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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20

, IL QlunReQ to eaTLll carry WSQIleSudy in a heavily wooded area 9 miles southeast of here, near 1,700-foot Mt. Peyton.
 The survivors will be flown here by plane today. Another plane stood ready to fly those needing disqualification to Argentia, 16O miles away.
 Figures Vary
 Pilots flying over the area yester- day spotted five persons, two men, two women and a child, three of whom waved vigorously. Another pilot reported he saw three persons near the wrecked plane and four others walking about four miles from the scene. There also was a possibility that some of the surviv- ors might have made their way to lumber camps known to be in that area.
 First contact was made with the survivors at P. M. EDT yesterday when a rescue party from Fort McAndrew, composed of U. s. Army officer, Coast Guard search and rescue officer and a Newfound- land guide, reached the scene of the disaster.
 They were able to report only meager details to the plane that landed them on a lake five miles distant before the batteries in their walkie-talkie radio gave out. They did not report how many had sur- vived the crash.
 However, they said they would start back to the waiting plane at dawn. The PBY flying boat, equipped with a jet propulsion aux Hilary to enable it to take of from the tiny lake, was capable of carry ing 15 persons.
 Lost for 28 Hours
 The wreckage of the plane was spotted at 9:15 A. M. yesterday, more than 28 hours after it radioed the control tower at fog-shrouded Gander Field that it was coming in for an instrument landing.
 Capt. Ray Jennings, pilot of a VIVA plane first sighted the wreck age and reported it to Gander air. port. A few minutes later 8 Coast Guard plane was directed to the scene and dropped food and medical supplies.
 The plane had cut a 500-yard swath through the pine and spruce trees in the area. Its wings were almost intact but the fuselage had been burned. all but the tail section.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Wainwright 
 Does Not Won't
 Army EquoIity

Hartford, Sept. N-CUP)-Gen Jonathan M. Wainwright believed today that relaxation of the Armys caste system would mean the end of discipline"
 T am not Prussianistic," he said, but I do not want to see any sys- tenn whereby officers and men would be placed on an equal basis"
 General Wainwright took part to- day in the 175th anniversary cele- bration of the First Company, Gov ernor's Foot Guard, during which he received the City's Medallion at the old State House.
 Earlier in the day the Guard, and other military units, attended serv- ices at Christ Church Cathedral Following the presentation to the hero of Corregidor and Bataan, ex- |ercises were held commemorating the first meeting of Gen. George Washington and Count Rochambeau and special placque was dedicated on the site of the historic confer ence. The ceremony was witnessed by representative of the British and French governments.
 Last night General Wainwright told members of the Hartford Barb Wire Club, all former prisoners of war, that Americas military strength would be an influence in preserving peace. Another war, he said, was not improbable, but America must not again be caught unprepared."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Wallace Hit ByCothoIics
 Pilot Condemns
 Policy on Russia

Boston, Sept. 20-CUP)-The Pilot, official organ of the Boston Catho- lie Archdiocese, said today that sec- retary of Commerce Henry A. Wala laces recent New York speech twas shot through and through with a profound immortality"
 In an editorial titled "a liberal abdicates to Fascism," the Pilot said that "the white knight whose lance was ever poised for the defense of the little people" sold whole na- tions of them down river when he suggested that we condone Soviet tyranny because this tyranny is going to continue whether we like it or not"
 Wallace was quoted as saying: we may not like what Russia does in eastern Europe. Her type of land reform, industrial appropriation and suppression of basic liberties offends the great majority of the people of the United States. But whether we like it or not, the Russians will try to socialize their sphere of in- f1uence."
 The Catholic organ said that Wallace lacked the hardihood to round out his thought. Obviously what he meant was = that since Soviet policy is inf1exible, since it is going to be prosecuted whether we like it or not then we must reconcile ourselves to accept it. This we submit, is as callous, as insult- ing and brutal a surrender to ex- pediency as any public man has voiced within living memory"
 The Pilot concluded: Note that Wallace didn't whitewash Soviet Russia. He did not deny that Rus sian policy involves the suppression of basic liberties. The essential evil of the speech is his invitation to fellow-Americans to join him Ca condoning these things"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Jews Level Roil Depot In nHoifo
 No Casualties
 Reported Because
 Of Warnings

