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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
Research for Health

President Truman could only hit the high spots in his to Congress the state of the nations health But he disclosed enough neques in medical setup to ndl cate that the hearings his request for compulsory health insurance which bound to be long complicated and troversal ought to start soon
 Whatever one may think of the Presidents proposal, whatever solution favor it be denied that corrections urgently needed regardless of ones opn ion socalized medicine And field that requires pansion, it to is that of medical research.
 It remarkable that this country has done we'll as it has in that field under existing conditions. Appropra- ons of public for medical research have been pfu small in comparison with the peacetme grants for research in agriculture, for example War stimulated medical re- search by the Army and Navy and considerable made. But here again the money spent WIS small as compared with the funds available for research in
 s weapons and ordnance and other purely military items
 Most American research in medicine has been financed by phlanthropsts university medical schools and of the larger drug manufacturers For the most part financial considerations make it impossible for medical graduate to choose research for ful-tme, lifetime
 Public and private agencies have improved the nations health considerably in through better housing and better sanitation Many have been dscov cred of them during the years But the medical profession still ignorant of the and prevention of many of the most prevalent and fatal diseases
 Many of tuberculosis and cancer be arrested cured today Many victims of crippng nfane paray sis be restored to semblance of normal activity But the why of is still unknown The virus of poomye ts has not been isolated The of tuberculosis is still long and costly Circulaory diseases and arhrts remain baffng And the cold and influenza, for all their commonness still mysteries
 There great of preventive medicine awaiting exploration Medical science has all but eliminated such formerly killing diseases smallpox and diphthera 1t reasonable suppose that in me similar preventive treatment will be discovered that will virtually stamp out colds, TB polio and other dread maades But it will take more funds larger of scientists and more coordnated effort than are available today.
 two billions be spent to develop the atomic bomb it would seem that sizabe fraction of that might be allotted to the task of reducing further the physical su ferng mental anguish and staggering economic loss which are caused by potentially preventabe illnesses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27

bombs are brought out for use, someone would be sure to turn up missing and any one nation could effectively veto action by the Council against ag- greSSors.
 Also the mere fact that the material used in the bomb is the material that must be used for peacetime development of atomic energy makes every user of this enriched material a potential bomber
 Inspection is impractical. Even the free and easy United States was able to keep its bomb pro- duction a secret for over three years.
 In this predicament, President Truman's original suggestion for renunciation of the of atomic bombs by all nations makes a lot of sense. This Truman's original idea, but it got watered down considerably in his talks with Prime Min isters Attlee and Mackenzie King.
 Pronunciation of use of atomic bombs now looks better than ever. But if the power can get together this far, the 64-milion question be- comes Why can't they get together and renounce all wars?" No answer to that. It's considered too dumb a question for statesmen to bother with Therefore they propose the only solution they know for any perplexing problem-appoint committee and let it do the sweating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
WATERBURY'S PLAN
(HartfOrd Courant)

