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Evening star., 1946-04-18
This Changing World
By Constantine Brovn

The methods adopted by the Russian
government IN Iran and Manchuria
make 1t clear that the United States
and the U. s. 8. r. have fundamental
differences regarding the postwar world.
America is standing by the funda-
mental principles expressed in the At
lantic Charter and incorporated In q
limited manner in the San Francisco
Charter. She does not intend to deviate
from them and is playing with all the
cards on the table.
The Russians believe In q continuous
territorial, political and economic ex-
pansion which is contrary to all the
documents they have signed.
The victory at the Security Council
Of the group Of powers which think in
the same way as the United States has
been ephemeral. According to reliable
reports, the Iranian government, which
brought the matter before that supreme
international tribunal, has been coerced
into a complete submission to the Rus
sian dictates.
The position of Prime Minister Qavam
was made untenable by the pres
sure exerted on him by the Moscow
ambassador. Russia is close to Iran.
AACA AoASCo uC ally CAI1lC CAu reach
Teheran in less than 48 hours. America
and Britain are far away and could
answer the Soviets' physical threat only
with moral arguments, which do not
count in the face of tanks, planes and
many troop divisions.
The Russians continued their penetra-
tion of Iran until they reached points
only IL miles from Teheran. It was
then that the Iranian government al
lowed its representatives to raise the
question before the Security Council
After this the Red armies began their
withdrawal from Iran. although there
are no indications that they are leaving
strategic positions in Azerbaijan. The
Russian Ambassador at Teheran began
to press Prime Minister Qavam. ex-
planning to him things he knew only too
well: that America and Britain did not
have the physical means of helping him
out and that Trans regular army was
not as well trained and equipped as the
Azerbaijanese.
The Prime Minister was placed in
the dilemma Of either becoming q tool
OF the U. s. s. r. government and enjoy
ing some special prerogatives-including
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Compromise Needed
By Georfe Fieldina Eliot

Nobody wants the present fight over
uniflcation Of the services to continue.
It is injuring the services, it is injuring
the country, and 1t is making q reason
able solution more difficult with every
day that 1t drags on.
What is needed-and needed now-is
q compromise.
The day has already gone when such
compromise can be devised by either
service and accepted by the other. Nor
can compromise now come from the
White House. The President has made
himself a partisan Of the Army view
point to the extent of angry outbursts
at the Navy for disagreeing with him
and attempts to mu1zle Navy opinion
which have been quite properly resented
in Congress.
II there is to be compromise, it must
now come from Congress, supported by
public opinion which is becoming in
creasingly anxious to put an end Of con-
troversy and get ahead with the job of
sound planning for the national security
The bill now pending In the Senate Is
an attempt at compromise, but it tries
50 hard to please everybody that it ends
in utter confusion.
What are the elements of such q
compromise?
First, it must raise the air force to
parity with the Army and Navy in
planning, in administration, and in di-
rect access to the Congress and to the
President (the Commander in Chief.
There is now general agreement that
this is essential. -
Second, it must preserve the autonomy
of each of three services, sufficiently
so that each can protect its interests
and feel that its point of view is get
ting fair and unbiased presentation
in planning, in administration, and
in the all-important question Of budgets.
Third, 1t may provide some means of
reconciling differences between the.
three services and effecting needed econ
omies, without endless discussion: That
is, the service autonomy cannot be abb
solute, some of it must be yielded to the
overall necessity Of getting on with the
job within existing and future budgetary
limitations. theoretically, the President
Is supposed to reconcile such differ
ences. Actually he does not have time
to familiarize himself with the mass of
detail which he must understand If he
Is to make wise decision. This is one
of the main arguments for . single de-
partment under single secretary.
Fourth, such . compromise should
not be mortgage on the future: That
u, 1t should be flexible, 1t should en-
Evening star., 1946-04-18

