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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
F. D. R. ON MITLERIAN TACTICS
(Hartford Courant)

Congress should insert in the May Bailey compulsory labor bill. now reported to the House, an amendment permitting laborers to work in closed shops without join ing the union. This provision was in the bill at one time, but was stricken from 1t before the House Military Affairs Committee gave It's final approval to the measure.
 These case against compulsory joining of a union was never better stated than by President Roosevelt when John L. Lewis was attempting to organize the miners in the cap tive mines," owned and operated by the steel companies for their own industrial needs. At that time the President said: T tell you frankly that the Government of the United States will not order nor will Con- grec pass legislation ordering a closed shop. The Government will never compel this s per cent (the employees of the captive mines) to joi the union by Government de- cree. That would be too much like the Hitler methods toward labor" Despite the fact that the arbitra- ton board in question was 50 rigged by Mir. Roosevelt that MT. Lewis had his way. the validity of the President'g argument iS as applic-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Current Comment

You can't properly do away with all farm defermcnts You cant turn the farmer off and on like q faucet. -WFA Administrator Marvin Jones.
 They drove, us back from the house we were in and set fire to 1t With flame throwcrs. In tn, cellar when we had to leave were about 40 civilians. .ueSs they were burned. We didn't see any come out. Pvt. Walter KarpoWich of Brook
 lyn. N. Y.. at Hatten, France.
 Many of his enemies nave said Hitler Is mad, and for one be- liCvc 1t. I believe 1t from the evi- dencc of my own yes and ears. Col. -Gen. Janos Voroes, Hungar-
 ian Defense Minister.
 In spite of optimism, philanthropy and youth conferences, this Is one hell of world for kids to be trying to grow up in, with the situation deterioratinR, not improving, as pow CT politics on world scale and fear and cynicism hsre st home increase. --Dr. Robert c. Lynd, Columbia U.
 sociologlst.
 Some German officers and men refuse peniclllin injections be- cause they sting to much. Imagine. we give them the rarest drug there is to save their lives and they push 1t away.
 Sara Ragovin, Army nurse on
 Western Front.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
The Mead Report

Our governments financial conduct of this war has been based upon the neces- Sary assumption that CD the primary object is to beat the enemy, not operate economically, and that (2) what the Army and Navy say they need must be produced as quickly as possible, and hang the cost. The armed forces have admit ted on occasion that they were over stocked with personnel or materel. And their explanations have been reasonable. For example, a spokesman of the Army Surgeon General said more than a year ago that the Army had more doctors than it needed, and granted that this might work a hardship upon civilians. But" he added, eff men die during the invasion of Europe for want of medical care, there is going to be bigger howl than you're hearing now about the doctor shortage" And, of course, he was right. Invasion casualties fortunately were lower than expected, but it was still essential to make preliminary preparation for heavy toll.
 Perhaps a similar line of reasoning led to conditions which the Senate War Investigating Committee reports having found at the Norfolk Navy Yard. It may be that the Navy felt it should have
  case their labor were needed. But this situation is different The idle labor which the Senate committee says it found at Norfolk is not something which simply affects the production or supply of civilian goods. That could be borne. But, if true, it should not be condoned when there are shortages in our military production. The Navy Departments reply to the committee charges was testy, but not clarifying. It cited the number of ships built and repaired at Norfolk m 1944, and concluded that obviously someone has been doing job"
 But the committee did not suggest that a job wasn't being done. It re- ported that there were more men at the Yard than were needed to do this job, ard that many were idle, or working on such things as ornate checkerboards, oyster tables, and model Christmas Vll- lages.
 It is well that this committee is headed by Senator James M. Mead, for he is staunch Administration supporter whose critical findings cannot be construed as political In his report to the senate ne not only revealed some unsaVory condl- tions at Norfolk, but suggested that there was similar hoarding and loafing at other Navy installations. And he stated that Navy officials had admitted his charges ip committee hearings.
 We hope that the Navy's reply to the Mead report will not be confined to clustering and face-saVing. The sltua- tion is serious and demands frankneSS from all concerned. It also needs the same sort of thorough airing as was gwen the scandalous conditions at the Brewster aircraft plant -- which, incidentally, was operating under Navy contract.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Humiliating
war

