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Evening star., 1946-01-18

the reintroduction of many such
persons"
At the outset of the hearing, Sen
ator johnson told Gen. Hershey
that the committe was trying to
establish the fact that responsibility
for the failure of selective service to
supply enough replacements rested
with the War Department and the
President.
Gen. Hershey said he had told
Reconversion Director Snyder in
September that if the age limit were
lowered to 26, he could provide $4,000
men month.
The President announced lower
ing of the age limit, Gen. Hershey
added, "and it's by impression that
Secretary Patterson concurred, but
whether he did or not is unimportant
after the President made the an
nouncement."
Gen. Hershey attributed the fail
ure of selective service to fill its
monthly quota of $4,000 men to these
causes:
l. Volunteer enlistments of IT.
year-olds and others in the 1925
Evening star., 1946-01-18
DemobiIization Cuts
Efficiency Of Navy,
lowers Declares
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ABOARD U. S. S. NEW JERSEY,
Tokyo Bay, Jan. decentralization
very seriously has reduced effici-
ency of the United States Navy
Admiral John B. Towers declared
today, but powerful fleet units still
stand lin complete readiness for
any emergency in the Pacific"
The Navy's ranking airman
stressed the rapid stripping of
American sea power at press con-
ference after brief deck ceremony
in which he turned over command
of the 5th Fleet to Vice Admiral
Frederick Sherman, beribboned vet
,eran OF carrier warfare.
Admiral Towers left Immediately
by plane for conferences in Wash
ington. He will succeed Admiral
Raymond A. Spruance as command
er in chief of the Pacific Fleet Feb
ruary l.
1900 Navy Men in Japan.
Admiral Towers said there are IT,
600 Navy personnel in Japan, but
the number rapidly is diminishing
with release of high-point men. He
will discuss the cut in Navy strength
in Washington.
AS fast as ships are relieved of
troop transport service, Admiral
Towers said, they are put under
training in an effort to regain war
time efficiency. However, it is not
possible to lose half or two-thirds
of experienced personnel, man ship
with inexperienced men and expect
to have first-rate ship for some
time.
The admiral said he had heard of
no demobilization demonstration by
5th Fleet personnel. THE plan of
rehabilitation is a little ahead of
schedule. I think our men know it. -
Flag to Be Moved January 27.
Admiral Sherman will transfer his
/ flag from the New Jersey to the
Iowa January 27. The New Jersey,
which was Admiral Halsey's flag
ship, is scheduled to leave for San
Francisco January 20 with Gen.
Walter Kruger, commander of the
disbanding 9Th Army, as a passen-
ger. The skipper is Capt. E. M.
Thompson of Coffeeville, Kans.
! High-ranking American and Brit
ish Army and Navy officers ATTENDED
Evening star., 1946-01-18
Small Nations Given
Big Three Assurances
OF Role in Treaties
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 18.-Secretary of
State Byrnes today announced as
surances by the United States, Rus
STA and Great Britain that proposals
OF the smaller European nations
would receive the fullest considera-
ton" by the great powers in draft
ing European peace treaties.
Mr.. Byrnes released the text of
an exchange between the American
and French governments. His an
swer was on behalf of the three
great powers, which agreed at Mos
cow several weeks ago that, in effect
the United States, Russia and Brit
ain would write the treaties for
Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary
and Finland.
Powers to Draft Treaties.
The treaties are first to be draft
ed by the powers, submitted to a
peace conference of 81 former bel
ligerents at Paris in May and then
put into final form by the big pow
ers for ratification by all the states.
Foreign Minister Georges BIZ
dault of France, in letter to Amer
lean Ambassador Jefferson Caffery
January 3, raised this main question
THE conference would have nc
powers of its own, and the recon-
mendations which the conference
may make would be decided upon
later by the states intrusted with
the task of preparing the treaties
"The French government woulo
wish to be assured that, as they be.
lieve, this literal Interpretation
does not correspond to the spirit
in which the plan has been worked
out"
Big Powers Have Final Say.
In lengthy reply Mr.. Byrnes
declared
THE French government may res
assured that as broad and thorough
discussion as possible shall tax,
place at the forthcoming conferenc,
and that the final drafts of tn,
treaties will be made only after tn,
fullest consideration has been givel
to the recommendation of the con
ference.
I'VE have no doubt that no fina
treaty would be concluded which
arbitrarily rejected the recommenda
tions of the conference"
By implication, however, tn
Byrnes letter made it clear that tn
final say on the peace treaties woult
rest entirely with the big powers
The only treaty for which Franc
will share full responsibility will b.
that with Italy. Otherwise, Franc
will participate only in the confer
ence discussions of the other pro
posed pacts.
Evening star., 1946-01-18
Early Confirmation Seen
For Cayfon as Chief Judqe

