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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
by Peter Eds0n

is spending five million dollars to make it mod ern.
 Many wartime general hospitals were built at remote locations They were built big training areas, to meet wartime needs It's difficult for rea- tives and friends to visit these spots today And they're so far away from metropolitan centers that medical specialists in the big medical schools and clinics not available for consultation in compli- cated cases and cases involving difficult surgery.
 The entire load formerly carried at White Sulphur Springs, Wa. be transferred to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington It's in a much better location, more convenient for visits from veterans relatives and close to the big Eastern University medical centerS.
 During the the Army built acquired 60 general hospitals at total cost of PAS million dollars This does not include the several hundred training camp hospitals most of which will be closed.
 Of the 60 wartime general hospitals, 23 are still active. They represent an investment of 82 million dollars. When the Army gets shaken down. it will have only 12 or Is general hospitals
 The War Department plans to build only general hospital at Ft Totten, N. Y, to provide needed hospital the port of New York
 Twenty-one wartime general hospitals costing 97 million dollars being disposed of surplus prop erty. Final decision has not been made three oth- CTS, representing investment of 10 million dollars But 13 general hospitals costing 59 million dollars have been turned to the Veterans Administra- ton. So the investment isn't completely lost
 The Veterans Administration has an 8OO-million- dollar hosptalbuildng program It will build 78 new hospitals at cost of I'll million dollars It will make additions costing 68 million dollars at 42 of it's exist ing hospitals.
 The Veterans Administration now has 1O6 hospitals. When this program completed there will be nearly 150000 beds available for veterans raqurng hospital care
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
4-F Rears Its Head Again

The low ignorance again has been expressed ln terms comparable to those crassy expressed by raoo comedians that the prohibited such pseudo humor that s the and derogatoy attitude toward anyone classified as 4-F during World War Il.
 Now presented with the strange case of bos- ton Mass veteran who disabled during his 1942 training period discharged after few months service and now faces renducon because he served less than six months or else classification 4F rejected The parallel Is that news report states this individual appealed to veterans organizations absove him of what he terms the stigma of such a classification.
 We wonder what stigma is attached to the AZ who lost limb youth in attempt to avert serous injury to companion? Or the 4F who gamey struggled upward from bedrdden state semlparaytc and over period of long, orurous fought his back to social recov cry and contribution general way of life? Or many others?
 We suggest that if this veteran is rejected that he be labeled AZ We believe that little of the vinegar of humility and spice of patience attached to such cassl caton for most individuals within it. just what he needs to qualify him for learning the recipe of daily living Ot course that the majority of 4Fs might protest such pro cedure is justifaby probable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
by Drezv Pearson

Russia are quite willing to risk war now; and certain elements in England believe a showdown Is better now than later. In charged atmosphere like this, enc spark can cause tragedy
 However this observers experience in watching foreign affairs convinces him that seldom does any nation provoke incident if it knows that incident war; thus the best way to prevent is to let prospective belligerent know he will get it in the neck of he sticks his neck out.
 In other words if Russia knows categoricaly and definitely that she will be at war with us if she be- aggressor against the United Nations, then the chances 100 to Russia will risk
 To illustrate: If Adolf Hitler had known he would have been at with France and England when he sent his troops into the Ruhr and Rhineland he would have given them marching orders. As it was, fearing war; he gave them two sets of orders to advance and the second to retreat if the French Army resisted
 Likewise, Hitler never would have sent his troops into Austria if he hadn't known the Allies prepared. It has now developed that Hitler had no real military strength at that time, shrewdly banking on Allied timidity and dssenson. He was right
 Later, of course, having powerful industries and resources in the Ruhr, Austria and Czechoslo- vakia, Hitler in position where he dared risk war by invading Poland. But had not France and British vaciated in the Ruhr, Austria and Czecho- SloVakia, Hitler never could have riSked war with Poland.
 Likewise with Japan when it first invaded China Had Secretary of State Stimson had the support of President Hoover in 1881 when the Jap warords first
 
