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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-07

London, Feb. 7.-(UP)-The Nazi rulers of Germany warned today that civil servants as well as sol- diers who falter in the path of the Red Army would be executed or im- prisoned.
 German home broadcasts for the first time told of the execution of a member of the civilian administra- ton of a German city for neglect of duty and being devoid of honor" Details of the charge were not given.
 The civilian official executed was the police of president of Bydgoszcz (Bromberg), which was captured by the Russians last month. Three othAr onacials of Bydgoszcs. including
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-07
Germans Position Like
 Man Walking 7ightrope

the provincial president and the mayor, were busted from office, and put in a correctional battalion" {" German home broadcasts said.
 The deputy burgomaster of Bres- lau was executed a week ago, but news of the incident was broadcast only over the German armed forces radio network.
 It. Gen. Kurt Dittmar, principal spokesman of the German high command, likened Germany's pres ent position to that of man walk ing tightrope.
 "An abyss threatens us on either side" he said. "Only extreme calm and assurance can prevent . deadly fall"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-07
RUSSIANS POISED TO LEAP UPON BERLIN
Final Destruction
 Of Maitland Ahead Says Soviet Organ
BY ROBERT MUSEL

London, February ?. - (UP) - Russian troops were reported unociay from Moscow today to have broken across the Oder river before Berlin and the Red AyS organ said the complete destruction of Naz Germany is very near"
 The German high command reported that Marshal Gregory K Zhukov'S First White Russian Army had expanded it's brdgehead the Oder in the Kuestn area 30odd miles east of Berlin-one of number the Nazs said the Sovies had thrown the last natural barrier before the capital
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-07
COULD REl

London, Feb. 7-CUPl-The Daily Epress' New York correspondent, c. V. R. Thompson, reported today that President Roosevelt may soon make statement disavowing any inten- tiop of running for flint term"
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Nlght School. Bookkeeping, shOrt- hand, typing, accounting, office machines. Post Jr. College of Com yNaAaA
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-31

The Army uses face paint camouf1age.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-31

Statehood, select delegates to a constitutional convention, tc be ot IT delegates, four frcm each Divis- ion and one at large to be the con- vsnticn Chairman; second, an cleo tion to be called to ratify the con- stitution and elect officers who have been serving when the State was admitted
 There will be only one Federal District and the present Judges clerks, district attorneys, marslalS and other court officials, to con- tinue to serve regardless of the out come of the Statehood effoftlo
 Tee Irwin bill would turn over to sthe new State all public. property vacant unappropriated lands now held by the Federal Government.
 The bill does not affect the sta tus of the fisheries, fur and game nor refer to the Alaska Railroad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-31
BOY SCOUT
 COUNCILS
 F0RMED
{. 1. Wingerson Is Named Scout Commissioner,
 Channel Area

