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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
By Frederick Othnran

with whom he tltS and about 900 other people who either love you or figure you're going to be dange6 nuisance.
 Take Doc R. E. Sherry who shut his big drug store in Yonkers years because of the crowds Of people always wanting to buy stuff Doc opened shop here, where man has time to think.
 This is pretty little place. all white and green like a town ought to be-" the Doc said, 50 now they're coming in here from all over and build big palace like. and what Is Joe here going to do when 5000 international clerks swarm in here for lunch in all languages?"
 Doc said he guessed he'd either have to quit, or enlarge the store. He said thing he'd do is vote Democratic for the first time in his life The local
 The Doc huffed into his back room. Joe put town the ice cream scoop and said he'd like to have a look at those Chinese dolls He's heard good things about the Russian babes, too. The trouble is he only talks English
 ran into Trumpy in his antique store. where he was trying to phone a list Of 200 folks All antis he said. He's a newcomer to the district. His family didn't arrive until i840 Even so he said. he feels like native and he doesn't intend to leave Those international airplanes noisy and the interna- tonal citizens going to eat picnic lunches As he says: 'If they do come. they'll find few shotguns around here"
 Bob Dillon at Arnonk thinks Trumpys all wet You see how 1t Is. peacemakers: There's no peace here. Bob figures you'll be good nelghbors and. if what he's heard about diplomats is true. good meFs at his bar. Champagne he's going to order And goldvasseT and krsch and all the other drink ahles peculiar to far places If Trumpys pals show Up with shotguns. Bobll chase lem out, That's promise. even if it means civil war.
 There you are men of peace
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07

as drastic-he's planning to vote Democratic. Does boy, Joe, is worrying how to say chocolate matted" in 52 languages including Chinese. Ed Dilons try ing to lay in stock of vodka, sake, Tequila, and other foreign nourishment.
 Old friends are battling among themselves about whether to welcome you or lure you down the Miamus river where the foxes bark like dogs and those bears-legendary perhaps but real to the natives already are beginning to yawn don't want to scare you keepers of the peace, but I have spent this day mushing through the snow from settlement to OK barn and there are some things you ought to know.
 The Algonquin Indians. who sold these woods to the whites in the first place in i640 for I2 over coats, l2 hoes. l2 hatchets. four kettles and four fathoms (24 feeD Of white wampum. gone. def intely, can report That's all to the good. because they were great scalp collectors
 There's Nobody left but the wild animals some millionaires in big white houses, Gene Tunney a man who has lot of windmills and doesn't care
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
Help From the Interior

In spite of the Big Inch pipeline and the solid fuels Shortage the seemed to perurb the Department of the Interior less than other Washington bureau While the
 world smoked and shook in bloody battle Secretary Ickes sOuy denied that he using the taxpayers gasoline to peddle eggs While the fateful Russian campaign swung back and forth Interior Department scholars failed to give the country fresh daily list of the proper pronunca ton of Russian cities, towns and rivers.
 With hot indignation Interior satistcans reveal that Thousands of auks and puffns victims of Unknown quantities of whales pershed in submarine fare During the Pacific fighting the Laysan Island rail and the Laysan Island finch may have passed into extinction
 We sorry to hear this But may be that the of world peace may have enlisted another militant champion result Mir ckes oratoy won't bring back the Laysan Island rail- But we'll bet it would make any ambitious var lord think twice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

