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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
John L. in Rare Form
By Peter EdSOn

spouting free horoscopes with your weight:
 The only difference between freedom and serf- dom is the right of voluntary contract.
 This is the first drastic thrust of the knife of absolutsm into the heart of the American people.
 He throws in little of the Patrick Henry stuff Take away my liberty and I'll fight you. Attempt 1t at your peril Stop strikes What for? To satisfy whom, I don't know. What's wrong? Nothing. Half a million workers strike out of fifty million en- ployed? What of 1t!
 But pass this law and you will become the laughing stock of America Has Congress forgotten Congress does not want to create that turmoil again.
 For Judge Howard w. Smith, co-author of the Smith-Connally bill and Lewis own Congressman and neighbor in Alexandria, Va, Lewis has only ut ter contempt and he voices it freely Republican Con- gressman Clare Hoffman resenIs this attack on the personality of fellow Congressman even though he is Democrat and says Ranking Committeeman Robert E. Ramspeck of Georgia interposes
 Tt is true Judge Smith has written letter to this committee this legislation says Ramspeck. "Ill put it in the record He says this bill does not go far enough
 Later in the hearing, Hoffman crossed with Lewis again
 Hoffman-You said before that the cost of living does not enter into collective bargaining and that the ability of the employer to pay does not enter into collective bargaining.
 Lewis (with sarcasm)-Youre amazingly right so far
 Hoffman (paraphrasing an earlier remark Of Lewis You'd be amazed how much I know about some things)-You'd be amazed at how much the common people know about these things.
 Lewis--You don't consider yourself an average person, do you?
 Hoffman-A little less than average in ability and intelligence.
 Lewis-Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
By Bill Cunningham

American and evidently was determined to make her Queen and Empress, but the peers said No
 As to what happened then. the inside stories" have been many-all of them unconfirned. There was much conferrng. One story had it that the con- ferences were mostly financial As Prince of Wales, Edward had had certain incomes and properties. AS King he had more How much of this should be Iett him if he went into exile?
 Part of the story that he had inherited the jewery of his great-grandmother queen victoria and that he had given all this to his lady love. Thls so the story went she had been called on by the authorities to surrender, and she was compelled 10 leave Britain with more than she had brought into it-plus of course, the man born and pred to be it's King
 As the international situation grew worse, and war with the Germans became reality, other stories began to make their appearance. Some Of these nad the gentleman's affair the excuse, rather than the for getting him off the throne. Some claimed he had to be eased out because of his Identification with the fast-stepping international set that opW ously played with the NaZis sensational Varlatloh of this legend even had the charming Wallis willing ly, or unwttingy, operative of the schemers who sought to sabotage the British government rom the top Undoubtedly both friends of the Charles Bedeaux who finally charged with, and arrested TOT collaborating with the Germans, committed suicide in Florida. . of them by this time sound too much like something out of E. Phillips Oppenheim. So far as any real evidence ever has been produced to the contrary te story was just what it seemed to be- That's the story of an essentially weak and burned-out young man who "at long last fell in love with woman Of tpe world with experience enough to mother him: Ills Ministers baked at the proposition of the lady as Queen and, forced to make his decision, he made tne easy one M nuncation as looks back on 1t from the vantage of these years, is and TOW lay my burden down
 But his people didn't lay their burden down. They couldn t. Neither did, could the rest of mankind The worlds burden grew increasingly heavier So probably if the truth known, did his The face in his photographs looks it by There's one thing a man can't run away from and that's himself
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

lullaby of modesty and humility. "I speak only for the haf-million men of the United Mine Workers in the coal and 56 other industries
 He never reads from prepared statement or script like the radio actors Always he recites his lines from memory, as a good trouper should. He comes quickly to his point.
 T speak in opposition to H. R. 49o8 It would restrict the power of free labor It would contribute the general weakness of organized labor when dealing with those who employ them. Fifty million workers should not be placed in statu- tory irons by legislation of this character. It would regiment them to a maximum degree, substi- ute government centrally controlled by few men, take the first step to create corporate state"
 
