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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
by Th0n1as Stokes

for Boss Crump and his big free picnic On that festive occasion l5000 hot dogs and enough lemonade tsle jamboree started P M More had to be sent 10 supply the crowd of 5OO0O which had come ou. to pay obeisance-its all free boys and girs-to the boss
 Some wondered Who paid for all that
 The city officials finally offered any one of nine parks away from the center of town for Mir Car macks speech.
 He spoke at PeaDody Park to crowd of 500 Brave souls For 50 many people are afraid to be seen even at meeting for a Crump opponent The boss, too had his lookouts there
 The anti Crump forces wanted hold a street meeting in front of their headquarters, such as the Crunp people had done. But no The explanation for refusal was that the Crump rally to open their headquarters, while the Carmack- Browning head quarters already had been opened
 Richard E. Bowen, head of he clean election league which fought uphill battle for Messrs Carmack and Browning wanted some campaign signs and posters But nobody would make them They were afraid of MT. Crump. the old story so familiar here He might hurt their business or stop it as he has cone. But even Ii they could have gotten the signs there would have been no place 10 put them m All available spots pre-empted. The city was paStered With signs for the Crump candidates There were only two Tor the other sideone at their head quarters, the other at CLIO headquarters The aver age citizen would never know, from the signs there is anybody running but MT. Crump's candidates
 "Ja, Crump!
 The Carmack- Browning people wanted couple of sound trucks. The man who rents them had to consult first with James Pleasant, city attorney who was also chairman of the Shelby County Crrmn campaign, and John Vesey, Park Commission chair man The word came back that the trucks already had been rented by the Crump forces
 And so That's enough to show how it works And the StoogeS and henchmen of Boss Crump were so arrogant with it all, like the stooges and hench men of Hitler and Mussolini
 Yet Memphis likes to think of itself as proud and free American city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
A Real Emergency

An increasing amount of contemplated construction work homes, business and public buildings is being post poned because of high costs. Older buildings will be called upon to longer than anticipated This that the danger of fire will increase Improvisation and overcrowd- ing together with obsoecence breeders of fire hazards
 An illustration of the way the trend is working be in the schools Thousands of communities need schools painting and improvements But soaring costs discouragng their construction. Next Fall school will be crowded than before It imperative that every precauton be taken against fire in these sruc tures Distinguishing equipment should be the best avail able and fire drills should become than exciting break in class routine The seriousness of the danger should be impressed faculty and students alike when schools open this Fall.
 Homes are much like schools. Millions of them are old and overcrowded The tragedy of death in the home fire stalks the front of the press day after day Usual H the victims helpless children Again should be en- phasized that fire prevention scale attempted be- fore is absolutely imperative. The fire loss bill for the nation is climbing higher time when property is nearly impossible to replace.
 If every will do his part in these critical days of shortages and frustrated building hopes the crisis will pass with minimum of death and destruction by fire every person does not do his part the immediate future will be the backest chapter in our history of fire waste.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-(NEA)-The struggle to get satisfactory three-man Council of Economic Advisers to administer the full employment act has been of the longest man hunts on record The employment act signed Feb 20. In the more than five months since then over 100 names have been in and out of the White House hat.
 The three selected were all last-minute surprise appointments named to beat the deadline ot confirmation by the Senate before adjournment
 Backers of the employment act are inclined to take rather dismal view of the Presidents choices for his top economic advisers. No one has anything against Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Dean John Davidson Clark or Leon KeySerllng. But without Judging these men in any way, may ask whether or not they are the three best in the country to ana lyze and interpret economic developments" or ito formulate and recommend national economic policy to promote employment, production and purchasing power under free competitive enterprise" These the law specifies as the Councils duties
 In Chairman Nourse, the President got a 63- year-old ex-profeSSor at Wharton, South Dakota Arkansas, and Iowa State He is conservative agri- cultural economist.
 The Grange and the National Farm Bureau had recommended that an agricultural expert be named to the Council After searching all over the country President Truman found Nourse half a block away from the White House, in the Brookings Institution Nourse has been connected with that research or ganization since 1923 and has been its since 1922 He did not believe in the original full" employment act principles.
 Dean Clark is 62 a retired lawyer and business. man turned college professor, The influence of Sen Joseph c. OMahoney probably registered in the naming of Clark, who maintains home in Cheyenne and was a member of the Wyoming legislature in l94l His job however is that of dean of the College of Business Administration the University of Ne oraska.
 sel, vice. president and president of the Mid-Wesl Refining Company and as vice president and director of Standard Oil of Indiana He has served also as director of the Omaha Federal Reserve Bank
 From 1887 to 1909 he was adviser to the Senate Committee on Government Reorganization His one book, The Federal Trust Policy. is slorification
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
by DrezU Pearson

