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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-02

Bing Crosby, who is as typically American as the songs he will sing, will make his first guest appearance on the Telephone Hour tonight. The Telephone Hour is broadcast Mon days on NEG at 800 p. m.
 He will appear with the Bell Tele- phone Orchestra and chorus in an all-American program of music in- terpreting our country and what 1t means on this pre- Fourth of July concert to be presented by the dis tinguished American conductor, Donald Voorhees.
 Music ranging from the beloved tunes of Stephen Foster to a cur rent patriotic song will be sung by MT. Crosby on this holiday. program.
 As a feature of the concert MT. Crosby will present two numbers from the motion picture, ''The Great John L., just produced by the singer, himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-02
New York Stations
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4:00-WEAF--Backstage Wife
 WOR-News, J. Gambling
 WJZ-News, w. Van Vorhis
 WABC-House Party: Art
 Linkletter; News 4:15-WEAF-Stella Dallas
 WOR-Jay Johnson, Songs WJZ-Jack Berch and Boys 4:So-MEAF-Lorenzo Jones
 WOR-Food Forum pr.
 Walter H. Eddy
 WJZ--Report from Abroad
 WABC-keature Story 4:45-WEAF-Young Wilder
 WJZ-Hop Harrigan
 WABC-Johnson Singers 5:oo-WEAF-When a Girl Marries
 WOR-Uncle Don
 MJZ-Terry and the Pirates
 WABC-Service Time:
 Waves on Parade 5:15-WEAF-Portia Faces Life
 WOR-Superman
 WJZ-Dick Tracy 5:S0-WEAF-Just Plain Bill
 WOR-Tennessee Jed
 WJZ-Jack Armstrong
 WABC-Cimarron Tavern 5:45-WEAF-Front Page Farrell
 WOR-Tom Mix Adventures
 MJZ-Ireene Wicker
 WABC-,Sparrow and the .oo Hawk o'ov-W EAf Af~NewS, D. aollenoeck
 WJZ-News; W. Kiernan
 WABC-Jimmy Carroll Sings 6:30-WOR-New Van Deventer
 WJZ-New; Whose War?
 WABC-Eileen Farrell 6:45--WEAF-Lowell Thomas
 WOR-Sports, Stan Lomax
 WJZ-Charlie Chan
 WABC-World Today; News 700-WEAF-Suppe Club
 WOR-Fulton Lewis Jr.
 WJZ-Headline Edition .7:15-WEAF-John W. Vandercook
 WOR-The Answer Man
 WJZ-Raymond Swing
 WABC-Hedda Hopper 7:so-WEAF-Al Roth's Orch. WOR-Bulldog Drummond, Drama, Ned Wever WJZ-The Lone Ranger WABC-Thanks to the Tanks. Bob Hawk 7:45-WEAF-H. V. Kaltenborn s:O0-wEAF-Medal of Honor: Dramatic Series WOR-Ceci1 Brown, News WJZ-Lum and Abner WABC-Vox Pop: Sullivan and Warren Hull s:15-WOR-Now It Can Be Told WJz-News of Tomorrow S:30-WEAF-Igor Gorin, f1OWdTu bdTlOW WOR-Boston Blackie: Richard Kollmar WJZ-Blind Date: Arlene Francis WABC-Merry Life: Mary Astor 9:00-WEAF-Bing Crosby, Don Voorhees, Orch. WoR-News. William Lang WJZ--Rex Maupin's Orch. Marion Mann WABC-Beulah; Drama Marlin Hunt 9:15-WOR-Real Life Stories 9:30-WEAF-Rise Stevens, Musical Show WOR-Spotlight Bands: Clyde Lucas WABC-Sea Has Story: Pat O'Brien 9:45-WJZ-Story.9 9:55 10:00-WEAF-Jos Antoine, Reinhold Schmidt WOR-Leave It To Mike Comedy Series WJZ-Tokyo Calling, Propaganda Drama WABC-Screen Guild: Standing Room Only lo:so-WEAF-Dr. l. o.. Quiz: Jimmy McClain WOR-Symphonette Mishel Piastro WJZ-Reunion. U. s. A.: Benedict's Inferno WABC-Stuart Erwin Show: Peggy Conklin | ll:00-WEAF-New II Lyle Van | WOR-News, Van Deventer WJZ-News; Wm. Gailmor WABC-News; Wm. l.. Shirer Ili:i5-WEAF-R Richard Hardness | WOR-Herald Tribune News WJZ-Jean Tighe WABc-Ray Benson's Orch. | Ill:so-WEAF-Ca calloways Orch, WoR-Nat Rrandwynne's orch. | WJZ-Dance Music
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-02

