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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

We are going to miss old friend, "Charie' De- Bisschop. As matter of fact have missed him for many months since illness forced him in reluctant retire ment. Charlie" and the background upon time as distant the opposite poles Time and again the phone would ring and the Mayor of East Mountain slipping rapidly into high gear. When he had thing his mind he had to speak out especially the opinion he entertained in support of civic dis cussion politics. coming elections and soandsos chances of being elected nominated, for "Charie often times didn't want to concede of the candidates mentioned actually worthy of serious consideration We also remember the time about ten years ago when
 Charlie returned fresh from his widely heraded appear witness for the defense in the trial of Bruno Hauptmann of the famous Lindbergh kidnapping Charlie described "The Connecticut Yankee quail
 fled strenuous objections of state counsel pert wood and proceeded with his story concerning the claim that wood taken from Hauptmanns home had been used in constructing the ladder found at the of the kidnapping Despite claims by state experts Charlie" testified that the wood not of the type. And what kick he out of matching wits with the opposing counsel When he returned home he reeneacted courtroom scenes for his friends For his perennial goodnatured ness eagerness for debate frank opinions prophecies and whatnot we always cherished great liking for Charlie" DeBsschop. He shrewd business man, had great faith in the future East Mountain as resi- denal section and talked about it enthusiastically and constantly might add. And today some of his pre- dictions have clicked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31
WARREN ONLY ADDRESS

Indianapolis (UP)-Mrs. Warren Hyten of Indianapolis is still wait ing for reply to a cable which Army red tape forced her to send to her husband addressed only with Warren, Hongkong, China" When she tried to answer a cablegram her husband had sent her she found that return cablegrams could be sent only to the address as given in the message. Her husband had signed himself only Warren"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

Taxi There are times when boys best friend is his mother. And there times when anybody's best friend is the taxi driver The taxi driver the guy who gets you places when your own car won't budge and when it's too icy and slippery to get it out of the garage Sometimes you can't get taxi when you want but when you ring in for Yellow catch the north end of the Green and you've negotiated for ride hOme to business to the railroad statOn you feel you quite lot outside of the fare to the taxi driver and to the taxi. The taxi driver is agreeable chatty chap. During the years when taxs were and drivers had to be imported from other places he might be bewidered by citys of streets irregular and hy but with fine of local
 y and topography got used to the twists and turns and managed to get you there. The common variety of automobile known the private very often gets stuck in the winter but not the tax that is very sell dom. taxi arrives at your door, it usually finishes the job and gets you where you going Now there may be personal opinions about taxis and taxi drivers but by and large, they reliable If you don't believe us ask the man who rides in one. Taxi?
 Go0i Nipht.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

Happy New Year Co every one, As the saying goes let's have fun. Giving big and little toasts, Cracking wise. making boasts. On other pages you'll find the news, Read lots of other fellows views. But right here We won't get heavy, Happy New Year. way down on the levee, In sunny California where blooms the rose, In bleak New England where it snows. Happy New Year way down in Maine That goes for Connecticut let it snow. let it rain Where love every church and steeple, Countless factories and all the people. Greetings to every Ye 0lde Inn Where eating of late has been a pit thin, Where mine host has served you steak and chop, Where Washington did or did not stop. Let's salute city, also our state, We think they're swell, tops and great. To our boys who fought this We say as never have said before With smile well a tear, Happy Happy, Happy New Year! As wintry winds howl and blow Greetings to those who shovel snow A salute to Truman, first name Harry, Same for award-wnner Fitzgerald first Barry. Happy New Year from the Tower up here, To everyone-A Happy New Year
 Elm En
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31
MASCOT IS LoW-POINTER

New Orleans (UP)-The pet pup at the U. s. Naval Station here is going to have one heck of a time getting his discharge. Although Mischa, mascot first class, has had 15 months of rugged sea duties, his Commanding Officer has figured up that he has only 3-4 points under the Navy system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

Bremen Joe Maoney and Ray McEvoy, with the other fremen who served the committee for the Christmas party that given at the East Main Street Frehouse Christmas Eve, still the main topic of conversation and praise for all the work this party entaed But with out the cooperation of all the merchants who y donated money and merchandise this party would not have been So big Thank You" to all who helped in any way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

