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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17
By Drezc Ps0rSOn

"well Brien, this means a third party" Gle was referring to the Republican hope that labor will bolt the Southern Conservative leadership of the Dem- ocrats)
 If this is pattern of things to come, youIl probably see third party all right" admitted Me- Mahon, who comes from a heavily industralized state.
 However McMahOn was the only Democrat pres- ent smart enough to force the Senators to declare themselves for or against the Kilgore Bill including it's much-debated s25 payment. George and Barkley were about to proceed with compromise measures when the Connecticut Senator spoke up
 Before we vote on anything else" he said T want to see the vote on the bill before us. move that 1t be approved"
 The vote was 8 to 10 against the Kgore Bill The eight for the bill were Barkley McMahon Walsh of Massachusetts Johnson of Colorado Lucas of Il- nois, Guffey of Pennsylvania, Connally of Texas all Democrats-and La Toilette of Wisconsin, Repub lcan Progressive, The votes against were: Vanden- berg of Michigan Taft of Ohio and Millikin of Colorado-all Republicans; plus five Democrats: George, Byrd, Bailey Gerry and Radcliffe.
 The battle is still continuing over compromise unemployment payments but cne thing E certain: Trumans own confidential advice to Senate leaders cooked the goose of the Kilgore Bill
 
 It was Senators George and Russel of Georgia who really did the backstage spadework to have Gov Ellis Arnall of Georgia invited to be solicitor general Wanting to get him out of Georgia so he wouldn't against either of them for the Senate, the two Senators quietly dropped the hint to Hannegan that the popular young governor be brought to Washington Note-The Georgia Light and Power Go. also was delighted.
 Jim Fareys private game in New York is to corral enough delegates to block Sen. Jim Meads nomination for governor. Farley is the man who never forgets hasn't forgotten the race Roosevelt and Mead made to upset his own guhernatorial can- didate in 1922 That's why Farley isn't averse to et- ting his hat stay in the ring candidate for gov- ernor In the final showndowh however, he would withdraw If Mead would withdraw Farley would much prefer being Senator to being governor.
 
 When President Truman sent the last batch of 23 generals to the Senate for promotion he forced the Army to include two generals he picked himself They were: Brig -Gen. Frank Lowe of Portland Me, long attached to the old Truman Committed; and Brig Gen, Wallace Philoon of Auburn, Me. Tn the latter case, Sen Wallace White, Republican leader of the Senate who lives in Auburn, went to Truman per- sonally and demanded that Philoon be promoted White and Philoon both graduated from Bowden college in addition to coming from the same town, One man who isn't going to be around on elec- ton day in New York IS Boss Ed Flynn of the Bronx He doesn't like fortnight, independent Bill oDwyer, Democratic candidate for mayor. . One man who won't hold office after ODwyer is elected Mayor will be Frank Kelly, Democratic chairman of Kings County.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17
PINE HILL AGAIN PROPOSED AS SITE FOR FUTURE MEM0-
 RIAL TO VETERANS
Waterbury, Connecticut, September l4, l945.

Waterbury, Connecticut,
 September l4, le46. To the Editor of The Democrat; Dear Sir:
 Pleas publish the following re- port in your paper,
 To the citizens of the City of Waterbury:
 A short time ago the Republican Party made an effort to have the pension bill put on the voting machines for the peoples decision on election day and were accused by the Democrats of playing cheap politics.
 That matter only affected a few people but there Is another matter that affects every family and per- son In the City, one that the voters should decide in the coming elec- ton.
 We are all interested in the wel- fare of the Servicemen and women. The important thing for them like for all of us Is the home. AS the years go by and their ranks thin down. home will be the only thing left them except memories, So let us oil unite to make 1t the best poS- sible in every respect for we do not know who may have occasion to use It. It takes a long time to climb up but 0 short time to come down.
 The right location being of vital importance, your committee has found the best site available IS the section known aS Pine Hill. It is high, dry, centrally located with pure air, unobStructed view, abun- dant parking space, plenty of land for ball fields, parade grounds and for the use of other institutions that should move out of the business dis- trict Into this residential section making 1t c wonderful community center to be enjoyed by all in com- mon.
 By a kind act of providence the city has developed all around Pine Hill leaving 1t untouched in It's march of progress, 90 that now It's natural aspect can be made Into the beauty spot of the east, It seems as though Destiny listening to the little boy praying to the woodman to spare his tree, also heard the man praying to progress to spare his hill, and did reserve 1t for so fitting an occasion as to honor our veterans
 Anyone who takes a view from the top of Pine Hill will work hard for the city to take advantage of this opportunity. His conscience will not let him stop talking about it. Comparing 1t with any other site in the city it's superiority stands out.
 The Democratic party now so long In power should have done some. thing about It when the WPA was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17
In Today's Mail

