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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
MORE POWER TO HIM
(Hartford Timesl

(Hartford T1meS)
 More power to Andrew Fibre, Q veteran of this war who lives in Waterbury.
 He won his second lieutenancy by 0 promotion in the field after he risked his life to save nine men from . burning plane in New Guinea. He also was awarded the Soldiers Medal.
 Lieutenant Fibre --s we should give him the distinction of his hard-won military title-runs Q gasoline filling station, which the gasoline drouth due to the strike threatened to close. Perhaps he Is over that hump now. In any event, he could not afford to have that happen. He is getting only $50 . week although he works nearly is hours Q day. He needs that income.
 And he didn't propose to lose 1t because of Q strike.
 He was willing to so to New Haven and obtain gas and force his way through picket lines, If neces- sary. If trouble started 1t was those who caused 1t, not he, who would have to take the consequences.
 Lieutenant Fibre knows what danger is. He knows what death Is. He has faced 1t. He has been engaged in work important enough 50 that he doesn't propose to be pushed around while legitimately carrying on Q legitimate business on which his livelihood depends.
 Bully for him.
 If there were more of that spirit. on the part of the general public, on the part of public officials, on the part of those who make the laws, the reign of terrorism and economic desolation which threatens, and to Q degree Is here, would be snuffed out in the short order which 1t deserves.
 We can only wish that such a splendid example might produce useSul results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
Our Mild Aid To Liberty

"A few days ago estimated quarter million people in Buenos Aires joined In demonstration for freedom ana against the Argentine military dictatorship which by re- strIccns threats and violence maintains itself in power Political and social differences forgotten as archers pledged ther continuing support of the constitution and shouted "Death to Peron"
 On the same day story from Washington said that wartime economic sanctions imposed by this country ana Britain against Spain and Argentina were up for review and might be eased or abandoned.
 The governments of these two dictator countries neeo coal and oil They didn't get much of either during the war Both items There little for export and the bulk of whatever surplus there was logically went to frend ly countries.
 Now though coal is still in short supply oil reason ably abundant There to be economic reason why Increased shipments could not be made to the two cou- tries Tn fact good excuse could probably be found for doing in Argentna case since oil exports are being exchanged there for haseed and nseed os which are much needed here.
 But there are urgent moral reasons why these curbs should be continued Any relaxation would surely be inter- preted by Franco and Peron and by their countyen who oppose them indicating softer Anglo American atti.
 e It would strengthen the dctatorS hands, It would proong the ordeal of freedolovng people under their rule
 The situation in Spain and Argentina mocks the great
 military victory which the United States and Great Britain, with their Allies have dictatorship and tyranny And t is situation that has been fstered by the general <nIIdness of British and American policy.
 I may be hoped that these two powers will not take steps to proong the power of two popous protegeS ti the denct Axis The resistance by Francos opponents m and out of Spain though nearly crushed has not died me wishes of the Argentine people unistakabe. It Noud be shame if we and Britain should now withhold Inc mild aid of limited economic sanctions from these lsople in their fight for liberty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
By BilI Cunningham

cartured from the Germans. The Japanese war was stil on at the time. and the Senator saio sssucx @ him as a perfect solution to give the weapons to tne Chinese who were badly in need of arms. The German 8e cannon, universally conceded to be one of tne greatest weapons produced m e war was S sne said he had thought of such solution but had thought best to discard 1t lest demand pc cTeeIee for that type of ammunition me sena'cE s Snen aslsed if that danger wouldn't automatically be elins mated by the complete dismantling of the German armament works The general replied that he'd heard of no such program
 By the way, what is our program? The wars been over five months What are we going to do with Germany When do we start2 One of the greatest anomalies in the world of sport is that baseball supposedly standardized game, is the least standardized of any. man playing in either major league has to learn different interpretation of the game for every park h the loop Tnis S pe- calise nothing but the diamond s standard, and even it may differ in different places The rest b hodge. podRe The sizes of outfieds differ. The left field fence will be short In one park. long m another. The same holds for the right field bleachers, the center field fence, and 30 on. Prevailing winds will blow one way in one park, another somewhere else The suns not always in the same place Close to the seq the ground may be soft, but It's hard as brick in the strnaer heat of St. Louis These would seem to be little things to the iayan perhaps, put they're big things with the payers where every little angle of percentage means more or less hits and more or iese errors which In turn means more or less sal~ aries and World Series chances. Ask veteran some" time how he plays ms p0slton n Cne WE1ous paSnns The ideal situation would be stadium os exactly the same size and same shape In every city. Weu probably never see t. Adopting any such policy would run each league into tremendous real estate prob- leErS.
 just got called up and invited to . wedding and that reminds me that my favorite wedding story s Stl the true one of . great Harvard stars nuptiaB many years ago. The bride was beautiful, the families prominent, the groom famous and Taney Au-Amer- Ican end with . powerful pair of feet. When the bridal party entered before the fashionable gathering and the bride and groom knelt before the bishop on their white satin pillows, litter that threatened t0 gregation becaGse on the new, yellow soles Of the huEly brldegyOoms wedding shoes his Eshsfg had printed in bright red paint on tho left To Hell" on fho xlnht "lViEh Xaie.F s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
CONFUSING THE VETERAN
(Hartford Oourantl

