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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
POLL

Three Wise Fools" is the current attraction at the Loew-Poh Theater. Margaret O'Brien plays one of her most enchanting roles as Sheila O'Monahan, visitor from Erin who turns the lives of three old men topsy-turvy Representing the tops in Hollywood'S character actor ta- lent, the imposing trio comprises Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, and Lewis Stone, all of whom fall under that well-known O'Brien spell in the fascinating story of girl who believes in pixies.
 On the same program will also be shown Below the Deadline" star ring Warren Douglas and Ramsey An1es. It is a tense drama dealing with black-market operators.
 Coming to the Pol screen Wednes- day is the thrill-packed masterpiece "The Stranger" which stars the distinguished trio of Edward G.. Robinson, Loretta Young and Orson Welles.
 A three-cornered battle of wits between g patient detective, a fugi- tive criminal and the latter's adoring bride comprises the unusual situa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
Footlighters In Season S o pening Play

You Can't Take It With You" well-known comedy in three acts by Moss Hart and George Kaufman, is to be the season-opener of the Footlighters Dramatic Group to- morrow evening at the WomenS Club, Central Avenue.
 Featuring a cast of twenty, the play presents the homespun, easy going philosophy of Grandpa" Vanderhof, and his rather zaney and definitely uninhibited family" The part of Grandpa was played in the motion pictures some years back by Lionel Barrymore.
 Directed by Charles Goodsell of Newtown the cast includes Ruth Parsons, Beatrice Beytes, Doris Col by, Charles Stier, Norman Smith, John Petrokaitis, Howard Parsons, LNcien Perreault, Kay Perreault, George HolZer, William Stillwell, Carl Bengston, Virginia Hoadley, Daniel Hawkins, Joseph Blansfeld, Arthur DOlivera, Eileen Whelan and Betty Mitchell.
 The Production Staff includes Michael Delpo, Virginia Hoadley, Frank Ryan, Marjorie Carey, Mary Stier, Marjorie Frisbie, Armand Cit- r1n1ti, and John Bell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
BY THE OUT EASTER

A short time ago William Byrnes died. He was one of the many people by that name, born and brought up Out East. His father was the late Henry Byrnes, years ago, a prominent figure in all of the affairs of the church of the Sacred Heart, a member of the shoe firm of Milton, ByrneS and Thompson, a person actively engaged in the anti-liquor efforts of the old Catholic tenn perance society. and also a man, who belonged to the old and gall lant volunteer fire company of the east end, known as the Brass Citys.
 The Henry Byrnes family lived at the corner of East Main and Niagara Streets. It was there Bill was born, and lived through out his life. There were half a dozen brothers, and one sister. And all of the members of the family got a practical schooling; for insatnce Bill went to the old East Gaylord school, and from there to the high school, from which he was graduated. That was the customary procedure with all of the families in this sec tion of the city in the old days. The parents, as rule, demand ed or SOW to it that their chill dren at least, got a high school diploma. Of course, there were others, who on account of home conditions, were forced to hit straight for the factory at the age of consent namely 15. In our own case, 1t was tot he shop he went at the start, and we are still there, doing our best to keep pace with the ones now associated with the same kind of work at the old buff wheel.
 Every young fellow, around the century turn, wanted to be sil- yer worker, and tried his level best to hire out in the old spoon shop. Some were successful, and others had to seek employment elsewhere. But all got fairly good jobs. We are not quite sure, but we are of the belief that Bill Byrnes first landed at the spoon shop and later went to some of the other factories of the city.
 Rather tall, quick on his feet. somewhat heavy and showing strength and power, Bill Byrnes developed into one of the classi- est amateur ball players of this particular section of the city. His
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
State Grotto Holds Annual Convention
 City Is Host
 To Members
 Of II Chapters

