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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-07-02

groes and not at all unfriendly to
labor, attention may fall upon Chan
ming H. Tobias, secretary for Ne
lining H. Tobias, secretary for Ne
Just before President Roosevelt
died Tobias was being groomed for
post on the National War Labor
board. He is known to welcome
government appointment but has
told friends that he would prefer a
spot which would not necessarily
identify him with racial work par
ticularly. 1t is notable that during
the recent conference of Negro lead
ers here Tobias was one who spoke
strongly in favor of recognition of
Negroes by the government on their
merits and not as racial specialists.
His views were Incorporated in final
declaration made by the group.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-07-02

the Socialist party, has been an arch
critic of the New Deal, and through
a spokesman of his, more recently
threatened trouble for the present
administration.
About a month ago this CORES
pondent learned that the idea had
been advanced in high government
circles that legislation be offered to
allow for the appointment of a third
assistant secretary in the labor de-
partment. Only two are now author
lied. The success of this move then
would permit the appointment of a
person designated by each the
American Federation of Labor and
the Congress of Industrial Organ
izations, and lastly, a Negro.
1t is not certain yet whether the
idea has been abandoned. There is at
present one vacancy in the depart
ment which could be filled by
Negro acceptable to both wings of
labor. Whether Randolph. would be
acceptable is problematical. The
CIO could conceivably advance the
name of Willard S. Townsend, presi-
dent, United Transport Service En-
ployes of America. Townsend en-
joys the extra influence of being
member of the CIO executive board,
and a member of it's committee on
discrimination.
Somtime ago Townsend had ex-
pressed unwillingness to accept
government post but, according to
spokesman of his here, the offer of
so attractive position as the as
sistant secretary Of labor might
cause him to reconsider.
Going outside the ranks of labor
10 find someone acceptable to Ne
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-07-02
EXPECT new AIDE TO LABOR
SE('Y.; RANDOLPH UNLIKELY
By Earnest E. Johnson

WASHINGTON, July 2 (ANP)-
That the appointment of a Negro as
an assistant secretary in the depart
ment of labor has been given seri-
GUS consideration in high official
quarters found adequate confirma-
tion here, but there was no real
ground upon which to support the
report that A. Philip Randolph,
president, Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters, had been offered the
choice spot.
The assumption had been made in
one area that because of Randolph's S
position in the labor movement he
would be the logical person. On the
other hand, sight must not be lost
of the fact that he is a member of
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-07-02

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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-07-02

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16
Who Are Prima Donnas

Some congressman and writers have been complaining again, since President Roosevelt's report to Congress on the Crimean Conference, that MT. Roosevelt does not tell enough news. They seem put out that MT. Churchill seemed to get all the news beats while the President contents himself with recapitulation and comment
 We haven't yet figured out just what the journalistic action of chief of state should be. The question never came up until the Big Three's arrival on the world Scene-or rather tWo-thirdS of the Big Three, since MT. Stalin doesn't feel con- pelled to report personally to his people. So there is no precedent to guide us.
 Offhand we should say that the good solution might be to leave reportorlal functions to the press. The summaries of the Big Two, Three or Four meetings might just as well include all the news instead of saving out some added items for MT. Churchill to surprise us With att- erwards Then the statement could fill in with background, feature material, and editorial comment.
 Yet, since MT. Churchill has consist ently been reporter, as well as commen- tator, it may be that some source of agreement on the division of honors has been reached. Perhaps MT. Roosevelt has taken the assignment of keeping up interest in future developments, of drop ping hint or cryptic remark that gives hint to future policies, while MT. Churchill contents himself with a fill-in on what has already taken place. This conjecture is suggested by MT. Roose- velt's interpolated remark about 'prlma donnas" in his report to Congress.
 After announcing the agreement on Yugoslavia, he said: But it is not only that but in some other places we have to remember there are great many pri- ma donnas in the world, all who wish to be heard. Before anything will be done, we may have little delay while we listen to more prima donnas." What does the that" refer to? Who are the "prima donnas," since the name obvious ly isn't meant as a compliment? Does It refer to persons out of favor with any or all of the Big Three? Is the rather temperamental General De Gaulle prina donna, or King Peter of Yugosla- via, or Premier Arciszewski of the Polish cabinet in London?
 There is much bait for speculation III the two sentences about the prima don mas. There is also a probable source or future news in them, too-maybe another scoop for MT. Churchill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16
Gardening Begins Now