Commander John ?. Robinson state director of Selective Service sems somewhat surprised that his recent announcement designating local draft boards as "ofAclal fed- erai veterans information centers'' should cause misunderstanding or confusion. It is e fact. as pointed out by him, that demobiliEed sole diers must report to their local draft board within ten days of their return home. Some report in per- son, others by telephone or letter. It Is also the responsibility of Se- lective Service to see that e vet- eran gets the protection of the c. I. Bill of Rights in enforcing his claim to his former job.
 Beyond that, however, selective Service boards are nothing more than referral agency. lt would be unfortunate if veterans gained the impression that Selective Service had the facilities and the personnel to perform the work that Is being done by so many locally organized veterans centers. e fact that is implied in Commander Robinson's original announcement that he was prepared to "advise and assist with his other problems" !" This merely sets up an intervening agency between the veteran and the working agency that will do the actual job, 0 practice that has been described as the veterans run. around" to avoid which local vet- erans' centers were organized.
 However, the basic conflict lies in the overt and covert opposition to veterans centers on local basis as expressed by agents of Selective Service. Tn Norwich, Connecticut, this week funds for c local vet. erans' center were withheld follow. ing the statement of 6 draft board clerk that he was doing the work and would continue to do the work so that the expenditure of funds was unnecessary. Tn Middletown c similar resolution was tabled for the same reason.
 There Is c place for Selective Service boards in the large frame. work of unemployment and read. justment of veterans. But the heart of this lies in the local veterans centers and not. as Commander Robinson has said, in his own or. ganization.
 A part of the difiicuIty stems from the fact that the State of Connecticut was far ahead of Sc. lective Service in anticipating what would be needed. Tn many states that organization must perforce carry the whole load because local communities have not been organ. ized to do their share of the work. But quite Q different picture per. vails in most Connecticut commit. mites where active. working centers have been in operation for e year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11

Cunningham NeWSplper SynolcaCeB ran Lne bidding for his personal story tip to ei6OO00 and if he wants to go in for public appearances, movie treatment of his story maybe the radio and similar hundred thousand dollars
 After listening to ali the shaving being done in the World Series broadcaSts reminds this brush and father man that Casey stengai, formerly . major league ball yard bird of brilliant piufnage himself, Q mirror. or Case always squared off to one, and he may have used 1t when alone, but if he had com. pany, he'd get to talking turn half way away from 1t toward his vis-a-vis face neither the one nor the other and keep right on hoeng. lie always did Q good job and he was fast with 1t, too Some of the scribes were hamnering poor Case near the end of his managerial inistratonS but the game at least was lot funnier when he was around.
 Income taxes are to be cut five billion dollars, but those who pay real income taxes will only read about 1t. told you about that covey of new AMo'S and UNRAs saw flying in to carry on for Us in Europe. Dispatches from good reporters report the pressure already S on from them to treat the poor Germans better. From my own expertenc, agree with one of the Scribes who maintains that anybody coming over to work with the Germans should first see Britain France, Holland, Belgium and some more. Germany will shock the newcomer as badly puVerized nation, but he sees the others first he1 have the true perspective, and have the truer conception of what his real duty b. .t.
 Hold the book open on the Patton story. There's c lot more to t than meets the eye. Whatever became Of Winston Churchlll? know Senator Who was talking with certain supremely hgh TaniI- ing general about what to de with the Wpepons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
Views Of The Press

or more. The situation could easily be clarified by Q clear-cut state- ment by Commander Robinson to his suhordinates that they should foster rather than hinder the cree ation of additional veterans cen- ters by the local communities. It is this local seif.help that Is the bedrock on which Governor Bald. wins unemployment program has been based. It is Q philosophy that should be emphasized rather than smothered under the refrain that "Washington will do it."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

