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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21

QuaSsy this morning. Actually this isn't news-scoop-it was already announced yesterday by the Board. Your writer got it second d-hand.
 But don't they do the oldest things? After finally getting some trout in the Lake tor scheduled for i) they announce the date, time and number before the truck even gets there.
 We'll bet our shirt tht f1ve-per- cent of the trout stocked in Quassy this morning will not be there by the time you read this paper. How lond did you say it took trout to get acclimated to the water after planting? .f
 Oh well, never mind-see you July l6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
Cool Prices
 .Up4o Cents On Eoch Ton

Washington, June 21.-(UP)- OPA raised soft coal prices an av- craze of 401k cents a ton today, boosting the nations coal bill an estimated $222, ,75O, 900 for the next year.
 The increases were authorized to cover the mine operators losses dur ing the recent coal strikes and the Government wage contract with John L. Lewis United. Mine Work CTS (A.F.L.). All of the price increas- es will be passed on to consumers.
 OPA said the cost of the wage agreement, including the royalty of five cents a ton for an enploye well fare fund, would average 39 cents ton. The contract gave wage in- creaSes of 18, Ia cents an hour to the 100000 miners.
 The price issue has been one fac- tor delaying renewal of efforts to negotiate contract for private operation of the mines. An indus try representative said issues in- volving union recognition for super viSorS and . national safety code
 may cause further delays. The Gov ernment seized the mines May 9 and completed a contract with the UNIV. @ week later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21

Winds carried $25, 100000 worth of fertile soil from Texas to Me- braska in one year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
What Can I Do for Ny Country?

State Local Prize Winning Essay Written William Wah ValedctOrian of Sacred Heart High School Glass of 1946YOuth Awarded a Prizes by Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiiary-Paper
 Entered in National Contest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
Bolivian HeaVe-HO

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-(NEA)-The U. $. and other American republics are withholding recognition from the Bolivian government for the time be- ing. The Bolivian army and police have kept thelr hands out of this revolution, for change It's not yet known whether or not the new government will be strong enough to preserve law and order and to last.
 From the U S. point of view, this Bolivian up- rising of teachers students, and workers is almost too good to be true It has Latin American diplomats and politicians worried
 This was something new in South American re- volts Instead of guns merely being shot off into the air. people actually killed-a couple hundred of them. And President Gualberto Vilaroe was hung from lamp-post, Mussoini style
 Usually the fellow thrown out is allowed to es- cape across the border and live in peace and exile till he can stage counter-revolution and get back in power But this time 1t wasn't just one dictator trying to throw out another dictator.
 This was apparently genuine peoples uprising growing out of nothing more than strike of uni versty professors who sought have their pay raised above the current s30-a- month level. When they didn't get the raise things went from bad to better
 The case against the government of the late President VlarOel is complete It is documented by records of the German Foreign Office, captured by U s. troops in Berlin.
 These records show direct links between the Nazs and the busted Bolivian government officials. The real villain of the piece is one Maj Elias Bel monte. He Bolivian military attache in Berlin, and he did his plotting with the Nazis there.
 Belmontes principal representative in South America was Donisio Foianni, minister of mines in the Bolivian cabinet in 194O Together, they planned real Nazi putSch means of taking over Bolivia in 194 It failed, and Foanin took refuge m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
Fighting Another Killer

The courageous fight which the late President Roosevelt made against nfantle paralysis and the eminent career which he achieved spite of his acton served to focus public attention and public action that disease to re markabe degree And though the prevention o the disease is still an unsoved mystery the relief available to It's SUI ferers is infinitely greater than it was decade ago
 The campaign against nfantle paralysis has also called attention an way to the comparative lack ot pub lie interest other equally serious, and much more preVa lent diseases Among these Is rheumatic lever when te object of intensive reSearch recently begun at 1os op kins University.
 Rheumatic fever is deadlies killer of children It takes more young lives than all other ehldrens diseases combined-20 times than are killed by pohomy ets; strikes 90 per cent of it's victims between the ages o ana T. The great majority of these victims from families whose food housing inadequate But the disease occurs strata of society," in all sections of the country and at all seasons.
 Not too much is known about rheumatic fever It is thought to be off, by infection probably srepococ- cic It usually through three stages The first may exhibit the symptoms of common cold The second some weeks later may be marked by fever and swollen and pam fu joints and muscles In the third stage involvement or the heart IS evident.
 The medical profession is confronted with number ot problems it's effort to combat rheumatic fever There an immediate need improve and increase it's early recogn tion for is difficult of diagnosis There immediate need much longer period of rest and supervised care for patients And of course there is the ultimate need to mn mize it's damaging effects and hopefully to find and nuly it's cause.
 splendid but known pioneering job has been done by the St. Francis Sanatorum for Cardiac Children outside New York City, at Rosyn Long Island This Is apparently the only hospital in the country which has devoted itself to clinical research of the disease and to providing the pro- longed bedret which vitay necessary the patient IS into adult life of restricted activity which the best he can hope for.
 Now that Johns Hopkins added it's facilities to those already engaged the fight against this widespread and deadly affction it is to be hoped that when and con certed national campaign organized the public will respond notably in it's battle against another childhood scourge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
Views of the Press