 French support when he urged the League of Ma tions to act against Japan long and costly battle of the Pacific might have been avoided.
 Even five years later, when Franklin Roosevelt and Admiral Leahy tried to induce the nine power pact signatories and State Department appeaserS to blockade Japan, could have prevented the Pa cific
 But Japan knew the power of isolationisJ Chicago Tribunes and Washington Tmes-Heralds She knew also the deceptive diplomacy of the British Foreign Office. And little by little the Japs captured the resources of all China then of IndoChina until they had built up an empire which required four years to defeat.
 thing is also of Russia. If she gets away Iran she will probably get away with the other aggressive steps until finally find themselves set for serious shoWndoWn-and
 If, however, the first aggressive step is never taken, there will be And that first step will not be taken if Russia knows definitely and cate gorically that, if she takes it. there will be war with the United States
 In brief the three main points on our program 10 prevent war with Russia should be- l. Avoid being the tail on the British kite and work through the United Nations; ?. Let Russia know that her first aggressive step in violation of the United Nations means war with the LISA; 3. Do everything in our power so frequently urged by this column, win the friendship of the Russian people.
 EDITORS NOTE-Another column by Drew Pearson how to prevent in Europe will fol- low shortly.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
Great Peacetime Victory

General MacArthur, the first anniversary of the Japanese surrender sad History will contain glow ing pages those filled with the tenacious fight for New Guinea, the Soomons Bsmarcks, Hamaheras Borneo the land and naval battles for Leye and the struggle for air supremacy and reconquest of the Philippines
 The general modesty refrained from taking any credit his dominant part those epic struggles He likewise passed the year occupation which followed them But postwar history also will contain few glowing pages than those devoted the reformation and rehabilitation ot Japan in the first 12 months of General MacArthur peace time command.
 No enemy had fercer, implacabe adversary But with victory General Macarthur replaced his mood of dogged vengeance with of stern but sympathetic justice. His foe national mentality clever in material things but steeped primitive supersttous gnor of democratic morality and behavior
 He attacked this foe with skill and vgor that matched his military attainments. As result, the progress of Japan while painful and imperfect, has nevertheless been amazing General Macarthur has been tactfu without be- ing sof has the respect of the Japanese people and their leaders The relative stability of Japan today n contrast to the chaos prevailing in many of the victor tions does honor who distinguished statesman as well as eminent military figure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
Still on the Go

The European inspection tour of UNRRA Director Forela LaGuarda is somewhat puzzing We seem to re- call that when President Truman sent Herbert Hoover around the world to inspect and report the food sua tion, Mr. LaGuarda made light of the assignment UNRRA he said had all the facts and figures that it needed
 Nor does it seem that MT. LaGuarda disrusted the and figures that Mr. Hoover brought back What he criticized not the statistics but only Mr. Hoovers gesons for long range program to handle world famine
 Yet now Mr. LaGuarda is making belated tour of his And judging from of his speeches route he to be giving about much thought to politics starvation.
 Possibly his enforced abstinence from the pursuit of If New York; is too much for the energetic Mr. LaGuarda and has caused him to break out of bounds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
Fruits of Complacency

At first glance, the American Communications Associa- ton boycott strike against all cable companies in its dispute with Press Wireless might like triumph of utter stupidity.
 By imposing international news blackout at the height of the Paris peace conference the AGA sure to arouse of public indignation It bound to-and did-aenate the responsible American press those papers which usually found the side of labor Both the the dispute and the unions method of handling it indefensble.
 The AGA apparently had nothing to win but unpopu- larty by this abuse of the strike But the AGA notoriously dominated by Communists. And the Commit nists prime desire not to be the winning of new friends the just advancement of labor but disruption and chaos
 They got it in this strike. It move calculated to renew demand for legislation which would make such strikes against the public interest impossible punishable That would give the Communists another chance to cry Progressive legislation to enlist the support of reasonable union who feared general punitive laws conse- quence of this unwse strike to create impossible situa ton labor in which they might gain the upper hand for the moment
 Thus labor and the whole country suffer from the conpacency of union officers and kanders who have allowed the comrades to in and take
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19- (NEA) Within the past few weeks the War Department has made a series of announcements on it's hospital situation which at face value does not make sense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
DAMAGE TO BLUE CROSS WILL BE GREATER THAN WRITER THOUGHT IN HIS LETTER
 OF JULY 20
Waterbury 76, Conn. August 19, 1946 Editor, Waterbury Democrat.

