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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29
Hunters Wild Bullet Kills Maine Driver

Morlh Eegecomb, Me. Nov. 2s- NUP)-A stray shot from the gun of an unidentified hunter was blarned soday for the death of Horace Day go. of Wiscasset who was fataliv wounded while driving bis hqht szaek along a heavily-trayeled high- way here.
 0ay vas Killed yesterday and the sarge ealiber bullet which passed through his head grazed the chin ox his 2-year-Old son, Wesley. who vas on the seat beside him Days waze Emily, 35, halted the truck hy 1Aggang at the emergency brake.
 pr. Arthur Nichols Of WiscasSet Mno was summoned by police. said ne Believed the bullet vas fired from @ hunting rifle although the area m which the shooting occurred is not heavily wooded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29

oG. approximately a,200 who do not belong to any union. These he olude guards supervising ofFicials and clerical help.
 While another attempt to med- late demands for a straight 10 cents an hour increase win be made early next week, Mayor Cornelius A. Moylan offered the city's facilities to bring about an early end to the strike which was called Tuesday afternoon. Doyle called upon all union strikers to find themselves other jobs, that the strike will be "a long and bitter one" and that we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29
HE WATERBURY Drcr WATERBURY, CONN., FRIDAY NOVEMBER % o46

an maintenance workers from the factory.
 Union Business Agent David E. Doyle said that all f0rnaee.tenders would oe withdrawn if the com pAny further violated" a reported agreement to close four of the seven plant gates.
 A company spokesman denied the Gate~cloSang agreement and said that all gates would continue to open daily for those who wanted to work.
 Although the company has $500 unionised workers, there are an.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29
Eovr HATH No MAN

Maiden, Mas. ...(UpJ-- Al Mc. Lean of Maiden Is being hailed by baseball players as the fen of the year, Learning that Oitfieidef Johnny fiopp of the Boston Braves was desperately seeking q home, Mclean gsve liis own house Co the Hoops and moved ifi with friends,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29

can do without Royal but Royal can't do without us.
 The strike has not interfered with rehearsals of the unions fife and drum corps and the east of mina strel show, which are being held in. side the plant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29
PRECISION DRAWS pnsE

Schenectady, tg. Y. -~tUpJ-- Ee- centin developed equipment mahas it pdgsibie t0 fIieastife va6titfaa Dgeaa sure as low as fsfUO bflil0nth Of a p0tind per square inch, Co ffSemsliFe thickness down to f-fO0 fniilionth Of an inch, aaid Co record Wsisfits Co within fOg, g,0OOtiis of afi 0tifsos,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29
 OutWorkers At RoyoI
 Gote-closiNs
 Controversy
 Brings Action

Hartford. Nov. as - CuPD A sste-oaossns controversy as the sssake-eosn6 Royal Typeyraser Com. psHs Ae6 the Cf!o. United Eaecsrs- cal Radio and Machine Workers Union 10 issue a can wathdrawinr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29

had not named G-eece h sts rec ommendation which was passed over the Sovaet minority and thai he coale not 60 aesanSt Paris rec omTnen6ssaoaS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29
THE CORN IS GREEN
 ANn TAxI,

San Luis oblspo, Cal. CuP)--fiot lal the tall corn grows in Iowa, California Nlytechnic College stu. dents have proved by growing stalks l7 feet high,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29
LEAVES iSs DESCENDANTS

indianapolis = ttjPJ--whsn i0gA year-Old Annie Atiston Mathews dled At her Indianapolis home, she
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29
Ministers Hurdle Trieste
 Issue, Tackle Preparations
Big C Agrees tO Troops Withdrawals
 MOlOeov Offers Compromise on Danube

New York, Nov Ss-(Upl-TAe RSg Four Council of Foreign Ministers virtually agreed Sn 6esas of Trieste and in sight of connrorlse for free naNeaOn of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-29

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Evening star., 1946-02-17
Steel Strike Ends

