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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-12
Pipeline Monopoly

WASHINGTON Dec. H-A nice question Of monopoly easily overlooked, is involved in what what should be done with the Big Inch and Little Inch oapelines. built by the Government at a cost of some 14S million dollars to carry oil from Texas and other Southwestern points to the East during the war.
 The basic issue is whether these two giant gov- eminent properties shall be disposed of in the public interest with opportunity for small and inde- pendent oil companies to use them as common car- r1ers, or disposed of in a way to perpetuate the strangiehold monopoly already enjoyed by big oil companies through their own pipelines and tankers
 This is one of the most important decisions faced by the Government in sale of surplus property. Hth erto the bulk of the large and costly assets in- cluding plants has gone into the hands of existing large corporations to make them more powerful This is because these established giants seemingly were the only interests with sufficient financial resources to bid It went, the saying goes, to them as has,
 The sstie over big inches has been beclouded by agitation for of these pipelines to transport al gas. This argument has a certain current per- suaveess because of the coal strike. which was plotted for this purpose. though it is fact that it would be negligible relief.
 The big oil companies support such e solution. Their real objective, is reported here, is to keep down competition that would come from the use of these lines common carriers for oil They either want them used for gas or if for oil, they want to be cut in so they can retain control
 Present pipelines owned by big oil companies and on which they netted handsome wartime profits as the records show. supposed to be common riers if they are in interstate commerce under the Interstate Commerce Act. But in practical effect they are not. The small and independent companies are handicapped because the facilities at each end the means of transport to and from the lines are controlled by the big companies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-12
by ThOnsGS Stokes

This s an opportunity for the Government to dispose Of the two big pipe lines, 24 inches in diameter. the other 90 in way that they can be true common carriers. and specified without tro for their own monopoliStc purposes by the big companies.
 A parallel gas line might be built later. Or one Of the lines might be used for natural gas. But if both are utilized for natural gas. there will be little opportunity for the to break the present "bg oil" monopoly.
 The opportunity is open. The Government has rejected all bids for these pipelines and temporarily for four months-they have been leased for moving natural gas in the coal strike emergency now ended The House Surplus Property Committee, headed by lame duck Rep. Slaughter D.-MoO, is investigating the whole subject.
 And there is something that should be pointed out here to the pubiche apparent approach of that committee. It seemed to be indicated by the recent outburst during the hearings of Hugh D. Wise com- mittee counsel:
 'Let us not have any more speeches about monop- oly and free enterprise We have heard all of that"
 The committee, figuratively, seems to be re. writing the Surplus Property ActNwhch specified in numerous sections, that war assets should be dis posed or to aid in a peacetme economy of free n- dependent enterprise" and to discourage monopolis tic practices. After prescribing all these condition and, except as otherwise provided" it concluded that the objective to obtain for the Government as nearly as possible, the fair value of surplus prop erty upon its disposition"
 The committees attitude seems to be to nut the cart before the horse; in other words to emphasize the strictly cash-dn- hand return without due consd- eration to the other specific injunctions against monopoly which have definite longtime value in our economy This, of course. has an immediate ap- peal to the taxpayer, but he might remember that In the long run, he will have pay far more through the excessive prices that monopoly exacts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-12
LIN On the Move Again

