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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
Freedom of Religion
By Peter EdSOn

done cement the Moslem world against the Chris tian and the Jewish worlds than could be done in any other way.
 A further contribution to this religious ennity may be found in the preSsureS exerted by the south ern states of the Soviet Union against the Moslems of northeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran. Turkish and Iranian protests admirable patriot ism but futile as military threats The weakness of the Arab world is that it is not heavily armed Xet it can fight as the British and Dutch have discov cred in Indonesia.
 The independence movement in the East Indies primarily political but it has its Hindu and Modem factions in opposition to the Christian British and Dutch This is also racial war, brown against white And while the horrors of racial at some future date greatly to be feared still they would be mild in comparison to 6 full fledged holy war stretching through Indonesa India, the Middle East and across North Africa.
 In India, there is fundamental conflict between Mosem and Hindu faiths. It is cited by many as the great stumbling block to Indian independence While 1t may be true that India can work out its own religious problems 1t has its independence any solution may depend upon partition of India into predominanty Hindu and Molsem states Both Gandhi and Jinnah have proposed such partition by pebscites yet they have failed in their attempts to work out how 1t might be done. Religious intolerance is too great barrier to overcome.
 How this religious fervor, which should be softening influence upon mankind, can become How it can lead to freedom of religion as contrtbut- ing factor to peace earth is difficult to see =
 But if there is to be peace on earth in the sense desired by the Charter of the United Nations, the religions of the world may first have to find some common ground of understanding, mutual respect willingness to live under freedom of religion, and to let live.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02

Washington Jan. 2-(UP)-There's one place in all the world to start the year right where ideas flow like air, the future is bright dor everybody but oysters(, and only geniuses are allowed: The U. S. Patent Office
 Let us consider as our first invention of l946 the somewhat complicated but entirely practical machine of Geronimo R. Ragupos of Spokane, Wash. It is designed first to make oyster hyStercal and then grab him while his nerves are frayed
 If you ever have tried to open a non-co-operative oyster you'll understand the necessity of Geronimos goes to work, bang-bang-bang bankety-bang, on the oysters overcoat
 An oyster can stand only so much of this. He opens his shell to see whats making the racket and -pfst-a chisel-lke tool automatically pries it the rest of the way Then you drop in another oyster and bang g-hang-bang
 Miss Ethel L. Feischhauer of La Fayette. Ind, has designed for the new year a bath tub with built-in, form-fit rumble seat to make bathing a joy while the General Motors Corporation has bought the rights to three of the rickiest railroad you ever saw. These were designed by George A. Jergen- son of Detroit. One is two-deckeT one has sum parlor upstairs, and has three floors something like house.
 I also approve wholeheartedy of the umbrella patented by Benjamin B. Levine of Pittsburgh Pa. It has no handle.
 The Levine parasol has instead harness to fit the human head and chin strap to hold 1t on. It is the only umbrella made that1l keep you dry while you're carrying two suitcases
 The invention of Houston Harrington of Macon, Miss. may be equally as useful but guess itll have to be tried out first Houston has designed c0mbina- ton. twin-motored aTpane and subRlarine It will. he says. sail over and under the sea with equal ease and as soon as he gets the first model built he prove t.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02

