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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17
Flowers Wilt And ShriveI In Senate
BY FREDERICK c. OTHMAN United Press Staff Correspondent

BY FREDERICK c. OTHMAN
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, July 17-CUP)-You know. how it is with cut flowers; the durn things wilt under blasts of hot air.
 Sen. Robert F. Wagner of New York stood at his desk to make a speech introducing the Breton Woods monetary proposals; in his lapel he wore a fresh dandelion. It is difficult to see what's in senator ial buttonholes from the press gall lery and it may have been daisy, buttercup, or pansy, but think it was dandelion straight from the senatorial lawn.
 He talked for one hour about the good that could be done by the $6, 900 ,oOO, 900 he hopes the United States will put into the funds to stabilize international currencies and rebuild war-shattered industry.
 Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio said he did not believe Sen. Wagner knew what he was talking about. Immediately senators from all over began yelling at each other about money, moonbeams, and monkey business.
 The noise grew louder and the warm air eddied through the cham ber when some of the lawmakers pulled from their pockets sheafs of rubles, marks, yen, pesos, drachmas, lira, and Finnish francs. Sen. Bur ton K. Wheeler of Mont, had a $500 ,000, 900 drachma note and he said how are you going to stabilize that when it won't buy an all-day sucker? He had some further re- marks on suckers, international var iety.
 Sen. Elmer Thomas of Okla, then held up rolls of pretty green, blue, orange, brown and yellow foreign bank notes between all 10 of his fingers, like a magician. He said the whole batch wouldn't pay for shoe shine.
 Everybody seemed to have dif- ferent idea what $6,0o0, ,000, 900 would do to the world and could report the theories to you, except for the fact. that I was studying the effect of those hot air blasts on Sen. Wagner's floral display. Only when the senator's shouted the loudest, did they interrupt my meteorological research.
 Such a time came when Sen. Charles w. Tobey announced that he was a delegate to the Breton Woods conference in his own New Hampshire last year.
 "In the moonlight on the top of mountain I talked to the dele gate from Russia" he cried. T talked to the others and saw in their hearts their yearn1ng for brotherhood between nations" That undoubtedly is so," retort- ed Sen. Kenneth Wherry of Neb., but I was on no mountain top. Neither was I in the moonlight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17

missioner for many years.
 The guest of honor. o'1e s most prominent residents 1 town, is an officer Of the #c1[S bury Water co. and the Woo1s1zF Telephone Co.
 Arrangements for the dinner Wt. made by Rep. A. E. B. Tanner 1I H. H. Garfield.
 The guests included:
 Harry Strong, secretary to f'se governor, pr. clifford Moore of t'so Fairfield State Hospital, NeWtoNu, William Curtiss of Bridgewater. Lt~ Col. and Mrs. George B. St1rges' MT. and Mrs. Harry Norton ol Win sted, MT. and Mrs. A. J. Ih0mgons Southbury, Mir. and Mrs. e. A Curtiss, Thomaston; Capt. Camille Pelletier, MT. and Mrs. H. H. Can field, Mrs. Donald Quint, Mir. ana Mrs. A. E. B. Tanner, MT. and Mrs. William P. Bacon, MT. and Mrs. Percy R. Savage, Edward S. Boyd Henry s. Hitchcock, MT. and Mrs: Ross Newell, MT. and Mrs. Gordon Cowles, MT. and Mrs. Earle ". Munson, Mir. and Mrs. Clifford E Martin, MT. and Mrs. Charles Pal- mer, Dr. and Mrs. H. s. Allen ana MT. and Mrs. Leland Newell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17

