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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
By Dre1O Pearson

ready to have its investment evaporate with inflaon
 These groups letting one solitary man, Chess ter Bowles fight their battle for them. If they were wise. they'd make their own Congressmen do soma fighting too.
 Col Jack Harris. who was technician for Gen. MacArthur's radio broadcasts during the war, is genuine admirer of MacArthurs military ability. Ha does not however quite so enthusiastic over MacArthur actor.
 York the other day that in almost every broadcast MacArthur overpayed his part Result usually was a ham" performance For instance, whenever he got the word "Filipno" when facing the microphone, MacArthurs voice choked up. He could turn the chokes off and on, according to the setting.
 However, when it came to the Japanese surren- der Col Harris is full of genuine admiration It sl- most seemed that Macarthur had picked his own aides because of their height. They lowered above the small Japanese generals who came aboard the USS Missouri. Also, Macarthur most informal, put on no foderol handled himself with easy dignity giving the impression of white supremacy.
 ''It the most impressive thing I've ever seen" Col Harris told friends. Every other time Macarthur had overplayed his part. But this time he seemed to realize that the scene was big enough to carry itself
 Witch hunter Robert stripIing of the old Dies Committee, now Pvt stripling in Uncle Sans Army, has been spurned by the "Dies" Committee. By 8 very close vote, they decided not to ask the Army to him from going to Japan.
 Pvt. Stripling now belongs to military police unit at San Antonio, but up to Washington last month where Cong. 'Rootin- n-Tootin" John Rankin of Mississippi and Cong. "Goober" Eugene Cox of Georgia immediately pulled wires to get him lend- leased by the Army to the new 'Dies" Committee
 But, when it up for vote, the Committee stood A. with Chairman John s. Wood of Georgia refusing to break the tie Against hiring Stripling were Representatives Peterson of Florida Bonner of North Carolina, Robinson of Utah, and Murdock or Arizona, all Democrats.
 For getting Stripling out of the Army-even though he's been in only nine months and was sev- era times deferred-were: Rankin of Mississippi ana three Republicans-Thomas of New Jersey, Munot a,alT oTdic nf
 Another important wage dispute is simmering into possible strike proportions It involves maintenance of-way employes-4owestpa of all railway workers
 The railroads trying to get the federal government to permit 60000 Mexican aborers, inn ported as a emergency, to remain for mainten- ance of tracks and road-beds Wages are so low that the railroads can't find enough men for this work and want to keep low-wage Mexicans until the general U s. wage scale comes down 50 lar section workers have been unable to dent RR de- termination to hold out against any general wage increase Meanwhile. more convicts and vagrants are put to work from ails ard prisons, especially Tn the South
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
Golden Years

One economist comes forward with ample evidence to dsproye the claim that this nation went directly from World War to selling apples the streets He places the blame for that unfortunate development on the golden years which followed 1913 It during that decade he points out that Babe Ruth was paid $80000 year to play baseball When Tunney defeated Dempsey the second tme sports fans paid nearly S3,000,000 to see the fight
 It is the contention Of this writer that nation which pays baseball players $80000 year will almost inevitably wind up selling apples street corners Recently h was announced prize fight between Joe Lotus and Billy Conn., now being arranged Is expected to bring gate Of more than $3 100000
 There is no need for returning servcemen to sell ap- pes or to accept any other humiatng means Of gaining livelihood To be sure reconversIon Is slow and industry Is hampered by strikes But this nation go forward eco. ironically If there Is immediate understanding between conflicting forces But repetition of the golden years could bring about condition unfortunate as that which gave birth to WPA and added rang Of leaves to the selling of apples.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
By Peter EdSon

