The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-28
by Dre10 Pearson

Hollywood talent in the Army Signal Corps. par tcuarly during the war, played hand in glove with their former bosses in okayng these contracts Result has been that now, IA months after the end of the war; more than 5000 films cannot be released by the services for showing to the public
 A future film schedule calling for nearly 1000 new pictures year has been laid out for the Army and the Navy. After reviewing this with Sen. Joe ONTahoney's Surplus Property Commttee, both the Army and the Navy have decided that they will use no Hollywood material at all unless the copyright holders have first agreed that the films may be shown without restriction before educational and other groups
 North Carolina Republican Calvin Zimmerman claims he was misquoted by this column regarding his views on refunding OPA penalties. Here are his complete full and official views on the subject: T plan to join with group of good American citizens in urging the prompt repeal of the OPA and to re- fund to all victims of treble damages the amounts they have paid less reasonably penalty. We will urge the refund on the ground that tax volaors by the thousands have settled with the Government by paying from percent to 25 percent penalty and that the OPA volators not be required to pay any more penalty than tax violators" Delighted to repub- fish MT Zimmerman's views for two reasons: l. In fairness to him. 2 To let the country know what it may be in for under Republicans. It was sgnifi- cant that Vincent Impeletteri, son of an Italian im- migrant now acting Mayor of New York, gave the address of welcome at the United Nations, an or ganizaton to which Italy now seeks admission The Russian delegation didn't bluster into the LIN. opening surrounded by bodyguards, as they did at San Francisco Ambassador Ben Cohen, men- Der of the Chilean delegation who has helped stage international conferences for twenty years first de- vised the system of instantaneous telephone ransla tion. Only who rivals Cohen when 1t comes to conferences is Canadas Prime Minister Mackenzie King who has missed very few.
 Credit the Army with a fortnight stand poSt-exchange money. It is turning $22000000 of post exchange profits back to the Treasury. The fund could have been kept by the Army for its own uses but Secretary Patterson ruled otherwise Reasons for the cotton slump not mysterious despite the hoWs of anguish from Senator Cotton Elmer" Thomas of Oklahoma. One reason was that he had helped the upward price trend when the OPA wanted to control speculation Another cotton hoarding. Some Southern merchants had put cotton away wait ing for price of 50 cents pound. Final straw the maritime strike which prevented cotton from being shipped abroad. There definite signs that consumers getting more choosy. That is why big wholesalers no longer bullish.
 President Truman has appointed one of the out standing battlers against juvenile delinquency Ed ward Curran U. S. Judge in the District of Colun bia Unless too many Northerners endorse 1t first the novel, Night Fire, should be well received in the South The author young Edward Kimbrough a Southerner, writes of the South's dilemma social traditions