 He warns up he comes to his favorite pas sages on the doctrine of free enterprise quoting the employers own words for meanings they never in- tended to endorse.
 "The future of America rests on it's increased efficiency to produce" he declares. Show me a country where there is no organized labor to keep up that pressure and will show you backward nation
 He coins epigramatic speech like penny scale
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

harassed man made the celebrated radio address that began At long last D The whole world was wait ing for the statement of the British monarch that day, and practically the whole world fell to arguing about 1t as soon as 1t delivered.
 Whether the true story of it all ever has been released nobody but the principals know. MT Churchill is expected to publish his memoirs some day. and it's to be sincerely hoped that he will Ii they include that event. the true version may reach the public, for MT. Churchill is popularly supposed to have written the famous speech Edward spoke with halting voice that night
 It was a beautiful speech. It has to be reread at this time to appreciate how beautiful Too many people were too blazing mad at the time it spoken to pay much attention to the way 1t was phrased Looking back upon the statement merely as ex- ample of what King and Emperor in that spot should say If he said anything at all, there isn't word, nor even a comma, that should be changed
 The speakers delivery made it doubly effective His voice was halting. if charged to the breaking point with soul shaking emotion. Many women re- ported that they cried they heard him. Recerds Of the broadcast sold for $5 apiece and probably bring more today as collector items.
 There those who charged, and who still maintain, that the entire handling was merely ex- pertly managed glorificaton of a miserable episode the downstage whitewashing of a. backstage light unprr ted in the history of robJty The British King had become enamored ot this twice-divorceo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
LONG DUSK
(NeW York Times

t4NCm Olh
 Evening comes early, these days, with the sun almost at the limit of the southing and the solstice close ahead. Early evening and long dusk half lighting frosty world. even longer when there is salting of snow on the hillsides. Smoke blue dusk without shadows and with the thinnest glints Of starlight.
 Winter has come to the northern lands, by any practical calculation; for winter is a time of chill and long nights and deep rest for the routed life of this earth. The leaf hangs sere on oak and beech, and the bud waits on dogwood bough and maple twig. waxed and sheathed against the storm. The bogland crunches underfoot, crushed with frost, and ice needles reach out from the ponds brim, knitting the brittle lace that will soon cover still waters.
 Dogs yelp the valleys, marrying rabbits that Scurry from brush heap to stone wall, and the cries echo on the chill-heavy evening air. A lone crow kaws from the hilltop, proclaiming his ownership, and as the evening deepens one can hear the insistent call of barred owl somewhere back among the hem- locks. The silence seems all the deeper for the lesser sounds that ride the dusk.
 Day Is short and night is long, and this is the time for thinking long thoughts Streams run deep and at their own pace, and hills stand sturdy against the sky. Fires burn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
Big Five Rule

It is possible that the Big Three conference of foreign ministers in Moscow to discuss control of atomic not be the last of such gatherings in spite of the Pres dents statement that the time had to abandon big power meetings and let the United Nations Organization take over In fact is quite possible that further confer ences of Big Three and Big Five foreign ministers and heads of state will be desirable and necessary.
 Theoretically, of the President is right. But unfortunately the United Nations Organization as constituted will be able function effectively until the Big Five are in agreement
 The remedy so easy to prescribe and hard to admin ste is of course the repeal of the veto provision the UNO Charter It is cynical unfair and undemocratc and always has been And long it exists the United tions Organization will be Big Five meeting in essence anyway with world affairs settled not by the majority will of the worlds nations but by the interests of the five strong est And that in itself isn't conducive to peace contentment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
In Today's Mail

affords the final bottleneck. Fur tner proof of their inadequacy is the fact that a policeman is sta- toned at this rotary when the American Brass Co.,, workers are getting out and when city traffic is the heaviest. The traffic policeman as a means of keeping the traffic moving does away with the rotary and has the cars cut inside. That is necessary. I know and I realize the merits of the argument of not being able to station a policeman all-day at this intersection. But the rotary isn't the answer to this problem-here or any other similar intersection
 Surely overhanging blinker light would be better though not the best. Something should be done about this and soon as possible. It is not a credit to the city as I nave heard out of town motorists say. This is no criticism or our police depart ment. It is a hard working unit. Thank you.
 AUSTIN REINHARD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
WRITER A1sD EDITOR

