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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-16
Your GI Rights
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Correspondent

| Washington, Aug. 15 - (NEAJ- Here, in answer to the continuing flow of insurance queries, is a sum- mary of the changes in National Service Life Insurance effected by the NSLI Act.
 In addition to the previously-au- | thorized types of insurance, 20-year endowment policies and endoWments maturing at age 50 and at age 65 have now been provided as altern- ativeS to which veterans can con- vert their term insurance.
 On each of these endowment po- licies, the premiums must be paid for the indicated length of time. When the policy has been paid up and has matured, the veteran gets the specified amount of money.
 Veterans who have already con- verted their term insurance to one of the previously authorized plans may now change over to one of the endowment plans.
 All restrictions as to the choice of beneficiary have been removed. Any person or persons, corpora ton, or an |. estate may be named as beneficiary.
 The veteran may now provide that his insurance be paid in single lump-sum to beneficiarieS, or he may have payments made in equal monthly installments ranging over a period of from 36 to 240 months.
 Benefits are now available to an insured veteran who is totally dis abled for as long as six months These payments are made at the rate of S5 a month for each 5000 of insurance, and they are payable for as long as the disability exists A slight extra premium is charged for these benefits. The insurance itself is not otherwise affected by these payments.
 This feature can be added to any converted or term form of NSLI. INCREASES ARE ACCEPTED
 All persons who served in the armed forces between October 8, 1940, and September 2, 1945, are entitled to apply for new NSLI. The total amount of government life in- surance which may be carried by any applicant may not exceed $10,- 900.
 The application may be filed at any time, and it will be granted upon proof that the applicant meets the required health standards. For merly, veterans were limited to the amount of insurance they had while in service
 The details of just how veterans should go about taking advantage of these changes will be discussed here later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-16

but was informed that the expense of alterations would be prohibitive.
 We've looked for a place" Bru- nelle said, but we can't seem to find any. I don't know what we're going to do
 Brunelle wants house e.. wants one badly. But he wants a good one for 1t hasn't been long since all 15 children had the measles And shortly thereafter three of them went to the hospital with pneumo- mia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-16
President
News of Organized Labor - By Raymond J. Fitzpatrick -

A committee of six members has been appointed by Chase Local Union No. B1188 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers A.F.L., to cooperate with the Non Partisan Political committee on the Connecticut Federation of Labor. On the committee are Frank Corrigan, president of the local; Lawrence Hewitt, Carl A. Peterson, record ing secretary; George Bancroft, Carl Geary, and William M Reid, financial secretary.
 An announcement from the union says it's committee will work with the federation's state committee to elect the person to office who has proved by his past actions that he is a friend of Labor"
 President Corrigan will leave Wa terbury the 23rd to attend the international convention of the 1BE.W. in San Francisco.
 Franklin Taylor has been elected delegate to the annual convention of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, to be held at Hartford early next month.
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unit Of Local 25l. Arbltrator Joseph M. Donovan of the American Arbi- tration Association held a hearing on the case yesterday.
 Though vacation pay for five en- ployes is the specific issue, the find ing may have a much broader effect since the case involves broken sen. iority. In question is whether em. ployes who do not have continuou. service are entitled to two week. vacation if they otherwise qualify.
 The State Labor Relations Board, in finding, has cleared the Connecticut Heat and Fuel Company, New Haven, of charges of unfair labor practicees. Local i72, Oil Workers International Union, CIO., h "a d protested against a raise of 20 cents an hour granted by the company to service and installing employees during negotiations with the union.
 In another ruling. the board certified Local 443. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, A.F.L, as the bargaining agent for em- ployes of firms making up the New Haven Produce Dealers As- socia tion
 Local 265. United Electrical Workers. CIO. yesterday rejected the latest contract proposals of the Royal Typewriter Company, Hart ford The union has decided to de- lay any strike call until at least September, when the question of wages comes up for management union discussion.
 A joint statement calling on the Connecticut Blue Cross to give members a voice in policy mak- ing has been issued by Nathan Sherman. editor of the AFL Un- ion Times, and Vincent J. Mc- Govern, president of the Central Labor Council of New Haven.
 The labor spokesmen said that though rate increases effective Sept. l may be necessary, the members were not asked to give their consent" They asserted that representation on the board of di- rectors of the hospital plan organ ization should be given to labor uni ms, consumer association councils of social agencies and similar groups.
 Contract negotiations between the Mattatuck Manufacturing Company and Waterbury Brass Workers Un- ion, Local 25l MMS.W w, were to be resumed today. Employes are now working under an extension of the old two-year contract, which has ex- pired.
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Success of conference Mon day morning at 10 will decide whethed or not employes of the Waterbury plant of the Risdon Manufacturing Company begin strike. Negotiations between the Company and Local 251. Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers Union, CI.O.. have been stalled for several months. The company granted an 181@ cent hourly increase, but has declined union proposals on other contract issues, notably union se- curity and a clause providing for arbitration of disputes. Mondays meeting has been arranged by Joseph M. Tone, of the U. s. De- partment of Labor.
 A decision in about 10 days is expected in the arbitration case involving the Oakville Company Division of ScOVill and tho OakviIle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-16
Methodist .WomenLose
 Two Officers

