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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-14
FRANDIsE SOLD

: RALEIGH, March 13-P)-The
State Utilities Commission Wedaes-
day approved the sale by the Over
mite Transportation company of
Richmond, Va, of It's motor freight
operating franchise between Wins
ton-Salem and Mt. Airy to the Fed
eral Motors Express of Winston
Salem. The price was not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-12

(Continued from Page D cut in Washington. The alternates drawn for the White House presen- tation were Harold N. Williams, chairman of Local Board 6B, New Britain; Richard E. Dodge, member of Local Board 35, Rockville; and Charles H. Nutting, chairman, Local Board 22A. Bridgeport.
 Waterbury men who will receive the Ward of Merit are:
 Board No. i5A: Charles E. Wood- lock, Joseph L. Manganaro. William J. Dodd and James E. Grafton.
 Government appeal agent, Hale Matzkin.
 Board No. l6B: J. Warren Upson, Joseph A. Hackett, Harry Liebes- kind, Patrick J. Sullivan and Lester Wright; Government appeal agents: Finton J. Phelan and Francis Me- Donald.
 Board No. l6A: George A. Car ney, William ]. Kemp, Harold V, Boyce and Miles J. Kelly; Govern ment appeal agent: Maurice P. Wrenn.
 Board No. l6B: Arthur F. Blew lit, Daniel M. campion. L. Philip Brodeur. William F. Hickey and Guy r. Pugra: Government appeal agents: Edward J. Balthazar and Maurice T. Healey, Jr.
 William H. Muus. Board No. .i6A, who also was slated for the award, died last week.
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(Continued from Page D pendent telephone unions repre- senting l3,7O0 local switchboard op- orators and 2,5OO commercial em- ployes voted to cross the lines.
 5. ACEW national strike direc- tor Paul N. Williams said in Phila- delphia that picketing will continue until there was settlement.
 6. An independent strike of B. 900 Washington long-distance op- orators entered it's third day, sever ing the nations capital from tele- phone communication with the rest of the country on all except high priority calls.
 T. New York City, the nations communications center, was virtual iy cut of from rapid communica- tons with the remainder of the world. Only eight percent of the normal long-distance phone volume was handled, and the Western Union strike which had paralyzed telegraph service continued.
 Decision Too Late
 Negotiations moved here from New York yesterday at the Secre- tary of Labor's request. Ernest Weaver, ACEW president. had promised SehWellenbach Thursday night that he would call of the picket lines pending the emergency
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Discussion Held On Citizenship

The Bunker Hill Church Literary club heard seven speakers discuss the topic, "The Responsibility of the Citizen to the Community" yes- terday. The program was ar- ranged in cooperation with na- tional project of the American Federation of Womenis Clubs. Divided into two phases, the forum covered "The Citizen in the Max ing" and 'The Citizen in his Com munity."
 Principal speakers were Mrs. Mary Kilmartin, Waterbury town clerk; Mrs. Frederick s. Van Val- kenburg, president of the Water bury League of Women Voters; and Herbert s. Smith, recently re- tired general secretary of the Gen. tral Y.M.C.A. here.
 Club members who spoke in- cluded Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. William T. Leggett and Mrs. Cliff ford Prescott. Mrs. Merton B. Al- Ian, forum program chairman, was moderator.
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Rose CorIun forJury

Chelsea, Mass, Jan. 12-(UP)-- Mrs. Rose Carlan was home today after furnishing S2,5O0 bail when ordered held for the Suffolk County Grand Jury on @ manslaughter charge in the death of her six- month-old son, Ronnie.
 The attractive, 2S-year-old moth- CT sobbed unashamedly yesterday when District Judge John w. Mac Leod found probable cause to hold her in the infants death which precipitated one of the most sen- sational Kidnapping hoaxes in the nation.
 The judges ruling ended a two- day hearnig during which the young woman acknowledged the 16-day Kidnapping lie in order to obtain the transfer home of her sailor-hus- band from his West coast Navy base.
