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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13

Washington, oct, iS - Drew Pearson has been voted by tho Washington correspondents then- selves to he the "Washington corr respondent who exerts through his writings the greatest influence on the nation"
 Pearson, whose column, THE WASHINGTON MERRY GO. ROUND, appears daily in the Wa terbury Democrat received more than twice AS many votes in thiS category as any other writer,
 The poll of the correspondents was conducted by the Saturday Review of Literature, All mem. bers of the Congressional Press Library, to which all accredited correspondents belong, received the questlonnaire,
 In addition to the overwhelming vote for Drew Pearson AS the writer with the greatest influence on the nation, Pearson won see- ond place in q vote for the WAsh- ington correspondent who eXertS through his writings the greatest influence on Washington" First place winner in this category was Arthur Kroek of the New York Times,
 PearSon's column, THE WASH. 1N0TON MERRY-dO-RoUND, has been growing year by year in national importance and Influence since it was started ia isS2, Some Of the revelations In the column have stirred international reper. eusSionS,
 Pearson, with his partner, It, Col, Robert s, Allen, now on ae- tive service on the fighting front ia France, started e new era in Journalism when he began writing the daily column in io32, At that time most Washington news was singularly eolorless, Pearson and Allen developed Q technique of getting the news behind the news and of bringing to light an end. less number of important and OK. elusive stories, Their enterprise as newshoundS stirred the whole force of correspondents in Wash. ington to greater alertness in get. ting the Inside news of Washing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
LOCAL NOMINEES
 GUESTS TONIGHT
Democratic Town Commit. tee Arranges Meeting of
 Party Workers

Local Democratic party candidates who seek office this year along with state party candidates will be hens ored tonight at Q reception held at Democratic headquarters, North Main street, and sponsored by the leeal town committee,
 Those who will be guests of honor tonight include; former State SenN. tor Edward P, Egah, candidate from the 18th District; Patrick Wallace, senatorial candidate from the ieth District, Judge Patrick Healey Seek- Ing reelection as probate judge; Daniel J, Mahaney and John Mem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13

of their enemies and ashamed os their friends,p
 sensayumAs William D, Robin relays it, There were two compet- Ing movie theaterH on the Atlantic City boardwalk when along came the hurricane, and then ther0 was one, The owner of the theater that survived the storm posted Q sign on the wreckage of the other. 10 was: "Qone With the Wind"
 On his own theater he put this sign; since You Went Away" Elgy, By Peggy Cartwright: oo-- ana coll him back. All you who love the simple deceneies. All you who light for freedom. And for toler- Ance. And pence, Go and recall him. E you can, oil you who mocked. Who would not listen to his words, Who sought to crush tho vision. Great.hearted, noble, and courage 0tls, of his soul. Aye, call him back, Too lAtel And yet. Who dares to Aay that this mans life is donep His spirit liVesl
 ,Hawl Mexico City, Oct, ii--tAP) A bill to prohibit the press from 'ridicullng Congresmen' was dO- feated today"
 MePclless Truth. The attacks on the President reminded ono of ub of the time Marshal Joffre (at he end of World War D was asked whether the glory of the Battle of the Marine was rightly his. Tho Marshal replied: T don't know whether the praise Is mlne, but If We had lost the blame would have beenl"
 It Could Happen, Then there's ille one about the hlll-billy who was rejected from the draft because oi bum feet. He returned the next day and blended for reconsideration 'TVs no use" the lnedico told him, you couldn't stand marching"
 Look, doc," said the lad T WbAhSA ASV hhAGD " kAv klFEE1 hkA I sorta hate to walk baekl"
 Amt Tt So, When they last met in Quebec MT. Churchill IB supposed to have asked FDR why Americans believed obviously false statements llade by his foes You know" ada cd Churchill, such rumors haven't Q leg to stand on."
 "Its like the old Chinese pro. verb" said the President "A llo has no legs and cannot stand, but lt has wings and can fly"
 YOcks sYock. Yockl Bob Dunn wons dcrB If you've heard about the wo. man who sued her groom because of flat feet?
 Ills feet were in the wrong flatl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13

nouneed last night by Renato Rie- euiti, PAC chairman,
 MT, Riceluu said that the local unit has reached Q decision on the matter which now must Do referred to the Greater Waterbury Industrial Council ct It's meeting next Thurs day.
 Mir. MiSunAs has been requested by the PAC, it was declared by the chairman, to attend next weeks meeting at which time delegates from most of the industrial plants of the city will be in attendance,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13