Molotoff supported Byrnes' motion The Russian For eign Minister opined that, since the press had garbed Russas position on the treaties it was much better to have the press attend the hitherto secret committee meetings
 Thus was Woodrow Wilson's goal of open cov enants openly arrived a Deserted by its own author at Paris in 1919 the goal finally achieved by James F. Byrnes at another Peace Conference h the same city 27 years later
 From the intercepted cable departments Senata Burt Wheeler seems to blame his defeat in the Mon' tana primaries partly to the fact that he used by the Nazis as political tool against F.DR in 1914. On July 15, one day before the Montana primary, Wheeler sent the following cable to Justice Robert Jackson in Nuremburg, Germany:
 Drew Pearson's broadcast yesterday refers to reports based Goerng testimony, charging plot in which W. R. Davis alegedly told Goerng that Senator Wheeler another who could be counted on to help defeat Roosevelt and that used propa- ganda prepared in Germany in my speeches. Earnest ly appreciate immediately to Butte whether any of these allegations are known to you or are matter of record. (Signed) Burton K Wheeler"
 Justice Jackson, busy with his war crimes prose- cution waited two days and then replied nconcusve ly The real fact is that the Justice Department has large dossier of evidence various Americans who were used by the Nazis including not only Wheeler but John L. Lewis
 Though Wheeler is given the benefit of the doubt and probably didn't know he being made Nazi tool, his intervention behalf of NaA agent George Sylvester Viereck certainly puts him in class by
 
 between Viereck and Senator Lundeen of Minnesota, Wheeler attacked this writer the Senate floor. It develops that Vereck paid $500 900 by Hit Ter to influence Senators.
 Here is the first secret vote of the Peace Con- ference for and against Russia You make note of this lineup and be fairly it will remain ex actly the all during the Paris session, with one excepton-NorWay. The pro-Soviet countries, as shown by the way they voted on the charmanship of the Rules Committee White Russia the Ukraine, Poland, Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Norway and the Soviet Union They will go down the line for Russia on all balotting. The following group voted against Russia and can be counted to follow that line regularly: Great Britain, China, Australia. Can ada New Zealand, Ethiopia Greece Brazil France, India, the Netherlands South Africa and the US.A.
 Belgium, usually anti-RuSsian ahstained from voting because it's man, Paul-Henri Spaak was up for chairman.
 When you this l3 to lineup you under stand why Russia wants tWo-thirds rule instead Of majority rule
 NOTE-The big surprise of recent conferences has been Norway's support of Russia. In the New York United Nations meetings Secretary General Trigve Lie frequently leaned toward the Russians peciaLy in the Iran dispute. Reason is that Norway. lying close to Russia. is worried sick possible invasion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
Martin F. Hayden

The sudden and sad death of Martin F. Hayden, super intendent Waerburys Public Welfare Department closes the career of local public figure who served diligently and capaby Despite i'll health that inermttenty extended over many years Mr. Hayden purposefuy and conselent ousy directed the affairs of this a-lmporant city depart ment
 Little known to the general public was his intimate concern with the welfare of thousands of Waterbury indus trial workers who threatened with meals and subsistence themselves and loved during the recent industrial strikes It during those days that the late Mr Havdens chief with preparations for pro
 dne for this emergency should the arise Rather then present distorted picture to the general pubhc he urged the time, that little publicity be gwen to his program This was but small share of the of responsibility he brought to his position He faithful public servant and shall be missed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
In Today's Mail

I but worthless measure and farce to group of men that hold a mon- l opoly on the business.
 6. A Smokescreen which the most intelligent minds in the city couldn't penetrate would materialize as to what is fair service and whether or not the bill that being paid to this group IS legitimate or illegal
 '. The local Board of Aldermen would if they set a precedent, have to allow other organizations to fol- low the same procedure consequent ly having series Of battles with or ganized and Independent business men, It is quiet likely that some of those trades banding together might pull the wool over the Boards eyes by claiming that it's for the good of the public
 8. Since existing enterprise and competition is eliminated, the city would most likely take a fleecing ln infationary times unequal to the effects of our black marketeer- ing To, any sane businessman, competition is the lifeline of any business. for without 1t there would not be any progress in any field as to the ability. of his competitor to improve his particular service and lower his costs thus meaning to the public a savings.
 g. Last of all, I ask the public to bear in mind, as to who is going to pay any new inspectors which would be required if other indus tries attempt the same move.
 In closing, I would like to add that I am an indifferent and dis interested person as far as radio IS concerned, and therefore gain nothing by writing this article other than receiving the satisfaction of not letting my conscience be de- ceived by this so-called For the Good of America Move" And might I remind the RSDA whom as I mentioned before are certainly good and reputable businessmen, that if they think back when they were starting in business that it wasn't so easy to get ahead and that the uphill climb was tough and that you too were at one time ham radio man, and not infallible. To the ip- dependent businessman I say carry on your fight for the welfare of the city.
 FRANK A. STOLFI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
WRITER OFFERS g REASONS WHY PROPOSED RSDA
 WOULD BE DETRI-
 MENTAL TO CITY
Waterbury, Conn.
 Aug 2. 1946.