There will be a sharp uptrend in industrial pro- ducton when the recoliversion program begins to hit its stride by late spring, with business profits and consumer demands for postwar goods showing sub stantial increases.
 The national income will rocket to one of the highest points in history rivang the lush years of the late 20s
 Employment-Both government and business ex- perts confidently predict sharp uptrend in employ men despite the fact that the stoppage of war tracts and the closing of war plants threw many people out of work following V-J Day.
 Actually, part of this large labor force already has been dissolved to great extent Many of these unemployed were elderly men who normally wouldn't have worked during the war years, and have since daughters also, who were employed in war plants are returning to their homes.
 In addition, college enrollments will reach the highest in the nations history with great numbers benefits under the GI Bill of Rights This will take many more off the labor market
 Besides the increases in the volume of produc- tion by manufacturing industries national employ ment also will be benefited by greatly increased ac- tvity in the construction industry, due to the hous- ing shortage.
 Another important factor in the employment picture is the fact that numerous CHS will have trade skls they picked up in the service and thus be better qualified for jobs in industry.
 The Army, Navy, and Marine Corps for instance, trained large numbers of men for communications and the signal corps and they can now look forward to jobs in the radio industry The same is true of men trained in the Air Corps.
 So the employment outlook is good both from the standpoint of available jobs and trained to fill them.
 Strikes-ThiS is the big question mark.
 However, neither government nor private busi- analysts think strikes will seriously upset pro- ducton. One economic expert reports:
 This rash of strikes is only temporary. It will not persist after spring And from the standpoint of the employers competition will drive them into pro- duction. They don't want labor troubles. They will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
By Drssc Pearson

want lo get their products on the market tor tht distributors"
 InflaAlon--we already have some imitation end the situation likely to get worse during sne year with employers bonbardlng the oPA and Congress for price increases to offset increased wage demands
 However, as long as Chester Bowies heads the oPA, there won't be any runaway uncontrolled in- flation.
 During the recent Moscow Conference, state pe- partnent Counselor Ben Cohen became terribly up- set because the British had complete, lavlshly bound transcript of everything that took place dur. ing the preceding Big Three" Conferences at Teher an, Yalta and Potsdam. It was neatly indexed. and the British could refer quickly to every commitment previously made by Stalin or ED.R.
 The Americans, on the other hand, had some hastily thrown together notes, which were none too complete.
 Cohen, therefore, cabled back to the State De- pertinent, asking that complete volume of al the previous Big Three discussions be flown to Moscow ct once. The State Department, however cahled him in substance:
 we can't give you all the transcripts. We haven't seen them all ourselves"
 When President Truman went aboard his yacht Williamsburg last weekend he had with him large stack of notes from various advisers as to what kind of speech he should deliver to the nation next Thurs day He also had ringing in his ears advice from two groups of counselorS minister @ sound spanking to Congress, and throw overheard completely his patient attempts to get along with his old colleagues on Capitol Hfl. They want him to out-Roosevelt Roosevelt in cracking the whip Congress.
 The other group advised Truman to continue his conciliatory policy and not offend certain Southern Democrats who have sabotaged his program at every step
 Out of this conflicting advice the President, ac- cordng to those who the last draft of his speech has evolved middle-of the-road message. They de- scribe it courageous but cooperative. He will not scold Congress but he will urge that every Congress man stand up and be counted as to whether or not he is for such important basic RooSevelt-TTllman policies housing for veterans, a health program for the American people the fact-fnding labor con- ciliation act, and full employment Finally, Humans speech will lay the foundation for the Democratic partys drive to win the 1946 Congressional elections
 
 White House Adviser George Allen had quite an argument with his wife before she would let him accompany Truman the New Years weekend cruise down the Potomac Allen had been suffering from a bad cold, and his wife was afraid the trip might make it worse.
 Don't worry" Allen told his wife. there's doctor on board with us"
 Tn your condition" replied Mrs. Allen, you won't need a doctor, you'll need priest"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
Not Routine Yet

Bill Brown, let say, has borrowed money from Joe Smith and has agreed in the of tme the principal plus modest interest charge And Joe Smith has hope at least according to neghborhood gossip that he will take in money than he spends next year.
 These everyday which quite naturally, find their into the papers, But change Bill Brown 70 Great Britain and Joe Smith to the United States of America and you've got top stories.
 Right those stories make pretty interesting read ing. But cherish hope that the day may when such news stories routine items to buried decent H in the financial pages and when this government off, by and for the people be in consistent with the peoples everyday understanding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
INDUSTRY MUST JUMP MANY
 HURDLES
(Ney York Sum


