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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
FWASeeks Construction Authority

Washington, Oct. 2=(UP)-The Federal Works Agency asked Con- sreesss teddy fer authority to build at once certain highest priority" pro- jects and to lay the groundwork for others that may have to go buildt to combat c recession.
 TWAS Public Buildings Adminls- tration. jointly with the Post Of- flee Department, submitted pro- posed legisiation which would grant authorization for 9ie3, 100000 for federal buildings outside the Dis- trict of Columbia.
 Post Offices, Etc.
 These would include post offices, courthouses, federal office buildings and public health service hospitals in the 4S states and the territories
 The bill also proposed authoriza- ton of Si00, ,246 900 for new public buildings in or near the nations capital. S96 6,000, 900 would be authorized foE projects previously approved by congress and the remaining s06.. 100000 would be authorized for new projects.
 The PEA submitted list of 4,- O2O eligible projects outside Wash lngton totaling e77z,TDB 900 from which the eio3 .000,o0O worth ol protects would be selected Ion basIs Of urgency of need and cl 40onffnllaa on pana el
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
OiI Strike Spreads Across Nation: More WdIkouts
New Shutdowns, Reported in West and East; 4-Point PFOposol Made by SehweIlonboeh
By United Press

The oil Workers Interi1a- tlcnal Union (CIO) extended It's refinery strike from coast to coast today in an effort to force the petroleum indus try to meet demands for a 90 per cent wage increase.
 Union leaders reported new shutdowns in the West Coast, Oklahoma and east ern oil fields as Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellen- back submitted a four-point back-to-work proposal to a Washington, D. C., Concilia- ton hearing of labor. and ia- dustry officials.
 Endangers Economy
 schweilenbach called for an in- mediate end of the cfippllng walk. out which iS prolonged, he said, would "place in Jeopardy the very ilfo-blood of American economy"
 CiO officials and representatives of ii major oil companies were given until { ?. m. (EsTO today to reply to the suggestion that produe- ton be resumed under c 40-hour week and iB per cent wage in. crease pending arbitration Of the 27,B percent pay boost demanded by the union.
 The new oil walkouts boosted the nations strike Idle to on estimated A0e 900, Settlement of few dis. putes was offset by scattered New work stcppages, most Of them based on demands for wage increases to compensate for loss of war.mada overtime.
 Approximately 2,3oo workers were scheduled to walk out ct 10 Q. m, tP9T today at the Union oll Co.'S Wilmington and ,Rodeo, Calify TO. flnerlss and touch off an outburst oE strikes along tho west coast.
 Walk-0ut
 A spokesman for OWfu Local l2u said "oniy unfoFseen, last.ininutt dovelopments" could halt tho pend. Ing walkout
 Strike action was decided upon yesterday at tho close Of company llf1io nogotiAtions over workers de- mailds for maintenance of wartime salaries. Reese Taylor, company pFesident said a work etoppAgt would force almast immediate olos' ure Of other Union oil Go depart Inents. ##
 A graduate walkout of Sinclair oil Refining co, employees began last night at Trainer, Pa., and loaderi
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OAR Rule On Negro Artists
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Washington, oct. 2 - fuF) The Daughters of the American Revolution will decide next We4K whether to open the 0rgapiza tan Constitution Hal here to Negro arb ists, Mrs. Julius Y. Taiuade A. R. president general. said today
 The controversy over nllQNINa Hazel Scott, Negro pianist. 70 E'Ns a concert in the hall will be n4Qa before the executive comu1lttse n4Iz petwen Oct. 8 and II. Mrs. TaluH said.
 She acknowledged that rules v the D. A. R. barred Negroes kz appearing in the hall.
 Ig32 Rule
 Rules governing the opera |e Constitution Hall were est4A| in 1882 she said. TConk1xAIs the customs prevailing is1 trick of Columbia. these the appearances in conetlzN |Ho to white artists only Tne En changing the established &.ss be broueht bef6re EIe committee al lls 4eas|n 'a her." Earlier. presidsnl H asked to sdo soIr ban nf Nf'ss EtoI ' lha nan 11e eeNE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
'BeIsen Beost Denies All Charges

