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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
by ThOmaS Stokes

snow drift, into the gorge below, man-made sheen of beauty.
 The heart of the great monster is underneath the dam. There the great turbines turned by the river create the electrical energy to turn wheels of old and industries hundreds of miles away and to pump water into the lake for irrgating farms of the future.
 Underneath the dam is great building as spa clous as many of our big office buildings-mes and miles of tunnels numerous floors leading in and out to a series of shiny, clean control rooms Quiet few to hanle this giant that the river has been brought under control after dozen years The work is not yet done. There six turbines at the East end. Three will be installed there to complete that unit of the system and eventually another unit of nine will be installed at the other end
 Already power from Grand Coulee is helping to create industries for the Northwest among them aluminium. It supplies power for the two large au- minum plants outside this city. Built in 1922, they were operated during the by the Henry J. Kaiser interests, and turning out large quantities for peacetime use, still under Kaiser
 There is the Mead Reduction plant where alunina shipped from the Kaiser Baton Rouge Plant transformed into aluminium, poured into molds and made into ingotS, which then go to The Brentwood Sheet Mill a few miles away. The Brentwood Plant turned out 145000O0 pounds of finished aluminium in September 2,500000 above quota, and in few months expects to reach A000.000 pounds.
 There are three other plants in the state in this new Northwestern industry-The Reynolds Metal Company, plant at Longview; Aluminium Company of Americas plant at Vancouver, and Olin Industries plant at Tacoma. The last is up for sale and both the Kaiser and Reynolds interests have submitted bids along with Eastern Metals Company
 The Northwest is coming into its own and cheap power is the reason.
 They have put the Columbia giant to work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Your Health
 By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.
By WILLIAM BRADY. MD.

As Prof. E. V. McCollum, whose
 book "The Newer Knowledge ot
 Nutrition" stands alongside of Prof
 Henry c. Sherman's Chemistry of
 Food and Nutrition" in every doc
 tors library, characterized the
 Longevity obtained by scientific
 feeding, the animals show "exten-
 sion of the prime of life in both
 direction"
 Now. just what does "the prime
 of life" mean? It means the period
 of greatest health, strength, vigor,
 vite, the springtime of life, youth. That is in the common sense of the term.
 The prime of life has more specific meaning to the physician. It means the man or woman has attained complete development, is right at the peak or acme of evolu-
 tion, in full possession of all his or her powers or faculties and as capable as he or she can be to per- form all the functions and fulfill the destiny of civilized human being.
 By extension of the prime of life fin both directions" Dr. Mc- Collum meant not merely preserva- tion of the characteristics of youth past the age when many begin to decline, but more vigorous and healthy growth of the young. Growth and development of chil- dren and youths in America is commonly retarded or faulty be- cause of nutritional deficiency or, as it is often called, malnutrition. Not, mind you, that such children and youths do not get enough to eat-generally they get entirely too much to eat-pap and cheat food, that is.
 As nearly as I can explain in a paragraph our national nutri- tional deficiency is due to ultrare- finement of food, particularly food that supplies most of the calories in the daily diet-f1our and sugar; nearly all of the natural essential nutritional elements (vitamins and mintrals) are removed from wheat and sugar cane in the process of refining, much of the vitamin and mineral content of the foods which supply the remainder of our daily calaries is destroyed by preserva- tion, cooking and long storage.
 Now in order to combat these faults in the national diet it should be the rule for every child, youth or young adult to consume not less than a quart of fresh milk or it's equivalent in milk products every day. And every household should keep on hand a supply of plain wheat and use it in the daily die tary, as a breakfast dish in place of pap or cracked or ground meal an incorporated in various recipes in place of all or part of the refined flour. On written request Ca clip ping is not request) I'll mail any reader who provides stamped self addressed envelope pamphlet Wheat to Eat" which tells the in- telligent housekeeper how to use plain wheat in the everyday family dietary,
 Still another corrective suggestion which applies to groupups and elderly folk as well as to children and youths. A green salad or greens on green leafy vegetables which are food to eat raw should be the first course, the most essential course, of any dinner, supper or luncheon. The salad may include whatever raw vegetables and fruits you like or can obtain, and it must be eaten before, not after the meat, fowl or fish course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Problems of the Merchant

