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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-26
No UNO Site Yet

The international committee seeking a perma- nent site for the UNO has been in Boston week, and in this general corner of the East for about a month. The job of these gentlemen IS 10 oiscoyer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-26
|Merry-GO-ROund

WASHINGTON, Jan. se-worst hOll-hole in the Pacific is oknawa. Key stepping stone in the con- quest of Japan, oklnawa was bAd during the var. oIS who have served there five months since say
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-26

The Hamilton theater, i75s East Main street, was opened for the first time at 6:30 D. m. with the showing of Dorothy Phillips in once For Every Woman" Also on the initial bill was news and comedies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-26

Miss Harriet l. Aisn became en- gaRcd to Miles B. Roberts, Water vile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-26
Balance of Power
Continued from Page D

that is Russia
 To be real. the writer's source points out a balance of power today must be a balance of world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-26
16 Years Ago

4 six-year old school boy was killed by a truck on Huntingdon avenue as he returned home from school
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-26
Waterbury Of the Past
% Years Ago

Charles E. Hazelhurst. a detective Tor 25 years, terminated his em- ployment with the Scoyill Manu- featuring company where he worked in the capacity of investigator fo, Il years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-26

Grace Moore and Lawrence Tih- bett appeared in New Moon" at Warmers State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-26

Germany's war ships will 2e whacked up among the United States, Russia and Great Britain. We were astonished to read that there are l789 of them; we thought that when they got around to 1t, the problem would be nothing d!vi- ded by three.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-26

Plans to remodel China along che lines of the American system are being discussed by conferees at Chungking. The imitation is prac- t!cally slavish; they've even started with a revolution
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-12-01
Gains Of Swedish Co.operatives Told

BY virtue of an unusual ar
rangement whereby capitalism and
consumer cooperation have Joined
forces, Kooperative Forbundet, the
Swedish Cooperative Union and
Wholesale Society, is today Swe-
denis prime producer of rayon
fiber.
Albin Johansson, head of the
Cooperative Union, disclosed at
dinner given to visiting American
neWsmen making an air tour of
Scandinavia, that KF's plant pro-
duces not only all the rayon yarn
used by cooperatives but also the
material used by private Swedish
enterprise in the same field. He
attributed this arrangement to
extraordinary coop Grafton be-
tween the textile users of Swe-
den"
Previous to the erection of the
plant, the Germans, prime manu-
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-12-01
Swedish Artificial Limbs
For Polish lnvolids

STOCKHOLM. - Forming part
of the Swedish relief work in
Poland, 120 Polish war invalids,
most of them injured during the
Battle of Warsaw at the end of the
war, will soon receive artificial
limbs from Sweden, Stockholm
newspaper reports.
Most of the limbs consist of
wooden legs with jointed knees and
feet Many difficulties have had
to be overcome in the course of
this relief action. On one occa-
sion, the plaster casts taken on
the invalids in Poland were stolen
in the harbor of Gdynia, and the
casting had to be done again.
There is a very great need for
artificial limbs in Warsaw" says
Mr.. Gottfrid Peterson, a techni-
clan from the Swedish Cripples'
Institute who has been in charge
of this relief work. Many of the
5000 persons who have had to
undergo amputations were injured
as early as in September, 1889, and
most of them have not yet received
their artificial limbs. The Swedish
action has only made it possible to
assist the most urgent cases"
Sweden has previously given re-
lief in the same form to Finland
and Norway. 1t is also reported
that she will deliver semi-finished
artificial limbs to Russia.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-12-01

facturers on the Continent of
plastic fibers, offered KF a men,
bership in their plastic cartel, he
said. But KF, which generally
enters the consumer goods mar
ket as a check on private enter
prise, turned down the offer.
New Enterprises Entered
The Cooperative, to which sta
tistics disclosed SO per cent of
Swedish families are members, is
also in another odd but necessary
consumer goods field-the produc-
ton of bathtubs. The machinery,
Mr.. Johansson said, is capable of
turning out a bathtub every two
minutes.
Another unusual venture under
taken by the Cooperative was the
patenting of a machine for book
ing railway tickets. The ticket
seller operates the machine which
spills out a ticket showing the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-12-01
Swedish Passenger Liner Sold

most popular vessels ever owned
by the Swedish America Line. She
was built by A. Stephens & Sons
of Glasgow in 1905 for the Allan
Line as the "Virginian' and was
later transferred to the Canadian
Pacific. She was sold to Sweden
in 1919.
The Board of the Swedish
America Line have decided in
principle that the "Drottning-
holm is to be replaced, but moth
ing has been made public regard
ing the probable time for such re-
placement nor regarding the size
or type of the successor.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-12-01

