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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
the House approved measure.
 Merger Mater Doomed

Adjournment on the basis now under consideration also would let several other controversial matters die of inaction. They would include
 l. The Senate approved mini- mum wage increase to which the Senate attached a rider designed to raise farm parity prices.
 A bill to merge the Army and Navy into a single department of national defense. The measure was drafted by a bipartisan Senate group after months of work but still faces considerable opposition in both houses,
 If the legislative program is ex- banded beyond the draft, OPA and appropriation bills before adjourn ment, 1t may finally permit action on control of atomic energy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
TIME MARCHES ON

Boston, April 19-(UP)-Electric tights have added a prosaic touch 10 one of Boston's fondest traditions the hanging of Paul Reveres lan- terms in the belfry of old North Church.
 For the first time since they started Revere on his midnight ride I'll years ago, the lanterns failed to appear in the belfry on the even of this Patriots Day. Instead, two electric light bulbs were used be. cause the lanterns were considered A fire hazard,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
4-l7-st
NOTICE

A hearing on the application of the Homer Street Garage, Corner Homer Street and Dwight Street Waterbury, Conn. (by Joseph A. forlo and John A. Coeiho) for Cer- tiacate of Approval for q Re- paimr's License will be held on Frl-
 day, April 26th. i046. at ii:45 A. M. ln the Mayors office, City hal, Waterbury, Conn. as provided ny General Statutes.
 .4.ie-st Mayor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
LITcHFIELD Correspondent; Mary FlOlek; Telephone 5bS-l2
Proven Sire Leads In Country
 QauIIty, HOIsteln Bull,
 "A Rare Find

Litchfleld, April 19 Another proven sire has been made in Litch- field County-in other words, Litch- field County, through It's Dairy Herd Improvement Association, has proven out one of the greatest Hol- stein bulls within the northeast. Winterthur Nebraska Great Qual- ity, formerly owned by Edith L.. Dilworth, Quality Farm, Lakeville, and later purchased by the Litch- field Country Artificial Breeding Association, and now owned by the Connecticut Artificial Breeding As- sociation, has just received new proven sire index which places this bull among the leading Holstein proven sires in the country.
 "Quality", as he is called, now has an official index of 16,000 lbs. milk and 529 lbs. of fat. This Is based on a S05 day record, twice a day milking.
 Such bulls as this are particularly hard to find. The Connecticut As- sociation is fortunate in owning such A bull and farmers breeding Holstein cattle throughout the state should take advantage of this serv- ice and hope to procure daughters of this bull.
 quality" was sired by the fa- nous Hoistein Judge Quanette Me- braska and his dam was Winter. thur Great Don Ormsby Likati These animals are well known in Holstein history and breeders for many years have recognized that the Nebraska and Ormsby breeding were giving unusual results.
 The executive committee of the Litchfeld County Farm Bureau has appointed Miss Arlene Martin of Birmingham, Mass, as County As- sociate 4-H Club Agent. Miss Martin, who will begin her duties July l, will fill the vacancy left by Mrs. JeanneBartman's resignation.
 Miss Beulah Shanley, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Floyd Shanley Of Harwinton, will serve as assistant All Club agent until Miss Martins arrival.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
NOTICE

A hearing on the application of the New England Auto Body Works 3 East Farm St., Waterbury, Conn. (by Daniel DiPrimio) for Certifi- cate of Approval for Repairer's II. cense will be held on Tuesday, April 3Oth, l946 at 11:45 A. M. in the Mayors Office, City Hall, Water. bury, Conn, as provided by General Statutes.
 4-l7-st Mayor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
Burton Street Man Foces Theft Trial

A continuance to May ? was granted Anthony Rubbo 20. of 7S Burton Street when he was ar raigned in Wolcott Town Court last night on charges of theft The youth, given continuance in City Court here this week until April SO Is alleged to have stolen automobile accessories from cars in Waterbury and Wolcott.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
PLANE.AUTo TRAVEL

Boston, April lo-(UP)-vaca- tionists will fly to New England this summe rand then drive away from the airport in a private car for any resort they wish.
 Northeast Airlines. Inc, and the U-Dryvit Auto Rental Company, Inc, have announced what is be- lieved the nations first 'co- -ordinated plane-auto travel plan. More than 300 cars will be available for north east passengers by July at any point on the airline's route.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

proposed pension plan for all It's bus and trolley operators. The plan provided $S5 a month for 30 years of service, and a lower scale for employees with less than 30 years of employment. The union declared 1t was rejected principally because the company refused to include the pension provisions in its contract
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