Waterbury's City Planning Com
 mission has just produced a rather
 elaborate brochure outlining a six i year plan of public improvements.
 TaX-conscious citizens might be in-
 clined to vince little at it's beauti- ful format, smooth paper and graphs,
 as they try mentally to estimate it's cost. Parochially minded citizens
 might also feel aggrieved because the booklet was printed in New Hay ] en and bound in Hartford. But these 1 are picayune details. The salient fact
 is that the Waterbury Planning 1 Commission has come forth with
 wkhat from this distance appears to ! be a thoughtful look into the future,
 and with concrete suggestions as to 1 what should be done to make the
 city better place in which to live. ! Most American cities, like Topsy l just growed," At first, growth was ! unimpeded by zoning regulations or i other measures designated to create ! an orderly pattern. Civic improve ments, when they came, as likely as not followed no systematic plan. Ere quently they came about because pressure groups were at work, or to satisfy the Whim or vanity of those temporarily in power. The proposed civic stadium in Hartford was that type of project, conceived in a vac-
 uum and projected without relation 1 to other needs.
 The primary virtue of Waterbury's siX-year plan is that it appears to be well integrated. It deals with such prosaic but necessary things as sidewalks, curos, paving street signs, street lighting, at the beginning. and then proceeds to more important projects such as an airport, addition al parks and recreational facilities, new schools. additional hospital space, new public buildings. In all the report takes up twenty separate items, which, over six-year period, would cost $10,043,00
 To finance the improvements the city would issue $7,000,00O in bonds. The remainder would be made up by special assessments, grants rom the Federal Government for an es- timated S2,46O,8O0, and an addition al $2,777, 200 from the Reserve Fund. This method of financing is predi- cated on certain assumptions, not the least important of which is that no
 large relief-bond issues will be ne- cessary during the next seven years. Other important assumptions are that the city's Grand List will re- main at it's present value, and that the Federal Government will par ticipate financially in some of the suggested projects.
 Even the City Planning Commis-
 sion does not anticipate that it's program will be adopted in toto, It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
Time to Practice Peacemaking

Russia maintains, and the United States and Great Britain to agree that world peace depends upon the Big Three When the United Nations Organization is finally established and working the Big Threes veto power will make their united effort and approval necessary before positive action be taken in time of crisis.
 The United Nations Organization is not yet in operation but crises already at hand And it might be helpful if the heads of the Big Three powers now start tcng the of the strength and the good offices upon which tranquility must depend.
 This country is threatened with embarrassing and perhaps serious involvement in China. The can be said of Britain in Java and perhaps of Russia Iran The fact that the fighting is rather localized in all three countries is all the for quick efforts toward settlement the troubles For say that serious international consequences not possible, particularly China.
 The separate actions of the Big Three have too adroit any of these Since the guardianship world peace has been thrust upon them it time that the Big Three got together and made effort to convincingly in character.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27

 everything these days-even health. And behind the Presidents important progressive message to Congress on national health appear to be back-stage politics.
 The HIl-Burton Bill now before the Senate was eased out of Committee Senators suspect in or der to get in ahead of the Truman health program
 Most essential part of the Hill-Burton Bill is that it siphons off $375 100000 from the Federal treasury and puts it largely under control of the so-called hos pital croWd namely the American Hospital ASsocia tion the Protestant Hospital Association, the Cath oc Hospital Association with their ally the American Medical Association which did most of the behind -the-scenes lobbying.
 Interesting fact was that the Hill-Burton Bill lay quietly in the Senate Committee on Edudcation and Labor until Sept. G. when President Truman an- nounced that later he was going to send special sage to Congress recommending national health program.
 Until then the authors of the Bill Senator Lister Hill of Alabama and Senator Harold Burton of Ohio now Supreme Court Justice) had done little or noth- ing to push it.
 But suddenly, after TrumanS Sept announce ment, the medical lobby got busy Putting the heat under Democratic Senator Hil they arranged for him to cooperate with archRepublican Senator Taft of Ohio and jacked the Bill out of committee the protests of Committee Chairman Jim Murray of Montana.
 Senator Murray who always has favored nation al health program, was put in an embarrassing spot He favored several portions of the Hill-Burton Bill among them survey of the country to where hos ptals are needed and the general idea of Federal subsidy of $75 100000 year to states communities and nonprofit corporations build hospitals where they needed.
 But here is the chief joker in the Bill This Fed eral money is to be aocated not by the Federal Gov ernment which raises it. but by an outside council which the American Medical Association lobby and the so-caled American Hospital crowd would ap- point majority of the members.
 In other words the Federal Government, after putting up the money, would have the privilege of si ting by and watching private institutions dole it out without any authority how the money was used.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
Views Of The Press

