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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
Retail Stores
Open Friday
City, State Offices
TO Close

Much OF the city's business activ-
ity will be halted In observance OF
Good Friday. Retail stores will re-
main open for the convenience OF
Easter, shoppers but most other
establishments will be closed.
State and city Offices, schools,
banks and most factories will be
closed Friday Regular mail service
will be maintained.
Stores are prepared for the late
shopping rush that Is expected to
reach Its peak Friday and Saturday,
1arochial school children began
their annual Easter vacation To-Day,
Most schools have a Spring recess
extending to April 20, Public
schools, operating under the eight
week plan, begin a one-week holiday
April 26,s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
ABE FROST,
Window Cleaner.
3 Clifton Avenue:

at the shore, and there are few
places to battle at the lakes. AND
besides golf Is q game people Of al
ages are interested in. ! think II
ought to be built somewhere In
the western section Of the city"
TITS My Opinion" q new fea-
ture Of the Waterbury Democrat,
was in&sgurated to bring to read
ers the opinion Of people In this
community on vital issues Of the
day and problems Of human In
terest. "It's MY Opinion" will APP
pear again in the new Waterbury
Democrat on Friday, when
the following question will be
asked:
How much money should q
husband give his wife TO spend
on her Easter Outflt?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
Hospital
Bulletins

The condition OF Mrs. Bridget
Dryer, n, OF 35l West Grove
Street was reported to be fair
today at Waterbury Hospital. She
Is under treatment for internal
injuries suffered when struck by
car while crossing Freight
Street near the New Haven Rail-
road underpass yesterday after
noon. Police said the driver Of the
car, Ralph Keavney Of Ltchfleld,
was not held.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
Bross City Aerie
Supporting Bill

Support OF the principle Of the
pending bill in Congress to provide
federal appropriations to the states
for school luncheons was voted last
night by Brass City Aerie of Fra
ternal Order Of Eagles at a meeting
at the Aerie home.
It was pointed out that the pro-
posed program would improve the
health of the nations children and
cut down juvenile delinquency,
long a goal Of the Eagles. Copies
Of the resolution will be sent to
President Truman, United States
Senators Brien Mcmahon and
Thomas Hart OF Connecticut and
to Congressman Joseph Talbot OF
this district
The local Eagles win nominate
officers tomorrow night at at thu
Aerie home on East Main Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
KingSbMryPTA
Hears Miss DOrQn

Importance Of reading for devel-
oping OF children was cited by Miss
Gertrude Dorian, primary grade su-
pervisor, in an address to members
Of the Kingsbury P. T. A. last night.
Miss Doran said comic books
have an adverse effect on children
In that they are so stimulating that
other reading becomes uninteresting
to them. She also commented that
the vivid colors used in comic books
are detrimental to children's eyes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

10 increase. We need more outdoor
recreational facilities now, and with
people enjoying more leisure In the
future, the need for another golf
course will be great. II would be O
really good thing TO have more
anusements here, II will keep peo-
pie out Of the taverns and gam
bling places
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
CLEMENT BROUILLETTE.
Factory Supervisor, Oakvllle;

Certainly, I
think II would
be o good thing.
The municipal
course on East
Mountain Is too
small. 4 Y ry
time I've been
up there, II was
crowded. Just AS
soon as people
can get equip.
ment, interest
In golf IL going
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

wv @sel AAAf
not interested
In golf. But ]
don't think we
should have an
other course, be-
cause we have
enough expenses
already, and we
ought To try to
reduce our taxes.
II any money Is
going 10 be spent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
PAGE NINE

s2,ss weekly during disability q
chGles Austin, ST.. Of 2l5 Grove
Street, who sustained an injury to
his right hand while employed py
the Wolcott Tool and Manufactur~
ing Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

"Yes, I do. I
play o little golf
and have OBJ
served the East
Mountain course
Is always over.
crowded. T h G
need for an
other course will
soon BE- greater,
because m or Q
and more young
people are TAX.
inR IN thu RAfne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

