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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26

The prosecution, led by Jackson. opened the summa- tion of eight months of testi- mony against P top Nazis, including Martin Bormann who is being tried in absentia although he may be dead,
 Jackson did not mention the death penalty specifically but the British prosecutor, Sir Hartley Shawcross demanded that the Nazis be executed flor COT, non murder"
 Goerins irs
 The defendants hsvened to Jack son with varying reactions. Reichs- marshal Hermann Goering whoss conduct has been hstless and dis interested for months stirred in his seat and hid his face in his hands when Jackson called him .iaaN militarist and half ganster."
 One-time Foreign Minister Rib- bentrop appeared drawn and angry. He conferred occasionally with Goering and Field Marshal Will helm Keitel.
 Jackson was followed by Sir Hart ley ShaWcross, British chief prose- cutor, who told the court that 12. 000,00O was the lowest computa- tionp of Nazi murders done not in battle, not in passion, but In . cold. calculated deliberate attempt to destroy nations and races, to dis lntegrate traditions, institutions and the very existence of free and ancient states
 Makes Strong Condemnation twelve million murders" Shaw cross thundered. 'Two-thirds of the Jews of Europe exterminated- more than six million of them on the killers own figures.
 That these defendants partici- pated in and are morally guilty of crimes so frightful that the imagi- nation staggers and reels back at their very contemplation is not in doubt.
 Tt may be that the guilt of Ger. many will not be erased for the people of Germany share in it to large measure but it was these men who with handful of others brought that guilt upon Germany and perverted the German peoples"
 Shawcross called the Nazi attacks the greatest criminal enterprise of history"
 War Crime Parent"
 Shawcross, in asking that the death penalty be invoked, said the Nuremberg trial must establish 'for all time" that war is a criminal act under international law and give the law strength to deal with those who aid and abet murder"
 The crime of war, Shawcross said, was merely the parent" of the other crimes carried out by the Nazis.
 Shawcross was expected to re- quire two days to deliver his closing address.
 The defendants include ReicI1s- marshal Hermann Goering, former Foreign Minister Joachim Won Rib- bentrop. Rudolf Hess, former Nad Deputy, Ernest Kaltenbrunner, head of the Nazi secret police, and Franz von Papen, the gray fox" of Ger man diplomacy in two wars.
 Twenty-four Nazis were named in the indictment, but only 21 were in the dock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26

tOrS.
 q don't ,.ke this,' he cried petu- lantly, pounding his cane on the ground T never celebrate birth days don't like congratulations don't give interviews. Although" his eyes twinkled-"I may have been quoted once or twice."
 And so he came to his 9Oth birth day anniversary with the world still unable to tell for sure when his tongue is in his cheek.
 Of the visitors struggling irresisti- ply toward his house, Shaw snorted:
 They've come to see the animal just because he's 90.'
 To which observation he attached his conviction, or what passed for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26
WOMAN IDENTIFIED

Norwalk, July 26-UP)-Identi- fication of a woman whose drowned body was found at Calf Pasture Beach was made today by police. Authorities said letter found in the pocket of coat lying on the beach established the victim as Mrs. Fannie Cohen, 65, of Brooklyn, NY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26
Flames Shoot Out ofVesseI

Long Beach, Cal. July 26-CUP) An urgent sos from the freight CT Fl Salvador Victory, $50 miles south of Los Angeles harbor, today reported flames advancing from the vessels No. 3 hold.
 Coast Guard authorities dis patched the cutter Perseus immedi- ately after receiving the first mes sage and readied a PBM search plane for an early morning flight to the crafts position of Mexico's Magdalena Bay
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26

