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Evening star., 1945-01-07

The reelection of President
Roosevelt for a history making
fourth term, with Senator Truman
of Missouri as his new Vice Presi-
dent, became official yesterday when
Congress, in joint session, opened
the electoral ballots from the 48
States and found what everybody
knew two months ago, namely:
That the Roosevelt Truman ticket
carried SO States, with 432 electoral
votes, and the Dewey -Bricker ticket
IL States with 80 votes.
Members applauded faithfully
each time a State was recorded, but
only once did they register surprise.
That was when Senator Green,
Democrat of Rhode Island, one of
the tellers, accidentally announced
tinued, adding that IL Army hos
pital units have been sent oversees
without their full complement and
that Army hospitals in the United
States have but one nurse for each
26 beds instead of the recommended
one to Is.
The President said there are $780,
600 registered nurses in this country,
and that the War Manpower Com
estimates 27,000 could be
diverted to military service without
seriously interfering with civilian
needs.
Evening star., 1945-01-07

quest men now deferred to transfer
to war job.
The 4-F's between IS and 80 now
number $500, 900, but selective serv-
ice officials say there are 7,000, ,0O0
other men between 80 and 45 to
whom the bill could be applied
where necessary.
s The first section of the bill, de-
signed to stop turnover among ex-
isting war workers, provides that
any registrant between 18 and As
who leaves farm, plant or other
essential activity without a deter
mination by his local board, would
be placed in class Immediately
available for induction.
Next, the director of war mobil-
ization would certify to Selective
Service the manpower requirements
Of any war plant area which he
finds, after consultation with man.
agement, labor and Government
agencies, will not be met either by
the ban on turnover or by volun-
ldEy IcCI ulIlIls.
Upon receiving such a certifica-
ton for any particular area, the
director of Selective Service would
designate the categories, by age
groups and other status, Of deferred
registrants between Is and As which
he estimates contain sufficient num-
bers of persons capable of perform
ing the work required and not now
engaged in essential work.
At this point, local boards in that
area. or over wider area, would
be called upon to request their regis
trants within the designated cate
gories to become employed N the
war plants within a specified time.
While this would be request, fail
ure to comply would result in these
registrants being classified for in
duction without usual soldiers bene-
fte
Evening star., 1945-01-07

single paragraph Of his message tc
the question Of universal military
training.
"I am clear in my own mind that
as an essential factor in the main
tenance of peace Of the future, we
must have military training after
this war, and / shall send special
message to Congress on this sub
ject," he said.
In recent months, President
Roosevelt twice has discussed with
his news conference q postwar pro-
gram under which youths OF per-
haps 1922 would give what he has
termed a year of service to their
Government. Mr.. Roosevelt, how
ever, has pointedly explained that
this would not necessarily mean
military training.
Evening star., 1945-01-07

Coiorado's electoral votes for
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Truman.
Cries of mo" from the Republican
side, mingled with laughter, mo-
mentarily interrupted the dignified
ceremony.
Il guess I can't get away with
it," Senator Green observed with a
smile. The Republicans applauded
when he correctly read Colorado S
certificate for Mr.. Dewey and Mr..
Bricker.
Senator Truman, who will remain
a member of the, Senate until in
auguration day, January 20, sat
with his colleagues in a front row
of the House chamber during the
proceedings. Vice President Wal
lace presided with Speaker Ray
burn and announced the result.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Drive 10 Halt Shift
OF War Plant Labor
Begins in Congress
Ry I. A. 0IEARY