Jerusalem, extremists today set off bombs which wrecked the East ern Railway Station at Haifa.
 The entire two-story station building was a shambles after the explosives were touched off.
 Initial reports said there were no casualties in the attack because the extremists telephoned an ad- vance warning to the station, say ing:
 Clear the station which we have mined"
 The Cairo Damascus railroad was brought to a standstill by the ex- plosion which blocked all traffic through the wrecked terminal.
 Police reported the attack was carried out by four youths, mem bers of the Irgun zvai Leumi under ground Jewish organization. They stole three trucks from Tel Aviv yesterday and drove them to the Haifa district. Shortly before noon one of the trucks halted in front of the station and a large drum was unloaded.
 About the same time police re- ceived a telephonic message:
 We are blowing up the railway station. We give you 10 minutes"
 The extremists at the same time hung warning signs in three lan- guages, Arabic, Hebrew, and Eng fish, around the station.
 Police rushed up, cordoned the area and diverted traffic. Personnel was evacuated and valuables re- moved shortly before the mines went off.
 Irgun pamphlets were circulated as the dust of the explosion was settling. They said:
 That's our job."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Customers Are Ponicky, Dealers Say
 Black Morketeers
 Are Branching Out
 In Major Cities
By UNITED PRESS

The meat shortage resulted today in the closing of five Virginia coal mines when meat-hungry miners refused to dig.
 Other Americans expressed themselves in various ways A man at Gold Beach, Ore, sent OPA Administrator Pau Porter a one-word telegram It said: "Nutz."
 Lem Ehler got tired of telling cus- toners, Sorry, no ham, no steaks no meat" So he nailed huge sign on the wall of his Decatur, H., res taurant. It said, How do you want your eggs?"
 Customers Hard to Handle Butchers and grocers at Colum- bus, O., started wrapping paper campaign" On their empty meal counters they placed wrapping paper on which housewives car write their names and adreSseS.
 The wrapping paper will be col lected and mailed to Secretary o1 Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson. At Cleveland, butchers said GUS toners were getting hard to ham, dle."
 Mice people are getting nasty one butcher said. They call you liar when you tell them you have no meat"
 Another Cleveland butcher locked his door, pulled down the blinds and put up sign, closed all day" Housewives peeked inside and saw him. The clamor was SO great he let them in and locked the door be- hind them. He had enough cold cuts to sell them each half pound To Give Team Steaks The University of Illinois found some beef and planned to fly it to Pittsburgh today so that the Illinois football team can have steaks to- morrow when it plays Pitt. At Portland, Ore, Arthur Green hall, city zoo director, said he hac been forced to cut rations for some animals. He said he had thought about changing the don't feed the animals" signs to read, please feed the animals" but decided that peo- pie would be perverse and throw fewer peanuts. He denied that there had been an increase in "at- temptS to break into the squirrel cages"
 The Wilkens Meat Market at Fort Wayne, Ind, closed on a weekday for the first time since it was founded in 1865. Richard Wilkens, great-grandson of the founder, said he had only cold cuts to sell. At Fort Atkinson, Wis, the Jones Dairy Farm plant, which produces pork Sausages and hams, closed for the first time since 1876. Company officials said 120 men were laid off In other developments, black mar ket activities were reported increas- ing at Detroit, Baltimore and else where.
 In the coal mine shutdown, George H. Essor, president of the Virginia Coal Operators Association said the miners quit work Tuesday because they could get no meat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Optician Says He Earns $6O; Weekly Alimony Set at $75

