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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
AUGMENTATION PLUS
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 People who griped about regi- mentation under OPA price controls and rationing are now being regi- mented by shortages and imitation. Up and up go the prices, with a skyrocket ascent in prospect if price and rent controls are scuttled as they would be under the senate and house bills. Down and down goes the supply of goods as profit eerS hold back food and clothing in anticipation of making a killing when price controls are relaxed or junked.
 Right now, the American public faces the dire prospect of being dumped out of the frying pan into the fire. Price administrator Por- ter has warned that the bills pas Sed by the house and the senate, ostensibly to extend price and rent controls actually amount to repeal of those controls. Unquestionably, these measures make impossible continuation of any effective con- trols over either commodity prices or rents.
 The problem. which President Truman will face if the price control measure finally turned out by con- gress closely resembles either the house or the. senate bill is plain. It he approves it, he assents to junking effective price and rent regulation. It he vetoes it, and con- gress declines to vote a full exten- sion of OPA for another year, all price and rent controls will end automatically on June 30.
 About the only controls left in- tact by the house and senate bills are those on rents. But as ad- ministration officials have warned, no effective controls can be main- tained over rents if ceilings are re- moved from all other living costs. Skyrocketing prices would force relaxation of rent controls. Rent increases would have to be granted by the OPA and that would be a calamity to millions of tenant fam- lilies, many of whom have had no increase in income.
 In anticipation of the ending of effective price controls, plans al- ready have been made for flood of price boosts on July l. A few days ago, for example, word went out that the price of a certain brand of shoes is to go up A pair. Multiply that by thousands of price increases, and you can see what is in prospect.
 President Truman, Price Admin istrator Porter and Economic Sta bilizer Bowles had a sound plan for ending price controls without lay
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
TE4E WINNER AND
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NNeW YOfk IRm0S)
 All that prizeflght can prove, on the face of 1t, is that one man can hit harder and more accurately than another. The incident in the Yankee Stadium on Wednesday evening proved that Joseph Louis Barrow could hit harder and more accurately than William David Conn. The reasons why are not known. Too many sensitive persons the whole atmosphere of such an encounter is degrading. If they had between $5 and $100 to spend in an evening they would prefer to devote it to the encouragement of a more intellectual or artistic activity. They might even buy and read a good book, listen to music or attend a serious drama.
 But they would be overlooking something. People do go to fights because they have animal pugna- city in their natures and can in- dulge it without getting their own noses bloodied. This is human, if not praiseworthy. They like to see fate render her decisions right under their eyes, which is why they go to baseball games and football matches, and is also human. But there was something else in the Yankee Stadium. This was no en- counter between brutes. It was not a race riot. On both sides it was we'll planned and thoughtful - too thoughtful, the crowd felt at times effort to earn money in a fair and sportsmanlike fashion. The man who emerged as victor is an honor to the Negro race and to his country, not because other men fall down when he hits them squarely but because he is courageous cour- teous and dignif1ed.
 America has made some progress when heavyweight champion or 8 heavyweight pretender is admir- ed for his character. Joe Louis has done well in making this possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
|Merry-GO-ROund

