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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Watch Extra For Naming Man Of Year

Nominations for Waterbury, s Man of the Year 1945, have been officially closed by the editors of The Waterbury Democrat and the final choice among all nominees will be selected over the weekend.
 A picture and biographical his tory of the final selection will ap- pear on Page 1 of the New Years Day EXTRA" edition of The Democrat.
 The nominating procedure of the public has proven exciting and spirited with recommendations for nominees flooding the Man of the YeGr editor the last few days. These have been too numerous to publish.
 Nominees entered by the public included Matthew Doyle, superin- tendent at Brookside Home, John P. Kinney, popular Crosby teacher, Joseph Tajildeen, local merchant; Frank Orencole, American Legion official; Mayor John s. Monagan; School Supt. Dr. John G. Gilmartin; Eugene Oviatt, popular musician entertainer; the Rev John Dial, principal of Sacred Heart High School; Albert Paul, teacher at Crosby High School; James E. Moran, principal at Wilby High School, and chairman of the city's war bond campaigns, and many other nominees.
 It has been noted that readers have concluded that this is con- test rather than a nominating pro- sedure. The number of nomina- tions received for any one nominee will not be the final means of de- tern ng the Man of the Year al- thot :. such display naturally will have bearing.
 The Man of the Year candidate will be chosen by the editors of The Waterbury Democrat.
 WATCH FOR THE DEMO- CRAFTS SPECIAL NEW YEARS EDITION.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Botoon Hero Loses Life
 Bullet Wounds
 FotoI to Flyer

New York, Dec. 29-(UP)-Capt. Eugene Dale. 29, died at 8:30 a. m. today from three bullet wounds in- flicted yesterday by the husband of the beautiful blonde model he had hoped to marry.
 It was believed that charges filed yesterday against Capt. Archie Mill Ter husband of pinup girl Fay Han- cock Miller, would be changed from felonious assault and violation of the Sullivan gun-law, to murder. Miller had confessed that he shot Dale.
 The shooting, which occurred in Mrs. Miller's apartment overlooking Fifth avenue early yesterday, came after the blonde model had told her husband, who recently returned from the European Theater of War, that she wanted to divorce him to marry Dale, Pacific hero and sur- vivor of the death march from
 Consulted Lawyer
 Dale was sitting in the living room of Mrs. Miller's flat when the former Powers model informed her husband, in a conversation in the adjoining bedroom, that she had consulted her lawyer for a di- vorce.
 A moment later Miller ran into the living room with German luger automatic pistol he had brought from Europe as a souvenir and pumped three bullets into Dale's head. chest and abdomen.
 Dale died at Roosevelt hospital, where he had lain in critical condi- tion since the shooting.
 The shooting was witnessed also
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
.YuIe Tree Destroys Residence
 Bremen Too Lote
 To Sove Youths
 In Family Home Bulletin
Bulletin

Bridgeport, Dec. 29-UP) The five children of Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Carcare perished in the flames today when a blazing Christmas tree de- strOyed their home.
 The victims were: Samuel, age one; Salvatore, 3; Ralph, 4; Matthew, 6 and ROsemarie, 9.
 The children, it was report ed, were alone in the single family home when the fire broke out.
 The parents had left a short while before, to open a gasoline station some blocks away.
 The fire was discovered by a neighbOr who sent in a still alarm.
 The house was a raging in- ferno by the time firemen ar rived, and there was no chance to save the children who evidently were suffocat- ed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
War Powers Act to Get Lease
 COP Lowmoker
 Confident Thot
 Will Pass

Washington, Dec. % (UP) - Congress will be confronted with blunt demand by President Tru- man for further extension of the Second War Powers Act when 1t returns from it's holiday vacation next month.
 MT. Truman made the request yesterday in signing six-months' extension of the act which is the principal source of the govern nent,s authority for its rationing, allocation and priorities programs.
 Rep Earl c. Kitchener (R.-Mich.) high-ranking member of the House Judiciary and Rules Committee, said he was confident that Con- gress would agree to the Presidents request-if he could show a need for a further extension.
 Expects Ease
 T am sure MT. Truman will have no difficulty in getting Congress sional approval of further controls if he shows they are needed in O4AS PA0AAN 1A1tC4CS llc SdlG.
 'T'he administration backed bill asked for 8 one-year continuance of this authority. but we felt that six-month grant was preferable. This is not a situation which re- quires long time authority to per- init planning. Congress will be in session and can legislate as the needs demand when the end of the six-month extension approaches.
 The President said that reconver- sion demanded the continuance of the War Powers Act, although on a steadily decreasing scale"
 Shortages Remain
 we know" he said that our economy will be plagued with major war-born shortages six months from now and that the government must have the means of dealing with these shortages.
 There must, therefore. be furth- CT legislation to cover the period after June 30, 1946."
 Kitchener said he presumed MT. Truman was primarily concerned with the controls the act gives the Civilian Production Board to grant priorities and allocate scarce ma terialS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Frank E. Healy, COP Leader. Dies