body the possibility Of further change,
as necessity may appear.
How can these four objectives be ac-
complisheda
The first Is easy enough. Create q
new cabinet department, the depart
ment Of air, with q new component of
the armed forces, the air force, to stand
on = level with the Army and Navy.
Second, leave the War and Navy De-
partments as they are now, for the time
being. This will give us three service
secretaries in the cabinet (not too much,
IN world In which our military power
is the chief stabilizing factor and for
services which will total more than q,
million and half officers and men.)
The third one is the sticker: What to
do when the services do not agree? A
national security council, composed of
the three service secretaries and the
Secretary of State, advised by the three
chiefs Of staff as legally established
body for giving co-ordinated military
advice to the Government, has already
been suggested by the Navy. Such q
council is necessary, but still what hap
pens If the members or the chiefs of staff
do not agree? Especially on the budget?
Here is one solution which seems work
able: Let there be established by law
civilian officer, a deputy to the Presi-
dent for national security affairs who
can speak with the Presidents authority
In all matters of detail He should not
have administrative duties. He should
be the chairman of the national security
council, and he should act as q chairman
ana not as a Superexecutive. His chief
duty should be the reconciliation and
adjustment of service differences plus
the elimination Of overlapping and
waste.
For this position, man of the high
est obtainable caliber is required. The
Nation can afford to pay well for such
. man: His salary should not be less
than $25 per annum Cabinet officers
get $4,000, and he should be recog-
nlzed as occupying position superior
to that Of ell cabinet officers, I'm his
capacity as deputy to the President.
Finally, a compromise such as sug-
gested would meet the fourth require
ment Of not prejudicing the future. It
could be easily transformed into the
single-department structure If further
experience shows that to be necessary,
Whereas If we now merge the War and
Navy Departments, and experience
shows that to be wrong, 1t will be din
cult II not impossible to unscramble
them-and tremendously expensive.
(Copyright 1946)
Evening star., 1946-04-18

by Admiral Melville, or. rather. Ad-
miral Merrill?
If the answer to the last question
is yes, as might well be the case,
there has been lot OF unnecessary
noise and confusion, and the country
will welcome the announcement by
Secretary Of the Navy Forrestal,
following a conference with the
President, that I'VE have agreed to
forgo further public debate on this
(merger) issue"
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Progress by Scandal

Gallinger Hospital seems fated to
write much of its progress in terms
OF scandal. Not long ago it was the
kitchen and the psychiatric depart
ment which were centerS of charges.
This year the obstetrical nursery and
a physicians statement that 267 pre-
ventable deaths among premature
infants have resulted from lack of
nursing care in the past six years
provided the sensation.
The beneficial results of such ex-
posures-for they are accepted by
the public in that lights more at
tention to Gallinger Hospital and
larger appropriations. The injurious
effects are to present an unbalanced
picture of the institution, so that
haste to remedy one fault is made
at the expense of neglecting others
For that reason Senator O'Ma-
honey, as chairman of the Senate
Subcommitteeson District Appropri-
ations, has taken an obviously desir-
able step In requesting a restate-
ment, by the Health Department, of
Gallinger's needs and a separate
evaluation of those needs by COM
mittee of physicians and health off :
cials.
DR.. Lewis K. Sweet, head OF the
pediatrics division, succeeded where
others failed in calling popular at
tention to serious condition in the
obstetrical nursery, while exposing
himself to professional criticism for
a possibly unorthodox generaliza-
ton. He would find it difficult, no
doubt, to prove his theory as to the
number of preventable deaths
among premature infants.
The situation he has described in
the obstetrical nursery, however, is
merely a reflection of the dangerous
shortages of help among nurses and
other hospital personnel, not only at
Gallinger, but among most of the
other city hospitals. OF some 750
nurses who left hospitals to enter
the military service during the war,
only 100 have returned. Against a
normal, prewar registry of 1900 pri-
vate nurses, only 558 are now avail
able. There is shortage of some 400
student nurses in the city's training
schools. And in public hospitals, the
higher pay scales in veterans hos
pitfalls represents competitive fac
tor that did not exist before the war.
All such shortages are aggravated by
the city's rapid growth of populat tion
during the war.
Even at Gallinger, continued
source of complaints over inadequate
provision of personnel, Congress has
provided for more positions than the
hospital authorities can fill. The
problem, therefore, is not merely in
creased appropriations but re-em-
phasiS on how to meet the most
pressing needs with available per-
sonnel. 1t is not believed that either
the House or the Senate Appropri-
ations Committees will be reluctant
to take any steps that the best medi-
cal opinion is willing to recommend.
A restatement of needs for the hos
.pital as whole will be helpful to
Senator O'Mahoney's committee in
this respect.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
This andThat
By Charles E. Truce,peu.