WaterVllle, Aug. 16-The Wom- ems Society for Christian Science of the Grace Methodist Church held their monthly meeting We'd nesday in the church parlors at which time Mrs. Anna Stride re- signed as president and Mrs. Lucy Lattimer, vice -presid% was ap- pointed to fill the post for the re- mainder of the year.
 Mrs. Mary Lowell resigned as chairman of devotions and Mrs Sarah Twelves was appointed to succeed her. Hostesses for the eve ming were, Mrs. Fred Zaugg. Mrs Frank Ware and Mrs. Edwin Wightman.
 Devotions were led by Mrs. Lowell. A missionary talk was given by Mrs. Joseph Caron in the absence of Mrs. Richard Mutt. A missionary study group meeting fill be held Thursday Aug. 29, at the home of Mrs. Joseph Caron, 1911 Thomaston Avenue.
 Those attending were: Mrs. Bertha Platt, Mrs. John M. E. Johnson, Mrs. Francis Payne, Miss Ruth Norton Mrs Frank Ware, Mrs. Fred zaugg, Mrs. Edwin Wightman, Mrs Evelyn Niven, Mrs Louis Jenson, Mrs Charlotte Ryder, Mrs. Douglas Stephens and Mrs. Eleanor Platt.
 The group will sponsor a stunt night, Aug. 28 at 7:30 P. M. in the church parlors. Mrs. Francis Payne is chairman and each member is asked to bring friend.
 MT and Mrs. George Goggin of Huntingdon Avenue and MT. and Mrs. Edward Seery and daughter, Marguerite of Sampson Street are at Bay View, Milford for two weeks vacation.
 John WenzeI, Marine Corps, is spending leave with his parents, MT. and Mrs Louis Wenzel of Rad cliff Avenue Jack entered the service May 28 just prior to his graduation from Crosby High School. Mrs. Wenzel received his diploma for him. Jackie is well known in the Vile, where he worked in his fathers filling station at the corner of Homer Street and ThomaSton Avenue before entering the service
 Constance Mudano of Southing- ton is vacationing with her grand parents, MT and Mrs. Ralph Lane of Suffolk Street.
 In Amenia
 Connie Morris. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Walter Morris of Patter- son Court, is spending the week visiting relatives in Amenia, N. Y.
 Mss Cynthia Vaughn is visiting her grandparents, MT. and Mrs, Harry Lattimer of Thomaston Ave nue.
 @'AAoS AhAASC LdIIS OI ouIIOIR Street and Miss Elsie Collins of New Brit am have returned home after spending a week at Point Beach.
 Mrs. Mark Sears of Thomaston was recent visitor with MT and Mrs. Joseph Cyr of Thomaston Avenue.
 The Casper s. Davis Drum Corn VIII participate in state meet of Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps tomor- row at Branford.
 Sam Shedrawy of Thomaston Avenue is under the care of physician for an eye injury.
 Farley Monday
 Arnama Post, Veterans of Foreien wars. will meet Monday at P M m Forester's Hall on Hanovar Street.
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Fields Cited for Contempt Of Congress

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Farley Monday
 Arnama Post, Veterans of Foreion wars. will meet Monday at 8 P. M ln Forester's Hall on Hanover Street. VI
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Mir. and Mrs George Goggin of Huntingdon Avenue and MT. and Mrs, Edward Seery and daughter, Marguerite of Sampson Street are at Bay View, Milford for two weeks vacation.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-29
DEMOCRATS SEEK
new CONTR0LLAW
Leaders Move To Have
Price Regulation Ex-
tended Until l947