The Gastineau Channel Boy Scout movement is now fully reor sspizet with tcday's election of full- fledged Boy Scout Council nd Scout Commissioner at a luncheon meet ing at noon in the Baranof Hotel Gold Room. Ed Keithahn was elected president of the local coun- eil; Dr. J. o. Rude, vice president Milt Furness, treasurer; c. L. Wing erscn. commissioner twill assume duties of secretary also).
 Ire meeting opened with pr Rude saying it was time to get the ball rolling. Then D. w. Gehrke o1 Pan American AirWays told the aud- fence what setup a scout area Ike this should have. He suggested a council of three members, a scout commissioner, and the following committees. a court of honor, ways and means, camping, junior scout and senior scout. He explained the junior scout committee could take care of the Cubs and the Senior committee the Scouts, Sea Scouts and Air Scouts
 Henry Harmon then urged the men to do all they could to back the movement and keep it rolling along He was followed by Scoutmasters De Vaughn Kershaw and Lou Levy and Cubmaster Ray Adams who made brief reports of their troops. Levy asked the men to do all they coulo to find an assistant scoutmaster fol his troops as he never knew wher he. as a member of the United States Coast Guard, might be transferred |cut of Juneau.
 After the elections, Dr. Rude no
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tified the members that the Girl Scouts were shortly to conduct a orive for fundG and wanted to know if the Boy Scouts could join them in the drive. Gehrke said Ee saw no reason why not as the Seattle area office worked in conjunction with the Community Chest which gave to many such organizations. There was much discussion on this matter. No decision was given at this time, however
 Scoutmaster Kershaw. taking the floor again, asked if something couldn't be done towards heating the swimming pool in Evergreen Bowl. He suggested installing a boiler near the pool to heat the water. The reason behing this suggestion was the inability of most Scouts in Ju- neau to learn to swim. This they have to know in order to become first class scouts. Dr. Rude said the council would work on the idea.
 Thost present at the meeing were D. w. Gehrke, James McNaugi1ton, Leo J. Jewett, Brooks Hantord, Lou I. Levy, De Vaughn Kershaw, c. l. Wingsrson, Ed Keithahn, Dr. J. O. Rude, Raymcnd L. Wolfe, Wellnan Holbrook. Frank Hermann, Milt Furness, Anthony Karnes, Henry Harmon, Arthur Hedges, Alfred Zenger, L. A. Sturm, w. E. Hen6- lickson, Don w. Skuse, Joe Wer- ner, Ray Adams, R. E. Robertson, Ed Keithahn, Fred Henning, Dr. c. C. Carter.
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Most Congressional Talks Worth Dime a
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 The point is that here was a man, identified with the pre- Pearl Harbor group of so-called isola- ticnists, taking the lead in pleading fer our immediate participation in a United Nations treaty alliance to defeat the Axis and establish now the machinery, empowered to act with force, if necessary, in seeing that the peace that follows is main tained.
 There is one significant factor that hasn't been played upon. Vandenberg is not only a Republi- can, he is one of the outstanding leaders of his party nationally on foreign relations. Since the days of Mackinac Island, he. has been leading even the conservative wing of the party away from policy oi nonintervention in world affairs The elections helped him nightly
 More and more, observers are asking here today. Is it possible the Republicans are going to taKS the ball and run with it toward the goal of world peace? That objec- tive doesn't belong to any party but the leaders, of neither party noi our Allies have done more than lost ground for us in that direction lat ely. Perhaps it will be different now
 It has been seriously suggested that President Roosevelt take with him to the next meeting O she Big Three" two members O the Senate foreign relations commit tee. One certainly would be Dem ocrat Chairman Tom Connally. l the President wished to present t Stalin and Churchill really uni ted front, he couldn't do better nov than make the other representativ Vandenberg.
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House Of Representatives by Ma iority Floor Leader Ralph Bricker Republican of Great Falls.
 The joint resolution would petition Congress to initiate steps as soon as possible to make Alaska the Na- tion's 49.n State.
 Bricksr commented that postwar travel ever the Alaskan Highway as well as increased air travel would link the territory closer to the Uni ted States.
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Townsend Club Has
 Social and Dancing

The Juneau Townsend Club met last night and had an interesting business session and an enjoyable social period. Dancing followed the meeting, with number of enlisted men as guests. Music was supplied by E. M Mcintyre, yiolinist, and Mrs Carl C. Collen, pianist. All present were invited to go and take their friends to an old fash toned square dance sponsored by the USO in the CIO Hall tonight.
 The Club Council is to meet next Saturday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs G. E. Almquist at 329 Distin Avenue.
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(Continued froia Page One) States and the Territory. He said he hoped his urging had something to do with the later construction Of the road. Irwin said he kept up his study of Alaska, deciding 1t should be a State. and promised on his primary platform to introduce an enabling bill.
 Two Provisions
 Irwin's bill provides for two cleo ticns, first, to determine whether the citizens of the Territory want
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AiasAa Statehood Bi!I
 Is introduced by Irwin;
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pAA IN AND OUT

A Pan American Airways plane brought the following passengers to Juneau today from Seattle: Roy Smith, Irene Kohner, Irene Pen nington, Grace Butrovich, James Sofoulis.
 Leaving for Seattle were: Andrew Tolonen, Gladys Welch, Don Rem sink
 Coffey and William Sherman.
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riage 10 Fred yenney took place in Nome. Mrs. Yenney is survived by her father, husband and six chill dren. in addition to a sister and two brothers. Funeral mass was said in the. Catholic Church and burial was in the Catholic plot of the Anchorage cemetery.
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NATIVE OF NOME
 DIES IN ANCHORAGE

Mrs. Margaret Yenney, who was bern in Nome in 1905, died at Providence Hospital in Anchorage following a long illness. Mrs. Yen hey was the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Jack Becker and her mar
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McDONALDs HERE

MT. and Mrs. R. D. Mcdonald, registering from Juneau. are stay ing at the Baranof Hotel.
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MoNTANAN rs Boos1cR

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 3l.- Admission of Alaska to Statehood will be. asked in a joint resolution listed for future introduction in the
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By Peter Edson

