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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21
Mail Thief's Bonds Set At$2,5OO
 Raymond d PuIIen
 Tells Police They
 Made Lucky Pinch

The release from police custody of 27-year-old Raymond Pullen of 48 Center Street rested today on his ability to raise $2,500 bond set this morning by Judge Gaffney in City Court where the accused was ar- raigned on three counts of forgery and theft of the. U. s. Mails. Judge Gaffney granted the man contin- uance to Saturday pending further investigation by local police and Post Office authorities.
 Federal investigators for the Post Office Department are expected to enter the case shortly Inspector Joseph R. Bendler said. Two local representatives of the Post Office Department conferred with Water bury detectives and County InveSti- gator Thomas Laden this morning in questioning Pullen who has ad- mitted the theft of. checks from mailboxes. ......
 Arrogant
 Pullen, who told police upon his Continued Page 16-(MAILl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21
RY JAMES M. MOORE

While local sales taxes-those as- seSSed on amusements, cigarettes. general commodities handled with in a community-are considered as important and healthy sources of revenue for cities, the imposition of such taxes in Waterbury is not view ed as necessary. fair. or too prac- tical at this tune by city authorities. Opinions were expressed in Inter- views with The Democrat today.
 These sales taxes have proved 70 be an enormous Anurce of revenue for many principal elites in the United states accounting for as high as 70 percent Of the municip- alitles' revenue in eone instancet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21
Reds Den1obilizir1g
 Air Force EnLiStees

Moscow, March 21 -- CUP) Six more classes of Red Army and Air Force enlisted men will be demob- ilized between May and September of this year under decree of tn Presidium of the Supreme Soviet published today.
 Today'S demobilization decree is the fourth since last June, and g classes now have been demobilized or are scheduled to be. The decree did not indicate the number of men affected, nor were figures available on the number discharged so far.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21
Draft PIon Will Benefit MonyFothers
 Extension to Meon
 Release of All
 "Dods" by Sept.
BY DEAN w. DITTMER United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, March 21 - UP)- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Army Chief of Staff, said today that if the draft is extended the Army will be able to release all fathers "by August or early September"
 Eisenhower told the House Mili- tary Affairs Committee that the draft should be extended indefin- itely to help the United States meet its world obligations and to release men who have been in service for 8 great length of time.
 Increase Supported
 Eisenhower and Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson both urged that, in addition to extending the draft, Congress approve legislation giving the armed forces a 20 percent pay increase.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21

announced it has no plan to better the offer already made to the union." It was clear in both strikes the tempers of management and labor were high, and in each case the attitudes taken were uncom- promising. .....
 Mass Meeting Tomorrow
 The C.I.O.. called a mass meeting of the American. Brass Company unit, Local 251, International Union of Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers for tomorrow afternaan at 2 at Temple Hall. The union announce ment said that a report on the A. B. c. negotiations would be made by Fred Saginario, chairman of the unit. It is probable that he will ask for endorsementlo1 a 10-page state ment, issued last night over the sig Continued Pare 11-(BRASS)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21

In both the A.B.C. strike and that at the Chase Brass and Copper Company, both sides today appear ed ready to sit behind their guns for an indefinite period. CLIO. leaders were marshalling an all- union united front against A.B.C to support wage demands made on behalf of employees of American Brass plants in this city, Torring- ton, Ansonia, Buffalo, Detroit and Kenosha, Wisconsin. Hopes of an early settlement of the Chase strike were blasted when the company
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21
RooseDelt, War Cabinet Agreed 70 Days Before Pearl Harbor ~ s. Would Fight

cided that responsibility for cons flict-if it came-should be Japan's. Stinson said 1t was a matter of how Japan could be maneuvered into firing the first shot without too greatly endangering the United States.
 The cabinet ruled out both do- nothing attitude or an attack with out warning on the southward-ad- vancing Japanese. This country did not know that another Japanese force was then starting for Pearl Harbor.
 Stimson Plays Short
 stimson said Major General Wak tag a @hnyk wno vas aGno1e4 e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21

Army commander in Hawaii soon after the Jap attack. betrayed a misconception of his real duty which is almost beyond belief"
 The committee recently coTn- pleted three months of public hear ings aimed at placing the blame for the disaster onto the U. s. fleet which Japan attacked at Pearl Har- bor on December 2, ie4i.
 The committee report is due June 1. Stimson. T8 and ailing, filed his statement and excerpts from his private diary In lieu Of testimony before the joint House-Senase coEn-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21
Officials Not Partial
 To Sales Tax for City

