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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
Uncompromising Prospect

Under normal circumstances the withdrawal from the international of Russias Maxim Ltvnov might be of little significance He is old enough to retire from public
 e and his past accomplishments in the Soviet service cer tany have earned him the right to spend his declining years in secluded leisure
 But the current world situation by conceivable stretch of the imagination could be termed normal The unanimy which for the Allies to have dis solved with the surrender of the Axis Nation battles na- tion and bloc battles bloc the LIN meetings in New York and at peace Paris The peace for which the world waited through six long, bloody has dsn tegrated into war of nerves in which crisis follows cs with devastating rapldity.
 Nor the conditions surrounding Litvinovs with drawal from world affairs be considered normal Here, obviously voluntary retirement of aging states here repudation of individual by the govern ment he served The Kremn made effort to disguise that factt simply announced tersey oyer the Moscow radio that the Council of Ministers had released Maxim Ltvnov from his duties deputy minister ot foreign a1 fairs"
 The Litvnov announcement assumes, therefore, sig ncance which in happier days and under happier crcum would not have possessed No reason o any knd given for Moscows curious action But the Western world may have little doubt to what prompted it. Maxim Ltvnov has long been known ernaps the leading adVo high Soviet circles of friendship between Russia ana the Western Allies He the author of the phrase Peace indivsble, phrase in which he sincerely believed that he devoted his entire diplomatic career to ehectua ing it.
 missa was due prmary-f not solelyo the reasonable and friendly attitude he champoned toward the Western Allies Only thus does make considered n the con- text of Russa present domestic and international pocy The Kremln apparently is determined to pursue its own course world affairs confu of compromise and inpatient of criticism That fact has all too often been at the international gatherings of the past several months
 The world will miss Maxim Litvinov But Soviet for eign policy will miss him no less It will miss not only the friends made for Russia but also the temperate and com promising influence he always to exert his dlplo matc colleagues The of has been injured by his removal we are afradand the of less the cause of Russia than it is that of the Western world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
Significant Poll

The results of of the latest of those seemingly end less opinion polls reached, it to high in interest while revealing what is perhaps low in ln telgence. The poll that conducted by Donald " Me- Granahan Harvard University psychologist among German youth Asking the question: "Who is the greatest ln world hstory?", Mr. McGranahan received curious
 
 Of the 391 German boys and girls interviewed in Fried berg and Oenback 63 votes for Franklin D. Roosevelt eight for Harry Truman-results which may ably be supposed to have bearing Germanys position conquered foe of the United Staes But look for moment at the other choices: Bismarck 50, Frederick the Great (49), Hitler Q9) Eisenhower Q4 Charemagne 8) Caesar 6) Alexander the Great (3) and Napoleon (3).
 Military and conquerors all! And the heroes of Prussian aggression rank should be noted second tird and fourth Thus does German youth and the military heritage which has brought Germany it's present broken and bleeding state
 Surely never before has the infinite capacity of the mind resist knowledge been better demonstrated Certainly ustaby infer from this that the wide yheraed efforts to educate Germany to democratic Ideals have thus far with little Prussan mllarlsm retains it's grip the magnatons of Germans young enough perhaps to be called upon to fight in another decade or two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
A Thought for Today
A New County Jail

The fact that State legislators have decided to make study of proposed jail for New Haven County marks emergence from the darkness of deplorabe condition that has been stigma the State and the County. The New Haven jail is disgracefu institution
 The place is unsantary, poorly lighted and ventilated and generally rundown The main cel-block disman tied and cared to Connecticut from the original Sing Sing years ago where had been many years There toilet facilities except individual buckets in each ceThe only light from the dim single bulb in each cell plus the shabby sreaks of that manage to through the high windows There is intelligent segrega ton of prisoners because there facilities for such purposes
 It the fault of the Commissioner that this condi- on prevails It has been the fault of Connecticut legsa ors assigned such responsibilities who failed to abolish the of this relic of ignorant times.
 We sincerely hope that jail will be built soon. Such action is imperative Connecticut is from the Dark Ages of penoogy We feel certain that Commls sioner Daniel J. Mahaney will see this through.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
by Randolph Churchill

