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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Associates Fete EUe CanCeLD

Miss Eve Cancellaro, who will be married to Dr. Leonard Nardozza, September 19 was feted at shower recently at the Copper Room by the associates of the Chase Brass and Copper company, Grand Street. Among those present were Juliette LaRiviere, Betty Rogowski, Betty Hemingway, Elizabeth Maher, Mar garet Kelly, Mildred Yuskis, June Mitchell, Marge Winters, Gloria Tommessille, Beatrice Daniels, Ruby Solomon, Ann Merena, Theresa Le- Clerc, Peg Taylor, Josephine Pakul, Margaret Shaw, Ida Fucito, Helen Hartley, Helen Morrissey, Laura D.. Luddy, Mary Lou Ciriello, Mary Ryan, Agnes Murphy, Maria De Stefano, Hazel Carlson, Jo zelski, Dorothy Shepard, and Harriet Edel- berk.
 Also Amelia Del Gaizo, Christine Walsh, Marcelle Audrikis, Rose Ciresi, Thelma Lynch, Shirley Nor rison, Patricia Alishausky, Mildred Hensew, Gladys Atwood, Julia Din ova, Helen Lahey, Amanda Giaconi, Rose Tropasso, Marie LupkaS, Sab ina Kosowicz, Mildred Satula, Doris Sullivan, Cert Longo, Gertrude Winskas, Marie Urso, Maxine Nor rissey, Helen Allyn, Flora Iafrater, Elizabeth Seaver, and Peggy Mor- riSsey.
 Also Adele Lipnicki, Gloria Ciano, Mildred Pekrul, Marion Kyle, De- borah Green, Ann Di Masso, Mae DelRusso, Olga Richardelli, Regis Farr, Alice Sempfer, Gloria Mem primo, Wanda Douglas, Adelaide Miller, Mary Cuillo, Lois Dombow- ska, Gladys Fox Fiftal, Eleanor Rameikas, Mary Nardozza, Al Ger ardi, and Betty Widman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Contract Bridge
 CORNELL BRIDGE CLUB

Winners in the Friday afternoon tournament held under the direc- tion of Mrs. John Moriarty at 60 Linden Street were as follows; North and South; Mrs. Charles Feery, and Mrs. James Sincaster, 112; Mrs. A. F. Field and Mrs. August Fiege, 106; East and West, Mrs. Mark Margiot- ta and Mrs. Thomas Oliver, 1l5; Mrs George Cashman and Mrs. AL bert Levine, 106. Official standing, Mrs. Charles Phillips and Mrs. Will liam Reynolds, PIT; Mrs. Laurence Farrell, and Mrs. Ida zibell, 210 1-2; Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. Margiotta, POS; and Mrs. Cashman and Mrs. Levigne, 204.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Miss WateYhOnSe ShOzUey Hostess

Naugatuck, Sept. 16.-Miss Grace Warehouse entertained at 8 mis- cellaneous baby shower at her home at Goodyear avenue, recently in honor of Mrs. Walter Waranowicz and her month old son, William Walter. Mrs. Waranowicz is the former Alice Wahlstrom of Nauga- tuck
 Guests included: Miss Beatrice Andrews, Mrs. Mary Wilcox, Miss Shirley Warehouse, Mis- sLois Nun ger, Miss Rosalynde Lawton, Mrs. Johin Adams, Miss Esther Johnson Mrs. Lottie Warehouse, Mrs. He'd wig Mangine, Miss Hedwig Szcze- siul, Mrs. Harry Wahlstronl, the guest of honor and the hostess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Jeone Barney
 Plans Weddino

Terryville, Sept 16-Miss Jeane Marie aBrney, daughter of Matthew James Barney to Lawrence Ansel Adkins both of Plymouth will be married in the Plymouth Congre- gational Church, September 8 with Rev. Arnold D. Johnson to perform the ceremony at P. M.
 Miss Barney is granddaughter of MT. and Mrs Frank Platt with whom she resides on Hillside Ave- nue, Plymouth while MT. Adwins is a son of MT. and Mrs. A. H. Adkins of Canaan, former Plymouth resi- dents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

