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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-02
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-02
The Sunburst
Badger SuYs

Bill, who had made love to
many women besides his wife, was
bothered by his conscience. He told
a friend that he was. going to con-
fess to his wife and ask her to
forgive him. He did so and his wife
began to guess who his partners
were. Was 1t Mrs. Johnson" she
asked; but the gallant husband
wouldn't tell was 1t Mrs. Will
liams?" persisted the wife.
mo, / won't tell you their
Names" said the husband.
WAS it Mrs. Brown" queried
his wife, insisting.
Sorry, but won't tell you their
Names" repeated the husband.
The wife became angry and said,
IF you won't ten me the names of
these women, | won't forgive you"
The next day Bill met his friend
and the friend asked: We'll, Bill,
how did you make out with your
wife? Did she forgive you?"
No, she didn't forgive me, but
she gave me three good leads"
answered the husband
There's only one thing wrong
with me Blonde, I'm color blind.
"You-all sho mus be, mistah."
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-02
oIds Pushes Public Ownership Movement

direction in which Chairman Leland
Federal Power Commission would like to see this
country public utility matters is evidenced by the testimony
before the Boren Subcommittee of the House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee.
Defending the public ownership movement the FPC chairman
utility operations merely entrusted to private
enterprise by option the governmental agencies In the areas
served
While this testimony concerned electric power affairs never
gives insight his thinking utility matters generally
natural gas industry because the latter is
subject utility by the FC which Ods headsNatual
Gas News
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
GI Relates Beheading

Manila, Jan. l0-(UP)-A Japan csc officer beheaded an American soldier who collapsed during the Bataan Death March and was un- able to get up, Tech. Sgt. Horace M. Clark of Salisbury, Md. Testified today at the trial of It. Gen. Ma sararu Homma.
 Clark also told the U. s. Military Commission trying Homma for war crimes of the death of another American soldier killed by Japanese soldiers making a game of hitting prisoners on the heads with clubs.
 He said the beheaded soldier was known to him only by the nick name "Smithy."
 "Smithy, ill and weak from hum ger, fell by the wayside," Clark said. "A Japanese officer follow ing in an American car ordered him to get up and became angry when Smith could not make 1t. He drew his saber and beheaded Smithy with two strokes"
 Game Of Hitting CTS
 Clark said the marchers met Jap anese soldiers coming in the oppos- ite direction, carrying heavy wood- en clubs and making a game of hit- ting the prisoners over the heads.
 'SThe Japs hit Sgt. John Krieder (home town unlisteD," he said. we bound up his bleeding head and helped him along the road but he 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
 byTwo
 CurIey, Others
 Still Charged

Washington, Jan. l0- (UP) - Justice James M. Proctor today or- dered acquittal of James Barton Underwood and Bert Hall, co-de- fendants with Rep. James M. Cur ley, O., MaSs.), in the Engineers Group mail fraud case.
 Charges against Curley and two defendants will go to Federal Dis trict Court jury after they have presented their defense. The orig inal indictments listed IS mail fraud counts and a conspiracy charge. One of the other defend- ants, Donald Wakefield Smith, to- day was granted an acquittal ver- dict on nine of the original l5 mail fraud counts.
 The government earlier moved to dismiss two counts against each of the defendants. This leaves four mail fraud counts and the con- spiracy count against Smith.
 The other defendant, James c. Fuller, is now serving a five-year term in Atlanta Penitentiary on bad check charges. Thirteen mail fraud counts and the conspiracy count remain against him and against Curley, former president of Engineers Group.
 The defendants were charged with posing as engineer-brokers with special means of obtaining war contracts for their clients. The gov- ernment holds they could not and did not obtain such contracts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
Police Seize DishWosher
 Refuses to Holt
 Neor Deonon Home