Predictions that the Senate will
confirm promptly the appointment
OF Judge Nathan Cayton as chief
judge of the Municipal Court of
Appeals were heard today on Capitol
Hill.
The nomination. sent to the Sem
ate yesterday by President Truman,
was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee and Chairman McCarran
quickly named a subcommittee to
consider the nomination, consisting
OF himself, Senator Eastland, Demo-
crat, OF Mississippi. and Senator
Wiley, Republican, of Wisconsin.
Under committee rules, a seven
day notice of hearings must be given
on any nomination Chairman Nc
Carran scheduled hearing on the
Cayton nomination for next Thurs
day at 1890 am
In doing so, Senator McCarran
gave personal Endorsement of
Judge Cayton, now a member of the
municipal appellate court. "I sug-
gested him for appointment to the
position he now holds" he said. "I
think he has done good job and is
we'll qualified to be chief judge.
know of no opposition and do not
expect any. He should be promptly
confirmed"
Evening star., 1946-01-18
DemobiIizution
Continued From First Page.)

those over 80 probably would be
limited service men.
Asked how many 4-Fs in the 18-
Is age group could be called, he esti-
mated that if "the Army had to
have them" he might be able to
supply 250,000, or one-sixth of the
AIS among the younger men.
Couldn't Make Guarantee.
Gen. Hershey also expressed fear
that If the draft boards knew def
nitely that the draft would end on
May Is, he could not guarantee how
many men they would be willing to
draft in May.
You can't expect them to call a
man on May IA when they know he
wouldn't be indicted on May 49,"
On the score of reinducting vet
erans, Gen. Hershey said he felt
the Navy particularly had dis
charged men freely as ''inept" after
only a few months service. He
said he had been reluctant to re-
draft veterans with short-term serv-
Ice because he didn't want to put
draft boards in the position of hav-
ing to judge how much man had
contributed in the war.
AS possible sources of supply from
the ranks of the veterans, he cited
Air Forces cadets, Army specialist
training program trainees, Navy VS.
and VIZ trainees, who have had
no other service than their train
ing.
Suggests WelI-Defined Policy.
"A well-defned policy as to what
constitutes and what does not con-
stitute completed service" Gen.
Hershey told the committee, would,
make large numbers of these men
available for induction. If it was
determined that men who have
served less than the minimum pc
riod for which they may enlist have
not completed service, it would be
possible to work out program for
Evening star., 1946-01-18
Big Power Unanimity
Necessary, Gromyko
Tells Assembly
By GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondert


LONDON, Jan. 18.-Andrei Gro
myko, Russian Ambassador to
Washington, addressing the UNO
Assembly today in the absence of
Vice Commissar for Foreign Affairs
Andrei VishinSky, insisted clearly
on unanimity of the big powers in
the operation of the United Nations.
He denounced demands that the
charter be revised. The charter, he
SAID emphatically, is not obsolete
nor does it need revision. The
United Nations, he contended, must
be fully organized and made to
work under the terms of the cnar-
ter
The acting head of the Russian
delegation, however, gave an earnest
pledge on behalf of the delegation
to do everything within its power
to make this session of the Assembly
a success.
Backs Atomic Control.
He spoke in support of the pro-
posal to set up commission to deal
with atomic energy to function in
accordance with the directors and
instructions of this most important
agency of the United Nations (the
Security CounciD."
Mr.. Gromyko gave an indication
OF his country's attitude toward the
establishment of the trusteeship
system, presumably to deal with
Islands in the Pacific Ocean now
held by the United States. Although
he made no mention of them he
urged quick action particularly on
inundated territories by those ma
tlons holding such territories.
He also dealt with Fascism, which
he said had been defeated in the
recent war but which is still deeply
imbedded in some countries. The
eradication of Fascism, he contin-
ued, must go on.
Big Nations Stand Defended.
Mr.. Gromyko defended the posi-
ton of the big nations in UNO and
added: "All nations, big and small,
are interested in securing a stable
peace and in preventing a repeti-
ton of new aggression. In. this
their interests completely coincide. 3"
"Endeavors to counterpose the big
states with the small ones cannot be
regarded with sympathy in the
United Nations Organization, for this
organization is a body to protect all
peace-loving states, big and small y
Big power unity will determine the
future peace of the world, Mr..
Gromyko said
Dealing with contentious that the
San Francisco Charter has already
become obsolete and needs revision, -
Mr.. Gromyko said:
Such allegations are dangerous
and under certain conditions may
lead to serious consequences. OBJ
servance of the Charter of the or
ganization and its enforcement, not
in word, but in deed, is an indiSpen-
sable condition for the successful
and fruitful activities of all organs
of the United Nations"
Evening star., 1946-01-18
UNO
Continued From First Page.)