Waterbury 76, Conn.
 August 19, 1946 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 The damage that will be done to the Blue Cross Plan after Sept. will be greater than I realized in my letter of July 20, criticising the board of directors for eliminating diagnostic service and pointing out the need of democratic control of the Plan.
 Blue Cross was established to pro- vide low-cost hospital care on a non-profit voluntary group-insur- ance basis. Its aims were to give people an inexpensive means of meeting the high cost of hospitaliza- tlon, and to make hospital service to those in need but unable to get such service because of the lack of ready cash to pay for it.
 Thus mothers were encouraged to have their babies in the hospital rather than at home, and people were encouraged to enter hospitals when sent by their doctors-to be X-rayed, or to undergo a series of laboratory tests and remain under observation to discover the early stages of serious diseases or disor- ders.
 The keynote of the Blue Gross is, and should remain, service to the subscriber.
 This very emphasis has been changed by the Plans board of di- rectors, by their decision to elinin- ate some services, curtail others and to place price limitations on others. AS the consequence, subscribers now face the prospects paying higher charges for less protection.
 Thus the unfortunate person who is in need of emergency ambulance service, or of diagnostic study, or the mother -to-be in need of matern- al care beyond the $65 allowance limit, will get no protection in their time of need. Protection in time of need is purpose of low-cost hospital insurance.
 Local hospitals are charging S35 for maternity cases, in which there is no complications and in which mother and child remain only a week. Thus a family paying after Sept. 1, 30 percent more Blue Gross protection against the high cost of maternity disqualification will be obliged to dig up an extra s18-al- most 30 percent of the total bill, and about half the amount of their year. ly subscription to Blue Cross-be- fore the mother can enter the hos pital to give birth to her child.
 These figures do not, of course, include the doctors bill, and they only hold good when conditions are normal. If the mother and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
People ain't all dopes.)

am sure that you will pardon me, sir. for this somewhat unorthodoX introduction. It was inspired by the broadcast of a campaign speech in which the candidate referred to the then present incumbent" a locution which set me to thinking about the amazing things that happen to our language as it tumbles from the ambitious lips of persons who should remain lacOnic for their own good and for the good of the Nation. I have fund the trend away from the terse and gutty speech pOpularized by Hemingway and others deplor- able reaction, as reprehensible. in it's way, as the terse, gutty speech pOpularized by Hemingway and others. Not that public speakers ever did succumb to the blandish- ments of brevity, of course. But to rein their rodomontade utterances and to employ a tongue that con- veyed the shadow of a shadow of sense, say, once in every paragraph.
 But they're in rut around Robin Hoods barn again. Waht is worse, the peepul are slavishly following them, and refuse to use less than seven words where one would do, six of them being mispronounced or misspelled.
 I find it difficult to get to the bot of t1n thiyor cir IN pie call cats felines, dogs canines, men bipeds and toilets powder rooms? Why do they inter their dead, instead of burying them? Why do they embark on or in new ventures instead of starting up business? Why do they enter vol untary or involuntary receivership instead of failing up?
 I noticed a brief news item re- gently which reported that forth coming new edition of an old dic- tionary will include the word jerk" (referring to an individual who is a jerk) because the sub stantive is ''colorfu1 and descrip- tive" That is the sort of desirable clarity and brevity against which there is an unhappy trend, not only among the orators and the com posers of state papers, but among the talking and writing people of the country, as we'll They speak or write of an aberrant, a mounte- bank, sophist a cockatrice, char latan, pasture-maSter, panat- loon, Scaramouche, dizzard, willing, radoteur, marplot, even pigWidgeon, a eacodemon or ko- bold, when they Know all the time that the guy is a jerk.
 There is hope for a return to Semantic sandals and simplicity only through that great, free and untrammeled organ, the press. implore you, sir, to use your best offices in a campaign to eradicate unnecessary verbiage. Strike body blow at lOquaciousness, and another and another and another. Make your campaign ring in the ears of the people until they are driven to distraction, as they are by the singing commercial, and end by practicing what you preach, just as, at last, they buy bananas and do not put them in the refrigerator.
 I suggest, sir, the efficacy of ex- ample. Be simple and to the point on your own editorial columns.
 You might start with the one that runs down the page in the paper next to the editorial proper.
 IRATE NORTH BINDER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20

