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Milford chronicle., 1946-06-28
Strong Price Control Or Ruin

But the CED economists emphasize that the
danger that spares man, woman child. For
many months to come, they say, the only barrier
between lis and runaway prices will be the OPA.
High production is essential and we are getting
it. But production alone is not enough Production
was high in other disastrous postwar inatons. High
taxes, thrifty Federal expenditures, restrictive
etary policy are essential and Congress ought to
be wrestling with these problems right Yet such
measures will take hold only gradually. Today, and
this Fall, and next Winter, there is no substitute
for effective price control. Only hard-hittng,
efficiently working OPA can do that job.
Jobs and Markets recognizes that price control
has permanent place in the American economy
The report offers plan to the orderly liqu
dation of price control in June, l947 by measures
that get the heart of inhaonary pressures. These
practical business economists also recommend steps
TO sreamline and improve price control. Some of
these steps have since been adopted by OPA. These
are recommendations to improve price control,
not to bury it.
We all in this together. Price control is not
an issue between Business and the Administration
labor and business farmers and laborers producers
and consumers The only issue here is between sheer
folly and common sense. Rescue the OPA!
Milford chronicle., 1946-06-28
Intelligent Business
Does Not Want This
FOLLY

OPA is about to die The sentence has not vet
been executed But when OPA dies, uncontrolled
initiation will take over and then the American
standard of living will go down to level that will
make the depression years look prosperous by conn
parison There is still time very little time to
get the OPA death sentence Withdrawn. This is the
time for thoug Int and action.
Here are the facts: The House of Representatives
has passed sentence upon the American public e. .
the American business man, worker, farmer and
consumer. We have been condemned to a brief spasm
of soaring prices, to be follow ed by violent collapse
of employ ymenl and incomes. Alarmed by black
markets, the House has made black markets
legal. Concerned over strikes and rising wages the
House has made more strikes and higher wage de-
mands certain. Anxious to see the market free the
House has set the market adrift in ID sea Of infia
tlonarN waves.
Milford chronicle., 1946-06-28


On Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Panusha. Jr., motorcd 10 Atlantic
City. y. j.. and spent a very en-
joyable Weekend as guests of Mr..
and Mrs Willard Todd, returning
on Monday. They We're accompan-
led by their daughter Shirley. who
mas been Il house guest OF the
TOdds for two weeks
Miss Lila Jane Spencer and Miss
Norma Lewis spent the Weekend
at Ocean City. Md
Miss Catherine Clifton is enter
tanning Miss Lila Jane Spencer fol
IA week at Rehoboth Beach with
her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Clifton.
Milford chronicle., 1946-06-28
I.EWES

Lieutenant Is. ~ Homer l.. Rry-
an, t. s. NJ. $, son of Mrs. Elsie
NJ. Bryan and the late Granville T..
Bryan of l-tWcs. sailed Tuesday
from New York aboard the luxury
liner :. :. Santa Barbara. which is
making its maiden voyage to South
America.
Lieutenant Bryan is affiliated
with the Grace Lines. Inc. at New
York. his capacity is that of see
ond engineer. Lieutenant Bryan at
tended Lewes High School. grad
uatcd from MasSanuttcn Military
Academy. Woodstock. Va, and
from the L. $. Merchant Marinr
Academy at Kings Point. Lone Is
land. ~ Y.
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-05

TO ROADCAST-Studen alumni and friends of Fisk
University, are celebrating the Diamond Jubilee Of the
founding of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, who introduced the
Negro Spiritual to the World. AS a part of this 18th Ami
versary the group pictured here will broadcast from 8:45 to
900 a. m, est. October 9th over the CHS. network. Left
left to right front row: Brooks Alexander, baritone, Mrs. J.
A. Myers, Director; Norton E. Evans, tenor; back row: Sam
|uel A. Floyd, bass; Rawn W. Spearman, tenor and soIoist;
Matthew Kennedy, tenor and pianist.
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-05
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
|LegiSlators Wait, Whit
 And Wait...