Waterbury, Conn. Aug 2, l946,
 Editor of The Democrat:
 l have followed up most of the articles in the local newspapers in reference to the proposed ordin- ance by the RSDA. Since I think that this measure is a serious mat ter to the welfare of the city at large. l cannot allow it to go un- noticed, Before I give my opinion and heaven knows that I too might De wrong about this matter. would like to stress that I don't think that the members Of the RSDA have any selfish motive in promOt- ing this affair. However if this or 9anized body Of business men should ever lose control of the leadership of the radio industry and if it should fall into the hands of some unsEupulous and unethical busi- ness men, the results would be sheer folly. Therefore, looking ahead, I see tle following possibilities and in it bearing in mind that the economic tradition of America is that of industrial freedom-the freedom of every man to produce and sell in an uncontrolled market. This may be called the economies of opportunity. It assumes that every man in America must be free to take a chance, to gamble on his abilities or on the efficiency of his organization, and to win or to lose. Established enterprise must con- stantly meet the challenge of new enterprise. Opposed to this idea is the group of established concerns who feel that they should hold con- trol forever the production and dis trlbution of the economic structure as benevolent trustees for the con- mon good of all Having studied carefully conditions of other indus tries, I find that whenever private groups have acquired control of any trade these results occur:
 l. Prevention of any enterprising young businessman from entering the radio field, which is unconsti- tutional.
 2. Crush the members Of the in- dustry who are acting as indepen- dent businessmen, and who have in- vested a considerable amount of money in the field.
 3. If strong enough, could cas- fly as a powerful body engage in power politics and gain good and firm hold on radio, it's rules and regulations.
 4. Have a gentlement agreement in the hands Of a few, to get to- gether and charge unreasonable prices.
 ,. Our Sherman Act would he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
UP-TO-DATE

l in Scotland. Boston Herald UP-TO-DATE The canny Scot. for many years. Held life not virtually complete: When kneading dough. so it appears, He always needed with his feet. How practical. and not in spots. From Highlands to the very Clyde, That dour delightful race of Scots On whom so many libels ride. Contrived by those who do not know And cannot even understand How the affairs of Scotland go Within their grim, reluctant land The feet seemed best, so feet they
 used,
 And kneaded dough with skillful
 vim,
 Til progress came and disa bused Them of the folly in the wl1im. Today the Scots are up to date And follow trends in worldly arts,- l Or I have heard, at any rate, They need the dough with all their hearts
 Representative Coffee of Wash ington is unique in one respect, anyway. He probably is the first congressman in all the history of Congress to get s25OO campaign contribution during year in which there was no campaign.
 English texts of the treaty drafts for Italy, Finland, Bulgaria, Ro- mania and Hungary take up 286 printed pages of small type. It's a far cry from the dyas when few "Ughs" and puff on a pipe set tied the fate of continent.
 Mir Molotov, unpredictahle as al- ways seconded Jimmy Byrnes' mo- ton for full publicity on the pro- ceedings at the Paris peace con- ference. Seems as though he's al- ways trying to cheat our Jimmy out of something, even if it's only a bridle.
 Rating second on the Boston best seller list, according to the esteem ed Herald. is Margery SharpS Britannia News" well. they always saw no news is good news.
 A story from Toyko says that Japanese housewives don't know how to use butter We can remem- Der when American housewives did.
 Poll directors agree that Ameri- cans would rather read the results of a poll on the faults of husbands and wives than on the atom bomb. That's because every day. including Sunday. there's fresh little built in Bikini in nearly every home in the land.
 The Senate has passed and sent to the White House legislation au- thorizing the Government to build up stockpiles of strategic and critic al war materials over the next five years. It will save a lot of shopping around if the Government just puts whatever the appropriation is into | plutonium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03

To enact a statute, then fail to provide for it's adequate enforce ment, is much worse than creating a nullity. It serves to corrupt trade generally by suppressing honest dealers and opening the way to ready gains by illicit traders. It tends to increase imitation. Federal Judge Robert N. Wilkin of
 Cleveland
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
A Thought for Today

