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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 7.-(UP)- The earth will plunge through the tail of comet within the next three days, setting off one of the largest displays of astronomical fireworks in history, Harvord Observatory re- ported today.
 Thousands of neteors will shoot across the sky, burning themselves out in the earthis upper atmosphere as the comet Giacobini- -Zinner re- peats 1933 visit and comes closer to the earth than the moon.
 The comet will at it's closest be only 131 900 miles distance as com- pared with the moons distance of 238, 900 miles. A survey by Harvard astronomers showed that only one other solar body on record has come closer to the earth.
 The shooting stars, coming as the earth goes through the comets tail, will resemble the illuminated ribs of huge umbrella with its apex repre- scented by the Cons Ealat1tn Draco.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
L.S.-M.F.T. Price Raised
 Cisorets Are Up
 5 Cents c 1000

New York, Oct. 7-(UP)-Ameri- can Tobacco Company, largest cig- aret manufacturer in the world, raised the price of Lucky Strikes 25 cents a thousand today, effective immediately.
 Trade circles believe that the other major producers soon would take similar action, since all are subject to the condition which ap- parently prompted Americans move.
 Philip Morris & Co.,, Ltd, Inc, quickly followed the lead of Amer lcan Tobacco Company and gave notice that Philip Morris cigarets will cost wholesalers hereafter $7.38 1000, less 10 percent and per cent discounts.
 This brings the net cost of these cigarets to $6.50 1000 from $6.25.
 The price put into effect by Amer ican amounts to g cents a 1000 at the manufacturer level, subject to the usual discounts to the trade of 10 percent and 2 percent. The net boost amounts to one-half cent pack.
 Retailers, however, probably will increase their prices by a penny a pack, trade circles predicted, since they were required to absorb the half-cent boost granted by OPA in April to manufacturers.
 Stores now retailing cigarets at IS cents a package, or two for 35 cents, probably will charge 19 cents for one and 37 cents for two packs. Carton prices will probably be boosted 3 to ' cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
City's Dogs Becoming M;
 B0ne-less Diet Responsible

Meatless days for MT. and Mrs. Waterbury mean bone-less days for Fido, Rover, and Gussie, and the city's dog population isn't very happy about it.
 What is worse, Mans Best Friend is beginning to show the effects of malnutrition.
 Dr. Merritt Beere, local veterinar- ian, said that a large number of dogs brought to the animal hospital are suffering from skin condition, caused by the current meat-less diet.
 The skin disease is not considered serious, but dogs whose meals have become meatless are losing their general resistance, Dr. Beere said.
 The only solution to the problem is feeding horse-meat, the veter- marian said. There still appears to be a sufficient quantity at local stores which have been selling 1t, he said. Several firms offer canned meat for dogs, and there is still '--'-~e f~~">-- saAAt for dogs availa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07

ble, the veterinarian reported.
 Felix, Timmy and Nickie, and other members of the city's feline set, are faring somewhat better. They are pretty well satisfied with diet of poultry and fish. And this is the field mouse hunting season.
 The city's cats, however, just got through a distemper epidemic which hit the city full-blast a month or so ago. Those which sur- vived are considered husky speci- mems of their clan. Literally hun dreds of pets were reported lost during the siege, which was the most severe in the city's history, &C., cording to local veterinarians
 The greatest woe of pet-owners, however, is that they can't explain the meat shortage situation to the animal world. They can't steam off about the OPA, like the butcher does to them. They can only hand out substitutes, and hope that Fido and Felix will eat before they sadly turn AszN1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Fred Vinson
 Takes Bench

Washington, Oct. 7. CUP)-The Supreme Court today opened its 1946 term with Fred M. Vinson presiding for the first time as chief justice, but without any outward evidence of the quarrel that has torn the tribunal asunder.
 The traditional ceremony ended four-month Summer recess which began June 10-the day the long smouldering behind the scenes quarrel between Justices Robert H. Jackson and Hugo L. Black broke into the open.
 It was the first time the two jurists had foced each other in public since Jackson last June is- sued a blistering renunciation of Black from Nuremberg, where Jack son served as Chief U. s. prosecutor at the Nazi war crimes trial.
 Vinson took his place in the chief justices chair, empty sAnce the death last April of Harlan Fiske Stone. The new chief justice then took charge officially and an nounced with profound regret" the death last Aug. "A retired Asso- ciate Justice James c. McReynolds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Display of Astronomical
 FireWOrks Due TonOrrOW

