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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
BOMB PROVES BONANZA

MONESSEN, Pa, June 28.-W.H
When Health Officer Albert
Marcihone received a suspicious
looking box via the mail, several
bomb experts were called in to
test it's contents. After ascertain
ing that it contained no high ex-
plosives, Marchione opened the
package and found corsage made
from cigarettes, sent him in ap-
'7'0";7 ton by a local civic organi-
cation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29

face by the endless chain of one
gruelling 12-hour patrol aft er
another, day in and day out.
Hottest land-based squadron in
the Navy was 107, which sank nine
submarines and was credited with
probably damaging Is others. It's
Commander is 1t. Comdr. William
F. Brewer, of Henderson, N c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
MODEL HELD IN FATAL SHOOTING

AUTHORITIES OF Fairfield County,
Conn, are holding Mrs. 1mogene
Stevens of New Canaan, model and
wife of a socially prominent army
major, in the county jail in default
Of $50, 900 bail on manslaughter
charge. She is being held in connec-
ton with the fatal shooting OF
Albert Kovacs, 19-year-old sailor.
in the home Of Charles Milton, her
next-door neighbor. (Internat;o'1aD
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
PREPARE FOR LATIN TRADE

NEW ORLEANS, June 29.-WD
"A branch office Of the Co-Ordi-
nator of Inter-American Affairs
has been opened in New Orleans
in anticipation of heavy cargo
and tourist trade after the war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
NO RECOGNITION Nrrr

MEX MEXICO CITY, June BE ''DaO
nlzlng the Franco govern NJ asc0s,
Spain the Foreign Office '' re9as.t d
today. Widely circulated po.red
that tnat, such recognition is pl sprr,,
lack foundation" the ofti p,aH as31
in a statement -''e SAID
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
QUOTA PUZZLES FARMER

GREENV1LLE, Mass, June o.
U.H-Farmer Ralph Phillips of
Greenhill wants the OPA to show
him how to kill half pig. He has
been allotted 1000 pounds as his
slaughter quota for June, SO he will
have to kill four and one-half pigs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
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With Offensive odor
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The very minute that The . teeI'
foot balm touches these sore, ten "dunueTfa
ing feet. you will get relief T -. sca.
amazing how quickly it acts and s"npy
ter what others may tell Won no tL MAJ.
nothing Just SIS good. ~ 'neEss
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
Convincing Evidence

The party of congressman who are inspecting the Nazi concentration camps for political prisoners includes some mem- bers who have been among the cham pions of "nationalism" and isolationism. Their inclusion in this group is gratify- ing, as is their acceptance of the invi- tation.
 Some people in this country have always questioned the wisdom of our war against Germany, even after the Ger man declaration of war against us They have been willing to give Hitler credit for good works and sound philosophy. They have listened respectfully to some of the men who are about to witness the handi- work of the Hitler regime which they viewed so charitably.
 There is little doubt but that the nationalist congressman will be able to bring back to these people vivid report which should make clear not only what we are fighting for, but what we are fight ing against. It is a pity that the ultra isolationist press is not represented among the editors and publishers who are also making the journey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
Kamerad!

Nazi thought is mystifying at best, and when expressed in smattering of Eng fish it becomes even more so. Thus we can't be sure what was going through the mind of the German soldier we read about who gave himself up to the Americans with these words:
 Surrender - New York - Detroit - John L. Lewis-Surrender." We can scarcely hope that Nazi education taught and identified those names in very flat tering light. But still there's an outside chance that what he was really trying to say was this:
 q surrender to the people who piled on a narrow island the worlds most impos- ing mass of masonry to house a great, rich city which stands today, unbombed and unharmed.
 "I surrender to the people of another great city, one of many arSenals, whose planes and bombs and guns have blasted our own great arsenal of the Ruhr to rubble, and all but leveled our once proud capital of Berlin.
 q surrender to country where strong man can defy the orders and wishes of his government, wrongly and in time of war, and still live. Tn short, I give up."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
Baby Needs New Shoes