The regular meeting of the Con- cordia Ladies Society will be held on Friday evening at o'clock at Concordia Hall, I'll Bank Street.
 A daughter, Gayle Anne, was born Monday, Sept. g, at the Wa terbury Hospital to MT. and Mrs. Donald B. Hardwick of Woodlawn Terrace. Mrs. Hardwick is the for mer Murlyn Beck.
 The Waterbury Dental Society will hold its opening Fall meeting at the Elton tomorrow evening. pr. Lewis Fox, of South Norwalk, will be the speaker of the evening. He will discuss inflammation condition of the mouth. with particular em- phasis being given to Vincent's in lection and pyorrhea. Dr. Fox is q well-known periodontist, and r widely-known as lecturer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

A joint meeting of the Mattatuck Historical Society, the Waterbury Naturalist Club, and the Waterbury Branch of the National Speleo- logical Society will be held Tuesday night at at the Mattatuck His torical Society, auditorium. Clay Perry, author of Underground New England" will present an H. lustrated lecture. Admission to the lecture is fere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

Clay Perry, author of Under ground New England, will give an illustrated lecture at joint meet ing of The Mattatuck Historical Society, Waterbury Naturalist Club and National Sociological Society in the auditorium of the Mattatuck Historical Society Tuesday, Sept F, at P. M.
 MT. Perry's subject will be "Un. derground Rainbows."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

MT. and Mrs Joseph Membrino, Waterbury Road, Prospect, announce the birth of their fourth child and first son, Joseph Robert Membrino at St, Mary's Hospital, Saturday morning, Sept. i4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

MT. and Mrs. Ralph Mehmet and son Robert, North Main Street, and MT. and Mrs Frying Honyotski and children, John and Barbara, Union Street, recently visited friends in Pouehkeepsie, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Lodge Names
 Neze, Committees

The first Fall meeting of the Winona Rebekah Lodge, No. 8, LOOP, was held at Odd Fellows Hall with Mrs. Margaret Cooper, noble grand, presiding at the bus mess meeting.
 Representatives were named from the organization to the welcome home parade and field day to be held in the near future by the vet erans' Association. Plans were made for 8 "Neighbor's Night" program, Oct. in the lodge rooms.
 Members of the new committee named include: Refreshments, Mrs. Julia Granger, chairman; Mrs. Frances Owens, Mrs. Ruth Hall, Mrs Evelyn Sheehan and Miss Ha- gel Israel; and entertainment, Mrs. Evelyn Taylor, chairman, Mrs Agnes Finlay, Mrs. Catherine Steck, and Mrs. Marjorie Kurtz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

Clarence DiBlasi, son of MT. and Mrs. Anthony DiBlasi of Cooke Street left yesterday for Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio. He is a veteran of two years duty in the Pacific with the U. S. Army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

MT. and Mrs. J. Winfred Beecher of Newton Terrace have returned to their home after spending the sum- mer at their camp at Queechy Lake, Canaan, N. Y Their son. John Beecher of Br/Jl, was with them for the past two weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest Medhurst and daughter Ann Lorraine, Water vile Street were weekend guests of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Schauster of Manchester.
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Livestock
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-(P)-US
DA-Salable hogs 1900, total
$4,000; active, steady; good and
choice barrows and gifts hobbs.
and over at 1895 ceiling; sows at
14.10 ceiling; order buyers very
aggressive taking 5000 out of 49,
900 with some orders still untitled:
Early clearance.
Salable cattle $500, total $500;
salable calves 300, total 300: fed
steers and yearlings Is cents high
er, instances more; eastern or
der demand broad, local small kill
ers also active; heifers strong to
% cents higher; cutters and beet
cows steady; Gamer cows weak
at 7.25-7.50; bulls irratically high
er, very scarce; very little relia-
BILE outlet for other than strictly
good and choice vealers bringing
15.00-15.50, light culls 6.00-7. 90:
bulk steers 15.00-18.0O; about 20
loads brought 1900 ceiling; most
heifers 14.00-160O; mixed steers
and heifers 1925; cutter cows 8.75
down; most beef cows 9.75-12.5O;
weights sausage bulls 1875.
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CHICAGO POTATOES

CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-(P)-(US
DA)-Potatoes arrival Al, on track
SO, total U. S. shipments 1862.
Old stock supplies light, for
Idaho Russets demand fair, mar
ket firm to slightly stronger; Of
ferings other sections, demand
slow, market dull with slightly
weak tendencies. New stock sup
ply moderate, demand slow for
U. S. No. /, for size B.. market
slightly weaker. Idaho Russet
Burbanks U. S. No. l, 5000. 70;
Nebraska bliss triumphs U. S. No.
l, So. 1858. so; Minnesota and North
Dakota cobblers U. S. No. l, 81. 40;
bliss triumphs commercial washed
$2.75; South Dakota bliss triumphs
general good quality $2.20-$2.30;
Wisconsin Chippewas commercial
$3.50; Florida 50-Ib. sacks bliss
triunphs U. S. No. II, $2.75-$3. so.
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Grain
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Jan. 18-R)-Grain
futures prices scored their broad
est gains in many weeks today,
with May rye advancing the full
5 cents permitted in one trading
session to a new 25-year peak at
81 .98 So a bushel.
Both the July and December
wheat deliveries and the May and
December oats deliveries also
chalked up new seasonal top
prices.
Wheat closed unchanged to IL
cents above the previous finish,
May $1.80 IL; corn unchanged at
$1.18 IL ceilings; oats l 1-8 to 2
IA up, May 5000 1-8; rye I'm
changed to $1.22 IL.
The advances overcame profit
taking as stop loss buying poured
into the pits in stable volumes at
times and brokers kept close
watch on developments in the
steel and packing house workers
strikes.
The market turned down ard
for a while almost Immediately a
report was received that steel
workers had rejected President
Iruman's wage offer, but the
liquidation was cut short with
about half the rye gains still re-
Considerable strength stemmed
from a widespread belief that the
packer strike is forcing producers
to keep large amounts of livestock
at home in areas where feed
grains already are scarce.
Oats prices moved ahead stead
lily and apparently easily on sus.
tanned demand. Talk persisted of
a considerable volume of export
business in the grain, along with
belief that much of it might have
to be fed on farms until livestock
can be marketed again under nor
NAL conditions.
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Cotton

NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK, Jan. l8.R)-Cot-
ton futures worked to gains of as
cents bale in early dealings to-
day but failed to hold the best
levels as scattered liquidation
came into the market, partly on
news that the steel wage nego-
tiations had failed. Final prices
were Is cents bale lower to Is
cents higher.
Mill covering and commission
house buying of the new crop
months accounted for the early
advance in prices. Reports that
as much as one million bales of
cotton may be shipped to Japan,
and that the export-import bank
credit to China for cotton pur-
chases here had been approved,
as well as opposition of southern
congressman to the proposed 1916
cotton crop ceiling influenced buy
ing in the late months. Selling
pressure on the May 1916 delivery
was attributed to hedging against
commodity credit corporation cot
ton awards to the trade. Spot
markets were quiet.
Futures closed Is cents bale
lower tn o. cents higher
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RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 18-R-
USDA)-
Hogs-Market at ceiling 1890
dlaD on good and choice barrows
and gifts 12O-330 lbs. up; 100-120
lbs, 1910; good sows under $50
lbs, 1855; 35O-5OO lbs, 1910;
weights over 500 lbs, 1890. Good
stays 1910.
(Note-Union stockyard company
officials have announced their in
tentlons to operate as usual through
the meat packing strike. Limited
sale only on hogsD
Cattle-Choice steers 16.0O-16. so;
medium 11.00-13.5O; common 800
1000. Good beef type cows 1000
HOO; good dairy type 100000;
medium 100000; common 500
800; shelly kinds lower. Good beef
type heifers 12.O0-1350; medium
100000; common 6.0O-700. Good
butcher bulls 10.00-11.00; medium
8.OO-9.50; light common kinds $50
7.50. Choice calves 1900; good
14.O0-14.50; medium 11.00-12.00;
common 100000.
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S-(P- The
cotton textile market was quiet to-
day with small releases of print
cloths and sheetings reported. 1t
was expected that the treasury
procurement department will
come into the market with heavy
demand for export goods estl'
mated around Is million yards.
There was no Improvement In
sales of wool goods. Activity was
confined mostly to deliveries
against previous orders.
Rayon goods quarters were OPP
timistic on the rayon lining sltua-
ton as the result of the incentive
bonus plan proposed bys the gov
eminent to stimulate production.
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Rallies, Relaspes Hit
Stock Market Trading

