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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

tions tha. there will be slow disso:ution of the pool This would permit more orderly and farer distri- button of foreign shipping business It also would give countries other than England better chance to buy U. s. ships that are put up for sale
 When the war started, England had 25,000OO0 tons of shipping U. s. was second with ll,OOO,OO0 tons Only about one-third of this carrying for eign trade however Next in order were Japan, Nor way, Germany and Italy.
 At the outbreak of the war 1t was agreed that Britain would concentrate on making warshipS and the U s. with its capacity for mass production. would take the burden of building cargo vessels This pro- gram would have given the U s. 6S000O00 tons Of shipping-more than all the other nations put to- gether Losses and the abrupt end of the war caused America to fall short of that goal by about SOOO,0OO tons still more than all the other nations put to- gether.
 Now, however, 1t is the growing belief that Eng land hedged on her part of the bargain There IS evidence that in spite of losses of more than 5OO0OO tons in ships sunk and damaged her merchant marine is very close to its prewar size.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

 of small-scale locomotive.
 The locomotive was being conducted through the streets of Charlottesville by the Forty and Eight club of the American Legion (commemorating the 40 men-8 horses" capacity of French freight cars in the last war) Suddenly the President of the United States spied it. Perhaps it reminded him of 1918 when he unloaded artillery horses from those same French freight cars in the Mouse sector. Or perhaps he just felt very much at home in Caruthers- vile.
 Anyway. with a shout to War Moblizer John Snyder who once worked behind the cashiers cage of small-town Arkansas banks, Harry went over to the locomotive Right then and there the had the time of their lives staging locomotive be- pulling contest.
 Of course, the Secret Service men didn't like it, but regardless of them Harry Truman certainly en- joyed being Harry Truman.
 Another incident the Secret Service men didn't like was when the President arose shortly after 5 m, left the austere frame 42-room Majestic hotel which had beer cleared of guests in his honor, and walked down to the Mississippi river. It seems that there is an old custom in those parts which makes incumbent upon visitor to spit in the Father of Waters.
 The Secret Service men, not being in the know regarding this splitting custoIh were taken by sur prise. One of them, however, spotted the truant President of the United States ambng off in the d- rection of the river, sounded the alarm, and few minutes later, four bodyguards were trailing him.
 After Harry got through splitting he skinned few stones out over the river found that his tech nique as @ stone-skimmer hadn't changed since boy hood days and then content to go back to town.
 On the way, he met two old Charlottesville cronies, Neal Helm, county wholesale liquor dealer, and James Reeves former commander of the American Legion. They swapped stories they walked down to the post office where they dropped in to see Post master Bailey s. Brooks. There they swapped some more.
 Back in Washington, Secretary of State James Byrnes was just back from the most disastrous dp- lonatic conference in recent history with lot of pressing problems to straighten out. In New York, Detroit and the coal mining areas strikes were send ing creeping paralysis up the industrial spine of the nation.
 But the man who never really wanted to be Pres- ident was enjoying himself back home.
 Harry has a strong cabinet" maintained one of his friends land he feels they are quite qualified to handle things without him."
 Whether right or wrong, there is no question but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
A Break For The Flying Tigers

According to Mai Gen. Claire Chennault, his Flying Tigers have received any pensions disability claims other government benefits, service ribbon combat tar for their gallant service to the Allied cause e thinks they deserve both recognition and the cus- tomary rewards, and so do we
 The Flying Tigers got into the war before their coun- Bry did, to give the Chinese helping hand in their un aqual fight against the Japs superior mechanzed might They dealt the Japs stnging blows and did much bo contain the Japanese advance and harry the Jap air Dorce at time when Chinas aerial strength almost hon-existent.
 They fought a longer and more discouraging battle than the majority of flyers It would seem that the ordinary CT rights are no more than due them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