looking at the green pastures. All I want to know is if this monetary thing is . mistake"
 At this juncture Sen. Wagner's dandelion looked withered around the edges. Sen. Taft said he wouldn't mind handing the Euro peans some cash, but that he thought they shouldn't get it yet.
 The senator reminds me of a man who says he is in favor of the prohibition law but is against it's enforcement" said Sen. Alben w. Barkley of Kentucky, who then sat down and furiously chewed his gum.
 And would the senator conde- scend to give the Senate his idea of how the worlds problems should be settled?" enquired Sen. Brien McMahon of Connecticut. Sen. Taft said he would do that later. Now he wanted to talk about Treasury press agents giving din- ners for columnistS. t was here that Sen. Wagner's dandelion gave up the ghost and fell to the floor, shriveled, brown and sere.
 Proving that the U. s. Senate is no place for cut flowers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17
BOARD TO RECEIVE
 SEWER PETITIONS
Oakville Avenue Residents Expect to Attend Meet
 ing This Evening

Residents of the Oakville avenue section are expected to appear at a meeting of the Board of Works tonight at 7:30 at city hall to ask for action on their petition for sewers. The streets involved in the petition are: Frendale avenue, Cor orna Drive, Glendale Drive, Oak vile avenue, Oakdale avenue, Smith avenue, Over street, Rockwell ave- nue and Gertrude street.
 The board also has scheduled a hearing on a proposal to levy sewer assessment for Toros avenue, Co., hlmbia boulevard, Atwood avenue, and Faber avenue.
 Other city board meeting have been scheduled for this week as fol- lows: Police Board, tomorrow at 4 D. rn.; Fire Board, tomorrow at 4:45 p. m.; and Finance Board, Thurs day at 4 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17
Conference Covers
 Worlds Magnitude

solution of the Palestine problem by misunderstanding / that territory coveted by Arab and Jew alike. If the Big Three wanted a really sticky problem, Palestine VIII provide it.
 At the opposite end of the Med iterranean are the problems of Spain and Tangiers. What to do with the Spain or General Franco? If the big two would listen to Marshal Stalin, the Spanish prob lem would be solved by rupture of economic and diplomatic and fi- nancial relations with Franco. But can President Truman, mindful of our relations with our Latin good neighbors to the south, ever par take of methods smacking so much of big power politics?
 Tangiers was originally problem between Franco and France and Britain. When France was collaps- ing and Britain had her back turned in Libya and was terribly busy girding her Joins against in- vasion, Franco tore up the Tangiers pact and moved in to displace the other powers. Now that he knows he backed the wrong horse, he is willing to throw in his ticket and would like to go back to his pre- coup status quo.
 But in the meantime, Tangiers has become increasingly important to the United States and to Rus sia, and Marshal Stalins action, a fortnight ago, stating that he did not want Tangiers settlement of the other powers with Franco caused those negotiations to break down completely. It may be re- vived at Potsdam.
 Then, finally, there is the ques- tion of Japan. Stalin is at peace with our last enemy, although he has as many direct interests in the Pacific and Asiatic theaters of war as we or the British have.
 It is time Russia took a decision, and 1t may at least be discussed at Potsdam because a discussion now would solve a great deal of con- flicting interests in that not-far- off day when we whip Japan and she surrenders internationally to us and we and our Chinese and British allies are free to deal with her as we wish.
 But to the average American, proud of his home team, this will be an excellent chance to judge Harry s. Truman's stature as a world figure, as a political horse trader and driver of fair but hard bargains. He is as much of an un- known quantity to Stalin and Churchill as he is to his home public, and loud would be the cheers If the first despatches from Potsdam indicate that the boy from Missouri is making good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17
@The Black Legend"