Bernhard Wilhelm, Waterbury op- tician, claimed in Superior Court today that his weekly income is $60, but Judge Thomas E. Troland or dered him to pay SIS week as temporary alimony to his wife, Ju- liette Vizetelly Wilhelm. The court also ordered payment of $500 as counsel fees to Mrs. Wilhelm for de- fense of her husbands divorce suit
 Judge Troland questioned Will helms purchase of new home a few months ago for $22,000. Some times what a man does speaks more loudly than what he says" the jur- ist commented.
 Wilhelm admitted from the stand that in 1943 he bought his socially prominent wife a beaver fur coat for $850, a silver reccoon coat for $250, five mink skins for $50, and two silver fox skins for $143. He said his income that year and for the past few years was 5000.
 $5,0OO For Clothes
 Its a case of a man earning s. 900 a year and spending 5000 c
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
JopArmy's Fate Secret

Washington, Sept. 20.-UP)-Two House Military Affairs Committee men demanded today that Russia account for a 1000, ,oOO-man Jap anese army that has "mysteriously vanished" from Manchuria.
 Reps. John E. Sheridan, (D.-Pa.) 7, Robert L. F. Eikes, (D.-Fla), said they found the Far East buzzing with rumors about the fate of the army during their committees re- cent six-Week tour of U. s. military installations in the Pacific area.
 We were told that an army of 75O, 900 to 100000 of Japan's finest soldiers have not been accounted for by the Russians and apparently never were disarmed," Acting Chair man Sheridan said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Wallace ceResignsa Truman sRequest
Taxpayers Assn. Urges Boosts to City Employees

An upward adjustment in sal aries for municipal employees and adoption of sound salary stand ardization and personnel classifica- tion plan are among the major rec concentrations for Waterbury made by the Waterbury Taxpayers Asso- citation today.
 In letter forwarded to Mayor John s. Moragan by H. w. Coe, president of the association, salary adjustments to meet what is termed to be living cost increase of IA percent in the past three years" are urged.
 Tt is to your great credit that in spite of the difficult situation with respect to personnel admin isration under which you have had to operate that municipal services of the high quality received have been forthcoming, the letter in- formed the Mayor.
 Classification Suggested
 EOuT. HAUL hAS suggested by the association. These are:
 "U Take immediate steps to engage the service of qualified con- sultants to classify all positions in the municipal service and to pre- pare a wage standardization plan for city employees which will give adequate recognition to wages and salaries paid by other municipal governments as well as by business locally for comparable positions. This should be done immediately and will automatically care for the current wage adjustment dSnands. This phase of the progam, Ii started immediately, can be com pleted in time to be included in the current budget.
 "(2) In addition to the wage standardization plan, also provide for the adjustment of wages to Continued pape 12-(RAOSTSl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Rock Falls In Niagara
Collapse Shakes
 Surrounding Areo

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Sept. 2O- (UP)-A huge section of the Amer ican falls collapsed into the mist of the deep lower Niagara gorge today, shaking this mecca of honeymoon CTS to it's foundations and rocking the area for miles around.
 The collapse was reported to have occurred near the center of the smaller American falls close to the spot where erosion during the war years gouged a huge "V'' in the rock precipice The w" had been re- garded as a symbol of victory in World War II by the thousands of tourists who annually visit this in- ternational border city.
 The section of rock which col lapsed today was said to have been approximately four feet thick, 120 feet wide at the brink of the falls and tapering to about 30 feet at the bottom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20

sion which indicated full parity in wage scales between A.F.L. and C.I.O. unions had been accepted and settlement of the strike was now only a formality.
 Union membership meetings have been scheduled in all East Coast, Gulf and West Coast ports for 4 P. M. (EDT).
 "These meetings can result in the men going back to work" Curran said.
 The announcement came after a strike strategy meeting lasting well into the morning hours attended by Curran, Harry Bridges, head of the CI.O. Longshoremen's Union, and other leaders of the C.IO. Commit tee for Maritime Unity.
 The meeting considered the awards made yesterday by Federal Arbitrator James L. Fly of wage increase of $5 to $10 to bring equal pay for equal work between A.F.L and CI,O. unions.
 Earlier, in San Francisco, West Coast C.I.O. union officials had said, Eff the U. s. Maritime Commission or the ship owners give assurance by noon tomorrow that the Fly award will be applied, the current strike would be at an end"
 The Pacific American ShipownerS Association on the West Coast re- fused to make any comment. West Coast operators have refused te negotiate with the striking Marine Cooks and Stewards (C.LO9 and the Marine Bremen, Oilers, Water tenders and Wipers Qnd), claim ing the strike is in violation ot union contracts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Byrnes Gets Full Pledge OfConfidence
 President Bans
 Conflicting Talks
 By His Cabinet