Two stone Age axes, believed Co date about 1900 D,C,, have been un- earthed during peat-euttlng opera. tlons at MullingAr, Fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13

primo, both of whom seek reelection aS state representatives.
 Town committee members, party workers and officials will be preS- ent at tonightS gathering, scheduled to get underway at 8 D. m,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
Ry United PressI

Italy declares war against Ger many, United States. Great Brl- tain and Russia accept Italy As . Oo.belllgerent.
 Biggest Pacific Allied Air Fleet ever assembled drops $50 tens of bombs In surprise raid on Re. baul, New Britain, on october lSi dest0ry is0 Japanese aircraft, damage Sl and sink or daSange lsS ships,
 In Italy, Allied armies advance about 10 miles along their right Rflnk, bomb Waste, on the Aari- Atle above Termoll.
 On Russian front, Soviet troops
 push their way across tive river --the SoEh, In fighting before G0nel, and the M0loehnayA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13

Over 200 mobile motion picture units are touring liberated towns of Russia,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
MlSUNAS WAITS FOR
 CIO ENDORSEMENT

Decision on the indorSement of John Mlsunas Republican nominee for state representative by the 0, I. o. Political Action committee will Do delayed Q week 1t was an
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-12-02

They came to visit their brother
Pvt. James BOWL who is out at
Foster general hospital.
Pfc Herman Noel, who is sta
toned somewhere in New Guinea
wishes to be remembered by bis
friends in Jackson and in Utica
especially by his wife, Mrs. Lille
Gray Noel.
Mr.. Arthur Magee and Mrs. Love
Rhodes left recently to visit in
Chicago Mr.. Rhodes will visit his
son, Mr. Henry Rhodes of $685.
Calument Avenue
Mrs. Irene Crawford who has
made her home in Chicago for the
last month is visiting in the city
She is the wife of Mr.. Richard
Crawford.
Friends and members of College
Hill church are invited to be pre-
sent at s pm. on Tuesday night To-
prayer meeting.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-12-02
West jackson
News
By Miss NomI Terrell

Miss Willie B. jackson, 800 West
Pascagoula street receive da birth
day box recently that consisted of
several useful and lovely gifts,
from her boy friend, Pvt. w. E.
Hamilton who is stationed some
where in France. Pvt Hamilton
has been overseas for the past IA
months. His many friends wish for
him safe return home 1t is ex-
pected that wedding bells will soon
ring for this couple.
Mrs. Annie Mae Rhodes of Ed
wards spent the week end with her
daughter, Miss Daisy Lee Rhodes,
who is a student of Campbell Col
lege.
Miss Ionia Magee of Edwards,
spent the Thanksgiving holidays
with her sister and brother-i law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rayford Stubblefield
of 1923 Hill street Miss Magee re-
ports a most enjoyable visit.
Mrs. Marie Nolan, PSI E. seth
street, Chicago sends greetings to
Naomi's Beauty Shoppe on her
second anniversary by calling her
from Chicago to congratulate her
on the special event. We remember
this young lady as Marie Hubbard
a student of Campbell College, who
now owns and operates a lovely
modern beauty shoppe in Chicago.
The COLLEGE Hill Circle No. Two
sponsored a grand meeting on the
past Sunday night. 1t began at 7.30.
Those present enjoyed the service.
Money in the amount of $101.01
was raised.
Mrs. Hattie Stubblefield, Mrs.
Helen Terrell and their father, MIR.
Henry Magee attended the funeral
of one of their friends in Edwards.
the late Mrs. Olivia Magee who
was buried from Cherry Grove M.
B. church. Rev. r. j. Irving preach
ed the funeral. Pastor of the church
is Rev. Burkett of this city.
Mrs. j. E. Mckay, Jones street
was dinner hostess to Mrs. Irine
Crawford of Chicago on Friday
evening.
Mrs. Haney Mae Hunter is doing
fine after her operation. We hope
she will continue to improve.
Recent visitors in the city are
two popular young ladies from In
dianapolis, Ind, the former Miss
Armada BOWL and her sister, Miss
Laura Lee bowl. However, both of
the young ladies are now married.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-12-02
Management Is
Important Factor
In Good Pastures

