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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
Big 4 Hit Cleanup Lap; Call Allies
 21-Notion PorIey
 Summoned July 29 For French Capital

Paris, July 5 tUP) - The Big 4" foreign ministers today hit the cleanup lap of their meeting which had cleared the way for a full dress European peace confer ence of 21 victorious Allied nations in Paris on Monday, July 29.
 Secretary of State James F. Byrnes' bulldog fight for a general conference to write the formal end of the war with Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Finland ended in an Independence Day vic tory when the ministers agreed on the date "A days hence.
 Opposition to an early peace con- ference wilted. after the ministers agreed at ' 1-2 hour session-their longest of the meeting on an Italian reparations plan awarding Russia s100,000,000.
 Round of No Objections
 With the last big point of the Italian treaty out of the way, Georges Bidault of France said he was willing to set any date for peace conference, and suggested July 29 He asked whether there was any objection. Ernest Bevin said mo objection" V. M Molotov clinched it with T have no objec- ton either" Byrnes wound up the vote with T have no objection.
 The deputies of the foreign nin- isters were instructed to work out the wording of invitations to the conference by today for immediate issuance.
 Finally over the hump, the min isterial council went into the down. bill rush of it's meeting. Nobody doubted that the remaining score of questions on the Italian, Balkan and Finnish pacts could be cleaned up with dispatch.
 Danube Problem Up
 The most stubborn remaining i problem was that of free navigation of the Danube The United States and Great Britain were insistent on | it. Probably when the matter comes ! up tomorrow, the Big 4 will agree on the text of a declaration to the peace conference emphasizing that Europe,s stream of destiny must be open to every nation.
 l After the treaty questions are disposed Of, the ministers will turn to Germany. That matter was on the agenda today, but was not ex- pected to be reached until Monday. The ministers were not considered likely to make any real progress on the future of Germany or that of Austria before they adjourn for a rest before the peace conference.
 Russia agreed to receive s10o000,- 900 in separations from Italy and payment be made over a period of seven years, that the payment come out of current production except for the first two years, that repara tions be drawn from various sources and that Russia supply on con- mercial terms materials normally imported by Italy, payment fol same being made by deducting the value of the goods delivered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
First Soundings Made in City On Proposed 23-Mile Hgh1uay
Geological Foundation ests Made
 Cox Says Purchase
 Of Property, Other
 Steps Begin Soon

Preliminary steps in the States plans for the 23-mile long, S13,- 900,000 highway that will be routed through Waterbury were taken here Wednesday when soundings to de- termine surface structure were made by the State Highway Department.
 The tests were made in the Mill, Union, Cole, Baldwin Streets area the general site for one of the over- head passways of the proposed su- per-strueture.
 Purchase of property and other major preliminary steps will be started toward the end of the year State Highway Commissioner Will, liam J. Cox today told The Water bury Democrat.
 Sub-Surface Tested
 The soundings are made for pur- poses of determining the sub-sur- face structure of the general area within which will be constructed the huge overhead passes that will bear much of the traffic. By these soundings, efforts are made to de- termine whether the sub-surface area will naturally bear such a structure, whether endorsements might be necessary to detect the presence of water and general drain age and the exact nature of the soil.
 The 23-nile long new highway will stretch from Routes and 67 in Southbury to Route 10 in South ington connecting with East Main Street in Waterbury and with Route 10 in Milldale.
 The proposed structure will enter Waterbury on East Main, run paral- Tel for a short distance then cut southwest across Plank Road, con- tinue west to Hamilton Avenue and proceed north connecting with Bridge Street where it will proceed by overhead pass west across Sco- wills, Mill, South Elm, South Main, Bank and Meadow Streets across Riverside Avenue parelleling Sunny side Avenue and connecting with the Chase Parkway and then pro- ceeding southwest toward South bury.
 AS the new highway will extend East-West, pre-War traffic measure ments were made of such a flow with Waterbury as the focal point. These revealed that approximately 1,500 vehicles passed to and from Waterbury to Hartford on an aver age day; 500 were bound on the same route for New Britain or from the same place; 300 were headed for points beyond Hartford 200 were going to Plainville; 100 to Farming ton LILO to Southington, 1,20O for Merlen and Cheshire and $50 to poinA on route GA east of Meriden. This was a total over 5,150 vehicles a day bound from Waterbury to points beyond Milldale.
 Middlebury Routes Checked
 Similar checks made in the Mid Contd Page 2-(GEOLOGICAL)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05