Washington, Sept. 20 = (UP) - President Truman fired Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace today and forebade all officials of the executive department to make any public statement in Op- position to Administration foreign policy.
 MT. Truman announced at a White House news confer. ence that he had request ed Wallace's resignation. It reached his desk about half an hour later.
 The resignation ended 8 cabinet crisis, but promised to blow up political storm.
 Letter Crusted In Ice
 MT. Truman told Wallace on the telephone today that he must leave the Cabinet. The President said they had a friendly conversation, but ice crusted the 26 words in Wallace's letter of resignation. It began friendly enough with a Dear Harry" and continued:
 "As you requested, here is my resignation. I shall continue to fight for peace. I am sure that you will join me in that great en- deavor."
 That was all.
 The resignation evidently was de- manded under pressure of Secretary of State James F. Byrnes who had teletype transatlantic exchange with MT. Truman yesterday.
 It was the first discussion between ] the two men since last week when Wallace assailed administration foreign policy in New York City with an address which MT. Truman previously had stated he had ap- proved.
 The president was compelled within 48 hours to repudiate Wall laces ease-up- Russia proposals. In doing so last Saturday the PreSi- ident said Wallace had a right to express his viewpoint even though it disagreed with Administration | policy.
 Byrnes Humiliated Byrnes was personally humiliated. Although he did not discuss his troubles with the President, it is understood that he talked with his closest associate in Washington, As slstant Secretary of State Donald Russell. ByrneS was tempted to re- sign on grounds that his usefulness at the Paris Peace Conference had been ended or hopelessly curtailed by the appearance of division back home on foreign policy. After Wallace and the President | talked 1t over on Wednesday, it was agreed that Wallace would re- main in the cabinet but be silent until after the Peace Conference. He refused Mir Trunan's request to continue in the campaign to speak only on domestic issues. Thereafter Russell and Acting Secretary of State William L. Clayton saw the President. The trans Atlantic dis cussion followed yesterday. And this morning Wallace was out. "The people of the United States may disagree freely and publicly on any question, including foreign poli- cy, but the government of the Unit | ed States must stand as unit in its relations with the rest of the world" MT. Truman told his news conference today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
32-Hour Week, Same Pay, Asked

Special to The Democrat)
 Cleveland, Sept. 20-The con- vention of the International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, CI.O., today went on record as favoring a four-day. 32-hour work week, without re- duction in overtime pay. The shorter work week will be part of the full wage policy to be set up later by the union.
 Elimination of incentive sys- tems by seeking to have mcen- tive pay turned into day rates was also favored. The conven- ton took a stand as disapprov- ing mo strike" clauses in con- tracts and favoring co-ordinat- ed action toward stabilization of wages and working contracts on a national scale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20

year for his wife's clothes" com- mented Attorney Irving Pasternak, counsel for Mrs. Wilhelm.
 Wilhelm admitted on cross exam nation, that he spent 21 days with his wife in Bermuda last March, and that the hotel room cost $50 a day. He said they flew to the va cation spot.
 Mrs. Wilhelm testified that her husband earned between $10,0O0 and $15, 5,000 a year from his business as an optician. She was chicly dressed in black, with fuchsia feathers on her hat, and carried silver fox furS. Many pieces of jewelry ornamented her costume.
 The hearing today centered on the financial status of the optician. The court wanted a basis for de- termining the amount of money Will helm should pay his wife pending the divorce action, and also the amount of the defense counsel fees he should pay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
Probate Farley Set for Tuesday