WASHINGTON, Jan. o. up -
Merging from a conference with
President Truman, Congressional
Democratic leaders announced to-
day they will press for speedy &C.
ton on legislation to prolong price
and rent controls for a year beyond
the present June 30, 1916, expira-
ton date.
Chairman Spence (D.-Ky.) imme-
diately set House Banking com
mittee public hearings on the OPA
extension bill to begin Tuesday Of
next week.
House Democratic leader Nc
Cormack, of Massachusetts, said
''the President feels that early ac-
ton on extension of price control
Legislation as soon as possible is
a matter of paramount importance
to the country"
Mr.. Truman told Congress in his
state of the union message last
week that businessmen were ensit-
led Ito a clear statement of the
policy Of the government on the
subject. Tenants and housewives,
farmers and workers-consumers
in general-have an equal right"
Rep. Wolcott OF Michigan. senior
Republican on the Banking COM
mittee, said large numbers of Re-
publicans would support a con-
tinuation of price control where
needed" but they want amend
ments for more precise definitions
of OPA's powers.
| However, the extension meas
ure is bound to meet some vigorous
opposition. Southern Senators and
Representatives are irate over talk
by Chester Bowles, OPA admins
traitor, about putting price ceilings
ON raw cotton, and have threaten
ed to fight against continuation of
price controls unless they get as
surances no ceiling will be. put on
cotton prices.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-29
INDIAN : BURMA AREA
TROOPS MAY BE HOME
BEFORE SET DEADLINE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s-(P =
Secretary of War Patterson said
today he believes it will be pos
sible to speed up the withdrawal
of U. S. troops from the India
Burma and middle. east theatres
and discharge all men now there
prior to the previously set June
80 deadline. + %-
Patterson, just back from a
globe-girdling inspection trip OF
army installations, told a news
conference that only few hum
dred men will be retained for air
transport operations in the India
Burma, and middle east theaters.
The war secretary said also that
negotiations are in progress look
ing to dispatch Of a British COM
monwea1th force, including Aus
tralians, to assist in the occupa-
ton of Japan, under command OF
Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-29
BUSTING THE RECORD IT

BUSTING THE RECORD The
pun is intentional. ....
You may recall sometime back
when a Marine officer hailed
taxicab to run him and his bride
from somewhere in Georgia to the
Pacific coast. The papers played
the item up pretty big.
Well, that trip was just cir
cumstance to a transportatlonal
feat pulled off the other day by
Major Hubbard (not an Army
major) who lives at Chinquapin,
which is near Wallace, just in case
you aren't familiar with your south
eastern North Carolina geography.
Major Hubbard hailed a whole
Queen City bus to take him from
Wilmington to Chinquapln and
back. And, as it turned out, ne
was the only paid passenger:
SOME MISTAKE The way II
all happened, Major Hubbard went
into the local bus station and said
he wanted to charter bus TO Drlng
"a people to Wilmington from
Chinquapin. He was told OF tne
charges for such trip and ne
agreed Herewith. ...:..-
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Continued on Page Two; Col. S
$25o,000 PLANT
SET FOR NAVASSA

A fertilizer mixing and storage
plant different from other such
structures in the world will be
constructed at Navassa by the
Smith-Douglas company according
to an announcement made yester-
day b. C. E. Gettinger, Norfolk
Va, vice-president of the firm.
The structure will be Of the
arch type of all-steel construction
and will be 500 feet long.
The plant will occupy a large
acreage adjoining the Virginia.
Carolina Chemical company. It
will represent an outlay of ap-
proximately $25O,000, and will be
completed in time, Gettinger said
yesterday, to begin production Of
fertilizer for the 1947 crop season.
Unique in its kind, the plant will
be contracted of three metal
hangers originally designed to
Army Air Corps specifications and
meant for use in the Pacific. Sur
plus material, Smith-Douglas pur-
chased the hangers from the Re-
construction Finance corporation.
1&e units, with an interior ceiling
Of As feet, will be fabricated into
a single milne structure.
frx.-.I ~ Do No.. Txun. CnI ~
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-29
SANTA CECILIA
LAUNCHING SET

