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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-06

duration. With the. war over and the
victory won the people demand govern
ment which will conform to u estab-
lished free way of life. That is the real
lesson of the elections.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-06
Mebby Blessing, Mebby Not

Because he could not get President
Truman's undivided support for his
program Housing E~xpeditor Wilson w.
Wyatt has resigned his position.
Whether this will result in a blessing
to the building trades, including con-
tractors, or under different leadership,
which will exist in a new federal liqui-
dation agency, and carry the govern
ment's highly publicized but quite in
adequate housing program to ultimate
success cannot easily be foreseen.
Contractors and realtors are bitterly
opposed to government aid for manu-
~facturers Of prefabricated houses. On
the other hand federal propagandists
have carried on voluminous promotion
for it. The only results thus far are
that thousands of veterans are still
without homes and private business in
terests chiefly concerned with the con-
struction and disposition of homes are
at loggerheads with the government be-
cause the n group has been unable
to secure building materials and the
other group has consequently lacked
new homes to sell in anything like the
number needed to meet the demand.
Scarcely had Mr.. Wyatt's resignation
been announced by President Truman,
with regret" the President said, than
word that John D. Small head of the
Civilian Production Administration,
also has stepped out of government
service, leaving another emergency
agency without leadership. In the same
way that the Wyatt resignation cannot
be appraised accurately, the Small.
resignation leaves the people in a guam
derry. Doubtless interests that have not
been able to do business with Mr.. Small
will welcome his retirement. On the
other hand, it has been held in high
federal circles that the controls operat-
ed by MI. Small have helped to pre-
vent runaway prices generally and
saved many communities from going
without needed materials in favor of
others.
There is something to be said on
both sides, but opponents of the Small
activities have pointed to GER
tain states and communities which
they claim have had no trouble getting
priorities, at the expense of other
and cities possessing less politi-
cal influence in Warrington.
Wilmington has had reason to COM
plain, and has complained bitterly, that
industries wishing to establish plants
in or near the city have been held up
by adverse rulings by the Small office
while other communities are busy with
extensive industrial building programs.
The situation has grown steadily
because the government has con-
tinued the Roosevelt policy of operat-
ing overlapping bureaus. Now that the
administration has decided to combine
the tattered remnants of OPA and other
bureaucratic agencies under one head,
may not be unreasonable to expect
that many of the. evils that long ex-
listed under the former set-up may dis
appear under the new, centralized auth
GRITTY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-06
BY LAWRENCE E. STUNT
Associated ProsS STAFF Writer

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 5-(P)-
President Peron has warned the
Argentine army to get out of poll
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04

 Refuse Seat To FoIcone
Anti-Communist { Representative Returns Todoy

The canvasSiilg committee now tallying the results of last months Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers election refused to allow Joseph P. Falcone. representative of the anti Communist Committee for Unity and Progress, to attend its ses- sions, it was learned today. Mir. Falcone, due back in Waterbury this afternoon from Chicago, was preparing a public statement and full report for the union member ship.
 This latest development in the intra- union strife is the most ex- plosive development thus far in the situation. IL will be greeted by roars of protest from foes of President Reid Robinson, who have charged him with Communist lean- ings and with 6ictatorial leader ship. RobinSon'S reelection by a margin of 5,00O-odd votes over James J. Leary, right wing candi- date, has been claimed but the of- ficial result must await the canvass ing committees report.
 The Robinson dominated can- wasting committee voted to against allowing Mir. Falcone to attend its sessions, though there was a precedent for allowing the presence of a representative of groups claiming election irregulari- ties. The local man had to be content with filing a series of writ ten charges with tho committee.
 At a meeting of the executive board of the union. President Rob- inSon refused to allow the question of having a representative of the national CIO. on hand for the canvass to be voted on.
 Mir. Falcone was on his way back from Chicago with John J. Mankowski, executive board mem Der from this district and a mili- tant anti-Robinson leader.
 There have been threats by M.M.S.W. units in several parts ot the country that they will leave the union if the canvassing com mittee declares MT. Robinson re- elected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Retail Store GrouptoMeet Tomorrow
 Five-doy Week
 Issue to Be Moin
 Topic of Agendo

