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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09

west or the New York East Side"
 What Slaughter was raving about was an article written by Mrs. Jane Heldt in the Democratic Digest She was later dismissed, but despite that, Slaughter made it clear her considered his fellow MiSsouran, Bob Hannegan, responsible.
 The offending sentence which started SO much tooth-gnashing among Dixie Democrats read: Let your representatives know that the passage of the restrictive Case Bill was vote against the Amer ican people,"
 The meeting was called by Slaughter and seven other reactionareS, including Howard w. Smith of Virginia, Thomas G. Abernethy of Mississippi, Gra- ham A. Barden of North Carolina, Lyle A. Boren of Oklahoma, Harold H. Earthmen of Tennessee, Ed GoSsett of Texas and Charles E. Mckenzie of Louis- jana. Even before the meeting was called, however, full apologies had been made by Gladys Avery Till ott Democratic vice-chairman.
 Representative Joe W. Erwin of North Carolina reported this apology when the group met explain ing: Mrs Tilott (who lives in Charlotte, N O. is as much Southern Democrat as John Rankin actually Is and as Senator Claghorn claims to be-"
 However, 1t was Hannegan and Wallace whom angry members were really out to get, not the men in charge of the Democratic Digest The apology went unheeded.
 Louisiana's Mckenzie then outlined the real req son for the secret caucus in lengthy statement, pointing out that there 120 Southern Democrats who should have good deal more to say about party policy. The Administration not only has not con- suited the Southerners, he said but for year, it has followed legislative line which it knows southern CTS oppose.
 Nearly half the Democrats in the House are from the South" he warned and the day is com ing when the Administration is going to have to listen to us or else get no support from us And how far could they get without us9"
 Present throughout the meeting Represent atve Albert Gore of Tennessee leader of the unof- cial liberal bloc to fight for White House measures. His face was long.
 Finally when Abernethy demanded public traction from Hannegan for the offending article, Gore quietly argued with the Mississppian for sev eral minutes, urging him to tone down the resolution Earlier mild resolution by Representative Will Wilmington also of Mssissippi-calng merely for Investigation of the article-was vigorously shouted down.
 Gore failed to pacfy Abernethy, and the harsher resolution was passed with few dissenting votes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
Pointless Request

Congressman Frank Keee of Wisconsin wants the Pearl
 arbor inquiry reopened ask General Marshall and Admiral Stark whether in the light former War Secretary Stmsons memoirs they might not have been at Whlte House conference the night of Dec G. 194l Mr. Keete suggests that the memoirs may help to refresh the me ories" of the general and the admiral
 This request not only unattering to the officers En question but little pontless we'll For Mr. Stlmson recoectons tend to confirm what brought out in the congressional Pearl Harbor hearngthat after all said and done the Japs chiefly responsible for the Pearl Harbor disaster in that they caught atfooted with an attack in an unexpected quarter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
WRITER THINKS IT IS LATE TO BRING UP THE DEMOCRATS COMPREHENSIVE
 CTANYn

STAND
 Waterbury, Conn.
 April 8, 1946. Editor of The Democrat:
 Upon reading the letter given in your Tn Today's Mail" column on last Wednesday night (April 3rdD letter sent in by "A Community Club Member"-in which the writer complimented your paper on be- coming partisan" and that where once everything proposed by the administration received your papers blessing. am glad that at last someone has taken notice of this non -partisanship" as the writer calls it, but doesn't it seem late in the day to bring 1t up now? The Democrat, to my mind, has been practicing this for a Very,very long time-and why 1t hasn't been noticed up until now is very surprising.
 Your paper, to my way of think ing, always speaks the truth, as nearly as it can be said through the columns of a newspaper, and If the truth can't be told, as 1t often hap pens, it is just let alone. But 1t seems some people have to take 1t out on somebody, if their ideas don't line up with everyone else's.
 I also am a Community Club member, have been one for great number of years-but of late, think the idea of the foundation of com munity clubs is one where people look for publicity they couldn't get any other way.
 Wonder If the Community Clubs realize constructive criticism" can do a great deal of good-if handled correctly? There isn't any doubt that Rubbish Collection should be one of the first things our fair city should take care of-When little places like Bristol and Naugatuck can take care of this part of community welfare, a City the size of Water bury should also be able to. But, in building for the future, an Air port would also be help to the same towns in our neighborhood, as well as being a source of income and self supporting proposition.
 Why don't the Community Clubs go on record and write the City Board of Works, consistnetly, and ask for the different improvements in each and every section where they are needed? This was the fund.- amental reason for the founding of Community Clubs originally-but it seems the people have gotten away from that idea a long time ago.
 It would seem that the Com munity Clubs need to get back Ion the beam" and stop finding fault with the people in the drivers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09