 However, Mrs. Carlan denied that by wilful neglect she was respon- sible for the death of the youngster whose body was found concealed in a built-in china closet in the Carlan's tenement flat.
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 budget and tax rate now already in effect.
 Republican members, led by Bur- ton H. Walker, said they would support the plea for a special meet ing. Some, however, have declared that they are not in support of a move to set aside the economic fac- tors os proposed.
 would gladly call a meeting if 1t would do any good" MT. Shea said today. But we are not em- powered to do anything about the assessments of the budget of tax rate at this time so I can see no cause for calling the meeting. It will only tend to disturb the people even more. We certainly cannot assume powers not given to us by Charter of State Statutes"
 Forum Held on Radio
 Majority Leader James M. Lynch CD said much the same in support of MT. Shea. T don't know of any, one with authority to do what is being asked of us, "he said.
 Chief Assessor Aldro Jenks and George B. Horan whose firm under took the revaluation, participated in a forum conducted on VERY last night.
 Both principals answered ques- tions which were consistent with those asked in the recent meet ing of the Council of the Commun- ity Clubs. Others who took part were William O. Taylor and Edward Mraz of the East End Club, Floyd Rasmussen of the Sunrise Park Club, Oscar Liebrich of Buck Hills and William Vosburg.
 Questions pertained particularly to individual cases and how MT. Horan arrived at his revaluation conclusions. Both the appraiser and MT. Jenks repeatedly urged that the people present appeals in the in- stances where they felt aggrieved.
 George Lynch, president of the Washington Park Community Club, announced last night that a pro- test meeting will be held at 2:3O D. m. tomorrow at the Washington Park Community Club. The meet ing will be open to all residents of that section.
 Five hundred people attended a protest gathering of the Town Plot Community Club at the Third Con- gregational Church last night. Chairman Taylor and Floyd H. Ras- musSen addressed the meeting.
 MT. Taylor also addressed meet ing of the Mary Abbott Community Club in the Mary Abbott gym last night. A report was heard from del- egateS who attended Wednesdays meeting in the City Hall.
 The Hopeville Community Club will meet at p. m. Tuesday in the parish hall of the South Congrega- tional Church, with a revaluation discussion to be held by those who attended the combined meeting Wednesday. Nomination and elec- ton of officers will also take place.
 MT. Jenks will speak Tuesday night before the North End Com munity Club it was announced to- day by Pres. James V. Jannitto. The assessor will discuss the revaluation procedure. All residents of the North End are requested to attend.
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ion for an adjournment until 300 D. m.
 Byrnes Flags Action
 Byrnes immediately arose and said the postponement wasn't a matter of convenience or incon- venience" to Russia. He said If such a postponement were granted Russia, it would set a precedent which would cripple the assembly's future work.
 Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin of Britain supported Byrnes against the Russians. Forming the proposal a very dangerous precedent, Bevin urged that vote be taken without lobbying.
 "Nothing would be more harmful than maneuvering like in the old League of Nations" Bevin said.
 Premier Peter Fraser of New Zealand supported the Russian re- quest. He asked the big powers to reconsider their proposed slates for the Security Council, which exclude Australia.
 Eight Fail To Vote
 Dnitri Manuilski, leader of the Soviet Ukraine delegation, requested a roll call vote which defeated the Russian request, 34 to g. Eight of the 5l member nations dA not vote.
 Just before the assembly was to take a secret ballot on candidates for the Security Council, Gromyko rose and asked for a discussion of the candidates.
 The Russians proposed poStponing election of the six non-permanent Security Council members until next week SO they could get in- structions from Moscow.
 Object To Slate
 The dispute arose last night in a private meeting of Big Five repre- sentatives. The Russians objected tc some parts of the American slate" of countries to be named tc the 11-nation Security Council and the 18-nation Economic and Social Council. Five of the Security Council seats belong to the Big Five.