A meeting of all retail store em- ployeS has been called for 6 o'clock tomorrow night at Garden Hall by Local 282. United Retail. Whole sale & Department Store Employes. CI.O.
 Establishment of a five-day week for store clerks and other employees will be the principal subject of dis cussion. There has been agitation in the ranks of retail employees for closing of stores on Mondays, giv- ing employees a second day off a week.
 Non-organized employees are in- vited to the Mass meeting. Local 282, which covers the entire State represents employees of one large locally-owned store and several chain stores. Attempts to organize store employees not now holding union membership may be one of the results of tomorrow nights ses- sion.
 A member of the Merchants Bureau committee which has met with an employees committee on the store-hour question repeated today his statement that the workers group agreed to wait until after Jan. for a report from the merchants. He said he expects the clerks group will live up to that agreement.
 Principal speaker tomorrow night will be Martin Janow, State mana ger for Local 282. The o'clock time set for the gathering means that it will start only a few minutes after stores have closed for the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Control Clarified On Auto-Ranes' ,

Hartford, Dec. 4-(UP)-New- ly developed automobiles that fly could be barred from the high ways if their whirling propellers are considered a threat to motor iSts.
 That was an interpretation placed today upon a ruling by Attorney General William L. Hadden, who held that when planes use roads they are under the jurisdiction of the State Mo- tor Vehicles Department. The ruling was issued at the request of Motor Vehicles Commissioner John T. Mccarthy after one of the "auto-planes" landed on 8 highway near Groton.
 Left unanswered was the ques- tion of what a traffic cop should do when an auto-plane he's fol- lowing takes to the air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Russio Drops Disarmament Control Veto
 UN Nomes Group
 To Write Measure
 On Enforcement
On Enforcement

Lake Success, N. Y. Dec 1. (UP) Russia made major switch of policy today to abandon her veto of disarmament enforcement, and the United Nations in a new spirit of optimism named subcommit- tee to write resolution calling for the reduction of armaments and prohibition of atomic warfare.
 Soviet Foreign Minister V. M Molotov announced the new Rus sian policy-apparently after re- ceiving fresh instructions from Moscow-to the 54-nation Political and Security Committee which had been deadlocked for a week on the disarmament issue.
 After Molotov'S speech. it ap- peared that the resolution would include most of the principles in- sisted on by the United States-in- cluding the primary condition that no nation should have the right tc Dodge inspection or control of dis armament by casting a veto vote in the Security council
 The 20 nations named to the subcommittee were; The U. S. Russia, the United Kingdom, China France, Norway, Netherlands, Po- land, Canada. India, Czechoslovakia Mexico, Egypt, Brazil, Australia Co., lombia, Belgium, Syria, Argentine and the Ukraine
 Molotov made clear that Russia was not giving up it's veto power over discussions of disarmament but said flatly that once all had agreed on a plan and It had been put into effect the veto ''has no relevance"
 Apparent Soviet reluctance tC abandon the veto over execution and implementation of any arms reduction program had. until Molo- toy spoke, apparently deadlocke6 the powers.
 It was believed that Molotov act ed after receiving new instructions from Generalissimo Josef Stalin in Moscow. He had delayed his state ment several days. apparently await ing word from the Kremlin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Industries Approaching Work Crisis
 Million Workers Facing FurIoushs
 By Next Week