authority is fair game for authors of revues
 Far significant has been the production of two straight plays dealing with life under a Labor Party government Of necessity both these plays are prophetic, for the evils of the present regime yet sufficiently apparent to provide solid butt for satire.
 In "Tomorrow's Child" by Peter Coates picture in 20 years time. Standardized homes, meals and marriages enforced by standardized bureaucrats Individual rebels are dispatched to correction camps, where government officials seek to show them the error of their ways.
 The second play Day After Tomorrow by Simon Wardel and Keran Thunney, prophecies similar horrors at earlier date. 4 soldier returning from Burma in 1947 finds his home incredibly al tered His aunt has passion for eggs, and his unfortunate father has gone to prison for the crime of securing half dozen for her Permits, licenses and documents of all sorts required for the simplest actions. Families planned willy y-nilly all-powerful. In the end, the Wretched young returns to Burma in disgust taking his family with him.
 London theater goers whatever their politics, very conservative about the plays they like to That probably is the reason why Thornton WiIders Our Town" failed when Marc Connolly produced that American play over here. Presented without scenery and with few props, it too unconventional for London. It's pity for at the time, New York was welcoming London's Old Vic Company with tre- mendous enthusiasm.
 Londoners would like to see American plays. But why cannot the original American productions come over with American casts? In these days of air travel that should be simple enough Two plays py American authors-"Portrait in Black by Ivan Golf and Ben Roberts, and Love Goes to Press by Vir- ginia Cowles and Martha Ge,lhorl-were done here well enough but they both English productions with English casts. An American company presenting series of American plays in London would be sured a great welcome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
JUDGE THE PARENTS
(Hartford Courant)


 There is little pleasure to be had in reading the latest report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It shows an increase of 13 per cent in the incidence of crime in the last six months, the greatest up- surge of anti-Scoial behavior since the dark and dismal period of 1930 Strangely enough, while crime in- cidence in urban areas has in- creased, the greatest increase oc- cured in rural regions. There, for example, robberies increased by more than 48 per cent, auto- bile thefts by more than 34 per cent and burglary by near 19 per cent.
 This would seem to indicate that while many urban communities have been bolstering their law enforcement agencies in anticipa- ton of a crime wave, smaller com- munities are still trying to combat postwar crime with inadequate facilities. Crime, like the weather, is a matter that has been discussed ad nauseam in view of the meager action that has been taken to match the talk. It is no secret that delinquent boys and girls who are serving their apprenticeship in crime are almost invariably the product of poor homes and made quate parental supervision.
 This prime responsibility cannot successfully be passed off with the glib statement that the school or the church or social agencies have failed. These are at best only a hackstop to the home. One need not be Jeremiah lamenting at the breakdown of the American home to realize that parental re- sponsibility for much delinquency is well-established. Yet in only few jurisdictions is an effort made to fix this responsibility on delinquent parents. It has been truly said that there are no illi- gitimate children, but only illigi- innate parents. By the same token there are few delinquent boys and girls, but many delinquent parents. These should be brought within the purview of the Court and made to assume responsibility or take the consequences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
by Peter EdS0n