Washington, Jan. 16--- CUpl %< Snowballing strikes today were driv@ ing Congress toward legislation t1 maintain industrial order and pron duction.
 There were indications in both House and Senate of an informal Feb. 1 deadline by which time many legislators will demand an Oppcz@ tunity to vote on strike remedies ox some kind.
 Last midnight's walkout of Pack inghouse Workers further agitabe8 the Capital. If the steel workers strike next Monday as scheduled the uproar on Capitol Hill will be terrif- ic. President Truman is standing pat for his finding proposal to open corporation books to Government wage fixers and to enforce 30-day pre-strike cooling off period.
 BIames Congress
 Standing affable and smiling igt his close fitting gray suit at yesters days news conference, the President said the General Motors strike would have been settled now if Congress had given him the fact-finding act when he asked for it. He wanted Congress to enact that legislation bee fore it began the 23-day Christmas recess which ended this week.
 In response to other questions tta President said something that win jar union leaders. He said that he thought the Senate should be per- mitted to vote on the Hobbs Bill which already has passed the House
 The Hobbs Bill would apply antIs racketeering penalties to labor unions. It would forbid such practices as that upheld by the Supreme Court by which non-union drivers Of pro- duce trucks entering some large citA les are compelled to pay a fee ko the prevailing union in order to de-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Steel Wage
  Meet To-day
Farley Is Renewed Under Supervision Of U. s. President

Washington, Jan. 16.-(UP)-The Crucial steel wage negotiations re- turn to the White House today to be renewed under the supervision of President Truman.
 The session-and perhaps others before the end of the week-Will determine whether the United Steel Workers CTO will seek to enforce its wage demands with a nationwide strike, now scheduled for Monday And a steel settlement probably would supply the key to number of other serious disputes.
 Government officials and the union were awaiting the steel in- dustry's reply to the unions de- mand for a wage increase of l9 l-2 cents an hour. While that demand was. described as the unions lass word, there were indications lat the U. s. Steel Corporation would offer counter proposal somewhere between le f-2 cents and the com pany's most recent offer of IS .cents
 The conferees for today,s session were Philip Murray, President of the Union and of the CIO: BenJR min F. Fairless, President of U. $. Steel; Reconversion Director John W. Snyder; Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwe1ienhach, and ohn R. Steelman, presidential assistant. There was no indication whether Mir. Truman would participate per- SonalIy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Argentine
 Commerce Still Shut

Buenas Aires, Jan. 16.-CUP(-- Virtually al business was closed to- day as commerce and industry con tinued its lockout in protest to government decreed bonuses and pay raises for all workers.
 4 government warning that bus mess men who refuse to open their shops might be prosecuted under two existing decrees failed to bring any openings in downtown Bueno' Aires.
 A number of small shops in out lying districts were reported open ing under threats by police and government inspectors.
 The government warning was followed by a communique from the national executive committes of commerce. industry and agricnl- ture which Is directing the lockouts It said the two decrees in question concerned only violation of price ceilings and that lockout partici- pants were violating no known law
 Meanwhile the Labor Party na- tIonal convention last night pro- claimed Strong Man" Col. Juar D. Peron as its presidential candi- date for the national elections Feb 24. Peron was credited as author ot the decree which granted the pay bonuses and raises to the workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Ships Race. To Baldwin
 Army DiscIoses
 Troops Aboord

Boston, Jan. l6.-(UP)-Two res- cue vessels today sped to the aid of the troop transport Henry Baldwin as the crippled vessel carrying 5SS GIs was being battered by a whole gale with winds up to 70 miles an hour off Cape Race, Newfoundland.
 The Baldwin, enroute from An- twerp to New York, radioed for help yesterday about 300 miles southeast of Cape Race when she reported that the heavy seas had developed crack in her afterdeck.
 No messages were received from the Baldwin during the night, the Navy said, and it was believed the vessel was attempting to ride out the storm rather than move forward.
 Aboard the Baldwin are members of the 2,838th Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company; medical de- tachment, 460th Engineers, D Co.,; medical detachment. 69th Medical Depot Company; 3,63lst and 3.8S4th Quartermaster Co. and Casuals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Feu Packers M State Out
 With Unions
RY uNITED PREssl