Luenoburg, Oct. 2-tUp) - Josef Kramer, beetle-browed Beast or Belsen," denied every. Atrocity charge against him in Q statement read today before Q British military court hearing the trial of Kramer and 6 other Nazis.
 FaF Record
 Kramer sat with downeaSt eyes as the statement denying his guilt in the wholesale atrocities at Bel- sen, where no was eoiflfilandAflt, was read Into the record,
 The statement signed by Kramer was produced by Capt Stephen Nal. ccim Stewart, British Army legal staff officer, who took it from tho NaA concentration, camp boss. NO objection was raised to it being put in evidence. Kramer said in the statement that fe volunteered for SS service in ie52, but was detailed for duty at Q concentration camp, for which no did not volunteer.
 no served in camps at Daehau, Aaehsenhausen, MauthauBen, Os- WleciFn and fleis0n. Some details Of conditions ir these camps were given in tho statement, /
 Overall Rules
 Kramer said he went to 0swiecim in May iD43. IEe lived in 6 village 70 keep "well away" from his fellow guards, he said.
 The same rifles o puHishn1oilt were applied 70 German and KuS'
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House Group Rejects OK Proposals

Washington, Oct. 2-(UP)-The House Ways and Means Committee today rejected two Republican pros posals to reduce, rather than elim- mate, the 3 per cent normal tax on individual income.
 The Republican proposals were garellmlnaFy to c demand for . horizontal cut in oil tax rates, aIlg- taxes as wei hs normal taxes, ,"
 Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. VlnSon recommended yesterday c three point rceonversion tax pro. gram calling for elimination of tho 2 per cent normal tex on individuals repeal of the excess profits tax on industry starting Jan. and redues ton of luxury taxes starting July 1. He opposed c horizontal cut in oil individual tax rates.
 Normal Tax
 The two proposals to reduce, in- stead Of eliminate, the normal tex were made by Rep, Harold Knut- son of Minnesota, ranking Repub. liean on tho committee, He propos- cd to cut 1t to one per cent and then two per cent. Both were re. jocted without record votes,
 If either had been adopted, Re. publicans were prepared to move next for c horizontal cut nj oil Surs tax rates on individuals,
 Both were offered aS c substitute to a motion by Rep, A. Wills Ro- bertson, D., Va,, to approve Wins sons recommendations with change. Robertsons motion still was pending when the committed recessed for lunch.
 Before c vote on the Robertson motion, however, Republicans were poised for another test.
 Substitute
 Rep. Prank Carlson, Rp Kans prepared c substitute motion which would raise the normal tax exemp- ton, TOW $500 without regard tt the number of dependents, to those in effect for surtaxeS. The surtaS exemption allows $500 for the wage earneF and $500 for each depend. ent.
 it was estimated that the Carlson plan, ike tho VinSon proposal would eliminate approximately i2,- 100000 persons from any tax liabil' fly.
 The loss in treasury revenue like. wise would Dc approximately thu same,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
GAR Vets Hold 79th Encompnent

Columbus, O, oct. 2-(UP)-Iif. teen survivors of tho grand army Of tho Republic brushed up their blue uniforms and adjusted medals to. day in preparation for 6 reception tonight for delegates to tho 10th annual GAR eneafnpment'
 A few insisted they were ready to march tomorrow in tho parade cllmaxing the meeting, but it was ( peeted that less than . half dozen would attempt it. Only eight were feeling flo enough last night to at- end the inaugural banquet.
 Former ConimandeF-ins Chief Ro- bert Rownd, Ripley, N. Y.. i0o.year- old toupeessporting veteran, grit- ned as he accepted 9O.4o0 from Of" ficiais of tho VAriouE GAR affiliate organizations at the banquet.
 "TheSe checks look mighty good"
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OthmonO Over
 The Hump In GIobester
BY FREDERICK c. 0THMAN United Press Staff Correspondent