The establishment and mainten-
ance of really good pastures in Mis-
sissippi, especially on the more fer
tile soils, requires the application
of good management practices, ac-
cording to H. w. Bennett, associate
agronomist for the agricultural ex-
pertinent station
Strangely enough, the difficulty
comes not with the poorer soils as
might be expected, but on the more
fertile soils where the early spring
growing plants grow so profusely
as to crowd out the summer and
fall growing plants.
An informal survey recently
made by DR.. Bennett in cooperation
with extension and AAA workers.
showed that because of a higher
level of fertility on delta soils, COM
binations of spring clovers with
summer clovers and grasses were
found difficult to maintain, requir-
ing special attention to seeding and
management
Specially, a portion of the diff
Guilty was the practice of seeding
on seedbeds not settled by rain An
other portion was due to improper
grazing-not enough while the
highly productive spring plants
such as White Dutch clover were
at the peak, too much grazing of
the less productive summer clovers
and grasses such as Dallis grass
and lespedeza. DR.. Benefits rec
Communications are:
/. Use spring clovers only as
winter and spring temporary pas
lures. Do not sow on areas where
lespedeza is wanted. Cattle should
be removed in time to- allow for
seed harvest or reseeding. Clover
and Dallis grass mixtures may be
used where such grazing manage
ment is practiced that the clover
does not get over inches high and
smother the grass.
g. For summer pasture, seed Dali
lis in fall and lespedeza in Febru-
airy. Begin grazing the middle of
June or July l. Craze lightly until
the Dallis grass has seeded. Do not
overgraze at any time.
g. For early winter pasture, seed
Temporarily pasture of some small
grain plus clover or other legume.
The grain will greatly reduce the
hazard of bloating.
4. Utilize existing Johnson grass
areas. Seed some clover or grain
for winter and spring grazing and
seed crop on the Johnson grass, and
use the Johnson grass as summer
temporary grazing or for hay.
5. Provide a summer crop OF
kudzu, sorghum, Sudan, johnson
grass, ETC., for temporary grazing
if needed. If not needed, harves,
! for hay, seed, or grain.
g. Stock summer pastures so that
moving in August is necessary OF
have some temporary crop so that
these pastures may have a rest dur
ing the late summer.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-12-02

A starlet announces herself fed
up with the Hollywood Male. She
has now met every wolf but the
one who dressed up like grand
mother to eat Red Riding Hood.
ST. Louis, with three of the latest
Nobel prizes, is still far from salts
field. Citizens think there should
have been one for baseball.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-12-02

LET'S all get behind the greofest
morch IN hisfory-the murch
to Tokyo-ond victory!
On countless invasion fronts, thousahds
of your fighting men are taking up the
battle cry: "On to Tokyo!" We've got 10
back them up with what it takes for COM
Plete victory. Remember, the supply lines
in the Pacific are long and your fighting
men will need more materiel than was
required for the entire European Invasion
to crush the Jap foe.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-12-02
Lets Echo that cry with BONDS!

Our boys won't quit until they've
reached their goal. Let's not stop
buying Bonds until we've reached
ours! In this 9th War Loan Drive,
the Nations goal is $14 billions. :.
our individual job is to buy at least
an,extra 500 Bond another and
then another -. let's keep on go
ing. lets keep on buying let's
keep on saying it with Bonds.
sOn to Tokyo!''
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
lie G1e OF :.
s|;t$NYSI|(C u

TACK In the unsettled times before war broke out
x between the North and the South, John Murrell
- planned TO turn the Southern States into
stricken kingdom which he alone would rule with
power drunk army that knew one iaw-murder
Murrell started as petty horSethief In Tennessee
and Alabama. He posed as travelling preacher and
played the part eeRpiRciHgy that when he
to town the people delighted for there few
churches in those days. And while he preaching
and holding the croLds attention, his gang would
off the best horses from the planters stables.
No one suspected the meay -mouthed impostor, and
he got away with il time after time.
His gang made good killing with horses selling
for $500 But hfurrel devised still more profitable
program. Slaves could fetch anything from $500 TO
$1,000 each So Murrel would approach ikelylookng
slave and propose TO steal him from his and
sell him the state line
t1y5 boy he'd eeax-"I'H sell yeH two three
times and you'll have enough TO buy your freedom"
Many of them fell for his talk He'd carry them
off and sell them Then few days later he'd steal
them again and repeat the process until the slave
started asking for his share of the money.
When that happened of the gang shot the slave,
split his body OPEN loaded IL with rocks and slid it
into the depths of the Mississippi
= hiurrcifs gang numbered about GOO Two hundred
the Council the Heads. They planned the
crimes while 400 bloody.handed murderers called
agents" "striers" carried them out The agents
members OF the Council axic
plenty them II these agents got too wise the Coun.
Gil would hetFa4 hem to the police shoot them aad
drop their reeli-aden bodies into the river
The gang hung out the Arkansas side of the
Mississippi where they kept stolen slaves hidden in
ho alr pnOf fnnce bla ctuaFn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