expected in Wall street as a ster
to stem speculation and conse.
quently failed to excite board.
rooms. 1t was realized, too, that in
the past year or so transactions
have been virtually on a cash bas
The steel union-management dead.
lock, however, served to chill bull.
fish sentiment.
U. S. Steel was up 3-8 points at
the best. 1t wiped out most of
this but steadied at the last and
ended with a net gain of a point.
Bethlehem, Republic and Youngs-
town Sheet were off small amounts
and Lukens Steel up shade.
Lively on the upside were Laclede
Gas. Commonwealth an Southern,
Columbia Gas, American Power
and Light and United Corp. Ahead
were Glenn Martin. with a jump
of 3 3-8: Goodrich, Goodyear, Unit
ed Aircraft, Santa Fe, N. Y. Cen
trail. General Electric, Woolworth,
Ana and Electric Power and
Light.
Casualties included Eastman
Kodak and Douglas Aircraft, OH
about 4 each; General Motors
Montgomery Ward, Sears Roebuck'
American Telephone, Kennecott'
International Nickel, Great North
ern, Southern Railway, Standard
Oil (N.JD, DUPONT, Allied Chemical
and Johns Manville.
Bonds were mixed. At Chicago
wheat and rye were unchanged to
up to l IL and cents a bushel,
respectively. Oats added l l-S to z
IA. Cotton was IS cents bale low
er to Is cents higher.
In the curb BROWNE orman Distll-
lers climbed 7 ga points. Lesser
improvement was retained by Bar
ium Steel, Hubbell and Cities Serv-
ice. Utah Power preferred drop
ped 4 and Clinchfield Coal 2. Turn
over here was 100000 shares YER
sus $4,000 yesterday.
STOCK AVERAGES
Compiled by The Associated Press
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Fastest Full Session For
Several Years Is Re-
corded
MARKETS AT A GLANCE

MARKETS AT A GLANCE
NEW YORK, Jan. 1872 -
Slocks-Lowers strike news I'M
settles market.
Bonds-Mixed; some rails I'M
proved.
Cotton-Quiet; mill and COM
mission house buying.
CHICAGO:
Wheat-Unchanged to 1 IL cents
higher; strength from rye.
Corn-Unchanged at ceilings.
Rye-Unchanged to cents high
er; strong demand.
Hogs-Active, steady. Top SLABS
ceiling.
Cattle Steady to rs cents higher.
Top $18 ceiling.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-(P)-Ral-
lies and relapses hit the stock mar
ket today in the fastest session for
more than five years as customers
attempted to figure out important
shifts in the news.
The boost of margins to 100 per
cent was taken in stride by the list
but heavy selling followed U. S..
Steers rejection of the wage COM
promise proposal of President Tru-
man in his efforts to avert strike.
The ticker tape was late for a
brief interval in the first hour as
trends recovered from an early dip.
Steels led the comeback. In the at
ternoon sell-off the tape again fell
as much as three minutes behind
floor transactions but soon caught
I'D and many comebacks eventual
ted in the final quarter hour. Low
quoted utilities especially were fav-
ored along with scattered special
ties. Even steels regained some OF
their equilibrium. Casualties of
fractions to 4 points, however, were
plentiful at the close.
Transfers totalled $4,000 shares
compared with 100000 Thursday
and were the largest since May 81,
1910. It was the ninth successive
session in which volume topped the
2-million level.
The Associated Press 60-stock
composite was off 3 of point at
1872. The industrial average was
down 6. 1t was another broad mar
ket, 1929 issues appearing. OF
these, 472 declined, 371 advanced
and 1856 were unchanged.
The margin hoist had long been
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Stock Market Quotations
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOND MART TREND
TURNS IRREGULAR

