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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
William B. Lyons
 Serving in Europe

Thomaston, August 2-Preparing to leave for the Mediterranean, It. q. g. William B Lyons is now sta- toned aboard cruiser at Ply mouth, England, making a tour Of European ports. The cruiser is part of a five-ship Navy convoy which left this country in May and IS due to return in November.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02
Athens JoiI
 Almost He'll

Editors Note Following is an eyewitness description of the bloody election riot in Athens, Tenn. by one of the' special dep uty sheriff who was besieged in the city jail during a wild night of fighting The author, Deputy Clarence Moses, lives in Engle- wood, seven miles outside of Athens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02

1 MONTHS OLD-Belgium Shep- herd dog lost. Markings are dark grey & black and white on chest. Answers to name of Pokey. Gall 3-643o.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-02

SHOREFRONT-Pleasant rooms for vacations, weekly rates, kitchen &C.,
 commodatious. Phone 1276-Wl. 57 Cedar Beach, Milford. Mrs. Kaiser.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16
By Dregc Pearson

hy the Northwestern Flooring and Lumber Company,
Of which " II, Aberts y President
After urging that the veterans housing program
DO defeated, the lumber company had the gan to
add:
oplease also exert your efforts to oppose stand
ing vote on these issues"
IN other words, the Northwestern Flooring and
Lumber Company net only ST s ~ C0sss%sH So e
which would let the public know how each Congress-
man voted, M &S yfL n
NOTE oNE-The American Legion and the Vet
g y NSnr veterans charge cha re- that
this was because OF real-estate interest IA the her-
archy Of the two organizations The Amvets, on the
other hand, went to bat vigorously
y NOTE TWo-one Congressman who was deluged
with kilograms from about every real-estate ana
lumber company In his state was John Murdock Of
Arizona, who nevertheless vigorously supported che
veterans.
u 8. officials just returned from Greece told the
following story on winston Churchill while the ex-
Prime Minister was In washington,
About year arc when Churchill visited Athens,
he said 70 British Ambassador Leeper; Tell me
about this man Damaseno,. WSuld you describe
Churchill was referring to Archbishop Damas-
kinos Of Greece. After moments thought, Leeper
replied: <
~ have never thought Of 1t In exactly those
terms, but suppose you would"
"Fane, fine" answered Churchill. that's Just
the sort of mar. we want"
shortly afterward, Archbishop pamasknoS was
appointed Regent Of oreece
Ex-senator Gerald Nye took 3 setback In his
first attempt 10 return 10 his old Senate seat People
Ia North Dakota didn't like the fact tina Nye con-
tinued his residence in Maryland though running IN
North Dakota, and he didn't get far IN the first Re-
publican prelminGries, Senator Kigore OF West
Virginia Is going to bat for war veterans who can't
buy surplus war goods from the government He
will charge 100000 Of eectronic equipment has
been sold to private dealers instead Of veterans ana
the dealers are now boarding II, waiting for higher
prices One of the biggest reconversion head
aches Is lack Of steel Hundreds Of smaller firms, IN.
GLIDING Henry KaiseEs new auto company can't
get Steel while stfike-struck General Motors Is
gorged with II. Last week, General Motors officials
Travelled to washington, wangled promise from
oPA Administrator Jack Small that he would not
confscate the thousands Of tons Of strategic maeri
ais which General Motors Is boarding. Small
has cracked down on smaller companies hoarding
nylons but General Motors appears too big to touch
North Cardinals Chairman Bob Doughton Of
the House Ways and Means Committee not only
believes that people should continue paying the war
time excess.tax rates luxuries such rs furs but
also that children should continue paying the war
time tax on movie tickets. After ALL" says Dough-
ton, kids don't have to 60 TO the movies-theyre
luxury"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16