In New Orleans 2 percent sales tax resulted in 40 percent of total revenue; the one percent levy in New York resulted in revenue Of ape proximatly SS7, 900 in 1924: a tax of two cents on a pack of cigarettes amounted to $i,28i. .0Sl in revenue for St. Louis. and s645 I200 in Kan- sas City: motor vehicle tax collect ed s67i 900 in St. Louis also. Many other type local taxes also are iEn- posed in other communities.
 Lecal Opinion
 Mayor John s. Monagan when questioned today said he was Of the opinion that Waterbury doesn't Continued Page ii-lOFFlckALsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21
OPA Trying to Conceal Imitation Auers Wason
By EVELYN BROWN United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

Robert Wason of the National Association OPA failed imitation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21
Brass, Union May Resume Negotiati0ns Next Week
By RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK

he will
  of of the and early nextw
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-21
Cassidy Withdraws First Count Of Common Pleas Complaint To Bring Suit in Superior Court

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Evening star., 1946-08-11
Panhandle Apple Crop
Set al 100000 Blu.
speeiol Dispe,eh 10 The s,os


MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Aug. 10
An apple yield of approximately
2.970,000 bushels this season fol
the four major producing counties
of Berkeley, Morgan, jefferson and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the East
ern Panhandle-was indicated today
after survey of more than zoe
growers in the area by field rep
resentative of Appalachian Apples
Inc, here.
For the area as whole, the esti-
mate was SO per cent of the 194S
yield. The crop last year was a
short one, about 30 per cent of the
average yield
Quality Of the fruit will be good
the inquiry showed.
Substantial paintings of plums
was also disclosed. This was new
departure for the apple men. They
are planting the trees in separate
orchards rather than interplanting
with the apples. Growers said one
explanation was growing demand
for plums-largely the Italian prune
variety-from professors who are
anxious to line up additional fruit
for their plants outside the three
month apple season.
The same reasoning is back OF
heavy paintings of cherries over the
last 10 years, which now yield con
siderable tonnage. The cold-pack
professors are especially active ir
this direction. There has not beer
much planting of tomatoes In the
orchards, as was done on a TEN.
porary basis last season when the
apple tonnage was much reduced BY
freeze in the spring.
Evening star., 1946-08-11
Welfare Funds Listed.
Marriage Ban Relaxed
For Veterans by VMl
BY the Asseeiaied Press

LEXINGTON, Va, Aug. 10.-Vir-
ginia Military Institutes regulation
making marriage a disqualification
for cadetship has been modified fur
ther for the benefit of former cadets
who are honorably discharged war
veterans and whose marriages occur
before September this year, the
school announced today.
The new regulations permit mar
ried men Of the first (senior) class
to become day students with M
military duties subject to the super
intendent's approval. Married cadets
|of the second, third and fourth
classes will continue to be quar-
tered in barracks with their fam
lilies living in Lexington. Juniors
whose wives live In Lexington will
be granted special privileges.
Evening star., 1946-08-11

Of butterfat and BAT pounds Of milk.
A COW owned by F. E. Peck led
In butterfat production with sos
pounds. and COWS owned by Mr..
Peck, Mr.. Spalding and Marvin Per-
kins tied for milk production with
1915 pounds each.
In Association No. 2, first honors
went to D. o. Hileman's herd, which
produced an average of 81 pounds
of butterfat and 1858 pounds of milk
second place TO the herd of B. F.
Salisbury, "a pounds of butterfat
and 7l6 pounds of milk, and third
place to Mrs. E. Economos' herd, the
average of which was 81 pounds of
butterfat and 837 pounds of milk.
In both butterfat and milk pro-
duction, honors went to COW owned
by Mr.. Hileman, with a produc-
tion of 694 pounds of butterfat and
1928 pounds of milk.
Evening star., 1946-08-11
airfax County Herd
Honors for Production
In July Announced

The herd of Mason F. Smith, jr.,
took top honors in the Fairfax
County Dairy Herd improvement
Association No. /. in July. with an
average production of 36 pounds OF
butterfat and 835 pounds of milk
S. P. Spalding's herd placed Sec
ond with 33 pounds of butterfat and
9l0 pounds of milk, and third place
went to the herd of G. Ray Harri-
son, whose record was 81 pounds
Evening star., 1946-08-11
University Sponsors
Maryland Farm Sproy
By the As.oejo,ed Press

The University of Maryland is as
sisting in experimental spraying of
tomato crops from an airplane as q
means Of preventing blight. Sew
eral farms in Hartford County were
sprayed with copper solution
Thursday. Results are being
checked.
Forty-five per cent OF Maryland S
current tomato crop has been de-
stroyed by blight, the university
reports. If the air-spraying proves
successful, it may revolutionize
methods of protecting plants from
disease.
Evening star., 1946-08-11
Police Report Listed.