Pittsburgh. Dec. 4-UP) The nation headed rapidly toward an industrial crisis to- day as a freight embargo. re- sulting from the 14-day soft coal strike. left scores of fac tories with only a few days to operate.
 More than 100000 workers. jO0.- GOO of them in the automobile in- dustry. faced layoffs next week as result of the embargo. effective Friday,
 As the full force of the coal strike bit into the nations economy. there were the following developments:
 Auto Builders Hard Hit
 FORD MOTOR COMPANY of Detroit announced 1t would cease all manufacturing at midnight Thurs day. Assemblies will shut down few days after that. An estimated 85, 900 production workers will be laid off.
 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORA TON announced it could operate 'only few days at the most" after the rail embargo goes into effect. GM employs 263.OOO hOurly-rated workers.
 CHRYS SEER CORPORATION. which employs 75.OO0 workers. said 1t was contemplating an early shut down.
 Automobile parts manufacturers also were expected to close.
 Scores of other industries planned to halt operations as soon as pres ent storage space is filled.
 Epidemic Feared in Denver
 Health officials in Denver feared an epidemic of influenza would re- suit from the coal famine in that city where the last lump of fuel was sold Saturday. Many homes were without heat and thousands of resi- dents Scrounged the nearby country side for wood to keep fires going.
 Coal stocks were so low in many communities that officials were afraid to reveal the amount on hand for fear of causing a panic.
 The Solid Fuel Administrator in Pittsburgh said only 65.0OO tons of a ll0,000-ton Stockpile remained. Al Fairmont. W. Va, s2,500 tons of an original l26.5OO-ton stockpile was on hand.
 More than 15O.OO0 persons already were unemployed as a result of the coal strike. But induStrialiSts pre- dicted that figure was 'only dTop in the bucket compared to the num- Der that will be laid off next week.
 Railways to FurlOush thousands
 Railroads were expected to fur lough thousands of workers as re- suit of the freight embargo and fur ther restrictions on passenger travel The embargo was expected to throw 10000 workers into idleness next week.
 The tri-state industrial association, representing steel fabricatOrs in Ohio. Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. expected the embargo to hasten ShutdOwns and bring un- employment to 100000 workers next week.
 General Electric Corporation ai Schenectady, N. Y, predicted that half of it's 22,OOO workers would bs laid off next week.
 Four breweries ct Duluth, Minn. were forced to close because of q lack of coal,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
GOIdsborough Delays Sentence Amid RII1ors Lewis Will Call Off Strike
.City'sWork  ByEmborso
 Factory Loyoffs
 Expected lf Bon
 Continues Lonq

The freight embargo or dered into effect at midnight tomorrow night because of the coal strike brings a grave threat to Waterbury's indus trial and mercantile life. Business sources said that the ban. if prolonged for any great length of time, will cause factory layoffs that would have an immediate effect on the community's general prosperity.
 The situation looks very serious, said Robert Stnohacker, assistant director of industrial relations for the Chase Brass & Copper Conn pany. We are giving careful study to all possible effects. The dif1cul- ty of getting raw materials and oi shipping our finished goods, along with possible Shutdowns by our customers, can mean a grave crisis"
 officials of the Chase Brass Workers Union. Local 565. have have been approached on a possible reduction in the work-week at the Chase Metal Works plant of the Chase Company, it was learned. AS a precaution against a possible pro- longed freight embargo. the conn pany is said to be preparing for a returction in the work-week from 4O to 24 hours, if necessary. It was indicated that the union will ap- prove the step. if taken in view of the emergency. A union official said an attempt would be made to have a uniform emergency schedule for not only the Metal Works, but also for the Chase Rolling Mills and the Waterbury Manufacturing Con- pany.
 Reports Of a two-week shutdown beginning Dec. 20 were denied by the Waterbury Tool Division of Vickers. Inc. Jerome Youtz, person. nal manager, said the misappre- hension arose because the firm has underconsideration a tentative plan Ii close down the Monday and Tues-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04

will come out on strike he added
 Prank Tonic. another worker at the Westland mine. said peace talks among nations is Sickening when here in America labor 5 forced tO fight for q decent living"
 Frank Diehl Republic. 8 daywork- CT at Vesta No. mine of the Jones & Jaughlin Steel Corporation. said the majority o I the miners wanted to return to work.
 T think any sentence for Lewis will only cause more friction among the workers" Diehl added. Miners don't challenge the prices they ask us in the store. The Government said 1t would keep prices down. I pay IS cents for a bar of soap"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04

and prepares for the inevitabilities which must be met.
 When We say a budget is an en- abling document rather than a re- strictive one. it is perhaps realizable more fully when we observe the fundamental essence of government.
 All American municipal govern ment is basically comprised of body to which has been delegated author ity which otherwise would be individ- ually possessed by the people with it's boundaries. This authority is dele- gated for the purposes of mutual protection and welfare. Such objec- tiveS lead the government to per. form certain functions largely of Cont'd Page 5-(CITY BUDGET)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Priest Offers PIon to RoyoI