the bonds still being held by their owners which is the smart thing to do.
 Delay in naming membership of the Presidents Nov. 5 Labor Management conference was caused by difficulty in finding chairman and in getting the representatives for management strong effort was made to get Dr. James Bryant Conant, president Of Harvard chairman of the National Defense Re search Committee and co-author of the Baruch report on rubber to preside But the committee on arrange ments finally decided they wanted judge Hence the naming of Walter P. Stacy of Wilmington, N. C., who has been presiding labor conferences ever since the days of President Coolidge. Next catch was in getting representatives of management to sit In The real policy makers, chairmen Of the boards Of pig corporations wanted, but they all fought shy and the management panel at the conference there made up of mere corporation presidents and the vice-presidents in charge of labor relations
 Average time taken by an ex-war worker in moy- ing a new peacetime job is now four weeks, ac- cording to unemployment compensation reports rom the states But as the job market tightens up the time is expected to increase to a six-week average
 In appraising labor situation since V-J Day and on the eve of Labor Management conference opening most emphasis has been placed on strike situation, in which many as half million workers nave been idle That is bad side of the picture but doesn tell the whole story. More encouraging factor IS tnat in first three weeks of October 274 strikes were set ted putting nearly 100000 workers back on the job and reducing the number Of workers on strike 10 less than 250O00 Also, from mid-September to mid October U. s. employment increased by 2O00 t) make the total number employed nearly 52 million, according to Director of Census J. c. Capt Real thing to worry about may not be the quarter of million not working today because of labor csturo- ances, but the l520000 unemployed, as reported 'n the census survey. For every worker out on strike there are over five workers who haven't yet found jobs, and that number will grow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
By Bill Cunningham

most of the buildings, but they aren't prepared to take what they're given for food Up to the time my guy wrote since moving in, there had not been one serving Of fresh food, typical meal consisted Of small portion of dehydrated potatoes and carrots, one ration cracker, and maybe some coffee.
 The restricted to the barracks area nine days out of ten and, while they were carefully in strueted in all "face-saying" teehnques, and told to be military at all times well disciplined and im- maculately dressed, they promptly put to work on the same nasty jobs with the Japanese prisoners, working side by side as fl there were no difference between victor and yanqushed' The complaint here IS that, in the first place, most Of these men had worked out the right to come home and in the sec ond that this is strange way to run an occups- ton. The complaint seems legitimate.
 Case No. 2 concerns the loss Of the UsS Indian aDolis, and the charge that major Navy disaster and piece of major Navy criminal negligence was deliberately covered by withholding the announcement until 1t could be blanketed by the headlines of V-J Day The Indianapolis left Guam without escort dur Ing the war and sailed into waters where Jap subs had been reported Plenty Of destroyer escorts were
 tied up with nothing to do and experience had proved thst an escort should always be sent with ship without sound gear where trouble was possible,
 Even with submarine reports, the skipper of the Indianapolis increased his night speed but from io to 1T knots. which is nothing The ship disappeared When she failed to rendezvous with DE on the Philippines. make contact with an anti-airefaft plane on the appointed morning nothing was done and evidently shoulders were shrugged, By the mef" est Of luck routine patrol plane just happened 70 looked like some n the water,
 It slgnailed a vessel that hurried to the spot Such survivors as remained had been in the water four days In another A hours there would probably have been none. If 1t had been N hours earlier thered probably have been 800 500. Who and where is the officer or bureau responsible for that, and what action taken? None That, at least. Is the way this case is reported by a member of the crew Of the rescue vessel
 Send em in. We'll stick em out here for you. and send em on to Washington where maybe some body will do something. Even fl n0thlngs done, een- s0rshlp is off, and the public N entitled to know what the reactions of the fighting mep are. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