levels by OPA While this situation exists no private shipping operator agent has wanted to get back into operatin.
 The other big factor holding up the return of ships to private operation has been the difference between rail and ocean-borne freight on wise traffic.
 During the depression the railroads were given permission to lower their rates between Gulf and Atlantic ports. It plainly to take business During the the railroads motor truck car- riers got all this business.
 As the depression rates remained in effect throughout the war, it is cheaper to handle some cargoes by rail than by water though normally just the reverse would be true.
 To remedy this situation, the War Shipping Ad- minstration last March made an appeal in the Inter state Commerce Commission to review domestic of competing land and water carriers. This covers practically everything moving between the Pacific, Gulf and Atlantic ports and far up the Mississippi Memphis
 After hesitating this request for four months ICC decided it would have to hold hearings in which all interested parties could speak thei rpieces The result order that briefs be filed Sept. 16. Hearings will begin Sept. 30.
 It will probably be months before there is any decision. That's the way ICC works. In the meantime the coastWise and territorial shipping lines will have the alternative of staying out of business losing their shirts: Or else the government, through the Maritime Commission will have to keep them in busi- ness by operating the ships under charter to the private shipping agents.
 AS far as coastwise and territorial shipping is concerned this is bad business It may be the begin ring of government subsidy to maintain coastwse shipping That has never before been necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
BOWLES OR SNOW?
(Hartford Courant)

(Hart1OrQ COurdnC)
 The poll now being made by a well known public-opinion analyst to determine which Democratic candidate for the nomination for Governor, Chester BoWles or Profes- sor Wilbert Snow, is the more popu- lar shows that the advertising agency technique is now being ap- piled to politics. When manufac- turer gets up new line of gum drops or hair tonic, he frequently releases the first of his products in a given area, and then sends out his scouts to find out what the public thinks of them. Do they like the red gum drops or the green better? Does the hair tonic smell too sweet? Should it have more out-doorsy odor to it? When the reports are compiled, the manufacturer has a fairly good line on how to win more customers.
 In this sense, Senator Brien Me Mahon is now playing the role of manufacturer. In due course re- ports will triekle back to his desk telling which of the two products tentatively being considered for pro- duction is more favorably regarded by the public. To further the anal ogy, and with no wish whatever to belittle either of the estimable gentlemen concerned, both MT. Bowles and MT. Snow are now cast in the role of gum drops or hair tonic. Not being privy to the ques- tions being asked, it is impossible for any outsider to know what queries will be made or what kind of detailed reports MT McMahon will receive. a..=. It is conceivable that, in the usual manner of such polls, the bald sta tistical report will be supplemented by typical verbal responses, such as "BoWles is the man for me. I was with the OPA myself once and l think he done a good job running it." Or, Snow? Who's he? The only guy I know by that name runs | a gas station Craftily, of course, fthese responses will be analysed to detect which candidate has the greater reservoir of good will.
 One conclusion that will inevita- ply result from this poll is the much greater familiarity of the average person with the name BoWles than with that of Professor Snow, even though the latter has functioned as Lieutenant Governor and is well and favorably known in academic cir cles. Professor Snow may show up poorly in such a poll for the simple reason that his name has not been flashed, figuratively, in neon lights by highly organized, and publicly paid publicity corps that has beaten the name Bowles into the conscious ness of the American people. Given the benefit of a similar build up,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
Views of the Press

paid for out of the Federal treasury, it is conceivable that the Snow brand of gum drops could easily be- come much more popular with the ultimate consumer, the voter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

An enlistment in the U. s. Ma rine Corps today assure- you of an opportunity to continue your edu- cation under the CT Bill of Rights (expires Oct. 5, 1946). Apply Post Office Building, Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
The Firing Line By D. N. T.
SOMEBODY ELSE

