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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
'PPP' Housing Plan
By Peter Edison

above the 1871 levels providing incentive for the
extra production.
This extra production Is going to be obtained
only by increasing the capacity OF the industry.
Mines and processing mills will have to work two
and three shifts; additional machinery will have TO
be installed Since the extra production will involve
extra costs in wages and overtime the premiums paid
out would recompense producers for their extra Costs
and plant expansion as well as providing the neces-
sary cash incentive to produce more. Premium pay
ment could be made to an entire industry, or to In
divdual plants where operating costs were higher.
In way this Is subsidizing inefficient operation.
But that's what done during the war to get
extra production Of copper zinc and other scarce ma
terials. Under the Wyatt plan, premiums would be
paid only while production down. AS soon as
production caught up with demand or soon as in
dustres had caught up with their extra cost preni-
UNI payments would be Withdrawn. a4
II will take new legislation by Congress to put
the PIP plan into operation Wyatt Is asking Con-
gresS for this authority He estimates that the total
cost TO the government viii be about 500 million
standard building materials 200 million to get new
substitute materials into production.
Wyatt proposes that the premiums be paid
through Reconstruction Finance Corporation, which
handled the subsidy prorams during the war Wyatts
PIP plan Is an admittedly bold and experimental
the extra production Of scarce building materials to
be sold at the same stabilized low price Of the normal
production.
The alternative Is TO remove price ceilings SO as
70 encourage extra production. That means only
higher-prced housing for veterans; temporary boom
for the housing industry, then bust.
wyatt says repeatedly that the housing crisis
isn't going to be licked by this kind OF business as
usual and government as usual. Expansion Of huild-
ing materials production y bis number one problem
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

companies whiCh--with the paradoxIcal consent Of
the U. 8. Army and Navy-sold Japan many OF the
weapons she turned against the Army and Navy at
Pearl HaFbor.
B. Nothing has emerged from the Pearl Harbot
findings, not hitherto published In the Roberts re-
port or in this column which changes the basic re-
sponsbility Of the commanders who were on the spot
Unfortunately Congressional cross-examinatiOn
ct times was 30 slip-shod that vitality important
facts well known 10 Navy men we're ignored or CLOSED
over Thus the public, which reads In hurry, proba-
bly, has forgotten such basic and amazing instances
Of neglect as: The fact that warshp crews had been
permitted shore leave that watertght matches were
open, that anti-aIrcraft guns were unnamed, that
no ammunition was readily available, that some
guns were even dismantled
Largely forgotten also is che fact that J. Edgar
Hoovers o-men picked up q message between Tokyo
and the Jap Honolulu consulate on December which
the FBr considered o sure sign OF war, but which
both General short and Admiral Kimmel completely
ignored.
Cross-examined before Congress, the two COM
manders complained that washington didn't warn
them during the last few hours before the attack;
but no one on the committee bothered TO ask why
they were so concerned about washington warning
when they paid attention to one received from the
FB1 on the spot
Most significant fact which the Pearl Harbor
probers CLOSED over however, torpedo nets. Had
this very elementary precauton been taken, hundreds
Of lives would have been saved and the backbone Of
the Pacific fleet would not have been left lying on
the muddy bottom at Pearl Harbor.
Nnety-five percent Of the damage inflicted BY the
Japs was from underwater torpedoes Only two y. 8.
vessels were seriously damaged BY bombs dropped
from Jap planes-the west Virginia and the Tennes-
see The others were all sunk or crippled by tor
pedoes.
Even the west Virginia and the Tennessee actu-
ally were not put out Of commission by aerial bombs
One heavy bomb struck the West Virginia andships,
but the deck armor was only denied and, had 1t not
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
Connecticut as a Vacation Mecca"