ther support.
 When The State Hotel closed July l, the tenants roamed over the city seeking rooms. They had been given notice that the place would be closed but many of them were unwilling to admit, even to themselves, that the haven that had been home would be theirs no longer. All this week they have been making the rounds of the rooming houses, but at least 10 of them still have no bed at night.
 I've been sleeping here in the park three nights now" said the old man." and so have Tim and Jerry. I think there are a couple of more, too, but I'm not sute. I almost had place in a rooming house off North Main Street but I didn't have enough money to pay week in advance"
 It was caravan of wobegone figures that left the hotel. Stray bits of clothing hung out from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05

T total of s436,25l.8l in warrants payable was sanctioned by the Board of Finance at it's regular meeting held at noon today instead of the customary 4 F. M. The to- tai consisted of 44,941 in vouch- CTS and $91 ,3O9 in pavrolls.
 A cash balance of $3,826, 467 was held by the city as of June 30, the city treasurer reported to the board This was about S600,000 more than the balance of year ago.
 Receipts during June equaled $l,- 222,780 with disbursements totaling $l ,408, 735. Cash balance as of May 31 was $4,012,421.
 T heannual audit of the firm of Barrow, Wade and. Guthrie sub mitted to the Mayor a week ago was presented to the board.
 Other business transacted con- sisted of small transfers, reports on various separate funds such as Hamilton Park Pavilion, municipal golf course and others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
By RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK

The old man tried Intellectually to brush the wrinkles from his worn brown suit and blinked his watery eyes in the sunlight that filled Library Park He looked down at the tattered straw suitcase along side the bench and said That's everything I have in the world. I haven't even got place to sleep any more. Just don't bother me; I'll take care of myself.
 He is but one of more than 50 men, many of elderly years, who lost their home early this week when the State Hotel, at 203 South Main Street, closed its doors. Oper- ated more as a rooming house than a hotel, the State had been the home of bachelors and widowers, most of whom admit no relatives. Some of the former roomers work in factories, others are outdoor laborers, and more than a few de- pend on old-age pension checks for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
Guard Encampment To Include 2.7OO

Hartford, July 5-(UP)-The Con- necticut State Guard announced to- day that approximately 2,700 mem- bers will go to Camp Baldwin Mantle, this month and next for seven-day field training periods.
 The battalion encampments will wind up the major activities of the State Guard,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
Eisenhower Named 'Alurnnus of Year

Amherst, Mass, July 5-(UP)-- Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower will be named "alumnus of the year" by the American Alumni Council Thursday, it was announced today.
 The General will be presented an Award of Merit at the second daJ of the Councils 3lst national cone ference of $50 alumni secretaria meeting at Amherst, Mt. HolyolR and Smith colleges.
 Last year the award went ' Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. a w4 lesley College graduate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05

The Rev. William R. Mccarthy, Maryknoll missionary, of Water bury has been assigned to Lima, Peru. Father Mccarthy will leave Aug. IA. He formerly served on Cebu Island, Philippines, until 1942 when he was captured by the Japanese and informed in the Los Banos and Santos Tomas prison camps for g months when lib- erated by MacArthur's forces in 1945. Since his return home he has been serving at the headquar- ters of the Maryknoll Mission aries at Ossining, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
APPLE CROP ESTIMATED

Storrs, July 5 - (UP) The States apple crop this year will amount to nearly million bushels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05

Some retail food prices edged high CT today and more cities took steps to control rents.
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The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26
NAACP WINS EX-SAILOR
HONORABLE