There is no doubt that the settle
ment of the month-old strike
against the United States Steel
Corporation will be helpful inf1u-
ence toward the satisfactory adjust
ment of disputes in other industries.
1t would be premature, however, to
assume that the steel settlement has
set a pattern for industry as a whole.
In sense, the steel dispute has
been handled by the administration
as sort of special case, and for that
reason it will not necessarily serve
as precedent for other adjustments
to be made under the new wage
price formula. The President, be-
lieving that it was imperative to
patch up the steel strike on the basis
of his recommended wage increase
of eighteen and half cents an hour,
insisted that the industry be given
a general price increase of IS ton,
or just little less than 10 per cent
in the case of carbon steel. This
was more than the OPA wanted to
grant, and there is nothing in the
new price formula which leads to
the belief that comparable increases
will be approved in the case of other
commodities.
Mr.. Truman, in his statement, said
that immediate price relief to COM
pensate for wage increases must be
''conservatively appraised" although
this was coupled with the assertion
that the relief must be sufficient to
assure profitable operation to an in
dustry not producing at low volume.
Chester Bowles, who becomes sta
bilization director under the new
setup, has adopted more conserva-
tive tone. He has been reluctant to
discuss the price question pending
issuance of a statement Of policy this
week. But Mr.. Bowles has said that
price increases would be given very
sparingly."
Whatever this may prove to mean,
the impression is that the admins
tration, while pressing for higher
wages all along the line, will resist
ptlce increases to the best of its
ability. Up to a point, this is clearly
desirable, but it will be difficult to
curb price advances while wages are
going up, and at the same time
achieve the desired volume of pro-
duction.
On this point, the outlook for the
future is obscure, and the new wage
price program sheds little light on
what the policy will be.
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Ambassador to Moscow

Though a soldier and not a pro-
fessional diplomat, Lieutenant Gen
eral Walter Bedell Smith has back
ground and personal attributes of
a sort that should fit him well to
succeed w. Averell Hartman as
American Ambassador to Moscow.
In choosing him for this all
important post, President Truman
undoubtedly took into account his
rich experience as General Eisen-
hower's wartime chief of staff, to-
gether with his characteristic forth
rightness and clarity of mind in
approaching problems involving both
military and political factors-a
combination of qualifications likely
to be most helpful in his dealings
with the Russians.
Actually, in his capacity as Gen.
eral Eisenhower's right-hand man,
General Smith played key role in
what might be called the military
diplomacy of the war years, highly
specialized business calling for COM
plex and painstaking inter-Allied
negotiations in which personalities
and the human element-as in the
case of the Italian and German
surrenders-had to be reckoned with.
The record shows that the new
Ambassador displayed a marked
talent in this field, and this fact,
along with the fact that he and
the Russians are by no means
strangers to each other, certainly
augurs we'll for his forthcoming work
in Moscow.
During the greater part of the war,
the responsibilities now to be as
sumed by General Smith were
discharged with distinction by Mr..
Hartman. As the President de-
clares, the latter's resignation has
been accepted with reluctance, for
Ambassador Hartman, who has
been asking for months past to be
allowed to return to his private
business, performed many missions
of great Importance sin a manner
that contributed to our victory and
reflected credit" on America. Now
that the peace is here, he can leave
his post with the satisfaction of
Evening star., 1946-02-17

family which ruled efficiently and
popularity. maintaining peace and
prosperity until the Japanese inva-
sion OF 1942-just 100 years after
the dynasty had been established.
Driven into exile, the present ruler,
Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, returned
with the victorious British forces.
Perhaps the havoc wrought by the
Japanese proved too much for his
shattered power and prestige per-
sonally to re-eStablish; perhaps the
anomaly Of an independent" state
of Sarawak was automatically too
embarrassing. At any rate, he has
ceded his country to the empire in
return for a handsome pension, and
the empire is thus increased by an
area of $4,000 square miles, the size
of Alabama, some half-million Ma
lays, and rich natural resources in
Guiding OIL
Evening star., 1946-02-17
IdyI of Empire