signaled Eisenhower to bust Old Gore & viscera That's politics and probably pressure. but as far as can be screwed out of the White House or War Department, the custer developed from the Harrison report cricizng the handling of liberated Jews in Pattons zone. It's no longer any secret that Washington considers the entire European scene including our part, badly fouled up. That is what wrote from there, and there's no secret as to why The previous administration, for all the bows 1t took on It's foreign policy" didn't have any more of one than Tbetan hermit, and the people we sent in to protect our victory-not the troops but the heavy thinkers and rehabitators-were conglomeration Of theorists and awe-struck tourists trying to remember just what 1t said in the book.
 don't mean to cast aspersions on any branch of the service but just happens that one of the most complete failures have ever known was, the last heard, a major of the AMG. saw another in my travels assigned to position where from de- csons of the gravest importance had to be delivered They were grave because they had to do with school ing and religion Wrong guesses either way meant the difference between decent and acceptable generation some day or inbred haters and war-starters as soon as they think they have another chance; I had good chance to become acquainted with his brother He was as sweet character as ever met but sweet ness n that spot was about much of possession as a gardena in an abattoir asked him point blank, Can you get tough3" "Oh, my. yes" be said. rWhy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
Views Of The Press

mature celebrators in view of the fact that there are probably more weapons and ammunition than in the past. It will be an unfortunate occurrence If gang of boys gets riddled with shot while wrecking a house. Such acts of vandalism are serious offenses calling for heavy penalties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

I hear goes back to the face-slap- ping incident and comes forward from there on a trail better left unused. Don't gather from that mysterious wording that this wars Wild Bill Hickock is guilty of anything you haven't already seen charged against him. This is another sort of talk concerning why he's being "persecuted," and I, for one, don't think 1t will do anybody any good, not even Pat ton.
 vrHr.,,x,nar, ia siirnfnnsah to have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

ings of the United Maritime Exec utive Board, attended by repre- sentatives from 17 nations.
 The United Maritime Author ity shipping pool, which has con- trolled all Allied cargo vessels, is supposed to be dissolved March 2, l946. If that Is done with one fell swoop, there will be a frantic scramble to grab available trade. Allied occupation activities and efforts to rehabilitate war dam aged areas are likely to suffer.
 IT. is honed hv the smaller na.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

covering the While HouSe figured that he took these trips for poe litical reasons, but they have now changed their minds.
 The President takes these junkets because he loves them. Never since the fateful April day when he took the oath of office has he had more fun than at Charlottesville, Mo, where he swapped yarns with the local post master, got up at 6:l5 to spit" in the Mississippi river, and ran
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
Odds And Ends

The newest rumOr is that Gen. Patton will be all over the pages again very soon. If It's the tale I'm hearing, it's to be hoped that the custodans of 1t think twice and then decide not to do It. The one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
Waterbury Of The Past
25 Years Ago

25 Years Ago
 A Waterbury man, self-styled prophet was predicting the end Of the world, due in three days.
 Lightning was s..jking the chim- ney of a Willow street house and loosening bricks which were falling to the ground and narrowly miss ing a three year old child.
 IS Years Ago
 The Fire Department was being commended on Its splendid work of the past 10 months.
 three year old child was escap- ing serious injury when 1t was re- leasing the hand brake of a car parked on Long Hill.
 s Years Ago
 With the opening of the hunting season in view, local hunters were becoming .concerneN about Q pre- dicted shortage of shells due to the War in Europe.
 A truck load oG soft coal was spiil- Ing on West Main street and catis- ing q tie-up ip traffic that lasted nr an h0lir and hal4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

Bats, "says a stray note," are not attracted to lights because of the illumination. They catch the insects thus attracted"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
Shipping Scramble

WASHINGTON, Oct. IS Whether the United States is going to let England resume domination of the worlds commercial shipping lanes is one of the big untcrvirr questions being mashed over in meet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
PRIMROSE PATH