It's very human failing to take it out the merchant when can't find what you want in store. But the countrys retailers deserve large share of passion The typical store today finds itself beseged by buyers at time when it has little to se because strikes and shortages holding production of all those marvellous postwar gadgets supposed have ing Experienced, courteous employees hard find, despite the al-tme high in wages.
 The merchant to bed night after night with his head throbbng from the complex and endless reports must make to the income officials and other agencies government He doesn't know from day to the next what OPA policy will be. And he's faced with price prob lem which he has no control
 Despite all this American retailing has performed premey we'll It has stretched supplies that many people as possible get share It has managed to keep good standards of service going and gradually beterng them It has done everything in it's power limit price increases is providing you with what you as fast it can get the goods
 All the way from the big outtters to the little store retailing has performed service be proud o The consumer be certain that country earth has a retail industry as efficient as ours
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07

klling movement now coming to the fore with the close of the five years of slaughter. Sit back and envy the worm in the East, who seems destined to i've fulsome life under the sharp eye of the Brahmin Consider, too what you will say to the commission when it comes to your door on its mis- sion Of mercy The fact of the matter is you may, one day, contract an incurable disease Cancer, paralysis, and that least curabe of all diseases old age daily overtakng thousands of us
 1t won't take the psychiatrist long to wangle rom you he~admsSiOn that you would be better off dead And that is all the Commission will want
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS


 Kindly reprint the name and ad- dress of the clinic where you ad- v1sed persons with epilepsy. (W. E.) Answer - My advice to persons with anything from epilespsy to the pip is, give all clinics" wide berth. If you need medical advice consult physician who practices under his own name. suggested that people with questions about epilepsy may obtain authoritative information by writing American Epilepsy League, 50 State Street, Boston g, Mass.
 Pyorrhea Not Contagious
 If one member of the family has pyorrhea can the rest get it by eating from the same dishes, etc? (R. A. E)
 Answer-It is not communicable. Copyright 1946, John E. Dille 0o.)
Evening star., 1946-07-06

American officers are to train all divi-
sions regardless of political color. Chang
demurred at first, but finally yielded
when Chou had to admit that his troops
would lose face if they came in contact
with central government troops be-
cause they were ill-equipped, badly
trained and poorly disciplined.
Until the surrender of Japan the
Chinese Communist headquarters
claimed to have nearly 1,000,0 900 first
class troops who were Waging relentless
war against the enemy. These troops
professed to have won more victories
in six months than the regular national
army had in three years. American OBJ
servers who had the opportunity of visit
ing the Communist army reported back
that it was composed of guerrillas who
fought only local skirmishes with lonely
japanese advance posts But since Gen.
Chou insisted that his armies we're far
superior in quality to those of Chang,
there was no reason to contradict his
statements.
However. when Chang accepted Amer
lean instructors to modernize his forces,
Gen. Chou admitted that the Com
munist forces needed instruction in mod
ern warfare as we'll as equipment the
American Government was willing to
dispense in China. Gen. Marshall, who
considers all the Chinese forces as one
army. agreed to do for the Communists
the same thing he was willing to do for
the regular national forces. And so some
96 American officers were sent to Kalgan
to start their training job.
In the meantime, the world situation
became "eruptive" again. The truce and
other agreements signed between Chang
and Chou under Gen. Marshall's prod
ding became ineffective and new battles
between the rival forces took place
The improved atmosphere at the Paris
conferences seems to have affected the
relations between Chang and Chou In
the last few days Gen. Marshall is said
to have discovered a greater inclination
on the part of the Yenan official to re-
sumo conversations to avoid further
fighting. President Trumans represent
ative, who is anxious to return to the
United States with the job done" is
now sending encouraging reports that
he expects something constructive with
in the next few days
Gen. Marshall's optimism may be JUS
tilted and temporary agreement likely
will be signed in the near future. But
observers on the spot express great
doubt that it will be lasting agreement.
The basic situation has not changed in
any way. The Communists still want
complete control of the country from
Mongolia and the Siberian borders to
the Yangtze River, while sCniang still
hopes to organize a unified China.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Success Formula

From the shakopee CMinnD Argus Tribune
In his address at a recent graduating
class 1t. Gen. William S. Kundsen gave
some sound advice 1t is the wisdom
OF Danish immigrant boy who found
in America the opportunity to build
successful life. His sage comments pre-
sent something for all of US to think
about:
Always remember to be yourself.
Think independently and weigh what
ever suggestions are made for your par
ticular work
Experience is knowing "a lot of things
you shouldn't do
"A one-man band never gets far uo
the ladder. Learn to toot one trumpet
and toot it awfully good
If you have courage. you have twice
the chance to win that you otherwise
have
Learn to take little bit from the
other fellow and see what he's got.
This is called tolerance
Don't ask any man to do something
that you wouldn't do if you were In his
place.
If YOU think before you act. YOU can
act very much more efficiently and get
very much more work done.
Live clean. Fight hard. Think for
yourself
This country is free and it Is ALWAYS
going to be free. This country is YOURS
and 1t is always going to be yours. 1t
and 1t is always going to be YOURS"
Evening star., 1946-07-06
The Chiqqer ChuIIenqe