lNew Haven Journal-Courier)
 Among the minor anniversaries of 1945 the 80th anniversary of Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge should not be forgotten. Three gen. erations of children have read this story of Holland with delight. Fred erick G. Melcher, editor of Pub fishers Weekly, thinks that this book, more than any other cause, has made Americans sympathetic with the Dutch people.
 Mrs. Dodge did much for chil- drens literature. From it's founda- ton in 1873 to 1905 she edited St. Nicholas, along with the Youths Companion, the chief children's magazine. Most reading Americans got their chief literary education from one or the other of these magazines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
WRITER THINKS MANY OF WA TERBURY'S ROTARY TRAF- FIG STANCHIONS MAIN
 CAUSE OF AUTO
 CONGESTION

Waterbury, Conn,
 Dec. IT, 1e45. Editor of The Democrat:
 I am writing as a means of call ing attention to the obsolete use, iii Waterbury, of the Rotary-type traffic stanch.ons. These traffic monitors cause more traffic jams than anything I have seen.
 For example, the rotary near the Railroad station and the American Brass Co.,; cars coming down Mea- dow street from Willow approach to the roary to find cars coming from Freight street and those up Meadow toward Willow street all converged ct the rotary together so that no one is able to move. grant this to be thoughtless and careless driving on the part of these auto sts, but it is the rotary itself which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

Committee, considering legislation based on President Truman's pro- posal for establishing Fact Finding Boards to end strikes.
 A lifetime of dodging the ripe eggs and juicy tomatoes heaved at him by the tough tycoons in the coal pit have taught John l.. all the tricks of when to whisper and when to shout, when to scowl and when to pour on the banana oil
 He always begins his act slow ly, humbly, soothingly, grooming
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

The heat produced by atomic energy will be so abundant and so cheap that even such places as the Arctic regions and the deserts which depend on irrigation may be able to compete with regions that are climatically better off.-Walde- mar Kaempffert, science editor New York Times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

it's two V-Days, the atomic bomb, the death of MT. Roosevelt, the defeat of MT. Churchill and all the resounding rest, is probably the most colorful stretch of time the world has ever known.
 Perhaps that's why the ninth anniversary of the greatest human interest story of our time has just passed completely unnoticed. That was the current Duke of Wind sor's resignation of his job as King in order to espouse Wally Simpson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

"a tnc Eattlc cI Iie huAke NntcA .oliowcd. Goooo casualties resalli- ae and the trcmencoux guFp!utcx io3 pllcd up in Army ktaschoasct throughout tho USA sxrc largely aoaalrcd by frantic Army orders during those ntxi faiefui weeks
 That desperate Nal iasl-wasp came within A hairE breadth oi uouccing fi dic not stop uniil 1000o frcsh American troops were lUNn acraSs the Ailanilc--An un- heard os operai40n--2nd landed almost in thc thick cf baulr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
Views of the Press

with steady flame. The year ap- breaches the turn. The season of the Nativity is close at hand, and wise men look to the stars and search their hearts for understand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

Life is made somewhat easier for with existing traf- fc conditions In the of the automobile life and limb have been spared to great extent through the practical traffic idea of William Phelps Emo who recently passed away
 was Emo who devised anI suned the system of ore way streets also what known rotary traffic He was rightly called the 'Eather of traffic regulation"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

Neighbors, hearing a moan from q nearby apartment in the North Square, saved the life of the occu- pant who was discovered pinned be- heath gas stove which he had tried to install by himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
Waterbury Of the Past
25 Years Ago

Two Waterbury youths, bored with the conventional pleasures of ch ld- hood, were arrested when they at tempted to enliven their day by de- railing a trolley car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
Is Years Ago