E. k. R. requests a poem about a father who apologized to his sleep ing youngster for being irritable and cross with him" From Queries and Answers in the New York Times Book Review.
 VOICI
 Remember when your Papa said You thought that he was joking That he would crack you in the
 head,
 Unless you stopped your poking. At Papa. home from weary toil And settled with his papers? Recall that threat of boiling oil, If you Kept up your capers? Remember Daddy said he'd crack Your pretty spinal column. If you slipped guppys down his
 back?
 Remember he was solemn? Remember that he'd break your leg If you got Kitty dizzy. Or hit your NurSie with the egg, While Nursie, dear, was busy? Oh, little boy, you'll never guess It hurt your Pa No kid, it Fairly reeks with quietneSs Since darling Daddy did it.
 The OPA has relaxed it's maxi mum price average rule in order to relieve the acute shortage in mems shirts. Thatu please the laundry people, it's getting so they're tearing their hair instead
 Oklahoma will be host to the next session of the Governors Confer ence, according to Governor Mar tin of Pennsylvania, conference chairman. It is understood that the choice is deeply resented by Boomer Girl and Life With Father.
 Esquire's right 10 use Second- class mailing privileges has been upheld 8 to by the Supreme Court. Thatll perk up people with pen chants for pin-ups.
 Representative Patman Of Texas has proposed an absolute ceiling price of S6000 on home construc- ton. By the time the boys get through with it. that new wing on the White HOuSe is going to look like a pin feather.
 A stocking manufacturer says that if women don't voluntarily ration themselves to one pair a month, the hosiery famine will continue for another year. But cheer up; maybe some pioneering gal will lead the way toward not wearing any during the warm months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07

With dispositions 10 matcn.
 These beasts are reported sleeping now in the 42-square mile wilderness you chose for the world city, fellows. but soon they'll wake up hungry.
 What I'm wondering. diplo- mats, is whether you didn't over look a few items when the realty agents had you in tow? There's no peace in Bedford village, or Armonk, either. Randle Trumpp's oiling his shotgun. Doc Sherry's thinking aholt gamethinQ eallally
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
THE HUMANE SOCIETY
Hartford Courant

It would be difficult to name an organization that goes about its work and accomplishes more good with what funds it has than does the Connecticut Humane Society. Its interest in man and beast is unquestionably genuine, and far better is the lot of both for this little noticed corps of workers The report of their activities submitted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07

Three false alarms were reported and firemen were forced to arise from warm beds and brave the near-zero clements only to find no flames and smoke. but when they returned from the last one they discovered a fire right in front of their door when a sedan ignited be- cause of a short circuit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07

nuInDtTS, SIIcH ds oIIaUAs btdu- tiful Blue Rio Grande Waters, Hoffmann's Love Tales From the Texas Woods and When Texas Eyes Are Smiling they modestiy took credit for everything under the sun.
 Some of the things they found to brag about would amaze you. They bragged about their Junior Senator W. Lee O'Daniel. the bis cult paSser. Maybe they were bragging because he wasn't there As the Man Who Would Have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07

no nabl0nnl pounueflcs, Wnlcn used countries only ns market di. visions for its products, and which at one time aided Hitler, Mussolinl and lilrohlto just as much as it did France and Eng. land.
 What the uf Investigators have uncovered in Germany Is a tribute to Nazl thoroUghness and to the gulllblllty of American big business. For what lt amounts to Is a world plan by which Ger. many exnnnded llA lnduAtrlnl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07

The newspapers giving good deal of attention to about the stock market and stOcksmost Of which is purely guessing you want the right kind of information and advice follow the example of the citizen with ngs who asked friend whom he thought very smart What stocks should buy?" The answer was Don't"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
5 Years Ago

Residents Of North Main street were aroused from slumber at an early hour when an empty ash can ciattered from a truck and noisly rolled down the middle of the road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
Hold It UNO

Wear your DanI Boone hats, diplomats, and Ieep your muskets loaded. Your new United Nations headquarters has wild life, even black bear or two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
15 Years Ago

Mir and Mrs. Gregory Wrenn, Hanover street, returned to this city after an extended stay in Wyoming
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
Merry.GO-Round

WASHINGTON, Feb s-Do1ens oi o.I lnvestl. gators have been working since the shooting war stopped to help win another war, This is war aRAnAt mlenAllonal ba buglneAa, which reeoRnked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb IA pioneer band Of Texans invaded Washington the other night for their First Annual Dinner Dedicated to Braggin About
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07

A local woman was treated at St. Mary's Hospital for a spider sting received while in bed She told au- thorities that her son kept a bottle Of reptiles and insects in his bed- room and apparently a spider es- capped the glass prison
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07

Two suicides were reported in the city
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
Waterbury Of the Past
25 Years Ago

