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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-24


 HsW Orleans, Dec, 94 -(uPD- Canal Street handIeappeFs were quoting oeoFgias aBbsatsn, united Bulldogs . ilSpoiBt fayoJte over North Carolina today, As New ogs isans hauled cut the lAst mile Of bunting iB preparation fog the aEs ntAi Sugar Bowl game on Nsw Years Dsv,
 Speculation OD the outcome of the "Dattie Of the 0hagisys" - TFiDpi Of Georgia and Justice Of North CaEOlina@~ilae become the t0Nn's chief conversation Diece, ais most t0 the point Of eE0Wdlng 0sil the old gentleman with the white NhibkeFs end red pants Wi1Oekiii sRy ehimnsys for size tonight
 Enthusiasm ran almost as high among the i2TOO0 persons In town Nb0 won't see the game aS among the 15OOO who got tickets TSippI and Georgia, most observers agreed. had more general power end scogs Ing ability than Justice and North Carolina But there were some avenue qiiartsFbaeks wilO looked f0f 6 SiiFpFiss, They bintsd thst Jtiss tlee would dazz1e in . manner not to the liking Of oeoFgIa's "lows DOkes,"
 Waits Gene lses. Dosh Camps
 "siOwpOkes," as applied especial. iv Co 6e0FgIais forwards, was . description given by Coach Waily Dutss, fo0tbaij,s little round man, wiO says bs Is afraid his Bulldogs would never catch the Justice boy --eaIjed CbO0 cb0o.
 While Butts nOAned that his Georgia team was sl0W and still green, and that he would bs 1ucky fl ne ever got q chance tO cal on his extra sp0Int artist George (O0at) Jegnigan--aga5flst the Tar Heels, there were wails from Chapel 1giiI, Just as loud and just as tsAf' ftd.
 Coach CaY1 gnayeIy had a good efy when his Taiigy, capable cen. teY, Chan Migbsnjitb, broke two veFtabTae against Virginia Mat teTs got even worse last week when ATt WeIneF, 2O0-poaind end and ace pass snateheT among the Tag Heel flankegs, decided Co aliIt school and s0 home tO Newark, N ]. Dnayely never has bad anything agalngt Newark batt he can't see it t1 pref eYeBee to spending New Years Day 00 the dtdg Coast in some place ike New orleans, for instance.
 Ne Rooms e Let
 As far aS local hotel pEopTietogs gre concerned, they tossed tn tne epongs tg0 months ago. Every room wae booked HeetAtiranteufs were buying eyegy spare ioaf ot bread aD1 piece Of meat they cOln0 nnn, and taxIcah men were getting tbeir fenaers etasched for the biggest boom sine the gas-dEtyen machine bumped the tlOgse-6rnwn hack.
 Occasionally, you could spot . man wearing . ting, expensive Sugar Bowl pin in his lapel Y deslgnateS him as one Of the exclu. slve e citizens responsible for ell this sports frenzy. If he looked SilgbEy whipped, t was because he had to turn down @ many fbeople v1b0 wanted to be seated for the kickOn,
 Nsxt year, though, the Sugar Bowl folks hope to be ready to seat 0OO0O, Then the taSn1own among 2oOO0o applicants would be only . mere fi0O00,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-24

Arlene Francis, star of the novel "Affairs of Ann Scotland" thriilers on ABC Wednesdays, is still getting stacks of fan mall from parents ot service men who were her friends and guests on Blind Date, a pro- gram in which she starred last year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-24

Nmame0 Nk recent national survey oe American husbands which found ea DOT cent shope for groceries; e percent wash dishes. @ percent scrub their Nasheuha and % percent are convinced they are better cooks than their wives, 10 these statistics, Lake has added his own survey which indicates that eS percent sAy ''Yes, deax," to their wives cesara- less of the question, v7 percent 60, Ave dollArs or less e week pin money; and % percent forget e wipe their feet on the doormal when they enter thelr homes.
 When Matt McEzagh made his de- but ln the That's Finegan" com. edy, starring his brother, Frank Nc. HlRh, on Q recent Thursday nigh' over CBS, it was the first time ir ae years they had played together on the same stage.
 Several years ago each he'd Q rols in the same movie production, but appeared in different scenes, Theil latest previous joint appearance va In leo0 in Q legitimate musical com edy, Princess April" Since ther both have playe din literally hun areds of stage and screen produc'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-24