WASHINGTON, June 25- Civilian Production Administrator Jack Small, worried over race-track construction while veterans denied homes, has now sent out orders to his branch offices to spur veterans housing
 Some of these problems were discussed with Small at @ recent closed-door meeting with repre- ley Pearce of the Veterans of Foreign Wars preached the subject of the new race track in Monmouth County N. J, which is being built with CPA okay.
 'Now, wait minute" interrupted Small. That particular track was started before we had eS- tablished effective building controls.
 "You can't blame me-" he insisted T admit that 1t was mistake. But 1t started last November, before instituted these supporters on non-eSsen- tal construction. The materials were already on the ground The contractors couldn't get by with anything like that now"
 Small did not however explain why the race track hadn't been stopped by the CPA
 Just before the meeting broke up, VIEWS Jim Gillian asked Small about the 260-room addition to WaShington's Shoreham Hotel which was OKd by the CPA the shallow grounds that the added 260 rooms were needed to promote foreign relations"
 Gillian pointed out that it might have been smart CT for CPA to divert bathtbS bricks, and other bud- ing essentials into building homes for veterans in- asmuch as visiting diplomats already enjoy high priority on Washington hotel accommodations.
 We have plenty of bathtubS," replied Small 'and new type of non-essential flooring material for the Shoreham which won't interfere with con- struction shortages"
 Before veterans SpOkeSHnen could pm nm down the number of essential housing items going into the Shoreham annex including bricks, the CPA boss announced that he had appointment with the Secretary of War and ended the conference.
 OPA Administrator Paul Porter was being quizzed by Senator Homer Capehart, the Indiana music box master" regarding the renewal of price control
 We don't want to destroy price control" said the Senator from Indiana. We just want to reform it so 1t will work don't why you fellows don't operate"
 Senator" replied Porter, "you remind me of the fisherman who had just pulled in 8 whopper and then said to the fish, Hold still I'm not going to hurt you, just want to gut you 8 little bt."
 Secretary Byrnes' cabled reports to President Truman regarding the Big Four Conference have been reasonably optimistic Both the Russians and Byrnes seem willing to do little horse trading In fact, 1t was horse-trading that brought about the arrangement to evacuate Soviet troops from Bull garia.
 . One victory Byrnes scored was the evacuation of Soviet troops from Bulgaria. Here's how it hap pened behind closed doors in Paris.
 The entire Italian question was being thrashed out. and the conversation between the two men went like this. MolotoV asked Byrnes
 What's this I hear about you Americans en- larging all your airfields in Italy? Could you be planning to pull something of permanent nature there?"
 Byrnes merely smiled and said:
 Whats this ! hear about the Red Army air bases in Bulgaria? Were you Russians planning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
Small Business Future

WASHINGTON June 27-(NEA)-A new probe into the growth of business m0nOpOles in the United States is scheduled to get under way within month before special House subcommittee on small bus- small business than the numerous wartime efforts in this direction did, it might well fold before it gets going.
 Of all the sacred causes thought up by Congress and the economic planners this aid to small business was the most abused. Not that the need for aiding small business did not exist It just that nobody came up with even halfway right answer what to do about 1t.
 The excuse for this newest congressional investi- gation is that during the war the concentration of economic power in the hands of few firms increased alarmingly. Of course 1t did. Half million filling stations and similar small businesses had to shut up shop because they couldn't find anything to sell. because it impossible to build 750OO airplaneS year out behind anybodys barn.
 But the war is over now. Most of the big war in- dustries aren't doing as big business as they doing a year ago. Most of the surplus war plants aren't yet sold. And any economist who. will take the trouble to walk around block in any business com munity will see that plenty of war-suspended and new small businesses have opened their doors
 In that situation, nobody knows how much eco- business there is. Nobody will know until the De- partment of Commerce gets through with it's next census of industry, sometime next year.
 On this same subject, the Senate Small Business Committee has just issued new report on 'Economic under the direction of John Blair and the staff of the defunct Smaller War Plants Corporation. It Is 36Opage affair filled with charts and tables and graphs and TehaSh of earlier studies on monopoles by the Temporary National Economic Committee, the National Resources Committee. the War prcduc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
By Thomas Stokes