II hope TO tell
you. ! don't play
golf but I've
heard the mu-
nicipal course Is
much o v Q r =
crowded. Any
thing that will
increase inter-
est In outdoor
sports Is worth
while. A car Is
required to get
To the beaches
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

water b u r y
really does need
m o re Tecrea
tional facilities,
but / approve Of
b h Is measure
only II II would
not require o
raise IN taxes.
And II there Is
sumcient money
In the budget, !
would much pre-
fer 10 have the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

Reported to be In good condi-
ton at Waterbury Hospital To-day
Is John Dauch, 38, of LakevieW
Drive. Bethel. Authorities said the
man received treatment for a
deep larcerat!on Of his left hand
accidently sustained when a knife
he was using slipped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

Waterbury Hospital authorities
reported a good improvement in
the condition Of 22-year-old Al
bert Maiga OF Thomaston who
was injured in a plane crash at
Mount lobe Airport Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
GEORGE WRIGHT,
Factory Foreman,
81 Frost Road:

particularly veterans. Since we are
not near the beaches and there
are practically no public swimming
places, II would also answer the
need for outdoor recreation"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

think 0 good airport should be built,
It would eventually pay for itself,
and better transportation facilities
would make waterbury Q better
city"
MRS. LEONA MARC.AURELE,
Factory Worker,
IT'S Sherman Avenue;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
~. S. Commissioner
Approves Agreement

Compensation Comsr. Harry
Krasow today approved an agree
ment which provides for payment OF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

Prospect, TerryUille,
O0kUilIe NeWs on
Page II
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
IT'S Ny
OPINION
Question: DO you think Wa
terbury needs another mUhiCi-
pal golf course9

ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN,
Merchant, BSS Cooke street: :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

city create more Fairgrounds In
every community. I lived In the
heart Of tho city for 10 years, and
IT'S q pitiful sight TO see children
playing around In the streets. I
also drive O car, and have noticed
that they are not In the streets,
and In danger Of being struck, In
areas where there are Fairgrounds"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

New Haven. Conn. April IT.
CUP)-An AUTHORIZATION by Federal
Judge Carroll c. Hincks today al
lowed trustees Of the New Haven"
railroad system to grant wage adj
justments amounting TO sl0.e03. 600
a year to conform with an agree
ment reached April 3 with various
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-02
By DresO Pearson

promise Of only 25OOOOO bushels of wheat plus 5O00OO0 bushels of oats.
 NOTE-Canada mas about one-eIeventh the pop uation of the US-A. and about one-third our wheat crop though she has been exporting heavily to Eng land.
 The wide-Open spaces of New Mexico about to see the most turbulent political fight in years with three colorfu figures battling for the U 5. Senate.
 Governor Jack Dempsey Ono relation to the box er) who jumped from Brooklyn subway brakeman to New Mexican politician has finally decided to enter the race He will oppose Senator Der1sss Chavez in the Democratic primaries
 Whoever wins will then have to cioss swords with srandstanding Patrick J. Hurley, ez'-Secretary of War ex-Ambassador to China, and Lne man who breathed fire down the back of the State Depart nent regarding allegedly 'pink' diplomats. In the end the Senate made Hurley look trifle red in the face himself.
 itching to get back into politics, and about two years ago took up residence m New Me1aco Wltn that in view That state long has been considered a happy hunting ground for disappointed politicians who lost out back East.
 Jack Dempsey, though of Brooklyn origin, has been successfully gyrating through New me,car from New Mexico later Under Secretary of the ln- teror then Governor. During this time he built up his own machine; and he will need 1t to puck sen ator Chavez who as author of the Fair Employmet Practices Act, has endeared himself to Spanish residents of New Mexico.
 NOTE-Chavez also has hit the all-time nlgh
 