 What American industry achieved during the war period in adapting it's productive system to ever-chang- ing military needs may not soon again be matched, but achievements are now in progress that also deserve recognition. Most of the public's in terest has been in the conflict of management and labor. hence the relative obscurity in which business is making efforts to overcome several other serious obstacles. Much labor has had to be restrained for pro- duction of peacetime goods; some kinds of labor are scarce; raw ma terials, machine parts and shop equipment of many kinds are hard to buy: details of terminating gov ernment contracts or keeping rec ords for various Federal and State agencies continue to hamper indus try's promotion of new goods and services.
 Even if by some miracle every strike in the United States were halted tomorrow, industry in this country would still have grave diff faculties to overcome before it could proceed with it's normal output of merchandise. That despite innumer- able handicapS business is advanc- ing toward that end is inferred from a report from the Department oi Commerce on expenditures made this year for new plant and equip ment. The economic effects of ar outlay of $5,6S0, 100000 are not al onre observable, but that amount which has gone for new machines and plant facilities in l945, has pro- vided work for many thousands. Yet it is but a small part of what Amer ican industry will spend on capita goods in the next few years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
As Ideas Flow On By Frederick Gilman

the combined tee and pencil so no golfer will have excuse for not keeping score.
 Joseph B. Newhardt of Berwyn, H., has patented what the government describes as "buoyant arti- cle."
 Buoyant article, indeed. It is . collapsibIe rub Der duck the only decoy ever made thatu pack flat in your suitcase.
 That brings us to Sampson Isenberg of Chicago who has kept untold thousands of marriages from going p-f-f-t. You know how it is when you want to read in bed and your wife wants to sIeep vice. versa. It leads to the divorce courts.
 Isenberg has invented method of printing with fourescent ink, which lights up when subjected to ultra violet rays.
 All you need in your bedlamp is a globe which produces black. invisible light. This strikes the printed word, printed by Isenberg, and it lights itself. without disturbing your sleeping partner.
 Yesterday was New Years for everybody except our Jimmy Byrnes. the Secretary of State. For him 1t was Christmas or so he said. He's been so busy talking with those Russians and British in Moscow and riding in airplanes without oyercoat that he and Mrs. B. never did get to unwrap their Christ mas presents.
 What brought this hp was a New Years Eve press conference with the secretary. who showed up with sunburned face double-breasted tan tweed suit a red handkerchief and a red necktie with diamond shaped spots. This tie looked like Christ mas gift. but if the Secretary says it wasn't, his word is good with me.
 I attended the meeting and sat on one of the Secretarys undersised folding chairs fin the hope of learning about the Moscow agreements thought I'd also discover what Gen. Douglas MacArthur was sore about but this was not to be for Othman.
 Byrnes and the diplomatic experts of the press discussed these subjects for a solid heur but they used language of their own. It sounded something like English but took conscientious notes, and they came out like this:
 Evidence of a spirit of concilation Did aaf rapA fl1a Naln aE n4otf s sub cnria (Whateyer do you think that means9l Interim dlTectives. Failure of agreement within the commission. fait accompA. .. Merely an mplementatlon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
AVE, CAESAR!
Hartford Courant)

The mighty Caesar, James C. Petrillo, monarch of all musicians and apparently lord of all he sur veys, has again spoken. With regal dignity he has ordered forthwith that all broadcasting companies "get back to normal as rapidly as possible" and therefore discontinue the broadcasting of any musical program emanating from foreign countries, effective December 3l, 1945." It is to be presumed that obedient to the wishes of the mighty one, the companies will make this ukase effectively immediately as ordered.
 If one is inclined to become hot under the collar at the spectacle of this petty dictator telling the Amer ican people what they can and can not listen to. please remember that wrath is misdirected if pointed toward MT. Petrillo. It is to the Con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02

We must make pulling together rather than pushing apart the permanent work of the future. The United Nations Organization can assure that if it undertakes quickly and competently curative and cre- ative tasks which will develop fel- lowship among the people.
 John Foster Dulles, chairman,
 Commission for a Just and Dura-
 ble Peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02