eerg get it of their chest hasn't been even simn- lated over here Publicity in the homeland may help to clear up some of those matters
 And II this does nothing else, it will tend 70 aoquant the home people with what you are thinking and what you are writing. Many of them don't know because you don't want them to worry, Maybe they ought to worry Many Of them are possibly forgetting too fast l just ask one thing. I'm trusting you, Play fair with me ! can't get over or out, where you are to check on these things which Is the re- porters real way I'll protect you but want you 10 protect me by not sending any bunk
 TOday's ease concerns the plight Of enlisted men of the Marines of the famed Second Division, sta- Lloned as of Oct 10 al Nagasaki. Japan. l lister because it comes from an officer who asks nothing for himself but merely break for some EMS he knows about
 The heroes he writes about have been n the Pacific for 34 months. They fought At Taraws, Sal pan, Tinian and Okinawa. They now are Japanese occupation forces After saipan and Tinian, they were moved back to A cane field on Saipan, and forced to build their own camp out Of practically nothing For six or eight months they had no floors in their tents. no electric lights and no running water Practically every other camp on the island was equipped with everything but these combat vet eranS were provided with nothing.
 Now in Japan, they are not much better oil They are billeted in buildings infested with lice and rats and having very few windows. That they're pre- pared to take for the atomic bomb accounted Tor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
MIR. SPELLACY'S LAST BATTLE
 Hartford Times

MT Spellacy has had his ups and downs in politics. For many years he was, with the exception of two terms in the state senate, often a candidate but never a victor He has had his ups and downs in his party as well as before the elector- ate. After his defeats the rash have been wont to predict that he was done his political race run.
 With knowledge of NIT. Spellacy's tremendous recuperatiVe powers, The Times never has shared in those YieWs-until now
 Mir. Spellacy may, and probably will if he chooses, continue to be a powerful factor in his party To- cally. lie will be listened to many times when he speaks on municipal matters, for he is still a man of ability, knowledge and judgment.
 He will hardly aspire again to political office or, in all probability, succeed if he does. He has been credited with a desire to be nomi- mated for the United States senate next year. A 9,lOO plurality against him in his own city after four terms as it's mayor, is as eloquent an ar gument against that as a nominat- ing convention could hear At 65 he can hardly rise above defeats as he has in the past,
 MT. Spellacy has had a long ca- reer in politics It has been inter- esting and exciting. It has carried him high. to an assistant Attorney Generalcy of the United States, four times to the mayorality of his city, It must have had many satisfac- tions along with it's disappoint- ments, Tn all reasonable certainty it can now be said that 1t is a story which is finished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
Views Of The Press

United States.
 They had high duty in this na- tion founded on free enlightenment, and they were true to their trust. They brought the war back to the firesides of America. They were the link between home and the fighting front. They lived in mud and blood. in numbing cold or suf- locating heat. They dared the perils of the deep, the terror from the skies. disease, and death by night that the people at home might know how this war was be- ing fought.
 Alone and unarmed, they walked daily with danger. And those who did not return were among the bravest and brightest of all, for death loves a shinin gmark. They died remembered by millions for whom they gave their lives. They died deserving of the nations grati- tude. They should have their memorial. as enduring as the cause for which they died.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
THE sABBATH-BREAKER
C1'he Bridgeport Postl

AS far back as written record goes, man has observed a periodic day of rest. One in seven has been the customary rule, though at times one in five, and one in ten were ob- served.
 But regardless of the proportion of labor to rest, the ancients knew instinctiyely what modern man may predicate on fact, namely, that his inner works show tendency to run down if not periodically renewed.
 So man takes one day of in every seven to drop what he is doing and do something different. He observes a sabbath, its may be religious or secular.
 The real Sabbath breaker, then, is he who does not break the rou- tine, who stays in the same old rut day in and day out. There is dan ger ahead for that one. He can be leying up trouble for himself in the time to come when damages are demanded for a broken contract with Nature.
 This applies to men who take their business home with them, to wrestle with it over the weekend.
 It applies to homenakers who use Sunday to catch up with the interrupted or mounting duties of the other six days.
 It applies to families who make no distinction between what they do on Sunday and what they do week days. whether in their pleas ures or department or in decent respect for the religious practices of their neighbors,
 He who does not change his stride completely al least one day m seven is adding nothing to the measure Of his stature, In fact, he Is subtraeting from it, as power is drained from a battery never reeharged
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