Chicago, Jan. 1O- (UP) Police arrested Frank Holland, 46. a dish- washer, early today when they found him in an alley near where Suzanne Degnan, 6, was kidnapped, slain and her dismembered body hidden in four ceSspools.
 Holland was arrested when he attempted to flee after police told him to halt. Tn his room, detectives found newspaper from which a picture of the slain girl had been cut. Holland denied any connection with the case.
 The arrest came as police att tempted to fit a shiny new door key into the complex assortment of clues in the kidnap-murder.
 Evidence Skimpy
 Investigators must find evidence sufficient to place charges against two janitor-suspects before 4 D. m today or they will be released by 8 court order.
 States Atty. William J. Tuohy announced today that he did not have sufficient evidence "at this time" to seek an indictment of any, one now being held by police.
 Police were seeking a former employe of a nursery near the Deg nan home who had been an inmate of a hospital for the insane.
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CIODecIineS To Confirm,
 Any Run1ors.

Reports that large industrial strikes would be called by the CTO in Waterbury next week continued to mount today and to create severe unrest in plants throughout the city, but union officials declined to con- firm any of the widespread "ru- mors."
 John J. Driscoll state CIO sec retary, said that no official an- nouncemnet of strike dates for any of the Big Three brass plants has been made. He added, however, that mo great advance warning would be given"
 It could happen, he said, ''to- morrow or the next day"
 Asked about the reports at the Scovill plant, William Moriarty, CIO International representative, said that they were strictly runors". He said he was aware that strike Stor- ies are circulating at the plant, but added no date for a strike has been officially set as yet.
 MT. Moriarty said that before @ strike date is announced, a meeting of the CIO membership may be called for setting of a deadline on negotiations so that the employees would have some notice before the walkout is called.
 The union official said that one more meeting is planned with man. agement to discuss the wage-in- crease demands, the union shop clause request and the vacation pro- gram proposal.
 The local labor situation, which today was believed to be precipitat- ing rapidly toward a climax, was marked by scheduled strikes Mon- day at the Waterbury Farrel Foun- dry Co.,. and the Eastern Malleable Iron Co.,, of Naugatuck, by stop page of telephone installation work through a strike of 12 Western Electric Co. workers, by continued planning of strike strategy for the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
JAW Calls Conference
 Panels Report
 To Be An0Ivxed

Detroit, Jan. 10. (UP)-The CIO United Auto Workers today called a special national conference of JAW locals in Detroit Sunday to consider the report of President Trumans fact finding board in the 5I-day General Motors strike.
 Walter P. Reuther, JAW vice. president and chief strategist of the 75.0OOO-rAan walkout, an- nounced the conference in a tele- gram to all JAW locals in the strike.
 Though the panel is yet to be made, the telegram said it is ex- pected the President will release the report shortly" The conference, similar to that which approved the strike at a special two-day meeting Nov. 20 and 2l. will study the report.
 Reuther said decisions made by conference delegates would be re- ported back to striking locals with Recommendations for "appropriate action"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
Army Played ForMuzzIinq 
Pacific Editions Ordered to 'DistoFt' Protest Coveroge
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Enlisted men on two Pacific edi- tions of the Army newspaper Stars ana Stripes complained today that they were being muzzled in their coverage of the worldwide soldier protest against demobilization polic- ies.
 A formal statement by the enlist ed personnel of the Tokyo Stars and Stripes claimed that open pressure against them by officers had chang ed the paper into @ house organ for the War Department"
 The Honolulu Stars and Stripes staff said they had received orders not to print letters or stories which criticized anyone in authority"
 Protest meetings were reported from all quarters of the globe. A proposal was made by demonstrat- ors tin Hawaii that American occu- patton forces be restricted to former enemy territory.
 Grievances To Be Heard
 High officers of the European headquarters in Frankfurt called @ meeting of c. I. spokesmen and newspapermen to record the griev- ances aired by a crowd of more than 5000 troops which tried to storm Gen. Joseph T. McNarney's headquarters last night.
 The Tokyo Stars and Stripes statement claimed that the paper had been forced ito delete, distort and play down news to serve per- sonal and professional interests of the Army hierarchy, and in many
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
Student Stobs Two on Hunt
 lee-piek Victims
 Seriously Injured

