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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20
MASCOT ADOPTED

A stray goat formed the only re- ception committee for Marines landing on one of the invasion beaches here.
 AS Leathernecks raced from their tractors, Ee strolled up aniably and began making friendly overtures He was immediately adopted as a mascot and put on a leash.
 For D-Day sAunch he had . box of C-rations, munching container and all. It was obvious that he liked his meal very much.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

Events of Tomorrow: q Am An American Day" promises to take new and greater significance this year Through the combined efforts of the American Legion and the School Department impressive pro- gram of exercises will be arranged to interest all nationalities. Sunday, May 2Oth, will be the day of official celebration. Details of plans contemplated will be announced when Mayor John s. MOnagan names his civic committee. Two WaterburianS, Captain Thomas Kane of 30 Cole Street and Lieutenant Betty Cestaro Smith of Lakewood Road will be mentioned in an international radio program scheduled WTIC Sunday, April 28th. Relatives and friends will be advised shortly by the management of WTIC to the hour of broadcast. Both presently serving with Army units in the Persian Gulf areas Patrolman and Mrs John Spadaro looking forward to Satur- day for the formal observance of their 18th wedding anniversary. Mrs. SpadarO is the former Miss Rose PomponiO Don't look nOw folks, but the big brick that just landed at the front door of the Washington Community Club door no delayed April joke It tossed by Police Superintendent Daniel J. Carson, who officially informed the board of police conis- sioners that vandalism committed in the Washington Hill section is the work of youngsters of that section and instead of going into politics. community clubs should do something for their communities" Oh, Dan how could you! Will there be an answer? Wait and see!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Through the Lens Knude Knudsen, Naugatuck engineer, enrOute to California, sends card from Seattle Washington depicting gardens filled with flowers and snOw-capped Olympic mountains in the distance. Mrs Eugene Oviatt and Mrs. Stanley Anderson discussing wartime fashions at luncheon BaFister Al Hummel StrOlng in the spring sunshine with daughter Jane . Marjorie Farley and Ann Mccarthy talking excitedy about plans now underway for the organization of that long gawaited YWCA for greater Waterbury. Alice Anderson, director Of 7ursing for the local Red Cross working during the Bark hours to recruit for military service Mnd Now Through the "Mike"-Laughs of the week.
 sOciaIite whose synthetic Boston accent was hit Nng all high the other day paused in the midst Of q statement to whom she expected to attend little eeception. Perhaps you not familiar with these
 anes she venured to remark to the startled society Aditor And then the nifty comeback was registered Maybe I not, but I am sure our Police COURT seporter will be-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

Gen. Patton's 3rd Army troops found 100 tons of gold bullion hid- den away in a salt mine in Ger many. Probably salted away for nOn-reigny day?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20
Jesse  Looks a3 the NEWS
roal-a crash dive into an Allied warship

Probably the simplest and most dramatic of all Franklin Delanc Roosevelt tributes was reflected in small card, pasted on the door or small grocery store on Washing ton Heights. Below 8 black-5ord- cred picture of the late president appeared this explanation, hand written: "Closed-Oa Account of Death in the Family" ...
 Headline: "Truman FavOrs Horse Racing So would you if you Lay ed for "Place" and came in "Win."
 Headline: "Jury Decides Chaplin Is Father. Nice gentle way to break the news, huh?
 The House Restaurant in Wash ingtOn ran out of butter Tuesday for the first time since rationing went into effect It's getting so that even the politicians cant al- ways grease their way.
 Robert Sawyer pleaded guilty in N. Y. General Sessions Court to having robbed the same laundry five times :. Ut was getting com- mented the victim, like I was pay- ing alimony!"
 The Nazis have been transferring German sailors into the army. On the promise, suppose, of a more decent burial.
 Incidentally, l just ran into chap who says he'd prefer to do business with the Japs. He's an un- dertaker.
 Gen. Patton's 3rd Army troops found 100 tons of gold bullion hid- den away in a salt mine in Ger many. Probably salted away for nOn-reigny day?
 With all the ranking Nazis living in caves, chances are all the U. $ troops. formerly in the night club business, will be used to ferret them cut. No further training necess. v for these lads.
 