Something about birthdays brings out rhyme with a passion. liar riet Van Horne in the New York World Telegram.
 SWEETEST TALK There's something abou. that fatal
 day, That one-more-m milestone natal day, That ends the friends and kin to
 rhymes Which they eschew at other times. When you get home from work you
 read. The messages they've Mercuryed To make you take the view that
 they Are in the Muse's grace today. You ponder the romance and such That comes from wives and aunts
 and such And pry a wry delight from mirth Evoked, in meters, by your birth. The poem-how they fashion it! Their zeal for rhyme is passionate; It's true that you, perhaps, discern The bardlings have lot to learn. And yet and yet, the heart is there, The real important part is there But still. I'll take the prose, and
 then Forego it for a five or ten,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

Authority should be created, they turned up as reason B. this nifty: s. 555 is an act that blurs the race of constitutional govern lent,
 Calls it hypocrite, takes off .;e rose
 From the fair brow Of the iolden West
 And sets blister there, makes he pledge of Congress to the West
 AS false as dicers' oaths; o, such an act
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

have not been permitted to live up to the tradition of their spon- sors.
 Last month, troop carrier Ernie Pyle lay in San Francisco harbor absolutely idle for three weeks before sailing out for 8 new load of returning CHS. The lay-over was not made necessary by repairs or any other unavoida- ble factor.
 The case of the SS Haywood Broun was worse. Arriving in Naples in September, Army rep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

Most Of it, at thls point k asklng for help, charging injustices, ci;- ing actual dangers.
 Something ought to be done, and I've decided to do, at least, something. That something Is to turn this column into a home land equivalent of the celebrated B Bag column in The Stars and Stripes. Your homeland doesn't know what this is. So far as l know that letters from readers column wherein the military readers. meaning GI'6 and Offi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

As from the body polite of our nation plucKA
 The very soul and makes of representative gov ernment
 mere rhapsody Of words.
 Question most frequently asked Of Armys atomlH bomb experts is Who your key men2'
 Its hard to answer because there were 50 many says Maj Gen L. R. Groves. For instance one expert on ceramics worked on the atomic bomb project only six days. but the whole thing would have flopped without his advice For another example, one of the problems in microscopic chemistry was so complicated that the oldest on the scientific stall who could work it was only 29
 Secretary of Treasury Fred M Vnsons victory Bond Drive will reverse the trend, but for the frst time in any month since Pearl Harbor, war pohas cashed-in during October were greater than sales and by 22 million dollars. Sales during the month were SIS million while reGemptions were QUO million Trend Of cashng-in has been steadily upward over the past year. when redempions were less than hal! Of what they are now But the encouraging sign Is that of the 57 billion dollars worth Of bonds solo np to Nov l. only 10 billion dollars worth have been turned in for cash In other words, S2 per cent o!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

Local Ire companies joined those Of Cheshire In fightlng dangerous brush Ire in the Summit Section The Are covered over 300 acres of land and forced many families to flee their homes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

The first l046 model Buick automobile to arrive in Hempstsad N Y. was prorcpty stolen from q dealers snowroom. Who said reconverson isn't coming along liicely2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
Merry Round

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-Erne Pyle and Hey wood Broun were two great reporters who cham pioned the cause of the under-dog After they died two shins were named for them. But those Shins
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
Letter Abroad

Dear GI Joe 4 Joan; My mail frcm you people is worrying me IL comes from all oyer the world ard Of that I'm very proud, but 1t seems to have reached q point where just being proud lsnt enougD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
IS Years Ago

Coffee was being advertised at three pounds for 6a cents at the Mohlean Market,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
Capital Notebook

WASHINGTON. Nov lO-Loulsana Sen. John H Overton and his subcommittee on irrigation have turned to rewriting Shakespeare. After listing l2 -.c.e ...ar did not believe g Missouri Valley
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
Waterbury of The Past
9h Years Ago