The committee made the request shortly after it was informed offi- cially that heart attack would pre- vent Rep. Andrew J. May (D.-Ky0 |, from testifying for a week or longer He had been scheduled to testify at g A. M.
 Mays physician, Dr. Henry Low den, said the 71-year-old Congress man was suffering from a heart condition aggravated by nervous tension and would be confined for week or 10 days.
 Fearful For Blood ClOt
 Lowden said he had been fearful that blood clot would have formed if May had tried to go through with his scheduled testimony this morn ing. He called at the May apartment before noon to check on his condi- ton.
 The committee also was advised that the General Accounting Office was seeking to get back money paid to high ranking Army officers for travel expenses on their trip to at tend a wedding party at the Hotel Pierre in New York in January of 1914. .=
 Sen. Homer Ferguson, (R.-Mich) placed in the Record Army records that showed that the generals who attended the party received S36 each in travel expenses. Hotel Pierre re- cords showed that Murray Carson paid the hoteI expenses of May and other government guests.
 The 16-flrm syndicate handled 78,000,000 worth of government contracts. The first contraction $3 100000 worth of shells was awarded Erie Basin Metal Pro- ducts, Inc, in January, 1942, before the firm had any plants or em- ployes, and before it had been le- gally incorporated.
 File Disappears
 Ferguson also disclosed that a $800,000 termination file for tent pole contracts given Batavia Metals Products, Inc.-another Garssor firm-had disappeared from Army files at Jacksonville, Ind. He saic this and other evidence produced by the committee warranted Gen. eral Accounting Office investigation
 Mead said the accounting office had brought to his attention ar important "loophole" in the law passed to prevent war profiteering He said the GAO, under the law does not audit books of war con tractors but merely looks ove claims they submit in renegotiation
 That looks to me like a loop hole whereby corruption can creel in," Mead said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26
Cancels Testimony Mays Heart Fails UnderLQte Strain

Washington, July 26-UP)-The Senate War Investigating Commit tee today asked the General Ac- counting Office to make full scale investigation into alleged war prof iteering by the Carson munitions combine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26
Nogoto Lists; Hull ofShip Preached
 Rodiooetivity
 High in Areo
 Of Bomb Blast

Off Bikini Atoll. Saturday, July 27-CUP)-The Baker Day atomic bomb may claim another capital ship fatality in addition to the 15 ships already listed as possibly sunk or badly damaged, an Operation Crossroads expert predicted today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE

Philadelphia, July 26 - UP) - After thanking police for recover ing his automobile, John P. Quig- ley drove it back to the place where it had been stolen. Two hours la ter he telephoned police. The car had been stolen again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26
Nuremberg Prosecution Sums Case
 Jackson Calls
 For Conviction
 Of P Cohorts

Nuremberg, July 26-(UP) Robert H. Jackson, chief American prosecutor, today called upon the War Crimes Tribunal to convict P rank ing Nazis on charges of war guilt and crimes which the British prosecution charged included a minimum of 12,- 000,0O0 calculated, deliber- ate murders"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26
Labels Fuss 'Unbearable' 'Pshaw!! Moans Shaw to Birthday Greeters

Ayot St. Lawrence, Eng, July 26 --tUP)-George Bernard Shaw was 90 years old today, an6 by his own crusty definition the fuss over the occasion was an 'unbearable'' lot Of foolishness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26
BODY RECOVERED

Stratford, July 26 - CUP) = The body of 17-year-old Willie Bailey who drowned in Trash Pond has been recovered, police announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26
Another Story on Page D

A motley procession Of pilgrims came to the Shaw home here in Hertfordshire to pay homage to the mar they regard as the greatest liv- ing philosopher and playwright.
 GBS himself peered wltt strange ly youthful blue eyes under the World-famous eyebrows at his visi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26
Execute Na1 Apostles Shawcross
President Signs OPA Into Life Reluctantly

Washington, July 26- (UP) - O.P.A. placed the bulk of the na- tion's economy back under price control, showing most prices and rents down to June 30 levels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26

Another Story on Page 2
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18

SclflShncSS AMI greed are al the root
OF the trouble. The mad scramble
for the dollar. if continued us para
mounting all thought of everything
else. Will wreck and ruin even
mighty America III the end
We read of the pcrilouS intcrna-
iIonal situation. and of potential
tiles o! the future. without pauSing
to contemplate the connection bc-
tween these and prcSoHt-day trends
III the domestic life OF this people.
But there is Il definite relation. and
we shall do well 10 contemplate il
and to right the wrong before il is
eternally too late.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18
Today's Horoscope.