The shining glory is not THAT To the uninterested bat, Which snaps its flngers-well, its
 wings
 When night its sudden brightness
 brings.
 The bat, with seeming innocence Goes cruising-but on instruments; You know he cannot see the light, Or overlooks 1t, just for spite. Yet he's aware that 1t is there; He does not skirt its brilliant flare, But flies right for 1t; I'll allow He knows when 1t is time for chow The sundry little monoplanes Attracted by 1t, for their pains Are gobbled up by bats that shun The man-made and impressive sun You'd think that insects soon would
 learn The ways of bats when mazdas
 burn;
 But they get lit and find that they Are in bat, not on 1t. EhP
 A Japanese constitutional author fly says that Hir0hito does not be- lieve he Is devine. Still and all, we can't believe that the Emperor looks on Sun Goddess as something to have In the fourth race.
 Lexington citizens are going to give a banquet in honor of the members of the town rationing board. The tribute to the rationers is deserved, and will be unstinting provided they. bring their owI, butter.
 Winston Churchill is confined to his home with a sore throat. Some how or other we can imagine a more congenial task than that oi the doctor who had to tell him tc stop smoking those four-bitters fol a few days.
 FINANCIAL NOTE I've looked for the answer and
 lol-
 At last I am positive I've 1t; The public is crawling with dough And I guess that I'm one of the
 private.
 A peddler was arrested for driv- ing his team faster than seven miles an hour over in Boston recently He's probably sorry now that they've got ethyl oats back on the market again.
 According to q survey of "grasS roots" Republican leaders, Senator Vandenberg of Michigan is the leading possibility for the GOT presidential nomination in 194s. Here and there you'll still find sOme- one who thinks that Dewey wound do better than take Manila, how ever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
.Merry-GO-Roun

WASHINGTON, Oct. ls-The next two months of President Truman's life are filled with junkets similar to that which he has just taken through the heart of the Mark Twain country At first, newsnen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18
FINANCIAL NOTE

I've looked for the answer and
 lol- At last I am positive I've 1t; The public is crawling with dough, And I guess that I'm one of the
 private.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

A peddler was arrested for driv- ing his team faster than seven miles an hour over in Boston recently. He's probably sorry now that they've got ethyl oats back on the market again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-18

freouently don't even shake hands with these Ger mans when they first come into my office.".
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
+. a. PRODUCE

Los Angeles, July 3. tUPp-Pf"duct:
Avocados: dull. Per ID FueFtes % % o-tot' @oc
few best 5Oc. Anaheims & Lyons 2u-2oc,
Nabals 22-28c, Dickinsons & Splnks Il
15c.
Beans: Firm at ceiling. Per lb local &
san Diego Co kys & yellow wax lo.".
tBunched vegetables: stronger. Per srt
beets 2-2l. doz l.0O-l.25 chard . doZ
25-I 50 green onions S dOz 4-5o-0.Wi
radishes small red doz , O0-2 3o. SPIN
ach q doz 2.OO-2.40 Turnips 2-2'- doz
Carrots: firm. Iced crts 8 doz Arizona.
Salinas OXnard & local 393
Cabbage: steady. Local cannonhaH CTS
2O0-2 80 Fair 1.50-1.73.
Cauifiower: steady san Luis Obispo
& Oxnard lettuce crtS untlimmed 2.3o-
Celery: steady. Pascal Venice 20 in
crts 275-3.OO. fair 2,45-2 20, Sturdee
crts Venice 400 500.
Corn. steady. Coachela Wy crtS
Golden Cross SO doz 2O0-3.o0, few BPS.
Blythe crts : doz 15o-2.00.
Eggplant: weak. C0achella & Imperial
Wy per 10 SIC very few best higher
some holdovers low as 50c lug
Grapes: firm at ceiling. CodCheIIa Wy
scedless "a hugs 3-72-3.78 per ID l3-'-
1890.
Lettuce about steady Dry pack san
ia Maria & Watsonvile crts j doz 3.75-
410 few late sales low as 3.2o, d"z
,. 75-3.25.
onions: steady Street sales 50 sks
Spanish local medium DDS. IS. White
hroilers Arizona , $4,000. Coachella Wy
300. Reds Kern CO 3.20-3.25.
Peas: firm at ceiling. Per ID San Luis
ObiSpo Co l2.3c.
Squash: weaker. White summer san
Diego CO ugs 2.0O-2.50. Italian san
Diego Co lugs l.50-1.75.
Tomatoes: weaker. San Joaquin Wy
lugs 5N6 & larger 3.5O-I.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
Red Cross Would
Speed Supplies