Somebody else, or so it seems, Makes substance of my dearest
 dreams,
 Tapping the shining treasure heap Amassed by me while I'm asleep Do I dream up line. verse, To titillate the universe,
 AS Morpheus prods my sleeping wit? Somebody else gets paid for it. Do l, for instance, dream pun, A rousing, awful. lovely one? Comes the inevitable dawn And every trace of it is gone, Until I scan some others line And find what properly should be
 mine,
 Had I but sense enough to take A note or two when not awake. The art I make! The songs I write, When stolidly sleep at night! l wish that I were of that number That baldly prey upon my slumber.
 A single American taxpayer has stopped the shipment of ice-making machinery to YugOslavia. It's sur prising that Washington allowed such shipments in the first place; it has to keep that shoulder cold for the rest of us, somehow or other.
 MT. Truman apparently does not think of the political consequences of his actions. If he did, he wouldn't t be fishing British right now.
 Are New Englanders losing their appreciation of the beauty and util- ity of shade trees" asks the Boston Globe. If they are, we know what lies behind it; catalpas and split leaf naples that refuse to pick up after themselves.
 The United Nations are autOma- tically solving the problem of where to locate permanently. There re- mans only one logical site, in view of what has been going on for the past few months-at Loggerheads. A man out in Michigan recently was jailed for stealing some clothes to get married in. It was an ex- tremely unusual case; most of us can afford to buy the last suit we'll ever get.
 The second postwar fashion show has opened at Paris. It's pretty safe to say that we'll be seeing more and more of the models
 Increasing numbers of the Nazi prisoners of war in Great Britain are escaping from their prison camps and trying to get back to Germany. The worst punishment they could get would be free pas sage home and no questions asked.
 The Russians accuse the Dutch of conducting propaganda hostile to the Soviet Union. Propaganda is one export in which the Russians do not | desire to maintain balance of trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
Waterbury or the Past
25 Years Ago

25 Years Ago Miss Anna Conlon of Wood Street was confined to her home with ill., ness.
 A local woman. reported missing from her home for several days, was discovered in a dazed condi- tion in Middlebury woods.
 15 Years Ago
 Frank Kenney of Eastwood Ave- nue was on a Nova Scotia cruise. Following a meeting of the Board of Health, it was announced that the schools would not open.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
15 Years Ago
5 Years Ago

Katherine Lamoring and Frances peming of Bridgeport visited rel atives in this City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29

Two youngsters were injured when the home made raft on which they We1.e saSing cown the Nauga- tucn River turned over when it sfloated over a dam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29

A single American taxpayer has stopped the shipment of ice-making machinery to YugOslavia. It's sur prising that Washington allowed such shipments in the first place; it has to keep that shoulder cold for the rest of us, somehow or other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29

I came across singular parallelism recently in rereading Wilson's Calendar of Great Americans" In writing of ilustrious predecessor of Senator Barkleys Wilson said:
 Tn Henry Clay We have an American of authentic pattern. There man of his gener- aton who represented more of America than he did. The singular. almost irresistible attraction he had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29

MT Truman apparently does not think of the political consequences of his actions. If he did, he wouldn't be fishing British right now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29

Are New Englanders losing their appreciation of the beauty and util- ity of shade trees,' asks the Boston Globe. If they are, we know what lies behind it; catalpas and split leaf naples that refuse to pick up after themselves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29

The art I make! The songs I write, When stolidly sleep at night!
 I wish that I were of that number That baldly prey upon my slumber.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-25
TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT
 OF HEALTH
Juneau, Alaska

uullCdu, aiooha The Territorial Department of . Health of the Territory of Alaska, Box 1881, Juneau, Alaska announces the invitation to bid for the pur- chase of a Floor Model Cabinet which will provide for at least 3200 visibly indexed cards with the neces- sary cards and signals for such a file.
 1. Acme Veri Visible Floor Model Cabinet No. l03 or it's equivalent. 2. 3200 8 x GA inch cards (32 pound ledger stock, print ed on both sides with one corner cut diagonally. 3. $500 Metal Signals (as- serted colors) Bids are to be submitted in writ ing on standard bid forms which, together with specifications. may be l. obtained from Doctor c. Earl AL ibiecht, Territorial Department of Health, Juneau, Alaska. Bids are to be opened at 10:00 A
 M. on April 2, 1946 in the office of t he Territorial Department o f Health, Juneau, Alaska. c. EARL ALBRIGHT, M. D. Commissioner of Health.
 First publication. March IS, 1946. Last publication, April l, 1946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-25
EASTERN STAR