The first truck sac m the United SCates was in 1893 to . department store in Providence, Rhode Island.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-24

nurRe@ Meredith and Geraldine FselgefNla. representing 'etAN Tue Aeer ONlla On The Ar" AACS Sans day night 'VarNmatle feature. VIII enact scenes erozM stephen VtneeAe nene&S "A Chlla tS Bern" when ANc,s gAlA ChVlslmAs Party is ar ca over WATN tonight non 10 to llsSO P, M.
 Other WyR~Anc seAEs who win Oe heard darlng the so~minNte broadcast welcoming the YNaleti0e include Blng Crosby Paul white man, walter Wlnchell, Henry (NeFe's) Morgan, Ion Brenemen, Don McNelN, Kenny Baker, Leo Due rocAer, LNm N Aonen patrace M0nsel and Don wilson,
 Ben EFechts stirring Christmas drama, Miracle Of A Bum" COG starring the author and Altred tlltchcock, win preceae AbCs Christmas Party, SrOm s$So eo 10 ?, M, EST
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-24
w Orleans Book GiDes Georgia 14 Points OOer Tdrees

tons. but thelr professional pAll eddy enough, never crossed unlI radio brought them toaether.
 Nigel Bruce, who stars as k watson in ADCs Saturday niEl& thriller, New Adventures of Ni.eke lock Holmes" hes been asRea " a leading womAnS magazine Ue4IaA Home Jo0fnaO to name 'skhe Woe man I Admire Most" 11ls eeieoi'on must Do made outside his teuiliy t4st otherwise ls unrestEicteds ehe may he living or dead, e historical n8uf0 or even . tlctlonal character ln na- erature.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Federal Jobs
Continued From First Page }

eral workers have third call on jobs.
Under the expected directive, en-
ployes hired during the interim pc
riod will be employed on temporary
basis and will have to compete for
their jobs once the Civil Service
Commission starts holding perna-
nent examinations. Persons seeking
employment need not apply to the
commission, but may apply directly
to the agency where they wish to
work.
Approved by Commission.
The entire system has the approval
Of the Civil Service Commission,
which recommended it to President
Truman. Civil service officials, linn
tied by slashed appropriations for
the coming fiscal year, say the
agency needs all its available funds
and resources to set up a permanent
peacetime system assuring veterans
and other qualified persons perma-
nent Government jobs.
1--WE simply haven't the time nor
the money to waste during the COM
ing months to bother with tempo
rary appointments" top Civil
Service official said last night "Of
course, If we had sufficient money
We could still handle temporary
placements, but it is out of the ques-
tion now. We can't do two jobs at
once"
The forthcoming order has been
attacked by the United Federal
Workers of America, CIO, as re-
turning the Government to "the
spoils system"
Urged Not to Sign Order.
Urging President Truman not to
sign the order, UFWA declared that
the principal function Of the Civil
Service Commission has been to
maintain a merit system. Should
the order be signed, UFWA officials
declare, "the commission will be
stripped of its statutory mandate
Evening star., 1946-02-03
D. {. Woman Found Dead
In Gas-FiIIed Room

A 31-year-old woman was found
dead yesterday in basement rec
reation room at 7o2 Quackenbos
street NV, her head over the open,
unlighted burners of a gas stove.
Police identified the woman as
Miss Gladys Walker of Lobeco, S.
c., roomer at the house. They
said Mrs. Rose Bleich, owner of the
house, called them when she became
uneasy on finding the recreation
room locked. Mrs. Bleich gave police
key, and they found the body Of
Miss Walker in a nightdress.
Police said Miss Walker had come
to Washington December 81 to get
married. They did not reveal the
contents of a note said to have
been found in the gas-filled room.
Miss Walker was not employed.
Her nearest relative was understood
to be sister, Mrs. L. B. Attaway of
Lobeco.
Evening star., 1946-02-03