 A London airplane and subma> rine plant has been recOnverted ts the manufacture of yO-yos! Whick all!
 makes war seem not so bad afta
 Monte Proser's Copacobana re- opens tins week with Xaviar Cugat as the headliner. Cugat, Joe B Lewis and Jimmy Durante, Pro ser's previous stars, have the larg, est noses in show business-match- ed only by w. c. Fields. T hire them," the impressario explains; to make me look seXy!"
 Add Philosophy: A lot of men have been kept poor by pretending to be rich!
 Why, at so many business and Washington conferences do import ant men spend hours talking about nothing and then refer to thG notes as "minutes"!
 It's like Harry Hershfield's old story about the public speaker who timed his speeches, not with . clock hut with a calendar.
 From the Chicago Sun: 'In Chi. ua man never knows his wife un. til after they are married" What do you mear, China?
 And all that "heiling" the Nazis learned with one hand is now com ing in handy. All they have to do is heil with bOLM hands simultane- Ously-and it's surrender.
 Ed V. Curling says he once at tended Polish wedding that last ed three days. Which is more than most Hollywood marriages last.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

Incidentally, just ran into a chap who says he'd prefer to do business with the Japs. He's an un- dertaker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

larious gossip. Mack McGarr sere- nades Sweet Sue on his mandolin, Rachel and oswald strum and hum Nashville Blues," and Acuff s Smoky Mountain Boys end the show with the square dance, Sally Good in"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

We wonder . If success will crown our search for of those police manuals reported recently pub lished We curious to learn if applicants lteracy test for appointment restricted to the traditional ne "I want to be policeman. We want to know how civilian is expected to treat policeman and vice We wonder when the Postal Employees going to receive good news concerning their awaited pay n crease. More pressure, buddies, more pressure We wonder when the fareup is coming among women shoppers when they discover that their ration Red Points have become exhausted long before the official expiration date Somebody the ration board should start getting overall" explanation ready for large section of the public believes that OPA ruling started liberal spending few months ago when persons believed that "any and all stamps" acceptable expendable.. We wonder when morning shoppers will start ignoring the Keep Off the Grass" signs on the central green and short cuts to the bus. And this is election year. when of the boys the outside will commence their viewing with alarm" speeches. We wonder when the boss is going to ask us about our vacation plans. We wonder if we will get the chance of answering Milton Berles favorte line What is your secret ambton?" In newspaper work? And have that answer-being fire and police reporter again!
Evening star., 1945-04-24

Start saving now for those bigger
War Bonds through payroll savings,
so that. come the Seventh War Loan.
part Of your bonds will be paid for.
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undertake to maintain peace, insist
1t would be mistake to adopt q
scheme of concentrating the whole
power in the hands of few nations
There Is as yet no evidence OF the
formation of a bloc of the medium
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Security
AContinued From First Page.)