The New England Council is meeting in Boston to dis
the development of Connectcuts recreaona facilities
for making national vacation land in the postwar
Connecticut is of those states that has variety of nat
ura scenery that lends itself to this idea.
We not of the fact that state has been
pretty favorable spot vacation land in the past Our
southern boundary Long Island Sound northern bound
ary in part the Berkshire Hills western boundary New
York State with the Hudson and the Cats beyond and
she interior with its rolling and billy country, and several
fairsized lakes, well the Connecticut River country
have afforded great pleasure to visitors and natives alike
Connecticut stand good vacation boost, but it
needs introduction to since it is easy dis
lance Of the Metropolitan New York; The SOUTH
west and north the Massachusetts line has
been popular for famous people who here;
others maintain year round homes.
The woodlands to the northwest and east favorable
for state forests and picnic grounds of which will be
all the natural vacation land In develop
men however let be hoped individuality is retained
that til goround the portable stove and the hard
boiled egg do not too much the pastoral setting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

Rising Hospital charges indicate the need revision
of the Blue Cross plan Roger S. Sperry president of
the Connecticut Hospital Service Inc has stated study
now underway decide whether the benefits will be mod
fed whether there should be change in rates.
The Blue Cross plan has greatly benefited patients in
local hospitals and in hospitals in other cities where the
plan operates Sickness which has been of these i'm
possible luxures, has been hard to bear with this
arrangement The plan has been especially beneficial dur
ing the years when SICK persons found It utterly I'M
possible to be taken Of at home The hospital i'm
possibility at time with the Blue Cross and its earlier
setup allowed the sick take advantage of service
that he could not afford previously.
While revisions under discussion the present imam
cia arrangement will continue Present economic trends
naturally will have their effect the financial arrange
ents of the plan but there is that the Blue Cross
firmly established will continue to benefit the unfortunate
sick.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
THE USE OF CLICHES
tThe Catholic Transcript

Is this nation going places or is 1t
at a dead-endp That Is a provoca-
tive question, Most answers to 1t
are utterly inadequate though
beautifully stream-lined solutions
offered by men of vision and fea-
turing tie-ups between all forms Of
service, are plentiful enough. They
may be exciting and full Of bounce
but they are not rewarding and
the good offices of their authors
are In vain. Yet the question offers
O paramount issue and its askers
not be Smeared by irresponsible
individuals who have not secured
all available sources for solution.
Does that paragraph appear to
have a meaning2 II 1t does 1t Is not
by our intention. We merely tried
to string together some cliches
which we picked out Of the morn
ing paper. There are no less than
eighteen we'll worn, II not thread
bare, samples Of the cliche con-
tanned therein. Perhaps there are
more. Most Of Us who write for
publication are betrayed by our
haste and our carelessneSs Into US
ing these tags OF language whose
meaning has been lost be haphaz-
ard usage.
One Of James M. Barrie's char
acterc, we forget whether or not
1t was the Little Minister. spent
hours and hours in picking out the
correct word to use In a certain
place in one Of his compositions.
In the hurry Of modern life, we
lesser lights Of language feel that
We can hardly spend minutes on g
similar task And that is a pity. For
language was intended to convey
thought, not to conceal it. And the
't9curate conveyance Df thought
from one individual to another is
a difficult task at best. 1t can never
be done by clicheS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
ORNERY BUT ADMIRABLE
New York Herald Tribune)

In the back country these winter
days no view is complete without
Its crow stalking about the aban-
doned cornfield, cawing courage
and independence from a gaunt
treetop, tossing in a gale high over
head like small black ship on a
vast and rough blue sea. 1t means
little to him that his size and
ebony Goa against the wilderness OF
the land violate every tenet of ma
lures protective coloration plans
and make him by far the mast con-
spicuous OF our common winter
birds. he accepts the fact that every
mans hand Is against him, and Is
no more daunted by 1t than by the
difficulties In finding his daily
bread in a snow-bound world.
There Is much that is reprehen-
sible in the character OF this bold,
black individualist; nest robbing,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