put to work constructing the Mu. ni:ipal golf course and improving Lakewood, Fulton, Hamilton Parks and the Municipal Stadium.
 The Republican party now has Q chance to make 1t an Issue in the coming campaign. :. It will show the people that thee Republicans were sincere about the pension bill and the people by their vote will show their appreciation for Q chance to say where and how their money Is to be spent. Both parties will have chance to be heard and the public will decide between them.
 If the political parties do not make 1t an issue in the coming campaign It will be necessary to obtain names to a petition so the people can vote on 1t at a future election. Politicians should be big enough to overlook their objections to whether or not the city should take over Pine Hill. We will not only aid the veterans by our ac. ton but also improve our city by eliminating @ fifty year eyesore and creating c palatial estate.
 The veterans themselves when they are all home will later decide on the site they want but we the people went every site available so they will not have to take any, thing handed them selected by a certain few persons.
 If the political parties in control do not give the people a chance to decide things like this for them- selves there Is danger of the people changing to some other parties like what has happened in some other countries.
 ATTY. DANIEL F. PICKETT,
 Chairman,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17

moved in United Nations shipping, But the Japs can't count on much better than a number three priority because the U. s, and Allied forces in the Pacific have to be supplied and they have to be brought home before any thought Is given to re- patriating displaced Japs,
 Since Jap expediuonary forces were expected to live off the lands they invaded they had elaborate supply system such as maintained US Army and Navy in the Pacific. That was all right as long as the Japs were conquerors and could steal anything they needed. But 1t Is no good for them now that they are defeated and-since they are not prisoners of war-do not have to be fed by their conquerors That leaves the Japs with two alternatves-to buy food on the local market which may not have any thing to se to hire out labor troops until such times as they can be shipped back where they came from.
 Preparations conditions may be imposed by Gen MacArthur to provide for the use ot this Japanese labor in reconstruction of war damaged property in each area But legally the Japs cannot be worked as prisoners of under the Geneva convention In this position the surrendered Japs in exactly the same position the surrendered Germans except that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17


 They used the Truman memo to defeat the bill which he had placed at the top of his message to Congress
 Here is the inside story of what happened.
 Truman has followed the same procedure as FD.R in sending Sen Majority Leader Barkley memos on bills which he considers vital to his program These memos are supposed to be secret for the Information Of Barkley and few other leaders.
 The Truman memo on the Kilgore Bill was kept secret at first During one session of the Senate Ft nance Committee, Sen. George had the memo in front of him and admitted that he had It. but did not read 1t aloud.
 During the next cosed-door session, debate really got hot Most vocal opponent of the bill was COP Sen. Albert Hawkes. of New Jersey, former head of the National Association of Manufacturers. He con- tended that if people thought they could get $25 week. they wouldn't work,
 Kentucky's Barkley ripped into this argument
 T have more faith in the American people than that" he said "The American people are not going to sit by and collect unemployment insurance when there jobs to be had And they have enough faith in Us to expect to provide for them when through no fault of their own, they run into hard tmeseven temporary hard times"
 Finally, subcommittee was appointed to con- sder the matter and next day when the full commit tee met again behind closed doors, Sen George pro- ceeded to read Truman's confidential memo The memo divided the Kilgore Bill into three categories: CD Indispensable; (2) Essential (3) Desirable. Very significantly, Truman failed to list the $25-a-week unemployment compensation as indispensable" He merely called 1t desirable" and suggested leaving it to the individual states as to whether this amount should be paid.
 This $25 payment is the crux of the bill And Truman's run-out cut the ground right from under Kilgore despite the unequiyocal send-off Truman gave the bill in his message to Congress.
 "This Senate Committee $ not going to retreat in pubic while the President retreats ia private" stormed COP Sen. Vandenberg Of Michigan who had always opposed the full Kilgore Bill but is under rife pressure from unemployed Detroit auto workers
 Other Republican Senators looked on amused at the consternation of their Democratic colleagues. COP Sen Brewster of Maine leaned over to his Dem- ocratic New England colleague, Brien McMahon Of Connecticut, and said in @ stage whisper
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