of course, Germany and Japan have been defeated and the U. s. public is in different frame of mind So while President Truman's request that Congress continue the draft may now appear like something new and staggering-a reversal of Gen. Marshall's yearold suggestion-it is in reality nothing of the sort
 There is another point in Gen. Marshall's direc- tive which must not be overlooked It is statement that his policy of keeping large wartime army to establish peace and then reducing to small peace time army, was based on the assumption that Con- gress would approve system of universal military training under which every able-bodied American should be trained to defend his country.
 A year ago that statement caused no great con- sernation. In the bright and shining light of peace time reality however, the thing looks different It will unquestionaby be unpopular and be met with stiff opposition. Yet continuation of the draft Is practically the same compulsory training. Ip- ducting young men through the selective service system Is merely the stop-gap until Congress works out permanent policies for compulsory military train ing.
 Proposals for compulsory training have. of coursa been before Congress since early in the war; Beort Virginia Congressman Clifton A. Woodrums Selectivs Committee on Postwar Military Policy, Secretaries Stimson and Patterson and Generals Marshall, Eisen- hover and others have testified consistently in favor of the need for compulsory service. Afraid of the political implications, however Congress has shied away. If such legislation had been passed during the it might have been easier to accept Today such legislation will have much harder going. This is merely sign of the time. Gone is the enthusiasm for war Sentiment is unquestonably in favor of returning as rapidly as possible to what Gen. Marshall has so ably recognized as the traditional American way-a small peacetime standing army backed by citZen-army reserve.
 All President Trymans request to Congress does indicate that in the opinion of his military advisers the time for return to that system has not yet come and credit must be given to Gen. Marshall for having spelled out the whole situation candidly and con- slStentiy in his planning of year ago.
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 what lies behind President Truman's letter draft continuance. sent to chairmen of House and Senate Committees Military Affairs.
 General Marshalls directive set forth two im- portant plans First, it warned that the wartime army'-meaning big army-may be needed long after the defeat of the Axis powers in order to esab fish the peacetime conditions imposed by the Allies Second, Gen. Marshall declared that after this period The U. S. Army must consist of the smallest possible professional organization because large standing army has no place among the institutions of modern democratic state.
 When these statements of policy were made year ago with Germany and Japan both very much in the running, it the idea Of the peacetme stand ing army that caught all the headlines and all the praise of congressional leaders It then con- sdered unusual that any. regular Army officer even statesman of the caliber of Gen. Marshall should openly declare in time of war that the U. s. Army should be small But in all the praise heaped on Gen. Marshall for his uterance completely ignored his qualification that the wartime army might still be needed for some time after the defeat of the Axis
 What Gen. Marshall apparently foresaw clearly a year ago has now come to pass In the interim,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-31

dDOuC-CO-De convened Commons suddenly broke into and sang in full voice, was song called ."The Red Flag" which chances to be the national anthem of Soviet Russia, and while the words mention Moscow in the full run of six verses, and many choruseS, there's no mention of Britain of anything British
 To get companionate mental picture imagine newly elected U. s. House of Representatives en- Enthusiastically assembled and awaiting the call to order suddenly breaking into "The Internationale" The pointed because it flung definitely at Winston Churchill and the remaining members of his Con- servative party.
 This was all part of what might be called the preliminary exercises. It looked if the full roster of $40 MPs were in place, and 345 of these were new. It's more than possible that most of them fore. There was much milling around shouting of wise cracks and asking of questions but finally they were practically settled for the traditional ceremonies of selecting a speaker.
 Suddenly there tremendous cheer from the ranks of the Conservatives, moved down to the benches of the opposition. Churchill. looking white and tired and very serious had entered. Instead of Prime Minister and war leader, he is now just an- other MP, and although he rates as leader of the opposition the opposition IS so vastly outnumbered that tie title Is empty He sat down beside Anthony Eden, Mir. Butler Mir. Hudson and other sur yiving members of his former majority
 They appauded him furiously but it didn't catch. The ovation was restricted to his own colleagues. These seemed more and more determined however. to do somthing about 1t.
 This was the first time in five historic years lhot ne man wt1o slVed Britain, and the world. hadn't walked to seat on the government bench while the rafteEs rang with applause.
 There eeenled something practically enahtf1aa- aine Hpert 1tiE uaAs''ed efisz. sna finally eas 4
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Views Of The Press
VETERANS AID PLAN
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 In several months overseas, Claude c. Morgan, public relations officer of the American Veterans of World War II, talked with lot of CHS who were mess sergeants and cooks, and they expressed the desire to go into the restaurant business on their return to civilian life. With that thought in mind, the veterans or- ganization worked in cooperation with BIG Foods, Inc, to develop a plan. BIG, operating numerous restaurants, will make available to honorably discharged veterans 26- week on-the-job training program in restaurant operation. Training will be open to both men and women. Only those who appear to have high qualifications for success will be enrolled. Once in, trainees will be paid the regular wage rate for each job on which they work as they progress through the pro- gram.
 Announcements explaining the plan note that, contrary to the opinion of many, the restaurant business is not an easy one. One half of all restaurants" it is said. 'fail in their first year, and 30 per cent either close or change hands in the first five years, prim- arily because of lack of experience of the proprietors." Therefore it is considered desirable to give an ex- haustive preliminary training course to veterans, before they invest their own and borrowed capital.
 The sponsoring veterans organi- zation say sit hopes this plan will be the fore-runner of similar train- ing programs both in the food in- dustry and in others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-31
Smash The Packets!