''It is undeniable that in the Anglo-Saxon world Spain gets a bad press. This fact goes far be- yond current dissensions over the origin, form and actions of the present Spanish government, but is a phenomenon that has existed for fully four hundred years. In the writing of South American history there has been a systematic attempt to yilify Spain, to present the Spanish conquest of the Americas as an enterprise of rapacity and cruelty, the Spanish colonial ad- rninistration as inef1cient, corrupt and tyrannous, and the missionary activities of the Spanish Church as . sinister influence of superstition and obscurantisrn. This historical phenomenon is known to historians as "The Black Legend. Although the irlaccJiracy of this picture of Spanish colonial achievement, drawn from clearly established propagandist motives, has been conclusively demonstrated and is disowned by all reputable historians and Hispanic scholars today, never theless 1t still has great influence In the minds of the general public, especially in the Anglo-SaxoIi world"
 The above quotation is taken from the July IA issue of America. It is the introductory paragraph to an extremely interesting article by a n-Catoolic clergyman, Rev. Ronald Baron, who labors in Buenos Aires. Had it been written by Catholic from that Catholic coun- try, it would, of course, be irnnedi- ltely dismissed as 'slanted', or mere propaganda.
 It is of interest, immediate and
 current interest, because a glance
 at the signatures to the United
 Nations Charter will show that
 twenty of the sovereign nations
 signing the pact are products of
 Spanish colonization. To these
 must be added the Philippine
 Commonwealth, a people whose
 conduct during the war has few
 parallels in history. We shall be
 doomed to certain failure if we~ suppose we can treat twenty one of
 the signatorIes with anything like
 the condescension and sneering
 tolerance that has been meted out
 to them too often in the past.
 It is of vital importance then, that the Black Legend be de- stroyed. It is essential that it be labeled, publicly, for the lie that it is.
 It is necessary to remember that the culture of the republics of South America is as rich and as pro- ductive as our own. Indeed, in music and architecture, it is ad- mitted, we have much to learn from them. The notion that they are all peons wrapped in blankets and led around by sly clergymen, is about as true as the picture of all Amer jeans being shot at by gangsters. It is chastening to think that as late ss 1886 our chief executive was telling us that 'one-third of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17

Haven.
 Before moving to New Haven, MT. Kelsey, Mrs. Kelsey and their daughter, Patty, lived for some time on Scott avenue in the house now owned and occupied by MT. and Mrs. Foster G. woods and their daughter, Evelyn Ann.
 Machin- Magee
 Rev. Thomas s. Cline, D. D., rec tor of Christ Episcopal church ofd- ciated at the marriage of Miss Nancy Fame Magee, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harold Magee of Prospect street, to S-Sgt. Willis Henry Machin, Jr., USAAF, son of MT. and Mrs. Willis H. Machin of Middlebury, which took place in a candlelit setting, of white snap dragons and hydrangeas in Christ Episcopal church Saturday evening at o'clock.
 Preceding the ceremony Ralph Stunlpf, organist, presented a musi- cal program, which included: "Noc- turne in A Flat, Borowski; "Vene- tian Love Song, Nevin; Even song", Dale; "Ich Liebe Dich" Grieg; "Ariosa", Bach; and Through the Years, Youmans.
 The bride, who was escorted to the altar and given in marriage by her father was gowned in white em- broidered null designed with it. ted bodice, round neckline and bishop sleeves. Her tulle veil of fingertip length fell from 8 Juliet cap and white prayer book marked with gardenias and lilies of the val ley completed her bridal ensemble.
 A gown of aqua styled with a fitted taffeta bodice and full skirt of net was worn by the matron of honor. Mrs. Raymond E. Cummings, a cousin of the bride. Aqua mitts and a matching tiara complemented her costume and she carried nose way of variegated flowers. Miss Marilyn Ashborn, a cousin of the bridegroom, who served as brides maid was costumed in shell pink, in similar fashion to the maid of honor and she also carried floral nosegay.
 Sgt. Roy Frederick Lockhart at tended his cousin as best man and guests were ushered by T-Sgt. Ar thur lava, Waterbury; S-Sgt. David Lappin, New York city, and Charles M. Ashborn, Middlebury, uncle of the bridegroom.
 Following the ceremony, recep- ton for 150 guests was held at the home of the bride. When S-Sgt. Machin and Mrs. Machin left for their wedding trip the bride was costumed in a lace trimmed silk jersey dress of pastel blue, with which she wore white accessories and an orchid corsage. When S-Sgt. Machin reports at Atlantic City, N. J.. his wife will accompany him.
 Mrs. Machin, a student nurse at Allerton hospital, Brookline, Mass, is a graduate of the Watertown high school and the Institute of House. hold Arts. Boston, Mess. S-Sgt. Machin, who Is ain alunnus of Peekskill Military academy, recently returned to tkis country aftef s bombing rnissiolG as Flying Fort ress bofhbardier gith theA AviShth Air Force.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17
WATERT OWN Correspondent 1oO6 Checker Tournament Champion Crowned
Andrew HerOux Wins Title at Civic Union Playground;
 G0-T0-Ctmrch Sunday Observed