 One reason for the poor wheat crop in Europe is the lack of horses Great numbers of horses were eaten during the war; others were drafted oy the military and shot in battle U s. wheat 1aleo to move to the Atlantic seaboard in usual amounts this Spring partly because of Spring thaW winch made country roads impossible. Another delay factor-in addition to shortage of hoxcars-Was m- come taxes Farmers wanted to wait until this year to harvest their grain when income tax oracKets would be lower At present rate of export, England will have larger wheat reserve than the USA U meat production last year topped 10000 OO0 900 pounds but may fall of thls year We have promised Europe 16O0OOOOOO IDS. or meat for 1946. =. Chief reason for the WorloWloe wheat shortage is the Argentine Australian drought Also North Africa, which normally exports to Italy and France. this year had to import wheat.
 Representative Hugh Delacy of Washington has offered West Point appointments to two ex-GIs who came out on top in the West Point entrance exams, but they have turned down free Army education. Say they prefer to learn about and i've under civilian democracy. When former IreaS- ury Secretary Henry Morgenthau travelled in Europe during the war Secret Service insisted that he use another name in order that he not be target for Nazi pilots. Morgenthau was known as Henry Mur- phy. Despite the serious shortage Of fats ana oils here Secretary of Agriculture Anderson has been unable to get any help to bring the 2500O or 30OOO tons of copra which have been available for the gathering in the Philippines for over year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-02
Cong. Book Censorship By 7nom0s Stokes

officials in charge the list of books prepared ill consultation with the Library of Congress the American Library Association, and other agencies It is a standard sort of list including many refer ence books, and offers croSs-Secton Of American life and opinions.
 perusaI of the hearings by the appropriations subcommittee in charge of State Department appro- priatonS throws light and discovers Representa- tive Gillespie (I2, Colo), Denver businessman, as the crusader in this case.
 The working of Mr. Gillespies mind may be seen first in his comment explanation, that a specialist from the University of Pennsylvania, head of State Department unit, had brought to- gether group of specialists scientific publications
 "If they come from some of our universities, I am afraid they would select the wrong kind of books" he said.
 Later he said he had heard that the State De- partnnent had sent lot of the wrong kind of stuff out" He even distrusted the American Library Association
 Some of the people in that association think that eftist ideas are the stuff that make America he said "Well, do not think 50. would like to see more of the good stuff go out from here.
 q would like to know how many copies of Elmer son have gone out, how many copies of BenJamn Frankin,s Poor Richards Almanac the things that made America great from the economic standpoint, have gone out Let us find out what are feeding these people and let us give them the stuff that America was built up instead Of the Sttff that is carrying America down."
 He demanded list of the books, which was sent to him and other members It contains Cnou- sands of titles and could not be printed in the hear ings Nothing further has been heard at the state Department from MT. Gillespie or other members of the committee who have been out of the city for the House recess which ends today
 Perhaps there should be burning od books in front of the capitol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-02
Six Weeks More?

Tt may week. month, six weeks, but opera tions btumnous industry will continue to be stopped says John L. Lewis. ..
 And what would six-week continuation of the coal strike mean? It might and probably would that 5O of Americas industrial and 62 percent or the countrys electricity would be shut off, Ninety of every 100 locomotives would stop running Water systems Wouu be affected Steel mills would shut down. and with them eventually plants manufacturing all the countless artces made of steel, from hairpns to automobiles. ,
 Six weeks of the coal strike would the death warrant of unnumbered hungry people III other Fooo Europe Asia be transported by rail to shipping ports. UNRRA needs American coal for locomotives to carry food from foreign ports to inland famine areas
 That is the grave responsibility facing the principals m the current coal strike. And while would not presume point to the operators gallery ot plaster sants It seems the basis of the evidence that the chief resons bty Mr. Lewss and that his position indefenslble
 MT. Lewis wants first what amounts to blank check (amount unspecied but estimated up to annual $6O OOO health welfare fund before he will discuss wages and hours Efforts to discover how ts fund would be administered have thus far been unsuccessful r LeWs wants the operators to the money but now It VIII oe spent is apparently of their business.
 Mine operators pioneers in the fields ot industrial
 medicine and group health insurance These services coud be improved, could the safety measures in some mines the operators efforts to discuss these improvements one-sded approach than the bankcheck basis have been dismissed by Mr. Lewis umbo-jumbo'
 The point however is that the country and indeed the world stand to suffer needlessly from nonsensca pro- onged struggle for prestige and between the opposing parties Mr. Lewis and admits that the strike will be settled He knows and the operators know how 1t will be settled.
 They will get together compose their differences and reach compromise They always have did management the General Motors strike the steel strike and every other strike history So why not do it now
 It may nate Mr. Lewis's seesteem to know that pros pery, health, and human lives at the mercy of ms whims. He may delight in the role of shaggy broWed ceased be picturesque and his tactics have long since ceased to be amusing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-02
Father Donnelly's Forums

