The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-05

military during the period be- tween the beginning of the war and the fall of France.
 American manufacturers say
 that in thsi country we were
 no more ready for weaving cot
 ton duck than the French plants
 are now, but we did it. Mean
 while, the British have not an-
 swered the demand of French
 mill owners for an explanation
 as to why the huge Glanzstoff-
 Courtaulds Mills were found
 scarcely damaged when we went
 into Cologne last month. These
 mills are British
 NOTE - Cilivian Requirements Chief N. Y. Elliott opposes any shut-off of cotton to France be- cause he feels that if the French mills are idle we will have to ship already manufactured cloth, of which there is already a major shortage for our own civilian use. "DIMINLTIvE BOMBINGS'
 Hollywood Miniatures-Michael Luddy, Los Angeles Lawyer repre- senting the IATSE International Alliance of Theatrical and State employees in a hearing on the Hollywood studio strike, was tell ing the National Labor Relations Board about the work done in Hollywood, by miniature artists. He explained the miniatures are used for sea battles, mountain scenes and many other thrilling sets flashed on the screen.
 For instance, in Thirty
 Seconds Over Tokyo they used
 a miniature City of Tokyo
 Luddy explained. This was
 prepared by highly skilled
 craftsmen. and every time a
 bomb dropped they reproduced
 it's effect in miniature. You
 didn't really see Tokyo actually
 being bombed
 Dignifed NLRB Chairman Harry Mills interrupted. If that's the case" he boNned, q want my money back
 After the laughter subsided, Luddy retorted, Hollywood will be in a bad way, doctor, if many people get the same idea"
 WATCHING WASHINGTON FROM WEST
 The direct telephone wire from the State Departments Washing ton Office to it's temporary San Francisco switchboard opens at nine A. M. Washington time. Department employees remaining in Washington are having lot of fun calling up their colleagues in San Francisco shortly after the wire opens, six A. M. in San Francisco Some of the big New York banks. which have led the opposition to the Breton Woods Agreement, are getting worried because representative of several foreign governments have started to talk about loans wit}l bankers who have supported the Breton Woods Agreement. Phil adelphia Bankers are usually passed by in favor of New York but they support Breton Woods, and so have had several queries lately from representatives of foreign governments G-2, the A1ny's Intelligence Division. is curious about the similarity of a number of church sermons de- livered April 15, the day of Roosevelt funeral. In most cases the late President was not even mentioned, and the chief theme of the sermons dweit on soldieIc' The military has no such figures on soldiers morals as were quoted by several ministers. Army Intelligence is Investigating to see if this is an organized attempt to break down civilian morale by worrying wives and mothers about their husbands and sons, few of whom had time for anything but hard work and hard fighting. THE HAPPY HAPPY'S
 Senator Happy" Chandler of Kentucky was more than happy when he heard the good news that he was to be the new Base ball Commissioner, though 1t didn't come as a complete sur prise. After he was notified, Chandler immediately phoned his wife in Kentucky.
 Mamma" he said, "I'm in. They have just named me Base- ball Commissioners" Mrs. Cham