ILLUSTRATED above is the story of Christs betrayal
 His crucixion and His resurrection which Easter com
 emorates in what has been called "the most joyous day in the Christian year. the foremost in dignity of all it's feasts This Eastertde is ideal time for rereading the Bible the dramatic story of Chrst betrayal by Judas Iscario of His beloved disciples who later hanged him.
 self in renorse the Last Supper where Judas learned that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

Jesus already knew the evil in his heart and where what IS now the Blessed Sacrament gven the Passion in the Garden of Gethsemane and the trial and crucxon Jesus revemen by the people, to the two thieves who were dying beside Him and the miraculous climax or Mary Magdaene and Mary the mother of Jesus learned from the angel of the Lord that Christ had risen after three daYS-eYen as He had foretold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
HONEYMOON MONEY GONE

Cambridge, Mass, April 19-(UP) The plans of Dale H. Ferguson, 24-year-old Harvard student from Topeka, Kan, to wed a week nance were slightly askew today after he reported to police that two men robbed him on Cambridge Common last night of $700 he expected to use for 8 honeymoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

The Archbishop of Mexico bles- sed the great new bull ring. the Mexico" in the Ciudad de los De- portes, before 1t was devoted to bullfighting,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

The former German Minister to Fire and his staff of three, who uti7l remain in Dublin. have been chased as aliens subject to tic con- dltlOns applying to such persons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
FoREsT FIRE ouELLED

Toms River, N. J., April 19-(UPl A raging forest fire, which had threatened to sweep into this town was brought under control early to- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT. pIs' TRIcT of wATERBuRY, ss. PR2S' ESTATE of CHARLES. aIkLa CHARLES E. coMERFoRD, aka. CHARLES coMMERFOKD. late of the town of Waterbury in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the DIS: trlct of Waterbury, hath limited ano allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims TOT settlement. Those who neglect 70 present their accounts, property attested, within said time, will pc debarred q recovery. All person. persons ad to make Immediate payment to
 CLARA l.. COMERFORD;
 Administratrix 149 South Elm Street,
 Waterbury, Connecticut Per Order of Court
 Attest:
 1sa+ Clerk.
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fication on purchases, false certinca- ton on sales, forgery, and so-called "by-paSS" sales.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
EDUCATION BOARD
SEEKS HOSPITAL
Superintendent ROLAND
Makes Application In
Capital For Building

The New Hanover County Board
of Educators application to &C
quire the military hospital at Blue
thenthal Field here as the site for
its projected junior college is now
in the hands of War Assets Ad-
ministration officials in Washing
ton, H. M. Roland. county school
superintendent, said last night.
Copies Of the boards brief re-
questing the hospital under wal
surplus property regulations have
also been presented to the United
States Department of Education,
Roland reported.
The county school superinten-
dent would venture 40 prediction
as to when action on the applica-
ton could be expected.
Roland made his announcement
after returning from a trip to the
na1on's capital, in the course of
which he laid the county applica-
ton before WAA officials.
Copies of the application are
also in the hands of the state de-
partment of education at Raleigh,
and subsidiary WAA offices in
and Atlanta, Ga, he
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
WINTER WEATHER
HITS EAST COAST
New York State, New Eng.
land Shivers Under Be-
low Freezing Mark

NEW YORK, Dec. 2-UD-Win-
ter weather whipped down the coal
short Eastern seaboard Monday
and sent the temperature skid
ding towards zero.
The winters first real cold snap
in the East arrived overnight on
icy winds which swept down from
Canada and drove the mercury
down to the freezing point as far
south as lower Virginia.
While the lowest temperatures
were recorded in upper New York
and New England, the tempera-
ture in New York city tumbled
in Is hours from So to 1875 at $3.50
A. M. The Weather bureau said
that was only 3.5 degrees above
the record low for Dec. 2 set in
1875.
Winds cracked through the Nor
them seaboard states and in New
See WINTER on Page 2; Col.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
PRESS CAMERAMEN
TO CONVENE HERE
Photographers Represent
ing Two States Schedule
1947 Convention