r When Readers Write: Editor of Tall Towers A hot dog stand in nearby recreation spot charging 15 cents for half hot dog Will you please print in the Democrat where should write give the address of the party of the O. P A. I should get in touch with Reader 15 cents for half hot dog! Well friend just drop line to Attorney John D. Tfoms of the local Price Panel Board 119 West Main street. He will advise you on your
 constitutional privileges the high cost of living and whatnot Wonder if the S. P. C. A. couldn't do something about it. The mental anguish" of purchaser is not their official concern, but it is form of cruelty that something should be done to eliminate it. Maybe We get bill passed in the 1947 General Assembly if now the legislators will consider ho dogs along with their
 pork barrel" interests To Michael J. Pierro Thanks for your very courteous letter Your observation is 100 per cent correct. The Chinese generalissmo and ma dame's you note in your letter should be given as "Chiang" and Madame Chang". Your criticism is constructive and in good order The article was correct
 the head while not confusing to many was incorrect Write again Sir when you note any deviaons from the proper procedure. Your comments will be appreciated To Radio Fan: Write to Columbia Broadcasting Studio 465 Madison Avenue New York 22 N Y or the National Broadcasting Company 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York; 2O Y and either company will honor your request for tickets to your favorte broadcass Write early n ad- vance of the scheduled program. There are no such things 'local agencies for studio audience tickets
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-02
Good Evening.
AS OF JULY
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

July tells its own little tale Accompanied by thunderstorms and hall. Summer starts to move along, Fifty million locusts can't be wrong. The moon gets brighter up on hign, The stars twinkle brighter in the sky. The baseball games have an also ran, The vacation folks get coat of tan. July tells the same old story, Grabbing, fishing in the old dory; Going up to the mountains or down to Maine, Let's go Betty, Ruth and Jane! EM EN-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-02
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 Parade 5:30--Cimarron Tavern 5:45--Swing For Your Supper 6.00-Quincy Howe and the News 6:10--Baseball Scores 6:15-Jimmy Carroll Sings 6:3O-.News 6:45--The World Today 6:55-The Meaning of the News 7:0O-On Your Mark---Ted Husing 7:15-Hedda Hopper's Hollywood 7:30-Thanks to the aYnks S:SO-TSe Merry Life of Mary
 Christmas S:55-News-Bil Henry 9:O0-The Beaulah Show 9:30-Listen to Story of the sea
 Pat O'Brien 1O:OO-Screen Guild Players Stuart Erwin Show 1l:00--John Daily, News 11:1O-Local News II .15-Ray Benson orch. il l1:30-George Paxton Orchs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-02
WATR PROGRAMS 1920 Kileeyeies

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-02

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-02

SAPIENT SUSIE says summer is a funny time. You meet up with folks from the home town at swan' Ky hotel on the North Shore who greet you snlngly with Outstretched hand, while the home front all you get Is the formal nod if you get that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-02

Brass Nuggets Back to Canada" is the yaca' ton slogan of scores of Waterbury residents who have tFcIed into local war industries during the past four years Identification cards for more than 200 app' cmnts have been issued. Many are aut0m0biilng to their old home towns No ratiOnng of gasoline in the Dominion Plenty of meat too and no red points asked .. We wonder n the New Deal boys didn't exceed them' selves in this Fatoning idea When we read about Mex leo and South American countries haven't everything, We wonder Yeah, buddy, we know there's war on ... Seven yamaicans who help make munitions to Ire af the Naxs and the Japs are on the high seas now bound for home. They have done their bit and are returning to ther native land f0F rest and chance Co Invest some of the wartime wages More will be ieav' ing shortly. With thousands Of factory workers enjoy ing their annual vacation this week we may have q chance Of renewing acquaintances with some 0f our old friends Long time no see. While h Is certain that hundreds wiIl make hurried exodus to distant beaches and pleasure resorts h k safe t0 presume tet the majority sill remain at home for rest and n obs neyance e the governments request o avoid unneeeS aaxy travelling during this critical transitional period If the gar against the Nipponese number Of clean Ing establishments and tailoring shops also sis sending business for the current week. Happy vaca Nong, fos. And make it safe and sane enc as they @ay around fourth of July time.
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The union times., 1945-04-07