The formal ceding to the British
Empire of the "independent" state
of Sarawak by it's ruler, Sir Charles
Vyner Brooke, ends one of the most
extraordinary instances of state
building in modern times. The dy-
nasty of White Rajahs" ruling
patriarchally and successfully over
a wild and primitive people for a
full century is an episode in the
great epic of western imperialism
SO colorfully unique that the truth
is literally stranger than fiction.
The story opens with the coming
of one Sir James Brooke to the
northwestern seaboard of the huge
and savage island of Borneo, in the
far-off year 1889. Northwest Borneo
is the home of unusually warlike
and predatory Malay tribes whose
traditional activity was piracy. The
Dutch, who had brought the rest of
Borneo within their Indonesian en-
pire, were unable to handle those
indomitable pirates, so Northwest
Borneo was politically a no-man's
land. A Sultan" of Brunei claimed
authority over the region but was
confronted with sporadic rebellions,
one of which was raging when the
Englishman appeared on the scene.
Sir James was one of those bold
spirits termed "empire-builders"
who, during the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries, spread the
Union Jack throughout the globe.
Quite "on his own" he offered to
put down the rebellion for the har-
ried Sultan, which he quickly did,
and in return the grateful monarch
gave him the district which had
given nothing but trouble. This dis
trict, known as Sarawak, had been
ruled by feudatory of the Sultan
with the title of rajah. Sir James
succeeded to the title as we'll as to
the land; and since the Sultan had
renounced his suzerain rights to the
region, the new white Rajah" be-
came an independent sovereign.
This arrangement fitted in with
the flexible nature of Britain's CO.
lonial policy, which works through
many forms such as chartered COM
panies and protectorates of varied
ftles. So Sarawak was recognized
by London as an independent state
under the aegis of the British
crown. Sarawak became the spear
head Of British penetration which
eventually transformed the sultan
ate OF Brunei into a protectorate,
while the northern tip of the island
likewise came under the Union Jack
through chartered company.
Thus, all Northwest Borneo passed
under direct or indirect British rule.
As for the dynasty of White Ra-
aahs. 1t Continued in the Brooke
Evening star., 1946-02-17
UNO Levunt Cose

Inc airing OF the complaint
brought by the republics of Syria
and Lebanon before the UNO
Security Council has already brought
into the open the basic realities of
one of the thorniest problems in
the tangled Middle Eastern situation.
The nub of the matter is the
reluctance of France to liquidate its
hold in the Levant, even though the
course of events there has rendered
it untenable. That hold was OBJ
tanned by the French at the close
OF World War I through a typically
imperialistic bargain with Britain.
dividing the Levantine spoils of the
defunct Ottoman Empire between
them. But this settlement was made
in spite of the rising tide of Arab
nationalism which had already be-
gun to challenge Turkish rule. Brit
lsh diplomacy was clever enough to
recognize the trend and to make
concessions in time. French diplo-
macy, more stiff-necked, sought to
maintain its control by a mixture
OF intrigue and repression that
merely engendered unrest and re-
bellion within its sphere.
The collapse of French power at
home under the impact Of the Ger
man invasion, coupled with the
complaisance of the Vichy regime
to Axis schemes for penetration of
the Middle East, obliged Britain to
oust the Vichy authorities from Syria
and Lebanon, aided by the Free
French" forces Of General de Gaulle.
However. London virtually compelled
De Gaulle to promise eventual inde-
pendence to those countries, involv-
ing the abrogation of the League of
Nations mandate which was the legal
basis of French rule.
What has happened since has
been a series of French maneuvers
to couple the formal acknowledg-
ment OF independence for Syria and
Lebanon with special political, eco
nomic and cultural rights which
would perpetuate French influence
there, at least in modified form.
Meanwhile, the emergence of Soviet
Russia as an aggressive factor
throughout the Middle East has
altered Britain'S attitude. No longer
jealous of weakened France, Lon
don seeks to align it as a make
weight against Soviet pressure and is
thus tender of French suscepti-
bilities.
AS for Syria and Lebanon, they
want primarily the complete elimi-
nation of France from their affairs
and secondarily the elimination of
British influence as we'll. However,
they want the process to be stimuli
taneous, and therefore insist that
British evacuation should not pre-
cede that Of the French. In this
they are backed by the Egyptian
delegate on the Security Council
The United States delegate seeks a
tranquillizing formula which will
save everybody's face. The Russian
delegate is having field day utter
ing high moral principles and de-
nouncing imperialism" AS for
France, it exhibits frustrated rage
and stubborn determination to
save something out of the imminent
wreckage of its vested interests.
Evening star., 1946-02-17
BIZ RAYMOND Molev