and responsibilities ina the new or
ganization." He opposed any changes
in the charter to limit their powers.
AT another point, evidently re-
ferring to Yugoslav-Italian frontier
disputes, Kardelj said "Yugoslavia
wants to draw the attention of the
United Nations Assembly to the
fact that our clinical lines were
pushed back eastward by the Fascist
aggreSsors-this must be solved"
Council Faces Problem.
The Council, holding it's first meet
ing yesterday, adjourned after run
ming into the problem of nominating
a secretary general for the UNO.
The name of Gen. Eisenhower con-
tinued to figure largely in the specu-
lation over this key post.
Should Iran press her case at this
stage, while the Council is still in
the process of organization, several
possible results were foreseen by
some United Nations leaders:
/. If the Council were finally COM
PEELED to make a decision strongly
critical of Russia, unity among the
Big Three nations-Russia, the
United States and Great Britain
might be upset at the very beginning
of their efforts to work together in
the interests of peace.
2. If the Council ruled against
Iran, the faith of the small nations
in the organizations ability to pro-
tect their interests against conflict
ing policies of the great powers
might be shaken.
3. If the Council stalled along and
arrived at no decision for an I'M
reasonably long time, it would al
most certainly lose prestige at time
when it should be growing in stat
ure throughout the world.
Have Sought Cancellation.
Both the United States and Brit
ain have tried during the past
months to bring the Iranians and
the Russians together for friendly
settlement without involving the
United Nations. officials of both
Western countries said today, how
ever, that they could not intervene
now in any last-minute attempts to
persuade the Iranians not to appeal
to the Security Council
The basis of the Iranian case. ac-
cording to informal statements of
1ranian delegates, is that the Red
Army in Northern Iran prevented
Teheran from putting down a revolt
in Azerbaijan Province, which they
contend is a violation of Trans
sovereignty.
The situation was further compli-
Gated by charges of Iranian Premier
Ibrahim Hakimi earlier this week
that Russia was 'hesitating" about
evecuating her troops from Iranian
soil by the scheduled date of March 2
Evening star., 1946-01-18
Senators Want Final
Say on Trusteeships
By the Associated Press.

bS Ine hssoclateQ PreSs.
Senators George, Democrat, OF
Georgia, and Ferguson, Republican,
Of Michigan, declared yesterday that
Congress should have the final de-
cision on which, If any, Pacific is
lands are turned over TO interna-
tional trusteeships.
In separate interviews, they said
they hope no action is taken by this
Government to propose specific con-
quered territory for trusteeships be-
fore Congress explores the question
fully.
Certainly this matter ought to
come to Congress before any decision
is made" said Senator George, a
veteran member of the Foreign Re-
lations Committee. There are some
of those islands we ought to keep
for their strategic value and the rec
concentrations of the Army and
Navy should be followed in those
cases."
Senator Ferguson said he thought
there should be full hearings by
congressional committees before any
action is taken.
This question was brought up
among Senators this week after
President Truman told his news con-
ference that the United States would
place Pacific islands taken from
Japan under the United Nations
trusteeship system, with this country
acting as sole trustee for strategical-
ly valuable areas.
A bipartisan Senate Naval Affairs
Subcommittee, headed by Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia demand
ed months ago on visit to the San
Francisco United Nations Organiza-
ton Conference that this country
be left a free hand in deciding
which island possessions it would
keep.
Evening star., 1946-01-18

the command changing ceremonies.
They included 1t. Gen. Charles P.
Hall, commander of the 9th Army;
Maj. Gen. Clovis Byers, his assist
ant, and Air Marshal r. " Goddard,
former Southeast Asia air officer.
Admiral Sherman was captain of
the carrier Lexington when she was
sunk in the battle of the Coral Sea
in May, 1912 Later he commanded
a carrier task group and relieved
Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher as
commander of a carrier task force
last July.
Evening star., 1946-01-18
Naval Architects Hear
United Air Lines Official

Airplanes designed for special
duty will increase the efficiency OF
postwar commercial air fleets, w. w
Davies of Chicago, superintendent
OF engineering for United Air Lines
told Washington members of the
Society of Naval Architects and
Marine Engineers last night at their
monthly meeting here.
The general-purpose transports
now serving the air lines soon will
be made obsolete by new types of
planes especially adapted for load
ing, range and speed requirements
on various routes, Mr.. Davies said.
Evening star., 1946-01-18
Army Is Making Sure
Eisenhower Broadcast.
Will Reach All GIs.