AttacklnB UenlOctatS WHO VOUeu for the Anti-Labor Case Bill. If any Republican had been allowed to be present, he would have fig- ured the f94S election was al- ready in the bag.
 Die hard Representative Roger 0. Slaughter of Missouri, who represents President Tru- mans home district, summed up the general sentiment when he shouted: I'm damned if I'll ever clear my Democratic position with EIalaru VVallnna thn Rnnifan NIn,.t h.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09

textile and food interests, rather than the farmer. will skim the cream of the infiationary spree now being encouraged, while the consumer will pay, as usual, in higher prices for what he eats and wears. Such ination would hurt everybody.
 Already widely publicized is the Pace-Russll amendment in serted by the Senate in the new minimum wage bill. It would count costs of farm labor, in- cliidinn that of the farmer and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09

movement QOeSnI cneck.
 The resolution to ban the use of grains for manufacture of liquors was introduced by Demo- cratic Congressman Jerry Voor- his of California. Voorhis does- mt obect to having it said that he takes a drink now and then, though he really doesn't care for the stuff. What he's trying to do, he says, is primarily to get more grain for his chicken and dairy farmers.
 Tn the Senate. an identical
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
In Today's Mail

seat" altogether.
 The writer wishes to shake hands with the Community Club member in what he says about the Council of Clubs in re-tax review. If we didn't have a revaluation where could the City get the money to do all the improving the Clubs are demanding?
 Thank you for the space.
 Sincerely An Ole Time Community Club
 Member"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.
PRE- EASTER NOTES

 After arguments are ended, Duds are bought and they are splendid;
 Budgets topple, as they're socked; Father get his hat reblocked. Along about the end of Lent, People on the water wagon Wonder how the dough was spent, When their feet weren't even
 dragon.
 Sing a song of eggs and ham, AS the thoughts of Easter quicken, But with ham upon the lam, What comes first is egg and chicken. The Little Woman gave up sweets In all the candy forms she eats; She'll find, perforce, though Lent
 is flown,
 That shortages extend the loan. For all the penances
 I've paid,
 I've gained six pounds, am Afraid.
 This country and Great Britain, says FlOrida's Senator Pepper, are "ganging up on Russia. "The sOlOn sees plots against the Reds in every official or unofficial utterances on foreign. policy. It's a wonder he hasn't already been dubbed Sem ator Paprika.
 Secretary of Agriculture Ander- son announces that his department is working on plan to curb the bootlegging of meat. We never thought we'd live to see the day when you dropped into a joint, or dered few rounds of drinks, and discovered that someone set out a hamburg right on the table.
 Senator Ferguson of Michigan suggests that the Government cor poration that insured property owners against war damage should return the $286,00o 900 in premiums that 1t collected. It sounds Utopian and as unlikely to happen as an offer to buy back the blackout equipment.
 Two Fitchburg men had an argu- ment about who had the harder head in a tavern the other day. They. backed. off,, charged. each other, and bumped heads. Next morning the argument was about who had the bigger head.
 "Dartmouth Campus Nears Nor nal Life"-headline in the Bos- ton Herald. If that can happen in the spring of the year, something sure is wrong in Hanover.
 President Truman has been asked to set November IS aside as National Soup Day and to desig- nate split-pea soup as the na- tional soup. We have been an anti split-pea person, man and boy, for nigh on two score years; the darn things always stick in the shooter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
Corn or the Juice

WASHINGTON, April g - (NEA.-One of the more involve dconicts in Congress the effort to stop the use of grain by disters and brewers during the present period of food shortage throughout the world
 The charge that this is a disguised prohibition
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
Waterbury Of the Past
25 Years Ago

Local citizens, even as today, were concerned over a proposal to begin an air field here.
 Bert Lytell appeared at the Rialto in "A Message From Mars"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
IMerry-Go- Round

WASHINGTON, April 9-There was more plain talking than was generally reported last week when half hundred House Democrats met behind closed doors to discuss an article fin the Democratic Digest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
Around She Goes