The War Assets Corporation recently announced the
sale of TOP surplus arpane engines to three arnes Inc
sale brought the government 312038 nearly Is per
cent of the original cost But before the countrys tax
payers extend this agency vote of thanks for having tne
best interests heart might be well to look bit further
In the month of January the entire American aircraft
engine industry turned out % engines for military planes
he only other engines built few for small arcraft
strike in plants producing jet and turbine engines was
partially responsible for this small figure But the principal
the sharp curtament of military procurement
and the sale of the surplus engines to commercial lines
n These lines now have order 554 new transports
which will require 1866 engines. But the War Assets
Corporation expected to have than $4,000 aircraft
engines spare parts available by June If one-third OF
these saleabe the government might receive arounu
$3.50 for them period of years. But since all
but few of the big transports be powered by sur
plus engines this sale might close the whole commercial
airline field the aircraft engine industry for years to come
In the past this field has taken than half of the
engine production Remove that market equip most OF the
few military planes scheduled for 1916 production with
plus engines and where does that leave the aircraft engine
industry-and the national defense?
The answer is right where the industry and the ma
onal defense after the last war; when surplus Liberty
engines symed and stihed the development of arpane
poWer plants for IA 1t inevitable that the most
important aeronauca changes in the coming years VIII be
propulsion units We the threshold of revolution
ary change in such units The conventional engines that
the War Assets Corporation is selling will be obsolete Tor
military purposes in short time.
It is not enough to draw plans and make working mode
of new and gas turbines and sefpropeled missiles
They must be put practical production basis developed
tested changed Our aircraft engine builders are now
very long their chief of closed to them
Their best minds will be forced into other fields the winning
wartime team will be broken and our national safety
will suffer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16
A Thought For Today
St. Patrick's Day, 1916

March II finds the Irish race Irsh-Americans and those
81 many other races united in honorng the patron saint OF
IRELAND In history the vaor great deeds learning and
early Christianity Of that country are shown to nave mao
great impetus in and from the influence Of ST. Patrick
Christianity at this time much to any race inc
Irish since the very early days have retained the faith that
they have inherited.
Today and tomorrow the holy saints memory will be
honored in religious observance in parades oanquets aa
general celebration It is well to recall at this time that
the influence of St. Patrick has continued through many
centuries For accurate and tangible record on his ire
and general history of the country to few years ago
there Is better authority than Seumas MacManus IN MS
story of the Irish Race This valuable reference ana
entertaining book students Of Irish history gives ST. Fat
rick his proper place in history and also clears up many
smother angle not too well presented in some books on Ire
land and the Irish.
ST. Patrick though definitely the Irish patron has be-
come less patron of many peoples particularly
claimed by people of all and ceeds in the United States
For weeks before his day. preparations are made to pay
particular honor to the Apostle of Ireland, so-caed Ire
lands national holiday becomes in manner Of speak
ing And this year the world owes an added debt to
neutral country that furnished equipment and food IN
great proportions and continues in these postwar days 10
help feed great part of Europe by stintng themselves
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16
Check the Crime Wave

Wars breed crimes and now in the center of
crime wave Before the closed persons aged II
were arrested than in any other group According to
J. Edgar Hoover out of wentyhree inhabitants
in the United States member of potential crime army
of 100000 And when Hoover makes statement OF that
kind, it is true.
The majority of veterans will settle down and con-
Enue their civilian lives where they left Off But too many
of those and having hard times shaking OIL
encouragement trying to regain their normal health
They only small part of the so-caled aw-breakers
But the youngsters of IL of appear to have lost
their heads and too many of them have become sports and
adventurers.
Perhaps Mr. Hoover is the strongest the nation
has ever had fight against crime He advises stamping
juvenile delinquency sponsoring recreaonal centers
establishing physical training programs increasing the Ell
cency of police agencies and improving programs to main
tain high standards of ethics He establishes rscass law
enforcement agencies He suggests that there should be an
Increase of programs for the proper of children whose
mothers must work. and he tells parents that they must pay
close attention to their primary responsibilities in their
own homes.
Hoover thinks that veterans have gone through ter
rbIe experiences in life that viii round them out strong
citizens He looks to them to lead the way to bring the
country back to normal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16
Views of the Press