By the Associated Prnss
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 2.-Auburn-
haired Eleanor Jenemann Thompson
today paved the way for her hus-
band to marry the English girl who
bore him quadruplets while he was
stationed in England in 1914.
She filed suit in Common Pleas
Court for divorce against former
Sergt William H. Thompson on the
simple grounds of ''indignities.
Her attorney. Charles Dean, said
the 27-year-old beauty shop opera
tor was hurt and humiliated" when
Sergt. Thompson announced he was
the father of the babies born to
unwed Norah Carpenter of Heanor,
Derbyshire.
Had Previously Refused.
A Catholic, Mrs. Thompson had
originally refused the divorce on
religious grounds. The church de-
crees that only the death of either
party can break the marriage VOWS.
AS late as last June Mrs. Thomp-
son reiterated her stand on the
divorce. Although declaring she
hadn't one spark of love left" for
the redheaded sergeant she mar
ried in 1941, she added:
when I heard of the affair I
said I certainly wouldn't give him
a divorce. Well, I haven't changed
my mind"
Mrs. Thompson could not be
reached today for comment, but her
attorney said:
This appears to be the only way
out. He can be free to do what
he wants but Mrs. Thompson is the
innocent, tragi" victim of Sensa-
Evening star., 1946-02-03

tlonal circumstances over which she
mad no control"
Acknowledged Parentage.
Ihe four babies, two girls and two
ooys, were born February 26. 1914.
one OF the boys died "a hours after
birth.
Sergt. TS&npson acknowledged
parenthood IN a public statement
ana said he had asked his wife to
divorce him. -
Inc former Serviceman repeatedly
voiced his love for Miss CARPENTER
ana MS desire to marry her and
orlng her and the children to Amer
lea. He last saw the babies a year
ago before he sailed for the United
States.
In Heanor, Miss Carpenter was
quoted as saying some months ago
Cnat thompson wrote he was plan-
nlng to return to England early in
1916 to see the children.
Inc divorce hearing is to be held
in April.
Surprised and Excited,
Reached at his attorneys Office.
thompson said he was very sur
prlSed and excited" at his wife's di-
vorce action.
thompson told the Pittsburgh
Sun-Telegraph in an interview:
Eleanor has been very fair. She
never has asked me for support or
anything else. am happy she has
elected to do things this way, be-
cause feel it is better for her and
everybody else concerned"
Thompson said if the divorce is
granted he will carry out his often
expressed wish to bring Miss Car
penter and the surviving triplets-
Maureen, Madeline and Michael-to
America.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Two Officials Named
By District OPA

j. Grahame Walker yesterday wa.
appointed acting enforcement at.
torney for the District OPA, sue
ceeding Carl w. Berueffy, resigned
j. G. Wells, jr., former price ex-
ecutive with the OPA in Delaware
was named price executive. This
post was vacated when Vincent A
Holmes became director of the loca.
agency last month.
Evening star., 1946-02-03

Mr.. Walker, q resident Of WASH
ington since 1919, came to the
District OPA in 1943 and served
as enforcement attorney on price
violations on apparel, services and
consumer goods.
He Is graduate OF the Washing
ton College of Law and Amherst
College. He lives at 6607 East ave-
nue., Chevy Chase, Md.
Mr.. Wells, Wilmington business
man, had been in charge of the Del
aware OPA price division since 1942.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
to appoint qualified personnel tt
the Etpdarol coru;oa

TO appoint qualified personnel to
the Federal service"
UFWA contended that the only
method of preventing favoritism and
discrimination in hiring is through
central controls in the commission,
The commission was asked bv
UFWA to maintain central hiring
lists of veterans and laid off war
service appointees, and that these
lists be the source of all appoint
mentS pending the establishment of
regular competitive registers.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Philadelphia Transit
Rejects Union Offer
BY the Associated Press.

1y tLc hSoOCldteu FTtSSs
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9.-The
Philadelphia Transportation Co. to-
day rejected two conditional pro-
posals for arbitration of wage and
other issues made by the CIO Trans
port Workers Union which has
scheduled strike of 1855 PTC en-
ployes for 1901 am. Monday.
The transit firms board of di-
rectors deligerated the union pro-
posals of guaranteed closed shop
and a more liberal old-age pen
sion plan for nearly an hour, spokes-
men said.
THE actions and thinking of a
third, disinterested and impartial
arbitrator will be governed by fair
consideration of all interests con-
cerned and the refusal of either
party to submit to such arbitration
and accept the decisions would carry
the gravest responsibility in the
present transit crisis" the company
said In a statement to the union.
The company yesterday offered to
arbitrate all the issues without any
conditional acceptances of any
point. The union rejected the offer.
The union is seeking a 25-cents-
an-hour wage increase among a
score Of other benefits. The COM
pany offered II cents.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Kaiser Plans to Build
10000 Homes in 1916
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. s.-Henry
j. Kaiser, announcing he would con-
struct 10000 homes in the East and
Midwest this year, today called the
Truman-Wyatt program for building
2,700,000 homes in 1916 and l947 "a
bold and daring plan to come to
grips Immediately with the emer-
gency."
The industrialist, whose mass pro-
duction Of emergency housing for
workers in his shipyards created
widespread interest during the war,
told reporters his Community Homes
organization could build double the
proposed 10000 homes If materials
were available. He would not reveal
the specific localities Of the pro-
posed construction, he declared, un-
til land purchases for the sites were
made.
Mr.. Kaiser said Wilson Wyatt.
Federal Housing chief, had confer
red with him In Detroit "in detail"
on the proposal announced by the
President.
Evening star., 1946-02-10