"New Workers will remain fairly stationary again this year through the traditional fall moving period, September l5 to October l5."-New York Sun.
 EVOLUTION Our times the ancient truths dis-
 prove,
 As dotharhites decline to move And, with the Semblance of unrea-
 son, [, LiSGeSsly shun the nomad season. Once the departing goose's honks Emptied the village and the Bronx, Bidding the urban clans and races Gather their goods for changing
 places.
 Then did the pioneering flock Into the neXt--and alien--block, Moving aquaria and cattle, Radio. bird and every chattel, Finding horizons bold and sweet Stretching to on adjoining street; ( alnt were the faces. ways and
 laborG
 Of the unknown. exciting ne!ghborS, Now. as the record sadly writes. Chained are the brave metropolites, Doing the same old things. and see-
 Ing,
 Just as the-well-the human being.
 All network programs of the American BrOadcastIng and Natlon- al Br0adcaSting Companies were halted Wednesday night. As the an. nouncerS would say, they had on their hands crlspy, crunchy. yum my, sweeter than honey STRIKE.
 The War Production Board esti- mates that there will be S0.600. 1000 of new construction next year, Wowl The equivalent of more than three atomic bombs
 Brltains new regime has prodlia- cd 6 pl.thora of loud, artlculate and asSertive leaders. Just for c change, we would like to sec Labor bring forth Q mouse.
 President Truman laughed off the efforts of reporters to get him to say whether his Administration k going to the left Jr the right. We'll Just have t0 follow him with due caution, as though he were Q wOrn. an driver.
 General Wainwright sat through the whole nine innings of the Wash- ington- Cleveland game the other night. He probably thought It was more fun watching Senators than listening to them.
 Tokyo says that more than a mil- lion officers and men have been dis- charged from the Japanese Imperial Navy. Needless to say, they're still all at sea.
 Back to old familiar haunts came Bob Teller last week. lie gave up four hits, famed 12, beat the Fig. CTS to 2, and you couldn't say that he didn't know the old pace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17
Tire Bottleneck

Automobile manufacturers, tire makers, dealers and auto drivers confronted by bottleneck in tires Most automobiles the road need from to four new
 tires and they cannot be operated much longer the pres ent rubber Tire makers turning out passenger car tires at steadily increasing rate Automobile factories are beginning to manufacture greatly needed automobiles By e enc of the year new production may approach pre- wal figures.
 But every that produced must have four tires before leave the factory To supply the cars that will soon be leaving the assembly lines in everncreaS ing numbers with tires soes needed by old cars must Of necessity be- diverted Record output Of castings Is needed to meet this demand from the public and from manufacturers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17

of Jap civilians who have fol- lowed the armies on their con- quests in Asia and the Pacific islands.
 The position of these Japs away from home is unique. They have surrendered. They are not, however, prisoners of war. They are under their own officers in their own camps. The problem is to move them back to their home islands.
 Since Japan has no merchant marine left. they will have tn be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17

and promising summary action, including the removal of the com- manding officer. This evidently had as It's principal target Q cer- tain division with an honorable record, but which, from its re- deployment station in the South, was circularizing radio commen- tatorS and newspapermen in an effort to get them to protest its being sent to the Pacific.
 Their campaign" didn't have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17
Cunningham

