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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-07
LAPS ADMIT ATOMIC BOMB CAUSED
 GREAT DEVASTATION IN HIROSHIMA
hfanhle Warming By Health Officer
pr. Godfrey Cites Don- gers of Dreod IIl- ness Spreading

City Health Officer Dr. E. J. Godfrey today issued cau- tious warning to the popu- lace of Waterbury against the possible prevalence of in- fantile paralysis during this month and the month of September.
 Dr. Godfrey's warning, while bearing no intent of alarm, was issued as stern precautionary measure to help in offsetting the possibility of the dread illness de- yeloping in Waterbury.
 AVOID CROWDS
 The city health officers admoni- ton was concurrent with that of the State Department of Health
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Into
By JOSEPH L. MYLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

1OhAtSu SoS 0seSAA SOAASSFoA~~NAAS
 Washington, Aug. 7-(UP)-For good or i'll, man has unlocked the incalculable power of the atom. He has entered upon the atomic age.
 His first use of this power-the same that energies the sun and the stars-,has been to make a bomb.
 It is the most terrible engine of destruction ever conceived. It maye end the Japanese war soon. If the Japanese decide to fight on, it will demolish their homeland.
 But when the bombs work is done, its makers hope to convert Its power to the arts of peace, and to the enforcement of peace.
 Upon realization of this hope hangs the fate of humanity. Atomic power could remake the world; 1t also could destroy it.
 Equals 10000 Tons TINT
 Its power to destroy has been made manifest to the Japanese. An atomic bomb more devastating than 10000 tons of TINT was dropped on the Japanese army base of Hiro- shima on Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-07
New Bedford
 Holds Primary

New Bedford, Mass, Aug. 7-(UP) Less than 50 per cent of the city's 51,781 registered voters were ex- pected to cast ballots today in the first summer primary in New Bed- lords history.
 Chief interest centered around the mayoralty contest in which Mayor Arthur N. Hartman will seek reelection to a two-year term against four other candidates. His opponents were former Mayor Mat thew A. Glynn, former Deputy Po- lice Chief Raymond Chase, Demo- cratic State Rep. Jacinto F.. Diniz and former Alderman Ernest Layer tu who resigned as city OPA chair iuan to enter the contest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-07
Pops Orchestra Serenodes Self

Boston, Aug. 7-(UP)-COn- ductor Arthur Fiedler and all 75 members of the Boston Symphony Pops orchestra re- ported in a driving rain for an outdoor concert.
 Not one spectator appeared so the brass and percussion sections held a rehearsal with the string players as an audi ence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-07
Mai Bong,Air Ace Killed
BY PATRICIA CLARY united Press Staff CorreSpondent

AS oSoA correspondent
 Burbank, Calif., Aug. 7-UP) - MaJor Richard Bong, Americas greatest air ace who was killed yes terday in the flaming crash of Jet plane he was testing, was at- tempting desperately to jump clear or the plummeting ship when it exploded, investigators said today.
 The 24-year-old flyer, who wore 26 decorations including the na- t1onS highest honor, a Congress sjonal Medal of Honor, earned in countless air battles, died as he struggled to free his heavy cloth ing caught in the narrow escape hatch. He had crawled half way out when the explosion caught him.
 40 Enemy Plane Credit
 The force of the blast, which shattered his P-80 Shooting Star, shot his body clear of the plane. He had pulled the ripcord to his parachute, and the silken folds swirled about the crumpled body as the flames swept over it.
 Bong was brought home for "safe'' duty after he became Americas all time air ace by shooting down 40 of the enemy without 8 scratch. Safe" duty was testing the jet propelled P-80. the Arrny's newest fighter model, which yesterday hurdled a clump of trees and burst like bomb in a bare field thous- ands of miles from the sound of battle.
 Witnesses did not agree on the cause of the crash. One Army flyer said Bong overshot the Lock heed landing field. Another said something appeared to fall out of the rocket-like ship.
 A Lockheed mechanic said he saw puff of black smoke come
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-07
ReconveFsion Urged ByAFL T ToWard Peace
 Six-Point Program
 Issued By Leaders
 At Convention