The United Nations, like the first United States Con- gress and millions of subsequent United States tourists has decided that New York City is wonderful place to visit but would hate to live there And the great busy city will shortly say goodby to the transent of the youthful world organization and return to its customary peoccupa ton with commerce the arts and the sciences the Yankees the Giants and the Dodgers
 New York is often accused of being hearess, but let no one suppose that the UNs departure will go unnotced New Workers generally proud of the ctynot only the natives but the others perhaps millions who have long since shaken the dust of their native Kansas Ireland Michigan Poland from their feetand they probably feel slightly snubbed at the moment.
 Their city, they win tell you, has everything bty convenience color variety culture and beauty Why then they will as their city passed up for another?
 Perhaps, as the LIN committee said, the organization just needed more room Perhaps it was because Ukrain ian delegate got shot in hodup because Brtains Mr. Bevin was booed resoundngy by Polo Grounds crowd if he had been one of the Brooklyn Dodgers who are regularly booed in those precincts
 But inclined to credit the UNs departure to the locations in which the delegates by particularly ca prcious chance, found themselves working The Security while the General Assembly convened at Lake Success Perhaps there too many disturbing memories in the and dscouragng inability to live up to the name in the other.
 It will be recalled that in the world of day before yes terday, Nv York set worlds fair on parcel Of re- posed to get glimpse of the shape of things to
 But some of the worlds nations weren't invited to be a part of the World of Tomorrow others declined the invita- ton and still others packed and went home early Those who remained strove with friendly but intense national sm to outdo another in advertising their own particular chars beauties and accomplishments The World of TO- morrow in that world of day before yesterday definitely didn't promise to be One World.
 As for Lake Success it is enough to say that the Assem- bly, for all its accomplishments, didn't quite achieve ri. uph of unanimy consistent with the promising title of it's locale
 So the factory at Lake Success will go back to making successfully whatever it making when the LIN moved in. The Security Councils handsome arena will probably revert to skating rink And New Workers will surely hope that for the sake of history the Councils early interim home will not be allowed to lapse into what it was in pre-fair days-the Flushing dump.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-12
Juvenile Behavior

We hesitate to comment the Oakland Caf, general strike because in doing risk the charge or being r some and repettve But the charge should really be placed against the men who called the strike and proved more that such tactics lose labor friends without punhng or even particularly impressing labor's alleged enemies.
 The Oakland strike was demonstration of the strikers juventy not proof of their strength It destroyed any public desire to consider the justice of abors and concentrated exapeaed public attention the means used to publicize them For though labor laws may be inadequate the Oakland strikers surely could have found or improvised way of adjusting their difficulties by less drastic measures
 Irresponsible destructive juvenile behavior invites the discipline of older and wiser heads whatever the chronoog cal age of the juvenile misbehavers be- The men who ordered the Oakland strike should remember that when laer discipline and they raise the familiar cry that labor is being "crucifed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-12
LET US HAVE PEACE
(ifartford TImesl

(Hartford Times)
 The Winsted citizen, an excellent and alert newspaper, seems to be unduly disturbed over the desire of the Hartford Metropolitan District to iinpound flood waters of the West Branch of the Pennington River The Citizen calls 1t water grab" l" and asserts that it would wipe out c complete village" and flood grab" |" areas of splendid farm land" It adds the grave charge that c pro- mise was made years ago that fl Hartford was allowed to take over the East Branch of the Farming ton, mo attempt would ever De made to despoil the territory through which the West Branch flows"
 It Is necessary to challenge that last sharply as to its accuracy. We have not ct hand the text of any promises given affecting the West Branch. However, nobody could possibly have any authority to cor1- init Hartford forever. That should be recognized by any who regard themselves as beneficiarieS of c promise as well as by any who might seek to make 1t, which we doubt if the Hartford water auth- critics did. They undoubtedly did withdraw, for the time, their pro- posals as to the West Branch. How ever, 1t had always to be recog- nized that those proposals might have to be renewed as Hartford's needs for water grew.
 It is true that Colebrook River village will be wipeo out, which b Q pity. However, most of the resi- dents there already have sold their property to the District or agreed to do so. Only a relative few are still holding out. Whether great areas of farm land are to be vii ed out depends on the definition of great. The reservoir will be long and narrow, only few hun- dred yards wide and perhaps dozen miles long. Some, at least, of the land Is hillside. It is not all splendid for farming" As Is the case with the village, a good deal of it already has been bought.
 Hartford is not acting ruthless ly, without consideration for rights of a smaller community. It is act- ing only under the necessity of sup plying water to its citizens. Com munities must have water or per- ish and that fact B recognized in government.
 The Metropolitan District is con- siderate and patient. Its charter apparently gives 1t the right to take the water of any tributary of the Connecticut River. without seeking any further legislative permission, and by condemnation il it cannot buy. It has elected not to proceed in any such roughshod fashion.
 Instead 1t tries to obtain the con- sent of affected communities and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-12
by Peter EdSOs,