Medford, Mass, Jan. 10.-(UP)- A strapping high school honor stu dent was ordered held in $20,000 total bail today after allegedly ad- hitting he enticed two youngsters into a vacant mansion and seriously stabbed them with an ice pick be- cause he had an urge to kill"
 Richard Emerson Stearns, 8 15- year old freshman, pleaded inno- cent to two charges of assault with 1tent to murder Barkley w. Glaven, 6, and Francis Piscitello. 2, two Medford boys he never previously had seen. Both are in critical con- dition-one at hospital, the other at his home.
 District Judge Elbridge c. Davis, who heard the case in his cham bers at nearby Maiden, continued the case to Feb. 13 and ordered the slx-foot one-inch lad jailed at East Cambridge pending presentation of evidence before the MiddleseX County Grand jury.
 Prior to considering the two more serious charges, Judge Davis dis missed a delinquency charge placed against young StearnS when he was arrested last night.
 The 176-pound youth-adopted son of a prominent Medford family -reputedly admitted that for more than a year he had had an urge to kill" His foster father is all executive of Boston coal and ice company.
 with a story of hidden treasure he allegedly said, he lured the two younger boys into an abandoned mansion near where he say them playing.
 He said he was not influenced in his attack by the recent Chicago staying of Swear old Suzanne Deg nan although T read all about it. i"
 According to police, the high school student told of meeting Fran cis and Barkley late yesterday af- ternoon and persuading them to accompany him to the abandoned home of former Alderman George H, Bonney ito hunt for treasure '' Wasted No Time
 When the three arrived on the
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Court Arr0igras
 Chelsea Mother

Chelsea, Mass. Jan. 10-(UP)- Mrs. Rose Carlan, central figure in a i6-day kidnap hoax which aroused the nations sympathy, was formally charged with man. slaughter instead of murder today in the death of her 6-month-old son, Ronald.
 Judge John w. Macleod grant, ed the request of Mrs. Carlan's attorney, former Lt.-Gov. Francis E. Kelly, for an immediate hear ing. Dismissal of the murder charge was asked by Chelsea Police Capt. Cornelius P. Duggan because of insufficient evidence.
 Mrs. Carlan was charged with manslaughter because of negli- gence between Nov. 10 and Nov. 24 N(the day the baby died) be- cause she did not give proper care to Ronald as result of which he became mortally sick and died.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
P. G ". Mer, Report Back m Hartford

West Hartford, Jan. 10. (UP)- City and State agencies today en- tered the contract negotiations dis pute at Pratt and Whitney division of Niles Bement-Po in an effort to prevent a threatened strike of $500 workers.
 The bargaining committee of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers, CIO, reported that 30 days of negotiating had failed to bring an agreement between the company and union on union demands for a $2-a-day wage increase. an arhitra- ton clause and maintenance of membership provisions in the new contract.
 James O'Brien, union spokesman, said that Deputy State Labor Com missioner William G. Ennis had as- signed Mediator Philip J. Coons to confer with management and union representatives A company-ulion meeting was slated for Saturday.
 Meanwhile, workers at the plant, who walked of the job yesterday to attend a mass meeting at which they authorized the bargaining com mittee to call strike If necessary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
KniUes and Fists Fly in MarseiLLes

Paris, Jan. .1O-UPl-The French Press Agency reported today that 80 French and American soldiers battled with knives and fists at Marseilie last night.
 The French dispatch said the battle started when a group of American soldiers leaving a cafe attacked a civilian. The French soldiers defended the civilian, and a free-fOr-all de- vel0ped.
 Several Frenchnien were wounded by knives and iiaggers before police intervened. the dispatch said. ( dld not state whether any Americans were wnlnded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
 Clubs Group Urges Action
 Special Meeting
 of City Board
 Asked This Week