The nationwide walkouC oI packinghouse workers caused oniy a mild swell today in the ranks or Connecticut strikers, but meat dis" tributors were fearful that absence of a speedy adjustment mign' create a severe situation through
 once supplies run out. leading distributors said, their plants VII be forced to close.
 At New Haven, 260 eperry ~ Barnes Go. employees joined in the strike. The concern is a Swift ~ Co' affiliate and CIO organized.
 The company was the only large firm directly affected by the wax" out.
 Meanwhile, nearly 2s.OO0 workers in industrial plants continued to pe Idle through the continuation oi national or Local strike calls, and the Naugatuck Valley brass indus try was drawing closer to a final showdown with the CTo over wage demands.
 Two of the .Big Three" com panies decide today and tomorrow whether to acCept a compromise offer designed to avert e general strike affecting approximately a0s. 000 at Waterbury. Tcrrington and
 New developments were awaited 4csnntsnmaa frnsn paae (,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Probers Call Owen Roberts
 SoIons Question
 lQ42 Publication

Washington, Jan. 16 - (UP) = The Pearl Harbor committee voted today to call former Supreme Court Justice owen J. Roberts as wit ness to determine whether there were any deletions or changes in the report of his Pearl Harbor Investi- gating Commission before its pub ncation in l042.
 The request for Roberts appear ance was made by Sen. Homer Fer guson, (R. R.-Mich.), as Adm. Husband E. Kimmel prepared to resume tes- timony blaming the Navy Depart ment for the Pearl Harbor disaster.
 Ferguson said he noted that min utes of Roberts Commission meet in. on Jan. 2i, l942, referred to changes in finding no. 2o." He pointed out that the Roberts Com mission report, published as Con- gressional document, contains only l9 findings" instead of 20.
 Sen. Owen Brewster, (R.-Me) supported Ferguson's request. Two Democratic members, Sen. Scott w. Lucas, H., and Rep. John w. Mur- phy, Pa, raised no objection. But they questioned the need for calling the former Supreme Court Justice, who was appointed by the late Pres- ident Roosevelt early in the war to investigate the Pearl Harbor defeat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16

q week.
 The strike, curtailing production in more than 100 plants in A states, went into effect at 12:Ol a. m. after government officials were unsuc- cessful in attempts to obtain 8 set- clement between the union and the induStry's big four packers.
 The Unions were seeking wage increases approximating 25 cents an hour, which they said were neces. sary to meet the increased cost o1 living and make up for loss In war time pay.
 Even after 1lth hour mediation conferences begged down, Labor Secretary Lewis B. Schwellenpacn appealed to heads of the two unions to withhold strike action.
 Too Far Gone
 In telegramS to Lewis J. Clark, president of the CIO Clearinghouse Union, and Patrick E. Gornean, ex- ecutive secretary of the Amaigamat- ed Meat Cutters & Butchers WorK- men (AFL), Schwellenbach asked them to meet with him in washing ton tomorrow with view to con" tinuing negotiations.
 Both union leaders said the strike
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Leggett
 Estate Left To HuSbdnd

An estate of $l20, ,239.8l has been bequeathed by the late Mrs. Grace Darling Leggett, of Fiske street, ac- cording to an inventory filed in the office of Probate Judge Patrick Healey today. The bulk of the estate is comprised of U. s. Saving Bonds in amount of Sll4,73T.6 with the remainder made up of cash in amount of $4.i82l2 and miscellaneous holdings totaling $l.- 37O.
 The estate was appraised by Roy- al Ditmars and George Rowbottom. Mrs. Leggett died Nov. i9, 1895.
 According to terms of the will of the deceased, filed shortly after death, the estate is left to her hus- band George R. Leggett. In event of his death preceding hers the estate was left in trust for a son, Edward s. Leggett. Requests then were provided in event of the death of both legatees that the estate be divided among the Shriners Hos- pital for Crippled Children, the Colonial Trust CO. Mrs. Harriett L. RObbtSs and Margaret L. Carter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
U. s. Strike Idle Is Up
 To 916,OOO
BY UNITED PRESS

The long-threatened walkout of meat workers materialized today, crippling a third major U. S. indus. try and boosting the nations total of strike-idle to 9l6,000.
 Clearinghouse workers, members of AFL and CIO unions, left theii jobs at one minute after midnight The strike was expected to make inroads on the consumers dinner table by the end of the week.
 Meat workers joined CIO Electric al and Automobile Workers in mas' work stoppages in support of de mands for higher wages. Unles' government mediation is successful steel, the basic industry, will bs strike~paralyzed by next Monday.
 Calls For Farley
 Tn the major labor developments
 l. Labor Secretary Lewis B. Schwellenbach telegraphed pack ing union officials to call off their strike and meet with him in Washington tomorrow to continue negotiations. The unions had not yet responded.
 2. CIO President Philip Murray will hear the steel industry's reply to his demand for a l9h -cent hourly pay increase in a crucial meeting today at the White House.
 3. Operations were suspended in Ts plants of General Electric, Westinghouse and General Mo-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16