STOCKHOLM famous old
Swedish America liner "Drott-
ningholm" has been sold to the
same interests that recently
bought the Norwegian S. S."Ber-
gensfiord' and together the two
vessels will serve a new line
between South America and
the Mediterranean, reports the
"Svensk Sjofartstidning.' At pres
ent. no vessels may be sold abroad
from Sweden without a special Ii
cense, but the authorities con-
cerned have approved of the trans
action in question provided deliv-
cry does not take place until such
time as the new passenger liner
Stockholm" now being built at
Gotaverken can be placed on the
regular run between Gothenburg
and New York. AS her entry in
that trade is scheduled to take
place in the fall of 1947, the
"Drottningholm" will continue to
fly the Swedish flag until then.
The new line referred to will be
inaugurated by the "Bergens-
ford at or about the turn of the
year. It will be maintained by a
company which is being formed in
Panama and in which the Swedish
America Line will have a So per
cent interest
The II ,2S5 tons turbine steamer
"Drottningholm" is one Of the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-12-01

An immigrant, just stepping off
the dock, saw a half-dollar lying
at his feet, and started to pick it
up. NO" he said, strengthening
up. This is the land of oppor-
tunity. l will wait till l find them
lying thicker"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-12-01

destination and price, in far less
time than it would require to make
it out by hand.
Mr.. Johansson also disclosed
that the Swedes may be using
American gasoline and oil shortly.
Formation of a world oil coopera-
tive is to be discussed at a coming
meeting of the European coopera-
tive societies at Geneva, Switzer-
land. The prime cooperative pro-
Queer of oil and gasoline, he dis
closed, is an American Society To-
Gated near Kansas City, Mo.
Special Aid to Farmers
It was also pointed out by Mr..
Johansson that II per cent of all
Swedish members. are farmers.
That is why KF entered and re-
organized the nitrogen fertilizer
industry in Sweden in order to
obtain this important product for
Swedish farmers at a price they
could afford to pay.
Another instance of coopera
tive success in an unusual field
and risk" venture-was KF's
entry into cash register manufac-
ture, Mr.. Johansson added. The
principal European productions
monopoly = was manufactured by
Krupp in Germany from American
patents. He pointed out that it
took KF six years to develop its
own cash register.
KF, however, lowered cash reg
lister prices so per cent in Sweden
and saves it's customers about
100000 kronor a year ($29,00O) in
paper rolls alone. There are two
cooperative cash register plants
in Sweden.
Competent Management
Mr.. Johansson was, furthermore,
willing to point out instances OF
failure of cooperatives in Sweden
for the visiting newsmen. He at
tributed cooperative failure to in
competence and indicated that CO.
operative management must keep
level with the best business prac-
tees if it is to survive in a COM
petitive market.
Salaries of cooperative employ
ees also are level with private
enterprise in Sweden, he said. The
competition for employees that
would ensue, if salaries were not
equal, would be quite brisk, he in
timated.
To queries as to whether CO.
operatives paid their way taxwise
Mr.. Johansson replied that in some
cases they pay higher rates. In
some instances the cooperative
has had to change its plants back
to a private enterprise form of
management in order to cut taxes,
he said. But all over Sweden, he
pointed out, cooperatives are pay
ing the local tax rates and are
surviving.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-12-01

Orsen n Nielsen, counsellor at the United States En-
bassy in OSLO with Mrs Nielsen and their children, Anne
g. and Edward g. they arrived on the Swedish liner
'Drottninghom" recently.
Mr. Nielsen said that Norway is making excellent prog
in the rehabilitation of the country after than
five years under Naz rule Careful planning by the Nor
wegan Government he said is showing splendid results.
After short vacation in this country, Mr. Nielsen
expects to go to Australia.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-12-01
Mr.. Fishermen:
Top CASH Prices