six-to-one vote yesterday, the spec
ial committee Of the Senate has
adopted the Vandenberg amend
ment, which would give q military
board broad powers Of review over
decisions in the field OF atomic en-
ergy which affect national defense.
Certainly the armed forces ought
to have some voice In this aspect
Of the matter, for there Is no es-
cape from the blunt fact that IN
the present stage Of Its develop
ment atomic energy Is primarily
and essentially q weapon. The Nc
Mahon bill itself-even before Mr.
Vandenberg's amendment was
adopted-recognized that the con-
troll commission which 1t proposed
to establish would have large re-
sponsibilitieS in the military field,
Provided such activities were con-
sistent with any international
agreements that may be made, the
bill authorized and directed It's
control commission to conduct eX-
periments and do research and de-
velopmeptal work in the military
application OF atomic power" and
to have custody OF all assembled
atomic bombs, bomb parts or other
atmoic military weapons, presently
or hereafter produced; yet 1t pro-
hibited the armed forces, whose
proper interests are deeply involved
here, from having anything to say
directly about these wholly military
matters.
The right combination, surely, Is
civilian control Of the whole prob.
lem of atomic energy, but civilian
control with direct representation
Of the Army and Navy so far as
military considerations are concern
ed. The Vandenberg amendment
goes beyond this in its present
form. But its adoption by the
committee is a sign Of another
change of Congressional sentiment
and a recognition Of the folly OF
treating the armed forces as If they
were intruders in this field. They
are not intruders for the bomb is
a weapon and their business is
national defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16

movement from rural coEnHuIlltlcs Au ssI.N1I WV
to the cities during the war which pronaDy mas II
political effect
There has come to hand weekly newspaper
THE Veterans Voice." published by the indiana
S,ommittee which fixes blame on the Republicans
and Southern Democrats for defeating two provisions
Of the administration housing bill In the House-tne
subsidy and price control on old houses.
The newspaper carries q statement from Martin
rarner state chairman, under the heading Repuo-
licans held to account by ave on housing action :
It advises ave members to write to their Repuncan
Congressman who voted against these provlsons sa
Il was "a vote against the veteran and one they shall
be held to account for" 81.
Much of the publication Is devoted to veterans
housing and 1t Is rough reading.
This sort Of activity, which Is going on elsewhere
is merely cited to show that there Is something stir
ring among the veterans. They are not going % De
content with the old way Of doing things or with
return to the status quo or as 1t Is sometimes caneo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16
BY Peter Edison

stems in now and how insIstenty has yet TO be de-
termined II new wage demands boost the operators
costs and the new wageprce policy prevents an IN
crease in coal prices nice question is raised con-
corning how much Of wage increase can be granseo
To get increased coal production needed in the
war a supplementary amendment to the coal con-
tract was agreed to- authorizing 54-hour work week
of six nnehour days In place of wage increases the
miners were given compensation for travel time III
the mines. lunch periods with pay. and paid vaca-
tons These extras amounted to little over six dol"
lars week. in addition to which the miners got time
and-a-haif for overtime on all hours above IS
week. ts|:
Actually, few miners ever worked the full N-heur
week. The Bureau Of Labor Statistics puts the indus
try average today at IS hours week, although Ine
operators st get i2h-cent per ton increase grant,
ed them as reimbursement for producing coal on
S4-how weekly basis.
The current SIS weekly earnings figure quoted
by BIS for the industry includes supervisors ana
others whose higher pay rates step up the average
salary Reconsideration OF pay rates for these super"
visors and other skilled woFmen IN the industry VIII
be attempted In negotiating new contract
Employed In the coal industry today are slightly
less than 6OO0OO people Over 10000 miners went int
the armed services and another 5000 left the mines
TO take better paying and pleasanter JOBS Y ~
mines Is questionable Because younger men haye lett
the mines, the average age o. miners has advanced
during the war from - y d years. There aEe 81
estimated 5000 average miners who should be re'
tired.
Adding IN ~ these factors. and taking into con.
sideEaton the fact that one wants 70 continue the
6a-houF work week. mine union officials say the IN
duskry In the next two years faces the need ~ ~
additional 5000 workers. They argue That present.
wage scales hours. and working conditions do not
offer sufficient incentive 10 recruit this many new
workers They point 70 the need Of adjusting these
l0Esg-slanaing nequitles IN a broad new contrast
which win hold the present labor force and kesp ne
mines manned :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16