The display probably will be visible to the naked eye for three days, be- ginning tomorrow, with the major show occurring about 10 P. M. We'd nesday.
 In explaining the displya, Harvard said different gravitational pulls act ing on the comet cause many meter old clusters to lag behind the par ent body, thus forming tail.
 During the three-day period these flying particles as much as g, 100000 miles behind the comet will enter the earth'S atmosphere and be dragged earthward by gravi- tation. Because the earth and the meteoridS are moving in almost the same direction, the particles will overtake and strike the earth'S at- mosphere with velocity of only 14 miles a second.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Japan Adopts Constitution

Tokyo, Oct. 7-UP)-The Japa- nese Diet today formally approved a new constitution renouncing war forever.
 The vote was 432 to 5.
 Negative votes were cast by Sanzo Nozaka, Miss Toshiko Karasawa, two Communist members, and inde- pendent Kanemitsu Hosozako, who objected to the constitutions reten- tion of the emperor system.
 Two other Communists, Aklo Shigahand and Kyuighi Tokuda, were not present in the house when the vote was cast.
 Premier Shigeru Yoshida, whose cabinet drew up the original draft, said the new constitution marked the first real step" towards Japan's reconstruction, and pledged that the government would make every e1- fort to cooperate with the people in enforcing it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Disabled Vets
 Star This Week

Hartford, Oct. 7.-UP)-A week-long campaign to obtain work for disabled veterans was launched today.
 State Director William J. Fitzgerald of the U. S. Employ ment Service pointed out that "the disabled veteran with the skill that matches the job makes an excellent worker. There are few jobs that can- not be matched with some ham, dicapped workers qualifica- tion."
 Fitzgerald said that more than 1,600 handicapped work CTS, including 893 veterans, have been placed in the past three months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Shuts Calls on Big 3 To Terminate Splits
Wants BIocs ObIiteroted
 Alarmed at Trend
 Of World Events

Paris, Oct. 7-(UP)-Premier Jan Christian Smits today called, in eff feet, for an early meeting of the Big Three to end what he told the Peace Conference was a dangerous part ing of ways" and division of the world into eastern and western blocs.
 The veteran South African states man stirred the weary delegates with his expression of alarm at the trend of world events and his call for &C., ton to end the great power split. The only man who was 8 delegate both to the Versailles and the Paris Conferences, Smuts was cheered when he began to speak and again when he finished.
 He said the split between the powers had only be emphasized by the Paris discussions and asked that the issue of great power unity "De openly discussed and ventilated be- fore this conference closes"
 Let this conference end with a message of hope-of hope and not despair" he said. This is what the world is waiting for. Let the clarion call 20 forth from this conference to our Allied peoples which will rally them and maintain the United front in peace as they have kept it ln war.
 "We seem already in this moment of unparalleled victory to be form ing up into new camps between east and west. That would be fatal lm- pression and we must dispel it with out loss of time"
 He couched his appeal for a Bag Three meeting in these words: our leadership must take counsel togeoh- CT and set peoples minds at rest"
 "This fear" he said, of our split ting LID into two camps transcends all other issues arising from this conference. myself do not think we are at the parting of the ways and consider the fear much exaggerated. But fear is spreading and must pc halted, Unless it is stopped the dr11t may lead to a rift-it may then Ieao to a parting of the ways. Such a oe- velopment in the hour of our Vlctofy IS really unthinkable.
 Shuts said that while the confer ence might be considered success in some respects it had been marked with one disappointing and discour- aging feature.
 "In debate and outlook he said, a cleavage has been revealed which if not cleared up may bode i'll TOT the future of this conference and of the worlds peace.
 Those who scan debates and votes will be struck by the constancy which those whom I may call the Slay group on one hand and the Western group on the other have voted against each other. It has been the revelation of this conference. In importance it may yet come to over shadow the conference itself. therefore think it right to stress this so that it should not be overlooked or hushed up but openly discussed and ventilated before this confer ence closes"
 Shuts addressed the final plenary session on the Italian treaty draft. The debate was opened by Sen. Tom Connally, (D. Tex0, who called for free Trieste-"free from outside domination"
 Connally addressed the plenary session as the first of r scheduled speakers on the Italian treaty draft. Secretary of State James F. ByrneS was scheduled to make the speech but asked Connally to substitute for him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Hurricane Near Florida Coast
Gales Roor Across State: Tides High
 Storm Expected
 To Hit Its Peck
 By Midnight