/ Who remembers the good old days when came he'll, high water and New Years, Nom, Pop, the boys and girls cleared up the big family desk, threw away the no-longer stacked and piled saving out just few letters and such that you hated to throw away put a new clean green botter the big open desk and tri umphantly hung lovely January 1, 19O-calendar that pictured beautiful lady with teeth like pearls the desk, and called it day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

Hundreds of names and drawings by U. s. servicemen cover an old fashioned chimney piece at the Royal George Inn at Geddington, England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

ject, "China's Vital Role in World Democracy and Peace" at meeting at p. m., and Nora Wald will speak on the topic, 'The German People in Defeat" at the regular forum at 7:30 D. III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

The Womans Society Christian Service, St. Paul's Methodist Church will meet Wednesday, Jan. ?, at 2:30 p. m. at the parsonage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31
Social Notes

Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur H. Caney Jr., of Watertown, are entertaining Dr. Caney's sister, Miss Elizabeth Caney of Waterford, N. Y, also Mrs. Anne Barker Bingham, of Short Hills, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

Miss Suzanne Jenks. daughter of Mrs. Adele Weaver Jenks of Bos- ton, formerly of this city, is visit ing with her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Franklin E. Weaver of John son street. Miss Jenks is student at Wellesley College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

Mrs. Bernard E. O'Grady of Chi cago, has been spending the holi- days at the home of her brother, James T. Murnane, Pennington avenue. Mrs. O'Grady is the for mer Mary E. Murnane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

The Ladies' Aid Society. Mill Plain Church will meet this month on the 8 and 22nd, instead of the regular meeting dates of the first and third Tuesdays.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31
Good Evening

HAPPY NEW YEAR. In aocordaaoe follows
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31
Tall TOwer
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GSflTaiR l BY THE MAN IN um TOwn
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Supreme Court Rules
Bridges Deportation
Order Is Invalid
Fronkfurter, Roberts,
Stone Are Dissenters
In 5-to-3 Decision
By the Associated Press.


The Supreme Court today ruled
invalid a deportation order
against Harry Bridges, West
Coast CLIO leader.
Justice Douglas delivered the
courts So opinion. Justice Jack
son took no part in the case. Chief
Justice Stone wrote a dissent. ir
which Justice Frankfurter and Rob-
erts conCurred. :
The courts decision Climaxed g
seven-year fight over Government
efforts TO send Mr.. Bridges. an alien
back to whence he came
quarter-century ago.
Attorney General Biddle ordered
Mr.. Bridges deported on the grouno
that the LongShoremen's Union eX-
ecutive had been a member of the
Communist party Mr.. Biddle al
that time said the party advocated
violent overthrow of the United
States Government.
Denied Party Membership.
Mr.. Bridges contended MI Bid.
dies order violated rights guaran.
teed to an alien by the Constitu.
ton. He denied that he ever hae
been a member of the Communist
Party or was affiliated with it.
The Justice Department replied
that the Government had sovereign
power through its legislative ano
executive arms Ito rid itself Of
those deemed inimical to the ma
tional welfare" Mr.. Biddle sale
his order was based on an act Of
Congress which stipulates that the
Attorney Generals findings in such
cases are final
The first attempt to GUST Mr.
Bridges was begun by the Govern.
ment in 1888. but it failed wher
the Supreme Court ruled that pas
membership in the Communis
party was not ground for deport
ing an alien.
Then Congress amended the Law
to make past membership in organi
cations advocating violent over
throw of the Government a caus'
for deportation.
Proceedings Began in 1912.
MI. Biddle began the present pro
ceedings in May, 1912. after adop
ton of the amendment Mi. Bridge
attacked the deportation order il
habeas corpus proceedings, but MI
Biddle was upheld by the lowe
Federal courts.
Justice Douglas said for the ma
jority that Mr.. Bridges had beel
ordered deported ION miscon
struction of the term 'affiliation' a
used in the statute and by reason
of an unfair hearing on the ques
ton of his membership in the Com
munist Party, his detention undeI
the warrant is unlawful
Accordingly Justice Dougla
said, ''it is unnecessary for us t.
consider the larger constitutions
questions which have been ad
vanced in the challenge to the lie
gality of petitioners detention un
der the deportation order"
Justice Douglas said the legisla
tive history of the deportation stat
ute throws little light on the mean
ing of utilization"
This reference was to Mr..
Bridges alleged "afflliation" with
the Communist party.
1T imports, however, less thai
membership but more than sym
pathy," he said. by the terms o
See BRIDGES, Page A-lO)
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Bond Shows Grenades
Burn ESQ Spectators


