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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18

sent to Germany, with the ap- proval of President Truman, by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America to study conditions, especially religious conditions, in the new dismem- bered Reich. They have but re- gently returned and have been re- porting upon their mission.
 Their plea is the one that would be expected from eminent churchmen. It says that religion in Germany, far from being dead, is now stronger than it was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18

LUUlIIIIINFl UT tIlr WtI1NTH HI MOiors strike. cr Inc British Parliament battle over ile e& 600 1oo.3oo Q, & loan.
 It was ihe floIy about Pvt George L.. Markt lcthai iambaKi- 4nr of War Department brass hats curing testimony before the House Military Affairx Commit ies while a score of generals and coiontk isSened in red-taced alnAzcIneIt
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

A New York magazine for chill dreh is conducting a school show ing fathers how to play Santa Clause-News item.
 INDISPENSABLE Oh, Santa Claus has many chores That we must call & step to The joy of children, and which
 Dads
 Aren't hep to
 There's driving reindeer, parking
 them;
 There's learning Sleighbell- -chiming There's running right and laughing
 right
 And climbing.
 There's brushing disappointment
 off
 The disappointed faces; And there's disguising that will
 leave
 No traces.
 Aye, many things there are the
 saint
 Must do, by act or feigning, And fathers do not always have His training.
 But there is ope thing Father does, On which there's no reneging, And which Saint Nick could learn
 from him That's digging.
 The talk about Harold Ickles re- signing is gaining wide circulation again. We rather doubt it; by thls time, MT. Truman probably has discovered that Harold is a built in section of the Cabinet. ... Thieves stole a grand piano from the third floor of a house in Bos- ton recently. It's hard to 'under- stand how they got away with it; NOBODY is moving out these days
 CIothiers say that the part of the country a nian comes from can be told by the width of his hat brlm. We must just come from all over. Ours isn't the same width in any two spots.
 King George of Great Britain was fifty years old Friday. Good health to him and all that. but it certain ly was a helluva time to take on a four billion dollar mortgage =.
 From Hagerstown, Maryland, comes the story of a deer that ran away with a hunters gun. Presum- ably the critter dashed off and took a quick shot at another deer under the mistaken assumption that 1t was a man.
 Jimmie Byrnes' plane had a tough time lanc.ng in Moscow. The weather was so bad that the navigator thought they'd been blown off their course and were back
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
$ Years Ago

Bremen from Engine Company 9. Waterville, were called out to rescue pet cat that had imprison- ed itself in the wall of a Wheeler Street home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18

Using a six inch bread knife to cut clothes line in order to splice in new section, Pleasant Street housewife severed two of her fingers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Testimonial Dinners

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18-One of the more in- triguing social phenomena in Washington official life is the testimonial dinner Somebody thinks somebody has done good job So they get up feed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
15 Years Ago

Three men, arrested for distur- ping the peace, said that they were just singing Christmas carols.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
UnSOlved Puzzle

Bishop c. Bromley Oxnan of the Methodist church, pr. Franklin Clark Fry, president of the United Lutheran Church in America, and the Rt Rev. Henry Knox Sherill, bishop of the Episcopal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Merry-GO-ROu

WASHINGTON. Dec. ls-ro, every or. in ihe United states Army and every uL already oal biggest nevx last week wasn't Gen. Marxhaiix texti- mony before the Dc ConEreAslonal Pcan naToor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18

Two men were injured on Cooke Street when they fell into a hole they were in the process of digging.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18

Tn replying to the question:: Do you drink intoxicating liq- uors?" which appeared on an em- ployment questionaire, a local man said, "Yes. They tried to make me marry the girl but I ran away"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Waterbury Of the Past
25 Years Ago

When middle-aged woman Tell while running to catch a trolley, a gentleman of the -old school proved that chivalry wasn't deao yet. He offered to hold up the trolley for her while she gathered herself to standing position.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18

Jimmie Byrnes' plane had a tough time lanc.ng in Moscow. The weather was so bad that the navigator thought they'd been blown off their course and were back home again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18

From Hagerstown, Maryland comes the story of a deer that ran away with a hunters gun. Presum- ably the critter dashed off and took a quick shot at another deer under the mistaken assumption that It was a man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18