have been asked to vacate local Federal Housing tenements to pro- vide living quarters for returning veterans, 1t was learned today hy The Democrat.
 A government rule was passed several months ago directing that servicemen's families and veterans have first choice of rents in Feds eral Housing projects, if tenants are evicted for failure to pay rent.
 Timothy J. Sullivan, residential manager of the local Federal Ho1s@ ing projects, declared today that the Government insists that eviction notices be issued if a tenant is in arr rears one month and 10 days.
 William Wrenn, a 31-year-old face tory worker, who was laid off from his toolsetting job with several other thousand Waterbury industrial ems ployes immediately following Vel day, today paced the floor of his four-room apartment, wondering where to find shelter for his wife and five youngsters who range in age from two months to eight years.
 d
 The wrenn family has been asked to move by next Monday for being in arrears in rental since Nov. ]. Though MT. Wrenn returned to his job at Scovill's three weeks ago, and has attempted to negotiate with MT Sullivan by paying his January hill in full, and making payments of &l5 weekly on the overdue rental, Wrenn said he has been unable to Srike an agreement with MT. Sullivan.
 The residential manager, Wrena charged, advised him either to get the money from a loan company in order to settle his rent bill in full or Ego home to make room for a vet- cram" Wfenn, who is now taking home about $42 a week, said he doesn't feel he can meet heavy inc terest charges on a loan beside weekly payments. He is now paying $37.5O rent, and the proposed SIS
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Sino Factions ToCutArmy
 Part of Progrom
 To Unity Country

Chungking, Jan. l6.-(UP)-The Chinese government announced to- day that it's armies will be reduced from their present wartime strength of 4,830,0 0,000 men to 1,800,- 900 during the first six months of this year as part of a broad pro- gram to unify and rehabilitate war torn China.
 Announcement of the new de- mobilization plan was made by Vice. War Minister Lin Wei before the Peoples Consultative Council now meeting in Chunking to work out an agreement to unite all oi China's warning political factions in single coalition government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Dairvnen Urge
 Cut in Controls

Hartford, Jan. l6-(UP)-The Connecticut Dairymen's Association today prepared to petition President Truman and Congress for abolition of Federal control over milk prices,
 The dairymen approved a resolu- ton which recommended ending the "unsound and infiationary" Federal Milk Subsidy Program, and called for State establishment Of proper incentives to encourage less seasonal variation in produc- ton.
 J. William Holt, Newington, was elected association president, at the Dairymen's annual convention. Other officers are Lewis Daniels, Middletown, Yice-president; M, E, Pierpon., Waterbury, treasurer. and Harry L. Garrigus, Mansfield De- pot, secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16

Five judges were selected today to rule on entries in the Help to Edit Your Newspaper" contest now being sponsored by publishers Of The Democrat. The judges are as follows:
 The Rev, Lawrence v. skelly, chaplain at st, MaFy's Hospital;
 Frank Green, executive secretary of the Waterbury Chamber Of Commerce;
 Miss Emelyn 4, Barrett, librarian of silas Bronson Library;
 John ?. Kinney, English teacher at Crosby High School; and
 Harold Senior, editor of the cIo Vanguard,
 Favefs ReaFsen's Column
 Yesterdays mall brought several entrants. ore contestant from Oak vile showed a strong preference for Drew HEaFspn'g Washington
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Help to Edit Your Newspaper Judges Named for Democrat Contest

Merry Go-Round. In the statement he submitted with his Comic and Feature Survey list, the borough resident said:
 "BecauEe Of its thoroughly faetual appF0aeh. It's stimulating style, and above all, It's matchless sincerity l would designate PeaFson's column as my favorite feature. His column Is a far cry from the open bias and intellectual dishonesty that has caused the newspapers in America to be in danger of losing it's func- ton as Q journal of opinion.
 T believe he respects the intelli' genee Of his readegsa thing few journalists do. Regardless of Wheth- CT or not We subscribe to his poilti- cai and social viewpoints. he eon- mands our respect for his inlellee- fnal kenestY. ! for one, am more concerned with the quality of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Crisis NeorS In Big Three Brass Plants
 Negotiations Still
 Mode at ScoviII's;
 Chase Rejects PIon