Washington, D. G. Oct 10Th
Samuel r. Cassius, whose pro-
tests against segregation and dis
crimEnatien in the navy resulted
in his being discharged as "unde-
sirable", received word this week
from the navy department that
the undesirable discharge given
you on August 25 1913, should be
changed to a certificate of dis
charge under honorable conditions
The former sailor had been repre-
scented before the Naval Board of
Review bby Leslie Perry. Wash
ington Bureau, NAACP.
Cassius. who was stationed at
Pearl Harbor and saw action when
the island was attacked December
Z, 1871, had at various times while
in the navy written letters to news
papers denouncing naval policy
which confined Negroes to mental
assignments. After several such
letters were published in leading
Negro papers, his then Command
ing Officer wrote Washington. as
he (Cassius) would no doubt prove
undesirable on any ship, it ap-
pears desirable to give him a spe-
cial discharge with the specific
idea that he would enlist in the
army in a colored division in ac-
cordance with his request. While
an undesirable discharge would
rid the navy of Cassius, it is not
considered the proper solution of
the problem and it is therefore re-
commended that he be permitted
to enlist in another branch of
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26

ku Kluxism and mob violence,
Walter White told the Justice De
partment assume full responsible
lily for the HAIRLESS safety from
the minute they left the midwest
tern state where they are now liv-
ing, under the care of the NAACP
until their return.
To do this, it was necessary for
the HAIRLESS to place themselves
voluntarily in the protective GU
stody of the U. S. Government as
material witnesses. They. there
fore, were required to appear, at
a closed hearing, before a Federal
judge in the midwest, so that no
one would know about their plan
to go back to Louisiana. In that
State, they risked facing the mob
which the NAACP knew would
stop at nothing to close young AL
bert Harris's mouth forever, as
he was an eyewitness to the
lynching and can positively iden-
tify some members of the mob,
which included deputy sheriffs.
The Harrises Travelled to Louis
lana in a drawing room. accom-
panied by the Executive Secre-
tary of one of the NAACP bran
ches, and guarded by several U.
S. marshalls at all times.
They testified before the Grand
Jury on Monday, and left imme-
diately afterward for their home
in the midwest. The announcement
that they had testified was with
held by the Justice Department
until their safe return was establ-
ished.
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26
Education Is A
Sound Investment

Without good education our boys
and girls cannot get ahead in
life. Nothing we as parents give
them is as im~ortant as the kind
Of education thev get. We want
a beautiful Omaha; we alsc
want our children to lead success
full and happy lives.
November 5 is the day Omahans
win decide what will happen to
their public schools. Two choices
are provided for by the newly
adopted school budget. A school
term slashed from So to 80 weeks
providing for a loss of six weeks
Of school in the spring; or two
fun terms and a debt Of S455. 600.
A dangerously small amount Of
schooling would result from the
first plan and a crippling burden
Of debt from the second.
"a proposal viii appear on the
November 5 ballot which. is pass
ed viii enable the state to pro-
vide about $40 for each pupils
education efyh year. With this
added income, Omaha schools
could keep on having a 36-week
school-year and perhaps even hire
a few additional teachers to re-
iieve o~vercrowded classes and to
make il possible for teachers to
give our boys and girls a little
OF that personal attention that
means so much in keeping them
on the right path.
Action is urgent. November 5
is the day Of decision. We hope
all our voting readers will vote
Yes" on the State Aid to Schools
Amendment.
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26
BROTHERHOOD BEGINS
ON OUR LOG
BY Homer A. Jack. Phi D.,
Executive Sec'y. Chicago Council
Against Racial and Religious
Discrimination
EDITED BY vERNA p. HARRIsj

Peace begins on our street. Ar
bitrate the neighborhood wars be-
tween Negroes and whites. Jews
and gentiles and we will have the
internal health. and confidence to
lead the world 10 abolish war.
Brotherhood begins on our block
Brotherhood is not easy. 1t is
doing the thing that hurts the
most II we crave neighborhood
approval It's the thing that tou-
ches our pride. X means living
next 10 a Jew, eating next to a
Negro. sitting next TO an Ameri-
can of japanese descent, working
next TO an American Of Mexican
descent. Brotherhood is difficult,
since it's easier by far to conform
TO local preJudices-
Brotherhood is not passive. It
means speaking out when some
body turns a joke against a Ne
gro. speaking out whether or not
the Negro IS present 1t means
raising unpleasant issues. 1t means
calling the lie 10 bigotry. Brother
hood is active.
Brotherhood is not optional Eli
Their we live as brothers or we per-
Their we live as brothers OF we
perish. White America suddenly
finds itself in a colored world: 7
colored humans for every white
man on this planet And Christian
arrogance must be displayed by
black and white. Christian and non
Christian cooperation Brother
hood is compulsory. for survival.
Brotherhood is not fun. II does
not mean visiting Little Tokyos
OF eating Italian food or SUNNI
ing at Negro nightclubs. It is reed
ing pamphlets. distributing liter
allure. organizing meetings, pro-
testing % discriminatory institu-
tons. voting bigots out of office
sunn0rting those who oppose dis
elimination. Brotherhood is hard
work.
Brotherhood Is not theory. Ne
groes and whites can and do live
together. without riots Jews and
Cctiies can and as work together
without friction. Americans of
Mexican an Italian descent can
and d1 uiav together without ar
bed conflict. And that ~ the heart
eninE thing about brotherhood. 1t
works. Try i'll.
-APA-
BE a coon CITIZEN VOTE Nov. g.
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26