Watertown, July 17.-Andrew He roux was declared the winner in the checker tournament played at the Civic Union playgrounds Mon- oay. There were four teams entered ill the tournament with the follow ing children participating: Andrew Hereaux and Raymond Deziel, team 1; Roland Boucher and Ralph Tig- nor, team 2; Joan Dillon and Mary Anna Cleary, team 3; Irene Yeager, and Jeannette Desruisseaux, team 4. Following the tournament, los- CTS played losers and Raymond Deziel came off victorious.
 Potato races for children in the various age groups were also feature Monday and winners were announced as follows: (children Il years of age)-Leonard Heroux, 1st place; Roland Boucher, 2nd place; Joan Gursky, 3r place: (10 years Of age)- Andrew Heroux. 1st: Ray Lampron, second; George Bouin, Sd; @ years of age)-Joan Dillon, first; Mary Giroux, second Charles Warren, third; @ years old)-George Warren, first; Arthur Bouin, 2nd; c years of age) = Dolores Gren!er, first; Gene Warren, 2nd: Rene La- freniere, third; 6 years of age)- Roger Bowen, 1st; Raymond Lamy, second. A pet show will be the special feature of the playgrounds on Wednesday afternoon.
 Grange Sunday
 Go-to. Church Sunday was ob- served by Watertown Grange Sun day morning when several Of the Grange members attended the 1O:4o o'clock service at the Union Con- sregational church, Oakville.
 Members attending were: MT. and Mrs. Wilbur Hewitt, Mir. and Mrs. William Bailey, MT. and Mrs. liar old Booth, MT. and Mrs. John Hlavna, MT. and Mrs. J. Richard Campbell and their two children; Mrs. Hattie Johnson, Mrs. Maude Hoyt, Mrs. Raymond Gillette, Edi- son J. Bennett, Miss Helen Ben nett, Mrs. Jessie Hurniston, Floyd Cameron, and Mrs. Stella Cables ol Middlebury Grange.
 Watertown Grange will meet in Masonic Temple Friday evening. A short program will be presented by the three Graces and after the meet ing a mystery ride will be held Each of the women attending IS asked to bring sandwiches or salad.
 Visitors attending the meeting are invited to go on the mystery ride.
 Permanent Honor Rolls Planned
 A meeting of the World War II Memorial and Honor Roll commit tee was held Friday evening.
 A tentative goal of S15.000 was set, to be raised by public subscrip- ton, for the future erection of two permanent World War II honor rolls. Further action will be taken at . meeting to be held Friday, July 27.
 Supervisor of Veteran Center
 Chester Kelsey. director of the New Haven War council. former Watertown resident has been named supervisor of the Veterans center to be established at the Cedar street school, New Haven, accord- ing to an announcernen made by Mayor John " A6azrnhH of New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17
.WOODBURY HONORS
 ASAHEL MITCHELL
Governor Among PrOmi- nent Officials to Attend
 Home Town Tribute

Governor and Mrs. Raymond E.. Baldwin were among the guests at a testimonial dinner given at Cur tis House in woodbury yesterday in honor of Asahel w. Mitchell, Woodbury town clerk for the past 50 years.
 MT. Mitchell, who at one time was state controller, represented Woodbury in the General Assembly for several terms and also had been senator from the 32d district. A former member of the Republican State Central committee. he also served as Litchfield County com-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17