How carefully do you write the address on a letter?"-From an edi- torial in The Boston Globe. ORIGINAL SIN DO you clearly and carefully desig- The street and number, and get them straight7
 Do you spare the wrath of the mail
 officials
 By paying mind to the right ini- ,tials9
 Do you not worry contentious bone, But look 1t up and append the zone2 Are you sure you've written the proper station2
 And how about the abbreviation2 Have sI yoy r got "N' H." that appears Or "cal." for "col." or the other way,
 Or, prithee, do state and city drib-
 ble
 Into a bleak, unlighted scribbieP Write addresses and keep them clean
 So the postal neophyte-or dean- Is never banking on second guesses In trying to make the said ad- dresses.
 (That Is the word that never fails To please the men who man the
 mails;
 I offer 1t now to my peers and bet
 ters. A MY trouble is that can't write
 ietters.)
 "Prosperous Nations Should Help Less Fortunate, Eisenhower says"- headline. And one significant thing will strike most of us on reading that head: What iS the "s" doing on the end of the second word? Who says that the Japs are not quick to catch on to the American way of life? Students ct Tokyo high school already are out on strike over the issue of removing the school principal.
 The Springfield Morning Union recently referred to football game between "Dortmouth" and PennSyl- vania. Of course, anyone north of Boston knows that 1t should have been "Dahtnouth."
 Our Navy has drawn plans for . postwar fleet In which aircraft car- FicFs will be given secondary posi-. ton. It probably expects to walt for . tidal wave to carry the ship that carries the atomic bomb Into enemy territory.
 A Labor member Of Parliament says that this country wants Eng land to become on American col- ony." If that is part Of our post war plan, we at least have a his- torical example of how not to run 1t.
 Admiral NIr1itz says that Japan was brought to the point Of sur- render by seapower which made possible the use of the atomic bomb. PartisanS of the plane still wonder what would have happened if everything hadn't gone just right and we weren't up in the air about ik
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11

new economic theories, you Still haven't heard anything unless you know about the Morrow Plan"
 Its slogan Is, Retire at Birth" |"
 Its sub-slogan Is, "Work for Luxury"
 The Morrow Plan was first cooked up as a gag, back ct the end of the 1e30,s when the Ham and Eggs" and Thirty Dollars Every Thursday" movements were sweeping the country. Tn those days when Father Coughlin, Doc 1,ournaend. Gerald l.. K. Smith
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11

our men, Bataan would fade into iasignificance. Remember the Jap. anese army, supposed to have G. 100000 men. was fully trained, fully armed, fully needed to fight It out with the Americans, and then didn't have the chance
 Few men have earned money a harder way, but it's nice to know that Gen. Jonathan Wainwright survived his tribulations to find a pot of gold. Back pay to the sum of some S60,000 awaited him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
NOT ALL CANDY

Licorice is thought of as a con- fection, but more than one.half of the licor!ce used in the United States s utilized in the tobacco in- dustry, with the balance used for candy and drugs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11

loves to ningle with friends, darts here and there in crowds, can't seem to get used to the fact that he's President. For i2 years, s.s. men got into the habit of standing around Roosevelt. He
 moved slowly and infrequently. They did the same. Now they have to jump. old friends of Trumans sometimes resent Se- cret Service men getting in front of him when they approach. Two children who knew him started to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
Retire At Birth

WASHINGTON Oct. 1l-With all this talk 9ly- ing around about $2S for 26 weeks of no work. 62 hours pay for 70 hours work, tax cuts, rollbacks carryovers refunds and heaven knows what other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
Odds And Ends

It's to be hoped to the Almighty that we have plenty of oil stored in the Pacific If these strikes really stall our fleets, fanatic rebellion suddenly sweeps Japan. and there's no way to get any help to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11

When the Queen Mary puts out to sea for future trips M viii once again dis play her colorg the three fun s showing black and fedinthesunset The last time she 4, ,o lnnneled Was in 1e4o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
Round

WASHINGTON, Oct l1-The Secret Service has e harder time keeping pace with Harry Truman than any other President in years-especiaily when hes back in lis home stamping grounds Truman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11