poy
since le4l when they were raised 81 day Inat gave
the miner 81 an hour for seven-hour DAY, nVe-oav
week total Of SIS q week.
When the war came on, Us. coal mines were
about one-half mechanical. When mechanizataon be-
gan. Lewis and the UNIV. executive board accepted
It without protest and stood pat. In the belief that
It would mean lower cost Of operation and therefore
greater earnings out OF which to pay miners more
money. Lewis thought, too. that lower costs would
mean greater consumption Of coal, and thus more
employment.
Today about IS percent Of the mines are mech
anined. But the miners contend that since meehan-
izatIon began the union has not been able 70 st
down with the operators and write 3 contract truly
rejecting the advantages Of mechaniEation through
reclassfcation Of all Jobs and slls In the Indus
try some adjustments have been made, but II sen.
eral wage rates IN the coal industry are sil based
on old pick-and-shOvel mining standards.
Operators claim their costs Of operation are nov
sass per ton. Mine Workers officials can be counted
on TO dispute these figures being dollar 90 more
per ton too high. II Is out Of this margin that the
union hopes 10 squeeze the increases q WIN demand
In writing q new contract. Ft
During the war. the government, IN effect. sat IN
on al wage negotiations n order 70 enforce Us sta
bliSaton program. As what point the government
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16

Wnen IL Is over
lAa.s N C.Y ~ W3
Time Is q changer Of many things. And time
has wrought great changes IN the status Of one dip
lomato mission in Washington-the Legation Of
Tran,
II was lust 10 years ago that the Minister Of
Perslaas he was then ealledwas arrested in Ekton,
Nd, and led away handouffed by the Maryland
police Minister Chatter Khan Daia had been speed.
ing, But standing on diplomatic immunity he had
resisted arrest SO had Madame Djalals white spitx
who resisted arrest even more volubly.
Secretary Of state Hull Apoogzed for the arrest,
but the Shah Of Persia, indignant Withdrew his
Minister from washington He even went to the
extreme length Of ordering his Minister not 70 At
tend any function OF the White House prior 10 his
departure. The President Of the United States, ne
decreed did not have the proper respect for Persian
sovereignty, tN4
The state Department was not too unhappy
about Minister Djalals departure, for he had been
general pain In the neck, having once protested
publication in the washington Star that the Shah
Of Persia had risen from the ranks" and having
protested publication In the Chicago Tribune that
Madame Djalal had replaced her Persian servants
with English buffers F., e.e..
So for some years the Persian Legation remained
dark The Shah did not like u.s. and that was that
We did not miss the Shahs envoy at all.
Today, however the United States Is the chief
hone Of iran and the rranian Minister, able MohGm-
med schayesteh, Is kept busy, not In evading the
Maryland police or snubbing the White House, but In
cooperating with the state Department 70 prevent
Most powerful lobby since the war threw itself
into the battle TO defeat the Wyatt Housing Program
FOR veterans Every Congressman received wares
phone calls letters from builders, lumber dealers
real-estate men. 3F
Many kilograms were phony, as several Congress-
men discovered when they tried to answer them
Others were signed with the names Of people who
later assured members Of Congress that they had
not seen or sent the wires These tactics OF course
have been used before,
The prize telegram, however, was one sent 70
ALI ConRressmen from the st. Paul Minneapolis area
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16
COP. Behind 8-Ball By Thomas L. Stokes

normally" That seems to be the objective OF the
3.OP.N old guard leadership
1t has not taken the veterans long to find out
lbout the Democratic coalition
N Congress and It's light on price controls and other
controls regarded as necessary to ease the ansion
or everybody back to peacetime production.
As for the womens vote, this has become an IN
reasnaly important factor Chester BoweS has be-
ONE q sort Of knight Grant among women Tor MS
light TO hold down prices. This 9 not mere hearsay
t comes from many directions The writer had first
hand proof on recent trip BY inquiring among
VonaenS ORGANIZATIONS here and there. Tney are
retty solidly behind Chester That, too was IN the
outh, where some Of their husbands think oiiIer-
ntly
Labor organizations have done an amazing
mount az educational work In this direction which
an not be discounted Walter Reuther's irsstance
ID tying up wages and prices and profits served 70
lramatlEe the issue Of consumer interest IN what
Foing on far more than might be imagined. even
hough he got practically nowhere with ~ IN hs
hegotiations with General Motors
A factor In 1919 politics which perhaps has not
oeen much considered IS the movement to the cities
from the usually predominant Republican Turai
communities and small towns There's no. way OF
measuring the change Of votes due TO this migration,
II any, but influences conducive to change are onv1-
GUS In the big metropolitan areas, still Democratic
the newcomer Is subjected to two important inIlu-
ences-either efficient big city Democratic ma
chine which Is great proseVtlzing agency or I"
.abor unions, or both
They may raise an additional obstacle for the
,ttempt of Republicans to break into big city con-
titueneies which Is essential the Repunncan sate
"a capture the House in the coming election.
some few Republicans In Congress OF progressive
inclination are Of this, but they DO not carry
much influence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16
CLOTHING PROSPECT

