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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
Sorry Spectacle

A really serious indictment of Army 'caste system" would to be present in the whole unsavory sur rounding the trial of personnel at the Lched, England prison camp for Army deserers Distance and secrecy ob scure the details but it obvious that far two sergeans have taken the rap for what certainly not entirely their doing.
 In a disciplined army, no sergeant would nfct physical punishment upon fellow soldiers with mpunity un- less such actions at least condoned by his superors The United States Army clearly disciplined organiza ton Therefore may be assumed that the beatngs at Lcheld for which these two sergeans have been found guilty either known to the officers there else that the officers incompetent and informed as to be ignorant of what went under their very
 In either it is up to the Army to put responsibility where is due Instead read confusing and discourag ing stories of frightened witnesses confessed perures and expressions of disappointment from almost all legal per- sonne actively concerned with the trials.
 It indeed sorry spectacle the trial judge ad- vocate put it. The situation calls for prompt airing and thorough housekeeping with accept justice rather than on rank seems to be the case at present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
Views of the Press

ing literally and figuratively un- masked for what he was, Harvard man. On its staff 1t has boasted two generations of Robert Bench leys and countlssS others of com parable stature in the alumni world of humor. Every year 1t provokes a storm of criticism, among press agents, at least, over its nomina- tions for Hollywood honors, its awards being limited to such unen- viahle categories as worst actor and actress, most unwelcome find, and so on.
 At the moment tile Lampoon, to which virtually nothing is sacred, is engaged in as chivalrous a crusade as ever ragged in Cambridge. With all the dignity of which 1t Is cap- able, 1t has challenged Billy Rose to prove his rash generalization that beautiful girls don't go to college. The Lampoon's editors are not so much isolated in their laughter laboratory as to lose all touch with the situation at Wellesley, at Smith yes, and even at Radcliffe. They know whereof they speak whell they contend with fervent gallantry that campus queens are not merely @ pleasant fiction, Here and there they actually exist.
 The world awaits breathlesSly the outcome of beauty contest to bt held next month, in which six New York showgirls picked by the ia. nous snowman will be pitted against six "knowgirls" whom the editors of Lampoon will have the pleasure of selecting. They know what they're about, those boys. How can they lose? Their candidates are to be chosen from any and all oi the eastern college campuses, and 1t is evident that for the next month Lampoon leg-nnen will be conscient!ously surveying the field as 1t were.
 The contest is to be decided by seven neWspapermen from Boston and New York, of whom it has been truly said that they meet such in- teresting people" To them it's siS of one and half a dozen Of the other. But whether the Lampoon Lancelots win or lose in the ulti- mate decision, they will have the satisfaction Of having done their bit to uphold the reputation of the American college girl, Incidentally they will have made some choice acuuaintances College life has itS pleasant aspects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
Wasted Food in a Hungry World

At this time of acute food shortages is disturbing to read estimated 25 cent of fresh fruits and vege tables in this country each lost through waste and spoage That means in effect that of every four devoted those products is really used and that two out of every eight hours which the farmer devote to them wasted
 Dr. Charles w. Hauck of Ohio State University has concluded that this lost food would supply the normal fruit and vegetable needs of Belgium, Holland Czechosovakla and Greece He has further concluded that the excuses gen orally givenAfor this inevitably due to the persnane nature of the product the thoughtfuness of weled nation-aren't necessarily vaid
 Dr. Hauck calls attention to experiments being car ed in Columbus o. by retail stores and several suppers have been cut by packagng the food in consumer eae units at the farm and shipping in improved containers They have been cut further by packagg and re-
 geraon in the stores. In the future air transport of highly perishable items and hopedor speeding up of other transportation will cut the losses even further
 Certainly, these experiments should be continued and their effective results made widely available And just as certainly careless waste in kitchens should and can fe combaed immediately. In hungry world it s no less hnn moral responsibility to use food wisely and carefully
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
Democrat Party Split
By ThOmas Stokes

too 1t Is the other way around as on oPA when Republicans provided leadership against the admin istration bill.
 But Democrats after all, are in power It IS their responsibility to govern
 There Is another weakness exhibiting itself m the Democratic position beyond that due to the party split This too contributes to the Republican charge of inability of the party to govern
 Democratic leaders are flirting with the idea oi adjotrnng Congress without acting on several major controversial measures. This Is in keeping with the political maxim that the less the congressman mas to explain the better off he Is,
 The trouble here Is that Democrats need some sort of record for the coming election campaigns Thus far 1t is not imposing. But the "lets-get-back- -home" fever is almost as high just now as nrlng the boys back home" of several months ago 1t may prove just as dangerous to Democratic hopes m November not to speak of its effect on the nations interest, as the other campaign was to our foreign policy objectives. ,
 Thus far President Truman has indicated little concern publicly, though he has much at stake
 Senate Democratic Leader Barkley Is sweating from practically every pore as he tries to keep the Senate to its job. Just now he Is trying 10 conDat delaying movement which has as It's object sidetrack- ing the British loan bill Foes of the loan are trying to stall action so that the bill will have to De laid aside for such pressing matters as extension ot the draft and OPA. Both expire in the near future un- less Congress acts.
 Democratic Chairman Bob ,Hannegan has tried to help but he has been handicapped by mistakes Southern Democrats For various reasons, too, 1t IS difficult for the party political manager to do such Job ,., .u. from the President both privately to his leaders ana publicly to the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

