The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-13
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT

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Hartford, Conn, Jan. 13.-(UP)-
Albert S. Goss, master of the Ma
tional Grange, told the closing
session Of hte Connecticut State
Grange convention last night that
agriculture has been taking an
awful beating for the past two or
three years." and that even now
the farmers have been held up as
profiteers.
Statements have been made
which have no basis in fact" he
said. THE people have been led
to believe that unless they pursue
course of taking money out of
the treasury our economy will col
lapse and that farmers are to blame
for the whole thing. I never have
seen such scare campaign as has
been going on for the past three or
four months"
GoSs declared that "if any group
in America has done its part in
this war effort, it is the farm
group. The policy of lambaSting
the farmer has become chronic"
The National Grange, he said,
believes that the people should sup
port the government and not the
government should support the peo-
pie"
Gov. Baldwin told the delegates
that food will win the war, but
food can only do its share in win
ming the war when we pursue a
policy of increasing production OF
food rather than policy Of ration
ing and price control"
Until Washington adopts this
viewpoint, he said, I'VE are going tc
have difficulty"
Hartford, Conn, Jan. 13.-(UP)-
Gov. Baldwin took steps today tc
relieve the coal shortage situation by
authorizing a $4,000 revolving fund
for the state fuel administrator to
buy emergency carload lots of BIZ
luminous coal for distribution to
dealers in critical areas.
The governor notified Solid Fuels
Administrator Harold L. Ickes OF
his action pointing out the "pri-
mary purposes of the arrangement
IS to expedite shipments Of emer-
gency coal by placing the states
credit behind these transactions and
to permit ALLEGATIONS to needy
areas at minimum expense, avoid
ing ans-shipments. over-the-roao
hauling and the consequent waste
of manpower."
Gov. Baldwin said the plan would
result in no profit to the state
nor would dealers suffer any losses
inasmuch as the state would handle
the coal purely on a relief basis
New Canaan, Conn, Jan. IS
U.P.) - Warning against an
''incOnclusive peace" Joseph G.
Grew, former u. S. ambassador to
Japan, declared last night that
"a complete and irrevocable
showdown" between the United
States and Japan was the only
means Of preventing another war
in the Pacific In the next genera
ton"
He condemned what he consid-
cred q general tendency to under
estimate the length Of time 1t will
take to defeat Japan, and the
probable losses.
The japanese people, said
Grew, were among the most mis-
informed as well as the most
regimented In the world. All re-
ports Of casualties were greatly
minimixed in Japan, he said, and
each defeat was reported as "a
withdrawal according to plan,
after achievement Of planned OBJ
jectiveS.''
Hartford, Conn, Jan. IS - (U.P)
AN Army private who went
AWOL, promoted himself to staff
sergeant and thrilled friends with
tales of being a gunner on Flying
Fortress which made IA bombing
missions over Germany, went to pri-
son today for two to four years on
a charge of robbery.
Walter Thompson, Is, Manckes-
ter. was tried before superior court
Judge Edward l.. DAILY on accuse
tons of stealing an automobile ano
robbing the home of a relative. The
court was told that Thompson was
wanted by the Army at Amarillo
Tex, for deserving last October.
The public defender told the
court Thompson fabricated the
story Of foreign exploits to escape
punishment and save himself from
a dishonorable discharge from the
army.
Hartford, Conn, Jan. IS - ~.
P.) - The Elliott Manufacturing
Company, Milford, which report
edIy did a $S,0O0.0O0 business last
year making small tools and arms
filed q petition In bankruptcy In
federal court today, blamin can
collation. OF war contracts for its
plight.
Acting Receiver william j..
Carrig, New Haven, said the COM
pany owed the government about
$4,000 in back taxes, and ap.
prOximately S250,000 TO creditors,
and was insOlvent.
| .Carrig said the concern opef-
ated four ether plants. employing
about 100 persons, and MI were
losing naonev