The talk about Harold Ickles re- signing is gaining wide circulation again. We rather doubt it; by this time, Mir. Truman probably has discovered that Harold is a built in section of the Cabinet. ...
Evening star., 1945-08-05

final outcome the school could retain
undisturbed possession until the end of
the scholastic year ending June, 1896"
The urgency Of the acquisition was
expressed by Capt. Wirth at the
June 20 Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs hearing, already referred to, as
"in the national interest to provide the
area determined to be essential to the
continuance of the Naval Academy
mission" Of training officer personnel.
At the same hearing Admiral Moreell
set tentative figure of S750,000 as the
purchase price, price to which Sena-
tor Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland OBJ
jected to as too low. The admiral said
future appraisal may change the fig
ure. According to Navy Department
sources present appraisal of the prop
erty will take another four or five weeks.
St. Johns Defenders
Shortly after the Navy had made
known its intentions of taking over st.
Johns College people Interested in pre-
serving the old campus began to rally
for its defense. The groups compost
ton, it is generally agreed. consists of
old residents of the city, those connected
with the college, and others interested
in the schools being saved.
Evening star., 1945-08-05

the feelings of the group regarding the
passing of old landmarks in Annapolis.
There are many of us interested in
the town as an entity" she stated, "and
we regard the destruction of St. Johns
as part of the destruction of Annapolis
itself" Another college defender said
st Johns represents the sacred tradi-
tions of the people of Maryland" and
should not be destroyed.
These people also believe the business
mans fear that the Academy will move
away if it does not acquire st. Johns is
without foundation. Its traditions here
are too many and too great for the
Academy to move" they declare.
An Open Letter
The defenders have been active in
their defense Both local newspapers
have received large numbers of letters
and poems, some of the latter more
emotional than poetic. On June 81,
more than 100 well-wishers of the school
published an open letter in The Evening
Capital stating there is availablekother
less-hallowed ground in the vicinity Of
the Academy suitable for expansion"
and asserting might it not be prema.
ture to acquire the ST. Johns College
at this time since it is admittedly not
Evening star., 1945-08-05

napolis and number Of other plans
for the expansion of the Naval Acad-
emy at the present site avoiding the
taking Of ST. Johns College"
The first alternative was rejected as
impracticable because it involved dupli-
cation of most academy facilities, a
large "fll-in" program of gullies pre-
sent an adverse affect on "the expert
ment station, the radio station, the
rifle ranges and other naval develop
ments" The Sandy Point annex was
also turned down as it would "in effect
constitute the creation of a second
academy since the distances involved
are too great to permit close associa-
ton of the two student bodies"
Need of New Sites
Expansion on the present site was not
considered practicable, Admiral Moreell
explained, as such plans involved heavy
expense, long delay. considerable demo-
lition of existing academy structures,
unsatisfactory separation of student
body and poor integration of facilities" {"
The admiral then concluded that these
alternative studies demonstrated 1.-The
Evening star., 1945-08-05

a sacrifice required for the prosecution
of this war"
A week ago last Thursday Mrs Nor
den Rigg headed committee of 100
women to see Gov. O'Conor at the
capitol in protest of the planned prop
erty seizure. Despite the approval of
the Senate Naval Affairs Committee on
July % that the Naval Academy pur-
chase the local college campus, members
of the group have signified their in
tention of continuing the fight. COL
lege authorities refused to comment on
the present situation, but the general
feeling in Annapolis is they, too, will
resist the loss of their grounds to the
very end.
Chief Supporters
Businessmen and newer residents In
Annapolis are strong supporters of the
Naval Academy program. Joseph D.
Lazenby, a real estate operator, ex-
pressed this groups feelings by declaring
Annapolis has one industry, the Naval
Academy. and it brings in s10,000,000
year. Mr. Lazenby also pointed out the
town had plans to take care of Naval
Academy expansion needs. Several
housing projects are now projected" he
explained. THE city is only using half
its sewerage disposal facilities and we
have only recently added to our public
transportation.
A former st. Johns student asserted
many of the people signing the letter
live elsewhere Those who earn their
living here want to do whatever will
help the academy" he added. He also
expressed the thought many of his
fellows had that another academy
elsewhere might result in Annapolis
getting minor part in appropriations.
Defense of the Naval Academy was
not entirely on material basis. Many
Of the people take pride in having the
Naval Academy in Annapolis The
academy, which celebrates its Tooth an
niversary this year, has made q fine
record in town by the way its personnel
conducts itself, by the traditions it has
built up and by the esprit de corps"
permeating out from the school itself
into the city.
Will Promote City Growth
These businessmen and newcomers
to the city all visualize bigger and
more progressive Annapolis. If present
academy expansion plans go through.
The Chamber Of Commerce has gone on
record favoring the sale of ST. Johns.
Opponents of the sale, however. contend
the full chamber membership was not
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Evening star., 1945-08-05