NEW ORLEANS, June ia big
Army-Navy War Bond show took a
too-realistic turn yesterday and
more than $50 spectators were
burned by the explosion OF phos-
phorus hand grenades.
Injuries mostly were minor. Many
of those burned we're children.
Maj. K. P. Brundage, commander
of Camp Shelby MISS unit which
took part in a simulated invasion,
said the live grenades were thrown
by mistake. He explained that they
look like smoke bombs which were
scheduled to be used.
An investigation is under way, he
said, to determine how the phos-
phorus grenades were included in
the ammunition intended for use in
the show.
Thousands lined. the shore of Lake
Pontchartrain and watched battle
hardened soldiers from Camp Shell
by approach the beach in landing
craft.
Motorcycle Patrolman Marcus
Vallette said the invaders" sud-
denly opened up with barrage of
grenades
Spectators were thrown into a
near panic. Ambulances rushed to
the scene. and service and civilian
doctors went into action.
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SHOUTING THRONGS VEL COME EISENHOWER
|Japs' Garrison
On 0kindwa Cut
ments
Most Of Enemy Forces
Retreoting; Admiral
Kills Self at Post
BY the Associated Press.

by ire Associated Press.
GUAM, June 18.-The thinning
japanese garrison on Southern
OkinaWa was cut into two seq
ments today, most of the enemy
forces were retreating from the
Yaeju Plateau and those in the
rear were hammered' by 200
maSSed American guns.
Marines slashed south of Kunishi
Ridge, by-passing japanese pockets
on each side, and soldiers of two di-
visions broke up defenders of the
plateau into scattered groups. fore
ing the major withdrawal.
At least one enemy leader. Ad-
miral Minoru Ota. naval base force
commander, killed himself. His
body. with throat slit, was found
in an elaborate underground COM
mand post.
The japanese are dying at the
rate of 1900 day. Admiral Ches-
ter w Nimitz said in announcing
that l2.756 had been killed in eight
days, swelling to 80459 the num-
Der killed since the invasion began
April l.
The estimated 5000 to 10000 Jap
anese still fighting were falling back
behind ''last-stand" ridge at the
southern edge of the plateau.
Try to Reform Line.
Some of them apparently tried to
reform near Makabe on the west
ern side of the plateau and every
thing up to 8-inch howitzers
slammed into them simultaneously
The 9th Marine Division fin
ished wi hopping up on Oruku
Peninsula where Admiral Ota s
body was found, joined the final
battle and it was this outfit that
Topped off one enemy force.
A regiment fthe 9Th sprang the
trap on the Japs after relieving ele-
ments of the LIST Marine Division on
Kunishi Ridge and smashing Japa-
nese defenses that had halted the
LIST for several days.
Leaving the LIST to broaden its
hold on the ridge, the 9Th then drove
more than mile south, overran
Meade Ridge and plunged on be-
yond Mezado.
The Japanese made no attempt
TO break out of the enlightenment,
apparently resigned to fight and die
where they were More than half
OF "Ha1a Kiri Mesa'-the name
given to Yaeju Plateau by American
troops-was in the hands of 1t. Gen.
Simon Bolivar Buckner's 10th Army
Three Heights Seized.
The last three important heights
commanding all the less than 8
square miles of the island in which
the enemy is cornered, were seized
over the week end.
The Tokyo radio declared that
with the fall of Okinawa the Amer
leans would launch an aerial Of
fensive from the islands base in
preparation for an invasion either
OF China or the japanese home
land.
Over the week end, the japanese
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tSee OKINAWA, Page A-2D
Woman and Child Pulled
From Car Before Train Hits