Commentator Walter Winchell. On
last Sunday Walter Winchell at
tackled Bilbo on the ground of re-
ceiving the $4,000 contribution
from a war contractor and went
further to mention other contri-
buttons of lesser amounts which
he had accepted.
Winchell frankly called them
"bribes'. Even more damaging
perhaps, was Winchell's assertion
that Bilbo had made use of u. S.
Army personnel and material to
develop his private estate at Pop
larville, Miss.
So, long as these charges were
confined to his Mississippi con-
stituency Bilbo could well afford
to answer them with his flippan-
cies and references to Winchell as
a like"
But the matter seems to be get
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26
$500 VOLUNTEERS AID
CHEST CAMPAIGN TO RAISE
s7e8, SGT FOR UPkEEP
OF WELFARE AGENCIES

Division quotas in the commun-
ity chest campaign to raise S798,
5s7 for 80 Omaha health and wei
fare agencies were announced %
day by Harold d. LeMar. general
chairman.
The quotas are:
Initial Gifts division. S429, Sol;
Industrial division. 1926 .632; Ma
tional Firms S38.650; Women's
division, 58.S72; Business division
S44.S32.
First reports of the campaigns
progress we're submitted early
Wednesday afternoon at a work
er's meeting. Other reports will
be made on Thursday and Friday
and on Monday Oct. %.
Chairman Lemar said it is ex-
pected the seven day drive will
be completed on schedule October
%. OF some $500 Omahans vol
unteering their services in the cam
paign, there are approximately
1900 who represent the Women's
division whose solicitation is chief
ly in the residential areas.
An unusual gift to the Chest
was the donation of Is inch Ella
borately decorated cake with the
wording Community Chest 1915
The cake was the gift of the Pratt
School of Individual instruction.
II was accompanied by the cash
contribution of $3.50 by the school.
The cake had been n of two
donated by the Jensen bakery to
the school for use as it saw fit.
The cake was turned over by the
Chest to the Hattie B. Munroe
Home for Convalescent Children
for their delight.
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26

DO. Collins has received militant
support.
COLLINS CHARGED during the
campaign that Bilbo had accepted
a S250.OOO contribution from a
war contractor. In reply to this
charge, as well as to others equ-
ally damaging. Bilbo has hereto
fore made only wfsecracking re-
joinders. But when Sen. Flanagan
Or. Mich.) recently reported that
inquiries were underway. presum-
ably concerning the SIS. 600 con-
tribution and other off-color trans
actions in which Bilbo is said to
be involved, Bilbo reported at Jack
son, Miss, that he had no COM
ment."
Most powerful addition to the
growing ranks of American citi-
zens determined to relieve the SEN
ate Of Bilbo's presence is News
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26
Drive On Bibo Increases; Charged With Bride Takins

WASHINGTON-The effort to
prevent Theodore Bilbo, senior
senator from Mississippi, from ia
king his seat in the Senate when
it convenes in January is gaining
steadily in momentum. The fight
was started by Walter White of
the NAACP Immediately aided
and abetted by virtually the entire
Negro press of America.
Sen. Bilbo will have no claim
upon the seat until after the cleo
ton in November; but since he has
won the democratic primary NOM
ination without serious opposition
il is certain that he viii be cleo
ted to succeed himself.
Bilbo's victory at the primaries
received immediate and serious
challenge from Ross Collins, 1 of
other candidates for the primary
nomination who ran closest to Bill
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26
To Seek Enlarged Field
of Employment for Citizens