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 Aboard dlohester II over South China sea, on route to Manila, oct |2-(UP)-f don't know exactly what happened to China and me; soFae- how we didn't seem to connect.
 It was last midnight that this round -the-world flying machine numbered up from the strong smell. Ing city of Calcutta and headed across the Himaiaya Mountains, which is known to aViators aS the Hump, Capt. Richard H. Drake, of Riverside, Calf, chief pilot, said that since we didn't have to worry about Japanese, we were flying the southern or lower end of the pile of rocks ct an altitude Of l2,0o0 feet. Then, wooSh,
 An air current picked up this giant C.B4 and in Q mater or seconds lifted it to i4,b00 feet, Ike Q high.Speed elevator, only more so, My head hurt; so did every. body else's. The flight clerk fixed that by passing out oxygen masks
 so l 6at there, staring into the rain and wondering whatever im- pelled mo to become c world traveller when tho tips of ell four propellers caught on fire.
 "Vory pretty" commented Q vet eran of the hump In tho next seat.
 rAn odd. phenomenon known d | St. EiIno's Fire" he added "Yol don't often get to sec it."
 Waltslng Plane
 Tho fire dled down little, buI the plane kept Swooping like giant doing the Blue Danube waltz Somehow I didn't feel sleep. Twt years later, at four 6. m. we landed ct Running, where it was aS colo aS the nose of c Chinese dog. Thai iS accurate reporting; there was { yellow dog there with gray spot and It's nose was something to feel
 The commandant and oil his help CTS were up, waiting breakfast fol Us, Chinese eggs, fried; Chinebt bacon, and Chinese hot cakes. w had to gulp same and Seran, be- cause we were holding up trafiic or the airport, one of the worlds buSi' est. E'n route to the plane oveI an expanSe of rocks and mud think I spiet, three Chinese in blu' cotton pants, but 1t was dark aiiS | I wouldn't swear to it,
 | A figured the only thing left wa to get c look at China from thu air ct dawn, which was turnint the sky slightly pinksh. kep looking out the window, My eye Stung from sleeplessneSS and I do cided to close 'em for minute This was c mistake.
 Seven hours passed forever iron the life of Othfnar. So did China
 When I woke Up we were over tn China Sea, the flight clerk said.
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Trumon Seen
 Reorgonizins Armed Forces

Whbntnkton, Octi - lNUFD President Truman's pattern for re. organizing the armed forces was taking definite shape today.
 The President himself gave the tlpotf in on executive order calling for sweeping changes In the strue. ture of the Navy Department. In it he made clear that he would ask Congress to make statutory reorgaTa- izationS only after he finds the best possible plan through experiments conducted under his executive au. thority.
 MT. Truman told congress last month that h0 was planning to send along 0 message on reorganization of the War and Navy Departments. He did not, however, commit him. self on teh controversial issue of consolidating them into single new department of national de- fenSe.
 Merger
 Congregational leaders have since indciated that the merger proposals have been abandoned. MT. Trumans Navy order contained no clues on the subject, but an accompanying White House statement carefully explained his decision to make the changes by executive order. Its purpose, it said, lis to enable the Navy to incorporate in its or- ganization some of the improve mentS which were indicated by its wartime experience.
 These changes are to be made by executive order so that they may be tested for a period of time be. fore the President recommnds to congrss any statutory change in the organization of the Navy Depart ment."
 In accordance with the order, dated Sept. 2e, Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal set up special board to plan the reorgaaiz- ation. It will be headed by Under secretary of the Navy ATtenus l. Gates.
 MT. Truman said the reorganiza- ton should be made on the principle that the business of the Navy falls into three grand divisions" He listed these as military matters; general and administrative matters; and business and related industrial matters"
 The president abolished the post of commander -in-chief of the U. s fleet and transferred its functions to the Chief of Naval Operations Both jobs are now held by Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King.
 Forrestal directed that King con tinue in his dual positions until thu reorganization goes into effect King, however. plans to retir' around Jan. 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
Liberated JelUs Deny Charges or Neglect

diet of 2,000 calories is twice that of the average German. Despite ITarrison's charges to the contrary, tie camp appeared weli-fixed nied' icaily. n nursed back health they lost in concentration camps. About 20 per cent of the q 70 inmates have some form of tub culosis, but Jewish doctor said iost were recovering.
 Gen. Dwif nt D. Eisenhower hirn- self visited this and other Bavarian camps two weeks ago and immedi- ately ordered the military governor of Bavaria, Gen. George s. Patton, to seize neighboring German dwell- ingS to relieve congeSted conditions for the Jews.
 Patton
 Until Eisenhower's visit, 1t was apparent that Patton took little personal interest in Jewish welfare here. Col John II. Polk of El Paso, Tex, the camp commander. admit- ted that tho "heat had been turned on only h tho past two weeks. (contlnued on Page q
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Rx EDWARD V, ROBERTS