without the support of occupation
authorities.
Few Put in Prison
Always in the background Is a
vast horde of propagandists, OF
whom the Allies have imprisoned
only a few. Some of the known
and doubtless many unknown-re-
main in government posts.
Until the Allied command inter-
fered, these men tried to maintain
their wartime grip on government
news, denying even foreign corre-
spondents the opportunity to obtain
unbiased information.
Now their methods are discernible
in many more subtle ways. For
instance, GI homesickness has pro-
duced souvenir-shop signs capitalize
ing upon it-urging them to take
not mail home their purchases.
The effect of such moves is diff
cult to assay, but as homesickness
grows soldiers frequently say, there
Is no need for us here; everything
Is well in hand"
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Comeback Of Silk
In U.S.. Held Uncertain
Despite Big Demand
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Despite the strong
current demand for silk lingerie,
nightgowns. ties, dress prints, silk
products of almost any kind, the
future Of the natural silk market in
this country is not bright.
The psychology of absence" has
lot to do with the current craving,
silk mills spokesmen say, and their
estimates of future silk consump-
ton are modest. The estimates of
demand, once the initial craving for
the war-denied product is satisfied,
range from 20 per cent to (the most
optimistic) two-thirds of the 1899
market.
Bleakest prophecy is that of Mil
ton H. Rubin, president of American
Silk Mills, which before the war was
the largest consumer Of silk In the
weaving trade. He says that If the
rebrith OF the business Is misman-
aged, silk may become a curiosity
found only in museums by 1860.
Much depends on how soon Japan,
which formerly supplied 80 per cent
OF Amerca's silk, re-establishes her
industry. Pauline Geri, president
of the International Silk Guild. says
Japan is producing about one-fifth
OF her prewar total and he doubts
that she will be able to raise that to
more than one-half her prewar out
put in the next five years. But
aside from that, mill spokesmen
agree that silk ultimately will have
to forgo the idea of being big busi-
ness and have to aim at a small
luxury" market.
Reintroduction of silk to American
markets really will be rebirth of
the industry. With the freezing of
Japanese assets July 26, 1941, the
silk business almost stopped. Exist
ing stocks were frozen by the Gov
ernment and processing Of silk for
civilian use prohibited. Most silk
dealers liquidated their businesses
or readjusted to synthetic fbers.
Even before the war, silk had be-
gun to meet strong competition in
the American market from synthetic
fibers. Improvement in production
and quality of synthetics like rayon
and nylon, coupled with their stable
but decreasing prices, reacted to the
disadvantage of silk, whose price was
both relatively high and constantly
f1uctuating,
Evening star., 1946-02-10

out the country for the once un-
popular OPA. The flow of mail to
OPA, the White House and Con-
gress in support of his stand has
increased greatly.
The American Veterans Commit
tee yesterday sent letter to Mr..
Truman praising the Courageous
fight" of Mr.. Bowles against "the
campaign of many powerful COM
mercial and industrial interests for
the destruction of price control"
Leaders of 80 national citizens
organizations, including the Ameri-
can Association of University Wo-
men and the General Federation
OF Womens Clubs, called on their
members to back continuance of
price and rent controls for another
year.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Labor
Continued From First Page.)