This business of supplying the family household with fresh vegetables from the backyard garden isn't one that can wait until the weather is suitable to go out in your. shirt-sleeves. Gardening is almost year-round chore. There may be few months during the winter when the man who counts on producing sup ply of provisions for his home can sit back and take it easy, but those few months have habit of sneaking by very quickly. And during that free time there should be lot of planning.
 Good gardens don't just happen. They are the result of Well-though out plans, attention to sail preparation and con- tent, use of good seeds, careful working of the plot during the growing season. If your home garden wasn't a success last year, maybe it was because you over looked the fact that hard work goes be- fore every vegetable produced, whether, it be in the planting, the cultivation or the wedding. Prof. A. E. Wilkinson ot the University of Connecticut has already issued good instructions on how to m prove your crops. Bernard Mcdonald of our own school department can advise you equally we'll
 There are many ways ana means o! getting more out of your small plot of gaYden-land. But there are few essen tial ideas that must be followed. The most important one, and we have tried to emphasize that, is work. You can't put too much time into your garden. That doesn't mean you have to spend all day m 1t, although day in garden is certainly never time lost. Some time regularly apportioned to the garden each day will be sufficient unto the needs of most Vc- tory plots.
 Give some thought to the kinds of vegetables you want and the amount Of seed to be purchased. Don't be over- ambitious. On the other hand keep your garden space going all the time by suc- cession and companion crops. A garden :an be thing of joy and utility, but it's sweat and toll that produce the results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16
Don't Cut Corners

It shouldn't be necessary to tell our legislators not to cut any corners in pro- viding funds for state institutions. Take the University of Connecticut as typical example of an institution that has grown by leaps and bounds from small agri- cultural college to a university whose curriculum is broad and varied, whose standing is of the highest, whose reputa- ton has brought great credit on the en- tire state President Albert N. Jorgen- sen has asked the Legislature to stick to the school budget requested by him and the university directors.
 He points out that these are trying days for all schools. It is difficult to keep faculty strength up to the necessary limit; key-men are lost and can't be replaced. If the University of Connecticut Is to compete with other colleges and uni versailles, both within and without the state, then it must continue to offer the courses that others advertise It must have the teaching StaffS to bring to the studens the education they demand to- day. In short what the university offers, it in turn must pay for, and to cause the efficiency to be lowered by cutting down it's budget would be very foolish step.
 In this vein we can't help commenting OH d SlIllldT 1dCk O1 1OISSlSIlI OIl CAlC PolV of our officials. Warden Ralph H. Walker of the Connecticut State Prison claims that the recent outbreak there resulting in the killing of guard is due to the short age of prison manpoWer. He told leg islative committee the incident might not have occurred if "there were enough guards at the institution" This is an old story in Connecticut. We've heard it for years, even before the war made the manpower situation universal one: Connecticut has got to change it's stand on institutional help so that after the war everyone of them may be sufficiently and properly manned.
 All such incidents as the above are simply one more criticism of an attempt to run a business on piece of a shoe string. You seldom succeed in havlng more than a shoe-string business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

This time units of only five mem bers were set up with each man knowing only one man outside his own cell. However, the Nazis even broke into these groups and smashed the new organization. GUERRILLAS
 In l93S, several underground operators finally managed to penetrate Hitler'S Schultz Staffel, the private Black Shirt Army which guarded the Fuehrer. One even came to New York on a va cation, met with American com- munists secretly, told them how he was a member of Hitler's per- sonal bodyguard. However, Sta lin never gave the signal to bump off Hitler and eventually even these new underground members were destroyed.
 that finalp
 FOREIGN WORK SLAVES
 Today, there are very few Ger mans inside the Reich the Allies can count on. Stalin in his talks with American Professor Oscar Lange in Moscow last summer moodily told how the anti-Nazis have been destroyed, complained that it would take at least generation to rebuild the German working Class movement. As result the chief hope for a major uprising in Germany today is the six million foreign slave workers Hitler kidnapped from the Occu- pied countries. These. workers have been used to build fOrtifi- cations on the Eastern and Vest ern Front and to work in Ger
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

The Hartford Courant is methodlcal in reporting the doings of the Senate and House of the Connecticut Legislature. It usually prefaces such reports with the following: Senate-The Senate was called to order at 12:51 p. m., one hour and 36 minutes late. House-Speaker E. Lea March, Jr., called the House to order at 11:41 a. m., Il minutes late. That was just one day. You can pick up this same report day after day and the routine is the same. The Senate ana the House convene at almost any time except that at which they are scheduled to meet. The last person, we believe, to endeavor to change all this was ex-mayor Frank Hayes. When he was lieutenant governor he said the Senate would con vene at II a. n., if that was the hour to meet no matter how many Senators were in the chamber. And he banged his gavel after that exactly at the appointed time. Legislative bodies are prone to excuse their tardiness in such matters, but they should be quick to criticize small detail that denotes personal care leSSneSS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