We got OH at the wrong car stop, early
the other morning and had to walk
across Calvert Street Bridge, which was
blessing in disguise, because we had
such a fine view of the buzzards at play.
Turkey vultures are not pretty, but
my, how they can fly!
When 1t comes to soaring, they xre
in class all by themselves.
Pretty Is as pretty does, in the air:
blzzards (the common name) do as
neat job Of soaring as it is possible
to witness
thermometer down to 80 degrees in the
suburbs.
Down on the bridge 1t was higher,
but probably colder where the vultures
scared.
These big birds spend a great deal
OF their time apparently flying for
nothing.
Actually. they are looking for food.
1t Is their keen eyesight, not their
sense OF smell, which tells them where
something to eat is to be found.
1t Is said that buzzard can SPOT a
mouse at distance of 2 miles.
That, my friends, Is seeing!
What those birds are looking for Is
not . mouse, however, but some big
bones put out near the buffalo pens in
the Zoo.
All such bones are supposed to be
buried, and most Of them are, but the
keepers naturally have a soft SPOT in
their hearts for all hungry birds and
beasts
So at times, let it be whispered, some
OF. those big meat bones, fresh from
the lion and tiger cages, remain un-
buried.
That is where the vultures come in.
One spots the food, and immediately
begins to soar down.
Every other buzzard in the nearby
valley sees that one bird going down.
All then follow him.
They collect around the bones. and
pick them clean in no time.
Tnose which rooSt on the roof of a
fashionable Connecticut avenue apart
ment house have vantage point, but
DO not see food first any more than
those on the wing
The buzzard long ago mastered the
art OF soaring, as distinct from that of
sheer flying.
Starlings, perhaps, are better flyers.
They have solved the problem of mass
flights, each bird turning exactly the
same degree at the precise second, as if
signaled by the leader.
II there is any signal given, it is
beyond human sight and hearing.
The big buzzardS, however, are their
peer at soaring.
Stresses and strains of the air, with
a deep knowledge of air pockets and
how to use them
These are everyday lore to buzzards.
Fine displays of this ability may be seen
nearly every day from the Calvert
Street Bridge.
We would suggest that all minded
people-and who is not, nowadays?-
i. should spend little time on this bridge,
Afoot, of course.
One actually sees better when the
feet are on the ground, did you know
that? -,
There is a reason for this.
One simply is quieter.
Seeing is not all eye, but brain, too,
since part of the eye, itself, is a
prolongation of the brain.
Walking and standing still give the
mind more time, actually, to operate,
guiding the eye Alright.
That is why, If you want to see bug
yards, you must get down to earth.
Or at least to the bridge.
Evening star., 1946-04-18

1ndividualism uncontrolled has its
disadvantages. Shakespeare referred
to one Of them when, in "Cymbeline, !"
he had a fisherman tell how the
fishes Give" in the sea "as men do
aland' by the big fish eating the
little fish. "a
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Sporrow Buth

Where POWDERED quarts = one inch
~ sh1llo1D
Green palms OF fst-high grass conceal
A public bath for any sparrow.
They nestle in the dust and sQusdl
Ercitedly to fnd pond :
OF clean, inuigorating sand.
Incurably vdgabond
They seen, to hear toind command
And burst like popcorn IRON, their bath.
The dust then settles thick and sloas
Along the edges Of the path
Like curtains closing on shoac.
RICHARD T. BODTKE
Evening star., 1946-04-18
May Be Neither!

