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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
A Thought For Today
Call or Echo

his speech before the Democratic ladies at New Haven on Saturday Economic Stabizer Chester Bowles left little doubt of his enthusiasm the possibility of returning to Connecticut to stand for the gubernaora nomination Whence springs this demand Is it really the voce of the peepu simply the echo of few sycophantc econo- ic diettantes who his intimates?
 The theory of price controls sound one, the practise of which Americans readily submitted to in the stress of war times Whether the theory equally work able in peacetmes is at least subject to dispute When realize that seven months after VI Day. not even approaching full production and that scarces general in everything from to mems shirts there IS at least evidence that something is wrong somewhere.
 Nor is there anything in the history of MT. Bowes III the OPA to guarantee his record able administrator
 manufacturer of bathrobes could not operate profit ably under MT. Bowes $3 per garment ceiling Yet Mr. Bowes allowed to the business price ot $o2o for garment of inferior quality The maker of house dress that in 1942 sold 13O wanted price of $218 Mr. Bowles said "No but he gave newcomer price ot $4.37 in the quality bracket.
 Senator Wherry of Nebraska in broadcast cited the instance of woans slip designed to sell for $195 in pre- days Mr. Bowles celnged it below cost yet another manufacturer according to the Senator makes shoddy garment calls it design and is able to sell 1t for $595 and you can't tell the front from the Dack''
 Mr. Bowles readiness tange with the manufacturers has earned him considerable support in the ranks of organ zed labor His nsistence continued price ceilings even though they approach the fantastic has met with applause from those unfamiliar with manufacturing and retail opera tion Yet somehow feel that there is far less than popular demand that he back to Connecticut gov ernor Both parties offer candidates just able he who are far familiar with Connecticut and its prob lems than is the Essex ad man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
THE MAYOR DID RIGHT
, (The CahOlic Transcript

Mayor Moylan of Hartford has re- quested the Chief of Police and the members of the vice squad to see to it that no dirty shows are allowed in the city. The Mayor thus demon strates. his appreciation of the full extent of his responsibilities and his duty to safeguard the moral welfare of the community. Lewd performances, employing actions and especially dialogue conductive to degeneracy, spur sexual crime, as the New York police have testified. They are particularly harmful to the young, the teen-agers.
 The Hartford Times applauded Mayor Moylan's directive, saying that he "acts commendahly" and indicating that right now there is cause for the concern he voices. The Hartford Courant took a different line both on its editorial page and in a curious column which one of its staff produces presumably by means of, a{meat chopper. The Courant edi- torial was elephantinely facetiouS, treating the Mayors letter as the oc- casion for ponderoSllly comic pas tiche in which the chief ingredients familiar enough to it's readers, were irrelevant to the serious point of issue. The slapsticK calls for expert yielding and. is not always appro- priate.
 The columnar effusion, insofar as we can follow it, maintained that burlesque is no worse than much offered in high-priced musicals, revueS, alYd night club shows. True. But do high school boys and girls patronize these latter in large num- bers? Do they have access to them? Do they have the price of admis- sion? At least ninety five per cent do not. All indecent performances should be banned, but there must be particular attention to those to which. numbers of boys and girls can, and do, go.
 The Mayor did the right thing, comedians to the contrary notwith- standing. All credit to him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
POSTAL CLERK PAY
(Hartford Courant)

(Hartford Courant)
 Yes, government does cost a lot of money. But some of it comes cheap at that. Specifically we refer to the postal service, where many salaries are obviously out of line with the quality of the service rendered, to say nothing of wage rates prevailing ill industry. While President Truman and his advisers are concerned about the take-home pay of employees in industry, they might take a look at the pay en- velopes of postal clerks.
 Prior to July 1945 these civil en- ployeS had not received an increase in base pay for 20 years. In 1943 a $500 bonus was paid to offset the rising cost of living. This was dis continued in 1945 when Congress raised the base pay from $2,- 100 to $2,500 year. Penuding before Congress is HR 3059, which would boost this comparatively new mini mum by $500. That does not seem exorbitant when compared with other wage hikes, nor does the pro- poSal that the bill be amended to make the $500 increase $500. For the five-day week now in effect has slipped about $72O of overtime pay from the postal clerks. If the Administration would make a seri- ous effort to liquidate some of its war time agencies, the money saved could be added to the salaries of postal clerks without increasing the overall cost of government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
At Last the Taxpayers Speak