The self-cOnfessed "friends of the farmer" with the "gotter-do-something- -bout-cotton" boys in the lead are on the loose in congress and the result may be sad if this goes unchecked
 1t is more than likely that speculators and big
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
6 Years Ago

Plans were started by the Fores- ters of America to honor veteran member. WilliaAi H, Dunlayey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
15 Years Ago

A taxi ride cost a South Manches- ter, Mass, man $4l. He was arraig- ned in City Court after his arrest, on the complaint of the taxi driver who said the man gave him a bad check after being driven to his out- of-state home. He was ordered to pay the cab driver SIP for the fare and was fined $29 in Court
 The Industrial Traffic Association met at the Central Y. M. c. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09

The Washington Park Community Club met at Wilby High School.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-02-16
, eases Laundry

Mrs John R. Malutin, who wss just recently released from |abe hospital following treatment sor q nervous breakdown, has an |nounoed that she is quitting her laundry business.
 The Kodiak Home Laundry, |pn Shelikof, which she has oper- ated since 1887, has been leased 90 Ray Philips, who will con |sinue the business. MT. Phillips nas had experience in Navy |laundries.
 Mrs. Malutln wishes to thank |an her customers for that valued patronage through the past yeats.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-02-16

Seattle police reported recent Ry that an envelope containing |s5O0O worth of unset diamonds |was lost in a downtown depart |nept store by Harry Pinch, jeweler of 1907 1st Ave.
 MT. Pinch is owner of the local Pinch Jewelry store.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-02-16
Go To Church

D3reek Russian Orthodox ChuIch
 Rev. Gregory Gleboff
 A cordial invitation is extend sd to all members of the church ko attend the services.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-02-16

A cordial invitation IS extend sd to all members of the church to attend the services.
 CATHOLIC SERVICES
 Father Vincent Edge, s. A.
 HOSPITAL CHAPEL Mass on Weekdays 6:3O am Holy Hour Friday 2 to 3 pm |NOTRE DAME de KODIAK
 CHURCH Mass. Sundays, Holy days 1oam Btatons of the Cross & Benedic- ion-F Fridays 7:30 pm obstruction & Benedictlon Sundays 7:2O pm obstruction in Christian Doc Iine for Children Fridays 4 pun
 FORT GREELY Mass-Sundays 8 am
 PRAISE CHAPEL
 Rev. John Marshall Bunday School l040| funday Morning Worship l1:4O Sunday Evening
 Eyangelistic Service 700 Wednesday Evening
 Prayer < Praise 700 Monday & Friday Evening Class for Young People 700 COMMUNITY BAPTIST
 CHURCH Rev Gregory s. Morony. Pastor
 Sunday February I7 pas Sunday School Classes for
 all ages. l:l5 Morning Worship Sermon
 This Much Is Yours i3O Christian Fellowship League
 intermediate, High School
 and Young People'sgroup 1.8O Evening Gospel Hour hymn-sing
 Play: ''No Ea t nor Vest by Dorothy c. Wilson '1Ondav .:30 Children's choir tuesday:
 S:So Inter. Camp Fire Girls 1:l5 Boy Scouts TAop 625 Wednesday,
 3'8O ST. Camp Fire Girls ';3O Vesper Hour. Prayer .orld Adventure Series. Study Africa. ed by Mrs. Morris  rldav
 S:30 Girls choir if 2 30 Church Choir SO Young People--Adult Party |
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20
By PETER LEVINS