Hartford, Dec. 4-(UP)-Instead of receiving a wage increase now, striking employees of the Royal Typewriter Company should share in the company's annual profits at the end of the fiscal year, according to a plan today of Rev Richard R. Dunn, St. Mary's Church. Windsor Locks.
 Tt does not mean a redistribution of wealth." Father Dunn said, but it's the only answer to this coun- try's labor-management troubles. The only alternative is anarchy"
 Negotiations between union and company officials were scheduled for Friday before Federal Conciliator Charles Ray and the State Board of Mediation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Report Says Army Using Morons to Patrol Reich
Charges Crimes And Immortality By NC Officers

Washington. Dec. A. fUP) Re publican members of the Senate War Investigating Committee today pub- lished a secret report by committee counsel containing charges-denied by the Army-of racketeering, smug- eling and sexual immortality among American officers and troops sta- tioned in Germany.
 The report. published over State and War department protests. des- cribed the conduct of some soldiers as little short of disgraceful," re- lated instances of Negro troops fraternizing with German girls, and charged that a recent group of occupation troops sent to Germany included men who "were not even high-grade moronS."
 It said one high officer was re- turned to the United States for reasons of moral turpitude." It also reported previously secret testi- mony alleging that a colonel sta- tioned in Frankfurt was a white slayer.
 Troop Morale Lowered
 The report charged that 'impr0- per conduct" of high Military Gov- ernment officials has lowered troop morale, harmed US. prestige and delayed achievement of US. occupa- ton objectives.
 The report was submitted to the committee by its chief counsel. George Meader. after he made a preliminary on-the-spot investiga- ton. His inquiry was prompted by testimony before the committee last Aug. i4 of Col. Francis P. Miller, former Military Government official. Miller charged that the conduct of Negro troops was ''one of the most disgraceful episodes in American history.
 In an effort to offset the charges released by the Republican mem- bers, Committee Chairman Harley M. KiIgore, D.-W. Va.l. late yester- day made public an official Army report.
 The Army report, prepared by Brig. Elliott D. Cooke after he in- vestigated Mlller's charges. acknowl- edged that "there have been in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04

cussed this phase of physical growth. Much the same thing has been true of the City's finances. Budgets have been prepared in op- portunistic fashion, so as to provide immediate benefits without regard for the future financial well-being of the City.
 Such practice was a standard procedure for the majority Of cities. Of recent years in Waterbury, the trend has been away from such pactice. There has been an effort. largely successful. to develop plan for financing public works. Public works, of course, invariably, are comprised of the largest single ex- penditures in a municipality.
 Budget Defined
 4 budget, in a basic sense, is an estimate of resources and the alloca- ton of such estimated resources to a series of appropriations. Appropri- ationS may also be properly called estimated expenditures.
 Budgets in general have been the subject O. much levity, whereby they are portrayed as a tortuous device providing for constant worry, cha grin and embarrassment to anyone having much to do with them. This is probably the result of overem- pllasis on the restraining features of a budget. Too few times have these been portrayed in the role of an en- ahaiag Ansaamens, which looks ahead
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Hartford Vents Manager Cho rter

Hartford, Dec. 4- (UP) = Top ranking Republican leaders predict ed today that Hartford's newly adopted city manager form of Gov ernment will meet with little oppos- ition when brought hefore the Gen. eral Assembly next year.
 The new charter was approved by voters yesterday. 2i.O89 to 9.74S, a margin which surprised even the most ardent city manager boosters It must be approved by the legisla- ture before it replaces the present so-cailed weak mayor" a,ueem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Court Dinmed Temporarily

Washington, Dec. 4-CUP)- Only half the lights were on to- day when spectators were ad- mitted into the John L. Lewis trial courtroom.
 A deputy marshal called to an- other court attendant: Hey, Willie, how about the rest of the ligilts?"
 we got only e little bit of coal so We ain't putin on much light Willie replied.
 But Willie stepped out to the switch panel and turned on all the lights. anyway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04