Recent announcement by the Office of Price Administration that beginning May ], children'S shoes in all sizes would be placed on the ration list again empha- sizes the acute shortage of leather. Form erly the ration program covered only in- fants' leather footwear in sizes 1-2 to 8.
 For same time it has been inevitable that baby'S shoes would be rationed - not only due to shortages of leather, but shortages of manpower, demand for better shoes, and an increase in babies. More childrens shoes are being made this year than last - 46,953, ,000 against 37, ,143,000. In spite of this fact, however, it will take ingenuity for most mothers to see their youngsters we'll shod through this period.
 In line with basic lessons of good groom ing which all mothers set forth to their children, this will be good time to stress shoe care, not only for good grooming's sake but for preservation reasons as we'll. In this connection shoe polish manufac- turerS such as The Best Foods, Incor- porated, makers of Shinola, are stress ing proper shoe care as their contribu- tion toward easing the shortage.
 All efforts are being made to relieve shoe leather shortages with fabric foot wear with good rubber soles, which will not be placed on the ration list. How ever, the fact that it was necessary to ration infants shoes should be sufficient reminder to the public that the war is not over yet and military needs still require the greater per cent of best leather.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14

icy of selling oil and scrap iron, has now been made Under Sec retary of State)
 JAPAN CAN BE STARVED
 But beginning with VIE day last week, the possibility of block ading Japan for the first time since 1889 was completely reversed. Since VIE day, the British fleet is entirely free to operate in the Pacific. So are Russian submar- ines. So is the whole might of the U. s. Navy, now no longer need ed to watch for submarines in the Caribbean or the Atlantic.
 Today it is possible to throw up such a naval blockade around the main Jap islands, augment ed by air patrols, that hardly a ton of raw materials could reach Jap war factories. The Dutch East Indies, with their rubber and oil, could be com- pletely cut off; also Singapore and the Malay States. Also the mainland of China.
 Furthermore, Japan has to lm- port part of her food to live. In fact Japan's main islands are very much like the British Isles. They simply cannot live isolated. With out food from the United States, the British Isles would have gone under in this war, and at one time during the height of the submarine war, they were on the verge of doing so.
 What many senators point out, therefore, is that while Japan has no ally such as England had 10 send her food, she does nave a stubborn, fanatical population which will fight to the last ditch if their islands are invaded, kill ing thousands of American boys in return.
 Therefore, they argue: Why not intensity the B-29 raids over Japan's industrial cities, clamp down the iron clad blockade originally proposed by Admiral Ieahy. and then wait. The end of Japan would come in only "a few months-withOut the sac rifice of American lives.
 Naval brass hats don't favor thls idea, but nevertheless you arc going to hear a lot more about Admiral Leahy's strategy in the future.
 Copyright, 1945. by
 The Bell Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
Current Comment

It sure makes you feel silly, couching or dashing round try ing to get shot at a sniper while civilian peddles by on his bike and women and children just tag along watching.
 Lieutenant Darrigo of Noroton
 Heights, Conn, at Hanover,
 Germany.
 Discussions and questions are naturally squelched Our teaching is deliberate process of discour- aging independent thinking as much as possible.
 Teacher at Marburg, Germany.
 designations in high places will set a bad example for thousands of war workers who also would like to prepare for peacetime living. Rep. Earl Lewis (R) of Ohio.
 There will be more (poStwar) work in the United States than there w!ll be hands with which to do it.
 Bernard Baruch, presidential ad-
 visor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
A Thought for Today
A Mine at Every Milepost