Chicago, Aug. T. CUP) The American Federation of Labor, warning that the nation faces eco- homie disaster unless action is taken to speed reconversion, set forth six-point program today ''to win the peace"
 A statement issued at the con- clusion of the first day of 10-day quarterly meeting of the unions executive council said that the na- tion was "far less prepared for peace today than it was for war at Pearl Harbor."
 Pointed Program
 The 15-man council, representing 100000 members, suggested that the government:
 1. Scale down the war effort to a one-front basis in order to release surplus materials and manpower for an accelerated reconversion drive.
 2 Initiate a new peace produc- tion program lon scale large enough to meet the nations needs but without interference to war production"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-07
As Actress,
 Makes
BY JACK GAVER United Press Staff Correspondent

Stamford. Conn, Aug. 7-(UP)- Well, there. always congress.
 Rep. Clare Boothe Luce, R., Conn.,, had that thought to keep her warm today after last nights debut as 8 leading lady at the Strand theater where the audience gave a distin- guished performance.
 AS far as show business is con- cerned, she's always welccme-as a playwright.
 Miss Boothe, as she calls herself when delving in things theatrical, played the title role in the venerable Candida" of the still more vener- able George Bernard Shaw, looking fragile and lovely but projecting a substandard amount of warmth and vitality to the celebrity-studded audience of 1,260 that packed the theater. He reading of the role was an animated as a Daguerreotype.
 Acting Audience
 Polite applause greeted the final
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which in its bulletin warned against too much mixing in crowds, sneezers" and other possible means of contacting and spreading the disease.
 We have had but one case of knfantile here this year." Dr. God frey declared" and that was con- tacted at beach. We must make every effort to maintain that fine record not for the sake of the rec ord alone but for its positive in- terpretation- that is the absence Of the disease in the lifetime of our city's children"
 In its statement of today the Con-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-07
VIM Orders Personnel Releases
 Four Local Workers
 Being Let Go This
 Month

Four employees of the Waterbury Manpower Commission will termin- ate services here August 25 as the result of statewide reduction in WING personnel, it was disclosed to- day. A direct aftermath of a drop in volume of business, the personnel changes will be accompanied by a transfer of the Waterbury office to smaller quarters.
 Announcing the reduction of state WING personnel from 54 to 30, Will liam J. Fitzgerald, state WING di- rector, also revealed that the gov- ernment agency has abolished plans for branch of the U. s. Employ ment Service in Naugatuck and 12 other towns of the state.
 New Quarters
 Affected by the changes here will be John Cianci, of New Britain, as- sistant area director; Harvey L. Hooke of Hartford, chief utilization consultant; John F. Dearing of Bristol, assistant utilization con- sultant; and Concetta Sampieri of Waterbury, junior clerk-stenogra- pher.
 Mrs. Mary M. Dewey, area direc- tor, and Miss Ruth Waslauskas, sec retary, will mann the local office after August 25, with appointment of an additional secretarial assist ant possibly to be made at later date. The office, which includes suite of three rooms on the second floor of the Lilley building and two conference rooms across the hall,. will move into the conference quar- ters September l.
 No Funds
 MT. Fitzgerald stated the reduc- tion is due to failure of Congress to appropriate necessary funds. Since VIE Day, he stated, "the volume of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-07
Chinese Capture
 Port and AirfieId

Chungking, Aug. ' -- (UP) - Chinese forces have captured the South Kwantung Port of Young kong, and Tanchuk Airf1e1d in East ern Kwangsi Province, it was an- nounced today.
 Yeungkong is 125 miles south west of Canton and located on the coast between Kwangchow and Hong Kong.
 The announcement said that Tan chuk airfield was re-taken by Chin ese units on August 4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-07
Todoy's Index

Today's Democrat offers slightly changed and improved appearance. It is printed on better grade of newsprint than formerly; less ob- vious mechanical changes com- plement our effort to give you a better newspaper.
 All your favorite features are continued, though you may find some of them on different pages than before, New features, too, have been added.
 To help our readers find these, we shall publish this page one Index for a few days. If you like it, we'll make it permanent addition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-07
Nozis Resort To Piracy