Last night marked the completion of another seres o nder the direction of the Diocesan Labor Institute and Father Joseph F. Donnely.
 While all four of this years meetings have promoted mutay of understanding between the friends of both labor and management seemed to that the two speak era in the final meeting in the series reached high Tn candid and honest discussion of the problems whch are " day SO vital to both worker and management.
 Kenneth Gynn of the United Steelworkers of America offered as intelligent and able exposition of abors cause as we have ever heard Walter H. Wheeler president of Pit ney-Boes Inc on the other hand pulled punches III ay ing at organized abor door the responsibility for sprang living costs Both speakers were completely frank ana sl cere and touched spots on their opponents side which tender yet high level of good feeling and intelligent approach to difficulty of present day labor relations char acterized the entire earnest discussion.
 widespread enthusiasm for forums of this sort IS oe veopng is encouraging to note the vigorous public m terest in discussing national economic political and socla problems at such gatherings Father Donneys series has made definite and valuable contribution to the cause of an informed and tolerant public opinion among Waterbury citizens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-02
By Peter Edso,,
Businessmen in Govt !.

oY Commerce under Henry Wallace in the belief that there was real job to be done by government for business He still thinks He is giving up not because of any Encouragement nor because ot any difference of opinion with Secretary Wallace They get along surprisingly we considering tnelr dlIler ent backgrounds.
 Browning has come to look on Wallace as 8 sound conservative Many of the big business ideas which Browning has advocated such as an incen- tive tax program for industry, and more eInphasis on selling to maintain full production have been taken up and backed strongly by Wallace
 The usual pattern in government, says Browning, is for the executive at the top to surround hlmseif with a number of bright young men. They're smart eno1eh but they just haven't had the experience to know what makes business or the country run. The influence that these young men have on tner chief is tremendous, and what happens IS that tne chief is too often shut off from people Who co.nu give him opinions that he ought to have in snapng his policies are among the loneliest men in Washington The neonle who ought to see them do CrackpotS get in all right but the really top men Of industry are afraid to come in and make known their ideas III, stead they leave the job to trade associatons ana lobbyists.
 The trade associations serve many masters, ana often they serve only the most vocal minorlIy. II businessmen knew Washington better, they Woulon ' make the mistake of letting these groups represes them exclusively.
 General Browning says he'd like to See law nerntting business to put some Of It's pest nien -. eoyernment industry paying the difference petween the low government salary scales and wnat Ilese men would earn in private life. That way goveLn-
 ,ent could get the benefit Of service from tne Vop men in industry rather thar relying on tne secollu raters whom business might want 10 pawn OiA v goEegnmen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-02

Lover" one of the exhibits, and right spicy.
 The problem then was foreign books coming into this country.
 The newest censorship venture which does not involve the same question but presumably one m the category known as ideaology" is over the Kind of books being sent by the State Department to libraries it maintains abroad part of its nforma- ton and cultural program
 The censorship issue was raised by the House Appropriations Committee in its report expialning why it slashed the budget bureaus recommendation for $19284OOO for the information and cultural pro gram to flat 10 million This reduction will serious ly curtan all phases of the program designed to promote understanding of America abroad The H. brary program is of the smaller items but these libraries have been popular and helpful. The committee said in its report that 1t was mot satisfied with the types of books which nave been and are proposed to be distributed by the division of libraries and institutions. Many of them do not represent the American viewpoint at all and at times border on ideologles and phosophies which never have been considered part of American life"
 This was most surprising to State Department
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-02
Payment in Ships