elections and in Congress we now say that con- servatlve trend is sett&ng in. That is certainly the result, but 1t may not be the whole exclamation or even an accurate explanation
 In good times such as we are having now politics becomes minority interest and minority business It is something chiefly of to the practical politicians and to specialize organized interests business, finance, agriculture, and in these days labor to a greater extent than formerly That so many ordinary citizens and their families are not concerned is proved by the light participation in elections.
 It might be illustrated this way
 To the West of here the agricultural cattle and dairy interests predominant. They don't like OPA and its regulations and in some instances, it must be said that OPA has shown lack of understanding of some of their problems. They organized inter- ests, vocal and powerful politically. You get the in- pression of minor sort of revolution going on in that section against OPA, well as against labor.
 Yet majority of people even in that area, according to reliable pols local and national for continuation for a while of adequate price controls and against imitation. They say when asked. But they don't beStir themselves to do much about 1t, excepting labor and consumer organizations in the cities This is perhaps partly because OPA legislation is wrapped and confused in many technicalities that they cant understand how their representative in Congress stands, partly because they don't faa0w just what to do politically, and partly because NMy are doing all right for the moment and don't pay much attention
 It is possible that the conservative reaction of which we speak is due to the fact that conservatives are again directing events and they know what they want, while the unorganized people generally are doing little about it for the reasons stated
 This may go on until the November elections and bring Republican victory. On the other hand if the average fellow is squeezed if he gets pinched in the pocketbook the most vulnerable nerve to react po- htically and If he finds out who did 1t all, then something else may happen.
 It is yet too early to tell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
Summer Study in New England

The New England Councils Recreational Development Committee has announced that than fifty colleges uni versailles and special schools listed available to those wishing to take up summer courses this season.
 According to Karl T. Compton president Of Massacnu- sets Institute of Technology ampe opportunity to develop ss to accelerate supplement regular academic pro grams extend professional knowledge to be found Ill this roster of schools and colleges in New England
 booklet the introduction of which Dean Compton has written lists fifty subjects we mentioned apoVe ranging all the way from accounting to zoology includes wide choices of language and scientific interest Among other types of schools listed art drama and music schools The New England Council is to be compmented in providing such list of these summer educational 1ac ties for the people of New England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
by Dre1C Pearson

to settle down and stay there indefinitely3"
 Where did you hear thatP" asked MolOtov.
 'Oh" replied Byrnes, i've have our sources"
 Well" replied Molotov, T wouldn't believe every rumor you hear about whats happening in oua area"
 "In that case" Byrnes snapped back, don't be- ieve everything you hear about what is happening in our zone."
 This conversation gave birth to further discus sion which finally led to the important agreement to evacuate all foreign troops from Italy and Bull garia.
 In the same discussion, MOlOtOv turned to British Foreign Minister Bevn and asked if, while the issue of evacuang troops under discussion the British might not like to talk about evacuatng their 57OO0 troops from Greece.
 That's none of your damned business" snapped Bevin.
 Byrnes had supported Molotov in urging that the British Army be withdrawn from Greece. so. there might have been results.
 Here's what happened behind closed doors In Paris during the fight which led to the Big Four news blackout
 British Foreign Minister Bevin first proposed the blackout Secretary Byrnes protested He pointed out that he had to keep the American people in- formed of what he did in Paris and he warned that everything would leak out sooner or later anyway
 Bevin, however, said flatly that if Britain to get together with the other three powers Trieste. AAOSO1AoVAOAS tantly, Byrnes agreed to ending the news leaks on what is happening at the Conference.
 NOTE-At the same meeting, the Big Four named Andrei Vyshinsky, Gladwyn Jebb of Great Britain, and Ben Cohen of the State Department as members of the Commission to investigate disposal of Italian colonies.
 When fiery Representative Charlie LaFOlIette of Indiana announced he leaving the Republican Party but could not join the Democratic Party be- cause of some of its members it too much for Rootin -Tootin Representative John Rankin of Mis- sssipp Rankin correctly guessed that LaFoette re- ferred to him.
 So the gentleman from Mississippi took the House floor with LaFollette not present. to jeer at LaFol- lettes statement.
 q am reminded of the old fellow down in one of the southern states whose reputation was not the best In the world, he said When he died they inscribed on his tombstone this epitaph
 FIark ye, stranger passing by,
 As you are now so was l.
 As am now, you must be.
 Prepare for death and follow me-
 "One of his neighbors," continued Rankin read this inscription and wrote these lines under 1t: " To follow you I'd consent
 Unless knew which way you went"
 day later, LaFollette took the floor to reply in his verse:
 "If l shall start a goal to seek
 Prem time to time my shoulder I'll peek And II by chance find John Rankin behind I'll know I'm wrong and change my mind"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
By Peter EdSon