The most shameful period of Americas history the prohibition bootleg racketeers and gangstes Illegal businesses involved killings by poisonous liquors and by gang For well more than decade after World War
 obs ruled many of big cities and much of our city and state politics It wiped out only by federal inter- vention and, in many cases after local scandals.
 Today there exists and has existed for most of the years of World War H. situation almost notorious
 the bootleg empire lacking only the gang wars to make it equally infamous This is the racketeerng arising from shortages and ratonng of commodities through wartime necessity There is not phase of civilian life that es caped the getrich can and in many cases even the military suffered.
 In recent days tremendous illegal ten sale" business in produce unfit for human consumption uncovered at Cleveland Ohio; 65 dining workers arrested in New York for selling to civilians the steak and duck din ner intended for redepoyng sodiers big grocery store chain in the midwest charged with over-ceng sales in all commodities
 It is heartenng to that of the thousands of violations by which nearly everyone of has been victim zd at some time being uncovered for prosecution We hope that also will charges brought against those who diverted gasoline and food and cigarets from legal channels to consumers and against the profiteering landlords and all the others who seized upon wartime short ages to squeeze illegal fortunes from warweary victims
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-31

I have seen Senators react more strongly to Drew Pearson than Brooklyn baseball fans to miscalled play by the, umpire. have even heard the Brooklyn chant, "throw the bum out" used by my Senatorial colleagues against the author of the Washington Merry -Go-Round.
 But, as said, feel little touch of charity in my soul-so we'll talk, about baseball
 can remember the day several years ago when was on my way over to the State Department to see Cordell Hull, then our Secretary of State.
 With me was my good friend Col. John Gottlieb. As we came up Constitution avenue and passed the in progress. It was just few sand-otters govern ment workers, who were kicking the baseball around We stopped to watch. Man after man got up to bat and not one of them much as hit the ball, yet everybody got on base The pitcher wasn't very good All the time Col Gotteb kept nudging me, saying, You can't keep the Secretary of State waiting"
 T know can't" I replied "but of these batters ought to be able to hit baseball Let's just wait another couple of minutes" So We waited. But IF men bated 10 men scored none of them ever took the bat off their shoulders. Finally Col Gottlieb couldn't stand it any longer and dragged me away.
 When got to Hull's office, apologzed, and told him ball game held me up He was under standing. He said he wished he had been able to see the game too. That's how strong hold baseball has on the nations capital.
 When Gottlieb saw what hot fan was he started one-man campaign to make me commis- sioner without my knowledge dare say that had something to do with my selection.
 ....I guess I'm the only man in the U. S. Senate who is paying $40,000 year for the privilege of serving there My contract with the baseball people provides that start collecting $50,000 a year as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-31
By DresC RedrsOn

soon as leave the senate So far [ haven't taken a dime from baseball and am still serving out my term. was elected to serve in the Senate unt 1049 by the people of Kentucky. My contract with hase- ball gives my the right to make the decision when I leave the Senate NO one can find anything wrong with that have been spending my vacation handling baseball business without pay
 Imade another big sacrifice when took the job, I used to be a rabid rnoteT; but now that am commissioner I've got to stand around and just watch the games; and am not allowed to cheer myself because I am impartial But can think of nothing more delightful than getting paid to go to the ball games, SO think will be very happy with my new job. I've got lot of plans for baseball.
 About SOO,OOO fine American boys will never come back to their homes and loved ones. One hundred, seventy thousand others have suffered wounds that will leave them permanently broken in body. Three billion dollars of our peoples resources have been poured into the holocaust of war. We have pad dreadful price for victory. The people of America have learned again that freedom Is one Of GDds greatest blessings which must be won and secured with tears and sacrifice, with blood and reSolute courage.
 way of life, we have always encouraged tair sports nanship in children. A great contribution to our success in arms can be contributed to the lessons learned by people in American sports Youngsters who have been taught to throw baseball nave proved
 great sport era lies ahead Veterans of Sicily and Guadacanal, Aachen and Okinawa will soon be home going to prove itself worthy of the affection of these men. 8@
 think, however, that the ball club owners of the nation feel obligation to these boys They feel an obligation to the American people. They will use some of the profits they make out of the loyalty of the American people to help the kids that make baseball possible. They using the profits to help more kids participate in competitive sports. I'm going to try to get every bit of surplus sports equipment held by the Army and Navy after this war and distribute it to youngsters in schools neighborhoods, and char able institutions and see that they get chance to play baseball.
 There t,asn never a record of A in baseball Baseball has been an honest game teach ing sportsmanship and clean play for many years It is my ambition to make it grow and keep it clean
 It was my good luck as member of the Senate to make a 6OO00-mile trip around the world saw boys in action in every part of the globe It was
 sight I'll forget. I'll never forget those boys with a 1000-foot stare in ten-foot roorn-looking
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