The Carolinas Press photogra-
pliers association will hold its an
nual convention here early next
August in conjunction with the
Wilmington = Junior : Chamber-of-
Commerce-sponsored North Caro-
lima Beauty pageant it was an
nounced last night.
Cyrus johnson, chairman OF
the junior chambers publicity
committee said that the photog-
raphers, representing the news
papers of two states, would do
nate a prize to the member OF
their group taking the best picture
Of Miss North Carolina of 1947,
who will be picked at the pageant.
At least 80 crack photographers
from North and South Carolina
will be here for the Convention.
Hugh Morton, of Wilmington, a
member Of the association, report
ed.
Decision to make Wilmington
the site for their convention, ten
tatively set for August 2, was
made unanimously by officers of
the association at a meeting held
in Raleigh last weekend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
NAL WILL STUDY
OFFER OF CITY
Industrial Agent Farrell
Outlines Advantages
To President

The City Industrial agency yester-
day, formally invited National Air
lines to make its main headquart-
ers at Wilmington's B~luethenthal
Field.
John H. Farrell, city industrial
agent, dispatched a letter to
George Gardner, NAILS vice presi-
dent, at Miami, Fla, outlining the
City's advantages as an operating
base.
Earlier, Gardner had confirmed
reports that NAL contemplates an
early move from Miami, its pres
ent base, because Of high operat-
ing costs. The company, Gardner
reported, was considering Will
mington as well as every other
city in which it now operates as
a possible base.
Farrell's letter pointed out that
the city-county airport not only
enjoys a five-plus Civil Aeronautics
administration rating but is equip
ped with repair, operational, and
office buildings suitable for NAL
use.
Furthermore, the industrial
agent declared, Wilmington's posi-
ton as the second largest petrol
See NAL on Page Two; Col. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
hailon Rests
CaseAgainst
Mine Leader
Justice Goldsborough To
Present Evidence Him
self In Court Today
HUGE ECONOMY DROP
Tells OF Move To
Bring Gas To Industrial
East By "Big Inch"

WASHINGTON, Dec. g.
B-With testimony that the
national income rate will
plunge $40, 600, 0O0, 900 and s.
O00, 900 persons will be out of
work if the coal strike lasts 48
days longer, the government
rested it's contempt case to-
day against John L. Lewis.
The end came quickly after
Federal Judge T. Alan Colds
borough announced he will present
himself Tuesday which
may determine the guilt or inno-
ceace of Lewis and the United Mine
The governments concern Mon
days was to portray the consequent
ces Of the walkout for the judge
plainly indicated that that would
have a bearing on the severity Of
any sentence. i
Secretary Of the Interior Krug'
was the final witness. He testified
that the demands Lewis has made
See NATION on Pare 2; Col. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03

When the Cape Fear twas in the
raw and seldom mild" state the
total amount of commerce coming
into the Port City amounted to a
few thousand tons annually.
In normal years Wilmington now
can look forward to one and a
half million tons. The total value in
round figures from this tremen-
dous increase in the volume OF
freight proves much too difficult
for us to attempt a dollars and
cents estimate with our limited
mathematical knowledge.
1t should suffice to point out that
Wilmington now ranks second
along the Atlantic Coast in vol
ume Of gasoline and third in the
amount of fertilizer material
handled.
Folks in the know like to dis
count the stories that some of the
old-timers enjoy telling about the
Port City in days gone by.
Some oldsters relish recounting
how in the good old days the ships
in the harbor were so thick that
their masts gave the appearance
Of a forest.
The important fact overlooked
by these champions Of the good
old days is the small carrying ca
See CAPE FEAR on Page 2; Col. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
Along The Cape Fear

PORTS GROWTH - One famous
tobacco manufa cturer use to adver-
tise the fact that Mature in the
raw is seldom mild" Now far be it
form us to take issue with III COM
temporaries who write such at
tractive prose known to the trade
as advertising copy, still we must
point out that the above slogan
would not hold true as far as the
Cape Fear river is concerned.
If ever there was a mild"
water highway, and by mild we
mean not $50 hot, before it re-
ceived expert attention from the U.
S. Army Engineers then the Cape
Fear was it.
Before the improvements to the
river channel here were undertak-
en- by the Engineers, the control
ling depth of the river was about
seven feet.
The channel, thanks to the doctor
ing of Uncle Sans Engineers is
approximately 30 feet with a goal
set by the leaders of our commu-
nifty as IS feet.
VALUE OF CARE - Just what
the improvements to the river have
meant to Wilmington and the en-
tire Southe eastern North Carolina
area can best be cleaned from
these fianres :.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
TENANTS RALLY
CONDEMNS RULING
Lake Forest Residents Vote
To Send Delegation
ToWashington