There were no new eases Of pneu- monia or flu reported in the city as a near-epidemic petered out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-11
by DresC Pearson

The camms.lon n one which VIII require top. fsht staff since it win have Co pass uusment en al indian claims which have not gene mo sne SS~sss, @ There h absolutely mo seatesory I,ns nn nSNn @ sgses wanls lo claim that N has legal right to he enslt @ territory Of the state of Utah, ihe commission may have Co hear the argument
 Gen, Pat Hurley, former Secretary of wer and AmSssaSSr sn e Sn1s sss S@ from vs osahOms That may number of Western lawyers rubbing their hanos in expectation
 wa. Vc.., consl uhlpplnR strike was no boon Co Che nation as a whole but h helped hawan escape pilgrimage of lame-duck oongressmen Ins lslnlusIs had invited delegation from the House LerslsVries s Committee to come to Hawai- in ofuer VO e"i'ss "'eH support for statehood
 The invitation was sent to Congressman Hugh peterson of Georgia, who though defeated tor rec election stlll b chairman Of the Territorles OommN lee untn January And when Peterson circulated the nvitation for the ail-expensesbald trip five iane- duck congressmen signed up. Two of them. yom Gibson of Georgia and Jane Pratt of North Carolina had known ever since last sammers prSs Ss saS. ently they wanted one last free junket
 Also ticketed for the trip were Reps. Will Rob- nson of Utah. Jim 0eean of Connecticut and James Delaney of New York, all Democrats defeated in last months election. Whether they would have gone att. er their defeat is not cerainbut only Robinson had definitely indicated that he would withdraw
 This put Hawaiian officials in Quandary. They didn't want to withdraw the invitation But they were fearful that taxpayers would protest If thosanus ot dollars were spent on vacation jaunt Tor i've eN- congressman
 That was why the West Coast ship tie-up was a blessing The boat on which the congressional party was scheduled to travel cancelled It's November sS sailing and Hawaiian Governor Stsinback diplomatic ally suggested that the trip be postponed until nexe year.
 NOTE-Last August this column revealed that Congressman Peterson of Georgia chairman oi the Territories Committee went to Alaska on an official mission" taking with him Mrs Peterson, their son, Hugh Jr and their niece Sue Smith Peterson. Fol- lowing this Peterson was defeated for renominaton.
 Next major lobbying drive in Washington will be against rent controls, only control measure which survived President Trumans sweeping OPA decontrol order.
 The President has decided to eliminate OPA completely and has on his desk an executive order transferring rent control to the Department of Con- merce.
 The real-estate lobbyists know they can't get even a Republican Congress to repeal rent control So they've decided a tactic The lobby is drawing up bill which would transfer rent control from the Federal Government to the states.
 This will be advanced as states rights" and economy" measure The result, however will be the same
 Twelve states now have no rent control, and in other states most control laws elastic. Some state legislatures also likely to pass laws permit ting the housing profeers to make a real cleaI1-up before sufficient new housing is built.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-11
by Thomas Stokes

sel to the President.
 He came here in naval uniform--and not a bet He brought in by the then Presidential naval aide, Commodore James K. psrdaman, St. Louis bus inessman, assistant. tCan a naval aides duties be so onerous?) when Mir. Vardaman was lifted from his role and put on the Federal Reserve Board-and not without some protest in the Senate-Mr Clifford promoted to captain and made naval aide. Pres ident Truman had met him only once before he came to Washington
 Presently Captain Clifford got out of his uniform and became White House adviser to the President He had entered the Navy in 1924 and been assigned to the contract section the Pacific Coast
 He is lawyer and recognized at the top of his profession in St. Louis his home He is most capable personable gets along well with people, and has that rare capacity for keeping clear of euds Now he sits supreme, above Secretary of Treasury John ". Shy der; George Allen of the REC and John Steelman reconversion and stabizaton director
 He has no previous experience in politics and has little patience with Government red tape His idea k to get things done without the delay and fuss that often are necessary in politics His influence has been predominant in most recent White House moves. It was he who was largely responsible for ,junkng the Wilson Wyatt housing program and dropping Mir Wyatt.
 In his thinking he is conservative. He is de- Scribed by those who know him well as about as conservative as Senators Byrd (D-Va) and Taft R.-O0. This may explain partly why the Truman Administration has retreaed toward conservatism in recent months, though there are those who tell you that Harry Truman now is being his real self his Senate record to the contrary that he feels no ob- gation any to the liberal and eft-wing forces since the election and now is stepping out in true colors
 back squatting his table, which is what makes philosophers of those who sit in the gallery here year after year and watch the passing show-perhaps little too snug for their own good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-11
Report on the Dark Ages