The Connecticut State Grotto As sociation's 18th Annual Convention at Masonic Temple Saturday night was attended by more than 425 pro- phets, delegates and candidates from II Eastern States Grottos. An afternoon victory parade and band concert was cancelled because of rain.
 Frederick Jones, Hartford, was elected state president. Other off, cers elected were: vice-president, Emery Medbey, Bridgeport; secre- tary, John Bergstrom; treasurer, Louis Wenze1, Waterbury.
 In addition to the business meet ing glee club concert by Althis Grotto, banquet and Broadway vaudeville were included on the one day program.
 The State Association presented Waterbury Clocks to the Supreme officers.
 Every seven years the state Grot- to convention is held in Waterbury, with zindah Grotto as host. The seven grottos of the state take turns as hosts.
 At the business meeting a new gotto, Un-Co-Ro, Stamford, was admitted to the State Association. Thirty two candidates were initiat- ed Saturday, Il rom zindah Grot- to.
 The banquet was prepared and served by members of the Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Martha Bensen was chairman of the banquet commit tee.
 The eleven Grottos represented at the convention were: Aziz, New Britain; Monker, Norwalk; Nem- rod, Norwich; Syria, Hartford i; Obeh, Bridgeport, Fri Pc Bed, Poughkeepsie, N. Y; Iran, Troy, N. Y.; Long-I, Long Island; Omar, Boston; Kolan, Providence, and Maya, Attleboro, Mass.
 Alphonse Narcotic, monarch of Zindah Grotto, was host to all wis., iting officers and prophets. Rich ard D. Bensen, past monarch was master of ceremonies.
 Visiting dignitaries who ad- dressed the convention were Addi- son s. Vance, St. Petersburgh, Fla, grand monarch of Gottos in the United States and Canada; Oscar w. Verne, Worcester, grand mon- arch of the Supreme Council; John R. Hollinger, deputy grand mon- arch, Atlantic City, N. J.; Ray Prout, Troy, N. Y, grand venerable prophet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
It Says Here
By BOB HOPE -
 LONDON sQUATTER@

LONDO9N 6AOfA4 48AD10
 was disturbed by those London squatters who moved into . bunch of government offices and refused to leave. you know what . squatter is. that's c sttdOwn striker in a night shirt. And, of course, as soon as they moved in, the police were all over the piace =. in fact, each apartment was equipped with parlor, bedroom and bobbie.
 Most of the people over heRe thought that the 'SQuatter" idea of moving into home and refus- ing to leave was something new =. but it isn't new at all. :. in fact, my relatives have been doing it for years. A lot of sQua&ters had been living outdoors. they didn't want to move in nhe thA6 but they had to. one day ta1e fog lifted and they didnt have aa1y place to dress.
 The public couldn't understand why the buildings had been vacant since the end of the war. But the officials explained that all during the war they had been tged a@ storage space for Churchill's cigars and since he went out of office they haven't had time to figure out what to do with them.
 Copyright, 1946, King yeabMss
 Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
By s. BURTON HEATH NEA Staff Correspondent

One short, simple, too-fa- miliar word gives the prime answer to many of the most urgent questions that are driving the American public to distraction today.
 The word is strikes.
 It is a major reason that dwarfs all other answers to why you can't rent or buy a home, why you can't get new shorts and shirts, why you can't get a new automobile, refrigerator or range, why everything costs so much.
 Since V-J Day there has been a wave of big, long strikes without parallel in our history. Because of them industry has been slow about reconverting from bombers and guns to automobiles and washing mach- ines. And because the store shelves were so bare, while everybody needs everything and has money to pay for 1t, prices have skyrocketed to- ward the sub-stratosphere.
 The actual number of strikes dur the first twelvemonth of peace is high, but not record. There were 4664, which is almost 300 less than in the wartime year of 1914 with it's no-strike, no-lockout pledges. But they were bigger, they lasted longer and above all, they stopped pro- duction in those key industries upon which all others depend for raw materials and parts.
 The number of workers involved in first-reconversion-year strikes was 4,911,700, which is more than twice the number out in any prev ious year.
 The number of man-days lost was 116,405 ,000 in the first eleven months The figure for August has not yet been released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is the source
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
HWhy Cont 7 Get H?' Consumer Can Blame Dearth .Of Goods on Strike Waves