slower and better over there, were In the build
ing days because their type Of trade bought with an
eye to long use ours With the idea Of short use,
rapid change, and keeping In style
This Is no smack at the Daimers the Rollses,
the Renaults the Mercedes Benzes ct al They're
splendid for those who prefer castles TO cottages
speak with O measure Of painful authority for q
man gave me- said gave me-a Rolls one time 1t
was practically as big as q school bus and was in
splendid condition because 1t had been the prize pos
session Of q wealthy relative.
When this kindly gentleman was called TO his
everlasting reward, the family lovingly stood this
gorfed truck in barn out Of respect to his memory.
There It had rested for perhaps q decade. But time
had eased the blow. They needed the space There
was little to be had from sale because this was IN
the black night Of the celebrated depression and no
body wanted to support q wheeled warehouse.
The donor thought 1t would be funny gag 70 set
me up in a Rolls Royce, and guess 1t was. began
to find how funny when I started getting about
minus five to the gallon and discovered that a
smashed fender would come to $40 because, so the
man said, 1t was all handmade imported Sheffield
steel.
Come 70 think Of IT, that old hack caused speech
to be delivered on my modest station In life that
would like to hear again-but under different aus
pces My wife and Mr.. Mike oulian had the sad mis-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
ODDS Big Job

At first glance it might shocking to learn that
IN the little than three years of its existence the War
Department Office of Dependency Benefits has made over
payments amounting to $700O0000 There is less to gasp
about when is realized that already than half of this
amount which is to say than $35OOOOOO has been
repaid by those who not entitled to the money and
more is in sight.
This organization "the second largest dsbursng
agency in the world last year sent out 100000 checks
every month for 100000 dependents of those in the
ices
The Obj organized with speed, it has had to work
last and it has paid out than $100000O00OO to de-
pendents. This it has done with dependable regularity
that has eased anxiety about the folks back home of those
who engaged in the European and Pacific of the
war In the light of this gigantic undertaking. better
handled though much vaster scale than the
an World War the present discrepancy of little more
than threetenths of per cent of disbursements not
narkable
There still remain dependents who have not yet, but
make good their overpayments occasoned by
aims made in good faith Where there has been fraud
me FBI should get in effective work.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
Views of the Press.

corn stealing and even the gobbling
Of fuzzy, new-hatched chicks are
mere incidents along his way Of
life. But even his enemies admire
his independence and resourceful-
ness, the sturdy spirit with which
he faces every adversely, the clan
nishness binding him and his fell
lows together to keep their system
working in a hostile and changing
scene. One may we'll have reserva-
lions concerning the crows finer
moralities, but one need never
doubt that his grass roots are still
deep in the good American soil and
growing there as Justify as ever.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

points emorges
l. Congress can pass no leg
islation which can keep admirals
and generals on the alert. That
depends solely on them. But CON-
gress can pass legislation prevent
Ing the airplane industry, the oil
companies, and the sorap-iron
dealers from building UP the pow
er Of en- enemy and making Il
doubly hard 10 achieve victory.
30 far The Pearl HRrbor Commit
tee has kept absolutely mum
ahassA aaeAatn alVsaAAaa ana al
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

the real estate ana co1StrUctIon
business.
It's about time.
These industries are now en-
numbered with more Anticipated
trade practices, building codes
and labor restrictions than the
wreck Of the Hesperus has barna-
cles.
Most controversial item on the
Wyatt program Is probably his
Production Premium Payment"
idea. Call 1t the "PPP" plan for
L.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

IEIOUSK OAEAVsN 0V'5V00 NN5FN SWVNHV
was, and u.
On the top level Of general
automotive reasoning, 1t was con-
sidered that foreign cars, es-
pecially some Of those made In
england, were tremendously bet
ter than the American product
because O lot Of hand tailoring
went into their making while our
sort were merely flung together
In mass production. This Is no
dornick flung at the foreign ma
chimes. Things are generally built
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

Herbert Hoover says that "statism"
is sweeping three-quarters Of the
world today. Aided and abetted, you
may be sure, that older and far
more common falling Of the nations.
"miSStatis
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
Waterbury
of the Past
IS Years Ago

Severe damage was incurred to
the front porch of home on East
Mountain Road when a skidding
automobile crashed into the house.
The Strand Theater presented
Every Inch A Man" starring Will
liam s. Hart.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

AT meeting of the New York State Society of News
per Editors in Troy, N " small newspapers urged
~ retain their personality by not initiating newspapers
IL large cities. This to make for good advice. One
ef the best examples of individuality in small town
papers William Allen Whites Empora (Kansas) paper
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
5 Years Ago