ment in Boston Friday night
 This strategy provides a big cover for differ ences within the Republican party, among Its various factions, and offers line of campaign upon which all can agree This was demonstrated when Senator LaFollette used 1t as an argument for leading his Wisconsin Progressive party into the Republican fold recently He said that the Truman administra- ton was stalled on dead center"
 Mfr Reece sklps over lightly the fact that 1t is the support given by Republicans to Southern Dem the Truman administration so sure-fire these days In Boston he put 1t mildly this way: "There are in Congress-in both houses-some Democrats who vote occasionally with Republicans controversial issues
 It Is well known here, of course, that 1t Is quite frequently the other way around. In short Repub- licans accept the skifu leadership of the Southern boc as happened, for example, when Republicans followed along with Representative Rankin O., ican activities and make 1t permanent, standing committee It has been on other issues. At times
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
Cause of Black Markets
By Peter EdSOn

75 nercent continuing coal strike would throw this and all other iron and steel building materials industries for terrific loss setting back the whole housing problem But here again price woRt nave anything to do with the shortage.
 ~.he shortage of bricks was caused primarily by wage problem. Brick makers always have been low-pad common labor Price increases were granted on bricks SO higher wages could be paid Most Of the Others just took the increase and are waiting for the labor situation to adjust itself downward Total brick production is up 100 percent Still 1t isnt enough bricks But further price increases won't make any more bricks
 The shortage of gypsum Iath and plaster prod ucts is primarily due to shortage of gypsum rock and secondarily to shortage of paper liners. Three of the four ships which brought the supplies rom Nova Scotia mines were sunk ouring the war and
 on vessels not built for this cargo are inetIcient in operation The problem is shipping
 Before the war the gypsum board ana laLn m dustry began to make it's own paper That maoe the established paperboard industry sore. Now when the gypsum industry is crying for more paper, the paperboard industry is inclined to take care or iM regular customers first and let the building nqusry take care of itself .,..
 The lumber shortage and resulting black market are now being publicized worst in the construc. ton business Tn spite of Pacific coast strikes last Fall and bad numbering weather throughout the Win- ter production Is now above peak rates ok ASsl ana Iez2 But the total demand for lumber s now SO lar above capacity to produce that 1t will pc hterally
 impossible for the industry to get out of the woods
 Further price increases in all these branches Of the building industry would get some additional mar ginal. high cost production But ry paylns pIeni- ~ sins to these high-cost producerf, Wyatt hopes 70 reE their limited production without swing the whole lndnetrv general increases which would merely give the iow-cost. hlg-V0lume producers sreetef ptont and shoot the cost Of hcsnlns clear oui es nsn@
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

fact that since VIE Day 9l price increases nave been granted on building materials, Al of them since the first of the year. No use listing them all here It's enough to say they cover brick gypsum proo- ucts hardware plumbing fixtures and many grades of lumber They range from four to 2S percent Some materials have had more than one and as
 many as five separate increases. still the shortages continue. l.
 The reason given by the building trade assocl- ations is that be increases haven't been big enough -~
 The answer to that s that even if there were no limit on prices there still wouldn't be enough build ing materials to meet the demand That points up inc real cause of black markets It isn't because price ceilinqs are imposed Ever since the original gaso- line shortage, black markets have arisen when de. mand has been greater than supply. Therefore it a argued that removal of price ceilings would not cure the housing shortage-it would merely make what houses are built cost more money.
 Take a few examples.
 one of the first building material shortages was cast iron soil pipe. The trouble was labor problem when tho industry got 6 wage increase and price adiustment to take care oi it. everything was set to eo ahead. Then a shortage Of pic iron and scrap developed Then came the steel strike. Ine lnouatEy s iust heglnnang to get ca ilG fest. FyoaHchpn "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
EVIDENCE BACKS oPA