Making the most of a bad situa- tion, a practible characher on Egan Street who had lost his house key, gathered branches from a neighbor's fir tree and camped on the lawn, Came the dawn, came the neighbor to the window. came the police came a nice warm cell with blan- ketS!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02

Charter to Congress he included in his message the statement that the Declaration of Principles in- cludes of necessity the world need for freedom of religion. It is an impossible thing to define. It leads into endless theological picker ing which proves nothing and gets no place.
 Since people can be rational about almost anything except other peoples religion, it is usual ly a subject to avoid unless you want to get into a fight. That is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02

Without realizing where he was, Mehdi Zegzdyynbit stepped into the wrong home in the wee hours of the morning. Needless to say the occupants of the house became rather concerned; but the mixup soon was corrected and Mehdi was dispatched to his own dear home stead, innocent and entirely blame less-and why not? With a name like that who wouldn't get lost9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
THE PROVINCIAL MUSE

hHlIe faClOTy.
 THE PROVINCIAL MUSE The columnists are a happy crew; No tribulationS mar their day. The serfs to noisy Ballyhoo Provide their daily drink and hay. l hey have no need to woo the Muse, Nor strike the light from bitten
 nails,
 Nor sweat to dredge their molded
 views,
 Nor curse the thought or phrase
 that fails.
 Their stuff, in penned or spoken
 tips,
 In detail, or intrenchant gist, Comes from the hand or babbling
 lips
 Of him who is no columnist. Nuances of the urban scene That cause the world to laugh or
 blush
 Come tumbling into their demesne From the sagacious layman's brush. What happy chaps! Careers sublime They lead in luxury and bliss, These colunnists I'm sorry I'm Afflicted with a job like this.
 A spokesman for the UNO interim committee has announced that the choice of a permanent site for the organizations headquarters has narrowed down to the New York and Boston areas. That reduces the number of disappointed candi- dates to only five continents.
 Whether New York is chosen, ol Boston, the headline writers will be happy. They'll get either JUNO at NC" or JUNO at Hub"
 Senator Vandenberg assures the nation that full security" will sur round the solution of the whole atomic energy problem. We sup pose it's O. K, but we wish they'd find some way of letting the atoms they're experimenting with in or the deal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
5 Years Ago

Declaring that he e.. was alone because love you" at the top of his alcoholic voice in the hallway of his home after his wife locked him out after midnight, lush from South Leonard Street found him. self with plenty of company little later in the lookup.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02

If the forecasts turn out to be correct, the Truman lAdmlnis- sration will have an easier year han any President has had since -oolldge's time. If no one rocks the boat, we'll have high wages, high profits, full employment, plenty of production, and few strikes in '46.
 Here's what the economists privately report:
 Buslness-The year i046 will be one of the most prosperous In 4lAo ssakinSAse YAfekarx,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
15 Years Ago

Twelve Boy Scouts, who decided to stay overnight on a hiking trip that had originally been scheduled to last only until twilight, were the object of frantic calls to the police station by their parents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
Views of the Press

gress of the United States that pro- test should be made. For this body has it within its power to unhorse this little Caesar, and it is time it did so.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02

lot of hgh-powered campaigns to have died with victory including the drive for blood donors It seems to us that this is that deserves to be continued The need is not 60 great to be But civilian lives are worth saving too. And hospitals still grateful for the siftss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02

EDITORS NOTE: Owing to mail congestion Bill Cunnnghams column regularly appearing in this space is committed and in his place substituting a column by Frederick c. Othman, United Press cOlumnist)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
Merry Go Round

WASHINGTON, Jan. e. White House advisers sre keeping their lips huttoned and their fingers crossed about set of highly optimistic forecasts r Aa tn4k nt,n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

I'm well aware that most of the columnists get a large portion of their stuff from the press agents" '" HI. Allen Smith in Life in Putty Knife Factory"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-Freedom of religion is one of the Four Freedoms but it was inadvertently left out of the Statement of Principles in the Atlantic Charter Later when President Roosevelt sent the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02
Waterbury Of the Past
25 Years Ago