From the st. Louis Post -Dispatch.
The Republicans and Democrats are
reported so badly disorganized that
there is something like = political
vacuum. In view Of which do we hear
any talk about the organization Of
first marty?
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Congress Held at Fault

To the Editor Of The Star: -
Black market flourish because the I'm.
scrupulous farmers, manufacturers and
wholesalers supply the products to th.
illegal operators. These people place
personal pecuniary gain before the
welfare Of the country.
Black markets are not 4 result of the
OPA but rather are caused by Con-
gress which has failed to- give OPA the
power to regulate the flow Of goods from
the producer to the consumer. There
are no black markets in apartments
where the OPA has proper regulatory
powers over landlords, tenants and rents.
II the production, manufacture and
distribution of every essential product
were placed under similar laws and regu-
lations as those controlling narcotics,
black market operators would become
extinct. ;,
Responsibility for the black markets
rest with Congress and not with the
OPA. RICHARD j. AvERTNIK.
Gen. Hams Son Thanks Star
To the Editor Of The Star: ...
It was with much pride and pleasure
that I read your very kind panegyric
on my father, Maj. Gen. Peter G.
Hams, published in The Star last Sat-
urday. Il.
Knowing him as I did, I feel that he
merited your very kind praise.
He was modest, quiet and unas-
suming man. He worked to attain an
objective and not for public approba-
ton. The success of the many works
he had undertaken was reward enough
for him. JOHN c. HAMS.
Colonel. U. s A., Retired.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-21
FAREWELL CHURCH PARTY FOR DIR. & MRS. MoRcoM

Wednesday evening a farewell reception was held at the Fedora ted Church for Dr. and Mrs Thomas Morcom.
 Speakers for the evening were Luther Dunbar, Mayor of Nome. Antonio Polet, representing the Board of Trustees of the church, Mrs. Andrew Nerland, represent ing the Ladies Aid Society, and Mrs. John Whisenhunt speaking for the Sunday School.
 The musical program for the evening consisted of cornet solo by Sgt. James Calvert, a piano solo by Martha Ellen Thompson, and a vocal selection by Mrs. M. Day.
 Master of ceremonies, Rever- end M. Day, presented the Nor coms with a certificate of Recog- hilton, to which everyone signed their names and invited the Nor coms to respond, which they did in a very fitting manner.
 The Sunday School, where Mrs. Morcom had served as a teacher and superintendent, presented her
 Continued on Page Six)
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-21
CHILDREN'S BOOKS AT xxx PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Kegoayah Kozga Public Library is pleased to announce the receipt of a number of books for children, including Fri c Knights great dog story, Lassie Come Home, and other dog books. Winnie the Pooh, and Heidi, Mod ern version of Robin Hood, Scotty Allan, King of the Dogteam, Paul Bunyan, illustrated by Rockwell Kent, Rabbit Hill, by Robert Law son, which received award for Most Distinguished Contribution to American Literature for Child ren for 1914"
 Andersen's Fairy Tales, illus trated by Arthur Szyk, and Grimms Fairy Tales, illustrated S Fritz Kredel.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-21

Railroad in the amount of s4OO,- 900 to construct an addition to Mckinley Park Hotel and the building of a number of small lodges at Wonder Lake to accom- modate postwar tourists. 2O diesel locomotives, an increase or 10 over the House allowance, could be acquired from the sur plus stocks of the War Depart ment without exchange of funds for use by the railroad, but the railroad would pay for transport ing the locomotives from their point of shipment to Alaska.
 SConference between the House and the Senate will be necessary to reach an agreement on final approval after the Senate acts ebn the measure.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-21
FAMILY OF PILOT WILL ARRIVE SOON

Don Travis, pilot for the AL aska Airlines, will make his home in Nome, with his wife and two children soon to arrive.
 Don comes from Ashland, Ore gon, and was pilot prior to his service in the army, in which he enlisted and served three years in England and Africa.
 He has a record of more than 2,000 hours in the air and has flown over 35 types of planes.
The Nome nugget., 1946-06-21
Six Steps to a Veterans Loan

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-01
THE WATERBURY DEMOCRAT WATERBURY, CONN., FRIDAY NOVEMBER 046

four would have been started long ago.
 Now with all the bridge players planning to attend this winter va. cation tournament In Florida, there should be plenty Of men on hand to make this a popular event
 To twin Q mems championship, player has to be on his toes, just as the declarer was on today's hand from the knockout team-of- four contest, West could have made four no trump without any trouble, but. the 100 honors influenced the bidding because in knockout team. of-four play, honors are still
 At the five-club contract Vests natural play would seem to be to win the queen of hearts and pick up the clubs, but this would mean losing two spades and diamond.
 This declarer allowed the first heart trick to hold and now the hand could not be beaten. A dla- mond was discarded on the king of hearts and the fourth diamond established for declarer to get rid of the losing spade.
 Although this looks like a double dummy play, the establish ments of the fourth card of a suit is the type of play for which all experts are constantly on the alert.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-01