Christian Science Monitor)
 The National Association of Manufacturers is waging its fight against OPA-at @ reported cost of S400, 000---on the basis of there being a present adequate supply of labor and materials to insure all- out production if the OPA "handi- cap" were removed. Today" 1t states, this country has all the labor and materials necessary to turn out the things people want. " But in ronL oy Sis testimony or ads placed in 600 publications does 1t substantiate these staetments. It cannot substantiate them.
 The United States News, present. Ing the result of an extensive sur- vey on the outlook for raw ma terials, reports:
 Shortages in metal supplies from low ore stocks at the mines to iI1- complete Sub-assemblies at parts factories.
 Steel-Supply won't approach de- mand until middle l947, with @ 15- 20 per cent deficit indicated this year.
 Steel Products-Warehou in- ventortes are lowest since the end Of the war, with auto plants ur- gently in need of flat-rolled steel, sheets, and strips. Orders for some steel items can't be filled until December.
 Copper-March output totaled only 40,27800 pounds, against nor nal industrial monthly demand of 150,000,000. With the housing pro- gram adding it's needs to industrial demand, the shortagee may last years.
 Tin-Supply will not catch ur with demand until shipments are resumed from southeastern Asia with full output perhaps year or more away.
 Wood-Shortage in forest prod uctS Is likely to last years. At the most, production promises to equal only 29,000,000 board feet in l946 with requirements set at 36,500, ,000. 900 feet. Tn two years supply will be still less in relation to demand.
 Building Materials-A continuous deficit Is expected in most building items Up to 194e.
 The N. A. M. ought not to ignore evidence like this. Abolishment oi OPA could not end these shortages But 1t could and would send prices skyrocketing for these scarce basic materials and all theessentialhouse- hold and other products made therefroln.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

OP.A. has removed the price ceilings on perfumes and cologne but retains controls on lipstick rogue and other cosmetics which enter significantly into the cost ot living" That's all the concocters ot brand names in perfume the trade need: watch for My Uncontrolled CiT1 O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Each morning find In the rrlatinal Offers of money, addressed by the
 bale;
 Many a company seems to be prone To match my integrity up with a
 loan.
 All of my problems will vanish like
 mist
 No matter how long is my bother
 some list;
 CarsP For my aSking-and paint
 for the hut, A furnace, a journey, a wedding or
 what.
 Am I pursued by the evils and ills That stem from the many who
 send me their bills? Then I should boldly eliminate
 same: Up to a million on only my name Sweet Is adverSity, when that t
 Gcomes
 Right in the teeth of preposter-
 ouS sums Offered by companies willing to
 lend All I have spent or am aiming to
 spend.
 still there's a problem that sticks
 in my mind;
 Where do agreeable agencies find Faith for alluring me? Where do
 they go?
 Palpably not to the people owe This country will be allOcated enough sugar this year to nlain- tain the current rations. If that's lt, that's 1t, but we dislike to think of . whole generation whose tiny members know n0th- ing of the Joy of winning an argument about who's going to lick the beater and bowl. They've announced the develop ment of a coin operated radio for hotel bedrooms. You put a quarter in the slot and you get two hours of radio entertainment or, if that service matches the rest in these deplorable times, icewater.
 ,.,, ,.e "All this talk about the thinner slice of bread" said one piece oi restaurant toast to another, "Will leave Us cold"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

After he turned down the gas on a hot water heater so that the noise of high flame would not keep him from taking a cat nap. Brooklyn resident really slept: firemen dis covered he had turned the flame too low and had been overcome by gas fumes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

eIeCtIOtlS,
 It is to repeat. over and over, that the Democratic party is un- able to govern because of the split into what Republican National Chairman Carroll Reece calls "a group of warning factions" This diagnosis of the Democratic party situation must be admitted by Democrats themselves.
 That is the primary reason for the chaotic condition in which the nation finds itself today" MT. Reece said in his latest preach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

construction industry trade asSo- citations, if price ceilings on the business were completely removed.
 The idea may be worth little kicking around now because solv- ing the veterans housing program is so fundamental.
 According to Housing Expe- after Wilson W. Wyatt, ceiling prices aren't the most serious im- pediment to full scale building. In most instances, he says, the bottle necks are caused by other factors.
 vUvott cites as evidence the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

he died. But today the War De- partment is still sitting on one of the hottest of Patton's hot potatoes-the Generals secret diary.
 Only a few people in the War Department and the Patton family know 1t, but the famous General kept a careful diary all during the Normandy campaign, jotting down his frank com rnents about the Allies and even his superior officers. Some of the comments just about
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
s Years Ago

When x-ray pictures were taken of Edmund Jackson to discover the location of coin he swallowed, doc- tor found. besides the coin. q button which the three-year-old child did- mt remember swallowing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
CHTyALRY IS NOT BEAD
(Hartford Courant)

One of the most dbstreperous of modern college publications is the irrepressible Harvard Lampoon, whose editor not many years ago carried off first honors in the aIl- nual Wellesley hoop race before be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