tion Board, and other dead ducks
 Many of the statistics cited are carried through the Fall of 1914 and are, therefore meaningless to- day because they don't give the full picture of what happened during the and after.
 To get the measure of concentration, Dr. Blair summarizes the reports of the 63 U S. corporations which have assets of $10OOOOOOO each He finds that from June 1939 to June, 1945 the total assets Of these corporations were more than dollbled-in- creasing from six to IA billion dollars
 These 63 firms are disclosed to $lOOOOOOOOOO in working capital with which they can expand and take on new postwar products. This is considered a real threat towards more concentration in big indus try.
 trend towards more mergers and greater con- centration of management is noted. One-product and one-line companies reaching out for dversifica- ton and new markets In 1943 there were l35 major mergers recorded. In 1914 it was 2O7 and in l045 it was 295 These mergers covered the whole range of U g. ndustry-food products textiles iron and steel machinery, chemicals, drugs, transportation equip- ment wines and liquors.
 This trend towards more and more mergers Is similar to what happened in the 102O-2l and i025-20 booms after World War I.
 The chairman of the House subcommittee which will investigate today's economic concentration is Estes Kefauver of Tennessee The chairman Is par ttcillary important in this probe because he also happens to be the author of 8 particularly drastic anti-monopoly bill before Congress
 What the Kefauver bill proposes is that big business mergers which concentrate more than percent of the total sales in any field be made sub- ject to governmental review.
 The principal aim of the bill Is to plug loop hole in the Clayton anti-trust law The law now permits one corporation to buy the assets of another although It does not permit one company to buy the capital stock of another the effect to lessen competition or create monopoly within an industry. Kefauvor would stop that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
Views of the Press

ing the American people open to an orgy of profiteering. They pro- posed an extention of full price con- trol until June 30, l947. That would have afforded ample time for pro- duction to catch up with demand. Manufacturers couldn't afford to hold back their production for full year in order to cash in on the end of price controls. Under a years extension, controls could be elim- mated gradually without a calami- tous increase in living costs
 What congress should do is aban- don both house and senate bills and extend price controls until June 30, 1941.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
Waterbury or the Past

25 Years Ago
 A carelessly tossed cigarette was responsible, firemen said, for two dogs being burned to death in a Wolcott Street fire.
 Three persons were injured when a Willow Street porch collapsed. 16 Years Ago
 Charles Skibbler of Thomaston Avenue anputated two fingers of his left hand while cleaning fish while on a fishing trip in Canada. Phnbert NaSsi and Mary Scabino of WatertoWn announced their marriage intentions.
 5 Years Ago
 Miss Esther Bronson of Congress Avenue, attendad a recital in Wash ington, D. c.
 Manning Chester of Vine Street was in New York seeking passage to South America
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.
ON THINNING

ON THINNING Of all the tasks that l must face In getting up a garden, The worst Is thinning-to erase The surplus; I must harden. A somewhat soft and gentle heart Before find I'm able To cast the extra beets apart, Nor reap them for the table. I hate to cull the carrots out, When that they grow too thickly; am depressed, assailed by doubt Although cull them quickly. I. somehow. always seem to think That if I'd let them flourish, They'd grow and give me food ar1o
 drink
 And everything to nourish. Yet edited the plants must be; They must have room for growing And still 1t seems a crime to me To rip what I've been sowing.
 American farmers, according to the Governments reckoning, have made more than eight billions of dollars SO far this year. And you can make a years pay yourself betting that no one can find one who'll admit that he has any part of 1t.
 Someone stole sixteen thousand dollars from a guest in Boston hotel Sunday. He should have been '.,ore carefuEhe should have paid in advance.
 Russia has made the United States the chief target of her propa- ganda attacks, switching to us from Great Britain. Her principal com plaint seems to be that we were selfish enough to write our foreign policy in our own favor.
 They don't seem to be getting very forward on the task of stEeamlining Congress. The boys don't want to junk any commit tees and do themselves out of their junkets.
 Butter has gone up eleven cents 6 pound, but we may say, without fear of successful contradition, that the rise has not affected us yet.
 Billy Conn definitely is not going to fight again. That again" just slid in there.
 General Eisenhower says that three big battles won the war fol the Allies. We'll be glad when the third one is finished.
 A Minnesota nsedicO announces that tiny babies cannot be spoiled by being rocked. It's good to set this word spoken for OId-fashione6 methods, right at a time when il looks as though the next step will be having them delivered in cello phane.
 Jimmy Byrnes came out of Pari. with fixed idea in his mind, one that will appeal to a good many people, too. He thinks that the making of the peace should bt everybody's fight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-27
Americas $64 Question