London, Aug. 7-(UP)-Mos- COW radio, quoting a Tass cor respondent, said today that small Nazi vessels were roam ing the seas, using uninhabited islands as bases.
 The correspondent, report ing from Rugen island in the Baltic, tke northernmost Ger man spot where Russians are stationed. said the Nazis were engaged in small-scale piracy. He reported that some U-boatS also had been sighted.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
GARMENT MAKERS
DRAW IRE OF CPA
Many Ordered Suspended
From Priority Ratings
Until Probe Made

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. - W.D -
The Civilian Production Admins
tration today cracked down on lOO
garment manufa cturers who have
acquired more material than they
were entitled to under their prl-
ority ratings.
CPA has sent kilograms to these
manufa cturers, from coast to coast,
ordering them suspended from all
priority ratings until full investl-
cation can be made.
If investigations show there have
been willful violations Of the CPA
priorities program, they will be
referred to the Department of JUS
tice for criminal action, CPA re-
ported. Some cases are already in
preparation, according to the agen-
cy.
Under the CPA 1ow-cost clothing
program manufa cturers W h o
agreed to sell clothing IN the low
priced ranges were granted prlorl-
ty ratings for the purchase OF tex
tiles. e.
The CPA compliance division has
made investigations which disclose
that more than 100 clothing manu-
facturers have doctored their rat
ing slips from so per cent to as
much as 400 per cent. This prac-
tice may have fed the black mar
ket and upset the CPA program to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
PRESS FREEDOM
WILL Be PUSHED
Delegates To United Ma.
tions Assembly Will
Urge World Study

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. -(P-
American delegates to the United
Nations assembly meeting have
been instructed by the State de-
partment to push for a prompt in.
ternational study aimed at promot-
ing freedom of the press, govern
ment officials disclosed tonight.
In line with former secretary OF
State Edward R. Stettinius' pledge
to the American Society of News
paper Editors, the delegation will
urge that commission under the
economic and social council and
not the general assembly tackle the
question.
American officials told reporters
they believe that a study by a
group of experts will be more fruit
full than one under auspices of the
assembly. American delegates will
advocate that commission for the
promotion of human rights take up
the study.
In a telegram to the newspaper
society last June Is, Stettinius
promised that as soon as such a
United Nations commission is
formed "the United States govern.
ment will urge that it should
promptly study the means of pro.
noting freedom of the press, free
dom of communication and fuller
flow of knowledge and of informa.
ton between all peoples
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
CityAnnexation Program
Becomes Effective Jan. 2
Citizens Committee
Reports Expenditure
Of $3.50 In Drive

The Citizens Committee for
City Limits Extension, accord
Ing to a report made public
yesterday by its finance chair
man, Walker Taylor, spent a
total of $1,679.4S in its success
fuI campaign to include East
Wilmington and the Sunset
Park area within the corporate
limits of the city.
The financial record showed
contributions from 50 persons,
firms or organizations tOtaling
the exact amount expended.
Money spent included S1,5O9.4S
for newspaper advertising;
$50 for ward workers, and $40
for distribution of folders.
An additional $851.74, Tay-
Ior's reports showed, was ex-
pended by the City government
for radio advertising, and pub
LEGATION of folders and litera-
ture, preparation of registration
lists and clerical help. Registra-
ton and election costs to the
city totaled 81, 516.23, paid from
budgeted municipal funds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
SERVICES READY
Population To Increase By
$1,000; Enlarged Coun-
ell Schedules Meeting

Size of the City of Wilmington
will be increased by an estimated
11,O0O persons and 4.3 miles, Tues
day, Jan. l, and city officials ex
pect the accompanying growing
plans to be mild.
Fifteen new policemen will join
the City police department, three
new firenen will begin probation
ary terms with the fire depart-
ment, and 10 laborers will be add
ed to the staff of the Sanitation
department as the City government
extends its services to the newly
annexed areas.
Because Tuesday is legal holt
day, one observed by the city,
services actually will not be ex-
tended until Wednesday.
Wednesday morning at II o'clock
the two new councilmen, Harriss
Newman, attorney, for East Will
mington, and Ray Pollock, con-
struction company executive, for
Sunset Park, will be given the oath
of office by City Clerk j. B. Ben
son. Immediately after the two
new councilmen, whose appoint
ments were provided for in the
enabling legislation, are sworn in
to office, old and new council
members will meet in their first
session together.
In accordance with recent coun-
Gil action, the present City coun-
ell will meet in regular session at
10 o'clock, Wednesday morning to
transact any held-over business of
the old year. New issues will be
considered IN the II a. M, session.
Collections To Begin
Garbage collections will begin
promptly to the new areas, and the
Sanitation department is setting up
additional routes in the II resi-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
BRITISH DISBAND
IND0NESIAN FORCE
Police Rounded Up And
Disarmed In Series OF
Raids In Batavia