Fairfax County police listed 1s
motor vehicle accidents in July, in
which five persons were killed and
10 injured. in the monthly report
of Police Capt. Carl R. Mcintosh.
Police also made 305 arrests, traf-
fic violations topping the list with
lib arrests, and drunkenness was
second with 81 arrests. Stolen prop
erty reported during the month was
valued at S2,872, and of this amount
81 ,606 was recovered.
Evening star., 1946-08-11

Fairfax County next week by Miss
Jesse M. Hammersly. home demon
stration agent.
The Dunn Loring Club meets at
pm. tomorrow; Floris Club, pm
Tuesday; Virginia Forest Club. / 80
pm. Wednesday; Navy Club, 2 pm
and the fremont Gardens Club,
pm. Thursday.
Welfare Funds Listed.
The July report of Fairfax Coun-
tvs Public Welfare Department lists
expenditures of s3,435.e9 for welfare
activities They include:
Old-age assistance, 81 cases
s1,440.34; general relief, SO cases
s80995; aid to families with de.
pendent children, Is cases, $55563;
foster home care, 26 cases, S524.02
and aid to the blind, cases, S106. IS
Evening star., 1946-09-16
10 Killed, "A Injured
In New India Riots
By the Associated Press

BOMBAY, Sept. 16.-One person
was killed and eight injured today in
renewed communal rioting in Bonn
bay, bringing the casualty total for
the past two weeks up to 258 dead
and 100 injured.
In scattered disorders in Bombay
and elsewhere, 10 were killed and
A injured over the week end.
An outbreak of stabbings and ex-
plosions in Ahmedabad resulted In
three killed and eight injured. Au-
thorities imposed a 24-hour curfew
in disturbed areas to stem further
violence.
In Bombay seven persons were
killed and IS injured In shooting and
stabbing incidents Saturday. By
Yesterday the outbreaks had begun
to taper of, however. and only one
stabbing was reported.
Meanwhile, M. A. Jinnah, Moslem
League president. met with Viceroy
Lord Wavell more than an hour to-
day at New Delhi for fresh discus
sion about bringing League repre-
sentatives into the interim govern
ment forced by the Congress Party.
Neither conferee issued a statement.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Wallace Row
Aided Byrnes,
Observers Feel
Firm Line Policy
Seems Approved at
Home and Abroad
By NewboId Moves. Ir
Sfor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

PARIS, Sept. 16-Contrary to
the predictions of many pessi-
mistic observers, it seemed today
that American influence at the
Peace Conference has in nd way
been weakened by the interlude
which began Thursday with Sec
retary of Commerce Wallace's
speech and ended Saturday as
President Truman renounced his
previous misunderstood" en-
dorSement of what Mr.. Wallace
had to say about United States
foreign policy.
The odd truth is that these bum
bles back home have probably
strengthened the hand of Secre-
tary of State ByrneS-and of the
United States-at the Luxembourg
Palace and throughout the world.
Mr.. Byrnes' advisers here think
SO. For the general uproar which
greeted the presidential slip of the
lip has, it is felt, shown clearly
that the State Departments recent
firm line is more solidly backed at
home and more widely approved
abroad than many, apparently in
cluding Mr.. Truman, had suspected
There is no question but that,
automatically speaking, the incident
featured Uncle Sam in the low COM
edy role of man solemnly hitting
himself in the face with a custard
pie. But the significant thing about
it was that nobody laughed-a point
which was not missed by United
States delegates here. One of them
explained: The audience was too
busy biting its fingernails."
A spokesman for Mr.. Byrnes said
yesterday there is no truth to pub
llshed reports that the Secretary of
State talked to President Truman
by telephone last week about the
Wallace speech. He emphasized
that from the start of the incident
(See MOVES, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Truman to Attend
.Army-OkIohomo
Game Sept. 28