 At a meeting this morning, the American delegation decided against supporting the Russian request for delay in the election. scheduled for today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-12
DiUorce Cases Here Sh0w Decline in 45 Only 112 Decrees Awarded as
 Compared to 2O7 in 1944;
 Loyvest of War Era

waterhury's divorce total last year took o sharp jump downward, contrary to expectations, it vas dis- closed today In report by Superior Court Clerk James D. Mcknight.
 Tn io45 a total of il2 decrees were granted, as compared to 20T in i944, the court statistics show.
 The year of 1945 stands lowest of the war years on divorces. Tn l94S, the local court granted 1l6 decrees, and in 1942 a total of 232 were listed.
 Court observers claim, however, that the years statistics do not dis- close the true divorce picture, for scores of oEher divorce actions are pending, but for some reason were not reached in time for compilation in the Io45 report,
 Some predict that because of the large number of divorce suits now pending the year of l046 will see an all-time high record.
 Many of the divorce suits on the docket involve servicemen, and be- cause of the special requirements concerning them, scores of them have been held up. New divorce writs entered on the docket indi- cate that the proportion of service men involved is growing.
 Most of the decrees were granted on short calendar day, popularly known as Emancipation Day.. All uncontested divorce actions, and the great majority of local divorce suits have been uncontested, are heard on Fridays, and most of them are disposed of in brief proceedings.
 The 1924 high record received its greatest boost in the winter term, when Judge Robert L. Munger, now retired, returned to preside in this city after several years absence. In that one term l41 decrees were granted, and observers claim rec- ord was set on the amount of time granted for each divorce hearing.
 If the 1944 winter term had been a normal one, the years total may well have been below that of l945, observers point out.
 Last year, decrees were granted Co s5 women and IT men, and they in- vo,veo a total of 10S children.
 Intolerable cruelty was the lead. ing charge, with decrees granted on It to 69 women and five men. Twenty women won decrees oh claims of desertion, while seven men obtained them on that charge.
 The breakdown or other charges is as follows: Habitual intemper- arlce, eight women and two men: misconduct, two women; cruelty and ntemperance, three women; con- v:ctton of crime, two women and one man; fraudulent contract, on, nan.
 One marriage was anrulIed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-12
5000 European Veterans ConUerge On Manhattan to Celebrate Victory

New York, Jan. 12-(UP)-- CT Joe saluted his hard won European victory, marching through mid- town Manhattan in baggy pants and polished jump boots.
 The accent was on the airborne as l3,000 veterans from four sky- fighting divisions converged on the big town, riding in trucks trains and boats.
 They were ready to shut the lid on World War II with @ giant parade-one of the biggest in New York's history-scheduled to move down Fifth Avenue at p. m.
 The marching men wore the double "AA" shoulder flash of the famous all American Airborne Di- vision, but 5000 of these sky-troops come from other outfits.
 Youthful General Leads
 Some came from the tough 10lst which held the German flood around Bastogne. Others from the l7th, which left so many of it's dead in the Ardennes' snows. Still oth- CTS came from the 18th Airborne, which missed out on most of the fight.
 At their head marched Mai. Gen. James M. Gavin, the boy-like 38- year-old commander of the S2d. Fighting "Slim Jim," who made all four combat jumps with his division. He bailed out over Sicily, Italy, Normandy and Holland.
 Only 12 of those who made all four jumps are still around. Many were killed, some moved on. and others are too badly hurt for marching.
 But this was more than an air. borne show today. It was Manhat- tan's "big hello" to all fighting soldiers.
 Tanks, DestrOyers Displayed
 The arnored forces displayed their Sherman tanks, and long shouted tank destroyers, which chased the Krauts clear across EuEOpe. The ground 1orceS showed off their 105 millimeter howitzers, and their eight-inch self-propelled guns.