The War Department is max
ing sure that every soldier at
home and abroad hears an
explanation of the demobiliza-
tion showdown from Gen. Eisen-
hover.
The Army Chief of Staff,
making his third statement on
rehabilitation within four days,
will broadcast over the Colum-
bia Broadcasting System at
o'clock tonight. His speech will
be heard locally on Stations
WTOP, WWDC and WINK.
Twenty shortwave stations will
carry his message to overseas
troops and the War Department
also will make recordings of his
speech and dispatch them by
plane to every overseas theater.
Evening star., 1946-01-18
Johns Hopkins Doctor
Wins Pediatric Award
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Jan. 18.-Dr. Edwards
A. Park of Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, today received the second
annual Borden award from the
American Academy of Pediatrics as
its annual meeting neared an end.
The $1,000 award is given to the
man IN the academy selects as the
most outstanding in the field of
research into infants and childrens
nutrition. DR.. Park was selected
for his research into a diet for the
prevention of ricketts,.
Evening star., 1946-01-18
Symphony Manager Back

1t. j. P. Hayes, former manager
of the National Symphony Orches-
ira, who was released from Navy
duty January 4 and is on terminal
leave, has rejoined the orchestra
staff. He will manage the sustain
ing fund campaign of the Orchestra
Association which will be made in
February.
Evening star., 1946-01-18
Jet-PropeIIed Plane
Flies 5O4 M.P.H. to
Set New Record
By the Associated prsss.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. ia
Jet-propelled Lockheed P-80
travelled from San Francisco to
Los Angeles in AZ minutes and
80 seconds yesterday, setting an
official speed mark approximat-
ing 504 miles per hour.
The pilot was Army 1t.
Claude L. Wolford, 80, who
learned to fly in 1923 in a 90
mile-per-hour Jenny.
Evening star., 1946-01-18
Australia Ready 10 Shift
Mandate in New Guinea

By the Associated Press.
CANBERRA, Jan. 18.-Prime Min
ister Joseph B. Chiefly announced
today that the Australian govern
ment would offer to place its man.
dated territory in New Guinea
which includes the eastern half of
the island-under the UNO's trus-
teeship system.
Mr.. Chiefly said his government
was ready to take similar action
with respect to Nauru Island with
the concurrence of Britain and New
Zealand, nations which with Aus
tralia are the joint mandatory au-
thorities.
Nauru is a small island approx
mately II miles in circumference,
lying just south of the Equator and
west Of the Gilbert Islands.
Mr.. Chiefly announced that the
Australian government has approved
a preliminary peace treaty with
Siam, under which that country
must repudiate completely its dec
laration of war against Britain and
its alliance with Japan.
Other terms included Siamese
agreement to assist in the capture
and punishment of war criminals
and to compensate the Australian
government and its citizens for
damage sustained by them in SIAM
Evening star., 1946-01-18

The 1916 March of Dimes, Janu-
ary 14-3l, is dedicated to the mem
ory Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
founder of the National Foundat tion
for Infantile Paralysis.
Evening star., 1946-01-18

United Savings Bonds, Series E,
are the poor mans pot of gold at
the rainbow's end. After 10 years
he finds 81 where there were only So.
Evening star., 1946-01-18

A Treasury poll shows conclusive
ly that the American people want
to go on saving through Govern
ment bonds. Nine out of ten salary
earners favor the payroll savings
plan for bond purchases.
Evening star., 1946-01-18

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15
Hides Flow
 Action nUrged

Boston, Aug. 15-CUP)-Immedl ate governmentaction was demand ed today by th New England Shoe & Leather Association to ease the critical situation caused in the in- dustry by a s1ortage of hides and leather.
 Executive Secretary Maxwell Fielo ,aid the situation is more acute to- lay than at any time in the past And he wired Reconversion Director John R. Sttelman in Washington that it is imperative further gov- ernment acton be taken to expedite tree flow of hides"
 Hides, skins and leather shipments to date have been .nconsequential, he said, and do not represent over 25 percent of shoe manufacturers requirements.
 The shortage ot hides first af- 1ected the New England industry when OPA ceiling prices were re- instated and charses were made that there was a cons,iracy to hold back raw materials in hopes of obtaining better prices.
 Many shoe fctories were forced to curtail opeations drastically- some closed completely and others were working Ily half time or less.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15