Windsor Locks, Dec. 29-UP)- Frank E. Healy, 76, Hartford Coun- ty coroner and top-ranking state Republican leader for nearly half century, died at his home last night. He had suffered shock Christmas Day.
 Healy entered politics soon after his graduation from Yale Law School, and had attended every State Republican Convention since he was 21-years-old. He was a member of the Republican State Central Committee for AS years, and a member and chairman of the town committee for 50 years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Byrnes Air Ship Delayed By yWeother
 To Give Details
 To Trumon When
 He Arrives Todov

Washington, Dec. 29-(UP)-Sec- retary of Sttae James F. Byrnes re- turns from Moscow today to explain details of the Big Three conference to an expectant president and a somewhat confused congress.
 Byrnes' plane was scheduled to arrive in Washington sometime af- ter noon EST. The plane was to leave Newfoundland last night but the take-off was delayed by bad weather until 5:26 a. m. this morn ing.
 He was expected to confer during the day with President Truman, who is vacationing on the Potomac river in the presidential yacht Will liamSburg.
 Chairman Tom Connally, O. Texo of the Senate Foreign Rela- tions committee also hoped to talk with ByrneS today. Other commit oc members wanted Byrnes to give them a private report on his 12-day meeting with British Foreign Sec retary Ernest Bevin and Russian Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov.
 Questions Unanswered
 They felt Thursday nights formal communique failed to answer many questions about the powers of the proposed four-member council in Tokyo and the 11-member Far Eastern commission in Washington. They particularly wanted to know to what extent Russia, through her veto powers on the council and commission, would be able to affect Gen. Douglas MacArthur's rule of Japan.
 They also wanted the inside story on why the communique failed to mention Iran or Palestine.
 One thing congressman were cer- tain of was that this country will not give away the secret of the atom bomb without congrs ssi,N ,N,al approval.
 Sen Arthur H. Vandenburg (R.- Mich), said he had been told by the State Department that all plans for controlling atomic energy would be submitted to congress for final approval.
 Any disclosures regarding the atomic bomb should be part of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29

will be available it does not mean that 1t is @ wartime substitute" <"
 Beginning with the repeal, blend ed whiskey represented 26.2 percent of total whiskey sales in the country and this percentage increased every year until l941 when the war began, until blended whiskies comprised al- most one half of all sales. In 1914, these sales again increased to 74.9 percent of all sales.
 Taverns and bars, although not over-supplied with scotches, bour- bons and straight whiskies, have a fair supply on hand to handle New Years customers. Many restaurant and tavern owners have been build ing up their scotch supplies over a period of months in order to be adequately supplied for the coming holiday. One tavern keeper yester- day saved so many bottles of scotch
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Holy Lond Calm Again
 Curfew ReIoxed;
 400 Released

Jersusalem, Dec. 2o-CUP)-Near- ly all of the 400 men and women arrested for questioning following terrorist bombings Thursday night were released today, the curfew was relaxed, and the Holy Land was quiet.
 The only Jewish terrorist caught alive in the intensive manhunt through Jerusalem and Tel Aviv was reported near death in the Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem.
 The official total of curfew viola tors arrested Thursday night and Friday was 400. Earlier unofficial reports had placed it as high as 2,0O0. ..
 The curfeW was removed entirely in Tel Aviv and limited to the nighttime hours in Jerusalem. A period of quite was expected by those familiar with the hit-and- run terrorist tactics of the sternist and irgunist organizations.
 Thousands of Jews, released from their homes, 1ocked to Arab shops to purchase food because their own were closed for the Sabbath. Arab Jewish relations appeared better than ever. f.
 In Tel Aviv, Jews walked two miles to neighboring Jaffa for food from Arab shops. Orthodox Sab bath observers stood on street cor ners reminding Jews of the sanctity of the day. Arab shopkeepers re- piled, surely you do not expect your people to go hungry on their day of rest"
 Jewish worshippers were forbid den to attend synagogues on the Sabbath eve for the first time since the British occupation, because the curfew prevented them from leaving their homes after dark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Industries Close Jan. !
 Public Bronches
 To Shut Two Doys