man factories.
 After the big Allied bombing of Berlin several thousand of these foreign workers escaped during the confusion, destroyed several war plants and hid in the Wreckage of the bombed-out buildings. Other foreign workers escaping during Allied air raids have joined with deserters from the German Army and are now carrying on the first guerrilla war fare inside Germany.
 CAPITOL CHAFF
 Lii Damita, former wife ot Hollywood lion Erroll Flynn, has been in Palm Beach studying to be a nurses aide. Now Mrs. Flynn" says the Palm Beach chief for Nurses Aides, you were late yesterday, and you were late the day before and you were late to- day. When will you be on timer" Mrs. Flynn rolls her big eyes and seems aStonished to learn that she was ever late at all |. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Board has taken firm stand against censorship of sailors mail when it comes to political opinions. He believes that any Navy man should have the right to express his views politically on any sub- ject, just so it doesn't give away military secrets One of the truly great pictures of jungle-air war is Objective Burma" show ing the heroism of U. s. Flyers over Burma.
 Copyright, l945, by
 The Bell Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16
MAKE IT ONE CITY
Bridgeport Post)

Wendell Willkie had phrase for it, "One World" Why not take a leaf out of Willkie's book and make Bridgeport one city?
 At present we have city within city and bill has been introduced in the legislature Cat the request of the city administration we believe) which would not remedy this situa- ton but simply make 1t more trou- blesoine than ever.
 The city within the city is what is known as First Tax District Only" Now the first tax district is the whole city of Bridgeport but there is second tax district With an added tax which is super-imposed on but does not entirely cover, the first district Those who live within the boundaries of the second district pay the full tax while those who live in that portion of the first district which is not overlapped, pay lower rate.
 The fact is that years ago it was feasible to divide up the city'S serv- ices and charge them according to whether one lives in first district only, or second district. That is no longer feasible and is leading to endless bookkeeping trouble and dis satisfaction on the part of various residents who feel that they are paying taxes for services they are not getting.
 The simplest way to end the old difnculty as we pointed out before is to make Bridgeport one city with out any overlapping tax districts and to extend all the municipa, services to all the citizens of Bridge port.
 Instead of having a lower tas rate for the outlying sections, prop. erty should be assessed in outlying sections at lower rate than in the center. If it is honestly assessed values will be lower in any case. That 1 will keep taxes in the outskirts dow1 to a reasonable level but end al the dif1culty, confusion and an. noyance between second district and first district only.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16
Views Of The Press

cend her throne.
 There is undoubtedly learned scientific reason why telephone wires put on their orchestral performance. This is scientific age and we can not expect even free symphony to occur without god reason. Per- haps the best performances of the yea are given in late March. On a nelloy day when the south wind is blowing, when the sky is wearing its cape of deepest bluo, with a few masses of white cumuluS clouds for ruffles, the wires seem to enjoy their steady song.
 The song of the wires is steady but it is not monotonous. There are over- tones of lyrical runs, long sustained notes in alto and contralto key, deeper intermittent overtones of res onant bass. Occasionally one gets a faint hint of a clean, haunting pure high tenor. There are times when the tempo mounts in crescendo for tissimo; one almost expects the crash of the percussion instruments and the stirring lifting power of the braSses. Then, again, the wires sing softly of days loveliness, humming theme of unexplored possibilities, sustaining the music to accompany the rollicking optimism of robins.
 There are mcn and women in city offices who will look out their win dows these hope-stirring days and think of country roads far away where the telephone wires run from weathered pole to pole, above the lichened stone walls or split rail fences. Years ago they listened to tine singing wires. Boys and girls coming from schoolhouses with lunch boxes in hand still stop to lis- ten. In the song of wires in spring, youth has heard the call to paths of adventure,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

Waterbury will make it's first real bow to the Legislature next week when series of city measures come up for hear ings. Waterbury Day at Hartford has always been quite an occasion. Whether next week will bring out the crowds de- bends. Probably more will wait for the pension hearings in April. Bond bills
 usually attract the finance officers not the general public or employe groups. But they are important and should get as serious consideration from everyone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

Watertown's reference to the qualify of Waterbury's water supply naturally didn't set well with most officials of this city, but a great many consumers prob ably will agree. They are those who can't stomach the frequent application of chlorine and other purifying agents to the water supply However, actual tests have shown that Waterbury's water sup ply is extremely potable and ranks with the best in the state. Whether or not it's good enough for Watertown is mat ter for that community to decide. The point is that if Watertown wants to buy from us, we have plentiful supply going right through the town limits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16
Selected Poem
IRISH SONG (Clare MacDermott in the Poets Corner, Hartford TimeS)
IRISH SONG

Oh, no more you'll tread the bogeen
 Or your light foot touch the heather, But think about you Maureen,
 And the dreams you brought to me, When the cool breeze whispers softly
 And the grey hawk drops feather, While the purple mist rolls inland
 From wide, sate-colored sea. Oh to higher ways and fairer
 Than green lanes where floats the starling Has your shining spirit journeyed
 Far away from earthly i'll, And my seeking arms are empty,
 For I loved you, Maureen Darling, And the meadow paths silent
 Which your bright song used to fill. Sure! my heart is black with sorrow!
 For the banshee gave me warming Where the sunlight shifts to shadow
 And the gleaming bluebell quakes, I shall never you sitting
 With your potheen in the morning Oh Wirra! Wirra Wirra!
 But the heart within me breaks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