Chester Kelsey. director of the New Haven War council. former watertown resident, has been named supervisor of the Veterans center to be established at the Cedar street school, New Haven, accord- ing to an announcement made by Mayor John " n6a,rnhH of New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17
RANGE COMES TO AMARILLO

Amarillo, Tex (UP)-The city of Amarillo is about to gain the name of Noah's Ark city. First deer was seen in the city about two months ago. Then a coyote an antelope and now comes a report of a second coyote roaming the streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17
CLEARANCE of BOYS WEAR

sanforizd shrunk We'll made Sizes and broken SO O Ceiling prices Clearance ~zsAO oHs %He cs: Rgck rs s, ArD9 :.s s 69 Borss SUMMER scs p, sss.sa 'ha dss. 5s @ SLACK g. Blue and tan S2 DO only. Ceiling Price $449 Clearance ~OsAO BOYS PopLIN ovERALLs sanforzed hrunE only Sizes to g. $1 1O BOYS navy, white and red zsOl $119. Clearance VO~ Tailored gabardne sanforzed shrunk Coo of Tan and Blue Sizes 4 to 16 $T k0 
 BOYS GABARDINE hrunk. Coors of Blue Teal Sizes to IA. &T A0 Ceiling Price $169 Clearance Ae AeS COVERT WASH SLACKS Sanozed shrunk. Dark ZOl grey only sie7 to IA Ceiling Price SIPS Clearance BOYS WATER.REPELLENT Nicely tailored with two pockets Sizes small medium and large. $T R0 Ceiling $2Ss Clearance 1eVN
 THE BOYS SHOP '. LOWER FLOOR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17

"The Truth"
 Last week we were treated to an outburst from 'Pravda' the official Russian mouthpiece, or nluzzle. Pravda' may be loosely translated as Truth. The Truth referred in scathing terms to the Catholic gangster press in America. It sim gled out the Catholic World, and, above all, Commonweal! The Truth wondered why these papers were not locked up, or suppressed, or impounded. Our only reaction can be sigh of impatient wonder. How far will they go? One would think that gangster was a word that they would gingerly avoid. The word is familiar to us, certainly. We have had plenty of unpleasant ex- perience with the gangsters. But bad as things have been, we have been able to restrict them to the underworld.
 Of course the whole thing may be merely difficulty in transla- tion. We say we are democracy. Russia says Me, too We want free elections, Russia says Me, too. Look at the Lublin Committee Touching on the problem of trans lation Edmund Wilson has said (At- lantic Monthly, Nov. 1943): One will be amused, for example, that there are special Russian verbs, which have no equivalents in Eng fish, or in any other language one knows In reading Anna Kare- nina I collected some fifteen of these, of which it was impossible to find the real meaning from the Russian English dictionary; you have to get a Russian to illustrate them"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-17
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JAMES J. SULLIVAN

nation, our America, was under nourished, underhoused, and lack ing in very items we boasted were the American standard. Only re- gently a trained observer in the wastelands of the south discovered that many of the children were putting in their mouths, apparently unconsciousSy, small bits of clay and soil. The problem was solved when it was realized that this was na- lures way of supplying protein necessary for life, and lacking in the diet of the children.
 The resentment of the Latin Republics, and the Philippine Commonwealth, Is based on this very superior attitude we have too long assumed. Our knowledge of culture south of the border has been based, to a very great extent, on the reports from the Dig far- mers' of California, and their lured police. The greasers' were imported by the hundreds of thous ands to harvest the crops, paid pittance, and then hustled from town to town like herd of lepers. Naturally they resented this shameful treatment; naturally there was an occasional outbreak; and naturally they were branded as typical Iatins'. The treat ment of the Philippines In Calif- Ornia is comparable only to Hit ler's treatment of the Jews.
 It is time to bury the Black Legend.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-19
MHS, FLA DINNER
is Held FRIDAY