Two strangers, hailed into court on charges of inToxication, discov- cred that they became tight for the same reason. Both went out to drink their sorrow away after the death of a woman to whom both had been married at different times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

Angry because a headlight on hts car refused to light after constant work on it, a West Main Street man punched the oendlng lens and am. putated one flagers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
Waterbury Of the Past
25 Years Ago

Working on a downtown building, 8 steeple- jack miraculously escaped death when a guide rope broke; a passing wagon load of hay acted as his resting spot instead of the hard pavement when the driver of the wagon, noticing the worker losing his grip on protruding bricks, quick ly backed the hay near the build ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

Republicans have adopted smart, persuasive and effective strategy to try to undermine the Truman administration and unseat enough Democrats to gain control of the House in this years congressional
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
[Merry-GO-ROund

General Patton kept secret diary critical of British; War Department Is trying Co hush doCu- ment: The wars stormiest hero, General George S. Patton was the center of many controversy before
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
15 Years Ago

An earth quake was reported In the east end of the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

WASHINGTON April g. (NEA) = Everything would be just dandy and the housing problem would soon vanish according to, Washington repre- sentatiYes of real estate, building materials and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

"Ali this talk about the thinner slice of bread" said one piece or restaurant toast to another, twill leave us cold"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
A Thought For Today

unreasonable send prisoner and not whal signify the crimes laid against hlmThe Acts @S:s7
 justice that shall suffer then, that public good be prohnoted.-Ccero.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
CROPS SHOW
EXCELLENT STANDS
DEPARTMENT SAYS

RALEIGH, June 5. -P- North
Cardinals growing crops are in
excellent condition, and good
standards of cotton and tobacco
have been reported from all sec
tons Of Eastern Carolina, the
State Agriculture department said
Wednesday.
Frank Parker, statistician, and
C. E. Lamoureaux, meteorologlst
from the department, said that
weather conditions generally had
been good for crop development.
However, reports have been re-
ceived from a few areas indicating
temperatures had been too cool
for best crop advancement"
Crop cultivation was reported as
fair to good, especially in the
northern Piedmont section. In the
C~~~tal Plains regions, Parker
said, grass and weeds necessitate
fanny regular cultivation and wet
weather has somewhat hindered
this operation.
Some bleaching of fertilizer also
was reported because of heavy
rains.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
'CURRIE MYSTERY
NOW CLEARED UP
Strong Men Shivered When
They Picked In The
Unused House =
BY MRS. LORENA C. RAWLs

CURRIE, June 5.-Many things
of unusual nature seem to happen
this way, or at least hey are turn.
ed in to your correspondent; but
the real newStory of the day : one
that holds a creepy feeling that
makes even the brave warriors
finch. 1t even has the escaped
convict in the back ground. Sc
here goes the story Of today 'be.
tween the rivers here and there:
Sunday aftern~~-l I had a caller
from up the line and during his
stay he made the inquiry: what
is it about that old abandoned
house close to where the new road
is under construction? News comes
that it is next to the Hawls'
home? I thought bravely tzfore
making a reply. I studied and
studied, finally asked my question.
er, Exactly, please, what do you
mean?"
Scary Look
"Why," he replied, people
working on the new road down this
way and resting at mon time al
the old house made mention of it.
said they took a peek in through
the windows n day to see if il
would provide a temporary place
for sleeping quarters or shelter
from rain for the working crew
The first peek made them white
around the gills. The second pro.
duced the victim stretched out
BIZ backwards upon the ground. Yet
one and another made a pee
without any better speech than:
Better be a getting away from dis
places for de collins be already
hea' TO to bury us in And SURF
enough the house was packed and
stacked full of collins of all shape
and dimensions.
Collins
About that time Friend Hus-
band came in and I asked him il
he knew anything about an old
house close by that was packed
with collins. He though a moment
then broke out in a hilarious ex-
clamation of the affirmative ma
ture. To make a long story short:
Uncle Robert, venerable colored
man who handles a branch line
of collins for an undertakers &
tablishment, had just received a
new order and used this unused
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
RUSY
City Council Approves
Plans For Auditorium

Four important matters high
Hobted a heavy, three-hour ses.
sion of the city council yesterday
morning:
a A proposal that the City
industrial agency be merged with
tne Wilmington Port Traffic as
ISOLATION; (2) a decision to crack
down on the State Highway com
mission for its delay in establish
inc a truck lane through the city;
l3l the approval of the preliminary
nlans of the city's proposed 81, 0OO,-
400 auditorium; and "a a decision
to pursue the restoration of Thai.
ian hall.
Proposal Submitted
The proposal that the industrial
agency be merged with the port
traffic association was submitted
BY Peter Browne Ruffin, associa-
ton spokesman; E. L. White,
Economic Development committee