There is controversial subject in Washington, G. and Tmbuktu than OPA At either end of the above terminals estimates of OPA all the from glory ing blessing down to condemning it brake on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
 It is difficult to attempt to say who is right about the matter. But it is able to report the very best of hory that there will be good deal less control after July than there at the present time There likely will be very
 little edown in rent control but the operating of the ent prcecontro law will be eased out of the picture slowly
 The OPA predicts every evil from increased prices to
 imitation later this and tries to prove it by showing that after World War the wholesale and retail prices doubled Of they have doubled during World War and iv ing costs estimated by OPA at 30 percent increase have actually doubled-and we all know it!
 According to the best authorities the American dollar not in bad shape many people think it s The pro- ducon by United States industry counted upon to stop price imitation lat poat-and there is nothing to n dcate that dollars will lose much 20 percent of their present value before things begin rolling upwards
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-11-30
THE MISSISSIPPI ENTERPRISE

chick out West Jackson way =
and we want to know just where
does Sofia come in?
"A warning to Hazlene the jump
in chick, a babe whose initials are
S. j. o. has been doing a mighty
heap of talking to Harry.
Lovebirds of the week: Charlie
Barber and Sammie Earl, Harold
Cobbs and Velma Gray, Jack Luc-
kett and Doris Woods, Carolin
Bradley and Ernest Keller. Autee
Mae and Bell Margaret and Earl.
Well, guys and gals, there'll be
a big dance at the SKATING
RINK next FRIDAY NIGHT, MU-
SIC BY DUKE OATS AND HIS
SUPER FINE ORCHESTRA. !.
This dance is being sponsored by
the VETS AND ALL VETS ARE
ESPECIALLY INVITED. Just 81.
DON'T FORGET, our regular get
together on WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
at the Skating Rink This
Wednesday night we will have an
old fashioned barn dance. Refresh
ments and everything, dance by
some popular musicians-just 15c
and Csc a couple.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-11-30
Tattling Tess

With all the cats and chicks get
ting ready for a gay holiday sea-
son, there just isn't much jumpin
being done didn't see many of
the regular jitterbugs out Tuesday
mite to hear the great Erskine
Hawkins, maybe the weather had
something to do with it.
WELL ALL THE GUYS AND
GALS ARE INVITED TO COME
OUT EVERY SUNDAY TO THE
SKATING PARTY THAT IS HELD
FROM 2: until there will be
plenty of other fun and goodtime
too Skate for fun, skate for
health. All members of the regular
3: o'clock club are urged to be
present too.
If Sofia and Chicken really got
married Saturday and we think
they were only kidding when they
said that they did, he certainly had
a funny way of showing his love
Sunday night but come what
may. the more they fight the more
they seem to love each other.
With Wilma complete out of the
picture, maybe Bobby Miller and
Corene will find their true love, or
will they?
Seems that certain cat over
Stevens way is the reaso nwhy Ma
RE can't tell Eddie Robinson
Or not she means him any
good, however, it may not mean
a thing that when Eddie went to
call on Marie Sunday she was
beer with Homer. i. :.
Eddie can still console himself with
letters from Florida
1t seems that Helen Thomas