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vitomin content We will test them for you at
once or accept Essays Of any recognized COM
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Assay equipment at our own stations in Everett
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Oregon, for your convenience. Our agents at
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Sell direct to the manufacturer for best prices.
Washington L Laboratories
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BUYING STATIONS AND AGENTS
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-02

tip of the Alaskon mainland, to
move to higher ground or return
to the mainland.
Fear Pitch OF Ice
Army tbomberS and transport
planes were standing by at Elmen-
dorf Field, ready to fly over other
danger areas. Offlcials said that If
the wave eddied from Kodiak to
Cooks Inlet it may combine with
hightides and throw tons Of ice
into Anchorage. Alaka's largest
city.
The first great wave crashed into
the Hawaiian Islands yesterday ct
1914 p. M. EST, and subsequent
waves followed In short intervals.
Water swirled through the streets
OF beach towns and villages. Only
concrete buildings escaped heavy
damage.
The earthquake which touched
off the tidal waves was believed TO
have occurred near the Aleutian
deep. 1900 foot chasTn In the
ocean south Of Shumagln Islands.
part OF the Aleullans. Seismoloslsts
said the earth shocks probably
travelled through che seas al more
than 400 miles an hour. The earth
treniors were recorded IN oll parts
q the worlf
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-02
Units Obtain
Permissionto
Use Schools
Board Of Education
Committee Grants
Applications

Permission for use of school
buildings was granted by the Board
Of Education last night as follows:
Slocum p. +. A. 70 ruse Of the
Slocum School gymnasium and
cooking room on Tuesday evening,
April 8, at 8 p. m. for q meeting.
Y. w. @. A. for use Of the Crosby
High School gymnasium and swim
ming pool on Friday evenings from
$50 to 8 p. M, beginning April rs
and continuing for a two-month
period
Bunker Hill P. T. A. for use Of the
Bunker Hill School Library on
Thursday evening, April 4, at 8 p.
m, for a meeting,
Waterbury Group of Alcoholics
Anonymous, use Of the Wildly High
School Auditorium Wednesday eve
ming, April "a, with permission
granted to accept voluntary con-
tributions to defray expenses.
Casper s. Davis Drum Corps, use
of the Sprague School Gymnasium
Friday evening, May 3, for a min
strel and dance, the proceeds X
be used to raise money for new uni
forms.
ST. Michaers Catholic Youth Or
ganization, use Of the Sprague
School Gymnasium Wednesday eve
ming, April "a, for a dress rehearsal
and Friday evening April 26, for a
minstrel, the proceeds to be usec
for the organization.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-02

Sprague school and for pointing and
incidental work at Duggan school.
The committee reported further
that estimates have been received
on grading and seeding lawns at
briggs, Chase, and Abbott schools
and on upkeep of lawns at Bunker
Hill, Russell, Tinker, Walsh, Dug
gan, and Sprague schools. The
city engineering department is
making plans for improving the
playground at Kingsbury school,
and roofs at Elocum and Wilson
schools are being. repaired, the re-
port noted. New corridor lights at
Mary Abbott and briggs school are
planned, and estimates have been
received according to the report.
A requisition for new typewriters
and other office machines for Wildly
and Leavenworth high schools was
approved. 1t was reported As new
typewriters will be ordered and that
some trade-ins will be made.
The board voted to send several
members Of the custodial depart
ment to a training session in Hart
ford in June. The school super
intendent said that $50 school JAM.
tors of the state will be invited Il
attend the session at which a work.
shop on latest techniques in main.
tenance Of school plants will bt
conducted. &.
The school head reported thai
the name Of Carolina M. Pazzag.
lini has been removed from the
waiting list Of high school teach.
ers at her own request.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-02
10000 Homeless
"a Hawaii Isles
Precautions Taken for Return;
Army, Navy, Red Cross Respond