WISE sEcRETARY Wise bos They both know ho telephone lines between o3o A and noon they place many coils possible thing the morning, the afternoon They know tho motero and telephone equipment still and tho telephone oe greatly increased So they poee their calls al inc eost busy times
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15
Gorton Keeps YMoyoroIty
 In Close Win

Ronny Gorton was reelected Mayor of Camp MatalEha yester- day in one of the clossst elections ever held at the Y.MC.A. Camp, an election which fr intensity, color, noise and propaganda, rival ed national elections. Gorton was reelected by a vote of 34 to 30 over Bill Creedon.
 The balloting climaxed a day of intensive excitement beginning at the morning meal when the mess hall was decorated with posters and banners depicting the qualities of both candidates. This was follow ed by a parade in the afternoon led by LeRoy Mertameyer twirling a baton. Bruce Wadhams was drummer and Graham Deichman played the trumpet
 The campaign manager for Cor ton was John Sugarman. Charles Fitzpatrick and Marty Miller were his publicity agens. For Creedon, the campaign manager was Victor Katz Claude Willard and Carl Brauning acted s publicity agents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15
DomeEic Cicchetti

Domenic Cicchetti, 72, formerly Of this city, died July 29 at Celenza Valfortore, Italy. An Amer ican citizen. MT. Cicchetti was en- ployed by the Plume & Atwood Mfg. Co.,, until I years ago when he retired and returned to his home in Italy.
 He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Adelina Perrella Cicchetti, five sons Michael, Frank, Vincent, Armand and John; daughter, Filomena, all of Italy: son, Pas quale of Waterbury, brother, Pas quale, four sisters Mrs. A. DeNicola
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15

funeral home today and tomorrow afternoons and evenings.
 The funeral of James J. Sullivan Jr., TT Wolcott Street, will be held tomorrow from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main Street at SIS to Sacred Heart Church at g. Blu rial will be in new St. Joseph S Cemetery, and friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 10.
 Private funeral services for Mrs Jeannette CPalmer) Leigh were held at today at the LaPorta Funeral Home, 67 Holmes Avenue, the Rev Paul Chalfant. Thomaston Metho- dist Church, officiating Burial was in Hillside. Cemetery, Thomaston.
 The funeral of Mrs. Bertha Wheeler, Richardson Road, Middle bury, was held from the Snyder Funeral Home today at Il A. M. the Rev. Henry Liebeck, assistant pastor of the Second Congregation al Church officiating. Burial was in Palmer, Mass.
 She was past president of the assembly of Massachusetts of the Rebekah.
 The funeral of Mrs Bertha Ad- amek Bergin, 523 Hudson Street, New York City, will be held from the Bergin Funeral Home, 29O East Main Street tomorrow morn Ing at 8::30 to the Immaculate Con- ceptlon Church at g for a solemn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15
DIED
MASSES

8ILVESTRO-A second anniversary Mass of requiem will be celebrated Friday morning at 7:30 o'clock at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, for the repose of the soul of the late Peter John Silvestro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15
OBITUARY
Harry l.. Bloch

Henry L. Bloch, Waterbury jeweler for 35 years, died at the age of 65 at St. Mary's Hospital last evening after a lingering illness.
 A resident of this city for the past 40 years, MT. Bloch was a member of the Waterbury Hebrew Benefit Assn, and the Beth-El Synagog.
 Besides his wife, Mrs. Flora Bloch of 129 Clark Street, he is sur- vived by two daughters, Mrs. Gabriel Mason and Mrs. M. Krasow and a granddaughter.
 Funeral services were held to- day from the Clark Funeral Home, 20 State Street at 2 P. M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-15
Mrs. Amiendo Simoni

MT. and Mrs. Anthony Picini, lO9 Quinsigamond Avenue, have re- eeived notice of the death of MT. Picinis sister, Mrs. Amiendo Simoni in Via Capri, Aquila, Italy, July 30
 Mrs. Simoni leaves her husband and seven children, her mother, one sister and three brothers, MT Picini of Waterbury, Joseph Picini of Brooklyn, N Y, and Thomas Picini of Seattle Mash