The capable fingers Of women in
El Centro, Holtville. and Imperial
are needed to finish the Ell Centre
Red Cross chapters quota Of bed
jackets and hospital slippers. Mrs
Lucy DeatOn, in charge of pro-
ductiOn, announced Tuesday
There are eight bed jackets and
so pairs Of hospital slippers yet to
be finished before the entire quota
is ready tC be shipped
Anyone interested in helping
finish this work, she said, may
call at Red Cross headquarters at
100 North Fifth, Fl Centro, and do
tie work there or take the ma
terial home for finishing"
Through the summer women
were asked to knit afghans four by
six inches III extent. If they do
not have the yarn or the time to
make an entire afghan, they are
asked to make what squares they
can and several contributions will
be joined to make an afghan, Mrs
Deaton said.
The women Of FL Centro and
Holtville recently completed 25
layetteS and they are ready to
ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
County Property
Tax Levies
Increase Income

fmrer.al comtv's property tax
levics tor I944-lg45 totaled ST.
9l9968 as compared with the ST.
439,77d levy Of the year before
The levy tcr county purposes was
S85l.+42 tor this year and $748,373
for the yeur before the California
TAXPAYERS association SAID Tues
day General CITY property tax
leyies rotaled S439 463 this wear
and S4lG354 in IQ43-l944.
TaN lrvies tor school districts ill
the county were S62o.0l5 1or 1914
1915 The year befCra the total was
S566 454 Special district tJX lev
les amounted to S9O48 thi> year
and SH.589 i'll I943-l944
The state ~ whole w 1914
1915 had 1 tax levy Of s3378G5 SAT.
an increase of S24.390 400 ur eight
per cent above the S3l3.+75l45 in
thr preceding Ecar. association
figures showed
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
italian Fascists
Bombed Vatican
BY ANN STRINGER

VATICAN CITY, July 3. up
The mysterious bombing OF the
Vatican on November ). 1913. ap-
parently was carried cut by italian
Fascists with a grudge against the
papal state, according TO Harold
Tittman, assistant to American
representative to the Vatican nv
ron c. Taylor, and q near-yIctim
Of the attack.
Tittman. who spent two and one
in the Vatican. expressed the per
Sonal belief that the German High
Command had no part iii the
bombing incident, which al the
time evoked furry OF heated
charges and cOunterchargeS be-
tween the Allied and German gov
ernmentS.
He indicated, however. that the
Fascist fliers who did the actual
bombing received at least semi
official aid from Nazi SIS officers
in charge Of the surrounding air
fields.
Tittman said the bomber. a twin
engineer Italian Farinacci flew in
over the Vatican at about eight
o'clock, in perfect visibility that
precluded any possibility Of the
bombing being a mistake
The plane. he said, circIed over
the neutral Vatican for about a
half hour.
Sometimes it swooped down as
low as 500 feet, but even then we
had no suspicion" he called in an
exclusive interview with the United
Press
Then we heard explosions At
first we thought someone had
bombed the railroad viaduct which
is just outside the city walls Some
one rushed in and said ii was the
Vatican City itself which had been
hit.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
MAR K ETS
". Y. STOCKS

