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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27

walk funds, idle funds, postwar plans, pension funds. new funds, town aid funds, debt service, uni- form fiscal year, disposal of rec ordS, Repositories, city cars versus reimbursement, accounting proce- dureS, payroll procedures, new ma chimes, child-care centers, civilian defense property. budget depart ment, preservation of records, inde- pendent audits, bond deductions and claims for payments.
 Funds of the city generally showed increases according to the Comptroler's report with $46.374.78 registered for operations of the water fund, $996.72 for the special sewer fund and $1,194 for the I. Kent Fulton fund. Bonded debt redemption for the year totaled $827, 800 for both the general and water funds. The city's borrowing Continued Page 7-EOURl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
N. J. Gas Men End WoIkouf

Newark, N. J.. Dec. T-UP)- Settlement of a strike of $50 gas plant workers which had threatened to seriously curtan service to 25O!OOO homes in five counties was an- nounced early today. The workers were to return to two struck plants at 8 A. M.
 The announcement was made by Allen Weisenfeld, secretary of the New Jersey State Mediation Board after an an-night conference be- tween representatives of the Public Service Electric and Gas Company. and Local 274-B of the A.FL. United Association of Plumbers and Steam filters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
Argentina Defies UN On Spain
Sends Ambassador To Madrid Despite Recommendation

Buenos Aires, Dec. 27-tuP)-The new Argentine ambassador to Spain will assume his post in Ma drid despite the anti-Franco Reso- lution passed by the United Nations General Assembly, 1t was disclosed officially today.
 pr. Jose Arce, who headed the Argentine delegation to the Assem- bly,, told the press last night that Argentina would not carry out the recommendation approved in New York on Dec. l2.
 (The anti-Franco resolution
 calls upon LIN member states
 to withdraw their top diplomats
 from Spain but does not com
 pei them to do so. It was
 passed by a vote of 34 to 6.
 with Argentina, Costa Rica, the
 Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
 Fl Salvador and Peru casting
 the negative votes)
 Arce said that the new ambas- sador, Pedro Radio. who sailed for Spain last Sunday, would go ahead and present his credentials to Gen eralissimo Francisco Franco.
 He termed the resolution 50 watered down" that the LIN delega- tions knew it would not change the situation in Spain.
 The tall. stoop-shouldered diplo- mat, talking to reporters in the presence of Foreign Minister Juan A. Bramuglia, declared the Assem- bly'S recommendation was tanta- mount to interference in Spain's internal affairs in violation of the San Francisco Charter.
 He said it established a dangerous precedent for the sovereignty and independence of small nations lack ing strong military forces.
 Arce made 1t plain that Radio de- parted at the explicit instructions of the Peron government.
 The Assembly's censure of the Union of South Africa for discrimi- nation against Hindus was also characterized as interference in the internal affairs of a state" by the recently returned LIN delegate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
JuryMeets To Reindict roitors
 10 Witnesses
 To Appear Today
 In Boston

Boston, Dec. 27-(UP)-Ten wit neSSes, including two German wom- en, will appear before a Federal grand jury here today in a move to reindict Douglas Chandler and Rob- ert H. Best on treason charges.
 Names of the witnesses were with held by U. s. Atty Ge .orge P. Gar rity in his announcement.
 Garrity said Chandler and Best now were held on an indictment is- sued at Washington in l943, based on their radio broadcaSts from Ger many during World War II. He said additional evidence would be sub mitted today to amplify the charges.
 Forced to Shift Scene of Trial
 Scene of the nations first treason trial growing out of World War II was changed to Boston from Wash- ington because plane carrying the defendants from Germany to the Capitol made 8 forced landing at Westover Field, Mass.
 A statute of 1790 requires a court appearance in the Federal District where defendants charged with treason first touch United States soil.
 The two men, who face death by hanging if convicted, are accused of being active in Nal propaganda and of having taken an active part in attempting to influence public opin- ion in America. Both are charged with participation in German radio broadcaStS beamed at this country.
 Ranked No. 2 to Flaw Flaw
 Chandler, 54, native of Chicago, was ranked second only to the vide ly-known Lord Flaw Flaw" as a propaganda salesman. A Self-Styled "Latter-Day Paul Revere" he aimed his broadcaSts at the Middlewest. Reared in Boston, he served in the U. s. Navy and as Baltimore, Md, newSman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
Gromyko Stays Awoy From Poll
 Russion Delegate
 Declines to Meet
 With Commission