What happens when nation begins to live by the grace of government subsidies is indicated in the present position of dairy farmers. A large part of their in come is now made up of subsidies, The Federal subsidy on milk is due to end March 3l unless the government sees flt to renew it.
 Commenting on the situation, the Dairymen's League Cooperative Assocla- ton says: without advance knowledge that their returns for milk will be sus- tained, at least at present levels, either through price increases or subsidy con- tinuance, farmers will be forced to aban- don present expensive, but effective pro- duction practices. If this happens, more limitation will be necessary or civilian use of milk and there will be less butter and cheese. To regain high production levels once they decline would be costly and take long time." It is humiliating for American farmers to be dependent upon government handouts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Room for All

The railroads are Americas basic form of transportation Without them com merce would be stopped dead in its tracks. Thus all of us, even the rails compell- tors, must work for the maintenance of a transportation system which gives the railroads fair and equal chance to carry that part of the total traffic for Whlch they are economically best fitted on the basis of true costs and service.
 Of all the various forms of tranSporta- ton, ranging from barge canals to ar lines. trucks and steamships, none is as near 100 per cent self-supportlng prl- vate endeavor as the railroads. Govern ment barge canals, for example, are neither self supporting nor taX-paylng.
 Favoring one particular form Of trans port over another is utter folly. In nation of 3,000,000 square miles, all forms are needed. Prejudced enthusiasts who try to cling to special tax and regulatory benefits for their pet method of convey Ance whether 1t be land, sea or air, are simply cutting their own throats in the long run. Trucks could not begin to i'll the shoes of the railroads, and anyone visualizing the airines as capable of as- elming the mass transportation now be- ing borne by rail Is doomed to disllluslon- ment, just as are the railroad men who kid themselves into the idea that by mak- ing Pullman look like the fuselage of an air transport they can take business away from the airlines.
 This country has the best transporta- Mon system in the world. The reason 1t is tne best is because in the main 1t is de- velopment of competitive private indus try, the back bone of which is the rail- roads. Any transportation worth the name must stand on it's own feet and be eoordinated with all other means of Transportation so as to render the great 9pk public service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31

a better man than yOu," shot back Mccormack
 CLOSED SHOP
 When the House Military Af- fairs Committee agreed last week to knock the anti-cloSed shop amendment out of the Navl bill, 1t did so under pressure of foxy move by Rep. Chet Holifield of California new member of the committee. Hoifield had op- posed the anti-cloScd shop amend- ment when it was proposed by Rep. Ham Andrews, ranking Re- publican. However, his sudden move to force 1t out of the bill caught it's supporters flat-looted.
 All Holifield did was to come to the committee meeting with q proposal that another amendment be added to the bili-denying manpoWer to plants which dis criminatc between workers because of race. color or religion. The Republicans, historical champions of the Negro, who are on record in favor of permanent fair cm- ployment practice committee, could not afford to oppose this amendment. And southern mem bers of the military affairs com mittee were petrificd. Chief hate of many sotuehrn congressman is the FEPC.
 Holifield's proposal was offered with poker face and no indica- tion that 1t had any connection with the anti-closed shop section of the bill However, statesmen like Rep. Ewing Thomson, of Texas, ranking Democratic mem- Der, rose to poitn out that this was highly controversial matter and perhaps should be thrashed out on the House floor, If it's proponents insisted. The veteran Texan did not believe 1t belonged in the present bill. Thomason never breathed n word of com promise, but before he was through the committee had q meeting of minds which was never expressed in words. To keep the nti-discrimination amendmcn: out, the anti-closed shop amend ment was also dropped.
 Copyright 1945, by
 The Bell Syndicate, IncD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
THE OPA AND CLOTHING
(New Britain Daily HeralO