in many instances more than one. It needs electrical controls of various types. It requires copper-scarcer becaue of strikes-and rubber-held up by Goodyear and a Goodrich strike in September, a Firestone strike in October, Goodyear strike in November.
 This nation has achieved almost unbelievable productive capacity through the assembly line, speciali- ration, sub-contracting techniques. Because of them, even the biggest manufacturers are dependent upon smaller factories for supplies and parts. This works splendidly when everything functions smoothly. But a single break in the chain wrecks the entire process.
 Let one intermediate group on a production line strike and the whole line shuts down. Let fabrics for auto mobile seats be held up, and the entire car is delayed. Let srikes cut down the supply of lead for storage batteries-as they have-and the great General Motors Corporation has to decide whether to offer you car without @ battery-which won't go, unless you can find decrepit old battery somewhere else, or to shut down.
 Facts, both partisan and objective, are abundant to demonstrate that much of the scarcity in critical con- cffrN ar s11vn1ioc fC tronnoI1a +o oI,<>yt ages in raw materials and in parts produced by industries that have been hit by major strikes since V-J Day.
 CPA Report Proves Point
 The easiest way to prove the point is by taking quick ok through any issue of the Civilian Production Ad- ministration's monthly report. For example, the most recent, covering the month of August:
 Lumber-critical. (44,000 men out from two to six months in the great northwestern production area)
 Plumbing fixtures-critical. (Steel and iron, short because of strikes discussed above, being channeled to this use to help break bottleneck.
 Washing Machines, hampered by shortages of copper products and fractional horsepower motors.
 Refrigerators-hampered by short ages of steel condensers, fractional horsepower motors.
 Vacuum cleaners-hampered by shortages of fractional horsepower motors and switches.
 Sewing machines-hampered by shortages of fractional horsepower motors, lumber for cabinets, gray iron castings.
 Electric ranges - hampered by shortages of steel, switch plugs, copper.
 Low cost clothing because of labor shortage and scarcity of fabrics. Northeastern textile print ing plants out 13 days in September; i; New England textile mills out 133 days beginning in Noven1ber.) NEXT: The Strike wave has a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
Woman Burned Fiqhtinq Fire

Using a garden hose in an at- tempt to extinguish clothes closet fire in her home Saturday, Mrs. Catherine Sullivan of 20 Second Avenue was burned about the face and hands and required treatment by Dr. Alfred Finn.
 Fire Marshal Eugene A. Legge said the bedroom was destroyed as flames got out of hand and spread from the closet. He said the blaze started from a lighted match which someone dropped in the closet.
 Four pieces of apparatus under the command of Acting Chief James Mcdonald responded to a boy alarm at 3:25 P. M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
Plan School ForSteWords

The Waterbury Watch Workers Union, Local 852, will open a school for union shop stewards tonight at 8 at It's headquarters, 24 Grand Street. The chief instructor will be Timothy Kearney, chairman of the Mattatuck Manufacturing Company unit of Local 251.
 James Galullo, president of Local 852, which represents employees of the U. s. Time Corporation, said he expects 35 stewards to take the course. Five two-hour classes will be held. Subject matter will include the handling of complaints and griev- ances, as well as general union pro- cedure in an organized plant.
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for these data. Even that incomplete figure is more than three times the time lost in any preceding year in BIS records.
 Spreading Effect
 Those who benttle the effect of strikes on reconversion like to point out that this loss is only about one day out of every 75-that in the worst month, February, time lost through strikes was only one day out of 25. But the BIS does not sanction this use of such figures as yardstick by which to measure the effect of strikes. It points out that these losses are only the direct ones that no attempt has been made to ascertain the amount of labor-and therefore of production-lost be- cause employees not on strike can't get to work; because when they re- port there is no power, or no steel, or no copper, or no lead; because strike somewhere else has cut off fractional horsepower motors, or compressors, or textiles, or leather, or any of hundreds of other vital materials and parts.
 It is impossible to measure these effects statistically. But they can be indicated indsputably, and they are the real key to the shortages of goods, of housing materials, and to the high prices that result from those shortages.
 Last September John Lewis bitu- minous coal workers walked out for a month. Aside from all other ef- fleets, the coal that they did not mine in that period cost us at least 100000 tons of steel ingots.
 In January almost 500,000 steel workers struck for minimum of 25 days. More than eight million tons of steel ingots were lost in that strike. The industry was just getting back on its feet when the coal miners walked out again, this time for 59 days. This has cost us at least six million tons of steel, and the ef- feet is still apparent.
 Meanwhile a strike of 10,500 West inghouse white collar employees threw total of 37,500 out of work for 19 days in September. General Motors Frigidaire division was strike-bound six days in October. Westinghouse, General Electric and the electrical works of General Mo- tors were struck in January, with 180,000 out for a period ranging from 30 days at GM through 60 days for GEE to 115 days for Westinghouse.
 Those electrical strikes prevented the manufacture of large quantities of refrigerators, stoves, automobiles, electric razorS and consumer gadgetS of various types. This is generally recognized. But they did much worse than that. They stymied the recon verting of production of parts es- sential to thousands of other prod uctS that do not bear the GEE, GMC or Westinghouse names, so that, the layman does not realize it was these strikes that kept those products out of production.
 Links In The Chain
 Your oil burner, for instance, has fractional horsepower motor and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
Union Polls 