There were 12 cases of "lost' children reported to the Police De- partment. All were returned safe- ly to their parents who said the youngsters strayed in the confusion of Christmas shopping.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

WASHINGTON Dec 17-That old Shakespear- can trouper John L. Lewis, is back on the stage this season, and he was never in better form than for the opening performance of the House Labor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
5 Years Ago

Clarence Fontanarosa was treat ed at St. Mary's hospital for minor burns received when several books of matches caught fire in his pants pocket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
Publication
It's customary. as th

It's customary, as the year draws to close, to hearken back to the most important events, the greatest stories the unprecedented things the twelve
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

A woman from Congress avenue required treatment for shock at Wa terbury hospital when she tainted upon discovering a snake in her led.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

A three-year old Waterbury girl, in letter to Sapta Claus. request ed that he send her Clark Gable for Chri- tmas present. Even without tbs nlistache."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

General EisenhOwc has ordered Pacific and European theater com manders to reduce their occupation forces to the bone. The lads who do have to stay probably will get some consolation out of their plight if they are not worked to the same osSeOuS limit. ... .. .. ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.
MISTLETOE

I like it when the ladies rig, With many a giggle chasing gloom This lovely lure, this dainty sprig, From fixtures in tf living room. There is a certain verye, or dash, That lights the most retiring eye And makes a backward fellow rash To spark lovely lady's cry. Of planned surprise, when she is
 buSSed,
 The target of the seasons kiss Without it being Well-cliScussed, And miStletoe condoning this. The berry's bright; the leaf is gay; The plot they hint apout is neat. I'm fond of innocence's way To legalize the stolen sweet,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17
Merry-G Round

WASHINGTON, Dec. is-Iust one year ago thh morning the American puhiic 60, ihe nssx-at frt heavily ccfisored-thAt the German Army had launched a ticlcnt and SncceNfal ccunirr-atiack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

OoSCOuS
 More Pearl Harbor testimony shows that the Navy, after row with the FBI, stopped listening in on Jap phone conversations five days before December ', l94l. It wasn't long before it discovered that a thousand taps on the wire are to be preferred to one on the chin.
 The Government has revised it's estimates and now figures that there'll be only 5,000,000 people out of work by spring. That is excellent news-with 5,000,000 exceptions.
 President Truman expresses con fidence that Congress will pass his labor law before Christmas. We'll have to place that optimistic view in class with his statement that the labor trouble is something that will blow over the next time the wind grunts.
 Andrew Jackson Higgins, the New Orleans tycoon, recently gave a $l00,000 electric appliance business to three of his employees. It is wrong for an employer to harbor such an mostly against his help.
 General Patton's condition re- mains good. We understand that his greatest complaint is that broken neck prevents him from shaking his head.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

My own is going up; I gloat That mistletoe, that rascal gives. (And, to the Little Woman: Note Ask someone in but relatiyeS.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-17

During the first few months of popular Tom Clarks regime as attorney general Capitol Hill back slappers sized him up as a push-over. They figured they could get anything out of him they wanted.
 They have now ruefully discovered, however, that behind Toms genial smile and easy-gong manner
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1945-02-16
|Ex-Huachucan
Leader In
Subic Bay Inuasiion

A former division commander at
Fort Huachuca was among the lead
ers of the Subic Bay invasion in
the Philippine Islands recently. He
:; Major General Charles P. Hall
commanding the 18th corps, which
made the first landing in the bay.
Gen. Hall was the first command
er of the 93rd infantry division al
Fort Huachuca, having been assign
ed to it's command upon its activa-
ton. At that time, his assistant
commander was Brig. Gen. E. M
Almond who has since been pro-
NOTED to major general and placed
in command of the 92nd division
which followed the 93rd in training
at Fort Huachuca. The 92nd is now
fighting in Italy.
Gen. Hall has many friends here
who knew him when he was sta
toned at Fort Huachuca.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1945-02-16
SERVICEMEN'S WIVES
HERE FROM TUCSON