The Board of Aldermen has no authority to void the re- valuation survey on property in Waterbury, City Corporation Counsel Maurice T. Healey stated to The Democrat today.
 When informed of the decision William o. Taylor, president of the East End Community Club and temporary chairman of the newly semi-organized Council of Com munity Clubs said that eff necee~ sary the people win go beyond the board and use every resource to obs tain what they believe Is justice.@ z
 Asked if that meant court actiOEs MT. Taylor said, possibly"
 About 100 delegates of local e0ln- munity clubs met at the city's M- queried Chief Assessor Aldro JenEs and George B. Horan, whose firfn revaluated local property. Tho group also then went on record aa requesting that Patrick F. Shea. president of the Board of Alder& men, call a special meeting of tke board this week to void the revallln- ton estimates placed by MT. HoFan.
 BOatd Not Authorised
 MT. Shea, when contacted today. said he had not had the opportunity to consult with MT. Healey. CTh4 latter was discharged from st, Mary's hospital yeSterday.) WkleM told of the corporation Counsel'9 informal decision, the president said:
 If the board has no jurisdiction over the matter then I see no causs for calling a meeting. However, I have not had the opportunity to consult with Mir. Healey and until I do I will withhold any decision.
 Mir. Shea is acting Mayor while Mayor John S. Monagan is in klor@ Ida.
 The corporation counsel told The Democrat:
 ''The Charter and the s1ate Statutes s lacRAly lRv dQEu fne duties, rights and powers cK assessor on such matters and e1E1 duties, rights and powers rest wilh him solely. The board is not au~ thorized or permitted in any wAy to assume these powers. It is the legislative body"
 City Assessor Aldro Jenks salo much the same as the coFporaticm counsel, declaring that the board lis ' not the assessing body"
 Resolution Drawn up
 MT. Taylor said that resolution was now being drawn up for pre- sentation to MT. Shea which would ask that the Board of Aldermen set aside (for the time being) the adopted 1946 budget of S6,ST2s 2s5l9
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
U. s. Faces Telephone Paralysis
(By United Press) ]

Government labor officials showed new optimism today in attempts to avert scheduled walkouts in the steel and meat packing industries but feared a nationwide telephone par- alysis within the next "A hours.
 With 389,000 U. s. workers already Idle and another 100000 threaten ing strike action, the major de- velopments shaped up as follows:
 l. Striking installation work CTS said they would set up picket lines tomorrow around ITS tele- phone exchanges from coast to coast. Members of the National Federation of Telephone Workers Union have pledged to respect the lines.
 2. CIO and U. s. Steel Corp oration officials were to resume negotiations today after the gov- ernment reportedly agreed to price increases of $4 to $5 ton to help the corporation meet union wage demands. About 100000 steel workers are slated to strike Mon day.
 3. An unannounced price relief offer was made to two of the big meat packers which government officials hope will prevent strike of SS5, 900 AFL and CIO meat workers, scheduled for Wednes- day.
 (. Members os the general Mo- tors fact-fndlng panel expected to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10

ment in Connecticut, Gov. Ray mond E. Baldwin, speaking before the convention of the Connecticut Federation of Labor at the Elton this morning, pointed out that only four industries out of $500 in Con- necticut were currently on strike only 15,0O0 of 600,000 industrial workers.
 The states chief executive said that one of the four concerns at which operations were suspended is the New Departure Company con- trolled as to management and labor directly from outside of the state.
 Lauding the part played by labor during the war years in Connecticut, which was considered number one production area, the Governor said that he believed that labor is pre- pared to meet its full-time peace responsibility now.
 During the war years we worked out splendid spirit of cooperation between labor, management, and government" he said. We want to do everything that we can to see to it that that spirit continues. It is basic in American life. It is one of the fundamental reasons why we won the war. It is key to a great future"
 Pleading for greater cooperation between labor and management dur ing this crucial period in the na- tion's history, as during those years, Governor Baldwin continued:
 T take no partisan stand in these matters. What say to you l have said to employers, individually and Continued on Page ID
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10

Washington, Jan. l0-(UP)-Sen. George A. Wilson. (R.-Iowa) prom ised a bill today which would re- lease the great bulk of servicemen by spring.
 He said his measure would re- quire the discharge by April of all servicemen except officers. war rant officers, regulars, selectees with less than a years service and men cerving courts martial sem tences. It would apply both to the Army and Navy.
 Wilson's statement came as the Army, upon orders of its chief of stan Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, began comains its ranks for any nnneedad men u1o could Do re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
UNO Envoys HeorAttIee
 Aim Course
Formal InousuF0I Held in London;
 Full Peace Sought