cleared the air and at most pro-
duced some Anglo-American count
erproposals and Cd that Mr.. Molo-
tov was reporting to Premier Stain.
the only one who ranks him in
Moscow, and asking fresh instruc-
tions.
Russia has demanded that the
Soviet-sponsored Polish provisional
government at Warsaw be repre-
sented at San Francisco. The United
States and Britain are insisting that
regime be revamped to include other
Polish elements as agreed to at the
Crimea Conference. Deepest Sc
crecy cloaked all the preconference
talks in Washington.
Immediately before Mr.. Stettinius
boarded plane for the West last
night the foreign secretaries met
again. The presence of T. v. Soong,
Foreign Minister Of China, which is
one of the ence-sponsoring
powers. strongly indicated it was
limited to conference arrangements.
The four sponsoring powers already
have worked out machinery for run
ming the conference, through the
Craftsmanship of Mr.. Stettinius and
through the usual committee ma
chinery
The attitude of less powerful ma
tions was voiced here by Foreign
Minister Eelco van Kleffens of the
Netherlands and Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault of France. Mr..
Van Kleffens said on arrival he
would demand elimination of the
veto powers over questions of ag-
gression and use of force which the
late President Roosevelt, Prime
Minister Churchill and Premier
Stain worked out at their Crimea
Conference. But he said that If the
majority wanted that, he'd 90 along.
France to Offer Few Changes.
Mr. Bidault told a news confer
ence that he did not foresee a role
for France as a rallying point for
the small nations, that France had
few amendments to propose and in
tended to take her place with the
big powers
The two developments together
eliminated much of the challenging
attitude that many of the smaller
nations had shown during the weeks
leading up to the conference.
This placed the rights and in
terests of the smaller countries more
than ever in the hands of the big
powers-except for the strongly Or
ganized and powerful Latin Amer
ican states which have shown q
tendency to stick together and work
for what they want in the way of
extra seats on the proposed world
security council.
The situation does not mean, how
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and smaller nations to force pro-
posed changes in the Dumbarton
Oaks plan or to defy the great
powers.
On the contrary, DR.. Van Klef1ens,
while declaring his opposition to
the voting formula for the Security
Council adopted by the Big Three
at Yalta, particularly the power of
veto by any permanent member of
the council, said:
We will bow to the inevitable.
If we have to accept the veto, it
will be in the nature of acquiescence
But we still believe that nobody
should judge himself-that it Is a
bad principle
He made 1t clear that the Dutch
delegation will go along in support
Of the Vandenberg amendments.
While sponsors of the conference
have declared that it is open to
amendment, the prediction is being
made here that the Dumbarton
Oaks proposals will not be changed
materially.
DR.. Van Kleffens said the Meth
erlands wants to see standards of
justice written into the United Ma
tions organization and advocated
such course last January.
There is such a thing as moral
justiflcation-even in international
affairs" he said.
The Dutch Minister insisted that
justice should be the yardstick in all
decisions of the world organization
and there should be language which
should exclude especially acts of
"appeasernent" to bring about set
Elements.
While Dr. Van Kleffens admitted
the questions of reparations and
boundaries are complex, he dis
cussed the situation of the Neither
lands, with much land wrecked by
inundation through acts of the
Nazis. He estimated that 46 per
Evening star., 1945-04-24
Georgetown AssaiIed
As Environment
For Teen-Age Girls

An analysis Of how poverty, isnor-
ance, insecurity, depression. - idle
ness and now war have affected
teen-age girls in the lower income
groups in Georgetown was presented
last night to the Georgetown Citi-
zens' Association.
Read by John Ihlder, executive Of
ficer Of the National Capital Hous-
ing Authority, the report was pre-
pared last year by Mrs. Miriam
Murochick, girls club leader en-
ployed by Georgetown settlement
house. Mrs. Murochik, who did
YWCA and camp work before spend
ing four months in Georgetown,
wrote the report just before leaving
to join her husband, a soldier trans
ferred from Washington.
First, the report presented George
town as neighborhood where rich
and poor, white and colored, living
side by side, have no neighborly con-
tact. share no civic interest"
Study Better Children.
The report pointed out that the
behavior patterns studied among 100
girls were those of better adjusted
children rather than delinquents.
The analysis brought out that the
average low intelligence quotient
was due to "the ignorance Of their
homes. to the narrowness OF their
experience and to their lack of de-
velopment rather than to any in
herent dullness"
Most of them, it was reported,
had never been on a train, boat or
even a car, which limited their ex-.
perience and mental associations to
a Georgetown which for them was
unusually stagnant."
According to the study, the girls
showed very little aspiration The
brightest will say that she wants to
be Government girl But many
say they want to work in the Five
and Ten"
While their natural abilities are
as great as those OF any group of
children, the report commented,
the thing that is peculiar to this
group is that none have developed
any of their abilities" When three
of the obviously talented girls were
asked if they would be interested in
classes regularly on schol-
arships, in each case they were
hattered but refused" the report
stated.
Lack Community Pride.
The analysis contended that the
girls took no pride in their COM
that their own insecurity
makes them line up with the per-
son in power rather than to seek
justice and sympathy for the un-
derdog'; that they have strong feel
lngs of racial discrimination and
have picked up the worst attitudes
their environments presented as
false way of building up their own
Every step taken to raise the
standards of the community, wheth-
er it be better housing, health facili-
ties and ation, higher standards
Of living, legal enforcement or racial
the report concluded,
contributes to the self-respect of
the community and to the security
and self-respect of the children"
Evening star., 1945-04-24
High Court Refuses
10 Review Sentences
OF AW0L Directors