(New Britain Daily Herald
 Control of clothing prices has failed. And so, while the average family income of the nation has increased considerably, there are millions of white collar workers and families with fixed income, and serv- Ice mems families living on allot- ments, who are gravely inconVen- fenced.
 There is less low cost apparel in the stores, which forces consumers to buy more expensive goods. Whereas two years ago 70 per cent of women's dresses sold below $7.05. 70 per cent now sell above that price, says the OPA.
 And of course there has been that steady deterioration in quality, a sort of hidden price increase.
 The plan of the OPA and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31

eva'uate the progress, but that the small number of German pris- oners reported thus far makes 1t appear that part of the German army was Intentionally withdraw ing before the Russians in Po- land. He said he had not known in advance when the Russian of- fensive was to take place, pre- cisely where or in how great force. In fact, he said, the Rus Sians have not notified the British or Americans in advance of exact details on any Of their oflensives. And, he added, "The Russians are right. We are not security minded.'
 Marshall did not say whether the Russians had been notified of our D-Day plans.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 When Jesse Jones appeared on Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee, Chairman Josiah Bailey smiled benifnly on all demonstrations for Jones but cracked his gavel sternly when there was applause for Wallace, . Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho is featured in recent news reel shots singing "Give Me a Home Meath the Capital DOme." .. The United Rubber Workers (CIO) will come to Washington next month to take crack at the Little-Stcel formula Mayor La Guardia, who fears the grow ing support for New York OPA Administrator Dan Woolley's campaign to be mayor of New York, has asked National OPA head Chester BoWles to fire Wool ley and Max Mcnschcr, his pub licity man. Woolley, bitter en- emy of Republican La Guardia has lined up both CIO and Dem ocratic party support . House Majority Leader John Mccormack put Rep. Walter Brehm, Ohio Re- publican. in his place last T. ,ues- day. While Mccormack was answering a question from Re- publican leader Joe Martin on the Wallace Jones affair, Brehn asked him to Jield for another question. I'm already yielding to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Selected Poem
TIMELESS POWER

Virginia Brasier in The New York TLmeS) Some speak as though there were one special
 spring.
 Staged like commencement especially for the young, Before which, springs, If they meant anything Spelled tonic-time and winter woolens hungl While seasons of the uncurlng leaf thereafter Of they had much significance at alb Were on q smaller scale, with memoried laughter, And closed rooms given thorough overhaul. They speak no truthl Each new spring flooding in Troubles the youngest infants in their beds. Makes old men suddenly wish to skip and spin And sets enchanted crowns on pig-tailed heads. For man each spring the ecstasy appears. Losing no pain or grandeur with the years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
AS A MATTER OF FACT

You don't have to look outside the State to read about places buried under meath the snow Up north of us in Goshen there was road practically showed under And many of the side roads in the vicinity and up Winsted way, and not many miles outside our own town were showed under. The shovellers could not keep up with the weather from day to day. Goshen is one of the coldest spots in the State and drifts piled high up there
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
ALKALOID REPORTED INCREASING
(New Haven Journal-Courier)


 There is good in caffein, To many people 1t is an object of dread be- cause 1t Is unsafe to drink coffee if they want to sleep. But as heart stimulant in certain illnesses 1t is invaluable.
 More and more of 1t is being im- ported. In 1942, according to Brazilian official figures, 2,205 pounds were sent from that country to the United States. In l943 the amount jumped to l2l ,733 pounds Eight Brazilian factories are en- gagged in producing caffein not only from coffee but from other un- expected sources.
 Americans like to think of the United States as self-sufficient. Calf fein, like coffee, is one more proof that no nation can live by itself without regard to the rest of the world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Views Of The Press
able today as when he first stated

able today as when he first stated it.
 The concession the House Com mittec made to organized labor in removing this anticompulScry union joining provision may make the bill a bit more palatablc to the c. l. O., and the A. r. of l., But even such labor leaders as Philip Murray and William Green should sc that a man forced to join union under the governmental lash of work or be jailed will not make q good unionist. That method is Indeed so extremely Hitlerian that 1t should be emphatically rejected by Con- KreSS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
HOW'S YOUR HEALTH. .? By Dr.. William Brady