Honolulu, April 2(UP)-The
Army, Navy and Red Cross gave
emergency shelter and relief sup
piles today TO an estimated 10000
\ persons left homeless by tidal
waves that smashed the shores Of
the Hawaiian Islands.
Officials also took precautions
against an anticipated return Of
the tidal waves. One Navy spokeS-
man said that in view Of the new
wave racing toward Kodiak Is
land, It was possible another wall
81 water would hit the Hawaiian
chain.
Refugees driven from their beach
homes, which were battered into
driftwood by the relentless waves,
huddled in Army and Navy bar
racks on Oahu and Hawaii islands.
Some wore only their under
wear, hastily covered by topcoats
as they ran, and were given Army
field jackets and OF trousers TO
keep them warm.
Group Spotted Adrift
Four persons, possibly a group
Of missing school teachers. were
spotted adrtft on a raft off Laupa-
hoehoe on the north shore OF
Hawaii Island, A Navy patrol
bember dropped rescue equipment
to the raft, then circled 1t while
surface craft hastned to pick up the
survivors.
The school teachers were report
ed missing when their two cottages
were swept out to sea.
Howard Elliott, executive direc-
tor Of the Hawaiian Territory Red
Cross, said there were SUFFICIENT
emergency supplies in the islands TO
handle the homeless and injured,
Army bulldo2ers, the kind that
once ran over japanese defenses,
charged into the wreckage OF homes
along roads on northeastern Oahu
and cleared paths through which
Army trucks carried the homeless
to emergency shelter.
Homes Flooded
Homes at Kailau on southeastern
Oahu were flooded several feet
deep. At Hilo, on Hawaii Island,
bouiders four feet in diameter were
rolled inland by the surging waters,
demolishing store fronts along the
shore.
A food shortage developed among
the refugees at the Hllo Island Ma
valaA station, but was eased yes
terday afternoon when the Army
landed 80 tons Of emergency food
stufts. All canned milk was requi-
Sitioned for babies.
Damaged areas at H!lo were
roped off and guarded, only two
minor cases OF looting were re-
ported.
Approximately 5000 refugees from
the north shore Of Oahu were as
sennbled In Army barracks. Twenty
cases Of clothing were dispatched
there. Clothing for 1900 persons
was fiown to Maui by Navy plane.
Hits Communications
Communications on Hawaii Is
W
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-02
Contracts for Repair
Work GiUen byBoard
Three Schools in Need of
improvements; E. J. MANASSAS
Bid of 1924 Lowest Submitted

Three contracts totaling 1924
for repair work at Slocum, Hope
vile, and Russell schools were
awarded by the Board Of Educa-
ton last night to E. J. Vanasse.
The contracts call for incidental
work at Slocum and Hopeville
schools, and for caulking windows
and door frames, and painting and
incidental work at Russell school,
The Vanasse bids for the three
Jobs were submitted as follows
Slocum, $1,S84; Hopeville, $3.50;
Russell, S3,73O. The only other bid
listed was that of the Moran Con-
struction Company which submitted a
bid Of $500 for the Russell school
work.
Authorization was given by the
board for advertising for bids for
pointing and incidental work at
briggs school.
The board voted to ask the Boards
of Finance and Aldermen to trans
fer $1,000 from the appropriation
on maintenance salaries to that on
window shades It was pointed out
that additional funds are neceS-
sary for continuation Of the win
dow shade project now under way
The committee on Schoolhouses
reported that the window shade
project has been completed at Hope
vile school. and that work has
been started at Webster school,
The report states further thai
estimates have been received o.,
cleaning, plumbing, flooring, light
ing, and window shades for Begnal
school, and that plans and speci-
fications are being prepared fol-
new boilers and oil burners al
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-02
Pro-ComnnunistS
In Berlin Area
Receive Setback

Berlin, April 2-(UP)-Pro- Com
munist factions of Berlin's Socialist
Party were determined today to seek
a merger of the two parties, despite
rejection Of the proposal of Social
lists in the three western zones Of
-
the city.
Registered Socialists in the Amer
lean, British and French sectors OF
Berlin voted 1889 to 1887 against
the merger in yesterdays balloting,
but the voting was halted in the
Russian sector, where nearly half OF
the party members reside.
Soviet authorities stopped the bal
loting in their zone on grounds that
application for a plebiscite had not
been properly submitted. Armed
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-02
Meet, Grain
Block M0Fts
Running Wild
Legitimate Houses
Suffer Heavily
Without Control