military government. programs call for encouraging democratic youth movement democratic education m the schools democratic labor movements and dem- ocratic government
 Consequently the ndoctrnation of Army forces m occupation zones has had to shifted completely uermany," showing two sides of the German characs Ier-waltzes and tortures beer gardens and prison camps-have had to be scrapped.
 Going even beyond this the State and War De- partnentS have for several months been working on new draft of General Staff Directive iO67, the original order on occupation policy which General Eisenhower first took into Germany.
 Ten-sixty-seven is largely a negative document It specifics all the things the German Nazis can't do But today there are lot of things the Germans in the American zone can do in running their own gov erpment and conducting their own business. Ten- sixTy-seven today is completely obsolete directive.
 The only thing that has been holding up the issuance of new directive has been the inability of tne bag Four foreign ministers tc get together for tneir preliminary discussions on getting ready to start to begin to commence to talk about writing 2 peace treaty for Germany.
 What is likely to succeed lOe7, according to As- sistant Secretary of War Howard c. Petersen, in charge of military government is a two-part docu- ment.
 The first part will be an official directive to mill itary government officials.
 The second part will be a more public statement that can be given to the troops in the occupation forces, the American public and the German people as an explanation of American policy
 General McNarneys new statement of policy Washington to act He had to recognize that condi- tons in the American zone of Germany had changed nightly since he took over from General Eisenhower year ago
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-12
BLUE DANUBE BLUES
(Ctristian Science Monitorl

A Vienna newspaper dispatch de- scribes New Yorks Metropolitan Opera e an ''ostentatiot1s operatic department store" marked by noise, secondhand talent, and ''ttreadbare pomp." Reports from Vienna state tha. this is typical of viennese at- tttudes toward American culture. Both the Russians and the Amer1- cans, they say, are regarded as cul- turai barbarians.
 As a result, Americans and Rus slams alike are bombarding the Vien- nese with propaganda designed to show the achievements of their re- spective cultures. This is the health- fest sort of bombardment we can imagine-and the healthiest sort of competition. This is a field where political window dressing and high. pressure advertising technique count for nothing. A culture can justify itself only by the genuine excellence of it's products.
 Sholem Aschis East River flowing under Hart Cranes Brooklyn Bridge past the skyscrapers of Georgia O'Keefe and John Marin should have something to say to Johann Strauss Blue Danube. And Quiet Flows the Don.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-12
Views of the Press

owners as t goes along. To q large extent, the consent of Colebrook has been obtained and, as admitted, the
 normal flow of the Pennington will be unimpeded.
 It seems Q pity to talk about "wa- ter grabbing" and to disciiss the project in terms which tend to inc flame public sentiment. The Metro- politan District wants to take only what is necessary to Hartford's exc istence. It seeks cooperation and plans no harsh seizure. It b wili- ing to pay for what 1t gets. It will trample on no ones rights. It should be possible to discuss the matter calmly and without heat. It needs to be recognized that in the end 1t has to be, not merely because Hart ford wants 1t to be, but out of human necessity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-12
by DvesU Pearson

.oe so do, Ae sald ~and the American people wn uage us hy how wen we Go e. Inat loe F heeeI shAa and political party" me UnAted NeslenA s@A peA. any decison on oustlng che spanish Eascisl plcla- Cor aa enc present session ot the General AAselhhN
 Although ths Repesllean Nasleeal C CesssnsleA h two years off, several critics are already pressing cor moeUA for the privilege e helping nominate enc man they figure wll Do the next President of Che nen oeorpe Bender. oAlo consrsssman.A As-raSue and head of the cevelend Republican Committee ap- peared before the National Committee nere last week to propose cleveland as the convention site.
 when ha walked into the room COP chairman Carroll Reece greeted him wish; "hl ecesinr Ins Reece were cousins, Reecee vote for Cleveland was certain.
 "cOusln Carroll and T." Bender resOreed, "AEs re.. lated roS Adam s hs sns s sS so ySp S sssST sss S recently married distant cousin ot ReeceD
 AS soon as Bender proposed Cleveland for the convention site Committeeman Werner Schroeder of niinois asked, Isn't It true that Ohio has couple of candidates for the nomlnatlOns. Don't you think h might be better to meet on neutral eefritoryV"
 ia there Q state that doesn't have e candldates" asked Bender "rf you're going to rule out states with about Ss S ws iSSS the "wel, Iowa doesn't have candidate that know oi," said former Chairman Harrison spangler oe Iowa.
 "Then I suppose we can have the convention in a cornfield" said Bender "Iias Iowa bot convention hall and can it accomodAte the convention crowds"
 