Desk owned By Francis
Scott Key, author of -"The
Star Spangled Banner" and
st. Johns most ilIuStrious
alumni, in the senior room of
McDoDeU Hall. Key DaS a
member of the class OF 1896.
only solution for the expansion of the
Naval Academy to the required capacity
involves the acquisition Of the St.
Johns College property"
To this reasoning proponents of st.
Johns College point to the testimony
Of Capt. Wirth on June 20 before the
Senate Committee on Naval Affairs.
Replying to question whether acqui-
sition Of st. Johns property would OBJ
viate the need of establishing another
academy on the West Coast, Capt.
Wirth said: "If the st. Johns property
is acquired it will not be sufficient for
the entire expansion of the Naval
Academy. It is merely that its need is
so urgent to the proper fulfillment and
proper management Of the Naval Acad-
emy that it is justified in our view
whether the academy is expanded or
not. 1t will not be suflcient If the
academy is expanded"
II that is the case, the opponents want
to know. where next will the academy
60 in town?
At the same hearing Capt. Wirth en-
phasized the necessity OF proximity of
classrooms and playrooms to dormi-
tories. A crowded schedule, with 10
minutes allowance for students getting
from class to class makes such an ar
rangement imperative, the Navy ofncer
declared.
Evening star., 1945-08-05

zOelcon1e OF Lafayette in 1924.
dollar it makes from the Naval Acad-
emy. Take the Academy away and
Annapolis would be lucky to take care
of 5000 people instead of handling 25,-
900 prosperously today. I am in favor
of whatever the superintendent of the
Naval Academy desires for the better
ment of his school,"
The division, in general according to
the groups suggested above. extends to
the two local newspapers. The Daily
Evening Capital tavors the Naval Acad-
emy side. It's managing editor, Frank
L. McShane, has fostered that view
point with vigorous editorials. The
Southern Maryland Times, a weekly,
has been not less vigorous on the other
side. John Fulton Lewis, its managing
editor, has waged strong campaign
for the preservation of st. Johns
College.
Academy to Be Doubled in Size
The crux of the question troubling
! Annapolitans may be stated in few
words. The Naval Academy, accord
ing to testimony given by Capt. T. r.
Wirth. assistant to the superintendent
of the Academy, before Senate Com
mittee on Naval Affairs hearing in
Washington on June 20, 1945, intends
to have 5000 midshipmen or students"
in the postwar period. The present
Academy enrolment is 3,400 students.
To expand the school needs more
ground on which to build dormitories,
classroom buildings and other structures
essential to such a community.
There are several possible places In
Annapolis where the Navy might 60.
One of them, the most desirable and,
according to the Navy, the most es-
sential, is st. Johns campus, adjoining
the Naval Academy. Annapolitans de-
string to keep st. Johns College as
1t is insist the Academy could expand
with almost equal facility In other
directions. The Navy Department de-
clares this is not SO.
Expansion Is Vital
Both sides are in agreement as to
the necessity for Naval Academy ex-
pansion. The only bone of contention
is the direction.
The Navy's case was put before a
subcommittee hearing of the House
Naval Affairs Committee in Washington
on June ~, 1945, by Vice Admiral Ben
Moreell, chief of the Bureau of Yards
and Docks. He explained the alterna-
-
Of new annex on the eastern bank Of
the Severn, the development of new
annex on Sandy Point northwest of An
Evening star., 1945-08-05
Annapolis Johns College Landmark
BY Caspar Names.