Miami, Fla, Oct. 7-UP) A strong tropical hurricane slipped to the west of the Florida Keys today an d threatened to rake the gulf coastline with it's driving rains and winds.
 Two hundred miles of the western coast of the state were put on a hurricane basis early today. Later advisories from the Weather Bureau were indicated that the storm center would sweep up the low, Mangrove coast and possibly cut inland and across the state.
 With winds of 100 MP.H. shr1ek- ing around the placid center of the storm, gales blanketed the lower part of Florida. At noon today, the center was placed 130 miles west of Key West, and it was believed the string of Keys would feel no higher winds than the 50 and 6O MPH already reported.
 Course Maintained
 'The hurricane will continue on it's present (north or northeast ward) course and cause hurricane winds along the west Florida coast with strong winds to gales prevail ing over the remainder of the Flor ida peninsula during the next A to 36 hours" the advisory said.
 The Miami Weather Bureau said at 8 A. M. (EST that the storm center would enter Florida between Fort Myers and Tampa and would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07

sweep up ana across the SLdIe. All parts of the peninsula, the bureau said: twill have dangerous winds with high tides"
 Relief Units Alerted Military and civilian relief and disaster units moved into full gear over the state Hurricane warnings were posted all along the lower west coast, from Key Largo to Cedar Keys, which is on the gulf about level with Daytona Beach.
 The hurricanes center at A. M. today was located at 40 miles southwest of Key West, moving north-northeastward at Is miles per hour. Gales extended 200 miles from the center and were felt by ships at sea as far north as Fort Myers.
 Earlier, the Weather Bureau esti- mated that if the disturbance maintained it's course, 1t would hit the southeastern tip of Florida about noon (EST).
 The storm was sending out heavy winds for a radius of between 150 and 200 miles from it's center, the Weather Bureau said.
 Shrubbery Ripped
 It was expected to hit Florida at Fort Myers where heavy gales al- ready ripped palm trees and shrub bery
 | The hurricane was believed to have hit the Cuban coast in the vicinity of CorrienteS Bay on the southwestern tip of the island. It's l Yan h a O crnT1vy t& e I0SNdp the Sierra de los Organos Noun tainS, cutting a 100-ni le long smath of destruction to emerge in the vicinity of Esperanza about 100 miles southwest of Havana where it cut across the Florida strait toward the Florida coast.
 La Fe, former U. s. Navy Searchlight and radar station, was reported hit and San Julian, in the same area, reported gusts of winds up to 112 miles an hour when it struck there.
 The path of the storm was through a fairly heavily populated area of Cuba where about 20 years ago 600 persons were killed in 8 Fall hurricane.
 Storm Develops Quickly
 Trucks evacuated families resid- ing on the low-lying Keys that stretch out into the Caribbean in a southwesterly arc from the Flor ida mainland. It was in this area that 300 government workers lost their lives in the 1885 hurricane.
 The Army, Navy and Coast Guard took all possible precautions to minimize the loss of life and prop erty damage. Leaves of all per- sonnel were cancelled and planes were flown out of the danger area.
 All commercial flights in the storm area were cancelled and planes were flown out of the danger area.
 All commercial flights in the |, storm area were cancelled and ob- servers kept track of the storm by . weather planes which flew around , it and charted its course. The storm developed in Yucatan Strait southwest of Cuba and l whipped into a fury so rapidly that winds of 50 miles an hour were re- ported at its center by the time the Weather Bureau could get out its first warning bulletin at 6 A. 2. ! E1U raastAMaMM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
'Dreomboot Sets Record Across Pole ;
 Valuable Doto
 Gathered by Crew
 In Polar Flight

