO. There are C.E.D. commit
tees in $500 counties and communities Whether
YOU have factory. store or other business, your
local committee will give you all possible help in
Carrying on your postwar planning. Check with
GET noU.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
2 Time to Think About Home Front

The number of persons listed as gain Rul workers in 1940 totaled around 52 million, and the figures included about 9 million engaged in agriculture, large part of whom worked as members of Families not as employees. Director James F. Byrnes recently reported to the President and Congress that the United States added 18 million persons to war activities" Most of these additions were, au fact, transfers from civilian to war roduction-which indicates that "60 million jobs after the war" will be more than enough to keep all the wheels roll ing round, and the offices and stores tidied-up.
 Apparently, about the first job is to move 18 million war workers, and all the other millions of men and women en- ployed in the Army, Navy and Airforces, into new placeS-back into civilian life and employment. Director Byrnes re- ports that i've have invested more than 20 billion dollars in new or expanded Industrial plants"
 When one fgures-out-those-f there is only one concluSion-and it isn't a political problem, either. It's a problem for the whole American people. The Gov ernment found it necessary to invest that 20 billion dollars in war production plants, and in doing so it scrapped large part of the machinery that was being used to make civilian goods.
 Capitalism is the formula upon which gre. srlilst depend to create job opportuni- ties, because it is the best formula yet found to create for customers all the things they want That means jobs, and more jobs; for big business, and small
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
For Veterans Only

It may seem small matter in these times of expenditures of billions to press for notification of the provisions of State Statute 1168 of the ReviSionS of the year 1880 calling for payment of twenty-five cents by veterans for the filing of copies of their discharge papers, but upon analysis it does not appear so inSignifi- cant.
 We were advised by the Veterans Ad- miniStration Bureau that town clerks offices and other authorities are, at pres ent, charging veterans this fee for re- cording these papers, and discovered upon inquiry that these officials were ob- liged to doi so under state statute, al- though authorities in the local office dis approved the measure.
 We don't know now why such statute was offered in 1880 much less why it was passed, and the only answer we are capa- ble of coming up with issthat those were the days when cynicism was applied too frequently to the gallant efforts of the veterans of World War l, and their Sacrl- fees were callously viewed as travesties.
 We have vowed that such negative perspective will not again be permitted to become dominant factor in the years to come, after this war. We can give proof of our VOWS, at his time, by elim- mating such minor indications of our pest insensibilitieS of benefits as this twenty-five cent fec
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
Two and Berchtesgaden

By coincidence, our Army Air Force
 bombers made their first business trip to
 BerchteSgaden, Germany, on day when
 the Marines were in the midst of the
 bloody battle of Two Island across the world in the Pacific
 Thus we were reminded that the les sons and techniques being learned on Two, one of the most fiercely defended spots of earth on the face of the globe,
 may one day be applied to that other tiny portion of our planet where Hitler and the remnants of his band may have to be dug out from behind their bristling de- xenSes.
 <. It appears that the successful landing on Two was possible largely because of the lessons learned at TaraWa. Two has been fiercer battle than Tarawa. The Initial losses were higher, but they were expected. The strategists who planned the attack knew that high price for this crucial dot on the map was inevit- able, however reluctant they may have been to commit the lives of gallant fight ers in payment.
 Tarawa was surprise in the strength of the Japs' defenses, the fierceness of their resistance and their ability to with stand the heavy preliminary bombing and smelling. But Tarawas lesson was re- flected in the "A successive days of air bombardment, joined in the last three by naval batteries, which punished Two before the landings were attempted.
 This time the Marines were not sur Ipr1sed to find the Japs alice and fighting They were alive because they, too, had Learned some lessons and had exploited friendly terrain to the utmost in fort1- living their volcanic rock.
 The defense of Two is no mere preview of the Japs' defense of their homeland. Geographically, Two is the home land not precarious conquest like Guadal- canal or even Luzon, but part of the 1n- |ner circle of Japan's island possessions. Two is the beginning of the end, the end of the home islands security from sky, sea and land attacks. How ever Hong Japan may hold out on the Asiatlc mainland, the loss of Two means the be- ginning of incessant bombing. But if Two is the beginning of the end, |Berchtesgaden will probably be the end Itself. A last stand there is only con- lecture, but many signs indicate it - the reports of elaborate preparations, the growing peril to Germany's northern cities, the stubborn German stand in Italy the physical advantage of defensive war |in the Bavarian Alps, the likelihood that Hitler and his gang will fight desperately for their lives when all hope of victory IS gone.
 Berchtesgaden is no Two, and the Alps aren't the Pacific. But the problems may not be too dissimilar. So perhaps Iwo's "eight square miles of hell, where skill and courage matched crafty de- Renses and desperate, fanatical fury, may be remembered to advantage if the rats of Nazidom are finally cornered at Berch- AAspaden
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27

business. It is the established method for the development of natural networks of independent enterprises; through the call upon every region and State for raw materials and products; for the placing of our people on terra firma. The road ahead was laid down long time ago, and it is ready to carry it's new loads The Government will help, but not manage and ration the affairs of our people in Peacetime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
A Heavy Decision