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 For this pattern, send 90 cents. In COINS, your name, address, size desired, and the PATTERN NUM- BIER Co Sue Burnett, Waterbury Democrat, iib0 Avenue Americas, New York ie, N. Y.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-01
ROomyShoesHelp .Snre-FOOted WaIk
By ALICIA HART
 NEA Staff Writer

Almost any woman who halfway tries can walk sure-footedly and gracefully in fiat-heeled shoes. But spirited and graceful walk in high heels takes a bit of doing and enough room in shoes for toes to spread.
 The more room for toes to ex- tend themselves and give feet bet- ter grip, the better balance you get. Imprisoned in tight shoes, toes are powerless to support you.
 You can give the impression that you're skimming smoothly in high shoes are properly fitted to your arches. Arches must be helped and not hindred in their function if you want to walk well.
 Then, too, if you choose a type of shoe that grips your foot at the instep-an oxford or shoe with in- step straps, for instance-youll find walking easier because of better arch support. Pumps are usually the best choice of shoes for flattery but the poorest for gripping the foot and supporting the arch for pro- longed walking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-01
Missionary Women Book Mrs. Terrill

Watertown, Nov. i-The Women's Missionary Society of the Congre- gational church will meet at the home of Mrs. Harold Smith, S4 Hillcrest Avenue, Thursday Nov. 2 ata 3 P. M.
 Mrs. Arthur Copeland will be in charge of the devotional service. Mrs. Melvin Terrill will speak on "One Hundredth Anniversary of the American Missionary Associa- tion," and Mrs. John westbrook will speak on "India". The Thank Offering will not be received until the December meeting.
 The ladies of the Union Congre- gational Church, Oakville, will be guests.
 The hostesses will be Mrs. Charles Coon, Mrs. Bronson Lockwood, Mrs. George Brandemeyer, Mrs. George Madison and Mrs. Herbert Dayton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-01

rid or himl You've been going with him for a long time, you've become very good friends you've been able to talk practically anything over with him. Whats keeping you from coming straight out with your feel ings about his personal appearancep You've done a lot to help each oth- CT in the time you've been going together, so why not come to his rescue this time2
 If this lack of neatness is the only fault you can find with him, why not give him @ few pointers, tact fully and without hurting his feel ings2 You know him well enough. He'd welcome your suggestions.
 If you refuse to date him again, what are you going to do With your timep Are there other boys waiting to fill his shoes? Do they like you as much as he does? You want to be mighty sure you're going to like life without him before you cut of his head with the axel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-01
COME LITTLE LEAVES

One Waterburan and two former Waterburians are scheduled to write articles for vocational series which will be published during the current school year by the Holy Cross College Tomahwak the school weekly On the
 list of contributors the series Edward D. Bergin of the firm of Martin Bergins Sons Inc. who will write on "The Career of Mortican Also the list article Views Reporting As Career" by Joseph T. Nolan Of Boston, of Assistant School Superintendent and Mrs. Thomas F. Nolan and former Waterbury Democrat newsman associated with the United Press Both contributors are Holy Cross graduates The third con- trbutor of interest locally distinguished native the Most Rev. Joseph E. Mccarthy D. D. Bishop of Port and Maine Bishop McCarthys contribution is entitled "The Vocation to the Holy Priesthood"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-01
, MCKINNEY
 NBRLDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY Amierlca's Card Authority
 Written for NEA Service

A new event will be inaugurated this year ct the Winter National Tournament at the Hollywood Beach Hotel, Hollywood, Fla namely, the mems national team of-four championship. It will be held on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon Dec. il and 22, concur rently with the national womer's team-of-four championship.
 The mems pair championship
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-01
Baldwin Urges All Voters To Go to Polls

Hartford, Nov. 1. = tUP) - Gov. Raymond s. Baldwin to- day called upon every voter to cast his ballot next Tuesday, and for employers to allow time for their workers to do so without loss of pay.
 Tt is important that everyone cast his ballot" he said. Tt is the duty of veery qualified voter to cast his ballot"