say I've been looking Tor you,
Stuart said. Il got no home, I'd
like 20 join with YOU"
Why'd you reckon told you all
that stuff" griHRed Murrell.
They rode down the Mississippi
until they reached the hideout, a log
house on the edge Of black swamp.
There were a dozen members of the
Council in the big house, with more
than go Negroes down in the swamp.
when we take one into the Clan"
Murrell explained, I'VE march him
- the deep woods at night and
e him confront a dead body in
coffin. Any Negro who will do that
will go through anything"
what if one refuses to confront
the corpse?"
1.-THE catfish gifts him." Murrell
guffawed.
They swore Stuart in as a mem.
Der of the Mystic Clan with a pseudo
religious, semi-profane rigmarolc that
December IL. 1874
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

He had stolen couple OF slaves from the Rev John
Henning IN Tennessee. whose friend, Vergil Stuart,
started out after the thief.
He soon found Murrcl, but he had proof of his
crime. SO he rode along with him talking big and
pretending TO be a pretty tough guy himself. Soon
Murrell Boosting Of his big doings. He told OF
walking between New Orleans and NatcheZ and
ing riding a good horse. He made the man
get off and strip 10 his shirt The man dropped 10
his knees and begged for time to pray.
But Murrell laughed and shot him through the head
Then he slit his body OPEN filled it with rocks and
dropped il in the river
Always slit EN- up and fill 'em with rocks afore
you throw EN- in the river he chuckled They can't
float hathaway the catfish 10 that"
Gee, you sound like John Murrel" said Stuart
That's who l am" the murderer stated proudly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

as Part Ot the Clans Initiation. 4 Negro Who'd
DO That " Ould DO anything, MurreH Boosted.
left his skin crawling. He hung about that filthy house
next to the swamp for three days
Then he made about riding back along
the road for papers he'd lost But he hotfooed
to the nearest town and, back with posse of so
They broke into the log house and got the whole gang
woman who said she Murrers wife visited
him in Jail and struggled in a made from watch
spring and a file lie escaped
If IL hadn't been for his big mouth he might never
have been recaptured
But one night in Florence Ala. he got to drinking
and Dragging of the slaves he'd stolen and the he'd
killed Someone recognized hn-and he back in Jail
But they had proof of murder. Those he'd killed
had been sunk in the Mississippi and his tight Tipped
gang wouldn't talk So they Murrel away for 10
years for save-stealing
He died in jail two years later. The bloodthrsty
murderer and wouldbe dictator died in bed
TRE ANSERUCNN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17

1T was there that the Mystic
b was formed. Murrell planned
wet all the slaves TO turn
against their masters. His gang
welcomed runaways and enrolled
them in the Mystic Clan.
At signal the runaways would
go back 10 their plantations and
lead the slaves In bloody revolt
against the whites under Muir.
relrs orders. Thus he would
control all the lands and riches
of the fertile Southland.
But NuTrell made a mistake.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-21
Would Have Greek
King Stay in London

LONDON, Dec. 81 - up -
A member of the House of
Commons unsuccessfully sought
assurance today that the Brit
ish government would ask King
George II of Greece, who now
is in London, TO remain here
until the Greek people decide
whether they want him back.
Tom Dryberg, an Independent,
asked Prime Minister Churchill
whether he would invite the
King "to state publicly that he
has no intention of returning to
Greece until after the question
of the monarchy has been set
tied by a free plebiscite of the
Greek people, and that he is
willing, meanwhile, that re-
gent acceptable to all parties
should be appointed"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-21

ing 24-hour operation of the
postofflce.
All of our mali will be dis
trlbuted TO these men by Christ
mas even if we have 10 work
night and day 10 do it, Capt.
Hcbble declared.
More than $500 Individually
addressed packages have al
ready come through the poStof-
flee from friends and relatives of
patients. Many of the parcels,
Capt. Hebblc said, have been sent
from overseas by men who
fought alongside soldiers who
are now hoSpitalIzed. On last
Monday alone more than 300
packages arrived here. 1t is eX-
pccted the total Christmas card
and letter mail received by pa
tents Will total nearly 100000.
Mail distribution at the hos
p!tal is complicated by the fact
that nearly all Of il must be
handled through directory
service. Packages and letters of
the first class type are being de-
livered personally 10 patients
Forwarding addresses are being
put on such mail TO men on holi-
day or sick leave.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-21
Pope Offers 5oIace
10 Wars Victims
Christmos Message
Broadcast by Plus
BY The Associated Press