Another miner warned that "an economic revolution will hit the country" if Lewis is punished.
 No matter what happens now we won't go back to work until Lewis tells us to-" said another.
 "The Government can break our treasury. but they won't break our union,' said Nazy zupanio, worker at the Westland mine of the Pitts burgh- Consolidation Coal Company. Canonsburg.
 If they punish Lewis, all labor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04

tant chief is put in jail.
 Tn the tap rooms and general stores. and on the street corners of the coal towns. they talked loudly, defiantly. and vowed they wouldn't return to work until Lewis tells us to-"
 In the big, rough, mining city of Uniontown. Tony Miller, a worker at the Phillips mine of the H. c. Prick Coal and Coke Company, condemned the Governments action as the poorest method they've ever tried to get us back to work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
KAIsER-FRAzER HIKES PRICES

Detroit, Dec. A. (UP) Kaiser Frazer Corporation annol ,ced today that 1t had increased the price of the Kaiser Special auto by S94 and of the Frazer by Si24. effective immediate ly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Judge Recesses Court Until B PM. After Chamber Parleys
Pennsylvania Miners Threatening Reprisals If Chief Is Imprisoned

Pittsburgh, Dec. = (UP) - Western Pennsyvania miners angry the conviction of John Lewis accused the Federal Government of trying smash the United Mine Workers Union today and threatened reprsas their m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04

Cost Accounting School starts Wednesday night at 5:9e. Roat xE. C'olleges z4 CenlEal Avenns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Budget Director)

The relationship of City planning and public works to budgeting closely knit Municipalities heretofore have been allowed to grow physically without any definite plan and the evils inherent in the results today nized.
 In previous article the City Plan Engineer has dis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
Explains City Budget Vital
 To Future Growth
Financial Statement Should Be Used
 As Enabling Document for Progress

(EDTTORS NOTE: The following another articles dealing with Waterburys municipal Ciys growth contributed by leading City officials.
 By ARNOLD E. FURLONG
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-17
7hree-Story Building BadlyD0 To-day
Upper Floor, Roof Swept by Flames; Portable oil Stove Believed ResponsibIe for Blaze

The third floor of e three story wood and brick building was com plnerably damaged today at D3l North Main street when clothes tgnlted from an overheated port able oil stove ira the third floor hall The fire, however, was confined tc Che upper floor by firemen under the command of Deputy Chief Francis Scully.
 The apartment is occupied by Wallace Lee williams and his wife, Marshal Eugene Legge said. He re- vealed that the roof, which was sev- erly damaged, has been covered by canvas. f4
 The ground floor ls occupied by the Flnst National Store, Pianos Laundry. and Ciarlo's Meat Market Other parts of the building were damaged by smoke and water, the Marshal said.
 Engines 1 and and truck 3 re- sponded at 0:S4 a. frl. ~
 Bremen under the command of Chief Camplon and Deputy scully confined Q blaze at 36 School street to the cellar early this morning after spilled oil in a stove placed in the cellar to keep waterpipes warm. ignited, Marshal Legge re- vealed.
 six companies of flremen re- sponded at 7:42 a. m. The alarm was given by the first floor oecup- ants, Col. Fabian McKenney.
 The marshal said that there was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-17
OBITUARY

.LIsIEWICZ - Mrs. Katherine Kurtz Llsiewiez, widow of Teonl Llslewlcz, 2 Willow Court, died this morning at her home. She was born in Germany the daughter or the late Joseph and Anna 0racey. and came to this country bb years ago and resided in this city ever since. She was a eommunieiant or st. Cecilia's Church. Surviving are three sons. Theodore. Stanley and Carl R. KuFtz. two daughters, Mrs. John Taneney, this city with whom she made her home and Mrs. Mary NlcholIs. Boston: and seven gEand- children.
 The funeral will be held st the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central Ave, Saturday morning at bs30 % st. Cecilla's Church where Q Mass of requiem win be celebrated at 9 Burial will be In Calvary cemetery.
 Friends may call ct the funeral home tomorrow from 3 to 5 and ! to Q ?. m.