Six conscientious objectors who
took a weekend leave from a civil
ian public service camp without per-
mission must serve five years in
prison.
The Supreme Court yesterday re-
fused to review the conviction of the
men who were assigned to tree
planting and soil conservation work
at Sherrodsville, Ohio.
They had sought permission to at
tend a meeting Of social workers in
Chicago.
The men were identified as Milton
M. Kramer, Wallace Floyd Nelson,
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John Elliott Magraw, Loren Elmer
Tesdell, Joseph Quinn and James
Werner Bristah. Their addresses
were not given.
In other actions the court:
Ruled 81 that the National La
Dor Relations Act was violated by
the Republic Aviation Corp. of Long
Island in dismissing three men for
wearing C1O-UAW shop stewards
buttons before the union was recog-
nized, and for dismissing a fourth
for soliciting union memberships on
company time.
Ruled 81 that the labor act like
wise was violated by the lie Tour
neau Co. Of Toccoa, Ga, for sus-
pending two men who distributed
union literature on company prop
erty.
Rejected requests by 10 railroads
for rehearing on the courts deci-
sion to rule on Georgia's complaint
that current rail freight rates dis
criminate against Southern States.
Evening star., 1945-04-24
Y eterans in Poll Favor
B By-passing Congress
In Ha|tine Aggression
Ey the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, April "a
Use Of United States armed forces
to stop aggression, without specific
congressional approval in each case
Is favored overwhelmingly by serv-
icemen represented by the Amer
lean Veterans Committee, Charles
G. Bolte, chairman. said here today
Mr.. Bolte heads an AVG group in
vited to the San Francisco Confer
ence as consultants to the United
States delegation.
Their presence here is the result
Of demands by AVG members serv-
ing on world battle fronts, the chair
man stated.
The committee, newly formed
organization, recently issued a series
Of propositions concerning confer
ence problems. As 4 result of the
poll, Mr.. Bolte said, the AVG will
urge the following objectives with
percentages by which they were ap-
proved in parentheses):
l. We favor immediate formation
OF the United Nations organization,
with the United States joining be-
fore the peace treaties are written
(99 per cent?.
2, We oppose reservations, made
at San Francisco or later in the
United States Senate, which would
weaken the organization. limit It's
authority or delay its actions (95
per cent.
3. We support the use Of the
United States armed forces to stor
aggression, without specific congress
sional approval in each case, 925 per
cent?.
4. We support the broad outlines
OF the voting within the United Ma
tions Security Council agreed upon
at the Yalta Conference ts4 per
cent?.
We Uapt fha TIpitaS Cto{>e
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cent of the total territory of the
country can be flooded, and that a
very large part has already been
flooded, with dire consequences to
the people. Where salt or brackish
water has overfiowed the land, it
will be years before 1t will be good
for crops again, he said.
Seeks Slice Of Germany.
He said the Netherlands will de-
mand slice of German soil in COM
pensation, to enable the Hollanders
to grow necessary food.
Asked what would be done with
the German population. he replied
They will be out. There will be
no Germans there"
Nor did he want German slave la :
Dor to help rebuild and to drain OF
the floods.
I'VE want to put our own people
to work; we have a dense popula-
tion," he said. He had no objection
if Russia takes as many German la
borers as it wants
He said the Dutch will 60 along
with the United States in turning
over to this country the islands
taken from the Japanese in the Pa
ciflc, when the time comes.
Il DO not care what becomes OF
these islands, provided the Japanese
are out of them," he said.
The New Zealand government also
favors American postwar occupa-
tion OF japanese inundated islands.
Prime Minister Peter Fraser was
quoted by the Associated Press as
saying In an interview at Denver
en- route here.
So far as the Dutch East Indi
are concerned, DR.. Van KlefIer
made it clear he expects his COUNT
to have them back. He said nc
suggestion has been made or should
be made that these islands should
be under United Nations trustee
shin"
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ever, that there will be no conces-
sions to the desires of the small
countries, especially where they jibe
with some of the big nation views.
In this connection reports circu-
lated today that Russia might be
preparing to withdraw or, at least,
not to press her proposal for three