Tenants of the Lake Forest hous-
ing project, meeting in the Lake
Forest school auditorium
night, voted unanimously to send
a delegation to the White House to
protest the decision of Federal
Housing Administrator Wilson w.
Watt that priority for the purchase
Of 584 masonry units in the area
should 90 to veterans.
The decision to send a delega-
ton of three to present a protest
to President Truman against
Wyatt's ruling came after a heated
discussion of the matter by ap-
proximately 800 residents Of the
project.
Brookes A. Broome, president of
the Lake Forest Tenants associa-
ton, told the assemblage that the
only course open was to fight the
directive and then suggested that
a delegation to visit the White
House be formed.
See RALLY on Page 2; Col
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
NCAC To Meet

RALEIGH, Dec. 2 up The
North Carolina Aeronautics COM
mission is scheduled to meet here
Tuesday morning at II o'clock in
the hall of the House Of Represent
atives in the capitol, with about
so state towns represented.
Roy Rowe Of Burgaw is chair
man Of the Aviation commission
which was called at the suggestion
of Governor Cherry to consider
problems of obtaining additional
commercial air service for North
Carolina towns.
Harry Mcmillan, state attorney
general, will sit in on the sessions
as an observer"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
VETERANS FACING
PAYLESS PAY DAY
Administration Forewarns
n. c. Students There
May Be Some Delay

WINsTON-SALEM, Dec. 2-(P)-
Veteran students in North Carolina
colleges and schools and those
training on-the-job were forewarn-
ed by the Veterans administration
Monday that November subsistence
allowance checks will in. a small
percentage of cases, be either de-
layed or not mailed out at all.
Although approximately $4,000
veterans in training under provis-
ions Of the G. I. Bill are expected
to get subsistence payments from
the Treasury disbursing office In.
Richmond during the first ten days
Of December, VA pointed out that
some $500 others have had checks
interrupted or temporarily sus-
pended in compliance with law.
Interrupted subsistence payment
cases total about $500, and con-
Germ trainees whose earnings have
reached SITS or 5000 monthly, de-
pending on martial status. Approx
imately 5000 veterans have been
suspended from subsistence allow
ances pending receipt of wage re-
ports due in the VA regional Of
flee last month.
See VETERANS on Page 2; Col. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
British House
To Hear Full
Report Today
Bi-Lateral Agreement Ex-
pected To Make Territory
Self-Sustaining
DETAILS WITHHELD
Reports Indicate Nations
Will Shoulder Costs On
Fifty-Fifty Basis

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-(E,
Britain and the United
States signed Monday night a
bi-laterial pact for the eco
nomic merger of their zones
of occupation in Germany de-
signed to make the territory
self : sustaining within three
years.
The action came at the end
of prolonged negotiations in
Germany, Washington a n d
here. The agreement was
signed by Secretary of State
James F. By-nes and British For
eign Secretary Ernest Bevin.
The details were kept secret
pending presentation Of the terms
to the British House Of Commons
Tuesday afternoon.
Completion OF the arrangement
See HOUSE on Page :: Col. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
The Weather

FORECAST:
South Carolina and North Carolina
Fair and continued cold Tuesday.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hour
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am. so; 1880 am. 80; 1880 pm. 80
7 80 pm. "a.
Maximum 50: Minimum "a; Mean ~;
50.
Humidity
1870 am. Al; 7:so Am. 48; 1870 pm. 20;
1880 pm. SO.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm.
0 90 inches.
Total since the first of the month !
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
u. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
--------4:44 In. 600 I'm.
Sis pm. 2:o6 pm.
Inlet .---2:27 am. BAT am.
2:52 pm. 9:22 pm.
Sunrise 7:01; Sunset sos; Moonrise
:55 pm; Moonset I:o6
River stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at
8 am. Monday 12.2 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
U. S. CONSIDERS.
NEW TRUCK ROUTE
State Highway Chairman
Reveals Plans For City
Now Under Study