RIeeC SgeSlue1C the Truman home some time ago. but the s.s. men brusquely planted themselves In their path. People in Independence, Mo-, appreciate the way dent himseif have been hornefoiks with them, but they don't like the Secret Service.
 All summer newsmen have been trying to get photographs of the inside of the summer White House-without success. They have begged and i'm. plored Mrs. Truman to let them have some informal shots of herself inside the old family home But Mrs T. has been adamant on one occasion, .e Sne members of his family He and Margaret arrived and waited for Mrs. Truman. She didn't come Finally the President went inside the house to get her. Tn Q few minutes he came out without his wife. 'We1l 60 ahead with the pictures now" he said quietly There was no further comment. Obvi- ously Mrs. Truman had refused to budge @
 Friends say that one reason for Mrs. Truman's press-shynesS is an attempt to be the opposite of Mrs Roosevelt This not because Mrs. T Is critical of Mrs. Roosevelt but rather because she never was
 in the public eye has spent all her life as housewife and believes in continuing to do the same Mrs. Truman feels that personal appearances are not down her alley and that she should stick to what she does naturally Another factor may be that the summer white House belongs to Mrs. Trumans mother Mrs. D. w. Wallace, and Mrs. Wallace IS quite dominant force In the Truman family Mrs Wallace believes that home is home. It 1 not place to be photographed the inside. 1t is Q place to live In. t
 Mrs. wallace, now in her eighties. has decided ideas on lot of things, at one time including her son.n-law Everybody in Independence knows thao Harry Truman courted Bess Wallace for Q long time and that the Wallace family didn't approve of him. They thought he would never amount to much. The Wallaces were elders in the Presbyterian church. and Harry was Baptist They were among the most solid citizens of Independence, and Harry had very hap hazard business career. So It was.not until Harry came back from World War at the age of 3S that the Wallace family consented to have their daughter, then about 3s, marry the man who later became President.
 u.rvv TvrunanSa 1ansnlAalltv nearly urAcinitaked A newspaper civil war when he visited Independence last month. Mayor Roger T. Sermon gave his usual stag poker party of old friends for the President and Truman invited two newSpapernien, MeErtman Smith of the United Press and Ernest Vaccaro of the Asso. ciated Press They, together with Bob Nixon of the International News Service (but who did not take
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
A Thought for Today

said unto The servant not greater persecued they will also persecute they have kept saying they will keep yours ao John 1S;2A
 Attend That thou happy, owe to God;
 That continuest such, to myself,
 That Is, to thy obedience therein stand -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
IS Years ARO
s Years Ago

The usual procedure was being reversed when . man. rather than q woman. was suing for breach Cs promise in c local court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11
Waterbury Of The Past
25 Years Ago

25 Years Ago 4 man was being accidentally ciectrocuted ct scovill's while re. pairing wires.
 Dog owners were being warned to keep their pets at home unless H. cenSed.
 IS Years Ago The first edition of Crosby High Schools newspaper, Argus, was be- ing read by proud students. Billie Dove was playing in "One Night at susieS" at the Strand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-11

Local Boy Scouts were planning their annual visit to the grave Of Teddy nooseVclt ct oystsr Bay, L |
Evening star., 1945-09-07

Burton, Charles and Mary, boy.
Butsher. William and Patricia. boy.
Butler. James and Eileen, boy.
Iisnsss RpS ana ans s.shsyn Boy
cauik, Thomas and Aiworthy. Boy. ~
ei.mpet. wiiiia%m % and IA Anne. s'1i iii. '0''
S9.a eSnrsa William viii and .a Muth csrlssn. Rsy cir.
PenStv Be 1tIani5eb Johp and Jane. Jane. boy.
Dinneen, Dennis and Kathleen, .sirl.
PFoins,an. Fsinn Joseph and Lucille; girl.
Echcls, Keith and Aiethe. girl.
Falchick, Victor and Theresa. Girl.
Farmer, Martin and Helen. boy.
Farrell. William and Phyllis, boy. boy
Fedenis. John and Shirley. girl.
Flax; Paul and Pssha. boy.
FpssesTs Fpssk s:m1.I m:nnsss .ns a.d ond Jsslyn m
aarnett. Edward and Gloria, boy.
Grossman, Albert and Fern. boy.
uIs.rs auds AdGlgh and .Ns Nanfs sS girl ri,
Hackshaw, Henry and virginia, girl.
Hageerty, John and Alice, boy.
Hanratty: James and Marsaret. girl.
Harris. Wilson and Catharine. boy.
Hufnsxei. Andrew and Ruby. boy.
Huribut. Charles and Kathlyn, girl.
HURT, James and Mary, girl.
Jansen, Theodore and Ruth, girl.
Jessup. Philip and Lucille, boy.
Johnston, Carter and Lucy, boy.
Johnson. Cecil and Mary. boy.
Jones, John and Edra, boy.
Kiger, Alvin and Caroline, sirl.
Kinnear, John and Anne. girl.
Lanman, Maurice and Evelyn, boy.
Lucier, Kenneth and Laura, girl.
Evening star., 1945-09-07