Mrs. Don Farrell edith Bergier)
and Mrs. Juanita Page, wives of
servicemen, were here Monday from
Tucson where they are employed by
Consolidated Aircraft. Mrs. Far
rells husband is in India and Mrs.
Pages in New Guinea. During their
stay here the two young women
were guests of Mrs. FarrelPs aunt,
Mrs. Maude Peterson, prominent in
Nogales bowling circles. Mrs. Far
rell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ro-
bert Bergier of Patagonia, is also a
bowler-a member of the Consoll-
dated Coronado Club, first place
holders in a Tucson 10team league.
Mrs. Farrell's bowling average is
1862.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1945-02-16
NOCHE MEXICANA AT
CHURCH TONIGHT

The Methodist Youth Fellowship
of the Mexican Methodist Church is
giving q ''Noche Mexicana" or Mex
lean Night in miniature in their
recreation hall from 5 to 8 o'clock
this evening. The hall will be
decorated with Mexican cuyios and
everything will be typical of that
nation. The public is cordially in
vited to attend, and there will be q
Mexican supper, consisting of the
traditional food, enchiladas and
tacoS.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1945-02-16
Nogalians At
Tucson Party

Mrs. Marguerite Macdonald and
Mrs. John w. Phillips were guests
at cocktail party Wednesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. L. w. Rocks
in Tucson, honoring Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Wilcox and Major and
Mrs. Virgil Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox, who have
been at the Arizona Inn for the past
month and half, are leaving Tue
son soon to make their residence at
their ranch near Nogales. Major
and Mrs. Lewis have recently come
to Tucson, and Major Lewis is sta
toned at Mariana Army Air Field.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1945-02-16
Whereabouts Of
Service Men

1t. Luis B. Coppola, England.
Albert Manuel, Italy.
Ed LeGendre, Jr., Amarillo, Tex.
Leonard B. Coppola, prisoner of
war in Germany.
S/Sgt. Lewis Price, ST., Columbus,
Georgia.
Paul Macgregor, Germany.
Miguel Delcid Soto, San Francis
co APO address.
William S. Underwood, San Fran
cisco APO address.
Norman G.. Barker, New York
APO address.
Wellington Clarke, Fl. Benning,
Ga.
w. G. Baffert, Camp Wheeler, Ga.
James C. Watts, New York APO
address.
Frank Holler, Camp Swift, Texas.
Charles E. Reddoch, Cambridge,
Mass.
Guillermo Altamirano, New York
APO address.
Camille B. Moreno, U. s. Naval
Hospital, Corona, Calf.
Louis Gourdin, New York APO
address.
Hudson j. Hartman, New Guinea.
Lee Roy Hartman, San Diego.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1945-02-16
LOCALS
FOREMAN OF ROBINSON
RANCH NOGALES VISITOR

Paul Summers, foreman of the
Flying r. Ranch in the Patagonia
district (old Mowry ranch), now
owned by Douglas Robinson, was in
town Friday. Robinson is an aviator
and cousin of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Robinson and family
live in Tucson and journey frequent
ly to the ranch, which consists OF
$4,000 acres. An airport is located
on the ranch.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1945-02-16
v. A. SMELKER WITH
GROUP WINNING CITATION

First 1t. Van A. Smoker, Jr., son
of DR.. and Mrs. v. A. Smoker of
Tucson, formerly Of Nogales, and
the other members of his BIS
Mitchell bombardment group with
the Twelfth Air Force in Italy have
been cited by the war department as
Distinguished Unit for the sinking
of the Italian cruiser laramie in La
Spezia harbor September %, 1914.
This is the second citation won by
the group.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1945-02-16
|. State Observes
Admission Day

Banks, state, county and city
offices throughout Arizona were
closed Wednesday, Admission Day"
Arizona became state Feb. IA,
1928 years ago Wednesday.
First state governor was the late
George w. P. Hunt and first secre-
tary of state, lieutenant governor)
Sidney P. Osborn, Arizona's present
governor.
First congressman was Carl Hay
den, now a United States senator.