included Rabbi L. Stern and Henry King.
jr. The chairman of the committee in
charge of arrangements was I. l.. Blout.
Among his assistants were S. Bieber,
S. N. Meyer, I. Saks, M. Loeb, Isaac
Cans, Henry Adler, william Hahn.
r. Harris. David Straus, Alexander Wolf.
B. Silverberg, Max kaufman, p. Peyser.
Max Oppenheimer, H. Lansburgh. Mon
roe Luchs and Jonas Michaelis. The
money raised was to help to erect "a
temple that will shed luster upon the
citizens of Washington" and rebound
to Israefs glory"
On February IL, 1896, The Star an
nounced the death of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward j. Rea OF
Labor Leoder and 629 F street NV,
Wife Die the former having
been a prominent
and popular member Of the Association
OF Eccentric Engineers and an active
leader in the knights of Labor. Mrs.
Rea succumbed within few hours of
her husband. He was victim of typhoid
pneumonia, she of brain fever. The only
child OF the couple-a little daughter
was "in . critical condition"
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Washington and the Average Man
BIZ Or. Luther H. Euans.
Librarian OF Congress.

One does not have to worship idols
or to ignore the economic and other
forces which play large parts in the
shaping Of the destiny of mankind
in order to understand and to ap-
preciate what meaning q study Of
the lives of great men and women
can have for the rest of us, the
average men and women who strive
to live peaceful and useful lives. In
deed, the inspiration of great lives
Is one Of the most powerful forces
lifting men ever to higher levels of
morality and conduct than the ma
ture OF their immediate surround
ings would seem to justify. Men
must forever be in the process OF
rising above their surroundings, or
progress will cease and retrogression
set In. One would not have to search
long in the pages Of history to tind
examples of the loss Of high purpose
and It's tragic results In human deg
radiation.
Each great life has It's own lessons
for us to learn and its own inspira-
ton for us to follow. Some hearten
and strengthen US in dealing with
the common little problems of every
day living, and some illuminate for
all humanity the fundamental prin-
ciples of individual and group con-
duct on which a humane civilization
itself must rest. Washington, the
greatest American, is an inspiration
to the average man both as to the
great principles of individual behav-
ior and the fundamentals Of national
existence and national good.
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The first inspiration which I draw
from Washington's life concerns his
courage to decide what was right
and to stand by it no matter what
the consequences might be. Had it
not been for this distinctively strong
trait In his character the history of
this country would have been far
less happy than 1t has been. Also,
the lives of millions of average men
and women would have been less
surely guided by high purpose and
q calm courage which knows no de-
feat because it knows no evil mo-
tive. without such courage in q
large proportion of the leaders of the
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Corn Chowder

The countryman is not over
particular about foods. It is simply
that man who works hard all day
has keen appetite for his meals.
On a cold February afternoon after
man has been chopping wood or
getting out logs for farm repairs,
he is entitled to do a bit of shifting
when he comes In for the kerosene
lantern at chore time. And If there
is that pungent fragrance of corn
chowder a-cooking, there is no
question but what supper will be
a success.
Corn chowder is one of those de-
ceptively simple foods that only one
cook in hundred prepares correctly.
It's very simplicity is its greatest
danger. To begin with one needs
plenty of dried-out salt pork, cut in
small cubes. Cook the pork until
the pieces are crisp and chevy
and save the rich, brown-gold fat.
Fry two or three medium sized
onions in the fat. 1t is not the
genuine corn chowder without plenty
of onions. You need plenty of half
boiled peeled potatoes, cut in cubes.
If you are making couple of
quarts, two-inch cube of pork,
three onions and six average pota-
toes are about right. Warm two
quarts Of whole milk, and one cup
OF light cream and then toss the
above ingredients in, together with
three cups of cream-style can corn.
All this has been easy. Now comes
the hard part for it requires patience,
one of the scarce ingredients in most
cooking. Let the chowder sit on
the middle cover of the kitchen
range or over very slow heat for
an hour or so until it grows piping
hot. Then put the kettle aside.
Corn chowder needs to cool and then
be reheated for the Superlative flavor
that makes it a distinctive dish.
The reheating can be done quickly.
About two big bowlfuls of this with
plenty of crackers, square or two
Of yellow corn meal bread, grape
jelly, and two wedges of Juicy cold
squash pie make very acceptable
meal.
Evening star., 1946-02-17