zuela and armies grasp for power in remote Balkan countries. But such disorderly events could not happen here in America where hot ly contested elections are always supposed to end with victors and vanquished shaking hands. Bullets and bombs had no place in the Am erican battle of ballots. Yet here in the United States, in the sover- eign state of Tennessee. the unbe- lievable did happen. Civil war in miniature, no less violent because it took place in a small Tennessee town, was fought over the ballot boxes, and fought successfully by the revolting group.
 What is the lesson? We believe that it is obvious. The peace of this country depends upon the freedom and fairness of the ballot. The Am erican citizen has no other present peaceful means of changing the modes and methods of government save their votes. Make those votes ineffective and futile by force or fraud and the groundwork has been laid for the sole alternative which is, in one form or other, war That is what we must expect if criminal interference with fair and free vot- ing is not suppressed wherever it lappearS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
A Thought for Today
Mayor Monagan and the State Ticket

Waterbury citizens read with pride of the genuine con sderation being given Mayor John Monagan as posspe candidate on the Democratic state ticket at the elections s Fall It seems entirely possible that when the slate hnay completed the local administrator will have place on It.
 Selection of Mayor Monagan candidate would seem o be the part of wise politics and long step in the accom- plshment of party harmony It would gain full measure of support the Waterbury Democratic organization TOT most of the other candidates the ticket support Whch has not been too generously given in recent years
 Mayor Monagan should add strength to the tleket While the fuss revauatons locally seemed to ehaahg his nersona popularity as well the favor in which his ad mnistration held the fact remains that he alone among the Democratic mayors of the sate able to score any sort of convincing victory at last years elections
 While it is too early to comment ticket which has not vet been chosen Monagans selection should add both strength and character to the Democratic slate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
FEWER DAIRY FARMS
(Hartford Couran)t t

(Hartford Couran)t
 The dairy farmers life, never a bed of roses, has been more than plentifully sprinkled with the cacti of government maladroitness these past few years. This fact is cor roborated by the steadily shrinking number of dairy farmers who are willing to put up with the head aches. Dairy faraniers in this State have been exhorted by the Government to increase produe- ton, but the Federal Government has been somewhat like a farmer who seeks to get greater produc- tion by beating his COW over the head, rather than by feeding and caring for it. Inequitable prices, and lack of feed and grain, have all contributed to the mortality of dairy farmers. Only the most eff fcient, and the hardest workers have been able to survive.
 AS a result the number of dairy farms in Connecticut has consist ently shrunk from the high point of 5000 in 1883 to the present total of 1866. It is obvious from this and the fact that the n lber of producing animals has grown to a high total of 1l4,444 in 1914, that smaller units were succumbing and that the individual herds were growing in size. But this all-time high total has started to shrink, and by May of this year was down to 103,373 This may well have been the result of feed shortages and the ability to obtain a quick cash turnover for cattle to be used for domestic food supplies.
 Even at it's present price range milk is still one of the cheapest commodities in terms of nutritional value When one considers the vicissitudes of the dairy farmer, the troubles that beset him in even l normal times, it is a wonder that there are still sufficient men with the gumption trying to earn theil living in this arduous way. IT terms of effort in overcoming han dicaps the dairy farmers have not been half appreciated. They are hardy breed, else even fewer would have survived the recent years. ...-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
by DYezU Pearson