London, Jan. 10 = (UP) = Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee called upon the United Nations Organiza- ton at its formal inaugural session today to become the overriding fac- tor in the foreign policy" of all the states of the world.
 Attlee delivered the welcoming ad- dress ct the first meeting of the UNO assembly in Central Hall. He said the UNO must dominate global policy because of the advent of o new atomic age which has "des- troyed the illusion of isolationism.
 Edouard Zuleta Angel of Colom- bia, temporary president of the con- vocation, formally called to order the first assembly meeting of the 51 nations which have pledged their collective effort to avert future wars. The blue and gold assembly hall was jam-packed with delegates, their adviser, the press and radio, and the public.
 Invention Dangerous
 Attlee welcomed a decision to re- init the atomic control problem to the UNO but warned the assembly that the atom bomb invention was fraught with danger.
 Tt is for the peoples of the world, through their representatives, to make their choice between life or death" he said.
 He outlined what he considered should be the ultimate aim" of the UNO.
 Tt is not just a negation of war" he said, but the creation of Q world of purity and freedom, of a world which is governed by justice and moral law. We desire to assert the pre-eminence of right over might, and general good against selfish and sectional aims"
 Need to Enlist All Peoples
 Attlee also emphasized one of the cornerstones of recent British for- eign policy-that political problems cannot be settled until the peoples F
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
War Department to ReDie1V GI Protests; Eisenhower Orders Surplus Forces Home

Military Affairs Committee, said he was introducing a bill to "clarify the confusion" over demobilization. He said it has become necessary to "save the Army from itself"
 The men in the armed forces, Wilson added, 'are asking and are entitled tol know what the rules really are."
 Sen. Warren R. Austin, (R.-Vt) warned against a too speedy de- mobilization.
 we must not quit right in the midst of this war;" he said. We have a great responsibility and il cannot be carried out by backing down on commitments we havs made for pacltication of the en. emles of peace
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10

turned to the United States.
 In addition. the War Department said 1t was reviewing "the entlTs ? demobIlization situation" and thaS It's future program twill be forth coming shortly"
 Eisenhower ordered all theatcr commanders to cut their manpower requirements to a minimum. He said, however. that the Army's strength must not be cut below minimum needs.
 His orders were issued in the face of a growing wave of criticism of Army discharge policy by Congress men. parents and angriiy demon strating CTS.
 Lacks Clarity Wilson. member of the Senate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
Jenks, Horon Answer Quiz
 Numerous FoctoFs
 Clarified for Group

The nearest approach to demonstrative democracy was evident in the city's Alder manic Chambers last night when approximately 100 delegates of Wa terbury community clubs met to orr ganize as a Council of Community Clubs for purposes of qulzzing City Assessor Alciro Jenks and George B. Horan, whose firm undertook the now highly-controversial revalun- tion of property in Waterbury,
 The presarranged sesion, which for the greater part, was conducted in an orderly manner, vas divided into two phases, question period and an organizational period. Inc meeting was under the temporary chairmanship of William A. Taylor. president of the East End Conznun- ity Club.
 Both MT. Jenks and Mfr. H0ran arose and answered the numerous questions presented them. These questions represented those peKti- nent within each community taus giving a cross-section view Of the problems the revaluation has pre- sented to the citizens of the city.
 The questioning was opened hy Attorney Hector Array, reprnSeutH ing the Bunker Hill Club.
 Statistics Introduced
 MT. Jenks first addressed the gathering briefly and was followed by Mir. Horan who presented certain statistics to show what the reVailla- ton and the new Grand List repte. sented to the individual taxpayers.
 In his address MT. Jenks touched upon the much-disputed valuations on one-family houses. He pointed out that the market trends for 1nt last 20 years showed that muifl- familied homes. that is 3. z. and 5 family dwellings had become s0fne what of a drug on the market. ollee
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