It is good to know that the increase of the Italians bread ration from 200 to 300 grams day, ordered many weeks ago by President Roosevelt, has at last become effective It is less pleasant to realize that the basic problem of caring for ur1- derfed Europeans cannot be settled till the war is over.
 There is only so much shipping space available. So which shall it be-military supplies to shorten the war and save the lives of American and Allied soldiers, or food to avert death, disease or permanent disability among the innocent civilian sufferers in devastated regions?
 It is a heavy decision, and one which none of us would like to make. But when it has had to be made, there has been only one possible answer. The war must come first. The enemy must be beaten as quickly as possible. Lives and haSd- won gains must not be sacrificed for want of munitions and equipment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
Views Of The Press

asked for it, and I think that 1t is about time for congress to let him have it."
 Yes, and more than that, what ever it" is. MT. Petrillo is only one of those who abuse their fa- vored position. How about the su- preme court ruling compelling truckers entering the New York pro- duce market to hire an A. F. of L. Teamsters union member just to ride along? This union truck driver is the exact counterpart of Petrillo's non- Adding fiddler. Instead of sin- gling out Petrillo, much as he needs disciplining and control, let con- gress examine the whole structure of labor racketeering. In the Team sters union case the court specific ally stated that the remedy rests with congress. These indefensible practices having sprung Up under the labor laws congress itself has enacted. Let congress get busy. and place justice above the political consideration of how many votes may be affected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27

by Washington lawyers against the appointment of Jewish judge to the U. s. District Court of the District of Columbia.
 The judge is Nathan Margold, former solGitor of the Interior Department, now a Municipal Court judge, and recently nomin- ated by President Roosevelt for promotion to the District Court. Margold would be only Jewish judge on 12-man bench.
 After his nomination, however, the District of Columbia Bar As- sociation adopted the higly un- usual procedure of taking secret ballot as to whether Margold should be appointed to the Dis trict Court. The vote was BOA against him, 200 for him. So far as is known, this is the first time such a vote has ever been taken.
 All of which has burnt up Sen ator Chandler.
 "Since when," he says, "have we adopted the procedure of letting the lawyers elect our judges? If we start that prac- tice we'll have judges going around to lawyers, putting on an election campaign and soliciting votes. Then what kind of judges will we get?"
 The Senator from Kentucky, who sits on the important Ju- dietary Committee, nas been buttonho'ing colleagues and urging them to help him stamp out this un-American procedure.
 HEN SAUD'S 25O WIVES
 Usually accurate Presidential Secretary Steve Early paid a slightly inaccurate compliment to the King of Saudi Arabia, when he announced in an official White House communique that Ibn Saud had 25O wives.
 Steve was slightly off-base in that the King docs not have 250 wives. He has only four. That is, four at one time. Moslem law provides that a rpan may have only four wives at once.
 However, Steve may have been merely ignoring technical
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Fusion

If a Gentle girl and Jewish boy unite in marriage will their chil- dren have the appearance of some prognitor on the boys side? This boy does not seem to have the characteristics of that race.
 (Miss s. R0
 Answer-Irrespective of religious beliefs of the parents, children are likely to resemble one or both.
 Speaking of BOners
 Your column is must along with my breakfast coffee, as your sense of humor starts the day right. Con- gratulations, Doctor-it takes real and intelligent person to admit he has pulled a boner." Most Of us do it every day. (Mrs.
 Answer Thank you. AckloWledg- ing the more fragrant boners from time to time saves face and helps cover up a good many smaller ones.
 Potatoes Not Fattening
 Are potatoes fattening? Neces- sary to maintain good health? Hus- band says we need potatoes once day at least. I say they are starchy and fattening and do not supply anything essential to well balance ed diet. (Mrs. F. R. H.
 Answer - Your husband is more nearly correct about potatoes. You evidently have the starch obsession everybody needs, must have, liberal amount of starch daily tc maintain good nutrition.
 Never Heard of It
 On trying to get copperas (Sulfate of iron) in several drugstoreS in our neighborhood we were met with as- tonished stares. They had never heard of it, and we had to sneak out in confusion. (E. J. W)
 Answer-Any druggist who has ever heard of the U. s. Pharmaco- pieia-legal standard for all drug gists-knows or should know that copperas and green vitriol are com- mon names for iron sulfate Terri sulfas, U. s. P, and British Phara- macopoeia too.
 (Copyright 1045, John F. Dille CoO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27