Several industries, most stores, the City Hall, Bronson library, Motor Vehicle Department, and Compen- sation court will close both Mon- day and Tuesday in observance of the New Year holiday.
 The superior court, court of con- mon pleas, and city court, Selective Service and banks will be open Monday. at
 Factories which are shutting down completely until Jan. 2, include the U. s. Time corporation, Waterbury Tool Division of Vickers, Waterbury Rolling Mills, and Chromium Cor poration of America. Most smaller industries also are reported to be closing until the day after the holi- day.
 Excepting a few persons in each department assigned to take inven- tory, factory employees at all plants of the Scovill Mfg. Co.,, the Ameri- can Brass O., and the Chase Brass & Copper Go. will enjoy a two-day holiday All office workers at the three companies. however. will work on Monday. The Big Three" will close on New Years day.
 Though operations will be sus- pended on Tuesday at Bristol Co.,, and the Waterbury Farrel Foundry & Machine Co.,. all employees will work on Monday. The Mattatuck Mfg. Go. reports a skeleton crew will report for work on Monday to take inventory. but all depart ments and offices will close on Tues day.
 At the Lux Clock O., all factory emnloyes will enjoy two-day lay of except those taking inventory, who will also work New Years day, Office employes will report on Mon- day. Waterbury Companies office workers and factory workers will not report for work until Jan. 2, except for inventory workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29

for his New Years business he is attempting to swap his hoarded SUD- ply for little bourbon.
 Stores Lack Scotch
 Liquor stores also find their scotch supply on the short side. So limited have been their supplies they have not had opportunity to stock up.
 The scarcity of scotch, however, will not cause widespread disap- pointment for only about five per- cent of the city's elbow -benders pre- fer scotch.
 But beer-light, dark. sudsy, oy just beer-is plentiful. And incest ol all inexpensive. So here's to studs ir your eye!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Girls Haue Diphtheria
By LARRY SHEPLEY

Naugatuck, Dec. 29-Dr. Edwin R. Curran has reported twoVmore cases of diphtheria here. The pa- tients are sisters. the five-and- seyen-year-old daughters of MT. and Mrs. Irving Dwy, Candee Road, Dr. Curran said.
 Both have been sent to the New Haven Hospital.
 Dr. Curran said he had admin istered toxoid to II children in the area of the home of the str.ck- en children to prevent spread of the disease.
 He urges patents to have their children inocrlated against diph- theria. A similar appeal was made recently by Health Officer Dr. Will ter I. Baker.
 A Naugatuck child died of diph- theria 6 few weeks ago, and one adult has been i'll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29

-"the pot of the year." Lewis three times running was chosen as "the man who did the least for the country"
 The Crackpots said their nomina- tions also included:
 Tommy Manville, asbestos fort une heir who recently married for the eighth time, for the "constancy- of-purpose" award:
 James C.. Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musi- clans, who paved the ground and beat his chest and eight other people to the bar when he had to walk up the stairs after elevator operations went o& strike in New York City," for the Poetic Justice" award.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Boost Y. 6 T. Men
Boost Y. & T. Men Sympathy Walkout
 Mapped in Stamford

Stamford Dec 29-(UP)-Organized in Stamford reported today to be planning oneda out sympathy 10 back up the demands of the Manufacturing Company strikers for 30 cent and closed shop.
 While union leaders acknowledge report statement issued in which they going ahead and laying plans to peoples and the surrounding who be gravey by the outcome of this struggle the solidarity all labor in this behind the employees strike"
 Previously the combined organization o both AF1 and CIO had called Gov. R. Baldwin withdraw State Police from the plant declaring do this will labor in Stamford which repercusson."
 Meeting Set
 The organization said that meeting at 5 and request action before that
 Governor Baldwin teegraphed David Abrams told him that threat of disorder intend to enforce law order peace"
 The Governor said that the unon after labor and management Dec had promised and than when disorders broke Police
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
LeuUis Dethroned
LeIUIS Defhroned
 Crackpots Name Wilson, Reuthers as Champions