oy bD fhANS VI ANVA8ANe9 United Press staiH CorrespOndent)
 London, Oct. 2.-(UP)-A French spokesman today acc cused Russia of attempting "last minute blackmail" at the Foreign Ministers Coun- ell, and the conference ap- peared doomed to end In al- most complete failure.
 Return Home
 Some delegates predicted that the ministers would call 1t quits after todayS seSsions-regardleSs Of their outcome-and' leave for their respective capitals. U. 8, Secretary of State James F. ByrneS was known to have speaking engage. ment in New York Thursday eve- ming.
 Both French and other Allied sources said Russia appeared to bt attempting to throw oil the prob' lens of peace back on President Truman, Premier Stalin and Prime Minister Attlee.
 A source present ct last night'i session-whieh finally broke up a' 3 c. m. today-said' Russia "deiiber' ately thwarted" every effort at com promise among the foreign minister by submitting new and farsreach' ing demands.
 He said the Soviets apparentl! were determined to undo even Buei progress as had been made by tn council.
 The French spokesman describe' the Russian tactics as slagt-manut blaekmAii in afi effort to got wha they want" France will agree [ no further comprottiise on It's do
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C;ty's Veterans Center Proues Valuable Endeavor

Walker, Irving Fl. Hammers, treas urer of the committee who an- nounced his resignation parallel with his resignation from the First Federal Savings Bank, this city. (See story elsewhere today's edi- tion.) Prank Orencole, William Jebb, MT. Kelley, Irving Karmasin, Dr. John G. Gilmartin, Miss De- laney, J. Warren UpSon, Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson, Mrs. Elton Weyland, John Jenusaitis, James M. Moore.
 It was also announced by the Miss Delaney that federal housing authorities had contacted the ad- visory office with the information 1t was sending a representative to this area to consult with veterans on housing problems.
 Mir. Kelley also requested that the City Health Department through its laboratory be authorized to under take smear tests for veterans be- lieved to be suffering from malaria. Mir. Kelley pointed out that recur- rent attacks of this Illness usually (continued on Page 4)
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By JOHN B. McDERMOTT United Press Staff Correspondent

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 Feldafing, Bavaria, Oct. i-CDe' iayed) -(UP)-Ragge Jews are livs ing i2 to c room in this displaced persons camp, but they ridiculed charges that their lot was almost as bad as 1t had been in Nazi con" cefltration camps.
 The charges had been made by Earl c. Harrison, an ofiicial Amer lean investigator, in Q formal report to President Truman. He described tho camps as filthy, ursafaitary, in. efiiclent and behind barbed wire.
 We found neither barbed wire nor oestapo-like guards ct this camp. Tie majority of Jews live in tile- roofed, bleak apartments well-pro- tected from the cold. Though crowded up to 70 in c room, all sleep on hunks.
 New York glums
 They are living better than some of the inhabitants of New YoFk's East Side sluns or many factory dIstficts in the United States, They perhaps are not getting all tho food they want, but theif daily
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
Fire Department Donoted Wholesale

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 2-(UP)- The Harvard university fire depart- ment has been donated outright to the City of Cambridge.
 City Manager John B. Atkinson sal dthe gift included . 760-gallon seagrave pumping engine with lad- ders and hose-a 1920 model, B fire hats, pick axes, hose, ropes, and spanners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
Patton Loses Command Of U. s. Third Army
By JOHN B. McDERM0TT

eNANeN9NMNs'@N@ United Press staif COrrespondentD Frankfurt, Oct. 2.-(UP) Gen. George s. Patton has been relieved of his U. S. Third Army Command and the concurrent military gov ernorship of Bavaria, where he advocated keeping Nazis in some administrative posts, 1t was announced today.
 18th Army
 Patton is being shifted from Ba- Varia to the command of the US 18th Army-A virtually non-eXist' ent force, consisting Of little more than Q headquarters detachment which Is writing 0 report on US participation in the European war Gen. Dwight D, Eisenhower late today announced his decision in the Patton case. It was c severe punish ment for the hot-headed, loose' tongued Patton, who appeared be- fore Eisenhower last Friday to eX. plain his defiance of headquarters orders to purge Bavaria of Nazis Lt..den. Lueian K. TruScott, for mer commander of the US. Ftftf Army Nh Italy, was named com mander of the US, Third Army ant of the eastern military district II the American occupation zone o Germany, succeeding Patton.
 Statement
 Eisenhewers headquarters iSSueI the following statement at 6 ?. m,
 "On Sept. %, Gen, Eisenhowe notified Patton that he would D transferred on or about Oct. ' ' take over command of the ibtl Army and to head the theater zen cfai board, and that Lt.-uen. Lu clan K. Truscott would take com mand of tho Third Army and east ern military district, This trans fer will Do made on or about oc T."
 Tho transfer of Patton mean that he had been banlBh0d froF the American occupation gone on removed from any position Of au thority over the Germans.
 The handful Of headquarter troops which he will head aS ibt Army commander are statioile west of the Rhine ct Bad Neuen ahr, near the Remagen bridg in the middle of the French occu
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Pope Hits TotoIitorion G overnmenfs