The United States has been allotted about Is per cent of Germanys merchant fleet in accordance with repara ton plan whereby 15 Allied nations divide the fleet in pro- portion to the tonnage which they lost during the
 This is entirely fair But what will do with the ships Already this country has the worlds largest mer- chant feet It is costing lot of money to tie up many of the ships, which, though indispensable in too slow for peacetme competition.
 American operators concentrating the fast Vic torytype ship for postwar Unless the German vessels assigned to this country of comparable ype which doubtful this payment in kind for wartime losses could we'll turn into liability.
 practical and generous solution might be to assign the German ships of the smaller nations in Europe which lost large proportion of their eetsthough small in ton mage compared with osses-and which depend largely on maritime commerce for national Livelihood
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-02

mits frankly that relations between businessmen and government probably never worse Ihls bad relationship is based on number of misunder- standings both sides
 Businessmen, says Browning, have the idea that people who inhabt Washington are entirely dl11er- ent from people who live in the rest of the country Fundamentally they aren't. They have the same fears worries and ambitions. And any businessman who comes to Washington to work for the govern ment is not necessarily New Dealer
 General Browning recalls the time he came to Washington early in l941. As he got oft the tram he had the feeling that this wasn't his country. t was Democratic country. AS he registered at the hotel he had the feeling that everyone in the opny must know he was Republican. He was president of United Wallpaper of Chicago. and was just be- ginning to get into the big money after coming up through Montgomery Ward
 In the five years he has been in Washington, Browning has been connected with the old Office of Production Management. the War; Production Board and the War Department. He ended up 2 brigadier- general in charge of purchases and re- negotiation and termination of contracts Early this year. hs came oHer to the Department
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-02
ALL RIGHT AS FAR AS IT GOES
(New York Sun)


 The action of President Truman n signing the so-called anti-petril- 10 bill is certain to meet wide ap- proval. The head of the musicians union had aroused general resent ment over the lenghts to which he had gone to offset the effects which technological advances were having on the. men and women who make music. The idea of having to hire musicians to do nothing, of having to pay for services not performed, outraged cmmon sense. So, too, did the idea having to hire more musi- cians than were needed. Especially resented was the presumption of Petrillo in deciding what programs could be broadcast and barring or chestras and bands composed of school students. The fault many will see in the measure, however, it not what it does but what it fails to ] do. It makes Petrillosim an offense in one field but leaves it free to operate in others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-02
Views of the Press

and converted many barren coun- try roadway into beautiful archWays of elms, naples and chestnutS. Evergreens dotted the landscape and formed snow barriers on the farms.
 The beauty of these ancient trees increased with the years. Old age and disease have taken their toll of the magnificent chestnuts and elmS. Even the forests from which we have gotten so much wood for our homes and furniture have been greatly diminished. If we are to have lumber in abundance in the generations to come, the forests must be replanted continuously, and if our children and theirs are to know the grandeur of New England with tree-lined streets and shaded highways, it is up to us to keep on planting.
 The state has just sold 325, ,000 small trees to che people of Connec- ticut for forest planting, and for areas abandoned as agricultural lands. They will be used to fill in | other areas where fire has destroyed trees, and will also be used as wind breaks.
 Towns and civic minded aSSocia- tions should keep up the good work, even if we don't have an official arbor day. The Merritt Parkway is an example of what our highways can be like if they are properly handicapped. Today after nearly ten years of growth, the trees along it's shoulders and it's esplanade are beautiful sights to see.
 Joyce Kilmer, the soldier-poet, said that 'only God can make a tree" True enough, but everyone can plant one, and everyone should. It is much carrier, much pleasanter, l to plant one than to cut one down,