Scientists ere doing some wonder
full things these days, what with
atom splitting and the like. Is it
too much, then, to ask why they
are unable to do anything about
chiggers? If an atom can be split,
why is it not possible to split
Chigger, which is somewhat larger
than an atom and almost as power
full, in its way? If science could
devise some way of splitting all
chiggers known to be extant-and
there must be millions of them at
this time of the year-it would be
boon to picnickers, berry pickers
and others who tramp the fields and
woods in this section of the country.
For the information of any Scien-
tiSt not yet familiar with chiggers,
the dictionary says that they are
"six-legged larval forms of certain
mites, parasitic on various warm
blooded vertebrates." They are
found on grass and bushes, it goes
on, and attach themselves to the
skin of man, causing intense Itch
ing" Actually, the chigger does not
merely attach itself to the skin of
man, it tunnels right in and stays
there, establishing a homestead in
the best tradition of American
pioneers. A relatively small num-
Der of these settlers can induce
veritable chain reaction of scratch
ing.
1t has been found without the aid
OF science that chiggers do not like
kerosene or sulphur, so the person
who is foresighted and brave enough
to smear coal oil or sulphur on his
legs before going on hike will have
few chigger worries. But not many
persons ever remember to take these
precautions, with disastrous results.
Hence the need for attacking the
problem at its source. Here is a
challenge for the Nations best
minds. All they need is the urge
to act. One short walk in the woods
should give any scientist the itch to
get busy on the problem.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Now Enforce 1t

Although there really was nothing
extraordinary about it, the Hobbs
misunderstanding" bill received ex-
traordinary treatment from the mo-
ment it was introduced until Presi-
dent Truman signed it into law. It
Is a remarkable thing that this legis-
lation, designed to outlaw extortion
and violence by racketeers in or out
side of labor organizations, should
have been bottled up so long in Con-
gress. where it encountered arbitrary
and lneXcusable delaying tactics by
Senate committees. Remarkable, too,
is the fact that so patiently desirable
and constructive measure should
have occaSioned a special explana-
tory message from the President in
support of his action in signing it,
and, in addition, lengthy opinion
by the Attorney General in justifica-
ton OF Mr.. Truman's approval.
The Hobbs law needs no apologies
In its behalf and the President needs
no defense for having signed it. It
is a perfectly fair and fortnight
act which no law-abiding union
leader or member has cause to fear,
since it does not concern law -abid-
ing citizens in any way It is
directed specifically at extortionate
practices which certain teamsters'
union elements have INDUCED in.
since the Supreme Courts strange
ruling of 1912 that labor unions are
exempt from prosecution under the
Federal misunderstanding Act of 1894.
Some labor hoodlumS have felt free
under this ruling to beat up, or to
threaten with violence, farmers bent
on driving their own trucks to mar
ket. Farmers were forced to buy
protection" through the expedient
of hiring" union truck drivers to
ride with them into New York City.
The Hobbs law simply brings all
racketeerS, whether they are union
members or not, within the scope of
the antiracketeering statutes.
1t is to be hoped that if this rea-
sonable law is to continue to be the
object of special attention in ad-
ministration circles, it will be with
view to seeing that it is promptly
and rigidly enforced, without
thought of political implications.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
This Changing World
Bv Constantine Browu

Gen. George c. Marshalls latest dis
patches from China are said to carry
more optimistic tone concerning the
prospects of compromise between the
central government and the Commu-
niSts,
His efforts to bring GeneraIssimo
Chang Kai-shek and Yenans repre-
sentative Gen. Chou En-lai together to
reach another agreement" are reported
to be fair, although it is admitted that
under existing conditions there Is little
chance of obtaining permanent con-
solidation of the two rival groups.
There is no question that Chang is
sincere in his desire to put an end to
the strife which is making China into
another battlefield as bloody and costly
as it was during the war against Japan.
But there are influential individuals
around him who are disrupting his
honest attempts to cooperate with Gen.
Marshall Chang has frequently been
advised to dispense with the services
OF these men, not by purge as is
customary in the east but by promot-
ing them as elder statesmen or giving
them other honorif1c positions in which
they would have titles but no power.
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The generalissimo's LOYALTY toward
the men who were on his side when
he was mere warlord has prevented
him from following this sound advice.
Moreover, he continues to have a
justified suspicion of the Yenan group.
All Chiang's efforts to reach a work
able agreement with the Communists
have been frustrated ever since 1914
when he first made a serious attempt
to extend friendly hand to his rival
Mao Tse-tung. Temporary agreements
were made and protocols" signed, many
at the inSistence of the American repre-
sentatiVes at Chungking. But they
lasted only short time because after
every concession on the part of the
generalissimo the Communists greatly
increased their demands.
Although since August. 1945 the So
Wet government has stated officially
that it recognized only the national
government, there is definite proof that
it has been using the Yenan puppets
to establish it's influence in the sections
of Manchuria bordering Siberia and
that 1t has aided Yenan guerrillas on
numerous occasions
Yenan Representative Chou has not
played fair, although on several occa =
sions he agreed to live up to the agree
ments reached under the supervision
Of Gen Marshall. The formal arrange
ment under which Gen. Chou agreed
that the new amalgamated Chinese
Army should be composed of 40 central
government and 10 Communist divisions
has already been broken Yenan is now
asking for a major share
According to the existing agreement
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Sonnet: Theodore w. Moves