George Veffaslra, 9R Woleott street, a milk driver for the R, F. Warden and Sons Company was lined $50 and costs in City Court when it was discovered that he had made extra quarts of milk by adding water
 Four local men we're sentenced in Federal Court in New Haven for violation Of the National Liquor Law,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
s Years Ago

Plans were made for the coming meeting here of the Connecticut State Public Health Association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

Bremen were kept busy answering i3 minor alarms. most of which were brush iireS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

Winston Churchill thinks the re- spOnsibility for the atomic bomb in the future should be that of parli- aments and governments, not of scientists" however eminent and ar dent they might be- He may have something there; an absent minded professor might throw one away in the wrong back yard of the neigh bOrhoOd of nations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
X Thought For Today

When thou full then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the land which he hath given 
 s kind just tickle with a she a harvcst.-Dougas Jerrold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

Republican Representative Mason of Illinois has announced. his choices for President Vice President and all the Cabinet positions in lsis, His heart was in the right place, hut il looks aS though itll take another new deal Co reshuffle them to please the rest of the party,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

The United States fayors deereas- ing Turkeys authority'oyer the Dar- danelleS, The Turks, and not with out some justice on their side, want to know whether we're talking through our Panama,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

Lord flaw flaw has been denied an appeal from his conviction on charge of high treason, it looks as though he'll be on the air again with nothing under his feet,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

The oPA will fix rent ceilings from hlueprints of houses before they are built Builders will take the most careful precautions against that pre-ooeupatlonal disease, the Whim for another closet
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-05
British Speed
Athens Drive
Against Rebels

ATHENS, Jan. S. CUP)-British
forces have cleared nearly three
fourths of Athens, it was revealed
Friday as they smashed into the
last rebel strongholds in the capi-
tai against heavy ELIAS resistance.
The British had their most sue
cessful day in a fortnight Thurs
day with one column striking into
the strongly held northern section
of the capital and an armored force
moving into the western outskirts
to rout ELIAS units from the north
west suburb of Peristeri.
At the end of the day, 224 ELIAS
troops had been killed, 101 wounded
and 752 captured.
CA BIC broadcast said the Brit
ish had recaptured half of the Ave-
ron prison, which fell to a strong
ELIAS attack last month";
John Sofianopoulos, new Greek
foreign affairs and press minister,
appealed tc the ELIAS troops, men,
bers of the extreme leftist EAM ina
tional liberation 'front.', to lay down
their arms throughout Greece.
He promised to attempt to align
Greece more closely with the United
Nations to help her obtain terri
torial and other aims.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-05

that an American landing ON Luzon
was imminent and conceded with
a whirlWind American air offensive
that already has wrecked 60 jap
'anese ships in three days around
that strategic island.
REMAIN SILENT
Pacific fleet headquarters at Pearl
Haroor and General Douglas Mac
Arthur's headquarters at Leyte re-
NAMED silent on the Japanese re-
port of new conveys loose in Phil
ippines waters, but confirmed that
American carrier planes BLASTED
Formosa and OkinaWa to the north
Thursday for the second straight
day.
A. japanese Imperial headquar-
ters communique broadcast by the
Tokyo radio said American CON
voys" penetrated the bay Of San
Jose, southwest Mincoro island, at
dawn Thursday.
That afternoon, the communique
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-05
1900 u. 5. Planes
Blast Supply
Lines Of Germans

LONDON, Jan. S. (UP)-The U.
S. Eighth Air Force, resuming it's
heavy assault on Germany, sent
more than 1000 bcmbers and 500
fighters in smashing attack Fri
day on at least 20 important enemy
supply points behind the fighting
lines.
The attack, following a one-day
break in the record winter Often
sive, was made by Flying Fortresses
and Liberators, escorted by Mus
tangs, and covered an area ex-
tending from Karlsruhe to Cologne
and eastward beyond Frankfurt.
Communications centers and rail-
yards used for funneling supplies
to German armies on the western
front were singled cut for precis-
ion bombing by the big American
fleet.