BATAVIA, Java, Dec. 20. -F-
British troops in a series of swift
synchronized raids rounded up anc
disarmed all Indonesian police ir
Batavia today, disbanded the force
and informed it's members the ster
was taken because some police &C
lively cooperated with '1awless
elements"
At the same time British troops
throughout strife-torn western Java
occupied public utilities and search.
ed native compounds for arms,
against minor opposition. Tele.
phone exchanges md police sta.
tions in Batavia were occupied
without incident, but sniper fire
opposed the occupation of the pow.
er station at Buitenzorg, and there
was some resistance elsewhere.
A new police force took over in
the capital, made up of British,
Dutch and Indonesian personnel.
British military police, including
Indians, we're made responsible for
the overall city area; Dutch police
for protested areas, and such 1ndo-
nesian police as were retained, for
the Indonesian quarter.
The raids began suddenly at II
am. British military police and
'paratroops quickly rounded up all
the capitals members of the Indo-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
REDUCED TAX LAW
EFFECTIVE MONDAY
Will Cut $780, 100000
From Levy Bill During
The Coming Year

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-WH-
A new Federal revenue law which
will cut $500, OoO,o from the Ma
tons tax bill goes into effect al
midnight Monday.
The new law affects income earn.
ed in 1916. 1t will not apply to tax
es yet to be paid on income earn
ed in 1915. Returns which must be-
filed by next March Is will be
based on the old law.
Here is what the new law will
do:
l. Relieve from all income tan
payments about $4,000, 1000 of the
48, 900, 600 persons whose income
was subject to tax in 1915.
2. Reduce the amount of money
withheld for taxes from the sal
aries of those who must continue
TO pay taxes.
3. climate the excess profits
tax which corporations paid dur
ing the war and reduce the regular
corporate income tax rate from 40
0 SO per cent.
4. Abolish the IS annual use tax
on motor vehicles, which otherwise
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
en- SEES DEATH
OF U. S. SYSTEM
Sloan Declares 1t Will Not
Participate In 'Regi-
mented Economy

DETROIT, Dec. 29.-(AP)
General Motors corporation
said today that it refuses "to
subscribe to what it believes
will ultimately b e c O m e !,
through the process of evolu-
ton, the death of the Ameri-
can system of competitive en-
terprise.
1T will not,'' top officials
of the strike-embroiled corporation
said in a prepared statement. ''par-
ticipate- voluntarily in what stands
out crystal clear at the end of
the road-a regimented economy"
The statement came from Alfred
P. Sloan, Jr., chairman of Cen
eral Motors, and C. E. Wilson,
president, following the refusal OF
GIN to participate further in pro.
ceedings of President Truman
fact-finding board. It said the po
sition was taken with great re.
gret.'
Sum Up Issue
Sloan and Wilson summed up the
issue in these words:
is American business to con.
tinue to be based on free competi-
ton or is it to become socialized
with all activities controlled ano
regimented?"
GIN quit the government fact.
finding board Friday, challenging
the groups authority to consider
ability to pay as factor in study
Ing the CIO-United Automobile
Workers demand for 30 per cent
wage increase. The corporation has
offered the union production work.
ers,. numbering $4,000, 10 pei
cent increase.
General Motors is not contend.
ing" the Sloan-Wilson statement
said, THAT it has or has not the
ability to pay. 1t has always paid
liberal wages. It has attempted
through protracted collective bar.
gaining to determine what is fair
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
RescueCrews
Fight F'|@ <:,ses
In W grit
Push $50 Reach q
Men Entombed In
Kentucky Mine
CONDITIONS BAD
Only One OF Eight Rescued
Survivors Is In Serious
Condition