ities. UnquestiOnably Ibn Saud has had more than four wives in the course of his 65 years. Some have died, some have been divorced. But on the other hand he has had one of his wives for years and years.
 There is no stigma to being a divorced wife of the King, or of any Moslem, for that matter. In Moslem countries, divorce is sim pie matter. All the husband has to do is to pronounce the formula of divorce three times in the presence of witnesses, and it's done. It's matter of minutes. That's why wives are so obedient in Arabia.
 AS far as children are con- cerned, King 1bn Saud has more than 30 sons, and nobody knows how many daughters, for they are kept in seclusion.
 Having 30 sons puts the Ara bian king in a better position than the King of Egypt, who the President also received, be- cause King Farouk has had nothing but daughters thus far. It is getting to be 8 national problem.
 However, it was undoubted- ly Ibn Sauds influence and pow CT in the Moslem world that President Roosevelt was inter- ested in-not his wives-despite Steve Early.
 Ibn Saud is the only indepen- dent Arab ruler. Other MoSiem leaders are under the domination of the British or the Russians. He is an absolute monarch, ruling without constitution ana without parliament, and his influence ill the Arab countries is tremen- dous. This is because he is the guardian of the holy places of Mecca and Medina. That is also why the Russians recently sent a special ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Finally that is why Presi- dent Roosevelt especially wanted to see Ibn Saud while returning from Yalta.
 Copyright, 1945, by
 The Bell Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
CONGRESS AND PETRILLO
(Hartford Courant)


 Congress may answer the question
 Representative Dondero of Michi- gan propounded when James Caesar Petrillo, czar of the Musicians union, blocked the use of United States Navy band at the unveiling of a tablet to its war veterans by the city of Royal Oak. The irate and incensed congressman protested to Secretary of the Navy Forrestal, so he told a congressional commit tee, and "all I got from him was apologies. Now he wants to know: When does a musicians union be- come more powerful than the United States?"
 Congress has before it three bills to curb MT Petrillo. The senate has passed the one offered by Sena- tor Vandenberg. The house has one from Congressman Mike Monroney of Oklahoma that would subject MT. Petrillo to a criminal trial if he continues to force the hiring of fiddlers who do not have to fid- ale but just sit while nonunion fiddlers do the fiddling. The other bill. by Representative Dondero, would prohibit the Musicians czar from interfering with nonproht edu- cational broadcasts. This was in- spired. as was Senator Vandenberg's, by Petrillo's ban of the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michi- gan.
 MT. Petrillo's defiance of Presi- dent Roosevelt in the muisic-record- ing dispute is well known. He got away with it. Now he has elected to defy the congressional committee on interstate and foreign commerce by not appearing at the hearings on the Monroney and Dondero bills. His arrogant attitude caused Rep- resentative Brown of Ohio to re- mark: T think that MT. Petrillo has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27
Food and the Cost of Living

The statement that there was na- tional income of more than 150 billion dollars in 1944-the highest in history tends to establish feeling of security and economic stability beyond justitlca- ton. The fact that the years output of goods and services had dollar value of 150 billions does not necessarily imply that our 1914 income, in terms of buying power, was double that of, say, 194O. To measure value, dollars must be used. But, their worth is determined by the amount of goods and services which can be ob- tained in exchange for them.
 In the early history of trade, labor, services and the products of the farm were bartered for manufactured products. The cost of commodities was measured by the amount of goods given in ex- change.
 Even under our present complex sys- tenn, barter is still the true basis of trade. Money is only symbol for labor, prop erty, services or goods. Idle money is evidence that the holder has delivered more labor, services or goods than he has yet received in exchange. If it requires more money to purchase the items desired than is received in exchange, money IS not spent, individual demand is lowered, manufacturing and business is retarded and jobs become scarce. Occasionally, as now, money is available, but goods are not, and vast dollar savings have ac- cumulated for future spending.
 A dominant factor in the development of American prosperity has been the ln- creasing ability of industry, through the use of Ingenious machines and manage ment methods, to produce desirable com modities in tremendous quantities. But even in industry, with it's highly devel- oped mechaniZation, production costs are too high to provide the highest attain able standard of living for the entire population.
 The universal commodity, food, is the basis of the cost of living for all men, and the cost of food has a fundamental bear ing on the cost of all human activities industry, business and services. The fact that farmers in the past have not been provided with machinery and facilities Of the same efficiency as those used in indus try has held the costs of food and raw material production at level which has been neither profitable to the farmer nor conducive to sufficiently wide dlstrlout- tion This condition is bound to be re- flected in high costs of all commodities.
 It is a matter of concern to everyone that true purchasing power = not na- tional income-be kept at high level; for it is effective purchasing power of whole people which results in high-level employment and higher standards of liv- ing Therefore, it is concern of every one that farmers be encouraged to con- serve all of their resources, including their time and man-power, through the use Of modern, efficient methods and machln- cry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-27

ent time, have limited It's useful ness.
 There are many people in life whose usefulness is limited because their personalities are brittle and because they are hard to work with. These do not now what 1t means to unbend. They cannot adapt themselves either to situations or to associates. They must have their way or negotiations are off. People like this regard their policies as be- ing equal In weight with the eternal principles of the universe. To op- pose such personal policies means, Nl their minds. to violate principle.
 The people of brittle personality and temperament have limited number Of friends. How different