President Truman will fly to West
Point September % to review the
Cadet Corps and attend the Army
Oklahoma football game, the White
House announced today.
Charles G. Ross, White House
press secretary, said this is the only
trip now on the Presidents sched-
ule. This means. he added, that Mr.
Truman is not going to the Caruth-
ersville MO- county fair, which
he has attended for the last eight
years, or to the American Roya,
Cattle Show in Kansas City next
month
The President had been expected
to attend both events.
Mr.. Ross said Mr.. Truman is
scheduled to leave here by air at &
am. September % for West Point
where he will visit cadet classes and
lunch at the cadet mess before at
tending the football game.
After the game, the President will
attend reception in the quarters
of Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, su-
perintendent of the Military Acad-
emy, before flying back to Washing
ton. He expects to arrive back here
about tbs pm. the same day.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Cubs Lead Dodgers,
81, in Fifth Inning
BY the Assoeioied Press

BROOKLYN, Sept. 16.-The Chi
cago Cubs routed the Dodgers Lefty
Vic Lombardi in a first inning at
tack that netted five runs before
Hugh Casey, relief pitcher, finally
put out the blaze
TIE Dodgers scored two runs in
their half, however, and the game
was 5 to 2 in favor of the Cubs in
the fifth inning.
Peanuts Lowrey opened the first
for the Cubs with single to left and
Boo Sturgeon followed with a run
scoring triple. Dick Whitman got 9
glove on the ball but couldn't hold it
Ed Waitkus drove Sturgeon home
with double down the right fielc
foul line. After Ed Stanky booted
Phil Cavarrettas roller, Mary. Rick.
ert doubled to left, scoring Waitku,
and sending Vic Lombardi TO thu
showers.
Hugh Casey came in and Clyde
Mccullough Immediately hit 2-rur
single to center and the Cubs hac
five runs in and man on first with
nobody out. Casey retired the nex
three men in order, leaving McCul.
Tough on third. where he had movee
on a stolen base and an infield out
The Cubs Hank Wyse also failee
to get anybody out before he gave
way to Lefty Bob Chapman and two
Brooklyn runs scored.
Stanky doubled to right anc
scored on Cookie Lavagettos single
to right. After Wyse walked Augie
Galan and Dixie Walker to fill the
bases, Charley Grimm called in
Chapman. LaVagetto scored on q
double play. Chipman then got
Pinch Hitter Joe Medwick to retire
the, side.
Evening star., 1946-09-16

lpected to revolutionize the method
OF selling most surplus materials tc
veterans in all parts of the country
Mr.. Manasco declared that as soon
as Congress reconvenes he will intro
duce a bill ito plug the loophole and
make sure that when we tell you
veterans We are giving you priorities
on surplus property the intent can
not be defeated by a Government
agency under the guise of the second
War Powers Act or some other vague
statute"
The ''loophole" to which he re-
ferred, he said, was an interpreta-
tion by which attorneys for certain
Federal agencies have decided that
UNRRA and the United Nations
have the right to exercise Federal
priorities because the United States
Government is large contributor to
those organizations.
Representative Manasco con-
tinued: IF this line of reasoning
is sound, every corporation from
whom the Government purchases
property is entitled to exercise a
Federal priority in the purchase OF
(See SURPLUS. Page A-5J
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Il Greek Bandits Slain
In Skirmishes at BRIDGES
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Sept. 16.-The Ministry
of Public Order today reported Il
bandits" killed in skirmishes as
two bridges between Kalabaka and
1oannina were destroyed and 27
telegraph poles cut down in con-
tinuing efforts by leftists to disrupt
communication lines in Northern
Greece.
Seven persons were slain in a
battle on the Island of Kephallenia
and five others were killed north of
Larisa, the ministry said. Twenty
gendarmes and soldiers seized by
a leftist band in a battle Saturday
at Oivadi were stripped of their
clothing and arms and released.
Police said unidentified assailants
shot to death a Communist last
night in the Kaissariani section of
Athens.
In this city'S fashionable ColonaN
section, hand grenade was thrown
this morning at a police patrol, but
no casualties were reported.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
100 on Guam, Led by Priest,
Boo Officer Who EIuded Jups