eccentric mllL0nalre VINO had been nicI.~
~ named Santa Claus" not because of his
jolly nature but because of his hair, descended to
his office on Allen St. in New YorkS lower East
Side. 1t was on the morning of Jan. 3, 1881.
The word descended" is correct Ridley's Of
flee was dank, gaslit chamber so feet below the
street. He could have conducted his business in
an airconditoned penthouse-he preferred this
subterranean by 20 cubicle which was far more
suited 10 rats than to humans. The word "ec-
centric needless to say, is also correct.
Edward Ridley was worth about $1,000 600
100000 in cash and 81 900 900 in real estate
The first Is minutes after his arrival he spent
in signing checks. These checks had been laid
out for him that morning by his 60year-old clerk,
Herman Moench, whose desk was on the other
side of flimSy partition
Suddenly he bawed, "Herman!" No answer.
Ridley shouted again, then stepped around the
partition
Much to the old fellows annoyance. he found
Herman lying on the floor dead Murdered. He
had died OF two bullet wounds, one in the chest.
the other in the abdomen.
Ridley, native of Leicester. England, had
been accustomed 10 wealth since boyhood His
father, Edward Sr., had opened small dry goods
store on Grand St. Manhattan, in 1851, and this
business had eventually mushroomed into the
city's first big department Store. Ridley & Sons.
which covered the block bounded by Grand, Allen
and Orchard SITS. BY 1887, the store had $500 em.
ployes and did annual business of S6,0O0000.
Edward Sr, who died in 1888, had two sons,
Edward Jr. and Arthur. Arthur went into the
brokerage business Edward went underground.
After the store sold in 1901, he had workmen
build the subceaf office under the stores five
story stable building.
Moench had started his career with Ridley &
Sons at the age of nine. cash boy. Eventually
he became Santas confidential agent and book
keeper at $50 week. At first he had two assist
ants, but as Ridley grew older and his enterprise
fewer, the assistants were dispensed with. Moench
continued on alone, still at $35 week.
1T HAS been said that Ridley patronized the
. Jersey Central Railroad on Sundays in order not
to waste any tickets in his Communication book.
Detectives found SIG and a gold watch i'm
Moench'S pockets, and a diamond pin In his tie.
Moreover the ancient safe and an iron lock box
in the office had not been molested
The shooting remained unSoVed Ridley kept
on collecting rents. and his fortune remained com
fortaby in the custody of the Central Hanover
Bank and Trust Co
II shall get assistant" he told reporters.
II do not consider death a tragedy"
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20

The reporters ventured TO
ask If he intended 10 do any
thing for Herman's family.
He registered amazement.
Why should / do anything
for them?" he exclaimed. Il
paid him his weekly salary.
didn't u"
Ridley's new part time
assistant was Lee Vein
stein, whose brother, Harry.
ran a garage on the street
floor where the Ridley store
had once stabbed its horses.
Lee had been keeping Harry's
books, but he proved so in
efficient that an accounting
firm president, who stored
his car in the garage, sent
around two employees TO COM
plain about his bills. These
employees, Arthur Hoffman,
%, and George Goodman, 81,
got the job of keeping the
garage books, and within a
month Lee Weinstein had
them checking the Ridley ac-
counts as well.
On Wednesday, May &c
f933,I Harry Weiustetn, who
had since leased another ga
rage, telephoned Joseph ri.
duccia, Ridley's new garage
tenant, that he wished to
talk to his brother Lee. Fl.
duccia called down "the hole"
as they called it-but got
by DAN CONTENT
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22

The Merry Maids met Monday,
Feb. ls, at the home Of Mrs. Edna
Howard, 500 Oak Lake Ave. N.
Plans were made for a baby con-
test which will start within the
next week. Games were played,
and Mrs. Howard served a delight
full luncheon. Guests were: Mes
danes Anna Clayburn, Matte
Rhone, and Villa Mae Miller. The
next meeting will be Monday, Feb,
%, at the home of Mrs. Katherine
Pierro, 1101 Bryant Ave. N.
The Helpers Club Of St. Peters
AME church will meet Sunday
afternoon at 4 p. m. with Mrs,
Jewell Burke, 3342 Fourth Ave. S,
Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Howell, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler J. Howell,
Sr., arrived home Saturday eve
ming. Sgt. Howell received his
honorable discharge from Camp
Mccoy, Wis, Feb. 16. He is now
residing with his parents at 22O7
Elliot Ave. S.
Mrs. Vernon B. Young, 2426
Fifth Ave. S., has been i'll for sew
eral days at her home.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22
Old Timers Of
St. Paul to
Hold FYolir

Mrs. Jennie Kelly of $50 St. An
thony avenue, will be hostess to
the Old Settlers Club Of Halle
Q. Brown House. The club is bet
ter known as "The Boys and Girls
of Yesterday" Mrs. Kelly is a
charter member Of the club. The
club is in its sixth year of activity
and is outstanding in its compost
ton. Every member of the club
can claim residence in Minnesota
for at least 40 years. Mrs. Kelly's
family was among the pioneer Ne
gro families in Minnesota.
Miss I. Myrtle Garden, director
of Halle Q. Brown, organized the
club December /, 1910. At the time
of its organization Mrs. Hattie
Hall and Mrs. Alverta COram were
the advisors. Rev. Beasley was the
president until his passing in 1915.
Miss Garden is the present advisor
and Huron Shelton, Sr., the presi-
dent. The activity by which the
group is best known is its annual
picnic with and for the inmates
of the Crispus Attacks Home, on
the lawn of the home grounds.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22