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-P)EThe
bond market displayed considera-
BILE irregularity today following
announcement that security trans
actions would be put on cash
basis.
Rails were unchanged on aver
age in the Associated Press COM
pilation. Advancing were Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
SIS of '34, Rock Island convertible
lbs and most Lehigh Valley, ST..
Paul and New Haven issues. Minus
signs predominated for Missouri
Pacific, Seaboard Airlines, ST..
Louis San Francisco and Balti-
more & Ohio liens.
In industrials Armour & Co.. 3
1-4s, Phillips Petroleum 2 3-4s,
Standard Oil On. j. IS, Wheeling
Steel 3 Ids and Texas Corp, IS
OF IS improved, while Bethlehem
Steel 2 3-4s, Childs Co., IS, Philip
Morris IS and Sicily Oil 2 3-4s
were lower.
Utilities were unchanged on av-
erage. Duquesne Light 3 1-2s.
Consolidated Edison 3 LIS and
Illinois Bell Telephone 2 34s were
fractionally higher, but American
Telephone IS, Ohio Edison 3-4s,
and Western Union IS were of
slightly.
Sales for the day totaled &c.
100, 900 compared with $9,45O, 900
Thursday.
Foreign government bonds gain
ing ground included Copenhagen
IS, and Irish free State SIS. Brazil
g 3-4s, Peru Is and Sac Paulo
State Is declined more than a
point. U. S. governments were
quiet.
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NAVAL STORES

= SAVANNAH, Ca, Jan. 18-Pr
Turpentine, 83 IL; offerings, 49,;
sales, $3.50; receipts, II; ship
ments, six; stocks, $3.50.
Rosin: Offerings and sales a.;
receipts 149; shipments none;
stocks $3.50.
Quote: Prices unchanged.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Jan. 18- Up -
Closing foreign exchange rates fol-
low Great Britain in dollars, 9TH
ers in cents:
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 9 1-8 per cent dis
count or 90.87 IL U. S. cents, I'm
changed.
Europe: Great Britain $4.O3 -,
unchanged; France franc) .845,
unchanged.
Latin America: Argentina free
"a: 66' up .03 of cent; Brazil free
5.25; Mexico 20.65.
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Open High Low Close
NEW ORLEANS M1DDL1NGs

NEW OhLEANS, Jan. I3-LRT@
The average price of middling
1916 inch cotton today at ten desig-
mated southern spot markets was
5 cents a bale higher at 2453
cents a pound; average for the
past 80 market days 24.45; mid
ding 7-8 inch average 1898.
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SWEET POTATOES

CHICAGO, Jan. 18-(P)-(NCDA)
Sweet potatoes about steady.
Louisiana bushel crates Porto Rio
ans 3:50-3.65; Tennessee bushel
hampers Nancy Halls 1925; Porto
RicanS $50.
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N. C. HOG MARKETS

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 1S-(P)-
tNCDA)-Hog markets active and
steady with tops of 1855 at Clinton
and Rocky Mount and 1870 at
Richmond.
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TREND OF STAPLE PRICES

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-The Asso-
ciated Press weighted wholesale
prices index of IS commodities to-
day advanced to 1921.
Previous day 1927, Week ago
112.21, Month ago 112.57, Year ago
108. Al.
1s45-'46 1914 1913 1912
High 1921 108.73 107.54 1922
Low 1079O 1O6.03 103.43 1854
(1926 average equals 1000
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DAIRY PRODUCTS