The drive for legislation to clothe
the Selective Service system with
ample power to stop turnover In war
plants and to induce men between
18 and Is to transfer from non-
essential to war jobs in shortage
areas was under way in both the
House and Senate last night. within
q few hours after receipt of Presi-
dent Roosevelts manpower recon-
mendations were received
Bills to accomplish that purpose
were offered in the House by Chair
man May of the Military Affairs
Committee. and in the Senate by
Senators Bailey, Democrat, of North
Carolina, and Brewster, Republican
Of Maine. Early hearings in both
branches were predicted, with in
dications that War Mobilization Di-
rector James F. Byrnes will be in
vited to give the Senate group his
views at the outset.
The teeth in the bill are pro-
visions under which man who left
q war job. or refused to take one,
WUuuO NC AIdDiC lOi uluuStlOli WiVii~
out the benefits of the various laws
enacted for the welfare of other
servicemen.
Penalties Rarely Invoked.
Oficials who have studied the
measure predict, however, that these
penalty features would seldom have
to be invoked They believe. in other
words, that enactment of the legis-
lation would be sufficient to fill and
stabilize manpower requirements in
essential industries.
The bill is in accordance with rec
concentrations of Col. Francis ".
Keesling, legislative liaison officer
for selective service, and was the
subject of Senate hearings last
spring, without any resulting legis-
lation. Senator Bailey said yester-
day the measure was sidetracked
last year because of a feeling the
situation at that time did not make
1t imperative.
Although new regulations were
issued yesterday to increase the like
lulOOQ Ol lIluuCtlOil lllCo IiillltdI
service of men who leave essential
war jobs, Col. Keesling said last
night, the bills introduced yester-
day still would be desirable for
several reasons.
First, they would give legislative
sanction to the procedure and re-
move any doubt as to its legality.
Secondly, they would make available
the weapon of induction without
the various veterans benefits, and
third, they would specify that men
inducted under this special head
ing would not be counted in COM
putting the authorized net military
strength of the armed forces.
Leverage Groups First.
Although the Bailey Brew
ster bill covers all registrants from
1s to As, it would be applied on a
selective basis, so that the lower
age groups and single men could
be called upon first in any area
where it was found necessary to re-
Evening star., 1945-01-07

the outcome of further efforts at
recruiting" Mr.. Roosevelt summed
up.
Outlook Is Uncertain.
The legislative outlook for this
proposal was uncertain last night,
as it brought only scattered COM
ment. Chairman May said he be-
lieved something would have to be
done, and Representative Glare
Boothe Luce, Republican, of Con-
necticut said she felt draft would
be the only way to meet the needs
Of the armed forces.
President Roosevelt devoted but a
Evening star., 1945-01-07
New Rivers, Horbors Bill
introduced in Senate
Rv the Associated press.

BY the Associated Preas.
Senator Bailey, Democrat, of North
Carolina, yesterday introduced a
new rivers and harbors bill stripped
of several broad technical provisions
contained in similar legislation
shelved by the old Congress.
Like the discarded measure, the
bill calls for postwar construction
of navigation, hydro-electric power
and irrigation works to cost nearly
$500 900 ,000.,
Evening star., 1945-01-07

ROOSEVELT is REALLY ELECTEDTwo containing the
electoral votes carried by Pete Bton ef and Ernest Hall
(gh pageboys from the Senate to the chamber
tailed before Joint session of Congress At right
Vice President Henry A. Wallace and his right Senate
Col. Edwin HalSey. A. P. Photo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-02
A loot for the New Year
Times Photo

Tom McDOnOugh (tOp) and Jim Hague giving foot
for 1916 and bringing grmaces from Zoe Ebken center)
and Gloria HOyt They four of the thrOng of 1900
Hi-Yi members and guests attending "Teen-Age FrOc"
held at Fisher Branch of YMCA in w. Grand boulevard
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-02
BASTOGNECOMMANDER

Maj Gen. Maxwell ID. Taylor commander of the 101st
ar-borne division that trapped in Bastogne. The
heroic general who in Washington when he received
word that his isolated by the German
offensive flew the Atlantic, slipped through enemy lines
In jeep and within 4S hours inside beeaguered Bas
tOgne to join his gallant in the bitter fighting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
Combined  Are Heard
 Groups Please in
 Varied Program at
 Temple HoIl