Ever since the country elected Republican Congress prophecies of the sOcaed Dark Ages of the Harding Hoover have been heard throughout the land AS consequence good many people seem to be waiting fearfuy for of black reaction enguf them
 So in the hope of bringing crumb of comfort to those tmorous minds should like to borrow few statistics on those Dark Ages which recently unearthed by the Topics of the Times columnis in the New York Times
 Let's start with wages Taking 100 the base figure for real wages in manufacturing industries m 1914 de- veops that wages 1920 stood at l2O points, Two later the figure l25 and in two went to 130 At the end of the Coolidge had risen l36
 The first od-age pension law in 1923, under Hard ing Seventeen had such laws when President ROOse welt took office The number of child workers decreased by 100000 between 1910 and 1D30 with most of the duction coming the 1920s The number of high school and college students than doubled between 1920 and 1880 Teacherss average annual pay from $87O to $l APO during the same period
 These aren't the only figures that the contemplating col umnst presented but perhaps they will the purpose O recalling that the Twenes not the decade of sOcla backWardnegs they sometimes charged with being
 There good deal of well being and good feeling in the Twenes At the end the prosperity got out of hand and the good feeling thin But can't be said that there progress social consciousness political decency.
 It scarcely seems necessary say that the Twenties like any other period of history choose to designate were largely shaped by the personalities and preudces of the men who conducted influenced the of this country Yet perhaps that truism must be restated at time when it is being said that imitation, depression and an other war are inevitable with the Republicans in power
 To deny that statement not to be partisan. To deny is to say that infation depression and im possible under Republican influence But the statement nDshd be denied and refuted because is easy and dangerous generality which doesn't resy mean anything
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-11
Your Health
EVERY BREATH HAS AN 0D0R
 A~m SOMETIMES TT ES RAD
Ry WILLIAM BRADY. M. D,

A mother who. I suspect. pamperS her jewels too much. reported the other 6av that when she took the boys to the family doctor for their fesor OTIS. which seemed to be all that aslea the boys. the doctor lsueheo. Right here. I suspect. the aa6y-the lady bent the truth bit, for she said the doctor laughed at her. I hope not, I'd rather believe the doctor laughed with the boys. Anyway the doctor informed the mother. who probably takes the msrazSne and radio hO&um too ser Sously. tha. everybody has bad breath - and once more suspect the doctor really said that every breath has an o6or. Only occasion ally the breath odor is bad.
 Whether the ooor of the breath is bad or not depends on various circumstances.
 One of the conmenest causes of foul breath Is a neglected or per- hans undiscovered cavity or cavi- ties in the teeth-S0ch as cavities that occur between the teeth and hence are difficult to find except Sy x-usy films. Where such source of unpleasant odor is present you can use an1iseptlcS. 6coorants and the like till you are plumb busted and derive not the slightest benefit. I know it is huniliating to realize that a clean tooth 6oes decay, after all But don't take it too hard-ot course your education was neglect ed.
 Freouent use Of mouthwaShes or Eargles may clear. up or lessen bad odor from neglected cavities. dis eased gums. accumulations in the crypts of the tonsils for an hour more or less. The best mouthwaSh or gargle for this purpose is a solu- tion of sodium hypochlorite. There is in the US. Pharmacopoeia, a Diluted Solution of SOlium HypOch- lorite which is suitable for this pur- pose-a teaspoonful of this in six to eight spoonfuls Of water makes the right strength for mouth wash. Even the breath Odor Of onions, garlic and other foods that cause noticeable breath odor. may be re- moved for a while by this mOuth- wash.
 The best way to combat the odor of ozena Cdry eatarrhD is by spray in the nasal passages three times daily with an agreesbly warm solu- tsOn of a teasOOnful of cane sugar in two fiuidounces of water 0our tablespoonfulsl.
 Tartar deposits on the teeth sometimes cause bad breath and these can be removed only by the dentist.
 No mouthwash, antiseptic or local deo6orant can correct the feior oris peculiar to gastrectasia (oilated stOmach). empyema (purulent pleur- isy). brOnchiectasis tchronic bron- chitis with dilation or ballOOning Of bronchial tubes) or lung abcess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-11
COP Corn Is Green
by Peter EdSO,s