 Tank transports, better known as Dragon Wagons" rumbled along, flanked by hundreds of eager jeeps. Fifty transports, pulling gliders and escorted by 100 P-47 ThunderboltS, roared through the sky.
 Gen. Jacob L. Devers,' chief of the Army's ground forces and one of Americas top tank experts, was on Understanding at 82 Street and Fifth Avenue-to take tlae salute.
 But the paradoughs weren't real- ly marching for any general to- day. They didn't press their tunics and slick up their helmets just to strut their stuff for a lot of brass Today they marched for the 3,OO0,- 900 who went to Europe, and for the 10000 who'll never come back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-12
IAFL Grants
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(Continued from Page D congressional elections will have a powerful influence upon the labor movement, the federation made plans to swing Into action shortly to seat men to help the cause of labor. A vote was passed to create a non-partisan political committee for the state elections. Tn ie44, Q senator and four representatives backed by 1t had been elected.
 The new political committee win be named by President Collins. It's chief task will be to study the re- cords of all candidates and "inake recommendations to the voters of the state based upon these re- cords"
 Seek New Representative
 Among resolutions passed yester- day was one seeking to replace tho present labor representative on the State Board of Mediation and Ar- representative" of the AFL. The position is now held by George Doyle of Bridgeport, member of the machinists union, now under suspension from the AFLD whom the Federation termed "too retci. cent and lacking in the necessary aggressiveness."
 Other resolutions adopted:
 Critized the administration on unemployment insurance laws. stating that payments of benefits were delayed.
 Favored 40-hour week for hourly employees of the state high- way department, with pay equalI- ing what they now receive for 50 hours.
 Called for the abolition of the poll tax and enactment of the fair employment practices legislation.
 The officers will be installed at the final conversion session today
 In tribute to Fenimark's "until- ing efforts" in behalf of the federal ton, the convention voted to pay him two months salary and re- imburse him for medical bills he incurred as the result of heart ailement he suffered while repre- senting the organization at the 194j legislative session.
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conferences, but yesterday morn ing he announced that his decision had come too late to halt the long planned picketing.
 Although Colvin's statement after the three-hour session last night in- jected new hope into the situation, neither J. P. Lafferty, company la bor relations director, nor Weaver would comment regarding posstbil- ity of a settlement.
 A United Press state-by-state sur- vey showed that long-distance calls had been reduced to a trickle of their normal How. Intra-state serv- ice had been severly curtailed in such states as Ohio, California, New Jersey, Missouri. Kansas and Okla homa, but it was near normal in others.
 The American Telephone and Telegraph Company said that picket lines were effective on i3 of its IA key ''long-llnes" exchanges-Buf- falo. Chicago. Cincinnati. Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City. Louisville, Memphis, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia. Pittsburgh and St. Louis. The i4th ofiiee, in Boston, was not being picketed.
 In a recapltnlation last night, the A. T. e T. said that SO percent Of the calls being offered by the public were being handled. But the num- Der being offered had been drastic- ally reduced.
 "Of the 33 operating areas Of the Bell system" a spokesman said, there was ct least some pieketing in go. The non.picketed struck areas were Long Island. North Da- kota. Virginia and parts of New England. Operators disregaFded the picket lines in i2 of the areas"
 Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont and Montana were not affected by the strike since the company makes its own installations in those states
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-12
Shidehdrd Drops FfUe Ministers

Tokyo, Jan. 12--(UP) Prime Minister Kijuro Shidehara today dropped five cabinet ministers in a major governmental reorganiEa- tlon prompted by an Allied order to remove persons connected with milltarlstic and ultra-natlonallstlc organizations.
 Forced out were Home Minister Zenjiro Korikiri; Agriculture and Forestry Minister KensO Matsum- ura; Transport Minister Takeo Tanaka; Education Minister Ta- mon Maeda; minister without portfolio and Chief Cabinet Sec retary ShlgeO Mlyoshi was dis- missed.
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(Conttnued from Page D aboard @ transport plane.