You are sometimes impctuous.
dlffidcnt. or hcadstrong. bu, usually
Kind. tender and understanding. Yo;,
are a good planner. and use what
you have TO best advantage. You are
genial and form friendships easily.
You might fall in love at first sight
and be very happy. While new IDEAS
surge through your mind today.
analyze. Advice proffcrcd is likely
TO be poor, so do not take il. Incisiyc
speech commands respect if you use
II. Squabbles can ruin this birthday
Tor you, so avoid them. Shop. as
there are bargains to be had Tn,
moon enters Cancer at 1O:I3 u. m
a friend can give you n profitable
Zip this afternoon. so heed il. Act
with speed on the advice offered
above.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18
The Home At Stake

Report by Federal agency that
nearly third as many divorces were
given IN the United States in 1915
as there were marriages Is rather =
startling revelation. Ii leads 10 the
speculation that tho American homr
Is at stake. and poses anew the old
problem OF the breakdown of morals.
for there could scarcely be any other
explanation of the accelerated trend
toward disruption of the marital
relationship.
More than half a million divorce;
We're granted by American courts
last year. compared To l.6l8.33l
marriages. The divorce rate was un
more than twenty-five percent from
1914 and the marriage rate WIS
down nearly nine percent from the
1912 peak year.
This would make II appear tina.
The home Is being blasted from both
the front and the rear. More homes
are being broken up and fewer are
being established.
One observation cites normal
trends in prosperity and Depression
eraS. In times oi prosperity there are
more marriages and in periods o:
depression there are fewer. Thcr,
was rush 10 the altar the first vca,.
of the war. as men were leaving for
military duty. and this was followed
by slump when the greatest num-
Der were overseas. With the end of
the conflict and the trek homcward
/ III 1915 the marriage curve shot
upward again.
But with the end of the war i'm
inc midst of great prosperity. there
was also sharp upttrn in divorces.
Couples tired o! each other. appar-
emily. and set out TO find new and
different mates. or for one reason
or another 10 free themselves from
/ family obligations.
Since time immcmorial. the home
has been looked upon as the very
| foundation of society and of civilian
ton. With the decline Of the home.
civilization Will likewise decline.
That is the danger in current trends.
The curve may flattcn out or il may
continue To rise. II is difficult TO
forecast what the years will BRING
forth. But the ultimate result is
clear. unless there is an arrest of
current tendencies. The condition
revealed in the Federal agency
findings is no trifling matter. even
II 1t is in keeping with laxitics all
100 common in many directions in
these times.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18
COOPER AVENUE LOT
CONVEYED IN DEED

Properties on Cooper avenue and
Montgomery street extension were
transferred in deeds filed at the
register Of deeds office yesterday.
Samuel NJ. Watkins conveyed a lot
on Copper avenue 10 James n. Hicks
and wife fCr 500 and other con-
sidcrations.
a lot on Montgomery street ex-
tension and Shanks street was
transferred by w. II. johnson and
wife to Dorsey N. johnson and wife
FOR $40 and other considerations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Entered al the post office in Hender-
son, n. c., as second class mail matter.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18
ANSWERS To DAILY
QUIZ

t. Two.
2. Indian ocean.
3. Five stars.
4. "ncighbors.'
). Pilgrim. Progress.
6. Soviet Ukraine.
!. The sergeant charged with
dcscrtion confessed his guilt"
3. 1948.
9. Oliver Cromwell.
10. If unemployed. an eligible vet
Gran Of World War II is entitled TO
draw $50 a week for maximum of
- weeks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18
America Today