Cairo, Oct. T-(UP)-Col. c. s. IT, vine, commander of the U. s. Army Super fortress 'Pacusan Dream boat" said today he believed a commercial version of the Boeing B-29 could fly from London to Jap an over the North Pole route in 2S hours.
 Irvine explained the commercial possibilities of the polar route in an interview with the United Press The Dreamboat landed here yester- day after a 10,854-mile nonstop flight over the top of the world from Honolulu in the record time of 39 hours and 37 minutes.
 "It would appear to me-" Irvine said, ''that the shortest route-from the commercial viewpoint - from London to Japan and other Far Eastern points is over the Polar. re- zion. It should take 28 hours from London to Japan in commercial version of the B-29."
 (Military experts in Washing
 ton said, meanwhile, that the
 No. 1 lesson learned in the
 Dreamboat flight is that Amer
 ica is wide open to attack over
 the polar route. They expressed
 the belief that any future war
 would begin with heavy guid-
 ed-missile bombar rdment follow
 ed by long-range bomber attacks
 and the dropping of hordes of
 airborne troops in key areaso
 Tt can be said that we now know engineering, navigation, and com mercial improvements which vii make regular flying-both military and commercial-over the polar re- gions both safe and practical" IT. vine said. This, he said enph' atically, was the purpose of th' flight"
 "A story on the ''DreambOat landing in Cairo on Page S)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
McNiffO pens  
 New Hampshire
 Father of Two
 Killed Yesterday

Formal inquiries into the deaths of Jerry DuHame Of Manchester, N. H., and Peter Sepko, 37, of South ington, have been started, Coroner Miles McNiff announced today.
 DuHame, the father of two chil- dren, was killed in an automobile accident yesterday afternoon on Watertown Avenue near Municipal Stadium. Three occupants of the car were injured, one seriously. Sepko was killed Friday afternoon in a two-car crash on Meriden Road.
 Mrs. Dorothy Davis, 23, of Kittery, Maine, an occupant of the vehicle DuHame was driving, was still on the danger list at Waterbury Hos- pital today. Hospital officials re- ported no change in her condition. She is being treated for a concus- sion of the head, second degree burns of the legs and body and pos sible internal injuries.
 Two Treated
 The other two occupants of the vehicle were both discharged after treatment. They are Malcolm Per kins, 33. of Plaza Avenue, who was treated for shock and contu- sions of the hip and right knee, and Guy Maple, 2l, of Manchester, N. H., who was treated for shock.
 
 McNiff said that he has obtained testimony concerning the accident from Perkins and Maple, but Mrs. Davis has been in no condition to give statement. He visited the hospital with police this morning.
 DuHame apparently lost control of the vehicle as it was rounding a curve on Watertown Avenue, police said. The car hit bank on the left side of the street, throwing Du- flame and Perkins out of the vehi- cle. It then turned over twice, end- ing upside down in a driveway be- longing to Clem Blanchard, of Wa tertown Avenue. Maple also was thrown clear of the car. but Mrs. Davis was pinned beneath it.
 DuHame died of multiple frac- lures of the head, according to Dr. Edward H. Kirschbaum, medical examiner He was 26 years old.
 Car Heavily Damaged
 The vehicle, a four-door convert ible, was heavily damaged.
 The group had driven to Water town to bring Mrs. Davis two-year- old daughter a birthday present They had planned to return yester- day. Mrs. Davis is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Cecil Perkins ot Maine. formerly of May Street, Nau- gatuck. Perkins, a half-brother oi Mrs. Davis, is also a former Nauga- tuck resident.
 DuHame's body was removed te the Lunny Funeral Home where il will be claimed by Manchester N. H., undertaken.
 Police who investigated the acci- dent included It. Joseph Petit, Mo- tor Patrolman Joseph Tierney anc Sgt. Ralph Baril. Sgt. John Me Donald and Patrolman William O'Dea drove the ambulance which took the victims to the hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Tito hcurs Minor Recommendation
 Church Bans Yugoslav Marshal
 For Placing Stepinac on Trial

Vatican City, Oct. T. CUP3 - "A reliable Vatican authority on Catho- lie Church law said today that Marshal Tito had incurred a minor communication" by placing Arch bishop Aloysius Stepinac on trial without Vatican authorization. The source explained the Tito excommunication was automatic" because he had violated church laws.
 According to Church law, mem bers of the clergy and especially bishops are exonerated from judg- ment of any kind in civilian tri- bunals unless the Vatican grants permission that they be placed on trial" the source explained.
 This was not the case of the prinate of Croatia Stepinac, who was arbitrarily arrested and placed on trial at zagreb."
 There are two kinds of excom- munication, major and minor, it was explained. Major communication is issued by means of 8 special de- cree of the Holy office of the Catho- lie Church. It is the one which Napoleon incurred when he arrested Pope Plus VI.
 Minor communication is not decreed by the Vatican but, as in the case of Tito, Is incurred by any Catholic who deliberately violates Church law. Tito is known to be a Catholic, but reportedly non practicing one.
 By dragging Archbishop Ste pinac before civilian tribunal without Vatican authorization, Tito has incurred a minor excommuni- cation" the source said. For the time being he is no longer consid- cred a member of the Catholic Church, will no longer be granted the Holy SacramentS and is banned from all Church functions.
 Pope Plus XII condemned the trail of Stepinac as "very villainous' in speech at Castel Gandolfo, his Summer residence, yesterday.
 "A story on the Pope's condemna- I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07