Lake Success, N. Y, Dec. 27-CUP) -Andrei Gromyko of Russia, de- clined today to attend a meeting of the United Nations Atomic Ener- gy Commission
 A showdown vote on American proposals for international control of atomic energy was scheduled to be taken.
 Gromyko, regular Soviet member of the commission. sent a Russian scientist, Prof Nikolai Alexandrov. to represent him. Alexandrov said that Gromyko was engaged with other business"
 Short Of Boycott
 Gromykos action, just short of a Russian boycott of the meeting. fol- lowed weeks of Russian insistence that LIN delay a final decision on merits of the American plan spon- sored by Bernard Baruch.
 Seven days ago, Gromyko de- manded a delay of "six or seven days" indicating he could not re- ceive instructions from Moscow any faster and that as a result he could not vote on the Baruch plan.
 Baruch has pressed for a final decision by the end of the year and predicted today that his proposals would win a l0-to-0 vote of approval today.
 Baruch expected Russia to refuse to participate in the voting and Po- land to cast an "abStention"-a fre- quent practice in LIN balloting.
 Expects Settlement
 Gen. A. c. L. McNaughton, of Canada, had several suggested changes in the Baruch plan, but said there was a general meeting of the minds" and that he expected a controversy over veto provisions to be settled without bitterness.
 Canada, it was learned, circulated to delegates an amendment which would let the Big Five powers have the right to veto punishment of any country caught making atomic wea- pons illegally. This suggestion col lided head-on with the Baruch plan which states specifically that pun ishment of an offending nation could not be vetoed.
 Russia has argued that elimina- ton of the veto would violate the LIN Charter.
 Canada watered down some of its proposed amendments after har- mony meeting between Canadian and United States representatives. French and British delegates were not satisfied entirely with the Bar uch plan and sought some changes, but were trying mostly to avoid 8 break with Russia.
 Inspection Plan Presented
 Baruch'S program envisioned an international agency to manage all atomic activities. Agents would watch fissionable materials at every stage of processing to make sure they were used only for peaceful purposes.
 A detailed plan for carrying out this inspection went before com- mission members today along with the Baruch program. The inSpec- ton plan, however, was not ex- pected to cause any serious dis agreement. It was drawn up by a committee of technicianS after weeks of secret meetings with atomic scientists.
 The atomic commission will in corporate the technical report and some version of the Baruch proposal in a report to the LIN security council by New Years Eve. The United States persuaded the Se- curity Council to order the report by year-end despite Russian pjleas for more time to study atomic problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
Bristol Bride,
 A, Honew1oonS

Bristol, Dec 27-CUP)-A 14- year-old bride. one of the young est in the city's history. was honeymooning today with her 34-year-old husband.
 Town clerk records revealed that the former Dorothy O. Rawson, with the consent of her mother, had married Rayette c. Schillinger. The bride is a na- tive of West Marlowe, N. H.. and the groom of LinneuS, Me.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27

Is mounting toward the S0yOOO,OD0.- 900 mark.
 Rep. Earl c. Kitchener. R.-aich.1, who will head the House Judiciary Committee at the next session, eatd that a measure placing . one-year limitation on the time for filing back pay claims may be introduced in the s0th Congress which con- venes Jan. 3. This measure, fntro~ dslced by Rep. John W. Owynne, (R.-1aJ. died al the last Session.
 Expects Speed Tn Passage
 This bill, if 1t B refntroduced w1l pass Congress and pass 8 early Kitchener said
 Gvynne's office said he p1anrsd to reintroduce the bill.
 Rep. Carl T. Curtis, R.-geb.l. doubted. however, that the Gwyune bill would solve the problem.
 "An t does is place a limitation on how late union can file clainas." Curtis said.
 Lacks Complete solution
 Kitchener agreed that the mensurn in it's present form might not offer a complete solution to the problem. He said h might be neceHary to revlSe to meet conditions created lyy the Supreme Court decision.
 Unions seeking cognpensattou fur time spent by workers on company property already have filed suits for more than $50 O00,OO0. Some 1abor spokesmen predicted that the total eventually might reach S6OOO. GOO 0O0.
 Rep. Howard ". Smith, CD.-Va.l, who has taken a leading rOie tn shaping labor legislation, said Con- gress1onal action was needed 60 that the Government might not be the eventual loser.
 The U. S. Treasury needs cor,- gressional action more than anyone else" Smith said. Should afi the unions collect on their porka1-to- portal suits, 1t would mean that curu- orations would deduct the amosnntw from their taxes."
 Case May Not Aupay
 The flood of suits, the rnaiorftv R,v C1JO unions, began with the sEI- preme Court decision upnoldtux portal back wages to employes of tsle Mt. Clemens, Mich. Pottery Co.
 Some House members poineed cnsk that the Mt. Clemens case miehk nuk apply fully to other situations. Thev said E would be well to wait and find out the full import of the G. preme Court decision.
 Most of the suits which have been filed in district courts seek to col- lect back pay to 1888. Officials be- heve that statues Of Imitations r,av apply in many states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27