He tDns kindly man and al,Days true
Who loUed his home, his business and
his city;
His heart ,cus kindly; he knew faith
and pity
And loued the old but tpelcomed in the
nel0g
His thoughtful deeds pere many; errors
teW.
He ,oorked INCREASINGLY in charity
And kindness for others-you and me,
His fellot1 citizens, the friends he kne,p.
And thus 1De lose our leading citizen
Whose loUing heart endeared him to
US all.
His death is tragedy to Washington
And to his many friends; Wonlen and
Who pray that God wiIl hear their
grieUing call
And ,Detcon1e home this totDn's beloued
son. EDWARD RAMOS.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Atomic Energy Control
By George Fielding Eliot

The House Military Affairs Commit
tee does not seem to like the principle
of civilian control of atomic energy
In its amendments to the Mcmahon
BILL it has done two things. one of
which would gravely impair this prin-
ciple. while the other would destroy it.
The first of these two amendments
requires that of the five members of
the Atomic Energy Commission one
must be an officer of the armed services.
and another may be such an officer
without such specific legislative au-
thority. no officer on active duty may
hold civil Office" without vacating his
commission, under the Act of July
Is, 1870)
The second and much the more dan
gerous Of these amendments would
permit the Army and Navy, under the
sole direction of the President and with
out any regard for the Atomic Energy
Commission, to manufacture atomic
weapons.
AS to the first amendment there seem
to this writer to be very good reasons
why no officer of the armed forces on
active duty should be a member of the
Atomic Energy Commission. This is
said in no spirit of criticism The peo-
pie of this country have no more de-
voted and selfless servants than the
officers of our Army and Navy. But
their training, their whole experience
fits them for the performance of spe-
cific military duties. and not for the
responsibility of making general, over
all plans in field in which every as
pect of national policy and national
welfare is involved. That is why a
civilian Secretary of War, and not the
chief of staff, sits in the cabinet.
\ X
A military officer on the Atomic En-
ergy Commission must, of necessity.
think of atomic energy first of all as
weapon, and his every instinct will
be to subordinate all other considera-
tions. 1t is, indeed, proper and neces-
sary that the military uses and dam
gers of atomic energy should be given
the fullest consideration by the Atomic
Energy Commission, and in so doing
military advice must be given the
fullest consideration. But it is not for
the professional military officer, hav-
ing given his advice, to formulate the
Evening star., 1946-07-06
AerophiIuteIy

The fascination which the collect
ing and studying of airpost stamps
has for a large public is demon
strated as perhaps never before in
the eighth edition of SCOTS Stand
ard Catalogue of that branch of
philately, published last week. 1t
contains 304 pages of text and
illustrations; runs literally from
Abyssinia to Zante. and reflects not
merely the progress of aeronautics
but the whole development of what
properly may be called "the modern
age" The scholarship of the work
is that of the veteran Hugh NJ Clark
and his assistant editor. Robert o.
Truman. A committee of the Amer
lean Air Mail Society, headed by
L. B. Gatchell, collaborated in the
completion of the task.
Every such book is certain to have
special attraction for residents of
Washington, since it was in the
Nations Capital that the American
phase of airpost enterprise began.
The story has been told on innu-
merable occasions and requires no
repetition here or now. But the
new catalogue Inevitably recalls it
because the very first adhesive label
pictured is the famous 24-cent issue
of May Is, 1918, inverted copies of
which now are priced at $500 each.
Four hundred specimens of this
"upsidedown' rarity once existed.
Three hundred disappeared in the
shuttle of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing and the Post Office
Department. The remaining sheet,
bought at a postal station window
by local collector and subsequently
sold to the late Colonel Edward
H. R. Green at something like 12,50O
times its face value, eventually was
broken up" into blocks and
singles" and sold at auction. A
group of two pairs from the exact
center of the pane brought $4,000
as unit not long ago.
Obviously, aerophilately makes
heavy demands upon the pocket.
In order to emulate the son of the
richest woman in the history of the
United States, collector would need
to be almost as much of multi
millionaire as he was. Yet it Is
possible to accumulate a compre-
hensive showing of airpost stamps
without spending altogether more