has purposely left it flexible enough to be adapted to new conditions as they arise. It is, however, an ob- viously intelligent effort tos urvey Wateroury's needs in the future, and to use foresight in planning to fill those needs. There is such thing as parsimonious extravaganza. Water bury'S plans are not of that ilk. Neither do they seem particularly grandiose. Those American cities that concentrate solely on a reduced tax rate while consistently avoiding necessary improvements find, like tht man who lets his house fall into disrepair, that in the long rum it's a waste of money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27

charred and unpleasant remains It was early ob- vious that a Congressional Investigation, with power to subpoena the only machinery through which all the facts could be made a matter of record. The service investigations plainly col ored to shield their own, and every political Stra tegem that could be devised was thrown in the way by one side or the other.
 That latter type of campaigning is still being used and our Republican friends aren't looking too good in the process. Instead of getting at the facts and letting the facts point the finger for all time, in the early stages of the hearing, they obviously more eager to tear into the grave of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and into the files of his Cabinet.
 There's point in airing rumors and unsub- stantated charges here because the official story is now being made available. But there's singu- lar series you might be interested in keeping eye out for. That was the combination of orders governing Pearl Harbor the morning of the at- tack. The stories, rumors, whatever, said the radar was turned of officially just in time to let the Japs in without being detected That soldier who did detect them, but who completely ig nored, was not on official duty. He was practic- ing his time. The submarine nets were mysteriously lifted the stories continued machine guns had been dismounted from planes and the planes left unIueed; ammunition had been taken from the anti-aircraft batteries. etc. The charge that all this constituted most peculiar series Of coincidences, and the implication was that il had been done deliberately in order that the Japs could knock us flat
 II that comes before the committee and k
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
DOMESTIC SERVICE DIGNIFIED
Christian Science Monitor)

NSLlI lSpldll SCl6llCS MOIllLOIJ
 Canada appears to be realistic and practical in it's approach to the prob lem of domestic service. Women who left that type of work to take on war jobs are reluctant to go back to it.. It is not, a survey has shown, be- cause the peace-time factory or office job is more remunerative, but because If the better social status, regular hours, and freedom to come and go in ones spare time.
 In the first place, the Canadian Governments National Employment Service dignifies the houseWorker by giving her the status of ehome aid." rather than cook, parlormaid, char woman or hired girl. The official de- finition is "a woman who had kept house for herself or for others"
 An experiment now being carried on in urban areas, by which home aids live off the premises and go out to work in businesSlike shifts, with varying pay according to the time of day and the type of work re- quired, should help both the work CTS and the employers. Women who have "muddled along without any efficient system of housekeeping, relying on willing servants to do the work of two or more persons, and to be on call at all hours of day or evening, will benefit by the chal- lenge.
 For the rural home, some Provin- ces are starting programs of inten- sive identification, including cost installation of appliances. More home machinery and the dignifying of the really important tasks of housework will do far more to rem- edy the situation than a competi- tive batting of prospective employees with unreasonably high pay on the part of those in position to use such methods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27

TtdI OppOT JuIIICy IO IIIt gun, and all the awful cost of the long, hard fight that, because of Pearl Harbor, was forced to start from Australia, it only made sense to find clearly and un- equivocally how such a thing
 could possibly happen, in order to make sure that it could never happen again.
 That's still the only real reason for holding the inquiry, the only constructive thing to be f,.n,,a al tLan1.nl, He
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27

II the bombs are gwen 10 the Security Council of the United Nations Organization or the Chiefs of Staff Committee which is to advise the Council on mili- tary matters, either group of men conceivably could become rulers of the world through sheer force and power.
 If the bombs are put in some kind of safety deposit vault with a special lock requiring the dele gate from each of 60 or more na- 1 L. .- l. l. c- l..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
Let's Skip Tojo

Apparently someone made the proposal in all seriousness that Too be brought to Washington from Tokyo to testify at the congressional Pearl Harbor hearings
 Was it expected that Tojo is in position to put his fin, ger the of American derecons that made the Jap sneak attack success? Or does think that Tojo wouldn't be able to lie well in Washington he did al heme2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27