Ned York July 3. Trading fell
off sharply on the stock market Tuesday
IN advance ol the Independence day holi
dAY. Prices made an irregular advance.
The technical recovery in progress
Monday went ahead in many sections
uI the list Enough industrial issues
declined 10 bring a small net loss in
mat average and a few special issues
rad wide declones, ranging to ] points
IN Eastman Kodak preferred :.
Since all markets will be closed to-
morrow many traders thok an extended
holiday which accounted for the con
traction in volume. The others We're
cautious. They made Selrctve commit
ments in II fey issues. and neglected the
major shares both on the long and short
sides The result was a narrow moving
market.
Steels ana utilities rose. while rails.
mcrcan,iles. airlineS. and gold mining
issues we're mixed. Motors edsed. OILS
held steady.
American and foreign power preferreds
mad gains ranging 70 more than , points.
Common stock utilities we're relatively
active. notably Columbia Gas and Com
u0nwealth & southern.
In the rails. Western Pacific issues rose
"a much rs points and there were
few losses ranging to , points in Nor
fulk ( Western The group was quiet.
Whle leading stcels gained fractions.
sharon steel ran up Il point 10 new
hIgh Transcontincntal & Western lost
more than = point in the airines Her
culcs Powder preferred and Dcvoe &
Reynolds rose mort than , points each.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
TOASTMASTERS' SPEECH
UONNRS GO 10 NIACIRDA

Six speakers contested at Cactus
Gavel Toastmasters club III Fl Cen
tro Monday night with Malcolm
MacWda winning first place Glenne
Bowers. second, ana Shields CharI-
ton third place
TAe N~t VI Speakers ana their
topics included. Ma,urda. Ny Prob
lem Isl" Bowers. Guilty Or Not
Guilty: Charlton. What A Sen
tence"; Frank MITCHELL Never A
Dull Momant Gerald Upholt,
Robert Rules OF Order: and Lee
Black. Are You An American"
Everett SHAW WAS chairman Of
the evening William Reed was chief
critic, assisted hv William Fox. V.
truuov.ci FoT.-r Mcclure. Rams
ford Lewis William Measures. and
Leon Miller
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03

sudden change in pace and posture
to deliver telling left and right
hooks to the head Taylor fights in
Shuffling style and thus led in foot
work throughout the bout
Bill Campbell at 1870, Brawley
hope, fought Big Boy Reed of Ari-
zona to a standStill and got tech
nical knockout after one minute
four seconds of the third round in
the scheduled eight-round go. Reed
was out on his feet when the ref
cree ended the tilt. 1t was. sizzling
bout from start to finish.
In the second bout on the card
Chick Musgrove floored. Baby Joe
Brown for the count at the end
Of minute and AT seconds Of the
third round of the six-round event.
Musgrove planted a solid left TO the
body for the Knockout
Salvador Sanchez of Tijuana
yielded a decision to Al Armstrong
Of Brawley in a tame. dull four
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES July =. GP,- Trading
was heavy Monday on the Los Angeles
Stock Exchange with ~, 600 shares trans
feryed Twenty issues were up. one down
and nine unchanged.
The list Bandini. 100 at I. unchanged /;
Rolsa Chca. 200 at 5A-. up ~ ConSol-
idated Steel. 100 at 22a-, up 2, Pfd. 100
at 29a,, up l. Hudson. 100 at 30. up r.:
Hupp. 100 at ~, up as Menasco. 500
at !. 81. up 20; Northrop, 100 at sl4.
up .: Pacific Gas & Electric. 100 at Al
up 16; Republic Petroleum. 100 at IA,
unchanged. Ryan. 100 al 81, up u Shell
Union. 100 at 27l@, up ~ Sinclair. 100
at 16l=. unchanged: Union OF, 100 al
22a4. up "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los Angeles. July 3. CUP, Livestock:
Cattle: Salablc 500; medium to good
steers and she stock ready palmer grade
slow. steady to weak; load good fed
steers II. medium to good steers 14.5U-
1850. common to medium 12-13,50. me-
dunn To good feed steers 13-14.50 me-
dunn TO good cows II. .75-l30. cutter 10
common 975-1l.5O Gamers and cutters
1909 50: common 10 medium bulls 10
II; bulk medium to good steers Nonday
l5-l6 50, few choice Is. Calves: sal
able 100. slow. steady medium to good
calves II SOL 80.
Hogs: Salabe $50 practically all
bought to arrive: barrows and gifts all
weights quoted 1878. ceiling.
Sheep: Salable none; good to choice
spring lamb quoted 13-15.50 or above.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03