NliiCI ia quay
For those who are sincerely Al
hear, concerned about trends in
America today. the testimony OF =
war veteran should cause all GOOD
citizens to reflect upon conditions
the CT finds as he rncrrcS into
civilian life after shaking his un.-
form. In a rccvu, issue of the New
York Times Sunday magazine Sec
ton, Richard Ncubcrger contributes
an Hrtci" under the title. This Is
No, TIL" America ! Fought For.
He writes OF america I'm terms
OF ms and clrrybody'S home town.
He finds his ncIGhborS. the people
he has E""w" all his life. engaged
III mad scramble for easy money.
He notes virtually universal
paralysis Cd: the commUn!ty'S once
active conscience. 4 wholesale ADAM
comment of III" standards Of ordinary
dcccnc%. a. Tn, Charlotte News
comments. And then follows this
further observation.
Mr.. Ncurbcrger's friends defend
their disregard for the common good.
when they bother to recognize il a,
all. on the ground that everybody
else Is grabbing iuday's fast dollar.
The scnSC Of personal responsibility
that was d dominant force during
the var years appears To have van
ishcd completely in twelve months
of peace.
..rr. ,r,,lc ,v.,l,crinc hcr,rs ,-SS-
tho rn,r,r,,irn VICTORIAN a. o,, nj
place IN Gallons postwar America a.
:. MN, from, NT.,.s u,dcr,,lc. HI.
search for Il place TO live. His dis
charge button. instead of serving as
u badge ID! honor. simply marks him
as nuisance Rental agents calmly
ask HIM for brides. in cash kick
backs nr through the purchase o!
worthless furniture. Builders tel,
him he can't expect To put up
house az price nc can afford for
~ least two years. but outside of
town d vast new racCtrack ncar.
completion and all along the streets
he can see workmcn busy putting
the finishing touches on movie
theatres. saloons. automobile show
rooms. and factories So ne huddlcs
in a furnished room with his wife
and children. or doubles up with his
inlaws. and W. nders what has hap
pcncd to Il nation that could create
housing overnight for 10000 men in
Alaska or Guam or England but now
can't produce q jcrry-built four-and-
bathroom frame bungalow Tor less
IMAM H"."o".
But II Is not 50 much America
sins and omission and commission
that bother the returning veteran
Rather it is the calm acceptance of
graft. corruption. double dealing.
and petty SclfiShncss by the pubic
al large. The veteran. outraged al
the unjust treatment nc IS receiving.
then finds that literally nobody cares
His Government rewards his service
with sentimental words and cash
gifts that destroy his pride and are
irrelevant to his problem: SOFA
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18
Onc-Minutc Test,

|. What are the last or surnamcs
OF the following wcll-known per-
sons: Ludwig van. Hans Christian,
Helen Hunt?
2. Who. in modern fiction. is Miss
Lulu Bctt?
3. Who was the hero of Lorna
DoOnc"?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18
PERRY MEN HANDED
60-DAY SENTENCES

Samuel and Nathaniel Perry. col
ored. drew sentences of so days each
IN police court today for discrderIv
condgI and using language calcII-
lated to bring on an ARRAY towards
Milton Evans.
r.; F. Brewer. white. tried for
public drunkenness, was fined S.
and costs. ~
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18
Hints OIL EtinIIctfc

In seating ones self at the dinina
table. 1t makes no difference whcth-
or you approach the chair from the
left or the right.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18
Words of Wisdom.

great deal of talent * lost in
the world FOR the want of little
couragc.-Sydney Smith.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-18

One-Minute Test Answers.
J.. Beethoven, Anderson. jackson,
z. A drudge in iona Gales novel
8. John Ridd.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
STATE SHOULD CONTROL FLOW OF IMMIGRANTS

Under a state government managed by the people of
 Alaska, it will be much easier and much more advantageous
 to everyone to aid, and in a
 measure control, the stream
 of new people who are likely to come to Alaska for perma- nent residence at the earliest
 practicable moment. There fore, I am confident that in providing statehood for Alas ka we are building not only for ourselves but a sound economy for posterity.
 It should. also be noted that Alaska's resources are so great and her economy such that dur ing normal years prior to the war the territory's exports ex- ceeded imports by an average of some $28,000,00O annually. This has a large bearing on Alaska s ability to be self-supporting not Withstanding smallness of popu- lation in relation to geographi cal extent. Furthermore, at least 10000 seasonal workers not counted in the census are trans ported each year to and from Alaska, which movement ere ates an enlarged summer popu- lation quite properly susceptible to taxation in support of state hood.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
ARIZONA REVENUES SHOWED BIG GAIN

No great perspicacity was required to discover that the reason for this lack of public funds was inherent in the ter ritorial revenue system. Tax es were, as a matter of fact, quite Iowa condition, other things being equal, usually deemed to be highly desir- able-but these other things, such for instance as taxes, were not equal. The reason was that by means of defec- tive laws relating to the sub- ject, corporate property - meaning specifically the prop erty of mining, railroad, ex- press, telegraph and telephone, and private car line compa- nies-constituting by far the territory's major wealth, was assessed on a basis represent ing only an insignificant frac- ton of its value ..
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
US. WOULD RETAIN SOME POLICE DUTIES