Labor Management Conference which he had called in order to bring a new era of industrial peace. Truman baffled listeners by reply ing that he was still optimistic.
 On the way out of his office, newsmen thought they found the answer to Truman's puzzling cheer fitness. Hanging on the wall was newly framed parchment mak- ing Truman life member of the "Optimists International"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
15 Years Ago

A four-year-old girl who became parted from her mother during Christmas shopping tour, when found by a floor walker, demanded to be taken to her lost female par ent because She has the doll that Santa Claus is going to bring me"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27

While repairing bathroom fixtures from atop step ladder, Frank Zap lia. Bishop street, toppled to the floor with a screwdriver in hls mouth. Net result: One broken screw-driver handle-two missing teeth .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
Bell for the Atom

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Big catch in all the talk about international atomic bomb control is that no has yet forward with any con- crete ideas as to how it can be done
 The idea that the United States be made in- ternational trustee for the bombs is out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
54 APPLICANTS FOR HOUSE

Falls City, Neb. (UP)-Mrs. John Cox is convinced the housing short tage is not confined to the large cities. She advertised four-room house for rent and received 54 re- plies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
|Merry-GO-ROu

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27-Just few minutes be- fore word of the paralyzing General Motors strike in Detroit President Truman asked at his news conference whether he hopeful about the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27

In this column the oversigned has long cam- paigned for full dress Congressional Investigation of the Pearl Harbor mystery Forgotten, if one could the helpless Americans killed without chance the valuable and vital fleet sunk without
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
The Firing Line By D. N. T.
FINS

FINS Loud sing Cuckoo! Rationing's done. Straight to the counters, Housewives run, Roaring for sirloin, Shouting, "Damn!" Butcher, be nimble! Fetch me ham - Loud sing Cuckoo! (ThiS is abSurd,) What have cutiets To do with the birG?l Anyway, loud Cuckoo sing, And let the joyful Welkin ring. Count out the chops! One more slice! Hows that again? No? No dice? Loud sing Cuckoo! Catch him! He caught? Skin him and put him Into the pot!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
A Thought For Today

the Smeled the Lord said his heart will not again the ground for sake imagination S his will smite thing living have
 
 There nothing fearful than imagination without -G
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
, Years Ago

The city was beginning to blossom out in Christmas decorations while bells rang over boiling pots of Sal vation workers who stood on every corner. The decorations. said a local citizen are nice to look at: but the pots ana what they stand for aren't 50 nice to look at but they're a lot more symbolic of the meaning of Christmas than all the tlnsel and bulbs"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27
Waterbury of The Past
25 Years Ago

Trying to unfasten a tangled cleo tric wire, George Poinsette, Dwight street, narrowly escaped death from shock; and required treatment at Waterbury Hospital for severe burns.
 The wheel of horse drawn wag- on. loaded with crates of chickens, came loose and spilled wood, feath- CTS and squeaking foul in all direc- tionS in Exchange Place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27

A dead dog, discovered ip the gut ter on North Main street, had a womans purse in its mouth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-27

Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin Of Great Britain wants the nations t. dispel world suspicion by stating their aims openly and frankly. It's still impossible to define what you don't know yourself, however.
 Tires and sugar are the only things now left on the list of ra- toned goods. Continued rationing of those items will worry a good many people, including Firestone, Good year, Tom and Jerry.
 There's m question about whether this country was commit ted to go to war if Japan attacked British or Dutch possession. Progress on the Pearl Harbor in vestigation is slow, but steady; when they get what didn't happen out of the way, re may get an inkling of what did.
 This may give the police clue to the murder--Or to the motive any way. This creature we know, read ing that De Gaulle had called for sOcializatiOn of credit, electricity, insurance, and so forth, said At tleest he's beginning to show Clem- 'entcy."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-18
BY JOEL w. SMITH