 The Committee wanted assurance from Dsndsr that Cleveland could provide 5000 rooms for the cos vention period, with one lady mentioning that Re- pubcans don't like to sleep on park benches.
 well, Jehovahs Witnesses didn't sleep on para benches and they needed Q lot more than eO0o rooms for their convention in Cleveland" replied the ohio Congressman.
 "Furthermore," he added we can ten youTl have courteous newspapers and convention hall galleries which will leave the job of picking candidates and drawing platform to the delegates.
 one member complained that delegates to pre- viow Cleveland convention had to sleep on boats.
 That" replied Bender, "wasaA matter of choice. We brought several boats into the dock and people liked sleeping on them. Also the docks are just few steps from the auditorium so you don't have long trip from your living quarters to the convention hall"
 Warner Schroeder oe Illinois threw one monkey wrench into Cleveland's machinery, however, when he pointed out that the Ohio State Republican Com mittee was behind in its assessment to the National pay up.
 Secretary Byrnes held secret showdown confer ence last week over Argentina ct which Assistant Secetary Sprwlle Braden demanded that American Ambassador to Argentina George Messersmith be fired Byrnes reserved decision until Christmas. |. Hard-working Dr. William Leiserson, who dropped out of sight after leaving the Labor Relations Board has been tracked down to book-filled sanctum in Washington where he is todng c three-year study Of American labor for Johns Hopkins University
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-12

Too many people are so world minded that they don't understand their responsibilities to their own communities.
 Mrs. Mildred McAfee Horton,
 President Wellesley College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-12

The history of American politics shows that the party that loses Congress in the off-year elections loses the next presidential election, but we very rarely have voteda a party out of power if the country is prosperous at the time of the gen- eral election.
 --James A. Farley.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31
"2O Questions" Is
New and Novel Quiz Show

Radio listeners will have the novel
experience of being on the inside
track as fas as answers to go
Questions" are concerned, through
the fundamentally of a Mystery
Voice" which will divulge the So
luton to puzzlers presented to a pan
ell of experts, on the new quiz pro-
gram which will have its premiere
Saturday, February 2, 8 to $50 p.
M. over WEI.
The go Questions" series is to
be a game quiz broadcast, during
which a permanent panel, headed
by Bill Slater as chairman, will at
tempt to identify objects and per-
sonalities suggested by listeners. The
panel will consist of Herb Polesie,
Fred Wander Venter, Florence Ri
nard, 14-year-old Bobby Mcclure,
and a guest personality each week.
go Questions" will replace the
whisper Men" series, formerly
heard at this time.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31
Spotlight Bands

Here is next weeks Spotlight
Bands schedule: Monday, Alvino
Rey; Wednesday, Clyde Mccoy; Fri
day, Bobby Sherwood.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31
"True Detective Mysteries

The story of one of the most in
famous of all rackets, dope peddling,
will be told when True Detective
Mysteries" presents 'The Case of
the Vanishing Syrettes" Sunday,
February 3, 4:30 to 5 p. M, over
WEI.
A large shipment of the morphine
syrettes, which are in emergency
kits for fighting men, disappear, and
Army officials are at a loss to find
them until Federal agents trace the
missing units to the head of large
dope ring in Chicago, A young girl,
who approves peddling the stuff I'M
til it comes to stealing from ser
vicemen, provides the final tipoff.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31

9:30-Break The Bank
l0:00-Chicago Theater of the Air
11:00-News and Sports
SUNDAY
Mornings
9:00-Young Peoples Church
9:30-Voice of Prophecy
10:OO-Radio Bible Glass
10:30-Organ Melodies
11:00-Church of the Brethren
Afternoons
12:00-Pilgrim Hour
12:30-Lutheran Hour
1:15-Mennonite Choir
2:00-Chaplain Jim
2:30-Bill Cunningham
3:00-Songs Along The Trail
4:OO-Murder Is My Hobby
4:30-True Detective Mysteries
5:00-The Shadow
5:30-Quick AS A Flash
Nights
6:00-Nick Carter
6:30-Cedric Foster
6:45-Fulton Lewis, Jr.
7:15-Old Fashioned Revival
8:15-Souvenirs
8:30-It Happened During the Week
8:45-GabrieI Heater
9:00-Curtain Calls
9:30-Double or Nothing
:0O-Freedom of Opportunity
10:30-The Name of That Song
11:00-Wm. Hillman
11:15-Orchestra Music
11:55-Mutual Reports The News
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31