PINEVILLE, KY, Dec. 29.-(P-
Volunteer rescue crews, having
saved eight of the miners trapped
by an explosion in the Kentucky
Straight Creek coal mine near
here Wednesday morning, fought
flames, fumes and fatigue tonight
in an effort to reach the 81 or
% men still entombed in the burn.
ing pit.
A. D. Sisk, director of rescue
operations at the entrance of the
blasted mine, said late today he
believed it would be midnight or
later before the crews, working
in teams, could reach the l, 700-foot
side tunnel where the unaccounted.
for men are expected to be found
He said conditions in the mine
where rescue work was halted
once today by a fierce fire, were
getting bad" He and other Of
ficials at the scene declined tt
speculate on what hope there was
of finding any more men alive.
Nine Found Alive
Nine miners were found still liv
ing after being sealed in by thu
original explosion and a series O
serious fires but the 53-hour ordea
was too much for one of then
who died before he could b.
brought to the surface. The bod,
Of tenth was found early today
burned almost beyond Identified
ton.
TWenty-one or more men still
are unaccounted for but hope fol
their rescue alive dimmed consid
erably about mid-morning Whe1
the new fire-the Oath major blaz
to hinder the life-saving efforts
drove even the fire-fighters from
the main tunnel Of the mine for ;
time.
All actual rescue work was halt
ed as the flames and dangerou
fumes caused what mine bosse
called "a bad situation" The vol
unteerS had to retreat and final.
return to the surface. Appeal
were made for more rescue work
ers to relieve the weary volunteer
and for more fire-fighting equip
ment. The battle against thu
latest blazing barrier was re
sumed.
Another Burned
Albert Bennett, "a, veteran mi
ner, was the man who died before
he could be brought out of the pit
The second victim was so badl,
burned that his identity has no
been announced.
Only one of the eight survivor!
was reported in a serious condi
ton at the hospital where all were
taken. Tom Mcqueen, 30, of Pine
vile was given a chance to recovel
but was said to be in danger
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
ALLIED MILITARY
LEADERS TO MEET
Will Discuss United Nations
Armed Force To Pre-
serve Peace

WASHINGTON, Dec. % - N
United States military representa-
tives will confer with Russia,
Britain, France and China in Lon
don early next month on the pro-
jected United Nations armed force
10 preserve peace, the State De-
partment announced today.
The American delegation will
include Gen. George c. Kenney,
commander OF the Pacific air
forces: 1t. Gen. Matthew B. Rldg-
way, deputy supreme commander
in the Mediterranean theater, and
Admiral Richmond Kelley Turner
of the Navy general board, as well
as other officers.
The Big Five military delega-
tons, the State Department dis
closed, VIII be joined in their con-
ferences by delegations represent
ing the six temperament members
Of the United Nations security
council when they have been
selected.
In addition to announcing the
personnel of the military delega'
ton, the State Department con-
tlrmed that Secretary of State
Byrnes will head the American
delegation to the UNO general as
Sembly meeting in London. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
STUDYING DETAILS
American Forces In China
Will Have To Be Increas-
ed By 1000 Men

SHANGHAI, Dec. 90 up 1t.
Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer said to-
day the United States would help
pour Chinese National troops into
Manchuria and would have to in
crease American forces in China
by possibly 1000 men.
The commander of U. S. forces
in China did not specify whether
ships or planes would be used, tell
ing press conference that details
still were under consideration"
Wedemeyer declared, however,
that American troops would go
along with Central Government
forces to supervise debarkation,
handle supply problems and give
other aid in line with America S
broadened China policy.
This meant, Wedemeyer continu-
ed, that the Army personnel would
have to be built up to $4,000 to 49,
600 men even though it would re-
quire bringing in 5000 to 1000
more troops from the States or
elsewhere.
These would would be in addi-
ton to the estimated $4,000 Ma
rines now guarding a number OF
ports, cities and railways in north
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
Vet Hospital Experiment !.
Proposed For Wilmington

Navy and civilian hospitals to care
for the ever growing number of
discharged servicemen in need of
Immediate medical care.
Galloway's telegram to General
Bradley read:
1--WE are. in somewhat isolated
section, in regards to veterans
disqualification, which is so sadly
lacking in North Carolina. Permit
us to make community trial of
the Michigan plan, at once. We have
the largest-staffed and most modern
hospital in Eastern North Carolina
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