the wholly unwarranted price in
creases to meet this wage proposal" !"
Earlier yesterday, the White House
denied published reports that Mr..
Bowles would replace Mr.. Snyder as
Ireconversion director. Mr.. Snyder,
it was said, would move over into
the now-vacant Craftsmanship of
RFC, while Mr.. Porter would take
over as price administrator. In ans
wer to inquiries about the report,
Charles G. Ross, White House press
secretary, made the following state
ment:
There has been no change in the
dictatorship of the Office of War
Mobilization and Reconversion. No
change has been discussed and none
is contemplated"
Mr.. Ross refused comment on the
report that Mr.. Bowles would be
made stabilization chief, Mr.. Porter,
questioned by a reporter, refused
comment on the possibility Of
changes in either Mr.. Bowles' or his
own status.
Full Authority for Post.
Friends said Mr.. Bowles would
not take over as stabilization direc-
tor unless the full authority the
Sterilization Act bestows on the
President was delegated to him. This
power now rests largely in the hands
of Mr.. Snyder, who retains veto
power, although he passed along the
administration of it to Judge Collet,
whose Office is a branch of OWMR.
A new order from the President
would be necessary to build the sta
bilization post to a top spot once
more.
Another unknown factor was
whether John D. Small would re-
main as head of the Civilian Pro-
duction Administration if stabiliza-
ton authority was stripped away
from Mr.. Snyder Mr.. Small has
openly criticized present price policy
as restricting production, the view
point shared by Mr.. Snyder.
Mr.. Bowles earlier was described
as resigned to the easing of price
controls as a means of attempting
to get full production. At the same
time, it was said, he was insistent
that the new price line be held
firmly for a year and that he be
given authority to hold it without
interference from Mr.. Snyder or
any other agency.
Gains Support in Nation.
The price administrators deter
mined though losing battle to main
tain a tight rein on prices has
gained widespread support through
Evening star., 1946-02-10
An-Congress Commission
Asked on Atomic Eneruv

By the Associated Press.
Senator johnson, Democrat, of
Colorado yesterday proposed that an
an-Congress commission take over
temporarily the field of atomic
energy.
He introduced a bill to create a
l0-man commission, five from the
Senate and five from the House, to
have supreme charge of the han
ding of the war-found source of
power.
Serving under them would be an
administrator and deputy appoint
ed by the President,
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Jap Jingoists Begin
Propaganda Designed
To Cut Occupation
BY RUSSELL BRINES,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
TOKYO. - Japan's propaganda
masters are relatively silent these
days-in public at least-but the
people unwittingly are doing good
job for them.
The professionals have tipped their
hand just enough to show this
theme for the central propaganda
policy:
War was possible only because the
people were enslaved by the mill
tarists. The militarists now ate
completely discridited and cannot
come back. Freedom for the people
is in itself a sufficient check rein
against other usurpers.
In effect, the ultra-nationalists are
saying to Americans, cant you go
home now. please?"
Short Occupation Sought.
Their main purpose is to cut the
occupation as short as possible and
minimize the changes it produces.
Japanese also want to return swiftly
to international society and regain
some Of their lost world trade.
Government leaders say little
officially on this theme, except for
speeches voicing confidence in
Japan's democratic future" Pri-
vately, however, some of them have
dropped significant hints to corre-
spondents.
One tried to impress me with the
argument that equality of man was
impossible in Japan, hence the ex-
pertinent should be abandoned be-
fore the American "lost face
But in varied ways and for varied
reasons, the common man repeats
similar ideas to all Americans he
meets. The subject is apt to arise
at any time, often in the midst of
a social evening.
Argument Explained.
Please" says the japanese, II
want to make it clear. The Jap
anese people were very glad to have
the Americans come and very happy
to see the militarists go. They were
very bad. Now the people will rule
and things will be different"
Thus their very confidence in
popular rule supports the propa-
ganda masters drive for short oc-
cupation.
Educated and realistic japanese
liberals, however, usually add:
ut will be worse for us If you
leave too soon, before people really
have power"
Most of the japanese seem to be
sincere. 1t is true that the people
were enslaved and their relief over
their present freedom is too real to
be mistaken. But militarists were
discredited once before, in the 1920's,
and managed to return to power.
And the present measure of the
peoples power is insufficient even
to influence Japan's government,
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Poster Gets Results

PASADENA, Calf. (P.-Dan w.
Eagle drew a poster announcing his
"reconversion" from Staff Sergt.
Eagle to Civilian Eagle" and sent it
along with his measurements to local
clothiers. He received a telegram, a
letter and several telephone calls
and wound up with two suits, a top
coat, six shirts, six pairs of shorts,
shoes and a hat.