A 29-year-old woman and her A.
year-old son narrowly escaped death
today when they we're pulled from
their car which had stalled in front
| of an oncoming train at the Penn
sylvania Railroad crossing at Lam
ham, Md
Prince Georges County Policeman
Arnett w. Cord said the woman,
Mrs. Helen B. Carr, West Lanham
Hills, and her son, Earl Carr III,
were in Mrs Cars automobile when
lit stalled on the tracks shortly be-
fore noon.
Mrs. Carr tried TO restart it, but
couldn't. About that time the cross
ing alarm rang and the flagman,
John Coates, colored, of Lanham
called to her to get across or get out
of the car because a train was ap-
preaching
| Policeman Cord said Mrs. Carr
became so nervous when she saw
the train that she froze in her seat.
The f1agman pulled her and the
child from the automobile Just be-
fore it was struck, Policeman Cord
said.
The automobile was demolished
Parts were streWn over 200 yards of
track
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BY The Associated Press.
LONDON, June 18.-The Sow
iet-controlled Berlin radio an
nounced today that Col. Gen
Nikolie Bezarin, Russian COM
mander in the German capital,
had been fatally injured in a
motorcycle accident yesterday.
The broadcast, recorded by BIC.
did not give any further details.
1t was Gen. Bezarin who con-
Quoted foleign correspondents
through the German capital on an
inspection tour a little more than
week ago.
Although only Al years old. Gen.
Bezarin had more military expert
ence than many older generals,
having been in the Army since he
was IA. He first saw action when he
fought in 1888 at Murmansk
against the Allied intervention
there, and was wounded
In 1922, after the end of the
Civil War. he was sent to an officers
school and in the following year was
assigned to the Far East where he
remained until the German invasion
Of l94l. While there he was deputy
chief of staff of the Special Red
Banner Far Eastern Army and
routed the japanese 18th Division
at the battle of Lake Hassan. 1t
was he who organized defenses along
700 miles of the Pacific Coast.
An outstanding Red general in
the recent wal, he suffered 10
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radio representatives and photo
graphers and Secret Service
detail
This group will leave just ahead
of Mr.. Truman, to be on the ground
at Olympia when he arrives at
pm. G pm. Eastern war time.)
In the Presidents plane will be
his military and naval aides, Col
Harry Caughan and Capt. James X
Vardaman, jr., Secretaries Matthew
j. Connolly and Charles G. Ross: j
Leonard Reinsch. radio adviser, and
Jack Romagna, White House short
hand expert.
No details have been announced
for the Presidents stay in Olympia
which will be in the nature of a
vacation and give him his first
break" from Office duties since he
became President.
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Count Ciono's Diory
Count Cono's Diary
.Nozi Alliance Ordered by Duce
In Rage Over Newspaper SIur


builders the
o lcountr o. trans
AS e Gaeazzo bitter
charge that Germany deliberately provoked 1889
and dragged Italy to disaster
Nineteen before high
he final 0-page entry his diary. 1t amazing
Itays Hateful alliance with Germany born moment
of MussolniS He recouned Naz
Minister Rbbenops casual assertion that the Germans
wanted told cynical bet of Italian painting against
collection of antique that Britain and France would
remain neutral
The Germans treated the Italians Slaves partners
Ciano who informed the attack the
Union half after the borders
cell q
Jail December perhaps the real er tnese
oI, nv. o, .uL,,, b.to
1910 e SpeN"f oo'" 'eAoe
which ne was dld not meet
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Jap Officer Gives Up
With 3 Men After
Long Fight on Guam
Americans Propaganda
Drive Brings About
Gorrison's Surrender
By the Associated Press.

GUAM, June ia japanese
field officer who held remnants
of his command together for 10
months until he had become a
symbol of resistance to them has
surrendered with 80 of his men
The officer made a formal surren-
der on a green hillside of this island
as clements of a Marine battalion
looked on.
Conferences between the officer
and Marine Col. Howard N. Stent
Warner Springs, Calf, preceded
the surrender, which was reported
today as a fine example of American
psychological warfare against hold
out japanese.
date OF surrender was not
given. but it presumably was
some time this month. Guam was
secured August 9. 1944D
The Japanese officer attended the
parleys in an open area which was
surrounded carefully by a Marine
guard, but he brought down his own
well-fed troops with him. AS he
talked, subaltern wiped perspira
ton from his face and another
famed off the flies.
The japanese said they had plenty
Of food and water. They appeared
fit despite their months in the
jungle.
Concerned Over Homeland.
The first concern of the surren-
dering officer was his query:
What is the future of Japan afte,
victory?"
That will depend whole lot OF
the type of leadership that men Of
your intelligence give it, Col. Stent
replied
/ Clad in makeshift American serv.
ice uniforms, including dungarees
and jackets on which were stencilec
/ (See SURRENDER Page Al
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until January 8.
1914, but Ciano
said that judg-
ment already had
been passed by
his father-i law.
Mussolini, whom
he a &C u S e d of
shameful COW -
ardice" in his re-
lations with the
Germans. Ciano
and four others
w ere executed
January II.
The revealing
closing entry in
! CT a nos ow n
handwriting a n d
bearing his sigma
ture follow:
| IF these notes
! of mine see light
one day, it will
be because 1 took
the precaution of
putting them in
safety before the
Germans by base
treach erV ha d
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Curb on Discussion
In League Assembly
Demanded by Soviet
Firm Stond for Original
Oaks Language Ties Up
Conference Again
By GOULD LINCOLN,