Seven clubs representing the Con- necticut District Association, Male Choruses of America, were heard in their first concert since 1940 Sat- urday night at Temple Hall. About two hundred men made up the choruses, 38 of these with the Men delssohn Male Chorus offering two separate kroup numbers, conducted by G. Loring Burwell.
 The various groups assembled handled their numbers well enough, conducted by Marshal F. Burwell of New Haven, Stanley Beans Of Bridgeport, and G. Loring Burwell of the Torrington and local group. Mrs. Helen Heebner of this city and Miss Anna Mischna of Torring- ton were accompanies.
 Mi upssMargaret Mitchell, soloist of Waterbury, sang several mum bers, including Miranda Night Wiush,," and High Flight" ac- companied by Mrs. Heebner.
 "Dift Thine Eyes" sung by the combined groups was well done, as were the other program numbers selected.
 Choruses represented, were the Torrington Mems Choral Club, the Naugatuck alleye Glee Club of An sonia. The Manufacturers Male Chorus of Bridgeport, the N..,N.H. & H. R. R. Glee Club, the Industrial Male Chorus of New Haven. The Choral Club of Hartford and the Mendelssohn Male Chorus Of Wa terbury. :.
 Mayor John s. Monagan, who at tended. welcomed the groups to Waterbury after several years ab- sence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
Victory Bond Sales Here Total $21O,OOO !. Committee Confident of Overcoming
 "SIow StoEt"-"VietoFy Train"
 Here Thursday

Victory Bond sales have climbed to $2l0,000-or eight per cent of Waterbury's quota of S4,500, ,000- during the first five days of the drive, it was reported today by James E. Moran, chairman of the War Finance committee.
 Although the campaign has got- ten off to what he termed "a slow start" MT. Moran expressed confl- dence that Waterburians would put the Victory Loan drive over the top before Dec. B. He explained that returns received to date do not in- clude reports of many large indus tries.
 Appealing to bond-buyers to re- member that Americas fighting men have finished their job, and it is up to people on the home front to complete their tasks by investing in bonds to finance the rehabilita- tion plans of the nation, MT. Moran asserted that bond-buying is the civilians way of saying welcome home" and Thank you" to return ing servicemen.
 Victory Bonds sales in Connecti- cut totaled $6, 400, 900, Paul E. Calla- nan, executive vice-chairman of the Connecticut War Finance Commit tee reported Sunday The quota of E Bonds sales for the state is $30,- 100000.
 Victory Train"
 A highlight of the Victory Loan Train" sponsored by the U. s. Treasury War Finance Committee and the Army Ground Forces, which arrives in Waterbury Thurs day afternoon, will be a carload of equipment used by the Airborne troops. The seven-car train, laden with captured Japanese and Ger man equipment, will be on exhibit to the public without charge from 2 D. m. to g D. m.
 The Airborne troops will exhibit all types of parachutes from the kind they themselves used when they jumped into the thick of com bat to the many colored chutes used to drop the supplies of war. The combat engineers will demon- obl ate anu SApldlIl SuCn tQulpulcIlt and weapons as the pneumatic boat, all types and sizes of booby traps, land mines, demolition equip ment and gangalore torpedoes.
 The Infantry will show their weapons-from 45 calibre pistols to the new 75 nm recoilless rifle. |. plus the famous "Bazooka" A com- plete medical collecting station will be the speciality of the Medical Corps.
 Of particular interest is a com- plete field kitchen, set up with ex- pert cooks on hand to show the c. D, K, 10-in-1, mountain and jungle rations.
 As previously reported the origi- nal German and Japanese surren- der documents, loaned from the National Archives building, will also be included in the display.
 Combat Heroes
 The seven car Victory Loan train" will be commanded by Col. Donald c. Clayman, veteran of the bloodiest battles in the European campaign, and will be staffed by many combat heroes, both officers and enlisted men, who will be on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
.CIO Workers
 Join Strike
(Continued from Page D