He promptly exercised his veto and told the Russians that they could not 200 million schillings where upon they did walk out.
 couple of weeks passed and the Russians walked in again and meekly said they would now accept Clark's figure of 123 million schlings but the Amer ican General was immediately on his feet
 "Tm sorry. gentlemen he said, "but it's too late now We can't let you have but one-third of the nil itary budget which will be 112 million schillngs in- stead of 123 m1lon
 Once again the Russians walked out. Once again, however Clark stuck to his veto and days later the Reds came back and accepted the lower figure But to get even with the Austrians the Russians simultaneously put in bill for 600 million schillngs on the ground that they had turned in that amount Gin Hitlers old rechmarks) to the Austrian treasury just after the armlstlce.
 Reichmarks no longer exist but the Reds said they wanted this money back, whereupon Clark also put in bill the Austrian treasury for two billion schlings on the ground that the U S. had put that amount in rechmarks into the Austrian treasury Clark knew that if he demanded the money back from Austria the U. S. demand, on top of Russias, would be so great that neither could be palo
 Most significant thing about Clarks strategy is that he started out by being soft with the Rusans Everything they asked for he He sincerely be- lieved in strong Russian cooperation and after the wars end he bent over backward to give 1t. But all he reaped from his favors was rebuffs unt finally, he decided to try different tactics. Now Clark doesn't budge an inch and the policy seems to work better
 One of Clark's toughest fights the return of German nationals VOkedeutsch, some of whose forebears had settled in Austria 300 years ago but who were declared Germans by Hitler and now, by Soviet decree to busted from the Russian Many of the VolkedeutSch farmers and the Aus trian government didn't want them busted until after harvest time
 One day General Clark attending Allied Council meeting when aide suddenly thrust a memo in front of him. It reported that 54000 Germans were being herded by the Russians across the bridge into the American zone Those in front had reached the middle of the bridge and had been stopped by Amer ican guards but the Russian guard would not let them turn around and go back There they were, blocking all traffic, unable to move backward or forward. Furthermore, they carried phony American permits.
 Hastily Clark adjourned the Allied Council for five minutes called out massive Gen. AleXei Zheltov, one time Soviet wrestler and now a member Of the Soviet NKVD secret poice)
 "There are 900 Volkedeutsch crossing the bridge into my zone" Clark told Zheltov. They have fake passports given them by you You know it and I know it. I not going to let them cross the bridge. If your guards do not send them back, will call in the press and tell the world exactly what's happened.
 few hours later the long line of Germans turned back from the bridge into the Russian zone. Clarkts policy of being tough had worked again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
by Peter EdS0n

the Argentine Foianinis link Berlin Johannes Becker head of the Naz sS for all of South America and great pal of Col. Juan Perons.
 After the 1941 plot fell through, Belmonte could not return to Bolivia The Germans put him on their payroll at 10000 marks a year.
 In 1943 Foanini advised Belmonte using German secret cables, that the time ripe for another putsch Victor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian Minister of Finance and leader of the MNR (Natonal Revolu- tionary Movement party), and Gen. Angel Rodri- guez of Belmonte's army clique were the leaders. President Farrell of the Argentine and Col. Juan Peron are shown by German Foreign Office records to have had full knowledge of what was afoot.
 The plan was that the new NaZi-BOlivian govern ment would enter into the Fascist bloc of South American countries headed by the Argentine The Nazi master-minds were smart, though, that when the revolution succeeded it announced that the revolution had been necessary because the United States had lost confidence in the ability of the Bo livian government to carry out it's commitments That way, the U. s. blamed for the revolution and Germany and the Argentine stayed in the back ground.
 But the plot that as Germany won the war Nazi-sympathizng government would be set up in La Paz Meantime, Bolivia was to play along as good neighbor of the Allies
 Bemonte dreamed of returning to Bolivia to be- the local fuehrer He tried to get the Germans to fly him home, but he had luck in doing So although in 1914 he got as far as Spain.
 In phony elections last May Belmonte was actual y elected to the Bolivian Congress. He is still in Spain, enjoying diplomatic immunity.
 This is the government which the Bolivian peo- pie have thrown out This uprising the first hopeful sign that left to their own devices and without out side terference Latin America peoples will ult- mately give the old heave-ho to all Fascist dictaors
 Argentine papers please copy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
Congress Differs---

WASHINGTON-Comn back to this city to find Congress gone, did recently from a Southern tour is like coming back home to find the family away, and the house empty ana still which also was the case.
 It is downright lonesome. This city. with Con- gress gone is like Summer bachelor, though there plenty of government still left here, President in the White House, and building after building full of the rest Of it.
 But Congress is the spice of life here. We cuss it when it's here, but only few days after it's gone we begin to miss it. and wish it were back-at least that's feeling among those of us who write about it and other things here
 Undoubtedly the Prsident-any President--is glad to see it go for awhile. He and it did not get along so well. And undoubtedly those men and women who work in the hives of great white buildings glad to be free for spell of the almost daily de- nunciation of themselves "bureaucratS."
 Congress- we suddenly discover again, despite all cur complaints is of those American institutions that is a handy and convenient escape valve for all our grievances. We take it out on Congress and feel better afterward.
 Before it left, Congress finally admitted by its own act that it had come Of age, or had caught up with this age When it voted to re-organize itself so that could perform efficiently the load of work and responsibility that it faces these days It thereby confessed that things have changed. They really changed years ago. at least back at the begin ming of the New Deal in 1883 when problems Con- gress had never dreamed of came tumbling down upon it with the nations severest depression.
 When it abolishes lots of its committees, however and consoidates others will miss such appendageS as the committee on the disposition of useless tive papers, which once was good for laugh, es-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
Bad Times A-Comin'

Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace who is becoming something of Cassandra of the industry, is again promising that heading for big boom and bust Others saying it. and perhaps will to pass What interests us, however, is Mr. Walace's reasoning
 We to recall that last Fall Mr. Wallace was prophesying boom and bust if the country didn't follow his blueprint 600000O0 obs and that the Commerce Department predicting something like 85o0000 unem ployed by Spring if the bosss words weren't needed
 We'll the 6O000000 jobs very close to being real ty and the unemployment figures approached the Commerce Department prediction. All this accom- pished without sticking by the letter of the Wallace drec- tons
 Now Mr. Wallace says the 6OO0OOOO jobs unstable, unnatural and nationary He looks for dire times ahead Maybe so maybe But it does sometimes seem that Mr Wallace unable to enjoy ray of economic sun- light unless it originates with his particular
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
REVOLT IN TENNESSEE
. lThe Catholic Transcript

IIIt OdUIIO4IO IT 1e'I4oO14PV7
 The revolt of eX-GI.'s in Athens Tennessee, against the well estab' lished McMinn County Democratic machine comes as a shock to com- placent American citizens every where, not because there were good or bad, reasons for its happening but because it happened at all.
 Juntas. we of the United States believed, might engineer coups in Peru, dictators seize power in Vene-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
Don't Forget the Big Ones

The investigation into the workings of the Carson munitions combine has been major-eague sensation, at least the of characters concerned But the SIS worth of orders that the Garssons received less than third of what the government spending every day the height of the warmakes them small fry as contractors go.
 Testimony to date has indicated that these hearings may merely scratched the surface We hope that the Mead Committee and the Justice Department saving of their energy and of their bait for the big fish
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
by Thon1as Stokes

pecialy when it was headed by that Florida states man, Lex Green with the Windsor tie, who seemed somehow the perfect chairman.
 Congress used to have long vacations regularly. It would leave here in March every other year and usually wound Up it's business in June before the hot weather set in. Those the simple and easy days, and not too long ago at that.
 Then the big problems the tariff and pro- hibiton Congress carefree sort ot debating society for the most part It fun to watch, such ing wet thereby providing juicy copy for the front page. It like covering police court again.
 There was the Congressman who came back from a junket ana his valise left liquid trail through Union Station. That the famous case of The Leaking Suitcase" There an explanation that he bringing 1t back for his brother something which was illegal too, but served as an alibi to keep his own dry record straight And there was the day a bottle dropped from the hip pocket of Senator and broke the Senate dining floor.
 Then there was another junket from which bizarre tales come back. Among them the one about the rotund Congressman from dry Kansas who car ried pitcher full of blossoms about the ship hosptably pouring same, He was clad only in flowing nightshirt that blloWed ebout nm ike a schooner at full sale.
 Those were the days. They were the days when CongreSSmen could be human beings. Now they are bourne down with problems men With weary shouI- ders and sagging mouths and that hunted harraSsed look And some of them already have been defeated and others will be Theirs not the merriest of lives
 Just every and then, like now for example, it's probably proper to be sentimental.
 Here's to Congress damn my eye.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
SKIN WRITING

Some highly nervous people suf- fer from a skin disease known as dermographism. They can write on their skins with pointed instruments and the letters rise like white or red welts and may remain that gay for several hours
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
Waterbury or the Past
25 Years Ago

A baseball team, composed of Wa terville barbers, defeated the Wa terville Juniors at the Waterville Park.
 A Ford sedan, owned by Ernest Kurtz of 103 Walnut Street, was stolen from in front of his home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
5 Years Ago

After he threatened to cut the throat of his former fiancee, a Bos- ton man was ordered to leave town on the next train.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13

Three kittens and a mother cat died as flames consumed Bucks Hill barn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13
15 Years Ago

It was announced that 37 crim- inal cases were scheduled for the September term of the Superior Court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13

Infantile paralysis cases totaled 15.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-13

Clark, however, is American who has found the Russian veto strategy just useful M Moloov
Laurel outlook., 1946-07-24
Horse Show August
1O-11 at Billings

Although the 9th annual Midland
Empire Fair and Rodeo at Billings
does not officially open until Monday
morning, August IL, the annual
Gated Horse Show which precedes
the Fair is expected to attract large
numbers of horse lovers to the Fair
grounds Saturday and Sunday,
August 10 and IL, for the two per-
formances scheduled for this year,
the first under floodlights at 7:45
Saturday evening and the second on
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Entries are coming in from many
states and j. is evident that this will
be the most outstanding Horse Show
yet held in the Midland Empire.
The program includes two open
stake races, with offerings of $1,000
and $3.50 respectively for the five
and three-gaited classes. Ribbons
will be bestowed on the winning
animals by the judge, w. j. Cum
bingham of Mexico, Missouri.