Just how extensive the judi cial and police systems of the state should be is matter best left to the constitutional con- vention and the state legislature to decide. We might fairly as- sume, however, that expenses for these purposes would be no greater than those now incurred in Alaska by the federal gov ernment. As a matter of fact, they could probably be less, for the federal judiciary and police
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
COURT. POLICE AND
 INSANE OBLIGATIONS

Federal supported agencies
 which the state of Alaska
 must take over are primarily
 the judiciary, the police sys-
 tenn (noW virtually limited to
 US. M ar h al s and their
 deputies), the care of the in-
 sane and the conservation
 and protection (but not the
 technical or research features)
 of fish and of fur and game.
 There may be few others
 but the money involved with
 respect to such others would
 be insignificant.
 The only other additional eX- penses which come to mind are: 1. the part of the budget of the offices of Governor and Secre- tary of Alaska not already borne by the territorial government, 2. the expenses of regular bien- nial sessions of the legislature, and 3. the costs of eventually constructing and maintaining state capitol building.
 The expenses of the Legisla- ture, of the offices of the Gov ernor and Secretary, and of care of the insane are known.
 The expenses of the part of the fish and game work which the state would take over must be estimated. It seems fair to assume that these eXpe nse S would run higher than about half of the amount now spent in Alaska for fish and game pur- poses by the federal government (the rest being technical and re- search expenses which would continue to be borne by the fed eral government.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06

When victory finally came to the forces which fer so long had been struggling for state hood (and it is pertinent to mention that internal opposi- ton to this movement cent cred 10 a large extent in the interests responsible for the prevailing unequal and in- adequate taxation), the prob lem described was attacked.
 A few figures will serve to illustrate the result. In 1911 the year immediately pre- ceding statehood-all proper ty in the territory was val ued at less than Sl00,000.- 600. Mining property com prised 19.3Gc of the total and railroad property 191eo. In 1914, when the states new tax system became fairly op- erative, the assessed valuation was S4O7 100000, of which 36Ce was mining property and 22.14eo railroad property, readiustment rendered still more conspicuous by fairly adeQuate assessments of the property of express compa- nies, private car lines, and telcnhone and telegraph com panies. The territorial levy of 90 cents on each S1G0 of Valu- ation in 1911 was reduced in 1914 to 4412 cents. and there was a proportionate reduction in county leVies, while the to- tai revenue of S861,O00 for territorial purposes in 1911 grew to S1,806,000 in 1914 -.
 The siate experienced no difficulty in supporting is gov ernment, while ai the same lime greatly strengthening it's educational system, providing free text books, constructing highways and giving services 10 inc people which previous ly had been unknown. The equalization of taxes made possible a sufficient revenue without undue burden !. and the taxpayer was begin ming 10 receive inc benefit of many services not realized under territorial government.
 The argum en s against statehood, which were used in Arizona, were insuffiency of population and prohibitiVe cost of supporting govern ment. Subsequent events dem- onstrated that the arguments had no merit at all. It was well understood at the time they were advanced that op- position to statehood, within Arizona, was confined to in- dustrialists who desired the status quo and to a few poli- ticians whose views were formed in Washington.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
STATEHOOD COST AS CENTS APIECE

Unlike Alaska, the territorial government of Arizona derived it's chief support from proper ty tax. State officials estimate that prior to statehood the aV- craze taxpayer, other than the corporations referred to, paid S3.1O for the support of the ter ritorial government, while after statehood in 1914 he paid S3.56. The per capita cost of statehood, in other words, was 46 cents a year.
 New Mexico, admitted as a state in the same year as Arizo- na, reports that there was no great increase in governmental expenses from 1912 to 1916. The territorial budget amounted to about S5,OOO,000 annually. Gov ernmental expenses have, of course, increased progressively with the growth of population and the addition of government al services until they now total S31,0O0,0O0 a year, which fig ure includes, however, the con- tributions made by the federal government to the state and it's various subdivisions. New MeXi- co now has a population of 532,- 900. Per capita tax collections by the state in 1944 were actual ly $1.41 less than were those of the territorial government in 1911.
 Montana had a real and per sonal property tax of two mills to meet territorial expenses. This tax levy after statehood re- mained at two mills.
 These examples should serve to demonstrate that there is nothing necessarily or inherent ly costly about the state form of government as compared with the territorial one.