One of the most significant movements underway in these days of overoganzaon is the welding together of
 2OO taxpayers associations throughout the country represents grass roots movement in when the weorganized few rampng the rights and hopes ot the unorganzed many has long been evident that such upsurge would in time and is the right tme
 Tn frank warning to Congress, N c. Hines Executive icePresident of the National Taxpayers and Property Owners Association said that continuation of wartime con tro will completely shacke production and building as hold the line policies achieved through promises of postwar relaxation He speaks for countless millions when he urges Congress restore the competitive economy that has built the United States.
 The Association cites fveSenator report of the Sen ate Small Business Committee follows: Pror to price control goods compevely produced in tre mendous quantities and efficiently distributed and priced Dollar margins of profits above the then level of costs compettvey established and calculated to yield return which in the light of the risks involved would provide incentive to business Quality standards were high and always tended to higher levels because of com petition Research for the development of improvements was constantly fosered Profits received from business activity depended largely upon volume and efficiency of business organization and management
 If the National Taxpayers and Property Owners Asso- citation help to restore the above mentioned conditions and bring it's influence to bear sound fiscal and other economic policies report to the American people mission accomplished And it will be mission In the highest sense of public service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
Too Much Loose Talk By Thomas {. Stokes

correspondent would get quick message from his desk or the home office for sources before the story was printed.
 But foreign affairs we must take on faith Even though they may mean life or death for so many of 
 Curiosity was aroused, too, about another situa- ton that developed at the press conference.
 The Russian Charge D'Affaires had conferred few hours earlier with Secretary Byrnes about eco homie and commercial matters including the request some months ago for bilNon-dolar credit. We must imagine that the two men sat down together ln MT Byrnes's office. That's customary
 Why didn't they talk frankly about this lranan matter too, since they there together? MT Byrnes had written two notes about the alleged troop movements with no answer. The Secretary ot state is most congenial fellow not at all frigd. He knows the art of easy conversation Couldn't he nave brought it all up there9 Seemingly not.
 There's protocol, you know, One must go through channels
 Lately there's been lots of talk in newspapers munists in the State Department. Representative May O. Ky), chairman of the House Military AT fairs Committee, reported to have made strong representations" to Secretary Byrnes to remove rom the State Department intelligence officers Of strong Soviet leanings."
 MT Byrnes said all he knew about this was that Ralph Burton counsel of the committee, had come to him two or three months ago and asked all nl- vestigation of man in the service The Secretafy said he has his committee i'll the Department which passes on personnel and if he needs special investigation he calls upon F.BI. All he asks. ne said is that people in the Department be pro-Anae@ ican He doesn't ask aside from that, whether they prefer any other nation above another.
 -. It seems there's lot of loose talk and vague information being spread around about subjects lf- tensely important to every American and that some body should carfy it before the rumors roll up mo something ominous.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
Views of the Press

for butter, milk, steel products and other items will make it impossible to see the old ramparts behind the outpoStS.
 Thus the economic imitation circle takes its course with determina- tion that thrives on scarcity and regulation. Workers get more pay, so manufacturers must charge more or go out of business. That leaves the worker with less purchas- ing power. Meanwhile, government economists, ignoring all the basic laws of their social science, add more regulations to confuse the situation.
 If business, which directly or in- directly is the livelihood of all of us, is going to achieve the goal of providing maximum employment, it must be free to work out it's solu- tions in terms of it's own individual problems and the welfare of local employees under statutes existing before the O.P.A., which was de- signed as a wartime necessity only.
 In Countries such as Germany Russia, Italy and Spain, where the government clalnped firm control over business, it was the people themselves who eventually suffer- ed through lack of efficient, econo- mical production of the articles that add to the comfort of living.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
By Peter Edson