Candidates in the Nov. 5 elections will be asked their views on key is- sues in questionnaires to be sent out by the Waterbury Watch Workers Union, Local 852, Mine, Mill 6, Shelter Workers Union. c. O..
 The questions deal with such sub jects as housing, veterans bonus unemployment compensation for strikers, minimum wages, state health insurance, workman's com- pensation, and mediation.
 James Galullo, president of the local, said the union will not be sat- isfied with general answers but will ask each candidate what specific steps he plans for the adoption of beneficial legislation. The candi- dates replies, he said, will furnish a guide for union members when they go to the polls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 14-The con- tention of Hollywood producers that the fabulous salareis paid to stars are justified by the payees' box office drawing power may seem logi- cal at first thought, but it isn't borne out by fact.
 The other day, for instance, trade papers announced that an indepen- dent producer had offered the Bri- tish star, James Mason, $150,0O0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14

week, he was mortified att he sight of truck swinging around the corner and bearing down on his most treasured possession. There was a terrific crash and Skelton, with a wall of anguish, jerked back the tarpaulin to assess the damage. He found that gagsters had moved his car and substituted for it, a pile of packing boxes.
 Bob Graham defines a mice guy'' as follows: When people say he's going Hollywood, they mean by train"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14

start tomorrow at 7:3O P. M. It will be conducted each Tuesday and Thursday night by Miss Nathalia Morgan. Registration will be ac- cepted for two other classes, one to meet Monday and Friday nights, and the other Wednesday and Fri day nights, it was announced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
Red Cross Nursing Course Opens Today

A Red Cross home nursing course was opened at g o'clock this morn ing at the Chapter House, with Mrs. Anne Hummel as instructor. The class will meet each Monday and Wednesday from to Il A. M. for three weeks.
 Another course is scheduled to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14

ton which leads to an esc4a1na climax.
 On the same program win elsa be shown "G. I. War Brides" eeass ring James Ellison and Anna Lee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14
NEA Reporter Surveys First
 Postwar Year

Editors Note: This is the first of four dispatches in which MEAS expert on labor and business gives you an objective report on what strikes have done to America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-14

NEXT: The Strike wave has a pattern.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-13
TOWERING MINER NOW LEADS HOOP
 SCORING PARADE

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.--A seven foot, one inch giant with mouth filling name to go with his height -Elmore Morgenthaler of New Mexico Mines-is the new leader at 458 points in the national col legiate individual basketball scoring race.
 The 23-year-old star from Amar- lilo, Texas, went on a 95-point scoring spree in four games last week to vault from fourth place to first He replaced Bill Hall, of Marshall, who trimmed 32 points in two games. but fell to second at 450.
 A graduate of Hobbs, N. M, high school. Morgenthaler has sparked the Miners to six straight victories in the New Mexico conference and an overall season mark of l4 triumphs in 9 games. He worked for the Santa Fe Railway during the war after being rejected by the Army.
 George Mikan, of DePaul, the early season leader before Hall went to the front, corralled A points in two games, but slipped from second to fourth at APP as Fred Lewis, of Eastern Kentucky collected 50 points in three games to take over third place at 425.
 Ony 36 points separate these top four players, a small matter in these days of high scoring games.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-13
Boih Douglas,
 Juneau Highs
 Score Beais