Washington, April 2 ~ (UP) ~
Congress heard charges that moss
Of the nations meat and grain -
being sold at black market prices.
The charges were made yesterday
at a hearing by the Senate Agriculs
ture Committee, which is looking
into the meat situation.
wilbur Laroe, Jr., general counsel
for the National Independent Meat
Packers Association, said price cons
trolls on meat have broken down
completely The black market, ha
said Is running wild
Sen. Hugh Butler, (R', Nep9 tolQ
the committee most OF the nation4
grain is being sold ct black markee
prices.
market Is paying 81 900 cash ION
the side" for each carload Of cora
He asked the committee to call Wiv~
nesses 'who can tell Of the nlerchT
andiMng of grain" In coIA1ecttou
with its meat inquiry.
Little Sold Legitimately
Beef Is made from corn" Butle4
said. Hardly q bushel of grain =
being traded in for legitimate
prices"
Butler said he had just returned
from Nebraska where q man "
considers entirely Trustworthy "tol9
me he had Just seen hve car, 9
corn traded In at tibet ceiling pficq
plus $1,000 q car cash on tne
side"
Laroe said black market operatorA
are In control of the meat INDUSTRY
He asked the committee to eliminN
ate beef price. regulations by SepN
and pork price controls . ii1o1tn
later.
packers are desperate. The maJol
packinghouses ARE suffering e.
much as the little guys" he SAID.
He said there IS no shortage Fl
meat. supplies now, but that some
may occur later because Of hmitaA
tions on feeding grain to cattle.
Laroe said that on one marker
which he did not name. only lIVVQ
head Of cattle out Of $4,000 went tQ
legitimate slaughter houses. Ans
rest, he said, went into piacH
markets.
Government efforts to control tho
illegal trade, he said, have been
made most difncult because tho
number Of licensed meat packers
has tripled within the last nva
years.
In addition, he said. the numbeA
of small under the tree, beside the
brook" type of slaughter houses ma
increased enormously. Laroe saiq
per capita consumption Of meat haa
increased from 100 pounds yearly
before the war to lac pounds ~
1915.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-02

land were knocked out, except to
Hilo, but available information
said the entire coast Of that island
suffered damage.
The Green Valley Jungle Warfare
Training Camp on the northeast
side of Oahu sheltered 1900 evacu-
ees. Not all were homeless, for
some went there to escape an an
ticipated second disturbance and
there we're others whose homes Suf-
fered only slight damage.
Col. william c. Saffarans, Allan
ia, Ga, commanding the Green
Valley Camp, said he was knocked
out of bed by the first wave. He
said he found only four civilian
bodies on roads in that areas.
Damage in the area between
Punaluu Park and Hauluu Park
was estimated above 100000. Mill
tary policemen guarded many
smashed houses against looting.
Miss Marguerite Dalziel, Algona,
Ia, and Miss Laia Lewis, Eustace,
Tex, U.S.O. Club girls stationed
near the Green Valley Camp, were
helping to care for the evacueeS
there. Both girls were hurled from
their beds by the wave at a. m.
$3.50 p. IN. EST yesterday.
Motion picture producers ot
France and Czechoslovakia will ex-
change feature films, news reels
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Continued from Page u
was recorded"
Father Lnehan said It was i'm
possible to predict whether there
would be additional tidal waves.
Explains Cause
Tidal waves are caused by what
we call vertical displacements," he
said. That means that where the
split in the earth occurs one side
drops downward while the earth on
the other side Of the fissure rises.
Water rushed in and then is eject
ed with such force that q wave oc-
ours.
Yesterdays earthquake apparently
was vertical displacement and it
Is possible that other shocks in the
area also will be vertical"
He explained that the other type
Of quake was horizontal" in which
the earth merely splits apart and
neither side Of the fissure drops
down. This, he said, was the type
that occurred during the San Fran
cisco earthquake Of 1905.
Father Linehan said that there
was no means Of knowing where
the next earthquake would occur
and that it was illogical to assume
that another would follow in the
same area.
No Indication Given
He said there had been no previ-
Gus indication that an earthquake
could be expected in the area since
no minor shocks had been recorded
that would indicate that a major
shock was being built UP.
1.-THE last real quake we had was
last Nov. n in the Indian Ocean"
he said. "You remember that was
followed by q tidal wave that
caused heavy loss Of life on the
west coast Of India. As a matter
of fact we haven't had a real
earthquake anywhere since about
January l."
Father Linehan explained that
the Aleutian area was on the So
called earthquake bella vast area
Of the Pacific extending from
Alaska south to South America and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-04-02

East to the China Coast and the
East Indies.
You can expect 'quakes in that
belt anytime" he said.
The Aleutian quake, he said, was
not the strongest recorded at the
Weston College Station.
THE needle on the seismograph
moved only about two feet for the
strongest shock" he said. I'VE have
had some in which the needle
.loved as much as 10 or 10 feet"
He explained that the heaviest
shock recorded was the second one
at 8:05:55 a. m. yesterday. There
were 10 major ones ending at
1:07:11 a. m. today but In between
them were a series Of minor dis
| turbances.