Two hundred thousand Ameri- can Flag posters have appeared in the cafes of Sicily advocating the independence of that strategic island from Italy. But the funny part of it ;s that the printing of these Amer:can flags has been traced to Algiers and the people who paid for them are the Bri- tiSh.
 Accompanying these U. s. Flags are placards reading: Sicily, the 49th State." ,
 In other words, it looks as if the British, knowing the num- Der of Italo- Americans who come from Sicily, arc cleverly taking advantage of American sentiment to propose Sicily as the 18th state of the United States.
 The importance of Sicily to the British is that it lies aStride the sea-lane through the Mediter- ranean to Suez. The British all ready have secretly been given the Italian Island of Pantelleria and Lampedusa by the Italian Armistice, and it has been known for some time that they were secretly financing the separation ist movement in Sicily.
 SOL BLOOM SOLD VIOLETS
 Congressman Sol Bloom, author of many song hits, first man to bring Salome Dancing from Egypt, and now the chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, celebated his 18th birthday recently with 8 party in the House Restaurant and even bigger parties at the Washington Children's Hospital and the St. Ann's Orphan Asylum, to which Sol had sent large checks.
 At the Capitol party, Violet Gib- son, Associated Press copy girl, asked Bloom what his favorite flower was.
 "ViOlets," replied Sol.
 That's my name" said Miss Gibson.
 Bloom then explained that violets were his favorite flower because half century ago he sold violets in front of the fountain at the corner of Market and Rear ney streets i'll San Francisco.
 And when I go back to San Francisco as a delegate to the United Nations Conference" the Congressman declared, "I'm gO- ing to take a few minutes off to sneak down to that fountain and sell a few violets."
 NEW GERMAN UNDERGROUND
 One thing long handicapping the Allies in Germany has been the lack of underground opposi- tion to Hitler. Ever since 1883, various anti-Nazi groups have been trying to spawn an effective underground in Germany but with little success.
 When Hitler first came to power there were about seven million German Communists, but many of these were snuffed out in the initial blood purges.
 Other Communist anti Nazis, composing the most lib eral elements in Germany, also fled as the Hitler Himmler terror was extended to every part of the Reich.
 However, the underground
 blossomed and expanded in 1884 and 1885 until Himmler found out about 1t and sent his own agents into the organ ization, capturing the member ship lists and ruthlessly shoot ing down its members.
 In 1886, another attempt was made to form a new underground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

it as the Book has instructed us.
 So many people either consciously or unconsiously maintain that re- ligion consists exclusively Of bellev. ing something Affirm the right creed, attend church regularly. pay you dues, and all will be well. But all will not be well as the result of such procedure. The question at issue is what kind of life we are living as the result of these spirit ual exercises. If they are not srlak- ing us stronger, then we are rum ming in vain. Religion is the art Of being and of doing good. To this great end, all conviction about creeds. all fidelity to the church, all self sacrifice. and charitable gen. erosity must contribute.
 Religious fidelity means fidelity to a life that pleases God.
 All Rights Reserved
 Babson Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 10:15 p. m (war time)
 Sun rises TOP a. m. sets TOO D. m. (war time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 These are the days when the outdoors man comes into his own. There are all sorts of signs of awakening life. The variety of bird-life is greater; there are indications of stirring within the earth as here and there a sprout pushes through.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16
SINGING WIRES
(New York Tines)

When winter is bout ready to ab- dicate to spring, and the pussy will lows lift their branche-, comes the time when the telephone wires along the winding back-country roads sing their arias of new season. Sing ing wires are a part of the music in the air when spring is rea6" '" ss-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

eAA AOSoe
 lessons of life not in some for nal school bu, out in the world We learn our les sons not out of g book of maxims but by the ex. perimental method in the grin labor. atory of d a il ) trials. The Bible is important, bu' it only tells Il,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

Of war MODlllZa-
 tion Dire c { or James P. Byrnes
 for every protest that had been re- ceived previously on vastly more important stabil- ization orde CT S. This was a curi- ous manifesto tion of the Amer ican public's ap- parent unwilling ness to sacrifice it's luxuries, yet it was only an --rA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY uu rApTJ DOTrcTASS m
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D.D.

WHAT IS TRUE RELIGION?
 Someone has said that religion is the act of being and doing good. To become adept in living means to become honest, just, sincere, self sacrificing, forebearing. and pure l.. tlo,,nLt and dacd Mo --., t,-e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

how to conduct tho |. F -.....enC. H
 is book of instructions. After we have read the instructions, we have to face the experiment and handle