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 29- (UP)-The Grand Rapids Crack pot Club today named Charles E. Wilson, General Motors president, and Walter P Reuther, CIO United Auto Workers vice-president, as the "Hot-water Champions of 1945."
 Floyd Mayo, Crackpots spokesman said the club would be happy to serve as a fact-finding committee in the system wide GM strike. The club annually nominates public figures for distinctions of one sort or another.
 The 1945 honors list for the first time in three years did not include John L. Lewis, United Mine Work CTS chief for the clubs top award
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
New York and Boston Areas Vie for UNO Site
Steel Industry May Get Price Boost to Alert Strike
The Democrat
 To Be Published New Years Day

4 special holiday edition of The Democrat will be pub- lished Tuesday, New Years Day. Your regular Democrat newspaper boy will deliver it tO your home before l:30 p. m. The holiday edition of The Democrat also will be on sale at all regular newsdealerS. Subscribers will confer a favor If they will notify The Dem ocrat office of any delay in delivery.
 The Democrat will be the only Waterbury newspaper to be published New Years Day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Crosby Leads Money Makers

Hollywood, Dec. % (UP) - Bing Crosby enticed more money out of movie-goers' pockets than any other star in 1945, the na- tion'S exhibitors said today.
 It was the second straight time Crosby was voted the best box office star. He is the only leading man to ever win the honor.
 Van Johnson, the freckle-faced hero of the bobby-soxers, was right behind him in second place Johnson wasn't even in the first 25 last year.
 The 1945 Motion Picture Her aid poll of exhibitors listed the third biggest money-maker as red-haired Greer Carson, who's been making the cash registers jingle since 1942. She was in sixth place last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Hess Was Dropped From Rolls in '42

Berlin, Dec. 29.-(UP)-Official German documents uncovered in Berlin revealed today that Rudolf Hess was stricken quietly from the Nazi party rolls in October, 1942, 2h years after his dramatic peace flight" to Britain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29

COMING! Hadley's presents the ia nous radio program, EASY ACES" Station WATR, Monday through Friday at 7:15 ?. m, beginning Jan. uary 21st. Listen for t.
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-04
Father Accepts Medal
Awarded Dead Hero Son
For Valor Over Europe

William r. Butler, Sr., OF Will
mington and Tabor City, receiv-
ed the Air Medal and an Oak
Leaf cluster posthumously award
ed his son, T-Sgt. William r. But
Ter, Jr., at a review ceremony
at the U. S. Army Air Force base
at Myrtle Beach, S. c., recently.
Sgt. Butler. bombardier on a
BIT, was killed in action over
Germany on Feb. %, 1914.
Col. Richard o. Harren, Jr.,
commanding officer of the Myrtle
Beach base, made the presenta'
ton. Sgt. Butler was cited tor
outstanding devotion to duty In
aerial flights over enemy-occupled
territory. He also had been given
a Purple Heart and was qualified
to wear overseas theater ribbons
Surviving, in addition to his par
ents. are two sisters, Gloria Mae
Butler, of Tabor City, and Mrs
Ferne E. Autrand, San Jose, Cal1
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-04
LOCAL RETAILERS
UP BUTTER PRICE

In compliance with the recent
OPA edict, authorizing a five to
six cent increase in the ceiling
price of butter, local wholesalers
and retailers yesterday added the
extra charge to the established
price of the better grades of but
ter.
Processed butter, packers ex-
planned, are not be affected by
this price increase.
A survey of local wholesale and
retail grocers revealed that in all
cases the price had been increased
| by five cents, and in the absence OF
further details of the OPA ruling,
there was no information as to
(; the six-cent increase.
Retail grocers, whose wholesale
prices had been raised 5 cents by
the packers, on orders from their
district offices passed the five-cen1
increase on to the consumer.
For the benefit of local consum
ers. the OPA quoted the estab'
lished retail ceiling prices for but
ter minus the five-cent increase.
Group l and stores, which IN
clude independent dealers with
less than $250.0"0 business year
are authorized to charge 81 cent!
for the best grade of butter; 5.
cents for the second quality but
ter. and As cents for the ungradee
country butter.
Group 8 and stores, which in
clude all chain stores and those
independent stores averaging more
than $25O,O00 business yearly, ma!
charge the following prices TO
butter; 81 cents for the best, O.
e3-score butter; so cents for 81
iscore butter; so cents for 9O-scor'
butter; 40 cents for 80 score but
ter: and 43 cents for country but
ter.
The existing ceiling price for but
ter is now the above-quoted price
flor the better grades of butter
plus the five-cent increase.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-04
NATURES DISHRAG