The United States Public Roads
Administration yesterday took
under consideration the financing
of an around-the-town truck route
for Wilmington, A. H. Graham,
chairman of the. State Highway
and Public Works commission. re-
ported from Raleigh last night.
In the course of an afternoon
long conference with Graham in
Releigh yesterday, Major A.. l..
Hooper, PRA engineer, agreed to
consider a city-skirting truck. lane
presented to the commission last
week by four representatives of
the Wilmington city council, Ora
ham said.
The PRA officials who have
never been over-enthusiastic about.
the round-the-town project express
ed the informal view that the
route suggested by city officials
would not relieve the prevailing
traffic congestion on Third street,
Graham said.
See ROUTE m PaSe 2. Col. 7
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
MCCARTHY HAS IDEA
FOR BREAKING DOWN
JOHN L LEWIS, UNIV

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-R-Sen-
ator-Elect Joseph R. Mccarthy
R.-Wis.), declared Monday that
..'the only way to settle the coal
strike Immediately is to draft
John L. Lewis and his 400, 900
United Mine workers into the Amy
and court martial them if they
don't produce coal.
The 37-year-old former Marine
Corps flying officer said he did not
care. to suggest a penalty if it be-
came necessary to court martial
Lewis or his men. But he added
that the war. is still On and that
military courts have the power to
impose penalties "up to and includ-
ing DEATH in wartime.
During the railroad strike, Pres
ident Truman asked Congress for
power to draft workers who strike
in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS industries,
but the legislation was not passed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
sTop. O O AND LISTEN

It does not reflect on the sin
certify of Mr.. Molotov's campaign
for the reduction of ornaments
to say that his proposals are de-
signed astutely to strengthen the
position of his own country. There
need be no doubt that he really
wants the kind Of disarmament ne
has proposed.
The immediate political advan-
tage to the Soviet Union from the
discussion is considerable. For
Parliament and Congress are both
reluctant to maintain large mill
tary establishments. And it the
proposals are agreed to, the mill.
tary advantage might be decisive
in determining the shape OF the
world settlement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
BANKER PREDICTS
"QUICKIE" COMING
Congress To Pass Bill
Slashing Income Taxes
20 Per Cent, Suggested

PALM BEACH, Fla, Dec. 2. -
P- Charles S. Garland. presi-
dent of the Investment Bankers
association, forecast Monday that
the volume of new financing would
reach $1,000, 900, 900 this year -
the second largest sum to be hand
ed to American industry in any
year since 1880.
Opening a five-day IBA conven-
ton at the Biltmore hotel here,
Garland said the business of float
ing Of new money issues for bust
ness would be extremely active
next year also but that the DOL
lar volume might be smaller.
The 1858 investment bankers in
attendance here also heard a taxa
ton report which predicted that
a "quickie" bill would be put
through the next Congress without
hearings which would slice 20 per-
cent off individual income tax
payments and would reduce feder-
al income by about 50, 500, 600, 900.
A senior partner of Alex Brown
See BANKER on Page 2: Col. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
And So To Bed

A sure sign that winter Is
here is the ringing of the phone
In the Star newsro0m asking
whether 1t is advisable to turn
off the water to avoid frozen
pipes.
One subscriber altered the
routine by volunteering this bit
Of inform alton:
IF you don't think 1t will
freeze tonight you should come
out and look at the clothes on
my line. II they're not frozen
already, they're sure giving .
pretty good imitation Of It," she
commented.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
Today And Tomorrow
Rv WALTER

The core of the proposal is that
the Soviet Union is willing to re-
duce her powerful army if
powers possessing the largest naval
and air forces" will develop a
corresponding activity in the mat
ter of the reduction Of arnla-
ments," including an agreement
to prohibit 'the use of atomic
energy for military purposes" To
enforce these agreements he is
willing to have commissions to
inspect.
To Understand the proposal we
must bear in mind the fundamen-
tai difference between Russian
military power and our own. The
See LIPPMANN On Page 3; Col. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-03
CRITICS HIT
CRITICS HIT
Mrs.. Roosevelt Denies
Gossip In Washington

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 = B =
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt denied
Monday what she called "the gos-
sip in Washington that I was hav-
ing a nervous breakdown, l was
dying of cancer and I was about
to get married"
"These things do not 60 very well
together" the 62-year-old widow Of
the President said in her column in
the New York World-Telegram.
And. though I realize that my
age might give rise to the first
two, it certainly should preclude
the last.
1T might be convenient for a
great many people If I did retire