marched into the plaza mutterins
angrily and bearing signs of protest
Among the inscriptions were "Wt
Resent Tweed's Appearance on Thi.
Island" "Our Necks for Chevrolet
and BE Square, Be Decent, Be Of.
1t. Tweed strode toward the
marchers and snatched sign read
ing What about Tweed's desertior
in the face of the enemy?" anc
tore it into shreds, stamping it under
foot.
The Guamanian demonstrators
led by Catholic priest, booec
loudly when 1t. Tweed approached
the microphone to speak, but pres.
emily marched out of the park in q
body, leaving only a few Guaman-
ians to hear him.
1t. Tweed presented a 1916 Chev-
rolet to Antonio Artero, the man
who showed him hiding place in
the hilly back country of Guam
and brought him food once weekly
for 81 months. 1t. Tweed said he
was sincerely grateful to the many
tSee TWEED, Page A-5.5
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Truman Urges U. N.
To Call Conference
On World Resources
Study Would Include
Possible Peaceful Uses
Of Atomic Energy
BY the Associofed Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Sept
16. - President Truman today
called on the United Nations to
summon a world scientific con-
ference on conservation to study
global resources, including "the
possible peaceful uses of atomic
energy within the next few dec
ades."
The presidential request. submit.
ted to the Economic and Socia
Council through Delegate John G
Winant, asked the Council to con.
vene a United Nations Scientific
Conference on Resources Conserva.
tion and Utilization in the last 81,
months of 1947 somewhere in tht
United States.
Declaring that conservation "car
become major basis of peace" the
President said:
Warfare has taken a heavy tol
OF many natural resources: The re.
building of the nations and the in.
duStrialization of under-developeo
areas will require an additiona
large depletion of them. Waste
destruction and uneconomic use oi
resources anywhere damage man
kinds common estate.
Would Eliminate Fear.
"The real or exaggerated fear Of
resource shortages and declinins
standards of living has in the past
involved nations in warfare. Ev-
cry member of the United Nations
is deeply interested in preventing 6
recurrence of that fear and of those
consequences"
The United States proposed that
preparatory committee be set uu
(Goo TT AT Doro ~
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Wafer Front Clashes
Threatened as AFL
Ignores Clio Pickets
Ryan Says loneshoremen
Do Not Respect Lines
Maintained by 'Commies'
BY the Associated Press

The 18th day of the Nation
wide maritime strike found New
York City's water front tense to-
day, with threats of clashes be-
tween thousands of picketing
CIO seamen and AFL longshore-
men, the latter under instruc-
tions not to respect any Commy
picket line"
CIO National Maritime Union
leaders hauled out their most for
midable weapon-the massed picket
line with marchers so closely linked
it is virtually impossible to squeeze
through-as negotiations to end the
walkout collapsed.
Police strength was bolstered
throughout the sprawling docks
area. CIO leaders said last night
there might be trouble if the AFL
longshoremen attempt to breach
picket lines as they did Saturday
to help unload the George Wash
ington.
Ia Liners Due Today.
Fourteen liners with more than
5000 passengers-half of them Army
or Navy personnel-were due in
New York port during the day.
Many longshoremen were on the
job along the water front, but they
had not passed picket lines to get
there. Some men, anxious to return
to work after IL days of idleness.
reported for work early, before the
CIO pickets were dispatched for
duty.
Joseph P. Ryan, president of AFI
longshoremen, was covering the
water front in his black limousine,
urging mis- men to 60 to work where
steam was up and Winches could
be operated.
"We don't respect any Commy
picket lines" he said. IF the AFL
seamen will give us steam Well
work"
There was no indication that
AFL seamen, who had the support
OF CIO seamen in the early days
OF the strike, would return to work
until members of the rival union,
too, had won a pay rise
Great Show of Strength.
The AFL seamen won their de-
mands in ruling by Economic
Stabilizer John r. Steelman, but
no provisions were made immedi-
ately for passing the increase along
to CIO maritime workers.
NMU bosses, consequently, de-
clared that more than 10000 of
their men in New York port alone
would be marshaled for the great
est show OF strength ever seen in
maritime labor dispute.
More than 5000 were expected to
go on the march today.
Conferences between officials of
the NMU and East and Gulf Coast
ship operators were broken off last
night when the operators said dis
cussions would be futile" while
the NMU coupled its demands with
those OF two West Coast unions.
The operators also refused to con-
tinue the negotiations because of
the MINUS action yesterday in with
drawing security watches from ships
In Atlantic and Gulf ports, leaving