ALLAN la, ia hoANoJ--
The powerful AShville Blues
made a determined bid for first
place in the second half of play In
the Southern League with a 80
Shutout over the Atlanta Crackers
Sunday afternoon at Ponce de Leon
Park, behind the four hit pitch
ing of Bowman, their brilliant
highlander.
The Blues scored in the second
inning ON two errors and single
Taylor and Cleveland got on base
on errors and Taylor crossed the
plate on Dunn's single.
In the fourth inning. Cleveland
walked and scored on DunnS
second straight single. The final
Ashville run came in the ninth
frame when Bowman led off with
q single and scored on Lamar's
grounder to ShortStop
While Bowman was limiting the
Crax to four bingles the Blues col
lected eight hits off Melvin "Sllch"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-18
WELL-BALANCED ATLANTA BLACK CRACKERS
TAKE FIRST PLACE IN SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Hold Slim Edge Over
Tough AsI1eviIIe Nine

ers over the league seem upset
aobut this and anything can hap
pen. Chattanooga lost double
header to the Grays in Knoxville
last Sunday and was sent home,
according to the secretary, Mrs.
Will Mcclure, Of the Chattanooga
ball club. She informed several
league owners that Mr. C L. Hy-
ate, business manager Of the
Knoxville Grays, informed her that
the doubleheader was all that Knox
vile would play Chattanooga IL
the series when four games should
have been played.
Indianapolis and Richmond were
idle last week, but got into action
this week. The league is going and
is looking forward to two all-star
games, the North-SOuth game and
the All-Star game which win pit
the AIl-Stars of the league against
the winner of the first-half champ
ionship Atlanta.
Official Negro Southern League
Standing
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-18
Tennessee State Gets Bid TO
Play Wiley Eleven In Classic
BY U. G. LEE

MARSHALL, TEXAS --(SNS) =
The Wiley Wildcats are attempt
ing to secure the powerful Tenn
esSee State eleven as their opponent
for the Louisiana State Fair
Classic scheduled this year for
Shreveport on Monday night. Octo-
Der %.
Xavier University, who has not
met the locals for the last three
years in the Shreveport engagement
has dropped football for the 1945
season according to telegram re-
ceived here from Coach Ted
Wright
Coach Fred Long contacted
Henry Kean of Tennessee, who i'm
mediately began work of shifting
the Wilberforce- Tennessee game up
a couple of days in order that the
Nashville entry could accept the
Louisiana State Fair Classic bid
The meeting of those two teams
would be one of the top games of
the 1915 season
Last year Tennessee won
seven of the nine starts in the
regular schedules play and capped
fine season by a great perfof-
nance in the Vulcan Bowl where
they downed Tuskegee's Golden
Tigers 1870. only Wilberforce and
Florida were able to take the mea-
sure of the Kenamen.
Wiley won eight and lost one
dropping 9-6 decision to Lang
stOn Up in Oklahoma The Cats
wound UP the season in a triple tie
with Langston and Texas College
for the championship of the
Southwest Confe1 nee and climax
ed the season with "a win over
Tuskegee in a post season tilt.
Coach Fred Long also announced
that practice would begin here or
Monday, September 10 in prepare
ton for the seasons opener with
Philander smith here on september
%. Harry Little" Long will be his
brothers first lieutenant while
Marvin Bee Bee" Comins has beer
added to the coaching staff
Co.nins was the Wildcats loading
scorer last fall.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-18
ChaIky Wright
KOS Jordan

NEW YORK-(CNS) - Ex-fea-
therweidht champion Chalky
Wright, stalking a comeback trail,
won over Philadelphia Henry Jor-
dan in ten round feature at Mac
Arthur Stadium Tuesday night.
Chalky, weighing 1873 pounds, kay
oed Jordan in 2:47 of the sixth
round. With owu smashing lefts to
the body he toppled over Jordan's
big lead in the victory round Jor-
dan, al, was Ear ahead on points.
A crowd of 1000 saw the bout. Be
ginning with this fight, Chalky
started afresh with new manage
ment, Jack Bluman is Chalky's new
guide.