The Waterbury Probate Dis trict Convention which brings together delegates from Wa terbury, Wolcott and Mid- dlebury, will be held on Tues day at 6:30 PM. at The Elton, it was reported.
 Judge Patrick Healey, strong vote-getter of the Waterbury Democratic Party, is expected to be renominated by acclama- tion. Raymond J. Tanning is permanent chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20

vention here today. Under the res- olution, naturalization of the in- dustry will be favored only if it is found to be the sole methods of combating the 'monopolistic prac- tices of management"
 The resolution asserted that the alleged practices on the part of management are hampering full de- velopment of national resources and are preventing the workers from ob- taining decent wages and working conditions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
7 Of 45 BeHeued Liner Suruiu0rs

their way the marshes of the rugged Newfoundland bush country today bringing survivors of the crash of Belgian Transatlantic arner to planes waiting to carry them back to civilization.
 At least and possibly of the 45 aboard the giant fourengned Douglas Skymaster survived when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
 NotionoIizinq OfSmeIters
 Non-ferrous Metals
 Group Affected
 In Adopted Bill
Special to The Democrat

Cleveland. Sept. 20-Nationaliza- tion of the non-ferrous metals in- dustry eff need be" is called for in a resolution adopted at the Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers Union con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
End of NMU Walkout Expected Late Today
 Membership Meeting Set for P. M.;
 To Discuss Accordance of Pay Parity

New York, Sept. 20-(UP)-Joseph Curran president of the striking National Maritime Union CIO), said to- day he believed the 15day national maritime strike might end today.
 Curran said he in receipt of exchange of tee- grams between the ship and the Maritime Commis
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-23
Envoy Smith Urges New Unity With RuSSions

New York. Feb. 23-(UP)-Noth- ing is more important for the world than that the United States and the Soviet Union should maintain 6 firm basis for understanding, |" according to Lt.-Gen. Walter Be- dell Smith.
 The Soviet people "are inclined to drive hard bargains and they ex- pect JUS to do the same" Smith said. They have suffered greatly in the war and are devoid of sem timent" where their vital national interests are involved.
 Every effort must be exerted to reconcile the differences of opinion between the two countries, he said, adding that nothing is more im- portant for the world as well as for the two nations themselves, than thay me United States and the Soviet Union should maintain a firm basis of understanding"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-23
Catholic
 IntOrnratiOn Modern minds shall pass away, but

Nineteen hundred years ago a Roman orator was publicly Scofing at the teachings of the followers of Christ; and as he was speaking a priest in the catacombs was saying requiem Mass, while a woman was weeping and smiling and praying.
 She was weeping because of the loss of beloved husband. She was smiling because he had confessed his sins to priest and had gone to his death with his God in his breast. She was praying because she be- lieved God would heed her entreat- ies to take her husband soon from purgatory into heaven.
 Today many blind leaders of the blind are preaching against the "ab- surdities" of heaven and hell and other fundamental Christian beliefs; and while they are preaching other widows are weeping and smiling and praying for exactly the same reasons as the woman in the cata- combs nineteen hundred years be- fore.
 Nineteen hundred years hence, q new crop of blind leaders will be resurrecting dead and discounted heresies of the ages before and precahing them as the latest var iants Of modern thought" and sci entific enlightenment.
 And while they are preaching, Catholics of the 39th century will be assisting at Mass, confessing to a priest. praying for their dead in purgatory and adhering to all the Catholic beliefs that We adhere to today-that the early Christians be- lieved and taught in the first Chris tian century.
 For every Catholic knows that neither time nor man can alter by a whit the truths which God revealed to man ani about which Christ Himself said: Heaven and earth shall pass away. but my word shall not pass away" Mark 13:3D.
 Every year on the second day Of November (All Souls Day) every Catholic priest throughout the world offers up Mass for all de- parted souls. During the entire month of November. the church ex- horts every Catholic in the world to remember in his prayers the dead of all ages and all peoples. So you see, dear neighbor, we Catholics pray regularly for your departed ones and some day We shall be praying for the welfare of your own immortal soul.
 If it's anything Catholic, ask 8 Catholic or write Catholic Informa- ton. 625 Baldwin St., Waterbury. Conn.