 In India, a committee of soldiers called a second mass meeting at Calcutta for next Sunday afternoon.
 Fizxles in Frankfurt
 A mass meeting called last night at Frankfurt, European headquar- ters, fizzled out when only 100 dem- onstrators appeared for what was intended to be the third successive nights protest. They were outnum- bered by the guards posted around Gen. Joseph T. McNarney's head quarters. There seemed little dis position for another meeting.
 It. Gen. Robert R. Richardson, Jr., commander of the Middle Pa- cific forces, announced in Honolulu that Army enlisted forces in the Central and South Pacific who have 38 months of service or 4S points will start moving to replace ment centers immediately for ship ment home.
 Male officers, except for those in the medical corps, will be eligible to go home and be discharged with 47 months of service of 68 points, Richardson said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-12
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. John Mont vii, IT Lawlor street, will be held Monday from the Deliniks Funeral Home, IT Congress avenue, at lO:l5 to St. Joseph's church where a solemn high Mass of requiem will be held at 10:30. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home today and tomorrow from 2 to 10 p. m.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Norah Barton, 90 Ashley street, widow of Thomas Barton, will be held Mon- day at 8:i5 a. m. from the home, 30 Ashley street, to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, at g. Burial will be in the new St. Jo- seph's cemetery.
 Friends may call at the home today after ? p. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Emma (Holmquist) Thulin, 72, of 538 High land avenue, will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. from the Hotchkiss Fu- neral Home, 46 High street, Thom- aston, to the Swedish Lutheran church, North Main street, that city, at 2:30. Rev. E. Einar Kron, pastor, will officiate. Intemrent will be in Hillside cemetery, Thomaston, in the spring from the Williams Memorial Vault. Friends may call at the funeral home today.
 The funeral of Denis F. Shana- han, Westfield. Mass. formerly of Waterbury, was held today at 8:30 a. m. from the home of his daughter. Mrs. John L. Gaffney. l37 Tower road. Waterbury. to St. Mar garet's church at g. Burial was in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
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SS Students Used Lives
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Continued from Page D others were killed in a blood pols- oning experiment.
 He said ss guard forced him Co skin corpses brought to the autopsy room in order to remove tatoo marks.
 Killed at Least Excuse
 Blaha testified that many prise oners were killed for no other fea- soll than that they had dysenterys vomited or gave hospital attendants too much trouble, that Italian French and Russian prisoners were starved to death and that the Nazis deliberately injected 28,000 prisoners with typhls germs as means of execution. Fifteen thousand of those injected died, he said.
 A Russian prosecutor took up the questioning of Blaha after Q brief recess in an effort to find out whether the Nazis had singled out Russian prisoners for special pun" ishment.
 Asked how many Russians were killed, Blaha said:
 T cannot say exactly. We got 12,0O0 in uniform in late November, 194l, and they all were liQuidated in different camps. Then 2,000 Rus- sian children were brought to Da- chau and given special guards who beat them. Professional criminals beat these young boys and gave them the heaviest kind of work. Up to 70 per cent died of tubercu- losis.
 Funk Admits Guilt
 Blaha's testimony came after Ale lied prosecutors introduced evidence showing that Walther Funk, Nasi economies specialist, had confessed responsibility for at least some of the Nazi regimes crimes.
 They said Funk broke down and wept during pre-trial examine tion and told his questioners: I'm guilty, I admit I'm guilty"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-12
Twins Drown While Skating on Pond

Fali River, Mass, Jan. 12-UP) Missing since Thursday when they were believed visiting their grandmother in Somerset. the bodies of l6-year-old Harold Riley. Jr., and his twin brother, Homer, of T1verton, R. l., were found in SaWdy Pond here yesterday.
 The twins parents became alarmed yesterday when the boys failed to return home. Police be- Heve Homer died trying to save his brother Harold, who apparently broke through the thin ice of the pond while skating.