votes in the assembly by the seat
ing of the Ukrainian and White
Russian Soviets.
American delegates were hopeful
such action would be taken. Mr.
Roosevelt decided some weeks be-
fore his death that this country
would not ask for two additional
votes, even though he had told
Stain at Yalta that it might If Rus
sia did
Possible Topics Discussed.
The discussion of conference agree
ments by the Big Four foreign secre-
taries in Washington last night may
have embraced the Russian demands
for additional votes. 1t also could
have included the question of man.
dates or trusteeships for former Axis
territories and the smaller nations
requests for larger voice in the Or
ganization's affairs than was blue
printed for them in the original
Dumbarton Oaks formula.
Mr.. Molotoy, who reached Wash
ington Sunday and saw Mr.. Truman
shortly thereafter. met with him
again late yesterday. Both Mr.. Mol
otov and Mr.. Stettinius refused to
comment after their 22-minute visit
to the White House
1t was Mr. Stittinius' third visit Of
the day to the executive Offices.
Mr.. Molotov, after conferring with
Mr.. Stettinius and Mr.. Eden for an
hour and half yesterday morning,
stayed away from an afternoon ses-
sion between the American and
British representatives.
Mr.. Stettinius got away from
Washington at midnight last night,
Mr.. Molotov at 2:30 am. and Mr..
Eden at $50 am. today.
No Official Claim.
Meanwhile, American officials de-
clined to comment officially on a
Moscow radio report which COM
planned of what it called foreign
press" accounts that the Big Three
had agreed at Yalta against invit-
ing to San Francisco any Polish
government unrecognized by Britain
and the United States.
There never has been any official
claim here that such an agreement
was made directly. Diplomats,
however, pointed to the fact that
there was a Yalta agreement to
amalgamate the Kremlin-sponsored
Warsaw provisional government with
other Polish elements.
With such an agreement in exist
ence, it was suggested, the Yalta
conferees might have seen no neces-
sity to consider such a point at all.
In Moscow, provisional Polish gov
ernment leaders made clear they
support reorganization of the pres
ent Warsaw government along lines
laid down by the Crimea Conference,
but they do not plan to include in
the regime Poles who oppose its in
ternal and external policies.
Such an attitude, they said at a
press conference yesterday, does not
in their opinion run contrary to the
spirit of reorganization set forth by
the Big Three.
Boleslaw Beirut, president of the
provisional government, said that
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, former Pre-
mier OF the London government in
exile, had refused several oppor-
tunities to collaborate with the pro-
visional leaders and that he has
lost his former significance"
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delegation at the conference to vote
as unit after settling its policies
through consultation (95 per cent?
6. We want as much power as pos
sible placed in the hands of the eco
nomic and social council for the pur-
pose OF removing the causes of wal
(97 per cent?.
Evening star., 1945-04-24
Stettinius to Occupy
Ten-Room Penthouse
Atop Hotel Foirmont
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. April %.
A l0-room penthouse atop the
Fairmont Hotel awaits the use
OF Secretary of state Stettinius.
A private elevator has been
set aside for travel to the pent-
house. Furnishings include
mosaic baths and a well-stocked
library.
Published gueSses as to the
rent. $1,000 a month.
Montana labor news., 1945-10-11
COUNCIL CONDEMNS
AFFILIATE IN
HOLLYWOOD STRIKE

LOS ANGELES.-FP) - The Los
Angeles Central Labor Council in
vote of $50 to a. condemned efforts Of
the motion picture producers and the
International Alliance Of Theatrical
Stage Employees who deprive striking
employees of the protection of the Wag-
ner act. The resolution adopted did not
refer to the IATSE by name but stated :
AN AFL union with locals affiliated
to the Los Angeles Central Labor Coun-
Gil. together with the Hollywood mo-
ton picture producers, appeared before
the NLRB (in Washington on Friday,
Sept %, l945, and actually argued that
the NLRB should abandon its previous
policies and should refuse to count the
votes Of strikers in an NLRB election
The union referred to as the IATSE,
many Of whose council delegates joined
in the protest resolution at the Wash
ington hearing both IATSE and pro-
ducers asked that only the ballots OF
strikebreakers be counted in the SET
decorators election held in Los Angeles
last May.
The CLC is asking all unions affili-
ated with the council to concur in the
resolution and notify the NLRB by
telegram Of their action.