A fifty-year-old woman, reported
missing three weeks previously, was
located In Denver. Colorado, where
she was engaged in operating a
hotel which she said she won In q
crap game.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

An attempted suicide backflred
when a Brooklyn resident forgot to
replace blanks In his revolver with
real bullets. The gun went CT ana
the man ended in the hospital with
severe powder burns.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

In all this trouble about making automobiles
there's one sweety solemn thought that keeps coming
DER and Ger and that's that II took the war, pos
sibly 10 prove how really good the standard stock
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
10 Years Ago

Several firemen form East Main
Street Engine House escaped with
only a slight shaking up when an
engine Skidded and struck a car.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

Three youths were held on bonds
Of 5000 each on charges of rob-
berry with violence after they UNI
clothed a restaurant counterman
and rendered him unconscious and
then robbed the establishment Of
several hundred dollars.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

WASHINGTON Feb. 16-If housing expediter
Wilson Wyatt's plan TO build three million low-cost
houses In the next two years Is given the goahead
by Congress- 1t will mean q complete revolution in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
The Firing Line
BY D. N. T.
NTNETEEN HUNDRED AND

ANAAN&S ASh1AN AAOANSANAAO SAANS
Under the spreading porte cochere,
The Greenwich farmers stand,
Breathing fire and freedoms cir
And Jealous for their land.
I'VE know what UNI wants." they
say,
But rally around our cause.
Tell them to scram, to get away,
Patrtotsl Give them pausei"
But little the Greenwich farmers
reck
The strength OF their common foe;
Shortly to Rye and Little Neck,
It's In the cards, they'll go.
Angry, lamenting refugees,
Losing the acres fine
That have been In their families
Ever since 80,
senator Taft says that the AID
ministratiOn is dominated by the
policies Of the CIO-PAC," derived
directly from Marx via Moscow.
'But why this continued inslstence
on Marx when speaking Of modern
Communism? II you ask Russian
today what he knows about Marx,
he'll ask whether you mean the
funny one with the moustache or
the one who plays the harp.
Closing down the theaters OH Linz
coins Birthday In New York didn't
set well with the theater operators.
Especially the one all set for a re-
Wval Of '"Tugboat Annie"
General Motors and the union
were within one cent Of agreement
on an hourly wage scale Tuesday
night. It Is time, at last, to Shut
down the expensive machinery of
arbitration and match for 1t.
British delegates In the Security
Council propose that military con-
ccriptiOn In all United Nations be
abolished. They'd better walt until
they see whether or not the UNO
has q war with Connecticut on It's
hands.
There was a false fire alarm at
the Supreme Court Building In
Washington the other day. Firemen
rushing TO the edifice with all their
equipment decided that there was
no fire. Justice Murphy dissented.
From Portland comes the story OF
a fist fight between an undertaken
and a doctor. 1t didn't give the name
OF the guy who was cured, however.
A juvenile judge In Los Angeles
says that Juvenile delinquency Is
the biggest problem in the United
States today. That's because too few
parents fail TO change the old song
little and do not grab 'em
young. treat 'em rough and tell 'em
something"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
Recruiting Policy
is Changed

Until further notice, the United
States Recruiting Service will
maintain their Montgomery County
office in the Tower Room of the
Post Office Building in Rockville.
This office has been maintained in
the past at the Fire Department in
Gaithersburg. Sgt, John c. Braund
will remain in charge of recruiting
duties.
Office hours will be the same as
in the past. Monday through Fri
day from 1890 to 4:3O. During
these hours all questions and data
pertinent to current recruiting
policy will be cheerfully answered.
Also, Sgt. Braund will assist in
any way possible the veteran in
his post military problems.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
Thanks For Your
Opportunity"