WESTINGHOUSE is becoming obvious that the Federal statutes for the protection of civil liberties must be revised and strengthened.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
The Firing Line By D. N. T.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Sir
 Individuals devoted to polysyl- labism in their diurnal discourse may avoid castigation as tauto- logists, but the implicit demonstra- tion of superiority may induce the thought that they are practitioners of intersocial yolition.
 (Use short words; they'll think you're putting on the dog)
 Likewise, reliance on the pandi- culation of the vis-a-VlS does not consistently involve irrefragable proof that lie or she is struthious and alien to the normal dictates of Sedulity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
PERJURY WORSE THAN

The Nagas of Assam consider murder a minor offense, while ike perjurer is permitted to commit suicide in preference to having his head removed
Laurel outlook., 1946-06-05

their daughter and sister, Mrs. Cliff
Saylor and family.
Mrs. Charles Grubs and infant
son returned home from a Billings
hospital Wednesday.
A. L. Grubs and children Calvin
and leila attended Memorial serv-
ices in Park City Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kappel, Mr.;
and Mrs. Frank Kappel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Kappel and families were
ir Billings for Memorial day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Shay
and Norman spent Saturday eve
ming at the Grubs home.
Visitors at the Grubs home Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Xii
Hebrew, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Xii
Hebrew and Mr.. and Mrs. S. 7.
Flood of Park City.
Mage Reynolds and son Glen
went to Rockville for Memorial day.
Laurel outlook., 1946-06-05

when they received a call from Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde V. Jones of lie
Grand, Calf. Mr.. Jones was form
elly the husband of Ruth Graw,
deceased, who with her parents
some 80 years ago lived on the
farm now owned by the Grubs fam
lily.
This was their first trip to Mon
tana and while here visited in Ana
ccnda and toured Glacier and yell
lowstone Parks and some points of
interest in Canada.
Mr.. Jones runs a cattle ranch in
the foothills above the San Joaquin
valley in California as we'll as hav-
ing other interests.
Mrs. Bruce Dutton and daughter
of Billings spent the week end with
Laurel outlook., 1946-06-05
Laurel News Items

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Mehling and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kober visited
Sunday evening in Lowell, Wyo., at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Winter
boiler.
Mrs. w. C. Porter and children,
Sherry and Billy, Mrs. Porter's
brother, Kennard Cook and their
niece, Peggy Bernhard, made a
trip to Livingston Memorial day
visited at the in ranch on Mission
creek with Mrs. Homer Cook, sister
in-law of Mrs. Porter and Mr.. Cook
Returning to Laurel the group stop
ped over at the w. T. Johnson cabin
on the Saltwater and were Joined
Laurel outlook., 1946-06-05

by Mr.. Porter who had gone after
work hours to attend the Adult
Bible Fellowship group picnic.
Bonnie 10 KEN of Columbus spent
last week visiting her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Steele.
Private First Glass John Foley,
who spent a two weeks furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
]. Foley, returned Friday to Camp
Carson, Colo.
Laurel outlook., 1946-06-05

Willie Tipps of Laurel spent the
week with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. d. Killebrew.
Paul Bongiani and Pete Munoz
hauled cattle to the Munoz farm
near Reed Point, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Sayler and
family were calling at the Grubs
home Friday evening.
Laurel outlook., 1946-06-05
Friday, June Z.