The discovery of Germany's gold re- serve in an abandoned German salt mine was front page news in this country. Stories of the fabulous treasure read like pirate tales of old. Doughboys and gen. erals gasped at the sight of the glitter ing metal-tonS of it. Each ton was estimated to be worth $1,OOO,OO0. And, according to reports, there were approx inately 100 tons of the precious metal sealed behind massive wall in the mineShaft-a hundred million dollars. Here was tangible money wealth that could be touched and understood
 It has been many years since the So- called common people have possessed gold. Governments have gone to great trouble to build up the myth that gold is of no value. They have gone to equally great trouble to see that none of this worthless" metal remains in the hands of the people.
 At any rate few American soldiers have seen real gold They know what a hundred million dollars looks like They don't have to be mathematicians to put two and two together and get compre- hensible picture of the Federal debt of the United States. They can see that it would take some 5000 German salt mines each stocked with hundred million dollars worth of gold te pay off the Federal debt, or, stated another way, mine at every milepost from Los Angeles to New York And still the spenders of public money plan to pour out more and more borrowed billions after the end of the war. Econ- ofny in government, like gold, has be- come legend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14

like it or not, we have to face the fact that life is a battlefield. We may complain about the conditions under which we live, but life is in a measure hard for everyone, from king to commoner. This is not be- cause God has forgotten, but be- cause He loves us. This world is a school in which the great Maker of the universe teaches us lessons we need to learn, if we would share with Him an eternal destiny. Before He raised His only begotten Son to the place of supreme power, He re- quired Him to go through the humbling experience of contradition and pain upon the earth.
 When we hear the trumpet blast calling for stern decision, courage, sacrifice, let us rejoice. It is the voice of God calling us. Nov we are the sons of God and it doth not yet appear what we sha'' be-"
 All Rights Decentralization Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
What a Contrast!

Not so many years ago, the nation looked forward annually to an expendi- ture of upwards of billion dollars a year by the private electric companies for construction activity. Each million spent was hailed with delight by city, county, state and Federal taxing agencies.
 What contrast with today! Instead of private enterprise in the electric field being able to plan vast new expenditures, we read of the program being pressed in Congress to extend government owner Ship of power by building seven new tax exempt TWAS.
 The private enterprise philosophy which built America, has been reversed. Instead of encouraging the private in- vestor to construct taxable power assets, the whole force of government is now being used to compete with private citi- zenS in commercial electric activity. It isn't even fair competition, because gov- ernment business projects do not stand on their own feet, but are constant drain on taxpayers.
 Powerful political forces are at work in our country to change our plan of gov- ernment from one of free opportunity to one of officially controlled opportunity. While we are consuming our youth and our wealth in conquering the evils of state socialism abroad, we countenance its extension in our daily lives at home. How much longer will we stand for such trafficking with our liberties?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
Petain's Trial

Some French elements are disturbed by the return of Marshal Petain to stand trial for treason. They fear that his de- fense will bring up matters that may split the people of France.
 What is it, then, that France really wants? Is she satisfied to get scape- goat? Or would she really like to find out what caused a supposedly great mili- tary power to collapse in 1se0-what led to a supposedly genuine democracy to grovel at the feet of the dictator Hitler? How can France become strong if she fears to probe the real cause of her weak ness?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14

Today, the old Leahy strategy is being dusted off, especially on Capital Hill, as the best means of finishing the war with Japan. It would save thousands of Amerl. can lives, its proponents claim, and would serve as an example of how wars can be won-or pre- vented-by naval blockade.
 The proposals made by Ad- miral Leahy constitute one of the most important and unwrit- ten chapters in the history of
 what happened shortly before the war began. Leahy, then Chief of Naval Operations and one of the best strategists the Navy has seen in years, saw all too clearly that war was coming both in Europe and Asia. At that time, 1887, Japan had just begun her full-scale invasion of China, and it was Leahy's idea to make an example of Nippon which would show Hitler and Mussolini-then feeling their oats-that the United States meant business and would stand four-square behind the peace machinery of the world.
 Therefore, he proposed to Roose- welt a naval blockade of Japan in cooperation with the British fleet, using the peace machinery of the League of Nations and the Nine Power Pact which guarantees the sovereignty of China.
 Leahy argued that by keeping the U. s. Navy in the Philip pines and the British fleet at Singapore, we could cut off all oil, scrap iron, copper, cotton and other war materials from Japan. Without these, he argued, the Japanese war machine would be powerless and would fold up in six months. Leahy figured that the United States would lose its gunboats on the Yangtze river, but that aside from this the main U. s. fleet would not have to fire a single shot.
 BRITISH START BLOCKADE
 President Roosevelt agreed. So did the British. And in the late summer of 1887, the British ac- tually detailed six battleships, 12 cruisers and 20 deStroyers to leave
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14