Waterbury's Big Three Brass plant strike situation drew step nearer to a crisis today, as wind up" conferences were set with man. agement of the brass industry.
 Some headway was made by the CIO with the Scovill Manufacturing Company today on several contract clauses, but the main issues, those on wages and union shop provisions, were left for further discussion this afternoon, William Moriarty, inter- national representative, reported.
 John J. Driscoll, state CIO secre- tary, said a meeting with the man. agement of the Chase Brass and Copper Company yesterday proved futile. There's nothing else for us to do," Driscoll commented, in an nouncing that the company again rejected the unions proposal for acceptance of the steel wage pro- gram by the firm.
 May Have Something
 A similar proposal will be made at 8 meeting with American Brass Company officials tomorrow at Il g. m., Driscoll said.
 Moriarty said there was 8 possi- bility that something would come out of this afternoons session." al the Scovill Company,
 If progress is not made there is strong possibility that break in negotiations will be recommended by. the negotiating committee at union membership meeting set fol tonight at 8 o'clock at Concordis hall, he said.
 Several contract clauses werI s 1csnntin,le,i .frnnn Page Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
|VFW Gives Bonuses
 Foremost Priority

Washington, Jan. l6 (UP) - The National Legislative Commit tee of the Veterans of Foreign Wars gave top priority today to VFW's proposal for s25.OOO. 900 900 World War IT bonus.
 Committeeman. in session here, voted to circulaFize posts with sug- gestlons that Congress be urged to act on a bill by Rep. John Lesinski. (D., Mich.). providing adjusted compensation up to 5000,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
State Builders Get GO-ahead

Hartford, Jan. i6-lUP)-Con- necticut builders had q go-ahead signal today from the Federal Hous- ing Administration on homes Tor veterans.
 Construction materials became available to the states builders for homes under ei0,O0O as the new nA- ti0nal priority system became etec- tive.
 During the construction period and for 30 days following only Vet- eFans can purchase the homes erected under the new prloritles' After then. the general public may purchase them at the same prices
 Builders must begin construction within % days after thelr appliea- tlons are approved,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Jenks Not To Suspend New Figure
 COP Aldermen Hit
 For Requesting
 Use of l944 List

T will not suspend ors amend the current estimated l945 Grand List in any overall manner" Assessor Aldro Jenks said emphatically to- day.
 Mir. Jenks made his statement when questioned as to the Repub- lican Party proposal for suspension of the S232, ,9O0,01 Grand List for 1o45 and the substitution of the 1924 Grand List of $190. 100000 in financing the city's tax revenues based on the i946 tax rate of 28.76 mills. The proposal is being made in the form of a resolution to the Board of Aldermen by the Repub- lican minority headed by Alderman Richard Bensen, chairman of the COP Party. The resolution will be presented to the Board at the next meeting.
 Except for those individual ir- regularities which show Up by means of the appeal method now in operation there will be no other adjustments made by me in the estimated Grand List determined from the revaluation survey of the Horar1 Company" the assessor said.
 MT. Bensen in his. resolution urges that the $l90, 100000 Grand List of 1924 in effect last year be adopted for tax purposes this year with the 1046 tax rate of 28.75 maintained. The resulting deficit, he suggests, could be recovered next year.
 DeplOre Proposal
 The proposal met with condem- nation from city authorities today who deploTed 1t is ridiculous and dangerous"
 Such a procedure was the prin- cipal reason why we had a con- spiracy trial some years back, "one
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Doctors Cannot
 S0Ue Blue Baby

Baltimore. Jan. l6 - (Up) - Five-year-old Rose CastaIuzz0 Sill be returned to her Stamford. Conn, home within a few days without the operation that might have saved her life.
 Johns Hopkins Hospital doctors said Rose could not undergo the delicate Rlalock Operation iu which an artery is spliced to lhe heart to provide more blood for the lungs.
 The child's flesh has a hin6 tinge because Of the lack Of 0xy~ gen in the hloodstream. G0mo "hlue babies' have been saved bR the Blalock Operation.
 Roses kindergarten clasGlnatan raised el.000 for the operation after her parents were unable t0 provide the money.