The Woman's Society of Christ
ian Service will meet at 2:3O at
the Methodist church. The after
moons program will be on "Child-
rem at Peace" with Mrs. F. W.
Graft in charge. Those attending
are asked to bring cans of fruit
and vegetables for shipment over
seas. Hostesses will be Mrs. Reid
Harris, Mrs. T., F. Buford and Mrs.
Phillip Noel.
Laurel outlook., 1946-06-05
TREWIN

Trewin District, June 5.-Mr. and
Mrs. A. l.. Grubs and family were
pleasantly surprised Monday eve
Laurel outlook., 1946-06-05
CALENDAR
Ooming Events. :.

Monday, June 8.
Regular meeting of Evergreen
Rebekah lodge No. Sc at 8 p. m.
Laurel outlook., 1946-06-05

How about your dish towel?
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-02
WINNETT
MAY GET
NEW BANK

WINNETT.-Twelve of twenty
two persons attending the chamber
of commerce meeting Monday night,
signified their willingness to sub
scribe to stock for the organization
and establishment of local bank.
Although the need for local bank
is paramount, the enthusiastic &C
ceptance of plan to organize one
locally was more than was expected.
At the present time Petroleum
county is served by banks operating
in Billings, Lewistown and Roundup
at great inconvenience to business
establishments and depositors. With
the stability under which present
day banking institutions operate,
there is no good reason why local
bank can not be organized, 1t was
brought out at the meeting.
The secretary of the chamber was
authorized to determine If a charter
is obtainable, and meeting was
called for Monday, February Is, for
the purpose of taking up the matter
further.
Other items discussed were pos
sibilities of bus line through Win
nett, housing situation, youth recre-
alton and the possibility of attract
ing doctor, a dentist and a drug
store to the community. The secre-
tary was authorized to advertise in
at least three daily newspapers in
Montana to make known the needs
and advantages of the establishment
of the new businesses.
The general public is invited to at
tend the special meeting of the
chamber of commerce on Monday
evening, February IS, to complete
the groundwork for the organiza-
ton of bank-Winnett Times.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-02
Kelvin Area


3W. II is a south offset TO an aban-
doned producer. Due south of It is
a wide-open space of more than two
miles that has never been drilled.
At an extended distance, there
is production to the west and south
west, and to the east and south
east both gas and oil production.
Next likely completion in the
field is c. ~ Wrighter Trustee
Govt No. 8, NV NE NV 19-35N-3W,
drilling at past 1850 feet.
Other wells in the field report
progress as follows:
III. AGEN.KRAUsE NO. T.
NE SW Sc s-35N-3W
Location.
J.H. ACEN-KRAUsE NO. g.
NV NE Sc 9-S5N-3W
Location
J.H. AGEN-KRAUsE NO. g.
SW NE Sc e-35N-SW
Drilling. 1000.
IB, CATLETT-GF esSS4k NO. g.
Studded 1o-20-4s: production string set
1850. E. NJ. 1887. I'd. 1888. so f. oil In
hole. Acidized 1000 gals. Re-acidised and
testing. Standing due to pipeline trouble.
COOLIDGE a Co0LIDGE-RENJAAsIN no.
NE NE essN-1w
Standing. 1850.
GOEDDERTZ-GOEDDER ga
NE NV Sc 16-35N-3W
I'd, 1921. Acidized and testing.
HARDROCR-GOvsT NO. B.
Sc SW NV 11-35N-3W
Location
LINVTLLE-sAfITH.FOL NO. T.
NE NE NE 8-3AN-1W
Spudded.
AN.MoNTANA.BYRNE NO. g.
SW Sc NE 35-35N-2W
Location
NEPsTAD, MONTGOMERY q FARGHER-
HAUGEN NO. g.
S Sc Sc 2-35N-3W
COMPLETION. I'd, 1s47. Filled with
water. p. & A.
PREvOL q sHAY-GOVT NO. H.
SW NE SW 27-35N-3W
Rigging up. (FIRST REPORT)
C. N. WRICHTER TRUsTEE.Gov'T NO. 8
NV NE NV 19-35N-3W
Drilling, 1850. (FIRST REPoRT)