SAN FRANCISCO, June ia
Russian demand for limitation
on discussion" in the projected
world security organization once
again is tying the United Nations
Conference into knots-just as it
was rushing to wind up its work
and adjourn next Saturday.
This time it is discussion in the
general assembly of the new organl-
cation which Russia wants to re-
strict. A Soviet fight to give the
Big Five veto powers over discus
sion in the security council caused
conference crisis previously.
1t took direct appeal to Premier
Stain by Harry Hopkins on behalf
of President Truman and Secretary
of State Stettlnius to get Moscow to
agree that one of the Big Five could
not block discussion of an interna-
tional dispute in the security council
Now, Soviet Ambassador Andrea
Gromyko. on instructions which are
said not to permit him to accept any
compromise without reference to
Moscow, is demanding that deci-
sion made by conference commit
tee on May % about general assem-
bly, discussion powers be upset.
Compromise Sought.
The committee voted at that time
to change the original language OF
! the Dumbarton Oaks proposals
which confined, in this particular
paragraph. the general assembly tc
discussion and recommendations or
ANY question relating to the main
tenance of international peace anC
security" New language adopted
made discussion and recommended
ton permissible on ANY matter
within the sphere of international
relations.
Efforts are being made today tt
find compromise which will satisfy
the Russians on the one hand anc
Australian Foreign Minister Herbert
" Evatt on the other.
The conference sought in vair
yesterday to straighten out this tan.
gle, first in an Executive Committee
meeting, then in meeting Of the
Steering Committee and finally in 6
subcommittee composed of Secretary
Stettinius and John Foster Dulles
adviser to the United States dele.
cation, and Ambassador Gromyke
and Mr. Evatt.
The difficulty is not regarded a:
insurmountable, but it is delaying
the work of the conference at timt
when all speed ahead is necessary il
President Truman. is to address {
final session Saturday as planned.
One compromise suggestion is
that discussion be limited to mat
tiers within the scope of the pur.
poses of the organization. 1t may
be that language along such line:
will be worked out to settle the
issue. Ambassador Gromyko. how
ever, is demanding that there be
return to the original Dumbartor
Oaks language.
In some quarters it is thought
that Moscow is not anxious to have
the assembly free to discuss any
of the treaties which Russia may
make with Eastern European coun-
tries seeking to bind them closer
to her.
Meantime. another conference
committee has succeeded in settling
the amending process for the
charter-with the Big Five veto ap.
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President Will Leave CAPITAL
For Flight to Coast tomorrow

President Truman will leave the
Capital at am. tomorrow on his
West Coast trip. during which he
will address the United Nations
Conference at San Francisco. it was
announced at the White House to-
day.
Travelling in his special C-54, the
President expects to make a nom
stop flight of IL hours to Olympia,
Wash, where he will be the guest
until Friday of Gov. Mon c. Wall
gren.
Mr.. Truman then will go to San
Francisco for a speech scheduled for
late Saturday afternoon and plans
to remain in the California city
overnight, and make the return
flight to Washington Sunday.
Two planes will accompany the
President. carrying newspaper and
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Meat Dealer Given Two Years
For Violating Price Injunction

Justice T. Alan Goldsborough of
District Court today sentenced Berry
G. Wright, a partner in the Wright
Beef Co., wholesale meat dealers, to
two years imprisonment on a charge
of contempt of court. for violating
the terms of a 1943 injunction by
selling meat at above ceiling prices.
At the time the injunction was
issued Wright was an employee of
another firm.
Wright, who previously had
pleaded guilty to the contempt
charge. originally had been sched-
uled for sentencing last Monday.
Justice Goldsborough decided to