AFL trade union officials said their locals were beginning to vote immediately on possible sympathy action, which would affect an esti- mated 5000 workers.
 Police Chief Claude Renaud said there had been no violence so far.
 He reported that reinforced picket lines, protesting threatened inter vention of Royan Canadian ounted Police, had established a solid ring of automobiles around entrances of the five Ford plants.
 Workers drove cars into the line and some busses and other autos were communicated from non-pick- ets," Renaud said. But everything has been peaceful up to this time" !"
 The sympathy strikes of an esti- mated $500 CIO members virtually stopped operation of some 25 plants, including Chrysler, Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co.,; BendiX- Eclipse, General Motors, Motors Products Corp, and automotiVe parts suppliers.
 Large Tickets Formed
 Renaud estimated 5000 pickets surrounded the Fort gates. The re- inforcement followed arrival of pro- vincial and mounted police. City officials said the extra forces were called in to avert violence.
 Union spokesmen said, however. that intervention would represent strike breaking" and officials of striking Local l95, United Auto Workers (CIO) warned Canadian authorities against use of the troops.
 Police were repulsed Saturday when they sought to escort main tenance workers into the plants to keep machinery in condition. Up to this time the provincial and Roy al Mounted police have not been used.
 Union officials said the picket line extended for & mile around the perimeter of the giant Ford of Can- ada installation.
 Bus Drivers Strike
 Detroit Tunnel bus service voted
 Fifteen drivers of the Windsor to strike, but withheld action pend ing developments in the AFL trade union voting.
 Intervention of the provincial and mounted police was halted by a plea from the Windsor city council.
 Meantime, Mayor Arthur J. Reaume headed 8 delegation at Ot- tawa seeking government arbitra- tion in the prolonged dispute. AL Toronto where he was expected to derman Earnest Davenport went to ask Atty. Gen. Leslie Blackwell of ontario to withdraw special police.
 The councils swift intervention steemed from fears of violent clashes between strikers and police over use of government reinforce ments to get maintenance workers through picket lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
Reds Chorqe Tanks Fight
Continued from Page D

coal train travelling from north Chinas largest coal mine at Kailan southwest to Tientsin. Marines also garrison the mine, he said. Communists Destroy Railways
 North China's second largest mine, at Tsaochang in southern Shantung, has been surrounded for 85 days by Communists, he said. Yu charged that Communists have destroyed 848 miles of railways in north China. paralyzing all lines. The government has put 30,000 Japanese railway engineering troops to work repairing the lines, he said.
 In charging American interven- tion in north China, the New China Daily said that American forces and Generalissimo's Chiang Kai- Sheks Nationalist troops swept Pehtaiho, 10 miles southwest of the Manchurian border fortress of Shanhaikwan, with heavy machine gun fire last Wednesday.
 After suffering crushing losses" the Communist organ said, i've eva cuated Pehtaiho.'
 GuerillaS Disarmed
 Similarly, the newspaper added, Americans and the 94th Nationalist army attacked and occupied Mai yang village, also in the Shanhaik- wan area. Eighteen Communist guerillaS were said to have been dis armed in Haiyang.
 The Americans are using Amer ican trucks to move General Gov ernment forces forward for the of- fensive against Shanhaikwan itself, one of the principal gates through ChinaS Great Wall into Manchuria, the newspaper said.
 The dispatch was carried under f1ve-column banner: American armed intervention in China's in- ternal politics"
 Yenan Echoes Charge
 Radio Yenan, voice of the Com munist Government in Yenan, echoed the charge that American forces had fired on Communist Eighth Route army guerillas last Wednesday in the Shanhaikwan area.
 Despite an American pledge that United States forces would not in- terfere in Chinese internal affairs the broadcast said, American sol diers are being used in to disarm and arrest Communist military per- sonnel in the Chinwangtao district 10 miles south of Shankaikwan.
 Radio Yenan said Eighth Route army headquarters sent six repre- sentatives to negotiate with the American command at Chinwang- tao, but the delegates were "f1atly refused reasonable consideration" ot their complaints.
 Fleet Landed NatiOnalists
 There was no confirmation of the Communist charges in either Gen. tral Government or American guar ters. Although there are no U. s Army troops in the Chinwangtac district, U. s. Marines landed there without opposition last month tc garrison the city pending the arrival of Nationalist forces.
 The U. s. Seventh fleet landed Chinese Nationalist forces there last week for a march an Shanhaikwan but United Press dispatches from Chinwangtao emphasized that Marines were not participating ir the attack or indeed moving out side Chinwangtao itself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
Veteran EmpIoye RetireS
 John Fitzmouriee
 Ends 56-Yeor
 Record