The four recommendations of the city official are:
 1. Install adequate and fire proof storage facilities for the department.
 2. Effect charter revisions permitting the payroll division to handle all features of check preparation and issuance.
 3. Give consideration to a change in dates of the city's fiscal year to conform to tax due dates or vice-verSa.
 1. A study of the subject of reimbursement for use of per- sonally-owned cars versus more department-owned vehicles. In what is perhaps the most com ,rehensive 'comptroller's report evel lied, Mir. Maloney pays note to the 'ollowing phases of the genera of financial transactions Source and arrangement, genera und, water fund. sewer and side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
SnOW Holds Three Titles
 Within Hour, 15 Minutes

Hartford, Dec. 27 - (UP) - It. Gov. Wilbert Snow. within an hour and IS minutes, today will hold three titles, the final one as gover- nor of Connecticut when he is sworn into office as successor to Gov Raymond E. Baldwin, who was en- route to Washington to take his place in the U. s. Senate.
 At noon, when Baldwin's resigna- ton was effective, Snow automatic ally moved up to acting governor. while at 1:15 P. M.. he shed this title to become chief executive when administered the oath by Supreme Court Chief Justice William M. Maltbie.
 Snow, defeated on the Democratic ticket for the ofiice he will hold for the next II days, will leave the cap- dt0 Jan. 6 when Republican GoR-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
ButterMort DropHeroIds Price Trend
LoeoI Morkdowns Expected Today; Production Up
(By United Pressl

Increased butter production. and the creameries inability to sell the larger supplies at old-line prices, resulted in a six to nine-cent slash in retail prices across the country today.
 First break came yesterday when wholesale prices at New York City and Chciago fell two to 10 cents a pound. This was followed almost immediately by announcements from the leading grocery chains that their over-the-counter prices also would be lowered. in some instances to the full extent of the drop in wholesale prices.
 The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company marked down its Chicago price from s7 to 81 cents a pound, and lowered ist New York City price from S9 to 30 cents.
 Local Trend Expected Today
 Other chains, including the Na- tional Tea Company, said their prices would be established locally today. The trend appealed to be toward immediate cuts in the East and Midwest. with the markdown reflected in western markets as rap- idly as new stocks appear in the shelves.
 Most Independent growers asso- citations said they would wait "a day or two" before making definite cuts. They expressed doubt that the new wholesale price would con- tinue at the present low level. In the meantime. it was believed they would pass on a portion of yester- days price rdeuction to consumers.
 Spokesmen for various mercantile exchanges and butter and dairy institutes said the drop in the wholesale price was due, for the most part, oincreased production and the publics inability or refusal to increase its consumption at the old prices.
 Butter production during the week ending Dec. 19 was one per- cent higher than the preceding week, and 34 percent higher than the corresponding week of 1945.
 Prices to Drop Again
 Whether prices will continue to drop was a matter of speculation. Russell Fifer. executive secretary of the American Butter Institute. said yesterday that June futures for 92 score butter stood at 53 cents, and wholesale prices may actually drop that much by next June. FiItiira fro dare d0 mt eat tho yNrioae but their quotations indicate their ideas of future prices.
 If the 53-cent figure stands, this would mean a 20-cent a pound de- cline in wholesale prices, and an eventual retail price of approN- mately 60 cents a pound.
 There was talk in the industry of a fictitious" butter market at New York being responsible for the price drop. A Chicago dairy spokesman said that Dairymen's League in New York City had bought heavily on the wholesale market in an effect to keep that territory's milk prices up. Ahe New York milk price is determined in part by the whole sale prcie of 92-93 score butter.
 As a result of the seven to eight cent difference in the New York and Chicago price, and the heavy eastern purchases. he said. Approxi- mately 100000 pounds of butter was shipped east last weekend. When the shipments went unSold, the price fell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27