When air mail comes to your door you still accept it with a certain amount of awe that your particular piece of mail has travelled in this war U s. airnail, however, was established twenty-seven years ago tomorrow Now mail travels all of the world in this fashion. Air travel, too, has become such con- mon thing, that you read about per son in Paris one day, and think noth- ing of their appearance in New York City the following day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
Views Of The Press
CONTRAST

(Hartford Courant)
 The man was fairly dancing with joy. After long months of weary waiting he had just learned that his son was alive and well in a German prison camp. Imagine and I got word on VIE Day" he said, Its wonderful"
 Nearby sat a slender, white-nair- ed woman adjusting typewriter She was saying to another, This is my first day back at work since hearing of my sons death. He was with the Marines at Two Jima."
 So, in our joy at the defeat of Germany let it be remembered that American boys are still dying in the Pacific. The war is not over for them nor for their anxious parents
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14

The mother who was chosen the "Catholic Mother of 1945" is deserving of the honor accorded her. Her ten chil- dren are all in religious life. She must feel great pride in her family, five sons in the Carmelite Order, two sons Domini- cans, and three daughters Dominican nuns. The National Catholic Welfare Conference on Family Life offers this award each year to the Catholic mother most deserving of the honor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14

This community has dcre well with and by the United National Clothing Drive The weekend showed that third carload of clothing, bedding and shoes had been collected. Cooperation by the receiving stations and the packers has been so alerted here that there has been no sloWneSs in the work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14

with the accent on the mee - be- comes MT. Big for the Russian dele g a tion at the U n i t e d Nations charter W r t 1 ng and spelling bee.
 MT. Gro m y k o s niles 8 little more readily than the others in this stolid, impassive group. But, aside from the smile, he is pretty much the personifca- Al R
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at 5:36 a. m, sets at s:01 D. m (War time)
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 Weather for the past week has been un- practicable; first fair day, then rain, then fair again, then rain snow and sleet in some portions of the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven- meaning the Seventh War Loan drive is now in progress and the end of the war in Europe should spur individuals on to greater effort. If you gave six times, it should be easy to give seven times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
Your Health By Dr.. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per- sonal health and hygiene not Co disease, diagnosis of trestmen6 will be answered by Dr. Brady W a stamped self-eddressea envelope is enclose. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address pr. william Brady, National News paper Service. S20 West Madison Street. Chicago. III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14

are met and an- swered not in hours of pleasant ease but in hours of conflict. People W ho continually stop their ears to the trumpet blast and care only for the dulcet notes of the flute never grow up spiritual ly or mentally.
 W h O f h Or u,o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
THE TRUMPET BLAST
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D.D.

HE INUUTEI DLaOI
 Someone has written: Where the trumpet is needed, the flute will not suffice" The flute is ballroom in- strument; the trumpet sounds across the battlefield. Life's deepest secrets
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
Selected Poem
SHAGGY SPRING Elizabeth Coatsworth in The Christian Science Monitor)

Shaggy spring, I hear you in the thickets;
 The mud knows your tracks,
 You sleep by deep-veined freshets, The birds waken you, or you waken them, It does not matter-either way is good You have an animal patience, an animal lalneSs, There in the sun: But oh! how deep you dig Down to the deepest root! how high you climb Darkens the crevice with its stain of life. To the last hilltop where the smallest herb
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
!" "NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Gromyko--Anoth Russian Enigma
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Domecrat-NEA Wash ington Correspondent

San Francisco, May IA With Foreign Commissar M. V. Molotov gone from the San Francisco Con- ference, the Soviet Ambassador to Washington, Alexander A. Gro- myko pronounced Gro-mee-ko
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