Intosh, Antoinette Hughes; Mea-
danes Lenora Adair, Leota Cleve-
land, Misses Mary Washington,
Quanita Winston and Mr.. Fern
Hughes. Refreshments were served
and pictures were taken Of the
group while they were seated
around the table. Each guest was
given a Valentine greeting.
Valentine Party. Thursday after
noon, February II, the home Of
Mrs. Fannie Pierre Lewis, 1924
Fourth Ave, s., was the scene Of
q Valentine Costume party. A
luncheon was served at one O'Clock,
Those receiving prizes for Oldest
costumes were: Mesdames Fannie
Wright (IS7l), rs years; Emma
Helm (1S94), 81 years; Jewell
Burke 1888, 48 years; Jessie
Shannon (l910), 30 years. Mrs.
Dora johnson won a prize for quiz
answering. Prizes were also given
TO the persons knowing Mrs. Lewis
the longest. First prize was given
TO Mrs. DOVE Welsh Adams, who
knew Mrs. Lewis for 50 years; sec
ond to Mrs. Dora johnson, who
knew Mrs. Lewis for So years.
Others winning prizes were: Mrs.
Notah Claibourne, R. B. Moulden
and Ida Avis. Others attending
were the Mesdames Eva Abbey,
Lottie Hyde, Nellie Walker, Grace
Berry. Ida Avis, Ruth Walker,
Dora Deane johnson, Lydia Char
mon, Lucia Mcclure, Notah Clai-
bourne, Cecilia Boyd, Tina Escue,
Roberta Tyler, Jessie Bonner, Dovie
Welsh Adams, Eliza Quinn, Lydia
Roberts and Edith Moulden and
Fannie Wright.
The 81. Thomas Guild met We'd
nesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Fannie P. Lewis, 1924 Fourth
Ave. s., with Mrs. Roberta Tyler
as hostess. Mrs, II. Shelton was
guest and represented the Youth
program. Mrs, Lewis, who entered
the Guild forty years ago, renewed
her membership, and presented the
Guild with a punch bowl set and
ladle,
Clifford Marty, sss AIdrich Ave.
NJ, celebrated his twelfth birthday
Sunday, February rs, at q party
held in the Sumner Field Social
Room, 1901 Bryant Ave. N. Those
who helped celebrate with him were
Roosevelt and Franklin MeDufRy,
Charles and Roger Grigsby, Rich
ard and Robert Smith, Wallace and
Rauby Williams, Thomas and
Renne and Edgar Jackson, Norman
Westberry, Johnny Allen, Lenora
and Harry Dillon, Sonny Young,
Vilanova Gransberry, Julius and
Joyce Andrews, Richard Simms,
Earl McNeal, Michael Collins, and
Geraldine Lewis. Games and music
furnished n gay time for all. Good
les were served, after which gifts
were opened, and birthday greet
ings were extended to Clifford.
The Blue Monday Club met Sun
day, February ~, at the home Of
Mrs. Laura Mae Anthony, sos FREE
mont Ave. N. The husbands Of the
auxiliary were present. Cocktails
were served in the afternoon, and
at 9 o'clock, Mrs. Anthony served
a five-eourse chicken dinner. Mrs.
Hayes won the prize for playing
cards. The next meeting will be at
the home Of Mrs. Ioletta Ampey,
so Royalston Ave, Monday, Feb
ruary 25.
A group Of friends gathered at
the home Of Mrs. Clifford Marty,
ST., TO help celebrate the birthday
Of her mother, Mrs. William WASH
ington whose birthday was Sunday,
February II. Mrs. Washington Of
Maple Plain, MIMI, Is staying with
her daughter indefinitely.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-22
Social and
Personal

The next meeting of the Mission
airy Society Of st. Peters A. NJ. f.
church will be with Mrs. Fred Ed
wards, 2206 Elliot Ave, Thursday
March ID. The Society wishes TO
thank all those who helped make
the miscellaneous shower for the
family in need a success. Mrs.
Belle Glover, president, Mrs. Dovie
Phelan, vice president.
Russell Starks, SIX. SIC, arrived
home Tuesday, February IL, from
Vallejo, Calf, on a furlough to
visit his mother, Mrs. Nina Will
liams, 1919 Clinton Ave. s. While
in the city, Russell was honored
guest at a turkey dinner given by
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Billie Commodore.