Meeting Juneau Chapter No. 2 Tuesday Mar 26 at 8 pm, Friend ship Night honoring Nugget Chap ter No. 3. A good attendance is
 desired.
 ALICE BROWN, Sec. (226-t2)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-25
CHANGES
 IN FL AG
 ARE DUE
Redesigning of Elm b le m Due to Statehood for
 Alaska, Hawaii

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Peo- ] pie with ideas for redesigning the i flag, now that statehood is being talked for Hawaii and Alaska, are telling them to the Interior De- partment.
 Secretary J. A. Krug today deS- cribed some of the proposed changes as revolutionary" Others want any future alterations of the em- blem to be minor.
 One unidentified correspondent suggested that if a 49th state is admitted, the stars be arranged to shape an eagle with outspread wings.
 Another proposed that 49 stars be arranged in the shape of a single large star It was not dis closed whether a Texan thought this one up.
 Pupils of School No. IA, Beaver Greek, Mont, recommended that the space at the bottom of the field simply be widened to give room for another row. The star of a 18th state would be placed in the 1 left end of the new row, leaving plenty of room for other new states.
 I Despite all this volunteer help, the Department said nothing is like 1; ly to be done about redesigning the :, flag until after a Territory actually ] is admitted as state.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-11-09

Tickets for the Thanksgiving Eve ball will be on sale within the next few days, according to an announcement by Bud Owen, ticket chairman for the affair. The dance will be limited to sev- enty five couples with tickets going on 6rst-come-frst serve basis.
 Final plans fer the dance will be made at a special meeting of the Community Center program council Monday evening at 7:3O o'clock.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-11-09
Center Notes

Wednesdays squaIe-dance and the Pot O. Gold dance are fea- lures of the Kodiak Community Center program for the coming week as announced by Director Ken Wade: THE PROGRAM: Sunday :-
 Open l pm
 200 pm Horseshoe tourney. 300 to 500 Library open.
 Mrs. Elwin Foster 500 Music of the Masters 700 Paddlebird tournament Monday:-
 2 to g Library open
 Marion Curtis 7:e0 pm Badminten S:3o pm Folk-danciRg practice
 period (adults) 7:30 Program council Tuesday, 400 pm Junior Folk Dancing
 AdvaReed-(Aileen Wade) 7 to g Library open
 Lillian Lamme 8:l5 American Legion & Aux
 Hilary meeting Wednesday,
 3 to 5 & 7 to g Library open
 Sister Hilary
 Dorothy Haag 4:00pm Beginners felk-dsncing S:30 pm Square dancing Thursday
 4:b0 Cowboy Dancing 700 pm Boys boxing (TOm
 Nachand)
 6:3O Basketball squad leaves
 Center for practise at NOE. LIBRARY CLOSED Friday
 400 Folk dancing (intermed-
 iate)
 to g Librsry open
 Mabel Fenner 8:3O pm Pot O Gold Dance
Evening star., 1946-05-10
Meanwhile, Don't Waste Heels

Meanwhile, Don't Waste Heels
To the Editor of The Star:
In The Star of May T. there was a
letter from Helen R. Mead, president
of the Youth Fellowship of Washington
Grove, Md. She was pleading for the
conservation Of food by using all of the
1oaves Of bread, including the heels" "
With this I agree entirely. However,
I take exception to a statement in her
letter: Our generation the 15-year-
olds of the present era) is the age group
who will have to handle the affairs of
tomorrow"
This simply is not true Those who
were Is years old a dozen years ago
are certainly not handling the affairs
OF the world today. The world of today
Is run by persons of all ages according
to their power. The world of a dozen
years hence will not be controlled by
the 15-year-olds of today.
1t will be run by people of all ages
who have been able to acquire power
or who have been born into power. Each
generation of young always thinks its
generation will rule the world as soon
as 1t is adult. This is one of the falla-
cies Of youth. In my opinion, it Is the
one which causes the greatest number
of heartbreaks and disappointments.
LAURA K. POLLOCK.