own feeling. As long as the baby Is comfortable, happy, you may be sure he is sufficiently dressed or protected. AS long as the baby's feet and hands are warm to touch, you may be sure the baby is com- fortable.
 After the baby begins to walk the shoes should be soft, flexible. with tough but not rigid soles and no more than enough uppers to hold them on the feet. The soles must not be slippery. The shoes should be a little wider than the feet, widest across the balls Of the feet.
 shoes for young child must al- ways be at least hall an men longer than the feet, the length or the child's feet being measured by the footprint made when the child walks with moistened feet on the bare floor, or with blacked soles on a paper, so that the footpront may be cut out as pattern, to which the shape Of the shoes should con- form.
 Avoid as evils in child's shoes rigidity anywhere. naroWness or pointed appearance of toes, gadgets or "inventions" purporting to glvo needed support to instep. arch, ankle. and avoid even low lifts in the heel "a young child's shoes should have no greater thickness of heel than of sole and by young child I mean a child not yet old enough to go to school.
 Shoes should always be large enough to permit full f1exion and extension of the toes, as sandals do. This is important because 1t favors normal development and strength of the feet in the young child, and in older persons 1t promotes foot comfort and prevents cold feet. chilblains and frostbi:e.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31

After the OPA's cancellation of ration stamps we heard a lot of muttering from people who said they had lost all faith Tn the food control agency that it had gone back on it's pledges, and so on. Well, these people shouldn't have any further cause for complaint about broken faith If they saw the headline we noticed the other day: "Less Meat Next Month Promised Civilians by OPA" You needn't promise any more, boys. We believe you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31

IL, nOluS a press con fere nee in which he tells how good t h c Army Air Forces are.
 A few h ours later, Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal has a press conference in which he tells how good the Navy is.
 N Xt morning Secretary of War Harry L. StimSon holds his weekly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
EVEN SWAP

Indianapolis, Ind CUP) No doubt about 1t but what the Bill Evans family and his brother, Charles, think alike. For Christ mass Bill and Charles exchanged gifts--each being q copy of Ernie Pyles new book. Then their wives swapped presents -- identical pink slips.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at 8:08 a. m, sets at 6:06 p. m. (War time)
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset. The last day of the first month. January set a record for cold and snowfall, and is thawlng out from one and digging out from the other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31

Signed letters portal: ing to per aOnaI health and hygiene, net Q disease. dIagnOsiS of treatment. will be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped self addressed envelOps is enrlOsed. Letters should Oe bries and written tn ink. o reply caD be made to queries not conform iIlg to instructions. Address OT William Brady. NatiOna News paper Service. 32O West Madison Street. Chicago. I'll
 BABY SHOES
 The purpose of footwear is to protect the feet against injury by cuts, scratches. punctures. bruises and the like, not to strengthen" or mold or support them.
 A baby needs no shoes until he or she is old enough to walk, and 1t is ridiculous to put shoes on an infant less than year old just to show the world you have the money to squander that way. All the young baby needs Is socks or stockings, If any foot cover at all is necessary. A baby wearing didies should be barefoot and barelegged most of the time. A well cared for baby is most comfortable and hap py that way, indoors and out doors, except in extremely cold weather. When in doubt about this your notion or what you may think is good sense is not a reliable guide; the best guide is the baby's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
riphibious 
By PETER EDISON Waterbury DemOcrat-NEA Wash- inQtOn COrresDOndent

Washington, D. C., Jan 3l - On Wednesday right after lunch, Brig adier-General Frederic H. Smith, Jr. who is only 36, but an assistant deputy chief of air staff in spite of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31

We still can't find out who wears those brown and white saddle oXfords until they're dirty enough for the bobby soxers to put on without feeling improp- erlY dressed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
A Thought for Today

And the king said unto Haman, The silver b given to thee, the people alsO to do with them as 1t seemeth good to thee-Esther All.
  treat them greatly, and they will show them selves great.-EmerSon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Washington Merry-Go-Round DREW PEARSON M
Feel Hushush Tok With King Marshall Is BudUp for WoroFght Legislation; Morsho Did Not Know Advance of Ruon De HoIeds Foxy Proposal Knocked Anti Closed Shop Amendment From Navy Bill.