Commonwealth Federation unani- mOusly voted to dissolve their or- ganizatiOn to strengthen the broad peoples coalition around President Roosevelt and Governor Mon C.. Wallgren (D).
 DETROIT-The Ford Motor Co. brought into the open its campaign to use veterans to break the United Auto Workers when a smear story of a World War II Veteran layed off through seniority was splaShed over five columns of the front page of the Detroit News.
 WASHINGTON = Returning to the attack against the World Trade Union Conference recently held in London, the AFL warned against dictation by ''any international trade union gathering to the U. s. government and workers on the conduct of foreign relations.
 PHILADELPHIA-With the SUD- port of organized labor and industry, the WING inaugurated a war service transfer plan to channel 10o21 from less essential industries to must war plants here.
 DETROIT-The Mead Senate investigating committee put prof. teering anti-uniOn auto employers on the spot in hearings on De- trOit's disputed manpOwer prob lem, shortages and work stOppages.
The union times., 1945-04-07
Soldiers For Unions SaysAFL Organizer NoevA Fighting
Gas For Job Hunters

WASHINGTON = Returning war veterans and displaced civilians seek ing work in war plants may obtain special gasoline rations from the OPA. through the USES, a county agent, or a union authorized by the War Manpower Commission to recruit labor.
The union times., 1945-04-07
Covering
 The - American Scene

AUSTIN, Tex.-The Texas Iegis- lative committee supposedly inves- tigating anti-labor lobbying activi- ties here headed toward a complete whitewash of Senator W. Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel's Christia American Association and it's lead. CT, Vance Muse.
 WASHINGTON-American labor and American industry drafted 8 charter to bind their war formed unity and work together in the post war period to insure full production and employment through mutual CO operation. Signers AFL President William Green, CIO President Philir Murray and President Eric Johnston of the U. s. Chamber of Commerce will submit the 7-point document tc their respective executive boards i'm mediately for ratification.
 OLYMRIA, Wash.-Unprecedentec unity of legislative action by all branches of the labor movement brought the passage of more than 21 laDor-1ndorsed measures Tn the best session in history of the Washington state legislature, which has just ended here.
 CHICAGO-(FP) = International officers of the Brotherhood of Painters (AFL) were urged by Chicago Painters Local 637 to do everything in their power to get the AFL tc participate in the world labor move ment and send representatives to tht second world labor conference ii Paris in September.
 SEATTLE-Declaring that it ii no longer needed as a separat, group, delegates to the ninth an nual convention of the Washington
The union times., 1945-04-07
Says Troops Have
 Learned Hard Way

WASHINGTON. ID. C.-One of the great war mysteries is what American soldiers and sailors overseas think about organized labor and what they propose to do about it when they get home after the war ends.
 A great deal has been written about the subject, mostly from anti-union sources. Labor has heard dire threats. Occasionally it has received a pat on the back. The following letter received by AFL Organization Director Frank Fenton helps to clear up some of the mystery and should be read carefully by every trade unionist:
 TEXT OF LETTER
 ''Dear Brother Fenton:
 "From somewhere in France, PFC Walter l.. Mitchell, a combat infantryman and former AFL or ganizer now on leave of absence from the Federation, wishes to re- port. After months of combat, in which l have experienced many of the horrors and terrOrs of modern warfare, comes brief but welcome respite from fOxholes in 24-hOur rest camp, where again thank God for watching over me and write my first overseas letter to you.
 Tt has been my privilege to discuss the war, postwar, peace and home front situations with c. I.'s from all walks of life. c. I.'s from union families, from non-union families from union industries, from non-union and anti-union industries and c. I.'s from the farn-all live and pray and fight for the day when they can re- turn home and go back to work and live normally again.
 uCSC UOJS lIdtC dlA lSdL lASO, LIN hard way, what organization means They all know that only through united effort, unity of purpose and personal sacrifice can any objective be taken and held.
 Tt is my belief, contrary to the anti-union propaganda at home, that our unions are safe from the threat of G,I. destruction. Instead of the predicted death for unions, there, will be an influx of new, rugged and, al times, reckless blood which may prove hard to satisfy or control. Never will any serviceman forget that the best organized outfit wins!
 tsWe of the American Federation of Labor must be on the alert that discharged servicemen are not mis. led in choosing their organization The organization that has led the battle for economic advancement, for working people throughout pre-war and war years should and will be the chosen organization for well-informed veterans on theil return to employment"
The union times., 1945-04-07
Injury Wages For
 Seamen Is Speeded