The Board of Directors of the
Omaha Urban League makes the
following announcement of the
Leagues future program:
BACKGROUND
For over eleven years the Ur-
ban League found it necessary to
work in the recreation, and COM
munity center fields. The Board
believes with the coming of the
Near Northside YMCA-Commun-
ity Center and the continued act
ivity of the Northside YWCA.
many of the recreation, and COM
munfty center activities of the
Urban League r now adequately
covered. The Board further belize
yes the League a be of more
value to the community by plac-
ing greater emphasis on those So
cial, welfare, and community mat
tiers which are the responsibility
of the Urban League and are not
being met by any other agency.
Listed below is an outline Of the
detectives of the Urban League
for the coming year.
THE PROGRAM
A. Industrial Relations
The leagues program in this
area will consist Of the following:
1. Opening new areas of m
ployment for Negroes.
2. Aiding in the promotion of
industrial peace.
8. Acting in the consultative
capacity with industry, la
Dor unions, and federal a.
gencies where Negro labor
and employment is affected.
4. Making available testing
and training facilities for
Negro labor.
5. Carrying out a vocational
guidance and counselling
program.
6. Aiding in the placing Of
qualified skilled, semi-skill-
ed, professional, clerical.
and technically trained Ne
groes into industry.
3. Housing
The Leagues Committee will
work towards obtaining the folf-
owing:
L. Stun clearance,
2. Improvement of privately
owned and rented homes.
3. Increased opportunities for
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26
Urban League Outlines F future Program

Their and maintain files on terti-
nent facts concerning Negroes in
Omaha. These facts would be the
basis for setting up new welfare
services in the community.
&. Race Relations
The Leagues ~objectiye3 can be
attained only through the use OF
a real and positive race relations
program. The League is working
towards improving racial under
standing and racial amity in the
community.
The Urban League is a COM
munity organization. It's purpose
For Social Service Among Ne
groes" and its slogan. MOT Aims
but Opportunity expresses i'm
brief the scope and method by
which the League hopes to serve
the community.
The success of the Leagues pro
gram depends upon the -coopera-
ton of the community. We invite
and solicit your participation
Signed May B. Taylor,
President. Board of Directors
Signed M. Leo Bohanon.
Executive Secretary
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26
South Side Man
Die From
Stab Wounds

Ted Dalton "a, of 261O Jefferson
Street was stabbed fatally Sum-
day evening at 26th and Q SITS.
Otis Luster "a, of 1902 No. 18th
St, who is held on the stabbing
charge, claims Mr. Dalton was
attempting to break up his home
Inspector Franks said. Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Griffin of
5119 So. 26th. st. told police that
the assailant strolIed UP to the
corner as they were talking to
Mr.. Dalton and started a scuffle
with him. During the scuffle he
drew a knife and stabbed Mr..
Dalton several times. Mr.. Dalton
fled, the couple related and the
knife weilder pursued him slash
ing him several times. The man
injured his leg in the fray, the
Griffins said, and started to limp
away. After Mr.. Dalton collapsed
he died five hours after being
attacked.
Joe fairfield. Omaha profess
sional boxer was released on S100
bond to appear as a state witness.
He allegedly drove Luster to the
scene of the stabbing, later car
ried him to the hospital for the
treatment of a slashed tendon.
Deputy County Attorney Phil
lip Kneifl also revealed that Ca
Uterine st. Cry, 10, of 1902 No.
18th St, sister-in-law of Luster.
is under a 500 bond as a state
witness. Mr.. Kneifl said she &C
companied fairfield and Luster
to the hospital. A preliminary
hearing in Municipal Court was
continued Tuesday at Luster's
request. He said he was unable
to reach his attorney.
The Omaha guide., 1946-10-26
Y. ". C. A. PRESENTS
Camille Durham in Piano Concert

Sunday, Oct. 27, 1916 at 600
p. m. sharp, Miss, Camille Dun
ham will be presented in a piano
concert at the Northside Branch
YWCA to which the public is cor
daily invited. This recital will
last from 600 to 7:3O. During in
PERMISSION. Miss Jackie Fisher viii
render three vocal selections in
GLIDING one composition by Miss
Durham.
The Artist for this occasion IS
a recent graduate Of Bennett col
lege having had experience With
orcnestras. senior choir and ac-
companist for groups.
At the present, Miss Dtlnham
is employed by the local office Of
the OPA. Her rich experience with
music groups and the piano will
make the following program one
Of interest to music lovers of the