Annapolis today is a town divided
Approval of the plan of the sale of St
Johns College to the Naval Academy by
the Senate Naval Affairs Committee on
July 28 has convinced older inhabitants
of Maryland's State capital that historic
places in the city are doomed to grad
ual extinction. Newer residents regard
the proposed sale as heralding larger
and greater Annapolis, one with his
tory still to be made.
Older inhabitants look upon the con-
templated passing of ST. Johns College
as another step in the changing picture
of city long noted for its many his
torical associations. Not least of these
is the college campus, an integral part
of the city for more than two centuries.
These Annapolitans regard the 18th
century quadrangle campus, open on the
College avenue side, with the love of peo-
pie for cherished things. They look with
affection on the campus of close -clipped
green grass, large shade trees, red brick
walk leading to old Mcdowell Hall and
Colonial-designed classrooms and school
buildings. They do not want to see
plaque replace these living evidences OF
a worthy past.
Rich in Tradition
Even more important than the physi-
cal college are the associations STEM
ming from the school, Here Francis
Scott Key was graduated in the class Of
1876; here Lafayette came, on his last
trip to America, in 1924 to be feted in
the ballroom of Mcdowell Hall; here the
school in recent years challenged newer
educational theories by bringing STU
dents back to the classics for their
basic training in scholarship and think
ing. Here is tradition kept in the folds
of small plot of ground, tradition con-
tanning in itself the greatest germs for
future advancement.
The feeling of some Of st. Johns
alumni was summed up by one of them
as follows:
"We are opposed, of course, to the
Navy taking over our 80 historic acres.
But, more than that, we feel that the
question should be decided now for once
and all. If we are to lose the site we
want to know 1t now and be free of the
constant threat of condemnation pro-
ceedings. 1t has hampered the school
Tor years in its plans for expansion"
Businessmen of the town grant st.
Johns contributions and answer:
You cannot eat tradition
Mayor William McCready, recently
elected for second term, pointed out
that "the city gets rs cents of every
Evening star., 1945-08-05

These defenders present several argu-
ments against the Navy,s statements for
purchase of the campus. One of its
views was summarized by Col. D. Muir
ray Cheston, a retired Army officer who
lives across the street from the COL
lege in house inhabited by eight gen.
erations of his family. Il do not be-
lieve 1t Is necessary for the academy to
buy st. Johns but I do. believe it is
convenient for them to do So" he said.
I'VE cannot see why the postgraduate
school cannot be moved across the river
now; why the officers quarters on the
west side of the academy grounds, most
of which are bungalows, could not be
moved. At other colleges faculty mem
bers live of the grounds and we can't
see why that could not be done here.
Also, If st. Johns campus is to be used
for a dormitory, why can't the DORM
itory be fitted on the athletic field on
the other side of College Creek"
Passing Of Old Landmarks
Mrs. Ford Brown, authoress, whose de-
tective stories are written under the pen
name of Leslie Ford and Zenith Brown,
declared their group "all agree st. Johns
would be convenient for the academy
but don't think the Navy has proved it
a necessity" Mrs. Brown said the de-
tenders of the college desire "an un-
biased commission be. appointed to
come down and look over the city, St.
Johns and the academy. Their deci-
sion would be accepted"
The detective story writer also voiced
Evening star., 1945-08-05

This is not the first attempt the
academy has made to add the 80 acres
of st. Johns College to its grounds. In
1910 the academy. then headed by Vice
Admiral Wilson Brown, sought to buy
the college campus for $450,000. String
fellow Barr, president of st. Johns
College, at a hearing of the Senate
Appropriations Committee on October
l. 1910. declared he would oppose such
a move. In letter to Admiral Brown,
DR.. Barr declared he would recommend
the college trustees reject such a pro-
posal unless it could be clearly demon
strated that the exigencies of the ma
tional defense program required the
Naval Academy to secure our property
rather than any other available land"
The colleges Board of Visitors and
Governors backed Mr.. Darr up and the
move died.
When St. Johns Won Its Case
During the same year the Annapolis
Housing Authority sought to secure part
of the campus for housing purposes.
hC SoAAS6Cy odPPOl bCO Wy SlldhlOCl
of Commerce, which this time favors
the sale of St. Johns, refused to sell.
Intervention by the late President
Roosevelt and the late Secretary of
Navy Knox enabled the school to win
its case.
Two years later the Naval Academy
again took steps on report that the
st. Johns campus could be made avail
able" DR.. Barr denied the validity of
such report and on December 80, 1912,
wrote to Secretary of Navy Knox asking
whether the assurance to me in No.
vember, 1910, still hold good" CThese
assurances refer to a telephone call
Secretary of Knox made to Mr.. Barr
on November 10 stating he and -
President Roosevelt were fully ..x&
decided not to take the xasX s:s:
campus provided
two conditions
were met.
Evening star., 1945-08-05