CHICAGO, Jan. 18-P)-Butter,
firm; receipts 181, 722; market I'm
changed.
Eggs, receipts 8,841; weak.
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 18.-(P)-
Cotton futures closing prices were
steady Is cents a bale higher to 10
cents 1ouyar
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STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-(R)-Ap-
proximately final stock sales 81
230. 900.
Most active stocks today:
United Corp 1853, 300 SIS up rs.
Laclede Gas 142, 900 83s up 11s.
ComWlth Vg Sou 1872, 500 3B up Is
Columbia Gas and Ell 81, 900 1877
up "a.
Am Pow and 1t 60, 500 177s up 1as
Curtlss- Wright 5000 8A up IS.
Allegheny 48, 400 ga up 3s.
Graham Paige IS, 800 1894 off VI.
Radio-Keith-O 1000 17a4 up rs.
Nat Pow and 1t 81, 400 111a up rs.
Aviation Corp 80, 900 117s up "a.
Canad Pac $4,000 % off h.
Radio $4,000 10 no.
n Y Central %, 400 341z up Is.
Packard Mot 27,6OO 111z off "a.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

Middling spot 25.2n up 3.
n-nominal; b-bid.
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Thirty odd years ago the pop
lation OF Manchuria was 1000, 1000.
Today it is more than $1,000, 900.
Colds are said to cost Great
Britain $30,0OO,OOo annually in
working time.
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CHARLOTTE SPOTS
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Jan. 1912
Spot cotton 24.52.
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FOREIGN RONDS

BOND AVERAGE
Compiled by The Associated Press
Evening star., 1946-09-07
vFW on Way Home,
With old Guard
Still in Top Posts
By George Beveridee
S'or Sioff Correspondent

BOSTON, Sept. AFTER electins
q slate headed by World War I vet.
erans to lead them for another year
the 10000 delegates and members OF
the Veterans of Foreign Wars were
on their way home today after clos.
ing their six-day annual encamp-
ment here last night.
Among them were about 2OO(
World War II veterans, who, failing
in spontaneous but utterly unor-
eanlzed move to force one of Their
own number to top post, carried
away the hope of bringing back a
better numerical representation next
year.
Louis E. Starr, 47-year-old Port
land (OregD attorney, was unani-
mously named national commander
succeeding Joseph M. Stack, and
moving up the last step from posi-
ton of senior vice commander. He
was succeeded by Ray H. Branna-
man, of Denver. who in turn unani-
mously was boosted from junior vice
commander.
Beggs Gets No. 3 Spot
Into the No. 3 spot-goal of the
younger veteranS-stepped LyaIl T.
Biggs, Madison CWis) lawyer, who
was elected by a runaway vote over
three World War II candidates and
another veteran of the first war.
Sitting tight for the first three
days of the convention, the World
War II men made their bid for
recognition at hastily called caucus
to take matters into their own hands
Wednesday. By Thursday night
they had nominated Herbert E.
Nunnery, Mississippi Department
commander, for their candidate, but
were able to garner support of even
Evening star., 1946-09-07

only small police squads, while large
cities were handicapped by overspe-
cialization In the organization Of
their police system. He illustrated
the latter point by saying that it
was almost impossible to get a de-
tective on the pickpocket squad to
interrupt his regular tour Of duty
to correct some traf11c problem he
might encounter.
Mr.. Hince paid tribute to the Mil
waukee Police Department for what
he called its excellent record of re-
ducing the bottleneck of specializa-
ton in their police setup. In con-
trast he cited the record of one un-
identified eastern city that had only
one trafhc arrest credited to each
policeman per year.
ITO get a sound traffic control
program" he said, "a police depart
ment first must get the facts under
lying their traffic problems, then
adopt sound principals of organiza-
ton, then have an effective COM
mand and, most important, get pub
lie support"
Cites D. c. Problem.
Inspector Arthur E. Miller, of the
Metropolitan Police Department,
Washington. gave the conference a
detailed outline of how the Capital
City police handles its traffic control.
Large sections of WASHINGTON orc
restricted in their parking accomo-