that the embargo on fresh and frozen Argentine beef would be modified as long as dread hoof and mouth disease is found in some Argentine herds.
 Equally important, it was said and contrary to popular belief, Ar gentina now has nothing much to sell.
 Mexico Cattle Year Away
 There was good chance recent quarantine on live cattle shipments from Mexico may be lifted, possibly in few weeks. But these cattle still must be fattended and thus are a year away from the table.
 Meanwhile, there were these other developments in the meat situation:
 l. The Agriculture Depart ment said current prices are less favorable for an increase in meat production than at. any time during the war. It said grain prices had risen to 8 point where it was almost as profitable and not nearly as much trouble for a farmer to sell his grain straight than use it to fatten cattle.
 While livestock production next year is expected to be nearly as large as last year, the department said, output will be considerably under" the three previous years.
 2. Chairman Tom Stewart, CD.-Tenn.), chairman of Sen- ate Small Business Subcommit- tee, said he was ready to begin an Investigation of the short age If there's enough demand" Sen James M. Mead, D.-N. Y9, already has requested an inquiry and Stewart said he also had received complaints from some restaurant owners and small packers.
 "Decontrol got us meat once before" Stewart said. If we had left controls of, I think the situation would have been largely solved by now.'
 Rap Theories on Argentine Meat Rep. Emanuel Celler, D.-N. Y,) was the latest to propsoe that the meat famine be ended or relieved with Argentine steaks. He said the embargo was hoax perpetrated by the cattle bloc"
 UNRRA Director General Forel- 10 LaGuardia said Argentine beet could be landed in Atlantic ports at less than half the cost of domes- tic meat shipped from Chicago. He scoffed at talk of disease.
 United Press reports from Buenos Aires indicated that Argentina cur rently can supply for export little more meat than enough for present customers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Dutch Plane Hits School

Apeldoorns, Holland, Oct. ?. (UP) A Dutch military plane crashed into an Apeldoorn high school to- day. Burning fuel set the building on fire. Children fled in panic. Early reports said there were some casu1 alties.
 The first indefinite reports said about % casualties occurred when the plane crashed.
 Thirty school children were en- gagged in morning gymnastics when the two-motored Dutch Army fighter hit the gymnasium roof, setting it afire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Bureau Measures Ne1U Englanders

Boston, Oct. 7.-CUP)-The hurricane moving toward ''is of no immediate concern to New England, the Weather Bureau here said today.
 A bureau spokesman said it was too early to say definitely whether New England would be affected by the blow. However, he added that to strike this area the hurricane, now headed toward the Florida west coast, would have to change its course radically.
 New Englanders have been hur- ricane since 1888 when one hit tlliS area, killing 682 per- sons and causing $400, ,000, 900 damage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Pearson Appears To ReueaI Truth

Washington, Oct. ' - (UP)- The War Department declined immediate comment today on reports that the United States had sent Britain stockpile of atomic bombs.
 The State Department said it knew nothing of the reported shipments.
 The report was made by Col umnist Drew Pearson in his weekly radio broadcast (ABC) last night,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Call It Justice

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. T. CUP)-Hugh Quigley, 36, Cam bridge state prison parolee, was ordered held in 5000 bail for the Grand Jury when he plead ed innocent in District Court today to a charge of breaking into a drugstore and stealing $280 and ticket to the police mems ball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-07
Ex-WAC PLEADS INNOCENT

Boston, Oct. - (UP) - Mrs. Florence M. Grooms, 47, of the Back Bay, a former WAC. lieutenant, pleaded innocent in municipal court today when arraigned on a murder charge in the staying of her 50- year-old husband Qtik.