Douglas High defeated Signacs 38 to 25 and Juneau High won 51 to 31 over Pan American Airways Clippers in last nights Basketball League games in Juneau High gymnasium.
 The Douglas-Signacs teams were closely matched in the first half. Tn the second half Douglas High piled up scores double the Signacs' in the third quarter and and l3- point winning margin for the final quarter.
 Defense work from Signacs' Me- Donnell, Buoy and a newcomer Bob Winslow, was fast but Doug las Highs speedy interception of passes during the second half kept the ball mainly working toward the Douglas basket. Winslow made three points during his first appear ance on the Signac team and prov ed to be an energetic player.
 Jones with 12 points, several of which were long shots, was high scorer for the Signacs. Thibodeau with 6 was second.
 Douglas High played both their first and second string teams dur ing the game. Substitutes, how ever remained in the game only a short time. Outstanding players in the fast-moving Douglas ma chine were Bach, L. Bennett, and D. Mccormick.
 L. Bennett was high scorer with 12 points and Bach second high man with 10 points.
 PAA Bears
 In the game between Pan Ameri- can Airways and Juneau Highs Crimson Bears, the teams were un- evenly matched from the beginning Unusually good shooting by Mos orip (19 points, and excellent pass work by Doepke and other mem- bers of the team held Juneau's score down to only winning mar gin of points in the first half
 In the second half Hogins, Mead and O'Connor began an onslaught Of shooting that carried the final score to figure almost twice that of PAA's. Merritt, usually one ot the better shooters on the team tried very few shots. but his work as a set-up man for other for wards was smooth and effective.
 Mead was high point man for the Bears with IT points. Hogins was second with 13 points.
 Box scores III IasJ nights games
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-13
CHhNipS' BOSS PEGS BENGALS
 TEAM 10 BEAT
0'NeiII Sees Plenty Stiff Competition in Amerl-
 can League Race

Cleveland, Feb. 13-Steve O'Neill, manager of the world champion Detroit Tigers, declared today that despite stiff completion from the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, his Bengals would be the team to beat in a hot American League race this year.
 The Irish pilot also predicted the Cleveland Indians, spearheaded by a pitching staff topped by Bob Teller, would be one of the top contenders.
 The Yankees and Red Sox will have power to burn this year with Ted Williams, Joe and Dominic DiMaggio, Tex Hughson, Tommy Henrich and others back in the fold but the Tigers should be match for any of them. O'Neill asserted.
 The Detroit manager said the Tigers regular outfield Dick Wakefield, Pat Mullin and Barney McCoskey would rank with the best in the major leagues and de- clared Detroit had been strength ened in other important positions.
 Detroit's probably starting lineup in defense of it's title was listed by O'Neill as Wakefield, Mullin and McCoskey, outfield Hank Greenberg, first base; Ed Mayo second; Eddie Lake, obtained from the Red Sox in a trade for Rudy York. shortstop; Pinky Higgins, third base, and George (Birdie) Tebbets, catcher.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-13
FINAL SCORES
 AT BASKETBALL

Final scores C. oasxetbai games played last night ': the states are as follows:
 Alabama 56; Columbus (Miss) Army Air Base 26.
 Duke 73; Georgia Tech 5l. Mississippi 58; Mississippi s. A. Ohio 59; Muskingum 45.
 Oklahoma ST; Kansas State A. Creighton 39; Drake 31
 New Mexico 45; Texas Mines 28, Arizona 5l; Arizona State College of Flagstaff 36.
 Oklahoma A & M 38; Tulsa U l6 Texas State II; Hardin Sim mons 42.
 Colorado College 60; Denver U A Idaho 55; Montana 46.
 Washington State College 68i Oregon 61.