NEW ALBANY, Ind. -UH-Carl
". label. New Albany, Ind, has a
solution to the dish cloth scarcity
problem. He grows them in t h e
back yard. The "cloths' grow on a
arge vine which is species OF
Iourd. Thick pods are peeled to rid
hem Of a thick outside coating and
he resultant fibrous "cloths' last a
ong tine. Mrs. label says they
Ire very easy on her hands.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-04
PROGRAM PLANNED
It # CHERRY POINT

rpRy POINT, Nov. 3. - For
The W. .so Marine air station at
tory, -. -' Point will observe gala
chs 5.,, programs for all military
aoiosyn and many civilian Wis
rer'0ithore and at all its outlying
i.o IS. s.. Saturday, in celebration of
hslo s-n HI anniversary Of the found
he =. W. +he Marine Corps Nov. 10,
'r w., most elaborate programs
ln X ~ +he main air station here,
VII l w of all the air stations
the 10 lined oy the Marine corps
ma low, in the world. Special
'nys S+s will include free refresh
s' ss+s at Mitchell Park from 8 a.
menu ,,n+il sunset, band concert
n. ~ I'D during the afternoon, sail
t tas.S md nd canoe races on slocumb
''a .r, "' "swin-capade' at Com
essSa Cumming pool No. 2 between
s va and $3.50 pm, a field meet
y" rushman field, an air review
on ;rnlanes, an evening dance at
e , eI in the huge new drill
u with music by Russ Morgan's
.o"c orchestra, and a Henry
l .asr;c5 show featuring the origin
a1 rIanry Aldrich or Ezra Stone.
o Tho air program by nine Marine
,; -t-r wing units will include a
s a,-is W consisting of "a F4U's and
ss's SECS at 1900 feet, followed
.. y y Simulated strafing and dive
lssobino runs; and simulated para
s ss runs by IL PBJ's in the
l li;a,;ty If Campbell and Cushman
. ..Sletic fields, dropping prizes
s.. TO parachutes for the
st,~ Of the varied races, jumps,
throws and other games OF tne
field meet.
/. hinge birthday cake will be cut
Nv The senior enlisted man sta
i! here at special program for
tsp enlisted men at the drill hall,
snd Mai. Gen. Ralph J. Mitchell,
s sl,r general of the air
lotions will cut another huge
bir+bdav cake at party and
sancp for officers and their guests
-, tba officers club. General
Mitchell will also make the main
address at the drill hall, at the
conclusion of which both bands
here will join in the playing OF
Happy Birthday
For the noon meal there will be
tbe following menu: vegetable soup
with croutons, southern fried chick
en-. giblet gravy, cranberry sauce,
snow flake potatoes, cream peas.
glazed carrots, sliced tomatoes,
combination salad, pickles and
olives. parker house rolls, butter,
ire cream sundae and hot choco-
late.
During the war period all atten-
tion here and at the outlying fields
was concentrated upon war train
ing and there was no time for
holiday gaiety. Now that the war
has ended this will be the first
tull-holiday program for ali the
station personnel and their invited
guests.
At present there are 10000 mill
tary personnel at the air station,
but under the accelerated discharge
program at the large separation
center about 1900 men and women
a. leaving the service each week.
Within three months the total ct
military personnel here will be
reduced to 10000, it is expected.
Tentative plans call for a mini,
mum of $500 marines here during
peace time. Of course, there will
be also a large number of civil
ian employees as now, retained or
. permanent employment basis te
MAINTAIN the post and assist with
its operation and continued con
struction.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-04

About 80 per cent of the popula-
ton of the Wyoming state reni-
Tertiary is made up of men from
other states.