Cunningham the look of just a lot of irdvidu- als letting off their personal gripes Maybe 1t only illusion, but 1t had all the earmarkS of an or- ganized and expertly directed campaign. One inc agineS it's the campaign motif that brought down the order. There wouldn't seem to be much way of handling individual letters
 Letters on the subject of the iet-out are such as this one, for instance which just came in from England. It's signed with probably 50 names and 1t says 1t speaks for $50 more. The men have good argument too They all saw hard service and when the fighting was over, and the point system an- nounced, they all had more than the requisite 85 They were separated from their original outfits in June and assigned to units supposed to be tagged for return to the states and mastering out Instead they landed in England and were set to doing something else. Their morale evidently crashed, upon the evi- dence Of this letter. when the Queen Mary put into Southampton, and instead of taking them loaded on the 30th division, all low point men,"
 can lug in little testimony there. for that was the trip came back on It was the 30th division all right and they were all low point men, but there's BUT involved practically as big as the craft they crowded home on What happened was this! With VIE accomplished al the high point men of the 30th and 70th divisions were seperated and parked in c rest zone in Europe, while the low point men Of both outfits were combined in Q new 30th division, to be redeployed through the states and sent on to fight the Japs.
 The program called for rushing the Jap-fIghters out first and to bring the others home as soon as was consistent with setting the batters over Into the other front line It takes lot of time to get dlv. sion ready to sail The new or if you want, low-point
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17
Views Of The Press
HARDWORKING LEADER (NeW Haven Journal -Courier)

7A dAAoPeSVuSuihE AehuSE VI bVAlQ accomplishment was the late James A. Wilson of Cincinnati, for 32 years president of the Pattern Max CTS League of North America. He had been Q Vice-president of the American Federation of Labor, then counselor for the International Labor Office at the League of Na- tons headquarters In Geneva, Switzerland. During the first world war he was twice sent to Europe on labor missions.
 Tn his home town he was a pillar of good government. For many years Cincinnati had been the booty of corrupt gang. Wilson was one of the group of good citizens who rescued her from her enemies, and he Steadfastly fought all attempts of the old gang to come back. With all his activities he found time to serve on the city council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17

Unemployment Bill was cleverly used backstage to defeat the measure.
 The White House memo, sup posed to be secret, was read out loud by Chairman George of Georgia in the closed-door ses- sion of the Senate Finance Com mittee. This ended the battle. It gave an out to certain anti-ad- n1inistration Democrats (Rad- cliffe of Maryland, Gerry of Rhode Island, Byrd of Virginia, Bailey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17

WASHINGTON, Sept. IT, Thorniest prpblem for the United Nations military governors of Japan may come from the four million Japanese soldiers who have lsd down their arms and an equal number
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17

You can't keep good man down. E. Phillips Oppen. helm at 7D plans book Writer of hundred gd fifty mystery ana spy thrers he recently returned to his home at Guernsey ln the Channel Islands in 24ton yacht, having spent the war years on the mainland
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17

Efforts to pressure the War Department or the Army from the outside have become so general that the Army has now cracked back with an order, pointing out that any such concerted action consti-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17
Merry-GO-ROund

WASHINGTON, Sept, l7-No one on Capitol Hill will admit it openly but President Trumans own confidential memo regarding the s25-a-week Kigore
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17
Waterbury of The Past
25 Years Ago

25 Years Ago
 Residents of Watervllie were cele- brating the 18th anniversary of the founding of Grace Methodist church Residents of Waterville were also aiding State Forest FirefIshters in extinguishing an underground fire in the woods near the Chase Metal Works.
 IS Years Ago
 The Civic Theater of Waterbury was celebrating its 2nd season. The tires of several carS were burned when gasoline, flowing along North Main street, became ignIted.
 s Years Ago
 Rosallnd Russel was appearing in No Time For Comedy, with James Stewart at the State.
 Local Democrats were getting ready for topIorrow's voting ln the Senatorial primaries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-17

Back to old familiar hauntS came Bob Teller last week. lie gave up four hits, famed 12, beat the Fig. CTS { to 2, and you couldn't say that he didn't know the old pace.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-09-14
Wilson Springs

Cpl. BAIL Wilmington, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Wilmington,
is enjoying a furlough at home
after 16 months in Europe.
Mrs. Ray Porter and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Kirkwood of Three Riv-
ers were visitors in the home of
Mrs. Roy Stevens Friday.
Mrs. May Rivers Shampine of
Moss Point visited over the week.
end with her mother, Mrs. Cleste
Scott.
Mrs. Wilson Baria, Mrs. Roy
Stevens and Mr.. j. F. Porter were
business visitors to Pascagoula and
Kreole Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dock Keeble, Mrs,
Larue Porter and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence and family spent
Sunday with their parents in Three
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9aFh a
Escaiawpa

Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Vidrine
of Mobile were visitors in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Nelson,
ST., last Sunday.
Mrs. Amelia Nelson, Albert
Bechtel and Mrs. Mary Bechtel
were visitors in the home of Mrs.
Maude Lynd and other relatives
last week.
Sgt. Felix Williams, who is at
home on a 30-day leave, is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Kate Williams.
Miss Virginia Mcqueen departed
Sunday to attend Graceland Col
lege at Lamont, Iowa. Mrs. Lola
Mcqueen, Daniel Mcqueen. and
Mrs. Edna Trainer accompanied
her.
Wayne Jarmen of Chickasaw,
Ala, is visiting Mrs. H. P. Wheat.
The Woman's Department of the
Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints met
Monday at $50 at the church with
Mrs. Irene Williams in charge OF
the meeting. Service was opened
with a song and prayer was led by
Mrs. Williams who also led the les
son which was on the Incarnation.
Mr.. Lawrence Crop and small
son made a business trip to Mobile
last week.
Mrs. Mabel Christie and small
son returned home from a visit
with relatives in Tulsa, Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Travis Lynn and
family spent q few days in Brew
ton, Ala, last week.
The Escatawpa grammar school
opened Monday with the largest
enrolment of any previous year.
Officers were elected at the an
nual business meeting of the Es-
catawpa branch of the Reorgan-
lied Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter Day Saints which was held at
the church Monday night with the
pastor, A. N. Barnes, in charge.
They are Pastor Barnes, president;
Hildred Thomas, church school SUI
pervisor; Mrs. Pealie Allen, wom-
EMS Department leader; Mrs. Dor
othy Griffin, young peoples lead
er: Miss Mildred Thomas, children's
leader; j. l.. Barlow, treasurer; c.
A. Thomas, auditor; Daniel Nc
Queen, church custodian with john
ME Golf as assistant; Mrs. Irene
Williams, music director; and A.
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pAscAGouLA CHRONICLE STAR and MOSS POINT ADVERTISER

Rivers where they Joined their
brother, Bruce Cumbest, who is
home on furlough from the Navy.
Mrs. Nora Baria and children of
Hurley spent the weekend with
Mrs. Baria's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Kasby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Kasby and
little daughter visited relatives in
Lucedale Sunday.
The Rev. jackson of Three Riv-
ers preached Sunday night and will
preach again this Sunday evening.
Mrs. Steve Cumbest is spend
ing a few days with his daughter,
Mrs. Clarence Porter.
Mrs. Donald Thornton and
Miss Juanita Thornton motored
from Gulfport where the former
had been spending some time
with her husband who is in ser
vice and stationed there.
Miss Doris Mizell recently en-
tertained as her guest a friend
from st. Louis, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sudie Barlow of
Pascagoula and Mrs. Della Da-
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Wis of Escatawpa were visitors
in the nome of Mr.. and Mrs Roy
Stevens Monday afternoon.
Mr.. John F. Porter is recover
nicely after a brief Illness.
Miss Margie Lee Thornton has
departed for Basin where she
will enter school for the term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Dyes of
Kreole are spending a short time
with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Baria and
sons visited in the home of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Baria
Of Hurley Monday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A.
Plunkett Huve Four
Sons in the Service

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Plunkett of
1887 Market street, Pascagoula,
can boast of having four sons in
the service of their country. They
are Sgt. Quinn, Pfc. Theopolis,
and Pfc. J. Willis Plunkett who
are in the Army. Pfc. V. B. Plum
kett is in the Marine Corps.
Quinn arrived home Saturday on
a 3O-day furlough which he will
spend with his parents. His serv-
ice in the European Theater of OPP
erations ended in Germany. He is
wearing two battle stars on his
ETC ribbon.
Theopolis Plunkett is still in Eu-
rope where he has been for the
past eighteen months. j. Willis is
in India.
V. B. has been in the Southwest
Pacific with the Marines for the
past two years. His three battle
stars are for the invasion of Quad
alcanal, Saipan, and Guam. He has
also been awarded the Purple
N. Barnes, J. l.. Barlow and Boot
sic Rogers, building committee.