Mrs. Frederick Byers, Jr., Of Old
Westbury, N. Y, daughter of w. R.
Grace, first vice president of the
Ingersol Rand company, and a
granddaughter of w.. R. Grace,
founder of W. R. Grace, Inc, will
sponsor the SIS Santa Cecilia at
the yard of the North Carolina
Shipbuilding company, February
8 at $3.50 p. M.
Mrs. Byers is a sister of Mrs.
Alan Corey, Jr. who christened
the SIS Santa Barbara, a sister
ship of the Santa Cecilia, January
"a.
The S. S. Santa Cecilia is the
second of six combination pas
senger and cargo vessels under
construction at the shipyard for
Grace Line, Inc. She is the fifth
Grace vessel to be SO named. The
first served in World War l and
the fourth was built in mid-1942
and Immediately assigned to troop
and material transportation in
World War II. Tue second and
third of the Cecilia's were between
war ships in the New Northwest
coast of South America service
developed by Grace Line.
The S. S. Santa Cecilia is 81
passenger vessel, with all state
rooms air-conditioned, all outside
rooms, and with swimming pool
a pleasant lounge and saloon, and
ample deck space for recreation,
including an enclosed veranda. She
will enter service several months
after launching, joining her sisters
to offer weekly sailings from New
York to as far south as Chile by
way of the Panama Canal.
The two hundred and thirty-nlntn
vessel from the North Carol1ns
Shipbuilding company, the 5. ,
Santa Cecilia is the eleventh o.
Is operated or owned by Grace
Line from among that number:
Two Liberty ships, two standa[ :,
Maritime commission C-2-s-AJ j.,
design. five CPS especially bull
for Grace to carry refrlgera1ese
cargo, and five sisters OF Sah's
Cecilia make UP the total.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-29
STATE TAKES OVER
COUNTY ST0CKADE|

The old New Hanover county
stockade at Wrightsboro yester-
day was turned over to the State
Highway department for housing
state prisoners.
The action was taken when
county commissioners met at their
regular weekly meeting.
A. H. Graham, State Highway
commissioner, explained that the
stockade will be fireproofed and
repaired and used by the depart
ment to furnish much needed hous-
ing for the state prisoners who
work the highways and do other
work in this area. ....
Commissioners had previously
voiced the opinion that this action
would benefit the country at large,
since prisoners heretofore have
been transported here from Bur
gaw to do the road work.
The commissioners instructed
the county attorney to draw up
the papers providing for the build
ing and the IS acres surrounding
it, to be returned to the county il
at any time the building is no
longer used for housing of prison
ers whose work entails working on
in New Hanover county.
It was also voted on, and passed
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AND so TO BED!

Well, it seems they never get
too old to take a look.
An elderly gentleman, per-
haps about 10, was having his
morning coffee in the Friend
Iy cafeteria yesterday.
As he started to touch tho
cup to his lips a beautiful
young miss walked by. Tho
elderly gentleman let his eyes
follow the BYM much in the
manner Esky of Esquire ogles
the ladies. And his lips
strayed from the coffee cup.
But his hand, not in on the
ogling deal, kept fitting the
coffee cup. Whereupon the
coffee meant for the elderly
gentleman's mouth went into
his lap.
Four Marines, themselves
well-versed in the art of wolf
whistling, completely forgot to
whew-ew-ew. Instead they
turned a chorus of Gliding on
the elderly gentleman like
this:
Itch, tch, tch, tch! Naughtee,
naughtee-ee!"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-29
NAVY REPORTS THEFT
OF HISTORICAL FILM
FROM u. S. BATTLESHIP

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 2s-W.p-
Iheft from the historic Battleship
Missouri Of 26 negatives taken OF
me japanese ceremony aboard her
was disclosed here today by the
Navy. -.
The Third Naval district said
ma the official negatives were
AZ from the ships photography
!. .aooratory while the Missouri was
led up at Bayonne, N. j., before
'eavlng for Norfolk, Va, last week.
Inc first report Of the theft
', was made in Navy request for
Il state alarm broadcast. from
S'a9e police headquarters here.
The Navy gave no explanation
u me circumstances under which
we theft may have occurred,
II was assumed that the, aid
VI state police was enlisted after
a., Navy investigation failed to dis
ssOSe any clues. to the recovery
VI the irreplaceable negatives
'aK Ne IN Tokyo bay on Sept. 3. .
Inc Navy said the negatives
were four by five inches in size.
~ 10 MN. movie camera and q
ID MINI. kodak also were missing
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-29
DOCTORS APPROVE.
Blue CROSS PLAN
Cty-Sponsored Measure To
Aid Returned Service
men In State