Montgomery County people lis
tened to the knocking of 331 cop
portunities" this Christmas and
responded most generously, ac-
cording to Mrs. B. Peyton Whalen,
chairman, and Mrs. Theodore A.
Ricketts,, secretary, of the Holt
day Exchange. Two hundred and
twenty Opportunities, or cases
certified by welfare agencies, were
filled by women's clubs, service
groups, Girl Scouts, churches, etc.,
with the purchasing and wrapping
of the articles the children and
old people dreamed of. The other
Ill Opportunities" were filled
through the expanding of $500
which was donated in cash. BY
interested groups and individuals,
direct to the Holiday Exchange
office, and by gifts of clothing, toys
etc.
An innovation this year was the
inclusion of 81 boys and girls in
Training Schools in the list OF
those to be remembered with a
little gift at Christmas. The
Juvenile Court officials asked that
these children be included.
Mrs. Whalen wishes to thank
publicly all of the kind people who
thought of the "other fellow" this
year, and especially, to thank the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10

and Mrs. George Pope of Wood
field, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Bogley of Laytonsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pope en-
tertained with family dinner this
past week.
Miss Mary Nicol has returned
from Miami, Fla, where she visited
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Nicol, formerly
of this town.
Mrs. Laura Walker and Mrs.
Louis Gillian are among the many
residents recovering from a case of
the "fiu."
Pfc. Charles Stiles, who has been
in the Philippines, is at home with
his parents on Shady Grove Road
for a thirty day furlough.
SIC Petty officer Elmer Fletcher,
known to his friends as "Skippy,"
is home on furlough until Febr-
uary 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Gillian are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of daughter, Judith Ann, in
Frederick City Hospital.
Ensign Marion Martin spent the
past weekend with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. James Sch
roeder.
Rodney Miller and Talbot Siga-
foose have motored to New York
City where they will spend a week
or ten days.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
Income Tax Aid
January Is March Is

Tie Collector of Internal Reve-
rue has advised that representa-
tives of the Collectors Office will
be at the following banks on the
dates indicated to assist taxpayers
in preparation of their Federal In
come Tax returns:
Suburban National Bank, Silver
Spring Jan. % to Feb. l inclu-
sive.
Bank of Bethesda, Bethesda :
Feb. a to Feb. inclusive.
First National Bank, Sandy
Spring Feb. 81 and Feb. rs.
Montgomery County National
Bank, Rockville Feb. 26 to March
Is inclusive. Except Saturdays
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
Repair And Welding
Classes To Start

A farm machinery repair and
welding class will begin at Sher-
wood High School, on January 18th.
The class will be held on Tuesday
and Thursday night each week
from 1880 to 1880 P. M. Both
electric arc and acetylene Welding
will be taught. Equipment will be
available for repairing farm ma
chinery and home equipment.
A $500 registration fee will be
charged to help defray expenses.
George A. Carey will be the in
structor in welding and S. j. Fin
neyfrock, instructor in repair of
farm machinery.
Those interested in registering
for the course may notify Sydney
T. Lawler, principal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10

The Woman's Society of Christ
ian Service meets today at the
hone of Mrs. Marshall Walker.
4 Annual meeting of the
Mo- omery County Matrons and
m ms Association will be held
q Dckville in the Masonic Temple
nieht at 5 P. M.
The Library Association will
its regular monthly meeting
nday, January IA, in the Lib
I4&s at 8 P. M.
The Wesleyan Service Guild will
iMAet at the home of Mrs. Dorothy
Fkrguson, January Is at 8 P. M.
Anna Marie Harding returned
b Stratford College in Danville,
va. Tuesday after spending the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
mrs. B. z. Harding.
Marie Hall has returned to Will
liam and Mary in Virginia, and
Betty Jean King to Penn Hall
Junior College in Pennsylvania
after spending the holidays with
their respective parents.
MI and Mrs. William Troxell
Of Franklin, Pa, have returned
hone after a visit with Mr.. Tro-
xeIPs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. w.
1foxell, and short visit with Mr..
ard Mrs. James Barnsley. Mrs.
Ifoxell's parents at Olney.
Mrs. Ernest Gartner was host
eas to the Philathea Class of Grace
NHtirch on Tuesday evening with
Miss Effie Ternent assisting. Mrs.
Gartner also entertained the Home
makers Club on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pope en-
tertained With a family dinner on
SUNDAY having as guests Mrs.
DaisS ord and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. U1<id Pope Of Damascus, Mr..