WASHINGTON-(FP) " Mer- chant seamen who have had to blow through court litigation and some times wait years before being paid wages, maintenance and cure" for injury at sea, won victory this week from the War Shipping Administra- tion.,
 In a directive to company officials who during the war act as VISA gen. eral agents, VISA aid: Wages maintenance and cure are not to be withheld in any case" pending legal settlement of a searnans claim for damages.
 By law seamen are entitled to wages and maintenance but company prac- tice has been to withhold 1t until af- ter settlement of long and involved court procedure. The order protects over 280,000 merchant seamen.
The union times., 1945-04-07

Door crepes, reclining pillows and shrouds, whose materials are worth less than 5 cents, and when made up not more than 75 cents have been charged out at from $5 to SIS.
 'Hair-dos and face treatment ma terials, also amounting to but a few cents, are apt to appear as multi dollar items in the funeral bill.
 s'The public is at the mercy of an organized funeral business supervised by state boards and needless laws and regulations"
 Chambers traced 'the undertaking racket" back to "the livery stable era," saying
 Tt was distasteful to people to have to worry about their dead. So along comes smart guy who advertised himselft as an undertaken Nobody asked this smart guy his price for taking care of body, so the racket started.
 Cabinet makers, seeking sweet touch cut themselves in. And there you are. The question is, What are you going to do about it?"
 Mention THE TINT0N TIMES
The union times., 1945-04-07
Legislative Gains
 Made In Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Two victories and one defeat have been chalked up by organized labor so far in the 1945 Wyoming legislature.
 United AFL and CIO unionists suc- ceeded in thwarting an effort to divert sales tax funds to city treasuries. Con- demned by labor as a back door method of perpetuating the sales tax, originally initiated for relief purposes only this proposal never took shape as a bill.
 Passage was obtained for bill rais- ing maximum state old age assistance payments for individuals from $40 to $50 a month, the maximum for couples remaining at $80. A child labor bill backed by labor failed of passage in the lower house on its third reading
The union times., 1945-04-07
Undertaken Says
 HisBusiinessIsAn OrganiizedRacket
Washington Mortician, As States Evidence" Re
 veals Startling Facts

Here's another case of an in- slider turning ''state's evidence" and disclosing facts not generally known or only di1nly suspected.
 Thirty-seven years ago w. w. Chambers, leading Washington undertaken, enbalmed his first body in livery stable. Today he is reputed to be millionaire and is called a "mortician."
 Testifying before a committee of the Maryland legislature, which is considering legislation tightening re- strictions on the undertaking business Chambers pronounced his profession the most highly specialized racket in the world" and added:
 ''Any old horse dealer can be an undertaken. Any ordinary man or woman, who cannot even read or write, with proper teaching can be made an expert embalmer in less than year."
 Chambers told the legislators thds dH average AuIerdI neeO not cost more than $95, ''to include every essential care of the dead"
 In general, he charged, "the funeral racket is one that has no standards of price. Whatever can be charged and gotten away with is the guiding rule
 "The average funeral director might charge as much as $10O for a casket the material in which did not cost more than $5.
 The embalming process costs but 50 cents for materials and not more than dollar or two for labor and time. Why, a big elephant could be completely embalmed fol $l.5O.
The union times., 1945-04-07
469 Convention
 Dates Are Denied


 Washington-Out of ASA applica- tions for approval of scheduled con- ventions or meetings, the War Com mittee on Conventions denied 46o ap- plications, and approved only Is ODT reports. The organizations whose applications were denied in clude among them technical and edu- cational societies, medical, banking and bar associations, chambers ol commerce, fraternal bodies, trade as sociations, womeh's clubs, youth or ganizations, veterans associations, anc agricultural, religious and labor groups. The list also included a num- Der of festivals, trade shows and mar ket weeks
The union times., 1945-04-07