elect James L. McConaughy and his straight Republican administration takes over.
 Baldwin filed his resignation with the Secretary of State late yester- day, packed his few personal be- longings in a brief case. tucked a small gold-plated souvenir elephant. emblem of his party. under his arm. and left the Capitol. At 2:3O A M-. today he entrained from New Ha- ven for Washington, where he will be joined over the weekend hy his family.
 The state executive mansi0n viii not be occupied by the new gOvegnoR as it is in the process of being va- cated by the Baldwins and tuned over te the McConaugl1yS who VIII move in in another to week&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
SoIon to Fire
 Ernie Adomson

Washington. Dec, 27-(UP)-Rep. J. Parnell Thomas (R.-N.J0 said today that his first act when he takes over as chairman of the House Un-American Activities Com mittee will be to oust Committee Counsel Ernie Adamson.
 Thomas, in a statement issued from his home in New Jersey and reisSued later py his office here, said Adamson had tried to wreck" the committee by releasing a report charging that Ameicarn Commu- niSts hope ultimately to bring about revolution through a general strike.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
Unemployment At lts Lowest

Hartford. Dec. N-UPD-Un- employment in Connecticut is ak fln lowest level since the end of fhe war. the State Labor Departmenf reported today.
 Only 21.50O persons were nstsd ca Jobless in mid- December, counared to a new peaeetime emuiuEmeuf high Of 656.61z. not including aRrI. cultural workers.
 Unemployment should he on fsss rise during the next few msnnefn however, because of ssasnnsi lnHs offs tn construction. the report saaA
 Average weekly earnlnes Og pre- dueti0n wDxkeES in manifestation increased to e1al16. and hezlH14 wages for the sazss group awHEngaa ea.12, mnsnndlng te she gupnsk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
Bins Crosby Tops Actors

Hollywood, Dec. 27-CUP)-Croon- CT Bing Crosby and actress Ingrid Bergman. his running mate in The Bells of St. Mary's." reigned today as the years biggest box-office money-makerS.
 Motion picture exhibitors chose Crosby for the number one spot for the third straight year, putting him on an equal footing with Mickey Rooney and one year behind Shirley Temple, who tinkled the cash regis terS loudeSt for a record four years.
 Crosby fans swarmed to his three pictures in circulation during l946- ''The Bells of St. Mary's," Road to Utopia" and Blue Skies" Miss Bergman crashed the big ten for the first time, jumping from 18th place with four box-office hits-"BellS of St. Mary'S," Notorious" Spell bound" and Saratoga Trunk"-in which she played everything from a nun to a beauty of questionable morals.
 She took the place of bobby-sox idol Van Johnson, who slipped one notch to third spot. In fourth was Gary Cooper, veteran of the l946 list with eight straight appearances.
 Clark Gable, all-time winner with i2 successive times in a row before he went in the Army, finished 18th this year.
 Bob Hope. who's been on the list every year since l94l. grabbed the poll championship for top 10 repeats by a comedian. He came from sev- enth to fifth place this year.
 Humphrey Bogart placed sixth. Greer Carson was seventh, sl1idding from No. 3. Margaret O'Brien, only child star on the list, was eighth. Betty Grable was ninth, and Roy Rogers. first in the cowboy poll, took tenth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
Congressmen Consider Time Limitation for Portal Claims
Creation Still
 Going On AboUe

Boston, Mass, Dec. 27--(UP)- The process of creation is appar. ently still going on in the heav- ems around lis, a Harvard as- tromer reported today.
 A study of the skies has de- tected at least 43 globules- clouds of gas and matter that eventually form stars. Some of them are estimated to be billions of miles in diameter.
 The report was made by Dr. Bart j. Box at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society at Harvard Observatory in con- nection with the 18th annual meeting of the American ASsoci- ation for the Advancement of Science.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
The 2 2 of ihe Hour:

0Will Truman get along with the COP Congress?
 Q Who gives the President his advice?
 Q Is George Allen a clown or a shrewd business man?
 c Who is the handsome young lawyer who now has an ofiice right next to the Presi- dents?
 For the answers to these and other questions backgrounding the governmental drama which will unfold on the Washington stage next month, read Peter Edson's two-part NEA dis patch.
 THE MEN AROUND TRUMAN
 Beginning today in The
 Waterbury Democrat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
ConkIin Deoth
 Held Accidental