nation and in the people who sup
port them this republic would rapid
ly disintegrate. With q heavy in
crease of it In our Government and
in high places outside of 1t the
progress and happiness Of the Nation
would be greatly accelerated.
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The second inspiration comes
from Washington's selflessness in
the service Of the people. Whereas
he preferred above all else the rural
and strifeless life of Mount Vernon,
and wanted not fame in other mems
eyes or power over other mems lives,
Washington served his Nation long
and arduously and at great personal
sacrifice. 1t was this selfiessness
which enabled him to see clearly
where the right course lay, because
q man really cannot see what is
right when selfishness dominates his
being. 1t was this selflessness which
made him welcome the opportunity
which came to him twice to lay
down the heavy responsibilities, first
OF commanding the armies of the
young Nation after the war for in
dependence had been won, and again
of serving the Republic as its Chief
Executive until the new Government
had been securely established. The
thirst for power was not in him; il
cannot be in any man of Washing
tons selflesSness. May mankind for
ever search for and always find such
men and support them against the
guile and the pressure OF the selfish
and the misguided.
Washington had a third trait of
character which I find an enduring
source Of strength and comfort.
That is the answering devotion he
had to character itself as a greater
and more glorious possession than
intellectual brilliance. washington
was not man of inferior intelli-
gence. and in some fields his talents
were extraordinary, as in military
matters, but he knew that one could
not build nation, any more than
an individual can build a successful
life, on intellectual endowment or
Intellectual achievements. They
must be built on character above all
else.
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Presidents at Prayer


fed Of the sudden death of his
predecessor, his first words were
plea for divine help. Pray for me-"
he said, and the whole Nation re-
sponded to his appeal. 1t was nat
ural that he should want providen-
tial aid, and it also was natural that
his countrymen should share his
solemn aspiration. The American
people are devout community. In
every great crisis of their corporate
life they have bent their knees to the
Ruler of the Universe.
The National Republic Magazine
for February contains an article
from the pen of Walter S. Steele, be-
ginning mo skeptic ever sat in the
White House" and going on to review
the part which belief in the efficacy
of prayer has played in the history
of the Government Of the United
States. Washington, the author
proves, repeatedly summoned his
armies to petition for the protection
of God in their struggle for freedom.
His farewell orders, dispatched No
vember 2, 1888, expressed his habit
ual dependence upon the Creator
Six years later he sponsored "proc-
lamation Of thanksgiving" inviting
the entire country to unite in graft
tude for the benefactions of the
Lord and in supplication for con-
tinuance of His favor.
Still more notably the first Presi-
dent practiced the sacred custom of
prayer in his private career. The
bronze plaque on the front of the
Subtreasury Building in New York
has been challenged for accuracy of
detail, it being argued that gloves of
the style he is shown wearing had
not been invented in his time. But
the main theme Of the work is not
denied, indeed cannot be drawn into
question. Washington undoubtedly
was capable of seeking communion
with his Maker in the quiet of a
forest. 1t was characteristic of him
to desire solitude to converse with
the Almighty. To be agnostic about
that would be to be uncertain about
the spiritual reality which most
commentators gladly acknowledge
in him.
So, too, Lincoln may not have
knelt in the autumn leaves at Get
tysburg exactly as Herbert Spencer
Houck represented him in the statue
at the top of the crypt stairs in
washington Cathedral, yet he was a
praying man and it is not incredible
that he fell upon his knees before
the Supreme Magistrate on many
occasions during the frightful strife
between the North and the South in
the red years 1861 to 1865.
Neither Washington nor Lincoln
was self centered, self sufficient.
Both labored for the common good
with faith that their effort merited
divine blessing. If they were mis-
taken in their confidence, there is
nothing in the cosmos for lesser per-
sons to rely on. Meanwhile, as
Tennyson wrote in Mort d'Arthur":
More things are wrought by
prayer
Than this world dreams of.
Wherefore, let they voice
Rise like fountain for me night
and day.
For what are men better than
sheep or goats
That nourish a blind life within
the brain,
If, knowing God, they lift not
hands of prayer.
Both for themselves and those
who call them friend?
Evening star., 1946-02-17

knowing that his country appre-
ciates that. He has laid good
groundwork for successor who can
be counted upon to carry on the
job-which has now perhaps become
more difiicult than ever-with equal
competence.