Pope Plus XII broadcast a
special Christmas message last
"Wednesday night to prisoners
of war, interneeS and refugees
and "all who are suffering from
this prolonged conflict"
The text of the message, as
broadcast by the Vatican radio
in German, French, Italian and
Polish, and recorded by the
Federal Communications Com
mission:
ITO our beloved sons, prison
crs, internees and refugees, and
10 all who are suffering from
this prolonged conflict, and who
on all paths of this world CON
tinue on their way. suffering
mourning and weeping: May the
saviour of mankind grant you
Strensh-he who glVeth free
dom after agony so long endur-
ed, he only and omnipotent re-
generator OF downtrodden hui
manity.
The message of peace sent
forth anew unto a sorely tried
world-the message Of peace
proclaimed by the angels on the
fields of Bethlehem, will be to
you a sure omen for the APP
preaching end of your suffer
ings and a harbinger of life re-
newed and rejuvenated through
fertile works of charity and
goodness. That all this way find
fulfillment, we extend to you,
as token of divine mercy, our
apostolic benediction.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-21

where the wives and kin op-
pear to lodge protests.
A Macomb County woman
found happiness in the Draft
Board office yesterday at a
time when she'd almost given up
hopes for a joyful Christmas for
helself and her children.
Her husband, according TO her
claims and reliable reports, has
a poor record drinking and
such and she was in town
to obtain a divorce decree 4.
which now frees the husband
from deferred draft status.
The woman and her three
children faced cherries
Christmas Her attorney
who attended to the divorce
discovered that the woman
did not even have the neces-
sary money to have lunch
here yesterday so he slip
ped her a dollar bill and
passed the word on to draft
clerks regarding the family's
unfortunate outlook for the
holidays.
A few questions elected the
information that the Woman's
parents live several hundred
miles upstate and would
give her and the children a good
Christmas if they could only
reach there But when a
person doesn't even have lunch
money such plan appear
ed hopeless.
AS soon as clerks learned
that a few dollars would take
the children to a good Christ
mas at the grandparents farm
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-21

the money was forth
coming. Short Of cash like
everyone is at this time Of the
year the small office
staff nevertheless passed the
hat and within a few minutes
SIC had been pressed into the
wOman's hands to finance the
holiday trip.
Happiness is the thing you
want most.
HEATH MANOR parents, who
this week launched private"
bus to take their children to
Cady Corners School after eff
forts to obtain a school bus were
fruitleSs, are saying nice things
about Otis Rocks, of 5000 M-91
who did much to make it
possible Rocks, war
plant mechanic, dug into his saw
ingS and offered $3.50 with which
to start the financing in
veSting a lot in the faith of his
neighbors whose contributions
will slowly repay the loan. 4.
His substantial contri b u n
made purchase of the bus posi-
BILE. He has three children,
Richard, Charles and Gale :.
who won't have to walk any
more.
When A. ID. Walker and
Eric J. Ryser, of the Cadillac
Can Company, promised us a
check for the GoOdfellOws
Fund Saturday, we knew
they'd come through even
though there was a slip-up in
delivery arrangements. The
check, for $40. came in yes
terday and Is in the Good
fellows Fund. Other con-
tributiOns received late are
from DOrland Smith, SIS
and Bill Murray, Of Denmarsh,
who sent $40 from st. Joseph
Hospital where he has been
seriously ill. Thanks,
GoOdfellows!
WE MUST NOT forget the
1870 Club, either. They held
their annual dinner last night as
guests of Mrs. Melvin Sutton
and after Mrs. Sutton, Mrs.
George Howell, Mrs. Boyd Kel-
Ter, Mrs. Willis Hathewey, Mrs.
George Nutting and Mrs. Edsel
BannoW had talked things over
they dug up SIS for the
GoodfelloWs Fund from their
club treasury The girls are
all former MCHS graduates.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-21

Officials Of the city Street De-
partmcnt today appealed 10 the
general public 10 observe the
regulations governing the city
dump on Clemens street.
The dump is open all day eX-
cept on Sundays and holidays
when it closes at y noon.
Reason for the order is the
heavy volume of traffic at the