Approval of the Wilmington
sponsored ''out-patient" medical
service for returned war veterans
has been voted by the executive
committee of the North Carolina
Medical society. according TO Ray
Galloway, executive director of
American Legion Post No. 10 who,
with DR.. ]. F. Robertson, Whining
ton, attended the meeting In
Raleigh.
DR.. Robertson, who is a delegate
to the State society from the New
Hanover county society, is a mem
Der of the board of trustees which
gave approval to the socalled Blue
Cross plan.
Today the Impatient" or hos
pital, phrase of the plan will be
discussed by representatives Of
the North Carolina Hospital asso-
citation in Chapel HILL This asso-
citation will administer the plans
after approval in Washington, DC,
by the Veterans administration.
DR.. Oren Moore, president OF
the North Carolina Medical society,
said in Charlotte last night the
program, which will begin as soon
as a contract is signed with the
Veterans administration, would be
the second of its kind in the United
States. Only Michigan, he said,
now has such a plan of treatment
for its discharged servieemen.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-29
TRADERS MAKE RUSH
TO PURCHASE COTTON
FUTURES CONTRACT

NEW YORK, Jan, 28-(P-1n-
flation psychology took hold OF the
cotton market today as traders
rushed to buy futures contracts
which pushed prices up more man
81 bale. All deliveries made
new seasonal highs with the March
1916 position reaching price OF
$3.50 cents, the highest since the
1924-25 season.
Traders reasoned that the set
Element of strikes at substantial
wage increases would tend to
boost farm prices.
Aggressive commission house
buying was also stimulated on re-
ports that arrangements have been
completed for shipping 1850, 900
bales of cotton, mostly American
staple, to Japan. Prospects point
ed. to a sharp reduction in stocks
in this country by the end of the
crop season July 81 and traders
believed that a scarcity of labor
and machinery would prevent any
large increase in the next cotton
crop. - - t..-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-29
RURAL BAVARIANS
TIP VOTE SCALES
Social Union Energies Vic
tor In German County
Elections

FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan.
29.-(P)-The slightly right-of-cen-
ter Christian Social Union emerged
from Sundays elections throughout
the American occupation zone as
the dominant force in rural Ger.
man politics, but observers here
doubted tonight that the party
would be able to maintain its
dominance when city elections take
place in the spring.
One high-placed American OBJ
server noted that although the
Communist turnout in rural areas
was relatively small, it indicated
on the whole that "the party may
have considerable strength in the
cities" The slightly left Social
Democratic Party also draws much
of its strength from the cities.
Largely Catholic rural Bavaria,
however, tipped the scales yester'
day away from the Social Demo.
Gratis and in favor of the Christian
Social Union, recently organized
amalgamation of Protestant and
Catholic interests. 1t includes con,
servatives, liberals and middle-of.
the-road groups.
American military government
Spokesman expressed satisfaction
with ''this first big American ex
pertinent in bringing Democracy
to Germany" More than 5000, OO(
Germans voted Sunday and the
week before in the first large-scale
free elections since Killers rise
to power, and 1876 per cent OF the
eligible voters cast their ballots
The Social Democrats, with a mild
ly socialistic platform, received
preference then in some of the
towns in greater Hesse.
On the basis of nearly complete
results Independents and non-par.
tisans have won 1858 council
seats, compared with the Christian
Social Unions 81, 1929 seats. The So.
cial Democrats have won 9,677
seats on rural councils; the Com
munists 500, and the Liberal Demo
Gratis, representing the extreme
right, Cos. :,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-29
ON PERON'S.
LIFE FAILS; MEN RUN.
WHEN PLOT UNVEILED

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 28-Wp)-
A plot to assassinate Col. Juan
D. Peron, Argentina's strong man
and Nationalist presidential candi-
date, has been discovered and
frustrated, it was officially an
nounced today. o..
According to Federal authorities
in Cordoba province, 563 sticks of
gelignite "a type of dynamite) were
discovered by track-walkers under
a railway culvert, before "a train
carrying Peron on his electoral
campaign passed over.
The announcement added that
man assigned to watch the spot
after the explosives were remov-
ed, was forced to withdraw by
three men who came from an auto
mobile armed with rifles. They
fled when they saw that the ex-
plosives had been discovered. it
was said.