of appetizer to set MT. Churchill in the right frame of mind to make good speech. 3
 It takes considerable time, also. The lunch was supposed to begin at 12:30 but it was after D. m before the head table people came down. Even then the efforts to get MT Churchill in the proper have worked because he didn't make any speech he just answered questions. Four dollar questions Ha! Ha! Hal
 But about that $4 item on the next expense ac- count. For the lunch you know, Boss. It was really a swell lunch Grapefruit, with the inS1deS ot more grapefruit and half orange scooped out and heaped or top, the whole Surrnounted by strawberry anc & Sprig of mint. Celery. Breast of chicken on ham, with cream gravy and creamed potato and peas Sauterne wine to make it go down.
 And 2 strawberry ice cream pie, with whipped cream on top that was four inches thick. Best a., desert you ever ate Boss, with strawberry trick ling down over the merngue, or whatever It was on top of the ice cream.
 Only one roll apiece, Boss, and no butter. Just orange marmalade. You know, Boss. Food shortage. Youu understand, too, what with all this lunch and then the question and answer period Whcn followed, why 1t nearly p. m. before we got cut of there This will explain Boss, why we missed out on your hunch to get story about Herbert Hoover and the starving Europeans. and what in $165O-per-day hotel rooms at Atlantic City nex' week.
 That's a swell idea, Boss, and we'll try to have it coming right up-tomorrow or next day. Dom feel too good right now and may have to take the rest of the afternoon off No story in what ChurchH Certainly has been busy down here. How about editorial page feature on this bum Chester BoWeS and how he isn't doing anything to kee1 down the cost of q luncheons for Churchill?
 So long for now,
 Eoug haEd-gogking correspondent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19

panson in these areas can't be ignored by the United States and Britain without making nockery of their prestige and the whole concept of the United Nations
 In the present international poker game" Stalin controls most of the cards for peace, Hartman told the cloSed-door session. He could make himself one of the greatest figures in history by asking for an- other conference of Big Three leaders and clearly stating his ideas. 4 e.'t s5'4
 It will be necessary for Russia to clarify to the rest of the world that she doesn't plan to devour the little nations of Europe Hartman continued. Unless Staln demonstrates this brand of statesman ship however, there can be but one result:
 Destruction of the United Nations Organization and, in time, another war.
 The United States has vital responsibility in its dealings with the Soviet Union, Hartman said, and advised:
 'We must be patient we must be understanding, but we must also be firm"
 He expressed the opinion that internal problems in Russia partly dictating Stalins actions at the present time Many different tongues and about 300 dialects are spoken in the Soviet Union Russia lost between 100000 and 100000 people in the war; her territory devastated much of her manufac- turing facilities ruined. The problem of welding the country together and keeping down political unrest has its effect on Russian foreign policy.
 Home-fr problems and the necessity of bol- stering the morale of the Russian people, however, are only part of the story Hartman explained. The Russian leader has very efficient intelligence serv- ice which keeps him informed on conditions all over the world.
 "stalin knows that the people of the United States do not want another war;" the ex-ambassador told the Senators. Undoubtedly Stalins intelligence experts have reported this fact to him and 1t has contributed to Russian bluffing and beligerency.
 Folks back in Jackson County, Mo- usually are willing to go the limit for any honor to their native son. Harry Truman. But recent proposal to change the name of Van Horn Road an important traffic artery named after early county pioneer met with storm of protest Some of the rural citizens baked at stealing one persons tombstone to honor another
 Van Horn Road was named after Colonel R. T. Van Horn, who settled in the county in 1855 when HSz. r1ofin ohnJlf mayor of Kansas City, was active in Missouri pol tics and bought the countys first newspaper later the Kansas City Journal, defunct.
 The move to honor the President was first Sug- gested by group of Kansas City negroes associated with 18th Street political factions They proposed that 18th Street in Kansas City be renamed Truman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19