John Fitzmaurice, Sr., of 133 South street, a foreman at the American Brass Co.,, has retired after 56 years of service for the manufacturing concern. MT. Fitzmaurice, who is 78 years old, was employed at the tube mill.
 The veteran ABC worker is the father of two daughters and four sons, one of whom, Edward, received a discharge from the Army just three weeks ago. The veteran will make his home with his father.
 Other children are: John Fitz- maurice, executive secretary to the mayor; Rev. Patrick Fitzmaurice of the Immaculate Conception church in Hartford, William Fftzmaurice, Mrs. FraLcis Scholar, and Mrs. John Sanzone, all of Waterbury. He has seven grandchildren.
 MT. Fitzmaurice's resignation took effect Nov. 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
Spanish Vets Dinner Hosts

About POO delegates from state units of the United Spanish War veterans attended the annual state dinner at the Elton Saturday night. Halsey B. Leavitt of Asheyille, N. c. national commander, and Mrs. Nora V. Eyelth of Maiden, Mass, national auxiliary head, were guests.
 The conference and dinner were arranged by Clarence Davenport camp, of this city. and its auxiliary.
 Mrs. Laura Dutton Of Waterbury, state auxiliary treasurer, was in charge of the meeting. A round table session. at which activities of the organization were discussed, WAS held in the afternoon at the Elton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
1000 Enjoy
 Forum Films

Rev. pr. and Mrs. John 0. Wal ker presented color films of Canada and the French Maritimes at the Second Congregational church for um last night. More than 1000 persons attended.
 Mrs. Walker gave commentary on the films. The pictures were taken last summer when the Wal kers and their family vaeationed in Canada,
 Color films of fishing, skiing and hunting will be presented at next weeks forum by Victor coty Of WatertoWn, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
"CHEERIO, OLD TOP!"

Nina Foch reports to Columbia drama coach Bernard Szold today to acquire a British accent for her role in the new psychological mys- tery thriller, My Name Is Julia Ross" Szold, who is an authority on dialects, will coach Miss Foch to speak with the outhentic accent of Sussex County, which is the re- zion where the story takes place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
Business College Council ConUenes

The meeting of the permanent council and executive officers of the New England Business college as- sociation at the Hotel Statler, Bos- ton, is being attended by Harold B. Post and Donald J. Post, of Post Junior College of Commerce.
 The council is arranging the pro- gram for the associations conven- ton at the Parker House, Boston on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Donald Post is secretary of the association. and Harold Post is a member of the permanent council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05

hand to demonstrate the various weapons.
 At the conclusion of the exhibi- tion here, the train will proceed to New Britain, following which the New Haven railroad will take it to several other southern New Eng land cities, including Boston, Mass.
 The Coast Guards famous Sea- flanders, 8 band composed of inva- sion troops, will appear in Water bury for a Victory Loan concert, Nov. 16. SPAR Peggy Martin and Jack Lopex, seaman, 1/c will be featurned at the one-hour show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
TIE WATERBURY DEMOCRAT WATERBURY, CONN., MONDAY NOVEMBER I945
Tvo Troopships Dock in Boston

Boston, Nov. 5-CUP)-Two troop ships with a total of 1880 veterans of the European theater, including IF New Englanders, dock here to- day.
 Aboard the Smith Victory, which sailed from Le Havre, France, are Army Transport command and mis- cellaneous Army personnel, includ- ing IT New Englanders. The George Sharswood bears total of 89 members of the 37th Photo Re- connaissance squadron.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
Tool Engineers Meet Thursday

"Swiss-Type Precision Automatic Screw Machines" will be the subject of a talk by A, J. Coldwell at a meeting of the New Haven chapter of the American Society of Tool En- gineers, Thursday, Nov, 8, at the Elton. Mir Codwell Is vice presi- dent of the Russell Holbrook & Henderson Co. and American rep- resentatiye of several Swiss tool
 The technical session has been manufacturers.
 scheduled for 8 p, m, 4 dinner will be held at 6;30,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
JUST SAY THE WORD

Willard Parker was watching a workman paint a star on a dress ing room door between scenes of Columbia's new comedy, One Way to Love"
 It took exactly two minutes, after which Parker turned to his CO., plyaer, Chester Morris, and said; "Golly is 1t that easy to be a sar?"