Memorial ON st. Johns
campus to the French soldiers
and sailors 1Dho died for Amer
ica at Annapolis during the
Revolutionary War.
The two conditions were that St Johns
College would first notify the Secretary
OF the Navy in case,it desired to dispose
OF It's present campus and that the COL
iege would only allow college build
lngs to be constructed on the ,ssas
campuso James Forrestal, ksS
then Undersecretary of ..a s
the Navy, answer sssSs|ss -. r
ing for Secre- y. Z. m
tary Knox Ase seS s-, IA -
Evening star., 1945-08-05

on January g. l943, wrote, I'VE have no
plans for changing the mutual under
standing reached at that time"
The present move was preceded by
rumors in Annapolis early this year
that st. Johns College was to be taken
over by the Academy. DR.. Barr, seeking
to clarity the situation, wrote on April
to Secretary of Navy Forrestal asking
for q conference on the matter. An
official conference was never held.
On April 81 the Board Of Governors
and Visitors of the college went on
record as feeling 'it cannot properly or
intelligently consider removing the col
lege from its historic site in Annapolis
unless the Navy Department formally
represents to the board that the acquisi-
ton of the college property is required
in the national interest"
This formal representation came in a
letter Secretary of Navy Forrestal sent
to DR.. Thomas E. Parran, Surgeon
General~of United States Public Health
Service, chairman of the board, on
April 81. The Secretary stated, 1T now
appears that the expansion OF Il
the Naval Academy will re- s@&.
quire the acquisition of sSawx, 30
the present proper Il Es.S $50
ty belonging to - S
s22SsE sss..1 W
xxs - College"
May 5 re-
questing fur
- ther informa .
- ton as to the
i date We may ex-
pect that the COL
lege property will have
to be vacated-assum-
ing that you experience
lI| M no undue delay in securing
congressional approval of
your request" month
W later Secretary of Navy For
restal sent DR.. Parran a letter
W stating because the need for the
I st. Johns facilities is urgent, the
Navy Department desires to COM
mence negotiations for the purchase
Eof the facilities at once" and saying
he would be visited within few days
by representatives of the Bureau of
Yards and Docks.
Late last week, however, DR.. Barr dis
closed that Secretary Forrestal had IN
formed the college that regardless Of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-06-22
HIGH FAVOR ON TRUMAN'5 ROAD ACTION
Presidents Statement for New Highway Gen.
 erdIk Approved

SEATTLE, June 22.-President Truman's statement at press con- ference yesterday that he favored early completion of the Alaska High way through Central British Colum- bia today met with high favor in interested circles.
 The President expressed prefer ence for what is termed the 'B route or Rocky Mountain trench route to distinguish it from pro- posed more westerly "A" route
 Donald Macdonald, Alaska mem Der of the Former Alaska Inter- national Highway Commission, said he was pleased at the President s interest, but hoped that British Columbia will have voice in the selection of the ultimate route e- and I think British Columbia will select the A route"
 His sentiments were echoed by Kemper Freeman, Chairman of the Alaska Highway Subcommittee of the Pacific Northwest Trade ASSo- ciation. Mgr. T. A. Stevenson of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce declared That's awfully good news we are now out of the realm of ballyhoo."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-06-22
IS
 SIGHTED IN
 THANE AREA
Residents Disturbed by Wanderings of Mystery
 Madman" "-Seareh On

Reports of an alleged crazy man." running wild in the area be- tween Thane and Dupont have caused widespread apprehension among residents of that section this week and have precipitated an in- tensive manhunt by officials of the U. S. Marshal's office and the U. s. Coast Guard
 The wanderer was first reported by Charlie Stearns, who said man giving his first name as Tony appeared at his cabin, about one and one-half miles south of Thane, late Tuesday evening. The man, described by MT Stearns as being about 50 years old, of medium build, with greying hair and very noticeable old scar on his head, was seeking shelter and stayed over night at the Stearns residence.
 Irony" is reported to be an Ital- ian, speaking very broken English, especially when excited. He talks very crazy at times" Stearns said. Tony" told. Stearns that he had arrived from Seattle 10 go to work at the Douglas cannery.
 After staying overnight with