Mention THE UNION TIMES when shonring, and help Labor's Own Paper grow.
The union times., 1945-04-07
Lady Typographer
 Gets Service Award

SAN FRANCISCO-Mrs. Laura H. Johnson, who started as a printer on the old Coast Seamen'S Journal in 1890 and was the first woman to work as linotype operator on San Fran cisco newspaper, was awarded a 5O- year service pin by the International Typographical Union Mrs. Johnson now operates her own union printing shop.
The union times., 1945-04-07
Favor Pay Boosts
 For Our Mailmen

WASHINGTON-Some 150 con- gressmen told the House post office committee this week they whole heartedly favor enactment of FIR 2071 giving a $400 yearly base pay increase and time and half for overtime to the nations postal employees.
 Both Democrats and Republicans streamed into the committee room so fast Chairman Thomas c. Burch (D., Va.) lost count. A check with the official reporter, however, revealed that well over 100 representatives personally appeared while others had their written support read into the record.
 President Leo E. George of Ma tional Federation of Postoffice Clerks said the bill has the active backing of all AFL postal employe unions.
The union times., 1945-04-07
MORE BUILDINGS

Washington-Construction of ad- ditional buildings for greater produc- ton of explosives at the Radford Ordnance Works, Radford, Va, has been authorized, the War Department announces. The authorized expendi- ture is $1O,OOO,OOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-25
Audubon Society Finds
Rare Birds Among 10.
Species in District

AS results of the Washington ALL
dubon Society's annual Christmas
bird census in the Capital awaited
tabulation today, DR.. John w. AL
drich, research committee chair
man, who organized the bird search,
announced that in addition to the
snowy owl reported yesterday, ap-
proximately 10 species of birds, in
Guiding rare visitors like the even
ing grosbeak, pileated woodpecker,
rough-legged hawk and pine siskin,
were found.
Seven groups of enthusiastic bird
lovers spent Sunday at strategic
points within seven sectors into
which the city was divided. They
revealed presence of IL bald eagles
and several spring and summer
birds rarely seen here in winter, in
Guiding the yellow-bellied sapsucker
and phoebe. The latter is a fly
catcher living almost wholly on in
sects not in evidence at this season
One Lone Robin Found.
DR.. Aldrich, member Of the Fish
and Wildlfe Survey of the Interior
Department, lead the search.
DR.. Aldrich said the survey hae
revealed one lone robin in the Rock
Creek area. Thousands of birds
were tailed during the day, he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-25
Historical Writing Awards
TO Be Made Thursday

Two awards In the field. of his
torical writing will be announced by
Prof. Carlton J. H. Hayes, professor
of history in Columbia University,
at the annual dinner of the Ameri-
can Historical Association at pm.
Thursday in the Willard Hotel.
One prize is the biennial award of
the Albert j. Beveridge memorial
prize for the best monograph in
manuscript or in print on the his
tory of the Western Hemisphere.
The other is the Watumull prize for
the best work originally published in
the United States on any phase of
the history of India. This award es-
tablished by the Watumhl Founda-
ton, is being given for the first
time this year.
Prof. Hayes, who also is retiring
president of the American Historical
Association, will deliver an address
at the dinner.
DR.. Waldo Leland of the Council
of Learned Societies. will act as
Itoastmaster. Dean Elmer Louis Kay
ser of George Washington Univer-
sity is in charge of arrangements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-25
Lorfon Inmates Enjoy
Gifts From D. T.. Donors

Inmates at Lorton Reformatory
today found the world had not for
gotten them.
Packages from District residents
made sure that the men and women
confined in the reformatory did not
have a bleak Christmas, looking on
with nothing to do as the world out
side and few lucky ones inside I'M
wrapped packages containing mys-
ferrous gifts.
More than 500 packages received
at the institution. the Rev. Dan M.
Potter, reformatory chaplain, said,
guaranteed that every inmate who
did not get a gift from some other
source would have a package to
open.
"On behalf Of the inmates" Mr..
Potter said, 81 want to express our
appreciation to all the people of
Washington who made this Christ
mas possible. 1t was the most sue
cessful and happy Christmas the
inmates here ever had. Miss Julia