Vatican City, oct. 9-(UP) Pope Plus XII opened the Sacred Rom. an Rota-the church's jurldicai body-today with an address do. Founcing totalltaTianiSni as the de- atFoyer Of the rights of man,
 Tho Pontlff said totalitArlan' govs erniaent forced national, racial and class idsOlosieS on the individual and eliminated mans inherent rights. He said it prevented citizens from shaping theig own social life and tended to divide nations intc adominatorD and the dominated"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
 Resiening At Bank

Irving 1T. Hammers, executive Viee.p president of the First Federal Savings and Loan Assn, LeaVen- worth street, Is resigning his posi-: ton aS of Nov. ist, he announced yesterday. MT. Hammers plans to enter the merchandising business in Detroit.
 He succeeded William II. Husband in May i044 ct the local financial institution when MT. Husband as. Sumed c position m Washington. No immediate successor to MT. Lam. mers has been named. Harold w. Smith, former ofiicial of the P. P. 8. and L., now in the Navy Is expected to return In the not too far future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02

A total of 637 veterans were in- terviewed and assisted by the local office of the Veterans Administra- ton office established at the Wa terbury Veterans Advisory Center it was revealed yesterday by Ed ward Kelley, VAC. manager. The occasion was the regular monthly meeting of the general committee. During the past week, MT. Kelley disclosed, PAT veterans were inter- viewed. Yesterday total of 1855 had contacted the local office.
 Miss Nancy Delaney executive secretary of the committee and the Veterans Advisory office disclosed in her monthly report that a total of ilS veterans, their relatives and civilians were interviewed during September by her office. Sixty of this total were referred to various agencies, doctors. attorneys and elsewhere.
 Attending
 Yesterdays meeting was presided over by Mayor John 6. Monagan and attended by the following Mat. ]. Peter Costigan, Rev. pr. John
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
ReportGoP Still Seeks 
 More Confusion
 As Party Enters
 ConVamtion

"CoNFUsION WORSE CON- FOUNDED" bests paraphrases the theme of tonight's scheduled Re- publican convention as party lead- era were today reported, ct press time, to be without candidates for naming to the proposed city elec- ton slate.
 Despite statements from some top COP leaders 1t is claimed on good authority today that the mayoralty choice still goes begging as coln- mittee leaders spend time frantic. ally seeking someone in Q city ot 100000 population to agree to run on the Republican ticket.
 Despite the humor and good.Ela. turOd ridicule directed toward these leaders by their own party members and Democrats aS well As the gene eral populaee, the matter has be- come one of concern to the majority of interested citizens with express sionS heard as to the seriousness and gravity of such Q situation, The latter observation is promised upon the fact that the current dilatory situation among COP leaders ii "blatantly indicative of lack oi leadership" and in general, lack oi any understanding of the needs oi Q two.party system"
 UpSon
 AS reported here last night { move is active to place the name oi former Town Chairman J. WarreI Upson upon file aS the COP can didate. The move is designed a one of embarrassment for MT. Up son and the entire party leadership Should tho move be acceptable ant MT, Upson refuses to accept thl nomination, packers of the nov, will claim ho and other leader have not got the true interests 0 the party ct heart. MT. Upson ha oonSistently stated he will not run
 At present the Republicans or also seeking candidates for con troller, city clerk and tax collector
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
Stote Thanksgiving Nov. 22-BoIdwin

Hartford, Conn.,, Oct. 2- (UP)-G0v. Raymond Y. Bald. win today proclaimed Thurs day, Nov. @, as Thanksgiving day in Connecticut.
 The Connecticut Thanksgiv. ing, along with Thanksgiving in other New England states, will be the fourth Thursday In November, the governor said. if President Truman should proclaim the fifth Thursday Rs Thanksgiving, Connecticut residents would have Q choice Of two days on which to eat turkey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
Gov. Cross Injured

New Haven, Conn., Oct. s- (UPl-Former Democratic Gov. Wilbur L. Cross, sS, was recev- ering at his home today from a feet injury resulting from fan from q chair. A small bone was snld to have been heoAen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
French Spokesman Accuses
 Russia or "BLackmaiI"
Conference Seen Doomed to Failure; Blame SovietS
BULLETIN

London, Oct. 2-UP)-The Council of Foreign Ministers ended It's London conference shortly after ! ?, m. tonight without issuing c final commu. niQue on It's decisions.
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