New Haven Journal Courier)
The governments new campaign
70 increase the output Of low-priced
clothing such as mems shirts and
womens dresses has now been
launched. II 1t succeeds, the pub
lie will be able to get these goods at
somewhat higher prices In approxi-
mately three months time,
In this drive the Once Of Price
Administration and the Civilian
Production Administration are
working together. The OPA has
authorized higher cotton textile
prices to encourage manufacturers
to return to the low-priced field,
and the CPA has ordered mill OPP
orators to shift q large number OF
looms TO production of the needed
fabrics. 1t Is reasoned that this
combination Of incentive and COM
pulsion will achieve results.
Whether 1t will or not depends on
how we'll the two agencies have
gagged the situation. II the price
increases are not sufncient to per-
NIT the industry to turn out low
priced garments ct a profit, then
the governments power to allocate
materials will prove ineffective.
Under the American system, goods
will not be produced at a loss, re-
CARELESS Of what Chester Bowles
says.
It was failure to recognize this
simple fact that produced the pres
ent shortage. Manufacturers have
been producing more expensive fab
RIGS for higher-priced articles be-
cause that was the way to operate
at a profit. The result was that
the public had to buy expensive
items or do without, since the
cheaper clothing simply disappeared
from the market.
Consumers will pay more than
prewar prices, assuming the pro-
gram Is effective, but at least they
will get what they want instead OF
costly substitutes. If the program
results in another fiasco similar to
that which has resulted from OPA
control of butter, it is to be hoped
that private enterprise will be given
an opportunity to function.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16
POTATO BREAD
Boston POST

The Department of Agriculture,
in giving out three recipes by
which potatoes may be used as a
substitute for bread, seems to have
overlooked potato bread. The re-
cipe was brought over here by
Irish immigrants, and few gen.
erationS ago potato bread was
mighty popular. 1t was a big saver
of flour and very nourishing, with
out being fattening. Even in some
families, where home bread-making
is not lost art, potato bread is
served periodically now. Housewives
might get a pleasant surprise in
trying out potato bread on their
families.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16

Staff continued, war still means
knocking out the opposing armies
and establishing control over civil
len populations. We saw what
happened to the finest armies the
world has ever seen. Re we tried
to conquer Russia there's no tell
ing when we'd be able to establish
ourselves on Russian soil-but once
we did we'd be faced with years
Of slogglng through siberia,
I'VE have nothing TO gain to
start with, +" concluded Eisenhower,
and would have nothing left
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16

It Is doubtful this Leadership
is awake to what Is going on, pat
ticularly among veterans. 50 many
Of these men have come back with
ideas Of q different state Of thing
In this country, and with q deter
mination TO do something abou
It.
It Is doubtful, too, that the
party Is thoroughly awake TO 9TH
er things, for example, the pop
ularity Of price control amont
women, now @ substantial am
aroused voting element, or TO IN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-16
CONTROL OF THE BOMB

Legislation for the control of
atomic energy has followed an I'M
certain course in Congress. First
came the May-Johnson bill, pro-
posing to put the whole matter
largely in the hands of the Army
and the Navy. This was displeas-
ing to many Of the scientists, and
was. followed by the Mcmahon
bill, which went to the. opposite
extreme of vesting complete pow
ers of control in the hands of an
all-civilian commission from which
the Army and the Navy were to
be expressly excluded. Now by a