 pick up the check for all 500 either was strictly Dutch treat That is everyone paid for his own lunch except about 50 British embassy people and the ministers from Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa We lease-lended their lunch, and what could be fairer, considering what food shortage there is in England?
 You know how it was when you were down here the last time, too, Boss. You'll remember you said you wanted your Washington correspondent to move around in the best circles and meet people. You know make valuable contacts with personages of importance. Like Churchill, for instance. He isn't as important as he used to be- maybe. since this Attee beat him out for the prime minister's job, but he's stiI-er, important.
 
 Most of us didn't get to meet him. exactly, but you know how these things are. Some of the old timers around here play host and sit at the head table to keep the guests from getting lonely Before the luncheon begins they kind of steer the other head table people upstairs somewhere, to . room where they can get acquainted.
 Sometimes they have a little appetizer up there. too, you know to get the speaker in the right frame of mind so that he'll make good speech. The @4 helps cover that too. You see. 1t takes good bit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
Taste and Authority

The authoritarian of the Federal Communications Commission must be constant of terror to the broad casting companies which exist from year to year by the EGGS leave In fact such power frightening Amer ican jealous of guaranteed rights of free speech and legitimate free endeavor.
 In recent report on the public responsibility of broad casters the FCC made Suggestions for improving the quality of radio entertainment and indicated that in suing renewing licenses would give particular consd eraton to the in which the suggestions followed
 That is censorship with teeth in it. censorship that af fecs the fortunes and of great many people, We don't approve of it. But will have to admit that the EGG suggestions pretty sound.
 Among other things the EGG would like to an casional public service slip into the mornings much of broadcast hour will be devoted to advertising since it feels that he listener who has heard two commercial announcements may reasonably expect pro gram to intervene"
 It is seldom that censorship exhibits much good and good taste But that reflects credit the feand- death of the EGG It simply emphasizes the countr good fortune in having stad by persons culture and intelligence, rather than by boors and bigots
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19

Cabinet officer gets such mark of respect
 It's inconsequential but it helps to give you that inner r-sanctum holy-of-h -holies atmosphere. Former police reporters dazed in this atmosphere-but they learn. Yes brother, of them quickly learn the difference between "aide memoire and an "aide memorandum" and how to judge spheres of influence. ,..
 The big question now, of course, is the situation in Iran. Secretary Byrnes reiterated the statement issued days previously by the Department about Russian troop movements toward Teheran, and said they came from reliable sources"
 When a reporter asked him what reliable sources" he replied that they were sources that the Department considered reliable He did not mean to be blunt he explained but that was all he could say, and certainly he must be justified.
 Undoubtedly we have State Department repre- sentativeS there who know what they are talking about. Maybe we don't want any other nation to know who they are or where they are That's the way with diplomacy, even in this century.
 Maybe some of them are dressed like Sheiks and wear long grey boards. (ShadeS of Sir Gilbert Parker and Lawrence of ArabiaD
 No other Cabinet officer would get away with such a vague statement about such an important matter Certainly if he tried the average Washington
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19

realistic about the pr0SpeCJS UL another war-So candid, in fact, that he had his dignified listeners sitting on the edge of their chairs.
 Lets get one thing straight" Hartman told the committee. Russia does not want war, espe- cially with the United States. However, that doesn't mean that war can be averted."
 The big danger, he declared, lay in Russia's over-reaching her. self in Iran, Turkey and else- .yhara TV OAIo,. ,.,0rdr cSovfAt aY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
GOVERNMENT FINGERS
(Bridgeport Telegraml