He took part in five invasions, ac-
cording to his wife, Mrs. Christine
Logsdon, residing on route 3, Alex
andria.
1t. Logsdon's citation said "As a
member of an assault unit
in face of enemy rife, machine
gun and mortar fire, he bravely pre-
pared the way for operations Of
combat troops and by his courage
GUS devotion to duty contributed
greatly to the success Of these haz-
ardous missions"
1t. Col. David M. Mcconnell, $50
George Mason drive, Arlington, Va,
has been awarded the China Order
of the Golden Banner, the War De-
partment announced yesterday.
The award was for meritorious
service as judge advocate and pro-
vost marshal of the Rangarh train
ing center where Gen. Joseph W.
Stilwell trained the Chinese Army
in India.
Col. Mcconnell also served as
legal adviser to the Chinese Army
In India and as chairman OF the
Joint Chinese, British, Indian and
American Conference on Military
Jurisdiction,
Evening star., 1945-09-07
Col. Howard Kenyon
Awarded Navy Cross
For Two lima Work

Col. Howard N. Kenyon, Al. U. s.
M. c., whose wife, Mrs. Elizab beth
Kenyon, lives at 1880 Brandywine
street NV, has received the Navy
Cross for personally leading his
regiment across flre-swept runways
of Motoyama Airfield on Two Jima
and capturing Hill 1862, the Marine
Corps has announced.
Presentation of the medal was
made on Guam by Maj. Gen. Graves
B. Erskine, commanding general of
the Sd Division, in which Col. Ken
yon served.
The citation disclosed that the eth
Regiment, through Col. Kenyon's
leadership, was Ito a considerable
degree responsible for the successful
prosecution Of critical attack
against almost impregnable enemy
positions.
1t. De Earle M. Logsdon, U. s.
N. R., of Alexandria, Va, has been
awarded the Silver Star for pre-
pairing the way for combat troops
Evening star., 1945-09-07

Maise, Clemens and Marie, boy.
Michie, Thomas and Elisabeth, boy.
Murray, Charles and Doris, boy.
McCalley, Chester and Ethel, girl.
McClelland. John and Louise, boy.
Newsent. Keller and Ruth. boy.
Nye. Charles and AEnes, girl.
o'Connel. Frank and Louise, girl.
Osborne, Stanley and vernice, girl.
Polachek, Harry and Blanche, boy.
Ramsey, Burrle and Sarah, girl.
REYNOLDS, John and Edna, boy.
Rippon, Raymond and Betty. girl.
Ross. Howard and Frances, girl.
saEona. Joseph and Frances. girl.
Salisbury. Wayne and joyce, boy.
Salm. Joseph and Kathryn, boy.
Samen. John and Dorothy, boy.
Schultz. George and Grace, girl.
Sedrel, Harold and Helen, girl.
Sellman, Richard and Elizabeth, girl.
Shallcross, Joseph and Irene, boy.
Sheetz, Palmer and Alice. boy.
smith, Edgerton and Frances, boy.
Suit, Edward and Marion, boy.
Sullivan, Daniel and Helen, boy.
Sullivan, Robert and Frances. girl
Sumner, Warren and Cynthia, boy.
Thompson. Sanford and Pearl. boy.
Tilson, Thomas and Louise. boy.
Todd, Arthur and Doris, girl.
Turnhull. Fred and Mary, Girl.
Turin, Hector and Wilma, girl.
tyber. Albert and Esther, girl.
Evening star., 1945-09-07
Births Reported

Antwerp. Thomas and Marjorie. boy.
Baldwin, Thomas and Ruth, girl.
BARLEY, Charles and Sonia, girl
Bennett, Robert and Marian, boy.
Bernbaum. Maurice and Elizabeth, boy.
Bowen, Wallace and Abbie, girl.
Boyd, Alfred and Mary, boy
Brodsky, Samuel and Toby. girl.
Brown, Henry and June, girl.
Brown. Arthur and Margaret, girl
Bryan, Raymond and Harriet, boy.
Bryner, Leon and Mary. boy.
Burke, John and Marsuerite, boy.
Burns. Robert and Zelma. girl