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
The Memphis Blues

MEMPHIS-You have to see and feel it to be- lieve how the ordinarily accepted liberties of Amer lcan citizens violated here by the political dicta- torshlp of Boss Ed H. Crump
 It is amazing and terrifying and so is the docile way the majority of the people take It, no longer able or willing to resist
 Nothing comparable to 1t has been experienced by this Wrter-With one exception That was m Louisiana dozen years ago when the state was under the heel of Huey Long Fear grpped the people there until you could feel it as you went among them
 On the surface life moves smoothly here as Tn any other American city But when you pry below the surface you find the under-curren Of fear and Subservence and in so many different ways When an election comes along such as that here Thursday the Id Is lifted and the mechanism of the odious Crump machine is laid bare
 All year long Boss Crum2 eXerts his pressures but when his rule is challenged an election then he really shows his teeth In any other American cy In a political campaign such was conducted here candidates of both sides can speak when and where they please. They can put up campaign posters they can hire sound trucks That is accepted in our democracy and guaranteed by Constitution
 But not in Memphis.
 That was discovered quickly by campaign man. agers of Ned Carmack and Gordon Browning who were antl-Crump candidates for U. S Senator and Governor respectively, against the Crump- backed candidates-Senator Kenneth D McKellar and Gov Jim McCord
 MT. Carmack wanted to speak in this city His representatives sought place for the meeting They were turned down pretext or another on vari- olls downtown locations. Courthouse Square? No the audience might trample the grass There is not much grass and the Crump people have held meet lngS there. E. H. Crump stadium, which belongs to the city and ostensibly to the people? No they might rample the playing field Bob Hope put on show there and no one seemed bothered then about the playing field.
 The fair ground? No, that could be used only on Thursday nights and bad it happened that on the only Thursday night before election it was reserved
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
Waterbury or the Past
25 Years Ago The Board of Health met.

0S . Sc1 x1So The Board of Health met.
 St, Francis Xavier Ladies Aid So- ciety held card party
 15 Years Ago
 Mill Streeters defeated the Wash ington Park volleyball team in a game at Washington Park Play ground.
 No one was injured when a car dropped into hole in the road on Baldwin Street caused when a rot ten plank gave way on the bridge
 5 Years Ago
 Charles Lockhart of Hartford and Stella PoWleski of Mill Street filed their marriage intentions here. The marriage of Helen JustoS ol Willow Street and It. Henry Noel Ter of Kentucky toc& place at St Margaret's Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
The Firing Line By>D. N. T..

The practice of using the feet for dough kneading long persisted in Scotland Boston Herald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03

St Francis Xavier Ladies Aid So- ,iety held card party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03

Representative Coffee of Wash ington is unique in one respect, anyway He probably is the first congressman in all the history of Congress to get a s2,5OO campaign contribution during year in which there was no campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03

PARIS, Aug. 3-(by cable)-The most important conversation of the entire Paris Conference not in the gold-bedecked hall of the Palace of Lux. embourg, but in a private dining room when Jimmy Byrnes sat down with British Prime Minister Clement Attlee.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
'Caretaker' Regime
is Named for India
BY the Associated Press

NEW DELHI, June 29.-An eight
man temporary Indian government
serving until election of Constitu-
ent Assembly was named by Britain
tonight.
The caretaker regime was decided
on after the All-India Congress
party turned down a plan offered by
the British cabinet mission for ar
interim government by Indian par
ties. The congress objected to de-
tails in the method of representa-
ton.
Appointed by King George VI, the
members of the temporary counci.
and the posts which they are ex-
pected to hold are:
Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck, Brit.
ish commander in chief in India
war portfolio; Sir George Spence
law and education; Sir Eric Coates
finance; Sir Robert Hutchings, fooc
and agriculture; Sir Eric Conrar
Smith, water transport, railways
post and air; Sir Gurunath Bewoor
commerce and commonwealth: Sil
Akbar Hydari, labor, works, mines
and power, information, arts ane
health, and A. A. Waugh, home, in.
dustries and supplies
Mr.. Waugh, Sir Claude and Sil
Akbar Hydari now are serving al
temporary members of Viceroy Lore
Wavell'S executive council.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Arthur 6. Cole Due
To Retire Tomorrow

Arthur G. Cole, chief clerk of the
Health Department., will retire to-
morrow, terminating AZ years OF
service with the District Govern
ment, it was announced yesterday
Fellow employees Of the Health
Department, where Mr.. Cole has
worked the last 40 years, gave a
testimonial dinner in his honor
Thursday night at the Statler Hotel
presenting him with $500, box OF
flowers and a scroll inscribed with
the names of more than 600 CO.
workers.
A native of OsWego. NY, Mr.
Cole came to the District in 1881
and after attending the local schools
started his government career as
secretary to the chief clerk OF the
Police Department in 1904.
He began working for the Health
Department as secretary to the
Health Officer on July 2, 1906, and
was promoted to chief clerk after
IL years. He has served under four
health officers.
Mr.. Cole, who lives at 4121 Seventh
street NV. has been active in
church work for many years and
was a founder of the PetWorth Bap-
tist Church, of which he is deacon
and vicemoderator. He also Is an
ardent stamp collector and a Master
Mason,