Sharon. Dec. N-(UP)-A find ing of the medical examiner held today that the fatal shooting of George Conklin, 62, was accidental.
 The medical examiner said Conk- lin was killed when a slug from a high powered rifle entered his neck and passed through his head. Conk- lin apparently was using the rifle as brace to break 8 fall while out hunting. the examiner added.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
Allen Quits REC Post
G0ndhi Finds Gifts Useless

Spirampur, India, Dec, 27- (UP)-NkohandaS K. Qandhl does not play cards, he does not smoke and he is bald.
 Last night 0andhi opened a Christmas package from the Friends Service Union, a Christian relief work organization, com. posed of American, British ana Indian Christians.
 The gifts included a deck Of cards, some American cigaretS, a comb and a shaving set.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
SAVINGS TOSSED AWAY

Atlanta. Ga, Dec. 27-(UP)-R. H. VinSon. Sr., hid $2,2O0 in liquor carton for safekeeping until the banks opened the next day. But his son. trying to be helpful, put the bottles on the shelves and tossed away the carton containing IT sl00 and 10 $50 bills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
See Swift Action On Curbing Law
 After Jan. }

Washington Dec. 27-(UP)-Republican and Demo cratic House members predicted today that the next Con- gress will act swiftly to limit the time in which portato portal back pay suits may be fled
 The total of portal pay suits fled against industry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27
Four Recommendations Made in City COmptrOLLer's '45 Financial Report

Inserting four specific recommendations City Comptro Ter Cornelius Maloney today issued his 1945 financial report of the activities of the various funds and counts of the Comptrolers Office
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-27

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-03

The Ways and Means Committee
say that British trade concessions
are tied into the loan. A Michigan
Democrat John Dingell OF Detroit)
and a Michigan Republican Troy
Woodruff OF Bay city, are on this
committee.
II the bill takes the form OF a
direct appropriation the House
Appropriations Committee may
have prior claim and that means
well hear from Republican Albert
J. Engel Of Muskegon and Louise
Rabaut, Detroit Democrat.
over on the Senate side several
committees are angling for jurisdic.
ton. With Banking, Foreign Rela-
tions. Finance and Appropriations
Z Jmmittee each making n bid. Sen
ator Arthur Nandenberg has two
chances in four and Senator Homer
Ferguson has one. The Senior Sen
ator Is a member OF both Foreign
Relations and the Finance Com
mittees. The junior senator serves
on the Appropriations Committee.
A lot will depend on the Presi-
dents recommendations, expected
TO be sent to Congress shortly after
January IA.
Mrs. Thomas McAllister OF Grand
Rapids will represent Michigan at
the first national conference OF
state advisors on wOmen's Rctiyi-
ties Of the National Foundation for
lnfantile Paralysis TO be held in
Washington January and Z Mrs.
NCAllister will be a guest at the
White House broadcast and tea on
January 7, at which Mrs. Harry
Truman will be hostess and Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt, the guest Of
honor.
Marquette's Charles Will Wright,
chief foreign mineral specialist OF
the Bureau OF Mines has retired
from government service to become
the mineral consultant for an In
ternationally known mining COM
pany, DR.. X. r. Sayers, bureau d.
rector, has announced.
erology at the Michigan College OF
Mines Joined the geological survey
in 1903 and later for % years was
chief engineer and general manager
OF several privately owned lead-zinc
mines in Sardinia a | other enter
prises in Northern Italy.
Recently he has returned from
an important six month survey in
Spain, France, Italy and Germany.
These surveys were made In coop
Grafton with military authorities
and other government agencies to
determine the potential production
Of minerals in those countries.
This Michigan man made other
valuable contributions during the
war. He served as director OF the
minerals advisory division OF the
Office of Coordinator OF inter Amer
lean Affairs and also as a technical
consutant for the Foreign Econom-
ic Administration.
Commodity Credit Corporation
through December IS, has complet-
ed 33l loans on 69.69S bushels Of
1875 wheat in the amount OF S2l9,-
7l2 for the state Of Michigan.
The war is over. but casualty
lists still come in The death Of
eight Michigan men were listed by
the Navy on the last day OF the
year.