  wasted heir time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31

In the interest of fuel saving there will be little less light on the subject for time.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-19
Strauss Gantz
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a farmers daughter who should be
pitching hay.
1t was further explained after the
investigation that the pay basis was
because of the expert type of work.
And then in the next breath Q'm
breathleSs) they sling us the malar-
key that the same genius would
work for nothing, if need be, at Re-
ceiving hospital, the same as an
interne-to gain experience.
Hand me a shovel somebody.
Yes, interneS, just out of medical
school do work for nothing to gain
experience. If this guy is working
at Receiving hospital for peanuts,
then why do we here regard him as
a gift from heaven? And pay such
an amount for his work done that
it is staggering even to the income
of the highly experienced and long
practicing physician whose ability
in his field is absolutely without
question.
Yuppee, Mr.. G., I think the guy
is genius and 1 think some of us
should watch things awful close be-
cause one of these days little Lord
Fauntleroy is going to sell our city
the Brooklyn Bridge.
Loan me dime, willya? I wanna
buy a hamburger!
Brownie
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-19

The basketball play-offs in the
Wyandotte Chemicals league enters
the final stage tonight when the
North Plant will battle the South
Plant for the championship. The
North Plant is led by Red Roberts
and they just got through winning
the League championship. The pub
lie i invited and there is no charge
for admission. This game will get
away at 8 o'clock.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-19
WhitlOw

Playing brand Of basketball that
would not let defeat come their way,
the C.A.S.U. of the Crosse lie Ma
val Base laid into the fast going
Wyandotte Cab and trimmed them
by the narrow margin of AZ to 80.
These two great teams battled from
the opening whistle until the gun
went off with one side leading, then
the other, to give the fans one of
the most exciting games of the
season.
A fine crowd turned out to cheer
their favorite and were not disap-
pointed in the brand of basketball
displayed. Spanked by the stellar
playing of Schwochow and Smith,
the Cables fought to a lead that
looked good at the end of the third
quarter. Starting the final drive in
the fourth quarter, the boys from
the island turned on the heat. Then,
for a see-saw quarter the battle
ragged. and finally when the gun
went off the C.A.S.U. had a three
point lead to win the game. For the
C.A-S.U. German, zeiher, Mavis and
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-19
Cabbies Meet CASU
In Final Contest
City Basketball Season Will
End With Game Wednesday

The 1944-45 City Basketball sea-
son will come to a close Wednes-
day, March 81, when Wyandotte
Cab plays Crosse lie C.AS.U. in
the finals. The two teams met last
Thursday with C.A.S.U. winning
42-39 and the Cables defeated
C.A.S.U. the week before, 43-38, so
the finals ought to be a great con-
test between two fine teams.
C.ASU. also had to defeat the
Crosse lie Naval Base team 1892
to reach the finals and in each
game the contests were not decided
until the last few seconds.
A fine crowd saw the game
Thursday night and the Cables
looked like the winner for three
quarters but the game ended while
C.A.S.U. were having a spirit which
was the case with each team all
evening. In the first half Zulewski
and Schwochow of the Cables were
scoring well while Red German
and the accurate foul shooting of
the C.A.S.U. team, Z out of 8 tries
made a nalf time score of 1920.
In the second half Mierkowicz.
Schwochow and Smith came
through with nine baskets with
Smith hitting four to put the Cab
bieS out in front by five points
with three minutes to go, but
C.A.S.U. kept fighting and Zeiher,
Mavis and Wheeler spanked a drive
which saw C.A.S.U. score 10 bas-
ketS and two fouls to win out.
The Cables use the height of
Roy Schwochow and Autch Mier-
kowicz and the deliberate setting up
of shots by Cooney Zulewski with
an occasional fast break while
C.A.S.U. depends almost entirely on
the fast break and follow through
OF their tall center, MaviS. Certainly
the loss of Al Redmond, hard driv-