A grammar school boy suffered a fracture of the left leg when he stepped back in Exchange Place tc determine the direction displayed on a trolley car front and stepped in front of an on-coming vehicle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-02

A local school teacher declared that, if the present school system was not changed future children would lose their ability to think.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-25
Former RCMP
To Talk On
Experiences

Sidney r. Montague, former
member Of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, who has become
one of the country's most vivid and
exciting speakers on the Alaskan
frontiers, will lecture at Detroit
Town Hall in the Fisher theater at
II am. Wednesday, February u.
He has chosen Alaskan From
tiers" for his subject because he be-
lieves that the next migration OF
men will be north to Canada and
the Arctic Circle because Of the
vast undeveloped wealth in the
Far North"
For six years Montague served
with the RCMP doing extensive pa
troll duty in the outposts Of civili-
cation. In more recent years he has
followed with interest the magni-
ficent feat of building the Alcan
highway through the wilderness Of
the north. During his service with
the police force he lived among
the northeastern Eskimos on the
rim of Baffinland, short distance
from the North Pole. Twice he al
most starved to death but lived to
flv over the desert of snow and ice
Tickets are available at Grin
nell'S, Ra. 1924.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-25
Civic Light
Opera Offers
'Sweethearts'

One of Victor Herpcrt's most
melodic scores, "SweetheartS," will
be presented as the fourth in the
series of all-star operettas by the
Civic Light Opera association in the
Masonic auditorium. Book and Tyr
les are by Robert B. Smith.
The production will open Tues
day night, February 26, and will be
presented every evening with the
exception of February % and March
4. In all there will be six perform
aces ending with two on Sunday,
March 3, matinee and evening.
Mack Harrell, of the Metropoli-
tan Opera, Wilma Spence and Nor
ton Bowe will head the cast Of
scintillating stars.
"SweetheartS," a tale Of romance
In Old Holland, was originally pro-
duced in 1912 at the New Amster-
dom theater, New York. 1t has not
been heard in Detroit since Sep
TENDER 4, 1927.
Tickets can be secured at the
Civic Opera ticket office on the
mezzanine floor of the j. I. Hudson
Co. daily from 10 am. to 5 pm.
and at the Masonic auditorium box
office nightly and on Sunday at
noon.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-25
Scouts Share In
Fisher Fund

Scouting will share in the re-
Gently announced Edward j. Fisher
Youth Welfare Fund of $l,700, 600
But such monies from the fund will
not affect the Sustaining Member
ship Roundup now being conducted
by the local scout council.
1--WE hail the welcome news with
great appreciation" said Scout Exec
utive Amos r. Shields, 'but we un-
derstand that all income from the
Fisher Fund is to be spent on camp
Improvements. This means that the
Fisher Fund may not be used to
subsidize our annual operating bud
get. principally supported by the
Detroit Community Fund and our
Sustaining Membership Roundup"
Shields pointed out that Scouting
can use any monies, such as will
be available from the Fisher Fund,
for expanding camping needs. In
1945, an all time record Of SAT-
local scouts attended council ap-
proved summer camps. Even this
number overtaxed the councils pres
ent camping facilities. Yet all scouts
could not be Accommodated and many
were denied the privilege Of sum-
mer camping. With the present
membership Of over $4,000 scouts,
more approved camping facilities are
definitely needed. SO any income
from the Fisher Fund will be de-
voted to securing additional camp
ing facilities.
But the Sustaining Membership
Roundup, already launched in the
metropolitan area, must continue.
Twelve thousand Sustaining Mem
bers of SIS or more each, must be
secured if the local council is to
balance its 1916 budget. This budget
has been approved by the Detroit
Community Fund but because OF
the War Chests failure to make Its
goal last fall, the Community Fund
is unable to underwrite the whole
of Scoutings budget and has granted
approval for the Sustaining Mem
bership Compaign to be conducted.