N014USCPO1V 1E1OBI d1IIJ
 The labor leaders who during the war were so anxious to ask for government regulation of industry and even Federal operation of struck plants are now learning that what they thought was flank at tack on business is becoming pin cers movement against the Ameri- can people that entraps everyone.
 United Auto Workers officials are bristling at OP.A. plans to grant price increases for autos. If the price line bulges in this sector, they declare, pressure for higher prices
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19

fair to give you little advance warning about one item you'll find on the next expense account. Namely, Lunch with Winston Churchill .. A."
 You see, Boss, 1t was like this:
 It wasn't that just the two of us sat down over a bowl of crack CTS and milk at a beanery near the British embassy. Churchill doesn't eat crackers and milk. And there were 498 other people there, besides.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
Waterbury Of the Past
2S Years Ago

Three persons were injured, one seriously, when D car left the road and crashed into pole on Meriden Road after the driver lost control when a bee stung him.
 Topcoats were discarded as sud- den uprising in the temperature brought a preview of spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19

some or them QOIl ever sCVAIe OAA. Unfortunately, others do.
 This mystery, secrecy and protocol goes down to the simplest matters, say, for instance, a press conference.
 Among other things-and it is a trivial matter-every news paper correspondent rises to his feet when the Secretary of State enters the big room where the semi-weekly newspaper confer ences are held. This has been the custom for many years. No other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

A method of carbonating ice cubes has been perfected-News item.
 YOU CAN'T WIN Hoist it, chumS, for science throttles PerllS born of mixing drinks Geysers shooting from the bottles Over tables, floor and sinks. Soda, ice-the combination! Toast it, hosts and Sundry chaps, Who with g1:m determination Fight the soda bottle caps. Chrage against the demon lurking In the beverage that IS ..... Stimulating it's not working Till the first atomic fizz. Hail the science that created Bubble water that endures In the ice cube Carbonated. Soda ice cubes! What is yours? Do nuot answer, sir or madam. I can tell it without fail. You will tell me, chips or Adam: Hey, make mine with ginger ale. '"
 The United States Naval ObSer- vatory announces that spring Of- ficially will arrive at B minutes past midnight on the night of March 2O-21. There is still some doubt as to whether winter has enough points for discharge, however.
 Hermann Goering has testified that he saved Sweden from an at- tack by the Nazis. This version will be greeted by several million pairs of raised eyebrows, including the Scandinavian.
 The Senate Atomic Energy Com :nittee wants to make tine produc- tion of fissionable materials a government monopoly. That's a large order; as we understand it., the only thing that isn't potentially fissionable is the figure O with the rim knocked off.
 Without the least desire to enter into a controversy over the hOus- ing situation, we cant help wonder ing where the war veterans used to live before thbre was war for them to be veterans of.
 Secrecy Cloaks Plans for Java, /. headline. Sounds as though some one is making a pot of coffee with the lights out,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
Only Fair

American delegates to the international monetary ference in Savannah into British opposition when they suggested that the president of the World Bank and the managing director of the World Fund should get annual salaries of $5O00O. The British favored lower pay
 We support the American view. Since this important banking institution to be located in this country the bosses baseball players and bush league radio croOners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19

They've captured a pOsSum that had been wandering around the House Office Building i= Wash ingtOn for several days. Don't be- lieve the viclOus rumOr that when they closed in they found 19 con- greSSmen playing him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
Merry o-Round

WASHINGTON, March 19-Ex- Ambassador w. Avere Hartman gilded no lilies in his talk on Rus sian relations at that hushedup session of the Sen- nte Eoreign Relations Committee He was candid and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
$4 for Lunch

WASHINGTON, March 19-Dear Boss:
 Just so you won't get any wrong idea that your correspondent is down here wasting the firms money and frittering away his time it is only
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19

The conduct of foreign affairs still is Shrouoec with so much mystery, secrecy and protocol it IS small wonder wars get started in the newspapers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-19
5 Years Ago

A Waterbury youth wrote from Camp Devens the Army life was driving him mad. Three days later he went AWOL and was picked up by local police.