9:0O-Gabriel Heater
9:3O-Spotlight Bands (Monday
Wed. and Friday only
9:3O-Forum of the Air (Tues.)
9:3O-Village Store (Thursday)
10:00-Your Land And Mine
(Mon and Fri)
10:00-Show Time (Wed.)
10:00-You Make The News (Turs. }
10:30-Detect-a-Tune (Mon.)
10:30-The Better Half (Tuesdays)
10:30-Richard Himber (Wed.)
1O:3O-Front Page Drama (Thurl
10:30-Meet The Press (Fri.)
1100-News and Sports Parade
11:20-Orchestra Music
Reports The News
SATURDAY
With the following exceptions,
Saturdays programs follow the
weekday schedule.
AAOrnmSS
10:0O-This Week In Washington
10:30-Rainbow House
11:00-Billy Repaid
Afternoons
12:00-House of Mystery
12:30-Snow Village Sketches
1:00-Opery House
2:0O-Sunday School Lesson
4:30-Columbia Records
Nights
6:30-Cleveland Symphony
8:00-Twenty Questions
9:00-Leave 1t To The Girls
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31

cause the bride-to-be refuses to move
into his parents home, crusty old
Hiram Neville decides to play cupid
and 'Bert's Wedding" works out as
planned, during the latest of the
"Snow Village Sketches" to be
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31

heard Saturday, February 2, 1890 to
l p. m. over WEI.
It's not just kindness that
prompts Neville to aid young love,
for the rental Of his house is IN
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31
Evangeline Booths
Life To Be DramatiZed

The moving story of the woman
who was one of the founders of
the Salvation Army, and who has
devoted her life to its development,
will be heard, when Freedom of
Opportunity dramatizes the life of
Evangeline Booth, Sunday, February
3, 10 to 1890 p. M, over WEI.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31

GRAMS ARE DAILY UNLESS OTHERWISE SCHEDULED

Afternoons
12:15-Songs by Morton Downey
12:45-Naval Academy Band
1:00-The Saddle Pals
1:30-Special Features
1:45-John j. Anthony
2:O0-Cedric Foster
2:15-Smile Time
2:30-Queen For A Day
3:O0-Grifin Reporting
3:30-Remembe
4:00-Man On the Street
4:15-Johnson Family
5:15-Superman
5:45-Tom Mix
Nights
6:05-Sports Parade
6:15-Faye and Pete
7:00-Fulton Lewis, Jr.
7:30-Dance Orchestra
(Mon. Wed. Fri.)
7:30-Arthur Hale tues, Thurs,
Sat)
7:45-Inside of Sports
8:O0-Bulldog Drummond (Mon)
8:00-Leave 1t To Mike (Tue.)
80O-Russ Drew Show (Wed.)
8:0O-One Night Stand (Thurs.)
8:OO-Louis Prima's Band (Fri.)
8:30-Christian Rally (Mon.)
8:30-Know Your Merchandise
New Quiz Show (Tues)
8:30-Fresh Up Show (Wed.)
8:30-Rogues Gallery (Thurs.)
8:3O-So You Think You Know
Music Fridays only
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31

cluded in the mixup, but before he
finishes the young couple are on
their way to happiness.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31
Hiram Neville Helps
With Bert'S Wedding

When a young man, still tied to
his mothers apron strings, finds his
anticipated marriage called off be-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-31
MONDAY-FRIDAY

Mornings
7:00-News and Music
7:3O-Sports Special
7:35-Rise and Shine
s:45-Family Altar
9:OO-News and Music
10:O0-Once Over Lightly
10:15-Morning Devotlons
1O:3O-Special Features
10:45-Fay and Pete (Wed.)
11:00-Cecil Brown
11:30-Take It Easy Time
12:00-William Lang
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-13
Sports Calendar
SPORTS CALENDAR
MONDAY

Michigan Normal baseball nine
meets the U. OF NJ. at Ann Arbor
at 800.