The Marysville FLA chapter
held a parent and son banquet,
Friday evening in the Marysville
high school, Eighty-five persons en-
joyed a good meal and entertain
ment by the FLA boys.
The meeting opened with an eX-
hibition of parliamentary proce-
dure by FLA members.
Fred Lash was POSTMASTER and
Ted Stierhoff, the clubs president,
presented Future Farmer degree
pins to five sophomore members.
One honorary member, Frank Rup-
precht, was elected to the organi-
Zation.
w. C. Weller, state supervisor
for this district, gave some re-
on Future Farmers. Arthur Harp
er, field naturalist, gave an excel
lent speech on conservation. Pic
lures shown during his speech
were very interesting.
Richard RadCliff, an FLA mem
ber, entertained the guests with
limitations.
Remarks were also made by
Supt. H. w. Carr and County A.
gent D. B. Robinson.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-19
CALLY SENIORS TO GIVE
CLASS PLAY ON FRIDAY

Seniors of New California high
school will present the three-act
comedy, Something Old, Some
thing New" at $50 pm. Friday,
April 20, in the township hall.
Members of the cast are:
Berneta Meadow as Flossie, a
young housemaid; Carl Clements
as Dutch Hasenflug, a policeman;
Dorothy Adams as Mrs. Maude
Carroll, proprietor of "Maison Car
rolf, Martha Dort as Jeanette
Bissell, her young assistant; Kath-
ryn Andrews as Mrs. Griggs
(Gram), her mother; Dorothy An
drewS as Sheila Carroll, her
younger daughter; Marvin Gamble
as Johnny Carroll, her son; War
ren Sturgeon as Rollie Hawkins, a
young lawyer; Sam Vance as
"Boop" Simons, Johnnie's friend;
Janice McKitrick as Verna Car
roll, Sheilas older sister; James
Chambers as Duncan James, q
young business man; Mary Alice
Woerner as Clara Martin, Kath-
ryn Fry as Hannah Thorpe and
Betty Bowersmith as Georgia Bis
sell, friends of Sheila.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-19
COUNTY BASEBALL
PLAYOFFS ARE SLATED

Although no Countrywide base
ball tournament will be held in
Union county this spring, the
county will still be represented ia
the central district class "B" base
ball tournament next month,
County Supt. Gale w. Baldwin
announced.
Redwood and Magnetic Springs
understood to have the only two
baseball teams in the North
league, will play series of three
games. In the South league
where there are several teams or
ganized, each school will play al
the others once and the winner
will be determined on a percentage
basis.
The South league winner viii
then meet the winner of the Rich
wood-Magnetic series for tn {
right to represent Union county il
the district.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-04-19
THE UNION COUNTY JOURNAL. MARYSVTLLE. OHIO

10 Anne Jacobs, Paul Smith, Jim
my Wade, Pauline Barton, Judith
Cahill, Mary Eastman, Dick Fish,
Harriet Hawk, Priscilla McMa-
han, and Peggy Seaman; third
grade Barbara Dewitt, Myron
Foreman, Anna Mattison, and Jer-
ry Pyers; fourth grade Herbert
Cahill and Gene Marsh; fifth grade
- JoAnn Haines, Janet Jacobs,
Betty Oller, Jean Seaman, Bob Ca
hill and Jimmie Cahill.
Sixth grade Sabra Disbennett,
Barbara Fields, Patty Smith, Jack
Hines, and Ted Smith; seventh
grade Shirley Brooks; eighth
grade Beatrice Fawley, and
Rosemary Smith; ninth and tenth
gradse- Anna c. Goodan, Phyllis
Kerns, Geneva Foster, Doris Hawk,
and Robert Warrington; eleventh
grade Floyd Ballinger, and Mar
iorie Hull; twelfth grade Junior
Brooks, Walter Cramer, Donald
Smith, and Doris Smith.