calling that in 1883 there were only s8 Republican Congressmen, and that he-Halleck-was the only He- publican Congressman Indiana had Carroll Reece, who comes from Tennessee, beat that one by saying never had had less than two Republican Con- greSSmen. That went over big, because Tennessee has seldom if ever had more than two Republican Congressmen.
 Reece also tried to top Halecks story about the Indiana Republican farmer and the white shirt by telling about the Tennessee Republican who came down to breakfast the morning after election looked at the table and said, What? The same old break fast without bacon?"
 Republican Women's Chairman Marion Martin told story about Carroll Reece and Charlie Halleck going out hunting the day after election They came across an old dead tree she said. with woodpecker hammering away at 1t. But along came a big wind that blew the tree down. and Carroll said to Charlie, I'll bet that graSShopper-I mean that woodpecker- will think to his dying day that he knocked down that tree." The point of the story Miss Martin plained was that women will probably think they won the election by getting out the vote Eighty percent of the registered Republicans voted, said Miss Martin, but only 35 percent of the Democrats voted.
 Miss Martin made plea for all the Republican governors to appoint more women to high offices. The Democrats, she said, appointed woman cabinet member and woman ambassador but that was just icing on the cake. She didn't say it was cheese-cake, either, but she read letter from of her women workers saying that in the old days the national com mitteemen were always ward heelers but seldom. gentlemen.
 Chairman Reece said kind words about all the COP headquarters staff that worked hard. and he asked all the heads of devisions to stand up for big hand They had little difficulty finding Publicity Director William C.. Murphy, Jr., however, and it was suggested that what he needed was good press agent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-11
Tailor Made Politician

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l-Just about 90 years ago play ran in New York called "rhe Tailor Made Man"
 It was in 1917 that saw it.
 The memory of it comes back with that clarity of youthful impressions for it the fine stuff of dreams as does the memory of that whole joyous spurge of several days in the New York theater as young man. a college freshman stopping off On the way back home to Georgia after month in an ROTC training camp at Plattsburg.
 The dim and misty magic or it all comes back, too with the that goes with rear seat tn the balcony-the rslng thrill through the house before the curtain rose; and young man, alone, vowing some day that he would write play, so many have done. He choked up until the tears came he heard what could be done with words. mere words-a frus- trated ambition, of course, common to so many who end up writing pieces like this. day after day.
 But back to the play Grant Mitchell was in the leading role that of tailor. When the curtain rose he was sitting his table tailor fashion, at his trade, talking to friend He was making dress suit for someone. The conversation turned to clothes and what they can do for a fellow and then to a swanky party event of the The tailor bet that he could deck himself out in dress suit and break right into it.
 In the second act he walked majestically into the party and gave his name to the butler. can still remember the name-"John Paul Earth" He announced with the proper decorum and he strolled about making himself completely at home. Everybody thought surely they knew him, or should know him, and he accepted because he was properly dressed and carried himself with an air
 Which is all preliminary to the observation that we occasionally have our tailormade men in politics, figuratively speaking. They know the manner. they walk in confidently, and the first thing you know there they are, fixtures.
 There is one now in the inner White House circle of advisers As a matter of fact he is .now the top in an advisory role to President Truman. speak of Clark Clifford who bears the title of special coun