Drew Peorson Soys Leohs Jap Blockade Proposal Revived lo37 Says Would Japan Into Submission, Save American Lives; Enjoys Senate Support for Plan Which sote De- pertinent Opposed
 Chief which, into en uoph haYenr prevented Peau Harlnr and eYen U
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14

Nor should 1t be for any Of us until the complete and final surrender " JaDan,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14

icy of selling oil and scrap iron, has now been made Under Sec retary of State)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-18
POLICE COURT BUSY

4 long list of fines was levied in police court here by City Magistrate William A. Holzheimer this week.
 Fined on drunk charges, $25 each, were: David Johnson, Edwin Good rich, William O. Morrison, Arthur Johnson. Gregorio B. Sacramento was fined S25 on a charge of dis orderly conduct.
 Fined S25 each for being drunk and disorderly were: John H. Reinken, Eugene Dugaqua, Fred Harris, John P Foley.
 Also drunk and disorderly were Harold Kravik, fined S25 and sen fenced to one day in jail; David Howard, fined S25 and given 3o- day suspended sentence on condi- tion he leave town; and George Dalton, sentenced to 30 days in jail, suspended on condition he leave the city and refrain from drinking.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-18
CRANE BRINGS
 SWAN Ik TOW
 TO PORT HERE

A hitch-hiking voyage across the Gulf of Alaska was completed with the arrival here last night of the Fish and Wildlife Service vessel Swan-in tow of the F and WI vessel Crane.
 One cylinder out, the Swan, Capt. Ray Lindsley, master, was taken in tow at her Kodiak ssfation by the Crane, Capt. Dan Drotning. The Crane was ef1fout8s here after com- pletion of her sumrfier's patrol ac- tivities in the Aleutian- Alaska Pen insula area. &Sss
 Though partially disabled, the Swan was able to furnish a part of the power to push her across the gulf. She will remain here until she can procede south for repairs.
 The Crane will also remain in Southeast Alaska for some time, to engage in stream survey work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-18
p-TA 10 MAKE STUDY
 OF HOUSING PROBLEMS
 FOR JUNEAU TEACHERS


 The first meeting of the Juneau Parent Teachers Association this season was called to order by the new President, Mrs. Ralph B. Will Hams in the high school study hall Monday evening. ! Mrs. Williams announced the fol- lowing committees will serve with her during the ensuing year: Mam- hership: Mrs. L. A. Sturm, Chair man, and Mrs. Edwin S. Heiser; Hospitality: Mrs. E. A. Kingsbury, Chairman, and Mrs. Helen Webster; Publicity: Mrs. L. M Dunlap. MT. Burr Johnson was appointed mem Der of the Program Committee and is tc select two assistants from the Parent Teachers Association membership to assist him in plan ming programs of interest for the year.
 President Mrs. Williams encourage ed discussion from the assembly on the tyre of program that would be most acceptable to the organization Several good suggestion were made. among which were included lectures on Child Psychology, Health, Nu- triton and the showing iof Educa- tional films. It was suggested to the program committee that pro- grams of interest to fathers as well as mothers might bring a larger attendance from that part of the family. All fathers are urged to take part in P-TA activities.
 The greater part of the evening
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-18

was spent in a general discussion of current problems involving both parents and teachers. It was brought out that there still are several teachers who have not been able to find suitable living quarters and it is one of the first interests of the PTA to assist in every way possible in helping new teachers find pleasant homes. Mrs. Jack Popejoy was appointed a committee of one to make plans for housing rext years incoming teachers in an effort to avoid the confusion this year has brought.
 Small apartments seem to be the most popular choice of teachers. Anyone knowing of a vacancy or of possible vacancy in the near fu- ture may notify Mrs. Popejoy.
 An informal reception is being planned for the teachers to which all parents and towns people are invited. Mrs. Chris Wyller is the chairman of the committee. and assisting her will be Mrs. A. B. Phillips, MT Henry Harman, Mrs. Jack Porejoy and Mrs. Glen Oakes.
 All teachers, parents and residents of the community interested in P-TA are invited to become . part of this organization. Regular meet