PanchO Arlzmendl. MeXicO's Ia
vorite 1eatherWeight boxer. and Bud
Taylor. Chicago Negro. stood fans
on their feet at FL Centre stadium
Monday night in the fastest 10
round go ever seen in these parts
Pancho had a clear-cut decision
Taylor was given the fourth and
fifth rounds by ''volunteer" judges
and the crowd although the official
decision gave the whole fight to
PanchO.
Pancho consistently and persist
entity used rights to the body with
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03

Los Angeles. July 3 GP
Wholesale prices consumer grade Large
Grade A Az. Grade B i'll; medium
Grade A an.
Candled eggs to retailers: Large Grade
AA. cases Is. cations 80. medium Grade
AA, cases 43. cartons 10. large Grade A,
cases 4G, cartons 4S; medium Grade A.
cases II. cartons 10. sn'44 Grade A.
cases Is, cartons III: large Grade B.
eases l3. cartons 10.
Retail prices 10 consumers trartonsi
Large Grade AA 50; medium ~; large
Grade a 81; medium -; small 10: large
Grade Il ~.
Butter; Grade AA i3. Grade A 42l-
Grade 42ls. Grade { IL, cooking
grade 4nl4, no grade 3Gi..
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
l7sl3 3Edz!lSlS lSS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
YANK SOLDIERS TAKE
BASEBALL TO REICH

COBLENz, Germany, July 3.
,UP)-To pint sized Murry Dick
son. formerly Of the St. Louis Card
nals, fell the honor Of pitching and
winning the first American game
Of baseball held in Germany during
the last % FEARS.
Dickson, pitching for the 18th
army's 35th division, defeated the
1C6th division, to ?, before 10000
servicemen who enjoyed the spec
tacle despite a steady drizzle. Leon
ard Novak of Chicago led the VIM
ming attack while Dickson let down
his opponents with five aafeties.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
DEATH-FUNERAL
NOTICES

LEHOTSKY, Mrs. Bernice. Al, died
Saturday in El Centro. She is
survived by her husband. two
. sons. her mother and one sister.
Christian Science services will be
at LemonS-Wiley Chapel at 10
am. Thursday Burial will be i'll
Evergreen cemetery. Lemons-Wi-
ley Mortuary is in charge. IA
Charles, "A, died Sun
day in Holtville He is survived by
his mother. three half brothers.
Funeral services will be held at
the Fields Mortuary in Holtville
at 8 am. Friday. Burial Will be in
Evergreen Cemetery. Fields NOR
tuary is in charge. IA
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
TUNEFUL REMINDER

MONTPELIER, VT. July 3. UP
"A tuneful reminuer is on hand
III the Vermont state house for
Legislators who forget the day III
the week
An old English clock peeIs 4 diff
ferent song each day-Old Hun
dred on Sunday; Johnny's So
Long at the Fair. Monday; Aud
Lang Syne, Tuesday; Home Sweet
Home, Wednesday; Annie Laurie.
Thursday: Jennie jones. Friday,
and the Minstrel Boy Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-03
PLASTICS FROM RAYS

PITTSBURGH. July CUP
Just add the proper dash" of in
visible ultraviolet rays, and you can
reate new types Of plastic rub
Der products, chemicals and foods.
Eugene w. Beggs, Westinghouse
Lamp Division engineer, predicts
amazing chemical reactions by IL
radiating compounds with ultra
violet lamps.